Chapter Summaries

After Yukino was expelled from Saber Tooth for losing a duel, Natsu learned what happened and stormed the guild’s inn to confront Jieman. Natsu forced Jieman back with a fiery punch, and the confrontation continued as Jieman unleashed his magic power.

• Yukino told Natsu, Lucy, and Happy that Saber Tooth had expelled her and forced her to erase her guild emblem after she lost a duel.
• Natsu vowed to get justice for Yukino and headed for Saber Tooth’s inn while Lucy took Yukino to find Ye Yang.
• Natsu burst into the inn, defeated several guild members, and knocked Dobelgal unconscious when he tried a sneak attack.
• Jieman confronted Natsu and defended expelling Yukino, prompting Natsu to challenge him.
• Natsu struck Jieman with the Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon, and Jieman released his magic power.

Natsu battled Saber Tooth’s guild master Jieman until Minerva intervened and offered to return Happy if the fight ended. Ye Yang arrived, overwhelmed the guild with his pressure, and left with Natsu and Happy; afterward, Yukino was taken away by a group of people.

• Natsu exchanged powerful blows with Jieman, impressing the Saber Tooth members with his strength.
• Minerva stopped their attacks with spatial magic and tried to end the conflict, offering Happy in exchange for Natsu’s agreement.
• Ye Yang’s terrifying pressure forced Jieman, Minerva, Sting, and the others down, while Happy escaped to Natsu.
• Ye Yang collected Natsu and Happy, warned Saber Tooth about the wider world, and departed with them.
• Rufus reflected on the guild’s lack of companionship, while Sting looked forward to meeting Natsu in the upcoming competition.
• On the way back, Ye Yang told Natsu he might defeat Jieman with Bursting Seed, and Yukino was taken away by a group of people after leaving the Fairy Tail Inn.

The Grand Magic Games began its third day with the Pandemonium event, and guilds chose their participants before learning the tower’s monster challenge rules. The competitors prepared to draw their order and decide how many monsters to face.

• Rumors spread that two unidentified figures had attacked Saber Tooth’s inn the previous night, though Saber Tooth’s members appeared unharmed.
• Laharl and Dorant attended the games, and Ye Yang recognized Dorant in the audience; Dorant hoped to see Wendy and the returned Tenrou Team.
• Erza, Wendy, Jura, Ouga, Ichiya, Millianna, and Obra stepped forward as their guilds’ participants for Pandemonium.
• Pumpkin Man unveiled the Enchantment Tower and explained that it held one hundred magical beasts divided into five ranks.
• Pumpkin Man explained that competitors would draw their challenge order, choose how many monsters to face, and earn one point for each monster defeated.

The contestants considered how the monster competition would test strength and luck, and Pumpkin Man explained what happened if a contestant was defeated. The rules explanation ended before he finished describing the consequences.

• Yiye noted that every monster was worth one point regardless of its strength.
• Jura said the drawing order mattered and that the first contestant would likely face the hardest position.
• Jura said she wanted to fight the S-rank Monster.
• Millianna asked what would happen if a contestant was defeated by a monster.
• Pumpkin Man said defeated contestants would be teleported out, then began explaining that they would not have completed their chosen number of monsters.

The Grand Magic Games’ Magic Power Measurer revealed unexpectedly high scores from Ichiya, Ouga, Wendy, and Jura, with Jura breaking the device. Laharl was left questioning the Magic Council’s standing after seeing how powerful the guild mages were.

• Millianna scored 365 on the Magic Power Measurer, while Nobaly scored 224.
• Ichiya transformed into a muscular form and scored 3695, astonishing the audience and Laharl.
• Obra scored only 4, and Freya nearly exposed that his Magic Power could not be detected before being silenced.
• Ouga scored 3925 with his Black Lightning Cannon, then Wendy scored 5489 with Sky Piercer.
• Jura unleashed Roaring Fuji and reached 9999, breaking the Magic Power Measurer and prompting Laharl to reconsider the Magic Council’s position.

The Grand Magic Games continued as Jura’s Magic Power exceeded the measurer’s limit, and Millianna defeated Seymus in the first duel. Ivan Tirum then faced Rufus Noah, whose memory magic revealed a humiliating image from Ivan’s past.

• Yakima explained that Jura had surpassed the human Magic Power limit and that the top four Saint Ten were inhuman wizards.
• Millianna restrained Seymus with her magic ropes and won their duel.
• Ivan Tirum began his duel against Rufus Noah of Saber Tooth while Laharl recalled Ivan’s past as a Rune Knight.
• Ivan’s White Blizzard passed through Rufus’s illusion, and Rufus said he had already memorized Ivan’s magic.
• Rufus manifested Ivan’s memory of Ichiya bathing, leaving Ivan shocked.

Rufus defeated Ivan, and Blue Pegasus discussed its mysterious rabbit-costumed secret weapon. Laxus then faced Alexei of Raven Tail, but Alexei brutally beat him while Fairy Tail found no sign of interference.

• Rufus used Blazing Earth's Karmic Fire to defeat Ivan, earning Saber Tooth ten points.
• Ichiya told Blue Pegasus to trust him and its rabbit-costumed secret weapon, though Ren said the rabbit had not been in the guild before the Preliminaries.
• Yakima announced Laxus's match against Alexei, and Laharl agreed to watch Raven Tail for rule violations.
• Fairy Tail's members monitored Raven Tail and reported no suspicious activity before Laxus's match began.
• Alexei sent Laxus flying with a punch and continued beating him while Makarov, Mavis, and the audience watched in shock.

Makarov asked Ye Yang whether anything was wrong with Laxus, and Ye Yang assured him that Laxus was fine despite appearances. The cause of what they were seeing remained unknown.

• Makarov told Warren to ask Ye Yang whether he had noticed anything wrong.
• Warren relayed Makarov's question to Ye Yang.
• Ye Yang told Warren that appearances could be misleading and that Laxus was perfectly fine.
• Makarov remained unsure what was happening but felt reassured by Ye Yang's answer.

After Raven Tail was disqualified, Obra transformed into one of Zeref’s Demons and attacked the stadium. Laxus killed the Demon, securing Fairy Tail Team B’s victory as Ouga took an interest in his lightning.

• Jubardi revealed that Ivan had disguised himself as Alexei and that Laxus had defeated Raven Tail’s team, so the Council arrested the guild members and disqualified Raven Tail.
• Black energy poured from the scarecrow, and Ye Yang rescued nearby soldiers before a winged bat Demon emerged and tried to escape.
• Ye Yang trapped the Demon with Sky Curtain and identified it as one of Zeref’s Demons, explaining that Zeref was likely controlling it from beyond his range of senses.
• Obra grew into a giant Demon and attacked Laxus, who struck it with Lightning Dragon’s Collapsing Fist and finished it with Thunder Dragon’s Roar.
• Pumpkin Man declared Laxus the winner for Fairy Tail Team B, and Ouga watched Laxus’s lightning with interest.

Ye Yang, Makarov, Laxus, and Mavis discussed Zeref’s Demon and Fairy Tail’s secret Shooting Star Radiance, while Makarov and Laxus struggled to comfort Mavis. Ye Yang returned to Fairy Tail’s team as the final match was announced: Gray Fullbuster would face Lyon Bastia.

• Mavis said the destroyed creature had been one of Zeref’s Demons and suspected Zeref was nearby, but Ye Yang reported that he could not find him.
• Makarov told Laxus that only guild masters could know the secret of Shooting Star Radiance, and Ye Yang dismissed it as an item with Infinite Magic Power that was usually useless.
• Mavis cried after hearing Precht’s name, and Makarov and Laxus were left trying to comfort her after Ye Yang slipped away.
• Ye Yang returned to Fairy Tail A Team and told Erza and Lucy that Makarov had made Mavis cry.
• Jubardi announced that Gray Fullbuster of Fairy Tail A Team would fight Lyon Bastia of Serpent’s Scale in the final bout.

Gray faced his former master-disciple brother Lyon in the Grand Magic Games, where Lyon claimed seven years of training had made him far stronger. The duel began with Gray attacking, but Lyon blocked his Ice-Make Lancers, leaving Gray's chances uncertain.

• Gray and Natsu argued over whose turn it was to compete until Erza punched them both into silence.
• Lyon told Serpent's Scale that he was confident he could defeat Gray and win Juvia, while Sherria objected to his fixation on her.
• Lyon and Gray recalled their history as fellow disciples of Ur, and the commentators explained that Ur had died fighting Zeref's demon Deliora.
• Lyon insisted that Gray had agreed the winner would decide who Juvia belonged to, but Gray denied making any such agreement.
• Gray opened the duel with Ice Make: Lancer, and Lyon raised an Ice Wall that blocked the attack.

Gray and Lyon fought with their contrasting Ice Modeling styles, with Lyon overwhelming Gray through rapid attacks and a powerful Ice Dragon. Gray tricked Lyon with an Ice Clone and used his remaining Magic Power to transform the ruined War Fortress into a Dragon Locking Cannon.

• Lyon used Double Modeling to unleash ice beasts, birds, and rats against Gray, who countered them with traps and a fortress.
• Gray revealed his War Fortress, firing an Ice Gatling and cannon to freeze Lyon’s giant creatures.
• Lyon summoned an Ice Dragon, which destroyed the War Fortress, but Gray escaped the blast.
• Gray blocked Lyon’s Ice Roar with a shield, then revealed that the apparent Gray it shattered had been an Ice Clone.
• Gray emerged from the ruined fortress debris and transformed the remains into a Dragon Locking Cannon.

Gray and Lyon fought to a draw, leaving Fairy Tail in first place after the third day of the Grand Magic Games. On the fourth day, Lucy and Juvia entered the Sea Battle event, where Juvia countered Lucy’s opening attack.

• Gray and Lyon’s Ice Modeling duel ended in a draw, and Juvia agreed to stay with Fairy Tail for now.
• Ye Yang praised Gray’s progress, while Gray vowed to defeat Lyon next time.
• Jubardi announced Fairy Tail’s teams ranked first and second after the third day, with Raven Tail disqualified.
• On the fourth day, Lucy and Juvia volunteered for the Sea Battle event, and the contestants entered a giant water sphere.
• Lucy summoned Aquarius, whose Water Dragon attack Juvia shattered with Water Flow Typhoon.

During the water battle, Juvia awakened a new magic and eliminated several contestants, leaving Lucy and Minerva to face off. Minerva repeatedly teleported and attacked Lucy while holding her keys, and Lucy refused to surrender as Fairy Tail watched in anger.

• Aquarius, Lucy, and Juvia were swept into a whirlpool, and Sherry kicked the unconscious Loke out of the water sphere.
• Aquarius woke Lucy before returning to the Spirit World, and Juvia used her newly awakened Second Origin magic to eliminate three contestants.
• Juvia was teleported out while only Lucy and Minerva remained, triggering the Five-Minute Rule.
• Minerva blasted Lucy out of the water sphere, then teleported her back and revealed that she had taken Lucy's keys.
• Lucy refused to surrender despite Minerva repeatedly exploding spatial spheres around her and kicking her, while Natsu and Gray protested.

After Minerva defeated Lucy through a brutal match, Ye Yang took Lucy to be treated and condemned Saber Tooth's actions. With Raven Tail's withdrawal forcing a team merger, Fairy Tail assembled a new team for the changed two-versus-two duels, and the first matchup began.

• Minerva won the match against Lucy, and Ye Yang rescued Lucy from the water sphere as the spectators condemned Minerva's treatment of her.
• Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Saber Tooth's members nearly fought, but Ye Yang stopped them and carried Lucy from the arena.
• Wendy reported that Lucy's injuries had been treated but that Lucy could not compete in the remaining matches.
• Makarov told Ye Yang and the others that Raven Tail's withdrawal required the teams to merge, and Natsu, Gajeel, Laxus, Erza, and Ye Yang formed Fairy Tail's team.
• The organizers announced a two-versus-two format, and Fairy Tail entered the arena as Lamia Scale's Pascal and Loke prepared to face Blue Pegasus's Ichiya and the rabbit.

Ichiya and Nichiya faced Pascal and Loke in the opening match, and Ichiya rallied to win for Blue Pegasus. The next match was set to pit Kagura and Millianna against Lyon and Yuka.

• Ichiya revealed Blue Pegasus's secret weapon, Nichiya, and the pair struck matching poses before Pascal and Loke attacked them.
• Pascal knocked Nichiya down, and Loke and Pascal defeated Ichiya as well, but Ichiya rose again to honor Nichiya's devotion.
• Ichiya inhaled his Power Perfume at close range, transformed into a muscular form, and knocked Pascal and Loke unconscious with a powerful punch.
• Jubardi declared Ichiya the winner, giving Blue Pegasus ten points.
• Jura warned Lyon that Kagura was formidable, while Kagura told Millianna to be careful of Lyon before their match began.

Kagura and Millianna drew with Lyon and Yuka after a timed match, and the final battle of the day began between Fairy Tail’s Natsu and Gajeel and Saber Tooth’s Sting and Rogue. Natsu and Gajeel gained the early advantage, ending with their opponents struck by Gajeel’s Iron Dragon’s Roar.

• Kagura and Millianna fought Lyon and Yuka until time ran out, and both teams declared the match a draw.
• Jubardi announced that Natsu and Gajeel would face Sting and Rogue in the final match of the day.
• Natsu and Gajeel charged first, knocked Sting and Rogue back, and Natsu threw Sting toward Rogue.
• Sting and Rogue combined their White Dragon’s Roar and Shadow Dragon’s Roar to cancel Natsu’s attack.
• Gajeel fired his Iron Dragon’s Roar at Sting and Rogue and sent them flying backward.

Natsu and Gajeel defeated Sting and Rogue in the Grand Magic Games, while Yakima explained how Fairy Tail’s support and experience had helped the guild grow stronger. Sting and Rogue refused to give up, determined to keep their promises to their cats.

• Sting and Rogue activated their White Light and Shadow modes, but Natsu and Gajeel countered their speed and attacks.
• Natsu blocked Sting’s Holy Nova with one hand, burned away Sting’s seal, and sent him flying with a series of fiery blows.
• Gajeel caught Rogue when his attack made him solid, then struck him with Iron Dragon’s Club and sent him crashing into Sting.
• Yakima told Jubardi that Fairy Tail’s strength came from its experience, Ye Yang’s guidance, and its members’ loyalty to one another, while Saber Tooth had lacked worthy opponents.
• Natsu and Gajeel mocked Sting and Rogue’s confidence, but the two rivals insisted they would not lose and remembered their promises to Lector and Frosch.

Sting and Rogue awakened Dragon Power and overwhelmed Natsu and Gajeel with their speed and attacks, destroying the arena. After Gajeel became incapacitated by riding a mine cart, Natsu faced both opponents alone and awakened Blazing Dragon Mode, revealing that he could use Dragon Power too.

• Sting and Rogue transformed as Dragon Power surfaced, and Mavis explained that Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus could also use the power.
• Sting attacked Natsu and Gajeel with enhanced speed and Dragon Slayer magic, while the two Fairy Tail mages defended and counterattacked.
• Sting's White Dragon's Holy Breath shattered the arena, sending all four fighters below the platform.
• Sting boasted about his power, but Natsu and Gajeel dismissed his skill, then argued over who would fight him and Rogue.
• Natsu shoved Gajeel into a mine cart, leaving Gajeel nauseated and unable to fight.
• Natsu challenged Sting and Rogue alone, then activated Blazing Dragon Mode and awakened Dragon Power.

Laxus noticed that Natsu’s power resembled Ye Yang’s, and Ye Yang explained that Natsu had awakened an incomplete form of Dragon Power after absorbing some Solar Power. The chapter ended with Ye Yang clarifying that Natsu’s power was not true Dragon Power.

• Laxus said that the power around Natsu felt similar to Ye Yang’s.
• Ye Yang explained that Natsu’s form came from devouring a trace of his Solar Power.
• Ye Yang said first-generation Dragon Slayer Mages struggled to awaken Dragon Power without another attribute to stimulate it.
• Ye Yang clarified that Natsu’s awakened Dragon Power was incomplete and did not count as true Dragon Power.