Gathering these items offered a most straightforward and intuitive aid, a choice he was compelled to make.
It was a saying widely circulated among alchemists' ranks.
"Only magic can defeat magic!"
And in facing these Ghosts, the most appropriate action he should take was to use Ghost Powder to create a Special Potion.
An action crafted to directly and specially counter these fearsome creatures.
The situation, of course, no longer required any further doubt or hesitation.
So were his thoughts, in such clear understanding, reduced to what seemed like the only appropriate choice?
It seemed that concerns were not particularly pressing, thus making it seem like the necessary understanding and decision.
The issues faced were presumptuous, feeling like a more appropriate understanding of the situation, or perhaps more resistance and struggle.
Analysis then became needless of further speculation.
Any resulting understanding would also become, again, needless of any other choices.