Alive or dead?

"Boy, I am not a ghost, I am a demon." said the middle-aged man standing in front of Kaizen.

Although this man had two small black horns coming out of his strands of hair, Kaizen seemed not to believe it. After all, in the novice's mind, a demon should have the so famous appearance of completely red skin, pointed teeth, bat wings, and goat legs, but this man in front of him had nothing different from a ghost or an ordinary person, except for the horns and the pointed ears. Still, the horns were not new to Kaizen either, because on the way to the Howling Cliff he met a girl, named Xisrith, who also had a pair of horns.

So after the tired-eyed man's statement, while analyzing him, Kaizen questioned:

"A demon? What's the difference between a demon and a ghost? Are you alive?"

"Technically, I am neither alive nor dead."

Kaizen made a snap with the fingers of his right hand and then pointed at the man, "Ah! So you are an undead."