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Eager Fist, Dawning Fray

愿拳战晓

18 chapters · 1303 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

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Late at night in the Oasis' projection room.深夜，绿洲放映室。

The sounds of growling, cursing, collisions, heavy objects falling, metal being torn apart and muscles shredding...嘶吼声，怒骂声，碰撞声，重物坠落的声音，金属折断的声音，肌肉撕裂的声音……

All these combine with the decidedly unharmonious scenes before me in an assault on my senses.这一切和眼前不和谐的画面交织在一起，冲撞着我的神经。

Bang!砰！

观众的吼叫声It's down!倒下了！

观众的吼叫声Knock its block off! Beat the tar out of it! Right! That's the way!朝脑袋打！打到它爆油！好，打得好！

观众的吼叫声Get the hell up, damn you! I've got a week's pay riding on this!混账东西，赶紧站起来！老子可是押了一周的工钱啊！

I take a deep breath and look at the faces of the boxers, which are covered in nicks and bruises.我深吸一口气，目光落在擂台拳手遍布伤痕的脸上。

NoraNo wonder you were watching "Underground Boxing: A Documentary" by yourself. Just these few scenes would be enough to qualify it for an R-18G rating...难怪教授要偷偷摸摸看这部《地下拳赛纪实》，一些片段都快赶上R18G了……

NoraHehe, so you mean you can freely endanger me, then?哼哼，那我就可以被危害了？

I can't endanger the physical and mental well-being of the other Dolls in the Oasis.不能危害到其他绿洲人形的身心健康。

Well, if you can't take it, you can just leave me here to watch it by myself.你要是也受不了的话，就留我一个人看吧。

ProfessorAfter all, you ARE an expert in the field.你毕竟是这方面的专家嘛。

NoraWell, you can't compare reality to movies.现实和电影可不能混为一谈啊。

NoraPerish the thought, don't forget what I do for a living.那倒不会，别忘了我是干哪一行的。

NoraIt's just that there are some differences between movies and reality.只是，现实和电影确实还是有些区别啊。

NoraThe problem with reality is that it's too realistic, so it loses aesthetic appeal.现实的问题就是太现实了，所以反倒少了美感。

NoraIsn't that right, Miss forensic investigator?对吧？法医小姐。

RiseOh yes, this film is very realistic, to the point that it reminds me of... things I saw at work.这部纪录片的确很真实，让我回想起了一些……工作上的经历。

RiseI didn't expect you to save film clips like this, Nora.没想到野良小姐连这样的片段都有保存。

NoraWell, this is part of my pride and joy, my inspiration vault. Rather, I'm more impressed by how you could watch it without changing your expression in the slightest, Professor...这可是我引以为傲的素材库。还是教授比较让我吃惊，居然能面不改色地看下去……

RiseIndeed, most scholarly types would hardly come into contact with such scenes...确实。对于一般的文职人员来说，接触这类场景的机会应该是少之又少吧。

NoraI think this is kind of beyond the scope of an action movie...我倒是觉得这已经超出了动作片的范畴……

NoraYou're talking about lab rats... right?指的是实验室里的小白鼠吧……应该是吧？

You mean an academic can't enjoy action movies?文职就不能喜欢看动作片吗？

I've seen far worse things than this before.我见过的可比这惨烈多了。

RiseWell, did you learn anything from it, Professor?那么，看完有何收获？长官。

RiseFrom the scout team's report, this boxer called "Magnhilda" ought to be reaching the Oasis by tomorrow.按照侦查小队的汇报，这位叫“玛吉西尔达”的拳手，明天应该就会到达绿洲了吧。

ProfessorYup. While the neural cloud evaluation can wait until after I see her, her CV is definitely very special, so I'd like to get a thorough understanding of her first.嗯。虽然等见到她之后再做心智检定也来得及，但她的履历实在特殊，我想还是先充分了解才好。

NoraSpecial, you say? Don't we have a lot of fighting-type Dolls in the Oasis?特殊吗？战斗类的人形在绿洲不是有很多嘛。

RiseIt's not quite the same.不太一样。

RiseUnderground boxing has always been a grey zone of sorts, and they often have the backing of organized crime behind them.地下拳赛始终处在灰色地带，而且往往有黑帮背景。

RiseNormally, it would be a target of law enforcement... if the law were still effective in the places where it was found.正常来说，它们是法律打击的对象……如果所在区域的法律还有效力的话。

ProfessorYes, and Magnhilda once worked for an underground boxing ring.是的。而玛吉西尔达就曾经效力于地下拳赛组织。

NoraSo you're saying... She's a criminal?那岂不是说……她是罪犯？

ProfessorShe only fought at her employer's request.只是在雇主的要求下参与战斗罢了。

ProfessorHer name was listed in the contestant register, so she was legal, at least in a technical sense.她的名字登记在选手名册上，至少形式上是正规的。

ProfessorWhat we saw just now was one of her bouts. What do the two of you think of it?刚才那段就是她和人对战的画面，你们两个看完有什么感想吗？

NoraWhile characters like these tend to have a lot of stories behind them, there's an air of danger around her that... Um, I think I'd rather keep my distance.虽说一般这种角色都会有很多故事，但这股危险的气息……唔，还是离她远点比较好。

Rise...Her movements aren't natural.……她的动作有些不自然。

NoraHm?嗯？

RiseHer arm was at a weird angle right before she got knocked down just now.最后被击倒前，她的手臂摆出了一个奇怪的角度。

RiseIt didn't look like she couldn't block in time, but more like... She was planning to block by reflex, but then she deliberately stopped herself.那看起来并不像是来不及格挡，而是……本打算下意识地格挡，却突然故意停住了动作。

Rise...Thank you for your praise, Professor.……谢谢长官夸奖。

NoraHow come you could tell too, Professor...为什么教授也看得出来……

NoraWait a minute, are you guys saying—等一下，你们两个的意思是——

Well said, Rise.说得好，莉丝。

Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。

I raise a hand to stop Nora from finishing her sentence.我举起手掌，止住了野良要说下去的话。

ProfessorAs the name implies, underground boxing matches are things that can't see the light.地下拳赛，正如其名，是一个上不了台面的地方。

ProfessorThat's why I wanted to get a clear idea of why and how she fought.所以，我想先看清楚，她是如何挥拳的。

I fix my gaze on Magnhilda's form on the screen.我目不转睛地盯着屏幕上的玛吉西尔达。

In the blurred shot, her fallen form trembles with the angry shouts from the audience, struggling against the pull of an invisible swamp.模糊的画面里，她倒在地上的身影，随着观众的怒骂声微微颤抖，仿佛仍在泥潭里挣扎。

系统Now restarting... Calculating neural cloud operational efficiency...正在重新启动……心智运算功率测试中……

(Garbled noise)（嘈杂的声响。）

观众Get the hell up, damn you! I've got a week's pay riding on this!混账东西，赶紧站起来！老子可是押了一周的工钱啊！

观众Hahaha, I'm rich!哈哈哈，这下我发财啦！

观众Wait a minute, look! She's still...等一下，你们看！她好像还……

(A blinding ray of light shines down.)（刺眼的光线。）

裁判1... 2... 3...1……2……3……

(A blinding light shines down. They're the ring spotlights.)（刺眼的光线。是聚光灯。）

(The spotlights are there so the audience can see the fighters, yet they make me want to close my eyes.)（为了让观众看清选手的战斗准备的聚光灯，却让人忍不住想要闭上眼睛。）

裁判4... 5... 6...4……5……6……

观众She's actually getting back up! She's actually moving!居然爬起来了！真的还能动啊！

(A shadow blocks the light. It's a Doll...)（阴影挡住了光。是人形……）

(It's my opponent.)（是我的对手。）

裁判7... 8...7……8……

观众There's still a chance! Come on, get up!有希望！站起来！

观众Don't get up! Just stay down!别站起来啊！给我老实趴好！

(...This match isn't over yet.)（……比赛还没结束。）

Just as the referee is about to chop his hand down—就在裁判的手臂即将落下的时候——

MagnhildaTsk.啐。

MagnhildaBit too early to be breaking out the champagne, asshole.现在开香槟还早了点吧。混账。

拳手You...你……

MagnhildaYou left yourself wide open.破绽太明显了。

Bam!砰！

拳手Urgh...!呃……！

观众Ohhhhh! Well done!噢噢噢！干得好！

观众I TOLD you that Doll wasn't a pushover! Put me down for two more on her!我就说那个人形没那么好对付！再给我加两注！

观众Come on, take that punk out!加油！干掉那小子！

Bam! Bam!砰！砰！

Magnhilda's opponent is too tired to mount a proper defense against her cunning attacks and is steadily driven back.面对玛吉西尔达更加刁钻的攻击，对手疲于招架，节节败退。

MagnhildaHah!哈！

Now that she's regained her rhythm after being downed once, her somewhat cool skin begins heating up again.一度倒下的素体重新夺回了节奏感，稍有冷却的皮肤再度发热。

MagnhildaHyah! Whew... Over here!喝！呼……这边！

Bam! Bam! Bam!砰！砰！砰！

观众的吼叫声Alright! He's almost on the ropes!好啊！他离围绳就差一点了！

观众的吼叫声F**k him! F**k him up good!干他！把他干下去！

观众的吼叫声Motherf**ker, I just raised my bet on him... Beat her! Beat the shit out of her!我*，我刚给他加注……打她！把她打爆啊！

(Two more punches and he's down.)（再来两拳。马上他就会倒地。）

(I can already compute the conclusion.)（脑内已经可以计算出这样的结局。）

观众的吼叫声That f**king c**t of a Doll—这个**的**人形——

Magnhilda raises her right arm high.玛吉西尔达高高举起右臂。

经纪人Time to finish this.准备收网。

A voice speaks quietly over her earpiece.耳机里突然传来一声低语。

Her body is normal. Her neural cloud is normal. She isn't overheating. She isn't damaged. There is nothing wrong with her.素体正常。心智正常。没有过热。没有折损。没有故障。

All systems are functioning well. Her power control is perfect. She can end this fight with her next hit.一切运行良好。力度控制完美。下一拳就能结束这场战斗。

However, she suddenly stops moving.但是，她的动作停滞了。

Naturally, her opponent isn't going to pass up this opportunity.对手自然不会放过这个机会。

拳手ORAA!喝啊！

Wham!砰！

A haymaker slams into Magnhilda's face.一记重拳砸进玛吉西尔达的脸。

MagnhildaUrgh—呃——

The pain that lances through her face makes it feel like her skin is burning. Her synthetic skin can't take the impact, and the steel endoskeleton and filler deform under the force of the hit, filling her ears with grating noise—贯穿面部的痛感使得伤口仿佛燃烧起来。仿生皮肤受不住这么大的力道，填充物和钢骨一并变形，刺耳的噪音拉长——

And then everything suddenly goes silent.然后忽然归于寂静。

系统Alert, auditory system malfunction... Alert...警报，听力系统故障……警报……

Clang!哐当！

Magnhilda narrows her eyes.玛吉西尔达眯起眼睛。

She can barely make out the silhouette of her opponent raising his hand high as he is backlit by the spotlights.在光线勾出的黑影轮廓里，隐约还可以看见对手高举的拳头。

The dark brown fragments still clinging to the metal mesh netting of his gloves are the same color as Magnhilda's skin.拳套里裸露出的铁丝上，似乎还挂着和玛吉西尔达肤色一样的暗褐色碎片。

裁判5... 6... 7...5……6……7……

Her opponent's growls, the referee's count-up, the booing of the audience, all of them are shredded to pieces by her damaged hearing systems.对手的低吼，裁判的倒计时，观众的倒彩，统统被损坏的听力系统分解得支离破碎。

After a brief silence, her comm system suddenly springs to life.在短暂的寂静后，通讯系统忽然响起。

经纪人的讯息You did well, Magnhilda.辛苦了，玛吉西尔达。

经纪人的讯息See you in 20.二十分钟后见。

MagnhildaSon... of a bitch...混……账……

系统Neural cloud system damage detected, commencing protective hibernation...心智系统故障，保护性休眠开始……

Rekindle - 1 复燃-1

In a certain run-down little room inside the rest area at the underground boxing ring.地下拳赛的休息室，某个破旧的小隔间。

经纪人Yo, you're awake.哟，醒了啊。

Magnhilda...Did you carry me back here?……是你把我背过来的？

经纪人You should be happy about that. If you weighed a few more kilos, I would've had to get someone to push the trolley.庆幸吧。你要是再重个几公斤，我就只能找人借推车了。

MagnhildaI didn't expect to be beaten until I bluescreened either.我也没想到会被打到宕机。

经纪人Let me get this out of the way first, you did that to yourself. That last bit wasn't in the script.我事先声明啊，这可是你自找的。剧本里根本没有最后那一段。

经纪人That kid hit you as hard as he did because he saw you get up again and panicked.那小子看你又爬起来了，慌了神，才会来这么一下重的。

MagnhildaI know that.我知道。

经纪人Still, we made a tidy little bonus because you hammed it up back there. Guess how much you have now?不过也多亏你给自己加戏，又多赚了一小笔。你猜现在怎么着？

经纪人Ding, ding, ding! You've paid for your repair bills up to last month!咚咚！到上个月为止的维修账单，都还清了！

经纪人The interest's included too. At the very least, Mr. Santino won't be hounding you to pay up until your next appearance.连本带利。至少到你下一次出场为止，桑提诺先生不会再向你追债了。

MagnhildaJudging by the look on your face, you aren't done yet.看你的表情，你还没说完。

经纪人(Sigh) Yup, there's some bad news...唉。确实有坏消息……

Saying so, the manager hands her a mirror, reflecting a face covered in scars of all shapes and sizes.经纪人说着，递来一面镜子，镜中映出一张遍布大大小小各种伤痕的脸。

The latest and most obvious addition to these countless old wounds is a frightening scar that cuts across her face.在那数不清的旧伤之上，新增的一道横跨面颊的可怖疤痕尤为明显。

Magnhilda...What are you getting at?……所以呢？

经纪人Your face needs repairs.你的脸必须去修复了。

经纪人There's still a little left over from today's payout after clearing your debt. You'd better go now while you don't have any fights scheduled.今天这单的报酬，还完债还能剩一点。趁着这段时间没有比赛赶紧去吧。

经纪人Of course, if you want to take a loan from Mr. Santino, the old rules apply...当然，如果要找桑提诺先生借钱，那就还是老规矩……

MagnhildaNo need for that.用不着了。

经纪人What?什么？

MagnhildaI don't need a loan because I won't be going for repairs.用不着。我不修。

经纪人Don't be stubborn. Even a scrapped Doll wouldn't have a face as mangled as yours.别任性了。就算是报废的人形，脸也不一定坏成你这样。

经纪人If you go out like this, people are going to doubt if you can fight and they might not bet on you.你这样出去，别人会怀疑你的战斗力，不一定愿意再给你单子。

MagnhildaI'm pretty much on the road to the scrapyard anyway, yet I've fought so many times until now. It's just one more scar.反正我早就接近废弃了，照样打了这么多场，现在只是多这一道疤。

MagnhildaAnd besides, I don't want to keep owing him.而且，我也不想再欠那家伙的了。

Her manager sighs and then sits up.经纪人叹了口气，坐正身子。

经纪人It's not like I don't understand you.我不是不能理解你。

经纪人There are a lot of humans who don't like throwing matches either, and since you're a Doll, your base commands are telling you to fight properly, but we won't let you do it.人类里也有很多不爱打假拳的家伙。再说你作为人形，底层指令就是好好打拳击，我们却总不让你这样做。

经纪人But you have to remember—Mr. Santino owns you.但是你也要记得。你的所有者是桑提诺先生。

经纪人He's the organizer of this underground boxing circuit, and he manages all the business in this area. Without him, roadside strays like us wouldn't be able to survive.是他组织了这个地下拳赛，经营起这一带的生意。没有他，我们这些路边的野狗根本没法独立生存。

MagnhildaI understand—我明白——

经纪人No, you don't. Even if you paid off all your repair bills today, he'd have some other way to reel you back in.你不明白。就算你今天还清了修理费用，他也有别的办法把你拉回来。

经纪人You can't possibly survive in this city on your own, can you?你不可能靠自己在这个城市里生存下去吧？

MagnhildaI said I understand.我说了我明白的。

MagnhildaI'm not planning to run. It's just that I've got a little free time now, so I don't want to waste it on caring for one of Santino's tools for making money. Is that not okay?我没打算逃。只是难得有一段自由时间，我不想把它用来替桑提诺保养赚钱的工具。这不可以吗？

经纪人...Alright, then.……好吧。

The two of them fall silent.两人陷入了短暂的沉默。

MagnhildaWhat about the thing I asked for last time?我上次问你要的东西怎么样了？

MagnhildaYou promised me you'd give it to me if I fought five more matches and cleared my repair bills, right?你当时答应过我，只要我能再打五场，还清维修金，就把那个给我，对吧？

MagnhildaIt's been five matches, so where is it?现在打满五场了，东西呢？

经纪人Are you really going to go?你真要去？

MagnhildaAre you really going to weasel out of this?你打算耍赖？

经纪人No, no, come on. Put your hands down.不会，不会。你先放下拳头。

经纪人Here, the ID is inside.喏。凭证就在里面。

The manager tosses her a small USB drive. Magnhilda reaches out and catches it.经纪人丢给她一个小小的U盘，玛吉西尔达伸手接住。

MagnhildaIs that all?就这么小一个？

经纪人It's the real deal.如假包换。

经纪人...I wanted to ask you not to go, but it looks like there's no point in that.……虽然我还是想劝你别去，但看起来是没用的了。

MagnhildaAs long as you know.你知道就好。

MagnhildaAt the very least, I want to spend my free time on a good, clean fight.至少在自由时间里，我想正经打一次拳。

Magnhilda looks at the USB drive in her hand. It contains the ID documents for an independent Doll to register for a boxing match.玛吉西尔达看着手中的U盘。那里面是人形自主报名拳赛的身份凭证。

经纪人That's the hottest legit tournament going on right now. It's on a completely different level from our underground circuit.那可是这里最火热的正规拳赛，跟我们地下拳击场的规格不能比。

经纪人And pro contestants aren't like low-class Dolls such as ourselves who can't even stand in the light. You might end up getting smashed to bits if you're not careful.职业选手可不像我们这些上不得台面的低级人形，你说不定一不小心就会被打残。

MagnhildaCan they cripple me as easily as an underground match can?有地下拳赛容易被打残？

经纪人You wouldn't have gotten so badly hurt just now if you hadn't gotten back up.你要是刚才没爬起来，也不会伤成这样。

MagnhildaI'd rather die in the ring than spend my entire life throwing matches.哪怕死在擂台上，也比在这里打一辈子假拳要好。

经纪人Well, you'd better not die for real out there... Hey, at least don't rat me out!你可别真死……唉，至少别把我供出来！

经纪人You know Mr. Santino won't allow us to go around fighting whenever we want.桑提诺先生不允许你们随便去打比赛的。

MagnhildaI know. Thank you.我明白。多谢你了。

Her manager sighs heavily and then stands up. Just as he's about to leave, he suddenly looks back at Magnhilda.经纪人长叹一声，站起身来，正要朝门外走，突然又转过头，看了眼玛吉西尔达。

He shakes his head and pauses for a moment, then takes a name card out of his pocket and puts it on the table.他摇了摇头，似乎犹豫了一下，最后还是从口袋里掏出一张名片，放在桌上。

经纪人You might want to visit this place for a consultation before you start fighting.开打前，去这里看看吧。

MagnhildaWhat's this?这是什么？

Magnhilda picks up the name card. The words on it are something she's never contemplated before.玛吉西尔达拿起名片，上面竟是未曾设想过的字样。

Magnhilda...A plastic surgery clinic?……整形事务所？

经纪人You should go fix up your face. This is going to be your first legit fight in a long time. Do you want to literally lose face up there in the ring?脸还是修一下的好。难得不用打假拳，难不成你想在正式的舞台上“丢脸”吗？

MagnhildaI told you, I'm not going to ask Santino for—我说过不会再找桑提诺——

经纪人That place is special. You might not need to pay a cent if you go there.这家店很特别，没准用不着你花钱。

After leaving that line behind him, the manager walks off without looking back.经纪人丢下这句话，就头也不回地走了。

Magnhilda...I won't need to pay a cent?……用不着花钱？

Magnhilda looks dumbly at the door, which closes with a "thud". All that's left in the room are her and her reflection in the mirror. The savage scar on her face is very prominent.玛吉西尔达愣愣地看着被“砰”一声关上的房门。屋里只剩下她和镜子里的她，脸上狰狞的疤痕格外扎眼。

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Inside her dorm room, Magnhilda carefully scrolls down a web page on her computer. The densely-packed words make her a little dizzy.宿舍里。玛吉西尔达仔细地浏览着网页，密密麻麻的文字看得她有些头昏。

MagnhildaWishing Fist... Registration site...愿拳……报名网站……

After a quick web search, she finally finds the signup page.一番搜索后，她终于找到了报名入口。

Wishing Fist—it's the largest legal boxing tournament in the region. Just the photo gallery on the official website's main page is filled with pictures of famous boxers from all walks of life. Every single winner of the Wishing Fist championship has been a top-rate boxer whose name has been branded into the hearts and minds of fans the world over.愿拳——当地规模最大的正规拳击赛。 仅仅官网首页的照片墙上，就挂满了各路知名拳击手。 历届愿拳冠军，无不是足以被世人铭记的一流拳手。

But the most important thing is that this tournament allows Dolls and humans to compete in the same ring.更难能可贵的是，这项赛事允许人形和人类同台竞技。

MagnhildaI wonder if this is too big of a goal for my first time entering a tournament like this...作为第一次参赛的目标……会不会有些太大了呢……

MagnhildaHehe, I feel like my core's overloading. It's been a long time since I last felt this way.呵呵，这种核心超载般的感觉真是久违了。

Magnhilda tamps down the growing excitement in her heart and enters her personal information into the signup form.玛吉西尔达按捺住内心的激动之情，按顺序输入个人信息和凭证。

MagnhildaDolls need to regulate their physical output and compete through technique and adaptation... The next one is for humans...人形需限制自己的输出功率，以技巧和应变来战斗……下一条是人类的……

MagnhildaI don't have that word in my dictionary. Let's try overloading... Tsk, not enough memory.这个字在字库里没有，重载……啧，内存不够。

MagnhildaI should clear out my cache.清理一下缓存。

By the time she finishes reading the lengthy participation regulations and finished filling out the registration form one keystroke at a time, over an hour has passed.等她读完冗长的报名须知，一个字母一个字母地敲击键盘填完报名表后，已经过了一个多小时。

A notification window pops up on her screen.一个通知框在屏幕上弹出。

MagnhildaRegistration confirmed... Whew, at last.已确认报名……呼，总算。

MagnhildaHm? There's a new popup here.嗯？新弹窗。

MagnhildaI have to arrive at the designated inspection venue within three days for a registration inspection? But why?三日内到指定检查点登记检查？为什么？

She glances at her clock.她看了眼时钟。

MagnhildaLet's go out for a run, then.现在就跑一趟吧。

She grabs her leisure clothes and is about to enter the bathroom when she looks at the mirror on the bathroom wall.她拿起休闲装，正要走向浴室，抬头便看见浴室墙上的镜子。

It reflects a scarred, battered Doll.镜子里映出一个千疮百孔的人形。

She suddenly recalls the pictures of those champions she saw before. Every single one of them was a majestic, stylish figure. Nothing like herself.她脑中忽然想起刚才看到的那些冠军，无一不是雄壮而风光，哪有一个是自己这样？

She closes the bathroom door and quickly changes in the living room.她关上浴室的门，在客厅里迅速地换掉了衣服。

She tosses her old clothes onto the sofa, and as she does, a card falls from them with a quiet clattering sound.她把换下来的衣服丢向沙发，啪嗒一声，一张卡片掉了下来。

MagnhildaThat's the card the manager gave me. I forgot I had it.经纪人给的名片，倒是忘了还有这个。

MagnhildaLet's see, the address is right next to the inspection venue...这么一看，地址就在报名处的隔壁……

She hesitates for a while, but in the end she crumples up the card and tosses it behind her.她犹豫了几十秒，最终还是握紧了拿着卡片的手，将它揉成一团，扔在身后。

The inspection venue for Doll participants seems to have been modified from a research lab, because it's located within the city proper, a long way from the pauper's district where Magnhilda lives.人形参赛者的指定检查点似乎是由研究所改造而成的，距离玛吉西尔达居住的贫民窟有很长一段距离，已经处在市区地段。

Right now, it's packed full of Dolls who have come to take part in the tournament, and the queue stretches out the main door.此时，这里挤满了前来应募的人形，队伍一路排到了门外。

MagnhildaSure are a lot of people here.人真多啊。

However, they aren't as muscular as Magnhilda looks. Quite a number of the Dolls here are on the slim side.然而，他们并不像玛吉西尔达想象中那样个个健壮，有不少人形看上去十分纤细。

Magnhilda...Are they going to take part in the Wishing Fist tournament with such scrawny arms? Could it be some twisted fetish on the humans' part...……胳膊那么细也要参与愿拳吗？除非是人类的恶趣味……

MagnhildaNo, some of them don't look like sports-type Dolls.不对，有几个怎么看也不像是运动类的人形。

MagnhildaAnd here I thought the Wishing Fist tournament was the most prestigious of them all. All these people here look like they're from dubious backgrounds...我明明听说愿拳是最权威的比赛，如果都是这些来路不明的人……

MagnhildaNo, you can't judge a book by its cover. There might be strong fighters among them.不对，人不可貌相。也许这里面就是有强者。

MagnhildaLike say, that soft-looking woman over there might be a warrior of some kind...比如那边那个看上去文弱的女人，没准就是个战士……

?Hah? What did you say?哈？你说什么呢！

MagnhildaHm?嗯？

The woman in question suddenly raises her voice and Magnhilda reflexively raises her hands to waist height, ready to defend against any incoming fists.对方突然抬高音量，玛吉西尔达条件反射地将双手提到腰部，随时准备防御袭来的拳头。

?You don't know what I want? Are you kidding me?“你根本不知道我想要什么”？开什么玩笑！

?Whether it's curve ratios or overall coordination, my proposals have all been thoroughly optimized. There's nothing to find fault with!不管是曲线比例、还是整体协调性，我的方案都已经经过了充足的优化，无可挑剔！

Magnhilda(...So she was just making a call.)（……只是在打电话啊。）

?I'm not as caring as a human doctor? Then go find a human doctor yourself!还不如人类医生贴心？那就去找人类医生吧！

The person gets angrier the more she speaks, and in the end she hangs up the phone but she still doesn't stop talking.那人越说越气，最后直接挂断了电话，但嘴上还是没停下来。

?I can't believe she questioned my skills... SHE'S the one who doesn't know what true beauty is!居然质疑我的水平……是她根本就不明白真正的美究竟是什么吧！

?That plan was perfect, so why doesn't she understand?那个方案已经是最完美的了，怎么就不明白呢？

Magnhilda...To think a non-warrior like her could have such spirit... It seems I can't make light of this place.……不是战士的人，竟也有这样的气势，这里果然不可小觑。

?And she wanted me to prove myself too. All she had to do was shut up and leave it to me. No matter how badly a face gets messed up, I can...还要我怎么证明给她看啊。明明只要闭上嘴交给我的话，不管多糟糕的脸我都可以……

?No matter how badly... Hm?不管多糟糕……嗯……？

Her line of sight suddenly stops on Magnhilda's face.她的视线突然在玛吉西尔达的脸上停下了。

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Though Magnhilda is putting on the coldest and most aloof expression she can manage, that noisy woman continues staring at her face before walking up to her, all smiles.尽管玛吉西尔达摆出了最冷淡的表情，但那个吵闹的女人还是注视着她的面部，笑嘻嘻地凑了上来。

?Hi, are you here for a checkup?你好呀，你是来这儿报名检查的吗？

Magnhilda...Yes.……是啊。

MagnhildaAre you staff here?你是工作人员？

?Nope, I'm just an ordinary beautician passing by.不是哦，只是一般路过的美学家而已。

Magnhilda...A beautician?……美学家？

?Oh, never mind that. Since you're here, that means you want to be chosen, right? You don't want them to reject you, right?别管那些了，你既然来了，就想被选上吧？不想落选对吧？

MagnhildaThey can reject you for stuff like this?这个还会落选的吗？

?Of course!当然了！

She looks surprised.对方一脸的惊讶。

?Did you sign up without knowing what's going on? No wonder you came over like this...你没有了解过就来报名吗？难怪会这样过来……

?Your looks are part of the selection criteria too, you know.外表也是入选的重点之一哦。

MagnhildaSo they don't go by your strength alone?难道不是只看实力？

?Your strength is important, and so is your appearance. Any place would prefer entrants with balanced attributes.实力也很重要，外表也很重要，任何地方都会想要综合素质足够的人选哦。

?But to be honest, the way you look now...但说真的，你现在这个样子……

The woman sizes up Magnhilda's face and doesn't finish her sentence.这位女性打量着玛吉西尔达的脸，没有说出后面的话。

Magnhilda finds it hard to bear her gaze and turns the badly damaged side of her face away, breaking eye contact.玛吉西尔达难以忍受她的视线，把受伤严重的侧脸偏开，隔绝了她的视线。

?Still, it's alright, because you ran into me at a crucial moment like this.不过没关系的哦，因为在这个关键时刻，你和我相遇了。

?I can design a customized look for you and make your face as good as new!为你量身定制外形，让你的脸颊光洁如新！

?It won't take long for you to get used to it and the results will be perfect. I guarantee the inspectors here won't find a single...不仅适应周期短，而且效果绝对完美，保准这里的考官找不出一丝……

MagnhildaSorry, but I'm not interested. Go look for someone else.抱歉，我这不需要推销，你另找别人吧。

?Aw, you don't need to get so worked up... Er, wait, what?你也不用太激动……呃，你说什么？

MagnhildaGo find someone else. I don't have the money.你另找别人吧，我没钱。

?Do you not know who I am? I am the renowned plastic surgeon—Vee!你知道我的身份吗？我可是大名鼎鼎的整形师——薇！

MagnhildaI don't know you and I don't care to know. If you want to sell something, there are other people over there.我不知道也没兴趣，如果你要推销的话，那边有的是人。

Magnhilda rebuffs her as harshly as she can manage. At the same time, she recalls the card that her manager gave her.玛吉西尔达以最强硬的口气回绝了对方。与此同时，她回想起了经纪人交给自己的卡片。

Vee's Beauty Clinic—no wonder.“薇整形事务所”——原来如此。

VeeOooh... you...唔……你……

Vee is still staring dumbly at Magnhilda, as though being rejected was completely outside of her expectations. It seems to have hit her really hard.薇还在愣愣地注视着玛吉西尔达，仿佛刚刚被拒绝这件事完全超出了她的预期，对她造成了巨大的打击。

MagnhildaIf there's nothing else, I'll be going.没事我就先走了。

VeeWait!等一下！

Vee...Ugh, fine, I won't charge you for this. Will that do?……唔，好吧。我不收你钱，这样可以了吧？

MagnhildaWhy?为什么？

VeeRecently, there have been clueless amateur customers getting picky with me and even saying I need to show examples of my work...最近总有不懂行的顾客对我挑三拣四，还说什么让我拿出案例证明自己……

VeeAnd then you come along, the perfect canvas! When I saw you, I was inspired.而你是一位绝妙的胚子！在看到你的时候，我萌生出了全新的灵感。

VeeIf I can carve your features into a thing of beauty and help you pass the initial selections, those customers won't be able to mouth off to me...如果我能为你雕琢出绝妙的形象，你能通过初选，而那些顾客也没法对我再说三道四……

Magnhilda...I'm sorry, miss. I've said it twice already. I'm not interested.……抱歉，小姐，我已经说过两遍了。我这不需要推销。

VeeNot even if it's free?免费也不要吗？

MagnhildaI don't need it. I've got a face of my own.用不着。我有我自己的脸。

VeeDon't you want...难道你不想要……

At this point, Vee suddenly freezes mid-sentence.薇说到一半，突然愣住了。

顾客You don't know what I want. You're just following your Doll logic and computing a conclusion without even taking my feelings into consideration!你根本不知道我想要什么，只是顺着人形的逻辑麻木地计算出结论罢了！

VeeCould it be... Could it be that it really IS my fault?难道……难道确实是我的问题……

Magnhilda ignores Vee and walks around her, following the line forward.玛吉西尔达没有理会薇，径自绕过她，随着队伍继续往前。

That night, in the boxing gym owned by Magnhilda's boss—Mr. Santino.当晚，在玛吉西尔达的老板——桑提诺先生所有的拳击馆里。

Magnhilda reaches the gym, on time as usual.玛吉西尔达像往常一样准时抵达训练场。

MagnhildaIn the end... That woman was just spouting rubbish.结果那个女人……完全是胡说。

MagnhildaShe went on and on about a selection, but all they did was run a physical diagnostic.说什么报名需要选拔，只是体检完就结束了。

Just like in her own residence, there's a large mirror on the way into the gym.和住处一样，进入训练场的路上也有一面大大的镜子。

Magnhilda walks past it without so much as a glance, as though the miserable Doll it reflects is not herself.玛吉西尔达目不斜视地走过，好像镜中狼狈的人形不是自己一般。

However, the fragments of idle conversation reach her barely-stabilized auditory modules loud and clear.然而那些闲言碎语却穿过了勉强稳定的听力系统，事无巨细地传进她耳中。

男性的声音...Are you sure you weren't seeing things?……你确定没看错吗？

男性的声音It's true, I swear! I carefully check the publicly-announced name lists every day...千真万确！我可是仔细核对了每日公示的名单……

男性的声音...She's just a sparring Doll who throws matches and she's signing up for the Wishing Fist tournament...……明明只是个打假拳的陪练人形，居然也敢去报名愿拳……

男性的声音Yeah, she doesn't even know her own place, does she...就是说啊，真是不知天高地厚……

男性的声音Hmph, she should go figure out exactly what she's capable of first...哼，也不撒泡尿照照自己几斤几两……

Thud!咚！

By the time she comes to, Magnhilda realizes she has already thrown a punch at the wall. The voices behind her suddenly go silent.回过神来时，玛吉西尔达发现自己已经把拳头砸在了墙上。身后的声音戛然而止。

Magnhilda...Tsk.……啧。

The speaker from behind her soon catches up. She looks back and it's one of the boxers who was talking just now.身后的声音迅速追上来，她转头看去，正是刚才说话的拳手之一。

拳手Huh, and I was wondering who it was. So it's our Wishing Fist hopeful.哟，还以为是谁呢。原来是我们的愿拳种子选手呀。

拳手Since when did you pick up the habit of eavesdropping on people?怎么，什么时候养成偷听的坏习惯了？

MagnhildaIf you've got the time to bark at me, you've got the time to be training.有时间朝我吠，不如多练练拳。

拳手Hmph. If it wasn't because it'd offend Mr. Santino, I'd bust your head open with a single punch!哼。要不是怕桑提诺先生怪罪，我非一拳打烂你的铁脑袋不可！

MagnhildaThen I hope you can fight as well as you can trash talk.希望你的拳头和舌头一样硬。

拳手See you in the Wishing Fist ring, then.愿拳擂台上见吧。

拳手I look forward to being able to legally dump you in the recycling bin... Haha!我很期待能合法地把你送进废品回收站……哈哈！

The boxer swaggers off, leaving Magnhilda where she's standing.拳手大摇大摆地走了，只留下玛吉西尔达在原地。

She shakes her head, adjusts her processor clock speed, and then slowly walks over to the sandbag in the center of the room.她摇摇头，调整了一下运行频率，然后缓步走向训练场中间的沙袋。

Magnhilda...Hah!……哈！

Punches fall like rain on the sandbag, the sound of their impacts blending chaotically into each other.拳头像雨点般落在沙袋上，声音凌乱，毫无章法。

Memories of the past surge uncontrollably into Magnhilda's neural cloud.过去的记忆无法控制地涌上玛吉西尔达的心智。

拳手A sparring Doll? What gave Mr. Santino that idea?陪练人形？桑提诺先生怎么突然来了这种兴致？

拳手The chimera from last time broke, so he wanted to try something new.上回的合成兽玩坏了，想搞点新花样吧。

拳手Hehe, just as well, then. Beating it up will feel better than the sandbag!哼哼，也好。这玩意揍起来感觉会比沙袋顺手！

拳手Dammit, that HURT, you son of a bitch!疼死我了，混账东西！

拳手Hey, I didn't say you could move around!老子可没叫你随便乱动！

拳手Mr. Santino won't spare you if you cock up like this in tomorrow's match!明天的比赛要是还出这种岔子，桑提诺先生可不会饶过你！

解说KO! We have a winner!K.O.！胜负已分！

观众Are you kidding me? That Doll was total garbage!开什么玩笑？那个人形也太垃圾了！

观众I thought I could make a killing here... It's all the fault of that piece of trash!本以为能捞一笔……都怪这废物！

解说Please do not throw objects onto the stage!请不要往台上扔杂物！

观众You trash! You're a disgrace! I want my money back!废物！对得起我们吗！退钱！

维修人员She's got broken components all over her. I have no idea how she ended up that way.全身多个部件损坏，真不知道是怎么搞的。

维修人员This wouldn't have happened if she had just blocked a little. Does she not have self-defense programs installed?稍微格挡一下也不会这样，这家伙没有安自我保护程序吗？

拳手It's because she's garbage, after all.因为她就是废物嘛，哈哈。

维修人员Eh, whatever. I've sent Mr. Santino the bill. It should take a week or so.罢了。账单已经寄给桑提诺先生了，大概一周能修好。

拳手Heard that? Make sure you thank Mr. Santino for his generosity, dumbass!听到了吗？别忘了好好偿还桑提诺先生的大恩大德！白痴！

MagnhildaHAH!哈！

Bam!砰！

A punch that could shatter a human's jaw strikes the side of the sandbag. However, the sandbag trembles slightly before coming to a halt.足以击穿人类下颚的一记重拳，打在了沙袋侧面。然而，沙袋只是略微晃了晃，便不再动弹。

MagnhildaWhew...呼……

With one hand still arresting the sandbag's range of movement, Magnhilda slowly adjusts her processor efficiency.玛吉西尔达就这样维持着单手撑在沙袋上的动作，缓缓地调整着运行功率。

MagnhildaTo think I've fallen this far... What a joke... Heh...落到这步……真是可笑……呵……

MagnhildaIf I cock up like this on stage, I'll be nothing more than a snarling piece of garbage.像这样赖在擂台上出丑，不过是个张牙舞爪的废物罢了。

She looks at her clenched fist.她看向被攥紧的拳头。

MagnhildaEven though I came here because I wanted to fight the way I wanted...明明是为了能够随心所欲地挥动它才站在这里……

MagnhildaIf I had landed that punch back then...如果能够把那一拳打出去的话……

She narrows her eyes, and imagines it. If she had thrown that last punch several days ago, if she had punched out that boxer from just now as a declaration of war, if she had gone back to this morning, when she had met that rude doctor called Vee...她眯起眼睛，幻想着。假如回到几天前，朝着对手挥出最后一拳；假如回到刚才，朝着拳手打出宣战的第一拳；假如回到今天上午，对着那个叫薇的无礼医生……

VeeHey, keep going!喂，接着打啊！

A familiar voice suddenly calls out to her.有几分熟悉的声音唐突地响起。

Magnhilda...You...……你……

Magnhilda looks below the ring. A well-dressed figure that seems totally incongruous with her surroundings is standing there.玛吉西尔达看向台下。不知何时，一个打扮精致、与周遭环境格格不入的身影，已经站在了那里。

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Slightly earlier, at the gym entrance.稍早时，拳击馆门口。

VeeI found it at last...终于让我找到了……

Vee stands in front of the rust-patched door. The street lights around her are dim and her surroundings are shadowy.薇站在锈迹斑斑的大门前。路灯黯淡的光线，将周遭的一切藏进阴影里。

VeeEek, it's so dirty here, my heels are all muddy... And why are there cigarette butts too?咿，好脏，鞋跟上都是泥……怎么还有烟头啊！

VeeStill, that an environment like this isn't so strange when you consider that face of hers...不过想到她那张脸，这个环境也不奇怪了……

VeeAllow me to save you then, Magnhilda!就让我来拯救你吧，玛吉西尔达！

VeeAh, that's it, there she is.啊，有了有了。

The sound of nonstop punches raining down on a sandbag comes from inside the empty gym. Vee heads toward their source without any hesitation whatsoever.空荡荡的训练场里，只有一个方向不停传来击打沙袋的声音。薇毫不犹豫地朝那里前进。

MagnhildaYaaa! Hah!哈！喝！

VeeUwah...哇……

Magnhilda is currently focused on beating up the sandbag. Vee quietly observes her from the sidelines.玛吉西尔达正全神贯注地击打着沙袋，薇静悄悄地站在一边观察起来。

Vee(So that's how a boxer trains...)（原来拳击手是这样训练的啊。）

Vee(I don't really understand the moves she's making... But her body is really well-coordinated.)（虽然不太看得懂招式……但身体的协调性真不错呢。）

Vee(For someone like her, partially reconstructing her face by following the style of her obvious muscles might work.)（这样的类型，按照凸显肌肉感的风格进行面部重塑的话或许行得通。）

Vee(But the gap moe of contrasting her fully-restored face with her body is hard to give up...)（但圆脸的反差萌也是难以放弃的点啊……）

Bam!砰！

Magnhilda suddenly lands a punch on the sandbag and stops moving. Her body freezes into her current posture and trembles slightly.玛吉西尔达突然一拳打在沙袋上，停下了动作，身体固定成一个姿势，微微颤动。

Vee(Is she resting?)（是在休息吗？）

Vee looks at Magnhilda from the side. Her expression is grave, as though she were agonizing over something annoying.薇观察着玛吉西尔达的侧面。她表情凝重，仿佛在纠结于什么烦心的事情。

Upon seeing this, Vee can't help but frown.见她这副模样，薇不由得皱起了眉。

VeeHey, keep punching!喂，接着打啊！

Magnhilda suddenly jerks her head up.玛吉西尔达猛地一抬头。

Magnhilda...You...……你……

MagnhildaWhat are you doing here?你为什么会在这里？

VeeI asked about your name and where you lived and managed to find you. This is my first time in this area...打听了一下你的名字和住处，就找过来了。我还是第一次来这一带……

MagnhildaI didn't ask HOW you got here. WHY are you here?我不是问你怎么来的。你来干什么？

VeeIt's about what happened before, of course.当然是为了之前的事了。

VeeI got too worked up and I was too pushy. But I hope you'll hear me out!之前是我太激动了，态度有些急。但我还是希望你能好好听我说！

VeeAs you can see, my name is Vee and I'm a plastic surgeon.如你所见，我叫薇，是一名整形师。

VeeI've visited many cities to date and helped many Dolls and humans regain their looks.迄今为止，我已经去过许多城市，帮助许多人类和人形修复了外表。

VeeBut the people in this town are more... Uh, crude, I guess? They don't seem to trust my aesthetic sense and technique...但在这座小镇上的人都比较……呃，粗犷不羁？他们并不是很信任我的审美与技术……

VeeAnd that was when I met you.好在这个时候，我遇见了你。

VeeYour looks are very iconic, and I can sense a certain kind of "beauty" in your strong body and the way in which you punch.你的外表很有代表性，而且你那强健的身体，出拳的动作，让我感受到了“美”的可能。

VeeSo I hope you will allow me to work on you.我还是希望可以为你整形。

MagnhildaI refuse.我拒绝。

Right after Vee finishes, Magnhilda throws down those two words with ironclad certainty.薇刚说完，玛吉西尔达就斩钉截铁地丢下这三个字。

VeeUm...唔……

MagnhildaI believe I was very clear about saying no when we first met.我在初次见面的时候应该就已经明确拒绝过了。

MagnhildaNow go, and don't come back here without a good reason.你走吧。以后没什么事情也别随便来这里。

VeeSo much for hospitality.真不好客啊。

MagnhildaIt's for your own good.我是为了你好。

Magnhilda shifts her gaze from Vee and looks back at the sandbag. She assumes an offensive stance again.玛吉西尔达的视线从薇身上移开，回到沙袋上。她再度摆起了攻击的架势。

MagnhildaThis isn't a hospitable place. Just taking a night stroll around here might lead to you being sent to the repair plant.这里不适合体面人，光是走段夜路都可能被送进维修厂。

MagnhildaJust surviving is hard enough for us. We don't have the energy to spare to contemplate how nice and presentable we are. Got that?对我们来说，生存就已经很艰难了，没工夫再去考虑自己是否光鲜。懂了吗？

Bam!砰！

Her fists hit the sandbag again.拳头再度打在沙袋上。

Vee...Things are nothing like that.……不是你说的那样。

VeeYour looks are still important, whether you're rich or poor. They are important no matter where you go.外表当然很重要，不管贫富贵贱，身在何处，它都很重要。

VeeIt's a part of your pride. Everyone has the right to pursue external beauty.它是人尊严的一部分。每个人都有追求外表之美的权利。

Bam!砰！

The dull thud of her punches echoes through the gym.沉闷的拳击声回荡在场馆里。

VeeAnd you have an extraordinary charm within you that can be easily uncovered, if you could just believe me...而且你身上蕴含着与众不同的魅力，很容易就能被发掘出来，只要你相信我……

Bam!砰！

VeeDon't pretend you can't hear me! At least give me an answer!别装作没听见了，至少给我一个回应吧！

Bam!砰！

VeeIt's because you hang around in places like these that you can't understand the meaning of beauty!都是因为你一直在这种粗鲁的地方待着，才会感知不到美！

Bam!砰！

Crash!哐当！

The platform holding up the sandbag collapses under a massive impact.支撑沙袋的平台突然遭受了巨大的冲击，被打翻在地。

Magnhilda stays in her pre-punch stance, her head lowered. The light seems to have vanished from her eyes.玛吉西尔达维持着挥出一拳的姿势，低着头，眼里却似乎失去了光。

Magnhilda...I said, "no".……我说过拒绝了。

MagnhildaDo you need me to escort you out, my beautiful young mistress?一定要我请你出去吗，美丽的大小姐？

VeeYou...你……

Vee is about to continue, but when she realizes Magnhilda's condition she immediately shuts up.薇还想说什么，却在看清了她的状态后停止了发言。

Magnhilda, still frozen in her stance, is emitting a faint gray vapor from her back. She doesn't know if her chassis is venting heat after over-training or if her intense emotions are making her see things, but the image carves itself into Vee's neural cloud.定格在那里的玛吉西尔达，后背似乎正冒出淡灰色的水汽，不知是过度训练后机体发热所致，还是某种强烈的情感凝成了幻觉，传递到了薇的心智里。

Vee...Fine, I'll go.……好，我走。

The crisp sound of her footsteps fades away, leaving Magnhilda alone in the gym once again.清脆的脚步声渐渐远去。训练场里再度只剩下玛吉西尔达。

She slowly lowers her arms, looking down at the sandbag that has fallen by her feet.她缓缓放下手臂，盯着横倒在脚边的沙袋。

经纪人Without him, roadside strays like us wouldn't be able to survive.我们这些路边的野狗根本没法独立生存。

拳手It's because she's garbage, after all.因为她就是废物嘛，哈哈。

VeeIt's because you hang around in places like these that you can't understand the meaning of beauty!都是因为你一直在这种粗鲁的地方待着，才会感知不到美！

Late at night, in Vee's beauty clinic.深夜。薇的整形事务所。

VeeI lost another two contracts this season...这个季度……又搞黄了两单……

VeeWhile I've got enough income to keep me fed for a few more seasons, I'm so bored that it's driving me nuts.虽然收入还够我吃几个季度，但这段时间都快闲出病来了……

Vee sprawls over her office chair and looks at the rows of masks on her shelves.薇仰靠在办公椅上，看着架子上的一排排面具。

Vee(Sigh) If only I could add a mask over there...唉。要是能在那里加上一个面具……

Magnhilda's scarred face flashes before her eyes again. Vee closes her eyes.眼前闪过玛吉西尔达那张带有长长疤痕的脸。薇闭上了眼睛。

VeeHm... How should I deal with that scar...嗯……该如何处理那道疤呢……

VeeIt would be too awkward to just leave it there... But it feels like I wouldn't be able to coordinate it with the skin if I just removed it...就这样放着实在太突兀……但直接抹去总觉得没办法和皮肤协调……

VeeIf I just think a little more, I'm sure I can figure something out...总感觉再想想就能设计出来了……

The mental image of Magnhilda's arms pumping during her practice sways before her eyes again.玛吉西尔达在训练场上挥舞双臂的姿势，反复在她面前摇晃。

Suddenly, Vee's eyes snap open again.突然，薇又睁开了双眼。

VeeShe already said no, so what am I even thinking about?!人家都拒绝了，我还在这构思什么呢！

VeeHonestly, why did I even look her up in the first place...真是的，我为什么非得找她……

Vee thinks for a bit, then straightens up before rapidly typing away at her keyboard.薇想了想，直起身来，在电脑键盘上飞速地敲打起来。

VeeIf I'm not wrong... It was called "Wishing Fist", right?我记得……是叫“愿拳”……？

Flash - 1 一闪-1

解说Ladies and gentlemen! We now bring you the third match of the Wishing Fist Tournament's F Block qualifying bouts!女士们先生们！现在为您带来的是“愿拳”海选赛阶段F组第3场的比赛！

解说Over the course of the past three rounds, our contestant in the blue corner has gained the advantage of 1 point! Meanwhile, the red corner is still eager to fight...在刚刚结束的三回合较量中，蓝方选手以1分的优势暂时占据上风！而红方也还在摩拳擦掌……

Magnhilda leans against the ropes and studies the opponent before her.玛吉西尔达靠在围绳上，注视着眼前的对手。

He wears a pair of red gloves and is currently playing to the crowd. His face could not be any more familiar—after all, he had been badmouthing her in the boxing gym just a few days ago.戴着红色拳套，正在耀武扬威的家伙。这张脸她再熟悉不过了——几天前，他还在拳击馆里说过自己的坏话。

MagnhildaFate has a way of bringing enemies together...冤家路窄。

She sighs and then quickly glances over the audience offstage.她叹了口气，余光扫过台下的观众。

The venue is brightly lit, with cameras of all shapes and sizes everywhere, and brilliantly dressed staff. This place could not be any more different from the underground fighting rings hidden in abandoned factories.明亮的会场，大大小小的摄像头，衣冠楚楚的工作人员们。这里的一切都和藏在废弃厂房里的地下格斗场相差太多了。

The only thing these two places have in common is the passion of the audience.唯一不变的，是观众们展现出的狂热。

观众Go! Get 'em!上啊！上啊！

观众Enough lazing around! Get to it already!别歇了！快怼上去！

观众Show that Doll what for!给那个人形点颜色看看！

拳手Heard that, trash?听见了吗，废物？

拳手Everyone's eager to see me take you apart. Want to play along with me like usual?大家都迫不及待想看我把你大卸八块呢。你要不要像平时一样配合我一下啊？

Magnhilda slowly raises her fists.玛吉西尔达将拳头缓缓举起。

MagnhildaWhy don't you concentrate on counting how many teeth you'll have left?你还是先操心一下自己还能剩几颗牙吧。

解说Ohhh! Both sides are ready to clash once again!哦！双方再次准备交锋！

解说Round 4—ready, go!第四回合——正式开始！

Bam!砰！

Her opponent closes the gap with a sliding step, and attacks pour down on her like rain.对手一个滑步缩短了二人的距离，雨点般的攻击骤然袭来。

MagnhildaUrgh...唔……

Magnhilda barely manages to adjust her stance and block her opponent's offensive.玛吉西尔达勉强调整好姿势，格挡对方的攻击。

拳手A little slow on the startup, eh? Trash!启动速度有点慢呀？垃圾！

Magnhilda(I can't keep up with his speed... Is this an aftereffect from the previous fight?)（速度还是没有跟上……是上次比赛的后遗症吗？）

Magnhilda(I DID refuse repairs, after all...)（毕竟我拒绝了维修……）

Magnhilda has not undergone any maintenance ever since the previous match.自从上次赛后到现在，玛吉西尔达还没有做过任何维护。

Magnhilda(It's alright...)（没问题……）

Magnhilda(I just need to shift my stance to compensate for my lack of coordination...)（只要我调整好态势……弥补协调性上的缺陷……）

系统Alert, arms are taking hits... Risk of damage increasing...警告，双臂持续受到击打……破坏风险持续上升……

拳手You can take a good pounding, can't you, tin can?你这废铁还挺耐打！

Magnhilda(Got to hang in there... I'm sure he'll show an opening eventually...)（撑住……那家伙一定会露出破绽……）

Magnhilda(If I just aim for that moment...)（只要我能瞄准那一瞬间……）

观众Come on! You can do it!加油啊！

观众Quit hiding and FIGHT!别缩着了，莽一波！

观众Get him! Get him!上啊！上啊！

The audience's cries thunder through her eardrums like they always do.观众的喊声依然不绝于耳。

系统Warning, risk of arm damage rising to 60%... Core temperature rising...警告，双臂破坏风险增加至60%……核心温度持续上升……

This doesn't feel scripted in the least. Even though her body is heavy, Magnhilda feels everything binding her fists begin to loosen up and fall away.没有人觉得一切是写好的剧本。虽然身体沉重，玛吉西尔达却觉得束缚双拳的一切都正在散开。

Magnhilda(So this is what they call... the "Wishing Fist"...)（这就是……“愿拳”……）

MagnhildaThis... is the battlefield I've longed for!这就是……我梦寐以求的战场！

Magnhilda takes aim at the weakness her eyes have spotted and launches a fierce punch at it.向着她双目捕捉到的破绽，玛吉西尔达重重轰出一拳。

BAM!砰！

Flash - 2 一闪-2

Meanwhile, outside the "Wishing Fist" stadium.同一时刻，“愿拳”赛场外。

VeeWhy do I have to come all this way to such an ugly place for the sake of that dark blockhead, anyway...为什么我要为了那根黑木头特意跑来这种毫无美感的地方啊……

Though Vee was already mentally prepared for this, she still had a hard time dealing with the loud red posters, the savage, crude-looking boxer models, and the rowdy audience.大红色的宣传海报，粗犷的拳手模特，还有嘈杂的观众们。即使已经事先做好了心理准备，薇还是觉得有些不适应。

检票员Say, miss, are you coming in or not?我说小姑娘，你到底进不进？

Vee ignores the ticket-checker and continues muttering to herself.薇没有理会检票员，只是在那里自言自语。

VeeNo, I can't say this is an ugly place... If I could uncover the beauty in such a place, then my theory of aesthetics will...不对，不能说毫无美感……如果我连这种地方的美也能发现的话，我的美学理论就更……

VeeBut it's so noisy here... and it reeks of sweat...但是真的好吵……还有好重的汗臭味……

惊呼声OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!噢噢噢噢噢噢噢噢！

The thunderous cry from inside the stadium derails Vee's train of thought.场馆内震天的呼喊打断了薇的思绪。

VeeUwah, why did they suddenly...呜哇，怎么突然……

VeeWait a minute, could it be?!等等，不会是那家伙？！

检票员Hey, are you going in or...喂，到底进不进……

VeeYES!进！

Startled, the ticket inspector immediately punches a hole in Vee's ticket.检票员吃了一惊，立刻“咔嚓”在门票上打了孔。

Vee...There she is!……在那里！

In the distance, Vee sees Magnhilda's face on the big screen. She shoves her way through the crowd and runs toward the ring.薇远远地就看见了大屏幕上玛吉西尔达的头像。她挤开人群，奔向擂台方向。

解说Unbelievable! The red contestant, who's been driven into a corner, has suddenly seized on the blue contestant's weakness and landed a telling blow!真是不可思议！被逼到绝境的红方，突然抓住了蓝方的破绽，打出一记重拳！

解说But it seems Blue has swiftly gotten into position to launch a counterattack...但蓝方选手很快调整好了反击的态势……

观众That was an amazing punch just now!刚刚那一拳真厉害啊！

观众This match is so exciting! Go blue!这场真精彩！蓝方，上啊！

观众Kill him! Kill him! Kill him, Red!反杀！反杀！红方反杀！

VeeThat dark-skinned idiot... Is she really that amazing?那根黑木头……这么厉害？

Vee struggles to stand on her tiptoes so she can make out what's happening in the ring.薇努力踮起脚尖，试图看清楚擂台上的身影。

拳手Yeeart!哈啊！

Magnhilda...Ugh...……唔……

拳手That was a good punch just now, I'll give you that. But that's all you're going to get!刚才那一拳算你有本事。但是到此为止了！

MagnhildaNot... yet...还……没……

拳手Damn, but you're a pain in the ass. If you want it so badly, you'll get it!难缠。我成全你！

Bam!砰！

VeeThat's way too much damage, don't you think?这，这损伤程度也太大了吧！

VeeWhy isn't anyone shouting for the match to stop? What's the referee doing? What about the announcer? Why is she pushing herself so hard?!为什么没有一个人喊停？裁判呢？解说呢？她自己怎么也还在硬撑！

VeeHey—Isn't anyone going to stop this?!喂——没有人喊停吗！

观众What are you fussing about, little lady... Ah, so you're a Doll.你这小姑娘吵什么吵呢……啊，原来是人形啊。

观众Why is a Doll even watching a boxing match, anyway? If you're not equipped with those functions, then you should run on home, haha!人形来看拳赛干什么，没有这个功能的话就快回去吧，哈哈！

VeeYou guys... Don't you know when to call things off?!你们……都不懂得适可而止的吗？！

观众Call things off? Boxing matches aren't the place for that, girlie.适可而止？拳赛可不是这样的地方啊小姑娘。

观众This is the most exciting part! This head-on clash is the essence of the "Wishing Fist"!现在就是最精彩的时候啊！硬碰硬的对决，这才是“愿拳”嘛！

VeeHow could this be...怎么这样……

观众Also, you saw it too, right? That Doll hasn't given up yet either!而且你看清楚了！那个人形自己，也还没放弃呢！

MagnhildaI can't... lose here...不能……输……

解说The red contestant took a full combo, but she hasn't gone down yet!红方选手正面吃下了一套组合技，但还是没有倒下！

拳手Haha... Should I call you a good punching bag, or...哈哈……该，该说你是个好沙包呢，还是？

拳手I can't believe you're still standing after all that...都这样了居然还能站住……

Bam!砰！

解说Ohhh! The red contestant suddenly launched an attack, but the blue contestant blocked it!哦哦！红方选手突然发起了攻势，不过被蓝方选手格挡住了！

解说The two of them are still going back and forth...两人之间的交锋还在继续……

MagnhildaYou... You're scared, aren't you...你……怕了吧……

拳手Bullshit! Do you think I'm scared of you?!胡说！我会怕你？！

Bam!砰！

解说Blue launched a counterattack, but this time, Red ducked it!蓝方发起反攻，但这次红方也躲闪开了！

解说Could it be that the performance of Red's body still hasn't gone down yet, even after pushing it to its limits?难道说在如此极限的状态下，红方的素体机能依旧没有下降吗？

拳手You're bluffing!虚张声势！

Bam!砰！

MagnhildaUgh...咕……

拳手Listen up! You're nothing more than a stray Mr. Santino picked up! You're a piece of trash that nobody wants!你给我听好了！你不过就是桑提诺先生捡回来的一条狗而已！没人要的废物！

拳手You're only good for a lifetime of throwing matches in a warehouse, so quit daydreaming about returning to the past!你只配在仓库里打一辈子的假拳，别做回到过去的白日梦了！

MagnhildaYou...你……

A searing electrical current ascends from the back of her head through the top of her skull. The audience, the announcer, and everything around her all seems to boil away from Magnhilda's visual and auditory modules in an instant, leaving only that hateful face behind.一股灼热的电流猛地从后脑冲向头顶。观众、解说、周围的一切，都仿佛在一瞬间从玛吉西尔达的视听觉模块里蒸发了出去，只剩下对手那可憎的脸。

MagnhildaYou... You take that back...!你……给我收回……！

拳手Yeeart!喝啊！

Both of them raise their fists at the same time.两人同时举起了拳头。

Bam!砰！

Her opponent's fist strikes Magnhilda right on the long scar on her face.对手的拳头准确地击打在玛吉西尔达脸上那道长长的伤疤上。

Sparks fly and Magnhilda collapses to the ground.电火花喷溅的瞬间，玛吉西尔达摔倒在地。

解说And the red corner is down! The referee is beginning the ten-count!红方倒下了！裁判开始倒数！

解说1! 2! 3!1！2！3！

观众Come on, get up! Keep fighting!起来啊！接着打啊！

观众Is that all you have? Mediocre!这就倒了？太弱了吧！

观众Alright! Do it again!好啊！再来！

Vee...Why...……为什么……

Vee stares blankly at the frenzied atmosphere around her. She has never seen anything like this before.薇愣愣地看着周围狂热的气氛。那是她从未见过的场面。

VeeWhy... Have they all gone mad?为什么……这些人都疯了吗？

VeeShe's been hurt so badly, and they still want her to get up?她都已经受了那么重的伤，为什么还要她爬起来？

VeeWhy isn't anyone trying to stop the match? Why isn't anyone helping her down?为什么没有一个人喊停比赛？为什么没有人把她扶下来？

VeeAnd why...而且为什么……

She looks at the figures in the ring. Magnhilda, who's flat on her back, seems to be struggling to rise.她看着台上的身影。倒伏在地上的玛吉西尔达，似乎还在努力挣扎着。

VeeWhy am I... starting to feel unhappy about this...为什么我也……有点不甘心的感觉……

VeeI don't want the match to end like this... Even though it's all so barbaric, but still...总觉得不想看到比赛就这样结束……明明是如此野蛮的行为，但是……

观众Ah, she's moving! She's moving!啊，动了动了！

观众She's still trying to get up!她还在试图爬起来！

观众Hurry up! Stand up!赶紧的！起来啊！

VeeWhy do you still want to fight even after you've been hurt so badly?都已经伤成那样了，为什么还想继续战斗？

观众She's propped up her upper body!上半身已经支撑起来了！

观众Sweet, time for the fourth round!好哇，进入第四回合吧！

观众Get up already!给我站起来！

VeeEven calling this operating past maximum tolerances would be too much. Why is she still doing this?哪怕说是超负荷运转也已经太夸张了，为什么还能继续？

VeeEven though she's struggling so miserably, why does she look so...明明是这么狼狈的挣扎，为什么我却感觉……

VeeSo...感觉……

Right now, she can see a certain kind of "beauty" in this.能捕捉到某种“美”。

The moment that thought comes into being, Vee feels a tingling electric sensation run through her entire body.这一想法产生的瞬间，薇感受到一股酥酥麻麻的电流传遍了全身。

观众Get Up! Get Up!站起来！站起来！

观众GET UP! GET UP!站起来！站起来！

Vee—GET UP, MAGNHILDA!——站起来！玛吉西尔达！

Magnhilda...Don't... Don't go counting me out yet.……还……没完。

解说She's up! At the very last moment, Red is back in the game!站起来了！在最后一刻，红方选手重返赛场！

观众Red Flare! What's her name, I'm going to follow her manufacturer!红色火光！她叫什么名字，我要关注她的厂家！

VeeShe's called Magnhilda.她叫玛吉西尔达。

观众Magnhilda! Magnhilda—!玛吉西尔达！玛吉西尔达——！

The cheers and bellows of the audience all blend into one. Magnhilda no longer pays attention to the audience; she only puts up her fists in a fighting stance.观众的欢呼与怒吼连成一片。玛吉西尔达没有再看观众席，只是静静地摆出了攻击架势。

拳手You, you're a monster...你，你这怪物……

The calm drains from her opponent's face. He takes a defensive stance, on guard against Magnhilda's fists.对手的神色不再镇定，他做出防守的态势，戒备着玛吉西尔达的拳头。

However, Magnhilda doesn't immediately press the attack. She simply stares him down like a bronze statue of a noble warrior.然而，玛吉西尔达没有立刻发起进攻，只是那样和他对峙着，仿佛一尊英武的铜像。

解说She hasn't gone down yet!她还没有被击倒！

解说And the match continues!比赛——继续！

Flash - 3 一闪-3

MagnhildaCan't lose... the fight...比赛……不能输……

Magnhilda's eyes fly open.玛吉西尔达猛地睁开双眼。

VeeAre you awake?你醒啦？

MagnhildaThis is...?这是……？

VeeIt's my clinic.我的诊室。

MagnhildaI...我……

VeeDon't move around!别乱动！

Magnhilda...?! What... what's going on?……？！怎……怎么？

VeeI just gave you some emergency tendon replacements. They're very weak, and I won't have any spares if you snap them.我刚给你换了应急肌腱，强度很低，挣断了可没换的了。

MagnhildaTendons... What did you...肌腱……你把我……

MagnhildaNo, wait, what about the match?不对，比赛怎么样了？

Vee offers her a cup of hot water and presses down Magnhilda before she can rise again.薇递上一杯热水，挡住了又想起身的玛吉西尔达。

VeeIt's over. You delivered an exciting performance.结束了，你表现得很精彩哦。

VeeYou managed to last until the fifth round, even with those critical injuries of yours.在身负重伤的情况下一直硬撑到了第五回合。

VeeTo think you could deliver that kind of performance even though your neural cloud overloaded... If I were a Doll maintenance tech, I would be very interested in your body's makeup.明明心智过载了却还能发挥到这种程度，如果我是人形维护师的话，一定会对你的身体构造很感兴趣的。

VeeSadly, I'm just a plastic surgery Doll, so all I can do for you is some first aid.可惜我只是个整形医生，就只能帮你做些应急处理啦。

MagnhildaFirst aid...应急处理……

MagnhildaIs that so... I still lost in the end, then...是吗……所以我还是输了吗……

Magnhilda looks down at her body, which has electrodes connected to it.玛吉西尔达看向自己连着电极的身体。

Her body is covered in burning aches, and there is the sense of hollowness that comes with losing a stretch of memories.各处都火辣辣地疼，而且总有一种失去了一段记忆的空虚感。

VeeYou did very well to last that long.能做到那个地步已经很了不起了。

VeeYou collapsed onto the mat the moment the fifth round ended. You didn't get KOed even until the end. Unfortunately, when they totaled up the points, you lost.第五回合一结束你就倒在擂台上了。直到最后也没有被K.O.，只可惜点数落后，还是被判负了。

MagnhildaDid you carry me here?是你带我到这里来的？

VeeMhm~ Bingo. Taxi bookings were full after the match ended, so I had no choice but to carry you here on my back.嗯哼~答对了。赛事结束后约车爆满，没办法，我把你从那里背回来了。

MagnhildaI see... Thanks.是吗……谢谢。

VeeWell, we can skip the small talk. How about staying here until we get stocks of a body you can use?客套话就免了。在你能用的素材都到货之前，先在我这里待着吧？

VeeWhile my Doll repair skills aren't exactly professional-level, I can guarantee you'll be 80% brand new within a month.我在人形维护上虽然不是专业的，但也能保证一个月内把你修个八成新。

VeeOf course, if you were willing to let me do a facelift for you...当然，如果你愿意顺便让我改个脸的话……

MagnhildaI'm sorry. I'm very grateful for your help, but I can't lie around here any longer.抱歉。非常感谢你的援助，但是我不能再休息了。

MagnhildaThere's a wildcard match one week later. It's my last chance to join Wishing Fist, and I can't let it pass me by.一周后还有一场复活赛。那是我继续参加“愿拳”的最后机会，我决不能放手。

Vee...Even if there's the risk that your body might fall apart?……即使冒着素体可能散架的风险？

MagnhildaAt this point, there's no risk that can keep me from it.事到如今，没有什么风险拦得住我。

MagnhildaI'm betting everything I have to secure that chance.为了争取到这一次机会，我已经是孤注一掷了。

MagnhildaYou should understand, right? All these famous boxers, they're fighting with everything on the line. Sickness, injuries, none of that is going to stop us from moving forward.你应该能理解的，那些著名的拳手，每个人都是拼上一切在战斗。伤病不能阻挡我们前进。

VeeNope, I don't get it at all.完全理解不了呢。

MagnhildaHow come? You seemed pretty familiar with boxing, and you even went to the Wishing Fist venue...怎么会？我看你对拳击好像挺熟悉，而且还去了“愿拳”现场……

Vee can't help but laugh.薇忍不住笑了出来。

VeeAh, honestly...哎呀。你这个人真是的……

VeeI went there for YOU.我会在那里当然是因为你啦。

MagnhildaMe? But why...我？为什么……

Vee presses a finger over Magnhilda's lips. Her fingertip grazes Magnhilda's cheeks.玛吉西尔达的嘴唇被薇用手指堵上了。她的指尖顺势划过玛吉西尔达的脸颊。

VeeI was originally going to say, "I'm very interested in your face."原本我想的台词是“我对你的脸很感兴趣”。

VeeBut right now, that isn't really adequate to convey how I feel.但是现在，光是这句话又好像不能表达清楚我的意思了。

VeeWhen I was watching your match, I felt something like an electric current passing through me.在观看你比赛的时候，我总觉得自己被一种“电流”击中了。

MagnhildaAn electric current? Well, it's true that the cables there are kind of old...电流？确实电线都已经老化了……

VeeAw, not a physical electric current. Just think of it as an aesthetician's figure of speech.哎呀，不是那么具体的电流。你就当成是美学家的比喻好了。

VeeI think I can find a solution to my current predicament in you...在你身上，我一定可以找到能解开我目前困境的答案……

VeeWhich is why I'm going to do my best to help you.所以，我还是会尽力帮助你。

MagnhildaI don't understand you artists at all...搞不懂你们这些做艺术的……

VeeThat's fine because, frankly speaking, we don't understand ourselves either.不懂也没关系，因为我自己也不太懂呢。

VeeStill, you understand bodily parameters, right?不过身体指标你总看得懂吧？

VeeI know you're going to fight a wildcard match in a week, but if you just rush out like this, you'll go down again like just now.我明白你一周后要打复活赛了，但就这样硬冲过去，你又会像刚才一样倒下的。

VeeWhy don't you let me do a full checkup on you and then perform some repair work? I guarantee that within a few days, not only will you be able to fight, but your fists will be stronger than they are now.不如先让我给你做一次全面检查，然后进行简单的修复工作。我保证几天后，你不但能打拳，拳头还会比现在更有力道。

MagnhildaHm, oh...唔，哦……

Once her thoughts go to the Wishing Fist tournament. Magnhilda eventually gives in.想到“愿拳”，玛吉西尔达还是屈服了。

MagnhildaThen... I'll be counting on you. Thank you.那就……拜托了。谢谢你。

Flash - 4 一闪-4

In Vee's clinic, on the morning of the second day.第二天早晨，薇整形事务所。

Behind a door that bears a sign reading "CLOSED", Vee yawns and stretches.挂着“暂停营业”牌子的门后，薇用力地伸了个懒腰。

VeeI can't believe it took an entire night... Fortunately, it's finished.想不到居然花了一整晚……好在是完成了。

VeeThere were over a dozen injuries, and those were just the obvious ones. What's critical is fixing these two down here in the lower extremities and the shoulder joints too... You can go confirm for yourself.光是比较明显的损伤就有十多条，必要的是下肢两处修复，肩关节也是……你自己确认一下吧。

MagnhildaThank you.多谢。

Magnhilda takes the physical diagnostic report and carefully reads through it.玛吉西尔达接过了身体检修报告，认真地翻阅起来。

VeeWell, do you need me to provide explanation services too?怎么样，需要特别提供的解说服务吗？

MagnhildaWell, I might not be a pro like you, but I AM a sparring Doll for boxing, so I have some level of understanding when it comes to strength and resilience benchmarks.虽然我没有你这么专业，但毕竟也是拳击陪练人形，对力量、韧性之类的指标还是比较了解的。

VeeHuh, so you were originally a sparring Doll?诶，你原来是拳击陪练人形吗？

Since it's obvious that Magnhilda is trying to avoid the issue, Vee changes the subject with some amusement.面对玛吉西尔达显而易见的回避问题的态度，薇识趣地转移了话题。

VeeIn that case, can you see if you can get these items fixed?那么你看看，能接受这些修复条目吗？

MagnhildaYour report is very detailed, and I'm very grateful to you.你的报告写得很仔细，非常感谢。

MagnhildaIt's just...只是……

The final item reads— "Facial Design Plan".修复项目的最后一项赫然写着——“面部设计方案”。

Vee...Well, since it's a rare opportunity, I thought that I could help reconstruct your face.……机会难得，我还是想试着重塑一下你的面部。

VeeC'mon, give me a chance, pleeeeeeease~嘛，就给我一个机会，好不好嘛~

Vee sidles up to Magnhilda and playfully tugs on her arm.薇凑到玛吉西尔达身边，撒娇似的握住她的手腕轻轻摇晃。

MagnhildaI... I can't agree to that.我……我没同意这件事。

Perhaps she's thinking about how much Vee has done for her, but Magnhilda's tone is much less gruff than before.或许是考虑到自己受人恩惠，玛吉西尔达的语气柔和了不少。

VeeIt's a precious opportunity for me, and I'll be back in the same old predicament again without it.对我来说这是个很珍贵的机会，没有它的话我又会掉回困境了。

MagnhildaEr...呃……

VeeThink of it as your payment to me...你就当这是付给我的报酬……

Magnhilda...I'm sorry. I'm very grateful for the checkup you did for me, and if possible, I'd like to pay you back in some other way.……抱歉。我很感激你为我做检修，可能的话，我愿意今后用其他方式偿还。

MagnhildaBut this...但唯独这件事……

She reaches a hand to her face and then stops halfway.她将手伸向自己的脸，却又在半空中停住。

MagnhildaI'm not mentally prepared for it yet.我没有做好心理准备。

Vee...Is that so.……是吗。

VeeAlright, I understand.好吧，我明白了。

Magnhilda looks at her in surprise.玛吉西尔达有些意外地看向她。

VeeWhat, did you end up being reluctant to let me go because I gave up so quickly?怎么，觉得我放弃太快了，舍不得我？

Magnhilda...No.……没有。

VeeWell, I wasn't really happy with the current plan anyway, so let's just forget it for now.反正我也对现在的设计方案还不太满意，就先算了吧。

Magnhilda breathes a sigh of relief. Upon seeing that, Vee pouts with mild annoyance, but she doesn't keep pursuing the issue.玛吉西尔达松了口气。看到她这样，薇有些不满地嘟起嘴巴，但也没再抓着不放下去。

VeeHere, I came up with a repair plan for you. It doesn't involve directly replacing your parts, but it reconfigures them.喏，我设计了一套修复方案，不直接更换你的零件，而是采用重新组合的方式。

MagnhildaReconfiguring?重新组合？

VeeExplaining the details would take a long time. Simply put, it'll save more time this way.细说就要花更长时间了，简单来说，这样节省的时间多些。

VeeYou'll be able to return to the gym in two hours. After that, you just need to come over here for maintenance every morning.两个小时后你就可以回训练场训练了，只需要每天早上再来我这维护一趟就行。

VeeIn a week's time, I guarantee you'll be able to show your stuff in the ring.一周后，保证你能在赛场上大显身手。

MagnhildaI... I really am very grateful to you for this.我……真的非常感谢。

VeeAw, there's no need to get all stiff and polite at this point.都这时候就别再客气啦。

VeeNow then, let's start verifying code signatures...那么，现在开始核对特征码……

In the afternoon, Magnhilda returns to the boxing gym's dorm.中午，玛吉西尔达回到拳馆的宿舍。

The moment she opens the door, she is greeted by her manager.刚一开门，经纪人就迎了过来。

经纪人I've been looking for you. Where did you go?可找着你了。昨晚你跑哪去了？

MagnhildaI was walking around outside. What are you doing here?稍微去外面转了转。你为什么在这？

经纪人(Sigh) You really know how to cause problems for me, don't you...唉，你可真会给我惹麻烦。

经纪人I told you before, right? Mr. Santino wouldn't allow you to join the competition just like that.我之前不是说了吗，桑提诺先生不会允许你们随便去打比赛的。

经纪人Then you went off and proudly registered for it in full view of everyone. You fought so hard in the ring and even made the news...结果你倒好，又是大摇大摆去报名，被其他拳手看到；又是打得那么卖力，还上了新闻转播……

经纪人And you didn't even come back last night! Now Mr. Santino knows all about it.而且昨晚还夜不归宿！这下桑提诺先生完全知道这事了。

MagnhildaOh, really?是吗？

经纪人Oh, really—Don't you think you're taking all this a little too lightly?!“是吗？”——你倒是有点危机感啊！

经纪人Mr. Santino sent me to bring you to him. Come with me right now! I hope you're prepared for this!桑提诺先生派我把你带去见他。你马上跟我走，做好心理准备！

Magnhilda...Alright.……好。

At the gym's office.拳馆，办公室。

经纪人I brought her, Mr. Santino.桑提诺先生，我带她来了。

Santino—the gym's boss and the organizer of the underground boxing circuit's matches—stands behind his desk, his form silhouetted by the light coming from outside his office windows.拳馆老板、地下拳击赛的主办人桑提诺站在办公桌后，窗外的光勾勒出他健壮的身形。

Upon seeing the two of them enter, he smiles and looks Magnhilda up and down with some interest.见两人进来，他笑了笑，饶有兴致地打量着玛吉西尔达。

桑提诺Magnhilda... I haven't seen you in a while.玛吉西尔达……有阵子没见了啊。

桑提诺If I'm not wrong, I gave you that name back then.想当年，这个名字还是我给你起的呢。

MagnhildaGet to it, boss.有话直说，老板。

经纪人What the hell kind of attitude is that?! Mr. Santino, this...你那什么态度！桑提诺先生，这事……

桑提诺Enough, save it. I've heard it all before.行了，别说了。我都听过了。

Santino holds up a hand and cuts off the manager.桑提诺挥手制止了经纪人的发言。

桑提诺Magnhilda, make sure you win the "Wishing Fist" tournament.玛吉西尔达，赢下“愿拳”吧。

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桑提诺Magnhilda, make sure you win the "Wishing Fist" tournament.玛吉西尔达，赢下“愿拳”吧。

Upon hearing this, both Magnhilda and her manager look warily at Santino.听了这话，玛吉西尔达和经纪人都惊疑不定地看向桑提诺。

经纪人You mean...您的意思是……

桑提诺Ever heard of "Project Neural Cloud"?听说过“心智云图”计划吗？

经纪人I...这个……

桑提诺It's alright if you haven't heard about it. After all, it's one of those things cooked up by bored scientists.没听说过也很正常，毕竟是那些闲得发慌的科学家们搞的东西。

桑提诺They're gathering capable Dolls from all around the world to take part in an experiment of theirs.他们正在全世界范围内征集优秀的人形，参与他们的实验。

桑提诺Once you're selected, you'll gain a sizable amount of financial support.一旦被选中，就会为持有方提供不菲的资金支援。

桑提诺As for you Dolls, your names will be famous the world over.至于你们人形，则可以名扬世界。

桑提诺That project's been recruiting around here recently. They're one of the sponsors for the Wishing Fist tournament too.那个计划最近在我们这一带选拔了。“愿拳”比赛，也是他们赞助下的项目。

桑提诺This means a Doll that distinguishes herself in the Wishing Fist has a chance to join Project Neural Cloud.所以“愿拳”中表现出色的人形，也有机会进入云图计划。

桑提诺Do you understand? I hope you'll bring fame and fortune to our gym, Magnhilda.懂了吗？我希望你给我们拳馆挣到钱和名声，玛吉西尔达。

Magnhilda thinks back to the wide variety of Dolls she saw when she registered for the competition.玛吉西尔达回想起自己报名登记时看到的那些形形色色的人形。

VeeYou mean you signed up without knowing anything? No wonder you came over like this...你没有了解过就来报名吗？难怪会这样过来……

VeeYour looks are part of the selection criteria too, you know.外表也是入选的重点之一哦。

MagnhildaSo they don't go by your strength alone?难道不是只看实力？

VeeYour strength is important, and so is your appearance. Any place would prefer entrants with sufficiently balanced qualities.实力也很重要，外表也很重要，任何地方都会想要综合素质足够的人选哦。

VeeBut to be honest, the way you look now...但说真的，你现在这个样子……

MagnhildaI see... So it was actually a registration for Project Neural Cloud...原来如此……那其实是“心智云图”的报名……

桑提诺I didn't expect you to make a name for yourself in the Wishing Fist Tournament, so I wasn't planning on letting you take part.我本来没指望你可以在“愿拳”打出名堂来，所以也没打算让你参赛。

桑提诺But that video of you going the distance was quite popular online.但是你屹立不倒的视频最近在网上很受欢迎啊。

桑提诺Now that you've got people talking about you, it would be good if you could follow up on it with concrete results. If you can promise me that, I'll support you.打出话题度，再打出成绩就更好了。答应我，我就会支持你。

Magnhilda...As long as I can fight with all my strength.……我只要能全力以赴去战斗就好。

桑提诺Haha! I like that spirit.哈哈！好志气。

桑提诺I'll give you all the help I can, then.那我就帮你全力以赴吧。

Santino calls the manager over.桑提诺招呼经纪人过来。

桑提诺Give her a full body tune-up.带她去做全面的身体保养。

经纪人Yes, sir!是！

Magnhilda...Hang on. There's no need for that.……等等。这个就不用了。

MagnhildaI got fixed somewhere else.我已经在别处进行过修复了。

MagnhildaAnd... I don't want to owe you anything else.而且……我也不想再欠你什么。

桑提诺Somewhere else?别处？

Santino raises an eyebrow.桑提诺挑起眉毛。

桑提诺Are you talking about that flesh-colored duct tape on you?你指的是你身上那些涂成肉色的工业铝箔胶带吗？

MagnhildaIt's enough for me.对我来说够用了。

桑提诺I don't want "enough". I want you to win it.我不需要“对我来说”。我只要你给我拿下胜利。

桑提诺Also, you'd better get this straight. Even if you join Project Neural Cloud, you're still my Doll.还有，你不要搞错了。就算入选了“心智云图”，你也还是我的人形。

桑提诺There is no "owe" or "don't owe" here. If I want to modify you, I can do it. If I want you to throw a match, you'll take a dive for me. Got that?你没有什么“欠”不“欠”我的。我想要改装你就可以改装，想要你打假拳你就得去打，明白吗？

MagnhildaI... don't want to do that.我……不想那样。

MagnhildaIf I can win the Wishing Fist Tournament, it means I'll be qualified to join other legal competitions...如果我能拿下“愿拳”，不就代表我有参加其他正赛的资格……

桑提诺Oh, don't get me wrong here.唉，不要误会我的话。

Santino interrupts Magnhilda with a leisurely tone that still leaves no room for rebuttal.桑提诺以慢条斯理、但不容置辩的语气打断了玛吉西尔达。

桑提诺So what if you're good enough to fight in real matches? This city was built on ruins; how many people do you think care about legal bouts?就算你的实力能打正赛又如何？在这片废墟上建起的城市里，关心正赛的人有多少？

桑提诺How many people do you think gather at my underground boxing circuit every night?每晚聚在我的地下拳击场里的人，又有多少？

桑提诺In my ring, at least, you can be a capable actor. If you leave me, you're nothing.在我的擂台上，你至少可以成为一个出色的演员。离开了我，你一文不值。

MagnhildaI... I'm not like that!我……不是那样的！

MagnhildaI can prove my strength! Because I was once—我能证明我的实力！因为我曾经——

Magnhilda suddenly stops halfway. Santino sees this and laughs.玛吉西尔达突然停止了辩驳。桑提诺见状，忍不住笑了起来。

桑提诺You once? What were you once?你曾经？你曾经什么？

桑提诺San Carlos is nothing but scorched earth now, Magnhilda. You've seen it with your own eyes!圣卡洛斯早就是一片焦土了，玛吉西尔达。你自己也亲眼见识过了！

桑提诺That glory and spirit of yours mean nothing in this dog-eat-dog world.你们的那些荣耀与精神，在这个弱肉强食的世界毫无价值。

桑提诺I'm the only one who can give you value here, because I can make you an earner, and your earnings will be used to build an empire.能给你价值的只有我。因为我能让你赚到真金白银，它们会被用来重塑一个帝国。

MagnhildaAnd you'll be its tyrant?而你就是地下王国的暴君？

桑提诺Precisely.正是。

MagnhildaSo you want me to use all my might to be a sideshow performer to amuse a tyrant...用尽全力，只为做给暴君演戏取乐的杂技演员……

MagnhildaHeh, you can save that for someone else. Let whoever wants to hear it listen.呵，这话你说给其他人听吧，谁爱听谁听。

经纪人Magnhilda! Stop already. Just... just stop!玛吉西尔达！停下，别说了……别说了！

The manager is practically falling over himself to stop Magnhilda from speaking, but she gently pulls him aside.经纪人忙不迭想阻拦玛吉西尔达，却被她轻轻拨到一边。

MagnhildaYou can control me in any twisted way you want, but you can't overwrite my base commands. Those toothless methods won't stop me from pursuing glory on the stage.就算你用龌龊的方式控制了我，但你也无法改写我的底层指令。那些为人不齿的手段绝不可能阻碍我追寻擂台上的荣耀。

She looks Santino dead in the eye, carefully enunciating each word.她直直地望着桑提诺，一字一句地说。

MagnhildaI won't draw on that dirty strength of yours. I will win the Wishing Fist tournament by myself.我不会借助你那些肮脏的力量。我会靠自己拿下“愿拳”。

桑提诺Hehe... Don't forget that you're already part of that dirty strength of mine.呵呵……别忘了，你自己早已是我那肮脏力量的一部分了。

桑提诺Right now, you smell of this city. It will follow you forever.你的身上现在只有这片街道的气味。它会伴随你一辈子。

Magnhilda doesn't reply. She only turns and heads toward the door.玛吉西尔达没有回话，转身便朝门外走去。

Santino's mocking words come from behind her.身后传来桑提诺的挑衅。

桑提诺You will lose, and then you'll come back to my side. You will never win as long as you don't obey me.你会输掉，然后回到我这里来的。只要你不顺从我，你就无法获胜。

桑提诺And then you'll carry the shame and regret of having defied me as you languish in the boxing underground forever!然后，你会带着今天拒绝我的悔恨，在地下拳赛里待到永远！

Slam!砰！

Magnhilda forcefully shuts the door.玛吉西尔达将门重重关上。

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In the dorm.宿舍里。

Magnhilda lowers her head, resting her hands on the sink.玛吉西尔达低着头，将双手撑在水槽前。

She notices the mirror is covered in dust from the corner of her eye, but she doesn't reach out to wipe it off. For some reason, she's hoping that there'll be more dust there.眼角的余光可以捕捉到镜子上落满了灰尘，但她却没有伸手拂去。不知为何，她甚至有些期望灰尘可以积得更多一些。

MagnhildaSan Carlos...圣卡洛斯……

She squints in pain, and the bad memories begin welling up in her neural cloud again.她痛苦地眯起眼睛，任凭糟糕的回忆数据流淌在心智中。

???Welcome, ■■■. The Funky Hounds were brilliant before, but with you here, we're really going to shine.欢迎加入我们，■■■。你的到来会让“爵士猎犬”俱乐部如虎添翼。

???Your performance last night was magnificent! I'm sure nobody would believe that you're a freshly rolled-out sparring Doll.你昨晚的表现实在太完美了！谁会相信你只是出厂没多久的拳击陪练人形呢？

???We'll be counting on you today too. The guy you KOed during training last time is all fired up now. He realized that he still needs more training!今天也拜托了。上次在训练中被你K.O.的拳手现在一定铆足了劲，让他明白自己练得还不够！

???At this rate, winning the club tournament won't just be a dream. Heh, those famous boxers are taking us small-timers too lightly!这样下去进军俱乐部联赛也不是梦！嘿，那些知名拳手，太小看我们这些小地方的人了！

???Everyone, sweat as hard as you can! That way, I won't have set up this club for nothing!大家都尽情地出汗，我这俱乐部就没有白办！

???Alright, lads, we'll finish this drink and then keep going all night! Let them hear how loudly we can hit!好了，喝完这杯，今晚也继续战斗吧，伙计们！让他们听听我们的拳头有多响！

Thud!砰！

A dull crash comes from beside her. When Magnhilda turns to look, she finds that the cup placed on the sink's edge has fallen to the ground.耳边传来沉闷的响声。定睛一看，原来是水槽旁的杯子落在了地上。

Magnhilda slowly bends down. The underside of the sink is covered in spider webs of rust.玛吉西尔达慢吞吞地俯身。水槽下面锈迹斑斑，蛛网密布。

新闻The terrorist attacks on San Carlos have grown steadily more violent. The authorities have called for an end to various club-based activities...圣卡洛斯地区的武装冲突逐渐加剧。有关部门已经叫停各类娱乐活动……

???I'm sorry, everyone. This is as far as I can go.对不住大家。我也只能撑到今天了。

???You should pack your things and leave. God willing, we'll meet again someday.快收拾行李离开吧。将来有缘，总能天涯再会。

???Me? I'm staying with the club.我？我会留在我的俱乐部里。

???I wasn't really cut out to be a manager, but I've still got my passion and some skills.我虽不是个称职的管理人，却好歹也还有一腔热血和几分功夫。

???You guys want to stay too? Hahaha... Well, alright then. Let's fight in the ring until the bitter end!你们也要？哈哈哈……也好。那就让我们一同在这擂台上战到最后吧！

Magnhilda picks up the cup and places it back on the sink.玛吉西尔达捡起杯子，放回到水槽边。

Her gaze wanders over the binding wraps that are tightly wound over her hands. She doesn't know when it started but she's become used to living all bound up like this.余光不经意间看到了密密麻麻缠在手上的辅助固定带。不知从何时起，她已经习惯了这种缠满绷带的生活。

She sighs again, then turns to leave the cramped and messy room.她叹了口气，转身想要离开这狭小又脏乱的房间。

???You need to leave this place, ■■■.■■■，你必须离开这里。

???You're just a sparring Doll. You don't need to die for disgusting human business.你只是个陪练人形，没有必要为了人类的丑恶交易拼上性命。

???Forgive me for not being able to find a good owner for you. But I'm sure your chances of survival will go up by a lot if you leave here.原谅我来不及给你找好下家。但只要离开这里，活下去的几率就会提高很多。

???Some of my boxer friends from my younger days live in that city. I'm sure someone will take you in.那座城市有一些我年轻时认识的拳手同伴。我相信总有人愿意收留你的。

???Your skills won't be buried forever. Promise me that you'll carry on our glory!你的一身好本事不会被埋没。答应我，要把我们的荣耀传承下去！

Magnhilda's gaze goes to the cardboard boxes that fill the corner of the room.玛吉西尔达的视线落在堆满角落的纸箱上。

They're all differently sized and have various labels on them. She's long since forgotten what each box contains.大大小小，商标各异，早已分不清每个箱子里分别装了些什么。

They've never been opened before, because they were intercepted when she first came to this city.它们从没有被打开过，因为自己带着它们来到这座城市时，就被截住了。

桑提诺I heard that guy died young and didn't manage to arrange for a place for you to go. Turns out it's true.我听说那家伙死得早，没来得及给你安排去处，果然是真的。

桑提诺Since you're the woman who defeated "Cruiser", why don't you become our star boxer and reel in the dough for us!就让这个打败了“巡洋舰”的女人成为我们赚取滚滚钞票的王拳吧！

She thinks that soon after, she'll probably end up being put into another box.她想，或许再过不久，自己就会被装进另一个箱子里。

MagnhildaThat might not be a bad thing either... Would it?那样倒也不坏……吗？

She strokes her scarred arms.她抚摸着自己伤痕累累的双臂。

MagnhildaWishing Fist...“愿拳”……

MagnhildaWhere will I fall? Or will I continue clinging to life?我会倒在那里吗？还是会继续苟且偷生？

MagnhildaWhich of these is the glory that I ought to be carrying on...?哪一种才是我应该传承的荣耀……呢？

拳手Is this the Doll Mr. Santino just bought?这就是桑提诺先生新买的人形吧？

拳手Listen up, your job is to be beaten into the ground by me tonight!给我听好了，你的工作就是今晚被我狠狠地揍趴下！

拳手You sure can take a pounding... Yeeart!还挺抗打的……喝啊！

Bam!砰！

The scar on her face begins to ache. Magnhilda tries to tell herself not to keep thinking about it.脸上的伤口隐隐作痛。玛吉西尔达尽量劝说自己，不要再去想它。

Knock, knock, knock.笃笃笃。

Perhaps the noise just now drew some attention, but there is a knocking on the door outside.或许是刚才发出的声音引起了外面的注意。门口传来敲门声。

MagnhildaGo back, Manager.回去吧，经纪人。

MagnhildaI'm very tired... I just want to rest right now.我很累了……现在只想休息。

VeeSo can I sign up as your new manager?那可以让我应聘新的经纪人吗？

Magnhilda...Vee?……薇？

She opens the door and the smiling cosmetic surgeon stands before her.她打开门，笑吟吟的整形医生出现在面前。

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MagnhildaHow do you keep finding me...你怎么哪都能找到……

VeeDid you forget? You wrote your own address on the diagnostic report.你忘啦？在检修报告上，你自己把住址签上去了呀。

Magnhilda...I see.……这样啊。

Magnhilda pats the dust off her sofa.玛吉西尔达拍了拍沙发上的灰。

MagnhildaI know it's way smaller than the one in your clinic. Sorry about that.比你的诊室小多了，别在意。

MagnhildaSo, what is it? Was there a problem in the report?那么，有什么事？是检修出了什么问题吗？

VeeNo, I just had some new inspiration and wanted to share it with you.不，只是我产生了新的灵感，所以迫不及待地想来与你分享。

MagnhildaI'm not the artsy type, you know.我可不懂艺术。

VeeBut it's art that concerns you.但那是关于你的艺术。

MagnhildaHm?嗯？

VeeWhen I entered your code signatures into my database, I learned some interesting things.把你的特征码输入数据库的时候，我发现了一些很有意思的东西。

VeeYou're not a local, are you?你不是本地人吧？

VeeYou came from San Carlos—a country that was destroyed by war.你来自圣卡洛斯——一个已经在战争中被摧毁的小国。

VeeAnd you were once a famous sparring Doll there, a shining star who took on all comers—而你曾是那里赫赫有名的拳击陪练人形，在训练赛中所向披靡的明星——

Vee—Am I right, "Marta"?——我没说错吧，“玛尔达”？

Vee's casual words stir her memories.薇轻巧的话语拨动了她的记忆。

Magnhilda...I no longer go by that name.……我早已经不再使用那个名字了。

Magnhilda's voice has gone very quiet. There's even a hint of viciousness in it.玛吉西尔达的声音变得很低沉，甚至透出一些凶狠。

MagnhildaMy current boss made me abandon that name.我现在的老板让我舍弃了那个名字。

MagnhildaAnd right now, I'm disgracing that name I received in San Carlos.而且，现在的我，有辱于在圣卡洛斯的那个名字。

VeeWhy? Aren't you still yourself?为什么？你不还是你自己吗？

Magnhilda exhales heavily in response to Vee's words, attempting to vent the heat from her core.面对薇的质问，玛吉西尔达长吐一口气，努力让自己的核心温度散出去一些。

MagnhildaYou might think I'm an honest fighter, but the truth is, I fight on the dark side.你或许以为我是一个卖力的拳手，但我是个打黑拳的。

VeeThe dark side? Well, you are pretty dark... So there was such a distinction.黑拳？你确实挺黑的……还有这种分支啊。

Magnhilda...What I mean is that I've been working in the underground boxing circuit all this time and I throw my fights.……我是说在我一直在地下拳赛里工作，而且在打假拳。

VeeYou throw fights? That's not very good.打假拳？那确实不太好。

MagnhildaSee, even you think so too... But to my current boss, that's the only use I have.你也这么觉得吧……但对现在的老板来说，这是我唯一的用途。

MagnhildaBoxing is a noble sport, but I'm using it to make a living in the most despicable way.拳击是高尚的竞技运动，我们却用最卑鄙的方式拿它挣钱。

VeeBut that's not what you really want, is it?但那不是你的本意吧？

VeeThe truth is, you don't want to throw your fights, do you?你其实也反对打假拳，对不对？

MagnhildaSo what if I do?!那又有什么用！

MagnhildaThis is how things are! I'm a crooked boxer from the underground.事实就是，我是个活在地下的假拳拳手。

MagnhildaIt doesn't matter if I'm against it or not. What I've done has tainted my profession and the teammates who placed their hopes in me!在心里支持什么反对什么根本没有意义。我的行为已经玷污了我的职业，还有那些对我寄予厚望的队友！

MagnhildaLook at me!你看看吧！

Magnhilda suddenly leaps to her feet, pointing at the frightening scar on her face.玛吉西尔达猛地站了起来，指着自己脸上那条可怖的伤疤。

MagnhildaLook at this scar. It's scary, isn't it?看看这道疤。很可怕吗？

MagnhildaBut you know what? It's nothing but a flesh wound compared to what the fighters in San Carlos went through!但跟圣卡洛斯的战士们受到的伤害比起来，这只能算是皮外伤！

MagnhildaI once fought shoulder to shoulder with them, but now?我曾经和他们并肩战斗。可如今呢？

MagnhildaThey're heroes in the grave, while all I can do is cling to life here. Their wounds are a form of glory, but mine are nothing but a disgrace.他们成了埋在土里的英雄，而我只能在这里偷生。他们的伤口是荣耀，我的疤痕是耻辱。

MagnhildaI'd rather peel the skin off my face and be an anonymous robot rather than let everyone realize this is how Marta ended up!与其让人家发现玛尔达现在是这个样子，我宁可把脸上的皮肤扒掉，最好当一个谁也认不出的机器人！

Vee gazed into Magnhilda's eyes. She doesn't back down, and neither does she show any sign of pitying her.薇注视着玛吉西尔达的眼睛，没有后退，也没有流露出怜悯的意味。

VeeI see.我明白了。

Magnhilda...If you do, then don't pry into this again.……明白了就好，别再管这事了。

VeeNo, I mean... I understand what you're trying to say.不，我只是说……我明白了你的心意。

VeeThose scars represent the unbearable present... Of the time you spent struggling.这些疤痕代表着不堪入目的现在……代表着你挣扎过来的时间。

VeeI shouldn't have casually made that request. I apologize for that.我不该贸然提出要求的，对不起。

Magnhilda falls silent and looks away.玛吉西尔达沉默片刻，挪开了视线。

MagnhildaIt's not your fault. You didn't know. Just don't bring it up again.你不知道，我也不能怪你。别再提这事了。

VeeI understand your feelings, but I don't think those scars are ugly.我理解了你的想法，但我并不觉得这些疤痕很丑陋。

Magnhilda...Don't talk nonsense.……别说瞎话了。

VeeI'm serious.我是认真的。

VeeI admit, I don't know anything about who you were in the past and I've never been to San Carlos during the war.我承认，我不知道过去的你，也没有去过战争中的圣卡洛斯。

VeeSo maybe I'm not qualified to talk about the war and the suffering you've experienced.或许我没有资格评论你们遭受过的战火与苦难。

VeeHowever, I've had many customers who've been through war themselves.但是，我也曾接收过许多经历过战争的人。

VeeDo you know why they came to me?你知道他们为什么来找我吗？

MagnhildaOf course... They came to ask you to remove the scars on them.当然是因为……想要消除身上留下的伤疤。

VeeNot all of them.不全对。

VeePlastic surgery isn't magic. No matter how hard you try to hide it, the injuries you've suffered don't just vanish.整形手术并不是魔法，即使再怎么仔细掩盖，受过的伤也不会消失。

VeeSome of my patients were hurt in ways that are hard to hide from the senses. Some lost parts of themselves, and others I couldn't operate on due to the aftereffects of their injuries...而且，有的患者留下了经过五官、难以遮盖的伤口，有的患者失去了部分器官，有的患者因为创伤后遗症而无法开刀……

VeeSo what I do isn't just to wipe away scars, but to help my patients accept them.所以我所做的事情，并不是单纯帮人消除过去的伤疤，而是要让人接受过去的伤疤。

MagnhildaWhat does that mean?那是什么意思？

VeeEvery patient I see has to leave a mask with me. That's a practice of mine.被我接待的每一位客人，都要在我这里留下一副面具。这是我的习惯。

VeeEvery time I look at these masks, I remember the time I spent with those customers.每当我看着那些陈列在一起的面具，我就能回想起和每位客人相遇的那段时光。

VeeEven if looks change, the time that made up my customers' path won't have gone to waste. Whether those moments were spent in silence, sparkling with fame, crawling around in the mud or shining at the top...即使容貌改变，那段构成客人过去的时光也不会作废。默默无闻的瞬间，闪闪发光的瞬间，在泥泞里挣扎的瞬间，在顶峰上辉煌的瞬间……

VeeTo my sense of aesthetics, all of them are "beautiful". My mission is to help my customers find these beautiful moments, then unearth them and put them on display.在我的美学里，这一切都是“美”的。我的使命就是帮客人们找到那些“美”，然后挖掘、呈现出来。

Magnhilda...What does that have to do with me?……这和我有什么关系？

VeeBecause I can see your "beauty" too, Magnhilda.我也能看见你的“美”，玛吉西尔达。

VeeThe you who stood tall in San Carlos, the you that's struggling to survive in the underground boxing circuit, the you who went the distance during the Wishing Fist Tournament...在圣卡洛斯叱咤风云的你，在地下拳赛努力生存的你，在“愿拳”擂台上屹立不倒的你。

VeeAll of them are part of you. None of them are disgraceful or ugly. If I just change the angle, I can make them all show the "beauty" within you.它们都是构成“你”的一部分，没有哪一部分是耻辱的、丑陋的。只需要换个角度，我就能让它们都呈现出“美”的一面。

VeeWhat about you? Are you willing to discover the "beauty" inside you?而你呢？你愿意去发现自己身上的“美”吗？

MagnhildaI...我……

??Your skills won't be buried forever. Promise me that you'll carry on our glory!你的一身好本事不会被埋没。答应我，要把我们的荣耀传承下去！

Magnhilda looks at Vee.玛吉西尔达看向薇。

MagnhildaEven though I'm so ugly now, it's still a part of me... And...即使现在这么丑陋，也是我的一部分……和……

Magnhilda pauses. She hasn't spoken this name in a long time.玛吉西尔达停顿了一下。她已经许久没有说出过那个名字了。

Magnhilda(Do I still deserve to speak your name?)（我还能叫出你的名字吗？）

Magnhilda(Do I still deserve to call your name and go out making friends and drinking with them like you did?)（我还配得上叫你的名字、像你那样去交朋友，和人一起喝酒吗？）

Vee continues looking at her. Within her sunglasses, Magnhilda sees the scar on her face gleaming faintly.薇仍然注视着她。在薇的太阳镜里，玛吉西尔达仿佛可以看见自己脸上的伤疤闪着黯淡的光。

井上乔瑟夫Alright, lads, we'll finish this drink and then keep going all night! Let them hear how loudly we can hit!喝完这杯，今晚也继续战斗吧，伙计们！让他们听听我们的拳头有多响！

And what did she say after that?那之后，自己说了什么呢？

玛尔达So if everyone ends up defeating me one day, will you send me in for upgrades?如果有一天我被大家都打败过一次，是不是就得去升级了？

井上乔瑟夫Is that how Dolls think? Still, since you're here, I have to say—人形是这么回事吧？但你在这里，所以我得说——

—GET UP, MAGNHILDA!——站起来！玛吉西尔达！

That shout made with all her might blends with that regal roar from long ago.那一刻声嘶力竭的呼唤，和许久前雄壮的咆哮声重合了。

Magnhilda...And the glory that Joseph and the others gave me is also a part of myself.……和乔瑟夫他们给我的荣耀，都是我的一部分。

VeeDo you like everything about your past?你喜欢所有的过去吗？

MagnhildaNot really. Some parts of it were truly awful.并不，有很多地方真是糟透了。

VeeSo what do you want to do, Marta?你想怎么做，玛尔达？

MagnhildaIt's about time I said goodbye to those scumbags.的确是时候和那些混账说再见了。

MagnhildaVee... Can you help me?薇……你愿意帮助我吗？

The avatar of the goddess of beauty smiles, as though she's heard the most satisfactory answer she could receive.像是听到了最满意的答案，美神的化身满意地微笑起来。

This is the first thing she's seen that could be described as "beautiful" after becoming "Magnhilda".这是她成为“玛吉西尔达”后，见到的第一个能称之为“美丽”的画面。

Ten-Count - 4 读秒-4

That night, in Vee's clinic.当天晚上，薇的整形手术室。

MagnhildaThis is...这是……

VeeEveryone reacts like you the first time they see it. You just have to get used to it.第一次看到的人都是你这种反应。习惯就好啦。

Magnhilda stares dumbly at the shelves full of masks. Then, Vee blocks her line of sight with a report.玛吉西尔达愣愣地看着挂满一面墙的面具。随后，薇用一页报告书挡住了她的视线。

VeeHere, Marta. This is the draft for your makeover plan.喏，玛尔达，这是你的整形计划草案。

MagnhildaYou should just call me Magnhilda. I'm used to it.还是叫我玛吉西尔达吧，习惯了。

VeeYou don't find it unpleasant?不觉得它不好听了？

MagnhildaWhat's important is my state of mind, and not my name... Is that right?重要的是我的心态，而不是名字本身……是这样吧？

VeeI hope so. Anyway, take a look at your plan, Magnhilda.我希望你这样想。喏，看看你的方案吧，玛吉西尔达。

MagnhildaThis... There are a lot of faces here. Which of them is mine?这……好多脸。哪个才是我的？

VeeThey all are.都是。

MagnhildaAll...?都……？

VeeDon't worry. I know you only have one head.别慌，我知道你只有一个脑袋。

VeeAll of these are potential plans that I came up with after pondering and designing over and over again.那些是我在设计过程中反复推敲，最终还留在讨论范围内的各种可能的方案……

Vee begins introducing them and Magnhilda is thoroughly confused.薇喋喋不休地开始介绍，说得玛吉西尔达云里雾里。

Magnhilda(Sigh)唉……

VeeWhat's wrong?怎么了？

MagnhildaIt's nothing. I just thought that you really are a weirdo.没什么。只是在想你果然也是个怪人。

VeeEh? That's really rude, you know, unless you have a good reason for saying so!诶？这么说真的很失礼啊！除非你给我理由。

MagnhildaWell, you wouldn't have been so concerned about the face of a Doll like me otherwise.不然的话，就不会如此关心我这种人形的脸了。

VeeHeh. To me, all faces are priceless treasures.哼哼。对我来说，每张脸都是无价之宝。

VeeAlright, lie down now. I'm going to perform a more in-depth physical examination and you can pick the plan you like best during that time.好了，快到那里躺下吧。我先给你做进一步的身体检查，这段时间里你可以选个最喜欢的方案。

Magnhilda lies down obediently.玛吉西尔达乖乖躺下。

MagnhildaUm... Can you guarantee that I'll be on my feet again before the wildcard match?嗯……你保证复活赛前能下地吧？

VeeAs if it'll take that long. It's not like I'm going to carve some bas-relief into your legs or anything.哪要那么久，又不是给你的腿上雕花。

VeeI promise, you'll be able to fight the moment the procedure is complete.我保证手术后，你立刻就能挥拳头。

MagnhildaWill I be able to drink wine and dance the flamenco too?也能喝葡萄酒、跳弗拉门戈舞吗？

VeeI didn't think you had such broad interests.我没想到你的爱好这么广泛。

MagnhildaOh no, I don't like them. I was just thinking that in the future, I could try developing a taste for such things.不，我没有那些爱好。只是我在想，以后或许可以培养一下。

VeeRelax. You've got a lot of time ahead of you.放心吧，以后的日子还长。

MagnhildaIf you're still around then, I'll take you to the best bar around.到时候你要是还在镇子上，我请你去这里最好的酒馆。

VeePlease, no. Doctors should never drink.饶了我吧，医生喝酒可是万万不行的。

MagnhildaFair point. How about dancing?也是。那跳舞呢？

VeeI'm nowhere as athletic as you are, so don't blame me if I step on your feet, okay?我没有你那么好的运动神经，踩到你的脚可别说我哦。

Before Magnhilda can reply, the machine emits a discordant alert tone.不等玛吉西尔达回答，机器响起了不和谐的提示音。

Vee immediately frowns.薇立刻皱起眉头。

VeeThis is...这是……

MagnhildaWhat's wrong?怎么了？

VeeI did a neural cloud cortex scan as a prelude to your procedure, and the system is telling me that something's wrong.我为了给你整形，刚刚扫描了你的心智中枢，系统显示有异常。

MagnhildaWhat do you mean by neural cloud cor... cortex? Is it like the core? Is something wrong with my core?什么心智中……中枢？核心吗？核心异常？

VeeUm... Have you installed any weird hardware or software in the past?嗯……你以前装过什么奇怪的软件或者硬件吗？

MagnhildaI don't know.我不知道。

MagnhildaGetting hurt is as normal to me as charging my batteries, and the techs the boss found always put new parts into me.受伤对我来说就像充电一样平常，每次老板找来的维修工都会给我补上点零件。

MagnhildaSo it's not unexpected for there to be hardware conflicts...所以，要是有什么冲突的配件也不稀奇……

VeeThis isn't anything as simple as "device incompatibility".可不止是“配件冲突”那么简单。

VeeSomeone put a suppressor into you. Its owner is... Santino.你的身体里好像被安装了一个抑制器。所有人叫……桑提诺。

Magnhilda...What's that all about?……怎么回事？

VeeIt's an "Anti-Doll Emergency Suppressor Device". When activated, it'll drop your body's operational effectiveness to 20%.“对人形用紧急制动装置”……开启后，能够让机体运行效率降低至20%。

VeeThey're typically used on large machines or military Dolls. But you're definitely not either of those!通常是用来控制大型器械或者军用人形的。但你肯定不算在那个范畴！

桑提诺You will lose, and then you'll come back to my side. You will never win as long as you don't obey me.你会输掉，然后回到我这里来的。只要你不顺从我，你就无法获胜。

桑提诺And then you'll carry the shame and regret of having defied me as you languish in the boxing underground forever!然后，你会带着今天拒绝我的悔恨，在地下拳赛里待到永远！

MagnhildaSantino... So that was your trump card...桑提诺……这就是你的杀手锏……

Magnhilda clenches her fists. Vee gently puts her hands on top of them.玛吉西尔达攥紧了拳头。薇将手轻轻地放在那上面。

VeeDon't get mad.别激动。

MagnhildaI'm not mad.我没有。

MagnhildaVee, can I ask you for another favor?薇，可以再请求你帮我一个忙吗？

VeeYou want me to get rid of the suppressor, right?是想让我拆掉抑制器吗？

MagnhildaYes.正是。

Vee looks away, a tormented look on her face. Her gaze settles on the edge of the bed.薇苦恼地别开脸，目光垂向病床的边缘。

VeeI'm sorry, but... I can't help you there.抱歉，这……恐怕无能为力。

VeeInternally-installed suppressors like this require higher access permissions to remove, and it's very hard to get rid of them through software means.这种内置抑制器有比较高的权限，用软件手段很难处理掉。

VeeUsually, only the owner can enter the code to deactivate it. If I try to break it by force, it'll make you crash and be unable to function...只有所有人拥有正常拆卸它的口令。如果暴力破坏它，会导致你宕机无法行动……

Magnhilda is silent for a while.玛吉西尔达沉吟了数秒。

MagnhildaHmph. Fine, then.哼。罢了。

MagnhildaIf he really does activate it, then I'll just have to beat my opponent with 20% of my strength!他如果真要动用这个，我就用那20%打倒对手！

Vee...Will it be okay?……没问题吗？

MagnhildaIt'll be fine. You'll be fixing me up, won't you?没问题。这不是还有你给我做维护吗？

VeeI'm grateful for your faith in me, but I don't want to have to keep bringing you back in a critically damaged state...承蒙信任，但我可不想一次一次地迎接你重伤而归……

MagnhildaI'm counting on you. You know what this win means to me.拜托了。你知道的，这场胜利对我来说很重要。

VeeEven if you say that...就算你这么说……

顾客You don't know what I want. All you're doing is following your inhuman Doll logic!你根本不知道我想要什么，只是顺着人形毫无人情味的计算来罢了！

Vee...Yeah, I know.……嗯，我知道。

VeeYou want to win, even if it means you can't move any more.胜利，即使再也无法行动也要胜利。

VeeThat's what you want, right, Magnhilda?这是你想要的吗，玛吉西尔达？

MagnhildaOf course.当然了。

Vee(Sigh) Alright then... Lie down now.唉，好吧……你躺好吧。

MagnhildaWhen I open my eyes again, it'll be tomorrow, right?等我再次睁开这双眼睛的时候，看到的就是明天了，对吧？

VeeYup. See you tomorrow.嗯，我们明天再见。

Final Battle - 1 终战-1

Backstage on the day of the wildcard match.复活赛当天，后台。

Magnhilda's manager is watching over the backstage entrance, looking worried.玛吉西尔达的经纪人守在后台口，看上去忧心忡忡。

经纪人Dammit... Where's she gone these past few days...那家伙……这几天又不知道跑哪去了……

MagnhildaWaiting for me, Manager?你在等我吗？经纪人。

经纪人Magnhil... Ah!玛吉西……啊！

A familiar figure is standing there, yet her brand new face is alien to him.熟悉的人形出现在那里，却因全新的面孔而显得有几分陌生。

Her skin is clear and glossy, her features are fresh and distinct, yet her face is split by a long black strip.不同于往日的光洁皮肤与鲜明轮廓，却被一道灼目的黑色长条分割开来。

However, Magnhilda's air of confidence makes that strip seem to emit a charm of its own. It resembles both a scar of the past and an old medal.然而，在玛吉西尔达自信的神态下，那道黑色长条反而焕发出了别样的魅力：既像是一道来自过去的伤痕，又像是某种旧日的勋章。

经纪人You... Did you go in for repairs? You look different from before...你……这是去修复了？好像和之前有点不一样……

MagnhildaOh yes. And I have you to thank for that, Manager.嗯。我还得谢谢你，经纪人。

MagnhildaI tossed that card you gave me that day, but looking back, it was probably fate.虽然那天的卡片被我扔掉了，但现在回想起来，那或许带来了缘分吧。

The manager nods, not quite understanding her words.经纪人似懂非懂地点了点头。

经纪人More importantly, Mr. Santino has come in person.比起这些，今天桑提诺先生也亲自到现场来了。

经纪人Ah... If you want to apologize, there might still be a chance now...那个……如果你要道歉的话，现在还有机会……

MagnhildaI know you mean well, but there's no need for that.多谢你的好意，但是不用了。

MagnhildaI told you, I'm not going to let him control me any longer.我说过了，我不会再被他所束缚了。

桑提诺Oh? Surely you don't think changing a face is the same as sprouting a pair of wings, Miss Valkyrie?哦？只是换了张脸，你不会以为自己已经长出翅膀了吧，女武神？

经纪人Mr. Santino...桑提诺先生……

MagnhildaYou're not the one who decides whether or not I have wings.长没长翅膀，不是凭你说了算的。

桑提诺Alright, then. Show me what you can do, Magnhilda.好啊，那就让我看看你的本事吧，玛吉西尔达。

桑提诺Try not to lose too badly, though. I'll be counting on you for my future business.只是可别输得太惨了。我的生意今后还需要你多多照顾呢。

VeeShe won't be going back.她不会再回去了。

桑提诺And who might you be... Hm? Are you someone's Doll?你又是……嗯？你是谁家的人形？

VeeMy name is Vee. I'm an independent doctor, and I'm in charge of Magnhilda's maintenance and repair.我叫薇，独立医师，负责玛吉西尔达的检修和维护。

桑提诺Hmph, I see. I didn't think my Doll would be stolen by another Doll.哼，原来如此。没想到拐跑我人形的会是另一个人形。

MagnhildaI've been obeying your pointless orders these past few years. That ends now.这几年来，我一直在服从你那些无理的命令。但是现在不一样了。

MagnhildaI've gotten my head on straight.我已经想通了。

桑提诺Good. It's not that I dislike smooth talkers, but I prefer those who speak with their fists.好。我不讨厌伶牙俐齿的人，但更喜欢拳头硬的。

MagnhildaThen just watch me in the ring!那就擂台上等着瞧吧！

Final Battle - 2 终战-2

解说Ladies and gentlemen! Preeeeesenting... the first wildcard match of the Wishing Fist Tournament's Block F!女士们先生们！现在为您带来的是“愿拳”海选赛阶段F组第1场复活赛的实况！

解说In the red corner, a Doll fighter who gained fame through her indomitable spirit in her first battle—Maaaaaagnhilda!红方选手是在首战中因表现坚韧而一战成名的人形选手——玛吉西尔达！

Magnhilda is greeted by the shouts and cheers of the audience as she enters the ring.玛吉西尔达在观众们的高呼声中入场。

经纪人Wow... She's really popular.哇……她人气好高啊。

桑提诺Hmph, she just got lucky.哼，运气好罢了。

VeeOh yes, unlike someone who's about to get screwed.是啊，不像某人就快倒霉了呢。

Santino glances at Vee, mildly irked.桑提诺有些恼火地看了薇一眼。

桑提诺What are you doing here?你坐在这里干什么？

VeeI bought a ticket. Is that not allowed?哎呀，我买了票的。不可以吗？

解说Now then, let's begin!那么，比赛正式开始！

Magnhilda stares down her opponent.玛吉西尔达和对手展开对峙。

拳手I won't go easy on you.我不会手下留情的。

MagnhildaNeither will I.彼此彼此。

In the next moment, both of them rush at each other.下一秒，两人互相冲向对方。

解说And they're off! Our contestant in the blue corner throws a probing punch at the red corner!好的那么现在比赛开始！蓝方选手首先向红方正面挥出试探性的一拳！

解说Red sidesteps and immediately responds with a counter of her own!红方选手使用侧步轻松躲开，紧接着就是一记反击！

解说Blue reacts swiftly and deflects the attack, but Red deftly closes in and throws another right hook!蓝方选手快速招架，这一次攻击是被化解了！但是红方很快啊，又是一记右勾拳！

解说Magnificent! One point to Red!漂亮！红方得一分！

解说Both sides are backing off again. Red might have a slight advantage now, but overall you could still say they're evenly matched!双方再度拉开距离。现在看来红方小有优势，但双方总体上来说还可以说是势均力敌！

经纪人Magnhilda seems a lot more nimble than before...玛吉西尔达的灵活性比之前好了很多啊……

桑提诺Hmph.哼。

Santino ignores the manager. His right hand is inside his pocket, leisurely fiddling with something.桑提诺没有理会经纪人，右手插在口袋里慢悠悠地拨弄着什么。

Magnhilda...Ugh...……唔……

解说Alright! Blue comes in with another swing and Red puts up a block in response!好的，接下来蓝方再度出拳，红方提前摆好了招架姿势！

解说Oh, what's this?! She couldn't evade it?! One point to Blue!哎，这一下竟然没有躲掉？蓝方得一分！

解说We clearly saw an obvious delay in Red's defense. It seems her speed simply couldn't keep up.我们可以看到红方刚才很明显有一个迟疑啊。她的速度好像没有跟上。

解说Blue swings and scores again! Red's reaction time seems to have suddenly dropped! Is there a malfunction or something?蓝方再度出拳再度得分！红方的反应力似乎也突然下降了，这难道是出现了什么故障吗？

解说But there's no response from the red, looks like it's not a big deal. The match continues!但是裁判没有示意，看来是没有出什么大问题！比赛还会继续！

Vee(...Looks like Magnhilda is only operating at about 20% efficiency now.)（……看起来玛吉西尔达的功率现在只剩20%左右了。）

Vee(All we can do is use "that"...)（那么就只能用那招……）

拳手What's wrong with you? Skipped your breakfast or something?喂，你怎么了？没吃饭吗？

MagnhildaYou don't need... to worry about me...用不着……你操心……

MagnhildaBetter worry... about yourself instead...!担心担心……你自己吧……！

Magnhilda lunges forward and punches with all her might. However, her speed has dropped so much that her opponent easily blocks the attack.玛吉西尔达朝前扑出，奋力挥出一拳。然而她的速度已经大幅下降，对手自然是轻易地化解了这次攻击。

And then—紧接着——

解说Oh, this is bad, Red's attack failed and she completely exposed herself to her enemy! Blue isn't going to pass up this opportunity!哎呀不妙，红方进攻失败，将自己的弱点完全暴露给了对手！这下子蓝方不可能错失机会！

Bam!砰！

解说A direct hit to the face! Red goes down!正中面门！红方应声倒地！

解说But the referee isn't starting the ten-count... Hm? What's wrong?但是裁判却没有开始倒数……哎，怎么啦？

The referee and the other staff members are gathered by the side of the ring.裁判和其他工作人员开始聚拢在擂台边。

解说Looks like something's happened to our contestant in the red corner. In keeping with the rules, the referee has paused the match!看起来红方似乎出现了异常状况。按照规则，裁判暂停了比赛！

桑提诺...But why?……为什么？

VeeYou must be wondering why she went down after just one punch, right? The suppressor isn't supposed to do that, big guy.你是在考虑，为什么那家伙挨一拳就倒了吧？抑制器可没有这种效果哦，大叔。

VeeFor your information, she's crashed.我可以好心地提醒你，她是宕机了。

桑提诺Crashed... You?!宕机……你？！

Santino grabs the armrests of his chair and jumps up.桑提诺抓住座椅扶手，猛然站了起来。

VeeLooks like you guessed it. She crashed because the suppressor was damaged.看来你猜中啦，那是因为抑制器遭受破坏导致的宕机哦。

VeeOh, don't look at me like that. That's an awful expression to have. Moving things around is my specialty, after all.不要露出这种表情嘛，太难看啦。移形换位可是我的拿手好戏。

桑提诺Why you...!你这家伙……！

VeeSince I couldn't remove it by force, I simply connected the suppressor's sensors to a place on Magnhilda which would be easy to hit.既然禁止暴力拆除，那我就把它的传感器连接到玛吉西尔达身上那些容易遭受直接攻击的地方。

VeeThat way, once she was hampered by the suppressor and took a hit, it would end up with her opponent breaking the suppressor.这样，只要她遭受限制、进而挨打，就会变成“对手失手打坏抑制器”的情况。

VeeMr. Santino, I know that your suppressor is very well made, to the point where it can slip past ordinary diagnostics...桑提诺先生，我知道您的抑制器十分精妙，甚至普通的体检都无法察觉……

VeeBut I wonder... if she crashes under such abnormal circumstances and the competition authorities decide to bring in a specialist to check her... Do you think they'll find this illegally-installed device?但在这种异常的宕机情况下……比赛官方的专门检查，又是否能发现这个违禁安装的抑制器呢？

桑提诺...Dammit...……可恶……

VeeHow about you enter the code to disable the suppressor before they livestream the entire situation?趁他们把情况通过直播发出去之前，不如上去输入口令解除抑制器吧？

VeeOtherwise, the workers are going to find out exactly why she crashed in the middle of the match.否则，工作人员们一定会把宕机原因查个一清二楚的哦。

桑提诺...Just you wait!……你给我等着！

Santino slams his fists on the seat rests and startles the manager beside him, who shrinks away.桑提诺一拍座椅扶手，吓得一旁的经纪人也往里缩了缩。

Then, he turns and heads toward the chaos at the ringside.随后，他飞快地转身，朝乱成一团的擂台走去。

Final Battle - 3 终战-3

解说Alright, thanks to the help from Red's owner, the match is now back on track!好的，在红方选手所有者的帮助下，比赛已经恢复了正常！

Santino keeps a kindly expression on his face as he returns to his seat while being illuminated by the spotlight. The nervous manager has already made room for him.桑提诺保持着和善的表情，在聚光灯下回到座位上。而经纪人则胆战心惊地坐在一边。

解说Then let's continue with the match!让我们继续进行比赛！

Magnhilda stands on the ring, full of energy, her feet pacing and hopping back and forth.玛吉西尔达活力四射地站在擂台上，甚至双腿还在不安分地来回跳跃。

Vee(Whew, we've gotten rid of that obstacle, at least. It's all up to you now.)（呼，障碍已经排除了。接下来要看她自己了。）

Vee(Good luck, Magnhilda!)（加油啊，玛吉西尔达！）

拳手Hey, are your scrap parts fixed yet?喂，你身上的那些破铜烂铁都整理好了吧？

MagnhildaIt's alright now. Sorry to keep you waiting.没问题，让你久等了。

MagnhildaBe careful though, I'm not handicapped any more.当心，我现在可不再是负重行军了。

拳手Haha... Bring it, then!哈哈……那就来吧！

MagnhildaYeeart!喝啊！

Bam!砰！

解说Red throws a fierce punch the moment she returns! Her speed is unbelievable, she's even faster than before!红方选手在回归的瞬间便打出一记重拳！速度实在是太快了，比刚才还要快出不少！

解说Looks like Red's gotten serious after that unknown malfunction was fixed just now!看样子处理了不明故障后，红方总算可以动真格的了！

Vee(Good, if this keeps up, she can win...)（好，这样下去能赢……）

桑提诺She's going to lose.赢不了的。

Santino suddenly speaks up, startling Vee.桑提诺陡然出声，吓了薇一跳。

VeeYou?你？

桑提诺I know what you're thinking. You fixed the elbow joints that were worn out over all these years and reinforced her shoulder, forearm and calves, right?我知道你现在在想什么。你修好了她常年负伤的肘关节，还给肩膀、前臂和小腿都做了强化，对吧？

Vee(He saw through everything...!)（全部被他看穿了……！）

桑提诺You really are an amateur after all. You must have thought her fighting strength would go up if her strength, speed and resilience were improved, right?所以说外行啊。你一定觉得只要提升了力量、速度、抗打击力这些指标，作战能力就会上升，对吧？

桑提诺But boxing isn't that simple. If you can't master the new strength you've gained, it's meaningless.但是拳击不是那么简单的。拥有了更强的力量，就必须要有驾驭住它们的能力，否则就毫无意义。

桑提诺I can tell. Magnhilda's not used to her new body yet.现在玛吉西尔达还没有适应自己的身体。我能看得出来。

桑提诺Instead, her opponent is getting his hits in whenever he can, going one step at a time.反而是对手正在稳扎稳打，步步为营。

Vee tries to interpret their movements according to what Santino said, but she can't make sense of them.薇试着按他说的方式去理解两人的动作，却怎么也无法做到。

桑提诺Magnhilda's footwork and the way her legs are skipping back and forth aren't coordinated with her upper body. It's all a bluff.玛吉西尔达的步法，双腿不停跳动，上身却没有配合着做出进攻，只是在虚张声势。

桑提诺It proves that she's worried. She's worried that she can't end the fight quickly, worried about why her opponent's become stronger...这说明她在慌张。慌张自己为什么没办法速战速决，慌张对手为什么变得越来越强……

桑提诺And as it happens, I like these caged beast matches best. Thank you, Miss Beautician!这种困兽之斗，恰恰是我最爱看的。谢谢你啊，整形师小姐！

Bam!砰！

MagnhildaUgh...呃……

解说It's plain to see that Blue has found his stride, while Red is slowly becoming more and more tired.可以看到蓝方选手的攻击越来越稳健了啊。红方逐渐显出疲态了。

Magnhilda(My body... I need to regain my coordination ASAP...)（身体……必须快点恢复协调……）

Magnhilda(I came here with determination in my heart, the determination to make a new life for myself.)（我可是带着决心到这里来的。带着走向新生的决心。）

Magnhilda(That being the case, why can't I get this body of mine under control...)（既然如此，怎么能驯服不了这具身体……）

MagnhildaHah!哈！

Bam!砰！

拳手Hngh!唔！

解说Red attempts a counterattack! Blue blocked the hit, but he seems to have lost his balance!红方尝试反击！虽然蓝方挡住了攻击，但是身体似乎有点失去平衡了！

解说Will Red press her advantage?!红方会乘胜追击吗？

MagnhildaHyaaah!喝哈！

解说Red goes for a second shot— But!红方打出第二拳——但是！

Her opponent, who's seemingly off-balance, suddenly weaves to the left and shoves Magnhilda's right fist up and away with his left arm.看似失去平衡的对手突然身体左倾，用左臂将玛吉西尔达的右拳向上拨开。

It's just like shelling a crab—and it leaves Magnhilda's right upper body defenseless.就像给螃蟹剥壳一样——让玛吉西尔达的右半身失去了防护。

Bam!砰！

Bam! Bam!砰！砰！

MagnhildaUgh... (Coughs)呃……咳咳……

Magnhilda(Dammit... I can't go down here...)（可恶……不能倒下……）

桑提诺I told you, right? She's panicking.我说过了吧？她慌了。

VeeBut how...怎么会……

桑提诺Even if the Valkyrie grows a pair of wings... It is Ragnarok for her.就算女武神长出了翅膀……现在也是黄昏了。

Bam!砰！

VeeMa—玛——

解说And Red is down!红方被击倒！

Final Battle - 4 终战-4

系统Heavy impact detected. Attempting core power cycle.检测到强力冲击，正在尝试核心复位。

系统Performing internal diagnostic... Now loading memory module.内部检修运行中……正在重新读取记忆模块。

(I... ■■'ve been...)（我……■■是……）

(Have I been knocked ■... knocked down again...)（被击■了吗……又一次被击倒了……）

(Humph. This time, I really am going to be $... Elimi#@&** now.)（哼。这下就真的要￥……#@&**汰了吧。）

(That bastard ??■... He must be laughing his ass off from his seat...)（？？■那个混蛋……一定正躲在台下偷笑吧……）

(But... Just this (1)once...)（但是……至少这⑴次……）

(I was fig■■ng for myself... Right...)（我确实是为■自己在战斗……对吧……）

?Get...站……

(Did I hear something?)（好像听到了什么声音……）

?Get... Up... Ma...站……来……玛……

(...Who is that?)（……是谁？）

(Is that ■'s voice... But why does she sound so hysterical...)（是■的声音……但是，怎么吼得如此歇斯底里……）

(This doesn't match up with your standards of beauty, right... Haha...)（这可不符合你的美学吧……哈哈……）

?Up... Get up!来……站起来！

(Wait a minute... This voice...)（等一下……这个声音……）

(Where is this place? Would someone as refined as her actually... Make a sound like this?)（是在什么地方？那个优雅的家伙，真的会……发出这种声音？）

■Get up... Magnhilda!站起来……玛吉西尔达！

Magnhilda(That's right, I remember now...!)（对了，我想起来了……！）

系统Memory module loading complete. Core reboot complete.记忆模块读取完成，核心重载完毕。

Vee—GET UP, MAGNHILDA!——站起来！玛吉西尔达！

观众Get Up! GET UP!站起来！站起来！

解说She's up! At the very last moment, Red is back in the fight!站起来了！在最后一刻，红方选手重返赛场！

观众Magnhilda! Red Flare Magnhilda!玛吉西尔达！红色火光，玛吉西尔达！

Magnhilda(It was like that... Back then too...)（那个时候的……也是……）

VeeBecause I can see your "beauty" too, Magnhilda.我也能看见你的“美”，玛吉西尔达。

VeeThe you who stood tall in San Carlos, the you that's struggling to survive in the underground boxing circuit, the you who went the distance during the Wishing Fist tournament...在圣卡洛斯叱咤风云的你，在地下拳赛努力生存的你，在“愿拳”擂台上屹立不倒的你。

井上乔瑟夫Your skills won't be buried forever.你的一身好本事不会被埋没。

井上乔瑟夫Promise me, Marta. Promise me that you'll carry on our glory!答应我，玛尔达。要把我们的荣耀传承下去！

VeeWhat about you? Are you willing to discover the "beauty" inside you?而你呢？你愿意去发现自己身上的“美”吗？

系统Diagnostic complete... 23 items require servicing.自检完毕……有23处需要修复。

系统Warning. Resuming upright position will worsen damage. Advising against resumption of upright position...警告，检测到站立指令会扩大损伤，不建议继续执行站立指令……

Magnhilda(That's right, I've made up my mind...)（没错，我已经下定决心了……）

Magnhilda(I'm going to...)（我要……）

重叠的声音GET UP, MAGNHILDA!站起来，玛吉西尔达！

解说She's up! She's gotten up once again! Red has gotten back to her feet before the ten-count finished!站起来了！又一次！红方在倒计时结束前站了起来！

解说Online fans dubbed her "The Indomitable Magnhilda" after her last match, and it looks like she's living up to it!在上一场比赛后，网友们为她取名“不屈的玛吉西尔达”，看来她名副其实！

观众Magnhilda! Magnhilda!玛吉西尔达！不屈的玛吉西尔达！

桑提诺Tch.嘁。

VeeGood job, Magnhilda!干得漂亮，玛吉西尔达！

拳手I can't believe you actually...居然还能……

系统Warning, the current course of action...警告，目前的行动……

系统Action mode adjustment detected. Warning canceled.检测到行为模式调整，警报解除。

MagnhildaOra!欧拉！

解说After finding her feet, Red immediately throws a punch!红方选手站稳后直接出拳！

MagnhildaOraoraoraora!欧拉欧拉欧拉欧拉！

解说Right straight, left straight, and a right hook! She attacks with a merciless combo! And it seems she's putting out more force than before!右直拳，左直拳，右摆拳！毫不留情的连续进攻！而且力道似乎也有所提升！

解说Blue just barely manages to block the first two blows, but the third lands squarely!蓝方勉强挡住了前两拳，但还是被击中了！

拳手Guwaaargh...咕啊……

Magnhilda(I'm going to master this body...)（我一定能驾驭住这具身体……）

Magnhilda(And win this!)（然后赢给你们看！）

Bam!砰！

拳手Heh... Hehe... Done... with the warmup?哈……哈……热身……总算结束了吗？

MagnhildaOh yes... I have to thank you, for knocking some sense into me.是啊……多亏你刚刚这一下，给我打清醒了。

MagnhildaAfter all, this is the real deal... So don't you dare pussy out on me!接下来就要动真格了……你可别被吓破胆子！

拳手Hehe... Same goes for you!哼哼……彼此彼此……！

玛吉西尔达&拳手Haaaaaaah—!哈——

Bam!砰！

Tomorrow's Star 明日新星

解说And the fifth round is over!第五回合结束！

解说And the winner is... By points, the contestant in the red corner, Magnhilda!胜者是……点数较高的红方选手，玛吉西尔达！

解说She's earned a chance to continue her conquest in the ring during the Wishing Fist Tournament!她将获得复活机会，在“愿拳”的擂台上继续她的征途！

观众Magnhilda!玛吉西尔达！

拳手Well done.打得不错。

MagnhildaYou too.你也是。

解说Both contestants have shaken hands in the spirit of sportsmanship. Next, we'll have our photographers take a picture of both of them as a memento!双方选手握手以示体育精神。接下来，请工作人员为双方合影留念！

Backstage, in the break room.后台，休息室。

MagnhildaVee!薇！

VeeYou're all beat up again... Come on, sit down, I'll give you a checkup!你又伤成这样……快坐下，我帮你检修一下！

VeeI have to say, though, you were amazing out there, Magnhilda!但是不得不说，玛吉西尔达！打得太棒了！

MagnhildaIt's all thanks to your help.也要多谢你的帮助。

VeeOf course. My modification skills are pretty good, aren't they?那当然，我的改装技术还是很厉害的吧？

MagnhildaNo... It wasn't just your modification skills.不……也不只是改装技术。

VeeHm? What do you mean?嗯？什么意思？

MagnhildaI mean... Ah... You were cheering for me during the countdown...就是……那个……在倒数的时候，为我加油……

VeeAh, you heard me? Even through all that noise?啊，你听到啦？明明那么嘈杂也能听到？

MagnhildaWell, it was your voice... It's very distinct.毕竟是你的声音……很有辨识度。

MagnhildaAnd besides, it was very different from the way you usually speak, so it drew a lot of attention...而且，和平时说话的声音差距太大了，反而很引人注意……

VeeSo what are you trying to say, that I sound crude while I'm shouting?那算什么啊，你是在嫌我喊得太粗鲁了吗？

MagnhildaNo, no, that's definitely not what I meant!没有没有，我绝对不是这个意思！

VeePffft. I was just messing with you, I don't mind.噗。逗你的啦，我可不介意。

MagnhildaSpeaking of which, Santino...不过说起来，桑提诺他……

Bang!砰！

Someone bursts through the door to the break room.休息室的门突然被人粗暴地推开了。

桑提诺You seem pretty happy, ladies.你们看上去很高兴嘛，两位。

VeeWell, obviously people are going to be happy over a victory.胜败之后，当然是几家欢喜几家愁咯。

桑提诺Oh you're one to talk, Doll...真会说啊，区区人形……

Several hulking boxers enter the room behind Santino.桑提诺身后，赫然跟进几个膀大腰圆的拳手。

MagnhildaWhat are you trying to do?你要干什么？

Magnhilda gets up and pushes Vee behind her.玛吉西尔达站起身，将薇护在身后。

MagnhildaYou can't use violence even if you're dealing with Dolls. You'd better remember that!即使是面对人形，也不能随便动用暴力手段的。你最好明白这点！

桑提诺Hmph, but you're MY Doll, aren't you? Since when did you get so protective of outsiders?哼，你是我的人形吧？什么时候也学会护着外人了？

MagnhildaDon't forget the dirty means you used to gain ownership of me!别忘了你之前是用了什么肮脏的手段才得到我的所有权！

桑提诺At the very least, I'm your official owner. I can have you withdrawn from the competition at any time and take you back with me.至少明面上我是你的所有者，我随时可以让你退赛，带你回去。

MagnhildaYou...你……

桑提诺As for you, you were meddling with my Doll without permission. If that affects her performance, you'll have to compensate me for my losses!还有你。你擅自改装我的人形，如果造成性能影响，就必须赔偿我的损失！

VeeSure, I'll pay up—but not to you.好啊，我赔——但就算要赔，也不是赔给你。

桑提诺What...?你……？

Before he can finish speaking, a ringtone comes from Santino's pocket.话音未落，桑提诺的口袋里突然传来电话铃声。

桑提诺Hello? Who's this?喂，你是？

桑提诺Professor Irida of 42Lab wants to purchase her specifically?42Lab的伊莉塔教授指名收购？

桑提诺Ah, are you mistaken, perhaps? Magnhilda's just an ordinary Doll...啊，是不是弄错了？玛吉西尔达只是个一般人形……

As Santino takes the call, Magnhilda sidles over to Vee and bends down to whisper into her ear.趁着桑提诺打电话，玛吉西尔达悄悄挪到薇身边，弯腰和她说悄悄话。

MagnhildaWho's Professor Irida?伊莉塔教授是谁？

VeeShe's the supervisor of Project Neural Cloud. She's really nice to Dolls, and she treats them like her kids.是心智云图计划的负责人，她对人形特别好，像对孩子一样。

MagnhildaSo how does she know about me?那她怎么知道我的事？

VeeYou filled in that registration form, didn't you? Project Neural Cloud does background checks too...你不是填过报名表的吗，心智云图计划是有背调环节的哦……

MagnhildaWait, exactly how many people know about my background now...我的背景到底被几个人知道了……

VeeWell... You probably shouldn't think about that...嘛……你还是不要想这个比较好……

While the Dolls whisper to each other, Santino's call is still going on.人形们说悄悄话的时候，桑提诺的通讯也仍在继续。

桑提诺No, no, no, of course it's fine, I'm not doubting you or anything, it's just...不不不，当然没问题，我没有疑虑，只是……

Santino's voice trails off and his expression grows more and more morose.桑提诺的音量越说越小，表情也逐渐收敛。

桑提诺I understand... Uh... Alright... I'm willing to negotiate...我明白了……嗯……好的……我愿意交涉……

He hangs up and glares at Vee.他挂断电话，悻悻地看着薇。

桑提诺Are you... from 42Lab?你是……42Lab的人？

Vee grins, and then grabs Magnhilda's hand.薇歪嘴一笑，牵起玛吉西尔达的手。

VeeIt doesn't matter what company I'm from, but if you don't go, you might be liable for a lawsuit concerning possible damage to someone else's property, you know?我们是哪个公司的都不重要，你再不走的话，小心被起诉侵害他人财产哦？

Santino and his men practically flee the room.桑提诺带着手下夺门而出。

MagnhildaVee... You had a hand in this too, right, in addition to the background check?薇……不止是背调，你也帮了忙吧。

VeeI just can't keep anything from you, can I?……还是瞒不住你呀。

MagnhildaYou're way more advanced than me. You're definitely not an ordinary model.你比我先进得多，一看就不是普通的型号。

VeeI'm a plastic surgery Doll from Ultilife. I was chosen for Project Neural Cloud earlier, and so I recommended you to them.我是最终生命控股下属的整形类医疗人形。之前被选入了云图计划，我就向他们推荐了你。

Magnhilda...I didn't know you did all that.……没想到你做了这么多。

VeeOh, all I did was summarize your past accomplishments. I didn't think they'd actually be willing to buy you. If you want to thank something, you can thank your exciting performance today.只是汇报了你过去的成绩而已啦，我也没想到他们愿意出钱收购你。还是多亏了你今天的精彩表现。

MagnhildaBut 42Lab's a research institute, right? There's no point in me going there...可42Lab是科研机构吧，我去也没什么用……

VeeThat's true. You'd rather return to your own company, right? Svarog Heavy Industries might have a project suitable for you.也是。你更想回到自己的出产企业吗？火神重工或许也有适合你的项目。

VeeHowever, I think Project Neural Cloud is pretty good too. You can live however you like until the experiment officially begins.不过我觉得云图计划也挺不错的哦。在正式开启实验之前，你可以按自己的意愿活动。

VeeAs long as you cooperate with them when they're taking data—just like what I'm doing now.只需要偶尔配合收集数据就行了——就像我现在这样。

VeeHow about it? It's much better than this place, right?如何？这比在这里要好多了吧？

Magnhilda...Of course. I, I don't know how to thank you...……当然。我，我不知道怎么感谢你了……

VeeOh, please. I got a great deal of inspiration thanks to you. I can't wait to use it all on my customers' faces!哪里的话。托你的福，我可是收获了大把灵感。我都等不及要把它们实现到客人的脸上了！

VeeRight, you got hurt just now, didn't you? Want to get it fixed now?对了，你刚刚受的伤，要马上修补一下吗？

MagnhildaNo, it's alright.不，不用了。

Magnhilda strokes her new scar, and a smile spreads across her face.玛吉西尔达抚摸着新伤痕，不由得露出了微笑。

MagnhildaIt's the first medal of honor I've received in my new life.这是我新生之后的第一枚勋章。

MagnhildaI'll have plenty of battles to fight after this wildcard match. I'll collect more medals—just like you collect masks.复活赛之后还有很多场战斗。我会收集到更多的勋章——就像你收集面具那样。

VeeAlright, then let's see who's collection grows quicker.好，那就让我们比一比谁收集得更快吧。

MagnhildaYou're on.一言为定。

Up next, we bring you the semifinals of the 17th Wishing Fist Tournament...接下来为您带来第17届“愿拳”赛事的半决赛画面……

ProfessorI see... So that's how her past was like...原来如此……还有这样的过去啊……

Nora(Yawn) That was a good nap...呼啊……睡得好舒服……

NoraHuh? Professor? Are you still watching?啊，教授？你还在看？

ProfessorShhh...嘘……

I point to Rise, who's leaning against me, and indicate that Nora should lower her volume.我指了指靠在我身上的莉丝，示意野良小点声。

NoraUm... How come this is different from before?唔……这个跟之前的不大一样？

ProfessorYeah. After I finished watching your "Underground Boxing: A Documentary," I moved on to the "Wishing Fist Tournament Match Logs".嗯。看完了你的《地下拳赛纪实》后，我又自己找来了《“愿拳”赛事记录》。

ProfessorIt seems after Magnhilda got out of the underground boxing circuit, she did very well for herself in legal matches.看样子玛吉西尔达后来脱离了地下拳赛，还在正规的比赛中取得了不错的成绩呢。

NoraI see. Then I guess we don't need to worry if she's dangerous?这样啊。那看来不用担心她是危险人物啦？

ProfessorStill, there's something in these videos that bothers me.不过，视频里还有一些令人在意的地方。

ProfessorSupposedly, the person who helped her on her way toward a legal career was a Doll from Ultilife...据说帮助她走向正规赛事的，是一位来自最终生命控股的人形……

NoraA Doll? That sort of thing is pretty rare.人形？这事确实挺少见的。

NoraWant to go ask the Ultilife Exiles about it?要不要向来自最终生命的流亡者们打听一下？

RiseAsk about what?打听什么？

NoraUwah, you're up?哇啊？你醒了？

RiseYeah, it's morning already.嗯，已经天亮了。

NoraI can't believe you spent all night watching boxing matches, Professor.教授居然看了一个通宵的拳赛啊。

RiseThanks for your hard work, Professor.辛苦您了，长官。

NoraI wonder if I should do something with a boxing theme in future...我是不是也该试试拳击题材了呢……

ProfessorAlright, since it's morning already, she ought to be here soon.好了，既然天亮了，当事人差不多也该到了。

It was work for the Oasis.都是为了绿洲的工作。

I found myself beginning to enjoy it.我发现我也有点喜欢上它了。

ProfessorI guess I should go welcome her?我也该去迎接一下她了吧？

At the entrance to the Oasis.绿洲入口。

智能体Registration complete. Welcome to the Oasis.登记已完成。欢迎来到绿洲。

MagnhildaOh, so you came to welcome me in person, Professor.喔，是教授亲自迎接啊。

ProfessorAre you surprised?很意外吗？

MagnhildaThat's fine. Rather, I'm surprised that you don't seem bothered to see me.倒是还好。比起那个，我更意外你看到我居然没什么反应。

ProfessorBothered? Ah, do you mean by those wounds?反应？啊，是说身上的伤疤吗？

ProfessorThese scars are the proof of a warrior's struggles. How could I be offended by them?这些伤疤是战士的证明，我又怎能冒犯。

Welcome, Magnhilda.欢迎你，玛吉西尔达。

ProfessorIt would be terribly rude of me to make a big deal about the badges of someone else's honor.我若是对别人的勋章大惊小怪，那也太失礼了。

MagnhildaHaha... You're quite the smooth talker, Professor.哈哈……很会说嘛，教授。

MagnhildaPretty much like what a certain someone told me before.倒是和以前某人告诉我的说法差不多。

MagnhildaWe're both collecting awards of our own. When I see her again, we'll see who has the bigger collection.我们都在收集各自的勋章。等我再次见到她的时候，一定要比一比谁的藏品多。

MagnhildaNo need to be so hasty. You do neural cloud examinations as part of your procedures, right?不着急。你们这里的规矩是要做心智检定吧？

I've seen plenty of those in real life.我在现实世界也见得多了。

Those are a boxer's medals, no?那是给拳击手的勋章吧。

MagnhildaI can take my time and tell you all about them during the exam.我可以在检定的时候慢慢告诉你。

MagnhildaHaha, I'll accept your well-wishes, then, Professor.哈哈，那就借你吉言了，教授。

Magnhilda works her shoulders with confident ease, and chuckles.玛吉西尔达豪爽地摇晃着肩膀，轻笑起来。

At that moment, I'm certain that she's a strong, beautiful Doll.那一刻，我确信，她一定是个强大而美丽的人形。

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