Oh, they do like the fake me. That's the point.

[He's bubbly, cheerful, outgoing, the picture of a great friend, a good senpai... sure, he comes across as kind of dumb and airheaded, but...

Well, he was popular, so it must have been endearing. Besides, those were "acceptable" flaws, for the type of person he ostensibly was.]

The real me doesn't matter. The real me might not even exist anymore, right?