Insane theory:
Mystery girl was Atsushi, who was actually a trans and/or a trap, but loved Ayako so much as to go back to dressing like a guy again just to actually appeal to her.
Which is fucked-up and very self-deluding, but if there's any manga more about fucked up relationships and deluding yourself into making questionable choices, it's this one.
...Okay, now that I write that, I suppose OreImo qualifies too (Kuroneko got robbed.). But you know what I mean.
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