14 - mr. lyle Reads Ahead 莱尔先生读前方

The sun having set, it was night atop the sea.

太阳落山了，海面上已是夜晚。

I was carried to a bed, where I lay and rested up.

我被抬到一张床上，躺下休息。

A towel was placed on my forehead, and it was pleasantly cool. It was a miscalculation for my face to turn red after merely touching alcohol to my mouth, but I accomplished my objective, so there weren9;t any problems. I was about to go to sleep.

一条毛巾敷在我的额头上，凉爽宜人。我只是用酒精擦了擦嘴，脸就红了，这是失算，但我的目的达到了，所以没有任何问题。我准备睡觉了。

There, a knock came at the door. When I replied, the one to enter was Vera.

这时，有人敲门。我回了一声，进来的是薇拉。

“What, as I thought, you9;ve decided to accept my confession?”

"怎么，如我所料，你决定接受我的忏悔了？"

When I said that, she spoke with a fed-up expression.

我这么一说，她就露出了厌烦的表情。

“Just how optimistic can you be? Just go to sleep already. I only came to say my personal thanks. And I cannot answer to your feelings. I have someone I like.”

"你能有多乐观？快睡吧。我只是来道谢的。我无法回应你的感情。我有喜欢的人了。"

When I slowly raised my body, Vera drew closer to pick up the towel that9;d fallen from my forehead.

当我慢慢抬起身体时，薇拉靠近了我，捡起了我额头上掉落的毛巾。

She reached her hand, so I grabbed it, and pulled her towards me. Looking at her, as she narrowed her eyes and reach a hand to her back hip, I…

她伸出手，我抓住她的手，把她拉向我。看着她眯起眼睛，把手伸向后臀，我......

“Then that9;s unfortunate. But if that9;s the case, you9;d best be careful.”

"那真是不幸。不过，如果真是这样，你最好小心点。"

“Again? You really don9;t learn.”

As she passed me by…

“… We have to do proper repairs, so that period may stretch out. What of it?”

I smiled, and brought the gun9;s barrel up to my heart.

"你喝醉了吗？我相信你的成长让你精神亢奋，但这以后会变成可怕的事情。"

听了这话，我......

I directed a smile at her.

听着她粗重的呼吸声，我开口了。

从挂在我脖子上的宝石中，七世发出了他的声音。

I hung over Vera.

“I9;m sure you9;re just after my fortune. You did say something about your finances after all… I9;m sorry, but could you go knocking elsewhere? It9;s not like I9;m going to succeed the Trēs house. How unfortunate for you.”

"正因为我欠了你的债，我才会忽略这么多。别误会我。但我很感谢今天。"

"......我笑不出来了。请不要逼我向我的救命恩人开枪。"

看着她满脸通红地反抗，我继续把她压在身下，哈哈大笑起来。

我继续把她拉过来，让她躺在床上，然后绕了一圈，准备把她压在身下。我们的姿势已经颠倒了。

“I9;ve already said it. In order to win in the end, I9;ll accept some defeat. What, I need only wait for her to fall. Even if I won her challenge, the girl herself wouldn9;t have fully accepted it. More than that, because she9;d lost, she9;d only reluctantly follow along. It would take much more time for her to truly fall. This was for the best.”

In the empty room, I confirmed my victory.

我笑了笑，把枪管对准了自己的心脏。

说罢，她关上了门。

当她与我擦肩而过时......

我这么说的时候，她看起来很恼火。她转过脸，然后......

The Fourth laughed.

“… I9;m sure tomorrow will be a spectacle. You needn9;t worry about it, I will never fall in love with you.”

“If you9;re going to aim, try aiming here. And your gun isn9;t loaded.”

"又来？你真不学好。"

我挂在薇拉身上。

When I said that, she looked annoyed. She averted her face, and…

"知道了。那就来一场比赛怎么样？"

"我已经说过了。为了最后的胜利，我愿意接受一些失败。什么，我只需要等待她倒下。即使我赢得了她的挑战，女孩本人也不会完全接受。不仅如此，因为她输了，所以她只会勉强地跟着我。她需要更多的时间才能真正堕落。这样最好"。

"合同到这艘船返回贝姆为止。我们要在港口停留几个星期，不是吗？"

『看来这次是失败了，莱尔先生。

“The contract is until this boat returns to Beim. We9;re going to stay a few weeks at the port, aren9;t we?”

『Looks like this time was a failure, mr. lyle.』

“I see… so the love you have is unrequited? Or your statuses don9;t match. The former, I see.”

“I won9;t do a thing. But if you admit your defeat by the time we get to Beim… then kiss me. Be careful. Try not to think of me. Keep me on your mind, and you9;ll fall in love.”

在空荡荡的房间里，我确认了我的胜利。

"......我相信明天会很精彩。你不用担心，我永远不会爱上你的。"

“… What do you mean by that?”

“It9;s because I9;m in your debt, that I9;ve overlooked this much. Don9;t misunderstand me. But I am thankful for today.”

Saying that, she closed the door.

看到薇拉对单恋部分有了反应，我用手指描了描她的锁骨。

I continued pulling her in, lay her down on the bed, and circled around to a position to pin her down. Our positions had been reversed.

I got off of the bed, and lent Vera a hand to get up. She moved straight to leave the room, going through the door with her hand pressed to her chest.

From the Jewel hung at my neck, the Seventh let his voice.

四爷笑了。

“… I can9;t laugh at this one. Please don9;t make me shoot my life9;s savior.”

"......我们必须进行适当的修理，所以这段时间可能会延长。怎么样？"

As she resisted with a reddened face, I continued pressing her down, and laughed.

我从床上下来，帮薇拉一把，让她站起来。她径直离开了房间，手按在胸前，穿过房门。

“I do want money. I also want your connections. There are various things I want, but… I9;m starting to want your body and heart as well.”

There, a golden gunpoint was thrust into my stomach.

"我确实想要钱。我还想要你的人脉。我想要的东西有很多，但是......我也开始想要你的身体和心了。"

Seeing Vera had reacted to the unrequited love portion, I traced her collarbone with my finger.

我朝她笑了笑。

Hearing that, I…

"如果你要瞄准，试试瞄准这里。还有，你的枪没有装子弹。"

While listening to her breathing get rough, I spoke.

“Are you drunk? I9;m sure your spirits are high from your Growth, but this9;ll become something awful later on.”

"我明白了......这么说，你们的爱情是单相思？还是你们的身份不符？前者，我明白了。"

在那里，一个金色的枪尖插进了我的肚子。

"我相信你只是在觊觎我的财富。毕竟你也说过你的经济状况......对不起，你能去别的地方敲门吗？我又不是要继承特里斯的房子你真不幸。"

"......你这话是什么意思？"

“Got it. Then how about a match?”

"我什么也不会做。不过，如果我们到贝姆时你认输了......那就吻我吧。小心点尽量不要想我把我放在心上，你就会坠入爱河"

『Those could also come off as the words of a sore loser. But good work this time. Rather than interesting, how should I put this… I9;ve been able to evaluate your offense more than usual.』

『这也可能是一个失败者说的话。不过这次干得不错。与其说有趣，怎么说呢......我比平时更能评估你的进攻了。』

The Fifth shared his sentiment, but he sounded a little worried.

五爷也有同感，但他听起来有些担心。

『He9;s more assertive than the usual Lyle, but he9;s too assertive. This time was a case where we couldn9;t run away, but when it9;s possible, we should keep retreat in our field of vision. We were able to put his Growth to good use this time.』

『他比平时的莱尔更自信，但也太自信了。这次的情况是我们不能逃跑，但在可能的情况下，我们应该把撤退放在视野范围内。这一次，我们把他的 "成长 "发挥得淋漓尽致。』

The Seventh was mindful of the whale9;s… White Whale9;s words.

七爷对鲸鱼......白鲸的话铭记在心。

『Personally, I9;m curious about the white whale9;s words. A Walt House three hundred years ago. Do you think they9;re related to us?』

『我个人对白鲸的话很好奇。三百年前的华特之家。你觉得他们和我们有关系吗？

The Third thought a little.

三世想了一下。

『… I can9;t be certain they9;re not. The information of how Aggrissa was defeated is unusual, and scarce. And it9;s a country that wouldn9;t hesitate to perpetrate this and that, so it9;s possible something went on in its rise. Even so, mr. lyle sure is horrible. Don9;t think about me… saying something like that only gets people to think about you more.』

『......我不能确定他们是不是。关于阿格丽莎是如何被打败的信息很不寻常，也很稀少。而且这个国家会毫不犹豫地犯下这样那样的罪行，所以有可能在它崛起的过程中发生了什么。即便如此，莱尔先生还是太可怕了别想我了......说这种话只会让别人更多地想你。』

On top of that, we handed over the Magic Stone.

除此之外，我们还交出了魔法石。

And this time around, I obtained Tressy9;s head. Scales and fangs, as well as a large quantity of metal. After all they9;d done to assist, we had to at least give them the Magic Stone. But when I said all I9;d take was Tressy9;s head, I found Vera9;s apologetic face a bit curious.

这一次，我得到了特雷西的头颅。鳞片和獠牙，还有大量的金属。他们帮了我们这么多 我们至少得给他们魔法石吧但当我说我只要特雷西的头颅时，我发现维拉一脸的歉意，让我有些好奇。

A number of times, she asked, ‘are you fine with that?9; and I9;m certain it wasn9;t just that she wanted to give us a larger share… she was earnestly worried for us.

她问了好几次 "你们没意见吧？"我敢肯定，她不仅仅是想多分给我们一些......她是真心为我们担心。

Vera was talking with the captain at the bridge. The reason their bodies felt light, and they felt they wouldn9;t lose to anyone in the world was surely because they had gone through Growths themselves.

"你对自己不诚实。"

"照这样下去，我们不会出现赤字，但会变成信誉问题。"

"我只是为了报答他的那个吻。你觉得小气？那是我的初吻，你知道的。"

“You9;re not honest with yourself.”

"看来他是出不来了。毕竟他的情况很糟糕。"

清理和修理工作减少了一些时间，正因为如此，他们似乎无法按时到达港口。

The captain looked at Vera9;s smiling profile, pretended to correct the position of his hat, and spoke in a small voice.

“Milady, you9;re not really one to speak. You9;ve gone around to his place a number of times…”

“At this rate, we won9;t be at a deficit, but it will become a problem of credibility.”

“Stop! Please stop! Don9;t you dare call me mr. lyle!”

With the strange elation surrounding the crew the day before, they determined it would be dangerous to advance the ship, and kept its movement to a minimum as they rested.

"好吧，等我们回去后，我会试着查查这个查查那个。而且......等我们到了贝姆，薇拉一定会爱上我的。"

老五悄悄地......

“You9;re right… I guess I9;ll try going and asking him again.”

『If it were me, perhaps I would throw myself into the sea.』

船长笑了，但想起当时的情况，他还是把帽子往头上拉了拉。

... 特雷西袭击后的第二个早晨。

“It would really help if the boss left his room. That speed-increasing Skill, right? You think we could get him to use it?”

薇拉的心在颤抖。由于前一天船员们的情绪异常高涨，他们认为前进会很危险，因此在休息时尽量减少船的移动。

他说......

『如果是我，也许我会投海自尽。』

当然，在看到莱尔之后，他们就牢牢地控制住了自己。

On my words, the Fourth spoke.

… The second morning after Tressy9;s attack.

船长看着薇拉微笑的轮廓，假装纠正了一下帽子的位置，小声说了一句话。

➐

“It doesn9;t look like he9;ll ever come out. He was in quite a terrible state, after all.”

Vera heard that, and let out a sigh.

“You9;ve got a point.”

"如果老大能离开他的房间，那就真的有帮助了。那个增速技能，对吧？你觉得我们能让他用上吗？"

“We really will be late.”

"你说得有道理。"

当薇拉听到莱尔的名字时，她高兴地咧开了嘴。

He said that…

I lay on the bed, and closed my eyes.

听了我的话，四爷说话了。

“We did stray off course, and we9;ve wasted two whole days. But I never imagined a growth would come at this old age… good grief, I9;d like to forget the events of yesterday.”

维拉听了，发出一声叹息。

“Well, when we return, I9;ll try looking into this and that. And… by the time we reach Beim, Vera will have fallen for me.”

船长看着她。

"你说得对......我想我再去问问他试试。"

"住手！请停下你敢叫我莱尔先生！"

The Fifth, quietly…

The Captain looked at her.

此刻，她感到一种振奋，但她牢记不能失去理性思考。

The captain laughed, but remembering the situation it happened in, he pulled his hat down over his head.

Having defeated Tressy, the ship9;s sailors showed an inclination towards Growth. It wasn9;t to Lyle9;s level, but even Vera didn9;t feel like doing anything for two whole days.

『What overconfidence… I can9;t help but wait for tomorrow.』

战胜了特雷西之后，船上的水手们都表现出了对 "成长 "的向往。虽然还没达到莱尔的水平，但就连维拉也整整两天没心思做事了。

"我们确实偏离了航线，浪费了整整两天时间。可没想到这么大年纪了，还能长个......天哪，我真想忘了昨天的事。"

"米拉迪，你真不会说话。你去过他家好几次了......"

Of course, having seen Lyle, they bore it in mind to contain themselves.

➐

When Vera heard Lyle9;s name, she grinned in delight.

At present, she was feeling an uplifting sensation, but she kept it in mind not to lose rational thought.

"我们真的要迟到了。"

"真是自信过头了......我不能不等待明天。

维拉正在舰桥与舰长交谈。他们之所以觉得身体轻盈，觉得自己不会输给世界上任何一个人，肯定是因为他们自己也经历过 "成长"。

我躺在床上，闭上了眼睛。

Cleaning and repairing cut away some time, and because of all that, it didn9;t look as if they9;d make it to the port on time.

“I only repaid the favor for that kiss of his. You think it petty? That was my first kiss, you know.”

In the room I9;d been given, I draped a cover over myself, and covered my ears.

在给我安排的房间里，我给自己盖上被子，捂住耳朵。

“Boss, please come out.”

“Mr. Lyle, we9;re beggin9; you here.”

“The ship will be late. At least hear us out, Mr. Lyle.”

"老板，请出来吧。"

"莱尔先生，我们求求你了。"

"船要晚点了。至少听我们说完，莱尔先生。"

It9;s fine and all that the sailors had become friendly. But they began to call me boss and mr. lyle.

水手们变得友好了，这很好。但他们开始叫我老板和莱尔先生。

I9;d like it they stopped. The reason being…

我希望他们能停下来。原因是......

『Oy, oy, what happened to the mr. lyle of three days ago? You could at least go out, and use a Skill.』

『哎，哎，三天前的莱尔先生怎么了？你至少可以走出去，用一用技巧。』

『You can make even a goddess fall for you, can9;t you? Maybe Vera-chan is already smitten? Go and check out the result.』

『你能让女神为你倾倒，不是吗？也许薇拉已经心动了呢？去看看结果吧。』

At the Third and Fourth9;s bursts of laughed, I screamed under the covers.

在老三和老四的阵阵笑声中，我在被窝里尖叫起来。

“Don9;t screw with me! I9;m definitely not going outside! Definitely!”

"别耍我！我绝对不出去！一定！"

"......哎，那个亚马逊人是谁？"

“Why I9;m talking about the woman who got herself soaked in Sahuagin blood, and caused all the ship9;s men to draw back. Look for a mirror, and I9;m sure you9;ll meet her.”

When Shannon forcibly tried to pull me out, a hand rested atop her head. It was Miranda9;s hand. Miranda was gripping her head.

看得出来，克拉拉在那边很活泼。

"你还要闷闷不乐多久？你会长霉的！快滚吧也给我们一些火热的忏悔吧！"

“… Oy, who9;s the amazon supposed to be?”

Aria was pressing Clara on the other side of the door.

“Shannon… would I be included in ‘those women9;? When I think you9;re looking on me like that, it saddens me. You sister is crying, so won9;t you let her use you as bait to fish up a catch?”

是莫妮卡。

"莱尔 把自己永远关在里面解决不了任何问题现在到外面来，让我们逗逗你。除了女人什么都没有，太无聊了。邪恶的红脸女蜘蛛人和亚马逊人真无聊，请跟我来。"

Miranda sounded delightful.

她的头吱吱作响，发出痛苦而恐惧的尖叫。

我能听到香农的尖叫声。

“Just how long are you going to mope around!? You9;ll grow mold! Get out already. And give us some fiery confessions as well!”

"HIGYAAAAAAH！！"

"莱尔大人，吃饭时间到了，请出来吧。您这几天都没吃东西吧？"

"快起来！想想办法对付那些女人！"

“How long will you grumble… I do find such a Chicken Dickwad wonderful as well, but you didn9;t shower me with love in your Fever Time. I regret that over all else. Putting my expectations off to next time, it9;s time to eat. Let me wipe down your body.”

"水手们都跑开了！嘿，一妈一一妈一正在从......快点出来，白痴莱尔！"

“Get up already! Do something about those women!”

Eva sounded exhausted.

Novem brought over my meal, and offered me a smile.

"快点离开那里！太吓人了！每个人都这么紧张，太吓人了！"

"不想出去！说得好像我会出去似的！别管我，等我们到了港口再说！"

Shannon, as if seeking help from me.

"香农......我也算9;那些女人9;吗？一想到你这样看着我，我就很难过。你姐姐都哭了，你就不让她拿你当鱼饵钓钓鱼吗？"

米兰达的声音听起来很高兴。

“Hurry and get out of there! It9;s scary! Everyone9;s so high-strung that it9;s scary!”

"我说的就是那个把自己浸泡在萨瓦金人的血里，导致船上所有的人都往后退的女人。找一面镜子，我相信你会见到她的。"

“HIGYAAAAAAH!!”

I could hear Shannon9;s scream.

"看来克拉拉是变化最大的一个。她从早上开始就这样了。"

阿丽亚用力敲了敲门。

当香农强行要把我拉出去时，一只手放在了她的头上。那是米兰达的手。米兰达抓着她的头。

In regards to her, Clara…

门开了，香农冲了进来。

Her head creaking out, she raised a scream of pain and fear.

There, the locked door slowly opened.

And next, Novem and co. came to the door.

"你还要埋怨多久......我也觉得这样的鸡啄木鸟很好，但你没有在你的发烧时间里给我爱的沐浴。我很遗憾把我的期望放到下次吧，该吃饭了。我帮你擦擦身子吧。"

“You9;ll make a sacrifice of Lyle-san? As expected of an elf. You9;re good at using dirty means.”

May spoke from the other side of the door.

“Lyle-sama, it9;s time for your meal, so please come out. You haven9;t eaten anything for the past few days, right?”

在那里，紧锁的门缓缓打开了。

"我们一个人对付他们太累了。快点，出去，跟我们换换。"

“Don9;t want to! As if I9;d ever go out there! Leave me be until we reach port!”

Aria gave the door a strong knock.

“The sailors ran awaaay! Hey, onee-sama9;s pulling a dagger from… hurry and get out here, idiot Lyle!”

I could tell Clara was quite lively over there.

It was Monica.

The door opened, and Shannon burst in.

“Yeah, come out already, and shower me with love. It was a promise, wasn9;t it? I9;ll draw it out slow and easy.”

梅从门的另一边开口了。

"你要牺牲莱尔先生？不愧是精灵。你真会用卑鄙的手段。"

Wrapping the blanket around, I yelled.

“It9;s enervating for us to deal with them by ourselves. Hurry up, get out, and switch with us.”

香农，好像在向我寻求帮助。

阿瑞雅在门的另一边按住了克拉拉。

“Clara9;s the one that changes the most, it seems. She9;s been like this since morning.”

关于她，克拉拉......

"是啊，快出来吧，用爱来沐浴我。这是一个承诺，不是吗？我会慢慢来的。"

伊娃听起来筋疲力尽。

紧接着，诺维姆他们来开门了。

“Lyle-san, locking yourself in there forever won9;t resolve anything. Now come outside, and let us tease you. It9;s boring with nothing but women. The evil red-faced spider-woman and amazon are a bore, so please accompany me.”

裹着毯子，我大声喊道。

诺维姆端来我的饭菜，向我报以微笑。

“You haven9;t eaten anything for several days, right? Now eat.”

"你已经好几天没吃东西了吧？现在吃吧。"

Clara entered the room, and looked at me.

克拉拉走进房间，看着我。

“You9;re making quite a face, Lyle-san. Could you talk about what happened? Is it still on your mind how you confessed to Vera-san in your post-Growth high tensions? Or could it be you9;re sorrowful over how your confession failed? Which is it?”

"莱尔先生，你的表情很奇怪。你能谈谈发生了什么事吗？你是不是还在想，在成长后的高度紧张中，你是如何向薇拉小姐表白的？还是你在为告白失败而悲伤？到底是哪一种呢？"

Seeing her persistently press me with a smile, I retreated into the cover with teary eyes.

见她坚持不懈地笑着逼问我，我含着泪水退到了被子里。

Eva…

伊娃......

“How you challenged the Trident Serpent, and saved the merchant daughter was cool, but… why must you run away after coming this far? That9;s no end to a story. I9;m cutting it from the song.”

"你挑战三叉戟大蛇，救下商人女儿的过程很酷，可是......为什么你走了这么远就一定要逃跑呢？这不是故事的结尾我要把它从歌里删掉。"

As Eva said something like that, Clara gave a stronger rebuttal than usual.

伊娃说出这样的话时，克拉拉给出了比平时更有力的反驳。

“That9;s why elves are no good. There9;s no point in the truth unless it9;s recorded in detail! I9;ll record it all. Because I remember it. I was connected with Connection, so mr. lyle9;s speech and action; I9;ll record it all!”

"这就是精灵不好的原因。如果不详细记录下来，真相就没有意义！我会全部记录下来。因为我记得。我和《连线》有联系，所以莱尔先生的一言一行；我都会记录下来！"

I shouted.

我喊道。

“Please forget it! And what do you mean you9;ll leave records!? You mean to say I9;ll be laughed at for the rest of my life!? Isn9;t it fine if you just cut all the strange parts!? Such records do nothing but torture me!”

我边说边接过杯子。当我端到嘴边时，发现味道还不错。虽然发生了这样那样的事情，但不出所料，我的身体正在寻找营养。

"既然看到你这样，我也不好再逗你了。好吧，你的成长让你很紧张，我就这么说定了，出来协助我们吧。我会付钱的。"

I complained in my heart, as I looked at Vera-san in the doorway.

I slowly rolled to look behind me, and there she stood. Looking up…

"你还真沉得住气。喝了它，然后站起来。"

"莱尔，你的客人。听着，你得好好面对她。她就是你向她告白的那个女孩。啊~我也想有一天能有那么激情的表白。"

"黑色......很适合你。"

"......有什么事吗？"

听着她的梦话，我喝了杯中的汤。看来，她经常梦见自己沉入大海深处。

当我喃喃自语时，我听到了薇拉小姐的声音。

I raised my torso, and sat, while Vera-san leaned her back against me.

But because I had more of it than before, I was somehow able to maintain it.

“… Could I become one with the sea, and just forget it all?”

“Lyle, guest for you. Look, you9;ve got to properly confront her. She9;s the girl you confessed to. Ah~ I9;d like a confession that passionate someday.”

看着门口的薇拉小姐，我在心里抱怨着。

维拉闭上嘴，坐下来，递过一杯饮料。杯子里是汤。

"从一开始，唯一能靠近的人 就是那些以特里斯家族为目标的人。你也一样，不是吗？你是第一个走那么远的人。"

I put myself on guard, thinking she9;d bring up my Growth, but it seems that wasn9;t the case.

“Now that I9;ve seen you like that, I can9;t really tease you. Well, your tension was high from your Growth, is how I9;ll write it off, so come out and assist us. I9;ll pay for it.”

"......对不起。"

她想了一下，发出一声叹息。

"别道歉。你会让我伤心的。哈......我昨天做了一个梦。它是我经常看到的那个梦的延续。"

“… Is something the matter?”

“I don9;t think you have skill as a poet. And I can9;t quite recommend it. So you9;d best not toss yourself overboard.”

As she sent some expectant eyes, I thought in irritation.

“From the start, the only ones to come closer were men aiming for the Trēs House. You9;re the same, aren9;t you? You9;re the first to go that far, mind you.”

When I muttered that, I heard Vera-san9;s voice.

Listening to the talks of her dreams, I drank the soup from the cup. It seems she often saw dreams of sinking to the ocean9;s depths.

“Black… it suits you well.”

“… I9;m sorry.”

我慢慢地翻过身，向身后望去，她就站在那里。抬起头......

她很生气，但并没有对我做什么。

➐

"......我跟你说过的，我喜欢的那个人。他是我姐姐的男朋友。"

“Don9;t apologize. You9;ll make me sad. Hah… I saw a dream yesterday. It was the continuation of the one I always saw.”

“… I was sure you would kick me.”

"请忘了它吧！你说你会留下记录是什么意思？你是说我会被人嘲笑一辈子吗？你把所有奇怪的部分都剪掉不就行了吗？这样的记录只会折磨我！"

我抬起躯干，坐了下来，薇拉小姐则背靠着我。

在船头，我盖着毯子躺着。

我使用四号技能速度，提高飞船的移动速度。由于船大，又是在海上，使用技能的感觉奇异地不同。

梅正看着诺维姆为我送来的饭菜，莫妮卡则带来了换洗的衣服，在一旁待命。当狭窄的房间陷入一片混乱时，阿瑞雅告诉我有客人来访。

"......我就知道你会踢我。"

我提高了警惕，以为她会提起我的成长，但看来并非如此。

“But last night, I saw a dream of climbing back onto land. It was a bit of a relief. With this, I feel I can go on without too much worry.”

（别用那种眼神看我！）

Shutting her mouth, Vera sat down, and handed over a drink. The cup contained soup.

不过，因为我的法力比以前多，所以我还能维持。

I said, as I took the cup. When I took it to my mouth, I found it was quite tasty. This and that had happened, but as expected, my body was seeking out nutrition.

“… The one I told you about, the person I like. He9;s my sister9;s boyfriend.”

看着她送过来的有些期待的眼神，我烦躁地想。

I carried out adjustments, and felt it gradually scrape away at my Mana.

Using the Fourth9;s Skill Speed, I was raising the ship9;s movement speed. With its size, and the fact we were at sea, the feeling of using the Skill was strangely different.

She was angry, but she didn9;t do anything to me.

现在，我想逃离这个混乱的世界，所以我仍然围着毯子站着，决定跟着薇拉小姐走。

She thought a little, and let out a sigh.

"我觉得你没有诗人的技巧。我也不太建议你这样做所以，你最好别把自己扔到海里去。"

我进行着调整，感觉它在逐渐消耗我的法力。

At the head of the ship, I lay with a blanket around me.

0;Don9;t look at me like that!1;

For now, I wanted to escape from this chaos, so I stood with the blanket still around me, and decided to follow Vera-san.

May was looking at the meal Novem had brought in for me, while Monica had brought a change, and was waiting on standby. As the narrow room descended into chaos, Aria informed me I had a visitor.

"......我能与大海融为一体，忘却一切吗？"

“You sure have some composure. Drink that, and get up.”

"但昨天晚上，我梦见自己爬回了陆地。这让我稍稍松了一口气。有了这个，我觉得我可以安心地走下去了。"

“Um, why are you telling all this to me?”

"嗯，你为什么要告诉我这些？"

Vera-san thought a little, before standing. After brushing off her skirt, she started walking away. And she turned.

维拉桑想了一下，然后站了起来。拂去裙摆后，她开始走开。她转过身

“Who knows? That9;s just the sort of mood I was in. I feel I should thank you for my dreams as well. And I wanted you to understand I won9;t fall so easily, perhaps? Though to Mr. Ladykiller, I9;m sure I9;m just a single woman of the legions around you.”

"谁知道呢？我当时就是这种心情。我觉得我也应该为我的梦想感谢你。也许我想让你明白，我不会轻易堕落。虽然对淑女杀手先生来说，我肯定只是你身边军团中的一个女人"。

She said that with a smile, and left.

她笑着说完，就离开了。

0;I said I wouldn9;t do anything, and she9;d fall, did I? … That post-Growth me sure is an idiot… no, that would be me.1;

（我说过我不动手，她就会倒下，是吗？......成长后的我果然是个白痴......不，应该是我。）

I thought of calling something back to her, but my voice wouldn9;t come out.

我想回过头来叫她几声，可是我的声音怎么也发不出来。