User blog comment:Ncduru/The Erza-Irene Connection/@comment-42.60.253.109-20160427155935

I think that Irene is now no longer part of the 12, perhaps just only in name. If she has a similar personality like Erza, who she obviously has a connection to , she should have known about Zeref aka the Dark Mage. How she got into the Spriggan 12 is another mysterious but maybe she knew of Erza's existence and is trying to find her, which Zeref can do so. Ezra is on the good side, isn't she? In that case, Irene who may share a similar ideology might not want to help Zeref and simply appeared because of Erza. Recall that not all of the 12 are listening to Zeref, they simply do whatever they want. Then in this case, Irene fits perfectly , she is probably just someone who has a deep connection to Erza and is trying to find her

Next, lets talk about the next chapter name , The Monstrous Six. According to some rumors, it is said that she is able to summon 6 powerful demons , beings or whatever you guys can think of.