Some of the people here haven't heard of the "first guy wins" rule. 95% of the time in manga, webtoons and such, the first guy the female lead sees and gets a bit wobbly over is the end game. Blondie does not have a realistic chance here. He's being built up partly because his position gives him a more active role and partly because you have to give the secondary a big build up to create any suspense at all.