I dunno... I get the sneaking suspicion that this might become a plot point that has its own resolution later on. Especially now that they have this "Guardian Saint" on their side.
Where do the villagers go when they "leave" to travel and learn and acquire new things? Does the outside area not really exist, but the consequences do happen like a scripted event?
Lemme see if i remember right. He is somehow forced to marry sooner or later to enable a nation out of the Island right? i am not sure if i remember right.