Hmm, [is his first response, neutral, uncommitted. Maybe Charles is right. Izanami could have picked anyone, but it was him. He could have ignored all of the strange things happening, but he didn't.

In the end, he's better for it.]

You're right. No matter what could have happened, in the end, it was us. [Sorry not sorry, Uncle. --anyway, back to paying attention to Charles instead of him.] You're pretty good with pep talks. Do you do them often?