User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 396: Air, Review./@comment-25283128-20140812233403/@comment-25283128-20140813043918

True, true! I don't think Mashima would do that, plus, given Gray's history with people around him leaving him (dying), I don't think Juvia will die on him as well. But I can't say that it's not an open option for Mashima to use... *sigh....*