I reflexively raised my head at Yoo Jonghyuk’s decisive words. “…Is it okay?”
听到柳永玉果断的话语，我条件反射地抬起头来:“......没关系吧?”
“The scenario we are facing right now isn’t the Demon King Selection but the Martial Arts Competition.”
“我们现在面对的不是魔王选拔赛，而是武术比赛。”
I had been thinking this but once I heard Yoo Jonghyuk say it, I felt a strange sense of relief and pride. “You… have really become a person. At the very least, I won’t die for the time being.”
我一直在思考这个问题，但是当我听到柳钟玉这样说的时候，我感到一种奇怪的解脱和骄傲。“你......真的变成了一个人。至少，我暂时不会死。”
Yoo Jonghyuk ignored my words and continued, “The only thing that can be obtained from the competition is the Black Demon Sword. Getting the Black Demon Sword doesn’t mean we can win the Demon King Selection.”
柳永玉忽略了我的话，继续说道:“唯一能从比赛中获得的就是黑魔剑。得到黑魔剑并不意味着我们就能赢得魔王选择。”
Yoo Jonghyuk was right. Winning the Murim competition didn’t mean we could win the Demon King Selection.
柳永玉是对的，赢得穆林比赛并不意味着我们就能赢得魔王选择。
“That’s why you have to go to the Gourmet Association. We need colleagues for our nebula. You might be able to gain allies if you go to the Gourmet Association.”
“这就是为什么你必须去美食家协会。我们的星云需要同事。如果你去美食家协会(GourmetAssociation)，或许就能获得盟友。”
I understood what he was saying. Go to the Gourmet Association and come back with some usable constellations. There was one worrisome point.
我明白他在说什么。去美食家协会，带着一些有用的星座回来。有一点令人担忧。
“…Our nebula?”
“我们的星云?”
“Didn’t you say you would make one last time?”
“你不是说你要做最后一次吗?”
“Kim Dokja’s Company?”
“KimDokja公司?”
“I’ll quit right away if it is really named that.”
“如果真是这么叫的话，我马上就辞职。”
Yoo Jonghyuk turned his head away with a frown. I felt pleasantly surprised.
柳永玉皱着眉头转过头去，我感觉到了喜欢·一个人。
[The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is wiping her tears with a handkerchief.]
(星座魔鬼般的火之审判者正在用手帕擦拭她的眼泪。)
It was something that was unthinkable when he first grabbed me by the neck. Yoo Jonghyuk and I really became colleagues. In any case, it was funny that I was hesitating when Yoo Jonghyuk told me this.
当他第一次抓住我的脖子时，这是不可想象的。柳永玉和我真的成了同事。无论如何，当YooJonghyuk告诉我这些时，我犹豫不决，这很有趣。
I stood up and declared, “I’ll go.”
我站起来宣布:“我去。”
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***
That night, I was greeted by a Gourmet Association Guide who flew through the portal. The guide drove a small carriage with a black horse, while dressed in a western cowboy costume. He seemed to be one of the subordinates of the owner of Oro Castle.
那天晚上，一位美食家协会向导飞过传送门迎接我。导游穿着西部牛仔的服装，拉着一匹黑马的小马车。他似乎是奥罗城堡主人的下属之一。
The guide descended from the carriage and bowed politely to me.
导游从马车上下来，礼貌地向我鞠了一躬。
[Are you the Demon King of Salvation?]
你是救世主魔王吗
“That’s right.”
“没错。”
[Take the carriage. The journey is quite long and you can rest.]
坐马车吧，路程很长，你可以休息一下
The guide didn’t show any particular surprise or responses towards me. Was it because he was a guide of the Gourmet Association that he wasn’t surprised by ‘Demon King of Salvation’? The guide got on the carriage and turned to ask me.
导游没有对我表现出任何特别的惊讶或反应。是不是因为他是美食家协会的向导，所以他对“救世魔王”并不感到惊讶？导游上了马车，转过身来问我。
[I will pick up some passengers along the way. Do you mind?]
我会在路上载一些乘客，你介意吗
“Uh, that’s okay.”
“呃，没关系。”
Some passengers… who? I missed the opportunity to ask as the guide immediately started the carriage.
一些乘客......是谁?我错过了问这个问题的机会，因为导游立即启动了车厢。
The interior of the carriage was spacious and comfortable. There was no shaking at all and it was like I wasn’t moving. It was great. I could read Ways of Survival on the journey.
车厢内部宽敞舒适。一点都没有颤抖，就好像我一动不动。太棒了。我可以在旅途中阅读《生存之道》。
I read Ways of Survival during these few hours. Maybe it wasn’t a few hours but a few days. It was difficult to measure the time because I didn’t know how fast the carriage was moving.
在这几个小时里，我读了《生存之道》。也许不是几个小时，而是几天。很难计算时间，因为我不知道车厢移动的速度有多快。
「…Thus, the 15th regression Yoo Jonghyuk thought as he died, ‘I wasn’t lucky.’ 」 「 …At the end of the 19th round, Yoo Jonghyuk thought, ‘Next time.’ 」 「 …Yoo Jonghyuk finished his 25th life and murmured, “It really will be next time.” 」 …I had to cancel calling him a person. This jerk, he was still a sunfish in the first revision. It was the same whether I helped him or not.
“......因此，第十五次回归的柳荣玉在去世时认为，“我并不幸运。”“......第19轮比赛结束时，柳荣玉认为“下次”“...柳荣玉结束了他的第25次人生，喃喃地说:“这真的会是下一次。”我不得不取消了对他的称呼。这个混蛋，他在第一次复习中仍然是翻车鱼。不管我帮不帮他，情况都一样。
I didn’t forget to find the information I needed on Yoo Jonghyuk’s death. There weren’t many details about the Gourmet Association. Yoo Jonghyuk visited the Gourmet Association in the later stages but it was to kill them, not get along with them. Those sections were mostly filled with “Kuaaaack!”
我没有忘记找到关于俞钟玉死亡的信息。有关美食家协会的细节并不多。后来，柳钟玉参观了美食家协会，但那是为了杀死他们，而不是和他们相处。这些部分大多充满了“Kuaaaack!”
「 The Flying Fox said, “Constellations are all bad. However, the Gourmet Association are the worst among them.” 」
“飞狐说:“星座都是坏的，但美食家协会是最坏的。”
It was also impossible to find any favourable contents about them. The more I read, the more I was uncertain that going to the Gourmet Association was the right thing to do. Anyway, I continued reading Ways of Survival.
也不可能找到关于它们的任何有利的内容。我读得越多，就越不确定去美食家协会是否是正确的选择。不管怎样，我继续阅读《生存之道》。
「 Yoo Jonghyuk was thinking, “It would’ve been nice if he had come with me.’ 」
“柳永玉心想:“如果他跟我一起来就好了。”
If there was a difference in taste between the original and the revision, it was the moment these words came out. They were traces of when I intervened in the original work. I paid particular attention whenever these lines appeared. It was because there were only a few scenes where the ‘third regression’ was mentioned.
如果说原版和修订版在口味上有什么不同的话，那就是这些话出来的那一刻。它们是我介入原作的痕迹。每当这些线条出现时，我都会特别注意。这是因为只有少数几个场景提到了“第三次回归”。
「 ‘You must do this. He said this is the right way.’ 」
“‘你必须这么做，他说这条路是对的”’
…The right way? What did this mean?
...正确的方式?这是什么意思？
[It is time to eat. If you don’t mind, I’ve prepared something simple.]
该吃饭了，如果你不介意的话，我准备了一些简单的东西
“Thank you.”
“谢谢。”
The carriage stopped and the guide provided me with a meal. It was a type of in-flight meal. It resembled high-quality ham and smelled very fragrant. Of course, it wasn’t really ham.
马车停了下来，向导给我提供了一顿饭。这是一种飞行餐。它类似于优质火腿，闻起来很香。当然，这并不是真的火腿。
[The Last Gladiator of Planet Selegedon.]
[塞利格登星球上最后的角斗士]
It was a story meal typical of the Gourmet Association. It seemed to be a pretty strong story based on the concentration that I could feel…
这是典型的美食家协会的故事餐。这似乎是一个相当强烈的故事，基于我能感觉到的专注.....。
I touched the soft ham with a fork that the guide gave me. At this moment, some of the story contents flowed into my head.
我用向导给我的叉子碰了碰软火腿。这时，一些故事的内容涌进了我的脑海。
-S-Spare me. Please spare me…!
饶了我吧，饶了我吧！
A city that crumbled in a horrible manner due to the turmoil of the constellations. The appearance of incarnations bursting under huge pressure. The dying gladiator who lost all dignity…
由于星座的混乱，这座城市以一种可怕的方式崩溃了。化身的出现在巨大的压力下爆发了。失去所有尊严的垂死的高卢人。
The bodies of torn incarnations pouring into the mouths of wickedly smiling constellations. The last scene of the world that had already disappeared. The screams and despair of the incarnations gathered together at the end of my nose.
撕裂的化身的尸体涌入邪恶微笑的星座的口中。世界上最后一个已经消失的景象。前世的尖叫和绝望聚集在我的鼻尖。
I looked down at the ham and quietly put down the fork.
我低头看着火腿，静静地放下了叉子。
[…The food doesn’t suit your taste?] “I’m not hungry right now.” I answered with a calm smile.
“我现在不饿。”我平静地笑着回答。
[I’m sorry. I didn’t account for your taste as a constellation. New food…] “No, I’ll eat what I brought.”
(对不起，我没有考虑到你的口味像星座。新食物......)“不，我吃我带来的东西。”
The guide took away the plates in a regretful manner and sat back down on the driver’s seat. Once he was completely gone, I barely relaxed my expression. It felt like I was going to vomit.
导游遗憾地把盘子拿走，又坐回了驾驶座上。一旦他完全走了，我几乎不能放松我的表情。我觉得自己要吐了。
A sentence I had just read in Ways of Survival passed through my head.
我刚刚在《生存之道》中读到的一句话在我的脑海中闪过。
「 “it is a nightmare for the incarnations.” 」
“这是前世的噩梦”
Once again, I realized where I was going and who I was dealing with. I foolishly acted like I was going on a picnic.
再一次，我意识到我要去哪里，我在和谁打交道。我愚蠢地表现得好像我要去野餐。
I touched some of the stories that were in my pocket. Compared to the stories they ate, the stories abandoned in the ‘Story Horizon’ were almost colourless and odourless. They were the plain stories of ordinary incarnations living and dying in a normal way, just like trash. There was a reason why the Gourmet Association abandoned them.
我摸了摸口袋里的一些故事。与他们所讲的故事相比，被遗弃在《故事地平线》中的故事几乎是无色无味的。它们是普通化身以正常方式生存和死亡的朴素故事，就像垃圾一样。美食家协会放弃它们是有原因的。
I absorbed the story fragments using Lamarck Kirin and quietly closed my eyes. Somehow, I felt like I was going to have a nightmare.
我用拉马克·基林吸收了故事的片段，然后静静地闭上了眼睛。不知怎么的，我觉得我要做噩梦了。
***
***
The trip continued for a few days and I used the interlude to look at some of the things I hadn’t maintained.
这次旅行持续了几天，我利用这段时间看了一些我没有保留的东西。
[Coins Possessed: 1,252,353 C.]
[拥有的硬币:1,252,353c.]
First, I checked the coins that I hadn’t paid attention to lately. It was a really huge amount of money.
首先，我检查了我最近没有注意的硬币，那真的是一大笔钱。
1.2 million was enough to buy the Great Demon’s Eyes. However, Anna Croft had already obtained it. I had a better skill so I didn’t need it. But…
120万美元足够买下巨大的恶魔之眼。不过，安娜·克罗夫特已经拿到了。我有一个更好的技能，所以我不需要它。但是..。
I wondered how to use the remaining coins. It wasn’t bad to increase my overall stats but the efficiency of the stats started to fall once the average exceeded 100. From then on, investing in skills was much better than investing in stats.
我想知道如何使用剩下的硬币。增加我的总体统计数据并不坏，但是一旦平均数超过100，统计数据的效率就开始下降。从那时起，投资技能比投资统计数据要好得多。
Of course, there were times when the accumulated overall stats were overwhelming. Once I convinced the Fourth Wall, I should properly check my Attributes Window.
当然，有时候累积的总体统计数据是势不可挡的。一旦我说服了第四面墙，我应该正确地检查我的属性窗口。
[A new passenger is going to enter. It is okay?]
(一个新的乘客要进来了。可以吗?)
I was so immersed in my thoughts that I wasn’t aware the carriage stopped. “Yes, I”m fine.”
我完全沉浸在自己的思绪中，没有意识到马车停了下来。“是的，我很好。”
The left door of the carriage opened at my reply. I was a bit nervous as I looked at the people who were going to join me through the cracks in the door. The possibility of it being a constellation was high.
我一回答，马车的左门就开了。我有点紧张，因为我看着那些将要通过门缝加入我的人。它是一个星座的可能性很高。
“Ah! I’ve been waiting a long time. Why are you so late?”
“啊!我等了很久了。你怎么这么晚?”
[I’m sorry. The road was a bit rougher than I thought…]
对不起，这条路比我想象的要崎岖一些.....
A voice that was somewhat familiar entered my ears. It was a high female voice mixed with a Russian accent.
一个有点熟悉的声音进入了我的耳朵，那是一个高音的女声，夹杂着俄罗斯口音。
I could see three people through the cracks in the door.
透过门缝我可以看见三个人。
[There is someone who has already boarded. I hope you have a pleasant journey.]
有人已经登机了，祝您旅途愉快
Whether it was lucky or unlucky, I didn’t feel any constellations. In other words, they were all incarnations with stories.
不管是幸运还是不幸，我没有感觉到任何星座，换句话说，它们都是故事的化身。
A woman with a gentle smile boarded the carriage first. “Excuse me.
一个脸上带着温柔微笑的女人先上了马车，“对不起。
The woman who greeted me politely had brown hair that fluttered in the wind. The moment the woman raised her head, I reflexively asked, “Selena Kim?”
礼貌地向我打招呼的那个女人，棕色的头发在风中飘动。那个女人一抬起头，我就条件反射地问:“赛琳娜·金姆?”
Selena Kim. She was one of the American representatives at the constellation banquet. Perhaps it was due to my changed face but the woman was confused for a while before exclaiming,
女名女子名。她是星座宴会的美国代表之一。也许是因为我的脸变了，但是那个女人困惑了一会儿，然后惊叫道:
“Ah, you…?”
“啊，你......?”
“Do you remember who I am?”
“你记得我是谁吗?”
“Of course! Kim Dokja! It’s been a while! Were you invited?”
“当然!金杜佳!好久不见!你被邀请了吗?”
“Yes, that’s what happened.”
“是的，就是这么回事。”
I shook hands with Selena and studied the rest of the group. The person who followed with a girl with twin ponytails.
我和赛琳娜握了握手，研究了一下其他人。跟着一个梳着两条马尾辫的女孩的人。
“What are you… eh?”
“你在......嗯?”
As expected, I had seen this person before. It was the Russian girl I met at the constellation banquet.
不出所料，我以前见过这个人，她就是我在星座宴会上遇到的那个俄罗斯女孩。
Her name… what was it? I remember her having the nickname of Red something.
她的名字...叫什么来着?我记得她有个绰号叫红什么的。
I ignored the girl and checked the remaining person. At this moment, I got goose bumps.
我忽略了那个女孩，查看了剩下的那个人。这时，我起了鸡皮疙瘩。
“This is the first time we’ve actually met.”
“这是我们第一次真正见面。”
There was an immeasurable depth in the calm and relaxed voice. I knew this person well. One of the strongest incarnations in Ways of Survival along with Yoo Jonghyuk. I had even met this person before.
在那平静而放松的声音里有着无限的深度。我很了解这个人。在《生存之道》中最强大的化身之一，与YooJonghyuk一起。我以前甚至见过这个人。
“I saw you in a dream one day. I don’t remember since it was too long ago. At that time, you said we would meet…”
“有一天我在梦里见到你。我不记得了，因为时间太久了。当时你说我们会见面......”
I remembered. In the Green Zone scenario, I saw her after eating the Specter’s Stone. I told her, “I remember.”
我想起来了。在绿区的场景中，我看到她吃完斯佩克特的石头后，我告诉她，“我想起来了。”
“I’ll formally greet you. It is nice to meet you, Kim Dokja. No… Demon King of Salvation.”
“我将正式向你问好。很高兴见到你，金杜佳。不......是救世魔王。”
She smiled while a yellow demon eye flew above her blond hair. It was a very beautiful smile but I couldn’t accept it. It was because I knew better than anyone the disturbing thoughts behind the smile. “I am Anna Croft.”
她微笑着，一只恶魔般的黄色眼睛在她金色的头发上方飞舞。这是一个非常美丽的微笑，但我无法接受。这是因为我比任何人都更清楚微笑背后令人不安的想法。“我是安娜·克罗夫特。”
Asgard’s prophet. The head of the Zarathustra, Anna Croft was here.
查拉图斯特拉的首领安娜·克罗夫特来过这里。
TL: Rainbow Turtle
彩虹龟
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 237 - Gourmet Association (1)
无所不知的读者视角第237-美食家协会(1)
Chapter 237: Episode 45 – Gourmet Association (1)
