User blog comment:Striker10/Main Protagonist/@comment-98.238.161.203-20131018224331/@comment-7948498-20131019175947

Lala likes him just the way he is. He shouldn't change who he is. He just needs to grow up some more and show some of his more mature and reliable sides.

Plus, Gid (from the manga) hardly gives a damn if Rito can win a war or be a good king. He just wants to dump the job on Rito so he can retire and start fooling around with girls.