He gives a bark of laughter, but it's not particularly bright. "No, it's not that. It was just-- surprising, that's all." To put it mildly.

It also opened up a whole lot of problems... Ones that he would have to address quickly before people had the opportunity to get ideas. It seemed that no matter how long he spent dead and buried, Yaiba continued to endeavor to make trouble. A devil indeed.

"...Hey, that Persona - did you notice anything, uh. Weird about it?" Like its near identical appearance to its owner, perhaps?