Kind intentions. That was a good way of putting it, actually. Mikado nodded to show he understood. Understanding, however, dissipated as Tolten went on.

Mages? Scions of prophecy? Great cataclysms and the people who saved the world from them? Mikado found himself blinking rapidly. Was Tolten-san... someone who was a bit poetic, maybe? Or really interested in literature and media, because.... That's what it sounded like. The descriptions of games or books or manga. Mikado laughed nervously suddenly, a hand moving to the back of his head. "Aha, I don't know about all that...." he started. "But there's nothing notable about myself at least. I'm just a student." A simple explanation for a truth and nothing more. The conversation could shift and it would be simple, and yet....

And yet.

"Tolten-san," the boy said suddenly, interest at the edges of his features. "What did you mean when you said that? 'Great mages', and scions and saviors?" His eyes shone for a moment, and then he looked to the side, a touch of embarrassment slipping through him. "Probably just an analogy or something...."