Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan and Mystogan discovered that the black-clad Chen Fan was Mystogan’s older brother, the former First Prince of Azeroth, whom King Fast had turned into a monster. As the brother began mutating and nearing self-destruction, Mystogan used a sleep spell to restrain him.

• Mystogan arrived and tried to reach the black-clad Chen Fan, but Chen Fan stopped him and explained that the creature had reformed from crawling black substance.
• Chen Fan concluded that King Fast had turned the Azeroth version of him into a monster, and Mystogan revealed that he was his older brother.
• The black-clad Chen Fan began mutating in agony, and Chen Fan warned that his mind and body were failing and that he might self-destruct.
• Mystogan stopped Chen Fan from intervening and cast the Five-Layer Magic Array: Kagura around his brother to force him to sleep.

Chen Fan and Mystogan tried to stop a berserk, transformed version of Chen Fan, but it escaped into the city. In Edolas, Wendy and Charle faced hostility from the Transcenders until the Queen ordered them admitted to the palace.

• Chen Fan in black transformed into a monster after the injected magic powers went berserk, and Mystogan blamed Bairo for the experiments that had been done to him.
• The monster blasted through the floor and fled, so Chen Fan and Mystogan pursued it.
• Wendy and Charle headed to the Imperial Palace, where Transcenders threw stones at them and insulted them.
• Charle warned the Transcenders that Chen Fan would punish anyone who bullied Wendy, making them hesitate.
• The Queen ordered Wendy and Charle to be let into the palace.

Gajeel, Happy, Natsu, Lucy, and Gray fought to protect Fairy Tail’s Lacrima as the Kingdom of Azeroth set it on course to collide with Edolas. Chen Fan broke off his pursuit of Azeroth to stop the collision, while Coco secretly hoped Fairy Tail could save everyone.

• Lili fought Gajeel to protect the chain and Lacrima, then revealed that the kingdom planned to crash it into Edolas for eternal magic power.
• Natsu, Lucy, and Gray continued fighting Shus, who laughed at the approaching collision, but Natsu charged back at him with renewed resolve.
• Chen Fan noticed the Lacrima’s course during his pursuit with Mystogan and left Mystogan to continue chasing Azeroth while he went to stop the collision.
• Fast celebrated the plan with Bairo, who dismissed Lili’s life as expendable, while Coco worried about Lili and prayed that the Lacrima would not hit Edolas.

Chen Fan stopped the Lacrima from crashing into Edolas, confirming Erza’s faith in him and ending her counterpart’s will to fight. King Fast learned of his son’s failure and prepared to confront Chen Fan himself, while Chen Fan considered how to restore Fairy Tail’s transformed members.

• Erza told her counterpart that she trusted Chen Fan to protect the guild.
• Chen Fan flew between the Lacrima and Edolas and stopped the Lacrima in midair.
• Natsu punched Shus unconscious, while Gray and Lucy welcomed Chen Fan’s arrival.
• King Fast learned that his son had collapsed and ordered Bairo to prepare for him to deal with Chen Fan.
• Azeroth’s Erza gave up fighting, and Erza stopped attacking her.
• Chen Fan realized that Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel might need to combine their magic to restore Fairy Tail to normal.

Chen Fan confronted Queen Shagott over Wendy's injury, but agreed to spare the Edolas cats after Wendy pleaded for them. King Fast then attacked Edolas with a mechanical tyrannosaur, and Chen Fan ordered Gajeel and Wendy to protect the magic crystal.

• Happy flew to find Natsu at Chen Fan's request, while Lili guarded the area near Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan found Wendy injured and demanded to know who had hurt her; Queen Shagott admitted responsibility and knelt before him.
• Wendy pleaded with Chen Fan to spare the cats, and he threw aside an arrogant cat instead of harming the clan.
• A beam struck Edolas, and Chen Fan carried Wendy and Charle to the magic crystal as Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Erza rushed over.
• King Fast appeared inside a mechanical tyrannosaur and fired another golden beam at Edolas, sending debris toward the magic crystal.
• Chen Fan ordered Gajeel and Wendy to defend the magic crystal, and both agreed.

Chen Fan survived Fast’s blast and prepared to destroy the Iron Dragon, but a massive black beast interrupted the attack and charged at Fast. Lucy, Gray, Natsu, and Erza arrived as the others reacted to the beast and Lucy noticed the two Erzas standing together.

• Chen Fan shoved the Lacrima-bearing island away from Edolas but was swept away by the Iron Dragon’s magic.
• Fast believed Chen Fan had been killed and threatened to turn everyone into magic power for the Kingdom of Azeroth.
• Gajeel and Charle reassured Wendy that Chen Fan was too powerful to have been defeated.
• Chen Fan landed safely, took out a coin, and prepared to destroy the Iron Dragon.
• A huge black beast struck the Iron Dragon and charged toward Fast.
• Lucy, Gray, Natsu, and Erza hurried over, and Lucy was shocked to see the two Erzas together.

Fairy Tail's members learned that the monster fighting the Iron Dragon was Azeroth's Chen Fan, the kingdom's First Prince. Mystogan left them stunned with the revelation that their world's Chen Fan was Fairy Tail's guild master.

• Happy told Natsu that Chen Fan had sent him to bring Natsu over, while Wendy and Gajeel reported that Chen Fan had been blasted away.
• Mystogan revealed his face, prompting Gray and Erza to mistake him for Estland's Jellal until Wendy explained that he was Azeroth's Mystogan.
• Erza and Lili recognized Mystogan as Azeroth's prince and saluted him, while Erza accepted his apology for the misunderstanding.
• Mystogan identified the monster as Azeroth's Chen Fan, shocking the group when Erza revealed that Chen Fan was the kingdom's First Prince.
• Lucy realized that the Chen Fan of their world was Fairy Tail's guild master.

Erza learned that the monster fighting Fast was Mystogan’s elder brother and went to confront Bairo, while the battle against Fast continued. Chen Fan protected Azeroth’s Fairy Tail from Fast’s missiles, and his monstrous form faded to reveal him as their guild master.

• Mystogan revealed that the monster was his elder brother, the First Prince of Azeroth, and Erza headed for the palace to confront Bairo.
• Fast fought the monster Chen Fan and ordered his guards to turn the Transcenders into lacrima and keep sending lacrima into Edolas.
• Azeroth’s Fairy Tail members attacked the Kingdom Army soldiers to stop them from activating the machine.
• Fast fired magical missiles at Fairy Tail, and Chen Fan shielded the guild members, suffering severe injuries.
• Chen Fan returned to human form, revealing himself as Fairy Tail’s guild master and shocking Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Wendy, and the others.

Fairy Tail members mourned Chen Fan in black, who revealed that he was a Thought Body, while Fast attacked them with the Iron Dragon. Mystogan joined the fight against Fast, but the guild’s attacks failed to damage the Iron Dragon.

• Mira, Lucy, and the other Fairy Tail members gathered around the injured Chen Fan in black as he comforted them.
• Chen Fan in black revealed that he had died long ago and that his appearance was a Thought Body formed from his will.
• Fast aimed the Iron Dragon’s cannon at Fairy Tail, but Natsu, Erza, Gray, and others attacked the machine and interrupted its assault.
• Mystogan revealed himself as the Kingdom’s Second Prince, put the advancing Kingdom Army to sleep, and joined the group fighting Fast.
• Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Gajeel attacked the Iron Dragon, but their magic and weapons failed to harm it, and its tail knocked Gajeel down.

Chen Fan arrived during Fast’s attack on Mystogan and overwhelmed Fast and Iron Dragon with his strength. The chapter ended with Chen Fan throwing Iron Dragon high into the sky before Fast could fire its magic.

• Fast secretly shot Mystogan with a weapon on Iron Dragon, and Mystogan fell.
• Fast revealed his plan to use Black Sky Doloma Animus and threatened to destroy everyone.
• Chen Fan appeared atop Iron Dragon, and the black-clothed Chen Fan explained that he had been holding back against Fast.
• Chen Fan stomped Iron Dragon into the ground and asked Fast if he wanted to come out.
• Fast tried to fire magic at Chen Fan, but Chen Fan threw Iron Dragon into the sky with one hand.

Chen Fan defeated the Iron Dragon and explained that Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy needed to attack the magic crystal’s soul node with Dragon Slayer Magic to return everyone to Estland without destroying Magnolia. He absorbed Natsu’s attack, leaving the others to prepare their own strikes.

• Chen Fan blasted the struggling Iron Dragon into fragments, and the Transcenders celebrated their victory.
• Lucy worried that everyone had not changed back, while Erza trusted Chen Fan to find a solution.
• Chen Fan called Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy over and explained that their Dragon Slayer Magic could strike the crystal’s soul node and take everyone back to Estland.
• Natsu unleashed Fire Dragon’s Roar at Chen Fan, who controlled the flames and condensed them into a spinning ball in his hand.
• Natsu collapsed after exhausting his magic, while the onlookers stared at Chen Fan in disbelief.

Chen Fan and the Dragon Slayers destroyed the lacrima and returned everyone to Magnolia, while the black-clothed Chen Fan sacrificed himself and entrusted Fairy Tail to his counterpart. A vortex then drew Chen Fan to the palace, where he confronted Mystogan’s plan to destroy magic and end war.

• Gajeel and Wendy combined their Dragon’s Roars, but Chen Fan absorbed the attack and redirected it into the lacrima, which vanished as everyone returned to Magnolia.
• The black-clothed Chen Fan thanked Chen Fan for helping Fairy Tail, then turned into specks of light and disappeared after asking him to care for the guild.
• Lucy from Azeroth said she understood that her Guild Master had meant to find them a new leader, and the guild members realized he had underestimated how well they knew him.
• A massive vortex appeared, and Chen Fan rushed to the palace to stop the magic from trapping him in Azeroth.
• Chen Fan found Mystogan and Lili as Mystogan tried to destroy magic to end war, and Chen Fan argued that war would continue even without magic.

Chen Fan sent Mystogan back to the Kingdom of Azeroth to become its king, then returned with Natsu's group to Estland. The group landed near Magnolia and reunited with their familiar surroundings before a little black cat appeared.

• Chen Fan urged Mystogan to become the king of Azeroth and help steady the kingdom, while Mystogan suggested Chen Fan take the throne instead.
• Chen Fan opened a spell to Estland, sent Lili through it, and returned through a tear in space as the others were swept away after the Soul spell vanished.
• Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and the others fell into a heap in the forest outside Magnolia and celebrated their return to Estland.
• Natsu and Gray argued and fought over their clothes and their trip in the Magic Four-Wheeled Vehicle, while Gajeel envied Happy and Charle for having cats.
• A little black cat emerged from the trees, complained that the group was noisy and late, and remarked on the magic-filled air of Estland.

Lisanna reunited with Fairy Tail after returning from Azeroth, revealing that she had been swept away by Soul Magic two years earlier. Chen Fan sent her to find Mira and Elfman at the church, where the story left her running to tell them she was back.

• Lili joined Fairy Tail as Gajeel’s partner, claiming that the Prince had sent him for training.
• Chen Fan arrived with Lisanna, prompting Erza to accuse him of pursuing her.
• Lisanna explained that she had disappeared two years earlier after being swept away by Soul Magic.
• Lisanna reunited with Natsu and told him that Chen Fan had recognized her immediately.
• Chen Fan told Lisanna that Mira and Elfman were at the church, and she rushed off to see them.

Chen Fan returned to Fairy Tail with Lisanna and reported what had happened in Azeroth. As the guild celebrated Lisanna's return, Mira confronted Chen Fan about his relationships in the other world, and he revealed that the Mira there had been his fiancée too.

• Erza dragged Chen Fan back to Fairy Tail to report what had happened in Azeroth while Lili and the others headed to the guild.
• Chen Fan gave the guild master a detailed account of the events in Azeroth instead of witnessing Lisanna's reunion with Mira and Elfman.
• The guild held a celebration the next day, and Lisanna remarked that Fairy Tail and Mira felt different from how she remembered them.
• Mira teased Chen Fan about being Lucy's childhood sweetheart and Erza's betrothed in the other world.
• Chen Fan told the silent guild that the Mira in the other world had also been his fiancée.

The guild members teased Chen Fan about rumors involving Mira and Erza, turning the guild lively again. Lili settled into the unfamiliar guild while Gajeel challenged Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Charle’s cats to a showdown.

• The guild members spread rumors that Chen Fan and Mira had pledged themselves to each other, and a disguised voice claimed Chen Fan had forced Erza to undress.
• Chen Fan challenged the rumor’s speaker, but Mira chased him around the guild with dining utensils while Lisanna enjoyed the commotion.
• Gray asked Natsu how he had heard the story about Erza, and Natsu said Happy had heard it from his people.
• Lili asked about the guild’s magic, and Erza reassured him that a wizard’s heart mattered more than magic itself.
• Gajeel challenged Natsu and Wendy’s cats to a showdown, leaving Happy in tears and Wendy helpless.

Fairy Tail celebrated Lisanna’s return while Gildarts and Makarov discussed Mystogan’s situation in Azeroth. Meanwhile, the Magic Council reviewed a mountain of complaints about Fairy Tail and began blaming the guild’s history of trouble on Chen Fan.

• Gajeel and Natsu argued over which cat was strongest, but Lili stopped the cats from fighting and urged them to get along.
• The guild members began brawling while Chen Fan and Makarov watched; Chen Fan explained that Mira had run out of forks and was chasing him.
• Makarov and Gildarts hoped Mystogan was doing well in Azeroth, and Gildarts said Fairy Tail’s children were full of energy, with Chen Fan as an exception.
• Chen Fan asked Makarov why he had not been in Azeroth despite the abundance of magic power, then fled when Mira returned with forks.
• During Fairy Tail’s celebration for Lisanna, the Magic Council discussed a large pile of self-criticisms and complaints attributed to Fairy Tail.

Guran warned Fairy Tail that another offense would lead to the guild’s disbandment, though he privately intended to deny any future wrongdoing. As Fairy Tail slept after celebrating, the story shifted to a black-haired boy on a remote island whose unseen power killed a pack of wolves.

• Guran declared that Fairy Tail would be disbanded if it broke the rules again, and the councilors applauded.
• Lahar asked whether Guran would really disband Fairy Tail, and Guran implied he would deny any future offense.
• Lisanna, Mira, Elfman, Natsu, and the others slept in the guild hall after celebrating while Chen Fan vowed to protect his guild and family.
• A black-haired boy drank by a river on a solitary island as a pack of hungry wolves approached him.
• The wolves died when they lunged at the boy, who apologized and said the world rejected him.

Lucy learned that Kana was considering leaving Fairy Tail, but Mira said Kana had threatened to leave before. Chen Fan explained that Kana had failed the S-Class promotion exam too many times and had become disheartened.

• Lucy found Kana bathing at her home and asked why she seemed unhappy.
• Kana told Lucy she was considering leaving the guild.
• The next morning, Lucy told Mira that Kana wanted to leave, and Mira said Kana said that every time the exam came around.
• Lucy asked Chen Fan why Kana wanted to leave, and he said repeated failures in the S-Class promotion exam had left her despairing.

Lucy watched Fairy Tail members suddenly take jobs alone and wondered what had changed, while Charle demonstrated her newly controlled precognitive ability to Wendy and Lisanna. The chapter ended as Charle’s prediction about Chen Fan and Wakaba approaching Macao came true.

• Chen Fan joked by asking Lucy to lend him her panties, and Mira knocked him down with a frying pan.
• Natsu and Happy left to take a job, while Gray, Elfman, and other guild members rushed to take jobs alone.
• Lucy wondered why the usually lazy guild members had become so eager to work.
• Charle told Wendy and Lisanna that she could now control her ability to foresee the future.
• Charle predicted that Wakaba and Chen Fan would approach Macao and discuss the guild’s younger members, and they soon came over to greet him.