[And then smiles a bit, when he realizes he's been rescued. By a kid who might be even younger than him? Well, there's plenty of time to be embarrassed later. Right now he's just grateful.]

Oh, yeah! He didn't hit me...yet. Thanks a lot! [There's certainly a lot of warmth filling the area now, as well as the sound of a crane's call.] And now...I have time to grab this! [He reaches into a pocket on his shirt and pulls out a gleaming sword.] Legendary Sword...Denkomaru! [He clicks a button on it, and it starts glowing gold.] Now I can actually fight back!