I hate that we're getting the fluffy backstory now bc just after they're gonna destroy my ...

Well it'll be fine ig. Because this is not one of those cases where mc has w crush on ml. It's the other way around. So even if he is mean to mc, that's his own loss. Mc doesn't love ml yet.. while ml is quite crazy about him
So instead of being mean, i think he's gonna start suspecting mc of being the reincarnation of Colonel kang.
Do you read "Grieving you"? I think similar things is gonna happen here as that...but idk how long it'll take. （￣へ￣）