He absolutely wouldn't.
He is devoted to lighthearted topics like
making you chose which one of your two lovers let burn alive in an arson which can't be avoided by any means
Yeah...
But keep in mind (and many doesnt seem to care about that or doesnt believe DPC)
DPC always said that being a dik will not get THAT dark.
Being a dik has already some pretty dark approaches, and episode 10 is more or less the "darkest" so far... but NOTHING even near Acting Lesson. And it will not get there either.
I dont think that everything will end on a peachy cloud. But he will not pull a Acting Lesson thing again... i would even say, its pretty much ruled out that somebody "important" will die along the way.
Well... excpet one maybe. I dont know exactly if its valid, but to me it felt like the MC is telling a story from "the past" like looking back on his life. Especially if you read the very first line of the game i get serious "American Beauty" vibes. Could very well be that maybe the MC is dead? Which dont have to be a "dark" thing... that depends on how you approach such thing...
But yeah thats just a little gut feeling.
Overall, DPC made it very clear the being a dik will not get that dark as AL and should considered overall as a "fun" game. But yeah... for a "fun" game he is seriously touching some heavy things, thats for sure.