16 - Selva9;s Assassin 塞尔瓦的刺客

… Inside Lorphys9; royal castle.

...洛菲斯的皇家城堡内。

Its walls contained the room of Selva9;s second prince, 【Dario Selva】.

墙壁上是塞尔瓦二王子【达里奥·塞尔瓦】的房间。

In his vast room, his chewed on the nail of his thumb, as he walked in circles.

在他宽敞的房间里，他一边绕着圈子一边嚼着拇指指甲。

A knight he had brought along as a guard from Selva cautioned him.

他从塞尔瓦带来的一位作为守卫的骑士警告了他。

“Your highness, I9;m not sure what to say about that behavior. We9;ve sent documents on the current affairs to the country, so all that is left for us is to await orders.”

“殿下，我不知道该如何评价这种行为。我们已经向国内发送了时事文件，剩下的就是等待命令了。”

Dario yelled at the knight.

达里奥对骑士大喊。

“Cut the crap! As if you can understand how I feel! How oh miserable me was sent and sent back from both Galleria and Rusworth! I9;m my brother9;s spare, I am. And yet finally comes the chance for me to hold a territory of my own! Yet that brat… that damn braaaatt!!”

“别废话了！好像你能理解我的感受！多么悲惨啊，我从加勒里亚和拉斯沃思被送来又送回来！我是我兄弟的备用人，我是。然而我终于有机会拥有自己的领地了！可是那个臭小子……那个该死的臭小子！！”

After taking a flower vase in hand, and slamming it against the wall, Dario took some deep breathes, and sat down.

达里奥手里拿着一个花瓶，把它猛地撞到墙上后，深吸了一口气，然后坐下来。

Second son. Living in a corner of his house as his brother9;s spare. Yet his brother up and matured without problems, so he was sent off to some foreign land to go get some children.

第二个儿子。住在他家的一个角落里，作为他哥哥的备用。然而他的弟弟已经长大成人，没有任何问题，所以他被派到异国他乡去生孩子。

The countries of the war maiden, Galleria and Rusworth9;s princesses weren9;t interested, and he was sent to the small nation of Lorphys.

战女国、加勒利亚国和鲁斯沃斯的公主们都没有兴趣，他被送到了洛菲斯小国。

The knight who was sure Lyle9;s group hadn9;t left showed off his leisure. Because there hadn9;t been a single report of them leaving the city…

他已经向国家报到了，但他无论如何都要靠自己取得胜利，这可能是因为他的恐慌。

米兰达点了好几次头，然后环顾四周。六人立即拉开了距离，米兰达将目光落在了一个小吃摊上。

洛菲斯的城堡小镇。

The atmosphere indicated the coming war, and the people walking around looked somewhat anxious. All I could hear was rumors of the war.

疲惫不堪的洛菲斯别无选择，只能依靠塞尔瓦。和扎因已经在桌子底下达成了协议，塞尔瓦将充当中间人来结束战争……就是这样。

“Are you alright? You look pale.”

An exhausted Lorphys would have no choice but to rely on Selva. A deal with Zayin had already been exchanged under the table, and Selva would act as an intermediary to end the war… that was the scenario.

“They9;re coming. Six in number. Two groups of three, to be more precise. They9;re watching us for now.”

Walking together with Miranda, I confirmed the presences approaching us.

The knight let out a sigh before speaking to Dario.

与扎因联手，达成的协议是让他们进行他们非常想要的掠夺，然后让塞尔瓦统治洛菲斯的土地。

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“That? Sure, why not. We were never able to sightsee. So which one do you want?”

“你能明白这么多吗？”

达里奥将怒气发泄在守护他的骑士身上，但他的脑子里却满是如何打破僵局。

“Lyle, I want to eat that.”

“… Once I became king, I planned to become a vassal nation at once! If Selva joined with Zayin, they9;d have enough power to oppose Galleria and Rusworth…”

Linking hands with Zayin, the deal was to let them do the plunder they wanted oh so badly, and have Selva rule over Loyphys9; land afterwards.

“那个臭小子！因为他，他们会再次背弃我！”

骑士叹了口气，然后对达里奥说话。

After buying some food from the stall, perhaps they had dropped their guard, as they had closed the distance again.

Lorphys9; castle town.

“You can understand that much?”

闻言，我摇了摇头。

Hearing that, I shook my head.

“I9;ve recently become able to. But I9;m not used to using it.”

“Women, and an old man… They9;ll be taken care of at once.”

确信莱尔一行人还没有离开的骑士露出了悠闲的神情。因为没有任何关于他们离开这座城市的报道……

与米兰达一起行走，我确认了正在接近我们的存在。

I continued walking beside her.

“他们正在以一种隐藏行踪的方式移动，但他们不可能逃脱。他们永远无法到达诺尼尔堡。”

就这些话而言，达里奥。

He had reported to the country, but the fact he wanted to achieve victory on his own no matter what may have been a result of his panic.

“女人，还有老人……他们马上就会得到照顾。”

从摊位买了一些食物后，也许他们放松了警惕，因为他们又拉近了距离。

他们公然表现出敌意，尽管天色还很亮，他们却与我们保持着固定的距离。

由于该国与两国接壤，两国之间不断发生激烈的战争，塞尔瓦需要增强其国家实力。

Miranda also sense the hostility. She took a bite, and asked me.

“They9;re moving in a way that conceals their whereabouts, but it9;s impossible for them to get away. They will never reach fort Noinyl.”

“他们来了。数量为六人。更准确地说，分为两组，每组三人。他们现在正在注视着我们。”

当我抬起头时，米兰达用双臂搂住了我的头。

米兰达也感受到了敌意。她咬了一口，问我。

They were blatantly showing hostility, and even though it was still so bright out, they were keeping a fixed distance from us.

我继续在她身边行走。

When I held my head, Miranda entwined her arms around my own.

Miranda nodded a number of times, before sending a glance around. The six immediately took some distance, and Miranda rested her eyes on a food stall.

“莱尔，我想吃那个。”

“那就赶紧把他的头给我拿来！因为一个男孩，整个塞尔瓦都面临危机！怎么一副无忧无虑的样子！？”

As the country held a border with the two constantly at intense war with one another, Selva had a need to augment its national power.

“我最近能够做到了。但我不习惯使用它。”

“That brat! Because of him, they9;re going to turn their backs to me again!”

I tried using 【Real Spec】 to get some information on them, but there was too much info coming in to filter down.

On those words, Dario.

“你还好吗？你脸色苍白。”

“Think they9;ll attack us here?”

Dario took out his rage on the knight that was there to guard him, but his head was full with how he was going to break the deadlock.

“Then bring me his head at once! Because of a single boy, the entirety of Selva is facing a crisis! Why do you look so care-free!?”

我尝试使用【Real Spec】获取一些有关它们的信息，但信息太多，无法过滤掉。

“……一旦成为国王，我就打算立刻成为诸侯国！如果塞尔瓦和扎因联手，他们就有足够的力量对抗加勒里亚和鲁斯沃斯……”

“那个？当然，为什么不呢。我们始终无法观光。那么你想要哪一个呢？”

“你认为他们会在这里攻击我们吗？”

气氛预示着战争即将来临，走来走去的人们都显得有些焦急。我所能听到的只是战争的谣言。

I9;m sure they were following us to find out Aura-san, and the others9; whereabouts. They likely thought we were continuing our stay, and that they had yet to leave.

我确信他们跟踪我们是为了寻找亚乌拉桑和其他人的下落。他们可能认为我们要继续逗留，而他们还没有离开。

“It9;ll probably happen if we return to the inn. I did think this would happen, but… it seems this one9;s from Selva alone.”

“如果我们回到旅馆，可能就会发生这种情况。我确实认为会发生这种情况，但是……看来这只是塞尔瓦一个人的事情。”

The only ones chasing us were from Selva. Lorphys wasn9;t showing any moves on the surface.

唯一追赶我们的是塞尔瓦人。洛菲斯表面上并没有表现出任何动作。

From the Jewel, the Third spoke.

第三者从宝石中说话了。

『It9;s possible he doesn9;t have too many sympathizers in Lorphys. Well, there9;s only one pureblood princess, and if they9;re choosing her a partner, they9;ll give in at a Selvian prince, I guess. 』

『他在洛菲斯可能没有太多同情者。好吧，只有一位纯血统公主，如果他们选择她作为伴侣，我猜他们会向塞尔维安王子让步。 』

If you want to look at the surrounding situation, Zayin didn9;t have royalty. A little further away were the countries of Galleria and Rusworth, but it seems they were governed by women. The reports didn9;t say anything about them having children.

如果你看看周围的情况，扎因并没有皇族。稍远一点的地方是加勒里亚国和鲁斯沃斯国，但似乎是由女性统治的。报道没有提到他们有孩子。

The Fourth spoke.

第四位发言。

『But they do seem a short-tempered bunch. Even so, if they had worked with Lorphys to attack us now, things would have gone quite favorably for us after recapturing Zayin.』

『但是他们看起来确实是一群脾气暴躁的人。即便如此，如果他们现在和洛菲斯联手攻击我们的话，夺回扎因之后，事情对我们来说还是相当有利的。』

If they were going to attack, they might as well send Lorphys as well, it seems.

如果他们要进攻的话，看来还不如派出洛菲斯来呢。 。

The Fifth as well.

第五个也是如此。

（这不是他们的主场，所以他们有点迷路。）

On the map in my head, the form of them hurrying forward to trap us was actually relatively interesting.

“爬上屋顶的那三个人还没到这里吧？我建议你在攻击之前再等一会儿。”

“我们到了。”

I felt a swelling in the leader-ish man9;s Mana. His body suddenly expanded, and his coat was ripper apart.

在那里，她说话的语气有点不感兴趣。

When I looked at the entrance, I saw the three knights that had gone out of their way to chase us.

There, she spoke a little disinterestedly.

They looked a little tired, but I could tell they were doing their part not to show it. They had spent several hours of their day keeping watch over us, and at the end, they were lured in. There9;s no helping their fatigue.

I raised my hand, and used magic.

I gave a bitter smile.

“想再步行穿过小镇吗？”

当我和米兰达加快步伐时，我们故意走进了死胡同。

“So you9;re a Skillholder. If it9;s Support-type, then I fear you not in battle. We9;re two men and one woman. And our comrades will soon be here.”

“……你们是莱尔和米兰达，对吗？我会让你带我们去找扎因圣女的。”

After we purposefully entered a narrow alleyway, the six sent a team of three ahead to get the drop on us.

The leader-ish man didn9;t show any signs of distress. It was a bit sad.

『Because we9;ll be able to smoke out those aiding Selva here. Well, if they won9;t show their tails, then so be it.』

“Want to walk through the town some more?”

“被这么危险的人监视？如果是约会，我真的不介意。”

我苦笑了一下。

With his muscles bulging this much, it was as if he had become a mass of muscle in itself.

“Here we are.”

“… You are Lyle and Miranda, correct? I9;ll have you lead us to Zayin9;s Holy Maiden.”

他们的服装给人一种冒险家的感觉。

Their outfits gave off an adventurer-esque feeling.

I spoke.

在我脑海中的地图上，他们冲上来困住我们的样子其实还算比较有趣。

When me and Miranda raised our pace, we purposely ended up at a dead end.

我举起手，使用了魔法。

Drawing their swords they started walking closer.

“有这么多陪伴者的约会？现在我不得不思考这个问题。”

然后我们继续穿过洛菲斯。到了中午，我们吃完午饭，又开始散步。当我们休息时，太阳开始落山，街上的人越来越少。

当我们故意进入一条狭窄的小巷后，六人派了一个三人小队在前面接我们。

0;This isn9;t their home turf, so they9;re a little lost.1;

他的肌肉鼓得如此之大，就好像他本身就变成了一团肌肉。

“发射子弹。”

咬了一口摊位上的糖果后，我对米兰达说道。

Miranda opened her mouth.

“A date with so many chaperons? Now I have to wonder about that.”

他们看起来有点累，但我看得出来他们正在尽力不表现出来。他们一天花了好几个小时监视我们，最后他们被引诱进来了。他们的疲劳是无法缓解的。

我们周围的区域有点宽敞，但有点像垃圾场。

米兰达张开了嘴。

“Fire bullet.”

拔出剑，他们开始走近。

The area around us was a bit spacious, but it was something of a garbage dump.

“The three that climbed onto the roofs haven9;t gotten here yet, you know? I do recommend waiting just a little longer before you attack.”

这位领袖般的男人没有表现出任何痛苦的迹象。心里有点难过。

就在那时，追击者开始行动。

After taking a bite of the sweet from the stall, I spoke to Miranda.

我发言了。

“While being watched by such dangerous folks? If it9;s a date, I don9;t really mind.”

The ball of fire shot into the sky, before being sucked into the sky tinged with orange and purple.

And we continued walking through Lorphys. When noon came around, we ate our lunch, and started walking again. As we rested, and the sun started to fall, fewer people walked the streets.

当我看向入口时，我看到三个骑士不遗余力地追赶我们。

“Uwah, so there are these sorts of Skills as well.”

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And it was then that the pursuers made their move.

火球射向天空，然后被吸入橙色和紫色的天空中。

『因为我们可以用烟熏掉这里帮助塞尔瓦的人。好吧，如果他们不露出尾巴，那就这样吧。』

“所以您是一名技能持有者。如果是支援型的话，我怕你不在战斗。我们是两男一女。我们的战友很快就会到这里。”

“哇哦，原来还有这种技能啊。”

我感觉到这位领袖般的男人的法力在膨胀。他的身体骤然膨胀，身上的外套也被撕裂开来。

He was grinning, and his tone was gruffer than before.

他咧着嘴笑，语气比之前更加粗暴。

“A support Skill will never be able to beat a Vanguard Skillholder such as myself. Kill the man. Extract the Holy Maiden9;s location from the woman, then do whatever you want.”

“辅助技能永远无法击败像我这样的先锋技能持有者。杀了那个人。从女人身上找出圣女的位置，然后就可以为所欲为了。”

His eyes were bloodshot, and he was highly excited.

他的眼睛充满了血丝，他非常兴奋。

The two subordinate-like ones took some distance from the leader-ish man. But perhaps he didn9;t like that, as he ended up smacking one of them.

两个下属般的人，与领袖般的男人拉开了一段距离。但也许他不喜欢这样，因为他最终打了其中一个。

They collided with the wall, fell onto the floor, and stopped moving. They stopped drawing breath.

他们撞到了墙壁，跌倒在地板上，然后停止了移动。他们停止了呼吸。

The Seventh spoke.

第七人说话了。

『An increase in power, and a loss of self-control? Hmm, that would be the 【Berserk】 Skill, perhaps? But who the hell chooses someone like that to pursue people?』

『力量增强，自制力丧失？嗯，这就是【狂暴】技能吧？可到底是谁会选择这样的人来追求人呢？』

Fed-up as he was, he gave commentary in quite a calm voice.

虽然已经厌倦了，但还是用相当平静的声音评论道。

The leader-ish man.

有领袖气质的男人。

“Answer!”

“回答！”

看到我把目光移开，他试图拔出他的刀片。我往旁边退了半步才避开。

After sending another glance at the man rolling across the floor, I ushered Miranda onto May9;s back. I hopped on after her, and May kicked off into the sky.

当我们迅速远离要塞时，梅解释了情况。

我们在这里战斗这一事实是重要的部分。当然，我们的对手都没有任何东西可以让人们确定他们是塞尔瓦的刺客。但有了这个，我就知道那个国家是怎么看我们的了。

I looked at Miranda.

“What shall we do now?”

His body was big enough to make the sword in his hand look puny, but I went up regardless.

Hearing that, I.

我没有使用技能。

As he raised his right sword hand, I tripped him up. I took my eyes off of him as he fell, to see the remaining enemy was already bound up by Miranda9;s threads.

“Will the strings come undone?”

我拔出备用刀，插进他的脑袋，仰望天空。几道闪光过后，梅以奎林的形态降临。

I didn9;t use a Skill.

于是我收起军刀，捡起掉落的那把，然后看着米兰达。

“上面三个……我最终击败了他们，但这很糟糕吗？”

“谁能说呢。你说的这位殿下到底是谁？”

“You sure are hard.”

Whether he passed it on, or not, I didn9;t really care.

“Y-yes sir!”

他的身材很大，手里的剑显得微不足道，但我还是走了上去。

我躲开他的斩击，砍向对手的手臂。我挥舞着想要砍掉它的东西，结果只留下了一个浅浅的伤口，并流了一点血。

“你真是太难了。”

Skill… 【Limit Burst】… The First9;s second stage Skill.

So I sheathed the sabre, collected up the one I9;d dropped, and looked at Miranda.

The man on the ground was making a pale expression as he looked at us. But he kept his mouth closed, and glared.

“那我得给这家伙留言了。 “殿下，您对待我们的方式让我热泪盈眶。”您能转达一下吗？

“Then I9;ll have to leave a message with this guy. ‘Your Highness, your treatment of us brings a tear to my eye.9; Could you pass that on?”

“混蛋！”

“Who can say. Just who9;s this highness you9;re talking about?”

Pulling out my reserve sabre, I stuck it into his head, and looked at the sky. After a few flashes of light, down came May in quilin form.

He was looking at the ground mortifyingly.

当他举起右手剑时，我绊倒了他。当他倒下时，我把目光从他身上移开，看到剩下的敌人已经被米兰达的线绑住了。

“你离我这么近到底想做什么啊傻瓜！”

他试图用左手抓住我，所以我扔掉了我的军刀，抓住了他的手臂。当它发出明显的刺耳声音后，领袖般的男人好战的笑容开始扭曲。

“B-bastard!”

And seeing I was looking away, he tried to thrust out his blade. I took a half-step to the side to avoid it.

再看了一眼在地板上滚来滚去的男人后，我把米兰达带到了梅的背上。我跟着她跳了上去，梅就飞向了天空。

地上的那个人脸色苍白地看着我们。但他却闭着嘴，怒目而视。

在他的下属大声回答后，他转身向我走来。当米兰达站到我面前时，我阻止了她，并拔出了我的军刀。

Lorphys9; sky was growing dark, and I doubt there were many to confirm May9;s form. Even if there were, it would hold little meaning.

“What do you plan to do by getting so close to me, fool!”

他羞愧地看着地面。

In his last bit of resistance, the man tried to play dumb.

洛菲斯的天空渐渐暗了下来，我怀疑是否有很多人能够证实梅的形态。即使有，也没什么意义。

“我们现在该怎么办？”

在最后的抵抗中，该男子试图装傻。

“The three up top… I kinda ended up defeating them, but was that bad?”

The fact that we fought here was the important part. Of course, none of our opponents, had anything to let one determine they were assassins of Selva. But with this, I knew how that country saw us.

我看着米兰达。

As we rapidly gained distance from the fortress, May explained the situation.

After his subordinate barked an answer, he turned, and came at me. I stopped Miranda as she moved to stand in front of me, and drew my sabre.

无论他是否传承，我都不在乎。

I dodged the slash he lowered, and cut at my opponent9;s arm. What I had swung with an intent to lop it off only made a shallow cut with a bit of blood.

After May landed on the ground.

He tried to grab me with his left hand, so I discarded my sabre, and grabbed that arm. After it let out a conspicuous grating sound, the leader-ish man9;s belligerent smile started to warp.

一听，我。

“……没有人说我只有一项技能。”

“… No one said I only had one Skill.”

技能…【极限爆发】…第一人的第二阶段技能。

五月登陆地面后。

“是、是的，先生！”

“琴弦会松开吗？”

“一段时间后它们就会消失。尽管他可能会这样几个小时。”

“They9;ll disappear after a while. Though he may be like that a couple of hours.”

“People from the area are gathering at the fort. Around two hundred at the moment? And Zayin has still yet to move.”

“该地区的人们正在堡垒聚集。现在大概两百吧？而扎因还没有动。”

Hearing that, the Fourth sounded like he9;d thought up a question.

闻言，老四像是想到了一个问题。

『Still? By our plan, it was dubious whether you9;d make it in time for the battle. What9;s taking them so long?』

“仍然？按照我们的计划，你是否能及时赶到战斗还是值得怀疑的。是什么让他们花了这么长时间？』

To that opinion, the Third.

对此观点，第三者。

『… You properly let some get away, right? Come to think of it, it was a single knight that ran, right?』

『……你确实让一些人逃走了，对吧？仔细想想，逃跑的只是一个骑士吧？』

The Fifth.

第五。

『Maybe he was attacked by monsters along the way. But in that case, you9;ve some leisure. I don9;t want to waste too much time, though.』

『也许他一路上被怪物袭击了。但在这种情况下，你就有闲暇了。不过，我不想浪费太多时间。』

There was much to worry about. It was going well, but food and equipment. Maintaining all that with our party alone was the limit.

有很多事情需要担心。进展顺利，但食物和设备。仅靠我们党来维持这一切已经是极限了。

The Seventh spoke.

第七人说话了。

『Perhaps they9;re preparing to send in more forces that anticipated. Around a hundred attackers… with strategic value in mind, I thought they would move around a thousand troops at most.』

『也许他们正准备派遣比预期更多的部队。大约一百名攻击者……考虑到战略价值，我认为他们最多只能调动一千人左右。』

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我对她。

阿尔芒把膝盖放在地上，疲惫的骑士也做了同样的事。

他穿着隆重的铠甲，正要奔赴前线，通知就传来了。

“There was a rumor that Aura evaded my assassination, and gathered soldiers in Beim to stand against us, was there not?”

『莱尔，回去的路上看看敌人的动向。你可能会催促 May，但要确认地形。』

A vexed Armand found it quite strange that the knight before his eyes wasn9;t wearing any armor.

『Lyle, look at enemy movements on the way back. You may be pushing May, but confirm the terrain while you9;re at it.』

“I lost it in a battle with a monster! Even so, I desperately came all the way…”

“You… you should have just sought aid from some other fortress out there!”

“May, can you fly a bit more? I want to confirm the enemy movements on the way back.”

第五部给我下了一些命令。

……在神殿内……而不是扎因都城的城堡里，骑士队长收到了报告。

【Remis Zayin】… As the current Holy Maiden, she was aware of the rumors going through the country.

因为队长办公室里不断传来愤怒的尖叫声，外面也听到了这个消息。一个年轻的女孩带着一位奉献过的处女走进了房间。

“莱尔，你在想什么？”

“N-no, this is but an unreliable piece of information.”

The Third anticipated something.

The Fifth issued me some orders.

我和 May 谈过。

“小月，你能再飞一会儿吗？我想在回去的路上确认一下敌人的动向。”

“W-without any evidence, it can only be a rumor.”

He wore ceremonious armor, and was just about to head to the front lines when the notice had come in.

Because of the continuous angry screams from the captain9;s office, the news was heard outside. Taking a consecrated virgin along, a single young girl entered the room.

“没有任何设备？你不会说你逃跑了吧！？」

“Without any equipment? You9;re not going to say you ran away, are you!?”

“Armand, what is the meaning of this? Did you not dispose of Aura and Thelma who fled?”

“No, rather than thinking…”

… Within the temple… rather a castle of Zayin9;s capital, the knight captain received the report.

“你……你应该去其他要塞寻求帮助才对！”

Her long silver hair was done in ringlets. She wore the uniform of a Holy Maiden over her body, and her emerald eyes took in the knight captain.

那里，五月。

“更多？我倒不介意。”

I to her.

“不，与其想……”

“什、没有任何证据，只能是谣言。”

将报告书扔回被殴打的骑士的是一位名叫【阿曼德·贝纳德】的男人。这位四十多岁的骑士团长是战争的支持者之一。

『就算安全回来，也不知道骑士所报告的数字是准确的。可能他们正在那里调动相当多的兵力。』

Remis spoke in a fed-up tone.

There, May.

“我在与怪物的战斗中失去了它！尽管如此，我还是拼命地赶来了……”

“我完全不知道敌人的下手在哪里！他们突然以五百人的兵力袭击了要塞，想要留在这片区域而不被发现，那是一件不可能的事情！为了把这份报告带回来，我疯狂的策马狂奔！”

雷米斯用厌倦的语气说道。

The one who threw the report papers back at the battered knight was a man named 【Armand Benard】. The knight captain in his mid-forties was one of the proponents of the war.

她银色的长发卷成小卷。她身上穿着圣女制服，翠绿色的双眸注视着骑士团长。

“I hadn9;t the slightest idea where the enemy had laid their hands! They suddenly attacked the fortress with five hundred men, and staying in the area without being discovered was an impossible feat! In order to bring this report back, I frantically raced on my horse!”

Armand put a knee on the ground, and the worn-out knight did the same.

“不、不，这只是一条不可靠的信息。”

她看起来很累。米兰达从后面抱住我的肚子，提高了声音。

『Even if he returned safely, there9;s no telling that the knight reported the numbers accurately. It may be the case that they9;re moving quite the forces there.』

“阿曼德，这是什么意思？逃走的亚乌拉和塞尔玛没有被你处理掉吗？」

I spoke to May.

The knight shook as he explained the situation.

“More? Not that I mind.”

阿尔芒有些恼怒，眼前的骑士竟然没有穿戴任何铠甲，这让他觉得很奇怪。

“Oh she definitely did it alright. From what I heard, the rumors said a hundred. But five hundred soldiers, you say? Does that not mean she9;s found someone to back her? We cannot leave her be like this, right?”

“Lyle, what are you thinking?”

She seemed quite tired. Miranda put her arms around my stomach from behind, and raised her voice.

骑士在解释情况时浑身颤抖。

第三个预料到了一些事情。

【雷米斯·扎因】……身为现任圣女，她对于全国的流言蜚语是知道的。

“哦，她确实做得很好。据我所知，谣言说有一百个。但是你说有五百名士兵？这不是说明她已经找到了支持她的人吗？我们总不能让她就这样吧？”

“有传言说奥拉躲避了我的暗杀，并在贝姆集结士兵来对抗我们，不是吗？”

Captain Armand wanted to go off to the front line, and take charge of his troops at once. He had waited oh so long for this day to come.

阿尔芒上尉想要前往前线，立即指挥他的部队。他等这一天已经等了太久了。

0;Little girl. A decoration should just act like a decoration. But I truly cannot leave them as they are… if we9;re mobilizing troops, it will be a thousand to two thousand. But if that fails…1;

（小姑娘，装饰就应该是装饰而已。但我实在不能就这样放着不管……如果调动兵力的话，也就一千到两千吧。但如果不行的话……）

Close to twenty thousand troops were moving.

近两万军队正在行动。

There were mercenary brigades as well, so a precise count was still uncertain. However, not all of them were soldiers capable of battle. There were support squadrons for the rear. The current state of affairs held around fifteen to fourteen thousand capable of battle.

还有雇佣兵旅，所以准确的数字还不确定。然而，并非所有人都是能够战斗的士兵。后方有支援中队。目前的情况是，约有一万到一万四千人有战斗能力。

0;At the very least, it9;ll be harder to push back Lorphys. And who should I send? The mercenaries lowered their down payments with the prospects of plunder, so I can9;t think they9;d move for internal affairs.1;

（至少，击退洛菲斯会更困难。那我该派谁去呢？雇佣兵以掠夺为目的降低了首付，所以我认为他们不会为了内政而行动。）

Even Armand hesitated to give them free reign to plunder.

甚至阿尔芒也犹豫是否要让他们自由地掠夺。

But in that case, how many soldiers could they send?

但是这样的话，他们能派出多少士兵呢？

0;Should I leave them be? But I can9;t think they9;ll make too grand a move…1;

（我应该留着他们吗？但我不认为他们会做出太大的举动……）

As Armand frantically thought it out, Remis spoke.

就在阿尔芒疯狂思考的时候，雷米斯开口了。

“Yes, that9;s enough. I will give an order. Send three thousand troops.”

“是的，够了。我会下命令。遣兵三千。”

“明白了。我将率领三千精锐，立即前往诺尼尔要塞。”

“Oh Holy Maiden, aren9;t you the one who said it was important? I will personally take command, and raise a festival of blood upon that rebellious lot.”

Putting off punishing the knight to a later date, Armand stood.

“当然不是。首先，你的工作就是担任我的护卫。”

0;I9;m doubtful as to whether there9;s really five hundred. There9;s the possibility he reported less as more. But even if they9;re lesser in number, three thousand will be able to take them down.1;

但是雷米斯很恼火。

雷米斯对阿尔芒行为的突然变化感到惊讶。

“Understood. I will take three thousand elite soldiers and head for Fort Noinyl at once.”

“Even whilst there are rumors that I fear Aura9;s little rise? What9;s more, when the common knowledge is that they have a hundred, you want it to appear to the people that we fear such a number?”

There, Remis.

“虽然有传言说我害怕奥拉的小幅崛起？更重要的是，当众所周知他们有一百个的时候，你想让人们觉得我们害怕这样的数字吗？”

（这是什么意思。为什么会有这样的谣言……自从那个人带回情报以来，谣言就传得太快了。难道真的有内奸吗？不，我们把塞尔玛的所有盟友都放逐到了遥远的地方）一定会落地。我明白了，所以他们是故意泄露的！）

After Armand pressed forth his own way, he called out to the knight.

这一角色已被简化为公开立场。

将惩罚骑士的事情推迟到以后，阿尔芒站了起来。

Three thousand. With that number, Normand thought it possible to beat down the five hundred men the knight told tales of.

Walking off, Armand looked at her with annoyed eyes…

0;What9;s the meaning of this. Why did such rumors… the rumors are spreading too fast since that one brought the information back. Could it be there really is a mole? No, we banished all Thelma9;s allies to the remote lands without fail. I see, so they9;re purposely leaking it!1;

事实上扎因现在的状态一点也不奇怪。

如果雷米斯被杀，那么刺杀奥拉就无法获得人民的支持。阿尔芒知道这一点，并认为雷米斯死了也没关系。

阿尔芒继续前行后，向骑士喊道。

三千。有了这个数字，诺曼德认为有可能击败骑士所讲述的五百人。

事实上，阿尔芒家族世世代代都是骑士家族，除了不自称为贵族之外，他们与其他国家并没有什么不同。

If Remis was to be killed, then the assassinating Aura wouldn9;t be able to gain the support of the people. Armand knew that, and thought that it didn9;t really mattered if Remis dropped dead.

阿尔芒惊慌失措。

在那里，雷米斯。

The Divine Knights. Their original duty was to be the Holy Maiden9;s guard. Her shield. But while calling itself a theocracy, it was a country that had repeated pillage and plunder and war with its surroundings.

“圣女啊，这不是你说的吗？我将亲自指挥，为那群叛逆者举办一场血祭。”

Remis was surprised at the sudden change in Armand9;s behavior.

神圣骑士团。他们原本的职责是担任圣女的侍卫。她的盾牌。但尽管它自称为神权国家，但它却是一个不断与周边国家进行掠夺和战争的国家。

That role had been reduced to a public stance.

“三千！？那就是用力过度。在这里，我们应该派出一千人去试水，并在那里扎根。即使他们从我们这里夺走了一座堡垒，他们也应该无法离开。回去之后，我们就可以闲着去对付他们了！”

（我怀疑是否真的有五百人。有可能他说的少了，也有可能多了。但即使数量少，三千人也能打倒他们。）

走开时，阿尔芒用恼怒的眼神看着她……

But Remis was irritated.

In truth, Armand9;s House had been a knight house for generations, and besides the fact they didn9;t exactly call themselves nobles, they differed not from the other countries out there.

Armand panicked.

Armand couldn9;t trust most of the knight9;s report. And as the enemy wouldn9;t leave the fortress, he thought to crush them with numbers.

The fact that wasn9;t strange at all was Zayin9;s current state.

“Of course you aren9;t. In the first place, your job is to be my guard.”

“来吧。我想听听具体情况。那么，圣女，就请您原谅了。」

（既然他们不可能在神殿里，那么他们潜入城市的可能性很大。但是这么多雇佣兵来回奔波，找到他们……我该派谁去？如果其中一个我们的盟友确实是一名内奸……在这种情况下，我应该是那个人。）

0;Since they can9;t be in the temple, the probability of them having infiltrated the city is high. But with so many mercenaries going back and forth, finding them will be… who shall I send? If one of our allies really was to be a mole… in this case, I should be the one going.1;

阿尔芒无法相信骑士报告的大部分内容。由于敌人不肯离开要塞，他想用兵力粉碎他们。

“Three thousand!? That is excessive force. Here, we should send a thousand to test the waters, and root them there. Even if they took a fortress from us, they shouldn9;t be able to move from it. After we9;ve returned, we can deal with them at our leisure!”

“Come. I9;d like to hear the specifics. Well then, Holy Maiden, I must beg your pardon.”

（嗯，我们可以为你找到任意数量的替代品，姑娘。）

0;Hmm, we can find any number of replacements for you, girly.1;