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>he immediately tried run and rescue her.
No he didn't. He swung his hand one and then gave up. When he had a chance to save Nayuta by abandoning the human society and running away with her, he rejected it because it would mean abandoning his chances of sex with a whore, Asa in this case, because he'd have to commit to Nayuta. That was the moment he chose sex with sluts over Nayuta and her noble romantic Bonny and Clyde plan. Then he had a chance to chose Nayuta again, by looking for her instead of going to a whore house. He chose the whore house.
Denji is canonically a villain and there's no redemption arc for him. All you'll get is him being put down like a dog by Asa.