That's a very good past to have you know... it's badass to be exact... and Bell's best attempt are just not that good for that kind of past as she had came to regards with it...
And hermes probably wants to do something with that man from the pub..
@Lil_Mochi If you're talking about how Ryu's hair is darker in the flashback to an earlier chapter, I think that's just the artist changing their style over time.