Can't lie it would've been better if it ended 2 chapters back where it was revealed he died that was way better of a twist than the knight hoping he can be of use to someone the same way as the slave was to the commoner...
Thank god someone else sees what's happening Ochi really is trying to be helpful because he had a dream that they would play at pro together some day until this random kanae decided to jump in trying to keep him away from what he's been enjoying all this time.