Hello there :3
I really liked this chapter overall. Sure, it would have been nice to see how the Strauss family defeated their opponents a bit more in detail, but since those have been defeated before...still happy that they won, and that Lisanna finally has a victory under her belt. To be honest she and Elf must have improved a lot to defeat a guy that Erza was losing to 1v1.
Laxus seems headed for the Guild, and with that Zeref. So I don't think he is gonna help out Gildarts. That panel with Laxus carrying Makarov is kinda heartbreaking tho :<
That being said, loved August's way of showing up, quite epic. I am really looking forward to August vs Gildarts, tho I don't see Gildarts winning this 1v1. Hoping for Jellal to make a comeback, would probably make for the most badass team we have seen so far. I'm just kinda glad that Natsu is not taking part in this, there is no place for him in that fight anyway, those guys are way out of his league. And it also reduces the chances of weirdness happening.
Also on a sidenote, not sure if it is just me, but something is bugging me about that Gildarts closeup. He seems really confident, but somehow I can see something else in it, tho I can't really put my finger on it. Then again, that might be just me.
Not sure what I'm making of this Gray vs Zeref setup, let's just see what Gray's trump card is. Certainly wouldn't mind Laxus joining him though. I still believe that in terms of actual combat, Zeref is weaker than August, so this is more of a place to be for Gray and Natsu anyway.
Looking forward to next week :3