Chapter Summaries

Gray and Lyon tried to discover who Fairy Tail’s strongest wizard was, but Ywen, Gildarts, and Makarov each gave them only cryptic clues. Aileen’s arrival led them to suspect her, while her quiet punishment left them suffering in the restroom.

• Ywen told Gray and Lyon that Fairy Tail’s strongest mage was usually away, and Macao suggested the candidates were Ywen and Gildarts.
• Gray and Lyon ambushed Gildarts, who praised Ywen’s potential but warned that an even stronger wizard was in the guild.
• Makarov said Gildarts had surpassed him and urged the boys to watch everyone entering the guild for clues.
• Aileen arrived to take Ywen out for his birthday, and Makarov identified her as Ywen and Erza’s mother.
• Gray and Lyon mocked the idea that Aileen could be the strongest wizard, so Aileen secretly cursed them with a week of diarrhea.
• Aileen told Ywen she had beaten Gildarts for taking him on an S-Class mission without her permission, and Gray and Lyon suffered in the restroom.

The Magic Council debated candidates for the Ten Wizard Saints, and Yajima recommended Gildarts and then Ywen Belserion, only for the councilors to reject both. As Yajima and the councilors argued over strength and character, Tocchi Anderba proposed finding candidates who possessed both.

• The Magic Council chairman called for the councilors to choose candidates for the vacant Ten Wizard Saints positions before the end of the year.
• Yajima recommended Gildarts, but the councilors objected to his poor character.
• Yajima recommended Ywen Belserion for defeating Deliora, but the councilors rejected him because his battle had devastated the surrounding area.
• Yajima challenged the councilors to confront Zeref's demons themselves, and the councilors struggled to defend their objections.
• Tocchi Anderba urged Yajima and the councilors to stop arguing and select wizards with both strength and character.

The Magic Council debated candidates for the Ten Wizard Saints, and Toki Andarba maneuvered the councilors into accepting Ultear Milkovich despite her guild affiliation. Ultear was selected, while the Chairman briefly wondered whether Ywen Belserion’s surname connected him to a legendary queen.

• Toki Andarba proposed Ultear Milkovich as a candidate, citing her defense of a town during the battle against Deliora and her Fairy Tail guild.
• The councilors hesitated over choosing another Fairy Tail mage until Toki argued that excluding the Deliora heroes would damage the Magic Council’s reputation.
• The councilors voted for Ultear Milkovich, rejecting Gildarts Clive and Ywen Belserion because of Gildarts’s reputation and Ywen’s age.
• The Chairman announced Ultear’s selection and wondered whether Ywen’s surname connected him to the legendary Sage Dragon and queen.
• The Chairman adjourned the meeting, leaving the Council to announce Ultear’s appointment across the continent.

As Fairy Tail gathered for the Harvest Festival, a Magic Council clerk arrived and appointed Ultear Milkovich as one of the Ten Wizard Saints. Ul accepted the medal in surprise while her guildmates celebrated the honor.

• Fairy Tail's members gathered at the guild before the Harvest Festival, with Ywen, Erza, and Laxus among those present.
• A frightened Magic Council clerk entered Fairy Tail with soldiers and summoned Ultear Milkovich to receive an order.
• The clerk announced that the Magic Council had appointed Ultear Milkovich as one of the Ten Wizard Saints and presented her with a silver medal.
• Ultear accepted the medal in disbelief, and Gray, Lyon, and the other guild members congratulated her as the clerk hurried away.

Ul received the Ten Wizard Saints medal but worried she was unworthy until Makarov reassured her that it was only a title. The next morning, Gray and Lyon tried to provoke Ywen and Gildarts over Ul’s honor, but neither man cared about the Saint Ten title.

• Ul told Makarov she lacked confidence and believed Ywen and Gildarts were more suited to the Saint Ten title.
• Makarov pointed out that Ywen and Gildarts were bickering over coffee and would likely misuse the title, then mentioned the medal’s travel discounts to cheer Ul up.
• Makarov joined Ywen and Gildarts’ argument, and their ensuing brawl left Ul laughing and pocketing the medal.
• At the Harvest Festival, Gray tried to make Ywen jealous that Ul had become a Saint, but Ywen dismissed the title.
• Lyon asked Gildarts about the Saint Ten, and Gildarts rejected the idea of sharing a strongest-wizard title with other people.

After Ywen and Gildarts dismissed the Ten Wizard Saints, Gray and Lyon resolved to grow stronger by challenging Laxus and Erza. Erza and Laxus defeated them instantly, and Laxus left the guild claiming he had beaten Erza by half a second.

• Gray and Lyon decided to challenge Laxus and Erza, whom they saw as their targets in the guild.
• Gray confronted Laxus, who mocked him for being naked, then agreed to fight after Gray blocked his way out.
• Erza defeated Lyon with one strike and told him to train harder.
• Laxus struck Gray with golden lightning, left him unable to move, and stepped out of the guild.
• Laxus smiled and claimed he had beaten Erza by 0.5 seconds, while Gray and Lyon vowed to win next time.

Fairy Tail celebrated Magnolia’s Harvest Festival with a dazzling float parade and fireworks created by Ywen. The festivities ended with Ywen bringing Porlyusica a holiday feast, while a chained old man in an unknown mine looked up at the moon.

• Makarov chose the injured Gray and Lyon as the parade float’s headliners, and Fairy Tail prepared for the festival.
• Gray and Lyon created ice displays, Ul formed an ice castle, and Erza and Laxus combined weapons and lightning during the parade.
• Makarov transformed into a giant and then a clown, making the townspeople laugh before Fairy Tail members raised their guild sign together.
• Ywen’s golden magic formed Fairy Tail’s emblem in the sky as fireworks, and Makarov recognized his handiwork.
• Ywen left Porlyusica a feast and a holiday note before returning home to celebrate with Aileen.
• In an unknown mine on Ishgar, a chained old man looked up at the full moon as Makarov raised his finger.

Ywen pursued Wyverns for their scales after Makarov requested Blizzard Monster scales, then learned he had mistaken the beneficial beasts for the harmful ones. A system quest revealed that winning Fairy Tail’s 24-Hour Endurance Race would earn a Hundred-Year Mission Badge, and Makarov scheduled the competition for the next day.

• Ywen continued investigating the R-System, Precht, and Ultear, but struggled to find leads without a strong intelligence network.
• Makarov asked Ywen to collect Blizzard Monster scales, and a system quest offered a Hundred-Year Mission Badge for winning the guild’s endurance race.
• Ywen killed Wyverns with a meteor spell and brought their scales back to the guild.
• Makarov explained that Wyverns were beneficial beasts rather than Blizzard Monsters, but accepted the scales to keep Ywen from hunting more of them.
• Makarov announced that the Fairy Tail competition would take place the next day, and Ywen looked forward to it.

Fairy Tail began a guild-wide 24-hour endurance race, and Ywen expected to win until Aileen joined as his opponent. When Ywen launched himself toward Mount Ibol as light, Aileen stopped time throughout Magnolia Town, leaving only Ywen’s thoughts moving.

• Jason explained that racers had to retrieve a Wyvern scale from Mount Ibol and return, while the last-place finisher would have silly photos published.
• Ywen, Laxus, Erza, Ul, and the other Fairy Tail members prepared to compete, and Ywen looked forward to winning the Hundred-Year Mission Medal.
• Aileen appeared and announced that she and Ywen and Erza were opponents because the Guild Master required every member to participate.
• When Makarov started the race, Ywen transformed into light and flew toward his destination.
• Aileen cast Enchant: Time Stop, freezing the Fairy Tail mages and spectators throughout Magnolia Town; Ywen resisted enough to think but could not move freely.

Irene won the Fairy Tail 24-Hour Endurance Race by stopping time and teleporting to the prize, while the other mages turned the race into a chaotic magical brawl. Makarov watched his plan to improve the guild’s public image unravel as reporters photographed the spectacle.

• Irene stopped time, teleported to the dragon scale, and claimed first place before Makarov resumed time and announced her victory.
• Ywen tried to take second place, but Gildarts blocked his path and fought him with Crush Magic.
• Ul, Gray, and Lyon advanced on skates, but Laxus attacked them; Ul froze Laxus, and Erza knocked him unconscious before skiing after Ul.
• Ywen unleashed Yasakani no Magatama at Gildarts, and their clash helped spark an all-out brawl as Fairy Tail mages used their magic across the track.
• Mages injured by stray attacks were taken for treatment, while the hosts praised the spectacle and Makarov despaired as reporters eagerly photographed the chaos.

Makarov announced the Fairy Tail 24-Hour Endurance Race results, and the guild celebrated the winners before punishing the last-place finishers. Gray and Lyon rejected their cross-dressing punishment by stripping down to their underwear.

• Makarov announced Irene Belserion in first place, Ywen Belserion in second, and Ultear Milkovich in third, with Erza and Laxus finishing fourth and fifth.
• Ywen accepted his second-place reward but regretted receiving only an SS-Class medal, then resolved to improve his magic power and Time Magic resistance.
• Jason photographed the winners, while Gray and Lyon were named the race's last-place finishers and ordered to pose in Lolita dresses.
• Gray tore off his dress and stood in his underwear, and Lyon followed suit as the guild members laughed at them.

After Fairy Tail’s sports meet, the guild’s mages rushed to take jobs because the annual S-Class Mage Examination was approaching. Gray was delighted that Laxus finally remembered his name, while Ywen and Erza prepared to choose missions.

• Jason photographed Gray and Lyon running naked, earning them the title “The Perverted Brothers Who Like Running Naked.”
• Ywen, Erza, and Aileen celebrated the Belserion family’s sports-meet victories with a feast at home.
• The next day, Ywen noticed the guild’s mages eagerly registering for jobs and urged Erza to claim some before they were gone.
• Erza cleared a path to the job board and selected several jobs while Ywen flew upstairs to inspect the S-Class Missions.
• Cana revealed that the S-Class Mage Examination was approaching, and Laxus mocked Gray and Lyon as unqualified brats.
• Laxus called Gray by his name for the first time, and Gray felt touched rather than angry.

Cana explained Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mages, missions, and trial to Gray and Lyon, who became eager to qualify. She identified Ywen as the guild’s top trial candidate, though he already had the abilities and privileges of an S-Class Mage, and the chapter left him departing with several S-Class missions while Makarov shouted after him.

• Gray asked Cana what the S-Class Mage Trial was, and she explained that S-Class Mages handled dangerous missions posted on the guild’s second floor.
• Cana told Gray and Lyon that Gildarts was Fairy Tail’s only active S-Class Mage, prompting them to ask how they could take the trial.
• Cana admitted that she had never taken the trial and guessed that mission records and evaluations helped Makarov choose candidates.
• Cana named Ywen Belserion as the guild’s top trial candidate and said he already had S-Class abilities and privileges, including permission to accept S-Class missions.
• Ywen took several S-Class extermination missions and departed, prompting Makarov to angrily tell him not to take them all.

Cana speculated that Ywen, Ultear, Erza, and Laxus were the likely S-Class Trial candidates, then used her divination cards to predict that neither Ywen nor Ultear would win. Gray and Lyon were left wondering what the trial would involve, while Cana doubted her own reading.

• Cana told Gray and Lyon that Ywen, Ultear, Erza, and Laxus were the most likely candidates for the S-Class Mage Trial.
• Gray and Lyon recalled Erza and Laxus's overwhelming strength, while Cana guessed Ywen would win if only one mage could pass.
• Cana performed a divination after noticing Gray and Lyon were disappointed that Ultear might not win.
• Cana revealed that her divination showed neither Ywen nor Ultear passing the trial, surprising Gray and Lyon.
• Gray and Lyon wondered whether Erza or Laxus would win and speculated that the trial might not be a combat contest, while Cana cautioned that her reading could be wrong.

Ywen destroyed the Poison Fang of the Azure Serpent with a precisely controlled meteor and notified the Magic Council. As the Council’s soldiers arrived to clear the ruins, a Wild Giant attacked a merchant caravan, and its captain stayed behind to defend the others.

• The Guild Master of the Poison Fang of the Azure Serpent considered targeting Fairy Tail, but Ywen crushed the guild and its 137 members beneath a meteor.
• Ywen confirmed the S-Class subjugation mission was complete, notified nearby Magic Council soldiers, and left the scene.
• Magic Council soldiers found the guild reduced to a crater, and a veteran identified Ywen as the culprit known as “Starfall.”
• The veteran ordered the soldiers to move the meteor and reflected that Ywen might become one of the Ten Wizard Saints.
• A Wild Giant attacked a merchant caravan about eighty kilometers away and killed five guards with one swing.
• The guard captain ordered the others to escort their employer to safety and stayed behind to face the giant.

Ywen returned to Fairy Tail after clearing its backlog of high-level subjugation missions and spending his medals to greatly increase his abilities. With a system quest offering a Ten-Year Mission Medal for passing the S-Class exam, he prepared to take the exam and planned to seek power and resources across Ishgar.

• Ywen used a golden attack to kill a Wild Giant threatening a royal carriage, then healed the injured guards before leaving.
• The guard captain identified the young mage as Ywen of Fairy Tail, and the emerald-haired princess vowed to remember his name.
• Ywen returned to Fairy Tail after completing one SS-Class, nine S-Class, and forty-three A-Class subjugation missions.
• Ywen combined his medals to raise his magic power to level ten, his Attach and Detach Magic to level nine, and his resistances and other abilities to level eight.
• Ywen received a system quest to pass Fairy Tail's S-Class Mage examination for a Ten-Year Mission Medal and decided to seek quests and power across Ishgar.

Makarov announced the candidates for Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mage examination, naming Ywen, Ultear, Erza, and Laxus. He then revealed that there was a fifth candidate, leaving the guild members shocked as he prepared to name them.

• Makarov gathered the Fairy Tail mages and announced Ywen Belserion as the first candidate for the S-Class Mage examination.
• Makarov named Ultear Milkovich as the second candidate, and Gray and Lyon celebrated her selection.
• Makarov announced Erza Belserion and Laxus Dreyar as the third and fourth candidates because of their strength against Night Walk.
• Gray praised Cana for predicting the first four candidates, while Cana hid her disappointment at not being selected.
• Makarov began announcing a fifth candidate, surprising the guild members who had expected only four participants.

Makarov announced Irene Belserion as Fairy Tail’s fifth participant in the S-Class Mage examination, surprising Ywen and the guild. Gildarts and Makarov revealed they had arranged her selection, leaving Ywen to face a difficult rival in the examination.

• Fairy Tail’s mages speculated about who would become the fifth S-Class examination candidate while Ywen and the others doubted anyone else was ready.
• Makarov announced Irene Belserion as the fifth candidate, praising her record-setting performance in the 24-Hour Endurance Race.
• Ywen questioned Irene’s selection because she had not gone on missions or demonstrated her strength in the guild.
• Gildarts admitted that he had recommended Irene and teased Ywen about losing his chance to become an S-Class Mage that year.
• Makarov defended Irene’s qualifications and said the challenge could help Ywen grow, while Gildarts protested that Makarov had helped choose her too.

Aileen joined Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mage trial alongside Ywen and Erza, treating it as a family trip. Ywen realized there might be a way to win despite Aileen’s participation and resolved to turn the trial against Makarov and Gildarts.

• Ywen silently mocked Makarov, while an isolated young man in a forest noticed animals and plants dying around him and retreated deeper into the wilderness.
• Aileen surprised Ywen by announcing that she would take part in the trial, then embraced Ywen and Erza and looked forward to their outing together.
• Ywen reasoned that the trial’s ten-year-level reward meant the challenge might be winnable, and he pretended to plan a casual trip while secretly preparing to outmaneuver Makarov and Gildarts.
• Fairy Tail members reacted to Aileen, Ywen, and Erza entering the trial as a family, then turned on a guild member who admitted he had seen Makarov and Gildarts near the girls’ dormitory.

As the Fairy Tail guild prepared for the S-Class Mage Examination on Tenrou Island, its members debated and wagered on who would pass. Cana’s divination suggested that multiple people would succeed, leaving Gray and Lyon to bet their savings on that outcome.

• Makarov announced that the S-Class Mage Examination would take place on Tenrou Island and called the selected candidates to the docks the next morning.
• The Fairy Tail mages began betting on the candidates, with Macao backing Ywen and Wakaba backing Aileen.
• A mage argued that Erza could pass because Ywen might be distracted by his little sister, while Cana wondered if several people might pass.
• The older mages laughed at Cana’s suggestion, insisting that past examinations had never let multiple candidates pass.
• Gray and Lyon wagered their 30,000 J savings that multiple people would pass, trusting Cana’s divination.
• Cana read that the wind on the rooftop would be especially noisy and privately concluded that a group, rather than one person, would emerge victorious.