It would have also saved him the embarrassment of explaining why a field littered with random stuff is better than his inventory UI when it comes to count items...
Seriously, it feels like he loses 20 IQ points every new girl he fucks...
That's why I hoped the laser guy was able to put a sizeable hole in the ship: not enough to destroy or sink it, but big enough to give MC a reality check, and maybe make him less of a doormat to any pair of boobs that giggle around...