Chapter Summaries

Éclair chose to end her bond with the Phoenix, even though severing it would take away her near-eternal life. Makarov arrived with the Evil-Slaying Arrow, learned the Phoenix had already been sealed, and worried that Fairy Tail would be blamed for the destruction.

• Éclair said her immortality felt like a curse and welcomed the chance to sever her connection to the Phoenix.
• Makarov crashed into the ground, then explained that he had stolen the Evil-Slaying Arrow from the Magic Council after they refused to hand it over.
• Makarov revealed that Éclair's father, Kadora, had made the arrow to destroy the Phoenix, but using it would kill Éclair too.
• Cain suspected that some people in the Magic Council wanted the Phoenix to remain because its blood granted near-eternal life.
• Makarov panicked over the ruined palace and dead prince until Cain and Erza assured him that the Phoenix and the Ruby Guild had caused the trouble.
• Makarov learned the Phoenix had been sealed again, meaning Éclair would not have to die.

Cain severed Éclair’s connection to the Phoenix while shielding her from more than four hundred years of accumulated Time Force. Éclair survived and began a week of recovery in a medical pod, while the pillar of magic power drew attention from across the continent.

• Gran Doma dismissed demands to take the Phoenix Stone from Cain, while a secret group discussed unsuccessfully how to obtain it.
• Cain prepared to sever Éclair’s connection to the Phoenix as Wendy explained that Éclair needed a medicinal solution to survive the sudden passage of time.
• Cain’s magic power resisted the Time Force that threatened Éclair, and the surge drew the attention of Fairy Tail, the Magic Council, Acnologia, Zeref, and other powerful figures.
• Cain placed the unconscious Éclair in a medical pod, and he told Momon she would recover after a week.

After recovering, Éclair decided to travel the world and revealed that she had awakened powerful fire magic. She left Magnolia with Momon, while Ultear and the others said goodbye and Natsu mourned the flame he had failed to eat.

• Éclair told Momon and Ultear that she felt better and wanted to explore the world now that her mission was complete.
• Éclair demonstrated her newly awakened flame magic, which Natsu could not absorb and found painfully hot.
• Éclair explained that Ultear’s restoration of the inn had shown her that magic could bring hope and happiness, then accepted Ultear’s Storage Pouch.
• Éclair left Magnolia with Momon at her request, and Cain comforted Ultear as she watched them go.
• Natsu lamented Éclair’s departure until Happy explained that he was upset about not eating her flame, prompting Natsu to describe its taste and texture.

Alzack asked Cain whether Bisca would accept a proposal, and Cain arranged for Mira to sound her out. After realizing Bisca was probably pregnant, Cain helped Alzack plan a more elaborate proposal while keeping the pregnancy secret.

• Alzack told Cain that he and Bisca had been dating secretly and asked whether she would accept his proposal.
• Cain asked Mira to talk with Bisca, then secretly followed them to hear what she said.
• Bisca admitted she was happy with Alzack but said she had been feeling nauseous, leading Cain to suspect she was pregnant.
• Cain decided to keep the pregnancy secret and prepare medicine, then returned to Alzack with an encouraging nod.
• Alzack described his simple proposal plan, and Cain suggested ways to make it more elaborate.

Fairy Tail prepared a surprise proposal for Bisca, and Alzack asked her to marry him in the decorated guild. Bisca accepted, and the guild celebrated their engagement.

• After Bisca left, Erza, Mira, Cain, and the others decorated the guild for Alzack's proposal.
• Mavis returned from Tenrou Island and happily offered to officiate the couple's future wedding.
• Cain sent Levy and Cana to bring Bisca to the darkened guild, where candles lit her path to a heart-shaped display.
• Alzack knelt before Bisca and asked her to marry him as Mira sang and the guild members set off party poppers.
• Bisca accepted Alzack's proposal, and the guild showered the newly engaged couple with flowers and congratulations.

At Alzack and Bisca’s wedding, Cain gave them prenatal medicine and mistakenly gave Macao and Wakaba some as well. Later, Cain signed up with Erza, Mira, and Ultear for the first Grand Magic Games, planning to propose to them if he won.

• Cain gave Alzack and Bisca a bottle of prenatal medicine as a wedding gift and told Alzack not to let Bisca overexert herself.
• Macao and Wakaba mistook the potion for a different kind of medicine and asked Cain for doses, so he gave them prenatal medicine too.
• Cain spent the following days training and considering when to propose to Erza, Mira, and Ultear.
• After Makarov announced the Grand Magic Games in Crocus, Cain asked him to register Cain, Erza, Mira, and Ultear as Fairy Tail’s team.
• Cain planned to propose to the three women after winning the championship.

Cain completed Fairy Tail’s five-person team for the first Grand Magic Games, and the group arrived in the royal capital ahead of the competition. As the Games began, Cain focused on preparing for what might happen afterward.

• Makarov told Cain that the team needed five members, so Cain invited Wendy, and the roster became Cain, Erza, Mira, Ultear, and Wendy.
• Makarov encouraged the team, while Toma E. Fiore celebrated their entry and ordered his minister to promote the Games; Jade listened from behind a curtain.
• Jade’s plans for the Games included suppressing resentful souls in the Dragon Graveyard, raising kingdom revenue, and letting Toma watch Mage battles up close.
• Cain and the others arrived in the royal capital on March 29 and checked into the contestants’ hotel, while Makarov complained about paying for his own lodging and Mavis explored curiously.
• Erza and Mira wondered about the competition format and other guilds, while Cain rehearsed ways to prevent possible mishaps after the competition.
• April 1 arrived, marking the start of the Grand Magic Games.

Fairy Tail arrived at the Grand Magic Games, where Cain’s fame drew an enormous crowd and enthusiastic cheers. The chapter ended as the host began introducing the other guilds after Fairy Tail’s triumphant entrance.

• Jura noticed that many spectators had come to see Cain, while Jiemma brought Minerva, Sting, and Rogue to observe Fairy Tail despite Sabertooth not competing.
• Minerva hoped Cain would remember her and concealed her disgust toward her father, while Sting and Rogue shared her dissatisfaction with Jiemma.
• Cain and his teammates admired the new outfits Makarov had prepared before Mira led them out to compete.
• The host introduced Wendy, Ultear, Mira, and Erza to growing cheers, then announced Cain as a celebrated mage and Magic Council Lifetime Honorary Councilor.
• The audience gave Cain an especially thunderous reception, and Makarov proudly pointed him out as a member of Fairy Tail.
• The host began introducing the remaining guilds, but the crowd was less enthusiastic after Fairy Tail’s entrance.

At the Grand Magic Games, Fairy Tail chose Wendy to fight its first match against Giant Serpent's Fang. Jesse insulted Wendy and her guild, and Wendy prepared to strike back as his Hellfire Demon Wolf charged.

• Cain and the other contestants drew lots, and Fairy Tail was matched against Giant Serpent's Fang while Blue Pegasus faced Four Hounds and Lamia Scale faced Furious Bear Eyes.
• Cain, Erza, Ultear, and Mira encouraged Wendy to fight in Fairy Tail's first match.
• Lyon defeated Owen with Ice-Make Magic, winning the opening match for Lamia Scale.
• Jesse tried to recruit Wendy and mocked Fairy Tail, enraging the guild members and Makarov.
• Wendy challenged Jesse, and she unleashed Heavenly Golden Dragon's Swift Flash as his Hellfire Demon Wolf rushed toward her.

Wendy defeated the Hellfire Demon Wolf with one punch, helping Fairy Tail win its Grand Magic Games match, and the first day’s events concluded. On the second day, Erza and Ultear entered a two-person rowing race, where Ultear froze the water and the other teams began breaking free.

• Wendy punched the Hellfire Demon Wolf into the arena wall, knocking it and Jesse unconscious, and Fairy Tail earned 10 points.
• Wendy celebrated with Charle and received praise from Cain while Erza, Mira, and Ultear speculated about Wendy’s relationship to him.
• Ren of Blue Pegasus quickly defeated Yego of Four Hounds, and the first day ended with Fairy Tail, Lamia Scale, and Blue Pegasus each earning 10 points.
• Levy told Cain that Makarov had gone to visit the other guild masters, and the group prepared for the next day’s events.
• Erza and Ultear entered the two-person rowing competition, whose rules allowed magic and attacks on rival boats.
• Ultear froze the water as the race began, and Yuka and the other guilds shattered the ice trapping their boats.

Erza and Ultear overcame the boat race’s obstacles and a coalition of rival teams to take first place. Fairy Tail finished the first two events leading the competition with 20 points.

• Erza used her Sea King Sword to stop the Death Vortex, then enlarged it into a Super Death Vortex for the teams behind them.
• Ivan, Pascal, Yuka, and other rival teams allied to attack Erza and Ultear with ice, air cannons, and water magic.
• Erza’s oars broke under her strength, but Ultear made ice oars that let them continue racing.
• Erza and Ultear won the boat race, while Giant Serpent's Fang took second and Blue Pegasus took third.
• After the first two events, Fairy Tail led with 20 points.

The third day of the Grand Magic Games tested contestants by having them defeat monsters for points. Jura of Lamia Scale stunned the crowd by taking on eighty Lightning Lions with a regenerating Rock Giant, showing the strength of one of the Ten Wizard Saints.

• The pumpkin host introduced the monster challenge, explaining that each defeated monster earned a point and contestants could score up to one hundred.
• Lis of Furious Bear Eyes challenged eight Darknight Direwolves and defeated five before running out of magic power.
• Pascal of Four Hounds challenged twenty Darknight Direwolves and knocked down the entire pack with his fists.
• Ichiya of Blue Pegasus defeated fifty Boulder Serpents, while Jura of Lamia Scale faced eighty Lightning Lions using a Rock Giant that rapidly recovered from their attacks.

Mira challenged one hundred monsters in the Grand Magic Games and defeated them after transforming with Take Over: Satan Soul. Fairy Tail finished the day in first place with 120 points.

• Mira entered the final match and announced that she would challenge the maximum of one hundred randomly selected monsters.
• Pumpkin revealed that the arena held forty Darknight Direwolves, twenty Boulder Serpents, thirty Lightning Lions, and ten One-Horned Trolls.
• Mira transformed into Satan Soul and overwhelmed the monsters with physical attacks, defeating all of them without using magic.
• Jura and Lyon realized Mira had fought only with her physical strength and wondered how powerful she would be if she used magic.
• Mira returned to Cain, who reassured her that she had not embarrassed him.
• Pumpkin announced the day's scores, with Fairy Tail leading at 120 points and Lamia Scale in second place with 90.

Cain competed in the Grand Magic Games event to hold a fast-moving magic ball for one minute without touching it with anything but his hands. He caught it and defeated the other five contestants, leaving himself alone in the arena.

• Pumpkin announced the magic-ball contest, which awarded 50 points to anyone who held the ball for more than a minute and deducted points for improper touches.
• Cain assured Erza, Ultear, Mira, and Wendy that he would win, then entered the arena as the other guilds' contestants gathered.
• When the match began, Jenny used Take Over: Mechanical Soul and Sherry summoned a rock puppet as the contestants chased the speeding ball.
• Cain caught the magic ball with his hand, and the five other contestants joined forces to attack him.
• Cain used Light Wheel Explosion to nullify their attacks and incapacitate all five contestants, leaving himself alone in the arena.

Cain led Fairy Tail to a commanding Grand Magic Games lead, while Erza and Jura tied for first in the fifth-day magic power test. The final match was announced as a 100-point team event in a small world, and Princess Jade opened its gateway with the Otherworld Key.

• Cain won the match for Fairy Tail, giving the guild a total of 170 points.
• Erza and Jura tied for first in the magic power test after both destroyed the testing device, bringing Fairy Tail to 220 points and Lamia Scale to 140.
• Jiemma worried that Fairy Tail stood in the way of Sabertooth becoming the kingdom’s top guild.
• Pumpkin announced that every member would participate in the final match, worth 100 points, which could let Lamia Scale overtake Fairy Tail.
• Princess Jade inserted the Otherworld Key into the magic array, opening a gateway to the small world.

Cain explored the Grand Labyrinth, defeated a swarm of poisonous bees, and punched through a wall to make a path. Ultear defeated Lyon after he ambushed her with Ice-Make Magic, while the contestants continued searching for the Replica Sacred Demon Stone.

• The Pumpkin Host revealed that the labyrinth held hostile monsters and that finding the Replica Sacred Demon Stone would expose its holder's location.
• Cain killed nearly all of a swarm of giant poisonous bees with Light Rain, then punched through a blocked passage.
• Ultear encountered Lyon, who tried to negotiate before deciding they had to fight.
• Lyon used three Ice-Make beasts to distract Ultear, then attacked her from behind with Ice Blade: Sevenfold Dance.
• Ultear revealed that Lyon had struck an Ice-Make substitute and froze him, and the Pumpkin Host explained their relationship as Ur's daughter and disciple.

After the labyrinth’s safety system teleported defeated contestants back to the arena, Cain encountered Jura and the two began a serious fight. Their battle continued with Jura using earth magic and Rock Armor to withstand Cain’s attacks.

• Pumpkin explained that contestants who lost the ability to move would be marked and teleported out of the labyrinth.
• Ren and Sherry traveled together, while Mira knocked Ichiya unconscious and sent him back to the arena.
• Cain and Jura met, and their magical power clash crushed a clay monster that approached them.
• Jura attacked Cain with stone pillars, but Cain dodged and shattered one with a punch.
• Jura summoned enormous stone hands, and Cain blasted them apart with magical power.
• Jura reinforced himself with Rock Armor and prepared to face Cain head-on.

Cain defeated Jura in the Grand Magic Games after overpowering his Rock Armor and destroying his Wisdom King Aspect with Ultimate Judgment. He reunited with Erza in the maze and left with her, while Jura lay unconscious.

• Cain shattered Jura’s Rock Armor with a second burst of force and struck him with Eighth Level—Fierce Dragon Charge.
• Jura survived Cain’s attack, summoned the Wisdom King Aspect, and raised it into its Wrathful Form.
• Cain unleashed Ultimate Judgment, destroying the Wisdom King Aspect and blasting a passage through the maze; Jura collapsed unconscious.
• Cain redirected the attack to spare Jura from a potentially fatal blow, and the spectators erupted in amazement.
• Cain reunited with Erza, reassured her that he was unhurt, and took her hand as they left together.

Cain and Fairy Tail defeated the labyrinth’s monsters and won the first Grand Magic Games, after which Cain proposed to Erza, Mira, and Ultear before the stunned arena. The chapter ended with everyone waiting to see how the three women would respond.

• Cain, Erza, Mira, and Ultear followed a red beam through the labyrinth and found Wendy surrounded by monsters while holding the Replica Sacred Demon Stone.
• Cain rescued Wendy, then used Light Wheel Explosion to freeze and destroy the monsters across the entire labyrinth.
• Cain and his companions returned to the arena, where the pumpkin host announced Fairy Tail’s victory and Cain’s championship win.
• During his victory speech, Cain thanked his companions, took Wendy’s hand, and proposed to Erza, Mira, and Ultear with three rings.
• The arena fell silent as the crowd reacted in disbelief to Cain proposing to three women.

Cain proposed to Erza, Ultear, and Mira at the Grand Magic Games, and all three accepted before the watching crowd. The celebration continued at the hotel as the guild congratulated the newly engaged couples and began discussing the wedding.

• Cain proposed to Erza, Ultear, and Mira during the Grand Magic Games, and all three accepted as fireworks filled the sky.
• Cain gave each woman a diamond ring engraved with a Telepathic Link magic array that allowed communication and shared magic power in emergencies.
• Toma E. Fiore learned the Grand Magic Games had brought in substantial revenue and tourism, and resolved to continue the tournament.
• Cain and the Fairy Tail guild celebrated at the hotel, where Makarov congratulated him and the women discussed wedding plans.