Episode 20 – Disaster of Floods (2)
第20集-洪水灾害(2)
I remembered Han Myungoh boasting about a private yacht at his Maldives villa. He had said this: The propeller cutting through the water was like a highway on the sea.
我记得HanMyungoh在他的马尔代夫别墅里吹嘘有一艘私人游艇。他曾经说过:穿过水面的螺旋桨就像是海上的高速公路。
Now I knew what that feeling was like. If Director Han's boat on the ocean was like the Gyeongbu Expressway then I was currently on the Autobahn.
现在我知道那种感觉是怎样的了。如果韩导演在海上的船就像京釜高速公路一样，那么我现在就在高速公路上。
"It is really amazing."
“这真是太神奇了。”
Yoo Sangah and I rode on the back of the queen and watched the ripples of Han River with fascination. As if testing her control, Shin Yoosung led the queen straight through the group of ichthyosaurs. Now Han River had become a safe zone and it was preferably to disembark near Yongsan-gu.
柳善雅和我坐在女王的后面，津津有味地看着汉江的涟漪。似乎是在测试她的控制力，ShinYoosung领着女王径直穿过了这群鱼龙。现在汉江已经成为一个安全区，最好在龙山古附近下船。
The ichthyosaurs swam after Queen Mirabad like ducklings following their mother. I closed my eyes and felt the cool air against my face. This was a real feeling. It was a luxury I wouldn't have enjoyed if the world had remained the same.
鱼龙跟在米拉巴德王后后面，就像小鸭跟在母亲后面一样。我闭上眼睛，感觉到凉爽的空气拂过我的脸。这是一种真实的感觉。如果世界没有改变，我不会享受这种奢侈。
Shin Yoosung kept mumbling on the queen's head in order to sync their spirits. Yoo Sangah watched Shin Yoosung and spoke with a complicated voice. “By the way, Dokja-ssi. If Yoosung becomes stronger now then won't her future self be stronger as well?"
申佑成一直在女王头上喃喃自语，以便与他们的灵魂同步。柳善雅看着申友成，用一种复杂的声音说话。“顺便说一句，Dokja-ssi。如果Yoosung现在变得更强了，那么她未来的自我也会变得更强吗?”
I thought she would ask something like this.
我以为她会问这样的问题。
"I don't think so."
“我不这么认为。”
According to the original novel, the disaster that would come was the Shin Yoosung of the 'future of different regressions.' She was betrayed by Yoo Jonghyuk and abandoned outside the world.
根据最初的小说，灾难将会到来是申有成的“不同回归的未来”柳永玉背叛了她，把她抛弃在了世界之外。
She lost her sense of time and wandered the universe. Then she became part of the scenarios due to the Star Stream's blessing and she became a 'disaster' of past scenarios.
她失去了时间感，漫游于宇宙之中。然后，由于星流的祝福，她成为了场景的一部分，她成为了过去场景的“灾难”。
Yoo Sangah raised a question. “Then why will the future disaster be stopped if the current Yoosung dies? If the branch is completely different…"
刘尚雅提出了一个问题。“那么，如果现在的Yoosung死了，为什么未来的灾难会停止呢？如果树枝完全不同......”
“Have you heard of the Disconnected Film theory?"
“你听说过电影断线理论吗?”
"…No." I watched the water and opened my mouth. “Put simply, it is like this. Let's assume that the history of Yoosung from the first world is a film.”
“没有。”我看着水面，张开了嘴。“简单地说，就是这样。让我们假设从第一世界开始的Yoosung的历史是一部电影。”
“Film… are you talking about the film for movies?"
“电影......你是在说电影的电影吗?”
I nodded and continued. "Assuming that this world is film one, there must be countless films of the other worlds right? There could be two films and there could also be 34 films."
我点点头，接着说。“假设这个世界是电影之一，那么肯定有无数的其他世界的电影，对吧？可能有两部电影，也可能有34部电影。”
“I see. Is that right?"
“我明白了，是吗?”
“What happens when one of the films, with the front broken, sticks to the back of the first film? For example, what if the ripped 34th film sticks to the back of the first film? What do you think will happen if the film is played?"
“如果其中一部电影的前面断了，粘在第一部电影的后面，会发生什么？举个例子，如果第34部电影被撕裂的部分粘在第一部电影的背面会怎么样？如果播放这部电影，你认为会发生什么?”
Yoo Sangah seemed troubled for a moment. “Then the movie would change along the way… ah, wait a minute. The two stories will never affect each other?"
刘尚雅看起来有些不安。“然后电影就会一路改变......啊，等一下。这两个故事永远不会互相影响?”
"That's right."
“没错。”
“Ah… Yoosung is currently in such a situation. The present Yoosung is from the first film while the disaster Yoosung is from the 34th film. The two stories are completely independent and any changes in our world can't affect the disaster." Yoo Sangah was truly smart. "Still, the question remains. Shouldn't the disaster remain if the current Yoosung is killed?' “The contents of the film don't affect each other but the two films are connected."
“啊......Yoosung目前正处于这样的境地。现在的Yoosung来自第一部电影，而灾难Yoosung来自第34部电影。这两个故事是完全独立的，我们世界的任何变化都不会影响这场灾难。”刘尚雅确实很聪明。“尽管如此，问题仍然存在。如果现在的Yoosung死了，这场灾难难道不应该继续吗“电影的内容并不互相影响，但两部电影是有联系的。”
"Huh?"
“啊?”
“What if the front of the film is set on fire?"
“如果电影的前面着火了怎么办?”
Yoo Sangah shouted after realizing. “The rear film… will be on fire as well."
刘尚雅意识到这一点后喊道:“后面的胶卷......也会着火的。”
The two world lines were connected. If the present Yoosung dies, the future Yoosung would also die. However, any changes to the present Yoosung wouldn't change the future Yoosung. That ambiguous paradox was at the heart of this disaster.
这两条世界线连接在一起。如果现在的Yoosung死了，未来的Yoosung也会死。然而，对现在的Yoosung的任何改变都不会改变未来的Yoosung。这个模棱两可的悖论正是这场灾难的核心。
“Dokja-ssi really knows a lot. I've heard of parallel cosmology but I've never heard such a theory before."
“Dokja-ssi真的知道很多。我听说过平行宇宙学，但我从来没有听说过这样的理论。”
I awkwardly nodded. Of course she wouldn't know it. It was a theory that the author of Ways of Survival created. As far as I knew, the laws of Ways of Survival had never been ruined.
我尴尬地点点头。她当然不会知道。这是《生存之道》一书的作者创立的理论。据我所知，生存法则从来没有被破坏过。
After a while, the water of Han River calmed down. We finally arrived at the other side of Han River. The queen dropped us off and then disappeared into Han River again.
过了一会儿，汉江的水平静下来了。我们终于到了汉江的对岸。女王把我们放下车，然后又消失在汉江里。
Shin Yoosung sighed like all the tension had been released. "…How was I?"
申友成叹了口气，好像所有的紧张都被释放了。“......我怎么样?”
“Are you really asking? Well done."
“你真的在问吗?干得好。”
"Yes."
“是的。”
Shin Yoosung's expression changed. She was pleased at receiving praise. Now there was nobody left to praise the child.
申有成的表情变了，她很高兴得到了表扬，现在没有人再去表扬这个孩子了。
Then I felt a fierce hostility coming from the buildings of Yongsan-gu. A huge shadow came out from the shadows of the building.
这时，龙山古楼里传来一股强烈的敌意。一个巨大的阴影从建筑物的阴影中显现出来。
…A giant praying mantis? The boy on top of the praying mantis looked down at me.
一只巨大的螳螂?在螳螂上面的那个男孩低头看着我。
"Dokja hyung?"
“ Dokja hyung? ”
There were Lee Gilyoung wearing a snapback and Han Donghoon with headphones.
李吉杨戴着头巾，韩东勋戴着耳机。
Lee Gilyoung slid down the praying mantis and rushed into my arms. Lee Gilyoung's snapback fell off his head.
李吉林从螳螂上滑下来，冲进我的怀里，李吉林的金龟子从他的头上掉了下来。
It was a reunion after one week. Then a message popped up on my smartphone. It was from Han Donghoon.
一个星期后的重聚。然后我的智能手机突然出现了一条信息，是HanDonghoon发来的。
–It is good to see you, Hyung.
很高兴见到你，阿亨。
“Shouldn't you say it is nice to meet me after a long time?"
“难道你不应该说很高兴在很长一段时间后遇见我吗?”
–I don't want to.
我不想。
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Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung had a war of nerves as soon as they met. Lee Gilyoung's hair was moving like it was really an antennae while Shin Yoosung kept touching her hair.
李吉英和申永成一见面就紧张不安。LeeGilyoung的头发像触角一样移动着，而ShinYoosung一直抚摸着她的头发。
“Ahjussi, that boy keeps glaring at me."
“大叔，那个男孩一直瞪着我。”
“Hyung, who is she?"
“嗨，她是谁?”
It seemed people of a similar type recognized each other. One was a beast master and the other was an insect master. I didn't know if they would fit together.
似乎相似类型的人互相认识。一个是兽师，另一个是昆虫师。我不知道它们是否合适。
I asked Lee Gilyoung, "You haven't met Heewon-ssi yet?"
我问LeeGilyoung，“你还没见过Heewon-ssi吗?”
“Yes. However, I know where she is. I sent an insect to look. Heewon noona is currently in the north."
“是的。不过，我知道她在哪里。我派了一只昆虫去找。希园诺娜现在在北方。”
As expected from Lee Gilyoung. He was already searching for the group members without needing to be told.
正如LeeGilyoung所预料的那样，他已经开始寻找这个组织的成员，无需通知。
By the way, the north was where the King of Wanderers was currently located. Maybe Jung Heewon was in contact with her.
顺便说一下，北方是流浪者之王现在所在的地方。也许郑鹤元和她有联系。
"I knew Hyung was coming. I sent a lot of diving beetles."
“我知道亨要来，我派了很多潜水甲虫过去。”
Speaking of which, the bugs on Lee Gilyoung's head had increased. There had definitely only been a cockroach before… Shin Yoosung frowned like it was disgusting. I checked the power of the party and concluded.
说到这个，LeeGilyoung头上的虫子增多了。以前肯定只有蟑螂......申友成皱起眉头，好像觉得很恶心。我检查了党的权力，得出结论。
“It is better to stay here for two days. Raise your skill levels as high as possible and collect coins in your spare time. Take care of your overall stats. Ah, Yoo Sangah-ssi."
“在这儿呆两天比较好。尽可能提高你的技能水平，在业余时间收集硬币。关注你的整体统计数据。啊，YooSangah-ssi。”
"Yes."
“是的。”
“Did you contact your family?"
“你联系你的家人了吗?”
Yoo Sangah's face suddenly darkened. It seemed that she hadn't contacted them yet.
刘尚雅的脸色突然变得阴沉起来，似乎她还没有联系他们。
"Donghoon."
“ Donghoon。”
Han Donghoon kept his headphones on and nodded silently. Han Donghoon had Wide-area Internet as a skill. In other words, it was possible to communicate with the outside world.
韩东勋一直戴着耳机，默默地点了点头。韩东勋拥有广域互联网技能。换句话说，与外界交流是可能的。
Yoo Sangah's smartphone rang and there was a message that it was connected to the Internet. Yoo Sangah looked down like she doubted her eyes before staring at me tearfully. I nodded and continued.
YooSangah的智能手机响了，有一条信息显示它已经连接到互联网。刘尚雅低下头，好像她怀疑自己的眼睛，然后眼泪汪汪地盯着我。我点点头，接着说。
“Please tell your family of this situation. Once this scenario is over, the outside of Seoul will no longer be a safe zone."
“请把这种情况告诉你的家人。一旦这种情况结束，首尔外围将不再是一个安全区。”
"What will happen?"
“会发生什么?”
“I don't know what will happen. Just tell them to be prepared. That is enough for now."
“我不知道会发生什么。只要告诉他们做好准备。这就足够了。”
"Dokja-ssi, don't you have to contact anyone?"
“Dokja-ssi，你不需要联系任何人吗?”
"I'm fine."
“我很好。”
"But…"
“但是......”
“My family is in Seoul.”
“我的家人在首尔。”
“Seoul? Then…"
“首尔?那么......”
"They are safe."
“他们很安全。”
I silently stared towards the north. Then the system message arrived like it had been waiting.
我静静地盯着北方，然后系统信息就像一直在等待一样到达了。
[Someone has dealt with the Disaster of Water in the north.]
[有人处理了北方的水灾。]
The King of Wanderers had finished her work safely. There was only one disaster left. It was the Disaster of Floods.
流浪者之王安全地完成了她的工作。只剩下一场灾难了。这就是洪水灾害。
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「 The bright energy sword made a faint sound as it was raised in the air. It struck dozens of energy blades at once. Blood flowed from Jung Heewon's eyes and scattered through the air. Soon Jung Heewon's sword stopped.
「明亮的能量剑在空中举起时发出微弱的声响。」。它同时击中了几十个能量叶片。血从郑和元的眼睛里流出来，散落在空气中。很快，郑和元的剑停了下来。
“I think that's it."
“我想就是这样了。”
Jung Heewon carefully inspected the sword and smiled with satisfaction. The middle-aged woman across from her also smiled faintly.
郑和元仔细地检查了剑，满意地笑了。她对面的中年妇女也淡淡地笑了。
“Jeon Woochi's technique is amazing."
“JeonWoochi的技巧令人惊叹。”
“Heewon-ssi's kendo is also excellent. You will soon have a sponsor and I might not be a match anymore."
“平元寺的剑道也很出色。你很快就会有赞助商，我可能再也不是比赛对手了。”
"I'm flattered."
“我受宠若惊。”
Jung Heewon stared at the woman's blue prison uniform. In the past week, Jung Heewon had been indebted to them. It was a debt that probably couldn't be repaid with the remaining time. A middle-aged woman asked.
郑鹤元盯着那个女人的蓝色囚服。在过去的一个星期里，郑鹤元欠了他们一个人情。这是一笔可能在剩下的时间里无法偿还的债务。一个中年妇女问道。
“Do you really not want to join our New Wave group? The king will be delighted if Heewon-ssi joins."
“你真的不想加入我们的新浪潮小组吗?如果平原寺加入，国王会很高兴的。”
“I’m sorry but my companions are waiting."
“对不起，我的同伴在等我。”
Jung Heewon raised her hands in an apologetic manner. The middle-aged woman just smiled like it couldn't be helped. The woman already knew who the members of Jung Heewon's party were.
郑熙媛抱歉地举起双手。那个中年妇女只是笑了笑，好像没有办法似的。这个女人已经知道郑鹤元所在政党的成员是谁。
“I hope he knows that Heewon-ssi is this desperate."
“我希望他知道Heewon-ssi就是这么绝望。”
"He knows." Jung Heewon looked at the sky with a slightly disgruntled expression. "Somehow, I think he is watching me right now." 」 …This was why I didn't want her knowing about Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint.
“他知道。”郑和元略带不满地望着天空。“不知何故，我觉得他现在正在监视我。”这就是为什么我不想让她知道无所不知的读者视角。
In any case, Jung Heewon seemed to be growing well. I was worried since her character hadn't seen the light in the original book but I was glad my choice was correct.
无论如何，郑和元似乎长得很好。我很担心，因为她的角色在原著中没有得到重视，但我很高兴我的选择是正确的。
Then I watched someone else using Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. Unfortunately, there weren't many visible points to determine the person's identity.
然后我观察了另一个使用全知读者视点的人，不幸的是，没有很多可见的点来确定这个人的身份。
…Um? What was this? A familiar face soon appeared on the screen.
嗯?这是什么?一张熟悉的面孔很快出现在屏幕上。
…It was me? Wait. These people?
是我?等等这些人？
「 "Hey, you." Lee Gilyoung spoke in a ferocious voice. “Stay away from Hyung."
“嘿，你好，”李吉英用一种凶狠的声音说，“离亨远点。”
Then Shin Yoosung, who was lying next to me, replied, "What if I don't want to?"
然后躺在我旁边的ShinYoosung回答说:“如果我不想呢?”
“This mongrel…"
“这个杂种......”
“Don't talk to me, you worm bastard."
“别跟我说话，你这个卑鄙的混蛋。”
Lee Gilyoung was stunned. The cockroach and other bugs moved wildly on his head. Lee Gilyoung barely regained his composure.
李吉杨震惊了。蟑螂和其他虫子在他的头上疯狂地移动。李吉杨几乎没有恢复镇静。
“Hyung hates kids like you."
“Hyung讨厌你这样的孩子。”
“I know who Ahjussi likes."
“我知道大叔喜欢谁。”
"…You know who Hyung likes? Who?"
“...你知道亨喜欢谁吗?谁?”
“An unni."
“安妮。”
Lee Gilyoung laughed. "Unni? I think you are misinformed. Hyung likes a man."
李吉英笑了起来。“Unni?我想你误会了。Hyung喜欢男人。”
"How do you know?"
“你怎么知道?”
"I've been with Hyung for a long time." 」
“我和亨在一起很长时间了。”
I barely managed to wake up as the terrible conversation began. I hurriedly looked around and saw Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung sleeping with their heads leaning on something.
当这场可怕的谈话开始时，我几乎没有醒过来。我急忙环顾四周，看见李吉英和申优胜睡着了，头靠在什么东西上。
…Did I see wrongly? Was it just a dream?
我看错了吗?这只是个梦吗？
"Dokja-ssi, what's wrong?"
“Dokja-ssi，怎么了?”
I shook my head at Yoo Sangah's question. It must be a dream. I was just lying back down when I heard a whisper from somewhere.
我对刘尚雅的问题摇了摇头。这一定是个梦。我正要躺下，突然听到一声耳语。
'Hey, bug. Come to think of it, you hugged Ahjussi earlier?'
嘿，小家伙，想起来了，你刚才拥抱了大叔
'…'
'...'
'Are you a baby? Do you like old people?'
