Running away
Wasn't it something Damien was well accustomed to?
It was only a few days ago that he finally made the decision to stop running away from his problems and his feelings.
He was still in the process of making that change, and Ruyue ended up helping him a lot. She didn't even have to do anything, just the fact that there was someone here who could relate to his feelings was enough.
It wasn't just his feelings for Rose that Damien ended up running away from. Rather, it was mainly himself.
His emotions and his problems. These were the things he feared. What happened with Rose could be considered as collateral damage from his internal struggle.
What was a person's identity? What was the thing that made them different from the rest?
Although this was a world where everyone had their unique abilities and strengths, it didn't change the fact that everyone's strength was under the presence of the system.