That's not what he had been planning, but Jade isn't going to correct him. Hopefully, he'll never have to, even if for a brief moment he finds himself wishing otherwise. But that sort of thinking is wrong, and one he quashes immediately.

"There's no reason for it not to be enough." He has little patience for defeatism, but... In this particular instance, he feels little desire to turn away and leave Shinjirou be, as he would have done to anyone else. Perhaps because he needs to protect his investment. "It's been adequate so far, hasn't it? You simply need to convince yourself."