A good story has the hero & villain constantly in a Lehman's arm race; The hero gets one over the villain, the villain returns the favor tenfold, and so on and so on until the climax where their final battle takes place. Thing is, almost everything Hazama has done to this point as been apart of his plans, and whenever someone has tried to confront him, they've gotten their ass handed to him, or he's clearly not even trying.
I'm hoping CP can change this, and it appears to be doing so by shifting villain focus to Relius.
@Blazbluekart: Carl & Relius would have Nirvana, and Ignis styled karts.