Did you think that I didn't know, somehow, how much you resented me? It was fairly obvious; I'm not blind, nor am I stupid. I've always been well aware.

I suppose that's why I'm surprised you didn't allow things to follow through as they were. Both you and Yeager would be rid of me that way, would you not?

[He's able to keep his tone fairly neutral as he says it; it isn't something that's particularly difficult for him. At least that aspect of things, anyway.

Everything else...well.]

What I said to Makoto... I stand by it in that your thoughts are yours to do as you see fit with. And I've already told you what I intend to do, whether you hate me for it or not.

Either way, I have no intention of punishing you now, or holding this too deeply against you. It's ultimately Hamelin's fault that you're there, not yours.