To this point
He had a wish to balance the playing field between the mediocre, the average, the talented and the outright geniuses.
In such a world, humanity would finally be able to gain more fighters to resist the Apocalypse even better.
It was one of his several goals in order for the Human Confederation to survive the Apocalypse.
Thus, when he finally reached that level of respect where even those geniuses and talented cadets had to acknowledge him, Nathan knew that he had reached a sufficient level to make a statement.
But he hadn't done anything, instead focusing on getting better at his skills in combat and much more.
He focused on Elena's growth and the general growth of Red Wing Thunder from Reyes to Leah.
He focused on the system. He even focused on Helen's issues.
In the end, he forgot about those he was supposed to represent just because of the little accomplishment he was able to get.