Riki was always childish. Wishing that his peaceful days with his friends to continue forever is a childish thought. But that’s what the point of this route is, to show that Riki and rin are both naive.
Riki’s decision of running away is immature, but when you see the situation he had no other option. He had been beaten by Kyousuke who wouldn’t listen to him, you could say he could have contacted the parents but as we never get the mention of them only a grandfather (who kyosuke doesn’t have good relationships with) it was safe to assume Riki also had no contact or association with them, Kyosuke was the only one who could stop Rin from going away and he wouldn’t budge. Rin’s condition would get worse as days pass.
So Riki had only two options "sit around and wait’ (in which case Rin’s condition could get worse) or ‘Run away’. it was a childish impulse and he took it as his only option.
The university thing could also not be blamed on Riki as he simply didn’t had enough time.
This route was to show both Rin and Riki’s naivety and make Riki realize that he needed to grow up. The ‘become stronger’ choice also signifies that, Riki’s promise to grow mature.
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