User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Sorcerer Magazine, Issue 41: May 2015/@comment-25111584-20150601091444/@comment-25111584-20150601182356

Then we were arguing about completely different things! D: Even the 'fastest person' thing was just boosting LM rather than Laxus!

Also, yeah, wish Mashima would do better with not letting plot overrule a fight's dynamics. It's necessary in some cases, but, imo, Mashima overdoes it. And, considering fights are a pretty huge part of FT ... :(