User blog comment:B214/LN spoilers/@comment-27876048-20160502211125/@comment-27876048-20160505173001

Pretty much implied to Ikki that the reason he is in the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival is because he (Amane) used his probability manipulation ability to get him there essentially making all the trials, struggles, and pains that Ikki went through pointless and to add insult to injury Amane said he'd use his ability to ensure Ikki's victory in the festival, essentially Ikki would have the victory he's been training his whole life for given to him instead of him earning it. To a character like Ikki that's the biggest insult someone could give him.