User blog comment:R. Lawton/How strong are some the GMG characters in comparison to Fairy Tail/@comment-4489126-20130910233545/@comment-7418318-20130910235323

"Makarov once said that the three month training and the Origin Release were a huge help to them, but that's a freaking lie."

I always thought that with the 3 month training he meant those that didn't go to the Celestial Spirit World, like Gajeel, who trained alone with Lily, Laxus who trained with the Raijin tribe and the Strauss siblings who also trained together at some other place.