So I had to reread ch1 cause I couldn't remember this at all. Still pretty generic even to the point of going to the elf village as the 2nd destination (albiet faster written). So looks like as per the ex party will be the repeat villains this series with a MC who keeps thinking himself weak even though in combat he's pretty stronk and is a top notch logistics and tactics person.
It's why I can never understand the writing in these series when it's "Person is useless cause no direct strength" while they do everything else and the now ex-party somehow doesn't realise this. What I find hilarious too is the hero party still hasn't gotten a new person to replace MC even though some time has passed.
Also I'm unsure why Elf girl is singing MC's praises when they've worked together for like a day at most. I'd get it more if she was like "He's nice and pretty powerful while your talking him down and being a jerk I know who anyone would pick." I'm gonna call the MC battles the Hero party multiple times and lets them live everytime even though they are trying to kill or get him killed.