User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 443: And Then, The Land Was No More, Review./@comment-24546844-20150706154952

What a nice chapter, so much insight on what's to come in the next chapters. To tell the the truth I was a bit disapointed that Hiro used the extra pages to show some fanservice, especiacially in a time with this. It felt a bit random but I was okay with it, it was even funny, at least in the start. Raijishun being in Blue Pegasus got me by surprise but I actually feel it makes some sense. Yeah, they aren't really strong, but they fit BP's theme of beauty. And Laxus looks awesome in that suit. Even though I ship Gajeel and Levy I felt that the incident was reallly unecessary, funny, but unecesary. Also we've seen this a couple of times already.

Back to Caracole Island, I liked that Hiro didn't make them fight Brandish right away. Just revealing her power was enough for them to know how much of a chance they stand against the Spriggan 12. And she's a monster like everyone expected, and we don't even know what he magic trully does appart from blowing people with her mind. Also everyone been talking about Natsu's bandaged arm. At the start I thought it was nothing but it's been there for too long, and now it's reacting. I wonder what's hidden behind those things.

And... Natsu is dumb. Did he really wanted to pick a fight with someone that's been called insanelly powerful by every single of his comrades? He was getting owned by her subordinate. Wait, did Mashima just killed someone? To be fair I'm actually disapointed that he created such an OP character like Marin, with such an OP magic and that was basically defeating the whole Team Natsu by himself, and killed him just like that, just to prove how serious/powerful/evil/whatever Brandish is. Absolutelly unnecessary if you ask me. Also we will never know how broken his magic trully is, and if Minerva could really take on him.

And in the end she already knew that they are FT. I knew that they would have intel on Fiores most powerfull guild and the owners of LH. Also, she knew that they're looking for Makarov, who's alive, and as she pointed out they have no reason (or chance) to invade Alvarez. Really nice, makes you wonder what will be their next course of action. Probably they'll meet the spy but I guess they'll go back to Ishgar and rethink the plan.

Next chapter we'l probably learn the true reason's behind the Spriggan king wanting LH, and maybe we'll see more of the Spriggan 12 as well and God Serena of course. All we gotta do is wait.