Ahhhhh, Rent-A-Girlfriend. The one time having something spoiled for me actually made me stop liking the thing. And by the creator no less.

Considering Cid actually ends up becoming able to out-nuke a nuke, I think we have our answer.

Actually Cid was dismayed by the fact that no matter how hard he trained there was nothing he could do against a nuclear weapon…

Has Cid finally clued into the fact his imaginary evil sub plot is real?

I had to stop reading because his avoidance of acknowledging reality was getting too cringe.