[ While he would never claim the wild woods as a safe place, the quietude and relative simplicity of it puts him more at-ease than the bustling cityscape.

It would be a lonesome place if not for all the other people living in Sooyoung's building, though. So he appreciates that much, even if that means he has to stare at the ground to get home this entire month. ]

A great deal of this place is a marvel of construction, yes. [ he lived in a castle, with all its tall spires and walls, but it's not the same as an apartment building. to someone uninitiated, they seem just as grand. ] But there are a great many unexplained afflictions here as well. You may be right—perhaps it's more magical than physical.

[ And it tracks that he'd get cursed, somehow. ]

I wonder if the underworld means to punish us through curses. I would expect as much in a purgatory like this.