User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 368: The Third Seal, Review./@comment-4792864-20140126002428/@comment-3290324-20140127013950

Makarov had ample time and opportunity to kill off Makarov, and yet he has not done it. If he wasn't able to kill off Makarov, who, by all accounts, should have died. What makes you think he'll kill off Mirajane or Elfman? And think about this, why would he hint and Mirajane x Laxus if he planned to kill off Mirajane a few chapters later? It would be pointless.