This volume was so much fun! The dream team separates as each of them goes after a lacrima forcing the 5 dragons gods into their evil dragon form. We mainly follow Natsu and Lucy, and their fights were so entertaining the volume just flew by.
Lucy’s fight itself didn't make her show off any of her strength (once again), but I absolutely loved that Brandish came back for her. Their relationship and reluctant friendship is so precious to me, especially with how the fight ended. It felt a bit rushed to me, but it was still a very sweet moment. It’s obvious the end is coming soon, as every loose end is slowly being tied up.
I expected Natsu to struggle a bit more against the Fire and Flame members, but this one fight was a bit of a letdown. I did find very sweet the friendship Happy is forming with Misfortune, and it added a very cute moment in all this fighting.
And of course the ending of the last chapter had me SCREAMING. Mashima truly knows how to hit us with the nostalgia because this is such a fun idea for a fight.
The true Dragon King Festival started with new player Dark wizard Faris who wants to destroy both dragons and humans vs Fire God Ingnia's guild who wants to destroy all humans vs Fairy Tail guild fighting for the humans.