Did demons exist in the real world? No one knew.
Lucia did not know either. Everything she knew about demons existing in the real world came from Aurora and the Dojo Master.
They had never told her where demons could be seen. Even in the Virtual World, they had never truly come into contact with demons.
Makuli told them what he had heard from the girl, and everyone fell into deep thought.
Actually, there were "demons" in the Slums as well. They were merely hidden in even deeper places and rarely appeared before people.
Unlike the other residents of the Slums, they fed on those residents.
If that was what demons were, then the entire world was full of demons.
Lucia was also somewhat bewildered. She instinctively denied it. Demons and living creatures were not the same thing, but it was difficult to convince the others.
That night, after entering the Virtual World, she told the Dojo Master everything that had happened.
The Dojo Master seemed to have expected it. "Do you believe demons exist?"
Lucia hesitated for a moment, but still chose to believe. "They must exist. We just haven't discovered them yet."
The Dojo Master smiled. "You're hesitant yourself, so how can you convince others to believe in your judgment?"
"Lucia, confusion is something every one of us must face."
"We become confused while studying, wondering whether what we learn will be useful to our future."
"We also become confused when we hold ourselves to strict standards, because we aren't sure whether doing so has any real meaning for our lives beyond making us suffer."
"There will be many moments of confusion in our lives. Some of that confusion can be broken through, allowing us to find a way out."
"But some of it will remain uncertain until