User blog comment:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 318 - In Which Holy Crap, This Is Awesome (Gajeel vs Rogue)/@comment-3030647-20130208072335/@comment-4666155-20130208075054

Gajeel did need this chapter, especially after Natsu friggin' sent him sailing down to the Graveyard during the LAST TIME HE WAS SEEN FIGHTING >_< But, I wouldn't go as far as to call him the strongest 1st Generation they have. He probably was for awhile, then Natsu his second origin unlocked, and, well, Natsu is protected by fucking being the main character guys. Even if Gajeel is stronger, Natsu is the main character, and is NATSU, so he pretty much would win any encounter because Hiro wills it.

I'm...not entirely interested. Natsu seems to be kicking everyone's ass down there, and I STILL SAY Future!Lucy led them there deliberately.