User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 415: And It Shall Become Your Will To Live, Review./@comment-4449950-20150110235458/@comment-4449950-20150111031602

To me it does matter... immensely. I don't give a flying fuck if both of them reached a violent proposal, what matters are the words.

If you were dying what would you want your last words to be to your child: "Here is power. Do what I couldn't and beat down my enemies" or "Stand and smile. I am still with you so don't feel down. Show me you can be strong in my absence and move towards the future you want"?

Saying it doesn't matter is basically saying that this chapter would be exactly the same if Igneel had said "I'm dying. Go beat Acnologia and avenge me", and it definitely wouldn't have been the same. Igneel's last words were beautiful and will carry true meaning for Natsu for the rest of his life.