I mean they have reason to be skeptical, he hasn't really showed overt use of a spirit and any subtle interactions were probably overwritten with the memory of his giant hammer
JUST FUCKING USE SPIRIT MAGIC. Literally none of this would've happened if he just proved he can use it, but for some reason this absolute cretin acts like he can't do it, proving everyone around him right.
But he is still writen to be so retarded
"To prove I can use spirt I will not use spirts at all"
"oh no I can die in this fight to the death?!? Too scary"
"I am going to turn this cursed land in a forest again, but what is dirt?"
No, I actually like his logic here. I dislike it when you have a standard “Imma coward” or too passive MC, but… his comment of “showing this person will only have them use me, not be impressed with me” is probably fairly realistic.
Him showing off power isn’t going to make that scumbag like him. He needs to raise his own status to the point that guildmaster can’t touch him.
Except it's just a bs reason the author made up to milk this arc, he could just show him and everyone else insane prowess with spirit magic them leave the fucking city, I highly doubt it the author is gonna say that this is the only dungeon city, Jesus fcking Christ this plot is ong just annoying