While on our way to the audience chamber, I continued to engage Bilston in conversation. "Sir Bilston. By any chance, have you lost anything recently? Maybe often, as well? For instance, an empty cartridge…."
在我们去听众席的路上，我继续与比尔斯顿交谈。“比尔斯顿爵士。你最近丢过什么东西吗？也许还经常这样？例如，一个空弹壳......”
"Pardon?"
“什么?”
[A term not fitting the worldview has been used and therefore….] "I mean, such as misplacing a portable magical explosive…."
(一个不符合世界观的术语被使用了，因此......)“我的意思是，比如把一个便携式的魔法炸药放错了地方......”
"Your highness, do I look like such a pathetic fool capable of doing that?"
“殿下，我看起来像那种可怜的傻瓜吗?”
I just couldn't think of what to say here.
我只是不知道该说些什么。
When looking at that stiff walking posture or the firm pectoral muscles, or even that slightly dopey expression on his face, this guy was definitely Yi Hyeon-Seong, but…. But, according to 'Character List', he was not him, but the character of this world's setting, 'Bilston Framer'.
当看到他僵硬的走路姿势或者结实的胸肌，甚至看到他脸上略显迟钝的表情时，这个人绝对是YiHyeon-Seong，但是..。但是，根据《角色列表》，他不是他，而是这个世界的背景，《比尔斯顿·弗拉默》中的角色。
I re-read the 'Overall Rating' portion at the bottom of the Character List.
我重新读了字符列表底部的“整体等级”部分。
- Once upon a time, there used to be two souls living within this body. He was a knight of the kingdom, and at the same time, a shield of someone else.
很久很久以前，有两个灵魂住在这个身体里。他是王国的骑士，同时也是别人的盾牌。
The 'knight of the kingdom' bit must be referring to 'Bilston Framer', while the 'shield' bit must be referring to Yi Hyeon-Seong.
“王国的骑士”一定是指“BilstonFramer”，而“盾牌”一定是指YiHyeon-Seong。
- The shield waited for his master to appear. He waited, and then, waited some more. Finally, the master of the shield has appeared after a long wait, but the shield can no longer perform its role anymore.
-盾牌等待他的主人出现。他等了一会儿，又等了一会儿。经过漫长的等待，护盾的主人终于出现了，但是护盾再也不能发挥它的作用了。
The most important portion was this part. I kind of realised that Yi Hyeon-Seong had been waiting for other companions to arrive.
最重要的部分是这一部分。我有点意识到李贤成一直在等其他同伴的到来。
The issue here was with the number - just how much time was this 'long wait' thing implying here?
这里的问题是数字——这个“漫长的等待”究竟意味着多少时间？
"Your highness?"
“殿下?”
I couldn't help but feel complicated when looking at the man staring back at me with those dopey eyes.
当我看着那个用迟钝的眼神盯着我的男人的时候，我不禁觉得自己很复杂。
There were only two things I could be sure of at the current juncture.
在目前这个关头，我只能确定两件事。
One, Yi Hyeon-Seong had been entered into this scenario far earlier than me.
第一，李贤成比我早很多就进入了这种状态。
Two, he had been swallowed up by this world's Great Fable and his ego had disappeared.
第二，他被这个世界的伟大寓言所吞噬，他的自我意识消失了。
[Great Fable, 'Kaixenix Archipelago', is smacking its lips in your direction.]
[伟大的寓言，’凯克森尼克斯群岛’，是在你的方向咂咂嘴。]
['The 4th Wall' is glaring at 'Kaixenix Archipelago'.]
“第四道墙”怒视着“凯塞尼克斯群岛”
In that case, could the others who didn't possess [The 4th Wall] have ended up in the same state as Yi Hyeon-Seong?
在这种情况下，其他没有(第四堵墙)的人会不会落得和李贤成一样的下场？
"Your highness, did something happen?"
“殿下，发生什么事了吗?”
I wordlessly stared into Bilston's large eyes.
我一言不发地盯着比尔斯顿的大眼睛。
This guy was definitely Yi Hyeon-Seong. But, could he really be called 'Yi Hyeon-Seong' right now?
这个人绝对是李贤成，但是，他现在真的可以被叫做李贤成吗？
"I'm sorry, Sir Bilston."
“对不起，比尔斯顿爵士。”
"I beg your pardon? Why so suddenly…."
“你说什么?为什么这么突然...”
"I must've put you through a lot of hardship. I know that it was difficult for you to protect me until now."
“我一定让你吃了不少苦头。我知道直到现在你还很难保护我。”
I wasn't addressing Bilston Framer right now.
我现在不是在和比尔斯顿·弗拉默说话。
"I always used the excuse of being too busy and didn't take good care of you. Even though you have saved my life several times already."
“我总是以太忙为借口，没有好好照顾你。虽然你已经救过我好几次了。”
Yi Hyeon-Seong helped me out many times during our journey towards this scenario. I had enough chances to share a deep, meaningful and personal conversation with him, but as it was the usual case, his spot in the queue continued to get pushed back under the pretext of me preparing for the next scenario.
在我们走向这个方向的过程中，李贤成帮助了我很多次。我有足够的机会与他进行一次深入的、有意义的、私人的谈话，但是就像通常的情况一样，他在队伍中的位置继续被推后，借口是我在为下一个场景做准备。
I believed that we understood each other without the need to say something. I believed that the Fables we earned together could ably sub for us in that regard.
我相信我们彼此理解，不需要说什么。我相信，在这方面，我们共同创造的寓言故事能够胜任我们的工作。
And the end result of that was this.
最终的结果是这样的。
Bilston must've thought of something after he heard me because he wiped his nostrils while shifting his gaze to the outside view.
听到我的声音后，比尔斯顿一定想到了什么，因为他擦了擦鼻孔，把目光转向了外面。
"Your highness, you really do possess a warm, gentle heart."
“殿下，您的确有一颗温暖、温柔的心。”
[Character, 'Bilston Framer', has been moved deeply by you.] ….I wasn't trying to impress him but someone else, though.
[比尔斯顿·弗拉默这个角色被你深深打动了]......不过，我不是想给他留下深刻印象，而是想给别人留下印象。
Without saying anything else, we continued down the long hallway.
我们什么也没说，继续沿着长长的走廊走下去。
Portraits of the previous kings lined up the walls of the hallway in sequence. The one that caught my eyes the most among them was a depiction of a lone man holding up a broken sword in the middle of a storm.
过道的墙上依次排列着以前国王的肖像。其中最吸引我眼球的是一幅描绘了一个孤独的男人在暴风雨中举着一把破剑的画面。
- The First Ancestor, the Storm King Ulysses Kaixenix the First.
-第一祖先，风暴王尤利西斯·凯塞尼克斯第一。
I stopped walking for a moment and studied that painting.
我停下脚步，研究了一下那幅画。
"It has been my honour to serve you throughout my life, your highness."
“为您服务是我的荣幸，陛下。”
I turned my head around, and Bilston began telling his tale as thick teardrops formed around his eyes. He locked his gaze at the distant parapets of the castle and continued on.
我转过头，比尔斯顿开始讲述他的故事，他的眼睛周围形成了厚厚的泪滴。他目不转睛地盯着城堡远处的护墙，继续往前走。
"Can you still remember it? I almost lost you when you were around seven years old, your highness."
“你还记得吗?你七岁的时候我差点失去你，殿下。”
"….Mm?"
“嗯?”
"Just by recalling the sight of you precariously dangling on the castle's parapet still causes my heart to tumble to the pits of my stomach, your highness. Was that all? When you were thirteen years old, you went to the lavatory and then…."
“只要回想起您摇摇欲坠地悬挂在城堡的栏杆上的情景，我的心就会跳到肚子里去，殿下。就这些吗？当你13岁的时候，你去了厕所，然后......”
Hey, hang on a minute, this dude…. He's way too similar to Yi Hyeon-Seong, wasn't he?
嘿，等一下，这个家伙......他和李贤成太像了，不是吗？
"But then, you're still worried about this lowly one even until the last moment…."
“但是，即使到了最后一刻，你仍然担心这个卑微的人......”
"Last moment "
“最后一刻 ”
Bilston stared back at me with sorrowful eyes, before quickly avoiding meeting my gaze.
比尔斯顿用悲伤的眼神回望着我，然后很快避开了我的目光。
"…..We've arrived. Let us go inside."
“我们到了，让我们进去吧。”
The doors to the audience chamber were before us already; they opened up to reveal the royal guards lining up on either side of the red carpet. And the captain of the guards, decked out in the silver crest, stood proudly in the middle.
通往会客厅的门已经在我们面前，打开的是在红地毯两边排队的皇家卫队。守卫队的队长身着银饰，骄傲地站在中间。
"Sir Bilston, why are you so late?"
“比尔斯顿爵士，你怎么这么晚?”
"I was sharing a final goodbye with his highness the prince."
“我正在和王子殿下告别。”
There were several spots in their conversation that I wanted to butt in, but thanks to the overall atmosphere, I couldn't squeak a word out.
在他们的谈话中有几个地方我想插嘴，但是由于整个气氛，我一个字也说不出来。
Bilston, who had been in a tearful mood only a minute ago was now carrying a grave, serious expression. The gazes of two people growling at each other collided in mid-air.
比尔斯顿一分钟前还在哭泣，现在却一脸严肃。两个人互相咆哮的目光在半空中相撞。
The captain continued on. "A final goodbye, is it. A traitor found guilty of high treason dares to enjoy unnecessary luxury."
船长继续说。“最后的告别，是吗。叛国罪的叛徒竟敢享受不必要的奢侈。”
"You better watch what you say."
“你说话最好小心点。”
The two of them got into a battle stance simultaneously. Bilston pulled out a bastard sword, while the captain…. Eh?
他们两人同时摆出战斗姿态。比尔斯顿拔出一把杂种剑，而队长......嗯？
….Why was this person carrying that sword?
为什么这个人拿着那把剑？
Indeed, the weapon held in the captain's hands was something that I was intimately familiar with. I personally collected the materials and had it crafted for the sake of a certain someone, after all.
的确，船长手中握着的武器是我非常熟悉的东西。毕竟，我个人收集了这些材料，并且为了某个特定的人制作了它。
[Sword of Judgement]
[审判之剑]
"Sir Bilston, do you wish to become another dewdrop of the execution ground alongside your prince?"
“比尔斯顿爵士，你愿意成为和你的王子一起被处决的另一颗露珠吗?”
The captain's red eyes wavered threateningly from beyond 'his' helm.
船长那双通红的眼睛从“他的”头盔后面晃来晃去，令人生畏。
⸢"Oh, my king…. If you will it, then so be it…."⸥ ⸢"Dok-Ja-ssi, you're trying to do it by yourself again… I told you not to do that, didn't I?"⸥
“哦，我的国王.....。如果你愿意，那就这样吧......”“Dok-Ja-ssi，你又想自己一个人做......我告诉过你不要这么做，不是吗?”
I knew who this person was.
我知道这个人是谁。
"Stop, both of you!!"
“你们两个都给我住手!”
Bilston heard my urgent cry and stopped gathering momentum, and stepped back. Meanwhile, the captain of the guard, glaring at me with hostile eyes, removed 'his' helm.
比尔斯顿听到我急切的呼喊，停止了前进的步伐，往后退了几步。与此同时，卫兵队长用充满敌意的眼睛瞪着我，取下了他的头盔。
And 'his' face matched exactly that of Jeong Hui-Won's.
“他”的脸和郑惠元的一模一样。
[Exclusive skill, 'Character List', is activating!]
[独家技能，’字符列表’，正在激活!]
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<Character Information>
人物资料
Name: Erich Striker ( ?)
姓名:埃里希·斯垂克( ?)
Age: 37
年龄:37
Constellation Support: None
星座支持:无
Exclusive Attributes: Loyal Servant, Swordmaster
专属属性:忠仆，剑术大师
Exclusive Skills: [Demon Slaying Lv.10], [Kingdom's Royal Swordsmanship Lv.10]….
独家技能:[杀魔吕10]，[王国御剑吕10]..。
Stigma: None
污名:没有
Overall Stats: [Physique Lv.75], [Strength Lv.80], [Agility Lv.90], [Magic Power Lv.70]
整体统计:[体格Lv.75]，[力量Lv.80]，[敏捷Lv.90]，[魔力Lv.70]
Overall Rating: Once upon a time, there used to be two souls living within this body. 'He' was the Guard Captain of the kingdom, and at the same time, a sword of someone else. The sword waited for that someone to appear with the shield. 'He' waited, and then, waited some more. Finally, the sword met the one he'd been waiting for after all this time, but 'he' can no longer remember him.
总体评价:从前，有两个灵魂住在这个身体里。“他”是王国的卫队长，同时也是别人的剑。剑等着那个拿着盾牌的人出现。他等了一会儿，又等了一会儿。最后，剑遇到了他一直在等待的那个人，但是“他”不再记得他了。
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Bloody hell, even Jeong Hui-Won was in that state, too?
该死的，就连郑慧媛也是那个样子吗？
The captain staring at me with quiet, still eyes eventually spoke up. "It seems that the prince is aware of the situation he is in. Guards, place the criminal under arrest."
船长安静地凝视着我，最终开口说话了。“看来王子已经意识到了自己的处境。警卫，把罪犯抓起来。”
…..Under arrest?
...被捕了？
I was caught by the guards without a chance to resist. But then again, I couldn't fight back even if I wanted to, what with this body's average Stats being only 10.
我没有反抗的机会就被守卫抓住了。但话又说回来，即使我想反击，我也无能为力，因为这个身体的平均统计值只有10。
I could see the guillotine beyond the lines of the guards. Only then did I realise why I was brought to this place in the first place.
我可以看到警卫队伍后面的断头台。直到那时我才意识到我为什么会被带到这个地方。
It was quite likely that this scenario would begin with my execution.
这种情况很可能是从我的执行开始的。
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Among all the novels I read in the past, there was this genre referred to as the so-called 'hooligan tales'.
在我过去读过的所有小说中，有一种类型被称为“流氓故事”。
The story usually went along the lines of the hooligan protagonist being born as the last-born child of a royal family or nobility, and he'd become a better person by going through all sorts of trials and tribulations.
这个故事通常沿着流氓主人公出生在皇室或贵族家庭的最后一个孩子，他通过经历各种各样的考验和磨难而成为一个更好的人。
Now normally, most of those stories began in a similar way.
通常，这些故事都是以相似的方式开始的。
⸢The Kaixenix Royal Family was ruined.⸥
凯塞尼克斯皇室家族被毁了
Such as, the family being ruined even before the start, and….
比如家庭在开始之前就被毁了。
⸢The ruler of the Archipelago died after being stabbed by the dagger of his most trusted adviser.⸥ ….And, he'd fall into moments of mortal danger after his parents and best friends were killed off.
这位群岛的统治者被他最信任的顾问用匕首刺死。在他的父母和最好的朋友被杀害后，他陷入了致命的危险。
⸢The Second Prince, renowned for his mastery of the sword, and the Third Prince, renowned for his magical prowess, lost their lives at the hands of the usurpers.⸥ ….What the hell. What was I supposed to do when such important memories came back to me only just now?
第二位王子，以精通剑术而闻名，第三位王子，以其神奇的力量而闻名，在篡夺者手中丧生。搞什么鬼。当这些重要的回忆刚刚回到我身边的时候，我该怎么办？
"I shall guide the criminal personally."
“我将亲自引导罪犯。”
All thanks to that, I ended up delivering myself to my own execution ground like an idiot. Many different thoughts floated up in my head; I was wondering why this wastrel killed himself, but huh, maybe he didn't want to be executed?
多亏了这些，我最终像个白痴一样把自己交给了自己的刑场。很多不同的想法浮现在我的脑海里;我想知道为什么这个废物要自杀，但是，嗯，也许他不想被处决？
Bilston, now being forcibly held back by the guards, could only call out to me in desperation. "Your highness! Prince Ricardo!!"
比尔斯顿现在被看守强行拉开，只能在绝望中向我喊叫。“殿下！里卡多王子!”
The captain grabbed a hold of my hair and dragged me towards the gallows. If Jeong Hui-Won's consciousness was still here, this would've turned into a rather amusing spectacle, but alas.
船长抓住我的头发，把我拖向绞刑架。如果郑慧媛的意识还在这里，这将会变成一个相当有趣的场面，但是唉。
I spotted a lunette designed to perfectly accommodate my neck. In a short while, I'd be forced up on the gallows and have my head cut off. And when that happened, I'd fail this scenario.
我发现了一个专门为我的脖子设计的便车。过不了多久，我就会被逼上绞刑架，被砍头。当这种情况发生的时候，我就失败了。
[Unique Skill, 'the 4th Wall', is strongly activating!]
[独特的技能，‘第四道墙’，强烈地激活!]
I looked up at the face of the Guard Captain and asked 'him'. "Are you really going to do this?"
我抬头看着警卫队长的脸，问他:“你真的要这么做吗?”
The captain smirked back. "Oh, so you feel scared now that you've come this far?"
船长冷笑着回答，“哦，你现在感到害怕了，因为你已经走了这么远了?”
"That's not it."
“不是这样的。”
"Then what?"
“然后呢?”
"Didn't you promise to become my sword?"
“你不是答应要当我的剑吗?”
A faint sense of fluster floated up on the Captain's face.
船长脸上浮现出一丝慌乱的神情。
"What rubbish are you spewing now?"
“你现在在吐什么垃圾?”
"Have you forgotten your pledge already? Was that all a lie, your promise of seeing the end of the scenario alongside me?"
