Malkuth Episode Ⅳ
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The following is the transcript for Malkuth Episode Ⅳ, the fourth episode of the Patron Librarians' Stories for the 
Floor of History.
Unlock condition
This episode is unlocked after obtaining the 
Book of a Sweeper and 
Book of an Index Proselyte.
Transcript
Location: The Library - Floor of History
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Good work, everyone!
Servant Roland
Cheerful as always, Malkuth. What are you up to?
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Oh, hi Roland! I was just having a training session with the assistant librarians.
Servant Roland
Seems lively. Guess you’re good friends with each other?
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
They were my employees back in Lobotomy Corp!
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Back then, I could only assist them from the backseat, rather than on the field.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
It’s nice to be able to work alongside them this time around!
Servant Roland
Former coworkers from Lobotomy Corp, huh… Must be refreshing.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
It sure is! I used to push them too hard because of my faulty mindset.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
But it’ll be different this time. We’ll start with the things we can do, one at a time.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
“Face the past, and build the future!”
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
I like this quote. It feels like a good way to summarize the essence of history. It’s similar to something I would hear before too.
Servant Roland
You ain’t wrong. But there aren’t too many people who can actually learn from history these days.
Servant Roland
The lessons seem obvious, but putting them into action is the hard part.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
I’ve been thinking about the past a lot.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
I was a person called Elijah.
Servant Roland
That your first life?
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Yep. Born in the Nest as an ordinary citizen, went to an ordinary school.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
I wasn’t anyone special. I wasn’t richer than most people, and I didn’t really have special talent in any field.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
The people in the Nest where Elijah lived… They all seemed to have lost focus in life, spacing out and staring into empty places.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Everyone only saw black and white things.
Servant Roland
Isn’t the Nest full of shiny and bright arrays of colors? It was almost an eyesore sometimes.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
That’s true, but those other colors weren’t necessary for reading.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
There’s already too many black and white things for the eyes to take, it’s no use seeing other, useless colors…
Servant Roland
Hmm, I guess Elijah could see those colors, then?
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Not exactly, but… she tried hard to see them! The colors were still there, just not for our eyes.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Elijah wanted to let others know.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
About how diverse and brilliant colors are…
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
About how colors are ever-changing and free-form, like how the mix of two colors can bring out a brand new color.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
That’s what Elijah thought, I think!
Servant Roland
You sound like you’re talking about someone else, third-person.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
To be honest, I don’t really feel like Elijah and I are one and the same.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Maybe too much time has passed since then.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
The other librarians probably feel the same.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
My current life feels more like an extension of that life as Malkuth from Lobotomy Corp, rather.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
My time as Elijah feels kinda distant and unfamiliar, even though it was my first life…
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
It’s like, the memories of someone from a distant past are now a part of me, if you know what I mean?
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
It’s nostalgic in a way, and a bit sad and stuff!
Servant Roland
I don’t know a whole lot about that reincarnation jazz, but I guess that’s a good thing?
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Yeah! It doesn’t feel so bad.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
It feels good to finally have the time to reflect on myself.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Looking back at the lives I lived, and the history I made.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
I think we didn’t spend enough time looking back. We were all too busy heading forward.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
And the same goes for Angela, maybe…
Servant Roland
No one has the time to look back. Even now, I’m running straight ahead.
Servant Roland
But still, looking back at the past can supposedly give the solution for troubles of the present or worries of the future.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
I think that’s correct. Although I’m not sure I can find the solution for the problems we’re facing right now…
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
I think I’m getting close to finding the answer for what Angela said to me before.
Servant Roland
About who you were and how you wanted to live?
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Mhm. I didn’t really have what I could call a dream at that time…
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
But things are different now. If I were to dream of what I’d do after this…
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
I think I would’ve wanted to be an architect, maybe!
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Y’know, the person who designs buildings and oversees the process of construction until it’s finished.
Servant Roland
Huh, I guess great empires weren’t built in a day.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Of course it wasn’t. You have to start with designing the most beautiful exterior that can be created within the functional limitations.
Servant Roland
That sounds complicated…
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Did you know, Roland?
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
There’s this phrase, “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
It may be too late to change the people who’ve lived so far, but what influence will the structures of the City have on future residents as they grow up…
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
If I were to make a building with colors that’ll be remembered by everyone…
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
…Those are the thoughts I had!
Servant Roland
I’m sure you’ll do a great job if you get the chance, Malkuth. Sounds like the job would fit you well, too.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Haha, thanks.
Patron Librarian - History Malkuth
Maybe you should reflect on your past like I did, Roland! It’ll be a helpful exercise.
Servant Roland
…My eyes are always fixed on the past.
Servant Roland
Anyway, hope you can realize the dream of becoming an architect!
Trivia
- The phrase mentioned by Malkuth, "we shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us," is attributed to Winston Churchill. Churchill used the phrase in 1943 when arguing to reconstruct the Commons Chamber of the Palace of Westminster in adherence to its original form after it was destroyed in the London Blitz.
