"W-what...?" Shirogane began to thank Ikeda for lending a hand, but it was so surprising to see someone like her take charge of the situation that he stopped mid-arigato. He couldn't believe someone so moe-moe-kyun was actually barking orders. [i]That's...kinda...hot...?[/i] Call it being naturally drawn to the alpha, but Shirogane was one of those weaker type-B personalities and the sweet Ikeda had suddenly shifted to a dominant type-A. It was like if Youhei was a short, bespectacled girl. Although he had come back for Ikeda, he wanted to stay here and use protecting the newbies as an excuse to do so. However, her large-and-in-charge-despite-her-diminutive-cuteness attitude left no room for argument. "R-right." He stammered despite himself. He still had his doubts about leaving the dorm and he was especially wary of this wild man, but he kept it to himself. Then, upon seeing the carnage that lay beyond the door in the wake of the strange shadow-kicker [i]Are we seriously asking this monster for help? Does he even have a persona?[/i] He couldn't comprehend how someone could be so strong. He had yet to kill a single shadow himself. Before walking through the doorway, Shirogane had to confirm something first. Would this stranger fight alongside them? Could they trust him as their ally? "Wait." He turned to face Yuuhei "Hey...say something. You're on our side, right? We're all human. The shadows are the enemy. Right?"

That weird Strega cult was still out there, and SEES had no information on them. Shirogane had no reason to trust anyone awake during the Dark Hour who wasn't a member of SEES. The shadow to the face he had received and this guy's silence weren't helping his case either. On top of that, Shirogane had a hard time trusting new people in general.