I don't think they mentioned it before but they did show illustrations of Shirase as a teenager and they look rlly similar so yes I'm p sure they are implying that it was Shirase lol
No, Ren their friend who apparently had a crush on the mc (it’s also been a while since I’ve read but I read the latest chapters) was the one who handed the mc the umbrella, the boss thought the mc holding the umbrella was Ren and talked to him there (if the umbrella scene you’re talking about is the one in the latest chapters lol)
Thank you to both, my mind wasn't loading last night when I read it so I got confused lol
Is the boss the one who handed mc the umbrella before? It's been so long since I've read this and I just skimmed through the latest update but my mind isn't minding rn