Anyways, they 100% unfounded because they're well past any reasonable fears given his history. If people had kidnapped and beat him or something crazy, or it was the 2000s when this issue tended to be more pronounced, that'd be one thing, but this is relatively modern manga.
The criticism is that it's contrived and nonsensical for him not only to have that fear, but confess it on a stage in a melodramatic manner. Even if it's in Japan's wheel house to be confessional, this is far, far over the bounds of reason. He was mildly bullied in middle school. Not as a child, he wasn't beaten, or mercilessly and criminally tormented. It's not a systemic issue. It's a comedically blown out of proportion phobia.My point is this guy has a ridiculous persecution complex and that 95% of the side, main or background characters, while they may or may not like him and judge, could not be bothered to verbally give a shit or actually enact his unreasonable fears.