"Hey, I paid attention!" Noctis protests...even if he can't quite remember exactly what it is Ignis is referring to immediately. "You just...said a lot of stuff."

But he thinks back for a second past the pleasant semi-haze of the last two minutes or so. Right, yes.

"...yeah, I remember. Kinda funny, because I always thought there was no way you'd ever feel like that about the guy who acted like a total brat every time you tried to help him." It's mostly wry rather than sheepish or truly self-deprecating. (Mostly.)