The unknown aspect of what she and her companions were trying to do would be scary. Yusuke could imagine it was especially troubling if Aerith herself was used to knowing how things would progress. But at her attempt at confidence, he offered a smile and confident tone himself. “Having seen what you can do, I certainly don’t doubt that you will in the least.” He knew they couldn’t be certain, but… He would rather believe in his friend than not. Especially when so much was riding on their victory.

“Admittedly I could not, but you know more about them than I do… And I choose to believe that you’d be entirely honest with me about your expertise!” He responded thoughtfully, taking the question entirely seriously. A brow raising slightly with a dramatic tilt of his head, “You were being serious, were you not?” Aerith he trusts you implicitly!