Erich Striker was the captain of Kaixenix Archipelago's royal guards.
埃里希·斯垂克是凯塞尼克斯群岛皇家卫队的队长。
'She' wasn't just the archipelago's best knight in title only; 'she' was also the first sword of the nation's ruler. And the sole reason why 'she' was able to climb up to that position was due to her constant training throughout the day and night.
“她”不仅仅是这个群岛上头衔最好的骑士，还是这个国家统治者的第一把剑。她能爬到那个位置的唯一原因就是她日夜不停的训练。
Swiiiish!
滑溜溜的！
Erich sliced and cut the silent night of the training hall over and over again. Thick sweat drops fell non-stop. 'She' looked down on the droplets and thought that they should've been someone else's blood drops, instead.
埃里希一遍又一遍地切割着训练场上的寂静之夜。浓浓的汗珠不停地滴下来。她低头看着水滴，认为它们应该是别人的血滴。
'I let them slip away. In front of her majesty, no less.'
我让他们溜走了，还是在女王陛下面前
The rebellion of the First Prince - the assault on the audience chamber three days ago had found itself in the mouths of the gossipers already. Some minstrels began singing songs about it, too. Most of them were singing songs that extolled the First Prince.
第一王子的叛乱——三天前对听众席的攻击——已经在说闲话的人的嘴里发现了。一些吟游诗人也开始唱这方面的歌曲。他们中的大多数人都在唱颂扬第一王子的歌。
⸢Oh, oh~ the great revolutionary Schweichen Von Kaixenix~.⸥ ⸢Look at his wide shoulders and his back~.⸥
哦，哦~伟大的革命家施魏钦·冯·凯塞尼克斯~看看他宽阔的肩膀和背部~
The bright sword light scythed past the darkness of the practice grounds. The hateful face of the Fourth Prince, who had escaped alongside the First Prince, floated up. It didn't want to disappear no matter how many times it was cut apart.
明亮的剑光划破练习场的黑暗。第四个王子的可恶的脸浮上来了，他和第一个王子一起逃走了。它不想消失，无论它被切割多少次。
The strange thing was, every time Erich recalled that face, 'she' felt a rather subtle emotion float up, too.
奇怪的是，每次埃里希回忆起那张脸，她也会感到一种相当微妙的情绪浮上来。
Seeing the backs of the First Prince Schweichen and Fourth Prince Ricardo, as well as Bilston Framer, getting further away, Erich was overcome with this inexplicable longing.
看着第一王子施魏钦、第四王子里卡多和比尔斯顿·弗拉默的背影越走越远，埃里希被这种莫名其妙的渴望所征服。
Not wanting to acknowledge that emotion, 'she' continued to swing 'her' sword. As usual, 'she' swung the blade over and over again, trying 'her' best to shake off all the distracting thoughts.
她不想承认这种情绪，继续挥舞着她的剑。像往常一样，“她”一遍又一遍地挥动刀刃，尽最大努力摆脱所有的杂念。
Unfortunately, it seemed that today's training would have to end here.
不幸的是，今天的训练似乎要在这里结束了。
'Is it a sneak attack?'
“是偷袭吗?”
There was a slender shadow gently wavering within the darkness.
黑暗中有一个细长的影子在轻轻地摇曳着。
Erich quickly unsheathed the real sword mounted from 'her' waist. 'She' thought of killing the intruder the moment it displayed any suspicious behaviour. Quite unexpectedly, though, the opponent revealed his presence first.
埃里希很快拔出了真正的剑，剑是从她的腰上挂下来的。“她”想到一旦闯入者表现出任何可疑行为，就杀死它。然而，出乎意料的是，对手先露面了。
"Please, put away your weapon. I didn't come here to fight."
“请收起你的武器，我不是来打架的。”
Under the faint light of the moon, a man with the slender physique walked out from the darkness. It was Ricardo Von Kaixenix, the Fourth Prince of this archipelago.
在微弱的月光下，一个身材修长的人从黑暗中走了出来。这是里卡多冯凯塞尼克斯，这个群岛的第四王子。
Erich loudly shouted out. "Are you out of your mind? With what balls have you come here?"
埃里克大声喊道，“你疯了吗?你带着什么球来这里?”
"Even though the world has changed, you still enjoy swinging your sword."
“即使世界变了，你还是喜欢挥舞你的剑。”
Erich raised 'her' sword up high while emitting a dense murderous aura. The Fourth Prince, however, placed his sword down on the ground, instead.
埃里希高高举起“她的”剑，散发出浓厚的杀人气息。然而，第四王子却把剑放在了地上。
The former's eyes narrowed to a slit. "What are you planning here?"
前者的眼睛眯成了一条缝，“你在这里计划什么?”
"I know that in ten minutes, guards would show up to surround me. And also, subduing me wouldn't be all that hard for you with your skillset."
“我知道十分钟后，卫兵就会出现在我周围。而且，凭你的技能，征服我也不会那么困难。”
"So?"
“那又怎样?”
"I'm turning myself in. Meaning, I'll have you arrest me and take me to the execution ground."
“我要自首。意思是，我会让你逮捕我，带我去刑场。”
Erich knew that the Fourth Prince was not right of his mind recently. However, 'she' didn't expect to see a situation like this one. It had been only a couple of days ago that he escaped with the First Prince's help, yet he walked right back in, of his own volition, so he could be executed?
埃里克知道第四王子最近有点神志不清。然而，“她”并没有预料到会出现这样的情况。就在几天前，他在第一王子的帮助下逃跑了，然而他自愿走回来，这样他就可以被处决了？
Still being wary, Erich slowly walked over to the Fourth Prince.
埃里克仍然很警惕，慢慢地走向第四王子。
Without a doubt, he was in a completely unarmed state. Erich didn't miss this chance and quickly captured the Fourth Prince. A pair of pure eyes sparkling under the moonlight met 'her' gaze now.
毫无疑问，他是在一个完全手无寸铁的状态。埃里希没有错过这个机会，很快抓住了第四王子。一双纯洁的眼睛在月光下闪闪发光，现在遇到了她的目光。
"In return, I'd like you to listen to my tale for the next ten minutes."
“作为回报，我希望你在接下来的十分钟里听我讲故事。”
"And why should I do that?"
“我为什么要这么做?”
"I'm going to die anyway. Not hearing the last words of a dying man will leave you with an unclean taste in your mouth."
“不管怎样，我都会死的。不听将死之人的临终遗言、必使你口中有污秽的味道
Erich stared at the Fourth Prince with complicated eyes. "If you're going to plead your innocence, I won't have any of it."
埃里希用复杂的眼神盯着第四王子。“如果你要为自己的清白辩护，我不会答应的。”
'She' knew that the Fourth Prince was not guilty. However, the throne had changed hands, and Erich was the captain of the guards serving the new ruler.
“她”知道第四王子是无罪的。然而，王位已经易手，埃里希是侍奉新统治者的卫队队长。
The Fourth Prince smiled and shook his head. "This story isn't about that."
第四王子微笑着摇了摇头，“这个故事不是关于那个的。”
"If not, what then?"
“如果没有，那又怎么样?”
"Honestly speaking, I was in a serious dilemma on what to say here so we could get the 'you' we know back. I couldn't even make a wild guess at all."
“老实说，我陷入了一个严重的两难境地，不知道该在这里说些什么，才能把我们认识的‘你’找回来。我甚至不能大胆地猜测。”
The unexpected opening remarks managed to make Erich flustered and 'she' frowned deeply.
出人意料的开场白让埃里希感到慌乱，“她”也皱起了眉头。
Was this a new type of underhanded scheme? Everyone in the kingdom knew that the Fourth Prince used his silver tongue to seduce many women in this land.
这是一种新型的秘密计划吗？王国里的每个人都知道，第四王子用他的银舌在这片土地上勾引了许多女人。
"A long time ago, there was a certain woman."
“很久以前，有一个女人。”
Regardless of what his listener was thinking, the Fourth Prince began his tale.
不管听众在想什么，第四王子开始了他的故事。
"She loved kendo and was talented enough to enter the competition as the representative of her own district."
“她热爱剑道，才华横溢，足以作为自己选区的代表参加比赛。”
Along with a faint bout of pain, an unknown emotion began stabbing 'her' head.
伴随着一阵微弱的疼痛，一种未知的情绪开始刺痛她的头。
"And with her sword, she rescued her precious comrades many times."
“她用她的剑多次拯救了她珍贵的战友。”
Something that disappeared a long time ago….
很久以前消失的东西..。
"She swung her sword against the unfairness of the scenarios over and over again, and with that very same sword, she also protected me."
“她一次又一次地挥舞着她的剑，反对这种不公平的情况，她也用同样的剑保护了我。”
"What are you even talking about? I'm solely the blade of her majesty."
“你在说什么?我只是女王陛下的剑刃。”
The Fourth Prince looked up at Erich with emotions of lamentation.
第四王子抬头看着埃里希，感慨万分。
"You really can't seem to remember anything."
“你似乎真的什么都不记得了。”
It was then, another voice came out from within the darkness.
就在这时，另一个声音从黑暗中传出来。
"Prince Ricardo. I'd like to say something."
“里卡多王子，我有话要说。”
Erich flinched in surprise and quickly raised 'her' body up. Since from when did those two men appear in the darkness? She growled menacingly and spoke. "So, it was a trap all along."
埃里希惊讶地退缩了一下，迅速抬起了“她”的身体。从什么时候开始这两个人出现在黑暗中了？她威胁性地咆哮着说。“所以，这始终是一个陷阱。”
"No, it is not."
“不，不是的。”
The one to reveal himself from the darkness was Bilston Framer, the only knight she acknowledged in this kingdom.
从黑暗中显露自己的是比尔斯顿弗拉默，她承认在这个王国唯一的骑士。
"Sir Erich."
“埃里克爵士。”
Bilston took a step towards 'her'. 'She' got startled and quickly issued her warning. "Take one more step, and I shall cut off the Fourth Prince's head."
比尔斯顿向“她”走了一步。“她”受到了惊吓，很快发出了警告。“再往前走一步，我就把四王子的头砍下来。”
This is a trap. I must escape from here - Erich thought like that and scanned the exit to the training ground.
这是个陷阱。我必须从这里逃出去——埃里希这样想着，扫视了一下通往训练场的出口。
However, something felt wrong.
然而，有些地方感觉不对劲。
[Fables related to you have begun going on a rampage!]
[与你有关的寓言已经开始横冲直撞!]
As if her entire body had become frozen, she couldn't move at all.
就好像她的整个身体都冻僵了，她一动也不能动。
[Your Fables are resisting against the control of the 'Kaixenix Archipelago'!]
[你们的寓言反抗‘凯塞尼克斯群岛’的控制!]
"We promised never to forget, didn't we?"
“我们答应过不会忘记的，不是吗?”
Bilston stared at her with sorrowful eyes.
比尔斯顿用悲伤的眼神盯着她。
'No, but, his…. name is….'
不，但是，他的......名字是.....
[Fables related to you are ruminating on the old memories.]
[与你有关的寓言是对旧时记忆的反思。]
"Hui-Won-ssi."
「许媛诗」
[Forgotten Fables have begun their storytelling.]
[被遗忘的寓言已经开始讲故事了]
At that moment, 'her' world crumbled away. Fables flooding in covered up Erich's memories.
那一刻，“她”的世界崩塌了，洪水般的寓言淹没了埃里克的记忆。
That was the story of the forgotten ten years. A story from when Erich wasn't Erich yet, while Bilston was not Bilston, either.
这就是被遗忘的十年的故事。这个故事发生在埃里希还不是埃里希的时候，而比尔斯顿也不是比尔斯顿。
*
It was exactly ten years ago when both Yi Hyeon-Seong and Jeong Hui-Won arrived in this world.
就在十年前，李贤成和郑惠媛同时来到了这个世界。
"Hyeon-Seong-ssi! It is you, right?"
“贤成思!是你吧?”
"Uht? Hui-Won-ssi "
“ Uht? Hui-Won-ssi? ”
Tsu-chuchuchut…!
Tsu-chuchuchut... ！
They had become the 'possessors' at a similar point in time and luckily enough, got to recognise each other pretty quickly.
他们在相似的时间点成为了“占有者”，幸运的是，他们很快就认出了彼此。
- Looks like we'll have to resort to using voice projection in this place.
看来我们只能在这里使用语音投影了。
The two of them began gathering information on this world little by little.
他们俩开始一点一点地收集这个世界的信息。
First, they learnt that this was the final preparatory stage before they could participate in the 'Great War of Saints and Demons'.
首先，他们知道这是他们参加“圣魔大战”之前的最后准备阶段。
Two, that there were time differences between the summoning of each member of <Kim Dok-Ja's Company> to this place.
第二，召唤金道子公司的每一个成员到这个地方的时间有差异。
And that the scenario wouldn't begin unless all the actors had arrived.
除非所有的演员都到齐了，否则剧情不会开始。
- Besides all that, Hyeon-Seong-ssi, it looks like you took over a person pretty similar to you.
-除此之外，贤成思，看起来你接管了一个和你很像的人。
- Hui-Won-ssi, you also suit your host really well.
-慧媛-司，你也很适合你的主人。
And finally, their sense of self would steadily erode away with the passage of time.
最后，随着时间的推移，他们的自我意识会逐渐消失。
[Great Fable, 'Kaixenix Archipelago', is monitoring your actions.]
[伟大的寓言，’开塞尼克斯群岛’，正在监测你的行动。]
[Probability of the world is pressuring you to perform your given role.]
[世界的可能性迫使你去扮演你的角色。]
Whenever they sensed the gaze of the Great Fable, they acted out their roles in order to not get on that thing's nerves.
每当他们感觉到伟大寓言的凝视，他们就表演出他们的角色，以免惹恼那个东西。
- It seems that Su-Yeong-ssi has completely forgotten about everything. It doesn't matter what I say, she….
-苏映思好像什么都忘了，不管我说什么，她..。
- Will we end up in the same situation as her?
我们会落得和她一样的下场吗？
- I believe that Dok-Ja-ssi will show up before that.
-我相信Dok-Ja-ssi会在那之前出现。
And so, they waited, and then, waited for some more.
就这样，他们等了又等。
- Are Ji-Hye and the kids doing well, I wonder?
智惠和孩子们过得好吗？
- If it's them, they should be alright.
如果是他们，他们应该没事。
They only had each other to rely on in this world.
在这个世界上，他们只有彼此依靠。
[Fable, 'Most Pure Comradeship', has begun its storytelling.]
[寓言《最纯洁的同志情谊》已经开始讲故事了]
In a world where no one knew of their story, they simply had to continue talking to each other in order to protect themselves.
在一个没有人知道他们的故事的世界里，他们只是不得不继续相互交谈以保护自己。
Claaang!
克劳昂！
"Sir Erich! Please defeat it right now!"
“埃里克爵士!请立刻击败它!”
"Let us get going, Sir Bilston!"
“我们走吧，比尔斯顿爵士!”
The hosts of the two being rivals came about quite naturally; they needed to create more opportunity to stay next to each other, as that would increase the opportunities to use [Voice Projection] to talk to each other.
这两个竞争对手的主人来得很自然;他们需要创造更多的机会呆在彼此身边，因为这将增加使用[语音投影]互相交谈的机会。
- Looks like your swordsmanship has improved by a lot. Your title of 'Emperor of Steelsword' perfectly suits you, no?
看起来你的剑术进步了很多。你的“钢剑”头衔非常适合你，不是吗？
- When we go back, I better ask Dok-Ja-ssi to buy me a new sword.
我们回去的时候，我最好让Dok-Ja-ssi给我买一把新剑。
Every time their blades crossed, they shared voice projections.
每次他们的刀刃交叉时，他们都会分享声音投射。
- At this rate, we might end up becoming Swordmasters before Dok-Ja-ssi arrives here.
-照这个速度，我们可能在Dok-Ja-ssi来之前就成为剑师了。
One year passed by, and the second year went by just like that.
一年过去了，第二年就这样过去了。
And they were assigned to different posts that matched their personalities. Yi Hyeon-Seong was thrust into Fourth Prince Ricardo's faction, while Jeong Hui-Won was put under the banner of the 'Dark Magician'.
他们被分配到不同的岗位，这些岗位符合他们的个性。李铉成被推入第四王子里卡多的派系，而郑惠元则被置于“黑暗魔法师”的旗帜之下。
Once their affiliation changed, the environment they experienced also changed.
一旦他们的归属发生改变，他们所经历的环境也随之改变。
The two of them couldn't cross their swords as often as before. And they had to live the lives of 'Erich Striker' and 'Bilston Framer' more and more, and not as Jeong Hui-Won and Yi Hyeon-Seong.
他们两人不能像以前那样经常交锋了。他们不得不经历越来越多的“埃里希前锋”和“比尔斯顿弗莱默”的生活，而不是像郑惠元和李铉成那样。
They had to eat food as Erich Striker and speak as Bilston Framer. In the process of acquiring something that wasn't theirs, Yi Hyeon-Seong and Jeong Hui-Won began gradually forgetting some things about themselves.
他们不得不以埃里希前锋的身份吃饭，以比尔斯顿弗拉默的身份说话。在获得一些不属于他们的东西的过程中，李贤成和郑惠媛开始逐渐忘记一些关于他们自己的事情。
The two of them were slowly and steadily becoming the characters of the 'Kaixenix Archipelago'.
他们俩慢慢地、稳步地成为了“凯塞尼克斯群岛”的特征。
There was a time when Jeong Hui-Won, drunken out of her mind, came to speak to Yi Hyeon-Seong.
有一次，郑慧媛喝得酩酊大醉，来找李贤成说话。
- I'm a horrible person, Hyeon-Seong-ssi.
