Don't argue with people you can't communicate with, don't try to change their established truths.
This is a principle taught to Tu Dinggui by her mentor, and although Tu Dinggui didn't fully understand its meaning, it didn't stop her from trusting her mentor and acting accordingly.
Moreover, for Magical Girls in Central City, her roommate's "admiration of strength" might not be a bad thing.
Simply because Central City truly has powerful Magical Girls.
As a center of technology, production, and culture for human society, Central City not only surpasses ordinary cities in population, but also boasts a larger squad of Magical Girls. Typically, a city only requires less than ten—a single digit number—of Magical Girls to ensure safety, while smaller ones can even manage with three to five. However, in Central City, to patrol a larger urban area and protect a denser population, squads often comprise over ten, even more than twenty members.