Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan celebrated with the guild before Natsu and the others returned, and Wells and Alice drew the girls’ attention by charming them. When Chen Fan tried to sneak away, the children called him their daddy and exposed him to everyone.

• Chen Fan joked with the guild members as they teased him and tried to get him drunk.
• Natsu and the returning guild members arrived and mistook the gathering for a party held in their honor.
• Erza, Mira, Lucy, and the other girls gathered around Wells and Alice, charmed by the children’s compliments and requests.
• Chen Fan tried to slip away, but Wells and Alice called him their daddy, making the guild fall silent before everyone laughed.

After Fairy Tail reunited, Makarov welcomed Chen Fan and thanked him and the guild members for their sacrifices and endurance. The celebration continued as Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale arrived to greet the returning wizards.

• Makarov thanked Chen Fan for protecting everyone and raising two children during the seven years on the island, and praised Fairy Tail for preserving the guild.
• Makarov called for a celebration, and Fairy Tail's members reunited over food and drink.
• The guild members remarked on how much Draer had changed and how little time seemed to have passed for those returning from Fairy Sphere.
• Ichiya, Hibiki, Ren, and Ivan arrived from Blue Pegasus and explained that they had used Christina to find and bring back the missing wizards.
• Lyon, Jura, Sherry, and other Lamia Scale members arrived to congratulate Fairy Tail on its return.
• Lyon said Lamia Scale had become the Kingdom of Freljord's second-ranked wizard guild, and Marcus acknowledged its help in keeping Fairy Tail alive.

Makarov and the guild members reunited with Chen Fan after seven years, and Macao became Fairy Tail’s fourth guild master. The chapter ended with Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Fairy Tail competing to claim Chen Fan’s two children as future students.

• Makarov accepted Macao as Fairy Tail’s fourth guild master after Chen Fan encouraged Macao to continue the role.
• Macao’s first decision was to reinstate Laxus as a member of Fairy Tail, delighting the Raijinshuu.
• Makarov joyfully greeted Chen Fan’s two children, and Chen Fan told Jura that they were his children who had inherited his superpowers.
• Ichiya and Jura argued that Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale were best suited to train the children, while Makarov hugged them protectively.

Fairy Tail celebrated the return of its missing members while news of Chen Fan's return unsettled the Magic Council. As the Council's leaders gathered to discuss him, Sage Ogre advised Lahar and Doranbalt to stay away from the coming conflict.

• Alzack, Bisca, and Romeo returned safely, and Romeo wept after watching the harbor for seven years; the guild welcomed them and Chen Fan's children.
• Wendy was hurt when the children called her big sister, while Jura and Ichiya joked about arranging partners for Chen Fan and Gildarts introduced Kana as his daughter.
• Fairy Tail's return spread through the magic world after Phantom Lord leaked the news, and the guild celebrated while the Magic Council's eight leaders met to discuss Chen Fan.
• Sage Ogre told Lahar and Doranbalt that Chen Fan's return would disrupt the world's balance, then used a supposed illness and reports of Demon's Heart remnants to send them away from the affair.

Sting, Rogue, Lector, and Frosch encountered members of a dark guild, and Sting drove them off while discussing Natsu and Chen Fan. Outside Magnolia, Natsu fought Marcus as Lucy and the others watched, and Lucy asked Wells and Alice where Chen Fan had gone.

• Sting caught an arrow aimed at Rogue, chewed through its iron tip, and blasted a hole in a wall with a storm that sent the archer fleeing.
• Rogue called the attackers a dark guild, while Lector and Frosch returned from scouting and praised Sting as the strongest Dragon Slayer Mage.
• Sting said he thought he could beat Natsu, but Rogue suggested he fight Chen Fan, whom Sting said he never wanted to see again.
• Natsu fought Marcus on a hillside outside Magnolia while Lucy, Gray, Wendy, Nobu, Bigita, Warren, Happy, Charle, Wells, and Alice watched.
• Lucy asked Wells and Alice why they were there and where Chen Fan had gone, and the children teased her by asking if she missed their daddy.

Marcus defeated Natsu in a sparring match, revealing how much he and the guild had trained during the seven years Natsu was missing. Natsu vowed to beat him next time, while Lucy remarked that even Marcus and Natsu together could not match Chen Fan.

• Marcus explained that he and the others had trained hard after learning Natsu had gone missing, then used Sand Rebellion and Sand Wall to counter Natsu's attacks.
• Natsu entered Dragon God Mode and fired Dragon God's Roar, but Marcus blocked it with Absolute Defense.
• Natsu ran out of magic power, admitted defeat, and heard Marcus explain that he had grown stronger to help shoulder the guild's burdens.
• Natsu promised to beat Marcus next time, while Wendy and the two little ones praised Marcus's strength.
• Lucy said that even Marcus and Natsu together could not withstand a single finger from Chen Fan.

Chen Fan attacked the Magic Council to settle a debt from seven years earlier, and the guards' magic failed to stop him. The chapter left the guards waiting to see whether their combined blast had hit him.

• Marcus's children complained that he had never demonstrated his powers, and Charle asked why a weaker guild had bullied him.
• Gray said the group lagged behind the era's strongest mages, so they decided to seek Porlyusica's help.
• Chen Fan approached the Magic Council and destroyed its clock tower bell with the guards' magic.
• Gran Doma recognized Chen Fan's arrival as the Magic Council trembled, while its eight members waited in fear.
• The magic guards gathered and fired a synchronized barrage at Chen Fan, leaving a crater and a cloud of dust.
• The guards looked toward the explosion site to see whether they had hit Chen Fan.

Chen Fan confronted the Magic Council over its decision to fire Edilio, but several councilors seized control of the weapon and set it to destroy the area around the Council. The chapter ended with Edilio counting down and one councilor blaming Chen Fan as everyone faced the blast.

• Chen Fan survived the guards’ attacks, crushed their footing with a stomp, and revealed his identity to the Magic Council.
• Gran Doma greeted Chen Fan, who demanded to know which officials had approved firing Edilio.
• Eight councilors, driven by fear and anger, took Edilio to the launch site and ordered the staff away.
• Gran Doma, Chen Fan, and the magic guards arrived as Edilio began its countdown.
• A councilor revealed that Edilio was set to maximum power with its target fixed on the Council, and blamed Chen Fan for forcing him to act.

Chen Fan destroyed Edilio and killed the fleeing councilors in revenge for what the Magic Council had done to his companions. After flattening the Council headquarters, he returned to the guild and found Macao and Romeo arguing.

• Chen Fan used a coin to destroy Edilio as it prepared to fire at full power.
• Chen Fan killed the councilors who tried to flee, while Gran Doma led the others away.
• After everyone left, Chen Fan destroyed the Magic Council headquarters and walked away.
• Chen Fan returned to the guild and found Macao and Romeo arguing about whether to participate.

Chen Fan learned that Fairy Tail had fallen among the lowest-ranked guilds while he was away, and Romeo told the guild about the Grand Magic Games, where guilds competed to determine the strongest in Fiore. The group realized that winning could make Fairy Tail the strongest guild again.

• Romeo told Chen Fan that most people had forgotten him and that Fairy Tail had become one of the lowest-ranked guilds in the Kingdom of Freljord.
• Chen Fan teased Romeo and listened as he argued that Fairy Tail's decline could not suit a wizard as great as Chen Fan.
• Natsu, Gray, and the others returned, and Wendy was the only one who had obtained the miraculous pills.
• Chen Fan's two children ran to Mira and Erza instead of him, making him jealous.
• Romeo explained that the annual Grand Magic Games brought Fiore's strongest guilds together to compete, and the group realized Fairy Tail could become the strongest guild by winning.

Fairy Tail decided to enter the Grand Magic Games and train for the competition, with Chen Fan confident he could handle any challenge. The chapter ended with Lamia Scale’s guild master Ooba urging her guild to stop settling for second place.

• Chen Fan agreed to enter the Grand Magic Games after Romeo asked whether Fairy Tail would compete.
• Marcus supported entering, and Romeo’s mention of the thirty-million-jewel prize convinced Makarov to agree as well.
• Chen Fan joked that he would stop rival guilds from participating, then reassured Fairy Tail that they could enjoy the festival because he was there.
• Natsu and the others resolved to train for the three months before the games and help Fairy Tail return to the top.
• Ooba called on Lamia Scale to prevent another second-place finish at the Grand Magic Games.

As the Grand Magic Games approached, wizard guilds reacted to Fairy Tail’s participation and Chen Fan’s return. Three months later, the games began drawing crowds to Crocas, where Chen Fan and his family arrived.

• Grandmother Ooba announced that Jura and Lyon would compete in the Grand Magic Games, and both welcomed the chance.
• Ichiya asked whether Chen Fan would compete, while Bobo eagerly anticipated seeing him and his children again.
• Sting learned that Natsu, the others, and Chen Fan would participate, while Rogue showed little interest.
• Ivan and the Gr M guild looked forward to the Grand Magic Games and their plans against Makarov.
• Three months later, Crocas filled with visitors for the games, while Fairy Tail’s members had spent the intervening months training or pursuing their own plans.
• News spread that Chen Fan had wiped out the Magic Council, which publicly apologized, and someone called to Chen Fan and his family, “Over here!”

Chen Fan took Mavis and their children on a family outing in the city while Fairy Tail’s exhausted members gathered to attend the Grand Magic Games. The chapter ended with Natsu confronting people who mocked Fairy Tail.

• Chen Fan took his children around the city and promised Mavis he would one day restore her health.
• Gray, Lucy, Wendy, and Natsu recovered from three months of training while Erza remained energetic after using the spell.
• Makarov met the guild members and Asuka, then resumed his position as Fairy Tail’s fifth-generation guild master after Macao stepped down.
• Makarov led Fairy Tail toward the arena for the Grand Magic Games, where bystanders mocked the guild and dismissed Chen Fan’s reputation.
• Natsu heard the insults and angrily demanded to know who had been talking trash about Fairy Tail.

Chen Fan reunited with Fairy Tail in the royal capital ahead of the guild competition, where Wendy suggested he compete in her place. Makarov rallied the guild to aim for Fiore's top spot as the competition was set to begin the next day.

• Chen Fan frightened two civilians who mocked Fairy Tail by joking that he might destroy the royal capital.
• Natsu and the others greeted Chen Fan and were relieved to see he had retained his strength after destroying the Magic Council.
• Makarov asked Chen Fan about Tenrou Island, and Chen Fan said everything there was fine.
• Wendy offered to let Chen Fan take her place in the competition, but Chen Fan told her to compete herself.
• Natsu eagerly welcomed the possibility of fighting Chen Fan, while Lucy doubted anyone could beat him.
• Makarov urged Fairy Tail to give their all and claim Fiore's top guild title before the competition began the next day.

Fairy Tail arrived in the capital for the guild competition, and Makarov reviewed the rules with the guild. While Natsu and Happy explored the city, they encountered Sabertooth’s Twin Dragons, Sting and Rogue.

• Makarov handed Chen Fan a rulebook and ordered him to read it before the next day.
• Levy explained that guild masters could not compete, participants needed visible guild marks, event details would be revealed when each event began, and everyone had to return to the inn before midnight.
• Natsu and Happy ran off to explore the capital, and Makarov led the others out for a stroll.
• Natsu and Happy heard a fight and rushed toward it, where they learned that Sabertooth’s Sting and Rogue were involved.
• Sting and Rogue recognized Natsu Dragneel in the crowd.

Natsu confronted Sting and Rogue after they questioned his Dragon Slayer abilities, while Chen Fan and Fairy Tail prepared for the Grand Magic Games. The tournament’s preliminary match began in Crocas, with the guilds told to race to Domus Flau.

• Happy met Sting and Rogue, who recognized Natsu and said they had once admired him and wanted to become Dragon Slayers like him.
• Sting boasted that he and Rogue were the strongest Dragon Slayers and might defeat Acnologia, but Natsu mocked his confidence and walked away with Happy.
• Rogue stopped Sting from pursuing Natsu and told him to settle things by defeating him at the Grand Magic Games.
• Chen Fan called out to Natsu and led him back toward the inn, while Sting recognized Chen Fan as the Strongest Man in the Kingdom of Fiore.
• A Pumpkin Head announced that the Grand Magic Games preliminary match would reduce the 114 teams to nine, with competitors racing to Domus Flau.

Fairy Tail passed the Sky Palace preliminary maze in ninth place and entered the Grand Magic Games amid a loud stadium welcome. The chapter left the games beginning, with the guilds arriving and Fairy Tail facing the crowd’s jeers.

• The Grand Magic Games organizers opened the Sky Palace maze and warned that only the top nine teams would advance, with injuries and deaths at competitors’ own risk.
• Natsu, Erza, Gray, Lucy, and Wendy reached the finish line, but learned they had placed ninth.
• The Grand Magic Games began with Chapaty Lala announcing the event and former councilor Azuma joining as commentator.
• Jenny of Blue Pegasus declared that her guild would win the games.
• Fairy Tail entered the arena in ninth place as the crowd booed, while the announcers recalled the team’s past finishes and the return of the Tenrou Team.

The Grand Magic Games announcer revealed the teams’ preliminary rankings, including Ivan’s guild Gr الم in fourth place. Makarov protested its participation as a dark guild, but the commentator said it was legally registered, leaving three teams yet to be announced.

• The announcer introduced Hell Hounds, Mermaid Heel, Blue Pegasus, and Lamia Scale in eighth through fifth place.
• Grandmother Ooba complained that Lamia Scale had placed only fifth, while Sherry fell and Lyon reacted helplessly.
• The announcer revealed that Gr الم, Ivan’s guild, had ranked fourth in its first tournament appearance.
• Makarov angrily called Gr الم a dark guild, but the commentator explained that it had been registered as a legal guild for seven years.
• Azuma criticized the Magic Council, and spectators wondered which teams would fill the final three rankings.

Fairy Tail’s S-Team was announced as the Preliminary Match’s first-place team, giving the guild three teams in the Grand Magic Games. The crowd discussed Chen Fan’s reputation, while elderly fans beat young spectators who insulted him.

• The announcer introduced Fairy Tail S-Team with a lengthy speech demanded by Chen Fan and announced it had placed first in the Preliminary Match.
• The audience reacted with surprise that Fairy Tail had three teams competing.
• An elderly couple praised Chen Fan and defended him when a young man disparaged him.
• The old man and old woman beat the young man, and similar confrontations broke out around the venue.

Chen Fan arrived at the wizard gathering with Gildarts, Mystogan, Erza Knightwalker, and Lili, drawing reactions from their old rivals and friends. Jura approached Chen Fan to claim the challenge they had agreed on seven years earlier, while quietly asking him to preserve his dignity.

• Chen Fan emerged with Gildarts, Mystogan, Erza Knightwalker, and Lili, surprising Natsu, Gray, and the other wizards.
• Erza Knightwalker challenged Azeroth's Erza to finish their unfinished battle, and Lili told Gajeel to prove himself worthy of being her partner.
• Gildarts told Natsu that Chen Fan had summoned him and challenged Natsu to show how much he had improved.
• Mystogan explained to Gray that Chen Fan had called him to the gathering, and Gray remarked that Chen Fan would not settle for second place.
• Jura approached Chen Fan to fulfill their seven-year-old agreement and quietly asked to fight for three hundred rounds so he could save face.