Overall, under Saki Maski's blows and Xiao Ran's repeated pressure, Haruto reluctantly accepted that this ability could not be called a curse. However, he did not accept the claim that it was a gift from God. More importantly, he understood that regardless of whether that machine was cursed or not, he had no way of stopping Xiao Ran from choosing pilots for the remaining units.
Just as Xiao Ran had said, he could not make decisions for anyone else. Just as getting into that machine had been Haruto's own decision, others had the right to make the same choice. Moreover, Saki Maski's accusation that he was selfish and weak had slightly stirred the fragile heart of this young boy.
From the very beginning, Xiao Ran had intended to take the entire Module 77 into his hands and activate all the machines buried beneath the academy as his own strength. But to accomplish that, there were two obstacles within the module that he could not avoid. The first was Haruto, Unit 1's pilot. The second was his childhood friend and one of the female leads, Shoko Minamikaze.
Both were extremely popular at the academy, especially Haruto. After recordings of his battles were posted online, he had practically become the academy's hero and gained tremendous popularity around the world. This made it impossible for Xiao Ran to do anything too excessive to him, or he might face fierce resistance from the students. If this protagonist had possessed Kira's resolve and had not been so stubbornly fixated, Xiao Ran would not have needed to go through so much trouble. Wouldn't it have been simpler to play life mentor once more?
But the problem was that this protagonist was rarely resolute when he needed to be, yet inexplicably resolute when he should not be.