Honestly the ML is weird. He just has no self-respect and i have no fricking idea why he's so blinded by Saeko.
She clearly has a bad personality and just meh in general. It's so annoying to read him pining for her.
Maybe that's unrequited love.
At this point I'd be happy if he got together with Rickudo after realizing he's attracted to men and the reason he's infatuated with Saeko is because she reminds him of a man or something. That's probably offensive to men , women and mankind in general though.
Ugh I hate Saeko.