Given that the duel is being watched by a large group of people sparing the douchebag sets up Almus as a strong warrior/leader who shows mercy to those weaker than himself. Pretty much the polar opposite of douchebag. Any people who may have been on the fence as regards to Almus as leader should...
I get the feeling the bit about the "only heroes can use the dual wielding skill" is being misunderstood. Like, anyone can pick up and use two weapons and become skilled at using them but only a hero has access to particular dual wielding Skills, like Lightning Enhance or the combo move she did...
I'm curious how many of the enemy soldiers actually know Dias. Like, they've been following orders without really knowing who they are going to fight and show up and see that axe. . .
Soldier A: "Uhhh. Hold up, wasn't that dude on our side? And also a demi-god of War incarnate? Rebel? Huh. Good...
Why waste a bullet? Walk over and palm the dude's head like a basketball with your S rank Strength. Having your skull slowly crushed is a fantastic impetus to being more polite.
If an isekai is going to include introducing "Real World" food to the otherworld this isn't the worst way to do it. Dude didn't make a point of "how superior" his worlds cooking was, didn't devalue the stall owner's work and didn't ask for ridiculous payment. Realistic? Maybe not, but this is...
Makes a certain amount of sense. Being forced or manipulated into doing things you don't want to by some arbitrary trait you have no control over would be pretty awful. In a lot of ways this trait being seen as "god-given" by most people would make it even worse as you'd feel the need to keep...