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*Allen has dark circles under his eyes, like he's barely slept at all recently. But that's not the point of this post. In fact, aside from the dark circles, he looks wide awake and serious.*

I've been doing some research on the Churches of Three since that news broadcast. This probably won't surprise too many people, but it does make my suspicions seem more likely...there's nothing in any publicly accessible records about anything by that name. No founder, no precepts, nothing. As far as I can tell, it didn't even exist until this past week.

*He pauses to take a sip from a cup of coffee. You don't want to know how many he's had.*

Considering the fact that the name of the hotel owner fits the obvious theme of the church, it should be pretty obvious that they're related. Trey Matre...I've been told it roughly translates to Three Mothers. I came up with a lot of references to three in religion, just like Issei said, but it's too clear cut to be a coincidence. Either this is just now coming to be an organized religion, or something like it has existed behind the scenes for a while and now it's finally coming partly into the light.

The fact that it's already infiltrated the government means that we're probably not dealing with something small and new. I wouldn't be surprised if the hotel wasn't the only business they had a connection to here, either. Ryuunosuke's already offered to infiltrate the church if it comes here, but I think we also need people to investigate the local government and major businesses on the island. In the meantime, I'd suggest being careful how freely you talk about what's going on. We don't know who's involved, after all.

But that doesn't mean we shouldn't communicate. I'm going to be putting together a list of people who are doing investigations, so if you're looking into anything and you want the names of people you can trade information with, let me know. The list won't be public, just in case, but unless anyone objects, I'll give it to anyone who wants to help and won't turn around and broadcast it to everybody.

Ah, and in case anyone was wondering, my name's Allen Ridgeley.

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Yes, I suppose I am.

[Lion listens patiently, and is thankful for the detailed explanation. It sounds crazy, but this person doesn't seem to be pulling his leg. Strange things just keep happening.]

Coffins...? Suspicious religions? Th-that's...

[Oh, his head is almost bursting with questions. So confusing.]

But, well, if it will get me back home, is there anything I can do to help at all? I'm afraid I don't know anything about "personas" or how to fight these "shadows" yet, however.

I could use some help investigating the backgrounds of people who end up looking suspicious.

I'm afraid most people here appear suspicious to me at this point.

[He smiles a little sardonically.]

If you're willing to provide names and faces, I will do my best.

Right now, I'm wondering about former Senator Emery Lis and his son, Mayor Briant Lis. I've found some worrying rumors about both of them.

A former senator and mayor?

[Lion nods and puts a hand to his chin.]

I'll remember the names. Would you mind sharing those rumors?

Emery founded this city, according to the public records. But there was also some sort of event decades ago that made a lot of businesses pull out. He retired after that, and there's not a lot of solid information on what he's been up to. But there are rumors that say he had something to do with that event and has been planning something new for a while.

Briant controls a lot around here and I've seen a lot of accusations that he's taking orders from his father.

Interesting information. While I don't exactly approve of looking into important figures in society...it is good to know what kind of person is running things. Especially in a place as strange as this.

Thank you. I'll look further into the matter and get back to you as soon as I can.