[Anyone can act nice and seem kind. Akechi knows more than anyone, not just because of his own complicated personality but the many people he has met throughout his life. No matter how sweet the witch seemed, it will take some evidence that he can trust her before he changes his mind.]

Of course. For starters, I don't really have anything better to do. [He just died and the one thing that he kept working towards was made pointless anyway, even if he weren't in another world.] But also the situation could be more dangerous than we realise. We need all the information we can to make informed decisions on our actions here.