skimmed through the novel
and the next arc will be painful but very much necessary for their relationship
spoilers
Mc will find out about Ml's lies and he breaks up w him. 3 months time skip, Ml is a wreck, barely eats, lost lots of weight, ends up hospitalized and Mc saw all that bcs he watched Ml stream for game tournament. Ml refused to take meds, go to counseling or eating bcs it makes him vomit. Mc comes to hospital and talks some sense into him, saying is Ml doing this on purpose etc, told Ml he needs to put himself together and to forget about him (Mc) and he left hospital. Ml thought about locking Mc up but he realized the love he feels for Mc isn't healthy so he let's go and starts terapy.
There is few more time skips until they got together so if anyone wants abt that, I'll gladly spoil.
Mc doesn't go back together that easily with Ml, and there was redemption from Ml.
Also, Ml is the way he is bcs of his family, they are pretty much trash.
In side stories is also their first time which was very sweet
Spoilers
After 8 moths time skip, MC's brown-haired friend will set him up on date with his sister. Even if MC doesn't rlly want to go on date, he still goes. Friends sister told MC she doesn't want to date him (I think she said that she alr has someone, not sure and he is younger than her) but they stayed on dinner. ML was sitting behind them w his shitty family and when MC spotted him his emotions were all over the place. Anyway, they finished eating and he left, but ML called out to him. They talked a little, and MC asked ML why he called out to him. ML told MC that he got better (started taking his meds, got counseling, stared eating again) and that he tried to forget MC but he couldn't and asks for last chance. MC told him that trust can't be gained that easily and asks ML if he's willing to wait for him. ML told yes even if he waited for years. They part the ways. (I think they exchanged numbers here or maybe after another time skip, not rlly sure)
2-3 months time skip-It was winter and MC alr graduated w his friends and family, and was thinking about ML. Even if he wasn't sure in ML yet, he called him. They met, talked, made up. Also, ML misunderstood about MC date with friend sister and thought he was getting married but MC quickly shut down that. They started playing Xenoris again and MC was worried about ML bcs he didn't play that for long time but it was okay.
In main story their dating isn't rlly explored, side stories and epilogue has that.
more spoilers
8 months time skip and MC's brown-haired friend? is setting him up on date with his sister but MC is not rlly up to it but goes anyway. Friends sister also doesn't want to date him since he is 7 years younger than her but they went to eat dinner. At the restaurant where their 'date' was, behind them was sitting ML with his mom and aunt I think. Anyways, date is over, MC emotions were kinda all over place after seeing ML. ML calls out for MC when he was leaving, asks how he's been, some small talking. MC asks why he called out for him and ML told him that he's doing better(takes his meds, goes to counseling) and that he tried to forget him but couldn't and asks MC for one more chance. MC is not sure about that bcs of past lies but he asks him if ML is willing to wait for him bcs he needs to think about it. ML said yes, even if it takes years. (Not sure if they exchanged numbers here or after).They part ways and 2 months time skip. MC was thinking about ML and called him. They talked and cleared all things and misunderstandings, even about MC's 'date'. Soon they started dating. There is epilogue where they start playing game again and 2 parts of side stories. Side stories is all about their relationship and them dating
this fuckass ai scanlation group can't even get the names right, gtfooo