I won't lie
I just realised as i was reading your comment
IS THAT ACTUALLY WHY??? I'm in the 20 ish chapters and i feel like their whole interaction is really off putting like.. it’s weird and i was debating on whether its intentional or the author just sucks at romance and that’s why it seems so forced
It's very obvious. He cares for his people to an extent but I don't think he's attracted to the girl, he just want another loyal follower to believe in what he believes in because what he wants to achieve is batshit crazy because of just cause reasons. So yeah, he exhibits a lot of anti-social behavior
Kind of funny some readers have yet to figure out that Lee Gun is a sociopath and that he doesn't actually like the girl because if he did he wouldn't be putting her and her family in danger. Like y'all not seeing him using the girl as an instigating tool or even a bait to use to rile people up.