User blog comment:B214/Question and Answers 2/@comment-87.7.162.30-20140130194855/@comment-16281343-20140130200002

1. Being a possessor of Blade Blacksmith automatically warrants that the possessor possesses the holy factor required to wield a holy sword. Just like how Kiba was able to wield holy swords since he became the possessor of Blade Blacksmith.

2. That's from the extra minutes included in Vol 5. of the BD/DVD release. Forgot what episode.

3. http://www.nosub.tv/watch/90869.html