User blog comment:Piyush Banerjee/Shin DxD 2 discussion/@comment-34061653-20190104122109/@comment-37165251-20190104162455

I think you see it the wrong way. Rias was for Issey the baddest match. For one she knows him better than most and second she had time to make a strategy against him. Also never forget that Balor Rias needs Gasper...she is by herself weaker as Pseode DxD. So don´t count Issey too low.

On the other Side is Issey still not god in distance Battle...I say Vali would have it much easier against  Rias.