FAIRY TAIL 52 (Weekly Shonen Magazine KC)

[Machine Translation] The "Mages' Guild" is a place where mages can do all kinds of work, from finding things to defeating demons! Lucy, a girl who wants to become a full-fledged mage, meets Natsu, a fire mage, and is invited to join his guild. What she discovers is that the guild she longs to join is Fairy Tail, the most outrageous and boisterous guild in the world! The members of FT are thrilled by the revival of the guild! Natsu and his friends learn the "truth about the guild's dissolution a year ago" and the "reason for Makarov's absence". What they discover is the existence of FT's top secret and super-military magic empire, Alvarez! Erza learns that Makarov, who went alone to Alvarez to protect the guild, has disappeared, and decides to rescue him. However, on the way to infiltrate Alvarez, FT is confronted by the threat of the "Twelve Shields" protecting Emperor Spriggan!

”魔導士ギルド"‥‥それは魔導士たちに探し物から魔物討伐まで、いろんな仕事を仲介してくれるトコロ! 一人前の魔導士を目指す少女・ルーシィは、火を操る魔導士・ナツと出会い、彼のギルドに誘われる。なんと、そこはルーシィの憧れ、超ブッ飛んだお騒がせギルド「フェアリーテイル」だったのです!! 復活に湧くFTのメンバーたち! そして、ナツたちは「一年前のギルド解散の真実」と「マカロフ不在の理由」を知る。なんと、そこにはFTの最高機密、そして超軍事魔法帝国・アルバレスの存在が! ギルドを守る為、単身、アルバレスに赴いたマカロフが消息不明だと知ったエルザは、マカロフ救出を決断する。しかし、アルバレス潜入作戦の道中、FTの前に立ちはだかったのは、皇帝スプリガンを守る“12の盾”の脅威だった!!