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| - Most of the series' running gags revolve around Marika's over-the-top antics of pursuing Raku which is usually prevented by either Chitoge and Seishirō that stems from their harbored feelings towards the young man. Still, Marika is known for her unwavering loyalty and affection towards Raku. As a child, Marika was often accompanied by a young Raku to play at her room since she can't venture outside due to her frail body. Nonetheless, Marika began to fall in love with her only playmate and worked hard to shape herself as the ideal woman for him, such as by abandoning her native speech pattern, learning the ways of acting more femininely and began to grow long hair to appeal to Raku's childhood interest towards the type of girl he wanted. Marika has no qualms of being betrothed to Raku and even acted to boast about it to ensure that no one would claim Raku away from her. Despite knowing of Raku's relationship with Chitoge, Marika's determination of becoming Raku's life partner never wavered as she never holds back her advances towards Raku despite her weak condition. Out of all the five girls romantically attracted to Raku, Marika seems to be the more open, vocal yet aggressive. Marika holds Raku in high-esteem and is overly attracted to him. Due to this, Marika almost pays no attention to her surrounding when it comes to her advances towards Raku. Trivially, Marika is the first out of the five girls to have intentionally kissed Raku - twice on the cheek even - with Chitoge to be the first albeit out of an accident. However, Marika is not above forcing Raku to give in to her advances. This was greatly demonstrated when the two were alone at a ferris-wheel cabin. Despite Marika taking the opportunity of kissing Raku on the lips, Marika reluctantly held herself back. She is also weak when Raku would make the first move on her. As shown during their "date" in the amusement park, Marika acts timid and fidgety when Raku guided her to the rides and sights, much to the latter's uneasiness. Despite this, Marika would still surprise Raku with her advances such as kissing him on the cheek, then teasing Raku in kissing his lips the next time she does. Furthermore, despite being aware of the fact that her feelings for Raku are one-sided and the type of 'relationship' he shares with Chitoge, Marika continued to pursue over Raku assuming that he only used Chitoge as an excuse to reject her and eventually begged for his answer towards her feelings for him. When Raku finally declared that he cannot date Marika, the latter felt relieved and thanked Raku for everything he had done for her sake but reinstated that she will continue to pursue him as well as refine herself during the years they are to be seperated. All in all, Raku is one of the few persons Marika had shown a manner of genuine respect and politeness. In contrast to other characters, Marika would usually show a slight hint of ignorance and vulgarity when interacting with them. But like most characters, Marika tends to place Raku in embarassing situations that can lead people to make the wrong idea about him. Nonetheless, Marika is strongly serious of her emotions for Raku when she once stated to have already began saving money by taking a part-time job for their future together. Raku would usually be taken aback by Marika's seriousness from time to time.
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