Yall gotta hand it to him. Inoda got nothing but plot armor stay by his side, mtfk use anything but brain to do his things.
I mean, that IS how 95% of NTR MCs/plots for existing series work at all period, lol, if everyone stopped to think at all or cared about the logic of what NTR MCs does, there wouldn't be a market for the genre instead of it being so wildly popular XD
Also, granted, even some fans of Inoda disliked part 2's plot-twists/reveals regarding his agency and accomplishments, especially they being tied up with Administrator and the whole magical goddess BS. Back in part 1, it was easier to make it seem like it was his own resourcefulness and plans that got him what he wanted (Albeit anyone with even the slightest knowledge of logic or SAO would see the plot and characters were still twisted for the convenience of him succeeding, but at least it wasn't as stupidly obvious as "literal Goddess is helping him behind the scenes" XP).