>>281625986

You missed the subtext. There was no boyfriend.

Sempai invited Aoi on an actual date. Then Aoi goes "gee this sure feels like a date or something huh". Sempai realizes Aoi doesn't return her feelings and invents a story about a boyfriend to save face.

Just look at the pic in >>281625853

That is unrequited heartthrob if I've ever seen it. Aoi obliviously exudes sexiness.