User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 439: Albareth Empire, Review./@comment-1776824-20150608225247/@comment-1776824-20150608235347

It was obviously written so that she was the only logical choice, however that doesn't make her the best choice. The best choice would've irrefutably been Laxus, but seeing as how he and the Raijins are MIA, everyone had to make due.