Once people saw the ring, their questions grew into suspicion.
Why was Ralyks giving Belle a ring? Of course, they didn't particularly question Ralyks' integrity, as they had noticed it was Belle who constantly flocked around him.
He also behaved appropriately at all times.
As such, no one could really blame him. Besides, people became adults at the age of 16 in this world, and so it wouldn't be strange if Ralyks treated Belle as an adult.
He wasn't averse to putting them in harm's way, so he probably thought they were all mature enough to handle themselves.
When one put all of these factors together, it would be a really far off assumption to blame Ralyks for what just transpired. However, no matter how clean a record one had, there would always be one person who saw another angle to it.
"That's very sus…" Justin commented while giving a naughty smile.
