11 - The Goddesses have a Thing for Those that Fight on N神眷顧堅持戰鬥的人

Within the storm, I looked at the giant Trident Serpent in the middle of the whirlpool.

在風暴中，我看着漩渦中央的巨型三叉戟蛇。

I crossed my arms, and from the water spray, my body was soaked. On the deck, Novem and the others were calling out for me to return.

我雙手交叉，水花四濺，全身溼透。甲板上，諾維姆和其他人在呼喚我回去。

While it doesn9;t really matter, I have to say my soaked body is twenty percent cooler than usual.

雖然這並不重要，但我不得不說，我溼透的身體比平時涼快了百分之二十。

“Lyle-sama, please come back! You9;ll get a cold!”

"萊爾大人，請回來吧！你會感冒的！"

I flipped my hair, and as it was wet, water flew around.

我撩了撩頭髮，由於是溼發，水花四濺。

“I9;m already sopping wet, so there9;s no problem. More importantly, Novem, how much cooler do you think I am compared to my normal state…”

"我已經溼透了，所以沒問題。更重要的是，諾維姆，你覺得我比平時的狀態涼快多少......"

There, Monica shook up her twin tails behind Novem.

在那裏，莫妮卡在諾維姆身後搖起了她的雙尾。

“You9;re fifty percent cooler than usual! I9;ve already got tens of thousands of photos of you stored in my memory! My videos are of perfect quality as well!”

"你比平時酷了百分之五十！我的記憶裏已經儲存了幾萬張你的照片！我的視頻質量也非常好！"

Seeing her wriggle her body in delight, I…

看着她高興地扭動身體，我......

“I don9;t really get it, but you say some nice things. Want me to take my shirt off as a public service?”

"我不太明白，但你說了一些好話。要不要我把衣服脫了，以示公允？"

As she hung her head vexingly, Vera-san seemed to be emotionally opposed. On the deck, the sailors had all gathered to discuss their escape.

Atop the swaying deck, everyone made expressions of despair as they looked at the monster.

在那裏，從甲板上走出來的薇拉小姐叫住了我。

I clenched my fist in the air to emphasize my point, and the sailors, and my comrades that9;d come out on deck looked dumbfounded. As a representative, Vera pointed at me.

隨着甲板上聚集的人越來越多，船的運動逐漸停止了抵抗螺旋形的水流。它悠然自得地隨波逐流，逐漸把我們帶向特雷西。

“Isn9;t it cute? Trident Serpent9;s too long so, I9;ve decided it now.”

There, Aria looked at me, and yelled. She gripped the railing, and turned her eyes to the giant enemy… the Trident… too long, let9;s just call it Tressy.

爲了強調我的觀點，我在空中握緊了拳頭，水手們和我的戰友們都來到甲板上，一臉茫然。作爲代表，維拉指着我。

米蘭達拉着香農的手，向我走來。

我......

"特雷西是什麼鬼東西？"

There, Vera-san who9;d come out on deck, called out to me.

天上佈滿了厚厚的雲層，晴朗的天空變得相當昏暗。

“This one9;s… impossible, even for me. I can see why the sea9;s divine beasts haven9;t done anything about it.”

Her red hair was wet, and since she usually preferred clothing fit close to her body, when wet I could make out her body9;s lines quite clearly.

“Painful Growth guy over there! Shut up, and listen to orders! I9;m cancelling the guard request. I9;ve no intent to tell you to fight something like that. Begin the preparations to escape at once!”

“God dammit…”

Aria cried out, but Monica was excitedly looking in my direction. As I thought, I really should take it off. I reached for my shirt.

伊娃這麼一說，梅的神態就和平時不一樣了。

甲板上，蹲着的水手們抬起頭，想着逃生。但是，海面在特雷西的帶領下正緩緩地向內盤旋，看來小船是逃不掉了。

看來海里也有神獸。總有一天，我也想見識一下。

The currents would probably swallow it up and sink it.

The sky was covered with thick clouds, and the clear sky was turning quite dark.

“… For real?”

Showing all three of its heads above the water, and patiently waiting for us; what an honest fellow.

在那裏，阿瑞雅看着我，大喊大叫。她抓緊欄杆，把目光投向了那個巨大的敵人......三叉戟......太長了，就叫它特雷西吧。

"很可愛吧？三叉戟大蛇太長了，所以，我現在決定了。"

With her staff raised, Clara produced light to illuminate the area without anyone telling her to.

“What the hell9;s a Tressy?”

“We even had milady with us.”

"那邊那個痛苦成長的傢伙！閉嘴，聽命令！我要取消守衛請求。我可沒打算叫你們去打那種東西。馬上開始準備逃跑！"

It seems there are divine beasts in the sea as well. I9;d like to see one, one of these days.

"這個......不可能，即使對我來說也不可能。我明白爲什麼海中的神獸們對此毫無辦法了。"

她的紅頭髮是溼的，由於她平時喜歡穿貼身的衣服，所以溼的時候我可以很清楚地看到她身體的線條。

維拉小姐垂頭喪氣，似乎在情緒上遭到了反對。甲板上，水手們聚集在一起，討論着逃跑的問題。

水流很可能會把它吞沒沉沒。

Behind a surprised Miranda, Eva and May were looking at me. No, they were looking beyond me, at Tressy.

It felt as if it were night, and the water9;s pitch black surface lookd as if it would swallow the lot of us.

“Cancel? That would be troubling. That thing over there is my prey. I9;ve especially taken a liking to Tressy9;s crown! I want it! While I9;m at it, I9;ll do my job, and get money in my hands!”

I…

Miranda pulled Shannon by the hand, and approached me.

"我們甚至還帶着米拉蒂。"

“Why did you have to come out with this timing!!?”

On top of the deck, the crouching sailors raised their heads at the thought of escape. But the sea was slowly spiraling inwards with Tressy at the base, and it didn9;t look like a small boat would be able to escape.

“Why the god of the sea…”

“Lyle, what are you doing!?”

"你爲什麼非要這個時候出來！？"

"快回來吧！這樣的怪物出來了你知道我們爲什麼在這裏吧？我們是衛兵守衛！"

"可愛與否無關緊要！那是被稱爲海神的怪物！就算你拿刀砍它，也不會有任何結果！......我們只能逃跑！"

Eva said that, and May9;s bearing was different than usual.

"萊爾，你在幹什麼！"

它的三個腦袋都露出水面，耐心地等着我們；真是個誠實的傢伙。

As more people gathered on the deck, the ship9;s movements gradually ceased resisting the spiraling current. It leisurely went with the flow, gradually bringing us closer to Tressy.

在搖擺不定的甲板上，大家看着怪物，都露出了絕望的表情。

“Cute or not is irrelevant! That9;s a monster called the god of the seas! Even if you try turning a blade on it, nothing will come of it! … We can only run away!”

“That9;s precisely why I9;m here. By the way, I9;m quite amazing in the nude, you know? You sure you don9;t want to see?”

"爲什麼海神......"

"......真的嗎？"

"這正是我來這裏的原因。順便說一句，我的裸體很迷人，你知道嗎？你確定不想看嗎？"

感覺就像到了夜晚，漆黑的水面彷彿要把我們全部吞沒。

克拉拉舉起法杖，不用任何人吩咐，就能發出光芒照亮周圍。

“Just come back already! A monster like that9;s come out! You do know why we9;re here, don9;t you!? We9;re guards! Guards!”

阿瑞雅叫了起來，莫妮卡卻興奮地朝我的方向張望。如我所想，我真的應該把它脫下來。我伸手去拿衣服。

"取消？那就麻煩了。那邊的東西是我的獵物。我特別喜歡特蕾西的皇冠！我要它趁這個機會，我要完成我的工作，把錢弄到手！"

在驚訝的米蘭達身後，伊娃和梅正看着我。不，她們看的不是我，而是特蕾西。

"該死的......"

As the sailors despaired, Vera-san hung her head, made a fist with her hands, and bit down on her Lower lip.

在水手們絕望的時候，維拉桑垂下頭，雙手握拳，緊咬下脣。

From the Jewel, the ancestors let out their voices.

從寶珠裏，祖先們發出了自己的聲音。

『That one9;s a bit too big, isn9;t it? What9;s more, we9;ve never fought anything like that. What are you going to do, mr. lyle?』

『Even if you plan to run, it9;s looking on us as prey. Huh? Does it eat humans? Just how does it fill its stomach with that humongous frame it9;s got?』

『Do monsters ever get full? Anyways, it9;s too big to be cute. If only it9;s eyes were just a little bit rounder…』

『The best option at hand… it would be to use something as bait, and survive… now then, what9;s your take on the matter, mr. lyle?』

『這隻怪物太大了，不是嗎？而且，我們從未與這樣的怪物戰鬥過。萊爾先生，你打算怎麼做？』

『即使你打算逃跑，它也將我們視爲獵物。哼？它會喫人嗎？它怎麼用那龐大的身軀填飽肚子呢？』

『怪物會喫飽嗎？不管怎樣，它太大了，不可能可愛。如果它的眼睛再圓一點就好了…』

『眼前最好的選擇…就是利用某物作爲誘餌，然後倖存下來…那麼，萊爾先生，你對此事有何看法？』

They were placing some expectations on me, so I boldly stood at the bowsprit alone, and pointed at Tressy. In a loud voice…

他們對我寄予了一些期望，所以我大膽地獨自站在船首斜桅上，指着特雷西。大聲說......

“Monica, is that a god?”

"莫妮卡，那是神嗎？"

While Monica was pelted by the sea spray and rain, neither her clothes nor her hair looked wet. She stood perfectly postured, let off a light from her red eyes, and opened her mouth.

雖然莫妮卡被海浪和雨水打得滿頭滿臉，但她的衣服和頭髮看起來都沒有溼。她姿態完美地站着，紅紅的眼睛放出光芒，張開了嘴。

“I concluded it is a monster. It9;s oversized, but I can detect Magic Stones in its body. Well, it does have quite an atmosphere, to say the least. Perhaps it9;s the crown?”

維拉女士抬起臉看着我。大多數水手也朝我這邊看了看。

（哈，我還沒輸呢。我們還在比賽中呢。我是個會取得最後勝利的人！到現在爲止，我的失敗都是爲了我的勝利！1;

In the Jewel, the Third laughed.

"你說得有道理。我是個有本事的人......也許是女神爲我送來了一些資金。我現在勉強度日，但每天的信仰很重要，你聽到了嗎！"

0;Ha, I haven9;t lost yet. We9;re still in the middle of the match. And I9;m a man who9;ll reign victorious at the end! My losses up to now were all to lead to my triumph!1;

"......女神對戰鬥的人微笑！"

"我斷定它是個怪物。它體型過大，但我能在它體內探測到魔石。至少可以這麼說，它確實很有氣場。也許它就是皇冠？"

Aria9;s face turned red, and she muttered something like, ‘why is it only at times like these, that he9;s overflowing with confidence…9; so I pointed at Tressy, and made a pose.

Fastening herself tight to Miranda, Shannon spoke out in a small voice.

I calmed down a little, and touched my right hand to my chin.

“… The goddesses smile on those that fight on!”

"那就沒問題了！我們家族世世代代都忠於所有的女神。就算我幹掉一個，還有六個可以信奉！"

“… Even when Celes knocked the living daylights out of you?”

"我們有機會嗎？"

這時，一個水手喊道。

寶珠裏，三世笑了。

"男人你們真的打算把一切都交給他？這艘船是我們的。你們就任由那傢伙肆意妄爲，而你們卻閉口不言，眼睜睜地看着！"

我笑了。

“Do we have a chance?”

There, Novem looked at me with a conflicted expression, and Aria yelled out.

“As long as we9;re alive, we can win. There is no such thing as a strongest in this world. By the way, I9;m only here to fight because there9;s a chance. I, Lyle Walt… have never once faced defeat in my life!”

那邊，諾維姆一臉矛盾地看着我，阿瑞雅也大聲叫了起來。

在那裏，香農又低聲說道。

（傻瓜）打敗怪物，我們就會被譽爲屠神者。這不是很完美嗎？）

普通人永遠無法理解天才。我曾經在一本書上讀到過這句話。原來是這個意思，我自嘲地笑了笑。

“It really is a nice piece. I want one. It9;ll sell for a fortune…. Now then, gentlemen. As you9;ve just heard, that there is no god.”

Those around were looking at me. As I thought, even if I just randomly threw words out, the magnificent aura I was born with gave birth to persuasive power.

"只要我們活着，我們就能贏。這個世界上沒有強者。順便說一句，我來這裏戰鬥只是因爲有機會。我，萊爾-華特......一生從未面對過一次失敗！"

阿瑞雅的臉漲得通紅，嘴裏嘟囔着："爲什麼只有在這種時候，他纔會自信滿滿...... "於是我指着特雷西，做了個姿勢。

“Men! Do you seriously intend to leave it all to him!? This ship is our ship. You9;re going to let that guy rampage around as he pleases, while you shut your lips and watch!?”

『Oh right. We fundamentally supported all seven goddesses, didn9;t we. It9;s true that there won9;t be much of a problem even if we lose one or two.』

我自信滿滿地說。

I spoke confidently.

“It9;s the reincarnation of the goddess! The third goddess… if you go against the sea, it9;ll draw you into its depths, and steal your soul away!”

“Just offering your prayers won9;t get you anywhere. It9;s to those that fight on to survive, that the goddess will grant her final smile. That goddess of the sea is testing us. And I will take her on… is there anyone to join me? If we achieve victory here, we9;ll be the ones who challenged god! God slayers! How about it, doesn9;t it have a splendid ring to it!?”

“You ungrateful heretic! Are you sure it isn9;t your fault we9;re being targeted!?”

"這傢伙肯定腦子有問題。"

"......即使西萊斯把你打得滿地找牙？"

我稍稍冷靜下來，右手摸着下巴。

"你這個忘恩負義的異教徒！你確定我們被盯上不是你的錯嗎！？"

"光是祈禱是沒用的。只有那些堅持不懈地戰鬥下去的人，女神纔會賜予她最後的微笑。海洋女神在考驗我們。我要和她決一死戰......有人願意和我一起嗎？如果我們在這裏取得勝利 我們將成爲挑戰神的人屠神者怎麼樣，是不是很有氣勢！"

船員們把目光投向下方。

看來他們對迷信深信不疑。大多數船員蜷縮在一起，瑟瑟發抖。

"哦，對了。我們從根本上支持了七位女神，不是嗎？就算失去一兩個，也確實不會有太大的問題。

維拉女士看着我的臉。轉過身，她向水手們發表了宣言。

香農緊緊地抱住米蘭達，小聲地說出了自己的想法。

I smiled.

There, one of the sailors called out.

Vera-san raised her face to look at me. A majority of the sailors looked my way as well.

維拉桑看着我，做了幾個深呼吸後，她問道。

“This guy9;s definitely messed up in the head.”

0;Fool. Defeat the monster, and we9;ll be heralded as god slayers. Isn9;t it perfect!1;

米蘭達用一聲 "噓！"讓她閉嘴。

Vera-san looked at my face. And turning around, she issued a manifesto to the sailors.

周圍的人都看着我。正如我所想的那樣，即使我只是隨意地拋出一句話，我與生俱來的華麗氣場也會產生說服力。

"是女神轉世！第三女神......如果你與大海作對，它會把你捲入大海深處，偷走你的靈魂！"

The crew cast their eyes down.

Vera0san looked at me, and after taking some deep breathes, she asked.

It appears they believed in the superstitions. Most of the crew quivered as they huddled together.

Miranda shut her up with a, ‘Shhh!9;

There, Shannon whispered again.

"真的是件好東西。我想要一個。它會賣個好價錢的....現在，先生們。正如你們剛纔聽到的，世上沒有神。"

“Then there9;s no problem! My House has been faithful to all the goddesses for generations. Even if I take one down, there9;s still six to believe in!”

“You9;ve got a point. I9;m a man who9;s got it… maybe the goddesses are sending down some funds for me. I9;m scraping by for now, but daily faith is important, you hear!”

Genius is never understood by the ordinary man. I9;ve read it in a book once. So this is what they meant, I smiled to myself.

It was at that moment. The captain took off his hat. And he raised his voice.

就在這時。船長摘下了帽子。他提高了嗓門。

“You lot, our goddess of fortune has commanded us to fight! You9;re going to let that bodyguard adventurer have all the cool parts to himself!? If we lose, it9;s the end either way. Try to run, and the boat9;ll sink. Then what say you we go out with a bang!!”

"你們這些人，我們的幸運女神命令我們戰鬥！你們就打算讓那個保鏢冒險者把所有炫酷的部位都佔爲己有嗎？如果我們輸了，無論如何都會完蛋。逃跑的話，船會沉的那我們就大幹一場吧！"

On those words, the sailors raised their faces and stood. One, and then the next…

聽了這話，水手們抬起臉站了起來。一個，接着一個......

“Dammit, it really isn9;t my day.”

“If that guard fails, he9;s in for a wallop.”

“Tsk, goddess of the sea, and goddess of fortune… a clash of goddesses? How meaningless.”

"該死的，今天真不是我的好日子。"

"如果那個衛兵失敗了，他就要捱揍了。

""嘖嘖，海洋女神和幸運女神......女神之間的衝突？真沒意思。"

Seeing them complain as they stood in the rain, Vera-san looked a little surprised.

看到她們站在雨中抱怨，維拉桑顯得有些驚訝。

When the ship took a large sway, I used the momentum to leap and land in front of Vera-san.

當船大幅搖晃時，我借勢一躍，落在了薇拉小姐面前。

The Third spoke.

三世說話了。

『It would9;ve been interesting if you slipped there.』

『如果你滑到那裏，那就有趣了。』

"你是魚的食物！"

“What has he done to the Lady!”

“Y-you… so that9;s…. how it is. It really was necessary for victory.”

『爲什麼萊爾平時不能這麼自信呢？

I covered up her mouth, and stuck in my tongue. She tried to resist, and push me away, but perhaps finding she couldn9;t break free, she soon gave up.

水手們驚訝地看着我。

“W-what!?”"什麼？"

『Why can9;t Lyle be this assertive on a regular basis?』

He said something like that, but I stood, and faced Vera-san.

我捂住她的嘴，把舌頭伸了進去。她試圖反抗，推開我，但也許是發現自己無法掙脫，她很快就放棄了。

I embraced the surprised girl, and used the rocking of the boat to support the back of her hip with my left hand. It was as if I was holding her up as she was about to fall.

“Bastard!”"混蛋！"

『如果他平時就這樣，一切就好辦多了。』

"住手！我不想承認，但爲了勝利，這是必須的。看，船被拉過來了！大家各就各位！萊爾在那樣吻了我之後，如果你讓我們輸了，我肯定不會原諒你的！"

“Lyle-sama, can we win?”

“You9;re food for the fishies!!”

“No, you really are a goddess of fortune. Of all else, when you went to challenge the god of the seas or whatever, you had someone as strong as me aboard your ship… now then, for victory, there9;s something I must request.”

五爺發出了他的聲音。

The sailors looked at me in surprise.

When I gave out orders, Novem came over to my side.

"你真的瘋了！"

我摟住這個喫驚的女孩，利用船的搖晃用左手托住她的臀部後側。就好像在她即將摔倒的時候，我扶住了她。

“My apologies. But worry not, I9;ll make you mine before you know it.”

“I9;ll blow ‘is ‘ead clean off!”

（現在，我已經成功地消除了薇拉小姐和水手們的焦慮......）

"我想要一個吻。更重要的是，一個深吻！"

看着船員們依依不捨地放下槍，回到自己的崗位，我露出了勝利的微笑。

他這麼說着，我卻站了起來，面對着維拉桑。

“I know, right? So won9;t you tell the sailors around us to lower their weapons?”

They were looking at me with faces of rage, and prepared to fire at the slightest provocation. But there, Vera-san stopped them.

The Fifth let his voice.

"這是理所當然的。如果我在這裏贏不了，我的名字就會消失。那麼現在，我認真一點怎麼樣？莫妮卡，留在我身邊。梅在香農身邊珊儂的眼睛會很重要阿瑞雅 伊娃 克拉拉 留在船上 Aria, Eva, Clara, stay on the ship.聽維拉的命令.諾維姆、米蘭達，你們在甲板的前後兩側駐守。"

“Oy, someone get the guns!”

老四似乎也有同感。

"他對夫人做了什麼！"

"不，你真的是幸運女神。最重要的是，你去挑戰海神什麼的時候，你的船上還有我這麼強的人......那麼現在，爲了勝利，我有件事必須請求你。"

『If he was like this normally, it9;d all be much easier.』

She was too surprised to resist…

“Stop it! I hate to admit it, but it was something necessary to win. Look, the ship9;s being pulled in! Everyone to your stations! Lyle! After kissing me like that, I definitely won9;t forgive you if you let us lose!”

"我要把他的腦袋轟掉！"

0;Now then, I9;ve successfully undone Vera-san9;s and the sailors9; anxiety…1;

她驚訝得無法反抗......

After a while, I slowly proper her up, and she took a few steps back, as she wiped off her mouth, and glared at me… she opened her eyes wide.

我笑了。

“I want a kiss. What9;s more, a deep one!”

"哎呀，誰去拿槍！"

“It9;s only natural. If I don9;t win here, my name will die. Now then, how about I get a little serious? Monica, stay by my side. May by Shannon. Shannon9;s eyes will prove essential. Aria, Eva, Clara, stay on the ship. Listen to Vera-san9;s orders. Novem, Miranda, you9;ll be stationed on the front and back of the deck.”

過了一會兒，我慢慢地把她扶正，她往後退了幾步，邊擦嘴邊瞪着我......她睜大了眼睛。

“… Hah?”

"什麼？"

I nodded, and looked around. Their fear and tension from before had been somewhat mitigated.

在我周圍，水手們雙眼佈滿血絲，舉着槍，給人一種隨時都會扣動扳機的感覺。

"你......原來是....。這真的是勝利的必要條件。"

"我知道，對吧？那你不叫我們周圍的水兵放下武器嗎？"

"對不起。不過別擔心，我會在你意識到之前把你變成我的。"

Looking over the crew members reluctantly put down their guns, and return to their stations, I made a triumphant smile.

The Fourth seemed to be of the same opinion.

Hearing it was for victory, Vera-san made a serious expression. She looked a little tired at the first part, but seeing her face turn serious, I…

當我下達命令時，諾維姆走到了我的身邊。

Around me, sailors with bloodshot eyes were holding up their guns, giving off a feeling that they9;re pull the trigger at any moment.

聽到是爲了勝利，維拉桑露出了嚴肅的表情。一開始她看起來有些疲憊，但看到她的表情變得嚴肅，我......

我點點頭，環顧四周。他們之前的恐懼和緊張已經有所緩解。

他們滿臉怒氣地看着我，隨時準備開火。但是，維拉女士阻止了他們。

“W-what?”

"......哈？"

“You really are crazy!”

I smiled.

"萊爾大人，我們能贏嗎？"

Hearing that, I…

聽到這話，我......

“We shall! Kill that monster, and we9;ll be called god slayers, you know? Don9;t you think it9;ll be more effective than killing a Land Dragon? We9;ll be famous once we get back. And it9;ll get noisy again… good grief.”

"我們會的！殺了那個怪物，我們就可以被稱爲屠神者了，你知道嗎？你不覺得這比殺死陸地龍更有效嗎？我們一回去就出名了。到時候又會吵吵鬧鬧的......天哪。"

There, making a bitter smile, Novem looked at me.

諾維姆在那裏苦笑着看着我。

“So the goddesses smile on those that fight on, is it… perhaps you9;re right.”

"所以，女神會對戰鬥下去的人微笑，是嗎......也許你是對的。"

I smiled, and pointed my thumb at myself.

我笑了笑，用大拇指指了指自己。

“Right? I, Lyle Walt… I9;m confident I can make even a goddess fall for me. More than that, I9;m sure they9;re already swooning over me in heaven. What a sinful man.”

"對嗎？我，萊爾-華特......我有信心讓女神也爲我傾倒。不僅如此，我相信她們在天堂裏已經爲我神魂顛倒了。真是個罪孽深重的男人。"

Perhaps finding it strange, Novem smiled, and nodded a number of times.

也許是覺得奇怪，諾維姆微笑着點了好幾下頭。

“I9;m sure your right.”

"我相信你是對的。"

Is what she said.

她是這麼說的。

➐

Sending out order after order, Vera verified the image in her head once more.

在艦橋上，水手們匆匆忙忙地作了報告。維拉把這些報告傳給了萊爾。

『… Aria-san, I9;m not the only one who felt like a pure maiden when he kissed me, was I?』

"我會負責的！那我們爲什麼不教教那個三頭怪，讓他知道人類的可怕！？還有，運動爐臺上的人不夠多。快派人來支援！"

"是！"

… Vera instantly changed out of her soaked clothes, and took over the bridge.

『伊娃，你也安靜下來！這裏又冷又溼！"

右舷繼續向運動壁爐扔魔法石！靠近一點，讓我們的大炮夠得着。"

"這樣行嗎？"

『Do your job properly! Why are you so laid back!? There9;s a giant monster right before your eyes! Why did you have to come out with this timing… you9;re a nuisance!』

『As expected of Lyle-sama.』

『從克拉拉的技能中順利拿到了。我發現我完全不知道它會發動什麼樣的攻擊。真是大豐收啊！』。

『Got them from Clara9;s Skill without a problem. I9;ve found out that I have absolutely no idea what sort of attack it9;ll make. It9;s a massive harvest!』

“I-is that alright!?”

那邊，萊爾給出了回應。

『Lyle-sama, have you gotten the information you needed?』

“A-are you sure it9;s alright to leave that much to him?”

“If our attacks won9;t reach, there9;s no point at all. And with the cannons, time the firing with that adventurer9;s words.”

『我看到了，看到了人的動作！只是我的時間比別人短了幾毫秒！！』。"莫妮卡，閉嘴我渾身溼透了，這裏簡直是地獄！*咳*Hack*!』

"如果我們的攻擊夠不着，那就沒有意義了。還有大炮，要根據那個冒險者的話來確定發射時間。"

『It9;s hot! It9;s really hot here! They9;re pouring magic stones into a giant cauldron thing! Because of that, it9;s really hot!』

“Milady?”

（我能知道船周圍有什麼。在海里......甚至在船本身......這種級別的技能，他也能分享使用。他真的很了不起，不是嗎？）

......維拉立刻換下溼透的衣服，走上了橋。

發出一道又一道命令，薇拉再次驗證了腦中的畫面。

0;I can see it. The movements of people. And I can even hear some voices.1;

“Y-yes!”

『不愧是萊爾大人』。

To a surprised sailor, Vera spoke.

『哎呀，香農又吞水了。你不是說只要看得見就沒事嗎？』

『萊爾大人，您得到您需要的信息了嗎？

0;I can tell what9;s around the ship. In the sea… even in the ship itself… a Skill of this level, and he can share its use. He really is amazing, isn9;t he.1;

『天哪，真他媽該死！』

The sailor was surprised once more.

The voices Vera heard in her head were loud, and she held her hand against it.

『Preparations ready over here. Can I leave firing the cannon to you?』

"A--你確定把那麼多東西留給他可以嗎？"

水手再次感到驚訝。

『Monica, shut up! I9;m soaked, and going through hell here! *Cough*! *Hack*!』

On the words of the girl called Shannon, Lyle…

『Leave it to me. If we don9;t win, we9;ve no future… how did that line come out?』

面對驚訝的水手，維拉開口了。

薇拉腦子裏聽到的聲音很大，她用手抵擋着。

『Oh my, Shannon swallowed water again. Didn9;t you say it9;d be fine as long as you could see?』

"米拉迪？"

她用左手抱住頭，強忍着疼痛。滿腦子都是陌生的信息，她可以準確地瞭解周圍的一切。

『God f***ing dammit!! Only mine was a few milliseconds shorter than the others!!』

『Eva, you quiet down too! Out here, it9;s freezing, and wet!』

『Clara, you haven9;t said anything for a while. Are you fantasizing over something strange again?』

『......詠歎調小姐，他吻我的時候，感覺自己像純潔少女的，不止我一個吧？』

There, Lyle gave a response.

『交給我吧。如果我們贏不了，我們就沒有未來......這句話是怎麼說出來的？』

（我看到了，看到了人的動作，甚至還聽到了一些聲音）

To her, the captain sent a worried voice.

『好好工作！你怎麼這麼悠閒啊？一個巨大的怪物就在你眼前！你爲什麼要在這個時候出來......你真是個討厭鬼！』

『好熱啊！這裏真的很熱！他們把魔法石倒進一個大鍋裏！正因爲如此，這裏真的很熱！』

對於她，船長髮出了擔憂的聲音。

『這邊準備就緒。我可以把大炮的發射工作交給你嗎？

At the bridge, the sailors hurriedly gave their reports. And Vera transmitted them to Lyle.

She held her head with her left hand, and endured the pain. Overflowing with unfamiliar information, she could get a precise understanding of everything around.

“Starboard. And keep throwing Magic Stones into the motion hearth! Get close enough for our cannons to reach.”

“I9;ll take responsibility! So why don9;t we teach that three headed monster the terror of humans!? And there aren9;t enough people on the motion hearth. Hurry and send some support!”

『克拉拉，你好久沒說話了。你是不是又在幻想什麼奇怪的事情了？』

關於那個叫香農的女孩的話，萊爾......

『I do think I9;m restraining it more than usual, you know? See, my aura is simply different from a normal humans, so it9;s quite a trial to contain it. Even if I may say irresponsible things, I do believe in all of you. As I thought, this must be a talent I9;ve been born with.』

『我確實覺得我比平時更剋制了，你知道嗎？你看，我的靈氣和常人根本就不一樣，所以要剋制它是個不小的考驗。即使我說了不負責任的話，但我相信你們所有人。正如我所想的，這一定是我與生俱來的天賦。』

Vera began to become a little anxious over Lyle9;s words, but after them, she got the feeling she heard the voices of some other males.

薇拉開始對萊爾的話有些焦慮，但在萊爾的話之後，她感覺自己聽到了其他男性的聲音。

『No doubt about it. This has got to be a talent.』

『Right. Finding a man of this caliber isn9;t too easy…』

『Hey, think we9;ll get anything better than, I can make even a goddess fall for me?』

『It9;s only just begun, has it not. Oh, we9;ve connected to a strange line… ah.』

『毫無疑問。這一定是個人才』

『沒錯，找到這樣的男人可不容易......』

『嘿，你覺得我們還能找到比9;我能讓女神爲我傾倒9;更好的東西嗎？』

『哦，我們連上了一條奇怪的線......啊。』

The voices suddenly cut off, and Vera shook her head a number of time. The voices she heard were male… what9;s more, they didn9;t belong to Lyle, but a wide array of men. Hearing those voices in their early thirties, it sounded as if they were actually enjoying the present situation.

聲音突然中斷了，薇拉連連搖頭。她聽到的聲音是男性的......更重要的是，這些聲音並不屬於萊爾，而是屬於各種各樣的男人。聽這些聲音都是三十出頭的年輕人，聽起來他們似乎很享受現在的生活。

0;… Seriously, what?1;

（......說真的，什麼？）

As Vera thought that, the ship moved, and approached Tressy.

就在維拉這麼想的時候，飛船動了，向特雷西靠近。

“Milady! We9;ve got it in the range of the cannons!”

"你確定要激怒它嗎？"

Saying that, I drew back the bow, and an arrow of light began to take shape. What was initially light in the vague shape of an arrow slowly recreated an arrow9;s shape down to its finer details.

我聽從了莫妮卡的命令，隨着大炮呼吸器的發射，莫妮卡忍受着它的衝擊。甲板上的木頭髮出嘎吱嘎吱的聲音，整艘船也隨之搖晃起來。

我們曾經從阿魯姆薩斯的一個老大身上繳獲的金屬鈍器。莫妮卡修復了它，把它變成了一門大炮。

➐

"夫人！我們已經進入大炮射程了！"

Monica tilted her head.

"如果我們發現無法用它造成重傷，那就只能換下一種手段了。這樣的話，如果它走得更近，我們就更容易打敗它了。那麼現在，我想我也應該向它揮揮拳頭了。"

On top of the deck, I stood around the center with Monica to my side.

“Are you certain you wish to anger it?”

『等一下！它比我們的武器更強大，不是嗎？如果你隨身帶着這樣的武器，那你就應該直接說出來！』。

可是......

As she held up that unperfected cannon, I spoke to her.

0;庫，我現在可沒閒工夫細想。）

在甲板頂上，我和莫妮卡站在中間。

『Wait a minute! It9;s more powerful than ours, isn9;t it!? If you were carrying such a weapon around, then you should9;ve just said it!』

說罷，我拉開弓，一支光箭開始成形。最初的光只是一個模糊的箭形，慢慢地，箭的形狀在細微之處重現了出來。

在那裏，莫妮卡說話了。

莫妮卡拿着大炮，擺出與她瘦小的身軀不相稱的姿勢，對我說。

“I9;m connected to you with a line. Want me to try calibrating it?”

“This weapon is incomplete. And it hasn9;t even been test fired. Our ammunitions number a minimal five armor piercing shells, two explosive ones. I can calibrate it after the first shot, but we9;re in a storm. The distance considered, please think of our chances of landing a hit to be considerably low.”

Water spray hit the gun barrel, and evaporated to coat it in white smoke.

關於她，我......

"請不要低估我。如果只是一擊，那是輕而易舉的事。我們的精確度不同。但你確定你不會瞄準它的頭部中心嗎？我感覺這顯然是它的弱點。"

“Don9;t fire yet! Wait for the order!”

I looked down the barrel twice Monica9;s height, as I replied.

I shot the arrow. That pale blue arrow flew straight at the right head, and landed on the mark, and the enemy seemed to take notice of it, as it moved its head.

莫妮卡歪了歪頭。

在我的腦海中，我聽到了維拉的聲音。

The metallic blunt weapon we had once recovered from a boss in Arumsaas. Monica had repaired it, and turned it into a cannon.

“Don9;t sink from this.”

After taking enough time to set my aim…

As Vera concentrated on Tressy, the voices resounding through her head gradually began to turn serious. But Lyle alone was…

I took the Jewel in my left hand, removed it from my neck, and had its silver ornaments take the form of a large bow. The longbow had a length that exceeded my height, and no string. But by pouring in Mana, a pale blue light spanned it, and formed a thread.

"不要因此而沉沒"。

當她舉起那門尚未完善的大炮時，我對她說。

我邊回答邊朝莫妮卡身高兩倍的槍管望去。

But…

"這種武器並不完整甚至還沒有試射過。我們的彈藥只有五枚穿甲彈 兩枚爆炸彈我可以在第一次發射後進行校準，但我們正處在暴風雨中。考慮到距離，請認爲我們命中的幾率相當低。"

我用左手拿起寶石，從脖子上取下，讓它的銀飾變成一張大弓的形狀。長弓的長度超過了我的身高，而且沒有弓弦。但通過注入法力，淡藍色的光芒橫跨弓身，形成了一條線。

But as I took my hands from my ears, I looked at the left head the shell had hit. There wasn9;t a doubt my arrow had hit the right one either.

『啊，口頭禪！你以爲我不需要口頭禪嗎？該死的，我沒能像往常一樣說9;讓我們盡情享受吧9;......』。

Taking a stance with the cannon that didn9;t match her small and slender body, Monica spoke to me.

In my head, I could hear Vera9;s voice.

"我和你之間有一條線相連。要我試着校準一下嗎？"

Still on cloud nine…

0;Kuh, I don9;t have the leisure to think over it now.1;

“Armor piercing round coming up. Please cover your hears, and open your mouth.”

"我們不能讓皇冠飛走。嗯，最好不要......我來拿中間的頭。"

There, Monica spoke.

In regards to her, I…

I followed Monica9;s orders, as the cannon breather fires, and Monica endured its impact. The wood of the deck grated, and the entire ship shook alongside it.

水花打在炮管上，蒸發後冒出白煙。

“If we see we can9;t inflict a severe wound with that, we9;ll just have to move on to the next means. In that case, it would be easier to defeat it if it came closer. Now then, guess I should take a swing at it too.”

當薇拉把注意力集中在特蕾西身上時，她腦子裏響起的聲音逐漸開始變得嚴肅起來。但只有萊爾一個人......

“It9;s more than enough. For now, as he9;s standing there so elegantly, we9;ll have to show him we9;re just a bit serious.”

“We can9;t have that crown fly away on us. Well, it9;s best if it doesn9;t… I9;ll take the center head.”

『Ah, a catchphrase! Don9;t you think I need a catchphrase! Dammit, I wasn9;t able to say the usual, ‘let9;s have fun with it9;…』

"穿甲彈來了。請捂住耳朵，張開嘴巴。"

我射出了箭。那支淡藍色的箭筆直地飛向右首，落在了標靶上，敵人似乎注意到了它，它的頭動了一下。

"先別開火！等待命令！"

還在九霄雲外......

"綽綽有餘。現在，既然他那麼優雅地站在那裏，我們就得讓他知道我們只是有點嚴肅。"

“Please don9;t underestimate me. If it9;s only to land a blow, it9;s an easy task. Our scales of precision are different. But are you sure you won9;t aim for the center of its head? I get the feeling it9;s quite clearly its weak point.”

但當我把手從耳朵上拿下來時，我看了看炮彈擊中的左側頭部。毫無疑問，我的箭也射中了右邊的腦袋。

The smoke cleared, and perhaps the head that9;d been hit had flown into a rage, as it pointed itself at the sky, and let out a roar. The intense vibrations of the air could even be felt where we stood.

煙霧散去，也許被擊中的那顆頭顱已經憤怒地飛了起來，它指着天空，發出一聲怒吼。我們站的地方甚至能感覺到空氣的強烈震動。

The momentum of the whirlpool increased, and we began to pick up speed.

漩渦的勢頭越來越大，我們的速度也開始加快。

The middle head opened its mouth with, and in it, a blue lump of Mana began to form, and expand. I could confirm it with Skills.

中間的頭張開了嘴，在它的嘴裏，一個藍色的法力塊開始形成，並不斷擴大。我可以用技能確認它。

Using the information obtained through Shannon9;s demon eyes, and…

通過香農的惡魔之眼獲得的信息，以及......

What I gained from the Second9;s, and Sixth9;s Skill, my conclusion was…

我從二世和六世的技能中獲得的信息，我的結論是......

“If it hits, we9;ll be blown to smithereens. That isn9;t good.”

"如果它擊中了，我們就會被炸成碎片。這可不妙。"

Monica looked at my face.

莫妮卡看着我的臉。

“Despite that, you seem to be having some fun.”

"儘管如此，你似乎玩得很開心。"

“It9;s simple. We just don9;t let it hit. Novem, Miranda, deploy it on my orders. And fire the starboard cannons on my order. Vera-san please increase the ship9;s speed. It9;s fine if we get closer.”

"很簡單。我們只是不讓它擊中。諾維姆，米蘭達，聽我的命令部署它。按我的命令發射右舷大炮。維拉小姐，請提高船速。再靠近一點就好了。"

My Skill… the Conection link related responses from Novem, Miranda and Aria.

我向前伸出右手。

Monica spoke.

"原來如此。那我很高興我們沒有瞄準中間那個。"

“Truly, one hit of that would have blown us away.”

I protruded my right hand out forward.

我的技能......來自Novem、Miranda和Aria的Conection link相關回復。

Monica spoke.

Tressy9;s center head opened its mouth towards us, and fired off that blue ball of magic. It was distant, and I could make out its movements quite clearly, but as it came closer, it looked as if it was picking up speed.

I swung my right hand to the side.

『別把事情說得那麼簡單！啊，上帝港口！港口！』

"漩渦已經停止了。請馬上從特雷西身邊跑過去。"

I pulled the bow with a smile. I increased the number of arrows from before, and pointed it a little higher. As Tressy began to move, the arrows of light rained down on him. They exploded on impact, but that pale light protected him, and none of them did anything decisive.

"看來它要收手了。你成功地激怒了野獸。"

特雷西的中腦朝我們張開嘴，發射出那個藍色的魔法球。它離我們很遠，我可以很清楚地看到它的動作，但隨着它的靠近，它的速度好像在加快。

I gave orders to Vera-san.

莫妮卡說話了。

更重要的是，它是橢圓形的，隨着船速的加快，我們得以將船滑出撞擊軌跡。偏離船隻的法力團撞擊在遠處的海面上，激起一大片水柱。

"展開魔法盾！"

Monica gave a level-headed analysis.

Novem and Miranda deployed their magic, and for only an instant, a thick wall of Mana protected the ship.

聽到這裏，我看了看特雷西。它正用紅色的眼睛瞪着我們，漩渦也變得更強了。

薇拉小姐。

『Ready anytime.』

『The preparations are complete.』

“Fire!!”

"開火！！"

"真的，那一擊就能把我們炸飛。"

『Don9;t make it sound so easy! Ah, god! Port! Port!』

我把右手向旁邊一揮。

“It9;s covering its body with that mysterious energy called Mana. Of that attack, a vast majority of it never reached the main body. Mine and your attacks had more an effect, Chicken dickwad. Looking closely, it does seem those heads do have wounds from our attacks.”

“It looked like it9;s closing it. You have successfully angered the beast.”

『別讓它打中......你說得太輕鬆了。』

I set my aim on the heads on both side, and adjusted their speed so they9;d collide, but when they hit, I saw Tressy9;s form let off a faint light.

諾維姆和米蘭達展開魔法，只一瞬間，一道厚厚的法力之牆就保護住了飛船。

我微笑着拉開了弓。我在之前的基礎上增加了箭的數量，並把它指向了更高的地方。當特雷斯開始移動時，光箭如雨點般落在他身上。它們在撞擊時爆炸，但那淡淡的光保護着他，沒有一支能起到決定性的作用。

莫妮卡說話了。

Monica looked at it.

What9;s more, it was oval shaped, and with the increase in the boat9;s speed, we were able to slip the vessel out of its impact trajectory. The Mana mass that strayed from the ship hit the sea9;s surface in the distance, and raised a large pillar of water.

我瞄準了兩側的炮頭，並調整了它們的速度，使它們相撞，但當它們撞擊時，我看到特雷西的身形發出了微弱的光。

小船慢慢地把航向轉到了左邊，我們的速度越來越快，特雷西在後面緊追不捨。

我向維拉桑下達了命令。

“Deploy Magic Shield!”

There, he dived into the water.

莫妮卡平心靜氣地分析道。

『If you9;re going to give orders, give them sooner. We can9;t make sudden movements!』

『Don9;t let it hit… you make it sound so easy.』

右舷的大炮同時開火，我使用了選擇技能。

"如果它變得嚴重了，那就這樣吧。它是要靠近，還是繼續在遠處攻擊......"

"它在用一種叫做9;法力9;的神祕能量覆蓋自己的身體。在它的攻擊中，絕大部分都沒有到達它的本體。我和你的攻擊更有效果，膽小鬼。仔細看，那些腦袋上確實有我們攻擊造成的傷口。"

Hearing that, I looked at Tressy. It was glaring at us with its red eyes, and the whirlpool had grown stronger still.

"漩渦停止了。看來它必須保持靜止才能發生。"

“The whirlpool has stopped. Please go right into running from Tressy.”

The cannons on the starboard side blew fire all at once, and I used the Select Skill.

『隨時準備好。』

The boat slowly turned its course to the left, and with the speed we9;d built up, Tressy was stuck chasing us.

“If it9;s grown serious, then so be it. Will it approach, or continue attacking at a distance…”

Vera-san.

“The whirlpool has ceased. It seems it has to stay still for it to occur.”

在那裏，他潛入水中。

『準備工作已經完成。』

『如果要下命令，就早點下。我們不能輕舉妄動！』

莫妮卡看着它。

“I see. Then I9;m glad we didn9;t aim for the center one.”

“Now then, should we aim for when it surfaces?”

"那麼現在，我們應該瞄準它浮出水面的時間嗎？"

Me and Monica held up our bow and cannon, and I aimed at the water front, and fired an arrow. Immediately afterwards, I covered my ears, opened my mouth, and Monica fired the cannon.

我和莫妮卡舉起弓和炮，我瞄準水面，射出一箭。緊接着，我捂住耳朵，張開嘴巴，莫妮卡也開了炮。

Two pillars of water.

兩道水柱。

Tressy9;s movements dulled, making some distance to the ship.

特雷西的動作遲鈍了，與船拉開了一段距離。

From the Jewel.

來自寶石號。

『Huh? Is it really just going to croak like this?』

『No, Tressy should be able to get more serious than that.』

『But what a tough one… aren9;t we at a disadvantage here? Monica9;s cannon has five rounds left.』

『But when it9;s that big, it sure has some firepower. If you9;re going to take it back, you9;ll have to decide on a piece… in that case, the middle head does look appealing.』

『不，特雷西應該比這更嚴重。它真的就這樣死掉了嗎？』

『不，特雷西應該會比這更嚴重。』

『不過，真是個難纏的傢伙......我們在這裏不是很喫虧嗎？莫妮卡的大炮還有五發子彈。』

『如果你要把它拿回去，你就得決定一塊......這樣的話，中間的那個頭看起來確實很吸引人。』

Monica set the next shell, and Tressy9;s head… when a face other than the center surfaced, it began gathering pale blue light in its mouth.

莫妮卡套上了下一個貝殼，特雷西的頭......當中間以外的臉浮現出來時，它的嘴裏開始聚集淡藍色的光。

"......！那是什麼？該死！我就讓它過去了！請再說一遍！帶着清爽的微笑再說一遍！"

Letting out a sigh, I quickly pulled the bow, and fired.

特雷西一直在等我們。但我們不需要等待。他開得這麼好，我們就開吧。

“I also love you. I love you, Monica.”

"我也愛你。我愛你，莫妮卡。"

“Could you lower our speed?”

"......好了，開火。"

On my words, Monica also…

When I turned my eyes to Tressy, the center head showed itself from the water9;s surface, and bit at the other ones. It sunk its teeth in, and tore off one of its flailing heads, and after some fighting with the other one, it tried to discard it as well.

“…! What was that!? Daaaamn!! I let it slide! Please say it again! Say it again with a refreshing smile!”

"我，我必須快點！時間已經.....！我必須在雞雞發燒時間結束之前結束這一切！"

She held up her cannon, and turned it towards the water. Setting her aim, she fired it off again.

"明白。"

My arrow hit the lights in its mouth, causing it to explode, and inflict magic damage on itself. It fell back into the water, and its movements grew even duller. It seemed to be trying to get itself together underwater.

"不過，在我用愛沐浴你之前，我們得先收集材料和魔法石。"

"我，莫妮卡，就喜歡你這麼惡毒，膽小鬼。我們直接開始吧。"

"我們能贏，所以別擔心。等等，如果我不把東西帶回來，我的經濟狀況就會一團糟，所以......"

As Tressy was fighting with the heads of its body, we mercilessly poured our attacks onto it.

"嗯？"

『Understood. More importantly, couldn9;t we just run away like this?』

我嘆了一口氣，迅速拉弓，發射。

“Understood.”

『Eh?』

“I, Monica, love it when you9;re so vicious, Chicken Dickwad. Let9;s go right at it.”

"又是這一招......太慢了！"

To Vera-san, who9;d chosen the option of running away, I…

The distance was getting too great, so I told Vera-san to drop our speed.

在那裏，莫妮卡擺好了下一個炮彈，並對我說。

『嗯？

"你能降低我們的速度嗎？"

距離越來越遠了，我讓維拉小姐把速度降下來。

“We can win, so don9;t sweat it. And wait, if I don9;t bring back something here, my financial situation will be thrown into quite a mess, so…”

"看來你真的激怒它了。"

香農在甲板上大聲抗議，我微笑着看着她。梅在保護她，她那雙惡魔般的眼睛緊緊盯着特雷西。

她舉起大炮，轉向水面。瞄準目標，她再次開火。

就在特雷西與它的頭顱搏鬥的時候，我們毫不留情地把攻擊傾瀉到了它的身上。

There, Monica set the next shell, and addressed me.

"哈哈哈，快追！"

“I-I must hurry! The clock is…! I must put an end to all this before the Chicken Dickwad9;s Fever Time ends!”

"哈哈哈，你不會這麼容易從我這裏得到的。那麼，現在開始下一個鏡頭。拍完之後，你要多少愛，我就給你多少愛。大家都一樣！"

I smiled at Shannon, as she shouted out in protest atop the deck. May was protecting her, and she was keeping her demon eyes locked on Tressy.

“It seems you9;ve really enraged it.”

“… Okay, fire.”

“But before I shower you with love, we9;ll have to collect the materials and magic stones.”

『Take this seriously!! You9;re definitely an idiot! Hey!!』

對於選擇逃跑的薇拉小姐，我......

我的箭射中了它嘴裏的燈，使它爆炸，並對自己造成了魔法傷害。它又掉進了水裏，動作變得更加遲鈍。它似乎想在水下振作起來。

『明白。更重要的是，我們不能就這樣逃跑嗎？

Tressy had waited for us. But we didn9;t have to wait in return. He was making such a nice opening, so we were going to open it.

“Hahaha, give chase!”

『你給我認真點！你絕對是個白癡！喂！！！』

“Hahaha, you won9;t get it from me so easily. Now then, on to the next shot. Once it9;s done, I9;ll give you as much love as you want. That goes for everyone!”

“The same trick again… and too slow!”

聽我這麼一說，莫妮卡也......

“Eh?”

當我把目光轉向特雷西時，中間的那顆頭從水面露出來，咬住了其他的頭。它把牙齒咬了進去，撕下了其中一個甩動的頭，在與另一個頭搏鬥一番後，它試圖把它也丟掉。