User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 24 discussion blog/@comment-39.33.223.204-20171118131522

after hearing about issei being promoted to a maou l went and re-read EX issei's children say there is a 7 maou system in their timeline and the minimum requirement as set by the bael clan for issei to be promoted is for his team to be in the semi finals of the tournament .....seeing there are only 7 maou not 8 ....wait does that man issei is eliminated from the tournament before he reaches the semi-finals.....if so ,well shit!