13 - God of the Seas 海洋之神

… Novem saw Lyle swallowed up by Tressy9;s mouth.

... 诺维姆看见莱尔被特雷西的嘴吞没了。

She didn9;t find it anything to grieve over. He had jumped in of his own accord, with Monica9;s cannon in hand, after all. And after Tressy closed its mouth, its large body bent back, and its head pointed up at the heavens.

她不觉得这有什么好悲伤的。毕竟他是主动跳进来的，手里还拿着莫妮卡的大炮。特雷斯合上嘴巴后，庞大的身躯向后弯曲，头颅指向天空。

The area from its neck down to its stomach suddenly expanded, and its mouth reeled open.

从它的脖子一直到腹部的面积突然扩大，它的嘴巴也猛地张开。

From inside, with the cannon in his left hand… and Vera held in his left, Lyle was spit out.

特雷西的身体向后弯曲，头指向天空。莱尔左手拿着大炮......左手拿着维拉，从里面被吐了出来。

“Lyle-sama!”

"莱尔大人！"

She saw the figure of the boy using a body strengthening Skill… what9;s more the long-lost Third Stage of the Walt House Founder9;s Skill.

她看到了男孩使用强化身体技能的身影......更是失传已久的华特家族创始人的第三阶段技能。

From Lyle9;s Connection Skill, the information of what Skills he was using entered her head.

从莱尔的 "连接技能 "中，她的脑海中浮现出了他所使用的技能的信息。

Just how had Lyle revived that lost Skill… Novem did question it, but at the moment, the enemy before her eyes was in the way.

莱尔是如何恢复那个失传的技能的......诺维姆的确有疑问，但此刻，眼前的敌人挡住了她的去路。

She changed the shape of the staff in her hands, formed a large scythe, and cut apart the Sahuagins around her.

她改变了手中法杖的形状，形成一把大镰刀，将周围的萨华金人砍得四分五裂。

“Step back. I won9;t let you do as you like any longer.”

"退后。我不会再让你为所欲为了。"

"说真的，快把舵吧！如果我们在这里沉没，那就一点意义都没有了！"

Carefully lowering Vera onto the deck, Lyle put his hands to his ears.

“Call it cool!”

当莱尔拔出军刀时......

莱尔小心翼翼地把薇拉放到甲板上，双手放在耳边。

“I had forgot to put them on, but they sure came in handy.”

While thinking over how she was a large contribution this time around, Novem turned to the spot where Tressy was surfacing again.

It had somehow survived, but its insides were more damaged than its appearance. Looking at Lyle, it let out a roar, but the intensity of its voice was waning.

… He bisected an approaching monster.

......他把一个靠近的怪物一分为二。

莱尔用军刀指着特雷西。

她握紧法杖，做好了施法的姿势，这时莱尔落到了甲板上。

"港口大炮，同时发射！"

“Port cannons, all at once!”

Vera slowly stood, as she spoke.

"我忘了戴上它们，但它们确实派上了用场。"

虽然雨水和海雾无法扑灭火焰，但却连甲板都没有烧焦。

At that moment, Shannon9;s voice entered their heads. Looking her way, she was being carried under May9;s arm. May kicked away the Sahuagins drawing closer, and fired off lightning to char them black.

"我正是这么想的。你得是多没用的鸡，才会忘了戴它们。虽然你的那部分也很可爱。"

莫妮卡驱散了挡路的萨瓦金人，向他走来。

为莱尔找到一个安全的落脚点后，诺维姆把目光转向了特雷斯。它已经停止了攻击，慢慢地落回水中，溅起一朵朵水花。

响应他的声音，战舰左侧的大炮开火了。当它们正面击中特雷西的身体时，也许它的抵抗力已经变得微弱，当它们猛烈撞击它的身体表面时，怪物吐出了鲜血。

“My thoughts exactly. How useless a chicken must you be, to forget to wear them. Though that part of you is cute as well.”

『How is forgetting to wear earplugs supposed to be cool… just do whatever you want. I don9;t care anymore.』

Blowing away the Sahuagins in her path, Monica approached him.

薇拉慢慢地站了起来，一边说着。

“Seriously, just steer the ship already! If we sink here, there9;s no point at all!”

“Milaaaadddyyy!!”

“Now burn.”

这并不是什么咒语。诺维姆用她简单话语背后的力量控制着她的魔法，使火焰喷涌而出。她周围的萨瓦金人的尸体被淡蓝色的火焰点燃，开始燃烧殆尽。

Lyle tossed the sabres in both his hands to take out two Sahuagins, before reaching his hand towards the Jewel.

Lyle pointed his sabre at Tressy.

He tossed the cannon aside, and the water splashing onto its barrel let off a white steam.

“It9;s still too hard, I see…”

But it hadn9;t been defeated yet.

Seeing a strong will in the girl9;s eyes, to show she had yet to give in, Novem nodded in satisfaction.

From the bridge, the captain worried for Vera9;s well-being.

这时，香农的声音传入他们的脑海。向她看去，她正被梅搂在怀里。梅一脚踢开了逼近的萨瓦金人，并发射出闪电，把它们烧成了黑色。

She let her body hang limp, but she was still using her Demon Eyes to take in Tressy, and the flow of Mana around it.

As Lyle pulled a sabre…

紫罗兰色的眼睛里闪烁着微弱的光芒，诺维姆喃喃地说。

It wasn9;t an incantation of any kind. With the force behind her simple words, Novem controlled her magic, and caused flames to spring forth. The bodies of the Sahuagins around her were lit with that pale-blue blaze, and they began to burn away.

"现在烧吧。"

但它还没有被打败。

Seeing that, Lyle…

Once she had secured a safe place for Lyle to land, Novem turned her eyes to Tressy. It had stopped its attacks, slowly falling back into the water, and raising a splash.

在舰桥上，舰长为薇拉的安危担忧。

"还不够。"

"这才叫酷！"

"还是太硬了，我明白了......"

A faint light in her violet eyes, Novem muttered.

看到这一幕，莱尔......

他把大炮扔到一边，溅到炮管上的水散发出白色的蒸汽。

Reacting to his voice, the cannons on the ship9;s left blew fire. As they hit Tressy9;s body head-on, and perhaps its resistance had become weak, as the monster spat up blood as they pounded into its surface.

She gripped her staff, and got in a stance to cast magic when Lyle landed on the deck.

『忘记戴耳塞怎么会酷呢......你想做什么就做什么吧。我已经不在乎了。

她任由自己的身体软软地垂下，但仍在用魔眼打量着特雷斯，以及它周围的法力流动。

诺维姆一边想着自己这次的贡献有多大，一边转向特雷斯再次浮出水面的地方。

看到女孩眼中流露出强烈的意志，表明她还没有屈服，诺维姆满意地点了点头。

莱尔双手掷出军刀，干掉两个萨瓦金人，然后把手伸向宝石。

“Not enough yet.”

"Milaaaadddyyy!!!"

While the rain and sea spray wouldn9;t put that fire out, it didn9;t even singe the deck.

它莫名其妙地活了下来，但它的内脏比它的外表受损更严重。看着莱尔，它发出了一声怒吼，但声音的强度正在减弱。

“You9;ve toughed it out splendidly. As a reward… I9;ll show you my trump card.”

"你表现得很出色。作为奖励......我给你看我的王牌。"

Saying that, Lyle Clenched the Jewel, and pulled it down as if to snap the chain, causing the giant silver sword Novem had seen before to appear in his hands.

说着，莱尔握紧了宝珠，并把它往下一拉，就像要把链子拉断一样，诺维姆之前看到的那把巨大的银剑出现在了他的手中。

The shape of the sword was truly barbaric. But while it was a crude weapon to cut enemies down, perhaps because it had been formed from the Jewel9;s silver craftsmanship, it was adorned with brautiful ornaments of its own.

这把剑的形状确实很野蛮。不过，虽然它是一把用来斩杀敌人的简陋武器，但也许是因为它是由宝石的银制工艺形成的，所以它本身还装饰着华美的装饰品。

Novem9;s side ponytail swinging in the wind rose to block her vision, so she undid it with one hand.

诺维姆随风摆动的马尾辫挡住了她的视线，于是她用一只手解开了马尾辫。

And…

还有......

“Basil-sama9;s form… It9;s not just a resemblance.”

"巴希尔大人的外形......不仅仅是像而已。"

The father of the Provincial noble Walt House of her memories. Novem could feel the First Generation, 【Basil Walt】9;s figure from Lyle.

她记忆中的省贵族华尔兹之家的父亲。诺维姆能从莱尔身上感受到初代【巴西尔-华特】的身影。

The shape of his sword was reminiscent, and she felt it wasn9;t just a similarity from carrying his ancestor9;s blood.

他的剑的形状让她想起了他的祖先，她觉得这不仅仅是因为流着他祖先的血而相似。

“As I thought…”

"果然......"

Tressy wrung out the last of its power to attack the Ship. Rather than that, it tried to ram its head onto Lyle, who was on the deck of the ship

特雷西榨出最后的力量攻击飞船。它并没有这样做，而是试图用自己的头撞向船甲板上的莱尔

甲板上特雷西的断头睁大了眼睛，看着诺维姆经过。

Freeze the water surface.

聚在一旁看着冰面、维拉和水手们。所有来到甲板上的人都把目光投向那边。

“At this rate, we9;ll capsize. I must freeze the…”

"这样下去，我们会翻船的。我必须冻结......"

And once she looked at Novem, she stopped.

诺维姆注视着它们。她看着其中最大的一头白鲸。

Gather at the side to look at the ice, Vera and the sailors. And everyone who9;d come out on deck was sending their eyes that way.

诺维姆经过时轻轻地嘟囔了一句 "你现在可以休息了"，特雷斯慢慢地闭上了眼睛。

这一次，还没等它合上嘴巴，一条淡淡的光线就划过了特雷西的身体。又有几条线浮现出来，绕过脖子和身体的分界线......在那里，头颅曾一度分岔，它的脖子被干净利落地切断，莱尔跳了出来。

而一看到诺维姆，她就停住了。

“… I see. So it9;s not that you ventured here, but that you were called. No, perhaps they did not have such intentions… hmm…”

Tressy opened its large mouth to swallow Lyle up, and Lyle went right ahead, and rushed into that mouth.

On those words, Novem turned around.

Her eyes then went to Vera. There, the girl burst out laughing.

莱尔冲上倾斜的甲板，直奔特雷西的头顶，仿佛要正面挑战。

特雷西王冠上刀刃般的尖刺在掉落时刺入了甲板，分离的身体部分顺着船舷慢慢划出一条血线，滑入水中。

The water froze over before Novem could move, and as if being supported up, the Boat came to a stop. She didn9;t think the enemy was still alive, but Novem moved to look at the frozen sea.

It was at the moment.

“When we finally gathered to take care of you, you9;ve already fallen by human hands… no, there9;s a quilin there too.”

Tressy9;s severed head on the deck opened its eyes wide as it watched Novem pass by.

就在此刻。

梅举着香农，望着冰面。

冻结水面。

"......我明白了。所以，不是你冒险来到这里，而是有人召唤你。不，也许他们并没有这样的意图......嗯......"

她的眼睛和她的头发一样是海蓝色的，她看着特雷斯。

白鲸靠近冰面，变成了人形。它几乎什么都没穿，只把重要部位遮住。

Within that, Monica and Novem were the only ones to maintain their postures, and both were watching Lyle.

"这个确实是最麻烦的一个。它会追随它的主人吗？你越想用它，它就会从你身上吸走越多的魔力。所以很难长时间使用它。值得庆幸的是......现在的我......经历过成长的我，现在可以比以前更好地使用它！"

说罢，诺维姆转过身去。

随后，她的目光投向了薇拉。在那里，女孩突然大笑起来。

But by the weight of the main head sticking into the deck, even as it corrected itself, the ship began to lurch the other direction.

With eyes the same sea-blue as her hair, she looked at Tressy.

银剑发出淡淡的光芒，在他身后留下一条微弱的光尾。

"当我们终于聚在一起照顾你的时候，你已经倒在了人类的手里......不，那里还有一个奎林人。"

“Ahahaha, that9;s just perfect. But it9;s all beat up, is it not? I9;ll make it so it doesn9;t sink for a while. And send down a representative, won9;t you?”

Holding up Shannon, May looked atop the ice.

"鲸鱼......这么晚了"。

诺维姆还没来得及移动，水面就结冰了，就像被支撑起来一样，小艇停了下来。她不认为敌人还活着，但诺维姆还是动了动，看了看结冰的海面。

随着身体的撞击，船的运动停止了，随着船的巨大晃动，船倾斜到了一个让人无法继续站立的高度。

“This one9;s really the most troubling one. Does it take after its wielder? The more you try to do with it, the more magic it sucks up from you. So it9;s hard to use for long periods of time. And rejoice… the current me… the me who9;s experienced a Growth can use it better now, than ever before!”

在这里面，只有莫妮卡和诺维姆还保持着姿势，两人都在注视着莱尔。

特雷西张开大嘴要把莱尔吞下去，莱尔一马当先，冲进了那张大嘴。

The womanly divine beast first looked at Tressy9;s head stuck in the deck, then at May, and finally at the other heads peeking out of the ship.

The silver sword let off a pale glow, leaving a faint tail of light behind him.

The white whale approached the ice, and took on human form. The form of one barely wearing anything, with only the important parts covered.

"啊哈哈，太完美了。不过，它都被打烂了，不是吗？我会让它暂时不沉的。派个代表下来，好吗？"

Novem muttered a soft, ‘you can rest now,9; as she passed, and Tressy slowly began to close its eyes.

In one hand, a golden spear, and a tiara on her head. The woman of massive build stood on the ice, and looked up at the boat.

With its body hit against it, the boat9;s movements stopped, and as the boat took a great lurch, it inclined to a level where it was impossible for anyone to remain standing.

Looking over Tressy9;s head, Lyle and Monica…

但由于主头的重量扎进了甲板，即使它在自我纠正，船也开始向另一个方向摇摆。

体型较大的鲸鱼和体型较小的鲸鱼正在聚集。在冰面周围，它们正在大量集结。

The blade-like spikes of Tressy9;s crown pierced into the deck as it fell off, and the separated body portion slowly drew a line of blood down the ship9;s side as it slipped down into the water.

“Whales… this late in the game.”

Whales of large build, and smaller ones as well were gathering. Around the ice, they were assembling in great numbers.

Novem watched over them. She looked at the largest white whale among them.

女神兽先是看了看特雷西插在甲板上的脑袋，又看了看梅，最后看了看从船舱里探出的其他脑袋。

"竟然还有一头白鲸。"

And this time, before it could close its mouth, a pale line of light was traced across Tressy9;s body. A few more lines emerged, and around the partition of neck and body… There the heads had once branched off, its neck was cleanly severed, and Lyle jumped out.

她一手持金矛，头戴皇冠。这个身材魁梧的女人站在冰面上，仰望着小船。

Lyle dashed up the tilting deck, running right at Tressy9;s head as if to challenge it head-on.

“There9;s even a white whale.”

从特雷西的头上望过去，莱尔和莫妮卡......

“Representative… that would be me!”

"代表......就是我！"

“I do love that overconfidence, but thinking normally, that should be Vera Trēs-sama. Still, just how much do you think this will sell for?”

"我确实喜欢这种过度的自信，但正常想一想，那应该是维拉-特里斯大人。不过，你觉得这个能卖多少钱？"

“… That can9;t be! Could it be they mean to take Tressy9;s crown from me!? This is mine! I9;m not going to let some jane doe come and steal it up! I9;m going to go complain.”

"......这不可能！莫非他们想从我这里夺走特蕾西的王冠？这是我的！我不会让一个小姑娘来抢走它的！我要去投诉"。

Jumping down from that disorderly deck, Lyle landed on the ice.

莱尔从杂乱无章的甲板上跳下来，落在冰面上。

But…

可是......

“Ah, Lyle-sama…”

"啊，莱尔大人......"

Novem extended her hand, and Vera held her left hand to her face.

诺维姆伸出了手，维拉也用左手托住了自己的脸。

“He slipped.”

"他滑倒了。"

As Lyle made a magnificent tumble upon hitting the ground, the divine beast looked over him with a blank expression…

"他滑倒了。当莱尔落地后一个华丽的翻滚时，神兽面无表情地打量着他......

➐

『莱尔，确认一下......那个华特应该是谁。』

There the woman tilted her head.

"三百年前和我同姓的人？我能问问他们的名字吗？"

“Lyle Walt… the man who took down the one called the God of the Seas. If you had come but a moment sooner, I9;m sure you9;d have fallen for me.”

"莱尔-沃尔特......就是他打倒了那个被称为海神的人。如果你早来一会儿，我相信你会爱上我的。"

The Fourth called out.

当我接过它时，发现即使对我来说，它也重得需要我的技能支撑才能单手举起。

“Someone who bore my surname three hundred years ago? Could I ask their name?”

神兽的寿命很长。它们的记忆往往很模糊。从一开始，它们就没有生活在人类社会中，所以往往对一些细枝末节不感兴趣。

『你啊，为什么要在这种地方失足......不，我告诉你，这真是太棒了。考虑到时间，这真的是最好的！"

老四叫了起来。

『… So in the end, we won9;t learn which Walt. It9;s bothering me quite a bit.』

From within the Jewel, the Fifth was…

Hearing that name, I held up my left hand.

And as the woman turned to return to the sea, she gave some parting words.

说着，头发一直延伸到冰面上的女人把她的金矛放在肩上，伸出一只手扶起了我。

他听起来很高兴。

Reacting to those words, the Third in the Jewel.

“What? That9;s how it9;s gotten to be called? One or two hundred years ago, it was treated as a normal monster… and my husband was a human of three hundred years passed. You had yet to be born, child… but Walt, was it? I had heard there was a hero of the land who went by that name.”

“You really are an interesting human. You wanted the magic stone, didn9;t you? It was sinking to the ocean9;s depths, so we went ahead and retrieved it. Its purity is high, so I9;m sure it9;ll sell for quite an amount. Now then, this ice will hold up a while. It9;ll probably melt by the time you do something about that head sticking out of your ship, though.”

『Lyle, confirm it… Who that Walt is supposed to be.』

"什么？这就是它的名字？一二百年前，它还被当作普通的怪物......而我的丈夫是三百年前的人类。你那时还没出生，孩子......但是华德，是吗？我听说这里有个英雄叫这个名字。"

女人用长矛敲了敲自己的肩膀，她想了一下。

说到这里，女人歪了歪头。

『......所以到头来，我们也不知道是哪个华特。这让我很困扰。』

女人看起来有些厌烦，但她也在微笑。

"......我本以为你想勾引我，我会让你吃点苦头，但看来你确实有打败那个人的本事。"

“I know right? I don9;t mind if you fall for me.”

"我不得不拒绝。我对我已故的丈夫还是很忠诚的。不过，我还是很惊讶你能打败那个人。让我听听你的名字。"

听到这个名字，我举起了左手。

当女人转身回到海边时，她说了一些临别赠言。

I gripped the woman9;s hand, and stood before spreading out both my arms.

The woman looked a little fed up, but she was also smiling.

我想我已经把摔倒当成了一种艺术。

"你真是个有趣的人类。你不是想要魔法石吗？它沉入了大海深处，所以我们去把它找了回来。它的纯度很高，我相信一定能卖个好价钱。这块冰还能支撑一段时间不过，等你把那个伸出船外的头颅处理掉的时候，它可能已经融化了。"

“Ah, but if you really want to know, just look it up in a book. It was quite a famous tale at the time, so I9;m sure you can at least find the name. I mean, they9;re the ones who fought and defeated the beautiful vixen… who fought to defeat Agrissa. I9;m none too knowledgeable, but it was really famous back then.”

The woman tapped her spear against her shoulder, as she thought a bit.

"我想不起来了。沃尔特这个名字确实留在我的记忆中。另一个好像是福尔修斯？还有巴恩......什么的。我丈夫确实住在这片土地上，但那是三百年前的事了。哦，你把它找回来了？"

宝珠中的三世对这些话做出了反应。

"哈哈哈，没想到你会下来见我，还在路上滑了一跤。你真是个有趣的人类。"

“I9;ll have to decline. I9;m still quite faithful to my late husband. Still, I9;m surprised you managed to defeat that one. Let me hear your name.”

"我知道，对吧？我不介意你爱上我。"

从宝珠里看，五世是......

I looked at the large Magic Stone in my hand. I hadn9;t seen one of this size since the fortieth floor9;s boss… since Arumsaas.

I do think I9;ve made falling into an art form.

“… I thought I would put you through a spot of pain for trying to seduce me, but it looks like you do have what it takes in you to defeat that one.”

"啊，但如果你真的想知道，只要翻翻书就知道了。这在当时是个很有名的故事，所以我相信你至少能找到它的名字。我是说，是他们与美丽的狐狸精战斗，打败了她......是他们打败了阿格丽莎。虽然我不太懂，但那时候确实很有名。"

Divine beasts were long lived. And it9;s quite often their memories are hazy. From the start, they didn9;t live in human society, so they often didn9;t have interest in the finer details.

“What, you were angry? Worry not. I don9;t have a hobby of going after someone9;s woman.”

“Hahaha, I never thought you9;d come down to meet me, and slip on the way. You9;re an interesting human.”

“Wait a sec…”

他听起来很高兴。我握住女人的手，站了起来，然后张开双臂。

其中一只鲸鱼把一块红色的大石头顶在头上。女人一手拎起这个大东西，扔给了我。

He sounded delighted.

“I can9;t remember. The name Walt does remain in my memory. I think the other one was Forxuz? There was Bahn… something or another, as well. My husband did live on the land, but it9;s the happenings of three hundred years ago. Oh, you9;ve retrieved it?”

One of the whales brought a large red stone on top of its head. The woman picked the large item up in one hand, and tossed it over to me.

When I accepted it, I found that even for me, it was heavy enough to need the support of my Skills to lift in one hand.

我看着手中的大魔石。自从第四十层的老大......自从阿鲁姆萨斯之后，我就再也没见过这么大的魔石了。

女人看着我。

『You, why do you have to slip up at a place like… no, it was marvelous, I tell you. It really was the best, considering the time!』

"怎么，你生气了？别担心我可没有追人家女人的嗜好。"

Saying that, the woman whose hair extended all the way to the ice put her golden spear over her shoulder, and lent a hand to help me up.

The woman looked at me.

"等一下......"

But right after, I saw the large white tail of a whale raise up high, as she dived deep into the sea.

但紧接着，我就看到一条鲸鱼的白色大尾巴高高翘起，向大海深处潜去。

➐

The rainclouds parted, and the sea was died a shade of orange.

雨云散开，海面上一片橘黄。

From the disassembled head of Tressy… I took the crown, and put it away in the Seventh9;s box.

我从特雷西被拆开的头颅中......取下王冠，把它放进七世的盒子里。

“We9;re rich! We9;re rich!”

"我们发财了，我们发财了！我们发财了！"

When I was shouting out in joy, Shannon looked at me with a worn-out expression.

当我高兴得大喊大叫时，香农用一种破旧的表情看着我。

“Shut it, idiot! How many times do you think I9;ve almost died because of you!?”

"闭嘴，白痴！你以为我因为你差点死了多少次！"

I looked at Shannon, and took a guess at the reason she was angry at me.

我看着香农，猜测着她生我气的原因。

“What, so you wanted me to shower you with love? Come to me, I9;ll do it now. You don9;t have to be so angry.”

"怎么，你想让我用爱沐浴你？到我这儿来，我现在就做。你不用这么生气。"

The Seventh held back some laughter, as he spoke.

七爷忍住笑，一边说着。

""可这样一来，他就成了继承人，不是吗？不，这样真的好吗？"

“Why are you… you bastard!”

Vera-san shook her head.

"啊，我们这边没有问题，你想怎么做就怎么做吧。还有，是关于奖励的事，不过......既然你取消了......"

"你为什么......你这个混蛋！"

As Shannon needlessly flailed around, the ones atop the deck smiled and watched, and there, Vera-san came out.

I came closer, as she took some distance, took her hand, and pulled her closer.

“That last kiss was a necessity, and didn9;t count to anything. Give me your first kiss. Become mine, Vera.”

“You did your job splendidly. To such an extent I9;d give a bonus from my own pocket. Well then, we9;re off.”

"你做得很好。到了这种程度，我愿意从自己的口袋里拿出一笔奖金。那么，我们走吧。"

"现在，我能听听你们的回答吗？"

"Shaneasy到底是谁，该死！"

我听到周围有些厌烦的声音。

I could hear some fed-up voices around.

“But that would make him the heir, wouldn9;t it? No, is that really alright?”

看着香农无谓地乱动，甲板上面的人微笑着看着，那边，薇拉姐姐走了出来。

"别耍我！对他们一个个甜言蜜语，你以为你所做的一切都会被忽视吗！？别以为每个人都那么容易，白痴莱尔！"

Taking my hand from Shannon, I approached Vera-san with a serious face.

那边，阿瑞雅回应道。

"我们已经解决了潜入飞船的萨瓦金人。我们也完成了临时维修。我们要出发了，但还有什么问题吗？"

我压抑着笑声。

换下汗湿的衣服后，伊娃看着我。

There, Aria responded.

“No, there9;s still an important matter to take care of.”

“We9;ve finished dealing with the Sahuagins that infiltrated the ship. We9;ve also done the temporary repairs. We9;re going to depart, but are there any problems?”

"他无所畏惧地和神兽交谈，胆子可真不小。"

"不，但为了夫人，至少得是他这样的男人。

“He fearlessly talked with the divine beast, so he9;s got some guts.”

The happy ancestors were a bit doubtful this time. They were better behaved than usual, and it was extremely boring.

香农喊道。

“It9;s not my taste to beat around the bush with love!”

“Now, could I hear your answer?”

“Oh, my apologies… you were acting so cute, I couldn9;t help but tease you. You9;re cute, Shannon.”

I grandly turned to her, and pointed my thumb at myself.

“It9;s best you don9;t deny it so strongly. You9;re looking unnecessarily easier, Shaneasy.”

They were relatively affirmative. It seems they9;ve finally noticed my worth.

Vera-san9;s face stiffened, and the surroundings Sailors looking on…

我从香农手中接过手，一脸严肃地走到维拉小姐面前。

“W-what is it? And wait, why are you so serious…”

“Ah, no problems on our side, so do whatever you want. And it9;s about the reward, but… since you cancelled it…”

『我--我......我不这么认为，莱尔。

Shannon shouted.

快乐的祖先们这次有点怀疑。他们比平时表现得更好，而且非常无聊。

"你最好不要这么强烈地否认。你看起来不必要那么轻松，谢内塞。"

“… He9;s boldly doing it in front of all of us…”

I suppressed a laugh.

薇拉小姐的脸僵住了，周围的水手们也都看着......

说到这里，她厉声喝道，开始挥舞双臂，开始进攻。我用左手按住了她的头。

维拉桑摇了摇头。

我隆重地转向她，用大拇指指着自己。

『W-wro… I don9;t think that9;s the case, Lyle.』

"......他在我们所有人面前大胆地做了......"

"哦，对不起......你表现得太可爱了，我忍不住想逗逗你。你很可爱，香农。"

Having changed out of her sweaty clothes, Eva looked at me.

“Who the hell is Shaneasy, dammit!”

"不，还有一件重要的事情要处理。"

"怎么了？等等，你为什么这么严肃......"

我走近她，在她拉开一段距离后，握住她的手，把她拉近。

他们的回答比较肯定。看来他们终于注意到我的价值了。

"对爱情拐弯抹角可不是我的口味！"

There, she snapped, began flailing her arms about, and commenced her attack. I used my left hand to hold her head back.

“No, but for the Lady, it9;ll have to be a man of at least his caliber.”

“Don9;t screw with me! Sweet-talking each and every one of them, you think everything you9;ve done will just be overlooked!? Don9;t think everyone is so easy, idiot Lyle!”

"上一个吻是不得已而为之，不算什么。给我你的初吻吧。成为我的，薇拉。"

When I said that, the Third burst into laughter.

我这么一说，三世哈哈大笑起来。

『No, I think you9;re mistaking the premise, mr. lyle!! Before the girls, you can9;t just confess to other women!』

"不，我想你搞错前提了，莱尔先生！"我说！在女生面前，你不能随便向其他女人表白！』。

The Fourth was the same. His voice sounded as if he was holding his stomach, and laughing.

四爷也是一样。他的声音听起来好像捂着肚子在笑。

『Even when you can9;t even confess in your normal state!』

『平时也不能表白！』。

Making a wry smile, Novem didn9;t say anything to my opinion. Meaning even from Novem9;s eyes, she was a passing candidate.

诺维姆诡异地笑了笑，对我的意见不置可否。也就是说，即使在诺维姆眼里，她也是个及格的候选人。

0;There9;s no fault in my eyes. Vera is a woman worthy of me!1;

（在我眼里没有错，薇拉是个值得我追求的女人！）

Distancing herself from me, Vera-san crossed her arms, and struck a daunting pose.

与我拉开距离，薇拉小姐双手交叉，摆出一副令人生畏的姿势。

“Very well. After you9;ve done so much, I won9;t mind considering it. But… let9;s have a match.”

"很好。你做了这么多，我不介意考虑一下。不过......我们来比一场吧。"

“Match? Even if I may lose for the sake of victory, I, Lyle am a man who shall always win in the end. Will you still take me on, knowing that?”

"比赛？即使为了胜利我可能会输，但我莱尔是个最终必胜的人。知道这一点，你还会接受我吗？"

When I flipped my hair and said that, Vera laughed, and gave an order to one of the sailors.

当我甩了甩头发说出这句话时，维拉笑了，并对一名水手下达了命令。

周围的船员都看着我，诺维姆他们似乎也很担心。

『第七个也是。"这个女孩在试探莱尔。那我们来做个了结吧我不想伤害莱尔莱尔，试着把杯子翻过来』

"......呃？"

The surrounding crew members were looking at me, and Novem and the others seemed worried.

"如果你能喝下满满的一百杯，我不介意爱上你。嗯，即使你失败了，我也会支付报酬的，所以不用太担心。"

But I…

The Seventh as well.

Vera was making an expression of shock. Novem rushed over to me.

“I see it9;s my loss.”

“If you can drink down one hundred full cups, I don9;t mind loving you. Well, even even if you fail, I9;ll pay the reward, so don9;t worry too much.”

Before I knew it, the sailors were already calling me their boss.

"这么说，他知道他们的事？"

上面放着一个酒杯，看起来像一个又大又圆的盘子，下面有一个坚固的地基。这种酒杯我在巴恩赛姆没怎么见过，可能是外国的东西吧。

薇拉的眼睛眯了起来，周围的水手们吹起了口哨。

On it was a wine glass that looked like a large, round plate, with a sturdy foundation under it. It was a glass I9;d not seen much of in Bahnseim, so it was probably an article from some foreign land.

“Lyle-sama, come to think of it, up to now, have you ever drunken ale before…”

“That9;s precisely why it9;s a match. Hurry up and bring it.”

『… This girl is testing Lyle. Now then, how about we bring an end to it. I don9;t want to damage Lyle. Lyle, try flipping over the cup.』

If you flipped the cup over, the small indent in its foundation would only hold a small bit of drink.

Collapsed.

木桶里装着一些高浓度啤酒，每个杯子里都有不少。

"你说什么呢！？我还没喝过一百杯呢。你看着我喝光你的酒再说吧。我肯定会很爽的。"

『Yeah, this is that… she9;s not a dull one. If you think about it, one hundred of those is impossible. Push yourself, and you9;ll ruin your body.』

There, the Fourth spoke interestedly.

崩溃了。

The cask contained some high-proof ale, and each glass contained quite an amount.

"Ofwooh..."

『是啊，就是这个......她不是个无趣的人。你想想，一百个都不可能。勉强自己，会毁了自己的身体。』

“What are you talking about!? I9;ve yet to drink a hundred glasses. Say it as you watch me drink down your drink. I9;m sure it9;ll be a blast.”

The sailors…

"啊~那个......不过我想莱尔老板不知道这件事。"

Miranda looked at me.

维拉准备了那个杯子和一个酒桶。

“Ofwooh…”

可是我......

“Now then, what should I do about the match…”

Saying that, I opened the tap, and filled the cup9;s small crevice to the top. Bringing the small bit of ale to my mouth, I…

Vera let out a light sigh.

如果把杯子翻过来，杯底的小凹痕只能装下一点点饮料。

“… Eh?”

在那里，四号饶有兴趣地说了起来。

"我们不是带了烈性麦酒和酒杯吗？你能把它们拿过来吗？"

“Ah~ that one… but I don9;t think boss Lyle knows about it.”

水手们......

"那现在，我该拿火柴怎么办......"

"嗯，仔细想一想，你就会发现的，我猜。"

我还没反应过来，水手们已经开始叫我老板了。

薇拉轻轻地叹了一口气。

On top of the deck that had undergone temporary repairs, with an illuminated table between us, I stood across from Vera.

第七个也是。

"莱尔大人，想起来了，到现在为止，你喝过麦酒吗......"

“We had that strong ale and those glasses with us, didn9;t we? Could you bring them over?”

"诶？薇拉露出了震惊的表情。诺维姆急忙跑过来。

Vera had prepared that cup, and a cask.

“Well, think over it a bit, and you9;ll notice, I guess.”

在经过临时修缮的甲板顶上，我们之间隔着一张发光的桌子，我站在维拉的对面。

Vera9;s eyes narrowed, and the surrounding sailors whistled.

“So he knew about them?”

“Does this mean the lady9;s marriage9;s been decided?”

说着，我打开水龙头，把杯子的小缝灌满。把一小口麦酒送到嘴边，我......

米兰达看着我。

➐

"看来这是我的损失。"

"正因为如此，这才是一场比赛。快点拿来。"

"这是不是意味着小姐的婚事已经定下来了？"

“… He hasn9;t. He always ordered water or tea.”

"......他没有。他总是点水或茶。"

Aria hit her hand to her forehead.

阿瑞雅用手敲了敲额头。

“There9;s really no helping you, is there…”

"真的没办法帮你，是不是......"

Clara.

克拉拉。

“… It9;s nice that you noticed it and all. But no matter how you look at it, you failed.”

"......你注意到了，这很好。但不管怎么看，你都失败了。"

Eva touched her hand to her mouth, and laughed.

伊娃用手摸了摸嘴，笑了。

“You9;re weak to alcohol? That9;s kinda cute.”

"你对酒精没抵抗力？还挺可爱的。"

May looked over me.

梅看了看我。

“Your face is bright red. After talking so big, for you to lose…”

"你的脸通红。说了那么多大话，你就输了......"

Monica immediately prepared water, and had me drink it.

莫妮卡立刻准备好水，让我喝下去。

『难道不是"我有信心让女神也为我倾心"吗？』

她一边说，一边自嘲地笑了起来。祖先们也是。

（这不可能......这只是通往沧海之路的一步......）

『So that9;s the end of it? What? His Fever Time ends here?』

关于老七的问题，老五。

"即使你对麦酒毫无用处 鸡啄木鸟也是我珍贵的主人"现在醒来，用你的爱沐浴我我保证我会把它永远储存在我的数据库里。"

She said, as she laughed to herself. The ancestors as well.

0;T-this can9;t be… this is only a step on the road to victo…1;

"真不爽！"

『When they9;re that big, it9;s not even a question of whether they9;re cute or not. I can9;t dote on them properly when they9;re even larger than the ship.』

“Even if you9;re useless against ale, the Chicken Dickwad is my precious master. Now wake up, and shower me with your love. I guarantee I9;ll store it in my databanks for all eternity.”

『它们那么大，根本就不是可爱不可爱的问题。当它们比飞船还大的时候，我就没法好好宠爱它们了。』

I heard a voice like that.

『Quite a bit came out this time. Personally, perhaps it9;s ‘It9;s not my taste to beat around the bush with love!9; for me?』

最后，香农指着我。

『Isn9;t it, ‘I9;m confident I can get even a goddess to fall for me9;?』

『His landing malfunction in front of the divine beast wasn9;t bad either. Fifth, you didn9;t react too much to the divine beasts this time, did you.』

『这就这样结束了？什么？他的狂热时间就这样结束了？』

我听到了这样的声音。

『这次确实有很多事发生。个人而言，也许对我来说是"在爱情上拐弯抹角不是我的风格"？』

“How uncool!”

On the Seventh9;s question, the Fifth.

And finally, Shannon pointed at me.

『他在神兽面前降落失误也不算糟。第五，这次你对神兽的反应不算太大呢。』