Location: Somewhere in the Backstreets
Brother of Iron Mo
Y-you guys should regularly refill your head with brain fluid.
Brother of Iron Mo
A-a dry brain dulls your thoughts.
Brother of Iron Arnold
I-I knew I’ve been feeling so hazy these days.
Brother of Iron Consta
W-where are we going to rob this time?
Brother of Iron Arnold
I-I think we should go for a workshop. W-workshops are rich, and they have useful components, too.
Brother of Iron Consta
H-how about an Office? W-we should earn some infamy if we take down an Office or two.
Brother of Iron Arnold
I-I don’t think we’ll get anything valuable from the Offices we can take on right now.
Brother of Iron Consta
A-a restaurant, then! I-I like delicious stuff.
Brother of Iron Mo
Y-you moron. D-did you already forget why we got our new bodies?!
Brother of Iron Arnold
B-because we wanted to focus on earning without having to worry about food or sickness.
Brother of Iron Mo
T-that’s right. W-we’re enduring like crazy.
Brother of Iron Mo
T-these bodies just need brain fluid, fuel, and some repairs from time to time.
Brother of Iron Mo
W-we can make money without feeling hungry or thirsty.
Brother of Iron Consta
T-that’s true. I-it cost a fortune to get ourselves whole-body replacements.
Brother of Iron Consta
B-but it’s still uncomfortable. I-I know I don’t have to eat anymore, but I keep thinking about all the tasty things I had before, and it makes me want to taste them again.
Brother of Iron Mo
T-that’s because we got cheap bodies from a cheap workshop.
Brother of Iron Mo
W-we just have to earn more. T-then we can replace our bodies with better ones.
Brother of Iron Arnold
T-the most expensive ones can even adjust emotions and completely shut off desires, on top of having good performance…
Brother of Iron Arnold
B-but those are almost as expensive as a Nest household.
Brother of Iron Mo
W-we can worry about that later. L-let’s focus on money-making now.
Brother of Iron Mo
I-it’s all about money in the end.
Brother of Iron Mo
S-so don’t bring up restaurants. Y-you’re making me want to eat stuff, too.
Brother of Iron Consta
M-Mo…! T-there’s a piece of paper stuck in your body.
Brother of Iron Mo
I-I like how this body doesn’t have any sensory systems, but i-it’s annoying to be unable to feel things like this.
Brother of Iron Arnold
L-let’s have a look at that piece of paper first.
Brother of Iron Arnold
I-I don’t think it was in your body until just now.
Brother of Iron Consta
M-maybe we got too infamous and someone sent us a calling card or something?
Brother of Iron Consta
O-or maybe a coupon for yummy new food…
Location: Inside the Library
Library Director Angela
Are all Syndicates composed of such half-witted individuals? I was expecting someone more refined.
Servant Roland
It all depends on the Syndicate. The City is crowded with them. You could even say there’s one for every Fixer out there.
Servant Roland
A number of thugs gather up and do things under a name, and you get a Syndicate.
Servant Roland
They’re involved in all sorts of different businesses, so it’s hard to give a general description beyond that.
Library Director Angela
They seem sloppy. Are those machines?
Servant Roland
They aren’t machines or AI, despite their appearance.
Servant Roland
Pure machines carrying their own emotions and desires have long since disappeared from the City.
Servant Roland
These guys are just using whole-body replacements. And low-quality ones from a shoddy workshop at that…
Library Director Angela
…I see.
Servant Roland
Alright! Shall we prepare for the reception?
Location: Library Entrance
Brother of Iron Consta
S-so we can find valuable stuff here, right?
Brother of Iron Mo
W-we just have to chop up some monsters and take some books.
Brother of Iron Mo
T-this body has strength if nothing else.
Brother of Iron Arnold
W-we came here for loot, but what if that piece of paper was all a lie?
Brother of Iron Arnold
M-maybe we were too naive.
Library Director Angela
There is no need to worry, dear guests.
Library Director Angela
In this place, we strictly play by the rules written on the invitation.
Brother of Iron Consta
Y-yikes.
Library Director Angela
Welcome, dear guests. This is the Library.
Library Director Angela
And I am Angela, the director and librarian of my role’s namesake.
Library Director Angela
In this library, you may obtain the books listed on the invitation. If you overcome the ordeal, that is.
Brother of Iron Arnold
M-must be one of those ploys by rich folks. I-it’s all entertainment to them.
Brother of Iron Consta
I-I heard of that, t-they kidnap people from the Backstreets, trap them in a labyrinth no one can escape, and make them wander in there, fighting for eternity…
Brother of Iron Consta
U-until they die, never to see light again…
Brother of Iron Mo
W-we’ve already come this far, we have to do this. D-don’t be so gloomy.
Library Director Angela
May you find your book in this place, then.
