Despite being overpowered and with seemingly enough time to react he's somehow helpless to prevent the successful capture and abduction of Mear... But the bigger issue to me is the presentation of how everyone including him were somehow seemingly relaxed and all smiles in that departure segment, after a very important companion was just abducted makes it hard for me to take seriously.
On a more positive note the Manbond princesses appear to be going out on a trip to chase after Wazu, just like how Salona and Tata are themselves on a journey in pursuit of the same oblivious man who always leaves his haremettes behind. No, I don't want Aria to join the harem (if that's the direction this is heading in), and I'd have preferred that she didn't come back at all in the story (unless it's to show her regrets/misfortune after she and Wazu parted ways), but oh well.