IN HIS MIND HE ALREADY VOTED FOR AKARI
He spoils the event, drapes a cloth over her before she has a meltdown. Takes her somewhere private, probably have a sentence or two almost leading to a confession right before the rest of the girls come in to check up on her (having inner monologues about not wanting her to get ahead edgewise) and continuing the harem shenanigans with the 4 of them being even more forward/cunning to get more time with himseems like akari is going to drop out and the mc will go after her to make sure she is alright