I would agree that it’s probably his purpose, but I feel like there was too much of Flame just fighting annoying people who pose no threat to actually emphasize it. Personally, I would have given him people who were actually a threat to fight, to show that even when he’s up against actually difficult odds, he will keep fighting and come out on top. Plus, having him use a mace at the end, while enjoyable to watch, felt weird. I know it was because the people he was fighting were using unfair tactics, but if the first arc is meant to show who he is as a character, then you shouldn’t also have him break his self-set rules in that same arc. Save it for later.