He doesn't answer him directly. "My apologies, I didn't expect the crowd to be that brutal." It's a simple statement, frank, not as regretful as he should be, but Jade is sincere. "You handled it as well as could be expected...although that might have drawn more attention to you."

Not exactly a bad thing, considering his goal is to get Shinjirou noticed, but Shinjirou would be of no use to him if he breaks. And, well, Jade doesn't like to admit it, but he was worried in a way that had nothing to do with the mission. "In the future, I'd appreciate it if you could be more careful."