Dawn Fixer Philip
I’ve prepared your usual tea, master.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Thank you, Philip.
Dawn Fixer Philip
Um, master…
Dawn Operator Salvador
Good grief, this is what I must hear from my old friend…
Dawn Operator Salvador
This tea has a strong aroma and taste today. I like it.
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Dawn Fixer Philip
Thank you for the compliment, sir.
Dawn Fixer Philip
What is the news you received from your old friend, if I may ask?
Dawn Operator Salvador
Philip, have you heard of ‘The Library’?
Dawn Fixer Philip
Yes, although I know little about it other than that it’s an Urban Legend.
Dawn Operator Salvador
It has recently been exalted to an Urban Plague, and it appears that the Zwei’s Section 6 fell victim to it.
Dawn Fixer Philip
Then the old friend of yours is…
Dawn Operator Salvador
Yes, it’s Walter. He seems to have fallen in the Library.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Foolish old pal… He struggled so much trying to rise up the ranks, and yet this is how he ends.
Dawn Fixer Philip
I’m sorry for your loss. I heard he was your colleague back in the Zwei. It must be heartbreaking.
Dawn Operator Salvador
My heart is unscathed, boy. I never was fond of Walter.
Dawn Fixer Philip
…Pardon?
Dawn Operator Salvador
He didn’t quite have the potential to be a capable man. He seemed clever, but his thoughts were one-dimensional.
Dawn Operator Salvador
And his habit of making rhetorical questions… Goodness, was that annoying.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Although I suppose he did have some talent, seeing as he managed to stay in Section 6 without getting demoted further. Perhaps it was savoir-faire, or mere luck.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Eugh, I’m sick of this smell of ssanghwa-cha… It’s even stronger today?
Dawn Fixer Philip
Hello, seonbae.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Hey, Philip. Looks like you’re getting better at making tea day by day, huh?
Dawn Operator Salvador
He certainly is. Philip is an expert when it comes to brewing ssanghwa-cha.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Maybe I should learn from him so that I can make some for my wife.
Dawn Fixer Philip
…Thank you.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Cut it out with that awkward smile. You didn’t join our Office to make tea all day.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Now, Yuna. Philip has shown excellent results in the field as well. He’s become a proud Grade 5 Fixer now.
Dawn Operator Salvador
If his ssanghwa-cha expertise counted toward grade evaluations, he would have easily become a Grade 1 and gotten a color, too.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Yes, if he were to receive a color… Perhaps it would be bright yellow, much like the hue of this egg yolk floating atop the tea.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Hoho, it’s also the color of forsythia, my favorite flower…
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Please stop with the silly jokes, master. Philip needs a trusty role model.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Anyway, I’ve taken care of the request regarding the ‘Thousand Needles’.
Dawn Fixer Philip
Wow, you’re impressive, seonbae. Solving an Urban Legend-class request on your own.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
It was kinda dangerous at the end. I don’t know where they got it, but they started merging into one using a brainstem focus resonator.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
The building started melting, needles kept pouring out of that lump like crazy, people struck by those needles started exploding and creating chaos… It was awful.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
And the culprit behind that was…
Dawn Operator Salvador
Was it Yesterday’s Promise as expected?
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Yeah, that seemed to be the case?
Dawn Fixer Yuna
I honestly didn’t want to believe it, but it looks like magic really does exist.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Strange symbols and stuff were carved on every needle.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
I haven’t even heard of any other amplification device that can do that. Not from my knowledge, at least.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Still, you’ve dealt with it and came back alive. You are the pride of our Office, Yuna.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
It feels like I’m the only working member, though.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
And monthly rent is rather intimidating since our Office is in the Nest… You know the request I just did won’t be enough to cover it, right?
Dawn Operator Salvador
Ah, no need to worry about our financial situation. I received a request that could keep us afloat for three months.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Is that an Urban Plague-class job or something?
Dawn Operator Salvador
It is indeed.
Dawn Fixer Philip
An… Urban Plague?
Dawn Fixer Yuna
What is it about? Is our Office going alone?
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Dawn Operator Salvador
It’s ‘The Library’. I tried contacting the Wedge Office, but they seemed to be busy with their own work.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Thus, we will be taking care of it by ourselves for now.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Besides, this request was directly assigned to us by the Zwei Association.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Perhaps they deemed that they need an Office proficient in combat for this job.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Got it. I’ll make some calls, then.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Please do, Yuna.
Dawn Fixer Philip
…This is gonna be my first time handling an Urban Plague-class case.
Dawn Operator Salvador
That is true, Philip.
Dawn Operator Salvador
I know this is your first time with an Urban Plague-class request, but try to loosen up a bit.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Think of it as a learning experience. Watch how I or Yuna act on the field.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
If we get this job done, why don’t we throw a party at your house like the last time, gramps?
Dawn Operator Salvador
You surely have ways to get yourself fed, Yuna.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
You know how much I love to eat, don’t you gramps? And your cooking is awesome, too.
Dawn Fixer Philip
House party, huh…
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Why the long face, Philip? Got too nervous to take on an Urban Plague?
Dawn Fixer Philip
…It’s nothing.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Well, alright then. I’ll be preparing first.
Dawn Operator Salvador
…Philip. How about a small conversation between the two of us once this job is done?
Dawn Operator Salvador
It seemed as if you had concerns in your mind.
Dawn Fixer Philip
…Understood, sir.
Location: Inside the Library
Servant Roland
Huh, that gramps is still doing Fixer work.
Library Director Angela
You know him?
Servant Roland
Hmm… It’s nothing huge, I came across him a few times in the past and owed him some favors.
Servant Roland
And he’s one of the veterans, too.
Servant Roland
He made his bones to a degree in the Smoke War when he was younger.
Library Director Angela
He did seem to have many connections.
Servant Roland
Although he’s washed up now, just like me.
Library Director Angela
He seems to be faring much better than you, though?
Servant Roland
Oh did you really have to stab me with those facts!
Location: Library Entrance
Dawn Fixer Yuna
The interior is pretty slick.
Dawn Fixer Philip
Reminds me of the factory we raided as part of the ‘Midnight Pancreas Burgers’ request.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Ugh, please! I don’t even want to be reminded of that case. And I’m not seeing any similarities here.
Dawn Fixer Philip
I mean, that factory was also pretty clean and moody for a place where terrible things…
Dawn Operator Salvador
Hohoho… Philip?
Dawn Operator Salvador
I almost got to retaste the ssanghwa-cha I drank a bit ago.
Dawn Fixer Philip
…Sorry sir!
Library Director Angela
Greetings, dear guests.
Dawn Operator Salvador
A pleasure to meet you. You must be Angela.
Library Director Angela
Yes. I am the director and librarian of my role’s namesake.
Dawn Operator Salvador
Tell me, what should we do to kill you?
Library Director Angela
I’d like to know that as well, hm?
Dawn Operator Salvador
I see, I see. You have the capability for casual banter, hmm.
Dawn Fixer Yuna
Let’s cut the chat short, shall we, master?
Dawn Operator Salvador
Now, Angela, do not hope to meet a peaceful end after imbruing your hands in so much blood.
Library Director Angela
I believe the same can be said of you.
Library Director Angela
May you find your book in this place, then.
