Chapter Summaries

Seiya fought Jose in the sky and at sea, countering his spells with bone armor and striking him down despite Jose’s Dark Magic. When Jose’s Darkness Erosion began consuming Seiya’s life force and magic, Seiya purified and healed himself, leaving Jose stunned by the range of magic he could use.

• Seiya chased the airborne Jose and used bone armor to withstand his Dark Barrage without slowing down.
• Jose wrapped himself in Darkness Erosion and tried to trade injuries, but Seiya struck him into the sea.
• Jose rose from the water badly wounded and claimed his Dark Magic was still eroding Seiya’s body and life force.
• Seiya used Complete Purification and Heal to remove Darkness Erosion and restore the life force it had consumed.
• Jose stared at Seiya in disbelief and asked how many kinds of magic he knew.

Seiya mocked Jose’s claim of superior experience and summoned four powerful guardian beasts, including a Golden Dragon, overwhelming Jose with their presence. Jose was left shocked and unable to imagine his specters defeating them.

• Jose summoned two giant Soul Devour specters and attacked Seiya with Dark Magic, hoping to wear down his magic power and life force.
• Seiya blocked Jose’s attacks with Mystical Shield and mocked his strategy and combat experience.
• Seiya summoned Ox Gold Ox, Loujin Dog, and Ghost Gold Sheep through Shikigami magic.
• Seiya summoned the Golden Dragon, whose appearance left Jose frozen in shock.
• Jose realized his two specters could not defeat Seiya’s four guardian beasts, especially the Golden Dragon.

Seiya overwhelmed Jose with his summoned creatures and chased him through the sky on Golden Dragon. As Jose fled toward the ongoing guild battle, Fairy Tail feared he had defeated Seiya, until they saw the golden Dragon pursuing him with Seiya riding on its head.

• Jose sent giant ghosts at Seiya, then fled as Loujin Dog and Ox Gold Ox destroyed them and Ghost Gold Sheep swallowed their magical power.
• Seiya rode Golden Dragon in pursuit of Jose while the battle between Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail continued below.
• Phantom Lord’s wizards cheered Jose’s return, while Fairy Tail’s wizards worried that Seiya had lost.
• Makarov prepared to use Fairy Law to protect the guild, and Mira offered to fight Jose despite her vow.
• Gray noticed Jose was fleeing from someone, and the wizards saw a golden Dragon pursuing him with Seiya standing atop its head.

Seiya rode a Golden Dragon and overwhelmed Jose, but Jose ordered Phantom Lord’s Magic Cannon Jupiter to fire at them. Mira broke her vow never to use Satan Soul and flew to Seiya, arriving just as the cannon beam reached him.

• Lucy recognized Seiya atop the Golden Dragon, and Fairy Tail’s morale rose as the Dragon pursued Jose.
• The Golden Dragon fired a powerful beam at Jose, who answered with Death Storm, and their clash shook the sea and coastline.
• Jose ordered Phantom Lord’s Mage to fire Magic Cannon Jupiter at the Golden Dragon.
• Mira transformed with Satan Soul and rushed through the sky to protect Seiya despite her depleted magic power.
• Mira reached Seiya as the Magic Cannon Jupiter beam arrived, and Seiya was stunned to see her using Satan Soul.

Seiya destroyed Phantom Lord’s mobile fortress with his Dragon Slayer Secret Art and helped the Golden Dragon defeat Jose, securing Fairy Tail’s victory. The Magic Council arrived afterward and found Jose near death amid the wreckage and destruction.

• Seiya reinforced the Mad Gale City-Breaking Halberd and kicked it through Magic Cannon Jupiter’s beam.
• Seiya’s halberd pierced Phantom Lord’s mobile fortress, triggering its destruction and sinking the guild building beneath the sea.
• The Golden Dragon overwhelmed Jose’s Death Storm and blasted him into Magnolia Town, leaving him near death in a long ravine.
• Phantom Lord’s wizards lost their will to fight, and Fairy Tail won the guild conflict.
• Magic Council members arrived after the battle and saw the ruined fortress, the ravine, and the defeated Jose.

After Seiya defeated Jose, the Magic Council recognized his strength and summoned Fairy Tail representatives to a trial hearing, where Erza spotted her childhood companion Jellal. The chapter recounted how Seiya escaped the Tower of Heaven, became a Dragon Slayer through forced experiments, and later rescued the Strauss siblings, leaving him and Mira’s group traveling together.

• The Magic Council members discussed Seiya’s defeat of Jose and considered him a future Ten Wizard Saints, while Ultear gathered testimony from Phantom Lord’s Mages.
• At the trial hearing, Erza recognized Jellal among the Magic Council members and told Seiya that he was there.
• The chapter explained that Seiya, Erza, and Jellal had been imprisoned as sacrifices in the Tower of Heaven alongside Simon, Wally, Hugh, and Millianna.
• After escaping alone, Seiya was captured by traffickers, sold to a magical researcher, and forced to undergo experiments that made him a second-generation Dragon Slayer Mage.
• Seiya killed the researcher and freed the children in his laboratory, including Mira, Elfman, and Lisanna.
• Seiya explained Mira’s Demon possession was actually awakened Absorption Magic, and Mira chose to leave her village and travel with her siblings and Seiya.

Erza mistook Zeref for Jellal, while Seiya explained why he had concluded that Zeref was not his childhood friend. After the Magic Council dissolved Phantom Lord and sentenced Jose, Zeref announced that Seiya would replace him as one of the Ten Wizard Saints.

• Seiya told Erza that he had also mistaken Zeref for Jellal, but suspected they only looked alike because Makarov shared their face.
• Erza apologized to Zeref after deciding that he was not Jellal, and she kept the truth about Jellal’s survival secret to protect Simon and the others.
• The Magic Council sentenced Phantom Lord to compulsory dissolution and stripped Jose of his Wizard Saint title, imprisoning him for ten years.
• Seiya privately resented Jose’s sentence because he had wanted to kill him for attacking Fairy Tail.
• Zeref and the other council members named Seiya as Jose’s replacement among the Ten Wizard Saints.

After Fairy Tail defeated Phantom Lord, the Magic Council named Seiya one of the Ten Wizard Saints, though he tried to refuse the title because he expected it to bring more duties and trouble. The chapter ended with Belno suggesting that Seiya could lead Fairy Tail to new heights after Makarov retired.

• The Magic Council chose Seiya as a Ten Wizard Saint by majority vote, despite Org and Mikerlo's objections.
• When Jellal presented Seiya with his medal, Seiya asked whether he could refuse the title because it brought duties and attention without practical benefits.
• Mira knocked Seiya on the head after realizing he mainly wanted to avoid extra work.
• Fairy Tail members celebrated Seiya's new title and praised his role in defeating Phantom Lord.
• Belno praised Seiya's skill and judgment, saying he could lead Fairy Tail to new heights if Makarov retired.

After Seiya forced the Magic Council to make Phantom Lord’s assets compensate Fairy Tail and Magnolia, Makarov led him to the guild’s hidden basement and revealed Lumen Star, the crystal containing Fairy Tail’s first master, Mavis Vermillion. Makarov’s smile showed that he was entrusting Seiya with the guild master’s secret.

• Seiya argued that the Magic Council shared responsibility for Phantom Lord’s attack and secured compensation for Fairy Tail and the people of Magnolia from Phantom Lord’s confiscated assets.
• Makarov left the Council triumphant after Phantom Lord was disbanded, Seiya became one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and Fairy Tail received funds to rebuild.
• While Fairy Tail celebrated its victory, Makarov brought Seiya to a sealed basement beneath the guild hall.
• Makarov revealed the crystal called Lumen Star, or Fairy Heart, and identified the girl sealed inside as Mavis Vermillion, Fairy Tail’s first guild master.
• Makarov nodded as Seiya realized that he was being entrusted with the secret reserved for Fairy Tail’s guild masters.

Makarov asked Seiya to become Fairy Tail’s next Guild Master, and Seiya agreed to serve as candidate rather than take the position immediately. Makarov announced Seiya’s candidacy to the guild at the celebration banquet.

• Seiya refused Makarov’s request to become Guild Master and suggested Gildarts or Laxus instead.
• Makarov explained that Gildarts had declined and that Laxus’s rule would damage Fairy Tail’s family-like guild.
• Makarov revealed that Seiya’s conduct before the Magic Council had convinced him Seiya could protect the guild from complaints and possible disbandment.
• After Makarov negotiated, Seiya agreed to become candidate Guild Master, with the understanding that he would take over only if needed or if no better successor appeared.
• Makarov announced Seiya’s candidacy to Fairy Tail at the celebration banquet.

After Seiya was named a candidate guild master, Mira and Erza confronted each other over his attention, while Seiya tried to stay out of sight. Their rising magic power caused Fairy Tail’s already damaged guild hall to collapse.

• Fairy Tail’s wizards cheered for Seiya as a candidate guild master, and Natsu and Gray rushed to challenge him.
• Mira stopped Erza from approaching Seiya, and Erza said she wanted to discuss the Tower of Heaven with him.
• Mira challenged Erza by bringing up her longer history with Seiya, and Erza responded by raising her fighting spirit.
• The other guild members fell silent as Mira and Erza’s magic power shook the hall, while Levy warned Lucy not to gossip about them.
• The damaged guild hall collapsed, and Seiya used magic to make himself inconspicuous.

After Phantom Lord was disbanded, Makarov recruited the homeless Juvia into Fairy Tail, but she feared the guild would reject her as a former enemy and a Rain Woman. Seiya reassured her that she was among friends and encouraged her to accept herself, leaving Juvia with hope that she could belong.

• After Phantom Lord's disbandment, Juvia lost her livelihood and lived on the streets until Makarov took her into Fairy Tail.
• Juvia kept to herself in the guild, fearing the other members disliked her rain and her past as one of Phantom Lord's Four Elements.
• Seiya sat beside Juvia and told her that Fairy Tail's members would be her companions and friends.
• Juvia confessed that she believed no one would befriend a Rain Woman, but Seiya said he appreciated the rain and explained that her magic was likely difficult to control.
• Seiya urged Juvia to believe in and accept herself, reminding her that the skies would clear after the rain.

Seiya tried to help Juvia grow closer to the Fairy Tail guild by inviting her to an amusement park outing with Lucy, Natsu, and the others. Juvia began to fit in, but Lucy noticed her feelings for Seiya and warned that she had formidable rivals.

• Juvia saw the rain stop and a rainbow appear, but Seiya had slipped away before she could thank him.
• Juvia grew closer to Seiya while he hid from work, and she became more cheerful and controlled her magic.
• Seiya realized Juvia still sought him out after settling into Fairy Tail, so he invited her to join Lucy's amusement park outing.
• Lucy, Natsu, and the others welcomed Juvia, and they quickly started enjoying the visit together.
• Lucy noticed Juvia glancing at Seiya, while Happy teased that they were having an affair.
• Juvia asked whether Lucy also had feelings for Seiya, and Lucy denied it before warning that Juvia's rivals were formidable.

Seiya encountered Millianna and Hugh, former companions from the Tower of Heaven who believed he had betrayed them, and learned that Jellal was alive and wanted him and Erza brought to the tower. As Seiya prepared to question them, an unknown darkness engulfed the area, which he dispelled with Holy Light.

• Gray and Natsu challenged Seiya to a magic-powered racing game, but Millianna ambushed them with binding magic while Seiya dodged her ropes.
• Seiya recognized Millianna and Hugh, whom he had believed dead, and was stunned to find them alive and hostile toward him.
• Millianna accused Seiya of breaking their promise and betraying her, while Hugh attacked him with explosive cards.
• Millianna revealed their goal was to take Seiya and Erza to the Tower of Heaven to meet Jellal, whom Seiya realized was alive.
• Seiya survived Hugh's attack unharmed and prepared to subdue the pair, but darkness suddenly covered the area.
• Seiya cast Sixth-Tier Light Magic: Holy Light, dispersing the darkness.

Simon and the others captured Erza to lure Seiya to the Tower of Heaven, where he hoped Seiya could stop Jellal and uncover the truth about their past. As Seiya and his companions set out for the tower, Simon revealed that Erza had let herself be captured to face Jellal alone, leaving her friends questioning what had really happened years ago.

• Simon, Millianna, and Hugh appeared with the unconscious Erza and told Seiya to come to the Tower of Heaven for answers.
• Seiya chose to pursue Erza, and Natsu and the others insisted on joining him; Seiya also informed Makarov, who alerted the Magic Council.
• On the journey to the tower, Erza defended Seiya, while Hugh accused them of betraying their companions and Millianna argued with him.
• Simon noticed that Erza and Jellal had given conflicting accounts, but Erza refused to explain what had happened.
• Simon admitted that he had used Erza as bait because he believed Seiya was strong enough to stop Jellal, and Erza revealed that she had surrendered to protect her companions and confront Jellal alone.

Simon and Erza revealed that Jellal had deceived their companions and controlled the Tower of Heaven after Ultear brainwashed him. With the truth exposed, Erza and the others prepared to confront Jellal.

• Simon explained that he had investigated Jellal and sought Seiya’s help because Jellal was preparing to target Erza.
• Seiya’s group arrived at the island, and he demanded that Erza explain what had happened at the Tower of Heaven.
• Erza revealed that Ultear had brainwashed Jellal, who took control of the Cult and threatened to kill Millianna and the others if Erza exposed him.
• Erza explained that Jellal had branded her and Seiya as traitors to keep the islanders obedient and working on the R System.
• Hugh, Millianna, and the others learned that Jellal had betrayed them, and Erza resolved to settle matters with him.

Seiya deduced that Jellal intended to sacrifice him and Erza to power the completed Tower of Heaven, then realized Jellal and the Magic Council’s Zeref were the same person. After surviving Jellal’s attack, Seiya tried to send Erza and the others away, but Jellal trapped everyone beneath a dome.

• Seiya explained that Jellal had chosen him and Erza as sacrifices for the R System, and Jellal appeared with the Three Ravens.
• Hugh and Millianna attacked Jellal, but the Three Ravens intercepted their magic.
• Jellal cast Seven Star Sword, and Seiya shielded Hugh and Millianna with Rib Cage Binding before emerging unharmed.
• Seiya told Erza to evacuate the others and contact the Magic Council, revealing his suspicion that Jellal was also Zeref.
• Jellal snapped his fingers and enclosed the Tower of Heaven beneath a translucent black dome.

Mira and Makarov attacked Zeref at the Magic Council after losing contact with Seiya and the others, exposing Zeref as Jellal’s Thought Projection. The Council then discovered Ultear had accelerated the Satellite Magic Array, and Magic-Enlightenment Power was released before they could stop it.

• Makarov and Mira went to the Magic Council after they could no longer contact Seiya and the others, but Yajima said the charged Magic-Enlightenment Power could not be stopped.
• Mira used Satan Soul to attack Zeref, and Makarov joined the fight after other Council members demanded that he restrain her.
• Zeref revealed that Fairy Tail could no longer stop the weapon, then merged with his true body to keep his Thought Projection from being destroyed.
• The Council realized Zeref was Jellal’s Thought Projection and tried to interrupt the Satellite Magic Array.
• Ultear used Arc of Time to accelerate the array, causing it to release Magic-Enlightenment Power ahead of schedule.

Golden Dragon reassured Mira and the Magic Council that Seiya could handle Magic-Enlightenment Power, then showed them a live view of the battle at the Tower of Heaven. Seiya had beaten Jellal even before Jellal merged with Thought Body Zeref, and he prepared to get serious afterward.

• Ultear escaped the Magic Council after using Arc of Time to accelerate the satellite magic array, while the Council faced the consequences of her and Zeref's infiltration.
• Mira asked Yajima whether Magic-Enlightenment Power could still be stopped, and he said there was no way but believed Seiya would protect everyone.
• Golden Dragon appeared before Mira and the Council, identified herself as Seiya's trusted subordinate, and said he had sent her to deliver a message.
• Golden Dragon created a golden mirror that showed the battle at the Tower of Heaven, where Seiya fought Jellal while Erza, Natsu, and the others faced the Three Ravens.
• Jellal merged with Thought Body Zeref after Seiya had beaten him, but Seiya said he could finally get serious.

After merging with Thought Body Zeref, Jellal challenged Seiya, but Seiya overwhelmed him with his enhanced perception, Time Magic, and a devastating punch. Jellal survived and realized Seiya had mastered both Time Magic and Space Magic.

• Jellal merged with Thought Body Zeref, restoring its magic power and soul and greatly increasing his strength.
• Jellal attacked Seiya with Meteor and a barrage of Stellar Punches, but Seiya used Self Time Acceleration to evade him.
• Seiya struck Jellal with Million Ton Punch and sent him flying through the Tower of Heaven and across the island.
• Seiya used Dimensional Shift to appear beside the rubble where Jellal had landed.
• Jellal rose from the rubble, shaken, and recognized that Seiya had used Time Magic and Space Magic.