IAG :: Volume #2 Volume 2

#646: The bottle of replot original sin


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Dreamland deep place. 梦界深处。 Hell. 地狱。 Sits a Naproses black robe above God Throne, the fearful long sickle depends like this in the one side. 坐在神座之上的纳普洛赛斯一身黑袍,可怕的长柄镰刀就这样靠在一旁。 His under foot is flooding the city of dark and ruined dead, the ghost of blotting out the sky changed into the dead souls army, changed into the servant of each equivalent. 他的脚下是充斥着黑暗和破败的死者之城,铺天盖地的幽魂化为了死灵大军,化为了各个等阶的奴仆。 In the ruins corner, is lingering massive equivalent no roaming shadow. 在废墟的角落里,留连着大量等阶都没有的游影。 The king of this hell is napping on God Throne like this, perhaps cannot say that sleeps, regarding arriving in god and person boundary such powerhouse, sleeps cannot, is more like convalescing on mind. However. 这位地狱之王就这样在神座上打着盹,或许称不上是睡觉,对于抵达了神与人边界这样的强者来说,睡觉不是必须的,更像是一场心神上的疗养。不过。 The Naproses mind convalesces does not seem to succeed. He just just closed the eye, at present will dream of that in the long years during the darkness captivity passing through. 纳普洛赛斯的心灵疗养似乎并没有成功。他只不过刚刚一闭上眼睛,眼前就会梦见那个在黑暗囚禁之中度过的漫长岁月。 Paces back and forth in the prisoner's cage his dream to oneself time and time again, he noticed that oneself cried out to shout pitifully desperately, is cursing to the sky. " Why? " 他梦到自己一次又一次地在囚笼之中徘徊,他看到自己悲惨绝望地呐喊嘶吼,对着天空咒骂。「为什么?」 " Why? " 「凭什么?」 " I refuse to accept! " 「我不服!」 In that darkness does not know the time, 100 years, in 1000, 100,000 years. 那黑暗里不知道时间,一百年,一千年,十万年。 Even is longer. 甚至更久。 He only missed last from to become God obviously, is actually not able to hold again, can only face day after day year after year desperately. Then, he dream to other pictures. 他明明距离成神就只差最后一步了,却再也无法抓住,只能日复一日年复一年地面对着绝望。接下来,他又梦到了其他的画面。 Under setting sun. 夕阳下。 In the warrior hand that is conducting the arm the black blade takes a poetry anthology, is reading aloud poetry anthology inside sentence. 一个挎着黑刀的武士手上拿着一本诗集,念诵着诗集里面的句子。 " Everyone is Little Human in a Bottle, forever by anything fettering. " 「每个人都是一个瓶中的小人,永远被什么东西给束缚着。」 " From others, does not come from oneself. " One obviously is child's fellow also puts on the armor follows in the opposite party behind, wears the funny laughable helmet, throws over serious armor, skirt armor is dragging to let his probably iron pot head on the ground, walks to make the sound. 「不是源自于别人,就是源自于自己。」一个明显是孩子的家伙也穿着铠甲跟在对方的身后,戴着滑稽可笑的头盔,披着沉重的甲,裙甲拖在地上让他就好像一个铁罐头,走起来发出哐哐的声音。 Rear, follows blindly a girl, three person leisurely taking a walk. 最后面,亦步亦趋地跟着一个女孩,三个人优哉游哉的散着步。 A picture revolution, he saw that black blade warrior again, but he had died, turned into a ghost. 画面再度一转,他再度看到了那个黑刀武士,只不过他早已死去,变成了一个幽魂。 However his song is singing the poetry anthology repeatedly, is taunting to be the same probably. 但是他还是一遍又一遍地颂唱着诗集,就好像在嘲讽着自己一样。 But finally. 而最后。 His times passed by that side woman who brings the armor, places and opposite party look at each other, then the leaning body leaves. 他一次次路过那个带着盔甲的女人身边,一次次地和对方对视,然后偏身离开。 Occasionally, he also looks at that motley dark helmet from afar, absent-minded does not know that is thinking anything. 偶尔,他也会远远的看着那斑驳黝黑的头盔,失神的不知道在想些什么。 " False! " 「假的!」 " Is completely false. " 「全部都是假的。」 Naproses opens the eye, in his mouth is talking over like this. He is angry obviously very much, should angry roar loudly. 纳普洛赛斯睁开眼睛,他嘴中这样念叨着。他明明很生气,应该大声怒吼。 However was only left over to the mouth told in a low voice calmly, some words saying a lot did not have the sentiment, because that mood has carved in the body. 然而到了嘴边只剩下低声平静地诉说,有些话说得多了就没有感情了,因为那情绪已经刻在了身体里。 He is denying that all. 他否认着那一切。 However. 但是。 That appears in his dream unceasingly, lets the picture that he escapes cannot escape, has actually proven anything. 那不断在他梦中浮现,让他逃都逃不掉的画面,却已然证明了什么。 Some things are fake regarding others, but regarding personal experience, that is the indelible life. 有些东西对于别人来说是假的,但是对于亲身经历者来说,那就是难以磨灭的人生。 Naproses took up own sickle, set out to leave own Divine Country. 纳普洛赛斯拿起了自己的镰刀,起身离开了自己的神国 He walks toward Dreamland another, Dreamland of disorderly space somewhat could not find the position, he first spans the reality, appeared again. At this time. 他朝着梦界的另一头走去,无序空间的梦界有些找不到位置,他先是跨越回了现实,再度浮现。这个时候。 The abyss has appeared at present. 深渊就已经出现在了眼前。 He arrived at behind Gate of Original Sin, saw that evil god. Being away from is very far, Naproses is looking at the face of opposite party quietly. 他来到了原罪之门后面,见到了那位邪神。隔着很远,纳普洛赛斯在悄悄地看着对方的脸。 Different with him, the opposite party will as if never have a dream, frequently is awaking. 和他不一样,对方似乎从来不会做梦,时时刻刻都是醒着的。 This god only as if also never has any to dread, will not send out the desperate call like him absolutely. 这位神祇似乎也从来没有任何畏惧,绝对不会像他一样发出绝望的呐喊。 But that years and opposite party who in fact, the Naproses pain, he experiences experience all compared with. 而实际上,纳普洛赛斯的痛苦,他所经历的那一点岁月和对方经历的一切相比。 It seems so superficial. 就显得如此轻描淡写。 This made Naplo settle down, lowers the head to say one. 这让纳普洛驻足,低下头说了一句。 " True powerhouse, should like. " 「真正的强者,就应该是像这样。」 Naproses has regarding the original sin evil god is quite complex 纳普洛赛斯对于原罪邪神有着极为复杂 The emotion, he himself does not know how should describe. 的情感,连他自己都不知道该如何去描述。 He is worshipping the opposite party, is fearing the opposite party. 他崇拜着对方,又恐惧着对方。 He was once looking forward to the opposite party that the powerful stance of the innermost feelings sending out, now is somewhat hating existence of opposite party. 他曾经憧憬着对方那从内心发出的强大姿态,如今又有些憎恶着对方的存在。 At this time. 这个时候。 That evil god has not raised the head, but lifted to point at slightly easily. 那邪神没有抬头,只是稍稍的反掌抬了一下手指。 The meaning is, making him come. 意思就是,让他过来。 " Master! " 「主人!」 Naproses runs immediately brightly with a smile. 纳普洛赛斯立刻灿烂地笑着跑了过去。 At this moment, he turned into that ceramic villain probably. 此刻,他好像又变成了那个陶瓷小人。 Naproses approached to discover that on the table had/left one thing: " What is this? " 纳普洛赛斯走近了就发现桌子上多出了一样东西:「这是什么?」 similar: " Demon eye of envy. " 肖:「嫉妒的魔眼。」 Naplo could not bear looked at one, looking like speaking thoughtlessly said one. 纳普洛忍不住多看了一眼,肖似乎是随口的说了一句。 " Likes? " 「喜欢吗?」 Naproses raised the head: " ? " 纳普洛赛斯抬起头:「啊?」 Then, in front of his hearing evil god said: " Gave to you. " 然后,他就听到面前的邪神说:「送给你了。」 Naproses naturally not reject regarding can such a powerful eye, this is also equivalent to pair of a item that exceeds the ordinary apostle rank. 纳普洛赛斯对于能够得到这样一双强大的眼睛当然不会拒绝,这也相当于一对超越普通使徒级别的道具了。 So long as with well, can a strength and subordinate of strong rank, even if it cannot finally the strength of carrying/sustaining original sin. 只要用得好,就能够多出一个超强级别的战力和手下,哪怕其最后不能承载原罪的力量。 Naproses accepted overjoyed, then cautious asking: " Master, Gate of Starry Domain was opened by God of Demon Spirit. " similar nods, does not seem to express any mood: " That really congratulated Ms. Eliana. " 纳普洛赛斯欢天喜地的收下了,然后小心翼翼的问道:「主人,星界之门魔灵之神打开了。」肖点了点头,似乎没有表现出任何情绪:「那真是恭喜爱莲娜女士了。」 However after a while, he also asked one. 但是过了一会,他又问了一句。 " Therefore, you? " 「所以,你呢?」 Naproses lies on the ground, said earnestly: " I have decided that uses that method. " 纳普洛赛斯趴在地上,认真地说道:「我已经决定了,就用那个方法。」 similar nods: " That does, I will help you prepare. " 肖点了点头:「那就去做,我会帮你准备好的。」 Naproses said excitedly: " If smooth, I can become myth quickly. " 纳普洛赛斯激动地说道:「如果顺利的话,我很快就能成为神话。」 " Master, you felt relieved. " 「主人,您放心。」 " I will open above the front door to sky for you, lets the abyss and original sin becomes everyone deepest nightmare. " 「我将会为您打开通往高天之上的大门,让深渊和原罪成为所有人最深的噩梦。」 similar Biaoqing moved slightly, said with no connection words that Naproses spoke. 肖表情微微动了一下,却说了一句和纳普洛赛斯所说的毫无关联的话。 " Yes! " 「是啊!」 " Was stranded in the narrow cavern, the time of manipulating strategically must pass by finally. " 「被困在狭窄洞穴里,勾心斗角的时代终于就要过去了。」 " Looks up, was the stars time. " 「抬头看,是群星的时代了。」 Naproses sees Gate of Starry Domain to open, cannot bear the mind be excited. 纳普洛赛斯看到星界之门打开,也忍不住心神激动。 After similar Jianmian comes back, he finally sets firm resolve. Walks in darkness, the king of this hell is saying unceasingly endlessly. 和肖见面回来之后,他终于下定了决心。行走在黑暗之中的时候,这位地狱之王不断地喋喋不休的说着。 " Must start! " 「要开始了!」 " Must start! " 「要开始了!」 " Started again, Naproses, did you prepare? " 「再一次开始了,纳普洛赛斯,你准备好了吗?」 " This time, will certainly not make a mistake, cannot. " " ...... " 「这一次,一定不会出错,一定不会的。」「……」 Before Naproses no longer is that ceramic villain, that writes freely to disregard all monsters. 纳普洛赛斯不再是以前的那个陶瓷小人,那个嬉笑怒骂无视一切的怪物。 He has experienced the major rises, understands anything is called to be terrifying and despair. 他经历过大起大落,也明白了什么叫做恐怖和绝望。 Also because of this, that intense hope gives birth from the innermost feelings. 也正因为如此,那强烈的渴望才从内心之中生出。 Person who anything has, without experiencing painful person, does not know longs for what the reckless taste is. 什么都有的人,没有经历过痛苦的人,是不知道渴望到不顾一切的滋味是什么样的。 Probably grew a vine at heart, the root hair crawls densely and numerously is, you felt that the whole body itches, felt that wants flexure to put on the chest, gives to dig the heart. 就好像心里长出了一根藤蔓,根须爬得密密麻麻都是,你感觉到全身发痒,感觉想要挠穿胸膛,将心都给挖出来。 Until that root hair across own chest, takes root across own bloodlines in the fingertip, finally from the fingertip and skin puncture, changes into the shoot greedily is sucking in the sunlight. 直到那根须穿过自己的胸膛,穿过自己的血脉扎根在指尖,最后从指尖和皮肤穿刺而出,化为嫩芽贪婪的吮吸着阳光。 Returns to the hell. 回到地狱之中。 He put out himself already prepared the two kinds thing. Same, is ceramic mannequin of finger size, grotesque. 他拿出了自己早已经准备好了的两样东西。一样,是一个指头大小的陶瓷人偶,怪模怪样。 Same, is the shatter glass piece, is glittering the light of degeneration. Naproses first looks at the ceramic villain, finally put down it, will look at the glass piece. 一样,是破碎的玻璃碎片,闪烁着堕落的光。纳普洛赛斯先是看着陶瓷小人,最后还是放下了它,将目光投向了玻璃碎片。 Naproses puts out a hand, in within the body huge strength goes toward the glass piece gathering 纳普洛赛斯伸出手,体内庞大的力量朝着玻璃碎片汇聚而去 . Ceremony technique spreads in Divine Country, transmits to the distant place. 仪式术阵在神国内蔓延,传递向远方。 " With antique time the name of God of Knowledge! " 「以太古时代的知识之神之名!」 " The initial bottles of all pardoned crimes, please span the time to return to my hand. " 「一切原罪的初始之瓶,请跨越时光回到我的手上。」 " I need your strength. " 「我需要你的力量。」 The incantation, language and mind have the strength in this world, particularly this era. 咒语、语言、心灵在这个世界上是有力量的,尤其是这一个纪元。 During they really can communicate to be dark the strength that ancient has. 它们真的能够沟通上冥冥之中的古老存在的力量。 The Naproses strength is contaminated unceasingly the fragment of that glass, the above degeneration contamination light/only unceasing revolving, then sees that crystal unceasing spread. 纳普洛赛斯的力量不断地浸染着那玻璃的碎片,上面的堕落污秽之光不断的旋转,然后就看到那结晶体不断的蔓延。 Small glass piece unceasing growth, little restoration. Delimits a curve, changes into a sphere. 小小的玻璃碎片不断的增长,一点点的复原。划出一个弧度,化为一个球形。 Above sphere, grows a bottleneck gradually. 球形之上,又渐渐地增长出一个瓶颈。 Finally, wore the death monarchy of black robe to put out a plan to fill the mysterious stopper of incantation, according to above. 最后,身穿黑袍的死亡君主拿出了一个绘制满了咒文的神秘瓶塞,按在了上面。 After the conclusion . 结束后。 Naproses is excited. 纳普洛赛斯激动万分。 He approaches the flask to size up it, looks in the hand repeatedly. 他靠近着烧瓶打量着它,把在手中翻来覆去地看。 " Embryonic form came out. " 「雏形出来了。」 " The bottle of original sin, the divine tool of antique time. " 「原罪之瓶,太古时代的神器。」 Even if it also by far is not the myth item, does not have the fearful prestige energy of bottle of antique time original sin. 哪怕它还远远不是神话道具,也没有太古时代原罪之瓶的可怕威能。 However such thing wants in the hand, as if can give people an inexplicable confidence. 但是这样的东西只要拿在手上,就仿佛能够给人一种莫名的信心。 One type can control the forces of nature, omnipotent confidence. 一种能够呼风唤雨,无所不能的信心。 The origin of bottle of original sin is glorious, if has traced most ancient, has been able to trace the body of demon monster first ancestor Haru. 原罪之瓶的来历悠久,如果一直追溯到最古,一直可以追溯到魔怪始祖哈鲁的身上。 After Haru, Anhofos and Evil God in a Bottle, are refined to appear in the hand of Naproses now. 历经哈鲁安霍福斯瓶中邪神,如今又被重新炼制出现在了纳普洛赛斯的手中。 Naproses he wants to inherit the Evil God in a Bottle strength thoroughly, Evil God in a Bottle the bottle of original sin becomes him to obtain the strength fast the first choice. 纳普洛赛斯他想要彻底继承瓶中邪神的力量,瓶中邪神的原罪之瓶成为了他快速获得力量的首选。 However. 不过。 The strength of original sin by similar Nazou, Naproses had been made the bottle of original sin, had one type differently to mean. Then, Naproses looked to that ceramic mannequin. His hand according to own head, then saw that light of the faint trace mood desire pulled out. 原罪的力量早已经被肖拿走,纳普洛赛斯重新制造原罪之瓶,就有了一种不一样的意味了。接下来,纳普洛赛斯看向了那个陶瓷人偶。他手按在了自己的头上,然后就看到一丝丝情绪欲望之光被抽了出来。 During he extracted himself to experience, in the recollection these weak things, changed into a seed it. 他抽取出了自己经历之中,回忆里那些软弱的东西,将其化为了一枚种子。 Can see these repeatedly in he remembers that in the ever emerging picture lost the brilliance, turned into an obsolete picture from the recollection probably, others' movie is the same. 可以看到那些反复在他记忆里不断出现的画面一个个失去了光彩,就好像从回忆变成了一张老旧相片,一部别人的电影一样。 " Frightened, amenable and tenderhearted. " 「恐惧、顺从、心软。」 " These are not me. " 「这些都不属于我。」 Naproses at this moment, what remembered is Xiao's appearance. He said: " Powerhouse not by these senseless thing influences. " The thing that Naproses will pull out, integrated in ceramic mannequin. 纳普洛赛斯此时此刻,想起的是肖的模样。他说:「强者不受这些无谓的东西影响。」纳普洛赛斯将抽出来的东西,都融入到了陶瓷人偶之中。 Then, opened the plug of flask to put ceramic mannequin. He does especially conscientiously. 然后,打开烧瓶的塞子将陶瓷人偶放了进去。他做得格外认真。 Probably past, the weakest part, will load in the bottle completely. 就好像将过去的自己,自己最软弱的部分,全部都装入瓶子里面。 Stays outside, is only left over one powerful just likes God the king of hell. 留在外面的,只剩下一个强大恍若神明的地狱之王。 Finally, he opened the exit|to speak of hell to human world. 最后,他打开了地狱通往人间的出口。 The bottle that will just refine threw, invests the human world. " I will reappear your strength! " 将刚刚炼制的瓶子扔了下去,投入人间。「我将再现你的力量!」 The Naproses sickle direction human world, said with the ice-cold sound. 纳普洛赛斯镰刀指向人间,用冰冷的声音说道。 " Swallows all living things, to enslave most ancient myth of all living things. " 「吞噬众生、奴役众生的最古神话。」 " Evil god Anhofos in bottle! " 「瓶中的邪神安霍福斯!」 winged human state. 翼人的国度。 The volcanic cluster is the Western unvisited place, after all here volcano crowded, is situated remote, be only several population do not calculate that crowded duke Count leads. 火山群地原本是西方人迹罕至的地方,毕竟这里火山密集、地处偏远,只有几个人口并不算密集公爵伯爵领。 However among these years, the volcanic cluster actually became lived it up all of a sudden, developed the aristocrat to come here to establish own domain massively. last year. 不过这几年间,火山群地却一下子变得热闹了起来,大量的开拓贵族来到这里建立自己的领地。在去年。 These winged human development aristocrats and original several dukes led to hold the alliance conference, finally selected a king, established a joint country. 这些翼人的开拓贵族和原本的几个公爵领举办了联盟会议,最后选出了一位国王,建立起了一个联合国家。 The name was the mapping Gozman kingdom. 名字叫做图格兹曼王国。 The meaning is very straightforward, mounts the front door of sky state 意思很直白,就是登上天空国度的大门 . After the kingdom is founded, massive immigration gathering that because various reasons arrive in this, even many alien races also gather in this. These powerful Powerful, establish all kinds of strange constructions in North Korea , Japan, easily established cities. The large number of demon spirit spatial ships arrived from the distant place, bring settled down in this's resident. 。王国建立之后,大量的因为各种各样原因到来的移民汇聚于此,甚至很多异族也聚集于此。那些强大的权能者,在朝日之间建立起各种各样的奇异建筑,轻易地建立起了一座座城市。大量的魔灵空艇从远方到来,带来了定居于此的住民。 The brand-new railway rail steam train anchors by the station, shipped in one after another cargo. 全新的铁轨蒸汽列车停靠在车站旁边,运来了一车又一车货物。 However. 不过。 This all sorts of scenes, cannot compare that magnificent great tower. " ! " 这种种景象,都比不上那座壮观的巨塔。「哇!」 " Big tower! " 「好大的塔!」 Outside spatial ship bus stop. 空艇停靠站外。 3 or 4-year-old small winged human Neet following mother Gina rides the spatial ship arrival of demon spirit, he flies does not have the learned, can only the following mother walk in the roadside. 只有三四岁的小翼人尼特跟着母亲米吉娜乘坐魔灵的空艇到来,他连飞行都没有学会,只能跟着母亲在路边行走。 But his mother is throwing over the spacious cloak, the head throws over the kerchief to cover solid the face, imitates, if a devout member. At this moment, Neet pupil twinkle is pointing at the construction of ends of the earth. That construction on the mountain, as if clouds that floats the construction in halfway. 而他的母亲披着宽大的披风,头上披着头巾将面孔遮盖得严严实实的,仿若一个虔诚的修士。此刻,尼特瞳孔闪烁地指着天尽头的建筑。那座修建在大山上,仿佛云都漂浮在半腰的建筑。 The winged human child noticed that large number of spatial ships and Powerful go to the sky from harbor depart, breaks in that cloud Wo, saw a train same surrounds the great tower to revolve like the long line, finally from the sky gallops. Neet: " Mom, what is that? " 翼人孩童看到大量的空艇和权能者从港口出发前往天空,冲入那云涡之中,也看到了一架列车如同长龙一样环绕着巨塔旋转,最终在空中奔腾。尼特:「妈妈,那是什么?」 The mother had seen, smiles is telling him: " Day airport. " 母亲早就看到了,微笑着告诉他:「天空港。」 This is the real reason that Gozman kingdom establishes. 这才是图格兹曼王国建立的真正原因。 Everyone can see that here will become the winged human state liveliest place, will become a world strength gathering center. 所有人都可以看得出这里将会成为翼人国度最繁华的地方,也将会成为一个世界力量汇聚的中心。 These aristocrats and pioneer also to collaborate, preserve their benefits here. 那些贵族和开拓者们也是为了联手,保住他们在这里的利益。 Neet asked: " What day airport is, is who constructs? " Mother: " Is the Powerful construction of alien race, to connect that leads to Ruhul Giant Island Ladder of the Sky, for close to that day arched above Gate of Starry Domain. " 尼特问:「天空港是什么,是谁修建的?」母亲:「是异族的权能者修建的,为了连接那通往鲁赫巨岛天空之梯,更为了靠近那天穹之上的星界之门。」 " They drive the sky special train to arrive, they use the strange installment to make a city and harbor directly baseless, they looks like regarding the average person omnipotent general. " 「他们开着天空专列到来,他们用奇怪的装置直接凭空制造出一座城市和港口,对于普通人来说他们就像是无所不能一般。」 Ruhul Giant Island, Ladder of the Sky, Gate of Starry Domain wait/etc, names said. 鲁赫巨岛天空之梯星界之门等等,一个又一个名字说出。 Neet cannot understand, only felt very fierce. 尼特听不懂,只感觉很厉害。 Was on the verge of spatial ship bus stop, mother looks that great tower closely gripped Neet's hand, some joint faint blanches. 走到了空艇停靠站边缘,母亲看着那巨塔紧紧地握住了尼特的手,骨节都隐隐有些发白。 Neet feels somewhat sorely, actually does not dare to work loose. 尼特感觉有些疼,却不敢挣脱。 " Sees not to have! " 「看见没有!」 " Various gods from here ascending a height to get a broad view star, are pursuing true eternal. " 「诸神从这里登临星界,追逐着真正的永恒。」 " Powerhouse carves up the world, the powerhouse occupies the sky, the powerhouse charges into star sea. " 「强者瓜分世界,强者占据天空,强者冲向星海。」 " However the weak one, can only visit them to have all under. " Neet asked: " Mom, what is a powerhouse? " 「而弱者,只能在底下看着他们拥有一切。」尼特问:「妈妈,什么是强者?」 The mother said: " Powerful. " 母亲说:「权能者。」 Neet looks that great tower and already soon the sky train that flies not to see, regarding Powerful this noun, suddenly had a concept. At this time, mother asked him suddenly: " You must become a powerhouse, becomes a weak one? " 尼特看着那巨塔和已经快要飞得不见的天空列车,对于权能者这个名词,突然有了一种概念。这个时候,妈妈突然问他:「你是要成为一个强者,还是成为一个弱者?」 Neet said loudly: " Naturally must become a powerhouse, moreover must become most powerhouse in Powerful. " 尼特大声说道:「当然要成为一个强者,而且要成为权能者之中的最强者。」 Neet's mother grasped him, happy saying. " I know, my Neet is best. " 尼特的母亲一把抱住了他,开心的说道。「我就知道,我的尼特是最棒的。」 " You will become my pride. " 「你会成为我的骄傲。」 () () …… ……
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