User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 25 discussion blog/@comment-34061653-20180506195121/@comment-108.217.172.134-20180507201912

No, it is comparable because by your argument someone which a superior weapon wouod win regardles. Cao Cao has a stronger Longinus and he has better skill than Issei and yet Issei still beat him.

Lint has not shown anything that would make her vastly superior to Irina. And yes Lint did use Balance Breaker against Sha Wujing and still couldn't beat her despite Sha Wujing not having a Longinus and furthermore Sha Wujing is Yokai which makes her weak to holy flames. So despite the number of advantages Lint has, why couldn't she beat Sha Wujing? Sha Wujing is roughly at the level of Zhu Bajie and Akeno by herself can match him. So again, Lint skill is not so high as you claim nor is it vastly superior to Irina just because she has a Longinus. Sha Wujing being a water user shouldn't matter since by your words Lint has the flames from a Longinus.

You say Issei team have a few key members that are vital but who and who on Rias team could take them out? The only person you named was Ravel and that's obvious but who else? Grayfia? Unless it's Strada or Crom who both would be tied up then no one on Rias team can match her. Asia? Her defense is god class so unless it's Crom then no one is touching her. Any other member being retired wouldn't be much of a lost to Issei's team because they can make up with numbers.

Now you say Rias would find a solution to Valerie. Rias has no solution other than hiding her otherwise she would've came up with a solution long ago.