[At that, the smile on his lips turns downright devious.] You don't?

[He's been annoyed over the loss of his powers ever since he woke up here, of course, but this gives him more of a feeling of... longing. Sure, he used his powers for profit an awful lot. But he used them for fun too, and sometimes that fun included impressing cute ladies with light tricks.]

Wait, wait, wait, let's get one thing straight: you don't believe in magic as a general thing? Or do you not believe they'll teach us any? Because to be honest, I can see one of those being reasonable.