Villagers are shit for lying about the request, which would lead to adventurers dying and then the village just continuing to suffer from wolves or even never getting help if the guild cuts them off for lying.
Ugh. I hate the 'magic if fading' setting. It basically never makes sense, like an author saying 'the earth is losing oxygen' just to create an excuse for space travel.
Even worse than talking to himself, he's the kinda idiot that tests an enemy by weakening himself first instead of going full power and only dialing it back after he's confirmed he's actually able to handle it.
Not to mention how dumb it is to see a rock monster and think 'I should punch it'.