I've slain beasts that could level this Keep in an instant. I believe I can handle whatever it is I may come across.

[Equius glances at Asuka over his broken shades for a moment, as if trying to determine how useful he may be in the future.]

Your concern is acknowledged. If by some impossible chance I require assistance, I will remember your offer.

[Equius? Get help from a squishy human? PLEASE. Could you imagine how that would look? Maybe he can be a towel boy or butler, though. Even if no one could compare to his late-lusus.]