some idiot is doing something pointless again
I mean seriously, you'd think the fact that he's publicly defeated royal knights, and not in a 1 v 1 format either, would make most of these people realize that looks aside, he's freaking strong and that they most likely wouldn't stand a chance
sure, as the "strongest swordsman" there might be others, well trained mages, other sages, and unique magic users who might rival him out there, there may even be one or two in that crowd, but the odds of that whole crowd being full of them is a solid 0%