( well, he was looking for kazuki's thoughts before saying anything himself, but he guesses he can go on ahead then. )

I mean, if you ask me, I think it seems more like they're meant to protect the students from each other. If they're meant to protect anybody at all, that is.

( don't step on anybody's toes, and you won't get your skull bashed in with a rock or pushed off a cliff or whatever other references i'm forgetting. )