I just realized another thing, the misunderstanding of the ring was cleared up super quick and very easily this episode (it didn't dampen the mood heavily). Yeah, I just like that it does the cliches in a refreshing way, it's cliche but not trash cliche (again, so far anywayYeah it was obvious from the start that this is very cliche. But it has some nice elements (the horse, the vice guildmaster and this chapter for instance I found Dai walking up, side eyeing him and the girls and then just walking away amusing) and as you say at least lacks the whole slave harem thing and at least the MC isn't edgy. So for me it is okay enough that I have kept reading. (Though I don't think that will last long term to be honest.)