Takeo closed his eyes and smiled. In the madness of the last couple of minutes, there was something that he could fall back to, something that made him feel well-- trusty Utazawa. If he didn't know for a fact that the other boy had the personality of a sponge, and generally bent to the greatest will nearby, he would feel like he could take the world thanks to his support. But it still felt good.

"Indeed... but, it's not the matter right now. I think it's--"

Takeo got goosebumps then. Little did he know that it involved someone else talking about putting a curse on him. He decided to believe that "Hmm... all this, this magic business, however, makes things so complicated that my thoughts slip. I don't... know how to deal with it."

He could, however, observe the one thing he knew for sure. "But I do know that you..." he looked up at the other boy, "Can calm others. You... calmed that thug. Just as you calmed me, with no... no supernatural aid, huh."