Chapter Summaries

Erza hunted Sordil and Lisanna in Edolas, but the pair escaped her capture and fled through the forest. After Lisanna learned that Sordil came from the parallel world of Asland and had revived her with magic, Edolas’s search party spotted them and the chase continued.

• Erza attacked Sordil and Lisanna with spears and magic blasts, captured Lisanna briefly, and chased Sordil after he was launched into the forest.
• Erza returned to Asland’s Fairy Tail, where Mira served her cheesecake and a hot drink as Erza felt a sudden disturbance.
• In Edolas, Sordil and Lisanna escaped the crater and evaded Erza’s subordinates, prompting Erza to order a search net northwest.
• Sordil explained to Lisanna that he was a Fairy Tail member from the parallel world of Asland and had revived her with special magic.
• Edolas searchers spotted Sordil and Lisanna, but an unknown attacker destroyed a soldier and his signal flare; the commander sent a messenger and ordered the pursuit to continue.

Lucy and the Fairy Tail members fled the Royal Army using a risky spatial jump, while Sordil and Lisanna were ambushed by Crimson. Sordil trapped Crimson and challenged her to a match, with his freedom and the fate of their captured companions at stake.

• Lucy warned the guild that Erza was pursuing them, and Levy forced the building to jump through space before the Royal Army could capture them.
• Sordil and Lisanna evaded silver-armored soldiers, but Crimson appeared with Mira and Elfman as prisoners and attacked them with an expanding Ice-Flame Spear.
• Sordil raised rock walls to shield himself and Lisanna, but Crimson’s attack shattered them and knocked him down while Lisanna hid in a bunker.
• Lucy and the others argued over rescuing their captured friends as the Royal Army pressed its attack and a commander prepared an encirclement.
• Sordil sprang back up, restrained Crimson with an Azure Iron Vine, and countered Erza’s attempt to interfere from above.
• Crimson accepted Sordil’s challenge: if he won, she would leave the Royal Army and acknowledge him as her adoptive father; if she won, he and everyone else would be at her disposal.

Sordil rescued Fairy Tail and the two Lisannas from the Royal Army, then explained that he and Lisanna came from Asland and had been pulled into Edolas by Anima. He left Lisanna with Fairy Tail and set out to infiltrate the kingdom, while later reports traced a growing campaign of attacks and resistance to the silver-haired youth.

• Sordil fought Erza while a silver-haired figure rescued Fairy Tail from the Royal Army and helped them escape through a spatial jump.
• Sordil used a red-blue attack to break through Erza's defenses, then escaped with Lisanna and her white-haired sibling as Fairy Tail was rescued.
• Sordil reunited the Asland Lisanna with Mira and Elfman, explained their origins and how Anima brought them to Edolas, and said he would seek a way home while sabotaging the kingdom.
• Sordil left Lisanna in Fairy Tail's care, and the guild members promised to protect her.
• Over the following months, reports linked the silver-haired youth to attacks on fortresses and the royal armory, aid to Fairy Tail against the Fairy Hunters, and chaos in Exceedalia.

Great Crimson sent Kornech off with Wattster and Radel, then learned from Tingmei that their enemies had reappeared and led the others to confront them. Elsewhere, the Magic Council discussed Fairy Tail’s destruction, Ivan declined to attack the guild, and Grimoire Heart’s Four Heavenly Kings waited for news of their Guild Master’s collaboration.

• Kornech lost a contest to Teacher Ace, but Great Crimson arranged for her to leave with Wattster and Radel while Ace and the others stayed behind.
• Tingmei reported that their enemies had appeared again, and Great Crimson set out with Ace and the others to face them.
• The Magic Council debated punishment for Fairy Tail after the guild’s mission resulted in the destruction of three cities.
• Ivan refused Nalou’s suggestion to attack Fairy Tail while it was vulnerable and hinted that he was waiting for certain people to arrive.
• At Grimoire Heart, Juvia said the Guild Master had gone to discuss a major collaboration, while Gajeel and the other Heavenly Kings waited for his return.

Fairy Tail’s guild members discussed Natsu, Laxus, and the absent Lord Sordil, while Empress Crimson assigned Herder and several companions to a mission against an enemy group. Elsewhere, a disguised man arranged to meet a drunkard in a tavern restroom, where two apparent strangers reunited.

• Dasuo returned to Fairy Tail and explained that Natsu and the others had delayed him by asking questions.
• The guild members worried about Natsu receiving bad information and lamented that Laxus and the others had changed since Lord Sordil disappeared.
• Crimson’s intelligence chief Tingmei presented evidence about the enemy, and Crimson assigned Herder, Swann, and the Three Stars to deal with them.
• A blond middle-aged man told his visitor that the plan had gone smoothly and that a child would soon arrive, then the visitor departed to protect the child.
• A hooded man entered a tavern, spoke cryptically to a drunkard, and followed him into a restroom, where they reunited in secret.

The drunkard and his accomplices advanced their plan while Natsu and Happy traveled by train, and a disguised blonde sought help on the road to Harujion. After Erza defeated a Mammoth Demon Elephant, she learned that people were pursuing something tied to Zeref and a plan against Fairy Tail, so she left immediately to investigate.

• The drunkard told the burly figure that Plan P was ready and to receive Old Two, then vanished from the room.
• Natsu boarded a train with Happy, while Lord Bora ordered his ship turned west after receiving urgent messages and spoke privately with Kaster.
• Brown Cloak shed her disguise on the road, worried about what to do next, then ran toward a passing carriage.
• Erza defeated the Mammoth Demon Elephant and stayed behind to help the villagers while Maruko and the two Heavenly Kings went ahead.
• Erza overheard adventurers discussing a dangerous object, Zeref, and a plot against Fairy Tail, then stopped their carriage and interrogated them.
• Erza left to investigate, accepting the Mammoth Demon Elephant's tusks as her reward after the villagers persuaded her.

Natsu and Happy arrived in Harujion, where they met Lucy and fought Bora after he tried to kidnap her; the chapter then skipped through their early Fairy Tail adventures. The altered Lullaby team departed with Sonia and Crimson, leaving the guild members fearing the destruction they would cause.

• Natsu and Happy searched Harujion for the Fire Dragon while Lucy bought the Key of Little Dog at the city's magic shop.
• Natsu and Happy mistook Bora for Igneel, and Natsu saved Lucy from Bora's Charm and later rescued her from his ship.
• Natsu defeated Bora and his impostors, and the chapter summarized Lucy joining Fairy Tail, the Daybreak job, and the formation of the Lullaby pursuit squad.
• Sonia asked Mira to join the pursuit, then left the guild with Crimson and Happy Number Two's group when Mira stayed behind.
• Macao and the other guild members worried that the departing team would destroy Fiore, then joked about escaping to the Erus Empire.

Irene ordered Operation T as preparations advanced, while Erza’s team set out on a mission and Herder Cross’s army prepared to enter Fiore under Arcadius’s escort. Meanwhile, a dark guild moved to exploit the legal guild masters’ meeting, leaving several plans in motion.

• Irene summoned Gwell and Tingmei, confirmed their preparations, and ordered Tingmei to notify Herder to execute Operation T.
• At Magnolia Station, Natsu and Gray argued until Sonia intervened; Lucy and Happy explained Sonia’s SS-Class status before Erza led the group onto a train to explain their mission.
• At the Erus–Fiore border, Herder Cross met Arcadius, who agreed to let the Erus army enter Fiore only alongside his forces and under strict secrecy.
• A dark guild’s Great Scythe learned Kagayama had obtained the target and led his group out to act while the legal guild masters attended their meeting.
• An old man ordered two black birds sent out after learning that the dark guild had begun moving.

Erza’s group traveled to Onibas to stop the dark guild Fairy Tail from using Lullaby, while Herder and a group of allies set out toward the town. After the others accidentally left Natsu on the train, he fought a robed attacker as two hidden watchers debated whether to intervene.

• Erza explained that Fairy Tail planned to use Lullaby, a curse-magic flute Zeref had empowered to destroy a town, and Sonia urged the group to learn more while traveling to Onibas.
• Near Oshibana Station, Herder met Arcadius and several allies, then led their procession northeast after they warned that someone could be in danger.
• At Onibas Station, Erza’s group realized Natsu was still aboard the departing train and ran to find a way to bring him back.
• Natsu recovered enough to confront a robed Fairy Tail mage who called legal-guild mages flies, then struck him with a flaming fist.
• The robed boy escaped through a shattered train window with a flute, while two hidden watchers decided not to pursue him and left Natsu to handle the trouble.

Hades and the other shadowy figures discussed the intruders in Fiore, while the Magic Council argued over the Erus Empire’s troop movement and received a letter clarifying the situation. At Oshibana Station, Sonia and Fairy Tail arrived to confront the people occupying it, as someone above prepared to make a show of himself.

• Hades proposed that his side and Pluto’s side investigate the intruders’ motives separately, while the shadowy group bickered over who should act.
• Micahlo and Beluno accused Ogg and Leizhi of explaining the Erus Empire’s troops entering Fiore, but Ogg received a letter from the empire and shared it with the council members.
• Erza drove the group toward Oshibana Station, where she questioned attendants and learned that dangerous people had occupied the station.
• Sonia confirmed that Fairy Tail was inside, sent Erza and the others into the station, and moved to evacuate nearby civilians.
• A figure at the station’s highest point saw the newcomers arrive and prepared to go down and put on a show.

At Oshibana Station, Jellal tried to broadcast Lullaby to a crowd, but Natsu revived and the Fairy Tail team confronted him and his allies. Jellal escaped while a Magic Wind Wall trapped the others, and Happy’s golden key coincided with a hole opening in the barrier.

• A brown-haired girl exchanged knocks with someone hidden in an alley, then later confirmed that a Magic Wind Wall surrounded the station.
• Erza, Lucy, Natsu, Gray, and Happy arrived to find a military squad defeated as Jellal prepared to broadcast Lullaby to the gathered crowd.
• Jellal declared that he wanted power and intended to rule the future, but Natsu revived and destroyed Kagayama’s attack on Lucy.
• Jellal vanished, sending Natsu and Gray after him while Erza and Lucy stayed to fight the remaining dark guild members.
• The team discovered the Magic Wind Wall blocked their escape, and Natsu repeatedly bounced off it as Lucy explained that traveling through the Spirit World was not an option.
• Happy raised his golden key, and a hole suddenly opened in the Magic Wind Wall with a bewildered brown-haired head in its center.

Sonia and the others escaped the station while Natsu and Happy pursued Jellal, who was racing toward his target. At the chapter’s end, Natsu’s rage erupted as he continued fighting Jellal after being told to let Gray handle him.

• Sonia opened a passage and led Erza, Gray, Lucy, and the unconscious Kagayama away, while Natsu and Happy had already flown off in pursuit.
• Sonia took Erza’s SE plug and powered the group’s Magic Four-Wheeled Vehicle as they set out to catch up.
• Herder and Arcadius confronted Lahar and the Magic Council’s Rune Knights outside Oshibana Station, then allowed Lahar to enter after he claimed the Council stood with the kingdom.
• Natsu and Happy caught up with Jellal, but an explosion separated them and Jellal knocked Natsu into a canyon before Natsu returned to the fight.
• Jellal split Natsu’s Fire Dragon’s Roar and countered his Blazing Fire Dragon’s Flame, while Natsu grew furious after Happy urged him to let Gray handle the battle.

Natsu defeated Jellal, while Arcadius and Herder transported the prisoners toward Harujion. After a green magic rocket crashed into Natsu and sent him back into the gorge, Sonia and Happy looked down for him.

• Natsu used Fire Dragon's Sword Horn to defeat Jellal, and two Black Cloaks watched before leaving the mountain.
• Arcadius and Herder escorted the prisoners toward Harujion, while their armed followers intimidated Lahar and the Cherry Blossom Knight Commander.
• Sonia launched Erza's green car down the tracks, and its passengers crashed together as they raced to catch up with Natsu.
• Natsu and Happy argued about their mission before a giant claw seized Jellal and dropped his belongings, then carried him away despite Natsu's protest.
• The claw extinguished Natsu's flame thrusters and sent him tumbling into the gorge, where Happy followed him.
• Sonia's rocket struck Natsu and sent him into the gorge again, and Happy pointed Sonia and Erza toward the clanging sounds below.

Erza’s group recovered after Jellal was taken, but Kagayama escaped with Lullaby and vowed to unleash it in Clowbar City. Elsewhere, secret factions tracked Fairy Tail’s movements while Crimson learned that her larger operation was progressing smoothly.

• Happy Number Two told Erza that a giant claw had carried Jellal away, and Happy Number One clarified that the other items had been left behind.
• Kagayama secretly took Lullaby and drove away, announcing his plan to make it ring in Clowbar City.
• Hades and the other members of a secret gathering discussed Fairy Tail’s sea voyage and agreed to investigate its purpose.
• The Magic Council debated whether to follow Fairy Tail and decided instead to guard the border against infiltration.
• Tingmei reported to Crimson that Herder’s forces had returned with prisoners, Jellal had been recovered, and Operation P was nearing its start.
• Sordil asked Chronos to let him leave her palace, while a woman in another palace decided to focus on increasing her strength.

At the Guild Masters' Alliance meeting, Makarov learned that Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Sonia had formed a team, prompting the guild masters to fear the destruction they might cause. Meanwhile, Kagayama prepared to play Lullaby near the meeting venue, but the flute broke free of his hands as Fairy Tail and other guild masters watched from hiding.

• Makarov received Mirajane's message that Erza, Natsu, and Gray had formed a team, then collapsed when she added that Sonia had joined them.
• A blue halo appeared beneath the soldiers pursuing the Lullaby terrorists and caused them to faint.
• Kagayama encountered Makarov near the meeting venue and asked to play a tune on his flute.
• Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Bob, and Goldman watched from nearby as Kagayama prepared to play.
• The flute broke free from Kagayama's grasp and began glowing dark purple.

Lullaby emerged in its true form above Clover Town and overwhelmed Fiore’s soldiers with a blast that destroyed a mountain. Sonia and Erza confronted it, and Sonia’s flame dragon struck Lullaby as secretive figures began racing toward the explosion.

• Lullaby manifested as a giant treant, and Makarov and the gathered guild masters identified it as the demon from Zeref’s book.
• Most guild masters withdrew, Fiore’s army charged Lullaby, and the monster blasted a mountain before the soldiers fled.
• A small squad of knights quietly approached the regular meeting venue while Sonia and Erza moved to fight Lullaby.
• Sonia smashed Lullaby’s face with her hammer, then demanded that Happy Number Four use the Flame Crystal Armor.
• Sonia’s Blazing Sky Flame Dragon crashed into Lullaby and raised a mushroom cloud as secretive figures raced toward Clowbar City.

A disturbance at the Blue-purple Palace revealed that the pale golden dragon had received a warning about Lullaby reaching Fairy Tail, but the tall figure trapped it inside the Blue-purple Crystal. After Erza’s destructive display, the Magic Council arrested Kagayama for unsealing Lullaby, while a brown-haired girl drove off masked men and the Fairy Tail group headed toward Magnolia.

• The tall figure checked a magical feed, then reinforced the Blue-purple Crystal after the pale golden dragon tried to leave and was pulled back inside.
• Erza’s attack flattened the surrounding forest and created a fountain, and the brown-haired girl left Erza to manage the situation before she vanished.
• Ice underwear led Erza and the Queen of Complaints away as the Magic Council arrived, and Kagayama surrendered to the Silver Knight for unsealing Lullaby.
• A brown-haired girl attacked masked men at Croba Grand Canyon and warned them not to interfere in matters beyond their authority.
• Happy led Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Makarov, and the others through the canyon toward Magnolia, while Lucy doubted he knew the way.

Happy and the others searched a cliff for food, while Kagayama was taken by a silver-armored knight to an unknown destination. The group discovered that Lucy had Virgo’s key and reluctantly prepared to sign a contract so Virgo could help them leave the cliff.

• Happy found Feather Fish, but the group caught only one, and Happy spat it out after tasting the bitter, tough meat.
• Sonia revealed she had been with the group and explained that she had used up her magic searching for them, but knew where they could find food.
• Sonia prompted Happy to retrieve a golden key from a Green Fish and hand it to Lucy, who recoiled from the fishy, filthy key.
• Sonia and Happy identified the key as Virgo’s, and Erza urged Lucy to sign a contract so Virgo could help them leave the cliff.
• A silver-armored knight freed Kagayama from his shackles and led him onward on horseback, without revealing their destination.

Lucy learned about the powerful young master connected to her guildmates as Sonia led the group through a tunnel toward a hidden destination. Meanwhile, Kagayama discovered that the Iron Forest Guard had been taken to the Erus Empire and was sent to rejoin them as the empire’s plans continued.

• Lucy summoned Virgo, who greeted her as her master and changed her form at Lucy’s request.
• Sonia explained that the young master had learned Spirit Magic and collected the Zodiac Spirits, then ordered Erza to explain his identity to Lucy.
• Kagayama learned that his escorts served the Erus Empire and was brought before Empress Crimson, where Athena reported that Plans A and P were progressing.
• Crimson sent Kagayama to the Disciplinary Department to rejoin the Iron Forest Guard, and Athena revealed that the broken flute was Lullaby.
• After Erza briefed Lucy, Virgo completed an underground passage and Sonia led the hungry guild members into a canyon toward a place she had found.

Fairy Tail reached a strangely deserted village in Croba Canyon and split up to investigate while the Magic Council sent a frog messenger to summon Erza. The chapter left Erza dragging Makarov away from suspicious food as Alzack and Bisca’s report brought the guild’s white-haired beauty and a mysterious male voice into the unfolding situation.

• Fairy Tail rushed toward a massive stone archway, while the Magic Council decided to summon Erza and Lahar sent a reluctant frog subordinate to find her.
• Alzack and Bisca followed Fairy Tail’s tracks to Croba Grand Canyon, then returned to Magnolia to report that the guild members had entered the dangerous canyon.
• Fairy Tail found a quiet village with warm food and divided up to search it and look for food and water.
• The white-haired beauty at Fairy Tail reassured a mysterious male voice that Uncle’s prediction had been right and that Erza and Sonia could handle any trouble.
• Makarov sampled suspicious food in a village residence until Erza caught him and dragged him away to continue searching.