[ Of course. The manliest man has to be the kindest inside, too! ]

I have a sword, too. [ One hand taps his true form, sheathed at his side - but ready to be drawn at a second's notice. If Koujaku is a connoisseur of swords, he would be able to tell that it is a very fancy and expensive one. ] In case something happens.

[ He closes his remaining eye at the other's question, holding one hand out in front of him in a vague gesture like how humans squinted when they strained their eyesight. ]

About five hundred... what was it metres? There's no one other than us in this immediate area.