Chapter Summaries

The chapter followed the Empire’s agents gathering intelligence on Grimoire Heart while Fairy Tail’s friends prepared to travel. The group learned that Jellal had been taken during his transfer to trial and decided to seek Sordil’s help.

• Brandish, Battle Princess, and Xiao Ou received Herder’s message and hurried toward the imperial capital.
• Yukino met Angel, who asked her to use a Record Magic Crystal to learn Grimoire Heart’s next move.
• The Fairy Tail guild said goodbye to the Emperor as he prepared to leave Magnolia.
• Crimson remembered she had forgotten to ask about Milliana and the others, then boarded the train with her companions.
• Simon told Milliana, Woolie, and Sho that Jellal had been taken during his transport to trial.
• Milliana and Woolie decided to bring Sho back and find Sordil, hoping he could help them locate Jellal.

His Majesty the Emperor told Divine Constable Di that Jellal had been kidnapped and revealed that Grimoire Heart was involved, then agreed to travel to Magnolia with four visitors. In Magnolia, Lucy and the others discussed their recent work before Happy was exposed on a recording and dragged off for special training.

• His Majesty the Emperor privately explained Jellal's kidnapping to Divine Constable Di, who questioned him about what had happened in Portia City.
• Milliana, Simon, Big Guy, and Blonde Dark-Skinned arrived seeking news of Jellal, and His Majesty the Emperor told them he had been taken by an unknown force while being escorted to Portia City.
• Divine Constable Di said the kidnappers were connected to Grimoire Heart and explained that Fairy Tail would join a coalition campaign against the guild in Fiore.
• His Majesty the Emperor agreed to travel to Magnolia with the four visitors, who hoped to find Jellal and join the fight against Grimoire Heart.
• In Magnolia, Lucy complained to Mira about being exhausted, while the guild members teased Happy after Yellow Meow Meow played a recording of him being overpowered by the Thunder Beast.
• Yellow Meow Meow and Purple Meow Meow decided Happy needed special training and carried him away as he screamed.

Lucy sought advice from Kana about finding a boyfriend, then followed the prediction of a fated encounter and met a blue-haired girl and her companion at a bookstore. Over dinner, Lucy learned that the girl also knew a Fairy Tail member she called Uncle, and Feng introduced herself as a novice novelist.

• Kana teased Lucy about having no dating experience and predicted that the day would bring her a fated encounter.
• Lucy went home, had Kaisa style her hair, and then headed to a bookstore to look for magazines and a possible romantic meeting.
• Lucy collided with a blue-haired girl and helped her up after a bookshelf fell, while Byakko scolded the girl for thanking them.
• At Bordas Western Restaurant, Lucy introduced herself as a Fairy Tail mage and learned the blue-haired girl knew a guild member she called Uncle.
• Feng introduced herself as a traveling novice novelist and bonded with another novice novelist over their work.

The guild masters debated how to respond to Grimoire Heart’s attacks, while Jude learned that the Heartfilia Family’s Stellara Stone had been stolen. In Julineiru, Grimoire Heart’s men hunted four fat nobles with ice wolves, and Lazy God’s group arrived to find three familiar women.

• Makarov and the other guild masters agreed that Makarov’s side would handle Grimoire Heart, then used rock-paper-scissors to decide who would take responsibility.
• Jude learned that Grimoire Heart had stolen the Stellara Stone bought with mortgaged family properties and fainted after coughing up blood.
• Grimoire Heart’s red-headscarf men set ice wolves on four fat men fleeing through the burning Heartfilia estate.
• Lazy God arrived with Simon and Woolie, who vomited from the journey, before three women appeared and recognized him.

The Emperor, Irene, and Athena arrived at the Fairy Tail guild, where the reunion brought chaos and revealed that the royal family had requested aid against a threat. Makarov agreed to send guild members on the subjugation mission, with Irene and Athena accompanying them and Kana joining the operation.

• Lucy left the restaurant early, while Feng and Wendy finished their task and departed for the city.
• Jason interviewed Erza and several guild members, and Natsu nearly fought Gray before Pink Ball stopped him.
• Irene reunited with Erza, then joined Kana in a drinking wager while the Emperor struggled to manage the gathering.
• The Emperor explained that the royal family had asked him and the Magic Council for help, and Makarov agreed to send a team on the subjugation mission.
• Makarov asked Irene and Athena to accompany the team and added Kana to the operation, making the Emperor protest that he owed another favor.

After a drunken Fairy Tail gathering, Makarov sent Laxus and the others toward Harujion to handle a request for Mr. Yajima’s restaurant opening. Meanwhile, Jude Heartfilia and Spetta discovered that Sordil’s magical safeguards protected Lucy’s inheritance, and an unknown figure in a platinum mask appeared before them.

• Makarov and the guild members drank and brawled until Lucy arrived, only to learn that the interview was already over.
• Jude told Spetta the Heartfilia Family had lost its Fiore industries, while Spetta recalled Sordil’s contract securing a hidden property cache for Lucy.
• Jude revealed that a purple mark would destroy his mind if he tried to access the cache, and a platinum-masked figure appeared behind him and Spetta.
• Makarov explained the regular meeting’s business to Laxus, then asked him to take Erza and the others to Harujion for Mr. Yajima’s restaurant opening.
• On the train, Laxus struck the Emperor after Huo Huo vomited on him, and the others began discussing how Laxus had once been struck by a Dragon-Slaying Magic Crystal.

The Fairy Tail group discovered that Cobra knew of Lost Magic: Healing, then reunited with Sordil and Laxus aboard the train before arriving in Harujion to take on a Guild Master’s request. After Sordil left to deliver letters, Athena advised Lucy to strengthen her body so she could keep up with her growing magic power.

• The group discussed Laxus’s dangerous Magic Crystal implantation and went to check on Sordil and the others aboard the train.
• In Gas Sea, Doctor Audi said Cobra would remain asleep because of a curse, but Cobra revealed that the answer in the doctor’s heart was Lost Magic: Healing.
• The group found Sordil, Laxus, Byakko, and Sherry enjoying the moving train, and Happy asked Lucy to give Wendy a fish as a gift.
• Laxus explained that they had come to Harujion to complete a request before heading to the Allied Forces Assembly Point, while Sordil left to deliver letters to the King and Robinsru.
• After the group finished serving customers at a restaurant, Athena warned Lucy that her physical weakness could limit her combat ability and urged her to train her body.

Yajima explained why he had left the Magic Council, while Sordil collected two unusual magics from Giant's Nose and Grimoire Heart prepared to search for Nirvana. On the way to the allied guilds' gathering point, Sordil revealed that Erza, Laxus, and Mirajane were taking S-Class Mage qualification exams, with Erza's exam about to begin.

• Yajima said he had resigned from the Magic Council because he preferred cooking and had been ready to step down after Little Horse prepared countermeasures.
• Sordil pressured Correx into bringing forward two newly recruited mages, copied their unusual magics, and left Giant's Nose with Silver Radiance.
• Grimoire Heart's leader learned that Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Cat's Inn had formed an alliance, and ordered his subordinates to find Nirvana and investigate Erus's forces.
• Little Crimson and the others traveled toward the joint army's gathering point aboard a ship after rejecting Lazy God's teleportation.
• Sordil announced that he would examine Erza for the S-Class qualification, while Sonia would examine Laxus and Gildarts would examine Mirajane.
• Lazy Laxus contacted Gildarts, who scolded him for peeping before greeting Irene politely.

Sordil gathered the allied forces at the castle and was revealed to be vice guild master of both Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale, while Grimoire Heart prepared its infiltration plan. Lamia Scale arrived with Angel, prompting a stunned reaction from the assembled mages.

• Gildarts told Irene that he had prepared a ten-year job test, while Erza grew visibly nervous about the upcoming mission.
• Ichiya warned the allied forces that Sordil was a terrifying figure and the vice guild master of Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale, expected to command the operation.
• Sordil arrived at the assembly point with Irene, Fairy Tail members, and royal and allied reinforcements, and Ichiya arranged tea while they waited for Lamia Scale.
• Brain ordered Angel to proceed with the planned infiltration and sent Cobra and the Black Armor to support the operation after hearing that unidentified powerful mages had joined the legal guilds.
• Jura arrived with two companions from Lamia Scale, and their recognition of Ulu's boyfriend and Angel left the castle's occupants stunned.

Lazy God gathered the guilds to plan an operation against Grimoire Heart while explaining that the mission would also serve as the S-Class Mage certification examination. Irene learned that Ulu had once planned to marry another man and attacked Leon for hiding the news, while Angel headed toward a meeting place despite Cobra's worries.

• Jelly reunited with Lazy God, and Leon revealed that Ulu had said she planned to marry her boyfriend, prompting Irene to beat him.
• Irene discussed the stalled front with Jellal's subordinate and ordered Jellal to find Sol so she could use bait against the elusive enemy.
• Lazy God told the gathered mages he would act as an examiner for the S-Class examination, then Ichiya briefed them on Grimoire Heart and their operation.
• Cobra tried to dissuade Angel from entering a dangerous meeting place, but she went anyway, and he vanished into the forest to prepare support.
• Ichiya warned the group against a direct fight with Grimoire Heart, whose six members could each destroy a guild, while Wendy and Lucy fretted about their fighting ability.

The guild members fought black metal Dragon Slayer-like creatures while Natsu and others rushed ahead, and Ichiya incapacitated Jura with Parfume before revealing that two children had copied him. Christina arrived and fired on the group; two figures reflected its beam but were struck by the ship, and ghostly green lights descended on the remaining fighters.

• Natsu charged out to fight Grimoire Heart despite the plan to locate their base, and several guild members followed him.
• Ichiya used Parfume to paralyze Jura, while two Little Ones revealed that they had copied Ichiya and dealt with him.
• The others battled black metal creatures whose attacks resembled Dragon Slayer magic, while Natsu was drawn away from the defensive formation.
• Christina appeared and fired a cyan-white beam at the group, and two figures reflected the blast with Space Magic.
• Christina's Pegasus struck the two figures and carried them away, after which the metal creatures stopped and ghostly green lights fell on the remaining fighters.

Jura and the others survived the Black Armor attack, while Brain’s group triggered a devastating explosion to wipe out their enemies. Empress Irene defeated Midnight in battle, leaving Brain to approach the blast zone and check whether the opposing forces had been killed.

• Jura’s Iron Rock Wall stopped the attack, and the others recovered, helped Wendy wake up, and reinforced the defensive line against the Black Armor.
• Brain ordered Cobra and Midnight to hold back the approaching Erus Empire forces while Hot Eye activated a Black Box that made the Black Armor self-destruct.
• Jura, Ichiya, and the others raised layered defenses as crimson Radiance engulfed the area in an enormous blast.
• Empress Irene used Binding Ribbons and spatial magic to counter Midnight’s teleportation and illusions, then struck him with Sage Dragon’s Roar.
• Midnight crashed to the ground badly injured, and Brain cautiously headed toward the blast’s center to see whether the opposing forces had survived.

Midnight and Cobra escaped after being overwhelmed by Irene’s side, while Brain’s group attacked the Fairy Tail camp and tried to abduct Wendy. Erza was poisoned protecting her companions, and Irene ordered her treated despite her insistence that she could handle the danger.

• Irene’s side trapped Cobra and Midnight, but Cobra broke through the formation and escaped with Midnight as Golden Mask apologized for letting them go.
• Angel, Hot Eye, and Cobra regrouped with Racer, then sent Racer to warn Brain to retreat as Irene’s forces approached.
• Brain attacked the Prisoner of War Camp and tried to seize Wendy, but Crimson intervened before a pale blue-haired girl appeared and shielded Wendy and nearby companions.
• Brain pulled Wendy out of the blue barrier and escaped with Racer, while a purple afterimage bit the pursuing Erza and poisoned her.
• Irene argued with the Emperor about whether to help the injured Fairy Tail mages, then ordered Erza treated after Lazy God revealed she had already failed the examination.

Lazy God revealed that Erza had failed her assessment, but the team learned that rescuing Wendy could let her heal Erza and restore the points she needed. The rescue party found itself surrounded by Grimoire Heart as Wendy's captors recognized her healing magic's value.

• Lazy God read out Erza's assessment deductions and declared her a failure, then agreed to let the team try to earn her ten points by rescuing Wendy within thirty minutes.
• The strongest team set out to find Wendy, while Simon, Jelly, and Hibiki stayed with Erza and Jura and Ichiya joined the rescue.
• At sea, a blond man learned that Erza had failed her assessment, while the brown-haired girl said there was still time for a miracle.
• At Grimoire Heart's base, the leader revealed that captive Wendy was the Sky Priestess and could use the Lost Magic: Healing, prompting the others to recognize her importance.
• Natsu and the others searched for Wendy without a plan until Jellal ambushed Gray, and the rescue party realized Grimoire Heart had surrounded them.

Viola and the Fairy Tail mages fought off the Brilliant Minds while allies rescued Ichiya and learned about Grimoire Heart’s plans. At the enemy base, the Blue-Haired Little Loli used her magic to revive Jellal, and the leader sent Racer to greet approaching visitors.

• Viola and the Fairy Tail mages defeated waves of the Brilliant Minds, astonishing Sherry with their strength.
• At Grimoire Heart’s temporary base, Hot Eye warned that regular guilds had begun counterattacking, and Cobra volunteered to intercept them.
• Milliana, Simon, Sho, and Woolie freed Ichiya from his captors and heard how he had become separated from Parfume and Ren.
• Racer brought a large iron cabinet to the leader, who revealed Jellal Fernandes inside and forced the Blue-Haired Little Loli to heal him.
• The Blue-Haired Little Loli’s turquoise magic stirred Jellal, and the leader sent Racer to meet the incoming visitors.

The Fairy Tail teams fought their way toward Wendy while Angel teased Natsu and Lucy, and their enemies tried to stop the rescuers. Jura stayed behind to face an approaching threat, while Cobra defeated Iffy and continued into the forest.

• Happy, Sherry, Byakko, and the others reached the cave, where Racer attacked; the bartender girl rushed inside to save Wendy while Viola and Gray fought Racer.
• Angel teased Natsu and Lucy, then knocked Lucy unconscious and left with her and the two little ones in shorts.
• Jura told Leon to hurry to the stronghold to rescue Wendy and stayed behind to confront a powerful approaching force.
• Ren froze the black-red school-uniformed attackers, and Iffy sealed them in air spheres before a hidden enemy struck Ren and took him away.
• Cobra attacked Iffy with sound and poison magic, buried him beneath snow, and moved deeper into the forest.

Simon’s group fought Angel and Cobra after Ichiya defeated the delinquent youths, while Jellal awakened and broke away from Brain’s group. As the teams continued battling and regrouping, Lazy God realized Grimoire Heart was stalling for time, and Natsu pursued a scent toward an unknown target.

• Simon held Sho back and ordered his group to assess the enemy before attacking, while Ichiya stepped forward and defeated the delinquent youths with his parfumes.
• Angel confronted Simon’s group, but Cobra left to pursue a runaway target, leaving Angel to face Ichiya and the others.
• Jellal emerged from the iron cabinet, struck down his companions, and left the cave; Kana found Wendy, and Byakko led her away.
• Brain ordered Cobra to follow Jellal and locate Nirvana, while Cobra secretly revealed that he had overheard Brain’s order and flew after Jellal.
• Natsu sensed a familiar scent, broke free of the earth’s restraints, and chased after it.
• Hibiki reported the teams’ progress and casualties to Lazy God, who concluded that Grimoire Heart was stalling for time.

Herder pressured the Magic Council into yielding part of Micahlo’s jurisdiction and presented the Fiore Royal Family’s terms for handling Grimoire Heart’s prisoners. Meanwhile, Kana and the others returned to find Lazy God buried under a wine barrel, and Erza awoke after Wendy healed her.

• Herder confronted Micahlo about sending the Fourth Restraint Force to reinforce the fight against Grimoire Heart, then used Micahlo’s claimed workload to secure a transfer of territory to Fried.
• Herder presented the Fiore Royal Family’s demand that the kingdom try Grimoire Heart’s subordinate guilds and Jellal, and the council agreed to consult the Chairman before meeting again in three days.
• Kana landed on Lazy God with her wine barrel, burying him, while Hibiki and Jelly worked to rescue him and the other fallen group members.
• Lazy God learned that Jellal had been revived and disappeared, and Wendy apologized as she healed the injured group.
• Wendy’s healing woke Erza, and Lazy God teased Hibiki before calling down lightning on him and bringing out a vehicle he identified as Christina.

As Nirvana emerged, Sordil and his allies moved to stop Grimoire Heart and protect Yukino, while Irene defeated Midnight and Angel reunited Hot Eye with Woolie. The gathered allies set out to stop Nirvana, and Gray and Zero resumed bickering as they faced their weakened opponent.

• Lazy God revealed that Christina was a replica, then the Fairy Queen sent the White Pegasus into the sky with Hibiki piloting it.
• A silver-haired reaper reported that Grimoire Heart's bases had been found and Fiore's army had been sent against them; Sordil ordered him to protect Yukino and the others when Nirvana appeared.
• Irene overpowered Midnight, and she, Golden Mask, and Pink Ball prepared to join Erza and the others.
• Angel reunited Hot Eye with his younger brother Woolie, who explained how he had been separated from his sister and identified Sordil as Erza's father.
• Jura and the others set out to stop Nirvana, while Viola left Gray and Gray began trading insults with Zero.

Gray and Leon fought Racer until Viola helped them defeat him and remove the disc from his chest. Meanwhile, Colonel Arcadius’s army advanced toward its destination, and the King revealed a parchment he believed could restrain a dangerous figure.

• Racer outmaneuvered Gray and Leon, then summoned Magic Motorbikes and attacked them in a deadly race.
• Viola joined Gray and Leon’s assault, helped trap and defeat Racer, and removed the disc from his chest.
• Viola pointed Gray, Leon, and the captive Racer toward the distant white pillar of light so they could meet the others.
• Colonel Arcadius ordered his troops to hurry toward their destination and keep the advance unit hidden.
• The King told the Defense Minister that a more terrifying figure threatened them and showed him a parchment that could restrain that person.