"Sacrifice, are you really going to invite her?"
"That woman..."
Watching Anwei drag her own brother away, the acolyte left the rest unsaid: She's... insane!
Even as a member of the Mysterious Organization, whose name made people tremble, this was something he couldn't bring himself to do.
In the eyes of others, the Mysterious Organization was full of madmen. But even the Mysterious Organization was afraid of the truly insane.
"Of course. Miss Anwei is the most suitable person."
Facing the acolyte's concern, Songchai Sacrifice smiled with a hint of relief now that he had made his decision. He sighed. "Actually, I'd planned to persuade her to take charge of the Copper Scripture Holy Text for us. Since she's willing to take on the responsibility herself, that saves us the trouble of trying to convince her..."
"But..."
The acolyte didn't know what to say. He hesitated. "She isn't even a believer in copper. She's been corrupted by Candle Yin..."
"Who says the one who holds the scripture must believe in copper?"
Songchai Sacrifice sighed softly and spoke in a low voice. "You're too young to know that, in the distant past, the mightiest Copper Civilization always had two symbols."
"One was the greatest weapon forged through the efforts of the entire civilization—our faith, the mysterious Active Copper. Whoever controlled it possessed the power to conquer, and even reshape, the entire world."
"But that copper has vanished. Since the Reconstruction Era, it has existed only in the legends passed down through our generations."
"Our pursuit today is to find it."
"And the other..."
He paused slightly and looked toward the direction in which Anwei had disappeared. "Was wisdom!"
"Or, to put it another way, the Mechanical Mother!"
"Do you truly think the maiden who holds the Holy Scripture of Copper is