Chapter Summaries

Ifrit comforted Wendy in their staged captivity, while Gray, Lucy, Happy, and Charle faced Oración Seis members elsewhere. Happy risked his life to protect Charle before Lucy exposed Gemini's deception, and the chapter ended with Angel confronting Lucy despite her injuries.

• Ifrit told Wendy that the gentle Jellal she remembered was likely Mystogan, then made her comfortable and served her hot pot in the staged prison cell.
• Gray fought Racer, endured his attacks, and turned the battle into a motorcycle race after blocking one of Racer's charges with ice.
• Gemini impersonated Natsu and tricked Lucy into disappearing, then threatened Happy and Charle; Happy charged at the fake Natsu to give Charle a chance to escape.
• Lucy revealed herself and saved Happy with help from Horologium and Sagittarius, then dodged Sagittarius's arrow when Gemini controlled him.
• Angel appeared, badly injured and leaning on a cane, and confronted Lucy after complaining that Ifrit had forced her into the fight.

Natsu, Erza, Jura, Ichiya, and Gray fought Oración Seis members as they pushed through the moving city, while Lucy learned that Ifrit had been captured and faced Angel. The chapter ended with Angel summoning Aries, leaving Leo visibly shaken by the spirit tied to his former owner.

• Jura stayed behind to fight Hoteye, while Ichiya held off Midnight and sent Erza and Natsu onward.
• Jellal appeared in heavy armor and fought Erza, while Cobra challenged Natsu to a contest of speed and Gray continued racing Racer through the city.
• Lucy learned from Angel that Oración Seis had captured Ifrit and another girl, then summoned Aquarius to fight Angel.
• Angel summoned Scorpio, and Aquarius abandoned the fight to leave with her boyfriend.
• Angel summoned Aries, and Leo recoiled in shock when he recognized the Celestial Spirit associated with his former owner.

Lucy defeated Angel after Hibiki passed Urano Metria to her, while Gray and Leo worked together to wound Racer. Natsu continued fighting Cobra, who revealed himself as a Dragon Slayer Mage, as Natsu battled through poison and declining strength.

• Hibiki attacked Angel over Karen’s death, but Gemini and Angel knocked him and Lucy down until Lucy used her strength to overpower Angel.
• Angel summoned Caelum, which pierced Aries and Leo; Hibiki then gave Lucy the knowledge of Urano Metria, and Lucy used the spell to defeat Angel.
• Gray and Leo uncovered that Racer manipulated their senses, lured him beyond his magic’s range, and hit him with Gray’s ice cannon.
• Ifrit monitored the battles from prison and considered how Lucy could improve her magic while Wendy shared food with him.
• Natsu used instinct to counter Cobra’s ability to hear thoughts, but Cobra revealed his dragon claw and Happy recognized him as a Dragon Slayer Mage.

Natsu defeated Cobra by consuming the Volcano Jade Ifrit had given him, while Nirvana began moving toward Cait Shelter. Tiffanya explained that destroying six Magic Crystals could stop it and free Ifrit and Wendy, and Erza's group set out as Hoteye joined them after learning his brother Wally was alive and happy.

• Natsu crushed Ifrit's Volcano Jade, used its flame to recover enough magic, and defeated Cobra with a point-blank Fire Dragon's Roar.
• Gray arrived as Natsu and the others lay poisoned and wounded, and Tiffanya explained that Nirvana was moving to destroy Cait Shelter.
• Tiffanya said the group had to destroy the Magic Crystals in Nirvana's six channels to stop the city and rescue Ifrit and Wendy, while Jellal fled from Erza.
• Lucy shared Ifrit's medicine and Natsu recovered by eating fire before Erza's group entered Nirvana and met Hoteye at the first Magic Crystal.
• Erza paid Hoteye to help, but he returned the money after learning from Simon and Erza that his brother Wally was alive and happy, and he agreed to fight out of love.

Natsu and his companions defeated Jellal and Brain, only to awaken Brain’s destructive inner personality, Zero. As Zero overwhelmed the exhausted group, Natsu rose again and unleashed Dragon Force, demanding that Oración Seis return Ifrit.

• Natsu, Erza, and their allies defeated Jellal, and Simon stayed behind to care for him while the others continued toward Brain.
• The group fought Brain until Erza and Natsu struck him down, but Brain’s staff revealed that defeating Oración Seis had unlocked his sealed inner personality, Zero.
• Zero resisted Ifrit’s emotional magic but turned back to attack the exhausted heroes; Natsu, Gray, and Erza stood again to keep fighting until they rescued Ifrit.
• Zero battered the group and repeatedly attacked Natsu, who kept rising until Zero unleashed Genesis: Muz and swallowed him in darkness.
• Natsu emerged in Dragon Force, declared that he wanted the original Ifrit back, and punched toward Zero.

Natsu defeated Zero and shattered the Magic Crystal, while the Fairy Tail team discovered that Ifrit had never truly been trapped and welcomed him back. With Nirvana already stopped and everyone recovering, the group prepared to leave, accepting Ifrit’s choice to keep his role in defeating Oración Seis and Jellal hidden.

• Gray, Erza, Happy, and Lucy restrained Zero so Natsu could strike him with a Dragon Slayer Secret Art empowered by Ifrit’s magic.
• Natsu defeated Zero and shattered the Magic Crystal, then fell into a pile with his exhausted friends.
• Charle realized Nirvana had stopped, and Ifrit emerged with Wendy after cutting through his cell’s barrier himself.
• Gray and Natsu welcomed Ifrit back before collapsing, and Ifrit asked Wendy to heal the group.
• Ifrit said he controlled Nirvana and would destroy its Magic Crystal, while Erza and the others privately concluded that he and Tiffanya had defeated Oración Seis and Jellal together.
• Wendy restored the group, and the Fairy Tail members set off while Ifrit advised Happy about courting Charle.

After Nirvana was destroyed, the New Magic Council arrested Oración Seis and Jellal, while Erza found comfort in her companions. At Cait Shelter, Wendy learned that the guild and its people were illusions created by the long-dead Rob Lucci, who entrusted her and Charle to their real friends as the illusions disappeared.

• Ifrit destroyed Nirvana, and Lahar arrived with the New Magic Council to take Oración Seis, the Dark Mages, Simon, and Jellal into custody.
• Simon apologized to Erza and urged her to seek happiness; Erza broke down in Ifrit's arms as Natsu, Gray, and Lucy comforted her.
• Wendy treated Ifrit's injuries at Cait Shelter while Charle scolded her for visiting his room alone, and Ifrit sent Happy to sleep when he tried to flirt with Charle.
• Rob Lucci revealed that he and the Cait Shelter villagers were members of the Nirbit Clan who had died four hundred years earlier, and explained how Nirvana had destroyed their nation.
• Rob Lucci told Wendy that he had created the guild and its people as illusions to comfort her, then asked everyone to care for Wendy and Charle as the illusions vanished.

After Rob Lucci and Cait Shelter disappeared, Wendy joined Fairy Tail with Charle, and the guild welcomed them home. Mirajane told Ifrit his punishment was to help at her house, and the next morning he went to visit her, where she was hanging laundry.

• Ifrit encouraged the grieving Wendy to carry Rob Lucci's wishes with her and join Fairy Tail, and Wendy asked to become a member.
• Wendy, Charle, and the Fairy Tail group returned to the guild, where Wendy introduced herself and revealed she was a Sky Dragon Slayer Mage.
• Mirajane told Ifrit that his punishment was to come help at her house the next day, and Lucy pointed out that Mirajane had worn perfume.
• Ifrit returned home, gave Emily cloth from Cait Shelter, and spent the evening with Banjou and Miko.
• The next morning, Ifrit went to Mirajane's house and found her hanging laundry, where she blocked his view of the basket and told him to rest.

Ifrit helped Mirajane clear her yard and prepare a grape trellis after she promised him a shopping treat in Philex Town. Mirajane cooked for him, and after an afternoon nap at her house, Ifrit woke near dinnertime and took over her digging.

• Mirajane persuaded Ifrit to help with yard work by offering him a discount card and promising to pay for one thing in Philex Town.
• Mirajane gave Ifrit clothes to wear while he cleared the yard, then served him snacks and a homemade lunch.
• After lunch, Ifrit grew sleepy and asked to sleep in Mirajane's bed, but she shut the door on him and tossed him a blanket for the sofa.
• Ifrit slept until near dinner while Mirajane worked outside, then woke and took her hoe so she could rest.

Ifrit helped Mirajane finish building a frame for her grapes, then shared dinner with her before heading home. After learning that every Fairy Tail member had already received the discount card Mirajane offered him, he realized she had found an excuse to spend time with him, while Banjou and Emily returned to the dormitory.

• Mirajane carried most of the soil and used her demon magic to drive nails as she and Ifrit built the frame.
• Mirajane gave Ifrit a towel, teased him outside the bathroom, and served him pea zhajiang noodles before he left.
• Ifrit asked Miko whether she could protect him from the Black Dragon, and she promised she could protect him and Natsu's group only if she had enough scale powder.
• Banjou told Ifrit that Edward and Jude had already given discount cards to every Fairy Tail member, so he realized Mirajane had tricked him into helping her.
• Banjou took Emily back to the dormitory, where Emily greeted Wendy.

Emily and Wendy bonded over Emily’s toys, and Emily asked Ifrit to make Wendy a Sky Dragon projection nightlight. Ifrit went fishing alone, but Happy arrived with a secret notebook of fishing advice for him.

• Emily showed Wendy her toys and magic devices, and the two quickly became close.
• Emily noticed Wendy’s interest in a dragon projection and decided to ask Ifrit for a Sky Dragon nightlight.
• Emily asked Ifrit to make the nightlight, and he agreed to work on it while fishing.
• Ifrit sneaked to the river alone and began carving a Magic Circle for the nightlight.
• Happy found Ifrit fishing and gave him a notebook titled “Happy’s Fishing Experience Summary.”

Ifrit gave Happy a versatile deck of magic cards to help him protect Lucy and Charle after Happy admitted he wanted to become stronger. Later, Ifrit returned from fishing and teased Elfman for spending the day on a date with Evergreen without giving her a gift.

• Happy told Ifrit he wanted to become stronger because he had been unable to protect Lucy and Charle during recent battles.
• Ifrit explained that Happy did not need to defeat powerful enemies and gave him the Babe 4.0 card deck, warning him to use it for support and self-defense rather than direct combat.
• Ifrit showed Happy the deck’s hidden last-resort card, which could make all the cards explode, and gave him a book on card-cutting techniques.
• Happy flew away with the cards and book after telling Ifrit that a large fish had dragged away his fishing rod.
• At sunset, Ifrit returned with a fish and found Elfman and Evergreen, then teased Elfman for not giving Evergreen a gift after their date.
• Ifrit handed the fish to Banjou and invited her to dinner.

Ifrit, Mirajane, Banjou, and Emily traveled to Philex Town, where they received an invitation to a banquet and reunited with Natsu and the others at their inn. Mirajane and Ifrit’s awkward outing left Banjou and Miko baffled as the group settled in for their stay.

• Mirajane sparred with Emily at Ifrit’s shop, and Ifrit watched from his room before finally getting up to leave.
• Ifrit, Mirajane, Banjou, and Emily took the train to Philex Town, where a soldier gave them an invitation to a banquet hosted by Mr. Heartfilia the following evening.
• Mirajane steadied herself in the crowded town, and Ifrit held the other end of her handkerchief while watching street performers; Emily quietly wondered whether her master was an idiot.
• Ifrit tipped a dancer, but Mirajane pulled him away to a snack stall and then said she planned to find Lucy and the others while he went elsewhere.
• Ifrit changed his plans to join Emily in a pillow fight, while Banjou and Miko wondered what he and Mirajane were doing with the handkerchief.
• The group checked into their previous inn, where Natsu and the others had already arrived and settled into their rooms.

Ifrit and the Fairy Tail guild members held a chaotic pillow fight, which ended when Erza defeated Mirajane. Afterward, Emily showed Ifrit the novel she had written about him and asked him to share stories from his past.

• Emily begged Ifrit to join a pillow fight, and the guild members soon turned it into a free-for-all.
• Ifrit secretly encouraged Happy to tease Charle, and the two chased and fought each other with pillows.
• Ifrit dodged Banjou when she fell toward him, then knocked Mirajane into Erza during the brawl.
• Erza and Mirajane faced off in a fierce pillow battle while everyone else watched, and Erza eventually won.
• Emily revealed she had written a novel about Ifrit and asked him to tell her more about his past.
• Ifrit read the beginning of Emily's story and was pleased by her writing and dedication to learning.

Ifrit spent the day shopping with Mirajane, who bought him a puppy they named Mirarite, before the group celebrated Mr. Jude’s good fortune at dinner. The next day, Emily tearfully said goodbye to Raid and the other children, and Ifrit told her that her magic lessons would begin once they returned home.

• Ifrit went shopping with Mirajane, and they bought a puppy and named her Mirarite.
• Ifrit, Mirajane, Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Wendy, Erza, and the others visited Mr. Edward’s house for dinner.
• Jude explained that investing in Philex Town had kept him from losing money in a failed project that bankrupted his rival.
• Emily said goodbye to Raid and the other children before returning to the train with Ifrit, Mirajane, and Banjou.
• Ifrit told Emily that she was ready to begin learning magic when they returned home.

Emily practiced Ifrit’s Deception Magic and played a prank on Laxus, while Fairy Tail prepared for the cherry blossom festival. When Lucy fell sick and missed the celebration, Natsu and the guild brought the blossoms to her home and gave her a chance to join their bingo game.

• Emily used Deception Magic to impersonate Ifrit and tease Laxus, then Ifrit carried her out of the guild as everyone worried that the two of them would double the pranks.
• Lucy caught a fever after a job in the snowy mountains and stayed home, while Natsu went to seek help from Porlyusica.
• Ifrit, Emily, and the others attended the cherry blossom festival, where Natsu arrived without Lucy and the group took part in the bingo competition.
• Natsu recruited Ifrit and Gray to secretly move the cherry blossom tree to Lucy’s home, while the others helped create a spectacular display for her.
• Lucy woke to the guild’s surprise, joined a bingo game from her window, won supermarket coupons, and tearfully declared her love for Fairy Tail.

Ifrit offered to teach Lucy an improved version of Urano Metria in exchange for studying Horologium, and Lucy agreed after consulting the spirit. Gildarts returned from a failed job, mistook Emily for Lisanna, and learned that Lisanna had died two years earlier, leaving the guild shaken.

• Ifrit showed Lucy a more efficient version of Urano Metria and offered to teach it in exchange for borrowing Horologium for research.
• Lucy summoned Horologium, who agreed to the exchange, and Gildarts returned to Fairy Tail after three years away.
• Gildarts explained that he had failed a dangerous job and barely survived, then mistook Emily for Lisanna.
• Natsu told Gildarts that Lisanna had died two years earlier, and Gildarts confronted Ifrit and Laxus over their responsibility.
• Natsu and Gray stopped Gildarts, who apologized to Natsu and left through a deceptive illusion of a broken wall.

After learning of Gildarts's defeat by a terrifying dragon, Natsu ran off with Happy to pursue answers about Igneel. Ifrit finished researching Horologium, while Emily grew closer to Laxus through small commissions and Ifrit summoned a Giant Toad demon for her to contract.

• Happy told Lucy that Lisanna had once inspired Natsu, Gray, and Laxus to promise to protect one another, and Lucy understood why Ifrit had studied Horologium.
• Gildarts showed Natsu his prosthetic limbs and warned him that a dragon had effortlessly destroyed half his body, then told him to train until he could face it.
• Ifrit emerged from a week of research with Horologium, slept for a day, and learned that Emily had been accompanying Laxus on small commissions and buying things with her own earnings.
• Emily explained that she persuaded Laxus to join her commissions, and Ifrit laughed at her impression of Laxus before deciding to give her a demon for protection.
• Ifrit summoned a huge, toad-like Giant Toad from a Magic Circle, and Emily called it cute.

Ifrit created the demon Lamy to protect Emily, and Emily contracted with her. When Anima struck Magnolia, it swallowed the entire town, leaving the Dragon Slayer Mages and their companions behind.

• Emily contracted with the Giant Toad, named her Lamy, and learned that Lamy could use Rebound, Earth Magic, and Magic Power Share.
• Ifrit explained that Lamy could stay underground with Emily and protect her, though Rebound would consume Lamy's life force.
• A mysterious man arrived outside Magnolia in the rain, repeating Ifrit's name as a winged, eight-armed phantom appeared behind him.
• Emily brought Lamy to the guild, where Lamy used Magic Power Share to shield Emily from a spell as Mystogan entered and collapsed.
• Mystogan warned the guild to flee before Anima took Magnolia, but the town vanished; Lamy swallowed Laxus and Emily and escaped underground, while the Dragon Slayer Mages remained.
• Charle recognized that Mystogan was Jellal from Edolas.

Mystogan explained that Anima had transferred Magnolia’s residents to Edolas, and Ifrit organized a cautious rescue mission. The group entered Anima but was scattered across Edolas, where Lucy and Emily found themselves together and a white-haired girl was rescued from a giant fish by golden lightning.

• Mystogan revealed that he was Jellal from Edolas and that the king’s Anima spell had transferred Magnolia Town there to steal its magic.
• Charle shared her grim prophecy and revealed that she and Happy had come from Edolas on a mission, then agreed to join the rescue effort.
• Ifrit ordered the group to investigate carefully, had everyone sign contracts with demons, and brought Emily along after she insisted.
• The group entered Anima, but a demon attacked them and its roar disrupted the spell, scattering everyone across Edolas.
• Lucy and Emily emerged together from a Giant Toad and resolved to protect one another.
• A white-haired girl fleeing a giant monster fish was saved when golden lightning struck the creature.