User blog comment:Animegeek1689/Does Issei really love Rias?/@comment-26108673-20150627151007

I get what you mean, bro. Despite Rias being the legal wife, she is the one that spends less time with Issei. The only moment that I remember they really appeared as a couple was when Issei came back from volume 12 where she kissed him and all stuff while putting the Evil Pieces into him and the other one was in volume 18 in the very beginning where they were watching the recently launched Oppai Dragon episode. And also the moment before she left to Romania where Issei said goodbye and held her hand for a few seconds. In my opinion, this fact of Rias being the one that spends less time with Issei is because she is the King, she has the role to take leadership of her family and deal with political issues like the Vampires meeting in Romania, she left with Kiba and Azazel to settle the problem. I mean, Issei and Rias are busy with the Qlippoth attacks going around, I don't really know if the private time that is scheduled by Ravel happened only once in volume 18 or if it happened several times. For example, Issei once mentioned that he received tips from Rossweisse regarding the classes and his daily life. That probably happened several times, but we don't know if it's the same case with Rias.

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These last volumes(17, 18 and 19) were focused on Rossweisse, Irina and Xenovia. In the end of the battles, he was having backup from the other girls because Rias was absent in the moment, except for 17 where Rias was present but he saved Rossweisse and supported her with confidence. In 18, he saved Irina's dad with Xenovia, Irina and Asia. Rias was fighting against Ladon and the three mass-produced Grendel.

But I really hope that Rias deserved to appear as well. Probably Ichei-sensei could make Issei team up with Rias in more battles, just like in volume 11's fight where he received her support with Oppai Beam. If you guys saw volume 20's quotes, it showed that Rias will get more focus. But we could also mention that Rias is only one. It's difficult for them to have a moment where the others aren't present and it would be bad for them to ask everyone for a private moment. The harem increased so much, and if you include everything Issei has done to the other girls until now, it will be difficult for them to leave him alone. Akeno, Asia, Koneko, Irina, Xenovia, Rossweisse, Ravel, Kuroka, Ophis, Le Fay, Kunou and Yasaka(volume 19), not to mention the boys getting closer to him like Kiba, Sairaorg giving gifts to him, Raiser calling him everyday.

Well, that is my answer. It was more to mention the things that Issei accomplished until now with the other girls.