User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 357: The Nine Demon Gates, Review./@comment-5580383-20131025195248

You know it's sad when your  younger  cousin who  just  debuted within the timeskip is more  memorable than you. Cheila completely outclasses Sherry in every way possible that it's not even funny.

Yeah Silver  doesn't  seem  much like a  demon does he, he seems more human than  demon  but then again, looks can be deceiving. Just ask anyone who was dumb enough to mess with Lucy or  Erza.

I'm not one who usually complains about fanservice but it really was badly timed to have Evergreen  trying to outdo Erza with the waitress outfit when  119 people just  died and 9 council members were just killed off. Not a very good time for T&A is it ? I don't have any problems with fanservice as long as it's within an appropriate moment like within chapter 355, not here after a major terrorist attack, also Evergreen can NEVER be as hot as Erza, she's not even as hot as Lucy, then again no one is hotter than Erza.

The fact this  guy beat the Raijinshuu isn't that impressive considering Silver beat Altas Flames with apparently no effort  but  it's still quite notable of this guys strength.Thunder Tribe are hardly  fodders as seen with them within Teneroujima when  they took down Rustyrose and Fantasia arc where they nearly defeated  the entire Fairy Tail Guild and  they all got notably strong in the timeskip, especially considering Cana, Lucy and Elfman's power increases who are all below Thunder Tribe.

What this proves is that Tartaros are easily leagues beyond Gilmore Heart in power when  one guy effortlessly  defeated 3 of the best A Rank mages.

Now the real  fight begins, Laxus is a prefect benchmark to test the power of the Nine Demon Gate considering he's not  far off from Erza and  other High Tiers within the series. I personally hope we see a fight to see how much stronger the dark guild is to someone of Laxus caliber.

Still the possibility of a target being on Jellal and Ultear's head isn't unlikely, especially if we consider that their motivation is  either killing them out of a personal vendetta( which i highly doubt) or killing them because they might have a hidden spell up their sleeves which can put their plans in jeopardy.

I give this chapter an A-,  the buildup is good  but the fanservice kinda takes from the more tragic moment.