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Ryu ignored the entirety of the rest of the world, his thoughts consumed by two things. Well, he would have liked for there to be a third, but Little Gem's existence didn't even give him the chance to think about it.
The little one refused to leave his side, and though he had the power to just lock her away in some corner, how could he do that? After she had given up so much to be with him, he could only oblige. He might be a hypocrite, but he had a place in his heart for those that stuck by his side, and Little Gem no doubt fit that bill.
Plus… although Little Gem had given up all of her cultivation, there was something that told Ryu that she wasn't as hopeless and fragile as she looked. So without a choice, Ryu could only slash women off of his list and turn his attention to the other two matters.
The first was a method to return to the True Martial World.