Never heard of this series before so I’m just going off of the description but I don’t really see it?

Alvin is neither a loner (he’s a beginner adventurer who sucks, that’s why he’s alone) nor a delinquent (he’s a really nice guy to pretty much everyone) and while I understand the boke - tsukkomi transition, complete change of character would be a bit much for such comparison, wouldn’t it?

That said, I might be completely wrong since I know nothing about the other manga. Is it any good?