The title Boku ni Sefure ga Dekita Riyuu promised a reason. The third update delivers it via a flashback within a flashback. In middle school, Kaito confessed to a classmate and was publicly humiliated. Since then, he vowed to never "care" again. The sefure relationship was the perfect loophole: physical proximity without emotional vulnerability.
Volume 3 specifically highlights the female lead's perspective, providing more context on why she chose the protagonist for this specific role. How to Follow the Series