Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan defeated Aria, rescued Lucy, and returned her to Fairy Tail while Makarov stayed behind to confront Jose. Their magic clashed with devastating force, and Chen Fan arrived back at the guild as its members asked about Natsu and the others.

• Chen Fan reversed Aria’s storm, caused Aria to vanish, and freed Lucy.
• Jose summoned Phantom Soldiers, but Makarov stopped Chen Fan from fighting him and ordered him to take Lucy back to the guild.
• Chen Fan carried Lucy away while Makarov and Jose confronted each other and unleashed powerful magic that shook the area around Phantom Lord.
• Lucy clung to Chen Fan during their flight, and he set her down when they reached the guild.
• Macao asked Chen Fan whether he had seen Natsu and the others, and Chen Fan said he had not but believed they were fine.
• Makarov and Jose exchanged blows and retreated as rubble fell around them.

Makarov defeated Jose and Phantom Lord with Fairy Law, ending the guild conflict. He warned Jose to stay away from Fairy Tail and said the Magic Council would likely investigate.

• Jose dismissed Makarov's advice and prepared to attack Fairy Tail.
• Makarov counted to three and activated Fairy Law, which erased Phantom Lord's phantom soldiers and struck Jose.
• Erza explained that Fairy Law was legendary magic that targeted only those its caster considered enemies.
• Makarov warned Jose not to approach Fairy Tail again and said the guilds' conflict was over.
• The members of Fairy Tail celebrated their victory over Phantom Lord.

Chen Fan attended a Magic Council hearing over Fairy Tail’s conflict with Phantom Lord and defended his actions with mocking defiance. The council began discussing how Fairy Tail would be dealt with, while Chen Fan’s appointment as the guild’s next master remained unresolved.

• Chen Fan fell asleep in the defendant’s seat at the Magic Council and joked that he had not been sleeping when a councilor questioned him.
• Chen Fan complained that Makarov had left him to handle the hearing after announcing him as Fairy Tail’s next guild master.
• Chen Fan mocked a councilor who scolded him, making Urutia laugh before she quickly covered her mouth.
• Makarov accused Chen Fan of killing too many people, and Chen Fan appeared beside him to warn that those who started wars should be ready to die.
• Chen Fan returned to his seat, insisted he had shown mercy, and suggested discussing how to handle the Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord incident.
• Makarov agreed to begin discussing Fairy Tail’s punishment with the councilors.

Chen Fan left the council hearing in high spirits, while Mira reopened job applications at the guild. Laxus insulted the injured guild members and blamed Lucy for the Phantom Lord conflict, prompting Mira to defend her.

• Chen Fan walked out of the hearing room grinning and taunted the grim-faced councilors before leaving.
• Mira announced that job applications had reopened, and the guild members hurried to the job board.
• Lucy asked Mira about Chen Fan and Rocky, then explained she wanted to thank Rocky for helping her find her keys.
• Gray, Happy, and Natsu teased Lucy until Erza struck Natsu with a wooden barrel.
• Laxus called Draer and Jet weak and blamed Lucy for the conflict with Phantom Lord.
• Mira told Laxus that the conflict was over and that the Master had said nobody blamed him for not joining the battle.

Chen Fan returned to Fairy Tail as Laxus challenged his right to become Guild Master. Makarov stopped their fight, and the chapter ended with Erza accidentally knocking him unconscious while trying to protect him from Chen Fan.

• Laxus dodged Natsu’s attack and declared that he would remove the guild’s weak members after inheriting the guild.
• Chen Fan arrived and mocked Laxus, who challenged him to prove which of them was Fairy Tail’s strongest and most fit to lead.
• Makarov stopped Laxus from fighting Chen Fan, and Laxus left in a flash of lightning.
• Chen Fan confronted Makarov for saving him, but Erza shielded Makarov and accidentally squeezed his head against her armor until he passed out.

Makarov told Chen Fan he would join Erza’s team until he was mature enough to inherit the guild master position. A week after the team formed, the story shifted to a ruined castle and introduced a hot springs and peeping setting.

• Chen Fan reassured Makarov that he would handle the Magic Council and Phantom Lord’s aftermath.
• Makarov punched Chen Fan after Chen joked about his affectionate gaze, and the guild members took the blow as proof that Makarov was still the strongest.
• Makarov ordered Chen Fan to join Erza’s team until he was qualified to inherit the guild master position.
• Makarov reflected on the next generation, then Mira told him that Erza’s team had destroyed half a town during a job.
• Makarov howled that Chen Fan should become guild master, and the chapter ended by setting the next scene at a ruined castle one week after the team formed.

Gray, Erza, and the others finished the job against the thieves while Chen Fan pretended to avoid fighting, then easily defeated an attacking thug and Natsu. Afterward, Rocky fled when Lucy approached, making Chen Fan suspect that an important moment was near.

• Gray and Erza defeated the thieves, while Chen Fan claimed he hated fighting and then knocked out a thug who attacked him from behind.
• Chen Fan led the group outside and complained about how tiring the job was, though Lucy pointed out he had barely helped.
• Natsu challenged Chen Fan to a duel and was sent flying into a dirt wall, bringing his total defeats to ninety-nine.
• Lucy thanked Rocky for helping her find a key, but Rocky panicked and hurried away.
• Chen Fan watched Rocky flee and wondered if the time was almost right, prompting Lucy to insist she had nothing to do with him.

Chen Fan took Natsu and Gray to a hot spring and tried to secretly spy on Erza and Lucy, but the two men’s fight over his binoculars exposed them. The next day, Erza had forgotten the incident, but Chen Fan returned to Fairy Tail with half his inn destroyed and Lucy quietly troubled by something.

• Lucy suggested visiting a hot spring, and Erza agreed before the group went to Honeysuckle Village, where Chen Fan owned part of the resort.
• Chen Fan sneaked to a balcony and used binoculars to spy on Erza and Lucy in the hot spring.
• Natsu caught Chen Fan spying, Gray and Natsu took turns using the binoculars, and their fight wrecked the attic and alerted Erza and Lucy.
• Erza roared for Chen Fan to come out, but he hid and waited for her anger to pass.
• Chen Fan returned to Fairy Tail the next day with Natsu and Gray badly bruised and half his hot spring inn destroyed.
• Lucy sat quietly by the guild counter with Happy, while Chen Fan suspected she had met Rocky.

After Lucy made Rocky her Celestial Spirit, Chen Fan questioned the Spirit King about July 7th, year 777 and carried the unconscious Lucy home. The next day, Rocky’s new identity surprised Natsu, Happy, and Gray.

• Chen Fan deflected the girls pursuing Lucy by sending them toward the bathhouse, then joined the search for Rocky, who had left Fairy Tail with a note saying he was quitting.
• Chen Fan followed Lucy to Karen’s grave, where she made Rocky her Celestial Spirit before fainting from excessive magic use and Rocky returned to the Spirit World.
• The Spirit King recognized Chen Fan as someone from another world, but said he knew nothing about July 7th, year 777.
• Chen Fan carried Lucy home, asked the Spirit King to keep his origins secret, and froze the waterfalls with a stomp as he left.
• Lucy woke in bed after Chen Fan left, and the next day Natsu, Happy, and Gray reacted to Rocky being a Celestial Spirit.

Chen Fan joined Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Erza on a trip to the Lizard Restaurant, leaving Mira behind at the guild. At the beach, Chen Fan secretly ogled women until Erza came over and invited him to play.

• Rocky revealed himself as the Leo Celestial Spirit, and Lucy explained his identity to Natsu.
• Mira asked Chen Fan if he would finally rest after the mission, but Chen Fan decided to join the others at the Lizard Restaurant.
• Erza hurried the group along with her swimsuit and a cart piled high with luggage, and Chen Fan followed despite Mira's frustration.
• Mira took the day off, while Macao joked to Wakaba that she had caught Chen Fan cheating on her.
• At the beach, Chen Fan watched women from his beach chair and got a nosebleed before Erza invited him to play with the others.

Chen Fan woke from a nap and found Erza playing cards in the underground amusement park, where her younger brother Shu confronted her. After the lights went out and gunshots rang out, everyone disappeared except Erza, Lucy, and Chen Fan, while Shu revealed that the others were trapped inside his cards.

• Chen Fan followed Erza's invitation to play, spent the day with the guild, and later went to the underground amusement park.
• Chen Fan saw Natsu playing an arcade game, Gray beside Juvia, and Erza winning at cards with Lucy watching.
• Shu dealt Erza cards marked “DEATH” and revealed himself as her younger brother.
• The lights went out, gunshots sounded, and the crowd vanished when the lights came back on.
• Erza called out to Shu, who showed that the missing people were trapped inside his cards.

Chen Fan confronted Shu and Milliana after they bound Lucy and accused Erza of betraying them. He freed Lucy and stood between Erza and the others, but Shu and Milliana attacked him as he was about to explain himself.

• Shu revealed that he could use magic and had trapped people inside cards, while Milliana bound Lucy with a rope.
• Chen Fan interrupted Erza and Shu's reunion, claimed he was Erza's brother-in-law as a joke, and was punched by Erza.
• Shu accused Erza of betraying her former companions, and Chen Fan reassured her before freeing Lucy by making her rope disappear.
• Chen Fan said he had increased the rope's vibration frequency, and Shu and Milliana attacked him with cards and a rope.

Chen Fan sealed Milliana inside a card, then faced Simon and Erza’s other childhood companions when they arrived to take her and Erza back. After Simon’s attack failed to harm him, Natsu and the others arrived as the two groups prepared to confront each other.

• Chen Fan sealed Milliana in a card after Shu’s cards flew toward her, and he teased Erza about teaching her companions a lesson.
• Wally and Simon arrived, and Simon asked Chen Fan to release Milliana after Shu explained what had happened.
• Simon attacked Chen Fan with magic, but Chen Fan emerged from the dust unharmed.
• Simon praised Chen Fan’s strength, and Natsu, Gray, Happy, and Juvia arrived and took fighting stances.
• Chen Fan flicked Milliana’s card to Simon, who gave it to Shu so Milliana could be released.

Erza told her companions that Jellal had deceived them about her escape from the Tower of Paradise, while Simon confirmed he had always believed her. Simon was about to explain his plan to confront Jellal.

• Simon told Shu that Erza had never betrayed them and encouraged her to explain what happened.
• Erza described how she had been taken as a child to the Tower of Paradise and forced to leave after Jellal threatened the others.
• Shu rejected Erza's account, but Chen Fan frightened him with a stomp that shook the room before calming himself at Erza's request.
• Simon confirmed that Erza was telling the truth and said he had planned to lure powerful wizards to Paradise Island.
• Shu ran outside, and Milliana and Wally chased after him; Simon then prepared to share his plan with the others.

Chen Fan and Erza sailed toward the Tower of Paradise, and Erza struggled with painful memories as the island came into view. She sought comfort by throwing herself into Chen Fan’s arms.

• Chen Fan teased Erza on the ship, and she punched him before they argued and she eventually smiled.
• Lucy watched Erza and Chen Fan with envy, while Simon watched with complicated feelings that settled into a blessing for Erza.
• Erza worried about the Tower of Paradise and Jellal, and Chen Fan offered to destroy the tower before Gray spotted it ahead.
• Erza identified the looming structure as the Tower of Paradise, also known as the R System, and trembled as the others looked on.
• Chen Fan comforted Erza, and she threw herself into his arms while the others stared in surprise.

Chen Fan and the others reached the Tower of Paradise and entered through an underwater passage to search for Shu and the others. After Fairy Tail fought the guards, the enemies targeted Chen Fan, who prepared to strike them with a stomp.

• Erza and the others recovered from the night at sea, and Chen Fan and his companions arrived at the Tower of Paradise.
• Simon failed to contact Shu and the others, so Erza asked about a hidden route into the tower.
• Juvia provided a water sphere that let the group breathe underwater, and they passed through the submerged passage.
• An alarm sounded as Chen Fan and the others came ashore, and Natsu led Fairy Tail into battle against the guards.
• The guards shifted their attention to Chen Fan, who stomped his foot as they watched nervously.

Chen Fan and the others entered the Tower of Paradise after he brought down their attackers, while Jellal watched them and vowed to kill Chen Fan. At the Magic Council, Urutia and the members learned that the R System’s eighth tower had apparently been completed.

• Chen Fan caused the rocks above the attackers to collapse, clearing the way for the group.
• A ladder emerged from the lion-headed statue, and Simon panicked that Jellal had discovered them until Chen Fan calmed him.
• Jellal told Vidarudas that he had let the intruders in as part of a game, then raged after Chen Fan silently challenged him through the magical projection.
• Natsu led Erza, Gray, Simon, and the others up the ladder while Chen Fan followed behind.
• The Magic Council discussed the eighth R System tower near Ka'Elm, and Urutia concluded that its construction was complete.

The Magic Council debated how to respond to Jellal occupying the Tower of Paradise, and Jigrein urged them to use the dangerous Magical Espers' Power against it. The proposal remained contentious as Makarov reminded Jigrein that destroying the tower would also kill his twin brother, Jellal.

• Makarov said that the Tower of Paradise was JinJi's magic and warned that its discovery would cause chaos.
• The Council learned that Jellal, Jigrein's twin brother, occupied the Tower of Paradise with his people.
• Jigrein called for the Council to use Magical Espers' Power to destroy the tower immediately.
• Urutia supported Jigrein's proposal, which still needed three more votes to pass.
• Makarov reminded Jigrein that using the weapon would take Jellal's life.

The Magic Council voted to fire Magical Espers' Power, while Jellal prepared an assassination guild to confront Chen Fan and his companions at the Tower of Paradise. As Chen Fan’s group climbed the tower, Jellal announced that both sides’ pieces had assembled.

• Jigrein told the Magic Council that Chen Fan had gone to the Tower of Paradise, and eight of the nine members voted in favor of firing Magical Espers' Power, while Yajima opposed it.
• Jellal told Vidarudas to take the stage, and Ikaruga introduced herself and the Skull Society assassination guild before accepting the order to go.
• Chen Fan sensed the Council’s decision and realized Jellal had used him as a pawn, but Erza punched him after mistaking his grin for mockery.
• Chen Fan followed Erza and the others through the tower passageway until Jellal’s voice welcomed them and declared that both sides’ pieces had assembled.

Jellal announced a deadly game to stop Erza’s rescue party from reaching him before the Magic Council’s destructive spell struck. The group split up to pursue the game’s warriors, leaving Chen Fan with Lucy and Juvia as Erza took another path.

• Jellal announced that Erza would be used as a sacrifice to resurrect Zeref and revealed that three warriors guarded the way to him, with cards as rewards for defeating them.
• Jellal warned that the Magic Council’s Magical Espers' Power could destroy the tower, and Natsu ran off with Happy while Simon went after him.
• Chen Fan sent Gray after Natsu and asked him to get Natsu and Happy out safely, while Gray entrusted Lucy’s safety to Juvia.
• At a fork, Erza chose one path alone, and Chen Fan led Lucy and Juvia down the other.
• Chen Fan walked ahead with a dark, intimidating expression as Lucy and Juvia kept their distance.