User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Sorcerer Magazine, Issue 41: May 2015/@comment-1153699-20150601171105/@comment-1153699-20150601220800

The main reason I think Kyoka is somewhat of a weakling compared to Mard is because of their feats (and hype). Do you see Kyouka taking Full PoF LFD Hammer with no damage whatsoever? Do you see her taking on PoF Natsu, PoF Sting and PoF Rogue while sitting down? Do you see her playing around with a serious CSK using only one hand? People like Mard and Laxus are vastly superior to characters like Kyoka, Minerva and Erza going by both feats and portrayal.

You sure Hades didn't make this comment only in the Anime or something? I can't find a source for his statement anywhere on this wiki nor do I even remember it myself.

Laxus could have thought Evergreen would win against Erza due to her Stone Eyes. He didn't know Erza had an artificial eye to counter Evergreen's eye magic. Mard being lot smarter than Laxus is also something you should take into account. If Mard is claiming something, I at least would choose to believe him. He's pretty reliable. [s]Unlike Happy[/s]

Like I said, Hiro has a rough idea of power rankings in his mind. He would never portray Kyoka taking hits from Full PoF Natsu without any damage. With feats, portrayal and reading between the lines, I believe one can get a rough idea of how character A would fare against character B.

Well, Hiro isn't a scientist. He doesn't need to be. Pantherlily said he thinks she was able to do that probably due to a sixth or seventh sense. Lector said he thinks that after having her 5 senses gone, some other form of perception awakened. Happy said he thinks it's because she's Erza. Happy's statement was more comedic statement then a serious one imo.

Erza did feel pain. And she could feel where an attack has hit her on her body. That much has already been proven here -> http://img4.mangasee.co/series/FairyTail/0404-009.png So like I said, there's a chance Erza actually used her brain and used Kyoka's attacks against her. It's not impossible Erza used intelligence in her fight against Kyoka. She also used it against Midnight. Or it could be a sixth/seventh sense or some other form of perception...

Erza's willpower trumps most if not all characters in this serious. With that, I agree.

But there was a logical explanation. Two actually (Lector's and Pantherlily's explanations). Happy explanation was comedic relief. He had the star near his face and everything lol.

It doesn't strike me as odd that Erza was able to beat Minerva. I was just pointing out how Minerva got beat. Do you think Erza's magicless punches are stronger than Laxus's Lightning Dragon Slaying Magic induced punches? Do you see Erza one-shotting Tempesta with her fists alone? Do you see Erza flattening both Natsu and Gajeel with one attack?

First of all Minerva has to react to Laxus (which she can't). Second of all, Minerva hasn't shown the ability to warp or stop attacks from someone of Laxus's caliber. She couldn't react or stop Nakagami Starlight from a heavily injured Erza. By saying Minerva can beat Laxus you're actually insulting Laxus..