User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 244: Thunder Crashes, Review./@comment-16344653-20110726185130

By the title of the next chapter "The Unbranded Man" I think it refers to the FT symbol that is "branded" on FT Mages. And since it's the unbranded man I guess it will either tell the story of Hades leaving FT or the story of Laxus leaving FT.