User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 354: Ephialtes, Review./@comment-201.124.15.103-20131004141230

Whatever little this chapter had done to keep my interest and make me emotionally invested in Flare's redemption, Mashima killed it with his idiotic boob shot. I'm not opposed to fanservice -I'd long abandoned this manga if I were- but seriously? That's probably the tackiest thing I've seen from Mashima. Don't even know what he was trying to do or what. I know I'm drowning in a glass of water, but that panel was a total mood killer and was completely out of context. I'm seriously pissed about it.

And about Minerva it's pretty obvious she'll get an overpowered bitch-enhancing, and she'll either die (hopefully) or be pulled out of the dark side by Erza (most likely, but please don't)