Can't say I feel any sympathy for Amane. She's only known him for 6 months so it's a superficial crush. She also won't tell him her feelings but would rather play hard to get and get him to confess.
If you don't play the game, you won't win.
I read it as the strategist thinks bias against beastmen is a liability and that's why he considers the troops expendable because they are composed of those who think they are superior. I may be very wrong and you are right though. However, he seems to disagree with his nation's ideology and...