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Let's have a look at December's chapters of Fairy Tail, ending this 2012 year.

I - Chapter 310: This Country of Ours


We start back from where we'd left our Team Idiot. As Happy and Carla notice how Arcadios is fine after a nice bath in lava, Lucy, Yukino and Loke stand before Uosuke, who, in a visible homage to Max and his loved one broom, has his flag stuffed in his pants. The three get ready for what is now supposed to be a fight, and Yukino sarts off by summoning forth Pisces. Both Happy and Uosuke start drooling in excitement, but we're soon shown the different, real form of this Celestial Spirit. And that's where we start to drool in excitement, as another source of fanservice for boys joins the already crowdy crew.

Pisces' real form is again split in two, a mother and her son. The latter looks like your typical shōnen protagonist: young, muscular, wild hairdo. The former, on the other hand, doesn't look like your typical shōnen mother... Not at all. Not that I'm saying anything bad. From her looks, I hardly think her child starved as a baby... Though it's quite puzzling that she's white as ivory and that he's pitch black. What do you know... Hurray for interracial unions, yay!

As girls pray for more products of interracial unions like the trident-wielding one we have here and boys (Loke included) pray they were of another race to create such products with the aid of young Pisces' parent, the two (or should it count as one?) Spirits charge towards Uosuke, with male Pisces trying to find a motherly figure he'd be unable to fap on in Yukino as he does so. The Garou Knight readies to use his Terrain Effect: Gravity Zone, but its effects are immediately canceled by Yukino summoning Libra, who returns gravity to normal, allowing the two "fishes" to assault the foe with some wet melee attacks. Uosuke, however, emerges unscathed from the assault, and floods the area with his Terrain Effect: Whirlpool Zone, noting how fishes should stick to the sea.

What a smart idea it is to use water against two marine creatures. Man, big Sanpei, you really are something. You...

As your writer boasts about elemental weaknesses, Pisces are turned into a much smaller, harmless version of their fish form, something which, according to Yukino and much to Lucy's dismay, happens whenever they come in contact with water.

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Alright... What was I saying again?

This Uosuke guy not only looks weird and has a cool Magic (I'm starting to like it more and more, even if it's likely some random thing Mashima threw in to give him Magic... Though hey, if all random things involved lava, gravity and water, I could bear with that), but is either smart and/or knowledgeable, at least to a degree. I'm sure he'll make for a hell of an opponent, and our heroes' battle with him will be long and difficult!

Lucy summons forth Aquarius using the surrounding water, and the Garou Knight pulls out a scared expression.

Ohhhhh, shit.

Let's have a look elsewhere for a moment.

Pantherlily is having difficulties dealing with Acid Guy, but the sudden memory of his training with Gajeel, of all the metal-enhanced blows he's suffered, allows him to cut through the foe's acid.

...

I don't think metal and acid are related, Lily...

Sheesh.

Wendy reveals the ineffectiveness of Kosmos' Makura Kamura (it sounds like some weird sexual technique...) thanks to her Re-Raise spell, which prevented the enemy's poison from affecting her, and then readies to show the opponent the offensive power a Sky Dragon Slayer holds.

UltearxMinervaxa certain Naruto character (she arrived late at the threesome and was given a disadvantaged position, but made up for it by teaching her skills to the product of the union) is left speechless after Mirajane, after some Nakama Speech, assumes her Satan Soul form and harmlessly eats the poison from her opponent's Paper Blizzard: Green Dance as if it was a snack. I can see Cobra approving this.

Anyhow, as you might have noticed, I referred to Mirajane's speech in a lighter way than usual 'cause, I must admit, hers are usually a little better than the others', so Crap would be a bit too strong... Besides, we get to see her ass :3

For no specific reason.

And to think her greatest fapper fanboy hadn't even realized by himself... Shame on him.

Last but not least, Natsu is punching the group's leader like a sack of flour, and, when asked whether he wants to make an enemy of the entire Kingdom (mhm... Where is it I've already heard something like this? I don't know, really. "Cough" One Piece "Cough"), replies that the ones afraid to make enemies should be those crossing Fairy Tail's path.



Anyhow, you know the drill. All Garou Knights are fucked in the exact moment.

What's new is that they're sent flying towards an unique spot, where they slam against each other, at the same time giving Team Idiot the chance to reunite immediately.

Alright...

Natsu then threatens the executioners to know where to find the exit. End of chapter.



Well, what to say. While I think this chapter was better than many others about "flash fights", there were some things which I didn't swallow.


 * Why is it that neither Scythe or Acid Guy were named?
 * Where was Scythe Guy's "Magic meant to kill efficently" (quoting Arcadios)? He didn't even give a single impression of being a Mage, he just swung his scythes around wildly. What kind of Magic is that supposed to be?
 * How come neither Kosmos or Kamika used their special abilities? When they first appeared, the first was shown emerging from the ground via a rose, and the latter materializing from many pieces of paper. What was of those skills? Though hey, Mashima forgetting about special/intangibility traits is nothing new.

All in all, despite those faults, the chapter was passable, and the drawings good. Two double panels showing the Garou Knights getting beaten up ratified their defeat. The cover showed Loke trying to imitate the Man with No Name.

Hell, he obviously wasn't as cool as the original... but I do appreciate the effort.

II - Chapter 311: The Country, Until Tomorrow


Alright, the chapter starts with Team Idiot searching for a way out of Mercurius' basement the Hell Palace. Arcadios is revealed to have been saved by a nice baking inside Uosuke's lava by a Jade amulet he wears, acting as a proective charm.

...

This makes you 100 times less awesome, you do realize that, Square Boy?

Anyhow, the group remembers how Zirconis was the Dragon of Jade, and notices that the princess' name, Hisui, also means Jade.

A mere coincidence?

While they're busy lking, Team Idiot takes it to a large door, which, before Natsu can reduce it to pieces (before actually trying to see whether it's locked), opens from the other side, revealing the hooded figure from some chapters ago standing behind it. Natsu voices our thoughts by asking who the hell she is.

Elsewhere, Princess Annoying is informed of the Garou Knights' defeat and smiles. Dalton then makes his appearance, having seen through the girl's deceptions and revealing her plan to have Arcadios, who was acting as the "face" of the Eclipse plan (which is, in fact, her idea), saved by Fairy Tail.

The Minister of Defense tries to persuade the girl to stop what she's doing, but Hisui notes how she has no other choice, and, despite a certain "someone" having had her promise to keep her mouth shut, she resolves to tell Datong about the "real" Eclipse Plan, Eclipse Plan 2: a project whose failure would cause the country to "cease to exist" the day after the current one.

"Ton ton toooon"



It actually looks like Princess Annoying's no longer doing random things and spitting random crap. Maybe she does have a consistent role, after all. Very well, I'll let her live... for now.

Finally back to the Games, Juvia engages Chelia, as predicted by Mavis. All Juvia fans out there, however, are soon disappointed, seeing as this confrontation is only meant to gather Erza some time to face Minerva, always according to the satisifed First's calculations.

Shesh.

Erza makes it to the place she was pointed to, ready to face the Sabertooth Mage... only to be assulted by Kagura, much to her and Mavis' shock, and start a rapid exchange of blows with her.

On the stands Mavis, seeing her calculations fucked for good, cries like a baby. Can't say I don't enjoy it.

The First's predictions aren't completely proven wrong, however, as the clash between Erza and Kagura is suddenly interrupted by the appearance of an eerie portal which spams two arms, sending both girls to the ground, and then two legs, a waist, an almost exposed butt, a bulging torso, several thousands/hundreds of weirdly styled head hairs, revealing fabric, fur, ropes, hells made of an unspecified material, a number of internal organs and bones, millions of cells, keratin, a large quantity of blood and water...

Let's make long things short, Minerva is here.

Everyone (a now clueless Mavis included) is shocked as the duel is turned into a threesome involving the strongest female Mages taking part in the Games.

Well, guess this solves the "Who will Erza fight?" dilemma pretty well.

A pretty neutral chapter, nothing special to it. Good art. The cover showed us Rufus awake again, "remembering" how he was defeated by Fairy Tail. Reality sure hurts.

III - Chapter 312: Threesomes


Fine, the chapter picks off from where we'd last stopped, and a Mexican standoff is guaranteed. Kagura silently wonders why Erza covers for Jellal despite all the pain the latter caused her, and Minerva says she has to get rid for the two of them for Sabertooth to return on top ("Cough" fool "Cough" Laxua and Jura "Cough"). Elsewhere, while both Fairy Tail and Mermaid Heel are worried about the incoming battle and Cana smashes her boobs against Max and Warren's heads (lucky bastards), Rufus acknowledges Minerva as the strongest Mage in Sabertooth, surpassing even the Twin Dragons (though really, it shouldn't be that difficult to surpass two fellows fucked by Natsu while they were going all out).

Anxiety strikes everyone as confrontation ensues.

Well, how to riassume the following part... A free for all. Guess we might be using pictures here.

This lasts until Minerva is tired of playing... ... Traps her foes with her Ih Ragdo spell (what language is that supposed to be???)... ... And then chants out the incantation "Niel Wielg Mion Derse Elcantaeus" to activate her Yagdo Rigora spell (LANGUAGE WTF???), fearfully acknowledged by Mavis as "Yakuma's Spell of the Eighteen Gods of Battles" (NONSENSE WTF???), summoning forth a gigantic, humanoid creature, which disappears with the following, impressive blast. Most of the audience and competitors go "WTF"... While Laxus doesn't give a fuck.

Still, when the smoke clears, things are exactly as we expect as trusty Mashima readers. Seeing her foes standing, Minerva decides to change tactic, activating her portalling powers... to summon forth a prisoner Millianna, whom she's making suffer by draining her Magic Power, but for whom she also retrieved the coat the "stray kitten" had lost somewhere. How thoughtful of her. The Sabertooth Mage claims she doesn't want to use the Mermaid as a hostage... What is she thinking of? Will her opponents free their captive friend? Is Minerva wearing panties whose strings where nowhere to be seen while she used Yagdo Rigora?

The answers to these decisive questions will have to wait, as the last battle of 2012 is suddenly interrupted, this year's final chapter switching to something else.

It looks like the princess' just finished explaining some things we're not supposed to know yet to Datong. When asked to stop the Games, Hisui notes how the "one" she's spoken to can apparently see in the future, and made claim that one guild will win the Games in a spectacular outcome. Plan Eclipse has to wait for such an outcome to start.

We're brought back to the Hell Palace, where the hooded person, now shedding tears and asking the group "their strength", takes off the hood.

Just as Hisui remarks how the person she's talking about came from the future, the stranger reveals the face which was hidden so far. "Ton ton tooo..." Oh, come on, that's no surprise. It's what everyone was thinking already. Even the real identity of the "Rabbit Man" was more of a shock.

Of course, a terrible shock. But still...

So, yeah, 2012's Fairy Tail ends with this Mashima-style chapter packed full of boobs in every page obvious revelation. Guess only January will tell how the "threesome" will end, what Hisui's intentions are, and whether time further "endowed" Lucy. Stay tuned!

Well, yeah, this really wasn't that much of a chapter. The threesome was nothing special, Minerva's Magic is as of yet incomprehensible, and this hooded figure being Lucy was... Yeah, you know. As surprising as the previous hooded one being Millianna.

This 27 pages-long chapter came with a colored one showing the Mexican standoff (yeah, I love this term), finally showing us something about Minerva's colorscheme (though only her blue hair, make up and skin complexion, plus a bit of fur) and a 2-pages colored shot showing several Fairies in elegant clothes... I appreciated Cana's presence, Mirajane's jovial look, Juvia's cute hat and Gajeel's ponytail.

Erza looked like a hooker. No, seriously.

Oh, yeah, also a double page with Elfman the Yagdo guy going wild.

So, 2012's last This Month in the Manga ends here... Keep following us this 2013 to come, people!

Your writer,