After a great first book, the second iteration falls short. The MC became a completely incompetent character. His group combat contributions are even worse than the healers. He now relies on gimmicks and luck to achieve a victory. The writer spends way more time describing what everyone else is doing while our hero is doing nothing but watching? The MC frequently gets one-shotted or interrupted in his attacks. A complete waste of party space.
I will probably NOT buy a 3rd book if the MC stays in this trajectory. He got castrated completely.