[It really does seem like this young man is unsettled by the way the people here recognize him. But if it's as he says, and the Traveller had indeed stopped this from coming to fruition, then it reinforces the notion of this all being a horrible nightmare. One no one wants to see come to fruition.]

[He hums, before coming to a decision.]

Then a nightmare is how we shall treat this turn of events. For now, these shadows's reverence for the Shouki no Kami may prove advantageous to our needs. Remember our main goal is to dispel the nightmares by any means necessary.