just finished my first playthrough (well, through chapter 19), planning to make an in depth post about that later, but something that specifically stuck out to me in the MC's discussion with Kota at the end of the chapter was his insistence on working on contracts with Asterion, especially finding and attempting to undo the contracts that prevent Asterion from having relationships with guests or being nude in front of them. Naturally he states it's an equality/trust thing and part of his overall mission to undo any damage caused by the previous masters, but he also talks about the hotel's future and how he won't be around forever. Maybe I'm reading a little too much into it, but to me it felt like the MC is actually considering the likelihood that Asterion will outlive him (which he definitely will as long as he is the labyrinth's prisoner) and may be trying to make it possible for Asterion to find love after the MC's eventual passing.