[It takes him a little off guard, that smugness. He has to break the staredown first, because he did make sure. They both killed each other in the end.]

Don't sell yourself short... it's not like it's impossible to learn here.

[It's murder school, after all. Even with their memories repeatedly wiped, Shin's still learnt magic. And that's leaving aside things like Helena's potions. Never been able to toy with his thoughts... well, maybe a little, if dropping distracting bombshells counts.]

Revenge, huh... What happened to 'I needed the wish from the contract to win'? Doesn't sound like I did much.

[Just stood back, and watched, because whoever lost, he won. He knows himself that much.]