"Sorry... sorry about that..."
"I accidentally wandered a little off topic."
"Now, let's continue!"
The Human God regained that lighthearted tone and continued explaining:
"As I was saying, the relationship between mind and body."
"Sometimes, it's a very strange thing."
"Since you've watched those two seasons of the anime, you should have a general understanding of the story."
"So let me tell you about some of the finer, deeper details of the setting. Consider it a special service."
The Human God raised a finger and began explaining slowly:
"Rudeus Greyrat was the soul of a thirty-four-year-old NEET from a country called Japan."
"You know that very well."
"Rudeus died unexpectedly in a traffic accident."
"But his soul was incredibly lucky. It entered the body of a baby boy who had just died in his mother's womb, giving him a new life."
"So his 'spiritual body' was firmly fixed in the form of that thirty-four-year-old loser right from the start."
"That was his soul's 'original appearance.'"
"That's why Rudeus's spiritual body doesn't change as his physical body grows."
"But you're different, my young friend Ciyou."
A hint of amusement crept into the Human God's voice.
"You're a very, very special case."
"Because an unimaginably great power 'packaged' your body and soul together."
"Then transported you to this world without changing a thing."
"So your spiritual body and physical body are completely identical, perfectly synchronized."
Cui Ciyou listened in silence, his mind racing to digest this worldview-shattering information.
My body and soul crossed over together... that's why I kept my original appearance.
Rudeus's spiritual body...
Cui Ciyou recalled that, in the original story,
When Rudeus first met the Dragon God Orsted, a single blow had pierced his chest, inflicting a fatal injury on his physical body.
And that wound had also been