User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 452: The Prelude to the Final Battle, Review./@comment-49.150.230.90-20150914072726/@comment-7418318-20150914075619

For fight-setups I expect Lucy to go up against Marin.

With Mashima's tendency to give a rematch to FT mages who failed to defeat an opponent the first time, it's going to be either Lucy, Erza or Mest.

I expect it to be Lucy. Erza will likely be saved for one of the Spriggans and Mest really bombed that fight. While we didn't get to see it, he didn't manage to put even a single scratch on Marin, while getting beaten to a bloody pulp in return.

Another reason why I expect it to be Lucy is Marin's "Comfort Zone" or whatever he called it. I think Mashima will show this place and since Marin only takes women there, that means Mest won't ever see it.

I wonder if he'll go to this zone and fight Lucy in it, or if Lucy manages to overcome his magic, come back to the normal world and fight him there. It'd certainly be awesome if Lucy learned to utilize Celestial Spirit Magic for short-range teleports, but I doubt that'll happen. ^^