User blog comment:Piyush Banerjee/Shin DxD 2 discussion/@comment-34061653-20190122110131/@comment-10330822-20190127214450

Yes. That's what I said at the end. Rias and Kiba's pride caused them to lose, but then is that not Rias's fault? How much sympathy can be given to not controlling your emotions and focusing the win. Issei was constantly questioned on this, but perhaps it was Rias who needed the reminder. Because of this, all of Rias' efforts in the past months have resulted in nothing.