I don't think he was like "haha no I don't know him" I think it was a more "if I say I'm his friend other people will want to approach him" and maybe he thinks either they will distance themselves bc ml will have more people to talk or he wants to be the only one to know the "real him"
I don't think he was like "haha no I don't know him" I think it was a more "if I say I'm his friend other people will want to approach him" and maybe he thinks either they will distance themselves bc ml will have more people to talk or he wants to be the only one to know the "real him"