Please don't say he's searching for her.
Please say she's not the "first love" he's searching for...
Please bffr...
I went back to Ch 4, and I would like to think the reason he put his sword away when he saw her was because he "finally found her". This look could almost be a shock of recognition, and not just 'menacing glare'. https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_armored_prince_s_awkward_love/uu/to_chapter-4/pg-13/
Prob not, But this is me just trying to not be majorly disappointed by such a shitty trope taking over what is otherwise a pretty interesting story.