I'll throw another vote in for "it's a lot better than the description makes it sound." MC isn't weak, just (at the beginning) outclassed by the people around him. He does get given a boost in power, but it comes with negative effects he has to overcome and he works hard to learn to use it. The dragon isn't there because she has that weird inexplicable crush on the MC that you see so often in other manga, but because his goals align with hers. The fanservice (so far just the dragon who doesn't understand clothing and an eccentric healer) doesn't get in the way of the story. The MC doesn't have girls fawning over him for no reason, which is honestly a nice change.
Sure, the "my party betrayed me so I'm going out on my own" trope is overused, but out of all those stories this one's probably my favorite so far.
One downside is that the villains aren't well written, at least so far (chapter 29). The explanation given for them wanting to kill the MC is pretty flimsy. I suspect the "you're inconvenient so we'll just kill you now" behavior is some kind of social commentary that westerners don't have the cultural background to get. That said, there have been a couple hints that there's more going on with them than it appears at first.
I think the answer to the "why doesn't he tell Yuki her party is full of murderous bastards" question is also a Japanese cultural thing that doesn't translate well. You see it in a lot of other manga too.
Sure, the "my party betrayed me so I'm going out on my own" trope is overused, but out of all those stories this one's probably my favorite so far.
One downside is that the villains aren't well written, at least so far (chapter 29). The explanation given for them wanting to kill the MC is pretty flimsy. I suspect the "you're inconvenient so we'll just kill you now" behavior is some kind of social commentary that westerners don't have the cultural background to get. That said, there have been a couple hints that there's more going on with them than it appears at first.
I think the answer to the "why doesn't he tell Yuki her party is full of murderous bastards" question is also a Japanese cultural thing that doesn't translate well. You see it in a lot of other manga too.
