
I hate how everyone's following him for their own benefit (not the elves, the girls!)

Well it's realistic to say the least.
Like if you want "I'm gonna follow him cuz... Interest!" kind of characters... They're probably in the female clichés you can generally find in harems :>
And unless you're an 'anime character' or from a fantasy world with no modern mentality, you won't follow a person without a motive. It's like how a child plays with other kid cuz other kid has better toys or smth
why the uke still love him tho?