User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 416: Tartarus Arc: Final Part, Review and Commentary/@comment-77.31.229.39-20150119140804/@comment-7418318-20150119143816

I'm holding off judgement for now. Makarov already decided to retire, but then was convinced to stay on by Freed. And after his next retirement he was named "new master" by Gildarts...

Let's see if it sticks first.