Recaps

Lin Yuan followed the unnumbered records backward through Aincrad as the floors and their coordinates were deleted, using his sword skills to survive the collapsing world. He reached the moment he first arrived in Aincrad, but found no exit before the black rift closing with the world.

• Lin Yuan fell through the collapsing floors, cutting through obstacles with Mountain Severance and No Interval as the records guided him backward.
• He used All Things Return to One to cross the collapsing eleventh-floor city district and reclaim a coordinate before it vanished.
• At the first floor, Lin Yuan adapted each step to the changing ruins and passed through the vanishing Town of Beginnings.
• Lin Yuan reached the blank record marking his arrival in Aincrad, where the white trail ended before a closing black rift.

Lin Yuan used the records left by Kayaba and the World Marker to force open the rift from Aincrad to the world where Fairy Tail existed. He crossed through and arrived at the rain-soaked ruins of the moving castle, while Yui remained behind in Aincrad.

• Lin Yuan sensed magic beyond the rift but could not use Space: Mountain Severance to reach it, so he pressed Kayaba's records against the gap.
• The mass disconnection of the players briefly widened the rift, revealing a rain-soaked forest and the ruins of the moving castle.
• Lin Yuan thrust Nameless into the gap, and the World Marker extended its World Adaptation Layer to preserve the sword as its Aincrad data faded.
• Lin Yuan used Nameless to force the rift open, while the unnumbered records lit a path toward the ruins and then disappeared.
• Lin Yuan said, "Wait for me to come back," and carried Nameless through the rift, leaving Yui's coordinates held by the World Marker.
• Lin Yuan fell into the wet earth in the Fairy Tail world, saw the vine-covered castle ruins, and watched the rift close behind him.

Lin Yuan returned to his world after two years away and reunited with Mira. They left the ruins together, with Lin Yuan learning it was Year X780 and that people at the Guild were waiting for him.

• Lin Yuan confirmed he had returned to his world, recovered his magic, and found the faint coordinate where Yui was sleeping.
• Mira arrived at the ruins, checked that Lin Yuan was real, and angrily confronted him before embracing him.
• Lin Yuan told Mira that the creator of the other world had wounded him, and she helped him reach shelter for the night.
• The next morning, Mira told Lin Yuan it was Year X780 and that people at the Guild were waiting to settle accounts with him.
• Lin Yuan followed Mira out of the woods, and she told him he had finally come back.

After returning to Magnolia, Lin Yuan reunited with Fairy Tail and told them how he had survived two years in a hundred-floor castle in another world. The guild welcomed him with a banquet, which ended with Natsu challenging him to a duel.

• Mira brought Lin Yuan back to the Fairy Tail guildhall, where Natsu rushed to greet him and Erza stopped him from charging into the injured man.
• Lisanna and Elfman welcomed Lin Yuan, while the guild members crowded around with questions about his disappearance.
• Lin Yuan told Makarov that a rift in the moving castle had taken him to another world, where he survived two years and helped clear the hundredth floor before returning through the now-closed rift.
• Makarov welcomed Lin Yuan home, and the guild began a banquet as Lin Yuan answered questions about the castle, his sword Nameless, and his sword training.
• Natsu stopped fighting over the roast meat, surrounded his fists with flames, and challenged Lin Yuan to a duel.

Lin Yuan defeated Natsu in a sparring match, first using his sword to redirect Natsu’s attacks and then splitting his Fire Dragon’s Roar with a magic-infused strike. As Natsu brawled with Gray after the fight, Erza challenged Lin Yuan next.

• Natsu challenged Lin Yuan to a rematch, and the guild members followed them to the clearing behind the guild.
• Lin Yuan used Nameless to redirect Natsu’s punches and flames, preventing Natsu from landing a hit.
• Natsu unleashed Fire Dragon’s Roar, and Lin Yuan infused Nameless with magic power and split the torrent of flame down the middle.
• Lin Yuan disarmed Natsu with his sword and sent him falling into the spectators, where he and Gray began brawling.
• Erza entered the clearing with a longsword and challenged Lin Yuan to fight her next.

Lin Yuan fought Erza in a sword match and defeated her with his No Form technique. Erza acknowledged his swordsmanship, and the group returned to the Guild to continue the banquet.

• Erza challenged Lin Yuan to another fight, and they exchanged a rapid series of attacks as she switched among different weapons and armor.
• Lin Yuan used lessons from past battles to deflect Erza's strikes and find openings without committing to a predetermined sword path.
• Erza feinted an opening and tried to trap Lin Yuan's blade, but he changed his strike and stopped Nameless beside her neck.
• Erza admitted defeat, and Lin Yuan explained that his No Form technique waited for each strike to end before choosing the next move.
• Natsu asked for another round, but Erza knocked him into the ground and led everyone back to the Guild banquet.
• Gray took the last piece of roasted meat as he passed Natsu.

Lin Yuan told Fairy Tail about the Moonlit Black Cats and his promise to bring Yui back, then resolved to seek a way between worlds. The next day, Mira invited him on an S-Class job and proposed that they start their relationship anew.

• Lin Yuan described rescuing the Moonlit Black Cats with Kirito and explained that Yui was dormant because he could not bring her through the rift.
• Makarov urged Lin Yuan to bring Yui back when he could, and Lin Yuan decided to enter another world’s rift willingly to find a way back to her.
• The banquet continued late into the night, and Lin Yuan found Natsu asleep and Gray half-dressed in the guild the next day.
• Mira revealed that she had become S-Class and selected a job investigating missing merchant caravans and wizards in a northern Fiore canyon.
• Mira told Lin Yuan that if things were different between them, they could start over.

Mira and Lin Yuan investigated the disappearance of three caravans in Echo Canyon, tracing their clues into a hidden passage. They found a missing carriage and encountered two figures who looked exactly like them.

• Makarov approved Mira and Lin Yuan's S-Class mission to investigate the missing caravans in Echo Canyon.
• Mira questioned the caravan drivers and compared their records with Lin Yuan, who noted that the groups had no cargo or affiliation in common.
• Mira and Lin Yuan entered Echo Canyon, found an unrecorded passable route, and followed wheel ruts deeper inside.
• The pair discovered a missing carriage with intact cargo and footprints leading away from it without signs of panic or violence.
• Lin Yuan sensed two approaching people, and Mira and Lin Yuan saw an identical Lin Yuan and Mira emerge from around a bend.

Lin Yuan and Mira fought crystal copies that reproduced their moves one step behind, then tracked the magic sustaining them deeper into the canyon. As the copies pursued them to the edge of their range, cries for help echoed from every direction, including Lin Yuan’s own voice.

• Lin Yuan and Mira battled crystal copies that mimicked their weapons and fighting styles, and Lin Yuan realized they could only react to moves they had already seen.
• Lin Yuan and Mira changed their attacks to catch the copies off guard, shattering both of them into crystal sand.
• The crystal sand reassembled the copies, and Lin Yuan sensed their magic flowing through gaps in the canyon walls toward a deeper source.
• Mira drove iron nails into the walls, and Lin Yuan and Mira retreated together toward the source while the copies slowed beyond a crack in the rock.
• Voices calling for help echoed through the canyon from several directions, and the last voice to call out was Lin Yuan’s own.

Lin Yuan and Mira discovered that crystals in the canyon copied and redirected sounds to lure people away, and they rescued a trapped search-and-rescue mage. After learning that others had been taken underground, they opened a hidden path and headed down to find them.

• Mira and Lin Yuan examined the wagon tracks and realized the caravan members had split up after following different sounds.
• Lin Yuan struck the wagon wheel, confirming that the canyon’s crystals replayed sounds and sent them down different paths.
• Lin Yuan and Mira followed the driver’s tracks, carefully opened a crystal-covered wall, and freed a trapped man.
• The rescued man explained that the missing mages had been lured apart by false cries and copies of themselves, and that more people were trapped below.
• Lin Yuan sensed human-shaped figures beneath them, sent the rescued man back toward the wagon, and cut open a concealed underground path with Mira.

Lin Yuan and Mira rescued the caravan members trapped in crystal by cutting the threads sustaining their captors. After sending the survivors back, they learned other caravans and mages were held deeper underground, where Lin Yuan sensed a powerful source of magic.

• Lin Yuan and Mira ignored the voices imitating people they knew and followed their marks through the passage.
• Lin Yuan found more than a dozen captives embedded in crystal, while six crystal dummies emerged to attack.
• Mira fought the dummies as Lin Yuan carefully severed the crystal threads connected to the captives.
• Lin Yuan and Mira caught the rescued caravan members, then Mira warned them to follow the marks and not trust familiar figures or voices.
• An elderly driver told Lin Yuan and Mira that other caravans and mages had been taken deeper underground, and Lin Yuan sensed a powerful source of magic below.
• Two familiar guards appeared from the darkness, but the driver remembered Mira's warning, picked up his companion, and left.

Lin Yuan and Mira fought their recorded copies and severed the Crystal Mother’s connections, then destroyed it without harming the trapped people. The rescued search-and-rescue mage asked if they were real, and Mira confirmed that they were.

• Lin Yuan and Mira entered the cavern and found the Crystal Mother connected to the trapped people and the cavern’s supports.
• Mira lured her copy away from the core and snapped the crystal thread connecting them.
• Lin Yuan outmaneuvered his copy and severed its thread, causing it to crumble.
• As the cavern shook and crystal spikes rose, Mira protected the trapped people while Lin Yuan cut the threads connecting them to the Crystal Mother.
• Mira pulled the Crystal Mother’s roots taut, allowing Lin Yuan to sever its connections to the supporting pillars, and then she shattered it.
• The crystal shells opened and the captives awoke; Mira picked up the quest sheet and told a wary search-and-rescue mage, “This time it’s real.”

Lin Yuan and Mira returned to Magnolia after rescuing everyone missing from the canyon, then shared dinner with the Strauss family. Seeing the warmth of their home made Lin Yuan consider buying a house of his own.

• Lin Yuan and Mira reported that they had rescued everyone and warned the Northern Chamber of Commerce that the canyon passages needed inspection and sealing.
• Lin Yuan and Mira returned to the Guild, where Natsu and Gray resumed fighting after learning that no crystals remained to challenge.
• Lisanna invited Lin Yuan to dinner at the Strauss home, where Mira cooked and Elfman struggled to repair the table.
• After leaving the Strauss home, Lin Yuan stopped at a real estate agency and considered buying a house in Magnolia.

Lin Yuan took a string of jobs to save enough money to buy a house near Fairy Tail, while rejecting cheaper homes that were too far from the Guild. He accepted a dangerous mine-clearing job whose 800,000 J reward would cover the last of his shortfall.

• Lin Yuan learned that the Magnolia house cost 19 million J, leaving him two million J short, and returned to his old dormitory to count his savings.
• Lin Yuan completed escort, livestock recovery, and burrowing-rat jobs, steadily building his funds while checking other towns for houses near Fairy Tail.
• Mira noticed Lin Yuan’s house plans, learned he had not inspected the property, and advised him to check it before buying.
• After taking three more jobs, Lin Yuan returned to find the Magnolia house still for sale and accepted an 800,000 J request to clear armored beasts from an abandoned mine without damaging its tunnels.
• Makarov stamped the request, and Lin Yuan calculated that the reward would cover his remaining shortfall if he earned it in full.

Lin Yuan cleared an abandoned mine without damaging its supports or equipment and earned 800,000 J. He and Mira chose a house in Magnolia, leaving them with only 40,000 J after the purchase, and agreed to complete the paperwork the next day.

• Lin Yuan entered the mine alone and killed all twelve shell beasts while preserving the tunnels and stored equipment.
• The mine's manager inspected the work, signed the task sheet, and paid Lin Yuan 800,000 J.
• Mira met Lin Yuan in Magnolia, and they inspected a house on the southeastern side of town.
• Lin Yuan calculated that buying the house and paying its transfer fee would leave him with 40,000 J, while Mira noted the repairs and living costs still ahead.
• Lin Yuan told the agent they would handle the paperwork the next day.

Lin Yuan finalized the purchase of a house and spent the day repairing and cleaning it with Mira. He settled into his new home, where a plaque bearing his name hung beside the door the next morning.

• Lin Yuan signed the transfer papers, paid 19.5 million J, and received the keys to the house.
• Mira arrived with cleaning supplies, and she and Lin Yuan cleaned the house while he repaired the roof and other fixtures.
• Lin Yuan and Mira restored the yard and bedrooms, making the house fit to live in by evening.
• Mira left after Lin Yuan said he would eat at the Guild because he had only 40,000 J left.
• Lin Yuan retrieved his bedding and clothes from the old dormitory and spent the night in his new home.
• Lin Yuan stepped outside the next morning and saw his name carved on the new door plaque.

Lin Yuan and Mystogan joined forces to take a dangerous flood-control job after Mystogan became a member of Fairy Tail. They left Magnolia by train to inspect the failing magic array, while the Guild remained asleep until Mystogan dispelled his spell.

• Lin Yuan entered the Guild and found its members asleep under Mystogan's magic, which had no effect on him.
• Makarov accepted the masked Mystogan into Fairy Tail despite his refusal to reveal his face or explain his past.
• Makarov assigned Lin Yuan to accompany Mystogan on a red-rated job to restart Luowei Town's flood-control magic array.
• Lin Yuan and Mystogan signed the request and left the Guild, with Mystogan dispelling the sleep magic after they had gone.
• Lin Yuan and Mystogan boarded a northbound train to begin their first job together.

Lin Yuan and Mystogan inspected Luowei Town’s failing flood-control array and found that its six subarrays needed to be supplied at different rates. With the reservoir nearing the dam’s limit and reinforcements unable to arrive in time, Lin Yuan began powering the entire array himself.

• Lin Yuan and Mystogan arrived in Luowei Town, where the request manager expected at least eight high-level mages.
• Mystogan examined the flood-control array and explained that its six subarrays had different levels of damage and could not safely receive magic power at once.
• Mystogan used five magic staffs to create a temporary diversion array that would regulate the power and startup timing for all six subarrays.
• Mystogan confirmed that ordinary mages would need at least eight people to power the array, but the rising water left no time to wait for reinforcements.
• Lin Yuan took his place at the central core and opened all six subarrays at once.

Lin Yuan powered the reservoir’s six subarrays alone while Mystogan adjusted the flow, restoring the sealed waterways. As they headed back after completing the task, Lin Yuan estimated that starting the array had used less than twenty percent of his magic power.

• Lin Yuan sent magic power into the reservoir’s central core, filling all six channels at once.
• Mystogan adjusted the distribution to protect the damaged eastern runes and balance the subarrays.
• The six towers lit up, the array began its self-sustaining cycle, and the reservoir’s water level started to fall.
• The mages on the outskirts stayed out of the array, and the person in charge stamped the task sheet as complete.
• Mystogan asked Lin Yuan how much magic power he had used, and Lin Yuan said less than twenty percent.

Lin Yuan and Mira accepted a two-person grape-harvesting job at Lyle Vineyard, where sunset grapes had to be picked and sorted during a brief ripening window. As the fruit changed color at sundown, they began the harvest.

• Lin Yuan and Mira accepted the 160,000 J job at Lyle Vineyard after two of the vineyard's workers were injured.
• Lin Yuan and Mira traveled to the vineyard and repaired trellises and guide ropes while preparing the barrels.
• Lyle explained how to sort the grapes and warned that the harvest had to be completed in the half hour after sunset.
• Lin Yuan and Mira took their positions in the upper vineyard as the sunset ripened the grapes and Lyle rang the brass bell to start the harvest.

Lin Yuan and Mira harvested the Sunset Glow grapes before their magic faded, and Lyle confirmed that they had cleared the upper vineyard. On the walk back to Magnolia, Mira asked Lin Yuan if he had time tomorrow.

• Lin Yuan and Mira coordinated their work, picking ripe grapes and sorting the baskets into the correct barrels.
• As the sunset approached, Mira spotted the remaining bunches while Lin Yuan and she rushed to harvest them before the fruit lost its magic.
• Lyle and the workers searched the upper vineyard and found no grapes left on the vines, though Mira pointed out a damaged grape meant for jam.
• Lyle praised their teamwork and served them fresh grape juice after stamping their task sheet.
• Mira walked quietly with Lin Yuan toward Magnolia, then stopped near the town lights and asked if he had time tomorrow.

Mira challenged Lin Yuan to a private duel to settle their old bet, with the loser owing the winner one request. The chapter ended as they confirmed the bet still stood and prepared to fight.

• Mira led Lin Yuan to a secluded clearing so Natsu and the others would not interrupt their duel.
• Mira reminded Lin Yuan that he had won their old S-Class bet but had never asked her for anything, then proposed a new bet with the same conditions.
• Lin Yuan and Mira agreed that either could use magic and that the duel would end when one could no longer fight or admitted defeat.
• Mira transformed with Satan Soul: Full Take Over while Lin Yuan drew Nameless and readied his spatial magic.
• Mira asked whether their bet still stood, and Lin Yuan confirmed that it did.

Lin Yuan defeated Mira in a rematch after she revealed her new Halphas Take Over. He postponed claiming his wish, leaving Mira to accept that he would decide later.

• Mira attacked Lin Yuan, and they exchanged blows as he used No Form, No Interval, and spatial folding to counter her moves.
• Mira transformed into Satan Soul: Halphas and unleashed a barrage of magic bullets before pressing Lin Yuan with faster, stronger attacks.
• Lin Yuan closed the distance, pinned Mira's arms, and stopped Nameless beside her neck, forcing her to admit defeat.
• Lin Yuan said his wish could wait until he decided what he wanted Mira to do.
• Mira accepted the delay and reminded Lin Yuan that he still had one wish.

When the Guild planned its Fantasia parade for Magnolia’s Harvest Festival, Makarov insisted that Lin Yuan take part instead of avoiding it again. Mira signed up to perform alongside him, and the chapter ended with her saying she had an idea for their act.

• Mira told Lisanna that Lin Yuan had won their fight, then warned her not to ask about it.
• Makarov announced the Harvest Festival parade, and the Guild members proposed floats and performances.
• Makarov stopped Lin Yuan from leaving and said he had to join Fantasia because the Guild wanted to show off its new faces.
• Mira volunteered to perform with Lin Yuan, and Makarov assigned them the sixth float.
• Mira gave Lin Yuan the warehouse key and said she had an idea for their performance.

Lin Yuan and Mira repaired the guild’s old float and rehearsed a magic performance using glowing paper wings. They perfected the effect, but Mira insisted the real reveal would be at Fantasia.

• Lin Yuan and Mira repaired the float’s wheel and post, then decorated it with red and silver fabric and a Fairy Tail emblem.
• Mira and Lin Yuan tested cutting glowing paper into wings, but their first attempts failed to keep the pieces aloft.
• Makarov warned them after silver paper flew into the hall, while Natsu and Gray’s float mishap sent an iceberg rolling through the courtyard.
• Lin Yuan used spatial openings as Mira controlled the airflow, keeping the paper wings suspended and guiding them around the float.
• Lin Yuan and Mira expanded their rehearsal to hundreds of paper wings, drawing applause from children watching over the courtyard wall.
• Mira said the performance would count when Fantasia began and promised to let everyone see.