9 - Determination 决心

There wasn9;t much longer to Beim, and we were taking our final break.

到达贝姆的时间不多了，我们正在进行最后的休息。

The reason we rested a little separated from the main road was so travelers and peddlers, and other adventurers wouldn9;t be able to recognize that we were one party guarding another.

我们休息的地方离主干道稍远一些，这样旅行者、小贩和其他冒险家就无法认出我们是一方守卫另一方。

I don9;t think there were too many out there able to make it out at a glance, but there were no absolutes, so we took a break a little ways away.

我认为一眼就能看出来的人不多，但没有绝对的事，所以我们在稍远的地方休息了一下。

0;Though that9;s not all there is to it.1;

（虽然这还不是全部。）

Keeping wary of our surroundings, I turned my eyes to the carriages we were escorting. With the last attack, their exteriors were left in quite a state, but with a little servicing, they would work just fine.

我一边警惕着周围的环境，一边将目光转向我们所护送的马车。在上次攻击中，它们的外观已经完好无损，但只要进行一些维修，它们就可以正常工作。

Nearby, that attackers9; horses were resting, loaded with the attackers9; belongings.

附近，攻击者的马匹正在休息，上面载着攻击者的财物。

From the Jewel, the Fourth spoke

从宝石中，老四说道

『We9;ll have to leave the horses with someone, so the expenses will pile up. And if we aren9;t skillful in selling the equipment, the information will flow around. Maybe you should safe keep them for a while.』

『我们得把马匹交给别人，所以费用会增加。如果我们不善于销售设备，信息就会四处传播。也许你应该安全地保留它们一段时间。』

I was of the same opinion. If it all ended with me thinking too much about it, then that9;s all and well, but if our opponent was persistent enough to search for us in Beim, there was no room for negligence.

我也持同样的观点。如果这一切都是我想太多了，那也就算了，但如果对手有足够的毅力去贝姆寻找我们，那就没有疏忽的余地了。

The Sixth let his voice.

老六发出了声音。

这是一个女人的声音。我和也在监视的伊娃跑了过去，我们赶来救助的那个受伤的人就站在那里。到现在为止，他一直处于冷漠状态。

六号还没说完，我就听到一声尖叫。

也许她正在治疗他，但附近的圣女已经害怕地倒在了她的背上。在她身后，亚乌拉小姐一动不动地站着。

The man jumped at Aura, and the virgin stepped up front. He pushed her aside with brute force, so Gastone-san stood out in front of Thelma.

“T-Thelma-sama… so you9;re safe.”

She had an expression as if she couldn9;t believe something, and it seems her mind hadn9;t caught up the current situation.

“KYAAAAAH!!”

加斯托内先生看上去像是在强颜欢笑。

Thelma-san went to Gastone-san9;s side, and gripped his hand.

她一脸不敢相信的表情，似乎还没有跟上现在的情况。

0;Her fatigue from unfamiliar travels must be at their peak as well. Ah, for now, I should…1;

It looked as if a knife had pierced through his stomach.

塞尔玛小姐和加斯托内小姐也来了，他们喊着亚乌拉小姐快跑。

“你、你为什么要替我掩护？我……不再是圣女候选者什么的了。”

男子向奥拉扑去，处女走到前面。他用蛮力将她推到一边，加斯托内小姐就站在了塞尔玛的面前。

“Stay down!”

“Auuraaaa!! Auraaaaa!!”

“W-why did you cover for me? I9;m… not a Holy Maiden candidate or anything anymore.”

“Aurraaaaaaa!!”

我向前一跃，抓住了那人的手臂，扔掉沾满血迹的刀，将他按在地上。

看起来就像一把刀刺穿了他的胃。

“… Aura… Aura…”

『当然，如果他们想知道的话，有很多办法。永远不要认为他们无法追踪您。那么，在进入贝姆之前，你怎么样……』

Aria and May kept watch.

“KYAAAAH！！”

Gastone-san looked as if he was forcing his smile.

“趴下！”

呼吸急促，塞尔玛小姐回答道：“除了你之外，所有人都没有受伤。”他看上去很高兴。

“你在做什么！？赶紧逃吧！”

“Aurraaaaaaa！！”

Aria 和 May 一直在监视。

Thelma-san and Gastone-san came as well, and they called for Aura-san to run.

It was a woman9;s voice. Me and Eva, who was also on lookout, raced over, and there stood the injured man who we had come to the aid of. He had been out cold up to now.

他哭了好几次。干扰、控制精神的技能。不管是和老三一样，还是只是相似……不管怎样，这个男人都被那个技能控制了……

『Of course, if they wanted to find it out, there would be any number of ways for them to do it. Never think there9;ll be no way for them to trace you. Now then, before entering Beim, how about you…』

当伊娃跑到加斯托内桑身边时，我制止了那个挣扎的男人。克拉拉也过来向地上的圣母伸出援助之手。

亚乌拉小姐慢慢走到他身边。

“呃！”

我们不是唯一被碾过的人。

塞尔玛小姐抓住亚乌拉小姐的手臂，将她拉回现实。个体成功地从混乱中恢复过来，但是……

We weren9;t the only ones to run over.

他一边轻声自言自语，一边举起一把刀。

男人尖叫起来，仿佛中了咒语。

“Guh!”

“……灵气……灵气……”

Before the Sixth could finish, I heard a scream.

“W-why are you…”

“天啊啊！！啊啊啊啊！！”

塞尔玛小姐走到加斯托内先生的身边，握住了他的手。

Perhaps she was in the middle of treating him, but the consecrated virgin nearby had fallen onto her back in fear. Behind her, Aura-san stood stock-still.

“你、你为什么……”

“加斯托内！”

Aura-san slowly wandered over to him.

He quietly mumbled to himself, as he held up a knife.

He cried out a number of times. A Skill that interfered with, and controlled one9;s psyche. Whether it was the same as the Third9;s, or only a similar one… whatever the case, the man was controlled by that Skill..

“What are you doing!? Hurry and run away!”

The man screamed out, as if under a spell.

“Gastone!”

“塞尔玛大人……所以你很安全。”

I leapt forward, grabbed the man9;s arm, cast aside the knife covered in blood-like substance, and held him against the ground.

Thelma-san grabbed Aura-san9;s arm, and shook her back to reality. The indivual herself successfully recovered from her confusion, but…

His breathe was rough, and as Thelma-san answered, ‘everyone besides you is uninjured,9; he seemed delighted.

（陌生旅行带来的疲劳一定也达到了顶峰。啊，现在我应该……）

I restrained the struggling man, as Eva raced over to Gastone-san. Clara also came over to lend a hand to the consecrated virgin on the floor.

There, Gastone-san…

那里，加斯通先生…

“I apologize for getting you involved in this. But I9;m glad you9;re safe…”

“我很抱歉让你卷入这件事。不过，我很高兴你平安无事……”

As Thelma-san grasped Gastone-san9;s chest, that blood-like substance flowed out in a steady stream.

塞尔玛小姐抓住了加斯通小姐的胸口，血液般的物质源源不断地流出。

His clothes were dyed a deep red.

他的衣服被染成了深红色。

Thelma-san laid Gastone-san down, and held onto his arm. Others began to gather around, and when they shed their tears, Aura-san9;s legs gave way beneath her.

塞尔玛小姐放下加斯托内先生，握住他的手臂。其他人开始围拢过来，当他们流下眼泪时，亚乌拉小姐的腿就软了。

I tied up the flailing man, and rendered him unconscious, before speaking.

在说话之前，我把那个挥舞着的人绑了起来，让他失去知觉。

“… We will take an extended break. Our party shall also assist in the burial services.”

“……我们将休息一段时间。我们党也会协助安葬事宜。”

Thelma-san…

塞尔玛桑……

“Thank you.”

“谢谢。”

And Aura-san, still collapsed on the spot, shouted out.

还倒在原地的亚乌拉小姐大声喊道。

当塞尔玛喊叫时，奥拉的身体猛地一动，她闭上了嘴。

From Aura9;s point of view, there was no doubt that Gastone was just a High Priest using her. But it was also true how much he cared for her.

Aura spoke.

「我是说……我是说……」

“Aura, it9;s not as if Lyle-dono9;s party had been negligent. Lyle-dono… had sensed the possibility that something like this would happen. He even insisted we kept as far away from that man as possible. But I was the one to push for it.”

Seeing the young Aura-san9;s tears, my heart began to ache.

“I mean… I mean…”

塞尔玛低下了头。

亚乌拉一脸茫然地看着塞尔玛。

“Having managed to protect you, Gastone was satisfied. He was smiling, you know.”

The day she had become a candidate for the Holy Maiden position.

奥拉出生于一个贫穷的骑士家庭，当她不再有任何亲戚照顾她时，她被留在寺庙的监护下。

When Thelma said that, Aura9;s tears started coming down in large droplets.

奥拉说话了。

莱尔一行人正在为加斯托内准备坟墓，塞尔玛为了安抚亚乌拉而登上了马车。

就连塞尔玛一开始也不过是商人的女儿。

在奥拉看来，加斯托内毫无疑问只是一个利用她的大祭司。但他对她的关心也是事实。

Thelma closed her eyes, and indifferently went on. Inside the carriage, with her robe still partly stained red, she crossed her arms over her lap.

……塞尔玛和奥拉一起坐在马车里。

When Thelma cried out, Aura9;s body jerked in response, and she shut her mouth.

成为圣女之位候选人的那一天。

“这是什么……这都是因为你的失败！因为你没有保护我们！所以大祭司加斯托内才必须舍命不是吗！？如果你答应了这个请求，你就应该冒着生命危险来保护我们！这是什么？这到底是怎么回事……”

She sat on the right side, facing the front. Aura sat far on the left.

No, perhaps that had all been to protect Zayin, but neither Thelma nor Aura could bring themselves to hate the man.

“那他应该直接说出来！因为他……”

看着年轻的亚乌拉小姐的泪水，我的心开始疼痛。

“我们的生活最终会成为目标。这正是我们跑步的原因。我以为你的可能性会比较低。但你是他第一个尝试瞄准的目标。本来，就只有我们一个人了。”

Aura looked at Thelma with a blank expression.

“能够保护你，加斯托内很满意。他在微笑，你知道。”

“Then he should9;ve just out and said it! It9;s because he…”

“……那么一旦你让我跑了，你和其他人就会……”

… Thelma was with Aura in their carriage.

对了，莱尔要求他的队伍去照顾伤者。回想起来，他大概从一开始就预见到了这种可能性。

“What9;s this… this is all because of your failure! Because you didn9;t protect us! That9;s why High Priest Gastone had to throw down his life, is it not!? If you took up the request, you should be risking your life protecting us! What9;s this? What9;s all this…”

“灵气！”

Gastone had told her to drop any honorifics when dealing with him. In order to make clear their position as master and servant.

“如果那群人做得很好的话……！那么加斯托内……！」

Aura was born into a poor knight household, being left in the custody of the temple when she no longer had any relatives left to look after her.

“… Then once you let me run, you, and everyone else would…”

Thelma hung her head.

Lyle9;s party was preparing a grave for Gastone, and Thelma had boarded the carriage in order to calm Aura down.

加斯托内自始至终都以那种诚恳的态度为她服务。

“If that lot had done their work properly…! Then Gastone…!”

“Aura, don9;t blame yourself.”

➐

“… I9;m sorry. But I knew this was going to happen.”

「亚乌菈，莱尔大人的队伍并没有疏忽。莱尔阁下……已经察觉到了发生这种事的可能性。他甚至坚持要求我们尽可能远离那个人。但我是推动这一目标的人。”

“……对不起。但我知道这将会发生。”

“奥拉，别责怪自己。”

塞尔玛说完这句话，奥拉的泪水就大颗大颗地流了下来。

“呃？”

To the two of them, the Holy Maiden was nothing but the marionette of the High Priests. And within that all, Gastone had served them with all his heart.

她坐在右侧，面向前方。奥拉坐在左边很远的地方。

Right, Lyle had requested his party be the one to look after the injured. Thinking back, he had likely predicted the possibility right from the start.

对于他们两人来说，圣女只不过是大祭司的傀儡而已。在这一切之中，加斯托内全心全意地为他们服务。

And Gastone had served her the whole time with that level of earnesty.

“Eh?”

塞尔玛闭上眼睛，漠然地继续说道。马车内，她的长袍仍有部分染红，她双臂交叉放在腿上。

加斯托内告诉她在与他打交道时不要使用任何敬语。为了明确他们的主仆地位。

不，也许这一切都是为了保护扎因，但塞尔玛和奥拉都无法让自己讨厌这个男人。

“Our lives would eventually be targeted. That9;s precisely why we ran. I thought that the possibility would be lower for you. But you were the first one he tried to target. Originally, it would have ended with us alone.”

Even Thelma had been nothing but a merchant9;s daughter at the start.

“Aura!”

“There would likely be nothing we would be able to do on our own. Run as we may, they would come to kill us. But I never thought you would be their highest priority.”

“我们自己可能什么也做不了。无论我们如何逃跑，他们都会来杀我们。但我没想到你会成为他们的首要任务。”

Thelma spoke from her heart.

塞尔玛说出了她的心声。

The one targeted with the highest priority was Aura.

优先级最高的目标是 Aura。

The Divine Knights… no, the one Zayin wanted dead was Aura.

神圣骑士团……不，扎因要杀的是亚乌拉。

Aura spoke.

奥拉说话了。

“Then, it9;s my fault Gastone…”

“那么，这是我的错，加斯通……”

Thelma went on.

塞尔玛继续说道。

“It would have happened eventually. ‘Twas only a matter of sooner or later.”

“这最终会发生。 “这只是迟早的问题。”

Aura held both hands against her head, and gripped onto her hair. She looked as if she was about to tear it out, so Thelma took her hands, and stared into her face with a serious expression.

亚乌菈双手抵住她的头，抓住她的头发。她看起来似乎要把它撕下来，塞尔玛握住她的手，一脸严肃地盯着她的脸。

“Aura, when you get to Beim, you9;re going to live a quiet life, right?”

“奥拉，到了贝姆，你就会过上平静的生活了，对吧？”

Aura cast her eyes down once, before wiping off her tears, and raising her face.

她赶紧站起来，与现在的圣女雷米斯竞争。如果她有时间，她甚至可能赢了。

奥拉用双手搂住塞尔玛，塞尔玛也拥抱了她。

She hurriedly rose to compete against the current Holy Maiden Remis. Had she the time, she may have even won.

“就算我告诉过你不要再这样叫我了……从小到大，你还是个被宠坏的人。”

“I9;m going to try struggling with those that remain. Luckily, Lyle-dono has some connections. I9;ve no idea how far we9;ll be able to go, but I9;ll make sure to direct Zayin9;s eyes my way.”

（就算说坏话，你也满足了我们的期望，成为了圣女候选者，真是一个善良的女孩。）

“… I9;m sure they9;re already done with their work. Aura, come down, and wash your face. You can9;t be showing such a look to Gastone, can you? And you must tell everyone your decision.”

She had already resolved herself.

“我不想。我不想要那样的东西！”

奥拉抬起头看着塞尔玛。她的眼睛红了，嘴巴紧闭着。看来她一直在强忍着泪水。

“M-me?”

也许她想象出了塞尔玛的死，因为她的脸色变得越来越苍白。

“It9;s fine to run away. If you choose to fight, what awaits you is surely a crueler road… both me and Gastone only desire your happiness.”

In her messy tear-filled vision, her eyes caught a glimpse of the red stains on Thelma9;s robe.

“Aura, from here on, you should decide your own life.”

But Thelma knew the girl herself had only become a candidate out of obligation to her.

塞尔玛的脸色变得严肃起来。

Aura shook her head to the ide.

“我们将在当天结束时到达贝姆。奥拉，你必须选择。你知道，这就是你的生活。”

“I… don9;t want to part anymore. I don9;t… want to lose any more family. Mother…”

“塞尔玛大人？”

奥拉向想法摇了摇头。

“没错。你需要做出决定。如果你要在贝姆安静地生活，那么一旦我们进了城，我们就完全是陌生人了。我会把确保你谋生的安排留给莱尔阁下。但不要再和我们有任何瓜葛。这都是为了你好。”

Gently separating herself from Aura, Thelma spoke with a smile.

“我将尝试与剩下的人斗争。幸运的是，莱尔阁下还有一些人脉。我不知道我们能走多远，但我会确保让扎因的目光投向我的方向。”

Aura9;s face was just as serious.

奥拉的脸色也同样严肃。

Aura put both her hands around Thelma, and Thelma embraced her in return.

事实上，年龄差距只比莱尔和他自己的母亲小一点点。

Thelma nodded, motioned Aura to disembark from the carriage, and spoke.

她的话充满了决心，并非捏造。

In all actuality, the age gap was only a little less than Lyle and his own mother.

“Thelma-sama?”

“We9;ll reach Beim by the end of the day. Aura, you have to choose. It9;s you9;re life, you know.”

“我……不想再分开了。我不想……失去更多的家人。妈妈……”

Aura raised her face to look at Thelma. Her eyes were reddened, and her mouth fastened shut. It seems she was holding back her tears.

“奥拉，从现在开始，你的人生要由你自己决定。”

她已经下定决心了。

塞尔玛点点头，示意亚乌拉下马车，然后说道。

“我们一起跑吧！我不能让你也死。那样的话，我就又欠了一笔无法偿还的债了……”

“Even when I told you not to call me that anymore… ever since you were small, you were always such a spoiled one.”

“逃走也好。如果你选择战斗，等待你的必定是一条更加残酷的道路……我和加斯托内都只希望你幸福。”

在她满含泪水的凌乱视野中，她的眼睛瞥见了塞尔玛长袍上的红色污渍。

Her words filled with determination were no fabrication.

亚乌菈低下双眼，擦掉泪水，抬起头来。

She gave a bitter smile. Thinking of their age difference, they really could be mother and child.

“I will fight. As a Holy Maiden candidate, as one concerned, I will fight. So please don9;t leave me behind.”

Perhaps she imagined Thelma9;s death, as her expression was growing paler.

0;Even if you may speak ill, you answered our expectations, and became a Holy Maiden candidate. You9;re truly a kind girl.1;

Thelma9;s face turned serious.

“M、我？”

“Let9;s run together! I can9;t have you die as well. If it comes to that, then I9;ll have but another debt I cannot repay…”

她苦笑了一下。考虑到她们的年龄差距，她们真的很可能是母子。

“That9;s right. You need to make the decision. If you9;re going to live quietly in Beim, then once we enter the city, we9;ll be nothing but complete strangers. I9;ll leave it to Lyle-dono to make sure you9;ve got the arrangements to make a living. But do not get involved with us again. That will be for your sake.”

塞尔玛温柔地拍拍她的头。

“我会战斗。作为圣女候选者，我会战斗。所以，请不要丢下我。”

“Are you fine with that? You won9;t regret it? A quiet life has it9;s own happiness to be found.”

Thelma kindly patted her head.

“I don9;t want to. I don9;t want something like that!”

“你同意吗？你不会后悔吗？平静的生活自有其幸福可寻。”

但塞尔玛知道，女孩自己成为候选人只是出于对她的义务。

塞尔玛轻轻地与亚乌菈分开，微笑着说道。

“……我确信他们已经完成了工作。奥拉，下来洗把脸吧。你总不能对加斯通露出这样的表情吧？而且你必须告诉所有人你的决定。”

Aura nodded, opened the carriage door, and jumped down.

亚乌拉点点头，打开马车门，跳了下去。

Thelma watched her back with a smile. It was truly a motherly smile.

塞尔玛微笑着看着她的背影。那真是慈母般的微笑。

But…

但是…

“… Eh?”

“…呃？”

When Aura reached the outside world, her face cramped up, and froze…

当亚乌拉到达外面的世界时，她的脸抽筋了，僵住了……

➐

There were two doors on the carriage.

马车上有两扇门。

In front of the left door, we applauded Aura-san as she disembarked.

在左门前，我们为奥拉小姐下车而鼓掌。

Aria and I, as well as Clara, Eva, May, and everyone involved.

Aria 和我，还有 Clara、Eva、May 以及所有相关人员。

Alongside us, the consecrated virgins who came alone, and others concerned.

与我们并肩而行的还有独自前来的献身童女，以及其他关心此事的人。

It would be troublesome if she started hating Thelma-san or Gastone-san, after all.

塞尔玛小姐看着扭来扭去的男人，不好意思地挠了挠头。

根据我与第三者的协商，这就是我们的手段d 选择了，但是…

Thelma-san looked at the man who9;d been thrashing about, and he scratched his head in embarrassment.

『那么，莱尔……是时候公开这个伎俩了。』

Gastone-san looked quite delighted.

“太粗鲁了。我没有做过这样的事！事实上，那人受伤了，昏迷不醒，精神确实受到了干扰。莱尔阁下事先就把它处理掉了。但他首先要瞄准的确实是你……亚乌拉。而我或加斯托内死亡的可能性仍然和以前一样高。让你毫无决心地四处走动让我感到不安。如果我们不走到这一步，你就会找借口，永远不会说出你的真实感受。你觉得我们认识多少年了？”

0;When I told her I was the one behind the curtains, I thought I would get a slap or two, but for her to go for the solar plexus…1;

“Gahah!”

（但是告诉他他的战友已经死了……然后让他做出这样的行为。那也是一个痛苦的行为。）

『就连你糟糕的性格也会在你的技能中表现出来。虽然这次很顺利。』

With the Third9;s Skill, we were able to disarm the man who9;d become a human trap.

“你欺骗了我！？”

The Fifth laughed.

When Thelma-san jumped down beside her, Aura-san grabbed her.

『Ain9;t my Skill amazing? If it can brainwash people, then of course it9;s possible to dispel brainwashing.』

The voice I ignored from the Jewel came from the Third.

“我明白了。所以你的意思是说我一直在你的手掌上跳舞？我还以为你看起来不可靠，但现在你看起来更有前途了，冒险家先生。”

Seeing him break into tears, there were a few others who ended up crying as well.

我故意用气人的语气说出来，就是为了让她把不满发泄到我身上。

The Third and Fifth laughed, as if to threaten one another.

之前乱打的男人也笑着鼓掌。

看到他泪流满面，其他几个人也跟着哭了。

所以我们让他表演了一番，并从莫妮卡的魔术包里借了一些类似血液的物质，准备消磨一些时间。

When I said that with a smile, Aura-san returned the smile as she walked up to me.

加斯托内先生看起来很高兴。

I had underestimated it as the fist of a young girl, but it seems my appraisal had been mistaken. The movements of her body were smooth, and her fist without a shred of hesitation pounded into my stomach.

我曾低估了它作为一个少女的拳头，但看来我的评价是错误的。她身体的动作很流畅，拳头毫不犹豫地砸在我的肚子上。

From my consultation with the Third, that was the means we9;d selected, but…

“为了让你认真起来，我导演了一场戏。顺便说一句，如果你拒绝，你就会被示意从右边的门出去，在那里你会发现一个假坟墓。当你为他祈祷时，加斯托内就会被提前送到贝姆。但你已经表明了你的决心！我们将竭尽全力支持你！”

The impact rang through my insides, and I spat out the air in my lungs before collapsing onto my knees.

「亚乌拉大人，您终于做出决定了吗？」

“In order to make you serious, I directed a play. By the way, if you refused, you9;d have been motioned to go out the right-side door, where9;d you9;d find a fake grave. While you prayed for him, Gastone would have been sent ahead to Beim. But you9;ve shown your resolve! We will support you with all we have!”

The man who was flailing about before was also clapping with a smile.

The reason I purposely said it in an irritating way was to make her direct her dissatisfaction at me.

第三和第五大笑起来，仿佛在互相威胁。

『Even your terrible personality9;s showing up in your Skill. Though it worked out well this time.』

『我的技能是不是很厉害？如果能洗脑，当然就能解除洗脑。』

“哈哈哈！”

冲击力传遍了我的内心，我吐出了肺里的空气，然后跪倒在地。

但是女孩本人……亚乌拉小姐僵住了，仿佛看到了她无法相信的东西。

『Now then, Lyle… it9;s about time to disclose the trick.』

第五个笑了。

当塞尔玛小姐跳到她身边时，亚乌拉小姐抓住了她。

“Aura-sama, so you9;ve finally made your decision?”

如果她开始讨厌塞尔玛小姐或者加斯通小姐的话那就麻烦了。

I took a step forward, and spoke to Aura-san.

Having the help of all three of them was an absolute necessity.

“You tricked me!?”

“How rude. I have done no such thing! In truth, that man was injured, and unconscious, and it9;s true that his mentality was interfered with. Lyle-dono got rid of it beforehand. But the one he tried to aim for first really was you… Aura. And the possibility of me or Gastone dying is still as high as ever. Bringing you around as you were without resolution was making me uneasy. And if we didn9;t go this far, you9;d think up an excuse, and would never have spoken your true feelings. How many years do you think we9;ve known one another?”

“I see. So you mean to say I9;ve been dancing on the palm of your hand? I thought you looked unreliable, but you9;re looking more promising now, Mr. Adventurer.”

凭借第三者的技能，我们能够解除成为人类陷阱的男人的武装。

But the girl herself… Aura-san had frozen up as if she9;d seen something she couldn9;t believe.

我向前迈出了一步，对亚乌拉小姐说道。

So we had him put on an act, and borrowed some blood-like substance from Monica9;s bag of tricks prepared to kill some time.

第七对我说话了。

他们三个人的帮助是绝对必要的。

We both smiled and laughed, before my conversation partner raised her fist into the air, and slammed it into my body.

The Seventh spoke to me.

0;But telling him his comrades had died… and then having him put on that act. That one was also a painful one.1;

我们都笑了，笑了，然后我的谈话对象举起了拳头，猛击到我的身体上。

我忽略的来自宝石的声音来自第三个。

当我微笑着这么说时，亚乌拉小姐也回以微笑，并向我走来。

（当我告诉她我是幕后黑手时，我以为我会被打一两巴掌，但她却打到了太阳神经丛……）

She had even added in the motion of her hips, and on that splendid blow, I forcefully formed a smile.

她甚至还加上了伴随着她臀部的动作，那美妙的一击，我强颜欢笑。

“S-splendid body blow.”

“S、华丽的身体打击。”

There, Aura-san continued smiling as she looked down over me, and pointed her thumb at the ground.

在那里，亚乌拉小姐低头看着我，用拇指指着地面，继续微笑着。

“Very well. I shall take part in your plan. You9;ve been able to fool me splendidly. And if you can do that much, then perhaps I can place a bit of expectations on you.”

“很好。我会参与你的计划。你已经能出色地愚弄我了。而如果你能做到这么多，那么或许我可以对你寄予一些期望。”

From the Jewel, the Fourth let his voice.

第四个从宝石中发出了他的声音。

『This angle… that fist… you9;re bringing back memories of my wife.』

『这个角度……那个拳头……你让我想起了我妻子。』

The Sixth.

第六。

『Well she looks resolved enough. Now then, we9;ve gotten all the cards we wanted in our hands. Lyle, it9;s starting to get fun.』

『好吧，她看起来很坚定。现在，我们已经得到了我们想要的所有牌。莱尔，开始变得有趣了。』

0;… It9;s starting to get painful for me.1;

（……我开始感到痛苦了。）

When I put all my effort into my smile, Aria beside me muttered.

她似乎不会原谅伊娃剪掉这个场景。如果你想问这是不是克拉拉式的，那就是。因此，他们都拿着备忘录，并且意见发生了冲突。

And said that. But I…

“That9;s your take on the matter. I don9;t think it9;s good to decide it so arbitrarily. It9;s because elves are like that, that so many scholars are still fighting over the meaning behind folk songs.”

It doesn9;t seem she would forgive Eva cutting this scene. If you wanted to ask if it was Clara-esque, it was. So they both took their memos, and clashed their opinions.

“Lyle, you9;re trying too hard…”

伊娃发言。

Eva spoke.

“You should be firm when you9;re making records. Decisions like that cause chaos for scholars down the road.”

当我用尽全力微笑时，旁边的阿丽亚嘟哝道。

“做唱片的时候一定要坚定。类似的决定会给以后的学者带来混乱。”

She was taking memos to turn it to song. And hearing that, Clara…

并这么说。但我…

It seems she was empathizing with me.

她似乎很同情我。

“这就是你对此事的看法。我认为如此武断地决定是不好的。正因为精灵就是这样，所以很多学者还在为民歌背后的含义争论不休。”

“I think I9;m going to cut out this scene. Let9;s just try to spin it as an emotional one.”

“莱尔，你太努力了……”

“Humans sure are a pain.”

0;I think so too.1;

“Like I care. I just want them to listen to the song. There9;s no need for unnecessary truth. You9;ve got to please the customers.”

（我也这么认为。）

梅远远地看着我们。

“就像我关心的那样。我只是想让他们听听这首歌。不需要不必要的真相。你必须取悦顾客。”

她正在记录备忘录并将其变成歌曲。听到这个消息，克拉拉……

“人类确实很痛苦。”

“我想我要剪掉这个场景。让我们试着把它变成一种情感上的。”

May looked over us from afar.