Chapter Summaries

Cain tested whether eating iron increased Gajeel’s physical strength and found that Tungsten Steel helped far more than pig iron. He then began planning to turn Jupiter into a Dragon Slayer Cannon, while Gajeel sought out Natsu to test whether powerful flames would strengthen him.

• Cain bought 100 pounds of pig iron and had Gajeel eat some before examining him, finding his physical strength had increased by only 0.01.
• Cain gave Gajeel Tungsten Steel to eat, and a second examination showed his strength had increased by around 0.2.
• Gajeel eagerly showed Cain his magic and then left, while Cain identified the Dragon Force core magic circle and considered engraving it onto Jupiter.
• Gajeel found Natsu and asked him to burn him, provoking Natsu into engulfing him in increasingly powerful flames.
• Gajeel endured Natsu’s flames and excitedly urged him to use more power.

Cain treated Gajeel after Natsu had burned him during an unsafe attempt to temper his strength. Gajeel apologized for his recklessness, and the guild celebrated his recovery with a party.

• Gajeel asked Natsu to burn him as part of Cain's method for becoming stronger, and Natsu overused his magic while doing so.
• Erza brought Cain to the guild, where he treated the badly burned Gajeel and explained the tempering method to everyone.
• Gajeel woke up bald and completely hairless, prompting the guild to laugh as he hurriedly dressed.
• Cain warned Gajeel against being reckless, and Gajeel acknowledged his mistake and apologized.
• Cain told Natsu to make sure someone was nearby if Gajeel asked him to burn him again, then entrusted Happy with keeping an eye on Natsu.
• Makarov called for a party, and the guild began celebrating.

Cain introduced Jude and Serafina to his Mini Communication Magic Crystals and a Signal Tower network that could enable long-distance calls. They agreed to share the profits, while Mira, Erza, and Layla quietly worried about Serafina’s affection for Cain and Lucy’s supposed romantic rivals.

• Serafina arrived early at Cain’s gathering, and Mira welcomed her warmly before Jude arrived with Layla.
• Cain gave Jude and Serafina Mini Communication Magic Crystals and demonstrated how they supported conversations within five kilometers.
• Cain showed them his Signal Tower blueprint, explaining that towers could relay calls across Ishgar and even between continents.
• Cain, Jude, and Serafina agreed to divide the profits, with Cain receiving thirty percent and each partner receiving thirty-five percent.
• Mira, Erza, and Layla noticed Serafina’s affectionate gaze toward Cain and each privately considered the potential romantic complications.
• Cain and Mira served Golden Ancient Tree sap, and Serafina, Jude, and Layla praised Cain’s cooking.

Cain helped Lucy, Natsu, Gray, and Erza work at Yajima's restaurant while continuing to watch for news about Oración Seis. Meanwhile, Sorano and her companions attacked a Magic Council prison, killing its guards and preparing to free the prisoners.

• Cain cooked at Yajima's restaurant with Lucy, Natsu, Gray, and Erza, and the group finished a busy day of serving customers.
• Yajima thanked the group and warned Natsu and Gray to behave, while Cain confronted them over their muttering.
• Brain led his companions to a Magic Council prison in western Fiore Kingdom and ordered them to begin their operation.
• Sorano summoned Scorpio, who unleashed a giant sand tornado that killed the prison guards before Sorano sent him back to the Celestial Spirit World.

Jellal escaped prison with Brain and the Oración Seis, then headed for Waas Forest to find a mysterious object. At the Magic Council, Cain learned that Jellal was missing and the Council sought a guild to strike back against the Oración Seis.

• Brain freed Jellal from his cell, and Jellal asked him to release the other prisoners so Cain would learn he had returned.
• Jellal told Brain that the object they sought was in Waas Forest and vowed revenge on Cain.
• Cain tried to start special training for Natsu, but Happy accepted dried fish from Cain and Gray talked his way out of the beating.
• A frogman summoned Cain and Makarov to the Magic Council, where Gran Doma revealed that the Oración Seis had attacked a prison and freed Jellal.
• Cain realized the Oración Seis had likely taken Jellal to find Nirvana as Gran Doma asked a guild to strike against them.

The Magic Council recruited four guilds to subjugate Oración Seis, and Fairy Tail chose Erza to lead Cain, Gray, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy. The team departed for Waas Forest, where the allied guilds and Oración Seis were expected to gather.

• Gran Doma offered funding and a reward, prompting Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Cait Shelter to form an allied force against Oración Seis.
• Makarov assigned Erza to lead Cain, Gray, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy, while Mira explained that Oración Seis belonged to the Balam Alliance.
• Makarov warned Cain about the mission, and Erza promised to keep an eye on the group.
• The next day, Cain piloted the airship carrying the team toward Waas Forest as Natsu and Happy played on deck.
• Cain told everyone they were about to arrive, and Lucy grabbed the handrail.

Cain and the Fairy Tail group met Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale at Guild Master Bob’s villa to form an allied force against Oración Seis. The reunion turned tense when Gray and Lyon, and Lucy and Sherry, faced their old rivalries, but someone stopped the groups from fighting.

• Cain arrived at Bob’s villa with Erza and the others, where Hibiki, Eve, and Ren introduced themselves as Blue Pegasus’s Tri Men.
• The Tri Men fawned over Lucy, while Cain kicked Ichiya away when he tried to woo Erza.
• Lyon arrived and caught Ichiya, surprising Gray, while Sherry revealed herself by attacking Lucy with her magic.
• Gray and Lyon, Lucy and Sherry, and the Tri Men and Cain and Lyon began to face off before a voice reminded them they had gathered to unite against Oración Seis.

The allied guilds assembled for the mission against Oración Seis, and Wendy and Charle arrived as Cait Shelter’s representatives. After the group set out to find the enemy base, Cain exposed Gemini impersonating Ichiya and attempting to stab Jura.

• Jura greeted Cain, and the gathered guild members learned that Cait Shelter had sent Wendy as its sole representative.
• Wendy introduced herself and her support magic, while Charle joined her and Happy tried to give Charle dried fish.
• The group agreed to locate Oración Seis’s base and use Blue Pegasus’s Christina to attack it, then Natsu ran ahead and the others followed.
• Ichiya asked Jura about his standing among the Ten Wizard Saints, and Jura explained that Cain was stronger than he was.
• Ichiya weakened Jura with a strange scent and tried to stab him, but Cain returned and revealed that two Gemini had been impersonating Ichiya.

Cain failed to capture Sorano after she escaped using a thought projection, then hurried to help the others as Oración Seis took control of Christina. After the Magic Bomber self-destructed, the guilds clashed, leaving Erza surrounded and under attack from Oración Seis.

• Cain discovered that Sorano was a thought projection, then healed Jura and sent him to find Ichiya while he went to help the others.
• Sorano activated Christina's weapon system, but facial recognition failed and triggered its self-destruct sequence, destroying the Magic Bomber.
• Brain led the six members of Oración Seis out of the smoke to confront the Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus group.
• Racer defeated Natsu, Gray, and the host boys, while Gemini defeated Lucy and Hoteye trapped Lyon and Sherry.
• Erza fought Cobra and Racer, but Hoteye softened the ground beneath her and left her facing Oración Seis alone.

Cain arrived during the battle and drove Brain back, but Oración Seis escaped with Wendy and Happy. After healing the injured, Cain explained that they were likely being taken to heal Brain and Jellal, while the guilds learned how Jura had been ambushed.

• Cain transformed into a Four-Winged Angel and struck Brain hard enough to send him crashing through trees.
• Cain shielded the gathered guilds from Midnight's Seven Star Sword, but Racer seized Wendy and Cobra's poison let Oración Seis escape with her and Happy.
• Cain healed Erza and Lucy, then explained that Oración Seis likely needed Wendy and Happy to treat Brain and Jellal's injuries.
• Jura explained how the enemy had impersonated Ichiya and tried to ambush him, and the others realized Cain had thwarted a dangerous plan.

Cain and the others regrouped after their first clash with Oración Seis and set out to rescue Wendy. Meanwhile, Jellal persuaded Wendy to heal him and Brain, and Cain was ambushed by Oración Seis’s subordinates.

• Cain encouraged the alliance members to keep fighting, and they split into teams to search for Wendy.
• Brain asked Wendy to heal him and Jellal, but she initially refused and Happy warned her that they were enemies.
• Jellal revealed to Wendy that he had infiltrated Oración Seis to destroy the Balam Alliance, and she agreed to heal him and Brain.
• Cain and Charle encountered Zat, Kat, and a crowd of attackers, so Cain charged at them without using magic.
• Natsu, Gray, Jura, Ichiya, and the Blue Pegasus group also came under attack from Oración Seis’s subordinate guilds.

Cain forced Zat to reveal that the Oración Seis were hiding in a cave, while the guild members and their allies split up to confront the enemy. Cain and Charle reached the cave and found Wendy unconscious, leaving Cain alarmed after examining her.

• Cain knocked out the Naked Mummy members, healed Zat, and broke his finger until Zat revealed that the Oración Seis were in a cave near the village.
• Cain took Charle toward the cave, while Brain and Jellal recovered under Wendy's treatment and sent the other Oración Seis members to stop the Light Guild team.
• Jellal revealed that he planned to use the unconscious Wendy to surprise Cain.
• Jura stayed behind to face Hoteye while Lyon and Sherry escaped by freezing the swamp-like ground with Lyon's Ice-Make: Floor.
• Natsu and Gray encountered Racer, and Ichiya and the others encountered Midnight.
• Cain and Charle reached the cave, where they found Wendy unconscious; Cain checked Happy and then became grim after examining Wendy.

Cain saved Wendy from a Timed Blast Magic Circle, then fought Cobra while keeping her safe. Natsu arrived to take over the battle, and Cain left Cobra to him.

• Cain cut off the Timed Blast Magic Circle's magic source just before it exploded, saving Wendy but leaving himself unable to use magic while he kept it disabled.
• Cobra entered the cave and attacked Cain, but Cain dodged his Poison Dragon Slayer Magic and struck him out into the forest.
• Cobra pursued Cain with poisonous attacks and demanded that Cain defeat him to learn where Brain and Jellal had gone.
• As Cobra charged with his Iron Fist of the Poison Dragon, Natsu arrived and blocked the attack with his Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon.
• Cain asked Natsu to take over the fight, and Natsu eagerly agreed.

Cain rescued Wendy by removing the explosive magic circle Jellal had placed inside her, then revealed that the person who saved her as a child may not have been Jellal. Meanwhile, Jellal helped Brain unseal Nirvana, leaving its power ready to be unleashed.

• Cain sent Wendy and Charle away from Cobra, and Natsu stepped in to fight Cobra while Gray stayed behind to face Racer.
• Hibiki sent the others Cain’s location, and Gray blocked Racer with ice so Natsu could go help Cain.
• Racer summoned motorcycles with Dead GP, and he and Gray chased each other through the forest on them.
• Brain found Nirvana with Jellal and asked him to undo its seal; Jellal agreed, eager to see Cain fall into darkness.
• Cain removed the explosive magic circle from Wendy, and Charle explained what had happened after Wendy awoke.
• Wendy defended Jellal, but Cain told her the person who saved her as a child might have been someone who looked like him.

Gray and Lyon worked together to defeat Racer in Waas Forest after Lyon discovered that Racer slowed others’ perception of time. Racer revealed the Magic Crystals strapped to his body, but Gray froze him before he could use them, while Brain sensed Racer’s defeat at Nirvana’s sealing site.

• Gray fought Racer on motorcycles, and Lyon joined him before Racer destroyed both bikes.
• Lyon realized Racer’s magic slowed everyone else’s perception of speed and drew him away from Gray with a plan to create an opening.
• Lyon endured Racer’s attacks while Gray fired an icy arrow from an ice pillar and struck Racer from afar.
• Gray gave the injured Lyon Cain’s recovery potion, and Racer stood up and revealed the Magic Crystals strapped to his body.
• Gray froze Racer before he could detonate the crystals, and Brain sensed Racer had been defeated.

Cain knocked Wendy unconscious to keep Nirvana from corrupting her, while Lucy and Hibiki confronted Sorano on their way toward the black pillar. Lucy’s Celestial Spirits clashed with Sorano’s, and the chapter ended with Sorano’s Caelum piercing Leo and Aries with a magical blast.

• Jellal released a black pillar of light, and Cain knocked Wendy unconscious after explaining that Nirvana could corrupt her through intense self-blame.
• Cain headed toward Nirvana with Charle, while Erza, Gray, Lyon, and Sherry also changed course toward the pillar and Natsu remained occupied with Cobra.
• Lucy and Hibiki encountered Sorano, who summoned Scorpio and reunited him with Aquarius before the pair left together.
• Sorano summoned Aries, revealing that she had killed Karen, and Leo fought Aries to defend Lucy.
• Sorano summoned Caelum and fired a magical blast that pierced Leo and Aries.

Lucy and Hibiki defeated Sorano with the super magic Star Map Chronicle, while Cain sensed Lucy’s new power and Brain waited for Nirvana to activate. Elsewhere, Erza rescued Ichiya and the others from Midnight, who trapped her in tightening ropes.

• Sorano defeated Lucy’s summoned Taurus after Gemini copied Lucy’s appearance and immobilized him.
• Gemini refused Sorano’s order to kill Lucy after seeing Lucy’s sincere love for Celestial Spirits in her memories.
• Hibiki used the Ancient Text Archive to transfer Star Map Chronicle to Lucy and poured his magic power into her so she could cast it, knocking himself unconscious.
• Lucy’s Star Map Chronicle engulfed Sorano, leaving her unconscious in a stream, and Lucy gave herself and Hibiki recovery potions.
• Cain sensed Lucy’s magic, while Brain waited for Nirvana and Jellal left to find the others.
• Erza rescued Ichiya and his companions from Midnight, but Midnight bound her with ropes formed from her clothes and began tightening them.

Erza defeated Midnight and joined the others as Nirvana activated, while Natsu fought Cobra in the air. Natsu ultimately won their close-range battle as the group headed toward Nirvana to stop Brain.

• Erza used Eternal Garb to counter Midnight's magic, then struck him down with Two-Stage Force.
• Hoteye knocked out Midnight, and Jura explained that Richard had returned to his kind nature under Nirvana's influence.
• Nirvana activated, transforming into a gigantic spider-like structure, and Erza led the group toward it to defeat Brain.
• Natsu continued fighting Cobra while Happy carried him through the air; their fire and poison roars clashed without a winner.
• Natsu defeated Cobra in close combat using his combat experience and physical strength.

Cain defeated Brain’s attempt to stop him, while Jellal ambushed the others and confronted Erza. The Oración Seis’s defeat remained unfinished, and Erza prepared to fight Jellal as Cain began his second battle.

• Cain struck Brain with Ultimate Judgment, but Brain survived by using Dark Capriccio: Lament.
• Brain tried to take Wendy and Charle hostage, but Cain revealed that Brain had captured ice sculptures instead.
• Jellal arrived and knocked Jura aside before slamming Hoteye into the ground, leaving him unconscious.
• Jellal explained that defeating Hoteye would bring another person out, then narrowly evaded Erza’s attack.
• Erza challenged Jellal and told Jura and the others to leave the fight to her.
• Cain froze Brain and announced that the second battle was beginning.

Cain and Ultear faced Zero after Brain transformed, while the others set out to stop Nirvana. The chapter ended with Cain and Ultear fighting Zero as their allies headed for the six Magic Crystals.

• Ultear’s ice prison shattered, and Brain emerged as Zero with overwhelming magic power.
• Zero attacked Cain and Ultear, but Cain evaded his first spell and blocked Zero’s strike with Angel Blade.
• Cain transformed and shattered Zero’s magic staff with a punch, then Ultear attacked Zero with ice spears.
• Zero targeted the hiding Wendy with Dark Capriccio, and Cain and Ultear protected her with shields as the others arrived.
• Cain told the injured group to stop Nirvana while he and Ultear kept Zero occupied.
• Hibiki explained that the group had to destroy the Magic Crystals on all six of Nirvana’s legs at the same time, and Natsu and the others headed to their assigned locations.