Every time Allen took a step, he meticulously avoided people. The curse inside him made him perpetually anxious. Despite understanding that the curse activated only at certain times and knowing it wasn't as dangerous as he'd initially feared, he still chose to distance himself from others.
This fear of forming connections with people had become deeply ingrained.
Fortunately, ever since he became the head of the SDC, people began to distance themselves from him. This unintended consequence suited Allen, though it came at the cost of further isolation. As he walked, his gaze was blank, seemingly unfocused, but in reality, he was scanning the faces of everyone he passed. He noticed the fear in their eyes—a reflection of the fear he felt towards himself.
