Chapter Summaries

Rhode and Mira grew closer as they discussed their pasts during a train ride to Violet Town, where they planned to investigate a gang abducting girls. Mira proposed disguising herself as a child and acting as bait, leaving Rhode flustered by her playful performance.

• Rhode felt sympathy for Mira's difficult childhood and told her he wanted to share more about himself.
• Rhode and Mira rode the train together, teasing and cuddling as they traveled toward Violet Town.
• Rhode explained that a criminal gang abducted underage girls and moved them to ships through a nearby harbor.
• Rhode and Mira decided they would need to catch the kidnappers and question them without alerting the gang beforehand.
• Mira transformed into a child and offered to serve as bait, while Rhode admitted that he wanted to kidnap her himself.

Rhode and Mira traveled to Violet Town to investigate a missing-child case, with Mira disguising herself as a lost little girl to lure out whoever was responsible. Back at the guild, Erza discovered that Natsu and the others had taken the dangerous Garna Island S-rank mission, and Gray set out to bring them back.

• Rhode and Mira took a ferry to Harujion, where the sailors harpooned and hauled aboard a ten-meter Giant Piranha.
• Rhode and Mira reached shore the next morning and headed to Violet Town, where the first missing child had been gone for three days.
• Erza found that the Garna Island S-rank request sheet was missing, and Makarov learned that Natsu and the others had taken the mission.
• Laxus said he had seen Happy carrying away the request, while Erza and Gray volunteered to bring Natsu and the others back.
• Mira transformed into a blue-haired child and pretended to be lost in Violet Town while Rhode watched nearby.

Mira let herself be kidnapped so Rhode could follow the gang and discover their hideout, where they were holding children. As the kidnappers gathered to leave, an unknown cloaked woman revealed herself and summoned Scorpio with a Golden Celestial Spirit Key.

• Mira pretended to succumb to sleeping smoke, and a peddler carried her out of town while Rhode secretly followed.
• At a mountain hut, Rhode learned the gang had kidnapped nine children and sent Shadow Wolves toward Laylaco Village to protect another potential victim.
• Black Bear returned with a sack and began identifying his companions, revealing that he was not the real Black Bear.
• The cloaked woman behind the disguised Black Bear confronted the gang, then used a Golden Key to open the Gate of Scorpio.

Mira and Rhode rescued eight kidnapped girls with help from a cloaked Celestial Spirit Mage, who left without revealing her guild. The woman, Angel, met a young man afterward and admitted her intervention had nearly exposed her.

• Scorpio defeated the remaining kidnappers with a Sand Tornado, and Gemini revealed itself after the Black Bear vanished.
• Mira revealed herself to Angel, who declined to share her identity and left with her Celestial Spirits.
• Mira reassured the rescued girls, while Rhode emerged from underground and learned Angel had destroyed the Shadow Wolves following her.
• Rhode summoned Worm to comfort the eight girls before he and Mira prepared to take them home.
• Angel took a detour and contacted a young man riding a flying purple giant snake, who called her out for hiding her concern behind excuses.

Rhode and Mira finished resolving the child-trafficking case, then visited Wendy in the Nilubite Tribe, where she had been working hard to learn its traditional skills. The chapter left Rhode and Mira catching up with Wendy and Charuru, with Rhode’s gift for Wendy still to come.

• Rhode and Mira returned the rescued children safely, handed the traffickers over to the Magic Council, and confirmed that no other children were missing.
• Mira urged Rhode to apologize to the Celestial Spirit Mage if they met again, and the two left town after the Council took custody of the criminals.
• Rhode and Mira traveled to Cat of the Moon and found Wendy learning to weave from Magna.
• Wendy had been studying the Nilubite Tribe’s traditional crafts alongside her training, while Charuru supported her efforts.
• Rhode greeted Wendy and Charuru, then Worm licked Charuru and prompted her to ask how Rhode had helped it grow so quickly.

Rhode visited Wendy and Charuru with Mira, shared news about their friends, and revealed that he and Mira were dating. He then introduced Wendy to the Mountain Drake, who did not know Grandine but affectionately rubbed against Wendy, leaving Rhode jealous.

• Wendy and Charuru welcomed Rhode and Mira, and Rhode told Wendy that Porlyusica was healthy and had sent her a message to take care of herself.
• Rhode revealed that he and Mira had been dating for two and a half months, surprising Wendy and Charuru.
• Rhode told Wendy about the Mountain Drake and took her to meet him in a remote mountain area.
• Wendy asked the Mountain Drake whether he knew Grandine, and he gently shook his head.
• The Mountain Drake rubbed his cheek against Wendy, while Rhode wondered why the dragon treated him so indifferently.

Rhode, Mira, Wendy, and Charuru spent the day together after Rhode summoned a Mountain Drake for Wendy. They shared dinner and arranged their sleeping quarters, with Mira and Wendy sharing a room while Rhode slept with Wom.

• Rhode summoned a Mountain Drake, which let Wendy touch its cheek before vanishing after giving Rhode a disdainful look.
• Rhode, Mira, Wendy, and Charuru headed back together, and Rhode caught two pheasants for dinner.
• Mira startled Wendy while bleeding a chicken, so Rhode gave Wendy a Poro delicacy and promised Mira he would only attend funerals, never have affairs.
• Mira cooked pheasant with mushrooms, and she and Wendy grew closer during dinner, with Wendy calling her Sister Mira and Rhode Brother Rhode.
• Mira arranged to share a room with Wendy, while Rhode took the room across from them and slept with Wom.

Rhode and Mira were summoned by Master Robinlu after Fairy Tail contacted Cat of the Moon. Erza revealed that the guild had been destroyed while she and Gray pursued Natsu after he stole an S-Class request, leaving Rhode and Mira to learn who attacked it.

• Charuru woke beside Mira and Wendy, then joined Rhode and Worm during their morning exercise.
• At breakfast, Wendy invited Mira to look around Cat of the Moon and try on clothes, but Naochi arrived and summoned Rhode and Mira to see Master Robinlu.
• Robinlu directed Rhode and Mira to Cat of the Moon's communication Magic Crystal, where Erza appeared and apologized for failing to protect the guild.
• Erza explained that Natsu had stolen an S-Class request and that she and Gray pursued him, completed the job, and returned to find the guild destroyed.
• Rhode asked who had attacked Fairy Tail, but Erza had not yet answered.

Rhode and Mira rushed back to Magnolia after Phantom destroyed Fairy Tail’s guild hall, while Rhode worried that the attack could lead to war. They found the guild basement empty, leaving them unsure where Master and the others had gone.

• Erza told Rhode and Mira that Phantom had attacked Fairy Tail’s empty guild hall, damaging it badly but hurting no one.
• Rhode and Mira agreed to return immediately, and Rhode urged Erza to keep everyone alert and persuade Master to take the threat seriously.
• Rhode and Mira said goodbye to Wendy and Charuru, then traveled day and night toward Magnolia using their summoned creatures as mounts.
• Mira and Rhode took turns resting and keeping watch as Rhode considered Phantom’s strength and prepared for the possibility of war.
• The next morning, Rhode and Mira arrived in Magnolia and saw that iron rods had pierced and ruined the Fairy Tail guild hall.
• Rhode and Mira searched the empty basement for Master, Erza, and the others, but no one answered.

Rhode and Mira returned to find the guild empty and learned that Levy and her teammates had been hospitalized after Phantom Lord attacked them. They rescued Lucy from Sol and Juvia, then faced the two Four Elements members as the fight began.

• Mira and Rhode found the temporary guild deserted and learned from a shopkeeper that Makarov had left with the guild after Levy and her teammates were injured.
• Rhode noticed rain clouds near the hospital, while Lucy headed there alone after finding the guild empty.
• Sol and Juvia confronted Lucy in an alley and revealed that Phantom Lord had come to take her because she was Lucy Heartfilia.
• Juvia trapped Lucy in a water sphere, but Rhode broke it, rescued Lucy, and returned her Celestial Spirit Keys.
• Mira attacked Sol and Juvia, but Sol escaped underground and Juvia turned into water to avoid harm.
• Sol identified Mira and Rhode and noted that Phantom Lord's intelligence had mistakenly reported they were on their honeymoon; Rhode summoned two constructs as the confrontation continued.

Rhode and Mira fought Sol and Juvia, with Mira driving Juvia from the alley while Rhode struggled to pin down Sol. After Sol provoked Rhode with claims about Mira’s past, Rhode transformed into a Dragon Slayer and overwhelmed him, then fell into Mira’s arms.

• Rhode sent Lucy onto the tree monster’s back as he and Mira attacked Sol and Juvia in the rain.
• Mira struck Juvia with Dark Spark, badly hurting her and driving her out of the alley.
• Lucy summoned Saggitarius to help attack Sol, but his arrows failed to hit the evasive earth mage.
• Sol taunted Rhode with claims that Mira’s younger sister had died because of her, prompting Rhode to transform into a Dragon Slayer.
• Rhode used Mountain Dragon magic to launch Sol into the air and battered him with a series of attacks, ending with Mountain Dragon’s Roar.
• Rhode returned to normal and fell into Mira’s arms.

Rhode and Mira defeated Phantom Lord’s Sol and Juvia, then comforted Lucy after she revealed her Heartfilia identity and blamed herself for the guild’s suffering. The chapter left Lucy recovering at home with Mira and Rhode while the captives remained bound and Phantom Lord’s threat continued.

• Rhode and Mira landed safely after their fight, and Rhode promised to repair the damaged ground and compensate the shops.
• Lucy apologized for bringing trouble to Fairy Tail and revealed that her full name was Lucy Heartfilia.
• Mira comforted Lucy, reminding her that joining Fairy Tail made the guild’s problems everyone’s concern.
• Rhode restored the chimney and ground, left notes for the damaged shops, and suggested Lucy change out of her wet clothes.
• Rhode tied up the injured Sol and Juvia while Mira and Lucy bathed, and Mira teased Lucy about becoming Rhode’s girlfriend.

Rhode, Mira, and Lucy left to help Fairy Tail, unaware that the guild was retreating after the Master fell. When they reunited with their battered companions, Rhode summoned an army of monsters to face Phantom Lord’s pursuers.

• Rhode brought clothes for Mira and Lucy, and Lucy told them how hurt she was by her father Jude’s neglect and his decision to hire Phantom Lord to bring her home.
• Lucy resolved to help her friends and speak with Jude after the conflict, while Mira encouraged her and helped lift her spirits.
• Erza ordered Fairy Tail to retreat after the Master collapsed, and the guild members fled Old Town while Phantom Lord’s forces pursued them.
• Rhode, Mira, and Lucy arrived on river crabs and found Elfman carrying the injured Master as Fairy Tail’s exhausted members ran from nearly two hundred pursuers.
• Rhode summoned more than thirty monsters to attack Phantom Lord’s forces, then began summoning Canyon Vanguard after Mira stopped him from calling a dragon.

Rhode helped Fairy Tail retreat after Phantom Lord pursued them, then went to Porlyusica to learn that Makarov was suffering from a spell that drained his mana. He restored some of Makarov’s mana and learned that the Master was considering him as a successor, but Rhode said he did not want the position.

• Rhode gave Crown of Embers halos to the injured, arranged their retreat, and sent Makarov to Porlyusica with Elfman.
• Phantom Lord’s pursuit was routed by Rhode’s monsters, while Erza and Mira attacked the enemy forces.
• Rhode went to Porlyusica’s treehouse and learned that Makarov’s Wind Magic-induced depletion had severely drained his mana.
• Porlyusica confirmed that Rhode’s Crown of Insight had helped restore Makarov’s mana and ease his condition.
• Porlyusica told Rhode that Makarov was considering him as the next Master, and Rhode said he did not want the position.

Rhode visited Grandmother Porlyusica with Elfman and learned that Makarov was out of danger. Back at Fairy Tail, Rhode shared the good news while the guild prepared for the ongoing war with Phantom Lord.

• Grandmother Porlyusica declared Makarov out of danger, gave Rhode medicine and wound supplies, and kept Worm with her as Rhode and Elfman left.
• Rhode reassured Elfman that Mira was unharmed, and they returned to the damaged guild.
• Lucy told the guild she wanted to remain in Fairy Tail, and her companions supported her while discussing Phantom Lord's attack and the coming war.
• The guild weighed the threat posed by Jose and Phantom Lord, noting that Laxus had refused to help and Gildarts and Mystogan were unreachable.
• Rhode told the guild that Makarov was out of danger and would wake soon, prompting cheers.
• Gray announced that the captured Phantom Lord woman had awakened.

After learning that Jose planned to attack Fairy Tail directly, Rhode rallied the guild and laid out their goals for the coming battle. He began planning how to stop Grimoire Heart’s Six-Legged Walker and arranged to question Juvia and Sol privately.

• Rhode asked Juvia about Grimoire Heart’s plans, and she revealed that Jose intended to attack Fairy Tail directly after eliminating Makarov as an obstacle.
• Rhode joked with Gray about Juvia’s reaction to his appearance, while Natsu and Happy tried to steal Gray’s shorts before Lucy stopped them.
• Rhode gathered the guild and set their goals as protecting Lucy and Fairy Tail, then avenging their injured companions and damaged guild.
• Laxus showed the guild a diagram of Grimoire Heart’s Six-Legged Walker, and Rhode assigned them to destroy it before its Magic Cannon or stronger weapons could be used.
• Rhode quietly asked Mira to take Gray, Juvia, and Sol aside so the guild could discuss detailed plans without the prisoners present.

Rhode organized Fairy Tail’s defenses after learning Phantom Lord’s weapons depended on Magic Crystals and the Four Elements, then prepared to meet the approaching Six-Legged Walker. As Fairy Tail’s battle groups advanced across the lake, Jose spotted them and ordered Jupiter loaded.

• Rhode divided Fairy Tail into battle groups, gave the injured more Crown of Embers, and rallied the guild to prepare for victory.
• Rhode and Wollan gathered fewer than three thousand Void Worms by the lake, then alerted everyone that the Six-Legged Walker was approaching from the northeast.
• Gray created an ice walkway as the assault group advanced, while Erza, Mira, and Lucy followed and Alzack and Bisca led the sniper group to find firing positions.
• Gray went to Rhode’s supply point to build more ice routes, while Rhode used Rift Scuttler Take Over to travel through the lake.
• Jose observed Fairy Tail crossing the lake and ordered his guild to begin loading Jupiter.

Rhode used the Canyon Vanguard to destroy the Walker’s right rear leg and misdirect Jupiter’s shot, leaving Phantom Lord’s guild building tilted and vulnerable. As Fairy Tail’s teams moved in, Rhode headed for another leg but an iron rod fell toward the back of his head.

• Jose ordered Jupiter to fire at Fairy Tail’s advancing members, while Rhode attacked the Walker’s right rear leg from behind.
• Rhode used Receive: Canyon Vanguard and joined the creature in smashing the mechanical leg until it collapsed.
• The Walker tilted sharply, throwing Phantom Lord’s members off balance, and Jupiter fired into the sky instead of at Fairy Tail.
• Rhode ordered the assault and mobile teams to advance, while Wollan guided Erza, Mira, and Lucy toward him.
• Rhode rode the Canyon Vanguard through the dust toward another leg, but an iron rod dropped toward the back of his head.

Rhode and the Fairy Tail team fought Phantom Lord’s forces as they worked to stop the moving guild hall and destroy Jupiter’s Magic Crystal. The chapter ended with Rhode striking the Walker’s second mechanical leg while the assault team prepared for an earthquake.

• Rhode blocked Gajeel’s attack, knocked him down, and left him to Mira and Erza, who overwhelmed him with their attacks.
• Rhode checked the battle’s progress and learned that Natsu and the assault team had climbed the mechanical leg, while the worm unit continued advancing along the shore.
• Kana told Rhode that Phantom Lord’s troops were blocking the way to Jupiter’s Magic Crystal, and Natsu suggested a plan despite feeling sick.
• Rhode instructed the assault team to brace for an earthquake, then transformed into a streak of purple light and crashed into the Walker’s second mechanical leg.

Kana, Loki, and Elfman broke through Phantom's gate while Natsu, Gray, and Happy headed for Jupiter and faced Totomaru, who controlled fire. Natsu and Gray vowed to defeat Totomaru within thirty seconds as Rhode warned that Kana's squad was under pressure.

• Kana, Loki, and Elfman used the building's shaking to break through Phantom's gate, while Happy carried Natsu toward Jupiter's cannon and Gray followed using ice chains.
• Jose learned that Fairy Tail's squad had broken into the guild and ordered Phantom Soldiers to stop them.
• Rhode warned Kana's squad that a large force was approaching and reported that Natsu and Gray had met Totomaru, the Fire Element mage.
• Totomaru controlled Natsu's flames and melted Gray's ice attacks, but Natsu swallowed Totomaru's red flames.
• Rhode told Natsu and Gray to finish the fight quickly, and they challenged Totomaru to a thirty-second battle.