Ah, I see. [Night. The identical pronunciation, though, and that can't be a coincidence if the dark water was supposed to flow from the underworld and needed to be blocked by the spirits of the dead.

Hakkai smiles humorlessly at Yuri's joke. It's funny because it's entirely plausible that the Heavens would arrange such a thing to ensure that the gates to the underworld remained closed.

Or, should that be: it's not funny because...?]

Yes, it's possible to enter the underworld, but very dangerous. I went there with my first goddess.

[He wraps his hands back around his cup, glancing up at her with a falsely mild expression.]

Are you considering a visit?