Take a deep breath and say:
"... I admit that I misunderstood your strength in Chaldea before this."
He is a man who can bend and stretch. If he is also an old rascal, what's the difference between him and Xuanzi is that he knows his mistakes and can correct them and act reliably.
He put down his previous strong attitude and asked calmly:
"Then what is the third aspect you mentioned? You have said that you want to help us improve our strength. You don't want to tell me that you want to equip us with a spirit guide, do you?"
"Of course not."
Let these old fogies accept the soul