Prologue — Episode 3Location: Inside the LibraryRoland(Servant)So, what am I supposed to do?Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland1"Angela(Library Director)Your role is to “welcome” the guests invited to the Library.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela1"Angela(Library Director)I will carefully determine what guests to invite and write an invitation accordingly, and you will entertain the guests once they accept the invitation and arrive at the Library.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela2"Angela(Library Director)Since you have actual experience working as a Fixer, I am sure you will be able to give the various types of guests a much better reception than I could.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela3"Roland(Servant)I’m just a washed-up Grade 9 Fixer, though…Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland2"Roland(Servant)What’s this “reception” all about anyway? Do I catch their eyes, or be a waiter for them or something?Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland3"Angela(Library Director)It’s simple. You just have to deal with the guests. In a physical manner, of course. Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela4"Angela(Library Director)The Library presents the guests with an ordeal, and books will open up in the process.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela5"Angela(Library Director)The guests who have overcome the ordeal will be deemed worthy to earn their books.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela6"Angela(Library Director)There is the possibility that you may die in the process of reception, but it’s only temporary. You’ll get back up when the Library closes.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela7"Angela(Library Director)No one here may rest without my permission. Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela8"Roland(Servant)Do you happen to have some weird fantasies about Fixers? Aren’t you expecting too much from a Grade 9? I’m not as talented as you seem to think, y’know.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland4"Angela(Library Director)That’s none of my business. I have prepared a manual for you, so go ahead and figure things out yourself.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela9"Roland(Servant)I think I get the gist of it now. So, how does this invitation exactly work? Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland5"Angela(Library Director)Open up the invitation, and register the books you wish to serve to your guests.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela10"Roland(Servant)And next?Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland6"Angela(Library Director)The invitation will be naturally sent to those who need the books.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela11"Roland(Servant)That’s it? Sounds a bit too easy.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland7"Angela(Library Director)The invitation is another carefully crafted work of mine, much like the Library.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela12"Angela(Library Director)Yes, think of it as a compass. It would be easier to understand that way.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela13"Roland(Servant)Ah~ A compass? As in the tool that tells directions?Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland8"Angela(Library Director)That’s right. The invitations will guide me towards the one book that I truly wish to obtain.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela14"Angela(Library Director)And sometimes, the invitation may turn red according to the books you’ve registered.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela15"Angela(Library Director)A red invitation indicates that it can be sent to the special guests who will unravel the next part of the story.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela16"Angela(Library Director)Until we register the books that match what the red invitation wants, our journey will be halted for a bit.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela17"Roland(Servant)But there’s no guarantee that the guest will always respond to the invitation, right?Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland9"Angela(Library Director)In fact, there is. They’re destined to come.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela18"Angela(Library Director)And the guests will accept the invitation of their own will and enter the Library.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela19"Roland(Servant)That’s surprisingly polite and fair for something that takes place in this city.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland10"Roland(Servant)Most of the time, people’s lives are taken away by others without any consent or agreement.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland11"Roland(Servant)Well, anyway, once we get those books, what comes next?Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland12"Angela(Library Director)The Library is a place of limitless possibilities.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela20"Angela(Library Director)Even I cannot fathom the infinite space and power of this library just yet.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela21"Angela(Library Director)That’s why I wish to complete the Library by filling that space with books.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela22"Angela(Library Director)And I will get in my hands the one perfect book that will complete me and my library.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_angela23"Roland(Servant)The perfect book, huh… I suppose those “books” are different from the ones I know.Audio: "ch1_prol3_ep1_roland13"
