[There's a pause before he speaks, maybe a moment too long.]

I haven't decided yet. [It's a half truth. If and when he ever had to, if he has to, he hasn't decided. Magic is a vile thing, especially if it's shifting. But he remembers the conversation he had with Kotetsu after that incident with the General. And he can't let Goku have the upper hand on him.]

I just had to make sure. Receiving any sort of power from someone or something like that always has consequences, hear me.

[It reminds him of bad memories from back home, and that makes him feel a little sick just revisiting the memory, even for a second.]