15 - Fiennes Walt

It was the Sixth9;s room of memories.

這是六號的記憶房間。

Having come there to study, I received a passing grade, and was shown the Sixth9;s memories.

來這裏學習後，我獲得了及格成績，並看到了六號的記憶。

A single woman… the Sixth9;s younger sister of another mother sobbed as she held onto her own birth mother.

一個單身女人……老六的另一個母親的妹妹抱着自己的親生母親抽泣着。

Looking at the Fifth… at Fredricks, she hung her head, and cried even harder.

看着第五……弗雷德裏克斯，她低下了頭，哭得更厲害了。

The Sixth of memories… Fiennes spoke.

第六段記憶……拉因斯開口了。

『Pops, she just went through hell. Leave her be.』

『爸爸，她剛剛經歷了地獄。別管她了。』

Fiennes rose to protect his sister, but Fredricks was different. He looked at the sobbing girl, and spoke to his mistress, the woman9;s mother.

費因斯奮起保護他的妹妹，但弗雷德裏克斯不同。他看着哭泣的女孩，對他的情婦，也就是那個女人的母親說話。

『… We9;re bringing her back. Make the preparations.』

『……我們要把她帶回來。做好準備。』

There, the woman.

那裏，那個女人。

『… It9;s because you married me off to such a place! Treating me like an object… in the end, I9;m nothing but a daughter with good blood, after all!』

『……就是因爲你把我嫁到了這種地方啊！把我當物品對待……到頭來，我不過是一個血統好的女兒！』

看到這一幕，老六把手放在下巴上。他帶着一些幸福和懷念看着它。

But they seemed somewhat happy.

老六懷念地說道。

Equipment, and numbers… there was certainly some regulation to them. Holding up a flag, and heading for the close, the armored mass walked peacefully through the settlement.

『He used to be a man who smiled a lot, it seems. He used to be kind. Haven9;t you ever heard it from your grandmother?』

It was a scene outside.

『看來他曾經是一個很愛笑的人。他曾經很善良。你沒聽過你祖母說過嗎？』

『… I9;d heard. But it was surely bullshit.』

Seeing the figure of his father smiling, Fiennes looked surprised.

There, Fredricks smiled just a little.

『Prepare the armaments. Send out a runner! Fiennes, you9;ll also be coming along. No… you should stand at the head.』

『費因斯！』

拉因斯被母親抱了起來，看着父親倖福的身影，嘟噥道。

但他們似乎有些高興。

The Sixth raised a laugh. It was a grand laugh, as he pointed at a certain point.

看到自己兒子被按在地上的場景，費因斯的母親驚慌失措。弗雷德裏克斯用平靜的聲音說道。

『What if you go far enough that resistance is pointless?』

裝備、人數……肯定是有一定的規定的。舉着旗幟，裝甲部隊和平地穿過定居點，向終點走去。

Seeing a scene of her own son held to the ground, Fiennes9; mother panicked. And Fredricks spoke in a quiet voice.

『準備武器。派出一名跑者！費因斯，你也會一起去的。不……你應該站在最前面。』

Fiennes was lifted up by his mother, as he looked at his happy father9;s figure, and muttered.

這是外面的場景。

他們從周圍聚集起來，前往那片圍牆地區。

看到父親微笑的身影，費因斯一臉驚訝。

『對了，就這樣……你們過去了。』

回頭一看，更多的騎士和士兵正陸續走來。他們不僅聚集在那條路上。

“What is this supposed to be? Normally, they9;d put up a resistance if you go that far, right!”

Looking back, more knights and soldiers were walking in succession. They weren9;t only gathering on that path.

說完這句話，弗雷德裏克斯離開了房間，諸侯們聚集在房間前面。當他發出一連串的命令後，他們便開始急忙行動起來。

對此，母親繼續抱緊女人，帶她出去。房間的。

In the very center of a settlement was a district surrounded by thick walls of logs. Fields expanded outwards, and a river ran through. But it wasn9;t such a serene setting.

The scene changed.

騎士騎着馬，士兵列隊整齊地行進。

And he punched Fiennes off his feet, and restrained him against the ground. The one who ran into the room was the legal wife, Fiennes9; mother.

說到這裏，Fredricks微微一笑。

說着，他放開了費因斯，大聲說道。

“這應該是什麼？一般情況下，你走到這一步，他們都會反抗的吧！”

『The hell. That unsociable man is…』

The Sixth spoke nostalgically.

『So your damn beasts really are more important than your children!? With your daughter being treated that way, you don9;t even feel irritated, do you!?』

場景發生了變化。

Seeing the scene, the Sixth put his hand to his jaw. He looked upon it with some happiness, and nostalgia.

In regards to that, the mother continued holding the woman raining jeers close, as she took her out of the room.

They gathered from the surroundings as they headed for that walled district.

“地獄。那個不善交際的男人是……』

And perhaps Fiennes couldn9;t endure it anymore. He grasped Fredricks9; lapels.

說着，費恩斯與母親告別，離開了房間。

費因斯。

Saying that, he released Fiennes, and spoke in a loud voice.

Saying that, fiennes parted with his mother, and left the room.

Knights rode their horses, and the soldiers marched in orderly lines.

『Right, that how you all should be… you pass.』

也許拉因斯再也無法忍受了。他抓住弗雷德裏克斯的翻領。

There, Fiennes9; birth mother spoke.

『Fiennes!』

『這麼說你這些該死的畜生真的比你的孩子還重要！？女兒被這樣對待，你連生氣都不會嗎！？』

And with those words, Fredricks left the room, and the vassals gathered infront of it. After he issued out a series of orders, they began moving around in hot haste.

在那裏，費因斯的生母說話了。

在一個定居點的正中心是一個被厚厚的原木圍牆包圍的區域。田野向外擴展，一條河流流過。但這並不是一個如此寧靜的環境。

他一拳打倒了費因斯，把他按在地上。跑進房間的是法因斯的合法妻子，也就是他的母親。

『如果走得太遠，抵抗就沒意義了怎麼辦？』

『……我聽說了。但這肯定是胡說八道。』

Fiennes.

老六大笑起來。當他指着某個點時，他笑得很開心。

『Our father thought of the Walt House9;s martial law. But to fully actualize it, he would need those that had studied it stationed across the land. And he couldn9;t just teach everyone without discerning friend and foe. That9;s why we were necessary… he educated us, and trained us to be deployed in foreign land. He taught the daughters as well, and taught them to pass the doctrine to their children.』

『我們的父親想到了沃爾特家族的戒嚴令。但要完全實現它，他需要在這片土地上駐紮研究它的人。他不能只教導每個人而不辨別朋友和敵人。這就是爲什麼我們是必要的……他教育我們，訓練我們在異國他鄉部署。他也教導了女兒們，並教導她們將教義傳給她們的孩子。』

“He did something like that?”

“他做了那樣的事？”

『Yeah. But at the time, it was so they could make it to the top in any House.』

『是啊。但當時，這樣做是爲了讓他們能夠在任何衆議院中登上頂峯。』

I wondered whether there was really a need to go that far. In the Seventh9;s era, there9;s no doubt it had spread even further.

我想知道是否真的有必要走那麼遠。到了第七時代，毫無疑問它已經傳播得更遠了。

『Troop numbers, weapons, messengers, military regulations… it was around that time that an elite force that maintained all of those points was completed.』

『兵員數量、武器、使者、軍規……就是在那個時候，一支維持了所有這些要點的精銳部隊完成了。』

That may be why the equipment looked uniform.

這可能就是裝備看起來統一的原因。

And the Sixth spoke.

第六個人說話了。

『Look. The soldiers who climbed up the wall to look are dazed, aren9;t they? It9;s because this is the amount he could gather at a moment9;s notice!』

“看。爬上城牆一看的士兵們是不是都愣住了？因爲這就是他一時能湊齊的數量了！』

There9;s the fact it was still within the territory, but that means it was the Fifth9;s doing that created a situation where so many troops could be mobilized at once.

雖然還在領地之內，但那就說明是第五人的所作所爲，造成了可以調動如此多兵力的局面。一次。

The surrounding feudal lords had tormented him enough for him to feel a need.

周圍的封建領主已經足夠折磨他了，讓他感到有需要。

Next to Fredricks sat the woman, no longer in a village girl9;s clothes. Her mother was escorting her, and she hung her head as she sat.

Hearing that, whatever filled the tent had turned to a thirst for blood. Those around of vassal houses yelled at the envoy.

『Don9;t kill the messenger! That is our rule. If you want to kill him, wait for the battlefield, or after that.』

『……沃爾特家的人就應該只是奴隸。畢竟，我們會改變態度，盡我們所能，所以你只需要交出你的高貴血統。他們帶走了我的兒子……我以前都沒有抱過他！』

使者看了女人一眼，眼角也泛起了淚光。想起之前所做的一切，他或許開始後悔了。

『……告訴本使你發生了什麼事。剩下的事情你的家人會處理的。』

Crying, the woman used a hand to wipe her tears. The reactions around were cold ones. And there, Fredricks started laughing.

『數數！我們已宣誓接受您的惠顧！這種待遇太過分了！』

“但如果它們都是同一個國家的一部分，重複的掠奪難道不會降低可信度嗎？”

『… Once you birth a boy, we no longer need you they said.』

『原來這就是你的意圖！既然你們是同一面旗幟下的，你們就說過要放下過去的疑慮……數數！把先鋒交給我家吧！作爲一個同樣迎來了你女兒的家族，我不能原諒像他這樣的人！』

There, the woman kept her head hung, as she quietly began to recount.

The sharp eyes around shut up the messenger, and the woman opened her mouth once more. Along with her siblings behind, were some other vassal nobles.

“Waning? Um, what exactly happened?”

To his rampaging brothers, Fiennes spoke.

『Hmm? Ah, around this timeframe, the Baron House next door was on the decline. Well, they did do a toll on Walt House land. Look, the Fifth disinterestedly crushed all the bandits flowing in, and crushed a few mercenary brigades. He used quite some terrible means, but the Baron House that9;d taken the opportunity to try and plunder… their knights were killed, and on top of no longer being capable of plunder, they lost their horses and equipment! What9;s more, with constant losses, they even lost their credibility!』

『把我們的妹妹當作奴隸對待之後？別跟我搞鬼！嘿，告訴他們我一回來就做好戰爭準備！這就是爲什麼我告訴你永遠不要住這樣的房子！這裏唯一能幫助你的人就是日漸衰弱的男爵，所以去嘗試把自己賣給他吧！』

『放開我！你聽說過這些傢伙對我們妹妹做了什麼吧！？拿下他的頭，作爲我們的回應！』

『Count! We9;ve sworn to enter your patronage! This treatment is too much!』

在那裏，女人低着頭，靜靜地開始敘述。

聽到這句話，帳篷裏的一切都變成了對鮮血的渴望。諸侯府周圍的人都對使者大喊大叫。

女人哭着用手擦眼淚。周圍的反應都是冰冷的。弗雷德裏克斯開始大笑。

And Fredricks sent a glance to his daughter casting her eyes down.

『不要殺死使者！這是我們的規則。如果你想殺他，就等戰場，或者之後。』

聽了這話，我大概明白了。第五號忍受了。

The Sixth was smiling, but as I couldn9;t swallow the situation, I tilted my head.

使者臉色蒼白。

『… Tell this envoy what9;s happened to you. Your family will see to the rest of it.』

望着鎮上，急忙出使使者前來談判。

那裏，費因斯的兄弟姐妹。

『… People of the Walt house should just be slaves. We9;re going to turn coat and take what we can, after all, so you need only hand over your noble blood. They took away my son… I haven9;t even held him before!』

他鎮壓了入侵的土匪，鎮壓了前來掠奪掠奪的僱傭兵和其他家族的男子。這意味着沃爾特之家正在成爲其反對派的一個麻煩實體。

Seeing her like that, her brothers of the same mother tried to stand, and attack the envoy. Their other siblings around held them back.

Fredricks 旁邊坐着那個女人，不再穿着鄉村女孩的衣服。她的母親陪着她，她低着頭坐着。

『After treating our sister like a slave? Don9;t screw with me! Hey, tell them to prepare to war once I get back! That9;s why I told you never to take up a House like this! The only one here who9;ll help you is the waning baron, so go try and sell yourself to him!』

特使的臉色變得更加蒼白，試圖糾正一個誤會。

『……他們說，一旦你生了男孩，我們就不再需要你了。』

“But if they9;re all part of the same country, doesn9;t repeated plunder drop credibility as it is?”

The envoy was making a pale expression, as he looked at Fredricks sitting in his chare.

老六微笑着，但我無法接受這種情況，只能歪着頭。

『So that was your intentions after all! Since you came under the same banner, you said to let your past misgivings slide… Count! Leave the vanguard to my House! As a house that has welcomed in a daughter of yours the same, I cannot forgive any such as he!』

Looking at the town, an envoy hurriedly came out to negotiate.

『這、錯了！那是我們在教她我們學院的規則的時候，雖然我們可能有點太過分了，但我們認爲最好嚴格遵守我們的教導。』

The envoy9;s face grew paler, as he tried to correct a misunderstanding.

The scene changed to a tent with Fredricks and Fiennes. In it were men with extra armaments.

The envoy sent a look to the woman, and his eyes were getting teary as well. Remembering everything that had been done, perhaps he was beginning to regret.

周圍銳利的目光讓使者閉嘴了，女人再次張開了嘴。跟在她的兄弟姐妹身後的，還有一些其他的諸侯貴族。 『……你母親給你的傢俱值多少錢？』他們問道。他們說，房子又破又不可靠。』

The envoy9;s face was pale.

『原來如此，原來我是個破產貴族啊！對於那個很抱歉。我有很多孩子，沒有什麼可去的。然後呢？』

Hearing that, I got the general idea. The Fifth had endured.

費因斯對他狂暴的兄弟們說道。

場景切換到 Fredricks 和 Fiennes 的帳篷。裏面有攜帶額外武器的人。

He crushed the bandits invading, and crushed the mercenaries and men of other houses that had come to pillage and plunder. Meaning the Walt House was becoming a troublesome entity for its opposition.

『Unhand me! You9;ve heard what these guys have done to our sister, right!? Take his head, and make that our response!』

特使看着坐在馬車裏的弗雷德裏克斯，臉色蒼白。

Fredricks看了一眼他的女兒，她的目光垂了下來。

『T-that9;s wrong! That was when we were teaching her the rules of our House, and while we may have gone a little too far, we thought it best to be strict with our teachings.』

There, Fiennes9; siblings.

同母兄弟見她如此，紛紛起身，向使者發起攻擊。周圍的其他兄弟姐妹阻止了他們。

『嗯？啊，這個時間段，隔壁的男爵府已經開始走下坡路了。嗯，他們確實對沃爾特之家的土地徵收了通行費。你看，五人大公無私的把湧來的土匪全都碾壓了，還碾壓了幾個僱傭兵大隊。他用了相當可怕的手段，而趁機掠奪的男爵家……他們的騎士都被殺了，除了無法掠奪之外，還失去了馬匹和裝備！更何況，不斷虧損，連信譽都喪失了！』

『I see, so I9;m a broke noble, am I! Sorry about that. I9;ve got so many children, there isn9;t much to go around. And then?』

『… How many gold coins are the furnishings your mother gave you worth, they asked. A poor and unreliable house, they said.』

“衰落？嗯，到底發生了什麼？”

But the Sixth…

但是第六……

『It9;s actually quite common, you know. We put our municipal power into opposing, and using marriage politics, we increased our allies. It was true noble blood. Anyone would want it.』

『這實際上很常見，你知道。我們將市政權力投入到反對派中，並利用婚姻政治來增加我們的盟友。這是真正的貴族血統。任何人都會想要它。』

A magician9;s blood. Even among nobles, there were quite a few Houses without that bloodline. So that9;s what the Fifth had made use of.

魔法師的血液。即使是貴族中，也有不少家族沒有這種血統。這就是第五號所利用的。

The envoy frantically tried to alter the explanation, but the flow was no longer changeable.

特使瘋狂地試圖改變解釋，但流程已經無法改變。

Fredricks stood.

弗雷德裏克斯站了起來。

『That9;s enough. Go back and tell him. To prepare his weapons.』

『夠了。回去告訴他吧。準備武器。』

The envoy sat down on the spot, and sought assistance from the crying woman.

特使當場坐下，向哭泣的女人尋求幫助。

『Please help! At this rate, our land shall be annihilated! You9;ll never go through the same experience again! So I beg of you!』

『請幫忙！照這樣下去，我們的土地就要被消滅了！您將永遠不會再經歷同樣的經歷！所以我求求你了！』

The Fredricks…

Fredricks…

『Then return my grandchild. I9;ll educate him myself. And present your Lord9;s head. The rest of him separately.』

『那就把我的孫子還給我吧。我會親自教育他。並獻上你主的頭。 』

第五個生了很多孩子。但與此同時，這應該會造成一個大問題。家庭內部的爭鬥，意味着兄弟姐妹之間的戰爭。

And…

老六和老七的關係是我認爲不錯的。但我的這些祖先已經學會了不在臉上表現出來。

『You see, Lyle… I only moved the army the Fifth had prepared. I was able to fight those around me and win, because the Fifth had prepared it all. The preparations for victory were assembled, and we won as if it were the natural course. That9;s all there was to it.』

『And that9;s the end of my job. You take up the rest. I9;m retiring. I9;m already tired at my age… Yeah, I leave the rest to you.』

Rather than the Sixth succeeding the House, he made sure all hostility went his way, to get the family together. Or at least that was how I saw it.

『我的工作就到此結束了。剩下的你來承擔。我要退休了。我這個年紀已經累了……是的，剩下的就交給你了。』

The footage turned gray, and its time stopped before the Sixth spoke.

And it seems their reactions did change henceforth.

『Of course not. But it wasn9;t that hard.』

Like that, what would happen if you went against the Walt House… the other pledged Houses were very well informed.

“……周圍沒有任何東西在燃燒。”

『記住這一點。這不是別人的問題。如果你在做出決定時有絲毫猶豫，這就是沃爾特之家的未來。 』

還有……

I spoke to him.

環顧四周，唯一着火的是宅邸本身。周圍的地面上散落着騎士和士兵的屍體。

“That isn9;t all. You9;re strong, and reliable, Sixth.”

『你看，萊爾……我只是移動了第五軍準備的軍隊。我能夠與周圍的人戰鬥並取得勝利，因爲第五人已經做好了一切準備。勝利的準備已經就緒，我們的勝利就如水到渠成。這就是全部了。』

Looking around, the only thing on fire was the mansion itself. And the bodies of knights and soldiers littered the ground around it.

這樣，如果你反對沃爾特家族會發生什麼……其他承諾的家族都非常瞭解情況。

『Remember this. This isn9;t someone else9;s problem. If you hesitate in the slightest to make a decision, this is the Walt House9;s future. 』

他確保所有的敵意都朝着他的方向發展，而不是繼承衆議院的第六世。讓家人團聚。或者至少我是這麼看的。

『很高興你這麼想。我在很多事情上都失敗了，最終也給布羅德帶來了麻煩。他總是和我保持一定的距離。』

從那以後他們的反應似乎確實發生了變化。

根據第六條。

當我這麼說時，他轉過身來笑了。笑了，然後…

The Sixth had greatly expanded the Walt House9;s land. But he told me it was only because of the Fifth9;s groundwork.

When I said that, he turned around and laughed. Laughed, and…

當費因斯看着燃燒的豪宅時，弗雷德裏克斯向他走了過來。

之後，他宣稱如果領主的諸侯家不這樣做的話，他也會打倒他們，讓現在的局勢滑落。

『No idea, is my honest answer. I never asked, but maybe? Who knows. The man will never say anything about it himself. But while we had plenty of fights amongst ourselves, it never came down to killing one another. Whenever something happen, we would gather as you saw, and fight an enemy together. There9;s plenty I only heard from my mothers after the fact. Looking back on it, I9;ve found I can9;t deny it all.』

“Wait, could it be the Fifth… made sure that everyone in the family9;s hostility was direct at…”

周圍的風景變了，我們來到了宅邸的院子裏。老六抱起雙臂，朝我叫道。

The images changed to a burning town. The mansion at its center was ablaze, and the woman held a baby in her hands.

『當然不是。但這並不難。』

『使者回來，說明情況後，他們就開始準備戰爭。但他們的人並不那麼渴望。那是一萬大軍。他們已經被嚇壞了，被包圍了。嗯，之後沃爾特家族繼續進攻，這成爲了某種信號彈。』

六世大大擴展了沃爾特家族的土地。但他告訴我這只是因爲第五屆的基礎工作。

Fiennes turned to him, and Fredricks handed the blue gem over.

The Sixth9;s and Seventh9;s relationship was one I thought of as favorable. But these ancestors of mine had learned to not show it on their faces.

The Sixth.

“等等，會不會是第五世……確保家族中每個人的敵意都直接針對……”

The fifth made a lot of children. But at the same time, that should9;ve made a large problem. Fights within the family, meaning wars among siblings.

After that, he declared he would crush the lord9;s vassal houses as well, for letting the present situation slide if they didn9;t.

『Glad you think so. I failed in various things, and ended up troubling Brod as well. He always ended up taking some distance from me.』

費因斯轉向他，弗雷德裏克斯把藍色寶石遞了過來。

“… Did they actually agree to that?”

『我們被敵人包圍，我們分不清周圍是敵是友。我們能依靠的……對了，也許只有Forxuz House一個人吧？所以我的父親設法讓我們這一代人形成了它。即使現在，我仍然拒絕承認他的方法是正確的。』

說完，他露出一抹疲憊的笑容，轉身離去。

『Once the envoy returned, and explained the situation, they began preparing for war. But their people weren9;t so eager. It was an army of ten thousand. They were already scared and surrounded. Well, after that, the Walt House went on the offense, and this became something of a signal flare.』

『We were surrounded by enemies, and we couldn9;t tell friend from foe around us. What we could rely on… right, perhaps it was the Forxuz House alone? So my father somehow managed to get it to take shape by our generation. Even now, I refuse to admit his methods were right, though.』

The surrounding scenery changed, and we were in the mansion9;s yard. The Sixth folded his arms, and called over to me.

According to the Sixth.

“……他們真的同意了嗎？”

『P-pops.』

“… Nothing around it is burning.”

第六個。

As Fiennes looked at the burning mansion, Fredricks came over to him.

『P-pops。』

『不知道，這是我誠實的回答。我從來沒有問過，但也許？誰知道。這個人自己永遠不會說任何事。儘管我們之間發生過很多爭吵，但從來沒有最終導致互相殘殺。每當有事情發生，我們就會像你看到的那樣聚集在一起，一起對抗敵人。有很多事情是我事後才從我母親那裏聽到的。現在回想起來，我發現我無法否認這一切。』

圖像變成了一座燃燒的城鎮。中心的宅邸着火了，女人手裏抱着一個嬰兒。

“這還不是全部。你很堅強，也很可靠，小六。”

畫面變成灰色，時間在第六人說話之前停止了。

Saying that, he gave a tired smile, and walked off.

我和他說過話。

After letting out a deep sigh, the Sixth earnestly looked into my face.

深深地嘆了口氣後，老六認真地看着我的臉。

『Lyle, let me teach you a Skill… 【Real Spec】. That9;s my third Skill. It lets you take in even more information than before.』

『萊爾，我來教你一個技能……【真實規格】。這是我的第三個技能。它可以讓你吸收比以前更多的信息。』

According to him, it was of what state each party was in. In let you learn things in even more detail. But what I was thinking of wasn9;t the Skill.

據他說，這是雙方處於什麼狀態。讓你瞭解更多細節。但我想到的並不是技能。

“Why… it9;s not like it has to be now.”

“爲什麼……現在不應該是這樣。”

Hearing my clinging voice, the Sixth shook his head. His final Skill… the Sixth9;s third skill… teaching me his final stage Skill meant we were to part ways.

聽到我粘人的聲音，老六搖了搖頭。他的最後一個技能……老六的第三個技能……把他最後階段的技能教給我，就意味着我們要分道揚鑣了。

『No, it9;s because it9;s now. This is all I can do for you. Have the others support you the rest of the way. They9;re much more reliable than me.』

『不，是因爲現在。這就是我能爲你做的一切。讓其他人在剩下的過程中支持你。他們比我可靠得多。』

“But nothing9;s over. It9;s only just begun, hasn9;t it? And I9;m still relying on you, Sixth!”

“但一切都還沒有結束。一切纔剛剛開始，不是嗎？我還是靠你啊，小六！”

The sixth scratched his face with his fingertip, and gave a bitter smile.

老六用指尖撓了撓臉，苦笑了一下。

『No, it9;s over. If you can9;t win, then that9;s all the man you are. But I believe you can win. So here9;s enough for me. No, I get the feeling that if it isn9;t here, I9;ll be lingering around forever. It isn9;t a bad feeling to stay behind. But you see, Lyle… our objective is to hand down our Skills to you. And that9;s been a bit… no, it9;s been stretched out quite some time. Just try using my Skill. All you have to do is think that you want to know more.』

『不，結束了。如果你贏不了，那你就是個男人。但我相信你能贏。所以這對我來說就足夠了。不，我有一種感覺，如果它不在這裏，我就會永遠徘徊在這裏。留在後面並不是一種壞感覺。但你看，萊爾……我們的目標是將我們的技能傳授給你。這有點……不，已經拉長了一段時間了。嘗試使用我的技能。您所要做的就是認爲您想了解更多。』

I did as told, and tried using the Skill. The information I gained was on a different level from Search or Spec.

我按照指示做了，並嘗試使用技能。我獲得的信息與搜索或規範處於不同的水平。

『You can9;t keep it up for too long, but it9;s quite convenient. But I9;m sure you can master it in no time, so that9;s a load off my mind. With that, I9;ve nothing left to regret.』

當我張開嘴時，六號的身影開始消失。

“T-thank you. I think you9;re an amazing person, Sixth Generation. Um, you have your no-good parts, but, well… you9;ve taught me a lot of things!”

When I opened my mouth, the Sixth9;s figure began to vanish.

『I said it, didn9;t I? If I did, I9;d lose sight of when to hand it over evermore… stick out your chest, Lyle. If it9;s you, you can do it. In my life of failures, your one of my few points of pride. So much that I even want to give thanks from my side.』

老六開着玩笑。而我和他很配。

『我從未見過你勝利。騎着馬，揮着戟，我想看看你的第一次征戰。不，那是錯誤的……我想看到你與塞萊斯對抗。哎呀，雖然我只是要教你我的技能，但我還是忍不住想照顧你。』

『我很想教你更多。麥芽啤酒和老虎機……還有成人的樂趣！好吧，萊爾，我教你也很有趣。當我這樣做時，我把米蘭達和香農留給你。確保你讓他們開心』

『……沒關係。他又不會因此而生氣。』

『Ah~ as I thought, that one was a lie, the truth is, I still have one regret.』

“To me as well… Sixth, you9;re my pride! An ancestor I9;m proud to have!”

And as the surrounding picture started fading away in grains of light, the Sixth scratched his head.

The Sixth put his hand on my shoulder.

I touched my face to find I was crying after all.

So I forcefully formed a smile.

“Even when I held it in. as I thought, I9;m no good… I9;m sure he saw me cry.”

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對於第二個，我的拒絕已經離開了它，所以我永遠無法給予適當的分離。

『I9;d have liked to teach you even more. Ale, and the slots… adult fun as well! Well, I also had quite some fun teaching you, Lyle. While I9;m at it, I leave Miranda and Shannon to you. Make sure you make them happy』

當週圍的畫面開始在光粒中消失時，老六撓了撓頭。

『Lyle, thank you… and I believe that you can do it.』

“Then why not stay and wait a little longer?”

“So those are what you9;ll make your last words? I know. I9;ll do whatever I can.”

「謝謝、謝謝。我認爲你是一個了不起的人，第六代。嗯，你也有不好的地方，但是，好吧……你教會了我很多東西！”

我抬起上半身，嘟囔了一句，卻聽到放在牀頭櫃上的寶石發出了回應。

When I woke, my face was covered in tears.

老六露出溫柔的微笑。

The Sixth joked around. And I matched him.

『可以與第五技能一起使用，但它本身就很了不起。這麼多的信息湧入，掌握起來相當痛苦。』

Whether my words reached, or fell short… the Sixth smiled, and disappeared.

『我說過了不是嗎？如果我這樣做了，我就會永遠忘記何時交出它……挺起胸膛，萊爾。如果是你，你就能做到。在我失敗的一生中，你是我爲數不多的驕傲之一。以至於我都想從身邊道謝。』

這是第五次。

I wanted to say something. But… I recalled the regrets I9;d felt with the First and Second. I had shown my deplorable state to the First al the way up to the end.

『雖然不能堅持太久，但是很方便。但我相信你很快就能掌握它，所以這減輕了我的負擔。這樣一來，我就沒什麼可後悔的了。』

無論我的話是否達到了，或者沒有達到……第六人微笑着，消失了。

他是這麼說的。他雖然在笑，但看上去卻有些落寞。

『啊~果然是謊言，其實我還是有一個遺憾。』

『… It9;s fine. It9;s not like he9;d be angry about it.』

The Sixth watched over me with a smile.

當我醒來時，我的臉上佈滿了淚水。

『萊爾，謝謝你……我相信你能做到。』

『You can use it alongside the Fifth9;s Skill, but it9;s one9;s amazing on its own. With so much info flowing in, it9;s quite a pain to master.』

“這是什麼？”

That9;s what he said. He was laughing, but he looked a little lonely.

When I used it, the sudden increase in input caused me to hold my left hand against my head.

當我說出自己的想法時，老六又搖了搖頭。

『I never got to see you victorious. Riding a horse, and swinging around a halberd, I wanted to see your first campaign. No, that9;s wrong… I wanted to see you stand against Celes. Good grief, even when I9;m just supposed to teach you my Skills, I can9;t help but want to look after you.』

The Sixth gave a gentle smile.

When I stated my mind, the Sixth shook his head again.

I raised the upper half of my body, and muttered, only to hear a response from the Jewel I9;d placed on the bedside table.

於是我強顏歡笑。

當我使用它時，輸入的突然增加導致我將左手按在頭上。

It was the Fifth.

With the Second, my refusal had left it so I could never give a proper parting.

老六微笑着看着我。

“所以這些就是你的遺言？我知道。我會盡我所能。”

“What is it?”

“對我來說也是……第六，你是我的驕傲！我爲有這樣的祖先而感到自豪！”

我想說點什麼。但是……我想起了我對第一和第二感到的遺憾。我自始至終都向第一人展示了我的悲慘處境。

“即使我忍住了。正如我所想，我不行……我確信他看到我哭了。”

“那爲什麼不留下來再等一會兒呢？”

第六將手放在我的肩膀上。

我摸了摸臉，發現我終於哭了。

The Seventh thanked me.

七號向我表示感謝。

『I give you my thanks, Lyle. I had always kept some distance from the Sixth. When he recommended me the halberd, I had turned him down. Even now, I can remember the lonesome look on his face from back then. When he was teaching you, he looked like he was truly having fun. Thank you, Lyle.』

『我向你表示感謝，萊爾。我一直與六號保持着一定的距離。當他向我推薦戟時，我拒絕了他。至今我還記得他當時臉上落寞的表情。當他教你的時候，他看起來真的很開心。謝謝你，萊爾。』

I looked at Miranda sleeping in the bed next to mine. The outside of the window was still dark.

我看着米蘭達睡在我旁邊的牀上。窗外還是一片漆黑。

0;There9;s no time for me to stay still. But just for now…1;

（我沒有時間保持靜止。但現在……）

I still had regrets within me. I should9;ve had him teach me more. I should9;ve talked to him more.

我內心還是有遺憾的。我應該讓他教我更多。我應該多和他談談。

Come to think of it…

想想吧…

0;Come to think of it, the Sixth supported me from the start. He followed through for me. It9;s going to get lonely again.1;

（想想吧，老六從一開始就支持我，他一直陪着我，又會變得孤獨了。）

I took the Jewel in my hand, and clenched it.

我將寶石拿在手中，握緊。