The secondhand hurt I feel for her in this chapter is UUUGHHHH. Enough of the stabbing. His friend is a scumbag for treating her like that, even if she isn't her from his past. I'm sure he thought she's a spy out to get him.
But he realised it too in the end. I'm afraid what's gonna happen the next chapter (QwQ")
That said, he really killed her to liberate this fief, but that's because he made the choice to, after she didn't want to save herself due to heartbreak over his manipulation of her feelings. & his friend didn't know any better. So that makes his friend a scumbag, even if he tries his best to protect this ML. Anyway, the ML & FL both got hurt for the people, you scumbag, it's not just him but her tooooooooo you hear me? I wish I can kick his a*s just once for treating her like that. She was the scapegoat & black sheep & he freaking thinks she's a spy out to destroy the ML. What nerve.