He had thought that once the light faded, he would be greeted by the familiar sight of his room beyond a pane of thin glass. After all, YGGDRASIL was going to be shut down, he had thought. However, what he actually saw turned out to be something else entirely.

本以为光芒收束后，出现在眼前的会是浅色玻璃片后的习以为常的私室。毕竟YGGDRASIL要被强制结束了，他是这么想的。然而、出现在眼前的却是截然不同的光景。

“...What’s this?”

「…………这是什么？」

Momonga muttered to himself.

飞鼠自言自语道。

That had not come from loneliness, but because he had encountered something he could not understand.

并非由于寂寞、而是因为遭遇了无法理解的事情。

The first thing which came into view was the night sky. Constellations sparkled all around him, and the slowly-moving clouds seemed to trying to cover up their light. He could see the towering peaks of mountains in the distance, and the dark forests at their foothills rippled like waves in the breath of the night wind.

最初映入眼帘的是夜空。四周闪烁着璀璨的群星，缓缓飘动着的云层则像是要遮蔽那光芒似得流动着。远处能看到耸立着的山峦，山脚下夜晚的森林在晚风的吹拂下如同波浪般摇曳着。

It was a sight he could not see in the real world – aside from the arcologies – and it was as though he had never left the game at all.

是现实世界所看不到的光景——完全环境都市「arcology」除外——简直就像是还没有离开游戏一样。

He looked down – and saw that he was floating in the air. Well, that was fine. After all, he had just cast a 「Fly」 spell.

向下看去——自己的身体正浮在空中。嘛、这没什么问题。毕竟刚才还在使用<飞行>的魔法。

However, what lay beneath his feet was not a swamp.

但是在脚下延伸着的却不是沼泽。

–Instead, it was ruins.

──而是废墟。

It was not just a mere one or two buildings, but on the scale of a town – no, it was greater than that. He could see a building which looked like a castle in the distance, and a wall surrounding a city. These ruins had once been a fairly large city. From the various traces, it did not look like it had been conquered so much as abandoned for some reason.

不是一两栋建筑物那种程度、城镇──不对、比那更大。远处能看到类似城堡的建筑物、和包围着都市的城墙。是一座相当大的城镇化为的废墟。从各种迹象看来与其说是被攻占的，倒更像是出于某种原因而被放弃的样子。

While he was several hundred meters above the city, he had no way of knowing exactly what was going on inside it. However, Momonga could not help but recall the abandoned underground city with an automated puppet production plant, Vilisyrteria.

虽然身处距离都市数百米的高空，没办法掌握都市内的详情。但飞鼠还是回想起了地下有着自动人偶制造工厂的废墟都市威利希尔德里亚。

No, this isn’t like Vilisyrteria. It looks different… what on earth is this place?

（不对、和威利希尔德里亚不同。看起来不一样……怎么回事这里？）

With a surprising degree of calmness, Momonga checked the watch on his left hand.

飞鼠冷静到不可思议的确认起了戴在左手上的表。

0:03:45, 46, 47...

“...Hah?”

「……哈？」

Momonga glanced around at his surroundings again. The landscape was unfamiliar. Granted, there was no way Momonga could know what every single square inch of YGGDRASIL’s map looked like. Perhaps there was scenery like this tucked away in some corner of the game.

飞鼠再一次确认起了周围。毫无印象的光景。确实、纵使飞鼠也不可能认识YGGDRASIL全地图的场景。说不定游戏的哪个角落也存在着这样的景象。

However, this was the last day of the game. The game was scheduled to end at twelve midnight. And now that time had passed. There was no way the display would be in error.

但今天毕竟是游戏的最终日。游戏的结束时间则是深夜的十二点整。而现在那个时间已经过了。

显示时间出错这种事是绝对不会发生的。

What, what is this?

（什、什么啊这是？）

YGGDRASIL’s end of operations had been delayed. Or perhaps it would show him something like this if he did not log out on his own. Various possibilities flashed through his mind.

YGGDRASIL的运营结束时间延期了。又或者不自己退出的话就会显示这样的场景。各种可能性在脑海中闪过。

Did they delay the server shutdown?

（是关服时间延期了吗？）

The most likely possibility was that a certain – an undeniable – reason had led to a delay in the closure of the servers.

最有可能的就是由于某种——不可抗拒的原因，而导致关服延期了。

If that were the case, the GMs would have announced something. Momonga hurriedly made to open the communications function that he had shut down until today – and then he froze in place.

如果是这样的话GM应该会发布什么声明的才是。飞鼠慌慌张张地想要打开至今为止都切断了的通讯功能——然后僵在了那里。

The control console did not show up.

控制面板没有显示出来。

What… happened? What is this?

（到底……发生了什么？这究竟）

As a mix of anxiety and doubt filled him, Momonga tried activating other functions.

感受着些微的焦躁与疑惑，飞鼠试图叫出其他的功能。

None of them responded.

全都没有任何反应。

It was as though he had been completely excluded from the system.

简直就像是遭到了系统的完全排除似得。

...What’s going on?

（……这是怎么回事）

Rather he should be thinking about what to do next. Where’s the control interface for the 「Fly」 spell – as he thought that, Momonga suddenly realized that there was no need for it.

应该说、该怎么下去才好。 <飞行>魔法发动期间出现的操作接口在哪里──这么思考的飞鼠突然发觉那根本没有必要。

Momonga slowly lowered his altitude.

飞鼠慢慢地下降高度。

What’s going on? What is all this? Why can I use 「Fly」? No, wait, that’s not all, is it?

（怎么回事、到底？为什么能用<飞行>？不对、不只是这样哦？）

Momonga had suddenly “understood” how to control the 「Fly」 spell by feeling alone. He was not even conscious of it; it was as though it were perfectly natural.

飞鼠突然凭感觉「理解」了如何随心所欲的操作<飞行>。就连意识到的过程也没有，仿佛那就是理所当然的一样。

This was a very abnormal situation.

这是过于异常的事态。

After that, Momonga looked at his hands.

然后飞鼠看向自己的手。

His left hand held the symbol of the guild, the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown. His right hand held the launcher for the fireworks.

左手握着的是公会之证安兹·乌尔·恭之杖。右手则是焰火的发射装置。

It was true that nothing had changed. There was no doubt that those bony white hands belonged to Momonga, just like in YGGDRASIL.

要说没有变化的话也确实没有变化。那只剩白骨的手和YGGDRASIL一样，毫无疑问是属于飞鼠的。

However, the sensation was different. Precisely detailing the difference was a little difficult, but there was a strong sense that those were his own hands. While they were the same hands from YGGDRASIL, there was a perfectly natural feeling to them, like he was looking at his own hands from the real world.

然而实感却不一样。要具体说明的话可能有些困难，但就是产生了这的确是自己手的强烈实感。

虽然是和YGGDRASIL时一样的双手，但自己现在就像是再看现实世界的双手似得，那种仿佛理所当然般的感觉。

However, it was his ability to remain calm despite being in a situation like this which scared him more than anything.

但是比起那些，明明陷入了这种状态，却还能保持泰然的自己更有点可怕。

Unconsciously, Momonga recalled the words his friend had said.

不经意间、飞鼠想起了同伴说过的话。

Anxiety is the seed of defeat, you must think logically and keep your cool at all times. Stay calm, broaden your vision, don’t get caught up on small details and let your thoughts flow–

焦急是失败之本，必须随时保持冷静的逻辑思考。保持冷静、放宽视野，不要钻牛角尖、让思绪运转起来——

Ahh, yes.

（啊啊，是啊）

His first consideration ought to be “where was this place”?

最先该考虑的是这里到底是哪里？

If only there was someone I could ask… no, it would be better if there wasn’t, right?

（要是有谁在就好了……不、不在比较好吗？）

Momonga thought as he descended toward the ground. Perhaps he should investigate his surroundings from the air with 「Fly」... or not. This might be a set of tumbled ruins, but there were still many houses which retained their shape in it. There might be infiltrators there. It seemed like there might be someone hiding in the little alleys between the ruined houses peeking out at him.

向着地面降落的同时，飞鼠思考着。用<飞行>在上空窥探周围就好了吧。不、虽说是废墟，但仍保持着房屋的形状的住宅仍还有很多。看起来可有些渗人。彷佛有谁在毁坏的房屋之间的小道中窥探着这边一样。

Open spaces might offer a good line of sight, but it was essentially exposing himself to the enemy.

在空旷的地方的话视野虽好，但是也等同于把自己暴露给了对手。

While he did not think that anyone would still be thinking of PKing him in the face of this incomprehensible state of events, and it was possible that Momonga was the only one who had ended up this way, he ought to move stealthily until he had unravelled this mystery.

虽然不觉得在碰到这种难以理解的情况还会有人考虑着PK，而且陷入这种状况的或许也只有飞鼠，但在解开谜团之前还是应该尽量隐密的行动才对。

Also, Momonga was holding the proof of the guild, the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown. That ought to cut down on the probability of being PKed.

而且现在飞鼠还带着作为公会之证的权杖。应该尽可能减少遭遇PK的可能性才对。

That being the case, this was the first measure he ought to take.

那样的话，最初该采取的手段就是这个了吧。

「Perfect Unknowable」

<完全不可知化>

Momonga cast a spell. This was a high-tier spell that far surpassed 「Invisibility」. Now, he ought to be invisible barring the use of some special spell or ability. While it was a trivial obstacle to a select group of players, it ought to reduce the chances of him being PKed too.

飞鼠发动了魔法。这是远超<透明化>的上位魔法。这样一来只要不使用特殊的魔法或能力就应该看不见自己。虽然对于有一定程度的玩家来说根本不算什么，但这样一来被PK的可能性也减少了吧。

Momonga looked at his bony white hands and looked down. He could still see himself, and there was no icon which told him that he was invisible. All in all, he had no confidence in himself.

飞鼠看着自己的白骨双手，偏了下头。自己能够看得见自己，也没有看到冒出不可视化的图标，总感觉没什么自信。

As he descended, the details of the city gradually came into view. The residents ought to have abandoned it for quite a while, since he could see signs where houses had collapsed from rot.

随着高度的降低，都市的也逐渐呈现了出来。居民应该已经撤离了相当一段时间了才是，能够看出因腐朽到倒塌的房屋痕迹。

What happened to this city? More to the point, what on earth is going on now? Did YGGDRASIL 2 start? Or is this a hidden event by the devs? Like say, being forcibly teleported here if you didn’t log out at the end? But in that case, how do you explain this realism?

（这都市到底怎么回事？而且说到底、现在究竟什么情况？是YGGDRASIL2开始了吗？还是运营弄的隐藏活动？比如没有最后没有登出的话，就会被强制转移到这里什么的？但如果是那样的话，这种感觉现实感又怎么解释？）

He could not find the answer, no matter how he agonized over it.

再怎么烦恼也得不出答案。

As he descended, Momonga contemplated using a skill.

边下降着、飞鼠边思索着使用特殊技能。

There were many kinds of skills, but using undead creation skills while invisible did him no good. All it would do was expose his position. While he could use them to set a trap, under the circumstances it might make someone who could have been friendly become suspicious instead.

虽然特殊技能的种类有很多，但创造不死者系的技能在不可视化的情况下使用也没有什么好处。只会暴露我方位置而已。虽然当作陷阱使用的话可能还不错，但在这状况下很可能会让原本可以友好接触的对方警戒。

Should I cover my face up? No, it feels like people who cover their faces are suspicious… good grief...

（应该把脸遮起来比较好吗？不、但感觉把脸藏起来的人才可疑啊……喔唷……）

Momonga activated one of his skills. It was the ability to detect undead.

飞鼠发动了自己数个被动技能中的一个。那是探知不死者的能力。

In YGGDRASIL, places like this often had undead in them. As such, Momonga had used the skill almost subconsciously. As he did, the skill told Momonga a piece of bad news.

在YGGDRASIL中这样的场景很容易出现不死者之类的怪物。为此、来到这里飞鼠几乎是半无意识的发动了这项特殊技能。而正确发动的能力，也同时也告知了飞鼠一个坏消息。

“!”

「！」

Momonga had originally been descending slowly, but now he suddenly plunged down at great speed and hid himself in a two-story building whose roof had collapsed.

原本缓慢降落着的飞鼠，突然极速下降，藏进了一间天花板坍塌的二层建筑。

The speed of his descent threw up a cloud of dust. Momonga hurriedly waved his arm to try and settle it, but to no avail.

由于速度过快导致扬尘四起。飞鼠赶忙挥起手臂想将其沉静，可终究还是无济于事。

It was a fairly spacious room. The furniture inside had been crushed under the fallen roof, and after exposure to the elements they had completely rotted away.

那是个还算宽敞的房间。房间的家具被坍塌的天花板压在下面，再加上日晒雨淋已经完全腐朽了。

He sustained his 「Fly」 spell so his feet were not touching the ground. He had considered the possibility that the floorboards might collapse. If he continued observing the situation in this way, he ought to be able to learn more.

维持着<飞行>，双脚没有与地面接触。这是考虑到地板也可能会坍塌的缘故。就这样继续观察的话，应该可以获得更多情报才是。

However, Momonga had something more important to think about–

可比起这些，飞鼠还有更应该去思考的事情——

–What the hell’s going on? Why is the surrounding area full of undead reactions? Where on earth was I teleported to?

（——怎么回事？这附近怎么全是不死者反应？我到底被转移到哪里了？）

The fact was, Momonga had glanced toward an area bearing an undead response before he had ducked into this house, and he had definitely seen a human-like figure there. Its uncoordinated movements were most certainly not those of the living.

事实上、在躲进这间屋子前飞鼠向有不死者反应的方向看了一眼，在那里确实有着像是人影的东西。而那不协调的动作也的确不像是生者会有的。

Momonga remained still as he pressed himself to the wall and focused all his energies on spying on the outside. Even if he could detect the undead, he could not determine their strength. The most powerful undead creatures included beings that could see through 「Perfect Unknowable」.

飞鼠保着贴紧墙壁的姿势一动也不动，全神贯注的窥视着外头的动静。就算可以察觉到不死者，也没办法知道敌人的强度。如果是最上位不死者的话，可以看破<完全不可知化>的存在也是有的。

Right now, there were two things that Momonga ought to do.

现在飞鼠该采取的手段有两个。

One of them was to leave – to be precise, go far away from – this place until the undead reactions vanished.

一个是从这里──更正确的说法是远离这里，直至不死者反应消失。

The other was to investigate the level and so on of the undead creatures, and if they were of a level he could handle, find out where exactly he was.

另一个是调查不死者的等级之类的，如果是可以对付的等级的话，就去探索这里到底是哪里。

He should pick one of them, then.

这两个之中的一个吧。

However, there was no guarantee that he would be safe if he left. In that case, it would be better to stay here and investigate the undead reactions. In addition, Momonga was one of the undead as well, so it was very likely that he would not be attacked as long as he took no hostile actions.

但是、就算离开这里也不能保证安全。那样的话可以探知不死者反应的这里还比较好。而且飞鼠是不死者，所以对方是低位不死者的话，只要不采取敌对行动就很可能不会被攻击。

Well, assuming it’s really just undead out there.

（嘛、如果真的只有不死者的话）

Momonga recalled the feeling of using the 「Fly」 spell, and confidence welled up in him.

飞鼠回想起与使用<飞行>时同样的感觉。然后有了自信。

It’ll be fine. I don’t know why, but I’m confident that I can use attack spells without any problems too… this actually feels kind of bad. I don’t feel like myself any more… –No. I’ll think about that problem later. More importantly, I’ll have any number of ways to escape as long as I can cast 「Teleport.」

（没问题。虽然不懂为什么，但是我有自信攻击魔法也能毫无问题的使用……感觉有点糟啊。好像自己不是自己了一样。──不、那种问题之后再想。比起那个，可以使用<传送>的话，逃跑的手段要多少有多少。一旦有问题，只要向上空转移到能够逃跑的距离就好）

Momonga looked around, then at the floor – which was covered in the remains of the collapsed ceiling – and then at the ruins of the roof.

飞鼠环顾起了周围，依次是地板——散落一地的坍塌的天花板，以及有如残骸般的天花板。

“...It won’t collapse, I hope.”

「……不会塌吧」

Talking to himself was a sign of uneasiness.

自言自语是一种不安的表现。

The character called Momonga would be fine even if the roof fell on him.

名为飞鼠的角色即使天花板坍塌被埋，也是不会有事的。

But that was ultimately a YGGDRASIL thing, and even if he could use his spells and skills normally, there was no guarantee that his body would function the same way it did in the game.

但那终究还是YGGDRASI的事，即使魔法和特殊技能可以正常使用，也没有身体机能也和游戏一样的保障。

But then, there’s these eyes. I can use my darkvision normally too. Should I assume my passive skills are functioning normally as well? Speaking of which, isn’t the tech level here a bit low?

（但是这双眼睛。暗视的能力好像也能正常使用的样子。该认为被动技能也会正常发动吗？话说回来、文明程度有点低啊？）

This building did not use steel rebar or concrete. The debris scattered at his feet was hard to make out given that it had been thoroughly pulverized, but it looked to have been made of wood and bricks.

这栋建筑物既没有使用钢筋也没有用到混凝土。散落在脚边的瓦砾，虽然因为破碎不堪有些难以辨认，但应该还是木头和砖块构成的。

Is this… still YGGDRASIL after all? No, although it feels like the answer ought to be close to it...

（果然……还是YGGDRASIL吗？不、虽然感觉就答案来说确实很接近……）

No matter how he thought about it, this simply was not the real world. But even if that were the case, it still left many doubts unanswered.

怎么想都不是现实世界的光景。但要是那样，疑点还是太多。

Momonga put that question aside for the time being and cast a spell. He started with 「Message」. He ought to see if he could contact someone else, whether it was the GM or another person.

暂且先把这个问题搁置一旁，飞鼠发动了魔法。首先是<讯息>。无论是GM还是其他的谁，总是先试着和其他人取得联络再说。

After a while, he began to grumble.

然后过了会儿，他嘀咕道。

“I can’t connect, huh…”

「联系不上吗……」

He could not contact anyone and neither could he log out. It was as though he was trapped in this world.

联络不上其他人，也无法登出，简直就像被囚禁在了这个世界一样。

Next up… let’s try looking around the surroundings to gather information. In that case, I’ll use–

（那接下来……就试着探查周围的情况吧，来收集情报吧。那就用——）

“「Remote Viewing」.”

<远程透视>

He created a magical sensor and let it float in the air.

做出魔法的感觉器官，让其在空中漂浮。

This was a bet. It would be a pain if there were undead that could see through invisibility, but it would be worse if the opposition had ways to interfere with detection spells or even to counterattack against divinations.

这是一场赌注。如果是可以看破透明化的不死者就麻烦了，要是对方连探知妨碍或是对情报收集魔法的反击手段都有就要更糟了。

However, what Momonga felt afterwards was confusion.

可然后飞鼠却感到一阵困惑。

“What the heck is this…”

「这是什么啊……」

What he saw now was completely different than in YGGDRASIL. In YGGDRASIL, using 「Remote Viewing」 would create a viewing window in the corner of his vision. One could adjust the window’s size at will, but fundamentally it would be depicted as a different image.

完全和YGGDRASIL不同的景象。在YGGDRASIL时代的话，用<远程透视>会在视野的角落出现的一个画面。画面的大小可以缩放。但基本还是以不同画面的形式出现的。

However, this time was different.

然而现在却不同。

It was as though he had opened a new set of eyes, and with it, another field of vision.

彷佛有另一个视野同时展开一样。

He did not know whether to call it fascinating or bizarre. Still, it was not a problem. It felt natural to him, and he could operate the spell as normal. He even felt that he had completely changed

该说是奇妙还是奇怪的感觉。但也不是说有什么问题。可以自然而然，如同平常一样的操作。甚至觉得好像是自己完全改变了一样。

Momonga ignored his brief confusion and used 「Remote Viewing」 to catch sight of the undead creature.

飞鼠无视自己略微的混乱，用<远程透视>捕捉到了不死者的身影。

A man was stumbling along, in an unintelligent lurch.

男人以感觉不到知性的一瘸一拐的步伐走着。

There were cloudy eyes beneath the opened lids, and he showed no signs of blinking.

睁开的眼皮下是浑浊的双眸，也没有眨眼的迹象。

It would seem this was not a high-level undead being. Rather, it was a low-level one - a Zombie. Only, a Zombie’s appearance was typically very gruesome, but not in the case of this undead being. It did not look like it had suffered major damage or was badly rotted. It looked just like a clean corpse moving around.

看起来不像是高等级不死者的样子。倒不如说是低位的——类似僵尸的存在。只是、僵尸的外观一般都很猎奇才是，这个不死者却并非如此。并没有什么严重的损伤或是腐败的样子。就像是是一具干净的尸体动起来了一样。

An undead being like this… if this were YGGDRASIL… no, why am I thinking about this like it’s not YGGDRASIL? This might be some big patch… but after the servers shut down? How could that be?

（像这样的不死者……如果是YGGDRASIL的话，不，为什么要以不是YGGDRASIL为前提来考虑？说不定是很厉害的补丁……在游戏关服之后？怎么可能啊？——啊！）

Momonga suddenly realised something, and he shouted in a voice that would not agitate the nearby Zombies.

突然注意到什么的飞鼠，以不会刺激到周围的僵尸的声音喊道。

“This is illegal! It’s illegal confinement! Let me out of here!”

「这是犯罪！是监禁！把我从这里放出去！」

If this really was in the game, and if it was being managed by someone, then it was very likely that those words would be recorded. The Computer Act-mandated helmet that Suzuki Satoru was wearing would also record it. If the company noticed, they would probably take some kind of action. However, he did not see any response along those lines.

如果这真的是游戏内、是被人为管理着的话，那么这个声音就很有可能会被记录下来。铃木悟所戴着的、由电脑法规定而必须装备的头盔应该也会将其记录下来。如果运营注意到的话，应该会采取某些动作的才是。但却没有看到类似的反应。

As I thought… this isn’t YGGDRASIL after all? I don’t think the company would gain anything by deliberately targeting me for a crime either… But the game becoming reality or whatnot is im… or is it not impossible? Plus, the fact that I’m using these skills and spells like they were a part of me is also extremely weird...

（果然……不是YGGDRASIL内？也不觉得运营刻意以我为目标进行犯罪行为会有什么好处……但游戏成为现实什么的又不……不是不可能的吗？而且这魔法、或者说能力就像手脚般运用自如的感觉本身就异常至极）

Momonga shook his head.

飞鼠摇了摇头。

That was also very important, but his priority now was to take stock of the situation around him. He had to protect himself first. If he died, would the game end with him logging out, or would it just be the end because this was now reality?

虽然这也很重要，但现在的当务之急是把握周围的情况。得先确保自身安全才行。死了以后是会登出游戏结束呢，还是说因为成了现实所以死了就结束了呢。

Momonga let the spell-created sensor float past the male Zombie’s eyes.

飞鼠让由魔法做出的眼睛从男性僵尸的眼前飘过。

There was no response.

没有反应。

The man continued shambling forward.

男人还是拖着步伐前进着。

He couldn’t see it… can I be sure it’s a Zombie?