
Let me guess. . . All of them is in love / will fall in love with Liam,
The Connor hockey guy likes him since childhood but like the chasing part of MC (Bet he kiss the girl cause she kissed MC
The friend who knows MC likes the hockey likes teasing him and such
The best friend who likes MC but won't confess at all but get frustrated like damn?!?
And the ML, Sage who by the story goes already met MC when their 10 years old (and bet MC got confused and thought it was the hockey guy)
Let's not all forgot that this is all happening in apocalyptic world, Surviving is the number one priority, MC might not get it now and he might be insufferable in future chapters. And Guwon being the leader of this town, surviving and all, means he do anything, to survive.
In this scenario, majority always wins, and in some case the minority can get punished, so what will they do when power balance is not on favor to the them? They tend to follow the flow and join the majority.
If they imprison him, in apocalyptic world, means dieing and suffering slowly. They won't provide them food since it's reserve for those who contribute to the town. This maybe a quick death with less suffering but ultimately, what the fck?!?
I think banishing them from town was a good option, but the likeliness of them joining a different group and getting revenge to the town is high.