Chapter Summaries

King Toma explained that he had spared William because he was his only younger brother, while the ministers defended Toma’s mercy and rejected William’s ambition to conquer other nations. As William’s rebellion collapsed, Darton arrived with the national defense army after Yun Feiyang had secretly sent him for help.

• King Toma revealed that he had halted the investigation into William and ignored the Queen’s request to punish him because William was his younger brother.
• William mocked Toma’s mercy and insisted he deserved the throne, but the ministers declared their support for Toma and condemned William’s actions.
• King Toma explained that their father had chosen him because William’s ambition would drag Fiore into wars, violating its permanent neutrality.
• William argued that the people must obey a king’s orders, while Toma and the ministers vowed not to let him lead Fiore into war.
• Soldiers surrounded the City Guard as Darton arrived with the national defense army, and William realized Yun Feiyang had secretly sent Darton away for help.

Prince William’s coup collapsed after the City Guard surrendered, and Yun Feiyang rescued Princess Jade and defeated William’s remaining forces. King Toma stopped Bell from killing William, but William chose to take his own life rather than face imprisonment.

• King Toma promised the City Guard amnesty, and most of them surrendered despite Prince William’s demands to keep fighting.
• Prince William threatened to kill Princess Jade unless King Toma took his own life, but Yun Feiyang refused to let the threat succeed.
• Yun Feiyang killed Lakin and Sho, then rescued Jade from William and swept away the attacking City Guard with Storm.
• King Toma stopped Bell from killing William, and Bell reconsidered after seeing the dead and wounded around the square.
• Prince William declared that he would rather die than live under house arrest, then ran himself through with a sword.

After the rebellion was put down, King Toma pardoned the surviving conspirators and thanked Yun Feiyang for saving Fiore. Yun Feiyang planned to leave the next day, but accepted the roles of Princess Jade’s Guardian Knight and Marquis after King Toma promised not to restrict his freedom.

• King Toma ordered the dead buried, the injured treated, and the annual banquet held that night, while Yun Feiyang demanded his promised reward.
• Bell asked King Toma to punish him for his failures, then told Yun Feiyang that Frank was recovering and wanted to see him.
• Yun Feiyang visited Frank, declined a royal position, and said he would leave the next day.
• At the banquet, Yun Feiyang told Princess Jade he was leaving, and she pleaded with King Toma to make him stay.
• King Toma offered Yun Feiyang the title of Marquis and the post of Princess Jade’s Guardian Knight without limiting his freedom, along with a stipend and an estate; Yun Feiyang accepted.
• Princess Jade demanded that Yun Feiyang visit her for a few days every month.

Yun Feiyang returned to Fairy Tail after resolving the royal dispute, and Makarov officially promoted him to S-Class Mage. He left the Guild’s other members furious and eager to earn the right to challenge him on the second floor.

• Yun Feiyang said goodbye to King Toma, Princess Jade, Frank, and Bell before flying away with his rewards and title.
• Yun Feiyang returned to Fairy Tail, where the members teased him about becoming a marquis and Makarov welcomed him home.
• Yun Feiyang recounted the royal conflict, and Makarov praised his actions and announced that he had passed his assessment to become an S-Class Mage.
• Yun Feiyang taunted the Guild members from the second floor, while Makarov stopped Natsu and Gray from reaching him.
• Makarov urged the other members to work hard and become S-Class Mages, and Yun Feiyang and Makarov exchanged sly smiles.

Yun Feiyang learned that Mira had taken Elfman and Lisanna on the dangerous Beast King mission, then raced toward Sunset Forest after destroying the Dark Guild Weasel's Scythe. He arrived too late to stop Elfman from receiving the Beast King, leaving both wills struggling for control of his body.

• Yun Feiyang read Frank's letter about the kingdom's recovery, Bell's resignation, and Arcadius becoming commander of the Cherry Blossom Knights, then left Fairy Tail to take an S-Class mission.
• Erza became an S-Class Mage in 780, Mira followed in 781, and Yun Feiyang warned Mira not to take Lisanna and Elfman on S-Class missions.
• In 782, Nobu told Yun Feiyang that Mira had taken Elfman and Lisanna to Sunset Forest for the Beast King mission.
• Yun Feiyang destroyed the Weasel's Scythe headquarters with Sword of Judgment and rushed toward Sunset Forest.
• Mira was gravely wounded by the Beast King, and Elfman received the creature to protect his family, triggering a struggle between their wills for control of his body.

Yun Feiyang arrived just in time to save Lisanna from the berserk Beast King and brought the injured family to Porlyusica for treatment. As the others learned that Mira and Little White would recover, Porlyusica warned them that Elfman's condition was the real concern.

• Lisanna tried to reach Elfman and remind him of their family, but Little White intervened when the Beast King attacked her.
• Little White repeatedly fought the Beast King to protect Lisanna until Yun Feiyang struck the Beast King down and rescued them.
• Yun Feiyang carried Elfman, Mira, Lisanna, and Little White to Porlyusica's cabin, where she treated their injuries.
• Makarov and the Guild members arrived, and Porlyusica scolded Makarov before reporting that Mira and Little White would recover but Elfman's condition was troubling.

Elfman remained unconscious for a year after taking in the Beast King, while Mira lost her Magic Power and his family cared for him. After waking, Elfman vowed to grow stronger and protect Mira and Lisanna, and the sisters joyfully reunited with him.

• Makarov explained that Elfman had to defeat the Beast King within his own body, while Mira blamed herself and Yun Feiyang urged her to believe Elfman would survive.
• Laxus left, convinced that gaining power was the only way to protect the people important to him, and declared that he would change Fairy Tail.
• Mira lost her Magic Power, and the Mira Sisters stayed home to care for Elfman while Yun Feiyang helped nourish his body and Erza took on missions to support the household.
• A year later, Elfman woke up and learned what had happened, including Mira's loss of Magic Power, then asked Yun Feiyang to train him.
• Elfman vowed to protect Mira and Lisanna and never make them worry again, and the sisters rushed to embrace him when they discovered he was awake.

Mira and Yun Feiyang kissed after Elfman recovered, and the family later celebrated Elfman’s return after more than a year of training. On July 2nd, Year 784, Yun Feiyang met Natsu, Happy, and Lucy at Harujion Port, where the group fled after he killed mages impersonating Fairy Tail and Lucy refused his outrageous claim about joining the Guild.

• Mira thanked Yun Feiyang for being there, and they kissed until Lisanna caught them and fled.
• Erza grew suspicious of Mira and Yun Feiyang, while she and Lisanna watched the hallway as Yun Feiyang tried to sneak out that night.
• Yun Feiyang trained Elfman for more than a year, and Elfman returned to the Guild transformed into a powerful figure.
• On July 2nd, Year 784, Yun Feiyang arrived at Harujion Port as a tsunami swept a ship onto the beach, where Natsu and Happy confronted mages impersonating Fairy Tail.
• Yun Feiyang killed the impostors, then escaped the approaching army with Natsu, Happy, and Lucy after their battle left the dock in ruins.
• Natsu invited Lucy to join Fairy Tail, but she refused after Yun Feiyang claimed female members had to be an RBQ for one year.

Yun Feiyang brought Lucy to Fairy Tail, where she was overwhelmed by the guild’s chaotic members but chose to join anyway. She settled on a pink guild mark on the back of her hand despite Yun Feiyang warning that the placement could expose her identity to enemies.

• Natsu threw a tantrum about taking the train, so Yun Feiyang carried him and Happy through the air back to Fairy Tail.
• Yun Feiyang explained that Bora had once belonged to Giant's Nose and recalled fighting Hoover during the New Generation Competition.
• Natsu started a fight as soon as they entered Fairy Tail, leaving Lucy bewildered by the guild’s behavior.
• Yun Feiyang introduced Lucy to Mira, Lisanna, Elfman, Kana, Gray, and Loke as she struggled to make sense of the guild.
• Mira offered to stamp Lucy with a guild mark, and Lucy chose pink and the back of her hand despite Yun Feiyang’s warning.

Yun Feiyang spent time with Mira and Lisanna, then Makarov summoned him to a Guild Masters’ meeting and revealed he intended to groom him as the next Guild Master. Meanwhile, Erza assembled Natsu, Gray, and another teammate into a demolition-prone group to investigate a nearby Dark Guild plot.

• Yun Feiyang walked home with Mira and Lisanna, and he and Mira spent the night together.
• Yun Feiyang teased Lucy about her job with Natsu and her failed maid application before Makarov called him away.
• Erza returned to the Guild, told Mira she had found a nearby Dark Guild plot, and recruited Natsu and Gray for backup.
• Mira sent Lucy to keep an eye on Erza’s team and sent a magical letter to Clover Town.
• At the Guild Masters’ meeting, Goldman said Makarov was grooming Yun Feiyang to succeed him, and Makarov confirmed it.

Makarov tried to persuade Yun Feiyang to become Fairy Tail’s next Guild Master, but Feiyang refused, and Erza, Natsu, and Gray set off together on a destructive job. They defeated a Dark Guild but let Kagayama escape with the cursed flute LULLABY, which he carried toward Croba to target the Guild masters.

• Makarov argued that Yun Feiyang should succeed him, but Feiyang refused and pointed out that Fairy Tail had other capable mages.
• Makarov dismissed Gildarts, Erza, Mirajane, Mistgun, and Laxus as unsuitable successors, then panicked when he learned Erza had taken Natsu and Gray on a job.
• Makarov asked Feiyang to stop the trio and then borrow money to cover the damage they would cause.
• Erza, Natsu, and Gray destroyed a station and railway before defeating a Dark Guild leader.
• Kagayama escaped with the cursed flute LULLABY and headed toward Croba to target the Guild masters.

Yun Feiyang restored Erza's Magic Power before defeating Lullaby with a single sword strike and destroying the Curse-Killing Flute. The guild members celebrated the victory, while Bob chased Yun Feiyang and ended up hugging Natsu instead.

• Yun Feiyang reassured Erza and the others that Kagayama's Curse-Killing Flute could not harm Makarov, then replenished Erza's Magic Power.
• Lullaby emerged from the flute, and Gray recognized the Demon as the kind that had destroyed his village and killed his parents.
• Yun Feiyang stopped Erza, Natsu, and Gray from attacking and cut Lullaby apart with One-Sword Style: Heaven Ascending.
• Yun Feiyang destroyed the Curse-Killing Flute with light magic to prevent Lullaby from resurrecting.
• Bob rushed to hug Yun Feiyang, who hid behind Gray, and Bob ended up embracing Natsu instead.

The group walked back after the station and railway were destroyed, while Yun Feiyang discussed Natsu’s fight with Igor and Lucy learned that Mira was an S-class Mage. The chapter ended with Lucy mistakenly imagining that Mira had changed because she fell in love with Feiyang.

• The group set off on foot, and Yun Feiyang explained that his wind Magic could overwhelm Natsu’s flames by removing the air they needed to burn.
• Happy told Yun Feiyang that Natsu had defeated Igor by changing the airflow with his flames, and Natsu challenged Yun Feiyang and Erza to duels.
• Erza knocked out Natsu when he tried to start a fight, then explained that Igor’s Magic Wind Wall had been difficult even for her to overcome.
• Happy listed Fairy Tail’s six S-class Mages, including Mirajane, and Lucy was shocked to learn that the gentle waitress was once known as Demon Mirajane.
• Yun Feiyang stopped the others from discussing Mira’s past, and Lucy guessed that Mira had changed because she fell in love with him.
• Happy teased Lucy for staring at Feiyang dreamily, and Lucy chased him while he called for help.

Yun Feiyang led the Guild members out of a forest and destroyed a village transformed by Forbidden Magic. The group returned to the Guild, still hungry, and went their separate ways for the night.

• Yun Feiyang carried everyone out of the forest and Happy warned Lucy that Mira was the person in the Guild no one should ever offend.
• The group spotted a silent village in a canyon, and Yun Feiyang revealed it was a Dark Guild base where Forbidden Magic had turned the village and its contents into monsters.
• Yun Feiyang used Sacred Sword Magic to destroy the monsters, village, and Magic Array.
• After the Guild members complained that they had missed a meal, Yun Feiyang flew them back to the Guild, where most went home for the night.

Erza was arrested by the Magic Council during her duel with Natsu, and Natsu broke free of the Guild’s efforts to restrain him so he could save her. Makarov sent Yun Feiyang after Natsu to prevent a disaster at the Council.

• Erza and Natsu prepared to duel while Yun Feiyang ran a betting pool that drew wagers almost entirely on Erza.
• A Magic Council squad interrupted the fight and arrested Erza on eleven charges, including destruction of public facilities.
• Natsu vowed to rescue Erza, so Makarov had him transformed into a little lizard and locked in a cup.
• Natsu’s disguise was exposed when Makarov discovered that Makao had taken his place, and Makao admitted he had helped Natsu escape.
• Makarov asked Yun Feiyang to pursue Natsu, and Yun Feiyang vanished by elementalizing into a breeze.

Yun Feiyang secured Erza’s release from the Magic Council after Natsu’s disguise disrupted her hearing, while the councilors agreed to avoid offending Yun Feiyang and let Fairy Tail handle the damage it caused. Back at the Villa, Yun Feiyang and the guild urged Erza to confront Jellal and rescue her old friends, and she resolved to stop running from the past.

• Makarov reassured Lucy that Erza would be released, while worrying that Natsu would cause more trouble.
• Natsu burst into Erza’s Magic Council hearing in a poor disguise, and Yun Feiyang arrived before guards could take them away.
• Yun Feiyang used his standing with the Fiore Royal Family to secure Erza and Natsu’s release, and the councilors agreed to avoid antagonizing him.
• Yun Feiyang carried Natsu away and sent him floating into the sky as punishment, while Erza thanked him with a hug.
• At the Villa, Yun Feiyang urged Erza to face Jellal and rescue her old friends, and Mira and the others promised to support her.
• Erza decided she could no longer run from her past and would confront it with her friends beside her.

Erza told Yun Feiyang, Mira, Lisanna, and Elfman about her enslavement on the island, Rob’s death, and Jellal’s betrayal. The next morning, the group split up to stop Jellal’s plan and confront him at the Tower of Paradise.

• Erza recounted how a Dark Guild captured her and her friends, forced them to build the R System, and how Jellal betrayed them after Rob died protecting her.
• Erza said she had stayed silent for eight years because Jellal threatened the lives of everyone on the island, but she now intended to settle things with him.
• Yun Feiyang revealed that Councilman Ziemia was Jellal’s Thought Body and asked Mira and Lisanna to warn Makarov and stop him from launching the R System early.
• The next morning, Mira and Lisanna went to the Guild to seek Makarov’s help while Yun Feiyang, Erza, and Elfman went to the docks, where an ally waited with a ship.

Yun Feiyang, Erza, Elfman, and Mistgun reached the Tower of Paradise, where Mistgun revealed he was Jellal from Edolas and helped the group advance without killing the enslaved guards. As Jellal prepared to activate the completed R System, Ziemia manipulated the Magic Council into voting to use Magic Power of the Sun, intending to supply the tower with enough energy to resurrect Zeref.

• Mistgun removed his mask, and Erza recognized his face as Jellal's before Yun Feiyang explained that he came from Edolas.
• After several days at sea, the group reached the Tower of Paradise and Mistgun used Sleep Magic to subdue its guards and troops as they advanced.
• Jellal learned of the intruders, moved his plan ahead, and sent Udaltar and the Three Ravens to delay them while he prepared to use them as sacrifices for Zeref.
• Ziemia summoned the Magic Council and reported that Jellal had completed the R System and planned to resurrect Zeref.
• Ziemia urged the council to vote to use Magic Power of the Sun, secretly intending to channel its energy into activating the R System.

Erza returned to confront her former friends and reveal that Jellal had deceived them, while Yun Feiyang challenged their blind trust in him. After Simon and the others realized the truth, Erza and her companions flew to the top of the Tower of Paradise to face Jellal.

• Erza told Simon, Wally, Milliana, and Sho that she had returned to defeat Jellal and save them, but Sho accused her of abandoning them based on Jellal's lies.
• Yun Feiyang rebuked the former slaves for trusting Jellal without question, and Simon admitted that he had always believed Erza but had been too afraid to act.
• Simon, Wally, and Milliana apologized to Erza after learning Jellal had deceived them, while unrest spread among the troops who had also been enslaved.
• Yun Feiyang bound the four with Wind Bind and refused their offer to help, and Erza told Simon to take everyone out to sea.
• Yun Feiyang, Erza, and their companions flew toward the top of the tower to confront Jellal as Simon and the others reflected on their lost trust in Erza.

Ikaruga challenged Yun Feiyang to a duel of swordsmanship while the other members of the Three Ravens confronted the group. Yun Feiyang gained the upper hand, and the chapter ended as Ikaruga split his Roc attack in two, only for both halves to keep coming at her.

• The Three Ravens arrived and announced that Jellal had hired them to stop the group, so Elfman and Mistgun faced Udaltar and Owl.
• Ikaruga passed over Erza and challenged Yun Feiyang, who agreed to a pure swordsman's duel.
• Ikaruga's Mugetsu-ryū Sword Flash failed to cut Yun Feiyang's Flood Dragon, and he struck her with Divine Wind's Clear Sound.
• Yun Feiyang dodged Ikaruga's attacks and countered her Yasha Senkō with Mumei Shinpū-ryū: Taihō Tenshi.
• Ikaruga cut the Roc in two with Sword Flash, but both halves transformed into Rocs and continued toward her.