Quote Originally Posted by shinta
The thing is, Tatsuya could have dealt with the entire opposing team by himself if he wanted to. The last part when he was bleeding from his ear? Why would that even happen if he could fix broken ribs and a ton of other damaged parts in an instant? The other members were extras, period. And he chose the extras from his favored pool.
He could have, yes, but he didn't want to. That's why having a trusting team helps because he can be assured that they'd at least carry out the orders he planned. If his team consisted of others who thought they knew better, things could have gone awry and Tatsuya would have been forced to reveal more superhuman abilities to save the match (as opposed to executing this planned show accordingly).

I agree that he voluntarily left his ear unhealed to prove that he was injured. At the same time, I do believe that he normally keeps his auto-heal spell on auto so that it only kicks in when extensive damage is done.

... which makes you think, exactly how much damage did Miyuki do to him when she floored him last time for "infidelity"?