The time limit for the scenario was until midnight today. It was already nine PM, so there were less than three hours remaining.
这个场景的时间限制是到今天午夜。现在已经是晚上九点了，所以只剩下不到三个小时了。
….How did the time fly by so quickly, anyway?
时间怎么过得这么快？
I heard that happy moments would pass you by really quickly. It must've been true.
我听说快乐的时光很快就会过去，这一定是真的。
⸢Four complaints still need to be answered. And only three hours remain.⸥
还有四个问题需要解决，只剩下三个小时了
No matter what, I was cutting it real close. From the beginning, solving five of such difficult missions was clearly forcing it.
不管发生什么，我都要抓紧时间。从一开始，解决五个这样困难的任务显然是迫使它。
In the end, I decided to resort to 'that'.
最后，我决定求助于‘那个’。
"Biyu-yah."
“ Biyu-yah。”
Dokkaebis had jurisdiction over sub scenarios, so she should be able to control one just fine.
多卡比斯对子场景有管辖权，所以她应该能够很好地控制一个场景。
Also, since the failure penalty was not 'death' but 'death(?)', I was thinking that they wouldn't kill me for real, and…. Biyu wasn't answering.
此外，由于失败的惩罚不是“死刑”而是“死刑”我在想他们不会真的杀了我。碧玉没有回答。
"Where are you, our cute little Biyu?"
“你在哪儿，我们可爱的小碧玉?”
[Constellation, 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon', is cackling at your ill fortune.] [Constellation, 'Queen of the Darkest Spring', is urging you to seriously carry this scenario out….]
[星座，‘深不可测的黑火龙’，正在对你的厄运咯咯地笑着。][星座，‘最黑暗的春天的女王’，正在敦促你认真执行这个方案...]
Seeing that the channel was open, Biyu must be nearby for sure, but…?
既然水道开了，碧玉一定就在附近，但是......？
I decided to pull out the hidden trump card.
我决定拿出隐藏的王牌。
"Ba-aht."
“ Ba-aht”
That caused the empty air to quiver a little, then a ball of cotton with a small horn attached on top rose out from there.
这使空空的空气稍微颤动了一下，然后一个顶上装着小角的棉球从那里升了出来。
[Aba-aht.]
[ Aba-aht ]
Biyu popped out with a "Poof!" and began giggling away.
碧玉“噗”的一声跳了出来，咯咯地笑了起来。
I didn't smile back, though. "Biyu-yah. I'm sorry about this, but can you, like, cancel this scenario….?"
但是我没有回笑，“碧玉呀，我很抱歉，但是你能不能，取消这个计划......?”
[Eh-oh-bah-aht.]
[ Eh-oh-bah-aht ]
I couldn't tell whether she was trying to say 'eva' or 'over'.
我不知道她是想说‘eva’还是‘over’。
[Constellations agreeing with the applicable scenario's Probability are rejecting the scenario cancellation.] ….Hang on, could this be a bounty scenario, instead?
[星座同意适用方案的可能性是拒绝方案取消。]等等，这会不会是一个赏金方案？
[Constellation, 'Demon-like Judge of Fire', is arguing that this scenario is a necessity for you.] [Constellation, 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon', is criticising you, telling you not to use a cowardly method.] [Constellation, 'Bald General of Justice', is saying that if you're a true comrade to them, then you should use your valour and tenacious spirit to….] [Constellation, 'Goryeo's First Sword', is simply denying the cancellation.] ….They are in sync with each other only in times like this, aren't they?
[星座，‘魔鬼般的火焰审判者’，认为这个场景对你来说是必要的。][星座，‘深渊黑火龙’，在批评你，告诉你不要用懦弱的方法。][星座，‘正义光头将军’，是说如果你是他们的真正同志，那么你应该用你的勇气和顽强的精神......][星座，‘高丽的第一剑’，只是否认取消。]他们只有在这种时候才会同步，不是吗？
"….Yes, yes. I get it now."
“...是的，是的，我现在明白了。”
[Constellation, 'Most Ancient Liberator', is cheering on his maknae.]
[星座，“最古老的解放者”，正在为他的马卡纳欢呼。]
I couldn't really get used to the new Modifier for the Great Sage Heaven's Equal. We parted ways right away after the 'Journey to the West' scenario came to an end, but I knew we'd get to see each other soon enough.
我实在无法适应“大圣天上平等”的新修饰词。我们在《西游记》结束后就分道扬镳了，但我知道我们很快就能见面了。
In any case…. Who should it be? Who should I speak to next? It should be someone holding the highest amount of complaints towards me, right?
无论如何..。应该是谁呢？我下一个该找谁？应该是对我抱怨最多的人，对吧？
I studied my companions one by one, leisurely sitting around together after that fulfilling supper. That was when the [Midday Tryst] came flying in my way.
吃完那顿丰盛的晚餐后，我悠闲地围坐在一起，一个接一个地打量着我的同伴。就在那时，[正午的幽会]飞快地朝我飞来。
- What are you looking at?
你在看什么？
Okay, let's skip Han Su-Yeong for now. Her problems weren't on the level that I could fix anyway.
好吧，我们暂时跳过韩素妍，她的问题不在我能解决的范围之内。
- You making fun of me?
你在取笑我吗？
I continued to search for the next candidate. The next two I spotted were Yu-Seung-ee and Gil-Yeong-ee. While looking at the two lying side by side and patting their slightly bulging tummies, it almost felt as if the [Fruit of Good and Evil] was whispering to me from deep inside my mind.
我继续寻找下一位候选人。接下来我看到的两个是Yu-Seung-ee和Gil-Yeong-ee。看着并排躺着的两个人，轻拍着他们微微隆起的肚子，我几乎感觉到好像[善与恶的果实]在我内心深处向我低语。
⸢If it's their troubles, can't I easily solve them?⸥
如果是他们的麻烦，我能不能轻易地解决他们
Even if I set aside the cowardly reason for now, I still needed to have a serious talk with Gil-Yeong-ee.
即使我暂时把懦弱的理由放在一边，我仍然需要和吉英一进行一次严肃的谈话。
[Constellation Yi Gil-Yeong's Sponsor is staring at you.]
[星座易吉英的赞助商正盯着你看]
Although he looked the same on the outside as before, Yi Gil-Yeong's Status had a faint trace of demonic aura permeating it. Would it be okay to talk to him now? However, wasn't it too open here?
虽然他的外表看起来和以前一样，但是他的身份还是透着一丝恶魔的气息。现在可以和他谈谈吗？不过，这里是不是太开放了？
[Constellation, 'Master of Sky Walk', is observing your actions.] [Constellation, 'Lily Blooming on Aquarius', is focusing her attention on you.]
[星座，“天行者”，正在观察你的动作。][星座，“宝瓶座百合花开”，正在把她的注意力集中在你身上。]
Not only that, Constellations were watching us, too. I couldn't really imagine how the channel's Constellations would react if I went and carelessly got in touch with 'that side' now.
不仅如此，星座也在注视着我们。我真的无法想象，如果我现在不小心接触到“那一边”，频道的星座会作何反应。
Even then, I should at least talk to him…..
即使那样，我至少应该和他谈谈..。
[Currently, 'Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint' 2nd Stage is in activation.] ….The inside of my head rang with a "Bzz!" and the skill was activated forcibly once more. This was happening rather often lately. I wasn't sure whether it was because I read the 'Ways of Survival' too much, or due to some other reason, but… ⸢Ba-dump, ba-dump, ba-dump, ba-dump⸥
[目前，‘无所不知的读者视角’第二阶段正在激活。]我的脑海里响起一声“哔!”这项技能再次被强制激活。这种情况最近经常发生。我不确定是不是因为我读了太多《生存之道》，还是因为其他什么原因，但是..
Their voices soon entered my head.
他们的声音很快进入了我的脑海。
⸢Dok-Ja hyung will come and talk to me, right?⸥
道子亨会来跟我谈的，对吧
⸢Is he coming over now?⸥
他现在过来吗
….Ng
... Ng? ？
⸢I better tell him about a biiiig problem.⸥ ⸢I must tell him something really shocking.⸥ ⸢….What if Shin Yu-Seung talks about something bigger than mine?⸥ ⸢I definitely must say something more shocking than Yi Gil-Yeong.⸥
我最好告诉他一个大问题。我必须告诉他一件非常令人震惊的事。...如果申玉升说的是比我更重要的事怎么办？我一定要说一些比李吉英更令人震惊的事情。
My steps came to a halt.
我的脚步停了下来。
….It was not because I was scared of the kids, though. Anyways. I shifted my gaze to the person crouching next to them, instead.
不是因为我害怕孩子们。不管怎样。我把目光转向蹲在他们旁边的那个人。
⸢….I miss them.⸥
我想念他们
Yi Ji-Hye with a sad expression was looking at the distant sky. She was an energetic chatterbox usually, so it was rare to see her make such face.
伊基赫带着悲伤的表情望着远方的天空。她平时是个精力充沛的话匣子，所以很少见到她这样的表情。
I could guess who she was referring to when she said she missed them.
当她说她想念他们的时候，我能猜到她指的是谁。
The first scenario would've been a nightmare to everyone, but it must've been especially worse for her. Even if the <Kim Dok-Ja Company> was here for her, one person couldn't really substitute for someone else.
第一种情况对每个人来说都是一场噩梦，但对她来说更糟糕。即使金道子公司在这里为她，一个人不能真正替代其他人。
I wordlessly approached her and lightly poked her on the shoulder. Yi Ji-Hye looked behind at me. "Uht? what's this, ahjussi? You finished with the dishes?"
我默默地走近她，轻轻地在她肩膀上戳了一下。易智慧从后面看着我。“是吗？这是什么，大叔？盘子洗好了吗?”
"Yeah."
“是的。”
"H-mm…. Wait, did you come here because of the scenario?"
“嗯......等等，你来这里是因为这个场景吗?”
"It's not entirely about that. But…."
“并不完全是因为这个，但是......”
"I don't have any particular complaints, so you don't need to talk to me, though? Why don't you speak to others first?"
“我没有什么特别的抱怨，所以你不需要跟我说话，是吗？你为什么不先和别人谈谈呢?”
Even now, she was worried about others. No matter how badly she was hurting, she was still thinking of other people's pain first. Yi Ji-Hye from Chungmuro grew up like that. And she grew up into an adult like that, too.
即使是现在，她还在为别人担心。无论她受到多么严重的伤害，她仍然首先想到别人的痛苦。来自忠武路的YiJi-Hye就是这样长大的。她也是这样长大成人的。
"You can talk to me any time. If you don't want to talk to me, then it'll be fine with someone else, too. But you don't have to huddle in a corner and let it fester inside you."
“你随时都可以跟我说话。如果你不想和我说话，也可以和别人说。但你不必蜷缩在角落里，让它在你体内溃烂。”
Maybe she didn't expect me to say something like that, because Yi Ji-Hye began blinking her eyes next.
也许她没想到我会说这样的话，因为易智慧接下来就开始眨眼睛了。
"Ahjussi, don't try to act cool, okay?"
“大叔，别装酷，好吗?”
She smirked and punched me in the shin with her sturdy fist. I thought my bone was broken or something.
她得意地笑了笑，用她结实的拳头猛击我的胫骨。我以为我的骨头断了还是怎么的。
[You have currently resolved 1 complaint.]
[你现时已解决一宗投诉]
A simple chat on this level couldn't resolve Yi Ji-Hye's troubles. Even then, I still had to speak to her.
这种程度的简单谈话并不能解决易智慧的问题，即使这样，我还是要和她说话。
She lightly shook her beer glass around and while standing up, spoke to me. "….Alright, then. Since I'm full, I should go and stretch my limbs for a bit."
她轻轻地摇了摇啤酒杯，然后站起来，跟我说话。”那好吧。既然我吃饱了，我应该去伸展一下四肢。”
"You shouldn't exercise after drinking, you know."
“你知道，喝酒后不应该锻炼。”
"I feel fine, though?"
“不过我感觉还好吧?”
Seeing her swing her sword about like that, she definitely was her master's student, alright.
看她那样挥剑，她绝对是她师父的徒弟，对吧。
….Hang on a bit. Now that I thought about it, there was one guy who should be the most dissatisfied by me around here, wasn't there?
等一下。现在我想了想，这里有一个家伙应该是我最不满意的，不是吗？
I quickly scanned the campsite, but strangely enough, I couldn't locate that idiot no matter how hard I looked.
我迅速扫视了一下营地，但奇怪的是，无论我怎么努力，我都找不到那个白痴。
"Hey, you deaf When someone is calling you, you should….."
“嘿，你聋了吗 当有人叫你的时候，你应该...”
Along with a resounding 'Slap!' someone smacked me in the back of the head.
伴随着一声响亮的“耳光”，有人拍了拍我的后脑勺。
I looked behind and spoke to the culprit. "Hey, Han Su-Yeong…."
我回头看了看，对那个骗子说:“韩素妍......”
"What now?"
“现在怎么办?”
"Where is Yu Jung-Hyeok?"
“于正赫在哪里?”
"Yu Jung-Hyeok? He was over th…. Uh?"
“于正赫?他在......嗯?”
Only then did she realise it, too. Honestly speaking, that guy usually acted on his own and often disappeared on us without warning, so this shouldn't come across as all that surprising. The problem had to with the fact that he didn't disappear alone this time.
直到那时她才意识到这一点。老实说，那家伙通常是自作主张，经常毫无征兆地消失在我们面前，所以这不应该让人觉得那么惊讶。问题是这次他不是一个人消失的。
Han Su-Yeong looked into the wide-open rear door of the [X-grade Ferrarghini] and spoke up. "…..The 'Secretive Plotter' is gone, too."
韩素英(HanSu-Yeong)看着(x级费拉吉尼)敞开的后门，大声说道。”“‘秘密策划者’也不见了”
*
The 'Secretive Plotter' surrounded in the transparent Sealing Sphere landed on the ground with a thud and roughly rolled around in the dirt. He was still unconscious. Yu Jung-Hyeok quietly looked down on him, then slowly unsheathed the [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword] and addressed the Plotter.
被透明密封球包围的“神秘的阴谋者”砰地一声落在地上，在泥土中翻滚。他仍然昏迷不醒。于正赫静静地低头看着他，然后慢慢地拔出暗天魔剑，对策划者说道。
"I know that you're already awake."
“我知道你已经醒了。”
The Secretive Plotter slowly opened his eyes. Accompanied by faint sparks, energy from a Fable surged throughout his body. For a moment there, his Fables were returning to him.
秘密的策划者慢慢地睁开了眼睛。伴随着微弱的火花，来自寓言的能量在他的全身涌动。有那么一会儿，他的寓言又回到了他的身边。
[[You don't seem to know how to enjoy these brief moments of peace.]] "I don't have a habit of enjoying my peace with an enemy near me."
[你似乎不知道如何享受这些短暂的平静时刻]“我没有与身边的敌人享受和平的习惯。”
[[Are you planning to kill me? That is indeed a wise move. However, you should know by now that you can't really kill me.]]
你打算杀了我吗？这的确是明智之举。但是，你现在应该知道你不能真的杀了我。]]
That was true. The 'Secretive Plotter' was another Yu Jung-Hyeok. Killing him simply meant the creation of another world-line.
这倒是真的。“秘密策划者”是另一个余正赫。杀了他就意味着创造了另一条世界线。
Even then, Yu Jung-Hyeok didn't let go of his [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword]. "It'll be far better than watching you mess up this world-line."
即使在那时，余正赫也没有放下他的[黑暗天魔剑]。“这比看着你把这条世界线搞得一团糟要好得多。”
The Plotter laughed. They were both Yu Jung-Hyeoks. They may have lived two different lives, but their nature as Yu Jung-Hyeok was the same. And that was why they could understand each other's thought process the best.
密谋者笑了。他们都是俞正赫。他们可能过着两种不同的生活，但他们作为余正赫的本性是相同的。这就是为什么他们能够最好地理解对方的思维过程。
[[Do you believe that your power alone is enough to kill me? Without Kim Dok-Ja's Fable, the current you can't fight against an 'Outer God'.]] "That might be the case, but killing you will be rather simple. I only have to shatter that [Sealing Sphere]."
你相信你一个人的力量就足以杀死我吗？没有金道子的寓言，你就无法与“外神”对抗。]“也许是这样，但是杀死你将是相当简单的。我只需要粉碎那个(密封球体)。”
A faint trace of unrest flitted in and out of the Plotter's expression.
阴谋家的脸上掠过一丝动荡的痕迹。
Currently, the 'Secretive Plotter' was inside the unstable [Apocalypse Dragon's Sealing Sphere] created by the 999th turn's Uriel.
目前，“秘密策划者”在第999任总统乌列尔制造的不稳定的“启示龙的封印球”里。
"You're deliberately not removing the [Sealing Sphere]. If you break it, then the 'Hounds Chasing After the Abyss' will appear from the gap in space and time, that's why."
“你故意不拆掉(密封球体)。如果你打破了它，那么‘追逐深渊的猎犬’就会从空间和时间的缝隙中出现，这就是原因。”
It only had been for a brief moment, but still, Yu Jung-Hyeok got to steal a glance into the memories of the 1864 regression turns engraved into the ⸢Hellscape of Eternity⸥. That's where he got to learn partial information on 'Outer Gods'. The Hounds that chased after the Abyss - he learned about the Hounds of Tindalos during that time, too.
虽然这只是短暂的一瞬，但是余正赫还是偷偷地瞥了一眼1864年的回归记忆，这些记忆被铭刻在永恒的地狱景观中。在那里他学到了关于外部诸神的部分信息。追逐深渊的猎犬——他也在那段时间了解了Tindalos猎犬。
They were the cleaners capable of detecting the distortion in a world-line.
他们是能够检测到世界线失真的清洁工。
"They can only intrude from where angles below 90 degrees exist. The normal you wouldn't be troubled by something like a few Hounds, but with how weakened you are, the story should change greatly."
“它们只能从90度以下的角度入侵。正常情况下，你不会被像几只猎犬这样的东西所困扰，但是随着你的虚弱，故事会发生很大的变化。”
