Just once. I WANT THIS DORK TO JUST ONCE, HAVE AN EPISODE WHERE HE STANDS FIRM FROM BEGINNING TO END BY HIMSELF WITHOUT WUSSING OUT WITHOUT NEEDING SOMEBODY TO BAIL HIM OUT.
@Thuglas
But he is not like that. He is quite dependable, but he also hates any form of confrontation. If it's meaningless, he will choose to avoid the conflict. He is not your typical beta shounen MC because deep inside he doesn't even feel the need to assert masculine dominance (it doesn't change the fact he is beta though).
There is nothing wrong with his attitude as long as he can act contrary to his nature when it's an urgent situation (showing he has balls to his wonnabe girlfriend is not the one).
@birdinthetrap: No, she just didn't make the connection. He only asked if she took art and then asked her out to the zoo. He failed to explain it was for sketching. Nagatoro also misheard and thought she was gonna get some (supposedly) so she's kinda at fault too.