
Tbf MC never wanted to compete with music or anything. The first time he enters a competition is just because he wanted to see his mother, let her regret and so on. Then he basically sticks around because of his friends and teammates who worked so hard. The next time he basically competes is for that bet with that foreigner madman just so he could get his friend be able to participate in smth (I forgot what it was). In this competition he was just gonna participate because the girl, his friend, wanted to compete with him again fair and square. Since she's not going to participate then what's the use of him participating.

Im confused on why do they care that one person decided to drop out
The mc is not obligated in caring about the competitors
Getting mad cause one person chooses to drop out because their friend is not gonna be in a competition. it’s crazy to me
if anything shouldn’t they be be happy thats one less person down?? personally I wouldn’t care so much to the point of badmouthing and assuming the persons situation
Because thats their business
What matters is the effort i put into the competition not the person who drops out.
I mean the dude wasn't wrong about the mc tho except the running away part cuz y tf would u not participate just cuz of tht promise. The promise can wait n it's not like tht was the only reason nor the first reason ur participating. Thought u got goals to achieve man ain't like ur friends gonna leave u