[Inclining his head in thanks, which, unfortunately, causes his wet hair to fall in his face again. He pulls a face and combs his hair back with his fingers.] Whether or not it is true is of no concern to me. The people here can believe what they wish, so long as they don't expect me to place my faith in something so ridiculous.

[Hakuba clicks on the provided link to download the document. As it downloads he looks around until he spots one of the aforementioned towel vendors and begins to make his way over to it.]

Thank you, this shall almost certainly be of assistance to me. Though am I to assume by such preparation that this has been going on for quite some time?