
I can’t blame the kid. The MC sacrificed his time to help a kid who was already smart, and that time could’ve been put into his grades, which he needs desperately to stay in school. The ML’s selfish decision “just to get close” to the MC was so dumb. Because of that, the MC’s future is now completely derailed. So yes, the ML should’ve not lied, because that lying risked the MC’d future goals.
Why does the “ta da” got me WHEEZINF