he can't f*ck that NPC Irene more because thats what the game decided

MC connects with people (other players specifically) in genuinely meaningful ways, at first starting with a more businesslike arrangement of blacksmith — customer to guildmate to teammate to friend to eventually best friends. It's a gradual development that builds over time, and feels very realistic because of that. He's a person that is aware of what flaws he has a person and at first he doesn't see why he should change, but in connecting with other people, he ends up wanting to be better himself and tries to be a better person, which is what fuels his development rather than anger or shallow love or spite. He goes from money-grubbing to doing things because it will help the people around him.

It's a very well-rounded story in all the variety. Not everyone becomes his best friend, not everyone is a hostile enemy. Fer example, his relationship with Kraugel (#1 swordsman, top player, 'the sky above the sky') is a wonderful depiction of a healthy rivalry. Two people who respect each other and motivate each other to become stronger. Lauel, who at first isn't on the MC's side, becomes hiss right-hand man, and their connection shows that rather than becoming the sort of character that is good at absolutely everything, the author makes MC the sort of person that sees where he's lacking and is willing to get help from others, which is a sort of maturity that I feel like other stories sometimes end up lacking in making their MCs too OP. Yura and Jishuka both have some sort of crush on him, and he's conscious of their attractiveness, but the base of it is that they respect each other and they've become good friends, not love at first sight or any bullsh*t like that.

• Pays off debt
• Helps take care of his sister
• Has a weird relationship with a rich girl who's cold on the outside
• Sister loves MC
• MC sells stuff to take care of his family
• Joins a semi-guild which he doesn't really need to help
• Has a Legendary profession
• Becomes a lord
• Has to fight an evil religion
• The game is controlled by an AI

1: Start the arc through the need of getting money.

2: Comes the need of more training.

3: Enemies are backed for people MC finds impossible to beat.

4: Real life forces MC to put real effort.

5: People come to play the game as his opponents.

6: MC is too weak so his opponents BM him.

7: T R I G G E R E D, MC goes for the win.

8: Plot mechanics, MC can't defeat opponents, Quests are force-activated through unexpected events.

9: Management personnel tells the reader how bad is MC at playing the game.

10: Plot armor wins over the boss.

11: MC has no balls, like a korean bad version of Vegeta he becomes a frustrated ally of the said opponents

12: Game community reacts, they want him but plot will always prevent social interactions.

13: Plot mechanics motivates MC... go for the 1st step.

After he is humiliated by his high school crush and the subsequent high school reunion where he redeems himself

The only thing I find completely unbelievable and slightly off putting at times would be the "improved dexterity superpower" he obtained IRL supposedly due to how he forges in the game + all those bonus stats he gained in game from forging good weapons/armor.