Nara Dan's expression paused. He didn't think Ging was insulting him, though; he was simply curious.
"What makes you say that?"
Ging continued explaining.
"Because you lack certain emotions that humans should have."
"Take this high altitude, for example."
Ging looked out at the boundless Qi Sea and felt the thin air.
"No matter how powerful someone is, or how seasoned an adventurer,"
"No matter whether they've conquered a mountain or the World Tree,"
"No matter whether they have the physiological fear of heights that people talk about,"
"The fact is, humans can't fly."
"Humans can't survive at this altitude, either."
"So no matter how much they've conquered or how powerful they are, when they're thousands of meters above the ground,"
"The most they can feel about being up so high is a lack of fear."
Ging stared down at the thousands of meters between them and the ground. His powerful Nen and innate adventurer's spirit had meant he'd never suffered from a fear of heights, physically or psychologically.
"But you're different."
Ging gazed into the distance and continued,
"Your attitude toward heights isn't like a human's."
"When you look up at the sky, the first thing in your eyes is calm. Then you even seem excited."
"As if you were a bird, or some other flying creature."
"Leaving the ground is perfectly normal to you, like eating or drinking."
"That's something humans can't do. It's determined by the nature of our species."
"So I'd guess you probably aren't human."
Ging's final words seemed to carry a joking tone.
"Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be talking nonsense."
Nara Dan fell silent.
This kid was pretty sharp when it came to reading people.
At his core, he had indeed become different from humans—carbon-based lifeforms with lifespans of a