User blog comment:Derax-Pagani/Fairy Tail Chapter 493 White Dragneel Review/@comment-110.55.3.153-20160711142155

The interaction between Irene and August is... interesting to say the least, with August scolding and asserting his superiority in rank, while Irene acts somewhat defiantly before complying in the end. I'm not even sure if her use of 'lord' in addressing August is courteous or sarcastic.

In any case, it's still disappointing that despite the affirmation of August's status as leader of the 12 (though in terms of imperial government positions, Invel may turn out to rank higher) he has yet to resoundingly show on-panel his oft-rumored mastery of 'all magic' that earned him the 'magic king' title. Plus there's the slightly annoying matter of his no-nonsense beam turning out to be non-fatal as a result of Brandish's secret interference... but who knows, maybe he's really just holding back even in his seriousness.