User blog comment:TrueHeavenlyDragonGod/Issei's belongings/@comment-99.28.128.211-20140302110708/@comment-24468758-20140305074127

For Issei there is something called development as he is slowly getting stronger and developing into a more reliable man as he gains more experience and self-confidence. If he already would be the strongest pawn he could defeat the most opponents single-handedly and wouldn't be nearly as interesting as watching him grow into this position. Furthermore, could anyone take the power of the strongest beings in this story serious if one guy without talent would become one of the strongest in less than a year while the members of the most factions have life spans of centuries or millennia?

Regarding the resolve: he is determined to always fight with everything on the line even his own life while mostly fighting opponents who are much stronger than him. Is that really something someone without resove is capable of without running away?