He did? That's great! Then he can protect you, too.

[Who'd have thought that the little Sobble would be so brave!]

I'm honestly not sure how Doublades can fight regular ghosts - I doubt they can cut them like a living thing -, but they can see them for sure, so they've got to be able to do something! Right, guys?

[The Doublade doesn't even give him anything that could be interpreted as a nod; its two halves just stare with their singular eye. Undeterred, Hijikata holds the restaurant door open for Rinku.]

I'll do it first, too, if that reassures you.

[Famous last words?]