This development doesn't make sense. He should be fully aware that this might sever his connection to Eve since other FLZ disappeared afterwards when a feeling of mutual love set in.
It's such a waste that this one gets an anime, when there's decent stories thave none. The only silver lining I can see is that the other end of the retard spectrum will get trigger out of their fuckin minds once the anime airs. They'll slobber all over this delicious morsel of outrage bait. I...
I such a goddamn pity that Mei will inevitably get thrown under the bus eventually. Those romcoms always introduce a great second girl only to discard her later (especialy childhood friends have zero chances ... fck them tropes)