[ .. well, those both sound like very awkward exchanges.

Although Alice can kind of understand both - in fact, the first sounds like something she may have said to someone she really didn't feel like dealing with. But Natsuno isn't so bad. And it's not like she wants to see him hurt, so.. ]

Well, I suppose learning on the go isn't ideal, but it'll have to do.

[ In other words: she'll try to help teach him a few things here. She just doesn't want to say it that explicitly, it's embarrassing. ]

You're strong, right? Even if you don't know how to fight?