On the battlefield, Erza enters a intense three-way combat with Kagura Mikazuchi and Minerva . Minerva uses Millianna as a hostage to force a stalemate.

The climax of the episode features Natsu and his friends encountering a mysterious hooded stranger at the exit of the royal dungeon. The stranger reveals herself to be Lucy from an apocalyptic future , who has traveled back in time to change the course of history.

This episode takes place during the arc and the concurrent Eclipse Project storyline.