Was Christina ever shown to have a brother complex in this story before this chapter? It's really weird that she cares so much about her brother developing a (non-romantic) admiration for a fellow "warrior" on his level. She's treating Makoto Uryuu like her brother suddenly became romantically interested in him. Maybe it's just the pregnancy hormones, but good lord...
The main couple's likability has truly fallen to rock bottom in this arc for me. Forget about Kanji, Makoto should be promoted as the new farmer protagonist of this series. I'm finding his story and his search for a wife more interesting lately over other things going on in this manga.
For a moment there I thought the author was trying to set up Bartholomeus with Momoko even though he's already engaged to Louise. I'll have none of that please. Surprisingly, I never expected him to be the guy who'll potentially introduce Momoko to Makoto, but if that's what it takes for them to meet over Kanji and Heita's unwarranted attempts to gatekeep her from him, I'll take it.