When the group rudely ignored him, pretending to not hear him at all, Kumazawa finally spotted Tetsuo among them. Figured. "Bah, screw you too then. See what I do when you come crying to me all "Oh please Mister Kumazawa come use your spectacular muscles to solve this problem we're too puny to handle", bunch of pricks. Tetsuo when people use your food as a dare, it ain't good food". And with that, he was off in a huff. He'd work freelance for them, for the good of the village and all, but he didn't like most of the Guardians, lots of cocky shits who got themselves a title and considered themselves above the common folk.

Fortunately, there were some decent people around, like the Xaio brothers or Ken, who happened to be talking just over yonder. "Heeeey, Booze Brothers! Sword Guy! How's life? Anything interesting going on?"