This guy just popped out of nowhere and demands us to kneel down…..
这家伙不知从哪儿冒出来要我们跪下。
Han Su-Yeong next to me carried a dumbfounded expression, while Yu Jung-Hyeok was already reaching towards his sword. Cheok Jun-Gyeong was massaging his forehead; it seemed that he expected a situation like this already.
韩素英站在我旁边，目瞪口呆地看着我，而余重赫已经伸手去够他的剑了。CheokJun-Gyeong在按摩他的额头，似乎他已经预料到了这样的情况。
– My apologies, Descendant. I tried to talk him out of it, but I wasn’t successful.
我很抱歉，后裔。我试图说服他，但我没有成功。
True, he’d not enjoy situations like this. But, he owed <Hongik> a lot, so he probably couldn’t say no to them asking him to organise this meeting….
没错，他不喜欢这种情况。但是，他欠洪吉很多，所以他可能无法拒绝他们要求他组织这次会议..。
– I shall leave it to your decision.
我将让你自己决定。
I nodded my head and looked at the Taoist hermit.
我点点头，看着道士隐士。
[Constellation ruling over the Peninsula’s Winds has revealed his Modifier!] [Constellation, ‘Heavenly Wind God’, is now looking at you!]
[掌管半岛风的星座透露了他的修饰语!][星座，‘天风神’，现在正看着你呢!]
The ‘Heavenly Wind God’ - the Constellation who founded <Hongik> alongside the Heavenly King.
“天风神”——与天王一起创立弘济的星座。
His real name was ‘Pungbaek’, although most of us simply knew him as the God of Wind. (TL: One of the three gods/ministers that served Hwanung the Heavenly King, father of the ancient Korea’s founder, Dangun. Wind God/God of Wind switcheroo isn’t a typo, though - the first one’s from the raw, while the second one is the official name of the god.)
他的真名叫庞贝克，虽然我们大多数人只知道他是风之神。(侍奉天王的三神之一，天王是朝鲜古代创始人丹君的父亲。风神/风之神并不是一个拼写错误——第一个是原始的，而第二个是神的正式名称。)
Ku-gugugugu!
咕咕咕咕！
The Status of the Constellation who had finally revealed his Modifier, caused strong gusts of wind that resembled the flapping wings of a giant Phoenix, to sweep past the surroundings. And then, all ambient noises disappeared.
最终揭示了他的修饰语的星座状态，引起了强烈的阵风，就像巨大的凤凰扇动翅膀，掠过四周。然后，所有的环境噪音都消失了。
The Reincarnators outside the wind wall were shouting something in my direction, but I couldn’t hear them. Pungbaek had cut off all the sounds coming from outside.
风墙外的转世在朝我这个方向喊着什么，但我听不见他们。庞贝克把外面传来的声音都切断了。
He probably didn’t want others to hear our conversation.
他可能不想让别人听到我们的谈话。
[Oh, descendant of the Peninsula, I’ve heard the tales of your bravery. As your fame spreads far and wide, the status of the Peninsula rises higher in accordance. This god sees that situation as very satisfactory.]
啊，半岛的后裔，我听说过你勇敢的故事。随着你的名声传播得越来越远，半岛的地位也随之提高。这位上帝认为这种情况非常令人满意
I quickly sent a signal with my eyes to Yu Jung-Hyeok busy raising his momentum - telling him to hold it, let’s at least hear this guy out first.
我迅速用眼睛向余正赫发出了一个信号，他正忙着提高自己的冲力——告诉他停下来，至少让我们先听听这个家伙怎么说。
[However, I’ve heard disturbing stories that lately, you’ve been building inappropriate relationships with foreign Constellations.] ….I began wondering whether I should keep listening or not, though.
(然而，最近我听到一些令人不安的故事，说你和外国星座建立了不正当的关系。)我开始思考我是否应该继续听下去。
[Archangels and Demon Kings are not Constellations originally from East Asia, or the Peninsula. Meaning, they are foreign influences.]
天使长和魔王不是来自东亚或半岛的星座，意思是，他们是外来的影响
Han Su-Yeong shot me a sneaky glare.
韩素英鬼鬼祟祟地瞪了我一眼。
– Hey, you. Are you just gonna let this guy be?
-嘿，你，你就这样放过这家伙吗？
– I shall cut him down.
我要把他放下来。
– What the heck, is the wire crossed or something? How come I can hear Yu Jung-Hyeok’s voice?
-怎么回事，电线交叉了还是怎么了?我怎么能听到余正赫的声音？
– I combined the Midday Tryst’s space.
我把正午幽会的空间。
My declaration prompted an explosion of messages from her and Yu Jung-Hyeok.
我的声明激起了她和于正赫的大量留言。
– Hey! Stop messing around! You want me to listen to that arrogant bastard’s voice in my head, too?
嘿别浪费时间了你想让我也听听那个傲慢的混蛋在我脑子里的声音
– You’ve taken words out of my mouth.
你把我的话从嘴里说出来了。
I sighed softly after seeing the two growl at each other.
看到两个人互相咆哮，我轻轻地叹了口气。
– Stop it, both of you. That’s not important right now, is it?
-你们俩都给我住嘴-现在这个不重要对吧？
While we were squabbling inside our chatroom, Pungbaek was still continuing on with his dull moral lecture.
当我们在聊天室里争吵的时候，Pungbaek还在继续他乏味的道德讲座。
[….meaning, descendant’s friendly behaviour towards foreign influences has caused much dishonour to the Peninsula, and this god considers that as a weighty crime. However, if you, the descendant, reflect deeply regarding this matter and repent, then…..]
意思是，后裔对外国影响的友好行为给半岛带来了很大的耻辱，这位神认为这是一种重大的罪行。然而，如果你，后代，对此事深思熟虑并忏悔，那么......]
Hell, a Constellation that agreed with those words even made his appearance, too.
地狱，一个同意这些话的星座甚至出现在他的面前。
[Constellation, ‘Founder of National Isolation Policy’, agrees in part with the assertion of ‘Heavenly Wind God’.]
[星座，“国家孤立政策的创始人”，部分赞同“天上风神”的主张。]
Of course, not everyone was like that; our little peninsula boasted a surprisingly wide variety of Constellations, after all.
当然，并不是每个人都是这样的;毕竟，我们这个小小的半岛拥有种类多得惊人的星座。
[Constellation, ‘Bald General of Justice’, is polishing his head.] [Constellation, ‘First Sorcerer of Joseon’, is clicking his tongue.] [Constellation, ‘Prisoner of Golden Headband’, is yawning in boredom.] [Portion of Korean Peninsula’s Constellations thinks the declaration by ‘Heavenly Wind God’ is old-fashioned.] [Who dares to hide behind anonymous Modifiers and run their mouths off?!]
[“司法部秃将军”布莱克斯正在擦他的头。][星座，‘朝鲜第一巫师’，正在点击他的舌头。][Constellation，‘PrisonerofGoldenHeadband’，无聊地打着哈欠。][朝鲜半岛部分星座认为“天风神”的宣言过时了。][是谁胆敢躲在匿名修饰词后面，把他们的嘴巴给吓跑了?!]
As Pungbaek’s true voice rang thunderously in the air, the weather above began shifting ominously. Suppressed by that tremendous aura, several Constellations quickly shut their mouths.
庞贝克真实的声音在空中如雷鸣般响起，天气开始不祥地变化。几个星座被巨大的光环所压制，迅速闭上了嘴。
Whatever the case might have been, he was an existence very close to the ancestor god of the Peninsula.
不管是什么情况，他的存在与半岛的祖先非常接近。
Although the individual amount received differed, Constellations of the Peninsula had indeed received benefits and favours from <Hongik>, and none could challenge them face to face as a result.
虽然每个人收到的数额不同，但半岛星座确实从hongik得到了好处和优惠，因此没有人能够面对面地挑战他们。
Not even Cheok Jun-Gyeong himself.
甚至连陈俊庆自己也不知道。
[By the way, why are you still standing up?]
[顺便问一下，你为什么还站着?]
Eventually, Pungbaek’s gaze landed on me. The current atmosphere shifted ever so slightly from what it was like earlier.
终于，庞贝克的目光落在了我身上，现在的气氛和以前有了些许的改变。
[Did I not tell you to kneel?]
我不是叫你跪下吗
Ginormous pressure pushed down on me. Not just me, though; it pushed down on the entire <Kim Dok-Ja’s Company>.
巨大的压力压在我身上，不仅仅是我，还有整个金道子公司。
[Fables from Nebula <Hongik> are observing <Kim Dok-Ja’s Company>!]
[星云hongik的寓言正在观察KimDok-Ja公司!]
It felt as if a giant ancient tree had bent down to take a look at us - a giant tree that salivated after the nutrients meant for a new-born sprout.
这感觉就像一棵巨大的古树弯下腰来看我们一样——一棵巨大的树，它垂涎于新生幼苗所需要的营养。
I quietly held that gaze for a little while, before making my reply. “I don’t want to.”
我静静地凝视了一会儿，然后回答:“我不想。”
[Indeed, you don’t…. What did you say?] “I said, I don’t want to.”
(事实上，你不......你说什么?)“我说，我不想。”
[Constellation, ‘Prisoner of Golden Headband’, is liking your attitude.] [Constellation, ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is coaxing you to start with a punch first.] “I came here to participate in the Great War, not to kneel to you.”
[Constellation，‘PrisonerofGoldenHeadband’，islikingyourattitude.][星座，‘深不可测的黑色火龙’正在诱导你先出拳。]“我来这里参加第一次世界大战，不是向你们下跪。”
[How boundlessly arrogant. I looked favourably at your bravery and wished to pardon your sins, but….]
[多么无边无际的傲慢。我欣赏你的勇敢，希望宽恕你的罪过，但是......]
“After you pardon me, what then?”
“你原谅我之后，怎么办?”
Pungbaek’s brows quivered at my pointed reply.
我尖锐的回答使庞贝克的眉毛颤动起来。
“You were thinking of absorbing <Kim Dok-Ja’s Company> through the authority of <Hongik>, were you not?”
“你是想通过弘治的权力来收购金道子的公司，是吗?”
As if his hidden plot had been accurately pointed out, emotions could be spied on that stoic Constellation’s expression now.
就好像他隐藏的阴谋被准确地指出了一样，现在人们可以通过星座式坚忍的表情来窥探人们的情感。
[It is only obvious that your group must come under the wing of <Hongik>.]
[很明显，你的团队必须归属于hongik的羽翼之下]
“Why do you think that?”
“你为什么这么想?”
[If <Hongik> did not exercise its might at the beginning, your Nebula wouldn’t have been born.]
[如果hongik一开始没有发挥它的力量，你们的星云就不会诞生]
As if he was a parent being betrayed by his child, Pungbaek began shouting at me.
就好像他是一个被他的孩子背叛的父母一样，Pungbaek开始对我大喊大叫。
[<Hongik> is the founder of the Peninsula! We gave birth to you, we set the morality you must follow, and we created the rules. It was us who determined what you’d see, feel, and think. Because the Fable of <Hongik> exists, you exist here now, and through that Fable, you survi….] “Four years ago in Earth’s time, ‘scenarios’ began on the Korean Peninsula.” I cut Pungbaek’s words off. “When the Peninsula fell into mortal danger, what did <Hongik> do at that time?”
[弘基是半岛的创始人！我们孕育了你们，我们制定了你们必须遵守的道德准则，我们制定了规则。是我们决定了你的所见、所感和所想。因为《本溪寓言》存在，所以你现在就在这里，通过这个寓言，你可以猜到......]“四年前，在地球的时代，朝鲜半岛开始出现‘情景’。”我把Pungbaek的话删掉了。“当半岛陷入致命危险时，弘治当时做了什么?”
[…..!!]
[.....!!]
“When scenarios began on the Peninsula, when the [Absolute Throne] appeared, when Outer Gods and Calamities descended, and when the Peninsula’s Incarnations and Constellations had to work together because of them….”
“当半岛开始出现各种情况时，当(绝对王座)出现时，当外界诸神和灾难降临时，当半岛的化身和星座因为它们而不得不一起工作时......”
Certain memories began rushing back every time I spoke a word. Scenarios, overcome by the gathering of people who had no one to rely on; the [Four Yin Demon Beheading Sword] plunging down on the blind throne and the Peninsula’s Constellations who lent their Probabilities to that weapon.
每次我说一个字，某些记忆就开始涌上心头。情景，克服了聚集的人谁没有依靠;[四阴恶魔斩首剑]坠落在盲目的宝座和半岛的星座谁提供了他们的概率，武器。
[Fable, ‘King of a Kingless World’, is glaring at ‘Heavenly Wind God’.] [Fable, ‘King of a Kingless World’, has begun its storytelling!]
[寓言，“无王世界之王”，怒视着“天风神”。][寓言《无王世界之王》已经开始讲故事了!]
I didn’t do anything, yet the Fable began coming to life, anyway. ‘King of a Kingless World’ was born as the [Absolute Throne] was destroyed.
我什么也没做，然而，无论如何，《寓言》开始复活了。“无王世界的国王”诞生于王位被摧毁的时候。
I recited the story of this Fable, and through me, this Fable spoke of itself. “During those times, where were you and the oh-so-great Constellations of <Hongik>? And what were you all doing?”
我背诵了这个寓言的故事，并通过我，这个寓言本身说。“那时候，你和那些如此伟大的洪吉星座在哪里？你们都在干什么?”
Tsu-chuchuchut!
楚楚！
[You bastard!]
你这个混蛋
Pungbaek glared at me as if he’d start vomiting blood at any second.
庞贝克瞪着我，好像随时都会吐血似的。
“Of course, I know that you and <Hongik> worked hard to aid the Peninsula during its infant stages. I do acknowledge the value of the Fable you people possess. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean everyone from the Peninsula must swear loyalty to you,” I finished my speech while watching Pungbaek’s beard tremble from rage. “Everyone has their own way of clearing ‘scenarios’. Even if you’re the Peninsula’s highest-grade Constellation, you can’t interfere with the actions of <Kim Dok-Ja’s Company>.”
“当然，我知道你和弘毅在朝鲜半岛刚刚成立时，曾努力帮助它。我承认你们所拥有的寓言的价值。不幸的是，这并不意味着来自半岛的每个人都必须发誓效忠于你。”。“每个人都有自己清理‘情景’的方式。即使你是半岛最高级的星座，你也不能干涉金道子公司的行动。”
Cheok Jun-Gyeong seemed to be enjoying my daring, fearless tone of voice. It’d probably be his first time seeing Pungbaek get treated in this manner.
CheokJun-Gyeong似乎很喜欢我大胆无畏的声调。这可能是他第一次看到Pungbaek被这样对待。
[You dare, you dare….!]
[你敢，你敢...!]
In place of the rendered-speechless Pungbaek, a Fable’s forceful aura rose up from behind him.
一个寓言的强烈光环从他身后升起，取代了他那无言的庞贝克。
[Great Fable of the Nebula, <Hongik>, is staring at you!] [Nebula, <Hongik>, is extending its roots towards <Kim Dok-Ja’s Company>!]
[伟大的星云寓言，hongik，凝视着你!][星云hongik，正在向金道子公司延伸它的根!]
Great Fables belonging to <Hongik> began rising up to the heavens one by one like tree branches, and eventually, formed an image of a gigantic tree. I knew what that was straight away.
属于洪吉克的伟大寓言开始像树枝一个接一个地升上天空，最终形成了一棵巨大的树的形象。我马上就知道那是什么。
⸢The tree that connects the Heavens to Earth below, as well as the totality of all the Fables that <Hongik> puts to practice; the one Fable that supports all those Fables.⸥
这棵树连接着下面的天堂和地球，以及所有hongik实践的寓言的全部;这个寓言支持了所有这些寓言。
⸢The Fabled Tree, Shindansu.⸥
传说中的树，新丹苏
Every Fable of <Hongik> began with that very tree in front of my eyes. Shindansu spread its holy aura all around and extended its branches made up of Fables.
每一个关于本溪的寓言都是从我眼前的那棵树开始的。新甘肃在四周散发着神圣的气息，树枝上挂满了寓言。
Seeing that admonition alone wasn’t doing the trick, it was now trying to show off its might, instead. What a bitter experience that was.
看到这个告诫本身并不起作用，它现在只是想炫耀自己的力量。那是多么痛苦的经历啊。
The truly bitter thing about this situation was, though….
这种情况真正让人痛苦的是..。
“I see that the real highest-ranked Constellations of <Hongik> did disappear.”
“我看到真正排名最高的星座确实消失了。”
[….What do you mean by that?]
你这是什么意思
This Shindansu was so much smaller and shabbier compared to the one that I knew. Not only that, the ends of the tree’s roots extending towards us were all horrifyingly damaged. What I saw were Great Fables failing to sustain their shapes after not having absorbed nutrients for a long time; most of the branches connected to these roots had withered almost beyond recognition.
这个新丹苏比我认识的那个小得多，破旧得多。不仅如此，向我们伸展的树根的末端都受到了可怕的破坏。我看到的是伟大的寓言故事，在很长一段时间没有吸收营养之后，无法维持它们的形状;连接这些根的大多数树枝已经枯萎得几乎认不出来了。
That was the total sum of what <Hongik> currently possessed.
这就是洪吉克目前所拥有的全部财产。
“I speak of these words because I pity you.”
“我说这些话是因为我可怜你。”
The ‘Pungbaek’ from the original storyline that I knew was not an obstinate geezer like this guy. Sure, he wasn’t exactly the warmest guy around, but still, he was a Constellation possessing far greater class and righteousness.
我所知道的原始故事情节中的‘Pungbaek’不是像这个家伙一样顽固的怪老头。当然，他不是最温暖的家伙，但是，他仍然是一个拥有更高的阶级和正义的星座。
However, something happened to <Hongik> and the Nebula’s influence shrunk back at a rapid pace. The reason why Pungbaek became so destitute probably had something to do with that event.
然而，hongik发生了一些事情，星云的影响力迅速萎缩。蓬贝克变得如此贫困的原因可能与那次事件有关。
[You dare to show disdain towards this god?!]
[你竟敢蔑视这个神?!]
Pungbaek roared out and roused up the powers of the wind; giant storm energy began gathering all around us. As the enormous Status suppressed the entire land, Reincarnators from ‘Kaixenix Archipelago’ began writhing around in pain.
庞贝克呼啸而出，唤醒了风的力量;巨大的风暴能量开始聚集在我们周围。由于巨大的地位压制了整个大陆，来自凯塞尼克斯群岛的转世开始痛苦地扭动。
Han Su-Yeong urged me one more time.
韩素英再次催促我。
– Kim Dok-Ja.
-金道子。
I nodded my head.
我点了点头。
Although the current appearance of <Hongik> was lamentable, at the end of the day, it had nothing to do with us.
虽然现在hongik的出现是可悲的，但是到最后，这和我们没有任何关系。
I took a step forward, prompting Yu Jung-Hyeok next to me to unsheathe his sword, while Han Su-Yeong unfurled the bandages on her left arm. And then….
