User blog comment:Animegeek1689/Does Issei really love Rias?/@comment-26709288-20180809022226/@comment-99.194.133.69-20180821033603

Saying that Issei has fought gods and helped Rias when she's in trouble doesn't prove anything. Issei is the kind of guy that would do anything to save and help his comrades and loved ones. It's one the things about him that has made many females fall for him. It's one of his positive traits. He would risk his life in any situation, against any opponent, and do whatever it takes to help anyone he cares about. He would that for Kiba and Gasper. Does that mean he has romantic feelings for them? Of course not. It's just the kind of guy he is.

Also, about his confession, he's confessed feelings of love for and proposed to several girls other than Rias. And if you're talking about how Issei made a spectacle of his confession for Rias, then I need to point out that he made a spectacle of his confession for Akeno in volume 22. Actually, his confession to Akeno was better than his one for Rias. For his confession for Rias, he only confessed feelings of love, he told it Rias' cousin, and it was in front of only the devil faction. For his confession for Akeno, he confessed feelings of love and desire for marriage, he told it Akeno's Father, and it was in front of every faction watching the tournament. No way you can deny that his confession for Akeno in volume 22 beats the crap out of his confession for Rias in volume 10.