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Precious Company - Strange Tale of the Demon Realm

同行礼遇-魔境异闻录

2 chapters · 252 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Marvelous Netherworld Journey 魔界奇旅

In the Oasis' lounge绿洲，休息区。

ProfessorAngela's having a neural cloud examination today, so Shale will be telling us all a story before we go to bed! Let's give her a round of applause!今天安吉拉去做心智检查，睡前故事交由谢拉代讲！大家鼓掌欢迎！

After I finish, the sound of clapping hands slowly fills this not-too-large room.随着我的说明完毕，拍手声渐渐填满了这个不大的空间。

BoneeEhhh... Is Big Sis Angela okay? Will she be alright?诶……安吉拉姐姐她没事吧？要不要紧？

ProfessorDon't worry, it's just routine maintenance.不用担心，只是定期的维护而已。

ShaleI can't believe I've got such a large audience... Professor, is it really okay to let me handle this?居然有这么多听众……教授，交给我真的可以吗？

ProfessorRelax. Just use the same tone you have when discussing books with me, and you'll be fine.放轻松，保持平时和我聊书本时的那种状态就好啦。

DushevnayaYeah, feel free to ask me if there's anything you don't understand! I'll back you up from the side!是啊，有什么不会的地方尽管问我好了！我会在旁边指导你的！

TaischMhm, don't worry... That's what Miss Bunny says.“嗯唔，不用担心”……兔子小姐也是这么说的。

Shale slowly relaxes as everyone encourages her. She clears her throat before bowing to the little Dolls before her.在大家的安慰下谢拉脸上紧绷的神情逐渐变得放松。她刻意地清了清嗓子，向眼前的小人形们低头致谢。

ShaleThanks, guys. Now then, let's begin!谢谢大家啦。那我要开始讲故事咯！

Shale...Ahem! Long, long ago, there was a human who accidentally strayed into Hell...……咳咳！在很久很久以前，有个误入地狱的人类……

ProfessorUgh... Why is my vision clouding up...唔……怎么突然眼睛有点看不清了……

A wave of sleepiness suddenly washes over me, and my eyelids begin to close. I shake my head and repeatedly rub between my eyes to stay awake.莫名的困意袭来让我睁不开眼。我晃了晃头，反复搓揉着眉心试图让自己保持清醒。

??Awake, awake! Tarry not in slumber!醒醒，快醒醒！汝可别睡着了啊！

??Strewth! If thou remain'st in Queen Mab's court, I shall cast thee from the heavens!真是的！再不清醒过来的话妾身就把汝从空中丢下去了啦！

The sudden sense of weightlessness banishes my sleepiness. When I open my eyes again, the scene before me is dramatically different from before.突如其来的失重感瞬间驱散走了睡意。当我再次睁开眼时，面前的景象已和之前截然不同。

ProfessorWhere... is this place? I don't think I'm in the Oasis any more.这里是……哪里？看上去不像是绿洲的样子……

??Hohoho! At last, the sleeper stirs!吼吼吼！汝终于醒了！

??Ready a tale for thyself; the Lady Karasu-Tengu's abode is nigh!快准备一下汝的故事，再过不久吾等就要到鸦天狗大人的居所了！

ProfessorKarasu-Tengu... Wait, who? Hang on, why am I flying through the air?!鸦天狗……是谁？等一下，为什么我们会飞在天上？！

??Humph! It is by mine hand that thou soareth! Since thou hath regained thy senses, then there is no more need to affright thee.哼，这当然是妾身的能力啦！既然汝已经醒过来了，妾身也就没必要继续威吓你了。

The person before me hmphs before putting me back on the ground.眼前之人得意地哼了一声，将我重新放回到了地上。

Professor...Puzzle, is this some kind of new cosplay?……幻谜，你的这身打扮是在玩什么角色扮演吗？

幻谜？O, me! How didst thou come to know mine title? Art thou some of diviner true names, o otherworlder?什什什什么？！竟然问都没问就能知道妾身的名字？难道汝这个异世界人还有真名看破的能力吗？

幻谜？Indeed, 'tis of thee I speak! Hast thou forgotten thou art an alien to this realm?是啊，就是汝！汝难道忘记自己不属于这个世界了吗？

幻谜？Verily! How else could'st thou hath known my true name! Thou worked some manner of sorcery, did'st thou not?!是啊！否则汝怎么能在妾身介绍前就知道妾身的名字呢？汝肯定是用了某种魔法吧！

Otherworlder?异界人？

Diviner of true names?真名看破？

ProfessorLook, I have no idea what you're playing at, but I have other stuff to do...我不知道你在玩些什么，但是现在我还有其他事情要忙……

Upon seeing me turn around, the Puzzle-like girl suddenly spreads her wings and flaps over in front of me to block my path.见我转身，长得像幻谜的家伙突然张开翅膀，飞到我的面前伸手阻拦去路。

幻谜？Hoho, flight shall not be yours this day! Thou art a sacrifice for the great Karasu-Tengu, and thou may'st not leave until thy mission of rendering thy tale is discharged!吼吼，休想离开妾身！汝可是妾身要献给鸦天狗大人的祭品，在完成讲故事的使命之前，妾身绝不会放汝离开！

ProfessorSacrifice? Rendering a tale? What are you even talking about, Puzzle...祭品？讲故事？幻谜你都在说些什么啊……

ProfessorAlso, why are you talking in such a weird way.还有，你那奇怪的说话方式到底是什么情况……

幻谜？Ah, I recently transmigrated back from the realm of Donadona and my speech hath not yet reverted... Ahem! It's nothing, I can switch back to normal right now!啊，刚从娜多娜多的世界穿越回来，口癖没改过来……咳咳，没什么，我这就改回正常！

She flaps her wings, deliberately pointing to the horns on her head to indicate that she's different from me.她扇了扇背后的翅膀，刻意展示自己头上的犄角以示与我身份的不同。

幻谜？O traveler from another world, allow me to officially introduce myself. I am Puzzle, a succubus beholden to this infernal domain.异世界的旅人哟，正式介绍一下。我是幻谜，是隶属于这个地狱的魅魔。

幻谜？And you, my dear sacrifice! From your attire, you should be an unfortunate human who blundered in here.而你，我亲爱的祭品！从你的穿着打扮来看，你应该是个误入这里的倒霉人类。

ProfessorThere's no "should" about it, I am human... Though by the looks of things, it seems you're different from the Puzzle I know.不是应该，我就是人类……看样子，你也和我认识的那个幻谜有所不同。

ProfessorSo wait, according to what you just said, am I correct in understanding that I have literally gone to Hell?根据你的说法来看，我这是穿越到地狱了吗？

幻谜？Mhm, just so!嗯哼，正是如此！

幻谜？Aw, relax~ People crossing over is an everyday thing here. Humans from other worlds show up all the time.放轻松啦~在我们这穿越就像喝水一样平常，没事就会从异世界过来几个人类。

Succubus Puzzle begins counting on her fingers.魅魔幻谜掐起自己的手指开始一一细数。

幻谜？Some of them came by way of truck, others walked out the door to visit the convenience store and stepped in here instead... There's all sorts of ways people cross over to this place!有的是被泥头车送来的，有的是去便利店买东西出门穿越的……总之各种稀奇古怪的穿越方式都有！

幻谜？Also, you came just in time! Under normal circumstances, people like you would be drained dry and eaten up.而且你来的时间刚好。如果换作是往常，像你这样的人类落到我的手里只有被榨干再吃掉的份。

幻谜？However, there's an emergency going on right now. Lady Karasu-Tengu asked for you by name; she wants to hear about your experiences for inspiration...Humph, just rejoice at your good fortune!但现在情况紧急，鸦天狗大人指名要听你的经历来进行故事创作……哼，你就为你的幸运而偷乐吧！

ProfessorI should go.我还有事先走了。

幻谜？Eh? W-What are you saying?诶？你、你说什么？

ProfessorI have a world to save. Forgive me for not spending more time here.我的世界还等着我去拯救。请原谅我不能把时间浪费在这里了。

This news seems to throw the previously-serious succubus into a panic.刚刚还威严满满的魅魔听闻此言顿时变得慌乱。

幻谜？You, you can't leave! Statues, seize that human!要、要走可不行！雕像们，拦住那个人类！

At Succubus-Puzzle's command, statues from all around suddenly spring to life and surround me.随着魅魔幻谜的令下，四周的数个雕像突然活动起来，将我团团围住。

幻谜？Hehe, how about that? Were you frightened by my golemancy?哼哼，怎么样？有没有被我的活雕塑魔法所吓到？

ProfessorNot really. I've seen that many times in my world. Nothing to be surprised about, really.不，这一招我在我的世界里已经看过很多次了，已经没有什么好惊讶的了。

幻谜？Eh? You have magic in your world too? No wait, that's impossible, right? I mean, this is a unique secret technique of mine...诶？你的世界里也有魔法吗？不，应该不可能吧？这可是我的独门秘法才对……

幻谜？Ah! I've got it! You really are a cunning little sacrifice, aren't you?! You're trying to lie your way out of this because you're unhappy with the conditions, right?啊！我、我懂了！真是狡猾的祭品！你是对现状不满才撒谎想走的吧？

幻谜？Then how about this; once you help us with our problems, I'll make you a personal vassal of mine and you'll get to accompany me every day.那就这样好了！等你帮助我们完成故事之后，我会把你变成我的私人眷属，每天都让你陪伴在我的左右！

幻谜？How's that? You should be satisfied, right?怎么样，这样的条件你该满意了吧？

幻谜？(Sob) Awwww come ooooonnnn! Don't go! Please, help us!呜呜呜呜！别走啊！求求你帮帮我们！

幻谜？If we don't come up with a story that pleases Lady Mephisto by today, she's going to cruelly punish us all!今天要是再写不出让梅菲斯特大人满意的故事，我们全员都要被她用酷刑惩罚啦！

Succubus-Puzzle wails as she clings to my coat.魅魔幻谜哭着哀求，死死抓住我的衣角不愿放开。

Where's the exit?请问这里的出口在哪？

But I refuse.我拒绝。

Professor...Lady Mephisto? Who's that?……梅菲斯特大人？那又是谁？

幻谜？Um, Lady Mephisto is the devil who rules Hell!唔，梅菲斯特大人就是统治这个地狱的恶魔啦！

幻谜？Ever since she took office, she picks a random demon every month and assigns them a trial.自从梅菲斯特大人上任之后，她每个月都会随机选出一个恶魔去进行试炼。

幻谜？The trial this time is to come up with a story and the demon in question is Lady Karasu-Tengu.这次抽到的主题是故事创作，而被指到的恶魔则是鸦天狗大人。

幻谜？If Lady Karasu-Tengu can't come up with a story that satisfies Lady Mephisto, Lady Mephisto will punish everyone in Hell!如果这次鸦天狗大人没能拿出令梅菲斯特大人满意的故事，梅菲斯特大人就会惩罚地狱里的所有人！

ProfessorEveryone? That seems a little unfair...所有人？这听上去有点不公平啊……

幻谜？That's Hell for you! Also, Lady Mephisto only cares about the results and not if they're fair or not!地狱就是这样的啦！而且梅菲斯特大人只在乎结果，才不在意什么公不公平！

幻谜？Nobody's managed to pass Lady Mephisto's trials ever since she took over... Ugh, Lady Karasu-Tengu is our last hope.自梅菲斯特大人接手地狱以来还没有人能顺利通过她的试炼……唔，鸦天狗大人是我们最后的希望了。

At this point, Succubus-Puzzle shivers in terror.想到这，魅魔幻谜突然捂住双肩打了个寒颤。

幻谜？...Come to think of it, that Goat Succubus who messed up recently ended up getting roasted over a fire.……说起来上一次犯错的羊型魅魔现在还被架在火上烤呢！

幻谜？Do you know how evil Lady Mephisto is? In order to further degrade and humiliate that goat, she even seasoned her with cumin while she was being roasted!你知道梅菲斯特大人有多歹毒吗？她、她为了羞辱那只羊，甚至还在火烤的时候撒了把孜然！

幻谜？...And because of that, all the demons that were originally consoling her changed their attitudes.……就因为那把孜然，本来在旁安慰他的恶魔纷纷改变了态度。

幻谜？They went "You smell good, bro" as they approached her with savage grins on their faces... Aiiiiieeeee! Just thinking of it frightens me!他们一边说着什么“兄弟你好香”，一边狞笑着走近他……呜呜呜！想想都让我害怕！

Professor...Okay that's pretty scary.……这还真是恐怖。

幻谜？I don't want to get roasted over a flame! So please, pleeeeeease help us!我可不想被架在火上烤！所以求求你帮帮我们啦！

幻谜？I don't care what you do, just inspire Lady Karasu-Tengu! C'mon, I'm begging you here!不管你做什么都好，只要能让鸦天狗大人获得些许灵感就行！拜托了！！

As she pleads with me, her eyes moist and full of tears, I sigh in exasperation.面对眼前恶魔泪眼汪汪的哀求，我无奈地叹了口气……

幻谜？Lady Karasu-Tengu, I've brought the inspiration you were looking for!鸦天狗大人，我把您要的灵感给带来咯！

ProfessorEr, I think you should just call me Professor...呃，我觉得还是喊我教授比较习惯……

幻谜？Really? So that's your little fetish, then? Hehe, alright, Professor it is!是吗？你原来喜欢这种称呼的玩法啊？嘿嘿，我什么玩法没见过，就配合喊你教授好了。

幻谜？Hm? Why hasn't Lady Karasu-Tengu come out yet? Is she even at home...嗯？鸦天狗大人怎么还没出来？是不是不在家啊……

ProfessorNora?野良？

幻谜？There you are, Lady Karasu-Tengu! Honestly, I thought you'd run off to escape your punishment!鸦天狗大人你原来在啊！真是的，我还以为你是为了逃掉惩罚提前跑路了呢！

野良？...If only I could.……要是逃得掉我也想跑啊。

The devil who looks like Nora sweeps her gaze across the discarded manuscripts that litter the ground.形似野良的恶魔移动视线，缓缓扫过房间内的一地废稿。

野良？The deadline is nigh / Yet I lack inspiration / Mogami river.死线将至，稿子空空如也，最上川。

幻谜？This is no time for quoting Nichijou!都这种时候您就不要玩梗啦！

幻谜？Inspiration... No wait, the Professor is here! I hope their experiences will give you some food for thought!灵感……不，教授就在这呢！希望您能从的经历中获得些许灵感！

幻谜？Professor, this is the Lady Karasu-Tengu I was telling you about.教授，向你介绍下，这位就是我所说的鸦天狗大人。

幻谜？Like me, she is an artistic devil! She loves writing about isekai stories and all her works sell like hotcakes down here!她和我一样是有艺术追求的恶魔！擅长写异世界穿越题材，每本书都是我们地狱的畅销作呢！

ProfessorWell, if Lady Karasu-Tengu is so great, surely she won't need my help, right?既然鸦天狗大人那么厉害的话，那应该不需要我的帮助才对？

Succubus-Puzzle looks like she's been put on the spot. She glances at Lady Karasu-Tengu; Nora nods tiredly, as though telling Puzzle to explain.魅魔幻谜的表情顿时变得尴尬。她看了鸦天狗野良一眼，野良有气无力地点了点头，示意让幻谜继续说明情况。

幻谜？...While that's true, she shares the same flaw all us artists have.……虽然是这样，但她身上也有我等艺术家的共有瑕疵。

幻谜？Simply put, she's a procrastinator. The timeframes of her delays are measured in decades.简而言之，就是拖延症，并且以十年为周期犯病。

幻谜？In other words, she spends nine years out of every ten slacking off, then spends 11 months of that time gathering material and the final month rushing out a script before the deadline.当然了，大部分情况下她前九年都在摸鱼，然后用剩下的十一个月取材，最后用一个月在死线前把稿子赶出来。

ProfessorYyyyyyeah, that sounds like the Nora I know...呃，这很像我认识的那个野良的风格……

野良？Hehe~ Well, what do you think? Aren't I great?哼哼~怎么样，我是不是很厉害？

幻谜？This is nothing to be proud of! If you can't produce something by tomorrow, we're all going to get it!这可不是什么骄傲的事啊！如果明天再交不上来故事，我们就都要受罚啦！

幻谜？You're going to end up as a stick of yakitori being roasted over a fire like that goat!到时候您就要被串成烧鸟串，和那只羊一样被架在火上烤啦！

野良？...If I'm yakitori, that means I'll only get salt sprinkled on me and not cumin, right?……烧鸟串的话应该只用撒盐不用撒孜然吧？

幻谜？Well, in theory, you shouldn't... No! This isn't the time to be thinking about such stuff!理论上不用……不对！现在不是操心这些问题的时候啦！

野良？Fine, fine, we'll leave the matter of seasonings aside for now...好吧好吧，那调料的问题先放到一边……

Nora the Karasu-Tengu sizes me up, and then nods in satisfaction.鸦天狗野良上下打量了我一番，随后满意地点了点头。

野良？You must be that human, right? Hmm, yes, you look like you came from an interesting world...你就是那个人类吧？不错，看上去像是从一个有趣的世界来的……

野良？Puzzle tells me you know a lot of stories. Is that true?我听幻谜说，你的身上带有不少故事？

ProfessorYes, but I don't know where to begin...嗯，但是不知道从哪里开始说起比较好……

野良？Just start talking. I need ideas, I need inspiration, I need material that will ignite my passion to create.但说无妨。我现在需要的是点子，是灵感，是能够燃起我创作热情的材料。

野良？Tell me whatever comes to mind. As for the finer details, I'll tidy them up in my editing pass, so don't worry about it.你只管讲你的就好，至于那些繁缛末节，等听完后我会再对你的故事进行二次加工，不必担心。

Before I can reply, Tengu-Nora already has a quill and paper ready as she takes a seat at her table. She then gestures at me to "go ahead".还没等我出声，鸦天狗野良已经拿好了纸笔坐在桌旁，向我比划了一个“请”的手势。

ProfessorAlright. Now, where shall I begin...好吧。那我想想从哪里说起……

ProfessorBefore coming here, I was from a world called Magrasea...再来到这里之前，我所在的世界名为麦戈拉……

野良？Hang on, what's a Magrasea?打断一下，什么是麦戈拉？

ProfessorMagrasea is a super cloud server, also known as The Cloud. Our world was the biggest super cloud server in the world...麦戈拉就是云端，是云服务器。在我们那个世界里，它是世界上首款超大型云服务器……

幻谜？Hey, what's a cloud server?提问！什么是云服务器？

ProfessorA cloud server is connected to the Internet and... Wait a minute, are you guys going to ask me what the Internet is?云服务器就是连接互联网的……等下，你们不会还要问我什么是互联网吧？

幻谜？Yeah! I was just about to ask, in fact! Lady Karasu-Tengu, this human really CAN read minds!是啊！我刚想问什么是互联网呢！鸦天狗大人，这个人类果然有读心的能力呢！

野良？It seems our worlds are very different indeed...看来彼此世界之间的差异很大啊……

野良？Human, you need not explain these setting details to us. Time is tight, so cut to the important plot points.人类，你不用花时间和我们解释这些设定。时间紧迫，你就挑重点的故事情节去讲。

野良？As for what the Internet and computers are... meh, we'll think of something with magic. Don't worry about it.到时候什么互联网啊，电脑啊……这些我就用法术和魔力糊弄过去好了，不必在意。

ProfessorEr... I'll try.嗯……我试试看。

幻谜？Hahaha! Your world is so interesting! I feel like making something after hearing all that!哈哈哈哈！你那世界很有意思啊！听完之后我都涌起了创作的欲望了！

野良？Human, I am impressed that you could go on under such conditions... I would probably have run and hid long before that.人类，真亏你在那种情况下还能坚持下去……换我可能早就找个地方躲起来了。

ProfessorEr... Well, it's all in the past, and the Oasis has other crises that I need to resolve.嗯……不过这些都过去了，现在的绿洲还有别的危机等待我去解决。

幻谜？Good, good, your dedication to returning to your world is most praiseworthy.不错不错，这份回到原本世界的执念也很值得奖励。

幻谜？Lady Karasu-Tengu, since you've gathered your material, let's cast a spell to send the Professor home!鸦天狗大人，既然已经取材完毕，我们这就用法术把教授给送回去吧！

野良？Of course... Well, much as I'd like to say that, it seems we cannot send you back to your original world after all.当然……虽然我很想这么说，但是眼下确实没有办法把你送回原来的世界。

野良？Ever since Lady Mephisto took office, she has forbidden all kinds of teleportation magic to everyone besides herself.自从梅菲斯特大人上台之后她就把所有的传送术式都给禁了，只允许她一个人使用。

幻谜？Ehhhhhhh?! How can she do that!诶诶诶诶？！她怎么可以这样！

野良？(Sigh) Well, my hands are tied there.唉，对此我也是爱莫能助啊……

野良？Still, if someone came along to plead their case (and spin a few good yarns for her), that might be enough to change Lady Mephisto's mind.不过要是有人可以陪我们去找她求情，同时讲上几个好故事，说不定能让梅菲斯特大人回心转意。

Tengu-Nora gives me a very meaningful look as well as saying those words in a very deliberate tone.鸦天狗野良故意瞥了我一眼，语气也变得十分刻意。

Professor...Alright, I'll go with you.……好吧，我陪你们走一趟好了。

野良？Excellent! Now I won't have to write... ah, I mean, I'll be counting on you, human.很好这下就不用我动笔……啊不对，就劳烦你咯，人类。

ProfessorNora, you're just procrastinating again, aren't you?野良你只是拖延症犯了不想动笔吧？

野良？Puzzle, you're right—this human is psychic, we can't underestimate them!幻谜，你说的没错，这个人类确实拥有读心的能力，不容小觑啊！

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野良？Professor, we've arrived at Lady Mephisto's residence.教授，我们到梅菲斯特大人所在的地方了。

野良？I'm not going in, so I'll see you two later.那两位待会见，我就送你们到这里不进去了。

幻谜？Huh? You're not going in with us, Lady Karasu-Tengu?诶？鸦天狗大人不和我们一起进去吗？

野良？Nope... I'm like, a year-plus overdue on scripts and stuff, I don't want her to settle accounts with me on the spot.不了……欠她的稿子已经拖了一年有余，我可不想被当面清算。

野良？Thus, I shall run away despite the shame of doing so. Good luck, the fate of Hell rests in the hands of you two~逃避可耻但有用。总之，地狱的命运就交给你们二人了~

????Why so eager to leave, Nora? Since you're here already, why not sit down and have a chat?别走啊野良。来都来了，不坐下来聊会天吗？

Upon hearing this, Tengu-Nora shudders and slowly turns to look at the speaker.闻听此言的鸦天狗野良身形一怔，颤抖着回过头看向声音的主人。

????Oh, don't be so tense. I can forgive all those scripts you owe me too, but only if you tell me a satisfactory story.别那么紧张啊。只要你能交出让我满意的故事，之前那些拖欠的惩罚我也可以一笔勾销哦？

ProfessorAntonina... Is that you, Antonina?安冬妮娜……是安冬妮娜吗？

安冬妮娜？Oh? To think you would know my true name... Outlander, have we met before?哦？竟然知道我的真名……异乡人，我们之前在哪见过吗？

ProfessorNo. Although I know you well, this is my first time encountering you in this world.不，我虽然很了解你，但在这个世界里我们是第一次见面。

安冬妮娜？Hm, now that's an interesting answer.哼，还真是个有趣的回答。

The green-haired devil leans forward and surveys me, after which she switches to her familiar corporate relations smile.绿发恶魔弯腰俯视着我，随即露出了我熟悉的营业笑容。

安冬妮娜？Nice to meet you. I'm your most familiar stranger, Antonina, but feel free to call me Mephisto.初次见面，我是你最熟悉的陌生人安冬妮娜哦，当然你也可以喊我梅菲斯特。

安冬妮娜？I am the ruler of this Unfinished Hell and also the superior of those two devils beside you.我是这个挖坑不填地狱的统治者，也是你身旁两个恶魔的上级。

ProfessorUnfinished Hell?挖坑不填地狱？

Devil-Antonina smiles and glances at Puzzle and Nora with mild amusement. The latter two duck behind me in terror.恶魔安冬妮娜微微一笑，饶有兴致地看向一旁的幻谜和野良，把后者吓得躲进了我的影子之中。

安冬妮娜？What, didn't they tell you the origins of this Hell?怎么，她们没有告诉你这个地狱的由来吗？

安冬妮娜？As the name implies, this Unfinished Hell is meant to contain people who start projects and don't complete them.就如名字所示，此乃挖坑不填地狱，专门负责关押那些挖坑不填的家伙。

安冬妮娜？For instance, Nora over there is a representative of all those authors who start books but never finish.像你旁边的野良，就是开了好几本新书坑最后都没写的作家代表。

安冬妮娜？As for Puzzle, well... How many prototypes do you think she's discarded before completion?而幻谜……哎呀，她雕个雏形就丢在那不管的次数还少吗？

ProfessorHuh? Is that so?诶？是这样吗？

The two of them look away and avoid my gaze.身后二人的目光躲闪，不敢与我正视。

ProfessorAlright, I get it... Wait a minute, then why am I here?情况我了解了……奇怪，那这样的话我为什么会来到这里？

安冬妮娜？Probably because you've got unfinished business of your own back in your world?估计你所在的世界也存在着什么挖坑不填的情况吧？

ProfessorHow could that be? That can't be right...怎么会，那种事情不应该有才对……

安冬妮娜？Actually, my clairvoyance tells me that you do.不，根据我的千里眼观察来看貌似还挺多的。

安冬妮娜？For instance, the situation with the Guardians, the Reverse Tower's current situation, Professor Irida's whereabouts...像是庇护者的情况啦，逆巴比伦塔现在的状态啦，伊莉塔教授的去向啦……

安冬妮娜？There are many more besides; would you like me to give you a list?诸如此类的还有很多，需要我一一为你细数吗？

Devil-Antonina conjures up a tatty scroll in her hand and eyes me with interest.恶魔安冬妮娜从手中变出张破旧的卷轴，饶有兴趣地盯着我。

ProfessorUrgh! I don't know what you're talking about, but my head hurts all of a sudden...唔！虽然不知道你说的是什么但是突然感觉自己的头好痛……

ProfessorDammit, is this what they call the Devil's Whispers...真可怕，这难道就是恶魔的低语吗……

安冬妮娜？I simply spoke the truth.我只是实事求是说出了现状而已。

安冬妮娜？Still, let's leave that aside for now...不过，这些挖的坑先放到一边……

The green-haired devil smiles mischievously at me and turns her attention to Nora, who is shivering in terror.绿发恶魔收起了坏笑，将目标转移到了正在瑟瑟发抖的野良身上。

安冬妮娜？Nora, I ask you in the name of Mephisto; what about that story I asked you to prepare for me?野良，我以梅菲斯特的身份提问，之前让你准备的故事现在如何了？

安冬妮娜？If you can't please me, then you do realize I'm going to skewer you and roast you in hellfire, right?如果不能令我满意的话，待会就把你串成串送去地狱的业火上炙烤哦？

野良？I-if I may make a correction; the Professor has bravely volunteered to share a story on my behalf.请、请容我更正一下，这次教授自告奋勇要替我来讲故事。

ProfessorI would like to make a correction too; I didn't volunteer or anything.也容我更正一下，并没有自告奋勇。

野良？A-Ahem, in any case, I believe the Professor is ready.咳、咳，总之我想已经准备好了。

野良？So, uh, Professor? Heeeelp!教授！救命！

安冬妮娜？Oh? So you will tell me the story then, outlander?哦？由你这个异乡人来讲吗？

Antonina narrows her eyes and looks at me, as though she's sizing up some interesting prey.安冬妮娜眯缝起眼睛看向我，像是在打量着什么有趣的猎物。

ProfessorYes, I'll do it on her behalf... But in return, I'm hoping that you'll send me back to my world if the story pleases you.我可以代讲故事……但是相对的，如果故事令你满意的话，希望你可以把我送回原来的世界。

安冬妮娜？Very well, I'll allow it... Of course, that all hinges on whether your story can satisfy me.我批准了……当然，前提是你的故事能令我感到满意。

安冬妮娜？Go ahead then, Professor. Don't disappoint me~那就开始吧教授，可别让我失望啊~

Professor...And that's the story of all the things that happened to me.……以上这些就是我所经历的故事。

幻谜？Ohhhh? Professor, one of the characters in your story sounds just like me!哦呀哦呀？教授的故事里有个和我很像的存在啊！

ProfessorShe is you, albeit from another world...那就是另一个世界里的你啦……

野良？Mmm, it seems I'm a bestselling author no matter which world I'm in...嗯哼，不管哪个世界我都是畅销作家啊……

幻谜？Or rather, you have the same bad habit of procrastinating no matter which world you're in, Lady Karasu-Tengu!倒不如说鸦天狗大人你在哪里都一样有拖稿的坏习惯嘛！

野良？How is that a bad habit? That's an authorial trait!坏习惯？作家的事情怎么能叫作坏习惯呢？

Antonina claps to interrupt their banter.安冬妮娜拍拍手，阻止一旁说笑的二人。

安冬妮娜？Human, your story is quite interesting.人类，你所描绘的故事还挺有趣的。

安冬妮娜？Very well, you have passed this trial. In keeping with our agreement, I shall send you away.这次考验算你过了，我可以依照约定将你送走。

幻谜？Woohoo! No more grilling for us!好耶！不用被架在火上烤了！

野良？Hm, I actually wanted to see how I'd taste after being roasted on a stick...唔，我其实还挺好奇自己被串起来烤是什么味道的……

ProfessorI think you're better off not knowing that sort of thing...这种事情还是不要知道为好……

安冬妮娜？Alright, that's enough banter for now.好啦好啦，插科打诨到此为止。

The green-haired devil rises from her throne and leisurely flies over to me.绿发恶魔从王座上起身，悠悠飞到我的身旁。

安冬妮娜？Prepare yourself, human. I shall send you off now.准备一下吧人类，我这就把你送走。

ProfessorUm, okay. Speaking of which, how are you going to send me back, Antonina?嗯，好的。说起来，安冬妮娜你要怎么把我送回去呢？

安冬妮娜？With magic, of course.那自然是使用魔法了。

ProfessorWith magic? So with a teleport spell or a teleportation circle?魔法吗？是传送法术还是魔法阵？

安冬妮娜？I can use both of these methods, but since we hardly get the chance to do this, I'd like to show you the unique magic of the Unfinished Hell.两种方式都可以，但机会难得，我想让你看看挖坑不填地狱的独门魔法。

Antonina waves her hand, and a ball of fire appears and pops into existence within the palm of her hand.安冬妮娜挥手，一团火焰自她的掌心骤然出现。

安冬妮娜？It is known as — Mephisto's Joyful Voyage.其名为——烧烤传送魔法。

安冬妮娜？Simply burning the target within the fires of Hell for a minute or so will send them on their way. It's quick, effective, and doesn't require an incantation or mana.只要放在业火上灼烤一分钟即可实现传送，高效快捷，不用咒词也不用消耗魔力。

安冬妮娜？How about it, Professor? Doesn't it sound so exciting?怎么样教授，有没有很心动呢？

Professor...That doesn't sound very joyful.……我们可以商量下换个魔法吗？

安冬妮娜？Oh, but it is. For me. Anyway, opportunities like this don't come by often, so you should experience it for yourself.不行哦。机会难得，你就来体验一下吧。

安冬妮娜？You two, hold the Professor down so they don't escape.你们二位快帮我按住教授，可别让逃跑了。

I find myself taking a step back as a smile appears on the green-haired devil's face.绿发恶魔的脸上浮现出的笑容让人不由后退半步。

ProfessorStay back... Stay away from me!你不要过来啊……你不要过来啊！

??Professor, Professor...教授，教授……

ProfessorStay, stay away!唔！不、不要过来啊！

ShaleProfessor, it's me, Shale.教授，是我啦，是谢拉。

ProfessorHuh? Shale? Wait, am I back?诶？谢拉？我、我这是回来了吗？

ShaleYou've been here since I started telling my story. By the time I realized it, you were already leaning against the wall, sound asleep.从我讲故事开始您就一直待在这里，等我注意到的时候，您已经靠墙睡着了。

Shale...Are you alright, Professor? Should I ask Miss Persicaria to give you a checkup?……教授，您没事吧？需要帕斯卡小姐帮您检查一下吗？

As I see the worried look on Shale's face, I smile to reassure her.看着谢拉担心的表情，我回以微笑表示安慰。

ProfessorDon't worry, I just had a weird dream.只是做了个比较奇怪的梦而已，不用担心。

ShaleAre you REALLY okay? You were saying a lot of strange things in your sleep.真的没关系吗？您前面可是说了不少奇怪的梦话啊。

ProfessorHuh? What kind of strange things?嗯？奇怪的梦话？

ShaleStuff like, "Don't sprinkle the cumin" and "turn the heat down, use less heat" and... oh yes, "how hot is Hell spiciness anyway!"是啊。像是什么“不要撒孜然”“小火用小火”……对了，还有“地狱辣有多辣”！

ShaleWere you having a cookout in your sleep, Professor?教授您这是在梦中举办烧烤节吗？

ProfessorNot really... Like I said, it was a very weird dream.那倒不是……我做的是一个非常奇怪的梦。

An excited look suddenly appears on Shale's face.少女的表情突然变得兴奋。

ShaleWhat kind of weird dream? Professor, I'm very curious about it! Could you elaborate?奇怪的梦吗？教授，我很好奇！您可以展开讲讲吗？

ProfessorErr, don't you have an obligation to tell bedtime stories?呃，可是你不是还有讲睡前故事的任务吗？

ShaleDon't worry about that. Everyone's asleep and Miss Angela just came back from her checkup and took the kids back to the dorm.这个您不用担心。安吉拉小姐刚才检查回来，已经将熟睡的大家送回宿舍了。

ShaleSo, that means I can freely decide how to spend my time, right?所以说，接下来的时间我都可以自由支配哦？

Professor(Sigh) Looks like storytime isn't over yet. Prepare yourself, then; what comes next might sound like a fantasy work, you know?唉……看来故事环节还没有结束啊。那你要做好准备，接下来我说的故事可能会比较魔幻哦？

ProfessorThere is a place known as the Unfinished Hell...有一个名为挖坑不填的地狱……

野良？And so, the human Professor returned to their world and told Shale all about what they encountered in their dream.于是，人类教授回到了所在的世界，向身边的谢拉讲述刚才在梦境中的遭遇……

野良？Ahem. And that is the end of the story I have today, "Record of the Professor's Adventures In Hell."咳咳，以上就是我今天带来的故事——《教授魔境异闻录》的全部内容。

野良？Did it please you, Lady Mephisto?梅菲斯特大人，不知您对故事还算满意吗？

She looks at the green-haired devil, nervously awaiting the latter's verdict.她看向王座上的绿发恶魔，不安地等待着评判的结果。

安冬妮娜？So, it is a tale of how a human crossed over to our world in their sleep? Rather interesting.一个人类在睡梦中穿越到我们这里的故事吗？哼，还算有趣。

安冬妮娜？Well, you pass. Go tell everyone that they won't need to be roasted this month.故事算你合格，你去告诉大家，这个月大家可以不用被火烤了。

野良？Um...嗯……

安冬妮娜？What, was this not the same outcome as in your story?怎么，这不是和你故事里一样的结果吗？

安冬妮娜？Or do you wish to experience the feeling of being scorched by hellfire?还是说，你其实是想感受下被业火灼烧的滋味？

野良？Actually, I'd like to finish up and head home. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now...我还是更期待完事回家。那没什么事我先行告退了……

安冬妮娜？Nora, leave your story behind before you go.野良，走之前把你手上的故事留下。

野良？Hm?嗯？

Although she does not understand the intentions of the person before her, Nora obediently does as she is told and leaves.虽然不明白眼前之人的意图，但野良依然照办命令后乖乖退下。

The green-haired devil picks up the manuscript containing the story, then gazes into the void and beyond.绿发恶魔瞄了一眼手中记录故事的纸张，便再度向虚空的另一侧看去。

安冬妮娜？...So it's like the Butterfly's Dream, then? Cliched, but still entertaining.……庄周梦蝶的情节设计吗？虽然老套，但确实有趣。

安冬妮娜？After all, nobody knows which side is reality, and which side is fake.毕竟，谁也不知道哪边是真实，哪边是虚假。

安冬妮娜？Perhaps the Oasis is false and we are real; or perhaps the opposite is true. Until we learn the truth, we might as well regard it all as a dream.也许绿洲是假我们是真，又亦或是反之，在真相揭露之前不如就将它当作一场梦境。

She brings the papers in her hand to the candle, and lights them.她将手中的纸张靠近蜡烛，付之一炬。

安冬妮娜？Therefore, let us keep this story a secret between ourselves...所以，就让这个故事成为我们彼此之间的秘密吧。

安冬妮娜？Professor .教授。

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