User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 262: Song For Stars, Review./@comment-76.161.172.226-20111205154022

Well, now the playing field is more level in general. The rest of the world had 7 years to catch up to Fairy Tail, and most of the people that had their asses kicked on Tenrou island have had 3 months to catch up to the group that took on Hades.