It would have been interesting if the guy was just another adventurer. Sure, a bit rough, but not some prick.
And really... was it impossible to have it be more nuanced? The last page made it blatant.
@void216 Chapter 1, pg 14 is the first appearance of the slime with the eye patch. There is also one with a pacifier and one rocking a glorious mustache on that page as well.