11 - The Goddesses have a Thing for Those that Fight on N神眷顾坚持战斗的人

Within the storm, I looked at the giant Trident Serpent in the middle of the whirlpool.

在风暴中，我看着漩涡中央的巨型三叉戟蛇。

I crossed my arms, and from the water spray, my body was soaked. On the deck, Novem and the others were calling out for me to return.

我双手交叉，水花四溅，全身湿透。甲板上，诺维姆和其他人在呼唤我回去。

While it doesn9;t really matter, I have to say my soaked body is twenty percent cooler than usual.

虽然这并不重要，但我不得不说，我湿透的身体比平时凉快了百分之二十。

“Lyle-sama, please come back! You9;ll get a cold!”

"莱尔大人，请回来吧！你会感冒的！"

I flipped my hair, and as it was wet, water flew around.

我撩了撩头发，由于是湿发，水花四溅。

“I9;m already sopping wet, so there9;s no problem. More importantly, Novem, how much cooler do you think I am compared to my normal state…”

"我已经湿透了，所以没问题。更重要的是，诺维姆，你觉得我比平时的状态凉快多少......"

There, Monica shook up her twin tails behind Novem.

在那里，莫妮卡在诺维姆身后摇起了她的双尾。

“You9;re fifty percent cooler than usual! I9;ve already got tens of thousands of photos of you stored in my memory! My videos are of perfect quality as well!”

"你比平时酷了百分之五十！我的记忆里已经储存了几万张你的照片！我的视频质量也非常好！"

Seeing her wriggle her body in delight, I…

看着她高兴地扭动身体，我......

“I don9;t really get it, but you say some nice things. Want me to take my shirt off as a public service?”

"我不太明白，但你说了一些好话。要不要我把衣服脱了，以示公允？"

As she hung her head vexingly, Vera-san seemed to be emotionally opposed. On the deck, the sailors had all gathered to discuss their escape.

Atop the swaying deck, everyone made expressions of despair as they looked at the monster.

在那里，从甲板上走出来的薇拉小姐叫住了我。

I clenched my fist in the air to emphasize my point, and the sailors, and my comrades that9;d come out on deck looked dumbfounded. As a representative, Vera pointed at me.

随着甲板上聚集的人越来越多，船的运动逐渐停止了抵抗螺旋形的水流。它悠然自得地随波逐流，逐渐把我们带向特雷西。

“Isn9;t it cute? Trident Serpent9;s too long so, I9;ve decided it now.”

There, Aria looked at me, and yelled. She gripped the railing, and turned her eyes to the giant enemy… the Trident… too long, let9;s just call it Tressy.

为了强调我的观点，我在空中握紧了拳头，水手们和我的战友们都来到甲板上，一脸茫然。作为代表，维拉指着我。

米兰达拉着香农的手，向我走来。

我......

"特雷西是什么鬼东西？"

There, Vera-san who9;d come out on deck, called out to me.

天上布满了厚厚的云层，晴朗的天空变得相当昏暗。

“This one9;s… impossible, even for me. I can see why the sea9;s divine beasts haven9;t done anything about it.”

Her red hair was wet, and since she usually preferred clothing fit close to her body, when wet I could make out her body9;s lines quite clearly.

“Painful Growth guy over there! Shut up, and listen to orders! I9;m cancelling the guard request. I9;ve no intent to tell you to fight something like that. Begin the preparations to escape at once!”

“God dammit…”

Aria cried out, but Monica was excitedly looking in my direction. As I thought, I really should take it off. I reached for my shirt.

伊娃这么一说，梅的神态就和平时不一样了。

甲板上，蹲着的水手们抬起头，想着逃生。但是，海面在特雷西的带领下正缓缓地向内盘旋，看来小船是逃不掉了。

看来海里也有神兽。总有一天，我也想见识一下。

The currents would probably swallow it up and sink it.

The sky was covered with thick clouds, and the clear sky was turning quite dark.

“… For real?”

Showing all three of its heads above the water, and patiently waiting for us; what an honest fellow.

在那里，阿瑞雅看着我，大喊大叫。她抓紧栏杆，把目光投向了那个巨大的敌人......三叉戟......太长了，就叫它特雷西吧。

"很可爱吧？三叉戟大蛇太长了，所以，我现在决定了。"

With her staff raised, Clara produced light to illuminate the area without anyone telling her to.

“What the hell9;s a Tressy?”

“We even had milady with us.”

"那边那个痛苦成长的家伙！闭嘴，听命令！我要取消守卫请求。我可没打算叫你们去打那种东西。马上开始准备逃跑！"

It seems there are divine beasts in the sea as well. I9;d like to see one, one of these days.

"这个......不可能，即使对我来说也不可能。我明白为什么海中的神兽们对此毫无办法了。"

她的红头发是湿的，由于她平时喜欢穿贴身的衣服，所以湿的时候我可以很清楚地看到她身体的线条。

维拉小姐垂头丧气，似乎在情绪上遭到了反对。甲板上，水手们聚集在一起，讨论着逃跑的问题。

水流很可能会把它吞没沉没。

Behind a surprised Miranda, Eva and May were looking at me. No, they were looking beyond me, at Tressy.

It felt as if it were night, and the water9;s pitch black surface lookd as if it would swallow the lot of us.

“Cancel? That would be troubling. That thing over there is my prey. I9;ve especially taken a liking to Tressy9;s crown! I want it! While I9;m at it, I9;ll do my job, and get money in my hands!”

I…

Miranda pulled Shannon by the hand, and approached me.

"我们甚至还带着米拉蒂。"

“Why did you have to come out with this timing!!?”

On top of the deck, the crouching sailors raised their heads at the thought of escape. But the sea was slowly spiraling inwards with Tressy at the base, and it didn9;t look like a small boat would be able to escape.

“Why the god of the sea…”

“Lyle, what are you doing!?”

"你为什么非要这个时候出来！？"

"快回来吧！这样的怪物出来了你知道我们为什么在这里吧？我们是卫兵守卫！"

"可爱与否无关紧要！那是被称为海神的怪物！就算你拿刀砍它，也不会有任何结果！......我们只能逃跑！"

Eva said that, and May9;s bearing was different than usual.

"莱尔，你在干什么！"

它的三个脑袋都露出水面，耐心地等着我们；真是个诚实的家伙。

As more people gathered on the deck, the ship9;s movements gradually ceased resisting the spiraling current. It leisurely went with the flow, gradually bringing us closer to Tressy.

在摇摆不定的甲板上，大家看着怪物，都露出了绝望的表情。

“Cute or not is irrelevant! That9;s a monster called the god of the seas! Even if you try turning a blade on it, nothing will come of it! … We can only run away!”

“That9;s precisely why I9;m here. By the way, I9;m quite amazing in the nude, you know? You sure you don9;t want to see?”

"为什么海神......"

"......真的吗？"

"这正是我来这里的原因。顺便说一句，我的裸体很迷人，你知道吗？你确定不想看吗？"

感觉就像到了夜晚，漆黑的水面仿佛要把我们全部吞没。

克拉拉举起法杖，不用任何人吩咐，就能发出光芒照亮周围。

“Just come back already! A monster like that9;s come out! You do know why we9;re here, don9;t you!? We9;re guards! Guards!”

阿瑞雅叫了起来，莫妮卡却兴奋地朝我的方向张望。如我所想，我真的应该把它脱下来。我伸手去拿衣服。

"取消？那就麻烦了。那边的东西是我的猎物。我特别喜欢特蕾西的皇冠！我要它趁这个机会，我要完成我的工作，把钱弄到手！"

在惊讶的米兰达身后，伊娃和梅正看着我。不，她们看的不是我，而是特蕾西。

"该死的......"

As the sailors despaired, Vera-san hung her head, made a fist with her hands, and bit down on her Lower lip.

在水手们绝望的时候，维拉桑垂下头，双手握拳，紧咬下唇。

From the Jewel, the ancestors let out their voices.

从宝珠里，祖先们发出了自己的声音。

『That one9;s a bit too big, isn9;t it? What9;s more, we9;ve never fought anything like that. What are you going to do, mr. lyle?』

『Even if you plan to run, it9;s looking on us as prey. Huh? Does it eat humans? Just how does it fill its stomach with that humongous frame it9;s got?』

『Do monsters ever get full? Anyways, it9;s too big to be cute. If only it9;s eyes were just a little bit rounder…』

『The best option at hand… it would be to use something as bait, and survive… now then, what9;s your take on the matter, mr. lyle?』

『这只怪物太大了，不是吗？而且，我们从未与这样的怪物战斗过。莱尔先生，你打算怎么做？』

『即使你打算逃跑，它也将我们视为猎物。哼？它会吃人吗？它怎么用那庞大的身躯填饱肚子呢？』

『怪物会吃饱吗？不管怎样，它太大了，不可能可爱。如果它的眼睛再圆一点就好了…』

『眼前最好的选择…就是利用某物作为诱饵，然后幸存下来…那么，莱尔先生，你对此事有何看法？』

They were placing some expectations on me, so I boldly stood at the bowsprit alone, and pointed at Tressy. In a loud voice…

他们对我寄予了一些期望，所以我大胆地独自站在船首斜桅上，指着特雷西。大声说......

“Monica, is that a god?”

"莫妮卡，那是神吗？"

While Monica was pelted by the sea spray and rain, neither her clothes nor her hair looked wet. She stood perfectly postured, let off a light from her red eyes, and opened her mouth.

虽然莫妮卡被海浪和雨水打得满头满脸，但她的衣服和头发看起来都没有湿。她姿态完美地站着，红红的眼睛放出光芒，张开了嘴。

“I concluded it is a monster. It9;s oversized, but I can detect Magic Stones in its body. Well, it does have quite an atmosphere, to say the least. Perhaps it9;s the crown?”

维拉女士抬起脸看着我。大多数水手也朝我这边看了看。

（哈，我还没输呢。我们还在比赛中呢。我是个会取得最后胜利的人！到现在为止，我的失败都是为了我的胜利！1;

In the Jewel, the Third laughed.

"你说得有道理。我是个有本事的人......也许是女神为我送来了一些资金。我现在勉强度日，但每天的信仰很重要，你听到了吗！"

0;Ha, I haven9;t lost yet. We9;re still in the middle of the match. And I9;m a man who9;ll reign victorious at the end! My losses up to now were all to lead to my triumph!1;

"......女神对战斗的人微笑！"

"我断定它是个怪物。它体型过大，但我能在它体内探测到魔石。至少可以这么说，它确实很有气场。也许它就是皇冠？"

Aria9;s face turned red, and she muttered something like, ‘why is it only at times like these, that he9;s overflowing with confidence…9; so I pointed at Tressy, and made a pose.

Fastening herself tight to Miranda, Shannon spoke out in a small voice.

I calmed down a little, and touched my right hand to my chin.

“… The goddesses smile on those that fight on!”

"那就没问题了！我们家族世世代代都忠于所有的女神。就算我干掉一个，还有六个可以信奉！"

“… Even when Celes knocked the living daylights out of you?”

"我们有机会吗？"

这时，一个水手喊道。

宝珠里，三世笑了。

"男人你们真的打算把一切都交给他？这艘船是我们的。你们就任由那家伙肆意妄为，而你们却闭口不言，眼睁睁地看着！"

我笑了。

“Do we have a chance?”

There, Novem looked at me with a conflicted expression, and Aria yelled out.

“As long as we9;re alive, we can win. There is no such thing as a strongest in this world. By the way, I9;m only here to fight because there9;s a chance. I, Lyle Walt… have never once faced defeat in my life!”

那边，诺维姆一脸矛盾地看着我，阿瑞雅也大声叫了起来。

在那里，香农又低声说道。

（傻瓜）打败怪物，我们就会被誉为屠神者。这不是很完美吗？）

普通人永远无法理解天才。我曾经在一本书上读到过这句话。原来是这个意思，我自嘲地笑了笑。

“It really is a nice piece. I want one. It9;ll sell for a fortune…. Now then, gentlemen. As you9;ve just heard, that there is no god.”

Those around were looking at me. As I thought, even if I just randomly threw words out, the magnificent aura I was born with gave birth to persuasive power.

"只要我们活着，我们就能赢。这个世界上没有强者。顺便说一句，我来这里战斗只是因为有机会。我，莱尔-华特......一生从未面对过一次失败！"

阿瑞雅的脸涨得通红，嘴里嘟囔着："为什么只有在这种时候，他才会自信满满...... "于是我指着特雷西，做了个姿势。

“Men! Do you seriously intend to leave it all to him!? This ship is our ship. You9;re going to let that guy rampage around as he pleases, while you shut your lips and watch!?”

『Oh right. We fundamentally supported all seven goddesses, didn9;t we. It9;s true that there won9;t be much of a problem even if we lose one or two.』

我自信满满地说。

I spoke confidently.

“It9;s the reincarnation of the goddess! The third goddess… if you go against the sea, it9;ll draw you into its depths, and steal your soul away!”

“Just offering your prayers won9;t get you anywhere. It9;s to those that fight on to survive, that the goddess will grant her final smile. That goddess of the sea is testing us. And I will take her on… is there anyone to join me? If we achieve victory here, we9;ll be the ones who challenged god! God slayers! How about it, doesn9;t it have a splendid ring to it!?”

“You ungrateful heretic! Are you sure it isn9;t your fault we9;re being targeted!?”

"这家伙肯定脑子有问题。"

"......即使西莱斯把你打得满地找牙？"

我稍稍冷静下来，右手摸着下巴。

"你这个忘恩负义的异教徒！你确定我们被盯上不是你的错吗！？"

"光是祈祷是没用的。只有那些坚持不懈地战斗下去的人，女神才会赐予她最后的微笑。海洋女神在考验我们。我要和她决一死战......有人愿意和我一起吗？如果我们在这里取得胜利 我们将成为挑战神的人屠神者怎么样，是不是很有气势！"

船员们把目光投向下方。

看来他们对迷信深信不疑。大多数船员蜷缩在一起，瑟瑟发抖。

"哦，对了。我们从根本上支持了七位女神，不是吗？就算失去一两个，也确实不会有太大的问题。

维拉女士看着我的脸。转过身，她向水手们发表了宣言。

香农紧紧地抱住米兰达，小声地说出了自己的想法。

I smiled.

There, one of the sailors called out.

Vera-san raised her face to look at me. A majority of the sailors looked my way as well.

维拉桑看着我，做了几个深呼吸后，她问道。

“This guy9;s definitely messed up in the head.”

0;Fool. Defeat the monster, and we9;ll be heralded as god slayers. Isn9;t it perfect!1;

米兰达用一声 "嘘！"让她闭嘴。

Vera-san looked at my face. And turning around, she issued a manifesto to the sailors.

周围的人都看着我。正如我所想的那样，即使我只是随意地抛出一句话，我与生俱来的华丽气场也会产生说服力。

"是女神转世！第三女神......如果你与大海作对，它会把你卷入大海深处，偷走你的灵魂！"

The crew cast their eyes down.

Vera0san looked at me, and after taking some deep breathes, she asked.

It appears they believed in the superstitions. Most of the crew quivered as they huddled together.

Miranda shut her up with a, ‘Shhh!9;

There, Shannon whispered again.

"真的是件好东西。我想要一个。它会卖个好价钱的....现在，先生们。正如你们刚才听到的，世上没有神。"

“Then there9;s no problem! My House has been faithful to all the goddesses for generations. Even if I take one down, there9;s still six to believe in!”

“You9;ve got a point. I9;m a man who9;s got it… maybe the goddesses are sending down some funds for me. I9;m scraping by for now, but daily faith is important, you hear!”

Genius is never understood by the ordinary man. I9;ve read it in a book once. So this is what they meant, I smiled to myself.

It was at that moment. The captain took off his hat. And he raised his voice.

就在这时。船长摘下了帽子。他提高了嗓门。

“You lot, our goddess of fortune has commanded us to fight! You9;re going to let that bodyguard adventurer have all the cool parts to himself!? If we lose, it9;s the end either way. Try to run, and the boat9;ll sink. Then what say you we go out with a bang!!”

"你们这些人，我们的幸运女神命令我们战斗！你们就打算让那个保镖冒险者把所有炫酷的部位都占为己有吗？如果我们输了，无论如何都会完蛋。逃跑的话，船会沉的那我们就大干一场吧！"

On those words, the sailors raised their faces and stood. One, and then the next…

听了这话，水手们抬起脸站了起来。一个，接着一个......

“Dammit, it really isn9;t my day.”

“If that guard fails, he9;s in for a wallop.”

“Tsk, goddess of the sea, and goddess of fortune… a clash of goddesses? How meaningless.”

"该死的，今天真不是我的好日子。"

"如果那个卫兵失败了，他就要挨揍了。

""啧啧，海洋女神和幸运女神......女神之间的冲突？真没意思。"

Seeing them complain as they stood in the rain, Vera-san looked a little surprised.

看到她们站在雨中抱怨，维拉桑显得有些惊讶。

When the ship took a large sway, I used the momentum to leap and land in front of Vera-san.

当船大幅摇晃时，我借势一跃，落在了薇拉小姐面前。

The Third spoke.

三世说话了。

『It would9;ve been interesting if you slipped there.』

『如果你滑到那里，那就有趣了。』

"你是鱼的食物！"

“What has he done to the Lady!”

“Y-you… so that9;s…. how it is. It really was necessary for victory.”

『为什么莱尔平时不能这么自信呢？

I covered up her mouth, and stuck in my tongue. She tried to resist, and push me away, but perhaps finding she couldn9;t break free, she soon gave up.

水手们惊讶地看着我。

“W-what!?”"什么？"

『Why can9;t Lyle be this assertive on a regular basis?』

He said something like that, but I stood, and faced Vera-san.

我捂住她的嘴，把舌头伸了进去。她试图反抗，推开我，但也许是发现自己无法挣脱，她很快就放弃了。

I embraced the surprised girl, and used the rocking of the boat to support the back of her hip with my left hand. It was as if I was holding her up as she was about to fall.

“Bastard!”"混蛋！"

『如果他平时就这样，一切就好办多了。』

"住手！我不想承认，但为了胜利，这是必须的。看，船被拉过来了！大家各就各位！莱尔在那样吻了我之后，如果你让我们输了，我肯定不会原谅你的！"

“Lyle-sama, can we win?”

“You9;re food for the fishies!!”

“No, you really are a goddess of fortune. Of all else, when you went to challenge the god of the seas or whatever, you had someone as strong as me aboard your ship… now then, for victory, there9;s something I must request.”

五爷发出了他的声音。

The sailors looked at me in surprise.

When I gave out orders, Novem came over to my side.

"你真的疯了！"

我搂住这个吃惊的女孩，利用船的摇晃用左手托住她的臀部后侧。就好像在她即将摔倒的时候，我扶住了她。

“My apologies. But worry not, I9;ll make you mine before you know it.”

“I9;ll blow ‘is ‘ead clean off!”

（现在，我已经成功地消除了薇拉小姐和水手们的焦虑......）

"我想要一个吻。更重要的是，一个深吻！"

看着船员们依依不舍地放下枪，回到自己的岗位，我露出了胜利的微笑。

他这么说着，我却站了起来，面对着维拉桑。

“I know, right? So won9;t you tell the sailors around us to lower their weapons?”

They were looking at me with faces of rage, and prepared to fire at the slightest provocation. But there, Vera-san stopped them.

The Fifth let his voice.

"这是理所当然的。如果我在这里赢不了，我的名字就会消失。那么现在，我认真一点怎么样？莫妮卡，留在我身边。梅在香农身边珊侬的眼睛会很重要阿瑞雅 伊娃 克拉拉 留在船上 Aria, Eva, Clara, stay on the ship.听维拉的命令.诺维姆、米兰达，你们在甲板的前后两侧驻守。"

“Oy, someone get the guns!”

老四似乎也有同感。

"他对夫人做了什么！"

"不，你真的是幸运女神。最重要的是，你去挑战海神什么的时候，你的船上还有我这么强的人......那么现在，为了胜利，我有件事必须请求你。"

『If he was like this normally, it9;d all be much easier.』

She was too surprised to resist…

“Stop it! I hate to admit it, but it was something necessary to win. Look, the ship9;s being pulled in! Everyone to your stations! Lyle! After kissing me like that, I definitely won9;t forgive you if you let us lose!”

"我要把他的脑袋轰掉！"

0;Now then, I9;ve successfully undone Vera-san9;s and the sailors9; anxiety…1;

她惊讶得无法反抗......

After a while, I slowly proper her up, and she took a few steps back, as she wiped off her mouth, and glared at me… she opened her eyes wide.

我笑了。

“I want a kiss. What9;s more, a deep one!”

"哎呀，谁去拿枪！"

“It9;s only natural. If I don9;t win here, my name will die. Now then, how about I get a little serious? Monica, stay by my side. May by Shannon. Shannon9;s eyes will prove essential. Aria, Eva, Clara, stay on the ship. Listen to Vera-san9;s orders. Novem, Miranda, you9;ll be stationed on the front and back of the deck.”

过了一会儿，我慢慢地把她扶正，她往后退了几步，边擦嘴边瞪着我......她睁大了眼睛。

“… Hah?”

"什么？"

I nodded, and looked around. Their fear and tension from before had been somewhat mitigated.

在我周围，水手们双眼布满血丝，举着枪，给人一种随时都会扣动扳机的感觉。

"你......原来是....。这真的是胜利的必要条件。"

"我知道，对吧？那你不叫我们周围的水兵放下武器吗？"

"对不起。不过别担心，我会在你意识到之前把你变成我的。"

Looking over the crew members reluctantly put down their guns, and return to their stations, I made a triumphant smile.

The Fourth seemed to be of the same opinion.

Hearing it was for victory, Vera-san made a serious expression. She looked a little tired at the first part, but seeing her face turn serious, I…

当我下达命令时，诺维姆走到了我的身边。

Around me, sailors with bloodshot eyes were holding up their guns, giving off a feeling that they9;re pull the trigger at any moment.

听到是为了胜利，维拉桑露出了严肃的表情。一开始她看起来有些疲惫，但看到她的表情变得严肃，我......

我点点头，环顾四周。他们之前的恐惧和紧张已经有所缓解。

他们满脸怒气地看着我，随时准备开火。但是，维拉女士阻止了他们。

“W-what?”

"......哈？"

“You really are crazy!”

I smiled.

"莱尔大人，我们能赢吗？"

Hearing that, I…

听到这话，我......

“We shall! Kill that monster, and we9;ll be called god slayers, you know? Don9;t you think it9;ll be more effective than killing a Land Dragon? We9;ll be famous once we get back. And it9;ll get noisy again… good grief.”

"我们会的！杀了那个怪物，我们就可以被称为屠神者了，你知道吗？你不觉得这比杀死陆地龙更有效吗？我们一回去就出名了。到时候又会吵吵闹闹的......天哪。"

There, making a bitter smile, Novem looked at me.

诺维姆在那里苦笑着看着我。

“So the goddesses smile on those that fight on, is it… perhaps you9;re right.”

"所以，女神会对战斗下去的人微笑，是吗......也许你是对的。"

I smiled, and pointed my thumb at myself.

我笑了笑，用大拇指指了指自己。

“Right? I, Lyle Walt… I9;m confident I can make even a goddess fall for me. More than that, I9;m sure they9;re already swooning over me in heaven. What a sinful man.”

"对吗？我，莱尔-华特......我有信心让女神也为我倾倒。不仅如此，我相信她们在天堂里已经为我神魂颠倒了。真是个罪孽深重的男人。"

Perhaps finding it strange, Novem smiled, and nodded a number of times.

也许是觉得奇怪，诺维姆微笑着点了好几下头。

“I9;m sure your right.”

"我相信你是对的。"

Is what she said.

她是这么说的。

➐

Sending out order after order, Vera verified the image in her head once more.

在舰桥上，水手们匆匆忙忙地作了报告。维拉把这些报告传给了莱尔。

『… Aria-san, I9;m not the only one who felt like a pure maiden when he kissed me, was I?』

"我会负责的！那我们为什么不教教那个三头怪，让他知道人类的可怕！？还有，运动炉台上的人不够多。快派人来支援！"

"是！"

… Vera instantly changed out of her soaked clothes, and took over the bridge.

『伊娃，你也安静下来！这里又冷又湿！"

右舷继续向运动壁炉扔魔法石！靠近一点，让我们的大炮够得着。"

"这样行吗？"

『Do your job properly! Why are you so laid back!? There9;s a giant monster right before your eyes! Why did you have to come out with this timing… you9;re a nuisance!』

『As expected of Lyle-sama.』

『从克拉拉的技能中顺利拿到了。我发现我完全不知道它会发动什么样的攻击。真是大丰收啊！』。

『Got them from Clara9;s Skill without a problem. I9;ve found out that I have absolutely no idea what sort of attack it9;ll make. It9;s a massive harvest!』

“I-is that alright!?”

那边，莱尔给出了回应。

『Lyle-sama, have you gotten the information you needed?』

“A-are you sure it9;s alright to leave that much to him?”

“If our attacks won9;t reach, there9;s no point at all. And with the cannons, time the firing with that adventurer9;s words.”

『我看到了，看到了人的动作！只是我的时间比别人短了几毫秒！！』。"莫妮卡，闭嘴我浑身湿透了，这里简直是地狱！*咳*Hack*!』

"如果我们的攻击够不着，那就没有意义了。还有大炮，要根据那个冒险者的话来确定发射时间。"

『It9;s hot! It9;s really hot here! They9;re pouring magic stones into a giant cauldron thing! Because of that, it9;s really hot!』

“Milady?”

（我能知道船周围有什么。在海里......甚至在船本身......这种级别的技能，他也能分享使用。他真的很了不起，不是吗？）

......维拉立刻换下湿透的衣服，走上了桥。

发出一道又一道命令，薇拉再次验证了脑中的画面。

0;I can see it. The movements of people. And I can even hear some voices.1;

“Y-yes!”

『不愧是莱尔大人』。

To a surprised sailor, Vera spoke.

『哎呀，香农又吞水了。你不是说只要看得见就没事吗？』

『莱尔大人，您得到您需要的信息了吗？

0;I can tell what9;s around the ship. In the sea… even in the ship itself… a Skill of this level, and he can share its use. He really is amazing, isn9;t he.1;

『天哪，真他妈该死！』

The sailor was surprised once more.

The voices Vera heard in her head were loud, and she held her hand against it.

『Preparations ready over here. Can I leave firing the cannon to you?』

"A--你确定把那么多东西留给他可以吗？"

水手再次感到惊讶。

『Monica, shut up! I9;m soaked, and going through hell here! *Cough*! *Hack*!』

On the words of the girl called Shannon, Lyle…

『Leave it to me. If we don9;t win, we9;ve no future… how did that line come out?』

面对惊讶的水手，维拉开口了。

薇拉脑子里听到的声音很大，她用手抵挡着。

『Oh my, Shannon swallowed water again. Didn9;t you say it9;d be fine as long as you could see?』

"米拉迪？"

她用左手抱住头，强忍着疼痛。满脑子都是陌生的信息，她可以准确地了解周围的一切。

『God f***ing dammit!! Only mine was a few milliseconds shorter than the others!!』

『Eva, you quiet down too! Out here, it9;s freezing, and wet!』

『Clara, you haven9;t said anything for a while. Are you fantasizing over something strange again?』

『......咏叹调小姐，他吻我的时候，感觉自己像纯洁少女的，不止我一个吧？』

There, Lyle gave a response.

『交给我吧。如果我们赢不了，我们就没有未来......这句话是怎么说出来的？』

（我看到了，看到了人的动作，甚至还听到了一些声音）

To her, the captain sent a worried voice.

『好好工作！你怎么这么悠闲啊？一个巨大的怪物就在你眼前！你为什么要在这个时候出来......你真是个讨厌鬼！』

『好热啊！这里真的很热！他们把魔法石倒进一个大锅里！正因为如此，这里真的很热！』

对于她，船长发出了担忧的声音。

『这边准备就绪。我可以把大炮的发射工作交给你吗？

At the bridge, the sailors hurriedly gave their reports. And Vera transmitted them to Lyle.

She held her head with her left hand, and endured the pain. Overflowing with unfamiliar information, she could get a precise understanding of everything around.

“Starboard. And keep throwing Magic Stones into the motion hearth! Get close enough for our cannons to reach.”

“I9;ll take responsibility! So why don9;t we teach that three headed monster the terror of humans!? And there aren9;t enough people on the motion hearth. Hurry and send some support!”

『克拉拉，你好久没说话了。你是不是又在幻想什么奇怪的事情了？』

关于那个叫香农的女孩的话，莱尔......

『I do think I9;m restraining it more than usual, you know? See, my aura is simply different from a normal humans, so it9;s quite a trial to contain it. Even if I may say irresponsible things, I do believe in all of you. As I thought, this must be a talent I9;ve been born with.』

『我确实觉得我比平时更克制了，你知道吗？你看，我的灵气和常人根本就不一样，所以要克制它是个不小的考验。即使我说了不负责任的话，但我相信你们所有人。正如我所想的，这一定是我与生俱来的天赋。』

Vera began to become a little anxious over Lyle9;s words, but after them, she got the feeling she heard the voices of some other males.

薇拉开始对莱尔的话有些焦虑，但在莱尔的话之后，她感觉自己听到了其他男性的声音。

『No doubt about it. This has got to be a talent.』

『Right. Finding a man of this caliber isn9;t too easy…』

『Hey, think we9;ll get anything better than, I can make even a goddess fall for me?』

『It9;s only just begun, has it not. Oh, we9;ve connected to a strange line… ah.』

『毫无疑问。这一定是个人才』

『没错，找到这样的男人可不容易......』

『嘿，你觉得我们还能找到比9;我能让女神为我倾倒9;更好的东西吗？』

『哦，我们连上了一条奇怪的线......啊。』

The voices suddenly cut off, and Vera shook her head a number of time. The voices she heard were male… what9;s more, they didn9;t belong to Lyle, but a wide array of men. Hearing those voices in their early thirties, it sounded as if they were actually enjoying the present situation.

声音突然中断了，薇拉连连摇头。她听到的声音是男性的......更重要的是，这些声音并不属于莱尔，而是属于各种各样的男人。听这些声音都是三十出头的年轻人，听起来他们似乎很享受现在的生活。

0;… Seriously, what?1;

（......说真的，什么？）

As Vera thought that, the ship moved, and approached Tressy.

就在维拉这么想的时候，飞船动了，向特雷西靠近。

“Milady! We9;ve got it in the range of the cannons!”

"你确定要激怒它吗？"

Saying that, I drew back the bow, and an arrow of light began to take shape. What was initially light in the vague shape of an arrow slowly recreated an arrow9;s shape down to its finer details.

我听从了莫妮卡的命令，随着大炮呼吸器的发射，莫妮卡忍受着它的冲击。甲板上的木头发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音，整艘船也随之摇晃起来。

我们曾经从阿鲁姆萨斯的一个老大身上缴获的金属钝器。莫妮卡修复了它，把它变成了一门大炮。

➐

"夫人！我们已经进入大炮射程了！"

Monica tilted her head.

"如果我们发现无法用它造成重伤，那就只能换下一种手段了。这样的话，如果它走得更近，我们就更容易打败它了。那么现在，我想我也应该向它挥挥拳头了。"

On top of the deck, I stood around the center with Monica to my side.

“Are you certain you wish to anger it?”

『等一下！它比我们的武器更强大，不是吗？如果你随身带着这样的武器，那你就应该直接说出来！』。

可是......

As she held up that unperfected cannon, I spoke to her.

0;库，我现在可没闲工夫细想。）

在甲板顶上，我和莫妮卡站在中间。

『Wait a minute! It9;s more powerful than ours, isn9;t it!? If you were carrying such a weapon around, then you should9;ve just said it!』

说罢，我拉开弓，一支光箭开始成形。最初的光只是一个模糊的箭形，慢慢地，箭的形状在细微之处重现了出来。

在那里，莫妮卡说话了。

莫妮卡拿着大炮，摆出与她瘦小的身躯不相称的姿势，对我说。

“I9;m connected to you with a line. Want me to try calibrating it?”

“This weapon is incomplete. And it hasn9;t even been test fired. Our ammunitions number a minimal five armor piercing shells, two explosive ones. I can calibrate it after the first shot, but we9;re in a storm. The distance considered, please think of our chances of landing a hit to be considerably low.”

Water spray hit the gun barrel, and evaporated to coat it in white smoke.

关于她，我......

"请不要低估我。如果只是一击，那是轻而易举的事。我们的精确度不同。但你确定你不会瞄准它的头部中心吗？我感觉这显然是它的弱点。"

“Don9;t fire yet! Wait for the order!”

I looked down the barrel twice Monica9;s height, as I replied.

I shot the arrow. That pale blue arrow flew straight at the right head, and landed on the mark, and the enemy seemed to take notice of it, as it moved its head.

莫妮卡歪了歪头。

在我的脑海中，我听到了维拉的声音。

The metallic blunt weapon we had once recovered from a boss in Arumsaas. Monica had repaired it, and turned it into a cannon.

“Don9;t sink from this.”

After taking enough time to set my aim…

As Vera concentrated on Tressy, the voices resounding through her head gradually began to turn serious. But Lyle alone was…

I took the Jewel in my left hand, removed it from my neck, and had its silver ornaments take the form of a large bow. The longbow had a length that exceeded my height, and no string. But by pouring in Mana, a pale blue light spanned it, and formed a thread.

"不要因此而沉没"。

当她举起那门尚未完善的大炮时，我对她说。

我边回答边朝莫妮卡身高两倍的枪管望去。

But…

"这种武器并不完整甚至还没有试射过。我们的弹药只有五枚穿甲弹 两枚爆炸弹我可以在第一次发射后进行校准，但我们正处在暴风雨中。考虑到距离，请认为我们命中的几率相当低。"

我用左手拿起宝石，从脖子上取下，让它的银饰变成一张大弓的形状。长弓的长度超过了我的身高，而且没有弓弦。但通过注入法力，淡蓝色的光芒横跨弓身，形成了一条线。

But as I took my hands from my ears, I looked at the left head the shell had hit. There wasn9;t a doubt my arrow had hit the right one either.

『啊，口头禅！你以为我不需要口头禅吗？该死的，我没能像往常一样说9;让我们尽情享受吧9;......』。

Taking a stance with the cannon that didn9;t match her small and slender body, Monica spoke to me.

In my head, I could hear Vera9;s voice.

"我和你之间有一条线相连。要我试着校准一下吗？"

Still on cloud nine…

0;Kuh, I don9;t have the leisure to think over it now.1;

“Armor piercing round coming up. Please cover your hears, and open your mouth.”

"我们不能让皇冠飞走。嗯，最好不要......我来拿中间的头。"

There, Monica spoke.

In regards to her, I…

I followed Monica9;s orders, as the cannon breather fires, and Monica endured its impact. The wood of the deck grated, and the entire ship shook alongside it.

水花打在炮管上，蒸发后冒出白烟。

“If we see we can9;t inflict a severe wound with that, we9;ll just have to move on to the next means. In that case, it would be easier to defeat it if it came closer. Now then, guess I should take a swing at it too.”

当薇拉把注意力集中在特蕾西身上时，她脑子里响起的声音逐渐开始变得严肃起来。但只有莱尔一个人......

“It9;s more than enough. For now, as he9;s standing there so elegantly, we9;ll have to show him we9;re just a bit serious.”

“We can9;t have that crown fly away on us. Well, it9;s best if it doesn9;t… I9;ll take the center head.”

『Ah, a catchphrase! Don9;t you think I need a catchphrase! Dammit, I wasn9;t able to say the usual, ‘let9;s have fun with it9;…』

"穿甲弹来了。请捂住耳朵，张开嘴巴。"

我射出了箭。那支淡蓝色的箭笔直地飞向右首，落在了标靶上，敌人似乎注意到了它，它的头动了一下。

"先别开火！等待命令！"

还在九霄云外......

"绰绰有余。现在，既然他那么优雅地站在那里，我们就得让他知道我们只是有点严肃。"

“Please don9;t underestimate me. If it9;s only to land a blow, it9;s an easy task. Our scales of precision are different. But are you sure you won9;t aim for the center of its head? I get the feeling it9;s quite clearly its weak point.”

但当我把手从耳朵上拿下来时，我看了看炮弹击中的左侧头部。毫无疑问，我的箭也射中了右边的脑袋。

The smoke cleared, and perhaps the head that9;d been hit had flown into a rage, as it pointed itself at the sky, and let out a roar. The intense vibrations of the air could even be felt where we stood.

烟雾散去，也许被击中的那颗头颅已经愤怒地飞了起来，它指着天空，发出一声怒吼。我们站的地方甚至能感觉到空气的强烈震动。

The momentum of the whirlpool increased, and we began to pick up speed.

漩涡的势头越来越大，我们的速度也开始加快。

The middle head opened its mouth with, and in it, a blue lump of Mana began to form, and expand. I could confirm it with Skills.

中间的头张开了嘴，在它的嘴里，一个蓝色的法力块开始形成，并不断扩大。我可以用技能确认它。

Using the information obtained through Shannon9;s demon eyes, and…

通过香农的恶魔之眼获得的信息，以及......

What I gained from the Second9;s, and Sixth9;s Skill, my conclusion was…

我从二世和六世的技能中获得的信息，我的结论是......

“If it hits, we9;ll be blown to smithereens. That isn9;t good.”

"如果它击中了，我们就会被炸成碎片。这可不妙。"

Monica looked at my face.

莫妮卡看着我的脸。

“Despite that, you seem to be having some fun.”

"尽管如此，你似乎玩得很开心。"

“It9;s simple. We just don9;t let it hit. Novem, Miranda, deploy it on my orders. And fire the starboard cannons on my order. Vera-san please increase the ship9;s speed. It9;s fine if we get closer.”

"很简单。我们只是不让它击中。诺维姆，米兰达，听我的命令部署它。按我的命令发射右舷大炮。维拉小姐，请提高船速。再靠近一点就好了。"

My Skill… the Conection link related responses from Novem, Miranda and Aria.

我向前伸出右手。

Monica spoke.

"原来如此。那我很高兴我们没有瞄准中间那个。"

“Truly, one hit of that would have blown us away.”

I protruded my right hand out forward.

我的技能......来自Novem、Miranda和Aria的Conection link相关回复。

Monica spoke.

Tressy9;s center head opened its mouth towards us, and fired off that blue ball of magic. It was distant, and I could make out its movements quite clearly, but as it came closer, it looked as if it was picking up speed.

I swung my right hand to the side.

『别把事情说得那么简单！啊，上帝港口！港口！』

"漩涡已经停止了。请马上从特雷西身边跑过去。"

I pulled the bow with a smile. I increased the number of arrows from before, and pointed it a little higher. As Tressy began to move, the arrows of light rained down on him. They exploded on impact, but that pale light protected him, and none of them did anything decisive.

"看来它要收手了。你成功地激怒了野兽。"

特雷西的中脑朝我们张开嘴，发射出那个蓝色的魔法球。它离我们很远，我可以很清楚地看到它的动作，但随着它的靠近，它的速度好像在加快。

I gave orders to Vera-san.

莫妮卡说话了。

更重要的是，它是椭圆形的，随着船速的加快，我们得以将船滑出撞击轨迹。偏离船只的法力团撞击在远处的海面上，激起一大片水柱。

"展开魔法盾！"

Monica gave a level-headed analysis.

Novem and Miranda deployed their magic, and for only an instant, a thick wall of Mana protected the ship.

听到这里，我看了看特雷西。它正用红色的眼睛瞪着我们，漩涡也变得更强了。

薇拉小姐。

『Ready anytime.』

『The preparations are complete.』

“Fire!!”

"开火！！"

"真的，那一击就能把我们炸飞。"

『Don9;t make it sound so easy! Ah, god! Port! Port!』

我把右手向旁边一挥。

“It9;s covering its body with that mysterious energy called Mana. Of that attack, a vast majority of it never reached the main body. Mine and your attacks had more an effect, Chicken dickwad. Looking closely, it does seem those heads do have wounds from our attacks.”

“It looked like it9;s closing it. You have successfully angered the beast.”

『别让它打中......你说得太轻松了。』

I set my aim on the heads on both side, and adjusted their speed so they9;d collide, but when they hit, I saw Tressy9;s form let off a faint light.

诺维姆和米兰达展开魔法，只一瞬间，一道厚厚的法力之墙就保护住了飞船。

我微笑着拉开了弓。我在之前的基础上增加了箭的数量，并把它指向了更高的地方。当特雷斯开始移动时，光箭如雨点般落在他身上。它们在撞击时爆炸，但那淡淡的光保护着他，没有一支能起到决定性的作用。

莫妮卡说话了。

Monica looked at it.

What9;s more, it was oval shaped, and with the increase in the boat9;s speed, we were able to slip the vessel out of its impact trajectory. The Mana mass that strayed from the ship hit the sea9;s surface in the distance, and raised a large pillar of water.

我瞄准了两侧的炮头，并调整了它们的速度，使它们相撞，但当它们撞击时，我看到特雷西的身形发出了微弱的光。

小船慢慢地把航向转到了左边，我们的速度越来越快，特雷西在后面紧追不舍。

我向维拉桑下达了命令。

“Deploy Magic Shield!”

There, he dived into the water.

莫妮卡平心静气地分析道。

『If you9;re going to give orders, give them sooner. We can9;t make sudden movements!』

『Don9;t let it hit… you make it sound so easy.』

右舷的大炮同时开火，我使用了选择技能。

"如果它变得严重了，那就这样吧。它是要靠近，还是继续在远处攻击......"

"它在用一种叫做9;法力9;的神秘能量覆盖自己的身体。在它的攻击中，绝大部分都没有到达它的本体。我和你的攻击更有效果，胆小鬼。仔细看，那些脑袋上确实有我们攻击造成的伤口。"

Hearing that, I looked at Tressy. It was glaring at us with its red eyes, and the whirlpool had grown stronger still.

"漩涡停止了。看来它必须保持静止才能发生。"

“The whirlpool has stopped. Please go right into running from Tressy.”

The cannons on the starboard side blew fire all at once, and I used the Select Skill.

『随时准备好。』

The boat slowly turned its course to the left, and with the speed we9;d built up, Tressy was stuck chasing us.

“If it9;s grown serious, then so be it. Will it approach, or continue attacking at a distance…”

Vera-san.

“The whirlpool has ceased. It seems it has to stay still for it to occur.”

在那里，他潜入水中。

『准备工作已经完成。』

『如果要下命令，就早点下。我们不能轻举妄动！』

莫妮卡看着它。

“I see. Then I9;m glad we didn9;t aim for the center one.”

“Now then, should we aim for when it surfaces?”

"那么现在，我们应该瞄准它浮出水面的时间吗？"

Me and Monica held up our bow and cannon, and I aimed at the water front, and fired an arrow. Immediately afterwards, I covered my ears, opened my mouth, and Monica fired the cannon.

我和莫妮卡举起弓和炮，我瞄准水面，射出一箭。紧接着，我捂住耳朵，张开嘴巴，莫妮卡也开了炮。

Two pillars of water.

两道水柱。

Tressy9;s movements dulled, making some distance to the ship.

特雷西的动作迟钝了，与船拉开了一段距离。

From the Jewel.

来自宝石号。

『Huh? Is it really just going to croak like this?』

『No, Tressy should be able to get more serious than that.』

『But what a tough one… aren9;t we at a disadvantage here? Monica9;s cannon has five rounds left.』

『But when it9;s that big, it sure has some firepower. If you9;re going to take it back, you9;ll have to decide on a piece… in that case, the middle head does look appealing.』

『不，特雷西应该比这更严重。它真的就这样死掉了吗？』

『不，特雷西应该会比这更严重。』

『不过，真是个难缠的家伙......我们在这里不是很吃亏吗？莫妮卡的大炮还有五发子弹。』

『如果你要把它拿回去，你就得决定一块......这样的话，中间的那个头看起来确实很吸引人。』

Monica set the next shell, and Tressy9;s head… when a face other than the center surfaced, it began gathering pale blue light in its mouth.

莫妮卡套上了下一个贝壳，特雷西的头......当中间以外的脸浮现出来时，它的嘴里开始聚集淡蓝色的光。

"......！那是什么？该死！我就让它过去了！请再说一遍！带着清爽的微笑再说一遍！"

Letting out a sigh, I quickly pulled the bow, and fired.

特雷西一直在等我们。但我们不需要等待。他开得这么好，我们就开吧。

“I also love you. I love you, Monica.”

"我也爱你。我爱你，莫妮卡。"

“Could you lower our speed?”

"......好了，开火。"

On my words, Monica also…

When I turned my eyes to Tressy, the center head showed itself from the water9;s surface, and bit at the other ones. It sunk its teeth in, and tore off one of its flailing heads, and after some fighting with the other one, it tried to discard it as well.

“…! What was that!? Daaaamn!! I let it slide! Please say it again! Say it again with a refreshing smile!”

"我，我必须快点！时间已经.....！我必须在鸡鸡发烧时间结束之前结束这一切！"

She held up her cannon, and turned it towards the water. Setting her aim, she fired it off again.

"明白。"

My arrow hit the lights in its mouth, causing it to explode, and inflict magic damage on itself. It fell back into the water, and its movements grew even duller. It seemed to be trying to get itself together underwater.

"不过，在我用爱沐浴你之前，我们得先收集材料和魔法石。"

"我，莫妮卡，就喜欢你这么恶毒，胆小鬼。我们直接开始吧。"

"我们能赢，所以别担心。等等，如果我不把东西带回来，我的经济状况就会一团糟，所以......"

As Tressy was fighting with the heads of its body, we mercilessly poured our attacks onto it.

"嗯？"

『Understood. More importantly, couldn9;t we just run away like this?』

我叹了一口气，迅速拉弓，发射。

“Understood.”

『Eh?』

“I, Monica, love it when you9;re so vicious, Chicken Dickwad. Let9;s go right at it.”

"又是这一招......太慢了！"

To Vera-san, who9;d chosen the option of running away, I…

The distance was getting too great, so I told Vera-san to drop our speed.

在那里，莫妮卡摆好了下一个炮弹，并对我说。

『嗯？

"你能降低我们的速度吗？"

距离越来越远了，我让维拉小姐把速度降下来。

“We can win, so don9;t sweat it. And wait, if I don9;t bring back something here, my financial situation will be thrown into quite a mess, so…”

"看来你真的激怒它了。"

香农在甲板上大声抗议，我微笑着看着她。梅在保护她，她那双恶魔般的眼睛紧紧盯着特雷西。

她举起大炮，转向水面。瞄准目标，她再次开火。

就在特雷西与它的头颅搏斗的时候，我们毫不留情地把攻击倾泻到了它的身上。

There, Monica set the next shell, and addressed me.

"哈哈哈，快追！"

“I-I must hurry! The clock is…! I must put an end to all this before the Chicken Dickwad9;s Fever Time ends!”

"哈哈哈，你不会这么容易从我这里得到的。那么，现在开始下一个镜头。拍完之后，你要多少爱，我就给你多少爱。大家都一样！"

I smiled at Shannon, as she shouted out in protest atop the deck. May was protecting her, and she was keeping her demon eyes locked on Tressy.

“It seems you9;ve really enraged it.”

“… Okay, fire.”

“But before I shower you with love, we9;ll have to collect the materials and magic stones.”

『Take this seriously!! You9;re definitely an idiot! Hey!!』

对于选择逃跑的薇拉小姐，我......

我的箭射中了它嘴里的灯，使它爆炸，并对自己造成了魔法伤害。它又掉进了水里，动作变得更加迟钝。它似乎想在水下振作起来。

『明白。更重要的是，我们不能就这样逃跑吗？

Tressy had waited for us. But we didn9;t have to wait in return. He was making such a nice opening, so we were going to open it.

“Hahaha, give chase!”

『你给我认真点！你绝对是个白痴！喂！！！』

“Hahaha, you won9;t get it from me so easily. Now then, on to the next shot. Once it9;s done, I9;ll give you as much love as you want. That goes for everyone!”

“The same trick again… and too slow!”

听我这么一说，莫妮卡也......

“Eh?”

当我把目光转向特雷西时，中间的那颗头从水面露出来，咬住了其他的头。它把牙齿咬了进去，撕下了其中一个甩动的头，在与另一个头搏斗一番后，它试图把它也丢掉。