Strangely unpleasant characters. She's a big bully disguised as a silly goofball, he's got a big mouth and attitude (dat manlet monologue). The slapstick (?) is more miserable than amusing. Reminds me of western adult animation, bleh.
I thought she'd be a level-headed outsider and bring some balance to the group but she's already just as devoted as the idols.
Then I guess it's only destiny for all girls moneybags to serve him eternally as his walking wallets!
She's a tough girl, so she'll get up and crush the race unlike the other time. But to help her persevere MC needs to show some spirit after being a wet blanket all this event.
She can use her dark magic just fine, holy skills could come in handy as a costly bonus for extra flexibility in support roles. She could also use those intentionally if she has skills that benefit from taking damage/getting debuffed/having low HP.
Overall, a demon in disguise would be an...
That's seems to be a common attitude in manga. You don't help someone out unless you have feelings for them or repaying some sort of a debt or favor. As long as you're not a doormat character that everyone uses as their gofer, other people's problems should be none of your concern.
Maybe he's a pathological liar and just can't help it? Even in chapter 1 he was bullshitting himself that he was just gathering evidence. How long can he manage to be this slippery?
Flip the genders. If MC was a girl who constantly talks about cocks and actively tried to be liked by all kinds of guys, she'd be badmouthed by her more reserved classmates too.
The original one? No way. With how much he got beat up, there's just no way something as delicate...
Ah, who am I kidding. It must be one of the few non-mechanical parts he has left actually, however that works.