Kamel's statement made Gawain show a pensive expression.
He had heard from Tiel some things about the sea demons' racial culture and traditions, so he was not unfamiliar with the concept of "Eva."
Unlike most races on land, sea demons have had no concept of a "god" realm since ancient times. They do not worship any gods nor believe that any absolute transcendent individual is a creator/savior/guide. In their cultural system, the only thing similar to the "gods" of land races is "Eva." However, they never consider Eva as a god—Tiel once spent a long time explaining to Gawain what Eva really is, because it is a concept difficult for land races to understand, and after listening to Tiel's introduction, Gawain summarized the most critical key point:
Eva is the collective of all sea demons. They view their entire race as a whole, just like numerous cells come together, and these cells give this vast and complex cellular conglomerate a name, calling it—human.
