User blog comment:Real Godisme/469. What I want to do/@comment-4999650-20160118195735

I'm not as fussed with the off-screen battles, truth be told. There is obviously a reason as to why it would be off-screen. Either Mashima didn't want to prematurely tie the Spriggans and the Gods to a Magic due to not fleshing the characters out or he didn't want any of their Magics to be revealed yet. As the chapter was titled, I'm considering it to be a chapter dedicated to Lucy giving Aquarius a proper sendoff and receiving the closure she seemed to have really needed. By forcing the various protagonists to retreat, it gives Mashima a chance to recollect his faculties and fix his match-ups/ advance the story the way he intends to. Also, it ends on a pretty sad note, with Warrod probably dying. All the fans that have been wanting death in FT, you finally get it and yet there is still no pleasing you lol so whatevz. I look forward to see what Mashima will present next.