Taiki was surprised out of his dejected mood by the yelling, and he stood up just in time for Kurogane to bellow and start charging towards Mokona. He had witnessed this a few times, but it still fascinated him how nimble Mokona was. He wasn't afraid of Kurogane hurting Mokona anymore so he just watched and tried not to giggle at the antics. A full grown man chasing around a bouncing ball with ears while yelling at the top of his lungs. He thought it would be fun to play chase with Mokona too sometime, but he wasn't about to get in Kurogane's way.