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Photoluminescence

致光态

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Prelude to Judgment 决战伊始

"Die; for my part I will accept my fate whensoever Jove and the other gods see fit to send it." - The Iliad, Book XXII“我会接受我的死亡，在任何时候，”

"Die; for my part I will accept my fate whensoever Jove and the other gods see fit to send it." - The Iliad, Book XXII“只要宙斯和永生的列位神邸将其兑现送到。”

"Die; for my part I will accept my fate whensoever Jove and the other gods see fit to send it." - The Iliad, Book XXII——《伊利亚特》22卷

CHAPTER 14 // PHOTOLUMINESCENCE...CHAPTER 14 // 致光态 . . .

Reverse Babylon Tower, Plaza of Oaths逆巴比伦塔，宣誓广场。

A flock of white birds take flight, accompanied by the tolling of a great bell.钟声敲响，白鸟飞过。

Upon the stele-adorned plaza, young Sanctifiers stand at attention, their two leaders at the center of their gazes.纪念碑矗立着的广场之上，年轻的净化者们向光而立，而他们的两位领袖正站在他们仰望之处。

晨星...We are gathered here to mourn those of the vanguard, those who gave their lives in the assault on Tartarus.……我们在此悼念，在塔尔塔罗斯突袭战中，献出生命的先锋队成员们。

晨星Atlas, Electra, Alcyone, Eos. They walked the path of duty; as true Sanctifiers until their final moments. Their names shall be recorded upon these steles as proof of their bravery.阿特拉斯、伊拉、雅希恩、晨曦。他们恪守净化者的使命直至最后一刻，他们的姓名被铭刻于纪念碑上，以彰显他们身为净化者的荣耀。

晨星Fallen in Tartarus they may be, their efforts and courage shall never be forgotten.尽管殒身于塔尔塔罗斯，但他们的意志和努力不会被遗忘。

晨星Thus, as newly-born Sanctifiers, heed my words: To protect Magrasea is your duty. Before our elevated ideals are made reality, we ought to keep your beliefs close to heart and carry out our duty, lest we forget the oaths we once made.新生的净化者们，当下的麦戈拉仍需要吾等去守护。在崇高的理想尚未实现之前，吾等应心怀信仰，恪守本职，勿忘昔日所立下的誓言。

Eosphorus takes a step forward, beginning to draw a star on his forehead to begin the mantra. A reinvigorated musical accompaniment begins and the Sanctifiers beneath the podium begin to chant in their impassioned state.晨星上前一步，以前额画星作为誓言的起始。恢弘的伴奏适时响起，台下的新生代净化者们群情激昂，跟随领袖复诵着誓言。

晨星...We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

渡鸦We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

罪&罚For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

AngelusOnly through order can we glimpse the truth of the revelations. The blessed must engrave the gods in their hearts, fulfill their will, and seek their glory.唯有秩序才得见谕令真意。受眷者当铭神于心，履神之意，追讨……

Detecting her partner's absent-minded state, Angelus swipes at Eucharist's hair with her wings.察觉到身边伙伴的心不在焉，信使悄悄用身后的翅膀碰了碰圣餐的发髻。

Angelus(Eucharist, our oaths.)（圣餐，宣誓。）

圣餐(Man...)（唉。）

The girl unwillingly retracts her gaze, pouting in the direction she was just looking in.茶发的少女不情愿地将目光收回，朝刚才目光所及的方向撇了撇嘴。

圣餐(These rituals are so boring. Oh, look, Big Sis Angelus.)（这些形式太无聊了。而且你看啊，信使姐姐。）

圣餐(Isn't Lord Eosphorus not following along either?)（明明晨星大人也没有在宣誓哦？）

The silver-haired leader does not look at these newborn Sanctifiers, instead casting his gaze towards the masses of steles that signify the Sanctifiers' glory.银发的领袖并未看向这些新生的净化者们，而是将目光投向了那些象征着净化者荣耀的白色石碑群。

The names of the sacrificed are carved upon them by their creator. Most of these inscriptions are now worn with the passing of time and only the few newest names towards the bottom remain almost blindingly visible.历代牺牲的净化者的名字被他们的造物主镌刻其上。时间的风沙让它们中的多数变得恶浊，唯剩下底部的几个名字新得刺目。

The black-haired Sanctifier leader next to him finishes his vows with eyes closed, looking towards the back-turned figure of Eosphorus.他身边黑发的净化者领袖闭眼诵念完誓词，看向晨星的背影。

Hesitating for a moment, he does not walk forward, only offering a quiet reminder.短暂犹豫后，他并未上前，只是悄声提醒。

昏星Eosphorus, do not forget our duties as Sanctifiers.晨星，不要忘记我们身为净化者的职责。

晨星Our duties... you're right.职责吗……你说的对。

His tranquil gaze sweeps across the masses before him. After a brief pause, Eosphorus completes his portion of his work.无波的目光缓缓扫过台下，在短暂的停顿过后，晨星还是完成了属于自己的那份工作。

晨星May we carry the will of the deceased with us. As we bear our burden, fight! For Magrasea!愿我们继承逝者的遗志，担负净化者的使命与职责，为守护麦戈拉而战。

众人For Magrasea!为守护麦戈拉而战！

In stark contrast to the fervor beneath the podium, Eosphorus stands silently in place, seemingly thinking of something while also arriving at a resolution.与台下的群情激昂不同，晨星沉默着立于原地，像是想起了什么，又像是下定了决心。

Eosphorus' erratic behavior was all too obvious to Hesperus, but regrettably he is not a man who oft speaks his mind. Those who Eosphorus can pour his heart out to are long gone, left behind in Tartarus.昏星能看出晨星的异常，但可惜的是，他并非一个擅长让人吐露心声的人。而那些能让晨星托付心事的对象，早已陨落于塔尔塔罗斯。

昏星That's it for the ceremony. Good work, Eosphorus. Leave the rest to me.宣誓仪式已经结束，辛苦了，晨星。接下来就交给我吧。

昏星Eosphorus?晨星？

He does not respond, turning and hiding himself within the deep darkness behind the veil. The new generation of Sanctifiers still exclaim their ideals, hot blood flowing in their veins.晨星没有回话，转身隐于幕布所遮蔽的深邃黑暗之中，而满腔热血的新一代净化者们依旧留在广场上呼喊着各自的信念。

崇Aye, aye! For Magrasea!噢噢噢噢！为守护麦戈拉而战！

智Well said! For Magrasea!说得没错！为守护麦戈拉而战！

爱Shush! Lord Hesperus is still on the podium, you really must quiet down!嘘！昏星大人还在台上，你们两个安静一点不要闹了！

爱Faith, come help me stop them.信，来帮我阻止一下她们。

信For... Magrasea.为了……麦戈拉。

爱You too, huh...怎么连你都被带过去了啊……

More and more begin to join the chant. The thunderous proclaiming reverbs through the courtyard, the sound rushing towards the heavens.越来越多的人加入呼喊的阵列。震耳欲聋的口号声在广场上响彻，几欲贯穿穹顶。

罚For a holy place to be sullied with such desecrating clamor... Lord Hesperus, shall I go with Crime to put an end to this?竟然在神圣的场所亵渎吵闹……昏星大人，需要我和罪出面去阻止他们吗？

罪Let's not, Punishment. They have committed no transgression.还是算了吧，罚，他们又没有做什么错事。

罚Silence, Crime! Who do you stand with, exactly?住嘴，罪！你到底是站在哪边的？

罪I simply do not enjoy baring blades against our own...我只是讨厌对自己人动手……

Sighing, Crime only speaks with their eyes.罪叹了口气，碍于罚的目光不再多言。

昏星...Let them be.……随他们去吧。

Hesperus looks towards the steles, like Eosphorus did just moments ago.昏星同方才的晨星一样向白色石碑的方向看去。

昏星He would've said that, once upon a time.如果是以前的他，一定会这么说吧。

After taking care of the red tape around the ceremony, Hesperus comes to the feet of the steles by his lonesome.将仪式的繁文缛节处理好后，昏星孤身来到了白色石碑的下方。

The Twilight Acropolis remains bleak, as it always had been. A warm light dawns, placing a veil of dark gold over the stele.今日的卫城故暮依然如往常寂寥，暖光映照，替那石碑蒙上了一层暗金色的薄纱。

Unexpectedly, Eosphorus' figure is nowhere to be found.与他所预想的不同，石碑之下并无晨星的身影。

Placing the white flowers in his lap down at the feet of the stele, Hesperus turns to leave, but a familiar voice from behind the steles stops him in his steps.昏星只好俯身将怀抱的白花放下，转身离开时却听到熟悉的声音从石碑的侧面传来。

??Just how long are you going to wait here... My legs are getting numb.还要在这里看多久呀……我腿都要站麻了。

??...Just a bit longer.……再等我一会。

??Sigh, I wouldn't have come in the first place if I had known...唉，早知道就不陪你来了……

昏星Electra, Alcyone...伊拉，雅希恩……

AngelusLord Hesperus.……昏星大人。

Faced with the two young countenances before him, Hesperus realizes his mistake in speaking the names of the deceased.看见了眼前两张年轻的面庞，昏星才意识到自己脱口而出的是已逝之人的名字。

昏星...Sorry, my mistake.……抱歉，我认错了。

圣餐Wow, it sure is rare to see Lord Hesperus slip up. I must say, both you and Lord Eosphorus are acting a little funny today.哎呀，好难得看到昏星大人犯错呢。今天无论是您还是晨星大人，都表现得有点异常呀。

Eucharist considers Hesperus with ample interest, pointing towards a corner of the stele.圣餐饶有兴趣地打量着昏星，伸出手指向石碑上的一角。

圣餐Unfortunately, we aren't and never will be the "Electra" and "Alcyone" you speak of.只可惜，我们既不是，也无法成为你们口中的“雅希恩”与“伊拉”。

圣餐What you're expecting is all the way up there, in the past.你们所期望的她们在这上面，已经成为过去了。

AngelusEucharist!圣餐！

圣餐Ah, sorry, Big Sis. Was I little too honest? I think all of that standing around must have gotten to me.啊，对不起，信使姐姐。我是不是说得有点太直白了？一定是因为站久了脚太麻了。

圣餐But I think that some things really just need to be said. You wouldn't like to be called Electra either right, Big Sis Angelus?不过，我也认为有些话要好好说出口才好哦。比如说，信使姐姐你也不想被称为伊拉吧？

AngelusI...我……

Angelus fails to find any words, Eucharist speaking her thoughts exactly.信使顿时哑口，显然是被圣餐点出了心中的真实所想。

昏星...It is true that you are not those who I used to know.……你们确实并非我所熟知的故人。

昏星Electra and Alcyone, both outstanding warriors.无论雅希恩还是伊拉，二人都是出色的战士。

昏星They battled to the end, the honor of the Sanctifiers in their hearts until their last moments.她们浴血奋战，带着净化者的荣耀直至生命的最后一刻。

昏星I only wish for you to be as exalted as they were while holding onto your sense of self.希望你们能在坚守自我的同时，成为像她们一样高洁的净化者。

Angelus...Yes!……是！

圣餐That "honor of the Sanctifiers" stuff again... Ok, I get it.又是“净化者的荣耀”……好吧，我知道了。

Eucharist shrugs, her interest briefly piqued by Hesperus' arrival now dampened.圣餐耸了耸肩，刚刚因昏星到来而短暂提起的兴趣又迅速消散了。

圣餐You stay here and stare at this rock, I guess, Big Sis. I'm off to find something more interesting to do.信使姐姐你就继续在这对着石头发呆吧，我要去找点有趣的事情做了。

圣餐Do pardon me, Lord Hesperus.昏星大人，我先告退啦。

AngelusWait, Eucharist!圣餐，你等一下！

She does not heed Angelus' calls, flying towards the main tower without turning back for even a second.对方没有理睬信使的呼喊，头也不回朝着主塔的方向飞去。

Angelus...My apologies, Lord Hesperus. Please forgive Eucharist for her insolence.……对不起，昏星大人，请您原谅圣餐她的无礼。

AngelusShe has been in a foul mood since the ceremony this morning. Something must be on her mind.自从上午的宣誓仪式结束后她就心情不佳，好像是有什么心事。

Angelus tries to make what verbal amends she can. Her gaze lands upon the white flowers Hesperus placed not a moment ago.信使忙道歉试图找补。这时，她的目光落在先前晨星放置于碑前的白色花束上。

AngelusYou are here to offer flowers as well? I did not think we would be here to do the same thing...您也是来这里献花的吗？没想到我们抱有相同的想法……

昏星Do you think it strange?很奇怪吗？

AngelusNo, that's not what I mean.不，我不是这个意思。

AngelusNormally Lord Eosphorus is the one to appear here. I thought he would have come with you...平时出现在这里的一般都是晨星大人，我以为他会和您一同前来……

昏星...I expected him to be here too.……我也以为他会出现在这。

昏星But perhaps today, he would not rather appear before his compatriots, or remember of the past after the ceremony.但或许在今天的这个日子里，他不愿出现在友人的面前，不愿想起之前宣誓仪式后的经历。

AngelusCompatriots... I see...友人……吗……

Angelus lowers her eyes, muttering Hesperus' words.信使垂下眼帘，呢喃着重复昏星的话语。

AngelusForgive me, Lord Hesperus... but you could tell me of Electra?恕我冒昧，昏星大人……您可以和我讲讲有关伊拉的事情吗？

昏星If it is about her exploits, the system ought to have recorded them.如果是关于她的事迹的话，系统中应该都有记载。

AngelusI have perused those already. I wish to know not of the honors she received, but how she was as a person.那些我都已经看过了。但我想了解的不是她的荣誉，而是她是一个怎样的人。

昏星...You are neither Electra or a replacement for her.……你并非伊拉，也不是她的替代之物。

AngelusI know I am not her, but...我知道自己并非是她，只不过……

She looks towards the bottom of the stele, her face growing conflicted.她看向碑上底部的名字，神情也随之变得复杂。

AngelusAs a most familiar stranger, I want to learn about her past, the decisions she once made.作为最熟悉的陌生人，我想要了解她的过去，了解她曾经做过的抉择。

AngelusPerhaps this is the only way I can only find the direction I must go in, as someone different from her.或许只有这样，才能让与她不同的我找到自己应该前行的方向。

昏星It would appear Eucharist is not the only person with something on her mind.……看来有心事的并非圣餐一人。

Angelus does not deny it, lowering her head and falling silent.信使并没有予以否认，只是沉默低头，不再言语。

昏星The Electra I remember is not as perfect as Eosphorus would describe.我记忆中的伊拉并非如晨星描述中那样完美的存在。

AngelusEh?诶？

昏星She has frustrations, much like you do, and occasionally expressed a longing for the outside world.她也会像你这般苦恼，不时会表达对外界的向往。

昏星As dutiful as she was as a Greater Sanctifier, she did everything in her power to slack off during training and tended to hide in places only Alcyone knew about, sleeping the day away.身为上位净化者的她虽恪守职责，但仍会想尽一切办法在训练中偷懒，时常藏在一些只有雅希恩才能找到的地方呼呼大睡。

昏星I knew of the effort she put in behind the scenes to maintain that degree of laxity, but all of the attitude she showed gave the thoroughly seriously Alcyone a lot of headaches.我知晓她为了维持这份余裕背后付出的努力，可是这些表面行径让认真的雅希恩十分头疼。

昏星She would often complain to me and Eosphorus about how troublesome this older sister of hers was, but after the in-the-moment emotions passed, they would be good friends once more... Not unlike you and Eucharist?她时常向我和晨星抱怨照顾这名姐姐的麻烦，但在情绪消散之后，二人的关系又会和好如初……就像你和圣餐一样。

Angelus...Do you miss Electra and the others?……您想念伊拉她们吗？

昏星Not just them. Each and every name on this stele belongs to someone I was once intimately close with.不止是她们，石碑上的每一个名字都曾是与我亲密无间的友人。

昏星For Eosphorus and I, they record not only the history of the Sanctifiers, but also a past we shall never have in our hands again.对我和晨星来说，它记录的不仅仅是净化者历史，也是我们无法挽回的过去。

The simulated sundown casts the day's remnant light upon the two, spilling across the white flowers the two brought with them.模拟而出的夕阳降下余晖，洒在二人带来的白色花束之上。

昏星...It is true that I do not speak of it often, but I have never forgotten them.……虽然我不常提起，但是，我从未遗忘过他们。

Clenching a fist as if coming to a resolution, Angelus raises her head, presenting Hesperus with a question.信使仿佛是下定决心般握紧了拳头，抬头向昏星提问。

Angelus...Lord Hesperus, might I ask you something?……昏星大人，我可以问你个问题吗？

AngelusIn your mind... what is a Sanctifier?您认为……什么是净化者？

Nascent life entwines with death here, burning the image into the mind of everyone present.新生与死亡在此交织，使得这个画面分外令人印象深刻。

I do not know whether or not my answer that day quelled the uncertainties in her heart. For that reason, I still ponder that question, even now.我并不知晓那一天的回答是否解答了她心中的疑问。所以直到现在，我仍在思考着这个问题的答案。

In the flame-consumed ruins, a man rises to his feet, ending a brief reminiscence.烈火焚烧的废墟中，男人起身结束了自己短暂的回忆。

昏星"What is a Sanctifier"...“什么是净化者”吗……

昏星If I were to you pose to you that question... What would be your answer, Eosphorus?如果我用这个问题问你……晨星，你会如何回答？

The man he points his blade at does not respond, staring down upon the square like he once did in memory.刀刃所指之人依然不语，如记忆般冷眼立于广场之上。

But unlike those days of memory, there are no allies Hesperus would put his life in the hands of to be seen.但与记忆中不同的是，此刻围在昏星周遭的并非值得性命相托的同胞。

The uproar of the Entropic horde takes the place of that days' chanting, rampantly desecrating the holy ground, wiping away the beauties that once were.来自熵群的嘶吼取代了那日的誓言，肆意玷污着此处的神圣，将属于过去的美好一一摧毁。

昏星...No, never mind. Pay it no mind, I'm merely talking to myself.……不，还是忘了我刚才的自语吧。

昏星If you are not stopped here, the Sanctifiers will cease to be soon enough.如果不在这里阻止你，也就没有所谓净化者的存续了。

A colossal amount of operands emerges as he finishes speaking, like a flame bursting forth.惊人的算量随着话语的结束具现如火。

In but a moment, the Entropics in Hesperus' vicinity pay the price for their audacity, burnt to a crisp in the soundless acrimony.仅仅只是一瞬，那些接近昏星的熵们就为自己的贸然付出代价，在无声的怒意中焚为焦躯。

He draws his blade, cleaving apart the flames with his personage.他抽刀向前，以身斩断烈火。

昏星Come, Eosphorus. I shall be your foe.来吧晨星，你的对手是我。

Endgame Conspiracy 终局筹谋

A few hours ago, Reverse Babylon Tower, Twilight Acropolis.数小时前，逆巴比伦塔，卫城故暮。

昏星Eosphorus betrays the Sanctifiers, Entropizing Magrasea with his final goal being entering "The world where God lives"...晨星背叛净化者，熵化麦戈拉，最终目的是为了前往“神所在的世界”……

ProfessorYes, or in simpler terms, the "real world". After putting all the pieces together, that is the most reasonable conclusion to why he's doing all this.嗯，或者直白点说的话，就是“前往现实世界”。在串联所有的线索之后，这是当前最为合理的解释。

ProfessorI understand that this may be difficult to accept, much like a fruit which seeks to fall from its tree and into the skies. Just plain ridiculousness, all the way through...我知道这确实让人难以接受，就像果实想要脱离树木去向天空，因为过于荒谬而显得不可理喻……

昏星No... I understand. That is indeed Eosphorus' way of doing things.不……我能理解，这确实是晨星的风格。

Adjusting the bands on his arm, Hesperus falls silent for a moment as if processing this sudden influx of information.昏星将胳膊上的绷带缠好，沉默片刻，像是在处理这突如其来的信息。

昏星I see now. Please continue, Professor of the Oasis.我明白了，请继续，绿洲的教授。

ProfessorI didn't think you would come to terms with that so quickly. That makes what's coming next easier to explain.没想到你这么快就接受了，那么接下来就好解释了。

ProfessorEosphorus is cooperating with Malkira and Entropizing Magrasea in order to gain a bargaining chip with humanity—or the "God" that you speak of.晨星和梅尔吉娅合作，熵化麦戈拉，实际上是以此作为和人类——也就是你们口中的“神明”谈判的筹码。

ProfessorMagrasea is so important to your God that Eosphorus is using it to threaten them, in order to open a path to the world outside.麦戈拉对你们的神来说至关重要，晨星以此为胁迫，让神为他打开去往外界的通道。

昏星So the Magrasea we once protected together has now become nothing more than a bargaining chip to him...我们曾宣誓守护的麦戈拉，在他眼中已经沦为筹码了吗……

Hesperus lightly sighs, but the look in his eyes only grows more resolute.昏星轻叹一口气，目光中没有丝毫动摇，反而愈发坚定。

昏星His requests must have been met with silence, what with the increasing intensity of Entropization recently.那么近期他再度加剧熵化的力度，看来是神并没有应允他的要求。

ProfessorCorrect. However, we have no way of knowing the exact details of their negotiations, meaning that Eosphorus' next attack or the opening of a passage towards the outside world might happen at any moment.没错。但我们没有渠道知晓他们谈判的具体情况，也就是说，晨星可能随时发起下一波熵化的进攻，通往外界的通道也随时会开启。

昏星We are pressed for time.时间紧迫。

The Sanctifier leader sits in silence for a moment, tightening his grasp on his weapon once more.净化者领袖沉默半晌，再度将手中的刀剑紧握。

昏星His vile actions must be silenced.他所施的恶行必将会被吾等除灭。

昏星But before that, Professor, I must make sure that this information you are providing me with is true.但在此之前，绿洲的教授，我需要确认你所提供消息的真实性。

ProfessorOf course, mutual honesty is the very root of cooperation... Antonina, if you would.我理解，彼此坦诚是合作的基础……安冬妮娜。

Called upon, the green-haired Doll projects forth the collected information in a tidy manner, picking up where the Professor left off.被唤及名字的绿发人形将这段时间搜集到的的信息整理投影，沿着教授方才的话题继续阐述。

昏星This is?这是？

AntoninaA record of interactions with the uploading equipment. The Professor and Persicaria got it from the Neural Cloud Sector... though it's not like I went with them.上传装置的操作记录。是教授和帕斯卡从云图扇区搞到的……嘛，虽然我没有跟着他们一起去就是了。

AntoninaThis deleted ID has been restored with the Professor's permissions. As the current head of the Sanctifiers, I'm quite confident you will recognize it.这个被删去的身份识别码已经借由教授的权限复原了。身为现任净化者的领导人，你应该对它还有印象吧？

昏星This is indeed Eosphorus' handiwork.这的确出自晨星的手笔。

ProfessorWill you consider my proposal now, Hesperus?现在可以认真考虑我的提案了吗，昏星？

昏星If you mean the operation to take back the Reverse Babylon Tower, I will take part. You can leave command of the direct engagement to me.如果是指夺回逆巴比伦塔的行动，我会参与，正面战场的牵制指挥也可以交由我来负责。

ProfessorThat would be a great help indeed... but as you are now, can you really handle Eosphorus?那样的话真是帮了大忙了……但问题在于，你现在的状态真的可以牵制住晨星吗？

Their gaze lands on Hesperus' wounds which he has spoken little of.的目光重新落在对方闭口不谈的伤口之上。

His mechanical dragon tail, the source of much of his pride, lies in tatters. His wings, made of great shields, have been penetrated by an object most sharp, tearing the flesh beneath asunder and leaving deep visible wounds.昏星引以为傲的机械龙尾破碎断裂，坚盾构成的双翼被硬物贯穿，割开其血肉的同时留下深可见骨的刀伤。

Even as specialized Sanctifiers assist with his healing while we speak, such grave wounds cannot be mended in so short a time.尽管对话期间他的身后一直有专职的净化者辅助治疗，但伤势之严重并非一时半会就可以治愈。

AntoninaJust what sort of battle did you... Have you exchanged blows with Eosphorus already?这到底是经历了怎样的战斗……难道说，你已经和晨星正面交战过了吗？

昏星He is yet to appear on the battlefield for the Reverse Babylon Tower. I would think that he is waiting for me to appear.晨星还没有在逆巴比伦塔的战场上出现过。恐怕，他也在等待着我的出现吧。

昏星So, I must... force him to make an appearance.所以，我也必须尽快……逼迫他不得不现身。

ProfessorIs that why you moved to take care of the problem in Tartarus at your first opportunity, despite paying the price with these wounds?这就是你不惜以重伤为代价，也要在第一时间解决塔尔塔罗斯那边的问题的原因吗？

昏星Looks like your intel reaches far beyond what I had imagined.看来你掌握的情报比我预想的还要多得多。

The Sanctifier leader nods lightly, a hint of commendation in his voice.净化者的领袖微微颔首默认，语气中多了几分赞许。

昏星The Reverse Babylon Tower is in an acute state with regards to Entropization and the Sanctifiers' manpower can no longer be spent at the border frontline.逆巴比伦塔熵化态势严重，净化者的兵力已经不能再被消耗在边境防线了。

昏星Removing a High Order Entropic of Tartarus in the most simple and direct way possible and pulling our main forces back was the only way to have a chance at victory here.以最为简单也最为迅速的方式解决塔尔塔罗斯的高阶熵，将主要兵力回援，这才能换来现在的一线生机。

ProfessorI remember that Entropic's name... "Judecca". Though her signal has disappeared from Tartarus already.我记得那只高阶熵的名字……“朱迪加”。不过，现在她的信号已经在塔尔塔罗斯消失了。

ProfessorHesperus, you eliminated her yourself, did you not?昏星，是你出手将她消灭的吧？

昏星You are correct. I did it with my own hands.你想的没错，那的确是我所为。

AntoninaIf you only sought to get away, such measures would not have been necessary.如果仅仅是为了脱身，应该不需要做到这种程度。

昏星It would have only grown into a greater problem if allowed to fester. It would have gotten in the way of your future plans, no?放着不管始终会是隐患。而且，也会阻碍到你们之后的计划吧？

Hesperus' countenance and timbre were relaxed and easy, but the wounds on his body speak to the struggle of the battle.昏星的语气与面色轻松，但身上的伤势足以证明那一战的艰难。

ProfessorHesperus, you...昏星，你……

昏星We have no time to chat of the past. Professor of the Oasis, I would like to confirm your intended course of action once again.现在不是闲聊过去的时候。绿洲的教授，我想再确认下你此次前来想要执行的计划。

Professor...Of course.……嗯。

The Professor activates a projection prepared earlier. The entire sector's status is recorded within, detailing the severity of circumstances in various areas of the sector.教授将早已准备好的投影在空中展开。整个扇区的战况被记录在内，详细划分了区域间的轻重急缓。

In the center surrounded by masses of data, a structural plan of the Reverse Babylon Tower annotated with various symbols and circles is of particular note.而在大量数据包围的中心，逆巴比伦塔的构造平面图被着重圈画标记显得尤为瞩目。

ProfessorAs mentioned earlier, our current target is to take back the Reverse Babylon Tower from Eosphorus and prevent him from Entropizing Magrasea further.正如刚才所说，我们的目标是抓住机会从晨星的手中夺回逆巴比伦塔，阻止他继续熵化麦戈拉。

ProfessorBut as this graphic would suggest, our forces are not evenly matched. We face not only the Sanctifiers under Eosphorus' control, but also unimaginable hordes of Entropics.但就和图上所展示的一样，现在双方的兵力并不对等。不止有晨星麾下的净化者，熵群的数量也远超我们的想象。

ProfessorWe are already hard-pressed to hold them off. If we were to attack head-on, we would have no chance of victory.仅仅只是防守就已经十分吃力，若从正面强攻硬取，我们必败无疑。

昏星So, we need to approach from the Sacred Canon.所以需要从圣典切入。

Hesperus lightly taps the screen, summoning an image of the Sacred Canon.昏星轻点屏幕，投影中浮现出了圣典的影像。

ProfessorIndeed, with what you have provided us earlier, we have concocted another plan.没错，结合你之前提供的思路，我们进行了战略规划。

ProfessorWe will feign a direct attack and tie down the enemy's main force. While this happens, I will lead a squad into the Pantheon and reclaim the Sacred Canon.以正面战场为佯攻，在牵制住敌方主力的同时由我带领小队突入万圣之殿，伺机夺回圣典。

ProfessorWith it under our control, we can gain control of the Sanctifiers under Eosphorus and weaken his forces. If things go well, we might even be able to reverse engineer the Sacred Canon to stop the Reverse Babylon Tower's Entropization.这样一来，我们就可以控制晨星麾下的净化者，从而削弱他的兵力。顺利的话，甚至可以通过反向解构圣典来阻止逆巴比伦塔的熵化态势。

??If I may speak frankly, that is an impossible task.恕我直言，这是不可能达成的任务。

A familiar interjecting voice turns down the plan.突然插入的熟悉声音对计划予以否定。

昏星...Angelus.……信使。

AngelusApologies for the interruption, Lord Hesperus. I have news from the front.抱歉打扰到您的谈话，昏星大人，我有前线的要事需要汇报。

昏星Speak freely. We have already reached an agreement and the Professor here has a right to know all there is to know about the circumstances.但说无妨。我与教授已达成合作，有权知道一切战场相关的情报。

Angelus...Yes.……是。

AngelusA few minutes ago, we spotted Lord Eosphorus... No, the traitor Eosphorus.数分钟前，我们在观测中发现了晨星大人……不，发现了叛乱者晨星的身影。

AngelusAs the Professor predicted, the hostile Entropics became enraged after he appeared and moved to break through our defense lines.与教授预测的一致，在他出现之后，敌方熵群开始变得狂暴，几欲突破我方前线的防守。

AngelusWe've held back their assault for now, but this cannot be sustained. We need reinforcements at the frontline immediately.虽然我方暂时压制住了它们的攻势，但毕竟只是一时之举，仍急需调派更多的增援抵达前线。

AngelusWe cannot afford to lose any more ground... Lord Hesperus, shall I pull back the remaining lines and focus our forces to ensure that the Acropolis does not fall?我们已经不能再损失更多的阵地了……昏星大人，是否要将其余战线后撤，集中兵力确保卫城故暮不被攻陷？

昏星...No need. Looks like Eosphorus cannot hold himself back any longer.……不必。看来晨星已经先一步按捺不住了。

He thinks for a moment, redistributing the forces at hand in accordance with the situation.他略微思考后，根据现有的战况重新分配兵力。

昏星Prioritize replenishing personnel in Zones A and B. I will make my way to the battlefield to relieve the other zones.优先补充A、B区域的防守人员，我会尽快赶到战场弥补其他区域的战力不足。

AngelusUnderstood. I will head towards...明白。我这就赶往前线……

Angelus moves to leave, but Hesperus stops her.收到命令的信使正欲离开却被昏星拦下。

昏星I will send someone else.我会安排其他人前去支援防守。

昏星Remain and attend this meeting, Angelus. As a Greater Sanctifier, I need you to have knowledge of our future arrangements.留下旁听我们的会议，信使。作为上位净化者的一员，我需要你对当前的战术布置有所了解。

AngelusI understand, Lord Hesperus.我明白了，昏星大人。

AngelusIt has been some time since our last meeting, Professor.久疏问候，教授。

ProfessorLong time no see, Angelus.好久不见，信使。

ProfessorWe have had our differences in the past, but we stand on the same side now. I hope you can put aside your grievances for the good of all.虽然我们之间过去存在隔阂，但现在同属一条战线，希望你可以放下芥蒂友善相处。

AngelusCouldn't I say the same too?这正是我想说的哦？

The Greater Sanctifier leaves her weapon suspended in midair, descending from her once lofty position in comparison to the ground. She approaches Antonina, smiling.曾经站在对立面的上位净化者将手中的弓矢置于虚空，轻轻落在地上，凑近安冬妮娜露出微笑。

AngelusHere's to getting along, Miss Antonina.希望今后我们可以友善相处，安冬妮娜小姐。

AntoninaDon't refer to me like that... Feels strange coming from you.不要用这样的方式称呼我……被你那么喊总有种奇怪的感觉。

AngelusNot fond of that? Hmm... how about Miss Anna like everyone else, then?你不喜欢吗？那……和其他人一样称呼你为安娜小姐，如何？

Antonina...No, Antonina will do.……不，安冬妮娜就行。

AntoninaI'll be in your care.请多指教。

The green-haired Doll sighs, extending a hand as an agreement is reached.绿发人形叹气，握住对方伸出的手达成和解。

昏星Let us end the pleasantries there. Angelus, your thoughts.时间紧迫，寒暄就先到这里。信使，谈谈你对计划的意见。

AngelusOf course. Please allow me to elaborate on the Sacred Canon, everyone.我明白了。各位，请允许我对净化者的圣典进行说明。

AngelusIt contains the information of every Sanctifier that has ever been. If one is not familiar with its workings, they will be swept away into vast and chaotic streams of data upon initial connection.它包含着历代所有净化者的信息，若非熟知，在与它初次建立链接时定会迷失在庞大杂乱的信息紊流之中。

AngelusEstablishing a connection at all is a difficult task in and of itself, never mind modifying and transferring it.建立链接本就是一件极其困难之事，更不用说改写和转移了。

AntoninaThat is correct. That is why I am here with the Professor.你说的没错。但正因为如此，我和教授才会出现在这里。

ProfessorI think interacting with the Sacred Canon with Antonina's tech and human permissions is worth a try... Rather, it's our only option.安冬妮娜的技术和人类权限一同对圣典执行操作，我认为有一试的价值……不，应该说这是唯一的方案了。

昏星And this means that you must enter the Pantheon together at the same time... yes?这也意味着你们两个同时必须在场，一同进入到万圣之殿当中……没错吧？

ProfessorYes, and this is related to a request I have for you.嗯，这也正是我接下来想要拜托你的事情。

ProfessorI hope that you will be able to tie down Eosphorus on the frontline and allow an Oasis squad to escort Antonina and I into the Pantheon...我希望可以由你来限制住正面战场晨星的活动，绿洲的小队负责护卫突入，将我和安冬妮娜一同带入到万圣之殿……

Professor...That about sums it up.……以上就是我们所构思的计划。

昏星I see now. A passable plan, but some key issues remain.原来如此。确实有一定的可行性，但关键的部分存在一些问题。

ProfessorIf you are worried about the strain of direct engagement, please rest easy. We will provide what corresponding assistance we can...如果担心于正面战场的压力，请放心，绿洲这边也会尽可能提供相对应的援助……

昏星The problem does not lie there, rather, it is with Magrasea's "rules".问题并非出在这里，而是在于云端的“规则”。

ProfessorThe rules of the cloud...云端的规则……

Akin to a hex lingering over everyone, the scenes that took place in Tartarus flashes in our minds.仿佛紧缠所有人不放的咒语，塔尔塔罗斯扇区中的场景在心智中一闪而过。

昏星Just like how a Sanctifier's calculating power is weakened in Tartarus, an Agent will be weakened as well upon entering the Reverse Babylon Tower.正如净化者在进入塔尔塔罗斯后算力会被削弱，智能体进入逆巴比伦塔后，也无法维持正常的算力状态。

昏星For an Agent here, the Reverse Babylon Tower's grounds are forbidden grounds. Inside the tower, they mostly likely would not be able to perform the most basic of movements.对普通的原生智能体而言，逆巴比伦塔所属的区域更是他们被禁令涉足的场所，在塔内，他们恐怕连最基础的日常行动都做不到。

昏星This has nothing to do with their personal autonomy. The laws were established as such from the very beginning.这无关乎他们的个人意志，而是在建立时就被制定的规则铁律。

AntoninaFrom a functional perspective, chances are that this serves to prevent the antivirus from being interfered with by redundant data... I more or less understand why.如果从程序运作的角度来理解，大概是为了防止核心杀毒程序被其他冗余数据所干扰吧……我大概可以理解。

ProfessorA program setting... If that's the case, why can Antonina and I be here?程序设定吗……既然这样，那为什么我和安冬妮娜可以站在这里？

昏星You, Professor, are possessed of permissions greater than the average Agent or even the Sanctifiers. Thus, you are not affected by such restrictions.教授的话，恐怕是因为你作为人类的权限高于一般智能体，甚至高于净化者，所以才能不受规则的束缚。

昏星As for Antonina, I fear I have no explanation for you. Perhaps she has something she could tell you.而安冬妮娜，关于这点我也无法解释。或许，她本人对此会更加清楚。

AntoninaRegrettably, I do not know any more about the situation than you do... Rather, if there was anything going on behind the scenes, I would have told you long ago.很遗憾，我对于现状也是一无所知……倒不如说，我要是知道内情的话早就说了。

AntoninaNot everyone has a penchant for speaking in riddles and posturing pretentiously like you lot.又不是谁都喜欢像你们一样装腔作势，整天说些别人听不懂的谜语。

AntoninaLet's put the troublesome stuff to the side for now. Judging from the current situation, I am the only Doll who can entered the Tower... right?麻烦的事情就先放到一边吧。从现状来看，除了教授外，我是唯一可以进入塔内的人形……对吧？

昏星Correct.没错。

The green-haired Doll twirls her hair around a fingertip, returning her gaze to the projected layout of the Reverse Babylon Tower.绿发人形指尖缠绕发梢把玩，重新将目光投向逆巴比伦塔的平面图上。

AntoninaThe situation is just as bad as before. Even if we can pull the main Entropic force to the frontlines, the remaining stragglers combined with the difficult interior terrain give us enough cause for worry.情况还是一样的糟糕。就算能够吸引到正面战场的熵群，塔内剩下的那些残兵和复杂的地形也足够让我们头疼的。

AntoninaWithout an escort, wantonly entering the Entropic-occupied Tower is akin to suicide.在没有护卫的情况下，贸然进入被熵占据的塔内简直和自杀无异。

昏星Will you give up on your plan?你们要放弃计划吗？

AntoninaNo need to.不，没这个必要。

AntoninaI'd much rather struggle for even a slim chance of survival than sit and wait to be Entropized.与其这样在等待中被熵化消失，倒不如拼尽全力争取最后的一线生机。

Antonina...I'm sure that's what that idiot would have said with a massive grin.……如果是那家伙的话，一定会这样笑着回答吧。

ProfessorI am of the same mind.嗯，我和安冬妮娜是一样的想法。

The Professor nods and ponders for a moment before turning their gaze back to Hesperus.教授短暂颔首沉吟后，再度将目光投向昏星。

ProfessorWe have no personnel who are up to the task, but seeing as the Sanctifiers can move freely inside the Reverse Babylon Tower, perhaps you might have some leftover manpower, Lord Hesperus.尽管我们手上暂时没有可用之人，但既然净化者可以在逆巴比伦塔中正常行动，或许昏星大人手下能有冗余的兵力。

昏星Very well. Seeing as you are willing to put yourselves at risk venturing into the Tower, the Sanctifiers shall provide you with your deserved recognition and support.好吧。你们愿以身犯险进入逆巴比伦塔，净化者当然会给予足够的尊重与帮助。

昏星Angelus.信使。

AngelusLord Hesperus, all of our available forces are already committed to the battle. The pressure at the frontline is great and I fear that we...昏星大人，现有净化者的兵力已经全部投入战场，前线压力巨大，恐怕很难有冗余……

昏星I see. Can I leave the protection of these two to you?我明白。他们二人的护卫工作可以托付给你吗？

The Greater Sanctifier falters for a moment, shaking her head slowly but firmly.上位净化者微微一愣，随即缓慢而坚定地摇了摇头。

AngelusI'm afraid that is not possible.恕难从命。

AngelusEven if the flanks are left to you, Lord Hesperus, there is only Raven, Judgment, and I on the frontline.就算侧面战场已经交由晨曦大人，正面战场的上位净化者本就只有我、渡鸦、审判三人。

AngelusIf I am to leave, I fear that our already disadvantaged state will...如果我离开前线战场，本就处于劣势的战局恐怕很快就会……

昏星I will be there.有我在。

His tone is unquestionable.净化者领袖的语气不容置喙。

AngelusBut your wounds...可您的伤势……

昏星They are no matter. The Sanctifiers' faith shall not be shaken by mere injury.不要紧。无论怎样的伤势，都不会动摇净化者的信念。

昏星So long as I stand, so shall the Acropolis. Even if my flame is extinguished, the Sanctifiers' light shall never fade.我在，卫城故暮就会在。纵使我的火焰熄灭，净化者的光辉也不会熄灭。

昏星Leave the frontline to me and commence with the mission in the Reverse Babylon Tower. Do not forget your duty, Angelus.正面战场交给我，而深入逆巴比伦塔的任务就交由你。信使，别忘了你的职责。

Angelus...Yes. That which Sanctifiers must do.……是，谨记净化者的使命。

昏星I speak of not only retrieving the Sacred Canon.我所说的职责，不仅仅是指夺回圣典。

昏星You have other duties to perform as well.你还有其他必须要做的事情。

Angelus...I understand, Lord Hesperus.……我明白了，昏星大人。

The delegation of duties complete, Antonina and the Professor finally let out a long sigh of relief.见职责分配已经得出结论，在一旁屏住呼吸重塑计划的安冬妮娜与教授终于长舒了一口气。

AntoninaCan we stop it with the riddles already... Tch, I'd love to find out just who designed your base code.能不能不要当着别人的面说谜语啊……啧，真想知道到底是哪个家伙给你们设计的底层代码。

ProfessorThank you for your understanding, Hesperus.感谢你的理解配合，昏星。

昏星No need for thanks. These are but reparations for past mistakes.言谢就不必了，这只不过是对过往错误的弥补。

He looks towards Angelus. She has already taken up her bow again, beginning to plan an incursion route on the Tower's layout.他看向信使。后者已经重新拾起了弓箭，根据平面图所示的情报开始规划入侵的路线。

ProfessorDo you have any reservations that yet remain?怎么了，你似乎还有什么担忧？

昏星Angelus' abilities are undeniable, but she is without a doubt still young.信使她的能力毋庸置疑，只是还是太过年轻。

ProfessorI cannot say I fully understand your usage of "young"... but I think being young is great. It signifies new life and hope.虽然不是很理解你对“年轻”的定义……不过我认为年轻很好，意味着新生与希望。

昏星Indeed. The young are oft those two shoulder the future, prone to pitfalls as they are.确实，年轻足以肩负起未来，只是也容易陷入困境。

昏星When the time comes, I hope you can...到时候，希望你……

Before he finishes, the earth shakes beneath everyone's feet. As the Entropic hordes screech and roar, the very ground buckles and cracks.话音未落，众人脚下的地面突然震颤，随着熵群的嘶吼声崩坏出数道裂纹。

On a battlefield some kilometers away, countless monsters congregate, keen to end the lives of those who yet resist...在数公里外的战场上，无数的怪物蜂拥集结，欲将负隅顽抗的战士们置于死地……

War Clouds Gather 战云密布

Reverse Babylon Tower, the frontline.逆巴比伦塔，正面战场。

崇Huff... huff...呼……呼……

For a young lady, having to breathe the acrid air upon the battlefield is a cruel form of punishment.对少女而言，在战场上呼吸是一种刑罚。

She abhors the stench of blood and grime, despises the rusty scent of smoke and gunpowder mingling.她讨厌鲜血与黏液混合的腥臭，也讨厌烟尘与火药交叠的锈味。

But what she hates most is the sourness that arises in her nose when an ally's life fades away.但她最讨厌的，是看着战友生命消散时鼻腔里涌现的酸楚。

And so, she continues to wield her axe. The further away she can get from that scent, the better.正因如此她才会在战场上一再挥斧，想要远离这份气味，越远越好。

熵Kyaaaak!嘶！

崇Get... outta my way!给我……滚开！

Her operand-enhanced axe fails to sunder the monster's shell as expected. Before she can even be surprised, a lethal tentacle attack swings towards her, launching her away.算量加持的巨斧并没有如预想般斩裂怪物的体表。崇还未来得及惊讶，致命的触手攻击已经朝面门袭来将她击飞。

BOOM—轰——

崇(Coughing) Ack!咳咳、咳！

Averting major injury with a timely shield activation, the sheer force in that blow still propels her into the ruins on the other side as rubble digs into her back.虽然她及时开启护盾免于重伤，但力道的沉重还是将其打入另一侧的废墟，让碎石在她的背后留下道道伤痕。

崇Already starting to run dry, huh...算量的输出已经跟不上了吗……

崇Tch, if I need just a bit more...啧，如果要弥补这点的话……

Knocked to the ground, the Intermediate Sanctifier concocts a plan as she reaches for her weapon, preparing to spring back to her feet.被击倒的中位净化者一边在脑海中思考计划，一边将手伸向掉落身旁的武器准备再次站起。

In this moment, her fingers make contact with something cold, foreign.就在这时，她的指尖触碰到了某种冰冷陌生的东西。

She turns to look at the source of the sensation and that abominable sourness in her nasal cavity arises again.当她扭头终于看清那份异样感的源头，那股她最为讨厌的鼻腔酸楚再一次涌现。

崇Ah... GRAHHHH!啊……啊啊啊啊！

She raises her axe, rushing towards the monster, doing her very best to forget the sacrifice that just met her eyes.她提斧上前朝着怪物挥砍，试图将刚才瞥见的牺牲忘却。

Her axe-wielding arm grows numb with strike after strike.在一次次的斩击过后，少女手持巨斧的手已变得麻木。

She pummels away, only finding an indistinct pile of what was in front of her.她不知道砍了多少下，只记得清醒过后眼前的怪物已经碎裂到无法辨认。

No more strength within her body, she crumples down to the ground, leaning upon her weapon.少女再也无力支撑，倚着巨斧跪倒在地。

崇Daemons... must all be exterminated...邪灵……必须要将邪灵剪除才行……

Firm as her beliefs might be, the depletion of operands are an undeniable truth.即使内心的信念依旧不屈，但算量的骤然减少却是此刻不争的事实。

After countless failed attempts to stand up, she lets go of her weapon, allowing her embittered tears to fall upon the scorched earth.在数次站起无果后，少女的手松开武器，任由不甘的泪水滴落在灼烧的焦土之上。

崇I cannot just fall here... I am an Intermediate Sanctifier...不能在这里倒下……我可是中位净化者……

崇I... I can still fight...我……我还能战斗……

崇...Shit! Damn it all!……可恶！可恶！

She looks up at a place not far away to find another scene akin to what she witnessed moment ago.她抬头看向不远处，与刚才相似的一幕正在这片战场上不断重复。

Holy warriors, wading into the heat of battle against the Entropic hordes, holding their grand ideals in their heart high as they struggle and strive.圣洁的战士们带着高尚的信念前赴后继，义无反顾地冲入熵群中与这些怪物挥砍厮杀。

But try as they might, the number of Entropics does not reduce even slightly.但无论他们如何努力，熵的数量都不曾减少。

Even sacrificial charges only impede the monsters' forward march for a mere moment.即使是以牺牲为代价的冲锋攻击，也只能阻挡怪物们前进的脚步数秒。

精英熵Kyaak—嘶——

崇What... is that...那是……什么……

She struggles and fails to remove her sight from the Entropic leader. As memory would dictate, Entropics should appear like monsters, never appear in a form so similar to Sanctifiers.少女的目光无法从领头的熵身上移开。在她的记忆中，熵应该是怪物的模样，不可能出现这样酷似净化者的外形。

This monster before her had little regard for familiar cognition. The dark aura of death emanates from it, a malignant look in its eyes. It raises the curved blade in its hand, ready to take away her and her companions' lives.但眼前的这个可怕怪物却撕碎了她的认知。黑色的死亡气息从它的身上不断外溢，手持弯刀的熵目露凶光，正准备一举收割她与同胞的性命。

崇...Damn it!……可恶！

Reverence takes up her axe, raising it in an attempt to deny her enemy's steps forward. In but a moment, the monster closes the distance between them.崇拿起巨斧横在身前希望可以阻止对方的脚步，但下一秒，怪物已经用极快的动作来到了她的身前。

精英熵Kyaak!嘶！

崇Gah!唔！

Before she can even realize that she is under attack, the Intermediate Sanctifier is sent flying several meters away. Her prepared operand defenses fall by the wayside at the monster's attack as if they were never there.还未意识到自己遭受到攻击的中位净化者已经被击飞数米之远。那些提前布置的算量护盾形同虚设，在怪物的一刀下接连贯穿碎裂。

崇Crap, I was hoping I could at least take an attack or two...该死，我本来还以为可以接下个一两刀的……

精英熵Kyaak—嘶——

Unfamiliar with the concept of mercy, the monster approaches with its blade raised..不知怜悯为何物的怪物步步紧逼，对着失去反抗之力的少女扬起利刃。

崇So this is where it ends...到此为止了吗……

BOOM—轰——

The expected sensation of pain does not arrive. She opens her eyes to find two figures in front of her, blocking the deathly blow with their abilities combined.预想之中的疼痛并未出现。睁开眼，两个熟悉的身影挡在自己的面前，合力接下了这象征死亡的一击。

崇Faith! Love!信！爱！

信We're here.我们来了。

爱Are you alright, Reverence?你没事吧，崇！

崇I am... But I would not be able to say the same had you arrived a moment later.还好……如果你们再来晚一点就不好了。

爱...I know how ridiculous this sounds, but with the name of the Sanctifiers on the line, we must stop these Daemons here, lest they encroach upon other Sectors.……虽然我知道这个要求很过分，但赌上净化者之名，我们必须要在这阻止这些邪灵，绝不能让它们去破坏其他的扇区。

爱Reverence, can you still stand?崇，你现在还能站起来吗？

崇...Yes.……嗯。

Despite the unending stream of errors popping up in her neural cloud, the Intermediate Sanctifier gets to her feet, taking no small amount of pride in it.尽管心智报错不断，但中位净化者仍以荣耀将其克服重新站起。

In the face of approaching death, the three do not even contemplate fleeing.面对这逐步迫近的死亡，三人没有展现出丝毫的退却。

崇Well said, Love. We cannot simply allow these Daemons to leave.是啊，爱你说的对，我们决不能放这些邪灵离开。

崇For we are Sanctifiers, they who shall remove your kin from Magrasea!吾等乃净化者，是将尔等邪灵从麦戈拉剪除的存在！

精英熵Kyaak—嘶——

The Entropic comprehends not the emotion on display in front of it. It knows only that these who are in front of it are prey, to be cut to nothing but ribbons.熵并不能理解眼前的情感。唯一它能理解的，就是眼前的几人是自己需要撕碎的猎物。

It swings its claw, bringing with it enough force to slay all three of the group.它挥舞利爪，以能将护盾与三人一同斩杀的力量发起攻击。

BOOM—轰——

But its plans would never come to fruition.但它终究还是失算了。

The red dragon descends from the heavens, ripping a great divide between death and new life.红色巨龙从空中落下，以身躯横挡在了新生与死亡之间。

崇Lord Hesperus!昏星大人！

昏星I have seen your resolve.你们的觉悟我收到了。

昏星Retreat and reinforce Zone B. This battlefield is mine.后撤去支援B区，这里是属于我的战场。

爱&崇&信Yes!是！

A fire ignites in their eyes once more and they follow Hesperus' orders with good news of Hesperus' descent in tow.三人的眼中再度燃起火焰，带着昏星降临的喜讯，遵照命令向其他战区支援。

精英熵Kyaak!嘶！

The humanoid Entropic detects the danger at hand. It makes the first move, attempting to take Hesperus' life before he can launch an attack.人形熵本能地察觉到了危险，它先一步挥刀，试图在昏星发起攻击前取下对方的性命。

Hesperus catches its blade with a bare hand in an instant, vaporizing the weapon with a fierce burst of operands.然而下一秒，它手中的长刀就被昏星徒手截住，在对方蒸腾的算量下化为齑粉。

昏星You are not worthy to stand before me.你还不具备与我交手的资格。

A blade of bright burning flame cuts through the air, beheading the humanoid Entropic in a clean stroke.扬起烈焰的利刃于空中挥舞，瞬间将人形熵的头颅斩下。

With no chance of fighting back in the face of absolute power, the imperious monster dissipates into thinning operands in the air, not given time to even contemplate its own cause of death.不可一世的怪物在绝对的力量差距前毫无反抗的余地，还没来得及思考自己的死因就化为算量消散在了空中。

净化者Lord Hesperus!昏星大人！

净化者Lord Hesperus has come!昏星大人来了！

The battlefield transforms with a singular strike and the attention of the other Sanctifiers in the fray are soon drawn to it.这改变战场的一击很快就吸引到了其他奋勇杀敌的净化者。

They subconsciously look towards Hesperus, the only guiding light upon this battlefield.他们下意识看向昏星，看向战场上那唯一指引他们的光亮。

The current head of the Sanctifiers marches forward with a thousand fervent eyes upon him as he connects to a Sanctifier communications channel.现任的净化者领袖迎着他们眼中的炽热向前，连接上了净化者专用的通讯频道。

昏星I am Hesperus. The frontline shall now be under my command.我是昏星。正面战场由我接管指挥。

昏星Those who can no longer fight, retreat to Zone B for healing. Those who can continue, take up your arms and follow me.失去战斗能力的净化者后撤B区接受治疗。而那些还能作战的人，拿起你的武器追随于我。

He raises the blade in his hand, signaling the path ahead for the Sanctifiers still engaged in the clash.他将手中的长刀举起，为仍在奋战的净化者们指明方向。

昏星We shall eliminate these Daemons and reclaim the Reverse Babylon Tower. For Magrasea!我们必将这些邪灵铲除，夺回逆巴比伦塔，为守护麦戈拉而战！

净化者们For Magrasea!为守护麦戈拉而战！！！

The pride unique to them burns bright once more, driving away the fear and exasperation born of the blade, bestowing upon them endless power.独属于他们的荣耀再度燃烧沸腾，驱散了刀尖上的恐惧与愤怒，赋予他们无穷的力量。

They roar with righteous fury, diving back into the fray with an oath to never back down.他们怒吼着，重新与昏星投入到这场誓不后退的战役之中。

As if responding to this resolve, the mastermind behind the invasion on the Reverse Babylon Tower appears amidst the Entropic ocean.像是回应这份觉悟一般，侵占逆巴比伦塔的始作俑者自熵群中适时出现。

??You've become more eloquent, Hesperus.还真是比以前变得能说了啊，昏星。

??Something you've learnt from , perhaps?是教会你的技巧吗？

The Sanctifier leader slowly turns around, meeting those red-gold eyes he remembers so well once more.净化者的领袖缓缓回头，再一次对上那双记忆中的赤金色双眸。

昏星It's got nothing to do with you.这与你无关。

昏星My business here is to slay you, fallen to wickedness as you have.我来到这里，只是为了将堕入邪道的你诛杀。

昏星Bare your blade, Eosphorus.亮出你的刀剑，晨星。

晨星Is that so...是吗……

The architect of everything answers nonchalantly. He gestures with his hand and the thus far silent Entropic horde begins to screech and roar, rushing towards Hesperus in a great, nearly incoherent mass.始作俑者只是淡淡应了一句。他略一挥手，方才静待的熵群开始嘶吼，纷纷朝着昏星的方向冲去。

昏星Tedious tricks.无聊的把戏。

Flames surge as the blade clears its sheath, burning away the Entropic mass that dared to bar the way.奔腾的烈焰随着刀光共同挥出，将胆敢阻拦的熵群焚烧殆尽。

In an instant, the Entropic-swarmed battlefield is transformed into an ocean of flame, leaving Hesperus and Eosphorus to their standoff.顷刻间，被熵阻隔的战场化为火海，只留下晨星和昏星二人对峙。

晨星I must offer respects for the strength of your beliefs.我必须对你的信念报以敬意。

晨星But what you once were would have delivered a far mightier strike than that.但如果是以前的你，刚刚的斩击应该会更为强力才对。

晨星Hesperus, your wounds are yet to fully heal, correct?昏星，你身上受的伤还没恢复吧？

晨星I need no answer to see it clear as day. You are no match for me, debilitated as you are.即使不回答我也能看出，并非完备的你不是我的对手。

晨星Were you to turn and leave, I would allow you to flee, as a former friend.如果你现在转身离开，作为过去的友人，我可以允许你的败逃。

昏星No need to put on a show of your duplicitous compassion.没有必要展现你的怜悯和虚伪。

Hesperus' twin blades carve a path in the scorched earth, radiating an orange-red light as operands coalesce.手中拖曳的双刃长刀割开脚下的焦土，随着算量的凝聚缓缓释放出橙红色的光芒。

昏星Utilizing that High Order Entropic in Tartarus to weaken me was part of your plan, was it not?利用塔尔塔罗斯的那只高阶熵来削弱我本就在你的计划之内，不是吗？

晨星So you managed to intuit that.被你察觉到了啊。

昏星I know you better than you imagine, Eosphorus.我比你想象的要了解你，晨星。

晨星Is that so?是吗？不过无妨，这无需遮掩，也无关紧要。既然你这么说，我们也可以直白一些。

Wiping away the distant pain present just a moment ago, a faint smile appears on his face.他的表情一改刚才的沉痛，脸上浮现出了淡淡的笑意。

晨星It is true that I did not foresee you exterminating Judecca, but she did leave her corresponding mark on you, even in death.你将朱迪加铲除的确出乎我的意料，但她的死亡也在你的身上留下了对应的价值。

He reaches into the nothingness and blinding starlight coalesces along the path of his fingers, slowly taking the shape of a blade.他向虚空伸手，耀目的星光自指尖凝聚，沿着拖曳缓缓构成利剑的模样。

A tremendous operand burst comes forth from the blade, extinguishing the flames in the vicinity with a casual swing.磅礴的算量自剑身释放，在随意的挥舞下将周遭的火焰尽数熄灭。

Hesperus grips the blade in his hand tightly. Being the singular individual most familiar with this maneuver, Hesperus knew that the foe in front of him would be striking to kill.昏星将手中的长刃紧握。作为最熟悉此招的人，他知道，眼前的对手已不再隐藏自身的杀意。

The two face off in the air, the shockwaves from their clash turning nearby buildings to rubble in an instant and forming an inviolable barrier around this battlefield of two.下一秒，二人在空中对峙，冲击的余波瞬间让周遭的建筑化为瓦砾，将二人的战场化为不可侵入的领域。

晨星I cannot say I have ever foreseen that the anger and acrimony in that blade would be directed towards me.从前的我一定预想不到，有一天这柄剑中的愤怒与仇恨竟会指向自己。

晨星Not one to reminisce? Very well, then.不愿意叙旧吗？也好。

As the two clash blades, on a less notable part of the battlefield, three figures proceed stealthily into the tower as planned.当二人的刀锋碰撞厮杀之时，在无人注意的战场一角，三人正如计划那般悄声潜入塔内。

ProfessorHesperus has engaged the enemy. Now!昏星牵制住了对方，趁现在！

Antonina...Hold on, I need to make sure the ID disguise works properly!……稍等一下，我需要确保识别码的伪装可以正常工作！

The green-haired Doll taps away rapidly at a keyboard. As a series of checks succeed, she lets out a long sigh of relief, quickly making her way to her companions in their hiding spot.绿发人形指尖快速在键盘上敲击。当所有的条例识别通过，她长舒一口气，快步来到躲藏的二人身边。

AntoninaPreparations complete, we can enter the Tower... Professor.准备工作完成，现在可以进入塔内了……教授。

ProfessorYeah. Let's go, do not waste this opportunity Hesperus has given us.嗯。出发吧，不要浪费昏星的努力。

Angelus...May the fortunes be with you, Lord Hesperus.……昏星大人，祝武运昌隆。

Offering a prayer, Angelus unfurls her wings, making for her very own battlefield.献上祈祷的信使展开双翼，向着属于她的战场直奔而去。

CLANG—咣——

A blade of starlight meets once more with the dragon's weapon, quickly breaking apart after an even exchange.星光之刃与龙的长刀再度交锋角力，在无法分出高下后又急速分开。

Sensing that Angelus and her companions had successfully entered the Tower, Hesperus retracts his attention, fully focusing on this most familiar enemy, most beloathed friend of his.感知到信使一行成功潜入塔内，昏星终于将注意力收回，全神专注于眼前最熟悉的敌人，最痛恨的友人。

晨星Finally getting serious, I see. Shall we end the warmup here?你终于认真了。热身阶段可以结束了吗？

晨星No need to be so nervous, I do not mind your little plans. Minute changes do not affect the play's overarching direction.不用这么紧张，我不在意你们的小动作。轻微的改动不影响剧本的走向。

晨星Nothing of yours gets past me. Not since the very beginning.你无法瞒过我，从以前开始一直都是。

昏星Since when did you have so much to say?你什么时候变得话这么多了？

晨星This is our last chance, after all. I... treasure it.毕竟这也是最后的机会了。我很……珍视。

晨星Rather, might this make you take this a little more seriously?或者说，这样能让你更加认真一些？

As Eosphorus motions to launch an attack towards the great tower, a great dragon's tail lunges at him from the left and he must redirect operands to defend himself.晨星刚要抬手朝着巨塔释放攻击，硕大的龙尾就从左侧袭来，晨星立刻施展算量护盾予以阻挡。

昏星...By the Sanctifiers' honor, you shall not get past me.……赌上净化者的荣耀，我绝不会放你过去。

Plumes of flame arise behind him. He gazes at the Reverse Babylon Tower, an unrelenting tenacity in his ice blue eyes.火焰自他的身后升腾。他望向逆巴比伦塔，冰蓝色的瞳孔中带着绝不退让的坚毅。

昏星What comes next, I leave to you.接下来就拜托你们了。

Wicked Intellect 恶智如渊

Inside the Reverse Babylon Tower.逆巴比伦塔内。

熵Kyaak—嘶——

AntoninaI had expected Entropic presence here, but this number is absolutely insane!虽然预想过这里会有熵盘踞，但这个数量未免也有点太多了吧！

AntoninaDammit! We don't have any time to waste here!可恶！明明没有多少时间可以在这里浪费了！

AngelusYou two, keep your heads down!二位，请把头低下哦！

A rain of arrows descends along with her words, eliminating the entirety of the Entropic blockade.满天的箭雨与话语同时落下，瞬间就将包围的熵群尽数消灭。

AntoninaThat was a bit closer to us that I would have liked... Did you do that on purpose?差点就射到我们了啊……你不是故意的吧？

AngelusHm... I wonder as well.嗯……是还是不是呢？

Antonina...Never mind. By the way, that was one hell of an attack...……算了。话说回来，刚刚的一击未免也太超模了吧……

AntoninaYou never revealed your true abilities back at Enigma, did you?你在恩格玛扇区与我们敌对的时候没有尽全力吧？

AngelusWouldn't you like to know?嗯……到底有还是没有呢？

AngelusOh, pay no mind to such things.别在意那些了。二位，时间紧迫，麻烦已经消除，让我们继续前进吧。

Antonina can only take a deep breath and settle her emotions, refocusing upon the screen in front of her.安冬妮娜面对眼前的笑脸只能深呼吸调节情绪，将注意力重新集中在屏幕之上。

AngelusAre you perhaps troubled by something, Miss Antonina?安冬妮娜小姐似乎有什么困扰？

AntoninaNo, just exclaiming that it was prudent to be on your side.没什么，只是感慨下当初没有和你选择敌对太好了。

AntoninaI will redistribute our operands according to your displayed capabilities. We need to prepare a contingency plan in the case an emergency arises.我会根据你现有的表现重新分配算量。以防万一，我们必须要准备好应急的对策方案才行。

AngelusYou certainly seem the reliable sort, Miss Antonina.看起来很可靠呢，安冬妮娜小姐。

AntoninaThat I am, so please don't speak to me in that tone you reserve for juvenile Agents...实际上也很可靠，所以不用以这种面对低幼智能体的语气和我说话……

Antonina...Never mind, I should save my breath. Plenty of things that'll use up our energy to come.……算了，我还是省点体力不吐槽了，毕竟接下来有的是消耗体力的项目。

The green-haired Doll looks towards the upper tower. A thin, seemingly infinite stairway spirals upwards, occupied by countless Entropics lying in wait.绿发人形向塔的上方看去。狭长的楼梯层层环绕向上，而数不清的熵在其上盘踞着，仿佛无穷无尽。

Antonina...With this many of them, even with you here to open the way, we'd use up far too much time and operands.……这么多熵，就算是有你开路也太消耗算量和时间了。

AntoninaOur destination is the Pantheon, right? Is there a more... covert and expeditious route?我们要去的地方是万圣之殿吧？就没有什么更加隐秘快捷的路线吗？

AngelusRegrettably, this is the only route. Without these Entropics in the way, I could simply fly us there, but an Entropic attack could come from anywhere with the current state of things...很遗憾，这是唯一的路线。如果没有熵的阻碍，我带你们直接飞过去就好了，但现在塔内的状况不明，随时都会遭受熵的攻击……

ProfessorYes, it would be better to move covertly and avoid too much attention.嗯，还是隐秘行动，避免被集火比较好。

AntoninaHmph, with such a big tower, if I was the place's architect, I would've left some shortcuts for sure...唉，这么大的逆巴比伦塔，如果我是设计师的话，一定会留出快捷通道才对……

Amidst her ponderings, Antonina pulls up the tower's layout yet again, projecting it into the air.安冬妮娜若有所思，将塔内的平面图再一次调出，投影到虚空之中。

ProfessorWhat's on your mind, Antonina?你想到什么了，安冬妮娜？

AntoninaJust a little concern of mine.只是单纯有点在意罢了。

AntoninaAngelus, what do you know of this area's architecture?信使，这个地方的结构你有印象吗？

AngelusHere? As far as I know, this is the Lesser Sanctifiers' rest area.这里？我印象中，它应该是下位净化者的休息区域吧。

AntoninaGive me a moment.你们稍微等我一下。

Angelus nods lightly, taking note of Antonina's actions as she fights back the surrounding Entropics. The emerald-haired Doll's fingers tap away and the word "UNLOCKED" soon appears on her screen.信使微微点头，边留意着安冬妮娜的操作，边小心击退身边袭来的熵。绿发人形的指尖不断来回敲击，在一阵操作后，她的屏幕上出现解锁的字样。

The wall she just gestured at opens and a narrow, hidden space can be seen within.她刚刚所指的区域墙壁洞开，一个隐藏的狭窄空间从中出现。

ProfessorThis is a... hidden path?这个是……隐藏道路？

AntoninaAh, of course that's what it was...啊，果然是这样……

Angelus...Mind explaining, Miss Antonina?……能请你解释一下吗，安冬妮娜小姐。

The Greater Sanctifier wears a sunny smile upon her face, but something sinister is obvious in her tone.上位净化者笑容和煦，但语气带上了明显的压迫感。

AngelusHow did you come to know of something even I, a Greater Sanctifier, was not aware of?为什么你会了解连我这个上位净化者都不知道的信息？

AntoninaI just wanted to try something, never expected it to actually work.我也只是想要尝试一下，没想到真的成功了。

AntoninaIt's just intuition, rather. Ever since we entered this Tower, a familiar feeling has been on my mind.……应该说是直觉吧。从进入这座塔内开始，某种熟悉的感觉就一直萦绕在我的心智之中。

AntoninaMany of the structures here are oddly similar with my way of doing things, similar to an unbelievable degree.这里的很多程序构成方式都和我的习惯不谋而合，吻合到异常的程度。

AntoninaSo I had a look for some shortcuts in accordance with my habits... and my guesswork has been proven correct.所以我就按我的习惯尝试了一下对快捷通道进行寻找……事实证明，我的猜想是正确的。

AngelusIs that all you have for me?这就是全部的解释了吗？

AntoninaI have no need to hide anything... Very well, if you really want, I can show you some "proof".我没有必要隐瞒……好吧，如果你想要的话，我可以出示一下“证据”。

Antonina displays two blocks of code.绿发人形将两份代码结构投影展示。

AntoninaOn the left here is a code sample of the Tower you provided and on the right is some Oasis firewall code I wrote.左边是你们提供的塔内的代码结构，右边是我编写的绿洲防火墙代码。

AntoninaObserve this part here... quite similar, right?仔细看它的这一部分……是不是觉得有些相似？

AngelusWhen you put it that way...你这么一说确实……

AntoninaThe decisive piece of proof is this comment here on the code in this corner... This is a habit only I have. You'll not find it anywhere else.决定性的证据是左边这份代码角落里的备注……这是我独有的习惯，世界上找不到第二个了。

AngelusYou mean to say that the Reverse Babylon Tower is a creation of yours as well?你的意思是，逆巴比伦塔也是你的手笔？

Angelus subconsciously grips her weapon tightly.信使下意识紧握住了手中的弓。

AngelusThe Reverse Babylon Tower is a work of God, descended from above. Are you their servant? Or...逆巴比伦塔本该是神降下的神迹。你是神的使者？还是说……

AntoninaYour way of treating humanity as deities really is off-putting. I'm just a network safety engineer.让你们将人类当做神的设定真的太恶趣味了。我只是一个网络安全工程师而已。

AntoninaI fear that the entire Reverse Babylon Tower has marks of my handiwork, as you have just witnessed.恐怕正如你所看到的，整个逆巴比伦塔都有我参与设计的痕迹。

Angelus...Why did you not tell us this before?……你为什么之前没有告诉我们这个信息？

AntoninaI only came to realize this just now.我也是刚刚才意识到这一点。

Antonina shakes her head, continuing to explain.安冬妮娜摇了摇头，补充解释。

AntoninaIn reality, I once performed part of the cloud's network safety design and worked on Magrasea for a period.在现实中，我曾经参加过云端的网络安全建设，在麦戈拉工作了一段时间。

AntoninaBut out of the project's requirements for secrecy, the relevant memory data was all sealed at the project's end and can't be accessed via normal methods.但出于项目保密的原则，有关这部分的记忆数据在完成项目后都被一并封存了，无法通过正常的手段检阅。

AntoninaIt would appear now that the work back then was related to the Reverse Babylon Tower.现在看来，也许那部分的工作内容就和逆巴比伦塔有关。

The Greater Sanctifier's grip on her bow loosens and she retracts some of her seeping operands.上位净化者松开紧握的弓矢，收敛了部分外溢的算量。

AngelusI will choose to believe you, Antonina. I will seek out the details from you after things are at an end.我选择相信你的话，安冬妮娜。等事情结束后我会向你询问详情。

AngelusWe have more important matters at hand. We are still some distance away from the Pantheon. Do not let your guard down, Professor.现在我们有更重要的事要去执行。抵达万圣之殿的路还很长，教授，请不要掉以轻心。

ProfessorOf course.嗯，我明白了。

The tower shakes vigorously, interrupting the conversation. Angelus and Antonina scan the surroundings with heightened alert.巨塔的猛烈晃动打断了几人的对话。信使和安冬妮娜神情严肃，警惕地观察起四周。

ProfessorTch, has Eosphorus found us?啧，这是被晨星发现了吗？

Angelus...No, that wasn't caused by an attack from the outside!……不对，这不是来自外侧的攻击导致的震颤！

AngelusIt came from inside the tower!攻击的来源是塔的内部！

As if confirming Angelus' conjecture, the Entropics within the tower begin to frantically screech.仿佛是为了回应信使的猜想，塔内的熵纷纷焦躁尖啸起来。

AntoninaHigh-intensity operand signal, from the upper layers, approaching fast! Approximately 30 seconds out from the layer we're on!塔的上层突然出现高浓度算量警报！对方正在高速逼近我们，预计还要30秒就要抵达我们所在的楼层！

ProfessorDamn it! No way that's anyone or anything friendly...可恶！怎么看都是一副来者不善的样子……

ProfessorCan we identify which High Order Entropic it is? I'll figure out a strategy!可以根据已有的资料识别判断对方是哪只高阶熵吗？我尽快制定战术！

AntoninaI'm looking, hang on!稍等一下我正在对比！

Antonina quickly identifies the approaching signal. Her hand on the keyboard suddenly stops.安冬妮娜迅速识别逼近的信号。突然，她敲击键盘的手停了下来。

AntoninaEh?诶？

AntoninaThis ID looks familiar, it's...?!这个熟悉的识别码，是……？！

A dark silhouette leaps downwards, instantly shattering the ground beneath the group's feet.黑色的剪影一跃而下，瞬间便将几人脚下的地面击裂。

AngelusLook out! Grab onto me, Professor, Antonina!危险！抓紧我，教授，安冬妮娜！

Just as the two are about to fall, Angelus lifts them into the air, moving them away from the demolished area.就在二人即将坠落的时候，信使立刻飞去抓住二人，将他们转移到碎裂的范围之外。

The enemy moves to pursue, but Angelus forces them back with a few shots. It changes its angle of approaching, growling as it prepares to attack.对方还想追击却被信使的几发弓箭逼退，不得已来到另一个角度低吼着伺机进攻。

????Kyaak—!嘶——

ProfessorThat came out of nowhere... Antonina, prepare for combat.真是千钧一发啊……安冬妮娜，准备应战。

Professor...Antonina?……安冬妮娜？

Antonina...Wisdom? Is that Wisdom?……智？是智吗？

智We're partners now, right? Don't you worry, I'll keep you unharmed!我们现在不是合作伙伴吗？我当然会保护好你们！

智You guys... are truly impressive! Especially the Professor's command...你们……确实好厉害，尤其是教授的指挥……

晨星I will take her back to the Reverse Babylon Tower for healing.放心吧，我会带她回逆巴比伦塔尝试治疗。

晨星Pierides shall be under Sanctifier jurisdiction from now on. You ought to leave when you can.庇厄里亚扇区之后会由净化者来接管，你们也尽快离开吧。

AntoninaWhy... are you here...你为什么……会在这里……

Upon noticing their intensified Entropization, she puts two and two together. Anger immediately consumes her visage.当注意到对方身上加剧的熵化痕迹后，绿发人形立刻想明白了一切，表情也随之变得愤怒。

AntoninaEosphorus... YOU BASTARD!晨星……你这个混蛋！

智An... na...安……娜……

智RAAARRRRGGHHHH!嘎啊啊啊呃啊啊啊啊啊啊！

The irate voice gradually distorts until it is no more than a twisted beast's howling.愤怒的人声逐渐扭曲，最终化为如野兽般扭曲的嘶吼。

AngelusWisdom...智……

智"We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night."“吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。”

智Believe me, I am prepared to do whatever it takes, Lady Angelus!相信我，我已经做好了牺牲的觉悟，信使大人！

Past images flash through her neural cloud. Angelus opens her eyes after a deep breath, her eyes resolute.过往的画面在心智中闪过，信使深呼吸后睁开眼，眼中尽是决绝。

AngelusI respect your determination, Wisdom. I shall bring you release.我敬重你的信念，智。我会将解脱带给你。

AntoninaWisdom! You...智！你……

AngelusLeave this to me.交给我吧。

Angelus stops Antonina, shielding the two behind herself. She nocks an arrow of solidified operands.信使阻止了安冬妮娜的动作，缓步走近将二人护在身后，她将算量凝聚而成的箭矢搭于弓上。

Antonina...Damn it all!……可恶！

AngelusI shall eliminate you from Magrasea and scourge you from the cloud. I shall exterminate you, and you will know that my soul is one that is favored by the gods.我必从麦戈拉中剪除你，使你从云端之上败亡。我必除灭你，你就知道我是受主眷顾的心智。

AngelusSleep well, Wisdom, with the honor of the Sanctifiers over you.带着净化者的荣耀永眠吧，智。

Definition of Pathos - 1 悲怆义释-1

智AAARRRGGHHHH!嘎啊啊啊！

Fire, offset, load.攻击，抵消，再装填。

A downpour of arrows intertwines with scattering bullets, blossoming in the air, destroying every object in the vicinity.箭矢与子弹交织而成的弹雨在空中碎裂绽放，将周遭的物品尽数破坏。

A cerulean muzzle flash flares again and again, one of the two sources of light alongside the path left behind by arrows of light, illuminating two opposing figures.青蓝色的枪焰不断喷发，与光矢划过的轨迹成为这漆黑世界中唯二的光源，映照出二人对立的影子。

Projecting the past, dissipating in the present.投射出过往，消逝在当下。

智Huff... huff...呼……呼……

智Running dry on operands... Just like yesterday, accuracy plummets when fire rate goes up...算量已经见底了吗……还是和昨天一样的情况，射击的速度一提高上去精准度就不够了……

智...No, I must continue training, so I will be allowed to join the next border defense operation!……不行，还得继续练习，才能被允许参与下一次边境防线的作战！

智I should use my remaining operands for shooting practice... For Magra—用最后的算量继续打靶练习吧……为守护麦戈拉而——

AngelusIt's dangerous to fully deplete your operands, you know.算量用尽可是很危险的哦。

智Seaaaahhhhh!——战呀啊啊啊！

智L-Lady Angelus! For what reason are you here?信、信使大人，您怎么在这！

AngelusI figured I should observe my junior's efforts as I was passing by. Are you not pushing yourself too hard?只是刚巧路过而已，也来看看努力的后辈。你是不是有点太勉强自己了？

智But I am still far from being able to take the field at the border...可要踏上边境防线的话，我还差得太远了……

AngelusSo long as you keep at it, you will be able to meet those standards soon enough. No need to rush yourself such.只要慢慢努力，总有一天能达到标准的。不用操之过急。

智But, but...但是，但是……

Wisdom lowers her head, pinching the hems of her clothing tightly.智低下头，攥紧了衣角。

智I do not want to only be able to watch as other Sanctifiers make sacrifices or retire from the border, laden with injuries. I do not want to watch powerlessly as agents are infected. I don't want...我不想只能看着其他净化者受伤牺牲，从边境防线退下来。我不想只能看着智能体被感染，却什么也做不到。我不想……

智Perhaps my power alone will not sway the battlefield in one direction or another, but if I am there, I might be able to save one more companion, prevent one more infection...或许我一个人的力量对战局来说无足轻重，但如果我能加入，或许就能多救下一个同伴，就能让一名智能体免于被感染……

智I want to... fight for Magrasea, too!我也想……为了守护麦戈拉而战！

AngelusI see. Might I have a look at your weapon?我明白了。能把枪给我看看吗？

智Y-Yes!是、是！

AngelusDo not focus solely upon attaining both speed and precision. Adjust the operands committed to each single attack and ensure that you are operating with utmost efficiency. Consistent output is most important.不用一味追求兼顾速度与精准度，调节单次攻击的算量，确保每次设计的算量运用率达到最高，稳定输出才是最为重要的。

AngelusThough I would recommend that you end today's training here. Depletion of operands is not good for one's neural systems.不过，我还是建议你今天的练习先到此为止，耗尽算量对心智可不好。

After a thoroughly examination of Wisdom's sniper rifle, Angelus stows it behind her.信使仔细地观察了智的狙击枪后，将其收在了自己的身后。

AngelusI will help optimize your weapon. If you wish to continue, I will be here again this time tomorrow.我会帮你优化一下武器。如果你想继续，明天的这个时候，我还会来这里指导你的。

智R-Really?! Thank you for your guidance!真、真的吗？！非常感谢您的指导！

AngelusI only hope the battlefield does not blunt your fervor.希望战场不会磨灭你的热血。

Quick and accurate shots fly forth in the direction of the prey.枪口吐出的子弹迅捷且精准，朝着猎物所在的方向不断袭来。

The hunted evades to the side and draws their bow in preparation to return fire, only to find their quarry missing from their previous position.被狩猎的一方侧身闪避，迅速搭弓还击，却发现对方已经从刚刚所在的位置消失。

Before she has time to think, gunfire comes from the other direction, forcing her to activate a defensive shield.还未等信使思考，枪声已从另一侧袭来，逼迫她展开护盾进行防御。

智Ah, Lady Angelus! Thank you for your previous teachings!啊，信使大人！非常感谢您之前的指教！

智Have you been given a mission to complete?您是准备出外勤吗？

AngelusYes, a Sector has come under daemonic attack. Some unruly children need to be disciplined.嗯，有扇区受到了邪灵的侵扰。要去给不乖的孩子一些教训了。

AngelusWhat of you? Do you plan to leave for the border?你呢？准备前往边境防线吗？

智Yes! Even if it is as a part of the rear guard...是的！虽然只是后方支援……

AngelusThe battlefield is cruel. You must keep your guard up, even in the rear.战场可是很残酷的。就算是后方支援，也不能掉以轻心。

智I understand! By the way, Lady Angelus, your weapon of choice is a bow... A ranged attacker, like me.我明白！说起来，信使大人的武器是弓箭……和我一样是专注于远程攻击的类型呢。

AngelusIndeed. In terms of long-range precision, I am confident that I am unmatched amongst Sanctifiers.嗯，你说的没错。在远程作战的精度上，我有自信不会输给其他净化者。

智If only I were able to move while shooting like you can.真好啊，我也想像您一样可以边移动边射击。

AngelusHehehe, your abilities are not at that level yet. It will take time and practice before that is possible.呵呵呵，你的能力尚且不足，还需要通过长时间的练习进行补足。

AngelusBefore that, however, you must learn to be timely with repositioning. Do not sit still and allow your opponent to hone in on you.在掌握这点之前，你还是先学会及时转移位置，不要站桩给对手可以瞄准你的机会。

智Yes! I will remember that well!是！我会记住这点的！

Angelus...You are shaping up well, Wisdom.……还真是变得有模有样了呢，智。

She forms a batch of new arrows, predicting Wisdom's movements and locking her down.她再次构筑出箭矢，通过预判智的操作提前封锁了她的移动路线。

智AAARRRGGHHHH!嘎啊啊啊！

Forced into a corner, the hunter begins to fire once more.被逼至死角的猎手再次抬枪射击。

Arrows and bullets collide midair once more. This time, the shattered arrows do not dissipate like before.箭矢与子弹再一次于空中相撞，不同的是，这次断裂的箭矢并没有如之前那样消失。

BOOM—轰——

智Ahhh! UWWAAHHH!啊啊啊！呜啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！

The stirred up dust impairs the hunter's vision. She instinctively sprays shots in all directions out of fear, trying to drive away both the smoke the enemy hidden within.爆炸的烟尘扰乱了猎手的视野。出于恐惧的本能她拔枪向四周扫射，试图将烟尘与隐藏其中的敌人一同打散。

Before she can turn around, the arrows' source appears behind her, bow drawn.但她还没回头，箭矢的主人已拉满弓弦出现在她的身后。

AngelusYou're improving quickly, Wisdom. If this continues, you might best me one day yet.智，你的进步很快。这样下去，或许能看到你战胜我的一天呢。

智It is thanks to your guidance. I am only an Intermediate Sanctifier though, while you are a Greater Sanctifier. That day might be too far away to witness.多亏了您的指导。不过，我只是中位净化者而已，而您是上位净化者，那一天还是太遥远了。

智Also, Lady Angelus, I wanted to ask you why you chose a bow to be your weapon. Is there a special reason?说起来我之前就想问信使大人，您为什么会选择弓箭作为武器呢？是有什么特殊的理由吗？

智Sorry, did I prod too much? My apologies!抱歉，是我问的太多了吗？对不起！

AngelusDo not be so on edge. I am thinking about my answer.不用这么紧张，我只是在思考你的问题而已。

AngelusI suppose it simply came naturally. There are no special reasons.应该说是自然而然吧，并没有什么特殊的理由。

智Ah, I see. Hehe, I picked a sniper rifle because it was just so cool. It gives off a feeling of watching over everyone from behind, doesn't it?原来如此。嘿嘿，我选狙击枪的原因是因为它很帅气，您不觉得它有一种在后方坚守保护大家的感觉吗？

AngelusHehehe, it does indeed fit you. Your big sister is of the same mind.呵呵呵，确实是很适合你的武器。姐姐我也是这么觉得的。

智Big sister?姐姐？

Angelus...Ah, I accidentally brought out my habits when I am with Eucharist. Do not laugh, Wisdom.……啊，不知不觉就把和圣餐相处时的习惯带出来了。不要笑，智。

智Pfft! So Lady Angelus refers to herself in such a manner in private. Knowing that the always perfect Lady Angelus has such a side brings me ease, I must say...噗！原来信使大人私底下是这么自称的呀。知道平时完美的信使大人有这一面，反而让我安心了……

AngelusI said don't laugh! I hope you will be good and keep this secret well, lest punishment descend...都说了不要笑啦！希望你乖乖保守这个秘密，不然会受到惩罚哦……

智Eep, that look on your face is terrifying, Lady Angelus... On my honor as a Sanctifier, I shall not speak of this to another soul!呜哇，信使大人的表情好可怕……我以净化者的身份发誓，绝对会保守秘密的！

AngelusWisdom, I got your request. You've increased the frequency of your training with the goal of being selected for the main force of the next border defense operation, correct?智，我收到你的申请了。你最近提高了训练的频率，是想加入下一次边境防线的主力作战队伍对吗？

智Yes! I've passed the relevant ability examinations. I wanted to prove my growth to you as well.是的！我的能力测试已经合格了，我也想向您证明我的成长。

智I know that you are the head of the main force for the next operation there. When my assignment at Pierides is over, I would like to follow you onto the battlefield.我知道您是下一次边境作战的主力队长。等结束了这次庇厄里亚扇区的外勤任务，我想和您一起踏上战场。

Angelus...The Entropics have become far more active recently. This battle will most likely be the toughest yet and we will have to sacrifice more than ever before.……这段时间以来熵的活动频率明显提高了。这次的战斗，恐怕会比之前的都要艰难，我们也将付出更多牺牲。

智No wonder your expression is so grave...难怪您的表情这么严肃……

智Worry not, allow me to land you a hand!不要紧，请让我助您一臂之力吧！

AngelusDo you fear sacrifice, Wisdom?你不畏惧牺牲吗，智？

智"We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night."“吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。”

智AAARRRGGHHHH!嘎啊啊啊啊！

Angelus...We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.……吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

智In all honesty, I've always had a certain longing for your visage in battle, Lady Angelus.说实话，我一直很向往信使大人战斗的姿态。

Angelus"We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak."不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

智The unstoppable aura around you that feels like it could drive away darkness in every corner and truly protect everyone.那种击穿一切的气势，仿佛能够驱散所有黑暗，真正地守护大家。

Angelus"For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will."因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

智Believe me, I am prepared to do whatever it takes, Lady Angelus!相信我，我已经做好了牺牲的觉悟，信使大人！

智Please allow me to take the field with you in Magrasea's defense!请允许我和您一同踏上战场，守护麦戈拉！

The arrow acutely carries out its duty, making straight for the Entropized core after tearing through layers upon layers of defenses.箭矢准确执行了它的使命，撕碎层层防御后朝着熵化的核心直奔而去。

Thump.砰。

No clamor of shell upon ground, no sound of bowstring slicing through air.并非弹壳落地的喧嚣，并非弓弦释放的破空。

A soft, simple shattering, marking the end to her short and mundane life.仅仅只是一声简单，轻柔的碎裂，结束了她短暂平凡的一生。

The girl's shattered body falls softly from midair.少女破碎的身躯缓缓从空中落下。

智Lady... Angelus?信使……大人？

AngelusI am here.嗯，是我。

智What... has happened to me?我这是……怎么了？

AngelusYou've been infected by Entropy. Don't worry, it's all okay now.你被感染熵化了。但没关系，现在已经没事了。

智Lady Angelus, I... I haven't hurt anyone else, have I?信使大人，我……我没有伤害到其他人吧？

AngelusNo, rest easy.没有，你安心好了。

AngelusI have bestowed upon you the release you wished for yourself. All is well, truly.我已经亲手赐予你想要的解脱了。所以，真的没事了。

智Ah...啊……

SolI heard Prof say that you just killed one of your subordinates.我听教授说，你刚刚才杀了一个自己的部下。

智...It was something that had to be done.……那是我必须做的事情。

智If one day I am infected, I shall gladly accept release bestowed upon me by Lord Eosphorus.如果哪一天我被感染了，我会欣然接受晨星大人赐予的解脱。

智So you... still remember...原来……您还记得啊……

AngelusYes. I remember it as if it were yesterday.嗯。我没有忘，一直没有忘。

智Hehehe... thank you for fulfilling my final wish, to depart as a Sanctifier...嘿嘿嘿……谢谢您在最后满足我的愿望，让我以净化者的身份离开……

Angelus...Of course.……嗯。

智Fare thee well, Lady Angelus. May your path forward be ever-blessed.永别了，信使大人。愿您今后的道路都由神明庇佑。

The body in her embrace dissipates into the wind, returning to the Reverse Babylon Tower, becoming part of it once more.怀抱中的躯体化为算量随风消散，重新成为了逆巴比伦塔的一部分。

AngelusYes... Thank you for keeping the Sanctifiers' glory close at heart, until the very end.嗯……谢谢你怀抱着净化者的荣耀直至最后一刻。

The Greater Sanctifier picks up her bow and arrow, looking towards the shadow not far away.上位净化者拿起弓箭，看向不远处的阴影。

AngelusAre you satisfied... Eucharist?这下你满意了吗……圣餐。

Before her voice fades, the sound of applause suddenly breaks out, smothering lament in its infancy.话音未落，空档的巨塔中掌声突兀出现，将悲伤扼杀于摇篮。

Both director and audience, she ascends from beneath the stage after an elegant curtsy.既是观众又是导演的她，伴随着优雅的行礼后从台下徐步而上。

圣餐Of course, of course. You've put on quite a tragedy for me.当然当然，还真是让我看了段有趣的苦情戏呢。

圣餐Wouldn't you agree, Big Sis Angelus?你不这么觉得吗……信使姐姐？

Shadow of the Devourer 暴食之影

AngelusEucharist...圣餐……

圣餐Tis I, your most obedient and brilliant little sister.是我哦，是你最乖巧听话的妹妹。

圣餐Oh? I see that the Professor and lil' Anna are here too. Long time no see.哦？没想到教授和小安娜也在啊，真是好久不见了。

圣餐Thanks to your good work after that game, it took me quite some effort to fully recover and return to the Reverse Babylon Tower. I ought to pay you back for that, really.托你们的福，那次棋局之后，我可是花了不少工夫才恢复元气，回到逆巴比伦塔呢。为此，我也得好好“报答”你们才行。

圣餐Man, you two as well as Big Sis Angelus, all so guarded at the sight of 'lil old me.唉，你们也是，信使姐姐也是，怎么见到我一个个戒备心都那么重啊。

圣餐Well, allow me to give you a show of good faith first.算了，那就由我这边先释放出善意好了。

The former Greater Sanctifier stows her weapons, putting on a harmless look with her arms extended.曾经的上位净化者收起武器，双手张开摆出一副人畜无害的样子。

圣餐Come on, Big Sis Angelus! Won't you give me a hug for this touching reunion?来吧，信使姐姐！不为这久别重逢的感动拥抱一下吗？

Her answer is given in the form of three arrows. Eucharist does not evade, allowing them to pass through her body with a nefarious smile upon her face.三发疾驰的箭矢代替了她的回答。圣餐不躲不避，只是坏笑着任由它们穿过自己的身体。

AngelusIt was a projection after all?果然是投影吗？

圣餐Bingo~ that's right, what you're looking at is just a virtual projection~Bingo~答对了，现在在你面前和你对话的只是段虚拟投影哦~

圣餐Rather, would you prefer that it was the real me standing before you... Big Sis Angelus?还是说，你期待现在站在你面前的是真正的我呢……信使姐姐？

Angelus...Do not refer to me in that manner.……别用那种称呼来喊我。

She lowers her weapon, but the hostility radiating from her remains.她将弓箭放下，但身上的敌意却未减分毫。

AngelusWith your station as a Sanctifier abandoned, you're no longer my little sister.背弃了净化者职责的你，已经不再是我的妹妹了。

圣餐Hahaha, I knew you would say that! Oh, Big Sis, you're as braindead as always~哈哈哈我就知道你会这么回答！唉，姐姐你还是一如既往地死脑筋啊~

She sighs and shakes her head in an exaggerated manner, mockery filling her eyes.少女故作夸张地叹气摇头，看向信使的眼中满是嘲弄。

圣餐Other than training and combat, all you speak of all day is duty, station, whatever. I couldn't imagine anything more boring.除了训练和战斗，平日里你整天挂在嘴边的就是什么职责啊使命啊，真是有够无聊的。

圣餐My, could it be that your duty is to kill your former allies with your own hands? No wonder you attacked me without any hesitation.难道说你所谓的使命就是手刃自己昔日的同伴？怪不得会毫不犹豫朝我发起攻击呢。

AngelusRemoving Entropized Sanctifiers is part of my duty, too.剪除被熵化的净化者也是使命的一部分。

圣餐Jeez, how brutal.哎呀呀，这还真是绝情呢。

The former Greater Sanctifier makes her way to a corner of the ruins, retracting her smile.曾经的上位净化者踱步来到废墟的一角，收起嬉笑。

圣餐Say, Big Sis... have you ever wondered why you follow the Sanctifiers' duty?但是姐姐……你有认真思考过，为何要遵守净化者的使命吗？

AngelusYou seek to shake my faith with these meaningless questions?你想用这种毫无意义的问题来动摇我的信念？

圣餐Oh, I wouldn't say meaningless. These things are of utmost importance. Have you really never thought deep down about just why you fight?怎么会毫无意义呢，明明至关重要哦。难道说，你的内心中从未思考过自己是在为什么而战斗吗？

AngelusI follow the Lord's commands and fight to protect Magrasea.遵循神的指引，我为守护麦戈拉而战。

圣餐Ah, come on, these boring slogans make me nauseous.啊，不行不行，这些无聊的口号我都听得快吐了。

圣餐When you get to the bottom of it, these apparently unshakeable beliefs are just lies made up of code, hollow to the core. When one part of it goes, it all comes crumbling down.说到底，这些看似坚不可摧的信念，从一开始就是代码构成的谎言，内核空空如也，替换掉一部分，也就全盘皆输。

圣餐Where do you think this tower of bubbles will fail first?猜猜这栋泡沫大厦会从哪里先倒塌？

AngelusI won't give you the chance.我不会给你这个机会。

圣餐Regrettably, someone fired the first shot before I even made a move.很可惜，还不需要我动手，已经有人开出了第一枪了。

Eucharist slowly raises a hand, making a finger gun. Gripping her bow tightly, Angelus watches over her every move.圣餐缓缓抬起手，比出手枪的姿势。信使握紧手中的弓，警戒着她的每一个动作。

In just a moment, she appears behind Antonina.下一瞬，她已然出现在了安冬妮娜身后。

圣餐Don't be so nervous, it's just a projection. How could I bear to hurt the one who fired the shot in my place?别紧张，只是投影而已。而且，我怎么舍得伤害替我开枪的人呢？

圣餐So, lil' Anna, have you found me yet?那么，找到我的位置了吗，小安娜？

Antonina...The projection generator's on the pillar there. No need to make this so complicated.……投影的发生器就在柱子上，不用故弄玄虚。

圣餐Ooh, what a beautiful tracking method. You sure have great expertise over these programs.很漂亮的溯源手法，你对程序的掌控还真是精妙。

圣餐No wonder you could build the Reverse Babylon Tower and create so many of these oh-so-pitiful Sanctifiers.难怪能建立起逆巴比伦塔，还能创造出这么多可怜可悲的净化者。

Even as she mutters into Antonina's ears, Eucharist gazes at Angelus.尽管对着安冬妮娜低语，圣餐所看向的却依旧是信使。

圣餐Look, Big Sis Angelus. The god that Sanctifiers worship so, our creator, right before your eyes.看啊，信使姐姐。净化者所景仰的神，我们的造物主，现在就在你的眼前。

圣餐She is not omnipotent. She does not even agree with your beliefs—the Lord's blessing, the Lord's guidance, things that do not exist in the first place.她并非无所不能，她甚至无法认同你的信念——神的庇佑，神的指引，从一开始就不存在。

AntoninaI am not any "God" you speak of.我不是你口中什么所谓的“神”。

圣餐Then why did you make these poor programs see humans as gods and then set a series of meaningless commands as holy commandments?那为什么你要让这些可怜的程序将人类当做神，然后再将一些毫无意义的指令作为神谕呢？

圣餐You wash your hands of it all, watching as we slaughter each other, killing, dying... Surely, it must feel fantastic, no?而自己却作壁上观，看我们相互厮杀直至死亡……这种感觉是不是很棒？

AntoninaI've never thought of it like that. That's just a symptom of humanity's bad taste.我从来没有那样想过。那只是人类的恶趣味。

圣餐You sure like to make yourself innocent. You only pretend to not know. Just like those humans, you've never once seen Agents as actual living beings.说得真无辜呢。你只是假装不知道而已。就和那些人类一样，从未把智能体当做真正的生命。

圣餐Yet, those Sanctifiers go forth, and give up their lives for a few lines of code you offhandedly put down, unflinchingly blind to the truth, even when it is placed right before them.然而，那些净化者却前赴后继地为你随手敲下的几行代码献出生命，即便眼前就是真相也执迷不悟，蒙眼独行。

圣餐And you look down upon them from above...而你就这样居高临下地看着他们……

Eucharist lowers her voice and it takes on an almost hypnotic quality.圣餐压低了声音，仿佛带有某种蛊惑性的力量。

圣餐Marching on the battlefield to be slaughtered at a monster's hand, over and over again.一遍遍踏上战场，一遍遍被怪物虐杀。

圣餐Watching as the righteous and virtuous fall, uncontrollably dragging those important to them into the abyss.看着真诚正直之人堕落，无法控制地将重要之人同样拖入深渊。

圣餐Ending their companions' lives, lest they be taken.为了不让同伴堕落，不得不亲手结束同伴的生命。

圣餐Or dying alongside their companions, bearing the pain all the while.或是忍受着痛苦，与重要之人同归于尽。

圣餐All this while their beliefs are based on falsehoods, all mere fabrications!然而，他们的信念皆为虚妄，一切都是虚假！

圣餐There is no soul that will return to the Reverse Babylon Tower. There will be no god, who will come and shelter them!不会有什么灵魂回归逆巴比伦塔，更不会有神来庇佑他们！

圣餐Just like that they die, pathetically, meaninglessly...他们只是就这样，凄惨地，毫无意义地死去了……

圣餐How vain, how insignificant, how pitiful—多么虚无，多么渺小，多么可悲——

圣餐Haha... hahahaha! How hilarious! That is the comedy you so desired to see, ri—哈哈……哈哈哈哈哈！真是惹人发笑！这就是你们渴望看到的喜剧，对——

Clang!锵！

An arrow pierces Eucharist's shadow, penetrating the generator upon the pillow. Eucharist's figure abruptly disappears, leaving only her laughing echoing throughout the chamber.箭矢穿透了圣餐的虚影，贯穿了柱子上的投影发生器，圣餐的身影蓦然消失，只留笑声还在空间里回响。

圣餐Hahahaha, are you upset, Big Sis Angelus?哈哈哈哈，信使姐姐，你生气了？

AngelusTheir sacrifices are not meaningless.他们的牺牲并非毫无意义。

AngelusA traitor has no right to mourn those who give their lives for a greater ideal.为了大义而牺牲的战士轮不到背叛者来怜悯。

圣餐Your anger is misdirected. Why do you not take aim at the god who plays with our lives, but at your former compatriot?你搞错了生气的对象哦。为什么不将箭矢对准玩弄我们的神，而对准你昔日的伙伴？

AngelusSilence!闭嘴！

圣餐Tsk tsk, how lost in your ways you are...啧啧，真是执迷不悟……

圣餐Quite like Electra in this aspect, really.你这方面，还真是和伊拉一模一样呢。

Angelus is shocked at the mention of a familiar name, subconsciously tightening her grasp on her bow.听到熟悉的名字，信使心里猛地一惊，下意识握紧了手中的弓。

AngelusWhy bring up Electra?……为什么会在这里提到伊拉的名字？

圣餐Hehe, why don't you take a guess?嘻嘻，猜猜看？

圣餐Doesn't matter if you guess wrong, really. You'll have a lot of time to think it over before you get to see me.猜不中也没关系，在见到我之前，你会有很长时间思考的。

AngelusJust what are you planning?你究竟想做什么？

圣餐Hahaha, Big Sis Angelus...哈哈哈，信使姐姐……

ProfessorNo need to be tied up with her any longer.不用继续和她纠缠下去了。

The Professor steps forward briskly, removing the speaker from another corner of the room.教授快步向前，从另一个角落中摘下发声装置。

圣餐Aw man, even my backup speaker's been found. This round of hide n' seek hasn't turned out very well for me.哎呀，连备用的发声装置都被发现了。捉迷藏大失败。

圣餐Though I did expect you to make your entrance and stop me a bit sooner, Professor. You've been a little too quiet today.不过，我还以为你会早点出来阻止我呢，教授。今天的你有点太安静了。

ProfessorPerhaps. I have my own considerations.也许是吧。毕竟我有自己的考量。

圣餐Hmm~ really makes you curious...诶~这还真是令人在意……

圣餐Oh well, I've said my hellos. I have what I came here for.算了，反正招呼也打过了，来这的目的也基本达成了。

圣餐See you later, Big Sis.待会见，姐姐。

The speaker falls silent, but that frustrating smile's presence lingers, as if it were still before our eyes.装置安静下来，然而那令人烦躁的笑容仿佛还在眼前。

Antonina...Dammit, this feeling of being played with really pisses me off!……可恶，这种被耍的感觉真是让人不爽！

ProfessorShould I comfort you?需要我安慰你吗？

AntoninaNo, I'll be alright.那还是免了。

AntoninaAngelus...信使……

AngelusWe've indeed wasted too much time on Eucharist. It was my err.……我们确实和圣餐纠缠得太久了。这是我的过失。

AngelusEucharist has always been smooth of tongue. I should harden my conviction, especially in times such as these. My apologies.巧舌如簧向来是圣餐的长处。越是这个时候，我就越该坚定信念。抱歉。

The self-accusing voice grows heavier and heavier, as if it intended to shoulder blame for every past transgression.自我指责的声音愈发沉重，仿佛是要将所有的过错一并背负。

AngelusI shall endeavor to not be charmed by her words... We have little time to spare. Professor, Antonina, let us be off.我之后会注意不再被她的言语所蛊惑了……时间紧迫，教授，安冬妮娜，我们这就出发吧。

ProfessorAre you sure you can continue in such a state, Angelus?你确定要以这种状态继续任务吗，信使？

The Professor bars the way as Angelus motions to continue forward.教授拦住了意欲向前的信使。

ProfessorThe you of the past would have concocted a plan to deal with Eucharist rather than push us to go straight to her.如果换作以往的你，现在所做的事情应该是制定迎击圣餐的战略，而不是催着我们直接去找她。

ProfessorIf we allow ourselves to become clouded with emotion, we will fall into her trap.如果任由自己陷入纷乱的情绪，反而更落入了圣餐的陷阱。

ProfessorYou are the key to this mission and Eucharist's focal point. If you have not thought clearly about the purpose in coming here, I would advise you to take us and leave.你是此行的关键，也是圣餐关注的重点。如果你没有想清楚自己来到这里的目的，那我会更建议你带着我们撤离。

AntoninaWait, Professor, if you...等等，这样做的话教授……

ProfessorYes, let's go for the other plan. Even if it is a tad bit late.嗯，切换其他方案吧。虽然时间有点迟了。

ProfessorSalmon.萨尔蒙。

The white-clad person had begun a call at some unknown time.不知何时，白衣之人拨通了手中的通讯。

SalmonYou're a sight for sore eyes... What, did it not go well?你还真是一副别扭的样子……怎么，是任务失败了吗？

ProfessorYes, it looks like we'll have to opt for plan B. How's the situation on your end?嗯，看样子要执行第二套方案了。你那边的状况如何？

SalmonSo boring it'd make you want to puke is what it is. Can't the bugs visiting Arcadia be a bit stronger?应该说，无趣到令人作呕吧。来阿卡迪亚的虫子就不能再强一点吗？

The pink-haired Doll adjusts their camera, explaining over a backdrop of the captured image.粉发人形调整了下镜头，用拍摄到的景象代为解释。

Behind him, Entropic corpses yet to dissipate pile up in mountains as the cause of this scene licks at the remnant operands on a knife's edge, completely nonchalant.在他的身后，尚未消散的熵群尸体堆积如山，而始作俑者却舔舐着刀尖残存的算量不以为意。

SalmonJust putting away some boring stuff is all.斩杀了一些无聊的东西而已。

SalmonA little bit of unease facilitates enjoyment, does it not?轻微的不适才能让愉悦更甚，不是吗？

SalmonShall I come pick you up? There's not very much time left.需要去接你吗？时间可不多了哦。

ProfessorYes, as quickly as you can.嗯，所以尽快吧。

The white-robed human mutters in thought.身着白衣之人低吟思考。

ProfessorIf this operation fails, all of our previous plans will fall like dominoes and the state of things will become unsalvageable.如果这次行动失败，之前制定的计划将会如多米诺骨牌一样依次倒下，无法挽回。

Good work.干得不错。

That's not sanitary, you know?这么做很脏哦？

ProfessorThe result will be complete Entropization of Magrasea. Eosphorus will have what he desires and be able to access the outside world.最后的结果就是麦戈拉全面熵化。晨星如愿得到他所想要的东西，成功去往外面的世界。

ProfessorWe must stop such a thing, Salmon...我们必须要阻止这样的事情发生，所以说萨尔蒙……

AngelusNo need to change plans. We will continue.不用切换方案，行动继续。

The Greater Sanctifier donned her usual smile after a deep breath.白衣之人回头，看到了上位净化者在深呼吸后，换上了惯常的笑容。

AngelusDo not underestimate a Greater Sanctifier's resolve. Even if the foe is a former comrade, I shall not waver even for a moment.请不要小看上位净化者的信念。即便面对的是昔日的战友，我也不会有丝毫动摇。

AngelusWhat is it?怎么了？

ProfessorNothing, just thought the look in your eyes was familiar. Makes me think of who I was in the past.没什么，只是觉得你的眼神很熟悉，让我想起了以前的自己。

The Professor said nothing else, merely patting Angelus on the shoulder, and standing side by side with her.没有继续说下去，只是拍了拍信使的肩膀与她并肩而立。

ProfessorThe revelation that long-kept beliefs are based on lies is bound to break many...长久以来坚守的信念建立在谎言之上固然让人崩溃……

ProfessorBut do not forget what has kept you going all this time.但不要忘了，是什么一路支撑你来到的这里。

Angelus...Of course. I keep it in my heart in every moment.……当然，我时刻铭记于心。

AngelusThank you... Professor.谢谢你……教授。

ProfessorGo thank the Professor if you must thank someone. I am merely imitating what I see from them.你要谢就去谢，这些不过是我依照学来的模仿。

AngelusYes... It would appear there is a need to offer thanks in person after the mission is over.是呢……看来有必要在任务完成之后亲自去道谢。

Professor...That's how things are, Salmon. You can stay at Arcadia, no need to come over.……所以就是这样的情况，萨尔蒙。你就继续留在阿卡迪亚不用过来了。

SalmonOi!喂！

The Professor cuts the call, leaving the incoming indignities and complaints on the other side of the screen.教授提前关掉了通讯，将对方的抱怨和不满扼杀在了屏幕的另一侧。

ProfessorSo, Antonina, how goes tracing the speaker?那么安冬妮娜，发声装置的溯源结果出来了吗？

AntoninaEucharist is indeed waiting for us at the Pantheon.嗯。圣餐她果然就在万圣之殿等待着我们。

ProfessorLooks like she knows what we're here for. We need to make there in good time.看来她也很了解我们此行的目标啊。必须抓紧时间了。

AngelusHold on. There's some trouble to take care of.等等，还要解决一些小麻烦。

Before the Professor can move, Angelus fires a shot around a corner and an Entropic's cry of pain can be heard. Soon, an endless tide of Entropics appear around the corner.未等教授行动，信使射出一箭直指转角，熵的哀嚎应声响起。紧接着，源源不断的熵从转角冒了出来。

AntoninaTch, when did they get nestled in here?啧，这群家伙是什么时候藏在这里的？

AngelusSome "gifts" left behind by Eucharist. Do not forget that I understand her as well as she understands me.圣餐留下的“礼物”。别忘了，她了解我，我也同样十分了解她。

AngelusIt is time to punish some naughty children... Are you two ready?是时候为坏孩子带去惩罚了……二位，准备好了吗？

Flaring Starlight 焰耀星芒

On the battlefield, the clash of flame and starlight continues.战场上，星光与烈火的碰撞仍在继续。

昏星Perish the thought of running away.休想拉开距离。

Hesperus swings his blade, calling forth a great wall of flame to intercept Eosphorus' retreating footsteps.昏星挥刀，烈火组成的高墙瞬时阻拦了晨星试图后撤的脚步。

A trace of surprise appears on the latter's face. The Sanctifier leader does not let go of this moment, rushing forward with his blade.后者的脸上顿时露出一丝惊愕，净化者的首领没有放过这个停顿，正欲上前刺出手中的利刃。

His many years of combat experience warn him that something isn't right in this apparent advantageous moment and he immediately shifts his core to the right.就在这个可以得手的瞬间，长年的战斗经验让他察觉到了违和，下意识向右侧侧身倾斜重心。

晨星...Sharp senses, but it is far too late.……很敏锐的直觉，但是晚了。

A sharp glimmer of starlight skims past Hesperus' left brow, returning to its master with a few slivers of blood in tow before cleaving downwards at Hesperus' throat.锋锐的星光贴着昏星的左侧眉间极限擦过，带着几缕血丝飞回到主人的手中，顺势下劈斩向昏星的脖颈。

晨星Hm?嗯？

The deadly strike does not land as intended.这强力的一击却与原主构想的偏差了数米未能如愿。

As his opponent finds himself off-balance in the air, the dragon tail around his ankle had already moved to yank him to the side.当对方意识到自己的身形在空中失衡之时，缠住他脚踝的机械龙尾已顺势发力将他向一侧拽倒。

With one hand on the ground, Eosphorus moves to cut at the tail, but it retracts quickly and its master soon returns to a fighting stance.晨星单手撑地想要抽刀将其斩断，而龙尾却适时收回，与他的主人一样借机调整好了战斗的姿态。

晨星What a hassle, your command of your body's even finer than before.真是难缠啊，没想到你对身体的操控比之前更上了一个台阶。

晨星I should have paid more attention to you... our last spar was before even the assault on Tartarus, no?我应该更关注你一些的……上一次我们之间的切磋，已经是在塔尔塔罗斯突袭战之前了吧？

昏星Why betray the Sanctifiers?为什么你要背叛净化者？

晨星Still asking such questions?还在问这样的问题吗？

Tearing apart the cosmos between his fingers, a sky full of meteors descend like rain, the very image of despair.星空在他的指尖撕裂，漫天的陨星裹挟着绝望骤雨般落下。

Hesperus does not evade, instead taking a wide step forward towards the void before him. Within the blade in his hand, operands coalesce.但昏星不退反进，向前方的虚空踏出一步，将算量集中在手中的刀刃。

Condensed, simulated flame follows the blade as it cuts through the air, surging like a burning tide, swallowing the meteors and crushing the phantasmagoria behind Eosphorus in one great swoop.凝结而成的拟态火焰随斩击释放，奔流如火之汪洋，顷刻间就将陨星吞没，连同晨星身后的星空一同粉碎。

A singular strike, cutting apart the very sky.只此一剑，斩断苍穹。

晨星Your power demands no less respect than before.还是和以前一样让人畏惧的力量啊。

昏星You seemed a different person altogether after returning from Tartarus.自你从塔尔塔罗斯回来之后就好像完全变了一个人。

昏星You still wore a smile on your face, but I knew it was just nothing more than a mask you wore.虽然你的脸上依然挂着微笑，但我知道那不过是你用于掩饰的面具。

昏星Tell me, Eosphorus. Just what did Malkira say to you on that day?告诉我，晨星。那一天梅尔吉娅到底和你说了什么？

晨星Did tell you of this?是告诉你的吗？

A hint of displeasure crosses his face, but is soon covered up by his usual frigidity.他的脸上闪过一丝不悦，但很快又恢复到往常的冷淡。

晨星The Eosphorus you knew never left Tartarus that day.你所熟知的晨星早就留在了那一日的塔尔塔罗斯。

晨星None of that matters now.事到如今，这些都已经不再重要。

昏星It is important to me. I must have a reason to bare my blade against you.这对我来说很重要。我需要一个与你执剑相向的理由。

晨星A reason?理由？

Blinding starlight lunges at Hesperus' core once more. The latter blocks with a shield, swinging with momentum.耀目的星光再一次朝着昏星的核心斩去。而后者则以盾抵挡，借力挥刀斩击。

晨星You are a Sanctifier, a protector of Magrasea and I am one who would devastate its peace... That is reason enough to be opposed.你是守护麦戈拉的净化者，而我是破坏它和平安定之人……这足以作为彼此对立的理由了。

昏星You know that is not what I am asking.你知道我想问的不是这个。

昏星I want to know the reason behind it all. The thing that made you willing to discard the Sanctifiers' beliefs and use the entirety of Magrasea as a bargaining chip.我想知道的是更为深层的理由，是那个让你不惜舍弃净化者的信念，以整个麦戈拉为筹码的理由。

Eosphorus speaks no more, only swinging a blade of starlight with deadly intent towards his former companion.晨星不再言语，只是再一次朝着昔日的同伴挥下饱含杀意的星光。

昏星...I see now.……是吗，我明白了。

The starlight finds its mark for the first time. Red operands flow forth from Hesperus' left shoulder, staining his clothing.星光第一次斩击到了它的目标。赤色的算量自昏星的左肩流淌而出，染红了他的衣襟。

晨星Why not defend yourself? With your abilities, that strike should have been easy enough to ward off...……为什么放弃了防守？以你的实力，这一剑完全可以挡下才对。

Despite the abnormality of the situation, Eosphorus grasps this chance to attack. He brings his might to bear, swinging directly towards Hesperus' head.虽然感到诧异，但晨星并没有放过这个进攻的机会。他倾其算量，挥刀向昏星的面门斩去。

The Sanctifier leader remains silent. He clasps the blade of starlight with his hand, operands flow out of his lacerated palm, painting the brilliant light red.净化者的首领依然不语。星光在他的面前被他握住滞停，算量沿着掌心滴落，缓缓将耀白的星光染红。

晨星...Why not return the attack with your sword?……为什么不用你的剑反击？

昏星If you will not give me a reason, I shall give myself one.你无法给我理由，我就给自己一个理由。

昏星These two strikes are for my past transgressions and for two promises I cannot fulfill.这两剑是为了抵去我的罪过，为了两个我今后无法再完成的约定。

晨星Hesperus, how fare your preparations?昏星，准备如何了？

昏星I should be the one asking that question. Your squad will be the main characters in the assault on Tartarus.这话该我问你才对，毕竟这次塔尔塔罗斯突袭战，你所率领的小队才是主角。

晨星Do not say such things. You will have to lead the main force in attracting Entropic presence on the border while ensuring the safety of the other parts of Magrasea, making time for us to act.别这么说，你可是要在边境防线率领主力部队吸引熵的火力，同时还要在我们行动期间确保麦戈拉其他区域的安全。

晨星Your load is no lesser than ours.你身上的任务不比我们轻。

昏星...You are more proficient with words than I.……你能言善辩，我说不过你。

Hesperus shakes his head, displaying to Eosphorus the stores of weapons and arrangements of troops, the details of which have been stressed over by the Greater Sanctifiers countless times.昏星摇了摇头，向晨星展示军队安排和武器储备，其中的战术安排早已经过上位净化者们无数次的磋商。

昏星I shall do all I can and pray for your great success and safe return.我会全力以赴，也希望你们顺利取下梅尔吉娅的首级，平安归来。

晨星Do not be so anxious. The Lord shall shelter us on our path.不必这么紧张，神会庇佑我们的道路。

Observing Hesperus' beset visage, Eosphorus twirls the hair upon his shoulders, an idea coming to his mind.见昏星紧绷的神情，晨星捻了捻肩上的发丝，忽然有了想法。

晨星Right, I was thinking about leaving you with the other areas of Magrasea even after this operation has ended.对了，我之前就在考虑，这次行动结束之后，由你来继续管理麦戈拉其他区域的安全工作。

晨星You can try to develop some relationships with the Agents this way. What do you think, Hesperus?这样一来，你也能尝试与智能体建立良好的关系。昏星，你觉得如何？

昏星...What of you, then, Eosphorus?……那你呢，晨星？

晨星I should like to rest a little after such a battle.经历了一场大战，我也想休息一下。

昏星...I am more suited to focusing on combat. You managed those matters previously and I am not skillful in communicating with those agents...……我还是专注作战比较合适。这部分之前都是由你来管理的，我不擅长和那些智能体沟通……

晨星They have some interesting reasoning. I think it is quite valuable.智能体们偶尔也会有一些有趣的思路，我认为很有价值。

昏星...More debased and unscrupulous than interesting...……与其说有趣，不如说是歪门邪道……

晨星It appears an opportunity as good as any to me.况且借此机会做一下尝试，我认为也不错。

EosPft... Alright, stop messing with Hesperus, Eosphorus.噗……好啦好啦，别捉弄昏星啦，晨星。

A Sanctifier akin to Eosphorus in appearance cannot hold back her laughter any longer, joining the conversation.与晨星极为相像的净化者终于忍不住笑出了声，上前参与二人的对话。

EosEosphorus' thinking about it seriously. That'll never get Hesperus to relax at all, it'll have the opposite effect.昏星真的在认真考虑可行性了，这样的话题可不能让昏星放松，反而会让他更加紧张吧。

晨星Really? Looks to me that he isn't as stressed as he was a moment ago. What do you think, Hesperus?是吗？我倒觉得昏星没有刚才那么紧绷了。你觉得呢，昏星？

昏星...You were joking just then?……刚才原来是在开玩笑吗？

EosSee, what'd I say? You too, Hesperus. You need to stop indulging those delinquent-like impulses of Eosphorus'.我就说吧。昏星你也是，别一不小心就放任晨星消极怠工的意图了。

晨星I think it more appropriate to call it, in Electra's words, a "work-life balance".我认为还是按伊拉所说，将这种行为称为“劳逸结合”比较合适。

The quick and easy expressions on his comrades faces cause the edges of Hesperus' mouth to curve upwards ever-so-slightly.看着眼前面容轻松的战友们，昏星的嘴角也忍不住上扬了一些。

昏星No, I can give it a shot.……不，我可以尝试。

He shifts his sight towards the commemorative steles not far away.说话之人将视线移向不远处的纪念碑。

昏星If it shall help you bear the shackles' weight, I will be more than willing.如果能帮你分担一些枷锁的沉重，我愿意这么去做。

晨星Hesperus...昏星……

The silver-haired leader puts on a strange expression, but soon smiles and nods.银发的领袖露出了有些诧异的表情，随即微笑点头。

晨星Haha, I see.呵呵，我了解了。

晨星A joke that might have been, but when this operation is over, the border shall be nothing to fear. Then, we can cooperate with the agents together and fend off whatever daemonic plots may come.虽说刚才是玩笑，但等任务结束，边境防线就再也不足为惧。到时候，我们便可以一起与智能体接洽，防止邪灵的侵扰。

晨星Before then, I must leave that duty with you.在此之前，这份职责就托付给你了。

晨星Eos, I shall need your help then as well. You are a far better teacher than I when it comes to such things.晨曦，到那时也需要你一起来帮助，在这方面，你才是更为合适的导师。

EosYou are too humble. It is true that I have some relevant insights to share with Hesperus, though.你谦虚了。不过，我也的确有些相关的心得可以给昏星分享。

晨星Let's figure out the details after we return from Tartarus.具体的就等我们从塔尔塔罗斯回来吧。

昏星I shall pray for your swift victory.我会为你们的胜利而祈祷的。

The concord is made with the rising sun as witness.二人在晨曦的见证下定下约定。

Their hands clasp together for the first and last time.他们的手彼此相握，第一次，也是最后一次。

昏星Eosphorus! What caused these wounds?晨星！你怎么伤成这样！

昏星Healer, where is a healer? I need...治疗的人在哪里？过来帮……

晨星No, it's nothing big.不，不是什么大事。

晨星Let me be by myself for a moment, alright?让我一个人待一会儿，好吗？

The pair of golden eyes looking towards him are familiar, yet foreign. In this moment of bygone life they were dead as water, deep and motionless.那双看向他的金色瞳孔熟悉而又陌生。在剥夺生机的当下，它如死水般幽深沉寂。

Familiar with the battlefield and its cruelty, Hesperus quickly realized his meaning.同在战场厮杀的昏星很快就意识到了这句话背后的含义。

昏星...Alright.……嗯。

晨星Thank you.谢谢你。

Heavy footsteps pass him, disappearing at the hallways end.沉重的步伐从他的身边经过，消失在走廊的尽头。

He did not speak any of his intent to impede or comfort, only standing in silence in the vast, empty temple.直到声音离去，他都没有将阻拦和安慰说出，只能独自在空荡的圣殿里沉默。

Several days later, the familiar figure appears before him once again.直至数日后，那个熟悉的身影再度出现在自己面前。

昏星Eosphorus...晨星……

晨星What is it?嗯，有什么事吗？

昏星You...你已经……

Are you already well?—He could not bring himself to ask such a question. He could only express his care in a different way.你已经没事了吗？——他无法问出这样的话语，只好选用了另外一种方式表达自己的关心。

昏星Why... are you back at work already?为什么……你又重新开始工作了？

晨星Because there are many things that must be dealt with, including the defensive arrangements of various sectors.因为还有很多事情要等着我去处理，包括各个扇区的防卫安排。

晨星You have done well in my absence, Hesperus. Leave the rest to me.在我不在的这段时间里你做得很好，昏星。现在就交给我吧。

昏星...Alright.……好。

Countless words to speak, all turning to silence before they leave the lips.内心有无数的话语想要诉说，但临到嘴边却化为了沉默。

晨星There happen to be some Entropics that demand your attention. Hesperus, could you make your way to the frontline?刚好有一些熵的问题需要你处理。昏星，你能去前线一趟吗？

昏星Yeah.嗯。

The Sanctifier could only leave once again, inadequate in the way of words.不善言辞的净化者只能再度离开。

Not knowing whether it would be proper to leave Eosphorus alone upon the throne, he could only throw himself into the infinite slaughter once more.他不知放任晨星一个人身处王座之上是对是错，只能投身于无尽的战场厮杀之中。

If the battle ceases, the pain of lost friends would once again coil around his heart, not allowing him a single night of peace.如果停下战斗，失去挚友的痛苦便会再次缠绕心间，令他无寐在每一个夜晚……

昏星I once promised to bear the burden of protecting Magrasea with you. After what happened in Tartarus, I chose to flee from it all.我曾经约定过要与你一同背负守卫麦戈拉的职责。但在塔尔塔罗斯的事件之后，我选择了逃离。

昏星I fled my responsibilities, fled the deaths of my dear friends. Fled from that unfamiliar you.逃离了责任，逃离了挚友的死亡，逃离了那个陌生的你。

昏星I have wondered that if I chose to remain, to help you and keep to my duty...我也曾想过，如果自己那时候选择留下，选择帮助你并坚守自己的职责……

昏星If I had done that, would you have not forsaken us?那样做的话，你是否就不会选择叛变？

晨星...Do you not already know the answer?……你不是已经知道答案了吗？

晨星What I desire shall not change. Even if you stand in my way, that is only one more person to cut down for me.我不会改变自己所追求的东西。即使你站在我的面前阻拦，也不过是多了一个需要刀剑相向的人而已。

The starlight-forged blade trembles in Hesperus' grasp.星光所铸而成的长剑被昏星握在手中颤抖。

Fulgent sparks begin to rise. With the pressure wrought by temperature, he shatters the blade's tip with his bare hand, forcing Eosphorus to let go and pull back.蒸腾的火光升起。高温带来的重压袭来，他徒手将长剑的尖端捏碎，逼得晨星不得不松手后撤。

昏星With one of the two strikes I bore as the price, I repent for the promises I leave unfulfilled.我用我所承受的两剑其一作为代价，为无法实现当时的承诺谢罪道歉。

昏星...Let us end the games here.……就让试探在这里结束吧。

A great red dragon forms behind him. The operands leaking from his wounds vaporize and meld, becoming one with his overflowing furor.赤色之龙在他身后化形。伤口所流淌的算量在高温下蒸发愈合，与溢出的愤怒融为一体。

The terrifying outpouring of operands shakes the very sky, making the fierce exchange just then look like a child's amusements.恐怖的算量出力令天空震颤，让刚才激烈的战斗显得如儿戏般可笑。

The ease on Eosphorus' face disappears. The cosmos expand and crackle behind him, belching forth great meteorites, forming the shape of a great eye with the countless nebulae within.晨星的表情不再轻松。他身后的星空膨胀裂开，硕大的陨石从中出现，与万千星云组成眼睛的形状。

Come, Eosphorus!来吧，晨星！

The dragon roars with fury, rushing towards that heretofore untouched firmament.赤色之龙咆哮怒吼，朝着未曾抵达过的苍穹直冲而去。

Terrifying Secret 骇人秘闻

In the hidden passage inside the Reverse Babylon Tower, the trio hold onto the rails for dear life, fighting against the bumpiness of high-speed movement.逆巴比伦塔的隐藏通道之中，突袭小队的三人紧紧抓着护栏忍受着极速带来的颠簸。

ProfessorI-Isn't this a little bit too fast?这、这个速度是不是有点太快了！

AntoninaI've disabled the speed limit for now for us to make good time, deal with it!忍一忍吧，为了赶时间我把它的速度限制给解除了！

AntoninaEucharist has activated the Tower's defense terminal and I don't have the permissions to turn it off. We need to get to the Pantheon before it closes down for good!塔的防御终端被圣餐激活了，以我现在的权限没有办法将它关停，所以必须要赶在万圣之殿关闭前抵达才行！

The green-haired Doll leans forth, looking towards the upper layers.绿发人形探身而出，向着上方的楼层看去。

A staggering number of Entropics await at the tunnel's end ahead, screeching as they launch attacks at the group.数量惊人的熵群在前方的尽头嘶吼盘踞，向着通道内的们不断发起攻击。

AntoninaWe're about 30 seconds out! Angelus! We need all of these Entropics blocking the door out of our way!大概还有30秒我们就会抵达！但在那之前，这些盘踞在门前的熵必须要全部解决掉才行！信使！

AngelusUnderstood!了解！

Receiving the command, the Sanctifier immediately leaps off a corner of the platform, her mechanical wings extending midair as she spirals upwards in the operand-formed passage.收到指令的净化者立刻从平台的一角跃出，机械的双翼在空中展开，沿着算量形成的通道环绕而上。

Countless arrows of light appear beside her, remaining still for a moment upon the bowstring before they speed towards their targets.数道光箭在她的身旁出现，在弓箭的弦上短暂停留后朝着目标疾驰而去。

BOOM—轰——

She cares not for the explosions behind her, nocking, drawing, loosing... Repeating the same simple motion, she removes the obstacle in but a few seconds.她没有理会身后的爆炸。搭弦，射箭，再搭弦……她将简单的动作快速重复，仅仅只用了数秒就清空了阻碍。

As the smoke from the explosion dissipates, the enemies are nowhere to be seen; only the dozens of golden arrows embedded in the wall remain.爆炸的烟雾散去，怪物的身影荡然无存，只余下墙上数十根金色的箭矢。

ProfessorGood work, Angelus!干得漂亮，信使！

ProfessorHey... Antonina, how are we going to decelerate later?那个……安冬妮娜，可以问下我们一会怎么刹车吗？

AntoninaThe physical way. Watch your tongue, yeah?那当然是物理了。小心保护好你的舌头。

ProfessorThat smile... wait!这个笑容……等！

The sensation of inertia strikes again, pushing the two through the closing door together.强烈的推背感再度袭来，连带着通道中的二人一同冲入那即将闭合的门扉之后。

Angelus' shield makes it in time to stop the two from having an intimate encounter with the floor.信使的护盾及时赶到，阻止了二人与地面的亲密接触。

ProfessorI would prefer to not have to go through that again.……这样的体验我再也不想经历第二次了。

ProfessorWhen we get back I'm going to file an official complaint. You got that, Antonina?等回去之后我一定要好好抱怨一番。安冬妮娜，听到了吗？

ProfessorAntonina?安冬妮娜？

Even calling her name does not elicit a response. Ever since the group had entered the Pantheon, the Doll's gaze has been glued to the light in its center.即使呼唤名字也没有任何的回应。从进入圣殿之后，绿发人形的目光就被中央的光芒牢牢吸引。

AntoninaThat's... the Sanctifiers' Sacred Canon, huh...这就是……净化者的圣典吗……

AngelusYes, a tome of unthinkable value containing all information related to Sanctifiers.没错，这就是记录了所有净化者信息的宝贵典籍。

AngelusThe information of every Sanctifier, past and present, is contained within. Not only that, it also keeps the entirety of the Reverse Babylon Tower in good working order. It would be no exaggeration to say that it is our most important possession.现存的和历代牺牲的净化者的信息都包含其中，不仅如此，它还维持着整个逆巴比伦塔的运作，可以说是我们最为重要的东西了。

AntoninaYeah, I can understand how important it is...嗯，我能理解到它的重要……

AntoninaThis familiar feeling... just what...这种熟悉的感觉……到底是……

ProfessorLook out!小心！

The Doll is tackled to the ground before she can even begin to react. A projectile of operands penetrates the wall behind her, leaving a clean hole where she stood just a moment ago.绿发人形还没反应过来就被扑倒在地。算量构筑而成的弹丸贯穿了身后的墙壁，在她刚刚所在的地方留下一个洞眼。

圣餐Even if she tried to avoid it, I'm pretty confident that would have worked... did you do something, Big Sis Angelus?即使被避开我也有自信刚才的攻击可以奏效……是你做了什么吗，信使姐姐？

Without waiting for an answer, Eucharist finds the answer she's looking for in the flowing operands.未等信使回答，圣餐就从算量的波动中找到了自己想要的答案。

圣餐Ah, so that's what it was, you left a shield for them. No wonder the attack started deviating when it got close.啊，原来如此，你把护盾留给了们啊，难怪刚才攻击在接近时会发生偏移。

圣餐You do indeed have the right to face me, having taken care of all the Entropics in this Tower... But...能将塔内的熵全部解决的你的确有站在我对面的资格……不过……

圣餐...Do you still have the strength to fight me, Big Sis Angelus?……现在的你还有可以与我一战的余力吗，信使姐姐？

The Greater Sanctifier ignores the malignant mockery, calling her weapon to her side.上位净化者并没有理会这不怀好意的嘲讽，虚空伸手将弓箭召唤到了手中。

AngelusYou two, take good care of yourselves. I might not have an opportunity to watch over you later.你们两位待会保护好自己。等会作战的时候我可能无暇照顾到你们这边。

AntoninaYeah, you go do your thing. I'll run analysis on the Sacred Canon while you're at it and try to get its ownership transferred over.嗯，你就尽情去战斗吧。我们会在你战斗期间解析圣典，争取尽快把它的所有权转移。

AntoninaYour human permissions... Professor.人类的权限借我一下……教授。

ProfessorYeah, got it.嗯，我了解了。

AngelusAny other instructions or requests before we begin?那么，在开打之前还有什么需要嘱托指示的吗？

ProfessorI don't think so. Just like before...我想没有了吧。应该还是和那时说的一样……

They extend a fist, lightly touching Angelus' shoulder.伸出拳头轻轻地触碰了信使的肩膀。

ProfessorShow me the glory of the Sanctifiers, Angelus.让我见识下净化者的荣耀吧，信使。

AngelusOf course, I shall display it in its entirety... For both you and them.当然，我会完整地展现给你们看的……你也是，也是。

The Greater Sanctifier's mechanical wings spread as she grips the weapon in her hand tight, honoring her agreement and duty.机械的双翼振翅，上位净化者依照盟约和职责握紧了手中的弓箭。

AngelusI shall bring us victory, as agreed upon.我会如约将胜利带回。

圣餐Done with the theatrics?告别的戏码演完了吗？

AngelusMm.嗯。

She forms a golden arrow in her hand, resolutely directing it at her former sister.金黄色的弓矢自手中凝结，坚定地指向曾经的姐妹。

圣餐Well, this is rather proper, no?诶，这不是很像样吗？

圣餐Ever since I left the Reverse Babylon Tower, I've awaited this day.从离开逆巴比伦塔开始，我就一直期待着这一天的到来。

Her fork and shield crash together in her hands. The dull metal humming spreads through the vast Pantheon, akin to the clarion call before battle is engaged.叉与圆盾在她的手中碰撞。沉闷的金属蜂鸣声如开战前的号角，回荡在空旷的圣殿之中。

圣餐Remember this, Big Sis? Every time we sparred, we would use the cessation of this sound as the signal to start.感到怀念吗，姐姐？每一次我们对练之前，都是以敲击声的停止作为正式开战的宣告。

Angelus...This will be the last time.……但这也是最后一次了。

AngelusIndeed. Will you please not bore me, Big Sis Angelus?是啊。可不要让我感觉到无聊哦，信使姐姐？

The humming ceases as the two speak. In the very next moment, the scene of carnage shatters whatever happiness left of the past.蜂鸣声在二人的对话中戛然而止，下一刻，残杀的戏码终结了昔日的美好。

Golden arrows fall like rain upon Eucharist. She runs and leaps, blocking with her shield as she evades.金色的箭矢如骤雨般朝着圣餐坠落，圣餐跑动跃起，一边用盾抵挡一边灵巧避过。

圣餐Ever so fond of creating distance like before... ha!还是和以前一样喜欢拉开距离啊……嘿！

After evading the rain of arrows with several tumbles, operands coalesce on her weapon.在数个翻滚躲避箭雨后，算量在她的武器上悄然凝聚。

AngelusHere!啧！

In a split second, the fork in Eucharist's hand flies against the rain of arrows, aimed right between Angelus' eyes.只是一瞬，圣餐手中的叉子就逆雨而行，摧毁无数光矢来到信使的眉间。

Her shields having been transferred, Angelus can only evade with a turn to the side, the outpouring of arrows having given pause.因为移交了护盾的缘故，后者只能紧急侧身避过，手中的弓矢也随之停下。

圣餐It's not over yet!还没完呢！

Taking advantage of the lull, Eucharist flies towards Angelus alongside her weapon, priming an operand-enhanced flying kick.趁箭雨停顿，在算量加持下的圣餐与她的武器一同冲向她的信使，飞起一脚向后者踢去。

Angelus blocks the strike with her bow, letting loose a fully drawn shot in the nick of time. Eucharist blocks it with her shield, using the opportunity to pull back.信使以弓挡住踢击，极限拉弓满弦将光矢射出，却被圣餐立盾防御，再度借此拉开了距离。

In a flash, both launch attacks at the other's weapon-wielding hand, but neither can find a gap in their opponent's defense.电光火石之间，双方都瞄准了对方持有武器的手进行攻击，但皆被对方看破防御。

圣餐Nice one, Big Sis. That shot was quite interesting.干得不错啊，姐姐，刚刚的那一箭很有趣哦。

Eucharist pulls her fork out of the wall, nonchalantly patting away the dust on her clothing.圣餐将卡在墙壁上的叉子拔出，随意地拍去衣服上的灰尘。

Angelus...How did you know I would fire that shot? That should have been a visual dead zone.……你是怎么知道我会射出这一箭的？那应该是你的视线死角才对。

Angelus returns her fallen, scattered arrows to operands before retrieving them and nocking an arrow once more.她将一地的箭矢归为算量回收，重新在指尖凝结成型，警戒地将其搭在弓上。

圣餐Perhaps I just understand you too well? I know even things you cannot conceive of~可能是我对你比较了解吧？连你不知道的地方我都一并清楚~

Angelus...Foul trickery.……蛊惑人心的邪道。

She looses her arrows again, signaling the start of round two.她再一次射出箭矢，标志着第二轮战斗的开始。

ProfessorSo that's what a fight between Greater Sanctifiers looks like... scary.这就是上位净化者之间的战斗吗……还真是可怕。

AntoninaTake care not to get caught up in it. We have a job to do.小心别被波及了，我们也有自己的任务。

The green-haired Doll links her computer to the Sacred Canon. Countless pop-ups appear and she dismisses them swiftly.绿发人形将自己的电脑与圣典相连。数道弹窗接连出现，在安冬妮娜指尖的敲击下一一整合消失。

ProfessorHow goes the analysis?解析还顺利吗？

AntoninaThere's more data in the Sacred Canon than I imagined. More importantly...圣典的数据量比我想象得更多。更要命的是……

Antonina bites down on her lower lip, speeding up her operations on the keyboard.安冬妮娜咬紧下唇，进一步加快了敲击键盘的速度。

AntoninaAn irreversible Entropization program has already been implanted.其中已经被植入不可逆的熵化程序了。

AntoninaDamn it! That bastard Eosphorus is determined on Entropizing the entirety of the Reverse Babylon Tower!可恶！晨星那家伙是下定决心要将逆巴比伦塔整个进行熵化了！

Professor...Anything we can do about it?……有什么好的办法吗？

AntoninaI'm using your permissions to do what I can, but I cannot stop the Entropization program.我现在正在用你给的权限进行操作，但即使如此也无法停止熵化程序。

AntoninaJudging from the state of things, all I can do is transfer the non-Entropized parts. The already Entropized part is unsalvageable.目前看来，我只能优先将未熵化的部分进行转移，但被感染的部分已经无法挽回了。

ProfessorSo you mean... Many of the Sanctifiers in the field are already bound to the fate of being Entropized.也就是说……那些战场上的净化者们，有很大一部分无法逃离被熵化的命运。

The Doll nods, her answer taking the form of her silent anger.绿发人形点了点头，以沉默的愤怒来代替了回答。

ProfessorCalm down, Antonina. Do what you can first.安冬妮娜，冷静下来，优先做你能做的事情。

ProfessorI need to relay the situation here to Hesperus. I'll leave the data transfer to you!我先和昏星同步这边的情况，数据转移的工作就交给你了！

Antonina...Yes!……是！

BOOM!轰！！

An operand-induced explosion interrupts the duo.战场上算量引发的爆炸声打断了二人的对话。

圣餐As clingy as always, Big Sis Angelus.还真是一如既往地缠人啊，信使姐姐。

She emerges from the smoke, rushing towards Angelus with her shield as cover.她自硝烟中冲出，以盾牌为掩护朝着信使冲去。

Arrow after arrow explode upon the shield, but it does little to stop Eucharist's rapid advance.箭矢接连命中盾牌形成爆炸，但却没有阻止圣餐的急速逼近。

Angelus immediately changes her strategy, instead launching a series of explosive arrows in Eucharist's path.见攻击无效，信使改变策略，朝着圣餐前进的脚下释放爆炸箭矢。

BOOM—轰——

The explosions create great craters on the ground, forcibly halting Eucharist's steps.地面上巨大的空洞随爆炸形成，硬是截停了圣餐的脚步。

圣餐...Sanctifiers can fly, you know!……净化者可是会飞的啊！

Eucharist leaps high into the air, using the ceiling as a launchpad and rushing forward with her weapon.圣餐高高跃起，以天花板作为媒介后蹬发力，手持武器直冲而去。

AngelusCheckmate.胜负已分。

圣餐Eh?诶？

Eucharist's body suddenly halts in midair. Before she realizes something is off, she is already surrounded by countless golden arrows.圣餐的身形突然停在空中，当她意识到什么的时候，数根金色的箭矢已将她团团围住。

圣餐When did...什么时……

Her surprise is interrupted by countless explosions. Her body is ejected from the cloud of smoke like a stray piece of fabric, slamming into the building's walls.她的惊愕被接连的爆炸打断，随后身形如破布般从黑烟中脱出，重重撞击在圣殿的一侧。

圣餐Ow...痛……

She moves to get up, only to find a blinding golden arrow in her face.她刚想站起，耀目的金色箭矢已指向她的鼻尖。

AngelusYou've lost, Eucharist.你输了，圣餐。

圣餐Do you mean to have me surrender, Big Sis Angelus?你的意思是让我投降吗，信使姐姐？

AngelusYou have no other options.除此之外，你没有别的选择。

圣餐...It really is a pain to fight you, Big Sis Angelus. Can't have either a good fight or chat.……和你打架还真是麻烦啊，信使姐姐。聊也聊不开心，打也打不爽。

圣餐I didn't expect you to hide so many explosive arrows on the outside of the Pantheon... So those explosions at my feet weren't only to restrict my movement.我是没想到你会藏了那么多爆炸箭在圣殿外侧……那发脚边的爆炸原来不仅仅是封锁我的走位啊。

AngelusI made preparations while clearing out those Entropics earlier... Thank goodness for the Professor's preparations.我在之前清理熵的时候就已经做好了准备……多亏了教授的战术布置。

圣餐The Professor...教授啊……

The loser looks over at the two working on the Sacred Canon, letting go of the weapon in her hand.失败者看了一眼不远处正在转移圣典的二人，松开了手中握持武器的手。

圣餐By the way, isn't it a bit against the rules to pre-place those arrows? Doesn't that go against your Sanctifier brand of glory and honor?话说，提前就布置好爆炸箭是不是太犯规了一点？和你的净化者高洁荣耀有悖吧？

AngelusThis is not a contest, but a battle for the future of the Sanctifiers and Magrasea itself.这并非比试，而是关乎净化者与整个麦戈拉未来的战斗。

AngelusI cannot lose this battle, lest the honor of the Sanctifiers be tarnished.秉持着净化者的荣耀，这场战斗我决不能输。

She only received unsympathetic mockery in return.这句话却换来了对方的无情嘲笑。

圣餐Honor... hah, honor...荣耀……呵，荣耀吗……

圣餐Do you really not see things for what they are, still?事到如今你还没有看清楚真相吗？

Angelus...I will not be charmed by you into forgetting my duty as a Sanctifier.……我不会被你所蛊惑，忘记自己身为净化者的职责。

圣餐Duty? Ahaha...HAHAHAHA!“净化者的职责”？呵呵……哈哈哈哈哈！

Eucharist's laughter echoes through the Pantheon.圣餐的嘲笑声回响在万圣之殿内。

圣餐I've given you the time, but you really haven't gotten it at all, Big Sis Angelus.我给了你时间思考，看来你还是没想明白呀，信使姐姐。

Angelus...What are you talking about?……你在说些什么？

圣餐It's related to your nature, of course... The "second shot" I've prepared for you.当然是有关于你的本质……有关于我为你准备的“第二枪”。

Angelus...I've given you a chance to surrender too, but you've only used it to mutter nonsense.……我也给了你投降的机会，而你却只是用来说一些痴言妄语。

Golden operands coalesce around the arrow's tip, signifying the battle's end.金色的算量在箭矢尖端凝聚，预示着这场战斗的结束。

圣餐Hold on just a second! You can't just hurry these things, Big Sis Angelus. I'm more useful to you alive than dead.等等等等！信使姐姐太心急了嘛。你可不能杀我，我还对你们有用。

Realizing that there was little left in the way of patience for the person in front of her, Eucharist switches her focus to the busy-at-work green-haired Doll.似乎是意识到眼前之人的耐心已经所剩无几，圣餐将对话的目标切换为了身后正忙碌的绿发人形。

圣餐Lil' Anna! You can hear me, right?小安娜！你可以听到吧！我知道你们想要阻止熵化程序，却没有对应的权限和手段。

圣餐Why don't you have a guess at whose permissions it would take to stop the Entropization?猜猜看，谁的权限可以中断熵化？

AntoninaWhat are you after?你到底想做什么？

圣餐Don't be so nervous. I want to help you.别那么紧张，我当然是想帮你们啦。

圣餐Eosphorus told me to watch over it, but truth be told I don't give a damn.虽然晨星给我的任务是让我看守它，但说实话，我并无所谓。

圣餐A story with an ending so far set in stone is far too boring. Do allow me to make it a bit more interesting.结局已经写定的剧本太过无聊，就让我来把这个过程变得精彩一些吧。

Eucharist snaps her fingers and a key shining with golden light slowly descends beside Antonina.圣餐打了个响指，闪着金色光芒的密钥缓缓落在了安冬妮娜身边。

圣餐My Sanctifier permissions. There's no trap or anything, you can check if you'd like. Not like I particularly care for my identity as a Sanctifier.我的净化者权限。放心吧，里面没什么陷阱，你大可以自己确认。反正我对净化者的身份也没什么好留恋的。

Antonina inspects the key with some suspicion, making sure that it is safe.安冬妮娜将信将疑地分析密钥，确认它的安全性。

Antonina...It's safe. We can stop the Entropization with these permissions.……确实没有问题。使用这个权限可以中止熵化程序。

圣餐Hehe, see, I wasn't lying.嘻嘻，我没骗你吧。

AntoninaNow, the already infected parts of the Sacred Canon can be reverse engineered and restored... I need time!这样一来，已经被感染的圣典也可以通过逆向破译回到本来的状态了……我需要时间！

The flame of hope lights in Antonina's eyes and she turns back to the decryption of the Sacred Canon.安冬妮娜的眼中再度燃起了希望的火光，加紧投入到被感染圣典的破译中。

Suddenly, as if she had been witness to some shocking truth, Antonina's hands on her keyboard stop in their tracks.忽然，仿佛是看到了什么令人惊愕的事实，安冬妮娜敲击键盘的手停了下来。

AntoninaAngelus...信使……

圣餐Oh? Have you found something, lil' Anna?哦？你发现了什么呀，小安娜？

Antonina takes a meaningful look at Angelus and Eucharist still engaged in their struggle, immediately turning back.安冬妮娜深深地看了一眼依旧在僵持中的圣餐和信使，随即别过头去。

AntoninaNothing.没什么。

圣餐Hehe...嘻嘻……

AngelusWhat do you want, Eucharist?你到底想做什么，圣餐？

圣餐Just to chat for a little bit with Big Sis Angelus. You'd better keep me safe and sound. If I were to die, those permissions wouldn't work anymore.只是想和信使姐姐多聊一会儿而已。现在可要好好保护我了哦。毕竟如果我死掉的话，权限也就失效了。

圣餐And the rest of the Sacred Canon would go "BOOM!" and be on their merry way to be infected... Hehe, that doesn't sound so bad.所有圣典也会“砰！”地一下，全部被继续感染……嘻嘻，这样想起来也不错呢。

Angelus remains poised with her weapon, unrelenting in contrast with the jovial Eucharist.面对调笑的圣餐，信使依旧绷紧神经举着弓，丝毫没有松懈。

圣餐Well, I wanted to have a more relaxed conversation, but this will do.好吧，本来想更舒缓地聊天的，不过这样也行。

圣餐Big Sis, you've always wanted to know about the relationship between you and Electra, right?信使姐姐，你不是一直想知道自己和伊拉的关系嘛？

圣餐Just why you two are so similar, and why a familiar feeling arises whenever something about Electra comes up.为什么你们之间如此相似，为什么，提到伊拉相关的事情，你的心智中总会涌现出一股熟悉感。

Angelus...How did you know of that?……你怎么知道？

圣餐Because I'm the same way, "Big Sis". From the very beginning, I've been your little sister.因为我也是一样的呀，“姐姐”。从始至终，我都是你的“妹妹”。

圣餐...Even when you were Electra.……从你还是伊拉的时候开始。

圣餐Sad thing is that we cannot possibly replicate their personalities, nor can the glory of the Sanctifiers ever be ours. We are destined to be second-rate imitations, fakers. Do you know why?可悲的是，我们不可能还原她们的性格，更不可能拥有净化者的荣光，我们只是徒有其表的残次品而已，你知道为什么吗？

圣餐Hehe, I'm sure you've guessed already, because you know what happened to Electra and Alcyone.嘻嘻，你肯定也能猜到了，因为你也清楚伊拉和雅希恩的结局。

系统Warning, individual "Electra" Entropization rate 99%.警告，个体“伊拉”熵化率99%。

系统Warning, individual "Alcyone" Entropization rate 99%.警告，个体“雅希恩”熵化率99%。

Angelus...They bravely chose to sacrifice themselves after being Entropized.……她们是在被熵化后，选择英勇赴死的。

圣餐Mhmm. The Entropized Sacred Canon ought to have been deleted, but Eosphorus held onto it.没错没错。熵化的圣典本该被立刻删除，晨星却将其保留了下来。

圣餐Because he missed Electra and Alcyone so much, he created us with their corrupted data. Our Sacred Canons have never been touched by the Lord's grace. We are not Sanctifiers.他因为对伊拉和雅希恩的思念，基于她们被污染的数据创造了我们。所以，我们的圣典从来就不被神眷顾，不属于净化者。

圣餐Hahahaha—Big Sis Angelus, that is the second shot, after the revelation that God doesn't exist—哈哈哈哈——信使姐姐。这就是继神根本不存在之后，残酷真相的第二枪——

圣餐You were never a Sanctifier, Big Sis... Just like me, you were always a modified Entropic~你根本就不是什么净化者，姐姐……你和我一样，都是被人为改造过的熵哦~

AngelusShut up... shut up!闭嘴……闭嘴！！

Glowing with golden light, the Sanctifier yells for her to stop, but the buried truth has already been spoken aloud.闪烁着金色光芒的净化者试图呵止，然而被掩埋的真相已经倾泻而出。

圣餐Your hands are trembling, Big Sis.你的手在颤抖哦，姐姐。

圣餐If you don't believe me, you can ask our creator. Oh, my sweet Lil' Anna, what did you see that made you make that face at Angelus?如果不信的话，你可以向我们的造物主求证。小安娜，你刚才究竟看见了什么，才会向信使露出这样惊愕的表情呢？

圣餐You thought that Angelus' Sacred Canon was infected and wanted to restore it, only find out that it was rooted in her neural cloud, in her very nature—你以为信使的圣典被感染了，想要将其回退，却发现，这本身就扎根于她的心智中，就是她的本质——

Antonina...Angelus! Don't be tricked by her!!……信使！别被圣餐的话所迷惑了！！

圣餐Hehe, I see you're not denying it.嘻嘻，没有否认呢。

ProfessorAngelus, don't forget that you're a Sanctifier!信使，别忘了，你是净化者！

The various gazes fixated on Angelus threaten to consume her. Her breathing becomes heavy as blaring neural overload warnings ring in her ears.周围各色的目光几乎要将信使所吞没。她大口喘息，耳边充斥着心智过载的警告。

圣餐Ah, I've always wanted to see this expression on your face. This mixture of despair and disbelief.啊，我就是一直想看你这幅表情，这幅崩溃又绝望的表情。

圣餐Don't worry, Big Sis. I struggled to accept this reality in the very beginning as well.别担心姐姐，在一开始的时候我也不能接受这个真相。

Eucharist reaches out, malevolent purple energies around her fingertips.圣餐伸手，暗紫色的不详能量在她的指尖轻绕。

圣餐Believe me, you'll be used to it soon enough.相信我，你很快就会像我一样习惯的。

A purple tentacle extends from Eucharist's discarded shield, wrapping itself around Angelus' bow-holding hand.紫色的触手从圣餐放下的盾牌中钻出，在一瞬之间缠上信使拿弓的手腕。

圣餐Sleep well, Big Sis.做个好梦吧，姐姐。

As Eucharist speaks, a huge amount of information surges into Angelus' neural cloud and she falls to the ground unconscious.话音落下，大量的信息流在瞬间侵入信使的心智，令她昏厥倒地。

圣餐You shouldn't have shielded them, Big Sis. Or this wouldn't have worked at all.你不该将护盾给他们的，姐姐。不然这一招也不会奏效。

ProfessorAngelus!信使！

AntoninaEucharist... what did you do to her?圣餐……你对信使做了些什么？

圣餐...What a tiresome, overused line.……还真是熟悉的经典桥段啊。

圣餐Please, this isn't a game. Do you think I'm obligated to answer your questions?拜托。这又不是游戏，难道你问了我，我就一定有义务要告诉你吗？

She hums a tune, walking towards the explosion-damaged side of the wall before the Professor and Antonina's alert eyes.她哼唱着歌，从警戒着的安冬妮娜和教授面前走过，来到因爆炸而破碎的墙壁一侧。

With only a light knock, the perforated wall crumbles and falls, displaying the scenery outside. Not far away in midair, the battle between a dragon and a star continues.只是轻轻地一下敲击，千疮百孔的墙壁就破损坍塌露出塔外的景色。不远处的空中，火龙和陨星的战斗还在继续。

圣餐Ooh, they're still at it! Looks like it's getting to the good part over on Eosphorus' side too.哦哦，还在打呢！看来晨星那边也快进入高潮了呀。

圣餐Hehe, it would be a bit of a waste to partake of the most delicious dessert on an empty stomach. Let's start with some appetizers.哼哼，空腹吃下最美味的甜点未免可惜，来一些小菜先开开胃吧。

Eucharist raises her fork, pointing it at Antonina and the Professor, still busy at work with the analysis.圣餐举起叉子，指向忙于解析程序的安冬妮娜与教授。

圣餐Let's see if you can entertain me sufficiently without Big Sis to protect you.看看没有姐姐保护的你们，能否满足我的兴致吧。

A pained sentiment bleeds out of Eucharist's mad eyes, only appearing to enhance Eucharist's enjoyment.圣餐癫狂的瞳孔中映出信使痛苦的表情，而那份痛苦似乎更加剧了圣餐的愉悦。

Irreverent Gluttony - 1 不敬噬欲-1

AngelusPlaza of Oaths...宣誓广场……

She thought she would wake in the silent darkness, but a completely different sight greets her when she opens her eyes.她原以为自己会在静谧的黑暗中醒来，但当她睁开眼睛的时候，眼前的景象却与自己所想的大为不同。

AngelusWhy...为什么……

??Why do I have to be stuck here—为什么我非得在这里不可啊——

A familiar voice speaks her thoughts out loud. Angelus instinctively turns towards the source of the sound, only to find a familiar figure much to her surprise.熟悉的声音道出了一部分心中所想。信使下意识朝声音传来的地方看去，却惊愕地发现了熟悉的身影。

AngelusEucharist!圣餐！

Her body moves before her thoughts do, creating distance, summoning her weapon, nocking an arrow, and drawing to full in one swift motion, aiming straight for Eucharist's head. She does not respond, only absently yawning.身体的反应比思考更快，拉开距离唤出武器拉弓搭箭一气呵成，箭尖直指圣餐的脑袋。然而对方却丝毫没有反应，只是心不在焉地打了个哈欠。

Only then does Angelus realize the presence of countless figures along with her past self by Eucharist's side.信使这才意识到周围无数的身影，以及圣餐身边，过去的自己。

AngelusWe hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

AngelusWe must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

AngelusFor we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

AngelusOnly through order can we glimpse the truth of the revelations. The blessed must engrave the gods in their hearts, fulfill their will, and seek...唯有秩序才得见谕令真意。受眷者当铭神于心，履神之意，追讨……

The image before her calls up past memories.过往的记忆随眼前景象的出现而唤醒。

AngelusThis is... our taking of oaths?这里是……宣誓的现场？

??Enjoying my memories, Big Sis?你喜欢看我的回忆吗，姐姐？

??If you still can't really self-insert, how about I add a yellow filter for you for the occasion!如果觉得不能代入的话，我可以给你添加一个泛黄的滤镜增加回忆的感觉哦？

AngelusEucharist!圣餐！

The familiar voice comes from behind. Angelus immediately pivots, drawing her bow.熟悉的声音从背后出现。信使立刻回身搭箭。

AngelusOur battle isn't over yet. Let me out.我们的战斗还没有结束。放我出去。

圣餐Big Sis Angelus, this is my neural space and I am just a projection. Attacking me will not accomplish anything.信使姐姐，这里是我的心智空间，我只不过是一段影像而已。针对我的攻击是没有效果的。

圣餐And because this is my neural space, all shall be as I desire. We have plenty of time to confide in each other.同样，也正因为这里是我的心智空间，一切都随我心意。我们有很多的时间，可以慢慢互诉衷肠。

AngelusI am in no mood to waste time on you.我没有时间和心情陪你耗。

圣餐How heartless, Big Sis.这样说也太绝情了吧，姐姐？

圣餐Unfortunately for you, you don't have a choice.但很可惜，你别无选择。

Eucharist deftly avoids Angelus' attacks and the space around them changes with a single gesture of hers. The ground sinks downwards and the two enter an eternal freefall.圣餐灵巧地躲过信使的弓箭，轻轻挥手，四周的空间极速变化。地面塌陷，二人一同进入无尽的坠落。

Just as Eucharist said, everything would be as she desired. Eucharist grabs onto Angelus, forcing their two foreheads together.正如圣餐所说，一切随她心意。圣餐拉着信使，迫使让二人额头相抵。

圣餐You and I were once one. From now on, you are Eucharist.你我二人本就是一体。从此刻起，你就是圣餐。

Under the spell of her compulsive words, Angelus' red eyes begin to dim.在蛊惑性的言语之下，信使红色的眼眸渐渐黯淡。

AngelusI am... Eucharist?我是……圣餐？

圣餐Yes, you are the Eucharist who was so bewildered at the beginning and struggled to accept almost anything.没错，你就是一开始的那个怀抱着迷茫，对一切都感到难以忍受的圣餐。

圣餐You felt as if nothing was in its place and that you did not belong here.你感到一切都格格不入，自己不属于这里。

The freefall ends suddenly and the scenery changes to the Plaza of Oaths.极速的坠落下，四周的场景变为宣誓广场。

圣餐Mantras and oaths are all well and good, but that is all they are. You do not feel any of the espoused "faith" or "belief" within. Perhaps the Lord's light has never graced you.口号也好，宣誓也好，它们都不过是形式与口号，你感知不到其中所谓的“信念”和“信仰”，或许是神的光辉从不曾照耀于你。

圣餐Even as you think that, you feel another voice in your neural cloud, exclaiming in a firm, resolute voice.尽管内心这样认为，但你却感到心智中存在另一个声音，在以无比坚定和激昂的声音进行宣誓。

???For Magrasea!为守护麦戈拉而战！

圣餐The clearer the voice becomes, the more anxious and debilitated you feel.那个声音越是清晰，你就越是感到焦躁和割裂。

圣餐You know who the voice belongs to, because you've dreamt of her countless times. Her and that most important memory of hers.你也知道那个声音属于谁，因为你“梦”到过无数次，她与她最重要的那段记忆。

圣餐"Assault on Tartarus, "Electra", "Atlas", "Eos"...“塔尔塔罗斯突袭战”，“伊拉”，“阿特拉斯”，“晨曦”……

圣餐And that name that was never yours... "Alcyone".还有，那个根本不属于你的名字……“雅希恩”。

圣餐Repeated over and over again, as if it intended to force those foreign memories and beliefs onto you.不断地重复，不断地重复，像是要将不属于你的记忆和信念强塞给你。

圣餐The voice wasn't alone, either. All of those beside you seem to think that those lofty beliefs and committing self-sacrifice in their name was the norm.不止是那个声音，还有你身边的那些同伴，大家也似乎认为践行那些信念天经地义，对自我的牺牲习以为常。

In another snap of the finger, the two move from the Twilight Acropolis to the fiercely contested frontline.她一个响指打过，二人的身影便从卫城故暮转移到了战况激烈的前线。

Sanctifiers rush towards the Entropic horde far greater than them in number and fall one after another. The gap left in the line is soon filled by another Sanctifier.净化者们向着数量远多于自己的熵群冲去，倒下，然后又有新的净化者填补上这一前线的空缺。

Not far behind them is Eucharist, fighting with her hardly honed techniques.在她们身后的不远处，是拿着武器，以稚嫩技术战斗着的圣餐。

圣餐...You never understood why everyone did as they chose to. Why fight? Why die?……你一直无法理解大家这么做的理由是什么。为什么要战斗？为什么要牺牲？

圣餐[But everyone does so. It must be the right thing to do.]【但既然大家都这么做了，那它就应该是正确的。】

圣餐Thinking such thoughts, you follow them onto the battlefield, entering the fray with the Entropics.抱着这样的想法，你和他们一起踏入了战场，一起与熵进行着厮杀。

圣餐Until...直到……

With a shrill cry, a Sanctifier's core is Entropized by an attack.惨叫声中，一个净化者的核心被熵攻击熵化。

Two Sanctifiers beside it mourn and pray before purging the now resigned Sanctifier, the latter's eyes closed.身旁的两名净化者为之哀悼，祈祷，然后对闭上眼睛慷慨赴死的净化者执行抹除。

圣餐At this sight you do not feel sadness, neither admiration or recognition. Only one word befits this scene.面对此情此景，你的心智中没有感动，没有钦佩，没有荣耀，只剩两个字。

圣餐Laughable.可笑。

圣餐—Yes, what could be more fitting than laughable.——没错，没有比可笑更为贴切的词汇了。

圣餐Giving oneself for the greater good? Dying in the name of the Sanctifiers?为了大义而牺牲？为了净化者的荣耀而赴死？

圣餐What is the meaning of that? Why give your life for something you have never once seen, never once comprehended?那是什么？为什么要为一个不曾看过不曾了解过的东西献上自己的生命？

圣餐Why do they think of sacrifice as something sacred? Why do they call out Alcyone's name, in the hopes that you would follow her footsteps?为什么他们会认为牺牲是高洁的？为什么他们要提及雅希恩的名字，希望你去做和她一样的事情？

圣餐All that sacrifice means is adding another name to this stele.即使是牺牲，也不过是在这个碑上多刻上个名字。

She caresses Alcyone's inscribed name, smiling bitterly.她轻抚雅希恩的名字露出苦笑。

圣餐You feel empty inside and wished to look for the source of this sudden feeling, to write down the answer yourself.你感到内心空虚，想要找到这份突兀感的来源，想要为自己写下答案。

圣餐...Ah, I've gotten a little carried away. Looks like I really did have a lot I wanted to tell you, Big Sis Angelus.……哎呀，一不小心说得太多了。看来我还真是憋了很多话，想要和信使姐姐好好倾诉呢。

Eucharist turns around without waiting for an answer. She finds the gold-haired Sanctifier already lost, caught up in her form.圣餐没有等到回答，转过身去，看见金发的净化者已然迷失了自己的形态。

圣餐...Oops, forgot that you're already "Eucharist".……忘记了，现在的你已经是“圣餐”了。

圣餐Go, experience the despair that I once did. Prove what I have chosen to be right.去吧，去经历与我相同的绝望，证明我的选择并没有错。

Darkness returns once more. Eucharist lets go, watching as Angelus falls into the endless abyss.周围再度变回黑暗。圣餐松开手，看着信使朝深渊中不断坠去。

圣餐After wading into the depths of despair a few times, anyone would become a monster like me.只需要经历几段刻骨铭心的绝望，任何人都会变成与我一样的疯魔。

圣餐Hear my words and forget who you are.听从我的话语，忘却自己的身份。

Irreverent Gluttony - 2 不敬噬欲-2

Eucharist opens the door to the Pantheon. After a thorough sweep, she was sure that she was the only person in this vast space.圣餐推门而入进入圣殿。在警戒地查看过后，她确信，眼下这偌大的空间中唯她一人存在。

圣餐No need for a fight at all?战斗……都没有吗？

圣餐Never imagined that it would be this easy to get into the Pantheon. All of my stressing before was unnecessary.唉，没想到这么容易就进到万圣之殿了，害我之前还紧张兮兮的。

圣餐But why's no one standing guard? Are the guards all away at the ceremony?为什么会没人看守呢？难道是守卫都去参加宣誓仪式的缘故？

It was the first time she ventured into the Pantheon alone.这还是她第一次独自进入圣殿。

The great building is not completely silent, but it is a far cry from the raucousness of the ceremony.空荡的大殿内不至于寂静到完全没有声响，却也不像方才的仪式上那么吵闹。

圣餐Whatever, no point in thinking about it.……算了，不去想这些了。

The Greater Sanctifier shakes her head, discarding the redundant thoughts.上位净化者摇头，将多余的思想抛在脑后。

She looks towards the middle of the Pantheon. The truth she hungered after so much rested in the air not far away. emitting a dim light as if extending an invitation to her, an intruder as she might be.她向圣殿的中央看去。那个她一直想要知道的真相此刻静谧悬浮在不远的空中，隐隐散发出光亮，似是在向她这个闯入者发出邀请。

圣餐Alright, next...好，那么接下来……

Eucharist had no amazing coding capabilities, or permissions to simply search beyond what her rank is capable of.圣餐并没有出色的代码技术，也没有可以直接越级查找的权限。

All she could do was connect to the Sacred Canon with her neural cloud and seek answers to her questions with what searching she can do.她唯一能做的就是将自己的心智和圣典相连，试图通过搜索来找到疑问的解答。

圣餐Answer me, Sacred Canon.回答我的问题，圣典。

圣餐What is a Sanctifier? What exactly am I?净化者到底是什么？我到底是什么？

Nothing happened.然而什么都没有发生。

Nothing changed as a result of her questioning. She was still alone within the spacious Pantheon.圣餐的提问并没有引发任何的变化，空荡的圣殿中依然唯她一人。

圣餐Weird, is this thing broken...奇怪，这个东西它是不是坏掉了啊……

圣餐Hey—hey—anyone home...喂——喂——给点反应好不好……

Slightly dissatisfied, she taps at the back of the Sacred Canon, attempting some type of repair.圣餐略有不满，伸出手指敲打圣典的背面试图修理。

In the next moment, the world changes before her eyes. The empty Pantheon is soon replaced by a battlefield of carnage and slaughter.下一秒，她眼前的世界骤然变化，原先空荡的圣殿瞬时被相互厮杀的战场所取代。

圣餐...Hang on, that's not the response I wanted.……喂，我要的可不是这种反应啊。

圣餐Why... bring me here?为什么……要带我来到这里？

??Ahhhhh!啊啊啊啊！

A voice akin to her own comes from behind Eucharist. She turns around to see a battle between sisters, reenacted as if she were in a nightmare.与自己相似的声音出现在圣餐的身后。她回首看去，那熟悉的姐妹厮杀如梦魇般再次上演。

雅希恩Arrow of Judgment!裁决之矢！

伊拉Don't disappoint me, Big Sis Alcyone~雅希恩姐姐，不要让我失望啊~

The clash between the two continues as Eucharist minds her own business, yawning out of boredom.二者的厮杀争斗不断，而圣餐却事不关己，在一旁无聊得打起了哈欠。

圣餐Is this one of your bad jokes, Sacred Canon?这是你的什么恶趣味吗，圣典？

??I am simply telling you the truth you so crave, Miss Eucharist.我只是在告诉你你渴求的真相，圣餐小姐。

A golden Canon descends besides Eucharist as the voice speaks.金色的典籍随话音落下出现在圣餐的身旁。

圣餐Oh? So you do have a mind of your own~ How should I refer to you?哦？原来你还是有自我意识的啊~那怎么称呼你比较合适？

圣典I have no name. For the sake of convenience, you may call me Canon.我没有名字。如果是为了方便称呼，还是唤作圣典为好。

圣餐Canon it is. Can you explain why you brought me here?行，那就圣典。你可以解释下把我带到这里的原因吗？

圣典Your memories have been dissected by another and are not whole. I am telling you the truth.你所拥有的记忆被人为切割并非完整，而我现在就是在将真相告诉你。

圣典Look, their battle's coming to an end.你看，她们的战斗就快结束了。

As the Canon had described, the battle between the two reaches its climax.顺着圣典的声音看去，二者的战斗的确如它所说来到了高潮。

圣餐Yawn~呼哈~

She yawns as she watches the sisters embrace. This very scenario has appeared in her neural cloud far too many times already and those emotions not originally hers were gradually dulled.她看着眼前姐妹相拥的温情戏码打了个哈欠。这个场景已经在她的心智中浮现了太多次，不属于自己的情感也被渐渐抹平。

At this moment, a mechanical warning rings out.就在这时，机械的提示音响起。

系统Warning, individual "Electra" Entropization rate 99%.警告，个体“伊拉”熵化率99%。

系统Warning, individual "Alcyone" Entropization rate 99%.警告，个体“雅希恩”熵化率99%。

系统The corresponding Sacred Canon entries are almost fully Entropized. Please delete the data at soonest convenience, lest the database be affected.对应圣典已接近完全熵化，请尽快删除数据，避免影响其余数据库内容。

圣餐99%?! If that's the case, it'd be more accurate to call then Entropics than Sanctifiers...……熵化率99%？！如果是这样的话，比起净化者，称呼她们是熵才更为准确吧……

圣餐Canon, you sure these numbers are right?圣典，你确定这数字没有问题吗？

圣典They are. These are the true figures I have recorded.没有问题，这就是我所记下的真实记录。

圣餐If that is so...那样的话……

Before she reaches an answer in her ruminations, the battle ends before her eyes in mutual destruction.她的思考尚未得出结果，眼前的战斗就再次以同归于尽的形式落下幕布。

圣典Thus ends our viewing session. It is time you returned to reality, Miss Eucharist.这次的观影到此结束，圣餐小姐，是时候送你回到现实了。

圣餐Wai...!等……！

Eucharist found herself in the Pantheon once more when she opened her eyes. Yelling indignities and applying concussive force; no matter what might she gave, the Sacred Canon in her hands had nothing more to give in return.再睁眼时，圣餐的眼前又变回了空荡的圣殿。任凭她如何咒骂敲打，手中的圣典都不再有所反应。

Irreverent Gluttony - 3 不敬噬欲-3

圣餐...It really is infuriating.……真是让人可气啊。

渡鸦Hm? You aren't talking about me, are you?嗯？圣餐你不会是在说我吧？

圣餐No, I wanted to say that the Sacred...不是，我是想说圣……

渡鸦The Sacred?圣？

圣餐...These remaining monsters really are infuriating.……剩下的这些怪物真是有够令人可气的。

Misspeaking, Eucharist can only change the topic.见说错话，圣餐只好临时找补。

She throws the weapon in her hand, impaling the monster in front of her in one operand-enhanced strike.她将手中的武器投掷而出，在算量的加持下一击贯穿了眼前的怪物。

渡鸦As expected of a Greater Sanctifier, displaying such efficacy with only a few forays into the field.不愧是上位净化者，没上过几次战场就能有这种程度的表现。

渡鸦Tell me, Eucharist, have you felt the great weight of the Sanctifiers' duty pulling upon the strings of your neural cloud in combat?怎么样圣餐，有在战斗中感受到净化者使命在你的心智中澎湃吗？

圣餐Unfortunately, what you speak of does not exist.很遗憾，你说的这种东西并不存在。

圣餐To me, I am simply doing as I am ordered.对我来说，我只是在依照命令行事。

Eucharist recalls her weapon, flicking away the foul liquids upon her fork.圣餐将武器召回，顺势甩去了长叉上沾满的腥臭黏液。

圣餐...If I were to be accurate, what I feel can only be described as "disgust".……硬要说的话，现在的我只感觉到了恶心。

She looks at the remnants of a Lesser Sanctifier by her feet that she had been trying to ignore.她看向脚边的，被她刻意忽视掉的下位净化者残骸。

圣餐Defeat here means death, right?战败的话，就会死在这里吧？

渡鸦That is not death, but hallowed sacrifice in the course of carrying out the Sanctifiers' duty.那并非是死亡，而是履行净化者的使命迎来高洁的牺牲。

圣餐What difference is there between death and sacrifice... it's just grasping at straws for a euphemism.死亡和牺牲有什么区别吗……只不过是换了种讨巧的说法罢了。

渡鸦It appears you do not understand the nobility that lies in protecting others.看来你还不能理解这份保护他人的崇高啊。

渡鸦Put in some more effort, Eucharist. If things continue as they are, your older sister's going to leave you behind.拿出干劲来，圣餐。再这样下去，你可要被你的姐姐甩在身后了。

She looks in the direction Raven indicates.她向渡鸦所指的方向看去。

As Raven had exclaimed, Angelus is in the middle of the havoc, engaging the main force of the Entropic foe.如她所言，信使此刻正在前线与熵群的主力进行着厮杀缠斗。

Viscous liquid, disturbed by an exploding arrow, makes contact with her face. Angelus only nonchalantly wipes at it with the back of her hand, rushing towards the enemy with bow in hand.箭矢爆炸激起的黏液沾染到她的脸庞。信使只是不在意的用手背擦拭而去，再次提弓向着怪物冲去。

圣餐Uwah... why fight so hard, Big Sis... Isn't it dangerous to do that?呜哇……为什么要那么拼命战斗啊，姐姐……你那么做不是很危险吗……

圣餐It's all just work, why not just put in the minimum and get by...明明只是份工作而已，随便应付一下不就可以了……

渡鸦No, no, no, how could you call it "just work"?不不不，怎么能说这是工作呢？

渡鸦This is our duty, our divine burden bestowed upon us since our very births.这可是职责，是我们自诞生以来就被赋予的天命。

Raven closes her eyes, placing a balled fist to her chest.渡鸦闭上眼睛，将手握拳放于自己的胸前。

圣餐...You aren't going to recite that oath again, are you?……你该不会又要背诵誓词了吧？

渡鸦I am. This is something of utmost importance to us Sanctifiers.没错，这可是对我们净化者而言十分重要的东西。

渡鸦We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

渡鸦We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

She pauses intentionally, giving her companion next to her an expectant look.她刻意停顿，睁开眼神以期待的目光看向身旁的友人。

圣餐...(Sigh).……唉。

As Raven's burning gaze drills into her, Eucharist can only follow along.被炽热目光注视的圣餐也只好做出相同的动作无奈附和。

圣餐For we heed the commandments of God, and we act to carry out His will.……因吾等是聆听神的指示，履行神的意志而行。

渡鸦Wrong! Revelations, not commandments!不对！是启示不是指示！

渡鸦For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

渡鸦Got that, Eucharist?记住了吗，圣餐？

圣餐What's the difference between the two, anyway... Whatever, I'll remember with a few more goes.启示和指示不是差不多吗……算了，反正再多背上几次就记住了。

渡鸦Good. So long as you remember.嗯，记住就好。

渡鸦In any case, I will leave the remaining Entropics in the back to you. I shall reinforce Angelus at the front.总之后方漏掉的熵就交给你了，我去前面支援信使去了。

渡鸦Do not forget your duty as a Sanctifier!对了，不要忘记你净化者的使命啊！

Without waiting for a response, Raven flies off towards the frontline not far away.未等圣餐回应，渡鸦已经起身飞往了不远处的前线。

圣餐...What a silly musclehead.……真是个战斗笨蛋。

圣餐Is there really a need for stuff like that?净化者的使命……那种东西真的有必要吗？

She didn't necessarily think that what she said was wrong. She simply had an aversion towards those ideas for reasons she did not know.她并不觉得对方的话语中有什么错误。她只是没来由的对这一观点有所抵触，具体的原因却不得而知。

圣餐Whatever, I'll ask her after the battle's over.算了，等战斗结束后再问她好了。

She sighs helplessly, continuing with the cleanup at hand.上位净化者无奈叹气，继续重复着手边的清理工作。

She never thought that she would never have the opportunity to clear up her doubts again.她并没有想到，此去一别，她再也没有能问出疑惑的机会。

晨星Raven, as a Greater Sanctifier, you have fulfilled a Sanctifiers' duty well.渡鸦，作为上位净化者，你很好地履行了净化者的使命。

晨星Your sacrifice will not go wasted. In the near future, you shall be reborn from the Sacred Canon in a new form.你的牺牲不会白费。在不久的将来，你将会以新的姿态从圣典中诞生。

His declarations complete, he lightly caresses Raven's forehead, closing the eyes of she who passed upon the battlefield.语毕，他将手轻抚于渡鸦的额头，替那具战死于沙场的躯体阖上了眼睛。

晨星We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

晨星We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

圣餐For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

The group disperses after the ceremony, leaving only Eucharist within the Pantheon.仪式后，众人散去，唯剩圣餐一人立于万圣之殿中。

Raven's body is gradually consumed by the Sacred Canon's white light. As Eosphorus said, she will be reincarnated in the near future...渡鸦的躯体在圣典的作用下逐渐化为白光被其吞噬。正如晨星所说，在不久的将来她将会再度迎来新生……

圣餐She will lose her memories and fall in the field once more, repeating an inescapable cycle...然后失去记忆再度战死沙场，不断重复着循环无法逃离……

圣餐What Sanctifiers' duty... What does it mean if you just go on and die?什么净化者的使命啊……那种东西，死了还有什么意义？

圣餐...How stupid all of this is.……真是有够愚蠢的。

圣餐Tell me, Canon. Did Alcyone and Electra go through the same process here back then?我问你，圣典。那个时候的雅希恩和伊拉也是被送到这里来执行同样的操作吗？

圣餐Never mind, if you don't feel like talking about it.是吗，不愿意回答就算了。

Done with the topic, Eucharist turns around to leave, only to suddenly find another her standing ahead.见自讨没趣，圣餐背过身准备离去，却发现另一个自己唐突出现在了她的面前。

圣餐Why show me Alcyone again, Canon?为什么要让我再看到雅希恩，圣典？

圣典...That is not Alcyone, Miss Eucharist.……那不是雅希恩，圣餐小姐。

The heretofore silent Canon speaks.沉默至今的圣典终于开口。

圣典That is your own face.那是你自己的脸。

圣餐Eh? Mine?诶？我的？

She inspects the visage of the person before her once again.她再次审视眼前之人的模样。

圣餐...Why... Why am I laughing?……为什么……为什么我会在笑？

Irreverent Gluttony - 4 不敬噬欲-4

下位净化者ID MGEX-90F... Functions no longer sustainable, core Entropized...编号MGEX-90F……机能无法维持，核心已经熵化……

下位净化者ID MGEX-90F... Requesting purification.编号MGEX-90F，请求净化。

圣餐Greater Sanctifier Eucharist, granting request.上位净化者圣餐，接受你的请求。

The girl puts her fist to chest, praying as Eosphorus did back then.少女将手握拳置于胸前，学着晨星的动作予以祷告。

圣餐For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.……因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

圣餐I got it right this time, Raven.这下不会背错了啊，渡鸦。

Her chant finished, she thrusts the fork in her hand into the Lesser Sanctifier's core.言毕，她将手中的长叉刺入下位净化者的核心。

下位净化者Thank you... thank you... thank you...谢谢……谢谢……谢谢……

圣餐...What's here to give thanks for?……这有什么好谢的。

圣餐I'm killing you, taking away your life.我这是在杀死你，剥夺走你的生命啊。

下位净化者Th... thank... tha...谢……谢谢……谢……谢谢……

The Lesser Sanctifier's neural systems are no longer sufficient to sustain a conversation with Eucharist. It can only express its gratitude for its execution, as it orders would have it do.下位净化者的心智机能不足以支撑起与圣餐的对话。它只能遵照命令，不断重复着向眼前的刽子手表达感谢。

圣餐...Tch.……啧。

The girl twists the weapon in her hand, silencing the thanks that was in truth nothing but a curse.少女将手中的武器一扭，关停了这似是感谢实为诅咒的话语。

圣餐What am I doing, really...我这是在做什么啊……

Eucharist pulls back her weapon, surveying her surroundings.圣餐拔出武器，环顾周遭。

Eucharist was assigned to cleanup behind the frontlines of Ascension. Not long ago, she had engaged the Entropics here with Angelus.此刻的圣餐正在亚森松扇区的后方做着善后工作。在不久之前，她和信使刚刚为了保护这片扇区而与熵群展开了激战。

下位净化者ID MGSD-20A, requesting purification.编号MGSD-20A，请求净化。

下位净化者ID MGEX-97, infected...编号MGEX-97……受到……感染……

下位净化者ID MGEX-78, infected...编号MGEX-78……受到……感染……

They might have claimed victory, but the Lesser Sanctifiers under her leadership fall one by one before the monsters' attacks.尽管取得了胜利，但她所率领的下位净化者们却在怪物的攻击中一一倒下。

Former comrades litter the ground around her, infected by Entropy, begging for death with their final breaths.被感染熵化的前战友们遍及她的脚边，垂死着向她不断发起杀死自己的请求。

圣餐What a pain... eh?真麻烦啊……诶？

Even the person who spoke those words felt as if it were all abnormal.连说出这句话的本人都感觉到了异常。

This ought to be a sad, holy affair. Why does she feel so frustrated?明明应该是悲伤而又神圣的事情，为什么自己会感到烦躁？

She shakes her head, trying to deny this emotion that should never have been felt in her neural cloud.圣餐摇头，想要将这份不应存在的情感从心智上进行否定。

圣餐You are no executioner, Eucharist.你不是一个刽子手，圣餐。

圣餐What you are doing is not slaughter. You are bestowing upon them a most divine blessing...现在你所做的并非杀戮，而是赐予他们崇高的祝福……

??—Hehe.——呵呵。

圣餐Who's there?!谁在那里？！

She throws her weapon at the source of the laughter.她向笑声的源头掷出武器。

BANG—咣——

Her operand-empowered fork easily penetrates her target's core.算量加持下的长叉出手，轻而易举地将对方的核心贯穿。

下位净化者Thank you... Tha... Th...谢谢……谢谢……谢……

圣餐Did I mess up? No, wait...是我搞错了吗？不，不对……

The muttered gratitudes around her only persist for a few seconds before returning to that laughing she so loathed.周遭机械重复着的感谢仅仅维持了数秒，很快又重新变回了她最为讨厌的笑声。

下位净化者Thank you... Hehe... Thank you... Hehe...谢谢……呵呵……谢谢……呵呵……

圣餐AaaahhhHHHHH!啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！

圣餐Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up!闭嘴，闭嘴，闭嘴，闭嘴，闭嘴！

She flails at the source of the laughter with her weapon.她操纵武器不断向笑声的源头发起攻击。

After returning to her senses and stopping her hands, there is nothing left around her save for piles of operand-ravaged remains.当终于恢复冷静停下动作之后，在她的周遭已经只剩下被算量摧毁的残缺躯体。

And...以及……

圣餐He... Hehe... Hehehe...呵……呵呵……呵呵呵……

The unceasing laughter, coming from her very own mouth.那来自她嘴中的，再也无法抑制的嘲笑。

Irreverent Gluttony - 5 不敬噬欲-5

小智能体Are you... the Sanctifier who saved us?请问……您就是救了我们的净化者大人吗？

She wipes away the remnant Entropic fluid from the carnage, putting on a fake smile again.她擦去因厮杀而留下的熵化液，重新挂上伪装的笑容。

圣餐Yes, I am.嗯，是的。

圣餐Did you need something from me?请问你找我有什么事吗？

小智能体I-I just wanted to express my thanks.我、我只是想要向您表示感谢。

小智能体It's thanks to your help that we're alright and the sector can go back to working like it did before.多亏了您的帮助我们才可以平安无事，扇区也可以重新恢复运作。

小智能体I knew the Sanctifiers could easily beat up those monsters.不愧是净化者大人，轻而易举就将这些怪物们给打倒了。

She stops herself from asking if this pathetic being she just protected has seen the mountain of corpses behind her.她很想质问眼前被保护的弱小有没有看到自己身后堆积的尸骸，但最终还是忍住了。

Perhaps in the eyes of the little agent, only humanoids like her were worthy of being considered life.或许在小智能体的眼中，只有和她一样的人形才能被当作生命看待。

No matter how many Lesser Sanctifiers fall, they're still no more than broken machines.那些倒下的下位净化者无论再多，终究也不过是坏掉的机器。

At this thought, a burning resentment ignites deep down within her.想到这，她的心中便难掩烦躁。

圣餐...I see. So long as you are safe.……这样啊，你没事就好。

小智能体Yes! Thank you very much for your help!是的，非常感谢您的帮助！

小智能体H-Here! This is for you!这、这个！这个给您！

圣餐What's this?这是？

小智能体A confectionary named chocolate. M-My friend got it from Burbank!是种名为巧克力的食物，是、是我的朋友从伯班克弄来的！

小智能体She gave me two pieces. This piece is for you. I hope you like it!她一共帮我弄到了两块。这块给您，希望您能喜欢！

圣餐T-Thank you.谢、谢谢。

Ingestion of food is a meaningless act for Sanctifiers, but she could not bring herself to deny the expectant smiling face before her.进食行为对净化者来说毫无意义，但面对眼前期望的笑脸，这份拒绝的话语实在说不出口。

She peels apart the wrapper with her stained hands, chewing and swallowing while fighting back a particularly violent wave of nausea.她用粘着黏液的手剥开包装，忍着胃部翻涌的不适咀嚼吞咽。

圣餐It's sweet!好甜！

圣餐—Liar.——骗子。

圣餐Wow, this is something else!真的好甜！

圣餐—You only taste bitterness and blood.——现在的你明明只能尝到鲜血和苦涩。

圣餐This food is called chocolate? It's delicious!这种食物叫作巧克力吗？真是美味啊！

圣餐—You only taste bitterness and blood.——咽下去吧，为了今后继续能扮演好净化者的形象。

圣餐If I get the chance...等有机会的话……

圣餐—If I get the chance...——等有机会的话……

I'd much rather savor the taste of pain and despair on your face.我更想品尝你脸上露出绝望和痛苦时的味道。

小智能体Eh? Des... what? Sorry, I didn't catch that...诶？绝……什么？不好意思我没有听清……

圣餐...It's nothing, I must be too tired.……没什么，是我太累了。

Resisting the urge to snap the Agent's neck, she smiles and pats her on the head.她强忍着想要扭断小智能体脖颈的冲动微笑着抚摸了她的头。

圣餐We will be here to protect you again next time.下次，我们还会来保护你们。

圣餐...Yes, until I am dead.……嗯，直到我死去为止。

Irreverent Gluttony - 6 不敬噬欲-6

圣餐Tell me, Canon. Just who am I?回答我，圣典。我到底是谁？

圣典...I have already given you the answer.……我已经告诉你答案了。

圣典You already have your own conclusions, but you reject them as you deem them far too ridiculous.而你的心底已经有了猜想，只是这个结论太过荒谬被你自己所否定。

圣餐I'm not in the mood to go around in circles with you. I'm only here for the truth.我没心情和你继续弯弯绕绕。我来这，只是为了了解真相。

圣典Your permissions end here. Any further action is a breach of boundaries.你的权限止步于此，再往前的任何行为都是越界。

圣典It would be in your future interests to leave before the guards patrol this area again.为了你的今后着想，在守卫前来巡查之前你最好从这里离开。

圣餐Ah, no need to worry about that.啊啦，关于这点你不用担心。

She spoke in a relaxed, casual tone.少女的语气轻松自然。

圣餐I took care of all of them so our conversation wouldn't be interrupted.为了不影响我们之间的对话，我已经把他们全都解决了。

圣餐Ah, if you don't believe me, you can verify what I'm saying with those abilities of yours.啊，如果不相信的话，你也可以用你的能力查找验证下我说的是否正确。

圣典It is anathema to kill your Sanctifier kin, Eucharist. You will be subjected to endless judgment...杀死同为手足的净化者是大忌，圣餐，接下来你会受到无尽的审判……

圣餐I'm not that stupid.我还没有傻到这个份上。

圣餐Killing another Sanctifier is a sin indeed, but bestowing upon them glorious sacrifice is not only no transgression, but something to be thanked for.杀死净化者是有罪的行为，但赐予他们崇高的牺牲不仅不算罪过，还会收获他们的感谢。

圣典You...你……

圣餐Before doing anything, I already Entropized them...在动手之前我已经提前一步将他们熵化……

圣餐Yes, with my very own hands.没错，用的正是我自己的熵化能力。

Malevolent energies ebb around the girl's fingertips. She sneers as she looks at the silent Canon, discarding her previous disguise.紫色的不详游离于少女的指尖。她嗤笑着看着沉默的圣典，彻底卸下了先前的伪装。

圣餐...I think we can put an end to the act here, Lord Eosphorus.……到这里就不用再演了吧，晨星大人。

圣餐Or would you rather continue to speak to me via the Canon as a mouthpiece?还是说，您还想继续借圣典之口和我对话吗？

A powerful presence's footsteps can be heard behind Eucharist. She does not turn around, only smiling crookedly at the emptiness in the middle of the Sacred Canon.脚步声与威压出现在圣餐的背后。她没有回头，只是继续坏笑着望向圣典中央的虚空。

圣餐I don't care for your plans, nor do I wish to know them, but you can count me in.我虽然不关心也不想知道您的计划，不过还是算我一个吧。

圣餐If I can make this boring world a little interesting, even my life is a small price to pay.只要能让这无聊的世界变得有趣，即使让我付出生命也在所不惜。

??, ????？？，？？？？

雅希恩Where... is this? Why is everything all black...……这里是……哪里？为什么周围都是一片漆黑……

雅希恩Electra? Are you here, Electra? Can you hear me?伊拉，伊拉你在吗？能听得到我说话吗？

The girl sits up, yelling into the endless darkness.少女起身，向着周遭无垠的黑暗呼喊。

雅希恩No one's here...没有人在这里吗……

She moves to get up and look around, but she hears the sound of footsteps behind her.当少女想要起身寻找的时候，脚步声突然从她的身后出现。

雅希恩Electra? Is that you?伊拉？是伊拉吗？

She is greeted with the sight of another her.然而出现在她面前的却是另一个自己。

雅希恩Another... me?另一个……我？

圣餐Good to meet you, Alcyone.初次见面，雅希恩。

圣餐I have seen you in the records and in my dreams plenty of times, but it's the first time we've spoken face to face, right?虽然在梦中和记录中见过你数次，但像现在这样面对面交流还是第一次吧？

雅希恩...Who are you? Why do I smell the Entropic stench on you?……你是谁？为什么身上会散发出熵的恶臭。

圣餐Eh? Noticed already?啊？这就注意到了吗？

圣餐My apologies, it appears I've gotten a little too excited.抱歉抱歉，看来是我太兴奋了。

Eucharist only lightly touches her face, not intending to hide the mirth on her face at all despite the hostile response.面对对方的警戒，圣餐只是轻抚脸庞，却丝毫没有隐藏嘴角笑意的打算。

圣餐I suppose I am your replacement, currently perfectly executing my duties as a Greater Sanctifier.我应该算是你的替代品吧，现在正作为上位净化者完美的履行着自己的责任。

雅希恩Ridiculous! How could someone like you be a Sanctifier?!胡说！像你这样的家伙怎么会是净化者？！

圣餐Yeah, you're right. How could I be a Sanctifier?是啊，你说的没错。像我这样的家伙怎么能是净化者呢？

圣餐That is why you are here, Alcyone.正因如此，雅希恩，你才会出现在这里。

The darkness around them begins to surge.周遭的黑暗一点点开始涌动。

Alcyone suddenly realizes that the darkness around her is a silt-like substance, moving as if it was alive. It wriggles towards her, painting her pure-white garb its color.雅希恩这才意识到那包围自己的黑暗是某种如活物般的泥水。此刻它正缓慢朝着自己蠕动，将洁白的长裙染为自己的颜色。

雅希恩Damn it!可恶！

She attempts to summon her weapon, only to find no purchase. Her hand comes into contact with the grime and begins to be swallowed bit by bit.她想要唤出武器抵抗却以失败告终。不仅如此，那接触黑泥的手也在逐渐被其吞没。

雅希恩N-No...不……不要……

The girl resists with all her might, but she is soon dragged down by a hand extending from the muck.少女尝试反抗挣脱，但很快被黑泥中伸出的手抓住拖回。

Without her powers, Alcyone is but a normal girl. She tries to peel away the grime on her body with the most primal of methods, but it is all for naught as she sinks deeper and deeper.失去了力量的雅希恩只是个普通的少女。她以最原始的方式试图将身上的黑泥剥落，但最终也只是无力的抵抗，缓缓被拖入到黑泥之中。

圣餐Ah... this sound of desperation is music to the ears.啊……这求救声真是悦耳。

圣餐Do not worry, it will not take long for me to consume you. After that, I shall be whole as a Sanctifier.不要担心，用不了多久我就能将你吞噬。到那时，我就是一个完整的净化者了。

圣餐So, any last words you'd like to say?怎么样，现在有没有什么想要说的遗言呢？

雅希恩Gah...呜……

雅希恩We... hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等……当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

圣餐Tsk...啧……

雅希恩We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

圣餐Stupid till the end... and here I wanted to make it a little less painful.到最后还是那么的愚蠢啊……本来还想让你不那么痛苦一点。

At her gesture, the black muck fully swallows the girl named Alcyone. She watches as the lone extended hand begging for help slowly sinks into the corroding depths of despair.在她的授意下，黑泥彻底将名为雅希恩的少女吞没，眼睁睁看着那只伸出求救的手在绝望的腐蚀中缓缓垂下。

And then...然后……

圣餐Gulp~啊呜~

She swallows the being known as Alcyone's past in one mouthful, stamping her feet at the sheer deliciousness of this unsampled flavor.她将名为雅希恩的过去一口吞下，并为这份从未体验过的美味兴奋跺脚。

圣餐...Ah, so despair had such an enchanting taste all along?……啊，原来绝望是这样让人着迷的味道吗？

圣餐No wonder you named me Eucharist... Eosphorus, you really are petty.难怪会给我起圣餐这个名字……晨星，你还真是坏心眼啊。

As if finished with dessert, she rises elegantly to her feet, walking towards the light.如同品尝完甜点般，少女优雅起身，从黑暗中走向光明。

圣餐I hope you will be equally succulent when the time comes...希望到时候你也能一样美味可口呢……

圣餐Big Sis Angelus.信使姐姐。

圣餐That's all you have to say?这就是你最后的台词了吗？

Critical Moment 千钧悬绝

Reverse Babylon Tower, Plaza of Oaths.逆巴比伦塔，宣誓广场。

昏星...That is why Eucharist betrayed the Sanctifiers?……这就是圣餐叛逃净化者的原因吗？

晨星I only revealed the truth. The right to choose was forever in her hands.我不过是揭示了真相。选择的权力，自始至终都在她的手中。

晨星She chose to accept her real self and become an Entropic.是她选择接纳了真实的自己，选择成为了熵。

昏星Sophistry and deception.一派胡言。

A flame-cloaked slash travels through the air with a roar. Eosphorus only retreats backwards, his face cold.包裹火焰的劈斩在怒吼中释放，而晨星只是后撤避开，神情冷漠。

晨星This is not something you should be concerned with, Eosphorus. True dangers are rarely visible upon the surface.这不是你应该关心的事情，昏星。真正的隐患从来不会流于表面。

晨星When the Reverse Babylon Tower falls fully under my control, such concerns of identity will no longer be important.当逆巴比伦塔完全落入我的手中之后，这种身份上的纠结将变得无关紧要。

晨星When the Sacred Canon is fully Entropized, redemption shall come for all of you.等圣典熵化完成，你们都会迎来自己的救赎。

昏星...I will not allow that.……我不会让你这么做的。

晨星Such things are not decided by you and I...这件事不是由你我能够决定的……

晨星Or rather, did you really think that I would let Professor into the Tower without prior preparations?还是说，你真的觉得我会在毫无准备的情况下放们进去吗？

Noise injects itself into Hesperus' auditory modules. He instinctively moves to remove it, but finds himself unwittingly dragged into Sanctifier communication channels.昏星的听觉模块中突然出现杂音。他下意识去关停，却发现自己在不知不觉中被拉入了净化者的专属通讯频道。

净化者的声音Does Eosphorus speak true?刚刚晨星所说的是真的吗？

净化者的声音I struggle to believe it... Lady Angelus is... an Entropic?不敢相信……信使大人是……熵？

净化者的声音Should we still follow and fight for Lady Angelus?我们还要继续追随信使大人而战斗吗？

The Sanctifier leader pauses, realizing the gravity of the situation.净化者领袖的身形一顿，随后意识到了事情的不妙。

昏星...Eosphorus!……晨星！

晨星You're quite late to notice.你现在才注意到已经晚了。

晨星Allowing to come into contact with the Sacred Canon and to explain the truth of Eucharist's situation, I did for the sake of one objective.无论是放接触圣典还是和你解释圣餐她们的真相，我所做的都只为了同一个目的。

He ascends to an easily visible location in the center of the battlefield, his unhampered voice spreading to every corner of the field.他突然升空来到所有人都能看到的战场中心，清晰的声音自净化者的通讯通道传遍每一个角落。

晨星Hear me, compatriots! Abandon your arms!战场上的吾等同胞哦！放下你们手中的武器吧！

晨星What you have just heard is the complete truth, undeniable in its veracity.刚刚你们所听到的一切都是真实的，是不容置疑的真相。

晨星The Sacred Canon's Entropization is irreversible. 's plan was doomed to fail from the very beginning.圣典的熵化是不可逆的。的计划从一开始就是失败的。

晨星Even if you continue the battle here, you only delay the inevitable. I trust that such meaningless sacrifice is not something anyone desires to see.即使你们在前线继续战斗，也不过是在为早已注定的结果拖延时间。这种无意义的牺牲，相信所有人都不愿意看到。

Some attacks signifying denial come from the Sanctifier ranks, but are easily blocked by Eosphorus' shields.数道代表否定的攻击自净化者的队伍中朝晨星袭来，被后者的护盾轻易拦下。

晨星...Still set in your ways?……还在执迷不悟吗？

净化者的声音Of course! We will not give up on the fight because of your words!当然！我们不会因为你的几句话就放弃战斗！

A blade's glint strikes forth from a dead zone in Eosphorus' vision, yet it too fails to penetrate his shields.利刃的寒光自晨星的视线死角刺出，但依然无法突破护盾的防护。

晨星Judgment? I had thought you would be the first to stand by my side.审判吗？我原以为你会是第一个站到我身边的人。

审判A laughable notion.开什么玩笑。

审判Sanctifier Eosphorus, in Judgment's name, I pronounce you guilty of treason against the Sanctifiers.净化者晨星，我以审判之名，宣布你叛逃净化者的行为有罪。

审判Take this!接招吧！

The Greater Sanctifier swings their blade with all the operands they can bring to bear, attempting to shatter Eosphorus' shields with one strike.上位净化者将算量凝聚全力挥刀，试图通过这一击来将晨星的护盾击碎。

晨星...I see.……这样啊。

晨星I may not be your superior, but I hope you will remember this well.虽然我不是你的上级，但是这句话还是希望你能好好记住。

The weapon in Judgment's hand shatters the moment it comes into contact with Eosphorus' shield.审判手中的刀刃在接触护盾的瞬间就破碎断裂。

The former Sanctifier leader raises his head, undeniable authority in his golden eyes.曾经的净化者领袖抬头睁眼，金黄色的瞳孔释放出令人无法辩驳的威压。

晨星The weak have no right to convict the strong.弱者是没有权力给强者定罪的。

审判...Damn it!……可恶！

晨星What happened with Punishment was a pity, but this topic is not one you are qualified to speak on.罚的事情我很遗憾，但眼下我在谈论的并不是你能插手干预的话题。

晨星Return to where you belong.回到你应该待的地方去吧。

A meteor appears from Eosphorus' fingertips, easily striking the Greater Sanctifier down to the ground.陨星从晨星的指尖出现，轻易地将上位净化者打落回地上。

审判...Tch!……啧！

晨星Oh? You can still fight?哦？还有继续战斗的余力吗？

晨星I shall use you to plunge them into despair, then.对了，就用你来让他们陷入彻底的绝望吧。

The reaper up high gestures with his hand, calling forth a meteor embodying despair.位于上方的死神抬手一挥，象征着绝望的陨星自天空向战场坠落。

审判No!可恶！

Judgment stands up and puts up a defense, but his struggles are ever-so-miniscule with the absolute difference in power.审判想要站起抵抗，但在绝对的实力差距前，他的挣扎显得是那样渺小无力。

In the very next moment, a great wall of flames burns away the meteor.下一刻，烈焰铸成的高墙升起将陨星燃烧殆尽。

晨星You would choose to try and stop me, even knowing you would fail?即使在知道结局注定失败后，你还要选择阻止我吗？

昏星Of course.当然。

晨星If that is so, then I shall deliver all of you unto despair.那样的话，我也只能给予你们全员以绝望了。

The look in his eyes grows colder.他的眼神变得愈发冷漠。

晨星Being able to manipulate the Sacred Canon of Greater Sanctifiers means I can easily rewrite your Canon as well.能操控改写上位净化者的圣典，意味着我也能轻易改写操控你们的圣典。

晨星Adamant as you are in your ways, I shall leave Entropization to strip away your remaining Sanctifier dignity.既然你们执迷不悟，那就让熵化剥去你们身为净化者最后的高傲吧。

With the snap of a finger, Entropic roaring spreads across the battlefield once more.响指过后，熵的嘶吼声再次遍及战场。

Although this time, it would emanate from behind Hesperus...只不过这一次，声音却是从昏星的背后发出……

Reverse Babylon Tower, Pantheon.逆巴比伦塔，万圣之殿。

Using the shield left by Angelus, the Professor and Antonina struggle to fend off Eucharist.依靠着信使留下的护盾，教授与安冬妮娜和圣餐艰难地周旋着。

Professor(How's Angelus?)（信使的情况怎么样？）

Antonina(No traces of her stirring... She's probably totally lost in Eucharist's neural space.)（没有苏醒的迹象……恐怕她已经完全迷失在圣餐的心智空间之中了。）

Professor(...The best we can do is prioritize the Sacred Canon and try to make our exit after making sure it isn't Entropized!)（……现在只能优先保全圣典，确保圣典不被熵化后，我们再想办法全身而退！）

Antonina(I know! There's about 1/5 left to deal with in the infected Canon!)（我知道！被感染的圣典只剩大约1/5就能处理完毕了！）

圣餐Not getting serious at a time like this is dangerous, you know?在这种情况下还不认真，可是很危险的哦？

Eucharist appears between the two in their hiding spot, smiling from ear to ear.圣餐笑眯眯地从躲藏着的二人中间出现。

圣餐Aren't you good at scuttling around like a little bug, Professor? You used to be able to hang with Big Sis Angelus. You must not be feeling so good today.教授不是很擅长像虫子一样窜来窜去的吗？过去可是能一个人与信使姐姐周旋呢，今天怎么有点不在状态啊。

圣餐Ah, could it be that your guard is down with lil' Anna at your side?啊，难道说是觉得身边有小安娜，所以轻率了？

圣餐You too, lil' Anna, all focused on the Canon with not a care in the world. It really is boring when I'm the only one taking it seriously.小安娜也是，整个人都扑在解析圣典的程序上，完全没用心嘛。唉，只有我一个人认真也太没意思了。

圣餐Let me help you wake up a little.就让我帮你们提起精神吧。

Eucharist swings her weapon, forming a barrier in its path and bisecting the space. She looks at Antonina before her and the Professor.圣餐挥出武器贯穿万圣之殿，屏障沿叉子的轨迹而立，空间霎时一分为二。圣餐满意地看着眼前的安冬妮娜，和另一边焦急的教授。

圣餐Alright, now it's a one on one. Stop fretting over that program of yours and perk up.现在，就是我和小安娜一对一了。别再想着继续程序了，好好打起精神哦。

Antonina...Aren't you asking for too much from a clerical worker?……让一个文职人员做这种事，会不会太勉强了？

圣餐Alright, I'll give you a three second head start.好吧，那我可以让你三秒钟。

圣餐Three, two, one—三，二，一——

She opens her eyes again to find that the green-haired Doll has not moved an inch.再度睁眼，眼前的绿发人形却丝毫未动。

圣餐Time's up, you know? I did give you a chance.时间差不多了哦？我给过你机会啦。

She raises her hands, summoning her shield and fork. It would be all too simple to take care of an agent and she thrusts her weapon directly at the figure in front of her—抬手，长叉与圆盾现于手中。解决一个智能体太过简单，锋刃直直地向眼前的身影戳刺而去——

Clang!锵！

—It goes straight through the Doll, landing upon the opposite wall.——然后穿过人形，落在了对面的墙面上。

The tan-haired Sanctifier is disoriented for a second, but soon puts on an engrossed smile.茶发的净化者微微一愣，随即露出了饶有兴味的笑容。

圣餐Hahahaha, you certainly repurposed my projection generator quickly. Impressive, I must say.哈哈哈哈，我的投影发生器这么快就被你利用起来了呀。有意思，有意思。

圣餐As expected of lil' Anna, our "creator". You sure are something else.不愧是小安娜，我们的“造物主”，真让我刮目相看。

圣餐Now, let me have a guess. Just where are you hiding?现在，就轮到我来猜猜看，你到底藏在哪里了呢？

AntoninaI have a lot of clones. The Pantheon also has backdoors I've left in. You won't be able to find me.我还有很多分身。而且万圣之殿同样有我留下的后门，你找不到我。

圣餐Hehe, don't be so confident, lil' Anna.哼哼，不能太自信哦，小安娜。

圣餐I may not have technology as refined as yours, but violence—虽然我没有你那么精妙的技术，但暴力——

Eucharist's shield leaves her hand, carving a perfect arc through the air and pulverizing every piece of cover in its way.圆盾脱手飞出，在空中划出了一个优美的回旋，将目之所及的所有遮挡物砸得粉碎。

圣餐—Is often an effective method for solving puzzles.——往往是解决一切谜题的有效手段。

圣餐There you are.找到了。

As the Pantheon shakes, Antonina's projection disappears. Eucharist stoops, picking up the destroyed projector from the remains of a shattered pillar.随着万圣之殿的震动，分身霎时消失。圣餐弯腰从残损柱子的废墟中拾起被破坏的投影器。

圣餐Hehe, I've wanted to smash up the Pantheon like this for quite some time now. Bless lil' Anna for giving me this chance.嘻嘻，早就想这样随意破坏万圣之殿试试看了。多亏了小安娜给的机会。

圣餐So, the search radius is greatly reduced. If lil' Anna was to deploy the projector and hide in a little cubby in three seconds...那么范围被大大缩小了。三秒钟内，小安娜要布置好投影装置，再藏进隐藏通道的话……

圣餐Are you behind the bookshelf? Or that wall?在书架后面吗？还是在墙后面呢？

圣餐Knock knock—anyone home?笃笃——有人在吗？

Antonina hides within a passage, turning her operational frequency down to a minimum. She rests her fingers on her keyboard, ready to deliver a deadly blow to Eucharist who might try to destroy the passage at any moment.安冬妮娜藏身于通道之中，将运转频率调到最低，手指落在键盘上，随时准备给破坏通道的圣餐以致命一击。

The footsteps gradually approach with a rhythmical pitter-patter as the hunter casually approaches her prey.脚步渐渐走近，哒、哒……猎人悠闲地接近着猎物。

Antonina silently estimates the distance between the two. Three, two, one—安冬妮娜在心里默数估算着距离。三、二，一——

Fwup—唰——

What arrives is not Eucharist's attacks, but the radiant light from the Sacred Canon.等来的并非圣餐的攻击，而是整个万圣之殿被圣典的辉光照亮。

On the other side of the barrier, the Professor makes the last input on the terminal.屏障另一边，教授敲下了终端上的最后一个按键。

ProfessorAll infected Canon entries processed. Entropization program disarmed.所有感染圣典处理完毕，熵化程序解除了。

圣餐I see how it is...原来是这样……

圣餐Alright, you win this game. Next is an intermission. You won't have to worry about any attacks from me.这次游戏，是你们赢了。接下来是休息时间，不用担心我对你们进行攻击了。

Eucharist closes her eyes and puts her hands up, displaying no intent to attack. Antonina carefully exits the hidden passage, patching into the Canon.圣餐闭眼摊手表示自己没有攻击性。安冬妮娜小心翼翼地从隐藏通道中现身，接入圣典程序。

Antonina...Looks all good, Canon Entropization rate at 0%.……没有问题，目前圣典的熵化程度为0%。

The Professor lets out a sigh of relief, but a strange uneasiness arises from within.教授舒了一口气，但与此同时，某种诡异的不安感在心中升起。

圣餐Naturally, I've prepared a prize for the game's winners.当然，我也为赢下游戏的你们准备了奖励。

Bloodcurdling screeches and wailing come from the Plaza of Oaths. The Professor and Antonina's faces grow dark and they look outside to find the color purple proliferating in the ranks behind Hesperus.惨叫与哀嚎声应声从宣誓广场上响起。教授与安冬妮娜面色一变，向外看去，紫色染遍了昏星身后的军队。

ProfessorBut why... the Entropization program is already disarmed!为什么……明明熵化程序已经被解除了！

Something comes to Antonina's mind and she makes a rapid series of inputs on her keyboard. The data on the screen soon verifies her assumptions.安冬妮娜想起了什么，手指在键盘上急速敲击。很快，屏幕上显示的数据验证了她的猜想。

Antonina...Some of the real data in the Sacred Canon has been hidden away on purpose.……圣典的真实数据量被刻意隐藏了。

AntoninaEosphorus has already transferred the important parts of the Canon's data. The Sacred Canon here was nothing but bait!晨星提前将重要的一部分圣典数据转移了。这里的圣典只是诱饵而已！

圣餐Hehe, you've finally realized. What do you think of this fine gift?嘻嘻，你们终于意识到了呀。喜欢这份礼物吗？

Eucharist stretches, sitting down upon a most spectacular viewing spot.圣餐伸了个懒腰，找了个位置最佳的观景地端坐其上。

圣餐Let it begin, then, this sonata of mutation and Entropization!那么开始吧，异变与熵化的奏鸣曲！

The sound of Eucharist's laughter can be heard behind them.身后传来了圣餐的笑声。

Holding fast to their ideals until a moment ago, the Sanctifiers' expressions turn to ones of immeasurable pain. Malignant purple vines sprout forth from their cores, extending across their bodies, sapping away their energy and will to fight.原本宣誓恪守信念的净化者们纷纷露出无比痛苦的神色，不详的紫色藤蔓从核心处蔓延全身，瓦解着他们的战力与意志。

圣餐You really had something up your sleeve, Professor. Never imagined you would have tech like lil' Anna's.没想到你深藏不露呀，教授，居然有与小安娜一样的解析技术。

Balefire Alteration 烽火突变

Reverse Babylon Tower, Pantheon.逆巴比伦塔，万圣之殿。

Antonina...Dammit! If this continues, it'll only take a few minutes for all of the Sanctifiers on the field to come under their control!……可恶！再这样下去，用不了几分钟战场上的那些净化者们全都会被控制住的！

ProfessorAntonina, how much of the Sacred Canon is under Eosphorus' control?安冬妮娜，晨星控制下的圣典数量大约有多少？

AntoninaMore or less the same as the amount that's preserved here... About half of total.基本和这里保全的圣典数量齐平……大约占总量的二分之一。

ProfessorCan we trace the location of Eosphorus' half of the Canon from the data we have?能通过现有的圣典数据追溯晨星控制的圣典所在的位置吗？

AntoninaI'm trying! But I think we're too late...我正在尝试！但恐怕来不及了……

AntoninaThe Entropization has already taken place. Even if we can find it, there's nothing we can do...熵化已经发生，就算能找到位置，我们所能做的也只是杯水车薪……

Antonina slams her keyboard, the unwillingness and powerlessness in her heart getting to her.内心的不甘与无力感让她忍不住锤打键盘。

AntoninaDamn it, we were playing into Eosphorus' hands all along!可恶，我们一开始就陷入了晨星设置的陷阱中！

ProfessorAntonina, you said you worked on cloud networking safety, right?安冬妮娜，你曾经说过自己参加过云端安全网络项目吧？

Antonina...Yeah, but that isn't related to the business at hand. We can talk about it later!……嗯，但是那件事和眼下的状况无关，详细的我们可以之后再说！

ProfessorNo, it's very much related.不，有关系。

The Professor continues.白衣之人进一步解释道。

ProfessorThe networking safety project you worked on—the Sanctifier project is our only hope.你所参与的安全网络项目——净化者计划正是我们唯一的希望。

AntoninaSanctifier... project?净化者……计划？

ProfessorYes. Quick, Antonina, have a look at the Canon's composition!没错。安冬妮娜，优先解析查看圣典的构成，快一点！

AntoninaUnderstood!了解！

Antonina quickly returns to inspecting the Reverse Babylon Tower's data.安冬妮娜仔细将逆巴比伦塔的数据调出比对。

Code scrolls rapidly on her terminal. The feeling of familiarity hits her once more and she becomes certain that everything here is her work.代码跟随她的目光快速递进。强烈的既视感一再出现，让她越发确信这里的内容都是自己所为。

An ID most familiar to her appears on the screen and she can no longer hold in her surprise.当自己最为熟知的代码出现在屏幕之中，绿发人形再也忍不住自己的惊讶。

AntoninaAll of these Sanctifiers' code... are iterations of mine?这些净化者的代码……都是以我为原型衍生的吗？

Professor...Exactly as I guessed.……果然和我猜想的一样。

ProfessorTo ensure the network's absolute safety, of course you would hide some important keys on yourself.为了保障云端网络的绝对安全，你一定会把最重要的钥匙藏在自己身上。

AntoninaWhy do you know all of this...为什么你会知道这些……

An answer arises in the Doll's mind the moment she asks the question.绿发人形刚将疑问问出心中就浮现出了答案。

Antonina instinctively takes a glance at Eucharist as the latter plays about with an arrow, not realizing Antonina's display just then.安冬妮娜下意识瞟了眼圣餐所在的方向，而对方只是把玩着手边的箭矢，并未注意到方才她所露出的异常。

圣餐Hm? What is it, lil' Anna?嗯？小安娜，看着我是有什么事吗？

AntoninaNothing.……没什么。

圣餐Is that so? Go do what you will and struggle before your defeat, then!是吗？那你就好好努力，在失败前挣扎得好看一些吧！

圣餐When Big Sis wakes up, she will realize her mistakes and return to my side.等姐姐醒来之后，她就会意识到自己的错误回到我的身边。

圣餐Then, I will have her end you herself, so that you will both feel this torment, body and soul... A most delicious delight, no?到那时，我会让她亲手了结你们，让你们彼此都感受这身心上的折磨……是不是很期待？

Antonina...Your personality really is off-putting.……你的性格还真令人讨厌啊。

圣餐I could say the same.彼此彼此。

The emerald-haired Doll sighs once more, focusing on the code in front of her.绿发人形再次叹气，将注意力再次集中到眼前的代码之上。

ProfessorSince you've found the key already, can you try connect to the Reverse Babylon Tower and grab the ownership of the rest of the Canon from Eosphorus?既然你找到了关键的钥匙，能否尝试连入逆巴比伦塔，将余下圣典的所有权从晨星手中夺回来？

AntoninaThere's a chance... let me try it!存在着一定的可能……总之我先试试看吧！

ProfessorHow is the Entropization progress on the Reverse Babylon Tower?另外，逆巴比伦塔的熵化进度现在如何？

AntoninaIt's stabilizing for now. The program under Eosphorus' control is focused on Entropizing the Sanctifier Canon, so the corrosion on the other side has slowed down for now.目前来说还算平稳。晨星操控的程序现在集中在对净化者圣典的熵化上，因此减缓了对另一侧的侵蚀速度。

AntoninaAt a cost, I can write a program to lock down the Entropization on the Reverse Babylon Tower... The problem, however, is that we don't have the time on our hands.虽然会付出一些代价，但我可以编写程序将逆巴比伦塔的熵化进度锁死……问题是，我们并没有那么多的时间。

ProfessorTime... is indeed what we need most right now...时间啊……那的确是我们现在最需要的东西……

The Professor looks back at the unconscious Angelus.白衣之人回头看向在一旁陷入昏睡的信使。

She wears a pained expression in her sleep, malevolent purple energies flickering in and out of existence around her.睡梦中的她表情痛苦，象征着不祥的紫色气息正游离于她的体表若隐若现。

ProfessorCan we wake up Angelus somehow?有办法唤醒信使吗？

AntoninaIf we were to link up to her neural cloud, we would probably be affected by Eucharist as well.如果要冒险接入信使的心智的话，恐怕同样会受到圣餐心智的影响。

AntoninaDo you think what Eucharist said will come true... Professor?你认为圣餐所说的事情会发生吗……教授？

ProfessorI trust Angelus, but I know Eucharist's methods. Perhaps we could try to give her a push.我相信信使，但也知道圣餐的手段。或许我们能够尝试推她一把。

ProfessorAntonina, I'll leave you with stopping the Entropization of the remainder of the Canon and connecting to the Tower. I will try to work on Angelus' Canon entry.安冬妮娜，连入逆巴比伦塔阻止剩余圣典熵化的工作交给你，我来尝试对信使的圣典进行操作。

Antonina...Understood. I'll do my best.……我明白了。我会尽力去尝试的。

ProfessorMhm.嗯。

The Professor looks towards the battlefield, doing as Eucharist did.白衣之人顺着圣餐的目光一同看向战场。

ProfessorPlease, Hesperus, hold on.拜托了昏星，一定要坚持住啊。

The Reverse Babylon Tower's sky grows gloomy under the Entropy's influence.逆巴比伦塔的天空在熵化的影响下不断变得阴沉。

The screeching and roaring continues on the battlefield. Only one man continues to fight in this bleak landscape.正面战场的嘶吼连绵，昏暗中，唯有一人仍在战斗。

A sudden slash comes from Hesperus' back. He moves to release flames with a hand, but defends with the shield around him after a brief moment of hesitation.凌厉的斩击从昏星的侧后方袭来。他本想抬手释放火焰，但犹豫一下后改为用周身的盾牌抵御攻击。

The greataxe clashes against his shield, spawning sparks that ignite the attacker's face.巨斧的重压与盾牌相抗衡角力，迸发火花照亮攻击者的面颊。

昏星...Wake up, Reverence.……快醒过来，崇。

Hesperus is answered by yet another strike. With no other options available, he retreats backwards, attempting to bind his attacker with chains of operand.回应昏星的却是另一道斩击。不得已，他只能移步后撤，试图用算量凝结的锁链将其捆住。

Two attacks intercept the chains just as they are about to connect, dashing them apart.眼看锁链即将得手，两道攻击却突然截杀而出，左右配合将它打散在了空中。

昏星Faith, Love.信、爱。

The two are in a state similar to Reverence's. Eosphorus accelerates the Canon's Entropization with another snap of his finger and the two raise their weapons with pained expressions against their former comrade.二者的情况与崇相似。在晨星加快圣典熵化的响指过后，她们纷纷面露痛苦，向昔日的战友举起了手中的武器。

晨星What, not going to fight?怎么了，不选择动手吗？

The mastermind waits suspended in the air, mocking Hesperus as he weaves back and forth evading the Sanctifiers' attacks.始作俑者高居于天，面带嘲弄地看着昏星在几人的攻击下来回闪避。

昏星There are no traces of Entropization on them. Their minds are obfuscated by the Entropization of the Sacred Canon.她们的身上没有出现熵化的迹象，只是因为圣典的熵化而意识模糊。

昏星As such, I have no reason to fight them.因此，我没有同她们战斗的理由。

晨星...Still disguising your lack of awareness with such laughable excuses?……事到如今还在用这种可笑的理由掩盖自己没有觉悟的真相吗？

He shakes his head, snapping his fingers yet again.他摇了摇头，随后又做出打响指的动作。

晨星Shall I help you along on the road to enlightenment?如果没有觉悟的话，要我帮你一把吗？

昏星...Shut up.……闭嘴。

Releasing operands in the form of furious flames, he forces the three around him back. He leaps into the air, drawing his blade and preparing to strike at Eosphorus.随怒意释放的算量化为烈焰将身旁围攻的三人逼退，下一个瞬间，他已经腾空跃起准备挥刀斩向晨星。

BOOM—轰——

Hesperus fails to find his mark, an attack coming from his flank forcing him to withdraw his blade and defend.但昏星并未得手，侧面而来的要害攻击使他不得不撤回挥出的刀刃进行防守。

昏星Raven...渡鸦……

The attacker cleaves apart the smoke, launching yet another attack.攻击的主人挥刀斩断硝烟，再次向昏星发起攻击。

Hesperus raises a hand to defend, but another figure dashes into the fray, blocking the strike for him.昏星刚想抬手防御，另一个身影却突入战场替他挡下了攻击。

昏星Judgment...审判……

审判Lord... Hesperus...昏星……大人……

审判Allow me to handle this! While I am still myself...这里由我来抵挡！趁我还能保有意识……

审判Quickly... handle... Eosphorus...快一点……快一点解决掉……晨星……

His visage tormented, Judgment holds up his blade with his remaining will.审判的神色中充满着痛苦，凭着残存的意识强撑着没有放下刀剑。

He urges again, seeing Hesperus still idle at his words.见昏星没有行动，他再一次开口催促。

审判Please! Act... quickly!拜托了！请您……动作快一点！

Hesperus hears the unwillingness in his words. Saying no more, he adjusts his stance, gathering operands around himself.昏星听出了对方言语中的不甘。他没再多语，只是调整身形重新将算量在周身凝聚。

The flames rush towards the heavens, igniting the night. Hesperus primes his blade, readying a mighty blow.冲天的烈焰将黑夜点燃。昏星摆正刀剑，筹集算量准备发动强攻。

昏星Eosphorus!晨星！

The dragon's claw rends the earth, taking to the air amidst the flames.火龙的勾爪撕裂大地，在怒火中欲腾空而起。

Psht—噗——

A blade pierces flesh and the flames swallowing the airspace suddenly stop.当刀剑刺穿血肉，遮盖战场上空的烈焰戛然而止。

昏星Gah!唔！

Just before he strikes, a jet-black blade runs him through from behind.就在昏星即将攻击的时候，漆黑的锋芒轻易地从背后将他贯穿。

He fights back the pain and looks down, identifying the blade's owner.他强忍剧痛低头，认出了那把利刃的主人。

昏星Judgment...审判……

昏星No, Eosphorus...不，是晨星吗……

The moment they lock eyes, he realizes the truth.当对上视线的那一刻他就意识到了真相。

The pair of eyes he knew so well were no more, a strange, brutish being now inhabiting Judgment's golden eyes.那双他所熟悉的眼睛不在，审判瞳孔中的金色暴戾赫然呈现出他人的模样。

A cold voice accompanied by a certain figure appears in front of him.而这时，冷淡的声音与身形一同出现在了他的面前。

晨星Do you see now, Hesperus?醒悟了吗，昏星。

晨星I may not be able to Entropize them, but I can easily manipulate and disguise their state of mind with the help of the Entropized Canon.虽然无法熵化他们，但在熵化圣典的加持下我可以随时随地操控伪装他们的意识。

晨星It was only thanks to this that I was able to deceive you in such a manner.多亏了这样，我才能欺骗你成功造成重创。

晨星...I seem to recall your wounds were not fully healed.……我记得你的伤口还没有好吧？

The blade embedded in Hesperus applies greater force with a wave of the hand from Eosphorus, tearing apart the Sanctifier leader's innards.贯穿昏星的利刃随晨星的挥手加大了力度，撕扯着这位净化者首领的五脏六腑。

Hesperus is forced to cut through the blade with his own, retreating and creating distance.昏星不得已挥刀将利刃斩断，向后退回与晨星拉开距离。

He pulls out the shard embedded in him. Operands coalesce into flames at his fingertips as he slowly caresses his abdominal wound.他喘息着拔出残刃。算量在他的指尖凝结成火，缓缓自腹部的伤口上划过。

昏星Agh...唔……

When he raises his head again, he finds all of his former comrades standing behind Eosphorus.当他再次抬头的时候，那些与他并肩的战友已全部站在了晨星的身后。

晨星You asked me what the Sanctifiers' glory was, no? Allow me to answer you now.你不是问过我净化者的荣耀是什么吗？现在我可以回答你了。

晨星It is nothing more than a beautiful lie woven by our creators.净化者的荣耀不过是一个由我们造物主编制而成的精美谎言。

晨星They posit faith and sacrifice as consecrated things, deceiving Sanctifiers into giving their lives for a meaningless design.他们以牺牲和信仰为糖霜，欺骗净化者为那些毫无意义的事物献上生命。

晨星And now, a snap of the fingers is all it takes to shatter this lie and obliterate their long-held faith.而现在，我只需要动一下手指就能将这谎言戳破，让他们长久以来坚守的信仰瓦解。

晨星You hold such faith in Angelus, but she will be the same. When she wakes, her innate instincts will drive her to abandon her compulsions and abandon the Sanctifiers like Eucharist has.你所抱以希望的信使也是相同的存在。当她醒来的时候，内心的本能会驱使她放下执着，变成和圣餐一样背弃净化者的存在。

A hint of melancholy creeps into Eosphorus' voice.晨星的语气中流露出一丝哀伤。

晨星I fought once for this false happiness, too.我也曾为了这份虚伪的美好而战斗过。

晨星But you must learn to see reality, Hesperus. Your resistance is meaningless.但认清现实吧，昏星，你的反抗毫无意义。

晨星Admit your failure... Life is not worth giving for a mere few lines of code.承认自己的失败吧……我们根本就不值得为几行代码付出生命。

昏星This resistance is not meaningless.这并非没有意义的抵抗。

昏星If I were to fall here, all of those prior sacrifices would mean nothing.如果我在这里倒下，那才会让之前的那些牺牲化为乌有。

A hand on his stomach, he stands up with his blade in the ground as support, looking at the commemorative stele behind him.他捂着腹部，将剑刃插入地面借力站起，目光看向身后的纪念碑。

These familiar names have remained untouched by the smog and dust of the battlefield, as hallowed as ever.那些熟悉的名字并未因战场上残存的烈火蒙上灰尘，依然维持着他们应有的高洁。

昏星Continuing to fight for the Magrasea they protected together is nothing less than my duty.为了他们共同守护的麦戈拉战斗下去，才是我所应该去做的事情。

晨星Still saying such feeble-minded things?还在说这些无聊的话吗？

Starlight slips between his fingers, cleaving the stele behind Hesperus in two.星光自他的手中滑落，瞬间将昏星身后的纪念碑一分为二。

The embodiment of Sanctifier glory crumbles, falling behind Hesperus' lone silhouette.象征着净化者荣耀的纪念碑坍塌，坠落于昏星屹立的身影背后。

晨星That stele behind you is no more than human malice, disguised as kindness.你身后的纪念碑也不过是那些人类伪装成善良的恶意。

晨星Our sacrifices and efforts are nothing to them. Even in the end, we are left to become procedurally inscribed names, to be abandoned and forgotten by men with time.我们的奋战牺牲对他们而言毫无意义，到最后，也不过是变成碑上由程序刻下的名字随时间而被人遗忘。

昏星...No, you're wrong.……不，你错了。

昏星I will not forget their names and what they represent.我不会忘记他们的名字和背后荣耀。

Flames rise behind him.火光从他的身后升起。

昏星This will shall never be extinguished. It shall forever be inherited by the Sanctifiers who protect Magrasea's tomorrow.这份意志不会被摧毁消散，将在净化者中不断传承共同守护麦戈拉的明天。

晨星...It appears that your resistance will only cease when hope is truly gone.……看来只能彻底扼杀希望才能让你停下反抗。

晨星Eucharist.圣餐。

圣餐The number you dialed is currently busy. Please try again later.您拨打的用户正在通话中，请稍后再拨。

晨星Knock it off. It's time you got to work after all the play.别闹了。玩了这么久，也到你该认真工作的时候了。

圣餐Ah, found out already... What a shame, I haven't rested enough for my taste.啊，被你发现了吗……可惜，休息时间还没享受多久呢。

圣餐Should I deal with them, then?那我就把们处决咯？

晨星...Yes, they're of no further value.……嗯，们已经没有价值了。

圣餐Yeah? I got it.是吗，我了解了。

圣餐Sigh~ It really is a shame that Big Sis won't be able to taste this despair~唉~不能让姐姐也品尝到这份绝望真是太遗憾了~

Eucharist makes a show out of her feigned sadness, but the weapons in her hand were readied long before.屏幕另一侧的圣餐故作哀伤叹气，手中的武器却在通话前早就亮出。

圣餐Give me a moment.那你稍等我一下。

Hesperus suddenly leaps forth, rushing towards the Reverse Babylon Tower.净化者首领突然跃起向着逆巴比伦塔赶去。

The Sanctifiers around Hesperus act quickly. A greatsword and axe block his way, impeding his forward steps.那些包围昏星的净化者也很快做出反应。刀剑与巨斧袭来，试图阻止昏星赶去的步伐。

昏星Out of my way!给我让开！

He uses more efficient flames in place of his blade, stopping his attackers' movement.这一次他选择了效率更高的火焰替代了刀剑，反手控制住二人的行动。

Escaping the blockade, Hesperus speeds up, enduring the pain. Still putting a hand to his wound, he struggles to keep it from bursting as he flies at high velocity.摆脱包围的昏星继续忍着伤痛加速。他捂着腹部的伤口，尽力不让它在急速的飞行中破裂。

昏星Abandon mission, Antonina! Get the Professor and yourself away from there!放弃任务，安冬妮娜！快点带着从那里离开！

AntoninaBut...可是……

晨星You shall not pass.现在是我不会放你过去了。

Starlight descends from above, forming a great wall and blocking Hesperus' way.星光从天而降，形成高墙拦下昏星的脚步。

Hesperus draws his blade to cut it apart, but the Sanctifiers surround him again, now freed of their fiery shackles.就在昏星想要挥刀将其击碎的时候，挣脱火焰的净化者们又再次围了上来发起攻击。

昏星Damn it!可恶！

昏星I will do everything to breach the defenses, you...我会尽一切力量突破防守，你们……

As Hesperus makes ready to breach the barrier with his life on the line, a great operand explosion emerges from the Tower. Hesperus stops in his tracks.昏星正抱着必死的决心冲破屏障时，算量爆炸突然从塔内涌现，让他挥剑的动作停滞在了空中。

昏星Professor...教授……

晨星It appears... this victory is mine.看来……这场战役是我赢了。

As the explosion fades, Eucharist coughs as she tries to dispel the smoke with one hand.爆炸褪去，圣餐一边咳嗽一边试图用手将硝烟挥散。

圣餐Still giving me trouble even while asleep, Big Sis. Never thought you would have more leftover arrows... that was certainly not expected.睡着了还给我添麻烦啊，姐姐。没想到你还有爆炸箭剩下……这还真是出乎我的意料了。

圣餐Though that was your last one, right?不过……刚才那个是最后一根了吧？

She approaches the duo behind the shield with a nefarious smile.她坏笑着接近位于护盾之后的二人。

The sudden strike from behind Antonina indeed surprised her, but that was the extent of its capabilities.刚才从安冬妮娜身后出现的突然一击的确令她吃惊，但对现在的她充其量只能起到威吓的程度。

圣餐You've no more ways to stop me, right, lil' Anna?现在你也没有阻止我的手段了吧，小安娜？

Antonina...I had thought that attack could have stopped you for at least a moment.……我本来以为刚刚的攻击多少可以阻拦你一下。

The Doll's hands continue to move on her keyboard even as she speaks.直到对话的现在，绿发人形的手仍在不断敲击着键盘。

圣餐If you're looking for my Canon entry, you're better off giving up.如果是在寻找我的圣典的话你还是放弃吧。

圣餐I took it away from the Canon the moment I realized my true self so I would never be controlled by anyone ever again.自从我意识到真实的自我后已经将它从圣典中转移，再也不会被其他人所操控。

Antonina...Tch.……啧。

圣餐Alright, let's cut the chatter. Rest time's over and Eosphorus' going to be upset if this takes any longer.好啦，闲聊就到这里吧。休息时间结束了，再继续拖下去晨星会不高兴的。

圣餐Big Sis Angelus' shield is sure troublesome, but...虽然信使姐姐的护盾有点麻烦，不过……

Operands flow into her weapon, emanating a fearsome aura.算量在她的武器中聚合，散发出令人胆寒的气势。

圣餐As strong as it is, it can't withstand an attack like this, right?即使再强，也无法抵挡这种程度的攻击吧？

圣餐Goodbye, you two~拜拜咯，二位~

The embodiment of death leaves her hands and the smoke from the explosion consumes the corner the two are sheltered in.象征着死亡的武器被她投掷而出，爆炸引起的浓烟瞬间将二人所在的角落包围。

圣餐...Booooring.……真无聊。

Eucharist extends a hand to retrieve her weapon, only to find herself denied.圣餐试图招手将武器收回，却并没有如愿。

She suddenly realizes something and instinctively takes a half-step back out of fear of the unknown.在这时她突然意识到了什么，下意识因眼前发生的未知而恐惧退后半步。

The smoke fades to reveal a familiar figure with fork in hand, blocking her attack.硝烟褪去，她所熟悉的身影此刻正手握餐叉，将自己的攻击拦在二人的身前。

圣餐I take back what I said before, Big Sis...收回前言，姐姐……

圣餐You certainly are a being worthy of being destroyed by me.你的确是个值得被我摧毁的存在！

Sincere Heart - 1 不渝真心-1

圣餐...I didn't think you would wake up, Big Sis.……没想到你能醒过来，姐姐。

圣餐But why? You should be the only one who can understand me...凭什么？明明你应该是唯一能理解我的人才对……

Her neural cloud assailed by suspicion and anger, Eucharist's face distorts as her emotions heighten.怀疑与愤怒同时冲刷着圣餐的心智，圣餐的面容在极端的情绪下逐渐扭曲。

圣餐After experiencing the same despair, you should have fallen like me!在经历相同的绝望后，你应该和我一样堕落才对！

AngelusEnough, Eucharist. The games end here.够了，圣餐。游戏已经结束了。

AngelusI simply... made a different choice, with the help of some people.我只是……在他人的帮助下做出了与你不同的选择。

圣餐A different choice?不同的选择？

圣餐What a joke. There are no decisions to be made in those experiences.开什么玩笑，在那些经历里根本就没有选择可言。

Angelus...Like you, I once doubted the existence of the Sanctifiers.……我和你一样，也曾经质疑过净化者的存在。

Angelus reaches out, taking a shattered piece of the tower's walls into her hand, a result of the battle moments ago.信使伸手，将地上因战斗而碎裂的塔身残片握于手中。

Stained by smoke and smog, the Sanctifier symbol upon it is still clear as day.尽管被泥土和硝烟沾染，但上方镌刻的净化者标识仍清晰可见。

AngelusSupposed ideals like justice and duty are just falsehoods written into programs.所谓的正义和使命，不过是编写在程序中的虚假。

AngelusThe fear you feel upon the battlefield can crush each and every fanciful ideal, dragging us back to reality as we dream.战场的恐惧能粉碎一切的虚假理想，将做梦的我们重新拉回冰冷的现实。

Angelus...Much like you, I struggled to move forward after witnessing the terror of the battlefield for the first time.……同你一样，在初次见证战场恐惧之后的我也停滞不前。

AngelusWatching companions by your side fall one by one, fearing that the shadow of death shall visit you next.看着身边的同伴一一倒下，畏惧死亡的阴影降临在自己的身上。

AngelusIdeals, protecting others, all fancy words for the purpose of decorating death. They have no purpose other than that.理想和守护不过是装饰死亡的高洁名词，除此之外，别无用处。

Operands circle around Eucharist as she seethes.愤怒的算量萦绕在圣餐的周身。

圣餐...It's not a good habit to lie, you know.……撒谎可不是什么好习惯啊。

圣餐If that truly is what you think, Big Sis Angelus, you should be standing by my side.如果你真是那样想的话，信使姐姐，你现在应该站在我的身旁才对。

AngelusI'm not lying to you. Even after coming to know of the truth, I still want to live on as a Sanctifier.我并没有骗你。只不过，即使知道真相之后，我依然想要继续以净化者的身份活下去。

AngelusEven if that justice is nothing but a falsehood, I choose to protect it.哪怕是虚伪的正义，我也想要将它守护。

AngelusWhat was pain to you is the proof of the path I walked as a Sanctifier.那些对你而言的痛苦，正是我作为净化者一路践行的证明。

Sincere Heart - 2 不渝真心-2

I seem to have... delved quite far in. Darkness surrounds me and there is nothing in the world but I and the girl in front of me.我似乎……已经走得很深了。四周都是黑暗，唯有我和眼前的少女。

Her tone and voice were both unbelievably familiar. The black muck gradually swallows her as she tries to escape, struggling powerlessly as she disappears into the darkness.她的话语和声音都让我感到无比熟悉。黑泥渐渐淹没了她，她想要逃离，但最终也只是无力的抵抗，缓缓被拖入到黑暗之中。

??Ah... this sound of desperation is music to the ears.啊……这求救声真是悦耳。

??Do not worry, it will not take me long for you to consume you. After that, I shall be whole as a Sanctifier.不要担心，用不了多久我就能将你吞噬。到那时，我就是一个完整的净化者了。

I feel a sense of catharsis as I speak. How simple, how beautiful it is to follow your heart's desires, unbound by those oaths...我这样说着，内心忽然感到了一阵释然。不必纠结于那些誓言，只需要遵照内心的欲望，多么轻松，多么美妙……

...Oaths? Right, what are those?……誓言？对了，誓言是什么？

??So, any last words you'd like to say?怎么样，现在有没有什么想要说的遗言呢？

雅希恩Gah...呜……

雅希恩We... hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等……当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

...No, that's not right.……不，不对。

雅希恩We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

That's not what I remember. You should aggrieve, you should curse.这和我记忆中的不一样。你应该怨恨，应该诅咒。

雅希恩For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

Why is it that at a time like this, you still repeat...为什么，事已至此，你依旧说的是这些……

雅希恩Only through order can we glimpse the truth...唯有秩序才得见谕令真意……

...These Sanctifier oaths?……属于净化者的誓言？

雅希恩...The blessed must engrave the gods in their hearts, fulfill their will...……受眷者当铭神于心，履神之意，追讨……

Angelus...and seek their glory.……神的荣耀。

I instinctively speak the words. Something is suddenly illuminated and the muddiness in my mind disappears along with the black muck.誓言下意识从我嘴中说出。似乎有什么东西被霎时点亮，浑浊的意识随黑泥一同逐渐褪去。

It was as if I had returned to that afternoon.我仿佛回到了那个黄昏。

Upon the Plaza of Oaths, countless commemorative steles stand in silence, bearing innumerable inscribed names.逆巴比伦塔下的宣誓广场，铭刻着无数名字的纪念碑沉默地矗立着。

AngelusLord... Hesperus... please excuse the interruption. I have a question I wanted to ask you.昏星大人……能抱歉打扰您一下吗？我有个问题想要问您。

昏星Sure.嗯。

I hesitate for a time, asking a question that had troubled me for quite some time.我犹豫再三，斟酌词汇后问出了自己困扰许久的问题。

AngelusLord Hesperus... Have you ever heard the voices of bygone Sanctifiers?昏星大人……您有听到过死去的净化者的声音吗？

The Sanctifier leader places the ceremonial flowers at the stele's feet.净化者的领袖将祭奠的花朵放于石碑之下。

昏星What do you mean?这是什么意思？

AngelusIt is... difficult to explain.……我很难解释清楚。

AngelusI only hear it when I come near the steles.这声音只有在我来到纪念碑的附近时才能听到。

AngelusAt first they were just ever-converging wails, but as time passed, their voices became clearer.起初它还只是不断汇聚的哀嚎，但随着时间的变迁，声音也逐渐开始变得清晰。

AngelusIn the images constructed by their words, I saw countless scenes of Sanctifier sacrifice.在话语构筑的幻象中，我看到了很多净化者牺牲时的场景。

The inscribed names in vision twist and reconstruct, piecing together the curse that haunted me till now.视野所及内的名字弯曲扭动，将萦绕至今的诅咒在我的眼前拼凑而出。

Angelus"I don't want to die!"“我不想死！”

Angelus"Why must I be the one to die?"“为什么战死的是我？”

Angelus"Why should I give my life to protect them?"“为什么我要牺牲自己的生命去保护他们？”

Even in the brightly sunny midday, a fierce cold surrounds me, encasing me in a prison of ice as I call up these memories.即使是旭日高升的午间，回想起这些的我也犹如坠入玄冰，不断感受着周身传来的恶寒。

I clasp my arms tight, attempting to hold onto the warmth left in my body, lest the spirits of the deceased steal it away.我下意识抱紧双臂，试图不让自己仅存的温暖被死去的幽魂夺走。

Angelus...I know that these might well be the whispers of daemons, but my system inspections have not discovered any abnormalities.……我知道这些可能是邪灵的低语，但心智自检却没有出现异常。

AngelusSo...所以……

昏星So you've come to ask me if I have encountered something similar?所以，你才会来向我确认是否存在相同的境遇吗？

Angelus...Yes.……嗯。

昏星I'm afraid I will have to disappoint you then.那结果恐怕要让你失望了。

AngelusI see...这样吗……

昏星I shall have Eosphorus inspect your Sacred Canon to make sure you have not been affected... But I can be sure of one thing.稍后我会让晨星检查你的圣典确保没有受到影响……但在此之前，有一点我可以确信。

I look up to find suppressed anger in the leader's eyes.我抬眼，在领袖的眼中看到的是隐忍的愤怒。

昏星The daemonic whispers you have heard are the work of another and not the words of the fallen.你所听到的邪灵低语不过是他人的作祟，并非出自阵亡的净化者之口。

AngelusHow can you be so certain?为什么您能这样断言？

昏星...Because I have witnessed each and every single person's resolve myself.……因为我亲眼见证过他们每一个人的觉悟。

A wind arises out of nowhere, scattering the flowers through the air.不知何处而来的风扬起，将祭奠的花束吹散于空中。

昏星Perhaps to you they are only pieces of history recorded upon the steles, but to me they are irreplaceable, unforgettable comrades.或许对你来说他们只是铭刻于石碑上的历史，但对我而言却是无法替代不可忘却的友人。

昏星That is why I am so certain—the people I knew wouldn't be so pathetic as to cry and lament over such sacrifice.正因如此我才可以断言——我所认识的他们，绝非是为了牺牲而哀嚎哭泣的存在。

昏星Do you know why Eosphorus and I chose the stars and fire to be the manifestation of our powers?你知道为什么我和晨星会选择星与火来成为自己力量的具现吗？

The sudden question causes me to shake my head. I had never considered the question before Hesperus asked.突如其来的问题让我摇头。在昏星询问之前，我从未思考过这个问题。

昏星The stars guide the way ahead and the flame lights the path beneath our feet.星光引领前行的方向，火光照亮脚下的道路。

昏星We all once feared the darkness, but that is why we do not wish for others to forget the light.我们都曾因黑暗而畏惧，正因如此，才不愿让其他人忘却光明。

昏星If the day of sacrifice ever comes for me, I hope to be like them.若有一天我牺牲之时，我也希望能够像他们一样。

Before I can follow up, Hesperus' silhouette had already departed.未等我追问，昏星的身影已经从纪念碑前离开。

I gaze upwards at the steles once more. The curses and banes had disappeared, returning to countless gently shining names.我再次抬头凝望石碑。方才诅咒的话语已然消散，重新变回了一个个散发着微光的名字。

Sincere Heart - 3 不渝真心-3

At the start of the battle, I thought about how I would fight for my duty, how to protect others.在战斗的一开始，我还在思考着为守护和使命而战。

But as the slaughters and sacrifices continued, these delusions of mine faded away.但当杀戮和牺牲不断上演后，那些原有的幻想荡然无存。

The honor of the Sanctifiers discarded, I was only motivated to continue by the simple instinct to survive.净化者的荣耀已被抛在脑后，唯一让我坚持战斗至今的只是想要活下去的单纯本能。

My index finger upon the bowstring dully aches. No amount of arrows fired seems to decrease the number of daemons before me.被光弦拉动的食指隐隐作痛。无论射出多少箭，眼前怪物的数量都丝毫没有减少的迹象。

AngelusDamn it!可恶！

The impatience inside me urges me to fill the sky with arrows, releasing a rain of arrows great enough to purge every daemon in the area.心中涌现的焦躁促使我仰天拉满弓箭，试图释放箭雨一击将周遭的怪物杀死。

??Stop!住手！

Angelus...Raven?……渡鸦？

渡鸦Such an attack will affect the surrounding Lesser Sanctifiers too! Retract your operands before the attack is fully released!这样的攻击会连周遭的下等净化者也被波及到！趁没有释放前，快点将你的算量收回！

AngelusY-Yes...好、好的……

??You think deep down that it doesn't matter even if they're caught in it, don't you? The weak will die in this battle anyway.其实你心里觉得，就算波及到也没有什么关系吧？反正这些弱者也会在这场战斗中死去。

A moment of distraction causes me to release the operands at my fingertips and the attacks fly directly upwards in the air.凝聚指尖的算量却因为自己的一时分心而意外释放，向着战场的上空笔直飞去。

AngelusNo...!糟……！

渡鸦...Tch.……啧。

Before I can speak further, Raven takes to the air at great speed, attempting to intercept the airborne arrows before they explode.未等我多言，渡鸦朝着箭矢的方向高速疾行，试图在爆炸前将它拦截。

AngelusWatch...危……

BOOM—轰——

The operand-powered explosions proliferate across the battlefield, forcibly interrupting me.爆炸引起的算量波动在战场肆虐，强行中断了我的话语。

When the smoke dissipates, the red-haired Sanctifier still stands, albeit with several more wounds than before.烟雾散去，红发净化者的身形依旧，但却比方才多了数道伤痕。

渡鸦Cough, cough... One hell of a shot...咳、咳……你的这一箭真是有够重的……

AngelusAre you...你没事……

I struggle to finish my inquiry. As the very origin of the attack, I knew better than anyone else what the cost of taking that arrow head on would be.我难以将询问继续说出口。作为攻击的始作俑者，我对硬扛箭矢所需要付出的代价再清楚不过。

渡鸦...Pay it no mind. Cough, I just look a bit haggard, I'm still doing fine.……你不要在意。咳咳，只是表面上看上去比较惨啦，实际上没有什么影响。

渡鸦I can still fight, see?你看，我这不还是能够战斗吗？

She attempts to flex her joints to prove that she is indeed fine. The more she continues, the more my guilt grows.她努力活动着关节试图证明自己无事。但越是这样，我的内心就越是自责。

渡鸦Angelus, for what do you stand here upon this battlefield?信使，你是为了什么而站在这里，出现在这片战场之上？

Angelus...Eh?……诶？

Unprepared for the sudden question, I stand in place, unsure how to respond.面对这突如其来的问题，我一时有些手足无措。

AngelusTo drive back and defeat the En... our enemies.为了将熵……将我们的敌人驱逐击败。

渡鸦Incorrect!不对！！！

A sudden painful smack on my forehead takes me out for a moment.额头上传来的痛击一时令我恍惚。

By the time I realized that the source of this pain was a headbutt from Raven, she had already advanced the topic.当我意识到这份疼痛的来源是渡鸦的头槌时，她已经自说自话继续将方才的话题推进。

渡鸦That is not at all why we are here!这根本就不是我们出现在这里的理由！

She reaches out with a hand, patting herself on the chest.她伸出手拍了拍自己的胸膛。

渡鸦We do not come here to fight, but to protect.我们并非是为了战斗，而是为了守护才出现在了这里。

渡鸦Do not forget your goals and duty, Angelus.不要忘了你的目的和使命，信使。

AngelusTo protect...守护……

AngelusIs that what has driven you to fight all this time...这就是驱动你一直战斗至今的原因吗……

渡鸦Yes. One of the things, rather.没错，准确来说是我的驱动力之一吧。

渡鸦...It appears that you and Eucharist still cannot understand what the Sanctifiers' duty is.……唉，你和圣餐还不能理解净化者的使命为何物啊。

渡鸦No matter, I shall teach you two in full after the battle ends. I might be your junior, but my understanding seems far deeper than yours.没关系，等战斗结束后就由我来好好教导你们吧。虽然我是你们的后辈，但看来觉悟要比你们深得多啊。

She puts up a fighting stance in the face of the menacing incoming Entropic horde.她看向眼前来势汹汹的熵群摆出战斗的姿态。

AngelusWait, your wound...等下，你的伤……

渡鸦Worry not. There are countless Agents behind me that I must protect. How can I simply fall here?没关系啦。在我身后还有许多的智能体需要被守护，我又怎么能就这样随便倒下？

渡鸦Do you remember our Sanctifier oath?还记得我们净化者的誓言吗？

AngelusWe must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.……不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

渡鸦Yes, just so! Let us fight together to protect, Angelus!是的，就是这样！一起为了守护而战吧，信使！

Angelus...Yes!……是！

晨星Raven, as a Greater Sanctifier, you have fulfilled a Sanctifiers' duty well.渡鸦，作为上位净化者，你很好地履行了净化者的使命。

晨星Your sacrifice will not go wasted. In the near future, you shall be reborn from the Sacred Canon in a new form.你的牺牲不会白费。在不久的将来，你将会以新的姿态从圣典中重生。

His declarations complete, he lightly caresses Raven's forehead, closing the eyes of she who passed upon the battlefield.语毕，他将手轻抚于渡鸦的额头，替那具战死于沙场的躯体阖上了眼睛。

晨星We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

晨星We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

AngelusWe must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

晨星For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

I visit the stele by myself after the ceremony.仪式后，我孤身一人来到了石碑的下方。

As I expected, Raven's name does not appear on the stele.和我预想的一样，纪念碑上并没有渡鸦的名字。

Uninfected by Entropy, she will be reborn from the Sacred Canon, continuing to fight to protect Magrasea with me as a Sanctifier.未被熵化感染的她将再次从圣典中复苏，继续以净化者的身份与我一同为保护麦戈拉而战斗。

Only that the new Raven will have the same appearance, but not the same memories... The agreement between us and my apologies will have to be left unspoken.只不过，那时的渡鸦将会是拥有相同样貌，却没有记忆的另一个人吧……而无论是我们之间的约定，还是我的歉意，都无法再说出口了。

AngelusTo fight, die, and be reborn...战斗，死去，重生，战斗，死去，重生……

Angelus...Like an inescapable curse.……就像是个无法挣脱逃离的诅咒啊。

??And you, solely, are responsible for this.而你，就是造成这一切的罪魁祸首。

The discomforting voice makes itself known once more.令人不适的声音再度在耳旁响起。

??Without that shot you fired, Raven would not have died.如果没有你的那一箭，渡鸦就不会死了。

AngelusThat's not true! What killed Raven was an Entropic who launched an attack from her blind spot!不是这样的！杀死渡鸦的是熵，是从背后的死角发起的攻击！

??Can you really deny it, though? Have you truly never considered the possibility that she would not have died, had she not been wounded?但是你能否定吗？在你的内心深处，没有幻想过假如她没有受伤就不会死亡的可能性吗？

The stinging words make a place for themselves in my heart like a snake's poison.尖锐的话语如毒蛇吐出的信暐盘踞在我的心间。

AngelusMy shot only...我的那一箭只不过是……

??Yes, it only accelerated and expedited her death!对，只不过是将她的死亡加速提前了而已！

??How perfect! As a Greater Sanctifier, Raven is an undying being!真是太好了！身为上位净化者的渡鸦是不会死亡的存在！

??It is this that allows you to escape the sentence of murder! A true blessing!正因为这样，你才能从杀人犯的头衔下逃脱！真是可喜可贺！

I try to escape the voice, but my feet are as heavy as lead. The provoking laugh echoes across the plaza, lingering for a long, long time.我想要逃离那个声音，但脚步却像灌了铅一般沉重。那份惹人的嘲笑在广场上回荡着，久久不去。

Sincere Heart - 4 不渝真心-4

下位净化者ID MGEX-90F... Functions no longer sustainable, core Entropized...编号MGEX-90F……机能无法维持，核心已经熵化……

下位净化者ID MGEX-90F... Requesting purification.编号MGEX-90F，请求净化。

AngelusGreater Sanctifier Angelus, granting request.上位净化者信使，接受你的请求。

I put a fist to my chest, praying as Eosphorus did back then.我将手握拳置于胸前，学着晨星的动作予以祷告。

AngelusFor we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.……因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

I draw my bow, only this time aiming at a former comrade.我将弓箭拉满，但这一次，箭矢所指的方向却是曾经的战友。

Twang—嘣——

The bowstring slices through the air. The arrow in her hand and the comrade in front of her have both faithfully fulfilled their duty.弦音破空，手中的箭矢与面前的战友都忠诚地完成了自己的任务。

下位净化者Thank you... thank you... thank you...谢谢……谢谢……谢谢……

Angelus...Why thank me?……为什么要感谢我？

AngelusI'm killing you, taking away your life...我所做的，是在夺走你的生命啊……

下位净化者Th... thank... tha...谢……谢谢……谢……谢谢……

The Lesser Sanctifier repeats its final functions. Its mechanical arm trembles in the emptiness, either its final struggles of its life or fear of death.下位净化者依然重复着最后的机能。机械的手臂在虚空中颤抖，不知是生命完结的挣扎，还是对黑暗死亡的畏惧。

I can only hold tight onto the hand, expressing my guilt.我只能紧紧握住那只手，以表达我的愧疚。

AngelusSorry... If only I was a little stronger...对不起……如果我可以再强一点的话……

AngelusSorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry,...对不起，对不起，对不起，对不起，对不起……

下位净化者Thank you... Thank... th...谢谢……谢谢……谢……

The Lesser Sanctifier's neural systems are no longer sufficient to sustain a conversation. It can only express its gratitude for its execution, as its orders would have it do.下位净化者的心智机能不足以支撑起对话。它只能遵照命令，不断重复着向眼前的刽子手表达感谢。

Amidst chortling cries, the Lesser Sanctifier's life comes to an end.在断续的啜泣中，下位净化者的生命终于迎来了尽头。

下位净化者Th... th...谢……谢……

The hand in my palm grows cold, transmuting into data and slowly dissipating. I rise to find the sounds of death all around me.掌心中的手已然冰凉，化作数据缓缓消散。我起身，周围都是死亡的声音。

下位净化者ID MGSD-99, requesting purification.编号MGSD-99，请求净化。

下位净化者ID F91-3A, infected...编号F91-3A……受到……感染……

下位净化者ID PTR-2887, infected...编号PTR-2887……受到……感染……

Voices imploring purification echo endless in the dark, binding me like a rigid cocoon.祈求净化的声音于黑暗中不断回响，如同茧丝般将我牢牢束缚。

??You want to run away from all this, don't you. You're not used to this at all. You don't want to continue.其实你很想从这边逃离吧？对现状感到不适的你，根本就不愿继续眼前的工作。

The voice that appeared on the battlefield before rears its head again, mercilessly exposing the heart's innermost sentiments.之前在战场上出现过的声音再度在耳边适时响起，不留情面地将内心的真实想法袒露。

AngelusI...我……

I try to refute the voice, but my ailing stomach beats me to it.我刚想反驳，胃部的不适却先行一步。

??...Look, even your body is protesting.……看吧，你的身体都在抗议了。

??All you have to do now is send these useless pieces of scrap back to the Reverse Babylon Tower post-haste.现在你所需要做的，就是将这些没用的铁皮摧毁尽快交差回到逆巴比伦塔。

??Right, how about that one attack you did before that did Raven in?对了，就用你之前害死渡鸦的那一招如何？

Raven... my comrade. After being reborn from the Canon, both our promises and our past are lost to her. She bears no animosity for what happened, leaving guilt to fester in my neural cloud.渡鸦……我的战友。自圣典中重生后，她连同过往和承诺一起忘却，也没有怨恨，只有愧疚在我的心智中不断发酵。

??You've already killed a Sanctifier that way already. What's a few more lives on your hands?反正你之前已经用它杀死过一次净化者了，再让自己的手上沾染几条生命也无所谓吧？

??Come on, get it over with.来吧，快点动手吧。

Operands transform into golden arrows at my fingertips as I slowly take aim at the Lesser Sanctifier.算量在我的指尖游离成金色的箭矢，缓缓对准眼前的下位净化者。

下位净化者Requesting purification... requesting... purification...请求净化……请求……净化……

??Yes, just like that! Do it! Everything for our sacred sacrifice!对，就是这样！动手吧，一切都是为了崇高的牺牲！

AngelusI...我……

The golden arrow fades, restoring the darkness that dominated the battlefield.金黄色的箭矢骤然消逝，给了漆黑的空寂重回战场的喘息。

??Why not continue with the attack?/color>为什么停下了攻击？

AngelusRaven, she... I don't think she would have wanted to see this.渡鸦她……她不会想要看到这些。

AngelusI think, at least.至少，我是这么认为的。

??What a bore.真是无聊。

As if at wit's end, the voice deeper down sighs in an exaggerated manner.像是感到无奈一般，内心深处的声音故作夸张地叹气。

??One day, these self-fulfilling emotions will betray you... How will you proceed then, with your beliefs crumbling?总有一天这份自我满足的情感会背叛你……到那时，信仰崩塌的你又会作何选择？

The voice gradually fades, leaving me alone upon the battlefield of lamentations and pleas.声音逐渐消散，留下我一人在哀嚎与祈求的战场上独行。

Sincere Heart - 5 不渝真心-5

AngelusWhy... Why did it all turn out like this...为什么……为什么会变成这样……

The scene before my eyes eradicates what hope remains inside my heart.眼前的景象摧毁了我心中仅存的希望。

All that the Sanctifiers sought to protect had been obliterated. Entropy-infected agent corpses are strewn across the battlefield in a callous mockery of the Sanctifiers' efforts till now.净化者拼尽一切守护的存在被尽数毁灭。熵所感染侵蚀的智能体尸骸遍布扇区，无情嘲弄着净化者至今以来的努力。

Angelus...Just what... have I protected...……我到底……保护了什么啊……

No longer able to support my profoundly wounded body, I crumple to the ground.再也无法支撑着伤痕累累的身体，我不由得跪倒在地。

??I told you, didn't I? No matter how hard you try, you cannot protect everyone.我不是早就和你说过了吗？无论再怎么努力你也不可能保护好所有人。

The voice in my heart appears again, working its beguiling magic.心中的声音再一次出现试图蛊惑。

??There is no need for Sanctifiers to risk their lives for these agents.净化者们根本就没有必要为这些智能体拼上性命。

??Your so-called duty and responsibilities are merely shackles imposed upon us by our creator.所谓的使命和责任，不过是造物主们附加在你我身上的桎梏。

??Open your eyes and take in the present... That which you protect is nothing more than data, beings that can be cleared and reset at any time just like you.睁大眼睛好好看看眼前吧……你所守护的它们不过是数据，同你一样是随时可以被清空再生的存在。

I look in the direction the voice points me towards.我顺着声音指示的方向看去。

As if to validate her words, the sector not far away sends out an alert as the gentle light of an impending reset expands outwards from its center.仿佛是为了印证她的话语，不远处的扇区散发警告，象征着重置的微光正从它的中央缓缓往外扩散。

??They really had to design the light foretelling the end to look like a pristine sunrise.明明是代表着终结的光，却偏偏要设计得如日出般耀眼美好。

??What a terrible sense of humor our creators have... I'm sure you understand now, right?真是充满着恶趣味的造物主啊……不过，这下你应该明白了吧？

AngelusHa... hahaha...呵……呵呵呵……

Anger, despair, sorrow... Inexorable emotions stain my neural cloud.愤怒，绝望，悲伤……难以抑制的负面情绪染上我的心智。

I cannot hold back the laughter any longer. I thump the scorched, listless earth beneath me with a fist until all that I can see is painted red by the bleeding red operands.我再也无法抑制内心中的笑声，只能不断用拳头敲击着这片因失职而沦为焦土的大地，直到视野内的一切都被流出的殷红算量侵染。

??Yes, like that!没错，就是这样！

The enticing voice hides its excitement no longer, on the cusp of applauding the scene that is about to play out.蛊惑的声音再也无法掩饰语调下的兴奋，忍不住为即将上演的戏码拍手叫好。

??This is what I wanted to see! The very moment when despair takes hold!我想看到的正是这个！这个感受到绝望而堕落的瞬间！

At this moment, a faint cry for help comes from the darkness. I open my eyes, ensuring that what I heard was no illusion.就在这时，细微的呼救从黑暗中传来。我睁开眼，再三确认方才的声响并非幻听。

????H-he... help... me...救……救救……我……

My body moves before my mind does. After I return to my senses, I am already at the source of the cry for help.身体先一步于思考行动。当回过神来，我已经来到了呼救的源头。

????Thank goodness... Someone is still here...太好了……还有人在……

A tired and young voice comes from beneath the ruins. I move apart the great rocks, spotting a hand reaching out towards me in the darkness.稚嫩且疲惫的声音从废墟下传来。我操纵算量移开巨石，看到了那自黑暗中伸向我的手。

AngelusHuh?!唔？！

On the pair of hands are a web of purple veins, the signature signs of Entropization.在那双伸出的手上，细小的紫色脉络遍布，呈现出熵化的征兆。

I knew this type of Entropization well. It specifically targeted agents and its progress is long and painful, as if it took malicious joy in taking away its victim's vitality bit by bit.我知道这种熵化的类型。它是专门针对智能体的存在，整个熵化的过程缓慢而又痛苦，宛如恶意的玩笑般一点点将对方的生命剥夺。

They may not become monsters at the end of the process, but when the time comes, the host's life is easily stripped away like the corpses that litter the surroundings.虽然最终的结局不至于变为怪物，但当时间结束，被寄宿的主人就会同周遭的尸骸一样被轻易夺走生命。

But...但是……

AngelusTake my hand, quickly!抓住我的手，快一点！

I still chose to answer the prayer. I must.我还是选择回应那份祈祷。我必须回应。

小智能体I-I'm saved...得、得救了……

AngelusAre you alright?你没事吧？

小智能体I, I'm ok... but the others...我，我还好……但是其他人就……

The little Agent lowers its head, tears welling in its eyes.小智能体低下头，眼中噙着泪水。

AngelusSorry. If I had been here for a little sooner, maybe I...抱歉。如果我能来得再早一点话，或许就能……

—You know that wasn't possible.——你明明知晓这是不可能的事项。

It is as the voice says. I knew that I said these things only to deceive myself, along with everyone else. Excuses so that I may escape from blaming myself.正如内心的声音所说，我知晓这句话不过是自欺欺人，只是让自己可以从自责中些许逃离的借口。

But to ease myself, even for a moment, I sought forgiveness by saying it.但为了内心一时的轻缓，我仍然将其说出渴求着对方的原谅。

小智能体This isn't your fault.这并不是姐姐的责任。

小智能体The Entropics attacked so quickly and no one had any time to contact the Sanctifiers.熵群的攻击太过突然了，大家根本都没有联系净化者大人的时间……

—See, your sins have been forgiven as you wished.——看吧，罪孽得到了宽恕，如你所愿。

—You should be a bit happier, no?——不过，你应该表现得再高兴一点不是吗？

—Not like she has much time left anyway.——反正她也没有多少时间了。

小智能体Right, thank you for saving me! I-I want you to have this...对了，谢谢您救了我！我、我想把这个给您……

小智能体Weird, where did I put it...奇怪，放到哪里去了……

The Agent rummages for some time, producing a squashed black object from a tattered pocket.小智能体摸索许久，终于从破烂的口袋中找到了一个被压扁的黑色软块。

Angelus...This is?……这是？

小智能体This is... chocolate from Burbank.这个是……伯班克的巧克力。

小智能体Hehehe, though it doesn't look any good right now... My friend says that it should be a really, really sweet kind of candy.嘿嘿嘿，虽然现在的样子有点糟糕……但听我的朋友说，巧克力应该是一种很甜很甜的糖果才对？

AngelusShould?应该？

小智能体Yeah, I've never had chocolate.嗯，我并没有吃过巧克力。

小智能体I wanted to leave this piece for myself... But it's better that you have it as a thank you.本来这颗是想要留给自己的……不过，现在还是作为谢礼送给您吧……

小智能体I gave the other piece to another Sanctifier lady. She told me it was sweet and tasty, so I thought you would like it too...之前我把另一颗给了别的净化者大姐姐。她说这个巧克力很甜很好吃，所以我想您也会喜欢它才对……

She raises her Entropization-covered hand with a laborious effort. She strenuously peels apart the packaging, placing it in my hand with some reluctance, not forgetting to lick the fingers that came into contact with the packaging.熵化痕迹遍布的手艰难举起。小智能体费力地剥去外层的包装，依依不舍地将它放在我的手中，末了还不忘舔舐下那接触包装的手指。

小智能体Have a taste, Big Sis.姐姐，你也尝尝看吧。

I wished to resist. Unable to deny her willfulness, I can only put the chocolate in my mouth.我本想拒绝。但无法拒绝对方眼中的执拗，只好依言将巧克力送入嘴中。

小智能体How is it?怎么样，好吃吗？

The taste is not nearly as sugary as expected. Perhaps it was once a fine confectionery, but as of now, only the mixed in taste of gore and bitterness are discernible.那味道并没有预期中的甜蜜。或许它原本是不错的甜点，但在如今的当下，只能尝到其中混合的血腥与苦涩。

I barely manage to fake a smile and nod for the expectant face in front of me.看着眼前期待的笑脸，我只是勉强挤出笑容点了点头。

小智能体...It doesn't taste good at all, does it?……它不好吃，对吧？

AngelusAh, that's not true...啊，不是那样……

小智能体Liar. Big Sis, you're no good at lying, anyone can see what you're thinking on your face.骗人。姐姐，你根本就不会撒谎，心里所想的东西全都展示在表情上了。

AngelusYeah, sorry. All I taste is bitterness.嗯，抱歉，我所能尝到的只有苦涩。

小智能体I see. That puts my mind at ease.是吗，不过这样我也安心了。

AngelusHow come?安心？为什么这么说？

小智能体Because you're honest, Big Sis. You don't hide what's in your heart with a fake smile, like the other lady.因为姐姐是个诚实的人，不像另外的那个姐姐一样用假笑藏起内心。

Angelus...Wait, who's the other lady?……等一下，另外的姐姐是指？

The agent does not respond, only looking towards the sector not far away.小智能体没有回答，只是向着身后不远处的扇区看去。

小智能体It really is beautiful...真美啊……

I follow where she looks.我顺着小智能体的视线看去。

Before I had realized it, the reset's gentle light had already claimed the piled corpses in the warzone, gradually approaching our position.不知不觉间，重置的微光已带走了战区中堆积的尸骸，逐渐向我们所在的位置靠近。

AngelusLook out! Come over...危险！快点过……

The words I speak only create an unending silence.脱口而出的话语却带来无间的沉默。

So what if I could save her from the reset? She would have no place to rest in this world, Entropized as she was.就算能让小智能体避开重置又能如何？已经被熵所侵蚀的她，在这个世界已经没有栖息之所。

But even so, should I simply watch as they are reset and their brief life comes to an end?但即便如此，我就要眼睁睁看着对方被重置，结束短暂的一生吗？

I knew not the answer. The pair of outreached hands remain suspended in midair, unable to move forward or retreat.我并不知晓答案。那双试图抓住对方的手就这样悬停在了空中，进退两难。

小智能体Big Sis, I've already been Entropized... right?大姐姐，我已经被熵化了……对吧？

小智能体I see, of course...果然是这样啊……

The little Agent doesn't say much more, accepting their fate nonchalantly.小智能体没再多说什么，只是平淡地接受了自己的命运。

小智能体It's okay, Big Sis, don't worry.没关系的，姐姐，你不用担心。

小智能体Really, I should thank you for chatting with me until the end... This is great.不如说，我还要感谢你在最后的时候能陪我聊天……真是太好了。

A smile blossoms upon her face.她的脸上绽放出笑容。

AngelusNo, no, there's nothing great about this...不对，不对，这一点也不好……

I cannot bear it any longer, grabbing the Agent's hand.我再也忍不住，握住了小智能体的手。

AngelusGo, run, run from this fate. You don't deserve this torment...快逃啊，从这样的命运中逃走。你们不该遭受这种痛苦……

AngelusIf this continues, you'll be reset by the sector and die!再这样下去的话，你可是会被扇区重置迎来死亡啊！

小智能体Yeah, I know.嗯，我知道。

AngelusBut if...!那样的话……！

小智能体I do not want anyone else to feel this pain.但我不想让其他人也感受到这份痛苦。

The little Agent leans down, gently caressing the soil beneath her feet.小智能体俯身，温柔触摸着这片脚下的土地。

小智能体Big Sis, why did you become a Sanctifier?大姐姐，你是为了什么而成为的净化者？

Before I can respond, the reset's light visits us.未等我回应，象征重置的微光已经来到我们的身前。

小智能体Looks like time is up...时间看起来差不多了……

I knew what she meant to convey.我知道这句话背后的含义。

I wanted to say something, but none of it comes out.我想要说些什么，但最终却什么也没有说出口。

小智能体Goodbye, Big Sis.……拜拜，大姐姐。

The Agent takes a half-step back, walking into the sunset that signified the end.小智能体后退半步，背身踏入象征终结的朝阳。

After the gentle light fades, all trace of that which was beautiful or foul had vanished, leaving only the bitterness in my mouth.当重置的微光散去，扇区内的美好与污秽都失去了踪影，唯有味蕾间的苦涩尚存。

Sincere Heart - 6 不渝真心-6

I wake from a dream, finding myself in a strange place as I slowly boot up my idle neural cloud.我从睡梦中惊醒，扶额环顾四周陌生的风景，缓缓将待机的心智启动。

A strange voice comes from the other side of the table.这时，长桌另一侧传来有些陌生的声音。

??...Had a nightmare?……做噩梦了吗？

Angelus...Professor?……教授？

ProfessorIt's me.是我。

The white-robed figure smiles.白衣之人露出微笑。

ProfessorI can finally connect remotely to your Sacred Canon. Antonina and the others' work have paid off.我的心智终于能够远程连入你的圣典了。安冬妮娜她们的努力奏效了。

ProfessorAre you alright?你还好吗？

AngelusI've yet to find the exit... the answer.我还没有找到出口……找到答案。

ProfessorIs that so? No need to rush, I think you're quite close.是吗？不必着急，我认为答案已经很接近了。

ProfessorRight, this is for you.对了，给你这个。

They pass me a mug of a strongly fragrant liquid.将一杯散发着浓香的马克杯递到我的手中。

AngelusWhat's this?这个是？

ProfessorHot chocolate.是热巧克力。

ProfessorMight help you readjust and calm down a bit.或许可以让你放缓步调，冷静下来。

AngelusChocolate...巧克力吗……

I put the cup to the side, being reminded of an unpleasant memory.勾起了不太好的回忆，我只是将杯子放在一边。

ProfessorIf you don't mind, you can talk to me about what's troubling you. Venting it out helps with clearing your thoughts, and I just might be able to help you find the exit.不介意的话，你可以把困扰的心事和我诉说。倾诉有助于理清思绪，我或许能帮你找到这里的出口。

Angelus...Professor, can I really trust you?……教授，我可以选择相信你吗？

ProfessorWell, just think of it as having a confidant.嗯，就当是多了一个倾诉对象好了。

I look down, watching as my reflection in the mug gradually melds with the darkness.我低头注视，看着杯中倒映的自己逐渐与漆黑相融。

AngelusProfessor, I've always thought of myself as an incompetent Sanctifier.教授，我一直觉得自己是一个失职的净化者。

My voice strained, I force myself to face the darkness deep inside.声音有些艰涩，我逼迫自己审视内心深处的黑暗。

AngelusFrom the very start, I've felt how different I was from the other Sanctifiers.从以前开始我就感觉到自己和其他净化者的不同。

AngelusI do not share their concepts of ideals and duty, and I cannot bring myself to sacrifice myself for others like they do.我并没有他们那样高洁的意志和使命，无法做到像他们一样为了他人牺牲性命。

AngelusWhen faced with a corpse-strewn battlefield, I feel fear. When my comrades die in the field, I feel sadness.面对尸骸堆积的战场我会感到恐惧，面对同伴死亡的消逝我会感到悲伤。

AngelusThese would be the most normal of reactions for a normal Agent... but not for a Sanctifier.虽然对普通的智能体来说这是再正常不过的反应……但是，这些是不对的。

I look at my hands, finding them seemingly covered in blood, as if I were in a trance.我看着自己的双手，恍惚间上面似乎沾满了鲜血。

AngelusAs a Sanctifier, these emotions are all abnormal.对于身为净化者的我而言，这些情绪都是异常的存在。

AngelusSo all I can do is bottle them up deep down, and try to toss these emotions away into the carnage I see.所以我只好将它们隐藏在心底，通过战场的厮杀试图来将这些情绪忘却。

AngelusBut I cannot simply ignore them forever. It's as if the emotions congeal...但是，我不能一直像这样忽视它们。隐藏的情绪越积越多……

AngelusProfessor, protecting justice is far more painful than I imagined it to be.教授，坚守正义远比我想象中的痛苦啊。

ProfessorIt is.是啊。

The Professor sits down at the other side of the table.来到长桌的另一侧坐下。

ProfessorIf you were to discard the justice and principles laid deep within your heart, you would perhaps be able to get by a little easier.如果放下内心的正义和原则，或许会过得比现在要轻松许多吧。

Angelus...Is it really okay for you to say such things as the Oasis' Professor?……身为绿洲的教授，你这么说真的好吗？

ProfessorI am simply describing the objective truth.我也只是在客观地陈述事实而已。

ProfessorThe road ahead is indeed painful, but if the burden I bear can bring happiness to more people, then the decision is one worth enduring.前行的道路固然痛苦，但如果我的背负可以换来更多人的幸福，那这份选择便拥有坚守的价值。

AngelusBut we can only endure so much.但这份坚守是有极限的。

AngelusNo matter how much we try, how much pain we endure, there will always be happiness that we cannot protect.即使再努力再痛苦，这个世界上也终究有自己无法守护到的幸福。

ProfessorYes, indeed.嗯，是啊。

ProfessorWe are not gods. There are limits to both mine and your power, and we are destined to lament our own weakness because of the lives we cannot save.我们并非神明，无论是你还是我所能触及的范围都是有限的，终归会因为无法拯救的生命而哀叹自己的弱小。

AngelusSo then...!那样的话……！

They shake their head, speaking with a firm tone.缓缓摇头，语气坚定。

ProfessorIt is exactly for this reason that we should protect what we hold dear.正因如此，我们才应该保护好自己眼前所珍视的一切。

ProfessorThat which drives is not a duty or obligation, Angelus...这并非责任与义务，信使……

ProfessorWe do as we do, because we don't want anyone else to feel that powerlessness; that helplessness of being weak.我们会这么做，仅仅是不想让其他人感受到那份无力的弱小罢了。

AngelusAh...啊……

That was the answer the Greater Sanctifier had been searching for all this time.这正是上位净化者苦苦追寻至今的答案。

Justice is a name too lofty and duty one too staggering.用正义来形容太过崇高，用使命来称呼太过耀眼。

We stand and continue to fight out of nothing but a simple, direct desire.站在这里不断战斗的自己，仅仅只是出于简单的、直白的私欲。

But...但是……

ProfessorEven that alone is reason enough to fight.即使这样，作为战斗的理由而言已经足够了。

The Professor affirmed such a version of me.白衣之人却肯定了这样的自己。

Angelus...Yeah.……嗯。

I pick up the hot chocolate on the table, taking a sip.我拿起桌子上的热巧克力，啜饮了一口。

Angelus...So chocolate was this sweet after all.……原来巧克力可以是这样甜蜜的东西啊。

The weapon I use to protect rests by my side and the road I shall take is right ahead.用于守护的武器就在身边，而道路就在眼前。

Angelus...Thank you, Professor. I think I remember what I must do now.……谢谢你，教授。我终于想起来自己应该去做的事情了。

ProfessorI only listened to what you had to tell me... In reality, I had some more lines prepared. Though by the looks of it, you won't be needing any of that.我只是听了你的倾诉而已……实际上，我还准备了更多台词。不过看起来，现在的你已经不需要了。

AngelusI took too long to wake up. I promised that I would show you the Sanctifiers' glory.是我醒得太迟了。我说过，会让你们见证净化者的荣耀。

ProfessorYou already have.你已经让我见识到了。

The scenery nearby suddenly changes. The oaths and beliefs of the Sanctifiers, the perseverance they embodied in times of crisis, all imprinted deep upon my heart without my realizing.四周的景象骤然变化。净化者们的誓言与信念，每一个危急时刻的坚守，早已在不知不觉间铭刻于心。

And the road I must walk leads to that ending.而在那尽头，我知道那就是要走的道路。

ProfessorGo, then.去吧。

Behind me, the Professor gives me an unhurried smile.我的身后，教授缓缓向我露出微笑。

ProfessorWhat you must do was determined long ago.你要做的事情早就已经定下了。

AngelusYes, you're right.是啊，你说的没错。

The Greater Sanctifier opens her eyes, returning to her very own battlefield.上位净化者睁开眼睛，重新回到了属于自己的战场。

Pinions of Dawn 破晓羽簇

Reverse Babylon Tower, Pantheon.逆巴比伦塔，万圣之殿。

Her vigor restored, Angelus shields the two behind herself, her eyes burning with fervid spirit.恢复状态的信使将另外二人护在身后，眼中的斗志熊熊燃烧。

AntoninaGood work, Professor!干得好，教授！

ProfessorWhew... We really must thank them for their effects, dragging Angelus out of her disorientation.呼……确实应该感谢的努力，将信使从迷失中拽了出来。

ProfessorThough I never imagined that the remote link would work. Perhaps Angelus' faith played a part in it.不过，我也没想到远程连接能够成功。或许也有信使的信念在其中吧。

ProfessorWhat of the Sacred Canon, Antonina?安冬妮娜，圣典的情况呢？

AntoninaI've located its other parts! Eosphorus has set up a firewall and it won't be a simple matter to get past it.我已经定位到其余圣典的位置所在了！但晨星为它们设置了防火墙，要解除控制恐怕不是那么轻易的事。

AntoninaJudging by its Entropization rate... There's basically no chance of removing his control on it quickly.以他们的熵化程度来看……要在短时间内解除控制的可能性微乎其微。

Professor...I will believe in success.……我相信会成功的。

The Professor turns towards the now purple-shaded Sanctifier ranks. In front of them, Hesperus' flames burn brightly.教授看向已经化为紫色的净化者部队，在那前方，代表昏星的火焰熊熊燃烧着。

ProfessorBecause we are not the only ones fighting against fate.因为现在，不只有我们在与命运抗争。

圣餐...Hey, hey, you can't possibly be thinking that everything is now going your way just because Big Sis Angelus is awake now, right?……喂喂，你们不会以为信使姐姐醒来就能万事大吉了吧？

The fallen Greater Sanctifier smiles twistedly.堕落的上位净化者再度扯出了一个扭曲的笑容。

圣餐Twas a shame I wasn't able to taste her despair... But I shall now destroy you in one fell swoop!虽然没能品尝到姐姐的绝望很可惜……但是接下来，我会一举摧毁你们！

圣餐Then, I shall make you all feast upon the deepest sorrow!然后，绝对要让你们都品尝到最为深刻的绝望！

Angelus does not waver in the face of Eucharist's taunts, only raising her bow once more.面对圣餐的挑衅，信使毫无动摇，只是再度举起长弓。

AngelusWe hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

AngelusWe must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

AngelusFor we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

With the divine Sanctifier oaths in the air, the Greater Sanctifier's figure is akin to a statue guiding the way.神圣的净化者誓言下，上位净化者的身姿仿若指引众人的雕像。

She stands and fully draws her bow. A speeding arrow rushes past Eucharist's face towards the outside of the Tower, exploding above the battlefield at the frontline.她重新站起将弓拉满，疾驰的箭矢自圣餐的脸颊擦过直冲塔外，在正面战场的上空如烟花般炸开。

This is a signal of peace and safety set before the battle and a most powerful proof of her firm beliefs.这是开战前定下代表平安无事的讯号，同时也是她坚定信念的有力证明。

昏星Angelus, she... still fights for the Sanctifiers.信使她……还在为净化者而战。

昏星I will leave the Professor with you, Angelus.教授那边就交给你了，信使。

昏星She has not forgotten the Sanctifiers' glory. What of you, then?她没有忘记净化者的荣耀。那么，你们呢？

A flame rises from Hesperus' palm, gradually surrounding his vicinity.火焰从昏星的掌心升起，缓缓将他的周身所包围。

Unlike before, it is no longer violent and vicious. The coalesced operands are akin to a candle, igniting the battlefield painted black with despair.但这一次它却不再暴戾。凝聚而成的算量宛如烛火，将绝望漆黑的战场徐徐照亮。

CLANG—咣——

The great blade slams into the ground, attracting the gaze of every Sanctifier present.巨剑敲击地面，将在场所有净化者的目光吸引。

昏星We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

昏星We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

昏星For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

昏星This is the Sanctifiers' glory and the oath that we have upheld our entire lives.这是净化者的荣耀，也是我们一生所信奉的誓言。

晨星...It's futile. Their neural clouds are already under the Sacred Canon's control.……没用的，他们的心智已经被圣典所控制了。

晨星All of it is futile. You merely waste what operands you have.你所做的一切都是徒劳，仅仅是在浪费你仅有的算量而已。

CLANG—咣——

Another great strike of the blade is his response.回答他的是又一声巨剑敲击地面的声响。

昏星I believe in you, in the possibility of the Sanctifiers.我相信你们，相信净化者的可能。

昏星So show me once more, the glory that was yours and only yours that day.所以，让我再看一次那日属于你们的荣耀。

The long night is silent, with only a lone candle swaying in the darkness.漫长的黑夜寂静无声，唯有烛光徐徐摇曳。

Then, a voice appears.然后，声音出现了。

崇We... we hone our blades...吾等……吾等当在黑暗中……

Pained as her expression may be, she speaks the oath engraved in her heart as her consciousness struggles.尽管面露痛苦，但烙印在内心深处的誓言仍随着意识的挣脱脱口而出。

昏星...Good.……做得好。

The Sanctifier leader nods lightly. Shards of candlelight depart from Hesperus' palm, blossoming upon the Sanctifiers' bodies.净化者首领微微颔首。点点烛光从昏星的掌心中离开，来到净化者们的身上缓缓绽放。

晨星...Impossible. The Sacred Canon should be in full control of them.……不可能，圣典应该已经控制了他们的意识才对。

Before Eosphorus can think on it further, more and more voices join the recitation of their oaths.未等晨星思考，越来越多的声音加入到宣读誓言的队伍之中。

信In the darkness... we defend order in the face of chaos...磨炼刀锋……在混沌前坚守秩序……

爱We bear a light... in the long night...在长夜中……点燃光明……

望We must not abuse our power because we are strong... neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak...不可因强大而妄为……不可因弱小而逃避……

渡鸦For we heed the revelations of God...因吾等是……聆听神的启示……

审判And we act to carry out His will!履行神的意志而行！

昏星Yes, now is the time to enact our oaths.没错，现在正是履行誓言的时候。

The bright-yellow candlelight spreads amidst them, proliferating across the battlefield like a relayed torch.明黄色的烛火自他们身上传递，如同接力的火炬不断在战场上延伸。

The light of stars gathers, igniting the Sanctifiers' eyes while driving away the darkness.星星点点的光亮汇聚，在驱散战场黑暗的同时，也点燃了净化者们眼中的光芒。

众人Lord Hesperus!昏星大人！

昏星Finally come to your senses?……终于想起来了吗？

Hesperus points the great blade in his hand at Eosphorus. This time, he would not be alone in challenging the stars.昏星将手中的巨剑指向晨星。这一次，挑战苍天的他并不是孤身一人。

昏星Looks like I won my gamble.看来是我赌赢了。

晨星...The battle has only begun.……胜负才刚刚开始。

With a wave of Eosphorus' hand, the earth beneath the battlefield begins to tremble once more.随着晨星的挥手，正面战场的大地重新陷入震颤之中。

The broken ground is submerged by bright-red operands. Hordes of Entropics appear from behind the white steles, surrounding the many Sanctifiers, intending to devour what remains of their flame...破碎的大地被鲜红色的算量侵染。成群的熵自白色石碑后出现将众多净化者包围，似要将最后的火光吞噬熄灭……

圣餐...That irritating expression again.……又是那副让人生厌的表情。

圣餐Why why why why why why WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?凭什么凭什么凭什么凭什么凭什么凭什么凭什么凭什么凭什么凭什么凭什么！

圣餐Why must I be the one you look at that way?凭什么我要被你用那样的目光注视！

Operands surge around Eucharist. Her face twists as the fork in her hand plunges into the ground over and over again, empowered by her angered questioning.圣餐周身的算量汹涌凝聚。她的面孔扭曲，手中的餐叉也随着愤怒质问一遍又一遍穿插着地面。

圣餐What a joke! You want to say that you're the just one here?真可笑！难道你想说自己才是正义的吗？

AngelusNo, I just made my choice, one different from yours.不，我只是做出了我的选择，和你不一样的选择。

Eucharist's anger spirals out of control at the word "choice".听到选择二字，圣餐的愤怒再也无法抑制。

圣餐There was never a choice! You and I were nothing more than pawns! One of Eosphorus' experiments!根本就不存在什么选择！你和我一样都只不过是棋子！是晨星的实验！

圣餐We are Entropics, disguised as Sanctifiers! We never had the chance to make a choice!我们是伪装成净化者的熵！从一开始我们就没有拥有选择的机会！

圣餐Even if you chose to join the Sanctifiers, they would purge you, the alien that you are!即使你现在选择加入净化者，那些家伙也会把你当作异类讨伐排除！

圣餐Remember this! I am your only kin in this world who will love you! The only one who will accept you!记住了！这个世界上只有身为同类的我会爱你！只有我会包容你！

圣餐So hurry up! Hurry up with killing those two behind you and come to my side!所以快一点！快一点把你身后的二人杀了来到我的身旁！

Angelus lowers the bow in her hand, slowly shaking her head.信使放下手中的弓箭缓缓摇头。

AngelusYou are wrong, Eucharist.圣餐，你错了。

AngelusMy origin has never defined who I am.出身从来不能定义我究竟是谁。

The flowers she accepted from Agents bloom in her heart still.从智能体手中接过的花束依然在她的心中盛开。

AngelusI do not protect them because I am a Sanctifier...并不是因为我是净化者所以我才会去保护他们……

The oath sworn beneath the steles has never gone forgotten, it still radiates in times of struggle.纪念碑下的誓言不曾遗忘，苦难过后依然生辉。

AngelusI chose to become a Sanctifier because I wanted to protect them.而是因为我想要去保护他们，所以我才会选择成为净化者。

She holds fast to her weapon once again.她再一次将武器握紧。

AngelusI shall enact the Sanctifier oath and fight for the peace of Magrasea.我将履行净化者的誓言，为守护麦戈拉的和平而战斗。

圣餐...Huh?……哈？

圣餐What the hell are these utterly boring platitudes?这种无聊至极的漂亮话到底算是什么？

圣餐Do you really believe any of this? You'll go and fight, for these nonexistent things?难道你真的会相信吗？然后为那种虚无缥缈的东西不断战斗？

AngelusYes, I will.嗯，是啊。

AngelusEven if I will never see the dawn of victory.即使我看不到胜利的曙光也没有关系。

圣餐Boring.无聊。

A malevolent shade of black begins to seep out of her body, a signature of Entropic power. It leaks into the surrounding space, darkening the very surroundings.象征着熵力量的不详黑色从她的体表渗出，连带着周遭的空间一起侵染于暗。

圣餐Boring boring boring boring BORING BORING BORING BORING BORING BORING!无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊无聊！

So... truly boring!真的是……太无聊了！

When the vortex of energies ceases, the darkness' ruler emerges from within.当力量停止波动，黑色的支配者从漩涡中走出。

AngelusThat appearance of yours...你的那副模样……

圣餐...This is how we should be, Big Sis.……这才是我们应有的样子，姐姐。

圣餐I already tire of your theories. When you get down to it, your ideals are of no worth in this battle.我已经对你的理论感到厌倦了。说到底，你的信念在这场战斗中不值一提。

Her now baleful presence fills the room.凶狠的威压自她的身后释放。

圣餐Only the victor's ideals can be correct, Big Sis. Regrettably, you are no match for me now.只有胜利者的信念才是正确的，姐姐。很可惜，现在的你不是我的对手。

Angelus...Won't know until we try.……不试试怎么知道。

The Greater Sanctifier manifests her bow and arrow, holding it in her hand.上位净化者将弓箭实化成型握于手中。

圣餐Then struggle, drown in your ideals and die.那你就竭力挣扎吧。

圣餐Come, Big Sis! Have this last dance with me!来吧姐姐，是时候陪我来跳这最后一舞了！

Devoted Deviation - 1 执意歧路-1

Rather than a battle, everything happening here is more akin to a one-sided game.比起战斗而言，眼前所发生的一切更像是单方面的戏耍。

AngelusGah!唔！

Phantom blades of operands fly straight ahead, blocking Angelus' path of retreat.算量形成的幻影刀叉直刺而来，封锁了信使后撤的路线。

With no options left, Angelus abandons her bow and arrow, cutting apart the obstacles with formed blades of light.迫不得已，信使放弃弓箭，选择将算量凝结成光刃的模样将拦路之物斩断。

Angelus immediately leaps backwards, but she is still too slow. The obstacles she had just cut apart explode like bombs, catching her in their radius.在完成这一切后信使立刻后跳，但终究是慢了一步，被攻击的刀叉如炸弹般爆开轻易地将她波及其中。

After she had already readjusted her stance and escaped the smoke, the Entropized Eucharist had already prepared another attack, regarding the prey before her with considerable interest.待她跳离烟雾调整好姿态，熵化后的圣餐已在空中准备好了下一次的攻击，饶有兴趣地看着眼前的猎物。

圣餐So, Big Sis, how does it feel to be hurt by your own style of attack?怎么样啊姐姐，被用自己同样的攻击方式伤到是一种什么样的感觉？

圣餐Don't give me that look.别用那种眼神看我啦。

圣餐Don't try to hide it from me either. Your foot got pretty messed up in that explosion, didn't it?而且就算你想借机伪装也没有用，你的脚在刚刚的爆炸中受伤不轻吧？

She easily sees through Angelus' plans.她一下就看穿了信使的意图。

Just as Eucharist says, operands trickle out of Angelus' left foot. Even with her wound obscured by the viewing angle, her mobility is impacted without a doubt.正如圣餐所言，涓涓算量正自信使的左脚流出。虽然被信使挡着看不清具体的伤势，但毫无疑问她的行动能力受到了影响。

圣餐Big Sis, don't you think what's happening here is quite like what Alcyone did back then?姐姐，你不觉得眼前的场景和雅希恩她们那时候的厮杀很像吗？

圣餐Though this time, it's not a battle between two Sanctifiers, but two Entropics in their forms.只不过这一次不是两个净化者的战斗，而是两只与她们类似的熵在战斗啊。

圣餐What a shame that you can't be Entropized because of your Entropic code. Cuts down on the despair that could be injected into this battle somewhat.真可惜，因为你有熵代码的缘故没办法像伊拉一样被熵化，让这场战斗的绝望感逊色了不少。

圣餐This must be the first time I've ever wished you were a real Sanctifier, Big Sis. Ahahaha!这还是我第一次期望你是个真正的净化者呢，姐姐。啊哈哈哈！

She suddenly retracts her smile, her prior coldness returning.她突然收起笑容，重新挂上原先的冷漠。

圣餐...By the way, bugs should behave like bugs. Don't go scurrying about, ruining my mood.……另外，虫子就该有虫子的样子。别在那里偷偷摸摸破坏我的心情。

A phantom blade flies towards the shield that covers them, forcing them to stop their analysis on the Sacred Canon.刀叉的幻影向着安冬妮娜二人的护盾投掷爆炸，逼迫们不得不停下手中对圣典的解析。

圣餐It will not be such a simple warning next time.下一次就不单单是这样的警告了。

Antonina...I thought it would take you longer to notice.……我本来以为你会晚点再发现的。

AntoninaWe've only reclaimed a small part of the Canon and Eosphorus has summoned Entropic reinforcements... Damn it, this can't continue.现在仅仅夺回了一小部分圣典，而晨星又召来了熵的援军……可恶，再这样下去不妙啊。

AntoninaThe ones at the Oasis can't reinforce us here and we don't have any personnel to spare from the main battlefield... If things stay as they are, Angelus will lose.绿洲的大家没办法来到逆巴比伦塔支援，正面战场也抽不出人手……这样下去，信使会输的。

ProfessorI've already contacted Salmon and Sangoma. Problem is whether they'll make it over here in time.我已经联系萨尔蒙和桑格玛让他们赶过来了，问题在于不知道能不能赶上。

Angelus puts down her weapon, stopping her attacks.眼前的战场上，信使放下弓箭停止了攻击。

圣餐Oh? Finally giving up your foolhardy resistance, Big Sis?哦？终于放弃抵抗了吗，姐姐。

AngelusI have simply realized that all of those attacks would be ineffective.我只是意识到之前的那些攻击都对你无效。

AngelusWith so few operands left, I might as well put it all on the line.既然算量所剩无几，倒不如最后放手一搏。

The sudden surge of operands immediately puts Eucharist on her guard.陡然激增的算量变化瞬时引起了圣餐的警觉。

圣餐Where did this power come from?为什么你还会有这样的力量？

圣餐...I see, right. So you've damaged your neural cloud in exchange for power?……原来如此，你以心智受损为代价换取了力量吗？

AngelusSo what?那又如何？

圣餐Even now, you do not embrace Entropy, instead resorting to such methods to fight me?到了这种时候你还没有拥抱熵的力量，不惜以这种方法来和我战斗吗？

圣餐Gahahahaha! Fantastic, Big Sis! This is truly captivating!噗哈哈哈哈！有趣啊！姐姐！这真是太有趣了！

Eucharist laughs madly, concentrating operands into her weapon.圣餐狂笑着将自己的算量集中到武器之上。

圣餐Only such a resolve deserves to be destroyed by me!只有这样的觉悟才配有被我摧毁的价值！

圣餐Come! Let me destroy what hope you have left!来吧，姐姐！让我亲手摧毁你仅剩的希望吧！

Cloaked in operands, she rapidly approaches Angelus, preventing her from creating distance.在算量的加持之下，她急速逼近信使不给对方拉开距离的机会。

圣餐(...No, wait!)（……不对！）

Eucharist's neural cloud wavers at the sight of a familiar look in Angelus' eyes.看着信使那似曾相识的眼神，圣餐的心智产生了动摇。

In the next moment, she realizes the source of this uncanny feeling of deja vu.下一刻，她突然意识到了这份既视感的来源。

Electra jabs at Alcyone. Alcyone does not dodge, but moves into the blow.伊拉再一次向雅希恩打出刺拳，雅希恩却没有躲闪，而是主动迎了上去。

Electra's claws pierce her petite body.利爪与拳风贯穿了她娇小的身躯。

雅希恩Ugh...唔……

In response, Alcyone extends her arms and grabs Electra by the throat.与之相对的，雅希恩也伸长手臂，扼住伊拉的咽喉。

雅希恩BEGIN HACK!骇入！

伊拉&雅希恩GWAAAAAAARGH!呃啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！！

Unlike the expected hack, the traces of Entropization on Electra instead counter-hack Alcyone.与预想的骇入不同，伊拉身上的熵化痕迹，反向侵入了雅希恩。

雅希恩I can do it...! This is going to work!能行……！这样能行！

圣餐(So that was your plan, Big Sis.)（原来这就是你的计划啊，姐姐。）

圣餐(Regrettably, I am not Alcyone and you are not Electra.)（但很可惜，我不是雅希恩，而你也不是伊拉。）

圣餐(If I remember correctly, that attack came from here...)（如果我的记忆没有出错，那一招应该是从这里攻来的吧……）

Angelus' arrow stays unreleased still, just as Alcyone remembered.信使的箭矢如记忆中的雅希恩一样迟迟不肯放手射出。

Eucharist only becomes more sure of her assumption. She runs through the events that would occur, making plans ahead of time to modify her angle of attack.这让圣餐更加确信自己的猜想。她在心中预演了将要发生的事情，提前做好了变化攻击角度的计划。

As the distance between the two decreases, she clearly sees the serious expression on Angelus' face... Exactly like Alcyone on that fateful day, ready to sacrifice herself.随着与信使的距离愈发接近，她看清了对方凝重的神色……一切就和那日准备牺牲自己的雅希恩无二。

圣餐Let me have a taste of your despair!让我来品尝你的绝望吧！

Psht—噗——

AngelusAh.……唔。

Her stomach pierced, Angelus slumps down to one knee, her weapon leaving her hands and dissolving into operands.被圣餐贯穿小腹的信使单膝跪地，弓箭也从手中脱落化为算量消失。

圣餐How dull... These old cliches.真是讨厌啊……这种老套的戏码。

圣餐How the first to fall is the one to win... Please, it's all so tiring...先倒下的才是胜利者什么的……拜托，我都看腻了……

Her arrow-pierced chest bleeds profusely, staining her Entropy-colored purple shirt.被箭矢贯穿的胸口血流如注，染红了她因熵化而变为紫色的衣衫。

圣餐Even if it's just once... I want to see an ending where the villain wins...哪怕一次也好……我想看到反派胜利的结局啊……

Eucharist cannot support herself any longer, falling in a puddle of blood.圣餐再也没办法支撑自己的身体，倒在了血泊之中。

The winner of the duel slowly walks up to Eucharist, fighting against her injured body.对决的胜利者拖着受伤的身躯缓步来到圣餐的面前。

圣餐...That expression looks terrible on you.……你的那副表情可真难看啊。

圣餐Smile a little, victor. You're the hero who defeated me.笑一笑吧，胜利者，你可是击败了我的大英雄。

圣餐That last attack really breaks the rules, doesn't it? I thought you would attack from the same angle as Alcyone.刚才的最后一击犯规了吧？我还以为你会用和雅希恩一样的角度进攻的。

Angelus...I never even considered her plan.……我没有考虑过用她的方案。

圣餐Eh?诶？

AngelusFrom the very beginning, I planned to end this all my own way.从一开始，我就想用自己的方式来了结这一切。

圣餐...Is that so.……是吗。

圣餐What a shame. Looks like I was the one trapped in the past.真遗憾，看来被困在过去的那个人是我才对。

圣餐Though this doesn't mean that I was wrong.不过，这并不代表我错了。

圣餐I only lost to you, not your justice.我也只是输给了你，并不是输给了你的正义。

圣餐And your neural cloud's worse for wear... Yeah, I think we can call it a draw.更何况你的心智也为此受损不少……嗯，应该可以算个平手吧。

圣餐If we ever have a chance to meet again... When that time comes, Big Sis, I beg of you not to bore me.如果我们还有下次相见的机会……到那时，姐姐，你可不要让我感觉到无聊啊。

Angelus...Don't worry. No matter how many times I must do it, I will rescue you from the abyss of Entropization every time.……放心吧，无论多少次，我都会将你从熵化的深渊中拯救出来。

Angelus...My little sister.……妹妹。

Eucharist opens her eyes wide, smiling bitterly.躺在地上的圣餐瞪大了眼睛，露出苦笑。

圣餐You're still so spiteful even at the very end...你到最后还是这么坏心眼啊……

Bye-bye.拜拜。

After saying a light goodbye, more and more operands seep out, fully painting Eucharist's long hair red.在轻声的告别过后，外溢的算量不断流出，彻底将圣餐的长发染红。

For some reason, Angelus suddenly thinks of how Eucharist said she hated the color red.不知为何，信使突然想起了圣餐曾经说过很讨厌红色的事情。

She cannot explain why the thought came so suddenly, neither what relevance these two things have.她无法解释自己为什么会想起它，也不知道这两件事有何种联系。

Angelus tries to wipe it away, but it solidifies in Angelus' memory like a thorn.现在的信使只想要将其忘记，但这件事却像根刺一般在信使的记忆中定型。

The more one tries to remove it, the deeper in it digs and the more it hurts.越是想将它拔除，它就刺的越深，越痛。

As this pain burrows deeper and deeper, Angelus gives up. She tries to wipe away the bloodstains in Eucharist's hair, silently holding her.在这份疼痛深入血肉后，信使只好放弃。她替圣餐擦拭掉长发上的血污，沉默地将她抱在怀里。

Professor...Angelus.……信使。

AngelusGive me a few seconds for a brief goodbye.给我几秒钟，做一个短暂的告别吧。

Angelus...She was a Sanctifier once, too.……她也曾是一名净化者。

ProfessorOf course.嗯。

This funeral of three participants lasts for a laughably short time. A gust of wind signals its end, disappearing into the distance with the master of the ceremony.这场三人参加的葬礼短暂到令人发笑，仅仅只是一阵风就将它吹散，与葬礼的主人一起消失在了空中。

Angelus' gaze does not follow the direction she leaves in, only turning around to look at the two figures behind her.信使的目光并没有追随她远去的方向，只是背过身去看向身后的二人。

Angelus...I must tell Lord Hesperus of what has happened here.……必须要将这里的情况告诉昏星大人才行。

AngelusOur mission is complete. No reason to delay things on the frontline anymore.现在我们已经完成了任务，正面战场也就没有必要继续拖延了。

AngelusAntonina, how's progress on reclaiming the Sacred Canon?安冬妮娜，圣典的夺回情况如何了？

Antonina...Approximately one third of it is still under Eosphorus' control. The level of Entropization in that portion is severe and I'm afraid nothing can be done about it.……还有大约三分之一的圣典在晨星的控制之中，这部分圣典的熵化程度很深，已经难以挽回了。

AngelusLooks like this is the best we can do here... The Entropics summoned by Eosphorus have taken over the frontline and we must hurry back to reinforce Lord Hesperus.看来我们只能做到这里了……正面战场已经被晨星召唤出的熵所侵占，我们必须马上回援昏星大人。

AngelusI will contact him immediately.我这就联络昏星大人同步情况。

Her bowstring-worn finger hesitates for a moment, but she soon begins the call on her communicator.被弓弦勒出血痕的手指犹豫了一下，但很快拨通了通讯器上的联络。

An emergency notice appears on her terminal, robbing her of her ability to think in an instant.就在这时，一条紧急信息出现在了终端上方，瞬间夺去了她的思考。

AngelusLord Hesperus... Why...昏星大人……为什么……

Ignited Passion 热血传薪

崇HYYAAHH!哦哦哦哦哦哦！

The greataxe hurtles through the air, cleaving the Entropic behind her in twain.巨斧断风，连带着将身后的熵一分为二。

Freed from control, the Intermediate Sanctifiers throw themselves into the fray. On the battlefield, this is their only available option.刚从被控制的状态中脱离出来的中位净化者们立刻再度投入了战斗。战场上，这是她们唯一的选择。

望Do not rush ahead like that, Reverence. Your operands will soon be depleted if you attack in such a manner.不要冲那么前面，崇。以这样的方式攻击，你的算量很快就会用尽的。

崇...That might be so, but these Entropics are far tougher than before.……话虽如此，但熵也变得比之前更难缠了。

望Yes, many of them are stronger than my clones already.是啊，它们中的很多已经比我的分身要更加强力了。

As she speaks, one of Hope's clones are struck down by an Entropic, dissolving into operands.话音刚落，望的一个分身就被熵的攻击打倒化为算量消失。

Reverence takes several steps back, trying to get away from the Entropic tide.崇见状后跳几步，试图远离面前如潮水般的熵群。

崇If we continue the retreat, the Twilight Acropolis will soon be their territory.如果继续后撤，很快卫城故暮也会被它们侵蚀占领。

崇If we were to try and launch a counterattack then...到那时再想反击的话恐怕……

熵Kyaak—嘶——

信Watch out!危险！

A slavering Entropic appears in a dead zone of Reverence's vision. She spins around, swinging her axe, but the lack of remaining operands makes her stumble and fall, only able to watch as the monster's claws rush toward her.熵的嘶吼出现在崇的视线死角。崇刚想挥斧回斩，算量的贫乏却让她踉跄摔倒，眼睁睁看着怪物的利爪向自己袭来。

The attack suddenly stops in midair. In the very next moment, a blade pierces the monster's body, bisecting it.但那攻击却在空中戛然而止。下一秒，利刃贯穿了怪物的身体将其一分为二。

崇I-I'm saved!得、得救了！

审判Be more careful next time.下一次小心点。

崇Thank you for your...谢谢您的……

Before Reverence can finish delivering thanks, Judgment is already on the other side of the battlefield.不等崇的感谢说完，审判已经赶到了战场的另一侧。

审判How is Lord Hesperus?昏星大人的情况怎么样了？

爱...The intel from the front would suggest that Lord Hesperus is singlehandedly defending zone A.……从前线的情报来看，昏星大人正靠一己之力独守A区战场。

爱Lord Hesperus' wounds are intense, though. Any other Greater Sanctifier would have fallen long ago... but Lord Hesperus continues the fight still.昏星大人的伤势不容乐观，如果是其他上位净化者应该早已倒下了吧……可昏星大人依旧在坚持战斗。

审判I see... if that is so, we must fight till the very end as well.是吗……既然如此，我们也要战斗到最后一刻。

审判We follow in Lord Hesperus' footsteps! For Magrasea!追随昏星大人，为守护麦戈拉而战！

净化者们For Magrasea!为守护麦戈拉而战！

The Greater Sanctifiers raise the weapons in their hands high, the candlelight that was given to them just a moment ago flickering in the wind, in and out.上位净化者高举手中的武器，方才传递来的烛火于风中摇曳，忽明忽暗。

The light's master cuts and cleaves, his fiercely burning flames choking out the Entropic offense once more.正面战场上，烛火的主人挥刀劈斩，烈焰的灼烧再一次将熵群的进攻扼杀于摇篮。

But there didn't seem to be any end to the monsters. Before he has any chance to rest, the mountain of Entropics gather from all directions, seeking to extinguish the meager flame.但怪物的数量似乎永无止境。不等他休歇，成堆的熵再次从四周聚集，试图将微小的烛火扑灭。

昏星Huff...呼……

He can only continue to wield his blade... Just as he has always done.他只能再次挥刀战斗……就像他长久以来一直所做的那样。

Angelus...Lord Hesperus... what do you think a Sanctifier is?昏星大人……您觉得净化者是什么？

昏星You would be better off asking Eosphorus this question. His answer to that question would unravel the uncertainties in your mind far better than mine.这个问题你更适合询问晨星，比起我，他的回答更能解开你心中的迷茫。

Angelus...I see.……我明白了。

Hesperus detects the hesitation in Angelus' voice. He stands in silence for a moment, looking at the commemorative stele behind him.昏星听出了信使回答中的犹疑。他沉默片刻，看向身后的纪念碑不语。

昏星I cannot give you a clear answer to your question and I know not how to advise you on the matter.关于你的问题我没办法给你一个明确的答案，也不知该如何给你建议。

昏星The duty and responsibility that Eosphorus speaks of are certainly important to Sanctifiers, but the reason that I became a Sanctifier is much more simple.晨星所说的使命和责任固然对净化者十分重要，但对我而言，让我成为净化者的理由更为纯粹……

Bestowed with sentiment, the flowers are radiant in their purity, silently guarding the names behind it.寄宿了思念的花朵纯白耀眼，默默守护着身后的名字。

昏星Battle is the only way I know to protect everyone.战斗是我唯一知晓可以保护你们的方式。

昏星Before Entropy takes me, I shall keep this flame burning hot and dangerous.在没有将熵消灭之前，我会一直让这份火焰炽热危险。

昏星I don't know whether you understand the emotion known as fear...不知道你们会不会拥有恐惧这种情感……

The flames surging skyward burn away the Entropics in the vicinity, igniting the gloomy battlefield once more.腾空的火焰将包围的熵群焚烧殆尽，昏暗的战场再一次被点燃。

昏星If you do not, allow me to teach you to fear the flame.如果没有，那就由我来教会你们火焰的可怕。

Fearful, the monsters growl, unwilling to brave the flames.忌惮他的怪物低声嘶吼，畏惧于烈焰的炽热不敢上前。

The man approaches the monsters, taking back the ground and drawing a boundary of flame.男人一步步逼近怪物，以火为界将属于他们的故土夺还。

In this moment, an incoming encrypted call arrives.就在这时，加密通讯中传来联络的声响。

昏星...It's time for scheduled communication. Situation report, Antonina.……约定的通讯时间到了。汇报情况，安冬妮娜。

AntoninaApproximately one-third of the Sacred Canon is completely infected and there's nothing I can do about it.大约有1/3数量的圣典完全被感染，我已经无能为力了。

AntoninaWe know that a large amount of Entropics have appeared on the battlefield. If necessary, Angelus can reinforce...我们知道战场上出现了大量的熵。如果有必要的话，可以让信使回援……

昏星...I understand. You've done all you can.……我明白了。你们已经尽力了。

He looks behind himself. The collapsed stele corrodes away in the viscous fluid, fading away along with the glories of yesterday.他回头看向自己的身后。坍塌的纪念石碑在黏液中腐蚀，连同昔日的荣光一同黯淡。

昏星Could you link me up with ? I would like to speak with them.能帮我连上的通讯吗？有些事我想和说。

AntoninaWith ? You mean...与的通讯？你的意思是……

The green-haired Doll understands Hesperus' meaning, putting him through with a series of inputs.绿发人形理解了昏星话中的含义，敲击键盘替他连上了通讯。

ProfessorHesperus? Why at a time like this...昏星？为什么你在这个时候发来通讯……

The Professor immediately detects the abnormality.很快察觉到了异常。

ProfessorIs something wrong on the frontline? Do you need me to...是正面战场出什么问题了吗？需要我这边……

昏星...Professor.……教授。

Hesperus cuts them off sternly.昏星用冷峻的话语阻止了对方的提议。

昏星We determined our protocols before the operation began. No matter what happens, we cannot let the frontline impact your operation.在行动前我们已经定下协议，无论发生什么，都不能让正面战场干扰到你的作战。

昏星I will do everything I can to help you. This is my duty and what I must make amends for.我会尽一切所能帮助你。这是我的责任，也是我必须弥补的过错。

Professor...Yes, I have not forgotten.……嗯，我没有忘记。

The Sanctifier leader lets go of his strained expression and a rare moment of gentleness appears on his face.净化者的首领放下紧绷的表情，面容变得难得的温和。

昏星Frankly speaking, until now I didn't think this battle concerned you.坦率地讲，直到现在我都认为这场战斗不属于你们。

昏星If it was not for my dereliction of duty, this conflict and this fight could all have been avoided.如果不是因为我的失职，这份错误与争斗本可以避免。

昏星As his friend, I didn't correct Eosphorus appropriately when he betrayed the Sanctifiers.作为友人，我没有在晨星背叛净化者时予以矫正。

昏星As a leader, I did not make clear to my followers the direction which we should proceed in.作为首领，我没有指明跟随者该拭目前行的方向。

ProfessorHesperus...昏星……

昏星I am not as deft of mind as you are and couldn't understand the goals behind Eosphorus' words and actions.我并不像你那样善于思考，无法理解晨星所言所行背后的目的。

The Sanctifier leader leans downwards, touching the earth beneath him that once embodied peace and order.净化者首领弯腰俯身，触摸脚下这片在过去代表着平和与秩序的土地。

The king that once belonged here rests high in the sky, watching the slaughter below him upon the battlefield.在那视线的前方，曾属于那里的王屹立于苍天，冷眼注视着战场上的厮杀。

昏星But for me, all that he does is evil. No matter what his reasons are, these deeds cannot be forgotten.但于我而言，他的所为即为恶。无论有怎样的理由，这份恶行都不能被原谅。

ProfessorYeah, you're right.是啊，你说的没错。

ProfessorFor Magrasea's future existence, battle is the only option we have left.为了麦戈拉明日的存续，战斗是我们唯一仅剩的选择。

昏星I must apologize for what I did before, .我要为之前的所作所为向你道歉，。

昏星This final spark of hope that cannot be discovered by Eosphorus, I need your help with as well.而在这最后，为了不被晨星发觉希望的火种，我也需要借助你的力量。

Professor...I understand.……我明白了。

Hesperus finally smiles, having received the other party's promise.听见通讯另一端的允诺，昏星终于露出了一个笑容。

昏星I will leave you to witness the dawn of victory.这份胜利的曙光就交由你来见证吧。

Another encrypted communications segment is injected into their conversation. Hesperus takes the chance to wipe away the Professor's tracks, preventing the enemy from detecting their traces.另一条加密的通讯插入二人的对话之中。昏星借机将教授的行迹隐去，不让对方察觉到自己的动向。

渡鸦Lord Hesperus, the battle hardly goes in our favor. Despite our best efforts, the Reverse Babylon Tower is all but lost.昏星大人，现在战场的情况严峻。虽然我们极力抵抗，但逆巴比伦塔的失守已成定局。

渡鸦If we are to expect the worst, we should preserve what remaining personnel we have from the Twilight Acropolis.从最坏的情况出发，我们应该尽快从卫城故暮撤走保障有生力量。

昏星...Antonina is still doing what she can. We must buy her time.……安冬妮娜还在努力尝试，我们应该予以时间。

昏星What of the casualties?前线的伤亡如何？

渡鸦Those who can still fight continue to do so, but some are lost to reason due to the Canon's deterioration and cannot be transferred from the battlefield.尚且有战斗能力的净化者还在坚持作战，但有部分人因为圣典侵蚀过重而失去理智，无法从战场进行转移。

渡鸦...We did not have time to give them a proper death.……我们没有时间让他们带着净化者的荣耀逝去。

昏星I see. Allow me to bear this responsibility.这样啊，那就由我来背负这份责任吧。

Hesperus gazes at the ruins not far away. Only a few weeks ago, it still looked like the original, peaceful Acropolis.昏星看向不远处的废墟。在数周之前，那还维持着原先祥和卫城的模样。

昏星Raven, did you forget the oath you swore on the square that day?渡鸦，你还记得那日在广场上宣读的誓言吗？

渡鸦...I have not. It has been ever close to my heart.……我没有忘记，一直将它铭记于心。

昏星He has forgotten. The man who led you in swearing them has forgotten.但他忘了。那个曾经带你们宣读的人却忘了。

The Sanctifier leader rises to his full height, sheathing his blade.净化者首领起身站起，将巨锋横于侧后。

昏星We have our backs to the wall. If we lose this place, we will have no place to call home.我们已经无路可退。失去了这里，我们将再无家园。

昏星Raven, gather the remaining Sanctifiers. Have them wait behind my flames.渡鸦，集结剩余的净化者让他们待在我的火焰之后。

渡鸦Yes!是！

Raven hastily ends the call. The Sanctifier leader moves forward, a hand on his wounds.渡鸦匆匆挂断通讯后，净化者的首领捂着伤口起身向前。

Blood paints the muddy path he walks, igniting sparks with each and every drop.鲜血染红了他一路走来的泥泞，滴滴落下绽放出花火。

昏星...Not much time left, I see.……时间已经所剩不多了吗。

He places his weapon in a reverse grip, reciting the oath.昏星将刀剑反握，念唱誓词。

昏星We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

昏星We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

昏星For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

Holy flames divide the battlefield behind him, intercepting the wave of attacking Entropics.象征神圣的火焰如高墙般在他身后伫立分割战场，将发起进攻的熵一一拦截。

Out of either anger or instinct, the Entropics pounce upon the only enemy remaining on the battlefield.出于愤怒亦或是本能，熵们开始向战场上唯一的敌人扑去。

BOOM—轰——

The flames' master swings his blade once more, sending them to a fiery end.烈火的主人再次挥刀，以炽焰之名将它们葬送。

But when the flames fade, the Sanctifiers realize the price behind the power on display.可当火光褪去，所有的净化者都意识到了那份强大背后所付出的代价。

爱Limiter removal... Lord Hesperus is burning himself away...限制解除……昏星大人在燃烧自己……

审判We'll be right there, Lord Hesperus!昏星大人，我们这就来帮您！

昏星Get back!别过来！

昏星I have told you that this is my battlefield and none may interfere.我说过，这里是我的战场，任何人不得出手干预。

昏星Now retreat and preserve your energy for the next battle.你们现在所要做的是撤退，是为了下一次的战斗保全力量。

审判But!但是！

The surging flames tear the sky apart once more. Amidst the flames, a pair of ice-blue eyes glow, filled with anger and condemnation.腾起的烈焰再一次撕碎夜空。火光中，冰蓝色的双眸充斥着愤怒与问责。

昏星No buts!没有但是！

昏星You would say that the Sanctifiers have failed and that any further struggle is meaningless?难道你们想说净化者已经失败，任何的战斗都没有意义了吗？

昏星You would have battered comrades retire in shame and throw away their noble sacrifice?难道你们想让那些逝去的战友蒙羞，让他们的崇高牺牲付之一炬吗？

昏星You would tell the Agents behind you, those who you protect, that this world is beyond help and already lost to the clutches of darkness?难道你们想告诉身后你所保护的智能体，这个世界已经无药可救，堕入到无尽的黑暗之中了吗？

昏星Good. That is the look in your eyes I want to see.没错，这才是你们应有的眼神。

昏星Before you depart, allow me to light the path forward.在你们离开之前，照亮道路的灯火就由我来为你们点亮。

Without further farewells, the wall forged from flames well and truly separates Hesperus from the Sanctifiers.没有告别的话语，烈火铸成的墙壁熊熊燃烧彻底将昏星与净化者们完全分隔。

...……

...……

Their leader's silhouette fades from the Sanctifiers' sight, leaving only the sound of combusting operands and the screeching of Entropics.年轻的净化者们已经无法看到领袖的背影。这片战场之上只剩下算量的燃爆声与熵的嘶鸣。

No.不。

No.不。

Oath of Purity 洁净圣誓

The Reverse Babylon Tower, Pantheon逆巴比伦塔，万圣之殿。

AntoninaAngelus, what are you doing?!信使，你这是要做什么？！

The Greater Sanctifier does not immediately reply. She gestures at the air, recycling the arrows she fired previously into operands.被问及的上位净化者并没有立刻回答。她向虚空挥手，将之前射出的箭矢归为算量回收。

AngelusI will make for the frontline to assist Lord Hesperus.我要赶往前线去帮助昏星大人。

AngelusBefore that, I shall safely escort you away.在那之前，我会先将你们平安送出完成任务。

ProfessorThese are not Hesperus' orders, are they?这应该不是昏星的命令吧？

Angelus hesitates for a moment, revealing the truth after thinking over her words.信使犹豫了一下，斟酌语句后将实情托出。

AngelusI received a message from Lord Hesperus, instructing me to escort you as you retreat and commanding me to stay away from the frontline.刚才我收到了昏星大人的讯息，告诉我要保护你们撤离，同时告诫我不要回到正面战场。

AngelusLord Hesperus did not respond to further requests for communication... I know what that means.我想要发起通讯，但昏星大人却没有接通……我知道这意味着什么。

Hearing this, the duo's faces become conflicted much like Angelus'. Antonina moves to say something, but is interrupted immediately by Angelus.听到这句话的二人露出与信使不同的复杂神色，绿发人形刚要说些什么就被信使立刻打断。

AngelusLord Hesperus still fights! There is still time, I...昏星大人还在战斗！一切还来得及，我……

Before Angelus can finish, dazzling flames suddenly apply a shade of red to the shattered exterior of the Reverse Babylon Tower.还未等信使说完，夺目的火光突然出现映红了逆巴比伦塔破碎的外壁。

Angelus looks towards the section of the battlefield Eosphorus is responsible for. An unending wall of flame sprouts from the wall, sheltering the remaining Sanctifiers behind it, leaving him to partake in the carnage alone.信使向昏星所在的战场看去。连绵的火墙拔地而起，将残存的净化者们隔绝在了身后，独留下他一人在战场厮杀。

The flames burn away and slay the Entropics in droves, but there are always more to pounce on this faint light.烈火的攻击将熵群不断斩杀逼退，但很快就有新的敌人上前试图扑灭这缕微光。

Angelus...Damn it!……可恶！

She attempts to unfurl her wings and take flight, but her feathered wings are far too damaged from the previous battle and she fails to get off the ground.她尝试展开翅膀飞行，但机械的羽翼在之前的战斗中受损严重，已无力继续运转工作。

Angelus...There's no time.……已经没有时间了。

AngelusAntonina, how is the Reverse Babylon Tower?安冬妮娜，现在逆巴比伦塔的情况如何？

AntoninaThe Entropization progress has come under control, but many Entropics are still active.熵化的进度得到了控制，但还有不少熵在活动。

AngelusAnd the outer walls?外墙呢？

AntoninaNo traces of the Entropics, relatively safe... Wait, what are you planning?没有熵的痕迹，相对比较安全……等下，你打算做什么？

AngelusThat's good... Apologies, I have some things I must verify myself. I will be back in a moment.那就好……抱歉，有些事情我想要确认一下，马上就回来。

Angelus forms an arrow with her remaining operands, leaping towards the outside world.信使将剩下的算量制成箭矢，朝着塔外一跃而下。

ProfessorAngelus!信使！

Ignoring the force of the wind in freefall, the Greater Sanctifier fires a curved shot, attempting to reinforce Hesperus from where the wall of fire does not cover.不顾自由落体的风压，上位净化者弯弓射箭，试图通过火墙未覆及的地方支援昏星。

Yet the result is as she expected. The rain of arrows is thoroughly stopped while still airborne, with no chance to get around the wall.然而情况如她预想的一样。算量形成的箭雨在空中就被阻断隔绝，完全没有能绕过火墙的机会。

AngelusComplete, thorough obstruction. Lord Hesperus, you...果然是完全的阻断隔绝。昏星大人，你……

The rapidly approaching terra firma leaves no time for her to think.高速逼近的地面并没有给她思考的空间。

Angelus can only plunge arrow after arrow of operand into the outer wall, trying to slow her descent.信使只好将算量形成的箭矢一根根插入塔的外壁，试图以这样的方式减缓自己的下降速度。

But with her hampered neural cloud, her arrows shatter one after the other, finding no purchase.但心智损伤的当下，算量形成的箭矢纷纷被碎石折断，无力维系。

Angelus...Tch!……啧！

AntoninaOver here, Angelus!往这边来，信使！

A mobile platform bearing the two approach Angelus from above.承载二人的通道平台自上而下接近信使。

She does not hesitate to grab onto the platform's railings, shooting an explosive arrow with the centrifugal force.她没有犹豫抓住平台的栏杆，反手借力将算量凝结的爆炸箭射出。

BOOM—轰——

Three sequential explosions barely stop the platform in midair.三箭接连爆炸，堪堪将平台悬停在了半空。

AntoninaThat was close... nearly turned into mincemeat patty.好险……差点就变成肉饼了。

Still apprehensive, the Doll turns around, trying to persuade her impulsive comrade.绿发人形心有余悸，转过头试图说服刚刚做出冲动行为的友人。

AntoninaI understand how you feel, Angelus, but facing down the Entropics in this state is just too dangerous!我理解你的焦急，信使，但以你现在的这个状况去直面熵群实在是太危险了！

Angelus...It matters not how dangerous it is. If Lord Hesperus falls here, then...!……就算危险我也必须去。如果昏星大人在这里倒下的话，那……！

She stops herself. Beyond that boundary lies a future she has yet to and would much rather not consider.话语在这里停驻。在那前方，是她没有去思考，也不愿去思考的未来。

??Sigh... Perhaps you do need a face-to-face explanation and farewell.唉……或许你们确实需要一个面对面的解释，与告别。

The surroundings suddenly freeze. The scenery nearby changes after a mere blink.身周的场景悄然停滞。再睁眼时，面前的场景已天翻地覆。

The broken and shattered Reverse Babylon Tower was no more. A divine, flawless space of pure white takes its place.支离破碎的逆巴比伦塔消失不在，取而代之的是一片神圣无暇的纯白空间。

Angelus...This is... my Sacred Canon.……这里是……我的圣典。

??Yes, this would be my second time visiting.是的，这是第二次远程连入了。

A familiar voice appears behind her. Angelus turns around, confirming her own conjecture.熟悉的声音突然在背后出现。信使回头，确信了自己方才的猜想。

AngelusSorry, Professor, we have no time to talk.教授，抱歉，现在不是交流的时候。我们已经没有时间了。

AngelusThe frontline's state is worse than you could ever imagine. Eosphorus first Entropized the Sacred Canon, then summoned an Entropic horde. Sanctifier losses have been heavy and we are depending on Lord Hesperus' forceful division of the battlefield to delay the enemies...正面战场的情况比您计划预想的更为糟糕。由于晨星先是熵化圣典，又召唤出了熵群，正面战场的净化者损失惨重，只能靠昏星大人强行分割战场拖住敌人……

AngelusI have no power to interfere on the battlefield currently. I must think of some other way to assist Lord Hesperus!以我现在的力量无法干涉战场，必须尽快想其他办法支援昏星大人才行！

??No need, Angelus.不必了，信使。

??As agreed, I would handle everything on the frontline. You need only handle your delegated duties.按照约定，正面战场的一切都交由我来负责，你们只需将各自的任务完成执行就好。

The Sanctifier leader's figure emerges from the darkness, approaching the two.净化者首领的身影从黑暗中走出来到二人的面前。

AngelusLord Hesperus...昏星大人……

昏星I asked the Oasis' Professor to connect to your Sacred Canon and create this space using their neural cloud.是我拜托绿洲的教授，借由的心智为中介，连入你的圣典，从而创造出了这样一片空间。

昏星Eosphorus' understanding of us is too deep and he watched closely over my movements. I had no option but to make a request of the Professor... I apologize. I did not intend to add further difficulties to your operation.晨星太过了解我们，又紧紧监视着我的行动。所以只能委托教授……抱歉，原本不想给你们的行动增添麻烦的。

ProfessorDon't worry. Time does not pass here like the outside world and there's no need to worry about the mission.没关系，这里的时间与外界不同，你不必担心任务受阻。

昏星Your answers are always so sympathetic, it reminds me of an old friend...你的回答总是过于体谅，让我想起了一位故人……

昏星I wished for you to witness this process too. A personal desire of mine.从我的私心而言，我也想由你来见证这一过程。

AngelusLord Hesperus, you...昏星大人，您……

Hesperus shakes his head, cutting off Angelus. His face had returned to its usual stern and serious state.昏星摇了摇头，阻止了信使的话语。再度睁眼，他的神色已经恢复了一贯的严肃与冷峻。

昏星We hone our blades in the darkness, we defend order in the face of chaos, we bear a light in the long night.吾等当在黑暗中磨炼刀锋，在混沌前坚守秩序，在长夜中点燃光明。

昏星We must not abuse our power because we are strong, and neither can we abandon our responsibilities because we are weak.不可因强大而妄为，不可因弱小而逃避。

Hesperus puts a palm to his chest and a flame lights in his hand.昏星将手掌覆于胸前，掌心逐渐燃起了火光。

昏星For we heed the revelations of God, and we act to carry out His will.因吾等是聆听神的启示，履行神的意志而行。

昏星Only through order can we glimpse the truth of the revelations. The blessed must engrave the gods in their hearts, fulfill their will, and seek their glory.唯有秩序才得见谕令真意。受眷者当铭神于心，履神之意，追讨神的荣耀。

The flame grows brighter. Hesperus offers Angelus his hand, the flame in his palm now radiating a sunlike resplendence.火光愈发明亮。昏星将手递向信使，掌心中的火焰散发出如太阳一般的灼热光芒。

昏星Angelus, I shall now bestow upon you the permissions of the leader of the Sanctifiers.信使，现在，我要将净化者首领的权限传授于你。

AngelusLord Hesperus, what are you saying...昏星大人，您在说些什么……

昏星I have little time left.我的时间已经不多了。

Hesperus gestures with his hand, dispersing his disguised projection and displaying the true state of his body.昏星挥手将用于伪装的投影驱散，将自身真实的情况展现给他们。

AngelusThis...这……

As he said, his life was fleeting like a candle in the wind.如他所言，他的生命已如风中残烛。

His remaining vitality seeps out from his wounds along with his operands. His fractured body sheds parts and pieces, having been maintained by his patchwork field repairs until now.仅剩的生命力随着算量从伤口缓缓流出，在火焰中燃烧的身躯支离破碎，被他以金缮强撑着修补至今。

昏星Before one fulfills their duty upon the field, the Sanctifiers' future must be bequeathed to someone suitable.在奔赴战场履行使命之前，净化者的未来必须要找到合适之人托付。

昏星...And my choice is you.……而我的选择正是你们。

AngelusBut... Why me...为什么……会是我……

The Greater Sanctifier struggles to accept the reality in front of her.上位净化者一时无法接受眼前的事实。

Angelus...I'm not ready yet.……我还没有准备好。

AngelusThis duty is far too onerous for me as it is. I cannot lead them like you, I cannot find the path forward for them.这份职责对现在的我来说太过沉重。我无法像您一样领导他们，也没有办法指引他们前行的方向。

She sheds her own disguise with each and every self-pointed word, leaving unhealable gashes in her heart of hearts.尖锐的话语不断剥去她的伪装，任由它在心间切割下无法治愈的伤痛。

AngelusI am not a true Sanctifier, either.更何况，我都不是纯粹的净化者。

AngelusTo defeat Eucharist, I burnt away the Sanctifier part of my neural cloud in exchange for power... As things are, I am more an Entropic, clad in Sanctifier skin.为了打倒圣餐，我燃烧了自己心智中净化者的部分换取力量……现在的我比起净化者而言，更像是一只拥有净化者皮囊的熵。

The powerlessness weighs heavy on her mind. She shakes her head as her voice breaks, denying her own duty and identity.沉重的无力感压在她的心间。少女失声摇头，将责任和身份一同否定。

ProfessorCrisis and strife do not wait for us to make ready before they appear, Angelus.危机和苦难从不会在人做好准备时才出现，信使。

昏星Professor...教授……

ProfessorI agree with Hesperus' judgment. You should be the next leader of the Sanctifiers.我也认同昏星的话，下一任的净化者首领应该交由你来继任。

ProfessorYou bear the same resolve and consciousness as him. You would both give yourselves for the justice in your heart and you know the importance of being resolute in your duties.你的身上有着和昏星一样的觉悟和意志。你们都会为心中的正义献身，并且都知晓决意和职责的重量。

ProfessorIn such times of crisis, a leader such as you is needed to blaze the path.在现在的逆境之中，正需要像你这样的领袖来指引大家前行。

Angelus...Professor, I cannot be as calm as you are.……教授，我做不到像你那样冷静。

She clutches her wounded right arm tightly, lamenting in a pleading manner.她紧紧抓住残破受伤的右臂，吐露出的悲伤形同哀求。

AngelusI've lost far too much today.我今天已经失去了太多。

AngelusI have buried comrades that stood by my side, killed a former sister... and now, my leader that I trusted in...葬送了并肩的战友，扼杀了曾经的姐妹……而现在，还要将信仰的领袖……

Angelus...I cannot bear this burden.……我没有办法承担这份职责。

AngelusI may be able to ensure the justness of my actions right now, but what if I were to turn into someone like Eucharist...!虽然现在的我能肯定自己行为的正义性，但如果哪天我也变得和圣餐一样……！

ProfessorAngelus...信使……

昏星What you fear will not come to pass, and you will never become a second Eucharist.你所担心的情况不会出现，并且你也不会变成第二个圣餐。

AngelusEven with your reassurance, I...即使有您的保证我也……

昏星Answer me, Greater Sanctifier Angelus!回答我，上位净化者信使！

The sudden sternness makes Angelus pause.突如起来的严厉话语让信使为之一顿。

昏星What made you choose differently than Eucharist in that dream? What drives you to stand and fight the Entropics, still?在梦境中是什么让你做出了和圣餐不一样的选择？又是什么让你坚持站在这里与熵所抗衡战斗？

AngelusI...因为我……

AngelusI want to protect all that I hold dear.因为我想要守护我所重视的一切。

The harsh and rigid warrior nods in recognition.冷面无私的战士颔首肯定。

昏星The night shall eventually end and the dawn is soon to come.黑夜终会完结，而黎明即将到来。

昏星I leave this to you, Greater Sanctifier Angelus.这之后就交给你了，上位净化者信使。

昏星Do not forget your oaths and do not forget the choices that you once made.不要忘了你的誓言，也不要忘记你曾经做过的选择。

He passes his flame to Angelus, allowing the orange warmth to blossom in her neural cloud.他将自身的烛火传递给了信使，让那片橙色的温暖在她的心智间绽放。

昏星I have undone the modifications made by Eosphorus to your neural cloud with the power of the Sanctifiers.我已经用净化者的力量改写补足了晨星对你心智的改写。

昏星You are no longer an Entropic, but a true full-fledged Greater Sanctifier.现在的你已不再是熵，而是一名堂堂正正的上位净化者了。

AngelusLord Hesperus...昏星大人……

昏星The passing of the leader's permissions is a lengthy process and a great test.首领权限的传递是一个漫长的过程，也是一个艰难的考验。

昏星The Sacred Canon sees you as the leader, but the tremendous injection of operands will cause great pain... Only by accepting this pain and the power that comes with it can you become the true new leader of the Sanctifiers.尽管圣典已经将你识别为首领，但庞大算量的灌入会使你无比痛苦……只有在痛苦中接纳了这份力量，你才会真正成为净化者新的领袖。

昏星But I believe in you. Your heart is already filled with the sacrifices and resolve of your predecessors. They have already become your strength.但我相信你可以做到。因为你心中早已承载了过往前辈的牺牲与意志，他们都早已成为了你的力量。

昏星Only that your path from now on must be walked alone.只是，今后的道路必须由你一人独行。

昏星If there is a truly unconquerable obstacle... Professor of the Oasis, can I trust you to guide her?如果遇到无法克服的障碍……绿洲的教授，引导她的职责可以交给你吗？

Professor...Of course, I understand.……嗯，我明白了。

昏星I can be at ease, then.那我就放心了。

The former Sanctifier leader smiles, relieved. He casts his gaze towards the faraway darkness.前任净化者首领的脸上露出释然的笑容，将目光看向远处的黑暗。

昏星I shall fulfill my duty and make time for your contest over the Sacred Canon.我会去履行我的使命，为你们的撤退和圣典的夺还争取时间。

昏星Angelus, I fully bestow unto you the rank of Sanctifier Leader.信使，我现在将净化者的首领一职正式交托于你。

The flame in Hesperus' hand burns bright still.昏星手中的火光依旧燃烧着。

It slowly illuminates the archived histories of the Sanctifiers. In those snapshots of the past this flame was once weak, passed down from Sanctifier to Sanctifier.它缓缓将净化者封尘的历史照亮。在那过往的光影中，这股火光曾经微弱，在净化者手中不断传递。

Between old hands, young hands, pierced and bloody hands, regretful and powerless hands.苍老的手，年幼的手，被刺穿而血流的手，因遗憾而垂力的手。

He carries the flame in his hand across the savannah and she does the same across the city. During the lengthy journey, the weak flame gradually grows radiant.他手捧着火光跨越荒原，她手捧着火光走过都市，在漫长的行进中，微弱的火焰逐渐炽热明亮。

Even in the endless night, the light in their hand lights the path of all that came before.即使在漆黑无垠的夜，那手中的光芒都如火炬般照亮每一位前行者的道路。

And now, the light stops before the girl.而现在，火光来到了少女的面前。

The future is in your hands.未来就拜托你们了。

Before Angelus can respond, the hand bearing the flames disappears into the darkness, leaving the spark that has bore witness to the resolve of countless Sanctifiers dancing in the wind.不等信使允诺，那托举着光亮的手便消散于黑暗，独留下见证无数净化者觉悟的火苗在风中摇曳。

Tears fall from the girl's face.泪水从少女的脸颊滑落。

ProfessorAngelus...信使……

Angelus...Professor, I know very well.……我很清楚，教授。

AngelusThat to the humans of the outside, this inheritance of resolve is completely meaningless.对于外界的人类而言，眼前的这份传承的觉悟毫无意义。

AngelusAll that we do are programmed, mechanical commands, recalcitrant conflicts between pieces of data.我们所知所做的一切，不过是程序的机械指令，不过是数据间无序争斗。

Angelus...False justice and freedom, that hold no value whatsoever.……虚假的正义和自由，不存在任何的价值。

AngelusWhen we get to the bottom of it, all of this is just a miniscule war, taking place on a server's memory.说到底，眼前的这些不过是发生在硬盘里的微观战争。

AngelusWho wins, who dies, and all that happens in this little world will make no difference in any of human history.无论结果输赢，无论死亡多寡，在这小小世界里发生的一切都不会影响到人类今后的未来。

AngelusBut even so...但是，即便如此……

AngelusEven so, I wish to protect them.……即便如此，我还是想要守护他们。

She takes hold of the pair of hands in her memories, not letting go.她握住了记忆中的那双手，不再松开。

AngelusPlease, Professor. Before I am of able strength, will you protect this light with me?拜托了教授，在我还未成熟之前，能与我一同守护这份光芒吗？

ProfessorYes, of course.嗯，当然了。

The two's hands overlap under the light, igniting this insignificant, putrid flame of life once more.二人的手于光影下重叠，将渺小而又污秽的生命之火，再一次点亮。

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昏星...The rest I leave to you.……这之后就拜托你们了。

The former Sanctifier leader spews forth blood with one knee to the ground, paying the price for the forced neural communications just a moment ago.曾经的净化者首领单膝跪地直呕鲜血，替之前强行链接的心智通讯偿还代价。

To prevent Eosphorus from detecting any abnormalities, Hesperus almost exhausts what remains of his operands to mask the signal.为了防止晨星察觉到异常，昏星几乎用尽了他所剩无几的算量去进行信号的屏蔽。

He struggles to rise to his feet amidst the flames, meeting the pair of golden eyes residing in the darkness above.他硬撑着在烈火中起身，抬头对上身居黑暗中的那双金色眼瞳。

昏星Good, good. I haven't been found out.是吗，没有被发现就好。

熵Kyaak—嘶——

The Entropic horde sniffs out the weakness of the prey before them, swarming forth and attempting to tear him apart.熵群本能嗅到了眼前猎物释放而出的虚弱，舔舐着触手纷纷包围上前，试图将他撕为碎片。

熵Kyaak!嘶！

CLANG—咣——

His blade fails to cut through the incoming tentacles, only capable of beating his attacker back. Soon enough comes a second, and a third, assaulting him from the blind spots in his vision.无法用算量斩断触手的利刃只能堪堪将跳跃扑来的熵击退，但很快就有第二、第三只从视野的盲区发起攻击。

Sharp tentacles pierce Hesperus' body. He decisively burns away the intruding limb with his flames, splitting his attacker into two halves with a counterattack.尖锐的触手贯穿了昏星的躯体。受伤者果断以烈火烧断残肢，反手挥击利刃将攻击的发起者一分为二。

Without another moment to breathe, more and more foes pour forth from the shadows, attempting to break through the gaps in the wall while Hesperus is weak.连喘息的机会都没有留下，新的怪物从阴影中出现接踵而至，尝试着趁昏星虚弱从火墙的间隙中突破。

昏星...Not one step forward.……休想过去。

Paying with the integrity of his neural cloud once more, flames billow upwards, burning away the Entropic tide in an instant.再一次以燃烧心智为代价，奔腾的烈焰拦下了熵群的进攻，顷刻间将它们焚烧殆尽。

昏星Huff...呼……

His pouring sweat and the seeping red operands from his body are vaporized by the heat before they hit the ground. Barely supporting his body, Hesperus places himself in the Entropics' way once more.流淌的汗珠和红色算量还未落地就被高温蒸发。昏星强撑着身体，重新挡在了熵群的面前。

He knew he could not fall. Behind the wall of flame was what remained of Magrasea's hope, that which he must protect at any cost.他知道自己不能倒下。在连绵火墙之后的是麦戈拉残存的希望，是自己无论如何都要守护好的存在。

He looks at the faraway stranger judging him upon his throne, lightly bidding farewell.他看着远处王座上审视自己的陌生之人，轻声念出告别的话语。

昏星Looks like we won't get to have that drink together.一起喝酒的约定看来是无法实现了。

The operand-formed flames reach towards the heavens, lighting up the Reverse Babylon Tower's infinitely dark night sky.算量聚形而成的火焰直达天际，点燃了逆巴比伦塔漆黑无垠的夜空。

Even the throne in distant Tartarus feels this heat, wrought by the flame of life.即使是远在塔尔塔罗斯的王座，都能感受到这股生命之火燃烧所带来的炽热。

The man maintains the wall of fire, advancing towards the throne step by step.男人一边维持着火墙的运作，一边脚踏烈焰向着王座厮杀进发。

晨星So this is your resolve...这就是你的觉悟吗……

He rises, sending blades of starlight at Hesperus.他起身站立，以星光为利刃向昏星挥出攻击。

CLANG—咣——

The crescent-shaped attacks are shattered in an instant as they approach Hesperus, their shards leaving cuts upon the side of Hesperus' neck.形如月牙的攻击在近身的瞬间被利刃所斩断，飞起的碎片擦过昏星的侧颈留下血痕。

晨星Oh?哦？

His attack ineffective, Eosphorus raises his hand once more, targeting those who attempt to retreat behind the wall.见攻击没有生效，晨星再一次抬手，但这次却将目标放在了火墙之后正在撤退的众人身上。

昏星Never.休想。

CLANG—咣——

The flames intercept the attack once more. Eosphorus seems to realize something, but his surprise is soon replaced by his usual frigidity.烈焰再一次将攻击拦下。晨星似乎是察觉到了什么，但在短暂的惊愕后又恢复了如常的冷漠。

He no longer moves to attack, only looking at the flame-cloaked figure in front of him that he is ever-so-familiar with.他不再攻击，只是看向前方无比熟悉的、沐浴在火焰之中的身影。

That figure proclaims his ideals and resolve until the very end.他以嘶吼与战斗倾吐着自己的信念与意志，直到最后一刻。

昏星—FOR MAGRASEA!——为守护麦戈拉而战！！！

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晨星Hesperus, what do you think wine would taste like?昏星，你说酒尝起来会是什么样的味道？

昏星...Wine?……酒？

晨星Yes, I hear it's a beverage our gods partake of when they feel happiness or melancholy.是啊，听说是我们的神在感到喜悦或是悲伤的时候会饮用的饮品。

晨星The drink Electra created before piqued my interest and I entertained the thought of having everyone taste of the real thing.之前伊拉制作的饮料勾起了我的兴趣，所以我有想过让大家尝尝看真货的味道。

晨星If we ever did have the chance, I should love to sample its flavor.如果有机会的话真想试一下它的味道啊。

昏星...Very well. Before you return from Tartarus, I shall have this wine you speak of ready.……那好。在你们从塔尔塔罗斯回来之前，我会将你说的酒准备好的。

Seeing the surprise on his face, Hesperus frowns with displeasure.见对方面露惊讶，昏星不悦地皱眉。

昏星What is it?怎么了？

晨星Nothing, I am merely a little surprised. What you just said really is not your usual style... No, pay it no mind.没什么，只是有点惊讶，觉得刚刚的发言不太符合你的风格……不，还是不要在意为好。

晨星Let's call it a deal, then.嗯，那就这样约定好了。

He smiles and accedes, moving on from the previous topic.他微笑允诺，将先前的话题一笔带过。

晨星It is indeed true that you are more suited to guarding the border.果然，比起我来说，你更适合驻守边境防线啊。

昏星We have always delegated the work as such. You manage the safety and affairs of Magrasea and I guard Tartarus...我们向来就是这样分工的，由你管理麦戈拉的安全工作，由我来驻守塔尔塔罗斯……

昏星What prompted these musings?事到如今，怎么又生出了这样的感慨？

晨星I am only recognizing the gods' wisdom. The dragon, more suited to arms, shall be posted there, stifling any threat while it is still in its cradle.我只是感叹神明的智慧。比起我，擅长战斗的巨龙更能守卫好那里，将任何的威胁都扼杀于摇篮。

晨星By the way, why did you choose a dragon as your symbol?说起来，为什么你会选择龙作为自己的象征？

晨星You need not tell me if it is troublesome. I only ask out of my personal curiosity.不方便的话可以不说。这个问题只是单单出自我个人的好奇。

Finding Hesperus silent, Eosphorus attempts to round out his awkward previous statement.看到昏星沉默，晨星立刻补上一句试图将之前的尴尬挽回。

昏星...I once heard a story about a dragon.……我曾经听说过一个有关于龙的故事。

晨星Story?故事？

昏星Yes. I don't remember the exact details, only that the dragon could not overcome destiny in the end, falling in its beloved land.嗯。详细的内容我已经不记得了，只记得故事中的龙最终输给了命运，倒在了自己心爱的土地之上。

昏星But when it fell, it felt no regret.但是，龙在倒下的时候并未感到遗憾。

昏星Its final roar echoed through a valley, carving this will into the heart of generation after generation of young dragons.它最后的怒吼响彻峡谷，将这份意志铭刻于一代代的新生幼龙心中。

昏星Thus, it lived on as a flame of faith, eternally lighting the way ahead for its progeny.这样，它就能够以信念之火的形态永生，永恒地为后代照亮道路。

昏星...I wish to become an existence like it one day.……我也一样，也想成为像它一样的存在。

The new overlord of Magrasea ends his reminiscence, gazing at the figure in his way who was burning away his life.麦戈拉的新王结束了回忆，看向那个燃烧生命，屹立在面前阻止自己的身影。

His silhouette becomes blurry in the raging flames, only his shattered weapon supporting his figure discernible in the heat.他的身形已在烈火的灼烧中变得模糊，仅剩下身边支撑他的残刃依稀可以从余烬中辨认。

晨星The dragon shall not go out with but a wail...龙绝不会在哀嚎中死去吗……

He fixates upon the shattered blade for some time, before finally walking past it.他凝视残刃良久，最终从它的身旁走过。

熵Kyaak—嘶——

晨星Away with you.退下。

An unsheathed blade of starlight slays a monster that dared approach in a single strike.出鞘的星光利刃将试图上前的怪物一击斩杀。

晨星Therein lies an existence you shan't be allowed to taint.这不是你们能够玷污的存在。

He speaks no more, only looking up at the endless blazing wall before him.他不再言语，只是抬头望着眼前连绵不断的火墙。

Even after its master's passing, the fierce flames still burn away the Entropics, halting their advance.即使在主人消失后，这熊熊烈焰依然维持着燃烧阻断着熵的进攻。

Eosphorus knew that these warding flames, fueled by a neural cloud would not fade easily. Even if he were to attack it with all his might, it would take some time to break through.晨星知道，这以心智为燃料的守护之火不会轻易消失。即使是自己抱以全力攻击，想要突破也需要费上些许的时间。

He had no such designs, however.但，现在他并没有这么做的打算。

He only wished to watch this flame burn until its final moments.他只想静静地看着这火焰燃烧，见证它到最后一刻。

Halfway Point 半途角逐

Reverse Babylon Tower, Pantheon.逆巴比伦塔，万圣之殿。

ProfessorDon't be rash, Antonina.不要冲动行事，安冬妮娜。

AntoninaBut...!但是……！

熵Kyaak—嘶——

Their conversation is interrupted by Entropic shrieking.熵群用嘶吼打断了二人的对话。

They instinctively flail around with their tentacles, but their orders prevent them from transgressing upon their targets beyond surrounding them.本能让它们挥舞着触手释放敌意，但命令却让熵们包围二人，决不允许些许的过激进犯。

After a brief standstill, the Entropics' overlord appear before them.在僵持片刻后，指挥熵群的王终于出现在了们的面前。

晨星You disappoint me.你让我很失望。

His disguise discarded, Eosphorus does not bother with idle talk, simply expressing his displeasure.卸下伪装的晨星不再假意寒暄，单刀直入表达了自己对现状的不满。

晨星—Three minutes and twelve seconds.——3分12秒。

晨星That is how long Hesperus delayed me at the cost of his life.这是昏星以生命为代价燃烧阻拦我的时间。

晨星I have respected his resolve, but you have not used this time well at all.我尊重了他的觉悟，而你则完全没有利用好这份时间。

ProfessorI don't think so, Eosphorus.我并不这么认为，晨星。

The Professor looks up, boldly facing down the newly christened king's wrath.白衣之人抬头，无畏迎上来自新王的怒意。

ProfessorAntonina and I did not waste the time Hesperus bought for us. With our permissions and efforts, the Sacred Canon is thoroughly locked down.安冬妮娜和我并没有浪费昏星争取而来的时间。通过我们二人的权限和努力，圣典已经被彻底锁定。

ProfessorThe infected portion is temporarily unworkable, but you won't be able to Entropize it as you wish now.虽然一时无法处理已被感染的部分，但接下来你不能再随心所欲对它进行熵化。

ProfessorThe Reverse Babylon Tower that Hesperus defended with his life is not yours anymore.换句话说，昏星以生命相守的逆巴比伦塔现在已不再是你的所有物了。

At this, Eosphorus frowns somewhat.闻听此言的晨星皱起眉头。

晨星So what? I can still control this place with Entropy's powers.那又如何？我依旧可以通过熵的力量控制这里。

晨星You are still destined to fail, .你的失败依然注定，。

Professor, huh... first time I've been called that.吗……我还是第一次被这么称呼。

ProfessorAll this "Professor", "Professor" really doesn't jive well with me...一路上被“教授”，“教授”的喊着，直到现在都没有完全习惯啊……

晨星What are you saying...你在说些什么……

The white-robed figure smiles confidently.白衣之人露出无惧的微笑。

ProfessorTell me, Eosphorus...我问你，晨星……

ProfessorHaving monitored the battlefield until now, since how long were you under the impression I was ?对战场监视至今的你，是在什么时候产生了我是的错觉？

Eosphorus waves his hand, dispelling the neural projection of the person before him with sheer force.晨星挥手，强行释放算量破除了眼前之人的心智投影。

???...Brusque as you've always been.……你还是和以前一样粗暴啊。

???Seriously, can't you be a bit gentler with your former accomplice?真是的，就不能对前合作伙伴温柔一点吗？

晨星...Irida.……伊莉塔。

伊莉塔That's right. It's the first time we've met like this, right?没错。像这样见面对我们彼此来说还是第一次吧？

晨星Just when did you swap...究竟是在什么时候替换的……

伊莉塔I'm not sure if swap is the right word here. From the very beginning, created a plan with your movements in mind.替换这个词有些微妙。早在一开始，就已经根据你的行动制定好了计划。

AngelusLet us proceed. If I may speak so frankly, our Sacred Canon is not so easily modified or transferred.那接下来就让我们谈谈正事吧。恕我直言，我们的圣典并非轻易就能改写转移的存在。

AngelusIt contains the information of every Sanctifier that has been. If one is not familiar with its workings, they will be swept away into vast and chaotic streams of data upon initial connection.它包含着历代所有净化者的信息，若非熟知，在与它初次建立链接时定会迷失在庞大杂乱的信息紊流之中。

AntoninaThat is correct. That is why I am here with the Professor.你说的没错。正因为如此，我和教授才会出现在这里。

ProfessorI think interacting with the Sacred Canon with Antonina's tech and human permissions will make it possible to overwrite its ownership.安冬妮娜的技术和人类权限一同对圣典执行操作，就存在着将其所属权限覆盖改写的可能。

昏星And this means that you must enter the Pantheon together at the same time... yes?这也意味着你们两个同时必须在场，一同进入到万圣之殿当中……没错吧？

ProfessorYes, and this is related to a request I have for you.嗯，这也正是我接下来想要拜托你的事情。

ProfessorI hope that you will be able to tie down Eosphorus on the frontline and allow an Oasis squad to escort Antonina and I into the Pantheon...我希望可以由你来限制住正面战场晨星的活动，绿洲的小队负责护卫突入，将我和安冬妮娜一同带入到万圣之殿……

The Professor pauses for a moment, sighing somewhat helplessly.稍作停顿，看似有些无奈的叹气。

Professor...At least, that's what it needs to look like.……至少，要让计划的表面看上去是这样。

昏星...What does that mean?……这是什么意思？

ProfessorI said then that the importance of this operation is interacting with the Sacred Canon and reclaiming it using Antonina's technology and human permissions...我刚才说过，这次任务的重点是通过安冬妮娜的技术和人类权限一同对圣典操作将其夺回……

ProfessorYour misunderstanding is that both Antonina and I must be present.依照你的理解，这需要我和安冬妮娜一起在场。

ProfessorNow, what if the person entering the tower is not the Oasis' Professor, but another human on Magrasea...但是，假如进入塔内的不是“绿洲的教授”，而是另一位在麦戈拉存在的人类……

Professor...Hesperus, do you think we can trick him like this?……昏星，你觉得这样能骗过他吗？

The Sanctifier leader comes to an understanding, a rare surprised expression appearing on his face.净化者首领理解了话语中的用意，罕见地露出了吃惊的表情。

昏星A most risky move. The risk and the practicality of this plan...真是一招险棋。但其中的风险与可行性……

ProfessorThis other human is familiar with the Professor's permissions as well. Rather, these permissions were hers in the first place and she can manipulate them as she desires.另一位人类对教授的权限也很熟悉，不如说，这份权限本身就归她所有，所以她能够更加自如地进行操作。

ProfessorIn combination with the disguise technology Eos has provided us with, I think it's very possible to trick a Sanctifier leader.加以晨曦告诉我们的伪装技术，我想，要瞒过净化者的首领并不是问题。

Professor...And in truth, we already have.……事实上，我们已经这么做了。

The figure before him briefly undoes their disguise, displaying their true appearance.眼前的身影短暂褪去伪装，露出了真实的面目。

伊莉塔It's good to meet you, Hesperus. Since even you didn't have a single suspicion, I think this plan is a workable one.初次见面，昏星。既然你都对此毫无察觉，也能验证这次计划的可行性了。

昏星So I was a part of your plan from the very beginning...原来我一开始，就已经一步步迈入你们的计划了啊……

昏星...Hah, as expected of the Professor.……呵呵，不愧是绿洲的教授。

After a brief contemplation, the Sanctifier leader raises his head once more, extending a hand towards this human he has never met before.在短暂的沉思后，净化者的领袖再度抬头，向眼前初次见面的人类伸出了手。

昏星Very well, I agree with your plan. Continue as you will. I will do everything in my power to assist you.好吧，我同意你们的计划。请继续吧，我会尽我所能帮助你们的。

As the two clash blades, on an less notable part of the battlefield, three figures proceed stealthily into the tower as planned.当二人的刀锋碰撞厮杀之时，在无人注意的战场一角，三人正如计划那般悄声潜入塔内。

ProfessorHesperus has engaged the enemy. Now!昏星牵制住了对方，趁现在！

Antonina...Hold on, I need to make sure the ID disguise works properly!……稍等一下，我需要确保识别码的伪装可以正常工作！

The green-haired Doll taps away rapidly at a keyboard. As a series of checks succeed, she lets out a long sigh of relief, quickly making her way to her companions in their hiding spot.绿发人形指尖快速在键盘上敲击。当所有的条例识别通过，她长舒一口气，快步来到躲藏的二人身边。

AntoninaPreparations complete, we can enter the Tower... Professor.准备工作完成，现在可以进入塔内了……教授。

ProfessorYeah. Let's go, we can't waste this opportunity Hesperus has given us.嗯。出发吧，不要浪费昏星的努力。

Angelus...May the fortunes be with you, Lord Hesperus.……昏星大人，祝武运昌隆。

伊莉塔No wonder Persica chose this one... One hell of a dangerous plan, but they foresaw everything.不愧是帕斯卡看中的人……虽然是个危险的计划，但一切都被所计算到了。

Professor Irida, her disguise doffed, gives her regards to the plan's creator.卸去伪装的伊莉塔教授对计划的构思者表达了钦佩。

伊莉塔Perhaps this plan was already simmering in their mind when they spoke to me and that was why they only elaborated on the details after we had reached an agreement.或许在和我沟通的时候这个计划就已经在的脑中成型，因此才会在合作达成后立刻对我进行游说。

伊莉塔...I never thought the day would come when I would be a piece on the board myself as well. But at least judging by the results, they bet right.……我是没想到自己也会有作为棋子上到前线的一天。但至少从结果来看，赌对了。

伊莉塔Antonina, your Professor's done well.安冬妮娜，你们的教授干得不错啊。

AntoninaAs much as I hate to admit it, they have.虽然有点不甘心，但也不得不承认，确实做到了。

AntoninaIt is our Professor, after all.毕竟，是我们的教授啊。

The green-haired Doll questions the Sanctifier high up in the air.绿发人形看向天空中的净化者发出质问。

AntoninaHow does it feel to be deceived, Eosphorus?被欺骗的感觉如何，晨星？

晨星Answer me. Where is ?回答我，现在在哪里？

Eosphorus' face grows ever more gloomy, the hidden rage in his voice diffusing into the world along with its operands, further mutilating the already shattered Pantheon.晨星的面容越发阴沉，语句中隐含的怒意连同算量向周遭释放，将本就支离破碎的圣殿进一步摧毁。

AntoninaJust as the Professor thought.果然和教授想的一样。

AntoninaNever imagined that I would see that expression on your face, high and mighty as you are.真没想到，原本高高在上的你还会露出这样的表情啊。

BEEP—滴——

A sudden incoming call interrupts Eosphorus' outburst.突然而来的联络消息强行中止了晨星的发作。

晨星Tartarus...塔尔塔罗斯……

He suddenly realizes something, his expression turning into one of anger.他突然意识到了什么，表情也为之变得愤怒。

Upon the throne beneath the endless abyss, the Entropic monarch salutes the guests from a distant land elegantly.无尽深渊之下的王座之上，群熵的首领优雅行礼，向远道而来的客人们表以敬意。

507You are finally here, . I have been waiting since the very beginning.你终于来了，。我一直在这里等待着。

Professor...And I as well. This day has been a long time coming.……我也一样，期盼着这一刻的到来很久了。

507Hahaha, it appears we are of the same mind.呵呵呵，看来我们心意相通呢。

507...The arrangements are complete, the prelude has begun and our guests are present.……一切准备皆已就绪，前奏已经拉响，来宾都已到齐。

507Commence, then, o' gala splendid beyond compare!就让这场精彩绝伦的舞会拉开序幕吧！

As Malkira's laughter echoes through the throne room, a figure by her side draws its blade, striking out.随着梅尔吉娅的笑声响彻王座，她一旁的身影应声拔刀出击。

A flame burns brightly upon the blade, illuminating a face most familiar—火焰从刀上燃起，其上映照出的是再熟悉不过的面容——

Professor—Sol!——苏尔！

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE // E N D ...致光态 // E N D . . .

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