[he follows along after her automatically, like he's ready to defend her just in case a ghosty does decide to jump out at them. though at her words, his expression softens]

I'm happy to have met you too, Mete-chan. It's definitely a plus to being able to have a body like this, even though I've learned a lot of different things from it.

Hm... I talked to Shale-san and they said that they think they're a person... but I don't know if that means they're a spirit, too. It seems pretty complicated to me.