He’s not having a fit about anything, you’re reading his character completely wrong like down to the bone. But that’s partially due to the manwha not having their personal thoughts like in the novel, which goes into depth about their feelings and objectives.
Not spoil too much, but Lee Sa-young, the male lead,doesn’t give two shits about the ranking system. That is literally the least of his worries. He doesn’t about care anything of what you stated either. Our man wants cares about one thing and that’s finding J by any means necessary. Which is due to a very personal history between them, that’s actually incredibly sad.
Spoilers
I’ve seen folks spoiling the book all over but basically MC saved the male lead. Sa-young(ML) was discovered in essentially a poisonous death trap, MC saved him and brought him to a hospital, where MC completely funded his treatment. I don’t know how long they knew it each other but it was enough for them to grow attach to one another. MC sees the ML like a little brother, ML does not at all share that same sentiment.
So once MC fucked off to the West Sea Rift, the money stopped flowing and the doctors couldn’t keep up with the ML treatment. But sadly someone evil took over the ML treatment which eventually lead him to awakening.
After that the ML dedicated his life to finding J, no matter what.
I skipped over alot but had to
Then I'm chucking it on manhwa author not doing a good job. If I need novel to like a person that's ehh. I might read up to chapter 14 and if he still is his asshole era I will just drop or go and read the novel. I honestly don't have energy. And sure he is trying to find J. If he thinks this person might be J does he think annoying the shit out of them will lead to good conclusion? His methods are not giving a feel of someone who does anything possible to find someone so far.
Can someone convince me to continue this? Like I read about 7 chapters but the gas mask dude is getting on my nerves. He isn't even charming, he is just a little brat who should get kicked in the head, hopefully getting some functioning brain. Great idea my dude. Let's harass this random man and he will totally confess that he is what? Evil? A awakened? He is just having a fit bc there was someone of equal strengh and his fragile ego can't handle that he isn't the best in the world.
Probably author didn't intend it to come across like that but honestly at this point it doesn't matter. If your secondary main comes off as an pure asshole and you don't want him & MC to hate their guts and eventually kill each other, show some redeeming qualities or make their personality have something more than "annoying egotistical brat with power drip issues"