Chapter 457

Chapter 457
Japanese Title	ＢＡＴＴＬＥ ＯＦ ＮＡＫＥＤ
Translated Title	Battle of Naked
English Title	Naked Battle
Information
Volume	#54
Arc	Alvarez Empire arc
Japanese Release	October 21, 2015
Anime Episode	Episode 292
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Naked Battle is the 457th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Brandish and Lucy converse while taking a bath when the former suddenly begins to attack Lucy on realizing that she is Layla Heartfilia's daughter. Lucy manages to escape with the miniaturized Marin and immediately takes him out, after which she eventually teams up with Cana to face the Shield of Spriggan. In the skies, though, Erza regains her ability to Requip and finally begins her counterattack against Ajeel, all the while the Flying Dragon Squad completely wipe out the Ajeel Squad.

Summary

Immediately after Lucy joins her in the bath, Brandish states that she recognizes Lucy, but does not remember why. Lucy tries to come up with a plausible explanation, but they are all rejected. Right after, Brandish asks the Fairy Tail Mage to wash her back, with the latter being only forced to play along. As the Shield of Spriggan then casually inquires about Lucy's personal details, Lucy realizes that Brandish has let her guard down and readies herself to stab her with Aquarius' broken key, but halts when Brandish mentions Layla's name. Upon confirming that Lucy is indeed Layla's daughter, Brandish immediately begins to shrink the building.

Erza regains use of her Requip

Lucy desperately runs out of the apartment, only to be confronted by Brandish, who refuses to state her connection with Layla. Right at that moment, Cana arrives at the scene and teams up with Lucy, who reveals that she has captured the miniaturized Marin, proceeding to defeat him by stomping on him. The duo then faces the Shield of Spriggan together. Above Magnolia, Erza is able to fight back against Ajeel as she is able to Requip again thanks to Marin's defeat. Concurrently, the Flying Dragon Squad's battle against the Ajeel Squad ends with the former's victory. When Bakel tries to continue fighting, Natsu sends him flying right through Ajeel's flagship, distracting the Desert King. Heartened to see her comrades' triumph, Erza uses this chance to land a devastating strike on her opponent.

Characters in Order of Appearance

1. Lucy Heartfilia
2. Brandish μ
3. Cana Alberona
4. Marin Hollow
5. Erza Scarlet
6. Ajeel Raml
7. Natsu Dragneel
8. Gajeel Redfox
9. Bakel
10. Kareem
11. Happy
12. Panther Lily
13. Carla
14. Wendy Marvell

Battles & Events

• Erza Scarlet vs. Ajeel Raml

Magic, Spells, and Abilities used

Magic used

• Command T (コマンドＴ(ティー) Komando Tī)
• Magic Card (星霊衣(スタードレス) Majikku Kādo)
• Sand Magic (砂の魔法 Suna no Mahō)
• Aera (翼(エーラ) Ēra)
• Transformation Magic (変身魔法 Henshin Mahō)
• Spatial Magic (空間魔法 Kūkan Mahō)
  • Rules of the Area (空間の掟 Kūkan no Okite)
  • Celestial Spirit Magic (星霊魔法 Seirei Mahō)
  • Requip (換装魔法 Kansō Mahō)
    • The Knight (騎士(ザ・ナイト) Za Naito)
• Battle Mode Shift (戦闘モードシフト Sentō Mōdo Shifuto)

Spells used

• Command T: Reduction (〝縮小〟 Shukushō)
• Star Dress (星霊衣(スタードレス) Sutā Doresu)
  • Star Dress: Aries Form (アリエスフォーム Ariesu Fōmu)

Abilities used

• Swordsmanship
• Hand-to-Hand Combat
• Flight

Weapons used

• Sword

Armors used

• Wind God Armor (風神の鎧 Fūjin no Yoroi)

Items used

• Magic Cards
• Cruiser Battleship (型巡注艦 Kata-jun Chū-kan)

Arc Navigation

Avatar arc

Alvarez Empire arc

Water Dragon God arc