This guy is honing his skills outside on a treacherous mountain. That's literally the opposite of a shut-in. The concept doesn't even make sense in a fantasy world without computers/phones. Why can't we have a self confident MC for once who doesn't permanently crack self depreciating jokes...
Name one (1) anime or manga out of the early 2000s or '90s with gay innuendos or drag shopkeepers. You can't. I think you haven't seen a single anime before 2k18. I kinda pity you, tbh.
Nigga, do you realize were you are? You're currently stirring up a hornets nest. It’s like you went to a gun range and then complained about the loud firearms.
There is one thing I don't understand. Why did the manipulative and cunning priestess join the noob party in the early chapters. She's obviously not hurting for money and even the guard noticed the incompetence of the wannabe hero.
Am I understanding this correctly? His reason for hiding his power is to uphold the rigid hierarchical caste system.
What's the target audience of these dumbass stories? Someone who wants to self insert as human doormat?