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But that's the thing anon, Souma was the stereotypical ideal shounen hero, and he was in love with Himeko and did everything right by her; in any other anime, and especially in a mecha anime, he would've automatically got the girl as a prize in the end.
But in actuality, going to great lengths for a girl doesn't mean she owes you pussy, at most she owes you gratitude.
Himeko was in love with Chikane, so she chose her over the perfect boy, despite the latter being a girl and trying really hard to make herself hated; she demolished all het tropes in one fell swoop.