Well Juvia was on the cover and didn't appear in the chapter, which is un usual of late, normally characters on the cover are involved in the chapter even featured.
So Zeref is on his way very slowly. Whatever Mavis plan is, she better get on that quickly.
This was a good chapter, Lucy was the big hero in this chapter. Like in the Tartarus, no mater what the others do, they wouldn't have had that opportunity if it wasn't for Lucy.
She used her head to out smart Jacob, and for a second I thought Marin had a twin brother, so Lucy is as powerful as Marin. Good thing we are not dealing with dark guilds anymore, because most villains using a hostage won't work on them. What does Jacob mean that Dimaria would never let him here the end of this, Brandish and Dimaria relationship is very complex it seems, I think Dimaria would be delighted to see Brandish gone.
Lucy brings everyone back, and than Makarov does the rest, finally doing something beyond being helpless. And Natsu puts a little exclamation point on Jacob and he is defeated.
So now we have three prisoners? Well good chapter, great to see that Lucy was not a damsel and the old man kicking some butt.