Chapter 171

Faust is the one hundredth and seventy-first chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Full Summary
Natsu, Wendy, Charle and Happy finally finishes explaining who they are and where they came from. At first, everyone doesn't believe them, but realizes that Earth Land Natsu is not the Natsu they know and believed them all the same. Natsu then asks for the way to the capital and Wendy explains that they are going to rescue their friends. The guild members tells them that it is impossible and explains the situation they are in. Since in Edolas magic is limited, the king, Faust has been keeping the remaining magic to himself by declaring all mage guilds to disband. At first, everyone resisted but the Royal Militia has crushed those who resisted one by one until only Fairy Tail was left, though Fairy Tail has lost half its members and also the master was killed. The story finishes and everybody expects Natsu and Wendy to give up. But the two did not, and says that they will save their friends no matter what much to everyone's surprise.

Meanwhile at the Royal Capital, Hughes, Erza Knightwalker and [Sugarboy is admiring the giant Lacryma crystal. According to Sugarboy, it has the magical power of the 100 mages of Fairy Tail and the lives of the citizens of Magnolia. As the three discusses the Lacryma, Byro of the Royal Army Chief of Staff arrives and asks Erza about her mission to eliminate Fairy Tail (Edolas), saying that the king is waiting to see some results. Byro laughs when Erza does not reply. Suddenly, Pantherlily arrives and tells him off for laughing and Hughes for being noisy and leaves. The four notices that Lily is not that happy and discusses Edolas uniting the world.

Elsewhere, Coco arrives at the throne room and tells the king that the extraction of the Lacryma can begin after four days. Faust says that it is insufficient and demanded that they find more source of magical power that will last for Eternity.

Meanwhile, Natsu, Wendy, Happy and Charle are walking towards the capital, since Happy and Charle can't use their magic properly. Natsu is having a good time with the bizarre wildlife while Wendy, Charle and Happy are contemplating the obstacles that they may encounter. The team then was attacked by the giant mother of the frog that Natsu was trying to catch. After realizing that they cannot use magic, the team runs for it, but they were saved by Lucy Ashley who uses a magical whip to attack the giant monster. After greeting each other (Wendy and Happy calls her Scary), Lucy tells them that she will come with them since going to the Royal City without magic is suicidal and a new team was born!

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*Note: Bold+Italicized=First Appearence