It does.

I just note what is done in the past and it usually works. You're the emissary of the Dragon Star That Burns Crimson, you ultimately decide. I am the blade that lets you fight.

But the best case is always to kill them from my personal experience.

If you think there's a better way, do it. But by not killing them, both Grant and Futaba have become much larger entities than they should be and that can lead to its own set of problems.

Magic finds magic.