Chapter Summaries

Noah reunited with Mira, Lisanna, Elfman, and Kana at the guild and was astonished by how gentle Mira had become. He joined Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Happy, and the others as the guild’s celebration continued.

• Noah recognized Mira’s familiar aura but was shocked by her gentle demeanor and touched her cheek to make sure it was really her.
• Lisanna pinched Noah and teased him for staring at Mira, while Noah said Mira had always been gentle and had become stronger to protect her siblings.
• Elfman greeted Noah and showed off how much more muscular he had become.
• Kana joked about dating Noah, prompting Lisanna to glare at her and Mira to tell her not to tease Lisanna.
• Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Happy, and the others called Noah over to their table, and he joined the guild’s ongoing celebration.

After reuniting with Fairy Tail, Noah told Makarov about his training and promised to handle Laxus if he threatened the guild. Back in his room, Noah discovered that Mira had become a famous model while Lisanna and Mira had kept his room clean, and Lisanna came to his door.

• After the guild celebration, Noah told Makarov that Mavis had sent him traveling to train, concealing his journeys between worlds.
• Makarov worried that Laxus cared more about power than Fairy Tail, and Noah promised to deal with him if he caused trouble.
• Noah returned to his untouched room and realized Lisanna had helped keep it clean during his absence.
• Noah looked through a magazine and learned that Mira had become a famous cover girl and Fairy Tail's poster girl, while Lisanna had worked as a guild waitress.
• Lisanna knocked on Noah's door and called out to him.

Lisanna confronted Noah about Mira’s feelings for him and demanded that he not hurt either sister. After Noah let slip that other women might be involved, Lisanna kissed him, leaving their relationship unresolved.

• Lisanna entered Noah’s room and teased him about looking at Mira’s photograph.
• Lisanna told Noah that Mira had begun changing after he left the guild and had done so to win his attention.
• Noah realized Mira had feelings for him and worried about how that affected Lisanna and his promise to Saint Tenzi.
• Lisanna demanded that Noah not make either her or Mira sad, then grew jealous when Noah mentioned other girls.
• Lisanna knocked Noah onto the bed and kissed him.

Lisanna confessed her feelings to Noah and passionately kissed him, and he finally stopped resisting her advances. They embraced beneath the blanket, and the night continued with Lisanna’s cry of pain.

• Lisanna kissed Noah and told him she would not give him up, even if Mira or another woman wanted him.
• Noah reflected on the depth of Lisanna’s feelings and the responsibility he felt toward her, Mira, and Saint Tenzi.
• Noah responded to Lisanna’s kiss as she declared that she wanted only him and asked him not to reject her.
• Lisanna undressed and offered herself to Noah, who embraced her and pulled the blanket over them.
• Noah and Lisanna became intimate, and her cry of pain rang out during the night.

Noah woke beside Lisanna after their night together and joined the Fairy Tail guild, where Mira’s special affection for him became obvious to the guild members. As Noah stopped Mira from adjusting his collar, he sensed several people approaching the guild entrance.

• Noah woke beside the exhausted Lisanna, covered her with the blanket, and quietly left their room.
• The Fairy Tail members greeted Noah and wondered how much stronger he had become during his two years away.
• Mira offered Noah breakfast and gently straightened his collar, making the guild members realize that she liked him.
• Lucy was shocked to learn Mira liked Noah, while Gray, Erza, Natsu, and Happy discussed how everyone already knew.
• Noah caught Mira’s hand, looked toward the guild entrance, and watched several figures approach.

Laxus and the Thunder Legion entered the Fairy Tail guild, and Laxus attacked Noah. Noah blocked the blow and accepted Laxus’s challenge to fight outside.

• Noah stood between Mira and the entrance as Laxus arrived with Freed, Bickslow, and Evergreen.
• Laxus launched a lightning-wreathed punch at Noah, who stopped it with his wrist.
• Noah and Laxus exchanged taunts as their magic power and auras rose, alarming the Thunder Legion and the other guild members.
• Laxus challenged Noah to fight outside, and Noah said he would not hold back again.

Noah halted his confrontation with Laxus after noticing Makarov, then pointed out that Laxus had ignored his surroundings and the people around him. Makarov stopped the brothers from fighting, and Laxus left the guild vowing to prove he was the strongest.

• Noah withdrew his magic and ended the duel, prompting Laxus to accuse him of running away.
• Noah revealed that Makarov had been watching from the second floor and criticized Laxus for failing to notice him.
• Makarov warned Laxus not to let guild members fight each other, while Laxus demanded that he get out of the way.
• Laxus calmed down enough to leave the guild, declaring that he would surpass Noah, Makarov, Mystogan, Erza, and the others.
• Freed, Bickslow, and Evergreen glared at Noah before following Laxus out.

After Laxus's confrontation left Fairy Tail tense, Natsu's argument with Gray restored the guild's usual energy. Mira comforted Noah, confessed her feelings, and kissed him, revealing that she knew about his relationship with Lisanna and would accept him being with both sisters.

• Noah decided Laxus would not come to his senses on his own and that he needed a plan to keep him from hurting Makarov.
• Natsu remembered that he still needed to settle things with Laxus, then began arguing with Gray and broke the guild's oppressive silence.
• Mira worried over Noah's hand, and Lucy learned that Laxus's remark about a pretentious demon had hurt Mira.
• Mira asked Noah which version of her he liked, and Noah said he liked both the violent Mira and the gentle Mira.
• Mira told Noah she would not pursue his relationship with Lisanna, asked him not to hurt either sister, and kissed him in front of the guild.

After a day of teasing, Noah carried the exhausted Lisanna home with Mira, who remained conflicted about her feelings for him and her sister. As they walked through the dark streets, Noah sensed something approaching and stopped.

• Noah endured a day of teasing from the guild members after his confession to Mira, while Mira prepared his meals.
• Mira visited Noah's room and found Lisanna asleep; Noah agreed to carry her home so Elfman would not worry.
• Mira and Noah left the guild with Lisanna, and Mira worried that Elfman might not have eaten properly.
• Noah sensed something slicing through the air and stopped to use his sensory ability.

Noah witnessed an attack destroy Fairy Tail’s guild building and pursued the fleeing attacker, unleashing a blast that left a crater. He found a scrap bearing Phantom Lord’s emblem and identified the guild as responsible.

• Iron rods smashed through Fairy Tail’s guild building, leaving it in ruins as Noah and Mira watched.
• Noah erupted with magic power and killing intent, handed the sleeping Lisanna to Mira, and flew toward the guild.
• Noah spotted someone fleeing through an alley and fired a blast at them, causing an explosion.
• Noah searched the crater left by the blast and found a scrap of cloth marked with Phantom Lord’s emblem.

Fairy Tail mourned the destruction of its guild hall, but Makarov forbade anyone from seeking revenge against Phantom Lord. Noah left to confront the rival guild alone, saying he would demand compensation for the destruction of his home.

• Fairy Tail gathered outside its ruined guild hall, and Natsu and the others reacted with anger and grief.
• Makarov ordered the guild members to repair the building and forbade them from retaliating against Phantom Lord.
• Erza and the others restrained Natsu when he threatened to go after Phantom Lord by himself.
• Noah told Makarov that the destroyed guild hall had been his home and that he would seek compensation alone.
• Noah walked away toward Phantom Lord, declaring that one person was enough.

Jose learned that an unknown attacker had badly injured Gajeel after Phantom Lord’s assault on Fairy Tail, then ordered The Element Four and Gajeel to handle the approaching Fairy Tail members. Phantom Lord’s doors exploded as a lone figure appeared at the entrance.

• Gajeel told Jose that someone had attacked him while he was withdrawing from Fairy Tail, leaving him badly injured.
• Jose and The Element Four speculated about which Fairy Tail Mage could have hurt Gajeel, but none recognized Noah as a possible attacker.
• An explosion shook Phantom Lord’s headquarters, and Jose ordered The Element Four to cripple the intruders unless Makarov had come, in which case they should follow the plan.
• Gajeel insisted he could recover by eating and agreed to fight as Jose vanished.
• The Phantom Lord guild hall’s main doors exploded, and its Mages saw a lone figure appear at the entrance.

Noah entered Phantom Lord alone and demanded that Jose appear, but he encountered Moglia, who had scarred him seven years earlier. Moglia attacked Noah in a rage, and Noah struck him in the chest, leaving the fight underway.

• Phantom Lord mages mocked Noah when he entered through their shattered doorway alone.
• Noah demanded that Jose come out, and Moglia threatened to keep him from leaving.
• Noah recognized Moglia as the mage who had scarred his hand during the mission seven years earlier and taunted him about Laxus defeating him.
• Moglia recognized Noah and attacked him with a lightning-wreathed punch meant to kill him.
• Noah’s fist passed through Moglia’s lightning and struck him in the chest, making him spit blood.

Noah defeated Moglia and the Phantom Lord Mages who attacked him, then confronted Gajeel and the Element Four inside their guild. He identified Gajeel as the person who had attacked Fairy Tail.

• Noah struck Moglia with a kick to the chest and declared that he had paid back their old debt.
• Moglia passed out from humiliation, and Noah kicked him into a table before demanding that Jose come out.
• Phantom Lord Mages charged Noah, but he used magic to knock them all down at once.
• Gajeel and the Element Four appeared, and Noah recognized Gajeel as the person who had attacked Fairy Tail.

Noah confronted Gajeel and the Element Four after learning Gajeel had attacked his home and destroyed his guild. He badly wounded Gajeel, then drew the Element Four into a circle of glowing runes, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Aria, Sol, Totomaru, and Juvia dismissed Noah until Gajeel identified him as the one who had injured him the previous night.
• Noah confirmed Gajeel had attacked his home and struck him with a black Knight Sword, opening a deep wound across his chest.
• Gajeel attacked with Iron Dragon Rod, but Noah caught the iron fist and demanded to know whether Gajeel used Dragon Slayer Magic.
• Noah punched Gajeel's steel-covered arms, forcing him back nearly ten meters, and Gajeel ordered the Element Four to attack together.
• Noah retreated as seven-colored ripples spread beneath Gajeel and the Element Four, and runes appeared within the circle.

Noah trapped Gajeel and Phantom Lord’s four Element Four mages in cages of light made from runes, then revealed his name and left. Afterward, his runes detonated, sending a mushroom cloud into the sky.

• Noah’s runes rose from the ground and imprisoned Gajeel, Aria, Juvia, Totomaru, and Sol in cages of light.
• Gajeel and Aria attacked their cages, while Juvia, Sol, and Totomaru tried other ways to escape, but none could break through.
• Noah mocked Phantom Lord’s S-Class Mages and said Fairy Tail’s S-Class Mages could have broken the cages.
• Noah dragged Gajeel against the cage, warned that he would destroy one of Phantom Lord’s guilds, and identified himself as Noah Dreyar.
• Noah left through the main gate, and the runes exploded, raising a mushroom cloud.

Jose returned to Phantom Lord and found its guild hall destroyed and its elite wizards gravely injured, learning from Aria that Fairy Tail was responsible. Back at Fairy Tail, Noah rallied the guild members to rebuild after their own guild hall had been destroyed.

• Jose arrived at Phantom Lord and found the guild hall reduced to ruins, with its members buried or injured.
• Jose found Gajeel and The Element Four barely alive, and Aria told him that Fairy Tail had attacked.
• Jose erupted in rage and sent his evil magic power surging into the sky.
• Noah returned to Fairy Tail, where Lisanna checked him for injuries and Mira and Erza spoke with him.
• Noah urged the dejected guild members to regain their resolve and rebuild Fairy Tail, and they answered with a united cheer.

Noah oversaw Fairy Tail’s reconstruction and engraved ancient Runic Sorcery onto the building materials to create a defensive system. The work was interrupted when a Council of Magi envoy arrived with an armed unit and announced that Noah Dreyar was to be arrested.

• Noah convinced Fairy Tail to rebuild its damaged guild with stronger materials and a defensive rune system.
• Noah engraved runes onto the new building materials while Natsu helped and Levy asked to learn the ancient script.
• Noah agreed to teach Levy the script, while Jet and Droy watched them jealously and Mira delivered drinks.
• A disciplined armed unit from the Council of Magi arrived at Fairy Tail’s reconstruction site.
• A frog-headed envoy announced that the Council of Magi had ordered Noah Dreyar’s arrest.

Jose accused Noah Dreyar of destroying Phantom Lord and urged the Council of Magi to arrest him, while Fairy Tail could not prove Jose had attacked their guild. Noah drew Jose into admitting that Gajeel had destroyed Fairy Tail, leaving Jose's accusation exposed.

• The Council of Magi arrived to arrest Noah, and Makarov demanded to know the charge.
• Jose appeared and claimed that Noah had destroyed Phantom Lord, while the Council envoy cited the ban on guild conflicts.
• Natsu accused Jose of destroying Fairy Tail, but Jose demanded proof and pointed to witnesses who had seen Noah at Phantom Lord.
• Noah questioned whether he could really have destroyed the powerful Phantom Lord alone, then mocked the guild's strength.
• Jose angrily revealed that Gajeel had destroyed Fairy Tail by himself, giving away the truth in front of everyone.

Noah exposed Jose’s attempt to frame Fairy Tail, then turned Jose’s lethal attack into grounds for self-defense. With Jose at his mercy, Noah prepared to have one of his subordinates fight him.

• Noah mocked Jose’s scheme, and the Council of Magi’s envoy ordered Jose to come with them.
• Noah and Makarov argued that Phantom Lord had attacked Fairy Tail first, prompting the Council’s soldiers to approach Jose.
• Jose unleashed Death Storm at Noah, but Noah’s white magic shattered the dark attack.
• Noah revealed that Jose’s attack gave him grounds to act in self-defense and began walking toward him.
• Noah announced that he would let a pet under his command test its skills against Jose.