Yes, yes, yes, it's not paranoia, just simple caution.
The giant bull's eyes silently rolled back, understanding a bit about Leon's character, the old stubborn bull didn't bother arguing with this late-stage paranoid human, instead, it lazily lifted its front hoof and stepped out of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Evils, heading upwards... roughly in the direction of the Pure White Land.
In the exploration of the Old Soil by the Clearing Bureau, for a world as chaotic in time and space as the Old Soil, direction itself doesn't hold much significance.
The boundless Astral Realm is like a water-filled balloon, and each plane is like a bubble within the balloon, constantly moving with the flow of the Astral Realm.
The "water" outside the Old Soil is heavier than the "bubbles," so regardless of size, spirit, or material, the planes will only follow the rule to float upward, fixed above the water's surface.
