"Holy Scripture?"
The people in the Canteen exchanged glances. They knew the term.
In a sense, the Fog Horn Fraternity was somewhat similar to the Canteen.
All the supernatural power on the Canteen's side came from Vanessa. She drew sacrificial rituals and communicated with the Lord, bringing Paths to everyone. The Fog Horn Fraternity's "Vanessa," meanwhile, was the [Holy Scripture].
No one knew how the Fog Horn Fraternity had gotten started. Even most of its own members were unclear on that.
But almost everyone had heard one account:
The fraternity had originally been nothing more than an ordinary workers' mutual aid organization. Later, someone had somehow obtained the first [Holy Scripture], and they had followed the book's instructions, gradually forming a secret society.
Even the fraternity's members knew only the brothers around them, and knew nothing of those farther afield. Their organization was held together not by contact between its members, but by copies of the [Holy Scripture].
As a result, there were many legends about the [Holy Scripture]: that it could bring you power, foresee the future, bring you wealth... Even outsiders like Vanessa and the others had heard them.
"Is it the Fog Horn Fraternity's [Holy Scripture]?"
"I-I'm not sure. Actually, I didn't dare look at it much. I was afraid it might be something bad, so I hurried to hand it in..." The girl who had brought the Holy Scripture was visibly nervous.
As she spoke, she carefully took out a cloth-wrapped bundle.
When she opened it, there was a somewhat old book inside.
Vanessa took it.
"Where did you find it?" Dorothea asked.
"In the Factory District. There's an abandoned hut there. Some people heard noises from it recently, so I went to have a look and found this book."
"Was there anything else?"
"Yes! Those