User blog comment:DeathGodPrayer/Talk About What You Want!/@comment-175.144.85.24-20120711122037/@comment-98.77.246.184-20120716022802

Issei doesn't have the problem of Sacred Gears shortening his lifespan because when he took the flesh of Great Red he became immortal because Dragons are the only race in Dxd that have a infinite lifespan and they only die when someone kills them and Issei now falls in this category because of Great Red's flesh since this Dragon is a Dragon God. The only sad thing about this is that Issei will outlive his entire Harem and be all alone because his Harem has very long lifespan but not infinite like Issei. The shortening of his lifespan was a problem for his former body because it was human but not with the body of Great Red and many of his limitations have been removed because of all of his basic stats will be improved and Vali was always ahead of him because of his bloodline and talent but this isn't the case no more because Issei's bloodline is now Great Red's which surpasses Vali's genetics even though his magical talent is not great but now he has a chance to develop this talent and he has more time to develop this talent than Vali because he will outlive him because Vali is a Half-Human/Devil Hybrid while Issei is now a Dragon/Devil but the Dragon half will overpower his devil half because of his Divine Dragon Heritage.