With Jake no longer having to worry about the deadly attacks of this horny woman, he was finally able to devote himself completely to his goal: To achieve all of the abyss hunting feats at the Gold level. It was by following this pattern that he had earned the Apex Ocean Predator title and he hoped to obtain a new Glyph by doing the same in the ocean depths.
The truth was that Jake was not indifferent to Sarah's charm, but he was even more terrified of failing because he couldn't set his priorities straight. At the speed at which the situation was evolving on B842 and the Ordeal itself, a few hours of fooling around could have unpredictable consequences. Especially if another Player was conspiring in the shadows with his/her Shadow Guide to exploit the slightest flaw.
Bonus chapter 5/5
Edit non priv readers:
About the previous chapter, I saw many different reactions. Those who would have wanted Jake to sleep with Sarah, those who think he was right because it's not the right time, and those who see his attitude as a form of weakness or beta behavior. I have no problem with any of these reactions.
On the other hand, those who think Sarah is just a slut because she reacted that way in the previous chapter, I disagree. When a man wants to fuck by all means, you don't talk about him as an asshole. If Jake has the mentality of a lonely beta that slowly but surely changes for the better, Sarah has always been an alpha woman if that makes sense.
For some characters, I take my inspiration from people I know in real life and I can assure you that a superficial behavior is not always so easy to interpret.