It was quite a romantic statement without context.
Of course, he didn't say it aloud.
That would be foolish.
Why would he announce his intentions to bribe the judge and poach her from the Panamic Martial Federation?
Instead, he used non-verbal communication. Normally, this was also susceptible to being intercepted by the various Martial Masters in the room positioned around himself and Sage Kole for her own safety since she was unable to use her power.
It didn't matter even if these Masters hadn't mastered the Fauna Flow technique. The Master Realm granted all of them deep enough insight to be able to recognize and understand subconscious non-verbal language when they saw it.