User blog comment:B214/High School DxD Hero countdown/@comment-171.253.141.246-20180410143107/@comment-3965848-20180410161813

The bit with the curse was removed so it can be assumed that Loki didn't pop in earlier than he should have as he did in S3, so the events of V7 must've happened properly this time even if we don't see it in this season.