美味的香味从某个地方飘进来，吸引了我们的同伴，我们一个接一个地聚在一起。然后韩素妍盯着余正赫，好像这是世界上最明显的事情。
"Well, then. Shall we taste your high-and-mighty cooking skill in action, then?"
“好吧，那么，我们来品尝一下你高超的烹饪技巧吧?”
"….And why should I share my cooking with you?" He glared at the rest of the group with a menacing glare, before turning around to leave while throwing these following words behind. "….There are leftovers that side, so why don't you eat that."
“我为什么要和你分享我的厨艺呢?”他用威胁的目光盯着其他人，然后转身离开，同时把下面的话抛在脑后那边还有剩菜，你为什么不吃了它呢?”
We looked over in the direction he was pointing at. And straight away, we became utterly speechless.
我们朝他指的方向望去，立刻，我们完全说不出话来。
⸢They were now witnessing the essence of cooking.⸥
他们现在见证了烹饪的本质
We all settled down quietly on the table like a bunch of mice that got entranced by the pied piper, and then, began rubbing our eyes in disbelief.
我们都静静地坐在桌子上，就像一群被魔笛手迷住的老鼠，然后开始用难以置信的眼神揉揉眼睛。
These were dishes created out of the monster that Yi Gil-Yeong and Shin Yu-Seung caught, as well as with the medicinal herbs Yi Seol-Hwa had found. No, hang on…. How could he even come up with a feast of this scale with only those ingredients?
这些菜肴是用李吉英和申玉升抓到的怪物做成的，还有李世华发现的草药。不，等等..。他怎么能只用这些原料就做出如此规模的盛宴呢？
I was pretty certain that the dining table of 'Shi Huangdi who dreamed of Immortality' wouldn't be as flashy as this one.
我敢肯定，“梦想长生不老的石黄帝”的餐桌不会像这张一样华而不实。
"Wow. Master, you gotta come and cook during my funeral, okay?"
“哇，主人，你得在我的葬礼上过来做饭，好吗?”
"Why your funeral, though? That's really an ominous declaration, you know."
“不过，为什么是你的葬礼呢?你知道，这真是一种不祥的宣言。”
The group began hurriedly chowing down the grub. Jeong Hui-Won, Yi Ji-Hye, Han Myeong-Oh, Gong Pil-Du, even Jang Ha-Yeong…. They were all seriously focused on eating right now.
这群人开始匆匆地狼吞虎咽地吃食物。郑惠元，易智慧，韩明欧，宫弼渡，甚至张夏映..。他们现在都非常专注于吃东西。
Even Han Su-Yeong and Yu Sang-Ah, too.
连韩素英和余相雅也不放过。
"Hey, hold up. That's my share."
“嘿，等等，那是我的那份。”
"There's enough to go around for everyone. Why are you being so greedy?"
“每个人都有份。你为什么这么贪婪?”
Some even began fighting over the food, too.
一些人甚至开始争夺食物。
"Ahjussi, please try this one!"
“大叔，请试试这个!”
"Hyung, this one, too!"
“嗨，这个也是!”
Yi Gil-Yeong and Shin Yu-Seung sat on either side of me and shoved spoonfuls of food into my mouth without a moment's rest. My cheeks swelled up like a hamster as I chewed the rice, and of course, I didn't forget to feed the kids side dishes in the meantime. It was tasty. Seriously tasty. So tasty, in fact, I was almost thankful that the 'Ways of Survival' had become reality for a moment there.
李吉英和申玉升坐在我的两边，一刻不停地往我嘴里塞了一勺食物。当我咀嚼米饭的时候，我的脸颊肿得像一只仓鼠，当然，同时我也没有忘记给孩子们喂配菜。味道很好。真的很好吃。如此美味，事实上，我几乎要感谢“生存之道”在那一刻变成了现实。
Shin Yu-Seung's eyes rolled around as she chewed the meat, then she whispered in a small voice. "It's like we're on a school trip…."
申玉升一边嚼着肉，一边转动着眼珠，然后小声地低声说。“就好像我们在学校旅行......”
When I heard her, I immediately wanted to kick myself to death for feeling thankful that the 'Ways of Survival' had become reality.
当我听到她的声音时，我立刻想把自己踢死，因为我感到庆幸‘生存之道’已经成为现实。
The school field trip - one of the things children had lost in this world.
学校实地考察旅行——孩子们在这个世界上失去的东西之一。
I placed my hands on the heads of the kids and spoke to them. "You're right. It's like a field trip."
我把手放在孩子们的头上，和他们说话。“你说得对。这就像是一次实地考察。”
Although, the one learning from this trip wasn't the kids but me.
虽然，从这次旅行中学到的不是孩子们，而是我。
"Ahjussi, what would you like to do after the scenarios are over?"
“大叔，事情结束后你想做什么?”
"Hyung will live with me."
“Hyung会和我住在一起。”
"I wasn't asking you!"
“我不是在问你!”
What I want to do after the scenarios were over…. Normally, I'd have smiled and glossed over the topic, but for some reason, I…. I ended up uttering out something without realising it.
这些场景结束后我想做的是..。通常情况下，我会微笑着回避这个话题，但出于某种原因，我......我最终说出了一些话，却没有意识到这一点。
"I want to buy a really big house and live together with everyone."
“我想买一栋真正的大房子，和大家一起住。”
When I raised my head, I noticed that the once-noisy surroundings had fallen into an eerily silence. Yi Ji-Hye, Jeong Hui-Won, Gong Pil-Du…. even Han Su-Yeong was looking at me, her mouth agape.
当我抬起头的时候，我注意到曾经嘈杂的环境已经变成了一种怪异的寂静。易智慧、郑慧媛、公弼都..。连韩素妍也看着我，张大了嘴巴。
Jeong Hui-Won was the first to fire the salvo. "….In that case, Dok-Ja-ssi, you'll be paying for the house, yes?"
郑慧媛是第一个开火的。“......那样的话，多佳西，你会付房子的钱，是吗?”
….Ng?
吴？
"Ahjussi, you're really loaded, so you might be able to get a house in Gangnam."
“大叔，你真的很有钱，所以你也许能在江南买栋房子。”
"I'll sell you my land."
“我要把我的土地卖给你。”
"If it's possible, somewhere close to the kids' school…."
“如果可能的话，在孩子们学校附近的某个地方......”
I had no idea that something I just threw out there would cause such a ripple.
我不知道我刚才说的话会引起这么大的反响。
And so, the group chatted about the potential house I'd buy throughout the supper. Stuff about how the interior should look like, or how many rooms it needed to have….
于是，小组成员聊起了我在晚餐期间可能会买的房子。关于室内应该是什么样子，或者需要多少个房间.....。
Washing the dishes was left to me and Jeong Hui-Won, the two losers from the rock-paper-scissors. I could have won by using [Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint], but of course I wouldn't do that during this trip.
洗盘子的工作留给了我和郑惠媛，这两个石头、剪子、布的失败者。我本来可以通过使用[无所不知的读者视角]来赢得比赛，但是当然我不会在这次旅行中这样做。
[You have acquired a new Fable!]
[你有了一个新的寓言!]
[You have acquired the Fable, 'the One who Yanked Out the Conscience's Fur'.] ….Also, it was nice to get a new Fable, too.
[你已经学会了寓言故事，‘拔良心皮毛的人’。]而且，也很高兴能得到一个新的寓言。
As I was cleaning the dishes, I spotted something falling in the distant skies above. It was a shooting star. Falling stars that left behind lengthy trails.
当我正在洗盘子的时候，我发现有什么东西从天上掉下来。那是一颗流星。流星留下了漫长的轨迹。
Most likely, those were planets that were falling for real.
最有可能的是，这些行星都是真的在下落。
The <Star Stream> was marching towards its own oblivion.
星河正在走向它自己的遗忘。
Jeong Hui-Won looking up at the sky next to me spoke up. "It's like back then in the [Cinema Dungeon]."
郑慧媛抬头看着我旁边的天空，大声说道:“就像回到了电影地牢。”
I nodded my head. For sure, it was kind of similar to that day. We were also together like this on the rooftop of the dungeon. We were looking at the falling stars and making our wishes.
我点了点头。可以肯定的是，这和那天有点相似。我们也像这样一起在地牢的屋顶上。我们看着流星，许下我们的愿望。
"Dok-Ja-ssi, you asked me to become your sword back then."
“Dok-Ja-ssi，你当时要我当你的剑。”
Indeed, I asked her to become my comrade in that place. And after that, she had become the greatest ally anyone could ask for. Without her, I wouldn't have been able to arrive at this moment in time.
事实上，我要求她成为我在那里的同志。在那之后，她成为了任何人都可以要求的最好的盟友。没有她，我不可能及时赶到这一刻。
"….But, someone else became the literal sword instead of me."
“......但是，有人代替我成了真正的剑。”
Those words made me shift my gaze over to the [Steelsword] laying quietly on the ground. Even as everyone was taking their much-deserved break, the sole person to miss out on the festivities was right there. Yi Hyeon-Seong with his heart not beating - he seemed to regain his consciousness sporadically, but he remained as a sword and didn't want to move.
这句话让我把目光转向了静静地躺在地上的“钢剑”。尽管每个人都在享受他们应得的假期，唯一一个错过庆祝活动的人就在那里。心脏停止跳动的YiHyeon-Seong——他似乎偶尔恢复了知觉，但他仍然是一把剑，不想动。
"Please do not worry. Before we head off to the next scenario, I'll definitely wake up Hyeon-Seong-ssi."
“请不要担心。在我们进入下一个场景之前，我一定会叫醒贤成思。”
"You know of a way?"
“你知道一条路吗?”
I nodded my head.
我点了点头。
Yi Hyeon-Seong's issue wasn't the only one we need to deal with, though.
不过，YiHyeon-Seong的问题不是我们唯一需要解决的问题。
We now required much greater power. Because, our goal didn't simply stop at clearing the scenarios, that's why.
我们现在需要更大的能量，因为，我们的目标不仅仅是清理场景，这就是为什么。
To fight the <Bureau> as well as the entirety of the <Star Stream>, I needed to start gathering Constellations that would stand with us.
为了对抗主席团和整个星流，我需要开始收集与我们站在一起的星座。
[Constellation, 'Master of Steel', is looking at you.]
[《星座》，《钢铁大师》，正在看着你。]
And Yi Hyeon-Seong's Constellation backer would be the first to join us.
而李贤成的星座计划的支持者将会是第一个加入我们的人。
Jeong Hui-Won spoke up as if my confident expression left an impression on her. "By the way, Dok-Ja-ssi?"
郑慧媛大声说道，好像我的自信给她留下了深刻的印象
"Yes?"
“什么事?”
"Will it be fine for you to stand around here trying to look cool? I mean, aren't you in the middle of a scenario? You really aren't a being-kidnapped-and-dying enthusiast, are you?"
“你站在这里装酷没问题吧？我的意思是，你不是正在经历一个场景吗？你真的不是一个绑架和垂死的爱好者，是吗?”
"Uhm….."
“嗯......”
Along with her words, the scenario window popped up before my eyes.
伴随着她的话语，情节之窗突然出现在我的眼前。
[The day is coming to a close.]
这一天就要结束了
[You have currently resolved 1 complaint.]
[你现时已解决一宗投诉]
I reconfirmed the failure penalty of the sub scenario once more.
我再次确认了子方案的失败惩罚。
+
Failure: Death (?)
失败:死亡(?)
+
I looked up at the shooting star in the sky.
我抬头看着天空中的流星。
"….Maybe, this might very well be my Final Scenario."
“也许，这很可能是我的最后一幕。”
<Episode 86. The square circle (3)> Fin.
第86集。方圆(3)财务。
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 457 - The square circle (4)
