User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Chapter 488: The Two of Us, Always, Review/@comment-9595671-20160607071750

Wow, after how Gajeel heavily implied Levy of all people was the one who changed him like he did really makes a lot of his actions towards her show how much he really came to care for her...

After Gray's words to Juvia and then seeing how Gajeel truly felt, this could be the arc that finally answers the question behind how all the implied love interests truly feel towards each other.

The question is how many will end in sadness and how many in happiness? While I admit I want Gajeel to somehow survive, I know that there are times an author has to kill a beloved character for good.