Yeah, he (she?) reeks of naive character, that and his/her background (poor for most of his life and from a pretty low status, so most likely illiterate.) makes a deadly combo for whoever with twisted intentions lay hands on him/her.
@brainman I started to question myself that too when I was reading Yamada, but there it was more of a "why are there so many meh characters?", now here it took a turn for the worse I guess. lol
@Avenger88id Maybe it's the sect goddess that sent MC to get that one item from floor 5th of the tower in order to get the girls back. She's the only one who could rival the emperor that isn't captured or dead at the moment.