Chapter Summaries

Noah learned that Jellal had once saved Erza and went to confront him at the top of the Tower of Paradise. Simon decided to seek Erza’s help, while Noah came face-to-face with Jellal.

• Noah questioned Simon about Jellal’s whereabouts, then freed Shou, Simon, Wally, and Millianna and marked them with runes that would punish them if they opposed him or targeted Erza.
• Noah left to search the upper levels for Jellal, and Simon recognized the Fairy Tail emblem on his hand.
• Simon persuaded Shou, Wally, and Millianna that they should find Erza and ask for her help, identifying Fairy Tail as their destination.
• Noah reached the Tower of Paradise’s top floor and found Jellal waiting on a throne in a room filled with murals and a massive crystal.
• Jellal welcomed Noah Dreyar to the Tower of Paradise, and Noah faced him with hostility.

Noah confronted Jellal and learned that Jellal had betrayed Erza and her companions to complete the Tower of Paradise and revive Zeref. Jellal trapped Noah in an ancient battlefield designed to prevent him from summoning his golden wolf.

• Noah told Jellal that he had come only to uncover Erza's past and free her from it.
• Jellal revealed that he had embraced Zeref's cause after being imprisoned in Erza's place and had staged Erza's betrayal to keep the laborers building the Tower of Paradise.
• Noah realized Jellal had destroyed the ships, forced the captives to remain, and threatened Erza's former companions into silence.
• Noah accused Jellal of being consumed by magic and demanded to know whether Erza had suffered because of him.
• Jellal activated an ancient battlefield spell that transformed the chamber into rocky terrain and restricted the space to two people, preventing Noah from summoning his golden wolf.

Noah fought Jellal alone after Jellal sealed Golden Wolf Beo inside him. Noah defeated Jellal in less than ten seconds, leaving him collapsed on the ground.

• Jellal revealed he had sealed Golden Wolf Beo and planned to use him as a sacrifice for Zeref.
• Jellal attacked Noah with shadow magic, but Noah shattered the strikes with his fists and rushed him.
• Noah's immense magic power sent Jellal staggering backward before Noah closed in with a glowing punch.
• Jellal fired black beams at Noah, but they passed through an afterimage.
• Noah appeared behind Jellal and blasted him at point-blank range with a Magic Bullet, knocking him down.

Noah defeated Jellal, but Jellal rejoiced because the conditions for resurrecting Zeref had been gathered. Zeke Lein was revealed as Jellal’s Thought Projection, and Jellal announced that Noah was a better Magic Source for activating the R System.

• Noah defeated Jellal in ten seconds, and Jellal laughed that the conditions for resurrecting Zeref had finally been gathered.
• Zeke Lein laughed during a Council of Magi meeting, dismissed the Councilors, and vanished as the meeting room began to crumble.
• Ultear held a rotating magic circle and said the Councilors could not interfere with the plan.
• Zeke Lein appeared beside Jellal on the battlefield, and Noah recognized the identical evil aura surrounding them.
• Noah realized Zeke Lein was Jellal’s Thought Projection, created to infiltrate the Council and help obtain the Magic Power Accelerator’s energy for the R System.
• Jellal told Noah he had found a better Magic Source.

Jellal revealed that he intended to use Noah's enormous magic reserves as the sacrifice needed to power the R System and revive Zeref. After Zeke Lein merged back into him, Jellal gained Ten Wizard Saints-level power and used Meteor to drive Noah onto the defensive.

• Jellal and Zeke Lein revealed that they had targeted Noah as the R System's magic source and intended to sacrifice him to revive Zeref.
• Zeke Lein merged into Jellal, restoring his magic power and raising him to the level of the Ten Wizard Saints.
• Jellal used Meteor to charge Noah at extreme speed, but Noah shattered the spell's radiance and caught his fist.
• Jellal escaped Noah's grip with Meteor and repeatedly attacked from different directions, forcing Noah to block and stagger backward.

Noah countered Jellal’s Meteor with the Magician’s Death Transformation Wings, but Jellal unleashed Seven Star Sword Rain to keep him at bay. As Noah evaded the bombardment and gathered power for a decisive spell, Jellal realized the danger too late.

• Jellal used Meteor to strike Noah and claimed Noah could not defeat him without matching his speed.
• Noah activated the Magician’s Death Transformation Wings and landed an Annihilation Strike that injured Jellal, though Jellal escaped with Meteor.
• Jellal cast Seven Star Sword, but Noah dodged its beams with the Death Transformation Wings.
• Jellal followed with Seven Star Sword Rain, forcing Noah to evade a relentless barrage of powerful attacks.
• While dodging, Noah gathered magic in one arm and began chanting a powerful spell, causing Jellal to realize something was wrong.

Noah and Jellal unleashed their strongest attacks against each other in the Tower of Paradise’s ancient magical battlefield. Noah’s Fairy Glitter overwhelmed Jellal’s Dark Garden, destroyed the battlefield, and left Jellal defeated.

• Jellal realized Noah could defeat him but declared that Noah could never overcome his ideals, then formed a massive black sphere with his Celestial Magic.
• Noah answered Jellal’s challenge and summoned Fairy Glitter in a dazzling halo above them.
• Jellal used Dark Garden to envelop himself as Noah’s Fairy Glitter contracted around the sphere and struck it.
• The collision erupted into flames and shockwaves that shattered the ancient battlefield and damaged the Tower of Paradise’s central chamber.
• The blast subsided, and Jellal’s charred body fell to the floor, confirming Noah’s victory.

While Noah fought his way through the Tower of Paradise, Simon, Shou, Wally, and Millianna reached Fairy Tail and reunited with Erza. After learning Noah had gone to confront Jellal for her sake, Erza resolved to stop him from being killed.

• Jellal ordered the Tower of Paradise soldiers to stall Noah while he prepared an ancient magic circle.
• Simon led Shou, Wally, and Millianna to Fairy Tail, where they entered the guild hall and found Erza.
• Erza recognized her former companions, and Simon told her that a Fairy Tail wizard had broken into the Tower of Paradise to confront Jellal.
• Simon identified the wizard by the pure white guild emblem on his right hand, and Lisanna realized he was Noah.
• Millianna explained that Noah had gone because he refused to believe Erza had betrayed them, and Shou asked Erza if she had truly abandoned them.
• Wally warned that Jellal might kill Noah, and Erza declared that she would not allow it.

Noah defeated Jellal and learned that Ultear had secretly brainwashed him into seeking Zeref’s revival. After Ultear admitted she had made Erza suffer, Noah attacked her, and his beam swallowed her in an explosion.

• Noah found Jellal defeated and discussed Fairy Tail’s Three Great Magics with him.
• Noah warned Jellal that others were hiding nearby, and Ultear appeared with a crystal ball.
• Ultear revealed that she had disguised herself as Zeref’s ghost and brainwashed Jellal eight years earlier.
• Noah blamed Ultear for Erza’s suffering and struck at her with a sword, but she dodged and counterattacked with crystal balls.
• Noah destroyed Ultear’s crystal balls with a magic beam, which then engulfed her in an explosion.

Noah defeated Jellal and confronted Ultear in the Tower of Paradise, but she triggered the tower’s collapse and escaped. As Noah rushed to save the others, Jellal was buried beneath the rubble.

• Noah blasted Jellal into a wall and revealed his Knight Sword, while Ultear emerged from the smoke unharmed.
• Noah confronted Ultear over what she had done to Erza, but Erza and the others arrived before he could stop her.
• Ultear used Arc of Time to make the Tower of Paradise crumble and disappear into dust.
• Noah shattered falling debris and flew toward Erza and the others as they struggled on the collapsing floor.
• Jellal laughed as rubble buried him, and Erza watched in silence.

After the Tower of Paradise sank, Noah helped Erza let go of its painful memories while recognizing her responsibility to reconcile with her former companions. Erza went to speak with Shou, Simon, Wally, and Millianna, while Noah wondered who Ultear really was.

• The Tower of Paradise collapsed and sank into the sea after Noah had driven its soldiers away.
• Erza asked Noah why he had risked himself to fight Jellal, and Noah told her she did not need painful memories to prove she existed because she had Fairy Tail.
• Noah reminded Erza that Shou, Simon, Wally, and Millianna had lost the place that represented their past, and Erza went to talk to them.
• Lucy bickered with Happy about whether she was jealous of Noah and Erza, while Natsu suffered from seasickness and Gray thought about Ultear.
• Noah reflected that the R System was gone and Erza was moving forward, then wondered who Ultear really was.

After reconciling with Erza, Shou, Simon, Wally, and Millianna prepared to leave the coastal city and pursue lives of their own. Before parting, Simon confessed that he had always loved Erza and entrusted her to Noah, who was left speechless.

• Erza scolded Noah for making Shou feel guilty, and Noah later helped Shou put the matter behind him.
• Gray secretly gathered information about someone, but Noah chose not to pry unless Gray’s situation became serious.
• Shou, Simon, Wally, and Millianna told Erza they wanted to leave and see the world, while Noah and the others understood their choice.
• Simon asked Noah to speak privately and admitted that he had loved Erza since childhood but knew she saw him only as a companion.
• Simon told Noah that Erza treated him differently and asked him to take care of her, leaving Noah speechless.

After returning to Fairy Tail, Noah and the others learned that the Council of Magi had dissolved and Dark Guilds were beginning to cause trouble. Makarov assigned the guild’s Mages to standby for now, praised Noah’s growth, and then announced that two newcomers had joined Fairy Tail.

• Noah and the others returned to the rebuilt Fairy Tail and learned from Makarov that the Council of Magi had dissolved.
• Mira explained that Dark Guilds and Magic Cults were emerging, while Lisanna reassured the others that Kana and Elfman were handling only weak groups.
• Erza, Natsu, and Gray volunteered for missions, but Makarov told them to prepare for later and ordered Lucy, Noah, and Erza to remain on standby.
• Makarov told Noah that he might be strong enough to contend with Gildarts, and Noah vowed to show Gildarts how much he had grown.
• Makarov announced that two newcomers had recently joined Fairy Tail, surprising everyone except Mira and Lisanna.

Makarov introduced Gajeel and Juvia, former Phantom Lord mages, as prospective Fairy Tail members, provoking anger among the guild. Noah accepted their joining after warning them not to harbor ulterior motives, and both newcomers showed how much they feared him.

• Makarov summoned Gajeel and Juvia and revealed that the former Phantom Lord mages were seeking to join Fairy Tail.
• Noah recognized Gajeel and Juvia, while Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Erza reacted with anger and disbelief over Phantom Lord's attack on their guild.
• Juvia explained that Phantom Lord had disbanded and that she and Gajeel had nowhere to go.
• Makarov defended his decision to accept them, and Gajeel pointed out that Fairy Tail had also destroyed Phantom Lord.
• Noah agreed to call their past conflict even but warned Gajeel and Juvia against joining Fairy Tail for any other purpose.

Noah settled into a newly rebuilt room at Fairy Tail and struggled with the thought that he might soon have to leave again to restore other worlds. Lisanna reassured him that she and Mira would wait for his return, and Noah embraced her before carrying her to the bed.

• Lisanna showed Noah his new room at Fairy Tail, and he said it was comfortable enough.
• Noah reflected that he could not stay in Fairy Tail indefinitely because he needed to travel between worlds and repair them.
• Lisanna guessed that Noah was worrying about how she and Mira would feel if he left again.
• Lisanna told Noah that she and Mira understood his responsibilities and would wait for him to come back, no matter how long he was gone.
• Noah tightly embraced Lisanna, carried her to the bed, and they began an intimate encounter.

Noah returned to Fairy Tail and considered taking the S-Class promotion exam so he could help protect the guild’s reputation and prepare to inherit the Guild Master position. He then noticed Juvia sitting apart from the other members and went over to speak with her.

• Noah returned to Fairy Tail’s hall after several hours and found most of the guild’s strongest Mages away on extermination missions.
• Noah decided he needed to take the next S-Class Mage promotion exam, partly to prevent other guilds from exploiting his status as an ordinary member.
• Noah reflected on Fairy Tail’s succession problems and recognized that Makarov intended to pass the Guild Master position to him.
• Noah resolved to become one of the Ten Wizard Saints so Fairy Tail could retain its standing after he inherited the guild.
• Noah noticed Juvia sitting alone and asked whether she wanted to chat with her companions, startling her.

Noah tried to help the lonely Juvia fit in by telling Fairy Tail’s male Mages that she wanted a boyfriend, lifting her mood and clearing the rain. He then turned to Levy and asked her to go out with him.

• Juvia panicked at the sight of Noah because he had devastated Phantom Lord, and Noah assured her that he would not hurt his guildmates.
• Juvia explained that she struggled to talk to people because rain followed her and drove others away.
• Noah announced that Juvia wanted to date a dependable guy, prompting Fairy Tail’s male Mages to crowd around her.
• Juvia grew flustered but lost her gloom, and the rain stopped as Noah suspected that the weather reflected her mood.
• Levy teased Noah about helping Juvia, and Noah asked Levy to go out with him.

Noah asked Levy to show him around Magnolia, and she mistook the invitation for a date before he explained he needed help finding a jewelry store. There, he traded a rune-enhanced dagger for two custom diamond rings and 100,000 J.

• Noah invited Levy to go out, and she agonized over whether he meant it as a date.
• Noah took Levy by the hand and led her out of the guild, where Juvia watched him with less fear and more gratitude and curiosity.
• Levy learned Noah wanted her help finding a jewelry store, and Noah teased her for imagining the invitation was romantic.
• Levy guided Noah to Magnolia's most famous jewelry store, where he ordered two custom diamond rings.
• Noah activated the runes on an ordinary dagger to make it appear to be a lightning Magic Weapon, then traded it for the rings and 100,000 J.

Noah traded a Rune-inscribed dagger for a Lightning-type Magic Weapon while Levy read in the shop. When he spotted three thugs bullying a young girl in an alley, he intervened and drove them off.

• Noah and Levy discussed how valuable the Rune-inscribed dagger was after the shopkeeper agreed to trade it for a ring.
• Noah noticed three thugs surrounding a frightened, travel-worn girl in an alley and went to help her.
• The thug leader threatened the girl over a small smudge on his trousers and reached for her.
• Noah grabbed the leader's wrist, threw him into a crate of iron nails, and ordered the other thugs to leave.
• The two underlings recognized Noah's Fairy Tail emblem and fled, while the injured leader also ran away.

Noah rescued Yukino from three thugs and encouraged her to believe she could become a mage. He left her with money and a Celestial Spirit key, and Yukino resolved to join the strongest guild someday.

• Noah drove off three thugs who had been threatening Yukino.
• Noah comforted Yukino, learned her name, and told her that anyone could learn magic by believing in themselves.
• Yukino asked whether becoming a mage would keep her from being bullied and causing misfortune, and Noah encouraged her to use magic to help others too.
• Noah gave Yukino a money pouch containing one hundred thousand J and a Celestial Spirit key, then left for the Jewel Treasure store.
• Yukino learned Noah's name and vowed to join the strongest guild and become a mage.