Well my theory is that something happen to them when they're child so ML erase MC memory, when MC get test if he is a guide ML manipulate everyone so that MC didn't get detected as a guide because if he is a guide then ML wouldn't be the only esper he need to guide
That doesn’t make sense per say because the mind control esper would’ve picked up on it.. also the amount of reconsideration the ML does for his actions makes him more to be a yellow flag than red. He’s always taking the MC’s consideration into effect.
And if the ML really tried to mind control he would’ve mind controlled his best friend first but his friend still held his contempt for him throughout the story.
I read some of the novel mtl, and iirc...
Yool had a pretty awful childhood. He expressed as an esper early on and had trouble controlling it, so was always in pain. His family pretty much locked him up in a villa somewhere and hired people to look after him. Obviously, his caretakers were always at risk and everyone was scared of him. One of the caretakers was a single father (I think?) who brought his son along. The son, MC, was the same age as Yool and basically became the only person who didn't treat Yool like a monster. Unfortunately, MC wasn't a guide, didn't even know why Yool was stuck there and in pain, and couldn't even feel Yool's ability trying to reach out to him. At some point, Yool one-sidedly imprinted on MC. No idea how that works, but anyway. I think MC doesn't remember b/c he was young and honestly didn't know kid Yool that long.
His memories were deleted. He only has memories after his 10y.
Mc had a mum but yools powers kinda expoded as a accident killing mc mum when she came to take mc home
and bc of yool mc wasnt a guide esper or normal human and yool had a one sided imprint
he didnt have memories bc yool made a deal with mc dad after the incident to erase all his memorys before ten cuz he became rlly quiet and tramatized cuz his mum ded and his dad wasnt very emotionally avalable cuz he had to deal with his trauma but he rlly regreted neglecting his son
But mc dad had to allow ml to get with mc after 21 years but mc has the choice to be with him (mc dad added this)
if I had a nickel for every time a ML seems like a green flag but is actually a red flag by the end of season 1, I’ll have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice. (Also, my theory is that the MC doesn’t love ML and is under mind control; no spoilers pls)