13 - Royal Princess 公主

Lorphys9; royal castle had a sturdy make.

洛菲斯的王城堅固無比。

The town around it was organized for efficiency. If you want to put it another way, it gave off quite a simple impression.

它周圍的城鎮是爲了提高效率而組織起來的。如果換個角度來說，它給人的印象很簡單。

And within that simple castle, the audience hall alone was extravagant. It9;s just, it looked to be that a number of ornaments were forcibly adorned.

而在這座簡陋的城堡內，光是覲見大廳就已經很奢華了。只是，看起來有些裝飾品是被強行裝飾的。

The red carpet spread out, and at the room9;s highest point sat the princess in a large chair. Beside her sat her engagement partner, the prince of Selva.

紅地毯鋪開，房間最高處的一張大椅子上坐着公主。她旁邊坐着她的訂婚對象，塞爾瓦王子。

Princess 【Annerinne Lorphys】 had her hair in a half up. But her long hair was her pride. It was tied at the end, and when she sat, she would drape it over her shoulder.

【Annerinne Lorphys】公主將頭髮盤成一半。但她的長髮卻是她的驕傲。它的末端繫着，當她坐下時，她會把它披在肩上。

Her violet hair began to turn pale around a third from the tip.

她紫羅蘭色的頭髮從發尖開始三分之一處開始變白。

A white dress, and perhaps for the sole purpose of resting her hair on, a red mantle was hung around her shoulders.

一件白色連衣裙，也許只是爲了讓頭髮休息，肩上掛着一件紅色斗篷。

Her skin was pale, and had a kind-looking expression. Her slightly-drooping eyes contained green pupils.

她皮膚蒼白，表情慈祥。她微微下垂的眼睛裏有綠色的瞳孔。

But her face looked a little troubled.

但她的臉色看起來有點困擾。

She took some fleeting glances at the reactions of her fiancé beside her… 【Dario Selva】. Perhaps her smiling fiancé wasn9;t quite amused, as his smile was stiff.

她瞥了一眼身邊未婚夫的反應……【達里奧·塞爾瓦】。也許她微笑的未婚夫不太好笑，因爲他的笑容很僵硬。

“不，僅憑情感就足夠了。雖然扎因給洛菲斯帶來了很多麻煩，但我們非常清楚我們將承受多少損失。”

『品味有點差。即使從我的角度來看，這也是很糟糕的。』

第四位說話了。

（Lonbolt先生看起來有他的煩惱。）

The Third spoke.

這是第七次。

雖然他頭上沒有頭髮，但他的眼睛很銳利。他的身材瘦得讓人看着他都感到擔心。那是朗博爾特先生。

前大祭司加斯通先生否認了這一點。兩個人的頭看起來都那麼孤獨，所以也許已經建立了某種同情心。隆博爾特先生的語氣很友善。

Around were nobles and knights, enough to make the audience hall feel narrow.

Lonbolt-san addressed Gastone-san.

『……比我的豪宅還破舊。』

亞烏拉小姐保持沉默。她和塞爾瑪小姐都穿着莫妮卡準備的衣服，周圍男人的目光都集中在她們身上。

“No, we will move of our own accord. Let9;s see. After reclamation, there will surely be times we9;ll seek out your assistance.”

老六似乎在看着達里奧。

『Well, even when compared to what the Fourth had at his time, they have less land. There9;s no helping it.』

白色的頭髮，舒適的白色衣服，讓他曬黑的皮膚顯得格外突出。他的紅眼睛正看着我們。

“But I9;m sure moving individually will prove difficult. What say you to taking up a stay in Lorphys? I think there9;s a share of things we can do for your cause.”

Thelma-san spoke.

周圍都是貴族和騎士，足以讓大殿感覺狹窄。

0;Lonbolt-san looks like he has his troubles.1;

Confirming the faces around, the Fifth.

“Well then, your request is to be left independent. Is that correct?”

Former High Priest Gastone-san denied it. The heads of both men looked oh-so lonely, so perhaps a sort of sympathy had been built. Lonbolt-san9;s tone of voice was a kind one.

The Sixth seemed to be looking at Dario.

『… Could it be that prince called Dario9;s preferences? Around his arms and neck, he does have an excessive amount of ornaments. Even when he doesn9;t seem to be an upstart or anything.』

『好吧，即使與第四代當時的土地相比，他們的土地也更少。沒辦法。』

塞爾瓦是一個有着悠久歷史的國家。他們不是什麼新貴，但我也不能說他們有特別好的品味。

『It9;s kinda in bad taste. Even from my point of view, it9;s in bad taste.』

“I see; so you9;re aiming to retake. And for that sake, you seek our assistance.”

While he didn9;t have hair on his head, his eyes were sharp. His body was slim enough to make people watching him feel worried. That was Lonbolt-san.

『They9;re too small in scale, and they can9;t gather troops… if they don9;t have the numbers, they have to raise the quality. I see, they do seem to be putting some effort into it, but… why does only this room feel so strange? The others are nice and simple.』

“但我確信單獨行動會很困難。您對在洛菲斯停留有何看法？我認爲我們可以爲你們的事業做一些事情。”

『規模太小，無法集兵……沒有數量，就得提高質量。我看，他們確實是下了點功夫，但是……爲什麼只有這個房間感覺這麼奇怪？其他的都很好很簡單。』

0;Is that their national character? In that case, it9;s been arranged to match Selva.1;

Selva was a country with a considerable amount of history. They weren9;t new upstarts, but I couldn9;t say they had particularly good taste either.

（這是他們的國民性格嗎？這樣的話，就被安排爲與塞爾瓦相匹配。）

『… It9;s shabbier than my mansion.』

隆博爾特先生對加斯通先生說道。

From the Jewel, I heard a rude voice.

“No. Not our own independence, we wish to retake our country. The reason we have opened this meeting in Lorphys is only to proclaim we will not be launching any attacks on your side.”

And royal princess Annerinne opened her mouth.

After observing that action, I looked around. I didn9;t let slide that Alette-san and the other knights were making some unpleasant faces.

“不。我們希望奪回我們的國家，而不是我們自己的獨立。我們之所以在洛菲斯召開這次會議，只是爲了宣佈我們不會對你們發動任何攻擊。”

從寶石中，我聽到了粗魯的聲音。

達里奧輕聲對安妮公主低聲說了些什麼。

公主身邊……走下幾步，坐在離這對夫婦最近的位置上，首相【朗博爾特】清了清嗓子，繼續說道。

His white hair, and comfortable white clothing made his tan skin look overly prominent. His red eyes were looking at us.

“那麼，你的要求就是保持獨立。那是對的嗎？”

觀察到這個動作後，我環顧四周。我沒有漏掉艾莉特小姐和其他騎士們做出的令人不快的表情。

The Fourth spoke.

『……莫非是那位王子說出了達里奧的喜好？他的手臂和脖子上確實有過多的裝飾品。即使他看起來不像暴發戶什麼的。』

The one to speak out there was Thelma-san.

“我明白了；所以你的目標是重考。爲此，你尋求我們的幫助。”

第三個人說話了。

塞爾瑪小姐發話了。

“不，我們會自行搬遷。讓我們來看看。開墾之後，我們肯定會有時候尋求你的幫助。”

確認周圍的面孔，第五。

皇家公主安妮琳張開了嘴。

“No, the sentiment alone is enough. While Zayin is bringing so much trouble to Lorphys, we know full well how much we9;ll be afforded.”

It was the Seventh.

在那裏發言的是塞爾瑪小姐。

Beside the royal princess… a few steps down, sitting in the closest position to the couple, Prime Minister 【Lonbolt】 cleared his throat, and proceeded the conversation.

Aura-san stayed quiet. Both she and Thelma-san were wearing the dresses Monica had prepared, and the eyes of the surrounding men gathered on them.

Dario whispered something quietly to princess Annerinne.

What we wished for here was an agreement not to lay hands on one another. And my personal goal was to see the princess.

我們在此希望達成一項互不接觸的協議。我個人的目標是見到公主。

Beside me, Novem was expressionlessly looking at the princess. Now wasn9;t the time to smile, but she was making quite a serious face… rather than that, it felt as if she were ascertaining something.

在我旁邊，Novem面無表情地看着公主。現在還不是微笑的時候，但她的表情卻相當嚴肅……相反，她感覺像是在確定什麼。

On my other side stood Miranda.

我的另一邊站着米蘭達。

Miranda was sending her eyes at Dario.

米蘭達看着達里奧。

Princess Annerinne was…

Annerinne 公主是……

“If you come under our side, I9;m sure negotiations will become possible. We9;ve finished preparations to hand over our mithril. Won9;t you lend us your strength in evading this war?”

“如果您加入我們的陣營，我相信談判將成爲可能。我們已經完成了交出祕銀的準備工作。你願意借給我們力量來逃避這場戰爭嗎？”

In regards to that persuasion, Thelma-san.

關於這個說服，塞爾瑪桑。

“I appreciate the proposal. But this war has already passed the point of evasion. Armies of both sides are already gathering on the border. It seems small fights have already broken out. And Zayin won9;t back down until the result they seek is before their eyes.”

“我很欣賞這個提議。但這場戰爭已經過了逃避的地步。雙方軍隊已經在邊境集結。看來小規模的爭鬥已經爆發了。在他們尋求的結果出現在他們眼前之前，扎因不會讓步。”

Zayin didn9;t want mithril from the start. What they wanted was a pretext to attack. It9;s only that mithril had come out at around the right time.

扎因從一開始就不想要祕銀。他們想要的只是一個進攻的藉口。只是祕銀出現的時間正好。

When Thelma-san was about to persuade Princess Annerinne back, her fiancé Dario made a move. He stood, and clapped his hands.

當塞爾瑪小姐正要勸回安妮琳公主時，她的未婚夫達里奧出手了。他站起來，拍着手。

0;She9;ll immediately change her stance on her fiancé9;s input, so we can9;t really trust her.1;

Right, perhaps she had fallen for Selva9;s prince, but she was at his every whim.

I mean, the current Lorphys was close to moving by every word of fiancé Dario. It was moving to Selva9;s will even more blatantly.

塞爾瓦在後臺移動，他們正在穩步進行準備工作。

將信息販子勞野先生收集到的信息和他得出的結論放在一起……聽到他的假設，有幾個地方我可以點頭。

0;If we went and joined this side, we9;ll either be confined to the reserves, of assassinated… what a pain.1;

亞烏拉小姐張開了嘴。她似乎已經受夠了這裏的氣氛。

他說要支持我們，但他認爲我們是敵人的牽制手段。如果他想保護自己的祖國，這是正確的決定。

我們的提案。

“現在，削弱敵軍至關重要。在扎因看來，他們不可能忽視這些前聖女的立場。更重要的是，我認爲如果我們爲他們提供一些支持就好了。貨物，還有士兵和資金。他們擁有的越多，對我們來說就越好。”

The Sixth put my thoughts to words.

要對抗他們，需要國家力量，也需要與其他國家合作。勞諾先生猜測幫助他們的不是洛菲斯，而是扎因。

One of the lined up nobles raised their voice.

“即使在戰爭開始之前，你就已經想到了戰鬥……無論如何，政府的職責就是尋找避免戰爭的方法。”

當所有人的目光都聚集到他身上後，他纔開口。

Aura-san opened her mouth. She seemed to have had enough of the atmosphere here.

是的，也許她愛上了塞爾瓦的王子，但她卻聽從了他的每一個心血來潮。

To oppose them, national power was a necessity, and they also needed cooperation with other countries. Rauno-san hypothesized that it wasn9;t Lorphys, but Zayin that was aiding them.

Putting together the information gathered by information dealer Rauno-san, and the conclusion he reached… hearing his hypothesis, there were a few places I could nod to.

（Selva 很着急。）

It was a sound opinion, but I knew.

Selva was moving in the backstage, and they were steadily making preparations.

（如果我們加入這一方的話，要麼被限制在預備隊，要麼被暗殺……好痛苦。）

排隊的貴族之一提高了聲音。

Our proposal.

The other nobles as well.

我的意思是，現在的洛菲斯幾乎被未婚夫達里奧的每一句話所感動。更加明目張膽地向塞爾瓦的意志轉移。

“……我們說我們將自行解決問題。我們的建議正如您所聽到的那樣。這對你來說不是最有利的嗎？”

0;Selva is in a hurry.1;

其他貴族也是如此。

（好吧，我真的不能說他們的真正目標在哪裏，但無論是削弱還是搶奪，毫無疑問，一個美味的結果正在等待着 Zayin 和 Selva。）

It was a pain, so I didn9;t really want to do it, but if we weren9;t going to stick onto Lorphys9; side, there was no choice but to choose a route like that.

第三個也是。

『她的外貌很好；剛好適合裝飾。好吧，問題是她對愛情如何盲目？』

“Right now, chipping away at the enemy forces is vital. From Zayin9;s perspective, there9;s no way they could overlook the stand of these former Holy Maidens. More so, I think it fine if we offer them a bit of backing ourselves. Goods, as well as soldiers and funds. The more they have, the better for us.”

並且這一次，洛菲斯的立場是獵物。

“殿下。如果他們在邊遠地區站穩腳跟，扎印也只能派出部分兵力去那裏。這意味着這將減少他們在前線的部署。接受這個談話不是更好嗎？”

He said to support us, but he was seeing us as a diversion for the enemy. The right decision if he wanted to protect his homeland.

The reason for their hurry was that they neighbored the two maidens of the great war… the country shared a border with both of those women of war.

這是在扎因領土上曾經屬於洛菲斯的部分地區發起的行動。到目前爲止，我們已經佔領了一座正在衰落的堡壘，我們將從那裏引導自己成爲一個獨立的力量。

『……天真。這還不是戰爭開始之前。已經開始很久了。如果這個女孩在和平時期不張嘴的話，也許她會成爲一個優秀的女王。』

她們如此匆忙的原因是她們毗鄰偉大戰爭的兩位少女……這個國家與這兩位戰爭少女有共同的邊界。

0;Well, I can9;t really say where their real objective lies, but whether it be whittling down, or snatching, there9;s no doubt that a tasty outcome awaits for Zayin and Selva.1;

『… Naïve. It isn9;t before war has begun. It9;s long since started. Perhaps this girl would9;ve become a fine queen if she didn9;t put out her mouth in times of peace.』

“不，這確實很棒。爲祖國挺身而出的聖女……不，是前聖女吧？我確實覺得它很漂亮。但我希望你們不要只看自己，而是看看洛菲斯現在的狀況。無意刻薄，但你們纔是造成當前衝突的人。你出手相助不是理所應當的嗎？”

After all eyes gathered on him, he opened his mouth.

這是一個很好的意見，但我知道。

The Third too.

雖然很痛苦，所以不太想這麼做，但如果不堅持洛菲斯這邊，就只能選擇這樣的路線了。

“Your highness. If they make a stand in the remote regions, Zayin will have no choice but to direct some of their troops there. Meaning it will cut down their deployment on the front lines. Wouldn9;t it be best to accept this talk?”

在那裏，安妮公主。

There, Princess Annerinne.

“… We are saying we will resolve the problem on our own. And our proposal is just as you9;ve heard. Wouldn9;t that be most beneficial to your side?”

The horrible part of it was how she took Dario9;s words over her own vassals. Various internal problems had broken out, and Lorphys9; domestic affairs were a mess.

0;She9;s got a point there. But the mistake she9;s making is…1;

It was a rise to action in the parts of Zayin9;s territory that had once belonged to Lorphys. So far, we had captured a declining fortress, and we were going to direct ourselves as an independent power from there.

『Her appearance is nice; just right for a decoration. Well, the problem is how she9;s blind to love, perhaps?』

最可怕的是她如何將達里奧的話置於自己的封臣之上。各種內部問題爆發，洛菲斯的國內事務一團糟。

And this time, Lorphys9; position was that of the prey.

“Even before war has begun, you already think of fighting… it is the government9;s role to search for ways to avert it no matter what.”

“No, this is truly wonderful. A Holy Maiden making a stand for her homeland… no, former Holy Maiden, was it? I do find it beautiful. But instead of looking only at yourselves, I wish for you to look at Lorphys9; current state of affairs. Not to be mean, but you are the ones who have caused its current strife. Isn9;t it only reasonable that you lend your assistance?”

（她說得有道理。但她犯的錯誤是……）

老六把我的想法變成了文字。

（她會立即改變對未婚夫的意見的立場，所以我們不能真正相信她。）

The reason the ancestors proclaimed Princess Annerinne as terrible, was because we had found such information. Her words held no credibility. That9;s why we couldn9;t trust them.

祖先宣稱安妮公主很糟糕的原因是我們發現了這樣的信息。她的話毫無可信度。這就是爲什麼我們不能相信他們。

There were too many insecure factors to be had with her as our ally. So we took some distance.

她作爲我們的盟友，有太多不安全的因素。於是我們就拉開了一段距離。

Alette-san offered her opinion to princess Annerinne.

阿萊特小姐向安妮公主提出了自己的意見。

“Your highness, it wouldn9;t be strange if Zayin moved at any moment now. Averting it is already impossible. I beg of you, for the sake of both causes, use this meeting to…

“殿下，扎因現在動一下也不會奇怪。想要避免已經是不可能的事情了。我懇求你們，爲了這兩個原因，利用這次會議......

And once again, an opinion was cut off.

再次，意見被切斷。

Dario pointed at me.

達里奧指着我。

“You were permitted to stand in this hall because you were to be the next vice-captain of the knights, but it seems you were not of such caliber. Negotiations are to be had until we can attain the greatest possible outcome for the people. And do you have knotholes for eyes? A mere adventurer… what9;s more, a nameless adventurer, and part-time knight captain? Do you seriously believe one who has never commanded soldiers can bring down a fortress? Then let us say it as we stand… you are incompetent.”

“你被允許站在這個大廳裏，因爲你將成爲下一任騎士團副團長，但你似乎沒有這個資格。必須進行談判，直到我們能夠爲人民取得最大可能的結果。你的眼睛有節孔嗎？區區一個冒險者……何況還是一個無名的冒險者，兼任騎士隊長？你真的相信一個從未指揮過士兵的人能夠摧毀一座堡壘嗎？那我們就說吧……你無能。”

Hearing those words, the Third shook with laughter.

聽到這句話，老三笑得渾身發抖。

『T-truly. Lyle… hasn9;t experienced a real war yet. That one isn9;t a mistake.』

『真的、真的。萊爾……還沒有經歷過真正的戰爭。這不是一個錯誤。』

I was of the same opinion.

當我鞠躬時，我感受到了我的技能的反應。

內部。

“……我們纔是應該道歉的人。請繼續。”

“… Even in Beim, Lyle-dono is an excellent adventurer. I shall guarantee it. I believe he has outstanding future prospects.”

Dario snorted.

不是對達里奧，我一邊看着安妮公主一邊說話。

Within the hall, the surrounding nobles and knights began to realize where they stood with Dario. We were being completely left behind.

Well it really wouldn9;t resolve anything.

“Beg pardon. Is it alright if I have a say?”

“Well then, about the fortress… If we get out hands on Fort Noinyl, will all problems between us be resolved?”

老五發出聲音。

“I deeply apologize, Dario-sama. But Alette made that statement with the country9;s well-being on her mind. Please permit it.”

“那麼，只要我們手裏能拿到要塞，問題就不再存在了嗎？”

“Just try it. Lose and come back if you will, but please make sure you don9;t get that Holy Maiden of yours stolen while you9;re at it!”

And I saw the knights and nobles in the audience hall holding back their anger. Even so, Dario continued to speak.

『嗯，她還年輕。和萊爾差不多嗎？愛犯了她的判斷。請注意，目前這是一個致命的缺陷。』

0;Already treating her as the Holy Maiden. What9;s more, acting as if they9;re of higher position? It9;s not like we9;re relying on them… but it9;s convenient to say the least.1;

在達里奧身邊，安琳妮公主說道。

“……即使在貝姆，萊爾閣下也是一位出色的冒險家。我保證。我相信他未來的前景十分光明。”

“How far off the mark can you be? This is why Lorphys9; knight brigade is no good. Knights pretending to be adventurers, and laboring themselves over…”

“據我所知，你們召集的冒險者不超過一百人。你能到達你的那個堡壘嗎？”

阿萊特桑跟着我。

“Well then, as long as we9;re able to get a fortress in our hands, would the problem cease to be?”

Perhaps irritated at being ignored, Dario stuck his mouth in from the side.

我忍住苦笑，並請求允許我發表下一句話。

“你會拿下一個嗎？一個對戰爭一無所知的人肯定知道如何張嘴。”

Not to Dario, I spoke whilst looking at Princess Annerinne.

I held back on giving a bitter smile, and sought permission for my next statement.

達里奧哼了一聲。

Dario was in his mid-twenties. But as far as I9;d researched, there were no records of him stepping onto a battlefield. I looked at Princess Annerinne, and tried again.

The Fourth.

當一切安靜下來後，隆博爾特先生看着我，並允許了。

“Yes. If you can accomplish it, we will feel more secure with leaving the Holy Maiden in your hands.”

Internally.

達里奧二十多歲。但據我查證，並沒有他踏上戰場的記錄。我看着安妮公主，然後再次嘗試。

『Well, she9;s young. Around the same as Lyle? Love errs her judgement. It9;s a fatal flaw at this point in time, mind you.』

“You9;ll take one down? One ignorant of war sure knowns how to flap his mouth.”

“那麼，關於要塞的事情……如果我們把手裏的諾尼爾要塞出手，我們之間的問題就全部解決了嗎？”

“你離目標有多遠？這就是洛菲斯的騎士團不好的原因。假裝成冒險家的騎士們，努力地工作着……”

When it quieted down, Lonbolt-san looked at me, and permitted it.

And the princess as well.

To Dario9;s side, Princess Annerinne spoke.

「達里奧大人，深表歉意。但阿萊特發表這一聲明時，考慮的是國家的福祉。請允許。”

『因爲我們不在場的話對他來說更方便。更重要的是，如果我們被壓碎並完全消失，也許對他來說是最好的。』

“From what I9;ve heard, you9;ve gathered no more than a hundred adventurers. Will you even reach that fortress of yours?”

我也有同樣的看法。

Alette-san followed through tor me.

還有公主。

“… We are the ones who should be apologizing. Please go ahead.”

也許是因爲被忽視而生氣，達里奧從旁邊伸了進去。

But still irritated, thinking we couldn9;t do it, Dario spoke.

好吧，這確實解決不了任何問題。

大廳內，周圍的貴族和騎士開始意識到自己與達里奧的立場。我們完全被拋在了後面。

（已經把她當成聖女了。而且還擺出一副高人一等的樣子？雖然不像是依賴她們……不過說起來也方便。）

“試試吧。輸了就回來吧，但請確保你的聖女在你這樣做的時候不要被偷走！”

“請原諒。我有發言權可以嗎？”

“是的。如果你能做到的話，我們把聖女交在你手裏就更有把握了。”

When I bowed, I felt a reaction from my Skills.

第四個。

但達里奧仍然很生氣，認爲我們做不到。

而我看到大殿裏的騎士貴族們都強忍着怒火。儘管如此，達里奧還是繼續說話。

The Fifth let out his voice.

『It9;s because it9;s more convenient for him if we9;re out of the picture. More so, maybe it9;s best for him if we were crushed and disappeared altogether.』

There was a presence hurriedly approaching the audience chamber.

有一個人急匆匆地接近謁見室。

The Third called over to me. I felt some mischief in his voice.

第三個叫我。我感覺他的聲音裏有些惡作劇。

『Lyle, how about you…』

『萊爾，你呢……』

Hearing him, I mused over how embarrassing it9;d be if I failed, as I made a grand gesture.

聽到他的話，我一邊想着如果失敗了該有多尷尬，一邊做了一個大動作。

“Very well. Then I, Lyle Walt, shall take control of a fortress. What, it9;s a simple matter. Let9;s see… yes, and that9;s the end of it.”

“很好。然後我，萊爾沃爾特，將控制一座堡壘。什麼，這是一件簡單的事情。讓我們看看……是的，就這樣結束了。”

When I snapped my fingers, some ridiculing eyes fell on me. Princess Annerinne was taken aback. Looking at me, Dario.

當我打響指時，一些嘲笑的目光落在了我身上。安琳公主喫了一驚。看着我，達里奧。

“Have you lost it?”

“你丟了嗎？”

Said that, with an indecent smile on his face. Novem beside me opened her mouth.

說着，臉上帶着不雅的笑容。我旁邊的諾文張開了嘴。

“Lyle-sama, you9;re joking too much.”

“萊爾大人，你開得太大了。”

And Miranda as well.

還有米蘭達。

But it really would be getting busy.

I was overcome with relief.

『Lyle9;s fault? Ahahaha! No, no… this is your problem with Zayin, and you just happened to make it a tad easier to take a stand, so he did it. And he gave you prior notice, so doesn9;t that make him the upright one? How cruel. Even with prior notice.』

The Third seemed to be having fun, knowing it would come to this. He really was a schemer.

但確實會變得很忙。

“很高興解決了我們的問題。我們將前往要塞。別擔心，我們會爲你引開敵人。事實證明，這至少對洛菲斯有利。啊，我們不需要任何援軍。我確信你的處境很艱難。我們爲你創造的這個機會……請好好利用它。”

當我離開大廳時，我看到艾萊特小姐把拇指伸出到了達里奧看不到的位置。

『萊爾的錯？啊哈哈哈！不，不……這是你和扎因的問題，你只是碰巧讓表明立場變得更容易一點，所以他就這麼做了。而且他提前通知了你，這不就是一個正直的人嗎？多麼殘酷啊。即使事先通知。』

大廳的門被猛地推開。

（事先通知，是嗎？嗯，我確實在信息到達之前就告訴了他，但是脾氣太惡劣了。）

他們都有點驚訝。但他們倆都沒有瞧不起我。

“等、等等！你明白你剛剛做了什麼嗎！？至此，洛菲斯和扎因就失去了避免這場戰爭的所有機會！這都是你的責任！”

The surrounding reactions were quite interesting. Eyes opened wide, quite a few were looking between my face, and the messenger9;s.

When I gathered up all our members to leave the chamber, a voice called out to me from behind. It was Dario.

打開它的是一位看起來像是信使的騎士。或許他是因爲氣喘吁吁才衝到這裏的。深呼吸一口氣後，他開口說道。

Within the ensuing uproar, I spoke to the princess.

0;Thank god I was right… I was saved the embarrassment.1;

The one who opened it was a knight who looked to be a messenger. Perhaps he had rushed here, as he was out of breath. After taking a single deep breath, he spoke.

She was considerably delighted.

我轉身給出了答案。

“哦，你把責任歸咎於我嗎？但多麼令人不安……你看，我對洛菲斯沒有權利或義務。我懷疑我是否需要承擔責任。那麼，接下來會比較忙，我先告辭了。”

0;Prior notice, is it? Well, I did tell him before the information got here, but how ill-natured.1;

當我召集所有成員離開會議廳時，一個聲音從後面喊我。是達里奧。

從寶石中，我聽到了第三者享受的聲音。

在我的腦海裏，我……

“W-wait! Do you understand what it is you9;ve just done!? With this, Lorphys and Zayin have lost all chances of avoiding this war! This is all your responsibility!”

周圍的反應很有趣。眼睛睜得大大的，有不少眼睛在我的臉和使者的臉之間打量。

“M-message in! Fort Noinyl has been…”

“……諾尼爾堡已被一羣自稱聖騎士的組織佔領了！”

“如果他一直這樣就好了。”

“M-消息進來了！諾尼爾堡已經……”

Inside my head, I…

我如釋重負。

我趕緊進行下一步。

“It would be better if he was always like that.”

And the hall9;s door burst open with some momentum.

“Now then, on to the next move.”

“Glad to have resolved our matter. We will be heading to the fortress. Don9;t worry, we9;ll draw the enemy away for you. It should prove at least mildly to Lorphys9; advantage. Ah, and we don9;t need any reinforcements. I9;m sure you have it rough as it is. This chance we9;ve created for you… please put it to good use.”

From the Jewel, I heard the voice of a Third enjoying himself.

I knew I had prepared enough forces to take it down. But I never thought the messenger would come in at that very moment.

第三個似乎很開心，知道事情會發展到這個地步。他確實是一個陰謀家。

“… Fort Noinyl has been taken by a group calling themselves the Holy Knights!”

“那麼，進行下一步。”

I turned, and gave my response.

在隨後的喧囂中，我與公主交談。

她非常高興。

I hurriedly moved onto the next move.

（感謝上帝，我是對的……我免去了尷尬。）

我知道我已經準備了足夠的力量來摧毀它。但我沒想到，就在這個時候，使者就進來了。

They were both mildly amazed. But neither of them looked down on me.

“Oh, you9;re putting the blame on me? But how troubling… you see, I have no right or obligation to Lorphys. I question whether there9;s a need for me to take responsibility. Well then, it will be getting busy from here on, so I shall be taking my leave.”

As I left the hall, I saw Alette-san stick up her thumb in a position that Dario couldn9;t see.