"no one even sees me as a legitimate opponent..."
I would be willing to believe that he would believe that if everyone was calm and collected. They are not, everyone is panicking and despairing. there is no way someone would not notice that level of anxiety from that many people. either the kid is willfully ignorant, or the author has dropped the kids basic human understanding to below animal standards
Honestly, this joke is getting very stale very fast, and something I found humorous and rather light hearted is starting to actually grate on my nerves. I'm going to give it like 10 more chapters to see if it turns around.