He Should Be...

There were practically none. The Golden Protector Spirits seemed to have a layer of mystery to them, not simply appearing in open space. However, Ryu felt that this was actually quite a benefit to him. That meant that whatever lag he had in starting wasn't as excessive as he once thought. He didn't want to be overly confident—a blatant lie—but he doubted that there was anyone who would be better suited to him at finding these golden spirits. But first…

Ryu chose to change his approach this time around. Since golden spirits were so few in number, there was very much a chance that the ones he wanted might be in the hands of others already. At the same time, there were likely an extremely small number that had them in the first place.

Since there was a radiant aura around those that had claimed spirits, why not take advantage of it? He wanted to see who his competitors were as well, this might potentially be like knocking down two birds with a single stone.