There's a shock-- and while it doesn't quite hurt, Eiichi still withdraws his hand for a minute, scoffing at... himself, probably. But regardless, his grip returns as they move; at the least, in case the kerakera-onna wants to start something again.

"Hm...?" Was that sort of thing normal here? He had no idea. "Who knows...? But I doubt that woman had anything to do with it." Kerakera didn't usually have some ability to dive into memories, at least not from tall the stories he'd ever heard. "She's probably just exploiting your problems so she can be the center of attention."

He has no idea what clout and the internet are okay.