---> Spoiler Alert<--- If you haven't read Fairy Tail ch. 334 yet, you should read it first because this post contains a lot of spoiler.
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Okay, just this morning, I was all excited because tonight is Fairy Tail manga new chapter release. Just an hour ago, I was thrilled to read the new chapter. I was happy, I actually grinned like an idiot when Gray pushed Juvia and Meredy away from the shot because it showed that he cares about her.
THEN, he told Juvia he had something to tell her.
Yes, I was literally jumping out of my bed. HE WAS GONNA CONFESS TO HER! or so I thought. =.= IT had to happen (thanks a lot Mashima). Some stupid dragon had to shoot toward Juvia's direction, and Gray then of course jumped in front of her and shove her away, while getting the shot himself.
Gray was shot while trying to protect Juvia. Juvia. You can look at it both ways. The major GruVia moment there, and the fact that Gray was shot big time there. The first shot was at his heart. The next few shots were on his body; his arm looked like it ripped, and blood was squirting out. And Juvia? Out of the question. T-T And finally, he was finished off with a shot in the head.
It seems like this time, Hiro Mashima is really trolling all fans a major big time. Like, Gray Fullbuster is dead!? No way freakin' way. I refuse to believe this because there are so many, many reasons to why Gray cannot die. So, on the more logical terms, Ultear is acting fishy in this chapter. She was remorse for what she'd done before and thought that her sin is hard to be forgiven and get rid of. And what is Ultear's magic again? Yes right, Time Arc. It seemed like her Time Arc magic has the power to bring things back to life (like that time the tree on Tenroujima came back to life). And what is Gray to her? He's almost, almost like a brother to her because of their connection to Ul. Since she is trying to redeem herself, it seemed relevant that she will help him out; maybe at the cost of her own life? After all, the title of this chapter is "Sin and Sacrifice". The next chapter title is "The Time of Life", which leads to another more solid hypothesis. Ultear's magic is "time" and "life" as in either Gray's or her own life. The title could be the metaphor of this whole predicament.
It is most likely that Ultear will be able to help Gray, maybe with the cost of her own life. Gray will be fine; I believe so. With this being said, I still have my own doubt and fear. What if Mashima-sensei tries to shock us for real? After all, he did kill Rena, who was the Juvia-figure in Rave. What if this time, he would kill Gray instead of Juvia? Yes, to be honest, I was worried that Juvia would end up like Rena because she looks like the kind to die while trying to protect her Gray-sama. But now, Mashima-sensei made it the opposite with Gray trying to protect Juvia instead. Many what if's came into my head, and I have my own fears, but I refuse to believe to believe that anything bad would happen to Gray. He'll be fine, somehow. He will be. Besides, he told Juvia he had
something to tell her. He didn't get to her, yet. And looking at his facial expression and the situation there, it must be something very important. Yes, I'm an obvious GruVia fan. ^^ I mean, why would Gray want to tell Juvia something in the middle of a fight, war even, if it's not something important like he said? Is it the long awaited moment when he finally say "the words"? For now, no one knows the real answer beside Mashima-sensei himself. If it's really that important, Gray would definitely be okay because he still have to tell whatever he wanted to tell her. Since he didn't have the chance to tell her, yet, he will come back alive and tell her. So rest assure, Gray will be fine ( I hope ><). Besides, this was a major improvement on GruVia. He saved her not once, but twice in just a few minutes. His first reaction to that shot was shoving Juvia aside so that she would be okay. Lyon was also there, but Gray was lightning speed. GruVia shippers, you know what this means? Yes, Gray really cares about Juvia's well-being; more than a nakama because he even reacted faster than Lyon, who boldly proclaims his love for her.
It was always obvious that Gray has a thing for her, and this confirms whatever doubt you might have about his feeling for her. Whatever happens in the next chapter, Gray will be fine. Or so I would like to believe. If not next chapter, it's sometime near the end of the arc. It's like placing a bet on Mashima-sensei's writing, and I bet on the good possibilities. Let's wait until next chapter, ne?
