I definitely get the misunderstanding going too far but the MC was complacent and didn't even try hard enough to put a stop to what he knew was wrong. He just sat back and watched somebody to get bullied so he's just as bad as them in my opinion. Already super annoyed with him, and it makes sense why the ML it's so hostile towards him if he also is under the misunderstanding that he was the mastermind.
I definitely get the misunderstanding going too far but the MC was complacent and didn't even try hard enough to put a stop to what he knew was wrong. He just sat back and watched somebody to get bullied so he's just as bad as them in my opinion. Already super annoyed with him, and it makes sense why the ML it's so hostile towards him if he also is under the misunderstanding that he was the mastermind.