"It was a silver metal heart. Other than its material, its structure was completely identical to that of a normal human heart. Later, an autopsy revealed that not only his heart, but seventeen percent of his body was actually made of metal. Besides the heart, the bones in his right leg and some of his blood vessels were also made of that same silver metal.
The heart that had not exploded bore a very clear mark of 'The Truth Society.' It was not forged. The Truth Society's professors enjoyed leaving labels on their proudest creations.
An investigation of the Koch family at dawn today showed that Herman Koch had most likely come into contact with The Truth Society more than ten years ago. His private doctor's medical records mentioned that Mr. Koch had suffered from congenital heart disease since childhood and had always relied on various medicines to sustain his health. But after 1840, Herman Koch gradually stopped taking medicine, and his athletic ability far surpassed the limits a heart patient could endure."
Miss Bell reported to everyone:
"So The Church believes that The Truth Society controlled Herman Koch by replacing his heart, though their purpose remains unknown. Furthermore, research on that heart afterward showed that if it exploded, it would likely be powerful enough to erase nearly half of Vesta City."
Even the Outlander had no idea what those lunatics from The Truth Society wanted to do, but the craftsmanship and technological capability contained within that heart astonished even the Ring Arcanists of the Creation Church.
The Truth Society had likely replaced Herman Koch's heart with a newer one every few years as their technology advanced. Based on material tracing, the heart that had nearly exploded had been made this summer.
The Creation Church believed that The Truth Society's