In a flashback, Leo stops his master Karen Lilica from bullying his friend Aries. However, he accidentally stops her from summoning other spirits to protect herself, indirectly leading to her death. Back in the present, Loke's three-year exile from the spirit world is causing him to gradually fade away and die. Lucy challenges the law Loke had broken to save him, causing the Celestial Spirit King to appear before them. The Celestial Spirit King reconsiders Loke's exile when Lucy summons her spirits simultaneously to support her, allowing Loke to return to the spirit world.