I don't know what sort of "magic" you mean, but I know that most things can't ignore my sword when they find its blade held to their throat. [There's no bragging behind the statement, just frank confidence and an absolutely unapologetic attitude towards the use of violence.

He's not the type who enjoys working with others, so he doubts he'll ask for help from her per se, but he doesn't scoff at the offer, which, to anyone who knows him, is quite the amiable sign. He gives a simple nod.]

There ought to be people who've been and gone before us, if what we're being told is true. There should be records of them somewhere--records of what happened to them. [He's not entirely sure how to pursue that possibility--he's not a researcher nor a historian. If Bookman was here, or Lavi.... On his own, Kanda is totally in the dark about such things.]