Chapter 497

Chapter 497
Japanese Title	冬の魔導士
Translated Title	The Winter Mage
English Title	The Winter Wizard
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Arc	Alvarez Empire arc
Japanese Release	August 10, 2016
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The Winter Wizard is the 497th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

With the removal of Fairy Heart in motion, Neinhart informs Irene that they've located Erza; Irene tells him to kill her himself. As the battles against the Spriggan 12 and Alvarez rage on, Invel descends upon the battlefield, freezing everyone in his path except for Gray, whom he overwhelms in a battle of Ice Magic.

Summary

Irene warns Zeref of his naivety

In the guildhall, Irene begins the painful extraction of Fairy Heart from Mavis, taunting her as she does so. Zeref then enters the guildhall and asks Irene how long the extraction will take, which Irene explains is a delicate process due to the nature of Fairy Heart. When Zeref says he doesn't want Mavis to suffer, Irene warns Zeref that he needs to abandon his childish emotions if he wants to defeat Acnologia. Zeref agrees with her logic and moves to leave the guildhall, but not before crossing eyes with a tearful Mavis, whose silent pleas he ignores. As he leaves, Neinhart enters and tells Irene that Erza is alive; Irene tells Neinhart to kill her, but when he says that his Historia of the Dead is ineffective against her, Irene tells him that all he need do is remember who he truly is.

	Natsu's flames are frozen

Concurrently, the various fighting Mages all lead their own various offensives, either against the Alvarez soldiers or against the members of the Spriggan 12. Natsu's small team of himself, Lucy, Happy, Gray and Juvia moves forward, but when Natsu fires off his Fire Dragon's Roar, it freezes solid, an act which he incorrectly blames on Gray. The temperature in the area then readily drops, and despite Natsu trying to heat the area with his fire, he and everyone present, sans Gray, is frozen solid by the descending Invel, who is fascinated by Gray's resistance to the cold. Gray goes to attack Invel, but is overwhelmed on multiple accounts by the man's Ice Magic. As the Winter General introduces himself as Invel Yura, Gray realizes that Invel's Magic is making him feel like he's going to be frozen solid. Meanwhile, in the guild, Mavis silently pleads for someone to defeat Invel before she loses what remains of her mind.

Characters in Order of Appearance

1. Irene Belserion
2. Mavis Vermilion
3. Zeref Dragneel
4. Neinhart
5. Erza Scarlet
6. Yukino Agria
7. Lector
8. Frosch
9. Gildarts Clive
10. Elfman Strauss
11. Lisanna Strauss
12. Ajeel Ramal
13. Mirajane Strauss
14. Jacob Lessio
15. Rogue Cheney
16. Bloodman (via Historia of the Dead)
17. Minerva Orland
18. Wall Eehto (via Historia of the Dead)
19. Gray Fullbuster
20. Natsu Dragneel
21. Lucy Heartfilia
22. Juvia Lockser
23. Happy
24. Invel Yura

Battles & Events

• Rogue Cheney vs. Bloodman (Historia)
• Minerva Orland vs. Wall Eehto (Historia)
• Gray Fullbuster vs. Invel Yura (started)

Magic, Spells, and Abilities used

Magic used

• Ice Slave (アイススレイブ Aisu Sureibu)
• Illusion Magic (幻影魔法 Genei Mahō)
• Eye Magic (眼の魔法 Me no Mahō)
• Spatial Magic (空間魔法 Kūkan Mahō)
  • Requip (換装 Kansō)
    • The Knight (騎士 (ザ・ナイト) Za Naito)
  • Celestial Spirit Magic (星霊魔法 Seirei Mahō)
• Crash (粉碎 (クラッシュ) Kurasshu)
• Sand Magic (砂の魔法 Suna no Mahō)
• Take Over (接収 (テイクオーバー) Teiku Ōbā)
  • Beast Soul (ビーストソウル Bīsuto Sōru)
  • Animal Soul (アニマルソウル Animaru Sōru)
• Historia of the Dead (屍のヒストリア Shikabane no Hisutoria)
• Dragon Slayer Magic (滅竜魔法 Metsuryū Mahō)
  • Fire Dragon Slayer Magic (炎の滅竜魔法 Honō no Metsuryū Mahō)
• Ice Magic (氷の魔法 Kōri no Mahō)
• Molding Magic (造形魔法 Zōkei Mahō)
  • Ice-Make (氷の造形魔法 (アイスメイク) Aisu Meiku)

Spells used

• Sand World (サンドワールド Sando Wārudo)
• Beast Soul: Sand Beast (砂獣 (サンドビースト) Sando Bīsuto)
• Animal Soul: Cat (キャット Kyatto)
• Fire Dragon's Roar (火竜の咆哮 Karyū no Hōkō)
• Star Dress (星霊衣 (スタードレス) Sutā Doresu)
  • Taurus Form (タウロスフォーム Taurosu Fōmu)

Abilities used

• Enchantment (付加術 Fukajutsu)
• Hand-to-Hand Combat
• Third Seal (第三の印 Dai-san no In)

Armors used

• Heart Kreuz Armor (ハートクロス 鎧 Hāto Kurosu Yoroi)
• Purgatory Armor (煉獄の鎧 Rengoku no Yoroi)

Weapons used

• Swords

Arc Navigation

Avatar arc

Alvarez Empire arc

Water Dragon God arc