"Funny. I thought I was doing a good job of getting smacked in the face by tentacles." The comment was deadpan, but he did feel like he took hits pretty well for a guy who generally hadn't taken a lot of abuse in his life.
Still, he was pretty sure Thomas was serious.
"If you want to take a shot at me," Keiichi stated, squaring his shoulders and looking at the other boy, "go ahead. Shirai-san knocked me off my feet. Let's see how you do."
Ito-san really had given up on trying to make sense of anything.