User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 25 discussion blog/@comment-34061653-20180506195121/@comment-28884330-20180507231054

I never said a superior weapon guarantees you a win. But with all other things being equal, a superior makes a win almost certain. Cao Cao and Issei are not equal in every thing aside from their weapons, so they are not comparable to Lint and Irina, who have nothing to imply they are superior or inferior to each other except in terms of their weapons and Angel power, both of which Lint is superior in.

I re-read the battle between Lint and Sha Wujing, and there's was not a single mention of her Balance Breaker, the huge angel made of flames. As far as has been translated, she hasn't used her Balance Breaker, so I will wait till more is translated. But up to now, she hasn't used it and they still fought on equal terms. Akeno's fight with Zhu Bajie is shady at best, considering he takes her attacks on purpose and even after being spammed with Holy Lightning he has still not been retired. In fact, he can move better than ever, which has something to do with his masochistic disposition, but being excited by your opponents' attacks won't cause you to move when your body is irremediably damaged, so Akeno hasn't even damaged him that much. What does being a Longinus have to do with not being affected by water? I never said such a thing. Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing are still affected by dragon slayers, so there's nothing to go by to say that Incinerate Anthem does not have a lesser affinity toward water.

You tend to mention Asia a lot, but there has been no mention of how long she can mantain her Balance Breaker field or how many times she can activate or deactivate it freely. Stamina problems could also affect her.

What makes you say that Rias should have alreayd found a solution if there is one? Valerie's vulnerability has only been exploited in the game with Vali, so there was no reason to search for a countermeasure before. You talk as if you know of all the possible outcomes and variables.