>>3501365He literally says Shuichi is the person he likes. That one line after everyone enters Miu's program, remember? The main storyline, no love hotel shit. Using the exact same phrasing in the Japanese version as Maki's confession to Kaito, which I assume you'd consider canon. Call it baiting if you want, it's an unrequited crush after all, but in a series that doesn't go full romance that's about as straightforward as it gets.