Right now the Brigade has over twelve members, making it one of the biggest and most influential organizations in Luceti. [This is sad flatly, with a wave of his hand] Sure there's other ones - Brave Vesperia, the Rogues, there's been some talk of some thing called White Lotus I think, those Strawhat guys - but those are either exclusive or full of hero-types akin to people you've probably fought against, right?

The only people with real influence outside the groups are those that have been here for a long time - such as myself - or those that do important things, like say the Prof or that Albert guy. As I said, I'm one of the top five people in Luceti, and by a wide margin the most compatible for you to work with.

[SAGE NOD. Flawless logic]