The troops spot Carla and Happy and aim to turn them into Lacrima as they are the only two Exceed remaining. Gray attacks the troops and protects them. [165] Lucy summons Loke while Carla and Happy dodge the beams of Magic, but Carla jumps in front of one to protect Happy. They start to lose when even more reinforcements arrive, but Edolas Fairy Tail comes to the rescue and helps them fight. [166] When Mystogan starts taking all the Magic away from Edolas, the troops lose their Magic weapons and retreat. Everyone panics, including Edolas Fairy Tail. [167] Finally, when all the Magic is gone, all the Earth Land Fairy Tail members start being sucked into the Anima and return back to their home. Gray tries to console the Edolas Fairy Tail by telling them that they can still be a guild even without Magic. [168] They all say goodbye to Edolas Fairy Tail and Coco as they finally return to Earthland. [169]
After the Exceeds leave, Panther Lily arrives in his new smaller form, and everyone is shocked to see that he has captured Lisanna. [170] Everyone is confused about Lisanna’s reappearance, thinking that she is the Edolas Lisanna. Gray then asks her whether she is Earth Land’s Lisanna, which she affirms, much to everyone’s surprise. [171] After clarifying everything, Gray, along with the others, helps Lisanna get back to her mourning siblings and watches their tearful reunion. [172]
Tenrou Island arc
While the guild is celebrating Lisanna’s return, Gray and the others tell all the guild members about Edolas and their counterparts. During the process, he can’t stop thinking about Cana’s counterpart and her appearance and behavior as opposed to Earth Land’s Cana, to the point that he is unable contain his laughter. [173] Shortly after, he enters into another battle within the guild and ends up overexerting himself, falling asleep with the rest of the guild. [174] [175]
When Lisanna sees Natsu, she embraces him and Happy tightly, and tells Gray and Erza that it has been a long time since she saw them
A few days later, he, like several other guild members, starts taking up numerous jobs to gain recognition for the annual Fairy Tail event. [176] The next day, the master appears alongside Erza, Mirajane and Gildarts to announce the start of the annual S-Class Mage Promotion Trial. Gray is announced as one of eight candidates who will be participating. [177] After the ceremony, he is seen talking to his friends about the contest, remarking that he has no problem with Happy being Natsu’s partner as, though they might have the advantage in a race, he’d be at a disadvantage in a battle, a statement which Happy resents. After Natsu and Happy run off to train, Juvia says that she wishes to quit the trial because she wants to be Gray’s partner; however, Gray tells them that he already has a partner, Loke, who shows up and tells Lucy that their contract has been suspended for the duration of the trial. [178]
A week later, Gray, along with the other participants, heads towards the island, complaining about the scorching heat despite it being winter. He strips completely, much to Juvia’s enjoyment. He marvels at the sight of the Tenrou Island as it hovers into their vision. After the master appears payday loans RI and tells the teams about the first trial, he becomes trapped in Fried’s runes, along with several others, complaining to Makarov that this would allow Fried to set traps all over the island. After the runes dissipate, he freezes the ocean to make a path and slide to the island. [179] Gray and Loke manage to choose a battle path and face off against Mest and Wendy. Their fight ends somewhat quickly as they manage to knock out Mest, and they go on ahead. [180]