User blog comment:Imhungry4444/Could it ever happen?/@comment-3290324-20110831043134

I don't think so. I think there will come a time when the guild is outclassed, but Mashima has never shown me that he's willing to let his protagonists suffer a real loss. None of the arcs so far have had endings where the protagonists weren't the victors. I do HOPE with every fiber in my being that a day will come where Mashima lets that happen though.