Chapter Summaries

The mages believed they had defeated the dragons, but Future Lucy revealed that the threat was not over. Future Rogue emerged from the Imperial Palace with higher-ranking dragons and challenged the exhausted mages to kill his present self, but they refused to harm their companion.

• The mages unleashed their remaining magic, and the dragons above Crocas disappeared as the barrier vanished.
• Future Lucy emerged with Lucy, Yukino, the Princess, and others, then explained that she came from a future where Chen Fan had died and dragons had destroyed humanity's world.
• Future Lucy broke down in Chen Fan's arms, blaming herself and mourning that he had not been there to protect her future.
• Lucy pointed out that the Imperial Palace still stood, and several higher-ranking dragons flew out from it.
• Future Rogue revealed himself and taunted the mages, urging them to kill present-day Rogue to prevent the future from happening.
• The mages refused to kill Rogue, saying that he was their companion.

Chen Fan ended the dragon threat by driving the remaining dragons back through Eclipse, then destroyed the gate and parted from future Lucy and Rogue. After sleeping for three days, he woke to find Mira inviting him to a royal banquet celebrating the end of the Grand Magic Games.

• Chen Fan defeated Future Rogue and persuaded the remaining dragons to return to the past, then closed Eclipse.
• Lucy agreed that Chen Fan should destroy Eclipse, kissed him before vanishing, and urged him to cherish the present Lucy.
• The dragon corpses disappeared, and the exhausted mages rested amid the destruction of Crocas.
• Chen Fan slept for three days before Mira woke him and brought him a formal suit for the royal banquet.
• Chen Fan embraced Mira and teased her about marrying him as she worried someone might enter.

Chen Fan joined a palace banquet after waking, where guild masters tried to recruit his children and the guests celebrated together. Kagura thanked him for saving Simon and apologized for drawing her sword, while Chen Fan’s attention to the women around him stirred jealousy among the men.

• Lisanna interrupted Mira and Chen Fan in his room, then told them to join the others.
• Chen Fan dressed and went to the palace hall, where Makarov, Goldman, BoBo, and Grandmother Ooba tried to win over his children for their guilds.
• The guests ate, drank, and celebrated as Erza, Princess Emerald, Mira, Lucy, Kagura, and Yukino arrived in evening wear.
• Erza brought Kagura to thank Chen Fan for saving Simon and apologize for drawing her sword during the competition.
• Kagura and Chen Fan traded teasing remarks, and Erza scolded him for staring at the women.
• Chen Fan ended up surrounded by the women, while the other men glared at him jealously.

Fairy Tail and Sabertooth celebrated together after the Grand Magic Games, with Chen Fan dancing with Erza, Mira, Lucy, Yukino, and Kagura. After the guilds’ rowdy festivities, Fairy Tail returned to Magnolia to a festival-like welcome from the townspeople.

• Wendy and Sherry studied the crystal-like jelly while Erza and the others compared themselves with the enemy and Sherry.
• Sting invited Natsu to drink, and Natsu misunderstood the invitation as a challenge; Gajeel reassured Rogue that he would stop him from becoming his future self.
• Gajeel and Sting invited Rogue and Gajeel to drink, while Orga and Rufus remarked on Sting’s changed personality.
• Erza, Mira, Lucy, Yukino, and Kagura invited Chen Fan to dance, and he danced with each of them.
• Sting and the others apologized to Yukino, then the guild members fought over who she belonged with and made a mess of the hall.
• Fairy Tail returned to Magnolia after the Grand Magic Games, and the townspeople lined the streets to welcome them.

Fairy Tail returned to Magnolia, where the mayor presented the guild with its rebuilt hall. Outside town, Zeref spoke with Mavis about abandoning his search for death and seeking control of his magic, then asked about Chen Fan’s future strength.

• The mayor welcomed Fairy Tail home and revealed that Magnolia’s residents had rebuilt the guild hall.
• Zeref watched a small creature approach him in the forest as Mavis appeared behind him and spoke with him.
• Zeref told Mavis that he wanted to experience the world and master his magic rather than search for a place to die.
• Zeref said Chen Fan’s strength and the growth of other mages had given him his first sense of crisis.
• Zeref asked whether Chen Fan would keep growing stronger, and Mavis explained that Chen Fan ranked at Level 5, with Level 6 above it.

The chapter recounts three events from the past that connect Fairy Tail and Chen Fan to later generations. Thirty years ago, a woman discovered three dragons frozen in ice by an unknown magic.

• Over four hundred years ago, a black dragon taught a human child magic and warned him never to provoke Fairy Tail or Chen Fan.
• Over three hundred years ago, a girl read about Chen Fan, fantasized about marrying him, and then told Warrod that their guild would be named Fairy Tail.
• Thirty years ago, a woman defeated snow wolves with her magic and took shelter from an avalanche.
• After the avalanche, the woman discovered three dragons frozen inside enormous ice sculptures and sensed two kinds of magic blending together.

The Fairy Tail arc ended with a brief future note about Chen Fan, then the story returned to the Soul Society, where Chen Fan drank with Shunsui Kyoraku and learned the 8th Division wanted to question him about Hueco Mundo. Shunsui suspected Chen Fan was connected to the disturbance, while Chen Fan prepared to conceal the truth about his Zanpakuto.

• The narration concluded Fairy Tail's story and added that Chen Fan later gathered several women into his harem.
• After a long drinking party, Ise Nanao urged Shunsui Kyoraku to stop drinking because he had work the next day.
• Shunsui Kyoraku told Chen Fan that the 8th Division needed to ask him about Hueco Mundo and invited him to visit.
• Shunsui Kyoraku told Ise Nanao that he suspected Chen Fan was connected to the Hueco Mundo disturbance, then teased her about being curious about him.
• Chen Fan carried the sleeping Yoruichi to his untouched room, which Miako still helped keep clean.

Chen Fan surprised Soifon during an angry ambush, then restrained her before she could start a fight. Meanwhile, Mira recalled her night with Chen Fan and left his home wearing clothes borrowed from Erza, leaving Chen Fan to wake and wonder who had been with him.

• Soifon attacked Chen Fan with concealed weapons and her Zanpakuto, but he dodged her strike and restrained her on the ground.
• Chen Fan warned Soifon not to struggle, and she stopped moving while angrily threatening to kill him.
• Mira woke beside Chen Fan, reflected on her regrets and happiness, and searched Erza’s closet for clothes.
• Mira left Chen Fan’s home under cover of night, taking clothes she had found in Erza’s closet.
• Chen Fan woke the next morning to find Mira gone and a bloodstain on the bed, and wondered who had been with him.

Chen Fan realized he had been with Mira and went to find her at home. After they reunited, they admitted their feelings through an intimate encounter, leaving Mira certain that Chen Fan loved her as deeply as he loved Erza.

• Chen Fan remembered seeing Mira the previous night and realized he had torn both their clothes with his power.
• At the guild, Chen Fan asked Makarov where Mira was, drawing the guild's suspicion before Elfman told him she was unwell at home.
• Chen Fan hurried to Mira's house, where she cut her finger while cleaning up broken dishes and he carried her to her room.
• Chen Fan and Mira kissed, then became intimate, and Mira felt reassured that he truly loved her.

After being swept through a spatial storm, Chen Fan arrived in Karakura Town as a weak soul and met the Shinigami Isshin Kurosaki. When Menos appeared to claim him, Isshin sent Chen Fan on to Soul Society, leaving himself to fight the Hollows.

• A spatial storm destroyed Chen Fan's body, but his soul survived and arrived in Karakura Town, where his resentment began corroding the chain on his chest.
• Isshin Kurosaki found Chen Fan and warned that his intense resentment could turn him into a Hollow.
• Chen Fan recognized Isshin as a Shinigami and agreed to be sent to Soul Society, asking him to go easy because he feared pain.
• A black rift opened and Gillians emerged, drawn to Chen Fan, who joked about becoming a Hollow.
• Isshin struck Chen Fan with his sword's pommel and sent him onward, then introduced himself as Isshin Shiba and attacked the Menos with Getsuga Tensho.

Chen Fan arrived in the Rukon District and set out for Shino Academy, hoping to regain enough strength to return to his old world. When a Giant Hollow attacked nearby Shinigami, Lieutenant Kaien Shiba saved Chen Fan and questioned him about being alone in the forest.

• Chen Fan discovered he had little spiritual pressure and could not use Vector Manipulation, so he decided to reach Shino Academy to learn more about the Soul Society.
• After walking for a month, Chen Fan stopped in a forest for the night and sensed that his abilities still existed in another form.
• A Giant Hollow attacked a group of newly graduated Shinigami, killing several and driving the survivors toward Chen Fan’s camp.
• The fleeing Shinigami warned Chen Fan about the Giant Hollow, but it pursued them toward him.
• Lieutenant Kaien Shiba released Nirege and split the Giant Hollow in two.
• Kaien Shiba approached Chen Fan and asked why he was in the dangerous forest.

Chen Fan entered Shino Academy through Kaien Shiba’s recommendation and trained despite his weak spiritual pressure and inability to manifest a Zanpakuto. After Kaien warned him about the dangers facing Shinigami, Chen Fan agreed to join the 13th Division and returned to his dorm, still unable to strengthen his spiritual pressure.

• Chen Fan declared that he wanted to study at Shino Academy, and Kaien Shiba agreed to bring him back to the Seireitei.
• A few days later, Chen Fan arrived at Shino Academy and agreed with Kaien Shiba to join the 13th Division after graduating.
• Chen Fan spent his time training but became notorious as the academy’s bottom-ranker because he could not manifest a Zanpakuto or reliably cast Kidō.
• Kaien Shiba told Chen Fan that Shinigami were suffering heavy losses and recommended either the Fourth Division or the 13th Division for his safety.
• Chen Fan chose the 13th Division, shared a meal and drinks with Kaien Shiba and Miako Shiba, then returned to his dormitory.
• Chen Fan tried to train with his sword, but his spiritual pressure remained weak despite years of effort.

Chen Fan joined a combat drill at Shino Academy, where Jushiro Ukitake and Sosuke Aizen watched the students compete for positions. As the top students faced a captured Hollow, Chen Fan worried about Aizen’s attention, and the fight began to turn dangerous.

• Chen Fan was assigned to a team with the four lowest-ranked students in his class for the combat drill.
• Jushiro Ukitake greeted Chen Fan and explained to Sosuke Aizen that Kaien Shiba had asked him to watch over his friend.
• Aizen said he had come to recruit talented students for the 5th Division, while Chen Fan suspected he was seeking experimental subjects.
• The top five students began their drill against a captured Hollow, but their Kido could not keep up with its speed.
• The students attacked with their Zanpakuto, discovered the Hollow’s head armor was too hard to pierce, and saw its tail swing toward them.

Chen Fan faced a Giant Hollow during a training exercise and killed it with a sudden flash of swordsmanship. Jushiro Ukitake recognized his ability, while Chen Fan returned to his room to investigate the first change in his sword.

• The students’ groups failed to defeat the Hollow, and Chen Fan was left alone in the arena after his teammates were knocked away.
• The Hollow evolved into a Giant Hollow and charged at Chen Fan as Mayuri Kurotsuchi objected to stopping the exercise.
• Jushiro Ukitake prepared to rescue Chen Fan, but Aizen stopped him and pointed out Chen Fan’s calm expression.
• Chen Fan struck the Giant Hollow with a flash of light, and it turned to ashes as several captains realized what had happened.
• Aizen praised Chen Fan and offered him a place in the 5th Division, but Jushiro Ukitake refused to give him up.
• Chen Fan returned to his room after noticing that his sword had trembled for the first time.

Chen Fan sensed that his still-unformed Zanpakuto wanted to devour more Hollows, then applied for early graduation and prepared for the examination. Three days later, he arrived at the exam site before several captains and officers, who were curious about his strength.

• Chen Fan sensed his Zanpakuto's hunger and decided to keep training rather than waste time at the academy.
• Chen Fan applied for early graduation, and Masaki Tamaki scheduled his examination for three days later.
• After Chen Fan left, Masaki Tamaki scolded the class for dismissing him and revealed that Chen Fan had killed the Giant Hollow with a sword strike faster than he could see.
• Chen Fan arrived for his examination and found Masaki Tamaki, Jushiro Ukitake, Shunsui Kyoraku, Lisa Yadomaru, Kaien Shiba, Miako Shiba, Sentaro Kotsubaki, and Kiyone Kotetsu waiting.
• Jushiro Ukitake praised Chen Fan as a formidable expert, and Shunsui Kyoraku became interested in him.

Chen Fan fought Jushiro Ukitake in front of the captains and instructors, surprising everyone by pressing the captain with his speed and skill despite his low spiritual pressure. Ukitake unleashed his true spiritual pressure to drive Chen Fan back, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Kaien Shiba told Chen Fan that two captains had come to watch, and Jushiro Ukitake volunteered to fight him.
• Ukitake promised Chen Fan the captaincy of the 13th Division if Chen Fan defeated him, but Chen Fan doubted he could win.
• Chen Fan used Shunpo to attack Ukitake and repeatedly redirected the force of their sword clashes, forcing Ukitake to retreat.
• Ukitake accelerated to escape Chen Fan's attacks, but Chen Fan appeared in his blind spot and struck again.
• Ukitake surged his spiritual pressure and forced Chen Fan backward across the ground, shocking the onlookers.

Chen Fan demonstrated his strength against Jushiro Ukitake, then joined the 13th Division as an ordinary Shinigami. Afterward, he fought a Hollow and reflected on the division’s frequent casualties.

• Shunsui Kyoraku and the others praised Chen Fan’s swordsmanship, and Kaien Shiba revealed that Chen Fan had arrived in the Rukon District only four years earlier as a beginner.
• Jushiro Ukitake released Pisces and challenged Chen Fan to show his final move.
• Chen Fan’s strike tore apart Jushiro Ukitake’s clothes, and Ukitake conceded the match.
• Chen Fan declined a position as vice-captain and joined the 13th Division as an ordinary Shinigami.
• Chen Fan swiftly defeated a Hollow and considered how the overwhelming number of Hollows and the gap in Shinigami strength led to frequent casualties.

After a month of fighting in Soul Society, Chen Fan rested and dreamed of Acnologia attacking his family and Fairy Tail on Tenrou Island. As he fought his other self in his inner world, his sword shattered, leaving Chen Fan devastated and the Soul Society under a blood-red sky.

• Chen Fan ended the mission, gave his exhausted squad three days off, and returned to Seireitei to rest.
• Chen Fan dreamed of Wells and Alice wondering when he would return, then saw Acnologia lead dragons toward Tenrou Island and threaten Erza, Mira, and the others.
• Chen Fan tried to rush to Tenrou Island, but his other self stopped him, and his fury caused a violent disturbance in the sky over Soul Society.
• The Seireitei ordered its squads to prepare for an unknown emergency while the captains and vice-captains waited for answers.
• Chen Fan repeatedly attacked his other self, but his sword broke and crumbled into the sea, leaving him crying out in despair.

Chen Fan awakened his Zanpakuto, True Self, and resolved to master its final release so he could regain his former abilities and return to the past. Afterward, he celebrated with Kaien Shiba and discovered that his exploits had made him famous throughout Seireitei.

• Chen Fan awakened True Self, whose power tore open the sky and split the sea, and set his sights on achieving its final release.
• The Zanpakuto’s creation briefly shook Soul Society, but Chen Fan did not connect the tremor to himself when Kaien Shiba mentioned it the next day.
• Chen Fan showed Kaien Shiba his newly formed blade, which Kaien found too heavy to lift, then declined Kaien’s suggestion that he meet Kukaku Shiba.
• Kaien Shiba hurried away to meet new recruits, while Chen Fan used his time off to explore Seireitei.
• Shinigami greeted Chen Fan respectfully because stories of his exploits, including his victory over a captain before forming a Zanpakuto, had spread throughout Seireitei.

Chen Fan searched for the Technical Development Bureau but got lost and ended up on the roof of the Shihōin Family residence. After fighting off the family's warriors, he recognized Shihōin Yoruichi and fled before the encounter could become more troublesome.

• Chen Fan used Shunpo to reach a rooftop and spotted Shinigami he hoped could direct him to the Technical Development Bureau.
• Shionin Family warriors surrounded Chen Fan and accused him of trespassing, while Shihōin Yoruichi watched with amusement and Soifon criticized him.
• The warriors attacked Chen Fan, but he dodged their strikes and knocked them unconscious with his sheathed sword.
• Shihōin Yoruichi identified Chen Fan and recited his background, including his defeat of Jushiro Ukitake during his graduation assessment.
• Chen Fan recognized Shihōin Yoruichi, realized he had trespassed at the family's residence, apologized, and escaped using Shunpo.