I assumed as such with a title such as 'Phantom Thief,' [That's the joke, Rosenkreuz thinks when he explains that much. Although, in Akira's defense he did think of it as a monster, but he knows what the monster does also. Upon hearing the Tale of the Drunken Ass, his nose wrinkles distastefully.]

Hm, disgusting. Well, 'tis your choice, although I'm certain there's little you could swallow that would make you become like that man. Corruption begins in the heart, does it not?