[Atsushi in turn is a little in awe of just how easily Chuuya handles all this - and then jogs a little to make sure he keeps up.]

... Define "monsters"?

[Yes. That's a yes. (Okay, a "probably".)]

I don't expect it to be that bad, since it's all pretty close to the city... That said, the north is the area I'm least familiar with.

[Atsushi has done more exploring than most, and even he has barely traveled around there. There's just not much there, compared to the south and west.]