i know it's established that this mc is pathologically adverse to sex but holy shit, of all the moments to fail to break though that, these two have got to be the most disappointing and character-damaging. that possessive grab-and-hug impulse NOT becoming sex in those circumstances is just dumb
also geez would madarai have become a horrific monster even if he hadn't been defeated?
if so then why'd he do the binding thing in the fight, when he clearly knew in advance everything else about how it would work?
if not then what is the point of those statue things that blow up when you lose because the damage from attacks goes to them?
idk not a huge deal but just put a line in to help handwave it