User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Chapter 488: The Two of Us, Always, Review/@comment-24442815-20160606194639/@comment-5894890-20160606215449

I wouldn't be too certain of that Nick. Mest, the wimp that is, seems like the type that doesn't want others to know what he is doing "for the sake of the guild". It would have been a perfect time to manipulate a shrunken Marin if found, getting both his revenge and taking out the guild's threat. Also, it would have seemed strange for Mest to go visit Brandish of all people, and with Marin's ability, it would be easy to sneak past FT and reach Brandish. Making Marin forget his encounter with him would be an easy task, allowing Marin to continue doing what he is doing, and implanting "a sentiment" that won't be activated until he reached Brandish. I would also like to point out, Brandish acted similarly to Marin before attacking August. So the possibly is still there?