The tone puts Itsuki on edge, as much as the steady look. Is she... angry that Itsuki had come to help? "I couldn't let you fight alone. I may not be a hero, but there are things that I can do. Things I should do. It's one of the reasons I learned aikido in the first place."

She pauses, thinking back. She'd admittedly been a little bit scared then, but... "And I couldn't let them get any closer to my house. Someone at the dojo could have been hurt."