And yet… why is it that he no longer wants to resist?
He is ready to let that lifeboat sink into the depths of her sapphire sea.

Their hands clasped together like a lifeboat adrift in a silent storm over the sea of emotion.

The more he realizes that he can reshape this world through science, with his clever mind and skilled hands, the more he deeply resists—it’s clear in his eyes.”

Until one day… she stood there. Her face calm, yet her sapphire eyes reflected the same resistance he felt.

He loves his mother, and his mother loves him. That must be the reason adults believe that choosing a spouse for him is an act of love and goodwill.
But… he does not like being confined.