14 - mr. lyle Reads Ahead 萊爾先生讀前方

The sun having set, it was night atop the sea.

太陽落山了，海面上已是夜晚。

I was carried to a bed, where I lay and rested up.

我被抬到一張牀上，躺下休息。

A towel was placed on my forehead, and it was pleasantly cool. It was a miscalculation for my face to turn red after merely touching alcohol to my mouth, but I accomplished my objective, so there weren9;t any problems. I was about to go to sleep.

一條毛巾敷在我的額頭上，涼爽宜人。我只是用酒精擦了擦嘴，臉就紅了，這是失算，但我的目的達到了，所以沒有任何問題。我準備睡覺了。

There, a knock came at the door. When I replied, the one to enter was Vera.

這時，有人敲門。我回了一聲，進來的是薇拉。

“What, as I thought, you9;ve decided to accept my confession?”

"怎麼，如我所料，你決定接受我的懺悔了？"

When I said that, she spoke with a fed-up expression.

我這麼一說，她就露出了厭煩的表情。

“Just how optimistic can you be? Just go to sleep already. I only came to say my personal thanks. And I cannot answer to your feelings. I have someone I like.”

"你能有多樂觀？快睡吧。我只是來道謝的。我無法回應你的感情。我有喜歡的人了。"

When I slowly raised my body, Vera drew closer to pick up the towel that9;d fallen from my forehead.

當我慢慢抬起身體時，薇拉靠近了我，撿起了我額頭上掉落的毛巾。

She reached her hand, so I grabbed it, and pulled her towards me. Looking at her, as she narrowed her eyes and reach a hand to her back hip, I…

她伸出手，我抓住她的手，把她拉向我。看着她眯起眼睛，把手伸向後臀，我......

“Then that9;s unfortunate. But if that9;s the case, you9;d best be careful.”

"那真是不幸。不過，如果真是這樣，你最好小心點。"

“Again? You really don9;t learn.”

As she passed me by…

“… We have to do proper repairs, so that period may stretch out. What of it?”

I smiled, and brought the gun9;s barrel up to my heart.

"你喝醉了嗎？我相信你的成長讓你精神亢奮，但這以後會變成可怕的事情。"

聽了這話，我......

I directed a smile at her.

聽着她粗重的呼吸聲，我開口了。

從掛在我脖子上的寶石中，七世發出了他的聲音。

I hung over Vera.

“I9;m sure you9;re just after my fortune. You did say something about your finances after all… I9;m sorry, but could you go knocking elsewhere? It9;s not like I9;m going to succeed the Trēs house. How unfortunate for you.”

"正因爲我欠了你的債，我纔會忽略這麼多。別誤會我。但我很感謝今天。"

"......我笑不出來了。請不要逼我向我的救命恩人開槍。"

看着她滿臉通紅地反抗，我繼續把她壓在身下，哈哈大笑起來。

我繼續把她拉過來，讓她躺在牀上，然後繞了一圈，準備把她壓在身下。我們的姿勢已經顛倒了。

“I9;ve already said it. In order to win in the end, I9;ll accept some defeat. What, I need only wait for her to fall. Even if I won her challenge, the girl herself wouldn9;t have fully accepted it. More than that, because she9;d lost, she9;d only reluctantly follow along. It would take much more time for her to truly fall. This was for the best.”

In the empty room, I confirmed my victory.

我笑了笑，把槍管對準了自己的心臟。

說罷，她關上了門。

當她與我擦肩而過時......

我這麼說的時候，她看起來很惱火。她轉過臉，然後......

The Fourth laughed.

“… I9;m sure tomorrow will be a spectacle. You needn9;t worry about it, I will never fall in love with you.”

“If you9;re going to aim, try aiming here. And your gun isn9;t loaded.”

"又來？你真不學好。"

我掛在薇拉身上。

When I said that, she looked annoyed. She averted her face, and…

"知道了。那就來一場比賽怎麼樣？"

"我已經說過了。爲了最後的勝利，我願意接受一些失敗。什麼，我只需要等待她倒下。即使我贏得了她的挑戰，女孩本人也不會完全接受。不僅如此，因爲她輸了，所以她只會勉強地跟着我。她需要更多的時間才能真正墮落。這樣最好"。

"合同到這艘船返回貝姆爲止。我們要在港口停留幾個星期，不是嗎？"

『看來這次是失敗了，萊爾先生。

“The contract is until this boat returns to Beim. We9;re going to stay a few weeks at the port, aren9;t we?”

『Looks like this time was a failure, mr. lyle.』

“I see… so the love you have is unrequited? Or your statuses don9;t match. The former, I see.”

“I won9;t do a thing. But if you admit your defeat by the time we get to Beim… then kiss me. Be careful. Try not to think of me. Keep me on your mind, and you9;ll fall in love.”

在空蕩蕩的房間裏，我確認了我的勝利。

"......我相信明天會很精彩。你不用擔心，我永遠不會愛上你的。"

“… What do you mean by that?”

“It9;s because I9;m in your debt, that I9;ve overlooked this much. Don9;t misunderstand me. But I am thankful for today.”

Saying that, she closed the door.

看到薇拉對單戀部分有了反應，我用手指描了描她的鎖骨。

I continued pulling her in, lay her down on the bed, and circled around to a position to pin her down. Our positions had been reversed.

I got off of the bed, and lent Vera a hand to get up. She moved straight to leave the room, going through the door with her hand pressed to her chest.

From the Jewel hung at my neck, the Seventh let his voice.

四爺笑了。

“… I can9;t laugh at this one. Please don9;t make me shoot my life9;s savior.”

"......我們必須進行適當的修理，所以這段時間可能會延長。怎麼樣？"

As she resisted with a reddened face, I continued pressing her down, and laughed.

我從牀上下來，幫薇拉一把，讓她站起來。她徑直離開了房間，手按在胸前，穿過房門。

“I do want money. I also want your connections. There are various things I want, but… I9;m starting to want your body and heart as well.”

There, a golden gunpoint was thrust into my stomach.

"我確實想要錢。我還想要你的人脈。我想要的東西有很多，但是......我也開始想要你的身體和心了。"

Seeing Vera had reacted to the unrequited love portion, I traced her collarbone with my finger.

我朝她笑了笑。

Hearing that, I…

"如果你要瞄準，試試瞄準這裏。還有，你的槍沒有裝子彈。"

While listening to her breathing get rough, I spoke.

“Are you drunk? I9;m sure your spirits are high from your Growth, but this9;ll become something awful later on.”

"我明白了......這麼說，你們的愛情是單相思？還是你們的身份不符？前者，我明白了。"

在那裏，一個金色的槍尖插進了我的肚子。

"我相信你只是在覬覦我的財富。畢竟你也說過你的經濟狀況......對不起，你能去別的地方敲門嗎？我又不是要繼承特里斯的房子你真不幸。"

"......你這話是什麼意思？"

“Got it. Then how about a match?”

"我什麼也不會做。不過，如果我們到貝姆時你認輸了......那就吻我吧。小心點儘量不要想我把我放在心上，你就會墜入愛河"

『Those could also come off as the words of a sore loser. But good work this time. Rather than interesting, how should I put this… I9;ve been able to evaluate your offense more than usual.』

『這也可能是一個失敗者說的話。不過這次幹得不錯。與其說有趣，怎麼說呢......我比平時更能評估你的進攻了。』

The Fifth shared his sentiment, but he sounded a little worried.

五爺也有同感，但他聽起來有些擔心。

『He9;s more assertive than the usual Lyle, but he9;s too assertive. This time was a case where we couldn9;t run away, but when it9;s possible, we should keep retreat in our field of vision. We were able to put his Growth to good use this time.』

『他比平時的萊爾更自信，但也太自信了。這次的情況是我們不能逃跑，但在可能的情況下，我們應該把撤退放在視野範圍內。這一次，我們把他的 "成長 "發揮得淋漓盡致。』

The Seventh was mindful of the whale9;s… White Whale9;s words.

七爺對鯨魚......白鯨的話銘記在心。

『Personally, I9;m curious about the white whale9;s words. A Walt House three hundred years ago. Do you think they9;re related to us?』

『我個人對白鯨的話很好奇。三百年前的華特之家。你覺得他們和我們有關係嗎？

The Third thought a little.

三世想了一下。

『… I can9;t be certain they9;re not. The information of how Aggrissa was defeated is unusual, and scarce. And it9;s a country that wouldn9;t hesitate to perpetrate this and that, so it9;s possible something went on in its rise. Even so, mr. lyle sure is horrible. Don9;t think about me… saying something like that only gets people to think about you more.』

『......我不能確定他們是不是。關於阿格麗莎是如何被打敗的信息很不尋常，也很稀少。而且這個國家會毫不猶豫地犯下這樣那樣的罪行，所以有可能在它崛起的過程中發生了什麼。即便如此，萊爾先生還是太可怕了別想我了......說這種話只會讓別人更多地想你。』

On top of that, we handed over the Magic Stone.

除此之外，我們還交出了魔法石。

And this time around, I obtained Tressy9;s head. Scales and fangs, as well as a large quantity of metal. After all they9;d done to assist, we had to at least give them the Magic Stone. But when I said all I9;d take was Tressy9;s head, I found Vera9;s apologetic face a bit curious.

這一次，我得到了特雷西的頭顱。鱗片和獠牙，還有大量的金屬。他們幫了我們這麼多 我們至少得給他們魔法石吧但當我說我只要特雷西的頭顱時，我發現維拉一臉的歉意，讓我有些好奇。

A number of times, she asked, ‘are you fine with that?9; and I9;m certain it wasn9;t just that she wanted to give us a larger share… she was earnestly worried for us.

她問了好幾次 "你們沒意見吧？"我敢肯定，她不僅僅是想多分給我們一些......她是真心爲我們擔心。

Vera was talking with the captain at the bridge. The reason their bodies felt light, and they felt they wouldn9;t lose to anyone in the world was surely because they had gone through Growths themselves.

"你對自己不誠實。"

"照這樣下去，我們不會出現赤字，但會變成信譽問題。"

"我只是爲了報答他的那個吻。你覺得小氣？那是我的初吻，你知道的。"

“You9;re not honest with yourself.”

"看來他是出不來了。畢竟他的情況很糟糕。"

清理和修理工作減少了一些時間，正因爲如此，他們似乎無法按時到達港口。

The captain looked at Vera9;s smiling profile, pretended to correct the position of his hat, and spoke in a small voice.

“Milady, you9;re not really one to speak. You9;ve gone around to his place a number of times…”

“At this rate, we won9;t be at a deficit, but it will become a problem of credibility.”

“Stop! Please stop! Don9;t you dare call me mr. lyle!”

With the strange elation surrounding the crew the day before, they determined it would be dangerous to advance the ship, and kept its movement to a minimum as they rested.

"好吧，等我們回去後，我會試着查查這個查查那個。而且......等我們到了貝姆，薇拉一定會愛上我的。"

老五悄悄地......

“You9;re right… I guess I9;ll try going and asking him again.”

『If it were me, perhaps I would throw myself into the sea.』

船長笑了，但想起當時的情況，他還是把帽子往頭上拉了拉。

... 特雷西襲擊後的第二個早晨。

“It would really help if the boss left his room. That speed-increasing Skill, right? You think we could get him to use it?”

薇拉的心在顫抖。由於前一天船員們的情緒異常高漲，他們認爲前進會很危險，因此在休息時儘量減少船的移動。

他說......

『如果是我，也許我會投海自盡。』

當然，在看到萊爾之後，他們就牢牢地控制住了自己。

On my words, the Fourth spoke.

… The second morning after Tressy9;s attack.

船長看着薇拉微笑的輪廓，假裝糾正了一下帽子的位置，小聲說了一句話。

➐

“It doesn9;t look like he9;ll ever come out. He was in quite a terrible state, after all.”

Vera heard that, and let out a sigh.

“You9;ve got a point.”

"如果老大能離開他的房間，那就真的有幫助了。那個增速技能，對吧？你覺得我們能讓他用上嗎？"

“We really will be late.”

"你說得有道理。"

當薇拉聽到萊爾的名字時，她高興地咧開了嘴。

He said that…

I lay on the bed, and closed my eyes.

聽了我的話，四爺說話了。

“We did stray off course, and we9;ve wasted two whole days. But I never imagined a growth would come at this old age… good grief, I9;d like to forget the events of yesterday.”

維拉聽了，發出一聲嘆息。

“Well, when we return, I9;ll try looking into this and that. And… by the time we reach Beim, Vera will have fallen for me.”

船長看着她。

"你說得對......我想我再去問問他試試。"

"住手！請停下你敢叫我萊爾先生！"

The Fifth, quietly…

The Captain looked at her.

此刻，她感到一種振奮，但她牢記不能失去理性思考。

The captain laughed, but remembering the situation it happened in, he pulled his hat down over his head.

Having defeated Tressy, the ship9;s sailors showed an inclination towards Growth. It wasn9;t to Lyle9;s level, but even Vera didn9;t feel like doing anything for two whole days.

『What overconfidence… I can9;t help but wait for tomorrow.』

戰勝了特雷西之後，船上的水手們都表現出了對 "成長 "的嚮往。雖然還沒達到萊爾的水平，但就連維拉也整整兩天沒心思做事了。

"我們確實偏離了航線，浪費了整整兩天時間。可沒想到這麼大年紀了，還能長個......天哪，我真想忘了昨天的事。"

"米拉迪，你真不會說話。你去過他家好幾次了......"

Of course, having seen Lyle, they bore it in mind to contain themselves.

➐

When Vera heard Lyle9;s name, she grinned in delight.

At present, she was feeling an uplifting sensation, but she kept it in mind not to lose rational thought.

"我們真的要遲到了。"

"真是自信過頭了......我不能不等待明天。

維拉正在艦橋與艦長交談。他們之所以覺得身體輕盈，覺得自己不會輸給世界上任何一個人，肯定是因爲他們自己也經歷過 "成長"。

我躺在牀上，閉上了眼睛。

Cleaning and repairing cut away some time, and because of all that, it didn9;t look as if they9;d make it to the port on time.

“I only repaid the favor for that kiss of his. You think it petty? That was my first kiss, you know.”

In the room I9;d been given, I draped a cover over myself, and covered my ears.

在給我安排的房間裏，我給自己蓋上被子，捂住耳朵。

“Boss, please come out.”

“Mr. Lyle, we9;re beggin9; you here.”

“The ship will be late. At least hear us out, Mr. Lyle.”

"老闆，請出來吧。"

"萊爾先生，我們求求你了。"

"船要晚點了。至少聽我們說完，萊爾先生。"

It9;s fine and all that the sailors had become friendly. But they began to call me boss and mr. lyle.

水手們變得友好了，這很好。但他們開始叫我老闆和萊爾先生。

I9;d like it they stopped. The reason being…

我希望他們能停下來。原因是......

『Oy, oy, what happened to the mr. lyle of three days ago? You could at least go out, and use a Skill.』

『哎，哎，三天前的萊爾先生怎麼了？你至少可以走出去，用一用技巧。』

『You can make even a goddess fall for you, can9;t you? Maybe Vera-chan is already smitten? Go and check out the result.』

『你能讓女神爲你傾倒，不是嗎？也許薇拉已經心動了呢？去看看結果吧。』

At the Third and Fourth9;s bursts of laughed, I screamed under the covers.

在老三和老四的陣陣笑聲中，我在被窩裏尖叫起來。

“Don9;t screw with me! I9;m definitely not going outside! Definitely!”

"別耍我！我絕對不出去！一定！"

"......哎，那個亞馬遜人是誰？"

“Why I9;m talking about the woman who got herself soaked in Sahuagin blood, and caused all the ship9;s men to draw back. Look for a mirror, and I9;m sure you9;ll meet her.”

When Shannon forcibly tried to pull me out, a hand rested atop her head. It was Miranda9;s hand. Miranda was gripping her head.

看得出來，克拉拉在那邊很活潑。

"你還要悶悶不樂多久？你會長黴的！快滾吧也給我們一些火熱的懺悔吧！"

“… Oy, who9;s the amazon supposed to be?”

Aria was pressing Clara on the other side of the door.

“Shannon… would I be included in ‘those women9;? When I think you9;re looking on me like that, it saddens me. You sister is crying, so won9;t you let her use you as bait to fish up a catch?”

是莫妮卡。

"萊爾 把自己永遠關在裏面解決不了任何問題現在到外面來，讓我們逗逗你。除了女人什麼都沒有，太無聊了。邪惡的紅臉女蜘蛛人和亞馬遜人真無聊，請跟我來。"

Miranda sounded delightful.

她的頭吱吱作響，發出痛苦而恐懼的尖叫。

我能聽到香農的尖叫聲。

“Just how long are you going to mope around!? You9;ll grow mold! Get out already. And give us some fiery confessions as well!”

"HIGYAAAAAAH！！"

"萊爾大人，喫飯時間到了，請出來吧。您這幾天都沒喫東西吧？"

"快起來！想想辦法對付那些女人！"

“How long will you grumble… I do find such a Chicken Dickwad wonderful as well, but you didn9;t shower me with love in your Fever Time. I regret that over all else. Putting my expectations off to next time, it9;s time to eat. Let me wipe down your body.”

"水手們都跑開了！嘿，一媽一一媽一正在從......快點出來，白癡萊爾！"

“Get up already! Do something about those women!”

Eva sounded exhausted.

Novem brought over my meal, and offered me a smile.

"快點離開那裏！太嚇人了！每個人都這麼緊張，太嚇人了！"

"不想出去！說得好像我會出去似的！別管我，等我們到了港口再說！"

Shannon, as if seeking help from me.

"香農......我也算9;那些女人9;嗎？一想到你這樣看着我，我就很難過。你姐姐都哭了，你就不讓她拿你當魚餌釣釣魚嗎？"

米蘭達的聲音聽起來很高興。

“Hurry and get out of there! It9;s scary! Everyone9;s so high-strung that it9;s scary!”

"我說的就是那個把自己浸泡在薩瓦金人的血裏，導致船上所有的人都往後退的女人。找一面鏡子，我相信你會見到她的。"

“HIGYAAAAAAH!!”

I could hear Shannon9;s scream.

"看來克拉拉是變化最大的一個。她從早上開始就這樣了。"

阿麗亞用力敲了敲門。

當香農強行要把我拉出去時，一隻手放在了她的頭上。那是米蘭達的手。米蘭達抓着她的頭。

In regards to her, Clara…

門開了，香農衝了進來。

Her head creaking out, she raised a scream of pain and fear.

There, the locked door slowly opened.

And next, Novem and co. came to the door.

"你還要埋怨多久......我也覺得這樣的雞啄木鳥很好，但你沒有在你的發燒時間裏給我愛的沐浴。我很遺憾把我的期望放到下次吧，該喫飯了。我幫你擦擦身子吧。"

“You9;ll make a sacrifice of Lyle-san? As expected of an elf. You9;re good at using dirty means.”

May spoke from the other side of the door.

“Lyle-sama, it9;s time for your meal, so please come out. You haven9;t eaten anything for the past few days, right?”

在那裏，緊鎖的門緩緩打開了。

"我們一個人對付他們太累了。快點，出去，跟我們換換。"

“Don9;t want to! As if I9;d ever go out there! Leave me be until we reach port!”

Aria gave the door a strong knock.

“The sailors ran awaaay! Hey, onee-sama9;s pulling a dagger from… hurry and get out here, idiot Lyle!”

I could tell Clara was quite lively over there.

It was Monica.

The door opened, and Shannon burst in.

“Yeah, come out already, and shower me with love. It was a promise, wasn9;t it? I9;ll draw it out slow and easy.”

梅從門的另一邊開口了。

"你要犧牲萊爾先生？不愧是精靈。你真會用卑鄙的手段。"

Wrapping the blanket around, I yelled.

“It9;s enervating for us to deal with them by ourselves. Hurry up, get out, and switch with us.”

香農，好像在向我尋求幫助。

阿瑞雅在門的另一邊按住了克拉拉。

“Clara9;s the one that changes the most, it seems. She9;s been like this since morning.”

關於她，克拉拉......

"是啊，快出來吧，用愛來沐浴我。這是一個承諾，不是嗎？我會慢慢來的。"

伊娃聽起來筋疲力盡。

緊接着，諾維姆他們來開門了。

“Lyle-san, locking yourself in there forever won9;t resolve anything. Now come outside, and let us tease you. It9;s boring with nothing but women. The evil red-faced spider-woman and amazon are a bore, so please accompany me.”

裹着毯子，我大聲喊道。

諾維姆端來我的飯菜，向我報以微笑。

“You haven9;t eaten anything for several days, right? Now eat.”

"你已經好幾天沒喫東西了吧？現在喫吧。"

Clara entered the room, and looked at me.

克拉拉走進房間，看着我。

“You9;re making quite a face, Lyle-san. Could you talk about what happened? Is it still on your mind how you confessed to Vera-san in your post-Growth high tensions? Or could it be you9;re sorrowful over how your confession failed? Which is it?”

"萊爾先生，你的表情很奇怪。你能談談發生了什麼事嗎？你是不是還在想，在成長後的高度緊張中，你是如何向薇拉小姐表白的？還是你在爲告白失敗而悲傷？到底是哪一種呢？"

Seeing her persistently press me with a smile, I retreated into the cover with teary eyes.

見她堅持不懈地笑着逼問我，我含着淚水退到了被子裏。

Eva…

伊娃......

“How you challenged the Trident Serpent, and saved the merchant daughter was cool, but… why must you run away after coming this far? That9;s no end to a story. I9;m cutting it from the song.”

"你挑戰三叉戟大蛇，救下商人女兒的過程很酷，可是......爲什麼你走了這麼遠就一定要逃跑呢？這不是故事的結尾我要把它從歌裏刪掉。"

As Eva said something like that, Clara gave a stronger rebuttal than usual.

伊娃說出這樣的話時，克拉拉給出了比平時更有力的反駁。

“That9;s why elves are no good. There9;s no point in the truth unless it9;s recorded in detail! I9;ll record it all. Because I remember it. I was connected with Connection, so mr. lyle9;s speech and action; I9;ll record it all!”

"這就是精靈不好的原因。如果不詳細記錄下來，真相就沒有意義！我會全部記錄下來。因爲我記得。我和《連線》有聯繫，所以萊爾先生的一言一行；我都會記錄下來！"

I shouted.

我喊道。

“Please forget it! And what do you mean you9;ll leave records!? You mean to say I9;ll be laughed at for the rest of my life!? Isn9;t it fine if you just cut all the strange parts!? Such records do nothing but torture me!”

我邊說邊接過杯子。當我端到嘴邊時，發現味道還不錯。雖然發生了這樣那樣的事情，但不出所料，我的身體正在尋找營養。

"既然看到你這樣，我也不好再逗你了。好吧，你的成長讓你很緊張，我就這麼說定了，出來協助我們吧。我會付錢的。"

I complained in my heart, as I looked at Vera-san in the doorway.

I slowly rolled to look behind me, and there she stood. Looking up…

"你還真沉得住氣。喝了它，然後站起來。"

"萊爾，你的客人。聽着，你得好好面對她。她就是你向她告白的那個女孩。啊~我也想有一天能有那麼激情的表白。"

"黑色......很適合你。"

"......有什麼事嗎？"

聽着她的夢話，我喝了杯中的湯。看來，她經常夢見自己沉入大海深處。

當我喃喃自語時，我聽到了薇拉小姐的聲音。

I raised my torso, and sat, while Vera-san leaned her back against me.

But because I had more of it than before, I was somehow able to maintain it.

“… Could I become one with the sea, and just forget it all?”

“Lyle, guest for you. Look, you9;ve got to properly confront her. She9;s the girl you confessed to. Ah~ I9;d like a confession that passionate someday.”

看着門口的薇拉小姐，我在心裏抱怨着。

維拉閉上嘴，坐下來，遞過一杯飲料。杯子裏是湯。

"從一開始，唯一能靠近的人 就是那些以特里斯家族爲目標的人。你也一樣，不是嗎？你是第一個走那麼遠的人。"

I put myself on guard, thinking she9;d bring up my Growth, but it seems that wasn9;t the case.

“Now that I9;ve seen you like that, I can9;t really tease you. Well, your tension was high from your Growth, is how I9;ll write it off, so come out and assist us. I9;ll pay for it.”

"......對不起。"

她想了一下，發出一聲嘆息。

"別道歉。你會讓我傷心的。哈......我昨天做了一個夢。它是我經常看到的那個夢的延續。"

“… Is something the matter?”

“I don9;t think you have skill as a poet. And I can9;t quite recommend it. So you9;d best not toss yourself overboard.”

As she sent some expectant eyes, I thought in irritation.

“From the start, the only ones to come closer were men aiming for the Trēs House. You9;re the same, aren9;t you? You9;re the first to go that far, mind you.”

When I muttered that, I heard Vera-san9;s voice.

Listening to the talks of her dreams, I drank the soup from the cup. It seems she often saw dreams of sinking to the ocean9;s depths.

“Black… it suits you well.”

“… I9;m sorry.”

我慢慢地翻過身，向身後望去，她就站在那裏。抬起頭......

她很生氣，但並沒有對我做什麼。

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"......我跟你說過的，我喜歡的那個人。他是我姐姐的男朋友。"

“Don9;t apologize. You9;ll make me sad. Hah… I saw a dream yesterday. It was the continuation of the one I always saw.”

“… I was sure you would kick me.”

"請忘了它吧！你說你會留下記錄是什麼意思？你是說我會被人嘲笑一輩子嗎？你把所有奇怪的部分都剪掉不就行了嗎？這樣的記錄只會折磨我！"

我抬起軀幹，坐了下來，薇拉小姐則背靠着我。

在船頭，我蓋着毯子躺着。

我使用四號技能速度，提高飛船的移動速度。由於船大，又是在海上，使用技能的感覺奇異地不同。

梅正看着諾維姆爲我送來的飯菜，莫妮卡則帶來了換洗的衣服，在一旁待命。當狹窄的房間陷入一片混亂時，阿瑞雅告訴我有客人來訪。

"......我就知道你會踢我。"

我提高了警惕，以爲她會提起我的成長，但看來並非如此。

“But last night, I saw a dream of climbing back onto land. It was a bit of a relief. With this, I feel I can go on without too much worry.”

（別用那種眼神看我！）

Shutting her mouth, Vera sat down, and handed over a drink. The cup contained soup.

不過，因爲我的法力比以前多，所以我還能維持。

I said, as I took the cup. When I took it to my mouth, I found it was quite tasty. This and that had happened, but as expected, my body was seeking out nutrition.

“… The one I told you about, the person I like. He9;s my sister9;s boyfriend.”

看着她送過來的有些期待的眼神，我煩躁地想。

I carried out adjustments, and felt it gradually scrape away at my Mana.

Using the Fourth9;s Skill Speed, I was raising the ship9;s movement speed. With its size, and the fact we were at sea, the feeling of using the Skill was strangely different.

She was angry, but she didn9;t do anything to me.

現在，我想逃離這個混亂的世界，所以我仍然圍着毯子站着，決定跟着薇拉小姐走。

She thought a little, and let out a sigh.

"我覺得你沒有詩人的技巧。我也不太建議你這樣做所以，你最好別把自己扔到海里去。"

我進行着調整，感覺它在逐漸消耗我的法力。

At the head of the ship, I lay with a blanket around me.

0;Don9;t look at me like that!1;

For now, I wanted to escape from this chaos, so I stood with the blanket still around me, and decided to follow Vera-san.

May was looking at the meal Novem had brought in for me, while Monica had brought a change, and was waiting on standby. As the narrow room descended into chaos, Aria informed me I had a visitor.

"......我能與大海融爲一體，忘卻一切嗎？"

“You sure have some composure. Drink that, and get up.”

"但昨天晚上，我夢見自己爬回了陸地。這讓我稍稍鬆了一口氣。有了這個，我覺得我可以安心地走下去了。"

“Um, why are you telling all this to me?”

"嗯，你爲什麼要告訴我這些？"

Vera-san thought a little, before standing. After brushing off her skirt, she started walking away. And she turned.

維拉桑想了一下，然後站了起來。拂去裙襬後，她開始走開。她轉過身

“Who knows? That9;s just the sort of mood I was in. I feel I should thank you for my dreams as well. And I wanted you to understand I won9;t fall so easily, perhaps? Though to Mr. Ladykiller, I9;m sure I9;m just a single woman of the legions around you.”

"誰知道呢？我當時就是這種心情。我覺得我也應該爲我的夢想感謝你。也許我想讓你明白，我不會輕易墮落。雖然對淑女殺手先生來說，我肯定只是你身邊軍團中的一個女人"。

She said that with a smile, and left.

她笑着說完，就離開了。

0;I said I wouldn9;t do anything, and she9;d fall, did I? … That post-Growth me sure is an idiot… no, that would be me.1;

（我說過我不動手，她就會倒下，是嗎？......成長後的我果然是個白癡......不，應該是我。）

I thought of calling something back to her, but my voice wouldn9;t come out.

我想回過頭來叫她幾聲，可是我的聲音怎麼也發不出來。