This was a very disappointing pair of chapters. A magic version of Iphone? All of that tension about Gajeel and Lily having to go up against Gray? Future Rogue's warning. All of it wasted. I've defended Mashima a lot in the past but this degree of bad can't be defended. What a complete waste.
Also the whole "This is only a small branch of Avatar" That's such a cheap way to revive the Balamb Aliance.
I'm glad they didn't go with the whole overdone "secondary lead turns evil and the main character must save him" plot line but at the same time I'm kind of angry that I didn't see it coming.