User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-77.188.244.97-20170428163113/@comment-31137559-20170429053155

Then he would have recruited Issei. But no, Raynare decided to kill him. And before people say that Raynare did that on her own, you have to consider that Azazel is very practical. Issei was a Longinus possessor who wasn't under control. For all he knew, Issei could activate the Boosted Gear at any time and do whatever he wished. And plus the fate of the past Red Dragon Emperors really didn't help Issei.