I never used a shield before either, but I woke up with this one, [he says, unintentionally answering one of the unspoken questions in the air.] And knew how to use it too. Bet if you tried to take someone's head off with that thing you could. You should try it out on a tree or something.

[He considers seeing if he could trick Shuichi into trying to hit him with the sword, to activate the magic shield and get some of that sweet mystical buzz, but Dixon's never been successful at tricking anyone into anything and gives up on that idea quickly.]

Come on, it's about two miles that way. [He points towards an indistinct patch of woods; Shuichi will have to take Dixon's navigation skills on faith.]