User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 498: Gray vs Invel, Review./@comment-27792306-20160822204523/@comment-7418318-20160823002544

Oh dear Anon you couldn't be further off the mark. You both got one fundamental fact about me wrong and are mistaking the cause and effect.

First the fundamental fact: I do not hate Gray. I really liked Gray originally and for a long time, but after the Sun Village arc he changed and not for the better (by a long shot). Mashima messed up with Gray the same way he did with Erza. Both used to be smart and cool in the beginning, but now they are neither.

Cause and effect: I do not go finding things to hate about Gray at all. I notice such stuff regardless of whether I like a character or not and because of all those things I noticed about Gray, I started to get annoyed by him, or rather his behaviour.

Also I am not singling out Gray for the monologue listening. If another supposedly smart character just stands there listening to enemies prattling on, instead of pressing the advantage when they have it, I'm going to complain about them as well. But in this chapter, only Gray was in that situation so naturally I only complain about him.

It's a different matter if there is a lull in the fighting and THEN the enemy starts talking, but Gray landed a good surprise hit and then just stopps to listen to Invel, instead of continuing the obviously effective attacks. Why?

That and everything the other Anon wrote.

I'd also appreciate it if you could stop with the bros, bruhs and especially the personal insults. You act as if I complained about you, instead of a fictional character.