User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 291: Naval Battle, Review./@comment-5268982-20120712225601/@comment-5268982-20120712232607

Well, the way you present it makes it impossible for me to disagree :) You are right, Lucy getting injured was important for 2 reasons: Fairy Tail hating Sabertooth more and leaving Lucy vulnerable so that she can easily be captured without fighting back.