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Problem is quite normal = quite stupid
I knew that is the average while saying it, but he is still normal levels and there has been so many actual stupid characters that aren't even close normal levels.
He is way more unaware than just blatantly stupid. And that is what most people are, unaware. Especially many men in most cultures don't see their environment at all.
To me MC doesn't seem that stupid, he is quite normal... Problem is that to him all the ghosts look mostly same as the living people.
He has no ways to recognize that it's something else... It feels like that is what story trying to tell, not that he is stupid, he doesn't have any awareness because that part is completely missing.
And not like ML really helping MC to learn to be aware... ML is being just an arsehole.
But seems that ML thinks MC some kinda back up body at this point, so we probably don't get grovelling/regrets arc and this going to be full dynamic?
ML keeping MC unaware and just toying with him.