[ He has a number of the right tricks up his sleeve, at least for this place. Maybe it's luck or fate, it's hard to tell -- except he doesn't really believe in either of those.

But he does keep a couple aces up that sleeve. Literally. ]

Ehhh? [ It's a brightly thoughtful sort of hum, turning a smile on the other boy. ]

Even if it isn't how I just did... it sounds like you've already been saving people, Kokichi Oma. [ He says it so radiantly and honestly, head cocked to the side and like it really is that simple. Honestly, to show up in battle and save someone is one thing. But he ran an organization for troubled children before...? And he looks like he can't be older than Allen?

That's far more impressive than him, honestly. And he reaches out to pat the other boy on the shoulder with his Innocence-gloved right hand. Heh. ]

Cleansing the corruption from a soul is something I can do only because of this. [ He gestures with his left hand, showcasing the back of it to Kokichi where there's a golden cross embedded in the black, marble-like appearance. Born with, technically, but he was admittedly a weird exception there. ] It's fortunate in that sense, I guess. I've always been able to do something like this.

But I don't think that's the only way to save someone who's become a beast.