User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 313: Champion's Scenario, Review./@comment-4047931-20130105005727

Well I'm really enjoying how things are picking up in the series at the moment. I really wish Hiro would move along the future Lucy thing that's happening at the moment as I really won't care until she actually reveals what happened to force her to use the Eclipse gate Anyway I do enjoy this chapter and the fights it set up for the next chapters are great and have me really excited for the future. I really don't hope they end up like the fights during the Tenrou arc, with the whole unsatisfying conclusions thing, or what happened to the Garou Knights. Anyway onward to the chapter.

A funny thing happened as I was thinking about the damages to the city before the chapter was released and seeing Chapati talk about that was a nice coincidence so it was good to start the chapter on a high note but fixing things with just magic? What happens to the priceless family heirlooms? Would you be able to fix them without knowing the full contents of each house? Or is it that you actually do know every stretch of each building you creepy little pumpkin? I really thinking about this way too much but the cover definitely was a nice touch. By the way who do you think the leaders are for each team? Just looking at the order of each team on the cover had me thinking is all. Anyway I can't really enjoy the actual start of the chapter. It just felt so uninteresting. It's not how it played it's just that the effects of the reveal still linger as it was just too easy to guess who the hooded figure was and being so certain of that identity has basically ruined the whole surprise. I can't be interested in Future Lucy until she begins to dish out the goods on the future. It was just annoying seeing the characters reactions to Future Lucy but there was a certain smugness to it just because I guessed it right. Anyway it was a bit of a boring start and as for why Lucy came back I'm guessing everyone else is dead and we was the next strongest or that she was the most trusted while any stronger survivors stay to protect the weaker guild members. I still believe Lucy is the new Jellal though having four Lucy's beating Jellal's three. Also Natsu is definitely taking advantage of the fainted Lucy and I really do want to see the other's reaction to seeing the second Lucy.

Now after that, things still didn't quite pick up as the Princess plan just really seems all over the place. It's just really to convenient that a Celestial Spirit Mage wasn't needed and only the keys. I just feeling that it's just annoying seeing all this fall into place with little to no consequence. Also it makes the whole section with the Garrou Knights seem pointless. Also the Princess herself is becoming a less likable character as it feels she hasn't thought about her plan that thoroughly. It's just to easy to write off that the keys are only needed to unlock the gate and it also didn't explain how the keys returned to Lucy and Yukino in the first place. Another little annoyance was who was she thinking will use the gate now? She's basically made public enemies of Fairy Tail so if she chooses them to use the gate now it's just going to piss me off if nobody questions the proposition. It's just become rather annoying looking at the Princess now.

Anyway after all that we finally moved on to the good parts of the chapter. I'm really hoping that we'll just leave the rest for the time being a focus on finishing these battles before moving on to explain what's happening with future Lucy as I am really in the mood for some action. Anyway returning to where we left off with the three warrior women, Minerva was still doing her evil b*tch business much to my Glee as I do actually enjoy seeing her act so devilish in what should be a entertaining gathering of Mages. I must Kagura was also very entertaining seeing the amount of rage she had towards her opponents as we saw so little of any feelings she had prior to this encounter. It was just thrilling to see her so angry it had me rooting for her. Also the threats that escaped her mouth her not to be taken lightly so I really enjoyed seeing this confrontation between the two, Minerva being so calm and collective playing on Kagura's anger and Kagura so full of rage and ready to go all out. It just played out so well for me and when Kagura was about to strike seeing Minerva use her magic again was great locking the two swordswomen back in to confrontation. So with Minerva leaving the scene I did enjoy Erza questioning why she interrupted the battle in the first place adding to sense to the whole sense but Minerva was just so enjoyable this chapter too even look down on both Kagura and Erza and basically just arrive to toy with them. What really made this moment was finally, in spoken word, we got to see some conflict between Erza and Kagura involving Millianna which I really hope goes further to focusing on Jellal. I really thinking that Minerva may know a little more on their past then she is letting on and seeing Kagura's expression after the "Tiger-Lady" had left. It was great to see these three once more before they separated with Minerva once again showing here cruel nature, Kagura's rage boiling over while spouting some awesome lines and finally a little bit of fighting on Millianna behalf. I'm hyped up to see what comes next and where the two women will take us next chapter.

Now finally we get to see the rest of the battles line up and boy are they swell *ahem* I mean, they are looking pretty f*cking decent. First of all we get the rematch we've all been waiting for... only me? Fine the rematch I've been waiting for of tough as nails, Gajeel Redfox and master of shadows, Rogue Cheney. I really want to see how this goes as I doubt it will be like the mess of the last fight. I've actually imagined how this fight would go quite a few times and I'm really hoping that phasing in and out the shadows would be involved as you would expect some kind of strategy would be needed to beat Gajeel this time around so I would expect so hit a run manoeuvre would be used and seeing how their is some form of shadows in their surroundings. Anyway I just hope for an enjoyable battle and can't wait to see the outcome between these two and it would also be great if some history of Rogue is displayed to let us see the root of that obsession with Gajeel. Also Gajeel criticizing Mavis' plan was quite entertaining itself. Next up was the reveal of Son of the Master, Laxus Drayer and God of Lightning God, Orga Nanagear. Clash of the titans or what? Just mix in Jura and that would be one of the biggest fights in Fairy Tail since Hades vs. Makarov or Gildarts vs. Bluenote. Still I was a little disappointed mainly because WHERE THE F*CK IS JURA NEEKIS!!!!11!! Also I kind of wished they held on to the identity of Orga's magic for the actual battle as they could be duking it out on equal terms then suddenly Lightning God Slayer Magic and things play on from there. Also what Laxus said was really well uncool. It just sounds really lame when someone like Laxus refers to himself as a Fairy. Nevertheless it should be a good fight and I guessing while they're beating each other senseless Jura will come in a smash of them too join the fight. So that's two good line ups above the already present Kagura and Erza battle. Anyway Still no sign of Sting and Frosch was being cute as usual and also that Lacrima vision was awesome with Each opponent of the soon to happen fights staring each other down, Jura's awesome beard, Gray just looking up but he was still cool but what the hell is he going to do now? And then we had Juvia and Chelia who again looked hilarious clawing at each other like they are. Anyway after all that we finally get to see Sting once more who has just been sitting down... seriously? All that time just spent brooding? Of wait he's planning... Of course he was plotting his offensive. I really want to see his plan unravel as it's about time we get to see Sting shine as I can't wait to see his powers now. As for what he has in store I presume after each battle if Fairy Tail comes out the victor or survived the conflict without falling to their enemies Sting will arrive to finish them off seeing how they would be injured and probably unable to deal with a fully ready Dragon Slayer with Dragon Force in hand. These better be a set of awesome chapters in the next few weeks as it has so much promise at the moment with three great battles and a chance to see the future of the 7th of July.

Overall a varied chapter having a dull start, a brilliant middle section and decent enough end. It has left a lot to look forward to and what occurred with Kagura Minerva and Erza was so good. I really want to see what happens with Kagura and Erza. This should be one hell of a fight with quite a lot behind it even if most of the one of the characters is unaware of the others true feelings for her rage. So good yet let down by a rather dull start but I can't get over the hype for the Grand Magic War Games! I hope it doesn't disappoint or I at least calm down.