User blog comment:Gary299/High School DxD BorN episode 4 review/@comment-3965848-20150430205400/@comment-26345952-20150501010047

though Akeno says that she's the third, many fans scream for Rias and Akeno as the "women" for Ise; and who can blame them.

So maybe in the fandom Akeno is the second contender.