User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 500: Fire and Ice, Review./@comment-26184007-20160906090050/@comment-5672982-20160906090723

Pretty much, yes, which Irene would have indirectly caused, because Neinhart stated he should be protected at all times, because if he were to fail and fall in defeat, the Historias would vanish too, just like that.

You can blame Irene and her so-called "smart thinking" for that. Not very thought out if you'd ask me.