Chapter Summaries

Ywen questioned Suzutsuki Seilah about Tartaros, arguing that Zeref's demons had misunderstood his wishes and should help create the future he wanted. Seilah revealed Tartaros's location, and Ywen prepared Mirajane to control any demons who resisted him.

• Seilah panicked at seeing Zeref treat Ywen warmly, then became angry as Ywen mocked the demons' efforts and criticized her story.
• Ywen told Seilah that demons were living stories created by Zeref and that their actions no longer matched Zeref's hopes.
• Seilah reluctantly agreed to reveal Tartaros's exact location after Ywen warned that Zeref and E.N.D. might hate her if she opposed him.
• Ywen freed Seilah, teased her about her story, and decided to use her situation to pressure Zeref and tell Mavis about her.
• Ywen brought Mirajane to Seilah and explained that Mirajane could take over demon souls, which he would use to control demons who refused his orders.

Ywen took Mirajane and Seilah to the Magic Council, where he learned that Tartaros had attacked both Fairy Tail and the council. After obtaining Tartaros's location and hearing Precht's warning about E.N.D., Ywen set out to confront the demons, confident that he could handle Natsu.

• Ywen took Mirajane and Seilah from Fairy Tail to the Magic Council, while Erza reported their departure and blamed Gildarts for influencing him.
• Precht and Warrod prepared the Magic Council's forces to attack Tartaros, and Precht recognized the Oracion Seis serving under Jellal.
• Mirajane dropped her gentle guild persona and changed into her delinquent outfit, while Precht identified Seilah as a demon from Zeref's Book.
• Ywen told Precht and Warrod that he had subdued the demon who attacked Fairy Tail, and Precht revealed that the Magic Council had defeated two Tartaros demons.
• Seilah tried to command Precht with her curse, but he broke free, and she concluded that Tartaros had walked into a trap.
• Ywen asked for Tartaros's location, and Precht gave it to him while warning him about the Book of E.N.D.; Ywen said he beat Natsu every day.

Ywen, Mirajane, and Seilah reached Tartaros, where Ywen destroyed its Underworld Beast and defeated the guild’s ten thousand soldiers. After Mirajane absorbed the beast’s power and subdued Kyoka, Ywen entered Tartaros to confront its acting guild master, Mard Geer.

• Warrod dismissed the assembled army after Jellal announced that Tartaros no longer posed a threat.
• Ywen teleported with Mirajane and Seilah to Tartaros and used a gravity-infused attack to pierce the Underworld Beast.
• Mirajane absorbed the dying Underworld Beast’s Anima and gained its power.
• Ywen knocked out ten thousand Tartaros soldiers with a burst of aura and shattered the guild’s gates.
• Mirajane briefly used the beast’s power to subdue Kyoka, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Ywen entered Tartaros with Mirajane and approached its acting guild master, Mard Geer.

Ywen led Mirajane and Seilah through Tartaros, defeating Jackal and Tempester while Mirajane absorbed their Anima. As Mirajane prepared to face Underworld King Mard Geer, Seilah realized another presence was approaching.

• Mard Geer sensed the intruders and sent Jackal and Tempester to meet them.
• Ywen kicked Jackal unconscious, and Mirajane absorbed his Anima after Seilah’s warning failed to save him.
• Tempester accused Seilah of betraying Tartaros, but Ywen pierced him and told Mirajane to absorb his Anima.
• Ywen said Mard Geer’s power could help Mirajane suppress Laxus, then warned her not to seek stronger Demon Souls before mastering her current powers.
• Seilah insisted Mard Geer stood far above the Nine Demon Gates, then sensed something approaching and showed terror.

Ywen confronted Underworld King Mard Geer at Tartaros, brushed aside his curse power, and defeated him with a single Azure Dragon Whip Kick. After Seilah guessed that the remaining Nine Demon Gates had gone after Nirvana, Ywen began making plans to absorb Mard Geer's Anima and move on.

• Mard Geer approached Ywen, Mirajane, and Seilah, unleashed his curse power, and mistakenly decided Ywen had come to stop E.N.D.'s awakening.
• Ywen nullified Mard Geer's pressure, forced him to kneel, and took the Book of E.N.D. from him.
• Mard Geer transformed and attacked Ywen, but Ywen struck him with an Azure Dragon Whip Kick that left him with only half his body.
• Ywen asked Seilah about the remaining Nine Demon Gates, and she guessed they had gone to seize the super ancient Magic Nirvana.
• Ywen told Mirajane to absorb Mard Geer's Anima and asked Seilah to guide him to Nirvana.

Silver confronted Rob Lu at Cait Shelter, revealed that he was secretly trying to stop Tartaros from obtaining Nirvana, and earned Rob Lu’s trust through Wendy. Before Rob Lu could reveal Nirvana’s location, the weapon broke free, and a boy carrying a book marked E.N.D. appeared beside them.

• Silver froze Cait Shelter and exposed Rob Lu as the long-dead creator of Nirvana, then threatened Wendy to pressure him.
• Wendy and Carla fought Silver, and Wendy struck him with Sky Dragon’s Wing Attack before he caught them.
• Silver revealed that he was trying to destroy Nirvana before Tartaros found it, and Wendy persuaded Rob Lu to trust him.
• Nirvana broke free from its seal before Rob Lu could tell Silver where it was.
• Silver despaired as Nirvana rose, then a short-haired boy carrying a book marked E.N.D. appeared beside them.

Ywen arrived at Cait Shelter with the Book of E.N.D. and learned how Nirvana could be destroyed, then faced its cannon alone. As Nirvana fired at the guild, Ywen revealed his Dragon Slayer magic and countered with Azure Dragon’s Roar.

• Silver, Wendy, Carla, and Rob Lu were stunned when Ywen appeared at Cait Shelter carrying the Book of E.N.D.
• Ywen introduced himself as a Fairy Tail Mage, and Rob Lu explained that Nirvana’s six Magic Crystals had to be destroyed simultaneously.
• Ywen accepted the quests to destroy Nirvana and stop it alone, despite Rob Lu’s warnings that one Mage could not succeed.
• Nirvana gathered magic power for a cannon attack, while Ywen devoured the surrounding magic and Wendy recognized him as a Dragon Slayer Mage.
• Franmalth and Kyoka ordered Nirvana to fire at Cait Shelter, and Ywen answered with Azure Dragon’s Roar.

Ywen destroyed Nirvana with one roar, restored the devastated forest, and arranged for Wendy and Carla to join Fairy Tail. After Rob Lu passed on to reunite with his family, Ywen confronted Silver Fullbuster and revealed that he had kept Silver from disappearing.

• Silver caught Wendy and Carla as Ywen's roar blew them away, then shielded them from the blast.
• Ywen's roar overwhelmed Nirvana's beam and erased Nirvana and the surrounding mountains; he then used Enchant to regrow the forest.
• Ywen transformed trees into illusory Dragons to divert an approaching threat and told Wendy that Dragons, including Grandeeney, were in Fairy Tail.
• Rob Lu urged Wendy to join Fairy Tail, then passed away to reunite with his family; Ywen invited Wendy and Carla to the guild, and both accepted.
• Ywen addressed Silver as Gray's father and explained that Silver had not disappeared after Keith's death because Ywen had intervened.

Ywen gave Silver control of Keith’s Corpse Manipulation curse and invited him to join Fairy Tail, then brought Silver, Wendy, and Carla to the guild. Silver reunited with Gray, mistook his nakedness for demonic possession, and concluded that Gray and his teacher Ul both had perverted tendencies.

• Silver asked Ywen about Tartaros and learned that Mard Geer was dead, the guild had been destroyed, and Ywen had kept Silver from dissipating by controlling Keith’s curse magic.
• Ywen attached Keith’s curse magic to Silver, allowing Silver to control himself, and invited him to join Fairy Tail; Silver accepted.
• Ywen teleported Silver, Wendy, and Carla to the Fairy Tail guild, where they saw Natsu run off with Gray’s underwear and Gray chase him naked.
• Silver recognized Gray and ran to meet him, but punched him away, believing a demon had possessed his son’s body.
• Ul stepped between Silver and Gray wearing revealing underwear, and Silver decided that Gray seemed destined to become a pervert like his teacher.

Silver confronted Ul over Gray’s upbringing, and Ywen stopped their clash before introducing them as Gray’s father and teacher. Ywen brought Wendy and Carla into Fairy Tail, where the guild’s chaotic antics left Wendy wondering whether she could still back out.

• Silver recognized Ul and realized the rumors about her did not match her behavior or Gray’s upbringing.
• Ul challenged Silver after learning he was an Ice Demon Slayer, and their magic chilled Magnolia Town before Ywen intervened.
• Ywen introduced Silver and Ul, who shook hands while secretly attacking each other with ice magic and competing over Gray.
• Ywen brought Wendy and Carla into Fairy Tail, where they witnessed the guild members’ unruly behavior and Carla questioned whether it was a proper guild.
• Wendy asked Ywen if it was too late to quit, and Ywen said it was too late as he placed guild emblems on Wendy and Carla.

Silver tried to make Ul, Gray, and Lyon wear clothes by promising to join their nudity as an example, insisting Fairy Tail could not corrupt him in a month. Meanwhile, Wendy and Carla adjusted to guild life, Seilah endured the guild members’ odd behavior, and Cana secretly caused Gildarts to collapse; the chapter ended with Silver confidently embracing his month-long challenge.

• Wendy and Carla discussed Fairy Tail’s shameless members, and Carla warned Wendy not to let the guild assimilate her.
• Seilah worked at the guild bar, used her Curse to scatter mages who pestered her, and overheard Makarov and Gildarts praising her appearance.
• A portal opened over Gildarts and a bloodied arm struck his head, while Cana watched with a communication Magic Crystal and mocked him.
• Silver gathered Ul, Gray, Lyon, and Ultear and urged Ul, Gray, and Lyon to wear clothes, but Gray and Lyon defended their nudity as training.
• Silver stripped down to a loincloth and vowed to remain naked with Ul, Gray, and Lyon for a month to prove they could overcome their inability to dress.
• Silver declared that Tartaros had failed to corrupt him in five years and Fairy Tail would not change him in one month, leaving Ultear in silence.

Silver, Ul, Gray, and Lyon tried to recruit Ultear into their naked-running faction, but she used Arc of Time to restore their clothes and forbid them from undressing in her sight. On December 16, X778, Makarov announced the twelve candidates for Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mage Examination on Tenrou Island, just as a platinum-haired figure arrived at the guild.

• Silver, Ul, Gray, and Lyon urged Ultear to join their naked-running group, but she declared herself an Arc of Time Mage and used her magic to put their clothes back on.
• Gildarts asked Ultear to use her magic to undress the women in town, so she contacted Aileen and Selene; two dragon-scaled figures then beat him unconscious.
• Makarov announced the S-Class Mage Examination candidates, including Silver, Seilah, Ultear, Mystogan, Kagura, Cana, Natsu, Gray, Lyon, Freed, Elfman, and Lisanna.
• The candidates reacted to their selection, while Makarov announced that the examination would take place on Tenrou Island.
• A platinum-haired figure appeared in the guild as Makarov finished announcing the examination.

Selene appeared at Fairy Tail and insisted on taking the S-Class Mage Examination rather than accepting Makarov’s offer to grant her the rank outright. After learning that Aileen could serve as an examiner, Makarov feared the examination would endanger Tenrou Island.

• Selene confronted Makarov after he announced the examination participants, and he added her to the roster.
• Selene explained that she wanted the S-Class title because she could not accept being ranked below Aileen.
• Aileen arrived and challenged Makarov’s attempt to exempt Selene from the examination.
• Macao and Wakaba explained Fairy Tail’s S-Class ranks to Wendy and identified Aileen as the guild’s strongest mage and Selene as her rival.
• Selene recognized Wendy as Grandeeney’s Dragon Slayer and promised to tell her where Grandeeney was after the examination.
• Ywen persuaded Selene to take the examination, but Aileen volunteered to be an examiner, leaving Makarov convinced Tenrou Island was doomed.

Makarov named Irene Belserion as one of the Fairy Tail S-Class Mage Examination examiners and brought the candidates and examiners to Tenrou Island through Irene’s portal. As Selene challenged the exam rules, Irene provoked her into a confrontation that shook the island.

• Makarov announced Irene Belserion, Ywen Belserion, Gildarts Clive, Erza Belserion, Kurnugi, Ultear Milkovich, and Mirajane Strauss as examiners, then called the candidates and examiners to Tenrou Island.
• Irene opened a portal directly to Tenrou Island, and Makarov led the group through it.
• Mystogan scanned the Tenrou Tree and deduced that it helped connect Fairy Tail members through their shared faith.
• Makarov prepared to explain the exam rules, but Selene suggested that she would pass if she were the only participant left.
• Irene insulted Selene, who erupted with magic power; Irene released her own power in response, and their clash made Tenrou Island shake.

Ywen stopped Aileen and Selene from fighting on Tenrou Island by warning them about Acnologia, but they took their battle to Elentir instead. After the island and Fairy Tail arrived in the magic-rich world, Aileen and Selene transformed into dragons, prompting Ywen and Kurnugi to reveal that they were dragons too.

• Makarov struggled to keep the children safe as Aileen and Selene's magic rocked Tenrou Island, and Silver froze his feet to steady him.
• Ywen warned Aileen and Selene that their battle could attract Acnologia, but Selene proposed settling their conflict in Elentir.
• Aileen and Selene opened a path through the sky, and Ywen carried Tenrou Island and the Fairy Tail mages into Elentir.
• Ywen explained that Elentir was a world overflowing with magic after Mystogan recognized it.
• Selene transformed into a nine-tailed dragon, and Aileen appeared as a Crimson Dragon before changing back into human form.
• Gray realized that Ywen, Kurnugi, and Erza might also be dragons; Kurnugi transformed, then Ywen revealed himself as an enormous Azure Dragon.

Ywen explained that Dragon Slayer Magic was created by Aileen to help humans fight dragons, and that its dragonification was an unintended side effect. He revealed Acnologia’s origins and Igneel’s plan to face him, then demonstrated the gulf in power that Natsu and the others would need to overcome.

• Ywen told the guild that he and Aileen had become dragons through Dragon Slayer Magic, while Selene and Kurnugi had been dragons from birth, and that dragonification marked the magic’s ultimate limit.
• Ywen explained that Aileen had invented Dragon Slayer Magic during the war between humans and dragons by using High-Tier Attach Magic to give humans dragon properties.
• Ywen confirmed that Aileen was the common mother of all Dragon Slayer Mages and revealed that Acnologia had been the human hero who ended the war before becoming a dragon.
• Ywen told Natsu that Igneel was gathering strength to fight Acnologia at the Dragon King Festival, and challenged Natsu to consider whether he could help in his current state.
• Ywen unleashed a Fire Dragon’s Roar that obliterated a distant mountain range, terrifying the guild and showing them the power they had to surpass.
• Natsu laughed with excitement and asked whether he could reach Ywen’s level; Ywen encouraged the young mages to strive beyond their limits and told Makarov he had already reached his.

Ywen explained Laxus’s Dragon Slayer Lacrima and revealed that the Hundred-Year Mission meant fighting five Dragon Gods as strong as Selene, prompting Gildarts to postpone it while still aspiring to grow stronger. Makarov began the S-Class Mage Examination, and the chapter ended with Mystogan and Natsu choosing Ywen as their examiner.

• Ywen explained that Laxus’s Dragon Slayer Lacrima suppressed his immense magic power and advised him to keep it until he reached a bottleneck.
• After Aileen and Senior Selene shifted the earth’s crust during their battle, Ywen protected Tenrou Island and told Gildarts that the Hundred-Year Mission required defeating five Dragon Gods on Selene’s level.
• Gildarts admitted he could not defeat Aileen or Selene but said he still hoped to climb higher peaks and complete the mission someday.
• Makarov announced the S-Class Mage Examination rules, allowing twelve candidates to pair up and choose among seven examiners.
• Cana and Freed chose Laxus, Silver and Ultear chose Ul, Seilah and Kagura chose Gildarts, Elfman and Lisanna chose Mirajane, and Gray and Lyon chose Erza.
• Mystogan and Natsu chose Ywen as their examiner, while Kurnugi wondered why no one had chosen him.

Kurnugi joined Natsu and Mystogan in Ywen’s S-Class Mage Examination, where the three tried to force Ywen to move one step. After they combined their roars with the power of Fairy Tail, Ywen countered with his Azure Dragon’s Crushing Fist.

• Ywen reassured the overlooked Kurnugi, then assigned him to take the examination alongside Natsu and Mystogan.
• Ywen carried the three to the beach and offered to pass them if they could make him move one step; he quickly overwhelmed Natsu and Mystogan.
• Kurnugi rescued Natsu and Mystogan, then suggested they combine their roars to challenge Ywen.
• Mystogan summoned the upgraded Super Dragon Knight PLUS, giving the group a third dragon-like roar to add to their attack.
• The Fairy Tail marks and Tenrou Tree boosted Kurnugi, Natsu, and Mystogan as they unleashed a combined roar, but Ywen answered with Azure Dragon’s Crushing Fist.

Ywen, Erza, Gildarts, Laxus, and Mirajane defeated their S-Class Mage Examination candidates, leaving Ul as the only examiner still fighting. Ul overcame her disadvantage against Ultear and Silver by reaching a new level of power and trapping Ultear in crimson ice, then attacked Silver.

• Ywen knocked Natsu, Kurnugi, and Mystogan unconscious with one punch and waited for the other examinations to end.
• Erza defeated Gray and Lyon, while Gildarts forced Seilah and Kagura to surrender after Seilah's curses failed against him.
• Laxus defeated Freed and Cana, and Mirajane defeated Elfman and Lisanna after showing them her Complete Take Over: Underworld King Mard Geer.
• Ultear and Silver pressed Ul with magic that countered her ice, but Ul broke through her limits and trapped Ultear in ice formed from her life.
• Ul explained that Silver could not devour her living ice and unleashed scarlet freezing air toward him.

Ul defeated Silver and Ultear during the S-Class Mage Examination but collapsed from blood loss after using Scarlet Ice Crystal, and Makarov declared Silver and Ultear the winners. After ending the examination early because Aileen and Selene were still fighting, Ywen agreed to give Erza Dragon Slayer power and attached Alexion’s power to the Magnet-Magnet Fruit inside her.

• Ul trapped Silver in Scarlet Ice Crystal, then collapsed from blood loss after exhausting too much of her blood to create the magic.
• Makarov ruled Silver and Ultear the winners, explaining that the examination was not a fight to the death and that their defeat of a Ten Wizard Saint proved their strength.
• Makarov canceled the second round because the other groups had been eliminated and Aileen and Selene’s fight in the sky threatened the surrounding world.
• Erza asked Ywen to teach her Dragon Slayer Magic, and he agreed to support her decision.
• Ywen attached Thunder Dragon King Alexion’s power to the Magnet-Magnet Fruit inside Erza, but she felt no immediate change.