「司令官…青葉、気づいちゃいました…」

幼体化していた一時だけとはいえ、提督の愛(like的な意味の)を全身で感じた事で、提督のことを異性として意識してしまったようです

どうあがいても叶わない一方通行な恋って、見ててぞくぞくします

"Commander... Aoba has realized something..."

Even though it was when she was chibi-fied, when she felt the Admiral's love (as in, to like someone), she seemed to begin noticing the Admiral as a member of the opposite sex.

Watching the futile struggles of an unrequited love can bring chills down your spine.