Treading Seas. Shedding Water.
Ryu was right to be curious about this. Entering the World Sea Realm was an important milestone for the Martial Gods because of their status as invaders. They had to remain hidden during the final steps of this process. But, this man, Lioche, clearly didn't seem to care about any of that.
Even setting aside the fact he was a Martial God, his flowing white hair and piercing white eyes being an obvious testament to that, just the idea of stopping a breakthrough because you felt like it was ridiculous. It showed not only a ridiculous amount of bravery, but it also displayed skill and confidence only the rarest few people could possibly hope to match.
Lioche gaze slowly, almost too slowly, in fact, fell onto Ryu. His expression still hadn't changed at all.
"Take her out."