It's nice to see Hau depicted as a badass (I'm almost tempted to tag it in the eponymous pool), standing firm in front of Lillie to protect his crush.
I mean, I really like Hau as his usual happy, carefree and fun self, but a little change can never hurt.
Same here. While usually I should hate characters like how, I actually could not find myself to hate the boy. His optimist and innocent view on the world just makes him....hard to hate.
However I did find myself getting angry at him. YOU HAD ONE JOB HAU! ONE GOD DAMN JOB WHILE I WAS GONE.