Chapter 234

The Boy Who Stares at the Sea is the 234th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Having seen the flare that signals an enemy attack, Gildarts, Freed and Bickslow return to the island and quickly engage in combat with Bluenote and Rustyrose. Meanwhile, Erza fights Azuma while Gray talks to Ultear. With all the events happening, the war between the fairies and demons nears it conclusion.

Summary
Gildarts and Bluenote begin to fight and both Mages are evenly matched. Gildarts then tells Natsu and the others to go away so that they wouldn't be caught up in the fight. Natsu complains, wanting to see them fight but the others manage to get him to leave and the group escapes, carrying an unconscious Makarov with them. Meanwhile, Bickslow and Freed, having returned to the island with Gildarts after seeing Erza's flare, engage in combat with Rustyrose.

Bickslow uses his Baryon Formation but Rustyrose is able to deflect it with his Golden Shield and dodges it with Pegasus Wings as Freed attacks him with his Magic. Rustyrose then summons the Sacred Guardian Beast, Belfast the Hurricane which Bickslow easily destroys using his Seith Magic. Freed then proceeds to use his Dark Écriture: Absolute Shadow and attacks Rustyrose who begins to feel fear.

All throughout the island, the battles between Fairy Tail and Grimoire Heart continue with Gildarts fighting Bluenote, Freed and Bickslow fighting Rustyrose and Erza fighting Azuma. Elsewhere, Gray continues his talk with Ultear. Meanwhile on a different island, a boy bearing the insignia of Fairy Tail stares calmly at the sea.

Fights

 * Gildarts Clive vs. Bluenote Stinger
 * Freed Justine, Bickslow & Lisanna Strauss vs. Rustyrose
 * Erza Scarlet vs. Azuma

Magic used

 * Gravity Magic (重力の魔法, Jūryoku no Mahō)
 * Disassembly Magic (分開, Punkai)
 * Arc of Embodiment (具現のアーク, Gugen no Āku)
 * Seith Magic (セイズ魔法, Seizu Mahō)
 * Human Possession (人形憑, Hitotsuki)
 * Dark Écriture (闇の文字 (闇のエクリテュール), Yami no Ekurityūru)
 * Great Tree Arc (大樹のアーク, Taiju No Āku)
 * Requip (換装, Kansō)
 * The Knight (騎士, Za Naito)

Spells used

 * Jet Black Sword (漆黒の剣, Shukkoku no Tsurugi)
 * Baryon Formation (バリオンフォーメーション, Barion Fōmēshon)
 * Golden Shield (黄金の盾, Ōgon no Tate)
 * Dark Écriture: Pain (闇の文字・痛み, Yami no Ekurityūru: Itami)
 * Pegasus Wings (天馬の翼, Tenma no Tsubasa)
 * Sacred Guardian Beast, Belfast the Hurricane (守護聖獣　疾風のベルファースト, Shugo Seijyū Shippū no Berufāsuto)
 * Dark Écriture: Absolute Shadow (闇の文字・"絶影", Yami no Ekurityūru: Zetsuei)

Armors used

 * Flame Empress Armor (炎帝の鎧, Entei no Yoroi)