"...Huh, so you mean like a tactician?"

That makes senses. He's not sure what kind of place this kid is from but it definitely screams JRPG fantasy kind of world to him. That's pretty neat, even, and he didn't expect the kid to be open about if he had magic or not, so it's a nice surprise and does make this old dude relax a bit.

"How old are you? Usually people with your talents would be... Well, definitely older than you. You a prodigy or something?"