User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 298: The Breathtaking Land of Ryuuzetsu, Review./@comment-5288632-20120909013611

This must be what Mashima meant by two week off because the next  two chapters are side stories. Anyhow, about the chapter... well, I guess I wasn't expecting that. For a moment there, I thought he was going to take a two week break. For those who were enjoying the chapter, I'm not much of a fan on fanservice series. I never thought Flare would be in this chapter too. Plus, she looks pretty cute when she apologized to Lucy. I despised her for fighting dirty on the first day, but man who would have thought that Iwan can be such an abusive master. Laxus and Makerov are like babysitters to Mavis since she wanted to play. And finally, there's the last page of the chapter when Natsu completely destroyed the water park, knocking everyone unconscious. While Natsu was laughing, Erza was the only one who was not knocked out. I actually smiled when Laxus dragged down a beaten Natsu. Kinds of reminds me of Italy and Germany from Hetalia (Note: see their english voice actors). Overall, I would say that this is an okay chapter. And trust me, it would have been awkward than that time when the Beatles got stuck in the Strawberry Fields. :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md8Pdg26Izw