She capitulating for her daddy, who is making her miserable because he's using a baby bitch excuse that her real parents got killed as knights (but were happy) and making the one guy who wants to make her happy even more miserable as his real hangup.
MC probably wouldn't have had the "yips" in combat if not for him either. Dude legit sabotaged him.
Does Anri kill him for plot reasons then or?