User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 293: The Perfume I Give To You, Review./@comment-3422455-20120728173346

I was reading forums and as you know there is obviously a reason why Kagura's battle wasn't shown and why she went easy on LS, and this includes loose predictions about the path Mashima is heading towards Mirajane's character:

Mashima didn't show Kagura's power because it is obvious that she is saving up to fight Jellal. The problem is Erza is in the way. I think (and other people as well) that on the sixth day( break is supposed to happen in the GMG, right before the 5 vs. 5 battles, but after the tag battles next chapter) Kagura will confront Jellal when he is alone, Erza may be with him and there may be a slight confrontation that would escalate( on Kagura's behalf) that will result in Kagura and Erza having an extreme battle outside the GMG tournament. This may leave Kagura and Erza unable to battle the next and final day of the GMG tournament.

Now Mirajane will take Erza's place as Erza had her long awaited street battle with Kagura already. Mirajane will fight Minerva on the final day as there was no point to give Mirajane a new Take Over and not show her using it effectively. ^^ That was if Mirajane was a reserve or took Erza's place in the 5 vs 5 battles. -- ↓↓ This may be the reason why Mirajane didn't participate in the new FT Team.

Makorov and Mavis sensed something amiss so maybe they probably kept Mirajane to the sidelines to be able to have at least one 100% powered S-class Mage( not weakened by GMG battle tournaments) if anything were to happen. So maybe she will have a minor role in protecting Lucy. -

↓↓ Now this is when the Dragon King Festival takes effect, but it is just an extremely short explanation for what may happen for Mirajane.

The day after the 5 vs 5 battles( that would be the seventh day since the break on the sixth day) Arcadios plan will go into action which all of you already know so yeah.

Mashima may have been deliberately trolling Mirajane's character for so long so he could build her up for a sideline purpose during the Dragon King Festival. If Dragons, Spirits, and Demons are being released it is the perfect opportunity for him to explore Mirajane's powers and past as to how she actually gets her Take Overs from demons and what made her prefer that form of Magic. Maybe even make her go back to her Gothic-like personality or go berserk if she tries to Take- Over powerful demons. --

As you see this comment is mostly about Mirajane because I'm a fangirl of her character so yeah I don't care if it makes no sense because its a prediction and I'm not as nearly as good as TheCarrotSaysYumYum lol, this is just to shed some positive light for those who are annoyed that Mirajane isn't participating in the Games.