Awakening Dragon is not someone with an obsessive-compulsive disorder, nor is he a pedantic person. In fact, both the current era and his age provide little soil for 'pedantic' growth.
In other words, he is not particularly pursuing 'fairness'; otherwise, he wouldn't have just taken off his weapon. After all, for most players, all of Awakening Dragon's equipment, including his weapon, is beyond reach.
Moreover, for professional gamers, things like equipment and skills, even including diet and living environment, are not considered 'external factors', but rather a part of strength.
Therefore, Awakening Dragon's act of removing his weapon is not in pursuit of any so-called fairness; he simply wants to have a good fight with this interesting opponent before him. We can understand it as a spur-of-the-moment impulse.
