The author has missed that there is a reason for the trope of Dwarves being blacksmiths and gnomes being tinkerers. A 13 year old female gnome shouldn't be able to lift a good blacksmith's hammer.
Lately it seems that most manga either have pages of drawn out sex or no relationship progress at all. I'm alright with a tasteful fade to black guys. I know where to get porn if I want it.