Recaps

Blanc returned to Fairy Tail and privately told Makarov that August, the Wizard King of the Alvarez Empire, was Mavis's biological son. When Makarov demanded to know how Blanc learned about Lumen Histoire, Blanc claimed he was an undercover agent sent by Grimoire Heart.

• Blanc explained that his Thought Body had been transported to another world, though he could still retrieve it if he found the magic responsible.
• Blanc told Makarov that August wanted to join Fairy Tail and revealed his identity as the acting head of the Alvarez Empire.
• Makarov panicked at the thought of accepting an enemy, but Blanc insisted August was not their enemy.
• Blanc disclosed that August was Mavis's biological son, and Makarov connected the revelation to the Western Continent's knowledge of Lumen Histoire.
• When Makarov asked how he knew Fairy Tail's deepest secret, Blanc said he was an undercover agent sent by Grimoire Heart.

Blanc revealed that he had defected from Grimoire Heart years ago and that its guild master was Fairy Tail’s former master, Precht, shocking Makarov. August joined Fairy Tail and left after reminding Blanc of his promise to help him meet the day he longed for.

• Blanc told Makarov he had defected from Grimoire Heart upon reaching Magnolia and had not contacted the guild since.
• Blanc revealed that Precht, Fairy Tail’s former guild master, led Grimoire Heart, and Makarov fainted from shock.
• Makarov recovered and welcomed August into Fairy Tail, stamping a black guild mark over August’s heart.
• Makarov announced August as a new guildmate and called for a party to celebrate Blanc’s return.
• August watched the guild’s celebration, reminded Blanc of his promise, and quietly left.

Blanc overheard sailors discussing Fairy Tail and the Magic Council’s failed attempt to recruit him as a Wizard Saint. After helping steady a ship caught in the wave caused by Natsu’s harbor fight, Blanc tried to leave unnoticed but was stopped by an officer who recognized his Fairy Tail Guild Mark.

• Blanc listened as a sailor recounted Fairy Tail’s rise and claimed the Magic Council had wanted Blanc as a Wizard Saint, but Blanc reflected that he had refused the invitation and Siegrain had been appointed instead.
• As the ship neared Hargeon, Blanc recognized Natsu, Happy, and Lucy near a mermaid when a huge wave swept toward the harbor.
• Blanc watched Natsu fight an impostor who had claimed to be from Fairy Tail, while the battle’s destruction left the harbor in ruins.
• Blanc used trees to slow the merchant ship before it crashed into the pier, then quietly headed away as Natsu fled with Lucy and Happy.
• An army officer recognized Blanc as a Fairy Tail Wizard, confronted him, and pointed out that his Guild Mark exposed his denial.

The Magic Council discussed Fairy Tail’s destruction in Hargeon, while Siegrain privately decided Blanc must die. Lucy joined Fairy Tail and found its chaotic members brawling; the fight escalated until an enormous dark figure burst through the guild hall.

• The Council Members argued over Fairy Tail’s destruction of Hargeon’s harbor, and Siegrain said the guild’s members would eventually be purged.
• Lucy arrived at Fairy Tail with Natsu and Happy and watched Natsu kick a guild member over a false Fire Dragon tip.
• Gray, Natsu, and other guild members started a brawl, while Lucy met Cana, Elfman, Lisanna, Loke, and Mirajane.
• The guild brawl escalated as members began preparing to use magic, despite an elderly voice ordering them to stop.
• An enormous dark figure burst through the floor and shouted at the guild members.

Makarov welcomed Lucy to Fairy Tail, then scolded the guild for their many complaints and fines from the Magic Council. After the members learned Blanc had returned, Makarov burned the paperwork and urged them to follow their own path, leaving Lucy inspired by the guild.

• Makarov stopped the guild brawl, introduced himself to Lucy, and climbed to the second-floor railing.
• Makarov read out complaints against Gray, Elfman, Cana, Loke, Natsu, and other guild members.
• The guild members erupted with excitement when they heard Blanc had returned, and Makarov ordered them to pay attention to his lecture.
• Makarov burned the Council's complaints and fines, declared his defiance, and encouraged the guild to pursue magic without fear of the Council.
• Lucy watched the guild celebrate Makarov's speech and felt that Fairy Tail was the guild she had always dreamed of.

Lucy joined Fairy Tail and learned that Blanc had been away on a difficult job for over a year. Natsu, Blanc, and Happy returned with Macao, and Macao reunited with Romeo.

• Mirajane welcomed Lucy into Fairy Tail by stamping the guild emblem on her hand, then told her that Blanc had been away for over a year.
• Romeo begged Makarov to find his missing father, Macao, but ran from the guild after Makarov refused.
• Natsu left to rescue Macao, and he silently comforted Romeo as he passed him outside.
• Natsu spotted Blanc and Macao returning, challenged Blanc to a duel, and was quickly trapped in Blanc's vines.
• Romeo reunited with Macao, who apologized and told his son he had defeated nineteen monsters.
• Blanc, Natsu, and Happy walked back together, and Blanc told Romeo they had simply happened to meet along the way.

Lucy learned that Natsu had been raised by the dragon Igneel and set out to follow him, but he returned with Blanc before she could leave. Lisanna told Lucy that Blanc had completed a 100-Year Quest, the highest-ranked kind of mission.

• Mira told Lucy that Natsu's adoptive father, the Fire Dragon Igneel, had raised him and then disappeared.
• Lucy ran to follow Natsu and help rescue Macao, but Natsu and his companions returned to the guild, accidentally knocking her into the wall with the doors.
• The guild warmly welcomed Blanc back from his mission, while members explained that Macao had already returned safely and gone home to rest.
• Lisanna helped Lucy up and explained the ranks of guild missions, revealing that Blanc had been on a 100-Year Quest.

Blanc returned to Fairy Tail after failing to complete the 100-Year Quest, which he had spent over a year searching for without finding the hidden dragons. He revealed to Natsu that he had discovered Igneel’s son, the Fire Dragon God Ignia, leaving Natsu stunned by the news of his older brother.

• Lisanna explained to Lucy that the 100-Year Quest had remained unfinished for a century and that Blanc was one of Fairy Tail’s two strongest Wizards.
• Blanc told Makarov that he had failed to complete the quest, and the guild reacted with shock.
• Blanc recalled that the Five Dragon Gods were hiding to avoid attracting Acnologia, and that he had abandoned his search after finding no trace of them.
• Blanc told Natsu that he had found traces of his older brother during the quest.
• Blanc identified Igneel’s son as Ignia, the Fire Dragon God, and Natsu questioned the revelation.

Blanc told Natsu that Igneel’s son Ignia was still alive but refused to reveal his location because Natsu was too weak to face him. After Blanc effortlessly destroyed Natsu’s strongest attack, Natsu left the guild in frustration, while Lucy resolved to grow strong enough to fight alongside Fairy Tail.

• Natsu excitedly questioned Blanc about Igneel and Ignia, and Blanc explained that Ignia had not seen Igneel in at least four hundred years.
• Blanc refused to tell Natsu where Ignia was, warning that Ignia saw humans as ants and was as strong as Blanc.
• Natsu challenged Blanc, who asked him to use his strongest attack to demonstrate their strength difference.
• Natsu unleashed Crimson Lotus Exploding Flame Blade, but Blanc erased the attack with a clap, leaving the guild stunned.
• Natsu left the guild with Happy following him, and Lucy resolved to become strong enough to fight alongside everyone.

Natsu and Happy recruited Lucy for a team and tricked her into taking a maid disguise job to retrieve a book from a duke’s mansion. At the guild, Blanc considered the crises approaching in the next six months and his failed attempt to uncover Jellal’s Tower of Heaven, before someone interrupted his thoughts.

• Natsu asked Lucy to team up, and she agreed, thinking they recognized her skills.
• Natsu explained that he had left the guild the day before because he was upset about hearing news of Igneel, not because Blanc had defeated him.
• Natsu and Happy revealed that their book-retrieval job required Lucy to pose as a maid, and Lucy protested that they had tricked her.
• Blanc recalled the major crises expected over the next six months and worried most about Jellal’s Tower of Heaven.
• Blanc remembered that he had failed to get useful information about the Tower from Siegrain, then an unknown speaker interrupted him.

Blanc accompanied Makarov to a meeting of the legal guild masters, where Makarov revealed that he planned for Blanc to become Fairy Tail's fourth Guild Master. The chapter ended with Blanc hearing the unexpected succession plan.

• Blanc spoke with Mira at the guild while Levy learned that Natsu had taken the request to retrieve a book from Duke Everlue's Mansion.
• Makarov announced that the client's reward for the request had risen from 200,000 J to 2,000,000 J.
• Makarov told Blanc to prepare for a trip to the legal guild masters' meeting and took him there by magic train the next morning.
• Blanc questioned Makarov about why he had brought him to the meeting, and Makarov admitted he wanted Blanc to prepare for the future.
• Makarov told Blanc that he intended him to become Fairy Tail's fourth Guild Master.

Blanc resisted Makarov’s attempt to make him Fairy Tail’s next Guild Master, arguing that the job would overwhelm him. Makarov postponed the decision but insisted Blanc attend a guild meeting to impress Blue Pegasus with his talent.

• Blanc tried to climb out of the train window after Makarov asked him to become Guild Master, and Makarov and a train attendant pulled him back inside.
• Blanc told Makarov he feared the guild’s trouble, complaints, and damage to his hair, while Makarov defended the role.
• Makarov said Blanc was the best candidate because Gildarts had refused and the other possible successors were unsuitable or too young.
• Blanc persuaded Makarov to postpone choosing a successor until Laxus, Mira, and Erza had time to mature.
• Makarov dropped the succession discussion and demanded that Blanc attend the regular meeting to show off against Blue Pegasus’s talented newcomer.

At the guild masters’ meeting, Makarov proudly introduced Blanc and boasted about Fairy Tail until Mirajane’s letter revealed that Erza had formed a team with Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy. Makarov panicked about the team’s potential for destruction and sent Blanc to keep them under control.

• Makarov introduced Blanc to the other guild masters, who praised Blanc’s reputation and tried to recruit him for Blue Pegasus.
• Goldmine warned Makarov about Fairy Tail’s habit of causing trouble, but Makarov brushed off the concern while boasting about Lucy.
• A Magic Pigeon delivered Mirajane’s letter, which announced that Erza had teamed up with Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy.
• Makarov collapsed in terror when he realized the team could cause serious destruction.
• Makarov grabbed Blanc and urgently ordered him to find the team and stop them from doing anything outrageous.

Blanc left the meeting venue and flew toward Oshibana Station while Gray learned that Eisenwald had trapped Fairy Tail there to stop them from protecting the guild masters in Clover Town. Erigor headed toward Clover Town with Lullaby, but he encountered Blanc over the Grand Canyon.

• Makarov sent Blanc to find Mira and learn where the others were, but Blanc decided to wait for them at Oshibana Station.
• Blanc used his Flight card to grow white wings and flew toward the station across the Grand Canyon.
• Erza tried to break the Demon Wind Barrier surrounding Oshibana Station, but her attacks failed as Erigor escaped.
• An Eisenwald member revealed that Erigor had taken Lullaby to kill the guild masters at Clover Town, and Gray froze him into an ice sculpture.
• Erigor flew toward Clover Town with Lullaby, but Blanc approached from the opposite direction and greeted him.

Lucy nearly used Virgo’s key to escape the Demon Wind Barrier, but Blanc arrived and dispelled it, carrying the unconscious Erigor. As the group headed to Clover Town with Lullaby as evidence, Blanc broke the bone flute and blamed its damage on the earlier fight.

• Happy told Lucy that Virgo’s key could let Virgo dig beneath the Demon Wind Barrier, and Lucy prepared to summon her.
• Blanc dispelled the barrier, arrived at Oshibana Station with the unconscious Erigor, and rescued the guild members from danger.
• Blanc bound the defeated Eisenwald members with vines, and Erza decided the group should report to the Guild Master in Clover Town.
• On the way, Blanc learned more about Eisenwald’s plan and suspected that Lullaby was a demon from the Book of Zeref.
• Blanc broke Lullaby in half and told Lucy, Natsu, and Gray that it must have been damaged during their earlier fight.

Siegrain manipulated Jose into targeting Fairy Tail by exploiting his jealousy over the guild’s growing fame and the possibility of Heartfilia funding it. Back in Magnolia, Blanc returned safely with his team, and he later chatted with Cana about her drinking habits.

• Siegrain provoked Jose by pointing out Fairy Tail’s rising reputation and the threat of Heartfilia’s wealth, then secretly discussed a plan with him.
• A woman in a kimono asked Siegrain whether Jose could handle the man, and Siegrain said he would make his own move after Jose tested him.
• Blanc and the others returned safely from the Guild Master’s Regular Meeting, and Makarov nearly fainted after hearing their full report; the broken Lullaby was handed to the Magic Council.
• Blanc asked Cana why she drank so much and explained that he preferred cola, recalling how he had tracked down a local shop that made it.
• Cana rolled her eyes at Blanc and privately blamed him for driving her to drink.

Blanc watched Natsu and Erza’s duel, expecting a Magic Council messenger to interrupt it over the Lullaby incident. The messenger instead ordered Blanc arrested and taken to the Council for questioning, leaving him stunned.

• Cana asked Blanc to join her betting pool on Natsu and Erza’s duel, but he declined and asked about Gildarts.
• Fairy Tail gathered to watch Erza and Natsu duel, and Happy bet his dried-fish earnings on Erza after she donned armor designed to resist fire.
• Natsu and Erza began trading attacks while Blanc considered restraining Natsu to prevent trouble with the Magic Council.
• A Frog Messenger arrived and read a notice about the guild’s alleged offenses connected to the Eisenwald attack and Lullaby.
• The Frog Messenger ordered Blanc arrested and taken to the Magic Council for questioning, surprising Blanc.

Natsu and the Fairy Tail guild members questioned why the Magic Council had arrested Blanc, while Blanc suspected Siegrain had helped make him a scapegoat. Siegrain claimed the arrest was only a formality, and Blanc taunted him about Jellal before continuing toward the Council hearing.

• Lisanna kept Natsu trapped in a bottle, while Gray, Erza, Mirajane, Loke, and Lucy questioned why Blanc had been arrested over the Eisenwald incident and Lullaby.
• Blanc walked through the Magic Council under arrest and wondered why Jellal had targeted him instead of Erza.
• Siegrain told Blanc that the Council needed a scapegoat to take responsibility for the threatened leak of Forbidden Magic and said he had spoken up for Fairy Tail.
• Blanc hinted that Siegrain was involved in the arrest and asked whether he had heard anything about Jellal.
• Siegrain claimed the Council was searching for Jellal, then vanished before Blanc could press him further.

Blanc was acquitted by the Magic Council, then learned from Yamaji that new evidence about the R-System made Siegrain’s suspected plan to seize Etherion more credible. Yamaji warned that Siegrain might target Blanc, who left prepared to watch for his next move.

• The Magic Council acquitted Blanc, ruling that his merits offset his offenses.
• Yamaji met Blanc privately and told him Siegrain had begun acting as if he no longer needed to maintain his disguise.
• Yamaji explained that the Council had found documents revealing the R-System required a magically powerful living vessel and immense energy to activate.
• Yamaji said the new evidence strengthened Blanc’s suspicion that Siegrain planned to seize Etherion, and that monitoring its authorization could thwart him.
• Yamaji warned Blanc that Siegrain might target him, and Blanc promised to stay alert while anticipating Jellal’s next move.

Council Member Belno warned Blanc that Phantom Lord was making suspicious moves against Fairy Tail, and Blanc agreed to help Gajeel if the guilds clashed. At the Magic Council prison, Blanc discovered Gildarts was being held after being swindled, then he headed back to Fairy Tail and ran into Mystogan.

• Council Member Belno warned Blanc about Phantom Lord's unusual activity and asked him to look after Gajeel if a conflict broke out.
• Blanc agreed to help Gajeel and wondered what had provoked Jose to target Fairy Tail this time.
• Old Yamaji led Blanc to the prison, where Blanc discovered Gildarts had been arrested after being swindled and acting suspiciously.
• Gildarts refused to leave before his detention ended and asked Blanc to keep his presence secret, especially from Cana.
• Blanc walked toward the guild and greeted Mystogan, whom he encountered on the street.

Blanc returned to Fairy Tail after routine questioning by the Magic Council and walked in just as Laxus declared himself the guild’s strongest. After the guild learned about the danger of S-Class Missions, Natsu silently focused on Laxus’s challenge.

• Blanc met Mystogan, considered crossing to Edolas to reclaim the other half of his power, and headed back to Fairy Tail.
• Laxus loudly claimed that no one, including Blanc, could take his place as the guild’s strongest, then froze when Blanc entered the hall.
• After an awkward silence, Laxus left, and Mirajane and the guildmates welcomed Blanc back and heard that the Magic Council had only questioned him routinely.
• Lisanna explained to Lucy that only S-Class Mages could take the dangerous missions kept on the second floor, and Erza warned Lucy against attempting one.
• Natsu sat apart from the others and stared at the empty second floor while dwelling on Laxus’s words.

After Natsu and Happy stole an S-Class Mission request, Blanc learned they had gone to Galuna Island and set out with Gray to bring them back. At Hargeon Port, they found that no ship crew would take them to the cursed island.

• Mira discovered that an S-Class Mission request had gone missing, and Laxus claimed a winged cat had taken it.
• Laxus mocked Natsu and Happy for setting out on an S-Class Mission, while Blanc suggested Laxus had stayed behind to alert the guild.
• Mira identified the missing request as the mission to Galuna Island, and Makarov told Blanc to bring Natsu and the others back.
• Blanc asked Gray to accompany him, then traveled with him to Hargeon Port to look for a way to reach the island.
• Blanc and Gray found no sign of Natsu or Lucy, and the docked ship crews refused to sail to Galuna Island.

Blanc and Gray struggled to reach Galuna Island, then set out again after finding the route. Lucy explained the islanders’ curse to a sleepy Natsu and Happy, while the village chief’s request to destroy the purple moon remained ahead of them.

• Blanc summoned a white wooden dragon, but he and Gray flew back to Hargeon after realizing they did not know where Galuna Island was.
• Blanc and Gray obtained a nautical chart, stayed overnight in Hargeon, and left for Galuna Island before dawn.
• Lucy told Natsu and Happy that the village chief said the purple moon had transformed the islanders into demons, and some never changed back.
• Moka revealed that he had killed his son Bobo after the curse took his mind and asked the Wizards to destroy the moon for seven million J.
• Natsu and Happy slept through Moka’s request, leaving Lucy to react alone to the villagers’ plea.

Lucy, Natsu, and Happy searched for clues to lift the curse on the island after taking an unauthorized S-Class mission. Blanc and Gray arrived to bring them back, and Happy and Lucy immediately tried to blame Natsu for bringing them along.

• Lucy worried that taking an S-Class mission above their rank would earn them a terrible punishment, and Natsu and Happy shuddered at the thought.
• A platinum dragon landed on the forest path carrying Blanc and Gray, frightening Lucy and briefly exciting Natsu.
• Blanc demanded the request sheet and told them that Guild Master Makarov had ordered them hauled back.
• Happy claimed Blanc that he had been kidnapped, and Lucy also insisted that Natsu had dragged her to the island against her will.
• Happy exposed Lucy's real reason for coming: she wanted the Golden Celestial Spirit key.

Blanc joined Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Happy in investigating the curse on Moon Island after Lucy persuaded him to let them finish the mission. They found suspicious footprints and a hollow space beneath the temple floor, which Natsu broke open, sending himself, Lucy, and Gray tumbling underground.

• Gray caught Natsu after Blanc bound him in vines for taking an S-class mission without permission.
• Lucy stood up for the villagers and persuaded Blanc to let the group continue the mission.
• Blanc suggested investigating the temple, where Lucy found footprints and moon carvings.
• Blanc discovered a hollow space beneath the temple floor and called the others over.
• Natsu smashed the floor, and he, Lucy, and Gray fell into the depths while Lucy called for Happy.