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Originally Posted by masaegu
Because you would not have a verb in the sentence if you did not use する there. Both おく and くださいare supplementary verbs and not the "real" verb.
Verb in past tense + ままにしておく = to leave something in the state/condition described by that verb
This にする has nothing to do with にする (I've decided...).
The set phrase is ～～ままにする = to leave something in a certain condition. BUT this phrase only describes the very moment that you leave that thing. This is why you need to add おく as you want the state/condition to last for some time.
Finally, くださいis used just for politeness.
You got confused because you tried to translate every word used. Your TL, which I am sure was "No, please leave it on." seemed too short compared to the original. Or am I guessing wrong here?
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I see, so ままにする is the set phrase.
For the part in blue, is TL=translation? I didn't think whether it was too short of a translation or not, but I was studying the grammar point まま and when I got to that example, I guess I expected a verb to mean 'leave on'. Now I know, ～ままにする = to leave something in a certain condition
Thanks once again, Masaegu!