@zz2000 yeah I really dont understand why this trope is holding up this whole time, it mostly just annoys me now
I really appreciate it, if characters can say no and act accordingly. (Just look at the sries peerless alchemist .. she clearly states what she wants.)
For me it is nearly the same as when some characters are obviously in love with each other and wont get together, even though it wouldnt hurt the story.
PS another Story I found has characters who can say no, but I believe it is one of these rare ones among japanese authors (it was the manga "two saints wander of into a different world" ... god damnit these names)