User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-34061653-20181119044210/@comment-2A00:23C5:1A96:E900:407C:54D5:E632:373-20181119163924

I honestly don’t see that happening. I mean Issei is powerful and all, but not that powerful. He’s up against Gods and Super Devils, plus he only just put together his peerage. It would be ridiculous and seriously OP for him to win the tournament or be in the top 4, he’s not Tatsuya Shiba! Also didn’t Issei say he didn’t want to be a Maou? If so, what right do Grayfia and Ajuka have to force him into this position if he doesn’t want it. It’ll mean he has to sacrifice his harem and I seriously doubt he’ll do so. It’s his ultimate goal and part of his character, killing that will kill his character development and render the whole series pointless!