"Prepared to do what they need to or die trying, Fairy Tail faces off against the vast hordes of the Alvarez Empire. They e retaken the port town of Hargeon, but the battles are hard, and every victory is costly. Fairy Tail prisoner, Brandish, makes an offer to act as a go-between in a negotiation with August, a man known as the strongest of the Spriggan 12. Fairy Tail is desperate, but can Brandish be trusted? Meanwhile, Gajeel group has fought a fierce battle to rescue the members of Saber Tooth and regain lost ground, but powerful enemies are close, which could mean more despair for the embattled members of Fairy Tail"--Page 4 of cover.

Translated from the Japanese. Reads from right to left. Originally published in Japan in 2016 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. "A Kodansha Comics trade paperback original."