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No, I think you nailed it. Takuma got transmigrated in one of the worst possible positions, and is still trying his best against people who are far more talented or have far better resources. It's understandable that he feels that his effort was nearly unjustified.
The ones that get more views are either Naruto, Pokemon, Marvel/DC and One Piece, though I think Naruto is the more Popular one. Hope you don't drop this fic, I like the direction you're going, but I would prob be interested if you did a Naruto fic.
Don't really get the horse part, but it's good that he is investing on himself. Since MC knows the plot, then, as soon as he can get missions away from the village, he should start looking into obtaining the Stone of Gelel. He is going to fight against godly entities, the way he is going, by that time, he will be a Elite Jonnin tops.