User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 471: Until the Battle is Done, Review and Commentary/@comment-67.234.77.253-20160203190806

Ugh. The fact that those awful "Magical Barrier Particles" even EXISTED in the first place is proof that Mashima is deliberately being a complete dick to every single fan who loves Laxus. His being weakened, even temporarily, is nothing more than a senseless tragedy.