Ryu just shrugged and began walking forward. Chi quickly followed him and took his hand as WhiteLotus, Rose and Violet followed behind. Each girl was good looking so any guy who saw a scene of a single guy with four beautiful women would feel jealous inside. The group slowly made their way through the Great Fordon Plains. They traveled day and night, trying to make it to the Forest of Shadows as soon as possible.
During this time, Ryu got a good idea of the three girls' strengths and even watched as Chi improved by leaps and bounds as she fought the lower level monsters. Ryu was teaching Chi her martial arts and how she went with the flow of battle, which was something she could use in the real world. Even WhiteLotus joined in on this while Rose and Violet could only frown at their lack of flexibility. When the girls saw how easily Ryu was able to use his own flexibility in ways that just blew their minds, they couldn't help but be in awe of it all.
