...it's not completely different. There's a lot of forest around here. I... don't think there are any youkai, but the animals make it lively enough.

[He wouldn't be able to tell if there were youkai or not, really, but what little he's heard about the spirits that are here has made it rather clear in his mind that they're not the same thing.]

[And of course, the only reason he knows about the forest at all is because that's where he woke up. And then spent about a day and half wandering in, completely lost and listening to all the animals chattering among themselves. It's no wonder he thought it was all a dream, really. He started asking the birds for directions!]

[...but he won't be telling Natsume about that.]