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Ruintop Song

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17 chapters · 1184 lines · English and Chinese below. Japanese and Korean, voices and theatre mode are in the reader.

Upon The Ruins 墟上

I don't like this darkness.我不喜欢这样的黑暗。

The beeping of instruments, the humming of the bed, and the familiar sound of footsteps and sheets of paper rustling against each other.仪器的滴答声，床铺运作的嗡嗡声，还有熟悉的脚步声与纸张摩擦的声音。

ZangyinThese sounds... Am I home?这些声音……我到家了吗？

ZangyinOld man, are you there?老头子，你是不是在旁边？

滕教授Welcome back, Zangyin.欢迎回来，蔵音。

ZangyinSo I really did come home... Then you should have told me earlier. It scared the hell out of me.原来真的是到家了……倒是早点说话嘛，吓了我一跳。

ZangyinBut when did I arrive home? I don't remember at all... Why haven't my visual modules started up yet?我什么时候到家的，完全没有印象了……视觉模块怎么还没有启动？

滕教授Your visual modules have been damaged. My assistant is getting replacements for you.你的视觉模块受损了，助理正帮你去拿替换的元件。

滕教授The person who sent you back said you were hit by a human firearm.送你回来的人说，你被人类枪械打中了。

ZangyinA gun? I guess I got caught up in the fighting after all... And I lost some of my memories too... Humph, as expected.枪械？果然我是被战斗波及了吧……还失去了一部分记忆……哼，不意外。

ZangyinI told you before, we can't fight, so it's very dangerous to go into combat zones!早就跟你说过了，我们都没有武力，在战区很危险的！

滕教授Sorry, Zangyin. However, the data you brought back is very precious.抱歉，蔵音。不过，你带回来的数据已经很是珍贵了。

An old yet strong palm places itself on my head and gently rubs it. I like that feeling very much.苍老但是有力的手掌摸到了我的头，在我头顶揉了揉。我很喜欢这种触感。

ZangyinHumph, don't expect me to forgive you without a couple of sticks of grilled fish, and they've got to be the best kind, grilled mackerels!哼，没有两条烤鱼是不会原谅你的，而且必须是最好的烤鱼，要烤青花鱼！

滕教授Hehe, I'll have my assistant fetch some grilled mackerels for you as well.呵呵，烤青花鱼也会让助理帮你拿回来的。

ZangyinThat's more like it. I'll wait here a little longer, then.这还差不多。那我就在这里多等一会儿吧。

滕教授You need to rest.你要好好休息。

The mirth in his voice fades, and at the same time I can hear the sounds of clothing fasteners closing and buttons sliding into holes.笑意疏淡，与此同时，耳边响起了衣着设备相嵌的扣锁声。

The noises are a little slow and tired. They're nowhere as crisp and quick as what they sounded like whenever I helped him dress and get his things on before we went out together in the past.声响有些黏连吃力，远不如之前每一次出行，我帮他整理时那样干脆利落。

Zangyin...Wait a minute. You're going out? Right now?……等等？你要出门？现在？

滕教授The flames of war will swallow up everything, and the debris and history of the minor tribes will be wiped away in the same stroke.战火会吞噬所有痕迹，瓦砾会和小族群的历史一同被抹去。

滕教授You still need time to recover, but those traces can't wait, so I need to collect and preserve the last vestiges of their data.你还需要时间恢复，但那些痕迹等不起，我必须尽快收拢保留最后的数据资料。

ZangyinHey, am I hearing things? You're going into a war zone at your age? Weren't you the one who told me "a virtuous man doesn't stand next to a wall that's about to collapse!?"喂，没搞错吧？你都这么大年纪了，那里还是战区！君子不立危墙之下这话还是你跟我说的！

Wait. Don't go. Please don't go.等等。别走。不要去。

滕教授Listen to my assistant.好好听助理的话。

Old man, you mustn't go!老头子，你不能去！

Zangyin...Can't you at least wait until I'm better?! If anything happens to you, I won't be able to save you.……至少等我好了再说吧？！要是这会儿遇到意外，我可没法救你。

You'll get hurt! Ricochets will punch through your spine! Little Si won't be able to help you when I'm lying here!你会受伤的！跳弹会把你的脊椎打穿！我躺在这儿，小巳也够不到你！

滕教授Nonsense, I'll be back with something tasty.瞎操心，回来会给你带好吃的。

You're so old already, so why are you so intent on doing something like this? Why won't you listen to me?你年纪这么大了，还要一意孤行地去做这种事？为什么不听我劝呢？

Are you going to throw your life away to collect data? I don't get it... Is it worth it? Is it really worth it?为了采集资料连自己的命也可以不要吗，我不明白……值得吗？这真的值得吗？

My angry shouts echo only in my mind. Amidst the silence of reality, the door closes with a creak.燥怒的嗔喊只能在脑中轰鸣，在现实的一片寂静中，吱呀——门掩上了。

[Warning: Activity restricted. Chassis damage at 42%. Calling for aid is recommended.]【警告：行动受限。机体损伤率42%，推荐呼叫救援。】

Move! Stop blocking my way... This damned darkness!动起来啊！这片讨厌的黑暗……不要再挡着我了！

[Warning: Activity restricted. Chassis damage at 42%. Calling for aid is recommended.]【警告：行动受限。机体损伤率42%，推荐呼叫救援。】

Let me see... Let me move!让我看见……让我动啊！

Let me ask you why you're going into such dangerous territory, even though you know the risks...让我去问清，你为什么明知危险，也要前往那片险地——

Suddenly, the darkness before me is pulled away by someone. The memories that have been called up recede like the tide, and new information floods into my processor module.忽然，面前的黑暗被人挪开了。被调动起来的记忆如潮水般退却，新的信息涌入处理模块中。

Zangyin...Looks like I had a not-so-pleasant dream.……做了个不太愉快的梦啊。

ZangyinWhere... am I?这是……哪里？

??Target reactivation complete. Vocal systems are fine.目标再启动完成，发声系统没有问题。

??State your name and sector of origin.现在报上你的名字和所属扇区。

An icy-cold male voice speaks from above. Zangyin realizes that there is something pressed against her head.冰冷的男声在上方响起，蔵音意识到，自己正被什么东西顶着脑袋。

Zangyin...I'm Zangyin. My origin... My origin is... the Cloud Sector.……蔵音，从属……从属……云图扇区。

??Good. Your logic circuits are functioning normally. You may get up.很好，逻辑运行也没有问题。你可以起来了。

Zangyin props herself up and looks around.蔵音撑起身体，看向周围。

She is surrounded by post-battle ruins, and she is currently lying in a sunken region among these ruins.这是一片战后的废墟，她所在的地方正是这废墟中凹陷下去的一块。

Zangyin...I remember now. I entered this sector and before I found the Sector Administrator, something blew me up...……我想起来了，我进了一个扇区，还没有来得及找到管理员，就被什么东西炸到了……

ZangyinWhere is this place?这里是哪里？

??This is the Cyclopes Sector. Can you stand?这里是基洛普斯扇区。你站不起来了吗？

ZangyinAssuming your visual modules aren't defective, you should know that my leg is pinned.假如你的视觉模块没坏的话，你应该知道我的腿被压住了。

??Any agent could easily get free of this kind of weight.这种重量，随便一个智能体都能轻松地挣脱。

ZangyinI hope you will refine your phrasing. Only the Cyclopes Sector's agents could regard such a big chunk of solidified operands as nothing more than a chunk of cream wafer.希望你的措辞能准确一点，只有基洛普斯扇区的智能体能做到这样，把这些厚重的算量块看得像一块讨厌的奶油威化饼干。

??Typically speaking, an agent cannot leave their sector of origin.通常来说智能体无法离开所属的扇区。

ZangyinBefore we discuss the rules, could I trouble you to exert those dainty hands of yours to help move this piece of rubble away?在讨论规则之前，能劳您动动您尊贵的手，先帮我把这块建材搬开吗？

The red-haired agent looks at her and then moves the debris away.红发的智能体看了看她，将压在上方的建材全部清空了。

ZangyinSo, what's going on? Does it rain bombs from the sky here?所以这是怎么了，这里的天上会下炸弹吗？

??You were unlucky. A Greater Sanctifier's attack swept through this area and the buildings were destroyed.你运气不好，一位上位净化者的攻击扫过了这个区域，建筑物都被毁坏了。

??We're rebuilding the sector now, which was how we found you pinned under the rubble.我们正在逐步重建扇区，这才找到了在下面压着的你。

ZangyinWere you fighting that Greater Sanctifier?你们在和那位上位净化者作战？

??No, we were fighting with our friends. Someone else was fighting the Greater Sanctifier.不，我们和我们的同伴作战，和上位净化者作战的另有其人。

ZangyinCyclopes really is a military sector after all. You're all so eager for a fight that you'll even throw down with a Greater Sanctifier.基洛普斯扇区真不愧是军工扇区，武德充沛到连上位净化者也敢惹。

Zangyin rises and checks herself.蔵音起身，检查了一下自己的情况。

Zangyin(I'm not too badly damaged; it's mainly been limited to my clothing and some operand holes from my injuries. Compared to that...)（损坏率不高，也只有衣服和一些受伤造成的算量缺口。比起这个……）

ZangyinHey, did you see a snake beside me when you found me?喂，你找到我的时候，见过我身边有条蛇吗？

ZangyinYou know, the very small and very cute kind?很小只很可爱的那种！

As she gesticulates in the air, Zangyin engages the appropriate cognitive modules.一边比划，蔵音一边启动了对应的感知模块。

电子音[Agent accessory detected. Damage level at 89%, forced hibernation mode has been engaged.]【检测到对应智能辅件，损坏率89%，已进入强制休眠……】

ZangyinWell, that's terrible. Even if I could fix you, your memory data would probably be gone. Looks like I'll have to tell you a long, long story again.真糟糕，就算能修好，估计记忆数据也没了。看来又得跟你讲一次很长的故事了。

??You were the only agent nearby that survived. Whatever you plan to do, I advise you to leave this area ASAP.你是附近幸存的唯一一个智能体，不管你想做什么，我都建议你尽快离开这里。

ZangyinSo the fighting hasn't finished yet?战斗还没有结束？

??The fighting could resume at any moment.战争随时可能再次开始。

Zangyin looks in the direction where this unfamiliar agent is looking. The stories that were once told in this sector have all been buried under the ruins.蔵音循着陌生智能体的目光向远处眺望，扇区内曾经发生过的那些故事都被埋没在废墟之中。

滕教授The flames of war will swallow up all traces, and the debris and history of the minor tribes will be wiped away in the same stroke.战火会吞噬所有痕迹，瓦砾会和小族群的历史一同被抹去。

滕教授You still need time to recover, but those traces can't wait, so I need to collect and preserve the last vestiges of their data.你还需要时间恢复，但那些痕迹等不起，我必须尽快收拢保留最后的数据资料。

Zangyin(The battlefield... A place being rebuilt... This scenery is so familiar, just like the place Professor Teng went...)（战场……重建中的地方……多么熟悉的场景，和滕教授去的那个地方一样……）

Zangyin(Is this the kind of place the old man was so bent on going to?)（老头子就是为了这种地方而一意孤行吗……？）

??Enough spacing out. Now that you know the situation, you should hurry up and leave.别发呆了。既然知道情况了，就快点离开吧。

ZangyinWait...!等等……！

??What is it? What else is there?怎么？你还有什么事？

Zangyin is briefly at a loss for words as she sees the suspicious look in the agent's eyes. The words she is about to speak catch in her throat, and it startles her.蔵音看着智能体狐疑的眼神一时语塞。脱口而出的阻止，把她自己都吓了一跳。

ZangyinUm... I...呃……我……

Zangyin...I need to stay here for a bit.……我得留在这里一段时间。

A puzzled expression crosses the agent's face.智能体露出了有些奇怪的表情。

??Why do you need to stay here?你为什么要留在这里？

Zangyin(Why do I need to stay here?)（我为什么要留在这里？）

However, Zangyin's neural cloud is in chaos having just awoken from hibernation.可能是刚从休眠中苏醒的原因，蔵音的心智内一团乱麻。

Zangyin(Collecting post-battle data? Ensuring my own safety? Or...)（采集战后数据？确保自身安全？还是……）

ZangyinUm... My snake, no, my friend's been destroyed, but its neural cloud data is still intact, so I need to find a new carrier for it, right?嗯……我的小蛇，不对，我的同伴被摧毁了，但它的心智数据还在，我得先给它重新找个载体，对吧？

Zangyin tries her best to conjure up a reason to stay from her confused situation. It isn't very convincing, but she soon recovers her forthright and determined demeanor — verbal negotiations are her forte.蔵音努力从混乱的现状中扯出一条留下的理由。尽管这个现捡的借口本身并没有什么说服力，但她很快找回了一贯理直气壮的作风——语言交锋正是她的主场。

ZangyinIt's an important friend of mine and a guarantor of my safety. If I leave now, who will protect me if I run into trouble again? Are YOU going to do it?它是我重要的同伴，更是我人身安全的保障。现在就这样离开，要是再遇到危险了，谁来保护我？难道是你来保护我吗？

??You may have a request you want to make, but the Cyclopes Sector cannot meet it at the moment.你可能是有诉求，但基洛普斯扇区目前无法响应。

ZangyinAw, don't be such a stick in the mud. Look at it this way, if I stay behind, I'll be able to contribute to your efforts in some way. A win-win is the best way!别这么死板嘛。换个角度看，要是我能留下，也能为你们做出贡献哦。共赢才是最佳策略！

??There's no need for that.不需要。

ZangyinWhat about your battles, then? I mean, if you're going up against Sanctifiers, an extra hand would help, right?那战斗呢？你们要是和净化者作对的话，多一个帮手也不错吧？

??...I doubt a Doll who can't even protect herself would be of any help in a fight.……我可不相信连人身安全都无法保障的人形能为战斗帮什么忙。

ZangyinIsn't there an assistant system? Or maybe I could store Code Signatures? Isn't there something I can do?辅助者机制？特征码存档？就没什么能用的吗？

ZangyinI mean, surely I can be a legal visitor, right?合法访客总可以吧。

After being pestered by Zangyin for so long, a crack finally appears on the agent's blank expression.被蔵音纠缠许久，智能体平静无波的表情终于出现一丝裂痕。

??You are not an agent of Cyclopes. You'd be better off elsewhere.你不是基洛普斯的智能体，你有更应该去的地方。

ZangyinBetter off in another place?“更应该去的地方”？

??It just so happens that we have a way to communicate with them. Come with me.刚好我们有联系的手段，跟我来。

Zangyin lifts up her skirts and steps carefully out of the rubble and onto the intact, flat road.蔵音提着袍子，跟他深一脚浅一脚地跨出废墟，走上平整的道路。

The agent walks onward without saying anything. The somber atmosphere following a battle seems to take physical form, weighing down on Zangyin's sensory systems.智能体们沉默地走在路上，战后沉闷的气氛如有实质，压迫着蔵音的感知系统。

ZangyinEven an agent can't escape the seriousness of war, can they?即使是智能体，也免不了战乱带来的沉重吗？

??Seriousness?沉重？

ZangyinSeriousness. Nobody's smiling and everyone moves like they are seeking the highest efficiency possible.沉重。没有人脸上有笑容，每一个人的脚步都在追求效率。

ZangyinIt's like how survival is the only thing in a world at war.战争之下的世界只有生存。

??That is our purpose.这就是我们的使命。

ZangyinTo fight, and then to live on. I know that.战斗，然后活下去，我知道。

??Are you not going to question our purpose?不质问我们的意义吗？

ZangyinDolls and Resident Agents are the same. We both act to fulfill the purposes the humans gave us.人形和原住智能体都一样，为了人类赋予我们的意义而行动。

ZangyinIf I wanted to complain about the unreasonable things in the world, there'd be too many of them to work through. Ultimately, it's just that our aims are different.要说不理解的事情，那可太多了。归根究底，使命不同。

ZangyinFor instance, I don't understand why someone would insist on going somewhere to preserve the cultural information of a place, even if they knew that doing so would be very dangerous.比如我就很不理解，为了保存一个地方的文化信息，即使明知道有很大危险，也还是要去。

??There is no question that you are a Doll from that place.你是那个地方的人形里头一个没有疑问的。

ZangyinWhat place?那个地方？

??We're here.到了。

The red-haired agent comes to a halt and Zangyin looks ahead.红发的智能体停下脚步，蔵音随之看向前方。

The ruins of a wall snake out into the distance. It seems the wall that once stood here divided the sector in two.蜿蜒的墙壁残骸在地面蔓延出去，似乎曾有一面墙矗立在此，将扇区一分为二。

Although it's been demolished, its remains are as glaring as stitches after a surgery.即使如今它已被拆除，留下的痕迹仍然如手术后身上的缝线般扎眼。

And in the midst of this wreckage stands a single, intact building, in stark contrast to its surroundings.而在这残骸之间，完好的一间房子显得格外突兀。

ZangyinIs this... a bar?这是……一间酒吧？

The agent pushes the door open and leads Zangyin inside.智能体带着蔵音推门而入。

??Gin, I've brought an agent from your Sector.琴，我带了你们扇区的智能体过来。

GinThank you, Nameless.谢谢你，无名。

The blond Doll stands behind the counter before bowing briefly to Zangyin and the red-haired agent.金发的人形站在吧台后，向蔵音与红发的智能体行礼致意。

GinGreetings. I am Gin, the Oasis' supporter in the Cyclopes Sector.你好，我是绿洲驻基洛普斯的援助者，琴。

Explanation - 1 通释-1

The Cyclopes Sector, at the former site of the quarantine wall – Gin's Bar.基洛普斯，隔离墙旧址-琴酒吧。

无名I'll leave her to you, then. Hurry up and leave Cyclopes. I don't have the time to keep taking care of you.她就交给你了，尽快撤离基洛普斯吧，我不是每一次都有照看你们的时间。

无名You too, Gin. Pick another building to set up shop. The bar's been hit by accident several times now. There's no guarantee as to when it'll collapse.琴你也是，换个建筑当据点。酒吧已经被误伤很多回了，保不齐什么时候就会坍塌。

GinThank you for the reminder, Nameless.谢谢你的提醒，无名。

The agent called Nameless waves it off and leaves the bar.被叫做无名的智能体摆了摆手，从酒吧离开了。

ZangyinI'm Zangyin, a Doll from the Cloud Sector.我是云图扇区所属人形，蔵音。

GinNice to meet you. I'm Gin of the Cloud Sector.初次见面，我是云图扇区的琴。

GinMiss Zangyin, would you like a cocktail? Strong liquor suits the Cyclopes Sector very well.蔵音小姐，你要来一杯鸡尾酒吗？基洛普斯很适合口味浓烈的酒。

ZangyinI'll pass.这个就不用了。

ZangyinRather, I'm more interested in why someone is using etiquette from the British Middle Ages in the 2060s.比起这个，已经是21世纪60年代了，居然还有人会用英国中世纪的礼节。

GinThe first order I received after being rolled out was to "maintain the elegance of an English gentleman regardless of circumstances."这是我出厂后接到的第一个指令，“无论何时，保持英国绅士的优雅”。

GinYou seem very familiar with such etiquette, seeing how accurate you were.您看起来很熟悉这些礼节方面的事，说得很准确。

ZangyinWell, that IS my profession, after all. So, are you the contact that agent was talking about when he was telling me I would be "better off elsewhere"?毕竟这是我的专业。所以，这位智能体说“我应该去的地方”，交接人是你吗？

GinIndeed, I am.是的。

GinThe Oasis is the Professor's private sector, and it takes in the Dolls from the Cloud Sector who were lost and scattered throughout Magrasea.绿洲是教授的私人扇区，现今用来收留从云图扇区失散的人形们。

ZangyinA personal sector... Is it safe there? Cyclopes is a major Svarog sector, and it's got more holes in it than a colander right now.私人扇区……那种地方安全吗？基洛普斯可是火神重工的重点扇区，现在都千疮百孔成筛子了。

GinDo you not think that point is adequately proven by the fact that I can be dispatched to a place like this as an external supporter?我还能出现在这样的地方担任对外援助者，就已经能很好说明了，不是吗？

Zangyin...That kind of makes sense.……有道理。

ZangyinAnother question. Is there someone in the Oasis called Nora?还有一个问题，绿洲现在有个叫野良的家伙吗？

GinOne of Nora's newly-published novels just hit the shelves in the Oasis a few days ago.绿洲前几天上架了野良小姐新著的小说。

ZangyinTsk... What the hell, was I the unlucky one in the end?啧……什么啊，到头来倒霉的就我一个？

Zangyin pouts, but her expression visibly softens.蔵音撇了撇嘴，表情却显而易见地柔和起来。

She drinks the ice water Gin offers her and looks outside the bar window.饮着琴换上的冰水，她看向酒吧窗外。

The ruins of the wall stand tall under the darkened sky.灰暗的天空下，残垣断壁沉默地矗立着。

Bullet marks and noxious black smoke stains mark its surface. Silent agents pass through the gap in it with thousand-yard stares on their faces.弹痕和硝烟熏过的昏黑痕迹残留在墙壁上，沉默的智能体们穿行其间，表情是见惯了战争的麻木。

Zangyin(War DOES wipe away a lot of things.)（战争的确会抹去很多东西。）

Zangyin(To collect and preserve the last of their data... right? Old man, I still can't accept your actions even now.)（收拢保留最后的数据资料……吗？老爷子，我到现在也接受不了你的做法。）

Zangyin places the ice water on the table. The clear, cool sensation has banished some of the confusion in the neural cloud. The images from her visual systems overlap once again with the scenes from her memory.蔵音将冰水落在桌上，清明的凉意驱散了几分心智的混沌。映入视觉系统的影像再度与记忆数据中的画面重合。

Zangyin(...Still, I'll be able to understand you better if I see a little more, right?)（……但是，如果我再看得多一点，是不是就能更理解你了？）

ZangyinThank you for the help you've given Nora and myself. However, I can't go to the Oasis at the moment.谢谢你们为野良和我提供的帮助。不过我暂时还不能去绿洲。

ZangyinI still have something I need to do in Cyclopes, and I plan to help with the post-battle reconstruction here.我在基洛普斯还有事情要做，我打算帮助这里进行战后重建。

ZangyinSo don't tell the Professor I'm here... Wait a minute, what are you doing?你先别告诉教授我在这里……等等，你在干什么？

Gin's hands stop moving and he moves his screen over, in front of Zangyin's eyes.琴停下手里的动作，将光屏移动到蔵音的跟前。

[Lost Doll Contact Registration Reply: Serial Number 2-17—Zangyin.]【失散人形登记回执：编号2-17——蔵音】

GinThe Professor has already received news of you. This is the Oasis' response. You may proceed to the Oasis any time you wish.教授已经收到了你的信息，这是绿洲发来的反馈，你随时可以动身前往绿洲。

ZangyinYou're being a little TOO quick, don't you think? Couldn't you at least hear me out first?你的手也太快了点吧！不能先听人把话说完吗！

GinThat's my job.这是我的工作。

ZangyinWhy, you! Are you a barkeep or an electronic watchdog!?你这家伙！不是酒保而是电子狗吗！

Explanation - 2 通释-2

The Cyclopes Sector, at the former site of the quarantine wall – Gin's Bar.基洛普斯，隔离墙旧址-琴酒吧。

ZangyinWhy, you! Are you a barkeep or an electronic watchdog!?你这家伙！不是酒保而是电子狗吗！

Gin answers Zangyin's anxiety with nothing more than a calm look.面对气急败坏的蔵音，琴只是平静地望着她。

GinMeeting the needs of a customer is every bartender's duty. The Professor wishes for me to bring back every lost Doll we encounter as soon as possible.响应客人的要求是调酒师的天职，教授希望我能把遇到的每一个失散人形都带回去。

GinAlso, the current Cyclopes Sector is not suitable for long-term habitation.而且，眼下的基洛普斯的确不是一个适合长久居住的地方。

ZangyinYou're not even listening to me, are you... Well then, by your own words, the fact that I'm here means that I'm a customer too.你这家伙根本不听人说话啊……照你这么说，我来到这里，我也是客人了。

GinOf course.当然。

ZangyinFine then. I was squashed for too long and I'm starving.那好啊，我被压得太久，现在饿坏了。

GinWhat would you like to eat?您需要什么食物？

ZangyinMeh, I don't want to give you a hard time, so some roast fish will do.我也不多为难你，烤鱼就可以。

GinThat is not my area of specialty, Miss Zangyin.这不是我的擅长领域，蔵音小姐。

ZangyinDidn't you say you wouldn't refuse a customer's request?你刚才才说过不会拒绝客人的要求吧？

GinI'm just saying that you might not be happy with the result.我只是说，结果恐怕不会太理想。

Zangyin sits at the counter and stretches.蔵音坐在吧台边，伸了个懒腰。

GinI understand. One moment, please.我明白了，请稍等。

With that, Gin retreats into the bar's kitchen.说完，琴走进酒吧后台。

Zangyin(Was that asking too much of him?)（会不会太为难他了？）

Zangyin(Eh, forget it, he must have some confidence in his skills since he agreed.)（算了，他既然答应，那想必有些把握。）

Zangyin listens to the faint sounds of a pressure cooker's valves and other mechanical noises coming from the kitchen and listlessly surveys her surroundings.蔵音听着后台隐约传来的压力炉阀门声，百无聊赖地观察着周围的陈设。

Zangyin(The shelf designs look like weapon racks. They must be the original furnishings from Cyclopes.)（柜子的设计很有佣兵武器架的感觉，是基洛普斯的原装家具吧。）

Zangyin(Using military-style furniture for a bar is pretty in-theme with its location, but it doesn't look like anybody's visiting.)（用军工感的家具拼出的酒吧，倒是挺有情调的，但看起来没什么人来啊。）

Zangyin(When you get down to it, there's no way the bar would get any business if everyone in Cyclopes were like that Nameless.)（说到底，如果基洛普斯的智能体都像那个无名一样，这个酒吧就根本不会有生意吧。）

Gentle piano music echoes through the bar. Zangyin continues looking around and finds herself starting to feel strangely sympathetic.酒吧里回荡着节奏舒缓的钢琴曲，蔵音打量着周围，生出了微妙的恻隐之心。

ZangyinBullying a bartender who doesn't get any business is just sad. I should go check in on him.为难一个守着没生意的店的酒保也太掉价了，还是去看看他吧。

Zangyin stands up and circles over to the kitchen door, then knocks on it.蔵音站起来，绕到吧台边去敲了敲门。

ZangyinGin, are you alright in there?琴，你好了吗？

琴的声音Sorry, Miss Zangyin, but I'll have to ask you to wait a little more.抱歉，蔵音小姐，请再等待片刻。

ZangyinI think I smelled something burning in there. If you really can't make it then you don't need to force yourself to try.我好像闻到了糊味，真的做不到的话，也不用那么勉强。

琴的声音Alright. Please wait a little.好的，请稍候。

ZangyinWhat are you making in there that needs me to keep waiting? That's a pressure cooker, right? You should turn it off.你在做什么，为什么一直说稍等？这个声音是压力炉吧，先关掉炉子。

ZangyinAre you rushing to clean up because you burnt too many fish?该不会你烤糊了很多条鱼，所以急于收拾吧？

琴的声音Not at all.都不是。

琴的声音The truth is, I accidentally burnt my hand, so it's a little hard to move now.事实上，我不慎烤糊了自己的手，现在有些难以行动。

Zangyin...You don't need to push yourself THAT hard now, do you? Is it so hard to admit defeat?……也不用逞强到这个地步吧，老实认输有这么难吗？

Zangyin places her ear to the door and tries to listen in on what's going on inside.蔵音侧耳贴上门扇，试图听到里面的声音。

The door trembles slightly, but the voice from behind it is still calm and steady.门板微微震动着，从门后传来的声音仍然平静而稳定。

琴的声音Drinks are things that make customers happy, and the same goes for bars.酒是让客人感到愉快的东西，酒吧亦然。

ZangyinDo you seriously not know the difference between teasing and an actual request...你这家伙该不会听不出要求和捉弄的区别吧……

琴的声音If you're making fun of me, then you must surely wish to be happy, Miss Zangyin.蔵音小姐捉弄我，无非是想得到快乐。

琴的声音To you, that would be like a spiritual cocktail.对您来说，这是一杯精神上的鸡尾酒吧。

ZangyinI guess that works. Are you done cleaning up inside?勉强可以这么说吧。你收拾好了吗？

琴的声音I'm sorry, but not yet.抱歉，还没有。

The door's vibrations seem to grow a little more intense.门板的震动似乎变得激烈了一些。

ZangyinWas that an earthquake? It doesn't seem quite right...这是地震吗？感觉不太对……

琴的声音Perhaps it is because there is no way to shut off the pressure cooker.也许是因为压力炉没有办法关闭的缘故。

Zangyin doesn't bother sparing a thought for etiquette and immediately opens the door.来不及顾虑礼仪，蔵音立刻打开门。

The acrid stench of burning fills her nose, and she sees Gin with a burnt hand on the old-style pressure cooker's valve, whose gauge needle is well into the red zone—刺鼻的焦糊味传进她的鼻子，她一眼看见琴用烧坏的手握着老式压力炉的阀门，而压力炉的指针已经来到了危险的红色区域——

ZangyinWhat are you doing? It's about to explode!你在做什么，这个东西要炸了！

GinI was trying to turn it off, but the valve doesn't seem to be engaged. Perhaps its design is too old.我在尝试关闭它，但也许是因为它的款式太过古老，阀门正在空转。

ZangyinIsn't this an accident!?这不是事故吗？！

GinYes.是的。

ZangyinHow can you stay so calm at a time like this? RUN!你到底为什么还能这么平静，跑啊！

Zangyin doesn't spare a second thought before she grabs Gin by the sleeve and runs out of the bar, dragging him behind her.来不及多想，蔵音一把扯住琴的袖子，带他往酒吧外跑去。

Just as they reach the main room and are about to leave the bar—在他们跑进大厅、即将离开酒吧时——

KABOOM!轰！

The bar promptly collapses amidst a massive explosion, burying the two Dolls.酒吧在巨响中坍塌，将两个人形掩埋了。

Explanation - 3 通释-3

The Cyclopes Sector, at the former site of the quarantine wall – Gin's Bar.基洛普斯，隔离墙旧址-琴酒吧。

The little building that had been perfectly fine just a few minutes ago is now a pile of rubble. Meanwhile, the Dolls are stuck underneath it, pinned by debris and unable to move.几分钟前尚且完好的房子已经化为废墟，而人形们就在下方，被建材压得动弹不得。

Zangyin...It's been less than half an hour since I got free of a situation like this.……我才刚出来半小时不到啊喂。

ZangyinSeems like nothing good happens whenever I actively ask for a grilled fish.好像每次我主动开口要烤鱼都没什么好事。

GinStill, wouldn't it be a good thing if it opened your eyes to the dangers of the Cyclopes Sector?如果这能让蔵音小姐意识到基洛普斯的危险，不是也挺好的吗？

ZangyinWhy are you so damn obsessed with chasing me away, anyway!? It's as though the bazi of you, Nameless and even this sector are all at odds with me!你究竟是对赶我走有多锲而不舍啊，那个叫无名的家伙是，你也是，地方该跟我八字不合吧！

GinBazi, you say. That's a Chinese expression. Are you a Chinese Doll then, Miss Zangyin?八字，中国的说法。蔵音小姐是中国人形吗？

ZangyinHumph. Even a Doll can calculate their bazi based on their production date. Got a problem with that?嗯哼。就算是人形也可以按生产日期算八字，有问题吗。

GinDon't let it get to you, Miss Zangyin. Everyone has needs of their own. We are simply trying to convey our respective thoughts to each other to the best of our ability.别太在意，蔵音小姐，每个人都有自己的诉求。我们不过是在尽可能互相传达彼此所想而已。

Gin reaches a hand out of the rubble and begins typing on a comms device with practiced familiarity.琴从废墟中抽出一只手，熟练地在通信仪器上输入文字。

GinI've sent the rescue signal. Someone should arrive soon to help us.求援信息已经发出去了，很快就会有人来帮助我们。

ZangyinYou seem so familiar with the process that it makes my heart ache.你的动作真是熟练得让人心疼。

GinYou flatter me.多谢夸奖。

ZangyinI'm not flattering you! Honestly, it would be better if you could just slow down a little.我没有在夸你！真是的，你要是动作能迟缓一点就好了。

ZangyinEh, forget it, it's not important. Don't derail my train of thought.算了，这都不是重点，别打扰我的思考。

GinCertainly.好的。

After saying that, Gin falls silent.琴说完这句话就沉默了。

Zangyin...Gin, are you still there? You didn't bluescreen, did you?……琴，你还在吗？没有宕机吧？

The only answer Zangyin gets is silence.回答蔵音的是一片寂静。

ZangyinGin? I'm not thinking any more, you can talk now!琴？我不思考了，你可以说话了！

GinAlright. I did not, in fact, bluescreen.好的，我没有宕机。

ZangyinYour reaction logic makes me wonder if we're still at the beginning of the 21st century 60 years ago.你的反应逻辑让我思考我们是不是还在60年前21世纪初期。

GinWhy do you say that?为什么这么说？

ZangyinBack then, Dolls in the proper sense didn't exist yet. AI had only developed to the point where people could ask "Gin?" and the AI would respond with "I'm here".那时候还不存在真正意义上的人形，AI智能只发育到人们喊“小琴同学？”后AI回答“好的”的地步哦。

GinMy sense of autonomy does not work that way. The moment you step into my bar, you are my guest.我的自主性并不是这样，只是你踏入酒吧的那一刻，就是我的客人。

ZangyinBut that makes it very easy for others to bully you.你这样很容易被客人欺负。

GinThe truth is, not many people do that. Most customers come to a bar to unburden themselves, have me listen to them, and then mix them a drink.事实上并不会有太多人这么做。大多数客人来酒吧只是为了倾诉，让我听他们说话，然后调一杯酒。

GinCustomers like yourself are very rare, Miss Zangyin.像蔵音小姐这样的顾客是很少的。

ZangyinI'm not surprised, it sounds like most of yours just want to have their water drawn.不奇怪，他们都喜欢被打水的感觉。

GinHaving their water drawn?被打水？

ZangyinIt's a regional expression. Do you know what a well is?一种方言的词汇。你知道井吗？

GinI believe there is a certain sentiment among winemakers where they insist on using well water for the best mouthfeel in their creations.有酿酒人为了追求特殊的口感，会坚持使用井水，这是一种情调。

GinAlso, wells are a common element in Eastern horror movies.此外，井还是东方恐怖题材电影里经常看到的元素。

ZangyinIndeed. They're unfathomable objects of mystery, able to provide life-giving water but also capable of taking life.的确。不可见的幽深之物，可以打上延续生命的水，又可以夺去人的性命。

ZangyinIf you compare the human heart to a well, then the emotions flowing up from within it would be its water.若是把人心比作一口井的话，其中流淌的情绪，就是水了。

GinA very cunning comparison indeed.这个比方很精妙。

ZangyinIt seems to resonate with you.听起来你似乎很有共鸣。

GinIn reality, I had customers who wanted me to hear their stories and then custom-make a drink for them.在现实中，总有顾客会要求我听完他们的故事，为他们定制一款酒。

GinI did not understand the meaning of such activity then, but after listening to your account, I think I am beginning to see.我并不明白这个举动的意义，但听你这么说之后，我似乎有些明白了。

GinWhat they wanted was for me to mix a drink that was similar to their emotions.他们想要我做的，是让我调出与他们的井水味道相似的酒。

GinThey would see themselves in their drink, then consume it and be at peace.在酒里看见自己，喝下自己，然后得到安慰。

ZangyinThat's not strange at all. Whether it's folklore or the service industry, they both get by through reading the flow of people's hearts.这不奇怪，民俗也好，服务业也好，都是顺应人心的流向而成的。

GinYet we are but Dolls.而我们只是人形。

ZangyinWhat are you talking about? We were created by human beings, so we are part human too.你在说什么呢？我们是人类的造物，也一样是人的一部分。

GinWe are tools for humans, responsible for playing roles in their stories.我们是人类的工具，负责组成人类故事的一角。

ZangyinNo, we are the continuation of the human story.不，是人类故事的延续。

GinIs that like how alcohol is responsible for drawing out all sorts of stories, hm?就像酒会延伸出种种故事，我们也是其中一种，吗。

GinIn that case, what kind of story do you want to write in Cyclopes, Miss Zangyin?那么，蔵音小姐想要在基洛普斯谱写的故事，又是什么呢？

ZangyinI just want to understand what that old man was thinking when he rushed into a war zone to save its cultural data, even though he knew he'd get caught up in the fighting.只是想理解一下那个老头子究竟是抱着怎样的心情，明知会被卷入战斗，还是要抢救当地民俗资料的。

ZangyinI'm a Doll, you know, a Doll! If even I got all smashed up, then what did he think he was? Ranbo!? He was just a folklore studies professor who couldn't even hold on to a chicken! Didn't he know what that meant!?我可是人形，人形！我都被打烂了，他当自己是什么？兵王吗！他只是一个手无缚鸡之力的民俗学教授，看不清自己的定位！

GinWhat would have happened if he hadn't gone?如果他不去的话，会怎样呢？

Zangyin falls silent and looks away, leaning against a piece of debris that doesn't stick out so much.蔵音沉默了，脑袋撇了撇，换了个不那么硌人的碎砖靠着。

ZangyinThe place would have been engulfed in the flames of war, and there wouldn't even be ruins left, to say nothing of any other traces. Meanwhile, the chain of legends we had been following all that time would have been broken.那个地方就会被战火烧净，别说痕迹，就是废墟也不会剩下。而我们一直追寻的传说链条也会被截断。

Zangyin looks past the heaps of rubble and up to the sky.蔵音的视线穿过颓垣瓦砾，直至天际。

Her memories return to that day.记忆又回到了那一天。

The old man gently rubbed Zangyin's head and bade her farewell, while all she could do was grumble impotently as she lay in the darkness.老人揉着蔵音的脑袋轻声告别，而她只能躺在黑暗里徒劳抱怨。

GinIs he still around, then?那么，他现在还在吗？

ZangyinYeah, he's still alive, and he brought back the information he was looking for, just like he wanted.还活着，而且如愿以偿地带回了他想要的资料。

ZangyinThough the price was both of his legs.用双腿换的。

GinI have no right to judge his decisions, but I believe he was prepared to deal with such an outcome... Or at least, he was resolved to.我没有资格对他的判断做出评价，但我相信他一定做好了与之对应的准备……或者说觉悟。

GinHow about yourself?那么你呢？

ZangyinMe?我？

GinThe Cyclopes Sector is still in danger at the moment, and new fighting might break out at any time. You should be aware of that too, so why do you insist on staying?基洛普斯现在依旧处于危险之中，或许随时会有新的战斗发生。你应该也知道这点吧，为什么还要坚持留下来？

Zangyin...The first time I went to a rough region with Professor Teng, I was disgusted and terrified by the ugly practices there.……我跟着滕教授第一次走访荒蛮之地的时候，对当地恶俗的第一反应也是憎恶与恐惧。

ZangyinBut after learning about their history and the difficulties they faced there, I gradually came to understand them.后来在了解到他们的历史和地缘困境后才逐渐理解。

GinYour disagreement stems from a lack of understanding, which is why you're trying to employ a similar solution in order to understand Professor Teng, is that right?反对是源于不理解，所以你想试着了解滕教授，用类似的行为方式？

ZangyinA similar solution, hmm...“类似的行为方式”……

GinHave I missed the mark?我的理解出现了偏差吗？

ZangyinNo, you're right... Frankly speaking, I hadn't thought that far ahead when I decided to stay.不，你说得对……坦白来说，我决定留下的时候并没有考虑这么多。

ZangyinBut you've given me an idea. Perhaps "a similar solution" might help me close the gap with the old man.但你给我提供了思路，“类似的行为方式”或许确实能让我离老头子近一些。

ZangyinThe desire to preserve something, record something, rescue something, and restore the original face of the ruins even under the threat of war...在战争的威胁下，仍旧去保留什么，记录什么，抢救什么，试图还原废墟以本来的面貌……

GinIt seems you've finally figured it out.你好像想通了什么事情。

ZangyinI've just figured out what I'm going to do next. Also, this way, I'm sure even that red-headed chap will let me stay on.只是找到了接下去要做的事。而且这样一来，就算是那个红头发的家伙也能让我留下来了吧。

Gin...What kind of drink would you like?……你喜欢什么口味的酒水？

ZangyinWhy did you mention that all of a sudden?怎么忽然说这个？

GinIn many places, people drink to celebrate a success. Isn't that a cultural practice?很多地方的人们会在成功之后借酒庆贺，这也算一种民俗吧？

ZangyinIs this a roundabout way of showing your approval? I thought you'd continue insisting that I shouldn't stay behind.这是你委婉的同意吗？我还以为你会继续反对我留下来。

GinThe procedures for registering a lost Doll are too simple, so there might be a few errors in the process. I'm pretty sure the Professor won't mind if you hang around outside for a bit to make sure there aren't any loopholes we've missed.登记失散人形的手续过于简单，可能会有疏漏。留出一点时间查缺补漏，想来教授也不会在意。

ZangyinHa...哈……

Though she can't see Gin's face, Zangyin laughs nonetheless.尽管看不见琴的表情，蔵音仍然笑了一下。

ZangyinSpeaking of which, we've been talking for so long but why are we still stuck under this rubble?说起来……我们聊了这么久，为什么还在废墟下面？

GinHelp is on the way.援兵正在赶来。

ZangyinDidn't you say they'd be here soon?你不是说很快吗？

GinAs you know, being too precise will give a customer false expectations, so...你知道的，过于精确的词汇会拉高顾客的心理预期，所以……

ZangyinSo you tried to calm me down with vague words while also getting my story out of me and seeing if you could convince me?所以你就用模棱两可的话术安抚我的情绪，顺带套一套我的故事，看有没有机会说服我？

GinAt the very least, help really is on the way now.至少，现在援兵的确在赶来了。

With great effort, Zangyin turns her head over and her eyes go wide.蔵音在废墟中吃力地转过脑袋，瞪大了眼睛。

ZangyinYou [regional expression]!我【*某地方言*】

ZangyinYOU'RE AS UNRELIABLE AS YOUR FISH-GRILLING SKILLS!你跟你的烤鱼技术一样根本靠不住嘛！！

Explanation - 4 通释-4

The Cyclopes Sector, at Gin's Bar.基洛普斯，琴酒吧 ……旧址。

The demolished rubble has been excavated. Nameless watches the two Dolls which have been rescued from it, his face unreadable.被炸塌的废墟此刻被清理出一块空地，无名看着被救出来的两个人形，表情瞧不出喜怒。

无名So you're telling me that you did not, in fact, set off a bomb here just now, but instead you used an ancient pressure cooker to grill fish, causing it to explode.所以说，刚刚你们并不是在这里引爆了炸弹，而是操作过于老旧的压力炉烤鱼，导致压力炉爆炸。

ZangyinCould you please not repeat that every single time? My intellect modules take a hit every time I hear it.不要重复这种事，每说一次我都觉得自己的智能模块正受到冲击。

无名Recording unplanned actions is a basic principle, lest you end up being flagged as an Irregular Agent.记录计划外的行动因由是基础准则，以免被判定为异常智能体。

无名Let's take you, for example. Your insistence on staying in a sector to which you are not native is one of the hallmarks of an Irregular Agent.比如现在的你，因为非必要因由滞留在非属地扇区，就是异常智能体的表征行为之一。

ZangyinPLEASE_don't_emphasize_that_any_more.jpg求求你不要再强调这点事了.jpg

ZangyinEh!? Wait a minute, Gin's not a local either, right? So why am I the only one you're trying to chase away?诶？！等一下，琴也不是这里的人吧，为什么你只在一个劲地催促我？

GinThe Oasis and Cyclopes have signed a mutual cooperation pact, and as a member of the Oasis on dispatch, I have the right to be stationed here.绿洲和基洛普斯缔结了合作契约，作为绿洲外派成员，我拥有相应的驻留权限。

ZangyinThen I can apply for that permission too! I can even help perform file restoration and rebuild the sector!那我也可以申请驻留！我甚至还能帮忙进行资料复原和扇区重建！

无名Even so...就算是这样……

ZangyinAre you still going to drive away a folklore researcher even after seeing the current state of the Cyclopes Sector?就算看着现在的基洛普斯扇区，你也坚持要赶走一位民俗研究者吗？

Nameless furrows his brows and subconsciously looks at the ruins around him, as well as the agents working upon them.无名皱起眉头，下意识地看向周围的废墟，以及之上忙碌的智能体们。

无名...What are you getting at?……你想说什么？

ZangyinCyclopes is currently rebuilding after a disaster, right? Well, given what I've seen on the way in, it's less "rebuilding" than "bulldozing the ruins and building anew on top of them".基洛普斯现在正在进行灾后重建吧？以我一路走来看到的光景，与其说你们是在重建，不如说是在推倒立新。

ZangyinIf you don't take any appropriate measures to protect or preserve the ruins, won't that mean that the rebuilt Cyclopes Sector will have nothing in common with the old sector other than informational data?没有哪怕一点对应的保护和溯源措施，这样重建起的基洛普斯，除了信息资料得以保全以外，其他还有哪点能称得上是原来的基洛普斯吗？

ZangyinIt's different for me. Whether it's data preservation, restoration or scenery recreation, a cultural expert like me is the most professional person for the job!我就不一样了，在资料保护，痕迹还原，以及场景重塑方面，民俗专家都是最专业的。

无名The Cyclopes Sector doesn't need any of these. Agents don't care about the past...基洛普斯不需要这些，智能体不在乎过去如何……

Nameless suddenly stops speaking, as though he's thought of something, and then he glances to the side.无名忽地住口，像是想起了什么，目光撇向一边。

Zangyin(Hm? I don't know if I spoke a key phrase or something, but I get the feeling that I've triggered something!)（嗯？虽然不知道触发了什么关键词，但感觉有戏！）

ZangyinPreserving the past, recording history, rescuing civilization, attempting to restore the original appearance of ruins... That is a cultural expert's calling!保留过往，记录历史，抢救文明，试图还原废墟以本来的面貌……这正是民俗学专家的使命！

ZangyinNo matter how you slice it, you wouldn't go to the shop to buy something new if you could mend a familiar household item, right? It'd be expensive and hard to use.不管怎么说，能缝补出熟悉的家什，你们也不乐意再去商场购新吧？贵而且还不顺手。

无名But you...但是你……

Nameless groans quietly. He seems to have been shaken.无名沉吟片刻，似乎有些动摇。

ZangyinAlso, I won't spend too long here! I'll go once I fix Little Si.而且我不会拖很久的啦！修好小巳我就会离开的。

ZangyinI told you before, right? Without Little Si, I have essentially zero fighting power without an agent to assist me.之前也说过了，我现在失去了小巳，没有智能辅件的我战力基本归零。

ZangyinIf you had to help an allied agent who can't fight to leave the sector, you'd have to send someone along with them, right?让没有作战能力的合作方智能体离开扇区，你们肯定还要派遣协助人手的吧？

ZangyinIn that case, why not have them help me fix Little Si, and I can help you fix the sector too. It's a win-win situation!那还不如把人工用来帮助我修复小巳，我也能帮助你们重建扇区，双赢！

无名...Got it.……我知道了。

Nameless' slightly unfocused electronic pupils sharpen up again.无名轻微离散的电子瞳孔重新聚焦。

无名In keeping with the mutual assistance pact between the Cyclopes Sector and the Oasis, I will help you repair your agent accessory "Little Si", while you will need to help us rebuild the sector.根据基洛普斯扇区与绿洲扇区的合作条约，我会协助你进行修理智能辅件“小巳”，而你则需要协助我们进行扇区重建。

无名Once the repairs are complete and the agent accessory can function normally, I will escort you out of the Cyclopes Sector.待修理结束，在确定智能辅件“小巳”能够正常运作后，我再将你送出基洛普斯扇区。

无名Any objections?有无异议？

ZangyinWhy are you so eager to chase me away, anyway...到底为什么这么急着赶人啊……

ZangyinAlright, that'll do.行吧，那就这样啦。

ZangyinGive me five.来，击个掌。

Nameless slowly raises his arm, pausing twice along the way because he doesn't understand the meaning of the gesture.无名迟疑地抬起手臂，动作因为不理解对应的意义而停顿了两次。

Zangyin doesn't seem bothered by it and swiftly claps her hand against Nameless' palm.蔵音没有在意，她飞快地迎上无名的手掌。

Clap.啪。

ZangyinIt's a deal!一言为定！

无名I'll send someone to help rebuild the bar afterwards. You and I will go look for Liv... For the administrator in order to apply for permission to stay, as well as solving the problem of your Little Si.之后我会安排人力协助重建酒吧，你和我去找莉维……去找管理员进行驻留申请，并处理小巳的问题。

Zangyin(Winces)嘶……

无名What's with you now?……你又怎么了？

Zangyin...My hand's gone numb.……手麻了。

Sensing Change - 1 闻变-1

In front of the Cyclopes Sector's Administration Center.基洛普斯，管理员中心前。

基洛普斯智能体Greetings, Miss Zangyin. I am your host, Monitor101.欢迎你，绿洲的蔵音小姐，我是您的接待者Monitor101。

Monitor101Your access request is being processed. In roughly three minutes, you will be able to meet the administrator and complete the residency procedures.你的访问申请已被受理，预计三分钟后可以见到管理员并完成驻留手续。

无名We'll wait here, then.我们就在这里等吧。

ZangyinSpeaking of which, I never asked your name. Are you just Nameless?说起来，我还没问你的名字呢。你就叫无名吗？

无名You don't need to know.你不用知道。

ZangyinYou Don't Need To Know, that's quite the exotic-sounding name, hm?你不用知道，真是个颇具异域风情的好名字，对吧？

无名It's Sortie 002-369.Sortie 002-369.

Zangyin...What kind of name is that?……这算是什么名字？

Sortie 002-369It's a serial number. I don't have a name.编号，我没有名字。

ZangyinAnd what about those random numbers at the end?后面那段乱码又是什么？

Sortie 002-369The number of times I've been reset.我的重置次数。

ZangyinLet's just call you Nameless.那还是叫你无名吧。

无名Fine by me. I don't understand why you're so obsessed either.随便你，我本来也无法理解你在执着什么。

ZangyinNames are very important. Knowing a person's name is like remembering an individual from a tribe.名字是很重要的，知晓彼此的名字，就代表记住了一个种族中单独的个体。

ZangyinOtherwise why would humans even name anyone? They might as well call a baby "Homo Sapiens 150000000002", no?不然人类为什么要起名呢，新生儿叫Homo sapiens 150000000002不好吗？

ZangyinI can't believe you didn't retort or carry on the conversation. You'll make me come off as an idiot if you don't play along, you know.你居然没有反驳也没有继续说没有意义，没捧哏会显得我很呆诶。

无名Your explanation makes sense. Our administrator does not use a serial number. She has her own name.你的解释有道理，我们的管理员就不会使用编号，她有自己的名字。

ZangyinThat's more like it. What's she called?这才对嘛。她叫什么名字？

无名Her name is Tasha.她叫塔莎。

ZangyinTasha, sounds like a nice name.塔莎，听起来是个不错的名字。

Monitor101Persons ahead in queue: 0. Please enter, Miss Zangyin.排队人数：0。请进，蔵音小姐。

无名Let's go.走吧。

???...Sortie 002?……Sortie 002？

Zangyin looks inside the room for the source of the voice and sees a grey-haired female agent seated at a desk.蔵音循声看向房间内部，桌前坐着一位灰色头发的女性智能体。

无名Hello, Administrator.你好，管理员。

???It's not often that you bring guests along of your own volition. Looks like you're getting along well with the Oasis.难得你会主动带客人来，看来和绿洲相处得不错。

???Are you the new member of the Oasis, Miss Zangyin? Nice to meet you. I'm the administrator of the Cyclopes Sector, Olivia.你是新加入绿洲的蔵音小姐吗？初次见面，我是基洛普斯的管理员莉维雅。

ZangyinOlivia? ...Hello, I'm Zangyin, a cultural researcher.莉维雅？……你好，我是从事民俗研究的蔵音。

Zangyin extends a hand for Olivia to shake.蔵音伸出手与莉维雅交握。

OliviaI'm quite interested in what you wrote for your reason for staying, "to restore the original face of the Cyclopes Sector," but unfortunately I've been quite busy recently.你在驻留申请材料上所提到的“还原基洛普斯以本来的面貌”我很感兴趣，可惜最近事务繁忙。

OliviaIf we get the chance, perhaps we can discuss your proposal at length later on. If you need my help for anything, you can also contact Monitor101 over here. She'll relay your message to me.之后有机会的话，或许我们可以深入谈谈你的方案。如果有什么事情需要我的帮助，也可以找这边的Monitor101，她会转告我。

Olivia swipes on a virtual screen and an electronic pass falls from it. Then, she smiles to Zangyin.莉维雅滑动虚拟屏幕，在上面落下了电子凭证，然后向蔵音露出了一个微笑。

OliviaI hope you enjoy your stay in Cyclopes. See you again, Zangyin.希望你在基洛普斯的这段时间能够愉快。下次再见，蔵音。

ZangyinIs that how the Cyclopes Sector's administrator works? She's gentle, yet efficient... I thought she'd be as blockheaded as you.温和又高效，这就是基洛普斯管理员的作风吗……我还以为都像你一样听不进人说话呢。

However, Nameless remains silent in the face of Zangyin's teasing.面对蔵音惯常的揶揄，无名却一反常态地保持沉默。

ZangyinSpeaking of which, is Tasha her nickname? It doesn't seem linguistically correct.话说回来，她的昵称叫塔莎吗？不合语法规则啊。

无名No, she is not Tasha.不，她不是塔莎。

ZangyinHuh? Does Cyclopes have another administrator?咦？基洛普斯还有其他管理员？

Nameless' expression turns a little gloomy.无名的表情变得有些阴翳。

Zangyin...Is something wrong?……怎么了？

Monitor101Miss Zangyin, according to your itinerary, you're headed to the database to look for information related to repairing agent accessories after this, right? Please come with me...蔵音小姐，根据预约安排，接下来您要前往数据库查找修复智能辅件的相关资料是吗？请跟我来……

ZangyinAlright, let's go.好吧，我们走。

Sensing Change - 2 闻变-2

At the Cyclopes Sector Administration Center's Database.基洛普斯，管理员中心-数据库。

Monitor101This is the most highly-classified information that Cyclopes has authorized its allies to view.这是基洛普斯允许向盟友开放的最高权限资料库。

Monitor101While certain top secret information is not included, most weapons data can be found here.虽然除外了一些高保密级别的信息，但绝大部分的武器资料都可以在这里找到。

Monitor101What manner of device is this "Little Si" of yours?您提到的“小巳”大概是一种怎么样的造物？

ZangyinLittle Si is a snake!小巳是一条蛇！

Monitor101Understood. One moment, please.明白了，请稍等。

The screen changes and rapidly scrolls past a series of compressed yet highly-detailed blueprints before finally stopping on one, which it enlarges and projects before Zangyin.屏幕旋转变幻，扫过一列列数据详细的缩略图，最后将其中一张提取映射到了蔵音面前。

Monitor101This is the "Boa III" submachine gun, originally developed by the Zima Corporation. Cyclopes used the base design to...“巨蟒“III型冲锋枪，原型由凛冬熊公司设计，基洛普斯在原有的基础上……

Zangyin...Little Si isn't a boa or anything. It's just a snake, a very small...……小巳不是什么巨蟒，它只是一条蛇，一条很小的……

Monitor101Pardon me, I misunderstood. Have a look at this, then.抱歉，是我理解有误，那么请看这个。

Monitor101This is the "Rattlesnake IV" revolver, originally designed by Talon Heavy Industries. Cyclopes altered the base design and...“响尾蛇”IV型左轮手枪，原型由爪鹰重工设计，基洛普斯更改了其原型设计，将……

ZangyinStop!停！

ZangyinLittle Si isn't a boa or a rattlesnake or a gun or a cannon! It's just a snake!小巳不是巨蟒不是响尾蛇不是什么枪或者炮！它就是一条蛇！

ZangyinA snake! It moves! Got that? It goes "Hissss" and all! It's a very cute and very small snake!蛇！会动的！明白吗？嘶嘶嘶那种！很可爱，很小只的蛇！

Monitor101...I under...……我明……

ZangyinDo you!?你真的明白了吗？！

Zangyin angrily imitates a serpentine motion with her arms.蔵音恼火地伸出手作蛇摇摆状。

ZangyinHss! Hsshsshss—嘶！嘶嘶嘶——

Monitor101...I, I get it.……我，我明白了。

Monitor101 brings up an image.Monitor101调出一张图样。

ZangyinThat's...?这是……？

Monitor101It's a QR code for the address of Ultimate Life's Biological Sector, if you need it.最终生命生物类扇区地址，如果您需要的话。

无名Let me try.还是让我来吧。

无名Monitor101, are there any reptiliform bionic military drones in the database? Look for something similar to Hummingbird Scout Drones or Black Widow Spider Mines.Monitor101，数据库中是否存在爬行纲仿生学军工器械？类似蜂鸟侦察机，或者蜘蛛寡妇雷。

Monitor101...No appropriate matches have been found, but we can develop one based on specified requirements.……没有搜索到对应目标，但可以针对特定需求进行研发。

无名Do so, then.就这么做吧。

Monitor101Activating bionic military drone development program.仿生学军工机械研发程序启动。

Monitor101Simulation project – Vertebrate, Reptiliform – Snake.模拟项目——脊索动物门、爬行纲——蛇。

Monitor101Please submit the neural cloud data required for the drone. If there is no appropriate data, the program will perform an equivalent exchange.请提交军工机械所需心智数据，若无相应数据，程序将进行同类替换。

ZangyinHere, this is Little Si's data.给，这是小巳的数据。

Monitor101Neural cloud data registered. Now developing...心智数据已录入，研发进行中……

ZangyinSo that's it?这样就可以了吗？

无名Yup. Leave the rest to Monitor101. You can stay here for the time being...没错，剩下的就交给Monitor101吧。接下来的时间你可以在这里……

ZangyinI'll help you rebuild your sector. I promised you that earlier.我会去帮忙重建你们的扇区，之前说好的。

Zangyin doesn't give Nameless the chance to refuse her and immediately leaves the database.蔵音并没有给无名拒绝的余地，率先离开了数据库。

After passing through the former location of the wall, the two of them arrive at the other side, which is exceptionally run-down.跨过隔离墙旧址，二人来到格外破败的另一侧。

There is a plaza amidst the rubble, and Nameless comes to a halt after bringing Zangyin there.废墟间清理出了一个广场，无名带着蔵音在这里停下脚步。

ZangyinThis will do. Please give me some room, I'm going to start work.这里就可以了，你稍微让让，我要开始工作了。

无名...Actually, there's no need to do all this. All you have to do is wait in the Data Center for Monitor101 to make a new serpent-form corpus.……其实你完全没有必要做这些事情，只要在数据中心等待Monitor101制作出新的蛇类躯壳就可以。

无名The Cyclopes Sector is by no means a safe place right now. There are many problems left over which haven't been taken care of yet.现在的基洛普斯也算不上是安全区，还遗留有很多问题没有处理。

ZangyinBut you're here, aren't you? You won't let me get hurt.这不是有你在吗，反正你也不会放任我受伤。

无名...You.……你。

ZangyinRather than play the role of a broken record repeating the word "No," why don't you come see what I can do for you? How about that?与其当个劝阻的复读机，不如来看看我将会为你展现的东西，怎么样？

无名What do you want to show me?你想展现什么？

ZangyinFor instance, the plaza we're in now shows signs of broken walls. So it must have been a venue hall of some sort in the past.比如，我们现在所在的这个广场，周围有断墙的痕迹，以前应该是个场馆吧。

无名It was a training hall.是个训练馆。

ZangyinIn that case, going by the blueprints, its original appearance should have been like this...那么，首先，按照蓝图，这里最初的样子应该是这样……

Zangyin draws a sketch of the hall in the little notebook she always carries on her.蔵音在随身的小本子上画出了一幅场馆图。

无名Where did you get those blueprints from?你从哪里弄来的蓝图？

ZangyinI saw them in the database just now. The blueprint was open when I went inside.刚才数据库里看的，进去的时候蓝图就开着。

无名...You really will go to any lengths to stay here, won't you?……为了留下，你真是不择手段。

ZangyinThank you for your praise, but there ARE some limits to what I'll do. For example, I'll never eat the canned rations you have here in Cyclopes.谢谢夸奖，不过我还是有底线的，比如绝不会吃你们基洛普斯的军粮罐头。

ZangyinIf the diagram is correct, then can you try to fix it using Basic Mode?如果场馆正确，你现在可以尝试按基础模式修复它吗？

无名...I can.……可以。

Nameless reallocates operands and constructs the framework of the training hall.无名调用算量，将场馆的雏形搭建出来。

ZangyinWhat kind of training did you do here? Was it shooting, or did you do free-sparring?你们在这里训练的是什么项目？射击，还是自由搏击？

无名It was divided up into sections. The shooting section was here.分区域，射击的分区是这里。

ZangyinI thought so too. There are lots of horizontal bullet marks here.我想也是，这里有很多纵横的弹痕。

ZangyinDo you still remember what marks were on this pillar?你还记得这根柱子上有什么痕迹吗？

无名I do, but why?记得，但这有什么意义？

ZangyinThen, tell me where they were... And then add some wear...那就先告诉我是在什么位置……然后再加些磨损……

Nameless silently follows her guidance, changing the training hall one step at a time.无名沉默地跟着她的引导，一步一步地对场馆进行改动。

Several hours later, the plaza has been restored into an expansive training hall, and the two of them are standing in the middle of it.几小时后，广场复现为一座开阔的训练场馆，二人坐在场馆正中央。

ZangyinAll we need now is a roof. What do you think of my handiwork?只差个穹顶了，我的手艺怎么样？

无名You spent most of our time on pointless details. In terms of practicality, it's barely passable.大多数的时间都花费在了无用的细节处理上，就实用性来看只能说差强人意。

ZangyinHey, don't you think it's about time you stopped acting like a tsundere and say what you're actually feeling right now?喂喂，你也差不多该收收你的傲娇，说点真心话了吧。

Nameless looks away from her and around himself. His electronic pupils sweep over some deliberately-aged facilities and equipment.无名移开目光环顾四周，电子机械瞳孔逐一扫过周围那些刻意做旧的设施与器材。

无名...However, if your goal was "restoration", then you are most definitely an outstanding expert.……不过，如果“复原”就是你想达成的目的，你的确是一个出色的专家。

无名For a moment, I thought this place had never been caught up in the fighting. It looks just like it had when she and I were training here, like nothing had changed.有那么一瞬我以为这里好像从来没有被战火吞没过，就像我和她在这里训练时一样，一切都不曾改变。

ZangyinFolklore, or customs, are essentially an ascended version of habits.民俗，所谓的习俗，就是习惯的升格。

ZangyinThings you're accustomed to carry more memories with them. Don't you think it's better than something new?习惯的东西会带着更多的记忆，这比崭新的东西要好多了吧？

无名...I'm very grateful for everything you've done, especially this training hall.……我很感谢你做的这一切，特别是这个训练场馆，

ZangyinWhich is why you should be big-hearted and let me stay.所以你就大方方地让我留下来嘛。

无名But we had an agreement.但我们说好的。

无名Once Little Si is fixed, you will leave.小巳修复完成后，你就离开。

ZangyinHey!喂！

Nameless shrugs off the wave of nostalgia that is washing over him and makes a call, ignoring how Zangyin is rolling her eyes at them.无名挣脱沉浸在回忆中的心神，无视蔵音的白眼，接通通讯。

无名Monitor101, how's the development going?Monitor101，研发是否完成？

Monitor101The development program has finished running. While there were some minor deviations during the neural cloud installation process, on the whole it falls within an acceptable range.研发程序已完成，心智嵌入过程有轻微误差，整体在可接受范围内。

无名Good, then send it over to us. We're at...很好，那么给我们送过来吧。我们在……

Nameless flinches unconsciously, as though he needs to weigh and calculate the name before he can speak it.无名不自觉地顿了一下，仿佛那个名字需要经过一些计算与衡量才能出口。

无名We're at Tasha's training hall.我们在塔莎训练馆。

ZangyinHuh...? Tasha?咦……？塔莎？

Monitor101Address verified, Tasha's training hall. Now airdropping the military drone...地址确认，塔莎训练馆，军工机械投放中……

Not long after, Zangyin and Nameless look up as they hear a whooshing sound, and a shadow engulfs the two of them.不多时，蔵音与无名在一片啸音中抬头，阴影覆盖了二人。

Bam—砰——

The earth shakes.地动山摇。

ZangyinThis, this is...这、这是……

As the dust settles, a pair of savage ophidian eyes that glow like lanterns glare at the two of them.烟尘散尽，两盏灯笼般阴森凶狠的蛇眼紧紧地盯着二人。

Through the communicator, Monitor101's introduction is still going on.通讯器里，Monitor101的介绍还在继续。

Monitor101After consulting the neural cloud provided by Miss Zangyin, we identified several areas which did not conform to the requirements of a military weapon and performed certain upgrades and alterations.根据蔵音小姐提供的心智原型，我们针对不符合军事武器需求的方面进行了一定程度的修改和升级。

Monitor101The most vital factor being its size...最主要的就是它的体型……

Zangyin ignores the voice from the communicator, because right now her attention is entirely focused on Little Si... or the creature that should probably be called Big Si.蔵音忽略了通讯器里的声音，此刻的她已经将全部的心神放在了小巳……或许该被称为大巳的造物身上。

ZangyinNameless, do you know the biggest problem that folklorists face?无名，你知道吗，民俗工作者遇到最多的问题和现象。

无名What is it?什么？

ZangyinWhile we're all human, cultures and civilizations develop differently when they're placed in different environments.明明同样都是人类，但是不同的环境会衍生出不同种类的文明。

ZangyinDo you know what principle that highlights?你知道这阐释了一个什么样的道理吗？

Before Nameless can answer, Zangyin takes out her weapon with trembling hands.没有等无名开口回答，蔵音颤巍巍地拿出自己的武器。

ZangyinThe same neural cloud can grow in dramatically different directions if placed in different settings.同类型的心智在不同的地缘影响下会向截然不同的方向发展。

ZangyinFor instance, now that you've put my little snake into something like this, do you think its neural cloud will be entirely unchanged by the experience?比如现在，你们把我的小蛇蛇塞进了这么一个东西里，你觉得它的心智数据会不会完全没有变化？

无名Ugh—呃——

大巳HISSS—!!!!!嘶——！！！！！

The response to Zangyin is a thunderous hiss.回应蔵音的，是一道凄厉至极的嘶鸣。

Sensing Change - 3 闻变-3

The Cyclopes Sector, Main Road No. 3, at Tasha's Training Hall.基洛普斯，第三主干道，塔莎训练馆。

Big Si has been subdued after a hard fight, but the two have not left yet.经过艰苦卓绝的战斗，大巳已被制服，而二人却并未离开。

Zangyin looks down on Nameless, who's squatting on the edge of the plaza. Meanwhile, a crack seems to have appeared in Nameless' calm demeanor.蔵音居高临下地看着蹲在广场边的无名，而无名一贯的沉稳态度已然出现裂痕。

无名...I lost.……是我输了。

ZangyinYou see!? That's the true nature of a snake! What's with all those modifications you made!?理解了吗！这才是蛇的真意！你们改造的都是什么啊！

ZangyinSnakes are no good if they're too long or too aggressive!蛇太长或者太有攻击性都是没用的！

ZangyinThe important thing is for them to be nimble, light and dexterous, so they can wend between obstacles.重要的是灵活，轻巧灵敏，才能在障碍物之间穿梭。

ZangyinThe longer a snake is the more easily it gets hurt, and then you have to spend lots of computing memory thinking about where to put it.蛇身越长，就越是容易受创，要花费额外的内存去思考它究竟放在哪里合适。

无名I understand.我明白了。

Nameless sighs, and then looks away from the screen of the compact retro gaming console, which displays an eye-catching "YOU DIED."无名叹了口气，将目光从眼前小巧的复古游戏机上移开，屏幕上是醒目的“YOU DIED”。

无名And this game is called Snake, I believe?这款游戏叫贪吃蛇，是吗？

无名It's very good for teaching the basic concepts of guerilla warfare.它很适合用来做游击战的入门概念。

ZangyinGames were fundamentally a way of preparing for battle, but later on they drifted away from their original objective.游戏本就是为了战斗预备的，只是后来完全偏离了本来的目标。

无名So you're saying... Humans invented games in order to prepare for battle?你是说……人类发明游戏是为了准备战斗吗？

ZangyinSure. Kids chase each other around and play-fight, just like animals practice how to hunt. It's instinct.是呀。小孩子互相追逐打闹，动物也会练习狩猎，这是本能。

Zangyin waves around the game console in her hand.蔵音晃了晃手里的游戏机。

ZangyinBut as civilization progressed, games branched out more and more.只是随着文明的发展，游戏蔓延出了不同的分支。

ZangyinSome of them tended towards violence and competitions, others favored strategizing and calculation, and then there are those like this, where you leave a record, then strive to beat it as a way of competing with yourself.有的偏向暴力竞争，有的则比拼策略和计算力，还有这样自己留下记录再自己突破的，是与自己的比拼。

无名So you're saying we were born for the sake of becoming part of a game played by humans?也就是说，我们就是为成为一场人类的游戏而生的？

ZangyinOf course not. Games nowadays have a different meaning from games of the past.这当然不是，现在的游戏早就和以前的意义不一样了。

ZangyinHowever, that's good too. Human instincts tend towards fighting, but their hearts are inclined towards peace, which is why the course of history is filled with twists and turns.不过这样也不错，人的本能偏向战斗，但心偏向和平，才会有蜿蜒转折的历史。

无名Are there other such examples of this besides games?除了游戏，还有这样的例子吗？

Zangyin is feeling much better after winning a clash with Nameless for the first time.在和无名的对抗中头一次胜利，蔵音的心情好了许多。

She holds up her game console and lightly taps its side with her fingernail.她拿着游戏机，指甲轻轻敲着机器的边缘。

ZangyinThe most traditional example of this would be the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival.要说最典型的例子，那就是中国的端午节了。

ZangyinIt started out as a way for people to remember a great man called Qu Yuan, but in the end it became a festival for everyone to rejoice and make merry.人们本来是为了追思一位叫做屈原的伟人，但最终变成了阖家欢庆的节日。

无名Isn't that an insult to the deceased?这不是在侮辱死者吗？

ZangyinMeh. The more misfortune people experience, the more they crave happiness.嘛。人们越是遭遇苦难，便越是渴望幸福。

无名So they trampled the dead Qu Yuan's suffering and sought their own happiness on the day of his demise?所以，他们跨过了失去屈原的苦难，在他死去的日子追求幸福？

ZangyinIf that great man who threw himself into the Miluo River wanted people to spend their lives in miserable depression, he would not have become a great man.若是投江的那位想要人们愁云惨雾地度过人生，他便不会成为一位伟人。

无名Why did the humans not reset Qu Yuan? Was it to respect him?为什么人类不把屈原重置呢？为了尊重他？

ZangyinWell, humans and agents aren't the same. They can't be reset easily.毕竟人类和智能体不同，并不能轻易地被重置。

ZangyinEven now, while I heard there's technology that allows you to copy the brain, very few people actually make use of it... That stems from humanity's fear and respect of death.就算是现在，我听说有了拷贝大脑的技术，也很少有人去做……这是源于人类对死亡的敬畏。

无名They fear and respect death?对死亡的敬畏？

ZangyinIt comes up in the culture of many places. It's the very first thing that humans acknowledge as "absolute".这点在很多地方的文化中都有体现。那是人类第一个认识到的“绝对”事件。

Zangyin raises an index finger in front of Nameless.蔵音向无名竖起一根食指。

ZangyinOnce you die, you can never come back to life.“一旦死亡，就绝不会再复生”。

无名What does that mean? Is it like increasing the difficulty or something?这有什么意义？增加难度吗？

ZangyinIf there really was a creator, then perhaps he would think of it that way.如果真的有造物主，也许祂就是这么想的。

ZangyinAfter all, if humans could die and then come back to life over and over again, then mistakes wouldn't need to be remembered.毕竟如果人类能一遍遍地死了又活，那么错误就不一定需要被铭记。

ZangyinIf life were not the most important thing one could stake, then humans could try again and again and not need to fix their mistakes.生命不足以成为最重的筹码，人们可以毫无负担地一遍遍轮回，不去改正自己的错误。

无名So they're willing to accept the fragility of life in order to remember their mistakes... I still don't get it.为了铭记错误不惜忍受生命的脆弱吗……我还是无法理解。

无名From the information in the database, humans still keep making old mistakes time and again even after paying such a heavy price. They place themselves in danger, over and over.以资料库中的数据来看，尽管付出了这样沉重的代价，人类也依旧在不断犯错，不断将自己置于危险之中，一次又一次。

Zangyin...Perhaps this is where humans differ from ourselves.……或许，这就是人类不同于我们的地方吧。

ZangyinI'd also like to understand why, when life is so precious, he still insisted on risking himself...我也想明白，既然活着是这样珍贵的事，为什么还要亲身犯险……

Zangyin's voice trails off. Nameless' gaze rests on the wall of the training hall. A somewhat faded nameplate that reads "Tasha" looks back silently at the two of them.蔵音没再说下去。无名的目光落在训练馆的墙上，有些陈旧的“塔莎”铭牌同样沉默着注视着二人。

无名...Using something that doesn't come back to remember one's mistakes sounds like it would be meaningful to the living. But what of the dead who will never return?……用不会回来的事物铭记错误，听起来对生者有意义。但对那个不会回来的死者呢？

ZangyinPerhaps it's not fair. But the dead are the dead, and they tell no tales.或许是不公平的吧。但死者就是死者，已经无法发言了。

ZangyinHowever unwilling they might be to accept it, people only see things that are alive. That's why the humans made me.再怎么不情愿，人也只能看到活着的事物。所以，人类才会把我制作出来。

无名You...?你……？

ZangyinOh yes. Didn't I tell you? I'm a cultural researcher, and my job is to document and preserve all the tracks humanity has made, as well as reproducing cultures and historical material that once existed.对啊，不都告诉你了嘛？我是民俗工作者，任务就是保留一切人类创造出来的痕迹，复现种种曾经真实存在过的文明、史料。

ZangyinWhat I seek is the proof that they once existed.我们所追寻的，就是他们曾经存在过的证明。

ZangyinBe it through familiar homes or objects passed down from the deceased, the most instinctual wish of humanity is to use a tangible existence to convey an intangible bond.熟悉的房子，故人传承的物件，人类最本能的愿望，就是渴求着用有形的存在去传递无形的羁绊。

无名A formless bond...无形的羁绊……

As she sees the somewhat lost look on Nameless' face, Zangyin's eyes twinkle and she smiles wickedly.看着无名有些迷茫的表情，蔵音眼珠一转，露出了狡黠的笑容。

ZangyinI have lots of video records. If you let me stay here a little longer, I can...我那里有很多记录影像，要是让我在这里多留一阵子，我就……

无名No can do.不行。

ZangyinTsk, you're so stubborn.切，不懂得变通的家伙。

Zangyin throws up her hands grumpily.蔵音悻悻地摆摆手。

无名So, the true reason why you're staying in the Cyclopes Sector is to carry out your purpose.所以，你停留在基洛普斯的真正目的，就是为了履行自己的职责。

无名But is there a point to it? You are not an agent of Cyclopes, and you have no obligation to do so.那有意义吗？你不是基洛普斯的智能体，你没有这样的义务。

ZangyinI don't know.我不知道。

无名You don't know?你不知道？

ZangyinYeah. While I understand the value of what I'm doing, I don't understand the point of taking risks to do so. But someone else did it.是啊，我虽然理解这么做的价值，但不理解要为此冒险的意义。可是有个人就这么做了。

ZangyinHe knew he could have died, yet he rushed into a battlefield, all for the sake of recovering cultural information that would have been worthless to a bystander.他明知自己可能死亡也要奔赴战场，只为了取回在旁人眼里毫无价值的民俗资料。

ZangyinEven now, I still don't understand why he did it.我到现在也不能理解他的做法。

无名What does that have to do with the Cyclopes Sector?这和基洛普斯有什么关系？

ZangyinI am the fruit of his research. I have inherited all the knowledge he had.我是他研究的结晶，继承了他所有的知识。

ZangyinIf I can bring life back to Cyclopes and heal the scars of war, then perhaps... Perhaps I might come to understand what he was thinking.如果我能让基洛普斯重焕生机，治愈战争带来的伤疤，或许……我就能读懂那么一点他的想法了也说不定。

无名Things here aren't as simple as you think they are. Neither should I let an outsider take care of the sector's problems.这里没有你想的那么简单，也不该让一个外人来解决扇区里的事件。

Before Zangyin can respond, Nameless stands up.还不等蔵音接话，无名便站起身来。

无名But what you said has meaning to me.但你跟我说的这些，对我来说是有意义的。

无名Think of it as a thank-you gift, then.就把这个当做谢礼吧。

Saying so, Nameless hands a gorgeous-looking cube to Zangyin.说着，无名将一个色彩斑斓的方块递给蔵音。

ZangyinWhat's this?这是什么？

无名It's a sensory amplifier module. If you need to control a big snake to help you fight, it'll help save you some operands.感知增幅模块，如果你要控制一条大蛇帮你作战，它能让你省下一些算量。

ZangyinI told you, I don't need that clumsy Big Si. Don't just make decisions for me on your own.我都说了不要那种笨重的大巳了，别自说自话帮我决定啊。

无名So you don't want it?你不要这个？

ZangyinThere's no point rejecting something as good as this. Who knows, it might be necessary during an emergency.这种好东西不要白不要，万一出了紧急状况需要它呢。

ZangyinI'll take it.归我了。

With a flick of the wrist, Zangyin tucks the shining cube into her sleeve.蔵音手腕一翻，把闪亮的方块收进袖子里。

无名Let's go. We'll head back to the database. Submit Little Si's information again and we'll see if we can restore it.走吧，我们回数据库。你再提供一次小巳的数据，看看能不能还原出来。

基洛普斯的智能体Sir! Sorry to disturb you, but we've found a data trail from an unregistered agent...队长！抱歉打扰您了，第一街区发现了未记录过的数据残留……

ZangyinSir?队长？

无名...In any case, I'm busy now, so I'll go collect the data with you later.……总之，我现在有事，稍后再跟你一起去拿数据。

Zangyin(If Nameless isn't around, I can question the local agents about stuff!)（无名不在的话，正好能向本地智能体打听打听消息！）

ZangyinSure, no problem. I remember the way to the database so I can go by myself.没事没事，去数据库的路我都记得，我自己去就可以了。

ZangyinSee you tomorrow?我们明天见？

Nameless falls silent for a moment upon hearing those words.听到这句话，无名沉默了片刻。

无名If the situation permits, I'll see you tomorrow.可以的话，明天见。

With that, Nameless turns away and vanishes into the ruined streets.说完，无名便转过身去，消失在残破的街道间。

Sensing Change - 4 闻变-4

At the Cyclopes Sector Administration Center's Database.基洛普斯，管理员中心-数据库。

ZangyinMiss 101, are you there?101小姐，你在吗？

Monitor101 timidly pokes her head out in response to Zangyin's call.在蔵音的呼唤下，Monitor101懦懦地探出头。

Monitor101Are you looking for Monitor101 or Sortie101, Miss Zangyin?请问蔵音小姐找的是Monitor101，还是Sortie101呢……？

ZangyinOh yeah, Nameless isn't the same model as you.对哦，无名和你的型号不一样。

ZangyinI was looking for you, Monitor101. I came to resubmit Little Si's data.我找的是你啦，Monitor101。我来重新录入小巳的数据。

Monitor101Alright, data entry complete... I'm so sorry I couldn't help you out before.好的，录入完成……之前没帮上忙，真不好意思。

ZangyinAw, it's alright, I was the one inconveniencing you.没事没事，是我麻烦了你们。

Monitor101Everyone from the Oasis feels different, hehe...绿洲的各位感觉很不一样呢，嘿嘿……

Zangyin(That's right, I'll get closer to her like this and start by figuring out what's going on in Cyclopes...)（对，就是这样拉近关系，先探查清楚基洛普斯的情报……）

ZangyinSpeaking of which, Monitor101, are there many types of agents in Cyclopes?说起来，Monitor101，基洛普斯有很多种型号的智能体吗？

Monitor101Hm, while individuals are capable of various specific functions, there are only two main types of agents in Cyclopes.唔，虽然细分的功能有很多种，但基洛普斯只有两种型号的智能体。

Monitor101Typically, we call them the Monitor and the Battle types.通常我们会称之为监管型和战斗型。

ZangyinSo that means you have two administrators, right?这么说你们有两位管理员啰？

Monitor101Huh? You could say that, yeah. One is Olivia, while the other is... How did you know that?欸？也可以这样说，一位是莉维雅，另一位是……你是怎么知道的？

ZangyinIs the other one Tasha?另一位是塔莎吗？

ZangyinNameless told me. But I only saw Olivia today. Is Tasha not in?是无名告诉我的。但今天只见过莉维雅啊，塔莎不常在吗？

Monitor101He actually told you about Tasha? Then why didn't he explain it to you...他竟然向你提起塔莎了吗？那为什么没有和你说清楚呢……

ZangyinExplain what?说清楚？

Monitor101Tasha... Isn't around any more.塔莎她……已经不在了哦。

Zangyin...Eh?……诶？

Monitor101It's not as though the information is confidential. You'd have found out eventually if you stayed longer here, Miss Zangyin.这也不是非公开的情报，蔵音小姐待久一点都会知道的。

Monitor101Originally, the Monitor Agents and Battle Agents had different tasks. The Battle Agents would fight each other while the Monitor Agents were responsible for recording data and keeping the situation under control.原本监管型和战斗型有不同的任务，战斗型负责彼此对抗，监管型负责记录数据和控制局面。

Monitor101Later on, the Battle types started becoming overzealous in carrying out their Commands, to the point where they ended up becoming hyperaggressive and even attacked the Monitor types...后来战斗型那边开始过度执行指令，以至于开始进行过激的攻击行为，甚至袭击监管型……

Zangyin...Did such a thing really happen?……还有这种事？

Monitor101Yup. A Greater Sanctifier set up the quarantine wall in Cyclopes, but that didn't solve the problem.嗯。上位净化者为基洛普斯设立了隔离墙，但这没有解决问题。

Monitor101It was only when everyone from the Oasis came and the quarantine wall was broken that Olivia managed to correct the Battle types, who had become too obsessed with fulfilling their commands.直到绿洲的各位到来，隔离墙被拆除，过度执行指令的战斗型被莉维雅修正。

ZangyinSurely she should have used that ability sooner, right?有这样的能力应该早点用吧？

ZangyinOr do you mean...难道说……

Monitor101Um... Olivia could only do that because she received Tasha's administrator permissions.嗯……莉维雅能做到这样，是因为她得到了塔莎的管理员权限。

Monitor101Only a full set of administrator permissions could correct their commands, but for some reason, Olivia didn't reset Tasha after that...完整的管理员权限才能修正指令，但不知道为什么，这之后，莉维雅也没有重置塔莎……

无名...Using something that doesn't come back to remember one's mistakes sounds like it would be meaningful to the living. But what of the dead who will never return?……用不会回来的事物铭记错误，听起来对生者有意义。但对那个不会回来的死者呢？

ZangyinPerhaps it's not fair. But the dead are the dead, and they tell no tales.或许是不公平的吧。但死者就是死者，已经无法发言了。

Monitor101Sortie 002 asked her once, but even he was stonewalled. As for us...Sortie 002去问过，但连他都碰壁了，我们……

ZangyinSortie 002... Nameless. Judging by your tone, It must have been very unusual for him to not get an answer, right?Sortie 002，无名……听你的语气，他碰壁很奇怪吗？

Monitor101Yes. He was once Tasha's adjutant and very popular among the Battle types.是的，他原本是塔莎的副官，在战斗型里很有人望。

Monitor101We all thought there must have been a bug in Olivia somewhere, seeing as how Nameless submitted many requests to reset Tasha, but Olivia didn't approve any of them...我们都认为莉维雅一定有什么地方运行出bug了，无名提交了很多次重置塔莎的申请，莉维雅都没有通过……

Zangyin...So that's why he asked me about those things...……所以他才会问我那些……

Zangyin...Hang on, if he's Tasha's adjutant, then does he have the authorization to manage the Battle types?……等等，他是塔莎的副官，那他手里有管理战斗型的权限吗？

Monitor101Currently, he's in charge of a squad of the most elite Battle types. He handed his permissions over to Olivia after the last request to her failed.他目前统领着战斗型最精锐的一支小队，剩下的管理权限都已经在最后一次申请失败后交付给莉维雅了。

Monitor101Olivia's been very busy for the past two days because he handed so many permissions over to her.因为他一次性交付大量权限，莉维雅这两天很忙。

Zangyin knuckles her forehead.蔵音敲了敲额头。

ZangyinThat seems pretty strange. He didn't oppose her until the end, but instead handed over most of his permissions.听起来很奇怪啊，反对的时候不反对到底，反而交出了大部分权限。

Zangyin...Could it be... No way...……难道说……不会吧……

Monitor101You don't look well, Miss Zangyin.蔵音小姐，您的表情看起来有些糟糕。

ZangyinYeah, my bad news alarm is going off.嗯，我的坏事预警系统在拉响警报。

Monitor101Were you equipped with such a function? If you're not feeling well, would you like me to get Mr. Gin?原来你们还有这种功能吗？如果您不舒服的话，需不需要我去找琴先生？

ZangyinIt's just an expression, how could such a thing actually exist... No, wait, you have a point.只是比喻啦，怎么可能真的有这种系统……等等，你说得有道理。

ZangyinGin might know more about this, which means he can verify my guess. Thank you, 101! I'll go look for Gin right now!如果是琴的话，或许能知道更多情报，也就可以验证我的猜想了。谢谢你，101！我现在就去找琴！

Monitor101But, but I didn't do anything...可、可是我什么都没做……

ZangyinThat's fine, there'll be stuff to do after this. I might be overthinking this, but could you help me apply for permission to speak with Olivia?没关系，接下来就有要做的事了。尽管有可能是我多心，但Monitor101，你能替我向莉维雅提交访问申请吗？

Monitor101Uh, yeah, I can...诶，好的……

Meanwhile, at the former site of the quarantine wall, at Gin's Bar.与此同时，隔离墙旧址-琴酒吧。

GinIt's been perfectly restored and repaired, as though it had never been damaged at all.完美的修缮和加固，就像从来没有损坏过。

无名We have warriors who are skilled at destruction, and engineers who are adept at restoration.我们有擅长毁坏的战士，也有擅长修复的工兵。

GinThank you for keeping in touch. This is today's ice water.感谢你的联络，这是今天份的冰水。

Nameless picks up the cup Gin hands him by reflex, but then he puts it down again.无名习惯性地端起琴递来的杯子，却又再度放下。

无名Give me something alcoholic today.今天来杯酒吧。

Gin...Hm? What would you like?……嗯？你想点点什么？

Though he's somewhat suspicious, Gin takes out his shaker without hesitation and prepares to mix a drink.虽然疑惑，但琴还是没有丝毫犹豫地拿出器皿，准备调酒。

无名Something stiff, the stronger the better.烈酒，越烈越好。

GinThen I shall use the water of life as a base to mix a cocktail for you that burns like the fires of war.那就以生命之水为基底，为你调配一杯如战火般的烈酒吧。

GinBut is that alright? You've never ordered a drink from me before in all the time that you were here.但这样好吗？一直以来，你从没在我这里点过一杯酒。

无名Once, I thought ice water would cool the ever-present desire in my neural cloud, but I was wrong.我以为冰水能压的下心智里盘桓不息的欲求，但我错了。

Nameless picks up the glass, as though he's trying to see someone's face in the rippling liquid within.无名端起杯子，像是想要透过微微荡漾的酒液看见某人的脸庞。

无名You know what I'm thinking, don't you, Gin?其实你看得出我在想什么，对吧？

GinYour feelings were what told me the answer.告诉我答案的是你的情绪。

无名And here I thought you were going to try and calm me down before secretly informing Olivia.我还以为你会想要稳住我，然后偷偷联系莉维雅。

无名I've been watching your hands all this time.我一直有在盯着你的手。

GinNo, why would I do that?不，为什么我要这么做？

GinThis is an internal matter for this sector, so it should be settled by the Residents of this sector.这是扇区内部的事件，理应由内部人员解决。

无名Without judgement, going with the flow... It's precisely because you have these qualities that I'm at ease with letting you stay in Cyclopes.毫无判断，随波逐流……正是因为你有这样的特质，我才能放心让你驻留在基洛普斯。

无名If your friend had the same mindset as you, I wouldn't need to chase her away.如果你的同伴也有你这样的精神，我就不用赶她离开了。

GinDo you still want to chase her away, even now?直到现在，你还是想赶走她吗？

无名At first, I wanted to have her leave before everything started, but it's too late for that now.我原本想在一切开始前让她离开，但现在也来不及了。

无名Olivia has made a fatal error, and I want to reset her as soon as possible. Fortunately, my specialty is ambushes.莉维雅出现了致命的失误，我想越快重置她越好。很幸运，我最擅长的就是突击战。

Gin listens to him as he pours the drink into his glass.琴听着他的话语，将调匀的酒液依次倒入杯中。

GinSo you've made up your mind?已经完全决定了吗？

无名You would never have asked that question before.你以前不会问这句话。

GinWhat that wineglass holds isn't just a drink, but a part of one's life.酒杯中调制的不仅是酒，也是一段人生。

GinAre you really sure you want to do this?你是否真的决定要这么做？

Gin takes out a lighter and a flame ignites, illuminating Nameless' inky black eyes.琴拿出打火机，火苗窜起，映入无名漆黑的眼中。

无名...Ah, of course.……啊，当然。

The moment he voices his determination, Gin lights the cocktail.在他决意的同时，琴点燃了酒液。

Nameless raises the glass, as though making a toast to someone.无名举起杯子，像是想要向某人致敬。

无名Actually, that friend of yours said something I liked very much.你的同伴有句话其实说得很好。

无名"Be it through familiar homes or objects passed down from the deceased, the most instinctual wish of humanity is to use a tangible existence to convey an intangible bond."熟悉的房子，故人传承的物件，人类最本能的愿望，就是渴求着用有形的存在去传递无形的羁绊。

无名I'm not human, but I approve of that statement.我不是人类，但我认同这句话。

无名Tonight, everything will come to an end.今晚，一切就将迎来结果。

Nameless hoists the flaming glass, and downs it in one gulp.无名将燃烧的酒液一口饮尽。

The glass lands on the bar counter with a crisp clink.杯子落在吧台上，发出清脆的响声。

ZangyinDid anyone ask Olivia why she did that?……有人问过莉维雅为什么这么做吗？

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The Cyclopes Sector, at the former site of the quarantine wall – Gin's Bar.基洛普斯，隔离墙旧址-琴酒吧。

ZangyinThey fixed it up so soon? Cyclopes' agents sure are efficient.这么快就修好了？基洛普斯的智能体效率很高嘛。

GinRepairing a single building is easy. Repairing an entire sector is the hard part.修好一间房子不难，修好一片扇区就很难了。

GinWelcome, Miss Zangyin. Are you planning on having a drink?欢迎光临，蔵音小姐。今天有想喝些什么的打算吗？

ZangyinI don't, but it does.我不需要，但它要。

Zangyin takes out the cube. Some manipulation later, Big Si wails and lands in front of the counter.蔵音拿出了立方体。一番操作后，大巳哀鸣着落到了吧台前。

GinLooks like it needs a glass of soothing Long Island iced tea.看来它需要一杯温柔的长岛冰茶。

ZangyinHuh? You knew what I was about to do?咦？你知道我想做什么？

GinAccepting a customer's feelings and consoling them is my job.收纳包容客人的情绪，安抚他们，是我的工作。

GinWhat about yourself, Miss Zangyin?那么，蔵音小姐呢？

ZangyinI don't need anything. I don't want anything to eat other than grilled fish either.不要，除了烤鱼之外什么都不想吃。

GinI see. I'll go make some now.我明白了，这就为您准备。

ZangyinWait? No, don't!等一下？！别去了！

GinWhat's the matter? The bar's been reinforced, so even if there's another explosion, it won't affect business.怎么了吗？酒吧已经被加固过，即使再有一次爆炸，也不会影响营业。

ZangyinI see, well that's just fine—as if. How can you nonchalantly talk about something so frightening!?这样啊，那真是太好了——才怪。别若无其事地说出那么恐怖的话啊！

ZangyinI'll get to the point, Gin. Did you know what Nameless was planning to do?直截了当地说吧，琴，你是不是知道无名想要做什么？

GinI don't understand what you're getting at, Miss Zangyin.蔵音小姐，我不理解您在说什么。

ZangyinI was only planning to try and trick you at first, but after hearing you say that, I'm sure of it.本来只是想诈你一下，你这么说，我反而确定了。

GinWhat do you mean?您是指？

ZangyinThis bar of yours is built at the quarantine wall. There's no way you'd miss anything the Battle types were planning.你在隔离墙的位置设立酒吧，战斗型智能体的行动瞒不过你的眼睛。

ZangyinIf you really didn't know his scheme, you'd have asked about what happened with Nameless, instead of just flat out denying it.如果你真的不知道他有计划，这时候应该先反问我无名发生了什么事，而不是直接否认。

GinYou're equipped with an excellent logic system.您搭载了一套非常优秀的逻辑系统。

GinBut I hope you will forgive me for this, because protecting customer privacy is a principle of mine. I will not volunteer any information on them except at Lady Olivia or the Professor's request.但原谅我，为顾客保密是我的准则，除非有莉维雅女士或教授的要求，否则我不会提供情报。

Saying so, Gin pours the Long Island iced tea he has mixed into Big Si's mouth and gently rubs its head.说着，琴将调配好的长岛冰茶灌入大巳的口中，并轻轻抚摸它的脑袋。

A look of delight crosses Big Si's face and the savagery in its mechanical eyes gradually fades away.大巳露出了享受的表情，机械瞳孔中的暴戾缓缓散去。

GinSimilarly, I would not mention anything about Zangyin or Little Si, should anyone show an interest.如果有人对蔵音或者小巳的情报感兴趣，我同样不会开口。

ZangyinEven if the sector was about to plunge into fighting?即使基洛普斯扇区马上就要陷入战火？

GinThat is simply the course of the Cyclopes Sector.这是基洛普斯扇区自己的进程。

ZangyinEven if you get involved in the fighting?哪怕这场战斗会把你卷进去？

GinThat is my responsibility.这是我的责任。

Zangyin sighs and rests her forehead in her palm. Big Si was thrashing about since just now, but now it's calmed down and affectionately noses Zangyin's hand.蔵音叹息一声，将手掌放在大巳额间。刚才还不断挣扎的大巳现在却安静下来，亲昵地蹭了蹭蔵音的手。

ZangyinYou can't solve all problems just by withdrawing your emotions, Gin.收纳情绪并不能解决全部问题，琴。

ZangyinIt's just like Big Si. If I hadn't subdued it enough for you to feed it the drink, could you be certain that your bar could have remained intact?就像大巳，如果没有我压着他让你灌酒，你又如何保证自己的酒馆能安然存在？

ZangyinYour drinks can only give Nameless a temporary shelter, but once his desires overwhelm the numbing of alcohol, the danger they bring will be far beyond anything we can imagine.你的酒水只能给无名提供一个临时的居所，但他的欲求若是冲破了酒液的麻痹，带来的危险会远远超过我们的想象。

GinMiss Zangyin, if interfering in this matter is your intention...蔵音小姐，如果干涉这件事是您的目的。

GinThen why do you not allow the agents to choose the path they want to walk?那么，您为什么不让智能体们选择自己要走的路呢？

ZangyinBecause I know the kind of loss it entails.因为我知道它会带来什么样的牺牲。

ZangyinIf things were meant to unfold naturally, then Nameless wouldn't have needed to save me twice, only to chase me away.如果所有事都放任自流，无名也不需要救我两次，只为了赶我离开。

GinPerhaps he was simply doing his duty.也许他只是出于职责。

ZangyinWell, whether it was because of his duty or his intentions, or if he was forced to, the things he's done won't change.出于职责或者出于本意，又或者是被强迫，他做过的事情是不会改变的。

ZangyinHe saved me, and so I'll think of a way to save him, even if that's not what he wants.他救过我，我也会想办法救他，即使那不是他期望的事。

GinAnd if he isn't willing to listen to your suggestions, will you force him?如果他真的不愿意听从您的建议，您要强迫他吗？

ZangyinIf I can win, I'll force him to accept my proposal. Winner takes all — I believe that's the "custom" among the Battle types.如果我能取胜，我会强迫他接受我的建议。胜者为王，这应该是战斗型的“习俗”吧？

GinAnd you are confident of winning, Miss Zangyin?蔵音小姐有取胜的自信吗？

ZangyinIt doesn't matter if I can win or not. I still have to go.无论是否能取胜，我都得去。

Gin takes back the glass Zangyin has left on the table. Through the glass, he sees her face, but also a familiar figure.琴接回蔵音落在桌子上的酒杯。透过玻璃，琴看到了蔵音的面容，又仿佛从中看到了熟悉的身影。

GinHowever, the activities of the Sanctifiers still pose a threat to us, so I fear this might not be the best time to make a move.只是目前净化者活动对我们的威胁还是比较大，现在行动恐怕不是最好的时间。

ProfessorWe still need to press forward even if it's dangerous.就算危险也要尽快前往。

ProfessorThe Sanctifiers will attack us and the wandering Dolls.净化者会攻击我们，也会攻击流浪的人形。

ProfessorI hope the Oasis can become a safe haven for the Dolls until we can return to reality. Right now, we need to bring back our lost family.在回到现实前，我希望绿洲能成为人形们安身的家。现在，我们得去接回迷路的家人了。

Gin...You're similar to the Professor in certain ways.……您和教授有相似的地方。

ZangyinThe Professor?教授？

GinYup. "Venturing into the mountains, even though you know tigers live there" ...I believe there was a Chinese saying along those lines.嗯。“明知山有虎，偏向虎山行”……我记得中国的俗语是这样说的。

ZangyinThe Professor must be quite something if even you are making a face like that.能让你露出这种表情，看来那位教授确实有点本事。

ZangyinStill, we can't talk about them just yet. I've got more pressing things to do.不过在谈论之前，我们还有更要紧的事。

Gin"Be it through familiar homes or objects passed down from the deceased, the most instinctual wish of humanity is to use a tangible existence to convey an intangible bond." I believe you said something along those lines.“人类最本能的愿望，就是渴求着用有形的存在去传递无形的羁绊”……我记得你是这样说的。

GinIs stopping Nameless your "wish"?阻止无名是你的“愿望”吗？

Zangyin...I haven't thought that much about it. Perhaps you could say that.……我没仔细想过。或许也可以这么说吧。

Zangyin raps on the table, somewhat anxiously. Gin, on the other hand, chuckles quietly.蔵音有些焦躁地敲了敲桌子，琴却突然轻轻笑了起来。

GinBefore today, Nameless only ever ordered ice water. He never requested that I mix a drink for him.今天之前，其实无名一直点的都是冰水，从来没喝过我调的酒。

ZangyinHuh?欸？

GinI saw what you and Nameless were doing at the training hall today while I was waiting for the bar to be fixed. Do you know what that place once was?今天我在等待酒吧被修复的时候，看到您和无名在训练馆活动，您知道那个地方的前身吗？

ZangyinTasha's Training Hall... Are you saying...塔莎训练馆……你是说？

GinIf you're so inclined, you can go there after Cyclopes' sun has fully set and wait there.如果您有意愿，您可以在基洛普斯的太阳完全落山后，前往那里等待。

ZangyinTasha's training hall is near Main Road No. 3, and if you go ahead from there...塔莎训练馆靠近第三主干道，从那里往前走……

ZangyinIs he going to the Admin Center?他要去管理员中心？

GinI couldn't possibly speculate on that.这就不是我能推测的事了。

Zangyin humphs and picks up Big Si, preparing to leave.蔵音哼了一声，提着大巳就要朝外走。

ZangyinThat's enough for me. Thanks.足够了，谢了啊。

GinHang on, Miss Zangyin.等等，蔵音小姐。

ZangyinIt's already evening. What else do you want?现在已经是黄昏了，你还有什么事？

GinIf I'm not wrong, you haven't taken in operands ever since you were rescued.如果我没有记错，您从被救援到现在，一直没有摄入过算量。

GinPerhaps you might need a resupply of purified operands to help you in your future endeavors.也许您需要一些精纯的算量补给，以方便行动。

Zangyin follows Gin's line of sight to the drinks cabinet behind him.顺着琴的目光，蔵音看向他身后的酒柜。

ZangyinOne for the road, then... Alright, I shall make an exception just this once, so don't disappoint me too badly.送行酒吗……好吧，我就勉为其难地破例一次，可别让我太失望。

Shortly after Nameless has left, Gin hears the sound of footsteps approaching once again.无名离开后不久，琴再次听到了脚步声靠近。

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The Cyclopes Sector, at Gin's Bar.基洛普斯，琴酒吧。

After Zangyin leaves, the bar once again settles into a tangible silence.蔵音离开后，酒吧重新坠入一片凝固的寂静。

GinIt's a little too quiet.有些太过安静了。

He opens the record player and fills the small bar with the sound of a piano piece.他打开唱片机，让钢琴曲填满这间小小的酒吧。

The music pours through the air, but it doesn't help his logic cortex feel better like it usually does.音乐流淌在空间中，却没有像平时那样让他的思维中枢好受些。

A sea of emotion fills his mind, like how the life stories of the customers who once poured their hearts out to him linger in his head.许多感受充斥在他脑海中，就像曾经倾听过的客人们的人生在他脑中盘桓。

GinI can't calm myself down... Perhaps I should play another record instead.无法静下心啊……也许该换一张盘。

He goes from one record to another, chasing strange emotions in his heart, and his thoughts follow the music as they drift to the recent past.他一张接一张地换着CD，追逐心中莫名的感触，而他的思绪也跟着音乐，飘向了不久前。

The Lesser Sanctifier that was lunging at Gin suddenly disintegrates.本来扑向琴的下位净化者，忽然间分崩离析。

PersicariaThank goodness, we managed to catch up! Gin, are you hurt?太好了，赶上了！琴，没有什么地方受伤吧？

GinThank you for your concern. That was a very timely rescue.感谢关心，救援的时间恰到好处。

GinIt's been a long time, Miss Persicaria, and... Professor.好久不见，帕斯卡小姐，以及……教授。

PersicariaGreat news, Professor. His neural cloud integrity is very high.太好了，教授，他的心智完整度也很高。

ProfessorThis isn't a suitable place to talk.这里不是适合说话的地方。

PersicariaI understand. Large quantities of Sanctifiers might arrive at any moment. Let's head back first.我明白了。大批的净化者随时都可能会来，我们先回去吧。

GinThe Cloud Sector has no fixed position any more. Where will we go back to?云图扇区已经无法被定位了，我们现在要回哪里？

PersicariaTo the Oasis, a new home the Professor has prepared for us.回教授为我们准备的新家，绿洲。

The Oasis' Command Center.绿洲，指挥室。

GinProfessor, I am Gin, at your service.教授，琴为您服务。

GinProfessor? You don't look too well. Would you like an espresso martini?教授？您看起来精神不佳。来一杯浓缩咖啡马提尼如何？

GinIt allows you to enjoy the fragrance of alcohol while lifting you up, making it suitable for those who must grapple with problems late at night.提神的同时也能享受酒液的香醇，适合深夜仍在苦恼的工作者。

ProfessorI'll have a glass, then. Thank you.来一杯吧，谢谢。

Gin mixes the drink and places it beside the Professor, then watches their face.琴将调配好的酒放在教授身边，注视着的侧脸。

GinThe Oasis doesn't seem to have much manpower. Perhaps you might need some kind of computational assistance.绿洲的人力不太够，您也许需要一些辅助运算的手段。

ProfessorWell, we're decently staffed for now. Things will get better once we find Lam, whose forte is with calculations.现在的程度手算还过得去，等找到专职计算的拉姆，情况自然会改善。

GinPeople are always drawn to things that are like them. From my experience before coming to the Oasis, the same principle holds true for Dolls and sectors.人们总会被相似的东西吸引，以我来到绿洲前的经验，人形与扇区也有类似的规律。

ProfessorSo should we focus our searches on computation-related sectors?针对性地搜索与计算相关的扇区吗？

GinI believe it would be more efficient that way.我想这样的效率会更高。

GinHowever, the activities of the Sanctifiers still pose a threat to us, so I fear this might not be the best time to make a move.只是目前净化者活动对我们的威胁还是比较大，现在行动恐怕不是最好的时间。

ProfessorWe still need to press forward even if it's dangerous.就算危险也要尽快前往。

ProfessorThe Sanctifiers will attack us and the wandering Dolls.净化者会攻击我们，也会攻击流浪的人形。

ProfessorI hope the Oasis can become a safe haven for the Dolls until we can return to reality. Right now, we need to bring back the lost members of our family.在回到现实前，我希望绿洲能成为人形们安身的家。现在，我们得去接回迷路的家人了。

GinSince you have made up your mind, allow me to go with you to assist with the healing.既然您已经决定了，就让我随行辅助治疗吧。

Gin could tell the Professor was a very unique person. They were slightly different from that other Professor he had met before coming to the cloud server.那位教授是很独特的人，琴能感觉到，和来到云端之前见到的那位教授有许多不同。

They were keen, but not anxious. Despite the Oasis' limited resources, they had never once given up on taking in more Dolls.更具锐气，但不急躁。即使绿洲的算量有限，也从未放弃过收留更多人形。

PersicariaProfessor, it seems Miss Olivia has agreed to the exchange request you mentioned earlier.教授，关于您之前提过的交流请求，莉维雅小姐已经同意了。

PersicariaHowever, Cyclopes is currently rebuilding itself, so they can't build an interaction channel right away like the Rossum Sector can. She suggests that we send a Doll over as a liaison for the exchange of information.但基洛普斯现在处于重建阶段，无法像罗萨姆扇区那样直接建立交流频道。建议我们派驻一个人形交换信息。

ProfessorGin, would you be willing to accept this task?琴，你愿意接下这个任务吗？

Why did the Professor ask a Doll about this? They could have just directly ordered him to do it.教授为什么要询问一个人形？本可以直接下令。

That was not a formality, but a genuine question. Gin knew very well that the Professor would allow him to refuse.这不是在走形式，而是真的询问。琴非常清楚，教授容许他拒绝。

GinOf course. Meeting the needs of a customer is every bartender's duty.当然，为客人达成愿望，是调酒师的职责。

As he loses himself in his recollections, Gin begins cleaning his glasses and bartending utensils by reflex.琴一边放任自己沉浸在回忆中，一边习惯性地洗净调酒设备。

Gin(Miss Zangyin is similar to the Professor.)（蔵音小姐与教授有相似之处。）

Gin(They don't save people because they're programmed to, but because of something beyond their programming.)（并非出自程式的需求救人，而是出于程式之上的东西。）

Gin(Be it through familiar homes or objects passed down from the deceased, the most instinctual wish of humanity is to use a tangible existence to convey an intangible bond.)（人类最本能的愿望，就是渴求着用有形的存在去传递无形的羁绊。）

GinA "wish."“愿望”。

Gin polishes the mixer in his hand with practiced ease.琴无意识地抚摩着手中的调酒器。

GinIf I had a wish too, and I wanted to make it come true...如果我也有一个愿望，并且去执行……

GinWhat would happen if I added a new ingredient to an existing recipe?在已有的配方中加上新酒，那会有怎样的结果？

During his contemplation, Gin moves to take out a bottle, but he has forgotten that the record sleeve he took out is already sitting by his hand.思索间，琴将要用的酒瓶取出，却忽略了拿出来的唱片盒就在手边。

Clatter! Crash!哗啦！啪！

GinOh, what a dreadful mistake. My apologies.真是可怕的失误，十分抱歉。

Gin apologizes on reflex, then bends down to tidy up his mess.琴习惯性地道歉，低头去收拾地面的狼藉。

The spilled drink spreads over the ground, and he sees his own face in the tiny puddle.酒在地上蔓延，他在小小的水洼中看到了自己的面容。

The Gin in the drink stares at him, its mouth opening and closing. He hears his own voice speak.琴酒中映射的人注视着他，嘴巴一开一合。他听到自己的声音。

Gin"The new recipe will also be an excellent cocktail."“新配方也会是一杯出色的鸡尾酒。”

Meanwhile, Zangyin is running down Main Road No. 3.与此同时，蔵音跑在第三主干道上。

ZangyinI'll make it, right... The sun hasn't set yet.赶得上吧……太阳还没落山呢。

ZangyinI need to hurry... Gotta go faster.必须快点……再快点。

Memories of the past flash continuously through her mind.在她的脑海中，过去的记忆不断闪回。

Professor Teng's smile, his crippled legs, and the way he sent her off every time after that.滕教授的笑容、他残疾的双腿，从那之后的每一次送别。

ZangyinI couldn't stop Professor Teng... But I've got to do my best to stop Nameless!没能阻止滕教授……但绝对要尽可能阻止无名！

ZangyinEven if I have to use that...就算要用那个……

She grips the glowing cube tightly and picks up the pace, running toward the dark night.她握紧光芒流溢的立方体，加快速度，向黑暗的夜晚奔去。

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Night falls on the Cyclopes Sector.夜晚在基洛普斯降临。

A squad of agents advances stealthily across the half-plaza that once belonged to the Battle-types.曾属于战斗型的那半边广场上，正有一队智能体悄然前行。

无名Stop. Monitor104, verify the conditions ahead of us.停下。Monitor104，再次侦查前方情况。

Monitor104Sir, no abnormalities detected. The other Monitor-types have not made any unusual moves either.报告，前方无异常，其他监管型没有异动。

无名Good. You're the only Monitor-type here, and only you have the authority to perform internal investigations.好。这里只有你是监管型，也只有你享有内部调查权限。

无名I hope you understand the weight of your responsibilities, Monitor104. I'll need you to give me a sitrep once every minute after this.希望你明白自己的责任之重，Monitor104。接下来我要求你每隔一分钟报告一次动向。

Monitor104Understood. This time, we have to get Tasha back...明白。这次，一定能找回塔莎……

Nameless nods. The other Battle Agents remain silent and carry on wordlessly.无名点了点头，而更多的战斗型智能体只是沉默，沉默着前行。

Monitor104Hang on, please wait. I'm detecting an unknown agent reaction up ahead, in Plaza No. 3...等等，请停下。前方3号广场，检测到不在记录中的智能体反应……

无名An unregistered agent?不在记录中的智能体？

无名Wait, could it be...等等，难道是……

无名All of you, take cover here and wait for my signal.你们在这里就地掩护好自己，等我打信号。

智能体们Roger.收到。

After giving his orders to the agents, Nameless heads toward the plaza.安排好智能体们，无名向广场走去。

Zangyin is waiting there.蔵音在广场上等待着。

ZangyinThe breeze blows, the night is clear...清风拂动，云开月明……

ZangyinCyclopes' night sky really takes me back. In the past, I'd stare at the moon myself and think about where I'd be travelling next.基洛普斯的夜色让人怀念，以前我也常常这样凝望着月亮，思考接下来要到哪里旅行。

无名So you came here just to look at the nighttime scenery? This area is still very dangerous. You ought to be standing by at Gin's location until you find an appropriate frame for that snake of yours.所以你只是来看看夜色？这片区域还很危险，在你的蛇找到合适原型之前，你应该在琴那里待机。

ZangyinAnd watch you sneak past the bar and assault the Admin Center?然后看着你们从酒吧旁边溜过去，奇袭管理员中心？

The air suddenly freezes as Zangyin says those words.随着蔵音的话语，气氛忽然凝滞。

无名This is an internal matter for our sector. You don't need to concern yourself with it.这是我们扇区内部的事，你不用管。

ZangyinIndeed, it IS an internal matter for your sector. The thing is, Nameless, you helped me out with many things, including Little Si.确实是你们扇区内部的事，不过无名，且不说你在小巳的事情上帮了我。

ZangyinMore importantly, what you wanted in exchange was for Cyclopes to be rebuilt. We're only halfway through — surely you can't make extra demands of me, right?重要的是，你要的回礼是重建基洛普斯。现在工作才进行到一半，你总不能再给我加需求吧？

无名Extra demands... What kind of misprogrammed nonsense are you spouting?加需求……你在说什么程序错乱的话？

ZangyinThat certainly makes sense coming from someone who hasn't had a drink before — the first drink gets them totally sloshed.从来不喝酒的人第一次喝酒会醉的厉害这话果然没错。

ZangyinNameless, even the average Monitor-type Agent knows you don't get along with Olivia. Do you think Olivia wouldn't be on guard against you?无名啊，就连一般的监管型智能体都知道你和莉维雅不合，你觉得莉维雅会对你毫无防备吗？

无名...Was it Gin?……原来是琴吗？

ZangyinGin's not the point here. I checked up on Cyclopes' history. Olivia might be a Monitor-type, but her fighting power is on the same level as Tasha's.琴不是重点，我查过基洛普斯的历史，莉维雅虽然是监管型，但战斗能力和塔莎相若。

ZangyinYou guys haven't thought this through. You don't have enough of an advantage.你们不是有心算无心，优势太小了。

无名I know that. Olivia is an administrator, and thus she's stronger than me.我知道，莉维雅作为管理员，她的战斗力比我强。

无名But I still need to try.但我必须试试。

ZangyinYou want to bring Tasha back.你想把塔莎带回来。

无名What the hell do you know? I don't have time to waste on talking nonsense with you.你都知道些什么？我没空跟你闲聊。

无名Step aside, Zangyin. This is a huge matter that concerns the survival of Cyclopes.让开，蔵音，这是事关基洛普斯存亡的大事件。

ZangyinI spoke about this with Olivia. She told me it was Tasha's last wish...我和莉维雅谈过了，她告诉我这是塔莎的遗愿……

无名SHUT UP!闭嘴！

Nameless suddenly raises his voice, and his facial features contort in anger.无名猛然抬高了声音，表情因愤怒而扭曲。

无名That's just a lie told by the living... By Olivia.那只不过是生者……莉维雅的谎言。

无名If dead men tell no tales, then doesn't that mean we can only believe the living?死者无法开口，还不是全凭生者说了算？

无名You said it yourself, didn't you? Be it through familiar homes or objects passed down from the deceased, the most instinctual wish of humanity is to use a tangible existence to convey an intangible bond.你不是说了么？人类最本能的愿望，就是渴求着用有形的存在去传递无形的羁绊。

无名My very existence is the proof of Tasha's wish!我的存在，就是塔莎渴求的证明！

ZangyinBut...可是……

无名Step aside, Zangyin.让开，蔵音。

Nameless grips his weapon tightly and he takes a fighting stance.无名握紧武器，摆出即将进攻的姿态。

无名You're a guest of Cyclopes. I don't want to hurt you and the relationship our sector has with the Oasis.你是基洛普斯的客人，我不想伤你，影响扇区和绿洲的关系。

无名So stop wasting my time.别耽误我的时间。

Zangyin...So it didn't work, huh.……果然还是不行吗。

ZangyinLet's do it the Battle-type way, then. Winner takes all!那就按战斗型的规则来，谁赢了就听谁的！

无名...You're going to challenge me? Just you?……就凭你？

ZangyinJust me... And the help you gave me.还有你的帮助。

Zangyin takes out the cube. Bolstered by operands, the cube swiftly expands and multiplies into the form of a gigantic snake.蔵音拿出立方体。在算量的支撑下，立方体迅速增殖，变成巨大的蛇形。

ZangyinGo back, Nameless.回头吧，无名。

ZangyinOlivia just needs some time. She'll explain it to you later.莉维雅只是需要时间，她之后会再跟你解释的。

无名Looks like you're dead set on trying to stop me.看来你是铁了心要拦住我了。

ZangyinAnd it looks like you've stuffed your fingers in your ears.看来你的耳朵已经被烤野猫塞住了。

ZangyinBig Si, let's go!大巳，上吧！

Comprehensive Mirror - 1 通鉴-1

On the side of the Cyclopes Sector's No. 3 Main Road, at Plaza No. 3.基洛普斯第三主干道旁，3号广场。

The sound of clashing and explosions tears through the night.铿锵爆鸣骤然撕裂黑夜。

无名I've found your weakness.找到你的破绽了。

ZangyinUgh...!唔……！

The moment Nameless raises his gun, Zangyin speaks quietly.在无名抬枪的瞬间，蔵音轻喝一声。

ZangyinBig Si, Tetris Style!大巳，俄罗斯方块！

The huge snake hisses and operand blocks rapidly stack up, blocking Nameless' bullets.巨蛇嘶鸣一声，算量迅速叠起，挡住了无名的子弹。

无名Don't push yourself, Zangyin.别坚持了，蔵音。

无名Your weaknesses are too obvious. This snake is powerful, but the recovery time between each attack is very long.你的弱点太明显了。这条蛇威力大，但攻击间隙长。

He attacks the large snake as he says so, destroying the illusionary cubes one after another.他一边说，一边持续攻击着大蛇，将虚幻的方块一一击破。

无名Same goes for your defense. Even if you fine-tune your defense to resist bullets, it does no good against other things.防御也是，尽管针对子弹做出防御，但却对其他东西没有抵抗力。

The heavy shield smashes the savage serpent's fangs and connects with Zangyin's body, sending her flying.重盾突破了狰狞的蛇牙，狠狠地撞在蔵音身上，将她击飞出去。

ZangyinGuargh...!咳啊……！

The huge snake swiftly coils up at her landing point and catches Zangyin in its coils.巨蛇迅速在落点盘起，将蔵音接住。

Nameless doesn't press the attack, merely watching her stand back up with the snake's help.无名没有追击，只是看着她在巨蛇的辅助下站稳。

无名For the last time, I advise that you leave Cyclopes immediately.我最后一次劝你，立刻离开基洛普斯。

Zangyin doesn't reply, and the snake coils around the cube before taking up a battle-ready stance.蔵音没有回答，大蛇则在方块旋转间再次摆出了应战的姿态。

无名Why are you so obsessed with this? You barely know anything about our history. You're just a scholar flipping through it.为什么这么执着？你对我们的历史知之甚少，只是一个翻阅它们的学者。

无名All you did was destroy a simple structure and listen to some stories.你只是简单地拆解了我们的建筑，听说了一点故事。

无名Do you understand the meaning behind these things? Do you understand what every single word and symbol of every single little character detail means to us?你明白这些东西背后的意义吗？你理解每一个设定，每一个字符对我们而言代表了什么吗？

ZangyinI don't understand, but I'm in the process of doing so.我不理解，但我正在理解。

无名Are you still trying that crude wordplay at a time like this?到了这种时候你还在使用那拙劣的话术？

无名You're trying to understand? Are you kidding me? Cyclopes isn't that simple.正在理解？你在开什么玩笑！基洛普斯没有那么苍白。

ZangyinI'm not talking about Cyclopes, Nameless.我不是在说基洛普斯，无名。

ZangyinWhat I'm saying is that your actions are helping me start to understand Professor Teng.我是说，你的行为让我逐渐开始理解滕教授。

ZangyinTo Professor Teng, the traces of a culture about to be consumed by the fires of war are things that he would protect even at the cost of grinding himself to dust.那些战火纷飞中将要消逝的文明痕迹之于滕教授，是即使粉身碎骨也要保住的东西。

无名What... are you talking about?你说……什么？

ZangyinEverything you're doing is to fulfil the prayer in your heart, to protect the thing you cherish.你所做的一切，也是为了贯彻自己内心的祈愿，为了守护你珍视的那些事物。

无名Since you know this, then why are you trying to stop me?既然你能理解，为何还要阻止我？

ZangyinOh yes, I understand it, and I accept it... And I know how arrogant my previous thinking was.我理解，我认同……我也知道我之前的想法有多么傲慢了。

ZangyinI couldn't even fix a house without your help, and here I was, thinking I could help restore an entire sector.没有你的配合，我甚至做不到先修好一间房子，就妄想要修好一个扇区。

无名If you understand, then step aside.你既然知道，就让开。

ZangyinYou think you can get Tasha back through battle, but I've seen the results of far too many battles.你觉得战斗能夺还塔莎，但我见证过许多次战争的结果。

ZangyinThe fighting will destroy even more of the sector's traces, and the first trace to be destroyed will be the you that Tasha left behind.战斗会抹掉这个扇区内的更多痕迹，首当其冲被抹掉的，就是塔莎留下的你。

Zangyin wipes away the blood on her face and looks at Nameless. Nameless can sense the determination burning in her eyes.蔵音抹掉脸上的血望向无名。在那道视线里，无名感受到了她熊熊燃烧的决心。

ZangyinIn the past, I didn't know why the old man fought so hard because I didn't think it was worthwhile.我以前不理解老头子为什么去拼命，因为我觉得不值得。

ZangyinBut now, I have a goal that's worth it. I'm going to protect the history here and fix it, not reset it.但我现在有了值得的目标。我打算守护这里存在的历史，修复它，而不是重置它。

ZangyinEven if it means fighting a battle I have little hope of winning...即使为此要面对一场胜算极小的战斗……

无名You'll be the first to be reset, and the Cloud Sector, where your blueprints are, is nowhere to be found.你会是第一个被重置的人，而你蓝本所在的云图扇区已经搜索不到了。

Zangyin sucks in a breath, as though she's recalling something, and then she laughs quietly.蔵音深吸一口气，像是回忆起什么那样，轻轻地笑了。

ZangyinJust as the celestial bodies never cease in their movement, so should a gentleman never cease to improve himself.天行健，君子以自强不息。

无名What?什么？

ZangyinIf you don't get it, then just pretend I said that you make your fate with your own hands.听不懂的话，就当我是在说事在人为吧。

ZangyinI will protect you, and through that action I will protect Cyclopes, which has been through the fires of war and that which is about to take a step forward.我会从保护你开始，保护这座经历过战火，即将前行的基洛普斯。

ZangyinI'll do it, no matter how unlikely it is that I can succeed.哪怕大概率会失败，我也要做。

无名...You are utterly impervious to reason.……不可理喻。

Nameless takes a deep breath, and ripples of operand fluctuations course over his body.无名深吸了一口气，身上泛起了层层算量波动。

无名I should never have allowed you to sway my neural cloud. The Cyclopes Sector doesn't need to be fixed. Once it is reset, everything will return to how it was.我不该被你动摇心智的，基洛普斯不需要什么修复，只要重置，一切自然会回到开始。

A dauntless fighting spirit ignites in Nameless' eyes, and upon seeing it, Zangyin responds with a curt bark.无名瞳孔中燃起了毫不退缩的战意，蔵音见状低声厉啸。

ZangyinBig Si!大巳！

The terrifying construct coils up, and bares its fangs and bloodlust as Zangyin speaks.骇人的造物盘缠而上，依附蔵音露出了獠牙与嗜血的欲念。

The moon remains hanging in the night sky, coldly looking down on everything.月亮仍然稳定地悬挂在夜空之中，冷冷地俯视着一切。

Comprehensive Mirror - 2 通鉴-2

Amidst the intense tempo of battle, Zangyin is doing her best to keep herself calm.激烈的战斗节奏中，蔵音竭力想使自己保持冷静。

Zangyin(He's heading left. What does he plan to do?)（他走位到左边了，接下来要做什么？）

Zangyin(Even with the combat data Olivia gave me, I hardly have any live combat experience...)（即使有莉维雅给的战斗数据，实战的经验也几乎没有……）

Zangyin(Calm down, Zangyin, calm down.)（静下心来，蔵音，静下心。）

Just as the big snake deploys a forcefield, Zangyin retreats to the edge of the plaza, avoiding the ground that has been blasted into unevenness by gunfire.大蛇展开力场的同时，蔵音退向广场边缘，避开被火力轰击到凹凸不平的地面。

However, Nameless immediately catches up and blocks off Zangyin's route of retreat.然而无名立刻追上，封住了蔵音后退的道路。

Zangyin(He's aiming for when my footing is unstable...)（这家伙，想让我脚下不稳……）

ZangyinBig Si, go 100 floors up!大巳，上一百层！

There is a crisp sound of collision as Zangyin leaps onto a flight of stairs in mid-air which have been conjured out of operands.清脆的碰撞声中，蔵音跳上半空中算量构建的台阶。

Just as she's about to bombard Nameless from above, she sees Nameless raise his gun from where he's standing beneath her.就在她想要居高临下轰炸无名之时，却看见无名举起了枪。

Zangyin(Crap... I'm a sitting duck in mid-air!)（糟糕……上了空中就是他的活靶子！）

Just as Nameless opens fire, Zangyin throws herself off the operand stairs and narrowly avoids the bullets.在无名开枪的同时，蔵音从算量台阶上翻滚下来，险险地避开了枪弹。

ZangyinGuns are an incarnation of mankind's technological development, and so am I. We were born of the selfsame root. Why are you in such a rush to fry me...枪械是人类文明进步的体现，我也是，真是相煎何太急……

无名I'll give you one last chance.我给你最后的机会。

ZangyinNo, I'll give YOU one last chance. If this drags on, your chances of victory will only diminish.是我给你最后的机会，拖延下去你的胜算只会越来越小。

无名Battle-types often conduct night-combat exercises. Did you think Olivia will notice us?战斗型常常有夜间演习环节，你以为莉维雅会注意到吗？

ZangyinAnd here I thought only your words were harsh, turns out your actions are too.本来以为你只有嘴巴严得像是被水泥封住，没想到作风也是。

无名It's just my basic nature.基础素质罢了。

The big snake's tail sweeps toward Nameless. Nameless raises his shield to block, but the tail suddenly extends and smacks away the gun in his hand.大蛇的尾巴重重扫过无名。无名举盾格挡，然而蛇尾却瞬间延长，挑飞了他手中的枪械。

ZangyinThis is my chance...好机会……

The moment Zangyin rejoices, her vision goes black.在蔵音喜悦的瞬间，眼前忽然一黑。

Nameless tosses his ballistic shield aside and charges straight ahead, and before the big snake can defend her, he grabs Zangyin by the neck and flings her to the ground.无名丢掉枪盾，径直冲刺前进，在大蛇来不及回防时卡住了蔵音的脖子，将她掼在地上。

Without a controller, the big snake instantly collapses.失去了控制者，大蛇瞬间崩毁。

无名Your snake is just like that game, it gets stronger the more scattered operands it absorbs from its surroundings over time.你的蛇就像那个游戏一样，会吸收周围的散溢算量，时间越长就越强。

无名Perhaps I really wouldn't have had a chance if it had gone on any longer.再拖下去，我也许就没有胜算了。

ZangyinName... Nameless...无……无名……

无名I won't kill you, but I won't let you leave my sight either.我不会杀了你，但你也不能离开我的视线。

无名Hello? This is Nameless. Monitor104, send me a copy of an emergency restraint program.喂？我是无名，可以开始行动了。Monitor104，拷贝一份紧急拘束程序给我。

无名...Monitor104?……Monitor104？

The other end of the transmission remains silent.通讯的另一头仍然安静。

无名...Something's not right.……情况不对。

A gunshot suddenly rings out, and Nameless rolls to the side and into cover, taking Zangyin with him.枪声骤然响起，无名带着蔵音往旁边翻滚，将她推进掩体。

无名Who's that?谁？

???Who else can it be in the Cyclopes Sector?在基洛普斯扇区，能出现的又有几个人呢？

The clouds move across the face of the moon, forming a column of light that illuminates the newcomer.乌云拂过月亮，冷色的月光静静罩在来者的身上。

A white-haired girl holds the gun that had just been knocked out of Nameless' hands, quietly taking aim at him.白发的女性端着刚才无名被挑飞的枪，静静地瞄准了无名。

无名...Olivia!……莉维雅！

As Nameless speaks, his voice full of hatred and resentment, Gin speaks as well.与无名充满仇恨的声音同时响起的，还有琴的声音。

GinCan you move, Miss Zangyin?蔵音小姐，还能动吗？

Zangyin(Coughs heavily)咳……咳咳……

Zangyin struggles to her feet and runs off, still holding her throat.蔵音趁机爬起来，捂着喉咙跑向稍远的地方。

OliviaNameless, I already told you the reason for it, so why do you persist in doing this?无名，我向你解释过原因，为什么还要这么做？

无名You think I'll believe your lies? How could Tasha have abandoned her mission in order to rest forever?你以为我会相信你的谎话吗？塔莎怎么可能抛弃自己的使命，只想永远休息！

OliviaAnd here I thought you knew her better than me.我以为你会比我更了解她。

无名Stop talking in circles! Where's my team?别说这种车轱辘话！我的小队成员呢？

OliviaI took charge of them, by force.我接管了他们，用武力方式。

无名Not with your vaunted administrator permissions?不用你自豪的管理员权限？

OliviaI didn't use my administrator permissions to reach an understanding with Tasha.我和塔莎和解，靠的也不是管理员权限。

OliviaTake this.拿着这个。

Olivia tosses the gun she's holding to Nameless.莉维雅将手中的枪械抛给无名。

OliviaSince you won't believe me, we'll settle things the Battle-type way.既然不想轻易相信我，那就用战斗型的方法决定吧。

OliviaIf I lose, I'll reset Tasha.如果我输了，我会重置塔莎；

OliviaIf you lose, you'll do as I say.如果你输了，你就要听我发落。

无名...Fine, you're on.……好啊，就这么做吧。

Comprehensive Mirror - 3 通鉴-3

Nameless and Olivia fight an intense battle on the plaza.无名与莉维雅在广场上展开了激烈的战斗。

GinWhy not sit on those steps for the time being? I've cleared the gravel that used to be there.暂且坐在台阶上如何？我清理了原本在这里的碎石。

ZangyinThe way I am now, it's all the same no matter where I sit.我现在这样，坐在哪儿不都一样嘛。

Despite saying that, Zangyin still chooses to sit on the spot where Gin cleared and watches the nonstop flashes of firelight and fighting in the plaza.这么说着，蔵音仍然坐在琴清理干净的地面上，看向广场中央火光不断的战斗。

ZangyinSo he was going easy on me just now.原来他刚才还是手下留情了。

GinNameless IS the best of the Battle-types, after all.无名先生毕竟是现存战斗型中最优秀的一位。

ZangyinAccording to the agreement between Olivia and I, she should have come 10 minutes later. Did you contact her ahead of time?按照我和莉维雅的约定，她应该再过十分钟再来，是你提前去联系她了？

GinTaking in everything and analyzing the situation is my stock in trade.察言观色，分析局面，这是我的拿手好戏。

ZangyinYou really are like one of those tengus who deliver messages.你真的很像传递消息的那种天狗精灵。

ZangyinUsually men who praise themselves like that end up eating humble pie immediately afterwards. Too bad this isn't a story or a movie.一般这种自夸的男人都会在下一秒吃瘪，可惜这不是什么小说或者影视作品。

GinHehe... Well, if such a thing did happen, I hope it'll take place a little later.呵呵……如果真有那样的情节，我希望晚一些发生。

GinRight now, I have to look after an injured customer.现在我需要先看护受伤的顾客。

ZangyinI'm not going to drink anything. Your drinks taste horrible.我不喝，你的酒味道太糟糕了。

GinI see.我明白了。

Gin takes out his shaker and scatters the liquid into the air.琴取出调酒器，将里面的液体洒向空中。

Refined, purified Operands scatter from within, falling on Zangyin and easing the wounds she took during her battle.精纯的算量从中飞散，将蔵音罩在下方，滋润着战斗中造成的伤口。

Zangyin...What's this? It smells nice.……这是什么味道？好香。

GinIt is a simple recipe. 25 grams of full-fat milk powder, 4 ounces of distilled water and 0.75 ounce of vanilla syrup, stirred with ice.一个简单的配方。二十五克全脂乳粉，4盎司纯水，0.75盎司香橙糖浆，加冰搅拌均匀。

GinThe taste is sweet and rich with a faint hint of sourness. It's the ideal choice to lift your spirits after a battle.口味甘甜醇厚，微带酸味，是战后提神的首选。

Zangyin...So basically it's baby formula?……这不就是冲了一杯奶粉吗？

GinUm...嗯……

GinThere's actually something else I would like to correct.比起这个，我有一件事需要更正。

ZangyinDon't change the subject!别转移话题！

GinI did not contact Olivia on orders from the Professor, or on orders from anyone else.这次联系并不是因为教授的命令，也不是其他人的授意。

GinIt was simply my wish.这只是我的愿望。

ZangyinOh— And why did you suddenly think things through?哦——怎么忽然想通了？

GinMiss Zangyin, I recall you once said the heart is like a well.我记得蔵音小姐说过，人心就像是一口井。

ZangyinDid someone finally open yours up?你的井终于被打通了？

GinPerhaps. Many people have tried to pour water into mine over the years, to create a water source.也许早就有许多人尝试把水倒进我的井里，引出一股水源。

GinAnd now, I have noticed the presence of water.而现在，我意识到了水的存在。

ZangyinWow, that sounds so cringy.你说这话真肉麻。

GinThank you, Miss Zangyin.谢谢你，蔵音小姐。

GinOnce this matter is over, I intend to thank the person who drew forth this water.在这次事件结束后，我也要去向引出水源的道谢。

GinYou'll meet them too. They are the Professor of the Oasis —你也会见到的，绿洲的教授——。

GinI believe that apart from asking them to make greater use of me, the only way I have to thank them will be by having them sample a new cocktail recipe.我想，感谢的方式除了请更多地使用我，也只有请品尝新的鸡尾酒配方了。

Zangyin...You mean that milk powder from just now?……是刚刚的奶粉吗？

GinCertainly not. The Professor is an adult, and they appreciate the intricacies of alcohol.当然不是。教授是成年人，懂得含酒精饮品的美妙。

ZangyinSo you're saying I don't look like an adult?我看起来没成年吗？

GinI have seen many girls dressed to the nines who visit bars while posing as adults.我见过很多浓妆艳抹的少女，想要扮作成年人光顾酒吧。

GinHardly any of them managed to succeed. Thus, I am quite experienced in this respect.她们几乎没有一位能成功，在这方面，我经验丰富。

ZangyinBut you gave me an alcoholic drink earlier! This must be your revenge for me saying I hated alcohol earlier, right!?你明明之前还给我喝过酒精饮品！这绝对是因为我说讨厌酒精的味道才想办法报仇的吧！

GinHow could that be? I would never be that wicked. However, that might not necessarily be the case for a messenger tengu.怎么会呢？琴是不会有坏心眼的，但天狗精灵就未必了。

ZangyinLook at me when you talk! Don't look away, you—你看着我说话！别挪开视线，你这家伙——

GinIt seems the battle between Miss Olivia and Mr. Nameless has come to an end.莉维雅小姐和无名先生分出胜负了。

Zangyin...Ah.……啊。

The earthshaking struggle has finally come to an end.足以震动地面的激烈交战已经结束了。

Zangyin follows Gin's line of sight and her eyes come to rest on Nameless, who is down on one knee.蔵音顺着他的目光看过去，视线落在了单膝跪地的无名身上。

ZangyinNameless... lost.无名……输了。

Comprehensive Mirror - 4 通鉴-4

The Cyclopes Sector, Plaza No. 3基洛普斯，3号广场。

Nameless kneels before Olivia, supporting himself with his shield so he doesn't completely collapse.无名跪倒在莉维雅面前，勉强用盾牌撑着不让自己完全倒下。

无名(Pants heavily) Even the administrator of the Monitor-types has such outstanding combat skills...呼……呼……即使是监管型的管理员，也具有出色的战斗技巧吗……

无名I've lost.是我输了。

OliviaYou want to be destroyed?你想被击毁吗？

无名The loser should meet such a fate.败者就该得到这样的结局。

OliviaBut we'll have a next time, and the time after that... All the way until the humans return again.但我们还有下一次……下下一次，直到人类再次来临。

无名You and I will, but how about Tasha?你我都有，塔莎呢？

OliviaI've already told you her wishes.我告诉过你她是怎么想的。

无名...Was that really what she thought?……她难道，真的那么想吗？

Olivia closes her eyes.莉维雅闭了闭眼睛。

It's as though that battle happened just a moment ago. Tasha's voice echoes in her ears once again.那场战斗就像是发生在上一秒，塔莎的声音，此刻又回荡在她的耳畔。

塔莎Olivia... Sorry... I'm a bit too tired...莉维雅……对不起……我实在太累了……

塔莎Did you know? When Raven built the wall... I was... Kinda relieved...你知道吗？渡鸦立起隔离墙的时候……我其实……心里有一点轻松……

塔莎Because... As long as we never met again... You wouldn't have to ever see me, and after I went and became like a monster...因为……只要我们不能相见……你就不会看到，我那变成怪物一般的模样……

塔莎Please... Don't reset me... Don't cast me back into that cycle of bloodshed... I'm content... I've had enough. My dreams have been long fulfilled...拜托了……不要重置我……不要让我再次进入杀戮的循环……我已经满足了……也受够了……也实现了那个梦想了……

OliviaTasha told me... That she was tired of all this.塔莎对我说……她对这一切感到疲惫。

OliviaShe had fulfilled her dream, and she had had enough of the process of doing so.她已经实现了她的梦想，也受够了这个过程。

OliviaI'm sorry if you think I'm lying. But I can't betray her last wish and bring a new iteration of her into the Cyclopes Sector.如果你认为我在说谎，我很抱歉。但我不会违背她的意愿，再让新的她出现在基洛普斯扇区。

无名I know.我知道。

无名I always knew you weren't lying.我一直知道那不是谎言。

无名I just couldn't accept it, that the person who had been leading us in battle all this time had suddenly turned away from her original goal.我只是不能承认，一直带领我们作战的人，忽然离开了原本的目标。

Nameless rests his forehead on his shield hand, his voice low and hoarse.无名把额头顶在拿盾的手上，声音低沉而沙哑。

无名Tasha... I wanted to hear her say in person, "the battle is over."塔莎……我想听她亲口说，“战斗结束了”。

Olivia looks at Nameless and extends a hand to him.莉维雅注视着无名，向他伸出手。

OliviaI won't kill you.我不会杀死你。

OliviaThe dead leave a legacy behind. You and I are both her legacy.死者会留下遗物，你，我，我们都是她的遗物。

无名A legacy... Huh.遗物……吗。

OliviaI don't want the things Tasha left behind to vanish forever.我不希望塔莎留下的东西彻底消失。

OliviaThere are still many things in Cyclopes that we have to do, so be my adjutant, Nameless.基洛普斯还有许多事需要我们处理，成为我的副手吧，无名。

With that, Olivia reaches out to Nameless.说着，莉维雅向无名伸出了手。

OliviaI'm sorry I can't let you hear her voice.不能让你听到她的声音，我很遗憾。

Nameless doesn't answer. He simply struggles to his feet and takes her hand.无名没有回答，只是用力地撑起身，握住了她的手。

The moon rises high in the sky, and Olivia's voice echoes over all of Cyclopes.月亮升至天空正中，莉维雅的声音传遍基洛普斯的大地。

莉维娅To Sortie 002-369, and all agents in the Cyclopes Sector—致Sortie 002-369，以及基洛普斯扇区的所有智能体——

莉维娅"The battle is over."“战斗结束了。”

无名...Send me to where Tasha is.……送我去塔莎所在的地方吧。

Chronicle 外纪

One week later, Cyclopes hosts a celebration.一周后，基洛普斯举行了一场庆典。

Gin"Let's establish a holiday to commemorate all the agent casualties in the past, and Tasha, who won't be coming back."“设立节日来纪念之前所有伤亡过的智能体，以及不会回来的塔莎”。

GinI'm surprised, Miss Zangyin. I didn't think the proposal would actually go through.没想到这个提议竟然会成真，令人惊讶，蔵音小姐。

ZangyinThat wasn't just my idea. It was the wish of many agents.这可不单是我的提议，是许多智能体的愿望。

GinI never heard them express a wish like that.我没有听过他们表达类似的愿望。

ZangyinWell, folk tales don't come from being forced, but from earnest wishes.民俗也不是起源于强迫，而是起源于愿望。

ZangyinEven if nobody speaks them out loud, they'll unconsciously influence people.即使没有说出来，也会在无意中对人产生影响。

ZangyinWhen the first person makes a move, the others who resonate with them will end up being infected by that wish and follow suit.当第一个人开始行动，能与这个人产生共鸣的其他人，也会受其感染而跟上。

ZangyinOver a long time, "customs" are born.久而久之，“习俗”就会产生。

GinIn other words, a simple accident can turn a well into a river.也就是说，井因为一场意外，变成了河流。

ZangyinJust like how all rivers eventually flow out to sea, feelings have always been things that can resonate with others.河川皆归海，感情本就是可以共鸣的东西。

Gin"That which swirls in the shaker isn't a drink, but the customer's rich and varied life."“调酒杯里摇曳的不是酒水，而是访客的百味人生。”

ZangyinOh? That's a good metaphor.哦？这个延展很精妙嘛。

GinIt didn't come from me, but a foreword in a bartender's manual.原话并不出自于我，而是一本调酒手册的序言。

GinI'm impressed by how folklore and drinks could connect in this way.民俗与酒之间会以这种形式产生联系，令我感叹。

ZangyinHehe~ In that case, while you're having the Professor sample your drinks, I shall find some way to bring myself to regale him with their significance during the festivities.哼哼~你请教授品酒的时候，我就勉为其难给讲一讲酒在节日中的意义吧。

Gin smiles.琴微微一笑。

GinBefore that, there is someone who is looking for you, Miss Zangyin.在那之前，蔵音小姐，有人找你。

无名Zangyin.蔵音。

Zangyin turns and sees Nameless standing not far away from her.蔵音转身，看到无名站在她身后不远处。

ZangyinI haven't seen you all week. Monitor101 said you and Olivia were doing overtime together.这一周都没怎么看见你，Monitor101说你和莉维雅一起加班。

ZangyinIs it all done?都处理完了？

无名Not yet. However, I came to offer a flower, since this is an occasion to remember her.还没有，不过这是纪念她的节日，我来献一束花。

ZangyinHow do you feel about all this?有什么感想吗？

As Zangyin says this, she produces a flower as well and moves to the end of the line of agents. Nameless accompanies her.蔵音一边说，一边也领了一束花，走到智能体队伍的最后。无名跟在她身边。

无名It's strange. It makes me think of the Dragon Boat Festival you mentioned.很奇特，让我想起你提到过的端午节。

无名I'll be putting this flower on the place where she once fought. She won't receive it, so it's just me telling myself that as long as I haven't been reset, I won't stop thinking about her.把花放在她曾战斗过的地方，她也收不到，这只是我在告诉自己，只要我还没有被重置，思念就不会断绝。

ZangyinThat's the meaning of the holiday, after all.这就是节日的意义嘛。

ZangyinI think... This is why Professor Teng took such risks to record that culture.我想……这就是滕教授以身犯险，也要记录那些文明的原因吧。

ZangyinAs long as everyone remembers the deceased, then they'll continue to exist in one form or another.只要大家还记得逝去的人，那些人就以另一种形式存在着。

无名I still don't quite understand why Tasha chose not to return.我还是有些无法理解，塔莎为什么选择不回来。

无名Perhaps she didn't want to see us any more, but we still need to keep operating, and even miss her.也许她再也不想见到我们，而我们还要继续运行，甚至怀念她。

ZangyinWhat would you do if she truly didn't wish to be remembered?要是她真的不想被纪念，你怎么办？

无名Then she can tell me that in person. Or perhaps, one day I'll come to think the same way as her, and my data will be sealed like hers.那就让她亲自来对我说，或者有一天我也产生了和她一样的想法，我的数据就会和她的一起封存。

无名When that time comes, perhaps we'll meet again in the sea of data.到那时候，也许我们能在数据海里相遇。

ZangyinDid you know, Nameless?你知道吗，无名？

无名What?什么？

ZangyinHumans have said similar things in the past, and entrusted their hopes to their next lives.人类也会说类似的话，将希望寄托在来生。

They come to the front of the queue.队伍排到了他们面前。

Zangyin lays her flower down in front of the plaza's memorial plaque.在广场的纪念碑前，蔵音放下了花束。

无名I don't understand what a "next life" means, but in the future, this place will become the only place in Cyclopes where flowers grow.我不理解来生。但在未来，这里会成为基洛普斯唯一一块培养花草的地方。

ZangyinThat sounds good. This place is too bare. There's no romance in it.听起来不错，这里太秃了，没有情调。

ZangyinSo there'll be a flower patch the next time I come. Have you thought about what flowers you'll grow here?下次来的时候就会有花田了吧，想好用什么花了吗？

无名When the traders come again, I'll ask them if they can bring some seeds in from the ecological sector or the art sector. We'll decide then.等交易员再来的时候，我们会问问能否从生态扇区或者艺术扇区进一些花种，那时候才能决定。

无名You said "the next time you come." So you're preparing to leave?你说下次，已经准备离开了吗？

ZangyinI'll be going after taking part in today's proceedings.参加完今天的典礼就走。

ZangyinGin is annoying, but he's right in one respect — I can't change Cyclopes.琴虽然讨厌，但他说的有一点很对，我无法改变基洛普斯。

无名What? You clearly made a key decision.什么？你明明做了关键的选择。

ZangyinNo, you made that decision. All I did was speed things up, and made the process look slightly less messed up.不，做出选择的是你们。我只是加快了进程，并且让过程看起来不那么糟糕。

ZangyinI've done everything I can do for the Cyclopes Sector.我能为基洛普斯扇区做的事情已经做完了。

ZangyinAfter this, I want to return to reality as soon as possible and meet the person who's important to me.之后我要尽快回到现实，去见我最重要的人。

ZangyinHe doesn't have much time left, so there's no telling when I'll be able to see him next.他所剩的时间不多了，见一面就少一面。

无名...Every time I think I understand a concept you've brought up, you immediately bring up a new one.……你总是在我以为理解了你抛出的概念时，立刻就抛出下一个概念。

ZangyinMaybe I've inherited one of Professor Teng's bad habits as a teacher. Many of his students complained about it.也许我继承了滕教授讨人嫌的教学习惯，他没少因为这个被学生抱怨。

无名I won't complain about you.我不会抱怨你。

无名Oh, yes, this is yours.对了，这个送给你。

Nameless takes out a brand new cube.无名拿出了一个崭新的立方体。

ZangyinThis is...?这个是……？

无名Per your request, I asked the Monitor-types to make a "Little Si" for you.按你的要求，我托监管型那边的数据员做出了“小巳”。

无名I hope it will protect you until you reach the Oasis safely.希望它能保护你，让你安然到达绿洲。

ZangyinI'll try it out afterwards. If it's no good, I'll bring it back and have you guys remake it.我待会儿就试试看，不好用的话就退给你重做。

无名Certainly.好。

Zangyin takes the cube and makes to leave the memorial site.蔵音拿着立方体往庆典场地外走去。

无名Zangyin, wait.蔵音，等等。

ZangyinIs there anything else?还有什么事？

无名When you go, I'll probably be busy working with Olivia.等你走的时候，我应该还在和莉维雅忙工作。

无名So right now, I want to tell you something.趁现在，我有话对你说。

Zangyin looks at him curiously, waiting for him to continue.蔵音好奇地看着他，等待他的下文。

无名Cyclopes will always welcome you back, until you can return.在你能回去之前，基洛普斯随时都欢迎你的到来。

Zangyin...Hehe. Well, show me your flower patch the next time we meet!……呵呵。下次见面的时候，让我看看你们的花田吧！

Half a day later, in a Null Area outside the Cyclopes Sector.半天后，基洛普斯扇区外的空值区。

ZangyinSo this is the person who's meeting us?这就是你说的来接我们的人？

GinYes. Is there a problem?是的，有什么问题吗？

NoraYes. Is there a problem?是的，有什么问题吗？

ZangyinOh come on, comic repetition has long since become outdated, you black parrot!复读这梗早就过时了，你这黑漆漆的复读机！

Nora(Sigh) Sorry to ruin your pleasant self-perception, but I'm here to collect material.唉。很抱歉打破你良好的自我感觉，但我是来取材的。

GinThat doesn't match what the Professor told me. One moment please, I need to check.这与教授给我的信息不符，请稍等，我来核对一下。

ZangyinWhat did the Professor tell you? Show me!教授给了什么信息，让我也看看！

NoraHang on...!?等等……？！

ZangyinOh—Oho—!?哦——哎呀——？

NoraUrgh...!呜……！

Zangyin looks up from the message window, a mocking smile on her face.蔵音从琴的消息窗口里抬起头，露出揶揄的表情。

ZangyinNow which stray cat wrote on the request form that she was afraid something would happen to me and specially requested permission to come along?是哪个野猫在申请书上写，担心我遇到意外，特此申请支援呢？

NoraOh, that stray cat was just worried about a snake who can't live without her grilled mackerel ration.只是路过的野猫在担心离了烤青花鱼就活不下去的扁蛇罢了。

ZangyinThen why don't you come nuzzle up to me with a meow or two, that way I might take pity on you and NOT make this public.那就来喵喵叫取悦我一下吧，说不定我会怜悯可怜的你，不把这件事宣扬出去呢。

Nora...Let's talk about something else.……说点别的吧。

NoraI've gotten some excellent material from this.我此行取到了很不错的素材呢。

ZangyinOh?哦？

NoraThe present situation in Cyclopes reminds me of the time I saw your review of my first work.基洛普斯现在的情况，让我想起我第一次看见你评价的那部作品。

ZangyinAh, the third-rate script that you made up out of whole cloth.啊，你胡编乱造，扭曲事实的三流剧本。

NoraIt's true, I wasn't too mature back then...我当时确实不太成熟……

ZangyinOh my, the wind's so strong, I couldn't quite hear that, you know—?风太大，我的耳朵瞎掉了哦——？

NoraI SAID, it's true that I wasn't too mature back then! And after that, many of my fans and I went and did an in-depth study of that culture!我说，我当时确实不太成熟！在那之后，我和很多粉丝都去深入地了解过那个文明了！

Zangyin...Huh. I'm surprised you actually admitted to it so readily.……诶。你居然会这么坦诚地说出来，出乎意料呢。

ZangyinI suppose this is a good ending... I can't deny that a film production's popularity far eclipses that of a thesis.这也算是个不错的结果吧……剧作的宣传效果远远超过论文，这是不可否认的事实。

NoraHehe, the media and academia each have their strengths.哼哼，传媒和学术各有各的长处。

ZangyinThat doesn't mean I acknowledge your standards, you know. A third-rate script simply doesn't pass muster.这可不代表我认可了你的水平，三流的剧本再怎样也上不了台面。

NoraThen you'd better not ask me for anything starting from now on. Why don't you toughen up a little and go to the Oasis yourself?你最好从现在开始就不要有求于我，比如坚强一点，自己去绿洲？

ZangyinI'll go myself if I have to. I've been to many places on my own with Little Si by my side.自己去就自己去，有小巳傍身，我可是独自走过许多地方的。

Saying so, a serpentine form composed of beautiful cubes spirals into existence beside Zangyin.说着，蔵音身边旋出一条由绚丽方块组成的蛇形。

NoraI keep getting the feeling that I've lost at being eye-catching, but this is just the first round.总觉得在抢眼这方面我居然输了，但这只是第一局而已。

ZangyinShall we compare our destructive power, then?那要来比比杀伤力吗？

ZangyinLittle Si can easily smash that big rock over there.就算是最近的这块大石头，小巳也能轻易地击碎。

Saying so, Zangyin orders Little Si to crush the white rock.说着，蔵音指挥小巳将白色的石头轰开。

However, the rock does not disintegrate like she expected. Instead, it splits open and white operands gush forth.然而石头并没有如同她所期待的那样粉碎，反而从中裂开，流出了白色的算量。

NoraThis stuff looks... a little familiar...这个东西，好像……有点眼熟……

Zangyin...It kind of does...……好像是有一点……

GinIt's a kind of Lesser Sanctifier, I believe.是下位净化者的一种吧。

净化者[Detecting offensive signal, now summoning reinforcements. Coordinates: No. 4 Watchtower on the edge of the Cyclopes Sector.]【检测到攻击信号，正在呼叫支援。坐标：基洛普斯扇区周边4号哨塔。】

Gin...Oh, dear.……糟糕了呢。

ZangyinDon't talk like it has nothing to do with you! RUN!!!!别旁白了，啊啊啊啊快跑啊！！！！

Screams and wails fill the Null Area, and they linger in the air for a long time.空值区中传出了尖利的惨叫声，久久未能散去。

无名And who is that?最重要的人？

ZangyinThere's nobody more important than family.没什么比家人更重要了。

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