To be honest it kinda looked like he brainwashed him to say those things, since he closed her ears and she didn't hear him say anything. If the story was complicated she would have harbored some doubts, especially since she was duped at least twice before this.
But since it's a wish fulfillment kind of a story characters won't get suspicious and everything will go smoothly.
And well, i like it better that way i guess, just wanted to point it out in case someone wanted to make similar story beat.