[He notices Tama's insistence, despite realizing himself.] ...Well, then we are all in the same boat. Or not in it, perhaps. [He smirks at his own joke,] Whatever the case may be, I am certain there is a path back to the human realm, even if it requires us to go back up the river.

[But in order to do that.... He would simply bide his time, amass power, and plan.]

...Curses can also be useful tools. [He says as his chant comes to an end; this to Minakami, mostly, but it's directed at them both. Somehow, his smile seems even more darkened than usual by the strange tag over his eye.] If one knows how to make use of them. That one seems quite spoiled. Perhaps you have simply never had the knowledge to properly bring it under heel?

[Or the power, maybe- but he wonders about that.]