Its kinda weird that no one thinks NPCs arent "real people" and also how they treat them cause they said that like... "they have real feelings and emotions" so like aren't they real people kinda ? shoot...im getting nier automata flashbacks now, thanks author.
So I take it that either the IRL romance road is closed, or he will get an IRL girlfriend, who, if she plays Satisfy, will likely either have an "affair" with him or most likely have some twist in the storyline.