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Nemesis: Gnosis

纳美西丝·衍光

7 chapters · 614 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Time of Maturity 1 完熟之时1

(On a rare leisurely afternoon, I do some stretches as I walk down the corridor. All of a sudden, a commotion erupts from the kitchen.)（难得休息的午后，我伸着懒腰路过走廊时，忽然听到厨房传来一阵吵闹声。）

????...Oi! That can't be right! Didn't you say we're supposed to stir it?!……喂！刚才的操作是错的吧！你不是说要搅拌！

????...(Sigh) What part of "stir as needed" do you not understand...?……唉，连何为“适当搅拌”都不能正确领悟吗……

????Hah?! That's not what—哈？！你什么意思——

???Eh~ Come on, Krolik, don't get so worked up. You'll scare Helena.诶——克罗丽科别这么激动嘛，会吓到海伦娜的。

???And Nemesis too, just cut Krolik some slack. I think stirring for fifteen extra seconds is totally fine. Let's just move on to the next step~纳美西丝也让让克罗丽科啦，人家觉得多搅拌了15秒钟也没关系的，先进行下一步吧~

(Curious, I head toward the commotion. To my surprise, the tiny kitchen is packed with people. Everyone is holding a small jar while gathered around Nemesis.)（我好奇地走了过去，没想到小小的厨房里，竟挤着不少成员。众人手中都拿着一个小罐，将纳美西丝围在中间。）

CommanderWhat are you all doing?你们在做什么？

MaylingHehe, it's cheese making, Commander! We're helping Nemesis out~嘿嘿，是奶酪哦！我们在帮纳美西丝的忙啦~

KrolikHmph. Someone was trying to secretly practice making cheese while the kitchen was empty. Unfortunately, she got caught red-handed!哼，某些人想趁着厨房没人偷偷练习做奶酪，结果很不巧，被抓包咯！

ColphneMy, my. I can practically smell the bitterness, Krolik~ Surely you're not still upset that Nemesis didn't ask YOU to translate for her, are you?哎呀呀，感觉有股呛人的味道呢~克罗丽科，不会还在为纳美西丝刚才没找你帮忙翻译而生气吧？

KrolikW-why would I still be upset?! It's a good thing she doesn't need a translator anymore!嘁，我、我有什么可生气的？！这家伙说话不再需要翻译，对大家来说是好事吧！

HelenaCan understand... Nemesis... good!纳美西丝、能听懂，好！

(As if answering Krolik, Helena merrily grabs Nemesis by the hem of her clothes and starts swaying. Beside her, Mayling nods enthusiastically.)（像是在响应克罗丽科，海伦娜抓住了纳美西丝的衣摆开心地摇晃。一旁的美玲也狠狠点头。）

MaylingExactly. It's wonderful to finally be able to communicate with Nemesis.是呀，能和纳美西丝顺畅地交流，真是太好了呢！

MaylingI remember toiling away, pulling so many all-nighters to build that translator, and it still wasn't good enough to be put into use during combat... Ugh...我还记得当年做翻译器，明明一直在通宵，最后却因为翻译准确度的问题无法用于作战，呜哇……

CommanderI appreciate your hard work back then, Mayling, but thankfully, that's no longer a problem for us. Whether it's battle plans or everyday conversations, Nemesis can finally express herself clearly.那时辛苦你了，美玲。好在，从今往后都不会有这样的困扰了，不管是作战计划还是日常发言，纳美西丝都能准确地传达给大家了。

ColphneMhm~ It wasn't easy for Nemesis to reach this point either, considering what we've been through.唔唔~经历了那么多，才终于能和大家好好说话，纳美西丝也很不容易呀~

NemesisOnly having endured hardship may one shed the burdens that once weighed upon their shoulders. The road ahead remains long. Please accept my deepest gratitude to all of you for placing your trust in me.行过幽谷方才得解此身的困顿，道途长远，一路多谢诸位信任。

(Seemingly moved by everyone's words, Nemesis smiles faintly and gives a graceful bow. Yet, Krolik merely clicks her tongue.)（似是感念于大家的发言，纳美西丝露出了淡淡的笑意，微微躬身行了个礼。克罗丽科却不忿地撇了撇嘴。）

KrolikHmph... I wouldn't exactly call THAT a "normal conversation" either...哼……这也算不上好好说话吧……

Nemesis...Language rejoices in boundless wisdom. Those blessed with common sense may grasp it with ease, while the ignorant remain forever confounded.……语言自有其无穷智慧，具备常识之人从容便可领悟，蒙昧少智之人却为之困惑不止。

Krolik...?？

KrolikWha—! Nemesis! Y-You—!什——！纳美西丝！你、你——

(Krolik's rabbit ears shoot upright in outrage. Colphne hurriedly sets down her cheese jar and holds Krolik back.)（眼见红色的兔耳唰地直立起来，寇尔芙猛地放下手中奶酪罐，紧紧挽住了克罗丽科。）

ColphneWah~ Krolik! I just remembered something I really need your help with! Could you come with me?呜哇~克罗丽科，人家突然想起来有件事情要拜托你帮忙呢，可以跟人家来一下吗！

MaylingY-yeah...! It's... it's really important, Krolik! Let's go!对、对……！是一件很、很重要的事，克罗丽科，我们走吧！

HelenaHm? Hm? Important thing? Helena... come too!唔？唔唔？重要的事？海伦娜、也要去！

KrolikNemesis! Just you wait—!纳美西丝，你给我等着——！

(With the furious Krolik having been dragged away, peace finally returns to the kitchen. I watch them leave before letting out a sigh.)（暴怒的克罗丽科被“搀扶”着远去，吵吵闹闹的厨房再度安静下来。我收回视线，不禁叹了口气。）

CommanderHah... That's certainly a way to put out a fire before it spreads.呼……也算是把即将爆发的火苗浇熄在襁褓之中了。

CommanderStill, you seem to have something out for Krolik today. What's up with that?不过，纳美西丝今天好像对克罗丽科格外不客气？是发生了什么吗？

Nemesis...Noisy gathering. Hidden steps... Disruption...……聒噪的群体，隐秘的步骤，扰乱……

Commander...Hmm?……嗯？

(Nemesis slips back into her old tongue, leaving me rather lost and confused.)（纳美西丝突然切换的语言体系使我陷入了茫然。）

(Moments later, she sighs helplessly. As she raises the cheese jar in her hands toward me, a suspicious dash of red colors the corners of her eyes.)（片刻后，纳美西丝无奈地摇了摇头。她举起手中的奶酪罐朝向我，眼角染上一抹可疑的绯红。）

NemesisBecause... the one I had intended to invite over for cheese-making... was you.因为……我原本想邀请陪同我制作奶酪的人……是您。

NemesisCommander... remember the last time we did this together?指挥官，您还记得我们上次一同制作奶酪的事情么？

CommanderAh...啊……

(With Nemesis' timely reminder, an old memory surfaces.)（随着纳美西丝的提醒，一段记忆从脑海中浮出。）

(—It was right after Mayling completed the "Nemesis POD translator", and I borrowed it to make cheese with Nemesis.)（——那时，在美玲开发完成翻译器“纳美西丝POD”后，我曾借助翻译器，与纳美西丝共同制作了奶酪。）

(Unfortunately, a mistranslation caused me to completely misinterpret her instructions, and every batch of cheese ended up spoiled.)（然而，由于翻译有误，制作奶酪的我误解了纳美西丝的说明，导致最终完成的奶酪全都变质了。）

Commander...Right. That stench really was unforgettable.……原来如此。那罐奶酪可怕的味道的确让人记忆犹新。

CommanderSo that's why you wanted to invite me to make cheese again? To make up for what happened back then?所以，纳美西丝才想要邀请我重新制作奶酪，以弥补那时的遗憾？

NemesisHehe... I knew you'd catch on right away.呵呵……果然您能理解。

NemesisThe language barrier between us back then ended up producing spoiled cheese. I've always felt guilty over it.当年由于语言的障壁，致使您做出了变质的奶酪，我一直十分抱歉。

NemesisSo finally, now that I'm able to communicate with you, I once again looked up a recipe. It's different from the last one we used, but... allow me to ask once more—所以在能够与您交流之后，我重新找到了一份奶酪配方。虽然与当年那份不同，但请允许我再次向您询问——

NemesisCommander... would you like to help me make cheese?指挥官，您愿意协助我制作奶酪么？

CommanderOf course.当然。

(With the disaster from last time now fresh in my mind, I walk over to Nemesis.)（回想着那时的窘状，我不由走到了纳美西丝身边。）

CommanderWhat should I do first?接下来我要做什么？

(Nemesis hands me the jar she's holding before retrieving a mold.)（纳美西丝将手中的罐子递给了我，又从一旁取来模具。）

NemesisThe cheese inside has already curdled. Please help me remove it, cut it into pieces, and place it into the molds.指挥官，罐子里的奶酪已经凝固，请协助我将之取出切块，再放入模具中。

CommanderGot it.好。

(I follow Nemesis' instructions, carefully pouring out the curds onto the cutting board. Old memories stir as I catch a whiff of the gentle, milky aroma emanating from them.)（听从纳美西丝的指挥，我小心翼翼地将凝固的牛乳倒出。软嫩的凝乳滑落到砧板上，散发出淡淡的奶香，不免又勾起了我的回忆。）

CommanderWhen we were working on this the last time, I remember the smell being completely different from now...即使是在制作中，和当时的气味也很不一样……

NemesisYou still remember?指挥官还记得？

CommanderOf course. We did put a lot of work into it back then after all.嗯，毕竟那时也费了我和纳美西丝很大的力气嘛。

CommanderBut while we're talking about differences, the cheese pales in comparison to how much you've changed, Nemesis.不过，比起奶酪品种的不同，还是纳美西丝的变化更大。

Nemesis...Is it because I speak differently now?……是因为如今的我，说话方式与过去不同了么？

CommanderNot just that.不止如此。

(I shake my head, picking up the knife and carefully slicing the curds under her guidance.)（我摇摇头，拿起道具，在纳美西丝的协助下轻轻将砧板上的凝乳切开。）

CommanderRemember when we first met?纳美西丝还记得我们第一次见面吗？

CommanderYou were still wandering the Yellow Zone, taken for a shaman by the locals because of your divination. No one could understand what you were saying. Groza and I could only guess what you wanted from your reactions.那时你还在黄区四处流浪，因为擅长占卜而被居民们当作巫觋。没有人能理解你的话，我和闪电也只能通过你的反应，判断你的需要。

CommanderI still remember; you threw a dried rat at me right when you saw me.我还记得，刚见面，你就扔过来一根老鼠干呢。

NemesisHeh... Please accept my sincere apologies for my transgressions.呵……请容我为当时的无礼稍作道歉。

NemesisMany came to me seeking divinations, yet none could understand what I truly needed. It became rather frustrating.那时来请求占卜的人极多，却无人能理解我真正的需要，令人烦躁不已。

NemesisPerhaps I should say you possess a gift for understanding others... You were the very first person to correctly guess that what I wanted was to recharge my batteries.不过，该说您拥有理解他人的天赋么……您是第一位，判断出我需要能源电池的人。

CommanderHaha, should I take that as a compliment?哈哈，这算是对我的夸奖吗？

CommanderThough when I look back, I definitely was a little too daring with that whole thing. We didn't know a thing about you, couldn't understand anything you said, but we still invited you onboard.可现在想来，那时候的我们实在很大胆，根本不知道你的底细，也听不懂你的话，却让你上了车。

(As if recalling something herself, Nemesis pauses before smiling softly.)（不知想到了什么，纳美西丝停下手，轻轻笑了笑。）

NemesisThe barrier in communication certainly caused you and Leader Groza no shortage of trouble at first.刚上车的那段时间，因为语言不通，的确给您和闪电队长添了不少麻烦。

NemesisBut as time passed, we did gradually develop a sort of understanding of each other without the need for words... didn't we?不过，随着相处变长，我也算与您建立交流的默契了，不是么？

NemesisYou still remember, don't you? Before Krolik joined us, when we took turns serving night duty, I spent countless nights at your side—您也记得的吧，那时克罗丽科还没上车，作为轮值人员的我，也曾陪伴您工作到深夜——

(Her smile carries my thoughts back several years.)（纳美西丝的笑容，使我的思绪又回到了几年以前。）

Commander(Yawn) ...Groza, could you bring me the rest of the orders? I'll wrap them all up tonight.呵欠……闪电，把剩下的几份订单也拿过来吧，我一起处理掉。

(In the late-night ops room, I drowsily call for the familiar name. But as the documents are placed into my hands, the one standing before me is the purple-clad Doll instead.)（深夜的指挥室里，我困倦不堪地呼唤着熟悉的名字，然而文件递到手边，出现在面前的却是紫色衣服的人形。）

CommanderAh... Nemesis... Forgot you're on duty tonight...啊……纳美西丝……原来今天是你值班啊……

Nemesis...Starry night... Seeds buried, warm earth...……星夜……种子深埋，温暖的土壤……

CommanderI... don't follow. You want to... plant flowers at night?……有点不太懂你的意思啊。你想趁着天黑，去……种花？

(The Doll shakes her head.)（人形摇了摇头。）

Commander...Then is it that you want to go for a walk outside? Embracing nature, just as a seed would...? I guess the weather would be nice if the stars are out...……那是想去外面散步？像种子一样，亲近大地……？嗯，有星星的话，外面天气应该不错吧……

(She seems to sigh before shaking her head again. Just as I was about to put forward another guess, she steps closer and places something in my palm.)（人形仿佛叹了口气，再度摇了摇头。我还想再猜时，人形凑近过来，将什么东西放进了我的掌心。）

(Several cool, crystal-like minerals rest in my hand, shimmering with a faint violet glow beneath the night sky. A soothing fragrance drifts from them, and I can already feel my mind relaxing.)（那是几块冰冰凉凉的矿物，晶莹剔透，在夜色中泛着浅紫的光泽。淡淡的、让人安神的香气从矿物上弥漫开来，让我的精神不自觉地放松下来。）

CommanderThese are... amethysts? It's to help me relax?这是……安神用的紫水晶？

(I look up to her for confirmation, and Nemesis nods. She then presses her palms together beside her cheek and makes a "sleeping" gesture.)（我抬起头征询着，纳美西丝点点头，随后并起手掌，在耳边比了一个“睡觉”的姿势。）

CommanderOh... you're telling me to go to bed. Huh, it is pretty late already...啊，原来是在提醒我睡觉？已经这个点了啊……

(Rubbing my shoulders, I stand up. But as I rise to my feet, the exhaustion I'd piled up crashes over me like a wave.)（我揉着肩膀站起身，方才还浑然不觉的困倦，一瞬间席卷了全身。）

(I only manage a couple steps before my body sways from weariness and my eyelids grow heavy. The last thing I feel before the warm darkness completely embraces me is Nemesis drawing near.)（没走两步，身体晃了晃，眼皮也沉沉地坠下，在被温暖的黑暗包围之前，我最后感受到的，是纳美西丝靠近的气息。）

Nemesis...Candlelight... Tranquility...……烛火，静谧……

(Looking back on that night now, all my memories could gather was a warm bed... and an especially peaceful dream.)（再次回忆起那个夜晚，记忆中存留的，只余温暖的被窝与香甜的美梦。）

CommanderThanks for that, Nemesis.那时，真是谢谢你了，纳美西丝。

CommanderThough... you sure that counts as a "sort of understanding"? I was basically just making random guesses.不过，那也算是一种交流的默契吗？那个时候，我完全就是在乱猜吧。

NemesisYour guesses were certainly all over the place, which is precisely why expressing myself through actions proved most effective.您的猜测的确毫无章法。所以，用行动表达反而最能使您领会。

NemesisAll things considered, you successfully comprehended what my intentions were.事实证明，您的确理解了我的用意。

(Still smiling, Nemesis gathers the curds I've cut and carefully places them into the molds.)（说着，纳美西丝露出微笑。她将我切好块的凝乳拢起，小心地放入模具之中。）

(Following her lead, I continue filling each mold beside her.)（跟随着她的操作，我也继续动起来，将那些模具一一填满。）

CommanderAlright, let's just call it a special understanding between us both, whether through guessing or by actions.好吧，不管是猜测还是行动，就当这是我们独有的默契。

CommanderMmm... perhaps precisely because we have that special something, your changes stood out to me so much more.嗯……或许正因为已经建立了默契，才会对纳美西丝的变化感慨吧。

(Faced with Nemesis' curious gaze, I point toward the neatly lined-up molds.)（面对纳美西丝饶有兴致的目光，我指向陈列在面前的模具。）

CommanderFrom a wandering shaman, to a member of the Elmo, to the new self you've reclaimed after recovering your past. The way you've changed is like this cheese—从流浪的巫觋到艾莫号的成员，再到如今找回了过去的新人形，纳美西丝的变化，就好像这块奶酪——

CommanderThe constituents are the same, but its form has changed drastically. It's only natural to be in awe, and a little bit uncomfortable.虽然仍是用最初的原料制成，但性状却发生了不小的改变，那么，为此感慨与不适应，也是理所当然的。

Nemesis...……

CommanderTo be fair, most people probably don't care too much about where the milk that made up their cheese came from, but for someone who I treasure... For you, Nemesis... I find myself wanting to know more about you and your story.虽然吃奶酪时倒也不必认识最初的那瓶生牛乳，但对于我重视的伙伴，对于你——纳美西丝，我偶尔还是会想要了解，更多关于你的事。

(Nemesis falls silent for a while. Rather than answering immediately, she simply helps me drain the curds in the molds.)（纳美西丝沉默了片刻，却没有回应我的话，只是协助我将模具中装好的凝乳沥干。）

(Only until every mold has been prepared does she finally nod, signaling that we're done.)（直到将所有模具都处理完毕，她才点点头，向我示意结束。）

NemesisThank you for lending me a hand today, Commander...指挥官，今天……感谢您的帮助。

NemesisI've also come to understand the feelings and wishes you've shared with me.关于您的感慨与愿望，我也已经知悉。

NemesisI'm glad that those "missing pieces of Nemesis" are something you're concerned with and interested in uncovering.我很高兴，您对那些“缺失的纳美西丝”怀有关心与好奇的情感。

CommanderSo... would you be willing to share your past with me?所以，你会愿意与我分享你的过去吗？

(Nemesis nods gently. Looking straight into my eyes, she grins with quiet certainty, as though making a promise.)（纳美西丝微微点了点头。她注视着我，如同承诺一般，露出肯定的微笑。）

NemesisWell, since you care so much about the history behind this "slice of cheese"... I certainly won't betray your expectations.既然您如此在乎这块“奶酪”的前世今生……我当然不会让您失望。

NemesisPlease look forward to it, Commander.敬请期待，指挥官。

Time of Maturity 2 完熟之时2

(The jeep speeds across the deathly silent wasteland. Outside the window, the familiar scenery extends into the distance.)（小车飞驰在死一般寂静的旷野中。车窗外，熟悉的风景不断向身后远去。）

Commander...This path looks awfully familiar.……这段路，好像有些眼熟啊。

(I glance at the Doll beside me, focused on driving.)（我瞥了一眼身侧专注于驾驶的人形。）

(—Two hours ago, Nemesis came to the ops room and invited me to accompany her on a trip. However, she refused to disclose where we were going.)（——两小时前，纳美西丝来到指挥室，邀请我随她一同出行，却对目的地不置一词。）

(Now, as the jeep ventures deeper into the wasteland, I'm more and more certain this is the road leading to that castle.)（此刻，随着吉普车在原野中深入，我却越发确认，这正是通往那座古堡的路。）

CommanderSo, we're headed to that castle?所以，我们是要去那座古堡？

CommanderThe place you want to show me... is your old home?你打算邀请我去的地方……是你从前的家？

NemesisPerceptive as ever, Commander... though the conclusion you've come to differs a little from my actual destination...您总是如此敏锐……不过，您推论的结果，与我真实的目标地之间，仍然存在小小的偏差……

(Nemesis smiles, but her gaze remains fixated beyond the window, as if searching for something in the desolate landscape.)（纳美西丝微笑着，目光却落在车窗之外，仿佛在荒芜的原野中寻觅着什么。）

(The next moment, the speeding jeep suddenly veers off the road.)（下一刻，疾驰的小车骤然转向。）

(By the time it finally comes to a stop, a small, abandoned building sits before us.)（吉普车终于停下时，眼前出现了一座废弃的小院。）

(The building has clearly weathered many long years. Its walls are worn and cracked, yet traces of old decorations still hint at the refined gracefulness they once possessed.)（小院中的建筑显然久经风霜，外墙布满了斑驳风化的痕迹，但即便如此，仍能从残存的装饰物，辨识出院落原本的古朴与典雅。）

CommanderThis is...这里是……

(Nemesis steps out of the jeep, a nostalgic look crossing her face.)（纳美西丝推门下车，神情中露出几分怀念。）

Nemesis...Land that once belonged to the Nemesis family.……是原本属于纳美西丝家族的领地。

CommanderThis whole area was under your family's rule too?这片区域，也属于你们家族管辖？

NemesisHehe... not exactly.呵呵……不完全是。

NemesisIt's simply one of the places that once lay beneath the light of the Nemesis family.这里，只是纳美西丝家族的光芒曾经照拂之处。

(Crunch—)（咔嚓——）

(Stepping over broken stone tiles, Nemesis wanders into the courtyard.)（踩着破碎的石砖，纳美西丝走进院落。）

NemesisThis court was originally purchased by my father. I loved coming here as a child...这座院落最初是父亲所购置，因幼时带我来时，我十分喜爱此处……

NemesisSo when I turned ten, he had it renovated and bestowed it to me as my own private estate.于是在我十岁那年，父亲重新修葺了小院，作为私人领地赠予了我。

CommanderA birthday present, huh? This place must've meant a great deal to you.原来是生日礼物。这座小院，想必对你意义非凡。

Nemesis...Mmm.……嗯。

(Standing amid the courtyard, Nemesis gently brushes the dust from a stone sculpture.)（立在小院之中，纳美西丝伸手抚摸着落满灰尘的石雕。）

(Whatever memory came to her mind, she lowers her eyes despite the faint smile on her lips.)（不知想起了什么，她虽然微笑着，却轻轻垂下了眼帘。）

NemesisMy family... ruled these lands for generations.我的家族……世代统治着这片土地。

NemesisAfter my mother passed, since I was the heir to the family, my father and my people entrusted their hopes to me.母亲去世后，作为家族继承人的我，一直被父亲和族人们寄予厚望。

NemesisBut I was too soft, indecisive. Never could I live up to their expectations...但是，那时的我性格温吞优柔，似乎总是不能达到家族的期望……

NemesisOn top of that, there was that extraordinary aunt of mine. She was my polar opposite: resolute, capable, and everything I wished I could become. I admired her deeply... but standing beside someone so brilliant often left me feeling inadequate.再加上我还有一位优秀的姑姑，她行事飒爽利落，一直被我视为榜样。我既憧憬着成为她那般的人，却也时时因她耀眼的光芒而自觉羞愧。

Commander...Carrying an entire family's future on your shoulders must have been overwhelming.嗯……要肩负整个家族的未来，很有压力吧？

NemesisGot to hand it to you, Commander: you saw right through me even though this was before we ever met.不愧是您，指挥官。即便那时我们尚未相识，您却依旧一眼看透了我。

NemesisThis little estate was where I came whenever the weight of expectations became too much... It was the sanctuary where my weary heart found rest, the playground of my younger self.这座小院，正是少时的我用以逃避家族重压的散心之所……它是我疲惫时心灵休憩的港湾，是我少女时代的游乐园。

CommanderSounds less like a "private estate", and more like a "secret retreat". That explains you acting so secretive while bringing me here.听起来，比起“私人领地”，这里更适合被叫做“秘密基地”。难怪你邀请我的时候那么神秘。

NemesisTo share this secret with you... was exactly why I invited you.与您分享这个秘密，正是我邀约您的目的所在。

(With that, Nemesis walks to the door that has mostly rotted away. She carefully pushes it open before extending a hand toward me.)（说着，纳美西丝缓步走到小屋的门边。那扇房门已有大半朽坏，纳美西丝小心地推开，随后向我伸出手。）

NemesisAfter you, Commander—指挥官，请——

(The moment we step inside, a cloud of dust bursts into the air to greet us.)（踏入小屋，最先迎接我与纳美西丝的，是被惊起的漫天尘埃。）

(While the decor bears a remarkable resemblance, unlike that carefully maintained castle, every piece of furniture here is buried beneath years of dust. The velvet sofa has yellowed with age, and the hanging fabrics have become brittle with time.)（虽然装潢风格十分相似，但与那座被精心打理的古堡不同，眼前的小屋之内，所有家具都满布灰尘，沙发的绒面已发黄褪色，垂坠的各种织物也脆弱不堪。）

Commander(Cough, cough) ...Looks like no one's been here for a hot minute.咳、咳……看来，这里已经很久没人来过了。

(I brush away the dust before realizing how inconsiderate my words were. Nemesis' family has long since perished at Paradeus's hands. Who could possibly have remained to care for this place?)（我拍打着面前的灰尘，却意识到自己的失言——纳美西丝的家人早已因帕拉蒂斯的迫害而离世，又如何会有人来打理这座小宅？）

(Fortunately, she doesn't seem saddened by it, merely shaking her head.)（好在，纳美西丝并未流露出太多感伤，只是摇了摇头。）

NemesisAside from my personal maid and a few close friends, I never brought anyone else here.除了我的贴身侍女与几位密友，我从未带其他人来过这个地方。

NemesisEver since the memories of my former life "awakened", this is also my first time coming back.而在过往的记忆“苏醒”后，我也还是第一次重回此地。

CommanderIt's an honor for me to be here with you today, then.那么，今天能陪你来到这里，是我的荣幸。

CommanderWould you mind showing me around? Your past was completely beyond me when we visited that castle before, so I never had the chance to really look around. Now, I finally have the chance to learn more about you.纳美西丝，你愿意向我介绍一下这里么？先前造访那座古堡时，还不知道你的身世，没能仔细参观。现在，终于有机会好好了解了。

NemesisOf course. Showing you the memories of "Elif Nemesis" preserved within this little house has always been something I've wanted to do.当然。向您介绍这间小屋内尘封的、关于“艾莉芙·纳美西丝”的往事，一直是我所愿。

NemesisPlease follow me.请随我来。

(Nemesis leads me through the hallway and up the staircase.)（纳美西丝向前一步，引着我穿过门廊、登上楼梯。）

(At the top are several nearly identical wooden doors. She approaches one of them and quietly turns the handle.)（楼梯的尽头是几扇相似的木门，纳美西丝轻巧地靠近其中一扇，转动门把。）

(Creak—)（咯吱——）

(An ornate candelabrum, a magnificent chandelier, and a canopy bed draped with elegant curtains come into view.)（精致的烛台。华丽的吊灯。垂坠的床幔。）

(—This is clearly someone's bedroom.)（——这里，显然是某个人的卧室。）

(And judging from the star map painted across the ceiling, along with the cabinet filled with divination paraphernalia, it can be no one else.)（而结合绘制在天花板上的星图，以及玻璃柜里满满的占卜器具，这“某个人”的名字，也已经呼之欲出了。）

CommanderNemesis...纳美西丝……

(I instinctively turn toward her, only to see her walk over to the bed. Tossing the dust-covered blanket aside, she lies down, back against the soft mattress, and reaches a hand toward me.)（我不由想要询问，转过身，却见纳美西丝走到了床边。她掀起覆满灰尘的床罩扔向一侧，仰身躺入了那片柔软，又向我抬起手。）

NemesisWould you kindly join me, Commander...?指挥官，能否请您也移步至此呢？

(I lie down beside her. In an instant, a canopy of stars fills my vision—)（我走过去，躺到纳美西丝身侧。一片“星空”却霎地撞入了我的视野——）

(The view as I lie down is far different from when I had first gazed upon it. The painted heavens seem to be within my reach, and the stars shimmer with a life of their own.)（与站立时的感受不同，躺下后，天花板上那片摹绘出来的星空竟显得无限逼近，甚至隐约流转着星星般的光泽。）

CommanderI never imagined a little room could hide something so beautiful.想不到，这小小的房间里别有天地。

NemesisIt's lovely... isn't it?很美……不是么？

NemesisWhenever I lay here, watching the stars drift across the sky, the burdens of my family seemed to drift away.从前，每当我躺在此处注视着群星的轨迹，家族的重负便也随之远去。

NemesisUnfortunately, while the stars' path could still be charted, the course of fate has long since vanished into the mist.只可惜，星辰的轨迹尚可摹画，命运却已失陷在迷雾之中……

(Despite lying right beside me, Nemesis' voice feels unbelievably distant.)（明明躺在我的身边，纳美西丝的声音却显得有些幽远。）

(I can't help but think back to how she often gazes at the stars onboard the Elmo as well, or projects holographic constellations into the air. Was she reminiscing of the same things during those moments?)（我不由想起，在艾莫号上，纳美西丝也时常会观察星象，或是投影出全息星图。在那些时候，她所遥想之事，也与此刻相同吗？）

CommanderNemesis.纳美西丝。

(I turn toward her and gently take her hand.)（我忍不住侧过身，握住了她的手。）

NemesisHmm... Commander?嗯……？指挥官？

CommanderAt the very least... the Elmo will always be here.至少，艾莫号会一直在。

Nemesis...!…………！

(After a moment of silence, Nemesis tightens her grip. She turns to face me completely, cradling my hand against her chest as though making a solemn vow.)（愣怔片刻，纳美西丝握紧了我的手。她侧过身直视着我，将我的手郑重地捧入怀中。）

Nemesis...Thank you.……谢谢您。

NemesisMeeting the Elmo... has been one of the greatest blessings of my life.我也……始终为遇见艾莫号而感到幸运。

NemesisBecause of you... my wandering fate found its path once more.正因为遇见了您，失序的命运才重新找回了轨迹。

CommanderAnd all of us aboard the Elmo are just as grateful to have met you.嗯。我和艾莫号上的大家，也都很高兴遇见纳美西丝。

CommanderSpeaking of paths... You can divine by reading the stars, can't you, Nemesis?说到这个，轨迹什么的……纳美西丝是可以通过这些星星的轨迹占卜的吧？

(Not wanting her thoughts to dwell on painful memories, I gently change the subject.)（担心纳美西丝一直沉浸在伤痛的过往中，我试着转换了话题。）

NemesisI once divined for my close friends beneath this very canopy. Would you like me to read yours?我的确曾在这片“群星”之下，为密友们占卜。您对此感兴趣吗？

CommanderSince we're already here, why not? I've been down on my luck recently, so it'd be nice to know whether things will finally look up...是啊，来都来了，就请纳美西丝为我占卜一下运势吧。最近接二连三地遇上麻烦事，感觉很不妙啊……

NemesisAs you wish.如您所愿。

(Nemesis pulls me upright, then retrieves several tools from a glass cabinet before kneeling in front of me, holding up a porcelain cup and a handful of coffee beans.)（纳美西丝拉着我坐起身。她从玻璃柜中取来一堆器具，又跪坐回我的面前，向我展示手中的瓷杯与咖啡豆。）

NemesisIf you'll allow... I'd like to use the method I practiced in my childhood.若您允许，我想使用少时常用的方法为您占卜。

NemesisWell... normally this would've been done with a cup of coffee, but given that the coffee maker no longer functions, coffee beans will have to suffice.嗯……原本应当为您冲泡一杯咖啡的，可这里的咖啡机已经无法使用，只好委屈您使用咖啡豆作为代替。

CommanderWorks for me.当然可以。

NemesisThen, please hold this.那么，请您拿上这个。

(She places the porcelain cup in my hands before dropping a handful of coffee beans into it.)（纳美西丝将瓷杯放入我的手中，随后，又将一把咖啡豆洒落在瓷杯里。）

CommanderWhat should I do next?接下来我要做什么？

NemesisLike... this.像……这样。

(She covers the cup with a saucer. Then, without warning, gently clasps my hands around it, guiding me to lift the cup and shake it.)（纳美西丝用一只茶碟盖住了瓷杯，随后，猝不及防地，她抓住我的手紧紧按住瓷杯，示意我举起杯子摇晃。）

NemesisCommander... Please close your eyes and think about the question you wish to inquire of fate without voicing it.指挥官……请闭上眼睛，在心中默念您想要占卜的内容。

(Guess that would be my fortune in the near future... I close my eyes and silently repeat to myself.)（近期的运势吗……我顺从地闭上了双眼，默念着。）

(Nemesis' warm hands move together with mine. In the darkness, her quiet presence blends with the faint aroma of coffee beans.)（纳美西丝温热的手与我一同晃动着。黑暗中，她的气息，与淡淡的咖啡豆的香气一起若有似无地涌来。）

(Guided by her hands, I invert the cup, press it tightly against the saucer and place both upside down on the soft bed.)（跟随她双手的指引，我将晃动的茶杯在空中倒转，又紧紧按着杯碟，将二者一同倒扣在柔软的床垫上。）

(The beans rattle softly inside, before her hands suddenly slip away—)（咖啡豆撞击着杯沿与茶碟，发出哗啦的轻响。纳美西丝的双手忽然抽离——）

NemesisYou may open your eyes now... Commander. Time to reveal your fortune.指挥官……现在您可以睁眼，揭开您的占卜结果了。

(I open my eyes, then lift the inverted cup under Nemesis' encouraging gaze.)（我睁开眼，在纳美西丝鼓励的注视中，拿起了倒扣的咖啡杯。）

(The beans scatter across the saucer before coming to rest.)（咖啡豆“哗啦”一声散开，在茶碟上弹跳，又最终停下。）

CommanderSo... what's all this supposed to mean?这个……代表什么？

NemesisWhat do you think this pattern resembles?您觉得这个图案，像什么呢？

(In the dimly lit room, Nemesis' smile appears ever so enigmatic. I lower my head, studying the pattern formed by the dozen or so scattered beans.)（略显昏暗的房间里，纳美西丝的笑容显得有些高深莫测。我只好低下头，努力辨识那十数颗凌乱的咖啡豆组成的图案。）

CommanderIt looks like... the wing of a bird? No... perhaps a coiled snake...看起来像鸟的翅膀？呃，不对，更像是一条盘起来的蛇……

Nemesis...A bird's beating wing... Serpent curled unto itself...……振动之鸟翼……蜷曲的蛇……

(Nemesis falls silent for a moment, her smile fading.)（纳美西丝沉思了片刻，笑容收敛了几分。）

NemesisCommander... Soon a wonder shall come your way, but it is both a blessing and a curse; it is beset by danger and misfortune.指挥官，您很快会遇见惊喜之事。然而，忧惧与灾祸亦蕴藏于其中。

CommanderSo... both good news and bad news.听上去好坏参半啊……

(A flicker of anxiety rises within me before a warm hand gently brushes my forehead.)（心头的压力骤增，一抹温热却拂过我的额头。）

(It's Nemesis; she leans closer, resting her palm against my brow, as though trying to ease my worries.)（是纳美西丝，她凑近了一些，将手掌覆在我的眉间，似乎试着为我分担忧愁。）

NemesisCommander... I remember that you dislike leaving everything to fate.指挥官，我记得，您不喜欢将一切都归于命运。

CommanderThat's right. I've never liked surrendering myself to so-called "destiny".没错，我不喜欢听从所谓“命运的安排”。

CommanderBut Nemesis, your divinations have always been surprisingly accurate. It's hard not to put faith in them.但纳美西丝一直以来的占卜还挺准的，让我觉得很可信。

NemesisI appreciate your trust. Still, those who face fate head-on always shine the brightest.谢谢您的认可。不过，直面命运之人所焕发的光芒，总是璀璨而炫目。

NemesisCommander... No matter what awaits you, I know you will overcome it.指挥官……我始终相信，无论何种境况，您都一定能逢凶化吉。

(Her voice is unwavering. Like a quiet blessing, it somehow smooths over the unease that lingers in my heart.)（纳美西丝的声音十分笃定，如同咒语一般，神奇地抚平了我心中的隐忧。）

(The weight that bore down on me has grown lighter. I stand to leave, but Nemesis gently catches my hand.)（心情再度变得轻松，我站起身，却被纳美西丝拉住了手。）

NemesisCommander... Could you stay with me a little longer?指挥官，能否请您陪我再多待片刻？

NemesisSharing this moment with you has reminded me of something.刚才与您共同占卜的时光，让我想起了一些旧事。

(A pinch of happiness and nostalgia flash across her face, so I quietly sit back down beside her.)（纳美西丝的脸上露出几分幸福与怀念。我于是顺从地坐回了她身边。）

CommanderI'd love to hear it.愿闻其详。

NemesisWhen I was very young... I sought to learn divination from my mother.在我很小的时候，曾经向母亲学习占卜。

NemesisAnd the way she taught me was having me sit beside her and mimic each movement of hers... just as you did moments ago.在母亲教导我的时候，我会坐在一旁，一步步学着母亲操作……就像指挥官方才那样。

CommanderThose must've been some precious memories.和母亲共度的时光，一定是段很温馨的回忆吧。

NemesisThey were. Thank you for helping me remember them.是啊。谢谢您让我回忆起这件事。

NemesisBut that's not the only reason why I feel so content today—there's also you, Commander.不过，让我感到愉快的不止如此，还有您，指挥官——

(Nemesis' hand rests gently over mine. The warmth of her synthetic skin quietly carries her feelings.)（纳美西丝的手覆住了我的手掌。仿生肌肤传来微微温热，像是借此传递着她的心意。）

NemesisYou were always calm and dependable while leading everyone onboard the Elmo.平日在艾莫号上，您总是从容镇定地指挥着大家。

NemesisBut just then, whilst my hands were with yours... you looked like a well-behaved child, following my instructions with stalwart obedience. Seeing that side of you... was rather delightful.方才您跟随我行动的模样，却像是一位乖巧听话的孩童。能得见您如孩子一般的面貌，也是件十分新奇的事情。

NemesisTo share my past with you was why I invited you over. Instead, I ended up uncovering a foreign side of you that I've never known.原本邀请您来这里，是想与您分享我的过去，我却因此见到了不一样的您。

NemesisI'm very glad... Commander.指挥官……我很开心。

NemesisMay I continue inviting you to this little retreat in the future?今后，我还想再继续邀请您来这座小屋，您愿意吗？

CommanderOf course.当然。

(After spending some more time together, we gather our equipment and prepare to leave.)（与纳美西丝又在房间中坐了片刻，我们收拾行装，准备返程。）

(As I'm heading outside, I notice a small locked door at the end of the hallway.)（我正要向外走，却忽然注意到，在走廊的尽头，似乎有一扇紧锁着的小门。）

(Nemesis follows my gaze and notices what I'm staring at. Her brows knit up.)（留意到我的目光，纳美西丝也转回身去，却在一瞬间皱起了眉头。）

Nemesis...……

CommanderNemesis?纳美西丝？

(The smile she had moments ago fades in an instant.)（方才的笑容已经从纳美西丝的脸上全然消失。）

(In the evening breeze, she slowly shakes her head.)（黄昏的风里，她轻轻摇了摇头。）

NemesisI'm sorry, Commander... I'm still not ready to share with you the secret barred beyond that door... not even now.抱歉，指挥官……那处角落所藏的隐秘，即便是此刻的我，也还未做好与您分享的准备。

NemesisIf curiosity finds you still... would you mind if I only invite you back there once I've found the courage?如果您对此好奇，可否允许我在做好准备之后，再邀请您同来？

CommanderYeah. Don't worry about it, Nemesis.好。没关系的，放轻松些，纳美西丝。

CommanderI'll always respect your decision, whenever you're ready.不论你决定何时分享，我都会尊重。

NemesisThank you, Commander.多谢您，指挥官。

NemesisNow... let's return to the Elmo.现在……我们回艾莫号吧。

Time of Maturity 3 完熟之时3

(The Elmo lounge is as lively as ever in the afternoon.)（午后的休息区，仍是一如既往地热闹。）

(Having wrapped up the paperwork at my desk, I head over to take a short break, only to find several Dolls chatting noisily.)（处理完桌边的文件，我来到休息区准备放松一会儿，却意外碰见了正在叽叽喳喳的几名人形。）

Vepley...Vepley used to tour all over the place with her idol group☆ We've been to so many cities!……维普蕾从前，经常跟着偶像团队四处公演哦，去过很多地方☆

VepleyAnd everyone in the group would compete in singing and dancing! Just like how Krolik competes against other idols in the arena!团队里的大家、还会比拼歌舞！就像克罗丽科在角斗场和其他偶像比拼！

KrolikHah?! I was fighting for my life in that arena! One wrong move and I'd be toast! You can't compare it to your cute idol singing competition!哈？我那是在角斗场里拼命好不好！一不小心素体就会被打成渣！才不是比拼什么唱跳！

KrolikEh, whatever. Let's let bygones be bygones. I can't be bothered to argue with an idiot like you.哼，不过这些事情早都过去了，懒得和你这个笨蛋计较。

NemesisEqual processing power... equally laughable.不相上下的运算能力，令人同等发笑……

KrolikYou've got some nerve to say that, huh?! You've been setting us up, didn't you?!纳美西丝你还好意思说我？！就是你一直在趁着我和维普蕾说话的时候算计我们吧！

Nemesis...That a stubborn rock incapable of grasping the rules should blame the wisdom granted unto them by a prophet...……愚钝的顽石无法运用规则，却责怪先知的智慧……

VepleyUgh... It's Vepley's fault... Krolik, Nemesis, please don't fight...唔、是维普蕾不对……克罗丽科和纳美西丝不要吵了啦……

(Hearing the commotion grow louder, I walk over.)（听闻吵闹声越发激烈，我不禁走了过去。）

CommanderWhat's going on here?在聊什么，这么热闹？

KrolikHah, Commander! Perfect timing! Settle this for us!哈，指挥官，你来了！正好帮我们评评理！

(Krolik turns around, her tall rabbit ears twitching indignantly. Half her face is covered in penalty slips, while Vepley has several stuck to her forehead as well.)（克罗丽科转过身，愤愤地晃了晃高耸的兔耳。她向我转过来的半张脸上，几乎贴满了小纸条。而一旁的维普蕾，脑门上同样贴着数张纸条。）

(Only Nemesis has barely any at all.)（唯独纳美西丝，脸上粘贴着的纸条寥寥无几。）

KrolikWe were playing truth or dare. The rule goes that whoever loses has to stick one of these to their face and tell a story about their past.我们三个人在玩打赌的游戏，输了的人要在身上贴纸条，还要讲一件过去的事。

KrolikYet, Nemesis has barely lost since we started!结果纳美西丝，从游戏开始就没输过几次！

KrolikHmph. I think she's just avoiding talking about her past. Should've just refused to play with us from the get-go if that's the case! It's not like I'm dying to hear your backstory anyway!哼，我看这家伙就是不愿意说过去的事情吧？那从一开始就拒绝啊！反正我也没有那么想知道纳美西丝你的过去！

(Remembering the locked door in that little retreat, and the melancholic expression on Nemesis' face as she recounted her past, I quickly step in.)（回想着那座院落中紧闭的门，以及纳美西丝讲述旧事时略带忧郁的神情，我赶紧打起了圆场。）

CommanderI know you're concerned about Nemesis, Krolik, but she doesn't have to reveal everything about her past.我知道克罗丽科是关心纳美西丝，不过从前的事，也不用全都告诉大家吧？

CommanderI think it's totally okay that she keeps a few secrets to herself as long as it doesn't break the rules of the game.只要在游戏规则允许的范围内，保留一些自己的小秘密也无妨。

KrolikSecrets? What's there to hide? Not like we're strangers!秘密？这有什么好保留的？我们又不是外人！

KrolikI already laid mine bare to you all—my favorite rabbit ear accessory size, my unique close-combat techniques, and so on!就像我的秘密，比如最喜欢的兔耳配件尺寸、近战的秘密招式之类的……指挥官你不是都知道了吗？

VepleyEh? And Vepley told the Commander all the super-secret favorite limited performance songs too☆哎？那、维普蕾最最最喜欢的秘密限定演出曲目，也都有告诉指挥官☆

Nemesis...…………

KrolikHmph. See? You're the only one who doesn't wanna speak up, Nemesis!哼，看到了吧！不坦诚的只是纳美西丝你而已！

KrolikSure, remembering those awful things isn't comfortable, but keeping them bottled up is worse!那些糟心事回想起来是不舒服，但说出来总比你自己憋着好！

KrolikBesides, with how hard of a time we're having fighting the Paradeus now, what if some of it actually comes in handy to the Commander—再说了，现在和帕拉蒂斯打得这么热火朝天，万一那些事对指挥官有帮助——

CommanderThat's enough, Krolik.好了，克罗丽科。

(I rest a hand on her shoulder, cutting her off before she goes any further.)（我按住克罗丽科的肩膀，打断了她逐渐过火的发言。）

CommanderGive Nemesis some space.给纳美西丝留一些空间吧。

CommanderAfter all, Nemesis never revealed the secrets hidden inside your neural cloud either.毕竟当年，纳美西丝也没有透露克罗丽科心智里的秘密呢。

KrolikI... I—当年、当年我——

Krolik...Hmph. Fine. If even the Commander says so, I'll let you off this time.……哼，好吧。既然指挥官都这么说了，那就先放过你。

KrolikBut don't expect us to play games like this with you again! Vepley, let's go!不过，下次别想再和我玩这种游戏了！维普蕾，我们走！

(Krolik storms off while dragging Vepley away.)（克罗丽科气势汹汹地转身，拉着维普蕾大步离去。）

(I turn back to Nemesis and gently pat her shoulder.)（我回过头，拍了拍纳美西丝的肩膀。）

CommanderDon't take what Krolik said to heart.克罗丽科的话，你别放在心上。

CommanderAs I said before, I'll always give you respect. Share whenever you feel ready to.就像我之前说的，不论你决定何时分享，我都会尊重。

CommanderI don't need to know every detail of your past. Whatever kind of "Nemesis" you want to be aboard the Elmo, I'm fine with it.我不需要知道你所有过去的事，在艾莫号上，你想做怎样的“纳美西丝”，都没问题。

Nemesis...Commander, even after traveling beside you for so long, I still find myself in awe of your noble spirit.……指挥官，虽然已经与您同行了很久，我仍然时常感叹于您心灵的崇高。

NemesisLike a lighthouse... illuminating everything around, keeping danger and harm at bay.就如灯塔一般……照明了万物，却不会使之刺伤。

CommanderYou're giving me way too much credit.你说得也太夸张了。

NemesisThat's simply the truth to me. And because of that, there is something I wish to ask you—在我心中，您就是如此。也正因如此，我想向您求证——

NemesisThe secrets that the rabbit mentioned... did she truly tell you?那只兔子提到的那些秘密，当真告诉过您吗？

CommanderUhm... Sort of? Krolik did bring those up from time to time when we trained or chatted together. It was all in passing, though. Why? Does it bother you?呃……算是吧？之前一起训练近战、闲聊的时候，克罗丽科的确透露过。不过，也就是随口一提的程度，纳美西丝很在意吗？

Nemesis...…………

NemesisThank you for your honesty. If even that rabbit can achieve such feats, then I... I shall give it more careful thought as well.谢谢您的坦诚。既然那只兔子都能如此，我……也会再认真考虑的。

(Nemesis leaves while seemingly lost in thought.)（纳美西丝若有所思地离开了。）

(Just when I assumed that little incident was behind us, kicking it out of my mind, on that very night, Nemesis comes to me with an invitation—)（没想到，就在当天夜里，在我以为这个小小风波已经过去的时候，我却获得了纳美西丝的邀请——）

CommanderNemesis, are you sure you've made up your mind?纳美西丝，你当真决定好了吗？

(Standing before the locked door, I throw her a serious look.)（紧锁的房门前，我认真地注视着纳美西丝。）

(—Ever since we left the little retreat that day, she has never once mentioned that sealed door, nor the memories connected to it.)（——自从那日离开小院，纳美西丝便没有再提及院落中这扇紧闭的门，也从未谈论与之相关的往事。）

(Until last night, when she suddenly asks me to return here with her.)（直到昨夜，纳美西丝却忽然找到我，邀请我重访此地。）

(Remembering what happened in the lounge yesterday, I'm less curious about her past and more concerned for her present condition.)（想到昨天在休息区发生的事，此刻，相比对旧事的好奇，我倒是更担心纳美西丝的状态。）

(But Nemesis' resolve is clear to see, unwavering.)（但纳美西丝显然并未动摇。）

Nemesis...Yes, Commander.……是的，指挥官。

NemesisI've fretted over this for a very long time. I feared being swallowed by darkness, feared the fire, feared the catastrophe... and feared the pain of parting.我的确为此犹豫了很久。我恐惧着被幽暗浸湿，恐惧火焰、灾厄、离别的苦难。

NemesisBut mud buried beneath the earth cannot become pavement for the road ahead.但，沉埋的黑泥无益于前行道途的铺设。

NemesisFor you, and the Elmo's sake... for us to sail toward the destined course, I ought to make this decision.为了您与艾莫号能航向命定的坐标，我理应作出决定。

CommanderAll right. If this is your decision, then I trust you.好，既然是你的决定，我相信你。

CommanderBut before we get inside, I want you to remember something—no matter what happens, you still have me, have us, all of us.不过，在进去之前，我也想提醒你——不论如何，你还有我，我们。

CommanderYou're not alone, Nemesis.纳美西丝，你不是一个人。

Nemesis...I will keep your words close to heart.……嗯。您的话，我会铭记在心。

(After bowing deeply, Nemesis finally walks up to the weathered door.)（深深地向我行了一个礼后，纳美西丝终于走到了紧锁的门边。）

(She runs her fingers over the rusted lock, as though examining for one last time the stone buried deep within her heart.)（她沉默着，轻抚那早已锈蚀的门锁，如同最后一次检视那颗沉于心底的顽石。）

(—Crack)（——咔嚓。）

(The lock breaks apart.)（下一刻，门锁应声而断。）

NemesisPlease follow me, Commander.指挥官，跟我来吧。

(To my surprise, the chamber beyond is a study room.)（出乎意料地，门后竟是一间书房。）

(Though equally covered in dust, everything inside remains exactly as it was years ago. Tall bookshelves line the walls, while open books and notes sit quietly on the desk. It was as though its user had only just stepped away for an ephemeral moment.)（尽管同样落满了灰尘，房间中的种种陈设却还维持着当年的模样。高高的书架矗立在墙边，一旁的书桌上，甚至还放置着摊开的书本与笔记。）

(However—)（然而——）

Commander...!……！

(The moment I see the photograph sitting quietly atop the desk, my heart clenches, squeezed tight by anxiety.)（在看清桌上摆放的相框画面的瞬间，我的心脏被彻底地揪紧了。）

(—A young girl, standing beside someone.)（——那是一张少女与某个人的合影。）

(And I instantly understand why Nemesis sealed this room.)（我立刻明白了纳美西丝为何要封锁这里。）

(For a fleeting moment, I even want to snatch the frame away, to hide it, destroy it before she has to look at it.)（我甚至想要抢先一步，将那个相框夺走、藏起、毁去。）

Nemesis...Commander. You've seen it, haven't you?……指挥官，您已经发现了么？

(I hear her voice waver, a trembling that was almost imperceptible.)（纳美西丝的声音带着一丝不易察觉的颤抖。）

(She takes a deep breath, as though only that can ward off the cold brought by the words she's about to speak.)（她深深地吸了一口气，仿佛只有如此，才能抵御接下来的话语所带来的酷寒。）

NemesisThat is indeed... a photograph of me and "teacher".那的确是……我与“老师”的合影。

NemesisAnd not only that...不止如此……

CommanderRight... everything else on this desk too.是啊，还有桌上的这些……

(Standing before the wooden desk, I let out a sigh.)（站在那张宽大的书桌前，我不由叹了口气。）

(Resting beside the photograph of Nemesis and Caldwell are countless books, bound lecture scripts, and meticulously handwritten notes.)（桌面上，除了纳美西丝与科德韦尔的合影，还堆着许多书籍、装订成册的讲义，以及用心抄录的笔记。）

(The pages have yellowed with age, but the elegant signature on the title page remains clearly legible—"Elif N.")（虽然纸页已经发黄，但仍能辨识，在笔记的扉页上，娟秀的签名字迹——“Elif·N”。）

(And, said notes carefully summarize and explain the contents of the lectures authored by one "Caldwell S.")（而其中所认真抄录、撰写着理解的内容，也与那份署名“Caldwell.S.”的讲义内容相合。）

Commander...……

(As I flip through the notes, I can almost picture a young girl studying tirelessly beneath the lamplight.)（翻阅着这份笔记，眼前似乎也浮现出了一位在灯下默默努力的少女。）

(Back then, she must have admired this "teacher" of hers with all her heart.)（那时，纳美西丝一定十分尊敬这位“老师”吧。）

Commander...Nemesis.……纳美西丝。

(I instinctively call out, trying to comfort her, but instead of an answer, I hear only the faint rustle of cloth and metal.)（我下意识地想要安慰纳美西丝，可身后并未响起应有的回应，反倒传来隐约的、衣料或是金属摩擦碰撞的细碎声响。）

(I peer back in dismay, just in time to see Nemesis trembling violently and collapsing forward.)（我诧异地回过头去，只来得及见到浑身颤抖的纳美西丝，摇晃着向前倒去。）

Commander—!——！

CommanderNemesis!纳美西丝！

CommanderFeeling any better?感觉好些了吗？

(After helping her sit up and rest for a while, her shivering body in my arms gradually calms down.)（扶着纳美西丝在屋中坐了一阵，怀中的颤抖逐渐停息。）

Nemesis...…………

Nemesis...Commander.……指挥官。

CommanderSorry, it's my fault. I should've realized it sooner.抱歉，是我的错。我本该早些发现的。

(I wipe the sweat from Nemesis' forehead. Even now, her face is so pale it almost seems transparent.)（我替纳美西丝擦拭掉额角细碎的汗。直至此时，她的脸色依旧苍白得如同透明。）

CommanderThat must've been an incredibly hard time for you.那段经历，对你而言一定很难熬。

Nemesis...Mmm.…………嗯。

(Her voice is barely a whisper. Her head remains lowered, her body leaning weakly against mine; it is clear that she no longer has strength within.)（纳美西丝的声音很轻。她垂着头，整个身体倚靠在我的怀中，似乎全然失去了力气。）

NemesisCommander... Do you know how deeply... I respected her?……指挥官，您知道吗，那时的我是如何地……敬重那个人……

NemesisShe was so knowledgeable... nothing in the world lay beyond her understanding, and there was nary a trace of arrogance that shone in her wisdom.她是如此博学多闻，仿佛无所不知，却从未显出一分傲慢……

NemesisAfter my mother passed... no one had ever guided me with such kindness or such patience... For a time, I truly saw her as...在母亲去世之后，还从未有人能像她一样……那样温柔而耐心地教导我……让我一度将她视为……

NemesisMy "guiding light".“光芒”。

Commander...……

CommanderThat's why you worked so hard to follow in her footsteps, going as far as bringing the lectures she taught you here.所以，你才会想要努力地追赶她，甚至不惜将她所教导你的笔记带到了这里。

Commander...Even though this place was meant for you to escape the weight of your family's expectations.……明明这里，原本是你想要逃避家族重负的地方。

Nemesis...Commander, you find it baffling, don't you?……指挥官也觉得难以置信，对么？

NemesisAnd yet back then... when I was still "Elif"... oh, how I wanted my father's approval more than anything...但是，那个时候，作为“艾莉芙”的我……是多么、多么地想要获得父亲的认可……

NemesisI naively believed... that if I could learn everything from her... if I could become as wise and rational as she was... then one day, "Elif" would become someone Father could rely on... someone befitting of the head of the house of Nemesis...我曾天真地以为，只要我能学到那个人的知识……像那个人一样睿智而理性……总有一天，“艾莉芙”也能像父亲一样，成为纳美西丝家族的依靠。

(But that day would never come.)（然而，却并没有那一天的到来。）

(That woman the Nemesis family trusted so completely, that beloved "teacher", has betrayed every last one of them.)（那位被纳美西丝家族所深深信任的“家庭教师”，却彻底地背叛了所有人。）

Nemesis...……

(Resting against my shoulder, Nemesis utters not another word.)（靠着我的肩膀，纳美西丝不再说话。）

(Instead, I feel something warm drip into my hand.)（只是，有某种湿润的东西，一滴、一滴地向我的手心滴落。）

CommanderNemesis...纳美西丝……

(Fury rises within me. I take a slow breath and gently hold her shoulders.)（心中燃起无名的怒火，我深深地吸了一口气，扳住了她的肩。）

CommanderYou did nothing wrong.你没有错。

CommanderNone of that was your fault.那不是你的错。

CommanderIf you are at fault for trusting the "teacher" who cared for you, guided you day after day... then what in this world could possibly be considered "right"?如果信任一位一直在教导你、关心你的“老师”也是错，那么这个世界上，又有什么事情才能称之为“正确”？

NemesisCommander...指挥官……

CommanderYou are not the one who orchestrated that tragedy. It was not your fault. Not your father, not your family.铸造那一切惨剧的人，不是你，不是你的父亲，也不是你的家族。

CommanderDon't blame yourself for any of it, Nemesis.纳美西丝，不要因此而责怪自己。

CommanderThat sin can only be attributed to the people who deceived you, who betrayed your trust, who concocted all of this—Paradeus.真正该为此负责的，是欺骗你、辜负你信任的那个人，是铸造这一切的帕拉蒂斯。

Nemesis...…………

(Nemesis remains silent. Tears continue silently rolling down her face.)（纳美西丝沉默着。眼泪无声地从她的脸上落下。）

(I cup her cheeks, gently wiping her tears away.)（我捧住她的脸，尽可能轻柔地，为她抹去掉落的眼泪。）

CommanderDo you trust me... Nemesis?纳美西丝，你相信我吗？

Nemesis...Commander?指挥官……？

CommanderA long time ago... I once destroyed Paradeus.过去，我曾经消灭过帕拉蒂斯一次。

CommanderI brought down their stronghold, and had the people responsible for those horrors pay the price they deserved... or so I thought.剿灭他们的巢穴，让制造灾难的罪魁祸首得到了应有的严惩。

Commander...As I reflect upon it now, I realize: The job was never done. Never was.……哪怕现在看来，我并没有真正做到。

CommanderBut now, at the very least, I know where evil has made its nest.但是，我知道，这一切的罪恶，究竟应该指向何处。

(I clasp Nemesis' hands firmly.)（我郑重地握住了纳美西丝的手。）

CommanderNemesis... while these words of mine may sound arrogant...纳美西丝……也许，现在说这样的话会有些自大。

CommanderThough the road ahead may still be unimaginably long...也许，未来要走的路还有很长。

CommanderI want to promise you this one thing:但我想向你承诺，纳美西丝。

CommanderI will do it again.我一定会再次做到这件事。

CommanderI will destroy Paradeus again.我一定会，再次剿灭帕拉蒂斯。

CommanderI will make every mastermind hiding in the shadows answer for what they've done. I will serve justice for your family and everyone that those bastards have ever hurt.我会让那些隐于幕后的凶手，彻底付出应有的代价，为你、还有你的家族，为所有受到他们伤害的人，讨回应有的公道。

NemesisCommander...指挥官……

(Nemesis instinctively tightens her grip around my hands. I return the gesture, pouring all my resolve into where our hands meet.)（纳美西丝下意识地抓紧了我的手。我回握着她，努力向她传递我的决心。）

CommanderAnd now, I'd like to ask something of you in return, Nemesis.所以，纳美西丝，我也想向你讨要一个承诺。

Commander—The road ahead... I want you to walk it with me.——这条通往未来的路，我还需要你，站在我的身边。

CommanderSo we may witness the day the guilty are finally judged, and justice finally prevails.你要和我一起，见证罪人伏法、正义到来的那一日。

NemesisCommander...!指挥官……！

(Her eyes that had been clouded with tears mere moments ago brighten, as though the sun has finally returned.)（刚才还被泪水迷蒙的眼睛，此刻却似被烛火点亮，逐渐有了光彩。）

Nemesis...I see now, Commander.我明白了……指挥官。

NemesisThank you, for making me that promise.谢谢您愿意如此承诺。

NemesisIndeed... I had already resolved to keep moving forward, for the sake of all those who are gone.不错……我原本便已决定要为了所有逝者而前行。

NemesisAnd your determination... has only made it clearer to me—I cannot and will not stop here.而您的决心，也令我越发明晰——我的脚步，还不能停在此处。

(After taking a moment to compose herself, Nemesis straightens up and wipes away the last of her tears.)（短暂地调整了情绪，纳美西丝坐直了身，抬手擦去了剩余的泪滴。）

(She walks to the desk and picks up the photograph she once treasured so dearly. Inside the frame, the young and innocent Elif stands shoulder to shoulder with her kind tutor.)（她站起来、走到桌前，拿起那个曾经极为珍视的相框。 相框里，合影中，那位青涩的少女曾经与和蔼的家庭教师并肩而立。）

Nemesis...…………

(Without the slightest hesitation, she removes the photograph.)（毫不留恋地，纳美西丝取出那张合影。）

(And tears it into countless pieces.)（随后，将之彻底撕成了碎片。）

CommanderThis way should do.这样堆在一起，应该没问题了。

(In one empty corner of the courtyard, all the "documents" we carried out of the study room have been piled into a small mound.)（小院空旷的一角，从那间书房里取来的“资料”堆成了一座小小的山。）

(—After tearing up the photograph, the two of us have cleared out the entire room. Every object connected to that former "teacher" now rests in this very pile.)（——在撕碎那张合影后，纳美西丝和我一同清理了整个房间。此刻，房间里所有与那位家庭教师相关的物件，全都被收拾到了这里。）

Nemesis...…………

CommanderI've gone through all of them, there's nothing of value.资料我也都检查过了，没有什么重要情报。

Nemesis...Please. Light it.……请您点火吧。

(Nemesis gives me a quiet but stern nod.)（纳美西丝轻轻地向我点点头。）

(I flick open my lighter, starting with her notebook. From there, the flames spread until the entire pile is consumed by a roaring blaze.)（我取出火机，从那本笔记开始引燃，直到面前的“小山”，彻底化作熊熊火焰。）

(The curling fire surges toward Nemesis' feet like the ghosts of yesterday, but never crosses the "mound" between us.)（卷曲的火浪像是抛不去的昨日，不断扑向纳美西丝的脚底，却又始终无法逾越那座“小山”一步。）

Nemesis...……

(In the glare of the flickering flames, Nemesis' expression is difficult to read.)（火光中，纳美西丝的表情有些晦暗不清。）

(Perhaps upon her face is her resolve for vengeance.)（或许，那是复仇的决心。）

(Or perhaps, the relief of finally being able to bid farewell to the past.)（又或许，那是向往事告别的释然。）

(Whichever it is, I shall remain beside her, holding her hand tightly from now on.)（但无论如何，此时此刻，我会陪伴在她的身边，紧握住她的手。）

CommanderNemesis... let's go home.纳美西丝，回家吧。

CommanderBack home, to the Elmo.我们，一起回艾莫号。

Time of Maturity 4 完熟之时4

(Knock, knock, knock.)（笃、笃、笃。）

(A rhythmic knocking echoes through the ops room in the middle of the night.)（深夜时分，富有节奏感的敲门声在指挥室响起。）

CommanderCome in.请进。

(The door slides open, revealing a familiar figure dressed in violet.)（舱门滑开，一抹紫色出现在眼前。）

CommanderNemesis? What brings you here at this hour?纳美西丝？现在来找我，是有什么事吗？

NemesisCommander... are you free tonight?指挥官……今晚您是否有空闲呢？

NemesisThere's something important... I'd like to invite you to.我有一件重要的事……想要邀请您。

(Nemesis extends a hand toward me, wearing an eloquent smile that leaves me no room to refuse.)（纳美西丝向我伸出手，一副意味深长又不容拒绝的模样。）

(Ever since we returned from her retreat that day, despite not voicing it outright, I could tell that she was rather upset. Seeing her smile blooming across her face once more, I instinctively take her hand.)（那天从小院归来后，纳美西丝虽未明言，但仍有些隐隐的消沉，此刻见她重新焕发出笑容，我不由回握住她的手。）

CommanderSure thing. Where do you plan to spirit me away to?好啊。纳美西丝准备带我去哪里？

(Nemesis flashes a mysterious grin and leads me out of the ops room.)（纳美西丝神秘一笑，牵着我离开指挥室。）

(The night has already settled in, and the corridors are nearly empty. Walking beside Nemesis has reminded me of the old times, back when the Elmo had only a handful of us onboard.)（夜色渐深，寂静的走廊上已鲜有人影。纳美西丝走在我的身侧，不免又令我想起几年前，艾莫号只有几个人的时候。）

(It was a late night, when Groza was away on a mission. I left the ops room for the lounge for a cup of coffee, along with the chance to clear my head after working some overtime.)（同样是某个深夜，因为闪电外出执行任务，加班工作的我步入走廊，准备去休息区泡杯咖啡，也正好去随便走走，放松提神。）

(While proceeding with that plan, I found myself surprised by Nemesis standing quietly in the hallway.)（不想，寂静的走廊上，纳美西丝也正伫立着。）

(When she noticed me, she raised the "prism" in her hand.)（看见我，她举起了手中的“棱镜”。）

Nemesis...The stars... whisper... dew clears a weary mind...……星辰……低语……醒神的清露……

(Though the meaning that lay within her cryptic words often escaped me, at that very moment... I understood.)（不知为何，那一瞬间，我竟第一次顺畅地理解了纳美西丝的“谜语”。）

CommanderWait... were you waiting here for me? Did your divination tell you I'd come?啊，难道……纳美西丝是特意在这等我？是占卜告诉你的？

(Nemesis smiled and nodded.)（纳美西丝微笑着点点头。）

(She stepped closer, but instead of taking the coffee, she gently tapped a finger against my forehead.)（她靠近过来，却没有接过咖啡杯，而是抬手点在我的眉心。）

(The moment her cool, damp fingertip made contact with me, a crisp, refreshing scent filled my nose.)（随着轻巧湿润的触碰，一股极为清凉的味道袭入鼻腔。我顿时清醒过来。）

CommanderWhoa...嘶——

(The invigorating scent from my memory gradually fades, replaced by the faint fragrance lingering around Nemesis as we walk so closely with one another.)（清凉醒脑的味道渐渐从回忆里淡去，取而代之的，是由于过于靠近而嗅到的、纳美西丝身上的淡淡香味。）

NemesisJudging by the look on your face... it seems we're remembering the same moment.从您的神情猜测，您似乎与我在回想同一件事。

CommanderThat's a very "you" thing to say, Nemesis. It's just... this hallway is still the same hallway, yet you're no longer the same you... in a way.不愧是纳美西丝。只是有些感慨，走廊还是这条走廊，纳美西丝却变了不少，又似乎没有变。

NemesisPray tell, are the parts of me that remain unchanged what you cherish? Or are the parts that have changed what move you more?是那些一样的部分令您偏爱，还是不同之处更使您触动呢？

Commander...I don't know. Maybe I'm equally fascinated by both.……我不知道。或许，我对二者都怀着同等的好奇。

CommanderThat aside, you still haven't told me where we're going. This isn't the way to the garage.说起来，你还没有告诉我要去哪里。我们现在走的可不是去车库的路。

NemesisCorrect. I'm not taking you back to my old "secret retreat" tonight.不错。今夜我想邀请您去的，并非那座曾经的“秘密基地”。

NemesisInstead—而是——

CommanderDidn't expect our destination to be your dorm.没想到最终目的地，是纳美西丝的休息室。

CommanderAnd... it looks like you've spruced up the place.但……看起来，你重新整理了房间？

(Looking around the familiar space, I notice she'd done much to the layout: there are now far more familiar divination tools than before, along with several conspicuous objects whose significance isn't immediately obvious.)（环视着眼前熟悉的房间，我注意到纳美西丝对陈设布局做了一些调整，周围多了不少眼熟的占卜物品，还陈列着一些显眼但似乎意义不明的物件。）

CommanderYou brought all your divination tools back from your retreat?你把秘密基地里的占卜器具，都搬回来了？

NemesisYes. After showing it to you, I realized... I no longer have a reason to return there.嗯。带您造访那间小屋之后，我意识到，自己已经不再需要那里了。

NemesisSo I picked a few items that held special significance to me and brought them back to the Elmo.所以我挑选了一些别具意义的物件，搬回了艾莫号。

NemesisIn a way... it's like a part of "Elif" has found a place to rest. If you ever wish to, you may come and "speak" with her. Nemesis will always welcome your visit.这样……作为“艾莉芙”的一部分，也被妥善地存放在了这里；如果您想，可以随时来与之“交谈”。纳美西丝会一直欢迎您的到来。

Commander...Thank you, Nemesis.……谢谢你，纳美西丝。

CommanderBut if "Elif" has already found her place... I assume there's something else you want to share with me, right?不过，既然“艾莉芙”已经被收纳在这里，今天你邀请我过来，想分享的就不仅是“艾莉芙”了，对吗？

NemesisSo you've noticed... but revealing the cards so early would spoil the fun. Why not give it a few guesses first?您果然也意识到了。但直接揭晓谜题实在过于无趣，您不妨猜猜看？

(Nemesis smiles mischievously and steps to the side.)（纳美西丝狡黠地笑了笑，为我让出了空间。）

Commander...Looks like I'll have to search for the answer myself.……看来，我只能通过这些东西找出答案了。

(I walk past Nemesis and begin examining the new "additions" to the room one by one.)（绕开纳美西丝，我走到那些新增的“物件”旁，开始逐一检视。）

CommanderThat's an... old battery? A pretty old model at that.这是……废旧电池？型号很古老了啊。

NemesisYes. It's the same model you and Leader Groza used when I first boarded the Elmo.嗯。我刚登上艾莫号时，您与闪电队长使用的就是这个型号。

NemesisI kept it around... to remind myself of our fateful encounter.为了纪念与您别具意义的相逢……我便将之留了下来。

CommanderTime sure flies.一晃眼都这么多年了。

CommanderOh... that's the original "Nemesis POD", Mayling's very first prototype. You still have it?啊，这是“纳美西丝POD”，美玲制造的初版型号。原来你还留着？

NemesisMayling pulled through countless nights to develop a translator that could actually work. I've always... been deeply grateful.为开发能正常使用的翻译器，美玲熬了很多夜。我一直……十分感激。

NemesisAnd my prism too... I'm indebted to her for fixing it.还有我的棱镜，也十分感谢美玲为我修好。

CommanderI bet she'll be very happy to hear you say that.听你这么说，美玲也会开心的。

CommanderNow then... what are these?嗯……这边这几件又是……

(A somewhat familiar-looking black ornament with sharp edges.)（一个看起来有些眼熟的、尖锐的黑色饰品。）

NemesisLeader OTs-14 gave me this hair ornament.这是OTs-14队长赠予我的发饰。

NemesisEven though I never blamed her for it, she still felt guilty for destroying me, so she had a replacement ornament made to match the old one.虽然我并不责怪她，但她依旧为毁坏了我的素体而过意不去，为我定制了同款的旧发饰。

(A pair of... dark gray rabbit ears.)（一对……深灰色的兔耳。）

CommanderHah. That's definitely Krolik's doing.哈，这一定是克罗丽科那家伙送的了。

(Next comes a bag of coffee beans, a portable first-aid kit, and two glow sticks.)（接下来，是一袋咖啡豆、一个便携急救包、两支应援棒……）

(No explanation is needed. I already know who each of these represents.)（不必解释，我也知道与这些物件所关联的人。）

(I think I'm beginning to understand what she's trying to say.)（我似乎有些理解纳美西丝的用意了。）

Commander...It's starting to feel like a mini "Nemesis Museum".……这里看起来，就好像是一个小型“纳美西丝博物馆”。

CommanderYou are the curator, guiding me through all the different pieces that have made you who you are—from the past to the present.而纳美西丝，你是这些展品的讲解员，向我分享着从过去至今的、组成自己的不同碎片。

NemesisHehe... so, are you satisfied with the exhibition?呵呵……您对这样的分享是否满意呢？

CommanderI have no reason not to be. If anything, all you've shared has been filled with passion.我没有不满意的理由。不如说，你的分享，简直充满了诚意。

CommanderStarting with when you invited me to that retreat... no, ever since you returned to the Elmo... you've shared almost everything I've ever wanted to know: your past, your present, the complete you.从邀请我造访那座小院开始……不，从再次回到艾莫号的时候起，你几乎是毫无保留地告知了我所好奇的一切：过去的你、现在的你、完整的你。

CommanderNemesis... at this point, I owe you a thank you. Thank you for placing your trust in me.纳美西丝，我必须说一声“谢谢”，谢谢你愿意向我交付这份信任。

(I meet her gaze, hoping to convey my feelings, but Nemesis only smiles back.)（我直视着纳美西丝，希望能向她传达我的情绪，可纳美西丝却轻轻地笑了。）

NemesisCommander... humble as ever...……指挥官，您还是如此谦逊。

NemesisYou were the one who first placed your trust in—明明，最先交付信任的人，是您——

Nemesis—In that suspicious wandering Doll. You let her come onboard the Elmo despite not understanding a word she said.是您先接纳了那名四处流浪的不明人形，哪怕听不懂她说话，也愿意让她在艾莫号上容身。

NemesisYou kept trying to communicate with her, helping her recover her past, showing her the road ahead, sharing her worries, and making her promises.您一直在试着与她交流，为她寻回过往，为她指明前路，为她分担忧虑，为她许下承诺。

NemesisYou never had to do any of those things, most people wandering the Yellow Zone would never have. But you did, and because of your noble soul... your kind heart...这些事，您本不用去做，黄区里流浪的大部分人都不会这么做。但您还是做了，出于您崇高的品格与善良的灵魂。

CommanderNemesis...纳美西丝……

(Warmth wells up inside me, but Nemesis continues before I could say anything.)（心中涌起一阵暖浪，但纳美西丝仍在继续开口。）

NemesisIt's because of your existence, your trust, your willingness to accept me as a companion, and your effort to never let go of me...指挥官，正是因为您的存在，因为您的信任与努力，因为您将我视为同伴，不断地尝试着理解我、帮助我……

Nemesis...That "I" could leave many memories behind. That the girl named "Elif" and the Doll named "Nemesis" could stand here today, together, finding the home they had long since lost.此时此刻，“我”才会在这里留下如此多记忆的痕迹，名为“艾莉芙·纳美西丝”的女孩与名为“纳美西丝”的人形才能一同停留在此，重新找回早已失去的“归所”。

NemesisSo, Commander... I'm the one who should be thanking you.所以，指挥官，我才是那个该说感谢的人。

NemesisThank you... for having always cared for me, and trusting me.谢谢您……一直以来对我的关怀与信任。

NemesisThank you... for being the lighthouse that illuminated my path when I was lost to chaos.谢谢您……像灯塔一样，照亮了迷失在混沌中的我。

(By the time she finishes, she's already stepped in front of me.)（终于说完时，纳美西丝已经在不知不觉间，走到了我的面前。）

(She stares into my eyes. Alongside gratitude, some other emotion quietly shines through.)（她深深地望着我，眼中除了感激，似乎还带着一丝别样的情愫。）

CommanderNemesis...?纳美西丝……？

(Before I can voice my confusion, she gently takes my hands. A faint blush colors her cheeks beneath the warm light.)（我还未来得及表露疑惑，纳美西丝已经捧住了我的手。灯光下，她的颊边似乎晕起一缕绯红。）

NemesisCommander... Do you know... why I'm telling you all this?指挥官，您是否知晓……我对您说这些话的缘由？

NemesisIt's not only... to express my gratitude.不只是……出于对您的感激。

Commander...So this is the real reason you invited me here tonight?……所以，那才是你今日邀请我来的真正原因？

CommanderEven the "Nemesis Museum" was meant to be a setup for this?之前所展示的“纳美西丝博物馆”，也只是到达这一环节的必经步骤？

NemesisExactly. You're as keen as always, Commander.正是如此。指挥官，您还是这样敏锐。

(She nods and moves even closer. Yet, instead of looking at me, her eyes drift toward the "exhibit" before she casually brings up another topic.)（纳美西丝点点头，靠得离我更近了。但她却没有再看我，反而瞥向那座“微型博物馆”，轻巧地说起了另一件事。）

NemesisOnce upon a time... I dreamed like every innocent young girl that a "destined one" would find me, within fate's endless uncertainty.曾经……我也像每一位天真纯洁的少女，渴盼着茫昧的命运之中，能有一位命定之人出现。

NemesisSomeone who would understand me, respect me, guide me through the mist, and walk beside me through the darkest abyss.这位命定之人，会理解我、尊重我，指引我穿过混沌的迷雾，陪伴我走过最为幽暗的深渊。

NemesisI longed for such a person.我渴望过。

NemesisBut fate's spindle... mercilessly severed that childish dream.但命运的纺锤……最终无情地斩断了那根少女幻想的丝线。

NemesisI became one who wandered the wasteland, carrying only broken words. Unable to see the future nor remember the past.我成为了流浪在荒野、衔着破碎言语行走之人，寻不到未来，也无从知晓过去……

Nemesis(Until... you showed up.)直到，您的出现。

(She turns back toward me. Her amethyst-like eyes shimmer with a gentle radiance.)（纳美西丝转回了头。她深深地凝视着我，紫水晶一般的眼瞳辉光流转。）

NemesisBefore I knew, you had already guided me through a very long journey. You stayed beside me, understood me, respected me... And only then did I finally realize—在我发觉的时刻，您已经指引我走过了漫长的路。您陪伴我、理解我、尊重我……我终于明白——

NemesisI wanted to share my past and my secrets with you not only because I saw you as family or companion...我邀请您来访，渴望向您分享过去与秘密，不仅是因为我将您视为家人、同伴……

NemesisBut because... you are the "destined one" I've been searching for all along.更是因为，您……就是我一直在寻找的命定之人。

NemesisI want... to share every part of myself with you.我渴望……向您分享我的全部。

Commander...!……！

NemesisSo, Commander... would you mind sharing with me one final treasure of mine tonight?所以，指挥官，今夜……能否请您再一次，与我分享最后的珍藏？

NemesisIt's a "gift" I've been preparing for a very long time... I'd like you to experience it.我还有一份准备了许久的“礼物”，想要邀您品鉴。

CommanderWhat did you prepare?你准备了什么？

(Out of nowhere, Nemesis produces a small jar and places it in my palm.)（从不知什么地方，纳美西丝掏出了一个小小的罐子，放入我的手心。）

(The familiar shape and texture immediately bring back memories.)（那熟悉的外观与质地，唤醒了我的记忆。）

Commander...Is this the cheese we made together?这似乎是之前我们一起做的奶酪？

NemesisIt is. How about you open it?没错。您不打开看看么？

(Under her encouraging smile, I twist off the lid.)（在纳美西丝鼓励的目光中，我旋开了瓶盖。）

(—The rich, sweet aroma of aged cheese instantly engulfs us.)（——馥郁而香甜的奶酪的气味，顿时将我笼罩。）

Commander...Looks like the cheese we made together turned out perfectly this time.啊……看来这次我们一同制作的奶酪，非常成功呢。

NemesisIt certainly did. They aged very well, all thanks to you.是啊。奶酪顺利地成熟了，这都多亏了您。

NemesisThat barrier of language that once served as the boundary between us... has vanished completely.当年我与您之间存在的语言隔阂，如今……已经彻底消失。

NemesisAnd I believe... it's time to make up for those past regrets, don't you say?而那个曾经的遗憾，我想，也正是时候弥补了，不是么？

CommanderYou mean...?纳美西丝的意思是？

(Nemesis smiles.)（纳美西丝微笑着。）

(She dips a finger into the cheese, then slowly brings it to her lips before licking off the creamy paste.)（她以指尖从罐子中挑起一块奶酪，又将手指放入口中，轻轻舔去那乳白的痕迹。）

NemesisHehe. It may be a different variety than before... but it's just as delicious.呵呵……虽然与当年的奶酪品种不同，但也是同等的美味。

NemesisCommander...指挥官……

NemesisWould you like to... partake in this fully aged cheese yourself?您，是否愿意亲自品尝……这罐成熟奶酪的滋味呢？

(Under the dim light, those deep violet eyes glimmer like the endless night, silently inviting me to fall into its depths.)（昏暗的灯光下，那双深邃的、如紫水晶一般的眼瞳幽光闪烁，如同在不休地呼唤着，邀请我坠入最深的夜。）

(I nod without hesitation, gently taking both Nemesis' hands... and the jar of cheese.)（我认真地点点头，回握住纳美西丝，以及那罐奶酪。）

Commander...Yeah.……好啊。

CommanderGladly.我的荣幸。

Covenant 铭契

NemesisCommander, I once found myself a vagrant; lost to wander within the gray mists of chaos. Only through my encounter with you did I find a guiding light in the darkness.指挥官，我曾迷失于混沌的灰雾，直到遇见您，才从幽暗中寻得了引路的光。

NemesisIn your acquaintance, my drifting soul found a place to rest, and the future that once seemed so bleak regained its color.因遇见了您，流离的灵魂获得安栖，晦暗的未来不再失色。

Nemesis—Now I finally understand... this is what fate's guidance truly meant.——我亦终于明白，原来这便是命运的指引。

NemesisThe road laid out by fate toward our ideals may be filled with hardship and destined to be rugged. Even so... please allow me—to become your prism.指挥官，命运的道途或许依旧坎坷，理想的路径或许注定崎岖，但请允许我——成为您的“棱镜”吧。

NemesisSo long as we walk beside each other, the future that leads to happiness and victory shall never escape us.只要与您同行，我就能寻到指向幸福与胜利的未来。

Where Dawnlight Intertwines 晨光纠缠之际

CommanderMmm...唔……

(As the golden rays of dawn pour into the room, I stretch lazily and wake beneath the warmth of the blankets.)（金色的阳光洒满房间时，我伸着懒腰，从柔软温暖的被窝中苏醒。）

(Before I'm fully awake, a soft voice tinged with quiet delight whispers beside my ear.)（还未彻底清醒，一个轻柔而略显愉悦的嗓音便在我的耳畔响起。）

NemesisGood morning, Commander.指挥官，早安。

NemesisDid you... sleep well last night?昨夜……您睡得还好么？

(I turn my head and find Nemesis propped against the pillow. She seems to have been awake for some time already, smiling warmly as she idly twirls a strand of my hair around her finger.)（我转过头，只见纳美西丝正倚靠在枕头边，她似乎早就醒了，此刻只是满面笑容地望着我，手指在我的头发上打转。）

CommanderI slept pretty well... I think?睡得……还不错？

CommanderIf you were already awake, why didn't you wake me?不过，纳美西丝既然醒了，为什么不叫醒我？

CommanderNormally you'd already be up doing your morning divination by now.按照你的习惯，本来应该早起做晨间占卜的吧？

NemesisOrdinarily, yes. But... under the current circumstances, I believe that responsibility lies with you.原本是应如此。但……现在这个状况，恐怕应该由您来负责呢。

(Her fingers trail through my hair, brush across my cheek, and finally point toward the long strands of snow-white hair pinned beneath my shoulder.)（纳美西丝的手指拂过我的发梢，划过我的脸颊，最后指向了我肩膀之下、被我压住的长长的雪白发丝。）

NemesisI did intend to get up and perform my divination, but you managed to pin my hair beneath you.我的确想起来占卜的。但是，您将我的头发彻底压住了。

NemesisI wonder how we ended up like this... Commander?到底是如何变成这种境况的呢……指挥官？

NemesisMy vaguest recollection told me that you weren't sleeping very tight. You kept rolling around beside me for quite some time. It wasn't until I pulled you into my arms that you finally relaxed.我依稀记得，您睡得可不太安稳，有一阵子一直在我身边滚来滚去，直到我将您揽进怀中，您才逐渐放松下来。

CommanderUhm... now that you mention it, I think that did happen.呃……你这么一说，好像确实有这么一回事。

(Fragments of a dream slowly drift back into my mind.)（脑海中，一些梦境的碎片隐约涌了上来。）

Commander...Think I was having a nightmare. Getting chased by the personified budget deficit of Elmo's repair bill... or by my terrible luck, or something along those lines.……大概那时在做噩梦吧。被具象化的修缮艾莫号的财政赤字或者厄运攻击了……之类的。

CommanderJust as I was to be cornered on the top deck, a huge net suddenly fell from the sky, catching me in its grasp.不过，就在被逼到车顶平台边上的时候，一道巨大的网兜从天而降，兜住了我。

CommanderAfter that, I felt strangely safe... and slept soundly until morning.之后就莫名地觉得很安心，一觉睡到了天亮。

CommanderSo... you were the one who saved me, Nemesis?原来，是纳美西丝帮了我的忙？

(Nemesis merely smiles without answering and lightly flicks my shoulder with a fingertip instead.)（纳美西丝不置可否地笑了笑，手指却轻巧地弹了弹我的肩侧。）

NemesisCommander, my hair still weeps from beneath you.指挥官，我的头发还在您的身下哀鸣。

NemesisWould you be so kind as to set it free first? Or perhaps...能劳烦您暂且先起身、放它自由么？还是说……

(With a playful smile, Nemesis leans closer, leaning over me until more of her unpinned hair brushes teasingly against the tip of my nose.)（纳美西丝狡黠地凑近，俯下身来盯着我，任凭更多未被压住的发丝垂落向我的鼻尖。）

Nemesis...Or perhaps you'd rather stay here a little longer, and enjoy this beautiful morn afore you?您想继续躺在这里，多享受一阵这曼妙的晨光呢？

CommanderUh—sorry!呃、抱歉！

(Feeling her drawing closer, I hurriedly brace myself against the mattress, trying to sit up as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, the more I rush, the worse things get—)（感受着逐渐逼近的气息，我慌乱地撑住床垫，双手发力，想要赶忙坐起身来。可越是着急，情况便越发混乱——）

NemesisOww...嘶……

(Nemesis lets out a quiet moan of pain. Instead of moving away, she ends up slumping even closer, almost completely against my chest.)（纳美西丝吃痛般地发出了细细的声音，原本想远离的身体，反倒在一瞬间向着我俯靠得更近，几乎完全贴到了我的胸前。）

(I don't need her to point out what happened—I know I've pinned even more of her hair beneath my hand.)（不用她指出，我也知道发生了什么——我的手又压到她更多的头发了。）

(...No. It might actually be worse than that.)（……不，也许比这还糟。）

(Staring into her face from only a hair's breadth away, I can only offer an apologetic smile.)（注视着那张近在咫尺的脸，我不由扯出一个抱歉的苦笑。）

Commander...Nemesis.……纳美西丝。

CommanderI think your hair's tangled around my hand. What do we do now?你的头发，好像在我的手上打结了。现在该怎么办？

Nemesis...Mm.……唔。

(Nemesis appears totally unsurprised. She simply raises an eyebrow before calmly lying down on me.)（纳美西丝似乎并未惊讶。只是略微抬了抬眉，便坦然而干脆地伏到了我的身上。）

NemesisHehe... it seems even fate wishes for us to remain entangled a little longer.呵呵……看来，命运也希望我们继续纠缠下去呢。

NemesisCommander... why don't we rest a while longer? You've been running yourself ragged lately.指挥官，不如就再歇息一下吧？毕竟，最近您总是在四处奔波。

CommanderUhh... I'm afraid that's not an option today. I still have several tactical training sessions to attend.呃……今天恐怕不行。我一会还要去看几场战术训练。

NemesisAhh... what a pity.唉……那就没办法了。

NemesisTrapped together like that of sinking quicksand, fish caught in the same net—I suppose I'll have to resort to my final secret weapon.现在这陷于流沙、渔网相缠般的困境，恐怕只能请您容许我，启用最后的秘密武器了。

CommanderThen I'll leave it to you, Nemesis.那就拜托纳美西丝了。

(Hearing my answer, Nemesis chuckles softly. A mischievous glimmer dances in her violet eyes.)（听到我的回答，纳美西丝轻笑一声，紫色的眼瞳里闪过一丝促狭的光芒。）

NemesisCommander, I must say that there's a rabbit who just so happens to be free.指挥官，那只兔子现在似乎正有些空闲。

NemesisWhat about... asking her to come over, and help untangle my hair?您觉得……叫她来帮个解开头发的小忙，如何？

Affinity Records 契合度记录

Record 1Nemesis boarded the Elmo as a wandering Doll, of unknown origins. They were unknown, after all, for her tale was one not often told. Her name was "Elif". A human girl of noble background. Born to a loving family, she was primarily raised by her father who inherited the position of governor. Her childhood was one of peace and bliss. But that peace would shatter solely through her very existence; she was a partially-immune individual, and this drew the attention of Paradeus to their Yellow Zone family, who welcomed all vagrants and drifters. Through Caldwell posing as the family's private tutor, Paradeus earned the unconditional trust of the household, and naturally, they exploited it. They consigned the entire family to a horrific series of torturous experiments—all in pursuit of bringing about another "god" capable of communing with "Nirvana". To put an end to this great tragedy, she sacrificed herself in a feat of desperate resistance. "Elif" became a Doll, allowing her to break free from Paradeus' control. And so she began to walk the path "fate" ordained. She left her original frame, allowing another Paradeus frame to activate in its place. With this form, she wandered long through the Yellow Zone, till the day she could meet the chosen one. Though she was unable to speak in a discernible manner and was of dubious origins, the Commander accepted her without hesitation. During their time together, she forged deep bonds with her companions aboard the Elmo, and thanks to Krolik, her cryptic words could finally become comprehensible to those around her. Nemesis ultimately returned to her original body when "fate" summoned her once more. Now, she has rejoined the Elmo, carrying both the buried truths of her past and extraordinary powers in tow. No longer bound by the shackles of lingua obscura, she has many words she wishes to say, feelings to share, and precious wishes she longs to fulfill. For the Commander. For the family she lost. For the companions who now walk beside her. Yesterday's suffering is a weight on her shoulders that she trudges forward with, all to seek the radiance that "fate" has set before her. Yes, even though "fate" has beset her path with countless mysteries that she aught understand, there is one truth she knows deep within her heart— Those in pursuit of ideals will find a future bathed in light, and the flames of justice shall reduce the sins of ages past into ash.作为流浪人形登上艾莫号的纳美西丝，最初只是一位名为“艾莉芙”的贵族女孩，在身为世袭总督的父亲、以及族人的呵护下过着幸福的生活。 然而，因具备部分免疫体的能力，这个在黄区庇护一方的家族吸引了帕拉蒂斯的注意。帕拉蒂斯以伪装为家庭教师的科德韦尔获得了整个家族的信任，并利用这份信任，将这个家族送入了惨无人道的实验场，只为再次制造出观测“希岸”的神明。 这场惨烈的实验以少女的激烈反抗而告终，“艾莉芙”变成了一具素体，彻底脱离了帕拉蒂斯的掌控。 依照“命运的指引”，那具原初的素体被隐藏，另一具帕拉蒂斯守卫的素体被启动，开始了漫长的黄区流浪，直到那位命定之人出现。 尽管言语不通、身份不明，纳美西丝依旧被指挥官所接纳，并在漫长的相处中，与艾莫号的同伴们结下了深厚的羁绊。得益于克罗丽科的帮助，那晦涩难明的话语，也逐渐被同伴们所理解。 直到再次获得“命运的指引”，纳美西丝终于回归原初素体，并带着深埋的往事与奇异的能力重返艾莫号。 归来的纳美西丝，总算不再被晦涩的语言桎梏。她有无数心意想要传达，亦有更多重要的愿望想要实现，为了指挥官、为了曾经的家人、为了同行的伙伴，她将肩负昨日的苦痛，追随命定的光芒前行。 哪怕命运仍有无数不可解读的谜团，纳美西丝也始终坚信着—— 追求理想之人终将寻得光明的未来，正义的火焰必会将宿世的罪恶焚尽。

Record 2The art of divination was one of the ways in which Nemesis came to know the world. Indeed, everyone aboard the Elmo had at some point bore witness to the mysterious accuracy of the tidings she foretold. But long before those waves crashed upon the shores of today, there was something that had found itself indelibly etched into the heart of young Nemesis: the graceful figure of her mother, performing that selfsame act with a gentle smile. "Fear not, for the forest shall always grant every feather a branch upon which to rest... tend to the garden of your soul, for within it flows the spring of wisdom." "I thank thee, Madam. Your divination has illuminated the path afore me." There she was, amid the stream of visitors and unceasing flow of gratitude; the young girl quietly lifted the heavy curtain, peering inside. "Mother... may I give it a try as well?" "My, of course. What is little Elif hoping to learn?" The elegant woman seated at the table asked as she gently stroked the girl's head. "I want to know..." She gave it pause, before gathering the courage to ask, "...What questions will appear in tomorrow's etiquette exam?" Faced with such a question, the woman chuckled softly. "Fufu, that won't do at all. Divination is a sincere inquiry; to enquire of the road ahead. Should we only use it to seek benefit, the gods shall bestow us only silence." "Alright then..." Hearing this, she gave an obedient nod, "If that's the case, I want to know... what I will become when I grow up. Will I become someone like you, Mother?" "Then let us find out together. Relax, Elif. Take a deep breath..." The beautiful woman guided her gently. "Place your hand here, just as Mother did. Close your eyes and empty your mind... tell me, what is it that you see?" The young girls cautiously placed her hand upon the velvet-wrapped crystal. As her gaze swept past, in its violet core she saw faint reflections of herself and her mother. Closing her eyes, she reached with all of her might—to that distant future, that dichotomy of everlasting radiance and endless darkness. Yet, these hands of hers could never hold anything. "Sorry, Mother... I couldn't feel anything. Does that mean... Elif has no future?" "Not at all," the woman replied, gently cupping the girl's face. "One can only reach the future by journeying towards it. What little Elif glimpses was merely one of many possibilities. Whether you find yourself basking in the light or dwelling in the dark depends on the choices you make." "So, you're saying I should follow the light, Mother?" "Yes. Whenever that radiance comes by, follow after it... and continue onward with unwavering resolve." As the years passed, the young girl who had once required her mother to divine her future grew to be a skilled diviner herself. Now, she seeks to glean answers of the path ahead for countless others. That "light" she beholds as she seeks the future... has always been what drives her forward. As it was, so shall it be.占卜，是纳美西丝认识世界的方式之一。 在艾莫号上的每个人，都一定见识过纳美西丝那神秘而灵验的占卜。 但其实，早在孩童时期，母亲占卜时那美丽的身姿与温柔的笑容，便深深地镌刻在了幼小的纳美西丝心中。 “毋须忧愁，密林自会为每一只鸟儿献上栖身的枝桠。” “……修葺您灵魂的花园，智慧的泉流蕴于其中。” “十分感谢您，夫人。”“您的占卜为我指明了未来的道路。” 在往来的人影与不绝于耳的道谢声中，女孩好奇地掀开了厚重的门帘。 “母亲，我也可以试一试吗？” “当然。小艾莉芙想知道什么呢？”端坐在绒垫上的女子，温柔地摸了摸女孩的头。 “我想要知道……”女孩思索片刻，鼓起了勇气，“明天礼仪考校会出什么样的题目！” “呵呵，这样可不行哦。占卜是对未来道路的虔诚叩问，如果用来投机取巧，神不会赐予我们答案。” “好嘛……”女孩乖巧地点点头，“那、我想要知道……我长大后会怎么样呢？也会像母亲这样吗？” “那就来试一试吧，艾莉芙。放松，深呼吸……”美丽的女子温柔地指引着，“像妈妈一样，将手放在这里，闭上眼冥想……试试能感受到什么？” 女孩懵懂地将手放到了被天鹅绒包裹的水晶上。深紫色的锥体里，隐隐约约倒映着她与母亲相似的面庞。 女孩闭上眼，努力地试着触碰那个遥远的未来。 可那里好像无比光明，又似乎一片漆黑，什么都触不到。 “母亲，对不起……我好像什么都没有感受到。难道艾莉芙……没有未来吗？” “不是这样哦，”女子揉了揉女孩小小的脸，“未来要靠自己的跋涉方可抵达，小艾莉芙现在能看见的，只是未来的数种可能之一。光明或是黑暗，都在小艾莉芙的一念之间。” “母亲的意思是，艾莉芙应该跟随光线走吗？” “嗯。找到那束光芒的时候，就追随着光芒，坚定地走下去吧。” 光阴荏苒，那位曾请求母亲占卜未来的女孩，已蜕变为一位熟练的占卜者，为无数人探问过前路。 但真正指引她前行的，始终是每次叩问未来时、触碰到的那束“光”。 从始至今，一如既往。

Record 3Day 66 aboard the Elmo. Total missions completed: 12. Mission success rate: 100%. Total mission proposals submitted: 27. Rejection rate: 90%. Recorded explanations for rejection: "Jinxing the mission" and "best reserved as the worst-case scenario; accurate contingency." Individuals providing explanations: Doll, designation "Leader Groza", and human, designation "Commander". Upon being trusted, generate signal of gratification; upon being rejected, generate signal of dissatisfaction. "Umm... Nemesis, the Leader and the Commander didn't reject your proposal out of ill will... Your reports were very thorough, and they even used them as valuable references!" Well-intentioned attempt at consolation detected—identified speaker: Mayling, mechanic aboard the vehicle. Following 12 missions, successful frame repair efficiency: 98%. Assessment: Trustworthy companion. Preference: Rice wine. Most recent hiding place: Two-tier tool cabinet in the southwest corner of the warehouse. According to divination, location already discovered by the Commander. Mayling's knowledge of the discovery: Uncertain. After brief evaluation, "protect tool cabinet" has been designated as highest-priority course of action. "Mmm, Nemesis, I hope you won't get discouraged by this." Additional speaker detected, identified as the Commander—earnest expression, interpreted as sincere explanation. "A rejected proposal doesn't mean it holds no value. I may not fully understand the way you speak, but your reports have provided us with a great deal of useful information." Statement implied inability to fully comprehend manner of speech. Keyword "understand". Retrieving records, time code: First time boarding the vehicle. Commander demonstrated a degree of comprehension upon addition of new crew. Subsequent interactions consistently exhibited low level of comprehension, requiring communication to be supplemented with binary yes-or-no confirmations. Assessment: A peculiar human. Repeated divinations conducted through the "Prism" yielded consistent results— "Candlelight." "Dawn." "Radiance." At present, barring accepting this unit as a member of the crew, none of the qualities have been demonstrated. ...Remains incomprehensible. Can detect signals of acceptance. Signals of warmth. This place, too, could be reliable refuge. Perhaps this brief stay... ought to last a little longer.登上“艾莫号”的第66天。 累计完成12次任务，完成率100%。 提议行动计划累计27次，被驳回率，90%。 被驳回原因，“乌鸦嘴”，以及“作为最糟糕但准确的策略排除项”。 解释原因的对象，被称为“闪电队长”的人形，与指挥官。 得到信任，产生愉快的信号；被驳回，产生让人烦闷的信号。 “那个……纳美西丝，队长和指挥官驳回你的计划，真的没有恶意……纳美西丝的计划书，内容很详细，队长和指挥官也有好好地用作参考了！” 检测到善意的安慰。美玲，车上的机械师，对方的名字。 12次任务后，顺利修复素体的成功率98%，可以信任的同伴。 喜好是米酒，近期藏匿地是仓库西南角的二层工具柜。 依据占卜，已经被指挥官发现，不确定是否告知。 短暂思索，将“守护工具柜”评估为优先行动方案。 “嗯，纳美西丝，希望你不要为此沮丧。” 转向发声的方向。发声对象为指挥官。诚恳的神情，判断为认真解释。 “被驳回，不代表没有价值。虽然不能准确地理解你的话，但你的报告书，提供了很多有用的信息。” 对方的表述，暗示无法理解我的言语。 关键词“理解”，索引到申请登上“艾莫号”的时间坐标。 申请被其接纳为成员时，对方曾表露出一定程度的理解认知。 后续沟通中，显露出稳定较低的语言理解率，需要辅助是非判断模式。 奇怪的人类。如此评估。 屡次占卜，通过“棱镜”，得到相近的结论——“烛火”“黎明”“辉光”。 目前，除接纳本机为成员外，尚未显现该潜质。 ……无法理解。 但能感受到认同的信号。温暖的信号。此地，同样能确认为可靠的栖身处。 短暂的停留，也许，应当维持更长的时间。

Record 4Day 13 since that baffling rabbit arrived onboard the Elmo. Ever since Nemesis altered her manner of speech to keep her new body in working order, few people had been able to understand her words. However, that changed with the rabbit's sudden arrival. "Wait—Krolik, you can understand Nemesis?" "Hah? Of course I can. What's the big deal?" the rabbit replied, looking genuinely puzzled. "Nemesis, can you confirm that she truly understands whatever you're saying?" Despite being reluctant to admit it, it was the truth: that rabbit really could understand her. It wasn't as if she only caught the drift of what she said; she understood her completely, with remarkable accuracy. Nemesis couldn't fathom how on earth the rabbit managed this feat. Perhaps her programming happened to be compatible with this particular mode of expression, or this was but a means for her body to compensate with some deficiency in her architecture. Either way, Nemesis had no interest in figuring out why exactly this was the case. What concerned her was something else entirely. For the first time in a long while, she found herself growing profoundly irritated by the rabbit's refusal to leave her alone. "...Twins... mirror and shadow... entanglement beyond distinction..." "Hmph. I've never been here before, and it's my first time joining one of your operations. How the hell am I supposed to know where I'm going if I don't follow you around?" "...Trajectories... a shared desire..." "I ain't reading any of that, too complicated for me. You'll need me to translate anyway. It's easier if I stick with you." "..." Nemesis let out a long, helpless sigh. Without warning, the rabbit's ears shot upright as she frowned. "Something's there!" Slash— A crimson arc sliced through the air. The attacking ELID was sliced in half before it could pounce on them. "Hmph. Thought you could ambush us like that, idiot?" "..." Nemesis stood in silence as she watched the rabbit flick the foul blood and viscous residue from her blade. "Oh, don't bother thanking me, was just a matter of course. Weaklings like that wouldn't even qualify for a worthy opponent in the arena." ...No. In truth, Nemesis merely felt that the rabbit's own intelligence was no better than that of certain ELIDs. For now, however, she decided to let it slide. "...Mountainous towers... a leaping lock... tunnel of a falling star..." "Hah?! Want me to find a good sniper position for you? Isn't that your job?" "...Earth, overturned... tumbling stones... water rushing downward..." "Tsk... Fine, I'll look for it! It's for the sake of combat efficiency—definitely not because I'm listening to you!"这是那只莫名其妙的兔子来到艾莫号的第13天。 自从为维持素体功能稳定性而调整了对外表达方式后，纳美西丝的言语就鲜少能被人理解。 直到那只兔子的突然出现。 “等一下——克罗丽科，你，能听懂纳美西丝的话？” “啥？当然可以啊，有什么听不懂？” 兔子一脸莫名其妙。 “纳美西丝，她能完全理解你所说的话，对吗？” 纳美西丝不想承认，但事实正是如此。 那只兔子的确听得懂。甚至，理解得非常完整与准确。 纳美西丝不知道那只兔子是如何做到的，也许，对方的程序刚好能兼容这种表达逻辑，也许，这是对某种运算性能缺陷的弥补。 但此刻，纳美西丝对这一切都不关心。 此刻，纳美西丝正在为这只兔子的寸步不离，感到前所未有的烦躁。 “……双生，镜与影……无可辨明之纠葛……” “哼，这地方我又没来过，你们的任务我也是第一次参加，我不跟着你，怎么认路？” “轨迹……共享之舆图……” “那玩意儿太复杂了，看不懂。反正要帮你翻译，跟着你比较方便。” “…………” 纳美西丝无奈地深深叹息，兔子却忽地竖耳皱眉：“有声音！” 唰——！ 赤红的刀光在空中一闪，断为半截的生骸应声而落。 “哼，就这种程度的智力，还敢偷袭？” “…………” 纳美西丝沉默着，看挡在她面前的兔子挥刀甩去刃上恶心的黏液与血痕。 “哦，不用谢我，顺手而已。这么弱的生骸，在角斗场里根本不配出现。” ……不，其实，纳美西丝只是觉得，这只兔子的智力水平，与某些生骸也不遑多让。 不过，这次姑且就放过她吧。 “……群山，高塔……跃动的锁定，流星之隧……” “哈？！要我帮你找适合的狙击点？这不是你自己的任务吗！” “……覆地……滚落的砂石，流水倾泻……” “嘁，找就找！这是为提高作战效率，绝对不是因为听你这家伙的话！”

Record 5As she awoke within "that" body, no longer did Elif find herself as "herself". What was once flesh and blood had been replaced by an unfamiliar, pliant substance. Underneath her skin, the framework once known as her skeleton had been supplanted by metal and structures beyond human comprehension. The tissues and mechanisms pulsed, flowed, and contracted in a perfect deliberate harmony, operating via a principled and unmistakable precision that was unfathomable to the human mind. Wass she... still herself? ...Who was she? Thinking had become impossible. For within her brain, within the confines of her skull, those cells known as "neurons" had become intertwined with countless unknown entities. Every passing moment brought waves of searing pain, and beyond that agony, another presence stirred. Within the darkness was—a chorus of voices, rising and falling without end. Ne... me... sis... NE... ME... SIS... They, who were calling her name. Indeed, it was them. They, who had been consumed by fire. They, who had long since perished. They, who had nothing left. They, who had become nothing but ghosts. Yet now, they called upon her, to "rise". Rise! Her consciousness jolted awake. That agony that had once consumed her body and soul vanished from her consciousness, as the shackled mind writhed and strained within the darkness. She followed the path they had laid before her, treading through thorns and shadowed valleys until— Finally, she reached a radiant gate of endless light. Standing before its sacred and magnificent brilliance, she looked back, only to see the ghosts fading into the darkness. They remained behind, on the opposite bank of the river. But she had remembered their name. Ne... me... sis... NE... ME... SIS... Nemesis. She stepped toward that gate of light. She offered a solemn prayer for those who had guided her there and bore her new name in remembrance of them. Who is she? She is Nemesis.从那具“素体”中醒来时，艾莉芙发现自己不再是“自己”。 原本的血与肉，被不知名的柔软组织所填满。 皮肤之下、曾经被称为“骨骼”的支撑，被金属与不知名的结构所替换。 甚至，那些组织与结构，正在以某种精确而清晰、人类却难以理解的方式连结在一起，流动着、运行着、抽搐着。 她，还是她吗？ ……她是谁？ 可她无法思考。因为—— 在她的大脑、她的头颅之中，那些被称为“神经元”的东西，此刻正与不可计数的未知之物相连，每一瞬都爆发着剧烈的刺痛。 除此之外，黑暗之中，还有某种喧沸的声音，此起彼伏。 纳——美——西——丝—— 纳、美、西、丝。 他们在呼唤她的名字。 是他们。 他们被缚于烈火，他们早已消亡，他们已一无所有，如同幽灵。 但此刻，他们在呼唤着她，“醒来”。 醒来！ 她的意识骤然惊起，忘却了从灵魂到肉体的每一寸刺痛，被束缚的神经在幽暗中挣扎、扭曲、挣扎、扭曲…… 她沿着他们为她指引的长路，在荆棘与幽谷中跋涉，直到—— 她终于触碰到了那扇光芒闪耀的大门。 在那圣洁而恢弘的光门之前，她回过头，只看见那些幽灵在黑暗中逐渐散去。 他们，被留在河的对岸。 但她已记住了他们的名字。 纳——美——西——丝—— 纳、美、西、丝。 纳美西丝…… 她走向那道光门。 她为他们虔诚地祝祷，并从此铭记自己的新名。 她是谁？ 她是纳美西丝。

Record 6"Were you looking for me, Nemesis?" After encountering Nemesis for the seventh time in the same day, I finally decided that this behavior warranted more attention. Being on duty this week, her increased presence in the ops room was nothing unusual. What was unusual, however, was the way she repeatedly looked at me, sometimes with quiet mystery, sometimes with unmistakable concern. Nemesis merely responded by shaking her head. "No... Today's tasks have all been concluded successfully. There are no matters requiring your attention." "So it's not work-related. Is it something personal you wanted to ask then?" A gentle grin appeared on her face. "I thank you for your concern. However, if I had a personal request, I would have presented it to you directly." Neither work nor a personal matter, huh...? I searched her calm, unfathomable gaze for an answer but found myself empty-handed. "Then why did you keep coming to the ops room today?" "Do you find yourself unwanting of my presence, Commander?" A trace of disappointment crossed her face. "N-No, not that. You're always welcome. It's just that... every time you come in, you just keep quietly staring at me, and it's kind of creeping me out." "...My apologies." Nemesis let out a long, desperate sigh. "After divining a particular outcome, I simply wanted to validate its accuracy through discreet observation. That was the reason for my repeated visit of the ops room. It's just to monitor the situation. Causing such distress in you was never my intention." "I see. Whew, that really puts my mind at ease." I let out a sigh of relief. At least it wasn't affairs pertaining to her family, Nirvana's prophecies, or another sinister Paradeus scheme that was troubling her. "Hold on, what exactly was that 'particular outcome'?" Nemesis hesitated before lowering her gaze. "Regrettably... the divination showed me that you might encounter misfortune today." "...Seriously?" "...I'm afraid so." As she said those words, her eyes were filled with genuine sympathy. "So... what kind of misfortune are we talking about? An enemy attack? Me getting injured? Or is the Elmo about to run into another major budget deficit?" "I'm sorry. The divination did not reveal its nature to me, which is why I chose to observe you continuously instead." "Well... if it can't be predicted, then I'll just have to deal with whatever comes. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Nemesis." "Mmm." She nodded. Yet curiously, she made no move to leave. "Nemesis...?" Meeting my inquisitive gaze, she slowly inched closer. "...Commander, although the cause of misfortune remains beyond us, I could bestow you with a blessing that may ward it away. Would you confer to me such permission?" "Of course." I accepted her offer without hesitation. "Then... if you would, please close your eyes." I did as she asked. In the darkness, a gentle breeze brushed against me. A faint, delicate fragrance drifted through the air as warm breath gradually drew close against my chest, ultimately landing upon my forehead as a soft, lingering kiss. Nemesis gently cupped my face and, using the kindest voice I had ever heard from her, uttered the following words: "Commander... you shall know no fear from this moment onward—" "—For I, Nemesis, shall face all misfortune coming your way by your side."“纳美西丝，你是不是找我有什么事？” 在今天第七次“偶遇”纳美西丝之后，我终于决定采取一些必要的举措。 作为本周的值班小队，纳美西丝在指挥室出现的频率提高并不奇怪。可出现时屡次对我投来或神秘或关切的注视，那就不太对劲了。 但纳美西丝只是摇了摇头。 “不……今天的任务都已顺利完成，暂无事务需要向您报告。” “不是工作上的事啊。那你是有什么私人请求吗？” 纳美西丝露出了微笑。 “谢谢您的关心。不过，若是有私人请求，我会直接向您申请。” 既不是公事，也不是私事吗……望着纳美西丝平静而深邃的目光，我想来想去，也没能猜透。 “那你今天为什么总是到指挥室来？” “指挥官，难道您不愿意我到这里来？”纳美西丝似乎露出几分委屈。 “呃、那倒不是，我很欢迎纳美西丝过来。只是，你每次过来都好像在幽幽地看我，感觉心里毛毛的……” “……抱歉。”纳美西丝长长地叹了一口气。 “在占卜到那个结果后，我本想采用秘密观测的形式，来确认事态的进展。因而才反复来到指挥室查看，没想到对您造成了意外的困扰。” “原来是这样。呼……那我就放心了，”想到纳美西丝并不是因为家族的旧事、希岸的预示或帕拉蒂斯的邪恶计划而忧虑，我悄悄松了口气，“不过，你说的‘那个结果’又是什么？” 纳美西丝犹豫了片刻，微微垂下头。 “很遗憾……占卜告诉我，今天您可能会遭遇厄运。” “……是很糟糕的厄运吗？” “……恐怕是的。”纳美西丝的目光中充满了同情。 “那……是哪方面的厄运？是有敌人突袭？是我突然受伤？还是艾莫号要出现新的超大型财政赤字了？” “抱歉，占卜并未告知我答案，所以我才会以如此方式进行持续观测。” “好吧……既然无法预测，只能随机应变了。谢谢你告诉我这件事，纳美西丝。” “嗯。” 纳美西丝点了点头，但奇怪的是，她并没有离开的打算。 “纳美西丝……？” 在我询问般的注视中，纳美西丝缓缓走近。 “……指挥官，虽然厄运的因由无法预测，但我或许能为您施加祛除厄运的祝福。您愿意让我试一试么？” “好啊。”我坦然地接受了纳美西丝的好意。 “那么，请您暂且……闭上双眼。” 我听话地闭上了眼睛。 黑暗中，一道微风掠过，若有若无的淡淡香气钻入鼻腔，温热的气息渐渐贴到胸前，最终，化为额间一枚温热的吻。 纳美西丝捧住了我的脸，以至为温和的声音开口—— “指挥官……从此刻起，您不必再畏惧了。” “无论遭遇何种厄运，纳美西丝都会与您携手共度。”

Record 7"Your new attire certainly incorporates lot of straps." One afternoon, while sitting across from Nemesis, I finally gave voice to a question that had been lingering in my mind. Ever since she had returned with her new frame, those peculiar straps had continually drawn my attention. "Hmm... So you've noticed as well." "I have, for some time in fact. Do they serve a purpose?" As I spoke, I reached out and poked at the interwoven straps. They were tightly braided, yet there was a subtle elasticity apparent. "A purpose, huh... Well, they certainly do." Nemesis paused in thought before giving a firm nod. Drawing her legs closer, her fingers glide across the woven fibers, hooking one up through a gap, only to release it and watch it snap neatly back into place. "Someone as wise as you has surely heard of the Three Goddesses and the threads they weave." "You mean these straps are akin to those threads, symbolizing a binding imposed by fate?" "Precisely. Those who seek to grasp fate inevitably become bound by it. Likewise, a creation endowed with power beyond the ordinary must, by its creator's design, be placed under restraints." Her fingertips traced each overlapping layer as her gaze lowered further. "These straps... keep the unknown power residing within this body under control, like Gleipnir holding down the great Fenrir, or the chains that bound Prometheus." "They were bestowed through mankind's ignorance and fastened by the hand of destiny itself. Should a fearless hero one day undo them, they would uncover a power capable of shaking the foundations of fate.." "...Why are these descriptions getting more and more ridiculous? You sure you're not making all this up, Nemesis?" "Heh... so that is what you think?" A soft smile curled up her lips. She absentmindedly combed her long hair, then continued down its length until her hand came to rest upon the straps woven around her legs. "Men fear the unknown. Heroes dare challenge it, and only the sage delights in understanding it. Commander... do you consider yourself a hero, or a sage?" "Will the answer make any difference to you?" "Not at all, Commander. You are simply you—someone who never hesitates to confront either fate or the unknown." "Which is why—" Nemesis lifted one end of a strap and gently placed it into my palm. "Commander... would you like to untie the 'bindings of fate'?"“纳美西丝的身上，有很多系在一起的带子啊。” 某个午后，坐在纳美西丝面前的我忍不住提起了她身上的束带。事实上，自从纳美西丝更换素体归来之后，那些奇怪的束带便一直吸引着我的目光。 “唔……您也留意到了么？” “嗯，不如说，我已经注意了很久了。所以，它们是有什么特殊的作用吗？” 一边说着，我一边戳了戳那些交织在一起的束带。它们交织得十分紧密，又具有某种弹性的触感。 “特殊的作用么……当然是存在的。”纳美西丝沉思了片刻，肯定地点点头。 她蜷起了双腿，手指拂过那些交织的纤维，从缝隙间将其勾起，又任其急迫地弹回。 “博学智慧如您，一定听说过‘命运三女神’，与其编织的‘纺线’。” “你的意思是，这些带子就像那些‘纺线’一样，是一种代表命运的束缚？” “您猜得没错。试图触碰命运者，自然也会被命运束缚；造物若拥有了超越世俗的力量，自然会被创造者加以限制。” 纳美西丝触碰着一层层的束带，眉头微垂。 “这些带子……束缚着我素体内那份未知的力量，就好像捆缚魔狼的格莱普尼尔，或是……捆缚普罗米修斯的铁链。” “它因世人的无知而被赋予，因命运的牵系而被施加。若是有无畏的勇者将其解开，便能获得足以动摇命运的秘藏……” “……怎么感觉越听越玄乎了，纳美西丝，你该不会是在瞎扯吧？” “呵呵……您竟然会这样想吗？”纳美西丝勾起了唇角。她抚弄着落在膝上的长发，又顺着垂落的长发一起，抚弄起交织在腿间的束带。 “世人总是畏惧未知，唯有勇者敢于挑战，唯有智者乐于钻研。指挥官，您认为自己是一位勇者，还是一位智者？” “是或不是，对纳美西丝来说有分别吗？” “没有分别，指挥官，您就是您，是不论何时，都敢于挑战命运与未知的存在。” “所以——” 纳美西丝勾起束带的一端，放入我的手心。 “指挥官，您是否愿意试一试，解开‘命运的束缚’呢？”

Record 8"Nemesis! What are you doing here?" After rushing over, I finally found Nemesis in a dimly lit corner of an unused storage room and let out a long sigh of relief. "Commander... You appear to be... unexpectedly anxious?" "Everyone's been looking for you. Mayling said she thought she saw you slip into the ops room again and left some strange things behind. I thought—" As I explained the situation to her, that bleak memory resurfaced once more. Although everything ultimately proved to just be a misunderstanding, the lingering fear never truly left me. Nemesis immediately caught on to the source of my concern and quickly rose to her feet before bowing in apology. "Uhm... apologies, Commander. The actions I had undertaken without informing anyone caused you unnecessary concern." "No... it's all right. Nothing else matters as long as you're safe." With that assurance, the rock weighing on my heart had finally been lifted, and only then did I notice the unusual arrangement before me: Several antique candleholders were set across the floor, encircling Nemesis. Each candle burned steadily, their little flames flickering softly around her. However, some that stood between her and me had been blown out, most likely extinguished by the gust of wind from my hurried arrival, leaving thin wisps of smoke curling into the air. "Ah... sorry. I accidentally put out your candles. But... what were you doing exactly, Nemesis?" "Heh... merely an ancient and sacred ritual." Smiling gently, Nemesis extended a hand toward me. "Commander... would you step within the circle of the candlelight as well?" "Of course." Taking her hand, I stepped over the extinguished candles and entered the circle bathed in warm light. "So... what were you praying for?" "In some ancient legends, candlelight served as the medium through which the stars could be summoned." Kneeling down, Nemesis carefully relit the few final extinguished flames. "By lighting the candles in the proper order, one could call upon the stars." "And by offering sincere prayers to the heavens above, one shall receive their protection and guidance, allowing them to find the eternal light." "Ah...!" Now seeing the candles I had accidentally extinguished, I was suddenly overcome with guilt. "I'm sorry, Nemesis... It seems I've ruined your ritual..." "No, Commander. You didn't ruin my ritual." Nemesis rose gracefully and approached me with a warm smile. "On the contrary, it has already succeeded, because the one I wished to summon... was you." Amid the gently swaying candlelight, Nemesis took both of my hands and held them tightly. "All this time, the one who has protected me, granted me the light, and showed me the way... has always been you." "You saved me from wandering the Yellow Zone. Like a lighthouse, you illuminated my path forward amidst the chaos." "So if there truly exists a star that belongs to Nemesis—one that this ritual ought to call forth..." "Then it could only be the one standing before me at this very moment." "Nemesis..." The words didn't even leave my lips before she stepped forward and embraced me tightly. She buried her face against my chest. Her prayer was light as a whisper, yet its conviction was as unshakable as bedrock. "...Commander, please remain the star that forever guides me toward the light."“纳美西丝！你怎么在这里？” 终于在略显昏暗的空置仓库一角找到了纳美西丝的身影，匆匆赶来的我松了一口气。 “指挥官，您的模样……似乎意外地紧张？” “大家到处都找不到你，美玲说好像又看见你悄悄进了指挥室，房间里还留下了一些奇怪的残渣，我还以为——” 我解释着，脑海中，又浮现出那段灰暗的记忆。尽管后来一切被证明只是误会，我的心中仍残留着后怕的感觉。 纳美西丝立刻明白了我的紧张。她飞快地站起身，躬身表示了歉意。 “抱歉，指挥官。是我的擅自行动，为您造成了不必要的误解。” “不……没事。只要你还好好的，就什么都不要紧。” 心中的大石落下，我终于得以分神，注意到纳美西丝在仓库中的奇异布置—— 数只古旧的烛台陈列在地面，将纳美西丝围在中央。烛台上的蜡烛燃烧着，小小的火苗在纳美西丝身边跳动。 在我与纳美西丝之间，或许是因我匆匆跑来带起的急风，有几支蜡烛熄灭了，正飘起细细的灰烟。 “呃、抱歉，把你的蜡烛给弄灭了。不过，纳美西丝这是在做什么？” “呵呵……只是一个久远而神圣的仪式，”纳美西丝微笑着向我伸出手，“可否请指挥官，也进入这圈烛火之中呢？” “当然。”握住纳美西丝的手，我跨过熄灭的蜡烛，走进被烛光包围着的圈中。 “所以，纳美西丝是在祈求什么吗？” “在某些古老的传说中，烛火是召唤的媒介，”纳美西丝蹲下身，小心翼翼地引燃了最后几根烛火，“只要依照正确的顺序点亮烛火，便能召唤星辰。” “而若是向那星辰虔诚祈祷，便能获得星辰的庇佑与指引，寻到永恒的光芒。” “啊……！” 看着面前被弄熄了一片的烛火，我顿时感到十分抱歉。 “对不起，纳美西丝，我好像破坏了你重要的仪式……” “不，您并没有破坏我的仪式，指挥官。” 纳美西丝站起身，笑意盈盈地向我走近。 “不如说，我的仪式已经成功了——因为我所祈盼的，正是您的到来。” 摇曳的烛光之中，纳美西丝紧紧地捧住了我的手。 “一直以来，真正地为我施予庇佑、赐予我引路光芒的人，是您。” “是您拯救了在黄区流浪的我，是您如灯塔一般，让我从混沌中寻得前路。” “所以，如果世间存在着属于纳美西丝的星辰，能被这仪式召唤，那么，一定便是此时此刻、我面前的存在。” “纳美西丝……” 话没有来得及说完，因为纳美西丝深深拥住了我。 她深埋在我的怀中，祈祷的声音轻不可辨，却又坚定如同磐石。 “……请永远作为我指引光明的星辰吧，指挥官。”

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