Chapter Summaries

Fairy Tail’s multiple teams entered the Grand Magic Games, revealing an overwhelming lineup that included its strongest mages and its Guiltina branch. As more teams appeared, Lucy realized the next one might include Brandish and wondered just how many teams Makarov had sent.

• Makarov explained that Layla had advised him not to put all his eggs in one basket, so he sent multiple Fairy Tail teams to compete.
• Pumpkin Head clarified that the rules allowed any number of teams from a guild to enter the finals if they passed the preliminaries within an hour.
• Fairy Tail Team B entered with Gildarts, Laxus, Mirajane, Ul, and Ultear, prompting astonishment from the other guilds and a heated exchange between Laxus and Natsu.
• Kiria’s Dragon Eater Team B and Kirin’s Dragon Eater Team A entered as Fairy Tail’s Guiltina branch, and Pumpkin Head announced that all their members were Dragon Slayer Mages.
• Pumpkin Head announced two more teams from the west, and Lucy recognized the Alvarez Empire emblem before Brandish greeted her.
• Lucy asked Makarov how many teams Fairy Tail had sent to the Grand Magic Games.

Ajeel provoked the other guilds before Larcade stopped the brawl, and Golden Owl entered amid rising tensions with Fairy Tail’s Dragon Eater team. The final two teams arrived under a dramatic display, revealing Zeref, August, Mavis, and other formidable mages in Apocalypse Team B, while Lucy wondered whether Ywen led Team A.

• Ajeel insulted the guilds, but Sting restrained Sabertooth and Bradman stopped Ajeel from attacking Orga Nanagear.
• Invel Yura claimed the Grand Magic Games victory for Alvarez, and Larcade used the threat of public embarrassment to make Ajeel back down and quiet the gathering teams.
• Pumpkin Head introduced Golden Owl, whose Signor Sisters greeted Misaki and renewed the tension between the two Northern Continent teams.
• Pumpkin Head announced Fairy Tail’s Apocalypse Team A and Team B as the strongest teams, and the sky transformed into a starry night as they entered.
• Apocalypse Team B appeared with Zeref, August, Mavis, and Athena, shocking the Alvarez mages, Fairy Tail, Ivan, and Golden Owl.
• Lucy wondered whether Ywen would lead Apocalypse Team A.

Fairy Tail’s “Apocalypse” Team A arrived at the Grand Magic Games, stunning the competing guilds with its lineup of dragon-level Mages. Ywen then interrupted the planned first event and proposed that every team captain demonstrate their strength, setting up a captain’s match.

• Natsu met Mavis and learned that she had returned to life and was Zeref’s wife, while Zeref insisted Natsu call him big brother.
• Natsu failed repeatedly to recognize Damagral, the Earth Dragon God whose body had formed the maze where Fairy Tail and Diabolos had trained.
• Ywen, Aileen, Acnologia, Selene, and Ignia descended into the arena as Fairy Tail’s “Apocalypse” Team A, and Pumpkin Head announced that all five were Dragon Slayer Mages, one supposedly able to transform into a dragon.
• Lucy and the other Fairy Tail Mages panicked at the team’s overwhelming strength, while Sting and Rogue eagerly anticipated challenging its dragon-level member.
• Pumpkin Head explained the five-day Grand Magic Games rules, but Ywen proposed a captain’s demonstration match instead of the scheduled first event, and the captains stepped forward after Pumpkin Head agreed.

Ywen and the other guild captains began the Grand Magic Games’ first event in a maze where most contestants tried to hide among magically concealed dolls. Gildarts destroyed the maze, triggering battles across the arena, while Ywen appeared behind Sting after hearing him claim to be the world’s strongest Dragon Slayer Mage.

• Pumpkin Head changed the first event into a match among the guild captains, and sixteen representatives stepped forward, including Ywen, Erza Belserion, and Gildarts Clive.
• A teleportation circle moved the contestants into a maze filled with dolls, and most guilds hid among them while Kagura and Erza began destroying dolls.
• Erza bundled up the dolls resembling Ywen, while Gildarts woke up and used his magic to destroy the entire maze and expose every contestant.
• Erza attacked Gildarts over her dolls, Kagura clashed with Bluenote, and Kirin fought Kurnugi after Kurnugi revealed his identity.
• Sting declared that he would show the world who the strongest Dragon Slayer Mage was, and Ywen appeared behind him and challenged his claim.

Ywen Belserion confronted Sting during the Grand Magic Games and defeated him with a single strike, establishing Fairy Tail’s strength over Sabertooth. The audience and Sabertooth reeled from Sting’s loss as Pumpkin Head proclaimed Ywen the strongest Mage on Ishgar Continent.

• Ywen introduced himself to Sting, who recognized him as the former first-ranked Ten Wizard Saints Mage and challenged his reputation.
• Yukino warned Sabertooth that Ywen was Fairy Tail’s strongest Mage, while Lector, Frosch, and Orga rallied the Guild behind Sting.
• Pumpkin Head broadcast Sting and Ywen’s confrontation to the audience, and Sting declared that Sabertooth stood behind him before activating White Light Mode.
• Sting charged Ywen with Holy Nova, but Ywen shattered the attack with Raimei Hakke and struck Sting with his Mace, defeating him in one blow.
• Sabertooth’s members reacted in shock as Fairy Tail celebrated, and Pumpkin Head announced Ywen as the strongest Mage on Ishgar Continent.

Ywen Belserion instantly defeated Sting and Narubudinku with a single swing, establishing himself as a dominant force in the Grand Magic Games. As the other contestants continued fighting, Pacas proposed that Erza and Gildarts ally with him against the other guilds before settling their own contest.

• Ywen defeated Sting with one swing, prompting spectators to praise Ywen and question Sting’s strength while Rogue, Orga Nanagear, Rufus, and Lector blamed Sting’s loss on carelessness.
• Ywen moved on as Erza and Gildarts prepared to fight; Pacas interrupted them and began seeking an alliance.
• Narubudinku assumed Ywen had exhausted his magic defeating Sting and charged him, but Ywen knocked him out with one swing of Raimei Hakke.
• Rousseau Signor confronted Zeref and demanded that he hand over Athena, while Kirin and Kurnugi faced Invel Yura and Larcade Dragneel to compare their teams’ strength.
• Kagura and Bluenote continued their Gravity Magic duel, while Jura and Ichiya watched the battles and waited for an opportunity to act.
• Pacas proposed that Erza and Gildarts ally with him to eliminate the other contestants, after which he would concede and let them decide the winner.

Erza and Gildarts knocked out Pacas after he tried to recruit them, then resumed their fierce duel. Ywen arrived and defeated Jura and Ichiya with one swing of his mace, leaving the spectators stunned and Sabertooth trying to make sense of the result.

• Pacas proposed that Erza and Gildarts join forces with Four-Headed Hound, but Erza and Gildarts knocked him unconscious with their Conqueror’s Haki and refused to cooperate.
• Erza and Gildarts resumed their fight, with Erza firing a Super Railgun and Gildarts countering it with Crush Magic.
• Ywen appeared behind Jura and Ichiya as they watched the duel, prompting them to use their strongest abilities against him.
• Ywen struck Jura and Ichiya down with a single swing of his mace, instantly defeating both of them.
• The spectators marveled at Ywen’s victory over Jura, while a Sabertooth Mage argued that Sting’s earlier defeat meant he must be as strong as Jura.

Ywen dominated the first Grand Magic Games match, leaving Fairy Tail atop the standings while other guilds struggled to recover. The next match began with Rogue facing Acnologia, and Acnologia transformed into a dragon after Rogue revealed he had slain one.

• Sabertooth's mages rallied after a guildmate convinced them that Ywen's victories were part of a scheme, and Rogue vowed to avenge Sting.
• Ywen defeated five opponents, then rested while the remaining battles continued; the first match ended with most rival guild aces injured and Fairy Tail teams dominating the standings.
• Pumpkin Head announced rigged matchups for the individual battles, pairing Acnologia with Rogue, while Sabertooth placed its hopes in Rogue despite Yukino urging him to surrender.
• Orga Nanagear announced that Rogue was a third-generation Dragon Slayer who had slain Shadow Dragon Skiadrum, and Rogue activated Dragon Force.
• Acnologia challenged Rogue to prove his dragon-slaying claim, transformed into a gigantic black dragon, and left Rogue and the spectators stunned.

Rogue challenged Acnologia in the Grand Magic Games but was defeated even after Skiadrum awakened inside him. August then overwhelmed Sai with repeated Super Magics, and spectators began to suspect that Fairy Tail’s fighters matched the monsters described in Apocalypse.

• Rogue unleashed Dragon Force and Shadow Drive, but Acnologia shattered his strongest attack and slapped him into the arena wall.
• Skiadrum took control of Rogue’s half-dragon body, recognized Acnologia, and was knocked unconscious after trying to fight him, so Acnologia won the match.
• Medical staff carried Rogue to the ward where Sting was staying, while Pumpkin Head announced a break before the next match.
• Sai mocked August and threatened to make Mavis cry, prompting August to silence him and repeatedly destroy and restore him with powerful magic.
• Sai surrendered after August used more than a hundred kinds of Super Magic, and August won the second match.
• Spectators noticed that Fairy Tail’s fighters resembled monsters in Apocalypse and began wondering whether the book’s contents were real.

After Fairy Tail’s members revealed themselves as figures from Apocalypse, Pumpkin Head suppressed the panicked audience and arranged a replacement match. Laxus defeated his father Ivan and Raven Tail’s mages, leaving the Grand Magic Games underway.

• The audience connected Fairy Tail’s members to the monsters in Apocalypse, and some spectators considered joining the Red God Church.
• Pumpkin Head cut the broadcast, ordered arrests, and planted soldiers in the audience to force applause before resuming the Games.
• With Sherria fainting from fright, the scheduled match changed to Laxus versus Raven Tail’s Alexei.
• Alexei revealed himself to be Ivan Dreyar and tried to persuade Laxus to leave Fairy Tail, claiming Makarov had betrayed them.
• Laxus rejected Ivan, and Ivan summoned more than a hundred Raven Tail mages to seize him.
• Laxus unleashed golden lightning and knocked out Ivan and all the Raven Tail mages in a single blow.

Laxus exposed Ivan’s illusion and defeated every member of Raven Tail, prompting the tournament organizers to withdraw the guild and arrange an internal Fairy Tail match. The chapter ended with Atlas Flame asking Makarov why Fairy Tail did not simply enter another team in Raven Tail’s vacated place.

• Laxus revealed that Ivan had disguised Raven Tail’s attack as a duel, and he stood victorious over the entire guild, including Ivan.
• Makarov condemned Ivan for targeting Fairy Tail, while Laxus rejected his father’s attempt to pit family ties against guild loyalty.
• Pumpkin Head announced Raven Tail’s removal and proposed eliminating one Fairy Tail team to preserve the appearance of tournament fairness.
• Fairy Tail chose Magnolia Town Branch A Team and Dragon Eater B Team as its weakest teams, and Natsu accepted that his team would have to fight.
• Makarov’s guildmates opened a betting pool for the internal match, and Atlas Flame asked why Fairy Tail had not filled Raven Tail’s vacant slot with another team.

Fairy Tail’s two teams began their Grand Magic Games match, and Kurnugi trapped Erza and Natsu in a spatial barrier while his teammates faced Gray, Wendy, and Lucy outside. The battle left Lucy confronting Kiria and Madmole, who expected her to fight like a powerful S-Class Mage.

• Makarov told Atlas Flame that Fairy Tail would not replace Raven Tail in the Games, while Macao and Wakaba privately doubted his righteous explanation.
• Dragon Eater Team B and Magnolia Town Team A entered the arena, and Fairy Tail’s betting crowd descended into a brawl before the match began.
• Pumpkin Head announced the match, and Kurnugi trapped himself, Erza, and Natsu inside a spatial barrier after Natsu attacked him.
• Erza and Natsu rejected Kurnugi’s demand that they surrender and battered him with flames and a Railgun after Ywen told Erza to fight freely.
• Outside the barrier, Nebal chased Wendy, Scaly Reda confronted Gray, and Kiria and Madmole challenged Lucy as Fairy Tail’s current S-Class Mage.
• Lucy protested that she did not deserve the S-Class reputation, but Kiria and Madmole insisted she take the fight seriously.

During the Grand Magic Games team battle, Wendy turned the tide against Nebal while Gray and Reda remained evenly matched. Lucy bluffed Kiria and Madmole with a supposedly unprecedented seven-Spirit summon, but Aquarius appeared and exposed the trick just as the pair were about to surrender.

• Gray and Scaly Reda fought to a standstill while Wendy used a Wind Barrier to repel Nebal’s slime and entered Dragon Force to gain the advantage.
• Ywen admitted that his deceptive training had given Wendy severe trust issues, and Fairy Tail’s mages complained about his methods.
• Kiria and Madmole decided to leave Lucy and help their teammates, but Lucy persuaded them that she was a proud, powerful S-Class Mage like Misaki.
• Lucy summoned seven Celestial Spirits, stunning the arena and prompting Kiria and Madmole to accept defeat, though several of the Spirits were not genuinely summoned by her.
• Aquarius appeared between Lucy’s Spirits and Kiria’s group, grabbed Lucy, and threatened to ruin her bluff before the opponents surrendered.

Lucy’s Celestial Spirits fought Kiria and Madmole in the Grand Magic Games, but one by one they were defeated or returned to the Celestial Spirit World. Cornered, Lucy used a mysterious black key to summon the Celestial Spirit King, leaving the arena stunned.

• Aquarius angrily grabbed Lucy for interrupting her planned beach vacation with Scorpio, while the other Celestial Spirits and Old Toma reacted to the spectacle.
• Kiria and Madmole attacked Lucy, but Loke and Scorpio blocked their combined Dragon Slayer roar before Loke ran out of magic and returned to the Celestial Spirit World.
• Lucy summoned Loke, Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, and Caprico to fight; Gemini copied Madmole’s abilities, and Virgo trapped Kiria, but Scaly Reda caught Gemini in a swamp and forced her to return home.
• Aquarius left with Scorpio after Lucy closed Scorpio’s gate, and Lucy resummoned Loke while her remaining Spirits fought Kiria and Madmole; Virgo, Taurus, and Loke were soon eliminated as well.
• With only Caprico guarding her, Lucy revealed the black key she had kept from her mother Layla and opened the Gate of the Celestial Spirit World.
• The Celestial Spirit King descended into the arena, and Yukino recognized him as Lucy’s extraordinary summon.

Lucy transported the Grand Magic Games arena to the Celestial Spirit World, where the Celestial Spirit King defeated the remaining enemy Mages and shattered Kurnugi’s barrier. The barrier revealed Erza beating Kurnugi, and Fairy Tail’s Mages joined forces to blast him.

• Yukino explained that Lucy had brought the arena and its spectators to the Celestial Spirit World, while the Celestial Spirit King welcomed them as guests.
• Celestial Spirits mingled with the audience and offered food and wine, and Yukino decided she would leave Sabertooth for Fairy Tail.
• The Celestial Spirit King overwhelmed Kiria, Madmole, Scaly Reda, and Nebal, then destroyed the barrier shielding the final opponent.
• Lucy, Gray, and Wendy discovered that Erza had been beating Kurnugi to keep his barrier closed, and Lucy revealed that the other opponents had already been defeated.
• Erza, Natsu, Gray, Wendy, and the Celestial Spirit King unleashed powerful attacks on the immobilized Kurnugi, leaving him caught in a huge explosion.

Fairy Tail’s Magnolia Town Team A defeated Kurnugi, and Natsu rallied his teammates to pursue the Grand Magic Games championship despite Lucy’s doubts. After the afternoon matches began, Wendy defeated Sherria with her second-stage Dragon Force and a powerful attack, then healed her before Sherria conceded.

• Pumpkin Head declared Fairy Tail’s Magnolia Town Team A the winner after Kurnugi fell, and Erza reminded Natsu that their goal was the championship.
• Natsu, Erza, Gray, and Wendy agreed to aim for the title, while Lucy questioned whether they could defeat Ywen and the other powerful opponents.
• Old Toma resumed hosting the games, and the afternoon match between Wendy and Sherria began after the break.
• Wendy and Sherria exchanged matching sky-element attacks, introduced themselves, and agreed they would have been friends outside the match.
• Wendy entered second-stage Dragon Force and defeated Sherria with Sky Piercer, then healed her as Sherria conceded.

Kirin challenged the contestants from four Mage Guilds to fight him alone, and Fairy Tail approved the change to the Grand Magic Games. He instantly defeated Jose, then struck down the other guilds’ contestants with lightning, leaving Light Heart’s remaining challengers to face him.

• After Wendy defeated Sherria, Wendy invited her to visit Fairy Tail, and Sherria agreed, calling them friends.
• Kirin proposed replacing the scheduled matches with a single challenge against all contestants from Mermaid Heel, Blue Pegasus, Four-Headed Hound, and Light Heart; Ajeel objected, but Kiria and Brandish agreed.
• Pumpkin Head approved the rule change after Fairy Tail’s teams supported Kirin, and Arania Web, Toka, Jose Porla, and Hibiki entered the arena.
• Jose challenged Kirin and unleashed Death Requiem, but Kirin defeated him instantly with Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Roaring Thunder, provoking Laxus by using his finishing move.
• Kirin called down lightning that incapacitated Arania Web, Hibiki, and Rocker, then asked the four guilds who would face him next.

Kirin defeated his opponent on the first day of the Grand Magic Games, then provoked Laxus into a lightning clash before their match was postponed. That night, Yukino left Sabertooth to join Fairy Tail, but the guild’s chaotic welcome made her question her decision as she met Gray and Natsu in various states of undress.

• Kirin won the final battle of the day and taunted Laxus, who exchanged lightning attacks with him before Pumpkin Head stopped their confrontation.
• Kirin returned to Fairy Tail’s stands, where Laxus challenged him to a fight, and Kirin accepted.
• Fairy Tail celebrated at the Royal Grand Hotel while Yukino quit Sabertooth and Minerva privately resolved to replace Jiemma as Guild Master.
• Yukino met Sherria outside the hotel and brought her inside, where they found Fairy Tail members partying wildly.
• Gray greeted Yukino wearing only a tie, and Natsu arrived wearing only triangular briefs after freezing Gray.

Yukino and Sherria visited Fairy Tail, where Gray’s missing clothes and Ul’s offer to lend him hers convinced Yukino that the guild was full of eccentrics. When Yukino tried to leave the hotel with Sherria, Fairy Tail’s members stopped her and declared that guests who came to the guild were not allowed to leave.

• Gray approached Yukino and Sherria while wearing only his underwear and asked Yukino to lend him her clothes.
• Ul arrived, welcomed Yukino and Sherria, and offered Gray her own clothes after learning he had lost his.
• Yukino stopped Ul from slipping off her dress, then hurried to leave with Sherria after seeing Gray’s exposed body.
• Yukino found the hotel doors blocked and turned to face Fairy Tail’s silent members.
• Fairy Tail’s members told Yukino that their guild rule forbade anyone who came there from leaving.

Yukino resisted joining Fairy Tail until Makarov and Ywen revealed the guild’s extravagant benefits, including free access to Heartfilia Family properties, and she agreed to stay. Meanwhile, King Old Toma chose a swimsuit contest for the next Grand Magic Games event, setting up a potentially disastrous dispute over who was the most beautiful wizard.

• Ywen recognized Yukino as Sorano’s younger sister and stamped Fairy Tail’s guild mark on her and Sherria without asking.
• Wendy comforted Sherria and led her away, while Yukino saw through the pair’s good-cop, bad-cop tactic and refused to join Fairy Tail.
• Makarov and Ywen explained Fairy Tail’s free travel, lodging, vehicle, and Heartfilia Family property privileges, astonishing Yukino.
• When Makarov tried to remove Yukino’s guild mark, she dodged his magic, then changed her mind and agreed to stay in Fairy Tail, citing Sorano’s wishes.
• King Old Toma ruled out a combat event for the next day and chose a swimsuit contest to determine the most beautiful wizard.