Seven years time skip

[The Martyr]

So, what everyone reaction to this? Seven years has passed. The main characters were put to sleep and they didn't change. While the rest of the cast, just change in appearance and gthe guild went down the toilet. Personally, love the idea. I find it cliche time skip=power ups. It annoying to see it in every manga.This time time skip=plot device. I prefer it this way. It not even like, that they have many big bad rivals or any besides each other. What would be the point? That everyone can one shot the villains?

[Marika]

yea its a badass timeskip but wut Romeo looks so weak after getting his magic blown away by that guy.

[Eternal Mage, Aether.]

He like 14 years old. That assuming if he was even 7 years old before the skip.

[Corvus]

yeah, Romeo's a kid, and has only had magic for 7 years at the most.

Also, the number seven seems to be a reasonably important number here. The dragons all vanished on 7/7/777, iirc. Lucy's mother died the same year. The better part of the guild was sealed for Seven years. . .as was Link...I"m getting off track. What I mean to say is that the number 7 is showing up a fair bit. I'm sure that there are other instances I haven't noticed.

But still, did anyone else notice that Lucy's mother died the same year that the dragons vanished? And what are your thoughts on this? Coincidence? Or foreshadowing? Lucy has been shown to have the power to call A LOT of spirirts at the same time, though they weren't able to last long. AND she impressed the Celestial Spirit King

I'm way off track, aren't I?

EDIT: Anywho, two more things. And Spoilers out the caboose: Lucy's father died seven years after her mother, and Romeo's 13 now, making him the only major non-7 I've spotted so far.

[The Martyr]

Now that you mention it...