The poor guy has turned beet-red with embarrassment, unable to offend the evil witch in front of his beloved person, who's laughing freely for the first time in his presence.
Though he knew Ahi was the first and only best friend of his sweetheart, that didn't stop his natural dislike towards Ahi, especially because of her cold, haughty attitude she always carries herself with.
Later, Ahi's identity/image in his mind turned that of into a cold-blooded witch: As he once witnessed her in action- Teaching a lesson to one of Lily's Stalker/kidnapper.
Being a man himself, and in a hurry to save his sweetheart from the goons~ The horrifying scene he saw made the insides of his stomach twist painfully, making him nauseated.
Ahi was around 15 at that age, and that was not a reaction one would expect from a teenager, especially if it is a girl who looks and talks as childish as Ahi.