Scouts

"Ross is just someone who does the work for others, so he is not so important, but it would be unwise to underestimate him. The same would be true for Carlton, who is the one calling the shots.

As for the other person above Carlton, I just have to wait until I encounter them. It will be easy to know them once I encounter them since they are much easier to identify than others."

The person that Ash had met was just an intermediary between the person who had the biggest connection to the person she wanted to encounter most.

Ross worked for Carlton but he was not the boss of their group since he was one position lower than them.

The boss of their group would not be seen in the lower fighting events so they would only send their subordinates there to scout for the talents so Carlton and Ross were only there to do that.

If anyone caught their eye then they would try and recruit them.