Why.
Is he still.
ACTING LIKE THIS?!
I would understand if this was early into the series, and he didn’t know how she felt.
But by now, even I, in real life, without my “it’s a manga, so I know where this is going” mindset, could have been able to tell that she liked me!
And he still insists upon hiding his feelings and ambitions, and pretending he doesn’t have any attraction for her!