I could hear the roaring sound of flames and a wall of hot fire appeared between me and Michael. The frowning Michael stepped back while shaking his hands.
我能听到熊熊燃烧的火焰声，一堵炽热的火墙出现在我和迈克尔之间。迈克尔皱着眉头向后退了几步，同时握了握手。
[…What are you doing?]
你在干什么
[Get lost.]
[滚开]
Michael stared at Uriel for a moment before smiling.
迈克尔盯着乌列看了一会儿，然后笑了。
[Uriel, you must've gone crazy after quitting demon hunting.]
乌里叶，你放弃猎魔后一定是疯了
A purple energy started to overflow wildly in Michael's body.
一股紫色的能量开始在迈克尔的身体里疯狂地溢出。
[The constellation 'Saviour of Corruption' is preparing the 'Demon King Slayer' story.]
(星座“腐败的救世主”正在准备“魔王杀手”的故事。)
Demon King Slayer. It was the same story that Yoo Jonghyuk of the 1863rd round had.
这和1863年的柳永玉的故事是一样的。
The green meadow was dyed with purple waves. The grass withered and an eerie sensation rose from my feet.
绿色的草地染上了紫色的波浪，草枯萎了，一种怪异的感觉从我的脚下升起。
Demon King Slayer was a story that had a near invincible power against demon kings. I could never win against Michael as long as he had this story.
魔王杀手是一个拥有几乎不可战胜的力量来对抗魔王的故事。只要迈克尔有这个故事，我就永远不可能赢他。
Michael's status aimed at me but someone blocked it.
迈克尔的状态瞄准了我，但被人屏蔽了。
"Archangels are basically ruthless?" Jung Heewon was standing in front of me with the Sword of Judgment. Her shoulders were faintly trembling and her spirit was shrinking back. Nevertheless, Jung Heewon was brave. The will of a human withstood the pressure in front of the archangel's killing intent. Behind such a Jung Heewon stood Uriel.
“大天使基本上都是冷酷无情的?”郑和元拿着审判之剑站在我面前。她的肩膀微微地颤抖着，她的精神也在退缩。尽管如此，郑鹤元还是很勇敢。在大天使的杀戮意图面前，人类的意志顶住了压力。在这样一个郑鹤元背后站着乌列尔。
There was a blazing glow in the background. Hellfire rose and the fields of Eden were filled with sparks.
地狱之火升起，伊甸园的原野充满了火花。
I gulped as the situation reached the bursting point.
情况到了爆发点，我咽了一口气。
Uriel was one of the top five strongest archangels. She had the highest voice in Eden among the constellations of the absolute good system.
乌列尔是五个最强大的大天使之一。在伊甸园里，在绝对善良的星座中，她有最高的声音。
Even so, her opponent was Michael. An unmatched archangel with all types of combat abilities. In Eden, there was no archangel beyond Michael in pure combat power alone.
即便如此，她的对手还是迈克尔。一个无与伦比的大天使，拥有各种战斗技能。在伊甸园里，除了迈克尔之外，没有任何天使长拥有纯粹的战斗力。
[The constellation 'Friend of Justice and Harmony' is dissuading 'Saviour of Corruption'.] [The constellation 'Guardian of Youths and Travel' is looking at the 'Saviour of Corruption.'] [The constellations of the absolute good system are criticizing the 'Saviour of Corruption.']
[“正义与和谐之友”星座劝阻“腐败的救世主”][“青年和旅行的守护者”星座正在关注“腐败的救世主”。]绝对善良体系的星座在批判“腐败的救世主”
Michael didn't back down despite the messages pouring from the sky. Rather, he seemed to find it funny.
尽管信息从天而降，迈克尔并没有退缩，相反，他似乎觉得这很有趣。
[Yes, it's time to show who is the strongest in Eden.]
是的，是时候展示伊甸园里谁是最强的了
At the same time, Michael's purple and white aura simultaneously formed around his hands. The force swirled around both hands. The aura soon turned into a two-handed sword. Sweat flowed down my body. This jerk, where did he get this star relic…?
与此同时，迈克尔的手上同时形成了紫色和白色的光环。力量在双手周围旋转。这种气氛很快就变成了双手剑。汗水顺着我的身体流下来。这个混蛋，他从哪儿弄到这个星星遗物的？
[The constellation 'Scribe of Heaven' is warning the 'Saviour of Corruption.']
[“天堂抄写员”星座警告“腐败的救世主”]
A huge storm broke out and the sparks in the surroundings were instantly extinguished. This was the power of Eden's highest constellation, Metatron. At the very least, this huge pressure couldn't be countered in Eden. The violence created silence as Michael belatedly dispersed his momentum.
一场巨大的暴风雨爆发了，四周的火花瞬间熄灭了。这就是伊甸园最高的星座——梅塔特隆的力量。至少，这种巨大的压力在伊甸园是无法抗衡的。当迈克尔姗姗来迟地驱散他的势头时，暴力行为造成了沉默。
Michael stared up at the sky for a while before grumbling, […Even you? Eden seems to be gone now.]
迈克尔盯着天空看了一会儿，然后抱怨道，[......即使是你?伊甸园似乎已经不在了。]
Michael turned around and started to move away. The heads of demon kings were hanging from his waist like fruit.
迈克尔转过身来，准备离开，恶魔国王的头颅像水果一样挂在他的腰间。
[Head of Grand Duke Semida.]
[塞米达大公爵的首领]
[Head of Grand Duke Graphio.]
[大公葡尾首领]
Goosebumps covered my body. Some of the grand dukes were equivalent to lower-grade demon kings. Yet he hung their heads like they were toys.
我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。一些大公爵相当于低等级的恶魔国王。然而他却把他们的头像玩具一样低下来。
Once Michael completely disappeared over the hill, Jung Heewon sighed and put away her sword.
一旦迈克尔完全消失在山上，JungHeewon叹了口气，收起了她的剑。
I turned my head and saw Uriel looking this way.
我转过头来，看到乌列这样看着我。
Archangel Uriel. She was different from when I had seen her at the Constellation Banquet. She wore Eden's uniform with cross earrings and looked elegant. The usual mischievous feeling couldn't be found as nobility overflowed from her body.
大天使乌列尔。她和我在星座宴会上见到她时不一样了。她穿着伊登的制服，戴着十字形的耳环，看起来很优雅。她身上流淌着高贵的气质，看不出她惯有的恶作剧的感觉。
[Kim Dokja…]
[ Kim Dokja... ]
She stared at me with complicated eyes before suddenly making a startled expression. Then she turned towards Jung Heewon like she was avoiding my gaze.
她用复杂的眼神盯着我，然后突然做出一副吃惊的表情。然后她转向郑希元，好像在避开我的目光。
[It's nice to see you. Is this the first time you've met me like this?]
很高兴见到你。这是你第一次这样见到我吗
Jung Heewon's lips were slightly parted as she faced Uriel. Perhaps it was a type of excitement. Indeed, this was the first time Jung Heewon had seen Uriel. The Uriel in front of us right now was in a shape where her incarnation body and her true self were united. The archangel in front of us was the true nature of the Demon-like Judge of Fire.
郑鹤元面对乌列尔时，她的嘴唇微微张开。也许这是一种兴奋。事实上，这是郑和元第一次见到乌列尔。现在在我们面前的乌列尔是在一个她的化身身体和她的真实自我结合的形状中。摆在我们面前的大天使是火之魔鬼般审判者的真实本性。
[Come along, the scribe is waiting.]
(来吧，抄写员在等着。)
***
***
"…How long do we have to wait?"
“......我们还要等多久?”
Jung Heewon and I were immediately taken to Eden's palace. Eden was a lot more modest than I expected. I was familiar with the depiction from Ways of Survival but it was certainly different from the other magnificent residences. There were small decorations that didn't give any feeling of pretenses. The murals and statues decorating the monotonous white gave off a curiously humble feel. The problem was that such modest made my wait even more boring.
郑和元和我立刻被带到伊登的宫殿。伊甸园比我想象的要谦虚得多。我很熟悉《生存之道》中的描绘，但它肯定不同于其他宏伟的住宅。那些小小的装饰品没有给人任何伪装的感觉。单调的白色上装饰着壁画和雕像，给人一种奇怪的卑微感。问题是，这样的谦虚使我的等待更加无聊。
-Wait here. A guide will soon come.
在这儿等着，导游马上就来。
Uriel left me here and disappeared somewhere with Jung Heewon. I wanted to see Eden as well… I was feeling a bit disappointed.
乌列把我留在这里和郑鹤元一起消失在某个地方。我也想去看看伊甸园......我有点失望。
…Perhaps it was because of what happened in the 1863rd round. I left Uriel's colleague, Jophiel there. It was unavoidable if I received blame.
也许是因为1863年第三轮的比赛。我把乌列尔的同事约菲尔留在那里。如果我受到责备，那是不可避免的。
[Kim Dokja, you came?]
[KimDokja，你来了?]
I raised my head with blank eyes and an angel sitting on a cloud was looking down at me. The appearance was in the early teens with curly hair. The angel looked down at me with half sleep eyes and I got up. "Are you Raphael?"
我抬起头，一双空洞的眼睛，一个坐在云端的天使正俯视着我。这个形象出现在十几岁的时候，有一头卷发。天使半睡半醒地看着我，我站了起来。“你是拉斐尔吗?”
Raphael nodded.
拉斐尔点点头。
Guardian of Youths and Travel, Raphael. This world's Eden seemed to be in good shape. After Uriel, I was glad to see Raphael. By the way… was this the archangel who really repelled the fearsome Asmodeus?
青年与旅行的守护者，拉斐尔。这个世界的伊甸园看起来状态良好。在乌列之后，我很高兴看到拉斐尔。顺便问一下......这就是真正击退可怕的阿斯莫德斯的大天使吗？
[How did you find out about the secret portal?]
你是怎么知道秘密入口的
"I was told by Jophiel."
“乔菲尔告诉我的。”
[How does it feel to be in Eden?]
(身处伊甸园的感觉如何?)
"Good."
“很好。”
[You look sleepy?]
你看起来很困吗
I hurriedly changed my expression and smiled. Raphael guided me through the corridor from the parlour. As we walked through the outer corridor, the scenery of the garden could be seen through the window. The sheep that were grazing on the grass cried out as they looked up at me. I watched the sheep and wondered,
我赶紧改变了表情，笑了笑。拉斐尔带我从客厅穿过走廊。当我们穿过外廊时，透过窗户可以看到花园的景色。那些在草地上吃草的羊抬头看着我，大叫起来。我看着羊群，心想,
"There really are lambs in Eden."
“伊甸园里确实有羊羔。”
[Yes, thyey're good when you can't sleep.]
是的，当你睡不着的时候这样很好
"…Are you saying you count them?
”...你是说你数过了吗？
[You've probably seen it too. They are the one who appear when you close your eyes and think of
你可能也看到了，他们就是你闭上眼睛想到的那个人
sheep before you sleep.]
[睡觉前的绵羊]
I was surprised because it was a story that didn't appear in Ways of Survival. Were they really the sheep that people counted before going to bed?
我很惊讶，因为这是一个没有出现在《生存之道》中的故事。他们真的是人们睡觉前数的羊吗？
[I was lying.]
我在撒谎
"…"
"..."
I stared at Raphael in a dumbfounded manner. Raphael laughed and started talking again.
我目瞪口呆地看着拉斐尔，拉斐尔笑了起来，又开始说话。
[Do you know? Originally there were no sheep in Eden.]
你知道吗?原来伊甸园里没有羊
"Are you lying again?"
“你又在撒谎吗?”
[This is real. The sheep were brought by Uriel.]
这是真的，这些羊是乌列带来的
Uriel? Why?
乌列?为什么？
[One day, the scribe gave Uriel a sub scenario.]
[有一天，抄写员给了乌列一个小剧本。]
The archangels of Eden received missions through the Scribe of Heaven. Understandably, every mission was reduced to a scenario. I was curious because this wasn't in Ways of Survival.
伊甸园的天使长通过天堂的抄写员接受任务。可以理解的是，每一个任务都被简化为一个场景。我很好奇，因为这不是《生存之道》。
"What scenario was it?"
“那是什么样的场景?”
[Bring 10 lambs.]
[带10只羔羊]
Many scenarios in the Star Stream took the form of metaphors. In Eden, the metaphor of the sheep was obvious. In a nutshell, Metatron wanted Uriel to bring 10 worshippers.
星流》中的许多场景都采用了隐喻的形式。在伊甸园，羊的比喻是显而易见的。简而言之，梅塔特隆希望乌列带来10名崇拜者。
"…Uriel brought real lambs?"
“乌列带来了真正的羊羔?”
[Yes. It was 10 at first but they reproduced and grew too much.]
是的，一开始是10个，但是他们繁殖了，长得太多了
It sounded like something Uriel would do.
听起来像乌列会做的事。
The angels who managed the sheep could also be seen. The angels feed or shaved the sheep's fur. Everything was beautiful as described in Ways of Survival. Some of them looked to this side and chatted with each other. One, two, three… the numbers went up more and more. Someone improvised a placard out of shaved fleece and started to wave it this way.
管理羊群的天使也可以看到。天使喂食或者刮羊毛。一切都如《生存之道》中描述的那样美丽。他们中的一些人看着这边，互相聊天。一，二，三......数字越来越高。有人用刮过的羊毛临时做了一个标语牌，并开始这样挥舞。
…What did it say?
上面写了什么？
[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' is making a stern expression.]
[这个星座的‘魔鬼般的火之审判者’正在做出一个严厉的表情]
The angels hurriedly scattered. I could see Uriel and Jung Heewon waving in the distance. Raphael clicked his tongue. [An angel is fond of fallen humans.]
天使们匆匆离去。我可以看到乌列尔和郑希元在远处挥手。拉斐尔咂了咂舌。天使喜欢堕落的人类
"Can you speak while moving?"
“你能边走边说吗?”
[Go in. The scribe is waiting.]
[进去，抄写员在等着。]
I was standing in front of the scribe's office. I took a deep breath before opening the door and entering.
我站在抄写员的办公室前面。在打开门进入之前，我深深地吸了一口气。
The first thing that came into view were piles of books stacked up to the height of a person.
首先映入眼帘的是一堆堆的书，堆到了一个人的身高。
The pile of books was impossible to read in my lifetime and I involuntarily took a liking to the owner of the room. Anyone who liked books couldn't be a bad person.
这堆书在我的有生之年是读不完的，我不由自主地喜欢上了这个房间的主人。喜欢书的人不可能是坏人。
I was careful not to destroy the pile of books as I stepped into the office. Beyond the mountains of books, the table of the office could be seen. Then I saw a grey-haired archangel sitting in front of me with a tired face.
我走进办公室时小心翼翼，没有把那堆书弄坏。在堆积如山的书堆之外，可以看到办公室的桌子。然后我看到一个灰头发的大天使疲倦地坐在我面前。
[You came.]
你来了
It was a godly voice that couldn't be compared to any constellation I had seen before. Metatron pushed up the frame of his glasses and smiled at me.
这是一个神圣的声音，无法与我以前见过的任何星座相提并论。梅塔特隆推上眼镜框，对我笑了笑。
[Welcome, Demon King of Salvation. I am the Scribe of Heaven.]
[欢迎你，救恩的魔王。我是天堂的文士]
***
***
I came to Eden for two reasons. One was superficial and the other was a real errand.
我来伊甸园有两个原因，一个是肤浅的，另一个是实实在在的差事。
[I would like to hear what happened in the other world line.]
我想听听在另一个世界里发生了什么
I nodded and started to explain. It went from the agreement with Secretive Plotter to the 1863rd round world, meeting the people there and leaving Jophiel behind.
我点点头，开始解释。它从与SecretivePlotter的协议发展到1863年的第三轮世界，与那里的人们见面，把Jophiel抛在身后。
I told the story. Some parts were honest, some were summarized and some things I didn't say. Metatron listened to my story. Some stories were heard earnestly and some calmly. Some stories he listened to curiously.
我讲了这个故事。有些部分是诚实的，有些是概括的，有些是我没有说的。梅塔特隆听了我的故事。有些故事听得很认真，有些则很平静。他好奇地听着一些故事。
[Secretive Plotter…]
秘密策划者..
"Do you know him?"
“你认识他吗?”
Metatron smiled lightly.
梅塔特隆淡淡一笑。
[There are probably no constellations in this world who don't know him. However, they don't know who he is.]
[这个世界上可能没有星座不认识他，但是他们不知道他是谁。]
I closed my mouth. My story ended here.
我闭上了嘴，我的故事到此结束。
[Thank you for telling me the story, Demon King of Salvation.]
[谢谢你告诉我这个故事，救世魔王]
"No problem."
“没问题。”
[In the future, Eden will indeed be destroyed.]
[在未来，伊甸园确实会被摧毁。]
His voice was very casual for speaking about the destruction. It was a face that didn't show the slightest agitation. I looked at this Metatron and asked, "Why did you call me? It isn't just to hear the story."
他的声音很随意，因为他谈到了破坏。这是一张没有表现出丝毫焦虑的脸。我看着这个梅塔特隆，问道:“你为什么给我打电话？不仅仅是听故事。”
The Scribe of Heaven. He recorded everything in Eden and was the number two benevolent person in Eden. Metatron's smile widened.
天堂的抄写员。他记录了伊甸园里的一切，是伊甸园里第二仁慈的人。梅塔特隆的笑容变得更加灿烂。
[Why do you think I called you?]
你以为我为什么打电话给你
This was Metatron's conversational style. He listened to his desires through the mouth of another person. I thought for a moment before replying. Perhaps this was a chance for me.
这就是梅塔特隆的谈话风格。他通过别人的口来倾听自己的愿望。我想了一会儿才回答。也许这对我来说是个机会。
"I think you want to use me as a tool to stop the destruction."
“我认为你想利用我来阻止破坏。”
[You? What is useful about you?]
你?你哪里有用
My figure was reflected in Metatron's transparent eyes. Kim Dokja in one eye had white wings while Kim Dokja in the other eye had black demon wings.
我的身影映在梅塔特隆那双透明的眼睛里。一只眼睛是白色的翅膀，另一只眼睛是黑色的翅膀。
"I am a demon king who hasn't chosen an alliance."
“我是一个没有选择结盟的魔王。”
I became the demon king of the 73rd Demon Realm through the selection. It was a position that had been vacant for thousands of years. Such a place was occupied by a newborn constellation.
