Chapter Summaries

Lahar and the New Magic Council’s enforcement unit confronted Fairy Tail, claiming they had come to arrest Grind 7 before accusing Chen Fan of serious crimes. Chen Fan realized the arrest warrant came from Chairman Gran Doma and calmly challenged Lahar.

• Lahar introduced himself as captain of the New Magic Council’s Fourth Enforcement Unit after an enchantment trapped the group.
• Natsu and the others learned the unit had initially come to arrest Grind 7.
• Lahar named Chen Fan as the target of an arrest warrant for allegedly bribing Magic Council members and trying to control the Council.
• Chen Fan questioned Lahar’s decision, noting that Jellal had not appeared and that the unit had shifted its attention to him.
• Lahar said Gran Doma had personally issued the warrant and threatened to punish Chen Fan if he resisted.

Chen Fan confronted Lahar and the Magic Council guards after they came to Fairy Tail, shattering their spell formation and warning them that he would visit Guran. He assured the guild that he would handle the Magic Council himself.

• Chen Fan mocked Lahar and the New Magic Council for targeting him, then shattered their spell formation with a touch.
• Lahar ordered the guards to attack, but Chen Fan seized him by the throat and lifted him off the ground.
• Erza asked Chen Fan to release Lahar, and Chen Fan let him go after warning him to tell Guran that he would visit the Magic Council.
• Lahar left with the guards, and Chen Fan told Fairy Tail that he would handle the Magic Council himself.

Rob Lucci explained that he had created Nirvana four hundred years earlier to end war, but its power had caused the Nibelbit Tribe to turn against itself. After revealing that he and the members of Cait Shelter were thought bodies, he watched as they began to disappear, leaving Wendy distressed.

• Rob Lucci thanked Erza and the others for defeating Grind 7 and stopping Nirvana.
• Rob Lucci revealed that he was the Nibelbit Tribe and the creator of Nirvana four hundred years earlier.
• Rob Lucci explained that Nirvana’s power had caused darkness to spread through his tribe, leading its members to slaughter one another.
• Rob Lucci said his physical body had perished long ago and that he had waited for someone to destroy Nirvana and complete his mission.
• Rob Lucci and the people behind him began vanishing as Wendy cried out for Magna, Bebel, and the others.

Rob Lucci revealed that Fairy Tail’s guild members were illusions and explained how Chen Fan had arranged for him to raise Wendy. After Rob Lucci disappeared and Wendy mourned him, the story shifted to Demon's Heart as Urutia reported Nirvana’s destruction to Hades.

• Rob Lucci told the group that he had created the guild members as illusions and had lived alone to protect Nirvana.
• Rob Lucci explained that Chen Fan had asked him to raise Wendy and erase her memories of their first meeting.
• Rob Lucci thanked Wendy, Charle, and Chen Fan, then vanished as the guild mark on Wendy’s shoulder disappeared.
• Chen Fan comforted the grieving Wendy while the others shared the sorrow of her loss.
• Urutia told Hades that the allied forces had defeated Grind 7 and destroyed Nirvana, then discussed their search for the key that sealed Zeref.

As the group rested at sea after destroying Nirvana, Erza wondered what opposing force Chen Fan's overwhelming power might create. Wendy revealed that the other boy from her memories was Jellal, shocking Erza and Lucy.

• Urutia admitted that she feared Chen Fan after hearing he had destroyed Nirvana with one kick, while Hades cautioned that the young man might still be dealt with.
• Erza questioned whether Chen Fan's immense strength would give rise to an opposing force, and Lucy considered the possibility before they decided they might be worrying for nothing.
• Lucy asked Wendy who the other boy in her memories was, and Wendy said his name was Jellal.
• Erza and Lucy reacted in shock, and Lucy wondered whether Chen Fan had known Jellal for a long time.

Erza confronted Chen Fan about Jellal, and Wendy learned that Chen Fan had once helped send her to Cait Shelter with someone named Jellal. Chen Fan said the Jellal Wendy knew was different from the one Erza and the others meant, leaving the group confused about the connection.

• Erza kicked Chen Fan into the sea to make him stop pretending to sleep and answer her questions about Jellal.
• Wendy asked what had happened to Jellal after noticing how Lucy and Erza reacted to his name.
• Wendy explained that Chen Fan and Jellal had both helped send her to Cait Shelter, and the others realized this had happened seven years earlier.
• Natsu and Gray started fighting, but Erza stopped them; Natsu then collapsed when Wendy said his magic's time limit had expired.
• Chen Fan told Wendy that the Jellal she knew was not the same person Erza and the others meant, and said everyone would understand in time.

Wendy and Charle joined Fairy Tail after the guilds returned from their journey. Wendy introduced herself as a Sky Dragon Slayer, while Chen Fan warned the guild not to bother his new little sister.

• Jura asked Chen Fan for a chance to challenge him, and Chen Fan agreed before kicking Natsu off the deck when he got excited.
• The guild members returned to Fairy Tail after parting ways with the other guilds.
• Wendy and Charle introduced themselves as Fairy Tail's newest members.
• Wendy told Mira and the guild that she used Sky Dragon Slayer Magic, prompting cheers when everyone realized Fairy Tail had three Dragon Slayer Mages.
• Chen Fan shielded Wendy from the guild members and warned them not to bother her, drawing complaints from Lucy and Wakaba.

Fairy Tail celebrated Wendy and Charle’s return after Nirvana was destroyed, but the New Magic Council interrupted the party to arrest Chen Fan. Chen Fan agreed to go with them while the guild continued celebrating.

• Chen Fan teased Wakaba about telling his wife he was looking for a girlfriend, and Wakaba played along.
• Erza told Makarov that Nirvana had been destroyed and credited Chen Fan with doing most of the work.
• Makarov announced a welcome party for Wendy and Charle, and Erza joined after deciding to delay telling him that the New Magic Council wanted Chen Fan arrested.
• Lahar and the New Magic Council arrived at Fairy Tail and accused Chen Fan of bribing Council members, inciting the public, and resisting arrest.
• Chen Fan argued that he had acted in self-defense, then agreed to go with the Council and told the guild to keep the party going.

Chen Fan was arrested and taken before the New Magic Council, which accused him of bribing former council members. He denied the charge and challenged the council to detain him, leaving Guran facing his warning that the rebuilt headquarters could be damaged.

• Lahar tried to handcuff Chen Fan, but the handcuffs turned into loaches and slipped away.
• Fairy Tail's members celebrated Chen Fan's arrest, while Macao, Wakaba, Mira, and Makarov said they were not worried about him and threatened to oppose the council if necessary.
• At the Magic Council in Era, Guran accused Chen Fan of bribing former council members and asked whether he pleaded guilty.
• Chen Fan denied the accusation, demanded evidence, and warned Guran that the rebuilt headquarters could be destroyed if the council tried to detain him.

Chen Fan faced the New Magic Council’s accusations and received a half-month prison sentence after the members chose a compromise. A few days later, Wendy sought advice on choosing her first job at Fairy Tail, and Mira explained that Chen Fan avoided jobs because he was extremely wealthy.

• Chen Fan challenged Guran to provide evidence of bribery and defended his charitable work as proof of his good character.
• The Magic Council members decided to imprison Chen Fan for half a month, and he treated the sentence as a vacation.
• Wendy struggled to choose a job from Fairy Tail’s request board and asked Charle for advice.
• Mira recommended that Wendy begin by helping someone else with a job and suggested Chen Fan as a guide.
• Wendy asked why Chen Fan never took jobs, and Mira said he was rich enough to buy the entire kingdom.

Wendy learned that Chen Fan had made his fortune through business and charity while he remained locked up by the Magic Council. Back at the guild, Mira suggested Wendy start as someone’s assistant, and Lucy and Levy discussed how dangerous Lucy’s first job with Natsu had been.

• Wendy was surprised that Chen Fan was rich, while Charle suspected he had stolen his money.
• Mira explained that Chen Fan earned his money through business and spent much of it building orphanages and retirement homes.
• Mira told Wendy that the Magic Council had said Chen Fan’s imprisonment was nothing serious, while Chen Fan privately imagined that beautiful women missed him and the guards outside called him a pervert.
• Mira suggested Wendy try working as someone’s assistant, and Charle rejected Happy when he approached her.
• Lucy and Levy recalled that Lucy’s first job had been with Natsu and nearly cost Lucy her life, while Mira said Chen Fan would have kept Wendy safe on missions.

Lucy learned that Chen Fan never took jobs despite having more money than he could spend, while Wendy considered taking her first job. Gray then told Natsu that a woman named Daphne claimed to have recently seen and met a dragon, leaving Natsu eager to find out whether it could be Igneel.

• Levy and Mira told Lucy that Chen Fan had never properly taken a job and had more money than he could spend.
• Wendy said she had been in Fairy Tail for several days and wanted to take her first job, and Levy and Lucy invited her to team up with them.
• Gray told Natsu that Daphne had been boasting around town about seeing and recently meeting a dragon.
• Natsu asked whether Gray had met Daphne, then decided the rumor was worth investigating as he continued searching for Igneel.

Natsu and Wendy left Fairy Tail after hearing a rumor about a dragon, while Chen Fan learned that Erza had been attacked but was unharmed. A few days later, Chen Fan was summoned before the Magic Council again and demanded compensation for his time.

• Natsu and Wendy set out for the western wastelands to investigate a reported dragon, while Gajeel dismissed the rumor as another false lead.
• Chen Fan learned that Natsu and Wendy had been lured away by the rumor and that Erza had been attacked but was unharmed.
• Chen Fan sent his informant away after hearing the report.
• A few days later, Chen Fan appeared before the Magic Council in Era and complained that his time was worth hundreds of thousands a second.

Chen Fan watched Fairy Tail defeat a false dragon without him and left the Magic Council after warning its leaders to seek public support. Back at the guild, he learned his friends had gone to the 24-hour Road Marathon and headed to join them as the event began.

• Guran showed Chen Fan a false dragon attacking his city, hoping to provoke him into breaking confinement, but Chen Fan insisted Fairy Tail could protect itself without him.
• Fairy Tail's members defeated the false dragon, and Chen Fan urged the Magic Council to build public support instead of trying to seize too much power.
• Guran let Chen Fan leave and pondered his advice.
• Chen Fan returned to an empty Fairy Tail guildhall and learned from a woman he met on the street that the guild had gone to the Marathon Competition.
• Chen Fan headed for the 24-hour Road Marathon as the broadcast introduced runner-up Jet.

Fairy Tail began its Mount Ibore race, where the guild members had to retrieve Wyvern scales and return within twenty-four hours without using flight magic. With Chen Fan absent, the competitors hoped for a chance to win as Jet and Natsu raced ahead at the start.

• Jet, Gray, Natsu, and Gajeel discussed the race and their chances of winning while Happy explained that Chen Fan usually outran everyone.
• Kana finished her preparations by downing a barrel of liquor, and Lucy asked why Chen Fan’s absence mattered.
• Happy told Lucy that Chen Fan could fly and accelerate at incredible speed, prompting her to deny that he had carried her before.
• Makarov announced that competitors had to follow the route to Mount Ibore, collect a Wyvern scale, and return within twenty-four hours; flight magic was forbidden.
• Jet dashed ahead at the start, and Natsu used Fire Dragon’s Iron Fist to propel himself forward as the others set off.

Chen Fan arrived late to Fairy Tail’s marathon and Makarov forced him to run without using his abilities. Makarov then announced that the winner could demand anything from Chen Fan, leaving Chen Fan alarmed as the other mages surged ahead.

• Makarov and Mira counted Chen Fan as last place because he had run zero meters, and Makarov urged him to join the race.
• Makarov stopped Chen Fan from using his abilities and made him run step by step under watchful cameras.
• Jayson reported on Chen Fan as he ran, while the rules warned that using magic would put him directly in last place.
• Makarov announced that the winner could demand anything from Chen Fan, and the Fairy Tail mages charged forward with renewed enthusiasm.
• Chen Fan realized he might be in trouble as the other mages raced ahead.

The guild members changed tactics during the race, hoping to keep Chen Fan from taking first place and earn a chance to make demands of him. Erza, Lucy, and Levy ran on while the others stayed behind to stall him, but Chen Fan soon found another obstacle in his path.

• After the rules changed, several runners stopped and decided to hold Chen Fan back so he could not win.
• Lucy suggested that everyone finish together, but Erza urged her and the others to honor their companions’ sacrifice and keep running.
• Once Erza’s group had gone, the remaining guild members admitted they had stopped to avoid the tiring race and planned to stall Chen Fan anyway.
• Chen Fan dodged a pit, then cursed the machines that criticized his jump and called out Laxus for attacking him.
• Laxus hid behind a rock, hoping to delay Chen Fan while avoiding a confrontation.

Chen Fan fought through the course after Laxus and Marcus tried to stop him, while Makarov rallied the other guild members against him. The other mages charged to defeat Chen Fan, with the promise of an S-Class promotion, as he continued advancing.

• Chen Fan confronted Laxus, who fled, then dodged Marcus's quicksand trap and demanded to know who else would try to stop him.
• Marcus challenged Chen Fan with a sand tornado and a sand wall, but Chen Fan shattered the wall with his psychic power.
• The flying magic tools declared Chen Fan last place, and he argued that he would still win if nobody else finished the course.
• Chen Fan defeated everyone he encountered, prompting Makarov to announce that the guild members should work together to stop him.
• Makarov promised an S-Class promotion to whoever defeated Chen Fan, and the mages roared in response.

Fairy Tail held an S-Class promotion trial in which the candidates had to run from Chen Fan, while Makarov threatened him with punishments if he went easy on them. Chen Fan became even more determined to chase the candidates, and the chapter ended as a bullet bounced off his shoulder.

• Fairy Tail members reacted to the chance to become S-Class Mages and chose to run from Chen Fan rather than try to defeat him.
• Mira asked Makarov whether he feared someone might defeat Chen Fan or Chen Fan might go easy on the candidates.
• Makarov used a giant form and threatened Chen Fan with punishments involving Erza, Mira, Wendy, Levy, and Lucy.
• Chen Fan grew more motivated and sent numerous candidates flying as he chased them.
• A bullet hit Chen Fan's shoulder, then turned around and flew back without moving him.

Chen Fan defeated Alzack and Bisca, then overcame Gajeel as he pushed through Fairy Tail’s attempts to stop him. At Makarov’s side, Mira noted that more than half the guild had fallen, and the chapter ended as she began to question the Master.

• Alzack and Bisca attacked Chen Fan with coordinated gunfire and smoke bombs, but he compressed their bullets into a ball and made them surrender.
• Chen Fan tied Alzack and Bisca together, gagged them, and continued onward.
• Gajeel challenged Chen Fan with his Iron Dragon magic, but Chen Fan deflected his attacks and sent him crashing into roadside rocks.
• Mira told Makarov that more than half of Fairy Tail had been defeated, then began asking whether he had a particular reason for being happy.