Give it time, literally all your complaints are addressed by like chapter 120, he gets multiple male helpers and there is a lot of character progression. This is not a story where all your character progression is in the first 20 chapters, he continually learns and grows as time and events happen. I am doing a re read and yes, he is a bit annoying in the beginning but this isn't a 100-200 ch story, there is definite progression in the characters and world(s) as you go.
