[Ah, and there's the explanation for that reaction.] You aren't messed up, that much I can tell you.

[He doesn't know what led him to the conclusion he might be, what self-admonishment led here, but he knows enough to say that much with conviction.]

As for not telling you to back off: It's because Ryunosuke is his own person, as are you. If he chooses to pursue this with you, what right do I have to tell him not to? Or to keep him from knowing it's a possibility? We aren't--He and I are not involved in that way. [And if there's a soft note of bitterness, well. It's only because Manabu thought to do something first.]