[From here.]

This hallway had even more people, most in the same outfit as himself. Some were paired off, others alone; perhaps they found safety in numbers?

No matter- he was perfectly capable of handling himself, with or without something with which to defend himself in case of a monster attack. They weren't uncommon in places like this- whatever beasts would be lurking in this institution surely couldn't be as bad as some of the monsters he'd had the chance to meet.