Talk:Uta/@comment-896925-20150712180011/@comment-10733658-20150712194916

Not necessarily, considering that it's an art studio. Japanese culture has a long history involving masks, and besides decoration/artwork they also get used for festivals. So there is some plausible deniability there, since there absolutely are artisans that specialize in mask making and would have decent business doing so.

Besides that, Sasaki probably didn't fully believe him. But he's alone and unarmed, probably didn't tell anyone where he went, and is dealing with a total unknown. Doing anything but accepting Uta's explanation would be foolish. Especially since he seems intent on hiring him for the investigation.