Ryu sent a glance toward Ailsa. But, she didn't seem to take his coldness very seriously. After getting used to Ryu for so long, she had learned to shrug off such things long ago.
Ailsa knew exactly what Ryu planned to do. He likely wanted to use the resources of the Mercenary Guild while keeping a low profile. Even if he had a chance to use his status as a Direct Descendant, he likely wouldn't unless he had no other choice but to.
However, in this situation, his status was all but exposed.
Ailsa pretended like she knew little about the Mercenary Guild. But, despite having spent most of her life in a deep sleep waiting for Ryu to reincarnate, if there was anything she did know about, it was these large Guilds.
The Mercenary Guild was large and expansive. It couldn't truly be considered to be a single power. Rather, it was the combination of several, thus their factions.
Not all factions within the Mercenary Guild were as empty as Ryu's great grandfather's. These factions usually have billions of people within them and not even all of these factions were necessarily led by Sky Gods either.
This was all to say that the Mercenary Guild was a massive conglomerate with hands in several pots across the Martial World. If one wanted to get something they couldn't do on their own done, it was more than likely that this mission would appear within Osiris for a Mercenary nearby to accomplish it for them.
As a Cultus Faerie, and a Princess of her race, no less, Ailsa would definitely have had some dealings with this Guild before. In fact, it was very likely that she had once been a part of a faction on her own.
Of course, if Ryu wanted to know about these things, he could just look into Ailsa's mind. But, he already had a habit of not doing this.
"Don't pout." Ailsa said with a giggle. "If I didn't trick you like this, who knew how long you would spend ignoring your privilege here. Now that everyone's seen you, there's no escaping it any longer."
Ryu shook his head and ignored his surroundings.
It took him a moment, and his flight speed was still barely 10% of his maximum, but Ryu finally managed to raise himself from his pod.
He understood where Ailsa was coming from. If he really held himself back from using his privilege in this place, then he would be hampering his progress. In that case, what would have been the point in coming here? He might as well have dealt with the nonsense the Moonlight Blossom Sect had in store for him.
"Alright, you win." Ryu replied, gliding down from his pod. "Since you know so much about this place, where should we go?"
Ailsa smiled mysteriously. "Well, since you said so, remember those Armament Guild Accounts I mentioned before?"
Ryu's gaze sharpened as he tried to maneuver through all the people looking at him as though he was a circus act.
Back in Loom City, Ryu ran into a branch of the Armament Guild. Back then, he lamented the fact he couldn't use the accounts under his name because that would expose his identity. But, having read his thoughts, Ailsa mentioned the fact that her Cultus Clan had no small number of accounts themselves. And, as their Princess, she could of course use them as she pleased.
"You mean?"
"Well, I did say that you need better weapons, right? Also, we can't waste time trying to earn money here. By the time we make any progress, it will already be time for the Tri Palace to open. So, if Big Sis can speed up the process a bit, don't you think I should?"
Ailsa smiled sweetly. Accessing her Armament Guild Accounts here wouldn't be a problem at all.
"Alright, I forgive you." Ryu gave up.
Ailsa's bell-like laughter rang in Ryu's ears. But, unfortunately for others, he was the only one that could hear it. Well, he was the only one that could until they stepped out from the large spherical building.
To Ryu's back, there was a large ball of glass that stood several kilometers tall. It had a slight tilt to it and a steel wrap running around its circumference once.
By now, Ryu had already stepped back down to the ground, but the news of his appearance had caused an uproar in this small section of Osiris.
He was simply too conspicuous. Otherworldly handsome features, long flowing white hair, yet somehow wearing the default grey clothing of the poorest paupers this world had to offer. The dichotomy would have been eye-drawing even if news of him flying hadn't spread.
As though that wasn't enough, Ailsa soon entered her full form by his side. The appearance of a Faerie caused the already great uproar to grow to another level.
Ailsa appeared in a long flowing white dress, her golden hair almost falling to the street beneath her delicate bare feet. Her ruby eyes sparkled, but her entire world seemed to be filled with Ryu's side profile.
"Let's go on a date! Big Sis will spoil you rotten!"
Ryu smiled bitterly. How had he gone from the Scion of the Tatsuya Clan to a gigolo?
**
The news of Ryu's appearance couldn't be underestimated.
Osiris was one large massive hub of connected minds, but it was also split into several smaller quadrants. Due to the fact Primus Tatsuya never bothered to organize a residence for his Faction, Ryu had been teleported to one of these smaller quadrants.
Not all smaller quadrants were created equal, though. Depending on the level, one's immersion in Osiris would differ and the difficulty of controlling one's avatar would vary. These quadrants were separated into Lower, Middle, Upper and Peak Quadrants. There were also rumors of a fifth level which only a select few could step onto.
But, the main point here wasn't this, but rather that each of these designations were controlled by their own factions. So, how would these factions react when an unknown entity with such high privilege appeared in their territory?
