User blog comment:CNBA3/Neinhart = Simon Theory?/@comment-4401815-20160404115416/@comment-4829046-20160404120426

Or rather, people predicated Mashima's thought patterns to some extent. :P Like every other time >_>

Throw in a Jellal amidst the two women that fought to determine his fate, and then have the reason for the fight enter as an element coz why the hell not! :D Putting the matter right in front of them can result in a more personal resolution to the whole deal rather than the whole 'because it's Erza' deal