User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 396: Air, Review./@comment-4449950-20140813065040/@comment-25283128-20140813081411

I mostly agree with you (the fangirl mode put aside). This chapter was rushed, and I don't know if Mashima actually wanted/intended for Gajeel and Levy to have a moment of their own or added this chapter just for fun, because even if he didn't add it, we still would've seen Natsu and Gajeel kick Torafusa's ass. So... a week's worth waiting lost.

It felt different as well because Levy came out of nowhere (Mashima's intentions to surprise us, maybe? FAIL!) Can't be lying when telling the truth that I thought Levy and everyone else were far away from Natsu and the company.

Also I didn't buy it that everyone was powerless when Gajeel was very well okay and everyone else started losing their consciousness right away, waaaaay before Gajeel did.

Side Note to that: How the hell did Levy held her breath long enough, longer than Gajeel, to later give the 'air' to him? She's like the weakest (no offence, okay?) of them all. No offence again, but we all thought once, at least, once in our life that Mashima should give Levy some screen time to prove that she can fight. Right? Right?