Two options. 1, it's incredibly rude to find essentially a demi-god, and ask "hey so do you have a penis or a cloaca" or 2, incel dragon who can't get any
He does that at one point, but only after Liam is done. The problem is that once he takes their negativity, it's gone. They become better people after he takes it. So he can't just take it from people who might still take down Liam
The artist quit. They said they couldn't handle the deadlines and pressure, and were going to quit. I guess they changed their mind? They had to apologize like crazy, they were talking mad shit on the publisher