We can see the pattern in the way both the ml and the other guy... Gyujin (forgot his name urggh) started seeing the MC. Even in this chapter the MC says the tone of MLs voice is like gyujin. It's also similar to how they interacted by buying food/drink and sharing with the MC, like the water bottle sharing with gyujin and then the popsicle with the ml. Like... I don't like where it's taking us ☠️