[Kazuma's rationale is punctuated by a very affirmative growl-bark from Magnet, whose tail wags with approval.

Manabu stares in a mix of wonderment and dismay, because honestly? at this point, he's kind of hoping to get beat up - that makes more sense to him than most anything else bouncing around his head and heart right now.

a small crunching noise reminds him he's clutching his satchel maybe a bit too tightly, prompting him to shift in place and look away, still unbalanced in this conversation.]

I just-- I mean, I don't...want to cause any trouble. But I guess if...if that were true, I wouldn't be...thinking about stuff like this at all, huh?