Dread it, run from it, NTR arrives all the same.
I must say, I agree with what he said to Eliza. She doesn't love Ichi, she doesn't know him, he was just the first man she met. When asked what she likes about him, she can only list basic qualities found in anyone vaguely decent. This is especially meta and relevant, since the whole premise is a virgin fever dream, gorgeous and enamoured women falling in your lap; and if the same question was asked to the love interests of most average romcoms/harems about the bland MC they're all flocking to, the answer would be the same:
He's the only guy around and/or the first one give them attention/care
So it's important to expose them to an alternative, why I liked Cherry's departure and her setting out on her own. She exposed the limit of their status-quo: they were stuck with one average dude that is, yes, responsible enough to treat the Sphere Sapiens right but can't afford to give in to their desires.
But still, this is a great chapter because Eliza also has a point: things didn't have to change so drastically. They could have and still find some compromise to make it work.
Ironically, I think that is exactly what the pretty dude did but Eliza wants Ichi. Now that they're backed by the government, they could get to have their livelihood taken care of while Japan gets to have a constant supply of superpowered (and cute) soldiers they can teach to work for humanity.
I doubt it's gonna happen now because of bad blood just to score a cheap point.