Run?

[Akutagawa frowns at that. It just seems much too cowardly for his liking, but not everyone has a will to fight. It's just hard to see such cowardice from someone of such tall stature.]

I can't really understand you. My initial reaction would be trying to get to them before me. I suppose, fleeing is a form of self-preservation, at least, you know when you're outmatched.