Recaps

Lucy revealed her identity as Lucy Heartfilia and feared she would have to leave Fairy Tail, but the guild welcomed her as family. After the damaged guild collapsed, the Magic Council named Ye a Ten Wizard Saint and absolved Fairy Tail of responsibility for the war, leaving the guild celebrating its two Ten Wizard Saints.

• Lucy confessed that she was Lucy Heartfilia, had run away from her wealthy family, and believed she might need to leave Fairy Tail.
• Ye, Erza, and the guild reassured Lucy that she belonged with them, and Lucy tearfully declared her love for Fairy Tail.
• The damaged guild building collapsed, and Makarov called for everyone to rebuild it.
• A Magic Council messenger announced that Ye had been made a Ten Wizard Saint and that Fairy Tail was absolved of responsibility for its conflict with Phantom Lord.
• Makarov celebrated Fairy Tail having two Ten Wizard Saints, and the guild began preparing a banquet for Ye.

After Fairy Tail began rebuilding, Laxus challenged the guild’s weakness and declared he would take over, but Ye defused the confrontation and explained Laxus’s hidden efforts against Phantom Lord. Makarov considered retirement but decided to remain guild master for a few more years, while Ye reflected on his growing abilities.

• Makarov and Yajima discussed the Council’s decision to clear Makarov and appoint Ye as one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and Yajima urged Makarov to consider retirement.
• As Fairy Tail rebuilt its guildhall, Laxus criticized the members as weak and announced he would drive out anyone who opposed him when he took over the guild.
• Ye handed Laxus gloves and told him to build the strongest guild himself, prompting the others to leave; Erza reminded him the guild belonged to everyone, and Laxus stormed off.
• Lucy and the others questioned whether Laxus should inherit the guild, so Ye revealed that Laxus and Mystogan had destroyed most of Phantom Lord’s branches and urged everyone not to blame him.
• Makarov thought over the possible successors and chose to stay on as guild master for a few more years.
• At home, Ye saw that his template had risen to 73 percent, wondered what he would gain at full completion, and went back to sleep beside Mira.

Lucy learned that Loki was Leo, a Celestial Spirit barred from returning to the Spirit World after defying his former master Karen. After Lucy and Ye challenged the Spirit King's judgment, Leo regained the right to return to the Celestial Spirit World and agreed to protect Lucy.

• Makarov revealed that Loki had submitted an application to leave Fairy Tail, and Ye sent Lucy to find him.
• Lucy consulted Crux, who explained that Leo had stayed in the Human World for three years after Karen's death and could not return because he had broken Celestial Spirit law.
• Lucy found Loki at Karen's grave and repeatedly tried to open the Gate of the Lion, nearly disappearing as she used her magic.
• The Spirit King arrived and upheld the rule barring Leo's return, but Ye and Lucy argued that Leo had acted to protect Aries and his companions.
• The Spirit King restored Leo's right to return to the Celestial Spirit World, and Ye assigned him to protect Lucy as punishment for neglecting his own life.

Ye and the others vacationed at Akane Beach, where Erza’s painful past resurfaced as her former companions arrived to take her back to Paradise Tower. Ye learned the catgirl knew the tower’s location and set off with her, while Erza’s old companions confronted her at the casino.

• The group spent the day playing at Akane Beach, and Erza woke from a troubling memory before they visited the underground casino.
• A strange man threatened Natsu, Gray met Juvia, and a tall figure knocked Juvia aside while demanding to know where Erza was.
• Ye was tied up by a catgirl seeking Erza, learned she planned to take Erza to Paradise Tower, and ordered her to lead him there.
• Erza and Lucy won at cards before Sho appeared, trapped Lucy and the casino patrons in cards, and called Erza a traitor.
• Wally and Simon revealed that they had come with Sho to take Erza back to the completed Paradise Tower, but an unseen voice stopped them.

Ye rescued Lucy and confronted Erza’s former companions, who had captured her. Erza revealed her history as a slave and Jellal’s betrayal, and she set out with the others to Paradise Tower to free her companions and confront him.

• Ye used Conqueror's Haki to stop Erza’s captors, freed Lucy from a card, and subdued the group when they tried to attack again.
• Natsu and Gray reunited with Ye, Lucy, and Erza, and Erza explained how she had been enslaved, escaped, and later driven away by Jellal.
• Sho and the others accused Erza of betraying them, saying Jellal had told them she abandoned them during an escape attempt.
• Ye challenged Sho’s belief in Jellal, and Simon, Millianna, and Wally began to believe Erza’s account.
• Erza punched Sho for mistaking Jellal’s rule for freedom, then asked Simon to lead them to Paradise Tower so she could prove the truth and confront Jellal.

Ye and the others entered the Paradise Tower to stop Jellal from sacrificing Erza to resurrect Zeref and to rescue the prisoners, while the Magic Council considered using Etherion against the tower. The group split up to fight through the tower, and Ye encouraged Lucy as her Celestial Spirits defeated the guards.

• Ye agreed to help Erza and joined her, Natsu, and Simon in going after Jellal.
• The Magic Council learned the Paradise Tower was complete, and Siegrain pushed for an Etherion strike despite the council's objections.
• Jellal exposed Simon and the others as traitors, then revealed his Paradise Game: Erza would be sacrificed to revive Zeref, and the group had to defeat his forces to save the prisoners.
• Jellal warned that damaging the tower would endanger the captives and that Etherion might strike, so Erza divided the group into teams to rescue people and fight the guards.
• Ye took Lucy and Happy along, let Lucy handle the enemies with her Celestial Spirits, and encouraged her to keep developing her magic.

Ye and Lucy encountered Ikaruga, a Trinity Raven swordswoman sent by Jellal, while Gray and Juvia fought Vidaldus Taka on another floor. Ye defeated Ikaruga but let her go, and Gray freed Juvia from Vidaldus’s control before the pair continued onward.

• Lucy summoned Taurus to attack Ikaruga, but Ikaruga defeated him instantly, and Ye stepped in to face her.
• Ye fought Ikaruga with a tree branch, overcame her sword techniques with Armament Haki, and spared her after she admitted defeat.
• Ikaruga watched Ye leave and realized he had given her a reason to wield her sword.
• Gray and Juvia fought Vidaldus Taka, whose magical music changed Juvia’s personality and made her attack Gray.
• Gray froze Juvia to stop her assault, then blasted Vidaldus with Ice and Snow Cannon and freed Juvia.
• Juvia apologized for becoming a burden, and Gray reassured her before they continued onward.

The Magic Council approved firing Etherion at Paradise Tower, while Natsu’s group fought their way forward and Erza confronted Jellal. Ye revealed that Jellal and Siegrain were one person and learned that Jellal intended to use Ye as a sacrifice; Etherion was already on its way.

• The Magic Council voted five to four to fire Etherion at Paradise Tower, and Siegrain left Ultear to handle the preparations.
• Natsu defeated Owl after Owl swallowed him, and Natsu continued onward with Simon.
• Jellal defeated Sho and sent him to rescue the hostages while Erza stayed behind to fight.
• Erza deduced that Paradise Tower needed more magic power, and Ye confirmed that Etherion was the only way to supply it.
• Siegrain appeared and revealed that the Magic Council had agreed to fire Etherion, while Ye explained that Siegrain was Jellal’s thought projection.
• Jellal revealed that he planned to use Ye as a sacrifice, and Lucy warned that they needed to escape, but Ye said it was already too late.

Ye destroyed Etherion and defeated Jellal, then demolished Paradise Tower to lay its victims to rest. The group left the island, with Erza thanking Ye for helping her find peace.

• Ye opened the Eight Gates and used Demon Back and Haki to overpower Etherion with a Kamehameha, destroying the magic circles and stunning the Magic Council.
• Jellal attacked Ye, but Ye dodged his strikes, shattered his meteor with Erza's sword, and defeated him after he tried to flee.
• Ultear sensed Jellal's defeat and wrecked the Magic Council with Arc of Time before escaping to Grimoire Heart.
• Natsu and Gray arrived after the fight, and the group departed Paradise Tower by ship while Ye stayed behind.
• Ye destroyed Paradise Tower with a massive energy blast to honor its victims, then rejoined the group, and Erza embraced him and thanked him.

Erza and Lucy returned to Magnolia, where Fairy Tail celebrated its new guild building and welcomed Juvia and Gajeel as members. The guild’s opening festivities ended in a chaotic brawl after Gajeel’s singing upset everyone.

• Erza watched her younger siblings sail away after they chose to explore their own paths.
• Ye and the others returned to Fairy Tail’s newly rebuilt guild, where Marcus sold guild merchandise and Ye stopped him from undressing Lucy’s figurine.
• Makarov introduced Juvia and Gajeel as new guild members, and Ye stopped Natsu from attacking Gajeel over Phantom Lord’s destruction of the old guild.
• Natsu and Gajeel argued over their abilities until Makarov stopped them, while Juvia assured Gray she did not like Gajeel.
• Mira performed for the guild, but Gajeel followed her with a song that provoked insults and a guild-wide brawl.

After Fairy Tail’s battle, Ye discussed Etherion and his future as guild master with Makarov, then prepared for a reporter’s visit. Jason interviewed the guild members, and Ye’s polished public appearance ended when he changed back into casual clothes.

• Makarov warned Ye that news of him breaking through Etherion could make Fairy Tail a target, and Ye assured him the witnesses would keep quiet.
• Makarov told Ye to dress properly for the reporters arriving the next day and said he had chosen Ye as his eventual successor.
• Jason from Sorasha Weekly interviewed Erza, Gray, Juvia, and Natsu at the lively guild.
• Ye answered Jason’s questions, revealed that Mirajane was his girlfriend, and said the Demon Back was inherited by his family.
• After Jason left, Ye grabbed Natsu for calling him disgusting, then changed out of his suit and returned to his casual clothes.

Laxus attacked Gajeel over his past with Phantom Lord, but Ye intervened and defended Gajeel as a member of Fairy Tail. After the confrontation ended without a fight, Gajeel began to understand what it meant to be protected by a guild.

• At a tavern, Laxus overheard Dark Guild wizards mocking Fairy Tail and defeated Zat after Zat blasted him through a wall.
• Laxus blamed Makarov for Fairy Tail's loss of standing and vowed to make it the strongest guild.
• Lucy searched the job board, but Gajeel took the job she wanted and left to work.
• Laxus confronted Gajeel in a Magnolia park, taunted him about Phantom Lord, and struck him with lightning.
• Ye blocked Laxus's next attack and argued that Gajeel had been forgiven and was now a Fairy Tail companion.
• When onlookers approached, Laxus and Ye withdrew their power; Ye gave Gajeel medicine and urged him to fight back in the future, leaving Gajeel feeling protected for the first time.

Fairy Tail celebrated Magnolia's Harvest Festival with a beauty contest judged by Makarov and Ye, until Evergreen interrupted and turned the women into stone. The chapter left the festival in chaos as Makarov confronted her.

• Fried, Bickslow, and another Fairy Tail wizard easily defeated the Souls of the Dead members, who feared Ye's strength after the trio left.
• Magnolia prepared for the Harvest Festival, and Makarov reflected on how Laxus had changed while hoping nothing would go wrong.
• Makarov and Ye judged Fairy Tail's beauty contest, where Cana, Juvia, Mira, Erza, Levy, Bisca, and Lucy performed.
• Evergreen interrupted the contest and claimed she was the rightful champion, then turned Lucy and the other women into stone.
• Makarov angrily confronted Evergreen after she revealed the petrified women and townspeople fled the venue.

Laxus launched a three-hour guild-wide battle in Magnolia, threatening to turn the petrified guild members to sand unless the Fairy Tail mages defeated him and the Thunder Legion. As the guild scattered to find them, Alzack won a forced fight against Droy and Sarusuke to save Bisca.

• Ye broke Evergreen’s barrier and confronted her, but Laxus and the Thunder Legion arrived and declared a battle to decide who was Fairy Tail’s strongest.
• Laxus announced that the petrified hostages would turn to sand in three hours unless the guild defeated his group, then vanished with Fried and Bickslow as the guild members rushed out to search.
• Makarov and Natsu were blocked from leaving the guild hall by Fried’s spells, while Laxus’s Thought Projection accused the guild members of being weak and argued with Makarov and Ye about inheriting the guild.
• Droy, Sarusuke, and Alzack were trapped in a street barrier with a rule allowing only the strongest to pass.
• Alzack attacked Droy and Sarusuke, winning the battle so he could save Bisca.

Ye broke Laxus’s rune barrier and began stopping the guild members fighting across Magnolia, while Laxus left the guild to continue his plan. Gray defeated Bickslow but forgot to ask where Laxus was, and Laxus learned that Bickslow had been taken out.

• Ye shattered the rune meant to hold him and left to stop the guild members fighting around Magnolia.
• Laxus rejected Makarov’s plea to apologize and left the guild, while Natsu and Gajeel set out to find him.
• Ye began defeating the fighting guild members after a spell nearly hurt a child, and he apologized to Magnolia’s shopkeepers for the damage.
• Gray found Bickslow and beat him by freezing his feet before striking him with an ice hammer.
• Gray realized he had forgotten to ask Bickslow where Laxus was, and Laxus saw the report that Bickslow had been defeated.

Ye rescued Elfman and forced Evergreen to undo her petrification magic, freeing the hostages at Fairy Tail. Laxus then activated the Thunder Palace and threatened to attack Magnolia unless Fairy Tail defeated him or accepted him as Master.

• Elfman fought Evergreen to save his sister, but she defeated him until Ye arrived and caught him.
• Ye confronted Evergreen and scared her into fainting, undoing the petrification magic on the guild members.
• Makarov explained what had happened, and Happy reported that Ye had defeated nearly all of Laxus's followers.
• Laxus announced that he had activated the Thunder Palace and threatened to attack Magnolia when the time ran out unless Fairy Tail defeated him or declared him Master.

Laxus unleashed Thunder Palace over Magnolia, but Ye destroyed its magic crystals before the spell could devastate the town. Laxus then fought Mystogan, Erza, Natsu, and Gajeel, and the chapter ended with him revealing he was a Dragon Slayer and overpowering Natsu and Gajeel.

• Makarov collapsed after confronting Laxus, while Erza, Lucy, and Juvia rushed out to stop Thunder Palace.
• Bisca struck one of the magic crystals and was knocked unconscious by its Life-Link counterattack, but Ye destroyed all the crystals.
• Mystogan confronted Laxus and revealed a face identical to Jellal's before disappearing; Laxus then attacked Erza and Natsu.
• Erza left to question Mystogan as Natsu fought Laxus, and Gajeel joined the battle to save him.
• Laxus revealed that he was a Dragon Slayer and overwhelmed Natsu and Gajeel with his Roar of the Lightning Dragon.

Ye defeated Laxus in their long-awaited fight, but Laxus’s Fairy Law spared Magnolia Town and revealed his affection for the guild. Laxus broke through the Life-and-Death Trial before Ye knocked him unconscious, and Ye took him back to the guild.

• Ye arrived and fought Laxus, overwhelming him despite Laxus’s attacks and hand-to-hand combat.
• Erza told Ye that Makarov had collapsed after Laxus used Thunder Palace to threaten Magnolia Town, but Laxus refused to stop fighting.
• Laxus cast Fairy Law, but no one in Magnolia Town was harmed, and Fried explained that the spell spared those Laxus cared about.
• Ye unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, and Laxus broke through the Life-and-Death Trial before they clashed with their strongest attacks.
• Ye stood victorious after the clash, judged Laxus a worthy warrior, and dragged him toward the guild.

Ye returned to Fairy Tail with the defeated Laxus, found Makarov recovering, and oversaw the guild’s apologies and cleanup. Makarov expelled Laxus, who left after reconciling with his grandfather through their old Fantasy Parade signal, while the guild celebrated the parade in Magnolia Town.

• Ye brought the unconscious Laxus to the guild, reunited with Mira, and took him to Grandma Porlyusica for treatment.
• Ye told the guild to apologize to the townspeople, pay compensation, and clean the streets before the planned parade.
• Makarov rebuked Laxus for endangering his guildmates and expelled him, and Laxus accepted the decision after hearing his grandfather’s advice.
• Laxus’s Thunder Legion offered to leave with him, but he told them to remain in Fairy Tail and protect the guild.
• Makarov and the guild gave Laxus their childhood parade signal, and Laxus left after understanding that his grandfather would always watch over him.
• Fairy Tail held the Fantasy Parade in Magnolia Town, and Ye ended it by sending a great sphere of light into the sky.

After Makarov announced a joint mission to exterminate the Oración Seis, Ye joined the alliance delegation despite wanting to take a lucrative job. He traveled with Fairy Tail’s team to the meeting place, where Natsu’s motion sickness quickly returned.

• Gajeel recalled how Ivan had revealed that Laxus’s Dragon Slayer power came from an implanted lacrima that Ivan planned to reclaim and sell.
• Lucy learned Ye was taking a twenty-million reward job and begged to join him, while Natsu and Gray also volunteered.
• Makarov explained that the Oración Seis had mobilized their subordinate Dark Guilds and that Fairy Tail would join Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus, and Cat Shelter to stop them.
• Ye agreed to postpone his job and take part in the alliance mission, with Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy accompanying him.
• On the way to the alliance meeting, Natsu forgot about his motion sickness until Ye pointed out they were traveling in a carriage, and he became ill.

Oración Seis began searching for Nirvana while Grimoire Heart planned to use the chaos to find Zeref's key and open the Gate of Zero. Ye and Fairy Tail met their Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale allies, and the gathered guilds prepared to face Oración Seis as one last participant remained absent.

• Cobra, Laser, Hoteye, Angel, and Brain discussed finding Nirvana, while Hades and Ultear discussed their plans and the threat posed by Ye.
• Ye and the Fairy Tail team arrived at Blue Pegasus's pink villa and were greeted by Ichiya and the TRIMAN, whose behavior exasperated Lucy and Gray.
• Ichiya recognized Ye as War God Ye and warned his guild members to show him respect.
• Jura Reiji arrived for Lamia Scale with Lyon and another familiar woman, and greeted Ye as a fellow Ten Wizard Saint.
• Ichiya announced that the three guilds' strongest members would take on Oración Seis, while Lucy learned that the final guild had sent only one person.

Wendy and Charle joined the allied guilds as Hibiki explained their mission to stop Oración Seis from finding Nirvana. As Ye led Lucy, Happy, Wendy, and Charle into the Vast Tree Sea, Angel’s group revealed that they had ambushed and impersonated Hibiki to learn the alliance’s plans, then attacked Jura.

• Wendy arrived and introduced herself as Cat Shelter’s support mage, while Charle followed her and joined the group.
• Hibiki explained that Oración Seis sought Nirvana, an ancient destructive magic sealed in the Vast Tree Sea, and outlined the plan to find their temporary base.
• Natsu and Gray rushed ahead, followed by Lyon and Sherry, while Ye set out with Lucy, Happy, Wendy, and Charle.
• After the others left, Hibiki asked Jura about Makarov, then a disguised attacker stabbed Jura and revealed that Angel’s group had copied Hibiki and learned the alliance’s plans.
• Angel’s group said they could not copy Ye because of the terrifying presence inside him, and Jura praised Ye before fainting from blood loss.

Ye destroyed Christina after Oración Seis hijacked it, then quickly defeated Laser and Cobra. The others struggled against the remaining members, who escaped, and Wendy healed the injured group before they discussed what to do next.

• Christina attacked Ye, who survived the bombardment and destroyed the airship with an Energy Bullet.
• Ye defeated Laser and Cobra, while Brain learned that both had fallen.
• Natsu's group confronted the other members of Oración Seis, but their magic overwhelmed the team and Brain's group escaped.
• Wendy revealed that she was a Sky Dragon Slayer Mage and healed the injured members of both groups, including Jura.
• The group recovered and prepared to discuss their next move.

Oración Seis ordered its subordinate guilds to attack the allied forces while the wizards split up to search for Nirvana and the enemy base. The allies uncovered Oración Seis’s location, but Erza and Lucy were ambushed by Angel, who took control of Taurus and forced him to attack them.

• Brain told Angel that Laser and Cobra had been defeated, then ordered Waltor to mobilize the subordinate guilds and attack the allied forces.
• The allied wizards split into groups to search for Nirvana, and Ye warned them that Oración Seis might summon Demon Gods using sacrifices.
• Wendy and Charle encountered a large group of dark wizards, and their companion knocked them out before learning that Oración Seis’s base was in an abandoned village to the west.
• Lyon and Sherry headed west after learning the base’s location, while Jura stayed behind to face Waltor, whose magic softened the earth and shattered Jura’s stone pillars.
• Erza recognized that a battered Gray was an impostor, and Angel revealed herself and used the transformation magic to manipulate Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Taurus.
• Angel summoned her own Taurus and ordered him to kill Lucy, but Erza blocked his attack and refused to harm him when he begged her to end his suffering.

Lucy and Erza fought Angel, who treated her Celestial Spirits as disposable weapons, and Erza defeated her after Angel ran out of magic. Deep in the Sea of Trees, Brain discovered a hidden tunnel as another seal on him broke.

• Lucy summoned Aquarius, Scorpio, Leo, and Aries, but Aquarius left with Scorpio, while Angel revealed she had killed Karen and forced Leo and Aries to fight.
• Angel used Caelum to strike Leo and Aries, sending them back to the Celestial Spirit World, and Gemini copied Erza to fight her.
• Erza overcame Gemini’s copy by becoming stronger than she had been before and sent the copy back to the Celestial Spirit World.
• Lucy summoned Sagittarius, whose arrow was blocked by Pisceon, and Erza defeated Angel with Blackwing: Moonflash after Angel’s magic ran out.
• Another seal on Brain’s body broke, and after smashing a glowing rock, he uncovered a tunnel and went inside.