Chapter Summaries

Ultear confronted Ifrit after discovering his connection to Ur, then recognized that time was looping and faced memories of her abandonment and Ur’s love. She escaped the dreamlike world with Ifrit, emerged from the sea, and understood that Ur had always loved her.

• Ultear accused Ifrit of deceiving her and demanded to know whether she was worthy of love; he told her she was and urged her to keep moving forward.
• Ultear noticed the repeated commotion outside and realized that time was looping, then took Ifrit’s pocket watch and put a photograph of him inside it.
• Ultear left the room as Ifrit protected her from the guards and encountered memories of Brain and the researchers telling Ur that Ultear had died.
• Ultear recovered Ur’s memories of caring for her and embraced her mother before Ifrit urged her to let Ur go and move forward.
• Ur lifted Ultear toward the sky, and the dream world shattered; Ultear grabbed Ifrit’s hand and swam with him toward the surface.
• Ultear understood that Ur’s love had reached her through the sea, emerged beside Gray and Melt, and carried Ifrit in a princess carry.

Ifrit and Fairy Tail’s mages joined forces to defeat Hades after Happy, Charle, and Lily destroyed the Heart of the Demon, while Zeref awakened and left the island. Ifrit delivered the final blow to Hades, and the guild celebrated its victory as the threat of Acnologia loomed.

• Ultear told Gray she would follow Ur’s final wish and live well, then shared a kiss with Ifrit before Gray, Juvia, and Melt rejoined the fighting.
• Ifrit rescued Mirajane from Bluenote, then teleported the returning mages and Bluenote’s group to the main battlefield, where his magic turned Hades’s subordinates against him.
• Hades released his hidden power and defeated Bluenote, Rustyrose, Hua Yuan, and the other dark mages, while Fairy Tail rallied behind Laxus and attacked him.
• Ifrit sent Happy, Charle, and Lily to find and destroy Hades’s heart as Zeref awakened, killed Zancrow, and left the island.
• The three cats destroyed the Heart of the Demon, weakening Hades, and Ifrit killed him with Hani as the Fairy Tail mages celebrated their victory.

Ifrit warned Fairy Tail that Acnologia was approaching, and the guild returned to the island to face the Black Dragon. With Happy teleporting the fighters to safety, Ifrit used Miko’s power to cut off part of Acnologia’s tail and a toe, but the enraged dragon began attacking in earnest.

• Ifrit told Makarov that Zeref had fled to avoid Acnologia, prompting Fairy Tail to leave the beach and return to the island when the dragon appeared.
• Makarov restrained Acnologia’s forelimb while Fairy Tail attacked, and Ifrit gave Happy a teleportation card to protect the others.
• Ifrit and Miko joined forces to sever the tip of Acnologia’s tail, then Happy teleported Ifrit away from the dragon’s counterattack.
• Happy repeatedly moved the fighters out of danger as they attacked Acnologia, and Ifrit cut off one of the dragon’s toes.
• Acnologia became enraged and unleashed increasingly violent attacks while Happy continued teleporting the others.

Ifrit crippled Acnologia but was left with a broken arm as the potion’s effects faded and the dragon unleashed its full power. Fairy Tail rallied around him, but Zeref’s attack shattered Ifrit’s defense and Acnologia’s blast erased Tenrou Island, leaving everyone’s fate unknown.

• Ifrit used Till’s explosion to blast Acnologia’s mouth, then worked with Miko to sever one of the dragon’s wings, breaking his blade and arm in the strike.
• Acnologia unleashed overwhelming magic as the potion’s effects wore off, leaving the Fairy Tail wizards unable to fight while Ifrit flew up to hold the dragon back.
• Lucy, Natsu, Makarov, and the other wizards encouraged one another to keep standing, while Gray gave Juvia an ice earring and Charle confessed her feelings to Happy.
• Cana revealed that Gildarts was her father, and Gildarts embraced her, apologized, and vowed that they would survive.
• Zeref struck Ifrit’s phantom defense, Mirajane caught Ifrit as he fell, and the Fairy Tail wizards joined together to protect them.
• Acnologia’s blast engulfed Tenrou Island, and Mavis began casting a defense before a force pulled her away; afterward, only calm sea remained and Mest, Ultear, and Melt believed Fairy Tail was gone.

After Zeref attacked him, Ifrit reassured Mavis that he would grow stronger to protect Fairy Tail, then set Aza to prepare a plan while the guild was stranded in the Mirror World. As rumors spread that Fairy Tail had been killed, allies protected the guild and Aya arrived at Ifrit’s house to care for Emily and Tiffanya.

• Ifrit explained to Mavis that he intended to become strong enough to protect his companions from threats like Zeref, and Mavis accepted his resolve.
• Ifrit told Aza to begin their plan, while Aza vowed to one day bring down Zeref and Acnologia.
• News that Tenrou Island and Fairy Tail’s strongest members had been destroyed spread across the continent, prompting light and dark guilds to move against Fairy Tail.
• Tiffanya assured Emily that Ifrit and the others were alive, then took Emily to Ifrit’s house and discussed his mother’s keepsake.
• Ultear and Melt killed a group plotting to attack Fairy Tail, while an unnamed woman destroyed a bar after its patrons mocked the guild and decided Ifrit might be within reach.
• Aya introduced herself to Emily and Tiffanya as Aza’s twin demon, created to care for them while Ifrit was away.

Ifrit spent three years preparing in the Mirror World, then awakened Fairy Tail after bringing them to another continent of Edolas. The guild learned that they had survived the Black Dragon but would need another three years to return, while Mavis greeted the astonished members as the First Guild Master.

• Aza sent newly created demons into the outside world to form contracts, while Mavis refused Ifrit’s request to copy her intelligence into Aza.
• Emily decided to travel and help people, setting out with Mirarite alongside Tiffanya and Pella.
• After three years, Ifrit finished Hani 2.0 and prepared a purple katana for Aza before awakening the sealed guild members.
• Ifrit told the guild that he had saved them by teleporting Tenrou Island into the Mirror World, but they had landed on another continent of Edolas, where magic was suppressed.
• Ifrit explained that the guild had lost three years and would need another three years to return, then described how people on the continent gained powers through contracts with demons.
• Mavis ran up to complain about her late cake, and the newly awakened guild members were shocked to learn she was the First Guild Master.

Fairy Tail reached land in the unfamiliar world, where the magicless wizards escaped a Magic Beast with help from Banjou and the Exceeds. After the group made camp and Happy returned with the little demon, she followed him admiringly after he told her how he had defeated the beast.

• Mavis said Tenrou Island would hide itself, then joined everyone as they built a boat and sailed to shore.
• Natsu rushed into the forest and led a Magic Beast back to the group, but the Exceeds rescued Lucy and the little demon while Natsu was knocked into the sea.
• Banjou used Hani to cut the Magic Beast into edible meat, and Gajeel started a fire while the boys excitedly tried different ways to make one.
• Lucy asked the little demon where she lived, but the demon cried and ran away, so Ifrit sent Happy to follow her.
• Happy returned with the demon, who praised him as a hero after he claimed he had tricked the Magic Beast into falling off a cliff.

Happy formed a contract with Portel and gained spatial magic through the Salted Fish Sword, then joined Ifrit and the others in a rescue mission against merchants who had captured demons. The group’s attempt to infiltrate the merchants’ camp failed, and the chapter ended with them fighting the guards while Happy used his new powers to protect Wendy.

• Happy rescued Portel, agreed to form a contract with her, and gained the Salted Fish Sword and the ability to move people and objects through frames.
• Happy used his new magic to build shelters and entertain the group, and everyone spent a peaceful night together.
• Portel told the group that human merchants had captured the demons from her village, so Ifrit and the others set out to rescue them.
• Ifrit’s group entered the merchants’ canyon camp, but the guards discovered and surrounded them before they could carry out their plan.
• Lucy discovered that her physical training let her defeat ordinary guards, while Happy used his spatial magic and Salted Fish Sword to protect Wendy.

Lucy, Erza, Levy, Evergreen, Cana, and Lisanna made contracts with demons while Fairy Tail fought to protect their caravan. Lucy was dismayed by the magic she gained, and Natsu faced a mage named Tekka wielding two contracted demons as meteor hammers.

• A demon rushed to Lucy and asked to make a contract, so Lucy teleported away with her to do so.
• Erza recruited a red-haired demon named Aina, while Levy, Evergreen, Cana, and Lisanna each partnered with another demon.
• Lucy contracted with Christ, and Christ became a necklace; Lucy reacted with dismay after learning her new magic.
• Erza and the others completed their contracts, with Lisanna reassuring the timid demon Gusgusi.
• Enemy mages joined the battle, and Tekka sent Natsu flying with his two meteor hammers before Natsu recognized them as contracted demons.

Natsu, Gajeel, and Elfman fought powerful opponents who revealed their Awakening Release forms, while Gildarts struggled to evade Jason’s shadow-borne whip attacks. Laxus intercepted a surprise kick from another blond enemy.

• Natsu fought Tekka, hurled one Meteor Hammer away, and punched another to stop it before striking Tekka and sending him through a tent.
• Tekka emerged in black armor with more than twenty chained Meteor Hammers and explained his second-stage Awakening Release as he attacked Natsu.
• Gajeel trapped Zory’s blade in his arm bone and punched him away, but Zory transformed into a three-headed, six-armed fighter and resumed the fight.
• Elfman battled Barton, who revealed an Awakening Release that turned his gauntlets into rocket-propelled cannons and blasted Elfman away.
• Gildarts dodged Jason’s whip attacks as they emerged from shadows, while Laxus turned and blocked a blond enemy’s surprise kick.

Natsu and Lucy fought Tekka, while Levy and Gajeel battled Zory with Levy’s new illusion magic. Erza arrived and defeated Zory, leaving both enemies incapacitated.

• Happy teleported Natsu out of Tekka’s Meteor Barrage, and Lucy arrived in a golden mech to protect him.
• Lucy smashed Tekka’s Meteor Hammers and knocked him out with Lucy’s Iron Fist.
• Levy and Gajeel used her painted illusion world to trap Zory and attack him with real hazards and arrows.
• Zory tore through Levy’s painted world with a fast sword technique, exposing a weakness in her magic.
• Erza arrived and defeated Zory with Spear Tip Impact, pinning him to the ground.

Evergreen and Cana gained the upper hand against Barton and Jason after contracting demons and acquiring new magic. Lisanna revealed her Enhancement magic to Laxus, who took over her fight against the blond speedster.

• Happy teleported Elfman out of danger, but Evergreen arrived and defeated Barton with her laser glasses after he attacked her.
• Cana challenged Jason, destroyed his whips, and defeated him with Crush Magic, which Gildarts recognized as similar to his own.
• Ifrit protected Mirajane and Hani while Mirajane wondered what magic she would gain and hinted that she had begun to understand Ifrit's reasons for keeping things from her.
• Laxus struggled against the blond punk's speed until Lisanna intervened with her ribbon and revealed that her magic enhanced one physical attribute.
• Lisanna admitted that her Enhancement magic could not compensate for her limited physical strength, so Laxus took over the fight.

Fairy Tail defeated the mages who were capturing demons, then agreed to travel without settling in one place and rescue more demons while growing stronger. Mavis revealed that Ifrit had created the demons and fabricated their history through Deception Magic, while the group chose Happy to gather intelligence for their next campaign.

• Laxus defeated the blond mage, and Lucy and Banjou helped take down Blanche and the remaining members of the Star Frost Guild.
• The demons thanked Fairy Tail, declined forced contracts, and returned to their village after the group promised to visit.
• Ifrit persuaded the guild to avoid settling down and instead travel together, with the group agreeing to prepare for their eventual return to Edolas.
• Mavis recognized that Ifrit had created the demons and altered the world's memories to establish a false history and a new demon-contract magic system.
• Ifrit proposed rescuing captured demons and striking back at the Star Frost Guild and Andesah Kingdom, and the guild approved the plan.
• Makarov warned that reliable intelligence would be essential, and Happy volunteered to infiltrate places and gather it.

Fairy Tail ambushed a caravan that had captured demons, rescued its prisoners, and formed several new contracts that strengthened the guild members. As Gray and Juvia explored the forest, they encountered two joined demon sisters who feared humans but decided to follow them after realizing they were heading into an overlord’s territory.

• Fairy Tail used a pitfall and a surprise attack to defeat the caravan’s mages and rescue the captured demons.
• Belibi contracted with Bickslow, Moster with Elfman, Jeske with Fried, and Dasda with Gildarts, giving them new weapons and abilities.
• Ifrit, Banjou, and Happy headed toward a nearby city while the others stayed behind to rest and hunt.
• Gray and Juvia found a flower field and startled its two-bodied demon gardener, who fled into the forest.
• The demon sisters saw Gray and Juvia heading toward the overlord’s territory and decided to warn them despite their fear of humans.

Gray and Juvia encountered a powerful Magic Beast in the forest and made contracts with the demon sisters Ruhah and Lihah, gaining new magic and matching rings. They defeated the beast and returned to camp, where Juvia proudly showed off the rings and flower while Natsu and Gray resumed their usual bickering.

• Gray recognized that the empty forest marked a Magic Beast’s territory and led Juvia away, but they encountered the beast chasing the demon sisters.
• Gray and Juvia turned back to protect the sisters, and Juvia was struck by the beast’s tail while Gray wounded it.
• The demon sisters Ruhah and Lihah offered to make a contract with Gray and Juvia in exchange for being allowed to grow flowers, and the four agreed.
• The contract gave Gray water magic and Juvia the ability to freeze water, while matching rings appeared on their ring fingers.
• Gray and Juvia worked together to freeze and kill the Magic Beast, then returned to camp with meat and Juvia’s flower.
• Juvia showed the guild her matching ring with Gray, and Natsu and Gray began bickering after Gray joked that water could put out flames.

Ifrit entered the city by posing as a noble and learned that a royal mage planned to use a staged execution to trap a wanted thief and her accomplices. He began working out how to infiltrate the city’s elite, then rode to the racetrack to approach the count’s daughter.

• Ifrit saw that Banjou, Happy, and other Fairy Tail members had wanted posters, then entered the city alone after Happy gave him a box for summoning help.
• Ifrit bribed the guards at the gate and learned about the thief, Lord Barry’s planned fake execution, and the search for the thief’s supposed demonic accomplices.
• Ifrit learned that Baz Hirashi ruled the city and that Baz’s daughter visited the racetrack daily and would hold a birthday banquet the following week.
• Ifrit entertained the stall owner’s son, Ripi, with card tricks and heard how he might seek an invitation to the count’s daughter’s banquet.
• Ifrit used Happy’s teleportation to reassure Fairy Tail, then arrived at the racetrack and bought a fine horse and lance before riding out.

Ifrit outshot Sidrina Shirashi in a riding-and-shooting contest, and she fell from her horse while trying to show off. As they waited for a doctor, Sidrina learned that Ifrit was a traveling scholar and street magician and called him a romantic gentleman.

• Sidrina challenged Ifrit to a shooting contest, but he repeatedly hit targets before she could fire.
• Sidrina tried to compete in horsemanship and then show off over a hurdle, but she fell from her horse and hurt herself.
• Ifrit rushed to Sidrina, warned her not to move, and told a staff member to fetch a doctor.
• Sidrina asked Ifrit about his travels, and he described himself as a traveling scholar and street magician.
• Sidrina called Ifrit a romantic gentleman and guessed he was a poet, but he denied having a talent for poetry.

After defeating Sidrina, Ifrit charmed her with sincere-sounding compliments and explained that magicians fulfilled their audience’s wishes rather than deceiving them. He performed card tricks to distract her from her injury, until her doctor, staff, and guards arrived.

• Ifrit and Sidrina introduced themselves, and Sidrina laughed when she learned he was nineteen.
• Ifrit praised Sidrina’s beauty and figure, leaving her flustered and drawn to him.
• Sidrina challenged Ifrit’s claim that magicians did not lie, and he explained that magic fulfilled the audience’s wishes.
• Sidrina asked Ifrit to perform a trick to distract her from her pain, and he produced the Seven of Diamonds and changed it into the Three of Clubs.
• Miko watched from behind Ifrit with a handful of cards as Sidrina accepted his refusal to reveal the trick’s secret.
• A doctor, staff, and Sidrina’s female guards hurried over to them.

Ifrit traveled to Balder City and used the merchant association to arrange a first-grade Councilor Seat while introducing his magic staff to its manager, Jeff. He left with a certificate and a plan to shop for the guild, as Jeff became eager to help establish Ifrit’s business in the city.

• Ifrit went to Balder City through Aza’s Mirror World and visited the Sraeli United Merchant Association to buy a Councilor Seat.
• Ifrit told manager Jeff that he was a viscount and paid a 3 million J deposit to begin processing a first-grade seat costing 300 million J.
• Ifrit showed Jeff a magic staff that let ordinary people use simple magic, and Jeff tested it and ordered a customized version for 5 million J.
• Ifrit told Jeff to keep the product confidential and mentioned that Sidrina had wanted his factory built in Shirashi Town; Jeff hurried to secure a certificate and business card for him.
• Ifrit signed the contracts, left the association, and followed Aza’s directions toward a supermarket to buy things for the guild.

Ifrit returned to the flower field, where the guild members enjoyed a peaceful day, and told Laxus he could arrange a permanent home for them in the city. As the group shared gifts and discussed their relationships, Gray asked Ifrit how he could get into the city, leaving their plans and romantic feelings unresolved.

• Ifrit returned to the flower field and found the guild members playing, crafting clothes, and spending time together.
• Ifrit told Laxus he had gained a foothold in the city and could arrange a long-term home for the guild, and Laxus suggested asking everyone at dinner whether they still wanted to travel.
• Erza, Mirajane, Banjou, and Wendy described the clothes and accessories they were making for Ifrit and the others, while Cana said she was making something for her father, Gildarts.
• Happy teleported Ifrit’s purchases to the group, who explored the goods as Ifrit gave Mirajane a pair of earrings and helped her put them on.
• Gray asked Ifrit how he could get into the city so he could shop for Juvia, then said he had made up his mind about her but was waiting for the right time.