Liu Association Section 1, Part 2 — Episode 1 Epilogue (Stage: 50013)Location: Inside the LibraryAngela(Library Director)In the end, Xiao has become a book.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_7"Roland(Servant)She didn’t break down like the other kid with the power did, at least. I was actually amazed by how unswerving her determination could be…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_12"Angela(Library Director)…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_8"Roland(Servant)…Lost deep in thought again? What is it this time?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_13"Angela(Library Director)I’ve been thinking about the distinctions between E.G.O and the Distortion after watching Philip and Xiao.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_9"Angela(Library Director)The two were similar yet different. They clearly had some things in common, but the contrast was apparent as well.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_10"Roland(Servant)Really? Tell me your thoughts, then.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_14"Angela(Library Director)I think there is something that can restrain one from reaching the point of the Distortion.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_11"Angela(Library Director)They both had highly unstable emotions, enough to touch the threshold of manifesting E.G.O or Distortion. And those emotions had a similar nature.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_12"Angela(Library Director)Egoism…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_13"Roland(Servant)As in the mindset of only caring about your own interest?Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_15"Angela(Library Director)That’s it. The two interpreted that same selfishness in disparate ways, however.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_14"Angela(Library Director)Because that selfish mind had the potential to change the self, the two were able to take a form resembling E.G.O, albeit incompletely.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_15"Angela(Library Director)Philip’s mindset was flawed even in his awakening, however. He still had distrust in the back of his mind.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_16"Roland(Servant)I think Xiao had the same problem, too. She didn’t look like she had full conviction at the start. It took some time for her to make up her mind.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_16"Angela(Library Director)That’s where the two differ. As far as I can see…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_17"Angela(Library Director)…It had something to do with the voices only they could hear, I believe.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_18"Roland(Servant)The voices, huh…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_17"Angela(Library Director)Indeed. Philip’s mind was in such a vulnerable state, even Oswald’s words could crack him.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_19"Angela(Library Director)I don’t know what the disembodied voice Pluto told Philip to “pay close attention to” said, or if the voice really was the last straw that broke him…Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_20-01"Angela(Library Director)But I could speculate a little based on what we saw of Xiao.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_21"Angela(Library Director)She didn’t give in to the voice whispering to her… Instead, her will solidified further.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_22"Roland(Servant)And she managed to fully manifest her own E.G.O.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_18"Angela(Library Director)Right. She was able to resist the voice’s snare… I wonder why she could.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_23"Roland(Servant)It might be what she said when she first came here… The precious things and whatever.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_19"Roland(Servant)All the things that motivate humans to live, to be precise.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_20"Roland(Servant)I guess it’s not something that can be pinned down to one specific element. Each person cherishes different things.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_21"Roland(Servant)Maybe E.G.O is the thing that keeps one from crossing the line of the Distortion.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_22"Roland(Servant)It’s like walking a tightrope at all times. One wrong step and you crash to the ground.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_23"Angela(Library Director)…I suppose you’re right, Roland.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_24"Roland(Servant)It’s weird, though. It can’t be possible to make any change with just willpower in this world. That’s not how this City works.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_24"Angela(Library Director)Maybe the world is about to change, then.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_25"Roland(Servant)It’s not as simple as that. If this power really has the potential to shift the ecology of the City, the Head could take action at any time.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Roland_25"Angela(Library Director)Even if the Head does intervene, it won’t make a difference.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_26"Angela(Library Director)We’ll simply greet them as guests, like any other.Audio: "ch6_Liu_Sec1_ep2_Angela_27"
