Consider the following pokespe

perhaps

But one thing has been clear, most of the protagonists like Susie

i canonically do😔

There's berdly, kris, Noelle. That's three of the lightners attracted to susie

wait kris???
when

One moment

Case 1

bro is a lawyer
anyway it makes more sense now

Case 2, in the dark world against King, Kris immediately jumped in front of Susie with the shield to defend, he didn't have a second thought and it was of his own free will.

Plus, the shield only half's the damage from attacks meaning he would've still been injured