User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 358: Magical Barrier Particles, Review./@comment-5668006-20131101020721/@comment-3290324-20131101041913

I know what you said. I'm telling you that what you said implied what I said (albeit unintentionally). By suggesting that it wouldn't make sense for Laxus to lose 1 on 1, you are suggesting that the person Laxus was facing couldn't have been a more powerful member of the Nine Demon Gates. You would also be suggesting the theory that battles are won by power levels alone. Laxus isn't really a versatile Magic user, so him losing to someone could be because that person's abilities are good against his own.

Also, I never said Tempesta was stronger than Kyouka or Silver. In fact, I never even suggested it. All I'm saying is that you shouldn't underestimate him just yet when it's clear we haven't even scratched the surface of his abilities and how they work.