Following Jose's defeat, Lucy realizes that Jude will do anything to have her return home and leaves for her family estate. Fearing that she will leave them, Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy follow her. When Jude offers Lucy to accept the vast wealth at her disposal, she informs him that her home is with Fairy Tail and she must leave, renouncing her family ties in the process. Lucy reunites with her friends and they all return to Fairy Tail.