Largest Fist
In the face of absolute strength, schemes meant nothing. This was something that Ryu had taken to heart since his youth because he had spent his whole life as a weak individual. No matter how many airs he put on, no matter how arrogant he acted, he knew this truth more than anyone else.
Why was it that he dared to scold the Immortals of the Shrine Plane? Why was it that he dared to call Old Mistress Holy Wing a whore to her face? Why was it that he could ignore the rules of the Holy Wing Clan to take Elena as his fiancée? It was all because the Tatsuya Clan had the biggest fist. Ryu was never under any delusions that it was because he was 'oh so intelligent' or so clever that the means of his opposition didn't matter. In fact, it was the exact opposite. It never mattered that he was intelligent, all that ever mattered was the family he was born into.