“Well, I do have knives…” That is to say, they have an excess of kitchen knives after a… minor event, but hey. If he’s going to use anything, it might as well be the spares, right? “The only protective gear is from the town’s shop, but things can get expensive, so I haven’t been focusing on that.”

Before he can explain much more on that, however, Tsukishima has to pause as the statement really gets through. “Wait… You’re alright with being ridden?”