Chapter Summaries

Ultear and Meredy encountered Precht, but Ul’s sudden arrival froze him and the visiting Fairy Tail members explained their alternate universe. As this world’s Ultear learned how powerful and dangerous the other world’s guild was, a falling moon shook Magnolia, leaving her questioning whether Fairy Tail planned to destroy the world.

• Precht overwhelmed Ultear and Meredy with his magic, but Meredy regained her courage when Ultear took her hand.
• Ul appeared and froze Precht to protect Ultear, then the visiting Ultear explained that her guild had come from another universe.
• The two Ultears and Meredy entered Fairy Tail, where this world’s Ultear learned that Ul had survived, Precht had reformed Grimoire Heart, and Zeref and powerful Dragons belonged to the other guild.
• The visiting Ultear introduced Ignia, Selene, Acnologia, Irene Belserion, August, and Ywen as members whose power alarmed her counterpart.
• A thunderous roar shook Magnolia as someone shouted that the moon was falling, and the visiting Ultear dismissed it as normal while this world’s Ultear accused Fairy Tail of planning to destroy the world.

Ultear from this world learned that the disasters outside were ordinary side effects of Fairy Tail’s chaotic world, while the visiting guild members began challenging their counterparts. The chapter ended as Aileen confronted Selene and the mages’ duels threatened to erupt into a guild-wide battle.

• Ultear from Ywen’s world explained that Selene’s drinking had caused the moon to fall and that another sun had appeared, while August assured the guild that his barrier protected them.
• Laxus and Freed from both worlds assembled their Thunder God Tribes and prepared to fight over which group was stronger.
• The two Natsus agreed to battle, while Ul offered to train Gray from this world and Juvia watched enviously.
• Erza Belserion learned that Erza Scarlet had grown up without family and tried to comfort her, but Selene appeared and called herself Scarlet’s grandmother.
• Aileen confronted Selene, and their surging magic power spurred the other Fairy Tail mages to unleash their own power as a large battle loomed.

Irene Belserion attacked Selene while Erza Scarlet and Erza Belserion sparred, and the two Natsus began fighting in the Fairy Tail guild. Lucy explained that their fire magic could not hurt either of them, so the Natsus switched to other powers and resumed their battle.

• Erza Scarlet recognized Irene Belserion as Erza Belserion’s mother and wondered whether her own mother had been as beautiful.
• Irene entered Beast Soul Mode and struck Selene with her Acnologia-tooth Mace, sending her through Fairy Tail’s ceiling before chasing after her.
• Erza Scarlet challenged Erza Belserion to a spar, and Erza Belserion accepted while claiming her ordinary Knight Sword would be enough to win.
• Natsu from Ywen’s world and the Natsu of this world traded fire attacks, damaging the guild as both absorbed each other’s flames.
• Both Lucys stopped the Natsus and explained that, as Fire Dragons raised by Igneel, neither could defeat the other with flames.
• The Natsus activated Lightning Flame Dragon Mode and Armament Haki, respectively, and continued their fight.

Natsu from Ywen's world defeated his counterpart, and Erza Belserion overwhelmed Erza Scarlet, leaving Fairy Tail's mages stunned by the gap between the worlds. Lucy from this world asked her counterpart to teach her magic, but Lucy from Ywen's world went to Ywen for help and was bluntly refused.

• Natsu from Ywen's world used Armament Haki and knocked Natsu from this world unconscious with a punch when he tried to attack from behind.
• Erza Belserion effortlessly countered Erza Scarlet's Heaven's Wheel Dance, then sent her flying through the guild wall and into a river ditch with Divine Avoidance.
• Lucy from this world realized her counterpart might be strong and asked Lucy from Ywen's world to teach her magic.
• Lucy from Ywen's world told Lucy to wait while she fetched a training manual, then went to Ywen and pleaded for his help.
• Ywen refused Lucy because the system had not issued him a mission.

Ywen agreed to help Lucy from another world become stronger and gave her a Seed of Observation Haki, while Lucy from his world struggled to accept that she was best suited to being a tsukkomi. The chapter ended with Ywen completing his quest after telling the other Lucy she could use her new power to foresee danger and escape to his world for help.

• Lucy from Ywen's world tried to persuade him to help her other-world self, and Ywen agreed after mocking her attempts to use her charm.
• Ywen and Lucy met the other-world Lucy, who overcame her fear of Ywen and asked him to train her.
• Ywen gave the other-world Lucy a Seed of Observation Haki and explained that she could strengthen it through training.
• Ywen told Lucy that Observation Haki would help her sense danger and escape through the Eclipse Gate to his world for assistance.
• The other-world Lucy protested that she was still being cast as a tsukkomi, while Ywen's quest registered as complete.

Ywen reassured both Lucys about their ability to turn desperate situations around, then used a Hundred-Year Mission Medal to raise his Azure Dragon Fruit to level eighteen. As the two Fairy Tail guilds continued fighting and destroying the hall, Laxus from Ywen's world urged Bickslow to go all out, leaving his world's Makarov to lament the damage.

• Ywen told the two Lucys that they could turn the tide when everyone else failed, and Lucy from Ywen's world entertained the other Lucy with a story about Batman and the Riddler.
• Ywen claimed his Ten-Year Mission Medal, added a Hundred-Year Mission Medal to his Azure Dragon Fruit, and raised it to level eighteen, greatly strengthening his body and Martial Arts.
• The Earth-land World granted Ywen another Ten-Year Mission Medal, but he demanded a much larger reward from its World Spirit.
• Gray from this world stripped naked to face Ul, then both Grays dressed and froze Lyon into an ice sculpture that smashed through the guild floor.
• The two Laxuses fought while the Thunder God Tribes clashed; Freed from Ywen's world defeated his counterpart, and the two Bickslows compared their summoned dolls.
• Laxus from Ywen's world told Bickslow to go all out, prompting Makarov from Ywen's world to complain that his grandson was making him pay for the destruction.

Laxus and the Fairy Tail mages from Ywen’s world overwhelmed their counterparts, while Makarov mistook his grandson’s victory for a threat against his guildmaster position. As the battles ended, Laxus challenged Kirin, and Mirajane stepped forward to fight Erza Belserion.

• Laxus from Ywen’s world defeated this world’s Laxus, alarming Makarov, who feared the victory was a warning not to resign as Guild Master.
• Bickslow from Ywen’s world overwhelmed his counterpart with twelve dolls, but Evergreen from this world petrified both Bickslows through deception.
• Freed from Ywen’s world reported that his team had defeated this world’s Thunder God Tribe, and Laxus challenged Kirin to another fight.
• Freed joked about what to do with the unconscious Laxus from this world while Erza Belserion criticized and defeated Fairy Tail’s mages.
• Erza Belserion knocked Mirajane out of Satan Soul, praised her for blocking an attack, and then faced Mirajane from Ywen’s world.

Erza Belserion and Mirajane fought in the Fairy Tail guild, unleashing their Conqueror’s Haki and devastating the building. They stopped only after the guild was reduced to ruins, leaving both world’s Makarovs lamenting the damage.

• Lisanna from Ywen World knocked out Elfman after he turned his attention away from her to check on Mirajane.
• Erza Belserion equipped Dragon Scale Armor and Black Blade: Slash, while Mirajane took over Mard Geer’s Demon Soul and challenged Erza to close combat.
• Erza and Mirajane clashed with their Haki, and the force of their attacks knocked out Fairy Tail members and split the sky above Magnolia Town.
• Invel Yura and the Shield of Spriggan watched in shock as Mirajane and Erza revealed their Conqueror’s Haki.
• Erza and Mirajane resumed fighting and destroyed the Fairy Tail guild, prompting both Makarovs to cry over the wreckage and its antiques.

Ywen's Fairy Tail demolished the other world's guild during its fight against the Dragons, then Ultear restored the building with Arc of Time. As Ultear faced her past and Precht offered her forgiveness, Precht revealed that Ywen's Fairy Tail had overthrown and replaced its world's Magic Council.

• Makarov of this world accused Ywen and his mages of wrecking Fairy Tail, while Natsu admitted they had come to hunt Dragons for the Dragon King Festival.
• Ywen had Ultear restore the destroyed guild with Arc of Time, and Makarov of this world tried to recruit Ultear from his world.
• Ultear confessed that she believed her past crimes made her unworthy of joining a Light Mage Guild, and Precht reassured her that she could be forgiven.
• Precht explained that Ywen's Fairy Tail had driven out the Magic Council ERA, formed a replacement council, and branded opposing guilds as Dark Mage Guilds.

Ywen’s Fairy Tail decided to use its overwhelming strength to intervene in this world’s coming disasters, sending Zeref to collect Tartaros and beginning a hunt for Acnologia. The chapter left Zeref at the Alvarez Empire, where he announced that he intended to disband it, shocking August.

• Precht explained to Ultear how power could change the world’s judgments of justice and evil, while Makarov tried to send Ywen’s group home.
• Ywen persuaded Makarov to let his people handle future threats, including Acnologia and the Alvarez Empire, and revealed that some mages had already set out.
• Zeref of Ywen’s world reclaimed Tartaros and its demons as Books of Zeref, then headed for the Western Continent to avoid meeting his counterpart.
• Ignia’s team lured Acnologia into an ambush, and Igneel bit Acnologia’s right arm while the Dragons launched into battle.
• Zeref of Ywen’s world arrived at the Alvarez Empire and told August that the Empire could not save the world, then proposed disbanding it.

Zeref dissolved the Alvarez Empire and reclaimed this world’s Books of Zeref, while Ywen lured August away by threatening Mavis and Fairy Heart. Ywen’s group then ambushed Acnologia during his battle with Igneel, and this world’s Zeref discovered a second version of himself beside him.

• Zeref announced that he had canceled the invasion of Ishgar and would dissolve the Alvarez Empire, prompting Brandish, Dimaria, Ajeel, and Wahl to leave while August supported him.
• Zeref turned Bradman and Larcade into Books of Zeref, then gave August a Magic Crystal through which Ywen claimed he planned to extract Fairy Heart from Mavis.
• Ywen’s threat sent August through a portal to Fairy Tail, leaving Zeref behind while Ywen prepared to target Acnologia and this world’s Zeref.
• After Acnologia defeated Igneel and lost his right arm, Ignia, Selene, the other Acnologia, Aileen, and August attacked and restrained him.
• This world’s Zeref watched the Dragon Kings pin Acnologia down, then turned toward a voice and saw another version of himself.

Ywen and Fairy Tail prepared to return to their world for the final battle against the gods after obtaining Zeref’s heart and gaining a perpetual supply of magic power. As they departed through the Eclipse Gate, Aileen of this world arrived at Fairy Tail, and Lucy recorded her memories and blessings for Ywen’s group.

• Zeref of this world agreed to give his heart to Ywen’s counterpart, and Precht planned to use it to create a true Grimoire Heart so they could challenge the gods.
• Ywen’s group defeated Acnologia of this world; Ywen severed his left arm with a magic blade, and Acnologia of Ywen World used the arm before killing his defeated counterpart.
• With help from both Zerefs, Precht created Grimoire Heart, and Aileen transplanted it into Ywen, giving him perpetual magic recovery while his magic power remained at LV15(+).
• August received Zeref sealed in a Magic Crystal, placed him beside Mavis’s crystal, and learned that Zeref wanted him to become Fairy Tail’s next Guild Master.
• Aileen of this world arrived at Fairy Tail with Neinhart after regaining her human form, while Lucy wrote down her memories of the other timeline and wished Ywen’s group well.
• Ywen led the Fairy Tail wizards through the Eclipse Gate toward their world and the final battle against the gods, as the World Spirit of Earth-land protested their return.

Ywen and the Fairy Tail mages returned to Earth-land seven and a half years in the future, where the World Spirit compensated Ywen and he reunited the guild. Their arrival ended Magnolia Town’s quiet years as Selene and Aileen’s quarrel sparked a guild-wide brawl.

• Zeref confirmed that the Eclipse Gate had brought the group to their own world in X793, seven and a half years after they left, when the kingdom had gathered the magic needed to reach the God Realm.
• Ywen bargained with the World Spirit of Earth-land for five Ten-Year Mission Medals and learned that Fairy Tail’s members who had stayed behind were safe and had not aged.
• Ywen opened portals for Lucy, Layla, and Anna to visit the Heartfilia family and for the other mages to return to the guild in Magnolia Town.
• Natsu and the returning mages reunited with Macao, Wakaba, and the guild; Macao revealed that he had become the Sixth Guild Master and Bisca and Alzack introduced their daughter, Asuka.
• Aileen stopped Selene from picking up Asuka, and their confrontation shook Magnolia Town and darkened the sky, convincing residents that Fairy Tail had returned.
• Selene and Aileen’s clash drew the guild into a sprawling brawl, which Macao and Wakaba eventually joined.

Reporter Jason and intern Emma witnessed Fairy Tail’s chaotic return and the arrival of more than a thousand Fire Dragons. After Jason persuaded Makarov with the Grand Magic Games prize money, Makarov agreed to enter and rallied the guild to win.

• Jason brought Emma to Fairy Tail to report on the guild’s return and ask whether it would enter the Grand Magic Games.
• Emma opened Fairy Tail’s doors, saw its mages fighting with magic, and fainted when more than a thousand Fire Dragons transformed and filled the sky.
• Makarov explained that the Fire Dragons had joined Fairy Tail after Ywen and the others defeated the destructive Dragons in another timeline.
• Emma woke up, realized the strange events had been real, and fainted again when she saw the guild members.
• Jason offered to buy exclusive interview rights, and Makarov agreed to enter the Grand Magic Games after learning the winning guild would receive one hundred million j.
• Makarov gathered Fairy Tail’s mages and declared that they had to win the Grand Magic Games to restore the guild’s glory.

Warrod and Jellal returned to Magic Council ERA, where Warrod reclaimed his authority and revealed that Fairy Tail had recruited powerful new members, including Dragons. Fairy Tail announced its return for a worldwide Grand Magic Games, and the chapter ended with the guild struggling to choose competitors from its many strong members.

• Warrod and Jellal returned to Magic Council ERA, and Hyberion greeted them anxiously after learning they were back.
• Warrod praised Hyberion’s new Apocalypse handbook and told him to add Kirin, Misaki, Haku, Suzaku, and more than a thousand Fire Dragons as Fairy Tail members.
• Warrod revealed that Fairy Tail had faced ten thousand Dragons, recruited some, and killed the more than eight thousand who refused to join.
• The Council’s captains and Councilors welcomed Warrod as their chairman, while Hyberion considered joining Fairy Tail.
• The return of Fairy Tail and its plan to enter a worldwide Grand Magic Games spread across Earth-land, prompting guilds such as Lamia Scale and Sabertooth to prepare.
• Ivan Dreyar welcomed the prospect of confronting Makarov and Laxus, while Fairy Tail debated which members should compete because its roster was too powerful for the available slots.

Fairy Tail prepared for the Grand Magic Games by secretly sending teams from its Ishgar, Western, and Northern Continent branches. As the teams converged on Crocus, Makarov worried that Fairy Tail’s six teams would fight one another, even though he believed the championship was already decided.

• Makarov selected Natsu, Erza, Gray, Lucy, and Wendy for Fairy Tail’s First Team and sent them ahead to Crocus.
• Mirajane joined Gildarts Clive, Laxus Dreyar, Ul Milkovich, and Ultear Milkovich as Fairy Tail B Team, which set out to race Natsu’s team and compete against them.
• Invel Yura organized the Shield of Spriggan into two teams, with Ajeel, Neinhart, God Serena, and Bradman joining his Assault Squad.
• Kirin, Misaki, Haku, Suzaku, and Gajeel arrived in Crocus as Fairy Tail’s Northern Continent team, and Misaki stopped Kiria from attacking other Dragon Slayer Mages before the Games.
• Makarov told Macao that Fairy Tail had sent six teams and feared they would turn on one another, while he worried about the monsters taking part in the Games.

Erza, Gray, Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy arrived in Crocus as Fairy Tail’s teams gathered for the Grand Magic Games. Zeref and Ywen entered the competition with separate teams, leaving King Old Toma terrified of the destruction their rivalry might cause, while the preliminary round began in the Infinite Moving Castle.

• Erza scanned Crocus with Observation Haki and sensed several powerful, familiar auras among the people gathered for the Games.
• Zeref told Old Toma that he and Ywen had each formed a five-person team, and Old Toma panicked over the danger their rivalry posed.
• After nightfall, Pumpkin Head announced the preliminary round inside the Infinite Moving Castle, where contestants had one hour to find the exit and qualify for the finals.
• Erza led Fairy Tail’s Team A into the maze, while Laxus’s attempt to map it with Observation Haki was repelled by bursts of Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ywen’s team of Aileen, Selene, Ignia, and Acnologia waited by the exit, while Zeref’s separate team watched nearby.

Ywen’s team and Zeref’s team passed the labyrinth first, and Golden Owl entered the preliminaries while secretly seeking Athena. Erza’s team also made it through just before time ran out, and the next morning the Grand Magic Games began with Fairy Tail’s return drawing a mixed response; the chapter ended as Mermaid Heel entered under Kagura, bearing both its own and Fairy Tail’s emblems.

• Ywen led Team A of Fairy Tail’s “Apocalypse” through the labyrinth first, and Zeref used magic to lead Team B through second.
• Two women from Golden Owl grabbed Pumpkin Head, and their leader revealed that the guild had come from Guiltina to reclaim Athena.
• Pumpkin Head informed Ywen about Golden Owl, while Erza led Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Wendy through the labyrinth just before the one-hour limit ended.
• The Grand Magic Games opened the following morning, and Erza’s Fairy Tail team entered to a skeptical crowd before its guildmates cheered them from the stands.
• Pumpkin Head introduced Four-Headed Hound and Blue Pegasus, then Mermaid Heel entered with both its own emblem and Fairy Tail’s, led by Kagura.

Kagura confronted Fairy Tail after discovering she had not been notified about the Grand Magic Games, and Makarov admitted he had forgotten to tell her. She explained that she was competing as Mermaid Heel’s captain, while privately revealing that she had overpowered the guild and forced it under Fairy Tail’s banner.

• Kagura demanded to know why Erza had not told her about the Grand Magic Games and feared Fairy Tail had excluded her because she was not an S-Class Mage or Dragon Slayer.
• Erza and the others tried to reassure Kagura, but Makarov accidentally admitted from the stands that he had forgotten to notify her after drinking.
• Lucy comforted Kagura, while Erza showed her affection and asked how she had become Mermaid Heel’s team leader.
• Kagura said Mermaid Heel had let her lead its team as outside support and that she would return to Fairy Tail after the competition.
• Kagura privately revealed that Mermaid Heel’s Guild Master had demanded she leave Fairy Tail, so she had defeated the guild’s Mages, kidnapped them, and brought Mermaid Heel under Fairy Tail’s banner.

At the Grand Magic Games, Lucy worried that Kagura had broken the rules, but Pacas, Ichiya, and Pumpkin Head helped cover up her boast about defeating Mermaid Heel. As powerful guilds entered and Fairy Tail’s rivals gathered, Pumpkin Head announced Fairy Tail Team B, revealing that Makarov had sent another team to compete.

• Lucy realized Kagura had admitted to fighting Mermaid Heel in violation of the Magic Council's rules, but Pacas and Ichiya pretended they had not heard her confession.
• Pumpkin Head explained Kagura's guild emblems as a tribute to Fairy Tail, and the crowd cheered for Mermaid Heel.
• Pumpkin Head introduced Lamia Scale, and Jura entered with a display of immense magic power that drew the attention of the other guilds.
• Raven Tail entered under Ivan Dreyar, who announced that he had chosen his mages to target Fairy Tail, before Sabertooth arrived and Sting challenged Natsu.
• Light Heart entered with Bluenote, Jose Porla, Zero, Ikaruga, and Azuma, making the other guilds tense with their strength.
• Pumpkin Head announced Fairy Tail Team B as an additional competitor, and Makarov revealed it as Fairy Tail's hidden confidence in winning the Games.