Chapter Summaries

After four months of using BLACKVOX’s S-Class Mage examinations as training, Kagura and Seilah still occupied the rooms of Jose and Zero, frustrating Warden Lutz. At the Heartfilia estate, Lucy disguised herself as Michelle and stole Layla’s Celestial Spirit Keys, then escaped her father’s attempt to stop her by summoning Aquarius and flying out the window.

• Lutz learned that Kagura and Seilah were still fighting Jose and Zero, keeping other examinees from taking their turns at BLACKVOX.
• Lucy tied up Michelle, disguised herself as her, and went to Layla’s room to take her Celestial Spirit Keys.
• Jude realized that the Michelle he had seen outside Layla’s room was Lucy and rushed upstairs to stop her.
• Lucy flooded Layla’s room with Shape Magic, summoned Aquarius, and was blasted out the window as Jude tried to catch her.
• Michelle freed herself and wished Lucy well as Lucy thanked Aquarius, Brandish, and Michelle while falling toward a lake.

Lucy left Heartfilia Manor to pursue becoming a mage, and Layla asked Ywen to guide her to Fairy Tail. The chapter ended with Ywen and the guild’s overwhelming power on display as a prospective recruit fled after seeing Ywen holding a beaten Ignia.

• Jude tried to persuade Michelle to stay with the Heartfilia family and recruit Brandish to bring Lucy home, but Brandish agreed only after Jude offered her a candy factory.
• Lucy retrieved the suitcase Michelle had prepared, changed clothes, and set off to become a real Mage Guild mage.
• Layla contacted Ywen and asked him to watch over Lucy and guide her to Fairy Tail, and Ywen agreed.
• Selene, Ignia, and other Dragon King-level beings clashed above Magnolia, while Ywen and Fairy Tail’s residents treated the destruction as routine.
• Ywen beat Ignia and held him up when a prospective Fairy Tail member entered; the newcomer mistook the guild for a den of underworld bosses and fled.

Ywen tried to rehabilitate Fairy Tail’s image by planning a promotional video, but the guild’s misconduct made the footage unusable without editing. Four months later, Ultear discovered the Second Magic Source and was stunned when Ywen already knew about it.

• Ywen announced a promotional video and received a system mission to rehabilitate Fairy Tail’s reputation.
• Ywen and Makarov tried to address the guild’s image problems, telling Ignia to cover his tattoos and Gray and Lyon to wear clothes; Erza suggested filming them in the pool instead.
• Ywen arranged for Gildarts to run a host-club service, while Cana lent Macao money after he gambled away his child’s tuition.
• Jason filmed Fairy Tail’s fighting, gambling, pool antics, and Gildarts’s harassment before the Women’s Association attacked Gildarts; Jason said the footage needed editing.
• Four months later, Ultear used Arc of Time to discover a hidden Second Magic Source and told Ywen she could help the guild grow stronger.
• Ywen calmly asked Ultear whether she had found the Second Magic Source, leaving her shocked.

Ultear explained the Second Magic Source to Ywen and proposed using Arc of Time to develop it for Fairy Tail’s Mages. After Wakaba’s breakthrough confirmed the method worked, she strengthened the entire guild, then found that the boost was far less noticeable for its already powerful S-Class Mages and August.

• Ywen told Ultear he had long understood the Second Magic Source through the difference between human and dragon bodies, and agreed to let her test her method on Fairy Tail.
• Ultear demonstrated Arc of Time on Wakaba, whose magic broke through to Level Six and convinced the guild that she could make them stronger.
• Ultear developed the Second Magic Sources of Fairy Tail’s gathered Mages while recording their reactions, and Natsu’s magic rose to the threshold of the Ten Wizard Saints.
• Ultear extended the treatment to Laxus, Mirajane, Erza, Ul, Gildarts, August, and the other S-Class Mages, but their already immense power showed little noticeable increase.

Fairy Tail began its Year X783 S-Class Mage Examination with all four Guild Masters present, and Kagura entered hoping to earn the guild’s own S-Class title. Zeref arrived at Ywen’s urging, took the final examination slot, and left the guild stunned as Precht suspected Ywen’s hidden plan.

• August opened Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mage Examination and announced Kagura and the other candidates, while Seilah chose not to participate.
• Kagura told Nobu and Wall she wanted to pass Fairy Tail’s examination after receiving S-Class certification from the Magic Council.
• Zeref appeared through a dark portal, greeted Mavis and Precht, and said he would explain his plans after the examination.
• Precht suspected Zeref was behind Fairy Tail’s fall into a dark guild, while Zeref used hypnosis magic to cope with the crowd and recalled that Ywen had told him to reveal their plan.
• August gave Zeref Dragneel the final examination slot, and Seilah’s reaction confirmed to Mirajane that he was the real Zeref.

Zeref joined Fairy Tail’s X783 S-Class Mage Examination, revealed that he was Natsu’s older brother, and defeated the candidates with demons created through Demon Genesis. After reuniting with Mavis and August, Zeref left, while someone in the guild broke down.

• Precht recognized Zeref and concluded that he had been using Fairy Tail for world conquest, while learning that Mavis, Zeref, and August were together.
• Zeref told Natsu that he was his biological older brother, and Ignia confirmed their relationship by scent; Precht realized Natsu was August’s uncle.
• Zeref challenged the S-Class Mage candidates, and Bickslow withdrew after seeing Zeref’s terrifying soul; Zeref then summoned powerful demons through Demon Genesis.
• After an hour of fighting, the candidates collapsed, and August declared Zeref the winner of the examination.
• Zeref reunited with Mavis and August, and Ywen took their family photograph; Zeref then left through a dark portal, while someone in the guild broke down.

Precht revealed that true infinite magic power would require combining Mavis’s Fairy Heart with a real Grimoire Heart made from Zeref, while Ywen kept their larger plan secret. After months of rapid growth among Fairy Tail’s mages, Natsu went to Hargeon to investigate a Fire Dragon, where he encountered Lucy and dismissed the man being called the Fire Dragon.

• Precht explained that Fairy Heart and Grimoire Heart were unfinished halves of a theoretical infinite magic engine, and that Zeref’s cursed heart could complete it.
• Ywen ended the S-Class Mage Examination as Kagura vowed to pass next year, Cana swore off future exams, Natsu left to train, and Gray decided to learn Demon Slayer Magic from Silver.
• Lucy struggled to support herself in Fiore while working at a maid café, collecting three Celestial Spirit Keys, and vowing to become a famous Celestial Spirit Mage.
• During the next six months, Fairy Tail’s mages grew stronger, with Natsu and Gray reaching Saint Ten-level strength and Kagura nearing humanity’s limits.
• Gildarts learned that Natsu had gone to Hargeon to investigate a Fire Dragon, then Natsu arrived there and showed contempt for the man called the Fire Dragon as Lucy watched from the crowd.

Natsu and Happy encountered Lucy in Hargeon after Natsu rejected Bora, a con man posing as Fairy Tail’s Fire Dragon. Bora later lured Lucy onto his ship and revealed his trafficking scheme, leaving her to summon Aquarius as Natsu unleashed Dragon’s Roar.

• Natsu dismissed Bora’s claim to be the Fire Dragon and left Hargeon with Happy, while Lucy followed to thank them for breaking Bora’s Charm Magic.
• Lucy treated Natsu and Happy to a meal, told them she hoped to join Fairy Tail, and learned they had come to Hargeon searching for a real dragon.
• Bora deceived Lucy into believing he could help her join Fairy Tail, then lured her aboard his ship and used Sleep Magic to capture other women for trafficking.
• Bora took Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Keys and revealed his plan to sell the unconscious women, but returned the keys after Natsu appeared overhead and prepared to attack.
• Lucy caught her keys and jumped into the sea as Natsu launched Dragon’s Roar at the ship, then summoned Aquarius to raise the ocean against the flames.

Lucy helped stop Bora’s trafficking scheme and fled Hargeon with Natsu, who destroyed much of the docks and drew the army’s pursuit. At Fairy Tail, Lucy’s vision of an elegant guild collapsed as she witnessed its members fighting, drinking, and behaving wildly.

• Lucy used Aquarius’s water to save the girls aboard Bora’s ship, then caught Bora with her whip as he tried to escape.
• Natsu knocked Bora unconscious and blasted Bora’s henchmen, destroying half the docks before he fled with Lucy to avoid the soldiers.
• Lucy agreed to join Fairy Tail, and Natsu kicked down the guild’s gate instead of opening it normally.
• Natsu attacked the guild member who had sent him false information, then fought Gray while Lucy watched in disbelief.
• Lucy met Gray’s devoted admirer and saw Cana drink from a huge barrel, while Gray and another guild member appeared nearly naked.

Lucy joined Fairy Tail and was overwhelmed by the guild’s chaotic brawling and powerful mages. As Mirajane and Erza’s fight shook the guild, Kurnugi transformed into a dragon, leaving Lucy stunned.

• Lucy met the naked Lyon and feared she had joined the wrong guild before Mirajane welcomed her and offered to give her a guild mark.
• Mirajane transformed using Underworld King Mard Geer’s Soul and subdued the brawling mages with Thorns.
• Makarov introduced himself to Lucy and claimed Fairy Tail had at least thirty mages stronger than the Ten Wizard Saints.
• Erza joined the fight against Mirajane after Natsu crashed into her cake, and Makarov gave Lucy a guild mark as the guild shook.
• Kurnugi woke to Mirajane and Erza’s battle, transformed into a nearly twenty-meter dragon, and astonished Lucy.

Lucy witnessed Erza defeat Kurnugi before Selene arrived and clashed with Aileen, destroying Fairy Tail’s guild hall. As Aileen, Selene, and Ignia faced off above Magnolia, Lucy asked Happy why a guild full of Dragons but no fairies was called Fairy Tail.

• Lucy learned that Kurnugi was a Dragon and watched Erza knock him unconscious with Gajeel, her Dragon Slayer Holy Sword.
• Selene arrived, challenged Erza over Kurnugi’s defeat, and sent Erza flying with a single attack that left Makarov unconscious too.
• Aileen appeared and fought Selene, and their clash destroyed Fairy Tail’s guild hall while Lucy lost consciousness.
• Lucy awoke among the ruins as Aileen and Selene transformed and battled above Magnolia, turning the sky into a spectacle of moonlight and sunlight.
• Ignia joined Aileen and Selene, and Happy told Lucy that Fairy Tail had many Dragons and Dragon Slayer Mages.
• Lucy asked Happy why a guild with Dragons but no fairies was called Fairy Tail, and Happy could only answer, “Aye!”

Lucy struggled to adjust to Fairy Tail’s danger and eccentricity as Aileen and Ignia’s battle transported Magnolia Town to Elentir. Makarov warned Lucy she could not return to Earth-land if she quit, and an Azure Dragon suddenly interrupted the battle.

• Lucy feared that joining Fairy Tail would make her lose her family, while Erza comforted her and mistakenly assumed she was an orphan.
• Aileen, Selene, and Ignia shattered the sky above Magnolia Town and transported the town and guild ruins to Elentir, where Mirajane explained the three human-inhabitable worlds to Lucy.
• Aileen summoned a huge asteroid and Ignia created a supervolcano, while Fairy Tail’s members placed bets and Lucy regretted ignoring Jude’s warnings about becoming a mage.
• Makarov told Lucy that she could quit but would be stranded in Elentir and unable to return to Earth-land, leaving her horrified as the moon began falling toward the world.
• An enormous Azure Dragon appeared above Magnolia Town and ordered everyone to stop fighting.

Ywen returned to Fairy Tail, helped Aileen and Selene defeat Ignia, and met Lucy, who begged him to keep her Heartfilia identity secret. The guild welcomed Lucy with a party, though Ywen’s teasing and Ignia’s beating left her questioning what counted as normal in Fairy Tail.

• Lucy panicked at the dragons and laughed uncontrollably while Fairy Tail’s members worried about her.
• Ywen arrived from Elentir and joined Aileen and Selene in attacking Ignia, who was knocked unconscious.
• Ywen recognized Lucy from her family and nearly revealed her surname, so Lucy pulled him aside and asked him to keep her identity secret.
• Ywen agreed to keep Lucy’s secret if she formed a magic team with Natsu, then teased her about her looks and romantic preferences.
• Mirajane, Erza, and Makarov welcomed Lucy with a party and explained the origin of Fairy Tail’s name.
• Ywen revealed that Ignia had really been beaten, then kicked him awake, frightening Lucy before Ignia got up unharmed.

Lucy returned from Elentir to Earth-land with Fairy Tail, watched Ultear restore the ruined guild, and joined Natsu and Happy on a job before learning how overwhelmingly powerful the guild was. Mirajane explained Fairy Tail's combat tiers, leaving Lucy to realize she ranked below even its lowest tier as a complete newcomer.

• Aileen brought Magnolia Town back from Elentir to Earth-land, and Ultear used Arc of Time to restore the destroyed guild and town.
• Lucy entered Fairy Tail, saw its rowdy members, and accepted that the guild she had dreamed of joining was as chaotic as she had feared.
• Lucy told Mirajane about the trouble she faced on her first job with Natsu and Happy, including Natsu's destructive fight with bandits and the failed mansion infiltration.
• Natsu challenged Laxus, but Laxus declined and went upstairs; Mirajane explained that Laxus was an S-Class Mage while Natsu was still a candidate.
• Mirajane described Fairy Tail's strongest members and its five combat tiers, then added a sixth tier for new members like Lucy, who realized she ranked at the bottom.

Erza returned to Fairy Tail with news that a Dark Guild had stolen Zeref’s sealed magic, Lullaby, and assembled a team to pursue it. Lucy learned that Zeref was Natsu’s biological brother and that Fairy Tail planned to challenge both the Dark Guild and the Magic Council’s team; Jellal’s team also prepared to act first.

• Erza told Mirajane that a Dark Guild had acquired Lullaby, and explained she had wanted to consult August and Ywen about Zeref’s demon.
• Mirajane explained August’s position as Fairy Tail’s current Guild Master, while Erza revealed that Zeref was real, had lived for centuries, and was Natsu’s biological brother; she also clarified Natsu’s connection to Ignia.
• Erza recruited Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, Wendy, and Lucy to pursue Lullaby, explaining that the Magic Council had dispatched Jellal and his Special Operations Team.
• Lucy questioned why Fairy Tail would compete with the Council, and Erza explained that Fairy Tail’s leaders and members had close ties to the Council but still fought over jobs by strength.
• Erza declared that her team would take on both the Council’s team and the Dark Guild, while Jellal and his companions resolved to deal with the Dark Guild before Fairy Tail arrived.

Erza introduced Lucy to the team assembled to retrieve Lullaby, but the mission’s first conflict began when they encountered Jellal’s Magic Council unit aboard the train. The standoff was interrupted by Juvia and Lyon joining the fight, Erik collapsing from motion sickness, and a new arrival boarding as the train reached its destination.

• Erza introduced Lucy to Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Wendy, while Juvia and Lyon agreed to secretly follow the team.
• On the train, Lucy learned about Dragon Slayer motion sickness before Erza’s group was ambushed by Jellal and the Magic Council’s special assault unit.
• Erza and Jellal argued over who would deal with the Dark Mages threatening the guild master gathering, and both sides prepared to fight.
• Juvia and Lyon appeared to support Gray, while Erik collapsed from motion sickness and evened the numbers between the two groups.
• When the train reached the station, a pineapple-haired Mage carrying a flute boarded and found himself caught between Fairy Tail and the Magic Council.

Erza manipulated Kageyama and the Magic Council’s pursuit of Lullaby into a confrontation between Fairy Tail and the Council, while Kageyama came to believe Fairy Tail secretly served the Dark Guilds. After Fairy Tail escaped with Lullaby, Erigo rallied Dark Guilds against Jellal, who summoned meteors, and Lucy questioned whether Erza had used them all along.

• Erza encouraged Kageyama to keep pursuing his mission and persuaded him that Fairy Tail opposed the Magic Council, leading him to believe they were allies.
• Jellal ordered the Council team to seize Kageyama and Lullaby, but Gray’s ice disrupted their attack and Kageyama threw the flute to Natsu.
• Erza and the Fairy Tail mages took Lullaby and left the train, while Erigo arrived and rallied the Dark Guilds against Jellal’s team.
• Jellal faced the gathered Dark Guild mages and called down meteors with True Celestial Magic.
• In the Magic Four-Wheeler, Lucy asked whether Fairy Tail should help the Dark Guilds, and Erza insisted they were enemies.

Jellal defeated the Dark Mage Guilds and revealed that he was both a Fairy Tail member and a Magic Council ERA councilor, while Erza’s team carried Lullaby to the Fiore Kingdom Guild Master Gathering. At the gathering, Erza presented the cursed flute to the Guild Masters and warned them that everyone would die if she played it.

• Jellal summoned another meteor, revealed his Fairy Tail mark, and told Erigo that Fairy Tail had received Lullaby unharmed.
• Jellal used Rain of Seven Stars and the meteor to defeat the Dark Mage Guild elites, then ordered Richard to call in Magic Council troops.
• Jellal and the Special Operations Team departed while Erza’s team sped toward the Guild Master Gathering villa, where the unconscious Lullaby began glowing with curse power.
• Erza’s Magic Four-Wheeler crashed into the gathering hall, and August told the Guild Masters that Ywen was Fairy Tail’s Guild Master now.
• Erza rescued Lucy from Guild Masters trying to recruit her, then pulled out Lullaby and warned the gathering that blowing the flute would kill everyone.

At the Fiore Kingdom Mage Guild Masters’ Gathering, Erza summoned the legendary Curse Song Lullaby, and Fairy Tail’s wizards discovered that the demon was far weaker than expected. August subdued Lullaby and recruited him into Fairy Tail as a tireless music player, leaving the other Guild Masters terrified of the guild.

• Erza brought Lullaby toward her mouth, while the Guild Masters panicked and Fairy Tail’s members debated whether the curse song was truly powerful.
• Lucy tried to stop the group from activating Lullaby, but Erza summoned the giant demon and destroyed the villa where the gathering was held.
• Natsu and the others judged Lullaby weaker than Seilah, and Lullaby knelt after learning that Natsu was Zeref’s younger brother.
• August explained that Zeref had originally created Lullaby as a music-playing flute, then made the demon join Fairy Tail as a round-the-clock performer.
• August told the Guild Masters that Lullaby had been subdued and was now Fairy Tail’s pet, prompting them to protest that the guild was acting like a Dark Mage Guild.

After Brandish tried to take Lucy back to the Heartfilia family, Fairy Tail intervened, but Ywen turned the confrontation into a plan to bring Brandish and the Shield of Spriggan into the guild. The chapter ended with Brandish revealing Lucy’s wealthy family identity to the guild.

• August ended the guild master gathering and teleported Lucy and the Fairy Tail mages back to Magnolia, where Natsu and Gray began fighting over Lullaby.
• Lucy wrote a reassuring letter to Jude and Layla, then let Natsu and Happy stay at her house after Natsu’s home was destroyed.
• Brandish arrived at Fairy Tail and shrank Lucy, intending to take her back to the Heartfilia family; Natsu and the others tried to stop her, but she shrank them too.
• Ignia confronted Brandish, and August blocked his attack; Ywen intervened before the two could fight.
• Ywen persuaded August and Brandish to bring the Shield of Spriggan into Fairy Tail, and August agreed to Brandish joining the guild.
• Brandish told the guild that Lucy was the young lady of the wealthy Heartfilia family, shocking the mages and leaving Lucy stunned.