"Alright."
He replied like this.
...
In fact, Joey's mental state isn't great either. Although he seems normal on the surface, sometimes he feels somewhat similar to Lorenzo. To be precise, they are both somewhat pessimistic people.
Lorenzo has a severe tendency toward self-destruction. Although it's considered pessimistic, on the path towards death, he always approaches it with enthusiasm. Joey, on the other hand, finds it hard to explain, as he sometimes feels everything is meaningless, unable to summon strength.
This may be related to fighting demons. Battling those evil anomalies, more or less, leads to some psychological trauma.
Joey once again recalled those unpleasant past events, forcing himself not to think about them, hoping that doing so would mean those past events didn't exist.
"How have you been recently?"
During the walk under the rain curtain, Hig suddenly asked.
