[Honestly, he doesn't seem to mind - he goes right along with the explanations, nodding along and seeming to absorb everything.

Once it's all over, he rubs his chin thoughtfully.]

Interesting...it's almost as if souls become Phantasmals in your world upon death. Not that ghosts are unusual where I come from, but they're much more mere emotions and memories powered by whatever mana the living person had in life.

I assume your origins are why you were so interested in Saint Graphs?