Chapter Summaries

Laxus left the guild after the members confronted him, while Natsu and Gajeel argued over who was Fairy Tail’s strongest. Chen Fan fled after his words to Erza caused a misunderstanding, and as Fantasia preparations began, Evergreen protested Laxus’s expulsion.

• The guild members berated Laxus for the injuries and damage he had caused, but Natsu defended his claim to be Fairy Tail’s strongest and Gajeel challenged him.
• Laxus smiled at Chen Fan, then left the guild without turning back.
• Erza told everyone to prepare for Fantasia and scolded Chen Fan, who begged her to take responsibility for him if he could not marry.
• The guild members chased after Chen Fan in anger, but Erza stopped them so they could prepare for Fantasia.
• At dusk, Evergreen shouted that it was unfair for Laxus to be the only one expelled from the guild.

Laxus left Fairy Tail, and Chen Fan warned him to watch out for his father, Ivan, before teasing him about becoming Guild Master. That night, Fairy Tail celebrated Fantasia with a magical parade through Magnolia Town.

• Laxus told the Raijinshuu not to follow him and walked away from the guild.
• Chen Fan caught up with Laxus, praised his changed outlook, and warned him to watch out for Ivan.
• Laxus left to train after Chen Fan told him everyone would be waiting for his return.
• Chen Fan shouted after Laxus to watch Fantasia, and Laxus waved without turning around.
• Fantasia began in Magnolia Town with fireworks, floats, and magic as Mira transformed into a giant red snake.
• Elfman rode the parade in Beast King form, while Gray and Juvia built an ice castle together.

Fairy Tail performed for Magnolia Town, where Chen Fan’s song and the guild’s support moved Laxus as he left without looking back. A week later, the town had returned to peace, and Chen Fan was helping Fairy Tail pay compensation and apologize.

• Erza, Natsu, and the other Fairy Tail members performed during the town procession while Gajeel gave Makarov a note revealing Master Ivan’s location.
• Makarov rode through town as the procession ended, and Mira told Lucy she liked Chen Fan during the band’s concert.
• Chen Fan sang “God Knows,” and the crowd joined Fairy Tail in making his signature gesture.
• Laxus watched the town’s show of support, said the guild made it impossible to leave without worry, and walked away without turning back.
• A week later, Chen Fan led Fairy Tail’s apologies and compensation payments, with Mira and Erza accompanying him.

After a week of leisure, Chen Fan kept enjoying time with Erza and Mira while Lucy worried about rent and wondered about finding a boyfriend. The guild prepared for an interview with Weekly SOR, leaving Lucy puzzled by everyone’s sudden formal attire.

• Chen Fan admired Erza’s first-place finish on the Miss Fairy Tail ranking list, and Mira beat him up for his comment.
• Lucy fretted about rent, while Kana drunkenly said she wanted a boyfriend and teased Lucy about never having had one.
• Kana read her cards and told Lucy she would meet her destined person that day, prompting Lucy to glance at Chen Fan and then dismiss the thought.
• Erza hurried off in a formal gown to get ready, and Gajeel passed by in a suit playing guitar.
• Mira told Lucy that a reporter from Weekly SOR was coming to interview the guild, and Lucy complained that the Harvest Festival was already over.

Lucy tried to approach a reporter from Weekly SOR, but Jason became absorbed in interviewing Fairy Tail’s other members. His encounters with Gray and Natsu turned chaotic, and he moved on to question Elfman.

• Lucy imagined that a reporter would interview and illustrate her, then dashed out to pursue the opportunity.
• Lucy returned to the guild and met Jason, a Weekly SOR reporter who excitedly photographed Erza.
• Jason interviewed Gray and Juvia, and Gray accidentally revealed that he had taken off his pants while protesting Jason’s question.
• Lucy tried to get in front of Jason’s camera, but Natsu flipped the table and sent her flying.
• Jason excitedly confronted Natsu about his reputation, and Natsu punched him away after Jason asked to shake his hand.
• Jason rushed over to Elfman and asked what being a man meant to him.

At the guild party, Chen Fan stopped Natsu and Gajeel from fighting and dodged Jason’s questions about his supposed love triangle with Mira and Erza. Mira and Erza used embarrassing photos to make Chen Fan obey them, while Levy quietly glanced at him.

• Makarov gave a nonsensical answer about the guild’s aspirations, and Lucy tried to sing before Gajeel took over and provoked a fight with Natsu.
• Chen Fan blasted a crater into the guild floor to stop Natsu and Gajeel from colliding, then Jason asked him whether he was in a love triangle with Mira and Erza.
• Chen Fan dodged the question by claiming Jason had asked whether he smoked, then punched Jason unconscious when he tried to press him further.
• Mira and Erza slapped Jason awake and offered to show him photos of Chen Fan, prompting Chen Fan to return and offer to do their bidding.
• Lucy commented on fate, Kana joked that she wanted a love triangle, and Levy briefly glanced at Chen Fan while Jet and Draer watched her.

Lucy and the Fairy Tail wizards worked at a restaurant to earn money for rent, while Chen Fan enjoyed the meal as a wealthy co-owner. Erza charmed customers into ordering every dish, and Lucy and Gray tried to make the best of their shifts.

• Lucy took orders from two blushing customers while dressed as a maid.
• Lucy complained about serving customers while Chen Fan relaxed by the window and showed off his money.
• Happy warned Lucy that Chen Fan could dock her pay because he partly owned the restaurant.
• Gray appeared in only his briefs, and Lucy kicked him away and told him to put on clothes.
• Lucy watched Erza flirt with customers, who responded by ordering every dish on the menu.
• Lucy and Gray accepted that some people enjoyed the work and resolved to do their best.

Chen Fan and the others finished their visit to Yajima’s restaurant, where Yajima warned Natsu and Gray to think carefully before acting once the Magic Council was rebuilt. Before leaving, Chen Fan reassured Yajima that the Council could not threaten him, and Yajima watched the group depart while wondering where Urutia was.

• Chen Fan ate his fill at Yajima’s restaurant while Natsu and the others worked, and Lucy scolded him for doing nothing.
• Erza asked Yajima about the Magic Council, and Yajima explained that he had retired and that the Council was rebuilding after Jellal and Urutia’s betrayal.
• Yajima warned Natsu and Gray that no one would remain to speak up for Fairy Tail on the rebuilt Council, and they promised to think carefully before acting.
• Yajima thanked Chen Fan for helping him open the restaurant, and Chen Fan reassured him that the Magic Council was no threat.
• Erza and the others left by carriage, and Yajima watched them go before returning to the restaurant and wondering where Urutia was.

Hades dismissed Grind 7’s movements and planned to use the disruption to seek a way to break Zeref’s seal, while saving Fairy Tail for last. At Fairy Tail, Mira presented a chart of dark guilds, and the members discussed the Balam Alliance and the guilds connected to it.

• Urutia asked Hades what he intended to do about Grind 7, and he said he would search for a way to break Zeref’s seal while dealing with Chen Fan personally.
• Chen Fan teased Mira about her dark-guild chart, and Erza stomped on his foot when he praised Mira as a future wife.
• Mira explained that dark-guild activity had increased and said the guilds needed to coordinate more closely.
• Juvia explained that Grind 7, Tartarus, and Demon's Heart formed the Balam Alliance, while Raven Tail remained independent.
• Erza identified Fairy Forest as Elligal’s guild, and Mira, Juvia, Wakaba, and Macao noted several other guilds’ ties to Grind 7.

Fairy Tail joined an allied force to subjugate Grind 7, a powerful guild backed by the Balam Alliance. Erza, Lucy, Gray, Natsu, Happy, and the sleeping Chen Fan arrived at the meeting place, where the allied guilds were to gather.

• Makarov announced that Fairy Tail would join Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Cait Shelter in an allied force against Grind 7.
• Lucy complained about the dangerous mission during the carriage ride, while Happy and Gray teased her.
• Erza encouraged the group to cooperate, but Lucy pointed out that Fairy Tail rarely made plans or fought as a team.
• Happy spotted the castle-like mansion that served as the meeting place.
• Erza woke Chen Fan as the group arrived.

Fairy Tail arrived at Blue Pegasus Guild Master BoBo’s villa, where Chen Fan disrupted the guild’s welcoming flirtation with Erza and Lucy. A voice from the stairs stopped the Blue Pegasus members as the chapter ended.

• Erza kicked Chen Fan out of the carriage, and the group entered BoBo’s villa.
• Chen Fan and Gray reacted nervously to BoBo’s name, while Blue Pegasus’s Tr introduced himself and his companions to Fairy Tail.
• Lucy admired Hibiki Lates, Gray realized he was shirtless, and Natsu continued throwing up, leaving Lucy to see Chen Fan as their only fighting power.
• When Blue Pegasus members fawned over Erza and invited Lucy over, Chen Fan stomped holes in the floor and drove them away from the women.
• Hibiki accused Chen Fan of picking a fight, but Chen Fan denied it and insulted the trio before a sweet-voiced speaker from the stairs told them to stop.

Chen Fan and Erza encountered Ichiya and the Blue Pegasus members at the villa, where insults and a punch led to a confrontation. Lyon arrived and froze Ichiya, then faced Gray, leaving the two former companions arguing over who started the fight.

• Ichiya greeted Erza and Chen Fan, and Chen Fan traded insults with him while the Blue Pegasus members packed their things.
• Ichiya approached Erza despite her warning, so Chen Fan punched him and Natsu and Gray prepared to fight the Blue Pegasus members.
• Lyon appeared at the villa door, grabbed Ichiya, and encased his head in ice.
• Lyon recognized Gray, but Gray confronted him about attacking Ichiya, and Lyon claimed the others had attacked first.

The guild members gathered for the alliance’s mission against Grind 7, and Chen Fan effortlessly stopped Lyon’s attack after Jura intervened. Cait Shelter’s sole representative, Wendy, arrived and recognized Chen Fan as her brother.

• Sherry used Puppet Strike: Carpet Doll to flip Lucy off the carpet, while Chen Fan played with Ichiya and Natsu and Gray remained ready to fight.
• Jura arrived and warned the guild members against fighting among themselves.
• Lyon attacked Chen Fan with three ice birds, but Chen Fan caught and dispersed them, and Jura told Lyon to apologize.
• Ichiya revealed that Cait Shelter had sent only one person to join the mission.
• Wendy tripped in the pit at the entrance, introduced herself as Cait Shelter’s representative, and ran to Chen Fan after recognizing him.

Chen Fan reunited with Wendy and met Charle as the guilds gathered for the Nirvana extermination operation. Jura tried to begin the battle briefing, but Ichiya left for the restroom before explaining the plan.

• Erza and Lucy were surprised to see Wendy clinging to Chen Fan, and Chen Fan explained that Mystogan had once brought her to stay with him.
• Lucy accused Chen Fan of sending Wendy away to pursue women, and the others eyed him suspiciously until Jura redirected everyone to the operation.
• Charle arrived, scolded Chen Fan for getting close to Wendy, and tried to pull Wendy away from him.
• Jura called for a discussion of the battle plan, but Ichiya began to explain it and then ran off to the restroom.

Chen Fan discussed Happy’s interest in a girl before Ichiya explained that Grind 7 sought the sealed destructive magic Nirvana in the Vast Sea of Trees. As the others rushed ahead, Chen Fan sent Wendy and Charle after them, suspecting they might encounter danger.

• Happy asked Chen Fan for help approaching a cute girl, and Chen Fan told him to pursue her himself.
• Ichiya explained that the Blue Pegasus team planned to stop Grind 7 from obtaining Nirvana, an ancient magic sealed in the Vast Sea of Trees.
• Jura warned the group to stay in teams of at least two, but Natsu charged outside and the others followed.
• Chen Fan asked Wendy to catch up with the group alongside Charle because he suspected they might run into danger.

Chen Fan and the disguised Ichiya were exposed as Angel and her two helpers revealed their plot, but Chen Fan had already avoided the attack. Angel summoned Scorpio to confront him, only to find that he had disappeared.

• Chen Fan dismissed rumors about defeating Jose and injuring Makarov while the fake Ichiya questioned him.
• The fake Ichiya uncapped magical fragrances, and the two small creatures reverted to their true forms.
• Angel revealed that she had copied Ichiya and learned Chen Fan's plans, while the creatures said they could read their targets' thoughts.
• Chen Fan admitted he had not been affected by the fragrances, and Angel summoned Scorpio to attack him.
• Angel looked for Chen Fan after summoning Scorpio, but he was gone.

Chen Fan questioned Angel about Jellal, then let her escape and headed toward the battle with Grind 7, planning to leave Erza and the others to face more danger on their own. Grind 7 overwhelmed the allied fighters, and Natsu was left helpless against Racer while Midnight remained asleep.

• Scorpio fled when he saw Chen Fan, and Angel denied knowing whether her boss had brought back a person or a large box before escaping.
• Chen Fan decided not to pursue Angel and considered separating from Erza and the others after resolving the crisis so he could prepare to take over as guild master.
• Racer kicked Natsu and Gray aside, Hoteh trapped Lyon and Sherry in sinking ground, and Riser knocked out the three members of Blue Pegasus.
• Erza attacked Cobra and Racer, but Cobra said he could hear her moves, and Racer struck her in the abdomen.
• Natsu's Fire Dragon's Roar curved away from the sleeping Midnight, and Racer warned him not to wake Midnight before kicking him repeatedly in midair.

Grind 7 overwhelmed Fairy Tail’s vanguard until Chen Fan arrived and rescued Wendy. He comforted her, while the battle with Grind 7 remained unresolved.

• Gray, Lyon, Sherry, Hoteye, Cobra, and Angel attacked Fairy Tail’s fighters, leaving Erza down and the vanguard defeated.
• Brain unleashed Echoing Rondo, but Jura blocked the attack with Iron Rock Wall and fought to protect Wendy.
• Brain sent Racer after Wendy, and Racer nearly caught her before Chen Fan’s blazing pebbles forced him to retreat.
• Chen Fan picked up Wendy and apologized for arriving late, while she insisted she was not scared despite trembling.

After rescuing Wendy and helping the injured Fairy Tail members recover, Chen Fan let them pursue Grind 7 on their own. Wendy worried they would lose again, so Chen Fan promised they would follow and step in at a dramatic moment.

• Brain ordered Grind 7 to retreat, and Chen Fan let them leave while telling the injured Fairy Tail members to learn from their defeat.
• Chen Fan asked Wendy to heal the others, and she quickly cured Erza and treated the rest of the group.
• Charle revealed that Wendy was a Sky Dragon Slayer Mage, surprising the Fairy Tail members and Natsu.
• Chen Fan carried the exhausted Wendy back toward the villa and left Erza and the others to pursue Grind 7.
• Wendy complained that Chen Fan was abandoning their companions, and he promised they would follow and help at the right moment.

Chen Fan, Wendy, and Charle flew toward Nirvana after its seal broke, but a group of attackers ambushed them before they landed. Chen Fan reflected their spells back at them, and the attackers called him a monster like someone else.

• Chen Fan reassured Wendy and flew with her and Charle down from the cliff toward Natsu and the others.
• A beam of black-and-white light rose into the sky as Nirvana's seal broke, surprising Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan flew toward the pillar of light, and Charle followed with Wendy.
• A group of attackers fired spells at Chen Fan, Wendy, and Charle as they approached.
• Chen Fan reflected the spells back at the attackers, who called him a monster like that person.