Chapter Summaries

Allen and the Investigation Team entered a town where Malcolm and the Foxes of the Forest stood under the influence of dark magic, while controlled townspeople surrounded them. With reinforcements delayed until morning, Yahar agreed to let Allen target Malcolm as the others held the line, and Allen confronted Malcolm directly.

• Allen sensed that the darkened town was being watched and warned the group to prepare for danger.
• At the Foxes of the Forest entrance, Allen recognized Malcolm among the guild members, whose bodies radiated unsettling magic.
• Yahar identified himself as the Council investigation captain and ordered uninvolved people to leave, but Malcolm claimed everyone was on the same side.
• The townspeople emerged with blank expressions and surrounded the investigators, and Allen suspected they were controlled by a dark spell.
• Yahar told Allen that reinforcements would arrive no sooner than morning and agreed to take responsibility while Allen captured Malcolm.
• Allen equipped Gram and Aegis, covered himself in Chrono-Adamantium, and advanced on Malcolm, demanding to know how he wanted to die.

Allen charged through Malcolm’s controlled Foxes of the Forest members and confronted Malcolm, while Laxus knocked down the attacking townspeople with controlled electric shocks. The chapter ended with Yahar and the others confirming there were no deaths before turning to watch Allen’s fight.

• Malcolm tried to stop Allen by threatening the lives of the controlled Foxes of the Forest members, but Allen charged at him with Crimson Lotus Charge.
• Malcolm summoned an illusory giant serpent and sent the controlled members to attack Allen, who used Aegis to plow through them without counterattacking.
• Laharl, Elmer, and Ryan strengthened the team’s defensive position as the magically empowered townspeople attacked Laxus and the Investigation Team.
• Laharl warned Yahar that the surging crowd could cause a deadly trampling, and Laxus offered to knock the townspeople unconscious with controlled shocks.
• Yahar approved Laxus’s plan, and Laxus used his Lightning Battle Suit to knock down the surrounding townspeople without killing them.
• Yahar and the others confirmed no one had died, then turned their attention to Allen and Malcolm.

Allen fought Malcolm, whose Eighteen Demon God Magic and snake-like transformation came from power granted by Asmodeus. After Allen shattered Malcolm’s defenses, Malcolm crushed a dark-purple crystal and absorbed magic power from the townspeople and Foxes of the Forest, transforming into a giant snake.

• Allen recognized Malcolm’s Eighteen Demon God Magic and rejected Malcolm’s offer to join him.
• Malcolm’s body developed snake scales that let him block Allen’s Holy Spear Slash, then he attacked with destructive tentacles and a magic shadow-python.
• Allen destroyed the shadow-python and struck Malcolm with a maximized Royal Spear Strike, breaking through his defenses.
• Allen demanded that Malcolm reveal who was behind him, but Malcolm crushed a dark-purple crystal instead.
• The townspeople’s and Foxes of the Forest’s magic power flowed into Malcolm as the giant snake phantom descended, and Malcolm transformed into a fully materialized giant snake.

Malcolm transformed into a colossal python and attacked Allen, who met his Serpent’s Breath with Aegis’s Pure Land of Bliss. After the two attacks clashed, Allen revealed that he had been testing his limits and began a Full Body Acceptance transformation into LordKnightmon.

• Yahar, Laharl, Laxus, and the others watched in shock as Malcolm’s enormous python form appeared and boasted of the power Asmodeus had given him.
• Malcolm sent a flood of giant serpents at Allen, who destroyed them with Pure Land of Bliss and drove the attack toward him.
• Malcolm countered with Serpent’s Breath, and the two attacks collided in a prolonged clash that forced Allen and Malcolm backward with a powerful explosion.
• Allen said that A-Class magical power had limited him and declared that he was ready to end the battle.
• Laxus told Yahar and the others the battle was about to end as Allen summoned a red Magic Circle and transformed into LordKnightmon.

Allen defeated Malcolm and discovered that Asmodeus’s magic power was being drawn north, strengthening his plans to investigate there. He stayed with Laxus to help the devastated town, while Yahar agreed to report the survivors’ condition to the Council.

• Allen used Gram in Perfect Form’s Holy Spear Slash to destroy Malcolm’s magic source, and Asmodeus’s magic power flew north.
• Allen questioned Malcolm about who taught him Eighteen Demon God Magic, but Malcolm refused to answer.
• Allen told Yahar the mission was complete and asked to hear about any information the Council learned from Malcolm.
• Yahar stopped Allen and Laxus from leaving until support arrived, so they helped move the unconscious residents to a square.
• Allen sensed that the townspeople would recover after Asmodeus’s magic weakened, while the Foxes of the Forest mages would awaken once their magic finished fusing with it.
• Yahar decided to report the situation to the Council, and Allen urged him to ensure the Foxes of the Forest members could live safely and normally.

Allen reported Malcolm and Asmodeus’s magic to Makarov and committed to investigating the Dark Magic Group with Laxus. After the call, the Foxes of the Forest recovered, and Harry reacted with disbelief when Allen asked what Malcolm had been like before the incident.

• Allen contacted Makarov, spoke emotionally with Polyushika, and then reported Malcolm’s actions and Asmodeus’s magic drifting north.
• Allen vowed to continue investigating the Dark Magic Group, while Makarov planned an S-Class mission for Gildarts and promised the guild’s support.
• Polyushika resumed catching up with Allen and Laxus before they ended the call.
• The Foxes of the Forest mages woke up, and Allen helped the injured Harry sit up as he learned his magic power had risen from B-Class to A-Class.
• Yahar explained the incident to Nick Mack, and Allen asked Harry what Malcolm had been like before everything happened.

Harry explained how Malcolm’s defeat by Serpent's Lair left him silent and changed, before revealing that Malcolm had incapacitated the Foxes of the Forest with Asmodeus’s magic. Allen and Yahar identified Serpent's Lair as their next target, while Yahar arranged to isolate the affected mages and Allen prepared to head north.

• Harry recounted how Malcolm had once been a kind, hardworking A-Class mage before returning from a mission a year earlier and withdrawing from everyone.
• Harry explained that Serpent's Lair had ambushed Malcolm and three guildmates, killing two and leaving Malcolm and another mage gravely injured.
• After warning the guild that Serpent's Lair was far beyond their strength, Malcolm disappeared, then returned days ago and used powerful magic to knock the Foxes of the Forest unconscious.
• Allen and Yahar recognized Serpent's Lair as their next target, while Yahar told the Foxes of the Forest that Asmodeus’s magic had fused with their own and they needed isolation.
• Nick agreed to the isolation after Yahar promised they would not be used for experiments and could return once cleared; after Council support arrived, Allen said goodbye and prepared to continue north.

Allen and Laxus traveled to Ashkenna to visit Blue Pegasus Guild Master Bob, Makarov’s friend, and ask about the Dark Magic Group and Serpent's Lair. Bob welcomed them, recognized them from Makarov’s stories, and teased them about their looks before asking what information they needed.

• Allen studied the map and decided to take Laxus to Ashkenna to seek information from Guild Master Bob.
• Allen and Laxus reached Ashkenna by evening, found Blue Pegasus, and were escorted to Bob.
• Allen and Laxus introduced themselves and conveyed Makarov’s regards, then asked Bob for information.
• Bob recognized the brothers from Makarov’s stories and asked them to reveal their faces.
• Bob praised Allen and Laxus’s looks and jokingly invited them to join Blue Pegasus, but they declined.
• Bob stopped teasing the brothers and asked what they wanted to know.

Allen and Laxus learned that the Dark Magic Group was active on the Northern Continent and that Serpent's Lair had been spotted in Rainbow Port. They decided to investigate Rainbow Port after staying the night at Blue Pegasus, where they joined a celebratory feast.

• Allen asked Guild Master Bob and Ichiya for information about the Dark Magic Group and Serpent's Lair.
• Ichiya said the Dark Magic Group was active on the Northern Continent and seemed intent on resurrecting a demon, while Serpent's Lair members had been seen in Rainbow Port.
• Allen thanked Bob and Ichiya and told them that he and Laxus would head to Rainbow Port to investigate.
• Bob persuaded Allen and Laxus to stay for a feast, and the guild members celebrated their arrival.
• Laxus dragged Allen onto the dance floor, and Allen gradually relaxed and joined the dancing.

After leaving Blue Pegasus, Allen and Laxus set out for Rainbow Port and joined a Heartfilia merchant caravan for the journey. They met the caravan’s steward, Todd, who welcomed the two Fairy Tail mages aboard.

• Laxus stayed up laughing over the previous day's adventures until Allen told him to settle down and sleep.
• Allen got up promptly the next morning, while Laxus resisted until Allen pulled away his blankets and forced him out of bed.
• Laxus used a weak electric current to wake himself up, and the brothers ate breakfast with Bob at Blue Pegasus.
• Allen and Laxus said goodbye to Bob and set off for Rainbow Port with food packed for the road.
• Allen recognized a Heartfilia merchant caravan heading to Rainbow Port and asked its steward if they could ride along.
• The steward, Todd, welcomed Allen and Laxus aboard after seeing their Fairy Tail emblems.

Allen and Laxus arrived at Rainbow Port, settled into an inn, and cautiously began investigating the harbor. After surveying the port that afternoon, they discussed what they had observed over dinner, leaving their search ongoing.

• Allen and Laxus reached Rainbow Port with Todd’s caravan, thanked Todd, and said goodbye to him.
• Allen took Laxus to the Rainbow Inn, where they booked a room for three days and were shown upstairs by Caitlin.
• When Laxus began to speak in their room, Allen stopped him, checked the area, and set up a soundproofing Magic Circle.
• Allen warned Laxus to stay alert and planned for them to learn the port’s layout and look for clues or unusual activity.
• Allen and Laxus surveyed the port that afternoon, then organized their observations over dinner at a restaurant.

Allen and Laxus investigated a suspicious house in Rainbow Port and discovered Caitlin among five magic users conducting a ritual with a crystal ball. Their attempt to capture the group was detected, and the chapter left Allen restraining Caitlin as she attacked him with purple flames aimed at his head.

• At two in the morning, Allen and Laxus dressed in black and crept toward the suspicious house in the alley.
• Allen and Laxus found five black-robed magic users channeling magic into a crystal ball, including Caitlin, the inn attendant.
• Allen told Laxus to keep the capture quiet, and they slipped into the house through a window.
• The crystal ball shook, apparently detecting their magic, so Allen and Laxus rushed the magic users; Laxus subdued two while Caitlin dodged Allen.
• Caitlin attacked Allen with a dagger, but Chrono-Adamantium blocked it, and Allen seized her wrist and restrained her.
• Caitlin formed purple flames in her left hand and hurled them at Allen's head.

Allen and Laxus captured five members of Serpent's Lair in Rainbow Port and questioned them about their alliance with the Dark Magic Group. After learning that a man named Brian from the Magic Development Bureau might be involved, Allen planned to investigate him before heading to the Northern Continent to stop a citywide sacrifice.

• Allen defeated Caitlin by sealing her magic source, and he and Laxus captured the other four black-robed figures.
• Allen found Serpent's Lair emblems on the captives and questioned Caitlin about their plans and their cooperation with the Dark Magic Group.
• Allen sealed two captives' magic sources, prompting another man to confess that Serpent's Lair was helping the Dark Magic Group resurrect Deliora and that a man named Brian was cooperating with them.
• Caitlin confirmed most of the captive's account and revealed that Brian came from the Magic Development Bureau, though she knew little else about him.
• Allen told Makarov what they had learned, then decided to investigate Brian before going to the Northern Continent to prevent an entire city from being sacrificed.

Allen and Laxus infiltrated the Magic Development Bureau in Crocas to investigate Brian and found a hidden room where children, including Ultear, had been subjected to brutal experiments. Makarov saw the evidence and set out to confront Brian while Allen was ordered to protect the children and the scene.

• Allen questioned Caitlin about the Serpent's Lair and learned it had attacked a mage from Foxes of the Forest, then told Yahar where to collect the prisoners.
• Allen and Laxus traveled to Crocas after Allen learned the Magic Development Bureau might be holding Ultear.
• Allen scanned the bureau's archives and searched its research room with Laxus for evidence of Brian's cooperation with the Dark Magic Group.
• Laxus found a hidden switch that opened a concealed room containing wounded, unconscious children and a notebook recording experiments with evil spells.
• Allen recognized Ultear among the children and contacted Makarov, who ordered him to protect the children and evidence while Makarov set out to confront Brian.

Makarov arrived at the Magic Development Bureau after learning about Brian’s abuse of children, while Allen and Laxus cared for the injured, including Ultear. The children were placed in medical care, and Allen and Laxus left to get Ultear food as Allen acknowledged Laxus’s distress and urged him to grow stronger.

• Makarov contacted Yajima, who promised to lead an arrest team after hearing what Brian had done, then Makarov forced his way into the Bureau.
• Brian learned that Makarov had uncovered his crimes and decided to contact the Dark Magic Group rather than return to the Bureau.
• Allen comforted the frightened Ultear and promised to reunite her with her mother as Makarov explained that Yajima was searching for Brian and medical staff were on their way.
• Allen suggested that Makarov take in the children if their identities could not be established, and Makarov agreed to care for them at Fairy Tail.
• Yahar arrived with a medical team, but Ultear refused to leave Allen, so Allen agreed to take her for food with Laxus accompanying them.
• Allen noticed Laxus was upset about the children and told him to become strong enough to oppose dark guilds, apologizing for forgetting that Laxus was only ten.

Allen, Laxus, and Makarov brought the rescued children back to Magnolia, where Polyushika examined them and urged them to pursue the Dark Magic Group and Brian. Back at the guild, Allen and Laxus got caught up in a brawl, and Makarov asked Macao and Wakaba for advice on caring for the girls.

• Allen and Laxus took Ultear to eat, then returned with food as Makarov explained that he and the Council had identified most of the rescued children.
• Allen recognized the two unidentified sisters as Sorano and Yukino, and Makarov agreed to bring them back to Magnolia with the others.
• At dawn, Allen, Laxus, and Makarov arrived in Magnolia and took the three girls to Polyushika for examination and care instructions.
• Allen promised Polyushika that he and Laxus would take Ultear to the Northern Continent after she recovered and would continue pursuing Brian and the Dark Magic Group.
• Allen and Laxus joined a guild-wide brawl after Makarov kicked open the guild doors, and Allen defeated everyone except Makarov and Nobu.
• Makarov asked Macao and Wakaba whether they had experience caring for little girls.

Makarov arranged for Ultear, Sorano, and Yukino to join Fairy Tail after they were rescued, while Allen and Laxus helped care for them. The chapter ended with the girls moving into a lovingly furnished room and joyfully welcoming their new home.

• Makarov asked Macao and Wakaba for advice on caring for the three rescued girls and arranged for them to stay with Polyushika while the guild prepared rooms.
• Allen and Laxus returned with supplies and comforted the girls when they woke, with Allen holding Ultear and Laxus embracing Sorano and Yukino.
• After three days, Allen and Laxus brought the girls to Fairy Tail, where the guild welcomed them with a celebration.
• Macao showed Allen the room the guild members and their families had decorated for the girls.
• Ultear, Sorano, and Yukino thanked everyone through happy tears and said they loved their new room.

After learning that Brian had fled to the Northern Continent, Allen and Laxus were ordered by Makarov to wait until they were stronger. The chapter celebrated the new year with their friends before ending as Allen counterattacked Laxus in their training fight.

• Yajima told Makarov that Brian had fled to the Northern Continent and possessed a hidden personality with the power of a Ten Saint, so Makarov forbade Allen and Laxus from pursuing him.
• Allen and his friends welcomed the new year in Magnolia, sharing fireworks, blessings, and affectionate moments with Ultear and the three little ones.
• Allen and Laxus brought Sorano, Yukino, and the third little one back to Fairy Tail after the celebration, where the children had become settled and well cared for.
• Laxus began the new year by challenging Allen and attacked him with the Roar of the Thunder Dragon, Raijin's Halberd, and Thunder Dragon's Collapsing Fist.
• Allen blocked Laxus's attacks with Aegis, dodged his airborne strike, and punched toward Laxus's abdomen as he landed.

Allen and Laxus prepared to travel to the Northern Continent with Ultear so she could find her mother, Ur. At Rainbow Port, Gildarts joined them, and the group boarded a ship for the Northern Continent.

• Allen defeated Laxus in a fierce training match, then encouraged him to keep developing the power of his Lightning Dragon Slayer Crystal.
• Allen told Laxus and the children that he would soon take Ultear to the Northern Continent to search for Ur, and Ultear wept with joy at the news.
• Sorano and Yukino asked to accompany them, but Laxus told them to stay behind until they were older and stronger.
• A few days later, Allen, Laxus, and Ultear left for Rainbow Port, where Macao and Wakaba agreed to look after Sorano and Yukino.
• At Rainbow Port, Gildarts revealed that the Guild Master had sent him to join the mission, and he boarded the ship with Allen, Laxus, and Ultear.

Allen and his companions traveled to the northern continent to confront the Dark Magic Group and found a lead on Ur. In Shardo City, Ultear reunited with Ur, whom she called “Mother.”

• Allen used Attachment Magic to ease Laxus’s seasickness during the voyage.
• At Port Elmina, Michael Whitman welcomed the Fairy Tail mages and told them the Dark Magic Group was concentrated in Isban.
• Michael revealed that Ur had been located near Isban and warned that some allied mages might resent Fairy Tail’s arrival.
• After ten days of travel, Allen and the others reached Shardo City, where Michael said Ur was nearby.
• Allen approached Ur in a bar while carrying Ultear, and Ultear recognized Ur as her mother.