Takeshi flinched up a little upon the reaction of the man, he hadn't expected that response, nor the lecture that came with it. It was not the first time he was lectured for his manners or for sneaking around in places he shouldn't be, thought it was the first time he was lectured for both at the same time. Thinking that an explanation may give a better second impression of him, Takeshi spoke:

 “Sorry about my actions sir, but they were kinda justified you see, I came to the shrine looking for a ghost because of previous circumstances I couldn't be around in the public area of the shrine, and as for my greeting I do admit it was rude, but I was kinda surprised from seeing a real living giant skeleton” after giving his “explanation” Takeshi stood in silence as the people that were fighting the Gashadokuro came into the room.

Listening in silence as the priest explained what happened. For a self proclaimed supernatural expert Takeshi had never heard of the city of mirrors, given the supposed time elapsed since these events happened it was no surprise that people had forgotten. In an era before the digital archives important teachings and lessons had to be told from mouth to mouth, twisting the original source so much that it became unrecognizable or it was completely forgotten when someone stopped passing it to the next generation. Unfortunately this would bring serious consequences that he had gotten involved with. 

Takeshi couldn't just leave and live with the knowledge that his home was in mortal danger, much less knowing that the skeleton hands detected that potential in him that he could use to protect the city even if he was just a normal human. It was clear that he had to help in whatever way he could, but he had questions he would like to receive an answer. After waiting for the group that had arrived to ask their questions first.

 “All right, as the white haired man said with the stakes this high there is no way I can ignore this and continue my merry life, that being said I still have four questions on my mind: How much time is “too long”  to spend in the city of mirrors? Are all the creatures coming from there immediately hostile to us, or can they bargained with? While these guys were fighting the Gashadokuro I was recording their fight with this cellphone, perhaps we could show this to the police, if there is a small chance of them believing us? Lastly I want to ask about the possibility of exploring the city of mirrors, mapping important locations and knowing how the creatures on the other side live can be helpful in our mission”