Ryu frowned. At first, he thought that the two who appeared were lusting after Ailsa.
Despite being raised as the Tatsuya Clan's scion, Ryu had dealt with love rivals before. It was just that none of them dared to try to blatantly snatch Elena away from him.
Ryu had yet to have to deal with such things in this life, partly because usually no one could see Ailsa, and another part due to the fact that he was always getting into trouble for other reasons anyway. He almost didn't have the time to get into any love rivalries.
But, it took Ryu just a moment to dispel this idea completely. The gaze these two youths had wasn't like lust at all. Rather, it seemed to be genuine happiness.
Ryu's expression flickered. From Ailsa's mind, he knew that she didn't recognize these two at all. But, if she didn't recognize them, how could they recognize her? More importantly, why then did they seem so happy?
'You really don't know them?' Ryu asked despite knowing the answer.
Ailsa slowly shook her head.
Since she had entered Osiris using Ryu as a proxy, many of her abilities were useless in this place. Not only did she not have her usual combat prowess, but this also meant that her soul couldn't display its true strength either. Because of this, Ailsa's senses weren't as sharp as they usually were. In fact, she might as well be a normal human. Or, rather, she would have been if she didn't rely on Ryu.
Thanks to their connection, Ailsa could easily use Ryu's senses in place of her own. But, for obvious reasons, Ryu's senses still weren't as good as hers normally were.
But, it was at that moment that she gasped.
When Ryu read Ailsa's thoughts, his pupils constricted. 'Cultus Faeries…?'
Ryu didn't believe that Ailsa would make a mistake in this regard. If she said so, then these two must be Cultus Faeries. But the question was… Who were they?
Ryu only needed a look to tell that they were only at the 3rd Stage of the Immortal Ring Realm. But, the pressure the emitted alone was easily beyond anything Izril had given him.
The moment Ryu realized this, he understood that these two were definitely not low level members of the Cultus Clan. In fact, they might very well be members of the royal family much like Ailsa was. If this was the case, then recognizing Ailsa might very well make sense.
As for Ailsa not recognizing them? They might be a few hundreds years older than Ryu if he combined the experiences of both his lifetimes, but even then, they were only a fraction of Ailsa's age. It had been millions of years since Ailsa last set foot in her Clan, so how could she possibly recognize these juniors?
All of this now pointed toward just a single question, the only question that was left…
Why were they here?
Ryu could tell that this wasn't a coincidence. Maybe it would be quite lovely for Ailsa to suddenly run into family here and now, maybe they would even help them out of this ordeal. But, this would be nothing but wishful thinking.
It was obvious that this was planned and it was obvious that they were related to Izril in some way. Had they come with kind intentions, why would they have their subordinate fight Ryu? It wouldn't make any sense.
"Auntie Ailsa! We finally found you!"
Rollaith and Sanreth had been looking for almost a year now. They really hadn't thought it would take so long, but who would have thought that a man with a Cultus Royal as a Life Partner would actually be on the lowest realms of Osiris? It was no wonder they took so long. If not for this mistake, they would have found them long ago.
It wasn't until recently that they found a description that could match Ryu, allowing them to come here. But, with how many worlds of Osiris there were and how many entered and left, it wasn't much of a surprise that they had far more than just one lead.
Without a choice, they could only spend their time grinding for the sake of handing out that precious teleportation necklace on Izril's neck which acted as both his reward and the gate that led them here.
The necklace was quite valuable on Osiris, allowing one to teleport to and from worlds and cross barriers that would otherwise take a special sequence to clear. However, it was useless in the outside world so the pair of nephews didn't even care as they handed them out. The only thing they lamented was how much work it had taken to earn these necklaces.
It was even more of a pain to actually activate the necklaces. When being used personally, it worked quite quickly. But, when teleporting someone or something from afar to you, it took several minutes of setup. Yet, it also happened to be this secondary function that Izril most wanted this reward for.
But now none of that mattered. They were here and could finally complete their mission.
'Aunt?' Ailsa's eyes widened in shock.
She had realized that these two were likely high ranking members of her Clan, but she hadn't thought that they were actually so closely related to her.
As with any Clan that had existed so long, there were no small number of branches and there were even numerous royal bloodlines. But, the fact they called her aunt…
Ailsa frowned.
"Auntie, we came to bring you back. Grandfather sent us here after your bank account was used for the first time in so long. The Clan misses you."
By this point, Ailsa had long since recollected herself. Looking toward her two nephews, she could only shake her head and sigh. This was such a headache.
How could she bring herself to hate her own nephews? But at the same time, she had no intention of going back with them.
"What are your names?"
Ailsa entered her full form, standing beside Ryu. It was only now the members of Deep Valley realized there was actually such a beauty by Ryu's side.
"My name is Rollaith!"
"My name is Sanreth!"
They both replied with happy expressions.
"Rollaith, Sanreth, your aunt still has many things she has yet to accomplish. Please send the Clan my well-wishes, I will visit you all when the time is appropriate."
For the first time, the smiles of the two froze.