User blog comment:B214/General discussion/@comment-27180505-20151226021459/@comment-24421137-20151226044231

Yea i know, i have no doubt that he will return. He was the seven sword art King, while Kuraudo was only a guy who went to the festival and that's it. I believe now we have characters like Ouma and Yudai there really isn't much of a point to include him anymore. Those characters will be his rivals after this, since they can still probably compete with him.

Essentially Kuraudo is no longer really needed with these characters in the story. If Kuraudo had a better showing in the festival then i would be willing to believe a come back but realistically nah i just don't see it happening.