The gags were fun, but they were to draw her in. Now that she's confessed and we've seen the reason why he said he didn't deserve it, I hope the focus turns towards deeper development and (dare I say it) progress.
I know it's marked harem, so we gotta go through all of this, but it's time to kick all the other girls out of the pool and proceed with S.S. Fuyuki. Went back and read the early chapters, and she's too adorable for all this stringing along.