Episode 1: Dawn of a New Adventure

[-] Check out the new Stage

[-] Check out the new Pool

[-] Check out the request board on the second floor

You’re finally back to your guild’s grand HQ. The last two Facilities, Pool and Stage will be unlocked at this point. The S-Rank request board is found on the second floor. However, you have to pass the S-class Exam first before you can take them. Check out the new facilities to complete the objectives.

[-] Report to the master

[-] Develop the guild even more (25th)

[-] Report to the master

After checking out the new Facilities, talk to the master next. Your next objective is to increase the guild’s ranking even more. If you’re doing a lot of quests, your Guild Rank should be around the 25th - even higher. In that case, the objective will be automatically completed and you’ll have to talk to the master to proceed with the story. However, before doing that, let’s get the other tasks out of the way, as we’ll discuss below.

Your other Facilities can now be upgraded up to LV4 and remodeled up to LV9. These upgrade tasks will become a lot more expensive so it’s possible that you’ll run out of jewels and will have to farm repeatable Requests to earn enough money and complete all the upgrades. There will also be some materials that you can’t obtain yet at this point so just set those facilities aside for now.

Prioritize Leveling Up and remodeling the Library to increase the EXP earned by reserve members and the filling rate of the Fairy Gauge. Next, upgrade the Table Set to increase the chances of enemies to drop an item, making it easier to farm for materials for Lacrima Synthesis and remodeling. Finally, you can upgrade the other Facilities in any order you please.

There are also a lot of new Community Service Request NPCs scattered around different locations so try fulfilling their Requests first to receive free, current-tier Lacrima before moving on with the story.

The following Requests are now available:

* While the Fairies were Away…

* Help Wanted: Temporary Magic Teacher

* Crocus Relief Project

* Training the King’s Army

* Attempted Kidnapping

* Wolf Island

* Bird Outbreak

These A-Rank Requests will become available after upgrading your Request Board. You won’t be able to accept some of them unless you recruit the other required characters.

* Defeat the Giant Golem - Rank A (clear the Rank B variant to unlock this)

* Lover’s Point

* Cannon the Vulcanon

* Fish Slayer

* The Search for the Mystic Thread

* Homme Fatale

* Beast Outbreak

There’s also a lot of new Character Stories so prioritize them first to gain new allies before moving on with the story.

* Kagura’s Desire

* A Mermaid on Stage (Kagura)

* Fairy Love (Sherria)

* An Outing Together (Sherria)

* Sherria is on the Job

* What’s It Gonna Be?? (Natsu)

* Redemption is Just a Request Away (Lucy)

* Phantoms' Fate (Juvia)

* Revival of the Hottie Ice Wizard (Gray) If you proceed with the main story past Episode 1, you’ll be forced to wait until everyone returns before you can resume this character story. This is because Laxus and Mirajane are characters that he needs to interact with and will be temporarily absent as part of the main story.

* Erza’s Hand-Me-Downs

* The Tortured Artist (Gajeel)

* Sting’s Favorite Things

* Search for the Celestial Spirit Key (Sting)

* White Vs. Red (Sting)

* Frog Hunt (Rogue)

* Frosch’s Errand (Rogue)

* Battle of the Dragon Slayers: Continued (Rogue)

* The Search for the Supreme Scent (Ichiya)

* The Christina Remodeling Plan (Ichiya)

* The Perfect Team?? (Ichiya)

Once you’re ready to continue with the story, talk to the Master for a cutscene and to complete this episode.