"No problem," he boasted with confidence, "We've been outnumbered and taken by surprise in Tartarus fights before. Something like this'll be a piece of cake!" There wasn't a possibility of dying, for one thing. "I wonder if we'll get anything for winning?"

The levelheaded senior was, of course, completely undaunted by that look in her eyes. To prove it, he leaned forward as well, their noses almost close enough to touch. "I have high expectations of your performance. Don't disappoint me."

He felt considerably more relaxed since Minako had first come over to his cabin. His head had been a jumbled mess, but now he was a little more at ease, able to poke fun and even laugh a bit. She really did have a positive effect on others, he mused silently, and wondered if that came from her natural ability, or was inherited from her parent god.