One possibly simpler way could be to develop some kind of MangaDex server extension than people can run from their own server to sync with MangaDex, thus enabling scanlation groups and enthusiasts to host their own releases and if there’s any issues things can quickly be decentralized.
Regarding the “lack of character development”, the MC and everyone else in this series is suffering from severe developmental ptsd. One of the main symptoms is the inability to adapt to new situations.
He spent like 9 volumes of Blame! without understanding that it totally lacked the Female Clothing Disassembly Beam?! Seriously Nihei-sensei, don’t think we forgive you just because you gave us tentacles with tits in Shidonia no Kishi.
This is an allusion to the deep water angler fish, where the males fuse with the females like this. I think the narrator said that it’s common in extreme situations that males will decrease in size since their function isn’t really anything else than sperm production.