The grand bonfire flame, the bell tower in distant place resounds an intermittent melodious ding, fills in the mortuary tribute chrysanthemum delicate fragrance that in whole city, St. Sunil starts to be covered by dim dream smog, proliferates the flame of entire city as if to resist gradually the deep curtain of night, under the star light, made a brilliance of city all over the sky. 盛大的篝火燃烧起来,远方的钟楼响起一阵阵悠扬的钟声,在满城弥漫的告死菊清香中,圣苏尼尔开始被一层朦胧梦幻的烟雾笼罩起来,遍布全城的火光就仿佛对抗着渐渐深沉的夜幕,在满天星光之下,造出了一城的光辉。 This makes people think that to become the dark age of legend, remembers that to decide that Human Race destiny Second Development- in dark chaos magic tide, the ancestors also once ignited the giant bonfire like today, like raises up lamp tower in the darkness, directs to close up to oneself in the compatriots of magic tide deep place wrong path? 这让人不禁想起那个已经成为传说的黑暗年代,想起那决定人类命运的第二次开拓-在黑暗混沌的魔潮中,先祖们是否也曾像今天这样燃起巨大的篝火,如同在黑暗中竖起灯塔,指引着在魔潮深处迷途的同胞们向自己靠拢？ This perhaps is also Spirit's Repose Festival must ignite the bonfire at night another concealed significance. 这或许也是安灵节夜晚必须燃起篝火的另外一层隐含的意义吧。 The flame that looks at rocks at present, listening to the etiquette officer to read out the long calming the spirits prayer in the one side, Wales Mowen is unemotionally silent, this Ainz nominally rule like the outsider stands, in this cherishes the memory in the garden of Mowen ancestor, leaps point point spark to fluctuate to jump before him since the bonfire, rides the hot blast of transpiration to fly to the dark dim light of night, fuses together with the late autumn starry sky gradually, in that nighttime sky, he and can't see Charlie? Mowen- his remote and strange bloodlines ancestor- face. 看着眼前晃动的火光,听着礼仪官在一旁宣读冗长的安魂祷文,威尔士?摩恩面无表情地静默着,这位安苏名义上的统治者像个局外人一样站在这缅怀摩恩先祖的庭院中,从篝火中腾起的点点火星在他面前起伏跳跃,乘着蒸腾的热风飞向黑暗的夜色,渐渐和深秋的星空融为一体,在那夜空中,他并看不到查理?摩恩-他那位遥远而陌生的血脉祖先-的面孔。 Leisurely sound of footsteps from transmits behind, this reaches middle-age the crown prince to feel suddenly the auspicious tranquil feeling that does not have the reason covered own body and mind, he shoots a look at to wipe in the brilliance that in the air appears, then has turned the head, therefore saw Veronica Mowen that wears the white long skirt is standing in own side. 一阵轻缓的脚步声从身后传来,这位人到中年的皇储突然感觉到一股没来由的祥和宁静之感笼罩了自己的身心,他瞥到一抹在空气中浮现的光辉,便转过头去,于是看到了身穿白色长裙的维罗妮卡?摩恩正站在自己身旁。 In this Saintess Princess chest front, a white little flower is in full bloom under nourishing of Holy Light, but pure and holy beautiful. 在这位圣女公主胸前,一朵白色的小花正在圣光的滋养下怒放着,圣洁而美丽。 „Elder brother, good evening.” On the Veronica face brings that as if forever the invariable indifferent to fame or gain smile, raises slightly to say slightly. “兄长,晚上好。”维罗妮卡脸上带着那似乎永远不变的恬淡微笑,微微欠身说道。 „Veronica......” some Wales Mowen accident/surprise looks at this talent younger sisters, „shouldn't you in the Cathedral prayer?” “维罗妮卡……”威尔士?摩恩有些意外地看着自己这个天才般的妹妹,“你不是应该在大教堂祷告么？” „Today is Spirit's Repose Festival, the Royal Father leaves first Spirit's Repose Festival after world,” Veronica said lightly, „host will forgive.” “今天是安灵节,父王离开人世之后的第一个安灵节,”维罗妮卡淡淡地说道,“主会宽容的。” This saying not in textbook like outside person eyes devout „Saintess Princess” can say, but Wales Mowen knows since childhood own this younger sister displays not with average man, she always has oneself idea, moreover always some innumerable ingenious reasons come to be appeared only to be expected by oneself behavior, therefore his slightly nodded, has not asked one again. 这话并不像一个在外人眼中教科书般虔诚的“圣女公主”能说出来的,但威尔士?摩恩知道自己这个妹妹从小就表现的非同常人,她总是有着自己的想法,而且总是有无数巧妙的理由来让自己的行为显得顺理成章,所以他只是微微点了点头,没有再多问一句。 After the awkward moment is silent, Wales opens the mouth to say on own initiative: „Victoria Duchess has come, she said something to me.” 令人尴尬的片刻沉默之后,威尔士主动开口道:“维多利亚女公爵来过,她跟我说了一些事情。” „You must become King.” “你就要成为国王了。” Wales is somewhat surprised: „How do you know?” 威尔士有些惊讶:“你怎么会知道？” „It is not difficult to guess, that the situation so, regent government Duke can choose are not many, but today is Spirit's Repose Festival, in front of the ancestors, she you told that these are just appropriate,” Veronica is saying calmly, then bends the waist slightly, „elder brother, congratulates you.” “不难猜,局势如此,摄政公爵能进行的选择不多,而今天正好是安灵节,在先祖们面前,她跟你说这些正合适,”维罗妮卡平静地说着,然后微微弯了弯腰,“兄长,祝贺你。” Wales slightly cannot check knits the brows, what he wants to listen is not this, the eye of his looks at Veronica, that eye brings to make the faint smile that one trusts as always gently, is in his eyes, that eye actually probably with, the lifelike sham that the gem carves general- magnificent, happy, actually lifeless, that is one type not only harmless and does not have the well-meaning look, this makes him unable to bear turn the head irritably. 威尔士微不可查地皱了皱眉,他想听的并不是这个,他看着维罗妮卡的眼睛,那双眼睛一如既往带着温柔而令人信赖的浅笑,可是在他眼中,那眼睛却好像用宝石雕琢的、惟妙惟肖的赝品一般-瑰丽,美好,却无生命,那是一种既无恶意又无善意的眼神,这让他忍不住别扭地转过头去。 As if had felt from no one this Saintess Princess makings have slightly unusually, everyone treated as the treasure of bestowed by heaven her, treated as the symbols of Ainz all happy spirit, but Wales, when Veronica was very small on the association/will when was together with this younger sister felt the strangeness that one type did not have the reason, under this strange pressure, he will avoid living alone with Veronica as far as possible on own initiative-, however today is Spirit's Repose Festival, he had no reason to leave the garden ahead of time. 似乎从没有人感觉过这位圣女公主的气质有丝毫异样,每个人都把她当做天赐的宝物,当做安苏一切美好精神的象征,可是威尔士在维罗妮卡还很小的时候就总会在和这位妹妹相处的时候感觉到一种没来由的怪异,在这种怪异压力下,他会尽量避免主动和维罗妮卡独处-然而今天是安灵节,他没有任何理由提前离开庭院。 Therefore he can only stay here, and tries to shift the topic: „Hears the battlefield after Holy Church Army, the situation of king is getting better gradually......” 所以他只能留在这里,并试图把话题转移开:“听说在圣教军上战场之后,王的局势正在渐渐好转……” „Also changed for the better to be able with the degree that the Eastern Region rebel army refused to compromise,” Veronica replied, „very big portion reason that moreover refused to compromise was the weather is changing cold- winter combat to battle both sides disadvantageous.” “也只是好转到了可以跟东境叛军僵持的程度,”维罗妮卡回答道,“而且僵持的很大一部分原因是天气正在变冷-冬季作战对战斗双方而言都不利。” „......, I have not thought of these,” Wales self-ridicules smiles, „you look, I not suitable, when King, my these cannot think.” “……是么,我没想到这些,”威尔士自嘲地笑了笑,“你看,我并不适合当国王,我连这些都想不到。” „No one suits since birth, when King, you left Silver Castle is too long,” Veronica is saying, while looked to the bonfire in garden, after stopping for several seconds, she said as if senseless words suddenly, „bonfire that...... this year's Spirit's Repose Festival lights, must be more than one time the old times.” “没有人生来就适合当国王,你只是离开白银堡太久了,”维罗妮卡一边说着,一边看向庭院中的篝火,在停顿了几秒之后,她突然冒出一句似乎没头没脑的话,“……今年安灵节所点燃的篝火,比往年要多了一倍。” Wales gawked, immediately responded: „Because of war.” 威尔士愣了一下,随即反应过来:“是因为战争吧。” „Dead believer will return to various Gods states, no news will all fall into the Death God mansion, soul has the respective destination, but people are willing to believe that soul that these elapse will tread the flower petal of mortuary tribute chrysanthemum to go home with the living to gather...... the elder brother, you believe that these soul will come back, moreover looks at in flame we?” “死去的信徒会回归各神明的国度,无信者则皆会落入死神的府邸,灵魂自有各自的去处,但人们愿意坚信,那些逝去的灵魂会踏着告死菊的花瓣回家和生者一聚……兄长,你相信那些灵魂会回来,而且在火光中看着我们么？” Wales looks to the big fire of high-piled firewood in garden, these bright flame are jumping in the nighttime sky, in the dim curtain that the flame and mist and dust form actually anything does not have, but he cannot bear meet associate, in associate these rocking curtains had to reappear in a flash the face of Francis II, that aged King is leaning on the scepter, complexion indifferently looks at, in line of sight does not have any anticipation. 威尔士不禁看向庭院中的大火堆,那些明亮的火焰在夜空中跳跃着,火焰与烟尘形成的朦胧帷幕中其实什么都没有,但他忍不住会联想,联想那些晃动帷幕里有那么一瞬间浮现出了弗朗西斯二世的面孔,那位老迈的国王拄着权杖,面色淡然地看着自己,视线中没有任何期待。 „I hope that they can rest well in the state of god,” Wales said, and looks to Veronica, „you? As God of Holy Light living saint, can you see our Royal Father and fellow ancestors in the flame?” “我希望他们能在神的国度安息就好,”威尔士说道,并看向身旁的维罗妮卡,“你呢？作为圣光之神的活圣人,你能在火光中看到我们的父王和各位先祖么？” Veronica silent moment, later turns around to depart: „My anything cannot see.” 维罗妮卡沉默了片刻,随后转身离去:“我什么都看不到。” I also Am Wales Mowen said in the heart. 我也是-威尔士?摩恩在心中说道。 Afterward he raised the head, the smog that in the looks at bonfire ascends flutters straightly to the nighttime sky, and more smog fuses in very high very far place together, the smoke of innumerable bonfire formed giant smoke cloud, the group star blurs gradually. 随后他抬起头,看着篝火中升腾起的烟雾笔直地飘向夜空,在很高很远的地方和更多的烟雾融合在一起,无数篝火的烟汇成了一股巨大的烟云,群星都渐渐模糊起来。 Under the dim light of night, Cecil city biggest Square Pioneer in the square, the giant bonfire flaming is burning. 在夜色下,塞西尔城最大的广场-开拓者广场上,巨大的篝火正熊熊燃烧着。 The mechanical clock of town center plays the cry eight times, huge Hand of Evocation flutters to the bonfire, sprinkles the fire of high-piled firewood the powder that the black stone and hot phosphorus stone mix becomes, along with a slight fulmination, the flame of bonfire suddenly becomes exceptionally bright and grand. 市中心的机械钟奏鸣八次,一只巨大的塑能之手飘向篝火上空,将黑石与火磷石混合而成的粉末洒进火堆,伴随着一阵轻微爆鸣,篝火的火焰陡然间变得异常明亮和盛大起来。 Gathered the crowd by fire of high-piled firewood voiced resounding cheering, but cheering along with this vibration city, set the large-scale magic circuit terminal in square started, a huge hologram projection appeared sky over the square. 聚集在火堆旁的人群发出了响亮的欢呼,而伴随着这震动城市的欢呼,设置在广场上的大型魔网终端机启动了,一幕巨大的全息投影浮现在广场上空。 The start, is located in other city several square, situated in the peripheral several city and magic circuit terminal on Cecil duchy cross spool thread along the way each town square together. 一同启动的,还有位于城市其他几个广场、位于周边几座城市、位于塞西尔公国十字轴线沿途每一座城镇广场上的魔网终端机。 In that night, almost all people gather by the bonfire, but almost all large-scale bonfires, square in each cities. 在这一夜,几乎所有的人都聚集在篝火旁,而几乎所有的大型篝火,都位于各个城镇的广场。 „Miracle of Cecilian magic” to this already no longer strange, they do not have make a fuss about nothing, has not dodged startled, people raised the head curiously, that form that in the looks at projection appears gradually. 塞西尔人对这“魔法的奇迹”早已不再陌生,他们没有大惊小怪,也没有惊慌闪避,人们只是好奇地抬起头,看着投影上渐渐浮现出的那个身影。 The Gawain Cecil form appears on that. 高文?塞西尔的身影出现在那上面。 „Citizens, good evening, I am your Feudal Lord.” “公民们,晚上好,我是你们的领主。” The crowd is somewhat surprised, some people responded, immediately is removing hat in salute to that square in hologram image, but some naive children yell happily, has the brave child to point at the hologram image: „Look! Feudal Lord!!” 人群有些惊讶,一些人反应过来之后立刻对着那广场上的全息影像脱帽致敬,而一些天真的孩子则开心地喊叫起来,有胆大的孩子指着全息影像:“看！领主！！” The forthright child receives drinking of Lord to stop immediately, the Feudal Lord sound continues to convey from the hologram projection: 冒冒失失的孩子立刻受到了大人的喝止,领主的声音则继续从全息投影中传来: „ Today is Spirit's Repose Festival, day that we commemorate the person of elapsing. The origin of this holiday, to commemorate an aristocrat, but today, we use it to commemorate our parents brothers, commemorates relatives and friends who we elapse...... “今天是安灵节,我们纪念逝去之人的日子。这个节日的起源,是为了纪念一个贵族,而在今天,我们用它来纪念我们的父母兄弟,纪念我们逝去的亲朋好友…… In the Pioneer square, the Betty looks at present big bamboo basket fire of high-piled firewood, she hears the Feudal Lord sound to transmit after behind hologram image, calmly is in a daze. 开拓者广场上,贝蒂愣愣地看着眼前的大篝火堆,她听着领主的声音从身后的全息影像中传来,静静地发着呆。 „375 years of early spring, a disaster arrives in old Cecil, countless people left this world on that day......” “375年的初春,一场灾难降临在旧塞西尔,无数人在那一天离开了这个世界……” Brings the night wind of mist and dust to blow, from being in a daze awakens Betty, her looks at surrounding person starts to invest the wood branch to the fire of high-piled firewood, then also took up had prepared the good small branch, went forward several steps, slightly somewhat threw into the branch the fire of high-piled firewood clumsily. 带着烟尘的夜风吹来,将贝蒂从发呆中惊醒,她看着周围的人开始向火堆中投入木枝,便也拿起了早已准备好的小树枝,上前几步,略有些笨拙地把树枝扔进了火堆中。 The small branch was then embezzled by the flame quickly, some small maid dumbfounded looks at these bright flames, in her not really miraculous mind, the beat of each bunch of flame as if are changing to a face. 小小的树枝很快便被火焰吞没,小女仆有些愣神地看着那些明亮的火光,在她那不甚灵光的头脑中,每一束火焰的跳动都仿佛在化作一副面孔。 „Mrs. Hansen...... Mori Mrs....... Uncle Taylor......” “汉森太太……莫里斯太太……泰勒叔叔……” Betty is talking over in a soft voice, is talking over these her once the name that used very big strength to remember finally, then suddenly bends the waist, makes an effort to bow- with that signboard, as if must throw the general imposing manner to bow oneself. 贝蒂轻声念叨着,念叨着那些她曾经用了很大力气才终于记住的名字,然后突然弯下腰,用力地鞠了一躬-用那种招牌式的,仿佛要把自己扔出去一般的气势鞠了一躬。 „I lived!” “我活下来了！” A form crosses Betty, that is in the same hand takes Rebecca of branch, this Cecil Family successor also the branch in the hand throws into the fire, fire of flashing sparkling on her face, this forthright girl at this moment also rarely is always peaceful, she calmly stood a meeting, said in a soft voice: „We live 880 people...... the father, I made contribution.” 一个身影越过贝蒂,那是同样手中拿着树枝的瑞贝卡,这位塞西尔家族的继承人也把手中树枝扔入火中,闪动的火光映在她脸上,这个总是冒冒失失的姑娘此刻也难得地安静下来,她静静地站了一会,才轻声说道:“我们活下来八百八十个人……父亲,我尽力了。” Hetty does not know when arrived at side Rebecca: „Now all development is very good, Rebecca also grew many......” 赫蒂不知何时来到了瑞贝卡身旁:“现在一切发展的都很好,瑞贝卡也成长了很多……” In them behind, the Gawain's hologram projection still floated sky over the square, his sound is vibrating the air, passed on is very very far: „...... To the civilians who all died unfortunately, wishing your soul to rest, to all the soldiers of sacrifice, I saluted to you...... is willing the deceased to rest, please relax, Cecil will continue to go forward, I promised all of you...... 在她们身后,高文的全息投影仍漂浮在广场上空,他的声音震动着空气,传的很远很远:“……致所有不幸死去的平民,愿你们的灵魂安息,致所有牺牲的士兵,我向你们致敬……愿逝者安息,请放心,塞西尔将会继续前进,我向你们所有人保证…… „To all living and dead, good night.” “致所有的生者和死者,晚安。” The hologram projection in square vanished gradually, people are peaceful in solemn and respectful, but in magic circuit control center „telecast hall”, Gawain took a step to go down for collecting the platform of hologram image. 广场上的全息投影渐渐消失了,人们在肃穆中安静着,而在魔网控制中心的“演播厅”内,高文迈步走下了用于采集全息影像的平台。 Amber collected from side, on this Half-Elf face brings to smile badly: „Your this is also rebel against orthodoxy one time- is always the civilians commemorates the aristocrat, has an aristocrat to go to the commemorating civilians to your here for the first time, moreover ‚saluting’......” 琥珀从旁边凑了过来,这个半精灵脸上带着坏笑:“你这算是又离经叛道一次么-从来都是平民去纪念贵族的,到你这儿第一次有个贵族去纪念平民,而且还‘致敬’……” Gawain shouted the tone slightly: „From now on, at least on the Cecil's land, Spirit's Repose Festival is one thorough, ordinary commemoration day......, even if scholars of specialized research history, not again rigid from Spirit's Repose Festival initial the origin and significance.” 高文微微呼了口气:“从今往后,最起码在塞西尔的土地上,安灵节就是一个彻底的、普通的纪念日了……哪怕是专门研究历史的学者们,也不会再执着于安灵节最初的起源和意义。” „Therefore your goal really hopes that from now on everyone do not continue to sing and dance celebrates your death anniversary ~ ~” “所以你的目的果然还是希望今后大家别继续载歌载舞地庆祝你的忌日了呗~~” Gawain calmly looked seemingly in Amber one of the mouth inexpensive asking for it, actually saw that non- nature of this Half-Elf look deep place. 高文静静地看了貌似又在嘴贱讨打的琥珀一眼,却看到了这个半精灵眼神深处的那一点不自然。 He asked: „Don't you have the family member to commemorate?” 他问道:“你没有亲人要纪念么？” Amber don't face: „I parents called anything not to know, even did not determine that they had really died, whom commemorated to go.” 琥珀别过脸去:“我连自己父母叫什么都不知道,甚至不确定他们是不是真的已经死了,纪念谁去。” „Your foster father?” “那你的养父呢？” Amber has not spoken, after several seconds of type said in a low voice: „...... He by Thief that the aristocrat issues a warrant for arrest, the death also where was carried out the purification...... in the Spirit's Repose Festival bonfire...... to have his position by Holy Light Priest.” 琥珀没有吭声,直到几秒种后才低声说道:“……他是被贵族通缉的盗贼,死的时候还被圣光牧师执行了净化……安灵节的篝火中……哪有他的位置。” The side face of Gawain looks at Amber, he knows why finally this Half-Elf will be so hostile to all Holy Light Priest rigid. 高文看着琥珀的侧颜,他终于知道这个半精灵为何会如此执着地敌视所有圣光牧师了。 „What crime did your foster father...... commit?” “你的养父……犯了什么罪？” „To look for a book from Church, actually let slip to overturn local Feudal Lord to consecrate the candle in Church. I have said that he is an inferior young thief......” “不过是想要从教堂里找一本书罢了,却失手打翻了当地领主供奉在教堂中的蜡烛。我早就说过,他是个蹩脚的小贼……” In the room is peaceful for a while, after the silentness of moment, Gawain broke silent: „I do not have the means to reverse that purification, but as Southern Region rule, I can pardon your foster father. Does he name?” 房间中一时安静下来,在片刻的静默之后,高文打破了沉默:“我没办法逆转那场净化,但作为南境的统治者,我可以特赦你的养父。他叫什么名字？” Amber is astonished looks at Gawain, then responded: „Surrey...... did he call Surrey? Randolph......” 琥珀讶异地看着高文,然后才反应过来:“萨里……他叫萨里?伦道夫……” Gawain is somewhat surprised: „Does he have the surname?” 高文有些惊讶:“他有姓氏？” „Un, he has the surname, I have asked him, but his anything had not said after......, I have also investigated the Southern Region many family evolution, had not found this surname.” “嗯,他有姓氏,我问过他,但他什么都没说……之后我也调查过南境的很多家族谱系,都没找到这个姓氏。” „Was this......” Gawain shouted the tone, „perhaps was the aristocrat dependency of decline. In brief, Surrey? Randolph is innocent.” “是这样啊……”高文呼了口气,“或许是没落的贵族附庸吧。总之,萨里?伦道夫已经无罪了。” Remitted unable dead to live, cannot recall perished soul from the lowest level of country's of dead, but every so often, what people wanted was not the practical significance, but was only one feels relieved. 一句赦免并不能让死去的人活过来,更不能从亡者之国的最底层召回已经沉沦的灵魂,但很多时候,人们想要的并不是什么实际意义,而只是一份宽心。 Gawain patted the shoulder of Amber gently: „Is also burning while the bonfire, goes quickly.” 高文轻轻拍了拍琥珀的肩膀:“趁着篝火还烧着,快去吧。” The next second, this Half-Elf form has then disappeared in the air. 下一秒,这个半精灵的身影便已经消失在空气中。