Chapter Summaries

Allen and Mavis sent Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, and Lyon into separate illusions for their S-Class exam, each with a timed challenge. Natsu defeated the Fire Dragon with his Dragon Slayer Magic and returned to reality with ten minutes left.

• Allen explained that each mage had to enter a ring and complete its challenge within an hour, while Happy was excluded from the exam.
• Natsu chose the red ring, Gajeel chose green, Lyon chose yellow, and Gray entered the remaining blue ring.
• Allen and Mavis's illusion magic drew the four mages' consciousnesses into separate challenges while their bodies remained in place.
• Natsu faced a Fire Dragon on an active volcano and fought it with his Dragon Slayer Magic.
• Natsu defeated the Fire Dragon and returned to reality with ten minutes remaining on the countdown.

Gajeel fought Venusaur in a forest exam arena and defeated it despite its draining, poisonous attacks. With five minutes left, he believed he had passed before losing consciousness and returning to reality.

• Gajeel entered a forest clearing, saw Venusaur, and received the one-hour requirement to defeat it.
• Gajeel cut through Venusaur’s vine whips, blocked its razor leaves with an iron wall, and broke its green shield with twin lances.
• Venusaur shook the ground and poisoned Gajeel, leaving him weakened and drowsy as it charged Solar Beam.
• Gajeel stabbed his thigh with an Iron Dragon Sword to stay awake and countered Solar Beam with Iron Dragon’s Roar.
• Gajeel’s roar overwhelmed Venusaur and knocked it down; he saw five minutes remaining, then lost consciousness and returned to reality.

Gray faced Wartortle in his graduation exam on an island and used Ice-Make Magic to overcome its varied attacks. He defeated Wartortle with a risky charge along the surface of its Hydro Cannon, completing the exam requirement.

• Gray appeared on an island and learned that he had to defeat Wartortle using his own magic within one hour.
• Gray blocked Wartortle's water jets with an ice wall, then evaded its steel Cannonballs and raised a blizzard.
• Gray's Lancer spears were swept aside by Water Pulse, so he slid across the frozen ground and blocked Wartortle's Ice Breath.
• Gray pursued Wartortle with homing Diamond Ice Blades, but Wartortle countered with Rock Smash and then cracked the ground with an earthquake.
• Gray escaped onto an ice platform but struggled to hold back Wartortle's Hydro Cannons with an ice wall.
• Gray formed an icy surface over the Hydro Cannon, charged along it, and defeated Wartortle with Ice Blade: Seven Consecutive Dances.

Lyon faced the Desert Dragonfly in a desert exam where the heat and sandstorm made his Ice-Make Magic costly and difficult to use. He wounded the creature with a close-range attack, but it vanished before he could finish the fight, leaving him in darkness.

• Lyon woke in the desert and learned that he had to defeat the Desert Dragonfly using his own magic within an hour.
• Lyon tested the Desert Dragonfly with Ice Eagles and Lancer, but it shattered the eagles, dodged the spears with Dragon Dance, and strengthened itself.
• The Desert Dragonfly trapped Lyon in quicksand and battered his Ice Wall with a Sand Wall, while the desert rapidly drained his magic.
• Lyon used all his magic to summon an Ice Dragon, then rushed through the blast and stabbed the dazed Desert Dragonfly with ice blades.
• Lyon struck the Desert Dragonfly with Whirlwind Sword and thrust at its head, but it vanished, and everything went black before his eyes.

Natsu and the others realized they had passed their graduation exam as the crowd applauded them. Natsu waved to the crowd, and Gray, Gajeel, and Lyon began to react as well.

• Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Lyon opened their eyes and found themselves facing a crowd.
• The crowd burst into enthusiastic applause, startling the four.
• Natsu recognized that they were taking their graduation exam and smiled.
• Natsu waved to the crowd, followed by Gray, Gajeel, and Lyon reacting.

Natsu and the others returned to school after a celebration and gathered with Allen to watch footage of their battles. Natsu laughed at the sight of the three fighters in their sorry states.

• Natsu and the others returned to school and found Allen waiting for them.
• Natsu excitedly asked Allen to begin, and Allen turned on the screen.
• The screen showed Natsu fighting Fire Dragon, Gajeel fighting Gray, and Lyon fighting Desert Dragonfly.
• Natsu laughed as he watched the three fighters during their battles.

Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, and Lyon investigated a Magic Beast that had grown unusually powerful and discovered that moonlight was affecting the forest’s animals and attacking people’s minds. Allen examined the captured beast and confirmed that it contained the power of the Ankhseram God.

• Gray and Lyon watched the Magic Beast while Natsu and Gajeel searched the forest for clues.
• Natsu and Gajeel found that unusually large, aggressive animals gathered under the moonlight, and a mental force from the moon briefly overwhelmed them before Allen’s Spirit Shield restored their awareness.
• Gray and Lyon reported seeing the Magic Beast absorb moonlight and grow stronger, while Natsu and Gajeel explained the moon’s mental attack and urged the group to return to the guild.
• The four defeated the Magic Beast, brought it back to the guild, and told Allen what they had discovered.
• Allen examined the Magic Beast and confirmed that it contained the power of the Ankhseram God.

Allen concluded that the Ankhseram God had altered the world and suspected that the moonlight’s control targeted Fairy Tail members. The chapter ended before he finished explaining how the control worked.

• Allen confirmed that the Ankhseram God had altered the world.
• Allen guessed that the Ankhseram God had specifically targeted Fairy Tail members with the moonlight’s control.
• Allen noted that he had heard no reports of other guild members or Council members being controlled despite the moon’s earlier change.

Allen explained how the completed Trial Magic Circle worked and sent the guild members inside to fight simulated opponents. Most participants quickly returned defeated, while several of the guild’s strongest fighters remained inside.

• Allen outlined the trial opponents at each level, the circle’s opponent and battlefield selection, its cooldown, and the limits for students.
• Allen warned the guild that repeated losses could cause mental strain, then watched as eager members rushed into the Trial Magic Circle.
• Natsu entered hoping to fight a full-powered Fire Dragon, while the chapter noted that Dimaria Yesta, Agil Ram, and Invel Yura had joined the guild and Brandish had enrolled after recovering.
• Macao said Alakazam had defeated him with an attack he could not hit, and Wakaba complained that Agumon’s fighting was brutal.
• Allen let Wendy, Rogue, Sting, and Brandish face Rookie Form opponents, while stronger fighters including Laxus, Gildarts, Erza, Natsu, and Gajeel continued their trials.
• About ten minutes later, Natsu’s group emerged looking unwilling to accept defeat, with none appearing to have beaten their opponents.

The guild members emerged from the Trial Magic Circle after facing randomly assigned opponents, while Sorano and Yukino celebrated their Digimon evolving into Perfect Form. Mira, Ultear, Erza, and Jellal later returned from their chosen trials, and Ultear had used her fight with Dialga as a lesson.

• Natsu complained that Wartortle had frustrated him with its defenses and Water-type attacks, while Gajeel, Gray, and Lyon described their own defeats.
• Sorano and Yukino emerged with Machinedramon and WereGarurumon after Tyrannomon and Garurumon evolved during their trials; Kana explained that Garchomp had exposed weaknesses in her tactics.
• Allen encouraged Kana, who resolved to train harder, while Macao started a betting pool about which of the remaining mages would emerge first and last.
• Mira emerged after losing to Goldramon by one move and said she had enjoyed the battle; the first group then returned to the Trial Magic Circle for another attempt.
• Ultear, Erza, and Jellal emerged, and Allen explained that S-Class Mages and consultants could choose their opponents; Ultear had chosen Dialga to learn from the God of Time.

Allen trained Ultear, Jellal, and Erza by drawing on powerful beings’ use of energy. The chapter left the extent of their gains unclear, though their expressions suggested they had learned a lot.

• Allen explained that Super Ultimate beings could improve through trials and study.
• Allen said most trial subjects were not physically present, but he had drawn on the original work’s depictions of their energy use.
• Allen considered whether further improvement might eventually let them turn the false into reality.
• Ultear chose Dialga, while Jellal and Erza learned from Jesmon and Gankoomon.
• Jellal and Erza appeared to have gained a lot, despite the gap in combat strength.

After the guild members trained in the Trial Magic Circle, Allen returned to the training grounds and summoned Lord Dragon Emperor to expose them to the pressure of Dragon’s Roar. The pressure knocked out the weaker members while the Dragon Slayers and other capable Mages struggled to endure it.

• Gildarts, Mavis, Zeref, August, and Irene emerged from the Trial Magic Circle, and Allen urged the others to train again instead of trying to learn from their greater experience.
• After the guild’s banquet, Allen and Ultear took a relaxing walk through Magnolia, and Allen rested for ten hours.
• The next morning, Allen told an exhausted Erza to stop training and warned the guild members to prepare for Lord Dragon Emperor’s pressure.
• Allen summoned Lord Dragon Emperor above the training grounds, and the Dragon Emperor gradually increased the pressure of Dragon’s Roar.
• The weaker guild members passed out as the pressure intensified, while Natsu, the other Dragon Slayers, and the remaining capable Mages struggled to stay conscious.

After the Dragon Emperor’s pressure trial left the guild members exhausted, Allen and Makarov saw the older mages resolve to grow stronger. Allen promised the Dragon Slayer Mages he would explain what happened to their dragons that night, while Uru encouraged Gray and Lyon to trust their own abilities.

• The Dragon Emperor ended the pressure trial and sent Laxus into the Trial Magic Circle for more training, while Natsu collapsed after Happy shook him and knocked his head against the ground.
• The mages who had passed out woke up and, chastened by their performance, entered the Trial Magic Circle to train; Allen and Makarov welcomed their newfound determination.
• Gajeel led the Dragon Slayer Mages to ask Allen why they had sensed their dragons during the trial, and Allen promised to explain that night.
• Wendy clarified Allen’s promise to Rogue and Sting, who grew eager to learn what had happened to the dragons.
• Uru told Gray and Lyon not to doubt their Ice-Make Magic and urged them to keep training and learn from their rivals.

Allen brought the Dragon Slayer Mages together with their Dragon Kings, and Anna explained the events surrounding the Dragon King Festival and the dragons’ plans. After the Trial Magic Circle drew the guild away from quests, Allen and Makarov required members to complete monthly quest hours to retain access.

• Allen led Natsu and the other Dragon Slayer Mages to the school field and summoned their Dragon Kings.
• Anna explained the Dragon King Festival from 400 years ago, the Dragon Kings’ plan, and their unexpected conflict with the Ankhseram God.
• Igneel reassured Natsu that the Dragon Kings could remain conscious for a long time and guide them in future battles.
• Allen updated the Trial Magic Circle so defeated members received a battle review and advice before leaving.
• After noticing guild members had stopped doing quests, Allen and Makarov required them to complete 350 quest hours each month to keep access to the Trial Magic Circle.
• Allen challenged Natsu to consider whether he wanted to become an S-Class Mage, develop his Second Magic Source, and help Igneel regain his physical body.

Allen explained how Natsu and the others could help restore Igneel and the other Dragon Kings, while insisting they balance Trial Magic Circle training with missions. Lucy then revealed she had awakened psychic powers, and Allen gave her instructions to study with her mother.

• Allen told Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, and Lyon that they needed to complete guild missions before using the Trial Magic Circle, and they headed to the mission hall.
• The guild members accepted missions to meet the new monthly requirements and earn time in the Trial Magic Circle.
• Lucy demonstrated that she could move a cup with psychic powers, which she had developed after fighting Alakazam in the Trial Magic Circle.
• Allen explained that psychic powers could become a trump card for Lucy and her family, then gave her documents on how to develop and use them.
• Allen told Lucy to take the documents to her mother and have her try the Trial Magic Circle to see whether she could awaken psychic powers.

Allen confirmed that Lucy had awakened Psychic Power and gave her materials for Layla to study, believing strong mental strength could allow people in any world to develop it. The Heartfilia family discussed the discovery and how to repay Allen, ending with Jude proposing they give him most of the chamber of commerce’s shares.

• Allen concluded that Psychic Power could be awakened by anyone with sufficient mental strength and kept the discovery from the guild until Layla could verify it.
• Lucy demonstrated her Psychic Power to Layla and gave her Allen’s materials, prompting Layla to summon Anna and Jude for a family discussion.
• Lucy, Layla, Anna, and Jude reviewed the materials, and Layla said her attempts had already improved her mental strength.
• Layla proposed that Psychic Power could become a Heartfilia family trump card and worried about repaying Allen for his help.
• Jude suggested giving Allen most of the chamber of commerce’s shares, even though he doubted Allen would care about them.

The Heartfilia family visited Allen to thank him for helping them develop superpowers, and he reluctantly accepted a majority share in their trading company. Lucy, Layla, and Anna began training in the Trial Magic Circle, where Layla and Anna quickly discovered how much combat practice they needed.

• Layla offered Allen ninety percent of the trading company shares and promised the Heartfilia family would support him for generations, but Allen negotiated the offer down to sixty percent for himself, thirty percent for the family, and ten percent for their business partners.
• Allen advised Layla on developing superpowers and gave the Heartfilia family permission to choose their opponents in the Trial Magic Circle.
• Lucy told Layla and Jude that she wanted to apply for the graduation exam after becoming more proficient with her superpowers, and they encouraged her.
• Lucy explained how the Trial Magic Circle worked, then Layla and Anna entered it together to practice their superpowers.
• Layla faced Metagross and Anna faced Alakazam, but both were defeated after enduring only two attacks because they lacked battle experience.

By X784, Fairy Tail’s mages had grown stronger through Allen’s upgraded Trial Magic Circle, while Dimaria had become an S-Class Mage after defeating Natsu. Allen suspected Ankhseram God had finished preparing for war after discovering signs that Acnologia had awakened, and he and twelve allies waited for the enemy’s next move.

• Kana, Sorano, and Yukino became S-Class Mages, and in X783 Dimaria defeated Gray and then Natsu to earn her S-Class rank.
• Natsu challenged Dimaria repeatedly for a month but lost more often than he won, gaining confidence for the next promotion exam without knowing Lucy was waiting for him.
• Allen’s upgraded Trial Magic Circle helped the guild’s S-Class Mages reach the advanced stage of Super Ultimate, while Gildarts and Laxus made major gains.
• Allen sensed Arceus watching him, and Ultear reported that the Level 1 Gods in the Trial Magic Circle had regained their original consciousness.
• Allen found traces of Ankhseram God’s magic in Ishgar and suspected the god had modified Acnologia, so he and twelve others prepared for the coming war.

After returning without finding Acnologia, Allen planned for an approaching war with the Ankhseram God, while Ultear revealed a new Time Room that could accelerate training. At a guild meeting, Allen proposed three months of patrols by Ten Saints-level Mages, but Gildarts warned that there might not be enough people to cover the three continents.

• Allen told Ultear that Acnologia had awakened and proposed scaling back travel while the guild’s S-Class Mages patrolled around the clock.
• Ultear proposed unlocking Second Magic Sources for Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, Lyon, and Lucy, and Allen agreed to raise the idea at a meeting.
• Ultear showed Allen her Time Room, where one day outside passed as ten days inside.
• Allen proposed organizing Ten Saints-level Mages from the three continents into patrol groups for three months.
• Gildarts questioned whether fewer than a hundred Ten Saints-level Mages could cover the vast territories, and Allen said patrols would focus mainly on Great City Town.

Allen organized preparations for the coming battle against the Ankhseram God and arranged for Natsu and the others to unlock their Second Magic Sources. He extracted the Dragon Slayers’ Dragon Seeds and transformed them into Digi-Eggs, leaving them to take the eggs to Ultear.

• Allen proposed making an exception so Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Rogue, Sting, Lucy, Gray, and Lyon could unlock their Second Magic Sources, and the gathered mages agreed.
• Allen assigned tasks for preparing against Acnologia and the Ankhseram God, then went with Ultear to his laboratory to help the chosen mages.
• Lucy, Gray, Lyon, and Sting unlocked their Second Magic Sources, after which Ultear took Lucy, Gray, and Lyon to the Time Magic Circle.
• Allen led the Dragon Slayer Mages into a hidden space in his laboratory and explained that extracting their Dragon Seeds would not stop them from using Dragon Slayer Magic or put them at risk of Dragonification.
• Allen extracted five Dragon Seeds and transformed them into Digi-Eggs, then sent Natsu and the others to find Ultear.