As you were going to fish in the Nightshift Forest on Oninoshima, you get stopped at the bridge to the dock. "Nice to see another human. These demons and magic can be quite annoying to deal with." He greets you, then stepping aside so you can get to the dock. he then starts walking around on the other side of the bridge. "Say, do you know who Hope is? I've expected people to know her by now with the way she gets in trouble." he says, continuing to aimlessly walk around