User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 447: Escape Battle, Review./@comment-26451407-20150805081453/@comment-1153699-20150805233636

Damn xDD calm down m8.

I'm not saying it's impossible he got stronger (anything can happen in FT after all). It's very possible he trained a little to pass time or just to stay active. But even if he did train, I really doubt he improved as much as Natsu or Laxus did. There's a big ass mountain to climb for GMG Gildarts to still stay above Laxus.

But like I said, we're gonna have to wait and see.