James was surprised by the appearance of the shrine maiden and bowed low to her.  Then he looked behind him again as Mari greeted the girl that had been hiding behind him.  He pinched himself hard, wincing in pain to make sure he wasn't dreaming, with all these beautiful girls around him.  He almost felt like he was in a harem anime, he just didn't know if he was the MC, or the goofy/pervy best guy friend.