Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160206155158/@comment-25209034-20160207190638

The Hyoudou Issei wrote: Again, Velvet's weapon would be so much less annoying for me if it hadn't been confirmed since the beginning of the show most of these characters have trained their lives to master these weapons.

Unless the reveal that her semblance makes her flipping Taskmaster or something That could be explained as just her talent what can't be explained is why she wasn't picked to go into the second round of the vital festival. She would have easily won against mercury and emerald.