User blog comment:Imouto-tan/Izaya Malphas/@comment-4867780-20160921074540/@comment-26362471-20160926131439

Huozai is the type of tyrant that would rather have a fight to the death than to talk it out with his opponent.

The top three WS are all equal in capabilities, but Ritsu wouldn't have been given the #1 rank because no one likes her father, whilst, Victoria is openly known as Sherria's Memory Vessel and they already voted Sherria off of the Grand Magic Council so they wouldn't have given her the #1 seat.

But yes, Ritsu and Victoria one win in one-on-one fights with him.