Isagi is having the same issue that Kaiser had before
He didn’t try to pursue anything—no title, no victory, not even improvement. Instead, he focused only on keeping his number one spot. Just like Kaiser said during the PXG match, he stopped trying to improve once he became obsessed with maintaining what he already had. But that’s the only way to get better when you’re already at the top. Rin is chasing Sae, Loki is chasing Noa, and Noa, the current number one, is still pushing himself to improve while holding onto his position. In each arc where Isagi improve he always needed an objective, During the NEL it was Kaiser, and during the France game its Hugo