Not just a "love interest," but a capable leader and strategist.
Rias uses a set of chess pieces to reincarnate humans as Devils. Issei is a "Pawn," but because of his hidden potential, he costs all eight Pawn pieces. High School DxD
At its core, the series follows Issei, a "perverted high schooler" who is reincarnated as a Devil by the beautiful Rias Gremory after being killed by a Fallen Angel. He joins the , which is essentially a front for Rias’s peerage. While his initial motivation is simple—become the "Harem King"—the world around him is anything but. Not just a "love interest," but a capable