"Well, just being in this place is enough to defy my sense of reality," he replies, "so I'm not exactly in a position to question what's true or not."

It still feels like a dream to him, personally— Not that he's the type to have childish manga-like dreams such as thing one. (Actually, he kind of is, but don't tell anyone at his school that.)

"Could you show me your water technique?" he asks next, getting back to their original subject as he watches others try— and fail— to produce adequate results on the field. "I want to try practicing it, myself."