i think its partly because our guy here is genuinely a hardworking underdog.
most of the time in other stories the goody-two-shoes protagonist are naive to a fault where, either it harms their friends in turn, or reality warps around them and the story just makes the enemy less effective in some...
the food are stories. constelations eat and consume the stories of others.
the food is bad because eating stories is addictive. thats why constellations watch these live streams.
like i understand the issue with what they did.
but how would you suggest they help him in that scenario?
[more views = more points].
there could be other ways to gather eyes to their brother. but they are pressed for time given where hikaru spawned at and could only pick the fastest option...
replying to answer in their place. its not that the author didn't finish the webnovel.
the main conflict and story were resolved such as the killer and the child hood friend.
and so the story ended with an open possibility for continuation.
in summary its more the author has not yet continued...