Wendy hesitates to leave Sherria. Natsu helps Lamia Scale repel Orochi's Fin (led by Blue Note). Sherria convinces Wendy to join her friends. The team finds an abandoned village where Gray and Juvia lived. Gray has disappeared. Natsu remembers that Future Rogue had warned that Gray would kill Frosch. Natsu discovers that Gray joined Avatar (Zeref's cult) to find E.N.D.'s book. Rogue is diverted to protect Frosch. The team finds Gray, but he seems corrupted by his magic. Erza and Gray were spying on Avatar. The team is captured and then freed by Gray.