You know he is a bit of a himbo but honest to god yeah I get it from her perspective that shit be weirdin me out too if he needed a fluffer just to function lmao....
Jake finally returns, so I guess we are starting a love triangle arc now? And it's odd that Liam had absolutely no reaction to either leaving Sora behind alone or her joining the party that's going to attack a fucking dragon. He actually looks happy to be able to (literally) carry her around.
From author's Twitter (announcing the 4th volume):