I realized what it is about this series that i liked,
the 3 MC's are set up in a more traditional way RE: pre-harem/ pre-Cheat era
Gold leader, blue lancer, red bruiser chick- in terms of personality,
but it switched up the battle roles to make it a bit more interesting
the story-line is uncomplicated; so far,
also HE SOLD HIS CHEAT RIGHT FROM THE START! (that staff thing)
i think the Author was trying to say " meh, i dont need some cheap plot macguffin to write a good story"
the mc isnt special really, he just has some experience that the others dont have.
i like it an the TLN crack me up PS: thanks @Lazylilkoneko it was a good series to go out on