Chapter Summaries

The guild members gathered to clean the school and guild hall ahead of the New Year. With Erza supervising at school, Natsu and the other boys could no longer get away with avoiding their duties.

• Everyone gathered at the guild hall early the next morning to receive cleaning assignments from Allen.
• Allen assigned Natsu and the other students to clean the school.
• The rest of the guild members cleaned the guild hall and put up New Year decorations.
• Natsu and the other boys refrained from dodging their work because Erza supervised them at school.

Allen taught Lucy the principles and incantation of Astral Scroll History, then guided her through practicing its difficult casting rhythm. After Lucy struggled to synchronize her magic power with the words, Allen encouraged her to seek advice from her mother, Layla, and she hurried home to find her.

• Allen explained that Astral Scroll History required precise magic control, immense power, and communication with all eighty-eight celestial bodies through an incantation.
• Allen recited the incantation and taught Lucy to repeat it line by line until she could say it fluently.
• Allen demonstrated the incantation’s casting rhythm, explaining that Lucy had to keep her magic power steady and release it with the final words.
• Lucy repeatedly failed to maintain the rhythm and ran out of magic power before getting past the third line.
• Allen encouraged Lucy to take her time and suggested Layla might offer insight into the magic.
• Lucy remembered her mother’s skill as a Celestial Spirit Mage, said goodbye to the others, and left to find Layla.

Lucy asked Layla for help learning Astral Scroll History, and Layla demonstrated the super-magic before explaining how Lucy could master it. Layla gave Lucy the twelve zodiac keys and introduced her to Aquarius, who tentatively acknowledged her.

• Lucy told Layla that she could not work out how to use Astral Scroll History, and Layla studied the spell before successfully casting it with all eighty-eight Celestial Spirits.
• Layla explained that Lucy needed greater magic power and control, and that learning to communicate with the Celestial Spirits would help her use the spell.
• Lucy asked for the twelve zodiac keys, and Layla took them from a hidden room and brought Lucy back to the training ground.
• Layla summoned Aquarius, introduced Lucy as her new key holder, and Aquarius agreed to acknowledge Lucy for now.
• Lucy asked Layla whether Aquarius would truly accept her after Aquarius vanished.

Layla introduced Lucy to Capricorn and entrusted her with all twelve Zodiac Spirit Keys, preparing her to visit the Spirit World. After Lucy sought Allen’s advice, he suggested a belt for carrying the keys and considered what to do about Wendy and Lisanna’s futures.

• Layla summoned Capricorn and told him to help Lucy grow, and Lucy’s respectful greeting earned his wholehearted acknowledgment.
• Layla gave Lucy the remaining Zodiac Spirit Keys and told her to visit the Spirit World with Capricorn the next day.
• Lucy told Allen about Layla learning Astral Scroll History and her upcoming trip, and Allen advised her to make a belt for the keys.
• Lucy hurried home to arrange for a belt, while Allen reflected that she and Layla had the same energetic personality.
• Allen considered Zeref’s plan to bring Irene to Magnolia before the New Year and weighed whether the guardian Star Deer on Tenrou Island could suit Lisanna.

On the final day of X779, Fairy Tail prepared for an evening banquet. Layla arranged for supplies to be delivered to the guildhall to thank Allen for teaching Lucy Astral Scroll History.

• On the final day of X779, Fairy Tail members began preparing for the banquet.
• Layla sent carts of supplies from the Heartfilia Trading Company to the Fairy Tail guildhall.
• Layla wanted to thank Allen for teaching Lucy the super-magic spell Astral Scroll History.

Fairy Tail celebrated New Year's Eve with Allen's cooking, fireworks, and a brief food fight that Allen stopped with an intimidating warning. As the bells rang, the year changed from X779 to X780, and Allen and Ultear exchanged New Year's greetings.

• Everyone eagerly ate Allen's cooking, and Gildarts praised his skill until Allen warned him to stop complaining.
• Natsu and Gray fought over food, and their quarrel drew Gajeel, Lyon, and Rogue into the argument.
• Allen's threatening presence stopped the fight and made everyone at the table behave.
• After dinner, the guild members drank, played mahjong, and watched fireworks in the guild's backyard and from the rooftop.
• When Magnolia's bells rang, Allen and Ultear wished each other a happy New Year as X779 became X780.

Serena, the Heavenly God and leader of Ishgar's West Heavenly Kings, went to Magnolia to test Fairy Tail after learning that the guild had become an ally of Albares. Laxus confronted him, and Serena opened their fight with a Dragon Slayer spell.

• Zeref, Mavis, their child, and Irene arrived in Magnolia, and Zeref announced that Fairy Tail would partner with Albares.
• Serena investigated Fairy Tail after hearing of its alliance with Albares and decided to visit Magnolia.
• Allen sensed Serena approaching and told Laxus to test himself against the Dragon Slayer Mage.
• Laxus flew to Serena and asked why he had come to Magnolia.
• Serena declared that he would defeat Laxus and unleashed Thunder Emperor Dragon's Final Thunder Domain.

Laxus fought Heavenly God Serena, breaking through his defenses and forcing him to take the battle seriously. After Serena noticed Allen watching from above and tried to attack him, Laxus stopped him, and Serena vowed to kill Laxus first.

• Laxus opened the fight with the Roar of the Thunder Dragon, which shattered Serena's Iron Wall of the Diamond Dragon.
• Laxus appeared behind Serena and struck him with Lightning Fist: Chidori, sending him flying until an invisible wall stopped him.
• Serena used his Metal Dragon defense to withstand Laxus's punch and spotted Allen and the guild's S-Class Mages watching from above.
• Enraged by Allen's indifferent gaze, Serena charged toward him, but Laxus fired a beam that forced Serena to halt his ascent.
• Serena landed and told Laxus he would use his death as a prelude before fighting Allen.

Laxus fought Heavenly God Serena and turned her elemental attacks back against her before overpowering her combined holy and dark magic. Serena remained defiant as Laxus’s lightning broke through her strongest attack and struck toward her.

• Serena unleashed a combined assault of fire, water, and wind at Laxus.
• Laxus stopped the attack with his magic and sent the flaming tsunami back at Serena, engulfing her.
• Serena emerged battered but metallic-looking and vowed that Laxus had not defeated her.
• Serena launched her combined holy-light and darkness attack, shaking the surrounding space and Allen’s defensive Magic Circle.
• Laxus answered with Dragon Slayer Secret Art Thunder, shattered Serena’s attack, and sent lightning bolts toward her.

Laxus overwhelmed Serena with a single punch, shocking Gildarts and the others and revealing that Laxus had not yet used his full strength. Serena rose and unleashed his eight Dragon Slayer Magic Crystals, and the battle resumed with Laxus charging into the attack.

• Laxus sent Serena crashing into Allen's defensive Magic Circle, leaving August, Gildarts, and the others stunned by how easily he had defeated him.
• Allen explained that Laxus had only shown a little of his magnetic force and had not used his trump card.
• Serena struggled to his feet, admitted he had underestimated Laxus, and resolved to reveal his true power.
• Serena activated all eight Dragon Slayer Magic Crystals, summoned eight dragon silhouettes, and attacked with Eight Dragon Fang Frenzy.
• Laxus enveloped himself in lightning and charged forward to meet Serena's dragons.

Laxus fought Serena’s eight dragons and countered their devastating Eight Dragon Blooming with his Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Super Electromagnetic Cannon. Their attacks collided in the sky, leaving the outcome of the clash unresolved.

• Laxus struck Serena’s eight dragons with Lightning Strike Spear and Heavenly Thunder Array.
• Serena’s Eight Dragon Jaws made the dragons swallow Laxus’s lightning and channel its power into the Thunder Emperor Dragon.
• Serena launched Eight Dragon Blooming, combining the eight dragons’ beams into an attack that shattered the space in its path.
• Erza warned Laxus, but he stood his ground and fired Super Electromagnetic Cannon at the oncoming beam.
• Laxus’s silvery-white beam collided with Serena’s attack, and the impact shook the surrounding space.

Laxus defeated Serena with Super Electromagnetic Cannon and sealed the Dragon Slayer Magic Crystals inside him. Allen and Laxus warned Serena not to challenge them or their guild again, and Serena left the battlefield in humiliation.

• Serena poured his remaining magic power into Eight Dragon Blooming, but Laxus's Super Electromagnetic Cannon overwhelmed the eight dragons and knocked him unconscious.
• Serena awoke and discovered that his Dragon Slayer Magic Crystals no longer responded, then Laxus told him he had sealed them.
• Serena threatened Laxus and demanded that he undo the seal, but Allen ordered that Serena be killed if he returned without changing his ways.
• Allen and the others left, while Laxus warned Serena not to approach him or the guild again.
• Serena abandoned the battlefield, and he later disappeared from the continent of Ishgar.

After Serena disappeared following his defeat by Laxus, Irene explained to Erza and the others how Dragon Slayer Magic led to her Dragonification and why she left Erza as a baby. She ended her account by revealing that Erza’s smile stopped her from transferring her Dragon Seed to her, though Irene still left her at a church because she could not care for her.

• Yajima told Makarov that Serena’s defeat had quieted the Council, and Makarov credited Laxus with the victory.
• At the school, Ultear asked Allen why Irene had abandoned Erza, prompting Irene to explain her past.
• Irene described how she devised Dragon Slayer Magic to help the coexistence faction fight the war faction and how Dragon Slayer Magic caused her Dragonification.
• Irene said her betrothed and former subjects turned against her, and she became a dragon after he tried to cut open her belly, crushing him beneath her foot.
• Irene explained that Zeref restored her human appearance and that she considered transferring her Dragon Seed to Erza so she could become human.
• Erza’s smile changed Irene’s mind, but Irene left her at a church because she could not safely raise her.

Erza reunited with Irene and shared how she had been rescued from the Tower of Paradise, prompting them to embrace as mother and daughter. Allen then summoned the Dragon Emperor, who confirmed he could resolve Irene’s Dragonification and agreed to help her.

• Erza told Irene about being cast out of a church, captured by the Dark Magic Group, and rescued from the Tower of Paradise by Allen, Ur, and Laxus.
• Irene apologized to Erza, and Erza wept as she called Irene her mother and embraced her.
• Allen told Irene he had an idea to convert her dragon power into a Digital Core, after consulting the Dragon Emperor.
• Allen summoned the enormous Dragon Emperor, who examined Irene and said the plan was feasible but that he would need to carry it out himself.
• The Dragon Emperor agreed to turn Irene back into a human after Erza asked him for help.

Lord Dragon Emperor extracted Irene’s Dragon Seed and Dragon Energy, transforming them into a Digital Core before returning to Allen as data. Irene woke the next day recovering in Erza’s care, relieved to feel human again, while the group planned to discuss who would use the Core.

• Lord Dragon Emperor warned that using the Dragon Type Digital Core could cause Digimon-like changes, then extracted Irene’s Dragon Energy and Dragon Seed to create the Core.
• Irene fainted from the energy loss, and Lord Dragon Emperor entrusted the Digital Core to Allen before vanishing into his body as data.
• Erza carried Irene home, and Allen postponed discussing the Core until Irene had recovered.
• Irene woke in Erza’s room, and Erza helped her to the guild cafeteria the next day.
• Allen checked Irene and said she was physically young and still had a long lifespan; Irene said she felt human again as Erza fed her.

Erza chose to receive the Dragon Type Digital Core so she could become a Royal Knight and fight alongside Allen. After a painful transformation, she became Erza Beast, a Holy Knight Digimon and reserve member of the Royal Knights.

• Allen introduced Irene as a Fairy Tail guild consultant and school teacher, then explained the effects of the Dragon Type Digital Core.
• Erza volunteered to use the Digital Core, and Irene agreed after Allen reassured her that Erza would remain human in essence.
• Allen implanted the Digital Core in Erza, suppressing its Dragon Energy as it transformed her two Magic Sources into Digital Cores.
• By nightfall, all three Digital Cores in Erza's body had begun rotating, and Allen confirmed the implantation had succeeded.
• Erza's appearance changed, her height increased, and Allen declared her a Holy Knight Digimon and a reserve member of the Royal Knights.

Erza received three Digital Cores and gained a major increase in power, while Allen explained that the transformation offered a path to further evolution. The guild members considered receiving Digital Cores themselves, and Allen agreed to work on making the process safer and more efficient.

• Erza confirmed she felt no discomfort after the three Digital Cores stabilized inside her, and Irene checked that she was well.
• Laxus challenged Erza to a match after she adapted to her new power, and she accepted.
• Laxus resolved to seek a Digital Core so he could grow stronger for the future battle against the Ankhseram God.
• Allen warned that Erza's exceptional increase came partly from absorbing Irene's accumulated Dragon Slayer Magic, and that others might not gain as much power immediately.
• Gildarts and the other guild members asked Allen to make Digimon transformation more convenient, and Allen agreed to study and refine the process.

Irene had joined Fairy Tail, and Igneel and the other Dragon Kings revealed why they had sent Natsu and the others four hundred years into the future. Allen warned them that the Ankhseram God was their greater enemy and that Acnologia might return stronger, leaving the group to prepare for a wider conflict.

• Allen approved Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, and Lyon for the graduation exam scheduled for Friday, while rejecting Rogue and Sting’s applications.
• Allen used magic to put Natsu and the other Dragon Slayers to sleep so the Dragon Kings could meet with the guild’s strongest mages and Anna.
• Igneel explained that the Dragon Kings had sent Natsu and the others into the future to give them a chance to grow stronger and fight Acnologia.
• Igneel said the Dragon Kings had chosen to let Allen train the Dragon Slayers after sensing his strength, and they would not have revealed themselves if Irene had not been present.
• Allen told the Dragon Kings that the Ankhseram God was their real enemy and might be upgrading Acnologia, so the Dragon Slayers and others would need to strengthen their combat abilities.

As the graduation exam approached, Irene accelerated Natsu and Gajeel’s understanding of Dragon Slayer Magic, while the group trained for the challenges ahead. On the night before the exam, Natsu, Gajeel, Rogue, Sting, and Wendy realized they had all dreamed of their dragons flying out of their bodies, but Irene refused to explain what it meant until the right time.

• Irene guided Natsu and Gajeel in Dragon Slayer Magic and the Dragon Slayer Secret Art as the graduation exam drew near.
• On the guild roof, Natsu and Gajeel talked about missing Igneel and Metalicana, then revealed they had both dreamed their dragons flew out of their bodies.
• Rogue and Sting said they had dreamed of Scyadrum and Vercyloxya doing the same, and Gray suggested they ask Wendy if she had shared the dream.
• Natsu and the others found Wendy with Irene, and Wendy confirmed she had dreamed of Grandine flying out of her body.
• Irene said she knew what the shared dreams meant but would not explain yet, and the group chose not to ask Allen and left to train or sleep.

Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Lyon prepared to take their graduation exam, while Natsu and Gray’s breakfast-time antics drew Erza’s reprimand. Mirajane announced that the exam would begin shortly and told everyone to gather in the guild hall in ten minutes.

• Natsu woke Happy early and hurried to breakfast, while Gray, Gajeel, and Lyon also got up for the exam.
• Macao showed Natsu betting odds that favored Natsu and Gajeel slightly over Gray and Lyon, and Natsu used them to taunt Gray.
• Natsu, Gray, and Happy chased each other around the cafeteria until Erza arrived and stopped them.
• Erza tore up the betting sheet and warned Natsu and Gray to take their graduation exam seriously.
• Mirajane announced that the exam was about to begin and instructed everyone to gather in the guild hall in ten minutes.