”...救世魔王”
A blonde-haired woman full of wounds was glaring straight at me. Blood continued to flow out from both her torn arm and the grievous wound on her stomach. Even at a casual glance, they seemed to be pretty serious injuries.
一个满身伤痕的金发女人直直地瞪着我。血继续从她被撕裂的手臂和腹部的严重伤口中流出。即使只是随便看一眼，他们似乎都受了很严重的伤。
I spoke while looking back at her. "Looks like things are not going as well as you hoped, Anna Croft."
我边说边回头看着她，“看来事情并没有你想象的那么顺利，安娜·克罗夫特。”
*
I recalled the moments when Anna Croft first made her appearance within 'Ways of Survival'.
我回忆起安娜·克罗夫特第一次出现在《生存之道》中的情景。
The prophet of Asgard and capable of freely using [Precognition] and [Retrocognition], she was the one character that possessed the skills to counter the Regressor, Yu Joong-Hyeok.
作为阿斯加德的先知，她能够自由地使用[预知]和[逆转认知]，她是唯一一个拥有对抗逆转者，于仲赫的技能的角色。
Because of that, she became his chief rival in the latter half of 'Ways of Survival'.
正因为如此，她成了他在《生存之道》后半部中的主要对手。
….During the original storyline, that was.
在最初的故事情节中。
A woman willing to bear any cost for the sake of her great cause. One of the most powerful Incarnations, and a character who'd become the master of 'Zarathustra' in the distant future, something that even Constellations feared - such a person was sagging powerlessly right in front of my eyes.
一个愿意为她的伟大事业承担任何代价的女人。一个最有力量的化身，一个在遥远的未来成为“查拉图斯特拉”大师的角色，这是连星座都害怕的东西——这样一个人在我眼前无力地下垂。
I crushed one of the [Great Return Pills] I bought earlier and shoved it inside her mouth. She opened her eyes around 30 minutes after that.
我碾碎了之前买的一粒“伟大归还药丸”(GreatReturnPills)，塞进了她的嘴里。30分钟后，她睁开了眼睛。
As soon as she did, she spotted me and while breaking out in a near-convulsion, stood up from the ground in great haste.
她一看见我，就惊慌失措地从地上急忙站了起来。
"Sit down. Your physical condition is still dangerous."
“坐下，你的身体状况仍然很危险。”
She confirmed that her wrists and ankles weren't bound, and quickly stepped back, still being wary of me. "Why did you save me?"
她确认她的手腕和脚踝没有被绑住，然后迅速后退，仍然提防着我。“你为什么要救我?”
"I've got a few things to ask you."
“我有几件事要问你。”
"And what makes you think I'll answer your questions?"
“你凭什么认为我会回答你的问题?”
She growled like a wild beast. This was a slightly different appearance from the 'Prophet' that I remembered.
她像野兽一样咆哮着，这和我记忆中的“先知”有些不同。
"Why are you participating in the 'Great War of Saints and Demons'?"
“你为什么要参加‘圣魔大战’?”
"So I can earn a Great Fable, obviously. Could there be any other reason?"
“很明显，这样我就能得到一个很棒的寓言故事。还有别的原因吗?”
"But, shouldn't you be getting ready to tackle a different 'Great Fable Scenario' by now? Am I wrong?"
“但是，你现在难道不应该准备好应对一个不同的‘伟大寓言情节’吗?我错了吗?”
Anna Croft bit her lips after hearing my question.
安娜·克罗夫特听了我的问题后咬了咬嘴唇。
In the original storyline, she shouldn't be taking part in the 'Great War of Saints and Demons'. Because, she was supposed to participate in another Great Fable Scenario called 'Ragnarök', instead.
在原来的故事情节中，她不应该参加“圣恶大战”。因为，她应该参加另一个伟大的寓言情节叫做拉格纳k，而不是。
"That is…."
“那是......”
The light in her eyes shook visibly. And that was the same thing as me hearing her answer.
她眼中的光芒明显地在颤抖，这和我听到她的回答是一样的。
"You've been discarded by the Nebula."
“你被星云抛弃了。”
"This problem doesn't concern you."
“这个问题与你无关。”
She began gritting her teeth now. I could easily understand the rage contained within those words, though.
她现在开始咬紧牙关，但是我很容易理解这些话中蕴含的愤怒。
Anna Croft and I clashed against each other a couple of times so far, and that changed the 'future' of the original storyline she was supposed to live out.
到目前为止，安娜·克罗夫特和我有过几次冲突，这改变了她原本应该遵循的故事情节的“未来”。
Back during the 'Gourmet Association', or back during 'Gigantomachia', she didn't get to achieve any notable feats.
早在“美食家协会”时期，或者早在“巨大幸福”时期，她都没有取得任何显著的成就。
As her repeated failures accumulated, the Nebula <Asgard> simply chucked her into the midst of the 'Great War of Saints and Demons', all by herself, after she was deemed no longer useful.
随着她一次又一次的失败，阿斯加德星云在她被认为不再有用之后，把她单枪匹马地扔进了圣徒与恶魔的大战之中。
….Was this because of me?
是因为我吗？
The future that I changed didn't just transform the fate of Yu Joong-Hyeok and my companions.
我改变的未来不仅仅改变了余重赫和同伴们的命运。
I spoke to Anna Croft as she glared at me with eyes filled with contempt. "What if you get to earn a Myth-grade Fable in this place?"
我和安娜·克罗夫特说话时，她用充满蔑视的眼神瞪着我。“如果你能在这里得到一个神话级别的寓言呢?”
"….What did you say?"
“你说什么?”
"Wouldn't Asgard have to reassess you in that case, then?"
“那么，在这种情况下，阿斯加德难道不需要重新评估你吗?”
The Myth-grade Fable - her irises quaked visibly after hearing that term.
神话级寓言-她的虹膜震颤明显后，听到这个词。
"What are you trying to say here?"
“你想说什么?”
"I can help you."
“我可以帮你。”
"I'm asking you what your motives are."
“我在问你，你的动机是什么。”
"I don't have any ulterior motives. I only wish for you and 'Zarathustra' to grow without any issues. That is all."
“我没有任何不可告人的动机。我只希望你和‘查拉图斯特拉’成长时没有任何问题。仅此而已。”
[Character 'Anna Croft' has activated 'Lie Detection Lv.8'.] [Character 'Anna Croft' has confirmed the applicable remark to be true.]
[角色“安娜·克罗夫特”已激活“测谎系统Lv.8”][角色“安娜·克罗夫特”已确认适用的评论为真]
Her expression was dyed in pure astonishment, but it recovered quickly enough. The light in her eyes reverted back to the one belonging to the calm, level-headed Prophet from my memories.
她的表情被染成了纯粹的惊讶，但很快又恢复了。她眼中的光芒又回到了我记忆中那个冷静、头脑清醒的先知。
"….And what do you want in return?"
“那你想要什么作为回报呢?”
As expected, prophets were quick on the uptake and that made my life easier.
正如所料，先知们理解得很快，这让我的生活更轻松。
"Lend me your ability for a bit."
“把你的能力借给我一点。”
Most likely, Anna Croft had no idea that the first being I met on this 'Middle Island' happened to be her, and just how glad I felt about this lucky encounter.
最有可能的是，安娜·克罗夫特并不知道我在这个“中岛”上第一次遇到的是她，也不知道我对这次幸运的邂逅感到多么高兴。
*
Somewhere in the mountainous region of the island. Asmodeus rubbed its chin while looking at the 'Modifier Necklace' it 'earned' as it stood on top of a tall, ancient tree.
岛上山区的某个地方。阿斯莫德斯站在一棵高大的古树顶上，一边看着“获得”的“修改者项链”，一边搓着下巴。
[The Hunter of □dges.]
[莎士比亚的猎人]
Now originally, Asmodeus was supposed to target the Modifier [The Hunter of Grudges.]
最初，阿斯莫德斯的目标是修改者[仇恨的猎人]
Unfortunately, other competitors hunted down its target already, and thanks to that, it was left with a tattered necklace that said [The Hun□ of □□], instead.
不幸的是，其他竞争对手已经追捕到了它的目标，由于这个原因，它只剩下一条破烂的项链，上面写着[TheHun□of□]。
"So, I've already acquired [Dges] and [Ter]… that means all I need to find is [Gru]…."
“因此，我已经获得了(Dges)和(Ter)......这意味着我只需要找到(Gru)......”
The problem was, there weren't that many Constellations remaining on this island that still possessed the Modifier containing [Gru].
问题是，在这个岛上已经没有多少星座仍然拥有包含“修正者”的星座了。
'The side effect of participating later because I was taking care of my dependents is fairly large, isn't it.'
“因为我要照顾家属，所以晚点参加的副作用相当大，不是吗?”
Asmodeus stayed on top of the tree and scanned every corner of the island to search for the remaining Constellations. It was at that point that the Demon King heard the explosions ringing out from the forest up north. Judging from their scale, it could guess who was behind them. Yet another round of 'clean-up' had commenced, it seemed.
阿斯莫德斯站在树顶上，扫视着岛上的每一个角落，寻找剩下的星座。就在这时，魔王听到了从北方森林传来的爆炸声。从它们的规模来看，它可以猜出是谁在背后支持它们。又一轮的“清理”似乎已经开始了。
It'd prove to be entertaining if Asmodeus decided to stick its nose in there, but…
如果阿斯莫德斯决定把鼻子伸进去的话会很有趣，但是..。
But then, a familiar voice entered its ear canals.
然后，一个熟悉的声音进入了它的耳道。
"….According to [Precognition], it is somewhere nearby."
“......根据[预知]，它就在附近某个地方。”
"Oh, really?"
“哦，真的吗?”
Asmodeus's expression brightened up the instant it heard those voices.
阿斯莫德斯一听到那些声音，脸上的表情就活跃起来。
It lightly jumped off from the treetop and arrived before the owner of the voice with a gob-smacking turn of speed.
它轻轻地从树梢上跳了下来，飞快地转过身来，赶在那个声音的主人前面。
There they were, a man wearing a white coat and a platinum-blonde woman. Asmodeus smiled brightly.
他们在那里，一个穿着白色外套的男人和一个金发碧眼的女人，阿斯莫德斯灿烂地笑了。
['Demon King of Salvation', looks like we were fated to cross paths in this manner.]
[“救世魔王”，看来我们命中注定要这样相遇。]
The Demon King of Salva'tion'. The owner of the syllable it was looking for was now standing right in front of its eyes. However, the man didn't seem to be flustered at all. (TL: There was a Korean pun at play here which can't be TLed into English, unfortunately. Grudge is written as "원한" while Salvation is written as "구원". As you can see, "원" part is the same in both words.)
萨尔瓦的恶魔国王。它正在寻找的那个音节的主人现在就站在它的眼前。然而，这个男人似乎一点也不慌张。(很不幸，这里有一个韩语双关语，不能译成英语。怨恨写成“”，救恩写成“”。正如你所看到的，“”部分在这两个词中是相同的。)
"I didn't come here to fight, Asmodeus."
“我不是来打仗的，阿斯莫德斯。”
[That's not something for you to decide. Because….]
这不是你能决定的，因为.....
"You need the syllable [Gru], right?"
“你需要音节[Gru]，对吗?”
[….!!]
[....!!]
"Killing me and taking away [Gru] is an option, sure. However, I have a more interesting offer. Do you want to hear it?"
“杀了我，带走(格鲁)，当然是一种选择。不过，我有一个更有趣的提议。你想听吗?”
Asmodeus formed a dazed expression for a bit, before making its reply.
阿斯莫德斯在回答之前，有一会儿表情有些茫然。
[It's already quite amusing that you are making me an offer, yet it's also supposed to be interesting, too? Now I want to hear about it more than ever.]
你给我提供工作机会已经很有趣了，但是它也应该是有趣的，对吗？现在我比以往任何时候都更想听听这个故事
Asmodeus's voice was thickly dyed in excitement and madness already. It even sported an expression that said it was seriously weighing the pros and cons of devouring the tasty prey right in front of its eyes, or an even more delicious potential prey later on.
阿斯莫德斯的声音已经被兴奋和疯狂染上了浓重的色彩。它甚至炫耀自己的表情，说它正在认真权衡在眼前吞食美味猎物的利弊，或者稍后吞食更美味的潜在猎物。
It then continued on.
然后继续。
[However, if I don't find your offer interesting, then you will….] "I'm not the only one with the syllable [Gru] on this island."
[然而，如果我不觉得你的提议有趣，那么你会......]“我不是这个岛上唯一一个有格鲁这个音节的人。”
Another owner of [Gru]?
格鲁的另一个所有者？
Asmodeus's expression shifted once more.
阿斯莫德斯的表情又变了。
[Could it be…?]
会不会是...
"If we're participating in the 'Great War of Saints and Demons', we should start acting more seriously now, don't you agree?"
“如果我们要参加‘圣恶大战’，我们现在就应该开始更认真地行动，你同意吗?”
The reflection of Kim Dok-Ja in the eyes of Asmodeus was grinning like a true Demon King at that moment.
金道子在阿斯莫德斯眼中的倒影，此刻正像一个真正的魔王一样咧着嘴笑着。
"Are you interested in Archangel hunting?"
“你对猎杀大天使感兴趣吗?”
< Episode 68: Inaudible Words (4) > Fin.
第68集:听不见的话(4)完。
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 365 - - Archangel Hunting (1)
