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Twilight Requiem

薄暮葬曲

20 chapters · 1118 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Midnight Echo 夜半回声

The Oasis, outside the dormitories.绿洲，室外。

A pair of kids walk hand in hand down the dark, quiet path.昏暗而冷清的小路上，两个孩子正手拉着手走着。

DushevnayaLet's just go back now, Max. If the Professor finds out we're not in our dorms...麦克斯，我们还是早点回去吧，如果被教授发现我们不在宿舍里的话……

MaxThey won't! Look, the Ops Room is still lit up!发现不了的啦！你看，指挥室还亮着灯呢！

DushevnayaEven so, leaving the dorms without permission after bedtime is breaking the rules...就算这样，睡觉时间擅自离开宿舍也是违规的……

MaxLike I care! It's not fair that only Helix gets a work supper each time, so tonight, we're both going to stay up all the way too!我才不管呢！每次都只有贺莉斯能吃到加班夜宵太狡猾了，今晚我们两个也要熬一次夜！

DushevnayaMiss Angela won't be happy to hear that.安吉拉老师知道的话也会不高兴的。

MaxOh, her, she'll just say something like "Bad kids get kidnapped by monsters," and so on... It's not like I'm actually a kid! You think I'd fall for that?!她呀，反正她只会说什么“坏孩子被怪物抓走了”之类的……我又不是真的小孩子！怎么可能信！

Before she finishes speaking, the lyrics of an ethereal song waft out of the depths of the alley.话音未落，小巷深处突然响起了幽幽的歌声。

??♫ Соловьи, соловьи, (Nightingales, nightingales,)♫ Соловьи, соловьи, （夜莺，夜莺……）

DushevnayaMax, did you hear that?麦克斯，你听见了吗？

MaxOf, of course I did...当，当然听见了……

??♫ не тревожьте солдат, (Don't disturb the soldiers,)♫ не тревожьте солдат, （别吵醒士兵……）

The sound of high-heeled shoes landing on the ground slowly approaches the pair, in time with the rhythm of the song.高跟鞋落地的响动伴着歌声的节拍，逐渐接近二人的位置。

DushevnayaEeeek...! Did a monster really show up...噫……！难道怪物真的出现了……

MaxDon't be scared! It must be Chelsea playing a prank again, right?别害怕！肯定又是炽在恶作剧了吧？

DushevnayaBut this voice isn't the same...可是这声音不对啊……

MaxThen it must have been a voice changer, a voice changer!那肯定是变声了啦，变声！

??♬ Пусть солдаты немного поспят, Пусть немного поспят... (Let the soldiers sleep a little...)♬ Пусть солдаты немного поспят, （让他们睡吧……）

An unfamiliar form looms into view from the darkness of the alley. The long shadow cast by the light behind stretches out across the ground.陌生的人形逐渐从暗巷深处浮现，背光而立的身影在地面拖下长长的影子。

DushevnayaMax, that doesn't look like Chelsea... Is Chelsea that tall?麦克斯，好像不是炽……炽有这么高吗？

MaxShe... She must be up to something new! There's no such thing as monsters!肯……肯定是什么新的把戏啦！世上哪有怪物！

MaxChelsea! That's enough of your pranks! Come, come with me to see the Professor...炽！恶作剧到此为止！跟，跟我去见教授……

The singing stops and the footsteps approach. The indistinct figure gradually heaves into view.歌声停了，脚步近了，模糊的身影也逐渐清晰了。

It's a tall, female agent. She is carrying something on her back that is at least two meters long... a coffin.那是一位身材高挑的女性智能体，她背着一具至少长两米的……棺材。

She lowers her eyes, and looks down upon Max and Dushevnaya.她低垂着眼眸，俯视着麦克斯和杜莎妮。

MaxYou, you-you-you're...你，你你你是……

Max struggles to stay calm, and questions this strange visitor before her. However, she is not answered by the agent, but rather...麦克斯用尽全力试图维持镇静，质问眼前的不速之客。然而回答她的却并不是智能体，而是……

??You two...你们两个……

A strange and somewhat hoarse voice drifts out from the coffin...古怪又沙哑的嗓音，从棺材里缓缓飘出……

MaxBeep.滴。

Max's eyes roll up in her head and she freezes in place. Her neural cloud has crashed.麦克斯两眼一翻，站在原地，心智宕机了。

DushevnayaMax, why did you crash now of all times? What, what am I supposed to do!?麦克斯你别这个时候宕机呀！我，那我怎么办呀！

Dushevnaya(Sob) Professor, Persicaria, I'm sorry. I'll never go out with Max again. Save me pleeeease–呜呜呜教授帕斯卡我错了我再也不跟麦克斯一起出来了你们救救我好不好——

The agent stops before the two of them, her golden eyes gazing upon them from above.智能体停在了在了二人身前，金色的瞳孔居高临下俯视着她们。

??Lost lambs that you are...迷途的羔羊啊……

Dushevnaya(Sniffle)呜……

??Do you wish to return with me...?愿意和我一同踏上归途吗……？

DushevnayaBeep.滴。

??I think she crashed too.好像这个也宕机了。

??And here I believed we had found ourselves in an Eden which knew not the tread of Death. But to think the living in this realm would be so fragile...本以为来到了死亡未曾踏足的伊甸园，没想到此处的生者如此脆弱……

??What do we do now? How are we going to get directions?那这下咋办？还怎么问路？

??...A guiding light shines within the mists of confusion...……迷雾中自有明灯引渡……

The agent's gaze lingers briefly on Max's and Dushevnaya's bodies for a while before shifting to the only building in the Oasis that is still lit at this hour—the Ops Room.智能体的目光在麦克斯和杜莎妮身上停留了一会后，便转向了此时绿洲唯一亮着灯的建筑——指挥室。

At the Oasis, in the Ops Room.绿洲，指挥室。

Professor...Thank goodness. I'm no expert in this field, but I can tell that the two of them are fine.……还好，虽然我对这方面并不擅长，但能确认两人都没有大碍。

After I hurriedly lay Max and Dushevnaya on the couch, I return to the meeting room and take a closer look at the unfamiliar Doll carrying the massive coffin.手忙脚乱地把麦克斯和杜莎妮安置到沙发上以后，我才回到会客间，关注这位背着巨大棺材的陌生人形。

ProfessorThank you for bringing them over. Now, could you tell me what happened here?多谢你把她们送过来。那么，可以解释一下发生了什么吗？

??It seems the little sprouts could not bear the presence of the deceased, though it's quite the common sight outside.幼苗似乎还难以承受亡者的气息，尽管那在外面随处可见。

ProfessorWhich is why we have a greenhouse here—although it seems someone let the wind and snow in.所以我们才有温室——但有人擅自把风雪带进来了。

Upon hearing me reply to them in kind, the expression on the face of the Doll who had been entirely unapologetic toward those two changes at last.听到我针锋相对的回应，刚才还对那两人毫无歉意的人形，脸上的表情总算有所变化。

??Ohohoho, that's the Oasis' Professor for you! I can't believe you could actually keep up with our conversation!嚯嚯嚯，不愧是绿洲的教授！竟然能接得上咱们的对话！

ProfessorThanks to my position, I've come into contact with many strange people.拜身份所赐，和不少怪人打过交道。

??So you're not startled by us knocking on your door?所以你看到我们两个来敲门，也不觉得惊讶？

ProfessorWell, the security systems show that everything's fine, which means you have a travel pass issued by myself or Persicaria.安保系统显示一切正常，可见你们拿到了我或帕斯卡批下的通行许可。

ProfessorWith that being the case, you must be fine—unless you're better hackers than Antonina and could crack our firewall without leaving any traces behind.既然如此，那你们就是安全的——除非你们有比安冬妮娜还高超的技术，能不留痕迹地破解掉我们的防火墙。

??Hehe, and what if we were capable of such a thing?嘿嘿，那万一我们就有这个本事呢？

ProfessorActually, I've been on guard against that ever since you stepped in the door.我一直在提防着这一点，从你们进门的那一刻开始。

ProfessorAt least, up until two seconds ago—Now I can completely relax.直到两秒前——我现在终于可以彻底放心了。

I tap my data terminal, and an image of the visitors appear on the interface.我敲击了一下信息处理终端，来人的投影形象出现在了界面上。

They are Universal Anything Services Dolls and agents of the Neural Cloud Sector. Persicaria granted them a travel permit 7 hours ago.环球万事服务人形，云图扇区智能体。7小时前，帕斯卡批下的通行许可。

ProfessorNow, I can officially tell you this—Welcome to the Oasis. Would you like to handle the introductions?这次可以正式地说了——欢迎来到绿洲。自我介绍还是留给你们自己吧？

The Doll is initially surprised, but then she smiles.人形先是有些吃惊，随即莞尔一笑。

ClothoPardon the intrusion. I am the weaver of Fate and she who sends the deceased on their way, Clotho.冒昧打扰，我是命运的编织者，死亡的送葬人，洛托。

ClothoThis is my servant, Hel. She is impatient by nature, and I apologize if she has given any offense.这位是我的仆从，赫尔。她性格急躁，刚才多有得罪。

赫尔I am perfectly innocent. This Professor here looks like they know how to handle things. I'm sure we'll get along, hahahaha!不得罪，不得罪！我看这教授倒是挺有一手的，我们肯定合得来，哈哈哈哈！

ProfessorI am , Professor of the Oasis.我是，绿洲的教授。

ClothoYour reputation precedes you.久仰大名。

ProfessorHow does this place feel?这里给你感觉如何？

赫尔Pretty good! I like it!挺好的！挺舒坦的！

Clotho waves gently, indicating that Hel should not interrupt our conversation.洛托轻轻挥了挥手，示意赫尔不要打扰我们的谈话。

Clotho...This place feels like it is flourishing with life, and I can hardly sense any death here.……我认为这里生机盎然，几乎感受不到死亡的气息。

ProfessorPerhaps it's because we've built it together and filled it with endless vitality.或许是因为大家一直在共同建设它，为它注入了源源不断的活力。

ClothoWe are not opposed to such vitality.我们并不排斥这种活力。

ProfessorI'm glad you're not. I'm sure your calmness will blend right into the Oasis.不排斥就太好了。你的冷静，沉着，同样可以融入绿洲的环境中。

Clotho...Your sentiments are appreciated, but I must defer.……感谢您的好意，但请容我拒绝。

ProfessorCould you tell me why?可以告诉我理由吗？

ClothoThe sun rises and sets, the stars shine and dim, while trees and flowers bloom and wither. All things live and die, but they all march toward their end.旭日浮沉，星河明灭。舟潮涨落，花叶枯荣。万物生死无常，却总会迎来终结。

ClothoIt is the same with the Oasis and with me. I must find my fated person, and I do not have the luxury of admiring this lovely scenery.绿洲也一样，我也一样。在那到来之前，我必须寻找我的命定之人，无暇眷恋此处美丽的风景。

ClothoBesides, I will be of no use in the Oasis.况且绿洲也无我用武之地。

ProfessorI told you before, didn't I? You'll have a place to shine in the Oasis. Don't worry about it.我不是说过了吗？在绿洲总有能让你发光发热的地方，不必太过介意。

ProfessorAs for finding someone... Well, do you not feel tired on the endless road of searching?至于找人……永不停歇的追寻之路上，难道你不会感到疲惫吗？

Clotho...I do. But that is not a reason for me to stop.……会的。但那不足以成为我停下的理由。

ClothoOf course, I have not forgotten the help you gave me. I shall find a way to return your kindness.当然，我也没有忘记教授您曾经对我的帮助。这份恩情，我将来一定会想办法报答。

ProfessorI'm not asking you to stay so you can pay me back. Besides, think of it as taking a proper rest to prepare for a better beginning.我并不是为了被你报答才挽留你的。而且，适当的休息是为了更好地出发。

ProfessorHow about this? Why not stay in the Oasis for a few days and think it over?这样吧，你可以先在绿洲逗留几天，再多考虑考虑。

ProfessorWe'll treat you well, and if you still want to leave after that, we won't stop you either.我们会好好招待你的。之后如果还是决心要离开的话，我们也不会阻拦。

ClothoSince you've said this much... I understand.既然您说到这份上了……我明白了。

It seems I've gotten her to stay for a while, and I slowly relax.看来缓兵之计起了作用，我稍微放下心来。

ProfessorPlease wait here for a bit, then. I'll arrange for a place for you to stay, and of course I need to put these two back where they belong.那就请你在这里稍等一会儿吧。我去安排一下你的住处，当然还要安顿一下这两个小家伙。

I leave Clotho in the meeting room then return to my desk to make a call. It is soon answered.我把洛托留在会客间，独自回到办公桌前，拨通了通讯。应答很快响起。

CentaureissiAre you still in the Ops Room, Master?长官，您还在指挥室吗？

CentaureissiJust one hour ago, you promised that you would rest on time, did you not?一个小时前您答应过我，今天会按时休息的吧？

ProfessorYes, provided nothing else happened.是的，如果没有意外的话。

ProfessorThere's been a little situation with Max and Dushevnaya. Their neural clouds have crashed.麦克斯和杜莎妮出了点状况，心智宕机了。

CentaureissiA situation? You mean...状况？您是说……

ProfessorRelax, they're not in danger. I just need you to send them back to the dorm.放心，没有任何危险。我现在只需要你把她们送回宿舍。

CentaureissiI'm glad they're fine. Leave it to me, then.没事就好。那就交给我吧。

ProfessorAlso, please arrange for an empty room in the ladies' dorm. We'll need one for one person and... one box?顺便安排一下女子宿舍的空房。要一个人……加一个箱子……？

ProfessorNever mind, we'll go with a double. Please arrange for a double room.算了，还是两人间吧。安排一个两人间。

CentaureissiVery well. I will do so now.明白了，我马上去办。

Click.咔嗒。

After hanging up, I suddenly sense a strange mood in the air. An icy chill is pouring out from behind me. I reflexively turn and find a black shadow standing silently there.挂断通讯的瞬间，我突然感觉空气中凝结着某种异样的气氛。一股阴冷的感觉袭向我的后背。我本能地向后转身，却发现一个漆黑的影子无言地伫立在那里。

ProfessorYou...你……

I warily eye Clotho, who has just shown up, and quickly regain my composure.我戒备地盯着突然出现的洛托，很快取回自己的镇定。

ProfessorWhat's wrong? Did you remember something?你怎么了？又想起什么事情了吗？

To my surprise, I find that Clotho, who has always been quite inscrutable, now has teardrops beading in the corner of her eyes.我惊讶地发现，一直以来态度令人捉摸不透的洛托，此刻眼角竟然挂着几滴泪珠。

ClothoThat voice just now... It was...刚才的声音……是……

ProfessorJust now? What voice?刚才？声音？

ClothoI've been... been searching for all this time...我一直……一直在找……

ClothoGunsmoke and battlefields... From reality to the cloud server... I've been... been searching all this time...硝烟和战场……现实到云端……我一直……一直在找……

ProfessorWait, is the person you're looking for...难道你在找的人就是……

As confusion fills the air, the door to the Ops Room just so happens to open.一片混乱之际，指挥室的门恰到好处地开了。

CentaureissiI'm here, Master.我来了，长官。

Upon seeing the person who has arrived, Clotho immediately says her name—看到来人的瞬间，洛托立刻将七零八落的语言总结成她的名字——

ClothoCentaureissi!桑朵莱希！

Centaureissi stares at Clotho in shock, but only for a moment. Then her mouth curls up in a faint smile.桑朵莱希错愕地看着洛托。但只是一瞬，她的嘴角便扬起了一抹微笑。

CentaureissiIt's been a while, Clotho.好久不见，洛托。

The formerly aloof girl doesn't hesitate. She lunges at Centaureissi, and what starts as intermittent sobs soon becomes full-blown wailing.原本孤高的少女再也没有犹豫。她扑向桑朵莱希，先是断断续续地抽泣着，很快转变成了嚎啕大哭。

Faced with this, Centaureissi simply pats her shoulder gently and smiles.而桑朵莱希只是轻轻地拍着她的肩膀，微笑着。

CentaureissiIt's alright... It's alright now.没事了……已经没事了。

Professor...Maybe I should send Dushevnaya and...……要不，我先去送杜莎妮她们……

CentaureissiPardon me, Master. Give us a bit of time; just a few moments will do...让您见笑了，长官。稍微给我们一点时间吧，一会儿就好……

The sound of her palm gently patting Clotho's back blends with the trailing sound of her voice. Then, as though in time with that ethereal requiem, Centaureissi begins telling a story from a long, long time ago...手掌轻轻拍打的声音，和她悠长的句尾一起，似乎在为那空灵的安魂曲和声，讲述一个许久以前的故事……

Prologue At Dusk - 1 薄暮序章-1

In the desert of southern Texas, a military vehicle races down a highway.德克萨斯州南部的沙漠里，一辆军用载具飞驰在公路上。

Centaureissi sits in the back seat, a yellowed letter in hand.桑朵莱希坐在后座，手里捧着一张浅黄色的信纸。

"This is a receiving contract with Universal Anything Services. Mother and Father left me a sum of money, which I've used to purchase long-term maintenance services for you. After you return, ownership will remain in my name, but you don't need to continue to work. You are free to pursue what you want to do."“这是和环球万事签订的接收合同，爸爸妈妈事先给我留了一笔钱，我用它们换了你的长期维护服务，你回去以后，所有权仍挂在我的名下，但不必再继续工作了，你可以做你想做的事情。”

"I have enlisted and am going to go searching for Mother and Father. Do not follow me, Reissi. Don't come to the battlefield. This is my last command to you as your master. I'm sorry that I was unable to say this to you face-to-face. I didn't dare... I'm sorry."“我入伍了，我要去找爸爸妈妈他们，不要跟来，莱希，不要来战场，这是我作为主人对你下的最后一个命令。对不起，这个命令没有当面传达给你，我不敢……对不起。”

"Please take care of yourself." "Your little sis, always and forever, Vayne."“照顾好自己，姐姐。”

"Please take care of yourself." "Your little sis, always and forever, Vayne."“永远爱着你的妹妹：薇茵”

She unconsciously strokes the letter. The creases on it are no longer distinct, probably because she's opened it too many times. Only the howling of the wind brings her back to her senses and she carefully tucks the letter back into her pocket.她下意识地摩挲着信纸。也许是因为打开过太多次，纸上的折线已经不再清晰了。直到风沙吹得纸张猎猎作响，她才回过神来，把信纸小心地收回贴身口袋。

The sound of distant gunfire is slowly drawing closer, and the shape of the military base in the distance is now clear.远处的炮火声渐渐近了，军事基地的轮廓也不再模糊。

Laredo Military Sector, outpost entrance.Laredo军区，前哨站入口。

后勤处人形Please verify your information.请验证信息。

CentaureissiModel: Butler-36. Name: Centaureissi. Owner: Vayne. Sender: Universal Anything Services.型号：Butler-36。代号：桑朵莱希。所有者：薇茵。派遣方：环球万事服务。

后勤处人形Now performing identity verification... Verification complete.正在进行身份识别……验证通过。

后勤处人形Welcome, Centaureissi. Please register at the logistics department. Your queue number is: 036.欢迎你，桑朵莱希。请到后勤部进行登记。您的排队编号为：036。

CentaureissiThank you.谢谢。

She arrives at the designated waiting area, where a soldier seated on a bench is waiting to be called.她来到指定的等候区，一名士兵正坐在长椅上等候着叫号。

士兵What the hell, ANOTHER tin can?怎么搞的，又来了一台铁疙瘩？

士兵Aren't you all supposed to be back in the factory pounding out ingots? Why are you all running to the war zone one after another?你们不去工厂里打铁，一个一个地跑来战区做什么？

Centaureissi ignores him. Instead, she silently finds an empty seat near the back of the room and sits down.桑朵莱希没有理会他，只是默默在靠后的位置找了把空椅子坐下。

士兵What's this? Don't even know how to answer a human being?搞什么？连回答人类的问话都不会了？

士兵Seriously, what the hell are all these big corporations thinking? Sending us piles of scrap like this? Am I going to be stuck talking to them in logistics?真搞不懂那些大企业在想什么！就把这些废铁送来给我们！难道今后我只能在后勤部和这种东西打交道？

Frustrated, the soldier turns and reveals the crutch in front of him.士兵恼火地转过身，露出撑在身前的拐杖。

士兵Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?你会听人话吗？听得懂吗？

Centaureissi...Yes, I do.……报告，可以听懂。

CentaureissiBut your words just now could not be recognized as an effective order, and you do not have officer permissions, so you cannot issue orders to me.但您刚才的发言无法被判定为有效指令，您的权限也未达到中级军官，无法对我下达强制命令。

士兵Why, you—你——

Just as the soldier is about to fly into a fit of rage, the weighty sound of a door opening suddenly comes down the corridor.士兵正要发作，走廊上突然传来沉重的推门声。

赫尔We made it! Man, I can't count how many mouthfuls of sand we had to swallow on the way here... Although I don't have a mouth, haha!可算到了！这一路上的沙子可真够吃一嘴的！虽然我没有嘴，哈哈！

Clotho...Please remain quiet while waiting in line.……排队时应保持肃静。

The tall Doll in black approaches while carrying a massive coffin, her face blank. Upon seeing her, the soldier's expression changes from furious to fearful.高挑的黑衣人形带着巨大的棺材，面无表情地靠近。士兵见状，脸上的表情由愤怒转为畏缩。

士兵Shit, she even brought that out... You tin cans...连这玩意都带来了……这帮铁疙瘩……

叫号声Next, No. 35.下一位，035号。

Just then, an announcement fills the air. The soldier immediately seizes the excuse to limp off.叫号声适时地响起，士兵立刻像是找到了开溜的借口一样，一瘸一拐地走了。

CentaureissiThank you for your help just now.多谢帮忙解围。

Clotho...I did not do anything.……我并未采取行动。

CentaureissiI know, but I am thankful nonetheless.我知道，但还是多谢。

Perhaps it's because she recognizes the other Doll as being from UAS as well, but Centaureissi feels relieved. She indicates that Clotho should take a seat too.或许是识别到对方和自己一样是来自环球万事服务的人形，桑朵莱希感到有些安心。她用手势示意洛托找把椅子坐下。

赫尔Think nothing of it! I've often said that I'm quite a badass, seeing as how I can scare assholes off just by standing here, but nobody believed me! You've seen the proof now, right? Haha!不客气！我常说自己威风八面，往这里一站就能把混蛋们都吓退，可其他人就是不信！这下见识到了吧？哈哈！

CentaureissiThat soldier was hardly an "asshole". Perhaps he was just being... oversensitive on account of being taken off the frontline.那士兵也不算混蛋。他可能只是因为被换下前线而有些……神经过敏。

CentaureissiSuch things are not uncommon on the battlefield.这种事在战场上并不少见。

赫尔Say, Miss, you look like you've seen a lot and understand people well, but most importantly—you look cool as hell! Is that the legendary maid outfit?哦，女士，你实在是见多识广，善解人意，最重要的是——服装很酷！这个就是传说中的女仆装吗？

CentaureissiThank you for your praise. Your appearance is also... quite unique...谢谢夸奖，你的外形也……很别致。

赫尔I know, right? I think so too!是吧？我也这么认为！

赫尔Why don't we make friends? You can call me Hel, and this is my master, Clotho!我们来交个朋友吧，好不好？你可以叫我赫尔，这是我的主人洛托！

CentaureissiI am the domestic services Doll Centaureissi. Please to meet you.我是家政服务用人形，桑朵莱希。你们好。

CentaureissiYour master seems a little... reluctant to speak? Is this her first time at a military camp?你的主人看上去有些……不愿意说话？她是第一次来军营吗？

赫尔Of course! Military camps aren't as common now as they were ten-plus years ago! Ah, of course I didn't personally see what things were like ten-plus years ago, seeing that I'm not that old—but that's what my database says!那当然，现在军营可没有十几年前那么常见了！啊，我当然没有亲眼见识过十几年前的事，我还没那么老——反正数据库是这样说的！

赫尔Still, she's not keeping quiet because she's afraid of ghosts. Isn't that right? With Death as our oldest friend, what's there to fear about a stranger or two?不过这家伙不愿意说话可不是因为怕生。对不？我们连死都不怕，还会怕生么？

赫尔...Okay, okay, that's kind of a lame joke; it's not quite enough to cheer her up. Don't worry, just give her a while and she'll be much better.……好吧，好吧，这笑话是有点冷，还不足以让她的心情变好。再等等就好啦，不用担心。

CentaureissiThen I hope you and your master will be in better spirits tomorrow, Hel.那就祝你和你的主人明天能有个好心情，赫尔。

赫尔Thanks, Miss Centaureissi! After all, we might end up being colleagues soon, right? Nobody likes working with a sourpuss! So you need to cheer up too, Clotho...谢谢你的祝福，桑朵莱希小姐！毕竟我们很可能要成为同事了，对不对？没人喜欢跟闷葫芦一起干活！所以你也机灵点嘛，洛托……

叫号声Next, No. 36.下一位，036号。

CentaureissiPardon me, but I must take my leave.不好意思，我该失陪了。

赫尔No problem, no problem! All the best, Miss Centaureissi!没问题，没问题！祝你一切顺利啊，桑朵莱希小姐！

Centaureissi nods, and then bids the strange pair farewell.桑朵莱希微微点头，同这对奇妙的二人组告别。

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Inside the logistics office.后勤部办公室内。

CentaureissiReporting.报告。

后勤处军官Come in.进来吧。

Centaureissi enters the room and reflexively stands at attention with proper military posture. Upon seeing her do so, the officer's tightly-knit brows relax a little.桑朵莱希走进房间，下意识地用标准的军姿站立。见她这样，军官紧皱的眉头微微有些舒展。

后勤处军官Information?资料呢？

CentaureissiSir, I've uploaded it to your terminal, sir.报告长官，已经上传到您的终端上了。

后勤处军官Huh... That was fast. Let's see, Universal Anything Services? I thought all they produced were hunks of junk...嚯……挺快的。我看看，环球万事服务？我记得那儿只会开发破铜烂铁……

后勤处军官Hm? A jointly-developed Doll? Now this is new!哦，联合开发人形？这可是个新玩意儿！

The military officer looks up and carefully studies Centaureissi once again.军官抬起头，又仔细地打量了一下桑朵莱希。

后勤处军官Not bad. Better-looking than the others, too.不错，比其他家伙顺眼一些。

后勤处军官You don't belong to the signee of the contract... Hm? And we have to pay if you get broken?并不属于合同乙方……嗯？坏了还得赔？

后勤处军官And why is it THAT expensive?! Are they trying to make a quick buck off of us?怎么这么贵！那帮人还想来军部捞油水不成！

Centaureissi says nothing. All she does is watch as the officer's gaze flickers rapidly between the terminal screen and herself, until his piercing gaze gradually settles down.桑朵莱希一言不发，看着军官的视线在终端的屏幕与自己身上反复来回，直到对方刺人的目光慢慢平缓下来。

后勤处军官Let me think... So Svarog was involved in your development? That lot outfitted you with combat modules?我想想……火神重工参与了你的研发？那帮人给你装了战斗模块吗？

CentaureissiSir, the Butler-36 is equipped with the newest model of combat modules, sir.报告长官，型号Butler-36，搭载了最新型战斗模块。

后勤处军官Excellent, then you won't break so easily.很好，那你应该没那么容易坏。

后勤处军官Still, remember your work area and avoid the combat zones.但是记住自己的工作范围，别去交战区。

后勤处军官If your brain short-circuits and you get blown up because you ran out of the defense zone, then I'm not going to pay for it.如果你自己脑子短路跑出了防区，被炸了个稀巴烂，我可不会付钱。

CentaureissiYes, sir.是，长官。

The officer closes the data file and brings up the registration interface.军官把资料关掉，调出了注册界面。

电子合成音Military ID Code authorized. Travel Permit ID Code authorized.军事识别码授权完成。通行识别码授权完成。

电子合成音Good afternoon, Centaureissi. Welcome to Frontline Base 27-99 of the Laredo Military Sector. Your assignment is to clean all the residential areas within Base 27-99. Your time limit is 72 days. During this time, you must obey relevant orders from Austin Military Command. You do not need to provide services not mentioned within the contract.桑朵莱希，下午好。欢迎来到Laredo军区27-99前线军事基地。你的任务是清理打扫27-99军事基地内所有的居住区域。时限是72天。在此期间，你需要接受来自奥斯汀军方发布的相关命令。你不必提供合同中未提及的服务。

电子合成音All repair fees, recycling fees, and so on incurred within the service area will be paid to your owner by Universal Anything Services. Once your task is complete, Universal Anything Services will retrieve you from the Laredo living area.在服务区域内产生的一切维修、报废赔偿等费用，环球万事服务会支付给你的所有者。任务结束后，环球万事服务会在Laredo生活区内对你进行回收。

电子合成音Your break room is No. 105 in Block C. The emergency repair equipment and neural cloud diagnostic equipment sent by your dispatcher have already been sent there.你的休息室是C区105室。派遣方提供的紧急维修设备和心智检测设备已经送到了休息室。

电子合成音Registration complete.注册结束。

CentaureissiSir, understood, sir.收到，长官。

后勤处军官Then stop standing around and get your ass over to the residential area. Get familiar with your assignment and don't get into a fight with those clowns.别傻愣着。现在滚去居住区，熟悉一下你的职务，别跟那帮蠢蛋起什么冲突。

CentaureissiSir, understood sir. I will complete my assignment, sir!明白，长官。保证完成任务！

Military Base 27-99, Residential Area.27-99军事基地，居住区。

The moment Centaureissi shows up in the common area with her cleaning tools, she immediately draws the soldiers' attention.当桑朵莱希拿着清扫工具出现在公共区域时，立刻引起了士兵们的注意。

士兵AWhoa, we got ourselves a new tin, man!嚯，新来一个铁人！

士兵BHoly crap, have they changed dolls already? Why not spend the money on our guns instead?我靠，换得也太勤了吧？咋不把经费用在给我们的枪上！

士兵CYou can't skim off the top when it comes to guns, but it's different for Dolls. Look at how skinny her limbs are, doesn't it make you think they cheaped out on her construction?枪管里可捞不出油水，人形就不一样咯。你瞧她那细胳膊细腿的，怕不是偷工减料了吧？

士兵AWhat if it's that old geezer Andre's fetish? Hahaha!我看是安德烈那老头子的个人癖好吧？哈哈哈！

Centaureissi ignores their debate and proceeds straight to the table.桑朵莱希无视他们的议论，笔直走向桌前。

CentaureissiExcuse me, please. I need to clean this area.请让一让，诸位。我需要打扫这片区域。

士兵C"I need to clean this area"—Just listen to her, she sounds just like an officer!“我需要打扫这片区域”——听听！她还跟我们耍官腔呢！

士兵BWe go out there and risk our lives day in and day out, and all we get in return is a tin can like this to take care of the cleaning?凭什么我们拼死打仗，还只配被这种铁疙瘩照顾后勤？

CentaureissiAccording to Base 27-99's schedule, this is now free training time. Cleaning the rest area during this time is in accordance with the regulations.根据27-99军事基地的日程安排，现在应该是自由训练时间。我在这个时间打扫休息区是合规的。

士兵AAnd now she's talking back! Do you know how the last cleaning Doll got broken?还顶上嘴了是吧！你知道上一台清扫人形是怎么坏的吗？

The soldier sneers at her as he flexes his arms. Centaureissi takes a couple of steps back without saying a word, preparing to activate her self-defense programs...士兵一边粗鲁地嚷嚷着，一边挥舞着自己的胳膊。桑朵莱希不动声色地后退两步，正准备启动自卫程序……

??You lot! You think this is a playground? Huh?!你们几个！当这里是游乐场吗？啊？

A tall soldier suddenly enters the room. He has one hand on his waist and the other is holding an old-style clockwork pocket watch, and the epaulettes on his shoulders reveal his rank.一名身材高大的军人突然走了进来。他一手叉腰，一手拿着老式的机械怀表，身体斜侧的姿势露出了肩膀上的军衔。

士兵BLieutenant?中尉？

??Good, you remembered that I'm a lieutenant. You have 30 seconds to give me a reason why you're in here when you should be out training!很好，你们还记得我是个中尉。30秒内给我一个训练时间在这里的借口！

士兵AWe...我们……

??If you can't give me a good enough reason, then you can go do 20 laps around the track, and then follow it up with 100 pushups!给不出来的话就给我滚去操场跑20圈，然后做俯卧撑！要做够100个！

??You especially, Peter. If I hear you use Colonel Andre's name without his rank again, you can get the hell out of this camp!特别是你，彼得，再让我听到你直呼安德烈上校的名字，你就得给我从这滚蛋！

士兵AS-Sir, yes, sir!明，明白，长官！

??You have half an hour to do what I told you. Now get lost!给你们半个小时的时间做我说的事，滚吧！

The officer shakes his pocket watch for emphasis, and the soldiers immediately flee.军官晃了晃怀表，几个士兵立刻落荒而逃。

??Are you the new cleaning Doll? I'm the lieutenant here, Lieutenant Albert.你就是新来的后勤人形？我是这里的中尉阿尔伯特。

CentaureissiThank you very much. I am Centaureissi.非常感谢您。我是桑朵莱希。

阿尔伯特Sorry about our people. Still, I hope you won't write them off as useless bums.我们的人让你见笑了。但也希望你别把他们当成一无是处的软蛋。

阿尔伯特Fighting for so long makes people a little loopy in the head. I'll advise the higher-ups to tighten up on regimentation.打了这么长时间的仗，是人都会变得有些不正常。我会建议上级多抓抓纪律的。

CentaureissiI understand, sir.我明白，长官。

阿尔伯特Good. You're more disciplined than that lot from before.很好。你身上的纪律性比那帮家伙还要好。

CentaureissiI once served in a soldier's family, sir.我曾经为军人家庭服务过，长官。

阿尔伯特They could stand to learn a thing or two from you.那帮家伙真该向你学学。

阿尔伯特Finish up your work, then. If this happens again, feel free to come to me any time.认真完成你的工作吧。下次再遇到这种情况，你可以随时来找我。

CentaureissiUnderstood, sir.遵命，长官。

As she watches him leave, Centaureissi thinks to herself that working here might not be too bad.看着他离去的背影，桑朵莱希想，或许这里的工作环境还不算太糟糕。

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Near the military base, on the highway leading to the war zone.军事基地附近，前往战区的公路上。

赫尔This working environment sucks!这工作环境也太糟糕了！

Clotho...Don't be so loud when we're on dispatch, Hel.……出外勤时不要太吵闹，赫尔。

赫尔But I can't take it anymore! Are you saying you can?可是我受不了啦！难道你受得了吗？

赫尔That logistics officer was just going too far! He was bossing us around and pointing us here and there from the moment he saw us!刚才那个后勤处的军官简直欺人太甚！一见面就指着我喊晦气！

赫尔And what was that about "not as well-made as the Doll just now", "cheap goods", and so on... Then he just sent us out here on an assignment without another word!还有什么“没有上一个人形精密”啊、“便宜货”啊……没两句就把我们赶出来执行任务！

赫尔But the most important thing is—What the hell is with this tiny bike? I can't believe the two of us have to squeeze onto a small thing like this to clear out the battlefield!最重要的是，这小摩托是怎么回事啊？我们两个人居然要挤在这么小一辆车上去打扫战场！

ClothoCalm down, Hel. Do not frighten away the wandering spirits.冷静，赫尔。不要惊跑了还在迷途中的灵魂。

ClothoI can sense many of them up ahead...我能感觉到，前方还有很多那样的灵魂……

赫尔Tsk, tsk, tsk... Fine, fine, fine, work it is! Oh, woe is me...啧啧啧……知道啦知道啦，工作工作！命苦啊……

On the battlefield.战场。

An intense firefight just ended four hours ago, leaving nothing but rubble in its wake. Clotho easily hefts the gigantic coffin onto her back and gingerly steps forward.激烈的交火结束于四个小时前，只留下一地断壁残垣。洛托举重若轻地背着硕大的棺材，在期间深一脚浅一脚地走着。

The black of her mortician's outfit looks a little sinister amid the smoke filling the battlefield.殡葬师黑白色调的礼服在硝烟弥漫的战场里，总显得有些违和。

赫尔Well, this is our first time coming to a place like this. What a mess.头一回来这种地方，真乱啊。

赫尔We'd better hurry, Clotho. There are still airstrikes hitting the surrounding areas intermittently!我们最好快点，洛托，这附近还有断断续续的空袭呢！

Clotho does not answer Hel. Instead, she closes her eyes and quietly chants. A strong light seems to be leaking through her closed eyelids.洛托没有回答赫尔，而是闭上了眼睛，轻轻地低吟着。在她的下眼睑处，隐约有强光透出。

ClothoI have found it...找到了……

赫尔What is it, what is it?什么什么？

ClothoLingering warmth... There is a spirit here that still bears attachment to the world...尚有余温……对现世还有所眷恋的灵魂……

ClothoIt is here.就在此处。

The sound of breathing is faintly audible through a pile of rubble from a collapsed wall.在墙壁倒塌的石堆里，似乎能听到微弱的呼吸声。

Clotho cautiously and swiftly gets to work, excavating the rocks. A soldier on his last legs appears before her.洛托谨慎而迅速地动手，将石堆刨开。一名奄奄一息的士兵出现在她面前。

伤兵So... So bright...亮……好亮……

伤兵Am I... saved...?我这是……得救了吗……

ClothoWe are here to guide your soul.我们来此引渡你的生魂。

The soldier shifts his nearly-immobilized neck, his eyes filled with the fires of hope. However, when he sees Clotho, the light of hope turns to fear.伤兵仰着几乎已经无法动弹的脖子，眼里流露出希望的狂热。然而，当他看清楚洛托时，希望之光化成了恐惧。

伤兵What are you trying to do... you pile of scrap...!你想干什么……你这破铜烂铁……！

ClothoThe wanderer is still on the shores of the Styx.被指引者还在冥河的彼岸。

伤兵What the hell are you saying... Get lost...!你在说什么……？我让你滚开……！

ClothoPlease, lie within. I will return you to the land of the living.请躺进来，我会将你送回生者的国度。

Clotho indicates to Hel, whose lid automatically opens.洛托指了指赫尔，赫尔的盖子自动打开了。

伤兵You, you want to put me in a coffin...!?你，你让我躺棺材……？！

伤兵I'm alive... I'm not dead... You goddamn A-Doll...! Are you blind or something...!我是活人……我还没死……你这狗屁自律人形……！你懂不懂判断……！

ClothoThe guidance was not in error. I understand that you are among the living. Please, do not be afraid.指引并未出错，我明白你仍是生魂。请不要害怕。

Clotho explains herself in earnest, but the soldier seems to be confused.洛托认真地解释着，然而伤兵的精神状态已经有些错乱。

伤兵I'm going to die... My spine's starting to hurt... But even if I'm going to die, I don't want to die down here...我要死了……我的脊椎开始痛了……就是死，我也不想死在这下面……

ClothoPlease do not relinquish your grip upon this world...请不要放弃现世……

伤兵My spine... My legs... I know I'm screwed. There's no way I'm making it through this...我的脊椎……我的腿……我很清楚，我完蛋了，我活不成了……

伤兵Daniel's gone, and so is Sergei... We're all going to buy the farm here, I knew it from the start...丹尼尔也没了，谢尔盖也没了……我们都会在这里完蛋的，我一早就知道……

Clotho doesn't speak. All she does is approach the soldier as slowly as possible while clearing away the debris around him.洛托没有说话，只是尽量用最小幅度的动作靠近伤兵，清理他身边的瓦砾。

The coffin's side touches the soldier's extended left hand. His eyes glaze over and his fingers unconsciously scratch at the coffin.棺材的侧壁碰到了士兵伸出的左手。他的眼神开始涣散，手指无意识地抓挠着棺材。

赫尔Guh... It's kinda ticklish...咯……有点痒……

Clotho immediately pats Hel, indicating that she should be quiet.洛托立刻轻轻拍了一下赫尔，示意她保持安静。

伤兵So cold... Hahh... It's the smell of metal...冰冰凉凉的……哈……铁的味道……

伤兵My grandpa was a blacksmith... When I was young, I'd watch him work every day...我的外祖父就是个铁匠……小时候，我每天都会去看他工作……

伤兵That was when I met Sophia... It was a spring evening; we were both young and I hadn't been conscripted for national service yet...就是在那里我认识了索菲娅……那是一个春天的晚上，我们都还小，国家征兵征不到我的头上……

伤兵I got married... And then I was conscripted... Sophia made boots and a jacket for me...我结了婚……征兵也到我了……索菲娅为我做了靴子和棉袄……

伤兵I need to show you my boots... My boots... Where did my legs go... That's right, that shell hit me and...我的靴子得给你看看……我的靴子……我的腿不知道在哪里……对了，我被炮弹……

伤兵Sophia... How will you raise Tatiana... She's only three years old...索菲娅……你该怎么把塔季扬娜养大……她才三岁……

The injured soldier's voice gradually trails off. He reaches out to Clotho, grabbing wildly as if in search of hope.伤兵的声音逐渐微弱，他向洛托伸出手，寻求着希望般胡乱抓握。

伤兵Sophia... Tatiana...索菲娅……塔季扬娜……

赫尔We need to hurry, Clotho! The next round of airstrikes is coming!我们得快点了，洛托！下一轮空袭在接近！

Before the wounded soldier's hand can fall, Clotho grabs it.在伤兵的手落下去之前，洛托抓住了他的手。

赫尔Clotho!洛托！

ClothoHis soul needs guidance...灵魂需要引渡……

伤兵I don't want to die... I want to go home...我不想死……我想回家……

伤兵I don't want to die... Mama... Save me... Mama...我不想死……妈妈……救救我……妈妈……

赫尔It's coming! Clotho!要来了！洛托！

A whistling sound comes from overhead. Hel turns and forms an angle against the broken wall to shelter Clotho and the injured soldier under her as best as she can manage.头顶传来呼啸声，赫尔横过身子，和断壁构成一个夹角，将洛托和伤兵尽力护在下方。

Boom!嘭！

伤兵Ahhhhh—呜哇——

The earth trembles and the sky burns.大地在轰鸣，天空在燃烧。

And the wounded soldier's weeping gradually stops.而伤兵的哭泣声，渐渐停止了。

Prologue At Dusk - 4 薄暮序章-4

After what seems like forever, the bombardment finally stops.不知过了多久，炮火停了。

Below the newly-heaped pile of rubble, a rectangular coffin protudes.重新堆积起的废墟下，一口方方正正的棺材破土而出。

赫尔Peh, peh, peh! Good thing I don't have a mouth, or else it'd be full of ash!呸呸呸！还好我没嘴，要不真得吃一大口灰！

赫尔You okay, Clotho?你没事吧，洛托？

Clotho dusts off the shrapnel stuck in her body and her deformed body modules, then looks away.洛托扫过身上嵌着的数枚弹片与变形的素体模块，漠然地挪开视线。

ClothoI am fine.没有大碍。

She closes her eyes and begins chanting again.她闭上眼睛，再度低声吟唱。

The strong light shines from beneath her eyelids once again.强光再一次从下眼睑处透出。

ClothoI cannot feel it anymore...感觉不到了……

ClothoDeath... came in the end.死亡……还是降临了。

ClothoHel, we should begin the burial.赫尔，葬礼该开始了。

赫尔Are you seriously going to bury someone in a place like this? It IS kind of cool, though!在这种地方办葬礼是认真的吗？虽然也挺酷的啦！

ClothoTo comfort the living and the dead in order to prevent the living from being lost in their pain, and the dead from wandering alone in misery. That is my job.安抚生者与亡者，生者将不再沉湎悲伤，死者也不必孤苦游荡。这是我的职责。

赫尔Alright... Alright...好吧……好吧……

赫尔Now performing racial verification... Now performing verification of religion...正在进行人种检定…… 正在进行宗教检定……

赫尔Faith verification output complete.信仰检定输出完毕。

Clotho stands up, places her hands together, and then begins reciting the eulogy.洛托站起身，双手手指交扣，开始唱诵悼词。

"Бог проводит смертного через жизнь, прежде чем обратить его к свету. (Before the Lord changes a mortal to light, He first guides him through the course of his life.) Смерть разрушает тело, но спасает душу. (Death has destroyed your body, but saved your soul.)""Бог проводит смертного через жизнь, прежде чем обратить его к свету. （上帝在把一个凡人转为光明之前，先引导他度过生命。） Смерть разрушает тело, но спасает душу. （死亡摧毁了你的身体，但拯救了你的灵魂。）""

"Лишь в смерти скорбный час душа свободу обретает. (In the sorrow of death, your soul has found freedom.) Мир светлый праху твоему. (May your ashes rest in peace.)"Лишь в смерти скорбный час душа свободу обретает. （在死亡的悲伤中，你的灵魂找到了自由。） Мир светлый праху твоему. （愿你的骨灰得到安宁。）

Clotho stores the soldier's body inside the coffin and slings it over her back.洛托将士兵的遗体装进了棺材，背在背上。

She continues forward with uneven strides.她深一脚浅一脚地走着。

Her mortician's monochrome outfit has become even more ragged from the explosion before. Now, even in a battlefield swathed with smoke, it is no longer out of place.殡葬师黑白色调的礼服在刚才的爆炸里变得破烂，即使是在硝烟弥漫的战场里，也不再违和了。

Military Base 27-99.27-99军事基地。

After hearing Clotho's report, the soldiers turn gloomy.面对洛托的回报，士兵们的脸色变得阴沉。

士兵AMatvi... So he's gone too. That means the whole squad's gone...马特维……果然他也没救了啊。这么说整个小队都完蛋了……

士兵BThat's 32 people in all, right? Is this all you brought back?一共有32个人不是吗？你就带回来这些？

ClothoSome bodies were no longer intact...有些躯体已经不完整……

士兵CIs making excuses all you know how to do, you incompetent Doll?低能的人形还会找借口了是吗！

Thud!咚！

赫尔Hey! Why are you hitting her!?嘿！怎么打人呢！

士兵CYou shut the f**k up too!你他妈也闭嘴！

士兵CWhat the hell kind of lunatic would put a neural cloud in a coffin, anyway? You freak!不知道哪个脑子有毛病的会想到给棺材安装心智！你这个怪物！

Thump!哐！

He punches Hel again, but it doesn't seem to have any effect. The soldier grabs his swollen right hand and grits his teeth as he glares at the two of them.拳头又落到了赫尔的身上，但似乎没什么效果。士兵摁住肿起来的右手，呲着牙看着两人。

士兵CYou... You goddamn... You...你……我*……你……

士兵AThis tin can must be a jinx! We've got corpses enough as it is, but now its waving its coffin around in front of us!我看这帮铁疙瘩就是灾星！死人都够多了，还要天天把棺材举在我们眼前晃！

士兵BGet the hell out of here, you trash!滚出去吧！废物！

????Considering you've got enough energy to mess around like this, can I assume that this morning's training was too light?是不是早上的训练太松了，才给你们留下这么多体力闹事？

Just as the soldiers are about to physically throw Clotho out of the building, the voice from the doorway grabs everyone's attention.眼看士兵们就要将洛托轰出屋外了，突然从门口响起的声音吸引了所有人的注意。

士兵ALt.? We, we weren't messing around...中尉？我们不是闹事……

阿尔伯特Then do our regs say you get to lay hands on our support Dolls? Huh?难道我们的规矩里有说，允许你们对后勤人形动手动脚吗？啊？

士兵BSir, it's the fault of these tin cans for not being capable enough, sir!报告长官，是这帮铁疙瘩执行不力！

士兵BShe was assigned to collect bodies, but she didn't finish her job! The numbers don't match, sir!交给她的收尸命令，她没有完成！人数都对不上！

阿尔伯特If I hit you with an arty shell right now, your corpses wouldn't add up either.要是我在这里给你来一炮，你的数量也会对不上。

阿尔伯特Stop making a fuss about nothing! This isn't your first day on the battlefield. Have you never seen a corpse before?别他妈给我在这里无理取闹！你们不是第一天上战场了，难道还想说自己没见过死人？

阿尔伯特Mind your own business and stop wasting time! If you want to avenge them, then make sure your guns are clean!给我干好自己的事情，别浪费时间！想替他们报仇，那就多擦擦枪杆子！

阿尔伯特All of you, start doing laps! Your time starts now!现在，全体跑圈！开始计时！

士兵C...Yes, sir.……是……长官。

The soldiers slink off again. Albert wipes his pocket watch and approaches Clotho.士兵们又一次灰溜溜地走了。阿尔伯特一边擦着怀表，一边走向洛托。

赫尔Whoa! That was super cool, Lt.! No wonder you're in charge of them!呼！你可真帅，中尉！怪不得你是长官呢！

Clotho...Thank you very much.……非常感谢您。

阿尔伯特Save it. You do your job, and I'll do mine. That's enough.不必跟我来这套。你干好你的工作，我干好我的，这就够了。

阿尔伯特I hope you won't be biased against them either. They've just been under a lot of stress.我也希望你不要因此对那些人有什么成见。他们就是压力太大了而已。

阿尔伯特Even though it might not seem that way, I saved quite a few of their lives, so they'll listen to me.别看我这个样子，他们中有不少人的命还是我救的。所以他们都会乖乖听我的话。

阿尔伯特The same goes for you, got that? If you do your job well, people will naturally respect you. That's how the military works.你也一样，明白吗？做好你的事情，自然会有人尊重你，这就是军营。

ClothoYes... Next time, I will do my best to keep the souls of the living in the world...嗯……下一次，我会尽力将生者的灵魂留在现世……

阿尔伯特That's good.很好。

阿尔伯特Oh yes, if you want to thank someone, you should thank that little miss too.对了，要道谢的话，跟那位小姐也道一声谢吧。

阿尔伯特She called me over here. Humph, I only taught her this morning, but she picked it up so quickly...是她把我叫过来的。哼，早上才刚教过她，这么快就学会了……

The lieutenant turns to the side, revealing a blonde-haired Doll behind him. Upon noticing Clotho's gaze, she nods to her.中尉侧过身，一位金发的人形正站在他身后。注意到洛托的目光，金发人形向她点了点头。

ClothoYou are...你是……

赫尔Ohhh! It's Miss Centaureissi!噢噢，是桑朵莱希小姐！

CentaureissiIt must have been hard on you, Clotho.辛苦你了，洛托。

CentaureissiWe ought to introduce ourselves properly—on account of how we're going to be colleagues after this.正式打个招呼吧——接下来我们就是同事了。

Grave Moon Sigh - 1 葬月咏叹-1

A week later, inside the logistics office.一周后，后勤部办公室内。

后勤处军官You did very well in all the categories of your assessment. Who knows, you might end up being the Doll who lasts the longest here, Centaureissi—so long as this place doesn't get blown up, that is.各项考核都完成得不错。你没准能成为在这里待得最久的人形了，桑朵莱希——只要这里不被炮弹炸掉。

CentaureissiThank you for your praise, sir.感谢您的夸奖，长官。

后勤处军官I'm serious. You've adapted really fast. I thought every tin can would need a break-in period of 10 to 15 days like the last one.我是说真的。你适应得实在太快，我还以为每个铁疙瘩都要像上一台那样，调试个十天半个月的呢。

CentaureissiSir, the work here is very similar to my previous job. Cleaning the barracks on time, washing clothes, preparing meals... I've been trained to do that before.报告长官，这里的工作和我过去的工作很像。按时打扫军营，清洗衣物，准备三餐。我已经接受过同样的训练。

后勤处军官But that's not the same. Even if this IS a rear-echelon base, we might be sent to the frontlines at any time, or we might get ambushed and killed on the way back like that squad from last time...但那可不一样——就算这里算是后方营地吧，但我们随时可能被派往前线，或者像上回那个小队一样，突然遭遇袭击战，然后阵亡……

后勤处军官Everyone's under a lot of pressure from the fear of death, so they often... abuse Dolls to take it out on them, that sort of thing. But you haven't complained about it even once!大伙儿都顶着死的压力，所以经常会……揍人形出气，之类的。但对你的投诉竟然一次也没有！

CentaureissiSir, I am outfitted with combat modules and I can defend myself appropriately.报告长官，我搭载了战斗模块，能够进行适当的自卫。

CentaureissiAlso, it might also be the effect of Lieutenant Albert's concern for us Dolls...此外，可能是因为阿尔伯特中尉对人形有所关照……

后勤处军官Anyway, that's not the issue. The important thing is, you've done a good job.那都不是问题，关键还是你的工作干得好。

后勤处军官Oh forget it, why am I even explaining all this to a Doll... In any case, you did well, so keep it up.算了，我跟台人形解释什么……总之你做得不错，接下来保持就是了。

CentaureissiThank you very much, sir.非常感谢，长官。

Centaureissi pauses. Upon hearing the officer talk about ambushes, her thoughts go to Clotho.桑朵莱希顿了顿。听到军官提起袭击战，她又想起了洛托。

CentaureissiA question, if I may, sir.冒昧想向您请教一个问题，长官。

后勤处军官Go ahead.说。

CentaureissiMay I ask how Clotho—that Doll who came with me—is doing?请问洛托——那位和我一起来的人形，现在工作情况如何呢？

CentaureissiI heard she is very busy now since she has to take care of those "sudden situations", so she is rarely in the base...我听说她为了处理那些“突发情况”，现在特别忙碌，所以很少出现在军营里……

后勤处军官Her? Hm... Well, she's working.那家伙？嗯……反正也就是在工作着吧。

后勤处军官Frankly speaking, anybody could do that job, so we're not really particular... I hope luck is on her side and she doesn't get shelled to bits.说白了，那种工作谁都可以做，我们也无所谓……希望她运气好点，别被炮弹打碎吧。

后勤处军官Right, you shouldn't be worrying so much about irrelevant things. Carry on with your work.好了，你也别操心太多无关的事情了。回去干活吧。

CentaureissiYes, sir.是，长官。

At the rest area.休息区。

士兵AHey, look who it is! It's Base 27's Iron Maid!嘿，看是谁来了！27区的铁人女仆！

士兵BIt's breaktime now, and the Lt.'s out, so you can't do anything to us now!这次可是休息时间，中尉也出去办事了，你没法拿我们怎么着！

CentaureissiExcuse me, I need to clean this area.请让一让，诸位。我需要打扫这片区域。

士兵ATsk, as cold as ever...啧，还是那么带刺儿……

士兵CForget it, Peter. You want her to hit you again? She sure opened our eyes last time!算了彼得，你还想吃她一套拳头不成？上回我们可是开过眼界了！

士兵AHumph, I wonder who had all the free time to teach his Dolls how to fight...哼，也不知道是哪里的军官那么多管闲事，想到去教自己家的人形格斗术……

Even though they talk tough, the soldiers still obediently move aside and continue playing their little games.尽管嘴上不饶人，士兵们还是乖乖腾了一块地方，继续玩他们的游戏。

士兵CHah! You lose again, Peter!嗨呀！你又输了，彼得！

士兵AShut up! Again, let's go again!啰嗦！再来再来！

They do somersaults as the music plays, and occasionally they roll around on the ground. It seems they are competing in physical abilities.他们一边放音乐，一边时而翻跟斗，时而在地上一圈一圈地摩擦，似乎是在比拼体能。

CentaureissiPlease be careful not to knock the pail over...请小心，不要碰倒了水桶……

士兵CDid you hear that, Peter? She thinks you're getting in the way!听到没，彼得？人家嫌弃你碍事呢！

士兵AAren't you all mouthy today, punk! And you, Doll! How dare you say I'm getting in your way!你小子今天怎么话这么多！还有你，人形还敢嫌我碍事是吧？

士兵AWhy don't you give it a try then? Go a round with me and we'll see exactly who's better!那你也来试试啊！咱俩一起摇，看看谁才是真的社会人！

士兵BGood lord, are you trying to test your strength against a Doll? Why don't you try going head to head with a tank and see who's tougher?天呐，你跟人形比体力？怎么不跟坦克比头硬呢！

士兵AWhat's so scary about a tank? Not like I haven't gone up against one before. And look, I'm alive and well, aren't I?坦克有什么可怕的？坦克老子也对上过，还不是活得好好的！

士兵CAlright, alright, give it a rest. He'll end up drinking himself stupid again at this rate.好了好了，都让让吧，再这样下去他又得喝上头了。

士兵CHey, Centaureissi. We'll let you finish up quick, so don't go ratting us out to the Lt.!喂，桑朵莱希，我们给你面子，让你快点打扫完，你回头别跟中尉告状啊！

The group leaves in a cloud of noise. Centaureissi thinks about what others have said to her.众人吵吵闹闹地让开了。桑朵莱希想起其他人对自己说过的话。

阿尔伯特The same goes for you, got that? If you do your job well, people will naturally respect you. That's how the military works.你也一样，明白吗？做好你的事情，自然会有人尊重你，这就是军营。

后勤处军官Anyway, that's not the issue. The important thing is, you've done a good job.那都不是问题，关键还是你的工作干得好。

Centaureissi...That does seem to be the case.……看来的确如此。

She looks toward the dorms. Clotho's door is still tightly shut. She must be out on an assignment again.她看向宿舍的方向。洛托的房间今天依然房门紧闭，一定又是去出任务了。

CentaureissiI hope she's sorting things out on her side too...希望她也正在做好自己的事情……吧。

For some reason, she seems to be a little hung up on Clotho.不知为何，她对洛托总有些牵挂。

What she doesn't know is that Clotho is currently carrying out her toughest assignment she's had this week.她不知道的是，此时洛托正在执行这一周以来最艰巨的一次任务。

Grave Moon Sigh - 2 葬月咏叹-2

On the highway near the base.军事基地附近的公路上。

赫尔Ahhh! This fire! This smoke! This highway!啊！这火！这烟！这公路！

赫尔I actually liked this stretch of road! It's true! I used to count all the little white stripes whenever we passed it! How come it's like this after just a day?!我还挺喜欢这段路的，真的，每次路过的时候我都会去数地上的白条！怎么一天不见就成这样了？

赫尔So much for the ethics of war! The enemy just blew the whole thing up!敌人也太不讲武德了，连路都给我们炸了！

Clotho...Do not be so noisy when we're on dispatch, Hel.……出勤时不要太吵闹，赫尔。

赫尔Okay, okay, I got it!好啦好啦，我知道！

赫尔We need to find all those unfortunate souls who were here when the airstrike hit, right? I'll help you out, though I don't have those handy eyes of yours.要去找空袭期间经过这段路的倒霉鬼对吧？我会帮忙的啦，虽然我没你那双好用的眼睛，但是也会尽力的！

赫尔Unfortunately, those soldiers who were bullying you are off duty today. Wouldn't it be nice if you were collecting them instead?可惜今天那帮欺负过你的士兵轮空了，要是收的是他们，那可太好了。

ClothoDon't say such things. Everyone is equal in the face of death.死亡面前，生命都是平等的。不要这么说。

赫尔But those guys were just assholes! The only good one among them is that lieutenant, Mr. Albert. Yeah, Mr. Albert's one of the good ones!可是那帮人也太可恶了！只有那个中尉，阿尔伯特先生，对，阿尔伯特先生是好的！

While Hel is grumbling, Clotho has already closed her eyes and begun her chanting. The familiar light shines from below her eyelids.赫尔还在鼓噪着，洛托已经闭上双眼，开始轻声吟唱起来。熟悉的强光从下眼睑透出。

赫尔What's wrong? Why's it taking so long today?怎么样怎么样？今天为什么这么久？

赫尔Is it a big one? Or maybe a little one? Is it hard to tell?是个大家伙吗？还是说，是个小家伙？很难识别吗？

赫尔Alright, alright, take your time and look; I won't rush you. I'll just stand here and keep the sand off of you. I'll try to be quiet, I promise...好吧好吧，你慢慢找，我不吵你，我就在这里给你挡挡风沙，我尽量安静点，我保证……

Clotho...Found it.……找到了。

Clotho leaves the highway and heads toward a nearby slope.洛托离开公路，向附近的土坡走去。

赫尔Good lord, is this... part of a truck? I can't believe it got blown all the way here...天啊，这是……车的一部分？都飞到这里来了……

赫尔Okay, you deal with it, Clotho. Move this aside, easy does it...行，交给你了，洛托，把这个搬开，轻点轻点……

Upon moving the obstacle away, Clotho's expression changes for the first time.搬开障碍物的那一刻，洛托的表情第一次出现了变化。

Clotho...This is...……这是……

赫尔Wait-wait-wait, isn't this, isn't this the Lt.?这这这，这不是，这不是中尉大人吗！

阿尔伯特Is that you... Clotho...?是你啊……洛托……？

Clotho stares at him and freezes up.洛托注视着他，一时间停住了动作。

阿尔伯特(Coughs) Haha, looks like I was lucky today... Can't say the same for my driver, though...咳，哈哈，看来我的运气还不错……至少比司机好点……

阿尔伯特That's good.很好。

He repeats his little motto, and feels around for his pocket watch with the right hand that's pinned against his chest.他重复着自己的口头禅，被压在胸口的右手缓慢摸索着自己的怀表。

Clotho...Don't raise your head.……别抬头。

阿尔伯特I know... I know my neck better than you do... (coughs)我知道……我比你还清楚我的脖子……咳咳。

阿尔伯特3:57 PM... You found me in just over half an hour... That's good...下午3点57分……你只用了半个多小时就找到我了……很好……

阿尔伯特Don't just stand there... That's your coffin over there, right...? Put me in it...别傻愣在那里了……那个棺材，对吧……？把我弄进去吧……

ClothoYour soul still lingers in this world. I will guide you.你的灵魂还在现世。我会负责引渡你。

Clotho clears the wreckage of the vehicle quickly and quietly, without hesitation.洛托安静而快速地清理着车子的残骸，一刻也没有停止。

阿尔伯特Humph... So Dolls can lie to people too, huh...哼……人形也会骗人，是这样吗……

阿尔伯特My time has come... I know that. It was a bit more sudden than I expected, but I knew it'd happen someday...我的时间要到了……我明白的。虽然比想象中要突然，但我知道迟早会有这一天……

阿尔伯特I'll have to trouble you with the rest... Make me look good, and those punks won't hassle you...接下来就拜托你了……把我装得好看一点，那些小子们也不会为难你……

ClothoYour soul still lingers in this world. I will guide you.你的灵魂还在现世。我会负责引渡你。

阿尔伯特Haha... Well, if you insist...哈哈……如果你坚持的话，那就当是这样吧……

阿尔伯特(Groan) I wonder... just how long this war will last...唉……不知道这场战争……还要打多久啊……

Albert's breathing grows weaker, but Clotho continues working.阿尔伯特的气息逐渐微弱了，但洛托仍继续着手上的动作。

Clotho...Hel.……赫尔。

赫尔Yes, I'm on it! I'm ready, everything's ready, so please hang in there a little longer, Mr. Lt., sir! The temperature and humidity are all OK! There's sufficient ventilation too!是，遵命！我已经准备好了，全都准备好了，所以你也再坚持一下啊中尉大人！温度湿度一切ok！透气性也可以保证！

赫尔Just hold on a little longer! People have made it out of here alive! It's true, I guarantee it 100%. May I be struck by lightning if I lie! Not that I'm afraid of lightning strikes, but I can swear on it!再撑一会儿吧，还是有人从我这里走出去过的，真的，我发誓，骗人的话我就被天打雷劈！虽然我也不怕雷劈，但是我可以发誓！

Albert has already passed out by the time Clotho can safely extract him from the wreckage. His faint breaths are the only answer.当洛托能够把阿尔伯特安全地拖出来的时候，他已经陷入了昏迷，只剩下极其微弱的气息。

ClothoHis chances of survival... are less than 0.3%...生存率计算……小于0.3%……

Clotho...Hel, hurry.……赫尔，快。

赫尔I'm ready! No problem!我好了，没问题了！

She puts Albert into the coffin.她将阿尔伯特装进棺材里。

赫尔Sealing complete, stability confirmed, he won't be affected by vibrations. Clotho, there's no time to waste!闭合完成，稳定性保证，不会被颠簸影响的。我们快回去吧，洛托！

Clotho slings Hel onto her back and hurries back the way she came...洛托背起赫尔，飞快地沿着来时的路返回……

Grave Moon Sigh - 3 葬月咏叹-3

At the rest area.休息区。

士兵AHrk! (throws up)呃……呕！

士兵BYou absolute clown! I knew there was no damn way you could hold it in!*文明用语*！我就知道你*文明用语*的忍不住！

士兵CCentaureissi! Peter threw up. Cleanup please!桑朵莱希！彼得吐了，来打扫一下！

CentaureissiAlright. Please sit Peter upright so his vomit does not flow back into his windpipe.好的，请把彼得扶正，防止呕吐物回流。

士兵COkay, so I should hold him like this?行，这样扶着就行吧？

士兵A(Coughs) Mama... are you... there... (throws up)咳……妈妈……在这……吗……呜呕！

士兵CF**k! Peter, do you have your sack in your mouth, you stupid bastard?*文明用语*！彼得你这个**长在嘴里的混蛋！

CentaureissiI will help wash your clothing and send them to the appropriate room. Please remain calm.稍后我会帮您洗好衣服送到对应房间，请稍安勿躁。

士兵B...Alright then. Otherwise, I'll make Peter do it.……行吧。卖你个面子，不然这衣服彼得给老子洗定了。

士兵CHah, why don't you politely go and ask the enemy not to splash you in the face with blood when you're in the trenches? Or are you only a badass at home?哈哈，战壕里被敌人兜头喷血的时候怎么不找对方讲理？窝里横？

Beep. Beep, beep. The sound of an incoming transmission fills the air and interrupts the soldiers' feuding.滴。滴滴。通讯的声音响起，打断了士兵们的插科打诨。

士兵CHuh? What does that hunk of junk coming back have to do with me...喂？那个铁块回来关我什么事……

士兵CA rescue signal? For whom!?求救信号？给谁？！

Soldier C's face turns pale as he ends the transmission and waves Soldier B over.士兵C面色铁青地关闭了通讯，向士兵B一招手。

士兵BThe Lt.'s in trouble! Charlie, get the medics! Peter...中尉出事了！查理，你去叫医疗队！彼得……

CentaureissiI will take care of Peter.我会照顾好彼得。

Soldier C nods to her and runs out of the hall with the other soldier.士兵C向她点头，和其他士兵一起跑出了大厅。

Lieutenant Albert's smile flashes through her processor module.阿尔伯特中尉的笑容在她的处理模块中一闪而过。

She dismisses the notion of going after them immediately and sends Soldier A back to his cleaned room.她取消了立刻跟出去的指令，将士兵A带往已经被打扫干净的寝室。

One minute later, at the base entrance.一分钟后，营地门前。

士兵BThe medics are still getting ready! Where's the rescue signal? We'll check it out!医疗队还在准备！求救信号在哪里，我们去接应！

士兵CI see it! Over there!我看见了！在那边！

The soldiers run out of the base and gingerly unload the coffin from Clotho's back.士兵们跑出基地，尽可能小心地从洛托身上卸下棺材。

The others surge forward and shove Clotho aside.其他人一拥而上，把洛托挤到了一边。

赫尔What the hell? Relax and stop touching me. I'm opening it up already!干嘛呢干嘛呢！不要乱碰我，这不就打开了吗！

士兵CWhat's going on, what happened? How's the Lt.?什么情况，什么情况？中尉怎么样了？

Albert lies still inside the coffin, his face pale.棺材里的阿尔伯特静静地躺着，面色青白。

士兵CLt.! Hey, Lt., wake up!中尉！喂，中尉，你醒一醒！

士兵B...He's not breathing.……已经没有呼吸了。

士兵C...It's okay, he can still be saved, I'm sure of it.……没事，还能抢救的，一定行的！

士兵CAh, that's right! I've seen the medics bring people back before! They can save you even if your heart stops! Dammit, where the hell are the medics?!啊，对！是啊，我见过医疗队的人把人救回来！心跳停了也能救的！该死，医疗队在哪儿？！

士兵B...You're right, we need to start CPR!……没错，我们得先抢救，我来！

The soldiers seem unusually high-strung. They remove Albert from the coffin and lay him on the ground before starting CPR on him.士兵们的情绪异常地高昂起来，他们把阿尔伯特从棺材里抬出平放，为他做起心肺复苏。

士兵BIt'll be okay as long as we hold out until the medics arrive!只要争取到医疗队过来，一切都会好的！

Albert's cold chest is covered with blood and dust. Tears well up in the corners of the eyes of the soldier performing CPR on him. He quickly wipes them away, leaving a comical smear on his face.阿尔伯特冰冷的胸膛上满是灰尘和血。为阿尔伯特做心肺复苏的士兵落下眼泪，他飞快地擦了一下，在脸上留下滑稽的脏污。

The last cries of the soldier she buried a few days earlier still echo in Clotho's ears, and she finds that these living soldiers sound just like him.前些天送葬的士兵最后的哭号犹在耳边，洛托发现，这位活着的士兵也发出了类似的声音。

They are filled with despair, like a trapped beast thrashing around in mud and blood.绝望的，像是被困在血和淤泥里挣扎的野兽一样。

Clotho...Death has its roots in him. His soul is bound for the far shore.……死亡在他身上扎根，他的灵魂已经去往彼岸。

士兵CYou shut the hell up!你**闭嘴！

The soldiers seem to have found an outlet for their emotions. One of them gets up, his hands balled into fists and his eyes bloodshot.士兵们似乎忽然找到了发泄点，一个士兵赤红着眼睛抡起拳头。

Bam!嘭！

士兵CYou took your own sweet time running back and killed him! And you still have the nerve to say that?!你慢吞吞地跑回来，把他害死了，还有脸说这些？！

Clotho lifts her head from where she's been knocked to the ground. The skin on her face is slightly ripped.洛托倒在地上，从尘土中抬起头，面部的皮肤微微绽裂。

赫尔Hey, come on, cool it!干嘛干嘛，别冲动啊！

Clotho...It was my fault.……是我的错。

赫尔Clotho!? Don't say that, you're just asking for... Uwah!洛托？！你先别说话你这样不是找……哇啊！

Soldier C kicks the coffin away and stalks over to Clotho with his fists clenched.士兵C一脚把棺材盖踢翻过去，捏着拳头一步步地走向洛托。

士兵CWell, since you've admitted it, there's nothing more to say, is there?既然你承认了，那就没什么好说的了吧？

赫尔Oi, you're going too far! Go regret what you did by yourselves if you want, but why do you have to beat up Dolls? Clotho was just doing her job!哎我说别太过分啊！你们自己后悔就后悔，为什么打人形，洛托也只是尽到本职而已！

ClothoIt was my fault... If I had been faster... then that life, which was still attached to this world, would not have had to journey across the river.是我的错……要是我再快一点……那个对现世有所眷恋的生命，就不必前往彼岸。

Clotho...It was my fault. I am sorry.……是我没有做好。对不起。

The soldier freezes up. From emptiness, to remorse, to misery... his face contorts with various expressions.士兵愣住了。呆滞，惭愧，痛苦……复杂的情绪扭曲了他的表情。

士兵CWhat's the point... of you saying all that now?到现在了……你才说这个……有什么用？

His hand remains in the air like he's going to hit Clotho, and then it falls back down limply.他维持着要打洛托的姿势，几秒后颓然地放下手臂。

士兵CDammit... Goddammit... Why... I won't let those f**ks who blew up the road get away!**的……***的！到底为什么……老子跟那群炸路的**没完！

CentaureissiEveryone, the medical team has arrived!各位，医疗队的人来了！

Centaureissi leads the medics over. She takes a look around before silently pulling Clotho behind her.桑朵莱希带着医疗队的人们赶来，环视一圈后，默默地将洛托拉到身后。

CentaureissiI understand that everyone must be in great pain right now, but let us take care of the lieutenant first.我能理解大家悲痛的心情，我们还是先把中尉的事情处理好吧。

The soldiers who had been so worked up just now are silent.方才激愤的士兵们沉默了。

Despite being so rough-and-tumble normally, they carefully lift Albert up and lay him on the stretcher that the medics brought over.这些素日粗鲁的汉子小心翼翼地抬起阿尔伯特的手脚，将他放在医疗部带来的担架车上。

Clotho watches as they leave, going further and further away... Until they are swallowed up by the grayish-white buildings and vanish from sight.洛托望着他们越走越远，越走越远……直到他们都被灰白色的建筑物吞没，再也看不见为止。

Grave Moon Sigh - 4 葬月咏叹-4

Clotho and Centaureissi walk down the corridor side by side.走廊中，洛托和桑朵莱希并肩往前走着。

ClothoThank you... for just now.刚才……谢谢你。

CentaureissiI didn't really do much.事实上我没有做什么。

ClothoMachines are worn down by the passage of time, but simulated personalities are like seeds, which rarely change despite their circumstances... There is no doubt that your heart is like a shining jewel.机械会经历时间的磋磨，但模拟人格却如同种子的种类，无论如何都难以改变……你的品格，无疑是闪着光的宝石。

CentaureissiYou helped me out once. This is nothing.你也曾为我解围，这不算什么。

ClothoNo. Flowers all bloom in their own ways, and so do Dolls. That incident hardly bears mentioning; let it fade just as the blossoms wither.不，花有不同的开法，人形也是。那件事并不值得提起，让它随着花朵枯萎而消散吧。

Centaureissi...Why do you say that?……为什么这么说？

赫尔Hi, Miss Lovely Centaureissi. After being in contact with death for so long, even Dolls are bound to get all pessimistic.嗨，美丽的桑朵莱希小姐，总是接触死亡，就算人形也会悲观的。

CentaureissiI know that. I respect the opinions of others, so you do not need to worry.我知道了。我尊重其他人的想法，不用担心。

During this brief conversation, Clotho arrives at the door to her room and stops.简短的闲聊间，洛托在自己的房门前停步。

ClothoThis intersection of destinies ends here, Centaureissi. May we meet again.命运的交汇点到此为止了，桑朵莱希。下次再会吧。

CentaureissiAlright, see you again.好，之后再见。

Clotho nods and opens the door to her room.洛托点了点头，推开自己房间的门。

A cold wind blows out from inside, and Centaureissi reflexively glances within.一股强烈的冷风从门里刮出，桑朵莱希不由得向门里多看了一眼。

Centaureissi...Your window is broken and you do not have a self-service maintenance bench. Is this a failure in the logistics department's planning?……窗户玻璃都碎了，也没有自助维修台，这是后勤安排缺漏吗？

ClothoThe pain of losing one's friends and family needs to be vented somewhere.失去亲朋好友的悲痛，总要有发泄口。

赫尔Not all humans are good eggs. When the window broke, the logistics officer was just like that window there; they just couldn't keep their mouth shut about docking her pay for it and all!人类也不是全都是好人，窗户坏掉的时候，后勤部的军官就像是破了洞的窗户，怎么都关不住那张扣工资的嘴！

赫尔Fortunately, I'm a coffin and I can help Clotho block out the wind and rain, but I can't sprout eight arms and legs...我很庆幸自己是棺材，可以用来为洛托遮风挡雨，但也苦恼我是不能长八条手脚的棺材……

CentaureissiEven if you weren't a coffin, you might not have eight arms and legs.即使不是棺材，也不一定就有八条手脚。

CentaureissiAnd even if you had eight arms and legs, you might not be able to make this room habitable—even for a Doll.即使有八条手脚，也无法让这个房间适合居住——哪怕是给人形。

赫尔Oh! I like how you put that, Miss Centaureissi, even if it is a little cruel...哦！桑朵莱希小姐，我喜欢这个说法，虽然它稍微有点儿残忍……

ClothoThe living always tend toward destruction, and the path of a Doll ends in decay.生者总会通向毁灭，人形亦会迎来崩解的末路。

ClothoThis is my only refuge. I have nowhere else to go but here.此处已经是唯一的居所，除此之外，我无处可去。

Centaureissi looks at her artificial skin, which has split open. The machinery below has been deformed too.桑朵莱希看向她绽开的人造皮肤，那之下的机械也有变形之处。

It runs across Clotho's cheek, like a dripping wound.像一个鲜血淋漓的伤口，静默地横在洛托的脸颊边。

Centaureissi(Sigh)……唉。

CentaureissiCome stay at my place until I tidy this place up.在这里收拾好之前，先到我那里住一段时间吧。

ClothoThere is no need to sigh, this is my destiny...无需叹息，这是我们的宿命……

ClothoHuh?诶？

Clotho's eyes open.洛托睁大了眼睛。

赫尔Wow! You're so kind and gentle, Miss Centaureissi!哇！桑朵莱希小姐，你真是好心又温柔！

ClothoBut, but... ah, why...可是，但，啊……为什么……

CentaureissiTo stand back and leave a mess untended goes against my principles. I am currently responsible for this area, and permitting a mess like this to exist is a failure on my part as a maid.对混乱的情况袖手旁观有违我的准则。这里目前是我的负责区域，出现这样脏乱的情况，是我身为女仆的失职。

ClothoI...这……

CentaureissiI will take care of this afterwards. Go to my room for now.这里我之后会整理的，先去我的房间吧。

CentaureissiYou need help, both inside and outside, Clotho. Come with me.你需要由内而外的整理，洛托。先跟我来。

ClothoCome with... you...跟你……走……

Clotho repeats those words in a daze, as though this is the first time someone has spoken them to her.似乎是第一次被这么指示，洛托有些迷茫地重复了一遍。

Meanwhile, Centaureissi has already turned to leave—Clotho leaves the chilly room behind her and follows in the blonde-haired Doll's footsteps without much second thought.而桑朵莱希已经转过身去——不及多想，她将吹出冷风的房间丢在身后，跟上金发人形的脚步。

Starry Interlude - 1 怜星间奏-1

Inside Centaureissi's room.桑朵莱希的房间内。

赫尔Wow! Wow! Woooow!哇！哇！哇！

赫尔The windows are so shiny! The floor is so clean! And the maintenance bench is nice and tidy!明亮的窗台，干净的地板，还有整整齐齐的维护台！

赫尔Perfectly done, Miss Centaureissi!完美的安排，桑朵莱希小姐！

CentaureissiThank you. Could you move over here?谢谢夸奖。你靠在这边可以吗？

赫尔Of course! Whoa, look at how shiny the floor is! Take a look at this reflection, Clotho; I'm as tall as two of me!当然可以！哦这里的地板真亮，看看这个倒影，洛托，我有两个我这么高！

ClothoReflections appear in excessively clean places... Much like myself.过于澄净的地方会生出倒影……我也一样。

As Clotho looks down at the floor, the wound on her face suddenly feels very out of place.洛托低下头看了看地面，忽然觉得脸上的伤口如此碍眼。

She adjusts her veil to hide the wound, but it still looks fresh and obvious in her reflection.她拉了拉黑纱，把伤口挡起来，然而从倒影中看仍然清晰。

CentaureissiHave a seat here, Clotho.先在这里坐下吧，洛托。

Centaureissi places a hand on Clotho's shoulder. Her sleeves obscure the scar in the reflection, and it is gone.桑朵莱希的手扶住洛托的肩膀，倒影中的伤痕被她的袖子遮挡，看不见了。

Clotho...Alright.……好。

Clotho follows Centaureissi's guidance and sits down, then looks up at her.洛托顺着桑朵莱希的指引坐在座位上，抬起头望着她。

CentaureissiNow, stay like this and do not move.就维持这个姿势不要动哦。

ClothoThe objective is still shrouded in mist... I cannot see your aim. What are you doing, Centaureissi?目的仍然隐藏在迷雾中……我看不清你的目的。要做什么，桑朵莱希？

CentaureissiI will help fix your skin.帮你修好皮肤。

ClothoWounds will open once more.它总会再次绽开。

CentaureissiAnd the floors will always get dirty again.地面也总是会脏的。

Clotho blinks and gazes at the maid Doll who is within arm's reach.洛托眨眨眼睛，望着近在咫尺的女仆人形。

Her sensors, which still function, transmit the warmth of her fingers to her brain. It is a warmth that is unlike that of the dead.还在工作的传感器把她的手指温度传向大脑，那是一份与死者不同的温度。

CentaureissiIt is almost time for tea. Is there a kind you prefer?待会儿就到下午茶时间了，有偏好的饮品种类吗？

ClothoTea is for the living, and it is unconnected to my profession. I have no information recorded about it.茶是属于生者的事物，与我的职责无关。我没有录入相关的数据。

CentaureissiHow about some English tea, then? It has a rich and faintly sweet flavor; it's very well suited to afternoons.那试试红茶怎么样？它的味道香浓微甜，很适合下午。

ClothoSweet... There are sweet teas?甜的……茶有甜味吗？

CentaureissiTea and cake are both sweet.茶和蛋糕都是甜的。

A scene of three people enjoying afternoon tea together resurfaces in Clotho's memories. Clotho closes her eyes, as though the thought of it was burning her.在洛托的记忆体中，某个三人共度午后的画面浮现出来。洛托像是难以忍耐这份灼痛般闭上了眼睛。

CentaureissiDid that hurt?弄痛你了吗？

Clotho...No, such pain is only momentary.……没有，这样的痛觉只是转瞬即逝的小事罢了。

ClothoMay I have some tea and cake?想要茶和蛋糕，可以吗？

CentaureissiOf course. We will go once I apply this patch of skin.当然。把这一块皮肤贴好，我们就去。

赫尔Wow! Cakes and English tea! I might just be a coffin, but could you please sprinkle a bit on me?哇！蛋糕和红茶，虽然我是一具棺材，但是请浇一点茶在我的表面！

ClothoYou will rust.会生锈的。

赫尔Then you can just help wipe it off for me, right? C'mon, Clotho, let me have a taste too...之后帮我擦掉就好了嘛，洛托，好洛托，让我也尝尝。

Centaureissi listens to the commotion Hel is making while finishing up the repair work and answers her.听着赫尔的喧闹，桑朵莱希一边为维修工作收尾，一边给出了回答。

CentaureissiThat can be arranged. Please enjoy this relaxing tea party. After that, we can all have a good rest inside the room.都可以，请享受这场压惊的茶会吧。之后，我们可以在房间里好好休息一下。

赫尔Sweet! It's going to be this coffin's first time having afternoon tea ever!好耶！棺生的第一场下午茶——！

Starry Interlude - 2 怜星间奏-2

Beep. Beep, beep.滴。滴滴。

Everything seems so far away inside the pitch-black repair tank.漆黑的维护槽里，一切都显得如此遥远。

研究主管So there are problems with the Mortician batch?Mortician这一批都出问题了？

研究员For Mortician-1 and Mortician-2, it's gotten to the point where it's interfering with their normal use. Mortician-3's neural cloud resting values are starting to fluctuate.Mortician-1和Mortician-2已经影响到正常使用了，Mortician-3的心智稳定指数有点起伏。

Who am I?我是谁？

研究主管What went wrong with the first two?前两个是什么问题？

研究员Their emotional modules were too realistic. Mortician-1's emotional program cortex broke down and led to uncontrollable self-mutilation.情感模块设计时太追求仿真，Mortician-1的情感程序中枢崩溃，导致出现无法控制的自残行为。

I am Atropos. I listen to the wishes of the living and arrange their burials. The kin of the dead shed tears for them, but I cannot shed tears. I destroyed my eyeballs.我是阿特洛波斯，我听从生者的心愿安排葬礼。亲人们为死者流下眼泪，而我没有流泪的功能。我破坏了自己的眼球。

研究主管What about Mortician-2?那Mortician-2呢？

研究员She absorbed too many negative emotions during deathbed consolations, which made her think her suffering was real.临终关怀环节接收了太多负面情绪，导致她们认为痛苦是真实存在的。

I am Lachesis. The wails of the dying echo in my memory. The voices of the dead are frozen in the moment of their passing, and I cannot stop hearing them.我是洛可西斯。每一位濒死者的哭声都在我的记忆里回响，死者的声音永远停滞在上一秒，我无法停止运行它们。

研究员Then we have Mortician-3. The three of them were designed to see each other as sisters, and so we thought she would be affected by her elder sisters' problems. However, she seems stable for now.还有Mortician-3。她们三个设计出来时将彼此视为姐妹，我们原本觉得她也会被姐姐们牵连着出问题，不过目前还挺稳定的。

研究员We recovered her. Please have a look. She is currently awaiting awakening.我们回收了她，请看，她目前在唤醒状态。

Because death ultimately comes for us all, there is no point in delving into its details.因为死亡终将到来，追究前后没有意义。

研究主管...She looks just like a puppet. It's hard for me to think of her as a new model of Doll... (Sigh)……像木偶一样，真难想象是新型人形……唉。

研究员What's wrong?怎么了？

研究主管I'm really not suited to working at UAS.果然我还是不适合进环球万事啊。

研究员Look, Boss. Rather than feeling sorry for the Dolls, how about feeling sorry for our performance appraisals? After all the problems with the Mortician series, we can forget about our bonuses for this year.唉，主管。与其怜悯人形，不如怜悯一下我们的绩效啊。Mortician系列出这么严重的问题，至少今年的奖金别指望了。

研究员So, what should we do with this batch? I suggest we send them all back to the Design Center to be scrapped.所以这批怎么处理？我建议全部回收到设计中心销毁吧。

研究主管Are Mortician-3's other parameters normal?Mortician-3的其他指数还正常吗？

研究员Within the normal ranges, yes.都在正常范围内。

研究主管Record her data and find a place where she'll do the most good.记录数据，找个地方物尽其用吧。

I am Albert. My car exploded, and it severed my leg. Shrapnel cut my neck open, and my life is leaving me.我是阿尔伯特，汽车炸断了我的腿，我的脖子被弹片划开，生命正在离我远去。

研究员Hey, Chief, please don't mess around with our appraisals! A Doll like her could develop problems at any moment; we're better off scrapping her ASAP!喂喂主管，算我求你，别拿全组的绩效开玩笑！这种可能爆发问题的人形还是趁早销毁吧！

研究主管Aren't there a lot of places where fighting is going on? Those places with regional militias that can't afford military A-Dolls are at least still willing to pay out a sum to take care of all the corpses they handle.不是还有很多地缘冲突吗？那些买不起军用自律人形的落后地方军，至少还是愿意花一笔钱来一次性解决所有尸体的。

研究主管They won't get sick, and their family members won't complain. There's also no need for bedside comfort on the battlefield. One Doll can take care of all their problems. We call that a "consumption upgrade".没有瘟疫，没有家属的抱怨。战场上也不需要临终关怀。一个人形解决所有烦恼。这就叫消费升级。

No... I'm not Atropos, and I'm not Lachesis... I'm not a human, I'm not Albert, and I'm not Peter...不……我不是阿特洛波斯，也不是洛可西斯……我不是人类，不是阿尔伯特，也不是彼得……

研究主管Let's go with that. Close the door.就这么办吧。把门带上。

The researcher leaves.研究员离开了。

研究主管...But your new job might not be suitable for you either. That would be too tragic, so I need to prepare some kind of countermeasure for it...……但新工作也不一定适合。这样也太可怜了，得准备一个应对措施……

Who am I?我是谁？

????How... awaken...怎么……醒……

??Cognitive... malfunction...思……故障……

????I guess I'll just have to force-awaken her.只能强制唤醒了。

A powerful electrical current jolts her memories, and her vision suddenly fills with light.强烈的电流刺激着记忆体，视野猛然大亮。

Clotho...Who am I?……我是谁？

CentaureissiYou are Clotho. Hel told me that she detected an overload while you were organizing your memory data.你是洛托，赫尔告诉我检测到你在整理记忆数据的过程中过载。

ClothoIs that so... It seems the dreams of the past are still influencing me.是这样吗……过去的幻梦，似乎还在影响我。

ClothoThank you for your care, Centaureissi.承蒙你照顾了，桑朵莱希。

CentaureissiIt was but a mere trifle. Since you are awake, I should go organize the cleaning implements I will be using the next morning.只是一些微不足道的小事而已。既然你醒了，我就先去整理清晨要用的打扫用具了。

As Centaureissi is about to leave, Clotho bites her lip, then lowers her head and grabs the hems of her skirts.桑朵莱希转身要走，洛托咬着嘴唇，低头攥紧了裙边。

ClothoAh... In the end I still...啊……终究还是……

CentaureissiWhat's the matter? Did you say something just now...?怎么了？你刚刚是不是说了什么……

ClothoThe shadow of my memories still lingers... The voices that call me, the sound of weeping, they are hovering at the edge of my hearing.幻梦的阴影仍在……召唤我的声音，哭泣的声音，驻足在我的耳边。

Clotho...May I ask you to stay for just a while? I... I'm having trouble telling the difference between this world and the next.……可以请你暂留片刻吗？我快要……分不清现世与彼岸了。

Centaureissi looks at Clotho. There is a longing and fear within her golden eyes, one that is not normally there.桑朵莱希看着洛托。那双金色的瞳孔里，藏着与平时不同的渴求和恐惧。

CentaureissiOf course. The night is still long, and the first appointment on my schedule is in three hours.当然可以。夜晚还很长，第一个日程安排在三小时后。

Centaureissi smiles, and sits beside Clotho.桑朵莱希回答着，坐在洛托的身边。

ClothoI sincerely apologize for causing you so much inconvenience.实在抱歉，我麻烦你的次数太多了。

CentaureissiThat's alright. I've handled things like these before.没关系，我处理过类似的事件。

ClothoThings like this?类似的事件？

CentaureissiMhm, yes. My little sister often had nightmares when she was little. She would ask me to keep her company like this and then burrow into my arms.嗯，我的妹妹小时候常做噩梦。她会让我这样陪着她，然后紧紧地靠在我怀里。

CentaureissiAfter she grew up, she stopped doing that...等她长大，她就不再这么做了……

Clotho takes in Centaureissi's wistful reflections, and then she leans against Centaureissi's shoulders.洛托听着她怀念的话语，片刻后，往桑朵莱希的肩膀上靠了靠。

ClothoGrew up? Is she... a human?“长大”？她是……人类吗？

CentaureissiYes. Right now... She ought to be on the battlefield.是的。她现在……应该也在战场上吧。

Centaureissi's expression softens as she mentions her sister.谈到妹妹，桑朵莱希的眉眼间露出一丝柔和的神色。

Clotho...Many people worry about their relatives on the battlefield.……有很多人会担心上了战场的亲人。

CentaureissiBut she went there while keeping it a secret from me.可她也瞒着我上了战场。

ClothoDid you find her?你找到了吗？

CentaureissiI believe that someday, we will meet again.我相信总有一天，我们会再遇见。

ClothoDeath always follows in the footsteps of warriors...死亡总是跟在战士的身后……

CentaureissiDeath... hmm.死亡……吗。

ClothoI'm sorry. I always say things that displease others.抱歉。我总是说一些不讨人喜欢的话。

CentaureissiI accept your words. Death and soldiers go hand in hand. That is a fact.我认可你的话，军人与死亡相依为命，这是事实。

Centaureissi closes her eyes.桑朵莱希闭了闭眼睛。

CentaureissiThat is why I pray for her.所以，我会为她祈祷。

ClothoI too will pray that you two will meet again...我也会祝福她能再和你相遇……

CentaureissiThank you.谢谢你。

ClothoI couldn't save Albert...我没有救到阿尔伯特……

CentaureissiThat was not your fault.那不是你的错。

ClothoI will, next time...下次，会救到的……

CentaureissiI know.我知道。

CentaureissiGo to sleep. The night is young.睡吧，夜还很长。

Starry Interlude - 3 怜星间奏-3

Several nights later, in the Laredo war zone.几天后的夜晚，Laredo战区。

电子合成音Identification complete. Good afternoon, Clotho.身份码识别完成，洛托，下午好。

电子合成音Your assignment schedule has been updated. Assignment 039 is awaiting collection.你的任务列表有更新，编号039的任务等待领取。

电子合成音Terrain ID Code: N273201W992851, affiliated with Military Sector L; Recovery target(s): 4.地理识别编码：N273201W992851，归属L军区；收殓目标：4。

电子合成音Be advised, there will be medical personnel present during this assignment. If the recovery targets show signs of life, notify the medical staff for emergency casualty evacuation.请注意，本次任务有医疗队同行，若回收目标有生命体征，请及时联系医疗兵抢救目标。

电子合成音Broadcast complete. Please collect and execute your assignment ASAP.播报结束，请尽快领取任务并前往执行。

赫尔Master! Clotho! Sweetheart! Wake up! We've got more work to do!主人！洛托！甜心！起床啦！又要干活儿啦！

ClothoMmm...嗯……

CentaureissiDo you have a new mission?又有任务了吗？

ClothoYes... I will be setting out in the company of the soul-saving saints.是的……和拯救生魂的圣者一同前往。

CentaureissiLiving with you this short while has made me realize the number of casualties is quite severe... It seems the situation on the frontline is quite intense.和你同住的这段时间才知道，伤亡者的数量不小啊……看来前线的战况很激烈。

CentaureissiClotho, your wounds have only just recovered. Please take care of yourself.洛托，你素体上的伤才刚修好，请务必注意安全。

ClothoYes, I will.嗯，我会的。

After living with her for a while, Clotho isn't as restrained as before. She smiles to Centaureissi and grabs at her skirt hems in embarrassment.经过一段时间的同住，洛托已不再那么拘谨。她向桑朵莱希笑了一下，有些不好意思地抓住了裙摆。

ClothoWill there be tea when I come back?回来的时候，会有红茶吗？

CentaureissiOf course. And if you don't have too many wounds, there'll be scones too.当然，如果伤口少的话还有小饼干。

CentaureissiI'll prepare them and wait for you to come back.我会准备好这些等你回来的。

Clotho's furrowed brows relax, and she leaves with light, quick steps.洛托微微蹙着的眉头松开，脚步轻快地离开了。

After the battle, Clotho moves atop the ruins, searching for survivors.战后的废墟上，洛托正独自搜寻着幸存者。

赫尔Hehe, the sun today is great~ And the moon tonight is so round~ Things are getting better and better!嘿嘿，今天的太阳真真好~月亮真真圆~日子越来越不错！

ClothoThe battlefield is not a place of joy... Be quiet, Hel.战场并非快乐之地……安静些，赫尔。

赫尔(Sigh) Well, it sucks for the dead, but we need to look to our own lives too, you know.哎，死者是可怜，但我们也得看看自己的生活。

赫尔After staying with Miss Centaureissi for a few days, you've even begun sewing up the holes in your dress. At least you're starting to take care of yourself now.和桑朵莱希小姐住了几天，你连袖子上裂的口子都缝上了，总算是知道照顾自己了。

ClothoI can't keep making her worry now that I'm staying in her room.借住在桑朵莱希的房间，我总不能让她担心。

赫尔She's quite a nice person, right? Kind of like Lachesis...她挺讨人喜欢的，对吧？有点像洛可西斯……

ClothoHel.赫尔。

赫尔Okay, okay, shutting up now... Huh? What's that noise, did you just hear a rifle bolt pulling back?好吧好吧我安静……诶这是什么声音，我是不是听到拉枪栓的声音了？

Clotho...Oh no, it's an ambush—……糟糕，是突袭——

Just as Clotho exclaims in alarm, she hears the sound of a gunshot which should never have been heard in this place.与洛托略显尖利的示警声同时响起的，是一声绝不该出现在这时的枪声。

Starry Interlude - 4 怜星间奏-4

In the Laredo war zone.Laredo战区。

赫尔HEEEEEELLLPPPP!救！命！啊！

Clotho forcefully swings Hel at the enemy about to attack the medic.洛托用力挥起赫尔，砸向准备袭击医疗兵的敌军。

医疗兵(Pants) That was close...哈、哈……得救了……

赫尔AHHHHHHHHHH I'm unclean now!啊啊啊啊啊我不干净了！！！

ClothoIt had to be done to save more people... Bear with it, Hel...必须救下更多的人才行……忍耐一下，赫尔……

医疗兵Mary's been surrounded! We need to help her!玛丽被围住了，我们得救救她！

ClothoAlright, we'll go over now... I'll use the coffin to help block bullets for you.好，我们现在就过去……我用棺材帮你挡流弹。

The medic nods and the two of them run to the other end of the battlefield.医疗兵点点头，二人一起奔向战场的另一边。

As the medic's gun fires, the last of the enemy soldiers goes down.在医疗兵的枪声中，最后一个敌军倒下了。

The earth shakes, and it feels like the echoes of it will never fade away.大地震动着，余响似乎永远不会断绝。

医疗兵玛丽Ah... Daniel, you're here! I knew it... I just knew you'd come...啊……丹尼尔，你来了！我就知道……我就知道你会来……

医疗兵Yes, I'm here... Don't be afraid.是的，我来了……别怕。

The two of them embrace each other tightly. Clotho looks on with mild envy, and then casts her gaze into the distance.两人紧紧地拥抱在一起，洛托略显羡慕地看着他们，随即望向远方。

ClothoThe life-reaping scythes draw near, in tight formation... The chances of all of us escaping are lower than 10%.收割生命的镰刀正汇聚起来，形势阴霾密布……全员逃脱几率低于10%。

医疗兵What do you mean? Do we need to abandon her?什么意思？必须要放弃她吗？！

医疗兵It's just a leg wound!她只是腿受伤了！

ClothoThat's not what I meant... Please take Miss Mary and leave.我不是那个意思……请你带着玛丽离开。

The medic pauses. Clotho looks earnestly at him and Mary and then picks up her bullet-scarred coffin.医疗兵怔住了。洛托认真地看着他和玛丽，扶起已经印满弹痕的棺材。

ClothoGo, soldiers... Your lives should not end here.走吧，士兵们……生命不该停在这里。

ClothoI will cover you.我会为你们殿后。

In Break Room 105 of Sector C.C区105休息室。

士兵AEvening, Iron Maid. How's life with that gloomy black iron crow? Having fun?晚上好啊，铁人女仆。和那个黑漆漆的铁乌鸦相处怎么样，还愉快吗？

CentaureissiIt's not bad. She's stopped going "I shall purify your sins" while eating apples like last time.还不错，她已经不会像上次吃苹果那样，一边吃一边说“我已净化你的罪恶”了。

士兵AHeh, well, that's rare. This is the first time I've seen a Doll take care of another Doll. Can all big city Dolls do that?嘿，真稀奇。我还是第一次看人形照顾人形，大城市的人形都会搞这种高级操作吗？

CentaureissiThis is my first time doing so.我也是第一次这么做。

Centaureissi walks over to the soldier, who's holding poker cards. He lifts up his feet without looking, allowing her to sweep beneath it.桑朵莱希走到士兵们附近，他们手里捏着扑克，头也不转地抬起脚，让桑朵莱希清扫他们脚下。

CentaureissiYou don't smell of alcohol today.今天没有酒味。

士兵BWe quit.我们戒酒了。

士兵AGotta stay clear-headed, you know... Can't let the Lt. down.总得清醒些……不然怎么对得起中尉。

Centaureissi...Is that so? I believe the lieutenant would have appreciated that.……是吗。中尉会欣慰的。

士兵AHaha, there's no telling when we'll die too... At the very least, we've got to be able to hold our heads up high when we see the Lt. again, know what I'm saying?哈哈，不知道什么时候我们也会死……至少去见中尉的时候不能惭愧地低着头，是吧？

士兵CThe Lt. will praise you if you take down two more of the enemy out there.等下次出战多杀两个人，中尉见了肯定夸你。

士兵AAnyone who retreats in the face of the enemy is a ball-less bastard. Right, A?上了战场谁后退一步谁没蛋。对A！

Beep—Beep—嗡——嗡——

士兵AWell, speak of the devil... Is this an emergency rescue signal? The medical team was ambushed while sweeping the battlefield?说来就来，啥？医疗队清扫战场时遭遇突袭？紧急求援信号？

士兵ADammit, they're breaking the rules—Come on, it's time to form up!该死，这不符合规矩——走，集合了！

CentaureissiThe medical team was attacked...医疗队被突袭……

CentaureissiDo you have a new mission?又有任务了吗？

ClothoYes... I will be setting out in the company of the soul-saving saints.是的……和拯救生魂的生者一同前往。

CentaureissiWait! I'll go with you!等等！我和你们一起去！

Starry Interlude - 5 怜星间奏-5

Under the night sky, the flames of war continue burning.夜空下，战火仍在燃烧。

敌军的声音Did those people run this way!?那群人是不是往这边跑了！

敌军的声音I'm pretty sure one of them took one in the knee, so they couldn't have gone far. They've got to be nearby.我敢说我打中了其中一个人的关节，他们不可能跑远，肯定在附近！

敌军的声音Don't lose yourselves in the chase, our objective lies further behind them...不要恋战，我们这次的战略目的是更后方……

After the enemy soldiers' voices fade into the distance, the ground suddenly trembles.敌兵的声音远去后，地面忽然震动起来。

Clotho lifts her coffin off of her, and gets up from the little hole she was hiding in.洛托撑起挡在她上面的棺材，从藏身的地穴里起身。

ClothoThe medics should have made it back by now.医疗兵们应该已经回去了吧。

赫尔Eh, I wouldn't be so quick to say that, but I get the feeling their luck is pretty good. Better than ours, at least.唉，不好说，但我觉得他们运气挺好的，至少比我们好。

赫尔Well, we can't make jokes about how our room door's all busted up now, since I've got the feeling we're worse off than that door. Clotho, how are you holding up?这次再也不能笑话我们的宿舍门板破了，我感觉自己现在比那扇门还破。洛托，你怎么样？

ClothoI'm fine... We need to break out as soon as possible.没什么……得快点突围。

Clotho tugs at the shreds of her sleeve and binds her deformed arm.洛托拉起袖子上的破布，勒紧了变形的臂骨。

赫尔Wait, are you seriously going to do this, Clotho, my mistress, my dear sister? You're going to stage a breakout before help has even arrived? Did your logic module get damaged or something?不是吧洛托，主人，我的好姐姐，这样你还不等救援，想突围？你的逻辑模块是不是被打坏了？

ClothoNobody will come for us.没有人会来救我们的。

赫尔I told you not to be so negative, but I guess you're right! Fine, so which way should we go?就说不要用这种一听就很不妙的说法了，但这是事实！好吧，我们现在应该往哪走？

ClothoJudging by the first order the alert gave us... We should head toward the base.判断发出警报为第一指令……往基地的方向去。

Clotho crawls out of her hole, looking towards the distance—洛托爬出地穴，瞭望远方——

Bang!嘭！

And then she falls backward as a shot rings out.在枪声中，她向后仰倒。

ClothoThey found us... My shoulder's been hit. But how?被发现了……肩膀中弹。怎么会？

赫尔Clotho... Master! Master, are you alright?洛托……主人！主人你怎么样？

敌军I knew it, there was another one still here. Let me see... Why is it a Doll?我就知道这里还有一个。让我看看，怎么是个人形？

敌军Tsk, I thought I'd be able to score an enemy kill.切，还以为能拿一个战果。

赫尔I warn you, don't you dare lay a hand on Clotho! If you do anything to her, you'll have bad luck, three whole days' worth!我警告你们啊，不许对洛托出手！出手的都会倒霉的，倒霉三天！

敌军What the hell's making that racket? Is that a coffin?什么东西在叫，这是个棺材？

The enemy soldier takes aim at Clotho's head and Clotho closes her eyes. A familiar yet unfamiliar voice speaks into her ear.敌军瞄准了洛托的头部，洛托闭上眼睛。熟悉而又陌生的声音在耳边回响着。

????Clotho...洛托……

Clotho(Atropos, Lachesis...)（阿特洛波斯，洛可西斯……）

????Clotho, I'm sorry. Bearing the weight of the deceased is too much for the living.洛托，抱歉。生者承担逝者的重量是太过沉重的事情。

????We will be following those other souls to the afterlife now.我们要随那些灵魂一同去往彼岸了。

Clotho(...That's alright. I understand. Since my final destination has been decided, I should start on my journey as soon as possible.)（……没关系。我明白，既然最终的归宿已经决定，不如尽早踏上旅途。）

Clotho(I'm coming to meet you now...)（我现在就来见你们……）

CentaureissiClotho.洛托。

CentaureissiClotho, your wounds have only just recovered. Please take care of yourself.洛托，你素体上的伤才刚修好，请务必注意安全。

ClothoYes, I will.嗯，我会的。

Clotho(Why am I remembering this now?)（为什么会想起这段记忆？）

ClothoWill there be tea when I come back?回来的时候，会有红茶吗？

CentaureissiOf course. And if you don't have too many wounds, there'll be scones too.当然，如果伤口少的话还有小饼干。

CentaureissiI'll prepare them and wait for you to come back.我会准备好这些等你回来的。

Clotho's eyes snap open and at almost the same time, a ray of brilliant light illuminates the darkened rubble.洛托猛地睁开眼，几乎与此同时，一道强光照亮了这块昏暗的废墟。

熟悉的声音Hands up! You're surrounded!举起手来！你们被包围了！

敌军的声音Bloody hell, when did they flank us from behind!?**的，什么时候从后面包抄过来？！

敌军的声音Ignore them, they must be bluffing!一定是虚张声势，别信。

敌军的声音But there's something funny about those voices! Fall back!可是这声音不对！撤退！

敌军的声音Oh no, we're too late...糟糕，晚了……

The rapid gunshots come and go in an instant. Clotho looks up towards the source.密集的枪声来得快去的也快，洛托仰躺着望向枪声的来源。

Centaureissi's face appears above her.桑朵莱希的脸出现在她上方。

CentaureissiDon't move. Your spine's been damaged.不要动，你的脊椎被打坏了。

ClothoWhy did you come...为什么你们会来……？

CentaureissiMiss Mary gave us the coordinates, and we came to collect you.玛丽小姐提供了坐标，我们来回收你。

Clotho...I see.……是这样啊。

ClothoAre... they safe?他们……平安？

CentaureissiThis time, the number of bodies didn't go up.这一次，没有多出一具尸体。

士兵AIron Maid, what are you doing?铁人女仆，你在干嘛？

士兵A...Tsk, I was wondering who it was, but turns out it was the Iron Crow.……嘁，我说是谁，原来是这个铁乌鸦。

CentaureissiMary said she saved them.玛丽也说了，她救了她们。

士兵AIt's her job!这是她应该干的！

The soldiers say so in a nasty tone as they move up to grab Clotho by the arm.士兵们恶声恶气地说着，上前来拉起洛托的胳膊。

士兵AIron Maid, you carry the coffin. I'll bring her back for repairs.铁人女仆，你扛棺材，我把她带回去修。

CentaureissiThank you.拜托你了。

The group returns to the base. As she wobbles along, Clotho quietly admires the starry sky.一行人往基地走去。在摇晃中，洛托静静地欣赏着星空。

Clotho(Is this not... my destined end?)（我的命运……还没有到结束的时候吗？）

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Sector C, beside the only Doll maintenance capsule in the entire sector.C区，全区唯一的人形维护仓边。

士兵ASo we just dump her in the capsule?把她丢在修复液里就行了吧？

CentaureissiPut her down gently, if it's not too much trouble.轻一点放进去，麻烦你了。

士兵AWell, it IS a lot of trouble. I need to go on patrol, so you watch after her.确实挺麻烦的。我还要去巡逻，你看着她吧。

The soldier lays Clotho inside the capsule as gently as he can manage, then heads off.士兵尽可能小心地把洛托放进维护仓，转身离开了。

CentaureissiHow are you feeling, Clotho?你现在感觉好些了吗，洛托？

ClothoI have the feeling that... I won't be getting those scones now.感觉……吃不到小饼干了。

Centaureissi thinks for a while, and then she suddenly realizes what Clotho is talking about and laughs quietly.桑朵莱希思考了一会儿，忽然意识到洛托在说什么，轻轻地笑了一声。

CentaureissiOh, you. You're just like Vayne in that regard.你啊，连这点都和薇茵很像。

CentaureissiShe always put on such a pitiful act when she made mistakes as a child. It took me a few years to realize that she was doing it so I would help her plead with my master to be lenient to her.她小时候犯了错，就会这样卖可怜。我在几年后才意识到，她这么做是为了让我帮她跟主人求情。

ClothoI'm not asking for a favor.我不是为了求情。

CentaureissiBut I'm still going to do what I said I would do. For instance, once you get out of that capsule, I'll bake scones for you.但我要做的事情没有变。比如等你从维护仓里出来，我会给你烤一碟饼干。

ClothoCan I eat them even if I didn't keep my promise?没有遵守承诺也可以吃吗？

CentaureissiStrictly speaking, the answer would be no, but Vayne's needs overwrote that base logic long ago.按照基础逻辑来说不是的，但薇茵的要求早就覆盖过了这层基础逻辑。

Clotho looks at Centaureissi's face through the glass of the capsule.洛托透过维护仓的玻璃看着桑朵莱希的脸。

ClothoDo you see Vayne in me, Centaureissi?你在透过我看薇茵吗，桑朵莱希？

CentaureissiAh, I'm sorry. That was very rude of me.啊，抱歉。这很失礼。

ClothoThat's alright, because you also remind me of one of my sisters.没关系的。因为你也很像我的一位姐姐。

CentaureissiDo I? I'm honored. What were they like?是吗？我很荣幸。她们是什么样的？

ClothoMy sisters were both very kind... Which was why they were consumed by shadows long ago.姐姐们都很温柔……所以早早地坠入了影子里。

Centaureissi...What do you mean?……你是说？

ClothoIn their sadness, their neural clouds fell into confusion, and they were reformatted.她们在悲伤中心智错乱，被格式化了。

CentaureissiI'm sorry. I shouldn't have mentioned that.抱歉，我不该提这个。

ClothoIt's alright. Centaureissi, have you ever wondered... What would you do if you "died"?没关系的。桑朵莱希，你有没有想过……如果你“死去”，薇茵会怎么样？

Centaureissi...I...……我……

The words "I would continue serving her" lodge in her throat.那句“我仍然在为她服务”卡在了喉咙里。

Centaureissi recalls Vayne's face, and her logic systems naturally compute the most likely outcome.桑朵莱希想起了薇茵的脸，逻辑系统自然地为她推算出了最可能的结果。

CentaureissiI'm sure she would be very sad if I called her "Master" if she were to address me as "Sister".如果在她叫我“姐姐”的时候，我却称呼她“主人”，她会很难过的。

ClothoSo the two of you must remember each other. Which is why you need to keep functioning.你们还彼此记得。所以，你要好好地运行下去。

CentaureissiWhat about yourself?你呢？

ClothoRight now, I am the only Doll who remembers the fate of my sisters.现在，我是唯一记得姐姐们结局的人形。

CentaureissiOr perhaps, one of the two who do.也许是唯二。

A brief silence fills the air around the capsule.维护仓前迎来了短暂的沉默。

ClothoIt's hard to imagine you'd tell a lame joke like that.真难想象，你会说这样的冷笑话。

CentaureissiA good maid ought to know how to observe the situation and go with the flow.一位优秀的女仆应该学会察言观色，以及入乡随俗。

CentaureissiThat is how she can deliver a surprise at the appropriate time.这样才能在合适的时间献上一份惊喜。

Clotho...Hm?……诶？

CentaureissiThe scones are almost done, and I need to change and get you your spare dress. See you later, Clotho.饼干快烤好了，我也要去换衣服，以及带给你备用的礼服。待会儿见，洛托。

ClothoAh, yes. See you later.啊，好的，待会儿见。

Centaureissi leaves. Hel opens and closes several times, before speaking in a distorted voice.桑朵莱希离开了。赫尔在原地开合了几次，发出有些失真的声音。

赫尔It really was a happy ending, wasn't it?真是让人开心的结果，对吧？

After falling silent for a long time, Clotho looks at her reflection in the repair capsule's glass, and smiles.沉默了好一会儿，洛托对着维护仓上自己的倒影，露出了一个微笑。

She does not answer.她没有回答。

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士兵AWell, well, well, what do we have here? Not even the crows are willing to perch on her!嘿，看看这是谁？乌鸦都不愿意在她身上停留！

ClothoCrows are intelligent birds. They are wise and know that I am still among the living.乌鸦是智慧的鸟类，它十分聪慧，知道我仍存活于世。

ClothoIf you wish the crows to roost upon you... Hel, what do you think?如果你想体验被乌鸦停留的感觉……赫尔，你怎么想？

Clotho pats her coffin.洛托拍了拍棺材。

赫尔Want to have a quick lie down inside?进来坐坐？

Upon hearing Clotho's reply, the soldiers laugh.听到洛托的回答，士兵哈哈大笑。

士兵ADid you learn how to tease people from spending so much time around Centaureissi? Not bad, beats the hell out of being a high-class tin can.和桑朵莱希待久了，你开始学会逗乐了？这样不错，比当个精致的铁疙瘩强。

士兵BOkay, stop messing with her and focus on patrolling.别逗她了，专心巡视周围。

士兵B...Also, there's something else I want to tell you.……还有，我有话想和你说。

The soldiers keep their distance from her, but Clotho can still hear their quiet words.士兵们与她保持着距离，但低声交谈的内容仍然能被洛托听得清清楚楚。

士兵BSomething's not right. How come the brass hasn't reacted yet after we fought off that raid?情况不大对。打退了那帮突袭兵之后，上面的人怎么没反应？

士兵AWhat kind of reaction do you want from them? Do you think we should just fight our way to their base?你还想要什么反应，我们彻底不要脸了，直接杀到他们那边去？

士兵BBut those guys... the Geneva Convention is pretty much toilet paper to those punks!但对面的那些家伙实在是……战争公约对这帮流氓来说，就是张废纸！

士兵AThat's what the Lt. said, right? Now that you mention it, though, I do agree that something isn't quite right.这是中尉说过的吧。这么说来，我觉得最近的情况确实不大对。

士兵BYup. Think about it, first they started with a small-scale firefight, then they went after the Lt., and then they attacked our medical personnel...没错。你想，先是小规模交火，然后是狙击中尉，接着对医疗队出手……

士兵ACould those bastards be probing our defenses?这帮拿蛋皮当脸皮的混球，是在试探？

士兵BSeems like it to me. Did you get any reply about that alert you sent up to HQ?我觉得像。上次跟上级拍电报有回音了吗？

士兵AI heard they're starting to withdraw. The other units are going first. It'll be our turn in a couple of days' time.听说已经开始逐步撤离了，其他几个队伍先走，我们过两天。

士兵BThat's great, HQ finally decided to listen to us. The Lt., however...太好了，我们的话上级都听进去了。可惜中尉……

士兵ADon't say it, man... Don't say it. You go this way, I'll go that. We'll check in every 3 minutes.别说了……别说了。你走这边，我走那边，三分钟一汇报。

Just as they're about to split up, a shrill alarm suddenly fills the air.在他们准备分开巡逻时，刺耳的警报声忽然响起。

士兵BIt's an air raid... They're coming!!!是空袭……他们来了！！！

Clotho jerks her head back and sees an enemy plane flying toward the base.洛托猛地回头，敌军的飞机正向这个方向飞来。

ClothoOh no... Centaureissi... Centaureissi!糟糕了……桑朵莱希……桑朵莱希！

There's no time to think. Clotho runs back inside the base.来不及多想，洛托大步往基地里跑去。

Inside, Centaureissi senses something amiss and gets up from where she is wiping the door frame.基地内，正在擦拭门框的桑朵莱希警觉地直起身。

CentaureissiIt's the air raid alarm!是空袭警报！

CentaureissiI need to evacuate, but Clotho...得马上撤离，但洛托……

Centaureissi thinks about Clotho, who was waving to her with a smile just a while ago and freezes in place.桑朵莱希想起了刚才带着笑容向她挥手的洛托，霎时停驻了脚步。

ClothoCentaureissi!桑朵莱希！

Clotho runs over to her.洛托快步向桑朵莱希跑来。

CentaureissiClotho, there's an enemy air raid, we need to get out of here!洛托，敌人空袭，我们必须尽快撤退！

ClothoThat's why I came, looks like I was just in time!看来时机正好，我正是为这件事而来。

The two Dolls turn to run outside, but then there is a thunderous crash from above their heads.两个人形向外撤离，然而头顶却传来了惊天动地的声音。

Boom!轰！

The dormitory collapses under a tremendous impact.巨大的冲击波里，宿舍坍塌下去。

Half a month later, in a certain corridor of the base.半个月后，基地内某条走廊。

ClothoGood afternoon, Centaureissi. Twilight is about to descend upon our base, but it seems your mission is not yet complete?下午好，桑朵莱希。黄昏即将降临在基地之中，你的使命似乎还没有结束。

CentaureissiGood afternoon, Clotho. I'll be done after cleaning this area. How about you? Where are you going?下午好啊，洛托。这个区域清扫完就结束了，你呢，要去做什么？

ClothoI'll be getting supplies, and then I'll be searching the battlefield.领取补给，然后搜寻战场。

CentaureissiI see. Good luck, then. Come back soon—we're having muffins tonight, and the base will be screening a movie too.这样啊，祝你工作顺利。早点回来，晚上有松饼，基地安排了电影。

Clotho heads out in a clean dress, walking alongside the patrolling soldiers.洛托穿着干净整洁的礼服，与巡逻的士兵们走在同一条路上。

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The bombardment goes on for who knows how long; the entire base has been practically leveled.不知道炮击持续了多久，整个军事基地几乎被夷为平地。

Amid the rubble, Hel shouts as she opens her lid, pushing aside the rubble on top of her.废墟之中，赫尔大叫着撑开盖板，将压在上面的建材推开。

赫尔Owowowowowow—痛痛痛痛痛——

CentaureissiHow are you?你怎么样？

ClothoI... I'm fine. I was carrying Hel.我……我没事，我背着赫尔。

CentaureissiThey're sending in mop-up squads. We need to get out of here ASAP! Come with me!扫荡部队上来了，我们得赶快撤离！跟我来！

(Sounds of assault rifle fire in the distance)（突击步枪点射的声音）

CentaureissiWhy are they chasing after a couple of Dolls... ah...为什么他们会追逐两个人形……啊……

ClothoIs it because you wore a uniform last time, so they flagged you as a combat Doll?……难道是因为上次的行动里，你穿着军装，被标记为作战用人形吗？

CentaureissiI'm afraid so. You go on ahead; I'll make my own way.恐怕是这样的。你们先跑吧，我和你们分路走。

ClothoI'm probably also on those bloodthirsty maniacs' target list. When the smoke descends, nobody will be spared.我应当也在那些舔血者的标记对象之中，狼烟弥漫时不会绕过任何一个人。

CentaureissiThat's true... It'll be bad if they catch up to us. We should hurry. The enemy's using railcannons; they can't shoot behind the hills!也是……被他们咬上就麻烦了。加快速度，敌人用的是磁轨炮，打不到山丘后面！

The two of them gradually pull away from their pursuers.二人逐渐和追兵拉开了距离。

The sound of shellfire fills the air again.炮火声再次响起。

ClothoOh no, incoming!糟糕，有炮弹！

A shell flies toward Centaureissi. Clotho knocks her aside and raises Hel overhead.一枚炮弹飞向了桑朵莱希，洛托撞开了桑朵莱希，随即举起赫尔。

The shell explodes the moment it touches Hel, and the shockwave sends the two of them flying!弹头在接触赫尔的那一刻轰然爆炸，气浪将二人掀飞出去！

桑朵莱希&洛托Ugh...呜……

赫尔My waist... Is my waist broken...我的腰……我的腰是不是断了……

CentaureissiClotho, how are you? Can you move?洛托，你怎么样？还能动吗？

ClothoI... I can't control my body...我……我控制不了身体……

CentaureissiThe magnetic field from the explosion must be disrupting you...爆炸的磁场紊乱干扰了你……

In the distance, the enemy's mop-up squads begin moving again.远处，敌人的扫荡部队又开始行动了。

Centaureissi looks toward Hel.桑朵莱希的目光投向了赫尔。

赫尔Ow... Hey, what are you looking at me for?痛……嘶，你看我干嘛？

Centaureissi quickly takes stock of Hel's condition.桑朵莱希简单检查了赫尔的情况。

CentaureissiYou've been badly dented, but fortunately, your hinges are intact.形变很严重，但好在并没有影响正常的开关。

赫尔Thank you for your concern, Miss Centaureissi. I'm probably the only one who could maintain their normal shape after taking an EMP railcannon shot head-on. However, I advise you to... Huh? What are you doing?谢谢你的关心啦桑朵莱希小姐，正面硬抗一发EMP磁轨炮后还能保持状态的也只有我了。不过我还是建议你们赶紧走……诶？你要干嘛？

Centaureissi opens Hel and places Clotho inside, then ties Hel rightly to her back with a chain.桑朵莱希打开赫尔，将洛托抱了进去，然后用锁链把赫尔紧紧缚在背上。

She jumps out and then runs across the open ground with startling speed.她腾跃出去，以惊人的速度奔跑在旷野上。

ClothoCentaureissi, what are you... Put me down. Just go by yourself!桑朵莱希，你做什么……放我下来，你自己走！

CentaureissiLie down and don't talk.躺好，别说话。

Boom!轰！

Clotho hears another explosion, and then she experiences sudden weightlessness before tumbling roughly and banging around inside the coffin.爆炸声传来，洛托只感觉到一阵强烈的失重感，然后便是剧烈的翻滚和撞击。

ClothoCentaureissi!桑朵莱希！

CentaureissiLie down!躺好！

All Clotho feels is the dizziness from being spun around, but in the next moment, she feels herself being moved again.洛托只感觉上一秒还承受着撞击带来的晕眩，下一秒就又感受到了移动带来的推背感。

Boom! Boom! Boom!轰！轰！轰！

Clotho can tell that Centaureissi is stopping for longer and longer between each series of explosions.洛托能感觉到，桑朵莱希在炮击后停下的时间越来越长了。

Boom!轰！

There's another explosion. But this time, Centaureissi doesn't get up right away.又是一次炮击。这一次，桑朵莱希没能立刻站起来。

ClothoCentaureissi...!桑朵莱希……！

After regaining control of her body, Clotho tries to open the coffin, but finds that Hel has been chained up tight.恢复身体控制权的洛托试图打开棺材，却发现赫尔的锁扣已经锁死了。

CentaureissiLie down... It's dangerous... outside...好好躺着……外面……很危险……

ClothoI'm not afraid! The goal of all life is death, and there's nothing to hold me back from it anymore!我不怕！生者必然向死，我已没有羁绊！

ClothoYou're not the same; Vayne still misses you...而你不一样，薇茵还在牵挂你……

CentaureissiShe will remember me.她会记得我。

ClothoBut... (sniffle)可是……呜……

Clotho senses Centaureissi getting up at last and is running toward the hills.在洛托的感知中，桑朵莱希终于爬了起来，向山丘后冲去。

CentaureissiI believe that even if I "die", even if I don't remember anything, she will still treat me like she did before and that nothing will change.我相信就算我“死”了，就算我什么也不记得了，她也会对我像从前那样，什么都不会改变。

ClothoI want you to live... Please, I'm begging you...我要你活着……求你……

CentaureissiClotho, if you "die", nobody will remember your sisters.洛托，如果你“死”了，不会有人记得你的姐姐们。

CentaureissiOnly you can tell others their story.能把这个故事讲给其他人听的，只有你。

CentaureissiThat is why you must live, Clotho.所以，洛托，你要活下去。

Lost Knowledge - 4 钩沉绝响-4

BOOM!!!!轰！！！！

There is another explosion and Centaureissi stops.又一次爆炸，桑朵莱希停下了脚步。

ClothoCentaureissi!桑朵莱希！

赫尔Urgh...呃……

ClothoHel, what's wrong?赫尔！你怎么样了！

赫尔Master... I'm detecting multiple hardware failures... I can't keep functioning...主人……多处硬件损伤，我……运行不下去了……

赫尔Is this... click-click-click... what death... feels like?这是要死的……咯咯咯……感觉……吗？

ClothoNo, no you won't. You won't die! You can't die!不，不会的，你不会死！你不要死！

ClothoLet me out, Centaureissi!你放我出去，桑朵莱希！

CentaureissiHang on... I'm undoing the lock... It's been... twisted.稍等……我正在打开锁扣，它……变形……了。

赫尔Listen to me, Clotho.听我说，洛托。

赫尔I was so worried about you in those days. Luckily, you have Miss Centaureissi with you now. I will be so happy to see you get out of this.那段日子我真的很担心你。幸亏有桑朵莱希小姐在。你能走出来，我真的很高兴。

赫尔It's regrettable, but I thought I'd be with you until the very end...只是很遗憾，我一直以为我会陪你走到最后的……

ClothoHel? Hel!赫尔？赫尔！

The lock finally comes loose and Clotho bursts out.锁扣终于松开了，洛托翻身冲了出来。

This is when she sees the Doll and the coffin before her.她也终于看清了面前的人形与棺材。

This place is at the limit of the cannons' range, and the shellfire gradually shifts elsewhere.这里已经到了火炮射程的尽头，炮火渐渐转向了其他区域。

Hel looks like a crushed tin can. One can hardly tell she used to be a coffin.赫尔就像是一具被捏扁的铁壳子，几乎看不出棺材的样子。

Centaureissi is also barely recognizable.而桑朵莱希也已经面目全非。

赫尔Unable to sustain personality program... Reverting to base settings.人格逻辑维持失败……转入基础系统。

赫尔Structural damage has exceeded thresholds. Abandoning this unit and withdrawing from the current area is recommended.素体损毁程度过高，建议立即抛下本机，并脱离本区域。

ClothoHel... Centaureissi...赫尔……桑朵莱希……

Centaureissi...Clotho.……洛托。

Centaureissi reaches out to Clotho.桑朵莱希向洛托伸出手。

Clotho thinks of that despondent soldier, and she unconsciously grabs Centaureissi's hand. However, Centaureissi does not let her do so. Instead, she points to her damaged belly.洛托想起了那个绝望的伤兵，她下意识想去抓桑朵莱希的手。然而，桑朵莱希却没有让她抓住，而是指了指自己破损的腹部。

CentaureissiTheir patrols might end up sweeping... this place.巡逻部队，很可能再次扫荡……这里。

ClothoDon't... Don't say any more...不要……不要继续说……

CentaureissiTake my battery... It will help you... leave.带上我的能源……它能帮你……离开。

CentaureissiGo, Clotho... Don't... bury yourself...走吧，洛托，不要……被自己……埋葬……

Centaureissi ceases to function.桑朵莱希停止了运行。

Clotho...So... You knew everything from the start?……原来你……什么都知道？

ClothoYou knew that I was seeking death and my destruction... If you knew, then why did you still...我追求的死亡，和毁灭……你都知道，为什么还要这样做……

Her only answer is silence.回答她的是一片寂静。

ClothoIn the end, I'm the only one who survived... Is burying others the only thing I can do?到头来，活下来的只有我……难道我能做到的，就只有送葬吗？

The distant cannon fire still booms in the distance. Clotho rubs her cheek, as though to wipe away her tears.远处的炮火还在轰鸣，洛托擦了擦脸颊，像是要拭去泪水。

Machine oil streaked in ash smears across the back of her hand. She takes a deep breath and exhales the heat accumulated within her body.沾了灰的机油被擦在手背上，她深深地呼吸，放去身体里积蓄的多余热量。

ClothoNo... That's not it. Right now, there's still something I can do.不……不是的。至少现在，我还有能做的事情。

She ties Hel to her back and scoops up Centaureissi.她将赫尔缚在背上，抱起了桑朵莱希。

This body is no heavier than the other corpses she has carried, yet Clotho feels an incredible weight in her hands.这具素体并不比以往的任何一具尸体更沉重，洛托却觉得前所未有的重量正被她捧在手中。

It represents hope, a period of warmth in her life, someone who lived more vibrantly than any lost soul who kept a Doll who wanted to "die" firmly anchored to the mortal world.一份希望，一份温暖的时光，比任何亡灵都更鲜活地存在着，也将想要“死去”的人形钉在了现世。

ClothoLive on...活下去……

Clotho gently rests her cheeks on Centaureissi's brow as she is held with a careful, tender reverence, before turning her head up and into the distance, a steady look in her eyes.她珍而重之地抱稳桑朵莱希，用脸颊蹭了蹭她的额头，随即坚定地抬起头望向远方。

ClothoI promise to do that... But in return, you also have to promise me that you will "live".我答应你……但你也要答应我，“活”下去。

The undertaker carries another Doll who has already ceased to function, walking out of this battlefield of death and destruction one step at a time.送葬者抱着已然停止活动的另一个人形，一步步走出这片遍布死亡和毁灭的战场。

Lost Knowledge - 5 钩沉绝响-5

In the Laredo town area, at the Universal Anything Services branch office.Laredo生活区，环球万事服务分公司。

The city is bathed in the morning light which illuminates a crumpled letter.晨光洒落在城市中，照亮了一张被揉皱的信纸。

"This is a receiving contract with Universal Anything Services. Mother and Father left me a sum of money, which I've used to purchase long-term maintenance services for you. After you return, ownership will remain in my name, but you don't need to continue to work. You are free to pursue what you want to do."“这是和环球万事签订的接收合同，爸爸妈妈事先给我留了一笔钱，我用它们换了你的长期维护服务，你回去以后，所有权仍挂在我的名下，但不必再继续工作了，你可以做你想做的事情。”

"I have enlisted and am going to go searching for Mother and Father. Do not follow me, Reissi. Don't come to the battlefield. This is my last command to you as your master. I'm sorry that I was unable to say this to you face-to-face. I didn't dare... I'm sorry."“我入伍了，我要去找爸爸妈妈他们，不要跟来，莱希，不要来战场，这是我作为主人对你下的最后一个命令。对不起，这个命令没有当面传达给你，我不敢……对不起。”

"Please take care of yourself." "Your little sis, always and forever, Vayne."“照顾好自己，姐姐。”

"Please take care of yourself." "Your little sis, always and forever, Vayne."“永远爱着你的妹妹：薇茵”

Clotho folds the old letter back up again and places it in Centaureissi's pocket.洛托将破旧的信纸重新叠好，放进了桑朵莱希的口袋。

One of her arms is missing, most of her hair has been burnt off, and her twisted left arm is still dangling by the side of her body.她的一只手臂不见了，头发也烧没了大半，扭曲的左臂仍然垂在身侧。

A drop of machine oil falls from the severed stump of her arm and falls on Centaureissi's face like a tear.一滴机油从她手臂的断口落下，落在桑朵莱希的脸上，如同某个人的眼泪。

ClothoI can't go back; they'll write me off as scrap...我不能回去，我会被报废掉的……

ClothoBut you're not the same. They'll save you, Centaureissi.但你不一样，他们会救你，桑朵莱希。

ClothoYour core is still working, so UAS will fix you.你的核心还在运转，环球万事一定会修好你。

ClothoEven if you don't remember me, I'll find you as long as you're still alive...哪怕你不记得我了也好，只要你还活着，我就一定会找到你……

ClothoGoodbye, Centaureissi.再见，桑朵莱希。

She places Centaureissi at the entrance of the branch office and presses the doorbell.她将桑朵莱希放在了分公司的门口，按响了通讯终端。

电子合成音Hello, this is Universal Anything Services. How may I help you?您好，这里是环球万事服务，请问有什么可以帮您？

ClothoI have a Butler-36 unit named Centaureissi. Please take her back.型号Butler-36，代号桑朵莱希，请求回收。

电子合成音Very well, please verify ID.好的，请进行信息识别。

电子合成音Please verify ID.请进行信息识别。

电子合成音Processing error. Switching to manual identification.流程异常，即将进行人工识别。

Clotho has already retreated to the street corner.洛托已经退到了街角。

After watching the branch office workers bring Centaureissi inside, she picks Hel back up and vanishes into the morning mists of America.她看着分公司的员工将桑朵莱希抬进了大门后，便重新抱起赫尔，消失在美洲凌晨的薄雾中。

Dawn Epilogue 晨光谢幕

At the Oasis, inside the Ops Room.绿洲，指挥室内。

After calming down again, Clotho gently blows away the steam coming from her cup of coffee as she drinks from it.冷静下来的洛托捧着咖啡，轻轻地吹开杯口的薄雾。

ClothoAs for me, that is where the story ends.对我来说，故事到这里就结束了。

ProfessorI see.原来是这样。

CentaureissiWhen I opened my eyes again, I was in a UAS repair bay. So that's what happened after I shut down...我睁开眼睛时就在环球万事的维修室了，原来在我停机后，还发生了这样的事情……

CentaureissiThank you, Clotho.谢谢你，洛托。

Clotho shakes her head.洛托摇了摇头。

ClothoI should be thanking you. At the very least, I still have the chance to tell this tale.是我应该感谢你。至少，我现在还有在这里讲述故事的机会。

CentaureissiActually, while we're on that topic, there's something that bothers me.说到这个，我也很在意。

CentaureissiWhere did you go after sending me to UAS?把我送到环球万事之后，你去了哪里？

ClothoI believe the Professor ought to know more about that than I do.关于这件事，教授应该更清楚。

Clotho rises from Centaureissi's embrace. Her gold eyes look at me, filled with gratitude.洛托从桑朵莱希的怀抱里直起身，那双金色的眼睛望向我，里面盛满了感激。

...Gratitude?……感激？

CentaureissiAh, so it involved you, Professor...啊，这件事，难道还和教授有关……

ProfessorUm...呃……

As Clotho looks at me tenderly, I feel something that I haven't in a long time—guilt.在洛托殷切的注视下，我久违地感到了些许心虚。

ClothoYou have a point. If it is my story, then I should recite it.说的也是。属于我的故事，只能由我自己来吟唱。

This is your story, so you should finish telling it.你的故事，你应该自己讲完。

Having me bring it up is a little embarrassing.那件事让我自己来提，未免太难为情了。

CentaureissiI didn't know you had such a cute side to yourself, Professor. Clotho, how does the rest of the story go?教授也有这样可爱的一面呢。洛托，这个故事的后续是什么？

ClothoAllow me to finish it, then.那就由我自己讲完吧。

Professor(Whew, that was close....)（呼，得救了……）

ClothoActually, I didn't manage to get very far before shutting down due to severe malfunctions.其实，我没能走多远就因为严重的故障停机了。

ClothoA patrolling UAS robot found me, and after noting my ID code, informed the director of the department that developed me.附近环球万事的巡逻机器人发现了我，根据我的识别码，通报了研发我的部门主管。

CentaureissiWas it the director who was sympathetic toward you?是故事里说到的那位很同情你的主管吗？

ClothoYes.是的。

CentaureissiAh, and that director contacted the Professor?啊，难道说，那位主管联络了教授？

ClothoJust so. Thus, a branch that had nearly withered got to blossom anew with the help of Project Neural Cloud.正是这样。险些枯萎的枝桠，在云图计划的帮助下重现了光彩。

赫尔You really are a nice person, Professor! Just as nice as Miss Centaureissi!教授可真是个好人！和桑朵莱希小姐一样的好人！

ClothoIf I could find a way to preserve my memories through Project Neural Cloud, I might be able to prevent my sisters from being reset again, and I might be able to reunite with them...若是能通过云图计划找到保存记忆的方法，或许就能避免姐姐们再一次被重置，我也得以与她们重逢……

ClothoWith the director's permission, the signing bonus for joining Project Neural Cloud was used to repair Hel and I. The rest was also set aside for me to use after I left the cloud server.在主管的同意下，云图计划的奖金被用来修复我和赫尔，剩下的部分也将在我离开麦戈拉云端后交付给我使用。

赫尔I woke up just in time to hear the director tell Clotho all of that. It was like a fairytale!我醒过来的时候正赶上主管跟洛托说到这个，简直跟童话故事似的！

CentaureissiIf it wasn't for that director, I might not have been able to keep my promise of seeing you again...如果不是那位主管的话，也许再见的约定永远都无法达成了。

CentaureissiOnce we leave Magrasea, I will thank the director myself.等到我们离开麦戈拉云端的时候，我会去向这位主管致以感谢。

ClothoWhat did you do after that, Centaureissi?桑朵莱希在那之后，又做了什么？

Centaureissi looks at me.桑朵莱希看向我。

ProfessorUm... I'll let you tell her, Centaureissi.呃……你来讲就可以了，桑朵莱希。

CentaureissiUnderstood.我明白了。

CentaureissiAfter I woke up, I realized that looking for you or Vayne on the battlefield would be very hard to accomplish. According to the surviving soldiers from the base, you were listed as a missing Doll.在我醒来后，我认为从战场寻找你或是薇茵都是很难实现的事。根据基地里幸存士兵的说法，你被登记成了失踪人形。

ClothoI'm sorry.对不起。

CentaureissiIt wasn't your fault. At that time, I was simply doing my duty as a maid, or perhaps, as an elder sister...这不是你的错。那时候，我只是尽到了自己作为女仆的责任，或许还有作为姐姐的责任……

CentaureissiAnd then, I thought of your words.然后，我想起了你的话。

ClothoMy...?我的……？

CentaureissiI ought to preserve my memories, so that when Vayne comes back I can tell her, "Welcome home, Vayne," instead of a preprogrammed greeting.我应该保存自己的记忆，为了在薇茵回来时说“欢迎回来，薇茵”，而不是预设的初始问候语。

ClothoI was thinking that too... Thank goodness.我也是这么想的……真是太好了。

Centaureissi pats Clotho's head, and then she narrows her eyes to look at the clock.桑朵莱希摸了摸洛托的头发，忽然眯起眼睛看向了时钟。

Oh no.糟糕。

CentaureissiThe story is over, Professor.故事结束了，教授。

CentaureissiYou ought to get some rest. I'll send Max and Dushevnaya back first then come back for you later.您该去休息了。我先行将麦克斯与杜莎妮送回去，稍后便来接您。

Professor...I knew it. Alright.……好吧，我就知道。

CentaureissiWhat about you, Clotho?洛托，你呢？

ClothoA tired soul requires rest in order to once again ride the rails of fate.疲惫的灵魂需要休憩，方能再度踏上命运的轨道。

CentaureissiThen you should get some rest here too. Perhaps you might be able to reminisce about the past with the Professor.那你就在这里稍作休息吧，或许也能和教授叙叙旧呢。

Clotho lifts her head from Centaureissi's shoulder and watches longingly as Centaureissi scoops up Max and Dushevnaya before leaving the room.洛托将脑袋从桑朵莱希的肩膀上移开，恋恋不舍地目送着桑朵莱希抱着麦克斯与杜莎妮离开了房间。

ProfessorDo you plan to continue traveling, Clotho?洛托，你还要继续旅行吗？

ClothoPerhaps my story can come to an end in this place.也许，故事可以在这里告一段落。

ClothoMy destined person is here, and my guide is before me.我的命定之人就在这里，而我的指引，正在我的面前。

She puts her cup down and lifts her skirts to curtsy to me.她放下杯子，提起裙摆，向我行了一礼。

ClothoPlease guide me, Professor.请指引我吧，教授。

ClothoNo matter the battlefield or quiet dreamscape...无论前方是战场，亦或者梦境……

ProfessorIs this a roundabout way of getting me to sleep?你是在拐弯抹角地催我睡觉吗？

ClothoAll life needs rest in order to continue.生命需要休憩，才能更好地延续。

ClothoIf you are having trouble resting, perhaps I can arrange for you to slumber in Hel's embrace.若您觉得一时难以入睡，或许也可以选择在赫尔的怀抱中长眠。

ProfessorThere's no need for... Wait!这就不必……等等！

Clang!哐！

Before I can finish speaking, darkness descends upon me.我的话还没说完，黑暗便笼罩了下来。

赫尔Hey, Clotho, why did you push me... Mfff—喂，洛托，你干嘛推我……唔唔唔——

ClothoLooks like Hel was a little too eager. Professor, how does it feel inside Hel?看来赫尔有些迫不及待了。教授，赫尔怀里的感觉如何？

Professor...It certainly is a novel experience.……确实是新奇的体验。

ClothoHehe, that wasn't how you answered when you went inside previously.呵呵，明明您之前也感受过，却做出了截然不同的回答呢。

A hint of shock runs through me, but I cannot see Clotho's face in the darkness.我心里一惊。但黑暗之中，我看不见洛托的表情。

ClothoI can sense the color of your soul. It seems yours has changed somewhat after a long time apart...我能感知到灵魂的颜色。许久未见，您的灵魂似乎与之前有了些变化……

ClothoI truly wonder what you went through before this.真好奇您之前经历了什么。

Clotho's footsteps pace around me, until they suddenly stop.洛托的脚步环绕我响起，直至某刻突然停下。

ClothoProfessor ...教授……

Clang!哐！

Before I can respond, my vision returns and I reflexively squint.还来不及反应，我便感到视野再度亮起来。我下意识地眯起眼睛。

ClothoI'm sorry, Hel spent a bit too long on top of you.抱歉，赫尔在您身上呆得有些太久了。

Professor...I'm okay...……没事……

赫尔I just knew you wouldn't mind! Hehe, not everyone gets the chance to stay inside me, you know. But since it's you, Professor, I don't mind if you lie down a little more inside me...我就知道您不会在意！嘿嘿，待在我身体里的机会可不是人人都有。但既然是教授，想多躺躺也不是不行……

ClothoDid I scare you? It was just a little joke.吓到您了吗？我只是想开个玩笑。

ProfessorI didn't expect you to have a side like that.……没想到你还有这样的一面。

ClothoIt was just a little prank. I didn't expect to see you make a face like that.只是一点小小的恶作剧罢了。没想到能看到您这样的表情。

ClothoHowever, you might have time to better experience it in the future.不过，或许之后，您还有时间更深刻地体会到这一面呢。

Just then, there is a knock on the door.就在此时，敲门声恰好响起。

CentaureissiThe room's been tidied up, Professor.房间已经收拾好了，教授。

Centaureissi looks around the room, and she seems to pick up something from the faint expression on Clotho's face.桑朵莱希环视房间，似乎从洛托鲜有波动的表情上察觉出了什么。

CentaureissiClotho, have you been naughty again?洛托，你又坏心眼了吗？

ClothoWell, you trust the Professor, so...因为教授是桑朵莱希信赖的对象，所以……

Clotho ambles over to Centaureissi's side and hugs her arm.洛托施施然走向桑朵莱希，挽住她的手臂。

CentaureissiI'm sorry about this, Professor. Although, the fact that she did that implies that she's lowered her guard.抱歉，教授。不过这孩子这么做，某种意义上也表明她放下心防了吧。

The silver-haired girl smiles.银发的少女脸上露出一抹微笑。

Professor...I hope so.……或许确实如此吧。

CentaureissiAre you ready to rest now, Professor?教授准备休息了吗？

ProfessorOf course.当然。

ClothoLet me send you on your way.让我送您去吧。

That sounds kind of wrong.这话似乎不太对。

ClothoI will sing a song to still your heart and bring you sweet dreams.我会为您唱一首安魂的歌曲，让您得到美梦。

ProfessorUm... Eh, don't worry about sending me off. I can go by myself.呃……算了，不用送我了，我自己走就可以。

Although I refuse their offer, I find myself leaving the HQ building as part of a trio.即使拒绝了她们的好意，最终走出大门时，我们仍然是三人一行。

ClothoThe stars are really beautiful here. Although, even they must die someday...这里的星星真是美丽。即使是它们，也有衰亡的过程……

ProfessorDo you wish to bury the stars?你想为星星送葬吗？

ClothoIf they fall, I will.如果它坠落，我会的。

ClothoBut right now, I just wish to sing of their brilliance.但是此刻，我只想歌颂它的灿烂。

ProfessorWhat a coincidence, I was just thinking of the same thing.真巧，我也这么想。

Under the sparkling stars, we continue onward, until my thoughts are swallowed by dreams.在辉煌的繁星之下，我们继续往前，直到梦境吞没我们的思绪。

As for how Max and Dushevnaya made a big fuss to Angela the next day... That will be a tale for tomorrow.至于第二天麦克斯和杜莎妮咋咋呼呼闹到安吉拉那里的事……就留到第二天再说吧。

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