It's not that Rio has any deep-seated feelings of sympathy for the demons; the reason he felt that the place was unpleasant was because this area itself represented the true nature of this world.
The world they all lived in was cruel; strong individuals exploited the weak and drove them to the point of utter despair, and even in death, the weak still could not rest in peace.
'Being weak is a sin…'
This was the most basic law of reality in this world, and this was also the main reason why Rio had always been pursuing strength above everything else.
'Stealing others' chances, training like a maniac, and purposely throwing yourself in dangerous battles…'
'It's all for the sake of improvement, even if that improvement is negligible in the grand scale of things… it's still better than never improving…'
Shaking his head, Rio stopped himself from thinking too much about these things, as he had more important things to do right now.
