Chapter Summaries

Ifrit devised a plan to draw Jose out of the black mist, using Till’s self-destruction to break Jose’s defenses and give Fairy Tail’s mages a chance to attack. Jose was defeated, and Makarov returned to find the guild members alive, while Mirajane watched from a distant cliff.

• Ifrit recognized that Jose’s black mist made fighting him difficult and told Laxus to follow his commands.
• Laxus pressured Jose with Dragon Slayer Magic while Ifrit fought through Jose’s Ghost Arrows and closed in.
• Ifrit threw Till to Laxus, and its self-destruction dispersed the black mist and shattered Jose’s magic shield as Laxus attacked.
• Gray froze one of the blasted figures, and Natsu struck Jose with Crimson Lotus Exploding Flame Blade.
• Erza followed with Purgatory Armor and broke Jose’s Death Storm, after which Ifrit slashed Jose and severed his right hand.
• Makarov returned to find the guild members injured but alive, while Laxus pushed himself from the rubble and Mirajane watched from a cliff.

After Fairy Tail rebuilt its guild, Ifrit tried fishing, lost his rod, and prepared to travel. He left after Mirajane assured him she would honor her promise.

• The Council approved compensation from Phantom Lord, and Fairy Tail used the money to rebuild its guild.
• Ifrit looked for Natsu and Gray, then tried to sell Mirajane photographs of what happened during the battle before escaping Laxus's invitation to a nightclub.
• Ifrit went fishing but lost his rod while away, then encountered Laxus, who demanded that he finish his weapon.
• Ifrit visited Mirajane to tell her he was leaving on a trip and remind her of her promise; she assured him she would keep it.

Ifrit reflected on Deception Magic’s limits and, after learning how a scammer had manipulated a fellow train passenger’s emotions, found a new direction for his magic during a visit to Omilas. By the time he boarded the return train, he had developed two realms of its second stage, giving Deception Magic offensive power for the first time.

• Ifrit recognized that his magic had left him vulnerable against strong opponents and began thinking about how to advance it.
• A middle-aged passenger described trusting a scammer most while being led into a fraud, giving Ifrit insight into how deception could guide emotions.
• Ifrit visited Omilas’s volcano, bought Natsu a piece of Ever-Burning Volcano Jade, and chose gifts for the guild.
• At Mount Omilas, Ifrit experienced how singing and the misty basin relaxed and unsettled the tourists, and he realized the fog could be used in his magic.
• On his return journey, Ifrit deduced the two realms of Deception Magic’s second stage and named the technique Mirage Deep Realm, Misty Valley Empty Mountain.

Ifrit returned to Magnolia and joined Fairy Tail on a trip to Paradise Inn, where his friends teased him about drinking and Lucy’s relationship with Natsu. Meanwhile, a pink-haired woman aboard a ship approached a tower for a mission she believed was unjust, while Udal sought to become captain of the Three Ravens.

• Ifrit returned to the guild, where Natsu invited him to Paradise Inn using tickets from Loke, who was preparing to return to the Celestial Spirit World.
• Loke tried to prank Ifrit with a box that released red gas, but Natsu and Happy opened it and got sprayed instead.
• Ifrit unloaded gifts for the guild, and the group boarded a train for Paradise Inn; Natsu suffered from motion sickness.
• Happy told Ifrit about Lucy confronting her father and Loke being revealed as Leo the Lion, and Ifrit teased Lucy about Natsu being acknowledged by her father.
• A pink-haired woman aboard a ship approached a tower with Owl Strongman, worrying that their mission would harm innocent people despite her need for money to treat her younger sister.
• Inside the cabin, Udal thanked the Guild Master for the chance to claim the position of captain of the Three Ravens.

Erza and her companions enjoyed a day at Akane Resort until Erza’s former companions attacked them and captured Lucy. The chapter ended with Erza facing Simon and the others, demanding that they release Lucy.

• Erza, Lucy, Natsu, and Gray played beach volleyball while Ifrit and Happy relaxed nearby.
• Natsu and Happy headed to a prize-drawing attraction, while Gray joined Juvia at a card table.
• Simon attacked Gray and Juvia, incapacitating them with an explosion and fear magic.
• Natsu was attacked elsewhere and punched his enemy, but sensed something was wrong.
• Millia bound Lucy, and Erza recognized her and several other former companions, including Simon.
• Erza confronted the group, declared she would protect Lucy, and demanded that Simon release her.

Erza went with Simon and the others to face Jellal and the Tower of Paradise, while Ifrit revealed that he had arranged events to make the group follow her. Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Juvia set out by ship, and Natsu sensed something strange at sea.

• Erza agreed to return with Simon's group to settle matters connected to Jellal and the Tower of Paradise, despite Lucy urging her to stay.
• Natsu freed Lucy from her ropes, and Ifrit explained that he had let Erza leave so they would have a reason to go to the Tower of Paradise.
• Gray and Juvia confronted Ifrit about his illusion, and he admitted he had made them lose consciousness through a small breakthrough in his magic.
• Ifrit contacted Mirajane and asked her to wake the Guild Master so he could report something important.
• Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Juvia sailed toward the Tower of Paradise, and Natsu sensed something strange before becoming seasick again.

Ifrit confronted Pudding, the Knight of Mercy, whose magic turned seawater into deadly spikes and whose prosthetic hand claimed to reveal Ifrit’s location. Pudding’s attack collapsed when he faltered at the thought of killing Ifrit, and Ifrit advanced across the ice, asking when Pudding had forgotten how to cry.

• Ifrit stayed behind while Gray and the others left, then confronted Pudding, who revealed that he served Ansa and had come to judge him.
• Pudding used seawater spikes against Ifrit, while Ifrit’s Deception Magic repeatedly fooled Pudding about his position.
• Pudding explained that his magical prosthetic hand could sense distance and claimed it made him immune to Ifrit’s deception.
• Ifrit struck Pudding’s shoulder with a hidden blade, and Pudding unleashed over a thousand seawater spikes in Spike Hell.
• Pudding hesitated over killing Ifrit, causing the spikes to shatter into rain; Ifrit remained dry beneath his umbrella and moved toward Pudding on the ice.
• Ifrit asked Pudding when he had forgotten how to cry.

Ifrit used the second stage of Deception Magic to control Pudding’s emotions and turn his despair and anger against him. Pudding died by his own hand and a storm of seawater spikes as Ifrit drifted away.

• Ifrit challenged Pudding’s self-confidence, and Pudding dropped his spear, unable to bring himself to attack.
• Ifrit explained Misty Valley Empty Mountain and used Calm to make Pudding accept his actions without resistance.
• Ifrit triggered Pudding’s sorrow and anger, forcing him to slap and stab himself.
• Ifrit made Pudding hate Ansa and drifted away as Pudding cursed Ansa and lamented his past.
• Pudding twisted his head backward and was shredded by more than a thousand seawater spikes.

At the Magic Council, Siegrain persuades the members to approve using Fairy Law against the Tower of Paradise after revealing Jellal plans to resurrect Zeref. Meanwhile, Lucy and Juvia celebrate defeating Udal, but he rises again and threatens them before abruptly collapsing in remorse.

• Siegrain reveals that Jellal intends to resurrect Zeref, and the Council votes to approve Fairy Law despite Yajima's warning.
• Yajima questions whether Siegrain and Ultear are prepared for the consequences, then leaves the Council.
• Ifrit finds Lucy and Juvia recovering after they defeat Udal, and secretly takes a photo of them embracing.
• Lucy and Juvia leave to find their friends, while Udal wakes and takes a pill to restore himself.
• Ifrit warns Lucy and Juvia that the fight is not over as Udal prepares to use his puppet magic.
• Udal suddenly drops to his knees and apologizes to Lucy and Juvia, himself, and everyone who heard his guitar.

Ifrit left Lucy and Juvia to recover, then defeated Owl as he continued toward Natsu and Gray. Meanwhile, Erza fought Banjou and overcame her, while Banjou’s fading consciousness returned to the memories behind her swordsmanship.

• Ifrit told Lucy and Juvia to rest and left them with a potion before continuing through the corridor.
• Ifrit found the defeated Owl and kicked him out through the passage, sending him falling away.
• Banjou used Mugetsu Style swordsmanship to break Erza’s armor and weapons and gain the advantage in their battle.
• Erza abandoned her armor and attacked Banjou with all her strength, refusing to fall while carrying her friends’ lives with her.
• Banjou’s sword shattered and she fell, leaving Erza the victor.
• As Banjou lost consciousness, she recalled her teacher explaining how Mugetsu Style let those without powerful magic create miracles and pass on gentleness.

Banjou prepared to die after realizing the Dark Guild would threaten her family, but Ifrit arrived and saved her from Erza. As the others gathered and began to reconcile, Ifrit warned that the Magic Council had approved Fairy Law against the Tower of Paradise and urged them to evacuate.

• Banjou reflected on her master's teachings and accepted that the Dark Guild's new Guild Master would not spare her family.
• Ifrit arrived while Erza left to find Jellal, then stopped Sho from pursuing her with a surge of fear-inducing magic.
• Wally and Millia intervened as Sho confronted Ifrit, and Lucy and Juvia arrived; Ifrit took Banjou away and vanished.
• Lucy, Juvia, Wally, and Millia urged Sho to trust Erza and avoid joining the battle against Jellal.
• Ifrit warned that the Magic Council had approved Fairy Law against the Tower of Paradise and told them to evacuate by ship while he went to notify Natsu and Gray.

Erza confronted Jellal at the Tower of Paradise and learned that he claimed Zeref had controlled him, but she recognized his excuse as a lie and revealed that Fairy Law would not activate. At the Magic Council, Makarov appeared and struck the Fairy Law device as Siegrain rushed to stop him.

• Erza reached Jellal and fought him while demanding the truth about what happened eight years earlier.
• Erza recalled Rob's sacrifice, her awakening, and how Jellal had deceived Sho and the others into believing she abandoned them.
• Erza defeated Jellal and demanded that he explain the past, and he claimed Zeref had controlled him and that the Tower would become an altar to resurrect Zeref.
• Erza rejected Jellal's story, told him to withdraw his Thought Projection, and said she had come to beat him up and knock some sense into him.
• Makarov appeared at the Magic Council and punched the Fairy Law device as Siegrain transformed into a beam of light and charged toward him.

Makarov destroyed the Fairy Law device, ending Jellal’s plan, but Jellal then tried to sacrifice the Tower of Paradise’s inhabitants and use Erza as a vessel for Zeref. Natsu and Gray fought Jellal with Ifrit’s help, and after Ifrit took control of Jellal’s mind, their attacks sent him flying into the night sky.

• Makarov punched through the beam and destroyed the Fairy Law device, while telling the Council to investigate Siegrain.
• Jellal lost control and began draining the Tower of Paradise’s magic power, declaring that he would sacrifice everyone and use Erza’s body for Zeref.
• Natsu and Gray arrived and attacked Jellal, while Ifrit urged Erza to let her companions protect her.
• Ifrit used Deception Magic to evade Jellal and then took control of Jellal’s mind as he prepared Darkness Paradise.
• Natsu and Gray struck Jellal with their strongest spells, sending him through the ceiling and into the night sky.

After the battle with Jellal, Ifrit quietly left Banjou with a communication crystal while the others returned to Fairy Tail. At the guild’s new, spacious building, Juvia officially joined, and the members discovered that Ifrit’s display figure was actually a costly Cursed Doll.

• Natsu rescued the unconscious Jellal, and Erza thanked Natsu, Gray, and Ifrit as the battle ended.
• Simon took Jellal for treatment and planned to bring him before the Magic Council, while Sho and the others said goodbye to Erza and left to see the world.
• Ifrit met Banjou, gave her a communication crystal, and let her leave to live far from the new Guild Master.
• After several days of rest, Simon took Jellal to turn himself in, and the group returned to Fairy Tail.
• On the mountain road, attackers ambushed the Council convoy and freed Jellal from his prison wagon.
• The group explored Fairy Tail’s new guildhall, learned that Ifrit’s figure was a Cursed Doll, and welcomed Juvia as an official guild member.

Fairy Tail welcomed Gajeel as a new member, and Mirajane sang to celebrate the guild’s return. The celebration turned into a brawl, while Mirajane carried the sleeping Ifrit outside.

• Makarov introduced Gajeel as a new member, and the guild members reluctantly agreed to give him a chance despite his past attacks on them.
• Mirajane sang for the guild, welcoming everyone home and helping Lucy relax after their dangerous return.
• Cana accidentally poured beer over Ifrit, who pretended to fall asleep, and Gajeel then performed an awful song that sparked a fight with Natsu.
• Gray tried to sing, but a flying table hit him, prompting Juvia to unleash her magic and the guild to erupt into a brawl.
• Lucy and Happy hid with Ifrit beneath a table, and Mirajane carried him outside, using a card from his pocket to make him a hat.

A strange request form cast Changeling Magic on the Fairy Tail guild, swapping the souls of Ifrit, Happy, Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Juvia, Erza, and Mirajane. As the group searched for Levy to reverse the spell before it became permanent, Ifrit found her in the park amid a confrontation between Gajeel and Laxus.

• Natsu read aloud from the request form, which glowed and swapped the souls of several guild members between their bodies.
• Happy used Ifrit’s magic to make guild members feel emotions and praise him until Romeo stopped him by forcing a beer bottle into his mouth.
• The guild members took advantage of Ifrit being trapped in Happy’s body, but Makarov warned that the Changeling Magic could become permanent after thirty minutes.
• The group learned they had fifteen minutes left and set out to find Levy, while Ifrit flew ahead using Happy’s magic.
• Ifrit found Levy in the park with Gajeel and Laxus, where Laxus attacked Gajeel with a lightning-charged punch.

Ifrit intervened when Laxus attacked Gajeel, then helped Levy return to the guild and resolve the soul-swapping magic. Later, Laxus confronted Ifrit by the river over his views on the guild, and Ifrit challenged him to fight.

• Laxus badly injured Gajeel for joining Fairy Tail, and Ifrit interrupted his attack and argued that the guild should accept and tolerate its members.
• Ifrit brought Levy back to the guild, where she researched the exchange magic and restored Natsu and the others, though most of the guild members were still swapped into different bodies.
• The Guild Master remembered that destroying the request form would undo the magic, and everyone eventually returned to normal while Ifrit slept through the chaos.
• Ifrit went fishing alone, where Laxus told him the Raijinshuu had returned and asked whether he disagreed with his view of the guild.
• Laxus offered Ifrit a place among the new guild if he agreed with him and threatened him with having no place if he disagreed, so Ifrit challenged Laxus to fight.

Ifrit persuaded Laxus to pursue his challenge through an S-Class selection battle instead of attacking the guild, and Mystogan agreed to participate. Ifrit told Makarov about the plan, trusting Laxus to avoid harming their companions.

• Ifrit warned Laxus that attacking guild members could get him expelled and proposed using the S-Class selection as the reason for a battle.
• Ifrit urged Laxus to trust his companions and prove his ideals without treating them as enemies.
• Mystogan arrived, agreed to join the proposed selection battle, and said he had little time left and something he was worried about.
• Laxus accepted the plan but promised not to hold back, and Ifrit said the final battle would be between the four of them.
• Ifrit told Makarov about his meeting with Laxus and Mystogan and proposed guiding Laxus through the selection battle.

At Fairy Tail’s Harvest Festival, Lucy worried about her chances in the Miss Contest while Ifrit entertained children with magic and gifts. Mirajane thought Ifrit might become a great father, and Lucy hurriedly hid her flustered thoughts as Natsu and Gray resumed their usual quarrel.

• Lucy fretted over the Miss Contest prize and her low ranking in Max’s figurine display, while Natsu promised to vote for her.
• Gray realized he had stripped again, and his argument with Natsu nearly turned into a fight.
• A rude traveler blamed Ifrit for a card trick mishap, then was punished by a bald man after Ifrit’s magic made him mistake the man for a woman.
• Ifrit gave Mary an apron and Jack a lollipop, then patiently accepted the children’s kisses and mess despite his germ phobia.
• Mirajane told Lucy that Ifrit might become a great father, and Lucy imagined a future guild filled with children before blushing and denying anything was wrong.
• Lucy pulled Natsu away from Gray while Juvia urged Gray to put his clothes back on.

During Fairy Tail’s Miss Pageant, Laxus and the Raijinshuu turned the event into a game to choose the guild’s strongest, petrifying Lucy and the other contestants and scattering Magic Circles around town. After Fried made Ifrit drink whiskey, Ifrit stayed standing and grinned, revealing he had plans of his own for the game.

• Cana, Juvia, Mirajane, Erza, Levy, Bisca, and Lucy took turns performing in Fairy Tail’s Miss Pageant, while Ifrit and the others discussed who they would vote for.
• Evergreen interrupted Lucy’s performance and turned her to stone, then Laxus revealed that Erza, Levy, Mira, and the other contestants had also been petrified.
• Laxus announced that the guild would play a game to choose Fairy Tail’s strongest, with Magic Circles around town that could be broken by defeating their guards before three hours passed.
• Fried forced Ifrit to drink whiskey, and the guild members warned that he would become a dangerous, twisted version of himself.
• Ifrit thought the guild’s beliefs about his drunken behavior were misunderstandings and decided he would not let Laxus’s game proceed easily, recalling his plans involving Cursed Dolls and their orders.