User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-172.56.16.22-20170422032237/@comment-31137559-20170422055013

During Rias' match against Sairaorg, did you guys see her taking on Sairaorg? Rias is strong but she is no match compared to the likes of Issei and Sairaorg. Rias' strength as a king doesn't lie in her being an overpowered beast compared to the rest of her peerage but her powerful servants she has gathered.

And Rias' Power of Destruction can't destroy anything. It all depends on the level of her demonic powers. People are able to block her Power of Destruction and have their attacks cancel it out or overpower it. A Rating Game match doesn't come down to a battle of kings. If that was the case then Rias would be the one fighting Sairaorg during their match. And the most I can see Rias doing is destroying his armor which he could have Ddraig regenerate.

I don't know why everyone's obsessed with a battle between kings despite Issei being far more powerful than her. Not that she couldn't fight him but something like that is pointless. And their match would most likely be a variant of the Rating Games where you can win using another method besides defeating the king.

Rias is going to create a countermeasure for Issei and most likely have Crom Cruach deal with him. Issei doesn't need to go out and be the one to defeat Rias. Neither does Rias need to go out and be the one to defeat Issei. Rias isn't really the ace of her team where she can do that.