13 - God of the Seas 海洋之神

… Novem saw Lyle swallowed up by Tressy9;s mouth.

... 諾維姆看見萊爾被特雷西的嘴吞沒了。

She didn9;t find it anything to grieve over. He had jumped in of his own accord, with Monica9;s cannon in hand, after all. And after Tressy closed its mouth, its large body bent back, and its head pointed up at the heavens.

她不覺得這有什麼好悲傷的。畢竟他是主動跳進來的，手裏還拿着莫妮卡的大炮。特雷斯合上嘴巴後，龐大的身軀向後彎曲，頭顱指向天空。

The area from its neck down to its stomach suddenly expanded, and its mouth reeled open.

從它的脖子一直到腹部的面積突然擴大，它的嘴巴也猛地張開。

From inside, with the cannon in his left hand… and Vera held in his left, Lyle was spit out.

特雷西的身體向後彎曲，頭指向天空。萊爾左手拿着大炮......左手拿着維拉，從裏面被吐了出來。

“Lyle-sama!”

"萊爾大人！"

She saw the figure of the boy using a body strengthening Skill… what9;s more the long-lost Third Stage of the Walt House Founder9;s Skill.

她看到了男孩使用強化身體技能的身影......更是失傳已久的華特家族創始人的第三階段技能。

From Lyle9;s Connection Skill, the information of what Skills he was using entered her head.

從萊爾的 "連接技能 "中，她的腦海中浮現出了他所使用的技能的信息。

Just how had Lyle revived that lost Skill… Novem did question it, but at the moment, the enemy before her eyes was in the way.

萊爾是如何恢復那個失傳的技能的......諾維姆的確有疑問，但此刻，眼前的敵人擋住了她的去路。

She changed the shape of the staff in her hands, formed a large scythe, and cut apart the Sahuagins around her.

她改變了手中法杖的形狀，形成一把大鐮刀，將周圍的薩華金人砍得四分五裂。

“Step back. I won9;t let you do as you like any longer.”

"退後。我不會再讓你爲所欲爲了。"

"說真的，快把舵吧！如果我們在這裏沉沒，那就一點意義都沒有了！"

Carefully lowering Vera onto the deck, Lyle put his hands to his ears.

“Call it cool!”

當萊爾拔出軍刀時......

萊爾小心翼翼地把薇拉放到甲板上，雙手放在耳邊。

“I had forgot to put them on, but they sure came in handy.”

While thinking over how she was a large contribution this time around, Novem turned to the spot where Tressy was surfacing again.

It had somehow survived, but its insides were more damaged than its appearance. Looking at Lyle, it let out a roar, but the intensity of its voice was waning.

… He bisected an approaching monster.

......他把一個靠近的怪物一分爲二。

萊爾用軍刀指着特雷西。

她握緊法杖，做好了施法的姿勢，這時萊爾落到了甲板上。

"港口大炮，同時發射！"

“Port cannons, all at once!”

Vera slowly stood, as she spoke.

"我忘了戴上它們，但它們確實派上了用場。"

雖然雨水和海霧無法撲滅火焰，但卻連甲板都沒有燒焦。

At that moment, Shannon9;s voice entered their heads. Looking her way, she was being carried under May9;s arm. May kicked away the Sahuagins drawing closer, and fired off lightning to char them black.

"我正是這麼想的。你得是多沒用的雞，纔會忘了戴它們。雖然你的那部分也很可愛。"

莫妮卡驅散了擋路的薩瓦金人，向他走來。

爲萊爾找到一個安全的落腳點後，諾維姆把目光轉向了特雷斯。它已經停止了攻擊，慢慢地落回水中，濺起一朵朵水花。

響應他的聲音，戰艦左側的大炮開火了。當它們正面擊中特雷西的身體時，也許它的抵抗力已經變得微弱，當它們猛烈撞擊它的身體表面時，怪物吐出了鮮血。

“My thoughts exactly. How useless a chicken must you be, to forget to wear them. Though that part of you is cute as well.”

『How is forgetting to wear earplugs supposed to be cool… just do whatever you want. I don9;t care anymore.』

Blowing away the Sahuagins in her path, Monica approached him.

薇拉慢慢地站了起來，一邊說着。

“Seriously, just steer the ship already! If we sink here, there9;s no point at all!”

“Milaaaadddyyy!!”

“Now burn.”

這並不是什麼咒語。諾維姆用她簡單話語背後的力量控制着她的魔法，使火焰噴湧而出。她周圍的薩瓦金人的屍體被淡藍色的火焰點燃，開始燃燒殆盡。

Lyle tossed the sabres in both his hands to take out two Sahuagins, before reaching his hand towards the Jewel.

Lyle pointed his sabre at Tressy.

He tossed the cannon aside, and the water splashing onto its barrel let off a white steam.

“It9;s still too hard, I see…”

But it hadn9;t been defeated yet.

Seeing a strong will in the girl9;s eyes, to show she had yet to give in, Novem nodded in satisfaction.

From the bridge, the captain worried for Vera9;s well-being.

這時，香農的聲音傳入他們的腦海。向她看去，她正被梅摟在懷裏。梅一腳踢開了逼近的薩瓦金人，併發射出閃電，把它們燒成了黑色。

She let her body hang limp, but she was still using her Demon Eyes to take in Tressy, and the flow of Mana around it.

As Lyle pulled a sabre…

紫羅蘭色的眼睛裏閃爍着微弱的光芒，諾維姆喃喃地說。

It wasn9;t an incantation of any kind. With the force behind her simple words, Novem controlled her magic, and caused flames to spring forth. The bodies of the Sahuagins around her were lit with that pale-blue blaze, and they began to burn away.

"現在燒吧。"

但它還沒有被打敗。

Seeing that, Lyle…

Once she had secured a safe place for Lyle to land, Novem turned her eyes to Tressy. It had stopped its attacks, slowly falling back into the water, and raising a splash.

在艦橋上，艦長爲薇拉的安危擔憂。

"還不夠。"

"這才叫酷！"

"還是太硬了，我明白了......"

A faint light in her violet eyes, Novem muttered.

看到這一幕，萊爾......

他把大炮扔到一邊，濺到炮管上的水散發出白色的蒸汽。

Reacting to his voice, the cannons on the ship9;s left blew fire. As they hit Tressy9;s body head-on, and perhaps its resistance had become weak, as the monster spat up blood as they pounded into its surface.

She gripped her staff, and got in a stance to cast magic when Lyle landed on the deck.

『忘記戴耳塞怎麼會酷呢......你想做什麼就做什麼吧。我已經不在乎了。

她任由自己的身體軟軟地垂下，但仍在用魔眼打量着特雷斯，以及它周圍的法力流動。

諾維姆一邊想着自己這次的貢獻有多大，一邊轉向特雷斯再次浮出水面的地方。

看到女孩眼中流露出強烈的意志，表明她還沒有屈服，諾維姆滿意地點了點頭。

萊爾雙手擲出軍刀，幹掉兩個薩瓦金人，然後把手伸向寶石。

“Not enough yet.”

"Milaaaadddyyy!!!"

While the rain and sea spray wouldn9;t put that fire out, it didn9;t even singe the deck.

它莫名其妙地活了下來，但它的內臟比它的外表受損更嚴重。看着萊爾，它發出了一聲怒吼，但聲音的強度正在減弱。

“You9;ve toughed it out splendidly. As a reward… I9;ll show you my trump card.”

"你表現得很出色。作爲獎勵......我給你看我的王牌。"

Saying that, Lyle Clenched the Jewel, and pulled it down as if to snap the chain, causing the giant silver sword Novem had seen before to appear in his hands.

說着，萊爾握緊了寶珠，並把它往下一拉，就像要把鏈子拉斷一樣，諾維姆之前看到的那把巨大的銀劍出現在了他的手中。

The shape of the sword was truly barbaric. But while it was a crude weapon to cut enemies down, perhaps because it had been formed from the Jewel9;s silver craftsmanship, it was adorned with brautiful ornaments of its own.

這把劍的形狀確實很野蠻。不過，雖然它是一把用來斬殺敵人的簡陋武器，但也許是因爲它是由寶石的銀製工藝形成的，所以它本身還裝飾着華美的裝飾品。

Novem9;s side ponytail swinging in the wind rose to block her vision, so she undid it with one hand.

諾維姆隨風擺動的馬尾辮擋住了她的視線，於是她用一隻手解開了馬尾辮。

And…

還有......

“Basil-sama9;s form… It9;s not just a resemblance.”

"巴希爾大人的外形......不僅僅是像而已。"

The father of the Provincial noble Walt House of her memories. Novem could feel the First Generation, 【Basil Walt】9;s figure from Lyle.

她記憶中的省貴族華爾茲之家的父親。諾維姆能從萊爾身上感受到初代【巴西爾-華特】的身影。

The shape of his sword was reminiscent, and she felt it wasn9;t just a similarity from carrying his ancestor9;s blood.

他的劍的形狀讓她想起了他的祖先，她覺得這不僅僅是因爲流着他祖先的血而相似。

“As I thought…”

"果然......"

Tressy wrung out the last of its power to attack the Ship. Rather than that, it tried to ram its head onto Lyle, who was on the deck of the ship

特雷西榨出最後的力量攻擊飛船。它並沒有這樣做，而是試圖用自己的頭撞向船甲板上的萊爾

甲板上特雷西的斷頭睜大了眼睛，看着諾維姆經過。

Freeze the water surface.

聚在一旁看着冰面、維拉和水手們。所有來到甲板上的人都把目光投向那邊。

“At this rate, we9;ll capsize. I must freeze the…”

"這樣下去，我們會翻船的。我必須凍結......"

And once she looked at Novem, she stopped.

諾維姆注視着它們。她看着其中最大的一頭白鯨。

Gather at the side to look at the ice, Vera and the sailors. And everyone who9;d come out on deck was sending their eyes that way.

諾維姆經過時輕輕地嘟囔了一句 "你現在可以休息了"，特雷斯慢慢地閉上了眼睛。

這一次，還沒等它合上嘴巴，一條淡淡的光線就劃過了特雷西的身體。又有幾條線浮現出來，繞過脖子和身體的分界線......在那裏，頭顱曾一度分岔，它的脖子被幹淨利落地切斷，萊爾跳了出來。

而一看到諾維姆，她就停住了。

“… I see. So it9;s not that you ventured here, but that you were called. No, perhaps they did not have such intentions… hmm…”

Tressy opened its large mouth to swallow Lyle up, and Lyle went right ahead, and rushed into that mouth.

On those words, Novem turned around.

Her eyes then went to Vera. There, the girl burst out laughing.

萊爾衝上傾斜的甲板，直奔特雷西的頭頂，彷彿要正面挑戰。

特雷西王冠上刀刃般的尖刺在掉落時刺入了甲板，分離的身體部分順着船舷慢慢劃出一條血線，滑入水中。

The water froze over before Novem could move, and as if being supported up, the Boat came to a stop. She didn9;t think the enemy was still alive, but Novem moved to look at the frozen sea.

It was at the moment.

“When we finally gathered to take care of you, you9;ve already fallen by human hands… no, there9;s a quilin there too.”

Tressy9;s severed head on the deck opened its eyes wide as it watched Novem pass by.

就在此刻。

梅舉着香農，望着冰面。

凍結水面。

"......我明白了。所以，不是你冒險來到這裏，而是有人召喚你。不，也許他們並沒有這樣的意圖......嗯......"

她的眼睛和她的頭髮一樣是海藍色的，她看着特雷斯。

白鯨靠近冰面，變成了人形。它幾乎什麼都沒穿，只把重要部位遮住。

Within that, Monica and Novem were the only ones to maintain their postures, and both were watching Lyle.

"這個確實是最麻煩的一個。它會追隨它的主人嗎？你越想用它，它就會從你身上吸走越多的魔力。所以很難長時間使用它。值得慶幸的是......現在的我......經歷過成長的我，現在可以比以前更好地使用它！"

說罷，諾維姆轉過身去。

隨後，她的目光投向了薇拉。在那裏，女孩突然大笑起來。

But by the weight of the main head sticking into the deck, even as it corrected itself, the ship began to lurch the other direction.

With eyes the same sea-blue as her hair, she looked at Tressy.

銀劍發出淡淡的光芒，在他身後留下一條微弱的光尾。

"當我們終於聚在一起照顧你的時候，你已經倒在了人類的手裏......不，那裏還有一個奎林人。"

“Ahahaha, that9;s just perfect. But it9;s all beat up, is it not? I9;ll make it so it doesn9;t sink for a while. And send down a representative, won9;t you?”

Holding up Shannon, May looked atop the ice.

"鯨魚......這麼晚了"。

諾維姆還沒來得及移動，水面就結冰了，就像被支撐起來一樣，小艇停了下來。她不認爲敵人還活着，但諾維姆還是動了動，看了看結冰的海面。

隨着身體的撞擊，船的運動停止了，隨着船的巨大晃動，船傾斜到了一個讓人無法繼續站立的高度。

“This one9;s really the most troubling one. Does it take after its wielder? The more you try to do with it, the more magic it sucks up from you. So it9;s hard to use for long periods of time. And rejoice… the current me… the me who9;s experienced a Growth can use it better now, than ever before!”

在這裏面，只有莫妮卡和諾維姆還保持着姿勢，兩人都在注視着萊爾。

特雷西張開大嘴要把萊爾吞下去，萊爾一馬當先，衝進了那張大嘴。

The womanly divine beast first looked at Tressy9;s head stuck in the deck, then at May, and finally at the other heads peeking out of the ship.

The silver sword let off a pale glow, leaving a faint tail of light behind him.

The white whale approached the ice, and took on human form. The form of one barely wearing anything, with only the important parts covered.

"啊哈哈，太完美了。不過，它都被打爛了，不是嗎？我會讓它暫時不沉的。派個代表下來，好嗎？"

Novem muttered a soft, ‘you can rest now,9; as she passed, and Tressy slowly began to close its eyes.

In one hand, a golden spear, and a tiara on her head. The woman of massive build stood on the ice, and looked up at the boat.

With its body hit against it, the boat9;s movements stopped, and as the boat took a great lurch, it inclined to a level where it was impossible for anyone to remain standing.

Looking over Tressy9;s head, Lyle and Monica…

但由於主頭的重量扎進了甲板，即使它在自我糾正，船也開始向另一個方向搖擺。

體型較大的鯨魚和體型較小的鯨魚正在聚集。在冰面周圍，它們正在大量集結。

The blade-like spikes of Tressy9;s crown pierced into the deck as it fell off, and the separated body portion slowly drew a line of blood down the ship9;s side as it slipped down into the water.

“Whales… this late in the game.”

Whales of large build, and smaller ones as well were gathering. Around the ice, they were assembling in great numbers.

Novem watched over them. She looked at the largest white whale among them.

女神獸先是看了看特雷西插在甲板上的腦袋，又看了看梅，最後看了看從船艙裏探出的其他腦袋。

"竟然還有一頭白鯨。"

And this time, before it could close its mouth, a pale line of light was traced across Tressy9;s body. A few more lines emerged, and around the partition of neck and body… There the heads had once branched off, its neck was cleanly severed, and Lyle jumped out.

她一手持金矛，頭戴皇冠。這個身材魁梧的女人站在冰面上，仰望着小船。

Lyle dashed up the tilting deck, running right at Tressy9;s head as if to challenge it head-on.

“There9;s even a white whale.”

從特雷西的頭上望過去，萊爾和莫妮卡......

“Representative… that would be me!”

"代表......就是我！"

“I do love that overconfidence, but thinking normally, that should be Vera Trēs-sama. Still, just how much do you think this will sell for?”

"我確實喜歡這種過度的自信，但正常想一想，那應該是維拉-特里斯大人。不過，你覺得這個能賣多少錢？"

“… That can9;t be! Could it be they mean to take Tressy9;s crown from me!? This is mine! I9;m not going to let some jane doe come and steal it up! I9;m going to go complain.”

"......這不可能！莫非他們想從我這裏奪走特蕾西的王冠？這是我的！我不會讓一個小姑娘來搶走它的！我要去投訴"。

Jumping down from that disorderly deck, Lyle landed on the ice.

萊爾從雜亂無章的甲板上跳下來，落在冰面上。

But…

可是......

“Ah, Lyle-sama…”

"啊，萊爾大人......"

Novem extended her hand, and Vera held her left hand to her face.

諾維姆伸出了手，維拉也用左手托住了自己的臉。

“He slipped.”

"他滑倒了。"

As Lyle made a magnificent tumble upon hitting the ground, the divine beast looked over him with a blank expression…

"他滑倒了。當萊爾落地後一個華麗的翻滾時，神獸面無表情地打量着他......

➐

『萊爾，確認一下......那個華特應該是誰。』

There the woman tilted her head.

"三百年前和我同姓的人？我能問問他們的名字嗎？"

“Lyle Walt… the man who took down the one called the God of the Seas. If you had come but a moment sooner, I9;m sure you9;d have fallen for me.”

"萊爾-沃爾特......就是他打倒了那個被稱爲海神的人。如果你早來一會兒，我相信你會愛上我的。"

The Fourth called out.

當我接過它時，發現即使對我來說，它也重得需要我的技能支撐才能單手舉起。

“Someone who bore my surname three hundred years ago? Could I ask their name?”

神獸的壽命很長。它們的記憶往往很模糊。從一開始，它們就沒有生活在人類社會中，所以往往對一些細枝末節不感興趣。

『你啊，爲什麼要在這種地方失足......不，我告訴你，這真是太棒了。考慮到時間，這真的是最好的！"

老四叫了起來。

『… So in the end, we won9;t learn which Walt. It9;s bothering me quite a bit.』

From within the Jewel, the Fifth was…

Hearing that name, I held up my left hand.

And as the woman turned to return to the sea, she gave some parting words.

說着，頭髮一直延伸到冰面上的女人把她的金矛放在肩上，伸出一隻手扶起了我。

他聽起來很高興。

Reacting to those words, the Third in the Jewel.

“What? That9;s how it9;s gotten to be called? One or two hundred years ago, it was treated as a normal monster… and my husband was a human of three hundred years passed. You had yet to be born, child… but Walt, was it? I had heard there was a hero of the land who went by that name.”

“You really are an interesting human. You wanted the magic stone, didn9;t you? It was sinking to the ocean9;s depths, so we went ahead and retrieved it. Its purity is high, so I9;m sure it9;ll sell for quite an amount. Now then, this ice will hold up a while. It9;ll probably melt by the time you do something about that head sticking out of your ship, though.”

『Lyle, confirm it… Who that Walt is supposed to be.』

"什麼？這就是它的名字？一二百年前，它還被當作普通的怪物......而我的丈夫是三百年前的人類。你那時還沒出生，孩子......但是華德，是嗎？我聽說這裏有個英雄叫這個名字。"

女人用長矛敲了敲自己的肩膀，她想了一下。

說到這裏，女人歪了歪頭。

『......所以到頭來，我們也不知道是哪個華特。這讓我很困擾。』

女人看起來有些厭煩，但她也在微笑。

"......我本以爲你想勾引我，我會讓你喫點苦頭，但看來你確實有打敗那個人的本事。"

“I know right? I don9;t mind if you fall for me.”

"我不得不拒絕。我對我已故的丈夫還是很忠誠的。不過，我還是很驚訝你能打敗那個人。讓我聽聽你的名字。"

聽到這個名字，我舉起了左手。

當女人轉身回到海邊時，她說了一些臨別贈言。

I gripped the woman9;s hand, and stood before spreading out both my arms.

The woman looked a little fed up, but she was also smiling.

我想我已經把摔倒當成了一種藝術。

"你真是個有趣的人類。你不是想要魔法石嗎？它沉入了大海深處，所以我們去把它找了回來。它的純度很高，我相信一定能賣個好價錢。這塊冰還能支撐一段時間不過，等你把那個伸出船外的頭顱處理掉的時候，它可能已經融化了。"

“Ah, but if you really want to know, just look it up in a book. It was quite a famous tale at the time, so I9;m sure you can at least find the name. I mean, they9;re the ones who fought and defeated the beautiful vixen… who fought to defeat Agrissa. I9;m none too knowledgeable, but it was really famous back then.”

The woman tapped her spear against her shoulder, as she thought a bit.

"我想不起來了。沃爾特這個名字確實留在我的記憶中。另一個好像是福爾修斯？還有巴恩......什麼的。我丈夫確實住在這片土地上，但那是三百年前的事了。哦，你把它找回來了？"

寶珠中的三世對這些話做出了反應。

"哈哈哈，沒想到你會下來見我，還在路上滑了一跤。你真是個有趣的人類。"

“I9;ll have to decline. I9;m still quite faithful to my late husband. Still, I9;m surprised you managed to defeat that one. Let me hear your name.”

"我知道，對吧？我不介意你愛上我。"

從寶珠裏看，五世是......

I looked at the large Magic Stone in my hand. I hadn9;t seen one of this size since the fortieth floor9;s boss… since Arumsaas.

I do think I9;ve made falling into an art form.

“… I thought I would put you through a spot of pain for trying to seduce me, but it looks like you do have what it takes in you to defeat that one.”

"啊，但如果你真的想知道，只要翻翻書就知道了。這在當時是個很有名的故事，所以我相信你至少能找到它的名字。我是說，是他們與美麗的狐狸精戰鬥，打敗了她......是他們打敗了阿格麗莎。雖然我不太懂，但那時候確實很有名。"

Divine beasts were long lived. And it9;s quite often their memories are hazy. From the start, they didn9;t live in human society, so they often didn9;t have interest in the finer details.

“What, you were angry? Worry not. I don9;t have a hobby of going after someone9;s woman.”

“Hahaha, I never thought you9;d come down to meet me, and slip on the way. You9;re an interesting human.”

“Wait a sec…”

他聽起來很高興。我握住女人的手，站了起來，然後張開雙臂。

其中一隻鯨魚把一塊紅色的大石頭頂在頭上。女人一手拎起這個大東西，扔給了我。

He sounded delighted.

“I can9;t remember. The name Walt does remain in my memory. I think the other one was Forxuz? There was Bahn… something or another, as well. My husband did live on the land, but it9;s the happenings of three hundred years ago. Oh, you9;ve retrieved it?”

One of the whales brought a large red stone on top of its head. The woman picked the large item up in one hand, and tossed it over to me.

When I accepted it, I found that even for me, it was heavy enough to need the support of my Skills to lift in one hand.

我看着手中的大魔石。自從第四十層的老大......自從阿魯姆薩斯之後，我就再也沒見過這麼大的魔石了。

女人看着我。

『You, why do you have to slip up at a place like… no, it was marvelous, I tell you. It really was the best, considering the time!』

"怎麼，你生氣了？別擔心我可沒有追人家女人的嗜好。"

Saying that, the woman whose hair extended all the way to the ice put her golden spear over her shoulder, and lent a hand to help me up.

The woman looked at me.

"等一下......"

But right after, I saw the large white tail of a whale raise up high, as she dived deep into the sea.

但緊接着，我就看到一條鯨魚的白色大尾巴高高翹起，向大海深處潛去。

➐

The rainclouds parted, and the sea was died a shade of orange.

雨雲散開，海面上一片橘黃。

From the disassembled head of Tressy… I took the crown, and put it away in the Seventh9;s box.

我從特雷西被拆開的頭顱中......取下王冠，把它放進七世的盒子裏。

“We9;re rich! We9;re rich!”

"我們發財了，我們發財了！我們發財了！"

When I was shouting out in joy, Shannon looked at me with a worn-out expression.

當我高興得大喊大叫時，香農用一種破舊的表情看着我。

“Shut it, idiot! How many times do you think I9;ve almost died because of you!?”

"閉嘴，白癡！你以爲我因爲你差點死了多少次！"

I looked at Shannon, and took a guess at the reason she was angry at me.

我看着香農，猜測着她生我氣的原因。

“What, so you wanted me to shower you with love? Come to me, I9;ll do it now. You don9;t have to be so angry.”

"怎麼，你想讓我用愛沐浴你？到我這兒來，我現在就做。你不用這麼生氣。"

The Seventh held back some laughter, as he spoke.

七爺忍住笑，一邊說着。

""可這樣一來，他就成了繼承人，不是嗎？不，這樣真的好嗎？"

“Why are you… you bastard!”

Vera-san shook her head.

"啊，我們這邊沒有問題，你想怎麼做就怎麼做吧。還有，是關於獎勵的事，不過......既然你取消了......"

"你爲什麼......你這個混蛋！"

As Shannon needlessly flailed around, the ones atop the deck smiled and watched, and there, Vera-san came out.

I came closer, as she took some distance, took her hand, and pulled her closer.

“That last kiss was a necessity, and didn9;t count to anything. Give me your first kiss. Become mine, Vera.”

“You did your job splendidly. To such an extent I9;d give a bonus from my own pocket. Well then, we9;re off.”

"你做得很好。到了這種程度，我願意從自己的口袋裏拿出一筆獎金。那麼，我們走吧。"

"現在，我能聽聽你們的回答嗎？"

"Shaneasy到底是誰，該死！"

我聽到周圍有些厭煩的聲音。

I could hear some fed-up voices around.

“But that would make him the heir, wouldn9;t it? No, is that really alright?”

看着香農無謂地亂動，甲板上面的人微笑着看着，那邊，薇拉姐姐走了出來。

"別耍我！對他們一個個甜言蜜語，你以爲你所做的一切都會被忽視嗎！？別以爲每個人都那麼容易，白癡萊爾！"

Taking my hand from Shannon, I approached Vera-san with a serious face.

那邊，阿瑞雅回應道。

"我們已經解決了潛入飛船的薩瓦金人。我們也完成了臨時維修。我們要出發了，但還有什麼問題嗎？"

我壓抑着笑聲。

換下汗溼的衣服後，伊娃看着我。

There, Aria responded.

“No, there9;s still an important matter to take care of.”

“We9;ve finished dealing with the Sahuagins that infiltrated the ship. We9;ve also done the temporary repairs. We9;re going to depart, but are there any problems?”

"他無所畏懼地和神獸交談，膽子可真不小。"

"不，但爲了夫人，至少得是他這樣的男人。

“He fearlessly talked with the divine beast, so he9;s got some guts.”

The happy ancestors were a bit doubtful this time. They were better behaved than usual, and it was extremely boring.

香農喊道。

“It9;s not my taste to beat around the bush with love!”

“Now, could I hear your answer?”

“Oh, my apologies… you were acting so cute, I couldn9;t help but tease you. You9;re cute, Shannon.”

I grandly turned to her, and pointed my thumb at myself.

“It9;s best you don9;t deny it so strongly. You9;re looking unnecessarily easier, Shaneasy.”

They were relatively affirmative. It seems they9;ve finally noticed my worth.

Vera-san9;s face stiffened, and the surroundings Sailors looking on…

我從香農手中接過手，一臉嚴肅地走到維拉小姐面前。

“W-what is it? And wait, why are you so serious…”

“Ah, no problems on our side, so do whatever you want. And it9;s about the reward, but… since you cancelled it…”

『我--我......我不這麼認爲，萊爾。

Shannon shouted.

快樂的祖先們這次有點懷疑。他們比平時表現得更好，而且非常無聊。

"你最好不要這麼強烈地否認。你看起來不必要那麼輕鬆，謝內塞。"

“… He9;s boldly doing it in front of all of us…”

I suppressed a laugh.

薇拉小姐的臉僵住了，周圍的水手們也都看着......

說到這裏，她厲聲喝道，開始揮舞雙臂，開始進攻。我用左手按住了她的頭。

維拉桑搖了搖頭。

我隆重地轉向她，用大拇指指着自己。

『W-wro… I don9;t think that9;s the case, Lyle.』

"......他在我們所有人面前大膽地做了......"

"哦，對不起......你表現得太可愛了，我忍不住想逗逗你。你很可愛，香農。"

Having changed out of her sweaty clothes, Eva looked at me.

“Who the hell is Shaneasy, dammit!”

"不，還有一件重要的事情要處理。"

"怎麼了？等等，你爲什麼這麼嚴肅......"

我走近她，在她拉開一段距離後，握住她的手，把她拉近。

他們的回答比較肯定。看來他們終於注意到我的價值了。

"對愛情拐彎抹角可不是我的口味！"

There, she snapped, began flailing her arms about, and commenced her attack. I used my left hand to hold her head back.

“No, but for the Lady, it9;ll have to be a man of at least his caliber.”

“Don9;t screw with me! Sweet-talking each and every one of them, you think everything you9;ve done will just be overlooked!? Don9;t think everyone is so easy, idiot Lyle!”

"上一個吻是不得已而爲之，不算什麼。給我你的初吻吧。成爲我的，薇拉。"

When I said that, the Third burst into laughter.

我這麼一說，三世哈哈大笑起來。

『No, I think you9;re mistaking the premise, mr. lyle!! Before the girls, you can9;t just confess to other women!』

"不，我想你搞錯前提了，萊爾先生！"我說！在女生面前，你不能隨便向其他女人表白！』。

The Fourth was the same. His voice sounded as if he was holding his stomach, and laughing.

四爺也是一樣。他的聲音聽起來好像捂着肚子在笑。

『Even when you can9;t even confess in your normal state!』

『平時也不能表白！』。

Making a wry smile, Novem didn9;t say anything to my opinion. Meaning even from Novem9;s eyes, she was a passing candidate.

諾維姆詭異地笑了笑，對我的意見不置可否。也就是說，即使在諾維姆眼裏，她也是個及格的候選人。

0;There9;s no fault in my eyes. Vera is a woman worthy of me!1;

（在我眼裏沒有錯，薇拉是個值得我追求的女人！）

Distancing herself from me, Vera-san crossed her arms, and struck a daunting pose.

與我拉開距離，薇拉小姐雙手交叉，擺出一副令人生畏的姿勢。

“Very well. After you9;ve done so much, I won9;t mind considering it. But… let9;s have a match.”

"很好。你做了這麼多，我不介意考慮一下。不過......我們來比一場吧。"

“Match? Even if I may lose for the sake of victory, I, Lyle am a man who shall always win in the end. Will you still take me on, knowing that?”

"比賽？即使爲了勝利我可能會輸，但我萊爾是個最終必勝的人。知道這一點，你還會接受我嗎？"

When I flipped my hair and said that, Vera laughed, and gave an order to one of the sailors.

當我甩了甩頭髮說出這句話時，維拉笑了，並對一名水手下達了命令。

周圍的船員都看着我，諾維姆他們似乎也很擔心。

『第七個也是。"這個女孩在試探萊爾。那我們來做個了結吧我不想傷害萊爾萊爾，試着把杯子翻過來』

"......呃？"

The surrounding crew members were looking at me, and Novem and the others seemed worried.

"如果你能喝下滿滿的一百杯，我不介意愛上你。嗯，即使你失敗了，我也會支付報酬的，所以不用太擔心。"

But I…

The Seventh as well.

Vera was making an expression of shock. Novem rushed over to me.

“I see it9;s my loss.”

“If you can drink down one hundred full cups, I don9;t mind loving you. Well, even even if you fail, I9;ll pay the reward, so don9;t worry too much.”

Before I knew it, the sailors were already calling me their boss.

"這麼說，他知道他們的事？"

上面放着一個酒杯，看起來像一個又大又圓的盤子，下面有一個堅固的地基。這種酒杯我在巴恩賽姆沒怎麼見過，可能是外國的東西吧。

薇拉的眼睛眯了起來，周圍的水手們吹起了口哨。

On it was a wine glass that looked like a large, round plate, with a sturdy foundation under it. It was a glass I9;d not seen much of in Bahnseim, so it was probably an article from some foreign land.

“Lyle-sama, come to think of it, up to now, have you ever drunken ale before…”

“That9;s precisely why it9;s a match. Hurry up and bring it.”

『… This girl is testing Lyle. Now then, how about we bring an end to it. I don9;t want to damage Lyle. Lyle, try flipping over the cup.』

If you flipped the cup over, the small indent in its foundation would only hold a small bit of drink.

Collapsed.

木桶裏裝着一些高濃度啤酒，每個杯子裏都有不少。

"你說什麼呢！？我還沒喝過一百杯呢。你看着我喝光你的酒再說吧。我肯定會很爽的。"

『Yeah, this is that… she9;s not a dull one. If you think about it, one hundred of those is impossible. Push yourself, and you9;ll ruin your body.』

There, the Fourth spoke interestedly.

崩潰了。

The cask contained some high-proof ale, and each glass contained quite an amount.

"Ofwooh..."

『是啊，就是這個......她不是個無趣的人。你想想，一百個都不可能。勉強自己，會毀了自己的身體。』

“What are you talking about!? I9;ve yet to drink a hundred glasses. Say it as you watch me drink down your drink. I9;m sure it9;ll be a blast.”

The sailors…

"啊~那個......不過我想萊爾老闆不知道這件事。"

Miranda looked at me.

維拉準備了那個杯子和一個酒桶。

“Ofwooh…”

可是我......

“Now then, what should I do about the match…”

Saying that, I opened the tap, and filled the cup9;s small crevice to the top. Bringing the small bit of ale to my mouth, I…

Vera let out a light sigh.

如果把杯子翻過來，杯底的小凹痕只能裝下一點點飲料。

“… Eh?”

在那裏，四號饒有興趣地說了起來。

"我們不是帶了烈性麥酒和酒杯嗎？你能把它們拿過來嗎？"

“Ah~ that one… but I don9;t think boss Lyle knows about it.”

水手們......

"那現在，我該拿火柴怎麼辦......"

"嗯，仔細想一想，你就會發現的，我猜。"

我還沒反應過來，水手們已經開始叫我老闆了。

薇拉輕輕地嘆了一口氣。

On top of the deck that had undergone temporary repairs, with an illuminated table between us, I stood across from Vera.

第七個也是。

"萊爾大人，想起來了，到現在爲止，你喝過麥酒嗎......"

“We had that strong ale and those glasses with us, didn9;t we? Could you bring them over?”

"誒？薇拉露出了震驚的表情。諾維姆急忙跑過來。

Vera had prepared that cup, and a cask.

“Well, think over it a bit, and you9;ll notice, I guess.”

在經過臨時修繕的甲板頂上，我們之間隔着一張發光的桌子，我站在維拉的對面。

Vera9;s eyes narrowed, and the surrounding sailors whistled.

“So he knew about them?”

“Does this mean the lady9;s marriage9;s been decided?”

說着，我打開水龍頭，把杯子的小縫灌滿。把一小口麥酒送到嘴邊，我......

米蘭達看着我。

➐

"看來這是我的損失。"

"正因爲如此，這纔是一場比賽。快點拿來。"

"這是不是意味着小姐的婚事已經定下來了？"

“… He hasn9;t. He always ordered water or tea.”

"......他沒有。他總是點水或茶。"

Aria hit her hand to her forehead.

阿瑞雅用手敲了敲額頭。

“There9;s really no helping you, is there…”

"真的沒辦法幫你，是不是......"

Clara.

克拉拉。

“… It9;s nice that you noticed it and all. But no matter how you look at it, you failed.”

"......你注意到了，這很好。但不管怎麼看，你都失敗了。"

Eva touched her hand to her mouth, and laughed.

伊娃用手摸了摸嘴，笑了。

“You9;re weak to alcohol? That9;s kinda cute.”

"你對酒精沒抵抗力？還挺可愛的。"

May looked over me.

梅看了看我。

“Your face is bright red. After talking so big, for you to lose…”

"你的臉通紅。說了那麼多大話，你就輸了......"

Monica immediately prepared water, and had me drink it.

莫妮卡立刻準備好水，讓我喝下去。

『難道不是"我有信心讓女神也爲我傾心"嗎？』

她一邊說，一邊自嘲地笑了起來。祖先們也是。

（這不可能......這只是通往滄海之路的一步......）

『So that9;s the end of it? What? His Fever Time ends here?』

關於老七的問題，老五。

"即使你對麥酒毫無用處 雞啄木鳥也是我珍貴的主人"現在醒來，用你的愛沐浴我我保證我會把它永遠儲存在我的數據庫裏。"

She said, as she laughed to herself. The ancestors as well.

0;T-this can9;t be… this is only a step on the road to victo…1;

"真不爽！"

『When they9;re that big, it9;s not even a question of whether they9;re cute or not. I can9;t dote on them properly when they9;re even larger than the ship.』

“Even if you9;re useless against ale, the Chicken Dickwad is my precious master. Now wake up, and shower me with your love. I guarantee I9;ll store it in my databanks for all eternity.”

『它們那麼大，根本就不是可愛不可愛的問題。當它們比飛船還大的時候，我就沒法好好寵愛它們了。』

I heard a voice like that.

『Quite a bit came out this time. Personally, perhaps it9;s ‘It9;s not my taste to beat around the bush with love!9; for me?』

最後，香農指着我。

『Isn9;t it, ‘I9;m confident I can get even a goddess to fall for me9;?』

『His landing malfunction in front of the divine beast wasn9;t bad either. Fifth, you didn9;t react too much to the divine beasts this time, did you.』

『這就這樣結束了？什麼？他的狂熱時間就這樣結束了？』

我聽到了這樣的聲音。

『這次確實有很多事發生。個人而言，也許對我來說是"在愛情上拐彎抹角不是我的風格"？』

“How uncool!”

On the Seventh9;s question, the Fifth.

And finally, Shannon pointed at me.

『他在神獸面前降落失誤也不算糟。第五，這次你對神獸的反應不算太大呢。』