Hod Episode 2

The following is the transcript for **Hod Episode Ⅱ**, the second episode of the Patron Librarians' Stories for the **Floor of Literature**.

## Unlock condition

This episode is unlocked after completing a reception act while only using Combat Pages with an odd-numbered Light cost, obtaining the  Book of Olga, and unlocking Yesod Episode Ⅲ.

## Transcript

**Location: The Library - Floor of Literature**

Servant RolandAlright, here’s the books you asked for~

Patron Librarian - Literature HodThanks, Mister Roland.

Servant RolandNo need to be so courteous. You can drop the “Mister” and just call me Roland.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodCan I? Roland.

Servant RolandMuch better.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodIt feels kinda awkward to speak like this right away.

Servant RolandYou’ll get used to it. How’s the collection going, by the way?

Servant RolandI’m not sure if the City has anything worth being called literature.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodIt seems like each person’s life counts as a work of literature.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodThe story of one’s life is written out like a book of its own.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodAnd in that story, comedy and tragedy intertwine in a complex way.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodIt’s hard to define anyone as pure evil, or pure good for that matter.

Servant RolandEveryone has their own personal affairs.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodThat’s why I’m wondering if it’s really okay to blindly hate someone…

Patron Librarian - Literature HodThe Fixers from the Streetlight Office were like a happy family, but we killed them just to get their books…

Patron Librarian - Literature HodI understand that it was their choice to come here…

Patron Librarian - Literature HodAnd we have our own goal to achieve, but still…

Patron Librarian - Literature HodHaha, it feels like I’m just making excuses for myself.

Servant RolandYou see, Hod, taking everyone’s personal affairs into consideration is only going to end up giving you a headache.

Servant RolandYou’d sometimes be just as confused as if you hadn’t thought about it at all.

Servant RolandThinking about moral standards and fundamental causes and all that only makes everything blurry.

Servant RolandAll the while your heart is about to burst from the emotional baggage that won’t go away.

Servant RolandIn times like that, you just go straight to where your heart leads. No need to learn or know any further.

Servant RolandIt’s much easier that way…

Patron Librarian - Literature HodThat’s your advice as a seasoned Fixer, Roland?

Servant RolandI guess so!

Servant RolandHere’s a favorite phrase of mine.

Servant Roland“That’s that, and this is this.”

Servant RolandWe don’t live in a world that can embrace everyone’s private matters.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodSounds like you’ve come to terms with reality.

Servant RolandDid ages ago!

Servant RolandIt surely was an easy and comfy way to live, all things considered. Just go with the flow, wherever it may lead.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodThanks for the advice. I might need to think about this topic a little more.

Patron Librarian - Literature HodBut…

Servant RolandBut?

Patron Librarian - Literature HodThe phrase you mentioned might give you comfort for a short while, but it doesn’t sound like a motto that will redeem your life.

Servant Roland……

Servant Roland…Well, I suppose people have their own ways of interpreting things.

Servant RolandI’ll leave the books here. See ya later, then.