''"That's impossible. As a fellow King, how can you even say that of him?"
''"I may not like Riser but even though I'm a Human and he's a Devil, we're still Men and Rulers. There's no way those babes in his Peerage would've followed Riser so loyally if he was so weak-willed."
"Even if an opponent's legs have been broken, their hands burnt and their bodies pierced through, as long as they themselves don't admit defeat, the fight's still on. Even if Rias Gremory is the one standing, as long as she doesn't accept victory, the fight's still on! Even if Riser Phenex looks like he's about to keel over, as long as he doesn't accept defeat, the fight's still on! DON'T LOOK DOWN ON A MAN'S SPIRIT SO EASILY, SHITORI-KAICHOU!"
— Issei Hyodou, Scolding Sona for disprspecting Riser.
