Darton confronts Princess Hisui for orchestrating Arcadios' rescue, having deduced that Arcadios has been covering for Hisui as the mastermind of the Eclipse Project. Hisui insists that the "true" project, "Eclipse 2", must be carried out, revealing she has been forewarned of the kingdom's destruction by a time traveler from the future. She further explains that she has been told an "impossible" outcome of the Grand Magic Games by the time traveler as a sign of trust. As this happens, Natsu and his friends encounter the hooded girl at the dungeon's exit, where she unveils herself as Lucy from the future. Meanwhile, Erza enters a three-way battle between herself, Kagura, and Minerva. Reaching a stalemate, Minerva shows them Millianna as her hostage.