Although most of William's whispers had been factual, he had left some details unclear or deliberately concealed them.
Indeed,
The Fourth Calamity had only dared conceal its true form because of its absolute inferiority complex, forever hiding between the seams and peeping at others.
What he represented was the basest, cheapest form of evil.
Precisely because baseness and cheapness had such a low threshold, almost anyone could achieve them. In fact, nearly everyone harbored more or less of a voyeuristic impulse.
His peeping spanned all worlds. He could even infiltrate certain interplanar seams, and had occupied the seams of the City of Evil itself.
It was precisely because he had peeped at the First Calamity that the other party had sensed that such a special and powerful "evil" was hiding deep within.
At the same time, the First Calamity had, like William, seen through the essence of this peeper,
and had specifically paid him a visit, giving him what he wanted most—"recognition," and even granting him a title as prominent as the Fourth Calamity.
This had not been handed out casually like some children's game. It was a result issued after assessment by Lighthouse Mental Hospital.
--Psychological Assessment File--
Name: Gap (Seam)
Literary Medium: "Fatal Video Tape"
Malice Rating:
Keywords: "Peeping," "Inferior," "Widespread," "Fatal"
Total Malice: S
Danger Radiation: A
Transmission Efficiency: C
Coverage Range: S
Conceptual Rigidity: A
Growth Potential: D
Status Analysis:
The lowest-grade peeper, representing the superficial malice of all visual lifeforms. This shallow yet widespread malice permeates the entire plane. Wherever seams exist, Gap exists. Among the individual information collected so far, he possesses the highest concentration of malice.
After comprehensive evaluation, his overall malice ranked fourth.
*Gap was one of the "companions" most valued by the First Calamity. Once the Great Annihilation ended and the