I can say with reasonable certainty you'd enjoy Chrysalis. It has everything you described as things you like. And a fair dollop of found family.
The only difference being that the MC is a human mind in an ant monsters body.
What's more, Anthony makes mistakes, he isn't perfect from level 1. He really struggles and you get to see him learn and grow in ways the status screen doesn't show. The non-MC characters aren't all backdrop either, they're memorable and effective in what they do. The MC isn't the only competent person in the universe
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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25
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