Age is not a problem, love can transcend the mundane.
In short, he doesn't want to strive, but still hopes to soar to great heights!
But the reality is, even if he took on a task, he wouldn't dare to try, much less let other Little Monsters know he's taken on such a task. The ridicule and scorn, sometimes laced with blood... His herb basket on his back, all his belongings in his pouch, he enters the mountain only for the herbs.
Catching venomous bugs is out of the question. If he encounters even a slightly more dangerous bug, he's dead. He has enough self-awareness to know that.
Although he occasionally indulged in unrealistic fantasies, in the tangible intricacies of life, he still strives earnestly to live well every day.
The task of collecting venomous bugs he took was merely a wisp of his infatuation.
He carries it with him but doesn't truly rely on it to materialize.
