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| - At the beginning of the series, Koneko was the only member of the club who openly disliked Issei due to his perverted and lecherous nature, but she did admit that he was a hard worker and very determined. In Volume 5, Koneko started to develop feelings of love for him after Issei helped her overcome her fears of using Senjutsu after Issei told her that he was not afraid of her and would stop her if she ever went out of control, giving Koneko the courage to accept her true self. Afterwards, she began to sit on Issei's lap, marking it as her territory, and began competing with the other girls for his affection, often getting jealous whenever he gets close to another girl, particularly Ravel. During a Senjutsu healing session with Issei in Volume 7, she tearfully asks him to never use Juggernaut Drive again and states that she will keep doing these sessions for the rest of her life if that's what it will take to heal the life energy he lost, showing how much she loves and cares about him. However, she still insults him whenever his perverted side emerges. Koneko's feelings for Issei kept growing until it reached its pinnacle when it forced her into mating season and chose him as her partner, which she was only brought out of by her sister Kuroka. In Volume 11 she proposed to Issei whilst being attacked by the Hero Faction as well as grim reapers, in which Issei agrees to marry her as long as she's able to grow in height and bust. She was in shock after Issei's 'death', trying her best to hold in her feelings until she breaks down in tears after being scolded by Ravel. She was overjoyed upon hearing that he was still alive and embraced him when he returned. She is determined to marry him in the future, and will sometimes say that she will be Issei's bride one day.
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