Chapter Summaries

Cain rescued Gray, Gajeel, and Sorano by destroying the out-of-control Lagreil and severing Sorano’s connection to Angel. After the Infinite Clock was sealed again, Lucy and the others fell from the sky but landed safely on Aries’s wool.

• Lagreil trapped Gray, Gajeel, and Sorano in memories and began absorbing them until Cain arrived and destroyed the monster with a pillar of light.
• Cain reached into Sorano’s body and shattered the bond that let her summon Angel, then refused her request for another hug because he was married and gave her clothing to wear.
• Cain gave Gray and Gajeel recovery potions and explained that he had sensed Lagreil’s evil aura after dealing with Midnight and Racer.
• The Sky Fortress released six streaks of light and disappeared, sealing the Infinite Clock once more.
• Cain moved to catch his wife and Lucy as they fell, but Aries’s wool cushioned all four of them and left them unharmed.

After the battle against Oración Seis ended, Cain learned that the church sage Lapente was a puppet made from Brain’s hair and suspected The Stars had engineered the prison break to obtain the Infinite Clock. Sorano then asked Cain who his wife was, and he proudly named Erza, Mira, and Ultear.

• Cain, Gajeel, Mira, and Erza saw that the battle was over, while Erza had defeated Cobra after Mira defeated Chaos.
• Kinana pleaded with Erza to spare Cobra, and Cobra realized that Kinana was his lost partner Cubellios, though she had no memories of her time as a snake.
• Ultear showed Cain the pocket watch she had studied and said she had obtained it after their victory in the first Grand Magic Games.
• Lahar and Mest thanked Cain for helping capture Oración Seis again, and Lahar revealed that the church sage Lapente was a puppet made from Brain’s hair.
• Ultear reasoned that someone powerful had arranged Lapente’s rise and the prison escape, and Cain suspected The Stars had sought the Infinite Clock.
• Sorano asked Cain who his wife was, and Cain pulled Erza, Mira, and Ultear close and declared that all three were his wives.

Cain handed the captured members of Oración Seis to the Magic Council and treated the poisoned Archbishop. He left the Archbishop recovering while a hidden coordinate on Kurodoa let him track the staff.

• Sorano kicked Cobra into cooperating with the Magic Council, and Kinana cried as he was taken away.
• Natsu brought Cain the skull-headed staff, and Cain subdued Kurodoa and learned that The Stars had ordered it to seize the Infinite Clock.
• Cain secretly placed a tracking coordinate on Kurodoa before handing it to Lahar and Mest.
• Bairo and Coco begged Cain to save the dying Archbishop, whom they had found poisoned after Lapente's defeat.
• Cain and Wendy used Holy Light Magic to remove the Archbishop's poison, then left him to recover.

Cain returned to Fairy Tail, discovered Makarov was brooding after visiting the Magic Council, and later secured a copy of its library from Gran Doma. Bairo then gave Cain two Faith Red Candles, which could enhance mental strength and clarity.

• Cain learned from Cana that Makarov had been unhappy since returning from the Magic Council, and he stayed with her until she woke before heading home.
• Cain reunited with Ultear and spent a quiet night with her and the other two women.
• Cain confronted Gran Doma and requested a copy of the Magic Council's library, agreeing to accept everything except forbidden knowledge.
• Bairo and his companions visited the guild and gave Cain two Faith Red Candles made from the faith of Saint Bitt Church believers.
• Bairo explained that the candles enhanced mental strength and made the user's mind exceptionally clear.

Saint Beat Church gave Cain two Faith Red Candles as an apology and thanks, and Lucy persistently tried to persuade him to let her use one to help write her novel. After Ultear deciphered the Infinite Clock incantations, Cain gathered the others to light a candle, and its fragrance began clearing their minds and resolving their problems.

• Bairo and the others gave Cain two Faith Red Candles before leaving to search for and seal the Infinite Clock parts.
• Lucy begged Cain to let her use a candle to help write her novel, but Cain refused and carried her out when she followed him into the room at night.
• Cain agreed to let Lucy use the candle after she first worked out her plot, and she excitedly hugged and kissed him in front of the guild members.
• Ultear finished deciphering the Infinite Clock incantations after about half a month and explained that they still needed to be integrated into the Arc of Time.
• Cain gathered thirteen people around a Faith Red Candle, and Natsu lit it, causing the room to fill with fragrance as everyone's minds cleared and their problems began to resolve.

Cain used the Faith Red Candle’s enhanced comprehension to revisit his Six-Winged Angel transformation and consider why it seemed to cost him some of his emotions. After the candle burned out, his companions shared their gains, and Cain began planning how the guild might face the dragons expected to appear at the Grand Magic Games.

• Cain recalled his sparring match with August, when his Six-Winged Angel Form made him emotionally numb and seemed to strip away a small part of his humanity.
• Cain considered several possible explanations for the transformation’s cost, including that divinity might require humanity as nourishment, and wondered whether something might try to possess him.
• Cain woke after the Faith Red Candle had burned out, and Lucy hurried away to write down what she had learned.
• Ultear said she could now move one person’s time forward or backward by one minute, while Cana reported improved control over Elemental Collapse.
• Laxus demonstrated a powerful red lightning sphere and said he had gained new insight into Railgun, but Cain declined to test it against him.
• Cain planned how his guildmates could handle the seven dragons at the Grand Magic Games and imagined turning Acnologia into a piece of Erza’s collection if he appeared.

Cain grew restless with his leisurely routine and looked for a request to take, but none matched what he wanted. A letter from Yajima turned out to be an ordinary request for restaurant servers, leaving Cain and Mira surprised by Makarov's serious reaction.

• Cain decided to take a request and asked Nab for one with little work, good pay, and something interesting.
• Nab said no such request existed, while Macao and Wakaba teased Cain about calling them decadent after his long honeymoon.
• A messenger bird brought a letter for Makarov, and Cain helped the drunken guild master reach it.
• Makarov read the letter and said Yajima's restaurant needed several servers.
• Cain and Mira questioned Makarov's grave expression, and he explained that Yajima had not specified the reward.

Makarov abandoned his guild paperwork and sent Cain, Mira, Ultear, and Erza to help Yajima at 8is Land. Their work as waitresses and Cain’s cooking drew a huge crowd, and Ultear used magic to repair broken tableware.

• Makarov called for a party after growing fed up with guild paperwork, and Laki explained that Cain had taken Mira away to help with Yajima’s request.
• Cain, Mira, Ultear, and Erza arrived at 8is Land, where Yajima welcomed them and apologized to Ultear for his past hostility.
• The four changed into their restaurant uniforms, and customers began arriving in a long line after seeing the new waitresses.
• A regular customer praised the waitresses and the food, while Yajima realized Cain’s cooking had improved the meal.
• A customer broke some tableware, and Ultear repaired it with a snap of her fingers, revealing that the waitresses were Mages.

After Fairy Tail cleaned up its guild hall, Cain accepted Jiemma's challenge and announced that Fairy Tail would enter next year's Grand Magic Games. Jiemma rejected Cain as unworthy, while Minerva persuaded Sting and Rogue that Jiemma had to be eliminated to protect Lector and Frosch.

• Erza scolded the members of Fairy Tail for the guild hall's mess, and Makarov received the harshest reprimand.
• Cain gave Makarov a photograph of Yajima's thriving restaurant, then agreed to an interview with Jason.
• Cain accepted Jiemma's challenge, declared Fairy Tail would enter next year's Grand Magic Games, and said he would face Jiemma if Jiemma participated.
• Jason rushed to publish Cain's challenge, and Jiemma destroyed furniture in his fury before dismissing Cain as unworthy of facing him.
• Minerva warned Sting and Rogue that Jiemma regarded Lector and Frosch as pets and urged them to get rid of him; Sting and Rogue resolved to act.

After Jellal visited Fairy Tail, he asked Cain and the others for help with an unspecified matter. The chapter ended with Cain, Ultear, Erza, and Mira wondering why a powerful former Wizard Saint needed them.

• Cain relaxed at Fairy Tail, where Ultear joined him instead of going on a job with Ur.
• Macao and Wakaba noticed a cloaked visitor, and Cain recognized him as Jellal.
• Jellal greeted Cain, Ultear, and Erza, then clarified that Ultear was not responsible for his past actions.
• Jellal thanked Cain for helping him avoid spending his life in prison, and Cain said he had mainly acted for Ultear and Meldy.
• Jellal asked Cain and the three women for help, leaving them puzzled about what could require their strength.

Cain learned that Jellal had sensed an abnormal aura connected to the upcoming Grand Magic Games, and agreed to help investigate it. As the S-Class Exam began in the northwestern desert, Cain resolved to stay close to Ultear and prevent her from sacrificing herself in the future.

• Cain recognized that Jellal was investigating the abnormal aura and remembered the future events involving Rogue, the Eclipse Gate, and Ultear’s use of Arc of Time.
• Jellal asked Cain, Erza, Mira, and Ultear to watch for the abnormal aura, and Cain agreed before encouraging Jellal to move beyond his past.
• Jellal left, and Cain worried that Ultear might repeat her future sacrifice, deciding to remain by her side during the Grand Magic Games.
• Cain, Erza, Mira, and Ultear discussed the upcoming S-Class Exam, and Ultear said she cared more about staying with everyone than becoming an S-Class Mage.
• The S-Class Exam began in the northwestern desert, with Lucy, Meldy, Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Juvia tasked with finding and defeating the Giant Rock Sand Scorpion.

During the S-Class Exam, Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel fought each other in the desert instead of searching for a Giant Rock Sand Scorpion, and their clash left all three badly injured. While Cain, Wendy, and Makarov dealt with them, Lucy, Juvia, and Meldy sensed the monster’s approach, and a huge figure appeared before Lucy.

• Makarov explained that each exam participant had to hunt a Giant Rock Sand Scorpion alone, while Cain and the others watched from the airship.
• Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel started fighting before finding the monster, despite Erza warning that powerful magic would scare it away.
• The three fighters traded attacks and unleashed powerful magic that fused into a destructive blast.
• Makarov brought the badly injured Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel back to the airship, where Cain treated Natsu and Gajeel and Wendy tended to Gray.
• Lucy, Juvia, and Meldy sensed the magical disturbance and searched their surroundings, and a huge figure appeared before Lucy.

Meldy defeated the Giant Rock Sand Scorpion and won the S-Class Mage title after Lucy and Juvia fought over the chance to finish it. Juvia mourned her loss, but Gray reassured her that she was still family.

• Lucy summoned Scorpio to battle the Giant Rock Sand Scorpion while she prepared to help finish it.
• Juvia interrupted Lucy and attacked her, determined to become an S-Class Mage so Gray would like her.
• Lucy struggled to summon another Celestial Spirit as Juvia pressed her with repeated water attacks.
• The Giant Rock Sand Scorpion fell, and Meldy claimed the S-Class Mage title, leaving Lucy and Juvia upset.
• On the magic airship, Ultear praised Meldy, while Gray comforted Juvia by calling her a guild companion and family.

Fairy Tail celebrated Meldy’s promotion to S-Class while Mavis and Cain discussed choosing a successor for Makarov. Cain and Laxus recommended Erza, and Mavis declared her the fourth master as the guild celebrated around an oblivious, sleeping Makarov.

• Meldy officially became Fairy Tail’s newest S-Class Mage during the guild’s celebration.
• Mavis raised the question of choosing a successor, but Cain and Laxus both said they did not want to become Guild Master.
• Cain suggested Erza for the position, and Laxus agreed that her strength and prestige made her a suitable choice.
• Mavis declared Erza the fourth master, and the guild members congratulated her after recovering from their surprise.
• Erza accepted the congratulations while Makarov slept through losing his position, and Cain decided she should create distinctive Guild Master clothing.

Erza became Fairy Tail’s Fourth Guild Master after Makarov handed the position to her and revealed the guild’s greatest secret. She learned that the First’s body was sealed in crystal and that her heart had become Meteorite Radiance, an object with infinite magic power.

• Makarov told Erza that he was leaving the guild to her, and she accepted the position of Fourth Guild Master.
• Makarov led Erza to the basement to show her Fairy Tail’s greatest secret, while Cain, Ultear, Mira, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy tried to follow them.
• Cain and the others searched for a hidden entrance but found only a dead end and returned to the guild.
• That evening, Erza told Cain and the others that she had seen the First’s body sealed inside crystal.
• Erza explained that the Second’s attempt to revive the First had changed her heart into Meteorite Radiance, which possessed infinite magic power.
• Cain suppressed his urge to investigate Meteorite Radiance and considered asking the First about it or searching for the Second’s manuscripts.

Erza and Cain went to the Magic Council after Fairy Tail received a reprimand for its members’ widespread destruction, and they returned exhausted from an all-day scolding. Back at the guild, Cain revealed that Gildarts owed six million in damages, prompting Cana to offer to pay with her body.

• Erza showed Cain the Magic Council’s reprimand listing the damage and complaints caused by Fairy Tail’s members, and asked him to accompany her.
• Makarov watched Erza and Cain leave with satisfaction, then poured himself another drink as punishment for failing to finish his first glass.
• Erza and Cain returned to the guild exhausted after the councilors lectured them from morning until afternoon, and Mira and Ultear helped soothe them.
• Cain explained that the council had scolded them because he had come to clean up the guild’s messes, and Natsu promised Fairy Tail would rein in its behavior.
• Cain told Cana that Gildarts owed six million in damages, and Cana flirtatiously offered to repay the debt with her body.

Cana offered to pay Cain with her body, but he mistook her meaning and offered her a spokesperson job instead. Later, Lucy invited the guild to celebrate her birthday in the Celestial Spirit World, where the Celestial Spirits and the Celestial Spirit King welcomed them to a banquet.

• Cana proposed paying Cain with her body, and Cain agreed to hire her as a spokesperson for Jude’s businesses with a six-million annual salary.
• Cana realized Cain had misunderstood her, left in frustration, and drowned her disappointment in liquor.
• Lucy invited everyone to her upcoming birthday party in the Celestial Spirit World, and the guild agreed to go.
• Virgo brought the group to the Celestial Spirit World, where Lucy greeted the gathered Celestial Spirits and Leo welcomed Cain and the others.
• The Celestial Spirit King appeared and welcomed the group to Lucy’s birthday banquet.

Cain and the others enjoyed the Starry Hot Spring in the Celestial Spirit World, where the spirits relaxed and teased one another. After they returned to the Human World, Cain revealed that about a month had passed, prompting Erza to rush to the guild.

• Aries explained how to make Star Crisp and Green Glow Cake while Mira listened and Erza took notes.
• Leo led Cain and the male Celestial Spirits to the Starry Hot Spring, whose Starstones refreshed visitors and could improve their constitution.
• Scorpio asked Cain how he had trained his body, and Cain joked that his secret was natural before joining the spirits in a water fight.
• The female Celestial Spirits questioned Erza, Mira, and Ultear about their skin, while Virgo teased Lucy about needing to work harder.
• After everyone enjoyed the hot spring, they returned to the Human World and Cain revealed that about a month had passed there.
• Ultear confirmed the time difference, and Erza hurried out to run to the guild.

After returning from the Celestial Spirit World, Erza found the guild running smoothly and had little to do as guild master. Cain took Cana and Lucy to Heartfilia Manor, where Jude agreed to make Cana a spokesperson and Cain proposed sponsoring the Grand Magic Games.

• Erza returned to Fairy Tail and learned that Cain had told Makarov about her trip to the Celestial Spirit World.
• Erza prepared to carry out her guild master duties but found that Mira handled most of the guild's routine work.
• Cana confronted Cain for failing to take her to become a spokesperson, and Cain promised to take her that day.
• Cain invited Lucy to join him and Cana on the Magic Train to Heartfilia Manor, where they met Layla and Jude.
• Cain asked Jude to hire Cana as a spokesperson, and Jude agreed.
• Cain proposed that Jude sponsor the Grand Magic Games, and Jude praised the advertising idea.

Cain and Jude discussed using the Grand Magic Games to test a plan for regional competitions, while Fairy Tail and Sabertooth traveled to Crocus for the increasingly high-stakes tournament. The chapter ended with Cain provoking Sabertooth Guild Master Jiemma at the hotel.

• Cain suggested dividing Ishgar into four regions for preliminary competitions, and Jude enthusiastically considered the sponsorship and advertising opportunities.
• Erza led Fairy Tail to Crocus for the Grand Magic Games, whose champion's prize had risen to two hundred million and included rare magical items.
• Jiemma threatened Sabertooth's five contestants and insulted Yukino after she stumbled under his magical pressure.
• Erza made Lucy captain and knocked Natsu into the ground when she caught him planning to sneak off with the others.
• Cain insulted Jiemma at the hotel, and Jiemma's magic power surged as he prepared to attack.