With each subsequent chapter the MC becomes more despicable. Not because he is inherently bad or has malicious intent, but because he is apathtic in how his complacency refuses him to choose a path and commit to it. Instead he is going to string along and hurt two people, one who never knew he felt conflicted and the other who thought he was wanting to have a reason to say yes to someone else. Really all along, he's just a flaky pud who doesn't know what he wants and deserves neither.