Aiko grinned and gave him a thumbs up. She always got her way if she really wanted something. The girl patted Largoes' shoulder, "He's right, but don't worry too much. It's not what you know, it's how easily you learn," She explained befoer they reached the question of where to go. "Let's just hit the fields and see what we can find today, get acquianted, see how it feels to work together," The girl nodded, as if approving of her own plan. "And we can go..." She closed her eyes and pointed one direction, then another, then another, and after a random, sporadic series of motions, she stopped cold, pointing northward. "That way! Let's just see what we find out there, alright?"

She then remembered something Kosuke mentioned in his sorry excuse for accepting their offer. "You said you're going to... tank for us?" She seemed to taste something foul as she said the words, shaking her head, "Never use that phrase again... You looked like a good addition, that's all, and now you don't have to worry about leaving the city and facing whatever's out there, cause you have us... Got it? Good." She hoped this guy wouldn't stick to the way of thinking he'd just shown... How she loathed when somebody exploited mechanics of the world. Where was the fun in that? "Largoes here likes his pretty armour, but it's only good for blocking spells, so it would be really appreciated if you could take some attacks for us," She proposed boldly. "Of course, if you need to tag out, let us know, we haven't... made friends with many healers in our travels, sadly." She shrugged as though they weren't missing an essential part of their regular team.

As they prepared to set out, they all walked together toward the Northern gates of Akihabara. As they walked, Aiko opened her menu and gradually began to equip her armour. Changing into it was far easier than changing back out of it. She would need privacy to do so, at least. However, by the time they reached the gate, she was in her usual combat gear again. She looked like a proper assassin now, rather than a regular girl dressed for a Spring day. Her entire demeanour changed as well as she began to carry herself with her chin high and her hands interlocked behind her back. She was quieter as well, speaking very little as they passed through the gates and into the danger zone. [I]How nice,[/I] She thought bitterly, [I]that the great and powerful Shiroe and his Knights would allow us to walk past the Guild Hall on our way out of the city...[/I] It was despicable, buying up public land or a building and lording power over people. It wasn't that he was abusing the power, but more that he could; it wouldn't be fair to anybody should he decide it was time to. That was more power than anybody deserved; luckily, she only used the hall for the bank, and should it come to it, she'd cross the continent to use a different one.

"Monsters at the front lines are too weak; we can practice here, but I'd say to really see how our strength matches up, we go deeper. After all, any of us could slay these ones single-handedly. It could, however, take quite a while to go so far, are the two of you up for that?" She asked seriously, turning around on her heel to face the two warriors, her arms crossed. Unlike before, she wasn't acting playful or teasing them; her gaze was deadpan as she asked her question. Rather than her ears twitching, they stood tall and attentive, keeping close tabs on the environment, keeping her prepared for any event.

"If you're prepared for that kind of excursion, Crimson Blade, I recommend you stand tall and face it, because no matter how much experience you had before, you'll have to learn to feel some pain, got that?" She pointed out matter-of-factly. However, she did not offer him a way to go back on his agreement to join them, her voice made it clear that this was only a warning, due to his clear lack of experience of combat after the Apocalypse. If he'd had more, he'd have known how to steel himself and be useful in any other party long ago.