Masato swished away another few mooks with a wide swing, then turned to the others. "Well, I guess we could use any help we can get," he noted, but before he could continue, he was cut off by the rush of a few more assassins.

A few well-timed dodges and parries left him unharmed, allowing him to leap back out of the way of harm and a little closer to the others.

"Why don't you team up with your boyfriend over there?" he said toward Natsuko in a rather joking tone. "Seems like he doesn't particularly want you to be on your own."