Of course they do. That's how you stretch out a series and get that sweet sweet "Huh, she's not that bad, actually. I could actually love her" reaction from both the MC and the audience.
If it went to the actually nice one, it wouldn't last 20 chapters /s
B-but else, how will he be able wow everyone once he regains his power, if we don't make it seem like he indeed is trash, and that his early demonstrations were flukes?
I think the author knows they should be heading towards resolution now. They dragged it out, as you say, and... It's getting kinda hard to keep getting invested.
OK, Regal officially doesn't know what he wants. He, along with 99% of this world, decried the MC for trying despite being useless... And now that he's found his way, taking in that he may be, but not entirely, and that he CAN do things HIS way, he's betraying expectations of those who believed...
Le pire (ou le mieux), c'est que dans cette histoire, le "héros" (mis entre guillemets parce c'est quand même un giga-blaireau), c'est aussi une victime.
Kinda reads like one of these reddit AI stories. "My girlfriend dumped me for some rich hotshot, but turns out I'm a multimillionaire and six months later, she's calling me in tears" or some rot
Well, seeing as it's harem, it's to have ✨conflict✨
Isn't it thrilling to have a princess, loved by all, try and steal from the bulled female lead? Namely the only person her age that ever gave her the time of day? Isn't it ✨dramatic✨?