The LN is what they made the anime based on. Not the manga, so unfortunately it’ll be a bit for the manga since the LN is on volume 7 (8 set to ship in December from B&N) in official TL English. The end of the season was volume 4.
I mean. Depends on how you view “proper answer” in the previous chapter he does say he wants to be with her, after slipping up and saying “he also” which he corrects himself on. So realistically that could be interpreted as a proper answer. Or it could be interpreted as not. Who knows.