If you're asking me, shouldn't that be answer enough?

[ Wouldn't a manipulative person avoid mentioning that at all? ]

No one really enjoys being alone. And no one wants to disappoint the people they care about, and of course, it's gratifying to have others like you. But that's human nature. Hiro-kun may have forgotten that, and placed you on a pedestal, instead of remembering that you're just as human as he is. You have insecurities and desires, just like us.

And I also don't believe that any of what you've showed either of us was a lie.