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Definitely, also that what she feels for him is more of admiration as well.
Like Princess Kathlyn Glayder during that chapter where he stood up for the dwarf kid.
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He's got a point here though some female on mangas and manhwa ended up having feelings with male lead whenever he help them into something but truthfully it could be seen as an akin if gratitude. Bec. He help them out of kindess etc. They have this sense that there more into it. So its kinda understandable how he shut her feelings down early, his maturity here could save their relationshio into trouble at the very early stage.