1 - Lorphys9; Royal Princess 洛菲斯的皇家公主

Lorphys9; Royal Princess

洛菲斯的皇家公主

The room in Zayin that was coming closer and closer to being my work prison.

扎因的房間，離我的工作監獄越來越近了。

In it, I felt like crying out.

我的工作監獄。在裏面，我想哭出來。

Unending work.

無休止的工作。

And increasing work.

越來越多的工作。

Why do we even need to do this? Work that couldn9;t help but make you thing that.

我們爲什麼要這樣做？工作不禁讓你這樣想。

“Why won9;t they move? Even when we9;re ready on our side.”

"他們爲什麼不搬走？即使我們這邊已經準備好了"。

A just cause to invade Selva, as well as the necessary soldiers and supplies. We already had it all assembled. No, to be more precise, we were going to be recycling what Zayin had in store to use in the invasion of Lorphys.

進攻塞爾瓦的正當理由，以及必要的士兵和補給。我們已經準備好了。不，更準確地說，我們要回收扎因準備好的東西，用於入侵洛菲斯。

The scale would be four thousand.

規模將達到四千人。

That was all the battle-ready troops we could prepare, and our logistic support was around the same numbers. At the same time, we were hiring mercenary brigades to finish preparing to invade.

這是我們所能準備的所有戰備部隊，我們的後勤支援也是差不多的數量。與此同時，我們還在僱傭傭兵旅來完成入侵準備。

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While she made a delighted expression as she munched on the confectionaries, Aura-san also looked quite exhausted.

到目前爲止，扎因一直受到其他國家的影響，被操縱着不斷髮動戰爭。改變這種狀況將是一項相當艱鉅的工作。

I stood, and spoke to Novem.

They seemed largely uninterested.

Thelma-san spoke.

“… I9;m going to go confirm it with Gastone-san. I need to get Aura-san and Thelma-san to write up a few documents, so I won9;t be back a few hours.”

“I properly delivered the letter again, you know? But another meeting, he said. It sure is a long process.”

這就是地獄。

Plants were planted around, and water flowed through the room9;s extravagant construction. The white and round table was surrounded by four, but those four were making enervated faces as opposed to their surroundings.

A limp Aura-san put her right hand on the back of her chair, and bend her body as she ate some sweets. They were prepared by Monica.

May was eating a meal Monica had prepared.

梅正在喫莫妮卡準備的飯菜。

“And why can9;t you just recall them already? If you call back the priests scattered here and there in the outer regions, it will be resolved at once, won9;t it? Ah, these aren9;t bad.”

“You9;re running away I see, damn Chicken Dickhead.”

Novem smiled at me.

這些人數還不到扎因計劃在洛菲斯使用的人數的一半。但這已經足夠了。

“Even if we call them back, we have too few to send in their place. Since we9;re going to be changing the fundamental rule of the land, they9;re quite some work to be done out there. You9;ve officially become the Holy Maiden. In order to prevent foreign interference, were going to take heredity into account as well.”

從塞爾瓦的外交形勢來看，他們無法指望援軍。他們周圍有加勒里亞和羅斯沃斯這兩個大國，但這兩個國家正互相對峙着，沒有任何跡象表明他們會派遣援軍。說白了，雖然塞爾瓦在外交上沒有什麼大敵，但他們也沒有盟友。

Less than half the troops. But to move an army and maintain it required money and supplies. If Lorphys didn9;t move, we9;d be the ones rendered immobile.

A worn-out Thelma-san, verified something with a Gastone-san who looked like he9;s collapse at any moment.

四周種植着植物，水流穿過房間奢華的建築。白色的圓桌周圍坐着四個人，但相對於周圍的環境，這四個人卻在做着陶醉的表情。

Gastone-san looked at me.

A number of priests had collapsed; those losses totaled greater than the casualties of the preceding war. The ones who collapsed retrieved treatment, before promptly being put back to work.

From Selva9;s diplomatic situation, they couldn9;t count on reinforcements. They had the larger countries of Galleria and Rusworth around them, but those two were glaring at one another, and there was no sign of them coming close to dispatching reinforcements. To be blunt, while Selva didn9;t have any major diplomatic enemies, they didn9;t have allies either.

A room in the temple.

一些牧師倒下了；這些損失的總和超過了之前戰爭的傷亡人數。倒下的人在得到治療後，又迅速投入了工作。

The numbers were less than half of what Zayin planned to use on Lorphys. But that was plenty.

一個疲憊不堪的塞爾瑪女士，正在和一個看起來隨時都會倒下的加斯通先生覈實着什麼。

寺廟裏的一個房間。

This was hell.

"除了洛菲斯的事，沒有其他問題。不，是有問題，但問題不大，我們會想辦法解決的。"

It was a place more soothing than the rest of it.

“Very well. I9;ll make sure to advance forward the work here.”

我站起來，對諾維姆說。

他們似乎基本上不感興趣。

塞爾馬女士說話了。

"即使我們把他們召回來，我們也沒有多少人可以代替他們。既然我們要改變這片土地的基本規則，外面還有很多工作要做。你已經正式成爲聖女了。爲了防止外來干涉，我們還要考慮到遺傳因素"。

諾維姆對我笑了笑。

"我看你是要逃跑吧，該死的雞頭。"

I get the feeling Gastone-san was even more ragged than when I first saw him. His complexion was pale, his eyes bloodshot, and the hand lifting up his tea cup was quivering.

"那你爲什麼不能把他們召回來呢？如果你把散落在外域的牧師們召回來，問題不就迎刃而解了嗎？啊，這些還不錯。"

Up to now, Zayin had been influenced by other nations, and manipulated into launching constant wars. Changing that would be a considerable amount of work.

"我又把信送到了，你知道嗎？但他說，又要開會了。這確實是一個漫長的過程。"

我感覺加斯通先生比我第一次見到他時更加衣衫襤褸。他臉色蒼白，雙眼佈滿血絲，端起茶杯的手在顫抖。

她就這樣目送我離開。米蘭達和克拉拉露出疑惑的表情，莫妮卡充當了她們情緒的翻譯。

梅笑了，但我們誰也沒有加入。

身體癱軟的靈氣小姐把右手放在椅背上，一邊喫着糖果，一邊彎曲着身體。它們是莫妮卡準備的。

加斯通先生看着我。

這是一個比其他地方更讓人舒心的地方。

The ones who had become masters at deskwork, me, Novem, Miranda and Clara looked towards May as she sat in the center of the room.

當她一邊咀嚼着點心一邊露出欣喜的表情時，靈氣小姐也顯得相當疲憊。

"那麼你要去洛菲斯了，萊爾先生？我不能馬上準備文件，但怎麼說呢......洛菲斯爲什麼不搬走？我們要在這裏隨時準備出兵，這是一筆不小的開支。"

"......我要去和加斯通先生確認一下。我得讓 Aura 先生和 Thelma 先生寫幾份文件，所以幾個小時內我是回不來了。"

“So you shall be going to Lorphys, Lyle-dono? I cannot prepare the paperwork at once, but how should I put it… why isn9;t Lorphys moving? It9;s a considerable expenditure for us to keep our troops at the ready here.”

不到一半的部隊。但調動軍隊和維持軍隊需要資金和補給如果洛菲斯不移動，我們就會成爲無法移動的人。

我、諾維姆、米蘭達和克拉拉這幾個已經成爲桌面工作高手的人望向了坐在房間中央的梅。

“Gastone, how is the present situation?”

May laughed, but none of us felt like joining in.

"很好。我一定會提前推進這裏的工作。"

“No problems apart from the matter with Lorphys. No, there are problems, but they9;re at a level where we9;ll manage one way or another.”

She saw me off with those words. Miranda and Clara were making doubtful expressions, and Monica acted as an interpreter for their sentiment.

“I9;m going there to ask. I want to put an end to it already.”

"我要去問問。我想已經結束了。"

Thelma-san looked at me.

特爾瑪看着我。

“You have another plan?”

"你有別的計劃嗎？"

I took my cup in hand, and after a sip of tea, I closed my eyes, and shook my head.

我端起茶杯，喝了一口茶後，閉上眼睛，搖了搖頭。

From the Jewel, the Fifth let his voice.

從寶珠裏，五爺發出了聲音。

『You resorted to tactics because you didn9;t have the numbers, but with the numbers together, a frontal assault is the best option. It9;s best to keep casualties low, but numbers are in themselves a plan and a power.』

『你們採取戰術，是因爲人數不夠，但人數湊齊了，正面進攻是最好的選擇。最好減少傷亡，但人數本身就是一種計劃和力量。』

Gathering troops was also a form of power. If you could do that, then you didn9;t have to actualize a risky plan every time.

集結部隊也是一種力量。如果你能做到這一點，那麼你就不必每次都去實現一個冒險的計劃。

“Nothing of the sort. It will be a normal war. And the reason I could win with strategy was because I had all of you with me. I wouldn9;t9; have been able to do so much if I were working alone.”

"沒有這種事。這將是一場普通的戰爭。我之所以能在戰略上獲勝 是因爲有你們所有人和我在一起如果我一個人單打獨鬥，是做不到這麼多的。"

Aura-san stared at me with doubtful eyes.

靈氣先生用疑惑的眼神看着我。

“Oh I wonder. I heard it from the temple virgins, but in the city, our Holy Knight Captain is being treated like a hero. A hero who used a small force to defeat legions of men. How ironic it must be that we never once went up against a large army.”

"哦，我也想知道。我聽神殿的處女們說，在城裏，我們的聖騎士隊長被當成了英雄。一個以小博大的英雄。我們從來沒有對抗過大軍，這該是多麼諷刺啊！"

Walking through the palace, I struck up a conversation with Alette-san.

"安奈琳公主說要原諒塞爾瓦這件事。在不取消婚約的情況下，她表示希望扎因下臺。"

『It9;s a good thing we didn9;t join Lorphys9; side. What should we do? Attack of our own accord?』

When I said that and stood, Gastone-san…

Thelma-san shook her head.

當我驚訝得不敢出聲時。寶珠裏傳來一些笑聲。

“Please return as fast as possible. Or we9;ll really have corpses on our hands.”

That we wouldn9;t be reliable.

While I felt so tired, the Ancestors sounded as if they were enjoying it.

阿萊特女士看上去有些緊張。

"我們也想動員起來。可每次開會，領導們的意見都不統一。我得請你不要把他們激怒了。"

That may be a possibility. I won too much, that Lorphys had come to believe the army of Zayin was weak.

這也許是一種可能。我贏得太多了，洛菲斯已經相信扎因的軍隊很弱。

當我提高警惕時，阿萊特桑露出了矛盾的表情。

Before I could have an audience with the princess, I was to speak with Lonbolt-san first. Alette-san had been chosen to be my guide.

… Gastone-san threatened me with an exhausted smile.

我笑了。

『這算什麼？太可怕了！』

"如果我們與大軍作戰，那麼即使我們在那裏取得了勝利，我們也會輸掉戰爭。"

我對阿萊特先生說。

"已經平靜下來了。大多數人認爲，戰爭已經被迴避了"。

“It9;s calmed down. A majority believe that war has been evaded.”

雖然我覺得很累，但祖先們聽起來卻好像很享受。

『幸好我們沒有加入洛菲斯的陣營。我們該怎麼辦？』

“If we fought a large army, then even if we achieved victory there, we9;d have lost the war.”

走在宮殿裏，我和阿萊特先生攀談起來。

『Managing will be a pain. It will be easy enough to defeat them, but Gastone will die on us.』

“In Zayin, we9;ve made a formal announcement that Selva was the one scheming behind this matter. We9;re prepared to mobilize, and if possible, we9;d like to make a move at once.”

I laughed.

It seems they were quite negative about war.

“So how is the situation in Lorphys?”

『主動進攻嗎？打敗他們很容易，但加斯通會死在我們手上。』

“We want to mobilize as well. But the leaders9; opinions are divided each meeting. And I have to ask you don9;t get them too riled up.”

"洛菲斯的情況怎麼樣？"

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當我說完這句話站起來時，加斯通先生......

塞爾馬女士搖了搖頭。

『What9;s with that? Simply awful!』

『Now9;s the time to attack. Totes not happening!』

......加斯通先生用疲憊的微笑威脅我。

在覲見公主之前，我得先和龍波特先生談談。阿萊特先生被選爲我的嚮導。

"在紮營，我們已經正式宣佈，這件事的幕後策劃者是塞爾瓦。我們已經做好了動員的準備，如果可能的話，我們希望馬上行動。"

“Princess Annerinne said to forgive Selva on this matter. Without nulling her engagement, she has expressed a desire for Zayin to step down.”

『現在是進攻的時候了。絕對不行！』

我們不可靠。

There, Alette-san turned to me.

我騎馬趕到洛菲斯後，直奔王宮。

"無論如何，我們都要讓洛菲斯行動起來。我會盡快趕回來，請抓緊準備。"

When I put myself on guard, Alette-san made a conflicted expression.

I knew she9;d fallen for the man, but I didn9;t think it was to this extent.

Alette-san looked a little tense.

“But you first have to win for there to be a chance at victory. Still, in that case, why isn9;t Lorphys moving? Could they be doubtful of our forces? With our army having lost to a minority?”

When I was too surprised to raise a voice. Some laughing voices came from the Jewel.

I spoke to Alette-san.

"請儘快回來。否則我們就真的要屍橫遍野了。"

我知道她愛上了那個男人，但沒想到會愛到這種程度。

“Um, we already made the official announcement that we were going to attack, you know?”

"但是，首先要打勝仗，纔有勝利的機會。不過，既然如此，洛菲斯爲什麼不動呢？他們會不會對我們的軍隊產生了懷疑？我們的軍隊輸給了少數人？"

看來他們對戰爭的態度相當消極。

“Whatever the case, we need to get Lorphys on the move. I9;ll be back as soon as I can, so please press forward the preparations.”

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說到這裏，阿萊特桑轉向了我。

After I rode May to Lorphys, I headed straight for the royal palace.

"嗯，我們已經正式宣佈要進攻了，你知道嗎？"

She nodded.

她點了點頭。

“Yeah, I know about that one. But the princess… we want to move as well. But we cannot do so without orders.”

"嗯，這個我知道。但是公主......我們也想行動。但是沒有命令，我們不能這麼做。"

The Seventh, delightedly.

七世高興地說。

『Hahaha, I9;m getting the urge to crush Lorphys now. Should we just take it down while we9;re at it?』

『哈哈哈，我現在有種想捏碎洛菲斯的衝動。我們是不是應該順手把它拿下來？』

On that opinion, the Fourth.

關於這個意見，四號。

『Rejected. As they are, Lyle9;s party can9;t manage it. And taking it will take time. We9;ll have to get the princess to open her eyes. Kindness is supposed to be a virtue, but… it9;s painful that she can9;t recognize the present situation.』

"拒絕。萊爾的黨派無法控制局面奪取它需要時間我們得讓公主睜開眼睛善良本應是一種美德，但......她無法認清當前的形勢，這讓人很痛苦。

The Third spoke in a lower voice than usual.

三世說話的聲音比平時小了許多。

『A decoration should behave like a decoration. What9;s she trying to do by pulling it down… come to think of it, there were others in this country with claim to the throne, weren9;t there?』

『裝飾品就應該有裝飾品的樣子。她把它拉下來是想做什麼......仔細想想，這個國家裏不是還有其他人對王位有要求嗎？』

The Fifth denied that opinion.

五世否認了這一觀點。

『They9;re a small country after all. It seems the current princess is actually relatively popular. There will be those that riot if she dies.』

Something hit him in the funny bone. Dario truly did feel out of place.

『當然是這個原因。』

The ancestors laughed. Their stomachs ached.

In it, I found the figure of Dario glaring at me.

『我明白了......但她本人要嫁給那個達里奧，如果你讓她交出自己的位置，她難道不會欣然交出嗎？』

隨着這句話，珠寶店裏的每個人都同時大笑起來。我真不明白我祖先的笑點在哪裏。

The princess, Annerinne, showed some tension as she looked towards me. In contrast, Dario seemed a bit frightened.

我搖了搖頭，沿着宮殿的走廊走了下去。我有點好奇，爲什麼艾萊特女士看着我的時候顯得有點緊張。

『No, it really was the right choice to join Zayin9;s side. With this one up top, it would be irritating all the way up.』

過了一會兒，公主開口了。

『這不就是她選擇男人而不是國家的原因嗎？

他還沒有放棄。0;他到底覺得這有什麼好玩的？）

I shook my head, and walked down the palace corridor. I was a bit curious as to why Alette-san looked a little nervous as she watched me.

老五也平心靜氣地說。

『Dayum! Instead of hiding away the Selvian prince, they put him up front… they have no intentions of negotiation, do they not!? This is bad, my stomach hurts!』

I had come as a messenger, so I planned to briefly relay my matter, and wait for a response. The knights were in the chamber as well, alongside Lonbolt-san and the other ministers.

Disappointed, the Third spoke.

我聽着他們的笑聲，公主卻一臉嚴肅地對我說。

『I see… but the individual herself is going to marry that Dario, so if you asked her to hand off her position, wouldn9;t she happily hand it over?』

『好吧，即使從第三者的角度來看很有趣，但有些情況下，當事人是笑不出來的，我明白了。』

"......關於扎因的事情，也許我應該向他表示祝賀。"

“… Pertaining to the matter with Zayin, perhaps it9;s best I offer my congratulations.”

『不，加入扎因的陣營確實是個正確的選擇。有這個人在上面，一路上都會很煩躁。』

祖先們笑了。他們的肚子疼。

失望之餘，三世開口了。

有什麼東西擊中了他的笑點。達里奧真的覺得自己格格不入。

The Seventh.

『Oh my! She9;s already picking a fight, this girl! She can9;t even hide it? This girl9;s too honest with herself!』

『他們畢竟是個小國。看來現任公主其實比較受歡迎。如果她死了，會有人暴動的。』

Hearing that, the Third laughed.

0;And wait, aren9;t the ancestors just a bit too high-strung lately? They aren9;t tired like me or anything… did something happen?1;

第七個。

『Is that not why she chose a man over her country?』

（等等，祖先們最近是不是有點太緊張了？他們並沒有像我這樣疲憊不堪，還是發生了什麼事？）

Everyone was tense, but among them, Dario9;s fear was out of place.

在裏面，我發現達里奧的身影正瞪着我。

He hadn9;t given up yet.

While I listened to their laughing voices, the princess spoke to me with a serious face.

“But the war ends here. Isn9;t that enough? I have no wishes to enlarge this war any further. I9;ll have Zayin pull back their hand from Selva.”

我是作爲信使來的，所以打算簡單地轉達一下我的事情，然後等待回應。騎士們也在會議廳裏，還有龍波特先生和其他大臣。

『達尤姆！他們不把塞爾維亞王子藏起來，反而把他放在前面......他們沒有談判的打算，是不是！？這下糟了，我的肚子疼！』。

『哎呀！她已經開始挑釁了，這個女孩！她連掩飾都不會嗎？這丫頭也太老實了吧！』。

『Why of course.』

"但戰爭到此爲止。這還不夠嗎？我不想再擴大這場戰爭了。我會讓扎因把他們的手從塞爾瓦拉回來。"

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The Fourth spoke levelheadedly.

不知爲何，七世突然大笑起來。

觀衆席。

The Fifth, also levelheadedly.

The Fourth.

After a bit of time, the princess opened her mouth.

他還沒有放棄。

And with that line, everyone in the jewel simultaneously burst into laughter. I really don9;t get where my ancestors9; funny bones are.

『Well, even if it9;s interesting from the eyes of a third party, there are cases where those involved can9;t laugh, I see.』

公主安奈琳在看向我的時候，表現得有些緊張。相比之下，達里奧似乎有些害怕。

老四。

My feelings at the time.

0;What does he find so fun about this anyways?1;

聽了這話，三世笑了。

The audience chamber.

每個人都很緊張，但其中達里奧的恐懼卻顯得格格不入。

四爺平心靜氣地說着。

For some reason, the Seventh burst out laughing.

我當時的感受。

0;I can9;t feel the slightest bit of tension in the ancestors9; laughing voices. This is no good. Even I9;m going to end up laughing.1;

（從祖先們的笑聲中，我感覺不到絲毫的緊張。這可不行。連我都要笑到最後了）。

Other people couldn9;t hear those voices, I9;m sure. They were awaiting my response with earnest faces.

其他人肯定聽不到這些聲音。他們正一臉認真地等待着我的回答。

But with all the laughter entering my ears, I could only take the serious atmosphere as an extended joke.

但隨着笑聲入耳，我只能把這嚴肅的氣氛當作一個延伸的玩笑。

“No, we9;ve already made the formal announcement and declaration to invade, so withdrawing it will bring about various problems to our position. And in our negotiations with Lorphys, both parties agreed to attack together already.”

"不，我們已經正式發佈了入侵的公告和宣言，撤回宣言會給我們的立場帶來各種問題。而且在我們與洛菲斯的談判中，雙方已經同意共同進攻了。"

The royal princess hung her head, and spoke a little regretfully.

王室公主垂下頭，語氣有些遺憾。

“Then we shall be fine without the return of the land once stolen from Lorphys. Is that not enough to put your side at ease?”

"那麼，我們不歸還曾經從洛菲斯手中搶走的土地也行。難道這還不足以讓貴方安心嗎？"

Lonbolt-san burst out.

龍博特先生突然說。

“Your highness, that9;s wrong!”

"殿下，這是不對的！"

He began explaining the present state of affairs, but it was getting quite hard for me to hold in the laughter. Every single time, the ancestors would chip in their commentary.

他開始解釋目前的狀況，但我已經很難憋住笑了。每當這時，祖先們都會插話評論。

The Seventh even…

當我慌忙想打圓場時，卻不加選擇地匆忙措辭，結果後悔不已。

My voice echoed through the chamber, my surroundings becoming chillingly quiet in contrast.

我對四爺勸我去勾引塞爾瑪小姐的往事記憶猶新，但我確信他不會在這裏做那樣的事，於是決定相信他。

『別說了。現在別提了......你出了一身怪汗，你已經出了一身怪汗。』

第三。

… I ended up laughing loudly. Perhaps determining that was a bad choice, the Fourth followed through for me.

祖先們......似乎沒有一個能在妻子面前抬起頭來。

『如果你們的妻子在這裏，你們就不會說這樣的話了。』

"......你說我們不公正，但洛菲斯曾是另一個利用扎因的國家，不是嗎？你認爲我們無知？三代前的聖女就是洛菲斯人。說到這裏，我想起了他們利用這個國家入侵和掠奪塞爾維的記錄。"

It really was a slip up caused by panic, and I really couldn9;t say anything to it.

0;It9;s no good, I can9;t hold it in anymore.1;

接下來還有一些笑聲。第五個。

『You guys would never be saying such things if your wives were here.』

The fatigue of unfamiliar work, and the immobile state of affairs wearing me out. I was psychologically worn out, so I made a mistake I never usually would…

"不，我很抱歉。嗯......好吧，讓我們利用這個機會洗刷一下我們之間的不禮貌。那麼，洛菲斯能出兵嗎？還是不能？不會是......你會說你會協助塞爾瓦吧？"

他們通常都是誇誇其談，但當我想到他們在妻子面前肯定是多麼慌張時，我就想笑。不，我最終還是笑了。

『When they haven9;t done a thing, she9;ll have us return it? She9;s just going to ignore that we prevented Zayin from invading them? My, my, how convenient.』

『Lyle, no matter how interesting it may have been, you laughed too much. At least keep your expression constant, and make sure they can9;t read your intentions when you do it. Now then, that one was bad, so let9;s change our hand. No, in this case, it would be mouth…』

The Third.

I never thought the paperwork job would prove useful here, but it didn9;t really make me happy.

The princess spoke.

真的是驚慌失措造成的失誤，我真的無話可說。

… When we were sorting through documents, I did see such information. The country had such a past, and whenever problems befell it, they did make proper records.

Repeating his words.

『他們什麼都沒做，她就讓我們把東西還回去？她就這樣無視我們阻止了扎因入侵他們？哎呀，哎呀，真方便。』

The Fifth spoke.

重複他的話。

"想威脅我們。洛菲斯絕不會與如此不義的人爲伍！如果你想手持武器與我們交談，我們會對付你！"

七爺甚至......

公主說話了。

五爺說話了。

“… You call us unjust, but Lorphys was once yet another country making use of Zayin, was it not? You think us ignorant? The Holy Maiden of three generations prior was a person of Lorphys. While I9;m at it, there are records of them using the country to invade and pillage in Selva.”

我完全感覺不到這是一個緊張的階段。

『What, so you do know how to rile people up, Lyle. Alone in an enemy camp… you don9;t get too many such opportunities. Ah, my gut.』

當震驚的目光將我包圍時，我環顧四周。他們的表情嚴肅到了極點。

The ancestors… none of them could raise their heads to their wives, it seems.

『She really is a convenient princess. No, a convenient woman, perhaps?』

......我最終放聲大笑起來。也許是認定了這是個錯誤的選擇，四爺爲我堅持了下來。

『萊爾，不管有多有趣，你都笑得太誇張了。至少要保持表情不變，確保你笑的時候他們看不出你的意圖。那麼，剛纔那個不好，我們換個手吧。不，在這種情況下，應該是嘴......』。

When shocked eyes enclosed me, I looked around. Their expressions were the height of seriousness.

When I frantically tried to smooth it over, I hurried without choosing my words, and ended up regretting my statement.

Everyone present tried to stop the princess. But hearing my ancestors9; laughs, even that began to look like a comedy.

陌生工作的疲勞和不動聲色的狀態讓我疲憊不堪。心理上的疲憊讓我犯了一個平時從不會犯的錯誤......

My past memories of the Fourth talking me into trying to seduce Thelma-san revived, but I was sure he wouldn9;t do anything like that here, and decided to believe in him.

The Fourth.

在場的所有人都試圖阻止公主。但聽到祖先們的笑聲，連這也開始變得像一出喜劇了。

“No, My apologies. Um… well, let9;s use this opportunity to wash away all rudeness we9;ve exchanged. So will Lorphys be able to send out troops? Or will they not? It couldn9;t be… that you9;ll say you9;ll be assisting Selva, I9;m sure?”

『Stop it. Don9;t bring it up now… you9;ve made a strange sweat break out, you have.』

（不行了，我憋不住了。）

......當我們整理文件時，我確實看到了這樣的信息。這個國家有這樣的過去，每當遇到問題時，他們都會做適當的記錄。

『怎麼，你還真會挑撥離間啊，萊爾。一個人在敵營裏......這樣的機會可不多。啊，我的直覺』

『她真是個方便的公主。不，也許是個方便的女人吧？』

我的聲音迴盪在密室裏，與之形成鮮明對比的是，周圍變得安靜得令人不寒而慄。

扎因、塞爾瓦和洛菲斯的邊境地區。劃界很模糊，所以小規模衝突是家常便飯。

They usually put up bravado, but when I thought of how frantic they surely must have been before their wives, it made me feel like laughing. No, I did end up laugh.

The border zone of Zayin, Selva, and Lorphys. The delineation was vague, so skirmishes were an everyday affair.

我從沒想過文書工作會在這裏派上用場，但這並沒有讓我感到高興。

There were some more laughs to follow. There, the Fifth.

“Trying to threaten us. Lorphys shall never side with one who can act so unjust! If you wish to converse with weapon in hand, we shall take you on!”

老四。

I cleared my throat.

I couldn9;t feel that this was a tense stage at all.

我清了清嗓子。

“So you imply you9;re all just? And in this matter with Selva. It was done to put Lorphys under their rule. To turn it around, they were trying to invade you, princess. You9;ll just shut your mouth and permit it? From Zayin9;s point of view, we cannot overlook such a country enlarging their national power.”

"所以你是說你們都是正義的？而在塞爾瓦這件事上。是爲了把洛菲斯置於他們的統治之下。反過來說，他們試圖入侵你，公主。你就閉上嘴允許他們這麼做嗎？從扎因的角度來看，我們不能忽視這樣一個國家在擴大他們的國力。"

The one who had been silent up to now, Dario, stood, and yelled at me with an immensely threatening tone.

一直沉默到現在的達里奧站了起來，用無比威脅的語氣對我吼道。

“Don9;t get so stuck up just because you won for once! With Zayin9;s feeble soldiers, you think you can overcome the might of Selva!?”

"別因爲贏了一次就得意忘形！就憑扎因孱弱的士兵，你以爲你能戰勝塞爾瓦的強大嗎！？"

I smiled.

我笑了。

“Yes, that was my intention. That9;s why I got our troops together to begin with. I thought I had already carried out the preparations for victory. But dear second prince, it does appear you know quite well of the battlefield. How about you go home and start preparing for war? I, Lyle, have a desire to learn a thing or two about the plains of war. And you must be oh-so strong. I simply can9;t wait. I was just getting bored of how few worthy opponents were to be found in Zayin.”

"是的，這就是我的意圖。所以我一開始就召集了我們的部隊。我以爲我已經爲勝利做好了準備。但親愛的二王子，看來你對戰場很瞭解。不如你回家開始備戰吧？我，萊爾，很想學習一兩件戰爭平原上的事情。你一定很強壯我等不及了我只是覺得在扎因找不到幾個值得一戰的對手，實在太無聊了。"

『Ahaha, the surrounding expressions are wonderful.』

『啊哈哈，周圍的表情真精彩。』

I began to sweat as I followed along.

我一邊跟着，一邊開始冒汗。

0;Damn glasses! After criticizing me, you riled them up even more! When I thought you9;d get it all together, what the hell are you doing!?1;

（該死的眼鏡！批評完我，你又把他們激怒了！當我以爲你會振作起來的時候，你到底在幹什麼！？）

As Dario9;s expression turned pale, I made the preparations to escape. Linked to me with Skill… Connection… I instructed May to get ready to run.

在達里奧的表情變得蒼白時，我做好了逃跑的準備。用技能......連接......和我聯繫在一起，我指示梅準備逃跑。

『May, the signs are looking grim. I beg of you… prepare for our escape!』

『梅，情況不妙。我請求你......爲我們的逃亡做好準備吧！"

“S-stay put! Everyone lower your weapons!”

I rode May9;s back, and headed for the capital of Zayin.

除我之外的參與者肯定會在稍後碰頭商討具體事宜，但我只能抱着裝有文件的袋子，發出一聲嘆息。

In quilin form.

On top of the sharp glares around, the knights were already reaching for their weapons. They hadn9;t taken stances yet, but they dropped their hips, and were prepared to move at any moment.

I was given a letter from Lorphys, pertaining to the invasion of Selva. After that, they soon agreed to join the offensive.

The surrounding ministers and knights backed off some upon seeing her form.

“Dario-sama! … Apprehend that fool!”

真是瘋了，或者該怎麼說呢，我不得不想，我爲什麼會做出那樣的事情......可以肯定的是，我累了，精神不穩定了。

公主擁抱達里奧時，頭髮被打溼了。她注意到了這一點，就把那個男人推開了。

當我冷汗直流時，我開始思考該如何面對接下來的一切。

The Princes spoke.

王子們說話了。

A few hours later.

As everyone panicked, quilin-form May approached me. She swung her head to beckon me to her back, so I mounted her.

“A-a quilin, you say!?”

梅說得很勉強。

Of course, on the promise that Lorphys and Zayin would have no hostilities between them.

『......是你把他們煽動起來的吧？這不重要。我會來救你的，你就別亂跑了。』

In order.

"凱亞！我--無禮！我珍貴的頭髮！誰拿點東西來擦擦。"

“Kyah! I-impudence! My precious hair! S-someone bring something to wipe it with.”

But normally, that would be no good.

“Just what was it… that audience…”

『… You9;re the one that stirred them up, aren9;t you? Not that it matters. I9;ll come to your rescue, so just stay put.』

"別動！大家放下武器！"

"到底是......那個觀衆......"

『I believe I9;ve just witness the moment love shatters.』

May spoke reluctantly.

Seeing Dario collapsed on the floor, the Third spoke.

Lonbolt-san ordered the surrounding knights to stand down, and told me to wait. Dario had lost consciousness upon May9;s entrance, and wet his pants.

It was madness, or how should I put it, I had to wonder why I did something like that… It9;s certain that I was tired, and mentally unstable.

As a cold sweat flowed down me, I began to think of what to do with what9;s to come.

龍博特命令周圍的騎士退下，並讓我等着。達里奧在梅進來時已經失去了知覺，尿溼了褲子。

“A quilin came to save him? It couldn9;t be…”

奎林形態。

在周圍銳利的目光注視下，騎士們已經伸手去拿武器了。他們還沒有擺好架勢，但已經放下臀部，做好了隨時行動的準備。

我收到了一封來自洛菲斯的信，內容與入侵塞爾瓦有關。之後，他們很快同意加入進攻。

當然，前提是洛菲斯和扎因之間不會有任何敵對行動。

"你說是麒麟？"

就在大家驚慌失措的時候，奎林形態的梅向我走來。她擺擺頭，示意我到她背後去，於是我騎上了她。

『我相信我剛剛見證了愛情破碎的那一刻。』

幾個小時後。

The participants besides me would surely meet up later to discuss the specifics, but all I could do was hold onto the bag containing the documents, and let out a sigh.

"達里奧大人！......抓住那個傻瓜！"

And once more, the ancestors burst out laughing.

"我們該怎麼辦！"

她把右手轉向我。當她紫色的長髮--長至地面--搖曳時，騎士們剛要縱身一躍，觀衆席的窗戶碎了，梅跳了進來。

➐

但通常情況下，這樣做是不好的。

As the princess embraced Dario, it wet her hair. And noticing that, she thrust the man away.

Dario tumbled onto the ground, and landed on his backside.

我騎在梅的背上，前往扎因的首都。

也不知爲什麼，祖先們都很沮喪。

周圍的大臣和騎士們看到她的身形，都退後了一些。

And for some reason, the ancestors were depressed.

按順序。

達里奧翻滾到地上，仰面着地。

看到達里奧倒在地上，三世開口了。

She turned her right hand at me. As her long violet hair- long enough to reach the floor- swayed, and the knights were just about to leap, the window to the audience chamber shattered, and May jumped in.

"麒麟來救他？這不可能......"

祖先們再一次大笑起來。

“W-what should we do!?”

『Yeah, sorry. I couldn9;t stop laughing… quite a bit9;s been going on lately. I9;ll explain it tomorrow.』

『是啊，對不起。我忍不住笑了......最近發生了很多事。我明天再跟你解釋。』

『… Once it9;s come to an end, I have to wonder why I did something like that. I do regret it.』

『......一旦結束了，我就會想我爲什麼要那樣做。我真的很後悔。』

『Looking at only the results, there wasn9;t a problem. It9;s that, you know. That… I was tired.』

『只看結果，沒有問題。問題是，你知道的。我累了。』

『Looking back, that was rude and embarrassing. Let9;s just forget it ever happened.』

『現在回想起來，那真是無禮又尷尬。讓我們忘了這件事吧。』

Was there something to tire out the ancestors?

是不是有什麼東西讓祖先們累壞了？

I thought, as exhausted as I was, I returned to my room in Zayin, where I was sure my workload would have increased.

我想，再累也要回到紮營的房間，在那裏，我的工作量肯定會增加。

Emotionally, I felt from the bottom of my heart I didn9;t want to return.

感情上，我從心底裏不想回去。

0;But maybe I can get Novem to console me…1;

（不過，也許我可以讓諾維姆來安慰我......）