Hod Episode Ⅱ
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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 Roland
Alright, here’s the books you asked for~
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
Thanks, Mister Roland.
Servant Roland
No need to be so courteous. You can drop the “Mister” and just call me Roland.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
Can I? Roland.
Servant Roland
Much better.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
It feels kinda awkward to speak like this right away.
Servant Roland
You’ll get used to it. How’s the collection going, by the way?
Servant Roland
I’m not sure if the City has anything worth being called literature.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
It seems like each person’s life counts as a work of literature.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
The story of one’s life is written out like a book of its own.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
And in that story, comedy and tragedy intertwine in a complex way.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
It’s hard to define anyone as pure evil, or pure good for that matter.
Servant Roland
Everyone has their own personal affairs.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
That’s why I’m wondering if it’s really okay to blindly hate someone…
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
The Fixers from the Streetlight Office were like a happy family, but we killed them just to get their books…
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
I understand that it was their choice to come here…
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
And we have our own goal to achieve, but still…
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
Haha, it feels like I’m just making excuses for myself.
Servant Roland
You see, Hod, taking everyone’s personal affairs into consideration is only going to end up giving you a headache.
Servant Roland
You’d sometimes be just as confused as if you hadn’t thought about it at all.
Servant Roland
Thinking about moral standards and fundamental causes and all that only makes everything blurry.
Servant Roland
All the while your heart is about to burst from the emotional baggage that won’t go away.
Servant Roland
In times like that, you just go straight to where your heart leads. No need to learn or know any further.
Servant Roland
It’s much easier that way…
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
That’s your advice as a seasoned Fixer, Roland?
Servant Roland
I guess so!
Servant Roland
Here’s a favorite phrase of mine.
Servant Roland
“That’s that, and this is this.”
Servant Roland
We don’t live in a world that can embrace everyone’s private matters.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
Sounds like you’ve come to terms with reality.
Servant Roland
Did ages ago!
Servant Roland
It surely was an easy and comfy way to live, all things considered. Just go with the flow, wherever it may lead.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
Thanks for the advice. I might need to think about this topic a little more.
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
But…
Servant Roland
But?
Patron Librarian - Literature Hod
The 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 Roland
I’ll leave the books here. See ya later, then.
