在受到所有这些友好的对待后，我的眼睛几乎要掉下泪来。对我来说，先安慰孩子们是不够的，然而他们却在担心我？
What a shameful thing this was.
这是多么可耻的事情啊。
(At that moment, Sun Wukong swore to protect Sanzang in this life, as well.)
(那一刻，孙悟空发誓今生也要保护三藏。)
That's right. I'd definitely protect these kids.
没错，我一定会保护这些孩子。
I might not have been able to do my role properly in the past but at least, from now on I….
在过去，我可能无法正确地扮演我的角色，但至少从现在开始，我.....。
"Kugugugugugu!"
“咕咕咕咕!”
Noises of explosions came from somewhere. I reflexively scanned my vicinity.
爆炸的声音从某个地方传来，我条件反射地扫视了一下周围。
"Ku-dudududu!"
“咕嘟嘟!”
It did sound like explosions, sure, but something also felt a bit off about them. Something must've exploded, but why did it sound as if the noise was made by someone's mouth
当然，这听起来确实像是爆炸声，但是有些东西还是感觉有点不对劲。一定有什么东西爆炸了，但是为什么听起来像是某人的嘴发出的声音？
Shin Yu-Seung hurriedly approached my side and whispered again. "Please don't panic. We're simply mirroring the original's setting."
申玉升慌忙走到我身边，又低声说道:“请不要慌张，我们只是在模仿原来的设置。”
"….Pardon?"
“什么?”
"I heard that in the original story, all onomatopoeia were written in between quotation marks."
“我听说在原来的故事里，所有的拟声词都是用引号引起来的。”
[A portion of the judges are impressed by the unexpected mirroring of the original work!]
[部分评委对原作出人意料的镜像印象深刻!]
[10 additional points have been acquired!]
[获得了额外的10分!]
What the hell? I thought such a thing was a mistake solely reserved to mass-market fantasy genre novels….
怎么回事?我还以为只有大众市场的奇幻类小说才会犯这样的错误..。
I wasn't even given enough time to get flustered by the unexpected level of observation by the Scenario Master on the original work. The kids pushed me behind them and took large steps forward.
我甚至没有足够的时间去被情景大师对原作的意想不到的观察水平而慌乱。孩子们把我推到他们身后，向前迈了一大步。
Having a look again, I realised that the so-called explosion noises seemed to have originated from a large canyon in front of us.
再看了一眼，我意识到所谓的爆炸声好像来自我们面前的一个大峡谷。
(Sun Wukong stared deeply at the Shepan Mountain's Yingchou Stream Canyon. Since this was his second stab at life, he knew what would pop out from that canyon.)
(孙悟空深深地凝视着社坂山的英州溪峡谷。因为这是他第二次尝试人生，他知道什么东西会从峡谷里冒出来。)
If my memory was right, then the second being the group encountered in the Journey to the West was….
如果我的记忆是正确的，那么在《西游记》中遇到的第二个人是.....。
(The third son of the Dragon King of West Sea, Jade Dragon.) ….Right, it's him. And he would become….
(西海龙王的第三个儿子，玉龙。)......对，就是他。他将成为.....。
(He was the existence that would be reborn as Tang Sanzang's White Dragon Horse.)
(他的存在将转世为唐三藏的白龙马。)
Well, since the narration took care of everything, I didn't have much else to say here.
好吧，因为旁白把一切都安排好了，我在这里没有什么可说的了。
I stepped forward and spoke up. "Both of you, please hide somewhere. I shall handle this."
我走上前，大声说道:“你们两个，请躲起来，我来处理。”
If my memory was working fine, then one of the players took on the role of the 'Tang Sanzang's White Dragon Horse'. I was pretty sure that he was the one behind the current event.
如果我的记忆力没问题，那么其中一个玩家就扮演了唐三藏的白龙马。我很确定他就是当前事件的幕后黑手。
Seeing that the kids were participating in this Fable chamber, the rest of the players should also be from <Kim Dok-Ja Company>, but if someone with ill intention had somehow butted in here….
看到孩子们正在参加这个寓言室，其余的球员也应该是从金道佳公司，但如果有人不知怎么有意识地在这里碰头..。
"….We told you, you just stay on the bus."
“......我们告诉过你，你只要呆在车上就行了。”
A small but pretty darn strong hand grabbed my shoulder. I looked back to find Shin Yu-Seung forming a rather scary smile.
一只小而结实的手抓住了我的肩膀。我回头一看，申玉升露出了一个相当可怕的笑容。
"A guy who can't even afford proper clothes wants to show off? Step back!"
“一个连合适的衣服都买不起的家伙想炫耀?退后!”
Yi Gil-Yeong cracked his knuckles and took a step forward, as well.
易吉英也捏了捏指关节，向前迈了一步。
I tried to urgently chase after the kids, but they had already ran ahead to the canyon and started fighting a blue-hued Dragon that flew out from there.
我试图紧急追赶孩子们，但他们已经跑到前面的峡谷，并开始战斗的蓝色色调的龙，从那里飞出来。
"Ku-kwakwakwakwakwa!!"
“ ku-kwakwakwakwa! ! ”
Yi Gil-Yeong shouted out the onomatopoeia and rushed forward, and the blue Dragon jumping out from the canyon also roared out in response. I immediately recognised who that Dragon was.
易吉英喊出了象声词，冲了上去，从峡谷里跳出来的蓝龙也咆哮着回应。我马上就认出了那条龙是谁。
….It's the Chimera Dragon
是奇美拉龙吗？
Kids fought with the blue Dragon as if they were having a dance-off in the air, and through [Taming], subjugated the creature in no time at all.
孩子们和蓝龙搏斗，就好像他们在空中跳舞一样，通过[驯服]，很快就征服了蓝龙。
[Audience members are impressed by the kid Sanzangs' martial prowess!] [A small number of audience members are lodging a protest, complaining that Sanzangs are too powerful.] [A portion of judges are surprised by this unexpected turn of events!]
(观众们被三藏小子的武功打动了!)(一小部分观众提出抗议，抱怨三藏势力过于强大。)[一部分评委对这一意外事件感到惊讶!]
And a short while later.
过了一会儿。
['Player 6' -nim has joined the group.]
[‘玩家6’-nim已经加入了这个团队。]
The Chimera Dragon was transformed into Xuanzang's white horse, and was dragged over here by the two children.
吐火龙变成玄奘的白马，被两个孩子拖到这里来。
While trying to understand this situation, which was resolved without me needing to do anything, I recalled the conversation I had with the Scenario Master earlier.
在试图理解这种情况的时候，我想起了我之前和情景主管的谈话，这种情况在我不需要做任何事情的情况下就解决了。
What will the retired Sun Wukong be doing?
退休的孙悟空会做什么呢？
Nothing.
没什么。
Only now did I understand just a little bit. This story seemed to be created for this from the word go. And right in the next instant, a message from a familiar Constellation landed in my ear.
直到现在我才稍微明白了一点。这个故事似乎从一开始就是为此而创作的。就在这一瞬间，一条熟悉的星座传来的信息进入了我的耳朵。
[Judge, 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband', finds the current Fable's plot quite interesting.]
[法官，《金发带的囚徒》，发现当前寓言的情节相当有趣。]
[10 additional points have been acquired.]
[已获得另外10分]
*
A day passed by like that, then another day went by. I was gradually waking up to the 'identity' of this Fable chamber.
就这样过了一天，又过了一天。我逐渐意识到这个寓言室的身份。
"It's a grasshopper. Eat."
“这是一只蚱蜢，吃吧。”
"Demon King of Salvation-nim. Do your legs hurt?"
“救世魔王——尼姆。你的腿疼吗?”
⸢This Fable is 'one for Sun Wukong's benefit'.⸥
这个寓言是为了孙悟空的利益
(Sun Wukong was really comfortable.)
(孙悟空真的很舒服。)
This would be my first time to be all relaxed and leisurely ever since the scenarios began. My brain had almost seized up after it got submerged in the sea of comfort for too long.
这将是我第一次感到如此轻松和从容。我的大脑沉浸在舒适的海洋中太久了，几乎要停止工作了。
[New Fable is germinating in you!]
[新的寓言正在你心中萌芽!]
[Fable, 'Sneezing Without Hands', has begun its storytelling.]
[寓言《打喷嚏不用手》已经开始讲故事了]
I could just about make a guess as to why Han Su-Yeong came up with a scenario like this one.
我大概能猜出韩素妍为什么会想出这样的情节。
[Judge, 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband', likes this plot development very much.]
[《金发囚徒》的法官非常喜欢这个情节的发展]
The Journey to the West was a story built around Sun Wukong's sacrifice. Even the later variations had similar themes, too.
《西游记》是一个围绕孙悟空牺牲的故事。甚至后来的版本也有类似的主题。
So, what would happen if a 'Fable specifically for Sun Wukong' made its appearance?
那么，如果一本《孙悟空寓言》出现了，会发生什么呢？
[Judge, 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband', is envious of you.] [Judge, 'Manager of Heaven's Stables', is envious of you.]
[法官，‘金发囚徒’，嫉妒你。][法官，‘天堂马厩管理者’，嫉妒你。]
[Score: 312]
[得分:312]
It seemed that Han Su-Yeong's claim of being a popular author was true. The Fable's total votes had already surpassed 300 and we were enjoying smooth sailing so far.
看来，韩素英自称是通俗作家的说法是正确的。寓言的总票数已经超过了300票，到目前为止我们一切顺利。
And well, such a plot wasn't necessarily bad for my companions, either.
而且，这样的阴谋对我的同伴来说也不一定是坏事。
Nominally, the MC of the story was Sun Wukong, but as every battle was handled by my companions instead, all the shares of the Fable at the end of the scenario would naturally belong to <Kim Dok-Ja Company> alone. What a well-thought-out scheme this was - get a nice score tally, and also ensure you'd walk away with Fable shares, too.
名义上，故事的主持人是孙悟空，但是由于每一场战斗都是由我的同伴处理的，故事结尾的寓言的所有股份自然都属于金道子公司。这是一个多么深思熟虑的计划——得到一个不错的分数，同时也保证你能拿到Fable的股票。
"Argh, I wanna play some games on my phone."
“啊，我想用我的手机玩游戏。”
"But you played so much before coming here."
“但你在来这里之前玩得太多了。”
Even though the kids adorably bickered with each other, they didn't forget to feed me, helped me fall asleep, and hell, even groomed the fur on my head, too.
尽管孩子们可爱地互相争吵，但他们没有忘记喂我，帮我入睡，甚至还帮我梳理了头发。
Yi Gil-Yeong asked me with a pout. "So, like, what do you do originally?"
易吉英撅着嘴问我:“那么，你本来是做什么的?”
"It's bad manners to ask about his private life, you dummy."
“问他的私生活是不礼貌的，你这个笨蛋。”
Shin Yu-Seung pulling out premature grey hair on my head tackled the boy immediately.
申玉升拔出我头上过早的白发，立刻扑倒了那个男孩。
I was slightly worried whether such a meta conversation was allowed or not, but for the time being, I decided to answer him. I thought about it and realised that I hadn't had a chat like this with the kids up until now.
我有点担心这样的元对话是否被允许，但就目前而言，我决定回答他。我想了想，意识到自己到现在为止还没有和孩子们这样聊过天。
"I just enjoy reading novels."
“我只是喜欢看小说。”
"Novels? Ohhh, I like reading them, too."
“小说?哦，我也喜欢读小说。”
Yi Gil-Yeong liked reading novels? Really? That was an unexpected piece of info.
易吉英喜欢看小说?真的吗?这可真是出人意料的消息。
He was now really amped up as he continued on. "Can I recommend you a novel?"
他继续说下去，真的很兴奋。“我能给你推荐一本小说吗?”
He dared to make a recommendation to me, a veteran of over ten years in reading genre novels? Fine, let's hear him, then.
作为一个阅读类型小说有十多年经验的老手，他竟然敢给我推荐一本书？好吧，让我们听听他怎么说。
"It's [SSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor]. It's a super-duper awesome novel, so make sure to read it later, okay?"
“这是[sss-gradeInfiniteRegressor]。这是一部超级棒的小说，所以一定要以后再看，好吗?”
Before I noticed it, my second ego jumped out to the fore. "But, as I understand, that novel was a resounding failure."
在我注意到它之前，我的第二个自我跳到了前面。“但是，据我所知，那部小说彻底失败了。”
"Failure? I heard it was really popular, though? I guess you don't have a discerning eye~."
“失败?我听说它真的很受欢迎，不过?我猜你没有一双敏锐的眼睛~。”
Han Su-Yeong, that moron. Did she boast her novel to these young, gullible kids?
韩素妍，那个白痴。她是不是向这些年轻易受骗的孩子炫耀自己的小说？
Shin Yu-Seung listening on quickly joined in, as well. "I also really like reading novels!"
申玉升听了很快也加入了进来，“我也真的很喜欢看小说!”
"Oh, really? May I ask what kind of novels?"
“哦，真的吗?我可以问一下是什么样的小说吗?”
I kind of was looking forward to her answer. Indeed, if it was Yu-Seung-ee…
我有点期待她的回答，事实上，如果是俞承熙..。
"Yes, you may! Raymond Carver, Murakami Haruki….!"
“是的，你可以!雷蒙德·卡佛，村上春树......”
….Now that was a line-up of authors I had heard of before.
这是我以前听说过的作家名单。
I was able to figure out who was in charge of the children's education during my absence.
在我不在的时候，我能够弄清楚谁负责孩子们的教育。
Yu Sang-Ah-ssi. She should have reincarnated safely by now.
于桑阿斯，她现在应该已经安全转世了。
Shin Yu-Seung looked at the dumpling on my shoulder and asked me a question. "By the way, you must really like Murim dumplings?"
申玉升看着我肩上的饺子，问了我一个问题。“顺便问一句，你一定很喜欢穆里姆饺子吧?”
"Yes, I do."
“是的，我有。”
"…..An ahjussi I know also really likes them, too."
我认识的一个大叔也很喜欢他们
I knew well who she was talking about there.
我很清楚她在那儿说的是谁。
Yi Gil-Yeong rubbed his stomach and muttered to himself. "Aah, I wish I could eat some dumplings right about now."
李吉英揉了揉肚子，喃喃自语道:“啊，我真希望现在就能吃到饺子。”
I thought I could sense the 'Murim dumpling' on my shoulder suddenly flinch a little. Indeed, it had been way too long since I had a proper meal.
我以为我可以感觉到肩膀上的‘穆林饺子’突然有点畏缩。事实上，我已经很久没有好好吃一顿饭了。
(But suddenly, the aroma of dumplings began wafting out from somewhere.)
(但是突然间，饺子的香味从某个地方飘了出来。)
The majority of events taking place within the Journey to the West all began with 'suddenly', just like this.
大多数发生在《西游记》中的事件都是以“突然”开始的，就像这样。
We exchanged glances and tracked down the origin of that fantastic smell.
我们交换了一下眼神，找到了那奇妙气味的来源。
And so, who long did we walk on the mountain trail? A huge factory now stood before us.
那么，我们在山间小径上走了多久呢?一座巨大的工厂现在就矗立在我们面前。
"….Can a thing like that even exist in this era?"
“......这样的东西在这个时代还能存在吗?”
Just as I began wondering if Han Su-Yeong's version of the Journey was set in the steampunk universe, several humanoids began running outside the factory and headed this way.
就在我开始怀疑韩素英版本的《旅程》是否以蒸汽朋克宇宙为背景时，几个类人生物开始跑出工厂，朝这个方向跑去。
"Euh, euh! Everyone, run away!"
“呃，呃!大家快跑!”
However, the escapees were caught by some kind of an invisible force and were dragged back to the factory.
然而，逃犯被某种看不见的力量抓住，并被拖回工厂。
"Nooooo!"
“不!”
Wondering what on earth was going on here, we quickly sneaked our way inside the factory.
我们不知道这里究竟发生了什么事，于是迅速溜进了工厂。
Not too long afterwards, we got to witness the spectacle of thousands of slaves busy kneading and manufacturing something while sticking very close to the moving conveyor belts.
不久之后，我们目睹了成千上万的奴隶在紧贴传送带的同时忙着揉捏和制造东西的场面。
"Could that be…?"
“那会不会是......?”
The dumpling [999] on my shoulder whispered.
我肩上的饺子低声说。
They are making [Murim dumplings].
他们在包饺子。
Thousands upon thousands of Murim dumplings were being carried away by the conveyor belts to a destination unknown.
成千上万的穆里姆饺子被传送带运往未知的目的地。
I stared at the unending 'river' of dumplings and began wondering about the person we were about to meet this time.
我盯着那条没有尽头的饺子河，开始想着这次我们将要见到的那个人。
(There was only one creature in the whole of the Journey to the West that lusted after food this badly.)
(在整部《西游记》中，只有一种动物如此贪婪地捕食。)
As if he was waiting for us, a man suddenly began speaking to us.
就好像他在等我们一样，一个人突然开始对我们说话。
<Episode 80. Our greatest ally (5)> Fin.
第80集.我们最好的盟友(5)芬。
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 428 - A dumpling’s reminiscence (1)
