Only Uncle would willingly gag himself to that extent. While Lilyphan's crashout is understandable, she really is being such a pain in the ass.
I'd say Uncle fumbled with the "The hero is fat, and so I am innocent" defense, but he's honestly been dodging the flags so hard this entire time that it can't even be called that anymore. After all, "fumble" implies you're trying to hold it.
Man, Alicia stocks were running real high there. She was peak saint, and also masterfully being an opportunist. Her childhood friends have no taste.
Poor Fujimiya was desperately trying to pitch the childhood friends tag.