This just made me realize something. It's fun following Bertia playing matchmaker. That essentially what the early chapters of Bakarina was. Sure, it's technically different but thematically the same. Katrina's antics was funny and it was fun to watch her befriend the cast. And while Bertia is playing matchmaker for others, it is still funny antics and amusement as characters all interact with each other.
I guess that's why the recent chapters are not so fun. Bakarina's strength (and this series's) is the humor derived between characters. Not that one can't have good drama, but it hasn't been a good replacement to the fun enjoyed in the early chapters. Well hopefully it will return to being better in the next arc. I try to avoid spoilers, but I have seen there's many more stories which hopefully mean better arcs.