Chapter Summaries

Melt linked herself, Ultear, and Ifrit with Triple Sensation Sharing, allowing the women to unleash a massive attack on August. They lost the battle, but Ultear and Melt confessed their feelings to Ifrit before the group rested at the camp, and news of the fight spread across Ishgar.

• Melt connected herself, Ultear, and Ifrit with Triple Sensation Sharing, letting the women draw on Ifrit's magic power.
• Melt's Swords of Darkness battered August and briefly pinned him down, giving Ultear an opening to strike with Eternal Rose Garden.
• August survived Ultear's attack and knocked Ultear and Melt back, while Ifrit caught them as they ran out of strength.
• Ultear and Melt told Ifrit they had come to save him and Emily because they loved him, and Ultear joked that they would hire Marble Tournament tutors for their children if he betrayed them.
• August's guards set up camp after Ultear and the others were defeated, and a written account of the battle circulated among Ishgar's mages.

Fried, Bickslow, and Elfman attacked August to rescue their captured companions, using their magic and teamwork to exploit his injuries. August countered their ambushes and blasted Elfman away, but Elfman remained standing as the battle continued.

• Fried, Bickslow, and Elfman attacked August's convoy, and August intercepted them while protecting the prison carriage.
• Fried unleashed his forbidden magic, Bickslow took a hidden sniping position, and Elfman transformed with Beast King Torres and Disintegration.
• August reflected Fried's spells, used Pain to incapacitate Elfman, and knocked him aside before stopping Fried's Deathbringer strike.
• Bickslow shot August through the chest from behind, but August shifted just in time to avoid a direct hit to his heart.
• Elfman and Fried pressed their advantage, but August answered with Electric Thrust and blasted Elfman away.
• Bickslow fired to stop August from pursuing, and Elfman climbed out of the crater and said he was fine.

August defeated Fairy Tail’s rescue team, while Ishgar’s guilds launched a counteroffensive that stalled Albares’s invasion. As the Twelve Shields prepared to fight, Irene left to face Erza, still uncertain whether she would choose to survive by accepting defeat.

• August defeated Elfman, Fried, and Bickslow, then won several more battles despite his worsening injuries.
• Fairy Tail’s defeat prompted Ishgar to mobilize, and Albares declared war, but allied guilds and the Natural Demons held back its forces.
• Fairy Tail and other guilds infiltrated Albares, destroyed its transportation routes, and attacked its guilds, leaving Ishgar safe for the moment.
• Serena agreed to confront the invading wizards, while August assigned the Twelve Shields their opponents and asked Irene whether she had made her choice.
• Irene said she would decide after seeing Erza, and August told her that Ifrit believed she could accept defeat without betraying herself.
• In the palace garden, Emily asked Ifrit about his words to Irene, and he said Miko had given him the message.

Emily and the Fairy Tail allies intercepted several of the Twelve Shields as the Alvarez forces mobilized. The chapter ended with Mirajane and Dimaria preparing to fight after each revealed her magic.

• Emily borrowed Ifrit's sword, intercepted Neinhart, and challenged him to a one-on-one duel.
• Wall confronted Gildarts, Sting, and Rogue with a puppet while Rogue planned to locate Wall's real body.
• Larcade revealed that Natsu was his uncle, then defeated Ichiya, Orga, and Rufus with his pleasure magic before they could send the news.
• Jacob confronted Kagura and Anna, while Tiffanya defeated a guild's mages and began fighting Bloodman.
• Cobra charged at Agil as Jellal warned him to be careful.
• Mirajane and Dimaria exchanged friendly words, then prepared to fight after Dimaria used her time magic and Mirajane named her Absorption Magic.

Gajeel and Cana, Wendy and her companions, and Rogue and Sting faced members of the Twelve Shields while Natsu and Erza encountered Irene Belserion at a restaurant. Irene revealed that she had abandoned Erza as a child, and Natsu and Gray reacted furiously while Erza stayed calm.

• Inbel froze Gajeel and Cana and attacked them with a massive ice pillar, but they survived and struck one of his ice clones.
• Brandish enlarged herself to attack Wendy, but Happy teleported Wendy and Charle behind her, letting them unleash their Dragon Slayer Roars before Brandish shrank to evade them.
• Serena separated Rogue from Gildarts and Sting with a wall of lava flames, then overwhelmed Rogue and Sting with his Dragon Slayer Magic.
• Irene entered the restaurant where Natsu, Erza, Gray, Lucy, and Juvia were eating, and Natsu noticed that she resembled Erza.
• Erza declared that she would fight for Fairy Tail regardless of who Irene was, and Irene claimed she had hated Erza, wanted to eat her, and ultimately abandoned her.
• Natsu and Gray struck the table in anger, but Irene protected it so Erza could finish her cake, while Erza remained calm.

Ifrit comforted Erza and revealed that August was Mavis and Zeref’s son, after which Erza and her friends began fighting Irene. Irene overwhelmed them with powerful Dragon Slayer and Attachment Magic, while Neinhart summoned Crawford to face Emily at the palace.

• Ifrit showed Erza and her friends paternity tests confirming that August was Mavis and Zeref’s son, and reminded Erza that Fairy Tail was her family.
• Erza, Natsu, Gray, Juvia, and Lucy began battling Irene after the city’s residents evacuated.
• Irene sent Natsu flying, blasted the group through the city, and transformed the town into a towering giant with High-level Attachment Magic.
• Neinhart summoned Crawford before Emily at the royal palace, and Emily recognized him as the opponent she had once defeated with a single move.

Emily fought Crawford and Neinhart, revealing that her strength extended far beyond Deception Magic and that her swordsmanship could devastate the royal capital. She shifted her focus to Neinhart with a Valier Style technique, leaving the battle poised for her next attack.

• Crawford joined Neinhart against Emily, believing his manifested form was immune to Deception Magic, and the two clashed with her in a powerful exchange.
• Emily used an afterimage to confuse Neinhart, but Crawford tracked her movements and struck her back.
• Emily warned Neinhart that she might kill him, then unleashed Garuda Flame, forcing both enemies to dodge as her slash tore through a wall toward the royal capital.
• Crawford and Neinhart realized Emily's physical strength made her a formidable swordswoman even without Deception Magic, while Emily decided to focus on Neinhart.
• Emily charged Crawford, then redirected her Fishing Style slash toward Neinhart and used her flexibility to evade Crawford's counterattack before launching herself at Neinhart.

Emily tested her swordsmanship against Neinhart and Crawford, using Deception Magic and unusual slashes to break through their defenses. Neinhart survived her attacks, but Emily prepared to combine the Mugetsu Style in her left hand with the Valier Style in her right.

• Neinhart raised a shield against Emily, but she shattered it and attacked from beside him while Deception Magic misled him.
• Crawford blasted both Emily and Neinhart to save Neinhart, then Neinhart used memory transfer to communicate with Crawford around the deception.
• Emily’s Drinking Form broke their combined attacks and sent thousands of tiny slashes into Neinhart and Crawford, injuring them both.
• Neinhart sent Crawford after Emily, but her curved slash cut off Neinhart’s left arm and wounded his abdomen.
• Emily’s Magic Form vanished through Crawford’s storm and reappeared near Neinhart, who dodged the slash that carved a trench in the ground.
• Emily drew the sword Ifrit had given her and announced that she would use Mugetsu Style with her left hand and Valier Style with her right.

Sting, Rogue, Yukino, and Laki fought Serena, whose eight Dragon Slayer Magics overwhelmed them. The Giant Toad demons rescued Laki and Yukino from fatal attacks, and Serena was left frozen by a powerful presence as Yukino escaped.

• Serena taunted the battered Sting and Rogue while Gildarts said he could not leave his own opponent to help them.
• Yukino and Laki joined Sting and Rogue, and the four combined their abilities to briefly counter Serena before Rogue’s attack failed against his dragon scales.
• Serena hid in the shadows and attacked Laki, but a Giant Toad demon rescued her from the fatal strike.
• Serena dragged Yukino into the shadows, but Sting’s White Fire Dragon Mode illuminated the forest and forced Serena to reveal himself.
• Serena overpowered Sting and Rogue, then tried to pierce Yukino’s heart, but a Giant Toad demon pulled her from his grasp.
• Serena froze in terror when he sensed a presence on Zeref’s level, allowing the Giant Toad demon to escape with Yukino.

Aza returned Yukino and Laki to the battlefield, where they supported Sting and Rogue as the pair fused into Stingrog to fight Serena. Serena overwhelmed Stingrog with his Eight Dragon Power, while Gildarts tracked down Wall and struck him with Full Disassembly.

• Aza sent Yukino and Laki back to the battlefield after explaining that he could not guess Ifrit's intentions.
• Serena transformed with Eight Dragon Power, while Sting and Rogue fused into Stingrog and Yukino and Laki created a mirror dome and forest to support them.
• Stingrog used the light and shadows to ambush Serena, but Serena endured their attacks and countered with Eight Dragon Flower Scatter.
• Gildarts saw Serena's enormous attack from afar and continued toward Wall's true body instead of leaving his fight.
• Gildarts trapped Wall as he tried to flee, struck him with Full Disassembly, and hurried back toward Serena's battlefield.

Sting, Rogue, Yukino, and Laki stood together against Serena, allowing the Giant Toads to appear before Gildarts intervened and fought Serena. Elsewhere, Kagura and Anna battled Jacob, while Ifrit began healing Sting, Rogue, Yukino, and Laki so they could return to the fight.

• Serena blasted Sting and Rogue, but their Dragon scales absorbed enough of the attack to keep them alive; Sting and Rogue stood with Yukino and Laki and vowed to protect them.
• Serena’s Eight Dragon Fang Barrage overwhelmed the group’s combined spell, and four Giant Toads appeared as Sting, Rogue, Yukino, and Laki declared themselves Fairy Tail mages.
• Gildarts arrived, shattered Serena’s eight dragons with Crush Magic, and challenged him to a fight.
• Jacob used Space-based Assassination Magic to attack Anna, but Kagura countered his kick with her strength and fought alongside Anna.
• In the Mirror World, Ifrit agreed to heal Sting, Rogue, Yukino, and Laki so they could take part in the battle ahead.

Tiffanya defeated Bloodman by countering his magic and punching back his toxic flood, then returned exhausted to the Mirror World. Meanwhile, Jellal and Cobra struggled against Agil in the desert, and Jellal began putting a plan into action.

• Tiffanya countered Bloodman's Magic Particles and attacks with plants, Rock Lock, and overwhelming physical strength.
• Bloodman unleashed a flood of toxic black water, so Tiffanya borrowed Ifrit's magic and used Torrent: Severing Flow Fist to send it back and destroy him.
• Tiffanya collapsed from exhaustion, and Ifrit carried her to the Mirror World, where Ultear and the other girls looked after her.
• Ifrit checked on Sting and the others in their healing pods before returning to the Mirror World's rooms.
• Agil kept Jellal and Cobra at a distance in the desert and taunted them while attacking.
• Jellal told Cobra he had a plan, and Agil separated them to stop them from coordinating.

Mirajane borrowed Miko’s power to defeat Dimaria, who then used Absorption Magic to channel the Time God Chronos. The battle ended with Dimaria defeated and exhausted, while Mirajane emerged unharmed and her allies learned the outcome.

• Dimaria grew furious after learning Mirajane was Ifrit’s fiancée and attacked more fiercely, prompting Mirajane to unleash her hidden strength.
• Dimaria used Time Scar to make Mirajane suffer her past injuries, but Mirajane summoned Miko’s power and transformed into a form resembling Hermes.
• Dimaria absorbed the power of the Time God Chronos, while Miko joined Mirajane on the battlefield and encouraged her to fight.
• Dimaria unleashed Time’s Sorrow, but Miko shielded Mirajane as Mirajane struck Dimaria with her Full-Power Demon Fist, sending her flying and draining her ability to fight.
• Miko confirmed Mirajane was unharmed, while Cana, Gajeel, and Inbel stopped fighting to watch the battle and Inbel lamented Dimaria’s defeat.

Gajeel and Cana battled Inbel while Wendy and Charle confronted Brandish, and Emily defeated Neinhart through Deception Magic before facing August. Meanwhile, Irene overwhelmed Erza and her allies, then began transforming the Albares Empire as Erza prepared to speak with her mother.

• Gajeel and Cana broke Inbel’s ice attacks and fought back, while Wendy and Charle shared Dragon Power and unleashed a twelvefold Sky Dragon’s Roar that Brandish shrank into a breeze.
• Emily used Deception Magic to make Neinhart dream that he had fought her and ordered Crawford to explode, then revealed that Neinhart was asleep; August arrived and said he would act to protect the royal capital.
• Irene easily repelled Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Juvia, and Erza, then became furious when Erza said she would defeat her for threatening her family and that being her mother did not matter.
• Irene used World Reconstruction, changing the terrain across the Albares Empire as Erza watched and prepared to speak with her alone.

Serena and Gildarts fought to a standstill before Irene’s World Reconstruction Magic redistributed the land and their opponents. The scattered battles ended or shifted as new enemies appeared, including Larcade, who revealed Natsu and Zeref were brothers and incapacitated several mages with his magic.

• Serena and Gildarts fought across several regions, then paused when Irene’s World Reconstruction Magic began reshaping the country and separating combatants.
• Jacob was about to kill the exhausted Kagura and Anna, while Agil’s battle with Jellal and Cobra and the fight between Inbel, Gajeel, and Cana remained unresolved as the red light appeared.
• Brandish explained the spell to Wendy and Charle, and Wendy invited Brandish for tea after their battle ended in a stalemate.
• Jellal and Cobra encountered Larcade, who said Zeref and Natsu were brothers; Sting, Rogue, Yukino, and Laki arrived, but Larcade’s Pleasure magic incapacitated everyone except Jellal.
• Jacob confronted Gildarts and declared that he intended to assassinate him, while Agil met Jura and recognized that Jura’s rock magic could restrain his sand magic.

Lucy confronted Brandish over Brandish’s belief that Layla killed her mother, Grammi, and revealed a new Taurus-based Celestial Spirit Armor. Meanwhile, Laxus finally encountered God Serena and prepared to fight him.

• Gray and Leo met Inbel and attacked him together, while Juvia and Shirley encountered the defeated mages before Larcade knocked them unconscious.
• Brandish claimed that Layla had killed her mother, Grammi, to reclaim the Aquarius key, and punched Lucy across the city.
• Lucy summoned Taurus and combined their power in Celestial Spirit Armor: Taurus Mode, then challenged Brandish to fight so they could search for the truth afterward.
• Laxus complained that no enemy had been assigned to him, then dodged God Serena’s attack and faced the eight-magic Dragon Slayer.
• After Ifrit closed the Mirror World door and stopped Mavis’s voice from reaching him, Laxus introduced himself and prepared to fight Serena.

Gildarts defeated Jacob and reached Cana, only to be incapacitated by Larcade’s Pleasure Magic. Cana resisted Larcade with alcohol and her cards, then fell asleep from drinking, but she got back up and resumed the fight.

• August and Emily agreed to fight at full strength, while Jacob attacked Gildarts with invisible strikes and Gildarts countered his stealth.
• Gildarts identified Jacob’s invisible weapon and defeated him with Full Disassembly, then headed toward Cana.
• Larcade’s Pleasure Magic incapacitated Cana, Gajeel, and Gildarts, but Cana used alcohol to resist and continued attacking him with Happy’s help.
• Cana blasted Larcade with her cards but could not injure him, and she eventually passed out in his arms after drinking.
• Happy asked Larcade why he had spared his opponents, and Larcade let Cana go before warning Happy to leave.
• Cana got back up, drank from a barrel larger than herself, and insisted she would not get drunk.

Jura defeated Agil by using his hardened rock magic to break through Sandstorm World, then collapsed from exhaustion. Happy carried Jura away and, with Ifrit’s advice, headed south to find someone who could help Cana against Larcade.

• Jura and Agil clashed with giant constructs, and Jura used a massive rock wall to withstand Agil’s sand tsunami.
• Agil trapped Jura in Sandstorm World, where his sand attacks and hidden movements put Jura on the defensive.
• Jura unleashed his full power and pierced Agil’s storm with a hardened Iron Rock Sky-Supporting Pillar, then crushed the battlefield beneath a giant rock umbrella.
• Jura collapsed after defeating Agil, and Happy arrived with a magic-replenishing potion and carried him away.
• Happy saw Cana making a drunken scene while Larcade played along, and Ifrit directed Happy south to seek help.

Gray and Leo fought Inbel in his Winter Snow World, combining water, ice, close combat, and Gray’s sealed flames to break his control. They freed Gray from Ice Slavery and struck Inbel, but he rose again and froze their legs, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Inbel revealed that his Winter Magic could freeze Gray and Leo despite their ice magic, then trapped them in his Winter Snow World.
• Gray used water magic to wash through the frozen world, while Leo helped him create an ice-water tornado that Inbel eventually froze.
• Leo emerged from the shattered tornado and struck Inbel with Blood Blade Seven-Dance, but Inbel retaliated by trapping Gray with Ice Slavery.
• Leo fought Inbel at close range, then broke the ice collar around Gray’s neck while freeing himself from Inbel’s attack.
• Gray used flames sealed for Natsu to pummel Inbel, stopping the snowfall, but Inbel survived and froze Gray and Leo’s legs.

Gray broke through his limits and defeated Inbel by reshaping ice with his newly realized Ice-Make Magic. He then flew after Happy to reach Juvia, but Larcade defeated him, leaving Cana to face Larcade alone as Laxus continued fighting Serena.

• Ifrit urged Gray to remember Ur's teaching that Ice-Make Magic was free, and Gray realized he could give ice any form rather than merely control its temperature.
• Gray shattered Inbel's Freezing Magic, reshaped Inbel's attacks and equipment, and imprisoned him in layered ice cages before knocking him out with Demon King's Forearm Guard.
• Happy told Gray that Juvia and Shirley had been defeated, then teleported away; Gray pursued him with wings of ice and snow.
• Cana endured Larcade's magic by drinking, but Larcade blasted her aside when she charged at him.
• Gray arrived and challenged Larcade, but Larcade's pleasure magic made Gray fall from the sky, leaving Cana to fight alone.
• Laxus and Serena continued their violent battle, with Serena's Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic unable to suppress Laxus.