his reasoning is sound though, I just don't get how he fell for Chihiro. Like I know he cried over her, but I don't know how he developed feelings for her in the first place. Lots of potential wasted obviously (Elsie's sister plot, why the people from the past aside from the grandpa were relevant, etc.), but it had to end somehow. I feel bad for all the goddess girls and Doukurou though.
I can't really remember, wasn't Chihiro the only girl who would even talk to him before all the shenanigans began? edit: oh, there was Ayumi too. I need to check out the first chapter for that. Anyways I don't see how he'd develop anything towards the goddess girls seeing the situations he went through. Chihiro is the only one that makes sense tbh.