I have never been a fan of "wow everyone hates and alienates MC for not having X! He will prove them wrong! Oh, wait, nevermind, he actually has X and it's better than everyone else's so everything is cool now and everyone likes him". I know any other alternative would require lots of cleverness (and bullshit) but it feels like the story is admitting the haters were right and MC is indeed worthless without a special power.
Granted we have yet to be told what MC's magic is so I'm still waiting for that.