"Ah, small news flash, but, ah, the Arcane are always out at night. See, using common tactics when under duress, like, say, giving obvious and-or vague answers instead of legitimate information, kind of destroys trust instead of builds it. Even for me, and I'm kind of a remorseless psychopath, if you didn't realize." Meanwhile, Shouta's giving his newfound, blood-powered compatriot a look that amounts to "Bro. Bro. I got this. Nobody can catch me off guard. No-body," while looking away from the mysterious girl in an act of ironic stupidity that only Shouta could pull off.