User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Shin DxD 3 discussion/@comment-82.6.168.96-20190829232600/@comment-82.6.168.96-20190830195546

Kiyome was mentoned in Shin volume 1, with it being said that she and issei have kept in touch, so it  appears he still has plans for her. if we look back on how the girl are introduced, we can see that they fall in love at some point or anyother with issei and ishibumi appears to put them on the back burner till he can up with a decent story between her and issei. I am willing to bet She is going to be a servant of his, as it would  give her the appropriate lifespan to be with issei, and she has had quite a few apperances over the series. Elmenhilde got a single side story to turn her into a herione  and she was a villian at the start, and

My money is that either Dx.6 or DX.7 will  have Kiyome in one of the two story arcs (If either of them follows the same structure as Dx.4) becoming a pawn of issei, as i think she is implied to be the decendant of an ONmaji (japoense wizard) and it could be justified as issei reruiting a powerful magic makes sense since  his core team could use a powerful eastern magic.

Overall, i think kiyome will come back as Ishibumi sated that his goal was to have a happy ending for all the heriones. i think we can assume the reason she keeps showing up her and there is becausce Ishibumi is still trying to figure out a) her story, b) how to make it belivable she could be issei's servant and c) how to get issei to notice her feelings. ONce he does  she is as good as set, as issei did mentione that he will 'make ALL the girls who like him happy'.  Though if you still  can't believe  she will sjow up again rember that issei still has quite the empty peerage with a lot of room for sexy women and Ishibumi is definelty going to have Issei do a prpoer rating game with only his servants at some point for sure, given how much he seems to love the concept.

(Are we getting another DX. volume? Is it and Slash dog now sort of ligke a double release thing?)