I can see how my message above is hated with reasoning like yours. I didn't really think about Makiba's spontaneous mindset. Personal it felt weird that after two chapters he's already aware of her feelings and ready to confess but I guess that's just who he is?
It's the "like" suki. Unless Makiba pulls some equally out-of-left-field expansion on Oogami no koto as an uncharacteristic backpedal, he very definitely said the thing.