User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail 521: The Strongest Wizard, Review/@comment-4449950-20170211092738

This was a better chapter than a lot of the last ones have been, and I'm glad we got to see a lot of the characters previously missing (*sarcasm* oh there you are Mest! Where you been at since you got August stabbed buddy? Guess that mess is all over and never going to be mentioned again, eh?)

The part with Laxus carrying Makarov to the guild was also appreciated. Even though Mak's death was silly and anti-climactic and too long in the making, I did appreciate the notion :')

However, all of the "fights" in this chapter were appalling to me:
 * First, as you mention, the Strauss fight being all off-screen and over. I didn't mind the off-screen-ness tbh because I give fuck all about whats-his-face fighting Mira, and though I like Ajeel I likely would have cried seeing Elfman and Lisanna able to overpower him, because that's the biggest piece of "because Fairy Tail members" plot right there. The reason I am angry is because I remember Mashima mentioning in some extra or something that his editor didn't like the idea of 12 enemies in this arc, but Mashima stressed it would be okay and it was important and went ahead with it. Well, first, it hasn't been okay, it's been messy and wtf the entire time and his editor was 100% correct; second, it's too late now for the 12 to be important. There was never an importance and they've all been killed or lost the will to fight so there won't be any importance as far as I can see. So, I'm sitting here shaking my head.
 * Gildarts being the one to face August. *sighs* I mean, I guess it could be worse, but I'm still not into it. Gildarts lately has just been used to 1-hit-KO his opponents with a punch. August is OP so this fight is very likely going to be bullshit no matter who takes it. But, if it's going to be bullshit, I'd rather see some pretty, awesome, cool-looking Magic to take August out. And... well, Gildarts just... punches things .-. I see him just doing a massive punch like with Serena and... gah, I'm just not into his character enough to like it :/ Guess I'll wait and see what happens...
 * Lol, why did Zeref think Laxus was going to appear? XD Jellal makes 100% sense, but Laxus?? Lol wtf. Anyways, why Gray? DX I am so over Gray and we know that Natsu is going to turn up and yes, before everyone says it, I KNOW these two have a revenge thing going on with Zeref, but I honestly couldn't care less. The two have been ridiculously written this entire arc and I am over seeing their faces. Gray is so injured too that I don't see how he is meant to fight. I hope he gets taken out, but he's Gray, so even if that happens he will play some role in this upcoming fight no doubt :/ Hopefully Lucy at least joins in and does something cool. I'm all for Lucy coolness.

P.S: Where's my Jellal? *sighs* Poor man and his guild being used and abused this arc just because he's not an FT member *sighs harder*

P.P.S: Where the fuck is my Meredy?? >:(