Recent Manga Chapter [Chapter 279: ] The Door Hidden in the Darkness

The Door Hidden in the Darkness is the 279th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

With Elfman badly injured, Wendy takes his place as a member of Team Fairy Tail A. Meanwhile, Mirajane is matched against Jenny Realight, a former colleague, and the two begin a swimsuit showdown with their Transformation Magic. However, Mirajane ends up the victor as she uses Satan Soul: Sitri to defeat the Blue Pegasus Mage. Meanwhile, Arcadios meets with Datong and reveals that the Eclipse plan is complete and is only waiting for Lucy. 

Summary

After his battle with Bacchus, a seriously injured Elfman is brought by the members of his team to Porlyusica. Erza, Lucy, Gray and Natsu keep praising Elfman but Elfman tells them to stop. He also tells Wendy to take his place. Porlyusica then tells the group to leave as the next match is about to begin. The group leaves, leaving the members of the Thunder God Tribe to guard him. As the group walks towards the arena, they discuss the actions of Raven Tail who have tried and failed to kidnap Lucy. Erza tells the group that they should stay vigilant and not wander around alone. 


The group then arrives at the arena and sees that Mirajane is matched with Jenny Realight from Blue Pegasus. However, instead of an ordinary battle, the two Mages are having a swimsuit contest, due to both being models for Sorcerer Magazine. The two then continue to use their Transformation Magic to change swimsuits but neither side is willing to give in, prompting Chapati to say that the next set will be the last. Thinking that her victory is assured, Jenny makes a bet with Mirajane: the loser will have to appear nude in the next sorcerer magazine. Mirajane agrees and Jenny smirks, thinking that the judges will be forced to give her a higher score since they would want Mirajane to appear nude in the magazine, having not aged in the last seven years.

Jenny then transforms into her "battle form". Seeing this, Mirajane begins to transform, saying that they should finish the battle with a "clash of strength". Mirajane then emerges in her Satan Soul: Sitri form which, according to Erza, is the strongest Satan Soul. Mirajane then charges at Jenny, defeating her and earning her team ten points. Forced to follow the deal, the defeated Jenny begins to cry. 

Elsewhere, Arcadios is approached by Datong, the minister of defense. Datong asks Arcadios the reason behind him wanting to kidnap Lucy. Arcadios tells him that he wanted to try a test run as he had already completed Eclipse. Arcadios then leaves, saying that he cannot be stopped. Datong asks him if he's a demon but Arcadios says that for the sake of his king and country, a man can be a demon or a god. Arcadios also says that the price of Lucy's life is cheap if it can open the gate way to changing the world.

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Recent Manga Chapter [Chapter 278: Elfman vs Bacchus]

 Elfman vs. Bacchus is the 278th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.


While Natsu catches up to the ones who kidnapped Wendy and the others, Elfman is having trouble in his battle with Bacchus, being unable to land a hit on him. However, Bacchus later falls due to exhaustion, unable to keep attacking Elfman's defensive take over, Beast Soul: Lizardman. Meanwhile, Arcadios is angered that his plan to capture Lucy has failed, revealing himself to be the one who sent the kidnappers.

Summary
Natsu, using his nose, is able to track down Wendy and the others and see them being carried by three masked men. A fourth man tells his comrades to go while he takes care of Natsu. However, Natsu easily defeats him and races towards the others who debate on whether to leave Porlyusica and Carla while they escape with Wendy. However, before they can decide, Natsu catches up to them and causes an explosion. 


Meanwhile, Elfman is having trouble in his battle with Bacchus as he is unable to land a hit on the Quatro Cerberus Mage. Still, Elfman charges at him with his Beast Soul: Weretiger, a speed type of Take Over. However, Bacchus is able to dodge all of his attacks. He then proceeds to attack Elfman while Erza tells her teammates about Bacchus' Magic, a Magic that focuses his energy on his palms which, combined with his martial arts, makes him a powerful opponent. Erza also notes that Bacchus isn't being serious as he had not even had a drink yet. Bacchus attacks Elfman once more and Elfman reverts to his original form. However, Elfman doesn't give up and tells Bacchus that, if he wins, Quatro Cerberus will change their name to Quatro Puppy for the rest of the tournament. Bacchus agrees and drinks his alcohol from his gourd, saying that he will finish the fight now.

Once finished drinking, Bacchus crouches into a stance while Elfman proceeds to use his Magic. Bacchus then attacks with incredible speed, landing seven hits in an instant. However, he discovers that Elfman had transformed into his Beast Soul: Lizardman, covering his body with sharp scales that damaged Bacchus' palms. Elfman then taunts Bacchus and Bacchus charges at him. Bacchus continues to attack him while Elfman endures his attacks. After some time, the two stops, exhausted. Bacchus then collapses, giving Elfman the victory and ten points for Fairy Tail. 

Meanwhile, Natsu, Wendy and the others, after handing the kidnappers to the guards, arrive at the arena. Whilst happy that Elfman won, the group realizes that the kidnappers, who said that they were from Raven Tail, were after Lucy. Elsewhere, Arcadios is informed about the failed plan to kidnap Lucy and tells the guard that they will proceed to plan B. He then tells him that they will use the discord between Fairy Tail and Raven Tail to capture Lucy for the Eclipse Plan.

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Recent Manga Chapter [Chapter 277: Stockings]

Stockings
Arc: X791 arc
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Stockings is the 277th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

The battle portion of the second day begins with the first battle being between Raven Tail's Kurohebi and Lamia Scale's Toby Horhorta, with Kurohebi winning. The next battle is then announced to be between Fairy Tail A's Elfman Strauss and Quatro Cerberus' Bacchus with Elfman promising to defeat Bacchus for insulting his sisters.
  
Summary
Lucy visits Natsu and Wendy, who are recovering under Porlyusica's care. Lucy inquires about Natsu health and Porlyusica informs her that he should recover quickly, as he merely has transportation sickness. Lucy leaves afterwards, leaving Carla and Porlyusica alone. Porlyusica is curious to know why Carla did not inform Lucy about her premonition. Carla replies, saying that she doubts her own vision and that it had to just be a dream.
Lucy later arrives back at Domus Flau just as Kurohebi and Toby prepare to fight. Before the match begins, Lucy looks over at Team Raven Tail and notices that Flare is is covered in bruises, even though she has not partaken in any event yet. The masked man of Team Raven Tail warns Flare not to disgrace their guild again, and threatens to beat her some more.

The match begins with Toby using his Paralysis Powder: Mega Jellyfish, but Kurohebi disappears before Toby's eyes. He then uses Sand Rebellion, a Sand Magic spell. Jura realizes the opponent uses Mimicry, which allows him to copy other people's Magic. Mavis takes note as this as well, praising it as a rather rare Magic. As the two fight they make a deal that if Toby wins he gets to find out Kurohebi's real name, and if he loses Toby will tell Kurohebi his "super secret". After agreeing, Toby gazes into his opponents eye, and almost immediately after he is defeated. The Team Fairy Tail A members are all impressed, noting how Kurohebi used no cowardly tactics, and wasn't even trying his hardest.
Defeated, Toby reveals his secret of not being able to find one of his socks, having been searching for it for months. Kurohebi points to Toby's neck, where the sock has been hanging the whole time. Toby, relieved, thanks him and Kurohebi then holds out his hand. Everyone -thinking he is showing good sportsmanship- is then surprised when he rips the sock off Toby's neck and tears it to shreds before his eyes. Kurohebi then walks off laughing, while Team Raven Tail laughs at Toby.

Preparations for the next match soon begin. Bacchus is called to the arena, as well as somebody from Team Fairy Tail A. Just as the announcement is being made, the King of Fiore appears, telling Arcadios that he is looking forward to Erza fighting Bacchus. This catches Arcadios off guard, as he has arranged for Elfman to fight Bacchus, having accidentally misinterpreted the King's earlier battle request. As Elfman walks onto the field, Bacchus asks to wager with him; if he wins he gets to spend a night alone with both of Elfman's sisters. Elfman, greatly angered by this comment, declares he will tear Bacchus apart.
Meanwhile, Natsu wakes up in the room all alone, and notices the smell of somebody he doesn't know nearby.

Recent Manga Chapter [Chapter 276: Chariot]

Chariot
Arc: X791 arc
Japanese Release: March 23, 2012
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Chariot is the 276th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

The second day of the Grand Magic Games finally begins and starts off with Chariot, a race that takes place on top of interconnected chariots. As the other participants race towards the goal, the three Dragon Slayers participating in the event: Natsu, Gajeel and Sting, are left behind due to their motion sickness. However, Natsu and Gajeel's sheer determination gives them the drive to keep moving forward and finish the race while Sting decides to give up. 

Summary  
The second day of the Grand Magic Games officially begins and the participants are to race on top of interconnected chariots while avoiding being thrown off. In the lead is Kurohebi of Team Raven Tail followed by Ichiya of Team Blue Pegasus, Yuka of Team Lamia Scale, Risley of Team Mermaid Heel, Bacchus of Team Quatro Cerberus and Natsu of Team Fairy Tail A, Gajeel of Team Fairy Tail B and Sting of Team Sabertooth lagging behind due to the three getting motion sickness, much to the watching crowd's surprise and amusement. 

In order to get the lead, Yuka proceeds to use Magic, using Wave Boost to boost his speed and attack Ichiya and Risley behind him. Risley easily dodges the attack by using her Gravity Transformation while Ichiya uses his Perfume Magic to boost his speed as well. Seeing his opponents doing their best, Bacchus unleashes his strength and destroys a chariot, causing the other racers to lose their balance and giving him the chance to win the game, earning his team 10 points. He is then followed by Kurohebi, Risley, Yuka and Ichiya. 

Meanwhile, the three Dragon Slayers are still lagging behind and the crowd begins to laugh at them. Natsu and Gajeel, however, are determined to finish the race for their guild and continue while Sting gives up and asks them the reason why they joined the tournament. Natsu replies that he did it for the friends who waited for them for the past seven years and who had selflessly defended the guild against the naysayers around them. Hearing Natsu's words, the guild members begin to cry just as Natsu and Gajeel reach the goal, winning two points and one point for their teams. With the race finished, Sting leaves the field and is angered by the reason that Natsu has given him.