Himari not pulling any punches. Just how much is she going to blast that Honoka ship? It's already sinking.
In real life, a guy would likely feel overwhelmed. There's a lot of bravado involved in being the breadwinner and looking a leader, but Himari is basically everything a guy "wants to be." But we know our guy here isn't going to care, so of course this is going to make him fall for her harder. That is, unless the author is playing us for fools. I simply doubt it.
On a final note: "I didn't realize she was super popular." Excuse me? Did he forget how every girls glomps on her at school? Why it became such a big thing that she was spotted with a guy?