He may not have super strength, but his vileblood nature comes with a taste for blood, and the scent of blood in the water spurs him on. However, spurred on or not, Luca can't strike again if Midiyora isn't there. When his prey leaps out of the water, Luca surfaces and, seeing him in a cluster of shallow tidepools, he stands up to attempt pursuit. Though Luca's grown a lot since his arrival in the Trench, standing on land makes it clear that he's still distinctly smaller than Midiyora.

He hears the words, and maybe something at the back of his mind even feels something, but his expression remains the fixated look of a hunter. After a moment, though he remembers how difficult it was to try and bite into Midiyora's flesh before, he pounces again, attempting to take another bite.