Chapter Summaries

Noah, Aozaki Aoko, and Yuzhu confronted Touko Aozaki and Golden Wolf Beo at the final anchor point of Misaki City's Leyline barrier. Touko unleashed Beo, and the battle began with bloodshed.

• Noah, Aozaki Aoko, and Yuzhu reached the mountaintop, where Golden Wolf Beo's roar made Aoko and Yuzhu tremble until Noah released his power and silenced it.
• Touko Aozaki emerged with Golden Wolf Beo and taunted Aozaki Aoko over her inability to use Magic.
• Yuzhu declared that she would intervene to protect Misaki City's barrier, and Touko accepted her as an opponent alongside Aoko.
• Golden Wolf Beo fixated on Noah and grew restless, while Noah remained calm.
• Touko gave Beo permission to act as he pleased, and a moment later something was pierced and blood sprayed into the sky.

Noah ambushed Golden Wolf Beo with the Knight Sword, but Beo recovered and counterattacked with overwhelming speed. Aozaki Aoko and Kuonji Yuzhu intervened to help Noah, prompting Touko Aozaki to confront them.

• Noah used the Knight Sword to close the distance and stab Golden Wolf Beo through the chest.
• Golden Wolf Beo retaliated by charging at Noah as a blazing meteor, driving him backward and breaking the ground beneath him.
• Kuonji Yuzhu summoned the Thames Troll, whose giant arm blocked Golden Wolf Beo's charge.
• Aozaki Aoko fired Magic Bullets at Golden Wolf Beo and declared that she and Yuzhu would fight too.

Golden Wolf Beo’s attack on Aozaki Aoko was stopped by Noah, who fought Beo away from the others. With Touko Aozaki revealing the runes she had prepared across her home ground, Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu turned to the Ornate Scabbard Noah had left behind and prepared to face her.

• Aozaki Aoko’s Magic Bullet failed to harm Golden Wolf Beo, who transformed back into his golden wolf form and regenerated his fatal wound.
• Golden Wolf Beo charged Aozaki Aoko, but Noah appeared and intercepted his claw with his Knight Sword.
• Noah and Golden Wolf Beo clashed repeatedly, driving their battle away while the Thames Troll caught Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu in its hand.
• Touko Aozaki revealed that she had prepared Runic Sorcery across the forest and rocky ground, declaring that Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu were on her home ground.
• Yuzhu pointed out that they had their own advantage in the Ornate Scabbard Noah left behind, and Aozaki Aoko resolved to fight Touko Aozaki.

Noah faced Golden Wolf Beo in a fierce battle and unleashed the full power of Magician, his Knight Sword, and his sorcery. With his speed now matching hers, he injured her claws and struck her down, though the fight’s outcome remained uncertain.

• Noah and Golden Wolf Beo traded powerful blows in the forest, each recognizing the other as a formidable opponent.
• Noah summoned Magician in its Death Transformation Wings form and combined it with his Knight Sword, runes, and Reinforcement Sorcery.
• Golden Wolf Beo charged Noah, but Magician’s wings let him evade her attacks at matching speed.
• Noah used Crush to shatter Golden Wolf Beo’s claws.
• Noah teleported in with the Knight Sword and hit Golden Wolf Beo with Annihilation Strike, sending her crashing to the ground.

Noah fought Golden Wolf Beo in the forest as the beast shifted into a golden eagle and attacked with increased speed. After Magician’s cannon beam burned away half of Beo’s body, Beo became a golden whirlwind and swept Noah inside, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Golden Wolf Beo charged Noah, and they exchanged blows that shattered the forest and sent waves surging through the nearby stream.
• Golden Wolf Beo changed into a golden eagle and unleashed a storm of attacks, while Magician formed a steel net to shield Noah.
• Magician transformed part of its steel net into a cannon and fired a black beam that burned away half of Golden Wolf Beo’s body.
• Golden Wolf Beo disintegrated into a golden whirlwind and swept Noah inside.

Noah used Crush Magic against Golden Wolf Beo’s enormous golden beast form, and their attacks devastated the Forest. As Golden Wolf Beo fell from the sky, Noah caught up and destroyed it with a blow combining Crush Magic and Annihilation Strike, leaving a shattered feather in the golden light.

• Noah struggled against Golden Wolf Beo’s golden tornado and unleashed Crush Magic, expanding it into a white hole.
• Golden Wolf Beo formed a massive golden beast from its flames and charged at Noah’s attack.
• Noah’s white hole collided with the golden beast, causing a shockwave that pulverized the Forest and tore away much of the mountain.
• Noah emerged from the dissipating storm and flew toward the falling Golden Wolf Beo.
• Noah struck Golden Wolf Beo’s chest with Crush Magic and Annihilation Strike, reducing it to golden light and revealing a shattered feather.

After defeating Golden Wolf Beo, Noah realized that reclaiming the World Shards was causing the Fantasy Species to fade away. He offered the weakened Beo a chance to follow him, leaving its answer unresolved.

• Noah landed amid the devastation left by his battle with Golden Wolf Beo and caught one of the World Shards.
• Noah reflected on his exhaustion and the powers he had been unable to use during the fight.
• Golden Wolf Beo regenerated, then collapsed as its life force rapidly began to fade.
• Noah realized the World Shards had served as Beo’s core and had fueled its abnormal evolution and immense power.
• Noah approached the fading Beo and asked whether it wanted to follow him.

Noah bonded Golden Wolf Beo to himself, replacing the World Shards as Beo’s anchor of life. He returned to find Aozaki Aoko, Yuzhu, and Touko Aozaki badly injured, and stopped short of killing Touko when Aoko insisted on handling her sister herself.

• Noah offered to become Golden Wolf Beo’s new anchor, and Beo merged into his arm as a golden wolf tattoo.
• Noah returned to the mountaintop and found Aozaki Aoko, Yuzhu, and Touko Aozaki injured amid the rubble.
• Noah checked Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu and found them unconscious but not fatally wounded.
• Touko Aozaki accepted that Noah could kill her and remarked that he cared about Aoko.
• Noah prepared a Magic Bullet to kill Touko Aozaki, but Aozaki Aoko stopped him and said it was something she had to do before collapsing into his arms.

Noah erased Shizuki Soujuurou’s memories of magecraft and sent him to the church with Beo. He then explained his bond with Beo, while the group remained unable to find the Avalon Touko had knocked away.

• Noah used a rune to erase Shizuki Soujuurou’s memories of the magecraft world, causing him to collapse.
• Noah summoned Beo and ordered him to take Shizuki Soujuurou to the church.
• Noah told Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu that Beo was bound to him as part of his own power and could not betray him.
• Yuzhu asked whether Noah had found Avalon, and Noah said he had searched the area without success.
• Noah explained that Touko Aozaki had knocked Avalon away after discovering it protected Aozaki Aoko from a fatal wound.

Noah gave up searching for Avalon after realizing it had likely been swept into a spatial rift, and he prepared to leave Misaki City now that he had obtained Beo. He told Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu he would stay until their injuries healed, while both women watched him with complicated feelings.

• Noah failed to find Avalon on the mountain, and Yuzhu suggested it had been carried away by the spatial rift from his battle with Beo.
• Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu questioned Noah after he mentioned Gaia and Alaya, suspecting he was hiding a connection to the Counter Forces.
• Aozaki Aoko explained that Touko had countered their magecraft and used powerful trump cards, and Noah silently confirmed he had let Touko go.
• Noah said that finding Beo had fulfilled his purpose and that he planned to leave Misaki City.
• Noah agreed to stay until Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu recovered, while Yuzhu and Aozaki Aoko watched him silently.

On his last night in the mansion, Noah covered the sleeping Yuzhu with a blanket and sat with Aozaki Aoko beneath the skylight, reminiscing about his past journeys. He planned to leave the next day, while Yuzhu began to stir nearby.

• Noah came downstairs on his final night in the mansion and found Yuzhu asleep beside the fireplace.
• Noah brought a blanket from his room, covered Yuzhu, and gently smoothed her bangs.
• Aozaki Aoko joined Noah and teased him for seeing Yuzhu asleep again before sitting beside him.
• Noah confirmed he planned to leave the next day because Aoko and Yuzhu had healed and his business in Misaki City was finished.
• Aozaki Aoko asked Noah about his past journeys, and he told her about protecting children from monsters and fighting a teacher at a school.
• Yuzhu's eyelids began to tremble as Noah and Aozaki Aoko continued talking.

Noah shared a quiet evening with Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu, then left the mansion the next day to return home. After his departure, a little girl found a glowing scabbard that merged into her body.

• Noah and Aozaki Aoko talked about travel, and Yuzhu revealed she had been awake and objected to being left to guard Misaki City's Leyline.
• Noah said he planned to return home and took a photograph with Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu using his cellphone.
• The next day, Noah left without saying goodbye, while Aozaki Aoko and Yuzhu watched him from their bedroom windows and wished him safety.
• Later, a little girl found a dazzling scabbard in the grass near a park, and it transformed into light and merged into her body.
• The little girl hurried away when another girl called for her, and the two children ran down the road together.

After two years away, Noah returned to Tenrou Island and tested whether he could still use magecraft in the Fairy Tail world. He left for Magnolia by boat, then spotted a pirate ship after realizing he had no idea where he was going.

• Noah returned to Tenrou Island and longed to reunite with Fairy Tail in Magnolia.
• Noah cast Magic Bullets into the sea and confirmed that he could still use magecraft outside the world of Witch on the Holy Night.
• Noah used Restriction to seal his power and confirmed that Beo could also grow stronger under it.
• Noah built a small boat and left Tenrou Island as a petite figure watched him depart and said they would meet again.
• After drifting for an hour without knowing how to reach Magnolia, Noah spotted a pirate ship.

Noah encountered Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Happy aboard a pirate ship and pretended to be a mage commissioned to eliminate the pirates. When Erza tried to protect the passengers, Noah provoked a fight and defeated Gray with one move.

• Noah recognized Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Happy aboard the pirate ship and approached them in disguise.
• Noah claimed that everyone aboard the pirate ship fell within his commission to eliminate pirates.
• Lucy explained that she and the others were passengers, while Erza insisted on protecting them.
• Noah threatened to eliminate Erza and the others if they interfered, and Gray charged at him.
• Noah caught Gray's punch and slammed him onto the deck, shocking Erza, Lucy, and Happy.

Noah defeated Gray in their fight aboard the ship, then challenged Erza, who accepted on the condition that he abandon his commission if she won. Erza equipped her magical armor, and the chapter ended as their battle was about to begin.

• Gray sprang up after Noah threw him down and demanded to know his name.
• Gray attacked Noah with Ice Make Magic, but Noah blocked his Ice Demon Sword and Ice Geyser attacks with powerful punches.
• Erza stopped Gray and warned him that Noah had not yet fought seriously.
• Noah asked Erza to be his next opponent, and she agreed if he would stop pursuing the pirates after she defeated him.
• Erza used magic to equip a suit of armor as Noah watched with interest.

Noah and Erza fought an intense duel, trading sword strikes and close-range attacks through the air. They landed on the deck battered and breathing hard, with neither having gained a clear advantage.

• Erza opened the duel by attacking Noah with Knight Swords, but he dodged using Leap.
• Erza fired five swords at Noah, and he evaded them before charging toward her with a sweeping kick.
• Erza took to the air and counterattacked, but Noah kicked her armored chest and then pursued her into the sky.
• Noah and Erza fought a fierce aerial close-quarters battle, using physical attacks, swords, armor flight, and Leap.
• Noah and Erza were knocked apart and landed on the deck, both injured and disheveled without either gaining the upper hand.

Noah and Erza fought to a draw while both held back, then Noah revealed his identity and reunited with Erza, Gray, and Happy after two years away. As the Fairy Tail companions gathered around him, Lucy wondered whether Noah had become stronger than Erza.

• Noah and Erza exchanged blows in a serious duel, but both held back their full abilities and avoided trying to kill each other.
• Noah accidentally hinted that he and Erza had known each other before, then removed his hat and revealed himself to Erza, Gray, and Happy.
• Gray embraced Noah, and Erza hugged him as they celebrated his return after two years apart.
• After changing clothes, Noah greeted the exhausted Natsu and learned that Lucy was a recent Fairy Tail recruit.
• Happy told Lucy that Noah could match Erza without using magic and might now be stronger than her.

Noah returned to the harbor, where Natsu immediately challenged him to a duel. Noah proposed they wait until both became S-Class Mages, leaving Natsu and Gray fired up to grow stronger alongside him.

• Natsu rushed at Noah to settle their old score, but Noah knocked him into the ground before he could finish speaking.
• Erza and Gray remarked that Noah seemed more dangerous than he had two years earlier, and Noah explained that he could store his sword in an invisible space.
• Natsu challenged Noah to a duel and declared that he had grown much stronger during their separation.
• Noah suggested postponing the duel until he and Natsu became S-Class Mages, and Erza agreed that they would be stronger then.
• Natsu accepted the plan, and Gray joined their resolve by bumping fists with Noah.

After learning that Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy had taken an S-Class Mission without permission, Noah returned to town with Erza and Lucy and heard about Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Magic. Lucy gave Noah a common Celestial Spirit Key, and Noah accepted it while promising to introduce his own summon later.

• Erza explained that Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy had taken an S-Class Mission without permission, so she had seized a pirate ship to retrieve them.
• Noah, Erza, and Lucy headed to an inn while Natsu, Gray, and Happy went into town to clear their heads.
• Lucy asked Noah about his magic, and Noah explained that his Shatter magic destroyed whatever his magic power touched.
• Lucy described Celestial Spirit Magic and showed Noah the keys she used to summon contracted spirits.
• Noah said he had a companion he could summon, and Lucy gave him a common Celestial Spirit Key she had not used.

After two years away, Noah returned to Fairy Tail and was welcomed home by the guild, especially Lisanna and Makarov. As Lisanna clung to him, a familiar voice spoke, leaving Noah stunned.

• Noah stood outside Fairy Tail, overwhelmed by his return, then entered the guild as its members fell silent upon recognizing him.
• Lisanna dropped her tray when she saw Noah, and he picked it up and teased her about cooking him a celebratory meal.
• Lisanna threw herself into Noah's arms, and Makarov stopped the guild members from rushing him before welcoming him back.
• Makarov called for a party, and Noah felt that Fairy Tail was his home again.
• Lisanna held Noah tightly and insisted she wanted to hug him, while a familiar voice told him to let her be selfish; Noah froze at the sight before him.