@Kuroageha She is still poorly written trash. It just the denseness of Oji-san is on another level, in other manga/anime you can see a potential resolution for the love interest. If the main character grow some balls. Here the problem is not the main character, he is willing. It is the Elf that...
@Kartoffel_0br each singularity is pretty self contained. A reference or two might pass you by, but the characters and story all stay within the singularity.