X blinks at the unexpected question. "Hm... hard-truths, I think, just like you."

Then he stops and thinks about it, and reluctantly has to add, "a little bit of both, though. You can't really stop chaos from happening when you tell people what they don't want to hear. You might as well try to enjoy it a little."

None of this answers the question of why the priest left without converting anyone, but it doesn't seem like either of them have the means to answer it, so X tries to put the question down instead.