At the mention of Drachirko, Afros's brows lifted slightly.
If Tria's name had filled his eyes with pity, then at the mention of Drachirko, all that remained in his eyes was... admiration.
And it was a strange kind of admiration.
Afros's impression of this "colleague" seemed rather complicated—so complicated that he did not even ask why Cheng Shi was interested in Drachirko.
"Sin of Desirelessness. That is his divine name."
Afros fell into his memories again, but this time, he seemed more like an onlooker—a spectator watching those driven by desire.
"He was probably the first Sin in this world, and the most evil of them all.
"His Will was diametrically opposed to Tria's. Just as his divine name suggests, any ascetic who rejected desire was guilty in his eyes, having committed the sin of desirelessness.
"He tirelessly traveled from place to place solely to punish these 'sinners.' Every ascetic he found was either forcibly seeded with irresistible desires by his own hand or embraced death after rejecting desire.
"He was like a dagger, slicing open the throats of blasphemers and diligently using their blood to fill the void of desire for our Lord of Grace.
"Of course, his methods may have been a little extreme, but there was no doubt about his devotion."
At that, Cheng Shi understood why Afros admired him: because of the Sinful Progenitor Mother!
Wasn't this Drachirko simply the Filth and Decay version of the "Sinful Progenitor Mother"?
Punishing everyone who blasphemed faith—he was an existence that believed in the Godly Whip just like Golis.
Well, well. So the two of you weren't just colleagues—you were in the same line of work.
Afros seemed to see what Cheng Shi was thinking. He nodded and continued:
"If I couldn't tell that you had truly lost your