Even though Yuya has no way of knowing that... what he's saying is comforting, in a way. Rita wants to believe it. After all, it would be heartbreaking if the blastia she's loved so much turned out to despise her.

"Of course," she says with a slight smile. "I promised him as much. That moron better have stayed put, so I don't have to go looking for him." Of course, Rita doesn't really think 9S is a moron, but it'll certainly be inconvenient if they both end up chasing after each other through the multiverse.