User blog comment:B214/High School DxD New Episode 3 Discussion/@comment-16075832-20130724204438/@comment-16075832-20130725055355

Yeah, I highly doubt Vali would just patiently wait around, he's definietly going to continue to get stronger as well.

Yeah, I really wish Kiba could use them both together, the ones with the Demon Swords can be the leaders and the onther clones could all use Holy-Demonic Swords. Forget about what he said about Xenovia possibly surpassing him if she master Ex-Durandal, he'd be the Ultimate Knight indeed.

Yeah, in Volume 5, Issei said that the Dividing Gear shaves off his lifespan even if he fails to attain it in his less than 1/10 chance. So even if he tried to access and failed, he would still lose some of his lifespan. Yeah, I think a sub-species of his main Balance Breaker would be more appealing though.

As for the art book, I thought it was in the Volume 14 afterword. Maybe I saw it on his blog. Let me check.