"No, mushi don't have souls." Aside from the lack of a physical body, it's the main thing that sets them apart from creatures of flesh and blood, such as themselves.
"They are of an existence separate from our own, part of our reality and yet removed from it at the same time. Few of them are capable of individual thought, and fewer still of anything we might call 'emotion.' "
They possess will, and some can become capable of learning, even speech, such as that one Watahaki he'd encountered...but for the most part, they simply existed.
"They are 'living', like animals, yet inanimate, like objects."
It's a confusing explanation, he realizes. As he'd told that boy, Shinra...it was difficult to explain a sensory experience like the presence of mushi, much as someone born blind would have no frame of reference for the colors red or blue. But Ginko is patient with it; he's had many years of experience answering these questions, and he's patient enough to continue with the conversation until Ciel is either satisfied with the answers he offers or is prepared to move on.
lmfao mushishi is so complicated im sorry
"No, mushi don't have souls." Aside from the lack of a physical body, it's the main thing that sets them apart from creatures of flesh and blood, such as themselves.
"They are of an existence separate from our own, part of our reality and yet removed from it at the same time. Few of them are capable of individual thought, and fewer still of anything we might call 'emotion.' "
They possess will, and some can become capable of learning, even speech, such as that one Watahaki he'd encountered...but for the most part, they simply existed.
"They are 'living', like animals, yet inanimate, like objects."
It's a confusing explanation, he realizes. As he'd told that boy, Shinra...it was difficult to explain a sensory experience like the presence of mushi, much as someone born blind would have no frame of reference for the colors red or blue. But Ginko is patient with it; he's had many years of experience answering these questions, and he's patient enough to continue with the conversation until Ciel is either satisfied with the answers he offers or is prepared to move on.