Y’all can hate on him all you want, but the MC is peak obnoxious brat energy who’s just begging (yeah loudly and with money) to get put in his place. Charcoal guy hates him now but he’s gonna ruin him and humble the hell out of him. I love this trope of entitled top to ruined bottom sm.
Not every morally gray moment is a red flag. Some characters are just… complicated. That’s kind of the point of storytelling.