Thanks. While Aki hints that in Season 1 he isn't that big of an idiot, it seems like he dropped the idiot ball in Season 2. He made a couple of major blunders, forcing the team to give up their original deadlines and tearing the circle apart. I found that really odd, since he had an hours-long car drive to calm down and make the necessary arrangements to ensure the project remained on track.

The last complex explanation I can think of is that Aki is your typical harem MC: he's an idiot when drama demands it.