It may be that it wouldn't have helped even if you tried to say something

But we actually came here to play too.

You see, I ran into Nue on her way back from visiting the tanuki's place and finding it empty.

She said she'd found this kaioke* and figured it'd been a while since we got to enjoy such a refined game. * lit. 'shell bucket'

with your own vague memory of the rules, Master...