Wasn't he treated like a hero in his previous life? The world trusted him so much they named him a sage and had him spend his time educating others, ultimately leaving him with too little time to do magic research. Yet now he's lamenting he had no allies in his previous life. Well, let me tell you, dimwit, why you had no allies: it's because you wanted to resurrect the dead. Maybe the folks didn't want to be best buddies with Mannimarco. Btw, I doubt the girls this time will want to accept that goal either. But who knows.