Lucy easily defeats Sherry when Erza arrives on Galuna Island and knocks out Angelica. Uninterested in the situation the islanders are in, Erza captures the heroes and intends to return them to the guild for punishment for taking the S-Class job against Makarov's permission. However, Gray stands up to Erza for the first time, explaining to her that he will defeat Lyon.

Up against his rival, Gray is willing to sacrifice everything to stop his childhood friend from melting the ice holding Deliora.