After noticing the non-existent embrace, Leon couldn't help but turn his head slightly, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the little girl.
Although the dead little girl didn't linger, the tears on her face had disappeared. Her once terrified expression had become somewhat calmer, and her eyes, red and swollen from crying, opened again, quietly shedding fear and sadness as she curiously looked at the road ahead.
"In the world of the living, flesh is real, and the soul is untouchable. But in the Realm of the Dead, there's no flesh, only souls are acknowledged, and the body becomes an untouchable entity."
Spreading open her palm, showing Leon the tear stains on it, Emma softly explained,
"The souls and bodies of the living are inseparable, so in the Realm of the Dead, they become almost non-existent. Only things like will, belief, or emotions can affect other dead.
