He didn't doubt the other man when he said he hadn't yet sated his need for revenge. Seeing the way he's spoken about it, Vergil doesn't think the swordsman could lie about it even if he put his best effort forth in attempting to lie. But there is something about that particular truth that settles just a little deeper at his acknowledgment for his reason in accepting the fox's offer to come to this place. Vergil speculates he is perhaps attempting to avoid further tragedy as a result of his quest for revenge. After all, if a spirit could provide him with the information he seeks, there is no need for innocent blood to be shed in the pursuit of that information at the very least.
Vergil bows his head slightly, expression thoughtful as he mulls it over alongside his own reasons. The swordsman seeks an easier path and there's not necessarily any fault in that. Especially given what blood has already been shed if what he says is true about his pursuit thus far. But Vergil did not accept the fox's offer with the notion that it would be easier to attain his goal. Finding a way out of the demonic realm for both Dante and himself was never going to be an easy matter. The seal closing behind them was quite a final matter, and it would take a great deal of energy and effort to find a way back to the human world again. Thus, Vergil has not deluded himself into thinking the path to be found in this realm is going to be any different than any of the potential paths afforded to him there. It's more a matter of it being a path worth exploring when nothing else has presented itself immediately.
He lifts his gaze back toward his companion.
"Easier," he reflects back, the skepticism apparent in his tone. "You are no doubt a skilled and presumably intelligent swordsman to have both survived for as long as you have and to have come so close to your target." Vergil doesn't need to bear witness to actual prowess with a blade to come to that conclusion. Knowing that his man has persisted and sought revenge for his mother's murder is enough evidence to assume competency of varied kinds. "But seeking an easier path may not expedite your path as you hoped."
Vergil fully lifts his head back up.
"As far as I can tell, you are human. I will grant that despite your kind's inherent fragility and weaknesses, humans have the tendency to persevere and it is easy for those who aren't human to underestimate them, but it is potentially a dangerous thing to find this fox your bedfellow.
"So, do you still think the same as when you agreed to come here? Or has this little exercise begun to change your mind?"
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Vergil bows his head slightly, expression thoughtful as he mulls it over alongside his own reasons. The swordsman seeks an easier path and there's not necessarily any fault in that. Especially given what blood has already been shed if what he says is true about his pursuit thus far. But Vergil did not accept the fox's offer with the notion that it would be easier to attain his goal. Finding a way out of the demonic realm for both Dante and himself was never going to be an easy matter. The seal closing behind them was quite a final matter, and it would take a great deal of energy and effort to find a way back to the human world again. Thus, Vergil has not deluded himself into thinking the path to be found in this realm is going to be any different than any of the potential paths afforded to him there. It's more a matter of it being a path worth exploring when nothing else has presented itself immediately.
He lifts his gaze back toward his companion.
"Easier," he reflects back, the skepticism apparent in his tone. "You are no doubt a skilled and presumably intelligent swordsman to have both survived for as long as you have and to have come so close to your target." Vergil doesn't need to bear witness to actual prowess with a blade to come to that conclusion. Knowing that his man has persisted and sought revenge for his mother's murder is enough evidence to assume competency of varied kinds. "But seeking an easier path may not expedite your path as you hoped."
Vergil fully lifts his head back up.
"As far as I can tell, you are human. I will grant that despite your kind's inherent fragility and weaknesses, humans have the tendency to persevere and it is easy for those who aren't human to underestimate them, but it is potentially a dangerous thing to find this fox your bedfellow.
"So, do you still think the same as when you agreed to come here? Or has this little exercise begun to change your mind?"