Chapter Summaries

Feng Ye took Mebis away from the Red Lizard Guild, healed her injured foot, and brought her to a port to clean up and rest. After Mebis chose Creation of Life as the magic she wanted to learn, Feng Ye warned her it would take years of hard work.

• Mebis followed Feng Ye barefoot into the woods, where he softened the ground to cushion her fall and used Healing Magic to remove a thorn from her foot.
• Feng Ye used Space Magic to take Mebis from the island to a mainland port, then brought her to an inn.
• Mebis bathed and changed into a new dress, then cried as she remembered her past; Feng Ye comforted her and told her to rest.
• Mebis asked to learn Creation of Life, and Feng Ye said she could study it but would need many years to reach that level.

Feng Ye took Mebis outside Haru Jion and taught her how to awaken and use magic. After she quickly learned to cast a weak Magic Bullet, he presented her with a huge Phoenix Magic circle for her next lesson.

• Feng Ye took Mebis from the inn to a field outside Haru Jion and explained the basics of controlling magical power and constructing magic.
• Mebis followed Feng Ye's guidance and awakened her Magic Source, gaining Illusion Magic that conjured phantasmal animals.
• Feng Ye taught Mebis a basic Magic Bullet spell, and she memorized its magic circle and began practicing.
• After more than an hour of training, Mebis learned to cast a Magic Bullet instantly, though it was still weak.
• Feng Ye formed a giant golden magic circle for Phoenix Magic and presented it as Mebis's next exercise.

Feng Ye trained Mebis in Phoenix Magic and other disciplines for seven years, but saw no sign of Magic of One emerging. He sent her to begin an independent adventure on Tenrou Island, while promising to watch over her and telling her to find Eclaire at the Phoenix Heart guild if she needed him.

• Mebis learned the basics of Phoenix Magic, Life Magic, and Light Magic, and created a white feathered bird companion.
• Mebis asked Feng Ye to take her on an adventure, and he told her it was time to travel independently.
• Mebis realized Feng Ye was the legendary mage who had disappeared for three hundred years, and he promised he would not disappear again.
• Feng Ye told Mebis to find Eclaire at the Phoenix Heart guild if she wanted to see him again.
• Feng Ye opened a spatial gateway to Tenrou Island, and Mebis hugged him goodbye before setting off through it.

Mebis returned to Tenrou Island seven years after leaving and discovered that the Red Lizard Guild and its village had been destroyed. She teamed up with Yuri, Precht, and Warrod to recover the Tenrou Jade, setting the events in motion that led to Fairy Tail's founding.

• Mebis found the ruined village and Red Lizard Guild, then realized a Mage Guild had destroyed them seven years earlier.
• Yuri, Precht, and Warrod arrived on Tenrou Island searching for the Tenrou Jade, and Mebis uncovered Yuri's lie about their purpose.
• Mebis and the three treasure hunters searched for the Tenrou Jade but found its pedestal empty, and Mebis concluded the invading Mage Guild had taken it.
• Warrod found a skull-shaped guild emblem in the ruins, and Mebis asked to join the search for the guild that had stolen the Tenrou Jade.
• Mebis declared the Tenrou Jade Retrieval Team established with Yuri, Precht, and Warrod, and the chapter recorded that they founded Fairy Tail later in X686 with Mebis as its first guild master.

Mebis and her companions reached Magnolia Town and discovered that Blue Skull had oppressed its residents after taking over the town. Mebis declared war on the Dark Guild and summoned magical soldiers to fight its mages.

• Yuri, Precht, Warrod, and Mebis learned that Blue Skull was a Dark Guild based in Magnolia Town and set out to recover the Tenrou Jade.
• The group met an old man who described how Blue Skull controlled the town’s food, medicine, and residents through force.
• Mebis vowed to reclaim the Tenrou Jade and free Magnolia Town, and Yuri, Precht, and Warrod followed her to Blue Skull’s guild.
• Mebis stopped a mage’s Magic Bullet with her magic power and blasted apart part of the guild building, then told Jofrey she would drive Blue Skull out of town.
• Jofrey ordered Blue Skull’s mages to attack, and Mebis summoned magical soldiers who marched into battle against them.

Mebis defeated Jofrey and recovered the Tenrou Jade, but Yuri was possessed by its Dark Magic and fused with Magnolia’s Bone Dragon. Unable to stop the dragon with her usual spells, Mebis used her unfinished Super Magic, Law, as Feng Ye watched from afar.

• Mebis and her magic soldiers overwhelmed Blue Skull, and Jofrey agreed to disband the guild and return its stolen wealth and the Tenrou Jade.
• Yuri emerged from the guild with the Tenrou Jade, but its Dark Magic engulfed him and joined his soul to the Bone Dragon.
• The Bone Dragon revived and began destroying Magnolia, while Mebis’s magic failed to restrain or injure it.
• Mebis used her unfinished Super Magic, Law, and its golden light swallowed the Bone Dragon and the town.
• Feng Ye watched from a distance and recognized Mebis’s spell as the same half-finished Super Magic he had foreseen.

Feng Ye recognized Mebis as a clue to the Magic of One after she used Law to defeat the Bone Dragon, though the magic stopped her body from growing. In Magnolia, Mebis decided to found a guild to help rebuild the town, and Fairy Tail was established with her as its first Guild Master.

• Feng Ye visited Eclaire at the Phoenix Heart Guild and showed her Mebis defeating the Bone Dragon, explaining that she might lead him to the Magic of One.
• Mebis discovered that using Law had stopped her body from growing, but she told Yuri she accepted the side effect.
• Yuri, Precht, and Warrod distributed Blue Skull’s stolen wealth among Magnolia’s civilians while Mebis proposed founding a guild.
• Mebis named the new guild Fairy Tail, which was founded in Magnolia with her as its first Guild Master and Tenrou Island as its sacred ground.

Feng Ye explained that Mebis suffered from the Contradictory Curse and that he could lift it, while Mebis discovered one of his sealed Magic Orbs. The Second Trade War ended with Mebis’s victory and fame, but the attention and responsibilities that followed kept her from visiting Feng Ye.

• Feng Ye told Eclaire that Mebis’s halted growth came from the Contradictory Curse and said he could lift it.
• Mebis found a Magic Orb containing Feng Ye’s power in Fairy Tail’s basement and marveled at its complex seal.
• Feng Ye explained that he had divided his magical drafts among seven Magic Orbs and that anyone gathering them would earn some of his power.
• During the Second Trade War, fifteen-year-old Mebis outmaneuvered the enemy and led Fairy Tail’s forces to victory despite their numerical disadvantage.
• After the war, Mebis’s identity as Feng Ye’s true disciple became public, drawing many aspiring members to Fairy Tail.
• Mebis remained too busy managing the guild to visit Feng Ye, despite intending to seek him out after the war.

Eclaire told Mebis that the Contradictory Curse threatening her was caused by Ankusa Ram and could endanger Fairy Tail, so Mebis left the guild to seek Feng Ye’s help. At the Phoenix Heart guild, she encountered Zeref, who was afflicted by the same curse and had once asked Feng Ye to kill him.

• Mebis felt exhausted from managing Fairy Tail and wished she could go on an adventure.
• Eclaire arrived at the guild and explained that Mebis’s agelessness came from Ankusa Ram’s Contradictory Curse, which could kill those around her.
• Eclaire said Feng Ye might be able to resolve the curse, and Mebis appointed Precht Fairy Tail’s second guild master before leaving with Eclaire.
• Eclaire carried Mebis to the Phoenix Heart guild, where they encountered Zeref near the palace.
• Eclaire told Mebis that Zeref had received the Contradictory Curse after trying to revive his younger brother and had once begged Feng Ye to kill him.

Feng Ye reunited with Mebis, removed the Contradictory Curse from her, and explained that he had sought her out in hopes of discovering Magic of One. He proposed that they enter hibernation with Phoenix Magic for a hundred years because its emergence seemed unlikely in the near future.

• Eclaire brought Mebis to Feng Ye, who welcomed her and confirmed he had watched over her through projection magic.
• Feng Ye extracted the powers of life and death that formed Mebis's Contradictory Curse, leaving her exhausted.
• Mebis questioned whether Feng Ye had reached the realm of gods, and he told her that he had mastered all magic except Magic of One.
• Feng Ye admitted he had deliberately sought Mebis because he believed her talent could lead to Magic of One, and Mebis accepted his explanation.
• Feng Ye told Mebis they would use Phoenix Magic to hibernate for a hundred years while they waited for a better chance for Magic of One to emerge.

Mebis chose to enter dormancy with Eclaire while Feng Ye traveled ahead to Fairy Tail in X776. After hearing that the Dark Magic Cult was abducting children, Feng Ye decided to investigate.

• Mebis wrote a farewell letter to Warrod and the others, then entered dormancy with Eclaire in the palace.
• Feng Ye reinforced the palace’s defenses and used Time Jump to travel to the future, arriving before a hundred years had passed.
• In X776, Makarov brought Gray to Fairy Tail and introduced him to the guild, warning him that only S-Class Mages could go upstairs.
• Gray objected when the guild members hesitated to act against the Dark Magic Cult, which had destroyed villages and abducted children.
• Feng Ye agreed with Gray and said he would make the trip to deal with the Dark Magic Cult.

Feng Ye left Fairy Tail to confront the Dark Magic Cult and rescued Erza, Kagura, and the surviving villagers during an attack on Rosemary Village. He departed after introducing himself as a wizard of Fairy Tail, leaving Erza repeating his name.

• Makarov let Feng Ye leave alone to deal with the Dark Magic Cult, telling Gray that Feng Ye was the guild’s strongest wizard.
• The Dark Magic Cult attacked Rosemary Village, killing adults and trying to capture children.
• Erza pulled the frightened Kagura into an alley, but cultists soon surrounded them.
• Feng Ye arrived, sent the cultists attacking him flying, and told Erza and Kagura to stay put while he dealt with the rest.
• Feng Ye lifted the cultists into the sky and extinguished the flames, saving the remaining villagers.
• Feng Ye told Erza his name and that he was a wizard of Fairy Tail, then vanished into the darkness.

Feng Ye went to investigate the Tower of Paradise, a Dark Magic Cult base where children were imprisoned and forced to work. Ultear infiltrated the tower and used illusion magic to manipulate Jellal, leaving him to believe that the legendary Night would grant him power and freedom.

• Feng Ye decided to visit the Tower of Paradise after learning that the Dark Magic Cult was building it to revive Zeref.
• The bishop ordered the cult to stop operations on the continent and focus on completing the tower, while dismissing reports of unrest among the imprisoned children.
• Ultear arrived at the island on behalf of Eternal Night Sanctuary and searched the imprisoned children for promising talent.
• Ultear found the tortured Jellal, who had led the prisoners' resistance, and used illusion magic to intensify his hatred.
• Ultear appeared to Jellal as the legendary Night and promised him power and eternal freedom.

Feng Ye caught Ultear after she used his name to bewitch Jellal, demonstrated his overwhelming control over magic, and marked her before letting her go. Ultear escaped the Tower of Paradise, furious and determined to find Feng Ye again.

• Ultear left Jellal's cell after her magic made him believe in eternal night and turned to leave the island.
• Feng Ye seized Ultear, stopped her attacks, and shattered her ice magic before transforming the fragments into flowers of flame.
• Feng Ye bound Ultear, placed a magical mark on her neck, and released her.
• Ultear fled to the shore, discovered that she could not erase the mark, and vowed to return and find Feng Ye.

Erza awakened Requip Magic while saving Kagura from a bear, and Feng Ye offered to take her to the world of Mages if she was ready in a month. After villagers learned she was a Mage, Erza realized she no longer fit into her old life and began looking forward to leaving.

• Feng Ye left the Tower of Paradise after observing the unrest caused by Jellal's awakening.
• Erza and Kagura searched the forest for food while the villagers rebuilt Rosemary Village.
• Erza's magic awakened when she charged the bear threatening Kagura, and she transformed a wooden stick into a sword and killed it.
• Feng Ye identified Erza's power as Requip Magic and told her to practice before deciding whether to join him in a month.
• Erza and Kagura returned with the bear, and the villagers' changed manner toward Erza made her eager to enter the world of Mages.

Feng Ye took Erza from Rosemary Village toward the world of mages, and she began exploring the magical shops in Agarifa City. He lent her 100 million J to buy Requip equipment, leaving Erza eager to repay her new debt.

• Feng Ye arrived in Rosemary Village, and Erza said goodbye to Kagura before leaving with him.
• Feng Ye showed Erza the everyday use of magic in Agarifa City and explained that Requip equipment could be expensive.
• Erza admired a set of armor in a magic shop but hesitated when she saw its two-million-J price.
• Feng Ye offered to lend Erza money and revealed that he had around one billion J; Erza borrowed 100 million J without interest.
• Erza spent 30 million J on Requip sets and equipment, then promised Feng Ye she would work hard to repay him.

Feng Ye found Juvia, a lonely girl whose presence caused rain, and helped her awaken and control her Water Element Body magic. He took her in as a companion and introduced her to Erza, whose magic clashed with Juvia’s when they shook hands.

• Feng Ye sensed that the rain over Agarifa City was unusual, left Erza at a restaurant, and found children blaming Juvia for the rain.
• Feng Ye told Juvia that her rain-bringing ability was powerful magical talent and cleared the clouds so she could see a sunny day for the first time.
• Juvia awakened her Water Element Body, transformed into water, and Feng Ye helped her regain control and return to human form.
• Juvia told Feng Ye that her parents had died and asked to follow him, and he agreed to take her in.
• Feng Ye introduced Juvia to Erza as her new companion, and their magic stirred when they shook hands until Feng Ye separated them.

Feng Ye brought Erza and Juvia to Magnolia, where they joined Fairy Tail and settled into houses near his villa. Erza struggled with her debt while growing stronger in the guild, and the story reached July 7, X777.

• Feng Ye traveled with Erza and Juvia from Agarifa City to Magnolia by train.
• Makarov welcomed Erza and Juvia into Fairy Tail after they demonstrated their Requip Magic and Water Flow Magic.
• Erza and Juvia rented neighboring houses in Feng Ye's neighborhood, and Erza realized her ordinary jobs would not quickly repay the hundred million J she owed him.
• Erza repeatedly defeated Gray after he began challenging her, and she quickly became one of Fairy Tail's stronger mages.
• July 7 of the year X777 arrived.

Feng Ye gave Erza a demonstration of his magic after she asked him for guidance, overwhelming her with ice magic and freezing Magnolia and the surrounding sea. He freed Erza from the ice and reassured her that she could grow strong enough to reach his level.

• Juvia woke at Feng Ye's home, where he made breakfast before heading to the guild.
• Erza defeated Gray in their agreed duel, then asked Feng Ye to guide her in magic.
• Feng Ye accepted Erza's request, and the guild members gathered to watch as he used ice magic against her.
• Erza donned the Ice Demon Armor and pushed through Feng Ye's attacks, but his Ice Age froze her, Magnolia, and the nearby sea.
• Feng Ye broke the ice trapping Erza and caught her as she stumbled from exhaustion, telling her she could eventually reach his level.

Feng Ye watched the Eclipse Spirit Gate send five Dragon Slayer children into the future, then found Wendy Marvell alone in a forest. He offered to help her find Grandine.

• Layla opened the Eclipse Spirit Gate in the Fiore Kingdom despite the missing Aquarius key, and five children shot out of it and scattered across the world.
• Anna Heartfilia emerged from the gate in X777 and learned that the five Dragon Slayer children had been separated from her.
• Feng Ye recalled how Anna and the dragons had sent the children into the future to prepare for Acnologia, while he pursued the power of the mind and Magic of One.
• Wendy Marvell wandered through a forest searching for Grandine, grew frightened, and suffered cuts from Sword Grass.
• Wendy met Feng Ye, asked whether he knew where Grandine was, and Feng Ye offered to help her find the dragon.