I'm genuinely curious why mangaka keep putting this character archetype in every story. The selfish, meddlesome, immature, blackmail-y asshole. Is there secretly a massive fan community for that type out there that needs pandering to? Do they hope that hate will drive sales and buzz, as a "no publicity is bad publicity" ploy? Is this some 200 IQ move where having a complete garbage character in a garbage arc will make the next one look amazing by comparison?
I really don't get it. It's not like the author was trying some bold new thing here that backfired, we've seen this character probably hundreds of times before, and I can't recall a single time where it was well received. There is, or should be, so much data telling the author that nobody likes this. Yet here we are. Somebody enlighten me, please.