Rather than a bully, he's just a shithead trying to play a hero, with no touch on reality. In fact he fits my words avout justice: "Justice in human hands is the peak of Injustice in and of itself.", and he tries to implement it in society. That's just warped and disgusting.Even worse is the hero was right there as he was explaining exactly what was going on. The hero was just blindly following "their justice" and ignoring anything said by Lobelia because the hero already considered Lobelia an irredeemable enemy (so much for Hero of Justice).
Like, I get it. The author is clearly trying to do some sort of deconstruction on the whole hero of justice trope. The problem is that the deconstruction has to occur on both sides, not just one. And so far the "hero" isn't growing. That just makes him an ass. And in the one moment of possible growth for the hero with the "Why are you crying?" line is totally subverted with the fact the hero ran Lobelia through immediately after with no forethought. "I caught you off-guard with a cognitive notice of a mental state that is different than what I thought? BETTER KILL YOU." At that point you are no longer a hero. You are a bully.
The real question on if it will be a good setup is if the "hero" actually learns something in the next chapter(s).
Hero of justice is an annoying trope.
I think he meant when the hero isn’t the MCi would suggest
My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending - The hero is naive but hardly stupid. It’s an actual masterpiece of a story, though unfortunately released monthly.
The Great Sage's Beloved Pupil - The hero is intelligent, but he plays a different role in the story. Still, it's unironically very good.
The Villainess' Butler: Death Flag Destroyer at Your Service - The heroine is extremely smart (like literally 70% of the entire cast of manga). It’s an extremely good story, but i recommend reading only if you enjoy romance.
In the list, I described heroes and heroines who were not the MC(Liner, Alfi, and Alicia, respectively).I think he meant when the hero isn’t the MC