User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 25 discussion blog/@comment-39.33.129.244-20180502100635/@comment-2602:306:CD9A:C860:38FF:2FC3:E559:7014-20180502121728

How is Ishibumi picking favorites? He needed to give Issei an obstacle to beat Rias team because think about it. No one Rias team can match Issei besides Crom Cruach. Also Crom Cruach only has higher attack power than Issei. If Vali DxD L can fight on par with him then what makes you believe Issei can't? Furthermore, Issei can now physically summon Ddraig. So do you think Crom Cruach can take on 2 Heavenly Dragon Class fighters at the same time? People are overhyping Rias team a little too much. Yes, her team is OP but as of now Issei's team is even more overpowered than Rias team.