"Don't beat yourself up over it -- Hikaru's kind of a class all his own where it concerns being a Bladian." He's offering Sophie a sympathetic look. "In all seriousness though, he's a good teacher. If he's taken an interest in checking up on you then there's no better person."

It's no lie, there's no need to dress up things when facts are so much better.

"He saved me and two of my blademates awhile back."