Her intention was to make him so weak he could never get that low, a life of fighting slimes and boars basically.Not only she gave him restriction from dying she made him a liability to everyone for him not getting stronger
Call me crazy, but I dig the tonal shift here and most of the time in any story. Reminds me of Made in Abyss episode 10 and HxH's Chimera Ant arc (and even Nagatoro with how it starts as a romcom then it started incorporating genres that made everything feel more substantial). If it's handled well, it elevates the stakes and removes the stagnant feeling of predictability.Remember when this series was a lighthearted Ecchi Comedy about a Shota and Merchant getting into lucky pervert situations because of her wacky gadgets?