Really? I would have happily cleared out all the birds myself if time allowed.

[ He finds swinging his sword at birds to be relaxing. It's kind of his thing, and is good training, all things considered. ]

So I didn't bring a sack. But as long as we're ferrying materials back, one of us needs to have their hands free to fight these birds off, and I can't do that with a sack over my shoulder, can I?

[ And as if to prove his point, a very territorial bird dive bombs Noir, and Kojirou smacks it down with his sword. ]