"Well, knowing better now ... sometimes people aren't to blame for the sorts they initially fall in with, hm?" Gen smiled sympathetically. "I'm glad you were able to get out of that kind of sticky spot. I can imagine it's not an easy place to try and escape from."

Gen had managed - through lies and trickery, and managing to get in the good graces of the most brilliant man alive. There were many, many reasons that he's glad Tsukasa's idea of his Empire of Might failed - but being in a situation like Casper had been in, indefinitely, was one of those reasons. But he wasn't about to explain to a relative stranger his backstory.