9 - Determination 決心

There wasn9;t much longer to Beim, and we were taking our final break.

到達貝姆的時間不多了，我們正在進行最後的休息。

The reason we rested a little separated from the main road was so travelers and peddlers, and other adventurers wouldn9;t be able to recognize that we were one party guarding another.

我們休息的地方離主幹道稍遠一些，這樣旅行者、小販和其他冒險家就無法認出我們是一方守衛另一方。

I don9;t think there were too many out there able to make it out at a glance, but there were no absolutes, so we took a break a little ways away.

我認爲一眼就能看出來的人不多，但沒有絕對的事，所以我們在稍遠的地方休息了一下。

0;Though that9;s not all there is to it.1;

（雖然這還不是全部。）

Keeping wary of our surroundings, I turned my eyes to the carriages we were escorting. With the last attack, their exteriors were left in quite a state, but with a little servicing, they would work just fine.

我一邊警惕着周圍的環境，一邊將目光轉向我們所護送的馬車。在上次攻擊中，它們的外觀已經完好無損，但只要進行一些維修，它們就可以正常工作。

Nearby, that attackers9; horses were resting, loaded with the attackers9; belongings.

附近，攻擊者的馬匹正在休息，上面載着攻擊者的財物。

From the Jewel, the Fourth spoke

從寶石中，老四說道

『We9;ll have to leave the horses with someone, so the expenses will pile up. And if we aren9;t skillful in selling the equipment, the information will flow around. Maybe you should safe keep them for a while.』

『我們得把馬匹交給別人，所以費用會增加。如果我們不善於銷售設備，信息就會四處傳播。也許你應該安全地保留它們一段時間。』

I was of the same opinion. If it all ended with me thinking too much about it, then that9;s all and well, but if our opponent was persistent enough to search for us in Beim, there was no room for negligence.

我也持同樣的觀點。如果這一切都是我想太多了，那也就算了，但如果對手有足夠的毅力去貝姆尋找我們，那就沒有疏忽的餘地了。

The Sixth let his voice.

老六發出了聲音。

這是一個女人的聲音。我和也在監視的伊娃跑了過去，我們趕來救助的那個受傷的人就站在那裏。到現在爲止，他一直處於冷漠狀態。

六號還沒說完，我就聽到一聲尖叫。

也許她正在治療他，但附近的聖女已經害怕地倒在了她的背上。在她身後，亞烏拉小姐一動不動地站着。

The man jumped at Aura, and the virgin stepped up front. He pushed her aside with brute force, so Gastone-san stood out in front of Thelma.

“T-Thelma-sama… so you9;re safe.”

She had an expression as if she couldn9;t believe something, and it seems her mind hadn9;t caught up the current situation.

“KYAAAAAH!!”

加斯托內先生看上去像是在強顏歡笑。

Thelma-san went to Gastone-san9;s side, and gripped his hand.

她一臉不敢相信的表情，似乎還沒有跟上現在的情況。

0;Her fatigue from unfamiliar travels must be at their peak as well. Ah, for now, I should…1;

It looked as if a knife had pierced through his stomach.

塞爾瑪小姐和加斯托內小姐也來了，他們喊着亞烏拉小姐快跑。

“你、你爲什麼要替我掩護？我……不再是聖女候選者什麼的了。”

男子向奧拉撲去，處女走到前面。他用蠻力將她推到一邊，加斯托內小姐就站在了塞爾瑪的面前。

“Stay down!”

“Auuraaaa!! Auraaaaa!!”

“W-why did you cover for me? I9;m… not a Holy Maiden candidate or anything anymore.”

“Aurraaaaaaa!!”

我向前一躍，抓住了那人的手臂，扔掉沾滿血跡的刀，將他按在地上。

看起來就像一把刀刺穿了他的胃。

“… Aura… Aura…”

『當然，如果他們想知道的話，有很多辦法。永遠不要認爲他們無法追蹤您。那麼，在進入貝姆之前，你怎麼樣……』

Aria and May kept watch.

“KYAAAAH！！”

Gastone-san looked as if he was forcing his smile.

“趴下！”

呼吸急促，塞爾瑪小姐回答道：“除了你之外，所有人都沒有受傷。”他看上去很高興。

“你在做什麼！？趕緊逃吧！”

“Aurraaaaaaa！！”

Aria 和 May 一直在監視。

Thelma-san and Gastone-san came as well, and they called for Aura-san to run.

It was a woman9;s voice. Me and Eva, who was also on lookout, raced over, and there stood the injured man who we had come to the aid of. He had been out cold up to now.

他哭了好幾次。干擾、控制精神的技能。不管是和老三一樣，還是隻是相似……不管怎樣，這個男人都被那個技能控制了……

『Of course, if they wanted to find it out, there would be any number of ways for them to do it. Never think there9;ll be no way for them to trace you. Now then, before entering Beim, how about you…』

當伊娃跑到加斯托內桑身邊時，我制止了那個掙扎的男人。克拉拉也過來向地上的聖母伸出援助之手。

亞烏拉小姐慢慢走到他身邊。

“呃！”

我們不是唯一被碾過的人。

塞爾瑪小姐抓住亞烏拉小姐的手臂，將她拉回現實。個體成功地從混亂中恢復過來，但是……

We weren9;t the only ones to run over.

他一邊輕聲自言自語，一邊舉起一把刀。

男人尖叫起來，彷彿中了咒語。

“Guh!”

“……靈氣……靈氣……”

Before the Sixth could finish, I heard a scream.

“W-why are you…”

“天啊啊！！啊啊啊啊！！”

塞爾瑪小姐走到加斯托內先生的身邊，握住了他的手。

Perhaps she was in the middle of treating him, but the consecrated virgin nearby had fallen onto her back in fear. Behind her, Aura-san stood stock-still.

“你、你爲什麼……”

“加斯托內！”

Aura-san slowly wandered over to him.

He quietly mumbled to himself, as he held up a knife.

He cried out a number of times. A Skill that interfered with, and controlled one9;s psyche. Whether it was the same as the Third9;s, or only a similar one… whatever the case, the man was controlled by that Skill..

“What are you doing!? Hurry and run away!”

The man screamed out, as if under a spell.

“Gastone!”

“塞爾瑪大人……所以你很安全。”

I leapt forward, grabbed the man9;s arm, cast aside the knife covered in blood-like substance, and held him against the ground.

Thelma-san grabbed Aura-san9;s arm, and shook her back to reality. The indivual herself successfully recovered from her confusion, but…

His breathe was rough, and as Thelma-san answered, ‘everyone besides you is uninjured,9; he seemed delighted.

（陌生旅行帶來的疲勞一定也達到了頂峯。啊，現在我應該……）

I restrained the struggling man, as Eva raced over to Gastone-san. Clara also came over to lend a hand to the consecrated virgin on the floor.

There, Gastone-san…

那裏，加斯通先生…

“I apologize for getting you involved in this. But I9;m glad you9;re safe…”

“我很抱歉讓你捲入這件事。不過，我很高興你平安無事……”

As Thelma-san grasped Gastone-san9;s chest, that blood-like substance flowed out in a steady stream.

塞爾瑪小姐抓住了加斯通小姐的胸口，血液般的物質源源不斷地流出。

His clothes were dyed a deep red.

他的衣服被染成了深紅色。

Thelma-san laid Gastone-san down, and held onto his arm. Others began to gather around, and when they shed their tears, Aura-san9;s legs gave way beneath her.

塞爾瑪小姐放下加斯托內先生，握住他的手臂。其他人開始圍攏過來，當他們流下眼淚時，亞烏拉小姐的腿就軟了。

I tied up the flailing man, and rendered him unconscious, before speaking.

在說話之前，我把那個揮舞着的人綁了起來，讓他失去知覺。

“… We will take an extended break. Our party shall also assist in the burial services.”

“……我們將休息一段時間。我們黨也會協助安葬事宜。”

Thelma-san…

塞爾瑪桑……

“Thank you.”

“謝謝。”

And Aura-san, still collapsed on the spot, shouted out.

還倒在原地的亞烏拉小姐大聲喊道。

當塞爾瑪喊叫時，奧拉的身體猛地一動，她閉上了嘴。

From Aura9;s point of view, there was no doubt that Gastone was just a High Priest using her. But it was also true how much he cared for her.

Aura spoke.

「我是說……我是說……」

“Aura, it9;s not as if Lyle-dono9;s party had been negligent. Lyle-dono… had sensed the possibility that something like this would happen. He even insisted we kept as far away from that man as possible. But I was the one to push for it.”

Seeing the young Aura-san9;s tears, my heart began to ache.

“I mean… I mean…”

塞爾瑪低下了頭。

亞烏拉一臉茫然地看着塞爾瑪。

“Having managed to protect you, Gastone was satisfied. He was smiling, you know.”

The day she had become a candidate for the Holy Maiden position.

奧拉出生於一個貧窮的騎士家庭，當她不再有任何親戚照顧她時，她被留在寺廟的監護下。

When Thelma said that, Aura9;s tears started coming down in large droplets.

奧拉說話了。

萊爾一行人正在爲加斯托內準備墳墓，塞爾瑪爲了安撫亞烏拉而登上了馬車。

就連塞爾瑪一開始也不過是商人的女兒。

在奧拉看來，加斯托內毫無疑問只是一個利用她的大祭司。但他對她的關心也是事實。

Thelma closed her eyes, and indifferently went on. Inside the carriage, with her robe still partly stained red, she crossed her arms over her lap.

……塞爾瑪和奧拉一起坐在馬車裏。

When Thelma cried out, Aura9;s body jerked in response, and she shut her mouth.

成爲聖女之位候選人的那一天。

“這是什麼……這都是因爲你的失敗！因爲你沒有保護我們！所以大祭司加斯托內才必須捨命不是嗎！？如果你答應了這個請求，你就應該冒着生命危險來保護我們！這是什麼？這到底是怎麼回事……”

She sat on the right side, facing the front. Aura sat far on the left.

No, perhaps that had all been to protect Zayin, but neither Thelma nor Aura could bring themselves to hate the man.

“那他應該直接說出來！因爲他……”

看着年輕的亞烏拉小姐的淚水，我的心開始疼痛。

“我們的生活最終會成爲目標。這正是我們跑步的原因。我以爲你的可能性會比較低。但你是他第一個嘗試瞄準的目標。本來，就只有我們一個人了。”

Aura looked at Thelma with a blank expression.

“能夠保護你，加斯托內很滿意。他在微笑，你知道。”

“Then he should9;ve just out and said it! It9;s because he…”

“……那麼一旦你讓我跑了，你和其他人就會……”

… Thelma was with Aura in their carriage.

對了，萊爾要求他的隊伍去照顧傷者。回想起來，他大概從一開始就預見到了這種可能性。

“What9;s this… this is all because of your failure! Because you didn9;t protect us! That9;s why High Priest Gastone had to throw down his life, is it not!? If you took up the request, you should be risking your life protecting us! What9;s this? What9;s all this…”

“靈氣！”

Gastone had told her to drop any honorifics when dealing with him. In order to make clear their position as master and servant.

“如果那羣人做得很好的話……！那麼加斯托內……！」

Aura was born into a poor knight household, being left in the custody of the temple when she no longer had any relatives left to look after her.

“… Then once you let me run, you, and everyone else would…”

Thelma hung her head.

Lyle9;s party was preparing a grave for Gastone, and Thelma had boarded the carriage in order to calm Aura down.

加斯托內自始至終都以那種誠懇的態度爲她服務。

“If that lot had done their work properly…! Then Gastone…!”

“Aura, don9;t blame yourself.”

➐

“… I9;m sorry. But I knew this was going to happen.”

「亞烏菈，萊爾大人的隊伍並沒有疏忽。萊爾閣下……已經察覺到了發生這種事的可能性。他甚至堅持要求我們儘可能遠離那個人。但我是推動這一目標的人。”

“……對不起。但我知道這將會發生。”

“奧拉，別責怪自己。”

塞爾瑪說完這句話，奧拉的淚水就大顆大顆地流了下來。

“呃？”

To the two of them, the Holy Maiden was nothing but the marionette of the High Priests. And within that all, Gastone had served them with all his heart.

她坐在右側，面向前方。奧拉坐在左邊很遠的地方。

Right, Lyle had requested his party be the one to look after the injured. Thinking back, he had likely predicted the possibility right from the start.

對於他們兩人來說，聖女只不過是大祭司的傀儡而已。在這一切之中，加斯托內全心全意地爲他們服務。

And Gastone had served her the whole time with that level of earnesty.

“Eh?”

塞爾瑪閉上眼睛，漠然地繼續說道。馬車內，她的長袍仍有部分染紅，她雙臂交叉放在腿上。

加斯托內告訴她在與他打交道時不要使用任何敬語。爲了明確他們的主僕地位。

不，也許這一切都是爲了保護扎因，但塞爾瑪和奧拉都無法讓自己討厭這個男人。

“Our lives would eventually be targeted. That9;s precisely why we ran. I thought that the possibility would be lower for you. But you were the first one he tried to target. Originally, it would have ended with us alone.”

Even Thelma had been nothing but a merchant9;s daughter at the start.

“Aura!”

“There would likely be nothing we would be able to do on our own. Run as we may, they would come to kill us. But I never thought you would be their highest priority.”

“我們自己可能什麼也做不了。無論我們如何逃跑，他們都會來殺我們。但我沒想到你會成爲他們的首要任務。”

Thelma spoke from her heart.

塞爾瑪說出了她的心聲。

The one targeted with the highest priority was Aura.

優先級最高的目標是 Aura。

The Divine Knights… no, the one Zayin wanted dead was Aura.

神聖騎士團……不，扎因要殺的是亞烏拉。

Aura spoke.

奧拉說話了。

“Then, it9;s my fault Gastone…”

“那麼，這是我的錯，加斯通……”

Thelma went on.

塞爾瑪繼續說道。

“It would have happened eventually. ‘Twas only a matter of sooner or later.”

“這最終會發生。 “這只是遲早的問題。”

Aura held both hands against her head, and gripped onto her hair. She looked as if she was about to tear it out, so Thelma took her hands, and stared into her face with a serious expression.

亞烏菈雙手抵住她的頭，抓住她的頭髮。她看起來似乎要把它撕下來，塞爾瑪握住她的手，一臉嚴肅地盯着她的臉。

“Aura, when you get to Beim, you9;re going to live a quiet life, right?”

“奧拉，到了貝姆，你就會過上平靜的生活了，對吧？”

Aura cast her eyes down once, before wiping off her tears, and raising her face.

她趕緊站起來，與現在的聖女雷米斯競爭。如果她有時間，她甚至可能贏了。

奧拉用雙手摟住塞爾瑪，塞爾瑪也擁抱了她。

She hurriedly rose to compete against the current Holy Maiden Remis. Had she the time, she may have even won.

“就算我告訴過你不要再這樣叫我了……從小到大，你還是個被寵壞的人。”

“I9;m going to try struggling with those that remain. Luckily, Lyle-dono has some connections. I9;ve no idea how far we9;ll be able to go, but I9;ll make sure to direct Zayin9;s eyes my way.”

（就算說壞話，你也滿足了我們的期望，成爲了聖女候選者，真是一個善良的女孩。）

“… I9;m sure they9;re already done with their work. Aura, come down, and wash your face. You can9;t be showing such a look to Gastone, can you? And you must tell everyone your decision.”

She had already resolved herself.

“我不想。我不想要那樣的東西！”

奧拉抬起頭看着塞爾瑪。她的眼睛紅了，嘴巴緊閉着。看來她一直在強忍着淚水。

“M-me?”

也許她想象出了塞爾瑪的死，因爲她的臉色變得越來越蒼白。

“It9;s fine to run away. If you choose to fight, what awaits you is surely a crueler road… both me and Gastone only desire your happiness.”

In her messy tear-filled vision, her eyes caught a glimpse of the red stains on Thelma9;s robe.

“Aura, from here on, you should decide your own life.”

But Thelma knew the girl herself had only become a candidate out of obligation to her.

塞爾瑪的臉色變得嚴肅起來。

Aura shook her head to the ide.

“我們將在當天結束時到達貝姆。奧拉，你必須選擇。你知道，這就是你的生活。”

“I… don9;t want to part anymore. I don9;t… want to lose any more family. Mother…”

“塞爾瑪大人？”

奧拉向想法搖了搖頭。

“沒錯。你需要做出決定。如果你要在貝姆安靜地生活，那麼一旦我們進了城，我們就完全是陌生人了。我會把確保你謀生的安排留給萊爾閣下。但不要再和我們有任何瓜葛。這都是爲了你好。”

Gently separating herself from Aura, Thelma spoke with a smile.

“我將嘗試與剩下的人鬥爭。幸運的是，萊爾閣下還有一些人脈。我不知道我們能走多遠，但我會確保讓扎因的目光投向我的方向。”

Aura9;s face was just as serious.

奧拉的臉色也同樣嚴肅。

Aura put both her hands around Thelma, and Thelma embraced her in return.

事實上，年齡差距只比萊爾和他自己的母親小一點點。

Thelma nodded, motioned Aura to disembark from the carriage, and spoke.

她的話充滿了決心，並非捏造。

In all actuality, the age gap was only a little less than Lyle and his own mother.

“Thelma-sama?”

“We9;ll reach Beim by the end of the day. Aura, you have to choose. It9;s you9;re life, you know.”

“我……不想再分開了。我不想……失去更多的家人。媽媽……”

Aura raised her face to look at Thelma. Her eyes were reddened, and her mouth fastened shut. It seems she was holding back her tears.

“奧拉，從現在開始，你的人生要由你自己決定。”

她已經下定決心了。

塞爾瑪點點頭，示意亞烏拉下馬車，然後說道。

“我們一起跑吧！我不能讓你也死。那樣的話，我就又欠了一筆無法償還的債了……”

“Even when I told you not to call me that anymore… ever since you were small, you were always such a spoiled one.”

“逃走也好。如果你選擇戰鬥，等待你的必定是一條更加殘酷的道路……我和加斯托內都只希望你幸福。”

在她滿含淚水的凌亂視野中，她的眼睛瞥見了塞爾瑪長袍上的紅色污漬。

Her words filled with determination were no fabrication.

亞烏菈低下雙眼，擦掉淚水，抬起頭來。

She gave a bitter smile. Thinking of their age difference, they really could be mother and child.

“I will fight. As a Holy Maiden candidate, as one concerned, I will fight. So please don9;t leave me behind.”

Perhaps she imagined Thelma9;s death, as her expression was growing paler.

0;Even if you may speak ill, you answered our expectations, and became a Holy Maiden candidate. You9;re truly a kind girl.1;

Thelma9;s face turned serious.

“M、我？”

“Let9;s run together! I can9;t have you die as well. If it comes to that, then I9;ll have but another debt I cannot repay…”

她苦笑了一下。考慮到她們的年齡差距，她們真的很可能是母子。

“That9;s right. You need to make the decision. If you9;re going to live quietly in Beim, then once we enter the city, we9;ll be nothing but complete strangers. I9;ll leave it to Lyle-dono to make sure you9;ve got the arrangements to make a living. But do not get involved with us again. That will be for your sake.”

塞爾瑪溫柔地拍拍她的頭。

“我會戰鬥。作爲聖女候選者，我會戰鬥。所以，請不要丟下我。”

“Are you fine with that? You won9;t regret it? A quiet life has it9;s own happiness to be found.”

Thelma kindly patted her head.

“I don9;t want to. I don9;t want something like that!”

“你同意嗎？你不會後悔嗎？平靜的生活自有其幸福可尋。”

但塞爾瑪知道，女孩自己成爲候選人只是出於對她的義務。

塞爾瑪輕輕地與亞烏菈分開，微笑着說道。

“……我確信他們已經完成了工作。奧拉，下來洗把臉吧。你總不能對加斯通露出這樣的表情吧？而且你必須告訴所有人你的決定。”

Aura nodded, opened the carriage door, and jumped down.

亞烏拉點點頭，打開馬車門，跳了下去。

Thelma watched her back with a smile. It was truly a motherly smile.

塞爾瑪微笑着看着她的背影。那真是慈母般的微笑。

But…

但是…

“… Eh?”

“…呃？”

When Aura reached the outside world, her face cramped up, and froze…

當亞烏拉到達外面的世界時，她的臉抽筋了，僵住了……

➐

There were two doors on the carriage.

馬車上有兩扇門。

In front of the left door, we applauded Aura-san as she disembarked.

在左門前，我們爲奧拉小姐下車而鼓掌。

Aria and I, as well as Clara, Eva, May, and everyone involved.

Aria 和我，還有 Clara、Eva、May 以及所有相關人員。

Alongside us, the consecrated virgins who came alone, and others concerned.

與我們並肩而行的還有獨自前來的獻身童女，以及其他關心此事的人。

It would be troublesome if she started hating Thelma-san or Gastone-san, after all.

塞爾瑪小姐看着扭來扭去的男人，不好意思地撓了撓頭。

根據我與第三者的協商，這就是我們的手段d 選擇了，但是…

Thelma-san looked at the man who9;d been thrashing about, and he scratched his head in embarrassment.

『那麼，萊爾……是時候公開這個伎倆了。』

Gastone-san looked quite delighted.

“太粗魯了。我沒有做過這樣的事！事實上，那人受傷了，昏迷不醒，精神確實受到了干擾。萊爾閣下事先就把它處理掉了。但他首先要瞄準的確實是你……亞烏拉。而我或加斯托內死亡的可能性仍然和以前一樣高。讓你毫無決心地四處走動讓我感到不安。如果我們不走到這一步，你就會找藉口，永遠不會說出你的真實感受。你覺得我們認識多少年了？”

0;When I told her I was the one behind the curtains, I thought I would get a slap or two, but for her to go for the solar plexus…1;

“Gahah!”

（但是告訴他他的戰友已經死了……然後讓他做出這樣的行爲。那也是一個痛苦的行爲。）

『就連你糟糕的性格也會在你的技能中表現出來。雖然這次很順利。』

With the Third9;s Skill, we were able to disarm the man who9;d become a human trap.

“你欺騙了我！？”

The Fifth laughed.

When Thelma-san jumped down beside her, Aura-san grabbed her.

『Ain9;t my Skill amazing? If it can brainwash people, then of course it9;s possible to dispel brainwashing.』

The voice I ignored from the Jewel came from the Third.

“我明白了。所以你的意思是說我一直在你的手掌上跳舞？我還以爲你看起來不可靠，但現在你看起來更有前途了，冒險家先生。”

Seeing him break into tears, there were a few others who ended up crying as well.

我故意用氣人的語氣說出來，就是爲了讓她把不滿發泄到我身上。

The Third and Fifth laughed, as if to threaten one another.

之前亂打的男人也笑着鼓掌。

看到他淚流滿面，其他幾個人也跟着哭了。

所以我們讓他表演了一番，並從莫妮卡的魔術包裏借了一些類似血液的物質，準備消磨一些時間。

When I said that with a smile, Aura-san returned the smile as she walked up to me.

加斯托內先生看起來很高興。

I had underestimated it as the fist of a young girl, but it seems my appraisal had been mistaken. The movements of her body were smooth, and her fist without a shred of hesitation pounded into my stomach.

我曾低估了它作爲一個少女的拳頭，但看來我的評價是錯誤的。她身體的動作很流暢，拳頭毫不猶豫地砸在我的肚子上。

From my consultation with the Third, that was the means we9;d selected, but…

“爲了讓你認真起來，我導演了一場戲。順便說一句，如果你拒絕，你就會被示意從右邊的門出去，在那裏你會發現一個假墳墓。當你爲他祈禱時，加斯托內就會被提前送到貝姆。但你已經表明了你的決心！我們將竭盡全力支持你！”

The impact rang through my insides, and I spat out the air in my lungs before collapsing onto my knees.

「亞烏拉大人，您終於做出決定了嗎？」

“In order to make you serious, I directed a play. By the way, if you refused, you9;d have been motioned to go out the right-side door, where9;d you9;d find a fake grave. While you prayed for him, Gastone would have been sent ahead to Beim. But you9;ve shown your resolve! We will support you with all we have!”

The man who was flailing about before was also clapping with a smile.

The reason I purposely said it in an irritating way was to make her direct her dissatisfaction at me.

第三和第五大笑起來，彷彿在互相威脅。

『Even your terrible personality9;s showing up in your Skill. Though it worked out well this time.』

『我的技能是不是很厲害？如果能洗腦，當然就能解除洗腦。』

“哈哈哈！”

衝擊力傳遍了我的內心，我吐出了肺裏的空氣，然後跪倒在地。

但是女孩本人……亞烏拉小姐僵住了，彷彿看到了她無法相信的東西。

『Now then, Lyle… it9;s about time to disclose the trick.』

第五個笑了。

當塞爾瑪小姐跳到她身邊時，亞烏拉小姐抓住了她。

“Aura-sama, so you9;ve finally made your decision?”

如果她開始討厭塞爾瑪小姐或者加斯通小姐的話那就麻煩了。

I took a step forward, and spoke to Aura-san.

Having the help of all three of them was an absolute necessity.

“You tricked me!?”

“How rude. I have done no such thing! In truth, that man was injured, and unconscious, and it9;s true that his mentality was interfered with. Lyle-dono got rid of it beforehand. But the one he tried to aim for first really was you… Aura. And the possibility of me or Gastone dying is still as high as ever. Bringing you around as you were without resolution was making me uneasy. And if we didn9;t go this far, you9;d think up an excuse, and would never have spoken your true feelings. How many years do you think we9;ve known one another?”

“I see. So you mean to say I9;ve been dancing on the palm of your hand? I thought you looked unreliable, but you9;re looking more promising now, Mr. Adventurer.”

憑藉第三者的技能，我們能夠解除成爲人類陷阱的男人的武裝。

But the girl herself… Aura-san had frozen up as if she9;d seen something she couldn9;t believe.

我向前邁出了一步，對亞烏拉小姐說道。

So we had him put on an act, and borrowed some blood-like substance from Monica9;s bag of tricks prepared to kill some time.

第七對我說話了。

他們三個人的幫助是絕對必要的。

We both smiled and laughed, before my conversation partner raised her fist into the air, and slammed it into my body.

The Seventh spoke to me.

0;But telling him his comrades had died… and then having him put on that act. That one was also a painful one.1;

我們都笑了，笑了，然後我的談話對象舉起了拳頭，猛擊到我的身體上。

我忽略的來自寶石的聲音來自第三個。

當我微笑着這麼說時，亞烏拉小姐也回以微笑，並向我走來。

（當我告訴她我是幕後黑手時，我以爲我會被打一兩巴掌，但她卻打到了太陽神經叢……）

She had even added in the motion of her hips, and on that splendid blow, I forcefully formed a smile.

她甚至還加上了伴隨着她臀部的動作，那美妙的一擊，我強顏歡笑。

“S-splendid body blow.”

“S、華麗的身體打擊。”

There, Aura-san continued smiling as she looked down over me, and pointed her thumb at the ground.

在那裏，亞烏拉小姐低頭看着我，用拇指指着地面，繼續微笑着。

“Very well. I shall take part in your plan. You9;ve been able to fool me splendidly. And if you can do that much, then perhaps I can place a bit of expectations on you.”

“很好。我會參與你的計劃。你已經能出色地愚弄我了。而如果你能做到這麼多，那麼或許我可以對你寄予一些期望。”

From the Jewel, the Fourth let his voice.

第四個從寶石中發出了他的聲音。

『This angle… that fist… you9;re bringing back memories of my wife.』

『這個角度……那個拳頭……你讓我想起了我妻子。』

The Sixth.

第六。

『Well she looks resolved enough. Now then, we9;ve gotten all the cards we wanted in our hands. Lyle, it9;s starting to get fun.』

『好吧，她看起來很堅定。現在，我們已經得到了我們想要的所有牌。萊爾，開始變得有趣了。』

0;… It9;s starting to get painful for me.1;

（……我開始感到痛苦了。）

When I put all my effort into my smile, Aria beside me muttered.

她似乎不會原諒伊娃剪掉這個場景。如果你想問這是不是克拉拉式的，那就是。因此，他們都拿着備忘錄，並且意見發生了衝突。

And said that. But I…

“That9;s your take on the matter. I don9;t think it9;s good to decide it so arbitrarily. It9;s because elves are like that, that so many scholars are still fighting over the meaning behind folk songs.”

It doesn9;t seem she would forgive Eva cutting this scene. If you wanted to ask if it was Clara-esque, it was. So they both took their memos, and clashed their opinions.

“Lyle, you9;re trying too hard…”

伊娃發言。

Eva spoke.

“You should be firm when you9;re making records. Decisions like that cause chaos for scholars down the road.”

當我用盡全力微笑時，旁邊的阿麗亞嘟噥道。

“做唱片的時候一定要堅定。類似的決定會給以後的學者帶來混亂。”

She was taking memos to turn it to song. And hearing that, Clara…

並這麼說。但我…

It seems she was empathizing with me.

她似乎很同情我。

“這就是你對此事的看法。我認爲如此武斷地決定是不好的。正因爲精靈就是這樣，所以很多學者還在爲民歌背後的含義爭論不休。”

“I think I9;m going to cut out this scene. Let9;s just try to spin it as an emotional one.”

“萊爾，你太努力了……”

“Humans sure are a pain.”

0;I think so too.1;

“Like I care. I just want them to listen to the song. There9;s no need for unnecessary truth. You9;ve got to please the customers.”

（我也這麼認爲。）

梅遠遠地看着我們。

“就像我關心的那樣。我只是想讓他們聽聽這首歌。不需要不必要的真相。你必須取悅顧客。”

她正在記錄備忘錄並將其變成歌曲。聽到這個消息，克拉拉……

“人類確實很痛苦。”

“我想我要剪掉這個場景。讓我們試着把它變成一種情感上的。”

May looked over us from afar.