User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 259: Porlyusica, Review./@comment-1454981-20111112020342/@comment-3290324-20111112035358

Gildarts didn't accept it because he is lazy. And i'll just quote you on what I told DaRinor earlier. " In all honesty, I think it's painfully obvious by now that no one is getting the position of Guild Master while the series is still running. It'll likely go to Laxus in the last chapter of the series, but I don't see Mashima having Makarov going anywhere while the series is alive and strong." So that's my opinion on that.

I was thinking that it might be some kinda guild tournament as well. Which could end up being pretty cool.