User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 409: Wedges of Black and White, Review and Commentary/@comment-1776824-20141117111442/@comment-5268982-20141117113417

I agree and disagree at the same time. I love what the battle signifies, but I hate how it was handled. See, Mashima always falls for the same trap; he hypes up his villains too much, but they end up being fodderized quick and easy. I did not really see Sting and Rogue facing a challenge(at least not physical) that they had to overcome, I only saw arguing with Jiemma -> beat him to prove they're right. I liked how that meant the dethroning of monarchy, but it didn't feel much of a challenge. Jiemma always used big words but was really weak. As the master of the strongest guild, he got one-shot by Sting. As the strongest Demon of Tartarus after MG, he also got beat up really quickly. It just feels cheap, I just cannot find a better way to put it into.

TLDR; Good idea, bad execution on Mashima's behalf.