Chapter Summaries

Ifrit agreed to rescue Banjou after Raid begged him to save the children first, but changed course when he learned Banjou was in greater danger. He reached her just as she had given up hope, and Banjou saw him stand between her and the Dark Guild mages.

• Raid begged Ifrit to save the children, then urged him to rescue Banjou first when he learned Ifrit was already in Ahanita Town.
• Edward and Laxus discussed the danger of acting against the town mayor before Laxus rushed toward the sounds of battle.
• Natsu recognized Laxus, and Erza and Gray led the others to follow him.
• Banjou, badly wounded and exhausted, reflected on her failure to save Raid, Emily, and the others as Sakhan and his mages closed in.
• Banjou wished she could become a maid at Ifrit's estate in another life, but Ifrit appeared and told her she could live.

Ifrit and the Fairy Tail mages attacked the Skull Guild and rescued Banjou, while Ifrit discovered that Emily had awakened magic. They tracked Mayor John’s family to an underground laboratory, where John demanded that Frank inject him with the unfinished Blood of Immortality experiment.

• Ifrit summoned Laxus, then spun a story to explain the rescue as the Fairy Tail mages’ intervention against the Skull Guild.
• Natsu, Erza, Gray, and the others joined the battle, and Natsu defeated Sakhan while the guild members overwhelmed the Dark Mages.
• Ifrit treated Banjou, told her Emily and the other captives were alive, and carried her away to recover.
• Ifrit and Laxus searched the mayor’s estate, then located John and the Ahanita Family in an underground laboratory.
• John ordered Frank to inject him with the Blood of Immortality, but Frank said the human experiment was unfinished and required a subject whose blood had never been extracted.

John forced the Ahanita Family to serve as test subjects for his unfinished Blood of Immortality, but his descendants rebelled and he subdued them. Ifrit rescued Emily and the other prisoners, and Emily asked to learn his Magic of Happiness.

• John ordered his descendants and Frank's researchers to continue the lethal Blood of Immortality experiment, prompting the family to revolt; John defeated them with his Blood Vines.
• Frank and his subordinates fled the laboratory, but Wilsito brought them back to John, who ordered them used in another experiment.
• Ifrit entered the underground passage, where Laxus fought Wilsito while Ifrit went to find Emily and the other prisoners.
• Ifrit freed Emily and around seventy captives, carried the frail Emily, and learned that the experiments had cured her illness and awakened her magic.
• Emily told Ifrit she wanted to learn his Magic of Happiness because it could bring joy to people facing hardships.

Ifrit led the rescued prisoners out of the Ahanita estate and joined Erza, Gray, and Natsu in confronting the remaining enemies while Laxus fought Wilsito and John forced Frank to continue the immortality experiment. As the battle threw Ahanita Town into chaos, Edward decided to protect its people, while Mirajane and Tiffanya headed toward the town to investigate.

• Ifrit agreed to consider teaching Emily Deception Magic, then sent her and the other rescued people to meet Banjou while he joined Erza, Gray, and Natsu.
• Ifrit took a group photo with the mages, while Mirajane and Tiffanya arrived by train and Tiffanya knocked out Jason after he harassed them.
• Laxus absorbed Wilsito's lightning attacks, struck him with Lightning Dragon's Fist, and pursued him when he fled underground.
• John killed the immortality experiment's surviving subjects, poisoned Frank and his assistants, and made them inject him with the Blood of Immortality.
• Edward saw a girl crying after her family's shop was robbed and resolved to act while the town descended into chaos.

After Ifrit’s group killed John and Frank’s researchers, Wilsito looted John’s treasury and attacked Banjou, Lucy, and Juvia. Ifrit and the Fairy Tail mages arrived in time to confront seven ominous knights who accused Ifrit of killing Pudding and declared they would judge him.

• Frank and his subordinates escaped the laboratory by using blood transfusions, while Wilsito emerged separately and stole John’s money.
• Ifrit’s group revealed themselves to John, rejected his promise of immortality, and watched him die when the poison took effect; Frank and the other researchers also died.
• Wilsito found Banjou with Lucy and Juvia, paralyzed her, and prepared to attack them.
• A strange man bit off Wilsito’s head, and seven threatening figures appeared outside the courtyard.
• Natsu, Laxus, Erza, and the others reached Lucy and Juvia, while the seven figures identified themselves as Ansa’s Eight Knights and accused Ifrit of killing Pudding.

Ifrit and the Fairy Tail members battled the Eight Knights, whose unusual magics made them difficult to fight. The chapter ended with Lucy and Juvia facing the Honest Knight while Natsu and Gray tried to survive against the Spirit Knight until Ifrit could help.

• Erza repeatedly drove the self-destructing Valiant Knight away from the others, while Ifrit pointed out that his explosion took three seconds to trigger.
• Laxus broke free of the Humble Knight’s Persuasion Magic and attacked him, but the knight’s magic stopped Laxus’s lightning to protect the nearby plants.
• Gray’s Ice-Make battle axe shattered against the Spirit Knight, who adapted to his opponents’ attacks, while another knight headed toward town to seek sacrifices.
• The Honest Knight exposed Lucy’s feelings for Gray and Juvia’s feelings for Natsu, then cut Juvia apart before she reformed and fought back alongside Lucy and Leo.
• The Honest Knight threatened Lucy and Juvia, and Ifrit told them to hold out for three minutes as he faced the Knight of Honor and the Justice Knight.
• Ifrit told Natsu and Gray to stay alive for five minutes, prompting Natsu to vow to defeat the Spirit Knight and Gray to launch Ice-Make: Lancer.

Erza and Ifrit fought the Valiant Knight, the Justice Knight, and the Knight of Honor while Ifrit assessed the other battles and tested Till 7.0. The Sacrifice Knight gathered civilians as hostages and confronted the ailing Edward, leaving the city’s people in danger.

• Erza charged the Valiant Knight in Purgatory Armor, and Ifrit’s barrier protected her from his immediate explosion.
• The Sacrifice Knight used Shadow Lightning to gather civilians in a plaza, while Ifrit fought the Justice Knight and Knight of Honor with Till 7.0.
• Ifrit observed the other battles and identified the enemies’ abilities as Laxus struggled against the Humble Knight and Natsu and Gray fought the Spirit Knight.
• Ifrit’s Hani sliced nearly half the Justice Knight’s hammer away, and he used Wind Blast to deflect the Knight of Honor’s explosive candies before retreating.
• The Sacrifice Knight dragged a little girl by her hair as Edward stepped forward to stop him, then told Edward to sacrifice his remaining life for the war.

Edward rallied Ahanita Town’s civilians to resist the Ahanita Family and the Seven Knights while Ifrit and Fairy Tail’s wizards fought the knights. The battles continued as Laxus and Ifrit identified weaknesses in Humble Knight’s magic, and Natsu and Gray prepared a plan against Spirit Knight.

• Edward revealed that he was Ahanita Town’s next mayor and had investigated the Ahanita Family for corruption and abducting children, then urged the civilians to follow him and fight.
• Ifrit used telepathy to reassure the civilians that their missing families were alive, while he fought Justice Knight, Knight of Honor, and Humble Knight with gunfire and magic.
• Lucy and Juvia struggled against Honest Knight’s control magic, but Ifrit’s shots created openings for them to retreat and counterattack.
• Natsu and Gray failed to break through Spirit Knight’s iron-fist defense, while Erza, Laxus, and the others also fought their opponents.
• Laxus and Ifrit determined that Humble Knight could not control fast-moving objects and could not move while immobilizing someone.
• Natsu and Gray told Lucy and Juvia that they had devised a plan after studying Spirit Knight’s counterattacks.

Fairy Tail defeated the knights, and Ifrit tracked down and killed Valiant Knight after uncovering his clone-and-teleport scheme. The guild stopped the collapsing cliff from harming the town, then regrouped as Banjou and Emily considered joining Fairy Tail.

• Ifrit realized that Valiant Knight used teleportation to send explosive clones and helped Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Juvia defeat the Honest Knight and Spirit Knight.
• Laxus defeated the Humble Knight, while Natsu and Laxus took down the Justice Knight and Ifrit stopped the Knight of Honor from escaping.
• Mirajane and Tiffanya defeated Sacrifice Knight, after which Tiffanya threw a shoe at Ifrit before leaving with Mirajane's promise to shop together another time.
• Ifrit found Valiant Knight and his remaining clones on the cliff and killed him, triggering an explosion that sent rocks and soil tumbling toward town.
• Natsu, Erza, Laxus, Gray, and Juvia cleared or redirected the debris, preventing any casualties, while Ifrit returned after finishing off Valiant Knight.
• Mirajane checked on Ifrit as the guild rested; Banjou and Emily discussed joining Fairy Tail, and Gray lamented missing the machine exhibition.

After the battle in Ahanita Town, Banjou saw Raid and the others provided for and joined Ifrit’s shop with Emily, who began studying Deception Magic. Ifrit welcomed them into his life and planned to make Banjou his magic-show assistant, while an unseen presence remained close to him.

• Edward announced he would rebuild Ahanita Town without its east-west divide, and Jude agreed to invest in its schools and businesses.
• Raid told Banjou that he and the others had a future in town, while Emily recovered and prepared to study magic under Ifrit.
• Alex held a machine exhibition in Magnolia, where Ifrit, Natsu, and Gray played with their mechs before Banjou and Emily visited Ifrit’s shop.
• Banjou asked Ifrit for work as a clerk, and he gave her the shop key and offered to forge her a sword.
• Ifrit agreed to teach Emily Deception Magic and gave her a large collection of books to study.
• Ifrit praised Banjou’s strength and humility, then decided she would make an excellent assistant for his magic shows.

Mirajane reassured Cana that Banjou’s reverence for Ifrit was no reason to worry, then encountered Ifrit returning proudly with a three-pound fish. She humored his exaggerated fishing story as Banjou and Emily listened in disbelief.

• Banjou received a new sword called Pink Rabbit, and she and Emily settled into the guild dormitory.
• Ifrit joined Natsu, Gray, Happy, Lucy, Juvia, and Banjou on a fishing trip after interrupting Natsu and Gray’s chess game.
• Cana asked Mirajane whether Banjou’s closeness to Ifrit made her anxious, and Mirajane explained that admiration and reverence did not mean Banjou truly understood him.
• Mirajane ran into Ifrit carrying a three-pound fish, and after he struggled to show it off, she praised his catch and listened to his story.

Lucy wondered whether Natsu wanted her as his lifelong job partner, and his sleepy request to take jobs together left her flustered. Ifrit and Mirajane finalized a contract for her alcohol-flavored fruit drink, and the next morning Ifrit unexpectedly complimented Cana.

• Mirajane teased Lucy about which guild member she might partner with for the rest of her life, and Lucy rejected the idea of working with Ifrit.
• Lucy imagined marrying Natsu, then returned home and heard him mumble, “Let's take jobs together!” while asleep.
• Mirajane gave Ifrit the alcohol-flavored fruit drink she had made, and he loved it.
• Mirajane added clauses requiring Ifrit to trade only with her and threatening the Valier name if he broke their agreement; Ifrit signed the contract.
• Ifrit accepted Mirajane's dinner invitation, then arrived at the guild the next morning with a wine gourd and earnestly told Cana she looked beautiful.

Ifrit fooled the guild into thinking he could drink alcohol, while Juvia’s misfired potion caused widespread chaos. That evening, Lucy went to meet Natsu expecting a confession, only to discover he wanted her to help find embarrassing photos of Ifrit.

• Ifrit used a two-layered wine gourd to convince the guild he could drink, and the guild members secretly planned to expose his trick.
• Juvia’s potion accidentally reached several guild members, driving them to obsessively challenge or confront others; Ifrit stopped serious injuries and filmed the chaos.
• After everyone fell asleep, Ifrit put Mirajane and Erza in the resting room, calmed Gray, and left Juvia with him.
• Lucy arrived at the soapberry tree expecting Natsu to confess, but Natsu asked her to summon Balgor and dig for the guild’s embarrassing photos of Ifrit.
• Lucy punched Natsu after learning his real plan, and Ifrit captured the moment with his camera.

Makarov assembled a joint force from five guilds to destroy Oración Seis, and Fairy Tail’s team traveled to Blue Pegasus’s villa to meet the other members. There, the team encountered Blue Pegasus’s Tri Men and Guild Master Bob, while Ifrit’s whereabouts became unclear.

• Mirajane explained that Oración Seis led the Balam Alliance and that the Magic Council had ordered a joint strike force to stop its evil operation.
• Makarov selected Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Ifrit to represent Fairy Tail, and Gray revealed that the Goddess of the Elves had repeatedly beaten Ifrit.
• Ifrit declined Banjou’s offer to accompany him, reassured Banjou and Emily, and set out with the others.
• The Fairy Tail team arrived at Blue Pegasus Guild Master Bob’s villa and met the Tri Men: Byakuya no Hibiki, Seiya no Ichiya, and Kūya no Ren.
• Ren tried to put his arm around Lucy, so Natsu grabbed his hand and threatened him; then Ichiya appeared and greeted the group.
• Ichiya wondered where the fake gentleman was, and Lucy realized that Ifrit had disappeared.

Ifrit and the other mages gathered for the alliance against Oración Seis, while he secretly watched a disguised enemy impersonating Ichiya. After Wendy, Charle, and Tiffanya arrived, Jura began the strategy meeting.

• Ifrit detected that the Ichiya among the group was an impostor and hid his own movements while the enemy worried that Ifrit might already be nearby.
• Erza punched the fake Ichiya, and Leo arrived with Shirley, sparking arguments with Gray and Lucy.
• Jura stopped the guild representatives from fighting and noted that only Cait Shelter and Ilf had yet to arrive.
• Wendy and Charle arrived for Cait Shelter, and Ifrit encouraged Wendy by explaining that support magic was important.
• Tiffanya arrived and greeted Ifrit, who reacted coldly to her, before Jura began the strategy meeting and Ichiya took the stage.

The allied guilds prepared to confront Oración Seis in the Vast Forest, while Ifrit promised to protect Wendy and learned that another organization was involved. After the group moved ahead, two creatures disguised as Ichiya incapacitated Jura and revealed their deception.

• Ichiya explained that Oración Seis sought the forbidden magic Nirvana, and Hibiki presented information about the guild’s six members and their forest hideout.
• The guild representatives agreed to cooperate, and Ichiya proposed using Christina’s Magic Cannon if Oración Seis gathered at its hideout.
• Natsu led the group into the forest, while Charle warned Ifrit not to get strange ideas about Wendy and Tiffanya revealed she was investigating another organization cooperating with Oración Seis.
• Tiffanya and Ifrit caught up with the others, leaving Ichiya and Jura behind as Jura admitted he was the lowest-ranked Ten Wizard Saint.
• The apparent Ichiya used perfume to weaken Jura and torment him, then burst into white smoke, revealing two blue creatures who mocked Jura and the guild members.

Ifrit followed Angel to Oración Seis’s base, but escaped their first trap before rejoining the allied mages, who fought Brain’s team and lost Wendy to them. Brain then used Nirvana’s power on Ifrit, but instead of turning evil, the magic unleashed a wildly overconfident version of him who charged off to rescue Wendy.

• Angel spared the injured Jura, while Ifrit secretly followed her toward Oración Seis’s base and discovered an ambush waiting there.
• Brain, Cobra, and Racer attacked the allied mages and defeated several of them, but Tiffanya fought back and helped Erza hold the line.
• Cobra and Racer fled with Wendy after Brain’s attacks, and Erza and Tiffanya fell from a cliff when Brain triggered a magic circle.
• Brain released Nirvana’s seal and used magical circles to direct its power at Ifrit, who kicked Tiffanya aside and took the blast himself.
• The old man claimed Nirvana had turned Ifrit evil, but Ifrit crushed the microphone bird and declared himself a guardian of light and aspiring hero.
• Ifrit sped away to rescue Wendy, leaving the others stunned and wondering whether his previous personality had been the dark one.

Ifrit charged into Oración Seis’s hideout and overwhelmed its mages while sharing power with Miko through their complete linkage. The Magnetic Field Enhancer revealed Miko’s white, female-demon form behind him.

• Natsu and the Fairy Tail members rushed after Ifrit, while Jura and Ichiya joined them to confront Oración Seis.
• Brain ordered Wendy to heal Jellal and sent Erigor and other Dark Mages to stop the Allied Forces.
• Ifrit broke into the hideout, defeated Racer and Cobra, severed the hunchbacked old man's right hand, and withstood Oración Seis’s attacks.
• Ifrit transformed into Scale Angel form and fought alongside Miko, whose wings and scale powder protected him from the bombardment.
• The hunchbacked old man activated the Magnetic Field Enhancer and saw a white female demon taking shape behind Ifrit.

Miko revealed herself to protect Ifrit, annihilating Brain’s collaborator and research team before Ifrit resumed fighting Oración Seis. Wendy refused to heal Jellal for the enemy mages, but the hunchbacked old man returned and fed Jellal a twitching mass of flesh; below the city, Simon reunited with Erza and warned that Jellal was likely above with Ifrit.

• Miko’s fear of being seen triggered her attack on the hunchbacked old man, and she erased him and his team with a single punch.
• Ifrit comforted Miko, explained her contract and hidden role as his assistant, then charged at Brain and the others as they hesitated.
• Wendy refused to heal Jellal because the mages would force him to fight Ifrit, but the hunchbacked old man arrived and covered Jellal with a twitching ball of flesh.
• Simon rescued Erza from an attacker, explained that Jellal had been captured by Oración Seis, and confirmed that Jellal was probably in the city above.
• Erza realized Ifrit was in danger and urged the group to reach him, while Gray and Natsu knocked Erigor aside and set off toward the city.

Ifrit defeated Oración Seis and Jellal, then Tiffanya subdued him and brought him away to recover. He insisted on returning so the guild members would not learn that he had beaten their enemies alone, and Tiffanya carried him back to the battered group.

• Ifrit used his deception magic and a barrage of punches and kicks to defeat Hoteye, Brain, Midnight, and Jellal while Miko endured the pain of the attacks.
• Tiffanya knocked Ifrit out of his altered state and took him to the wilderness, where she restrained and scolded him for abandoning his wish for a peaceful life.
• Ifrit said he wanted to become the strongest wizard and Guild Master, but Tiffanya reminded him that Mirajane would cry if he kept acting that way.
• Miko returned Ifrit to normal, and Tiffanya massaged his sore body while he complained about the pain.
• Tiffanya told Ifrit she was leaving to pursue a lead, but he asked her to carry him back so Fairy Tail would not discover he had defeated Oración Seis and Jellal alone.
• Tiffanya carried Ifrit back to Brain and the others, who were still sprawled on the ground, and Ifrit asked whether they could stand.