The core of this episode is the massive lore dump regarding the . Arcadios and Yukino reveal their true intentions: they need Lucy’s golden Zodiac keys to power a device that allows for time travel . Their goal? To travel back 400 years and kill the dark mage Zeref before he ever becomes immortal. 2. A Dangerous Gamble

Just as things get interesting, the Kingdom’s Minister of Defense, Darton, arrives to arrest Arcadios, Yukino, and for crimes against the state. Watching Lucy get dragged away just as she was trying to help is a classic Fairy Tail gut-punch. 4. Team Fairy Tail Reshuffled

While saving the world sounds great, the cost is high. The gate is powered by magic drained from the Grand Magic Games participants , and the consequences of altering the past are unknown. Fans are already debating: if Zeref dies in the past, does the present Fairy Tail even exist? 3. Lucy in Peril

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