[ At first, yeah?? Because he apparently grabbed Koichi and ran for it?? Wild. Of course, he doesn't like making himself look bad, so he's not going to share that fact. ]

It's normal to approach such things with caution. [ Meaning to say that yeah, he was afraid at first. ]

But when you think about it, they're really no more than people who couldn't pass on for one reason or another. [ A sensible thing to say, but the fact that he's not being obnoxious with the many tidbits of knowledge he seems to have about everything does indicate that he has a personal stake in the matter. He almost sounds respectful. Of course, he's thinking of her when he speaks of ghosts, but it's not information he'll readily share. ]