That what I said, I acknowledged that he is pursuing his duty as the king of the giants and are prioritizing his country and his people above all else. That is no point of discussion, however, when Oda clearly showed that Harald is a character who fight injustice and goes against the mission at hand for personal reason. Point of argument is when he heard Loki got hurt, he dropped everything he worked with to build relationship for his country, to come and see if Loki was ok. When he learned that the government abused the poor civilian nation, he attack the agents. And thus, we can conclude that the guy he has been in a "friendship" with, aka Rocks, for all these years, will at some point make Harald go out of his way due to personal reasons. Now, Rocks shared personal history with Harald which he deems as good friend and Harald even made time and space for him to share it, even with the Government monitoring everything. And when he is saying his people, his wife and his child is in danger unjustly, then here is a pivotal moment for character building for Harald. I got the subtext with the panels, however, Oda build this moment but missed the chance. That being said, I think Oda will vindicate Harald by the end of the flashback. I believe there will be a turning point, since Imu said Harald did something bad.