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Suzuki Satoru and keno rode their covered wagon onward.

This was not the covered wagon they had “bought” from Keno’s Kingdom of Inveria, but something that they had purchased around a year ago. Incidentally, this was the fourth such carriage; the first had been destroyed, the second had been burned in an attack, and the third had been abandoned.

The two people on the driver’s seat -- Suzuki Satoru with reins in hand, and Keno beside him with a magical tome on her lap -- chatted about nothing in particular as usual while they made their way over the quiet plains.

Keno’s hair, which descended to her slender, porcelain neck, swayed in the wind.

While she had asked Suzuki Satoru to cut it for her, he felt that it would be better for her to wear a hood. That was was unsure if the smell of dirt and dust in the air would infuse itself into her hair.

However, he would not actually say that out loud.

Keno was at a difficult age now.

If Suzuki Satoru had brought it up, she would go “Hmph~” and puff u[ her cheeks. Keno’s mood improved when he did not treat her like a child, so Satoru too had tried not to talk like that.

She had been alone for 40 years, and the two of them had been together for five more. Her mindset should have grown more during the latter part of that. However, she did not seem to have frown at all.

He worked the range, which slapped against the horse’s rump.

There was no meaning to that action. The horse pulling the wagon was the same Golem that had pulled their wagon back then. But it was all part of the act. The two of them had done a lot of acting during their journey.

It was true that both of them were undead and they hada Golem Horse. None of them needed to sleep and they could all see in the dark. However, they still set up tents at night to avoid suspicion. Of course, they did not need to sleep, so the two of them typically talked in their tents until daybreak.

While Keno’s actual age exceeded Suzuki Satoru’s she had not had much life experience since she had never left that city. She was a ten year-old heiress who had never left her hometown. This meant that she rapidly ran out of things to talk about and could only fall back to her knowledge of what she had learned.

底了，只能讲讲她所学过的有关世界的知识。

On the other hand, Suzuki Satoru’s stories were very well-received by Keno. Not his stories of the real world where Suzuki Satoru lived -- a world shrouded by dense cloud cover -- but tales of YGGDRASIL.

相对的、铃木悟的话题则很受琪诺的好评。不是铃木悟所生活的现实世界一一被重重厚云覆盖的世界的话题，而是YGGDRASIL的话题。

To a girl who lived in a world of swords and sorcery, Suzuki Satoru’s adventures in YGGDRASIL were what made her eyes glow in excitement.

对于身在剑与魔法世界中的少女来说,铃木悟在YGGDRASIL里的冒险才是真正能让她双眼发亮的话题,

At first, there were quite a few things which made Keno frown. They seemed too far-fetched and ridiculous for her. But Suzuki Satoru had proof. While it was not a complete record, Suzuki Satoru’s photo albums contained pictures of the things he spoke about.

一开始、 有好几个话题让琪诺皱起眉头也是事实。似乎是感到太荒唐无稽的样子。但铃木悟可是有证据的。虽然不是全部、但是相簿里拍下的照片有拍到一部份铃木悟所说的事。

Keno, who did not know what photos were, seemed to regard them as exquisite portraits. But after seeing a photo -- of Satoru and herself -- she accepted that they were faithful depictions of the landscape.

对于不知道照片是什么的琪诺来说，似乎是当成非常精巧的绘画,不过看过一张照片- -- 琪诺和铃木悟出发后不久拍的照片后,就接受照片是将景象直接切下的事实。

Things were simple after that.

那之后就简单了。

They proved that the adventures which filled Keno with dread were events which Suzuki Satoru had experienced. In other words, the adventures of the great magic caster Suzuki Satoru were true.

证明上琪诺惊愕不已的冒险，全部都是铃木悟亲身经历过的事，也就是肯定大魔法吟唱者铃木悟的冒险全都是真的。

The admiration in Keno’s eyes soon turned into shining respect, which Suzuki Satoru saw. It greatly improved his mood and he began to speak effusively. Before long, Keno knew the adventures of Ainz Ooal Gown like the back of her hand.

琪诺的眼中浮现憧憬、然后闪烁着尊敬的光辉这件事传达给了铃木悟，这让他的心情也变得很好，话也变得流利。琪诺并没有花上多少时间就对安兹乌尔恭的冒险谭了如指掌。

That was how they had spent their five years.

五年来就是这样一直生活着。

And today, the same story ended as the wagon swayed.

然后今天同样一个故事随着马车的摇晃结束。

“And so everyone from Ainz Ooal Gown gave rise to another legend. You’re amazing, Satoru.”

「安兹乌尔恭的大家就这样又诞生出一个传说.好厉害呢、悟」

“Fufu, it’s nothing that great, Keno. With members like that, accomplishing that much was child’s play. Here’s a photo of that time.”

「呵呵、没有那么夸张啦，琪诺。集结了那样的成员的话,这种程度的事只是轻轻松松。这就是那时的照片」

Suzuki Satoru let go of the reins and gave verbal orders to the Golem Horse.

铃木悟的手离开缰绳，口头对哥雷姆马发出命令。

He used his empty hands to take out his photo album and flipped through it, muttering “where is it” as he did. He found a picture of them after that had defeated the Fire Giant Lord Surtr and showed it to her.

用空出来的手拿出相簿,铃木悟一边低喃着「在哪里呢」- 边翻动，将拍了炎之巨人王苏尔特尔[sutrl的照片和讨伐完之后的照片给她看。

“Wow!” Keno exclaimed in delight. “You’re amazing… I can’t believe you managed to defeat such a mighty giant… Mm, no. It was possible because of everyone in Ainz Ooal Gown. After all, who else could defeat a Giant Lord who wielded such a powerful flaming staff?”

「哇!」 琪诺发出欢声「好厉害.. .居然能打倒这么厉害的巨人..嗯嗯、不是这样。正因为是安兹乌尔恭的大家才能办到的.. ..毕竟、哪有办法打倒挥舞这么厉害的火杖的炎之巨人王」

“Yes… that might be true.”

「是.....说不宗是这样呢」

After taking back and putting the picture away, he recalled the many times they had beaten Surtr.

拿回了照片收好后，回忆起打倒过数次的苏尔特尔。

It had not been terribly difficult because his elemental resistances were supremely monofocused, but Suzuki Satoru did not want to say so and shatter the girls’ dreams, thus disappointing her. Therefore, Suzuki Satoru simply smiled.

因为属性是一极集中型所以也没那么辛苦，但铃木悟可不想说这些而打碎少女的梦、让她失望。因此铃木悟只是露出暖昧的笑容而已。

“Precisely! You and your friends were amazing, Satoru!” His spirits raised, Suzuki Satoru went along with Keno’s excitement.

「就是这样喔!很厉害呢、悟和悟的朋友们!」心情稍微变好的铃木悟也跟起琪诺的兴头。

“Really now! I guess so! The way everyone managed to avoid death and hang on after he threw away his sword and took out Laevatein was very well done.”

「这样吗!就是这样吧!吃了丟掉剑拿出雷沃汀Laevatein时的那一发余波，谁都没濒死而撑下来了的这件事的确很漂亮」

“Yup! Everyone was amazing! They won because of you, Satoru!”

「嗯!好厉害、大家!因为是悟你们才能够赢的喔!」

“You think so? Hahaha!”

「是吗、哈哈哈!」

Suzuki Satoru laughed, in a very good mood.

铃木悟心情非常好的笑着。

“DId you and your friends really repeat all those amazing adventures, Satoru?”

「悟和朋友真的一直重复着厉害的冒险呢J

“Indeed we did. And then we’re going on a great adventure on ourselves too, aren’t we?” Keno smiled bitterly.

「就是这样。然后现在我们两个人不也进行着厉害的冒险吗」琪诺露出苦笑。

“Really? But it doesn’t feel like a fancy adventure or anything.”

「是那样吗。虽然感觉没有在进行什么华丽的冒险呢」

“Doesn’t it all depend on how you look at it? It’s been five years since we set out from your country. Haven’t we been to many countries and seen many mysteries? Fighting isn’t everything, you know.”

「所谓的冒险不该取决于用什么观点来看的吗?从琪诺的国家出发后五年。两个人不也去许多的国家，看过好几次的神秘事件吗?并非只有战斗才是一切J

Enjoying the unknown.

享受未知。

Heading out on a trip and using your own eyes to see the world -- was that not the true adventure YGGDRASIL sought? Now, he could kind of understand how the World Searchers felt.

出发旅行、用这双眼来见识世界才是YGGDRASIL真正追求的冒险不是吗?现在的话感觉可以有点理解World Searchers的心情了。

Of course, there was nothing wrong with fighting beside your friends and playing the game. But Suzuki Satoru was confident in saying that his journey with Keno was the journey the two of them ought to have gone on.

当然、和朋友并肩作战挑战强敌的游戏方式也不是错误的。但是、铃木悟能很确信的说，和琪诺的旅行才是两人应该有的旅行。

“I -- suppose. That Seven-Scorched Plain and Clear Lake were both pretty amazing.”

「也一一是呢。那个七烧草原和透明湖很厉害呢」

“Personally, the Seven-Scorched Plain was kind of gross for me, but the Clear Lake was very beautiful. It looked just like glass.”

「我个人来说倒是感觉七烧草原有点恶心呢，不过透明湖很漂亮呢。简直就像是玻璃-样呢J

“Yup. It’s amazing!”

「嗯。很厉害吧!」

The two of them continued reminiscing about that beautiful sight as they continued onward. “If only I could see those sights again.”

两人一边看着前进方向，一边回忆起那份绝景。「那个景象要是能再看到就好了啊」

“We can go again if we’ve got nothing on. After all, our lifespans are unlimited.”

「没东西可看时再去就好了。毕竟我们的寿命可是无限的嘛」

”That’s true,” Keno replied.

也是呢、琪诺回答道。

“And also… you’ve become stronger than before, Keno. Want to try taking on a powerful enemy?”

「而且……琪诺也变得比以前更强了呢，想要和强敌对战的话就打打看吧？」

Travel and battle were inextricably linked. It was not a matter of security; when one went to less populated regions, monsters that regarded one as prey would show up, and there was the chance of meeting strong foes when visiting scenic spots. That said, Suzuki Satoru had only encountered one opponent that he would consider strong. However, there were countless foes who would have killed Keno instantly had she been alone.

旅行和战斗是无法完全切割的关系。不是治安好坏的问题，去人烟稀少的地方的话就会出现把自己当成猎物的魔物，要去看绝景的话也会有碰到强敌的机会。虽然在铃木悟来看，能够被称为强敌的对手至今只见过一次。不过只有琪诺一人的话，就会简单被杀掉的对手倒是数也数不清。

Suzuki Satoru was in charge of violence while Keno would handle the brainwork, but it was still important for Keno to be tough enough to take a hit from a powerful being.

虽然职责分担是铃木悟负责暴力，琪诺负责智力，但是对琪诺来说足够承受强者一击的体力还是必要的。

“Just, just count me out… ah! I know you’re thinking about me, Satoru, and I’m glad! And you’ve also lent me several amazing items! But what’s do you call it? Ah, grinding, that doesn’t seem to work, does it? I mean, I don’t really like taking a stick and beating a dying Dragon with all its limbs chopped off over and over again... I’m not talking about your plan, but more like how you kept ignoring its pleas for mercy, er, yeah, that’s kind of heart-wrenching -- no, it’s not like that. Of course I know you don’t like that sort of thing either, and you’re only doing it because of me. And I don’t want to get the pretty clothes you lent me dirty. I’m just thinking that maybe there could be another way next time.”

「我、我就算了……啊！我知道悟是在替我考虑，我很高兴喔！也借给我好几见件厉害的道具。但是、悟的那个什么？啊、带练，那个该说没什么效果吗？那个──拿着木棒没完没了的打着被切断四肢的濒死的龙总感觉有点讨厌呢……不是说悟的作战，而是无视一直在求饶的龙、呃、有点心痛──不是这样的喔。其实悟也是很讨厌这样，只是为了我才这么做的我当然知道喔。而且我也怕把借我的漂亮衣服弄脏。只是觉得下次或许可以用别的方法」

Keeno managed to squeeze all those words out with unnecessary haste.

琪诺以不必要的语速一口气手忙脚乱的说完。

It would seem she did not like the incident where she was training on the Dragon. Well, having a girl do that sort of thing was a little inhumane, Suzuki Satoru regretted. Maybe I should find an opponent she won’t mind abusing next time. Thieves and others who were unworthy of mercy should probably be left for a later date because they could speak. Maybe some creature who could not speak or an object might be better. Suzuki Satoru then began to consider various monsters. Personally speaking, giant insects and the like seemed like good candidates.

似乎是不喜欢拿龙来带练的那件事。嘛、让少女来做这种事确实有点不人道，铃木悟也有在后悔。下次应该找个稍微更没有罪恶感的对手。盗贼之类的不值得施予慈悲的对手因为能说话、还是再往后推迟一些。还是找不会说话的生物或是物品比较好吧，铃木悟开始研究起不同的魔物。

个人来说巨大的昆虫之类是不错的候补。

“I’ve got it, Keeno. Next time I’ll plan it out better when we go grinding.”

「我知道了、琪诺。下次的带练我会更完善这方面的考量的」

He smiled and gave her a thumbs up. Keno responded with an expression that was hard to describe in words. It was a precious look that he could only see once a year. No; when they had first set out, he felt like he had seen it more often than that, but he was not so sure about the events of five years ago.

微笑着伸出大拇指，琪诺则露出了难以形容的表情。是一年只能看到一次的珍贵表情。不对。

刚开始旅行的时候感觉好像看到过比较多次，但是对于五年前的事还是没什么自信。

“Umu. That said, I don’t know how your karma value’s changed. However, since mine is negative, I’m hoping that yours will become positive to compensate. That being the case, it would be best to slaughter opponents with negative karma values.”

「唔嗯。虽然不知道善恶值变得怎样了。不过我是负数，所以就填补漏洞的意义来说也希望你能成为正数呢。那样的话、抓住善恶值为负的对手，像是盗贼之类的杀掉是最好的吧」

“Ah, eh? No, that, er… Satoru, let’s talk about that later. Look, you can see the city already. It really does stand out.”

「啊、欸？不是、那个呢，悟。这个话题下次再说吧。你看、已经可以看见都市了。那个的确很显眼呢」

“Ahhh, so it does.”

「啊啊、是那样呢」

Suzuki Satoru could see a city ahead of him. He had heard about it through rumors, but it was quite a large walled city. “Large” in this case did not refer to its scale, but in a literal sense; the physical buildings and city walls were very large. Of particular note was the massive rocks to either side of the gates. They were roughly 150 meters tall or so. The rocks that were placed on either side of it had become part of the city wall.

铃木悟看向前方已能目视到的都市。虽然已经听说过了，还真是相当大的城郭都市呢。这个「大」的意思不是说都市的规模很大，而是字面意义上的建筑物和市壁之类的很大。特别引人注目的是门一旁那块巨大的岩石。大概有一百五十公尺吧，这样巨大的岩石放在旁边成为了市壁的一部份。

The city walls had not been built because they had been located next to those rocks. Rather, the Giants who lived nearby had delivered them from their homes as a sign of friendship. After that, thanks to the friendly relations with those giants, every part of the city -- like say, the buildings, the urban layout, and so on -- were sized so that the giants would not have to undergo discomfort, or at least that was what Suzuki Satoru had heard.

这并不是在大石所在的地方形成了市壁，而是住在近郊的巨人种族作为友好的证明而从他们的居住地运送过来的样子。在那之后，因为和那个巨人种族有了友好关系，都市里各个地方──比方说像是建筑物的布置之类的很多都是巨人也不会感到辛苦的尺寸，铃木悟是这样听说的。

How many Giants had it taken to ship it over, and how had they done it?

到底是多少巨人用了什么方法运过去的啊？

As Suzuki Satoru considered the matter with growing interest, he indicated to the hooded Keno that she should change her ring.

铃木悟在感到有点兴趣的同时，对戴上兜帽的琪诺下达换掉一枚戒指的指示。

As a Vampire, Keno suffered a penalty to all actions under sunlight. However, she had managed to negate that by wearing an anti-sunlight ring. The indication was for her to change it to something else. Even wearing a hood would not negate the penalty and she would still feel tired, but things would be troublesome if she could not endure just that tiny bit.

琪诺是相当于吸血鬼的种族，因此阳光下的所有的行动都会受到惩罚。但是因为一直都戴着日光对策的戒指所以将其无效化了。指示就是要将那枚戒指换成别的。就算戴上兜帽也没办法无效化惩罚，身体似乎会残留倦怠感的样子，但这时要是不稍微忍耐点就麻烦了。

He had lent four rings to Keno: a “ring of reducing sunlight exposure penalties”, a “ring of proof against undead control and banishment so even Suzuki Satoru could not dominate her”, a “ring of proof against divination magic” and a “ring of immunity to bindings and other movement impediments”. He would give her others depending on the circumstances.

基本上借给琪诺的戒指是「缓和阳光下的惩罚」「针对不死者支配和退散，即使是铃木悟也无法支配的强力守护」「针对情报系魔法的强力守护」「有关束缚之类的妨碍移动的行为的无效化」这四种。其他的就根据状况再给她。

This time round, she would be putting on the “ring of proof against undead control and banishment” and the “ring of proof against divination magic”, both of which were very important when entering cities.