[ the nice thing about the week change is kazuki can't feel the sheer OOPS sweaty emotion. which means sqq just smiles faintly and moves onto playing a faint melody while they talk. i'd link something but the music puts me to sleep and I need to finish typing first ]

The world this teacher comes from has creatures known as dream demons. Those who can manipulate reality and make one believe everything you see, feel, and touch is real. Once one was introduced to the concept, it was easy to understand the similarities to such.

[ anyway he keeps playing, sqq clearly practiced at the instrument ]

This particularly is a guqin. Those meant for scholarly pursuits were required to learn one of a few instruments to be considered a master of the arts.