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これが彼女のボートアメリカン・パール号です全長は7m 幅は一番広い部分でも 1.8mしかありませんデッキの広さはピックアップトラックの荷台ほどでしたトリは友人たちとボートを自作しました重さはおよそ800kg 単独でボートを漕いで大西洋を横断する計画でしたエンジンも帆も使いませんこれまで成功した女性もアメリカ人もいませんでしたこれが予定ルートで広大な北大西洋を横断する 5,800kmを超えるルートですトリの職業は彼女の故郷 ― ケンタッキー州ルイビル市のプロジェクト管理者でしたが情熱を傾けていたのは冒険でした彼女にとって大規模な探検は初めてではなくその数年前には女性で初めてスキーで南極点に到達しました大学では優秀なボートの選手で 1992年のオリンピックでアメリカチームの座を争ったほどでしたがそれでもこの挑戦は別物でした (トリ・マーデン・マクルア) 今日は7月5日日曜日 ― セクター時間は午前9時ケンタッキー時間よ (ドーン・ランデス)トリはボートを漕ぎながらビデオを撮っていましたこれは航海21日目ですこの時点で進んだ距離は1,600km以上無線での連絡は 2週間以上取れていませんでした嵐のためわずか5日で長距離通信システムはすべて使えなくなったからですほぼ毎日がこのような状況でしたこの時点で彼女は海流と風に抗いながら 20万回以上漕いでいましたたった5mしか進めない日もありました本当ですそんな時はいらだちましたがそうでない日はこんな風に過ぎていきました可愛い友達を紹介します (ドーン)魚やイルカ ― クジラやサメ時にはウミガメにも遭遇しました誰にも連絡できなくなって2週間後トリは地元の貨物船と VHF無線で交信できました今後の天気予報はわかりますかどうぞそちらは前方の低気圧に向かっているが低気圧は移動中そちらの進路は北東のようだがこちらの後方に高気圧があってこの高気圧も東北東に進行中了解 (ドーン)トリは誰かと話せて嬉しそうです予報によると急な天候の変化はなさそうね (ドーン)ただ予報からわからなかったのはハリケーン・ダニエルの進路に向かって漕いでいたことです北大西洋における史上最悪のハリケーン・シーズン中のことでした足をくじいたわ今東からとても強い風が吹いている風が吹きまくっているわ大荒れよ 12日も嵐が続いていて風は弱まらないのに 4時間も漕がなきゃならないとても憂鬱よ今朝は気分が良かったのに今は最悪 (ドーン)約3か月の航海で 4,800km以上前進していました全行程の3分の2の地点にいましたが嵐の中で波の高さは 7階建のビルほどにもなりボートは転覆を繰り返しました何度か仰向けに転覆し彼女は投げ出されて転がりボートを漕ぐのは無理でした午前6時30分 ― 今巨大で最悪な嵐のまっただ中よ 2回転覆したさっき転覆した時背中がぶつかって天井の肋材がとれたもう6回は転覆しているさっきは仰向けにひっくり返ったアルゴスビーコンは持っている遭難信号は出せるけれど正直に言ってこんな小さなボートが発見されるとは思えないもうかなり水没していて見えるのは甲板の一部だけ今午前10時くらいもう何度転覆したかわからない 15分に1回は転覆していると思う左腕が折れたかもしれない波でボートがバラバラになりそうずっと祈っている生きて帰れるかどうかわからないから (ドーン)トリは遭難信号を発して近くを通った貨物船に救助されました 2か月後フランス沿岸で漂っていたボートが見つかりました私は新聞で読みました 1998年当時私はケンタッキー州ルイビルに住む高校生でした今はニューヨークでソングライターをしています彼女の勇気が頭から離れなかった私はその物語を元にミュージカル『ROW』を作りました家に帰ったトリは気力を失い無一文でした文明社会に戻るのに ― 苦労していましたこの場面では彼女が自宅で座っていて電話が鳴っています友達からですでも何をどう話せばいいかわかりません彼女は歌い始めますタイトルは『Dear Heart』 (ギター) 夢を見ていた私は出かけていった見たこともないような美しい場所へ私はジブラルタルや月明かりの中で輝くケンタッキーの星を見て微笑んだ目を覚ますと空はどんよりと曇っていた歩いてパーティーに出かけると知り合いが私のことを理解しようとどこに行っていたかたずねるけれど私が見てきたものは言葉で説明なんかできないねえ聞いてしっかり聞いて始めからねえ聞いて海の彼方へ姿を消したってきっと立ち直れる私が航海していた時海が私を包み私を揺らし投げ出した子どもみたいに軽々とでも今の私は重すぎる慰めてくれるものもない私の心は流木のように漂う激しく気まぐれにねえ聞いてしっかり聞いて始めからねえ聞いて海の彼方へ姿を消したってきっと立ち直れるその後トリは落ち着きを取り戻しました再び友達と出かけるようになりましたある男性と出会い初めて恋に落ちました新しい職を得ました雇い主は彼女と同じルイビル出身のモハメド・アリですある日アリと昼食をとっている時トリはある2人の女性がボートで大西洋を渡ろうとしていると話しました彼女が命を落としかけた挑戦ですアリの答えはいかにも彼らしいものでした「これから死ぬまで大西洋を横断できなかった女のままでいたくないだろう」彼の言う通りですトリはアメリカン・パール号を再建し 1999年12月に成功しました (拍手)(ギター) ありがとう	That's her boat, the American Pearl. It's 23 feet long and just six feet across at its widest point. The deck was the size of a cargo bed of a Ford F-150 pickup truck. Tori and her friends built it by hand, and it weighed about 1,800 pounds. Her plan was to row it alone across the Atlantic Ocean -- no motor, no sail -- something no woman and no American had ever done before. This would be her route: over 3,600 miles across the open North Atlantic Ocean. Professionally, Tori worked as a project administrator for the city of Louisville, Kentucky, her hometown, but her real passion was exploring. This was not her first big expedition. Several years earlier, she'd become the first woman to ski to the South Pole. She was an accomplished rower in college, even competed for a spot on the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, but this, this was different. Tori Murden McClure: Hi. It's Sunday, July 5. Sector time 9 a.m. So that's Kentucky time now. Dawn Landes: Tori made these videos as she rowed. This is her 21st day at sea. At this point, she'd covered over 1,000 miles, had had no radio contact in more than two weeks following a storm that disabled all her long-range communications systems just five days in. Most days looked like this. At this point, she'd rowed over 200,000 strokes, fighting the current and the wind. Some days, she traveled as little as 15 feet. Yeah. And as frustrating as those days were, other days were like this. TMM: And I want to show you my little friends. DL: She saw fish, dolphins, whales, sharks, and even some sea turtles. After two weeks with no human contact, Tori was able to contact a local cargo ship via VHF radio. TMM: Do you guys have a weather report, over? Man: Heading up to a low ahead of you but it's heading, and you're obviously going northeast and there's a high behind us. That'd be coming east-northeast also. TMM: Good. DL: She's pretty happy to talk to another human at this point. TMM: So weather report says nothing dramatic is going to happen soon. DL: What the weather report didn't tell her was that she was rowing right into the path of Hurricane Danielle in the worst hurricane season on record in the North Atlantic. TMM: Just sprained my ankle. There's a very strong wind from the east now. It's blowing about. It's blowing! After 12 days of storm I get to row for four hours without a flagging wind. As happy as I was this morning, I am unhappy now, so ... DL: After nearly three months at sea, she'd covered over 3,000 miles. She was two thirds of the way there, but in the storm, the waves were the size of a seven-story building. Her boat kept capsizing. Some of them were pitchpole capsizes, flipping her end over end, and rowing became impossible. TMM: It's 6:30 a.m. I'm in something big, bad and ugly. Two capsizes. Last capsize, I took the rib off the top of my ceiling with my back. I've had about six capsizes now. The last one was a pitchpole. I have the Argus beacon with me. I would set off the distress signal, but quite frankly, I don't think they'd ever be able to find this little boat. It's so far underwater right now, the only part that's showing pretty much is the cabin. It's about 10 a.m. I've lost track of the number of capsizes. I seem to capsize about every 15 minutes. I think I may have broken my left arm. The waves are tearing the boat to shreds. I keep praying because I'm not sure I'm going to make it through this. DL: Tori set off her distress beacon and was rescued by a passing container ship. They found her abandoned boat two months later adrift near France. I read about it in the newspaper. In 1998, I was a high school student living in Louisville, Kentucky. Now, I live in New York City. I'm a songwriter. And her bravery stuck with me, and I'm adapting her story into a musical called "Row." When Tori returned home, she was feeling disheartened, she was broke. She was having a hard time making the transition back into civilization. In this scene, she sits at home. The phone is ringing, her friends are calling, but she doesn't know how to talk to them. She sings this song. It's called "Dear Heart." When I was dreaming, I took my body to beautiful places I saw Gibraltar, and stars of Kentucky burned in the moonlight, making me smile. And when I awoke here, the sky was so cloudy. I walked to a party where people I know try hard to know me and ask where I've been, but I can't explain what I've seen to them. Ah, listen, dear heart. Just pay attention, go right from the start. Ah, listen, dear heart. but don't fall apart. Ooh ooh ooh, ah ah ah ah ah. Ah ah, rock me and throw me, light as a child. But now I'm so heavy, nothing consoles me. My mind floats like driftwood, wayward and wild. Ah, listen, dear heart. Just pay attention, go right from the start. Ah, listen, dear heart. but don't fall apart. Ooh. Eventually, Tori starts to get her feet under her. She starts hanging out with her friends again. She meets a guy and falls in love for the first time. She gets a new job working for another Louisville native, Muhammad Ali. One day, at lunch with her new boss, Tori shares the news that two other women are setting out to row across the mid-Atlantic, to do something that she almost died trying to do. His response was classic Ali: "You don't want to go through life as the woman who almost rowed across the ocean." He was right. Tori rebuilt the American Pearl, and in December of 1999, she did it. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
これまでのところ、旧ソビエト連邦の衰弱の経過は相対的に順調である。主要継承国家であるロシアは全面的な市民戦争および近隣諸国との戦争を回避してきた。しかしロシア統合の課題は残っている。最善の場合、ロシアはグローバル化の課題克服の協力国となりうるが、最悪の場合は、潜在的な問題となりうる。確かなことは、ロシアの発展の方向性が今世紀の性格を決定する、重要な要因となることである。	At best, Russia is a potential partner in the effort to manage globalization’s challenges; at worst, it is a potential problem. What is certain is that how Russia develops will be a key factor determining the character of this century, no less than the last.	{ "source": "news_commentary", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
結局はどこかで誰かがやっていることにネット上で参加が出来るのならわざわざ家を出る必要があるでしょうか?" 私は極地探検家として紹介されることが多いですとても今時な肩書きだとは思いませんが私は人生の2%を北極圏のテントで過ごしています要は私はよく外出します私は本質的に傍観者や思索家ではなく行動を起こす人間です今日探っていくのはこの二分性アイデアとアクションの隔たりです 12年間ずっと私に付きまとっている ”なぜ?”という質問のもっともな解を見つけたのが後列左から2番目のしゃれた紳士みなさんもご存じかと思いますがジョージ・リー・マロリーです。 1924年彼はエベレストの山頂近くで雲の中に消えていきました彼がエベレストに登った最初の人間かもしれないエドモンド・ヒラリーの 30年以上も前にです真実は未だ謎のままですが「そこに山があるから」という名言を残したとされています本当に彼がそう言ったのかという証拠はありませんしかし実は彼は他にもすばらしい言葉を残しているのです印刷してきたので読みます ”まず1番はじめに問われて私が必ず答えなければいけない質問がこれです何のためにエベレストに登頂するのか? 即答です何のためでもありません得なんてちっともない見込もないまぁ山の上での人間の生命現象について少しは分かるかもしれませんそして医者たちが私たちの発見を航空学に活かしてくれるかもしれませんでもメリットはそれぐらいでしょう金や銀の欠片を持って帰ることもありません宝石や石炭や鉄もです耕作できるような土地も見つかりません本当に何のためにもならない人間にはエベレストからの挑戦に反応しそれに立ち向かう何かがあるということ上へ上へと登っていかなければならない山の厳しさは人生の厳しさそのものでもあることそれが理解できなければ山に登る理由なんて見当たらないでしょうこの冒険で手に入るのは最高の喜び人生を満たす喜びです私たちは稼いだり食べるために生きているのではないこれらは人生を楽しむための手段でしかない人生は楽しむもの楽しむためにあるのです” マロリーの結論は家を出て冒険に出ると楽しい喜びが溢れた体験ができるということですしかし私の経験とぴったり一致はしません家から一番遠く離れたのは 2004年の春のことでした未だに自分の正気を疑いますが私のプランは独りで援助なしに北極海を横断することでしたロシアの北岸から北極まで歩いてそのままカナダの北岸に向かう計画でした史上初への挑戦当時26歳でした多くの専門家に不可能だと言われました母さんもなかなか納得してくれませんでしたシベリア北岸のある小さな観測所から最終的な出発点であったパックアイスの端北極海側の岸まで5時間かかりました恐れ知らずのフェリックス・バウムガルトナーがスカイダイビングのために気球で上昇するのを見た人ならば北へと向かうヘリに乗り込み差し迫った運命のことを考える私の不安がどんなものだったかおわかりでしょう自分はなんてことをしているのだと考えていましたまだ26歳だった私には旅を満喫する余裕はありませんヘリからそりを見下ろしていましたスキーも衛星電話もシロクマに襲われた時のショットガンもあります窓の外を眺めていると私たちの2台のヘリは目を奪うようなシベリアの夜明けのなかを飛んでいました私の半分はウィルフレッド・セシジャーとジェイソン・ボーンをかけ合わせた気分もう半分は誇らしい気持ちもありましたが完全にビビッていたことを覚えています横断の旅は10週間 72日間かかりましたずっと1人でしたこの写真はヘリの横で撮ったものですそれ以降 10週間誰にも会わなかったのです北極は広い海の真ん中にあるので北極海の凍った水面を歩いているわけです NASAの観測史上最悪の天候のなか 180キロの食材・燃料・消耗品を引いて進みましたポンドに換算すると 400ポンドくらいです 10週間の平均気温が-35°Cでした -50°Cまで下がったこともありました楽しいことなんて少しもありませんしかし素敵な体験もありました私は海の上を歩いていました北極海を漂流している氷の塊の上をです変化が絶えない環境でした海を漂う氷塊は崩れてはまた固まり姿かたちを変え続けます 3か月間私が目にした景色は私だけのものです後にも先にも同じ景色は二度とないのですからこれが家から出る最大の理由でしょう経験を言葉で伝えることはできますが実際の味わいは分からないでしょう 540万平方マイルの土地に人間が1人どれほど孤独だったのか -75°Cの極寒で襲ってくる雨風その寒さなど伝えようがないのです伝えきれる言葉がありません私が思うには間接的に見たり考えたりするより自分で行動するつまり何かを体験し従事し挑戦したほうが人生に充実感が湧き思う存分に人生を楽しめるでしょうだが一つ忠告があります私の経験から言うと人類の限界ギリギリへの挑戦この味は知ってしまうと癖になるこれは馬鹿げたエドワード王風の冒険だけでなく膵臓がんにも関係あるのです何かしらの中毒性があるのです私にとって極地探索はコカイン中毒とよく似ていると思います説明できないけど一度やるとはまってしまうすべての財産を費やしすべての人間関係をダメにしてしまうだから何をするかには注意が必要だ人間には山からの挑戦に立ち向かう ”何か”があるとマロリーは言うがその”何か”は挑戦することそのもの特に私たち人類を待ち構えているような誰も成功したことのない大挑戦に立ち向かうことその行動にあるのではないかと私は考えますまだケリを付けていない挑戦が大人になってからずっと私に付きまとっているみなさんはこの話を知っていると思いますこれはスコット隊長と探検隊の写真です彼らは今から100年ちょっと前に世界初の南極点到達を目指し出発しました当時南極は地図もない未知の世界でした月に関する知識はあっても南極については無知でした知っての通りスコットたちは犬ぞりを使ったロアール・アムンセン率いるノルウェー隊に先を越されてしまいましたスコットたちは徒歩で全員自らそりを引っ張って南極点を目指しました着いたときには既にノルウェー旗が刺さっていましたひどい失望を味わったことでしょう引き返して海岸へ戻ろうとした帰路で 5人全員が死亡しました探索や冒険をするところはもうないと多くの現代人が誤解しています南極について話していてよく言われるのが「この前そこで自転車旅をしている番組見たよ」とか「あら!私の祖母は来年南極クルーズに行くよもしかして会うかもね」とかしかしスコットの旅はまだ終わっていない南極大陸の一番端から南極点まで徒歩で往復できた人はまだいませんおそらくエドワード王の探検黄金時代でもっとも大胆な挑戦だと言えるでしょう今世紀のなに不自由ない生活壊血病からソーラー発電まですべて誰かの挑戦によって完成した結果なのですだから私は挑んで行きます来年の10月三人のチームを率いて 4か月をかけて往復してみます縮尺した地図です赤線が南極点への往路そして回れ右をしてまた戻ります自分が言ったことに矛盾しているかもしれないが私たちがブログをしたりツイートしたりそれにより今日のネットを通してみなさんも疑似体験ができますそしてこの4か月の機会に「なぜ」という質問に答えを見つけ出してきますこんなに安全で快適な生活を送っている現代探検家が必要とされていない時代です学校の進路相談でも探検家なんて選択肢はなかったです例えば天の川にある星の数やイースター島にあるモアイ像の年齢を知りたいと思ったら座ったままでもすぐに調べることができますしかし私の12年間にもわたる寒いところで重い荷物を運ぶ経験から学んだことは真の感激成長が苦労や努力からしか生まれない快適ないつもの生活から離れ未知の世界に踏み込んで手に入るものです誰にだって人生で乗り越えるべき壁やたどり着くべき目標があります比喩的な話ではありますが勇気を出して家の外に出る回数を少し増やすだけでなにか得ることがあるはずですドアを開け外の世界を探索しましょうそれは私からのお願いですありがとうございました	I'm usually introduced as a polar explorer. I'm not sure that's the most progressive or 21st-century of job titles, but I've spent more than two percent now of my entire life living in a tent inside the Arctic Circle, so I get out of the house a fair bit. And in my nature, I guess, I am a doer of things more than I am a spectator or a contemplator of things, and it's that dichotomy, the gulf between ideas and action that I'm going to try and explore briefly. The pithiest answer to the question "why?" that's been dogging me for the last 12 years was credited certainly to this chap, the rakish-looking gentleman standing at the back, second from the left, George Lee Mallory. Many of you will know his name. In 1924 he was last seen disappearing into the clouds near the summit of Mt. Everest. He may or may not have been the first person to climb Everest, more than 30 years before Edmund Hillary. No one knows if he got to the top. It's still a mystery. But he was credited with coining the phrase, "Because it's there." Now I'm not actually sure that he did say that. There's very little evidence to suggest it, but what he did say is actually far nicer, and again, I've printed this. I'm going to read it out. "The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this: What is the use of climbing Mt. Everest? And my answer must at once be, it is no use. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever. Oh, we may learn a little about the behavior of the human body at high altitudes, and possibly medical men may turn our observation to some account for the purposes of aviation, but otherwise nothing will come of it. We shall not bring back a single bit of gold or silver, and not a gem, nor any coal or iron. with crops to raise food. So it is no use. If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won't see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy, and joy, after all, is the end of life. We don't live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means, and that is what life is for." Mallory's argument that leaving the house, embarking on these grand adventures is joyful and fun, however, doesn't tally that neatly with my own experience. The furthest I've ever got away from my front door was in the spring of 2004. I still don't know exactly what came over me, but my plan was to make a solo and unsupported crossing of the Arctic Ocean. I planned essentially to walk from the north coast of Russia to the North Pole, and then to carry on to the north coast of Canada. No one had ever done this. I was 26 at the time. A lot of experts were saying it was impossible, and my mum certainly wasn't very keen on the idea. The journey from a small weather station on the north coast of Siberia up to my final starting point, the edge of the pack ice, the coast of the Arctic Ocean, took about five hours, and if anyone watched fearless Felix Baumgartner going up, rather than just coming down, you'll appreciate the sense of apprehension, as I sat in a helicopter thundering north, and the sense, I think if anything, of impending doom. I sat there wondering what on Earth I had gotten myself into. There was a bit of fun, a bit of joy. I was 26. I remember sitting there looking down at my sledge. I had my skis ready to go, I had a satellite phone, a pump-action shotgun in case I was attacked by a polar bear. I remember looking out of the window and seeing the second helicopter. We were both thundering through this incredible Siberian dawn, and part of me felt a bit like a cross between Jason Bourne and Wilfred Thesiger. Part of me felt quite proud of myself, but mostly I was just utterly terrified. And that journey lasted 10 weeks, 72 days. I didn't see anyone else. We took this photo next to the helicopter. Beyond that, I didn't see anyone for 10 weeks. The North Pole is slap bang in the middle of the sea, so I'm traveling over the frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean. NASA described conditions that year as the worst since records began. I was dragging 180 kilos of food and fuel and supplies, about 400 pounds. The average temperature for the 10 weeks was minus 35. Minus 50 was the coldest. So again, there wasn't an awful lot of joy or fun to be had. One of the magical things about this journey, however, is that because I'm walking over the sea, over this floating, drifting, shifting crust of ice that's floating on top of the Arctic Ocean is it's an environment that's in a constant state of flux. The ice is always moving, breaking up, drifting around, refreezing, so the scenery that I saw for nearly 3 months was unique to me. No one else will ever, could ever, possibly see the views, the vistas, that I saw for 10 weeks. And that, I guess, is probably the finest argument for leaving the house. I can try to tell you what it was like, but you'll never know what it was like, and the more I try to explain that I felt lonely, I was the only human being in 5.4 million square-miles, it was cold, nearly minus 75 with windchill on a bad day, the more words fall short, and I'm unable to do it justice. And it seems to me, therefore, that the doing, you know, to try to experience, to engage, to endeavor, rather than to watch and to wonder, that's where the real meat of life is to be found, the juice that we can suck out of our hours and days. And I would add a cautionary note here, however. In my experience, there is something addictive about tasting life at the very edge of what's humanly possible. Now I don't just mean in the field of daft macho Edwardian style derring-do, but also in the fields of pancreatic cancer, there is something addictive about this, and in my case, I think polar expeditions are perhaps not that far removed from having a crack habit. I can't explain quite how good it is until you've tried it, but it has the capacity to burn up all the money I can get my hands on, to ruin every relationship I've ever had, so be careful what you wish for. that responds to the challenge of the mountain, and I wonder if that's the case whether there's something in the challenge itself, in the endeavor, and particularly in the big, unfinished, chunky challenges that face humanity that call out to us, and in my experience that's certainly the case. There is one unfinished challenge that's been calling out to me for most of my adult life. Many of you will know the story. This is a photo of Captain Scott and his team. Scott set out just over a hundred years ago to try to become the first person to reach the South Pole. No one knew what was there. It was utterly unmapped at the time. We knew more about the surface of the moon than we did about the heart of Antarctica. Scott, as many of you will know, was beaten to it by Roald Amundsen and his Norwegian team, who used dogs and dogsleds. Scott's team were on foot, all five of them wearing harnesses and dragging around sledges, and they arrived at the pole to find the Norwegian flag already there, I'd imagine pretty bitter and demoralized. All five of them turned and started walking back to the coast and all five died on that return journey. it's all been done in the fields of exploration and adventure. When I talk about Antarctica, people often say, "Hasn't, you know, that's interesting, hasn't that Blue Peter presenter just done it on a bike?" Or, "That's nice. You know, my grandmother's going on a cruise to Antarctica next year. You know. Is there a chance you'll see her there?" But Scott's journey remains unfinished. No one has ever walked from the very coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again. It is, arguably, the most audacious endeavor of that Edwardian golden age of exploration, and it seemed to me high time, given everything we have figured out in the century since from scurvy to solar panels, that it was high time someone had a go at finishing the job. So that's precisely what I'm setting out to do. This time next year, in October, I'm leading a team of three. It will take us about four months to make this return journey. That's the scale. The red line is obviously halfway to the pole. We have to turn around and come back again. I'm well aware of the irony of telling you that we will be blogging and tweeting. You'll be able to live vicariously and virtually through this journey in a way that no one has ever before. And it'll also be a four-month chance for me to finally come up with a pithy answer to the question, "Why?" And our lives today are safer and more comfortable than they have ever been. There certainly isn't much call for explorers nowadays. My career advisor at school never mentioned it as an option. If I wanted to know, for example, how many stars were in the Milky Way, how old those giant heads on Easter Island were, most of you could find that out right now without even standing up. And yet, if I've learned anything in nearly 12 years now of dragging heavy things around cold places, it is that true, real inspiration and growth only comes from adversity and from challenge, from stepping away from what's comfortable and familiar and stepping out into the unknown. In life, we all have tempests to ride and poles to walk to, and I think metaphorically speaking, at least, we could all benefit from getting outside the house a little more often, if only we could summon up the courage. I certainly would implore you to open the door just a little bit and take a look at what's outside. Thank you very much.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
「それじゃ、今日も元気に行きましょー!」ミシェルちゃんが大きく腕を振り上げ、宣言する。久しぶりにレティーナに狩りに出れて、テンションが上がっているようだった。「嬢ちゃんはいつも元気だな。いつも会ってないから、どれくらい違うかわからんが?」「その矛盾だらけの発言に意味はあるのか?」「ねぇよ?」街を出てすぐの場所、街道沿いの森との境目のような場所でが集まっていた。ミシェルちゃんとクラウド、レティーナ、マテウス。そしてなぜかサリヴァン。「あの、俺なんでまた呼ばれたんスかね?」「しかたないでしょ。だってあなたくらいしか斥候こなせる人がいないんですもの」ミシェルちゃんとクラウドはサリヴァンとは初見だったが、彼の情報が俺を監禁場所へ誘導したことは知らせてある。「で、ワシらはなぜ、こんなにこそこそしておるのかの?」「見つかったら、ミシェルちゃんたちの訓練にならないだろ」「なら戻って修業の続きをすればよかろうに」「バカ野郎! マテウスとミシェルちゃんを一緒にして放っておけるか!」「ハ?」俺とマクスウェルは、森の陰にこそこそ隠れながら、ミシェルちゃんを監視していた。ちなみにフィニアは、そんな俺たちを生暖かい目で見つつも、止めずに送り出してくれた。彼女は一人で屋敷の掃除と、修業の続きをやるらしい。どうも最近、俺の株がフィニアの中で暴落している気がしないでもない。「見ろ、あの男の視線を! ミシェルちゃんの胸に釘付けじゃねぇか」「うむ、大きく育ったものじゃな。お主もかなわんくらいじゃ」「............俺のことは放っておいてくれ」「まあ、あそこまで存在感があれば、そりゃ視線くらい誘引もされようて」先ほどからサリヴァンとマテウスの視線がちらちらとミシェルちゃんの胸元に向かっている。奴ではミシェルちゃんを守り切れるか、いささか心配だった。「特にサリヴァン! 奴は日頃から女にだらしない。ミシェルちゃんの巨乳を目にしてまともでいられるとは思えない」「お主という男は......いや、女は......」俺の興奮具合にマクスウェルは額に手を当てて嘆息する。いや、気配だけしか伝わらないが。「少々、心配性が過ぎるんじゃないかのう?」「そんなことない、念には念を入れているだけだ」「その慎重さを少しでも自分に向ければ、コルティナやフィニア嬢の心配も減るじゃろうに」「ここでその名前を出すのはズルい」「子供みたいに膨れっ面をするでない。あざと過ぎるわ」俺とマクスウェルは、慌ててその後を追っていく。森の中を慎重に進むこと、およそ一時間。先行するサリヴァンが動きを止めて後ろにつくミシェルちゃんたちに合図を送っていた。「お、どうやら発見したみたいだぞ」「やれやれ、マテウスもついておるから、心配なぞいらんだろうに」「俺が気にしてんのはそこじゃねぇし」言いつつも、俺の視線はミシェルちゃんたちから離れない。ミシェルちゃんとレティーナはその後ろに着き、いつでもサポートできる位置に移動していた。ここまでは、俺と組んでいた時と変わらない動きだ。サリヴァンが発見した獲物は、ダチョウに似た走鳥系の猛獣でモウルというモンスターだった。しかし性格は温厚で、自ら進んで人に襲い掛かることはないため、冒険者の討伐対象からは除外されていた。「確かに肉はあっさりしてて美味いんだけど、危険度は高いぞ」しかし殺傷力の高さも侮れない。ミシェルちゃんやレティーナなら、一撃で戦闘不能にされてしまうだろう。クラウドが防げばいいだけの話ではあるが、彼の体重はまだ軽く、あっさり跳ね飛ばされる可能性がある。「おいおい、大丈夫か? マテウスは......」心配する俺をよそに、マテウスは鼻歌混じりで剣をだらりと降ろしたままだった。「あのバカ、何やってんだ!」「待たんか」その直後、レティーナから魔法が飛び、モウルの動きが止まった。その一閃は、動きを止めたモウルの眼球を易々と突き破り、脳髄を抉って絶命させた。「おぬしは仲間を過小評価しすぎじゃ。彼女たちはもう、お主が導いてやるレベルを超越しとる」的確に、最小限の威力の魔法で動きを止めて見せたレティーナに、彼女が作ったスキを逃さず射抜くミシェルちゃん。「彼女たちももう大人......というにはいささか不安があるが、それでもお主があれこれ心配してやる歳でもあるまい。いい加減弟子離れする時期じゃよ」にこやかにハイタッチを交わすレティーナとミシェルちゃんを見ながら、マクスウェルが諭してくる。「......そうかもな」彼女たちの成長を外から眺め、初めて実感できた。その間にも、クラウドとマテウスが協力してモウルを吊るし上げて血抜きをし、解体の準備を進めている。これ以上近付くと、俺はともかくマクスウェルが見つかりそうだ。「マクスウェル」「帰るか」「そうじゃな」何となく寂しい気持ちを残しつつ、俺たちはその場を後にしたのだった。	“Alright, let’s work up our spirits and go!” Michelle raised her hands high up and declared. She was pretty excited since she could go out hunting with Letina first time in a while. Cloud on the other hand was slumping his shoulders hard with a dejected expression. He seemed quite against the idea of teaming up with Mateus. “You’re as cheerful as ever. Then again, it’s not like we meet all the time, so I don’t really know what’s normal?” “Is there a point in speaking in contradictions?” “Not really?” The five of them gathered up near the borderline before the forest next to the highway that was just outside the city. It was; Michelle, Cloud, Letina, Mateus, and for some reason, Sullivan. “Um, why did you call me here again?” “There was no other way. We don’t have any other scouts but you.” Michelle and Cloud were seeing Sullivan for the first time, but I had already let them know that it was his information that guided me to where they were confined. So the two weren’t wary towards him. “So, why are we being so sneaky now?” “It wouldn’t be training if they spotted us.” “Then we should go back and focus on your studies instead.” “You fool! Like I can just leave Mateus with Michelle!” “Huh?” Maxwell and I hid in the forest and observed Michelle. Maxwell didn’t have stealth abilities, so he was using the Conceal spell. Incidentally, Finia didn’t stop us and sent us off with lukewarm eyes. She was apparently going to clean the mansion and continue studying on her own. I couldn’t help but think that my value in her heart was falling down hard lately. “Look at where those guys are looking! Their eyes are nailed on Michelle’s chest!” “Ah yes, they have grown quite a bit. She has you completely beat.” “.........Leave me out of this.” “Well, they have such a presence, so it is natural for your gaze to be drawn to them.” Sullivan and Mateus were stealing glances at Michelle’s chest since a while ago. It was true that in front of her pure and cheerful charm and her glamorous body, few men would not look at her like that. So it wasn’t totally out of the picture for someone to be driven by those emotions and do something when they were in a forest with no people. Cloud could be careless here and there, as proven by the previous incident. I was somewhat worried about whether he would be able to protect Michelle properly. “Especially that Sullivan! He’s always slovenly towards girls. I can’t imagine him remaining normal when he has Michelle’s rack before his eyes.” “You are a man...or a woman... like no other.” Maxwell sighed while holding his forehead at my agitated state. I mean, I could only feel his presence. “Are you not being a little too paranoid?” “Not at all, there’s no such thing as being too careful.” “If you directed some of that caution to yourself, Cortina and Finia would have it less hard.” “Don’t go calling names now.” “Stop sulking like a child. You are too sly.” As Maxwell sighed, I smacked him on the head while relying on my presence sense. As we continued like this, Michelle’s group headed into the forest. We hurriedly followed after them. They continued to carefully make their way through the forest for about an hour. Sullivan, who was leading them, stopped and signaled the rest behind. He seemed to have found prey. “Oh, looks like they found something.” “Good grief, Mateus is with them, so there is no need to worry.” “That’s not what I’m worried about.” As I spoke, my gaze was still fixed on their group. Sullivan guided the rest of them while Cloud and Mateus stood side by side. Michelle and Letina were behind them, positioned so they would be able to offer support at a moment’s notice. So far it was the same as how we did it when they partied up with me. The prey that Sullivan found was a big racing bird-type game that looked like an ostrich—a monster called Moul. It was over three meters tall and had a protuberance on the head, that it used as its main weapon, to raise the offensive power of the head-butts. It was both fast and had a high head-butt power, so it was classified as quite dangerous. However, it was gentle in nature, so it never attacked people on its own, and was omitted from being a subjugation target of the Adventurers. “Its meat is certainly light and delicious, but its danger level is quite high.” A skilled hunter would fight it by taking refuge high up on a tree. But its lethality couldn’t be underestimated. Michelle and Letina would get taken out with one attack. Cloud just needed to protect them, but he was still a lightweight, so it was possible for him to easily be swept aside. “Hey now, will this really be okay? What’s Mateus doing...” While I worried, Mateus hummed and lowered his swords to the ground. I couldn’t sense any will to fight from his posture. “What the f̲u̲c̲k̲ is that dumbass doing!” “Can you just wait.” Maxwell grabbed my shoulder as I was about to rush out. Immediately after, Letina shot her spell and Moul’s stopped in place. Michelle soon followed up by shooting her arrow. That flash of light pierced through the Moul’s eyeball, boring into its brain and killing it instantly. “You are really underestimating your comrades. They are no longer at the level where you need to guide them.” More accurately, Letina stopped its movements using a spell with minimum needed firepower, and Michelle shot it using that opening. These two were certainly beyond a level where I needed to instruct them. They had grown from friends I had to guide, to friends I could trust my back to. “It is perhaps still a little uncertain to claim that they have grown up... However, they are not young enough for you to show such worry. It is about time for them to graduate from being your students.” Maxwell warned me while watching Letina and Michelle doing a cheerful high-five. Cloud and Sullivan unexpectedly had no turn, but I couldn’t care less honestly. I mean, I guess that was a bit too harsh, but it was still a trivial problem. “...You might be right.” Observing them from the outside, I realized this for the first time. In the meantime, Cloud and Mateus cooperated and hung the Moul up to drain it, and got ready to butcher it. Sullivan remained vigilant of the surroundings. If we approached any further, me aside, Maxwell could get spotted. “Maxwell.” “Yes?” “Should we go back?” Feeling somewhat lonely on the inside, the two of us left the place behind.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 24, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
ただ厄介なことに私たちは何事も自らの色眼鏡を通して見てしまいますビールみたいな単純なものでさえそうです何種類かビールをテイスティングして「濃さ」や「苦味」で評価をしたとしましょうビールの評価はきれいにばらけるはずですこれを客観的にしたらどうでしょう? ビールの場合はとても簡単にできますブラインド・テイスティングです同じようにして同じビールを味わっても目隠しをしているとちょっと様相が変わってきますほとんどのビールが同じ評価になり味の区別ができなくなりますもちろんギネスは例外です生理機能についても同じように考えられます人間の期待が生体機能にもたらす効果は何でしょう? 例えば鎮痛剤を売るのに「高価な薬」と伝えた場合と「安い薬」と伝えた場合とでは「高価な薬」のほうがよく効きましたなぜ痛みがより和らいだかというと期待することで生理的効果に違いが生まれるからですもちろんスポーツでも主観が影響します特定のチームのファンだったらそのチームの立場でしかゲーム展開が見られなくなりますよねこれらに共通しているのは私たちが目にする世界は先入観や期待感で色付けされてしまうということですこれがもっと重い問題― 社会正義に関わる問題だったらどうでしょう? 私のチームが取り上げたのは「不平等」に対する見方これをブラインド・テイスティング形式で検証しました具体的には不平等に焦点を当て大規模なアンケート調査を行いアメリカなど様々な国で 2つの質問をしました「現在どれくらいの不平等があると思うか?」「どれくらいの不平等が望ましいか?」まず1つ目の質問について考えてみましょうアメリカにいる人を全員最も貧しい人から最も豊かな人まで右から左へ並べるとしますそして5つのグループに分けます最も貧しい20% そして次の20% その次その次そして最富裕層の20%という具合にですそして各グループにどれくらいの富が集まっていると思うか尋ねますシンプルに質問をこうしましょう下の2つのグループ最も貧しい40%にはどれくらいの富があるでしょう? 少し時間を取って数字を出してみてください普段は考えませんからねちょっと考えて具体的な数字を用意してくださいよろしいですか? 多くのアメリカ人の答えはこうです最下層20%には全体の富の2.9% 次のグループには6.4% あわせて9%超です次のグループには12% その次は20% そして最富裕層20%には 58%の富があると考えていました皆さんの答えと比べてみてくださいさて現実はどうでしょう? 現実は少し違います最下層20%の持てる富は全体の0.1% 次の20%は0.2% あわせて0.3%ですその次が3.9% 11.3%と来て最も豊かな層が 84〜85%の富を有します現実と私たちの認識には大きな隔たりがあるのですでは私たちが望む姿はどうでしょう? そもそもどうすれば分かるでしょうか? これを調べるにあたり― 私たちの理想を調べるにあたり哲学者ジョン・ロールズのことを思い起こしましたジョン・ロールズは公正な社会についてこう考えていました公正な社会とはその社会についてすべてを知り尽くした上でどの立場であってもその一員になりたい社会であると美しい定義ですね普通裕福な人は「富める者にはより多くの富を貧しい者にはより少なく」と考え貧しければより平等を求めるものですでもここで仮定している社会ではあなたはどの立場になるかわかりませんからあらゆる場面を考えなければいけませんブラインド・テイスティングに少し似ています決断するときには結果がどうなるか見えないからですロールズはこれを「無知のヴェール」と呼びましたさて私たちは新たにアメリカ人をたくさん集め無知のヴェールの状態で質問をしました「これからある国の一員になるとしますどの立場になるかは分かりませんどんな国ならいいと思いますか?」こちらがその結果です最初のグループ最下層20%にどれくらいの富を希望したでしょう? 約10%の富の配分を求めました次のグループには14% 21、22、32という結果でしたこのときの被験者は誰も完全な平等は望みませんでした誰も社会主義がすばらしいとは思わなかったようですどういうことでしょう? 私たちが持っているものに関して現実と認識の間にはギャップがありますが同じくらい大きなギャップが私たちの考える理想と認識との間にもあるというわけですちなみにこれらの質問は富についてだけでなくほかのことにも当てはまります私たちは世界各地の人たちにさきほどの質問を投げかけましたがリベラル派、保守派にかかわらず基本的に同じような答えが返ってきました金持ち、貧乏人も同じ答えで男性と女性も公共ラジオNPR愛好者フォーブズ誌の読者も同様でしたイギリス、オーストラリアアメリカでもとても似通った回答を得ました大学のいろんな学部でも聞いてみましたハーバード大学のほぼ全学部を訪ねましたハーバード・ビジネス・スクールでさえ事実富裕層をより豊かに貧しい人はより貧しくという人は少数でこの類似性は驚くべきものでしたハーバード・ビジネス・スクール出身の方もおられますよね他のことについても同じ質問をしてみました社長の給料に対して非熟練労働者の給料はどれくらいか人々が考えている割合はこうですではどれくらいの割合がふさわしいと考えるか実際はどうか見てみましょう現実はどうかというとそれほど悪くはないでしょう? 赤と黄色の面積はそれほど違いませんねでも実はこれは同じ尺度で描いていないんです実際は黄、青色の部分は見えないくらい小さいんですでは富がもたらす他の影響はどうでしょう? 富は財産だけの話ではないのですこんなことも聞きました― 健康は? 医者にかかって薬がもらえるかは? 平均寿命は? 新生児の平均余命は? これらに対して望ましいと思う配分とは? 若者の教育は? 高齢者の生涯学習は? わかったのはこれらすべてに共通する結果ですが誰も富の不平等を好まないということです富の産物である不平等ですが人々がさらに嫌がる不平等は他にもあります例えば健康や教育の不平等ですさらに行為主体者性の低い人つまり小さな子供や赤ちゃんに起こる不平等の是正については人は特に賛同しやすいことも分かりました子供には自らの置かれた状況に責任がないと考えるからですさてここから何が学べるでしょうか? 現実との間には2つの格差「認識のギャップ」と「期待のギャップ」があります認識のギャップについて私たちが探っているのは人々をどう教育していくかです不平等や不平等がもたらすもの― 健康、教育、妬み、犯罪率など― それらへの認識をどう改めさせるかですそして期待のギャップについては自らが真に望むものへの考えをどう変えさせるかですロールズの定義ロールズ流の世界の見方ブラインド・テイスティング方式は思考から利己的な動機を消し去ってくれますもっと大きなスケールでより高い次元でそれを実行するにはどうすればよいでしょう? 最後に「行動のギャップ」もありますこれらに対して実際にどう行動するかです答えの一つとしてあげられるのは自立していない小さな子どものことを考えることですそのほうがやりやすいからです今度皆さんがビールやワインを飲みに行くときまずは考えてみてください自らの経験のなかで「現実」がどれで「期待から来るプラシーボ効果」はどれなのか考えてみてくださいそしてそれが人生における決断― 願わくば私たち皆に影響する政策的問題においてどんな意味を持つのか考えてみてくださいありがとうございました	The problem is that we have these color-tinted glasses as we look at all kinds of situations. For example, think about something as simple as beer. If I gave you a few beers to taste and I asked you to rate them on intensity and bitterness, different beers would occupy different space. But what if we tried to be objective about it? In the case of beer, it would be very simple. What if we did a blind taste? Well, if we did the same thing, you tasted the same beer, now in the blind taste, things would look slightly different. Most of the beers will go into one place. You will basically not be able to distinguish them, and the exception, of course, will be Guinness. Similarly, we can think about physiology. What happens when people expect something from their physiology? For example, we sold people pain medications. Some people, we told them the medications were expensive. Some people, we told them it was cheap. And the expensive pain medication worked better. It relieved more pain from people, because expectations do change our physiology. And of course, we all know that in sports, if you are a fan of a particular team, you can't help but see the game develop from the perspective of your team. So all of those are cases in which our preconceived notions and our expectations color our world. But what happened in more important questions? What happened with questions that had to do with social justice? So we wanted to think about what is the blind tasting version for thinking about inequality? So we started looking at inequality, and we did some large-scale surveys around the U.S. and other countries. So we asked two questions: Do people know what kind of level of inequality we have? And then, what level of inequality do we want to have? So let's think about the first question. Imagine I took all the people in the U.S. and I sorted them from the poorest on the right to the richest on the left, and then I divided them into five buckets: the poorest 20 percent, the next 20 percent, the next, the next, and the richest 20 percent. And then I asked you to tell me how much wealth do you think is concentrated in each of those buckets. So to make it simpler, imagine I ask you to tell me, how much wealth do you think is concentrated in the bottom two buckets, the bottom 40 percent? Take a second. Think about it and have a number. Usually we don't think. Think for a second, have a real number in your mind. You have it? Okay, here's what lots of Americans tell us. They think that the bottom 20 percent has about 2.9 percent of the wealth, the next group has 6.4, so together it's slightly more than nine. The next group, they say, has 12 percent, 20 percent, and the richest 20 percent, people think has 58 percent of the wealth. You can see how this relates to what you thought. Now, what's reality? Reality is slightly different. The bottom 20 percent has 0.1 percent of the wealth. The next 20 percent has 0.2 percent of the wealth. Together, it's 0.3. The next group has 3.9, 11.3, and the richest group has 84-85 percent of the wealth. So what we actually have and what we think we have are very different. What about what we want? How do we even figure this out? So to look at this, to look at what we really want, we thought about the philosopher John Rawls. If you remember John Rawls, he had this notion of what's a just society. He said a just society is a society that if you knew everything about it, you would be willing to enter it in a random place. And it's a beautiful definition, because if you're wealthy, you might want the wealthy to have more money, the poor to have less. If you're poor, you might want more equality. But if you're going to go into that society in every possible situation, and you don't know, you have to consider all the aspects. It's a little bit like blind tasting in which you don't know what the outcome will be when you make a decision, and Rawls called this the "veil of ignorance." So, we took another group, a large group of Americans, and we asked them the question in the veil of ignorance. What are the characteristics of a country that would make you want to join it, knowing that you could end randomly at any place? And here is what we got. What did people want to give to the first group, the bottom 20 percent? They wanted to give them about 10 percent of the wealth. The next group, 14 percent of the wealth, 21, 22 and 32. Now, nobody in our sample wanted full equality. Nobody thought that socialism is a fantastic idea in our sample. But what does it mean? It means that we have this knowledge gap between what we have and what we think we have, but we have at least as big a gap between what we think is right to what we think we have. Now, we can ask these questions, by the way, not just about wealth. We can ask it about other things as well. So for example, we asked people from different parts of the world about this question, people who are liberals and conservatives, and they gave us basically the same answer. We asked rich and poor, they gave us the same answer, men and women, NPR listeners and Forbes readers. We asked people in England, Australia, the U.S. -- very similar answers. We even asked different departments of a university. We went to Harvard and we checked almost every department, and in fact, from Harvard Business School, where a few people wanted the wealthy to have more and the [poor] to have less, the similarity was astonishing. I know some of you went to Harvard Business School. We also asked this question about something else. We asked, what about the ratio of CEO pay to unskilled workers? So you can see what people think is the ratio, and then we can ask the question, what do they think should be the ratio? And then we can ask, what is reality? What is reality? And you could say, well, it's not that bad, right? The red and the yellow are not that different. But the fact is, it's because I didn't draw them on the same scale. It's hard to see, there's yellow and blue in there. So what about other outcomes of wealth? Wealth is not just about wealth. We asked, what about things like health? What about availability of prescription medication? What about life expectancy? What about life expectancy of infants? How do we want this to be distributed? What about education for young people? And for older people? And across all of those things, what we learned was that people don't like inequality of wealth, but there's other things where inequality, which is an outcome of wealth, is even more aversive to them: for example, inequality in health or education. We also learned that people are particularly open to changes in equality when it comes to people who have less agency -- basically, young kids and babies, because we don't think of them as responsible for their situation. So what are some lessons from this? We have two gaps: We have a knowledge gap and we have a desirability gap And the knowledge gap is something that we think about, how do we educate people? How do we get people to think differently about inequality and the consequences of inequality in terms of health, education, jealousy, crime rate, and so on? Then we have the desirability gap. How do we get people to think differently about what we really want? You see, the Rawls definition, the Rawls way of looking at the world, the blind tasting approach, takes our selfish motivation out of the picture. How do we implement that to a higher degree on a more extensive scale? And finally, we also have an action gap. How do we take these things and actually do something about it? I think part of the answer is to think about people like young kids and babies that don't have much agency, because people seem to be more willing to do this. To summarize, I would say, next time you go to drink beer or wine, first of all, think about, what is it in your experience that is real, and what is it in your experience that is a placebo effect coming from expectations? And then think about what it also means for other decisions in your life, and hopefully also for policy questions that affect all of us. Thanks a lot.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
俺は全員に説明する。「魔法ラーニングとは違うんだ。ただ見て真似られるってだけだ」「それはそれですごいですね」そんなことを話している間に、ドルゴの魔法が完了する。あっという間に通話の腕輪が作られた。人族の魔法技術でも、通話の腕輪は作ることが出来る。高価だが店で買えるぐらいだ。そこまでレアではない。とはいえ、これほど素早く作ることは人族の魔法技術では無理だ。「ラックさん。必要があれば、お見せした魔法を使って通話の腕輪を作っていただいても構いませんよ」「ありがとうございます」ドルゴは完成した通話の腕輪をリーアと侍従長に渡した。そして操作法などを説明する。リーアは通話の腕輪を手にもって感激していた。尻尾も盛んに上下に揺れている。「もし襲撃があれば、すぐラックにご連絡するね」「はい。襲撃だけじゃなく、用があればいつでもどうぞ」「そんな。いいのかしら?」その後、非常事態の連絡手段などを話し合ってから、屋敷に戻った。エリックとゴランはそれぞれ仕事に行った。ケーテはさぼろうとしたが、ドルゴに連れて行かれた。そして、俺は自室でゆっくりすることにした。横にいるのはガルヴとゲルベルガさまだけだ。ガルヴはベッドの上にあおむけに寝っ転がる。あっという間に眠ってしまった。「ガルヴは寝るのが早いな」子犬ならぬ子狼なので、睡眠時間が長いのかもしれない。ゲルベルガさまは俺のひざの上に座ってきた。俺はゲルベルガさまを撫でながら、昏き者どものことを考える。今、昏き者どもは水竜の集落を狙っているらしい。恐らく、愚者の石の製造に成功したと考えたほうがいいだろう。そして、忘れてはならないのは至高の王だ。ケーテの宮殿を襲ったヴァンパイアから至高の王という存在がいると聞いた。おそらくヴァンパイア・ハイロードより上位の、ヴァンパイアどもの王なのだろう。至高の王の配下は、風竜王の宮殿を襲い竜族の遺跡を漁っていた。水竜を襲っている昏き者どもも、至高の王の配下と考えたほうがいいだろう。王都における昏き者どもも忘れてはならない。どちらにしろ、政権中枢に近いところに入り込んでいる気配がある。官憲に影響力を持っているのは確実だ。王都の昏き者どもに与するものは、マスタフォン侯爵家を占拠していた。そしてフィリーに愚者の石を作らせた。カビーノのような悪党に武器を集めさせ、ご禁制のハムを保管させていた。風竜王の宮殿を襲った者たちよりも、王都の昏き者どもが弱いのは確実だろう。だが、王都の中に入り込んでいる時点で、非常に厄介だ。おそらく、多数の人族を使役しているに違いない。なぜ、人族が昏き者どもに与するのかも謎である。「ふむぅ」「こ?」ゲルベルガさまが俺の指をくちばしであまがみする。俺はゲルベルガさまに語り掛ける。「王都の昏き者どもの調査は枢密院に任せるしかないからなー」俺にやれることは限られる。調査などは得意な機関に任せる方がいい。きっと、いま全力で調べてくれているのだろう。「とりあえず今は水竜を守ることに全力を尽くすしかないか」「む? どうした?」「ロックさん、ちょっといいかしら」「セルリスか。どうした?」俺はゲルベルガさまを抱いたまま、立ち上がると扉を開ける。「いま、時間あるかしら......。剣の練習に付き合ってほしいのだけど......」「いいぞ。庭にいこう」「ありがとう!」セルリスは嬉しそうに微笑んだ。「ガルヴは......。寝かせておいてやるか」気持ちよさそうに寝ているのを起こしてもかわいそうだ。俺はガルヴを部屋に残すと、ゲルベルガさまを抱いて、庭に行くことにした。庭はかなり広いので、こういう時は助かる。セルリスに庭へと向かう途中、シアとニアを見かけた。「ニア。いまからセルリスと剣の練習をするのだが、一緒にどうだ?」「いいのですか?」「もちろんだ」ニアは俺の徒弟だ。しかも冒険者。剣は教えたい。「あの! あたしも見学させてほしいであります」庭に行くと、まずはセルリスと稽古を始める。重い木剣を使って打ち合うのだ。「セルリス、筋がいいな」「はぁはぁ......ありがとうございます!」息切れしながらも、セルリスは懸命に木剣をふるう。速いし切れもいい。以前より強くなっていると思う。しばらく打ち合って、セルリスの木剣を弾き飛ばす。「次。ニア、来い」ニアはまだ小さいのに優秀だ。筋がいい。獣人らしい筋肉のしなやかさがある。ニアの次はシアだ。シアとも剣で打ち合う。一時間後、セルリス、ニア、シアは息を切らしてひざをつく。「持久力が足りないな」「ロ、ロックさんの体力が異常でありますよ」「頑張ります!」「先は長いわ......」	And so I explained it to everyone. “This isn’t Magic Learning. I’m just copying it after watching.” “But that’s still impressive in itself.” As we talked like this, Dorgo finished casting the spell. And so the communication bracelets were finished in no time. Magic technology of humans could also create such bracelets. They were even sold in stores, though they were very expensive. But at least they were not rare. That being said, human magic was not capable of making them this quickly. “Mister Ruck. I would not mind at all if you used this magic to make more bracelets, if you find the need.” “Thank you.” Dorgo then gave the finished bracelets to Leea and the Grand Chamberlain. Then he taught them how to use it. Leea looked very impressed by it. Her tail was wagging excitedly. “I’ll contact you as soon as the enemy attacks.” “Yes. Contact us anytime if you need help, not just when under attack.” “Really? Are you sure?” “Of course.” After discussing it a little further, we returned to the mansion. Eric and Goran went back to their work. Kathe tried skip her own duties, but Dorgo dragged her away. And I decided to rest in my room for a while. Only Grulf and Lord Gerberga were close by. Grulf was resting on the bed. He had fallen asleep in no time. “You fall asleep so fast, Grulf.” Perhaps he slept so much because he was still a wolf cub. Lord Gerberga was perched on my lap. I stroked his feathers and thought about the dark ones. The dark ones were currently targeting the water dragon settlement. It was very likely that they had succeeded in producing the Fool’s Stone. And then there was this Most High King. The vampires who had attacked Kathe’s palace had told me about him. I believed this person was a vampire king who was stronger than any Vampire High Lord. The Most High King’s subordinates had been raiding dragon ruins and had attacked the palace of the Wind Dragon Ruler. The dark ones who were attacking the water dragons were likely also doing it under his command. And then there were dark ones inside of the royal capital. In any case, there was reason to believe that they had gotten quite close to the center of government. It was clear that they had some influence on certain officials. The dark ones had even taken over Marquis Mastafon’s house. And then they had forced Philly to make the Fool’s Stone. Villains like Kabino collected weapons for them and stored their forbidden ham. It was clear that the dark ones inside of the city were quite weak compared to the ones who attacked the wind dragon palace. However, it was incredibly dangerous that there were any in the city to begin with. They must be using quite a few humans as servants. But it was still a mystery as to why any humans would want to help them. “Hmmm.” “Cluck?” Lord Geberga nibbled at my fingers. “Well, I don’t have much choice but to leave the investigation to the privy council...” There wasn’t much I could do. Investigations should be left to organizations that were good at it. They were probably doing everything that they could now. “I guess I’ll just concentrate on protecting the water dragons now.” As I talked to Lord Gerberga, someone knocked on the door. “Hmm? Who is it?” “Mister Locke. Do you mind if I come in?” “Serulis. Is something wrong?” The door opened just as I held Lord Gerberga and stood up. “I hope you have time... I wanted to ask if you would help with my sword practice...” “Sure. Let’s go to the garden then.” “Thank you!” Serulis smiled happily. “Grulf is... Hmm, we’ll let him sleep.” I would feel bad if I woke him up when he was sleeping so soundly. And so I left him and took Lord Gerberga with me to the garden. It was times like this that I was thankful that it was very big. I saw Nia and Shia on our way there. “Nia. Serulis and I are going to do some sword practice now. Want to join us?” “Do you mean it?” Nia was my apprentice. And an Adventurer. I wanted to teach her. “Oh! Can I come and watch you?” And so we went to the garden and Serulis’s training began. We would fight with heavy wooden swords. “Serulis, you have a natural aptitude.” “Hhhh...hahh...thank you!” While quite out of breath, Serulis swung the sword earnestly. She was quick and steady in her movements. A definite improvement from before. After a few more swings, Serulis’s sword went flying out of her grasp. “Alright, next. Nia, come.” Nia was still small but very good. She also was a natural, and her movements were smooth, like many beastkin. After Nia, was Shia. She too wanted to practice. After an hour had passed, Serulis, Nia and Shia were all out of breath and on their knees. “I don’t have enough stamina.” “Mi-mister Locke’s energy is just abnormal.” “I’ll do my best!” “It’s going to be a long road...”	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 5, "inserted_lines_src": 6, "inserted_lines_trg": 5 }
昔撮った写真をお見せしながら人生を振り返り今ここに到るまでのお話ししたいと思います元をたどると全ては一台のコンピューターから始まりましたコンピューターをお持ちの方はいますかどうやら皆さんお持ちですね携帯電話もコンピューターと言えますこの学習帳を覚えている人はいますか「すぐできる Apple」本の折り込みチラシです初期のコンピューターにソフトウェアは含まれていなかったので買って来て家のコンセントをつないただけではどうすることもできませんでした自分でプログラムを組む必要がありよくできたチュートリアルがありました本当に良くできたものですこれはApple IIのHerbieですよくできていました Java本もこんなふうに作るべきだと思いますそうすればプログラムを学ぶのに苦労はいりません当時はコンピューターの黎明期でコンピューターの未開時代と言えますそんな時代が私の幼少期でした私はシアトルの豆腐屋で育ちました家業のある家で育った人はいますか生き地獄に苦しみながらいますね生き地獄はいいものですそう思いませんか家業の豆腐屋が私の人生を変えました母はある意味デザイナーで店の壁いっぱいに豆腐料理の写真を貼ってお客さんを混乱させました豆腐レストランだと勘違いさせてしまったのですブランディングの失敗例ですそんな環境で私は育ちましたシアトルの小さな豆腐屋ですこの小さな部屋で育ったようなものです写真には成長した私が映ってます父は「冒険野郎マクガイバー」のような人でモノを重くする方法を発案したりしましたコンクリートブロック技術を駆使して豆腐は圧をかけるための重石を必要とします豆腐は元は液体のようなもので重い物で圧力をかけて水分を抜いて固くする必要があるからです豆腐は元はこんな大きな塊で父は手でこれを切り分けていました家業については言葉では語り尽くせません父はとてもとても誠実な人でした雨の日にスーパーマーケットSafewayに行き滑って腕をケガしましたが急いで店を出ました店の名に泥を塗りたくなかったのです父は腕をケガし 2週間働く事ができなかったので私たち兄弟は父に代わって全ての事をする必要がありましたまさに生き地獄とはこの事です私たちは父が豆腐に重石をのせ切る姿を見ていました鮮やかな包丁裁きでスッスッスッと私が初めてやった時はこうなりましたひどい出来でしたこの豆腐屋が私の原点ですお店で働くのはとてもきつかったので学校が好きでしたまるで天国でした学校での成績は良く MITに行くことになりました芸術的な人は両親から芸術的であるなと言われたりしませんか同じように私は美術と数学が得意でしたでが父は「ジョンは数学が得意だ」と言っていました MITでは数学を専攻していましたがこの素晴らしい機会が巡ってきましたコンピューターがちょうど視覚的になり始め Appleのマッキントッシュが出た時期でした MITに通っていた私は Macを所有していてどちらに進むか悩む分岐点にいました良いタイミングでした初めて手がけたソフトウェアは Aldus PageMaker となりましたその前には出版システムを作っていましたこれがきっかけとなり 2つのものを混ぜ合わせる楽しさに目覚めました若さ故の問題というのは全ての学生に言える事ですがすぐ頭でっかちになってしまうということですアイコンを作っているときは自分がアイコンマスターになった気分でした「オレはできるんだ」ってな感じでそして幸運にも私は図書館へ行く機会に恵まれておりこの本と出会いましたポール・ランドの"Thoughts on Design"ですご覧になった事があるかもしれませんが薄い本で著者自身について書かれています彼は偉大なグラフィック・デザイナーで作家としても有名です彼の作品を見た時私のデザインがいかに酷いものかデザインと言ってもいいものか気づかされ情熱と共に追い求める事ができるキャリアゴールのようなものが浮かびましたそれから私はMITを卒業し修士を修め美術学校に行きましたデザインを始め箸の包装紙やナプキンメニューなど扱えるものはなんでもデザインしましたとにかく手を動かしましたデザインを世に出す瞬間はとても不思議な気分ですその時のことを今でも良く覚えています覚えていますか?とても壮快ですよね自分のデザインが世に出て本に取り上げられるのは快感ですその後不思議な事にコンピューターはいつも私の悩みの種でそればかり考えていました理解できなかったのですポール・ランドは気難しいデザイナーでした良いフランスパンのようなものでしょうか彼の本にこう書いてありますイェールの学生がこう言いました「私はコンピューターの使い方ではなくデザインを学びにきました」デザイン学校は聞き入れました 80年代のことですコンピューター人間と非コンピューター人間の衝突ですとても難しい時代でしたこれはランドから私への重要なメッセージで当時コンピューターに手を出すきっかけになりましたこれが私の最初の真剣勝負です Adobe Illustratorのようなものを作成しました Illustratorのように描く事ができます作成するのは結構難しく 1ヶ月を要しましたそれから機能追加を検討しましたポイントは鳥が飛ぶように自由に動くということです安定性に変更を加え小さなダイヤルでコントロールできるようにしバタバタ動き続ける状態を作りました 1993年のことです教授達はこれを見て激怒しました教授:「なぜ動くのだ?」教授:「止めなさい」と私は「動いているという事がポイントなんです」と言い彼は「いつ止まるんだ」と言いました私が「止まる事はありません」と言うと彼はさらに不機嫌になり「今すぐ止めなさい」と言いました私はこのアイディアについてさらに研究を進めましたこのコンピューターという不思議なメディアは何ものだろう印刷物でないしビデオでもない永遠に続くとても不思議なメディア私はこれをもっと探求し始めました日本では人による実験をしましたこの実験は良い例ではないですが学生にはペンを渡します青赤緑黒のペンがありひとりが座り絵の描き方を指示します彼の言った事に対して笑っています絵はめちゃくちゃになりました人間は注文を受ける方法がわからないのですその点コンピューターはとても上手です彼は1度に2本で描く方法を突き止めましたあなたはこれきみはこれを描いてと複数のペンで一度に描けます我々の手で行なうには困難な事です誰かがここからひらめきを得て座標系を導入しましたこのように物事は起こるのです最終的に家を描きましたが単純なものですこれがコンピューターで言うところの X, Yシステムです驚きですねこの後人で構成されるコンピューターを作りました名付けて「人力コンピューター」です 1993年のことです音を下げてくださいこのコンピューターの部品は人です壁の後ろにはディスクドライブ CPU グラフィックカードメモリーシステムがあります彼らは巨大なフロッピーディスクを取り上げコンピューターに挿入していますフロッピーにはプログラムが保存されています彼女がフロッピーを装着しそれをディスク部門に引き渡しコンピューターが起動し始めますコンピューターの仕組みはこうなっていますこの人力コンピューターを作成したときにコンピューターがいかに高速であるかという事に気づかされました人力でも彼女と周囲の人々がとても頑張って動けば速い結果を出す事ができますが一度に一つの事しか処理できませんマウスを動かすとスクリーンが変わります通常マウスを動かすと同時にカーソルが動きますがこの人力コンピューターではマウスを動かすとカーソルが動くのに1時間半かかりますこの差ですコンピューターの驚くべきスピードを感じていただけたかと思いますこれはその後他の会社と開発したものです 1996年にSonyと開発したものでこのSony3Hデバイスは音に反応しますマイクに向かって話すとヘッドフォンを通して音楽が流れ電話を通じて話すとビデオが起動しますこの技術の入り交じった製品を他の方法で実験してみましたこの広告を手がけました酒は信用していないのですが時々飲みますこれはシャネルまた別のプロジェクトですそして一つ気づいたことは私は作るのが好きだという事です人は皆作るのが好きで楽しいものです私はスタッフを抱えた事はありませんすべて自分の手で作っていますこのボロボロの手で私のこの手はイナミ・ナオミ氏に影響を受けました私の師匠のような人です東京のデジタルメディアプロデューサー第一人者で彼が私を見つけデジタルメディアの世界へ引き込みました彼はとても刺激的な人物である時午前2時に彼のスタジオを訪ねると彼は複数のクライアントと会議中でした彼は私のところに来て「私がいれば全て上手くいく」と言いとても気が楽になりました忘れられないのは彼が突然動脈瘤で倒れ意識不明になったことです 3年間まばたきしかできませんでしたそのとき気づかされました私たちが身にまとっているこの身体と心はなんて儚いんだとそしてもっと何ができるのか今後の人生の過ごし方について考えました彼が気づかせてくれましたより注意深くコンピューターについて考えるようになりこんな事を考えていましたコンピューターにはプログラムがあり縦横といった動きに反応します各々のコンピュータープログラムがこれら全てのイメージを持っていますこの角にあるプログラムに見れるように一度に拡げることができます真の同時性で我々の動きとは異なります我々はベクトルにそって動くことに慣れていますこのプログラムはすべて同時ですコンピューターは非常に多くの次元に在ります同時に私に挫折感を抱かせます私がどんなデザイン美術学校に行こうともかつて「コンピューター・ラボ」がありました 1990年代後半のことですバーゼルにある素晴らしいグラフィックデザイン学校ですこれは荒れ放題でボロボロの陰鬱なコンピュータールームですこれが私の求めていたゴールだろうか我々が求めているものだろうかと考え始めまたマシンに魅了され始めましたバーゼルにあったコピー機から気づかされたのは我々が相互作用にいかに時間を費やしてきたかという事ですこれはタッチスクリーンのようなものでなぜ 5カ所しかタッチしないのかに注目しなぜあらゆる場所で相互作用を無駄にしているのかと疑問がわきましたそれからこの音 ThinkPadに電話の真似をさせる事ができると発見しました似てませんか? 似てない? ローガン空港ではこんな発見をしました呼びかけてくるような音ですまるで牛の鳴き声朝4時のことです不思議に思いました目の前にあるこのコンピューターという物は何なのかさっぱり分かりませんでしたこれは別のシリーズものです地下室にあった古いコンピュータで作りました古いマッキントッシュを集め部品を使い異なる作品を東京で作りました私はコンピューターそのものに興味がなくなり PalmPilotを使って絵画を制作しましたこのシリーズです PalmPilotを絵の中央にもってきてディスプレイのようにしています私は何者でしょうか抽象的な人ですそのもの自体の抽象とは何なのか考え続けましたそれからプラスチックに魅了され 4ヶ月をかけて8つのブロックを作りました完全な光学透過です一種のストレス発散ですそれから青テープに興味が湧きサンフランシスコのコミュニティカレッジでブルーな画家の青テープ展を行ないましたそんな私を見て妻が心配し始めたので青テープでの創作は辞め他のことを考え始めましたもちろんコンピューターについても今はとても小さくなっていますワンチップコンピューターですこのチップにプログラムを組込み PCボードから取り外したLEDで LED像を作り始めました主端子盤から取り外したものですイタリア展覧会用のlight boxシリーズですとてもシンプルな箱でボタンを一つ押すとLEDの光が舞いますこれはランプシリーズの弁当箱ランプですこれは食玩の米ランプですとても和みます昨年ロンドンで行なったiPodの作品展は iPodを素材として使いました 16個のiPod nanoで nano魚を作りましたこれは最近 Reebokシューズの作品これは趣味ですこれら全てはあなたにもできる事です私が一番好きなのは世界を体験し味わうことです世界はとても美味です我々は美術館に行き全てを味わったと思っていますがそれは違います全ては外の世界にありますエッフェル塔の手前やルーブル美術館の周囲だったりこれは自然の力が私に写真を撮らせたもので自然にぴったり90度になっていますこのような不思議な瞬間がいたるところにあり私たちは皆芸術家なのですこの遺伝子を心に抱えているのですこの素晴らしい感じどうにも止める事ができませんこれぞいつでもどこでも美術館ですこれは昨年岬で拾ったものですアートとデザインの方程式を見つけました丸四角三角に見えますビーチのいたるところにあり集めて並べてみました元の場所に戻しましたけどそれから双子の生き別れの石も見つけましたこれも同じようにいったい何があったの?と一緒にして戻しておきました 3年前にM-I-T の綴りを発見しました "simplicity and complexity" にありました私の母校MITです M・ナイト・シャマランの映画のようですね「ぉおこれは私がやらねば」と思い情熱をもって取り組みましたしかし最近このロードアイランドデザイン大学の話がありなかなか心を決められずにいました MITのことがずっと頭から離れませんでしたしかし「存在理由」という意味のフランス語 "raison d'être"をよく見てみると RISDが現れましたこれはいけると確信し RISDに行くことにしました RISD卒業生いますかいますね素晴らしい! もちろんアートセンターも素晴らしい所です私は今RISDに熱中しているところですそのお話をします「RISDとは...」これは学校の外でだれか学生が壁に書いたもので RISDは何なのか知りたがっています RISDのあるべき姿はさっぱり見えていませんこの先どうなりたいのかも実は私は技術者ですが技術があまり好きではありません「気」のようなものでしょうか人々は RISDに未来はあるかと訪ねますが私は「未来がRISDに追いつくのです」と答えます私が考えている課題はどうやって世界を技術的にするかではなくもっと人に優しくするかということです RISDは不思議なDNAを持っていて不思議な活力神秘的な世界で溢れています世界は今それに魅力を感じとても必要としているのですご清聴ありがとうございました	So, I'm going to, like, go through some slides from way back when, and walk through them to give you a sense of how I end up here. So, basically it all began with this whole idea of a computer. Who has a computer? Yeah. O.K., so, everyone has a computer. Even a mobile phone, it's a computer. And -- anyone remember this workbook, "Instant Activities for Your Apple" -- free poster in each book? This was how computing began. Don't forget: a computer came out; it had no software. You'd buy that thing, you'd bring it home, you'd plug it in, and it would do absolutely nothing at all. So, you had to program it, and there were great programming, like, tutorials, like this. I mean, this was great. It's, like, you know, Herbie the Apple II. It's such a great way to -- I mean, they should make Java books like this, and we've have no problem learning a program. But this was a great, grand time of the computer, when it was just a raw, raw, what is it? kind of an era. And, you see, this era coincided with my own childhood. I grew up in a tofu factory in Seattle. Who of you grew up in a family business, suffered the torture? Yes, yes. The torture was good. Wasn't it good torture? It was just life-changing, you know. And so, in my life, you know, I was in the tofu; it was a family business. And my mother was a kind of a designer, also. She'd make this kind of, like, wall of tofu cooking, and it would confuse the customers, because they all thought it was a restaurant. A bad sort of branding thing, or whatever. But, anyway, that's where I grew up, in this little tofu factory in Seattle, and it was kind of like this: a small room where I kind of grew up. I'm big there in that picture. That's my dad. My dad was kind of like MacGyver, really: he would invent, like, ways to make things heavy. Like back here, there's like, concrete block technology here, and he would need the concrete blocks to press the tofu, because tofu is actually kind of a liquidy type of thing, and so you have to have heavy stuff to push out the liquid and make it hard. Tofu comes out in these big batches, and my father would sort of cut them by hand. I can't tell you -- family business story: you'd understand this -- my father was the most sincere man possible. He walked into a Safeway once on a rainy day, slipped, broke his arm, rushed out: he didn't want to inconvenience Safeway. So, instead, you know, my father's, like, arm's broken for two weeks in the store, and that week -- now, those two weeks were when my older brother and I had to do everything. And that was torture, real torture. Because, you see, we'd seen my father taking the big block of tofu and cutting it, like, knife in, zap, zap, zap. We thought, wow. So, the first time I did that, I went, like, whoa! Like this. Bad blocks. But anyways, the tofu to me was kind of my origin, basically. And because working in a store was so hard, I liked going to school; it was like heaven. And I was really good at school. So, when I got to MIT, you know, as most of you who are creatives, your parents all told you not to be creative, right? So, same way, you know, I was good at art and good at math, and my father says, he's -- John's good at math. I went to MIT, did my math, but I had this wonderful opportunity, because computers had just become visual. The Apple -- Macintosh just came out; I had a Mac in hand when I went to MIT. And it was a time when a guy who, kind of, it was a good time. And so, I remember that my first major piece of software was on a direct copy of then-Aldus PageMaker. I made a desktop publishing system way back when, and that was, kind of, my first step into figuring out how to -- oh, these two sides are kind of fun to mix. And the problem when you're younger -- for all you students out there -- is, your head gets kind of big really easy. And when I was making icons, I was, like, the icon master, and I was, like, yeah, I'm really good at this, you know. And then luckily, you know, I had the fortune of going to something called a library, and in the library I came upon this very book. I found this book. It's called, "Thoughts on Design," by a man named Paul Rand. It's a little slim volume; I'm not sure if you've seen this. It's a very nice little book. It's about this guy, Paul Rand, who was one of the greatest graphic designers, and also a great writer as well. And when I saw this man's work, I realized how bad I was at design, or whatever I called it back then, and I suddenly had a kind of career goal, So I kind of switched. I went to MIT, finished. I got my masters, and then went to art school after that. And just began to design stuff, like chopstick wrappers, napkins, menus -- whatever I could get a handle on: sort of wheel-and-deal, move up in the design world, whatever. And isn't it that strange moment when you publish your design? Remember that moment -- publishing your designs? Remember that moment? It felt so good, didn't it? So, I was published, you know, so, wow, my design's in a book, you know? After that, things kind of got strange, and I got thinking about the computer, because the computer to me always, kind of, bothered me. I didn't quite get it. And Paul Rand was a kind of crusty designer, you know, a crusty designer, like a good -- kind of like a good French bread? You know, he wrote in one of his books: "A Yale student once said, 'I came here to learn how to design, not how to use a computer.' Design schools take heed." This is in the '80s, in the great clash of computer/non-computer people. A very difficult time, actually. And this to me was an important message from Rand. And so I began to sort of mess with the computer at the time. This is the first sort of play thing I did, my own serious play. I built a working version of an Adobe Illustrator-ish thing. It looks like Illustrator; it can, like, draw. It was very hard to make this, actually. It took a month to make this part. And then I thought, what if I added this feature, where I can say, this point, you can fly like a bird. You're free, kind of thing. So I could, sort of, change the kind of stability with a little control there on the dial, and I can sort of watch it flip around. And this is in 1993. And when my professors saw this, they were very upset at me. They were saying, Why's it moving? They were saying, Make it stop now. Now, I was saying, Well, that's the whole point: it's moving. And he says, Well, when's it going to stop? And I said, Never. And he said, Even worse. Stop it now. I started studying this whole idea, of like, what is this computer? It's a strange medium. It's not like print. It's not like video. It lasts forever. It's a very strange medium. So, I went off with this, and began to look for things even more. And so in Japan, I began to experiment with people. This is actually bad: human experiments. I would do these things where I'd have students become pens: there's blue pen, red pen, green pen, black pen. And someone sits down and draws a picture. They're laughing because he said, draw from the middle-right to the middle, and he kind of messed up. See, humans don't know how to take orders; the computer's so good at it. This guy figured out how to get the computer to draw with two pens at once: you know, you, pen, do this, and you, pen, do this. And so began to have multiple pens on the page -- again, hard to do with our hands. And then someone discovered this "a-ha moment" where you could use coordinate systems. We thought, ah, this is when it's going to happen. In the end, he drew a house. It was the most boring thing. It became computerish; we began to think computerish -- the X, Y system -- and so that was kind of a revelation. And after this I wanted to build a computer out of people, called a human-powered computer. So, this happened in 1993. Sound down, please. It's a computer where the people are the parts. I have behind this wall a disk drive, a CPU, a graphics card, a memory system. They're picking up a giant floppy disk made of cardboard. It's put inside the computer. And that little program's on that cardboard disk. So, she wears the disk, and reads the data off the sectors of the disk, and the computer starts up; it sort of boots up, really. And it's a sort of a working computer. And when I built this computer, I had a moment of -- what is it called? -- the epiphany where I realized that the computer's just so fast. This computer appears to be fast - she's working pretty hard, and people are running around, and we think, wow, this is happening at a fast rate. And this computer's programmed to do only one thing, which is, if you move your mouse, the mouse changes on the screen. On the computer, when you move your mouse, that arrow moves around. On this computer, if you move the mouse, it takes half an hour for the mouse cursor to change. To give you a sense of the speed, the scale: the computer is just so amazingly fast, O.K.? And so, after this I began to do experiments for different companies. This is something I did for Sony in 1996. It was three Sony "H" devices that responded to sound. So, if you talk into the mike, you'll hear some music in your headphones; if you talk in the phone, then video would happen. So, I began to experiment with industry in different ways with this kind of mixture of skills. I did this ad. I don't believe in this kind of alcohol, but I do drink sometimes. And Chanel. So, getting to do different projects. And also, one thing I realized is that I like to make things. We like to make things. It's fun to make things. And so I never developed the ability to have a staff. I have no staff; it's all kind of made by hand -- these sort of broken hands. And these hands were influenced by this man, Mr. Inami Naomi. This guy was my kind of like mentor. He was the first digital media producer in Tokyo. He's the guy that kind of discovered me, and kind of got me going in digital media. He was such an inspirational guy. I remember, like, we'd be in his studio, like, at 2 a.m., and then he'd show up from some client meeting. He'd come in and say, you know, If I am here, everything is okay. And you'd feel so much better, you know. And I'll never forget how, like, but -- I'll never forget how, like, He went into a coma. And so, for three years he was out, and he could only blink, and so I realized at this moment, I thought, wow -- how fragile is this thing we're wearing, this body and mind we're wearing, and so I thought, How do you go for it more? How do you take that time you have left and go after it? So, Naomi was pivotal in that. And so, I began to think more carefully about the computer. This was a moment where I was thinking about, so, you have a computer program, it responds to motion -- X and Y -- and I realized that each computer program has all these images inside the program. that program you're seeing in the corner, if you spread it out, it's all these things all at once. It's real simultaneity. It's nothing we're used to working with. We're so used to working in one vector. This is all at the same time. The computer lives in so many dimensions. And also, at the same time I was frustrated, because I would go to all these art and design schools everywhere, and there were these, like, "the computer lab," you know, and this is, like, in the late 1990s, and this is in Basel, a great graphic design school. And here's this, like, dirty, kind of, shoddy, kind of, dark computer room. And I began to wonder, Is this the goal? Is this what we want, you know? And also, I began to be fascinated by machines -- you know, like copy machines -- and so this is actually in Basel. I noticed how we spent so much time on making it interactive -- this is, like, a touch screen -- and I noticed how you can only touch five places, and so, "why are we wasting so much interactivity everywhere?" became a question. And also, the sound: I discovered I can make my ThinkPad pretend it's a telephone. You get it? No? O.K. And also, I discovered in Logan airport, this was, like, calling out to me. Do you hear that? It's like cows. This is at 4 a.m. at Logan. So, I was wondering, like, what is this thing in front of me, this computer thing? It didn't make any sense. So, I began to make things again. This is another series of objects made of old computers from my basement. I made -- I took my old Macintoshes and made different objects out of them from Tokyo. I began to be very disinterested in computers themselves, so I began to make paintings out of PalmPilots. I made this series of works. They're paintings I made and put a PalmPilot in the middle as a kind of display that's sort of thinking, I'm abstract art. What am I? I'm abstract. And so it keeps thinking out loud of its own abstraction. I began to be fascinated by plastic, so I spent four months making eight plastic blocks perfectly optically transparent, as a kind of release of stress. Because of that, I became interested in blue tape, so in San Francisco, at C.C., I had a whole exhibition on blue tape. I made a whole installation out of blue tape -- blue painters' tape. And at this point my wife kind of got worried about me, so I stopped doing blue tape and began to think, Well, what else is there in life? And so computers, as you know, these big computers, there are now tiny computers. They're littler computers, so the one-chip computers, I began to program one-chip computers and make objects out of P.C. boards, LEDs. I began to make LED sculptures that would live inside little boxes out of MDF. This is a series of light boxes I made for a show in Italy. Very simple boxes: you just press one button and some LED interaction occurs. This is a series of lamps I made. This is a Bento box lamp: it's sort of a plastic rice lamp; it's very friendly. I did a show in London last year made out of iPods -- I used iPods as a material. So I took 16 iPod Nanos and made a kind of a Nano fish, basically. Recently, this is for Reebok. I've done shoes for Reebok as well, as a kind of a hobby for apparel. So anyways, there are all these things you can do, but the thing I love the most is to experience, taste the world. The world is just so tasty. We think we'll go to a museum; that's where all the tastes are. No, they're all out there. So, this is, like, in front of the Eiffel Tower, really, actually, around the Louvre area. This I found, where nature had made a picture for me. This is a perfect 90-degree angle by nature. In this strange moment where, like, these things kind of appeared. We all are creative people. We have this gene defect in our mind. We can't help but stop, right? This feeling's a wonderful thing. It's the forever-always-on museum. This is from the Cape last year. I discovered that I had to find the equation of art and design, which we know as circle-triangle-square. It's everywhere on the beach, I discovered. I began to collect every instance of circle-triangle-square. I put these all back, by the way. And I also discovered how . some rocks are twins separated at birth. This is also out there, you know. I'm, like, how did this happen, kind of thing? I brought you guys together again. So, three years ago I discovered, the letters M-I-T occurring in simplicity and complexity. My alma mater, MIT, and I had this moment -- a kind of M. Night Shayamalan moment -- where I thought, Whoa! I have to do this. And I went after it with passion. However, recently this RISD opportunity kind of arose -- going to RISD -- and I couldn't reconcile this real easy, because the letters had told me, MIT forever. But I discovered in the French word raison d'être. I was, like, aha, wait a second. And there RISD appeared. And so I realized it was O.K. to go. So, I'm going to RISD, actually. Who's a RISD alum out there? RISD alums? Yeah, RISD. There we go, RISD. Woo, RISD. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Art Center -- Art Center is good, too. RISD is kind of my new kind of passion, and I'll tell you a little bit about that. So, RISD is -- I was outside RISD, and some student wrote this on some block, and I thought, Wow, RISD wants to know what itself is. And I have no idea what RISD should be, actually, or what it wants to be, but one thing I have to tell you is that although I'm a technologist, I don't like technology very much. It's a, kind of, the qi thing, or whatever. People say, Are you going to bring RISD into the future? And I say, well, I'm going to bring the future back to RISD. There's my perspective. Because in reality, the problem isn't how to make the world more technological. It's about how to make it more humane again. And if anything, I think RISD has a strange DNA. It's a strange exuberance about materials, about the world: a fascination that I think the world needs quite very much right now. So, thank you everyone.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
俺たちはやってきた治癒術師の治療を受け、最小限の治癒だけ施されて、街に戻った。これは現場でできる治療では限界があるという意味であって、決して衛生兵が手を抜いたわけではない。ラウム首都の詰所は仮にも軍事施設の末端。下手な施療院よりも設備が整っているため、緊急の事態に対応しやすいからだ。そうこうしている内に、コルティナとエリオットが詰所にやってきて、俺たちの容態を知った。彼女ほどの知名度になると、冒険者組合が専有している通信魔法についても、ほぼ無条件で利用する事ができる。連絡を受けたマクスウェルは、その足でマリアを迎えに行き、その夜には俺たちはない身体に戻る事ができていたのである。無論、タダとはいかなかった。俺の仲間とあって、金銭を取るような真似はしないが、その代わりお説教という名の厳罰が待っていたのである。「まったく、ニコルは目を離すとすぐ危険に突っ走っていくんだから!」「ごめんなさい」今回、俺は間違った判断はしていない。ただそれは子供の範疇からは大きく逸脱した行為であることは否めない。「クラウド君も! 怪しい物を見つけたからって功を焦って......それは冒険者として、一番死因の高い行為なのよ?」「はい、申し訳ありません......」の魔法を受け、夜には失われた血液まで再生してもらい、平静な状態へと戻っていた。そんな子供の姿に、マリアもそれ以上の小言を重ねるわけにも行かず、意外とあっさりと矛を収めてくれた。「おう、まだ集まっておったのか? いい加減子供は寝る時間じゃぞぃ」詰所の仮眠室で正座させられていた俺たちの元に、マクスウェルがやってくる。「マクスウェル、状況はどうだ? ウチの娘に手を出した奴は誰だ?」落ち着いた、だが底冷えするような声で、ライエルが問い詰める。それほどに、彼らの怒りは深い。自分の娘や親友の家族に手を出されたのだから、さもありなん。俺だって、こんな身体じゃなかったら速攻飛び出していたことだろう。「ああ、どうもベリトとラウムを行き来しておる奴隷商人らしいの。ついでに例のタルカシール伯爵の暗殺にも一枚噛んでおったわ」「ほほぅ......」警備の目を掻い潜って厳重な牢に忍び込み、伯爵を暗殺した連中。そこに奴隷商が絡んでいるとなると、話は変わる。ここ数年、この街で徘徊している悪党の尻尾を掴んだかもしれないからだ。「ニコルが聞いた、隠刀流ジェンド派というのは?」「それなら私が聞いた事があるわ。南部中央のコームって街を主軸にした都市国家群で暗躍してる連中よ」「南部の?」南部のコーム都市国家連合。位置的には、アレクマール剣王国の隣。コームとリリスと言う街を主軸に南部一帯を支配していた都市国家群。本来はアレクマール剣王国もその一部だったのだが、後に独立し戦乱を巻き起こした経緯がある。さらに西方のジード連邦も同じく独立。今、大陸でもっともキナ臭い一帯だ。そして、ここはコルティナの故郷でもあった。彼女の率いるコーム都市国家連合とアレクマール剣王国は何度も戦火を交えている歴史がある。「二刀流を主軸にした暗殺剣の流派よ。南部を散々暴れまわって、私も手を焼いた経験があるわ」「よし、南部ごと滅ぼそう」「やめなさい、ライエル。アンタが言うと洒落になってないから」目の前に勢揃いした英雄を初めて目にするクラウドは、口をパクパクさせてみていた。「クラウド、人を指さしちゃダメ」「いや、だって.....雄だぞ? それも全員揃ってるなんて......」今さらなことを指摘して、驚愕しているクラウド。俺は一応その娘なんだから、こういう状況くらい予測できただろうに。冒険者を目指すクラウドにとって、六英雄は理想の極み。目指すべき頂点である。それが目の前に並び、漫才紛いの相談をしているのだから、脳が空転するのもよくわかる。だがお前、その六英雄の転生者に稽古をつけてもらっているんだからな? 転生については教えてないけど。「で、誰がタルカシールの暗殺を指示したのだ? 黒幕はわかったのか?」低い声で話を軌道修正したのはガドルスだ。俺やマクスウェル、ライエルが話をずらすとこうして彼が戻してくれるのが常だった。発言が多い訳ではないが、だからこそ彼の言葉は皆が耳を傾ける。「いや、しょせん下っ端しか捕まえておらんかったからな。詳しい事情を知る連中には逃げられてしまったようじゃの」「むしろニコル嬢ちゃんが下っ端を捕まえてくれんかったら、その情報すら手に入らんかったのじゃぞ? いや、ここはクラウド坊が見つけてくれなんだら、と言うべきかの」「その点ではよくやったと褒めてやるわぃ」そう言うとガドルスはクラウドの頭を乱暴に掴んで振り回す。いや、あれは撫でまわしているのか? しかし悪い気分はしていなさそうだ。現に締まりのない恍惚とした表情を浮かべている。「しかし一つだけ、連中が聞きだした単語があったようでな」「ほう、なんだ?」「逃げたマテウスと言う男と、奴隷商の頭が話していた内容に『ストラ』と言う単語が混じっていたようじゃ」「ストラ?」しかしマクスウェルはその答えを待つことなく、正解を告げた。「このラウムの北の端、北国同盟に隣接する場所に、ストラ伯爵領と言う場所があってのぅ」「それ、確かタルカシール伯爵の領地の隣......」「そうじゃ。北部三ヵ国同盟のスリア領に隣接する、ラウムのストラ領。管理するのはクレイン・ストラ=サルワ辺境伯」「ストラ=サルワ......どこかで聞いたような?」俺はぽつりと、そう漏らした。少し前、いや、かなり前に......そうだ、確か...... 「ドノバンもストラ=サルワって名乗ってた?」魔術学院に入学する前、ミシェルちゃんと見学に行った日、俺にぶつかり絡んできた権威主義の少年。レティーナの場合、ウィネ領を持つヨーウィ家という意味になるのと同じだ。「確か、タルカシールはラウムのサルワ辺境伯を『我が友』と言っていましたね。魔術学院にも、息子が通っているとか言っていたような?」「これまでは積極的な関与が認められなかったので、野放しになっておったが......これは決定的かもしれんの」エリオットの言葉に、マクスウェルは大きく頷く。「王族の血を引いているとは言え、たかが伯爵。エリオットに背くなど、大それたことをと思っておったが......どうやら裏が見えてきたようじゃなぁ」ラウムの辺境にいる大領主。その後援を受けているのなら、のぼせ上がって反旗を翻す可能性も無きにしも非ず。そう確信したマクスウェルの言葉に、その場にいた全員が頷いたのだった。	We received minimal healing from the healer and returned straight to the city. This wasn’t because the combat healer cut corners or anything, but simply because that was the most he could do at that place. We let the orphanage know about Cloud but left him with the knights to keep watch over his condition at the guard station. The stations of Raum were high-end military installations. They had far superior equipment compared to free medical facilities, so they could deal with emergencies better. While we were waiting there, Cortina and Elliot arrived and got to know about our condition. Cortina was shocked to the point of screaming and immediately contacted Maxwell. When it came to someone as famous as her, she could use the Guild’s exclusive telepathy magic almost unconditionally. Learning about it, Maxwell went and brought Maria to us, and by the end of the day, our bodies returned back to full health. Naturally, it didn’t come for free. Given that Cloud was my friend, Maria did not ask for compensation, but instead, we were in for severe punishment, that is, a lecture. “Nicole, why do you always rush into trouble the moment I let you out of my sight!” “I’m sorry.” My judgment this time was not a mistake. But I couldn’t deny that my action wasn’t something a child should have taken. Thus, I had no choice but to accept her scolding. “You too, Cloud! Rushing in for the glory just because you found something suspicious... You do know that is the biggest cause of Adventurer’s death, right?” “Yes, I am sorry...” Regeneration magic was cast on Cloud and he managed to restore his lost blood by nighttime, and he was now back to normal condition. Looking at the result, his hasty pursuit for success got even me dragged into it, so he had no words to offer in his defense. The two of us sat dejectedly on the ground, reflecting on our actions. Seeing us like that, Maria couldn’t find it in herself to keep scolding us, and laid down her arms surprisingly fast. “Oh, you are still here? Give it a rest already, it is time for the kids to sleep.” Maxwell showed up in the nap room of the station where we were being forced to reflect. He was busy questioning the survivors of the slave traders so he only just joined us. He probably came to report to us what he had found out. “Maxwell, how is it? Who dared to lay a hand on my daughter?” Lyell asked in a calm but penetratingly cold voice. Gadius was also fiddling with his battleaxe in an attempt to calm himself. That showed the extent of their anger. Which was natural, given that I was a daughter to one and a friend’s family for the other. Were I in their place in my original form, I’d also have rushed out to hunt them down. “Yes, they seem to be slave traders doing operations between Berith and Raum. Incidentally, the one that assassinated Count Tarkashire seemed to be involved as well.” “Oho...” We were talking about someone who had managed to slip past the security, sneak into a strictly-guarded prison and assassinate the Count. But now that we found out that slave traders were involved in that too, the situation had changed. We might have gotten some leads on the scoundrels that have been prowling in this city for several years now. “And what about that Jend Sect of the hidden blade style that Nicole told us about?” “I have heard of them before. They are a bunch working for the city-states centered around the southern central city of Qaum.” “The southern?” The southern city-state alliance of Qaum. It was located next to the Sword Kingdom of Alecmarle. They were the city-states focused around cities called Qaum and Lilith that once dominated the entire southern area. Alecmarle used to be part of them at one point, but they became independent later and gave rise to a war. The Zeed Commonwealth further west also achieved independence. So right now, that whole area was on the verge of conflict. Incidentally, it was also where Cortina was born. Led by her, Qaum City-State Alliance had clashed with the Sword Kingdom of Alecmarle numerous times. “They are an assassin sect that practices dual-blade style. I’ve had my fair share of trouble with them.” “Alright, let’s go destroy the south.” “Hold right there, Lyell. It doesn’t sound like a joke when you’re the one saying it.” Cortina smacked Lyell on the back of the head. Meanwhile, Cloud was opening and closing his mouth in surprise, seeing all of the Six Heroes line up before him for the first time. “Hey Cloud, you shouldn’t point at people.” “But... They are the Six Heroes, you know? All of them even...” Cloud answered in shock, pointing out something so obvious this late in the game. I was the daughter of those same heroes, so I expected this to happen. For Cloud, who aimed to become an Adventurer, the Six Heroes were the ideal figures. The pinnacle that he aimed to reach. And now, they were all gathered in front of him and doing some silly chatter, so I could understand why his brain was going in circles. But you know, you were being trained by the reincarnation of one of those Heroes. Not that you know that I reincarnated. “So, did you find out who ordered Tarkashire’s assassination? Any clues about the mastermind?” Gadius returned to the main topic in a low voice. Whenever I, Maxwell, or Lyell went off-topic, he was always the one to bring us back to it. He wasn’t much of a talker, but that fact made us lend an ear whenever he did talk. “No. After all, we only managed to get hold of their underlings. The one that knew the particulars managed to escape.” “Rather, had Nicole not caught these underlings, we wouldn’t have managed to learn even this much. Or perhaps it would be better to say it was all thanks to this lad Cloud for discovering them.” “You really did well in that regard.” With those words, Gadius roughly grabbed Cloud’s head and started swinging it around. No, maybe he was trying to pat him? Having his head jolted around made his eyes spin, but he didn’t seem to be hating it. In fact, he had a loose, ecstatic expression on his face. “Still, there was one phrase that we managed to get out of these fellows.” “Oh, what phrase?” “It seems that when the leader of these slave traders was talking with this escaped fellow Mateus, they heard the word “Stolla” pop up in their conversation.” “Stolla?” I cocked my head, having a remembrance of that word from somewhere. Maxwell, however, did not wait for my reply and stated the answer. “At the northern edge of Raum where it meets with the United Alliance, there is Count Stolla domain.” “Wait, wasn’t that next to Count Tarkashire’s territory?” “Indeed. Stolla domain of Raum is adjacent to the Suria domain of the United Alliance. The one governing it is Margrave Klein Stolla Serwa.” “Stolla Serwa... I feel like I have heard it before?” I muttered to myself. I have heard it a little, no, quite a bit before... Right, I think it was... “Donovan introduced himself as Stolla Serwa, didn’t he?” When I went on the inspection with Michelle before enrolling in the academy, that authoritarian boy bumped into me. I didn’t think his name would pop up here. When you were given a territory to govern in this kingdom, the name of your dominion would be added as your middle name. In Letina’s case, her name meant that she was of the Yowi household that governed the Winne domain. “If my memory isn’t failing me, Tarkashire referred to Serwa as “my friend”. He also said his son was attending the magic academy.” “I could not see him playing an active role until now so I left him alone... But this should settle it.” Maxwell agreed to Elliot’s words. He found out who was betraying his kingdom. He was convinced of it. “While Tarkashire had some royal blood in him, he was still a mere Count, at the end of the day. Going against Elliot like that seemed too much for his plate... But I am finally able to see the full picture now.” If we considered that he had the backing of one of the great feudal lords of Raum, it was plausible for him to have grown overconfident and risen in revolt. Everyone gathered agreed to Maxwell’s conviction.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 15, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
アクセスできる感覚です現在の携帯電話でいいのでは? と思う人もいるかもしれませんが私はそうは思いません例えばこのTEDで誰かに会ってこの最高のネットワークの場で目の前の人と握手をしながら「携帯のグーグルであなたを調べるので」「ちょっと待って下さい」とは言いませんよね? あるいは、スーパーに行って巨大なトイレットペーパー売り場のいろんなトイレットペーパーの前に立ち携帯電話を取り出し、ブラウザーを立ち上げウェブサイトを見ながらどのトイレットペーパーが一番環境に優しいか検討して購入しないですよね? 本当の意味ではまだ、必要な情報に簡単にアクセスし次に何をすべきか適切な行動を決めることはできていないのですメディアラボにおける私の研究グループはこうした情報へのアクセスを簡単な方法で私たちに与えてくれる一連の発明を行ってきましたそれはユーザーが行動を変えずに可能になりますこれから最新の今までで最も成功した結果を発表しますまだまだ開発途中ではありますが今そのデバイスを実際に身に着けています簡単に手に入る部品でささっと作り上げましたところで、今のところこれはたった350ドルしかしないんですよこれはシンプルなウェブカメラですが携帯可能で、小さな鏡がついた電池式プロジェクターですこれがポケットの中の携帯電話と通信しコミュニケーションや計算する道具となりますビデオには私の学生のプラナブ・ミストリさんが写っていますこのシステムのデザインから導入までのすべての行程の真髄といえる学生ですそして、このシステムによってどんな表面にも歩み寄って手を使うことで、彼の目の前に投射されている情報を行き交わせることが可能になりますこのシステムは4本の指の動きを追跡します今回はお分かりのようにシンプルな指サックを使用していますもっとスタイリッシュなものがほしければネイルを別の色に染めてもよいでしょうこのカメラが基本的に4つの指の動きを追跡し彼の体の動きを認識します例えば、ロングビーチの地図にいってズームイン、ズームアウトなど色々なことができますこのシステムは日常的なジェスチャーも認識できます例えば写真を撮るといったジェスチャーで目の前にあるものを実際に写真に収められるのですそして、メディアラボに戻ると壁に近寄って彼が取った写真を映写し自然なジェスチャーを用いて並べ替えたり、整理したりサイズを変えたりできるのです 2年前にここで、ジェフ・ハンのデモを見た方もいらっしゃると思いますマイクロソフトのサーフェステーブルに似てると思うかもしれませんそう、これも自然なジェスチャーでやり取りできるのです両手を使ったりして大きな違いはどんな表面でも使えることですどのような面でもよいのです何もなければ手を使ってもよいのです手のひらに投射されたデータとやり取りできますこのデバイスは完全に持ち運び可能でそして (拍手) 重要な違いは完全にモバイルであることさらに重要な違いは大量生産が可能で将来は今の携帯電話よりも費用が安くなり大きなサイズにもならずもっとスタイリッシュになるでしょういま私が首にかけているバージョンよりもですトム・クルーズの映画「マイノリティ・レポート」のようなクールな幻想の世界に皆さんをお連れすることに加え私たちが本当に興奮している理由はこれが本当に「第六感」として機能しうるからです皆さんの目の前にあるものが何であれ関連する情報を与えてくれますプラナブがスーパーマーケットに行きペーパータオルを買おうとしています彼が製品を手に取るとシステムが彼が手にしている製品を認識しますイメージ認識とマーカー技術を用います認識後、緑やオレンジ色のライトが点灯しそれをクリックして追加情報を得られますさらにこの商品が彼個人の基準に合った正しい選択かどうか教えてくれるのです皆さんの中でも環境に優しいトイレットペーパーより漂白されたものを好む方がいるかもしれませんね本屋で本を手に取るとアマゾンでの評価を見ることができます本の表紙に投射してくれるのですこれは先程スピーチしたホアンの本ですアマゾンで5つ星の評価を得ていますプレナブがページをめくるとさらに追加情報を見ることができます読者や彼の好きな批評家のコメントなどですある特定のページを開くと専門家のつけた注釈を見ることができそのページにあるすべてについてさらなる情報を与えてくれるのです新聞を読む行為が決して時代遅れにはならないのです今読んでいる記事のビデオ解説を見たりスポーツの最新スコアを見たりこれは物議をかもすかもしれませんが TEDで誰かと話し出すと服の上にその人のキーワード(タグクラウド)が表れますブログやウェブページに出てくるその人自身に関連した言葉ですこの学生はカメラに興味があるとか空港へ行く途中航空券を取り出すとフライトが遅れているとかゲートが変更になったと教えてくれますもし現在の時間が知りたければ簡単な時計の形を手首に (拍手) 描くだけなんです以上が「第六感」デバイスを開発する上で私たちが成し遂げたことです私たちが日々接するものから絶え間なく情報を得られるようになるでしょう私の生徒、プレナブはこのデバイスを支える天才です (拍手) 彼はこの拍手喝采に値する貢献をしていますこの3ヶ月ほとんど寝ていないと思います彼の恋人もあまり楽しくなかったと思いますでもまだ未完成、開発真っ最中なのですもしかしたら、もう10年経てば人体埋め込み型の究極の「第六感」デバイスをここで紹介しているかもしれませんありがとうございました	And some of you may argue, "Well, don't today's cell phones do that already?" But I would say no. When you meet someone here at TED -- and this is the top networking place, of course, of the year -- you don't shake somebody's hand and then say, "Can you hold on for a moment while I take out my phone and Google you?" Or when you go to the supermarket and you're standing there in that huge aisle of different types of toilet papers, you don't take out your cell phone, and open a browser, and go to a website to try to decide which of these different toilet papers is the most ecologically responsible purchase to make. So we don't really have easy access to all this relevant information that can just help us make optimal decisions about what to do next and what actions to take. And so my research group at the Media Lab has been developing a series of inventions to give us access to this information in a sort of easy way, without requiring that the user changes any of their behavior. And I'm here to unveil our latest effort, and most successful effort so far, which is still very much a work in process. I'm actually wearing the device right now and we've sort of cobbled it together with components that are off the shelf -- and that, by the way, only cost 350 dollars at this point in time. I'm wearing a camera, just a simple web cam, a portable, battery-powered projection system with a little mirror. These components communicate to my cell phone in my pocket which acts as the communication and computation device. And in the video here we see my student Pranav Mistry, who's really the genius who's been implementing and designing this whole system. And we see how this system lets him walk up to any surface and start using his hands to interact with the information that is projected in front of him. The system tracks the four significant fingers. that you may recognize. But if you want a more stylish version, you could also paint your nails in different colors. And the camera basically tracks these four fingers and recognizes any gestures that he's making so he can just go to, for example, a map of Long Beach, zoom in and out, etc. The system also recognizes iconic gestures such as the "take a picture" gesture, and then takes a picture of whatever is in front of you. And when he then walks back to the Media Lab, he can just go up to any wall and project all the pictures that he's taken, sort through them and organize them, and re-size them, etc., again using all natural gestures. So, some of you most likely were here two years ago and saw the demo by Jeff Han, or some of you may think, "Well, doesn't this look like the Microsoft Surface Table?" And yes, you also interact using natural gestures, both hands, etc. But the difference here is that you can use any surface, you can walk up to any surface, including your hand, if nothing else is available, and interact with this projected data. The device is completely portable, and can be -- So, one important difference is that it's totally mobile. Another even more important difference is that in mass production, this would not cost more tomorrow than today's cell phones and would actually not sort of be a bigger packaging -- could look a lot more stylish than this version that I'm wearing around my neck. of looking as cool as Tom Cruise in "Minority Report," the reason why we're really excited about this device is that it really can act as one of these sixth-sense devices that gives you relevant information about whatever is in front of you. So we see Pranav here going into the supermarket and he's shopping for some paper towels. And, as he picks up a product, the system can recognize the product that he's picking up, using either image recognition or marker technology, and give him the green light or an orange light. He can ask for additional information. So this particular choice here is a particularly good choice, given his personal criteria. Some of you may want the toilet paper with the most bleach in it rather than the most ecologically responsible choice. If he picks up a book in the bookstore, he can get an Amazon rating -- it gets projected right on the cover of the book. This is Juan's book, our previous speaker, which gets a great rating, by the way, at Amazon. And so, Pranav turns the page of the book and can then see additional information about the book -- reader comments, maybe sort of information by his favorite critic, etc. If he turns to a particular page, he finds an annotation by maybe an expert or a friend of ours that gives him a little bit of additional information about whatever is on that particular page. Reading the newspaper -- it never has to be outdated. You can get video annotations of the events that you're reading about. You can get the latest sports scores, etc. This is a more controversial one. As you interact with someone at TED, maybe you can see a word cloud of the tags, the words that are associated with that person in their blog and personal web pages. In this case, the student is interested in cameras, etc. On your way to the airport, if you pick up your boarding pass, it can tell you that your flight is delayed, that the gate has changed, etc. And, if you need to know what the current time is, it's as simple as drawing a watch -- on your arm. So that's where we're at so far in developing this sixth sense that would give us seamless access to all this relevant information about the things that we may come across. My student Pranav, who's really, like I said, the genius behind this. He does deserve a lot of applause, because I don't think he's slept much in the last three months, actually. And his girlfriend is probably not very happy about him either. But it's not perfect yet, it's very much a work in progress. And who knows, maybe in another 10 years we'll be here with the ultimate sixth sense brain implant. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
「なんでこんなことになったかなぁ...」僕達は今街道を歩いている。...色々耐えられなくなって。仕事して何かあるたびに、いやぁ嬢ちゃん達はすごいなぁ、助かるとか言われると...。それで街を出ることにして、じゃあどこに向かおうかとなった時、せっかくだから王都に行ってみようという事に。歩いていると視線を感じ、振り返るルティと目が合う。けど、すぐに逸らされる。「なんでもないわよ?」最近こういう事がよくある。何かしたっけかな...?もしかしてこの間黙ってパンケーキを食べに行ったことがバレたのかもしれない。でもそれなら普通に怒ってくるだろうしなぁ。原因がよくわからずもやもやとする。そんな事を繰り返し、野営をすること一週間。僕達は王都に辿り着いた。王都アリスト。王都の名前は国の名前と同じらしい。ザンブルと違い、城壁はがっしりとした石垣で出来ていて、石垣の上を兵士が巡回している。そんな石垣にある。二重の石垣の内側は貴族層用かな?一般人入れなさそうだけど。そして街の中央にはお城があって、その周りは堀があるらしい。大通りも東西南北で大きくつくってあり、ザンブルとは規模から何から違った。「さすがに大きいねー」「そりゃ王都だもの。街もそうだけど人も多いわよ」大通りには多種多様な人達が歩いている。出店なんかも多く、非常に賑やかだ。食べ物なんかの出店もある。お昼も近かったので食べながら歩くことにした。「うーん、この串焼き美味しい」「ナツキって甘いものもそうだけど、お肉も相当好きよね」「以前が以前だったからね...。満足にお肉食べられるようになったのこっちきてからだし」「一体どんな食生活だったのよ...」仕方ないんです。元の世界はお肉高かったんだから。給料日前なんかいつもパスタだったなぁ...。ペペロンチーノは正義でした。今回は懐に余裕もあったので中ランクくらいの宿を探した。質の良い睡眠を取ると毎日が充実するからね。そして探した宿は二人部屋朝夕食付、金貨一枚。前回より二倍以上高い。入ってみるとさすがに広い。ベッドもセミダブルくらいあるかな?ふかふか度も以前より上だ。テーブルや調度品なんかも安っぽくない。「今回も当たりかな?」「そうね。これなら逆に安いくらいかも」この後は予定もないのでお風呂に入ってゆっくりしようと、荷物を置いて二人で向かった。「改めて思うけど、ナツキって肌綺麗よね」「ふふーん。いいでしょ。でもそういうルティだって綺麗なんだよね」二人で並んで湯船に浸かりながら話す。お互い無駄毛もないスベスベ素肌である。「ちょっと触ってみてもいい?」「?いいよ?」そう言ってルティが僕の腕をぷにぷに触り始めた。続いてお腹や腰。ちょっとくすぐったい。そして胸...ん? 「......ルティ?」「...あ、ごめん」ふにふに触り始めた手をサッと引っ込める。触るなら自分の触ればいいじゃないと言うと、そういうのじゃないのよねぇ...、とか言う。おのれ、持たざる者を弄ぶ気か。「む...」正直興味がある。持つ者の感触とは一体...。「じゃあちょっとだけ...」ふにふにと触る。Eくらいかな?ふにふにふに...。 ...なんだか悔しくなってついうっかり力が入った。なんか変な空気になった。気まずくなって手を引っ込める。「ぁ...うん」結局その後も変な空気のままで、お互い無言で部屋に戻った。翌朝、長旅の疲れでぐっすり眠ったせいか、変な空気はなくなった。「さぁて、今日は組合でも行ってみますか」余裕があるとは言っても、いつまでも働かなくていいというわけじゃない。この宿に泊まり続けるためにも仕事を探さないと。そうして組合までやってきて、バインダーをパラパラとめくる。「...狩猟系少なくない?」ザンブルでは結構あった駆除、狩猟系依頼がほとんどない。あっても野良犬の駆除くらい。野良犬じゃ報酬も安いしさすがにこれじゃ食べていけない。「森から遠いせいか、この辺平和なのね。お肉とか素材は流通で回ってくるからってのもあるかも」こっちは王都にお店とかが多いせいか、ザンブルより豊富。「街によって全然違うんだね」「特色があって面白いわよ。あ、この辺なんかどう?」「飲食店かぁ」元の世界で言うホールスタッフ募集中!みたいなやつだ。やっぱりあるんだね、こういうの。「んー、これなんか特に報酬いいわね」そう言ってルティが見せてきたのはカフェのホールスタッフ募集だった。同じ飲食店系でも他に比べて報酬がいい。「時間も悪くないし、いいかも。これにしてみようか」この世界で初めての狩猟以外の仕事。クレーマーとか来なければいいな。	「Why did it end up like this...」 Currently, we’re walking through the highway... We just couldn’t take it anymore. Everytime something happens during work, we keep getting told something like, “The two of you are really amazing” or “That really helped us a lot” or something.There was also that troll incident but the main reason is that ever since we noticed our slight overpoweredness, we’ve begun thinking that we might start getting some disputes from our peers. After all, the amount of work we do is absolutely more compared to other people. So we decided to leave the town. And as we were wondering where we should go, since we have the chance, we decided to go to the royal capital. Feeling a gaze while walking, I turned around and instantly met with Ruti’s eyes. However, she immediately turned away.「What is it~?」「Nothing at all?」 Recently, this kind of conversation has been happening more often. Did I do something?... Maybe she knows that I secretly went out the other day to eat some pancakes.But in that case, she would just get mad at me normally, though. Not knowing why she’s acting like this bothers me for some reason. After repeating this kind of exchange and camping out for one week, we arrived at the royal capital. Royal Capital Arst. It seems like the royal capital has the same name as the country itself. Unlike Zanbul, the ramparts are firmly built stone walls and there are soldiers patrolling on top of them. There are two layers of these stone walls. In the inner layer of the two stone walls is, maybe for noble use only? Doesn’t look like a place anybody can go inside, though. And in the middle of the city is a castle, and it looks like there’s a moat surrounding it. The main streets leading to the cardinal directions are wide. The size and just about everything is different from Zanbul. 「It’s really big~」「Well, it’s the royal capital after all. Not only is the city large, it’s populous too.」 Walking through the streets are many people of different diversity. As for the stall shops, well, there’s a lot of them and they’re absolutely bustling with people. There are even stalls selling food. Since it’s also nearly noon, we decided to take a bite while roaming around. , this grilled skewer is delicious.」「Natsuki, I know you like sweets but you really like meat too, 「Well I am what I am, you know... Also, I was only able to eat meat consistently after I came here too.」「What kind of life did you even have...」 I couldn’t help it. The meat back then was expensive. Like before payday comes, I only had pasta... Peperoncino is justice.After roaming around for a while and filling our stomachs, we decided to look for an inn. Since this time we have some leeway with money, we searched for a mid-tier inn. Getting a good and comfortable sleep really enriches your life, after all. And the one that we found was a double room—complete with breakfast and dinner—that’s worth gold coin. It’s twice as expensive as the one before. Entering inside, it’s really wide. The bed is probably a three-quarter size, I think? The fluffiness is also more than the previous one. Even the tables and furnishings don’t look cheap. 「Did we hit the jackpot again?」「I think so. But this time, we might be getting more than our money’s worth.」 After this, since we didn’t have any plans, we left our things and went off to relax and take a bath. 「I always think about it, but your skin is really pretty, Natsuki.」 I know, right? But yours is pretty too, Ruti.」 We talk while sitting beside each other in the bathtub. Both of us have silky smooth skin with no unwanted hair. 「Say, can I touch your skin?」「? Sure?」 After saying so, Ruti began to touch and squish my arm. Then my belly and hips. It’s a bit ticklish. And then my chest...Hm 「...... Ruti?」「... , sorry.」 She suddenly drew back her now caressing hand. “You can touch your own if you want, you know?” I told her. She replied “Well, that’s not what I wanted to do...” Curse you! So you feel like playing with the have-nots!「... Well how about you, do you want to touch mine?」 Honestly, I’m curious about how the sensation of the endowed feels... 「Then, just a little bit...」 I gently touch it. It’s an E-cup, I think? ... It annoyed me for some reason, so I accidentally put more strength on my hand. 「...... Sorry.」The mood turned pretty weird. Feeling awkward, I pulled my hand back. ... Yeah.」 In the end, still in an awkward mood, we silently returned to our room. The next morning, probably since we had a good rest from the fatigue of the long trip, we’re not in an awkward mood anymore. 「Well then, why don’t we go to the Union today?」 Though we do have some money left still, it’s not like we can just rest forever. We need to find work to keep on staying in this inn too. And so we went to the Union and looked through their binders. 「... Isn’t the hunting request a little to few?」 The hunting and extermination requests that were plentiful in Zanbul practically don’t exist here. And the only ones available are, say, stray dog extermination for example. The stray dog requests don’t even give good rewards and we can’t possibly eat that too. 「Perhaps it’s because we’re far from the forest, this place is quite peaceful. It might also be due to having a good circulation of meat and materials in the market.」 Probably because there’s a lot of shops in the capital, there’s much more of them compared to Zanbul. 「It’s really different depending on the place.」「It’s that kind of setting that makes it interesting. 「For restaurants, It’s the “Currently Hiring Hall Staff!” thing in my old world. So there really are things like these here as well. , this one pays especially well.」 Saying so, Ruti shows me a cafe’s hall staff application. Even compared to other restaurant-type requests, it pays really well. 「There’s nothing wrong with the time too, so this should be nice. Then let’s try this out.」 This is my first non-hunting work in this world. I just hope that there won’t be people complaining.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 4, "inserted_lines_src": 6, "inserted_lines_trg": 12 }
セント・サライアス付属幼稚園では、習熟度と入園年次に合わせたクラス分けがなされており、僕とアルフェは特待生という枠のせいか、幼稚園でで過ごすことが多かった。託児所と比べて大きく変化があった点は、託児所では見守りに特化した職員が僕たちを担当していたのに対し、幼稚園では働きかけに特化した先生が僕たちを担当したことにあるだろう。振り返ってみるに、幼稚園で過ごしかまでの間は、託児所での生活に比べてかなり教育的な学習計画が組まれていたように思う。託児所は家よりも子供向けの玩具や絵本などが潤沢にある施設で、散歩や昼寝といった日課があるのに対し、幼稚園は教育に力を入れており、遊びの延長線に小学校での教育計画が見えるような設計になっていた。例えば、僕が好んでいた読書も、読み終わって自己完結するのではなく、本を通じてなにを感じたのかという感想を常に求められた。入園当初は、内容理解を把握するためなのか「どんな話だった?」というような働きかけが行われており、入園から時間が経つにつれ、より複雑な質問へと変化していった。感想というものを求められるのが得意ではなかった僕は、読書傾向を専門書関連へと移行させていったのだが、幼稚園の先生の態度は変わらなかった。僕が理解できているという前提に立ち、質問を向けてくる。前世の僕――つまりグラスだった頃からかなり時間が経っている自覚があったため、錬金術の知識を現代のものに合わせていく目的で、僕は先生にごく簡単な仮説を幾つか披露した。先生はそのたびに興味を持って僕の仮説に耳を傾け、その検証に時間を割いてくれた。アルフェの興味も僕につられて自然と錬金術へと向いた。やり過ぎたら女神に処刑されかねないから気をつけなければならないが、やはり錬金術についての知識を更新していく過程は面白かった。六歳になると、幼児期から教育を謳っていることもあり、僕とアルフェにはクラス分けのテストが課された。課題図書から自分の好きな本を選ぶ読書感想文、ごく簡単な算術テストに、付属幼稚園へ入園するきっかけとなった浮遊石を浮かせるテストだ。テストの内容は、僕が先生と取り組んでいるものと比較すると遙かに幼稚な内容だったが、何かの引っかけかと思い、念入りに仮説を立てて、以前に検証した結果をデータとして呈示しておいた。子供の脳の特性の問題か、記憶領域に余裕があるのか以前のデータがきちんとした数値として頭の中に瞬時に浮かんでくるのは非常に便利だ。グラスの頃にはなかった能力だが、アルフェも度々そんなことを考えながら図表を付記していると、後ろの席にいるはずのアルフェの気配が隣に移ったような気がした。「リーフ、リーフってば」いつの間に移動してきたのか、アルフェが僕の隣で誇らしそうに笑っている。「アルフェ、できたよ」制限時間がないと聞いていたが、アルフェはもうテスト課題を提出し終えたらしい。集中していて全く気づかなかったが、先生に褒められたらしいことがわかった。「それは何より」アルフェが解けたというならば、僕の考えすぎだったようだ。柄にもなく夢中になってしまったと苦笑しながら、僕もペンを置いた。「リーフには、少し難しかったかな?」「いえ。面白かったです」子供らしい表情を意識して、アルフェと同じように微笑みながら解答用紙を提出する。用紙を受け取った試験監督は、大きく目を見開いたかと思うと、顔色を変えた。「そんな......、まさか......」ぶつぶつと呟き、首を捻りながら試験監督が教室から出て行く。「かんとくの先生、どうしたのかな?」不思議そうに訊ねるアルフェに、気づいていない振りをしたが、およその見当はついた。普段のクラスでの振る舞いから自分たちが普通だと思っていたが、もしかすると僕は大きな勘違いをしているのかもしれない。 ◇◇◇ 季節は巡り、龍樹に紅色の花が咲いた。付属幼稚園を卒業した僕とアルフェは、この春、晴れてセント・サライアス小学校に入学する運びとなった。付属幼稚園に入学した時点で特待生としての待遇が決まっていた僕とアルフェだったが、入学に先駆けて受けたクラス分けテストで首席扱いとなり、俗に言うエリートが揃うクラスへと振り分けられた。セント・サライアス小学校では、魔法の才能が特に重要視されているようで、浮遊石を浮かせるテストで自在に浮遊石を操り、校舎の屋根ほどに浮かせたアルフェには、入学式の生徒代表の話が持ちかけられるほどだった。 ――まさか、『普通』の赤ちゃんとしてお手本にしてきたアルフェが、魔法の才能に関してはずば抜けていたとは......。クラスには僕とアルフェしかいなかったことや、先生の熱心な働きかけもあり、『普通』の概念を完全に見誤っていたようだ。これからは、もう少しセーブした方が良さそうだな。「......リーフ。リーフってば、ワタシの話、聞いてる?」「え? あ......うん」考えごとをしていた僕の頬をアルフェがつつく。「新入生の代表には、リーフがいいよ。絶対!」僕があまり聞いていなかったのをわかっているのか、アルフェが聞こえないふりをしていた間の話を端折り、結論だけを突きつけた。「......なんで僕? 頼まれたのはアルフェだよね?」「ワタシじゃなくてリーフがいい。それか、一緒がいいっ!」この一週間、アルフェはずっと生徒代表の役割を断り続けている。最近は、断れないことがわかってきたのか、僕を巻き込む方向性のようだ。アルフェが断ると、僕にその役割が回ってくるのは、先生からもう聞いている。 ――これ以上は目立たないようにしたいし、アルフェになんとしても引き受けてもらいたいんだけどな。「ねえ、アルフェ。これは名誉なことだよ。ジュディさんだって喜んでいたよね?」「ママは......、そうだけど......」アルフェが俯いて、もごもごと呟いている。「ジュディさんは、他にはなんて?」「......がんばったら、ごほうび、くれるって......」ご褒美というのは、子供の動機付けには有効なようだ。アルフェの意思表示が「絶対にやりたくない」から「リーフとやりたい」に変わっているのには、きっとそのことが関係しているのだろう。だったら、それを使わない手はないはずだ。「アルフェが、がんばってるところを、僕も見たいな。がんばってくれたら、僕からもごほうびをあげるよ」「......ほんとに?」アルフェが念を押すように訊ねてくる。どうやら効果が期待できそうだ。「もちろん。それでアルフェが、がんばれるなら」アルフェが逡巡ののち、僕の目を真っ直ぐに見つめて訊いた。「いいよ。約束する」子供のお願いなどたかが知れている。僕が承諾すると、アルフェは快く新入生代表の役割を予定通り引き受けてくれた。	In St. Salaius Attached Kindergarten, classes were organized based on proficiency and enrollment year, and perhaps due to the framework of being special students, Alfe and I often spent our time together at the kindergarten. One significant difference compared to the daycare center was that, while the daycare center had staff specialized in supervision taking care of us, at the kindergarten, teachers specialized in active engagement took charge of us. Looking back, the period from the age of four to six spent in kindergarten seemed to have a considerably more educational learning plan compared to life in the daycare center. The daycare center was a facility with abundant toys and picture books for children, and there were daily routines such as walks and naps. In contrast, the kindergarten focused on education, and its design resembled an extension of the educational plan in elementary school through play. For instance, even my favorite activity, reading, involved more than just finishing a book. I was always asked about the impressions and feelings I had through the book. Initially, inquiries were made, perhaps to grasp the understanding of the content, like “What was the story about?” As time passed from enrollment, these inquiries evolved into more complex questions. Not being particularly adept at expressing impressions, I shifted my reading preferences towards specialized books. However, the attitude of the kindergarten teacher remained unchanged. They assumed I understood and directed questions toward me. With the awareness that a considerable amount of time had passed since my past life—when I was Glass, I presented several simple hypotheses to the teacher. This was in an effort to adapt my alchemical knowledge to the present. Each time, the teacher showed interest, lending an ear to my hypotheses and investing time in their verification. Alfe’s interest was naturally drawn towards alchemy, influenced by my pursuits. Although one had to be cautious not to overdo it, as it could lead to execution by the goddess, the process of updating knowledge about alchemy was undeniably fascinating. Upon turning six, due to the consistent education touted from early childhood, Alfe and I were subjected to a class placement test. The test included three components: a book report where we had to choose a favorite book from the assigned reading and provide our impressions, a basic arithmetic test, and a test involving levitating the floating stone that had served as the catalyst for our entry into the affiliated kindergarten. While the content of the test seemed far more childish compared to what I was working on with the teacher, suspecting it to be some kind of trick, I carefully formulated hypotheses, presenting the results of previous verifications as data, Perhaps due to the characteristics of a child’s brain or the ample space in the memory storage, it was extremely convenient that the previous data came to mind as precise numerical values in an instant. It was an ability not present in Glass’ time, but even Alfe often demonstrated memorization and was frequently praised by the teacher, so it seemed to be a common thing for children of this age. Thinking about these things while annotating charts, I felt a presence behind me, and it seemed like Alfe, who should have been in the seat behind, had moved to the one beside me. “Leafa! Leafa, hey!” I didn’t realize when Alfe had moved, but now, she was sitting beside me, smiling proudly. “I finished it.” Although there was no time limit, it seemed that Alfe had already submitted the test. I hadn’t noticed as I was deeply focused, but it turned out she had been praised by the teacher. “That’s great.” If Alfe had managed to solve it, perhaps I was overthinking it. Chuckling at my uncharacteristic immersion, I also put down my pen. “Leafa, was it a bit challenging for you?” asked the test supervisor, misinterpreting the time I took as a sign of incomplete work, and spoke up kindly. “No, it was interesting.” Consciously wearing a childlike expression, I smiled while submitting my answer sheet, mirroring Alfe. The test supervisor, upon receiving the sheet, widened their eyes for a moment before their expression changed. “What... No way...” Muttering under their breath, the test supervisor left the classroom, cocking their head in disbelief. “I wonder what happened to the supervisor?” I feigned ignorance in response to Alfe’s curious question, but I had a rough idea. While I had assumed we were normal based on our usual behavior in class, there was a possibility that I was making a big mistake. ◇◇◇ The seasons cycled, and crimson flowers bloomed on the Dragon Trees. Having graduated from the affiliated kindergarten, Alfe and I proudly entered St. Salaius Elementary School this spring. While Alfe and I were already designated as special students upon entering the affiliated kindergarten, a pre-enrollment class placement test ranked us at the top, placing us in a class commonly known for having an elite group of students. At St. Salaius Elementary School, magical talent seemed to be particularly emphasized. Alfe, who effortlessly manipulated the levitating stone during the test, lifting it to the height of the school roof, was even invited to give the student representative speech at the entrance ceremony. Never would I have thought that Alfe, who’s been my example as a ‘normal’ baby, would excel so remarkably in magical abilities. Perhaps due to the fact that our class only consisted of Alfe and me, coupled with the teacher’s enthusiastic approach, it seemed I had completely misjudged the concept of being ‘normal.’ I should probably be a bit more reserved from now on. “...Leafa. Leafa! Are you listening to me?” “Huh? Oh... yeah.” Alfe nudged my cheek as I was lost in thought. “The new student representative should be you, Leafa. Absolutely!” Knowing that I hadn’t been paying much attention, Alfe skipped the part of the conversation where I hadn’t heard and presented the conclusion directly. “Why me? Wasn’t it you who was asked?” “I want you to be it Leafa, not me. Or, we can do it together!” For the past week, Alfe had been consistently refusing the role of the student representative. Lately, it seemed she had realized that she couldn’t refuse it outright, so now she was trying to involve me. If Alfe declines, I’ve already heard from the teacher that the role would fall to me. I want to keep a low profile, so I really want Alfe to take this on somehow. “Hey, Alfe. This is an honorable thing. Miss Judy was happy about it too, right?” “Mom was... well, yeah, but...” Alfe looked down, muttering hesitantly. “What else did she say?” “...If I try hard, she’ll give me a reward.” Reward seemed to be an effective motivator for children. Alfe’s change from “absolutely don’t want to do it” to “want to do it with Leafa” was probably related to that. If that’s the case, there was no reason not to use it. “I want to see you working hard. If you give it your best, I’ll also give you a reward.” “...Really?” Alfe asked, as if seeking confirmation. It seems like this approach might have an effect. “Of course. If it helps you to try harder.” “Then, um...” After a moment of hesitation, Alfe looked straight into my eyes and asked, “Will you listen to anything I say?” “Sure. I promise.” Children’s requests were often trivial. Once I agreed, Alfe willingly accepted the role of the new student representative as planned.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 4, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
俺の発言が終わると部屋に沈黙が下りた。俺が何を言っているのか脳内で吟味していたんだろう。まの常識人であるフレンセンが口を開く。「ヴェルナー様、今何と?」「こちらからトライオットに侵攻する」もう一度繰り返す。紅茶かコーヒーが飲みたいなあ。コーヒー豆どっかにないかなとか思ったのは現実逃避だろうか。いや豆があっても多分淹れられないけど。前世じゃインスタントか缶コーヒーしか飲んだことないし。豆からの淹れ方なんぞ知らん。「慌てるな。私は侵攻する、と言ったんだ。占領する気はない」軽く手を挙げて相手の発言を制しながら応じる。かなり複雑なことを言うのは解ってたんでまず俺の方から説明しないといけないんだが、どの順番で説明すればいいのか悩んでるんだよ。「まず確認しておきたいことは、旧トライオットはヴァイン王国ほどではないにしてもれっきとした国だったという事だ。一方、私の方は大貴族でもない一代官。トライオットを制圧維持するには戦力足りない。補給線も維持できないしな」「もう滅びた国だからという訳でもないが、とりあえずこっちから攻め込んでも文句を言ってくる相手はいない。占領するわけでもないから犯人を追うという口実も成り立つ」「犯人?」「書類上な」苦笑いを浮かべたのはゲッケ卿だ。勘のいい人だなあ。「なるほど。アンハイムに到着した直後のあれはそのためでしたか」女性に暴行していた町の顔役はその場で叩き切ったが、取り巻きどもはトライオット方面に追放しただけで済ませた。その後、調査を進めたら別件で捕縛する必要が新たに生じただけだ。書類上はそういうことになる。追放したトライオット方面を捜索する途中で魔物と交戦することも当然ありえる事だよな、うん。「もう一つ確認しておきたい事は、この地での最終目的だ。魔将を引きずり出して袋叩きにする」「魔将、ですか」と驚いたように口にしたのはアイクシュテット卿だ。その辺の情報交換も後で個別にしておく必要があるな。とりあえず話を進める。「だが、ここで地形が問題になる。このアンハイムはもともとトライオットとの国境警戒のために作られた都市だ。南側に川が流れている」図を取り出し、北側の川岸にあるアンハイムを指し示す。「相手が人間の軍ならこれでいい。南側の川がそのまま防衛戦の堀として活用できる。だが相手は人間よりもはるかに身体能力に優れている魔軍だ」「意味がない、と?」ベーンケ卿の問いにそう答える。軍に関してはこの人はあまり詳しくないようだ。フレンセンも実戦には詳しくないだろうし、詳しく説明することにする。こっちが袋叩きにしようにも、敵が川の向こうにいるのでは、王国軍が川を渡る際に敵の襲撃を許すことになる。つまり本来町を守るための川が敵にも利用できる状況になってしまう。むしろ身体能力的に王国軍の方が不利とさえ言えるだろう。騎士団がなんとか川を渡れたとしても、魔将を包囲する前に魔軍が一時後退し、トライオットのどこかに姿を消してしまうという形になってしまうかもしれない。「王国軍はトライオットの奥深くまで追うことはできない。するとまた敵が襲撃してくるまで何もできない、という事態になったらこっちがじり貧だ。魔物に至っちゃどっからともなく湧いて出て来るし」「確かにそうですな」思わず砕けた口調になったが、応じたホルツデッペ卿も含め誰も気にしていないようだ。状況の把握に努めてくれているんだろう。「だから敵をどうしても川のこっち側、可能なら北側の城門前まで誘導したい。そうすれば王都からの援軍による包囲も容易になる」「そこまでは解りましたが、それとトライオットへの侵攻と言うのがよくわかりません」今度はアイクシュテット卿がそう聞いて来た。お、目にちょっと光が戻ってきているな。相手が魔軍だということが目的意識と言うか意欲に繋がっているのかもしれない。「魔軍の生態、ってのも妙な表現だが生態について考えていたことがある。まず連中、基本的に人間を恐れることはない」あたりは別のようだが、あれはむしろマゼルの方が例外なんだろう。特に魔王復活後はこっちが一〇〇人超えていても向かってくるしな。ヴェリーザ砦の時とか水道橋巡邏の際に嫌というほど実感した。「それと、魔物とかは基本的に特定の範囲から出てこない。おそらく、縄張りと言うか何かそういうものがある。例外は魔将のような指揮官が率いている場合だ」「確かに」実際、ゲームだと橋一つ渡るだけで出現する敵が激変することもあるし。ゲームの場合はシステム的なもんだけど。俺はこれを縄張りと表現したが、他に説明する言葉が思いつかなかったからだ。もし魔物が自然災害なのだとしたら、通常出没する魔獣とかはむしろその地域での小さな地震のようなものなんじゃないかと思い始めている。逆の言い方をするなら、自然災害の少ない地域に大都市を作るのは人間心理としてよくわかる。だから王都周辺には強い魔物も現れないし、魔王城の近くの敵が最も手ごわいのは自然環境が厳しすぎて人が住めない地域という事の擬人化......擬魔化とでもいうのか、そういうものなんじゃないかと。スタート地点の敵が弱いのは舐めプじゃなくて半ば必然だった可能性があるわけだ。思い返してみるとフィールドマップでも敵が強い魔王城とかのあたりって大体において通行不能な山とかだらけだしな。この世界だと火山が魔王城のすぐ隣にあるし。仮に魔物とかいなくてもあんな山ばっかりで迷路みたいになってるとこ確かに住みたくない。まあ魔王城とかの事はひとまず置いておく。そして、もし自然災害と魔物が同じような役回りの存在なのだとすると、前世の日本も含む多神教国家では自然災害は時に神の管轄だった。日本での風神雷神なんかも自然災害の象徴みたいなものだし。だがこの世界、自然災害という言葉がまず見当たらない。それに一神教だからそういう自然を擬人化するとかの概念もない。両方説明しようとすると二重に複雑になってしまう。理解してもらえればいいんだから縄張りとかの動物に例えて説明した方が早い。そう考えると魔将と王ってのは広範囲に被害を出す広域災害の擬魔化なのかもしれんなあ。その辺もひとまず置いておこう。優先順位はまず「実のところ怖かったのは、私がこれからやることを逆に敵にやられていた場合だった。つまり、少数の部隊で相手の領内を逆に襲撃する。それも連続してだ」クラスの魔物が数体いれば村辺りなら全滅させられかねない。繰り返されていれば被害は無視できないものになっていただろう。だが連中、それをやってこなかった。いつでも倒せると甘く見られているのがあるだろう。もっとも、一番怖かったのはもう一度王都に潜入されることだ。だから魔除け薬はほぼすべて王都で使ってもらっている。王都からは何も言ってこないし、その点は王太子殿下やその周囲にいる人たちを信頼するしかない。獣化人「多かれ少なかれ、指導者には立場ってものがある。魔将にもな」「強さだけがすべての魔軍で、逆に甘く見ていた人間から縄張りに攻め込まれているとかになったら大恥だろうよ」ホルツデッペ卿の疑問にそう応じる。実際、アーレア村で取引をしてやるという態度をとってきただからこそ敵を引っ張り出すことができるはず、という結論にたどり着いた。「まずは相手に恥をかかせるためにこちらから相手の縄張りに攻め込む。魔将を怒らせるために、だ」	When I finished my sentence, everyone fell silent. I guess they were still digesting my words. The first person who opened his mouth was Frenssen, who was arguably the most intelligent person in the room. “Welner-sama... earlier, what did you just say?” “I’m planning to attack Triot.” I repeated my words. I crave some coffee or tea now, although I didn’t know if coffee beans even exist in this world. Even if they did exist, I had only had instant or canned coffee in my previous life, so I did not know how to brew coffee with coffee beans... “Don’t be flustered. I said that I’m going to attack Triot, not capture it,” I said while lightly raising my hand to stop Sir Behnke’s words. What I was planning to do was quite complicated, so of course, I planned to explain it to them. Hmm.... from where should I explain it... “As all of you know, although Triot wasn’t as large as the Bain Kingdom, it used to be a proper country. I’m just a viscount who became a governor. I don’t have enough human resources, military power, and supplies to , not to capture the country. Therefore, no one will be able to complain.” “Criminals?” “Yes, officially Hearing my words, Sir Gekke let out a bitter smile. As always, he was sharp. almost immediately after you arrived in Anheim.” One of the town’s influential people assaulted a refugee woman. The assaulter was killed on the spot, but his cronies were banished to Triot. Then, after some investigation, it turned out some of those cronies had also committed some other crimes, so I and my subordinates went to Triot to capture them for interrogation. On our way to capture them, we ended up clashing with the demon army... “In addition, I want to make it clear that our aim is to drag out the demon general and beat him to a pulp.” “Demon general?” Sir Eickstedt said that with a confused expression. Ah, right, he didn’t know about the demon general. I should make some time to let him catch up with the situation later. “But the terrain has become a problem for that objective. Anheim was originally a town built to protect the border with Triot. A river runs on the south of Anheim.” I took out a map and pointed to Anheim, which was located on the north side of the river. “If our opponents were humans, we could have created a base on our side of the river and attacked our enemy from that base. After all, it would be pretty hard for normal humans to cross this big river. The problem is, our opponents are demons, so creating a base on our side of the river will be useless.” “Useless?” (Behnke) I answered Sir Behnke’s question. It seemed like Sir Behnke wasn’t well-versed in war. Frenssen probably also wasn’t familiar with an actual war, so I would explain my plan in detail. Even if our army could somehow cross the river, we would be exhausted, making our chances of winning very slim. On the other hand, if demons were the ones that crossed the river, they would still have more than enough stamina to keep attacking us because of the difference in our physical abilities. Even if the knights were miraculously able to cross the river and push back the demons, the demon general could just take a few elites with him and then retreat to hide in the Triot. “If the demon general escaped to the depth of Triot, our army would have no choice but to wait until the demon general attacked us again, since our army couldn’t chase him to the depth of Triot. If that happened, we would be at a great disadvantage because demons could literally pop out anywhere.” “That is certainly true.” Sir Holzdeppe responded to my explanation, while everyone else seemed to be in deep thought. “That’s why I want to lure the demon general and his army deep inside our side of the river. If possible, I want to lure them to the front of the northern town’s gate, so it will be easier for the reinforcement from the capital to surround the demon general.” “I understand your explanation so far, but I still don’t understand why we need to attack Triot?” This time, it was Sir Eickstedt who asked me. Oh, Sir Eickstedt seemed to be motivated now. “I have researched the demons’ living habits before. Well, calling it living habits Even if we create a group of or so people, the demons would still attack us without fear, like what happened in Veritza Fortress. The hero, Mazell, seemed to be an exception to this rule, though. “In addition, it seems like demons don’t leave a specific area. They seem to have a concept of ‘territory’ like animals. The exception to this rule is when they are led by a commander, like a demon general.” Back when I played the game, the types of demons that the player had to fight could change drastically just by crossing a bridge. Back then, it was caused by the game’s system. I used the word ‘territory’ here since I didn’t know what else to call it. If my hypothesis that demons were a substitute for natural disasters in this world was correct, then the demons that often appeared in a certain area were like a substitute for a small earthquake. It was also possible that the reason why there were not many strong demons around the capital was that the founder of the Bain Kingdom purposely chose a place where there were only weak demons nearby to build the capital, just like how in my previous life people chose a place with a less natural disaster to build a city. Come to think of it, even the places where the demon king and many powerful demons appeared were often in an area full of mountains. Even without the existence of the demon king, I also wouldn’t want to live in a place filled with mazes like mountain roads. Back to natural disasters... In my previous life, ancient people who had a polytheistic belief often attributed the natural disaster to God. In Japan, for example, there were Wind God and Thunder God who were both personifications of natural disasters. I didn’t know how catfish became a personification of earthquakes, though. The reason why I chose the word ‘territory’ to explain the demons’ behavior was that this world didn’t have a concept of ‘natural disaster’ and because the religion of this world was monotheism, the people of this world also didn’t have a concept of ‘personification of natural disaster’. In that sense, perhaps the ‘demon king’ and ‘demon generals’ were a personification of a large-scale natural disaster. Well, let’s put aside my hypothesis for now and focus on how to defeat Gezarius. “I’m most afraid of demons attacking our territory with a small number repeatedly, just like what I plan to do to the demons.” A few werewolves alone would be able to wipe out an entire village. If the demons repeatedly sent a small force to attack the Anheim region, the damage the region would suffer would be tremendous. Most likely, demons thought of us as an opponent that they could destroy anytime, which was why they hadn’t done that. However, the most terrifying thing that could happen was demons once again infiltrating the capital. To prevent this, I had given almost all the anti-demon medicine to the capital. There had been no news from the capital about demons once again having infiltrated, so I could only trust His Highness and the people around him to have protected the capital well. “A leader has to protect his position. This will also apply to the demon general.” “It would be a slap on the demon general’s face if his territory was repeatedly invaded by the weak and feeble humans, especially since, for the demons, strength is everything. Demon general will most likely be forced to make a move even if he doesn’t want to.” That was how I answered Sir Holzdeppe’s question. The impression of the Lizard Magician in Alea village speaking like he was looking down on me, a human, and even trying to strike a deal with me, albeit clumsily, was strong. That was why I concluded I should be able to draw out the demon general with my plan. “We will be attacking Triot to piss off the demon general and lure him out.”	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 5, "inserted_lines_src": 9, "inserted_lines_trg": 14 }
隣は高校生、10代だったかな彼女は貧乏な家の生まれで「何かで成功したい」と打ち明けてきました。そして素朴な質問をしました。「どうしたら成功できるの?」でも僕は答えられず申し訳なくなりました。その直後にTEDに来てひらめいたのです! 見渡す限り成功者ばかりじゃないか! ここで成功の秘密を聴きそれを子供たちに伝えよう! そして7年間で500人にインタビューをした今お答えします! 成功の秘密は何か? 何がTEDメンバーを突き動かすのか? 1つ目は熱意フリーマン・トーマス「熱意こそ私の原動力」 TEDメンバーは好きだからやっている。お金が目的ではない。キャロル・コレット「人を雇ってでも今やっている事をやりたい」さらに面白いのは熱意に従えばお金は後からついてくる。働く! ルパート・マードック「全力でやろう。簡単な事など無いがやっていてとても楽しい」ルパートは「楽しい」だって?!その通り! TEDメンバーは楽しみながらよく働く。彼らは仕事中毒ではなく仕事オタクです。特技!アレックス・ガーデン「成功するために特技を持とう」近道はない。単に練習!練習!練習! 一点集中。ノーマン・ジュイソン曰く「すべき事は 1つの事に集中することだ」押す! デイビット・ガロ「自分を後押ししよう。物理的にも精神的にも押す!押す!押す!」恥や自信の無さは押し出そう! ゴールディ・ホーン「自信が無かった頃私はこう言っていました」『不器用だし頭も悪いからきっと成功なんてしないわ』自分で後押しし続けるのは大変だから人々は母親を発明しました。フランク・ゲーリーはこう答えました! 「うちの母親がやらせた」役に立とう! シャーウィン・ヌーランド「医者として役に立てたのは光栄でした」沢山の子どもが億万長者になりたいと言ってきます。そこでまず答えるのは「自分の役に立つというのは無理だから他人の役に立つ何かを与えましょう。それが唯一大金持ちになれる方法です」アイデア! TEDメンバーのビル・ゲイツ曰く「世界初のパソコンソフト会社を創りたいと思った」それは良いアイデアだと僕も思うよ。発想力を身に付けるのに近道などありません。基本をやり続けるのみです。それらはこのような事です。貫徹する!ジョー・クラウス曰く「貫徹することで私たちは成功できた」失敗してもやり通す。「向かい風」の中でも貫徹する! 「向かい風」とは批判無視馬鹿プレッシャー! もっともな答えはシンプル! 4000ドル払ってTEDに来よう! それが無理だとしたらこれら8つを続けよう! これら8つが成功の秘密です! インタビューを受けてくれたTEDメンバー有難う!	And in the seat next to me was a high school student, a teenager, and she came from a really poor family. And she wanted to make something of her life, and she asked me a simple little question. She said, "What leads to success?" And I felt really badly, because I couldn't give her a good answer. So I get off the plane, and I come to TED. And I think, jeez, I'm in the middle of a room of successful people! So why don't I ask them what helped them succeed, and pass it on to kids? So here we are, seven years, 500 interviews later, and I'm going to tell you what really leads to success and makes TEDsters tick. And the first thing is passion. Freeman Thomas says, "I'm driven by my passion." TEDsters do it for love; they don't do it for money. Carol Coletta says, "I would pay someone to do what I do." And the interesting thing is: if you do it for love, the money comes anyway. Work! Rupert Murdoch said to me, "It's all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But I have a lot of fun." Did he say fun? Rupert? Yes! TEDsters do have fun working. And they work hard. I figured, they're not workaholics. They're workafrolics. Alex Garden says, "To be successful, put your nose down in something and get damn good at it." There's no magic; it's practice, practice, practice. And it's focus. Norman Jewison said to me, "I think it all has to do with focusing yourself on one thing." And push! David Gallo says, "Push yourself. Physically, mentally, you've got to push, push, push." You've got to push through shyness and self-doubt. Goldie Hawn says, "I always had self-doubts. I wasn't good enough; I wasn't smart enough. I didn't think I'd make it." Now it's not always easy to push yourself, and that's why they invented mothers. Frank Gehry said to me, "My mother pushed me." Serve! Sherwin Nuland says, "It was a privilege to serve as a doctor." A lot of kids want to be millionaires. The first thing I say is: "OK, well you can't serve yourself; you've got to serve others something of value. Because that's the way people really get rich." Ideas! TEDster Bill Gates says, "I had an idea: founding the first micro-computer software company." I'd say it was a pretty good idea. And there's no magic to creativity in coming up with ideas -- it's just doing some very simple things. And I give lots of evidence. Persist! Joe Kraus says, "Persistence is the number one reason for our success." You've got to persist through failure. You've got to persist through crap! Which of course means "Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure." So, the answer to this question is simple: Pay 4,000 bucks and come to TED. Or failing that, do the eight things -- and trust me, these are the big eight things that lead to success. Thank you TEDsters for all your interviews!	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
とても幸せですなぜなら― ボノボは地球上一番平和的な動物だからですほとんど知られいないことですボノボはコンゴだけに生息していますリアルな性行動のため動物園にはあまりいません性行動があまりに人間と似ているのです恥ずかしくなるほどですしかしながら学ぶことはたくさんありますボノボの社会はとても平等で親密です性行動は単独のものではなく生活と切り離せません性行動が生活の一部なのですコミュニケーションや仲直りの手段として使われます私たち人間はいつの間にか自分たちの生活を分割してしまいましたいくつものカテゴリーに分類してしまったのですそして分類されたものには収まるところがありますでも最初はそうじゃなかったと思います多くの人々は動物は融通がきかないと思っていますまた人間はとてもとても特別であると物事を考える能力を持ちまた特殊な脳のおかげで言語を使えることさらにこの特殊な脳のおかげで道具を作ったり計算ができることでも正直どうなんでしょう 1600年頃に発見された― タスマニア人は火を知りませんでした石器も使っていませんでした音楽を楽しんだ形跡もありませんボノボと比べてみるとボノボの方が毛が多いようです直立性は弱いですが共通点はたくさんあります文化という観点で見るとどうやって今の私たちにたどりついたかわかるような気がします生物学的に遺伝したのではないと思うのです一般的にはそう言われますがそうではないと思いますではいよいよボノボをご紹介しましょうカンジですオスのボノボです今はジョージア州の森にいます母親の出身地はアフリカの森です母親は思春期になる頃やってきました 6, 7歳の時です右側がボノボ左側がチンパンジーですあきらかにチンパンジーの方が歩行が苦手ですボノボは人間よりも背が低く腕が長いですが私たちのように直立しますボノボとルーシーのようなアウストラロピテクスの比較です違いはほとんどありませんボノボの歩き方とアウストラロピテクスの歩き方は同じです正面から見るとアウストラロピテクスの骨盤の方が少し平らで両腰の動きは少なくて済みますですから二足歩行は少し容易です同時に4つ見てみましょう野生のボノボは中央アフリカのジャングルに生息していますコンゴ川に囲まれた地域です森の木々は高さ 40mに達しうっそうと茂っています初めてボノボの調査をしたのは日本の研究者たちです今から 30年ほど前のことですボノボはチンパンジーよりも小柄です痩せ形でとても穏やかな性格の生き物です長期の熱心な調査の結果多くのことを発見しましたひとつは野生のボノボが頻繁に二足歩行することですさらにボノボは直立歩行で長距離移動できますまずオースティンに挨拶して小屋に行きましょう森にいるカンジと私ですこれからお見せするビデオは全て訓練なしの状態ですごまかしではありませんたまたま居合わせた日本のNHK が撮影しましたボノボが 8頭いますキャンプに必要なものがいっぱいあるでしょう研究所の家族全員です枝を取ってくれる? 上手よもっと枝が欲しいな必要ならポケットにライターがあるわハチの巣ね出していいのよあるといいけどライター使って火を起こしてみてカンジは火に興味深々ですライターなしで火を起こすことはまだできませんでも誰かがライターなしで火を起こすのを見たらできるようになるでしょうカンジはどうすれば火が燃え続けるか学習中です火の使い道を学習しています私たちの行動を観察しているのですボノボの笑顔ですうれしいときの声です楽しいねこれはとっても楽しいね火に水をかけなくちゃ水どこかわかる? 上手バックパックの半分閉め忘れちゃった物を運ぶの好きなのオースティン、オースティンって言ったわね研究所では私たちが聞こえない程の遠く離れたボノボと話します妹です初めてゴルフ・カートを運転しますバイバイペダルは踏み込めますがハンドルはダメですバックからドライブに切り替えましたハンドルは握ったままで回せません私たちと同じように鏡に映っているのが自分とわかりますボノボを人間と一緒にいる環境で育てながらボノボの発達を 20年間に渡り記録しましたそして研究者たちは文化的要素が人間の進化に及ぼした影響について研究しています名前はニョウタスワヒリ語で星の意味ですパンバニーシャはハサミを使ってニョウタの毛を切ろうとしています野生ではボノボの親が子供の毛繕いをしますパンバニーシャは手の代わりにハサミを使ってニョウタの毛繕いをしますすばらしいわ手先が器用でないとこのような繊細なことはできませんニョウタはパンバニーシャを真似してハサミを使おうとしますニョウタが怪我をしないようにパンバニーシャはまるで人間の母親のようにやさしくハサミをとりあげます固い動物の毛皮を切り裂くこともできます石器の作り方も覚えましたカンジが道具を作ろうとしています我々の祖先と同じやり方かもしれません 250万年前のやり方両手に石を持って片方をもう一方にぶつけています両手を使い斜めに打ち下ろすことでより大きく鋭い剥片を作れますカンジは十分に鋭いと思う剥片を選びます固い毛皮はナイフを使っても切るのは困難ですカンジが使っている石はとても固く石器作りには最適ですが使いこなすのは大変ですすぐれた技術が必要ですカンジの石はエチオピアのゴナ産です 250万年前アフリカの祖先が使った石と同じですカンジが使った石ですそしてカンジが作った剥片です平らで鋭利な縁はまるでナイフの刃のようです我々の祖先が使った道具と比べてみるとカンジのものととてもよく似ていますパンバニーシャは外に出たがっています窓の外を見つめたままです予想もしなかった行動をお見せしましょうもう数日間パンバニーシャは外に出ていません私はいつもは言語について語りますパンバニーシャは予期せぬことをしますしかし今は普段することをしないように言われていますボノボには言語があることを話していませんでした図形言語ですチョークを取ると床に何か書き始めます何を書いているのでしょう文字の名前も声を出して言っています今度はスー博士に近づいてまた書き始めますキーボードに文字があります触るとしゃべりますパンバニーシャはスー博士に行きたい場所を伝えています A-Frame とは森の中の小屋のことですチョークで書いたものとキーボードの絵文字を比較しましょうパンバニーシャは戸外でも絵文字を書き始めますとても上手だわパンバニーシャはじめは何をしているのか気がつきませんでしたでも少し離れて回してみたら分かりましたこの絵文字も森のある場所を示します曲線が絵文字とそっくりですパンバニーシャが次に書くのは首輪ですパンバニーシャが外に出る時は首輪をするのが約束ごとです施設の規則です他の文字ほど分かりやすくないですがパンバニーシャが曲線と直線を何本か描こうとしたのは分かります研究者たちはパンバニーシャが言ったことを絵文字を使ってチョークで床に記録しましたパンバニーシャはその様子を見て自分でも書くようになったのですボノボの能力は世界中の科学者を驚かせましたどうやって発達したのでしょうもっとも重要な発見はボノボに言語を習得させるためには教えてはいけないということですボノボの周りにある言語を使うことですなぜならば言語習得のカギは大事な仲間が自分に何を言っているか理解することだからですその能力が備わると言語を使う素質はきわめて自然に自由に発揮されますそこで私たちは彼らが自由に仲間と交流できる環境を作ろうと思いました彼らが楽しめる環境そして有意義な時間を過ごせる環境を目指しましたこのような環境はカンジとパンバニーシャの予期せぬ潜在能力を引き出しましたパンバニーシャがハーモニカを楽しんでいます 1歳になったニョウタが横取りしますそして母親の口を覗き込みます音の出どころを探しているのでしょうかスー博士はそのような好奇心を満たすことが重要と考えますパンバニーシャは今度は電子ピアノを弾いています強制されたのではありません研究者が弾くのを見て興味を示したのです弾いて弾いて聞いてるわよ早いパートをまた弾いてそうそうそこよカンジが木琴を弾いています両手を使って大喜びでスー博士の歌を伴奏をしていますカンジとパンバニーシャはこの楽しさ一杯の環境に感化されていますそれが文化的才能を引き出すのですじゃあモンスターを捕まえてがんばってチェリーも取って気をつけて近づかないでまた追っかける番よいけー今度は離れて逃げるのよ逃げろ逃げろまた追っかけていいよそれ! あーあカンジよくできたわねどうもありがとうこんなことができるとはボノボも人間も想像しませんでした次第にこのような2種環境ができました私たちは “汎ヒト文化” と呼んでいます私たちはボノボのようになるにはどうすればいいか研究しています甲高いトーンの声を使って彼らと会話する方法を研究しているのですボノボは野生でも言語を使うと思われますボノボも私たちのようになろうと勉強していますこれは生物学の問題ではなく文化なのです私たちは他の種と道具技術言語を共有しているのですありがとうございます	It's kind of a well-kept secret. This species lives only in the Congo. And they're not in too many zoos, because of their sexual behavior. Their sexual behavior is too human-like for most of us to be comfortable with. But -- actually, we have a lot to learn from them, because they're a very egalitarian society and they're a very empathetic society. And sexual behavior is not confined to one aspect of their life that they sort of set aside. It permeates their entire life. And it's used for communication. And it's used for conflict resolution. And I think perhaps somewhere in our history we sort of, divided our lives up into lots of parts. We divided our world up with lots of categories. And so everything sort of has a place that it has to fit. But I don't think that we were that way initially. There are many people who think that the animal world is hard-wired and that there's something very, very special about man. Maybe it's his ability to have causal thought. Maybe it's something special in his brain that allows him to have language. Maybe it's something special in his brain that allows him to make tools or to have mathematics. Well, I don't know. There were Tasmanians who were discovered around the 1600s and they had no fire. They had no stone tools. To our knowledge they had no music. So when you compare them to the Bonobo, the Bonobo is a little hairier. He doesn't stand quite as upright. But there are a lot of similarities. And I think that as we look at culture, we kind of come to understand how we got to where we are. And I don't really think it's in our biology; I think we've attributed it to our biology, but I don't really think it's there. So what I want to do now is introduce you to a species called the Bonobo. This is Kanzi. He's a Bonobo. Right now, he's in a forest in Georgia. His mother originally came from a forest in Africa. And she came to us when she was just at puberty, about six or seven years of age. Now this shows a Bonobo on your right, and a chimpanzee on your left. Clearly, the chimpanzee has a little bit harder time of walking. The Bonobo, although shorter than us and their arms still longer, is more upright, just as we are. This shows the Bonobo compared to an australopithecine like Lucy. As you can see, there's not a lot of difference between the way a Bonobo walks and the way an early australopithecine would have walked. As they turn toward us you'll see that the pelvic area of early australopithecines is a little flatter and doesn't have to rotate quite so much from side to side. So the -- the bipedal gait is a little easier. And now we see all four. Video: Narrator: The wild Bonobo lives in central Africa, in the jungle encircled by the Congo River. grow densely in the area. It was a Japanese scientist who first undertook serious field studies of the Bonobo, almost three decades ago. Bonobos are built slightly smaller than the chimpanzee. Slim-bodied, Bonobos are by nature very gentle creatures. Long and careful studies have reported many new findings on them. One discovery was that wild Bonobos often walk bidpedally. What's more, they are able to walk upright for long distances. Susan Savage-Rumbaugh : Let's go say hello to Austin first and then go to the A frame. SS: This is Kanzi and I, in the forest. None of the things you will see in this particular video are trained. None of them are tricks. They all happened to be captured on film spontaneously, by NHK of Japan. We have eight Bonobos. Video: Look at all this stuff that's here for our campfire. SS: An entire family at our research centre. Video: You going to help get some sticks? Good. We need more sticks, too. I have a lighter in my pocket if you need one. That's a wasps' nest. You can get it out. I hope I have a lighter. You can use the lighter to start the fire. SS: So Kanzi is very interested in fire. He doesn't do it yet without a lighter, but I think if he saw someone do it, he might be able to do -- make a fire without a lighter. He's learning about how to keep a fire going. He's learning the uses for a fire, just by watching what we do with fire. This is a smile on the face of a Bonobo. These are happy vocalizations. Video: You're happy. You're very happy about this part. You've got to put some water on the fire. You see the water? Good job. SS: Forgot to zip up the back half of his backpack. But he likes to carry things from place to place. Video: Austin, I hear you saying "Austin." SS: He talks to other Bonobos at the lab, long-distance, farther than we can hear. This is his sister. This is her first time to try to drive a golf cart. Video: Goodbye. SS: She's got the pedals down, but not the wheel. She switches from reverse to forward and she holds onto the wheel, rather than turns it. Like us, she knows that that individual in the mirror is her. Video: Narrator: By raising Bonobos in a culture that is both Bonobo and human, and documenting their development across two decades, scientists are exploring how cultural forces may have operated during human evolution. His name is Nyota. It means "star" in Swahili. Panbanisha is trying to give Nyota a haircut with a pair of scissors. In the wild, the parent Bonobo is known to groom its offspring. Here Panbanisha uses scissors, instead of her hands, to groom Nyota. Very impressive. Subtle maneuvering of the hands is required to perform delicate tasks like this. Nyota tries to imitate Panbanisha by using the scissors himself. Realizing that Nyota might get hurt, Panbanisha, like any human mother, carefully tugs to get the scissors back. He can now cut through tough animal hide. SS: Kanzi's learned to make stone tools. Video: Kanzi now makes his tools, just as our ancestors may have made them, two-and-a-half million years ago -- by holding the rocks in both hands, to strike one against the other. He has learned that by using both hands and aiming his glancing blows, he can make much larger, sharper flakes. Kanzi chooses a flake he thinks is sharp enough. The tough hide is difficult to cut, even with a knife. The rock that Kanzi is using is extremely hard and ideal for stone tool making, but difficult to handle, requiring great skill. Kanzi's rock is from Gona, Ethiopia and is identical to that used by our African ancestors two-and-a-half million years ago. These are the rocks Kanzi used and these are the flakes he made. The flat sharp edges are like knife blades. Compare them to the tools our ancestors used; they bear a striking resemblance to Kanzi's. Panbanisha is longing to go for a walk in the woods. She keeps staring out the window. SS: This is -- let me show you something we didn't think they would do. Video: For several days now, Panbanisha has not been outside. SS: I normally talk about language. Video: Then Panbanisha does something unexpected. SS: But since I'm advised not to do what I normally do, I haven't told you that these apes have language. It's a geometric language. Video: She takes a piece of chalk and begins writing something on the floor. What is she writing? SS: She's also saying the name of that, with her voice. Video: Now she comes up to Dr. Sue and starts writing again. SS: These are her symbols on her keyboard. They speak when she touches them. Video: Panbanisha is communicating to Dr. Sue where she wants to go. "A frame" represents a hut in the woods. Compare the chalk writing with the lexigram on the keyboard. Panbanisha began writing the lexigrams on the forest floor. SS : Very nice. Beautiful, Panbanisha. SS: At first we didn't really realize what she was doing, until we stood back and looked at it and rotated it. Video: This lexigram also refers to a place in the woods. The curved line is very similar to the lexigram. The next symbol Panbanisha writes represents "collar." It indicates the collar that Panbanisha must wear when she goes out. SS: That's an institutional requirement. Video: This symbol is not as clear as the others, but one can see Panbanisha is trying to produce a curved line and several straight lines. Researchers began to record what Panbanisha said, by writing lexigrams on the floor with chalk. Panbanisha watched. Soon she began to write as well. The Bonobo's abilities have stunned scientists around the world. How did they develop? SS : We found that the most important thing for permitting Bonobos to acquire language is not to teach them. It's simply to use language around them, because the driving force in language acquisition is to understand what others, that are important to you, are saying to you. Once you have that capacity, the ability to produce language comes rather naturally and rather freely. So we want to create an environment in which Bonobos, like all of the individuals with whom they are interacting -- we want to create an environment in which they have fun, are meaningful individuals for them. Narrator: This environment brings out unexpected potential in Kanzi and Panbanisha. Panbanisha is enjoying playing her harmonica, until Nyota, now one year old, steals it. Then he peers eagerly into his mother's mouth. Is he looking for where the sound came from? Dr. Sue thinks it's important to allow such curiosity to flourish. This time Panbanisha is playing the electric piano. She wasn't forced to learn the piano; she saw a researcher play the instrument and took an interest. Researcher: Go ahead. Go ahead. I'm listening. Do that real fast part that you did. Yeah, that part. Narrator: Kanzi plays the xylophone; using both hands he enthusiastically accompanies Dr. Sue's singing. Kanzi and Panbanisha are stimulated by this fun-filled environment, which promotes the emergence of these cultural capabilities. Researcher: OK, now get the monsters. Get them. Take the cherries too. Now watch out, stay away from them now. Now you can chase them again. Time to chase them. Now you have to stay away. Get away. Run away. Run. Now we can chase them again. Go get them. Oh no! Good Kanzi. Very good. Thank you so much. Narrator: None of us, Bonobo or human, can possibly even imagine? SS: So we have a bi-species environment, we call it a "panhomoculture." We're learning how to become like them. We're learning how to communicate with them, in really high-pitched tones. We're learning that they probably have a language in the wild. And they're learning to become like us. 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このような環境のもとで､テロリズムの主要な特徴が育つ：多くの場合自薦の指導者達が、人々に憎しみを植付けている。指導者達は必ずしも宗教に基づいたものではない。バルカンやその他の地域では､一つの国家が他より優れていると説く国家主義者が指導者となった。それでもなお、「伝導師」という呼び名は、憎しみを広めようとする者達に合っていると言えよう。彼等は常に、犯罪行為を正当化するために、それが重要な意味を持っているかのように説教するのだ｡	They are not necessarily religious leaders; in the Balkans and elsewhere, they are nationalists who preach the superiority of one nationality over others. But to call these hate-mongers “preachers” is fitting nonetheless, because they invariably appeal to higher values to sanctify criminal acts.	{ "source": "news_commentary", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
神話大戦。人々が自然とそう称した、世界の命運を賭けたあの決戦か月が経った。あの決戦の後、各地に設置されたゲートが再び開かれ、王都前の大草原は多くの人々の再会と勝利を祝う声で満たされた。その後の数日は、負傷者の治療や死者の確認と弔い、王都が消えてなくなったが為に行き場を失った人々の一時的な住居の仮設などによって多少の混乱があったものの、一致団結していた各代表の尽力により、比較的スムーズに戦後処理がなされていった。崩壊した【神山】により、巻き込まれる形で破壊されたハイリヒ王国は、神話大戦に参加できなかった非戦闘員――特に職人達が総出で復興に当たり、更にそれを商人達や一般の人々が最大限に支援することで急速に立て直されつつあった。魔法による復興である上に、種族、国の垣根を越えて、世界中の人々が善意かつ積極的に協力しているので、このままいけば半年以内に元の様相を取り戻せるかもしれないと推測されるほどだ。戦闘の爪痕激しい大草原には、要塞の残骸を利用した仮設住宅が多数建設されており、主に復興に携わる関係者が寝泊りしている。そこには、料理屋や宿屋、雑貨屋なども続々と作られており、あるいはそのまま王都の一部となって都市拡大に繋がるかもしれないほど。きっと、背後に【神山】があったときよりも、活気に満ちた都となることだろう。その仮設住宅街には、聖教教会の仮施設も作られていた。かの戦いで、敵はエヒトルジュエの名を語る邪神であるというストーリーにしたため、人々の心の拠り所は、未だエヒトを神とする聖教教会にあるのだ。それを【神山】と聖教教会の本部が消えたからといって、いきなり取り上げては人々が不安になるだけである。かといって、エヒトルジュエの名をそのまま使って従来通りの聖教教会とするのは、真実を知る者達からすると些か以上の抵抗があった。そこで〝豊穣の女神〟たる愛子の演説により、こんなストーリーが世界に向けて発信された。曰く、エヒト神の本当の名は、エヒクリベレイであり、長らく真名を狂った神――エヒトルジュエに奪われていた。曰く、エヒトによる世界の危機を知った〝反逆者〟もとい〝解放者〟達が、清き信仰を取り戻す為、かつてエヒトに挑んだものの卑劣な手に掛かり討つこと叶わなかった。曰く、解放者達は、いつかエヒトを倒し得る者に自らの力を授ける為、大迷宮の奥底で眠りについた。そして、異世界から、神によって召喚された選ばれし者に力を授けた。愛子はその代弁者であり、もっとも力を得たのが〝女神の剣〟だった。曰く、そうして見事、ハジメ達が【神域】に隠れる狂神エヒトルジュエを打倒した。しかし、狂神エヒトルジュエの最後の抵抗により世界を道連れにする崩壊が起きた。それを、ゴーレムに魂を憑依させ、ずっと人々を見守ってきた最後の解放者――ミレディ・ライセンが、その魂と引き換えにして世界を救った。真っ赤な嘘、というわけでもない。大体のところ、合っている。ちなみに、エヒクリベレイというのはの解放者〟という意味を込めた造語である。きっと、エヒトルジュエと協力し合った等と後世に伝えられるのは嫌だろうという配慮だ。誰の配慮かと言えば、この嘘ではないが本当でもないいろんな意味で微妙なストーリーを考えたのと同じ、どこぞの白髪眼帯男である。この演説により、早速、今回の神話大戦を書に残そうとしている歴史家達によって、ミレディ達の名が、世界を救った偉大な七賢人として再び歴史の表舞台に上がることになった。教会の新たなトップ陣に関しては、地方教会の司祭達で構成されている。あの戦場で、聖歌隊に加わっていた者達の内、生き残った者達が中心だ。中央と反りが合わず、地方に飛ばされていた者達がほとんどなので、思考思想も至って常識的であり、人格者が多かったため特に問題はないように思われた。ミレディがいなくなった【ライセン大迷宮】については、ハジメがミレディ・ゴーレムの代わりとなる生体ゴーレムを作って配置した。ガトリング砲やミサイルポッド、パイルバンカーまで装備しているので、難易度は跳ね上がっているかもしれないが。その他の大迷宮には特に何もしていない。もう、意味はないかもしれないが、力を求めて挑みたければ挑めというスタンスだ。神話大戦で大盤振る舞いされたハジメ謹製のアーティファクトについては、ハジメが気絶から目覚めた後、全て破壊した。ガハルドなどは、ほとんど縋り付く勢いで「やめろぉー!」と叫んでいたが、その眼前で全てを塵にしてやった。ハジメ印のアーティファクトを集めるアーティファクトを作ってやったので、取りこぼしもないだろう。もちろん、カム達ハウリア族には、色々と手を施したアーティファクトを残してある。ガハルドがずっと恨みがましい表情、というかずっと大事にしていた大切な玩具を取り上げられた子供のような目で、自分をジッと見つめるのが鬱陶しくて、つい小型版フェルニルを贈ってやったら、次の日、何故かハジメは皇帝陛下の親友ということになっていた。余程、フェルニルが嬉しかったらしい。万が一、ガハルドがフェルニルを使って他国に侵攻した場合に備えて、リリアーナとカムには自爆機能のスイッチを遠隔で入れられるアーティファクトを持たせたと知ったら......ガハルドはいったい、どんな顔をするのか。ハジメは、とても気になったがグッと我慢した。亜人族と人間族の関係については、帝国側の人間だけでなく、他の人間達も、共に神話大戦を戦い抜いた亜人達に対する感情は変化しつつあった。やはり命を預けあったという事実は、差別意識を塗り替えるには十分だったのだろう。もちろん、直ぐに肩を組み合えるかと言われれば、そう簡単にいくものではないが、それでも、闇雲に嫌悪できるほどの悪感情は誰も持てないようだった。それは、竜人族の勇壮なる活躍を目の当たりにしたということもあるし、なにより、【神域】に突入した救世の英雄の仲間にもウサミミ少女と竜人女性がいたということがあるからだ。もはや、神の恩恵を持たぬ見放された種族などとは言えなかった。むしろの亜人は英雄と並ぶ偉人として、歴史に残るだろうことは明白だった。そんな相手に、どんな蔑みの言葉を向けられるというのか。そういうわけで、亜人の地位というものが何をするでもなく、急速に人々の間で見直され始めた。その一貫として、聖教教会からは〝亜人族〟ではなく、今後、彼等の正式な呼称は〝獣人族〟とする、というお触れが出たくらいだ。このこともあって、帝国の皇族につけられた〝誓約の首輪〟も取り外されることになった。せっかく、友好的に共存できるかもしれないのに、皇族の命を握っているとあっては〝対等関係〟というものが崩れてしまうし、歩み寄りにブレーキが掛かってしまうからだ。もっとも、だからといって、帝国側に亜人への迫害や奴隷化をさせない保証が何もなくなったわけではない。「隕石と太陽光レーザーとハウリア族にフル装備、どれがいい?」〝誓約の首輪〟が外された際に、ガハルドが不敵に笑いながら「帝国が報復に出ないと信じるのか?」と尋ね、返されたハジメの言葉がそれだった。側近共々、即行で友愛の握手を求めたのは言うまでもない。帝国は実力至上主義なのだ...... さて、対等な種族といえば魔人族のことがある。彼等は【神域】に招かれ、その下層領域で眠りについていたのだが、どういうわけか【神域】の崩壊を免れて、戦場から遠く離れた魔都近郊の荒野に放り出されたまま、こんこんと眠り続けているところを発見された。それは戦後、一ヶ月が経った現在も変わらない。おそらく、再生魔法でも使えば直ぐに目覚めることになるだろうが、今は、戦後処理やら復興やらで忙しく、とても火種となり得る存在を起こすことなど出来ないので、厳重な監視のもと魔都の一角にて封印状態にされている。封印は、ハジメのアーティファクトだ。ちなみに、魔王城でハジメに恐怖を刻み込まれたあの魔人族達については、ハジメが「面倒い」の一言から同じく眠りにつかせた。同胞を助けるぞ! とか言って暴れられても困るので手っ取り早い措置だ。もっとも、ハジメに恐怖をたっぷりと植えつけられた彼等が、しかも、【神山】崩しや【神殺し】まで成し遂げたことまで知って、下手なことができるとは微塵も思えなかったが。さて、このように王都の復興、アーティファクトの回収、帝国への楔の打ち込み、歴史のでっち上げ、解放者達の名誉回復、その他諸々の為に忙しく動き回っていたハジメ達だが、なにも伊達や酔狂で、この世界のあれこれに手を貸していたわけではない。当然、第一の目的は故郷たる地球――日本に帰ることだ。一ヶ月もの間、この世界に留まり続け、暇潰しも兼ねて動きまわっていたのは、単に帰れなかったからである。と言っても、別に帰還の手段がないというわけでも、概念魔法を創造できなかったというわけでもない。理由は単純。〝導越の羅針盤〟や〝クリスタルキー〟を作る材料がなかったのである。概念魔法は強力だ。鉱石に付与することは出来ても、並の物質では発動時の力に耐え切れず自壊してしまう。世界を渡るという難行を前に、一回だけなら使えるはず! などと言う冒険はしたくなかった。それに、ミュウやレミアを連れて行くとしても、やはり故郷へ帰る道は用意してやりたかったし、シアやティオに関しても、カムやアドゥル達がこの世界に残る以上、たまには里帰りさせて家族と会わせてやりたいとハジメは考えていた。なので、一度使ったくらいで壊れるようなアーティファクトでは困るのだ。かと言って、概念魔法に耐える上に、魔法と親和性の高い鉱石と言えば、神結晶以外に思いつかない。だが、奈落に神結晶がないのは確認済み。羅針盤がない以上、世界のどこかにあるかもしれない神結晶を探すのも現実的ではない。そこで考えたのが、無いなら作ればいいじゃない、ということだ。神結晶は、千年という長い時間を掛け偶然できた魔力溜りで魔力が結晶化したもの。途方もない程に膨大な自然の魔力が固まったものだ。水滴が岩に穴を穿つが如く。だが、水滴が穴を穿つところなど眺めている趣味はハジメにはない。故に、そんな道理は反則で捻じ曲げてしまえばいい。そうして行ったのが、星の力に干渉する魔法である重力魔法で自然の魔素を高速で集束するアーティファクトを作り、それを界に干渉する魔法である空間魔法を使ってそれに加えて人外の魔力を待つハジメを筆頭に異世界チート組が毎日魔力を注ぎ込んだ。結果、一ヶ月を掛けて、見事、直径ンチメートル程の神結晶を作り出すことに成功した。ハジメが見つけたものに比べれば半分程度の大きさしかなく、〝神水〟も出ないが、十分、概念魔法用アーティファクトに耐える素晴らしい素材だ。そして、遂に、今日、〝導越の羅針盤〟と〝クリスタルキー〟の作成に入る。場所は、フェアベルゲンの街外れにある噴水広場。シアの想いが成就したあの場所だ。ハジメ達は、この一ヶ月、一番過ごしやすいこのフェアベルゲンを拠点にしているのである。ゲートがあれば王都までの距離も関係がないので、愛子やクラスメイト達もここで滞在している。人間ではあるが、英雄一行の滞在とあって獣人族は大喜びだ。広場には、シアやティオ、香織や雫、そしてミュウとレミア以外にも、帰還用アーティファクト完成の瞬間を一目見ようと全クラスメイトが集まっていた。加えて、リリアーナやカム達ハウリア族などもいる。「よし、やるか。ユエ」その広場の中央で向き合うのはハジメとユエだ。ユエの姿は、本来の少女の姿。その日の気分で大人モードになったりもするが、ハジメの膝の上に座ったり、抱っこしてもらうのに便利なので普段は少女モードでいることが多い。ハジメも、新たな義眼と義手が戻り、ユエの眷属化も解かれた状態になっている。地球に帰るまでには、黒髪にしたり義手に皮膚コーティングするなどして、可能な限り外観は元のハジメに戻すつもりだ。ゴスロリちっくな衣装に身を包んだ可憐すぎるユエと、神結晶を挟んで向き合うハジメは集中するように瞑目した。周囲で見守るクラスメイト達が固唾を呑んでいるのが分かる。そんな中で、遂に始まった概念創造の儀式。フェアベルゲンの森に、黄金と深紅の魔力が静かにうねりを上げ始めた。最初から、螺旋を描きながら交じり合う二色の魔力は、まるで睦み合っているようにも見える。やがて樹々の葉を吹き散らしながら天へと昇った魔力の奔流に、明確な意志が宿り始めた。目に見えないにもかかわらず、その場にいる誰もが感じ、肌を粟立てるほど圧倒的な意志。同時に、神結晶が輝き出す。吹き荒れていた魔力の奔流が、凄まじい勢いで神結晶へと集束・吸収されていく。静かに、されど朗々とハジメが言霊を放った。「――〝錬成〟」途端、神結晶が二つに分かれる。神結晶以外にも用意されていた鉱石が瞬時に混じり合い、形を成していく。いつしか、吹き荒れていた魔力はハジメとユエの間で恒星の如く輝き、フェアベルゲンの森と周囲の者達を照らし、その心を魅せた。その輝きも少しずつ小さくなっていく。「ほぅ」と、感嘆の溜息がそこかしこで漏れ出した。それは、生まれ出るアーティファクトが原因か、それとも寄り添い合いながら奇蹟のような光景を生み出しているハジメとユエが原因か。そして、遂に光が収まり、ユエとハジメがスっと目を開いた。その視線の先にはキラキラと輝く羅針盤とクリスタルキーがある。「......ハジメ。試して」そっと手を離しながらユエが言う。それに従い、ハジメは羅針盤を発動してみた。問題なく、感覚的に地球の場所が掴める。そしてクリスタルキーもしっかりと空間に作用した。「お、おい、南雲。どうなんだ? 大丈夫そうか?」堪えきれなくなったようで遠藤浩介がおずおずと尋ねる。ちなみに、ハウリア族に素晴らしい二つ名を送られたり、同じ兎人族の恋人がいたり(この一ヶ月物凄く頑張った。主に、羞恥心を代償に支払い、黒歴史を量産しながら)と、共通点が多々あるハジメと浩介は、意外に気が合って、この一ヶ月で割と気安い関係を築いていたりする。浩介の呼びかけに反応したハジメを見て、クラスメイトの何人かがゴクリと生唾を呑み込む音を響かせた。ハジメは、緊張で強ばった表情になっているクラスメイト達に視線を巡らせる。そして、ニヤリとした笑みを浮かべると無言でサムズアップした。その意味は明白。「よっしゃーーー!!」「うぉおおおおっ、帰れる! マジで帰れるぅ!!」「南雲ぉ、いや、もう南雲様! ほんとありがとう!」「ふぇええええん、良かったよぉ~。南雲くぅん、ユエさぁん、ありがとう!」「ハジメ様ぁ、奴隷にして下さいぃいいい~!」「ユエさん、俺をペットにしてくれぇ!」爆発する歓声と、次々に上がる感謝の言葉。若干、危ない発言があった気がするがクラスメイトにまで変態が出現しては困るので華麗にスルーだ。だが、ユエに変な要求をした奴は後でシメるとハジメは誓いつつ、疲労のためどさりと座り込んだ。その膝の上にユエも疲れた様子で座り込んでくる。細い腰に腕を回して支えてやるとスリスリと擦り寄ってくる。そこへ、ステテテーと可愛らしい足音が響いた。「パパぁ!」「ミュウ」ぴょんと飛び込んでくるミュウの小さな体を上手く受け止め、ユエとは反対の膝に乗せて同じように支える。やっぱり、スリスリと擦り寄ってくる。「ハジメさん! 私も~」シアがウサギらしくぴょんと飛び込んでくる。抱きつく場所は右肩。一時的に支える手を解いてウサミミを撫でてやる。シアは嬉しそうにスリスリと擦り寄った。「ハジメくん、やったね」そう言って静かに寄り添ってきたのは香織だ。それも使徒の体ではない。元の体だ。ハジメ達との寿命の差を考えれば、使徒の体のままの方がいいと香織本人は思っていたのだが、エヒト憑依時の影響で使徒創造の秘術を理解したユエが、香織の体のままいずれ使徒化させて寿命の垣根を超えることは可能だというので、元の体に戻ったのだ。実際、既に一時的になら使徒モードに転変することが可能で、その場合は銀翼や分解能力、双大剣術も扱うことができる。その香織が、ハジメの左肩にピトリと引っ付く。撫で撫でしてやると、やはりスリスリと擦り寄った。「ご主人様の世界、楽しみじゃの」「きっとビックリするわよ」ティオと雫がやってくる。場所はもう背中くらいしかない。二人の視線が交差した。バチッと火花が散る。相手を牽制しつつ、最後の密着ポジションを狙おうとして...... 「あらあら、いい場所が空いていますね。うふふ。あなた、失礼しますね」スルリと割って入ったレミアがピタリとハジメの背中に密着した。「「あっ」」とティオと雫が声を上げる。流石未亡人。侮れない。「シアさん、はぁはぁ、私とも仲良くしましょう?」「げぇ、アルテナッ!」いつの間にかシアの背後に「はぁはぁ」と鼻息の荒いアルテナが出現した。ゾンビのようにふらふらしながらシアの背中に覆い被さろうとしている。ゾワリとウサミミを逆立てたシアが、アルテナを撃退しようとハジメから離れた。その隙を突いて更に二人の女性が小走りに近寄り...... 「......愛子さん? 何をなさるつもりですか?」「リリアーナさんこそ。彼に何か用でも?」バチバチとここでも火花が散る。にわかにハジメの周囲が騒がしくなり、歓声を上げて喜び合っていたクラスメイト達も注目を始めた。そんな中、ハジメを巡って騒がしく争う女性陣に「ふぅ」と溜息を吐いたのはユエ。ハジメが、「どうした?」と首を傾げながら視線を向けると、途端、甘えた雰囲気から妖艶な雰囲気へと空気が変わる。そして、ユエの体がポワ~と輝いたかと思うと、次の瞬間、大人版ユエが現れた。直後、大人版ユエは香織とレミアからあっさりハジメを引き剥がすと、成長したことで丈が一気に短くなり、物凄く際どく艶かしい衣装のまま、ハジメの頭を掻き抱いて、その見事な双丘へとムニュ! と埋める。争っていた女性陣が「あっ」と声を上げ、ハジメが「うんむっ」と声を詰まらせる。ミュウは片腕で支えたままだ。「......正妻権限で、騒がしくする子は出禁にする」迸る色気。男女の区別なく魅了する魔性の美。妖艶を体現したような大人モードのユエの言葉に誰もが息を呑んだ。咄嗟に女性陣が反論しようとするが、機先を制するようにスっと流し目を送られれば、途端、ポワッと頬を赤らめて「うっ」と言葉に詰まる。ライバルを自認する香織ですらそうなるのだ。はっきり言って誰も逆らえる気がしない。ちなみに、出禁がどこへの出入り禁止を示しているかと言うと、ハジメの寝室だったりする。この一ヶ月、ハジメとユエ、そしてシアは幾度もそして、ユエとシアがいない夜もハジメのベッドを温めていた女性はいるのだ。それが誰であるかは言わずもがな。采配を取り持っているのが誰なのかも言わずもがなだ。〝正妻権限〟という言葉で推して知るべし。「......ん。罰として、今日は私が独占する」「ちょ、ユエ、うむっ!?」双丘に埋められ骨抜きになっていたハジメは、起こされると同時にユエから熱い、それはもう火傷しそうなほどあつ~い口付けを頂戴した。にわかに騒がしくなる女性陣。そして、オロオロと砂糖を吐き出すクラスメイト(危ない感じで興奮している一部の女子生徒を含む)。ぷはっと息を乱しながら口を離したユエとハジメに、香織達が、抗議とおねだりの声を上げる。「ず、ずるいよ、ユエ! 私もハジメくんと......」「あ、あの私も......ハジメと......」「ハジメさん......どうか......」更に、アルテナをバックドロップで沈めたシアが無言でうるうると潤んだ眼差しをハジメへ向ける。ミュウはよく分かっていないのか首を傾げていた。そこへ、ユエがふわりと微笑みながら口を開いた。「......ハジメ。誰とする?」そんなことを悪戯っぽく言われてしまえば、ハジメの答えは一つしかない。「ユエ一択で」「くふっ......じゃあ、さらっていく」そう言って、ミュウを風で包んで優しくレミアに渡すと、ハジメを抱き締めたままシュン! と姿を消してしまった。エヒトルジュエからパクった魔法〝天在〟である。実は、キスしながらハジメから血をもらい回復していたのだ。フェアベルゲンの広場に再び「あーー!!」というハジメに惚れる女性陣の抗議の声が轟いた。「......ちくしょう。死ぬほど羨ましい」「ああ。俺も、あんな美女にさらわれてぇ~」「でも、南雲ならしゃあないかと思ってしまう自分が、何かもうって感じだ」玉井淳史が天を仰ぎながら呟けば、しみじみとした様子で相川昇が同調し、仁村明人が肩を竦めて何とも言えない表情を晒した。「あぁ、それすげぇ~わかる。言葉に出来ない感じな」「〝まぁ、南雲なので〟というのが、最近の流行語だな......」玉井達の会話を聞いていた野村健太郎と永山重吾が苦笑いしながら頷いた。それに中野信治や斎藤良樹が、同じく何とも言えない乾いた笑みを浮かべる。「はぁはぁ、ユエさんに踏まれたい。あの瞳に蔑まれながら思いっきりグリグリされたい......」「お前は帰ったら即行で病院な。頭、見てもらえ」一部クラス男子が変態化している中、羨望と納得と、その納得に対する複雑な感情を抱きながら、他のクラス男子達も互いに苦笑いを浮かべあった。そんな男子達の近くで、宮崎奈々が同じように羨望を込めた声音で声を漏らす。「羨ましいなぁ~」首を傾げて園部優花が「どっちが?」と聞き返した。「どっちというより、ああいう関係自体が、かな」「すごく納得。確かに羨ましいね」菅原妙子が女の子の表情をしながら憧れを込めて「ほぅ」と吐息を漏らした。優花が憧憬を隠しもしない親友二人に苦笑いしながら、消えたハジメとユエを追いかけて森の奥へ駆けていく魔王ハーレムメンバーを眺めつつ口を開く。「っていうか、あの関係に入り込んだ香織ちゃんと雫、そして色々と吹っ切った愛ちゃんが凄い」「......全員、なんだよね、既に。ヤバイ、南雲くんマジ魔王様」「はぁはぁ、ハジメ様ぁ、どうか私を奴隷に......」「帰ったら一緒に病院へ行こう。頭、見てもらわないと」クラス女子達も会話に加わり、ハジメとユエの関係を羨みつつ、ハーレムに入った香織達に称賛を含んだ感想を漏らす。同時に、既に致していることに頬を赤らめた。実は、かなりの人数が求められたら応えたいくらいには、ハジメを想っていたりする。ハジメが求めるわけないので、実現することはないだろうが。「鈴は行かねぇのか?」「いやいや、行かないよ。いきなりなに言うの。龍太郎くん」ケラケラと笑いながら、一連の騒動を眺めていた鈴に、隣の龍太郎が何となしに尋ねると、「この人、なに言ってんの?」と、鈴が首を傾げた。「......いや、行かねぇならそれでいいんだけどよ。ほら、お前、中身エロオヤジだし、なんかノリで自分もとか言って突撃でもすんじゃねぇかと」「......おい、私を節操なしの痴女と言ったか、この野郎。一度、龍太郎くんとは私に対する認識について話し合う必要があるかな?」「いや、だって、お前、基本的に変態だし......」「OK,喧嘩だね? 喧嘩したいんだね? 私の進化したバリアバースト、たらふく食らわせて上げるよ」龍太郎が頬をポリポリと描きながら率直な意見を言い、鈴が青筋を浮かべながら復活した鉄扇に手を伸ばした。それを、慌てたようにわたわたしながら制止するのは光輝だ。「す、鈴。落ち着いてっ。龍太郎も悪気があるわけじゃなくて、むしろ――」「光輝くんは黙らっしゃい。このデリカシーという概念をお母さんのお腹の中に忘れてきた脳筋野郎とは、一度、きっちり話し合わなきゃならないんだよ!」光輝の言葉を遮って鈴がガルルと吠える。しかし、鈴にそこまで言われれば、龍太郎とて反論くらいはしたくなるもので、「あのなぁ! 夜中に、南雲達の寝床を覗きに行こうとする奴にデリカシー云々なんて言われたかねぇんだよ! お前こそ、女の恥じらいとかそういうの、その辺の道端に捨ててきたんじゃねぇのか?」「そ、それは、だって! 気になるじゃん! お姉様達の情事だよ!? 一度は目に焼き付けておかないと人生的損失だよ!?」「知るか! だいたい、そんなに見たきゃ一人で行けばいいじゃねぇか。夜中に叩き起された挙句、覗きに連行された俺の気持ちを考えろ!」「へたれの龍太郎くんに対する、私の親切心じゃん! わかれ!」「無茶言うな! 同級生のエロシーンを、同級生の女子に誘われて覗くとか、気まずいにも程があるわ! というか意味不明だっつうの!」ギャースギャースと喧嘩(?)する巨漢とちみっ子。最近、割と目撃する光景に周囲の視線は生暖かい。そして、二人の周囲でひたすらオロオロしている光輝に対する視線も生暖かかった。召喚された当初の輝くカリスマは既になく、この一ヶ月、ひたすら頭を下げて回り、すっかり存在感を失っている光輝。周囲の視線は未だ冷たく、警戒心と猜疑心に満ちたもので、覚悟していた光輝はただ粛々とそれらの感情を受け止めてきた。表情は常に堅く、罪悪感と申し訳なさで塗れていた。元々の分け隔てなく人助けをしてきた光輝を知っているクラスメイト達は、最初こそ裏切った光輝に不信感を抱いていたものの、雫達が命懸けで連れ戻したこと、単純にこれ以上クラスメイトを失わずに済んだこと、そして光輝本人が誰よりも後悔し、変わろうと努力している姿を見て、一応、受け入れているようだった。特に、元の笑顔を失っている光輝が、龍太郎達の傍では、おろおろしつつも少しだけ和らいだ表情を見せることに、少しホッとする気持ちを抱いていた。失ったものは多くあれど、なんだか、召喚される前の大切なものが、少しだけ戻ってきているような、そんな思いを感じたからだ。龍太郎と鈴の騒ぎを中心に、故郷に帰れることが確定したことも相まって、クラスメイト達もまた明るい表情で騒ぎ出す。人生には、時として身命を賭けて戦わなければならないことがあるのだと身を以て知った彼等の笑顔は......とても力強かった。さて、転移したハジメとユエがどこに行ったのかと言うと......二人は現在、大樹の下にいた。ハジメが、極力人の来ない場所で、かつ趣のあるところということで、この場所を指定したからだ。少女モードに戻ったユエと恋人繋ぎで手を合わせながら、ゆったりと大樹の根元へと歩いていく。今日は快晴で、霧の入って来ないこの場所には木漏れ日が燦々と降り注いでいた。「ユエ、再生魔法を」「......ん? わかった」大迷宮への入口が閉じれば大樹も元の枯れ木に戻る。現に、眼前の大樹は枯れたままだ。再生魔法をかければ緑を取り戻すのは分かっていることだが、中に入るつもりもなさそうなのに、何故、使う必要があるのか。少し怪訝そうに首を傾げたユエだったが、なんとなく、ただ、もっと綺麗な景色がみたいだけなのだろうと察し、微笑みながら魔法を行使した。途端、光を放ちながら緑を溢れさせる大樹。枝葉の隙間から差し込む陽の光が幾本もの天使の梯子を作り出す。静謐な雰囲気と、神話にある世界樹ユグドラシルを連想させる壮麗な大樹と合わせれば、いっそ幻想的、あるいは神秘的とも言える美しい場所となった。ハジメは満足そうに頷くとユエの手を取って大樹の根元に導いた。そして、そのまま、腰を下ろし、ユエを自分の膝上に座らせる。ちょうど後ろから抱え込むような形だ。少女モードのユエは、ハジメの懐にスッポリと収まる。しばらく、互いの温かさと鼓動の音を感じながら、静寂を味わう。たまに聞こえる葉擦れの音や、そっと肌を撫でるそよ風が心地いい。やがて、十分に自然を堪能した後、ハジメは、そっと耳元に囁くように口を開いた。「......ん?」「お前に見せたいものがある」「......見せたいもの?」「ああ。本当は、もっと早く見せるべきだったんだろうが......大切なものだからってタイミングを測っていたら、一区切りついてからになっちまった。すまん」「......? よく分からないけど、ハジメが今だと思ったのなら、それでいい」胸元から仰ぐように自分を見つめるユエに、ハジメは目元を和らげる。そして、風にそよぐ美しい金糸に柔らかくキスを落としながら、一つのアーティファクトを取り出す。それは、ダイヤモンドのように透き通った小さな鉱石。奈落の封印部屋で見つけた、あの映像記録用アーティファクトだ。ハジメは、ユエを抱き締めたまま、アーティファクトを起動させて前にかざした。アーティファクトが輝き、ふっと映像を映し出す。そこに現れた相手を見て、ユエが驚愕に目を見開き呆然と呟いた。「......おじ、さま?」ハジメは無言でユエを抱き締める力を強くする。無意識か、意識してかは分からないが、ユエも自分のお腹に回されたハジメの手をギュッと握り締めた。そんな二人の前で、映像の人物――ユエの叔父、ディンリード・ガルディア・ウェスペリティリオ・アヴァタールが、ゆっくりと話し始めた。『......アレーティア。久しい、というのは少し違うかな。君は、きっと私を恨んでいるだろうから。いや、恨むなんて言葉では足りないだろう。私のしたことは............あぁ、違う。こんなことを言いたかったわけじゃない。色々考えてきたというのに、いざ遺言を残すとなると上手く話せない』自嘲するように苦笑いを浮かべながら、ディンリードは気を取り直すように咳払いをした。『そうだ。まずは礼を言おう。......アレーティア。きっと、今、君の傍には、君が心から信頼する誰かがいるはずだ。少なくとも、変成魔法を手に入れることができ、真のオルクスに挑める強者であって、私の用意したガーディアンから君を見捨てず救い出した者が』ハジメが瞑目する。その言葉を聞き入るように。あるいは故人を悼むように。『......君。私の愛しい姪に寄り添う君よ。君は男性かな? それとも女性だろうか? アレーティアにとって、どんな存在なのだろう? 恋人だろうか? 親友だろうか? あるいは家族だったり、何かの仲間だったりするのだろうか? 直接会って礼を言えないことは申し訳ないが、どうか言わせて欲しい。......ありがとう。その子を救ってくれて、寄り添ってくれて、ありがとう。私の生涯で最大の感謝を捧げる』ユエは微動だにしない。ハジメに見えるのは光を反射してキラキラと煌く金糸だけ。『アレーティア。君の胸中は疑問で溢れているだろう。それとも、もう真実を知っているのだろうか。私が何故、あの日、君を傷つけ、あの暗闇の底へ沈めたのか。君がどういう存在で、真の敵が誰なのか』そこから語られた話は、既に知った事実と推測を外れるものではなかった。すなわち、ユエが神子として生まれ、エヒトルジュエに狙われていたこと。それに気がついたディンリードが、欲に目の眩んだ自分のクーデターにより、ユエを殺したと見せかけて奈落に封印し、あの部屋自体を神をも欺く隠蔽空間としたこと。ユエの封印も、僅かにも気配を掴ませないための苦渋の選択であったこと。『君に真実を話すべきか否か、あの日の直前まで迷っていた。だが、奴等を確実に欺く為にも話すべきではないと判断した。私を憎めば、それが生きる活力にもなるのではとも思ったのだ』封印の部屋にも長くいるべきではなかったのだろう。だから、王城でユエを弑逆したと見せかけた後、話す時間もなかったに違いない。その選択が、どれほど苦渋に満ちたものだったのか、映像の向こうで握り締められる拳の強さが、それを示していた。『それでも、君を傷つけたことに変わりはない。今更、許してくれなどとは言わない。ただ、どうかこれだけは信じて欲しい。知っておいて欲しい』ディンリードの表情が苦しげなものから、泣き笑いのような表情になった。それは、ひどく優しげで、慈愛に満ちていて、同時に、どうしようもないほど悲しみに満ちた表情。『愛している。アレーティア。君を心から愛している。ただの一度とて、煩わしく思ったことなどない。――娘のように思っていたんだ』「......おじ、さま。ディン叔父様っ。私はっ、私も......」父のように思っていた。その想いは、ホロホロと頬を伝う涙と共に流れ落ちて言葉にならなかった。だが、ハジメの手を握り締める手の強さが、何より雄弁に伝えている。『守ってやれなくて済まなかった。未来の誰かに託すことしか出来なくて済まなかった。情けない父親役で済まなかった』「......そんなことっ」目の前のあるのは過去の映像だ。ディンリードの遺言に過ぎない。だが、そんなことは関係なかった。叫ばずにはいられなかった。ディンリードの目尻に光るものが溢れる。だが、彼は決して、それを流そうとはしなかった。グッと堪えながら、愛娘へ一心に言葉を紡ぐ。『傍にいて、いつか君が自分の幸せを掴む姿を見たかった。君の隣に立つ男を一発殴ってやるのが密かな夢だった。そして、その後、酒でも飲み交わして頼むんだ。〝どうか娘をお願いします〟と。アレーティアが選んだ相手だ。きっと、真剣な顔をして確約してくれるに違いない』夢見るように映像の向こう側で遠くに眼差しを向けるディンリード。もしかすると、その方向に、過去のユエがいるのかもしれない。『そろそろ、時間だ。もっと色々、話したいことも、伝えたいこともあるのだが......私の生成魔法では、これくらいのアーティファクトしか作れない』「......やっ、嫌ですっ。叔父さ、お父様!」記録できる限界が迫っているようで苦笑いするディンリードに、ユエが泣きながら手を伸ばす。叔父の、否、父親の深い深い愛情と、その悲しい程に強靭な覚悟が激しく心を揺さぶる。言葉にならない想いが溢れ出す。ハジメは、更にユエを強く抱き締めた。『もう、私は君の傍にいられないが、たとえこの命が尽きようとも祈り続けよう。アレーティア。最愛の娘よ。君の頭上に、無限の幸福が降り注がんことを。陽の光よりも温かく、月の光よりも優しい、そんな道を歩めますように』ディンリードの視線が彷徨う。それはきっと、ユエに寄り添う者を想像しているからだろう。『私の最愛に寄り添う君。お願いだ。どんな形でもいい。その子を、世界で一番幸せな女の子にしてやってくれ。どうか、お願いだ』「......当然。確約するさ」ハジメの言葉が届いたわけではないだろう。だが、確かに、ディンリードは満足そうに微笑んだ。きっと遠い未来で自分の言葉を聞いた者がどう答えるか確信していたのだろう。色んな意味で、とんでもない人だ。流石は、ユエの父親というべきか。映像が薄れていく。ディンリードの姿が虚空に溶けていく。それはまるで、彼の魂が召されていくかのようで...... ユエとハジメが、決して離れないと寄り添いながら真っ直ぐ見つめる先で、ディンリードの最後の言葉が響き渡った。『......さようなら、アレーティア。君を取り巻く世界の全てが、幸せでありますように』深い森の中に、泣き声が木霊する。悲しくはある。けれど、決してそれだけではない、温かさの宿った感涙にむせぶ音だ。それをハジメが優しく包み込む。ユエは、体を回しハジメの胸元にしがみついた。そこで思う存分に感情を吐き出す。どれほどそうしていたのか。やがて、涙で濡れた顔をそっと上げたユエ。その頬をハジメの手が優しく拭う。ユエの両頬を包み込みながら、ハジメが、愛しさと決意を込めた眼差しと共に言葉を紡いだ。「俺は、世界で一番幸せな男だ。今、こうして腕の中にその証拠がある」「......ん。なら、私も、世界で一番幸せな女。今、こうして包まれているのが、その証拠」今にも唇が触れ合いそうな距離で、互いの吐息を感じながら見つめ合う二人。なんとなく可笑しくなって、小さく、くすりと笑い合う。そうやって笑いながら、ハジメはおもむろに指輪を取り出した。銀色のシンプルな指輪だ。特に特別な能力は付与されていない。敢えて言うなら、半端なく頑丈というくらいだろう。木漏れ日に反射してキラキラと輝くその指輪を、同じようにキラキラと輝く瞳でユエが見つめる。「......ん。プロポーズ?」かつて、【オルクス大迷宮】で魔晶石シリーズのアクセサリーを渡されたとき、冗談めかして言った言葉。そのとき、ハジメは思わずツッコミを入れたのだが...... 「そうだ」今度は、真っ直ぐ打ち返した。真剣な眼差しが本気であることを伝えてくる。流石に照れくさくて、いつもの「......ん」すら出ないユエ。顔は既にリンゴのように真っ赤だ。「日本では、『娘さんを下さい』と相手の父親に言うのが定番なんだ。だから、ユエが親父さんの真意を知ったこの場所で言おうと思う」その言葉を言う相手は既にいないから。本人に、言う。「ユエが欲しい。この先の未来も全部。俺にくれ」身悶えるユエ。返事など、当然、決まっている。花が咲く。この世で一番可憐な花。もし、それに花言葉があるのなら、それは間違いなく〝幸福〟だ。咲き誇る満開の笑顔と共に、ユエが応える。「......んっ!!」ユエの差し出した左手の薬指に、永遠を示す指輪がはめられた。指輪はもう一つ。それを今度はユエがハジメの薬指にはめる。互いに見せ合い、また、くすくすと笑い合う。しばらくすると、ユエが悪戯っぽい笑みを浮かべながら尋ねた。「......それで? ハジメは後、いくつ指輪を用意しているの?」「......ユエ。それを今言うのはどうかと思う」「......次はシアにして上げて」「だから、もう少し余韻をだな......」ハジメが、からかうように笑みを零すユエに抗議の声を上げようとして、その口を指でピトッと塞がれた。そのままユエは視線を明後日の方向に向ける。釣られて視線を転じたハジメは、樹海の奥からシア達が駆けてくるのを捉えた。どうやら、その気配に気がついていたが故の質問だったらしい。「......ふふ。ハジメなら、みんな、纏めて幸せに出来る」「常識に照らすと、俺はただの最低野郎なんだけどな」「......魔王様に常識は通用しない。それに、どんな形でも本人が幸せなら問題ない」「まぁ、もう決意も覚悟もしているから迷ってはいないさ。全部、俺のだ」「......ん。それでこそ私のハジメ。でも......」ユエの瞳が輝く。そして、「......〝特別〟は譲らない」そう言って、ユエはハジメの唇を捕えた。遠くから、シア、ティオ、香織、雫、ミュウ、レミア、愛子、リリアーナを筆頭に、続々と人が集まって来る。静謐で神秘的な空間が、途端に賑やかな街中のようになった。視界の半分を愛しの吸血姫に埋められながら、その向こう側の彼女達を見て、ハジメが思ったことは...... (さて、父さんと母さんに、全員俺の嫁って紹介したら、どうなるだろうな......) 日本でも、ハジメが騒動の渦中にいることは間違いなさそうだ。しかし、きっと、その全てをハジメは乗り越えていくだろう。理不尽を理不尽で押し潰し、不条理を不条理で塗り替えて、必要ならば運命すら破壊して、この世界で手に入れた〝大切〟と共に。今のように、優しくも力強い笑みを浮かべながら。異世界にクラスごと召喚され、クラスメイトの中で唯一人、ありふれた職業の才しか与えられなかった少年が、神すら滅する世界最強へと至る物語は、これにて終幕。日本へ帰還した後、集団神隠しからの帰還騒動や、南雲家の嫁問題、秋葉原のウサミミ伝説事件などなど、ハジメ達が騒動に満ちたありふれていない日常を送ったのは言わずもがな。そのお話は、いつかまた別の機会に...... 終わり	Legendary Great War. The people naturally called the battle like that, a month had passed since that decisive battle where the fate of the world was staked. After that decisive battle, the gates that were set up at every place were opened once more and the voices of a lot of people that celebrated their reunion and victory filled the prairie in front of the capital. A few days after that, although there was some chaos due to the healing of the wounded, the confirmation and burial of the deceased, and the annihilation of the capital which caused the people to lose their place, due to the hard work of every representative that worked together for a common cause, the post-treatment of the war was carried out relatively smoothly. Due to the collapsed God Mountain, the Hairihi kingdom capital was also destroyed by getting swallowed into it, the non-combatant that was unable to participate in the legendary great war――especially the craftsmen were wholly mobilized for the reconstruction, in addition the merchants and the common citizens also gave their maximum support and the work which caused the progress to move rapidly. On top of using magic, there was also the good will and proactiveness of the people all over the world which crossed over race or country to reconstruct the capital, it was to the degree that they calculated the capital might be able to recover its former appearance within half a year. At the prairie where fierce ravages of the battle remained, using the wreckage of the fortress a lot of temporary residences were established that were mainly used for the people that engaged in the reconstruction to lodge at. There, kitchen and inn, general store and the likes were created one after another, to the degree that it might possibly turn into a part of the capital by linking it with the city’s expansion. Surely, the city would become even livelier even compared to when it had the God Mountain behind it. The temporary establishment of the holy church was also created in that temporary housing town. At that battle, the story was that the enemy was an evil god that pretended to be the god Ehitorujue, so the people still had their heart supported by the holy church which worshiped Ehito as a god. Although the God Mountain and the holy church’s headquarter had disappeared, but suddenly taking away that support would only make the people uneasy. Having said that, for the people who knew the truth, they felt more than a little reluctance for the holy church to keep using the name Ehitorujue exactly as it was until now. There with the speech of the ‘Goddess of Harvest’ Aiko, this kind of story was dispatched to the world. It said, that the true name of god Ehito was Ehicliberei, for a long time the mad god――Ehitorujue had stolen this true name. It said, that the ‘rebels’ or rather the ‘liberators’ who knew about the danger to the world from Ehito once challenged the mad god in order to regain the pure faith, but because of the mad god’s foul play, they were unable to defeat him. It said, that in order to grant their own power to people who could possibly defeat Ehito, the liberators slept at the bottom of the great labyrinths. And then, the chosen people who were summoned from another world by god were awarded this power. Aiko was the spokesman of these people, while the person who received the most power was the ‘Goddess’s Sword’. It said, like that Hajime and others splendidly defeated the mad god Ehitorujue that was hiding in Holy Precincts. However, due to the last resistance of the mad god Ehitorujue, it caused a collapse in order to take along the world to accompany him in his death. In response to that, the last liberator――Miledy Raisen who made her soul to possess a golem and had watched over the people all this time, she exchanged her soul for the world’s salvation. A complete lie, it was not. The story matched the gist of the truth. By the way, the name Ehicliberei was a coined word with the meaning of ‘seven liberators’ put into it. It was the consideration for them that they would surely felt unpleasant to have the story of them cooperating with Ehitorujue to be taught to the future generations. If it was asked whose consideration it was, then it must be the one who thought of this story which was not a lie but also not the truth which was complicated in various meaning, a certain white haired eye-patched man somewhere. Due to this speech of Aiko, the historians who were excited to leave this time’s legendary great battle’s record in writing at once raised the name of Miledy and others to the front stage of history once more as the seven great wise men who saved the world. Regarding the new top brass of the church, it was composed of the priests of the remote region. The people who participated in the choir squad at that battlefield and managed to survive became the core of this new top brass. Most of them were people who clashed with the central church and then got exiled to the remote region, so their thought and ideology were also exceedingly sensible, many of them were a man of character so it was thought that there wouldn’t be any particular problem. Regarding Raisen Great Labyrinth that was left behind by Miledy, Hajime created a living golem as the replacement of Miledy Raisen and stationed it there. It was equipped with gatling cannon, missile pod, and even pile bunker, so the difficulty level might be jumped up there. Hajime didn’t particularly do anything to the other great labyrinths. Perhaps it had no more meaning, but his stance was that if anyone searched for power and wanted to challenge it then just challenged it. Regarding Hajime’s quality artifacts that were lavishly used at the legendary great war, after Hajime awoke from fainting, he destroyed all of them. Gahard and some other people yelled “Stooop―!” while clinging to him, but Hajime turned everything into garbage right in front of their eyes. Hajime created an artifact to gather all artifacts that had his stamp, so there wouldn’t any that got overlooked. Of course, the artifacts that Kam and others of Hauria possessed were left alone in their possession, though Haijme applied various work on those first. It was irritating for Hajime when Gahard’s resentful eyes, or rather the eyes that looked like a child whose important toys were taken away were staring fixedly at him, so while he was at it Hajime gifted him with a small version Fernier. And at the next day, for some reason Hajime became the best friend of his majesty the emperor. It seemed that Gahard was really pleased with Fernier. In preparation of the worst case that Gahard used Fernier to invade another country, Hajime made Liliana and Karm carry the remote switch for the self-exploding artifact. If Gahard knew of this...just what kind of face he would make. Hajime was really curious about it but with an effort, he endured to not ask. Regarding the relationship between demi-human and human race, not only the people from the empire, the other humans were also in the process of changing their feeling toward the demi-human with whom they had fought together with through the legendary great war. As expected the fact that they had entrusted their lives to each other was enough to repaint their discriminatory view. Of course, if it was asked if the two side could immediately join shoulders together, it wouldn’t be that easy, but even so, none was holding animosity to the degree where they could act hatefully with recklessness. There was also how they had witnessed the gallant effort of the dragon race, and above all else, there was the fact that a rabbit-eared girl and a dragon woman were among the comrades of the savior hero who stormed into the Holy Precincts. The demi-human weren’t called as the abandoned race that didn’t possess god’s blessing anymore. Rather, it was obvious that the two demi-human would leave their page in history as a great person that stood side by side with the hero. No word of contempt could possibly be directed to such people. Due to such reason, the social status of demi-human was beginning to be reevaluated rapidly among the human without anyone even needed to do particularly anything. As one part of that process, the holy church wouldn’t call them as ‘demi-human race’ anymore, from now on they would formally name them as ‘beastman race’, the official notice for that had been created. Because of that too, the ‘Necklace of Pledge’ that had been attached on the royalty of the empire had also been dismantled. After reaching this stage with great pain where it might be possible for an amicable coexistence, to keep holding the life of the empire royalty would only break the ‘equal relationship’, causing a halt at the compromise between the two side. Although, just because of that didn’t mean that there was no more guarantee from the empire side to stop the persecution to the demi-human and making them a slave. “Meteor and sunlight laser, or fully equipped Hauria, which one is better?” At the occasion where the ‘Necklace of Pledge’ was dismantled, Gahard asked “Do you believe that the empire won’t move for revenge?” with a fearless grin, and the sentence that Hajime gave back to him was that. It went without saying that after that all the close aides of Gahard swiftly demanded for a handshake of friendship. The empire was based on strength supremacy doctrine... Now then, talking about equality between races there was the matter of the devil race. They were invited into Holy Precincts and made to sleep at the lower strata domain, but for some reason they escaped the collapse of Holy Precincts and got thrown out at the wasteland at the outskirt of the devil race capital which was far away from the battlefield, after that they were discovered there still continuing to fast asleep. Even at the present a month after the battle, that situation still hadn’t changed. Most likely they could be awoken immediately if regeneration magic was used on them, but right now everyone was busy with the post-battle treatment and rebuilding, there was really no leeway to wake up the existences that could possibly become a seed of conflict, so now they were sealed at a corner of the devil capital under strict monitoring. The seal was using Hajime’s artifact. By the way, regarding the devil race people who were deeply carved with the terror of Hajime at the devil king castle, Hajime only said a word of “troublesome” and put them to sleep too. It would be troubling if they said something like ‘We are going to save our brethren!’ and rampaged, so Hajime quickly took measures. Although, for them who had been planted with a lot of terror by Hajime, and furthermore, after they knew that Hajime had even accomplished the destruction of God Mountain and godslaying, it was really unthinkable that they would do anything stupid. Now then, Hajime and others had busily moved around doing things like the kingdom capital reconstruction, the artifacts’ withdrawal, driving in the wedge to the empire, fabricating history, restoring the honor of the liberators, and various other things, but that didn’t mean that they were lending their hand in this and that of this world because of mere whim or sophistication. Naturally their first objective was to return home to the birthplace earth――Japan. During this one month, they continued to stay in this world and moved around was also doubling as killing time, and that was merely because they couldn’t go home. Having said that, it didn’t mean that they didn’t have the method to go home or anything, and it wasn’t also because they were unable to create the concept magic. The reason was simple. There was no material to create the ‘Compass of Guidance’ and ‘Crystal Key’. Concept magic was powerful. Even though Hajime was able to enchant mineral, but using average material would cause the item to explode when activated because it wouldn’t be able to endure the effect. Before the difficult undertaking that was crossing the world, they didn’t want to take any risky venture like ‘It should be usable if used only for one time!’ Besides, even though they were taking along Myuu and Remia together, but as expected Hajime wanted to prepare a return path home to this world for them, regarding Shia and Tio too, Karm and Adol and many other people were remaining in this world, Hajime thought that they would want to go home here sometimes to meet with their family. And so, an artifact that would break after just one-time use would be troubling for that. Having said that, speaking about a mineral that could endure concept magic and also had high affinity with magic, Hajime couldn’t think of anything else but the god crystal. But, they had finished confirming that there was no god crystal anymore at the abyss. Now that they didn’t have the compass, it wasn’t realistic to search for god crystal around the world when there was not even any guarantee that it existed. And the idea that Hajime got when thinking of that, was that if it didn’t exist then he just needed to create it. God crystal was the crystallization of magic power where magic power accidentally piled up for a long time of a thousand years. It was the solidification of the magic power of nature that was so vast it was absurd. The process was like water drops that bore a hole on a rock. But, Hajime had no interest at all in staring at water drops boring a hole into a rock. Therefore, he just needed to twist such theory with foul play. And then what he did based on that was creating an artifact that converged natural magic element in high speed using gravity magic which was a magic that interfered with the power of star, and then he used space magic which was a magic that interfered with boundary to pump the gathered natural magic element into artifact(pool of human population magic power). Added with that, with Hajime who was a possessor of inhuman magic power as the first in the list, the otherworlder cheat group pumped in their magic power every day into the artifact. As the result, after a month passed, they succeeded in creating a god crystal with diameter around fifteen centimeters. It only had around half the size of the god crystal that Hajime first discovered and it also didn’t produce ‘God Water’, but it was still an amazing material that could endure concept magic satisfactorily. And then, finally, today Hajime started making ‘Compass of Guidance’ and ‘Crystal Key’. The place was the fountain plaza at the outskirt of Fea Belgen. It was that place where Shia’s feeling came to a realization. Hajime and others, in this one month they were using this Fea Belgen which was the easiest place to spend time in as their base, so Aiko and the classmates were also staying here. They were human, but the beastmen were in great joy with the hero party’s stay there. At the plaza, Shia and Tio, Kaori and Shizuku, and then Myuu and Remia were there. Other than them all the classmates had also gathered to look at the moment when the artifact for going home was completed. In addition, Liliana, Karm, and everyone else from Hauria clan and others were also there. “Yosh, let’s do this Yue.” Hajime and Yue were facing each other at the center of the plaza. Yue’s appearance now was her original girl figure. Sometimes she also turned into adult mode depending on her mood of the day, but this girl mode was used a lot because it was convenient for sitting on Hajime’s lap or getting hugged. Hajime too now had his new artificial arm and eye back, the vampirization from Yue was also undone. Until they returned to earth, Hajime planned to get his hair turned black and coated his artificial arm with skin and so forth, as much as possible he wanted to return to his original appearance. The excessively lovely Yue whose body was wrapped with chic goth loli outfit and Hajime were closing their eyes in concentration with the god crystal between them. The classmates who were watching over them at the surrounding gulped. In such atmosphere, the ceremony of concept creation finally began. Inside the forest of Fea Bergen, golden and crimson magic power calmly began to twist up. From the beginning the magic power of two colors was spiraling while mixing with each other, it looked as though the two color was getting intimate with each other. Before long the leaves of the trees were blown and scattered around while a torrent of magic power was climbing to the sky, a clear will began to reside in it. Regardless that it was unseen by eye, everyone who was there felt it, an overwhelming will that made the skin to have goosebump. At the same time, the god crystal began to shine. The stormy torrent of magic power was focused and absorbed into the god crystal with amazing force. Calmly, yet sonorously Hajime spoke the power of words. “――’Transmute'” Immediately the god crystal split into two. The ores other than god crystal that had been prepared beforehand instantly mixed and they were forming shape. Unnoticed the stormy magic power was shining like a star between Hajime and Yue, the forest of Fea Bergen and the surrounding people were illuminated, their heart was charmed by the spectacle. That radiance was also getting smaller bit by bit. “Hou” Here and there a sigh of admiration was leaked. It was unclear whether the cause of that was because of the artifact’s creation, or else if it was because Hajime and Yue who created this miraculous spectacle while snuggling close to each other. And then, the light finally settled down, Yue and Hajime quietly opened their eyes. Ahead of their gaze was a compass and crystal key that were sparkling bright. “...Hajime. Test it.” Yue said that while separating their hand gently. Obeying that, Hajime tried activating the compass. There was no problem, it seized the location of earth intuitively. And then the crystal key was also operating on space properly. “O, oi, Nagumo. How is it? Everything fine?” Endo Kousuke asked timidly after becoming unable to endure the tension. By the way, Kousuke who had received an amazing nickname from Hauria clan, and got a lover from the same rabbit clan (in this one month he had worked very hard. Especially he paid a lot of compensation with his shame while mass producing dark history of his life), now he had a lot of common point with Haijme, the two of them were unexpectedly getting along and in this one month they were building a relatively familiar relationship. Looking at Hajime who reacted to Kousuke’s call, several of the classmates gulped loudly. Hajime ran his gaze around the classmates whose expression was stiffening from nervousness. And then, he grinned widely and wordlessly gave a thumb up. The meaning of that was obvious. “Hurraay!!” “UOOOOOOO, we can go home! We seriously can go home!!” “Nagumoo, no, you are Nagumo-sama already! Really thank you!” “Fueeeeeeeen, I’m really glaaadd. Nagumo-kuuun, Yue-saaan, thank you!” “Hajime-samaaa, please make me your slaveeeeee!” “Yue-san, make me your peeet!” Joyful cheers exploded, words of thanks rose one after another. It felt like there were some dangerous words mixed in, but it would be troubling if perverts came out even from among the classmates so Hajime beautifully ignored it. But, the guy who made a strange request to Yue would be strangled later, while making that vow, Hajime sat down with a thud from fatigue. Yue also sat on his lap in a tired state. He circled his arms around her slender waist to support her and then she snuggled in real close. cute footsteps resounded. “Papaaa!” “Myuu” Hajime skillfully caught Myuu’s small body that jumped energetically and placed her on the knee opposite of Yue with his support. As expected, Myuu was also snuggling in real close on him. “Hajime-san! Me toooo” like a rabbit. The place that she embraced was Hajime’s right shoulder. His hand that was supporting Yue temporarily let go and patted Shia’s rabbit ear. Shia happily snuggled close to him. “Hajime-kun, you did it.” The one who was saying that while quietly snuggling close was Kaori. And it wasn’t with an apostle body. Now she was in her original body. Thinking of the difference of lifespan between her and Hajime and others, it would be better if she stayed inside apostle body. Kaori herself thought that, but Yue who had comprehended the secret technique of apostle creation during the time she was possessed by Ehito said that it was possible someday to turn Kaori’s body into apostle and surpassed the limit of her lifespan, so in the end Kaori returned to her original body. In actuality, she was already able to change into apostle mode temporarily, where in that state she was able to use silver wings and disintegration ability and also handled twin swords art. That Kaori clung tightly on Hajime’s left shoulder. When she got her head patted, as expected she then snuggled close to him. “Goshujin-sama’s world is surely fun isn’t it?” “Surely you will be shocked by it there.” Tio and Shizuku arrived. There was only the back that was left open. The gaze of the two crossed. A spark scattered between them. When they were about to aim at the last clinging position... “My my, a good place is left open here. Ufufu. Dear, please excuse me.” Remia who smoothly cut in clung tightly to Hajime’s back. ” “Aa-” ” Tio and Shizuku’s voice was raised. As expected from a widow. She couldn’t be made light of. “Shia-san, haa haa, let’s get along well with me?” “Gee, Altina-!” Unnoticed Altina appeared behind Shia with her breathing getting rough “haa haa”. She was walking unsteadily like a zombie while approaching Shia’s back to cling there. Shia whose rabbit ears stood tall with shudders running through them separated from Hajime to repel back Altina. To take advantage of that opening, two more female approached with a jog... “...Aiko-san? What could you possibly be planning to do?” “Liliana-san yourself, what business do you have with him?” Here too sparks were sparking off. Hajime’s surrounding became noisy suddenly, even the classmates who cheered joyfully with each other began to notice the commotion. Amidst all that, Yue sighed “fuu” toward the female camp who was noisily quarreling for Hajime. Hajime tilted his head asking “What’s wrong?” with his gaze, immediately after that Yue’s atmosphere changed from sweet to bewitching. And then, Yue’s body shined flashily, and at the next moment, the adult version Yue appeared. Right after that, the adult version Yue easily tore off Kaori and Remia from Hajime, because of the sudden growth the length of the clothes became comparatively short, and with that amazingly risqué and seductive clothing, she hugged Hajime’s head onto her breast and Hajime’s head was buried The quarreling female camp raised “Ah” voice while Hajime leaked out a muffled voice “unmu-“. Myuu was still supported in one of Hajime’s arms. “...By the legal wife’s authority, the noisy child will be prohibited.” Gushing out sex appeal. The devilish beauty that would charm anyone without distinction of sex. The words of the adult mode Yue that was the personification of bewitching made everyone’s breath taken away. The female camp immediately tried to object, but when they were forestalled by the sidelong glance Yue sent them, immediately their cheeks reddened and their words “uu” got caught inside their throat. Even Yue’s self-acknowledged rival Kaori was like that. Speaking clearly there was no one that could go against Yue. By the way, if it was asked what was the prohibition was referring to, it was referring at the permission to enter Hajime’s bedroom. In this one month, Hajime and Yue, and then Shia too had passed through several sleepless nights, but that was something that didn’t happen every day. And then, even at night where Yue and Shia were not there, there were still women that warmed Hajime’s bed. It went without saying just who those women were. And it also went without saying just who was the one that was holding the baton of command. It could be easily guessed from the words ‘legal wife authority’. “...Nn. As punishment, I will monopolize today.” “Wai-, Yue, umu-!?” Hajime who became gutless from getting buried in the twin hills, was raised up by Yue and at the same time he received a hot, and not just normal hot but a scalding hoooot kiss from Yue. The female camp suddenly became noisy. And then, the classmates were also became overdosed with sweetness and got flustered (including a part of the female students who became excited in a dangerous sense). Kaori and others raised a voice of protest and pleading toward Hajime and Yue whose lips separated with rough gasping. “Tha, that’s not fair, Yue! I too with Hajime-kun...” (Kaori) “E, err, me too...with Hajime...” (Shizuku) “Hajime-san...please...” (Liliana) In addition, Shia who had just finished burying Altina to the ground with a backdrop was wordlessly sending Hajime a moist gaze. Myuu was tilting her head because she was not really understanding what was going on. There, Yue opened her mouth while smiling softly. “...Hajime. With whom you will do it?” If Hajime was mischievously asked that by Yue, then his answer could only be one. “Yue is the only option.” “Kufuh...then, I’ll be kidnapping him.” Saying that, Myuu was then enveloped gently by the wind and handed over to Remia, then Yue’s figure vanished with a whoosh while still embracing Hajime. It was the magic ‘Heaven Existence’ that Yue ripped off from Ehitorujue. In truth when Yue kissed Hajime she recovered by taking Hajime’s blood. The plaza of Fea Bergen was once more filled with the protesting voices “Aaa――!!” of the female camp that was in love with Hajime. “...God damnit. I’m so deathly jealous.” “Yeah. Me too, I want to get kidnapped by that kind of beautyyy” “But, this me who is feeling that if it’s Nagumo then it can’t be helped, it feels like I already lost something.” Tamai Atsushi looked up to the sky and whispered, while Aikawa Noboru was earnestly in agreement, Nimura Akito shrugged and exposed an expression that couldn’t say anything. “Aa, I totally understand you. It feels like I cannot make any word.” “‘Well, it’s Nagumo after all’, this sentence is the recent popular phrase huh...” Nomura Kentaro and Nagayama Juugo that heard the conversation of Tamai and others were smiling wryly while nodding. To that Nakano Shinji and Saito Yoshiki also made a dry smile that similarly couldn’t say anything. “Haa haa, I want to be stepped on by Yue-san. I want to get ground down hard while getting scorned by those eyes...” “You are going to the hospital right away after we go home okay? Have them look at your head.” Amidst a part of the boys that were turning perverted, the other boys were smiling wryly while feeling envious and understanding, while also feeling complicated because they could be that understanding. Nearby those boys, Miyazaki Nana was similarly leaking out a voice was filled with envy. “How enviouuusss” Sonobe Yuuka who tilted her head asked back “Which one that you mean?” “Rather than which one, I think I’m more envious of that kind of relationship itself.” “I really get what you mean. Certainly that’s envious isn’t it?” Sugawara Taeko was making a girly expression while leaking out an admiring sigh “hou”. Yuuka smiled wryly toward her two best friends that didn’t even hide their longing while staring at the demon king harem members who were rushing into the forest to chase after the vanishing Yue and Hajime before she opened her mouth. “How should I put it, Kaori-chan and Shizuku who stepped into that relationship, and then Ai-chan who got over various things, they are amazing.” “...What’s with you all, getting like this. Crap, Nagumo-kun is seriously demon king-sama.” “Haa haa, Hajime-samaaa, please make me your slave...” “Let’s go to the hospital together when we go home. You need to get your head looked at.” The conversations of the girl classmates came into hearing too, they expressed their feeling that envied Hajime and Yue’s relationship, while also giving their praise at Kaori and others who entered the harem. At the same time, their cheeks reddened from knowing that the harem already did it. Actually, quite a number of them harbored the feeling that if Hajime asked for them then they would respond to him. But Hajime wasn’t asking for them, so those feelings didn’t come into realization though. “Suzu is not going after them?” “No no, I’m not going. Just what are you saying so suddenly, Ryutaro-kun?” Suzu was staring at the progression of the commotion while cackling, to such Suzu, Ryutaro who was at her side asked her that for some reason, to which Suzu tilted her head as though to say “Just what is this person talking about?” “...No, if you ain’t going then that’s fine. See, your inside is a perverted old man yeah, so I thought that somehow you would get carried away saying ‘me too’ and charged into there or something.” “...Oi, are you calling me a pervert without integrity, you *****. I wonder, do I actually need to have a talk with Ryutaro-kun regarding your impression of me?” “No, because, you see, fundamentally you are a pervert after all...” “Okay, you are asking for a fight right? You want to fight aren’t you? I’ll let you eat to your heart’s content you know, this evolved Barrier Burst of mine.” Ryutaro scratched his cheek lightly while speaking his honest opinion, hearing that a vein appeared on Suzu’s forehead while her hand reached toward her restored iron fan. Looking at that, Kouki rushed in panic to stop her. “Su, Suzu. Calm down-. Ryutaro doesn’t mean anything bad with what he said, rather――” “Kouki-kun shut up. This muscle brain who had forgotten the concept of delicacy inside her mother’s stomach, he had to get talked strictly with at least once!” Suzu cut off Kouki’s words and howled fiercely. However, if Suzu talked about him until that far, then it would make Ryutaro wanted to at least object. “Oy you! I don’t want to be told that I get no delicacy or whatever by the girl who wanted to go peeking at the bedroom of Nagumo and others at the middle of the night! You yourself, you actually had thrown away this thing called a woman’s shame at the roadside around there ain’t you?” “Tha, that’s, because! I just got bothered! This is the love affair of one-sama and others you know!? It will be a loss of your life if we don’t burn that scene into our eyes at least once you know!?” “Who give a damn! Besides, if you want to see it that much then you can just go alone. Think about my feeling who got woken up at night and got taken along to peep!” “That was my kindness to the no good Ryutaro-kun! Understand that!” “Don’t bullshit! Something like getting invited by a girl of the same age, to peek at the ero scene of the classmates, there is a limit even to being awkward! Or rather I don’t get what you mean!” . The surrounding sent lukewarm gaze at the two who recently caused this kind of spectacle relatively often. And then, the gazes toward Kouki who was completely flustered around the two was also lukewarm. The shining charisma when they were first summoned here was already gone, in this one month, Kouki had earnestly lowered his head to everyone and his former impressive presence was thoroughly disappearing. The gaze of the surrounding to him was still cold, filled with wariness and suspicion. Kouki who had resolved himself was merely accepting those emotions silently. His expression was constantly hard, smeared with guilt and regret. The classmates who knew the former Kouki who always helped people without distinction, although at first they held suspicion at Kouki who betrayed them, but seeing Shizuku and others who had staked their lives to take him back, and their own feeling who simply didn’t want to lose anymore classmate, and then looking at Kouki who felt more regretful than anyone else, working hard trying to change himself, caused the classmates to try to accept him for the moment. Kouki who lost his former smile, but at the side of Ryutaro and others, he was showing a slightly soft expression even while looking flustered, seeing that expression made the classmates feel a bit relieved. Because even though they had lost a lot of things, but somehow, the important thing from before they were summoned was coming back for a little bit, they felt such feeling from that expression. With the commotion of Ryutaro and Suzu as the center, coupled with the confirmation that they could go home, the classmates also started making a ruckus with a bright expression. The smiles of them who knew firsthand that in life, there were times where they had to fight with their life on the line...were really powerful. Now then, if it was asked where were Hajime and Yue who teleported went....currently both of them were under the great tree. Hajime asked for a place where no one would intrude and also had a tasteful atmosphere, so this was the designated place that fulfilled both conditions. Hajime was holding hand with Yue who went back into girl mode, their fingers interlocked with each other, the two of them were relaxedly walking toward the base of the great tree. The weather today was clear, sunlight brightly poured down through the trees in this place where mist didn’t enter. “Yue, use regeneration magic.” “...Nn? Understood.” If the entrance to the great labyrinth was closed, then the great tree would return into a dead tree. Presently, the great tree in front of their eyes was withered. If regeneration magic was applied, it would recover its green color. Yue understood that, but she didn’t understand why it was necessary when they had no plan to enter inside. Yue tilted her head with slight doubt, but she somehow guessed that Hajime was merely wishing to see a more beautiful scenery, she smiled while applying the magic. Instantly the great tree was overflowed with green while emitting light. The sunlight that shined through the branches and leaves were creating several angel’s ladders. If the tranquil atmosphere was combined with the splendorous great tree that could be associated with the world tree Yggdrasil in myth, the place would become something beautiful that was even more fantastical, or even mystical. Hajime nodded in satisfaction before he took Yue’s hand and led her to the base of the great tree. And then, like that he sat down and put Yue on his lap. It was a posture where he was embracing her from behind. The Yue in girl mode settled snugly on Hajime’s chest. While feeling each other’s warmth and pulse for a while, they tasted the silence. The sound of leaves rustling that was audible sometimes and the breeze that caressed the skin felt pleasant. Before long, after enjoying the nature enough to their heart’s content, Hajime softly opened his mouth, whispering into Yue’s ear. “...Hm?” “There is something I want to show you.” “...Something to show?” “Yeah. Actually, this is something that should be shown to you faster but...it’s something important so I was looking for a good timing, but it got postponed until the end like this. Sorry.” “...? I don’t really understand but, if Hajime thinks that now is the right time, then that’s fine.” Hajime’s eyes softened at Yue who looked up from his chest to stare at him. And then, he kissed softly at her beautiful golden threads that rustled in the wind while taking out an artifact. That was a small transparent ore that looked like a diamond. The image recording artifact that he discovered at the sealing room in the abyss. Hajime kept embracing Yue tightly and lifted the artifact forward before activating it. The artifact shined, and suddenly an image was projected. Seeing the person that appeared there, Yue opened her eyes wide in shock and murmured in a daze. “...Oji, sama?” Hajime wordlessly strengthened his arms that were embracing Yue. It was unclear whether it was unconsciously or consciously, but Yue was also gripping tightly the hands of Hajime around her waist. In front of those two, the person in the image recording――Yue’s uncle, Denreed Gardia Wesperitirio Avatar slowly began to talk. {...Aleytia. Long time no see, I wonder if saying that is a little wrong. I think that you are surely hating me. No, surely word like hate will not be enough at all. What I did......aa, that’s not it. This is not what I want to say. Even though I have been thinking of various things, now that the time has come to leave my last will I cannot speak smoothly.} While making a self-depreciating wry smile, Denreed pulled himself together by clearing his throat. {That’s right. First let me say my thanks. ...Aleytia. Surely, right now on your side there should be someone who you are trusting from the bottom of your heart. At the very least, that person must be a strong person who could obtain metamorphosis magic and able to challenge the true Orkus, a person who didn’t abandon you from the guardian that I prepared and rescued you.} Hajime’s eyes were closed. As though to listen to those words, or possibly to lament the departed. {...You. You there who is close to my beloved niece. I wonder if you are male? Or else are you female? For Aleytia, what kind of existence are you? Are you her lover? Are you her friend? Or do you become her family, or her comrade? My apologize that I cannot meet you directly to say my thanks, but I still want to say it no matter what. ...Thank you. For saving this child, for being close to her, thank you. I offer you my greatest gratitude in my whole lifetime.} Yue didn’t even twitch. What Hajime could see were only her glittering golden threads that were sparkling from reflecting light. {Aleytia. Surely many questions are flooding inside your chest. Or else, perhaps you have already know the truth. Just why, that day, I hurt you, and buried you inside that bottom of darkness? What kind of existence are you, and who is your true enemy?} The story that was talked from there was the facts that they already knew and speculation that didn’t miss from the truth. Namely, that Yue was born as a miko (TN: Usually miko is a shrine maiden, but from the kanji it can be interpreted as god child), and she was aimed by Ehitorujue. Denreed who noticed that pretended to kill Yue in his coup d’etat with the disguise that he was blinded by greed, he then sealed her in the abyss, the room where she was sealed itself was a hidden place that could fool even the god. The sealing of Yue was also a bitter choice for him so that her presence couldn’t be possibly detected even for a bit. {I was hesitating whether to tell you the truth or not until just before that day. But, for the sake of deceiving those guys with certainty, I judged that I shouldn’t tell you. I also thought that if you hate me, then that would be a motivation for you to live.} Surely Denreed also couldn’t stay for long in the sealing room. That was why, after pretending to kill Yue at the palace, there was no doubt that there was also no time for him to talk with her. Just how filled with bitterness that choice that he made, it was shown by the strength of his hand clutching at the other side of the image. {Even so, it doesn’t change that I had hurt you. I won’t say anything like your forgiveness after this late. However, I want you to please believe only this. I want you to know this.} Denreed’s expression changed from anguish, into an expression of smiling while crying. That look was overflowing with gentleness and kindness, at the same time, it was also filled with a hopeless sadness. {I love you, Aleytia. I love you from the bottom of my heart. I have never thought of you as bothersome, not even for once. ――I thought of you as my daughter.} “...Oji, sama. Den-ojisama. I-, I too...” Thought of you like a father. That feeling was flowing down along with the tears that traced through her cheek, unable to form into words. But, the strength of the hand that was clutching Hajime’s hand conveyed that feeling more eloquent than anything. {I’m sorry that I couldn’t protect you. I’m sorry that I couldn’t do anything but to entrust you to someone in the future. I’m sorry that I act like a pathetic father.} “...Such things-” What was in front of their eyes was a recording of the past. It was nothing more but Denreed’s last will. But, such thing was irrelevant. Yue couldn’t help but yell no matter what. Something shining was gathering at the corner of Denreed’s eyes. But, he didn’t let that flow by any means. While enduring tightly, he spun words toward his beloved daughter with all his heart. {I wanted to be at your side, seeing your figure when you grasped your own happiness someday. It was my secret dream to punch the man standing at your side once. And then, after that, I wanted to exchange sake with him, and say “please take care of my daughter”. It was the partner that Aleytia chose. Surely, he would make a firm promise with a serious face.} Denreed was looking at far away as though seeing a dream at the other side of the image. By any chance, there might be the Yue of the past at the direction of his gaze. {It will be the time soon. There are more things that I want to talk, various things that I want to convey but...with my creation magic, I can only make an artifact of this degree.} “...no-, I don’t wanna-. Oji-sa, Otou-sama!” Denreed smiled wryly at the approaching limit of the recording, to that Yue reached her hand while crying. Her uncle, no, her father’s deep and deep affection, and that tragically tough resolve fiercely shook Yue’s heart, indescribable feelings were overflowing out. Hajime hugged Yue even tighter. {I cannot be on your side anymore, but even if this life is about to run out I’ll continue to pray. Aleytia. My beloved daughter. I wish for infinite happiness to shower above your head. For you to walk a path that is warmer than sunlight, and gentler than moonlight.} Denreed’s gaze wandered. Surely that was because he was imagining the person who was being close with Yue. {To you who is very close with my beloved daughter. It doesn’t matter what kind of shape it is. Make that child, to be the happiest girl in the world. Please, I beg you.} “...Naturally. I swear it with my life.” There was no way Hajime’s words reached him. But, without any doubt, Denreed was smiling in satisfaction. Surely he was convinced of how the person in the future who listened to his words would answer. In various senses, he was a preposterous person. Perhaps it was just as expected from Yue’s father. The recording was fading down. Denreed’s figure melted into empty air. It was as though his soul was going away... Yue and Hajime were snuggling to each other so close that they wouldn’t separate no matter what while gazing straight ahead, there the last words of Denreed resounded. {...Sayonara, Aleytia. I wish that the whole world that is surrounding you, to be filled with happiness.} Inside the deep forest, a crying voice was echoing. It contained sadness. However, that was not all there was to it, it was a voice that was choked with warm tears of gratitude. That warmth gently enveloped Hajime. Yue rotated her body and clung to Hajime’s chest. There she vented her emotion to her heart’s content. It was unknown how long time passed like that. Before long, Yue quietly lifted her face that was wet with tears. Hajime’s hand gently wiped on those cheeks. While holding Yue’s cheeks, Hajime spun his words along with a gaze that was filled with love and resolves. “I, am the happiest man in the world. The proof of that, is inside my arms like this right now.” “...Nn. Then, I too, is the happiest woman in the world. The proof of that, is how I’m embraced like this right now.” In a distance where their lips could touch anytime, while feeling each other’s breath, the two of them stared at each other. It felt funny for some reason, both of them chuckled a bit. While chuckling like that, Hajime suddenly took out a ring. It was a simple silver ring. There was no special ability that was enchanted in it. If he had to say what was special about it, then it was a staggeringly tough ring, that was it. That ring which was glittering brightly from reflecting the sunlight, was stared by Yue whose eyes were similarly glittering brightly. “...nn. Proposal?” Once, those words were said jokingly when Hajime handed her the accessories of magical bright stone series in the Orkus Great Labyrinth. At that time, Hajime spontaneously retorted but... “That’s right.” This time, he responded straight back. His serious gaze was seriously conveying his feeling to her. As expected, Yue got shy and couldn’t even say her usual “...nn”. Her cheeks were already bright red like an apple. “At Japan, the custom is for the man to say [Please give me your daughter] to the partner’s father. That’s why, I thought to say it in this place where Yue realized the true feeling of your father.” Because the one these words should be said to have gone, Hajime said it to the person herself. “I want Yue. Everything of you, give it to me from here on until the future ahead too.” Yue writhed. Things like a reply or whatever, were obviously decided already. A flower bloomed. The loveliest flower in this world. If there was a flower language for it, then the meaning would be unquestionably ‘happiness’. Yue answered, along with a smile that was gloriously blooming in full. “...Nn-!!” The ring that indicated eternity was fitted into the ring finger of the left hand that Yue presented forward. There was one more ring. This time Yue was the one who fitted it into Hajime’s ring finger. They showed the ring to each other, and then, they chuckled together. After a while, Yue floated a mischievous smile while asking. “...Then? How many rings Hajime are preparing after this?” “...Yue. I think asking that in this kind of time is problematic.” “...Give it to Shia next.” “That’s why, enjoy the afterglow a bit more before saying that...” Hajime was about to protest at Yue who was leaking out a teasing smile, but then his lips were blocked by a finger. Like that Yue directed her gaze to the beyond. Hajime who got lured by that and followed her gaze caught the sight of Shia and others running from inside the sea of trees. It appeared that Yue made such question because she noticed their presences. “...Fufu. If it’s Hajime, then you can make everyone happy together.” “If looked with common sense, I’m just a lowly ***** though.” “...Common sense doesn’t work for the demon king-sama. Besides, no matter what shape it is, if the people themselves are happy then there is no problem.” “Well, I have determined and resolved myself so I have no hesitation anyway. Everyone, is mine.” “...Nn. That’s my Hajime. But...” Yue’s eyes shined. And then, “...I won’t hand over the ‘special’ position.” Saying that, Yue seized Hajime’s lips. From afar, with Shia, Tio, Kaori, Shizuku, Myuu, Remia, Aiko, Liliana as the first on the list, people were gathering one after another. The quiet and mystical place immediately became noisy like in the middle of a city. While half of his sight was filled with the lovely vampire princess, Hajime looked at the girls at the other side and thought... (Now then, when I introduced to Tou-san and Kaa-san, that everyone is my wives, what will happen huh...) It seemed doubtless that even in Japan, Hajime would be in a whirlpool of turmoil. However, surely Hajime would overcome everything of those. Crushing irrationality with irrationality, rewriting absurdity with absurdity, and if needed even fate would be destroyed, together with the ‘precious’ that he obtained in this world. While making a gentle and also powerful smile, like now. The tale of the young man who was summoned into another world, gifted with nothing but the talent of a common job, getting rid of even god while arriving as the world’s strongest, had the curtain lowered now with this. After returning to Japan, due to the turmoil that was caused by the return of the group who got spirited away, the wives problem of Nagumo family, the rabbit ear legend of Akihabara, etc, etc, it went without saying that Hajime and others would go through uncommon everyday filled with turmoil. Those stories, would be told at another chance someday... ~The End~	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 12, "inserted_lines_src": 7, "inserted_lines_trg": 9 }
テムルさんとの旅は順調に進み、ストラ領の首都ストラールまであ程度の距離までやってきた。この調子で行くと、明日の昼にもストラールに到着できるだろう。この三日間、順調といっても戦闘が皆無だったわけではない。ラウムから離れるほどにモンスターの襲撃も次第に増えていった。そして敵の視線が前方に偏ったところで、ミシェルちゃんが最後尾から一撃必殺という戦闘スタイルが確立しつつあった。「驚いたな......いや、以前からも階位以上の実力があるとは知っていたが」「そうね。これはもう、第三階位くらいの実力はあるわね。ニコルちゃんとミシェルちゃんに至っては、わたしたちに並んでもおかしくないくらい」「ミシェルちゃんはお調子者な面があるから、あまりおだてちゃダメだよ?」「そんなことないもん!?」その日も、昼食の用意をしていると、その匂いに釣られたフォレストウルフは見た目は大柄な狼の様な姿だが、身体の周囲がツタのような触手で包まれており、これが保護色になって森の中では発見しにくいモンスターだ。しかし、その程度では俺と成長したミシェルちゃんの警戒網からは逃れられない。その手際を褒められてたゆんと胸を張るミシェルちゃんだが、彼女は純粋故に調子に乗りやすいため、俺は念のために釘を刺しておいたに過ぎない。俺の発言に、ミシェルちゃんは膨れっ面をしてみせ、抗議の声を上げていた。それを無視して、俺はフィニアを気に掛けておく。「フィニアも少しは慣れてきたかな?」「そうですか?」伸縮する槍を見てレオンたちも最初は驚愕していたものだが、この手のアイテムの情報に関しては、あまり口外しないのが普通である。手持ちのアイテムや技能というのは、その冒険者にとって生命線といっていい。だからこそ、口外しないか、聞かれない限りは答えないというのが冒険者の不文律になっていた。俺も一応口外無用の旨を彼らに告げておいたので、広まる可能性は低いはずだ。「うん、相手の注意がこっちに流れた隙を上手く突いてるよ。でも少し近付きすぎかな? わたしは動きが大きいから、バックステップしたらぶつかるかも」「なるほど。ではクラウド君の後ろを意識した方がいいですね」「そうだね、クラウドならあまり後ろに下がらないから、ちょうどいいかも」「やはり人数がいると戦術の幅が広がるものだな」そう呟いたレオンの声を聞きつけ、俺はあることに気付いた。「そういえば、もう一人男の人がいたよね?」「ん? ああ......」俺がラウムに向かう時、レオンたちは三人組だった。もう一人、男の冒険者がいたはずだ。「その、あの後に少しあってな......いや、命は無事だったんだが」「ちょっと怪我をしちゃってね。足を痛めて引退しちゃったのよ。今もメンバー募集中なんだけど、ラウムじゃいい人が見つからなくて」「それで他所の街で人材を探してみようと思ってね。ちょうどテムルさんがストラールに向かうというから、便乗させてもらったのさ」冒険者という職業は、言うまでもなく危険と隣り合わせだ。衰えを知り、引退するま満足ということは非常に稀である。レオンの仲間も、その過酷な洗礼を浴びてしまったらしい。「それは、その......ご愁傷様」「ありがとね。でもニコルちゃんが気にすることじゃないわよ?」「うん、でも......」「うう、こわいのはやだよ」「ミシェルちゃんは、ニコルちゃんがついてるから大丈夫じゃないかな?」冒険者の引退と聞いて、ミシェルちゃんが怖がる。だがすぐにエレンが慰めていた。どうやらエレンの中では俺の株が爆上がりしているようだ。俺だって、どうにもならない事態は存在する。だからこそ、こんな目――転生する羽目に遭ってしまったのだから。だがこの言葉は非常にありがたい。最近は苦戦することも減り、俺にも油断が生じている可能性がある。もう一度気を引き締めておかないと、レオンの仲間のように引退することになるだろう。「わたしも何度も死にかけた経験もあるから、気をつけないと」「本当だよ。ニコルちゃんの場合はもっと気をつけないと。まるでイノシシ」「なんだとぉ!?」俺の言葉の尻馬に乗って、ミシェルちゃんが軽口を叩いてきた。「余計なことを言うのはこの口かー」「でもニコル様も、もう少し自重していただかないと。万が一お身体に傷でも残られますと、わたしがライエル様に殺されてしまいます」「パパはそんなことしないよ?」「わかってますとも。だからこそ、おつらい思いをなさるでしょうね」もし俺に万が一が起これば、普通ならその時そばにいたフィニアに怒りが向く。ならば、ライエルの怒りはどこに向くのか。矛先を失った怒りを抱えたままでは、つらい思いをすることは間違いない。「うん、気を付けるよ」俺が素直にそう返すと、フィニアは微笑んで俺の頭を抱き寄せたのだった。	Three days had passed since Finia had changed her main weapon to a spear. Journey with Temuru continued smoothly, and we only had one more day to go before we reached the Stolla domain’s capital, Stollar. At this pace, we should reach it by noon tomorrow. Though I said things went smoothly, it wasn’t like we had no battles at all during these three days. As we separated from Raum, the monster attacks also increased in number. That said, there were no hard foe encounters, so it was perfect to review our battle positioning. Cloud met the enemy’s attack, while I attracted their attention at the front line, and Finia used the opportunity to attack with her spear. And when the enemy’s attention was directed to the front, Michelle would unleash a sure-death shot from the very back. “Color me surprised... I mean, I could already tell your skills were beyond what your rank suggested but...” “Yeah. They clearly have the ability of third-ranks. Nicole and Michelle in particular may very well be our equals.” “Michelle tends to get carried away easily, so you shouldn’t flatter her too much, okay?” “I don’t okay!?” Today as well, Forest Wolves attacked us, lured by the scent of lunch, but we easily drove them back. Forest Wolves looked like large wolves, but they had ivy-like tentacles all around its body, and they acted as camouflage and made them hard to discover inside the forest. However, that wasn’t enough for them to escape the vigilance net of me and Michelle whose growth was apparent. Our performance was so good that Leon’s party had no turn. Michelle puffed her chest after they praised her skill, but she really tended to get carried away, so I gave her a warning just in case. She started to sulk and protest at my statement. I ignored it and shifted my attention to Finia. “Finia, perhaps you’ve gotten used to things too?” “Have I?” Leon and Ellen were shocked when they found out about the spear that could contract and expand, but it was common to keep the information about such items a secret. After all, the items and skills an Adventurer had on them were their lifelines. For that reason, it was an unwritten rule for Adventurers to not reveal it or keep quiet until asked about them. I also told them to keep quiet about it, so there was a low chance of it getting spread around. I had that much trust for them. “Yeah, you made good use of the opening where the enemy’s attention was on me. But I think you were a bit too close? I tend to move extensively, so we might have collided if I had taken a backstep there.” “I see. Then I suppose it would be better to stay at Cloud’s back.” “Yeah, Cloud hardly falls back, so that might just be perfect.” “As expected, with more people, the tactics we can adopt also grow in number.” I heard Leon mutter that and realized something. “Now that you mention it, didn’t you have one more person in your party?” “Hmm? Oh...” When I was heading to Raum, Leon’s party consisted of three. There used to be one more man. I couldn’t even know his name, but he was not here at least. “Well, something happened after that... I mean, his life isn’t in any danger.” “He just got injured a bit. He hurt his leg and retired. We are actually recruiting people now, but we couldn’t find anyone good in Raum.” “So we were thinking of going around towns to look for capable people. Then we heard sir Timuru was going to Stolla, so we jumped in to get a lift.” Needless to say, Adventurer work was accompanied by danger. It was extremely rare for people to remain with no physical defects until they decided they were weakening and it was time to retire. Leon’s comrade seemed to have been a victim of that cruel fate. “Ah, well... My condolences.” “Thank you. But you don’t have to worry about that, Nicole.” “Yeah, but...” “Uugh, I hate scary things.” “You have Nicole with you, so you should be fine, Michelle.” Michelle became afraid after she heard about how Adventurers retired. But Ellen quickly comforted her. It appeared that my standing had grown exponentially in Ellen’s mind. But there were situations where even I wouldn’t be able to deal with. That is why I ended up meeting such a fate—the fate of getting reincarnated. Still, I was extremely grateful for her words. We had no hard fights as of late, so there was a chance that I was growing a little careless. If I didn’t get my act together, we could end up retiring like Leon’s comrade. “I have almost died many times already, so I need to be careful too.” “That’s true. You have to be way more careful, Nicole. You’re like a wild boar.” “Say what!?” Michelle answered teasingly at my comment. I stuck my fingers into her mouth and pulled them apart. “Which mouth uttered that unneeded comment I wonder?” “But Lady Nicole, you really need to be more prudent. If you get a lasting injury, Lord Lyell will kill me.” “Dad won’t do something like that, okay?” “I know that. But he would certainly feel devastated.” If something happened to me, normally the anger would be directed to Finia who was at my side. But Lyell had known her for a long time. He would understand that what happened was beyond her control. If so, where could he direct his anger? His anger that would have no target would just torment him to no end. That’s what Finia was pointing out. “Okay, I’ll be careful.” As I answered obediently, Finia smiled and pulled my head into an embrace.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 4, "inserted_lines_src": 10, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
アラビージェイムズ・ジョイス袋小路になっているノース・リッチモンド・ストリートはクリスチャン・ブラザーズ・スクールが少年たちを解放する時間を除いて静かな通りだった。行き止まりの端には二階建ての無人の家が隣家から切り離されて四角い地所に立っていた。通りの他の家々は、それらの中にあるきちんとした暮らしを意識して、互いを茶色の動じない顔で見つめあっていた。僕たちの家の以前の居住者、司祭は、奥の客間で死んだ。長いこと封じ込められていたため、かび臭い空気がすべての室内に停滞し、キッチンの後ろの荒廃した部屋には古い無用の書類が散らかっていた。これらの中に僕はページが丸まって湿っぽいペーパーバックの本を何冊か見つけた。ウォルター・スコットの『修道院長』、それから『敬虔な聖体拝領者』、『ヴィドック回想録』。僕はページが黄色だから最後のものがいちばん好きだった。家の裏の荒れ果てた庭には一本のりんごの木が中央に、またいくつかはびこったやぶがあり、その一つの下で僕は前の住人のさびついた自転車の空気入れを見つけた。彼は非常に慈善心に富んだ司祭で、遺言ですべての金は慈善団体に、家の家具は妹に遺された。冬の短い日々が来て夕食を取り終える前に夕闇が迫った。僕たちが通りで会う頃には家々は陰影になっていた。頭上に切り取られた空はそのすみれ色を刻々と変え、それに向けて通りのランプはその弱々しい角灯を持ち上げていた。冷たい空気が僕たちを刺し、僕たちは体がほてるまで遊んだ。僕たちの叫び声は静かな通りにこだました。僕たちは、家並みの裏手の暗いぬかるんだ路地を、小さな家々から乱暴な連中の手荒い攻撃を受けながら抜け、灰殻穴からにおいの立ち上る暗い水浸しの庭々の裏口へ、御者が馬の毛をなでつけたりすいたりあるいはバックルで留めた馬具の楽音を震わせたりする暗くてにおう馬屋へ、と疾走して遊んだ。僕たちが通りに戻ると、それぞれの台所の窓からの明かりが地下勝手口をいっぱいに照らしていた。僕の叔父が角を曲がるのが見えたら、無事に家に入るのを見てしまうまで僕たちは影の中に身を潜めた。あるいはマンガンの姉が弟をお茶に呼び入れるために戸口に現れたら、僕たちは通りの左右に目を凝らす彼女を影からじっと見ていた。僕たちは彼女がそのままいるか中に入るか見守り、彼女がそのままだったら、あきらめて影から出て、マンガン家の階段へと歩み寄った。彼女が僕たちを待っている、その姿が半開きのドアからの明かりにくっきりと浮かんだ。弟は従う前にいつも彼女をからかい、僕は柵のそばに立って彼女を見ていた。彼女がからだを動かすと彼女の服が揺れ、柔らかい編んだ髪は左右に振れた。毎朝僕は表側の居間の床に伏せて彼女のドアを見ていた。ブラインドをサッシのすぐ上まで引き下ろしていたので僕が見られるはずはなかった。彼女が戸口の段に現れた時僕の胸は躍った。僕は玄関へ走り、教科書をつかみ、彼女の後を追った。僕は常に彼女の茶色い姿から目を離さず、僕たちの道が分かれる地点に近づくとペースを速め、彼女を追い越した。毎朝のようにそうなった。いくつかの何気ない言葉のほか、僕が彼女に話しかけたことはなかったのに、彼女の名前は僕の全身の愚かな血の召喚状のようだった。彼女の面影はロマンスにまったくふさわしくない場所にまで僕についてきた。土曜の晩に叔母が市場へ行く時は僕もいくつか荷物を運ぶために行かなければならなかった。酔った男たちや駆け引きをする女たちに押され、労働者たちのののしり、豚の頬肉の樽のそばで見張っている店員のかん高い声のお題目、オドノバン・ロッサのことを歌ったカム・オール・ユーとか僕たちの祖国の問題に関するバラードとかを歌うストリート・シンガーの鼻にかかった歌声の中、僕たちはけばけばしい通りを歩いた。これらの騒音は僕にとってただ一つの生の感覚に収束し、僕は敵の群れの中、自分の聖杯を無事に運び行く僕、を想像するのだった。時折、彼女の名が僕の口をついて自分でもわからない不思議な祈祷や賛美の中に跳び出した。僕の目はしばしば涙でいっぱいになり(僕にはなぜかわからなかった)、時には心臓からあふれたものが胸に流れ出すように思われた。僕は未来をほとんど考えなかった。いつか彼女に話をするのかしないのか、話しかけるとしてどうやって彼女に僕のわけのわからぬ崇拝を伝えられるのか、僕にはわからなかった。しかし僕のからだはハープのよう、彼女の言葉やしぐさは弦の上を走る指のようだった。ある晩、僕は司祭が死んだ奥の客間に入った。暗い雨の晩で家の中には何の音もなかった。壊れた窓ガラスの一つを通して地表に打ち当たる雨が聞こえ、細かく絶え間のない雨の針は水の浮いた土のベッドに戯れていた。遠いランプや窓明かりが僕の下でかすかに光った。僕はそのようにほとんど見えないことを感謝した。とささやいていた。ついに彼女が僕に話しかけた。彼女が僕に最初の言葉をかけた時、僕はひどくまごついて何と答えたものかわからなかった。彼女は僕にアラビーへ行くつもりかと尋ねた。僕の答えがイエスだったかノーだったか僕は忘れた。素敵なバザーだろう、行きたかったのにと彼女は言った。「でもどうして行かれないの?」と僕は尋ねた。話をする間、彼女は手首の銀のブレスレットをぐるぐると回した。彼女は行けない、その週は彼女の修道院の黙想があるから、と彼女は言った。彼女の弟とあと二人の少年たちは帽子の取り合いっこをしていて、僕一人が柵のところにいた。彼女は忍び返しをつかみ、僕の方へ頭を傾けていた。僕たちのいる戸口の向かい側のランプの光が彼女の首の白い曲線をとらえ、そこにかかる髪を照らし、そして下に落ちて、柵の上の手を照らした。それは彼女の服の片側に当たり、彼女がくつろいで立つとちらちら見えるペチコートの白い縁飾りをとらえた。「あなたはいいわねえ」と彼女は言った。「もし行ったら、」僕は言った、「君に何か持ってくるよ。」その晩以後、どれほど数限りない愚考が寝ても覚めても僕の思考を荒廃させたことか! 僕はその間の長く退屈な日々を滅ぼしたかった。学校の勉強にはいらいらした。夜は寝室に、そして昼間は教室に、彼女の面影が僕と読もうと努力するページの間に現れた。アラビーという言葉の一音一音が思い起こされる静寂に僕の魂は浸り、その東洋の魔法をかけられていた。僕はそのバザーに土曜の夜行かせてほしいと頼んだ。叔母は驚いてそれは何かフリーメーソンに関係したことではないでしょうねと言った。僕はクラスでほとんど質問に答えなかった。教師が温和な顔から厳しい顔になるのを僕は見ていた。彼は僕が怠け始めたのでなければいいがと言った。僕にはあてどもなくさまよう考えを集中することができなかった。僕は世の中の大事な仕事にはほとんど我慢がならず、今や僕と僕の願望の間に立ちはだかるそれがつまらない事柄、醜く単調なつまらない事柄に思えた。土曜の朝、僕は夕方バザーに行きたいと思っていることを叔父に思い出させた。彼は帽子掛けの所でブラシを探して空騒ぎをしていたがそっけなく僕に答えた。「ああ、わかってる。」彼が玄関にいたので僕は表側の居間に行って窓際に伏せることができなかった。僕は不機嫌に家を出て、ゆっくりと学校に向かって歩いた。外気は無慈悲に底冷えがして、すでに僕に不安を感じさせた。僕が夕食に帰宅した時、叔父はまだ帰っていなかった。それでもまだ早かった。僕はしばらく座って時計を見つめていたが、そのカチカチいう音にじりじりし始め、部屋を後にした。僕は階段を昇り、家の上の方に着いた。高い冷たい何もない薄暗い部屋部屋は僕を解放し、僕は部屋から部屋へと歌いながら行った。正面の窓から下の通りで遊ぶ仲間たちが見えた。僕に届く彼らの叫びは力を失って不明瞭になり、ひんやりするガラスに額を押しつけて僕は彼女が住む向こうの暗い家を眺めた。僕はそこに一時間も立っていたろうか、想像力の投影する茶色い服の姿、曲線を描く首や柵の上の手や服の下の縁飾りにランプの明かりが慎み深く触れた姿のほかには何も見ていなかった。再び僕が階下に下りてみると、暖炉のそばにマーサー夫人が座っていた。彼女はおしゃべりなばあさん、質屋の未亡人で、なにやら敬虔な目的で使用済みの切手を集めていた。僕はティーテーブルのゴシップを我慢しなければならなかった。食事は一時間以上も延びたが叔父はまだ帰らなかった。マーサー夫人は行くわ、と立ち上がった。これ以上待てないのは残念だが、八時を過ぎているし、夜風はからだに悪いので遅くに外出するのは好きではない、と。彼女が行ってしまうと、僕はこぶしを固く握りながら部屋を行ったり来たりし始めた。叔母が言った。「今夜のバザーは延期することになりそうね。」九時に玄関で叔父が掛け金をかけるのが聞こえた。彼の独り言が聞こえ、コート掛けがオーバーの重みを受けて揺れる音が聞こえた。僕はこれらのことの示す意味を理解した。彼の夕食の途中、僕はバザーに行くからお金を欲しいと頼んだ。彼は忘れてしまっていた。「世間の人はベッドに入ってもう寝入っている頃だ」と彼は言った。僕は笑わなかった。叔母が熱心に彼に言った。「お金をやって行かせてやってもいいじゃない? こんなふうにすっかり遅くなったのはあなたのせいなんだから。」叔父は忘れていて大変すまなかったと言った。という昔のことわざを信条としているんだと彼は言った。彼は僕にどこへ行くつもりかを尋ね、僕が彼に再度言うと、彼は『ジ・アラブズ・フェアウェル・トゥ・ヒズ・スティード』を知っているかと尋ねた。僕がキッチンを出る時、彼はその一編の冒頭の数行を叔母に暗誦して聞かせようとしていた。僕はフロリン銀貨を手にしっかりと握り、駅に向かってバッキンガム・ストリートを大またに歩いた。買い物客でごった返し、ガス灯がぎらぎら光る通りを見て僕は旅の目的を思い出した。僕は人のいない三等の車両に席を取った。我慢できないほど遅れたあげく列車はゆっくりと駅を出ていった。それは荒廃した家の間を、そしてきらきら光る川を越えて這うように進んだ。ウェストランド・ロー駅では多数の人々が車両のドアに押し寄せた。しかしポーターがこれはバザーへ行く特別列車だと言って、彼らを下がらせた。僕はがらんとした車両に一人残った。数分のうちに列車は即席の木のプラットフォームのそばに止まった。僕は外の道へ出て、明かりに照らされた時計の文字盤を見ると九時五十分だった。僕の前にはあの魔法の名を飾った大きな建物があった。僕は六ペンスの入場口を見つけられず、バザーが閉まってしまうのを恐れ、疲れた顔をした男に一シリング手渡しながら、急いで回転式の入り口を通った。僕は大きな、その高さの半分を中二階が取り巻いたホールの中にいた。ほとんどすべての出店が閉まり、ホールの大部分は暗闇の中だった。僕は礼拝の後の教会に満ち渡る、そんな静寂を認めた。僕はおずおずとバザーの中心へ歩いていった。数人の人がまだ開いている出店のあたりに集まっていた。カフェ・シャンタンの字が電飾で描かれた幕の前で、二人の男が銀の円形盆の上の金を数えていた。僕はコインの落ちる音を聞いていた。やっとのことでなぜ来たのかを思い出した僕は出店の一つに立ち寄り、磁器の花瓶や花模様のティーセットを調べた。その出店の戸口のところで若い婦人が二人の若い紳士と話したり笑ったりしていた。僕は彼らのイングランド人のアクセントに気づき、ぼんやり彼らの会話を聞いていた。「おお、絶対そんなこと言わないわ!」「おお、だけど言ったよ!」「おお、だけど言わない!」「彼女そう言わなかった?」「ああ、僕は聞いた。」「おお、それは・・・嘘!」僕に気づいて若い婦人はやってきて何かご入用ですかと僕に尋ねた。彼女の声は励ますような調子ではなかった。義務感から僕に話しかけたらしかった。僕は出店の暗い入り口の両側に東洋の衛兵のように立つ大きな瓶を卑下するように見て小声で言った。「いえ、結構です。」若い婦人は花瓶の一つの位置を変え、二人の若い男の所へ戻った。彼らは同じことを話し始めた。一度か二度若い婦人は肩越しに僕をちらと見た。僕はそこにいても仕方ないとわかっていたけれども、商品に興味があるのをより本当らしく見せるため、彼女の出店の前でぐずぐずした。それから僕はゆっくりと立ち去り、バザーの真ん中を歩いた。二枚のペニー貨が僕の手から落ちてポケットの中の六ペンスにぶつかった。僕は中二階の端の方で消灯だと叫ぶ声を聞いた。ホールの上部はもう完全に暗かった。闇の中を見上げながら、虚栄心に駆り立てられあざ笑われた人間、それが自分だと僕は考え、苦悶と怒りに僕の目は燃え上がった。	ARABY James Joyce NORTH RICHMOND STREET being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free. An uninhabited house of two storeys stood at the blind end, detached from its neighbours in a square ground The other houses of the street, conscious of decent lives within them, gazed at one another with brown imperturbable faces. The former tenant of our house, a priest, had died in the back drawing-room. Air, musty from having been long enclosed, hung in all the rooms, and the waste room behind the kitchen was littered with old useless papers. Among these I found a few paper-covered books, the pages of which were curled and damp: The Abbot, by Walter Scott, The Devout Communnicant and The Memoirs of Vidocq. I liked the last best because its leaves were yellow. The wild garden behind the house contained a central apple-tree and a few straggling bushes under one of which I found the late tenant's rusty bicycle-pump. He had been a very charitable priest; in his will he had left all his money to institutions and the furniture of his house to his sister. When the short days of winter came dusk fell before we had well eaten our dinners. When we met in the street the houses had grown sombre. The space of sky above us was the colour of ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of the street lifted their feeble lanterns. The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed. Our shouts echoed in the silent street. The career of our play brought us through the dark muddy lanes behind the houses where we ran the gauntlet of the rough tribes from the cottages, to the back doors of the dark dripping gardens where odours arose from the ashpits, to the dark odorous stables where a coachman smoothed and combed the horse or shook music from the buckled harness. When we returned to the street light from the kitchen windows had filled the areas. If my uncle was seen turning the corner we hid in the shadow until we had seen him safely housed. Or if Mangan's sister came out on the doorstep to call her brother in to his tea we watched her from our shadow peer up and down the street. We waited to see whether she would remain or go in and, if she remained, we left our shadow and walked up to Mangan's steps resignedly. She was waiting for us, her figure defined by the light from the half-opened door. Her brother always teased her before he obeyed and I stood by the railings looking at her. Her dress swung as she moved her body and the soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side. Every morning I lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. The blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that I could not be seen. When she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. I ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. I kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, I quickened my pace and passed her. This happened morning after morning. I had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance. On Saturday evenings when my aunt went marketing I had to go to carry some of the parcels. We walked through the flaring streets, jostled by drunken men and bargaining women, amid the curses of labourers, the shrill litanies of shop-boys who stood on guard by the barrels of pigs' cheeks, the nasal chanting of street-singers, who sang a come-all-you about O'Donovan Rossa, or a ballad about the troubles in our native land. These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes. Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. My eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into my bosom. I thought little of the future. I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires. One evening I went into the back drawing-room in which the priest had died. It was a dark rainy evening and there was no sound in the house. Through one of the broken panes I heard the rain impinge upon the earth, the fine incessant needles of water playing in the sodden beds. Some distant lamp or lighted window gleamed below me. I was thankful that I could see so little. All my senses seemed to desire to veil themselves and, feeling that I was about to slip from them, I pressed the palms of my hands together until they trembled, murmuring: At last she spoke to me. When she addressed the first words to me I was so confused that I did not know what to answer. She asked me was I going to Araby. I forgot whether I answered yes or no. It would be a splendid bazaar, she said she would love to go. "And why can't you?" I asked. While she spoke she turned a silver bracelet round and round her wrist. She could not go, she said, because there would be a retreat that week in her convent. Her brother and two other boys were fighting for their caps and I was alone at the railings. She held one of the spikes, bowing her head towards me. The light from the lamp opposite our door caught the white curve of her neck, lit up her hair that rested there and, falling, lit up the hand upon the railing. It fell over one side of her dress and caught the white border of a petticoat, just visible as she stood at ease. "It's well for you," she said. "If I go," I said, "I will bring you something." What innumerable follies laid waste my waking and sleeping thoughts after that evening! I wished to annihilate the tedious intervening days. I chafed against the work of school. At night in my bedroom and by day in the classroom her image came between me and the page I strove to read. The syllables of the word Araby were called to me through the silence in which my soul luxuriated and cast an Eastern enchantment over me. I asked for leave to go to the bazaar on Saturday night. My aunt was surprised and hoped it was not some Freemason affair. I answered few questions in class. I watched my master's face pass from amiability to sternness; he hoped I was not beginning to idle. I could not call my wandering thoughts together. I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which, now that it stood between me and my desire, seemed to me child's play, ugly monotonous child's play. On Saturday morning I reminded my uncle that I wished to go to the bazaar in the evening. He was fussing at the hallstand, looking for the hat-brush, and answered me curtly: "Yes, boy, I know." As he was in the hall I could not go into the front parlour and lie at the window. I left the house in bad humour and walked slowly towards the school. The air was pitilessly raw and already my heart misgave me. When I came home to dinner my uncle had not yet been home. Still it was early. I sat staring at the clock for some time and. when its ticking began to irritate me, I left the room. I mounted the staircase and gained the upper part of the house. The high cold empty gloomy rooms liberated me and I went from room to room singing. From the front window I saw my companions playing below in the street. Their cries reached me weakened and indistinct and, leaning my forehead against the cool glass, I looked over at the dark house where she lived. I may have stood there for an hour, seeing nothing but the brown-clad figure cast by my imagination, touched discreetly by the lamplight at the curved neck, at the hand upon the railings and at the border below the dress. When I came downstairs again I found Mrs. Mercer sitting at the fire. She was an old garrulous woman, a pawnbroker's widow, who collected used stamps for some pious purpose. I had to endure the gossip of the tea-table. The meal was prolonged beyond an hour and still my uncle did not come. Mrs. Mercer stood up to go: she was sorry she couldn't wait any longer, but it was after eight o'clock and she did not like to be out late as the night air was bad for her. When she had gone I began to walk up and down the room, clenching my fists. My aunt said: "I'm afraid you may put off your bazaar for this night of Our Lord." At nine o'clock I heard my uncle's latchkey in the halldoor. I heard him talking to himself and heard the hallstand rocking when it had received the weight of his overcoat. I could interpret these signs. When he was midway through his dinner I asked him to give me the money to go to the bazaar. He had forgotten. "The people are in bed and after their first sleep now," he said. I did not smile. My aunt said to him energetically: "Can't you give him the money and let him go? You've kept him late enough as it is." My uncle said he was very sorry he had forgotten. He said he believed in the old saying: He asked me where I was going and, when I had told him a second time he asked me did I know The Arab's Farewell to his Steed. When I left the kitchen he was about to recite the opening lines of the piece to my aunt. I held a florin tightly in my hand as I strode down Buckingham Street towards the station. The sight of the streets thronged with buyers and glaring with gas recalled to me the purpose of my journey. I took my seat in a third-class carriage of a deserted train. After an intolerable delay the train moved out of the station slowly. It crept onward among ruinous house and over the twinkling river. At Westland Row Station a crowd of people pressed to the carriage doors; but the porters moved them back, saying that it was a special train for the bazaar. I remained alone in the bare carriage. In a few minutes the train drew up beside an improvised wooden platform. I passed out on to the road and saw by the lighted dial of a clock that it was ten minutes to ten. In front of me was a large building which displayed the magical name. I could not find any sixpenny entrance and, fearing that the bazaar would be closed, I passed in quickly through a turnstile, handing a shilling to a weary-looking man. I found myself in a big hall girdled at half its height by a gallery. Nearly all the stalls were closed and the greater part of the hall was in darkness. I recognised a silence like that which pervades a church after a service. I walked into the centre of the bazaar timidly. A few people were gathered about the stalls which were still open. Before a curtain, over which the words Cafe Chantant were written in coloured lamps, two men were counting money on a salver. I listened to the fall of the coins. Remembering with difficulty why I had come I went over to one of the stalls and examined porcelain vases and flowered tea- sets. At the door of the stall a young lady was talking and laughing with two young gentlemen. I remarked their English accents and listened vaguely to their conversation. "O, I never said such a thing!" "O, but you did!" "O, but I didn't!" "Didn't she say that?" "Yes. I heard her." "0, there's a ... fib!" Observing me the young lady came over and asked me did I wish to buy anything. The tone of her voice was not encouraging; she seemed to have spoken to me out of a sense of duty. I looked humbly at the great jars that stood like eastern guards at either side of the dark entrance to the stall and murmured: "No, thank you." The young lady changed the position of one of the vases and went back to the two young men. They began to talk of the same subject. Once or twice the young lady glanced at me over her shoulder. I lingered before her stall, though I knew my stay was useless, to make my interest in her wares seem the more real. Then I turned away slowly and walked down the middle of the bazaar. I allowed the two pennies to fall against the sixpence in my pocket. I heard a voice call from one end of the gallery that the light was out. The upper part of the hall was now completely dark. Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.	{ "source": "mutiyama", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
テクノロジーのもたらす希望や危険についていろいろ語られてきました私はその両面に関心がありますもし地球に届く太陽光の0.03%をエネルギーに変えられたなら予想される2030年における需要をすべて賄えます現在それができないのはソーラーパネルが重く高価で非効率だからですナノテクによるデザインなら少なくとも理論上は軽量性経済性効率性を実現できる見込みがありすべてのエネルギー需要を再生可能なもので賄えますナノテク燃料電池はエネルギーをどこでも利用できるようにします鍵となるトレンドは分散化です集中した原発や液化天然ガス・タンカーから自然にやさしく効率が良く高性能で破綻の危険のない分散したリソースへと向かうのです先の講演でボノが雄弁に語ったように長年の病気や貧困の問題に対処できるツールを我々は初めて手にしたのです世界の多くの地域でそういう方向に向かっています 1990年には東アジアや太平洋地域に貧困層が5億人いましたが現在は2億人以下です世界銀行の予測によると 2011年には2千万人以下になり 95%の減少ですヒッピー発祥の地ヘイト・アシュベリーとシリコンバレーをつなげたボノのコメントは愉快でしたマサチューセッツのハイテクコミュニティの出身者として私たちも60年代にはヒッピーでしたが私たちがたむろしていたのはハーバードスクウェアでした病気や貧困は克服できる可能性が十分にあるということを今日はお話ししますがそれには意志が必要ですケビン・ケリーが加速するテクノロジー進化の話をしましたがこれは私が30年来関心を抱いてきたテーマでもありますプロジェクトが完了するときにその技術は意味を持つ必要があります新しい技術がもたらされるとき世界は必然的に違う場所になります多くの発明が失敗するのは研究開発部門が実現し損ねるためではありませんビジネスプランを見ると分かりますが多くの場合作ろうとするものを作れる条件が揃っていれば成功していたはずなのですそういったプロジェクトの9割はタイミングの悪さのために失敗します必要となる要素が揃っていないのです私はテクノロジーのトレンドの熱心な研究者となり時間軸上でテクノロジーの現れる時期を追いその数学的モデルを作り始めそれがやがて独り歩きするようになりました 10人の仲間と一緒に様々な分野の技術について重要な指標を集めモデルを構築しました未来の予測は不可能だとよく言います 3年後にGoogleの株価は上がっているか下がっているか言うのは難しいです WiMAX CDMA G3のどれが 3年後主流になっているか言い当てるのは難しいです一方で 2010年に MIPS単価はいくらになるかとか 2012年にDNA塩基配列解読コストはいくらになるかとか 2014年にワイヤレス通信のメガバイトあたりのコストはいくらになるかとかそういったことならかなり正確に予想できます計算コスト性能通信速度などを支配するごくなめらかな指数曲線があるのですいくつか例をお見せしますがテクノロジーが指数的に発展する理論的な理由があるのです多くの人は未来を予想するとき一次関数的に考えます今日のツールや今日の進展のスピードがそのまま続くものと考え指数的な発展を考慮しないのですゲノムプロジェクトは 90年代には疑問を持たれていました世界最高の博士課程研究者と最高の機材を揃えながら 1万分の1しか進まずどうやって15年で完了できるんだと 10年経っても懐疑派は根強く「期間の3分の2が過ぎたのにゲノム全体のほんのわずかしか解析できていない」と難じていましたしかしこれは指数的成長の特徴でひとたび軌道に乗り始めると爆発的に進むのですプロジェクトの大部分は最後の2、3年で片付きました HIVのゲノム解析には 15年かかりましたが SARSは31日ですだから我々はこういった問題を解決する力を増しているのですいくつかの例でこの現象がいかにあまねく存在しているか示しますパラダイムシフトの頻度新しいアイデアが取り入れられる頻度は我々のモデルによれば 10年ごとに2倍になっていますグラフはみんな対数グラフで一段上がるごとに 10倍とか100倍になります最初の仮想現実技術である電話の普及には半世紀かかりました携帯電話は8年です様々な通信技術を対数グラフ上にプロットするとテレビラジオ電話は普及に何十年もかかりましたが最近の技術の PCやウェブや携帯電話は 10年未満ですこれは興味深いチャートです生物にせよ技術にせよ進化的プロセスが加速する基本的な理由を示していますインタラクションを通じて能力を生み出しその能力を使って次の段階へと進むのです生物進化の最初のステップである DNAの進化— 最初はRNAですがそれには数十億年かかりましたしかしこの情報処理のバックボーンを使って次の段階へと進みカンブリア爆発であらゆる動物の体のデザインが発展するのには 1千万年しかかかっていません 200倍のスピードですそしてその体のデザインを使いより高度な認知機能を進化させ生物進化は加速し続けたのですこれは進化的過程に本質的な性質ですホモ・サピエンスはテクノロジーを生み出す初めての種で認知能力と対置した親指を併せ持っていますちなみにチンパンジーの親指はあまり対置していません人類は握る力と繊細な動作制御力で環境を操ることができたのですそしてメンタルモデルを使って実際に世界を変えテクノロジーを生み出しました人類の種の進化には数十万年かかりましたがインタラクションを通じ進化はこのテクノロジーを生み出す種を使って次なる段階へと進みましたそれがテクノロジー進化の第一歩となります最初のステップには何万年もかかりました石器火車輪加速し続けます常に前の世代の技術を使って次の世代の技術を生み出すのです活版印刷の普及には 1世紀かかりました最初のコンピュータは紙とペンで設計されましたが今はコンピュータを使っていますプロセスはたえず加速し続けていますこれを均等目盛のグラフで見たらあらゆることが急に起きたように見えますある観察者たちは「カーツワイルは直線に乗る点を選んでグラフに置いただけだ」と言いますそれで私は重要な思想家による 15のリストを引っ張り出しましたブリタニカ百科事典自然史博物館カール・セーガンのコスミック・カレンダー別に彼らは私の論点を支持しようとしたわけではありません単に参考資料として作られたものですこれは生物進化や技術進化の上で何が重要な出来事と彼らが捉えているかを表していると思いますするとそれがまた直線上に乗るのです線に少し幅がありますがそれは重要な時点ついて意見の違いがあるためです農業はいつ始まったのかカンブリア爆発にはどれくらいかかったのかしかし非常に明確なトレンドがあります進化過程が基本的本質的に加速していることです情報技術では容量通信速度性能価格比が毎年倍増しています明らかに急速な指数的成長です個人的な体験で言うと私がMITにいたときコンピュータはこのホールほどの大きさで計算能力は今の携帯電話より劣っていましたムーアの法則はこの指数的成長とよく同一視されていますが実はたくさんある中の一例に過ぎませんこれは技術の進化過程に本質的な性質なのです 49の有名なコンピュータを対数グラフ上にプロットしましたちなみに対数グラフ上の直線は指数的成長を表しますこれも指数的になっています 1900年に計算の性能価格比は 3年で2倍になっていましたそれが2年で2倍になり今では1年で2倍になっていますこの指数的成長は5つのパラダイムにまたがっています集積回路上のトランジスタが縮小していくムーアの法則はその最後の部分にあたります電子機械式計算機がありドイツのエニグマ暗号を解読したリレー式のコンピュータがありアイゼンハワーの当選を予測した 50年代の真空管コンピュータがあり最初の宇宙飛行に使われた個々のトランジスタを用いるコンピュータがありそれからムーアの法則がきます 1つのパラダイムの勢いが衰えるごとに別のパラダイムが現れて指数的成長を支え続けたのです真空管をどんどん小さくしていくと壁に突き当たります真空を保ってそれ以上小さくできませんそこへまったく異なるパラダイムのトランジスタが現れます実のところ 1つのパラダイムの限界が見え始めると次のパラダイムを生み出す研究の圧力が生じるのですムーアの法則の限界はだいぶ以前から予想されていました最初の予想では2002年でしたが今は2022年だと言われています 2010年代に現れるトランジスタは原子数個分という幅になりそれ以上縮小できなくなりますムーアの法則の限界ですがそれが計算能力の指数的成長の終わりを意味するわけではありません今のチップは平面的ですが我々が住んでいる世界は3次元ですまだ第3の次元を使うことができますこの数年でその3次元化において大きな進展がありました自己組織化分子回路ですムーアの法則が息絶える前に実用化されるでしょうスーパーコンピュータも同様です Intelチップの処理能力もそうトランジスタの平均価格は 1968年には 1個が1ドルでした 2002年には同じ値段で 1千万個買えますこのような指数的成長の一貫性は驚くほどです限定的な実験の結果と思うかもしれませんがこれは世界全体のカオス的な振る舞いの結果なのですダンピングを非難し合う国家 IPO 会社の倒産マーケティングキャンペーンとても不規則なプロセスなのにその結果は極めてなだらかになるのです気体中の個々の分子がどう振る舞うか予測することはできませんがそれでも気体全体としての性質は熱力学によって極めて正確に予測できますここでも同じことが言えます特定のプロジェクトの予測はできませんが世界中のカオス的で予測不能な競争の結果としての技術の進化過程は予測可能なのですそういったトレンドについてかなり先まで予測できますガートルード・スタインの「薔薇は薔薇」の様にトランジスタはトランジスタとは言えません小さくすることで安価にでき電子の移動距離も小さくなり速くなりますトランジスタのスピードは指数的に上がり 1トランジスタ1サイクルあたりのコストは 1.1年で半分というペースで下がっていますその他のイノベーションやプロセッサデザインの改良も加わって性能価格比は毎年2倍になっていますこれは基本的にデフレです 50%のデフレですコンピュータに限りません DNA解析でもそうだし脳スキャンやウェブもそうです計りうるどのような面でも— 情報関係の測度はたくさんありますが性能普及率そういったものはどれも 12、13、15ヶ月ごとに 2倍になります性能価格比については 40%から50%のデフレ率です経済学者はそれを懸念し始めています大恐慌ではデフレになりましたがそれは貨幣供給の減少消費者マインドの低下などまったく異なる現象ですこちらは生産性向上で起きていることですしかし経済学者は言います「ずっとそれに付いていける方法はない 50%のデフレでは人は30、40% 量を増やすかもしれないがそれでも付いていくことはできない」しかし我々が実際に目にしているのは付いていく以上のことです過去50年に渡り情報技術は 28%の複利成長率を保ってきました 10年前に1万ドルで iPodを作りはしません新しいアプリケーションは価格効率がそれを実現可能にするときマーケットに現れるのですこれは広く見られる現象です磁気記憶装置の場合ムーアの法則ではなく記録密度の高度化で異なる技術者異なる企業によるものながら同じ指数的プロセスになります重要な革命は人間が自身の体の仕組みを情報の言葉で理解できるようになったことです我々の体を動かしているソフトウェアを理解できるようになったのです随分違った時代に進化したものなので私たちはそのプログラムを変えたいと思っていますファット・インスリン・レセプター遺伝子という小さなソフトウェアがするのは基本的に「次の猟期の不猟に備え出来る限りカロリーを保持せよ」と言うことですこれは何万年も昔には有用でしたが我々はこのプログラムをオフにしたいと思っていますマウスでの動物実験では大量に食べてもスリムなままでスリムであることの健康上の利点も持っています糖尿病になりません心臓病になりません 20%長生きしますカロリー制限なしでカロリー制限の利点を手にしています 4社か5社の製薬会社がこのことに気付き市場的に有望な薬だと見ています我々の体の生化学に影響する 3万の遺伝子のうちのたった1つの例です人類が進化した時代にはこのカンファレンスの参加者のような年代の人が長生きするのは種の利益になりませんでした限られたリソースは子どもや子どもの世話をする人たちに割り当てた方が良いからですだから30よりも長生きするというようなことは自然選択されなかったのですがバイオテクノロジー革命によって我々はそのソフトウェアを操作し変更する方法を学んだのですたとえば遺伝子の発現抑止を RNA干渉によって行えます染色体のしかるべき場所に遺伝物質を置くという課題を解決する新しく期待される遺伝子治療法があります人体への最初の適用も行われようとしています致命的な肺高血圧症の遺伝子治療です単なるデザイナー・ベビーでなくデザイナー・ベビーブーマーが現れることになるでしょうこのテクノロジーもまた加速しており DNA解読のコストは 1990年には1つの塩基対当たり10ドルだったのが 2000年には1セントになり今では0.1セント以下です遺伝子情報の量は基本的になめらかな指数曲線で成長していて毎年2倍に増えヒトゲノム計画の完遂を可能にしました別の大きな革命として通信技術の革命があります性能価格比通信速度様々な尺度による通信能力有線無線ともに指数的に増大していますインターネットは様々な指標で 1年で2倍という成長を続けていますこれはホスト数で見たものです縮小化技術の進展も有線無線を問わず指数的ですこれはエリック・ドレクスラーの本にあるデザインですがスーパーコンピュータ・シミュレーションによって実現性が示されています実際に分子スケールのロボットを作っている科学者たちがいます驚くほど人間に似た歩みをする分子から作られたロボットがあります様々なことをする小さなマシンが実験的に作られていますもっとも興味深い応用は人体の中に入って治療や診断を行うということでしょう見た目ほど未来的な話でもありませんすでに動物実験が行われています 1型糖尿病治療をするナノテク装置があります血球の大きさでそれを何万個も体内に入れます彼らはネズミを使いましたが制御しながらインスリンを出し実際に1型糖尿病を治しました今見て頂いているのはロボット赤血球です人間は生物学的に非常に良くできているにしても最適ではありません基本的な仕組みを理解したなら— 生物学のリバースエンジニアリングも加速しておりこのようなものを何千倍も高性能に作れるようになりますロブ・フレータスがデザインした「レスピロサイト」です赤血球の10%をこのロボットで置き換えればオリンピック・スプリントを休みなしで 15分続けられるようになりますプールの底に4時間座り続けることもできます「ねぇプールの中にいるからね」というのがまったく新しい意味合いを持つようになりますオリンピック選考がどうなるのか興味深いところですおそらくそういったものは禁止されるでしょうがそうするとオリンピック選手を越える高校生がザラに出てくることでしょうフレータスはロボット白血球もデザインしています 2020年頃と想定されていますがこれは見た目ほど未来的というわけでもありません血球サイズのデバイスに関する大きなカンファレンスは既に4つあります動物では多くの実験が既に行われ人体への臨床試験も 1件予定されています実用化可能な技術なのです計算能力の指数的発展に話を戻しましょう千ドル分の計算能力は現在昆虫の脳とマウスの脳の間です 2020年代には能力の点で人間の知力を越えますあくまでハードウェア的にということですがソフトウェアはどうやって手に入れるのでしょう? 人間の脳の中身を見られることが分かりました驚くことでもないでしょうが脳スキャンの時間的・空間的解像度も毎年2倍になっています新世代のスキャン装置では個々の神経繊維間の処理や信号をリアルタイムで見られるようになっていますそこで疑問はデータが得られたとして我々にそれを理解できるのかということですダグラス・ホフスタッターが言っています「人間の知性は知性を理解できるほど優れたものでないかもしれない人間がそれより優れているならその脳はさらに複雑であり追いつくことができないかもしれない」しかしそれは理解できるということが分かりましたこのブロックダイアグラムは人間の聴覚皮質のモデル・シミュレーションですが非常にうまく機能し音響心理学の実験では人間の聴覚にごく近い結果が得られますこれは別の小脳のシミュレーションです脳のニューロンの半数以上は小脳にありますこれもまた人間のスキル形成によく似た働きをしますまだ初期段階ですが脳についての情報量の指数的増加や脳スキャン解像度の指数的向上によって 2020年代には人間の脳のリバースエンジニアリングができるようになるでしょう脳に数百あるうちの 15の領域について既にかなり良いモデルとシミュレーションができていますこれらすべてが経済の指数的成長を推し進めることになります過去50年で時間当たりの労働生産性は 30ドルから150ドルに上がりました E-コマースは指数的に成長し今や兆ドル規模です浮き沈みがあるだろうと思うかもしれませんがそれは金融市場に限った現象ですウォールストリートはこれが革命的技術だと気付き実際そうだったのですが 6ヶ月たってもビジネスモデルの革命が起きていないのであれは間違いだったんだと判断したのですそれで今の状況がありますこれは私たちが関わっている技術をまとめ上げたものですがやがて携帯電話では当たり前の機能になるでしょう 1つの言語から別の言語へ翻訳できます 2つシナリオを紹介して終わりにします 2010年までにコンピュータは姿を消すでしょう小さくなり洋服や環境の中に埋め込まれるようになります画像は網膜に直接描き込まれ完全没入型の仮想現実や拡張現実が提供され仮想的な人格を通してやりとりするようになります 2029年になるとこのトレンドが円熟を迎え幾世代にも渡る技術の進歩をありがたく思うことでしょう高速化が進んで性能価格比能力通信速度は 2の25乗倍驚異的なものになります今日の百万倍も強力になります人の脳のリバースエンジニアリングが完了し千ドルのコンピュータが基本的な能力という点で人の脳をはるかに凌駕するようになりますコンピュータは人間のパターン認識能力と既に優れている分析力や何十億という事実を正確に記憶する能力を組み合わせるようになりますマシンは知識を速やかに共有できますこれは知的マシンによる侵略のような話ではありません我々自身テクノロジーと融合するようになるでしょうナノ・ボットは最初医療分野で使われるようになるでしょう次いで環境の清浄化強力な燃料電池広く分散配備されたソーラーパネルといった環境への利用さらには人間の脳の中にも取り入れられ神経と交信しますそれを可能する基本的な方式は既に実現されていますたとえば神経系に組み込む完全没入型仮想現実ではナノ・ボットが感覚器官からくるシグナルを遮断し仮想環境にいたら受け取るであろうシグナルを代わりに送りますすると仮想環境の中にいるように感じられます他の人たちと一緒にそこへ行くこともできすべての感覚を伴うあらゆる体験ができます「体験プロジェクタ」と私は呼んでいますが感情をともなう神経内の感覚的体験全体をインターネットにアップできるようになりますそれに接続して他人になるのがどういうものか体験できますしかし最も重要なのはテクノロジーとの融合によって人間の知性が格段に拡張されるだろうことですこれはある部分ではすでに行われています私たちは日常的にテクノロジー無しでは為しえなかった知的偉業を成し遂げています人間の寿命ものびています 1800年には37歳でしたバイオテクノロジーやナノテクノロジーの革命により寿命もまた今後急速にのびるでしょう私のメッセージはテクノロジーの進歩は一定速度ではなく指数的だということです科学者を含め多くの人が一定速度のモデルを前提として「自己複製ナノテクマシンや人工知能ができるのは何百年も先だ」と考えます指数的成長の力を考えるならそういったものはずっと早く手に入ることが分かります情報技術はますます音楽製造から生物学エネルギー物質に至るまで我々の生活全体を取り込んでいます 2020年代には情報と安価な原料とナノテクを使って必要なほとんどあらゆるものを作れるようになっているでしょう非常に強力な技術です可能性も危険も大きくなります適切な問題に適用する意志を持つ必要がありますありがとうございました	We've heard a lot about the promise of technology, and the peril. I've been quite interested in both. If we could convert 0.03 percent of the sunlight that falls on the earth into energy, we could meet all of our projected needs for 2030. We can't do that today because solar panels are heavy, expensive and very inefficient. There are nano-engineered designs, which at least have been analyzed theoretically, that show the potential to be very lightweight, very inexpensive, very efficient, and we'd be able to actually provide all of our energy needs in this renewable way. Nano-engineered fuel cells could provide the energy where it's needed. That's a key trend, which is decentralization, moving from centralized nuclear power plants and liquid natural gas tankers to decentralized resources that are environmentally more friendly, a lot more efficient and capable and safe from disruption. Bono spoke very eloquently, that we have the tools, for the first time, to address age-old problems of disease and poverty. Most regions of the world are moving in that direction. In 1990, in East Asia and the Pacific region, there were 500 million people living in poverty -- that number now is under 200 million. The World Bank projects by 2011, it will be under 20 million, which is a reduction of 95 percent. I did enjoy Bono's comment linking Haight-Ashbury to Silicon Valley. Being from the Massachusetts high-tech community myself, I'd point out that we were hippies also in the 1960s, although we hung around Harvard Square. But we do have the potential to overcome disease and poverty, and I'm going to talk about those issues, if we have the will. Kevin Kelly talked about the acceleration of technology. That's been a strong interest of mine, and a theme that I've developed for some 30 years. I realized that my technologies had to make sense when I finished a project. That invariably, the world was a different place when I would introduce a technology. And, I noticed that most inventions fail, not because the R&D department can't get it to work -- if you look at most business plans, they will actually succeed if given the opportunity to build what they say they're going to build -- and 90 percent of those projects or more will fail, because the timing is wrong -- not all the enabling factors will be in place when they're needed. So I began to be an ardent student of technology trends, and track where technology would be at different points in time, and began to build the mathematical models of that. It's kind of taken on a life of its own. I've got a group of 10 people that work with me to gather data on key measures of technology in many different areas, and we build models. And you'll hear people say, well, we can't predict the future. And if you ask me, will the price of Google be higher or lower than it is today three years from now, that's very hard to say. be the wireless standard three years from now? That's hard to say. But if you ask me, what will it cost for one MIPS of computing in 2010, or the cost to sequence a base pair of DNA in 2012, or the cost of sending a megabyte of data wirelessly in 2014, it turns out that those are very predictable. that govern price performance, capacity, bandwidth. And I'm going to show you a small sample of this, but there's really a theoretical reason why technology develops in an exponential fashion. And a lot of people, when they think about the future, think about it linearly. They think they're going to continue or address a problem using today's tools, at today's pace of progress, and fail to take into consideration this exponential growth. The Genome Project was a controversial project in 1990. We had our best Ph.D. students, our most advanced equipment around the world, we got 1/10,000th of the project done, so how're we going to get this done in 15 years? And 10 years into the project, the skeptics were still going strong -- says, "You're two-thirds through this project, and you've managed to only sequence a very tiny percentage of the whole genome." But it's the nature of exponential growth that once it reaches the knee of the curve, it explodes. Most of the project was done in the last few years of the project. It took us 15 years to sequence HIV -- we sequenced SARS in 31 days. So we are gaining the potential to overcome these problems. I'm going to show you just a few examples of how pervasive this phenomena is. The actual paradigm-shift rate, the rate of adopting new ideas, is doubling every decade, according to our models. These are all logarithmic graphs, so as you go up the levels it represents, generally multiplying by factor of 10 or 100. It took us half a century to adopt the telephone, Cell phones were adopted in about eight years. If you put different communication technologies on this logarithmic graph, television, radio, telephone were adopted in decades. Recent technologies -- like the PC, the web, cell phones -- were under a decade. Now this is an interesting chart, and this really gets at the fundamental reason why an evolutionary process -- and both biology and technology are evolutionary processes -- accelerate. They work through interaction -- they create a capability, and then it uses that capability to bring on the next stage. So the first step in biological evolution, the evolution of DNA -- actually it was RNA came first -- took billions of years, but then evolution used that information-processing backbone to bring on the next stage. So the Cambrian Explosion, when all the body plans of the animals were evolved, took only 10 million years. It was 200 times faster. And then evolution used those body plans to evolve higher cognitive functions, and biological evolution kept accelerating. It's an inherent nature of an evolutionary process. So Homo sapiens, the first technology-creating species, the species that combined a cognitive function with an opposable appendage -- and by the way, chimpanzees don't really have a very good opposable thumb -- so we could actually manipulate our environment with a power grip and fine motor coordination, and use our mental models to actually change the world and bring on technology. But anyway, the evolution of our species took hundreds of thousands of years, and then working through interaction, evolution used, essentially, the technology-creating species to bring on the next stage, which were the first steps in technological evolution. And the first step took tens of thousands of years -- stone tools, fire, the wheel -- kept accelerating. We always used then the latest generation of technology to create the next generation. Printing press took a century to be adopted; the first computers were designed pen-on-paper -- now we use computers. And we've had a continual acceleration of this process. Now by the way, if you look at this on a linear graph, it looks like everything has just happened, but some observer says, "Well, Kurzweil just put points on this graph that fall on that straight line." So, I took 15 different lists from key thinkers, like the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Museum of Natural History, Carl Sagan's Cosmic Calendar on the same -- and these people were not trying to make my point; these were just lists in reference works, and I think that's what they thought the key events were in biological evolution and technological evolution. And again, it forms the same straight line. You have a little bit of thickening in the line because people do have disagreements, what the key points are, there's differences of opinion when agriculture started, or how long the Cambrian Explosion took. But you see a very clear trend. There's a basic, profound acceleration of this evolutionary process. Information technologies double their capacity, price performance, bandwidth, every year. And that's a very profound explosion of exponential growth. A personal experience, when I was at MIT -- computer taking up about the size of this room, less powerful than the computer in your cell phone. But Moore's Law, which is very often identified with this exponential growth, is just one example of many, because it's basically a property of the evolutionary process of technology. I put 49 famous computers on this logarithmic graph -- by the way, a straight line on a logarithmic graph is exponential growth -- that's another exponential. It took us three years to double our price performance of computing in 1900, two years in the middle; we're now doubling it every one year. And that's exponential growth through five different paradigms. Moore's Law was just the last part of that, where we were shrinking transistors on an integrated circuit, but we had electro-mechanical calculators, relay-based computers that cracked the German Enigma Code, vacuum tubes in the 1950s predicted the election of Eisenhower, discreet transistors used in the first space flights and then Moore's Law. Every time one paradigm ran out of steam, another paradigm came out of left field to continue the exponential growth. They were shrinking vacuum tubes, making them smaller and smaller. That hit a wall. They couldn't shrink them and keep the vacuum. Whole different paradigm -- transistors came out of the woodwork. In fact, when we see the end of the line for a particular paradigm, it creates research pressure to create the next paradigm. And because we've been predicting the end of Moore's Law for quite a long time -- the first prediction said 2002, until now it says 2022. But by the teen years, the features of transistors will be a few atoms in width, and we won't be able to shrink them any more. That'll be the end of Moore's Law, but it won't be the end of the exponential growth of computing, because chips are flat. We live in a three-dimensional world; we might as well use the third dimension. We will go into the third dimension and there's been tremendous progress, just in the last few years, of getting three-dimensional, self-organizing molecular circuits to work. We'll have those ready well before Moore's Law runs out of steam. Supercomputers -- same thing. Processor performance on Intel chips, the average price of a transistor -- 1968, you could buy one transistor for a dollar. You could buy 10 million in 2002. It's pretty remarkable how smooth an exponential process that is. I mean, you'd think this is the result of some tabletop experiment, but this is the result of worldwide chaotic behavior -- countries accusing each other of dumping products, IPOs, bankruptcies, marketing programs. You would think it would be a very erratic process, outcome of this chaotic process. Just as we can't predict what one molecule in a gas will do -- it's hopeless to predict a single molecule -- yet we can predict the properties of the whole gas, using thermodynamics, very accurately. It's the same thing here. We can't predict any particular project, but the result of this whole worldwide, chaotic, unpredictable activity of competition and the evolutionary process of technology is very predictable. And we can predict these trends far into the future. Unlike Gertrude Stein's roses, it's not the case that a transistor is a transistor. As we make them smaller and less expensive, the electrons have less distance to travel. They're faster, so you've got exponential growth in the speed of transistors, so the cost of a cycle of one transistor has been coming down with a halving rate of 1.1 years. You add other forms of innovation and processor design, you get a doubling of price performance of computing every one year. And that's basically deflation -- 50 percent deflation. And it's not just computers. I mean, it's true of DNA sequencing; it's true of brain scanning; it's true of the World Wide Web. I mean, anything that we can quantify, we have hundreds of different measurements of different, information-related measurements -- capacity, adoption rates -- and they basically double every 12, 13, 15 months, depending on what you're looking at. In terms of price performance, that's a 40 to 50 percent deflation rate. And economists have actually started worrying about that. We had deflation during the Depression, but that was collapse of the money supply, collapse of consumer confidence, a completely different phenomena. This is due to greater productivity, but the economist says, "But there's no way you're going to be able to keep up with that. If you have 50 percent deflation, people may increase their volume 30, 40 percent, but they won't keep up with it." But what we're actually seeing is that we actually more than keep up with it. in information technology over the last 50 years. I mean, people didn't build iPods for 10,000 dollars 10 years ago. As the price performance makes new applications feasible, new applications come to the market. And this is a very widespread phenomena. Magnetic data storage -- that's not Moore's Law, it's shrinking magnetic spots, different engineers, different companies, same exponential process. A key revolution is that we're understanding our own biology in these information terms. We're understanding the software programs that make our body run. These were evolved in very different times -- we'd like to actually change those programs. One little software program, called the fat insulin receptor gene, basically says, "Hold onto every calorie, because the next hunting season may not work out so well." That was in the interests of the species tens of thousands of years ago. We'd like to actually turn that program off. They tried that in animals, and these mice ate ravenously and remained slim and got the health benefits of being slim. They didn't get diabetes; they didn't get heart disease; they lived 20 percent longer; they got the health benefits of caloric restriction without the restriction. Four or five pharmaceutical companies have noticed this, interesting drug for the human market, and that's just one of the 30,000 genes that affect our biochemistry. We were evolved in an era where it wasn't in the interests of people at the age of most people at this conference, like myself, to live much longer, because we were using up the precious resources which were better deployed towards the children and those caring for them. So, life -- long lifespans -- like, that is to say, much more than 30 -- weren't selected for, but we are learning to actually manipulate and change these software programs through the biotechnology revolution. For example, we can inhibit genes now with RNA interference. There are exciting new forms of gene therapy that overcome the problem of placing the genetic material in the right place on the chromosome. There's actually a -- for the first time now, something going to human trials, that actually cures pulmonary hypertension -- a fatal disease -- using gene therapy. So we'll have not just designer babies, but designer baby boomers. And this technology is also accelerating. It cost 10 dollars per base pair in 1990, then a penny in 2000. It's now under a 10th of a cent. The amount of genetic data -- basically this shows that smooth exponential growth doubled every year, enabling the genome project to be completed. Another major revolution: the communications revolution. The price performance, bandwidth, capacity of communications measured many different ways; wired, wireless is growing exponentially. The Internet has been doubling in power and continues to, measured many different ways. This is based on the number of hosts. Miniaturization -- we're shrinking the size of technology at an exponential rate, both wired and wireless. These are some designs from Eric Drexler's book -- which we're now showing are feasible with super-computing simulations, where actually there are scientists building One has one that actually walks with a surprisingly human-like gait, that's built out of molecules. There are little machines doing things in experimental bases. The most exciting opportunity is actually to go inside the human body and perform therapeutic and diagnostic functions. And this is less futuristic than it may sound. These things have already been done in animals. There's one nano-engineered device that cures type 1 diabetes. It's blood cell-sized. They put tens of thousands of these in the blood cell -- they tried this in rats -- it lets insulin out in a controlled fashion, and actually cures type 1 diabetes. What you're watching is a design of a robotic red blood cell, and it does bring up the issue that our biology is actually very sub-optimal, even though it's remarkable in its intricacy. Once we understand its principles of operation, and the pace with which we are reverse-engineering biology is accelerating, we can actually design these things to be thousands of times more capable. An analysis of this respirocyte, designed by Rob Freitas, indicates if you replace 10 percent of your red blood cells with these robotic versions, you could do an Olympic sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath. You could sit at the bottom of your pool for four hours -- so, "Honey, I'm in the pool," will take on a whole new meaning. It will be interesting to see what we do in our Olympic trials. Presumably we'll ban them, but then we'll have the specter of teenagers in their high schools gyms routinely out-performing the Olympic athletes. Freitas has a design for a robotic white blood cell. These are 2020-circa scenarios, but they're not as futuristic as it may sound. There are four major conferences on building blood cell-sized devices; there are many experiments in animals. There's actually one going into human trial, so this is feasible technology. If we come back to our exponential growth of computing, 1,000 dollars of computing is now somewhere between an insect and a mouse brain. It will intersect human intelligence in terms of capacity in the 2020s, but that'll be the hardware side of the equation. Where will we get the software? Well, it turns out we can see inside the human brain, and in fact not surprisingly, the spatial and temporal resolution of brain scanning is doubling every year. And with the new generation of scanning tools, for the first time we can actually see individual inter-neural fibers and see them processing and signaling in real time -- but then the question is, OK, we can get this data now, but can we understand it? Doug Hofstadter wonders, well, maybe our intelligence just isn't great enough to understand our intelligence, and if we were smarter, well, then our brains would be that much more complicated, and we'd never catch up to it. It turns out that we can understand it. This is a block diagram of a model and simulation of the human auditory cortex that actually works quite well -- in applying psychoacoustic tests, gets very similar results to human auditory perception. There's another simulation of the cerebellum -- that's more than half the neurons in the brain -- again, works very similarly to human skill formation. This is at an early stage, but you can show with the exponential growth of the amount of information about the brain in the resolution of brain scanning, we will succeed in reverse-engineering the human brain by the 2020s. We've already had very good models and simulation of about 15 regions All of this is driving exponentially growing economic progress. We've had productivity go from 30 dollars to 150 dollars per hour of labor in the last 50 years. E-commerce has been growing exponentially. It's now a trillion dollars. You might wonder, well, wasn't there a boom and a bust? That was strictly a capital-markets phenomena. Wall Street noticed that this was a revolutionary technology, which it was, but then six months later, when it hadn't revolutionized all business models, they figured, well, that was wrong, and then we had this bust. All right, this is a technology that we put together using some of the technologies we're involved in. This will be a routine feature in a cell phone. It would be able to translate from one language to another. So let me just end with a couple of scenarios. By 2010 computers will disappear. They'll be so small, they'll be embedded in our clothing, in our environment. Images will be written directly to our retina, providing full-immersion virtual reality, augmented real reality. We'll be interacting with virtual personalities. But if we go to 2029, we really have the full maturity of these trends, in terms of generations of technology, which are getting faster and faster, we'll have at that point. I mean, we will have two-to-the-25th-power greater price performance, capacity and bandwidth of these technologies, which is pretty phenomenal. It'll be millions of times more powerful than it is today. We'll have completed the reverse-engineering of the human brain, 1,000 dollars of computing will be far more powerful than the human brain in terms of basic raw capacity. Computers will combine of human intelligence with ways in which machines are already superior, in terms of doing analytic thinking, remembering billions of facts accurately. Machines can share their knowledge very quickly. But it's not just an alien invasion of intelligent machines. We are going to merge with our technology. These nano-bots I mentioned will first be used for medical and health applications: cleaning up the environment, providing powerful fuel cells and widely distributed decentralized solar panels and so on in the environment. But they'll also go inside our brain, interact with our biological neurons. We've demonstrated the key principles of being able to do this. So, for example, full-immersion virtual reality from within the nervous system, the nano-bots shut down the signals coming from your real senses, replace them with the signals that your brain would be receiving if you were in the virtual environment, and then it'll feel like you're in that virtual environment. You can go there with other people, have any kind of experience with anyone involving all of the senses. "Experience beamers," I call them, will put their whole flow of sensory experiences in the neurological correlates of their emotions out on the Internet. You can plug in and experience what it's like to be someone else. But most importantly, it'll be a tremendous expansion of human intelligence through this direct merger with our technology, which in some sense we're doing already. We routinely do intellectual feats that would be impossible without our technology. Human life expectancy is expanding. It was 37 in 1800, and with this sort of biotechnology, nano-technology revolutions, this will move up very rapidly in the years ahead. My main message is that progress in technology is exponential, not linear. Many -- even scientists -- assume a linear model, so they'll say, "Oh, it'll be hundreds of years before we have self-replicating nano-technology assembly or artificial intelligence." If you really look at the power of exponential growth, you'll see that these things are pretty soon at hand. And information technology is increasingly encompassing all of our lives, from our music to our manufacturing to our biology to our energy to materials. We'll be able to manufacture almost anything we need in the 2020s, from information, in very inexpensive raw materials, using nano-technology. These are very powerful technologies. They both empower our promise and our peril. So we have to have the will to apply them to the right problems. 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「ははは、俺は本来こういう喋り方なんですよ、タクミ様。けど、公爵家に仕える者がそんな軽薄な喋り方をってセバスチャンさんがね」「成る程......それで今はセバスチャンさんがいないから羽目を外してる......と」「そうそう、そういう事」フィリップさんは軽い笑いを浮かべながら焚き火に当たる場所へと座る。「さて、タクミ様。時間なので見張りの交代としましょう」「そうですね。俺もそろそろ眠くなってきました」「クレアお嬢様も、そろそろ寝ておいた方が良いですよ? 疲れが取れてないと、明日またセバスチャンさんに叱られますからねぇ」俺とクレアさんはフィリップさんに言われたように、明日に備えて寝るため立ち上がった。さっきまでクレアさんに撫でられて気持ち良さそうにしていたレオも、俺に寝るつもりなのだろう、俺達と一緒に立ち上がる。俺達が立った時、フィリップさんが楽しそうな笑顔を浮かべながら言って来る。「クレアお嬢様、昔の事はあまり気にしなくても良いんですよ。俺もセバスチャンさんも、クレアお嬢様があの屋敷にいるから仕えてるんですからね」「......フィリップ......さっきの話......聞いてたのね?」「......何の事ですかねぇ?」クレアさんのジト目から逃れるように目を逸らしたフィリップさんは、今にも口笛を吹きそうなとぼけ方だ。 ......どうやら、俺とクレアさんの話をフィリップさんは聞いていたらしい。俺、何か変な事言ってなかったよな? クレアさんに言った言葉も聞かれてたと考えるとかなり恥ずかしい。暗くて見えないだろうが、多分俺の顔は赤くなってるだろうな......。「......はぁ......クレアさん、寝ましょうか」「......そうですね......フィリップを問いただしたいところですが......この様子だと答えそうもありませんしね」「でしょうね。それじゃあフィリップさん、見張りお願いします」「はいよ。しっかり見張っておくから、ちゃんと寝るんだぞー」あ、そうだ。「クレアさん」「......はい?」女性用のテントへ入ろうとしたクレアさんを、思い出したことがあったので呼び止める。俺は振り返ったクレアさんに近付きつつ、持っていた袋から薬草を取り出した。「これ、良かったら食べてから寝て下さい」「これは?」薬草は暗くてどんな物かはっきりと見えないが、黒い花を乾燥させた物だ。それをクレアさんに渡しながら効果を説明する。「それは、よく寝られる薬草です。それを食べて寝ると、溜まってた疲れが全て取れるんですよ」「そうなのですか。......これも『雑草栽培』で?」「はい。色々研究してる時に出来ました」「......研究......いずれちゃんとどんな事をしているか教えてくださいね?」「はい。隠す程の事じゃありませんから、暇が出来た時にでも教えますよ」「わかりました。それではタクミさん、おやすみなさい」「はい、おやすみなさい」クレアさんと就寝の挨拶をして男性用テントへと戻る。ちらりと女性用の方を見てみると、クレアさんはその場で俺が渡した薬草を食べてるようだ。食べた後、クレアさんはすぐにテントへと入って行った。 ......明日にはちゃんと疲れが取れてると良いな。さっきクレアさんにあげた薬草は、俺が以前仕事をしている時、寝ても疲れが取れなかった時に、これを飲んで寝ると疲れが取れる! というキャッチコピーで売り出されてたサプリを思い出して参考にした物だ。昨日の寝る前に薬草を食べて寝たら、今日の寝起きはスッキリだった。まだ俺が一度試しただけなので、確実な効果かどうかはわからないがきっと大丈夫だろうと思う。俺もちゃんと効果が出るようにと考えながら、クレアさんに渡した薬草を食べながらテントの入口へ。さすがにテントの中に入れないレオは、入り口傍に布を敷いてそこで丸まって寝てもらう。モサモサの毛があるから寒さには強そうだから大丈夫だろうと思う。レオに聞いたら、大丈夫と頷いたのでそのまま寝かせた。レオを軽く撫でて寝かせた後、俺はテントに入り中に用意されていた麻で縫われた寝袋......シュラフって言うんだっけ......に入る。シュラフの中で目を閉じた俺に、いつの間にか起きていたセバスチャンさんが声を掛けて来た。「ありがとうございます、タクミ様」「......セバスチャンさん、起きていたんですか?」「はい」もしかして、フィリップさんと同じくセバスチャンさんもクレアさんとの話を聞いてたのかな? まぁ、焚き火からテントまで近いから、声が聞こえていてもおかしくない。「......聞かれてました?」「はい。クレアお嬢様が、我々使用人が勝手に流した噂であそこまで悩んでおられるとは思いませんでした」やっぱりセバスチャンさんは、クレアさんの思った通り、責任を感じてるみたいだな。「セバスチャンさん、それは......」「わかっております。私が責任を感じる事をクレアお嬢様が望んでないと。なので、この話はここでお終いにしましょう。タクミ様、クレアお嬢様の悩みを聞いてくださって、ありがとうございます。クレアお嬢様もタクミ様に相談出来て少しは楽になったと思います」「だと......いいんですけどね」俺が聞いた事で少しでもクレアさんが悩んでいる事が楽になれば良い。「はい。セバスチャンさんも見張りの時間まで休んで下さいね」「ええ。私はもう若くないですからな。ちゃんと寝ないと明日が辛そうです」「ははは、まだまだこれからですよ」「だと良いんですがね。ほっほっほ」そうして、俺とセバスチャンさんは一度笑い合った後、静かに就寝した。セバスチャンさん、見た目は確かに歳を感じさせるところがあるが、結構元気だからな......今日も森を歩いて野営場所を探したり、テント設営までやってた。それでも疲れた様子を見せないなんて、セバスチャンさんも十分若いよなぁ。そんな事を考えながら俺は意識を手放した。 ......薬草のおかげか、夢も見ないくらい熟睡出来た。この薬草、怪しいキャッチコピーのサプリより効果あるんじゃないかな? 安眠薬草とでも名付けておこう。翌朝、眠りから覚めた俺は、昨日の疲れを全く感じないさっぱりとした目覚めから、薬草の効果がちゃんと出てる事を確信した。	“Hahaha. Yes, this is how I usually talk, Mr. Takumi. However, Mr. Sebastian always rebukes me, saying I should be more careful when serving a duke.” “I see... And so you’re letting it go now that Sebastian isn’t here...” “Yes, yes. Something like that.” Phillip said with a light chuckle as he sat down by the fire. “Now, Mr. Takumi. It’s time for us to trade places.” “Yes. I am starting to feel sleepy.” “Shouldn’t you also get some rest, Lady Claire? Mr. Sebastian will be angry with you again if you aren’t fully recovered tomorrow.” “...Very well.” And so Ms. Claire and I stood up in order to prepare for tomorrow by getting some sleep, just like Phillip suggested. Even Leo, who had been lying down comfortably as Ms. Claire petted her, also stood up. I supposed she wanted to sleep with me. As we rose to our feet, Phillip smiled with amusement and said, “Lady Claire. You really shouldn’t think too much of the past. Sebastian and I work at the mansion because you are there.” “...Phillip... You were listening to what I said?” “...What could you be talking about?” Phillip looked away in order to escape Ms. Claire’s glaring eyes. It was such an obvious attempt at feigning ignorance that I thought he was going to start whistling to himself. ...Apparently, Phillip had been listening to our conversation. Uh. I hadn’t said anything strange, had I? The thought of him hearing everything that I said to Ms. Claire was also a little embarrassing. It was too dark to see clearly, but I hoped that my face wasn’t turning red... “...Ha... Let’s go then, Ms. Claire.” “...Indeed... I would like to interrogate Phillip a little further...but from the looks of it, he will not be answering my questions.” “Yes. Well, then. I leave the watch to you, Phillip.” “Aye! I’ll protect you, so sleep well!” And with that, Ms. Claire and I returned to the tents. Ah, that’s right. “Ms. Claire.” “...Yes?” Just as Ms. Claire was about to enter the tent, I remembered something and shouted out to her. She turned around and I walked up to her and took out some herbs from my bag. “I thought you might want to eat some of this before sleeping.” “What is it?” It was too dark to see it clearly, but it was black dried flower. I handed it to Ms. Claire while explaining its effect. “It’s a herb that helps you sleep well. Eating it before going to bed will cause all of the day’s fatigue to disappear.” “Is that so? ...Was this also made with Weed Cultivation?” “Yes. I made it while conducting different experiments.” “...Your research... I hope that it won’t be long before you will tell me all about what you are doing?” “Yes, of course. It’s nothing that I need to hide. And so I will tell you when we have time.” “Good night.” But when I glanced over my shoulder, I saw that Ms. Claire had not moved, and was eating the herb I had given her. When she was done, she stepped into her tent. ...I do hope that she feels well tomorrow. The herb that I had given her. I had made it while thinking of those supplements they used to sell while I was working. They always had these taglines about how effective they would be during those times when you were still tired after sleeping. I had tried eating it before bed yesterday, and woke up feeling very refreshed. Though, only trying it once myself was not a guarantee that it would work for everyone, but I felt that it would be fine. And so I ate some of the herb as well as I entered the tent. Leo was too big to fit inside, and so I would lay out a blanket on the ground in front for her to sleep on. Her coat was so long and thick, that I was sure that the cold would not bother her. I even asked her about it, and Leo nodded that she was all right. And so I petted her lightly as she rolled up into a ball, and then I got inside of the hemp sleeping bag that was in the tent... Once inside, I closed my eyes. That’s when Sebastian suddenly called to me. “Thank you, Mr. Takumi.” “...Sebastian. You were awake?” “Yes.” Had Sebastian also been listening in on my conversation with Ms. Claire? Well, the distance between the tents and the bonfire was not that far, so perhaps they could hear us. “...Did you hear us then?” “Yes. I did not think that Lady Claire would eventually feel troubled over the rumor that we servants spread.” So, Ms. Claire was right. He did feel a degree of responsibility over it. “Sebastian. That’s...” “I know. Lady Claire does not wish me to feel any responsibility over it. And so we will speak of it no more. But I would still like to thank you for listening to her. I think that being able to confide in someone would have lifted some of the burden from her shoulders.” I would be happy if just by listening to her, Ms. Claire would feel even a little bit easier. “Well, then. Good night, Mr. Takumi.” “Yes. Please rest well until it is your turn to take the watch.” “I will. I am no longer young, so I will have a difficult time tomorrow if I don’t sleep.” “Hahaha. But you are still in the prime of life.” “I do hope so. Hohoho.” After we laughed over this, we quietly went to sleep. There were times when you did see Sebastian’s age while looking at him. But he was so energetic... Even today, he had walked through the forest and searched for a camping spot and even helped pitch the tents. And yet he never showed how tired he was. Clearly he was young enough. It was with such thoughts that consciousness faded away from me. ...Thanks to the herbs, I was able to fall into a deep, dreamless sleep. Perhaps these herbs are more effective than those supplements with the suspicious marketing? I think I will call them good sleep herbs. The next morning, when I awoke from my sleep, I felt completely refreshed and without feeling anything from the previous day. 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「ネバネバ解除!」】を解除するアンヌ。こうすることで大盾は空中に投げ出され、勢いよくフィールドの端っこまで飛んでいった! 】の弱点はやはり妨害効果! ダメージを無効化できても、ギミックには弱い......古き良き無敵化だ! そして、銀色のオーラが消滅したことにより、その無敵効果もやっと消えたようだ。大盾はもはや回収不可能。無敵化はミラクルエフェクトなのでもう使うことが出来ない。ここから反撃開始だ! 「もう1つの盾もいただきます!」アンヌは再び【バックラーのもう1つの盾、実物の『対するバックラーは......鉄球に向かって盾を突き出した! 「ウルトラバウンド!」ボヨンッと鉄球が弾き飛ばされる! その勢いはすさまじく、握っていた鎖がアンヌの手をすり抜け、鉄球もろとも遥か彼方に飛んでいってしまった。くっつく力と弾き飛ばす力がぶつかり合った結果、弾き飛ばす力の方が勝ったということか......! だが、武器を失うだけの活躍をアンヌはしてくれた! 「ぬぅぅぅ! ぐおおおおおおっ!!」【パリィワープ】を使うには盾で攻撃をタイミングよく受け止める必要があるが、その盾は今アンヌに対応するために使ってしまった。つまり、このタイミングでの攻撃は俺にとってノーリスク! この要領で、アンヌが作り出してくれる隙に攻撃を合わせるんだ......! そのためにはふわふわ空中に浮いてないで、地に足つけた射撃を行う必要がある。「エナジーバリアV!」俺が地上に降り立ってすぐ、バックラーは濃紺のエネルギーバリアを展開した。巨大な板状のバリアは、まるで俺とバックラーを分かつ壁のようだ。しかし、こんなものでは俺の矢は防げない。壁があるなら、山なりの軌道で矢を飛び越えさせるだけだ! 「ガトリング・インフェルノアロー!」獄炎の矢がバリアを飛び越えバックラーに降り注ぐ! 「リアクティブ・ヘキサゴンシールド!」バックラーの周囲形の小型シールドがいくつも浮遊する。シールドは攻撃に対して自動的に反応し、防衛行動をとるようだ。矢はバックラーに届くことなくシールドに弾き飛ばされていく......! しかも、このシールドには面白い効果がある。攻撃を受ける際、自ら爆発することで攻撃を弾き飛ばしているのだ。まさに『リアクティブアーマー』ってことか......! 弾き飛ばされた矢はその時点で消えることはなく、どんどん地面に突き刺さっていくが、もうこの時点で攻撃能力は残っていない。どちらにせよ、時間が経てば消えていくのみ......ん? んんっ!? バックラーの近くになんかカメレオンみたいな生物が転がってるぞ!? 白い肌に赤い十字の模様があるし、なんかナースみたいだな......。どうやら流れ弾ならぬ流れ矢が刺さってダメージを受けているらしい。フィールドに野良モンスターは存在しない......。のユニゾンか。すでになんか瀕死っぽいが、ここはしっかり倒しておかなければ......! 「フィクサー......! くっ、いつもは避けるのが上手い奴だというのに......! これも弓使いの命中能力がなせる業か......!」バックラーの口ぶりでは、あのカメレオンはフィクサーという名前らしい。ずっと姿を見せなかったあたり、強力な隠密能力を持っているんだろうな。偶然矢が当たって助かった。流石に俺も見えない敵を狙って当てることは出来ない。「ガトリング・ドリルアロー!」今度は貫通力に優れる【ドリルアロー改】を連射する。バックラーを狙いつつ、フィクサーの方も仕留める! 「ヘキサゴンシールド連結! 上をカバーだ!」六角形のシールドが次々とくっつき、1枚の巨大なバリアになった。流石にこれでは矢はフィクサーに届かない......だが! 予備の星球を装備したアンヌがどんどん鉄球を転がす! フィクサーは自分を回復していたのか元気を取り戻し、姿を消して回避を試みる。しかし、でたらめに転がる大量の鉄球に巻き込まれてしまったのだろう。キルを伝えるアナウンスがすぐに流れてきた。「ぬぅぅぅ......! フィクサー、お前が命懸けで与えてくれたHP......無駄にはせんぞ!」あの見た目だし、やはりフィクサーは回復役か。厄介なところで来てくれたものだ......。せっかく奥義を直撃させられたのに、その分のダメージを回復されてしまったかもしれない。しかし、装備の傷は直せない。いくらバックラーの防具が硬くとも、融合奥義の直撃を受ければ無傷では済まない。バックラーは......確実に脆くなっている! 】で俺の前に立ちふさがる【エナジーバリアV】を砕いてくれている! まっすぐ射線が通った......。あの奥義でトドメをさす時だ! 「獄炎風神裂空!」【インフェルノアロー】と【風神裂空】の融合奥義。この高速の矢で陣取りの時のようにトドメを......。「ここだ......ッ!」バックラーは超高速の【獄炎風神裂空】に対して【パリィワープ】を成功させた。彼はすぐに俺の背後へとワープする。「勝負を焦ったな弓使い! そして、地上に降りたのも失敗だった! ウルトラバウンドの応用、ウルトラバウンドドリブルで終わり......だ......!?」「スターダストアロー!!」バックラーほどの男を同じ戦法で倒せるわけがない。俺は信じていた。意地でも【パリィワープ】を成功させ、あの時のリベンジを成功させると......! ワープしてくるタイミングさえわかれば、いくらでも回避手段は存在する。今回は『パリィ!』という成功の音と同時に【』の武器スキルで、超短距離かつ超高速の移動を実現する。この効果でワープして来たバックラーの背後に回り込んだ俺は、その巨体を両腕でがっちりホールドした! 俺たちの体は天へと昇っていく!	“Sticky Deactivate!” As soon as she wrenched it away, Anne deactivated Sticky Star. Like this, the great shield flew off into the air and towards the edge of the field! Invincible Armor’s weakness was obstruction! Even if it could nullify damage, it was weak against gimmicks... That’s the way it has always been! And then the silver aura faded away, showing that the invisible effect had worn off. He could no longer retrieve the shield. And since the invincibility was a Miracle Effect, he could not use it again. Now it was their chance to strike back! “I’ll take the other shield too!” Anne activated Sticky Star once again. She was going for the other shield, which was an actual buckler! As for Buckler...he thrust out his shield towards the iron ball! “Ultra Bound!” And then the iron ball bounced right off! It moved with such incredible force, that the chain slipped from Anne’s hand, and the iron ball went flying off into the distance. The sticky power and bouncing power had clashed, and the bouncing power had won...! However, Anne had done more than enough! “Grrr! ARGHHHH!!” In order to use Parry Warp, he had to block the attack with his shield with perfect timing. But he had already used the shield to deal with Anne. In other words, there was no risk of him parrying my attack! Like this, I would attack whenever Anne made an opening for me...! In order to do that, I couldn’t be floating up in the air, and had to fire with my feet firmly on the ground. “Energy Barrier V!” As soon as I landed, Buckler created a dark blue energy barrier. The giant barrier was like a wall that separated us. However, it was not enough to stop my arrows. If it was a wall, then I just needed to make my arrows go over it! “Gatling Inferno Arrow!” The inferno arrows went over the barrier and rained down on Buckler! “Reactive Hexagon Shield!” Several small, hexagonal shields appeared in the air around Buckler. The shields reacted to attacks automatically, and would guard him. And so the arrows bounced off and never reached Buckler...! Not only that, but the shields had an interesting effect. When blocking an attack, they would explode, causing the attacks to be blown away. That’s what you call ‘reactive armor’...! The arrows did not disappear, but pierced the ground instead. However, they had no attack ability at this point. Surely this meant they would fade away eventually... Huh? Huh!? There was some kind of chameleon-like creature near Buckler! It was white and had a red cross pattern. It looked like a nurse... Apparently, it was taking damage from the stray arrows. But there were no wild monsters on the field... In other words, it was the Straight Knights’ Unison. It seemed like it was already on the brink of death, but I had to make sure that it died...! “Fixer...! Tsk. You’re usually much better at dodging...! Is this because of the archer’s accuracy...?” Judging by what Buckler said, that chameleon was called Fixer. And since it had been hidden this whole time, it must have some powerful concealment ability. I was lucky that my arrow happened to hit it. “Gatling Drill Arrow!” Then I unleashed a chain of Drill Arrow Kai that had high piercing ability. I targeted Buckler while also hitting Fixer! “Hexagon Shield Link! Cover above!” The hexagonal shields began to stick together in order to create a single large barrier. Now my arrows couldn’t reach Fixer... However! Anne equipped a backup star sphere and made iron balls roll! Fixer must have been healing itself, as it was lively again. It then disappeared in order to escape. However, it was hit by numerous iron balls. And then its death was announced. “Grrr... Fixer. I won’t waste the HP you gave to me...!” So it was a healer after all. And it had appeared at the worst time... I had managed to hit Buckler directly with a charge attack, but he was probably completely healed now. However, he couldn’t heal the damage to his equipment. And no matter how hard Buckler’s equipment was, it would not go unscathed after being hit by a fused charge attack. Buckler...was definitely weaker! And Anne’s Mach Rolling Star was breaking the Energy Barrier V that blocked my way! Now I had a clear path ahead of me... It was time to finish this with that charge attack! “Inferno Windgod Sky Tear!” A fusion of Inferno Arrow and Windgod Sky Tear. With this high speed arrow, I would end things like I did during the turf war... “Here...!” But to the highspeed Inferno Windgod Sky Tear, Buckler succeeded in using Parry Warp. And so he warped right behind me. “You got ahead of yourself, archer! You should never have come down! Now I will use Ultra Bound Dribble...!?” “Stardust Arrow!!” I could not defeat a man like Buckler with the same strategy. That’s what I believed. And so he would use Parry Warp and get his revenge for that time...! But if I knew when he was going to warp, then there were ways to dodge him. 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だからこそ、我々の主権に対する観念は、完全なものではなく、むしろ条件付き、さらには契約的でなければならない。国家が大量破壊兵器の使用や輸送、あるいはジェノサイドの指揮などによってテロリズムの後援をすることで「契約」を破れば、主権による当然の利益を失い、世界からの攻撃、除去、または占領の対象となる。時代の外交課題は、国家管理の根本方針、そしてその方針が妨害された場合の解決策を決定する過程に幅広い支持を得ることである。	If a state fails to live up to its side of the bargain by sponsoring terrorism, either transferring or using weapons of mass destruction, or conducting genocide, then it forfeits the normal benefits of sovereignty and opens itself up to attack, removal, or occupation. The diplomatic challenge for this era is to gain widespread support for principles of state conduct and a procedure for determining remedies when these principles are violated.	{ "source": "news_commentary", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
視点を変えたとき印象が全く異なることはよくありますが全体像を見ないと本当に何が起きているのかは理解できませんサシャ・ヴチニッチ: この映像いいでしょう? このたった29秒の映像は私が1時間かけて独立系メディアの力や重要性を説くよりずっと効果的ですなので冒頭で使うのにふさわしいと思いましたまた統計についても少しお話しましょうこの分野の研究者によれば地球上の人口の83%が独立系メディアのない社会で暮らしていますこの数字どう思いますか? 地球全人口の83%が自国で何が本当に起こっているのか知らないのです彼らが得られる情報は誰かが検閲して歪めたり操作するなど何らかの作為を行った情報なのです現実を理解する手段を奪われているわけですこれでこの問題の規模と重要性がわかって頂けたと思いますさて幸運にも残りの17%の社会に住む皆さんはそんな状況が続く限り享受するべきです日曜の朝に新聞をめくりカプチーノを飲んだりとかそんなことができる間は楽しむことですなぜなら昨日皆さんも聞いたと思いますが国旗から星を外すことができるのと同様報道の自由も失うことがあるからですここにいるアメリカ国民の方たちがお詳しいでしょうただそれはまた別のトピックなので私の話に戻りましょう私がお話ししたいことは 1991年に遡ります当時私はセルビアで国内唯一の独立系メディアであり唯一の電子メディアでもある B92を運営していました私たちは紛争中のセルビアで唯一の独立メディアとしてはよくある日々を送っていました政府に目を付けられていたわけです色々なことを経験しましたよそうよくある取り合わせですが脅迫を少々親切なアドバイスも少々財務の介入も少々検閲も少々こんな状況なので職場には誰かを常駐させないといけないわけですしかし政府のやり口で一番やっかいなことがもう一つ 90年の後半に始まったんですが政府が独立系メディアを気に入らない場合には広告主を脅すんです一度広告主が脅されると市場での影響力が失われ広告が来なくなりますその媒体にどんなに効果があっても二度と広告は出しませんすると採算が取れなくなります 90年代初頭はこんな問題を抱えていたわけです一つは会社の存続問題ですがでも私にとって一番辛かったのは 90年代初頭ユーゴスラビアは崩壊寸前でしたまさに転落していく国にいたことですゆっくりとスローモーションで転落していく国ですその全てを記録したテープが残っています真に何が起きているのか理解する術を持っていましたし歴史を記録したかったのですただテープは1週間ごとに上書きしなければなりませんでしたでないとその歴史をアーカイブするのに十分なテープがなかったし調達もできなかったからですまあ大体はこんな感じで細かいことは長くなるので省きますがこんな状況の中ある人が私の事務所を訪れました 1991年のことですメディア・システムの会社を経営している人でした今日も存続している会社ですその彼もまだ健在です当時の私がメディア・システムについて何を知っていたかというとメディア・システムというのは私たちみたいな会社を支援してくれる組織だと思っていたのですなので打ち合わせに向け二つのプランを考えました戦略的プランです小さいの一つと大きいのを一つ小さいのはとにかくテープの調達をお願いすること時代の記録を 50年後まで残せるように大きい方は 100万ドルの融資のお願いですなぜなら真面目な独立系メディア会社というのが素晴らしいビジネスだと今も昔も思っているからですミロシェヴィッチが退任さえすれば B92は生き残って素晴らしい会社になると思っていました実際そうなりました今やセルビアで1番か2番目に大きいメディア会社ですなので当時必要なのはただ一つ困難な時期を乗り越えるための 100万ドルの融資だけだと思ったのですかいつまんで話すとそのお方が事務所に来ました良い身なりでしたよそして自分では素晴らしいと思うプレゼンを行いました政情のこととか戦争がどんなに悲惨なことになるかを説明しましたまあ残虐性の点では足りなかったと今では思いますがねとにかく長い壮大な説明の後の唯一の質問は−−ちなみに冗談みたいですが本当の話です−− マイケル・ジャクソンの曲の使用料は払っているのか?でしたそれが唯一の質問だったのです彼が帰った後自分に対して非常に腹が立ったのを覚えています世の中にメディア企業に融資を提供する機関は必ずあるはずだと思ったのですだって誰にでもわかる明白なことじゃないですか誰かが絶対考えたはずなんですそして事業として始めたはずなんですだからただ自分がバカだから見つけられないのだと思いました言い訳しますと当時はグーグルは存在しませんでした 91年にはググるなんてことはできなかったんですよ自分に問題があると思ったわけですさて1995年まで早送りしますジョージ・ソロスと会うために国を離れました彼を説得するためですもう3回目でした彼の財団がメディア・バンクのような役目の組織に投資するべきだと私の主張は至ってシンプルでしたチャリティは論外です意味がない施しもいらない 2万ドルあったって誰も助からないジョージ・ソロスがするべきなのはメディア企業をビジネスとして扱うことどこにでもあるビジネスですからメディアでも他のどんなビジネスでも投資が必要なのは一緒です本当に必要なのは資本へのアクセスなのですこの3回目の会合はかなりうまくいきました最後にこう言われました「うまく行くはずがないよ金は絶対に取り戻せないだろうだが私の財団から50万ドルを出すから試しにやっててみるといいうまく行かないことがわかるだろう」そして「首吊り用のロープをあげるよ」と会合の後わかっていたことは二つまずいかなる場合でも首を吊るつもりはない二つ目はどうしたらうまくいくのか全くわからないということコンセプトとしては素晴らしいものなんですただコンセプトがあるということと実現させるということは全く別ものですどうやったらできるのかまったく見当もつきませんでした間違ったアイデアはありました銀行をやればいいと銀行は−− 銀行家がここにいるかもしれないので先に謝りますが−− 世界で一番良い仕事ですよほらちゃんとした人でかつ大金を持ってる人を見つけてもっとお金を与えると時間が経ったら返してくれる利子を回収してその間は何もしないこんないいビジネスをしない理由はない! と思ったんです最初のクライアントを見つけましたやった!と思いましたねスロバキア初の独立系新聞です政府のせいでブラチスラヴァの印刷所はどこも使えなくなってしまい日刊新聞なのに首都から400キロ離れた場所で毎日新聞を刷らなければならないという状況でしたこの距離のせいで朝刊の記事の締め切りは午後4時つまりスポーツ記事はありません間に合わないので最新のニュースもない部数は落ちる日刊紙を経済的に握りつぶす方法としては非常に上手い洗練された手段ですねそんな新聞社が融資を依頼してきました生き残る唯一の方法は印刷機の購入だと考えていたんです「分かった会いましょう」と答えビジネスプランを持ってこさせました会合が始まりこんな2枚の紙をもらいました A4サイズですもっと大きかったですがたくさんの数字がありました無数の数字しかしその数字をどう並べ替えても何も出てこないまったく説得力がないしかもそれが彼らの精一杯なのです私たちの融資が頼みの綱ですここから自分の方法論を見出せました銀行業はやめよう実際に相手先に出向いて問題を解決することで見返りを得なければなりません経営を立て直し事業経営を確立させ必要な経営のノウハウを与えるのですクライアントはコンテンツの作り方は知っていますからとりあえず結果から言うとこの10年間で 4000万ドルを融資できるまで成長平均利率は5-6% 最近は冒険して 7%にすることもこんなビジネスを 17カ国の途上国で行っていますそして一番驚くべき数字がソロスが一番心配していた返済率 --なんと97% 予定返済の97%が期日通りに支払われています融資の対象は何かというとメディア会社が必要とするものはすべてです印刷機から放送機器まで何でも一番重要なのはローン株式リースとどんな形でも誰かへの支援としてふさわしければ何でもするんです一番重要なのは誰に投資するかですここ10年間で投資した会社は途上国では最良のメディア企業ばかり私たちはそう信じています終いには「名士録」ができあがるくらいです投資した人々について何時間でも語ろうと思えば語れますよ彼らはいわばヒーローなのですから今回はそのうちの一人だけ時間が許せばもう一人についてもお話しします東欧と中欧から始めてそしてロシアへロシアでの最初の融資はチェリャービンスクでしたこの地名聞いたことある人は半分もいないはずですロシアの南部ですそこにはボリス・ニコライェヴィッチ・キルシンという男がいます独立系新聞を発行していますこの町は90年代初頭まで閉ざされた町でしたツポレフ航空機用のガラスを製産していたからですとにかく彼は独立系新聞をやっています私たちが2年間関わった後地元で一番良いといわれる新聞になったのです州知事がある日彼を尋ねいや実際は彼を自分のオフィスへ呼び彼が来るとこう言いました「ボリス・ニコライェヴィッチ君君はよくやっているねこの地区で一番の新聞だそんな君と取引がしたい次の9カ月君の新聞を私にくれないだろうか? 選挙があるので-- 9カ月後に選挙があるね立候補はしないが私には重要なのだよ誰が私の後任になるのかがだから9カ月くれればその後は返すよメディアビジネスには興味ないからねいくら出せばいいかね?」ボリス「うちの新聞は売り物ではありません」知事「では君のところを閉鎖する」ボリス「そんなことできるわけない」しかし6カ月後新聞は廃刊に追い込まれました幸運だったのはボリスが会社の資産を全部新しい会社に移し購読者リストも持ち出しスタッフを再雇用するのには間に合いましたなので知事が得たのは抜け殻だったのですしかしこういったことは独立系メディアにはよくあることなのですそして独立系メディアの銀行家にとってはまさにうってつけの話ですそんなことをしているうちにメディア経営センターを開設しましたそしてメディア研究所も設置本当にやりがいがある話ですただこれには他にも見方があります冒頭で見せた映像みたいな別の視点上からのカメラで全体を捉えるとこの数字について考え直すかもしれません 10年間で 4000万ドル 17ヶ国そこまで大きい数字ではないですよね? 実際これは大海の一滴に過ぎません昨晩のセッションで話し合われた問題の重要性と比較するとたいしたことないように感じます昨日のテーマだったアフリカと仮に500億ドルのアフリカ対象の資金と比べるとねそこで提起された問題のすべていや半分でも例えば政府の説明責任腐敗そして腐敗にどう立ち向かうか声なき者に耳を貸す方法そして貧困-- こんな問題があるからこそ独立系メディアが成り立つのですだからこそ独立系メディアが創り出されたんですその観点からすると私たちが達成したことは今わかっている問題に対する大海の一滴に過ぎないのですさて私の話も結局一つの物語に過ぎませんここには非営利で立派な仕事をしている人の素晴らしい話が他にも15ぐらいあるでしょう実はそれこそが問題だと思っています何が悪いのかできるだけ説明してみましょう問題は資金調達と呼ばれるものですこの部屋の3分の1の人がそれぞれそういう財団を代表している人たちだとしましょう 3分の2の人たちは非常に重要なことを行う優秀な組織を運営しているさて今度はここにいる 2人に1人が耳が聞こえないとしますそして明かりを消したらどうなるでしょうこれがつまりこの部屋で片方に座っている人ともう片方の人とをマッチングさせるのがどんなに難しいかということですそれにはもっと壮大なアイディアが要ると思いました資金調達というものを改革し再考するアイディアがねだって現実は志もあり目標も同じそんな理想のパートナーを探して駆け回っているようなものですから代わりに何か新しいものを作り出す必要があると思いましたそこで債券を発行すればいいと思いついたのです「報道の自由債券」という名の債券片やアメリカ政府の財政赤字に出資したいという投資家がいるのなら報道の自由に足りない資金を出したいという投資家を探せばいいじゃないかとというわけで「報道の自由債券」をこの秋に売り出すことにしましたおそらく額面1,000ドルで行うでしょうあまり宣伝するつもりはありません宣伝は重要じゃないから大切なのは発行にこぎ着けられれば成功といえるくらいの数の投資家が見つかれば別の会社が来春には債券を発行し始めるでしょうそれを阻止するものは何もありませんその債権は「環境債券」になることだってありえるんですそしてその2週間後にはイクバル・カディールがバングラデシュで電気事業債券を始めるそしてあっとういう間にどんな社会問題もこの方法で資金が揃えられるようになります午前11時半から白昼夢を見ているかのような話ですが残り55秒ですしでもこのアイディアをもっと広げてみましょうまず最初にアメリカから始めますこのコンセプト自体が非常にアメリカ的だからですヨーロッパにも持ち込めますねアジアでだって可能ですいったんあちこちで拠点ができれば投資家にとっても便利になるでしょうこれらの債券を全部一ヶ所にまとめればいいあとは座ってクリックするだけです 10以上の債券が世に出たら一元管理するシステムを開発します投資家が得るものは何かというと金銭はもちろん社会貢献もできるいいことづくめですね格付け機関を作るというのもありですねモーニングスター社のような例えばこの債権の社会的影響: 最高の5つ星金銭面: 利回りが1%なので1つ星とかねさあ今度は最終ステップについて考えましょうかこういう考えを全部一つにまとめたならこの債券商品を売っていく市場を作らない理由はありませんねそこでは迅速にこれらの債券を処理できるのですこの方法であらゆる資金調達を行うようにすれば暗闇もないし目の見えない人がお互いを探して走り回ることもないありがとうございました	Seen from another point of view, it gives quite a different impression. But it's only when you get the whole picture you can fully understand what's going on. Sasha Vucinic: It's a great clip, isn't it? And I found that in 29 seconds, it tells more about the power of, and importance of, independent media than I could say in an hour. So I thought that it will be good to start with it. And also start with a little bit of statistics. According to relevant researchers, 83 percent of the population of this planet lives in the societies without independent press. Think about that number: 83 percent of the population on the whole planet does not really know what is going on in their countries. The information they get gets filtered through somebody who either twists that information, or colors that information, does something with it. So they're deprived of understanding their reality. That is just to understand how big and important this problem is. Now those of you who are lucky enough to live in those societies that represent 17 percent, I think should enjoy it until it lasts. You know, Sunday morning, you flick the paper, get your cappuccino. Enjoy it while it lasts. Because as we heard yesterday, countries can lose stars from their flags, but they can also lose press freedom, as I guess Americans among us can tell us more about. But that's totally another and separate topic. So I can go back to my story. My story starts -- the story I want to share -- starts in 1991. At that time I was running B92, the only independent, for that matter the only electronic media, in the country. And I guess we were sharing -- we had that regular life of the only independent media in the country, operating in hostile environment, where government really wants to make your life miserable. And there are different ways. Yeah, it was the usual cocktail: a little bit of threats, a little bit of friendly advice, a little bit of financial police, a little bit of text control, so you always have somebody who never leaves your office. But what they really do, which is very powerful, and that is what governments in the late '90s started doing if they don't like independent media companies -- you know, they threaten your advertisers. Once they threaten your advertisers, market forces are actually, you know, destroyed, and the advertisers do not want to come -- no matter how much does it make sense for them -- do not want to come and advertise. And you have a problem making ends meet. At that time at the beginning of the '90s, we had that problem, which was, you know, survival below one side, but what was really painful for me was, remember, the beginning of the '90s, Yugoslavia is falling apart. We were sitting over there with a country in a downfall, in a slow-motion downfall. And we all had all of that on tapes. We had the ability to understand what was going on. We were actually recording history. The problem was that we had to re-tape that history a week later; because if we did not, we could not afford enough tapes to keep archives of that history. So if I gave you that picture, I don't want to go too long on that. In that context a gentleman came to my office at that time. It was still 1991. He was running a media systems organization which is still in business, the gentleman is still in business. And what did I know at that time about media systems? I would think media systems were organizations, which means they should help you. So I prepared two plans for that meeting, two strategic plans: the small one and the big one. The small one was, I just wanted him to help us get those damn tapes, so we can keep that archive for the next 50 years. The big plan was to ask him for a 1,000,000-dollar loan. Because I thought, I still maintain, that serious and independent media companies are great business. And I thought that B92 will survive and be a great company once Milosevic is gone, which turned out to be true. It's now probably either the biggest or the second biggest media company in the country. And I thought that the only thing that we needed at that time was 1,000,000-dollar loan to take us through those hard times. To make a long story short, the gentleman comes into the office, great suit and tie. I gave him what I thought was a brilliant explanation of the political situation and explained how hard and difficult the war will be. Actually, I underestimated the atrocities, I have to admit. Anyway, after that whole, big, long explanation, the only question he had for me -- and this is not a joke -- is, are we paying royalties after we broadcast music of Michael Jackson? That was really the only question he had. He left, and I remember being actually very angry at myself because I thought there must be an institution in the world that is providing loans to media companies. It's so obvious, straight in your face, and somebody must have thought of it. Somebody must have started something like that. And I thought, I'm just dumb and I cannot find it. You know, in my defense, there was no Google at that time; you could not just Google in '91. So I thought that that's actually my problem. Now we go from here, fast forward to 1995. I have -- I left the country, I have a meeting with George Soros, trying for the third time to convince him that his foundation should invest in something that should operate like a media bank. And basically what I was saying is very simple. You know, forget about charity; it doesn't work. Forget about handouts; 20,000 dollars do not help anybody. What you should do is you should treat media companies as a business. It's business anywhere. Media business, or any other business, it needs to be capitalized. And what these guys need, actually, is access to capital. So third meeting, arguments are pretty well exercised. At the end of the meeting he says, look, it is not going to work; you will never see your money back; but my foundations will put 500,000 dollars so you can test the idea. See that it will not work. He said, I'll give you a rope to hang yourself. I knew two things after that meeting. First, under no circumstances I want to hang myself. And second, that I have no idea how to make it work. You see, at the level of a concept, it was a great concept. But it's one thing to have a concept; it's a totally separate thing to actually make it work. So I had absolutely no idea how that could actually work. Had the wrong idea; I thought that we can be a bank. You see banks -- I don't know if there are any bankers over here; I apologize in advance -- but it's the best job in the world. You know, you find somebody who is respectable and has a lot of money. You give them more money; they repay you that over a time. You collect interest and do nothing in between. So I thought, why don't we get into that business? So here we are having our first client, brilliant. First independent newspaper in Slovakia. The government cutting them off from all the printing facilities in Bratislava. So here's the daily newspaper that has to be printed 400 kilometers away from the capital. It's a daily newspaper with a deadline of 4 p.m. That means that they have no sports; they have no latest news; circulation goes down. how to economically strangle a daily newspaper. They come to us with a request for a loan. They want to -- the only way for them to survive is to get a printing press. And we said, that's fine; let's meet; you'll bring us your business plan, which eventually they did. We start the meeting. I get these two pieces of paper, not like this, A4 format, so it's much bigger. A lot of numbers there. A lot of numbers. But however you put it, you know, the numbers do not make any sense. And that's the best they could do. We were the best that they could do. So that is how we understood what our method is. It's not a bank. We had to actually go into these companies and earn our return by fixing them -- by establishing management systems, by providing all that knowledge, how do you run a business on one side -- while they all know how to run, how to create content. Just quickly on the results. Over these 10 years, 40 million dollars in affordable financing, average interest rate five percent to six percent. Lately we are going wild, charging seven percent from time to time. We do it in 17 countries of the developing world. And here is the most stunning number. Return rate -- the one that Soros was so worried about -- 97 percent. 97 percent of all the scheduled repayments came back to us on time. What do we typically finance? We finance anything that a media company would need, from printing presses to transmitters. What is most important is we do it either in form of loans, equities, lease -- whatever is appropriate for, you know, supporting anybody. But what is most important here is, who do we finance? We believe that in the last 10 years companies that we've financed are actually the best media companies in the developing world. That is a "Who is Who" list. And I could spend hours talking about them, because they're all kind of heroes. And I can, but I'll give you just, maybe one, and depending on time I may give you two examples who we work with. You see we started working in Eastern and Central Europe, and moved to Russia. Our first loan in Russia was in Chelyabinsk. I'll bet half of you have never heard of that place. In the south of Russia there's a guy called Boris Nikolayevich Kirshin, who is running an independent newspaper there. The city was closed until early '90s because, of all things, they were producing glass for Tupolev planes. Anyway, he's running independent newspaper there. After two years working with us, he becomes the most respected newspaper in that small place. Governor comes to him one day, actually invites him to come to his office. He goes and sees the governor. The governor says, Boris Nikolayevich, I understand you are doing a great job, and you are the most respected newspaper in our district. And I want to offer you a deal. Can you please give me your newspaper for the next nine months, because I have elections -- there are elections coming up in nine months. I will not run, but it's very important for me who is going to succeed me. So give me the paper for nine months. I'll give it back to you. I have no interest in being in media business. How much would that cost? Boris Nikolayevich says, "It's not for sale." The governor says, "We will close you." Boris Nikolayevich says, "No, you cannot do it." Six months later the newspaper was closed. Luckily, we had enough time to help Boris Nikolayevich take all the assets out of that company and bring him into a new one, to get all the subscription lists, rehire staff. So what the governor got was an empty shell. But that is what happens if you're in business of independent media, and if you are a banker for independent media. So it sounds like a great story. Somewhere down the road we opened a media management center. We started our media lab, sounds like a real great story. But there is a second angle to that. The second angle, like in this clip. If you take the camera above, you start thinking about these numbers again. 40 million dollars over 10 years spread over 17 countries. That is not too much, is it? It's actually just a drop in the sea. some of the issues that we were talking about last night -- this last session we had about Africa and his hypothetical 50 billion dollars destined for Africa. All of those, not all, half of those problems mentioned last night -- government accountability, corruption, how do you fight corruption, giving voice to unheard, to poor -- it's why independent media is in business. And it's why it was invented. So from that perspective, what we did is just really one drop in the sea of that need that we can identify. Now ours is just one story. I'm sure that in this room there are, like, 15 other wonderful stories of nonprofits doing spectacular work. Here is where the problem is, and I'll explain to you as well as I can what the problem is. And it's called fundraising. Imagine that this third of this room is filled with people who represent different foundations. Imagine two thirds over here running excellent organizations, doing very important work. Now imagine that every second person over here is deaf, does not hear, and switch the lights off. Now that is how difficult it is to match people from this side of the room with people of that side of the room. So we thought that some kind of a big idea is needed to reform, to totally rethink fundraising. You know, instead of people running in this dark, trying to find their own match, who will be willing, who has the same goals. Instead of all of that we thought there is -- something new needs to be invented. And we came up with this idea of issuing bonds, press freedom bonds. If there are investors willing to finance U.S. government budget deficit, why wouldn't we find investors willing to finance press freedom deficit? We've decided to do it this fall; we will issue them, probably in denominations of 1,000 dollars. I don't want to advertise them too much; that's not the point. But the point is, if we ever survive to actually issue them, find enough investors that this can be considered a success, to start to issue bonds next spring. And those can be environmental bonds. And then two weeks later, Iqbal Quadir can issue his electricity in Bangladesh bonds. And before you know it, any social cause can be actually financed in this way. Now we do daydreaming in 11:30 with 55 seconds left. But let's take the idea further. You do it, you start it in the States, because it's, you know, concepts are very, very close to American minds. But you can actually bring it to Europe, too. You can bring it to Asia. You can, once you have all of those different points, you can make it easy for investors. Put all of those bonds at one place and they sit down and click. Once you have more than 10 of them you have to develop some kind of a matrix. What do investors get? On one side financial, on the other side social. So that brings the idea of some kind of rating agency, Morningstar type. It says, you know, social impact over here is spectacular, five stars. Financial, they give you one percent, only one star. Now take it to the last step. Once you have all of that put together, there's not one reason why you couldn't actually have a marketplace for all of that, where you cannot dispose of all of those bonds in a pretty quick way. And in that way you organize the financing so there are no dark rooms, no blind people running around to find each other. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
頭上から落ちた雷撃が、ミトロフの意識を呼び戻した。咄嗟に鉄棒を振るって雷を掴む。ハッと呼吸をする間にゴブリンソルジャーが動き出していた。トロルのように巨体に見えたが、近づいてくればトロルほどは大きくないと分かる。だがその分だけ動きは軽そうだ。ミトロフは背後の扉を諦め、ゴブリンソルジャーとの距離を保ちながら、山羊頭の老婆から離れるようにして右に回る。とかく、避けるための場所がいる。山羊頭の老婆に近づくのも恐ろしい。どうするかと頭は回転し続けている。「ブラン・マンジェ、良い案はあるか。どうすれば部屋は開く?」「守護者が死ぬか、挑戦者が死ぬか。どちらかです」「外から開ける方法は?」「聞いたことがありません」「だったら、勝つしかないな」「......そうですよ。勝つしかありません」ミトロフの強がりを、ブラン・マンジェも分かっている。耳元の力の抜けた笑いに、ミトロフは歯を噛んだ。ゴブリンソルジャーに追いつかれ、ミトロフは覚悟を決めた。足を止めて向かい合い、その動きを見極める。思考の静寂がやってくる。”昇華”によって得られた精神の強化に、ミトロフは慣れつつある。まるで自分ではなくなるような思考への没入感を恐ろしくも思うが、今ばかりはこれに頼るしかない。思考の変質を受け入れ、ミトロフはただ眼前に集中する。ゴブリンソルジャーは剣を振り上げる。腕には可動域があり、支点と力点と作用点がある。肩から頭上に振り上げた腕が描く軌道は限られる。いくら巨体になろうと、骨格は変わらない。鉈が振り下ろされ、ミトロフはその軌道を避けた。そしてすぐに駆け出して距離を取る。その最中に、光。横手に突き出した避雷針に雷が噛みついた。山羊頭の老婆はこちらの隙を狙っている。呼吸を合わせているわけではないだろう。ゴブリンソルジャーには山羊頭の老婆ほどの知性は感じられない。”魔物”が本能のままに暴れているその合間に、”魔族”が意図して雷を飛ばしてくる。「まったく、厄介なことだな......ッ!」ミトロフのほうが、ゴブリンソルジャーより動きが早い。ブラン・マンジェを背負ったまま、ミトロフは山羊頭の老婆に向かって走る。どちらかを仕留めてしまえば活路は生まれる。線に走るミトロフに雷撃が向かう。避雷針で受け止める。地面を引きずられる鎖が煌めいた。山羊頭の老婆は首を傾げ、ふわりと浮いた。襤褸の外套の裾が広がる。その中には暗闇だけがあって、肉体は見えない。宙を滑るようにして下がって行ってしまう。手にしたミトロフの刺突剣の先が地面を擦っていく。「おい! 地面に当てるな! 切先は繊細なんだぞ!」「ミトロフさん、今はそれどころではありませんよ」首に回されたブラン・マンジェの手がトントンと叩く。振り返ればゴブリンソルジャーが一角兜を向けて突進してくる真っ最中だった。「くそったれ!」「お口が悪いです」「淑女の前で失礼したッ!」焦るべき状況ではあるが、ミトロフの思考は平常である。焦りや怒りによって隆起した感情は、爆発する前に波を引く。冷静な判断がミトロフをその場に留め、ゴブリンソルジャーをじゅうぶんに引きつけてから、軽やかに躱すことを選択させた。ゴブリンソルジャーはすぐには止まれず、壁に頭から突っ込んだ。石と土が剥がれ、耳に痛いほどの衝撃音。ミトロフは期待したが、ゴブリンソルジャーは気にした様子もなく上半身を振って土を払い落とした。細やかな休憩の合間に、ミトロフは呼吸を整える。平常な精神によって避けることは可能だが、身体が追いつかなくなればどうにもならない。体力という資源を貴重に使う必要がある......。「––––降ります」「なに?」背中でもぞもぞと動き、勝手に降りようとするブラン・マンジェの脚を、ミトロフはぐっと掴んだ。「きゃっ、ど、どこを触っているんですか!?」「きみが勝手に降りようとするからだ。他意はない」「いつまでもここに居たら負担になるだけです!」「別に負担じゃない。だいたい、脚を怪我したきみが降りたところで、避けられないだろう」「あなたは避けられるでしょう」「きみはどうなる」「......どうにかします」「案外と頭が悪いな、きみは」「な! それはあまりにも失礼––––わっ!?」横合いから飛んできた雷撃を捕まえるため、ミトロフはぐるりと回転した。ブラン・マンジェは咄嗟にミトロフの首元にしがみついた。「それでいい! 来るぞ!」ミトロフは息を吸い込み、身構える。ゴブリンソルジャーが駆けてくるが、今度はしっかりと足を止めた。鉈を振るう。避ける。今度は左手の薙ぎ払い。飛び退く。体当たり。走って避ける。攻撃の起こりは分かりやすい。巨躯であるゆえに躱す余裕があるのはトロルと同じだ。かつて”赤目”となったトロルとの戦いで得た経験が、ミトロフの動きを確かなものにしている。大丈夫だ。避けられる。「後ろです!」振り返るのは間に合わない。ブラン・マンジェの言葉を頼りに、ミトロフは腕を上げて避雷針を背後に差し向けた。振動と雷鳴。雷撃は捕まえた。眼前、ゴブリンソルジャーが鉈を構えている。 ––––こいつには手加減という言葉がない。常に大振り......だから避ける間がある。振り下ろされるより先に、ミトロフはつま先を軸に回転。真横に叩きつけられた鉈。それを持つ手首を避雷針で叩いた。”デンキ”の荊が絡みつく。空気が弾ける音。ゴブリンソルジャーの驚く声。鉈を離して手を引っ込める。その隙にミトロフはその場を離れ、また息を整える。「......あなた、身軽なんですね」「見た、目によらず、と言いたい、のか?」ふっ、ふっ、と荒い呼吸。「......すみません。邪魔をしました。息を整えてください」気遣う声に、今度はミトロフから会話を切り出した。「わかったこと、がある。どうやら、あの雷は連発はできない、ようだ。ふう......一度かわせば、次の雷まではいくらか余裕がある」話すことで恐怖を呑み込む。互いに恐れを共有することで、立ち向かう意志を保つ。諦めないために、会話をする。「この部屋に入る前に、助けを呼んでくるように頼んだ。カヌレが来てくれるはずだ」「......ですが、扉は開きません」「......頼りにしてらっしゃるんですね」頼りにしている––––その言葉がミトロフには意外なものに聞こえた。「そう、だな。ぼくは、頼りにしている。もっと最初からそうすべきだった」ひとりでここに来なければ。自分の力を証明したいと、子どものような考えに固執していなければ。詮ない事と分かりながらも考える。「仲間が来る。そう思えるだけで、希望がわく」「......そう、ですね。頼れる方がいるのは心強いでしょう」ミトロフは避雷針を握り直した。柄に巻かれた”デンキナマズ”の皮がわずかに焦げている。ミトロフはそれを見なかったことにした。「きみも頼るべきだったな。ひとりで戦おうとせずに」「わたしには頼れる人はいません。わたしが、皆を助けねば」「だったらぼくに依頼でもすればよかった。最初からふたりで来れば、もう少し楽ができたかもなっ」上空からの落雷を受け止める。人差し指にわずかな痺れがきた。気にする暇もなく、ゴブリンソルジャーの一撃。大きく避けてはいけない。無駄な動きは疲労となって帰ってくる。無駄なく、最小限に。呼吸すら節約しなければならない。ゴブリンソルジャーは手にした鉈を振るう。それはミトロフにとってありがたいことだった。鉈はミトロフを両断するだろう。だが、拳や、腕払い、平手打ちのどれであっても、当たればそこで終わりだ。鉈という武器にこだわってくれるかぎり、避けるべきは線のような刃だけで済む。背筋に悪寒が駆け上がる。当たれば死ぬとわかっているものを、身体に触れないぎりぎりで躱すという行為。死が手の触れる場所を通り過ぎている。「ブラン・マンジェ。きみは、怖いか」「––––怖くないわけがないでしょう」「ああ、ぼくもだ。しっかり掴まっていろ。絶対に、当てさせない」「頼もしい殿方です、ねっ!」ミトロフの急な動きに、ブラン・マンジェの語尾が跳ねた。ゴブリンソルジャーの手が届く場所で、ミトロフはステップを踏む。少女を背負い、手には長い棒切れを持ち、聞こえぬ音楽にリズムを重ねるようにくるくると回る。死線上のワルツをミトロフは踊る。足を運ぶ。体重を移動する。貴族の夜会は時に夜更けまで続き、幾度となくダンスを踊る。教鞭を手にした家庭教師の監視の元で、ミトロフのダンスの特訓はかつて何時間と続いた。走ることは苦手だ。だが、ダンスならば身に染みている。いかに疲労を少なくするか、楽に、体力を温存して踊るか。踊りつづける限り、死なない。ワルツは死線を超えない。巨躯の相手にとっては、その懐こそが台風の目であるようだ。脚に手が触れそうな距離まで近づき、また離れ、ふと遠くに出たかと思えば、くるりと回りながら入り込んでくる。ゴブリンソルジャーはすばしっこい獲物に苛立ち、鉈を振る力を強くする。それが動きを単調にしていることには気づかない。ミトロフは冷静に目を向けている。手にあるのは空洞の鉄の棒。いくら攻撃しようと無意味な長物。攻撃という手段を切り捨てたことで、ミトロフの意識はただ”避ける”ことだけに集中する。相手を見る。目線を、呼吸を、動きを。感じとる。そしてその動きに合わせて、自分も動く。それはゴブリンソルジャーをパートナーにしたダンスに違いなく、ふたりの呼吸は合っている。ミトロフが合わせている。強化された精神はゴブリンソルジャーの動きを読み取り、やがてミトロフは”彼”のことを理解する。その動きが、どうしたいのかが、手を繋いで踊っているかのように分かる。視界の端で、ミトロフは山羊頭の老婆を見た。雷撃を撃とうと剣を掲げ、しかしその狙いは定まらないようである。”魔族”には知性がある。その知性ゆえに、雷を撃てばゴブリンソルジャーを巻き込むことを理解している。 ––––雷とは、高い物に落ちる性質がある。本にはそう書いてあった。ミトロフとゴブリンソルジャーが並ぶ限り、雷はゴブリンソルジャーに落ちる。魔法として真横から撃つにも、的としての大きさはゴブリンソルジャーの方が大きく、ミトロフは止まることなく動き、立ち位置を入れ替えている。 ”知性”は理性的な判断を優先する。ゆえに、雷は飛んでこない––––。脅威を前に、逃げなかった。だからこそ見えてきた死中の活がある。死を前にしても、尚前に進むことで、ミトロフはわずかな希望に指先を引っ掛けている。どれほどそれを繰り返したろう。何時間のように感じる。だが、数分のようでもある。何度かブラン・マンジェに話しかけられた気がする。何か返事をした気もする。記憶が朧げなのは、精神が揺れ動いているからだろうか。一度でも失敗すれば、死ぬ。自分も、背負ったブラン・マンジェも。文字通り、命の重みが肩にある。その責任と恐怖に、幾度となくミトロフは叫び、逃げ出したくなった。この場から後ろに下がり、大きく息を吸いたくなった。その都度、ひどく冷静な自分が引き留めた。ここから逃げた瞬間、自分は死ぬ。仕切り直すことはできないと分かっている。一度折れた心は戻らない。死の恐怖の内側に戻る勇気は立て直せない。だからただ足を動かす。ゴブリンソルジャーと呼吸を合わせてダンスを踊る。いつまでも。限界が来るまで。だが、それはいつだ? いつの間にか風を切る音がずいぶんとうるさい。木枯らしの隙間風のように乾燥しきった擦過音がしている。それが自分の喉から鳴っていることが他人事のように思える。顔中から汗が吹き出している。滴り落ちている。額から流れる汗が落ちて、目に入るより先に、ブラン・マンジェがそれを押さえた。ミトロフの邪魔にならぬように、体勢を崩さぬように、ブラン・マンジェは己を荷物とするようにただミトロフにしがみついている。ふたりはいつしか一体となっている。あとどれくらい保つだろう。分からない。疲労も何もかもが溶けたようで、動いている身体すら自分のものとは思えない。呼吸は間に合わず、苦しくて仕方ないはずであるのに、どうしてかミトロフは心地よさすら感じていた。いつまででも、こうしていられる。自分のことでありながら、自分でも理解できない感覚だった。未知でありながら、恐ろしくはない。心地良い。ずっとこの感覚に浸っていたい。すべてが完璧に噛み合っている......。山羊頭の魔女は首を横に傾けた。ミトロフが離れるのを待っていた。でなければ、雷はゴブリンソルジャーにも当たってしまう。しかしミトロフはずっと離れない。自分にできることはない。白髪と黒髪とが混ざり合った長髪が揺れる。顎骨はカカカ......と鳴る。魔物の上位種に位置する”魔族”には知性がある。知性とは考える力であり、学習する力である。山羊頭の老婆は目の前の光景を観察し、学び、ひとつの答えを出した。手にした刺突剣を掲げ、虚空に雷撃を生む。そして落雷を落とした––––鉈を振り上げたゴブリンソルジャーに。悲鳴。そして衝撃。ゴブリンソルジャーに落ちた雷は、鉈から駆け下りながらすぐそばにいたミトロフに飛び移ったのである。 ”側撃”と呼ばれるその現象に、ミトロフは対応できなかった。雷の大半はゴブリンソルジャーにあり、ミトロフを打ち据えたのはわずかな雷電である。しかしミトロフを弾き転がすには余りあり、その集中力を断ち切るには申し分のない一撃だった。山羊頭の老婆は学習したのだ。ゴブリンソルジャーごと巻き込めばいい。ミトロフが死んでも、ゴブリンソルジャーは死なない。”人間”とはか弱い生き物なのだから。怒り、咆哮を向けてくるゴブリンソルジャーに、山羊頭は歌うような笑い声を返した。歌声を耳にしながらミトロフは肘をついて身体を起こす。全身に痺れがある。だが、身体は動く。しかし酸素が足りていない。頭が締め付けられるような苦しみの中で、ミトロフは必死に呼吸を繰り返している。心臓が飛び出しそうなほど激しく動いている。足に力が入らないのは、疲労のせいか、雷撃のせいか。くそ、くそ、くそ––––。頭の中で同じ言葉が回転している。うまくいっていた。邪魔された。やられた。またあの山羊頭に。ミトロフは立ち上がろうとする。だが背中に石が載っているように、身体は重い。顔を上げる。ゴブリンソルジャーは山羊頭の老婆に吠え、やがて思い出したようにミトロフに視線を向けた。近づいてくる。諦めという甘美な誘いを、ミトロフは手に取ろうとした。すっかり疲れている。このまま眠れば、どれほど心地良いだろう。なに、充分やったさ......。と、肩に手が当てられる。囁く声は、震えていた。「わたしが時間を稼ぎます。あなたは扉に。助けが間に合うかもしれません」ミトロフを守るようにブラン・マンジェが立った。その背中は小さく、焦げた両脚は立つだけでもやっとのはずだった。それでも彼女は剣を抜き、ゴブリンソルジャーと向かい合った。「ブラン・マンジェ! きみこそ逃げろ!」「あら足で立ってから言ってくださいますか?」「減らず口だなきみは!」ミトロフは拳を太ももに叩きつけた。淑女に守られ、自分だけが諦めているわけにはいかない。そんなことは、貴族の男子として許されない。それは男の意地と矜持に関わるのだ。「大丈夫です。あなたのおかげでいくらか休めました––––一撃だけなら、きっと」ゴブリンソルジャーが鉈を横薙ぎに振るう。ミトロフは叫び、手を伸ばし、しかし届かず––––赤い線がひとつ、ゴブリンソルジャーの身体を区切るのを見た。鉈がくるくると宙に舞って地面に転がっていった。ミトロフが呆けたように見つめる先で、ゴブリンソルジャーの上半身が斜めにずれ落ちる。切り口は炭化し、血飛沫のひとつも上がらなかった。剣を振り抜いた姿勢のまま、ブラン・マンジェはその場に崩れ落ちた。「ブラン・マンジェ!」ミトロフは膝を擦りながらにじり寄り、ブラン・マンジェを抱き起こした。普段は隠れているフードの中の顔が見える。ミトロフは息を呑んだ。「......大丈夫、です。魔力を消費しすぎた、だけで、ミトロフさん、あなたは––––逃げて」ブラン・マンジェはもはや幼子ほどの力も残っていない腕を動かし、扉を指さした。 ”守護者”であるゴブリンソルジャーは死んだ。ならば、扉の封印は解けているだろう。あそこまでたどり着けば、生きて帰ることができる。「そうか、きみはあの一撃のためにおとなしく背中にしがみついていたわけか! やってくれるじゃないか! よし、よしっ、ブラン・マンジェ、生きて帰るぞ!」「............」視線を戻す。ブラン・マンジェの返事はない。瞼は閉じられている。ミトロフは慌てて手のひらをブラン・マンジェの口にかざした。 ––––息はしている。だが、弱い。魔力とは血液と同じだと聞く。失い過ぎれば、人は死ぬ。ブラン・マンジェは命の血を削り取ってあの一撃を放ったのだろう。自分はここで朽ち果てても構わないと決意して。ミトロフは顔を上げる。柱の影から山羊頭の魔女が姿を表している。カタカタと首を左右に揺らし、その口からは歌が響く。視線をずらせば扉がある。あそこから戻ることができる。安宿のベッド。屋台の塩辛い食事。肩まで風呂に浸かり、からからになった喉に流し込むミルクエール。体力は幾ばくも残っていない。気を失った人間は、水の詰まった袋のように重いだろう。山羊頭の老婆が、ブラン・マンジェを背負うまでの隙だらけの挙動を見逃してくれるわけもない。ミトロフの喉がごくりと鳴った。	The lightning that struck from above brought Mitrof back to consciousness. He instinctively swung the metal bar and caught the lightning. The moment he caught the lightning, the goblin soldier started to move. Although it appeared to be large, like a troll, it was smaller when approached. However, its movements looked light. Mitrof gave up on the door behind him and, keeping distance from the goblin soldier, turned to the right to get away from the goat-skullhead-oldwoman. He desperately needed a place to avoid them. Approaching the goat-skullhead-oldwoman was also terrifying. His mind continued to race, trying to figure out what to do. “Blanc Manje, do you have any good ideas on how to open the door?” “Either the guardian dies or the challenger dies—that’s the only way.” “Is there a way to open it from the outside?” “I have never heard of one.” “Then, we have to win.” “...Yes, we have to win.” Blanc Manje knows that Mitrof is being stubborn. Mitrof gritted his teeth as he heard Blanc Manje’s humorless laughter in his ear. Being chased by the goblin soldier, Mitrof made up his mind. He stopped and faced his enemy, trying to see through its movements. The silence of thought came over him. Mitrof was getting used to the enhancement of the mind, thanks to “sublimation.” He found the immersion in his changed thoughts to be terrifying, as if he had become someone else. But he had no choice but to rely on it now. Mitrof accepted the transformation of his thoughts and concentrated only on what was before him. The goblin soldier raised his sword. The arm had a movable range, a fulcrum, and a point of force. The trajectory of the arm swinging from shoulder to overhead was limited. No matter how big its body became, the skeleton did not change. As the axe was swung down, Mitrof avoided its trajectory. Then, he immediately ran off to create some distance. In the midst of it, there was light. Lightning struck the lightning rod, which extended sideways. The goat-skullhead-oldwoman was aiming at his flank. They were not breathing in sync. Mitrof could not feel the same level of intelligence in the goblin soldier as he did in the goat-skullhead-oldwoman. During the monster’s rampage of instinct, the demon intended to shoot the lightning. “Damn, what a nuisance...!” Mitrof moves faster than the goblin soldier. With Blanc Manje on his back, Mitrof ran towards the goat-skullhead-oldwoman. If he could take out one of them, he might find a way out. A lightning bolt was aimed at Mitrof as he ran straight. He caught it with the lightning rod. The chain dragged along the ground, shimmering. The goat-skullhead-oldwoman tilted her head and floated lightly. The hem of her tattered coat spread out, leaving only darkness inside and no physical body visible. She slid through the air and retreated. The tip of Mitrof’s stab sword scraped against the ground. “Hey! Don’t hit the ground! The tip is very delicate!” “Mitrof-san, now is not the time for that.” Blanc Manje’s hand around his neck tapped lightly. When he looked back, the goblin soldier with a horned helmet was charging. “Fck you!” “You have a foul mouth.” “My apologies for being rude in front of a lady!” Although it was a situation to be worried about, Mitrof’s thoughts remained calm. The emotions that arose from panic or anger receded like waves before they could explode. Mitrof made a calm decision to stay in place and draw the goblin soldier’s attention completely before nimbly dodging its attack. The goblin soldier couldn’t stop in time and smashed its head into the wall. Stones and dirt fell off, and the impact was deafening. Mitrof had hoped for more, but the goblin soldier didn’t seem to care and shook off the dirt from its upper body. During a brief rest, Mitrof regulated his breathing. Although it was possible to avoid it with a clear mind, there was nothing he could do if his body couldn’t keep up. He needed to use his resources—his stamina—sparingly. “——I’m getting off.” “What?” Mitrof tightly grasped Blanc Manje’s legs as they fidgeted on his back, trying to get off on their own. “Kyaa! W-Where are you touching?!” “Because you are trying to get off on your own—I don’t mean anything else.” “I’m just a burden!” “You’re not a burden—besides, with your injured leg, you won’t be able to avoid going down.” “But you can.” “What about you?” “...I’ll manage somehow.” “You’re surprisingly dumb, you know.” “What?! That’s too rude—— Huh?!” Mitrof revolved to catch the lightning that came flying from the side. Blanc Manje clung to Mitrof’s neck. “That’s it! It’s coming!” Mitrof took a breath and braced himself. The goblin soldier rushed towards him, but this time he stopped firmly. Dodging. now swept with his left hand. Jumping backward. Ramming the goblin, running to avoid. The occurrence of the attack is easy to understand. Because of its huge body, like a troll, he has the same room to dodge. The experience gained from battling with the “Red-Eyed” troll has made Mitrof’s movements precise. ‘It’s okay. I can avoid them.’ “Behind you!” There was no time to turn around. Trusting Blanc Manje’s words, Mitrof raised his arm and directed the lightning rod behind him. Vibrations and thunder—the lightning bolt was caught. Before him, a goblin soldier brandished its axe. ——This guy doesn’t know how to hold back. Always swinging wildly... so there is time to dodge. Before the axe could be swung down, Mitrof rotated on his toes. The lightning rod struck the hand that held the axe before it could hit him. The thorns of electricity tangled around it. A burst of air exploded. The goblin soldier cried out in surprise, letting go of the axe and recoiling his hand. In that opening, Mitrof withdrew and caught his breath. “...You’re light on your feet.” “You’re saying that you didn’t expect that, despite what you saw?” He breathed roughly. “...I’m sorry. I got in the way—please catch your breath.” Feeling concerned, Mitrof started the conversation this time. “I’ve noticed something—it seems that lightning bolts can’t be used repeatedly—phew... if you dodge once, you’ll have some leeway until the next lightning bolt.” Swallowing their fear by speaking, they shared their fear to maintain their determination to fight. They talked about not giving up. “Before entering this room, I asked “him” to call for help—Canule should be coming.” “...But the door won’t open.” “...You are relying on them, then.” Relying on them—those words sounded surprisingly unexpected to Mitrof. “Yes, I am relying on them—I should have done it from the beginning.” Should not have come here alone, should not have stubbornly clung to childish thoughts of wanting to prove oneself. He thought so, even though he knew it was futile. “My friends are coming—just the thought of that gives me hope.” “...Yes, you’re right—having someone you can rely on is reassuring.” Mitrof tightened his grip on the lightning rod. The skin of an “electric catfish” wrapped around its handle was slightly burned. Mitrof chose to ignore it. “You should have relied on me too—don’t fight alone.” “I don’t have anyone I can depend on—I have to help everyone myself.” “If that’s the case, you should have just asked me for help—if we came together from the beginning, we could have made things a little easier.” Mitrof caught lightning that struck from above. His index finger numbed slightly. Without time to worry, he received a strike from the goblin soldier. He couldn’t dodge too much. Needless movements would turn into fatigue later. He had to be minimal and efficient. He even needed to save his breath. With peaceful thoughts, Mitrof kept watch. The goblin soldier swung an ax in his hand. For Mitrof, it was fortunate that the soldier was attached to the weapon. The ax would cut Mitrof in half. But whether it was a fist, an arm swing, or a slap, as long as it hit, it was over. As long as it’s fixated on the axe weapon, Mitrof only has to avoid the blade. A chill ran up his spine. Avoiding something you know will kill you means barely avoiding it. Death is within reach. “Blanc Manje, are you scared?” “——How could I not be scared?” “Yeah, me too—hold on tight—I won’t let them hit us.” “You’re quite the reliable gentleman, aren’t you?!” Blanc Manje’s tone jumped at Mitrof’s sudden movement. Within reach of the goblin soldier, Mitrof stepped forward. With the girl on his back and a long pole in his hand, he spun in rhythm to the inaudible music. Mitrof danced the waltz on the verge of death. To move one’s feet, to shift one’s body weight. Noble parties sometimes last until late at night, and one may dance many times. Under the watchful eye of his private tutor holding a cane, Mitrof’s dance training once lasted for hours. He was not good at running. However, dancing had seeped into his body. How he could minimize fatigue, dance with ease, and conserve his stamina. As long as he danced, he would not die. The waltz would not cross the line of death. For a large body like his, the partner’s embrace was like the eye of a typhoon. Approaching within touching distance of his legs and then moving away, suddenly it would seem like he was far away, but then he would turn and enter again. The goblin soldier swung his axe more forcefully in frustration at the quick prey. He didn’t realize that this made his movements repetitive. Mitrof remained calm, his eyes fixed. In his hand was the hollow iron rod. No matter how much he attacked, it was a pointless, long object. By discarding the means of attack, Mitrof’s consciousness was focused solely on “avoiding” the enemy’s movements. He looked at his opponent, perceiving their gaze, breath, and movements. Then he moved in sync with those movements. It was undoubtedly a dance with the goblin soldier as his partner, and their breathing was in sync, with Mitrof leading. With his strengthened mental acuity, Mitrof could read the goblin soldier’s movements, gradually understanding “it”—what he wanted and how he moved. It was as if they were dancing hand in hand, knowing each other’s intentions. In the corner of his vision, Mitrof saw the goat-skullhead-oldwoman. She raised her sword to cast a lightning bolt, but her aim was not precise. “Demons” had intelligence, and Mitrof understood that if she were to cast lightning, she would involve the goblin soldier. Lightning has the tendency to strike at its highest point. It was written in the book. As long as Mitrof and the goblin soldier stood side by side, thunder would strike the goblin soldier. Even when casting magic from the side, the goblin soldier was a bigger target, and Mitrof continued to move, changing his position. “Intelligence” prioritizes rational judgment. Therefore, lightning does not strike -. Faced with the threat, he did not run away. That’s why he saw the opportunity to come back from the brink of death. Even in the face of death, Mitrof clings to a glimmer of hope by moving forward. How many times has he repeated this? It feels like hours have passed, but it could also be just a few minutes. It feels like Blanc Manje has spoken to him several times. He thinks he replied, but his memory is hazy, perhaps because his mind is in turmoil. One mistake, and they will die. Both he and Blanc Manje carry the weight of life, literally. Mitrof has repeatedly wanted to shout and run away from responsibility and fear. He wanted to step back from this place and take a big breath. But each time, a terribly calm part of him held him back. He knows that if he runs away from here, he will die. There’s no redoing it. Once his heart breaks, it’s impossible to recover. The courage to return to the fear of death cannot be restored. So he just keeps moving his feet and dances with the goblin soldier in unison, forever, until he reaches his limit. But when will that be? Unbeknownst to him, the sound of the wind grows louder and louder. The dry friction sound that sounds like a gust of autumn wind seems like a distant problem that’s coming from his throat. Sweat is pouring out all over his face. Droplets are falling. Before the sweat running down his forehead can reach his eyes, Blanc Manje pushes it away. Trying not to get in Mitrof’s way, trying not to lose his balance, Blanc Manje clings to him like a piece of luggage. The two have become one without realizing it. ‘How much longer can I hold on?’ Mitrof doesn’t know. All his fatigue and everything else has melted away, and he can’t even feel his own moving bodies. Even though his breathing should be difficult and painful, Mitrof oddly feels comfortable. He could stay like this forever. It was a feeling he couldn’t understand, even though it was his own. It was unknown, but not frightening. It was pleasant. He wanted to bathe in this feeling forever. Everything was perfectly in sync. The goat-skullhead-oldwoman tilted her head. She was waiting for Mitrof to let go. Otherwise, the lightning would strike the goblin soldier. However, Mitrof did not let go. There was nothing she could do. The long hair, mixed with white and black, swayed. The jawbone made a creaking sound. The “demon,” a superior species to the monsters, possessed intelligence. Intelligence is the power to think and learn. The goat-skullhead-oldwoman observed the scene in front of her, learned from it, and came up with an answer. She raised her thrusting sword and produced lightning in the void. And then she dropped the thunderbolt—onto the goblin soldier swinging its axe. A scream. And shock. The lightning that struck the goblin soldier jumped to Mitrof, who was right beside the goblin soldier, running down from the axe. Mitrof could not respond to the phenomenon known as a “side impact.” The goblin soldier absorbed the majority of the lightning, and only a small portion struck Mitrof. Nevertheless, it was enough to knock him over, and it was an excellent blow to break his concentration. The goat-skullhead-oldwoman had learned. It would be good to involve the goblin soldier as well. Even if Mitrof died, the goblin soldier would not. After all, “humans” are fragile creatures. As the goblin soldier directed his anger and roar towards her, the goat-skullhead-oldwoman returned with a laughing voice like a song. While listening to the singing voice, Mitrof propped himself up on his elbow. Numbness spread throughout his body. However, his body was still able to move, but the lack of oxygen was suffocating him. In the midst of the agony that felt like his head was being squeezed, Mitrof was desperately breathing. His heart was beating so violently that it felt like it was about to burst out of his chest. His legs were unable to bear any weight, whether it was due to fatigue or the thunderbolt attack. Fck, fck, fck—— The same word was spinning in his head. Things were going well until he was interrupted. He had been done in again by that goat-skullhead-oldwoman. Mitrof tried to stand up, but his body felt heavy, as if a boulder were on his back. He lifted his head, and the goblin soldier barked at the goat-skullhead-oldwoman, then remembered Mitrof and turned his gaze towards him, approaching him. Mitrof reached for the alluring invitation to give up. He was completely exhausted. If he were to fall asleep right now, how comfortable would it be? ‘I’ve done enough...’ Then, a hand was placed on his shoulder, and a trembling whisper came out. “I’ll buy some time—you go near the door—help might arrive.” Blanc Manje stood to protect Mitrof. Her back was small, and her burned legs were just barely able to support her weight. Nevertheless, she drew her sword and faced the goblin soldier. “Blanc Manje! You should be the one to run!” “Ara, can you say that again once you stand on two legs?” “Don’t you have too much of a mouth on you!” Mitrof pounded his fist against his thigh. He couldn’t just give up while being protected by a lady. As a nobleman, that was not allowed, as it involved his pride as a man. “I’m fine. Thanks to you, I was able to rest a bit—only if it’s just one hit.” The goblin soldier swung his axe horizontally. Mitrof yelled, reaching out his hand, but it couldn’t reach. ———He watched as a red line cut through the goblin soldier’s body. The hatchet twirled through the air and rolled on the ground. Mitrof starred in a daze as the upper half of the goblin soldier’s body fell slantingly downward. The cut edge had charred, and not a single drop of blood had scattered. In the stance of swinging her sword, Blanc Manje collapsed on the spot. “Blanc Manje!” Mitrof crawled over and hugged Blanc Manje, revealing a face usually hidden under the hood. Mitrof held his breath. “...I’m fine. I just used up too much magical power, Mitrof-san—you should... escape.” Blanc Manje barely moved her arm, which had no more strength than that of a child, and pointed to the door. The goblin soldier, the “guardian,” was dead. Therefore, the seal on the door must have been lifted. If they could make it there, they could make it back alive. “I see, so you were quietly clinging to my back for that one attack—well done! Alright, alright, Blanc Manje, we’re going to make it back alive!” “...” Mitrof looked back, but there was no response from Blanc Manje. Her eyelids were closed. Mitrof quickly put his hand over Blanc Manje’s mouth. ‘She’s breathing, but weak.’ Magic power is said to be like blood. If too much is lost, a person will die. Blanc Manje had released that one blow, diminishing her own life force. She had resolved to rot here. Mitrof looked up. The goat-skullhead-oldwoman had emerged from the shadows of the pillar. She moved her head from side to side, and her singing voice echoed from her mouth. If he looked away (abandoning Blanc Manje), there was a door. He could return from there. a cheap inn bed. salty food from a food stall. Submerging up to his shoulders in a bath and drinking milk ale to quench his dry throat. He had little physical strength remaining. An unconscious person would be as heavy as a bag filled with water. The goat-skullhead-oldwoman couldn’t overlook the sloppy movements that led to Blanc Manje being carried on Mitrof’s back. Mitrof swallowed hard.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 3, "inserted_lines_src": 2, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
セレナの突然の発言に驚。普通に考えれば、暗黒領と聞いた時点で教会側に任せるのが当然だ。それに聖教会も動くとなれば、自分で探すより、待っている方が絶対にいい。しかしバジルの前にいる少女は、自分で探しに行くと言い出した。当然ながらバジルはセレナのことを止める。暗黒領に人を出して、無駄な犠牲者を増やすわけにはいかないから。「それは許すことができません。確かにあなたの力は決勝戦で見せてもらいましたが、それども暗黒領には通用しません。考え直してください」バジルの言葉は正論だ。暗黒領の魔獣と戦ったことのあるバジルには、セレナの強さでは生きて帰ってくることは不可能だと考えた。レイリア王国近くの暗黒領ならまだ大丈夫だが、暗黒領の奥の方に行けば、さらに強い魔獣たちが生息している。今のセレナの実力では暗黒領の奥の方に生息する魔獣には到底敵わない。そして残念なことに、モカが連れ去られたのは暗黒領のかなり奥地であった。セレナも自分が無理を言っていることは分かっている。しかしそれでも母親のことを自分で助けたいと思うのが娘だ。セレナはどうにかして理由を探す。「でも、人手なら少しでも多い方が......」「確かにそうです。けれども、連携が取れない魔法師が加わっても犠牲者が増えるだけです」残酷だが、バジルの言っていることは正しい。高度な連携の中に素人が一人加わると、その一人だけが危険になるのではなく、チーム全員が危険に及ぶ。それは下手をしたら全滅する可能性が高くなるということだ。「でも......」「残念ですけど、私たちに任せて諦めてください」バジルの説得に諦めかけるセレナ。確かにセレナ一人が加わるのは邪魔になるかもしれない。だが、セレナには信頼できる仲間がいた。「それなら私も行きます」「私も」セレナに同行すると言い出したのは、モーナとアイシィだの目からは、確かな決意の色を感じる。しかし、たとえ二人が同行するといったところで、バジルの答えは変わらない。いくの実力が高くとも、所詮はまだ学生魔法師。暗黒領に出すには早すぎる。「はあ、たとえ三人になっても同行は許しませんよ。第一あなたたちは暗黒領のことを知らない。そんな人間を暗黒領に送り出すなど、私には到底できません」無知の者が暗黒領に出る。それは自殺志願者か、ただの馬鹿だ。教会の軍隊は初めて暗黒領に出る者がいるとき、決まって事前に多くの訓練を課し、そのうえで初めて暗黒領の地を踏ませる。しかも暗黒領に出る際、暗黒領経験者を多数動員して部隊を作る。そうして、暗黒領に慣れてきて、初めて少数部隊に組み込まれていくのだ。しかしセレナたちは訓練などもしていなければ、全くの無知だ。そんな三人を部隊に同行させるのは、いくらセレナ達三人が強くとも、足手まとい以外の何でもない。バジルは気が進まないが、殺気を出してセレナたちを見る。それは改めて実力の差を感じてもらい、モカを助けに行くのを諦めてもらうため。セレナたちはバジルの殺気を感じて、動くどころか言葉を発することもできなくなってしまった。バジルから発せられる殺気に三人は実力の差を思い知らされる。そして三人が諦めかけたその時。バジルの殺気に割って入る者がいた。「俺が同行すると言ったらどうする?」声の主はもちろんセイヤだ。その表情からは余裕さが感じられ、バジルの殺気にも全く負けていない。「何を考えているキリスナ=セイヤ?」「何って、俺が手伝うって言っているんだ」「それがどういうことか、わかっているのか?」バジルがセイヤのことを責めるように聞く。バジルの言っていることは、セイヤが加わることで、部隊が弱体化することではない。すでにセイヤの力を知っているバジルは、セイヤが部隊に加われば戦力が上がると考えている。だが、同時にセイヤの隠された力が教会関係者にばれてしまう可能性もある。もしセイヤの力が知られてしまえば、聖教会がセイヤの敵になってしまうという。そしてそうなれば、特級魔法師ライガー=アルーニャまでもが聖教会の敵になってしまう。誰もそのようなことを望んではいない。バジルもそんな事態を起こしたいとは思わない。だからこそ、セイヤを全力で止める。「お前が部隊に加わるということで、確かに戦力は上がるかもしれないが、それ以上に問題が多すぎる。わかっているのか?」「ああ、わかっている。それより部隊の構成人数を教えてくれ」「構成人数?を一小隊と考え、六小隊の大隊を複数編成するつもりだが......」セイヤはバジルの言葉を聞き、ニヤリと笑みを浮かべる。「わかった。俺とここにいる生徒会メンバー」「私もセイヤと一緒に行く......」ユアが加わると言うと、セイヤの脳内に幼女の声が響いた。 (リリィも!) 「どうやらリリィも行くそうだ。これで六人」ユアはモカのことを助けたいと思っている。それはかつて、自分が攫われた経験があるがゆえに、気持ちをわかっているからだ。もしセイヤに会っていなければ、今頃、自分がどうなっていたかわからない。自分はセイヤに助けられた。だからこそ、今度は自分が誰かを助ける番だ。それにユアがセイヤを一人で行かせるわけがない。それはリリィも同じである。セイヤは小会議室に入った瞬間から、リリィと念話を開始して、話の内容をリリィに流していた。リリィもまた、モカのことを助けたいと思っている。それは友達の母親だからでもあるし、泊まりに行ったとき、とても優しくしてくれて、好きだったから。ナーリは自分が転校初日に困っているところを助けてくれた。だからこそ、今度は自分がナーリを助ける番だ。不安そうな顔をするナーリを笑顔にしたい。それにリリィがセイヤと離れすぎると、どうなるかわからない。二人の決意は決まっている。セイヤの決意も同じだ。セイヤは別にセレナのために、モカを助けに行くのではない。ナーリのためだ。ナーリは転校したてのセイヤたちに良くしてくれた。一人で不安になっているのであろうリリィのことも、しっかりと面倒も見てくれた。その上に、家にまで呼んで相手の資料なども見せてくれた。だからこそ、今度は自分が助ける番だ。それにユアとリリィが助けに行きたいと思っていることを知っている。「まさかお前ら六人で行くと?」「そうだ。俺ら六人のうち、半数は暗黒領経験者。これなら問題はないはずだ」セイヤの暗黒領経験者が半分という発言に、生徒会メンバーは耳を疑う。この年で暗黒領を経験しているなんて異常である。しかもそれが三人なら異常どころではない。セレナたちは畏怖の目でセイヤを見ており、その瞳は本当にセイヤが何者なのかと問いかけていた。一方、バジルは考える。確かにセイヤたちが捜索に加わってくれば心強い。おそらくこの六人なら、そこらの教会の小隊よりも強いかもしれない。だが、それ以上に問題が残っている。それはモカが攫われた先だ。実はすでにモカの居場所は大体わかっていた。しかし場所が場所なだけに、すぐに部隊を派遣できなかった。だからこそ対応が遅れていたのだ。バジルは考えた結果、腹を決める。「わかった。六人の出動を許可しよう。すぐに依頼書を非公式で出すから、外で待っていてくれ」「ありがとな」セイヤたちはバジルに言われて通り、外で待つために部屋から退出しようとする。しかしそこで、バジルがセイヤだけを呼び止めた。「キリスナ=セイヤだけは待て。二人で話がある」バジルの目を見てセイヤは大体の内容を察する。バジルがまだ何かを隠しているということを。セイヤが再び座り直し、残りの四人が部屋から出る。そしてセイヤは聞いた。「で、なんだ?」「今回の事件の詳細を教える」「なるほど」バジルの言葉にセイヤがにやりと笑みを浮かべる。どうやらこの事件は一筋縄とはいかないようだ。	Everyone was surprised at Selena’s sudden declaration. Usually, when it comes to the dark territory you leave everything for the church to handle. Besides, with the Holy Church on the move, obediently staying home is the best choice. However, the girl before Bagil said that she wanted to search herself. As a matter of course, Bagil tried to stop her. He couldn’t just casually send people to their death. 「I cannot allow it. I witnessed your power in the finals, and it won’t be enough. Please, think it through」 Bagil’s words were theoretically true. It was impossible for Selena to venture into the dark territory and come back alive with her strength. It would have been fine with to venture into the dark territory close to the Leiria Kingdom, but deep inside it, you could easily find even stronger monsters. Selena of now wasn’t capable of surviving in the depth of the dark territory. And unfortunately, Moka was brought quite deep. [] Selena was aware that she was pushing her limits. However, she was a daughter who wanted to save her mother herself. Selena desperately came up with a reason. 「But every person counts......」「That is true. But including a magician unfamiliar with our tactics is only adding another victim」 It was cruel but it was true. By including an amateur in the already formed team, you can endanger everyone’s lives. If a newcomer performs poorly, the whole team might be wiped out. 「But......」「It is regretful, but leave it to us and give up」 Selena gave up persuading Bagil. She may indeed become a nuisance. However, she had her trusted comrades. 「Then I’m going too」「Me too」 Mona and Aishi proposed to accompany her. In their eyes, Selena saw the color of determination. [] However, even with the two of them, Bagil’s answer was unchanged. Even if they are excellent, they are still the students, it is too early for them to venture out into the dark territory. 「Ha, I won’t allow it even with the two of you. In the first place, you know nothing about the dark territory. I can’t allow such people to venture out」 An ignorant person venturing into the dark territory. Such person is either an idiot or wants to commit suicide. When the church’s army goes into the dark territory for the first time, it happens only after a lot of hard training and only on the outskirts. A squad consisting of people, who already experienced the dark territory for themselves, also accompanies them. And only after they get used to the dark territory, they are allowed to go deeper. Nevertheless, Selena’s group, although capable, was completely ignorant of the dangers inside. In these circumstances, they couldn’t be anything but a burden to the team. Bagil didn’t let go and released his killing intent in their direction. It was for the sake of letting them experience the difference and make them give up. Once they felt his killing intent, they become unable to move or speak. He intended to remind them of the gap between them. But when the three were about to give up, someone disrupted his killing intent. 「What would you say if I go with them?」 It was, of course, Seiya’s voice. He had a relaxed expression, almost as if he didn’t feel anything. 「What are your thoughts, Kiritsuna Seiya?」「I said, I will lend them a hand」「Do you understand what you are saying?」 Asked Bagil with a blaming tone. The addition of Seiya to the team won’t make it any weaker. Bagil understood his strength and considered him an individual of great ability. However, at the same time, the risk of revealing his dark powers to the church was great. If his power was ever revealed, the Holy Church would become his enemy. And if that ever happens, the special magician, Raiga Arunia will become an enemy of the church too. No one wanted to witness such an outcome. Bagil didn’t want that to happen, so he tried to stop him. 「With you in our team, our strength will soar, but you should be aware of the underlying problems. Do you know what I mean? 」「Yeah, I know. More than that, tell me the number of people in your squad」「Numbers? I planned to send six teams of six people.....」 Hearing his words, Seiya grinned. 「Understood. I and the student council makes four」「I will also go with Seiya......」 When Yua agreed, a young voice appeared in his head. (Lily too!) 「Apparently Lily too. Now we have six」 Yua wants to save Moka. She was kidnapped before and emphasized with her. If she didn’t meet Seiya back them, no one knows where she would have been right now. I was saved by Seiya before, so I will save someone myself. Besides, she couldn’t let Seiya go alone. The same was true for Lily. From the moment they entered the conference room, Seiya transmitted her the gist of the conversation. Lily too wanted to save Moka. Because she was her friend’s mother and was always kind and gentle to her. Nari helped me when I was in peril on my first day. That’s why it’s time for me to help her. I want Nari to smile. Besides, no one could foretell what would happen if she separates from Seiya too far. The two were determined. Seiya’s determination was there too. Seiya didn’t do it for Selena or Moka, he did it for Nari. She was nice to Seiya’s group, who just transferred. Nari took care of Lily when she was worried. On top of that, she let them see the information on their opponents. That’s why it is my turn to help. Besides, he knew that Lily and Yua wanted to save her too. 「You don’t mean the six of you, right?」「I do. Three amongst us have experienced the dark territory, it should be enough」 The student council members doubted their hearing when they heard Seiya. Experiencing the dark territory at his age was clearly abnormal. Moreover, there were three of them. Selena’s trio watched him weird eyes, you could see 「Who the hell is this guy? 」 written inside. On the other hand, Bagil contemplated. Certainly, with Seiya’s trio, he could relax. The six of them might be even stronger than the church’s teams. However, the other problem was still present. The problem regarding Moka’s location. In reality, he had certain speculations. But it wasn’t a place where he could casually dispatch his troops. That’s why the response was delayed. Bagil steeled himself and made the decision. 「All right. I will allow the six of you to venture out. I will handle the formalities, so please wait outside」「Thanks」 Everyone tried to leave the room, just as he told them too. But then, Bagil stopped only Seiya from going outside. 「Wait, Kiritsuna Seiya. Let’s talk with just the two of us」 From Bagil’s expression, Seiya understood the content to a certain extent. Bagil still hid something. Seiya took his seat again and the rest of them left the room. Then, he asked. 「So, what is it?」「I will tell you the details about this incident」「I see」 Hearing his words, Seiya grinned. Apparently, this case wasn’t so simple.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 0, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
「何か分かったことはあった?」僕の言葉にデュークは首を横に振った。デュークに分からないことは流石に僕も分からないだろう。誰もいない学園の旧図書室で僕とデュークはアリシアの性格が変わる日の前のことを調べていた。少し前に、になった僕はウィリアムズ家で盛大に祝って貰った。アランはまだ僕を気に入らないようだったが、ヘンリとアルバート、そして、アーノルド、彼らには感謝しきれないくらい良くしてもらった。アリシアの母親もついに見ることが出来ると思っていたが、その日は用事で不在だった。もちろん、デュークにも祝って貰った。彼からはある封筒を貰ったが、まだ開いていない。その時に、アリシアの性格が変わった日の前日の話をしたのだ。「どんなに調べても黒い薔薇の情報ない。実際に直接見たかったな」「そんなことよりも~! いいお知らせがあるんだけど!」甲高い声が耳に響く。メルが頬を膨らませながら僕らの視界に入ってくる。ヘンリが彼女の後ろで苦笑いを浮かべている。言うことをきかない子供とそれに苦労している親みたいだ。「何だ?」「アリアリの聖女認定を無事に終えました~! いえ~い!」アリシアに殺されそう......。メル、今までありがとう。というか、本人不在で出来るものなんだね。アリシアの今までの努力が水の泡だよ。あんなに悪女になりたがっていたのに、正反対のものを手に入れちゃうなんて。「嬉しいけど、なんか複雑だよね」僕の言葉に全員が大きく頷いた。「本来なら認められて嬉しいはずのものなんだけどな」「勝手にしちゃったから、アリアリ怒るかな~。けど、こうでもしないとデュークはアリアリと結婚できないもんね!」ヘンリが呟いた後に、メルが声を上げてそう言った。確かにそれもそうだ。デュークがアリシアと結婚するためには彼女を聖女認定しなければならない。「案外簡単に出来るものなんだね」「聖女認定よ!? 簡単に出来るわけないじゃない」僕の言葉にメルは大げさに反応する。「どうやったの?」「国王陛下に会いに行ったの。そしたらすんなり聖女認定出来ちゃった」「簡単じゃん」「ジル、国王陛下に謁見出来ることがどれだけ大変なことか分かってないでしょ。まぁ、私はデュークというコネを使ったんだけどッ」「アリシアをどうプレゼンしたんだ?」僕とメルの会話にヘンリが入ってきた。それは僕も気になる。そもそもメルってちゃんと失礼なく国王陛下と話せるんだろうか......。「そりゃ、もちろん、アリアリは肌がすべすべで、あの美しい黄金の瞳には誰もが釘付けになって、可愛くて超美少女で、無敵で」「俺が聞いた内容とは違うな」デュークがメルの言葉を遮る。「アリシアのこれまでの業績を事細かく説明し、彼女が聖女である資格を既に身に着けていると熱弁されたって父が言っていたけどな」そう言って、ニヤリとデュークは笑う。その様子を見て、メルは顔を真っ赤にして叫んだ。「デューク!! 信じられない! この王子! アリシアに言いつけてやる!」なんだかんだ言って、メルはデュークに忠実なんだ。「アリシアに言いつけたらだめだろう。聖女認定したことがバレるぞ」「あ、そうだった」「このことはアリシアに隠し通そう」ヘンリの提案にメルは大きく頷いた。デュークも隣で「ああ」と小さく答える。「そう長く隠し通せるとは思えないけど。......まぁ、ばれても僕は聖女認定に関しては全く関与してなかったってことで」僕は満面の笑みでそう言った。	“Did you find out anything?” Duke shook his head at my words. If Duke couldn’t understand it, I’m sure I couldn’t either. Duke and I were researching the days before Alicia’s personality changed in the school’s empty old library. Not long ago, I had turned twelve and had a big celebration at the Williams’ house. Alan still didn’t like me, but Henry, Albert, and Arnold had been too kind to me, and I had hoped to see Alicia’s mother, but she was away on an errand that day. Of course, Duke congratulated me. He handed me an envelope, which I haven’t opened yet. It was then that I told him about the rose that had bloomed the day before Alicia’s personality had changed. “No matter how much research I did, I couldn’t find any information about the black rose. I wish I could have actually seen it in person.” “That’s not the point~! I have good news!” A high-pitched voice echoes in my ears as Mel comes into our line of sight, cheeks puffed out, and Henry is behind her, a wry smile on his face. I felt like a parent struggling with a disobedient child. “What?” “Aliali’s certification as a Saint was successfully completed!! Yay!” Alicia was definitely going to kill her... Mel, thank you so much for everything you’ve done. I mean, I didn’t know it was possible to do it without her... all of Alicia’s hard work up to this point had gone down the drain. She desperately wanted to be a villain, but now she’s getting the polar opposite of what she expected. “I’m happy for her, but it’s kind of complicated.” Everyone nodded at my words. “Normally, this is something one should be happy about, right?” “I wonder if Aliali will be angry because we did it without her permission. But if we don’t do this, Duke won’t be able to marry Aliali!” Mel raised her voice after Henry muttered. Indeed, that was true as well. In order for Duke to marry Alicia, he would have to certify her as a saint. “I guess it’s easier than expected.” “Saint status? Nope, it normally wouldn’t be that easy, you know?” My response was met with an exaggerated reaction from Mel. “How did you do it?” “I went to see His Majesty the King. Then, when I requested for her to be approved as a Saint, it was immediately processed.” “That’s too easy!” “Gilles, you have no idea how hard it is to get an audience with His Majesty the King. Well, I used my connections with Duke.” “What did you say about Alicia?” Henry came into the conversation between Mel and me. I was curious about that, too. I wondered if Mel could talk to His Majesty the King without being rude.... “Well, of course, Aliali has smooth skin, those beautiful golden eyes that everyone is glued to, she’s cute, super beautiful, and invincible...” “That’s not exactly what I overheard.” Duke interrupted Mel. “My father told me that Alicia’s accomplishments to date were explained in great detail and that she passionately stated that Alicia already had the credentials to be a saint.” Then, with a grin, Duke smiled. Seeing this, Mel’s face turned red, and she yelled. “Duke!!! I can’t believe it!!! I’m going to have to tell Alicia about this prince!” For what it’s worth, Mel was loyal to Duke. “You must not tell Alicia. She’ll know you’ve certified her as a saint.” “Oh, that’s right.” “Let’s keep Alicia in the dark about this for now.” Mel nodded in agreement to Henry’s suggestion, and Duke gave a small “Yeah” as he stood next to her. “I don’t think we’ll be able to keep it a secret for long. Well, even if it does get out, I had nothing to do with her being named a saint.” I said with a big smile.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 0, "inserted_lines_src": 0, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
なぜ検索エンジンにGoogleしか選ばないの?」不思議と返ってくる答えは決まってこの3つです 1つ目は「うまく検索できるから」ご名答です私も同じ理由でGoogleを使っています 2つ目は― 「ほかの検索エンジンを知らないから」ちょっと惜しいたいてい私はこう返します「Googleで『検索エンジン』を検索してごらんほかにも面白いのがあるよ」そしてトリとなる3つ目です必ず手を挙げて満を持して言う子がいるんです「Googleを使うと絶対に常に最高で公正な検索結果が得られるから」絶対に常に最高で公正な検索結果が得られる― これを耳にするたびデジタル世代とはいえ人類のひとりとして虫唾が走りますみんながGoogleを愛し大事にしているからこそ「公正な検索結果」と信じ考えるのだとわかっていてもです公正な結果など哲学的にほぼありえませんなぜかご説明しましょうでもまず検索の基本原理について少しだけお話しさせてくださいみんな忘れてしまいがちなことです Googleで何かを検索するときまず考えるべきは「個別の事実を知りたいのか?」フランスの首都はどこか水分子の構成元素は何かといったものですこの場合はぜひGoogle検索しましょう科学者といえども答えは「ロンドン」と「H30」だなんて証明できやしませんからここに何の陰謀もありませんこうした個別の事実については世界全体で答えが何か一致しているのですでも質問をほんの少し複雑にしてこんな風にしたらどうでしょう「なぜパレスチナ問題が起こっているのか?」もはや求めているのはただ一つの「事実」ではなく「知識」ということになります知識ははるかに複雑で繊細なものですそうした知識を得るには 10 、20 または100の事実を集め自分のものにし「これらはすべて真実だ」と言えないといけませんでもひとは年齢や人種、性的趣向に関わらず違う価値観を持っていますですから「確かにこれは真実だけどこっちのほうが重要だ」となりますここからが面白いのです私たちが人間らしさを発揮するからです私たちは互いに議論し社会を形成し始めます本当に答えを出すにはまず事実をすべてふるいにかけます友だちやご近所さん両親、子どもたち、同僚そして新聞や雑誌を通じてふるいにかけ真の知識にたどりつくのですここで検索エンジンはあまり役に立ちませんさきほど真に純粋で客観的な知識を手にするのがなぜ難しいか例をお見せするとお話ししました皆さんにお考えいただきましょうまずいくつか簡単な検索をしてみますまずは「ミシェル・オバマ」アメリカのファーストレディです「画像」をクリックしますご覧のとおりうまく行っていますねまあ完ぺきな検索結果です写真にはミシェル一人だけ大統領さえいませんどうなっているんでしょうとてもシンプルです Googleは色々頭を使っていますが簡単に言うと 2つのことに着目しています 1つは各ウェブサイトの写真の下にあるキャプションの内容です写真の下に「ミシェル・オバマ」とあれば彼女の写真の可能性が高いですねつぎにGoogleが見るのは写真ファイルウェブサイトにアップロードされたファイルの名前です「MichellObama.jpeg」というファイルならクリント・イーストウッドの写真ということはないでしょうこの2つを手がかりにするとこんな検索結果になるんです―普通はさて2009年ミシェル・オバマに人種差別攻撃の矛先が向きました検索結果を通じて侮辱されたのですある写真がばらまかれインターネットを席巻します彼女の顔がサルのようにゆがめられた写真です写真はインターネット上のあらゆるところに掲載されましたしかも検索結果の上位に表示されるよう非常に意図的な形でネット掲載されましたキャプションには必ず「ミシェル・オバマ」と書かれファイル名も「MichelleObama.jpeg」などとされたのですそう検索結果を操作するためです確かにそれは成功し Googleで「ミシェル・オバマ」を画像検索すると 2009年当時サル顔に変形された写真が結果上位に表示されましたさて検索結果には自浄作用がありますそこが素晴らしいところでもあり Googleは毎日毎時間関連度を測っているのですでもこのときGoogleは黙ってはいませんでした「これは人種差別的で悪い検索結果だから自らの手できれいにしないといけないプログラムを書いて修正するんだ」と考え実際にそうしました皆さんのなかでこれが悪いことと思う方はいないでしょう私もそう思いませんそれから2年ほどして世界で最もGoogle検索されたアンネシュアンネシュ・ベーリン・ブレイヴィークはこんなことをしました 2011年7月22日ノルウェー史上悲惨な日となったこの日この男―テロリストは政府庁舎を爆破しましたここノルウェー・オスロの会場から徒歩圏内の場所ですその後彼はウトヤ島に渡り子どもたちを銃撃し殺しましたその日 80人近くの命が失われました多くの場合このテロ行為には 2つの段階があったと語られますつまり建物爆破と子どもの銃殺という2つの段階です実は違うのです 3つの段階があったんです彼は建物を爆破し子どもたちを銃殺しそして世界が彼を Google検索するのを待ったのです彼はこの3つの段階すべてを周到に準備していました彼の意図をすぐに見破ったのがスウェーデンのウェブ開発者で検索エンジン適正化の専門家ストックホルムのニック・リンドクヴィストです自らも非常に政治的なニックはブログやFacebookなどソーシャルメディアを通じてみんなに訴えかけました「こいつが今ほしいものがあるとしたら自分のイメージをコントロールすることだみんなでそれを崩そうじゃないか文明社会のみんなの力をあわせて彼の行為に対して抗議するんだ検索結果を通して彼を侮辱するんだ」でもどうやって? 彼は以下のことをするよう呼びかけましたインターネットで道端の犬のフンの写真を探し― 道端の犬のフンの写真を探し― それをフィードやウェブサイトブログに掲載するのですそのとき必ずキャプションにはテロリストの名前を書きファイル名を「Breivik.jpeg」とするのです Googleにこれがテロリストの顔だと教えるのです効果てき面でしたミシェル・オバマ事件の2年後アンネシュ・ベーリン・ブレイヴィークの検索結果が操作されました 7月22日事件以降の数週間スウェーデンから彼をGoogleで画像検索すると検索結果の上位に犬のフンの写真が表示されるに至りました小さな抗議行動です奇妙なことにこのとき Googleは介入しませんでした人為的に検索結果をきれいにしようとはしなかったのですさてここで難しい質問ですこれら2つの現象は何が違うんでしょうか? ミシェル・オバマに起こったこととアンネシュに起こったことは違いますか? もちろん違いませんまったく同じ事象ですでも Googleは片方には介入し他方にはしませんでしたなぜでしょうそれはミシェル・オバマが尊敬に値する人物である一方アンネシュ・ベーリン・ブレイヴィークが卑劣な人間だからですご覧いただいたとおりここには人に対する評価が介在しています世界には重要人物を決める権力を持つ― 唯一の権力者がいるのです「君は好き君は嫌い君は信じる君は信じない君は正しい君は間違っている君は真実君は嘘君はオバマで君はブレイヴィーク」これが力というものですですから覚えておいてくださいどんなアルゴリズムでもその後ろには必ず人間がいるんです人間はそれぞれ価値観を持っていてプログラムでその影響を完全に消し去ることはできません私はこのメッセージを Googleだけではなくプログラムに信頼を寄せる世界中のすべての人に伝えたい自らの偏見をしっかり認識し人間であることを自覚し責任を持たなければいけませんこのことを伝えたいのは結束を今一度強くしなければいけないそんなときが来ていると信じているからです人類と技術のつながりこの結束を今以上に強くするのです少なくとも心地よい魅惑的に聞こえる― 公正できれいな検索結果というものは神話に過ぎずこれからもそうだと心に留めるべきですありがとうございました	Why is Google the search engine of choice for you? Strangely enough, I always get the same three answers. One, "Because it works," which is a great answer; that's why I Google, too. Two, somebody will say, "I really don't know of any alternatives." It's not an equally great answer and my reply to that is usually, "Try to Google the word 'search engine,' you may find a couple of interesting alternatives." And last but not least, thirdly, inevitably, one student will raise her or his hand and say, "With Google, I'm certain to always get the best, unbiased search result." Certain to always get the best, unbiased search result. Now, as a man of the humanities, albeit a digital humanities man, that just makes my skin curl, even if I, too, realize that that trust, that idea of the unbiased search result is a cornerstone in our collective love for and appreciation of Google. I will show you why that, philosophically, is almost an impossibility. But let me first elaborate, just a little bit, on a basic principle behind each search query that we sometimes seem to forget. So whenever you set out to Google something, start by asking yourself this: "Am I looking for an isolated fact?" What is the capital of France? What are the building blocks of a water molecule? Great -- Google away. There's not a group of scientists who are this close to proving that it's actually London and H30. You don't see a big conspiracy among those things. We agree, on a global scale, what the answers are to these isolated facts. But if you complicate your question just a little bit and ask something like, "Why is there an Israeli-Palestine conflict?" You're not exactly looking for a singular fact anymore, you're looking for knowledge, which is something way more complicated and delicate. And to get to knowledge, you have to bring 10 or 20 or 100 facts to the table and acknowledge them and say, "Yes, these are all true." But because of who I am, young or old, black or white, gay or straight, I will value them differently. And I will say, "Yes, this is true, but this is more important to me than that." And this is where it becomes interesting, because this is where we become human. This is when we start to argue, to form society. And to really get somewhere, we need to filter all our facts here, through friends and neighbors and parents and children and coworkers and newspapers and magazines, to finally be grounded in real knowledge, which is something that a search engine is a poor help to achieve. So, I promised you an example just to show you why it's so hard to get to the point of true, clean, objective knowledge -- as food for thought. I will conduct a couple of simple queries, search queries. We'll start with "Michelle Obama," the First Lady of the United States. And we'll click for pictures. It works really well, as you can see. It's a perfect search result, more or less. It's just her in the picture, not even the President. How does this work? Quite simple. Google uses a lot of smartness to achieve this, but quite simply, they look at two things more than anything. First, what does it say in the caption under the picture on each website? Does it say "Michelle Obama" under the picture? Pretty good indication it's actually her on there. Second, Google looks at the picture file, the name of the file as such uploaded to the website. Again, is it called "MichelleObama.jpeg"? Pretty good indication it's not Clint Eastwood in the picture. So, you've got those two and you get a search result like this -- almost. Now, in 2009, Michelle Obama was the victim of a racist campaign, where people set out to insult her through her search results. There was a picture distributed widely over the Internet where her face was distorted to look like a monkey. And that picture was published all over. And people published it very, very purposefully, to get it up there in the search results. They made sure to write "Michelle Obama" in the caption and they made sure to upload the picture as "MichelleObama.jpeg," or the like. You get why -- to manipulate the search result. And it worked, too. So when you picture-Googled for "Michelle Obama" in 2009, that distorted monkey picture showed up among the first results. Now, the results are self-cleansing, and that's sort of the beauty of it, because Google measures relevance every hour, every day. However, Google didn't settle for that this time, they just thought, "That's racist and it's a bad search result and we're going to go back and clean that up manually. We are going to write some code and fix it," which they did. And I don't think anyone in this room thinks that was a bad idea. Me neither. But then, a couple of years go by, and the world's most-Googled Anders, Anders Behring Breivik, did what he did. This is July 22 in 2011, and a terrible day in Norwegian history. This man, a terrorist, blew up a couple of government buildings walking distance from where we are right now in Oslo, Norway and then he traveled to the island of Utøya and shot and killed a group of kids. Almost 80 people died that day. And a lot of people would describe this act of terror as two steps, that he did two things: he blew up the buildings and he shot those kids. It's not true. It was three steps. He blew up those buildings, he shot those kids, and he sat down and waited for the world to Google him. And he prepared all three steps equally well. And if there was somebody who immediately understood this, it was a Swedish web developer, a search engine optimization expert in Stockholm, named Nikke Lindqvist. He's also a very political guy and he was right out there in social media, on his blog and Facebook. And he told everybody, "If there's something that this guy wants right now, it's to control the image of himself. Let's see if we can distort that. Let's see if we, in the civilized world, can protest against what he did through insulting him in his search results." And how? He told all of his readers the following, "Go out there on the Internet, find pictures of dog poop on sidewalks -- find pictures of dog poop on sidewalks -- publish them in your feeds, on your websites, on your blogs. Make sure to write the terrorist's name in the caption, make sure to name the picture file "Breivik.jpeg." Let's teach Google that that's the face of the terrorist." And it worked. Two years after that campaign against Michelle Obama, this manipulation campaign against Anders Behring Breivik worked. If you picture-Googled for him weeks after the July 22 events from Sweden, you'd see that picture of dog poop high up in the search results, as a little protest. Strangely enough, Google didn't intervene this time. They did not step in and manually clean those search results up. So the million-dollar question, is there anything different between these two happenings here? Is there anything different between what happened to Michelle Obama and what happened to Anders Behring Breivik? Of course not. It's the exact same thing, yet Google intervened in one case and not in the other. Why? Because Michelle Obama is an honorable person, that's why, and Anders Behring Breivik is a despicable person. See what happens there? An evaluation of a person takes place and there's only one power-player in the world with the authority to say who's who. "We like you, we dislike you. We believe in you, we don't believe in you. You're right, you're wrong. You're true, you're false. You're Obama, and you're Breivik." That's power if I ever saw it. So I'm asking you to remember that behind every algorithm is always a person, a person with a set of personal beliefs that no code can ever completely eradicate. And my message goes out not only to Google, but to all believers in the faith of code around the world. You need to identify your own personal bias. You need to understand that you are human and take responsibility accordingly. And I say this because I believe we've reached a point in time when it's absolutely imperative that we tie those bonds together again, tighter: the humanities and the technology. Tighter than ever. And, if nothing else, to remind us that that wonderfully seductive idea of the unbiased, clean search result is, and is likely to remain, a myth. Thank you for your time.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
父は政府の役人でした母は読み書きができませんでしたがそんな母からよく言われたのは「王様は自国でしか敬われないけど詩人は国を越えて尊敬されるのよ」でしたそれで私は大きくなったら詩人になろうと思っていましたおばからの資金援助を受けてなんとか大学に進学することができましたサンバルプルという地元で一番大きい街の大学ですサンバルプルという地元で一番大きい街の大学です大学進学後に生まれて初めてテレビを観ました大学卒業後はアメリカで勉強を続けることを夢見ていましたその機会が訪れたとき飛行機代を借金して 2つの大洋を越えましたポケットには20ドル紙幣1枚しかありませんでしたアメリカでは大学院で経済学のクラスを取りながら研究センターでパートタイムで働きましたそうやって稼いだわずかなお金で自分で生計を立てながら故郷の父と兄弟に仕送りをしました自分で生計を立てながら故郷の父と兄弟に仕送りをしました私の話は特別なものではありません毎年何百万もの人々が移住しています家族の助けを得て大洋・砂漠・川々・山々を越えて移住するのです夢の実現のためには命の危険も顧みませんたとえその夢が彼らを助けてくれた家族のために仕送りができる程度のそこそこの職に就くという夢であってもです世界には 2億3千2百万人の国際移民がいます出生国とは異なる国で生活している人々です出生国とは異なる国で生活している人々ですもし仮に国際移民だけの国があったらもし仮に国際移民だけの国があったらその国の人口はブラジルよりも多くその国の人口はブラジルよりも多く経済規模はフランスより大きくなります経済規模はフランスより大きくなります国際移民のうち1億8千万人は途上国の出身で定期的に故郷にお金を送っていますこのお金は総じて「海外送金」と呼ばれています皆さんも驚くかもしれませんが― 4130億ドルという数字は去年1年間の移民による途上国への送金額です去年1年間の移民による途上国への送金額です途上国出身の移民が途上国に送金しているのです 4130億ドルですこれは本当に莫大な金額で開発援助資金の合計の 3倍に相当します開発援助資金の合計の 3倍に相当しますそれでもなお皆さん、私― ワシントンにいる私の同僚たちは開発援助についての議論を延々と続ける一方で開発援助についての議論を延々と続ける一方で海外送金を些細な変化として無視しているのです平均して月200ドルの送金でも何百万人もの人が毎月繰り返し続けることで何百万人もの人が毎月繰り返し続けることですべて合わせると莫大な金額の外貨になります例えば去年のインドへの送金額は 720億ドルでしたがこれは― インドのIT輸出額を越えていますエジプトへの送金額はスエズ運河の通航料収入の3倍エジプトへの送金額はスエズ運河の通航料収入の3倍タジキスタンへの送金額は GDPの42%に相当しますさらに貧しい国小規模な国や脆弱国紛争影響国では― ソマリアやハイチのように海外送金は生命線となります国の経済や貧困層に大きなインパクトを与えます国の経済や貧困層に大きなインパクトを与えます海外送金は民間投資資金と違って国内で悪い兆候があったとしても資金が流出することはなく保険のような役割を果たします家族に問題が起こり困難に直面したときこそ送金額は増えて保険となります移民は仕送り金額を増やすのですまた海外送金は開発援助資金と違って公的機関や政府を介する必要がなく貧困層・家族に直接届きます貧困層・家族に直接届きますそして多くの場合ビジネスのヒントがありますネパールでは 1995年の人口に占める貧困層の割合は42%でした 1995年の人口に占める貧困層の割合は42%でした 10年後の2005年ネパールの政治経済は危機的な状況でしたが 10年後の2005年ネパールの政治経済は危機的な状況でしたが貧困率は31%まで減少しました貧困層減少のおよそ半分は貧困層減少のおよそ半分は同じ貧困国であるインドからの送金が寄与していると考えられます同じ貧困国であるインドからの送金が寄与していると考えられますエルサルバドルでは海外送金を受ける家庭の子どもの学校の中退率は低くなっていますメキシコやスリランカでは海外送金を受ける家庭の子どもの出生時の体重が重いことが分かっています海外送金は「思いやりに包まれたお金」なのです移民が送金をする目的は食料品・生活必需品・住宅の購入や移民が送金をする目的は食料品・生活必需品・住宅の購入や教育費や高齢者の医療費の支援友人や家族の事業への投資などですそして特別な場合には送金額を増やします手術や結婚式ですまた移民であれば数多く経験することになりますがまた移民であれば数多く経験することになりますが出席できない予期せぬ葬儀のために送金することもあります海外送金にはこのような利点も多い一方で 4千億ドルの資金移動への障壁もあります 4千億ドルの資金移動への障壁もあります 4千億ドルの資金移動への障壁もあります最大の障壁は海外送金にかかる法外な費用です海外送金業者は貧困層から送金手数料を搾り取ります海外送金業者はこう言うでしょう― 「送金額が500ドル以下の場合手数料は一律30ドルです」「送金額が500ドル以下の場合手数料は一律30ドルです」貧しくて200ドルだけ送金したい時も手数料30ドルを支払わなければなりません海外送金コストの世界的な平均は 8%ですつまり100ドル送金すれば送金先の家族は 92ドル受け取ることになりますアフリカへの送金の場合はコストはもっと高くなり 12%ですアフリカの国同士の送金となるとコストはさらに高くなり 20%を超えますベニンからナイジェリアに送金する場合などですベネズエラの様なケースもあります為替管理の影響で 100ドル送金しても送金先の家族に 10ドル届けばラッキーでしょうもちろんベネズエラに公式ルートで送金をする人は誰もいません全てスーツケースで持ち込まれます送金コストが高ければ資金は必ず闇ルートを通りますさらに事態を悪くしているのは多くの途上国では国外送金が全面禁止されていて国外送金が全面禁止されていて多くの先進国でも特定の国への海外送金を全面禁止している国がありますではより良い安価な海外送金の選択肢はないのでしょうか? 選択肢はあるんですケニアのM-Pesaを使えば取引あたり一律60セントで送金してお金を受け取ることができますアメリカの連邦準備銀行は海外送金業者がメキシコに送金できるプログラムをはじめました取引あたり一律67セントのみですこれらの効率的で安価でより良い選択肢はマネーロンダリングへの懸念から国際的に展開できませんしかしながらマネーロンダリングと少額の海外送金とのしかしながらマネーロンダリングと少額の海外送金との強い関連性を示すデータはほとんどないのです強い関連性を示すデータはほとんどないのです多くの国際銀行が海外送金業者特にソマリアとの関係がある業者の口座管理に海外送金業者特にソマリアとの関係がある業者の口座管理に慎重な姿勢をとっていますソマリアの国民一人あたりの年間所得は250ドルにすぎませんソマリアの国民一人あたりの年間所得は250ドルにすぎませんソマリアへの送金の月額平均はそれを上回っています海外送金はソマリアの生命線ですしかしこの例は片方で多くの支援を行いながら他方で経済の生命線を断つような規制を課しているというものです農村部にいる貧困層のケースを考えてみましょう私もその一人でした村でお金を受け取れるのは郵便局くらいしかありません村でお金を受け取れるのは郵便局くらいしかありません世界の多くの国では郵便局が海外送金業者と独占的なパートナー関係にあります私が故郷の村にいる父に送金する場合は私が故郷の村にいる父に送金する場合はコストが高くても特定の送金業者を介して送金する必要がありますコストが高くても特定の送金業者を介して送金する必要があります他の安価な選択肢は選べませんこれは変わらなければなりませんそれでは国際機関や社会起業家は海外送金コストを下げるために何ができるのでしょうか? 第一に千ドル以下の少額の送金にかかる規制を緩和すること少額送金がマネーロンダリングではないことを政府は認識すべきです少額送金がマネーロンダリングではないことを政府は認識すべきです第二に郵便局と送金業者の独占的なパートナー関係を廃止すること第二に郵便局と送金業者の独占的なパートナー関係を廃止することさらに言えば郵便局と顧客に貧困層がいるあらゆる金融機関とのさらに言えば郵便局と顧客に貧困層がいるあらゆる金融機関との独占的なパートナー関係の廃止です政府が競争を促進してオープンなパートナー関係を認めることで政府が競争を促進してオープンなパートナー関係を認めることでコスト削減が可能になります電気通信業界が良い例です皆さんもご存知だと思います第三に大規模な慈善団体が送金プラットフォームを第三に大規模な慈善団体が送金プラットフォームを非営利ベースでつくること海外送金業者が利用できる非営利プラットフォームを作り低コストでの送金を可能にして世界中の複雑な規制にも対応します世界中の複雑な規制にも対応します開発コミュニティは海外送金コストを現状の8%から 1%に下げる目標を設定すべきです海外送金コストを現状の8%から 1%に下げる目標を設定すべきですコストを1%まで下げることで年間300億ドルの節減になります 300億ドル―対アフリカ二国間援助の年間の総額を上回る金額です 300億ドル―対アフリカ二国間援助の年間の総額を上回る金額です世界最大の援助国であるアメリカ政府の援助予算の総額とほぼ同額またはそれを上回ります実際の節減額は 300億ドル以上です海外送金の媒体は援助・貿易・投資でも活用されるためです海外送金資金を家族に届けるためのもう一つの大きな障害は移民労働者が労働斡旋業者に支払う移民労働者が労働斡旋業者に支払う高額で違法な斡旋手数料です高額で違法な斡旋手数料です数年前にドバイへ行ったときに労働者のキャンプを訪れました夜8時暗く蒸し暑いなか労働者たちがその日の重労働を終えキャンプに帰って来るところでバングラデシュ人の建設作業員に話しかけましたバングラデシュ人の建設作業員に話しかけました彼は故郷に送金をしておりもう数ヶ月になるそうですでも送金したお金のほとんどは彼の仕事を見つけた労働斡旋業者に渡っていてとても気がかりだと言いますその話を聞いて私は心の中で毎月の送金を心待ちにしている妻がお金が到着すると子どもたちが見守るなかで労働斡旋業者にそれを手渡す光景を思い浮かべましたこのようなことはあってはなりませんバングラデシュ人の建設作業員に限った話ではありません全ての労働者に関わる話で何百万人もの移民労働者が苦しんでいます全ての労働者に関わる話で何百万人もの移民労働者が苦しんでいます平均的なバングラデシュ人の建設作業員は斡旋手数料として4千ドルを支払いますが年間収入はたった2千ドルですつまり斡旋手数料を支払うためだけに人生の2年から3年を費やしていることになります人生の2年から3年を費やしていることになります母国の家族はこの窮状が分かりませんドバイだけでなく世界中の大都市に潜む暗部なのですバングラデシュ人の建設作業員だけでなく世界中の労働者に関わる話です男性だけでなく女性は特に雇用に関連する違法行為の被害を受けやすいのです海外送金の分野での最近の面白い取り組みの一つがイノベーションを通じた移民の貯蓄と寄付の活用ですイノベーションを通じた移民の貯蓄と寄付の活用です移民は故郷に送金するだけでなく移住先で巨額の貯蓄をします移住先で巨額の貯蓄をします年間の貯蓄額の推計は 5千億ドルと推計されています貯蓄のほとんどは金利がつかない普通預金として預けられていますもしある国がその資金に 3%か4%の金利を支払いその資金が移民の出身国で学校や道路空港鉄道などの建設に活用されるのであれば多くの移民は貯蓄の使い道にも興味が向くでしょう金銭上の利益だけではなく母国の開発にも関与し続ける機会を与えてくれるからです送金の媒体を利用してこのような債券を移民に販売できます毎月の送金のタイミングに合わせて毎月の送金のタイミングに合わせて債券を売ることができます移民による寄付についても同様です移民による寄付についても同様です私だったらインドの高速鉄道整備に投資したり故郷の村のマラリア対策のための寄付をするでしょう海外送金は支援を最も必要としている人達に的を絞って異なる場所の繁栄を分かち合える素晴らしい手段です海外送金は人々に力を与えます海外送金と移民の労働斡旋をより安全で安価なものにするため海外送金と移民の労働斡旋をより安全で安価なものにするため私たちができることは全てやる必要がありますそれは実現可能なのです私がインドを離れて20年になります私がインドを離れて20年になります私の妻がベネズエラ人で私の子どもたちはアメリカ人なのでますます地球市民のような感覚になりますその一方で生まれ故郷への郷愁が深まりますインドとアメリカの両方に居続けたいのです私の両親はもうそこにはいません兄弟姉妹もそれぞれの道に進み故郷に送金する緊急性はありませんそれでも私は折に触れて故郷の友人親戚村人に送金します故郷の友人親戚村人に送金しますそこにいて関与しつづけることが私のアイデンティティの一部なのです私は今なお勤勉な移民たちと彼らが貧困の連鎖から抜け出す闘いのための勤勉な移民たちと彼らが貧困の連鎖から抜け出す闘いのための詩人でありたいと努めていますありがとうございました	My mother could not read or write, but she would say to me, "A king is worshipped only in his own kingdom. A poet is respected everywhere." So I wanted to be a poet when I grew up. But I almost didn't go to college until an aunt offered financial help. I went to study in Sambalpur, the largest town in the region, where, already in college, I saw a television for the first time. I had dreams of going to the United States for higher studies. When the opportunity came, I crossed two oceans, with borrowed money for airfare and only a $20 bill in my pocket. In the U.S., I worked in a research center, part-time, while taking graduate classes in economics. And with the little I earned, I would finance myself and then I would send money home to my brother and my father. My story is not unique. There are millions of people who migrate each year. With the help of the family, they cross oceans, they cross deserts, they cross rivers, they cross mountains. They risk their lives to realize a dream, and that dream is as simple as having a decent job somewhere so they can send money home and help the family, which has helped them before. There are 232 million international migrants in the world. These are people who live in a country other than their country of birth. If there was a country made up of only international migrants, that would be larger, in population, than Brazil. That would be larger, in its size of the economy, than France. Some 180 million of them, from poor countries, send money home regularly. Those sums of money are called remittances. Here is a fact that might surprise you: 413 billion dollars, 413 billion dollars was the amount of remittances sent last year by migrants to developing countries. Migrants from developing countries, money sent to developing countries — 413 billion dollars. That's a remarkable number because that is three times the size of the total of development aid money. And yet, you and I, my colleagues in Washington, we endlessly debate and discuss about development aid, while we ignore remittances as small change. True, people send 200 dollars per month, on average. But, repeated month after month, by millions of people, these sums of money add up to rivers of foreign currency. So India, last year, received 72 billion dollars, larger than its IT exports. In Egypt remittances are three times the size of revenues from the Suez Canal. In Tajikistan, remittances are 42 percent of GDP. And in poorer countries, smaller countries, fragile countries, as in Somalia or in Haiti. No wonder these flows have huge impacts on economies and on poor people. Remittances, unlike private investment money, sign of trouble in the country. They actually act like an insurance. When the family is in trouble, facing hardship, facing hard times, remittances increase, they act like an insurance. Migrants send more money then. Unlike development aid money, that must go through official agencies, through governments, remittances directly reach the poor, reach the family, and often with business advice. So in Nepal, the share of poor people was 42 percent in 1995, the share of poor people in the population. By 2005, a decade later, at a time of political crisis, economic crisis, the share of poor people went down to 31 percent. That decline in poverty, most of it, about half of it, is believed to be because of remittances from India, another poor country. In El Salvador, the school dropout rate among children is lower in families that receive remittances. In Mexico and Sri Lanka, the birth weight of children is higher among families that receive remittances. Remittances are dollars wrapped with care. Migrants send money home for food, for buying necessities, for building houses, for funding education, for funding healthcare for the elderly, for business investments for friends and family. Migrants send even more money home for special occasions like a surgery or a wedding. And migrants also send money, perhaps far too many times, for unexpected funerals that they cannot attend. Much as these flows do all that good, there are barriers to these flows of remittances, these 400 billion dollars of remittances. Foremost among them is the exorbitant cost of sending money home. Money transfer companies structure their fees to milk the poor. They will say, "Up to 500 dollars if you want to send, we will charge you 30 dollars fixed." If you are poor and if you have only 200 dollars to send, you have to pay that $30 fee. The global average cost of sending money is eight percent. That means you send 100 dollars, the family on the other side receives only 92 dollars. To send money to Africa, the cost is even higher: 12 percent. To send money within Africa, the cost is even higher: over 20 percent. For example, sending money from Benin to Nigeria. And then there is the case of Venezuela, where, because of exchange controls, you send 100 dollars and you are lucky if the family on the other side receives even 10 dollars. Of course, nobody sends money to Venezuela through the official channel. It all goes in suitcases. Whereever costs are high, money goes underground. And what is worse, many developing countries actually have a blanket ban on sending money out of the country. Many rich nations also have a blanket ban on sending money to specific countries. So, is it that there are no options, no better options, cheaper options, to send money? There are. M-Pesa in Kenya enables people to send money and receive money at a fixed cost of only 60 cents per transaction. U.S. Fed started a program with Mexico to enable money service businesses to send money to Mexico for a fixed cost of only 67 cents per transaction. And yet, these faster, cheaper, better options can't be applied internationally because of the fear of money laundering, even though there is little data to support any connection, any significant connection between money laundering and these small remittance transactions. Many international banks now are wary of hosting bank accounts of money service businesses, especially those serving Somalia. Somalia, a country where the per capita income is only 250 dollars per year. Monthly remittances, on average, to Somalia is larger than that amount. Remittances are the lifeblood of Somalia. And yet, this is an example of the right hand giving a lot of aid, while the left hand is cutting the lifeblood to that economy, through regulations. Then there is the case of poor people from villages, like me. In the villages, the only place where you can get money is through the post office. Most of the governments in the world have allowed their post offices to have exclusive partnerships with money transfer companies. So, if I have to send money to my father in the village, I must send money through that particular money transfer company, even if the cost is high. I cannot go to a cheaper option. This has to go. So, what can international organizations and social entrepreneurs do to reduce the cost of sending money home? First, relax regulations on small remittances under 1,000 dollars. Governments should recognize that small remittances are not money laundering. Second, governments should abolish exclusive partnerships between their post office and the money transfer company. For that matter, between the post office and any national banking system that has a large network that serves the poor. In fact, they should promote competition, open up the partnership so that we will bring down costs like we did, like they did, in the telecommunications industry. You have seen what has happened there. Third, large nonprofit philanthropic organizations should create a remittance platform on a nonprofit basis. They should create a nonprofit remittance platform to serve the money transfer companies so that they can send money at a low cost, while complying with all the complex regulations all over the world. The development community should set a goal of reducing remittance costs to one percent from the current eight percent. If we reduce costs to one percent, that would release a saving of 30 billion dollars per year. Thirty billion dollars, that's larger than the entire bilateral aid budget going to Africa per year. That is larger than, or almost similar to, the total aid budget of the United States government, the largest donor on the planet. Actually, the savings would be larger than that 30 billion because remittance channels are also used for aid, trade and investment purposes. Another major impediment to the flow of remittances reaching the family is the large and exorbitant and illegal cost of recruitment, fees that migrants pay, migrant workers pay to laborers who found them the job. I was in Dubai a few years ago. I visited a camp for workers. It was 8 in the evening, dark, hot, humid. Workers were coming back from their grueling day of work, and I struck a conversation with a Bangladeshi construction worker. He was preoccupied that he is sending money home, he has been sending money home for a few months now, and the money is mostly going to the recruitment agent, to the labor agent who found him that job. And in my mind, I could picture the wife waiting for the monthly remittance. The remittance arrives. She takes the money and hands it over to the recruitment agent, while the children are looking on. This has to stop. It is not only construction workers from Bangladesh, it is all the workers. There are millions of migrant workers who suffer from this problem. A construction worker from Bangladesh, on an average, pays about 4,000 dollars in recruitment fees for a job that gives him only 2,000 dollars per year in income. That means that for the two years or three years of his life, he is basically sending money to pay for the recruitment fees. The family doesn't get to see any of it. It is not only Dubai, it is the dark underbelly of every major city in the world. It is not only Bangladeshi construction workers, it is workers from all over the world. It is not only men. Women are especially vulnerable to recruitment malpractices. One of the most exciting and newest thing happening in the area of remittances is how to mobilize, through innovation, diaspora saving and diaspora giving. Migrants send money home, but they also save a large amount of money where they live. Annually, migrant savings are estimated to be 500 billion dollars. Most of that money is parked in bank deposits that give you zero percent interest rate. If a country were to come and offer a three percent or four percent interest rate, and then say that the money would be used for building schools, roads, airports, train systems in the country of origin, a lot of migrants would be interested in parting with their money because it's not only financial gains that give them an opportunity to stay engaged with their country's development. Remittance channels can be used to sell these bonds to migrants because when they come on a monthly basis to send remittances, that's when you can actually sell it to them. You can also do the same for mobilizing diaspora giving. I would love to invest in a bullet train system in India to fight malaria in my village. Remittances are a great way of sharing prosperity between places in a targeted way that benefits those who need them most. Remittances empower people. We must do all we can to make remittances and recruitment safer and cheaper. And it can be done. As for myself, I have been away from India for two decades now. My wife is a Venezuelan. My children are Americans. Increasingly, I feel like a global citizen. And yet, I am growing nostalgic about my country of birth. I want to be in India and in the U.S. at the same time. My parents are not there anymore. My brothers and sisters have moved on. There is no real urgency for me to send money home. And yet, from time to time, I send money home to friends, to relatives, to the village, to be there, to stay engaged — that's part of my identity. And, I'm still striving to be a poet for the hardworking migrants and their struggle to break free of the cycle of poverty. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
まあ単に新曲がなかっただけなんですが最近私はプロジェクトで忙しくしてましたその中の一つがナツメグ号です 1930年代の救命艇を英国にある私の海辺の家の庭に復元したものですだから万が一北極の冠氷が解けたとしても私のスタジオは方舟のように浮き上がり沈み行く世界から船出することができます JGバラードの小説のようにね日中にナツメグ号はエネルギーを操舵室の屋根のソーラーパネルやマストにある450ワットの風車で集めます暗くなる頃には電力が沢山貯まるのでナツメグ号を灯台のようにライトアップできますなので私は明け方までそこに篭り新曲に取り組んでいますでは演奏しましょうこの曲を聞くのは皆さんが最初です (拍手) ビリー・ホリディを歌った曲ですあれはそう 1947年のある夜彼女は物理的な空間を抜け出して一晩中戻りませんでした再び現れたのは翌朝どこにいたのか私は知っています彼女はこの船に私といたのですとてもセクシーでしたビリーがそっと眠れない僕の腕に潜り込む一口のサワー・マッシュのように暖かく奇妙な果実のように可愛いろくでなしカーネギーホールの舞台裏では大騒ぎ「有名ジャズ歌手ドタキャン」建物から姿を消した模様身も心もギシギシするピアノ椅子の上で今夜だって月だけが目撃者だから彼女の息が耳にかかる「今回は愛のため」だが愛は弾を込めたピストル夜明け前に彼女は去っていく凍った河を渡り家へ僕はジョニーウォーカーと新しい時代を見るただ一人今夜もまた僕といてほしいビリー時は時はしたたかな手品師心の中でまだ木霊する「今回は愛のため」 (拍手)	And that was largely because there weren't any. So I've been busy with a couple of projects, and one of them was this: The Nutmeg. A 1930s ship's lifeboat, which I've been restoring in the garden of my beach house in England. And, so now, when the polar ice caps melt, my recording studio will rise up like an ark, and I'll float off into the drowned world like a character from a J.G. Ballard novel. During the day, the Nutmeg collects energy from solar panels on the roof of the wheelhouse, and from a 450 watt turbine up the mast. So that when it gets dark, I've got plenty of power. And I can light up the Nutmeg like a beacon. And so I go in there until the early hours of the morning, and I work on new songs. I'd like to play to you guys, if you're willing to be the first audience to hear it. It's about Billie Holiday. And it appears that, some night in 1947 she left her physical space and was missing all night, until she reappeared in the morning. But I know where she was. She was with me on my lifeboat. And she was hot. ♫ Billie crept softly ♫ ♫ into my waking arms ♫ ♫ warm like a sip of sour mash ♫ ♫ Strange fruit for ♫ ♫ a sweet hunk of trash ♫ ♫ Panic at the stage door ♫ ♫ of Carnegie Hall ♫ ♫ "Famous Jazz Singer Gone AWOL" ♫ ♫ Must have left the building ♫ ♫ body and soul ♫ ♫ On a creaky ♫ ♫ piano stool tonight ♫ ♫ as the moon is my ♫ ♫ only witness ♫ ♫ She was breathing ♫ ♫ in my ear ♫ ♫ "This time it's love" ♫ ♫ But love is a loaded pistol ♫ ♫ By daybreak she's gone ♫ ♫ Over the frozen river, home ♫ ♫ Me and Johnny Walker ♫ ♫ See in the new age ♫ ♫ alone ♫ ♫ Stay with me ♫ ♫ again tonight ♫ ♫ Billie, time, ♫ ♫ time is a wily trickster ♫ ♫ Still an echo ♫ ♫ in my heart says, ♫ ♫ "This time it's love" ♫	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
「エステルトっ! 僕はぁ、決めたんだぁっ」少しずつ濃くなっていく闇の中、小さな火の男が囲んでいた。は未だ若く、二十歳をいくらも越えていないのかもしれない。酒に酔っているのか赤くなった顔でもう一人の男に管を巻いている。「分かった。分かったから落ち着けよ、アスタード......」絡まれている方は若い男よりも十くらい歳が上だろうか? 妙な貫禄を漂わせ、傍にはすぐ手にできる位置に二振りの剣が置かれていた。「告白するぅ。僕は彼女に好きと言うんだっ!」「お、そうか...... のお前にそんなことができるか疑問だが、精々がんばれ」馴れ馴れしくこちらの肩を抱いてくる若い男の腕をさり気なく外しながら、「うぅ、エステルトっ! 君はなんて良い奴なんだぁ。僕は......僕はっ!」ませて見つめてくる。正直勘弁してほしい。「あぁ、イリエムっ! 君は世界で一番美しいっ!」「俺はあいつじゃないから、酒飲んでない時にあいつを見て言ってやれ」「僕は君やフォルディアじゃないからそんな恥ずかしい台詞、本人には言えやしない。エステルトっ! 僕の代わりに彼女に......」「馬鹿かお前は......ああ、ちくしょうっ! だから早い時間に呑み始めるなって言ったんだ。いくら魔物が少ない場所だからって、まったく出ないわけじゃないんだから......」った後、周囲を見渡し返ってこない仲間たちに毒づく。「あいつらめぇ。こんな酔っ払いを俺に任せやがって。なーにが「偵察に行ってくらぁ」だ。勝手な奴らめ」「あぁ、イリエムっ。何故僕を置いて行ったんだぁ」「こんな状態のお前を、誰が連れて行けるって言うんだ? 手足口縛って、麻袋に入れてようやく連れて行けるってもんだろうが」「フォルディア......フォルディアがイリエムを好きだったらどうしよう。僕は、僕は絶対に彼には勝てないぃ」「......はぁ。その心配はないだろう。あいつの頭の中には剣と盾のこと――戦うための武器のことしかねぇーよ」エステルトの言葉に、アスタードは嬉しそうに何度もふらふらと揺れる頭を上下に振った。「そ、そうだ。彼は剣が恋人なんだ。きっと大丈夫っ!」「......まぁ、イリエムの気持ちは知らんがな」「はぁ、面倒くせぇ奴だな。好きなら好きと言えばいい。一緒に旅している以上は、「......エステルトっ!」「あん?」「君はぁ......君は彼女の事が好きじゃないのか?」アスタードのとろんとした瞳の奥にある、その鋭い眼差し。その光に気付いたエステルトは彼の視線から目を「いつも言ってるだろう? 貧乳は好みじゃないんだ」部屋に近づいてくる足音と気配に気付き、メルクは目を覚まして寝台から身体を起こした。 (......懐かしい夢を見ていたな) 前世の夢を見るのはいつ以来だろうか? あの当時はほとんど毎日戦場にいて、気の休まる時など本当に稀だった。愛だの恋だの下らない――そんな他愛のない話で盛り上がったことを、無邪気に笑い合えたことを、メルクの中のエステルトは今でも覚えている。「メルク、起きてる?」寝台の上で少しの間昔を懐かしんでいたメルクは、ノックされた部屋の扉へ視線を向ける。どうやら呼び掛けてきたのは、同じログホルト市の宿に泊まっているトトアラのようだ。足音と気配で気付いていたので驚きもない。「ああ、起きている。どうかしたか?」「いや、せっかくだから一緒に朝食でもどうかなぁーって」「......そうだな。先に行っててくれ。身支度をしてすぐに行く」陽気な返事が返ってきて、扉の前の気配が離れていく。メルクはゆっくりと立ち上がり、手早く着替えを済ませることにした。そしていつもの戦いやすい平服を着て木の棒を携えたところで、昨日まではなかった小さなカードを手に取った。「......『冒険者証明書』ねぇ......」今世はもとより、前世でもこんなカードは見たことがない。タグにはギルドのマークと自分の名前、等級が書かれている。そしてそのタグを通したもちろん、簡単な作りだったので偽造はし放題だったが、依頼を受けるときや達成を報告するときにギルドの職員にはすぐ見破られる。そのため、当時わざわざタグを偽造する者などいなかった。しかし、今の冒険者は一般人にも一目置いた目で見られる。ギルドを介さずとも、高位の冒険者に依頼したいという者も現れ始め、タグを偽造した偽の冒険者に騙される者が多発した。そこでギルドは偽造がほとんど不可能とされる証明書を作り出し、このカードの特徴を各国に周知。今でも年に一人や二人騙される者もいるらしいが、大半の偽造者はこれによって姿を消したとのことだ。タグと違い、何やら持っているだけで特別扱いされているようで少し嬉しい。だが無くすと再発行に時間と費用がそれなりにかかるらしく、注意が必要であると言えるだろう。「無くさないように気を付けないとな......穴でもあけて紐を通すか?」ただそれをするには特殊な金属でできたカードに小さな穴を空ける必要があり、今は時間がかかりそうなので見送る。素直に平服の内胸の穴へ入れると、メルクは宿の部屋を出た。	“Estert! I made up my mind!” In the increasingly deepening darkness, two men surrounded a small fire. One of them was youthful and didn’t appear to be older than . He complained to the other man, his face red, most likely from being drunk. “I got it. I got it, so calm down Astard...” The other man was maybe ten years older than the young man. He had an odd aura about him, and his two swords were positioned beside him so he could readily grasp them if necessary. “I’m going to confess! I’m going to tell her that I love her!” “Oh, go you... To be honest I doubt whether you could really do it, but I’ll cheer you on.” As he lifted the young man’s arm that had been placed on his shoulders, Estert replied “Estert! You’re such a nice guy! I... I!” Estert’s statement, on the other hand, had the opposite effect, encouraging the young drunkard. Estert could see tears welling up in Astard’s eyes. Please spare me... “Oh, Iriem! You’re the most beautiful person in this world!” “Do I look like Iriem to you? Go and tell her that when you’re sober!” “I’m not the same as you or Foldia. I can’t say such embarrassing things to her. Estert! Please, tell her in my place...” “Are you stupid... God damn it! That’s why I told you not to start drinking so early! Even if there aren’t many Magic Beasts here, it doesn’t mean there aren’t any...” Estert cursed his remaining companions who had gone out to survey the region as he scratched the back of his head. “Those b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲s̲. They left me alone with this drunk. ‘We’re going scouting’ my a̲s̲s̲. They just got away.” “Oh, Iriem! Why did you leave me?!” “Who would take you with them in this state?! It’d be easier to tie you up, stuff you in a bag and bring you like that.” “Do... Do you think that Foldia likes Iriem as well? I-I don’t have any chance against him...” “Good grief. You don’t need to worry about that. He only thinks about his sword, his shield, and battle.” As soon as Astard heard that, he began to joyously shake his head up and down. “T-That’s right. He’s in love with his sword. I’m gonna be fine!” “Although I don’t know how Iriem feels...” “That’s...” “Good grief. What an annoying b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲. If you like her that much, then just tell her. You’re traveling together, she probably doesn’t think of you that badly.” “Estert!” “Y-You like her too, don’t you?” “Huh?” “Haven’t I told you already? I’m not a fan of tiny breasts.” As soon as she heard footsteps approaching her room, Merc awoke and got out of bed. Now that was a nostalgic dream... It had been a while since she’d seen a dream of her past. At that time, she had mostly fought every single day without having any time to rest. As a result, the time she’d spent with her friends was irreplaceable and significant to her. Merc recalled being able to casually laugh during conversations about love and other topics. These memories remained her most valuable possession. “Merc, are you up?” Merc, who was reminiscing about the good old days, turned to face the door after hearing a couple of knocks. Totoara, who was staying at the same inn in the City of Logholt as her, had knocked on the door. Because Merc had deduced Totoara’s identity by the sound of her footsteps, she wasn’t surprised when she heard her knock. “Yea, I’m up. What’s up?” “Nothing much, I just figured we might go and grab breakfast together.” “That’s a good idea. You go ahead. I’ll come after getting dressed.” Totoara replied in a cheerful manner and left. Merc got up and swiftly changed into clothing that she considered comfortable to fight in. She then adjusted her wooden stick to her waist and picked up a card which she hadn’t had until yesterday. “An Adventurer’s License huh...” In the past there hadn’t been such cards. Back then they had used metal tags as certificates. The tags bore the name of both the Guild and the adventurer, as well as the adventurer’s grade. The tag was usually worn around one’s neck and served as proof that one was an adventurer. Naturally, faking had been simple, but when adventurers went to pick up or hand off assignments, Guild personnel could see right through them. Which is why not many had bothered to even do it. Nowadays, however, adventurers were held in high regard. Many people who desired to employ high-ranking adventurers without going through the Guild began to appear, which in turn led to many people being deceived by fake adventurers. As a result, the Guild had developed a certificate that could not be forged, notably the cards and had spread them throughout the nations. Even if a few individuals were still duped by fake adventurers each year, most of the counterfeiters had vanished owing to the invention of the cards. Unlike tags, simply possessing this card conferred a plethora of benefits, which made Merc happy. However, if one were to lose it, they would have to wait for a new one to be issued and they would need to pay as well, so one needed to be careful with it. “I need to be careful not to lose it... Should I make a hole in it and put a string through it?” Merc pondered. However, she would have to first poke a hole in the card made out of special metal, which would take some time, so she decided to ditch the idea. Merc left the inn’s room after putting on her clothes.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 3, "inserted_lines_src": 11, "inserted_lines_trg": 2 }
長老と会い、ソウルハウルが此処へ来た形跡は確認できた。それはつまり、資料の解読は正しかった事と、彼は神命光輝の聖杯を求めているという証明になる。この線を辿っていけば、いずれは必ず追いつけるだろう。ミラは、長老に礼を述べるとその場を後にした。その際、大量の菓子喜んでいた少女に、一つの木の実を土産にと手渡される。根を求めてやって来た者の供物から生った実の一つだという事だ。一つの用事が完了し、ミラが次に向かうのは、友人からの頼みであるアイテム採取である。目的地は御神木の場所から近いが、歩くと一時間は掛かる道程だ。当然の如くペガサスを呼び出したミラだが、ペガサスはずっと心配していた様で暫くの間、何度も何度も愛しそうにミラの頬を舐め続けた。落ち着いたペガサスの背に乗り十分弱、霊域から一番近い湖の畔に降りる。森の中にぽっかりと空いたその場所は、数多くの花が咲き、小動物達のオアシスとなっていた。湖の傍にある小高い岩山からは小さな滝が流れ落ち、心地よい水音を響かせる。森の蒼い香りに花の甘さが交じり合い、ミラは時を忘れてその光景に見入っていた。 (こんなに華やかな場所じゃったかのぅ......) ミラの記憶では、この場所はこれほど色彩に溢れてはいなかった。これ年の変化かと、ミラは時の偉大さを改めて実感する。楽園といっても差し障り無い湖の畔で佇む、ミラとペガサス。そんな一人と一頭の下に、金の毛並みを持つリスに似たものが近づく。そして足元まで寄るとペガサスの身体を駆け上がり、その背で安心しきった様子でころりと寝そべった。するとそれが切っ掛けとなったのか、近場の小動物達が集まりだし、ペガサスに寄り添い始める。ミラはその光景に驚きながらも、クリスマスツリーの様に飾り付けられていくペガサスの姿に少しだけ笑顔を見せる。ペガサス自身にも迷惑そうな素振りは無く、堂々と小動物達を受け入れていた。この現象の原因は、ペガサスが聖獣であるというのが挙げられる。動物達にしてみれば、その傍は最も安心で安全な聖域と化すのだ。ミラは、そんなペガサスの背に青い子兎を見つける。それはピュアラビットといい、その毛は幸運のお守りとして有名だ。そして何より、つぶらな瞳に丸々とした身体が、とても可愛いらしい。アークアースオンライン可愛いランキングの総合部門で、常に一位を争うほどの愛くるしさである。そしてミラは、ピュアラビットと直に会うのは初めてだった。とても警戒心が強く、基本的に斥候職が遠目で確認するのが限界なのだ。そんな、スクリーンショットでしか見た事の無いピュアラビットの可愛さに、ミラの目は釘付けとなっていた。 (実物がこれほどのものとは......。丸々もこもこじゃ......) 思わず伸ばしたミラの手が触れるその直前。近くに迫った少女の姿を目にしたピュアラビットは、怯える様にするりと飛び降り、ペガサスの足元に身を隠す。「う......」あからさまな拒絶に、ミラは手を伸ばしたまま硬直する。しかし、その直後ペガサスが嘶く。それは語り掛けるような小さな声。するとどうだろうか、一度は逃げたピュアラビットが、恐る恐るとだが再びミラの前に戻ってきたのだ。「これは......、もしやお主が何か言ってくれたのか?」ミラは、目の前で丸まった子兎からペガサスへと視線を向けると、ペガサスは褒めてくれと言わんばかりに頭を差し出す。「良い子じゃのぅ」そんなペガサスの頭を一撫ですると、ミラは視線をピュアラビットへと戻す。ぴょこんと突き出た青く長い耳が、周囲を探る様にぴくぴくと動く。その姿に、とうとう堪らなくなったミラは、青いまん丸に触れ、ふわふわの毛並みを存分に堪能する。小さくても手に伝わる体温は温かく、確かな命がそこにはあった。ミラは、出来るだけ驚かさない様にと優しく撫で続けていた。それが功を奏したのか、ピュアラビットはミラに悪意が無い事が分かると、自らその身をミラに預けるようにじゃれつきだす。その愛らしさは留まる事を知らず、ミラは優しく抱きかかえると夢中になって可愛がった。その時、ペガサスが大きく嘶く。同時に、ミラの胸できゅぅきゅぅと鳴いていたピュアラビットは急に飛び降りると、ペガサスの前で何か許しを請うように地に伏せ、服従の姿勢を見せた。「......今度は何と言ったんじゃ......」状況を理解できないミラは、首を傾げるばかりだ。「どうしたんじゃ、ペガサスよ」そう言い鬣を撫で付けるミラ。ペガサスは、首を回すとミラの胸元に顔を押し付け始めた。 (うーむ。分からぬ) 手元のペガサスを撫でながら、ミラは視線を巡らせる。目に映る子兎は未だに伏せた状態のまま、きゅうきゅうと鳴いていた。もう一度、青いもこもこを堪能したかったミラだが、このままでは終わりが無いのも確かである。いつまでもピュアラビットと戯れられる自信がミラにはあるが、ここには目的があって来たのだ。流石に小動物達と遊び続けているわけにもいかないだろう。ミラは若干、心苦しさを感じながらも、背に乗った動物達を下ろしペガサスを送還した。するとどういう訳か、動物達が今度はミラの周辺に集まり始める。ミラがペガサスのボスだと認識された為だ。迷宮入り口の小高い岩山に向かって歩くと、ミラの後をちょこちょこと追い掛ける。「ついてくるでない、これから危険な場所に行くのじゃからな」言ったところで理解出来るはずもなく、一番行動的な黄金リスはミラの肩で完全に緩みきった状態でいる。ピュアラビットもつぶらな瞳で抱っこをせがむ。【召喚術:ケット・シー】ネゴシエーター役としての適任者を呼び出す事にした。空中に小さな魔法陣が現れると、ぽんっと音を立てて手品師の様な格好をした子猫が飛び出した。くるりと宙で三回転すると、両足を揃えて着地。どこからともなく取り出したプラカードには10.0の数字。更に消える直前に魔法陣が紙吹雪を吐き出し、一層凝った演出を見せる。「呼ばれて飛び出て、にゃにゃにゃにゃーん。お久し振りにゃので、凝ってみましたにゃ。団長、点数は如何ほどにゃ」じゃな」リアクションを取りながらケット・シーが裏返したプラカードには、驚愕を表現する効果線が描かれていた。その芸の細かさに、ミラは思わずクスリと息を漏らす。猫の妖精ケット・シー。上級でない召喚術の中で、言葉を話せる数少ない存在だ。その能力は、総じて直接的な戦闘には向かないものだが、斥候としては優秀で、動物達からも情報を収集できるという特技を持つ。つまりは、動物との会話が出来るという事だ。「にゃんと! 団長が女の子になってるにゃ! これは見事だにゃ、十点満点にゃー」ミラを見上げたケット・シーは、10.0と書かれたプラカードを両手で振り回しながら、にゃんにゃんと飛び跳ねる。周囲では、そんなケット・シーの登場から、小動物達が警戒気味に距離を空けていた。「どいつもこいつも軽く流すのぅ......、まあどうでもよい。団員一号よ、少し頼まれてくれぬか」両脚を揃え起立の姿勢で敬礼するケット・シー。後ろに回した手に持つプラカードには [びしぃっ!] と効果音が書かれている。「ここの動物達に、これから行く場所は危険なのでついて来ない様にと伝えほしいんじゃが、出来るか?」「命に懸けて、成し遂げてみせますにゃ」暫くして通じたのか、渋々といった具合で、小動物達が解散してく。最後にケット・シーは、ミラの身体をよじ登ると肩に居る黄金リスにも話し掛ける。納得したのか飛び降りた黄金リスは、真っ直ぐ近くの木に登っていった。「任務完了ですにゃ」三回転半捻りでミラの肩から跳躍したケット・シーは、頭から着地すると、ふらつく足取りで再び敬礼のポーズを取る。ミラは、労いの言葉を掛けてから、その子猫を抱き上げた。しょうがないとはいえ小動物達が行ってしまい寂しくなったので、その代用だ。「くすぐったいですにゃーん」そう言いながらも、嬉しそうに手足をバタつかせるケット・シー。プラカードには [もっと!] の文字が輝く。ミラは、子猫の喉を撫でながら小高い岩山の方へと歩き出した。天魔迷宮プライマルフォレストは、湖に隣接する岩山に入った亀裂の奥にある。ミラは、頭にケット・シーを乗せたまま、その亀裂へと進入していく。入るとすぐに急な下り坂となっており、幅は大人がぎりぎり通れる程度。剥き出しの岩肌は、冷たく足音を木霊させる。入り口は遠く、滝の音も微かに響く程度まで入り込むと、もう光は届かない。しかし、ミラの進む道は明るく照らされていた。それはケット・シーのお陰だ。キャット・サーチライトという技能で、目から照明代わりの光を放っているのだ。頭の上に居る為、ミラが振り向くと自動でそちらを照らす仕様である。「怪しいにゃー、とても怪しい術が仕掛けてありますにゃー」十分以上は降り続け、次第に下り坂が緩やかになると、やがて水平な通路に変わる。その道の先を、ケット・シーが睨んで声を上げた。蛍光の様に光る無数の紋章が、前方の岩肌にびっしりと刻まれていたのだ。「ふむ......これが、ここの結界という事じゃな」足元には堂々と『天魔迷宮プライマルフォレスト管理、冒険者総合組合カラナック支部』と書かれていた。ミラは、頭のケット・シーの背を撫でながら呟くと、レオニールから受け取った禁域の通行証を取り出す。「ほう......これは......」「にゃにゃにゃ、術の気配が薄れましたにゃー」ミラが、通行証を手にした瞬間、その通行証が光り始めると同時に、岩肌に刻まれた紋章の手前部分が、薄っすらと色を失ったのだ。ミラには、どういった仕組みか見当は付かないが、仕掛けといった類に敏感なケット・シーの言葉からも、これで通行可能になったのだろうと察する事が出来る。ミラが一歩ずつ進んでいくと、その歩みと同じ速度で前方の紋章が薄くなっていく。同時に、通り過ぎた紋章は色を取り戻す。ケット・シーが照らす結界の通路を更に進む事、十分強。進行方向に小さな光が見え始めてきた。そこから更に進む事暫く、通路が終わりミラは大きな空間に出ると、そこには小さいながらも鬱蒼とした密林が広がっていた。陽光に似た光が帯状に差し込んでいるが、上方に太陽は無く天井は暗い。ただ無骨な岩肌から無数の蔦が垂れ下がっているだけだ。そして光は、その蔦の先端から降り注いでいた。光を受ける緑葉は瑞々しく、名も知らぬ花々は力いっぱいに咲き乱れている。見上げるほどに高く太い樹木が視界に広がり、長い時間、暗く狭い岩の通路を抜けてきた誰もが息を呑むほどの雄大さを見せ付けていた。「団長、我々は遂に秘境を発見したんですにゃー」頭から飛び降りて「にゃっほー」と密林に向けて叫ぶケット・シー。山ではない、もちろん、秘境でもない。「ここまでご苦労じゃったな」通行証をアイテムボックスに戻したミラは、そう声を掛け送還しようと手を翳す。「まだ見ぬ冒険が、待っているのにゃー」「しょうのない奴じゃのぅ......」送還を嫌がるという新しい反応に、こういう事もあるのかと感心しながら、ミラは翳した手を下ろす。「団長は話の分かるお方にゃー。一生付き纏いますにゃ」「そこは、付いて行くではないのか......」ケット・シーは [誠心誠意] と書かれたプラカードを高く放り投げてから飛び上がり、宙で一回転。着地した時その衣装は、冒険隊らしいものに変わっていた。最後に、落ちてきたプラカードを頭でキャッチすると、そこには [準備完了、だが無念] とあり、ダイイングメッセージの様に、ケット・シーの傍らに転がるのだった。「さて......行くとするかのぅ」ミラは軽く周囲を見回すと、手近な蔓から子供くらいの大きさがある葉を千切り取る。そして、その葉を手にしたまま、広場の脇へと歩き出した。「放置は、手厳しいですにゃー」ムクリと勢い良く起き上がったケット・シーは、慌ててミラの後を追い掛けて行く。密林を背に岩壁の方を向いて立つミラとケット・シー。その目の前には、大きな亀裂と、更に深くへと続く坂道があった。そしてここが、天魔迷宮プライマルフォレストの入り口だ。その坂は急勾配で、硝子の様に表面は滑らか。なので一度下りれば登る事は不可能である。これは、天魔迷宮と呼ばれるダンジョン全ての共通点で、入り口と出口は別となっているのだ。ミラはケット・シーを肩に乗せると、その頭を叩き坂道を照らさせる。「お先、真っ暗ですにゃ」爛々と光を放つ目を向け、ケット・シーは肩の上で楽しそうに足をパタパタとさせていた。プラカードは持っていない。両手で、ミラにしっかりとしがみ付いているのだ。これから、どうするのかを機敏に察して。ミラは、しゃがみ込むと千切った葉を尻に敷く。 (いつ来ても、わくわくするのぅ) 言うなれば、この先は長い長いスライダーの様なものだ。ミラは少し楽しげに微笑むと、尻を引き摺るように腰を前に前にと動かし、坂の一歩手前で停止する。「いざ!」「冒険の始まりですにゃ!」良く滑る坂道で、あっという間に加速していく中、予想以上の体感速度に若干引き攣り気味のミラ。 (ゲームの頃は楽しかったんじゃが......、現実となるとこれは......) 全身に吹き付ける風圧、曲線を描く曲がり角と、弾き飛ばされそうになる遠心力。単調だが問答無用で迫り通り過ぎていくそのどれもが、内面的な恐怖を煽る。特に、暗闇のせいで先の方まで見通せない状況が、更に拍車を掛けていた。「団長、ちびりそうですにゃー!」「我慢せい!」絶叫マシン宛らのスライダーは、右に左にと幾度も曲がりくねっており、その都度ケット・シーが悲鳴を上げる。そのお陰かどうか、ミラはどうにか平静を保てていた。そして下り始めほどが経過した頃、前方にゴールの光が見え出す。体感的には長い長い坂道が終わると、ミラ達は突然光の中に放り出されていた。軽い浮遊感の中、ミラは眩しさに目を細める。放物線を描く軌道から、やがて重力に引かれ緩やかに下降を始めると、軽い衝撃と共に地面に不時着する。尻餅を着く様な姿勢で着地したミラだったが、そこには先客が居た。ミラの肩から滑り落ちたケット・シーだ。「おっと、すまん。大丈夫じゃったか?」「大丈夫ですにゃー。女の子の団長は軽かったですにゃー」ミラが飛び退くと、ケット・シーはよろよろと立ち上がり、ぴょんぴょんと大丈夫アピールをして答える。そして、どこからともなく取り出されたプラカードには [女の尻に敷かれるのも男の甲斐性] と書かれていた。一人と一匹が改めて周囲に視線を向けると、そこは先程の密林の比ではなく、深い緑に覆われた空間には、密林と同じ様な光が天井から降り注ぐ。照らし出された景色には、異様にうねった木が張り巡らされており、それは遥か遠くまで続いていた。ミラとケット・シーが着地したのは、そんな木で出来た足場の一つだ。後方には天高くまで岩壁がそそり立ち、絡まるように縦横無尽に伸びる木には、無数の蔓が巻き付いている。遠くからは、何らかの鳴き声が響き、意識せずとも感じる程に空気は澄み切っていた。「新天地にゃ。秘境の奥で新天地を発見したんだにゃー」ケット・シーは辺りを見回し感無量といった体で感動を言葉にする。そして [ケット・シー探検隊] と書かれたプラカードを地面に突き立て、ようとしたが地面の木は硬く、パタンと音を立てて倒れる。物悲しそうに、その倒れたプラカードを見詰める団員一号。 (さて、幾つ見つけられるかのぅ......) ミラは適当に手近な場所を探ってから、目的のものが無い事を確認すると歩き出した。ミラが動き出すとケット・シーはすぐに走り寄り、警戒するように目配せしながら追従する。視界全体に溢れる、幾重にも続く木の道を飛び移りながら探す事暫く、ミラは葉の裏に隠れる様に落ちていた目的のアイテムを見つける事が出来た。深い緑色で脈動するかのように光を放つ、掌で包み込める程度の大きさの種。ソロモンに採取を頼まれた、始祖の種子だ。「ようやっと、一つか......」始祖の種子を拾い上げたミラは、溜息混じりに呟くと視線を上げて、再び周囲を見渡した。天魔迷宮プライマルフォレスト。原初の森という意味を持つ場所だが、厳密にはここはではない。全ての樹木の祖、ゴフェル樹の無数に枝分かれしたほんの一部でしかないのだ。つまりは目に見える全てがゴフェル樹であり、この場全てに始祖の種子が落ちている可能性があるという事である。だがそれは、採取場所が特定できないという意味でもあり、かつては多くのプレイヤーが足元を凝視しながら闊歩していたものだ。ミラは、そんな当時の事も思い出しながら、始祖の種子を手に小さく溜息を吐く。「団長、それが幾つも必要なんですにゃ?」ミラの肩によじ登り、その手の中にある種子を指し示しながら、ケット・シーが問う。ミラは、肩からちょこんと頭を出したケット・シーの毛並みを堪能すると、「あほどじゃな。闇雲に探さねばならんので、骨が折れるわい」そう愚痴を零す。だが、転機はその時だった。ケット・シーは、ミラの腕を伝い降り、手の中の始祖の種子の匂いを嗅いだり舐めたりすると、ぴょこんと飛び降りて周囲を探るように見回す。「あっちに、同じ気配がありますにゃ!」ケット・シーは言いながら、自信満々に数本先の枝を手で指し示す。しかしその動作とは対照的に、口から舌を出して目を潤ませている。団員一号の持つプラカードには [味は ×] とだけ書かれていた。「ほう......もしや分かるのか?」「とても特徴的な種ですにゃ。小生の、類稀にゃる常軌を逸した達人にゃみの鋭い感覚があれば、容易い事ですにゃ!」まん丸肉球でサムズアップして答えるケット・シー。瞳は鋭く自信に満ちているが、舌はまだ出したままだ。「ふむ、素晴らしいぞ、団員一号よ」ミラは、早速とばかりにケット・シーを抱き上げると空闊歩で指し示された方へと空を駆けていく。「この近くですにゃー」ミラの胸元で声を上げるケット・シーは、足元に伸びる枝の先へと視線を向ける。そしてその言葉通りに、ミラは枝先の蔓が絡まったところで、始祖の種子を見つけた。今までケット・シーといえば、斥候として偵察をさせていた程度だった。しかし、まさかこの様な特技があるとは思ってもいなかったミラは、また明らかになった新しい現実に喜び、ケット・シーを両手で掲げながら次を問う。「次は、どっちじゃ!?」「うー......にゃー......、! あっちですにゃ!」「良し、でかした!」予想以上に楽に集められそうだと、新発見との相乗効果で気分が絶好調まで持ち上がったミラは、ケット・シーの愛らしさも手伝ってか、何度も何度もその子猫の体中を撫で回し褒めちぎった。	After talking with the elders, Mira knew that Soul Howl had been there. In other words, the decryption of the documents was accurate and he was attempting to find the Brilliant Chalice of Divine Decree. If she followed that lead, she was sure to eventually catch up to him. Mira thanked the elders and prepared to leave that place. As she turned around, the young girl who had been the most enthusiastic about the sweets, took a fruit from one of the trees and gifted it to her, saying it was the fruit produced with the offering made by the person who came in search of the roots. With her business there complete, Mira headed to her next destination to fulfill the item search asked for by her good friend. The place she was headed to now was pretty close to the sacred tree, around one hour away by foot. Still, she summoned Pegasus like it was the obvious thing to do, who appeared worried that entire time as he approached Mira and licked her cheek for a while. Once Pegasus had calmed down, she rode on him for around ten minutes until they reached the nearest lake to the sacred grounds. There was a clearing between the lake and the forest, which was filled with countless flowers, forming an oasis for small animals. There was also a small mount of rocks at the side of the lake, from which a waterfall flowed down creating a pleasant ambient noise. Mira forgot the passage of time as she looked at that scenery, her senses tingling by the sweet scent of flowers and the forest. (Was this place always this gorgeous...) In Mira’s memories that place was much duller, so she once again could feel directly how the passage of thirty years greatly affected a place like that. As Mira and Pegasus stood in that paradise-like clearing, a small animal that resembled a squirrel with golden fur approached the two, climbing up Pegasus’ legs and reassuringly lying down on his back. That was almost like a trigger for all the remaining animals nearby to gather around the two, mostly getting closer to Pegasus. This took Mira by surprise, but she quickly smiled seeing how they climbed on Pegasus, making him look like an adorned Christmas tree. He did not seem bothered by it either, as he let more and more animals climb on him. This was all because Pegasus was a sacred beast, so animals felt the safest and calm in the sacred aura surrounding him. Mira also spotted a small blue rabbit on Pegasus’ back. Those were called Pure Rabbits, and their fur was famous for being a good luck charm. Though more importantly, their round eyes and plump body made them extremely cute creatures. They were fierce contenders for the first place in Ark Earth Online’s cutest creature ranking ladder. This was also the first time Mira saw a Pure Rabbit in person. They were known to be really careful and shy, normally only being observed from afar. Mira had only seen them in screenshots in the past, so now her eyes were nailed on that cute creature. (To think they would look like this up close...so plump and fluffy...) With her mind drifting away, Mira instinctively reached her hand out to it, but an instant before her fingertips would touch it, the Pure Rabbit jumped off scared and hid between Pegasus’ legs. 「Uh...」 Facing that blunt rejection, Mira froze in place, her hand still outstretched. But a moment later Pegasus neighed, as if trying to say something. After that, the Pure Rabbit hesitantly came out and showed itself in front of Mira. 「Did... you tell it something?」 Seeing that, Mira turned to look from the plump creature to Pegasus, who struck his head out as if asking to be praised. 「Good child.」 Patting his head once, Mira turned back to the Pure Rabbit. Its blue ears were moving from one side to another, as if scanning the surroundings. By then Mira could not hold herself back anymore and she reached out to the blue furball, enjoying its softness as much as she could. The warmth passing to her hand made it clear that it was a live creature just like Mira was. Mira tried to pet it as gently as she could to not startle it, which she accomplished as it understood she held no ill will against it and snuggled against her hand. That was too cute for Mira to handle, as she gently embraced it and cradled it in ecstasy. Not too long after Pegasus neighed loudly while the Pure Rabbit leaped out of Mira’s bosom in a hurry while squeaking, only to go in front of Pegasus and lie against the ground in a submissive pose. 「...What did you say this time...?」 Mira could not comprehend what happened so she just tilted her head. 「What happened, Pegasus?」 Saying that, she began stroking his mane, to which Pegasus replied by pressing his head against Mira’s chest. (Hmm. I don’t get it.) As she petted Pegasus, she looked around, seeing that the small rabbit was still prostrated while squeaking. She still wished to enjoy its furry touch some longer, but also knew that if she picked it up, she would be unable to let go. Mira knew that she would be able to play with it for all eternity if the situation allowed for it, but she had come there with a specific goal in mind, so she could not afford to get too distracted with the little animals of the forest. Still feeling a bit dissatisfied, Mira carried all the animals on Pegasus’ back to the ground and sent him away. As soon as she did that, the animals gathered around her instead. They had realized she was Pegasus’ boss. As she headed to the small rocky mountain that held the entrance of the labyrinth, they all followed her. 「Don’t follow me. I’m going to a dangerous place now.」 But they could not understand her words, as the hyperactive golden squirrel found itself right at home on Mira’s shoulder, while the Pure Rabbit kept looking at her with round eyes begging for a hug. [Summoning Skill: Cait Sith] She decided to call for an intermediary to sort things out. A small magic circle appeared in the air, and quickly after a small cat with wizard clothes jumped out of it. It spun three times in mid-air before landing on its feet, holding up a card that came out of nowhere with . written on it. A rain of confetti also sprung out from the magic circle an instant before it vanished, adding an extra touch to that artistic performance. 「Meow meow meow! I was called so heow I am! It’s been a while so I tried adding some meow to my entrance. How meowny points do I get, chief?」 As he spoke in an exaggerated manner, the writing on the card changed to speed lines implying shock. That small touch made Mira giggle. The fairy cat Cait Sith was one of the few low-level summons that could speak. His abilities were ill-suited for direct combat, but excelled when it came to scouting, given that he could obtain information even from animals. In other words, he could interact and talk with animals. 「What the meow! Chief, you’ve turned meownto a girl! And a splendid one at that, worth ten full points!」 Cait Sith looked up at Mira, jumping from side to side while waving around a sign with . written on it. The animals who had closely followed Mira all took a few steps back, wary of Cait Sith’s sudden appearance. 「You all accept it so easily...but that doesn’t matter. First lieutenant, I have a job for you.」 Cait Sith stood with his back straight and legs together, saluting Mira while the sign behind him changed to 「Snap!」「I want you to tell all these animals here that I’m heading to a dangerous place, so it’s best if they stay behind. Can you do it?」「I’ll accomplish that even if it costs meow life!」 After some time of that happening, they seemed to understand as they slowly dispersed from there. Lastly, Cait Sith climbed on Mira’s body and spoke to the squirrel on her shoulder, who also understood and jumped down before climbing up a tree. 「Meowssion complete.」 Cait Sith jumped off Mira’s shoulder, doing three flips before landing on his feet and striking a military salute. After Mira congratulated him on his success, she picked him up into a hug, using him as a replacement for all the animals that were gone now leaving her alone. 「It’s ticklish meow.」 As he spoke, he happily flopped his legs around while the sign had 「More!」 written on it. Mira scratched the kitty’s chin as she walked towards the small rocky mountain. The Tenma Labyrinth Primal Forest was beyond a cave in that small rocky mountain beside the lake. Mira walked into that opening on the rock with Cait Sith riding on top of her head. Past the entrance, there was a sudden slope downwards, its width barely enough for an adult to pass. Mira’s steps on the rocky floor reverberated coldly through the entire cave as she moved forward. Going further inside, even the sound of the waterfall became more dim, only audible as a distant echo and the light from the sun could not reach them either. But there was a light illuminating Mira’s path, thanks to Cait Sith. He was using one of his abilities, Cat Searchlight which let his eyes shine like a spotlight, and since he was on top of Mira’s head, it would always shine towards wherever she turned to look at. 「Something smells fishy here, there’s a suspiciously dubiously meowly spell here...」 They continued walking down the slope for ten minutes, during which the slope’s angle decreased until it was a completely flat corridor, at the end of which Cait Sith glared ahead while speaking. The corridor ahead was illuminated by a multitude of light-emitting medallions etched into the walls like light bulbs. 「Hmm... I think this is supposed to be the barrier of this place.」 The ground just a few steps ahead had 「Tenma Labyrinth Primal Forest, Managed by: Adventurer’s Union, Caranach branch」 written in large letters. As Mira whispered to Cait Sith, she patted his back with one hand while the other took out the permit given to her by Leoneil from her pocket. 「Ohh... so this is...」「Meow meow meow? The spell’s effect is dimeownishing.」 The moment Mira held the permit in her hand, it began glowing while the nearest medallions’ light became dimmer. Mira was unable to decipher the exact mechanism of the barrier, but she listened to Cait Sith’s words, given he had a strong sensitivity to that type of spells, and trusted it was safe to walk forward. As she walked, the medallions coming ahead would lose their light, while those behind her regained their brightness. Helped by Cait Sith’s light, she easily crossed that corridor and slowly the cave became brighter. Continuing further along that path, Mira reached a large open space, covered by a small but very dense jungle. The place appeared to be illuminated by sunlight, but looking above only revealed a black ceiling. However, the burly rocky walls were covered by a type of vines that emitted light from the ends of its branches. The plants under that light were luscious green, while multiple unnamed flowers bloomed vigorously all over the ground. Looking ahead, Mira could see large trees growing into the distance, a sight that could leave anyone without breath after walking through that dark cave for so long. 「Chief, we’ve just discovered uncharted territory!」 Cait Sith jumped down from Mira’s head with a 「meohow-」 and shouted in a firm voice while pointing at the jungle. Of course, this was neither a remote region nor uncharted territory. 「Thanks for your help so far.」 After returning the permit to her Item Box, Mira held out her hand ready to send him back. 「An adventure is still waiting for meow!」「I really can’t win against you...」 This was the first time a summon refused to be sent back, which Mira made a mental note of as a new reaction she might encounter, and relaxed the hand she had stretched out. 「Thank you for being undeowstanding, chief. I’ll follow you even to the grave.」「I’d rather you didn’t follow me there...」 He threw a sign up into the air that had 「Lifelong loyalty」 written on it, jumping up himself after it and doing a flip. When he landed, his attire had changed into one suitable for an adventure. The sign came down later, landing on his head with a message saying 「Preparations complete, but my heart is broken」 as it rolled over his face and fell flat on the ground leaving that as a sort of dying message. 「Well... let’s get going then.」 Mira scanned her surroundings, cutting off a piece of a vine leaf that grew the size of a small child, and with the cut leaf in hand, she began walking along the side of the large space. 「It’s impolite to leave meow behind!」 Cait Sith jumped on his feet and hurried to follow behind Mira. Mira and Cait Sith walked along the rocky walls, a distance from the jungle, until they reached a large cave that created a path further inside. That was the true entrance to the Tenma Labyrinth Primal Forest. The cave was also sloped with the ground slippery like glass, which meant that once one step was taken down, it was impossible to climb back up. That applied for every passage to the different locations of the Tenma Labyrinth, there was a different path to enter than to exit. Mira let Cait Sith on her shoulder, tapping on his head to illuminate the passage. 「It’s pitch black ahead.」 Cait Sith pointed his bright eyes forward, sitting on Mira’s shoulder with legs dangling in front. He was not holding the sign anymore, his front paws holding him firmly onto Mira having already guessed what she was about to do. Mira grinned as she held the leaf she cut earlier against her rear and sat down. (This is always exciting no matter how many times I come here.) The cave ahead obviously had a resemblance to a slide. So Mira smiled happily as she dragged her hips against the ground stopping at the start of the slope. 「Let’s go!」「A neow adventure starts!」 Mira impulsed herself forward and flew down the steep slope. The ground was very slippery which accelerated her descent even more while Mira was slightly taken aback by a speed higher than she expected. (This was really fun in the game but... in reality, it’s a bit...) She could feel the air pressure building up in front of her and centrifugal forces pushing her body threatening to launch her flying every time she turned a corner. The turns were very similar each time, but that did not matter as every time they passed one they would get even more scared. The darkness did not help either, as they could never anticipate any incoming turn and would be all the more impactful. 「Chief, I’m about to pee meowself!」「Hold it back!」 As the downwards slope turned left and right like a rollercoaster, Cait Sith would cry every time. Somehow hearing him helped Mira remain composed as well. Around five minutes later, they saw the light at the end of the slide. Mira was suddenly launched forward into a bright light at the end of that fall which felt like an eternity to her. As she flew through the air, she had to squint her eyes due to the blinding light. Drawing a parabola in the air, gravity finally overpowered her momentum and she began to fall again, colliding clumsily with the ground. She fell on her backside, but someone else had already landed ahead of her, Cait Sith who fell from Mira’s shoulder. 「Oops sorry. Are you okay?」「I’m meowlright. You don’t weigh much as a girl, chief.」 Mira jumped a step back while Cait Sith unsteadily stood up and began hopping from one foot to another, showing he was fine. At the same time, a sign appeared out of nowhere with 「Being squeezed by a girl’s butt is any man’s dream」 written on it. The two turned to look at the place they had arrived at, a large green expanse that dwarfed the earlier jungle filled that space, illuminated by a similar light as the earlier room. That scene spread far into the distance, covered by abnormally twisted trees. Mira and Cait Sith had landed on one of those trees. Behind them stood a tall wall of rock that vanished into the darkness above, while countless vines covered the trees. From afar the cries of some wild beasts could be heard, but if those were ignored it was a rather calm place. 「It’s a neow world! We discovered a neow world meownside the uncharted region!」 Cait Sith looked around while an indescribable feeling filled his heart, taking out a sign that read 「Cait Sith Exploration Party」 and thrust it down in front of him, but the wooden ground was too resilient and the sign fell unbalanced with an empty noise. The first lieutenant watched sadly as it lay flat on the ground. (Now then, I wonder how many I can find...) Mira searched a nearby place, and once she verified her objective was nowhere to be seen there, she began walking to another area. Cait Sith followed after her, warily looking around. They jumped from one tree to another as they advanced through that place filled with intertwined trees as Mira continued her search, finally finding one of those items on the ground almost hiding under some leaves. A seed of a strong green color that appeared to pulsate with light, large enough to fit in one’s hand. A Founding Seed that Solomon had requested. 「Finally one of them...」 Mira picked up the Founding Seed, muttered to herself while sighing, looking around for a moment before resuming her search. The Tenma Labyrinth Primal Forest, a place named as the first forest that ever existed, was strictly speaking not a forest. It was merely a portion of the countless branches from the Gopher Tree which gave birth to all trees. In other words, all those thick branches intertwined in front of them were all part of the same Gopher Tree, which also meant that there was a chance for a Founding Seed to appear anywhere in that space. But the spawn points were not fixed, so it was not as easy as it seemed, and years back large groups of players would comb the place in search of them. As Mira recalled those times, she sighed again while reaffirming her grip on the Founding Seed. 「Chief, how meowny of those do you need?」 Cait Sith asked after he climbed on Mira’s shoulder and pointed at the Founding Seed she was holding. Mira turned to look at him, recalling the class of summon he was. 「Around nine more. But I can only find them by searching randomly so it honestly is just a pain to find them.」 She made it sound like an idle complaint, but it still had an effect on Cait Sith as he crawled along Mira’s arm to sniff and lick the seed before jumping down to the ground and looking around with his nose held high. 「I sense a similar item in that direction!」 Cait Sith spoke enthusiastically as he pointed to a place a couple of branches away from their current spot. But on the other hand, his face looked off, his tongue out with round eyes, the sign he held reading 「It tastes like X」. 「Oh... You can tell?」「It’s a very particular seed. For someone as meowself, who’s mastered the ways of tracking, this is a piece of meow!」 Holding his rotund toe beans in what resembled a thumbs-up sign, his eyes glistened pridefully, although his tongue was still hanging out. 「Hmm, that’s amazing first lieutenant.」 Mira quickly embraced Cait Sith to hold him up, then activated Sky Stride to run to the branch he pointed at. 「It’s someowhere around here.」 Cait Sith spoke from inside Mira’s embrace, his eyes following along the branch they stood on. Mira checked under some of the vine leaves covering the branch and sure enough, she found a Founding Seed there. Before then Mira had always thought of Cait Sith as simply a reconnaissance scout, but now her eyes were open to a whole new set of abilities he could use, so she held him up with both hands asking where the next one was, rejoicing at the changes brought by this reality. 「Where’s the next one?!」「Uhh... meow...! That way!」「Alright! Good job!」 Seeing how much easier it had become to gather the Founding Seeds thanks to this new discovery, Mira’s mood was lifted as high as it could. As a reward, and maybe because of the kitty’s lovely appearance, she praised him lengthily while constantly petting all over his body.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 2, "inserted_lines_src": 8, "inserted_lines_trg": 10 }
「くらえっ! 誘導甲羅弾!」マンネンの装甲が開き、中からミサイルのように小型の甲羅が発射される。「ガトリング・サンダーアロー!」大量の飛び道具を放つ攻撃の弱点は、1発1発の威力の低さにある。こちらも複数の矢で丁寧に狙っていけば、十分相殺できるはず......! 「いや、硬いぞ! この甲羅......!」そりゃ亀の甲羅は硬い......というのもあるだろうが、一番大きな要因はやはりミラクルエフェクト【ステータスが大幅に上昇すれば、スキル奥義も強くなる......! 「ガー坊! テンタクルレーザー!」「ガァー! ガァー!」ガー坊の装甲の一部が開き、中から出てきた8本の触手型砲塔がミサイルに向けて赤く細長いレーザーを放つ。新装備『オクトパスキャノン』の武器奥義である【テンタクルレーザー】は貫通力に優れ、ガー坊の意志によって発射後もある程度軌道を曲げられるという特殊効果を持つ。多数のミサイルを撃ち落とすのにこれほど向いた奥義はない! ◆オクトパスキャノン種類:水属性または機械属性ユニゾン専用攻撃:100 防御:25 魔防:25 装備としては耐久面を微妙に底上げしてくれるのも魅力だ。ちなみにユニゾンの装備は常に見た目に反映されているわけではなく、スキルや奥義を発動した時だけ現れるというのが基本だ。』も常には召喚されておらず、任意のタイミングで出したり引っ込めたりしている。そのため、ユニゾンの装備は非常に破壊されにくいのだ。まあ、勝手に動くこともあるユニゾンの装備まで常に気にするのはしんどいからなぁ......。ありがたい配慮だ。「まだまだぁ! お次はタートルビーム! んで、超電磁タートルスピンの合わせ技や!」またまたマンネンII世の装甲が開き、その中に存在するサブ砲塔からビームが発射される。サブ砲塔は8門存在し、それぞれ間隔を開けて全方位をカバーできるように配置されている。さらにマンネンはバチバチと稲妻をほとばしらせながら回転。それに合わせてビームも回転! ビームは一発撃って終わりというよりは、その場に残り続ける鈍足のビームだ。なぜか回転に合わせてムチのようにしなるし、重さがあるかのように建物をなぎ倒していく。マンネンの甲羅のてっぺんからベラが顔を出す。戦車みたいになってるんだな......。「ワイルドタイガーウィップ!」巨大な虎のエフェクトをまとったムチは、空中でデタラメに跳ねまわりながら俺に迫る! なるほど、これではどこから噛みついてくるのかわからないな。ただ......! 「居合撃ちからの......インフェルノ・インファイトアロー!」結局のところ、攻撃する瞬間はまっすぐ突っ込んでくる! そこへ素早く矢を撃ちこみ、ムチの軌道をズラす。相手の攻撃はおそらく奥義。融合スキルでも相殺は難しい。だからこそ、ズラしてやり過ごす......! 「ム、ムチを撃つなんて相変わらず器用な人でんなぁ......」ベラが唖然としている今がチャンス! ユニゾンがどれだけ強かろうが、ユニゾンマスターが撃破されればユニゾンは消える! 「うわっ、見られた! ほな、さいなら!」「はやっ!?」思わず声が出るほどマンネンの中に逃げ込むスピードが速い......。やはり、ベラを倒すにはマンネンII世を撃破するしかないようだな。】を撃ち込む隙はまだ見つからない! 「まずは回転を止めないと攻撃に集中できない......! ガー坊、「ガァー! ガァー!」機動力を上げたガー坊をマンネンII世の懐に潜り込ませ、高威力な接近戦用スキルで砲塔を破壊する! 【黒子ガイル】は温存だ。ビームと稲妻のほとばしる戦場では簡単に一掃されてしまう。「おっ! ええんかな~、そんなもん使って! 水は電気を通すから、マンネンII世が放つ稲妻への当たり判定が大きくなるで!」やはりガー坊の弱点を把握したうえでマンネンII世に稲妻をまとわせていたか......。そうしておけば、万が一ガー坊に突撃されても相打ちに持ち込める。いや、耐久面の差で攻撃したガー坊の方が致命傷を負う可能性すらある。だが、それは今までのガー坊の話だ! 「なにぃ!? 苦手とわかっててほんまに突っ込ませるんか!? ユニゾン虐待やで!」「そうでもないさ!」「ん!? なんやあの角!?」そう、今のガー坊の頭にはユニコーンの角が生えている! これこそが新装備5つ目にして、最後の1つ『大地の一角獣種類:汎用攻撃:15 防御:15 魔攻:15 魔防:15 速度:15 武器スキル:【幻想の避雷針】【幻想の避雷針】自身に対する雷属性ダメージを50%減少させる。自動発動。ガー坊の弱点である雷属性攻撃への対策であり、それ以外の性能は重視していない。武器でもなく、防具でもない、アクセサリーみたいなステータスをしているが、合計すると75も数値が上がるので意外と馬鹿にならない。これを装備したことにより、ガー坊は雷を克服......出来てはいない。ガー坊は水属性と機械属性を複合しているが、そのどちらの属性も雷を苦手としている。ダメージを50%カットしても、普通のモンスターに比べればまだ雷が苦手だ。特に魔防の低さから魔法攻撃の雷は絶対に食らってはいけない。しかし、マンネンII世は物理攻撃型だ。物理の雷属性ならば弱点とはいえど常識的なダメージの範囲に抑えられるはず......! 今、回転する亀とワニがぶつかった! 機械属性かつ兵器の要素を多く持つユニゾン同士の激突は、周囲に思わず耳を塞ぎたくなるような金切り音と鈍い音、爆発音、さらには火花を散らし数秒続いた。結果は......両者とも致命的なダメージを負わずに健在だった。だが、マンネンII世は装甲内の砲塔をいくつか破壊されており、ビームを放てない状態になっていた。キャタピラ部分にも多少損傷があり、移動に影響が出るだろう。どちらもフォートレスタートルという種族にとっては体の一部なので、回復アイテムによる治療が可能だと思われるが、一時的に動きを止めるには十分な状態だった。「くぅぅぅ......! 中にかわいい女の子が乗っとるんやから、もう少し気を使って攻撃してほしいもんやで......。まあ、ええわ......。いま回復したるからな、マンネンII世! あらっ? おっさんはどこ行っ......ああっ!?」仕組みはわからないが、ベラはマンネンII世の中からでも外の様子が見えていた。だからこそ、俺の行動に対して逐一ツッコミを入れることが出来たわけだが、ガー坊の突進による激しい振動で一時的に外の様子を確認する余裕がなくなってしまった。ゆえに俺の接近にも気づくことも出来ず、脱出のタイミングも逃してしまった。「絶対に外さない距離からユニゾンごと撃ち抜かせてもらう!」	“Eat this! Guided Armor Piercing Bullet!” A part of Mannen’s shell opened up, and a small missile-like shell was fired. “Gatling Thunder Arrow!” The weakness of attacks that involved numerous projectiles was that each shot was fairly weak. And so if I also shot a lot of arrows and aimed carefully, I should be able to cancel the attack...! “No, it’s hard! This shell...!” Well, it was a turtle’s shell, after all.. But the biggest reason was the Miracle Effect, Unison Soul.’ When your status rose significantly, your skills and charge attacks would also become stronger...! “Garbow! Tentacle Laser!” “Gar! Gar!” And then part of Garbow’s armor opened up, and eight tentacle-type cannons came out and unleashed thin, red lasers at the missiles. Tentacle Laser was the weapon charge attack of the newly equipped Octopus Cannon, and it had high piercing ability. It also had the special effect of being controllable after Garbow unleashed them. There was no better charge attack to deal with numerous lasers coming at you! ◆ Octopus Cannon Type: Water attribute It also raised your durability a little, which was nice. In fact, a Unison’s equipment was not always reflected in their appearance, and there were times when they only showed when a skill or charge attack was being activated. Garbow’s weapon, ‘Manbow’ was not summoned at all times, and so it was usually stored away. Because of this, it was more difficult to destroy a Unison’s equipment. Well, it would be too much to have to think about their equipment, as Unisons often moved around on their own... So I was grateful for that. “I’m not done yet! Now it’s time for the Turtle Beam! So, Ultra Electromagnetic Turtle Spin!” Once again, Mannen II’s shell opened up, and the sub-cannons within unleashed their beam. There were eight sub-cannons, and they were positioned so that they could fire in every direction. Furthermore, Mannen began to spin while unleashing bolts of lightning. And then the beams began to rotate as well! And these weren’t the kind of beams that shot once, but they lingered. As the turtle spinned, the beams lashed around like whips and tore down the buildings as if they were heavy. Vera’s head popped out from the top of Mannen’s shell. It was like she was in a tank... “Wild Tiger Whip!” The whip that was enveloped in a giant tiger effect, began to lash around in the air and then shoot towards me! I see. Like this, I had no idea from which direction I would be attacked. However...! “From a quickdraw to...Inferno In Fight Arrow!” In the end, the timing for an attack came straight at me! And so I quickly fired off arrows at it, changing the course of the whip. Her attack was likely a charge attack. It was difficult to cancel those, even with a fused skill. And so I would just change its trajectory...! “Sh-shooting a whip, eh? You really are dexterous...” Vera was a little stunned. Now this was my chance! No matter how strong your Unison was, it was over if the Unison Master was defeated! “Woah, he saw me! Good bye then!” “What!?” She disappeared into the Mannen II again with shocking speed... I suppose I had to defeat the Mannen II after all. That being said, I still haven’t found an opening to unleash Armageddon Arrow! “I can’t focus on attacking unless it stops spinning...! Garbow. Blue Ocean Sphere!” “Gar! Gar!” With this enhanced mobility, I had Garbow move close to Mannen II and use high-power, close range skills to destroy the cannons! I would still save Kurokogairu. In this battlefield filled with beams and thunder, they would be wiped out easily. “Oh! Are you sure you want to use that? Lightning goes through water, so you are making your hitboxes bigger!” So, she knew Garbow’s weakness and was going to envelop Mannen II in thunder... Like this, if Garbow charged into them, they would both take damage. No. Due to the difference in durability, Garbow might even die from it. However, that was only if it was the old Garbow! “What!? You’re still going to charge!? That is Unison abuse!” “Not really!” “Hmm!? What is that horn!?” Yes, right now, the horn of a unicorn was growing from Garbow’s head! This was the fifth and last of the new gear, Earth Unicorn Horn! ◆ Earth Unicorn Horn Type: General purpose Attack: 5 Defense: 15 Weapon Skill: Mystic Lightning Rod Mystic Lightning Rod Reduces lightning damage by 50%. Automatic activation. It was a way of dealing with Garbow’s weakness to lightning, so the other features were not important. It wasn’t a weapon, or armor. It was like an accessory, but when added up, it raised your numbers by 75, which was rather impressive. And so by equipping this, Garbow’s weakness was...not exactly overcome. Garbow had both the water and machine attributes, and both were weak to lightning. So even if you could reduce the damage by 50%, he was still weak against it compared to most monsters. Especially since he had low magic defense, he could not be hit by lightning magic. However, Mannen II dealt physical attacks. So even if lightning was a weakness, it should be reduced to just a reasonable amount of damage...! Right now, the spinning turtle clashed with the alligator! They were machine-type Unisons with a lot of weapons. And so the sounds of metal hitting against metal were so loud that you wanted to cover your ears. For a few seconds, sparks flew and there were explosions. In the end...neither took any lethal damage. However, several of Mannen II’s cannons had been destroyed, and it could no longer unleash its beams. Even the caterpillar parts were damaged, so its mobility should be affected. And since both were vital for Fortress Turtles, it was probably possible to heal them with items. But it was enough to stop its movement temporarily. “Tsk...! A cute girl is inside, so you shouldn’t be so rough... Oh, well... I’ll heal you now, Mannen II! Huh? Where did that old man go... AH!?” I didn’t understand how, but Vera could see what was happening outside of Mannen II. And so, she was always able to comment on what I was doing. But due to the vicious vibrations from Garbow’s charging, she was unable to keep track of me for a moment. And so she had not noticed that I moved in, and she missed her time to escape. “I can’t miss at this distance. And so I’ll hit you by shooting right through your Unison!”	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 13, "inserted_lines_trg": 5 }
この統計結果を聞いた人はなぜそんなに最高経営層に就く女性が少ないのか尋ねますがもしあなたが私と同じようにリーダーシップはすべての職位で発揮されると信じるならば中間管理職には非常に素晴らしい女性のリーダーがいることに視点が向き異なる質問をすることでしょうなぜそんなに多くの女性が中間管理職から抜け出せないでいるのかまたその女性を最高管理職まで押し上げるにはどうすればいいのかという質問ですあなた方の中にもこのような中間管理職を務める女性で企業の中で昇進しようとしている方がいるかもしれません今回はこのような女性の良い例としてトーニャさんのお話をします私が彼女に出会ったのは2年前です彼女はフォーチュン誌が選ぶ全米トップ企業上位50社に入る大手企業の副社長で強い不満を抱きながらこう言いました「私は自分の自信や自己主張能力を向上させ素晴らしいブランドの開発のためにとても一生懸命働いてきました上司からは非常に優れた業績評価をいただき 360度評価ではチームメイトは私のもとで働くことを楽しく思い見つけられるマネジメントコースはすべて受講し素晴らしいメンターに助言・指導も受けていますが昇進の機会を2度も見送られています私の上司は私が昇進に意欲的であることも国際的な任務にさえ興味を示していることも知っていますこのような状況の中でなぜ昇進の機会を見送られているのか私には理解ができません」ここでトーニャさんが気づいていないのは女性には失われた33%があるということですその失われた33%を理解することこそ最高経営層における男女格差を失くすために必要なことなのです組織で昇進するには男女どちらであれ誰もがその優れたリーダーシップで知られていなければいけませんつまりあなたの素晴らしいところを生かしながら他者の素晴らしさを引き出したぐいまれな業績を達成および維持することで認められていなくてはいけないのです言い換えると組織内外の人々と共に効率的に働きながら組織がその戦略的財務目標を達成できるように自分のスキル才能および能力を使わなくてはいけないということですこれら3つのすべてのリーダーシップの要素はとても重要ですが組織で昇進するとなるとこれらは同様に重要なわけではありませんですので次にお話を進める中スライドの緑のボックスの内容に注意してみてください最高経営層に就く素質のある有望な社員を探し特定する際に緑のボックスに関連するスキルや能力は他2つのリーダーシップの要素よりも 2倍強く重要視されていますこれらのスキルや能力はビジネス、戦略、財務における見識と要約することができますつまりこのスキルは組織がどの方向に向かいどのような戦略を持ちどのような財務目標を立てているのかを理解し組織を発展させるために自らが果たすべき役割を理解することですこれこそ女性の昇進を阻む失われた33%でこの33%がないのは私達の能力が欠けているからではなく私達が受けてきたアドバイスが不十分だったからなのですつまりはこういうことです 5年前会社役員を集めた公開討論会のモデレーターを務めるよう言われましたその日のテーマは「有望な人材にどのような資質を求めるか」でした彼らが言ったことを要約しますので先程お話ししたリーダーシップの3つの要素について考えてみてください彼らは「私達は賢明で一生懸命働き仕事に専心し信用のできる柔軟な人材を求めます」と言いましたこれらはどのリーダーシップの要素に関連していますか? あなたが持つ素晴らしさですさらに彼らはこう言いました「顧客と良い関係を築き自分のチームを活気づけ効果的な交渉ができ衝突や対立に上手く対処することのできる総合的に優れたコミュニケーターであることを望みますこれはどのリーダーシップの要素に当てはまるでしょう? 他者の素晴らしいところを引き出すことですそこで皆さんの発言はほぼ終了しましたですので私は「それではあなた方の企業を理解しそれがどの方向へ向かっているのかまたその目標へ達するために必要な彼らの役割とは何なのかを理解している人はどうですか― そして外部環境をふまえてリスクと機会を見出し戦略を立てたり戦略的アドバイスができる人はどうでしょうまたあなたの企業の財務諸表を読むことができ財務データにある背景を理解した上で適切な対応やアドバイスをすることのできる人はどうでしょう」と尋ねました彼らは満場一致で「それは当たり前のことだ」と言ったのです私は150人の女性の聴衆の方を向き尋ねました「あなた方のうち何人の方が昇進する機会を得るにはビジネス、戦略、財務における見識が要されていることそして前述したその他すべての大事なことは人材プールで他者と差をつけるのに重要なことだと聞いたことがあるでしょうか」手を挙げた女性はたった3人でした私はこの質問を 5年前から世界中の女性にしてきましたがこのようなアドバイスを聞いたことがない女性の割合は大して変わっていませんこれで問題は明らかですねでも一体なぜなのでしょう女性に与えられる昇進に関するアドバイスの中でこの失われた33%があるのには主に3つの理由があります 1つ目は組織が女性社員に私達が40年以上聞いてきた従来のアドバイスを提供するときビジネス、戦略、財務の見識に関するアドバイスは著しく欠如していますほとんどのアドバイスはもっと自己主張をすること自信を持つこと自己ブランドを開発するなどトーニャさんが長年かけて培ってきたような個人的な行動や自己アピールの方法やメンターの活用人脈を広げるなど他者と共に働くことに関するアドバイスに重点を置き実質上ビジネス、戦略、財務の見識に関することは一切言及されませんでしたこれは今まで与えられてきたアドバイスが重要ではなかったと言っているのではありませんそれらのアドバイスはキャリアを積み始めてから中間管理職に昇進するのに必要不可欠なアドバイスですが中間管理職のうち半数を占める女性を経営層の職務に押し上げるためのアドバイスではありませんですので 40年に渡り女性に与えられてきた従来のアドバイスは最高管理職への昇進における男女の格差を縮めておらずこの先も縮めることはないでしょうそして2つ目の理由はトーニャさんが言っていた優れた業績評価やチームメイトからの素晴らしいフィードバック可能な限りのマネジメント講座を受講することなどに関連します皆さんは当然彼女は企業の能力開発制度や業績評価制度を通じてどれだけビジネス、戦略、財務における見識を養うことが大事かということを知らされていることだろうと思うでしょうがしかしここでもまたその緑のボックスの割合はとても小さいのです平均して私が働いた企業の人事および業績評価制度ではビジネス、戦略、財務の見識よりも緑のボックス以外の2つのリーダーシップの要素に重点を置く方が 3対1の割合で上回っていますこういうわけで典型的な人事および業績評価制度は最高経営層で見られる男女格差を今まで埋めることはできませんでしたしこれからも埋めることはできないのですさてトーニャさんはメンターに指導を受けていると言っていましたがこれはとても重要なことですもし組織や人事および業績評価制度が一般的にどの社員にもビジネス、戦略、財務の見識の重要性を伝えていないのであれば男性社員はどのようにして最高経営層に就くに至るのでしょうか主に2通りの方法があります 1つは経営層に携わる仕事を任せられることにより 2つ目は非公式のメンタリングで人材育成の指導を受けたりスポンサーを得たりして最高経営層に就くのですそれでは女性のメンタリングに関する経験はどういったものなのでしょう? 最近私が一緒に仕事をしたある経営幹部からの次のコメントがその経験を物語っています彼は昨年男女二人のプロテジェ(弟子)を支援・指導したことをとても誇りに思っていましたそして彼は「私はその女性に対しては自信を持つよう指導し男性に対してはビジネスについて学ぶよう指導しましたが二人を少しでも違うように扱っていたとは思ってもいませんでした」と言ったのです彼はこのことに関してとても正直でしたこれが何を意味するかというと私達が男女どちらのマネージャーであろうともリーダーシップをとる職務においては男女に対してこれらの固定観念を無意識のうちに持っているため最高経営層での男女の格差を縮めることができないのですそれではどのようにしてこの失われた 33%という考え方を使い行動に移していけばいいのでしょう? 女性にとって答えは明らかです私達は自分達の企業のことを理解しそれらがどの方向へ向かっているのかまた自らに課された役割を理解していることを示すスキルを磨き実証することにさらに重点的に取り組まなくてはなりませんそれが女性を中間管理職から最高経営層へ昇進させる突破口となるのですしかしそうするためにあなたが中間管理職である必要はありませんバイオ企業勤務のある若手の女性科学者が失われた33%に関する洞察力を生かし財務上の影響データを用いて担当プロジェクトの報告をしたところその場にいた経営幹部から非常に高い評価をもらいましたただこの失われた33%においてすべての責任を女性だけに負わせたくありませんしそうすることは賢明ではありませんその理由は経営幹部は企業が戦略的財政目標を達成するには全社員を同じ方向に向かわせるべきだと理解しているからです言い換えればビジネス用語で言うと戦略的提携がなくてはならないということです経営幹部はこのことを良く理解していますが米全国産業審議会によるとこの戦略的提携が整っていると考えている企業はたった37%だけで残りの63%の戦略的財務目標の達成は疑わしい状況です私が先程お話ししたことで最高経営層へ昇進するには企業を理解しそれがどの方向へ向かっているのかそしてそれらの目標を達するのに必要な自分の役割を理解することに重点的に取り組むべきということを中間管理職の50%の人が聞いたことがないことを考えてみると戦略的提携に自信を持つ経営幹部の割合がそんなに少ないのも驚くことではありませんですから他の人達がこの戦略的提携の役割を担っているのです取締役たちは年に一度事業継承に関して論議をするとき経営幹部に男性層と釣り合いの取れた割合で女性層が含まれていることを期待することが重要ですなぜでしょう? もし彼らがその考えを持っていなければその企業は可能な限りの戦略的連携がとれていないという危険信号になりかねないからです最高経営責任者もまたこの釣り合いのとれた男女層の割合の実現を期待することが重要なのですもし誰かが「彼女はビジネスにおいて経験不足だ」と言うならば「それに関して何をするべきでしょう」と質問してください人事担当役員は前述の失われた33%の考え方が適切に強調して伝えられていることを確認することが大事であり管理職に就く男性および女性社員はキャリアと出世において私達が持っている男女に対する見解を調べ皆にとって公平な競争の場を作り上げていることを確認することが大事なのですそれでは最後にトーニャさんの最近のお話で締めくくらせていただきます彼女が2ヶ月前私にメールで報告してくれたことですが新しいポジションの選考面接を受けたとのことでした面接中面接官は彼女が持つビジネスおよびその業界に関する戦略的見識を審査しましたそして現在最高情報責任者に直属する新しいポジションに就いていることをこうして報告できるのがとても嬉しいと言っていました皆さんの中にはこの失われた33%について知って行動を起こすことができる方もいらっしゃるでしょうそして皆さんにとってこのことは組織がより効率的になり女性が昇進できるキャリアを築き最高経営層における男女の格差を縮める上で広める価値のあるアイデアだと思っていただけるよう願っています有難うございました	So some people hear that statistic and they ask, why do we have so few women leaders? But I look at that statistic and, if you, like me, believe that leadership manifests at every level, you would see that there's a tremendous, awesome resource of leaders who are leading in middle management, which raises a different question: Why are there so many women mired in the middle and what has to happen to take them to the top? So some of you might be some of those women who are in middle management and seeking to move up in your organization. Well, Tonya is a great example of one of these women. I met her two years ago. She was a vice president in a Fortune 50 company, and she said to me with a sense of deep frustration, "I've worked really hard to improve my confidence and my assertiveness and develop a great brand, I get terrific performance evals from my boss, my 360s in the organization let me know that my teams love working for me, I've taken every management course that I can here, I am working with a terrific mentor, and yet I've been passed over twice for advancement opportunities, even when my manager knows that I'm committed to moving up and even interested in an international assignment. I don't understand why I'm being passed over." So what Tonya doesn't realize is that there's a missing 33 percent of the career success equation for women, and it's understanding what this missing 33 percent is that's required to close the gender gap at the top. In order to move up in organizations, you have to be known for your leadership skills, and this would apply to any of you, women or men. for using the greatness in you to achieve and sustain extraordinary outcomes by engaging the greatness in others. Put in other language, it means you have to use your skills and talents and abilities to help the organization achieve its strategic financial goals and do that by working effectively with others inside of the organization and outside. And although all three of these elements of leadership are important, when it comes to moving up in organizations, they aren't equally important. So pay attention to the green box as I move forward. employees with high potential, the potential to go to the top of organizations, the skills and competencies that relate to that green box are rated twice as heavily as those in the other two elements of leadership. These skills and competencies can be summarized as business, strategic, and financial acumen. In other words, this skill set has to do with understanding where the organization is going, what its strategy is, what financial targets it has in place, and understanding your role in moving the organization forward. This is that missing 33 percent of the career success equation for women, not because it's missing in our capabilities or abilities, but because it's missing in the advice that we're given. Here's what I mean by that. Five years ago, I was asked to moderate a panel of executives, and the topic for the evening was "What do you look for in high-potential employees?" So think about the three elements of leadership as I summarize for you what they told me. They said, "We look for people who are smart and hard working and committed and trustworthy and resilient." So which element of leadership does that relate to? Personal greatness. They said, "We look for employees who are great with our customers, who empower their teams, who negotiate effectively, who are able to manage conflict well, and are overall great communicators." Which element of leadership does that equate to? Engaging the greatness in others. And then they pretty much stopped. So I asked, "Well, what about people who understand your business, where it's going, and their role in taking it there? And what about people who are able to scan the external environment, identify risks and opportunities, make strategy or make strategic recommendations? And what about people who are able to look at the financials of your business, understand the story that the financials tell, and either take appropriate action or make appropriate recommendations?" And to a man, they said, "That's a given." So I turned to the audience of 150 women and I asked, "How many of you have ever been told that the door-opener for career advancement is your business, strategic and financial acumen, and that all the other important stuff is what differentiates you in the talent pool?" Three women raised their hand, and I've asked this question of women all around the globe in the five years since, and the percentage is never much different. So this is obvious, right? But how can it be? in the career success advice given to women? When organizations direct women toward resources that focus on the conventional advice that we've been hearing for over 40 years, there's a notable absence of advice that relates to business, strategic and financial acumen. Much of the advice is emphasizing personal actions that we need to take, like become more assertive, become more confident, develop your personal brand, things that Tonya's been working on, and advice about working with other people, things like learn to self-promote, and virtually nothing said about the importance of business, strategic and financial acumen. This doesn't mean that this advice is unimportant. What it means is that this is advice that's absolutely essential for breaking through from career start to middle management, but it's not the advice that gets women to break through from the middle, where we're 50 percent, to senior and executive positions. And this is why conventional advice to women in 40 years hasn't closed the gender gap at the top and won't close it. Now, the second reason relates to Tonya's comments about having had excellent performance evals, great feedback from her teams, and having taken every management training program she can lay her hands on. So you would think that she's getting messages from her organization through the talent development systems and performance management systems that let her know how important it is to develop business, strategic and financial acumen, but here again, that green square is quite small. On average, talent and performance management systems in the organizations that I've worked with focus three to one on the other two elements of leadership compared to the importance of business, strategic and financial acumen, which is why typical talent and performance systems haven't closed and won't close the gender gap at the top. Now, Tonya also talked about working with a mentor, and this is really important to talk about, because if organizations, talent and performance systems aren't giving people in general information about the importance of business, strategic and financial acumen, how are men getting to the top? Well, there are primarily two ways. One is because of the positions they're guided into, and the other is because of informal mentoring and sponsorship. So what's women's experience as it relates to mentoring? Well, this comment from an executive that I worked with recently illustrates that experience. He was very proud of the fact that last year, he had two protégés: a man and a woman. And he said, "I helped the woman build confidence, I helped the man learn the business, and I didn't realize that I was treating them any differently." And he was sincere about that. So what this illustrates is that as managers, whether we're women or men, we have mindsets about women and men, about careers in leadership, and these unexamined mindsets won't close the gender gap at the top. So how do we take this idea of the missing 33 percent and turn it into action? Well, for women, the answer is obvious: that show that we're people who understand our businesses, where they're headed, and our role in taking it there. That's what enables that breakthrough from middle management to leadership at the top. But you don't have to be a middle manager to do this. One young scientist that works in a biotech firm used her insight about the missing 33 percent to weave financial impact data into a project update she did and got tremendous positive feedback from the managers in the room. So we don't want to put 100 percent of the responsibility on women's shoulders, nor would it be wise to do so, and here's why: In order for companies to achieve their strategic financial goals, executives understand that they have to have everyone pulling in the same direction. In other words, the term we use in business is, we have to have strategic alignment. And executives know this very well, and yet only 37 percent, according to a recent Conference Board report, believe that they have that strategic alignment in place. So for 63 percent of organizations, achieving their strategic financial goals is questionable. And if you think about what I've just shared, that you have situations where at least 50 percent of your middle managers haven't received clear messaging that they have to become focused on the business, where it's headed, and their role in taking it there, it's not surprising that that percentage of executives who are confident about alignment is so low, which is why there are other people who have a role to play in this. It's important for directors on boards to expect from their executives proportional pools of women when they sit down once a year for their succession discussions. Why? Because if they aren't seeing that, it could be a red flag that their organization isn't as aligned as it could potentially be. It's important for CEOs to also expect these proportional pools, and if they hear comments like, "Well, she doesn't have enough business experience," ask the question, "What are we going to do about that?" It's important for H.R. executives to make sure that the missing 33 percent is appropriately emphasized, and it's important for women and men who are in management positions to examine the mindsets we hold about women and men, about careers and success, to make sure we are creating a level playing field for everybody. So let me close with the latest chapter in Tonya's story. Tonya emailed me two months ago, and she said that she had been interviewed for a new position, and during the interview, they probed about her business acumen and her strategic insights into the industry, and she said that she was so happy to report that now she has a new position reporting directly to the chief information officer at her company. So for some of you, the missing 33 percent is an idea for you to put into action, and I hope that for all of you, in order to help organizations be more effective, to help women create careers that soar, and to help close the gender gap at the top. 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マクスウェルたちがマーブルスパイダーの素材を取りに行っている間、俺とフィニアはそれぞれ残された課題をやることになっていた。本来、魔法陣自体は丸覚えでも魔術は発動する。しかしマクスウェルはそのやり方を良しとしていなかった。対して俺はもの贈り物に刻み込むこの魔法陣は破戒神から提供されたものを改良することになっており、後で大丈夫かどうか、マクスウェルに監修してもらうことになっていた。予定では素材を手に入れてからこれを行う予定だったのだが、今の俺の体調が体調なので、先に陣を組むことから始めていたのだ。「ニコル様、ここですけど......」「ん、朱の魔法陣をベースにしてる理由?」フィニアが差し出してきた問題を俺はのぞき込む。俺もマクスウェルの教育を受けているので、これくらいなら教えてやることができる。「朱の魔法陣は魔力の強度を指定するから、火属性を意味する魔法陣を使うの。火はそのまま力を意味するから」「そうだったんですね」「同じように地は黄につながり、安定を意味する。山吹の詠唱が効果時間を指定するのはそういう意味」「ふむふむ」前世ではまだったフィニアだが、すでに十代後半に見えるくらいには成長している。柔らかい感触が肩に当たり、妙に興奮を覚えた。前世から俺は女性経験が少ないのは確かだが......いや無いといっても過言ではないが、この程度で興奮を覚えるほど初心ではなかったはず。当のフィニアはそのことを全く意識していない。俺が今は女性というのもあり、完全に無防備になっている。結局、マクスウェルたちが無事に獲物を持ち帰るまでの半日、俺は過剰なまでにドギマギしながら過ごす羽目になったのだった。クラウドとマクスウェルは棒で抱えており、そこにはマーブルスパイダーが一匹吊るされていた。「ただいまー、しとめたよ!」「おかえり、ミシェルちゃん。大活躍っぽいね」俺はそういって皆を迎え入れた。ミシェルちゃんが活躍したと見抜いたのは、マーブルスパイダーの背に、彼女の持つ矢が三本、深々と突き刺さっていたからだ。糸の原料は体内では液状になっており、吐糸管から吐き出された段階で固まり繊維状になる。他種では、これを球状に吐き出して攻撃してくるクモもいるらしい。ただし、その粘着物質は水に弱く、軽くすすぐだけで水に溶けてしまうため、吐糸管から引き抜いた後、一度水に通してから糸巻きに絡めていけば、問題はなくなる。「というわけで、この尻から糸を引っ張り出し、こっちのタライの水を通してから、こっちの糸巻きに巻き取っていくのじゃ」マクスウェルが糸巻きを引っ張り出してきて、採取の用意をしながら説明する。ミシェルちゃんとクラウドは、その話を興味深そうに聞いていた。二人はわりと現金な性格をしているので、こういう収入に関する話は真面目に聞く。まあ、あまりにも人間とは乖離している姿だから、その気持ちもわからないでもない。マクスウェルの家にある糸巻きはハンドルを回すとクルクルと回って糸を巻き取るタイプで、早く回しすぎると粘液が固形化する前に水に触れてしまい、糸が切れてしまう。かと言って遅すぎたり、回転速度がまばらだと、糸の太さにむらが出てしまう。その辺りに苦労しながら、安定して巻き取れるようになるまで、しばらくの時間がかかってしまった。何度か失敗しながら、それでも五キロほどの重さの糸を巻き取り、水着を作るには充分な量を確保することができた。その時間にはすでに日はすっかり暮れており、遅めの夕食になってしまう。で作った即席の風呂に入って、身を清め食卓に着く。途中、クラウドが覗きにやってきたが、俺の感知力の前にあっさりと発見された。ちなみにマクスウェルに唆されたことは、すでに承知済みである。俺もかつては通った道だ、理解はできる。「理解はできるが、断固としてゆるさん」「出来心だから! 謝るから!?」ミノムシのように縛り上げられ、コテージの軒先に逆さ吊りにされているクラウドの前で、俺は宣言した。「罰として朝まで逆さづり」「死ぬ、死んじゃう!」「ニコル様、さすがにそれは......」「フィニアは優しすぎると思うよ? このおバカは一度きちんとお灸を据えないと。後マクスウェルにも」「その、さすがにマクスウェル様には恐れ多くて......」結局フィニアに免じて、クラウドの罰は一時間で解放された。	While Maxwell and others were off to obtain Marble Spider materials, Finia and I were focusing on our respective homework. Currently, Finia was in dire distress trying to decipher the homework Maxwell gave her so she could understand the meaning of magic circles. Normally, fully memorizing magic circles was enough to cast the spells. However, Maxwell did not consider that a proper way of learning it. One of his reasons was that, if you did not understand what you were drawing, your range of practical applications would be narrowed down. I on the other hand was busy assembling a magic circle to carve into the talisman, the other gift I was preparing. Even if I say talisman, it was not the kind that brought good fortune, but more like a magic tool that could cast Protection continuously. This magic circle would serve to improve what I received from the God of Destruction, which I would later have Maxwell check to confirm whether everything was alright. I planned to do this after obtaining the materials, but since I was feeling bad anyway, I decided to use today to prepare the magic circle in advance. “Lady Nicole, about this part...” “Hmm, you mean the reason why the crimson magic circle is used as a base?” I peered at her homework as she asked me. I was learning under Maxwell so I could teach her this much easily. I drew near her shoulder and leaned over to look at the problem set and explain as I pointed at it. “A crimson magic circle designates the strength of magic power, so you use the magic circle of fire attribute. Because fire by itself signifies strength.” “So that’s how it was.” “Similarly, yellow is linked to earth, and signifies stability. That’s why Gold is used to set the effect duration.” “Aha!” She started taking notes with a diligent expression. Our shoulders seemed to have been touching without realizing it, making me feel a little embarrassed. She was only five back in my previous life, but now she had already grown enough to look like a girl in her late teens. The soft sensations transmitted through my shoulders were making me strangely aroused. No wait, this was too strange. I certainly have had little experience with women since my past life... Or more like I had none of it, but it wasn’t to the point that I would be aroused by something so trivial. Finia in question was oblivious to all this. Since I was a girl now, she was completely defenseless against me. In the end, I ended up being excessively flustered throughout the half day until Maxwell’s group returned with a successful hunt. Maxwell’s group returned as the evening arrived. Cloud and Maxwell were carrying a pole with one Marble Spider hanging from it. It seemed to be dead already, but it looked quite grotesque. In fact, Letina was distancing herself from it a bit. “We’re back! We managed to take it down!” “Welcome, Michelle. It seems you played an active part.” I greeted everyone. I guessed that Michelle played an important role due to three of her arrows sticking deeply into the spider’s back. Marble Spider’s threads could be extracted even after they had died. The raw materials for the threads were being stored inside its body in liquid form, which took on a thread shape after spitting it out from the spinnerets. Some other spider species apparently could spit it out in a balled-up state and use it to attack too. At any rate, it worked like that, so it was possible to extract it whether it was alive or dead. The problem was, the threads spat out by it came with adhesive material, so we couldn’t use it as clothes right away. However, that adhesive material was quite weak to water, so once we extracted the threads through spinnerets, we could run it in water and coil it on the spool without problems. “So, you extract threads from this butt part, then soak them through this tub of water and wind it around the spool.” Maxwell took out spools and started explaining as he made collecting preparations. Michelle and Cloud were listening to him attentively. The two were quite self-interested, so whenever matters concerned their income, they were very attentive. Letina, on the other hand, was shrinking back at the sight of her first spider monster. Well, its appearance diverged from that of a human greatly, so I could understand her feelings. Maxwell’s pools were the types that reeled in the thread by rotating the handle, so if we spun it too fast the mucus could get soaked by water before it managed to solidify and snap. On the other hand, if you were too slow or your speed was not static, it would result in a thread of uneven thickness. It took us a while before we managed to reach a stable winding tempo due to all the aforementioned pains. We failed a bunch of times, but still managed to make about kg worth of thread, enough for making swimsuits. By that time the day had already darkened completely, delaying our dinner by a bit. Finia was kind enough to account for that and made dishes that would be okay to eat even cooled. Then we went to draw water one by one from the well behind, and washed our bodies in impromptu baths made with Earth Wall. Cloud came to peek midway, but he was easily detected by my perception. My senses were certainly duller, but not to the point that I would fail to detect someone on the level of Cloud. Incidentally, I was also aware that he was instigated by Maxwell. It was something I had gone through myself, so I could understand it. “I understand you, but I’m not forgiving you.” “I acted on an impulse! I’m sorry!” I declared at Cloud as he hung upside down from the cottage’s eaves while tied like a bagworm. “As punishment, you’ll stay upside down until morning.” “I’ll die, I’ll really die!” “Lady Nicole, that is too much...” “You are too kind, you know, Finia? This idiot has to face the punishment once so he learns it. Maxwell as well.” “Umm, that would be too discourteous to Lord Maxwell...” In consideration of Finia, I ended his punishment in an hour. As for Maxwell, he had long made his escape.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 0, "inserted_lines_src": 22, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
選挙区削減を支持している29名の議員は、新提案の選挙区数について、政府との合意を得られなかった。結果として、この問題は、批判意見を表明するために国民議会ビル前や大学などに集まった、不満なクウェート人による活発なキャンペーンの焦点となった。	The 29 members of parliament who support a reduced number of constituencies were unable to agree with the government on a new number. As a result, the issue became the focus of a vigorous campaign by discontented Kuwaitis, who gathered in front of the National Assembly building and in universities to voice their criticisms.	{ "source": "news_commentary", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
メイドさに案内され、俺とレオは客間へと来た。通された客間は広く、多分10人以上は楽に過ごせるんじゃないかという部屋だった。あの天井から釣り下がってる照明......シャンデリアってやつかな、初めて見た。あんな高い場所のろうそくに火を付けるとか大変だろうなー。「それでは、お茶を用意して参りますのでしばしお待ちください。......レオ様は何をお出しすればよろしいでしょうか......?」「あぁ、こいつは......水か牛乳でお願いします」「しばしお待ちください!」メイドさんがお辞儀をして部屋を出て行ったけど、こういう時お構いなくなんて言ってしまうのは日本人の性なんだろうか。扉が閉まる前にゲルダさんが少しだけ笑ってるのが見えた。 ......まあすごい緊張してたから、それが解れたのならいいか。このまま立ってるのもなぁと思って、部屋の真ん中にあるテーブルへ近づき椅子へと座った。レオも俺の座ってる椅子の横に来て伏せの体勢。リラックスしてるようで何より、レオが警戒してないって事は危ない事はないんだろうと思う。オークとかも察知してくれてたしな。まぁ、助けてくれた人を招いて危ない事を仕掛けるなんて事をクレアさんはしないだろうが、念のため。知らない場所に来て、もしかしたら異世界かもしれない場所だからという考えで、ちょっとだけ警戒してる。 ......まだ夢である可能性も捨ててないけど。「ワウ?」「夢じゃないのかもなぁ。レオがこんなに大きくなってるのはいまだに信じられないけど」「レオ、遊びたいのか?」「ワフ!」遊びたそうに吠えるレオを撫でながら、客間を見渡す。「......さすがにここじゃ遊べないな」「......ワフー」レオの大きさは人が数人乗れる程。今は伏せていて顔を俺に向けてるだけだが、立ち上がれば俺が見上げる程だからな。この屋敷が大きくて助かった。じゃないとレオが中まで入れるスペースなんて無かったんじゃないかな。とは言え、さすがに客間が広くてもレオとじゃれ合ったり遊んだりする場所は無いな。 ......後で庭にでも出て遊んでやるか。ただ......門から玄関までの間で見た限り、立派な庭だったから物を壊したりしないように気を付けないと。考えながらレオの頭をガシガシと撫でていると、客間のドアがノックされて開いた。「失礼します。お茶をお持ちしました」「しました!」器用にお茶を淹れた白いカップをお盆に乗せたまま、お辞儀をするライラさん。ゲルダさんはやっぱりまだ緊張してるようだ。「ありがとうございます」俺が座ってる場所まで来て、前にあるテーブルへと静かにカップを置く。ゲルダさんはバケツくらいの大きさはある物に牛乳を入れて来たらしい。それをレオの前に恐る恐る置いた。 ......確かにレオって見た目だけだと怖い狼に見えるからなぁ。女性が恐がっても無理はないと思う。「レオ、ちゃんと頂きますをして飲むんだぞ」「ワウ!......ワフワフ」俺に返事をするように吠えて、ゲルダさんへと顔を向けて軽く吠えた。ゲルダさんはレオに吠えかけられて体をビクッとさせてたが、レオなりの挨拶だとわかったのか、小さめの声で「どうぞ」と言ってる。レオが勢いよく牛乳を飲み始めた事だし、俺も飲みますか。「......ん。おいしいですね」「ワフ!」「......ありがとうございます」レオもちゃんとゲルダさんに感想を言ってるようだ。お茶がおいしくてほとんど一気に飲んでしまった。レオが勢いよく飲んでたが、俺も同じようなものだったようだ。飼い主と飼い犬は似るって言うけど、本当かもしれない。 ......少しだけ恥ずかしい。「......お願いします」お茶のカップと一緒に持って来てたポットの様な物から、お代わりを淹れてもらう。またお茶のおいしそうな匂いが漂って来た。というか今更だけど、これって紅茶かな? あまり詳しくないけど、缶やペットボトルで売ってる紅茶くらいは飲んだことがある。あれよりも爽やかな味と香りだけど。紅茶を楽しむのも良いけど、ゲルダさんがレオを見て怖がってるのが少し気になる。見た目的に仕方ない事かもしれないけど、話しかけたら少しは緩和されるだろうか。「......ゲルダさん、でしたっけ?」「はい!」「レオは人を襲ったりしないので、怖がらなくても大丈夫ですよ」「......すみません」「申し訳ございません、タクミ様。ゲルダ、そういった様子をお客様にお見せするものではありませんよ!」「......はい」「あぁ、いえいえ。怒ってるわけじゃないので良いんですよ。確かにレオのこの見た目は怖いですからね。女性の方が恐がるのもわかります」「私はレオ様はかわいらしい方とお見受けしましたが」「そうなんですか?」「はい。タクミ様に付いて離れず、ご主人様を守ろうとしているように見えました。それに、ゲルダに対しても怖がらせないようにと小さく声を出しておられました。こんなに大きな体なのに、何となくかわいらしいじゃありませんか」「ははは。そうですね、レオは女の子なので怖いよりもかわいらしい奴ですよ」「......女の子だったんですか」ライラさんはレオの仕草を見てかわいいと思ったようだ。ゲルダさんはレオが雌だと聞いて驚いてる。「ゲルダさんと同じく可愛い女の子なんですよ。だから、出来ればで良いので怖がらないで上げて下さい」「......私が可愛い......はっ......はい、わかりました!」「ふふ、タクミ様は口がお上手のようですね」「いえ、思った事をそのまま言っただけですよ」ゲルダさんって緊張しっぱなしだからな、新人っぽいけど頑張ってる感じが可愛いと思った。まあ、雰囲気だけじゃなくて実際見た目も可愛いんだけど......俺ここに来てからクレアさんといい、メイドさん達といい、美形の人しか見てないな......セバスチャンさんも歳は取ってるが美形の紳士だったし、他に見かけた執事さん達も......。 ......なんか平凡な顔をしてる自分が少し肩身の狭さを感じる。「ワウ......ワフワフ」「何だレオ、慰めてくれてるのか?」ちょっぴり落ち込んだ俺に気付いたレオが顔を寄せて慰めてくれた。ありがとうなレオ。でも、牛乳を飲んですぐに顔を舐められたら牛乳が付くから今度からは止めような......。ポケットからハンカチを取り出して顔を拭いておいた。ライラさんとゲルダさんに微笑ましく見られてるのが恥ずかしい。	The two maids led the way, and so Leo and I arrived at the guest room. The room was indeed quite large. I thought that over ten people could fit in there and remain quite comfortable. And that light that hung down from the ceiling...was it a chandelier? I had never seen one before. It must be very hard to light candles so high up... “Well then, I will go and prepare some tea, so please wait for a while. ...Oh, what should I bring for the great Leo...?” “Ah, Leo...Water or milk, please.” “It won’t take long!” The maids bowed and then left the room. I suppose it was my Japanese nature to say something like ‘please don’t rush’ during times like this. I had seen Ms. Gelda smile a little just before the door closed. Well, she had been very nervous at first, so if she was relaxed now, that was good. As standing there seemed awkward, I walked up to the table in the middle of the room and sat down on one of the chairs. Leo followed me and then lay down next to the chair. It was nice to see that she was relaxed. If Leo wasn’t on her guard, that must mean that there was nothing dangerous here. She had detected the orc, after all. Well, I highly doubted someone like Ms. Claire would put her rescuers in harm’s way after inviting them to her house. I was in an unfamiliar place. And the idea that this was another world made me feel just a little cautious. ...Though, I also still thought that this could all be a dream. “Wou?” “Maybe it’s not a dream. But I still find it difficult to believe that you’ve become this big, Leo.” “Leo. Do you want to play?” “Wuff!” I petted Leo, who barked as if she wanted to play. And so I looked around the room. “...I don’t think this is the best place for that.” “...Wuff.” Leo was big enough for several people to ride on her back. While she was lying down and looking up at me now, I would be the one looking up at her if she stood up. It was a good thing that this mansion was so large... Or there wouldn’t have been enough space for Leo to get in at all. That being said, even though it was big, it wasn’t big enough for Leo to run or play in. ...I suppose I could take her out to the garden later. However...judging from what I had seen while walking from the gate to the entrance, it was a resplendent garden, so I’d have to be careful that she didn’t break anything. I thought of such things while scratching Leo’s head. Then there was a knock on the door and then it opened. “Excuse me. I’ve brought you the tea.” “We did!” Ms. Lyra bowed while carrying a tray with a white teacup on top. Ms. Gelda looked a little nervous again. “Thank you.” She walked up to me and placed the cup on the table. Ms. Gelda was carrying a bowl of milk that was the size of a bucket. She nervously placed it in front of Leo. ...Indeed. Leo did have the appearance of a frightening wolf. So it was no wonder that she was afraid. “Leo. Say thank you before drinking.” “Wou! ...Wuff-wuff.” Leo barked once as if to reply to me, and then she turned to Ms. Gelda and barked again. While Ms. Gelda flinched after being barked at, she quickly understood what Leo meant by it. And so she muttered, ‘enjoy.’ Leo then started to drink the milk hungrily, and so I took a sip of the tea as well. “...Mmm. It’s very good.” “Wuff!” “...Thank you.” Leo seemed to approve of the milk as well. The tea was so delicious that I drank it all very quickly. Leo had been drinking vigorously, but I suppose I had not been any different. They say that dogs take after their owners. Perhaps it was true. ...I was a little embarrassed. “...Yes, please.” She picked up the teapot and filled my cup once again. The fragrance of the tea wafted around me. I hadn’t really thought about it, but was this black tea? I didn’t know much about tea, and had only drunk black tea from cans and bottles. But this was much more refreshing in terms of taste and smell. While I was enjoying my tea, I was also a little anxious about the way that Ms. Gelda seemed to be terrified of Leo. While it couldn’t be helped for her to be scared at first, I was sure that she would change her mind if I talked to her. “...Ms. Gelda, right?” “Yes!” “You really don’t need to be afraid. Leo won’t attack humans.” “...I’m sorry.” “I’m terribly sorry, Mr. Takumi. Gelda, you mustn’t show your emotions like that in front of a guest!” “...Yes.” “No, no, it’s fine. I’m really not upset or anything like that. I do agree that Leo can be frightening to look at. I understand why women may be afraid.” “And yet I think that your Leo is very adorable.” “Is that right?” “Yes. Leo follows you so closely and seems to be very protective. He was also barking very quietly as if to avoid scaring Gelda. I think that it is rather cute for someone of that size to behave in such a way.” “Hahah. That’s true. But Leo is a girl. And overall, she is cuter than she is scary.” “...So she is a girl.” Apparently, Ms. Lyra found Leo’s movements very cute. Ms. Gelda was very surprised to hear that Leo was female. “She is a cute girl, just like you, Ms. Gelda. So if possible, please don’t be afraid of her.” “...I’m cute... ha...ha...I understand!” “Hehe. You are quite the flatterer, Mr. Takumi.” “No, I just said what was on my mind.” Ms. Gelda was constantly nervous, just like someone who was new to a job. And yet she tried her best. I thought that was endearing. Well, it wasn’t just her personality, though... Now that I thought about it, it wasn’t just Ms. Claire, but the maids had all been attractive... Even Sebastian, who was an older man, had been a handsome gentleman. As were the other butlers... ...It made me feel a little out of place, being the only one with such plain looks. “Wou...wuff-wuff.” “What is it Leo? Are you trying to comfort me?” Leo must have noticed that I looked a little crestfallen, and so she pressed her face against mine consolingly. Thanks, Leo. But maybe don’t lick my face right after lapping up so much milk... I took out a handkerchief from my pocket and wiped my face with it. Ms. Lyra and Ms. Gelda smiled as if this was a heartwarming moment, and I felt a little embarrassed.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 9, "inserted_lines_src": 1, "inserted_lines_trg": 2 }
俺はハイロードの体内を魔法で探索していった。「む? これは?」怪しげな魔力反応を示す魔道具らしき物を見つけ出す。その場所は心臓と横隔膜の間だ。その魔導具らしき反応を、俺は右手で掴んで、えぐり出した。ハイロードは絶叫した。魔道具を体内に入れていたことによる強化もハイロードから失われたようだ。みるみるうちに並のハイロード程度の魔力に落ちていく。「体内に魔道具を入れて強化するとか、お前らの考えていることはわからないな」そんなことを言いながら、俺は魔道具を魔法で調べる。魔道具は握りこぶし程度、人間の心臓と同じぐらいの大きさだった。素材は愚者の金と魔石の欠片とオリハルコンだろうか。事態が解決したら、フィリーに解析を依頼したいところだ。そして、魔術回路は複雑怪奇だった。魔力探査で回路の全体図を把握したにもかかわらず、機能を把握出来ないほどだ。「これは、凄まじいな」「返せ! 下等生物が!」激昂したハイロードが躍りかかってくるので、左手でいなす。そうしながら、右手で魔道具の調査を進めていく。恐らくこれが神の加護に穴を空けている魔道具なのは確実だろう。このような複雑な魔道具は単に力任せに壊せばいいという訳でもないので厄介だ。解析し、構造を把握したうえで適切に壊さなければならないのだ。力任せに壊しても、恐らぐらいの確率で魔道具の機能は消えて、神の加護の穴は塞がるだろう。だが、残りの五割は予測不可能なことが起きかねない。暴走し、短期的に穴が急激に広がる可能性もある。他にも暴走の結果、神の加護のコアそのものを破壊する可能性すらある。「これは複雑だなぁ」怒り狂ったハイロードをあしらいながら分析するのは面倒だ。「お前は死んでおけ」俺は左手にもった魔神王の剣でハイロードの首をはねる。そして、さらに縦に斬り裂いた。「......神罰が下るであろう」「黙れ」霧に変わろうとしたところで、ゲルベルガさまが鳴いてくれる。ハイロードは、なすすべもなく灰へと変わっていった。『助かった。ゲルベルガさま』『眷属が灰になったわ!』『それはなにより。こっちのハイロードが奴等の主だったんだろう』眷属にしたヴァンパイアが死ねば、眷属は死ぬ。魅了された者の魅了も解ける。恐らく先ほど部屋に閉じ込めた魅了された者たちも正気を取り戻しているに違いない。後で確認しに行くべきだろう。「さてと......」ハイロードの邪魔もなくなったので、解析に集中できる。と思ったのだが、「......あっさり死におって」「真祖さまの勅命すら満足に果たせぬ恥知らずが......」床からヴァンパイが生えていくように出現した。その二匹は、今まで魔法による探知にも全く反応していなかった。まるでレイスが壁を通り抜けるときのように、床を通り抜けて出現したのだ。そのヴァンパイアの肉体は半透明である。半分霧化しているようにも見えた。ゲルベルガさまもそう判断したのだろう。「コケッコッコオオオ」高らかに鳴いてくれる。だが、ヴァンパイア二匹が灰になることはなかった。「ふん。神鶏か。我らには効かぬ」ゲルベルガさまが驚愕している。『なにか、からくりがあるんだ。ヴァンパイアである以上、ゲルベルガさまの鳴き声が通用しない訳ないからな』そして二匹のヴァンパイアは完全に出現しおえて、床の上に立つ。今は完全に実体のある、ヴァンパイアハイロードにしか見えない。『新種が現れたのね? 応援に向かうわ』『大使は完全に縛り付けたでありますよ』眷属が灰になった今、大が、シアたちの相手になるはずがない。『頼む。今は俺は解析に集中したいところなんだ』『任せて!』すぐにシアとセルリスが駆けつけてくれる。そして、ハイロード二匹に飛びかかった。「我はそこの魔導士を殺しに来たのだ」「猿の小娘は引っ込んでいろ!」ハイロードは魔法を放ち、シアとセルリスに攻撃を仕掛ける。だが、その魔法を、シアたちは全てかわし斬り掛かった。シアとセルリスの斬撃は鋭い。ハイロード二匹も剣を抜いて斬撃を防ぐ。ハイロード二匹は、驚愕に目を見開いていた。まさか年若いシアとセルリスがこれほど強いとは思わなかったのだろう。「あんたたち程度、ロックさんが相手をするまでもないわ!」「そうでありますよ。お前たちには小娘程度がお似合いであります」「舐めやがって!」ハイロードは攻撃を激しくするが、シアもセルリスも受け流し痛烈な攻撃を加えていく。二匹のハイロードは徐々に徐々に追い詰められ、顔に焦りが浮かんでいた。	I used magic to search inside of the High Lord’s body. “Hmm? What is this?” I detected something that had a suspicious energy around it, and so I pulled it out. It was right between the heart and the diaphragm. I grabbed it with my right hand and tore it free. The High Lord screamed. By removing this, I had also removed any enhancements on the High Lord as well. And just like that, his magic energy began to drop rapidly. “To strengthen yourself by putting magic objects in your body. You do think of strange things.” I muttered as I used magic to inspect the object. It was about the same size as my fist, just like a human heart. The material seemed to be fool’s gold, magic stone, and orichalcum. Once this incident was over, I would have to ask Philly to analyze it. Also, the magic circuits were complex and strange. Even though Magic Exploration allowed me to see all of it, I could not understand what it was meant to do. “This is amazing.” I couldn’t help but mutter. “Give that back! You filthy animal!” The High Lord shouted angrily as he attacked. But I held him back with my left hand. In the meantime, I continued to inspect the object with my right hand. Yes, this was likely the thing that had opened up the hole in the divine protection barrier. What was dangerous about these things, is you couldn’t just destroy them with brute force. They had to be analyzed, and only after you fully understood the structure, could you destroy it in the appropriate manner. If you just destroyed it by brute force, there was a fifty percent chance that the object’s function would stop and the hole would close up. However, there was no predicting what would happen with the other fifty percent. It could lose control, and perhaps the hole would just get larger. There was even the possibility that the core of the divine protection barrier could break. “This is very complicated.” “Let go of it!” It was troublesome having to analyze it while fending off a furious High Lord. “You better die.” And so I used the Devil King Sword in my left hand to cut off his head. I also cut him vertically as well. “...You will be punished for this.” “Shut up.” Just as he was about to transform into mist, Lord Gerberga cried. And so the High Lord was turned into ash. ‘Thank you, Lord Gerberga.’ “Cluck-cluck.” ‘The thralls have turned into ashes!’ ‘That’s good to know. So I guess this High Lord was their master.’ If the one who turned them into thralls died, then they would die as well. And those who were charmed would be freed. So all of the charmed who we had locked up in the room earlier have likely regained their senses as well. I would have to go and look. “And now...” Since there was no High Lord to pester me, I could focus on analyzing it. That is what I thought... “He died so easily...” “What a shame. He could not even carry out the True Ancestor’s order...” Two vampires appeared as if growing from the floor. Up until now, I had not been able to detect their magic energy at all. They had slipped through the floor, just like how wraiths could move through walls. Their bodies were semi transparent, and looked like they were partially made of myst. Lord Gerberga must have thought the same thing. “Cock-a-doodle-dooo!!!” He crowed loudly. However, neither of the vampires turned into ashes. “Hmph. A god fowl. That won’t work on us.” “Cluck?” Lord Gerbera was shocked. ‘There must be some trick to it. After all, if they are vampires, then they cannot be immune to your voice, Lord Gerberga.’ “Cluck.” And then the two vampires seemed to materialize completely as they stood on the floor. As far as I could see, they were completely whole, ordinary vampire High Lords. ‘So a new type appeared? We’ll go and help you.’ ‘We have tied up the ambassador.’ Now that the thralls had turned into ash, the lone ambassador could do nothing against them. ‘Thank you. I would like to focus on analyzing this object.’ ‘Leave it to us!’ Shia and Serulis rushed into the room immediately. And they attacked the two High Lords. “We have come to kill that sorcerer.” “You two child apes should stand back!” The High Lords unleashed their magic as they attacked Shia and Serulis. However, Shia and Serulis dodged all of the attacks and slashed at them with their blades. Shia and Serulis’s attacks were sharp. And both High Lords had to unsheath their swords to defend themselves. The two High Lords widened their eyes in surprise. They did not think that Shia and Serulis would be this strong, due to being young. “You aren’t even worthy of fighting Mr. Locke!” “Indeed. Children can easily deal with the likes of you.” “You mock us!” The High Lords became more ferocious with their attacks, but Shia and Serulis just swept them aside and attacked even harder as well. Eventually, the High Lords were pushed back, and it was clear that they had become frantic.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 5, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
「いやはや、流石と言ったところだな。」「!!」パチパチという乾いた拍手の音と共に魔神が私たちの前に現れます。その顔にはまるで天使のような笑みが浮かんでいます。私はその顔を見て思わず≪形無き王の剣・弱≫で4本の長剣を作り出し、それに≪魔性創生・下位≫で飛刀にすることによって意思を与えて突撃させます。そしてそれと同時にリョウお嬢様が身に着けていた短剣を抜いて投げます。が、飛刀たちの刃が魔神の体に触れた瞬間、まるで水のように硬質な刃が融けて弾かれてしまい、リョウお嬢様の短剣は空中で止められてしまいます。その光景にその場にいる全員が唖然とします。「ん?どうした?そんな顔をして、私が与えた力で私を傷つけられるはずが無いだろう?」魔神は表情を全く変えないで淡々とそう告げます。「さて、私がこの世界に初めて干渉してから12年ほど経ったわけだが、どうにもこの世界の住人と言うのはある程度の安全を得られると成長のスピードを緩めてしまうらしい。それに自分がどの程度強くなったのかを確認するのに適した相手を探すのも大変だろう。」魔神は両腕を大きく広げてまるで演説でもしているかのように語ります。「そこで私から貴様らにプレゼントとしてとある呪いを世界中に撒かせてもらった。」その発言にこの場に居る全員が......いえ、恐らく魔神は今、世界中の人間に語りかけているでしょうから世界中の人間が凍りついたでしょう。 ≫。発症した者を周囲にあるものを見境なく襲う様な化け物に変える呪いだ。強さとしては元になった者次第だが......そうだな普通の人間でも魔王以下眷属以上にはなるだろう。尤もその強さ故に毎日最は殺さなければ身体が崩れ去ってしまうがな。」魔神はとても楽しそうに演説を続けています。「さて、肝心要の発症条件だが......」魔神はそこで一拍溜めます。「ランダムだ。」その瞬間。私には完全に世界が凍りついたのが感じ取れました。「それでは今後も頑張ってこの世界で生きていってくれたまえ。」そうして、魔神はその場から虚空へと体を溶け込ませて去っていきました。私の頭の中で魔神の言葉がゆっくりと反芻されていきます。そして事態の重大さを理解し、自分が今何をするべきかを考えます。その結論は、「リョウお嬢様。」「何......?」「まずは『白霧と黒沼の森』に帰りましょう。全てはそれからです。」クロキリの下に戻るというものでした。クロキリは魔神と敵対する意思があります。そして今もそのための研究を進めているはずです。だから、クロキリの下に戻れば何か打てる手があるはずです。それに...... 「ええ、そうね。ホウキも骨ぐらいは持ち帰ってあげないとね......」ホウキさんの遺骸も返してあげなければいけません。 ■■■■■ イズミたちは今『魔聖地』の中に来ています。『絶対平和を尊ぶ神官』さんに招かれたからです。「ここが『魔聖地』ネ。」「でも噂に聞いていた程の活気は無いねぇ。まああんな事を言われた直後だからしょうがないだろうけどさ。」『魔聖地』の中にいる人々の顔はどこか陰があります。でも、魔神があんな事を言った後ではしょうがないと思います。「着きましたわね。」と、いつの間にかイズミたちは大きな神殿の前まで来ました。「うん......。」イチコ姉ちゃんがイズミに確認を取ってきます。イズミが神官さんにイモムシにされて地面に転がされている間に、イズミは神官さんから色んな事を聞きました。魔神の事。魔王がどうやって生まれるのか。何故イズミたちの邪魔をしたのかを。そして去り際に詫びとして神官さんはイズミたちが行きたい場所まで遠距離転移陣で送ってくれると約束してくれました。だから、イズミたちは今、神官さんの普段居る神殿まで来ました。「ああ皆さん来てくれましたか。」神官さんが神殿の中から出てきて、イズミたちに挨拶と自己紹介をしてくれます。そしてまるで何かを振り払うかのように熱心にリョウお姉ちゃんとイチコ姉ちゃんが交渉を行い、あっという間に話をまとめて東へと飛ばして貰えるように神官さんと交渉をしました。「それではご機嫌よう。また会える日が来るのを......楽しみにするべきかしないべきかは分かりませんが、また会えるのを待っています。」「ん......分かった。」それからイズミたちは神官さんの手によって『魔聖地』から東へと飛ばされ、そこからさらにクロキリ兄ちゃんとイチコ姉ちゃんの協力によってイズミたちは『白霧と黒沼の森』に帰還を果たしました。そして、帰ってきたイズミたちの前には眼帯を付けたクロキリ兄ちゃんが立っていて、ただ一言。「お帰り。」	“Well, I must say, that’s just marvelous.” “!!” Accompanied by the dry sound of clapping, the God of Calamity emerged in front of us with an angelic smile surfacing on her face. At the sight of her face, I unconsciously created four long swords with ≪Sword of the Formless King・Weak≫ and empowered them with ≪Monster Create・Low Rank≫ to convert them into flying swords and infuse them with the will to charge at the opponent. Lady Ryo, simultaneously, drew out the dagger she had been carrying and hurled it at her. Nonetheless, once the flying swords’ edges crossed paths with the God of Calamity’s flesh, the solid blades disintegrated like liquid, and Lady Ryo’s dagger was suspended in mid-air. All those who were present were stunned by this spectacle. “Hmm? What’s wrong? Making such a face, how could you possibly harm me with the power I have bestowed upon you?” The God of Calamity announced nonchalantly without a trace of change in her expression. “Now, it has been roughly years since I first meddled in this world, and apparently, the inhabitants of this world slow down their growth once they attain a certain degree of stability. Besides, it would be tough to find a suitable opponent to ascertain how strong you’ve developed.” The God of Calamity spread her arms wide and delivered her lines as if she was presenting a speech. “Therefore, as a gift to each and every one of you, I have cast a certain curse upon the whole world.” Everyone in our present location must have frozen in their steps at that remark... no, the God of Calamity was most likely speaking to people all over the world right now, therefore the whole world population must have frozen in their tracks. “The name of the curse is ≪Disaster Curse≫. It is a curse that transforms the afflicted individual into a monster that strikes indiscriminately at everything in its vicinity. As for their strength, it varies depending on the individual but yeah, even an ordinary human being can be stronger than the Demon King and their kin. However, owing to that strength, they have to kill at least one individual each day otherwise, their bodies would disintegrate.” The God of Calamity continued her speech, seemingly very entertained. “Now, about the crucial pathogenesis condition...” At this point, the God of Calamity paused a beat. “It is random.” I could feel the world completely freeze at that second. “Now then, please endeavor to continue living in this world.” Leaving those words behind, the God of Calamity dissolved into the void and departed. The words of the God of Calamity were slowly ruminating in my mind. I then grasped the magnitude of the situation and weighed over what steps should be taken immediately. The conclusion is... “Lady Ryo.” “What...?” “First, let’s go back to ‘White Mist and Black Swamp Forest’. Everything else will fall into place after that.” The plan was to return to Kurokiri’s labyrinth. Kurokiri possessed the intention to oppose the God of Calamity. And even now, he must be conducting research for that end. Thus, there must be something we can achieve if we return to Kurokiri. Furthermore... “Yes, I suppose so. We need to bring back at least Houki’s bones too...” We ought to return the remains of Houki-san as well. ————– We have entered the “Magic Holy Land,” now. The reason was that we were invited by the “Priest of Absolute Peace”. “So this was the ‘Magic Holy Land’.” “But it’s not as bustling with activity as the rumors said it would be. Well, I suppose it’s unavoidable after being told something like that.” The people of the “Magic Holy Land” had a bleak complexion. But then again, this was inevitable after the God of Calamity declared such a remark. “We have arrived.” And before we were aware of it, we were in front of a large shrine. “Yeah...” I confirmed Ichiko’s question. While I was on the ground like a caterpillar, I was told various things by the Priest. About the God of Calamity. How Demon Kings arise. Why he had interfered with us. And as an apology, the Priest promised to take my companions and me to the destination we wish to go to via Long-distance Transportation. That was why we had now reached the shrine where the Priest normally resided. “Ah, you have all shown up.” The Priest came out of the shrine, greeted us, and introduced himself to the group. In a flash, the conversation was wrapped up and they had concluded a negotiation with the Priest to have him fly us to the east. “Well then, have a good day. Whether the day when we meet again is something to be looked forward to or not is unclear... but I’ll be waiting to meet you again.” “Ngh... I understand.” From that point on, through the efforts of Kurokiri and Ichiko, all of us had returned to the “White Mist and Black Swamp Forest”. On our return, Kurokiri with an eye patch was standing before us and said only one phrase. “Welcome home.”	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 2, "inserted_lines_trg": 6 }
しかし『剛鬼人』は表情一つ変えることなく『暴鬼人』のまるでメルクに対し一切の興味を無くし、「好きにしろ」と言わんばかりの視線の外し方だ。「......通っていいのか?」思わず問いかけたメルクに、当然だが反応はない。だが同時に戦意も感じない事から、メルクは両手に武器を構えて警戒しつつも『剛鬼人』の横を通って階段を下りた。どうやら追いかけてくる気配もなさそうだ。 (本当に奇妙な事だ。一体、どうなっているんだ?) まとめて相手にするつもりだったとはいえ、正直一体でもやはり際どかった。連戦ともなるとさすがに消耗も激しくなるだろう。層に新たなる敵が潜んでいないとも限らないのだ。余力は残しておいた方がいい。 (そう言えば、倒した『暴鬼人』は復活するのだろうか?) 迷宮で倒された魔物は再び時間を置いて生み出される。基本的に強い魔物ほど復活には時間がかかるため、仮に『暴鬼人』が新たに生まれるとしても一日から二日は時間がかかるはずだ。そのためメルクがこの迷宮を出るまでには復活することはないと見ていい。いや、そもそも復活するかどうかさえ定かではない。もし、原種の『鬼人』から『暴鬼人』へと至ったのであれば、再び生み出されるのは『鬼人』であるはずだ。』に出現する魔物やその定数は決められているため、イレギュラーな魔物が倒されても通常は復活などしないのである。詳しい仕組みは良く分かっていないが、それが迷宮内での常識として知られていた。メルクも数多の迷宮へ挑戦してきた経験から、この説の信憑性を実感している。つまり『暴鬼人』そのものが再び生み出されると言う事はないはずだ。「あの『暴鬼人』や『剛鬼人』が突然変異の産物だったとして、なんであんな見張りのような真似を......駄目だ、考えても分からんな」この謎を解決するには、とにかく事情を知っていそうなアスタードに直接聞くのが一番手っ取り早いだろう。メルクは淡々と階段を下り続け、そして五階層へと足を踏み入れた。っと、その瞬間、こちらを圧迫してくるかのような濃密な魔力が襲い掛かってくる。その圧力だけで小物であれば圧し潰せてしまえそうな強い魔力の所詮これは牽制のコケ脅しでしかないはずだ。これだけ強い魔力を垂れ流しにし続ければ、術者の方が無事では済まないのだ。メルクは内心で顔を「......どうやら、偶然この階層に下りてきたわけではなさそうだ」そして案の定、聞き覚えのある声が響いたと同時、こちらを圧殺せんとばかりにかけられていた魔力の流れが引っ込んだ。黒いフード付きの外套をしかし、メルクはその姿を見て小さく笑う。』の魔物が討たれてしまうとは......存外、フォナン伯爵も侮れませんねぇ」メルクの笑みは小さすぎて見えなかったのか、目の前の黒装束は淡々とした調子で呟く。そして懐から見覚えのある杖を取り出したあたり、どうやらこちらと戦う気満々のようである。どのようにして『橙級』を従えていたのかは知らないが、この分ならこの男が『剛鬼人』たちに五階層へ続く道の見張りを行わせていたのは間違いなさそうだ。通常であればそんな事は不可能であるため、すぐには分からないがおそらくはからくりがあるのだろう。しかしそんな事よりも、メルクには真っ先に考えなければならないことがあった。「あー、えっと......まぁ、そうだな――」久しぶりの再会だが、実際に会った時どう話しかけるかを今の今まで全く考えてはいなかった。実に間抜けではあるが、何と声を掛けていいのかメルクは今さらながらに考える。そんな彼女を見て、目の前の不審者のような男は不信感を「まぁ、いっか......よぉ、大賢者。お前、今さらこんな低級な迷宮に潜って一体こそこそと何をやってたんだ?」結局、考えるだけ無駄だろうという結論を出したメルクは、武器を納めると片手を上げて昔のように呼び掛けてみた。呼びかけられた大賢者――アスタードは不愉快そうにフードの下の眉根を寄せる。「おや、ご存じのはずでは? だからこそあなたは、僕からその情報を奪い取るためにフォナン伯爵から遣わされた......しらばっくれても無駄ですよ」「フォナン伯爵? 知らないな」「あなたの雇い主です。知らないはずはないでしょう?」様子を見るにアスタードは、メルクをフォナン伯爵と言う人物に雇われた刺客とでも勘違いしているようだ。面倒だが彼とメルクは息を吐き出しながら、軽い足取りでアスタードへと歩き寄った。当然彼は警戒するように杖をメルクへと突き付けた。しかし、それでもメルクは止まらない。「あー......なぁ、アスタード。私は別に――俺は別に、刺客が狙っているような情報をお前に聞きたいわけじゃないんだ。俺がお前に聞きたいことはたくさんあるが、突き詰めてみればたった一つだ。そういや俺は、そのためにわざわざこんな迷宮に足を運んだんだっけか?」「止まりなさい。あなた、なにを――」』は解散した? なぜ解散しないといけなかったんだ?」「――っ?」す杖の先端が、自分の胸に当たる距離でようやく立ち止まった。胸を杖の先端に押し付ける格好になりながら、フードの下に隠された彼の瞳を見上げる。「......あなたには関係ないことだ」メルクの翡翠色の瞳から視線を逸らしそう言ったアスタード。その言い草がに障り、彼の外套の襟元を掴んで引き寄せ、無理やり顔をこちらへ近づけさせる。』は俺が名付けた、俺のパーティーだ」「な、なにを言ってるんですか?」「ああ、たしかに。たしかに勇者の奴がどこまでも引っ張ってくれた。聖女がいつだって支えてくれていた。パーティーをずっと守り続けていたのは他ならないお前だったよ。そんで、そんなかじゃあ俺は足手纏いだったかもしれない。けどなぁ『一陣の風』を作ったのは間違いなく俺なんだよ。ならあるだろうがっ。俺にだって、パーティー解散の理由を問う権利ってもんがあるだろうがよぉっ!」ほとん当たりのように声を荒らげたメルクに対しアスタードは――アスタードは驚愕したように目を見開いた。れた音で誰かの名を呼んだ。それは、メルクが前世で一番聞いた人間の名前――かつての自分の名前だったように思えた。いや、きっとそうに違いないだろう。この短いやり取りで、アスタードはメルクの中のエステルトをたしかに感じ取ったのだ。	The Dorum Gai, on the other hand, didn’t even look at the deceased Dorum Gai and instead stepped away to the side. It was as if it told Merc she could do whatever she wanted. “You’re letting me pass?” Merc asked. Naturally, there was no response. Regardless, Merc chose to descend the stairway past the Dorum Gai. Despite the fact that she didn’t sense any animosity from the Dorum Gai, she kept both of her weapons at the ready just in case. However, it didn’t seem like the Dorum Gai any intention of fighting her. So strange. Just what in the world is going on? Despite the fact that she had prepared herself to fight both of them at the same time, she had struggled greatly against only one of them. She would be completely exhausted if she had to fight again. And because there was no assurance that there would be no other enemies on the fifth floor, Merc wanted to save as much of her power as possible. Come to think of it, will the Dorus Gai respawn? After a certain amount of time had elapsed, the Magic Beasts within the Dungeons respawned. In general, the stronger the Magic Beast, the longer it took for it to respawn. The Dorus Gai would most likely take one to two days to respawn. This meant that it probably wouldn’t respawn before Merc left the Dungeon. Rather, Merc wasn’t sure whether it would respawn at all. Because this Dungeon only produced Gai, the Dorum Gai and Dorus Gai had most likely appeared as a result of a sudden change or irregularity. If the Dorus Gai was produced from a mutated normal Gai, the Magic Beast that would be reborn would most likely be a normal Gai. Because the Dungeon of Probation had a set quantity and type of enemies, if an anomaly appeared and was defeated, it would generally not respawn. Merc wasn’t completely familiar with the specifics, but it was common knowledge. Merc could attest to its truth based on the innumerable Dungeons she’d faced. In other words, this meant that the Dorus Gai wouldn’t respawn. “But then again, even if Dorum Gai and Dorus Gai appeared as a result of a sudden change, why were they standing watch? Urgh... I can’t figure it out no matter how hard I try.” It would be easier if she just questioned Astard, who she assumed would know the answers. Merc nonchalantly went down the stairway until she reached the fifth floor. A wave of dense Mana swept over her as she stepped into the fifth floor, as if to overwhelm her. This powerful Mana torrent would easily overpower a small fry. Merc, on the other hand, calmly raised the amount of Mana around her and shrugged it off. In the end, this attack was nothing more than a bluff. If the caster kept releasing this much Mana, he wouldn’t last long. Merc stood motionless with a calm expression on her face, but she was struggling on the inside. “It seems like you didn’t come here by accident.” Just as she had predicted, Merc heard a familiar voice. At the same time, the Mana that had been overwhelming her vanished. A black-clad figure arrived out of nowhere the next moment. He was dressed in a black mantle with a hood that covered his eyes. Because his expression was hidden behind the hood, the man gave off a sinister vibe at first glimpse. However, Merc simply smiled slightly as she saw him. She was taken aback by her companion, who looked exactly the same after all this time. “To think that such a young girl could take down an Orange Grade Magic Beast... I shouldn’t have underestimated Count Fonan.” With his eyes still covered behind the hood, Astard remarked, apparently oblivious to Merc’s smile. He then drew a familiar wand from his mantle and prepared to fight. Merc wasn’t sure how he’d gotten an Orange Grade to obey him, but she was convinced that Astard had stationed the Dorum Gai and the Dorus Gai at the stairway to keep people away. Nonetheless, Merc had another question to ask first. “Um... It’s... You see...” Even though they were meeting for the first time in a long time, Merc had no idea what to say and hadn’t given it any thought. Even though it seemed silly, Merc was still pondering what to say to Astard. Astard, on the other hand, cast a skeptical look at the suspicious girl in front of him. However, no one could blame him. “Screw it... Answer me this, Great Sage. Just what are you doing sneaking around in this low-grade Dungeon?” Ultimately, Merc decided that thinking about anything would be pointless, so she tucked her weapons away and raised her hand, referred to Astard just like she had in the past. In contrast, Astard furrowed his brows behind his hood. “Oh? So you know who I am? So Count Fonan really did hire you to steal this information from me... You don’t need to play dumb anymore.” “Count Fonan? Who’s that?” “Your employer. There’s no way you haven’t heard of him.” Astard appeared to have misunderstood that Merc was employed by this individual known as Count Fonan. This was a frustrating development because it meant Merc had to first clear up the misunderstanding before speaking with Astard. Merc sighed reluctantly before nonchalantly approaching Astard. Astard retaliated by raising his wand towards Merc. However, Merc didn’t stop. “Listen here Astard. I... I am not the assassin that you’re taking me for. I don’t need your information. True, I have a lot of questions for you, but there is only one that is truly vital. Actually, the only reason I came to this Dungeon was so that I could ask you that question.” “Stop! Just what are you...” “So? Tell me! Why did you disband Gust of Wind? Why did you do it?!” “?!” Merc eventually came to a halt at a distance where Astard’s wand tip could touch her chest. Merc glanced up, Astard’s wand pressing on her chest, and saw Astard’s eyes veiled under his hood. “That doesn’t concern you.” Astard said while looking down at Merc’s jade-green eyes. Astard’s reply infuriated Merc, who grabbed his collar and dragged his face closer to hers. “It doesn’t concern me? Don’t mess with me, you brat! I’m the one who named that party!” “W-What are you saying?” “It’s true that it was that the Hero led us, and that the Saintess supported us. And it was you who was always there to keep the party safe. I was probably simply dead weight in the middle of it all. But that doesn’t change the fact that I was the one who created Gust of Wind. Which gives me all the right to know just why in the hell you disbanded it!” Merc spoke as though she were venting. Astard, on the other hand, just stared at her, stunned. In a hazy voice, Astard muttered a name. That name sounded exactly like a name Merc had heard innumerable times in her previous life. It sounded just like her past name. Merc was certain Astard had just spoken her name. In this brief period, Astard had realized that Merc was, in reality, Estert.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 5, "inserted_lines_src": 23, "inserted_lines_trg": 2 }
患者も医者も薬は効くはずだと信じています薬を作った会社は多くの研究を重ねた上で薬の認可を申請し FDAは細心の注意を払って批判的に審査した上で認可を出しています薬がどのように働きどんな副作用があるかはおおよそ分かっていて大丈夫なはずだとさらに話していると医者が少し懸念を持ちますどうも少しふさぎ気味だ何か違和感がある以前のように物事を楽しめない医者が言います「少しうつの傾向があるようです薬をもう1つ飲んだほうがいいですね」これで薬が2つになりましたこちらの薬も何百万という人が使っていて製薬会社が研究をし FDAがチェックしていて問題のないものですこっちは大丈夫なはずですこっちは大丈夫なはずですでも待ってください両方同時に使った場合についてはどれほど研究されているのでしょう? それは実際行うのが難しく通常は行われていません私たちはもっぱら「市販後調査」と呼ばれるものに頼っています 2つの薬の併用で問題が生じているかはどうすればわかるのでしょう? 併用が 3つ 5つ 7つの場合は? 病気をいくつも抱えた人に薬をいったい何種飲んでいるのか聞いてご覧なさい私はこの問題にとても関心がありますなぜかというと私はインフォマティクスとデータサイエンスを専門とする人間ですが私の考えではそのような薬の相互作用について理解する唯一見込みのある方法は様々な異なる情報源のデータを活用することなんですそれによって薬が併用して安全か安全でないか分かるようになりますデータサイエンスの方法をお聞かせしましょう話は私の教え子から始まります彼を「ニック」と呼ぶことにしましょうそれが彼の名前なので若い学生のニックに私は言いました「薬は単独であるいは併用したときどう働くのか理解する必要があるが我々はあまり良く理解しているとは言えないしかしFDAが作った素晴らしいデータベースがある有害事象のデータベースだ」文字通りWebサイトで公開されていて誰でもすぐダウンロードできますそこには患者医者企業薬剤師から寄せられた何十万という有害事象の報告が集められていますこのデータはとてもシンプルなものでその患者が抱えるすべての病気処方されているすべての薬そして経験されたすべての有害事象ないしは副作用が書かれています米国で発生している有害事象が網羅されているわけではありませんが何百何千という薬のデータがありますそれでニックに言いました「血糖を検討してみよう血糖はとても重要で糖尿病に関与していることが分かっている薬による血糖の変化について何か分かるかやってみよう」そしてニックを送り出しニックが戻ってきました「先生このデータベースのデータに基づいて副作用による薬の分類を作りましたこれを使うと薬で血糖が変わるかどうか分かります」彼のやったことはごく単純です血糖を変えることが分かっている薬のグループと血糖を変えない薬のグループを比較したんです「両者の副作用にどんな違いがあるのか? 倦怠感は? 食欲は? 排尿習慣は?」これらを合わせるととても良い指標になります「薬が血糖を変えるかどうか 93%の精度で当てられます」と「すごいじゃないか」若い学生です自信を付けてやらなきゃいけません「問題はどの薬が血糖に影響するか医者ならみんな知っているということだとても重要なことだからね良い成果だが本当に興味深いとは言えず論文にはならないな」「先生がそう言うのは分かっていました」ニックは頭の良い学生です「そうくると思ってもう1つ実験をしましたデータベースで薬を 2つ併用している患者に血糖が変化している兆候がないか探したんです服用している2つの薬が単独では血糖を変えないけれど併用すると変化する見込みが高いケースです」「なるほどいいアイデアだリストを見せてご覧」そこにはあまり興味を引かない薬がたくさん並んでいましたが目を引く薬が 2つありましたパロキセチン別名パキシルという抗うつ薬とプラバスタチン別名プラバコールという高コレステロール血症治療薬です「おやこの2つを飲んでいる患者ならアメリカに何百万人もいるぞ」実際後で分かったことですがその当時でパロキセチンは1500万人プラバスタチンも1500万人のアメリカ人が服用しており両方服用している人が百万人ほどいると推定されましたつまり百万人もの人が薬のせいで血糖の問題を抱えているかもしれないのですニックがFDAのデータを機械学習にかけてごちゃごちゃやった結果がもし正しいのであれば「でもまだ論文にはできないな君のやっている機械学習とか言うやつを私は面白いと思うが我々の分野で確立した実証方法とは言えない」もっと何かやる必要がありますスタンフォードの電子医療記録にあたってみることにしました研究室にコピーがあって個人情報を取り除けば研究目的に使えました「この2つの薬を使っている患者に血糖の問題がないか見てみよう」パロキセチンとプラバスタチンを使っている患者ならスタンフォードの医療記録に何千人もいましたが私たちは特別な患者を必要としていました最初一方を服用していて血糖値を測定しそれからもう一方を服用しまた血糖値を測定するというのを 2ヶ月というような適当な期間内に行った患者です探してみたら 10人見つかりましたそして10人中 8人で血糖の増加が 2番目のPの後 — 2つの薬を P & P と呼んでいるんですが — 見られましたどちらが先でも同じで 2番目の薬を服用したとたんに血糖が 20mg/dl 上昇したんです参考までに普通に生活している人は糖尿病でなければ血糖値は90程度ですそれが120とか125になったら医者は糖尿病の可能性を疑い始めますだから20の上昇というのは見過ごせないものです「ニックこれはすごいぞだが残念ながらまだ論文にはできないたった10人ではどう見ても少なすぎる」どうしたらいいか? ボストンにあるハーバード大とナッシュビルにあるヴァンダービルト大の知り合いに電話することにしました両大学にもスタンフォードと同様の電子医療記録があります最初のPと次のPの服用と血糖値測定を必要な期間内に行っている患者を探してもらうことにしましたありがたいことにヴァンダービルト大からは 1週間でそのような患者が40人見つかり同じ傾向が見られましたハーバード大からは100人の患者が見つかり同じ傾向が見られました最終的に3つの異なる医療センターで 150人の患者が見つかりこれら2つの薬を併用すると血糖が有意に上昇することを示していましたさらに興味深いのは血糖にすでに異常のある糖尿病患者は当初除外していたんですが糖尿病患者の場合には 20mgではなく60mgも上昇することが分かりましたこれは重大なことです「これは発表しなきゃいけない」となって論文を提出しました証拠はすべてデータです FDAのデータスタンフォード大のデータヴァンダービルト大のデータハーバード大のデータ自分で実験は 1つもしていませんでも少し不安になったので論文が査読を受けている間に実験ができる人間を探しました私はやりませんので患者は診ますがピペットは使いませんマウスに薬を与えるやり方を習いましたあるマウスのグループにはパロキセチンを与え別のグループにはプラバスタチンを与え第3のグループには両方与えましたするとマウスでも 20〜60mg/dlの血糖上昇が見られました論文はインフォマティクス的な証拠だけで受理されましたが最後に注釈を追加しておきました「ちなみにマウスに投与したところ上昇が見られた」素晴らしい結果です話はここで終わりにしてもいいんですがまだ6分半残っていますこの件について考えていて誰だったのか覚えていませんがこう言いました「この2つの薬を服用した患者の中に高血糖の副作用に気付いた人はいなかったのかな? 気付いて良さそうなものだけどどうすればわかるだろう?」「患者はどうするだろう? 薬を1つか2つ新たに服用し始めて何か具合が悪くなったとしたらどうするか? 飲んでいる薬の名前に「副作用」というキーワードを追加して Googleで検索し自分の症状を探してみるんじゃないかな?」それでGoogleに検索ログを見せてくれるよう頼んでみようということになりました患者がそのような検索をしていないか調べようというわけですあいにく我々の依頼は Googleに断られとてもがっかりしました Microsoftリサーチで働く仕事仲間と食事していた時にこういう研究をしたいんだけど Googleに断られて参ったという話をすると彼が言いました「うちにBing検索というのがあるけど・・・」ほうそりゃいいね私は内心もう — またニックと話しているような感じになりました世界最大の企業の1つで働いている男です私はもうおだてる姿勢に入っていましたすると彼が言います「誤解したかもしれませんがうちにはBing検索があるというだけじゃなくて Internet Explorerで検索していれば Googleだろうと Yahooだろうと Bingだろうと研究目的限定でデータを 18ヶ月分保持してあるんです」「そりゃ願ってもない!」彼はエリック・ホーヴィッツという Microsoftにいる友人ですそれで研究に取りかかり高血糖の一般の人が検索に使いそうな言葉を 50個リストアップしました「疲れる」「食欲がない」「尿の量が多い」「おしっこが多い」そういったみんなの使いそうな言葉ですこれで「糖尿病言葉」と私たちの呼ぶ 50のフレーズができましたまず基準となる値を調べたところインターネット検索全体のうちの 0.5〜1%は糖尿病言葉を含むことが分かりましたこれが基準になりますパロキセチンないしはパキシル — この2つは同じですが — その一方の言葉があるとき糖尿病言葉が現れる率は2%ほどに上がりますパロキセチン言葉がある場合ですプラバスタチンがある場合は基準から上がって3%ほどになります検索語にパロキセチンとプラバスタチンが両方ある場合は 10%に上がります 3倍から4倍という大きな上昇ですこの2つの薬の名を両方含んだ検索では糖尿病言葉ないしは高血糖言葉がよく現れるということですこの結果を発表すると注目を集めましたこれが注目に値するのは患者が検索を通して間接的に副作用について語っているからです我々がこれをFDAに示すと彼らは興味を示し Microsoftその他の企業と協力してソーシャルメディア監視プログラムを立ち上げました Microsoftはそのための良いインフラを持っています Twitterフィード Facebookフィード検索ログを見て薬を単独使用ないしは併用したときに問題を起こす兆候を見つけようとしていますここから得られることは何か? なぜこの話をしたのか? まず我々は今や薬の相互作用や薬の効果そのものについての理解を助ける有望なビッグテータや中規模データを手にしているということ薬がどう効き薬の使用をどう最適化できるか理解するための新しいエコシステムができつつあるということですニックは研究を続け今ではコロンビア大学の教授です彼は博士論文で何百という薬の組み合わせについて調べ非常に重要な薬の相互作用をいくつも見つけました我々は同じ方法を適用してこれが薬の相互作用を見つける有効な方法であることを示したんですいくつか考えるべきことがあります薬というのは 1度に2種類までしか使わないわけではありません前に言ったように薬を 3種 5種 7種 9種使う患者がいます 9種の薬の相互作用について研究されているのでしょうか? 2つずつ組にして研究することはできます AとB AとC AとD というようにしかし同じ患者が飲む薬 A B C D E F G 全部一緒にはどうでしょう? 相互作用によって効果が増減したり予期しない副作用が出たりするかもしれませんまったく分かっていませんデータを使って薬の相互作用を理解するといのうは手つかずで開かれた研究領域なんです教訓がもう2つあります私たちがデータによって得た力について考えてほしいのです薬剤師や医師を通しあるいは患者自ら薬害反応について進んで情報提供しスタンフォード大ハーバード大ヴァンダービルト大のデータベースで研究利用できるようにしてくれた人々のデータですみんなデータについては懸念を持っていますプライバシーやセキュリティについて心配しているしそうあるべきです安全なシステムが必要ですしかしデータを封印してしまうわけにはいきません医学において新しいことを発見し革新しインスピレーションを得るための非常に豊かな源なんです最後に言いたいのは今回のケースで2つの薬について発見したのは少し残念な結果でした一緒に使うと問題があって血糖が上がります誰か糖尿病でなかった人を糖尿病にしてしまうかもしれません 2つの薬を併用する場合には注意が必要で一緒には使わないよう処方を変えた方が良いかもしれませんしかし別の可能性もあります 2つないしは3つの薬が良い方向に相互作用することを発見していたかもしれないのです単独の薬では現れないけれど一緒にすると現れるような新しい薬効が見つかるかもしれません副作用を起こすのではなく現在治療法のない病気治療法が効果的でない病気への新しい治療法ができるかもしれません現在ある薬物療法を考えてみると大きな飛躍は HIVにせよ結核にせようつ病にせよ糖尿病にせよみんな薬の混合から生まれているのですだからこれの明るい面はそして次のTEDトークのテーマになるのは同じデータを使って好ましい効果を生む薬の組み合わせはいかに見つけられるかということですそれが新しい治療法や薬の働きについての新たな洞察を与えてくれ患者をもっとうまく治療できるようにしてくれるはずですどうもありがとう	You have some confidence, your physician has some confidence that this is going to work. The company that invented it did a lot of studies, submitted it to the FDA. They studied it very carefully, skeptically, they approved it. They have a rough idea of how it works, they have a rough idea of what the side effects are. It should be OK. You have a little more of a conversation with your physician and the physician is a little worried because you've been blue, haven't felt like yourself, you haven't been able to enjoy things in life quite as much as you usually do. Your physician says, "You know, I think you have some depression. I'm going to have to give you another pill." So now we're talking about two medications. This pill also -- millions of people have taken it, the company did studies, the FDA looked at it -- all good. Think things should go OK. Think things should go OK. Well, wait a minute. How much have we studied these two together? Well, it's very hard to do that. In fact, it's not traditionally done. We totally depend on what we call "post-marketing surveillance," after the drugs hit the market. How can we figure out if bad things are happening between two medications? Three? Five? Seven? Ask your favorite person who has several diagnoses how many medications they're on. Why do I care about this problem? I care about it deeply. I'm an informatics and data science guy and really, in my opinion, the only hope -- only hope -- to understand these interactions is to leverage lots of different sources of data in order to figure out when drugs can be used together safely and when it's not so safe. So let me tell you a data science story. And it begins with my student Nick. Let's call him "Nick," because that's his name. Nick was a young student. I said, "You know, Nick, we have to understand how drugs work and how they work together and how they work separately, and we don't have a great understanding. But the FDA has made available an amazing database. It's a database of adverse events. They literally put on the web -- publicly available, you could all download it right now -- hundreds of thousands of adverse event reports from patients, doctors, companies, pharmacists. And these reports are pretty simple: it has all the diseases that the patient has, all the drugs that they're on, and all the adverse events, or side effects, that they experience. It is not all of the adverse events that are occurring in America today, but it's hundreds and hundreds of thousands of drugs. So I said to Nick, "Let's think about glucose. Glucose is very important, and we know it's involved with diabetes. Let's see if we can understand glucose response. I sent Nick off. Nick came back. "Russ," he said, "I've created a classifier that can look at the side effects of a drug based on looking at this database, and can tell you whether that drug is likely to change glucose or not." He did it. It was very simple, in a way. He took all the drugs that were known to change glucose and a bunch of drugs that don't change glucose, and said, "What's the difference in their side effects? Differences in fatigue? In appetite? In urination habits?" He said, "Russ, I can predict with 93 percent accuracy when a drug will change glucose." I said, "Nick, that's great." He's a young student, you have to build his confidence. "But Nick, there's a problem. It's that every physician in the world knows all the drugs that change glucose, because it's core to our practice. So it's great, good job, but not really that interesting, definitely not publishable." He said, "I know, Russ. I thought you might say that." Nick is smart. "I thought you might say that, so I did one other experiment. I looked at people in this database who were on two drugs, and I looked for signals similar, glucose-changing signals, for people taking two drugs, where each drug alone did not change glucose, but together I saw a strong signal." And I said, "Oh! You're clever. Good idea. Show me the list." And there's a bunch of drugs, not very exciting. But what caught my eye was, on the list there were two drugs: paroxetine, or Paxil, an antidepressant; and pravastatin, or Pravachol, a cholesterol medication. And I said, "Huh. There are millions of Americans on those two drugs." In fact, we learned later, 15 million Americans on paroxetine at the time, 15 million on pravastatin, and a million, we estimated, on both. So that's a million people who might be having some problems with their glucose if this machine-learning mumbo jumbo that he did in the FDA database actually holds up. But I said, "It's still not publishable, because I love what you did with the mumbo jumbo, with the machine learning, but it's not really standard-of-proof evidence that we have." So we have to do something else. Let's go into the Stanford electronic medical record. We have a copy of it that's OK for research, we removed identifying information. And I said, "Let's see if people on these two drugs have problems with their glucose." Now there are thousands and thousands of people in the Stanford medical records that take paroxetine and pravastatin. But we needed special patients. We needed patients who were on one of them and had a glucose measurement, then got the second one and had another glucose measurement, all within a reasonable period of time -- something like two months. And when we did that, we found 10 patients. However, eight out of the 10 had a bump in their glucose when they got the second P -- we call this P and P -- when they got the second P. Either one could be first, the second one comes up, glucose went up 20 milligrams per deciliter. Just as a reminder, you walk around normally, if you're not diabetic, with a glucose of around 90. And if it gets up to 120, 125, your doctor begins to think about a potential diagnosis of diabetes. So a 20 bump -- pretty significant. I said, "Nick, this is very cool. But, I'm sorry, we still don't have a paper, because this is 10 patients and -- give me a break -- it's not enough patients." So we said, what can we do? And we said, let's call our friends at Harvard and Vanderbilt, who also -- Harvard in Boston, Vanderbilt in Nashville, who also have electronic medical records similar to ours. Let's see if they can find similar patients with the one P, the other P, the glucose measurements in that range that we need. God bless them, Vanderbilt in one week found 40 such patients, same trend. Harvard found 100 patients, same trend. So at the end, we had 150 patients from three diverse medical centers that were telling us that patients getting these two drugs were having their glucose bump somewhat significantly. More interestingly, we had left out diabetics, because diabetics already have messed up glucose. When we looked at the glucose of diabetics, it was going up 60 milligrams per deciliter, not just 20. This was a big deal, and we said, "We've got to publish this." It was all data evidence, data from the FDA, data from Stanford, data from Vanderbilt, data from Harvard. We had not done a single real experiment. But we were nervous. So Nick, while the paper was in review, went to the lab. We found somebody who knew about lab stuff. I don't do that. I take care of patients, but I don't do pipettes. They taught us how to feed mice drugs. We took mice and we gave them one P, paroxetine. We gave some other mice pravastatin. And we gave a third group of mice both of them. And lo and behold, glucose went up 20 to 60 milligrams per deciliter in the mice. So the paper was accepted based on the informatics evidence alone, but we added a little note at the end, saying, oh by the way, if you give these to mice, it goes up. That was great, and the story could have ended there. But I still have six and a half minutes. So we were sitting around thinking about all of this, and I don't remember who thought of it, but somebody said, "I wonder if patients who are taking these two drugs are noticing side effects of hyperglycemia. They could and they should. How would we ever determine that?" We said, well, what do you do? You're taking a medication, one new medication or two, and you get a funny feeling. What do you do? You go to Google and you type in "side effects." What are you experiencing? So we said OK, let's ask Google if they will share their search logs with us, so that we can look at the search logs and see if patients are doing these kinds of searches. Google, I am sorry to say, denied our request. So I was bummed. I was at a dinner with a colleague who works at Microsoft Research and I said, "We wanted to do this study, Google said no, it's kind of a bummer." He said, "Well, we have the Bing searches." Yeah. That's great. Now I felt like I was -- I felt like I was talking to Nick again. He works for one of the largest companies in the world, and I'm already trying to make him feel better. But he said, "No, Russ -- you might not understand. We not only have Bing searches, but if you use Internet Explorer to do searches at Google, Yahoo, Bing, any ... Then, for 18 months, we keep that data for research purposes only." I said, "Now you're talking!" This was Eric Horvitz, my friend at Microsoft. So we did a study where we defined 50 words that a regular person might type in if they're having hyperglycemia, like "fatigue," "loss of appetite," "urinating a lot," "peeing a lot" -- forgive me, but that's one of the things you might type in. So we had 50 phrases that we called the "diabetes words." And we did first a baseline. And it turns out that about .5 to one percent of all searches on the Internet involve one of those words. So that's our baseline rate. If people type in "paroxetine" or "Paxil" -- those are synonyms -- and one of those words, the rate goes up to about two percent of diabetes-type words, if you already know that there's that "paroxetine" word. If it's "pravastatin," the rate goes up to about three percent from the baseline. If both "paroxetine" and "pravastatin" are present in the query, it goes up to 10 percent, a huge three- to four-fold increase in those searches with the two drugs that we were interested in, and diabetes-type words or hyperglycemia-type words. We published this, and it got some attention. The reason it deserves attention is that patients are telling us their side effects indirectly through their searches. We brought this to the attention of the FDA. They were interested. They have set up social media surveillance programs which had a nice infrastructure for doing this, and others, to look at Twitter feeds, to look at Facebook feeds, to look at search logs, to try to see early signs that drugs, either individually or together, are causing problems. What do I take from this? Why tell this story? we have now the promise of big data and medium-sized data to help us understand drug interactions and really, fundamentally, drug actions. How do drugs work? This will create and has created a new ecosystem for understanding how drugs work and to optimize their use. Nick went on; he's a professor at Columbia now. He did this in his PhD for hundreds of pairs of drugs. He found several very important interactions, and so we replicated this and we showed that this is a way that really works for finding drug-drug interactions. However, there's a couple of things. We don't just use pairs of drugs at a time. As I said before, there are patients on three, five, seven, nine drugs. Have they been studied with respect to their nine-way interaction? Yes, we can do pair-wise, A and B, A and C, A and D, but what about A, B, C, D, E, F, G all together, being taken by the same patient, perhaps interacting with each other in ways that either makes them more effective or less effective or causes side effects that are unexpected? We really have no idea. It's a blue sky, open field for us to use data to try to understand the interaction of drugs. Two more lessons: I want you to think about the power that we were able to generate with the data from people who had volunteered their adverse reactions through their pharmacists, through themselves, through their doctors, the people who allowed the databases at Stanford, Harvard, Vanderbilt, to be used for research. People are worried about data. They're worried about their privacy and security -- they should be. We need secure systems. But we can't have a system that closes that data off, because it is too rich of a source of inspiration, innovation and discovery for new things in medicine. And the final thing I want to say is, in this case we found two drugs and it was a little bit of a sad story. The two drugs actually caused problems. They increased glucose. They could throw somebody into diabetes who would otherwise not be in diabetes, and so you would want to use the two drugs very carefully together, perhaps not together, make different choices when you're prescribing. But there was another possibility. We could have found two drugs or three drugs that were interacting in a beneficial way. We could have found new effects of drugs that neither of them has alone, but together, instead of causing a side effect, they could be a new and novel treatment for diseases that don't have treatments or where the treatments are not effective. If we think about drug treatment today, all the major breakthroughs -- for HIV, for tuberculosis, for depression, for diabetes -- it's always a cocktail of drugs. And so the upside here, and the subject for a different TED Talk on a different day, is how can we use the same data sources to find good effects of drugs in combination that will provide us new treatments, new insights into how drugs work and enable us to take care of our patients even better? Thank you very much.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
手の位置を読み取るため手にはそれぞれ加速度センサーを装着ライトの色は次の通り演奏パートを示している赤 = ドラム青 = ベース緑 = コードオレンジ = リード紫 = パッドマウスピースは 1つのボタンと 2つのギターピックにホットグルーで構成されるヘッズアップディスプレイとしてスマートフォンにパラメータを表示何のために? 音楽文化の細分化を通じて過去現在未来という全てのジャンルをリアルタイムに抽出・研究するためであるそして ”ビートジャズ演奏者”は DJのように普遍的な存在となるだろうしかし主たる目的はきたる未来を待つことではなく未来を創造していくことである	read hand position. The color of the lights indicates which sound I am playing. Red = Drums, Blue = Bass, Green = Chords, Orange = Leads, Purple = Pads The mouthpiece a button, two guitar picks and lots of hot glue. The heads-up display is a smartphone that displays system parameters. Why? To atomize music culture so that ALL past, present and future genres can be studied and abstracted, live. And "BeatJazzers" become as common as D.J.'s. But mostly ... to MAKE the future rather than wait for it.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
さまざまな解釈により分離され、今やイスラム教はかつて世界において果たしていた役割を果たしておらず、かわりに弱体化し迫害されている。シーア派とスンニ派の対立の根は深く、各派とも互いの信者を背教者、「kafir」と糾弾する。相手の宗教がイスラム教ではなく、その信者はイスラム教徒ではないという信念が、何百万人もの人が命を落とし、また死に続けている宗教内戦争を下支えしてきた。	The Shia/Sunni schism is so deep that each side condemns followers of the other as apostates, kafir. The belief that the other’s religion is not Islam, and its followers not Muslim, has underpinned internecine wars in which millions have died – and continue to die.	{ "source": "news_commentary", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
部品の一部はギャングが子供奴隷を使って採掘した鉱石が使われ、国連はこれを ’血に塗られた鉱石’と呼びます。そしてこの鉱物はいくつかのプロセスを経て最後には中国の深川にある工場に渡ります。その工場では、たくさんの人が自殺しています。今年に入ってすでに 36時間の労働シフトの後に1人の男性が亡くなりました。私たちはチョコレートが大好きです。みんなチョコレートを子供のために買います。 80パーセントのココアはコートジボワールかガーナ産です。それらのココアは子供達によって収穫されます。コートジボワールでは、子供奴隷について大きな問題を抱えています。紛争地帯から子供達が不正に売買されコーヒー栽培場で働かさせられているのです。ヘパリンー抗凝血剤などの製薬製品の製造は中国の職人のいる作業場で始まります。なぜなら効果のある成分は豚の腸内から採取するからです。ダイヤモンドについて、聞いたり、映画で見たかもしれませんが、ジンバブエで採掘された物です。今現在、ウズベキスタンは世界で2番目に大きな綿の輸出国です。毎年綿の収穫時期になると政府は学校を閉鎖して子供達をバスに詰め込み、綿の栽培地に連れて行きます。そして3週間の真綿の収穫をさせます。これは児童労働です。組織化された児童労働です。そしてこれらの生産物は高い確率で彼らの命を奪います。マニラにあるゴミ捨て場と同じです。これらの場所や原因は、政府の管理システムの欠落を象徴しています。とても丁寧に表現するとすればそう呼びます。暗闇に包まれた場所でグローバル・サプライチェーンが始まります。グローバル・サプライチェーンを通し人気ブランドの製品は私たちに届けられます。いくらかの管理システムの欠落は無法国家によって起きています。いくつか国家はすでに国ではありません。破綻したのです。破綻した国のうちいくつかは規制解除による自由化や規制を設けないことを良しとしている国々です。投資を呼び込んだり貿易を促進するのにうってつけだからです。どちらにしても、それらは私たちに良心と倫理に対するジレンマを示します。もう誰もアクセサリーが欲しいと思わないと思います。このグローバル・サプライチェーンの内側での人権侵害の事実を知った後ではそう思うでしょう。しかし今現在、これらのサブライチェーンに関与しているほとんどの企業は誰も彼らの未来を捧げる必要が無いと私たちに証明する方法を持ち合わせていません。人気ブランド製品を届けるために犠牲にする必要はありません。私は皆さんをグローバル・サプライチェーンの現状について落胆させるためにここに来たわけではありません。私たちは目を覚まさなければなりません。そして私たちは人権の侵害がどれほど深刻なものか認識する必要があります。サプライチェーンは独立した自治共和国であり、おそらく破綻した国家です。絶対に民主的な国家ではありません。そして現在、サプライチェーン共和国では私たちを満足させるような方法で倫理的な貿易や消費が行われていません。これは新しい話ではありません。ドキュメンタリーで世界中の搾取を行う工場での洋服作りを見たことがあるでしょう。先進国でさえです。昔ながらの搾取工場を見たいならマディソン・スクエア・ガーデンで私に会って下さい。通りを歩き、中国の搾取工場に連れて行きます。しかしへパリンを例を見るとそれは薬学製品です。皆さんはサプライチェーンを介した製品が病院につく時その製品がとても清潔であることを望むと思います。問題は、その製品に入っている有効成分です。先ほど説明したように有効成分は豚から採れます。その成分を作るアメリカの製造業は彼らの工場を数年前に中国に移動させることを決めました。なぜなら中国が世界最大の豚の供給国だからです。中国では彼らのきれいな工場では豚を大量に殺し成分を抽出している裏庭の肉処理場から全ての原料を得ています。数年前にスキャンダルが起きました。それにより世界中で80人ほどの人が亡くなりました。汚染物質が原因です。ヘパリンの供給プロセスに紛れ込んでいました。もっと最悪なことに、いくつかの供給業者は試験でヘパリンをまねた製品を作り、それがヘパリンの代用になると気づきました。この代用品は1パウンド9ドルです。本物のヘパリンを作るには 1パウンド900ドルかかります。考える必要もありません。問題は代用品を作るのにもっと大勢の人が死ぬことです。疑問に思うでしょう。なぜアメリカ食品医薬品局はこういった問題を取り締まらなかったのかと。またなぜ中国の食品医薬品当局がこのようなことを起こさせてしまったのかと。答えは簡単です。中国ではこれらの施設を製薬施設ではなく化学工場と規定していたからです。なので施設を監査していませんでした。アメリカ食品医薬品局も管轄領域の問題を抱えていました。彼らにとっては海外での出来事です。アメリカ食品医薬品局はいくつかの海外調査は行いますが多いときであっても年に20回くらいです。これらの施設は中国だけでも500箇所ほどあり、有効成分を作っています。実際には、薬に含まれる 80%ほどの有効成分が海外で作られています。特に中国とインドでです。そこでは管理システムがありません。規制システムもありません。なのでその成分の製造が安全かを保証する術がありません。また人権と基本的尊厳が保証されるというシステムがありません。国家レベルで私たちは約60カ国の様々な国々で働いています。各国でこうした生産を取り締まる行政能力について重大な欠陥が判明しました。グローバル・サプライチェーンの真の問題はひとつ以上の国が関与していることだと分かりました。国レベルで失敗しなげやりな政府は国際レベルではこのような問題に対する対応する能力はもっと低いです。そして私たちは新聞の見出しで知ることになるのです。昨年コペンハーゲンまで行き正しいことをするように管理体制の破綻を解決してきました。国際的なチャレンジでした。数週間前にG20会議に出席してきました数ヶ月前のに決めた誓約を少し離れたところから考えてました。私たちが今週話し合った国際レベルで大規模な挑戦をしている人をみてあなたは自身にこう問うでしょう。これらの国際的な問題に対しての解決策や回答に対して立ち向かう政府のリーダーはどこにいるのかと。簡単に言うと、政府は何も出来ません。彼らは国家です。彼らの投票者は地元の人々です。彼らは偏った利害にしか関心が無くそれらの関心をもっと規模の大きい国際的な公益にすることが出来ません。もし私たちが国際レベルで公共財の配達を保証しようとしたらグローバル・サプライチェーンの場合、私たちは今とは違う仕組みを考え出さなければなりません。今とは違う仕組みが必要です。幸運なことに、いくつかの例があります。 1990年代にアメリカのブランド製品の生産に関する一連の不祥事が起こりました。子ども労働、強制労働、深刻な健康と安全の侵害などです。そしてついに1996年にクリントン元大統領がホワイトハウスで会議を開きました。製造業者や国際人権NGO、労働組合、労働省をひとつの部屋に招き入れ、こう言いました。「みなさん、私はグローバル化を底辺の競争にしたくありません。でもそれを避ける方法を知りません。しかし最低限この計らいを活用してあなた方をひとつにまとめ解決への答えを出すために役立てようと思います。」そこで彼らはホワイトハウス調査特別委員会を作り、 3年間を費やし、グローバル・サプライチェーンの中で誰がどの位の義務を負うのかについて議論しました。企業側はそれが自分たちの義務だと感じていませんでした。彼らはそれらの機関を所有していません。彼らはそれらの機関で働く人を雇っていません。彼らは法的な責任を負う義務がありません。会議にいた他の誰もが言いました。「みなさん、これは上手くいきません。あなた方には製品が一体どういった経緯を辿ってお店に届いたかを明らかにする管理義務と注意義務を持っています。ある意味で、安全性への心配無しに製品を消費させる方法です。私たちの良心を犠牲にすることなく製品を消費させる方法でもあります。そして彼らは同意し、「私たちは共通の基準と行動規範において同意したことを行います。私たちはこれをグローバル・サプライチェーンにおいて所有権や支配権に関係なく適用します。私たちはこれを契約の一部にします。」と言いました。それは規制されることの無かった支配体制への一撃でした。なぜなら企業は公共財を供給するのに条約の執行力や民間の力を抑え込んでいたからです。率直に話します。有名な多国籍のブランド企業とインドや中国の供給もとの契約は現地の法律や現地の環境に関する規制、現地での人権基準よりも重大な価値を持っています。そういった場所の工場では検査官を見ることはないでしょう。もし検査官がいたとして賄賂をもらっていないとしたら驚きです。もし検査官がきちんと仕事をし工場での違反行為について言及したとしても罰金行為はもみ消されるでしょう。しかし大手企業との契約を失います。それはビジネスを続けるかもしくは破産するかの違いです。それが違いを作るのです。私たちが出来ることは国際的な供給網の中で多国籍企業に正しいことをさせ、彼らの持つ力を公共の利益などの善良なことに使わせる国境を越えた誠実な機関の力と影響を活かすことです。もちろんこのようなことは多国籍企業で自然には起こりません。彼らの関心はお金を生み出すことだからです。しかし彼らはとても有能な組織です。充分な資金がありますしもし命令や義務を与えたら彼らはどのように製品を調達するか知っています。なので簡単ではありません。先ほどスクリーンでお見せしたサプライチェーンにはこのような多国籍企業はいません。安全な空間が必要なのです。人々が集まり、周囲の目や避難の的になる心配をせず、席につきこのような問題について考え同意し、解決策を考える場所が必要です。技術的な解決策はあるのです。問題であるのは NGOや、労働運動家、市民社会組織と多国籍企業の間の信頼と信用、相互関係の欠落です。もし彼らを安全な空間で一緒に働くよう仕向けたとしたら今すぐに公共の利益や供給不足を解決出来ます。これは極端な提案で考えるのもまともではありませんがもしあなたが15歳のバングラディッシュ人の女の子だとします。彼女は自分の田舎の村を去ってダッカの工場で働きに行きます。ひと月の給料は22、23、24ドルほどです。仕事場で権利を守る一番良い方法はその工場が行動規範があるブランド会社の製品を作っていてまたその行動規範を契約の一部にしているかどうかです。これはまともではありません。しかし多国籍企業では人権を守っています。信じられないと思うかもしれませんが。「どうやって彼らを信用出来るのか?」と仰るでしょう。実は私たちも信用はしません。古い引用句があります。 "信用を前提とした検証" なので私たちは監督します。私たちは供給網を監査するために、全ての工場名を調べ抜き打ちでサンプル検査を行います。また施設を監査するために検察官を秘密で送ります。その後で結果を発行します。これを行う際に透明性は非常に大切です。あなたが責任感がある人だとしても説明責任のない責任感は機能しないことがあります。私たちがしていることは、多国籍企業に協力を求めるだけでなく人権の尊重などの公共善を生むツールを与えそれが上手く作用するかチェックします。私を信じる必要はありませんし、信じるべきではありません。ウェブサイトで監査結果を見てみて下さい。またあなた自身に問いかけて下さい。この会社は社会的に責任のある行動をしているか? その製品を買うことが出来るのか?と。これが私たちが取り組んでいることです。私は政府は世界中の人権を守っていないという考え方が嫌いです。また政府が人権を守ることを放棄したという考え方も嫌いです。また私たちがどうしても政府にやるべきことをさせることが出来ないという考えにも慣れることが出来ません。この仕事を初めて30年になりますがその中で私はこのような人権を無視した労働を減らそうとする政府の問題解決能力、貢献、意志を見てきましたが、今だに問題を解決出来ていません。その結果私たちは政府のしてきたことはその場しのぎの対策でしかなかったと考えました。しかし私たちは政府のこれまでの行動について詳しく考えるよりも今が国際的なチャレンジを新しい方法で管理し実行し直すスタート地点であると考えるようになりました。この取り組みをネットワーク管理とでも、民間の関係者とでも読んで下さい。企業とNGOが立ち向かうべき大きな問題を解決するために協力しなければならないでしょう。世界的に流行している豚インフルエンザや鳥インフルエンザ、H1N1を見てみて下さい。いろいろな国の健康管理システムを見てみて下さい。これらの深刻な流行病に立ち向かう資金を持っているでしょうか? いいえ、持っていないでしょう。民間セクターやNGOは資金を集め対応方法を先導することが出来るでしょうか? 確実に出来ます。彼らに足りないことはみんなで集まり同意し行動に移せるための安全な場所です。私たちはそのような場所を提供しようとしています。しかし時にこれは人々が責任を負うには荷が重すぎると感じられると思います。 "私たちのグローバルチェーンの中で人権を守って欲しいということですね。しかしサプライヤーは何千といます。あなたがしようとしていることはどの会社にとっても危険すぎるように見えます。しかしこのような会社があります。私たちには4,000社のメンバーがいます。いくつかの会社はとても大きな会社です。特にスポーツ製品の会社は早々と人権遵守問題をクリアしています。例やロールモデルはあるのです。私たちが話し合う時に常に取り組まなければいけない問題はインドの綿畑での児童就労です。今年は50,000のインドにある綿畑を監視する予定です。とてつもなく多いように感じるでしょう。この数字を見ると気が遠くなると思います。しかし私たちはこれを基本的な現実に分けます。人権についてはとてもシンプルに定義づけています。この人に尊厳を返してあげられるか?ということです。貧しい人々や人権を侵害されてきた人々に失われた尊厳や欠落していた尊厳をもう一度与えてあげることが一番重要です。それは彼らの尊厳をもう一度返してあげることから始まりますグルガオンというデリーのすぐ隣にあるインドで最も華やかな新都市のひとつにあるスラムに座りながら私は道の向こうにある織物の搾取工場で働く労働者たちと話していました。どんなメッセージをブランド企業に伝えて欲しいかと訪ねたところ彼らはお金とは言いませんでした。彼らはこう言いました。"私たちの雇い主たちは私たちを人間以下であるかのように扱います。私たちなど存在しないかのように。私たちのことを人間らしく扱ってくれるようにと頼んで下さい" これが私の人権についての率直な理解です。これがあなた方への私からの率直な提案です。判断を下すひとりひとりに向けた私の率直なお願いです。この部屋にいる人や世の中の人に対する私からのお願いです。私たちは全員がひとつになり政府が実現出来ずに残した課題を引き受けて解決していくという決定を下すことが出来ます。もしそうしなければ私たちは希望を捨て私たちの根本的な人間らしさまでも捨てることになります。誰もそのようになりたくないと思いますしそうなる必要もありません。だから私は皆さんに訴えます。私たちに加わって、一緒に安全な場所に来て下さい。そしてそれを実現していきましょう。ありがとうございます。	It's mined by armed gangs using slaves, child slaves, what the U.N. Security Council calls "blood minerals," then traveled into some components and ended up in a factory in Shinjin in China. That factory -- over a dozen people have committed suicide already this year. One man died after working a 36-hour shift. We all love chocolate. We buy it for our kids. Eighty percent of the cocoa comes from Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana and it's harvested by children. Cote d'Ivoire, we have a huge problem of child slaves. Children have been trafficked from other conflict zones to come and work on the coffee plantations. Heparin -- a blood thinner, a pharmaceutical product -- starts out in artisanal workshops like this in China, because the active ingredient comes from pigs' intestines. Your diamond -- you've all heard, probably seen the movie "Blood Diamond." This is a mine in Zimbabwe right now. Cotton: Uzbekistan is the second biggest exporter of cotton on Earth. Every year when it comes to the cotton harvest, the government shuts down the schools, puts the kids in buses, buses them to the cotton fields to spend three weeks harvesting the cotton. It's forced child labor on an institutional scale. And all of those products probably end their lives in a dump like this one in Manila. These places, these origins, represent governance gaps. That's the politest description I have for them. These are the dark pools where global supply chains begin -- the global supply chains, which bring us our favorite brand name products. Some of these governance gaps are run by rogue states. Some of them are not states anymore at all. They're failed states. Some of them are just countries who believe that deregulation or no regulation is the best way to attract investment, promote trade. Either way, they present us with a huge moral and ethical dilemma. I know that none of us want to be accessories after the fact of a human rights abuse in a global supply chain. But right now, most of the companies involved in these supply chains don't have any way of assuring us that nobody had to mortgage their future, nobody had to sacrifice their rights to bring us our favorite brand name product. Now, I didn't come here to depress you about the state of the global supply chain. We need a reality check. We need to recognize just how serious a deficit of rights we have. This is an independent republic, probably a failed state. It's definitely not a democratic state. And right now, that independent republic of the supply chain is not being governed in a way that would satisfy us, that we can engage in ethical trade or ethical consumption. Now, that's not a new story. You've seen the documentaries of sweatshops making garments all over the world, even in developed countries. You want to see the classic sweatshop, meet me at Madison Square Garden, I'll take you down the street, and I'll show you a Chinese sweatshop. But take the example of heparin. It's a pharmaceutical product. You expect that the supply chain that gets it to the hospital, probably squeaky clean. The problem is that the active ingredient in there -- as I mentioned earlier -- comes from pigs. The main American manufacturer of that active ingredient decided a few years ago to relocate to China because it's the world's biggest supplier of pigs. And their factory in China -- which probably is pretty clean -- is getting all of the ingredients from backyard abattoirs, where families slaughter pigs and extract the ingredient. So a couple of years ago, we had a scandal which killed about 80 people around the world, because of contaminants that crept into the heparin supply chain. Worse, some of the suppliers realized that they could substitute a product which mimicked heparin in tests. This substitute cost nine dollars a pound, whereas real heparin, the real ingredient, cost 900 dollars a pound. A no-brainer. The problem was that it killed more people. And so you're asking yourself, "How come the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed this to happen? How did the Chinese State Agency for Food and Drugs allow this to happen?" And the answer is quite simple: the Chinese define these facilities as chemical facilities, not pharmaceutical facilities, so they don't audit them. And the USFDA has a jurisdictional problem. This is offshore. They actually do conduct a few investigations overseas -- about a dozen a year -- maybe 20 in a good year. of these facilities producing active ingredients in China alone. In fact, about 80 percent of the active ingredients in medicines now come from offshore, particularly China and India, and we don't have a governance system. We don't have a regulatory system that that production is safe. We don't have a system to ensure that human rights, basic dignity, are ensured. So at a national level -- and we work in about 60 different countries -- at a national level we've got a serious breakdown in the ability of governments to regulate production on their own soil. And the real problem with the global supply chain is that it's supranational. So governments who are failing, who are dropping the ball at a national level, have even less ability to get their arms around the problem at an international level. And you can just look at the headlines. Take Copenhagen last year -- to do the right thing in the face of an international challenge. Take the G20 meeting a couple of weeks ago -- stepped back from its commitments of just a few months ago. You can take any one of the major global challenges we've discussed this week and ask yourself, where is the leadership from governments to step up and come up with solutions, responses, to those international problems? And the simple answer is they can't. They're national. Their voters are local. They have parochial interests. They can't subordinate those interests to the greater global public good. So, if we're going to ensure the delivery of the key public goods at an international level -- in this case, in the global supply chain -- we have to come up with a different mechanism. We need a different machine. Fortunately, we have some examples. In the 1990s, concerning the production of brand name goods in the U.S. -- child labor, forced labor, serious health and safety abuses. And eventually President Clinton, in 1996, convened a meeting at the White House, invited industry, human rights NGOs, trade unions, the Department of Labor, got them all in a room and said, "Look, I don't want globalization to be a race to the bottom. I don't know how to prevent that, but I'm at least going to use my good offices to get you folks together to come up with a response." So they formed a White House task force, and they spent about three years arguing about who takes how much responsibility in the global supply chain. Companies didn't feel it was their responsibility. They don't own those facilities. They don't employ those workers. They're not legally liable. Everybody else at the table said, "Folks, that doesn't cut it. You have a custodial duty, a duty of care, to make sure that that product gets from wherever to the store in a way that allows us to consume it, without fear of our safety, or without having to sacrifice our conscience to consume that product." So they agreed, "Okay, what we'll do is we agree on a common set of standards, code of conduct. We'll apply that throughout our global supply chain regardless of ownership or control. We'll make it part of the contract." And that was a stroke of absolute genius, because what they did was they harnessed the power of the contract, private power, to deliver public goods. And let's face it, the contract from a major multinational brand to a supplier in India or China than the local labor law, the local environmental regulations, the local human rights standards. Those factories will probably never see an inspector. If the inspector did come along, it would be amazing if they were able to resist the bribe. Even if they did their jobs, and they cited those facilities for their violations, the fine would be derisory. But you lose that contract for a major brand name, that's the difference between staying in business or going bankrupt. That makes a difference. So what we've been able to do is we've been able to harness the power and the influence of the only truly transnational institution in the global supply chain, that of the multinational company, and get them to do the right thing, get them to use that power for good, Now of course, this doesn't come naturally to multinational companies. They weren't set up to do this. They're set up to make money. But they are extremely efficient organizations. They have resources, and if we can add the will, the commitment, they know how to deliver that product. Now, getting there is not easy. Those supply chains I put up on the screen earlier, they're not there. You need a safe space. You need a place where people can come together, sit down without fear of judgment, without recrimination, to actually face the problem, agree on the problem and come up with solutions. We can do it. The technical solutions are there. The problem is the lack of trust, the lack of confidence, between NGOs, campaign groups, civil society organizations and multinational companies. If we can put those two together in a safe space, get them to work together, we can deliver public goods right now, or in extremely short supply. This is a radical proposition, and it's crazy to think that if you're a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl leaving your rural village to go and work in a factory in Dhaka -- 22, 23, 24 dollars a month -- your best chance of enjoying rights at work is if that factory is producing for a brand name company which has got a code of conduct and made that code of conduct part of the contract. It's crazy. Multinationals are protecting human rights. I know there's going to be disbelief. You'll say, "How can we trust them?" Well, we don't. It's the old arms control phrase: "Trust, but verify." So we audit. We take their supply chain, we take all the factory names, we do a random sample, we send inspectors on an unannounced basis to inspect those facilities, and then we publish the results. Transparency is absolutely critical to this. You can call yourself responsible, but responsibility without accountability often doesn't work. So what we're doing is, we're not only enlisting the multinationals, we're giving them the tools to deliver this public good -- respect for human rights -- and we're checking. You don't need to believe me. You shouldn't believe me. Go to the website. Look at the audit results. Ask yourself, is this company behaving in a socially responsible way? Can I buy that product without compromising my ethics? That's the way the system works. I hate the idea that governments are not protecting human rights around the world. I hate the idea that governments have dropped this ball and I can't get used to the idea that somehow we can't get them to do their jobs. I've been at this for 30 years, and in that time I've seen the ability, the commitment, the will of government to do this decline, and I don't see them making a comeback right now. So we started out thinking this was a stopgap measure. We're now thinking that, in fact, this is probably the start of a new way of regulating and addressing international challenges. Call it network governance. Call it what you will. The private actors, companies and NGOs, are going to have to get together to face the major challenges we are going to face. Just look at pandemics -- swine flu, bird flu, H1N1. Look at the health systems in so many countries. Do they have the resources to face up to a serious pandemic? No. Could the private sector and NGOs get together and marshal a response? Absolutely. What they lack is that safe space to come together, agree and move to action. That's what we're trying to provide. I know as well that this often seems like an overwhelming level of responsibility for people to assume. "You want me to deliver human rights throughout my global supply chain. There are thousands of suppliers in there." It seems too daunting, too dangerous, for any company to take on. But there are companies. We have 4,000 companies who are members. Some of them are very, very large companies. The sporting goods industry, in particular, stepped up to the plate and have done it. The example, the role model, is there. And whenever we discuss one of these problems that we have to address -- child labor in cottonseed farms in India -- this year we will monitor 50,000 cottonseed farms in India. It seems overwhelming. The numbers just make you want to zone out. But we break it down to some basic realities. And human rights comes down to a very simple proposition: can I give this person their dignity back? Poor people, people whose human rights have been violated -- the crux of that is the loss of dignity, the lack of dignity. It starts with just giving people back their dignity. I was sitting in a slum outside Gurgaon just next to Delhi, one of the flashiest, brightest new cities popping up in India right now, and I was talking to workers who worked in garment sweatshops down the road, and I asked them what message they would like me to take to the brands. They didn't say money. They said, "The people who employ us treat us like we are less than human, like we don't exist. Please ask them to treat us like human beings." That's my simple understanding of human rights. That's my simple proposition to you, my simple plea to every decision-maker in this room, everybody out there. We can all make a decision to come together and pick up the balls and run with the balls that governments have dropped. If we don't do it, we're abandoning hope, we're abandoning our essential humanity, and I know that's not a place we want to be, and we don't have to be there. So I appeal to you. Join us, come into that safe space, and let's start to make this happen. 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迷宮解放か間経った。我がダンジョン『白霧と黒沼の森』にはあれから誰も侵入してきていない。「うーむ。不味いよなぁ...。奇襲戦術だってレベル差による限界はあるわけだし。」ダンジョンに人が来ない理由は分かっている。うちの南にはこの国の首都があるのだが、その首都のど真ん中に同業者が居て、そいつが考えなしにダンジョン外の人間とドンパチやり続けているからだ。ちなみにダンジョン名は『鬼の砦』だったかな?典型的なゴリ押しダンジョンで主要モンスターは後、うちのダンジョンが一人の生存者も出していないのも原因の一端だろう。なお、これらの情報はダンジョン外に密偵として放ったフォッグがソースとなっております。あいつ等コストが低くて認識されづらいから情報収集にはうってつけなんだよね。時々命令を無視して人間に悪戯を仕掛けて返り討ちにされてるけど。さて、これから俺はどうにかしてレベルを上げる必要がある。が、ただダンジョン外にモンスターを出して襲わせるのはダメだ。効率が悪すぎる以前にうちの入口は既に軍に抑えられていて無理やり突破をしようものならダンジョン外でのモンスター弱体化もあるから確実に返り討ちにあう。そして、そんな状況が続けばいずれ人間達のレベルが上がって俺を倒せるようになってしまう。だから単純に外に出すのは絶対にアウト。かと言って迷宮内の危険度を下げて敵が入りやすくするのもダメだ。既に軍はスキルを使いこなし始めている可能性もある。危険はなるべく冒さない方がいい。「となると、やっぱ取るべき手段はこれだよな。」俺は≪迷宮創生≫の画面を開く。前回のレベルアップに伴って手に入れたDPはまだ使っていない。そして今この状況を打開するのに使うつもりである。俺が何をするのか。まあ... 「自分から来ないなら、攫ってからダンジョン内で始末すればいい。表口が潰されているなら、裏口を作ればいい。うーん。実に魔王らしいやり口だな。」ちなみにこの方法でも通常通りの経験値が得られるのはヘルプ君に確認済みであり、ヘルプ君曰く『想定の範囲内です。』とのこと。ちょっと悔しい。「まあいいや、フォッグ達からの報告では北北西に学校があるっていう話だったな。下水道とか道路下に敷設されてる諸々にぶつからないように深度をある程度調節して...っと。」俺はスクリーンを注視しつつダンジョンの第2階層となる裏口を慎重に作り上げていく。 ---------------- 「ん。大体こんなところか。」俺は今第2階層の作業部屋として作った部屋で作業を完了させた。というわけで劇的!ビ○ォーア○ターの曲でも流しつつ(MPが勿体無いので自分の脳内でのみ流す)ダンジョン紹介と行こうか。まず第2階層との連結部は第1階層北西部の沼地に直径10m、落差20mの黒沼滝を作成しそこの壁に滝に隠れるような形で作成。ちなみに水の循環はスキルを使って無理やりやってます。ん?交通の便が最悪?俺は空飛べるから。で、そこからまずは直線に通路を伸ばし軍の警戒域の外にダンジョンの出口を置けるようにする。続けて出口と連結部の間は迷路状にする。この時飛行能力持ちの魔性が簡単に迷路の各所に移動できるように天井にダクトのような構造を取り付けておく。休憩所は...迷路の隅っこの方に置いておけばいいか。正直使う人間なんていないだろうからデッドスペースだなw そして、今回の最重要ポイントは出口を如何に隠蔽するかである。まず出口の上には元々学校が建っている。で、この学校の体育館は床下にスペースが存在しているタイプである。まあ、ここまで言えば分かるよね。何という事でしょう!何もないはずだった体育館下が見事なダンジョンの入り口に!しかも匠の心遣いにより体育館下のスペースは限界まで迷宮内の扱いになり、霧幻茸が設置された事により見られたり、感知スキルを使われてもばれない様になったのです! そう、何処からともなく現れるモンスターたちによって、これから先地元住民たちにと枕を高くして眠れる日は来ないのです! さて、ダンジョンも作り終わったところでモンスターを配置しないとなーお、新しいモンスターも出てきてる。これは強化タイプだな。おお、こいつは中々。迷宮ならこいつは欠かせないよなぁ...。門番役は...こいつが適任か。ん?このモンスターは...。ふむ。これはいいな。実にいい。条件が少々面倒だがその価値はあるな。「ふふふ、楽しくなってきたな。」俺は笑みを浮かべつつ外に出ているフォッグと連絡を取って獲物の品定めを始めた。	A week has elapsed since the release of the labyrinth. Since then not a soul has intruded into my dungeon, “White Mist and Black Swamp Forest”. “Hmm. It’s not looking good... Even ambush tactics have their limitations, depending on the difference in level.” I did, however, grasp why no one was showing up at my dungeon. To the south of my dungeon was the capital of this country, and in the middle of the capital, there was a fellow Demon King who kept engaging in a mindless battle with the people outside the dungeon. By the way, the name of that dungeon is “Ogre’s Fortress,” right? I believed it was a typical gory dungeon and the main monsters were goblins and ogres. Personally, I expect it to be down in a couple of months. Also, the absence of a single survivor in my dungeon was undoubtedly a factor for anyone to emerge at my place. Furthermore, this information came from the Fogs that were deployed outside the dungeon as clandestine surveillance. Because of their low cost and scarcity of detection, these monsters were ideal for collecting information. They do violate commands and misbehave with humans on occasion, which has resulted in counterattacks. Well, from now on, I need to elevate my level one way or another. I can’t, however, simply send monsters out of the dungeon and expect them to attack. Even before the attack’s efficacy deteriorates, the military has taken control of my entrance, and any attempt to force my way through would very definitely be greeted with retaliation attributed to the weakening monsters outside of the dungeon. If that situation persisted, the humans’ level would ultimately rise to the point that they would be capable of overpowering me. Therefore, it was absolutely out of the question to send them outside in a simple manner. On the other hand, reducing the danger level in my labyrinth to make it easier for the adversary to enter was not an option as well. The military may have already initiated the usage of their skills. It was advisable to minimize the risk as much as possible. “If so, then this is the measure to take after all.” Opening the ≪Dungeon Create≫ screen, I spent the DP that I obtained from my previous level-up that has not been expended yet to defuse this predicament. What am I going to do? Well... “If they won’t voluntarily show up, after abducting them, I can put them to death in the dungeon. Since the front entrance is obstructed, why don’t I build a back entrance? Hmm. That’s a very Demon King style of handling things.” I had already confirmed with Help-kun that I can gain experience in this way as usual, and Help-kun said, [It’s within my scope of expectation]. I was a little aggravated to hear that. “Well, the report from the Fogs mentioned a school to the north-northwest of the city. Let’s adjust the depth so it doesn’t collide with the sewers and other things under the road...” While meticulously constructing the back entrance to the dungeon’s second level, I kept an eye on the screen. ————– “Hmm. That’s roughly it.” In the room I had just established as my second-level workroom, I had now finished my operation. So dramatic! Let’s proceed with an introduction to the dungeon while playing a song by ○○ (This song is played only in my brain because I don’t want to waste MP). To begin with, the segment connecting the dungeon to the second level was created in the swampy area northwest of the first level, with a diameter of m and a gap of m. Incidentally, the water circulation was forced by using skills. Hmm? Traffic is the worst? Well, I can fly. A straight pathway was then built from there, allowing the dungeon’s exit to be positioned outside of the military’s warning zone. Following that, I created a labyrinth between the exit and the connecting section. At this point, I installed a duct-like structure on the ceiling to facilitate the movement of demons with flight ability to various parts of the labyrinth. As for the rest area... why not situate it in a corner of the labyrinth? In all honesty, I doubt anyone would have the chance to use it, which means it’s a dead space. And the paramount issue this time was how to conceal the exit. At first, a school was originally erected on top of the exit. And the gymnasium of this school was the type where space subsisted under the floor. Well, with this much said, you get the idea, don’t you? What a surprise! The entrance to a spectacular dungeon was hidden beneath the gymnasium, where nothing was supposed to exist! On top of that, thanks to the mindfulness of the artisan (me), the space under the gymnasium had been treated as a labyrinth to the utmost limit, and the mushroom cloud had been deployed in a way that they cannot be discovered even if they were sighted or subjected to the use of the perception skill! Yes, the inhabitants will never be able to sleep with their pillows up high again, thanks to these creatures appearing out of nowhere! Well, now that the construction of the dungeon is over, I have to place the monstersー Oh, there are some new monsters. This one’s an enhanced type. Oh, this guy is mediocre. This guy is essential for the labyrinth.... As for the gatekeeper... this guy is appropriate. Hmm? This monster is... Hmm. This is good. Very impressive indeed. The conditions are slightly complicated but well worth it. “Hmm. This is starting to get interesting.” With a smile plastered on my face, I contacted Fogs, who had been out of the dungeon, and proceeded to scope out my prey.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 0, "inserted_lines_src": 3, "inserted_lines_trg": 3 }
魔法とは何ぞや、と言う所から考え最初に疑問に思ったのは実は魔力回復薬の存在だった。存在そのものがおかしい。仮に魔法使いの魔力が〇になっても、大きくも重くもない回復薬を使うと集団を殲滅できる魔法が使えるまで回復する。ゲーム中は便利だった。便利とはいえ魔法にエネルギー保存の法則なんぞを持ち出してもしょうがないが、いくらなんでもおかしい。魔力回復薬にそれだけの魔力があるなら投げつけた方が破壊力ありそうなもんだ。とまで考えたとき、案外これが正答に近いのではないかと気が付いた。別、つまり魔力類あるのではないかと。仮に人体魔力と自然魔力と呼ぶことにする。自然魔力は人体魔力を経由しないと力が出せない。回復薬は人体魔力の回復程度なら効果を発揮する。外付けバッテリーだな。クラスやスキルはそれを特定の方向にむけて効率的に行うOSやアプリなのだろう。《槍術》スキルを持っている俺が槍を使っている間は疲労が極端に少ないように。クラスとスキルのどっちがOSでどっちがアプリなのかはもうちょっと実験しないとわからんが、まあそれは後回しでもいいだろう。つまり魔法の本体である自然魔力は一定範囲内で一度に使える限界量があるという事だ。どこの地形でもそうなのか、自然魔力の密度が高い場所があるのかなどは調べる必要はありそうだが。もちろんこれには欠点もある。自分たちの使う魔法も効果が落ちるという点だ。一定範囲でより自然魔力を浪費すれば発動さえしなくなるかもしれないな。だが目に見えるメリットもある。魔法のアイロンより攻撃魔法の方が威力が高いのは当然だが、攻撃魔法の方が効果が下がった。魔法の順番が後の方ほど影響を顕著に受けるようだ。そして何より魔道具なら魔力のない人間でも使えるのだ。魔道具の密度を上げるなり、魔力を無駄にドカ食いするような道具があれば相手の魔法を阻害する事が出来るはず。スキルの方への影響も研究の必要はあるがそれは野外実証研究でなくてもいいだろう。そして俺の知識でいえば、一定範囲内における自然魔力量は実はそんなに多くないんじゃないかと思える。そうでなきゃ勇者パーティーは物量作戦もできたはずだ。勇者パーティーがその能力をフルスペックで発揮する為には、魔力を使う人数を少なくした少数精鋭でなければいけなかったんじゃないか。また魔物暴走時の記録も調べてみたが、暴走する魔物が魔法を使った例も少ない。単体攻撃魔法ならともかく範囲型攻撃魔法を使った例に至っちゃ皆無だ。あれだけの集団になると魔法を使うこと自体が困難になるのでは。そう考えたとき、この自然魔力浪費作戦が王城襲撃イベントの突破口になるんじゃないかと気が付いた。王城に結界があるのは知ってるがそれが有効なら王城破壊イベントは起きないだろう。結界なんぞに頼る気は初めからない。だが襲撃をかけてくる奴も含む、魔王はいずれも魔法攻撃型の魔族だ。ちなみに魔軍が物理攻撃型になる。ただ王城全体の自然魔力を使い切るような魔道具はもちろん存在しない。だが敵は一般人じゃ絶対に勝てない相手だ。正面から戦って生き残ると言う選択肢が取れない俺にとっては暗夜の灯だ。この部分をもっと突き詰めて考える必要があるな。「見事な発想だよ、ツェアフェルト子爵」「本当に恐れ入りました」シャンデール伯爵とフォグト魔術師が寄ってきて賞賛してくれる。ここは素直に応じておこう。「ありがとうございます。思ったよりもうまく行ってほっとしておりますが」「いやこの発見は新しい結果をもたらすよ。敵対国家の軍に魔力を消費するだけの道具を投げ込めば、相手の魔術師隊の攻撃力が下がるのだからね」フォグトさん、だから魔族との戦いが本格化する前だというのにまず国家間紛争で使うこと考えないでください。政治ってそんなもんではあるし相手もすぐ同じものを作って来るだろうが。A国で成功した兵器はすぐB国でも作られるのが歴史の事実だ。そりゃそうだよな。B国はゴールがあるとわかってるんだからその分よほど楽だ。アルキメデスぐらい時代をぶっ飛んだ天才が作ったものはその時代には真似しにくいようだが。惜しむらくはアルキメデスの考案兵器を実際に作った職人の名前が知られてない事だよなあ。原理・内容を理解して作ってたんだろうか。俺はそっちの方がよっぽど興味あるぞ。「魔力の消費量が大きいだけの使い捨て魔道具を開発する必要があるな」「はい、早急に研究を進言いたします」何処に使う気なのか気にはなるがそれを口に出す気はない。むしろ早く開発してくれ。運用だけ考える方が楽なんだよ。開発する能力はないしさ。「それにしても、今まで集団戦で魔術師隊の威力低下は話題になったりしなかったのですか」「そもそも検証した事もありませんでしたのでな」フォグトさんの発言に納得する。そりゃそうか。こんな仮定が無ければ実験する事もないし、実戦での魔法のダメージ減少は装備のせいか相手の防御魔法かも区別できん。そもそも戦場で死ぬか生きるかの戦いやってるとき呑気に検証は出来んわな。やる事が両手で余るほどあるのは以前の魔物暴走でいやと言うほど実感したし。発展の研究開発は行われてきたが防御ではなく阻害を、装備ではなく道具でと言うのは今までなかったと言われればそれもわかる。「とりあえず、実験結果は結果として、演習の方の準備も始めたいのですが」「おお、そうだったな」こっちもこっちで重要なんで忘れないでください伯爵。	Even if your mana is , as long as you drink the small and light mana recovery potion, you can recover enough mana to use magic that can decimate a group of enemies. In a game, it’s a convenient item. But in reality, even if you argue that the law of energy conservation might not apply in the world of magic, it’s still strange. If the mana recovery potion has that much mana inside of it, why drink it? Why not just throw it to your enemy? It can cause much more destruction. After that, I began to wonder. Maybe the reason why the potion needs to be drunk is that the mana inside it needs to be converted into another kind of energy first? Unexpectedly, I began to feel that perhaps this train of thought is right. In other words, maybe there are types of mana. So whenever someone uses magic, they utilize their body mana to interact with nature mana. The body mana can be recovered by the potion. That means the potion is like an external battery. In this case, the role of class and skills would be like the smartphone OS and application that finetune the mana into a specific and more efficient path. That’s why for the wielder of [Spearmanship] like me when we use a spear, our fatigue is drastically decreased. As for which act as an OS and which act as an application, I need more experiments to find out. Well, that can be done later. And the result of the experiment is that magic can be activated but its powers fall considerably. That means there’s a limit on how much the core of magic, the nature mana, you can use simultaneously in a small area. As for whether that limit is the same everywhere or is there any place that has denser nature mana, that needs more research. The downside of this discovery is the fact that it also affects the magic used by our own allies. There’s also a possibility that if you continue to waste nature mana, there might be a point where you can’t activate any magic. As for the merit of this discovery, we now know that the later a magic is activated, the bigger it receives the influence of lacking nature mana. It’s proven by the fact that despite offensive magic obviously should have consumed larger nature mana than activating magic tools, the rate of weakening of the effect of offensive magics is considerably higher than the magic tools. Most importantly, magic tools can be used by anyone even if they possess no mana. To prevent the opponent from using any magic, all you need to do is either increase the number of magic tools or create a magic tool that can waste a large amount of nature mana. There’s a need to do more research on the effect of wasting nature mana on a skill. At least I think there’s no need for a field experimental study like this for that research. Then, according to the game knowledge, the amount of nature mana present in one specific place isn’t much. Because if it is, the hero party can win by using saturation tactics [] . Maybe the reason why the hero party only has a few elites that can use magic is so they can use their power to their full potential. I also researched past demon outbreaks and found that demons that use magic in a demon outbreak are few. Even if the demons can use magic, they will only use simple magic, not big-scale offensive magic. It makes sense considering the number of demons present in an outbreak. That’s why I thought just maybe this nature mana waste tactic is a key to solving the future attack on the capital event. The royal palace does have a barrier protecting it, but in the game, it still got destroyed, so I have no intention to rely on the barrier. Rather, relying on the nature mana waste tactic will be much better since all Heavenly Emperors, including the Heavenly Emperor that will attack the capital, are magic-type opponents, while the Generals are physical type. Unfortunately, a magic tool capable of using up all nature mana in its surroundings didn’t exist. Despite that, this rather underhanded tactic is still a ray of light in the darkness for me since the opponents are beings that can’t be defeated by normal means. I need to think and research how to make this tactic usable in future battles. “A splendid idea, Viscount Zeavert.” “I agree. It was truly amazing.” Count Shandel and Mage Fogto came to me and praised me. Here, I need to obediently accept their praise. “Thank you very much. I am rather glad that everything has gone so smoothly.” “This is a great discovery. With this, we just need to throw a magic tool that can exhaust the surrounding nature mana to an enemy mage troop to make their magic considerably weaker.” Fogto-san, the battle against demons is right in front of us, so why are you more concerned about countries’ disputes? I guess that’s just how politics is, eh. Though even if we do as Fogto said, I’m sure the opponent will be able to create a similar thing in no time. History wise, a weapon that is successful in Country A will immediately be created by Country B. That’s natural since Country B already has an example that they just need to copy. Unless a genius like Archimedes creates the weapon. In that case, recreating it will be difficult. For me, I’m more interested in knowing the name of the craftsmen who successfully brought weapons from Archimedes’s design to reality. I wonder if those craftsmen created it after understanding the principle behind it. It’s unfortunate that the name of these craftsmen isn’t well known. “We need to create a disposable magic tool that can exhaust nature mana in the surrounding.” “Yes. I will immediately send a research proposal to the kingdom.” I’m curious where they planned to use that sort of magic tool, but I won’t ask. It’s better for me if a magic tool like that is created as soon as possible so I can use it. I don’t have any ability to actually create it. “But I am curious. All this time, the subject of the firepower of magic falling in a group battle has never been brought up?” “Unfortunately, no. In the first place, no verification has been done, so no one has realized it.” Fogto-san’s answer convinced me. Without having a hypothesis like mine, there’s no way the mages even bother to verify it. Plus in a real battle, the decrease in damage brought by the magic can also be attributed to the opponent’s armor and their defensive magic, so it must have been hard to tell. Not to mention in the midst of a life or death battle, who has the leisure time to verify it? I have felt in the recent demon outbreak how much stuff you need to do on an actual battlefield. I also understand if they said that they never thought of using not the equipment but tools and not to defend against magic but rather to obstruct it. “Anyway, since we have finished the experiment, I wish to start preparing for the group battle training.” “Ah, that’s right.” This training is also important, so don’t forget it, Count.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 4, "inserted_lines_src": 9, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
心臓病やガン交通事故でしょうか? 多くの人はコントロールできないことを心配します戦争やテロやハイチの悲惨な地震なども心配ですでは人類にとって真の脅威は何でしょうか数年前バーツラフ・スミル教授は歴史を変えるほどの大きな災害が突然起こる確率の計算を試みました彼が名付けた大規模な致命的断絶とは今後50年に起こり得る最高1億人の命を奪う災害のことです世界大戦が発生する確率や大規模な火山の噴火や小惑星が地球に衝突する確率を求めましたしかしその他の何よりも発生の確率が高くほぼ100%の確率で起こり得るとされたのがインフルエンザの大流行ですインフルエンザはカゼがひどくなったものと思われがちですが致命的になることもありますアメリカでは毎年季節性インフルエンザで 3万6千人が命を落とします発展途上国のデータは不完全ですが死者の人数はもっと多いことでしょうさらに厄介なことにウイルスはしばしば著しい変異を遂げると実質的に新種ウイルスのようになりこうして大流行が生じるのです 1918年には新種のウイルスが出現して 5000万人から1億人が亡くなりました燎原の火の如しです発症してから数時間で亡くなった患者もいました今日我々は大丈夫なのでしょうか? 誰もが心配していた今年のひどい流行はなんとか回避できたようですしかしこの脅威はいつ再現してもおかしくありません幸いなことに今の時代は科学と技術と国際化が結びついてかつてない可能性を拓きつつありますいまだに地球上の全死者の 5分の1と多くの苦しみの原因である感染症を撲滅して歴史を刻む可能性ですそれは実行可能なのですすでに現在のワクチンによって何百万人もの命を救っていますワクチンをより広く行き渡らせればより多くの命を救えますさらに新種や改良型のワクチンであればマラリアや結核やHIV 肺炎や下痢やインフルエンザなどのこれまでずっと続いてきた苦しみに終わりを告げることができるはずです今日はワクチンの成果についてお話します最初になぜワクチンが重要か説明しましょうワクチンの力はたとえるならささやき声のようですワクチンの成果があると歴史に残りますがその後しばらくするとほとんど耳にすることもなくなりますある年齢以上の人なら腕に小さな丸い痕が付いているでしょう子どものときの予防接種の痕ですでも最近は天然痘の心配はしなくなりました 20世紀に5億人の命を奪った病気が撲滅されたのですポリオもです鉄の肺を覚えている方などいますか? こういう物を目にすることは無くなりましたワクチンのおかげですさて興味深いのは今日では 30種余りの病気にワクチンで対処できるのに HIVやインフルエンザは未だに脅威だということですそれはなぜでしょうか? こんな事情があるのですごく最近になるまでワクチンの仕組みは明らかではありませんでした試行錯誤によって効果は確認されていました病原体を確保しそれを改変して人や動物に投与したらどうなるか観察するのですこの方法は多くの病原体に対して有効でやっかいなインフルエンザにもなんとか使えますが人間が天然の免疫を持たない HIVにはまったく効果がありませんではワクチンの作用を見てみましょう簡単に言えば必要に応じて免疫系が使うための秘密兵器を作っておくのです普通はウイルス感染してから体が完全な反撃体制を整えるまで数日から数週間かかるのですそれでは手遅れになることもありますあらかじめ免疫をつけていれば特定の敵を認識して打倒できる戦力が体内に配備されるわけですワクチンはそういう働きをしますではビデオをお見せします TED で初めて公開するこのビデオは効果的なHIVワクチンの作用を説明するものですワクチンは特定の侵入者を認識し中和するように人体を訓練しておくものです HIVは人体の粘膜関門を突破して侵入すると免疫細胞に感染して増殖します免疫系の最前線部隊は侵入者を発見します樹状細胞やマクロファージがウィルスを捕らえてその断片を「提示」します前線からHIVの侵入を知らされると HIVワクチンで作られた記憶細胞が活性化しますこの記憶細胞は直ちに必要とされる兵器を配備しますメモリB細胞はプラズマ細胞となって次から次へと HIVにピタリと適合した特定の抗体を産出して HIVが細胞を感染させるのを防ぎます同時にキラーT細胞大隊が HIVに感染してしまった細胞を探して破壊しますウイルスは打ち負かされますワクチンが無かったらこれらの兵器を準備するまでに1週間以上もかかりその間にHIVとの戦いには敗北してしまっているでしょうよくできたビデオでしょう? ビデオに出てきた抗体の作用はほとんどのワクチンで同様に働きますつまり肝心なのはどうすればインフルエンザや HIVに対して必要な抗体を人体が作るようにできるのかですこれらのウイルスの厄介なところは常に変化しているということですインフルエンザのウイルスを見てみましょうこの図にあるいろいろな色の突起を用いてインフルエンザのウイルスは感染しますまた抗体がウイルスを捕まえて中和するのに用いるのもこの突起です変異によって突起の形が変化すると抗体はウィルスを認識できなくなってしまいますだから毎年違った系列のインフルエンザにかかるのですだから春には次のシーズンに流行しそうなインフルエンザを 3つの系列からできるだけ推定し 1つのワクチンに仕立てて秋には生産できるように急ぐのですさらに困ったことに最も多いA型インフルエンザは人の周辺で生息する動物にも感染します A型はそれらの動物の中で遺伝子組み換えを起こしますさらに野生の水鳥は全ての系統のインフルエンザのキャリアですするとこんな状況が生じます 2003年には H5N1 ウイルスが発生しましたこれは鳥から人への伝染が何件か別々に起こったものです致死率は70%と推定されました当時は大変恐れられましたが幸運にもこのウイルスは人から人へは伝染しにくいものでした今年メキシコで発生して恐れられた H1N1 ウイルスは人と鳥とブタからのウイルスが混ざったものでした簡単に伝染するものでしたが幸運にも軽度のものでしたある意味でこれまでは運がよかったのですしかしいつ別の野鳥が飛び込んでくるかもしれませんこんどはHIVを見てみましょうインフルエンザは変化が多いのですが HIVと比べてしまうとジブラルタルの岩のように見えますエイズの原因となるウイルスはこれまで科学者が目にした最も難解な病原体で猛烈に変異します免疫系を回避するオトリの機能を持ち攻撃してきた細胞を逆に攻撃してそのゲノムの中に身を潜めますこのスライドはインフルエンザの遺伝子がどう変化し得るか示していますこれに比べるとHIVは遥かにやっかいなターゲットですね先ほどのビデオでは感染した細胞からウイルス艦隊が送り出されていました感染したばかりの人の中にはこんな輸送艦が100万個もあってそれぞれが少しずつ異なっているのです全てを識別して仕留めることのできる兵器を用意することは実に困難な課題となります HIVウイルスがエイズの原因であると確認されて以来の27年間で他のあらゆる感染症の治療薬より多くの種類のHIV薬が開発されてきましたこれらの薬では治癒できませんがそれでも HIVと診断されることがすなわち死の告知ではなくなったのは科学の大きな成果です薬を入手できる者にとっては成果ですしかしワクチンへの取り組みは全く違っていて大企業はそこから撤退しました科学として実に難しくビジネスとしても成り立たないと見なされたからですエイズのワクチンを作ることは不可能と考えられていましたがそうではないという証拠が集まっていますこの9月にはタイで行われた臨床試験から予想もしないエキサイティングな結果が得られましたエイズのワクチンが初めて人体で効果を示したのです残念ながら効き目は弱いのですがこのワクチンが作られたのは 10年ほど前のことです新しいやり方や早期検査によって高等な実験動物でもさらに有望な結果を出していますでもここ数ヶ月の間に HIV患者の血液から広い範囲にわたって効力を持つ新しい中和抗体も特定されましたこれは何を意味するのでしょうか先ほど述べたように HIVは変化しやすいのですが効力の広い抗体はウイルスの様々な変種に適合して中和できるのですこんな抗体を手に入れてサルに投与すると完全に感染を防ぎますさらにこの研究者たちは抗体がHIVを捕捉する場所として新しい部位を発見しましたこの場所の何が特別なのかと言うとウイルスが変異を起こしてもほとんど変化しない場所であることです例えて言うならウイルスが何度着替えても履いている靴下は同じなわけですすると次にするべきことは体がきちんとこの靴下に反応するようにすることですこうして次のような状況に至りましたタイの臨床結果からエイズにもワクチンを作れることが確かめられ抗体の研究結果がそのやり方を示唆しているのですこの戦略では抗体をもとにしてワクチン候補を作りますワクチン研究において初めての逆からの戦略です「レトロ=ワクチン学」と呼ばれるここでの考え方は HIVのみに留まるものではありませんこういうふうに考えてみてください新しい抗体が特定できましたこの抗体はウイルスの多様な変種にも適合しますこの抗体が結合する特定の部位がわかっていますその部分の構造を正確に理解することができればそれをワクチンに反映させてヒトの免疫系に働きかけて適合した抗体を作らせることができると考えられますうまくいけば HIVの万能ワクチンが作れるでしょうまあ「言うはやすし」ですね実際の構造はこの青色の抗体が黄色の部位に結合するといったものだからですご想像のとおりこの3次元構造は取り組んでみると厄介です何か役立つアイデアのある方はぜひお聞かせ下さいこのように HIVから始まった研究は他の病気に対するイノベーションを促します例えばバイオ技術の会社はインフルエンザに対する新しい抗体のターゲットと共に広範な中和抗体を見つけています現在彼らは極めて激しいインフルエンザに対応できる抗体の組み合わせを検討し調合しようとしています将来的にはこれらの「レトロ=ワクチン学」のツールを用いて予防的なインフルエンザワクチンを作れるでしょうまた合理的ワクチンデザインの観点からは「レトロ=ワクチン法」は一つの手法にすぎません別の例を挙げましょうインフルエンザウイルスの表面に出ている H型とM型の突起の話をしましたが別の小さな突起に注目してください免疫系からはほとんど隠れているのですこれらの部位もウイルスの変異の際にあまり変化しないことがわかってきましたそこで特別な抗体でこの部位を攻撃すればどの種類のインフルエンザも機能を失いますこれまでの動物実験によると軽い症状は出るかもしれませんが重症になることは防げます人にも効果があるならこれは万能インフルエンザワクチンになります毎年変更しなくても良く死の危険から守ってくれるのですそうなればインフルエンザはただの「たちの悪いかぜ」になりますもちろんどんなに素晴らしいワクチンでも必要な人全員に行き渡らなくては意味がありませんそうするためには優れたワクチンの設計と優れた生産手段そして優れた流通手段を組み合わせなくてはなりません数ヶ月前のことを思い出してくださいこの6月に WHO は 41年ぶりにインフルエンザの大流行を宣言しましたインフルエンザのピークに備え10月15日までに 1億5千本のワクチンを用意するとアメリカ政府は約束しました発展途上国向けのワクチンも約束しました数億ドルを費やしてワクチンの製造を急いだのですどういう結果になったでしょう? インフルエンザワクチンの作り方つまり製造技術は 1940年代初期に開発されました時間のかかる面倒な工程です鶏卵を用いる方法で生きた鶏卵を何百万個も使いますウイルスは生き物の中でしか増殖せずインフルエンザに対しては鶏卵が大変適していたのでしたほとんどの型のインフルエンザでは一つの卵からワクチンが1-2本できます幸運にも現代の生物医学は著しい進展を遂げていますそんな時代ですからインフルエンザワクチンは― ―鶏卵から作ります数百万個の卵からですほとんど何も変わっていませんまぁ信頼できるシステムです問題はあるウイルスの株が育てやすいかどうか分からないことです今年のブタ系のインフルエンザは生産の初期にはあまり増殖せず卵1個につきワクチン0.6本分でしたこんなことが心配になりますあの野鳥がまた飛んできたらどうするのか家禽の群れに感染するタイプの鳥インフルエンザが流行したらワクチンを作る卵がなくなるわけですダン魚を育てるのにチキンペレットを何億個も使うならここで手に入るみたいですよ現在世界中合わせて 3つの型のインフルエンザワクチンを 3億5千万本ずつ製造できます豚インフルエンザのように 1種類だけをターゲットにすれば合計12億本まで増やせます工場がきちんと稼働しているとしてです 2004年には 1つの工場で雑菌が混入しただけでアメリカでの供給は半減したのですそれに製造プロセスには今でも半年以上かかりますいったい我々の備えは1918年より改善していると言えるのでしょうか新しい技術も開発されているので「もちろん」と言えるようになればと思います世界中の誰もに行き渡るだけのインフルエンザワクチンをアメリカが今投じている費用の半分で製造できたらどうでしょう最新の技術によってそれは可能になります例を示します私も関係している会社ですが免疫系を活性化するウイルスのH型突起のある特別な部分を発見しましたこの部分を切り取って別のバクテリアの先端に付ければすさまじい免疫反応を起こすので非常に強力な抗インフルエンザ剤ができますこのワクチンは非常に小さくありふれた大腸菌の中で増殖できますご存知のようにバクテリアの繁殖は早くヨーグルトを作るようなものですそこで数箇所の工場で数週間もあれば豚由来インフルエンザ用のワクチンを全世界で必要な分製造できます卵を使わないので今の何分の一かのコストですそんな新しいワクチン技術の比較表です劇的に改善した製造技術と大幅なコスト低減に加えて今説明した大腸菌の手法では期間も短縮出来ます―命が救えるということです発展途上国は現在のインフルエンザ対応から取り残されがちなためこれらの新技術には期待しており西側諸国より進んでいますインドやメキシコその他の国ですでにインフルエンザワクチンの試作が始まりこれらのワクチンが初めて実用されるのもこれらの国かもしれませんこの新しい技術は大変効率的で比較的費用もかからないので流通手段を開発できれば何十億もの人に命を救うワクチンを届けられますこの次はどうなるか考えてみて下さい新しい伝染病は数年ごとに出現したり再発したりしていますいつかもしかしたら近いうちに我々皆を狙うウイルスが現れるでしょうそのとき何百万人も亡くなる前に素早く対応できるでしょうか? 幸いにも今年のインフルエンザは比較的弱いものでした「幸いにも」と言った理由のひとつは発展途上国では予防接種を受けた人はほとんどいなかったからですこれまでの投資を無駄にしないための政治的財政的先見があるならこれらをワクチン学の新しいツールと共に使いこなし世界の皆に十分なワクチンを安価に製造できるようにして健康で創造的な生活を保証することができますインフルエンザで年に50万人も亡くすことはないのですエイズで年に200万人も亡くすことはないのです貧しい弱者が伝染病におびえる必要はないのです ―もちろん他の人たちもですバーツラフ・スミルが言っている生命の大断絶の代わりに生命が継続して行くことを保証することができるのです今世界に必要なのは新しいワクチンですこれは実現できることなのですありがとうございましたありがとうありがとう科学は進んでいますねセス聞かせてほしいのですが―これが実現するのはどれぐらいの時間スケールで考えていますか HIVの方から伺いましょうこの革命的ワクチンが登場して使えるようになるのはいつ頃ですかワクチンは今すぐにでも実用化しますワクチンが人体で働くことは示されましたので今や問題はその改良だけです人がこの種の抗体を作れることはわかっていますどうすればよいか方法が分かればワクチンができるのですそしてその問題についての手がかりも得られつつあるという証拠があがっていますゴールに向かって全速で進んでいます少なくとも5年はかかるという感じですか? だいたい皆さん10年と言いますずっとあと10年したらと言われ続けています科学的なイノベーションに時間の線引きは難しいですねただ投資に対する配当は行われていますでは万能のインフルエンザワクチンはどうですか?同じような状況ですか? インフルエンザはまた違いますこちらは今すぐ投入できる優れた実用的な技術がいくつも見いだされていると思います見通しも良さそうです問題は従来の技術に投資してきていることですそちらのほうが理解されていたからです補助剤を混ぜることもできますヨーロッパのやり方でワクチンを薄めより多くの人に行き渡るようにしますただマイケル・スペクターが述べたようにワクチン反対派は補助剤に抵抗しましたマラリアはもっと遅れていますか? いいえマラリアにも初期試験で効果の見られた候補薬があり今ではフェーズ3の治験に進んでいます完全なワクチンというわけではありませんが進展していますセス多くの人の仕事は毎月何か成果が出て手応えを感じられるものが多いのですが研究チームの皆さんと十年以上もこの研究を続けられていることに敬意を表したいと思いますあなた方のような人が必要なんですありがとうありがとう	Heart disease, cancer, a car accident? Most of us worry about things we can't control, like war, terrorism, the tragic earthquake that just occurred in Haiti. But what really threatens humanity? A few years ago, Professor Vaclav Smil tried to calculate the probability of sudden disasters large enough to change history. He called these, "massively fatal discontinuities," meaning that they could kill up to 100 million people in the next 50 years. He looked at the odds of another world war, of a massive volcanic eruption, even of an asteroid hitting the Earth. But he placed the likelihood of one such event above all others at close to 100 percent, and that is a severe flu pandemic. Now, you might think of flu as just a really bad cold, but it can be a death sentence. Every year, 36,000 people in the United States die of seasonal flu. In the developing world, the data is much sketchier but the death toll is almost certainly higher. You know, the problem is if this virus occasionally mutates so dramatically, it essentially is a new virus and then we get a pandemic. In 1918, a new virus appeared that killed some 50 to 100 million people. It spread like wildfire and some died within hours of developing symptoms. Are we safer today? Well, we seem to have dodged the deadly pandemic this year that most of us feared, but this threat could reappear at any time. The good news is that we're at a moment in time when science, technology, globalization is converging to create an unprecedented possibility: the possibility to make history by preventing infectious diseases that still account for one-fifth of all deaths and countless misery on Earth. We can do this. We're already preventing millions of deaths with existing vaccines, and if we get these to more people, we can certainly save more lives. But with new or better vaccines for malaria, TB, HIV, pneumonia, diarrhea, flu, we could end suffering that has been on the Earth since the beginning of time. So, I'm here to trumpet vaccines for you. But first, I have to explain why they're important because vaccines, the power of them, is really like a whisper. When they work, they can make history, but after a while you can barely hear them. Now, some of us are old enough to have a small, circular scar on our arms from an inoculation we received as children. But when was the last time you worried about smallpox, a disease that killed half a billion people last century and no longer is with us? Or polio? How many of you remember the iron lung? We don't see scenes like this anymore because of vaccines. Now, it's interesting because there are 30-odd diseases that can be treated with vaccines now, but we're still threatened by things like HIV and flu. Why is that? Well, here's the dirty little secret. Until recently, we haven't had to know exactly how a vaccine worked. We knew they worked through old-fashioned trial and error. You took a pathogen, you modified it, you injected it into a person or an animal and you saw what happened. This worked well for most pathogens, somewhat well for crafty bugs like flu, but not at all for HIV, for which humans have no natural immunity. So let's explore how vaccines work. They basically create a cache of weapons for your immune system which you can deploy when needed. Now, when you get a viral infection, what normally happens is it takes days or weeks for your body to fight back at full strength, and that might be too late. When you're pre-immunized, what happens is you have forces in your body pre-trained to recognize and defeat specific foes. So that's really how vaccines work. Now, let's take a look at a video that we're debuting at TED, for the first time, on how an effective HIV vaccine might work. Narrator: A vaccine trains the body in advance how to recognize and neutralize a specific invader. After HIV penetrates the body's mucosal barriers, it infects immune cells to replicate. The invader draws the attention of the immune system's front-line troops. Dendritic cells, or macrophages, capture the virus and display pieces of it. Memory cells generated by the HIV vaccine are activated when they learn HIV is present from the front-line troops. These memory cells immediately deploy the exact weapons needed. Memory B cells turn into plasma cells, which produce wave after wave of the specific antibodies that latch onto HIV to prevent it from infecting cells, while squadrons of killer T cells seek out and destroy cells that are already HIV infected. The virus is defeated. Without a vaccine, these responses would have taken more than a week. By that time, the battle against HIV would already have been lost. Seth Berkley: Really cool video, isn't it? The antibodies you just saw in this video, in action, are the ones that make most vaccines work. So the real question then is: How do we ensure that your body makes the exact ones that we need to protect against flu and HIV? The principal challenge for both of these viruses is that they're always changing. So let's take a look at the flu virus. In this rendering of the flu virus, these different colored spikes are what it uses to infect you. And also, what the antibodies use is a handle to essentially grab and neutralize the virus. When these mutate, they change their shape, and the antibodies don't know what they're looking at anymore. So that's why every year you can catch a slightly different strain of flu. It's also why in the spring, we have to make a best guess at which three strains are going to prevail the next year, put those into a single vaccine and rush those into production for the fall. Even worse, the most common influenza -- influenza A -- also infects animals that live in close proximity to humans, and they can recombine in those particular animals. In addition, wild aquatic birds carry all known strains of influenza. So, you've got this situation: In 2003, we had an H5N1 virus that jumped from birds into humans in a few isolated cases with an apparent mortality rate of 70 percent. Now luckily, that particular virus, although very scary at the time, did not transmit from person to person very easily. This year's H1N1 threat was actually a human, avian, swine mixture that arose in Mexico. It was easily transmitted, but, luckily, was pretty mild. And so, in a sense, our luck is holding out, but you know, another wild bird could fly over at anytime. Now let's take a look at HIV. As variable as flu is, HIV makes flu look like the Rock of Gibraltar. The virus that causes AIDS is the trickiest pathogen scientists have ever confronted. It mutates furiously, it has decoys to evade the immune system, it attacks the very cells that are trying to fight it and it quickly hides itself in your genome. Here's a slide looking at the genetic variation of flu and comparing that to HIV, a much wilder target. In the video a moment ago, you saw fleets of new viruses launching from infected cells. Now realize that in a recently infected person, there are millions of these ships; each one is just slightly different. Finding a weapon that recognizes and sinks all of them makes the job that much harder. Now, in the 27 years since HIV was identified as the cause of AIDS, we've developed more drugs to treat HIV than all other viruses put together. These drugs aren't cures, but they represent a huge triumph of science because they take away the automatic death sentence from a diagnosis of HIV, at least for those who can access them. The vaccine effort though is really quite different. Large companies moved away from it because they thought the science was so difficult and vaccines were seen as poor business. Many thought that it was just impossible to make an AIDS vaccine, but today, evidence tells us otherwise. In September, we had surprising but exciting findings from a clinical trial that took place in Thailand. For the first time, we saw an AIDS vaccine work in humans -- albeit, quite modestly -- and that particular vaccine was made almost a decade ago. Newer concepts and early testing now show even greater promise in the best of our animal models. But in the past few months, researchers have also isolated several new broadly neutralizing antibodies from the blood of an HIV infected individual. Now, what does this mean? We saw earlier that HIV is highly variable, that a broad neutralizing antibody multiple variations of the virus. If you take these and you put them in the best of our monkey models, they provide full protection from infection. In addition, these researchers found a new site on HIV where the antibodies can grab onto, and what's so special about this spot is that it changes very little as the virus mutates. It's like, as many times as the virus changes its clothes, it's still wearing the same socks, and now our job is to make sure we get the body to really hate those socks. So what we've got is a situation. The Thai results tell us we can make an AIDS vaccine, and the antibody findings tell us how we might do that. This strategy, working backwards from an antibody to create a vaccine candidate, has never been done before in vaccine research. It's called retro-vaccinology, and its implications extend way beyond that of just HIV. So think of it this way. We've got these new antibodies we've identified, and we know that they latch onto many, many variations of the virus. We know that they have to latch onto a specific part, so if we can figure out the precise structure of that part, present that through a vaccine, what we hope is we can prompt your immune system to make these matching antibodies. And that would create a universal HIV vaccine. Now, it sounds easier than it is because the structure actually looks more like this blue antibody diagram attached to its yellow binding site, and as you can imagine, these three-dimensional structures are much harder to work on. And if you guys have ideas to help us solve this, we'd love to hear about it. But, you know, the research that has occurred from HIV now has really helped with innovation with other diseases. So for instance, a biotechnology company has now found broadly neutralizing antibodies to influenza, as well as a new antibody target on the flu virus. They're currently making a cocktail -- an antibody cocktail -- that can be used to treat severe, overwhelming cases of flu. In the longer term, what they can do is use these tools of retro-vaccinology to make a preventive flu vaccine. Now, retro-vaccinology is just one technique within the ambit of so-called rational vaccine design. Let me give you another example. We talked about before the H and N spikes on the surface of the flu virus. Notice these other, smaller protuberances. These are largely hidden from the immune system. Now it turns out that these spots also don't change much when the virus mutates. If you can cripple these with specific antibodies, you could cripple all versions of the flu. So far, animal tests indicate that such a vaccine could prevent severe disease, although you might get a mild case. So if this works in humans, what we're talking about is a universal flu vaccine, one that doesn't need to change every year and would remove the threat of death. We really could think of flu, then, as just a bad cold. Of course, the best vaccine imaginable is only valuable to the extent we get it to everyone who needs it. So to do that, we have to combine smart vaccine design with smart production methods and, of course, smart delivery methods. So I want you to think back a few months ago. In June, the World Health Organization flu pandemic in 41 years. The U.S. government promised 150 million doses of vaccine by October 15th for the flu peak. Vaccines were promised to developing countries. Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent and flowed to accelerating vaccine manufacturing. So what happened? Well, we first figured out how to make flu vaccines, how to produce them, in the early 1940s. It was a slow, cumbersome process that depended on chicken eggs, millions of living chicken eggs. Viruses only grow in living things, and so it turned out that, for flu, chicken eggs worked really well. For most strains, you could get one to two doses of vaccine per egg. Luckily for us, we live in an era of breathtaking biomedical advances. So today, we get our flu vaccines from ... chicken eggs, hundreds of millions of chicken eggs. Almost nothing has changed. The system is reliable but the problem is you never know how well a strain is going to grow. This year's swine flu strain grew very poorly in early production: basically .6 doses per egg. So, here's an alarming thought. What if that wild bird flies by again? You could see an avian strain that would infect the poultry flocks, and then we would have no eggs for our vaccines. So, Dan [Barber], if you want billions of chicken pellets for your fish farm, I know where to get them. So right now, the world can produce about 350 million doses of flu vaccine for the three strains, and we can up that to about 1.2 billion doses if we want to target a single variant like swine flu. But this assumes that our factories are humming because, in 2004, the U.S. supply was cut in half by contamination at one single plant. And the process still takes more than half a year. So are we better prepared than we were in 1918? Well, with the new technologies emerging now, I hope we can say definitively, "Yes." Imagine we could produce enough flu vaccine for less than half of what we're currently spending now in the United States. With a range of new technologies, we could. Here's an example: A company I'm engaged with has found a specific piece of the H spike of flu that sparks the immune system. If you lop this off and attach it to the tail of a different bacterium, which creates a vigorous immune response, they've created a very powerful flu fighter. This vaccine is so small it can be grown in a common bacteria, E. coli. Now, as you know, bacteria reproduce quickly -- it's like making yogurt -- and so we could produce enough swine origin flu for the entire world in a few factories, in a few weeks, with no eggs, for a fraction of the cost of current methods. So here's a comparison of several of these new vaccine technologies. And, aside from the radically increased production and huge cost savings -- for example, the E. coli method I just talked about -- look at the time saved: this would be lives saved. The developing world, mostly left out of the current response, sees the potential of these alternate technologies and they're leapfrogging the West. India, Mexico and others are already making experimental flu vaccines, and they may be the first place we see these vaccines in use. Because these technologies are so efficient and relatively cheap, billions of people can have access to lifesaving vaccines if we can figure out how to deliver them. Now think of where this leads us. New infectious diseases appear or reappear every few years. Some day, perhaps soon, we'll have a virus that is going to threaten all of us. Will we be quick enough to react before millions die? Luckily, this year's flu was relatively mild. I say, "luckily" in part because virtually no one in the developing world was vaccinated. So if we have the political and financial foresight to sustain our investments, we will master these and new tools of vaccinology, and with these tools we can produce enough vaccine for everyone at low cost and ensure healthy productive lives. No longer must flu have to kill half a million people a year. No longer does AIDS need to kill two million a year. No longer do the poor and vulnerable need to be threatened by infectious diseases, or indeed, anybody. Instead of having Vaclav Smil's "massively fatal discontinuity" of life, we can ensure the continuity of life. What the world needs now are these new vaccines, and we can make it happen. Thank you very much. Chris Anderson: Thank you. Thank you. So, the science is changing. In your mind, Seth -- I mean, you must dream about this -- what is the kind of time scale on, let's start with HIV, for a game-changing vaccine that's actually out there and usable? SB: The game change can come at any time, we've shown we can get a vaccine to work in humans; we just need a better one. And with these types of antibodies, we know humans can make them. So, if we can figure out how to do that, then we have the vaccine, and what's interesting is there already is some evidence that we're beginning to crack that problem. So, the challenge is full speed ahead. CA: In your gut, do you think it's probably going to be at least another five years? SB: You know, everybody says it's 10 years, but it's been 10 years every 10 years. So I hate to put a timeline on scientific innovation, but the investments that have occurred are now paying dividends. CA: And that's the same with universal flu vaccine, the same kind of thing? SB: I think flu is different. I think what happened with flu is we've got a bunch -- I just showed some of this -- a bunch of really cool and useful technologies that are ready to go now. They look good. The problem has been that, what we did is we invested in traditional technologies because that's what we were comfortable with. You also can use adjuvants, which are chemicals you mix. That's what Europe is doing, so we could have diluted out our supply of flu and made more available, but, going back to what Michael Specter said, the anti-vaccine crowd didn't really want that to happen. CA: And malaria's even further behind? SB: No, malaria, there is a candidate that actually showed efficacy in an earlier trial and is currently in phase three trials now. It probably isn't the perfect vaccine, but it's moving along. CA: Seth, most of us do work where every month, we produce something; we get that kind of gratification. You've been slaving away at this for more than a decade, and I salute you and your colleagues for what you do. The world needs people like you. Thank you. SB: Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
オアシスより現れたそれは、体長十メートル、無数の触手をウネウネとくねらせ、赤く輝く魔石を持っていた。スライム......そう表現するのわかりやすいだろう。だが、サイズがおかしい。通常、スライム型の魔物はせいぜい体長一メートルくらいなのだ。また、周囲の水を操るような力もなかったはずだ。少なくとも触手のように操ることは、自身の肉体以外では出来なかったはずである。「なんだ......この魔物は一体何なんだ? バチェラム......なのか?」呆然とランズィがそんな事を呟く。バチェラムとは、この世界のスライム型の魔物のことだ。「まぁ、何でもいいさ。こいつがオアシスが汚染された原因だろ? 大方、毒素を出す固有魔法でも持っているんだろう」「......確かに、そう考えるのが妥当か。だが倒せるのか?」ハジメとランズィが会話している間も、まるで怒り心頭といった感じで触手攻撃をしてくるオアシスバチュラム。ユエは氷結系の魔法で、ティオは火系の魔法で対処している。ハジメも、会話しながらドンナー・シュラークで迎撃しつつ、核と思しき赤い魔石を狙い撃つが、魔石はまるで意思を持っているかのように縦横無尽に体内を動き回り、中々狙いをつけさせない。その様子を見て、ランズィが、ハジメの持つアーティファクトやユエ達の魔法に、もう驚いていられるかと投げやり気味にスルーすることを決めて、冷静な態度でハジメに勝算を尋ねた。「ん~......ああ、大丈夫だ。もう捉えた」ランズィの質問に対してお座なりな返事をしながら、目を細めジッと動き回る魔石の軌跡を追っていたハジメは、おもむろにシュラークをホルスターにしまうと、ドンナーだけを持って両手で構えた。持ち手の右腕を真っ直ぐ突き出し左肘を曲げて、足も前後に開いている。いわゆるウィーバー・スタンスと言われる射撃姿勢だ。ドンナーによる精密射撃体勢である。ハジメの眼はまるで鷹のように鋭く細められ、魔石の動きを完全に捉えているようだ。そして...... ドパンッ!! 乾いた破裂音と共に空を切り裂き駆け抜けた一条の閃光は、カクっと慣性を無視して進路を変えた魔石を、まるで磁石が引き合うように、あるいは魔石そのものが自ら当たりにいったかのように寸分違わず撃ち抜いた。レールガンの衝撃と熱量によって魔石は一瞬で消滅し、同時にオアシスバチュラムを構成していた水も力を失ってただの水へと戻った。ドザァー! と大量の水が降り注ぐ音を響かせながら、激しく波立つオアシスを見つめるランズィ達。「......終わったのかね?」「ああ、もう、オアシスに魔力反応はねぇよ。原因を排除した事がイコール浄化と言えるのかは分からないが」ハジメの言葉に、自分達アンカジを存亡の危機に陥れた元凶が、あっさり撃退されたことに、まるで狐につままれたような気分になるランズィ達。それでも、元凶が目の前で消滅したことは確かなので、慌ててランズィの部下の一人が水質の鑑定を行った。「......どうだ?」「......いえ、汚染されたままです」ランズィの期待するような声音に、しかし部下は落胆した様子で首を振った。オアシスから汲んだ水からも人々が感染していたことから予想していたことではあるが、オアシスバチュラムがいなくても一度汚染された水は残るという事実に、やはり皆落胆が隠せないようだ。「まぁ、そう気を落とすでない。元凶がいなくなった以上、これ以上汚染が進むことはない。新鮮な水は地下水脈からいくらでも湧き出るのじゃから、上手く汚染水を排出してやれば、そう遠くないうちに元のオアシスを取り戻せよう」ティオが慰めるようにランズィ達に言うと、彼等も、気を取り直し復興に向けて意欲を見せ始めた。ランズィを中心に一丸となっている姿から、アンカジの住民は、みながこの国を愛しているのだということがよくわかる。過酷な環境にある国だからこそ、愛国心も強いのだろう。「......しかし、あのバチュラムらしき魔物は一体なんだったのか......新種の魔物が地下水脈から流れ込みでもしたのだろうか?」気を取り直したランズィが首を傾げてオアシスを眺める。それに答えたのはハジメだった。「おそらくだが......魔人族の仕業じゃないか?」「!? 魔人族だと? ハジメ殿、貴殿がそう言うからには思い当たる事があるのだな?」ハジメの言葉に驚いた表情を見せたランズィは、しかし、すぐさま冷静さを取り戻し、ハジメに続きを促した。水の確保と元凶の排除を成し遂げたハジメに、ランズィは敬意と信頼を寄せているようで、最初の、胡乱な眼差しはもはや微塵もない。ハジメは、オアシスバチュラムが、魔人族の神代魔法による新たな魔物だと推測していた。それはオアシスバチュラムの特異性もそうだが、ウルの町で愛子を狙い、オルクスで勇者一行を狙ったという事実があるからだ。おそらく、魔人族の魔物の軍備は整いつつあるのだろう。そして、いざ戦争となる前に、危険や不確定要素、北大陸の要所に対する調査と打撃を行っているのだ。愛子という食料供給を一変させかねない存在と、聖教教会が魔人族の魔物に対抗するため異世界から喚んだ勇者を狙ったのがいい証拠だ。そして、アンカジは、エリセンから海産系食料供給の中継点であり、果物やその他食料の供給も多大であることから食料関係において間違いなく要所であると言える。しかも、襲撃した場合、大砂漠のど真ん中という地理から、救援も呼びにくい。魔人族が狙うのもおかしな話ではないのだ。その辺りのことを、ランズィに話すと、彼は低く唸り声を上げ苦い表情を見せた。「魔物のことは聞き及んでいる。こちらでも独自に調査はしていたが......よもや、あんなものまで使役できるようになっているとは......見通しが甘かったか」「まぁ、仕方ないんじゃないか? 王都でも、おそらく新種の魔物なんて情報は掴んでいないだろうし。なにせ、勇者一行が襲われたのも、つい最近だ。今頃、あちこちで大騒ぎだろうよ」「いよいよ、本格的に動き出したということか......ハジメ殿......貴殿は冒険者と名乗っていたが......そのアーティファクトといい、強さといい、やはり香織殿と同じ......」ハジメが、何も答えず肩を竦めると、ランズィは何か事情があるのだろうとそれ以上の詮索を止めた。どんな事情があろうとアンカジがハジメ達に救われたことに変わりはない。恩人に対しては、無用な詮索をするよりやるべき事がある。「......ハジメ殿、ユエ殿、ティオ殿。アンカジ公国領主ランズィ・フォウワード・ゼンゲンは、国を代表して礼を言う。この国は貴殿等に救われた」そう言うと、ランズィを含め彼等の部下達も深々と頭を下げた。領主たる者が、そう簡単に頭を下げるべきではないのだが、ハジメが〝神の使徒〟の一人であるか否かに関わらず、きっと、ランズィは頭を下げただろう。ほんの少しの付き合いしかないが、それでも彼の愛国心が並々ならぬものであると理解できる。だからこそ、周囲の部下達もランズィが一介の冒険者を名乗るハジメに頭を下げても止めようとせず、一緒に頭を下げているのだ。この辺りは、息子にもしっかり受け継がれているのだろう。仕草も言動もそっくりである。そんな彼等に、ハジメはニッコリと満面の笑みを見せる。そして、「ああ、たっぷり感謝してくれ。そして、決してこの巨大な恩を忘れないようにな」思いっきり恩に着せた。それはもう、清々しいまでに。ランズィは、てっきり「いや、気にしないでくれ。人として当然のことをしたまでだ」等と謙遜しつつ、さり気なく下心でも出してくるかと思っていたので、思わずキョトンとした表情をしてしまう。別にランズィとしては、救国に対する礼は元からするつもりだったので、それでも構わなかったのだが、まさか、ここまでド直球に来るとは予想外だった。ハジメとしては、香織の頼みでもあったし、ミュウを預けなければならない以上、アンカジの安全確保は必要なことだったので、それほど感謝される程の事でもなかった。だが、せっかく感謝してくれているし、いざという時味方をしてくれる人は多いに越したことはないだろうと、しっかり恩を売っておくことにしたのだ。ランズィなら、その辺の対応は誠実だろうとは思ったが、彼も政治家である以上、言質は取っておこうというわけである「あ、ああ。もちろんだ。末代まで覚えているとも......だが、アンカジには未だ苦しんでいる患者達が大勢いる......それも、頼めるかね?」政治家として、あるいは貴族として、腹の探り合いが日常とかしているランズィは、ド直球なハジメの言葉に少し戸惑った様子だったが、やがて何かに納得したのか苦笑いをして頷いた。そして、感染者たちを救うため〝静因石〟の採取を改めて依頼した。「もともと、【グリューエン大火山】に用があって来たんだ。そっちも問題ない。ただ、どれくらい採取する必要があるんだ?」あっさり引き受けたハジメにホッと胸を撫で下ろし、ランズィは、現在の患者数と必要な採取量を伝えた。相当な量であったが、ハジメには〝宝物庫〟があるので問題ない。こういうところでも、普通の冒険者では全ての患者を救うことは出来なかっただろうと、ランズィはハジメ達との出会いを神に感謝するのだった。医療院では、香織がシアを伴って獅子奮迅の活躍を見せていた。緊急性の高い患者から魔力を一斉に抜き取っては魔晶石にストックし、半径十メートル以内に集めた患者の病の進行を一斉に遅らせ、同時に衰弱を回復させるよう回復魔法も行使する。シアは、動けない患者達を、その剛力をもって一気に運んでいた。馬車を走らせるのではなく、馬車に詰めた患者達を馬車ごと持ち上げて、建物の上をピョンピョン飛び跳ねながら他の施設を行ったり来たりしている。緊急性の高い患者は、香織が各施設を移動するより、集めて一気に処置した方が効率的だからだ。もっとも、この方法、非力なはずのウサミミ少女の有り得ない光景に、それを見た者は自分も病気にかかって幻覚を見始めたのだと絶望して医療院に駆け込むという姿が多々見られたので、余計に医療院が混乱するという弊害もあったのだが。医療院の職員達は、上級魔法を連発したり、複数の回復魔法を当たり前のように同時行使する香織の姿に、驚愕を通り越すと深い尊敬の念を抱いたようで、今や、全員が香織の指示のもと患者達の治療に当たっていた。そんな香織を中心とした彼等の元に、ハジメ達がやって来る。そして、共にいたランズィより水の確保と元凶の排除がなされた事が大声で伝えられると、一斉に歓声が上がった。多くの人が亡くなり、砂漠の真ん中で安全な水も確保できず、絶望に包まれていた人達が笑顔を取り戻し始める。その知らせは、すぐさま各所に伝えられていき、病に倒れ伏す人々も、もう少し耐えれば助かるはずだと気力を奮い立たせた。「香織、これから【グリューエン大火山】に挑む。どれくらい持ちそうだ?」「ハジメくん......」歓声に包まれる医療院において、なお、治療の手を休めない香織にハジメが歩み寄り尋ねた。香織は、ハジメの姿を見て嬉しそうに頬を綻ばせるが、直ぐに真剣な表情となって虚空を見つめた。そして、計算を終えたのか、ハジメを見つめ返して〟と答えた。それが、魔力的にも患者の体力的にも、持たせられる限界だと判断したのだろう。「ハジメくん。私は、ここに残って患者さん達の治療をするね。静因石をお願い。貴重な鉱物らしいけど......大量に必要だからハジメくんじゃなきゃだめなの。ごめんね......ハジメくんがこの世界の事に関心がないのは分かっているけど......」「それだけ集めようってんなら、どちらにしろ深部まで行かなきゃならないだろ。浅い場所でちんたら探しても仕方ないしな。......要は、ちょっと急ぎで攻略する必要があるってだけの話だ。序でなんだから謝んな。俺が自分で決めたことだ。......それに、ミュウを人がバッタバッタと倒れて逝く場所に置いて行くわけにも行かないだろ?」「ふふ......そうだね、頼りにしてる。ミュウちゃんは私がしっかり見てるから」香織は、アンカジに来るまでの道中で、ハジメから狂った神の話や旅の目的は聞いており、ハジメがこの世界を見捨てても故郷に帰ることを優先しているということも聞いている。それに納得できないなら、光輝達のもとへ帰れとも。全てを聞いた上で、香織は、それでもハジメに付いてくという意志を曲げなかった。今回の事も、もしハジメがアンカジを見捨てる決断をしていたなら、説得くらいはしただろうが、それが功を奏しなければ諦めていただろう。だが、出来ることならアンカジの人々の力になりたいと思っていたことは事実で、ハジメが決断するとき、つい懇願するような眼差しを向けてしまった。自分の思いだけでハジメが決断すると思えるほど自惚れているわけではないが、ハジメは、そんな香織の眼差しを受けて苦笑い気味に肩を竦めていたことから少しは判断に影響を与えたはずだ。なので、香織は、まるで自分のわがままにハジメを付き合わせたような複雑な気持ちを抱いていた。だが、つい謝罪を口にした香織に、ハジメはあっけらかんとした態度で手をヒラヒラと振る。香織の気持ちを見透かしたように、自分で決めたことだから気にするなと。香織は、そんなハジメのぶっきらぼうだが自分を気遣う態度に、そして、さりげなく発揮するパパ振りに頬を緩めて、信頼と愛情をたっぷり含めた眼差しを向けた。「私も頑張るから......無事に帰ってきてね。待ってるから......」「......あ、ああ」香織の、愛しげに細められた眼差しと、まるで戦地に夫を送り出す妻のような雰囲気に、思わず、どもるハジメ。元から、香織の言動はストレートなところがある。日本にいたときも、光輝の勘違いをばっさり切り捨てたり、ハジメに爆弾を落として教室が嫉妬の嵐に見舞われたり......そういった事は日常と化していた。それが、あの告白の日から、さらに露骨になっている。何となく目を逸らしたハジメだったが、逸らした先には......ユエがいた。いつか見た、無機質な眼差しでジーとハジメを見ている。すごく見ている。思わず、反対側に向き直ると、愛おしさたっぷりにふんわりと微笑む香織が...... そんな香織の雰囲気を見て、我らがアイドル、ミュウが爆弾を落とす。「香織お姉ちゃん、さっきのユエお姉ちゃん見たいなの~。香織お姉ちゃんもパパとチュウするの~?」「おや? 見えておったのか、ミュウよ?」「う~? 指の隙間から見えてたの~。ユエお姉ちゃん、とっても可愛かったの~。ミュウもパパとチュウしたいの~」「う~む。妾ですらまだなのじゃぞ? ミュウは、もっと大きくなってからじゃな」「うぅ~」ミュウの無邪気な言葉にほっこりしつつ、ティオに「この役立たずが!」と理不尽な怒りをぶつけるハジメ。案の定、「その眼! その眼がぁ! イィ!」と興奮し始めるティオだったが、今は、どうでもいいことだ。なぜなら、ハジメのすぐ傍に刀を肩に担ぐ般若が出現したからだ。もちろん、香織のス○ンドである。「......どういうことかな、かな? ハジメくん達は、お仕事に行ってたんだよね? なのに、どうしてユエとキスしているのかな? どうして、そんなことになるのかな? そんな必要があったのかな? 私が、必死に患者さん達に応急処置している間に、二人は、楽しんでたんだ? 私のことなんて忘れてたんだ? むしろ、二人っきりになるために別れたんじゃあないよね?」目のハイライトを消して、背後に般若を背負ってハジメを見つめる香織。ハジメの頬に自然と冷や汗が伝う。ハジメが、吸血行為のついでみたいなもので、キスのために別れたわけじゃないと言おうとするが、その前にユエが前に進み出た。誤解を解いてくれるのかと期待するハジメだが、この状況でユエに期待するのは阿呆のすることである。ユエは、香織と正面から見つめ合うと、堂々と胸を張った。そして、フッと口元を緩めると、「......美味だった」「あは、あははははは」「ふふ、ふふふふふふ」医療院に、二人の美少女から不気味な笑い声が響く。今の今まで、香織を聖女のように思っていた医療院の職員達や患者達が、そろってドン引きし、なるべく目を合わせないよう顔を背けている。無理もない。背後に刀を振り回す般若を背負う者を誰も聖女とは思えないだろう。しかも、相対する方にも背後に暗雲と雷を纏う龍を背負っているのだ。目を逸らしたくなるのも仕方ない。ハジメは、笑い声を上げながら睨み合う香織とユエに、溜息を吐きながら近づくと素早くデコピンを決める。ズバン! と有り得ない音を響かせて直撃したデコピンに、ユエと香織は思わずうめき声を上げながら蹲った。涙目で、「何をするんだ」と見上げてくる二人に、ハジメは呆れた表情をする。「香織。別に、ユエとそういうことをしたくて別行動したわけじゃない。分かっているだろ? それと、ユエは俺の恋人なんだ。何をしようがお前にとやかく言われる筋合いはない。それも全て承知で付いて来たんだろうが」「うっ......そうだけど......理屈じゃないもの、こういうのは......」ハジメに怒られて、シュンとしながらも反論する香織。ハジメは、再び溜息を吐きながら、ユエにも「いちいち、相手するなよ」と注意するが、ユエはプイッ! とそっぽを向くと「これは女の戦い......ハジメは口出ししないで」と突っぱねる始末。ランズィ達は突然の修羅場に置いてけぼりだし、シアは、「最近影が薄い気がしますぅ」と己の状況を省み中で、ティオは未だハァハァしており、ミュウは、またユエと香織が喧嘩しているとお怒りモードだ。ハジメは、事態の収拾を諦めて、さっさと【グリューエン大火山】へと向かうことにした。事前に話は通してあったが、医療院で忙しい香織だけでなく、ランズィにもミュウの世話を改めて頼んでおく。ハジメ達の関係に苦笑い気味のランズィは、快くミュウの世話を引き受けた。あらかじめ言い聞かせてあったものの、ハジメが出発すると雰囲気で察した途端、寂しそうに顔をうつむかせるミュウに、ハジメは膝をついて目線を合わせ、ゆっくり頭を撫でた。「ミュウ、行ってくる。いい子で留守番してるんだぞ?」「うぅ、いい子してるの。だから、早く帰ってきて欲しいの、パパ」「ああ、出来るだけ早く帰る」服の裾をギュッと両手で握り締め、泣くのを我慢するミュウと、それを優しく宥めるハジメの姿は、種族など関係なく、誰が見ても親子だった。修羅場により冷えた空気がほんわかと暖かくなる。ハジメはミュウの背中を押し、香織の方へ行かせる。そして、ユエ、シア、ティオに出発の号令をかけた。踵を返そうとするハジメに、香織が声をかけた。「あ、ハジメくん......その、いってらっしゃい」「おう、ミュウの事頼んだぞ」「うん......それで、その......キス、ダメかな? いってらっしゃいのキス......みたいな」「ほっぺでもいいよ? ダメ?」香織が、頬を染めてもじもじしつつも、意外な程強い声音でそんな事をいう。どうやら、ユエに対抗していくには、こういう時に引いてはならないと考えているらしい。今、思えば、日本にいた時も割かし積極的だった気がするが、自分の好意を自覚し告白した後の香織は、本当にグイグイと押してくる。ハジメの背後で「あっ、じゃあ私も!」と声を上げるウサミミをスルーして、ハジメが、きっぱり断ろうとすると、まさかの相手に機先を制された。「ミュウも~。ミュウもパパとチュウする!」無邪気に手を伸ばして来るミュウに、便乗する香織。ハジメが、色々言って躱そうとするが(ミュウには強くは言えない)、遂には、「パパは、ミュウが嫌いなの?」と、涙目でそんな事を言われてはグゥの音も出ない。結局、香織とミュウ、そして何故かシアと互いの頬にキスをすることになり、今度は、多くの患者が倒れている中で、生暖かな視線を受けるという意味のわからない状況になって、ハジメは逃げるように【グリューエン大火山】へと出発するのだった。ちなみに、ティオもキスを望んだが、鼻息が荒かったので思わず罵ってしまい、余計興奮させてしまった。とても気持ち悪かったとだけ言っておこう。	The thing appearing in the oasis was meters in length, it has numerous tentacles wriggling around, and a magic stone shining in red was inside of it. A slime... it was the most suitable word to describe it. However, its size was abnormal. Slime-type demonic beasts were normally one meter in length, at best. Moreover, there should be none with power to manipulate the surrounding water. It should only capable of manipulating tentacles that were part of its own body. “What the... what’s with that demonic beast? Is it... a Vachram?” Randzi muttered in blank surprise. Vachram itself was a slime-type demonic beast of this world. “Well, I don’t care whatever it is. In the end, isn’t this the thing polluting the oasis? So, it is most likely to have a peculiar magic that excreted the poison.” “... What you’re thinking should be right. But, can Hajime-dono defeat it?” While Hajime and Randzi were conversing, the Oasis-Vachram was still attacking in anger by using its tentacles. Yue and Tio were dealing with those tentacles with ice magic and fire magic respectively. Hajime was also intercepting while talking using Donner-Schlag, and though he aimed at the core-like red magic stone, he could not easily hit it since the magic stone moved around the body, as if it had its own will. Seeing Hajime’s artifacts and magic from Yue and Tio, Randzi had given up being surprised and decided to just ignore them which resulted in him being capable of calmly ask Hajime that question. “Nn~... yeah, there’s no need to worry. I’ve caught it now.” Replying casually to Randzi’s question, Hajime quietly put Schlag back into its holster and used both hands to ready Donner while narrowing his eyes, following the track of the moving magic stone. His right arm thrusted straight forward and left arm’s elbow slightly bent. His feet, one positioned forward and one backward. It was the shooting posture called Weaver Stance, the pose to accurately fire Donner. Hajime’s eyes sharply narrowed just like those of a hawk’s, completely capturing the movement of that magic stone. Then... KABOOM!! With a dry explosive sound, a line of flash cut through the air as though they were pulled by a magnetic force. The moving magic stone, while ignoring the law of inertia, was shot through by the flash, and it could be said the magic stone was being voluntarily being hit. The impact and heat from the railgun instantly annihilated the magic stone, and at the same time, Oasis-Vachram lost its power and the water it manipulated returned into normal water. WoOoOoOSH~! A large amount of water poured down. Randzi and his subordinates were watching the generated rough waves. “... Is it over?” “Ah, there’s no more magic power reaction from the oasis now. I don’t know whether annihilating the cause is equal to purifying it though.” With Hajime’s words indicating he easily repulsed the cause of Ancadi’s desperate situation only made Randzi and his subordinates puzzled. Even so, because the cause was certainly annihilated before their own eyes, one of Randzi’s subordinate came to examine the water’s substance in a panic. “... How is it?” “... No, it is still polluted.” Randzi asked with an expectant tone, but his subordinate was shaking his head in disappointment. They knew the people were infected by the water drawn from the oasis, but they could not conceal their disappointment after finding out that it was still polluted even though Oasis-Vachram was no longer there. “Well, there’s no need for thee to be disappointed. With the cause gone, the pollution won’t advance. And the water from the oasis comes from the fresh water in the underground water pulse, so the oasis will be able to return to its normal state if the polluted water is exhausted.” Tio told Randzi and his subordinates to comfort them, thus Randzi and his subordinates began to pull themselves together, displaying their wills. Their appearances, with Randzi, ruler of Ancadi, in the center showed how much they loved this country. It was a country that existed in a severe environment, so the patriotism was high. “... But, I wonder just why that Vachram-like demonic beast is doing in the desert... Was it a new kind of demonic beast that came from underground water pulse?” Having pulled himself together, Randzi tilted his head while looking at oasis. And Hajime was the one who answered him. “It is just my guess, but... it was probably the work of Demon race, right?” “!? Demon race? Hajime-dono, you must know something to be able to say that, right?” Randzi was surprised by Hajime’s words, but he instantly regained his composure and urged Hajime to explain. Randzi was looking at Hajime, the one who secured the water and annihilated the cause of pollution, with respect and trust. There’s no more trace suspicion that he had in the beginning. Hajime guessed the Oasis-Vachram was a new demonic beast created by Age of Gods magic Demon race had. There’s the peculiarity of Oasis-Vachram, coupled with the fact the Demon race was also aiming at Aiko in Ul and the Heroes in Orcus. It was probably one of Demon race’s scheme, using demonic beast. The Demon race was investigating and erasing dangerous, unknown element and the key point in northern of the continent before the war. The proofs were how they aimed at Aiko, an existence that could affect food supply, and the Heroes from another world the Church of the Saints summoned to fight against Demon race. As for Ancadi, it was the key point of food supply since it was the relay point of marine products from Elisen and it also produced large amount of fruits and other food ingredients. Moreover, if Ancadi was attacked, it was hard to call for help because it is located in the middle of the Great Desert. So, it wouldn’t be odd for Demon race to aim for Ancadi. Being told so, Randzi raised a low groan with a bitter expression. “I’ve heard about the demonic beast. We also did our own investigation about it but... I’ve never expected they could create such a thing... how naive of me.” “Well, it isn’t something you can help, right? After all, even the Imperial Capital didn’t get information about new kinds of demonic beasts. Furthermore, the case where the Hero’s party was attacked was only recently. And that must have created commotions everywhere right now.” “Maybe it is about time for them to move make a move, huh... Hajime-dono... although you introduced yourself as an adventurer... those artifacts and power, as expected, you are the same as Kaori-dono...” Without saying anything, Hajime shrugged his shoulders, thus Randzi stopped asking, thinking Hajime must have his own circumstance. No matter what the circumstance was, it didn’t change the fact that Hajime’s party saved Ancadi. There’s no need to make any useless inquiry to their benefactors. “... Hajime-dono, Yue-dono, Tio-dono. Let this Lord of Ancadi, Randzi Fuad Zengain, show his gratitude on behalf of this country. You have saved this country.” Saying so, Randzi and his subordinates bowed their heads. It wasn’t an easy thing for the Lord himself to bow his head, but regardless whether Hajime is one of the “God’s Apostles,” Randzi would still bow his head. And although only a short time had passed, Hajime understood Randzi held an extraordinary patriotism. This was also the reason why his subordinates didn’t stop Randzi from bowing his head to someone who introduced himself as a mere adventurer, and they also bowed their heads. Such personality was also passed onto his son, Viz. Their gesture, speech, and behavior were alike. Towards them, Hajime was smiling broadly while saying, “Ah, you have expressed your gratitudes. Also, please don’t forget about this huge favor.” He expected them to return this favor. Well, it was not something new. Hajime said, “No, please don’t worry about that. This is something natural to do as a person,” clearly and humbly, thus Randzi was inadvertently dumbfounded thinking Hajime had casually said he wanted something. Randzi himself actually didn’t mind giving him anything as his thank towards the country’s saviors, but he didn’t expect it to be said straight to his face. Hajime had thought there’s no need for gratitude since it was necessary for him to make Ancadi secure because he needed to entrust them with Myuu, and there’s Kaori’s request, too. However, because they made their way to express their gratitude, it wouldn’t be bad to have more people as allies in a time of emergency, so he clearly told them it was a favor. Hajime thought Randzi would sincerely correspond to it, but he was also a politician, so Hajime needed to make sure of it. “Ah, ahh. Of course. It will be remembered forever... But, there are still many people suffering in Ancadi, can I ask your help in their behalf?” It was something Randzi was used to, as a politician and as a noble, but Randzi was a little perplexed due to the too straight forward words said by Hajime. Before long, as if he had come to an agreement, Randzi nodded with a wry smile. Afterwards, he requested Hajime to procure “Serene Stone” for the sake of saving those infected. “My original objective was «Guryuu-en Great Volcano». Thus, there’s no problem in getting it at all. However, just how much should I gather?” With Hajime easily accepting his request, Randzi patted his chest in relief, next he told Hajime the current number of patients and the amount needed to be gathered. Although it was a considerable amount, it was not a problem because Hajime possessed “Treasure Box.” Normal adventurers might not be able to save all of the infected, so Randzi was thanking God to have met Hajime’s party. Accompanied by Shia inside the medical center, Kaori displayed storm-like activities. She simultaneously extracted magic power from the more urgent patients and filled the Magic-crystallization stones. She also delayed the progress of disease for the patients gathered within radius of ten meters from her and used healing magic at the same time to recover the patients from their weakened state. Shia was using her herculean strength to move the immobilized patients at once. She wasn’t moving using the wagon, but she lifted the wagon filled with the patients and jumped above the buildings, going back and forth the medical facilities. It was because it was more efficient to gather the more urgent patients around Kaori than her going around each of the facilities. This method created an unbelievable spectacle starring the should be incompetent rabbit-eared girl, made a lot of patients begin to think their disease had gotten worsen, and thus created such illusion. Despair poured into the medical facilities, creating unnecessary chaos. The medical staff themselves had used high-ranked magic in succession, and they became astonished when they saw Kaori used several healing magic simultaneously as if it was a natural thing. Once their astonishment passed, they now held deep respect towards Kaori, and treated the patients according to Kaori’s instructions. Hajime and the others arrived at the group gathered around Kaori. Afterwards, Randzi spoke out loud about the water being secured and how the cause had been annihilated which resulted with everyone shouting out of joy at the same time. Smiles began to return to the people who were despairing from the amount of death and how they could not secure safe water in the middle of the desert. The information was immediately conveyed to the other facilities. The infected people regained up their energies because they only needed to endure a little while and they would be saved. “Kaori, we are going to challenge «Guryuu-en Great Volcano». So, how long can you hold on?” “Hajime-kun...” Inside the medical facilities filled with shouts of joy, Hajime walked up to Kaori, who didn’t stop treating the patients, and asked. Kaori was so glad once she seen Hajime’s figure, but she immediately made a serious expression, watching an empty space. Next, she finished her calculation, turned to look at Hajime and answered with, “Two days.” She might have judged that was the very limit regarding both her magic power and the patients’ endurance. “Hajime-kun. I, I will stay here and treat the patients. Please gather the Serene Stone. It seems to be a valuable mineral... but no one except Hajime can do it because a large amount is needed. I am sorry... even though I know Hajime-kun doesn’t concern himself with this world...” “If it’s just that much, then I can just gather them while entering deeper into the volcano. It doesn’t matter if I need to search on the surface... In short, I only need to conquer the dungeon faster. Also, there’s no need for you to apologize. After all, it is something I decided myself... Besides, I couldn’t just leave Myuu in a place where people collapsed and died, right?” “Fufu... I see. Then, good luck, and leave Myuu-chan to me.” Kaori had heard about the Mad Gods and the purpose of Hajime’s travel on their way to Ancadi. She also heard Hajime would return to their original world even if it means to abandon this world. He also told her to return to Kouki and the others if she couldn’t agree to his way. Having heard all of those, Kaori’s will didn’t waver; she wanted to continue following Hajime. Even in this current case, if Hajime decided to abandon Ancadi, and although she would try to persuade him, she would just give up if there’s no effect. However, it was the truth that she wanted to become the strength for the people of Ancadi, if she could. She was inadvertently looking at Hajime with petitioning gaze at that time when Hajime was thinking about his decision. She wasn’t conceited that her desire would be the same as Hajime’s decision, but Kaori’s gaze must have influenced Hajime’s decision since he shrugged his shoulders a little with a wry smile when he received her gaze. That’s why, the way it seemed that Hajime was going along with her selfish desire made Kaori hold a complex feeling. However, Hajime only indifferently shook his hand towards the apologizing Kaori. Having seen through Kaori’s feeling, he told her not to mind since it was something he decided on. Kaori smiled at Hajime, who was worried about her although he said so in a blunt manner, and who casually showed a father-like attitude. She looked at him with a gaze filled with trust and affection. “I will also do my best... so please come back safely. I will be waiting...” “...O-okay.” Kaori, who narrowed her eyes dearly and exuding an aura of a wife who sends off her husband to the battlefield, made Hajime stammer inadvertently. Since before, Kaori had been a straightforward person. Even when they were in Japan, Kaori mercilessly cut down Kouki’s misunderstanding, dropping bomb onto Hajime which resulted in the classroom to suffer the storm of jealousy... those had become their daily life. And she was being even more frank since the day she confessed to him. Hajime somehow managed to avert his gaze, but the place he averted to was... where Yue was. He saw it; Yue was watching Hajime in silence with dead, inorganic eyes. It was really terrible. He instinctively changed his gaze other way, and Kaori was there smiling with affection... But seeing Kaori’s atmosphere, our idol, Myuu dropped a bomb. “Kaori-oneechan, Kaori-oneechan looks just like Yue-oneechan from before. Is Kaori-oneechan going to kiss Papa~?” “Oya? So thou saw it, Myu?” “Uh~? Myuu saw it from the gap between the fingers. Yue-oneechan looked so lovely~. Myuu also wants to kiss Papa~.” “U~m. Even this one hath not done that, thou know? So, Myuu need to wait until Myuu is bigger.” “Uu~.” Myuu’s innocent words made Hajime say, “This good for nothing!” an unjust anger towards Tio. As expected, with “Those eyes! Those eyess! Tres Bien!” Tio began to be aroused, but it was something trivial this time. As for the reason, a katana-shouldering Hanya appeared right beside Hajime. Of course, it was Kaori. “...What does that mean, ah? Wasn’t Hajime-kun going there to work on something? So, why did you kiss Yue? Tell me, how did it come to that? Was there any need to do that? While I was desperately treating the patients, the two of you were enjoying yourselves, ah? Did you even forget about me? Rather, did we separate just so you could be alone?” Eyes without light, Kaori was looking at Hajime with a Hanya behind her. Cold sweats ran along Hajime’s cheeks. Hajime wanted to say it was because of the bloodsucking act; he and Yue wouldn’t be separated unless they kiss. But faster than him, Yue advanced. Hajime had expected her to solve the misunderstanding, but he was a fool to expect that from Yue in this kind of situation. Yue and Kaori looked at each other, and Yue puffed her chest in a dignified manner. Smiling after saying fu, “... It was delicious.” She informed Kaori. “Aha, ahahahahaha.” “Fufu, fufufufufufu.” Eerie laughter coming from the two beautiful girls was echoing inside the medical center. Up until now, the staff of medical center and patients thought of Kaori as a saint, but now they were taken aback and turned their faces away so their eyes would not meet hers. It was something they couldn’t help. No one would think a person with katana-swinging Hanya behind then was a saint. Moreover, the one confronting her had a dragon clad in black clouds and thunders. They couldn’t help but wanting to look away. Towards Kaori and Yue, who were staring at each other while laughing, Hajime sighed and quickly decided to approach them to deliver forehead flicks. Shwip! An unbelievable sound rang out from the impact of the flicks. Yue and Kaori spontaneously groaned and squatted. With teary eyes, they looked up, expressing, “What are you doing,” which made Hajime raised an amazed expression. “Kaori. It’s not like I and Yue had wanted to do such an act. You understand it, right? Besides, Yue is my lover. We don’t need your permission to do such a thing.” “Uh... that is so... but I don’t think it is the real reason...” Angered by that, Kaori objected to Hajime. Hajime sighed again and said, “Yue, too, there’s no need to always bicker like that.” However, hmph!, Yue turned her face and refused to listen to him, “This is a woman’s fight... there’s no need for Hajime to interfere.” Randzi and the others could only stand in place by the suddenly generated carnage. Shia reflected, “I noticed that recently my presence had been thinned.” Tio was still panting hard, while Myuu turned into angry mode because Yue and Kaori were quarrelling again. Hajime gave up on controlling the situation and decided to go to «Guryuu-en Great Volcano» as fast as possible. Kaori was not the only one being busy in the medical center, since although Hajime had told Randzi beforehand, he once again told Randzi to take care of Myuu. Smiling wryly at the relationship between Hajime and his party, Randzi readily agreed to take care of Myuu. Myuu had been persuaded beforehand, but as soon as she guessed Hajime was going to leave, Myuu looked down with a lonely expression. Hajime kneeled to match Myuu’s eye-level and patted her head. “Myuu, I am going. Be a good girl and wait for me, okay?” “Uh, Myuu will be a good girl. So come back quickly, Papa.” “Ah, I will return as fast as possible.” Grasping the end of her clothes tightly with both hands, Myuu was enduring her tears. And the appearance of Hajime gently patting Myuu, even if they weren’t related by blood, made everyone see them as nothing but a father and his child. The cold, post-carnage atmosphere has turned warm. Hajime pushed Myuu’s back towards Kaori’s side. Yue, Shia, and Tio moved out in order. Hajime was about to turn on his heel, when Kaori called out to him. “Ah, Hajime-kun... that’s, have a safe journey.” “Ou, please take care of Myuu.” “Un... also, that is... can I ask for a, kiss? Like... a kiss to pray for a safe trip.” “On cheek is okay, too, you know? Still no?” Although she was fidgeting with flushed cheeks, Kaori’s tone was unexpectedly a strong one. Apparently her rivalry with Yue made her think she must not back out at such a time. Hajime recalled that he noticed Kaori was rather proactive at the time they were still in Japan, but the Kaori after confessing to him was even more proactive. Hajime ignored the rabbit-ear who said, “Ah, then me, too!,” from behind him and decided to flatly refuse Kaori, but he was attacked by an unexpected enemy. “Myuu, too~. Myuu wants to kiss Papa, too!” Kaori took an advantage of Myuu, who innocently reached out to Hajime. Hajime wanted to say a lot of things and evade her (Myuu isn’t that strong after all), but finally, “Papa, Papa hates Myuu?” Saying so with teary eyes, Myuu endured herself from crying. In the end, Kaori, Myuu, and somehow Shia were kissed on their cheek. And this time, in a place where a lot of patients were lying down, they were watched with warm gazes although they didn’t know why. Afterwards, Hajime, as if running away, went towards «Guryuu-en Great Volcano». By the way, although Tio also wanted a kiss, Hajime rashly insult her because she was being too cocky which resulted in her being even more excited. Let just say it turned into something disgusting.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 1, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
その日、僕は朝から来客の相手をしていた。「いやあ、カルロ様の剣の腕前、儂もこの目で見たいものでしたな」「いずれ披露する場もあるやもしれん。まあ戦は無いに越したことはないがな」「全くですなあ、ホホ」僕の目の前にいるのはゲルグ子爵。メリチ辺境伯領に隣接する小さな領地を持つ貴族だ。地位は違えど同じ貴族同士で家臣ではないが、規模の差が大きいのでうちの経済圏に組み込まれている。ゲルグ子爵は見た感じの年は60代前半、いかにも温和そうな人物だ。長い白髭を生やしサンタクロースのイメージにピッタリ。笑うとただでさえ細い目が線のようになるところもいかにも優しそうだ。中身も人格者で、貧しい人々に施しをして民衆から尊敬されているらしい。子爵なので貴族としてそれほど位が高い訳ではないが、古い家柄の貴族であるにもかかわらず新興貴族であるカルロに親しくしてくれている。守旧派の大貴族との争いの時に力になってもらえるよう、関係を大事にしたいところだな。「では儂はそろそろ帰ります。これから寒くなりますゆえ、お体に気を付けて下され」「それは貴公の方だ、ゲルグ。体をいたわれよ」「有り難うございます、カルロ様。では失礼いたします」ゲルグが出て行った後、僕は適当な理由を言って屋敷を出て、隠れ家に向かった。念のために覆面をして隠れ家に入ると、そこにはピックが待っていた。「どうしたピック、何か用か?」素顔を見られないように仮面を付けてピックに尋ねると、ピックは難しい顔をして答えた。「ベースとドラムの兄貴たちから連絡です。どうも最近、妙なことが起こっているらしいんです」「妙なこと、ってなんだ?」「それがアタイにも良く分からないんですが、野ウサギ団に罪をなすりつけようとしてる奴がいるっていう話で」「なんだそれ?」僕はとりあえずピックを連れて野ウサギ団のアジトに行ってみることにした。「それで、どういう事なんだ?」「あっしらにも良く分からねえんで。ただあっしらの名を騙って悪どい事をやっている奴がいるみたいなんです」僕の質問にベースが答えるが、まったく要領を得ない。「ドラム、どういう事だ」「はい、俺たちの名を騙ると言っても、野ウサギ団と名乗ってるわけじゃありません。『街道の盗賊』と名乗っている奴らが誘拐を繰り返しているらしいんです」「そ、そうなんでさあ。見た目の美しい女ばかり誘拐して身代金を奪っておいて、その人質は返さねえ。しかし身代金を払わなけりゃその人質の女が殺されているところを発見される、っていう寸法で」「街道の盗賊って言うとお前たちの前の呼び名か。.....確かめておくが、それはお前たちがやった訳じゃないんだな?」「も、もちろんでさあ!俺たちは暁のお頭に従ってから金輪際、誘拐なんてことはやっておりやせん!」先輩たちには前科があるからねえ。まあでもここは言ってることに嘘はなさそうだ。「それでその犯人たちが街道の盗賊を名乗ってる、と」「そうなんです。で、世間ではすっかり俺たちがやってることにされています」でもそのせいで野ウサギ団が潰されるようなことがあると僕も困る。せっかくできた悪の裏組織なんだからな。「状況は分かった。お前たちはその誘拐事件の犯人について探ってくれ。だがくれぐれもそれ以上の勝手なことはするなよ」「「分かりました!」」「それはそうと、駅伝の方はどんな感じだ?」「これが結構いい稼ぎになります。お頭の言う通り馬を何頭か買って、王都との街道沿いに駅をいくつか作りました。これを馬でつなぐと、王都まで2日掛からずに行くことが出来ます」ほう、いままで早馬でも3日は掛かっていたらしいからなかなかの短縮だな。「そうなんでさあ、これが結構人気がありやして。恋文だの薬だの、多少高くてもいいから急ぎで届けて欲しいっていう連中がいるもんなんですねえ」「そうだろう。情報集めの方はどうだ?」「前にお伝えした小麦の出来栄えの情報以外、今のところこれというものはありません。ただ王家と有力貴族との間はいよいよ剣呑な雰囲気ですね」そうか、ならそろそろ王家に接触して王女との婚約へ向けた運動を始めてもいいかもしれない。「手形を持たない隊商を襲う件はどうなんだ?」「そうだ、お頭、ちょっとこれを見て下せえ」ベースの奴はそう言うと、奥から嬉しそうに黒い布を持ってきた。「お頭の仮面を参考に、みんなこれを作りましたんで」そう言うと真っ黒のその布を被って見せた。それは頭からすっぽりとかぶると鼻から上を隠し、目の部分が開いた覆面になっている。ちょうど覆面レスラーがかぶっているマスクに似ている。「これで隊商を襲うとみんなビビってすぐ金を払いやがります。手形を持ってない奴らは関所を避けて街道の裏をこそこそ通ろうとしやがりますからすぐに分かるんでさあ」 ......それはいいけど、それかぶったら完全に悪の軍団の戦闘員ですよ、先輩。「どうです?なかなかカッコいいと思いやせんか?」「あ、ああ、良く似合ってるな」「そうでしょう、やっぱりお頭の下で働くなら俺たちも仮面かぶらないとねえ!」まあ先輩たちがそれでいいなら良しとしておこう。野ウサギ団のアジトを出た僕は、冒険者ギルドを覗いてみた。するとギルドホール月が僕を待っていた。胸当てを当てずに軽装だが、谷間が見えるのはいつも通り。「よお、暁の旦那。待ってたぜ」「どうした、三日月。何の用だ?」「なんだか面白い情報を掴んでな。きっとアンタなら興味があると思ってね」「ほう、どんな情報だ?」「おっと、ただでは教えられないよ。金貨5枚くれよ。そうじゃなきゃ教えられないな」金貨5枚とはまた吹っかけたな。それだけ価値のある情報だってことか。僕は金貨5枚を三日月に渡した。「ありがとよ!実はな......」三日月は急に声を潜めて僕に顔を近づけた。やばい、顔が超近くて三日月の息が僕の顔に掛かる。急に僕は自分の口臭が気になりだした。「最近、オレに極秘の仕事を頼みたいっていう奴が来たんだ。オレが金次第で何でもやるという話を聞いたそうだ」今朝しっかり歯を磨いたから大丈夫だよな、たぶん。「で、どんな仕事か聞いたんだが詳しいことは引き受けてからでねえと言えないんだと。報酬は最低で金貨10枚、仕事の出来によってはそれ以上払うってことだった」それにしても三日月の息はいい匂いがするなあ。ああ、それに唇も柔らかそうだ。「オレがちょっと考えさせてくれ、あと仲間を誘っちゃいけないかと言うと、金の為なら何でもするって奴で口が固けりゃ誘ってもいいって言うんだ」しかもその顔の向こうには見事な丸みが2つ。しかも乗りだしてるから丸みが机に乗っかってる。まるで柔らかいお餅、いや鏡餅が2つあるみたいだ。「どうだ?面白そうだろ?だからアンタを誘ってみようと思ってさ。やるよな?」「そうだな、久しぶりにお餅食べたいな」「はあ? 何だそれ? 人が真面目に話してるのに食い物のこと考えてたのか? ちゃんと真面目に聞けよっ!」「ああ、すまん。ちゃんと聞いていた。もちろんやるさ。どうもきなこ......じゃなくてキナ臭いからな」「フン、まあいいや。じゃあオレが今日中に相手にコンタクト取っておくから、明日もう一度来てくれ」うーん、怒る時もプルンプルンするんだな。やっぱりあの山は人工じゃなくて自然の物だったんだ。素晴らしい眺めだよ。	On that day, I had a visitor since this morning. “Well, I wanted to see Carlo-sama’s sword skills with my own eyes.” “I should show you the arena sometime soon. Well, there’s no better place to go to see a match, right?” “You’re right, hoho” In front of my eyes was Viscount Gerg. He’s a noble possessing a small territory which is adjacent to the Medici border territory. Even if our social status is different he isn’t my vassal, but because there’s a huge difference in economic structure his territory is included in mine. Viscount Gerg seemed to be in his early s and was a gentle person. He grew a long white beard, the spitting image of Santa Claus. When he was laughing his eyes would become thin lines this also made him seem rather kind. Inwardly he also seems to have that kind of character, he gained the people’s respect by giving the poor. (TN: I don’t trust him =__=) Though, because he’s a viscount he isn’t a high-ranking noble but despite being of an old aristocratic family he’s close to Carlo who’s an emerging aristocrat. I’d like to take care of this relationship so that I can use him as a fighting force in the conflict with the major aristocratic families. “Well then, I shall return soon. Please take care of your body in the future because it will grow cold soon.” “Right back at you, Gerg. Take care of your body.” “Thank you, Carlo. Then I shall take my leave.” After Gerg left I chose a suitable reason to leave the mansion and went to the hideout. I put on my mask, just to be sure and entered the hideout where Pick was waiting. “What’s the matter, Pick? Did something happen?” When I asked Pick with my mask covering my face to hide my identity, Pick answered with a difficult expression. “It’s from big bro Drum and Bass. Strange things seem to happen recently for some reason.” “What are those strange things?” “I didn’t really understand it that well, but there seems to be some guy putting the blame for crimes on the Rabbit Group.” “What the hell?” I decided to go to the Rabbit group’s hiding place together with Pick first. “So, what do you mean?” “I don’t really get it either. Just that there’s some guy doing vicious things under our name.” Bass answered my question but he didn’t seem to know what happened. “Drum, what does that mean?” “Yes, even though he assumed our name it’s not the Rabbit group name. These guys seemed to perform kidnappings repeatedly and call themselves “Highway thieves”.” “Tha, that’s right. They only kidnap beautiful women and take ransom money but never return the hostages. However, if you don’t pay the ransom you’ll find the kidnapped woman murdered somewhere.” “Highway thieves, you said? That was the name you used before, right? ......I just want to verify one thing, none of you did that, right?” “O, of course, we didn’t! Ever since we follow head Akatsuki we stopped doing things like killing or kidnapping.” I ask because my seniors have a criminal record. Well, anyhow, it doesn’t look like they were lying. “So that culprit is calling himself “Highway Thief”?” “That’s right. So, what in the world shall we do?” But I would be troubled if the Rabbit group had to be disposed of because of that. Because they are like a backbone for my illegal actions. “I understood the situation. Go search for the perpetrator of the kidnappings. However, don’t do anything more than that.” “”Understood!”” “Apart from that, how’s the relay road?” “Like this, we can earn a lot. As you told me I bought some horses and made several stations along the main road to the capital. When you use these you won’t even take days to the capital.” Hoh, up until now a messenger would take at least days so this is rather fast. “Because it’s like this we can use it as a business. Things like love letters or medicine, things people want to send quickly, we can charge them with a high price.” “Naturally. What about collecting information?” “Other than the information about the wheat I told you before there isn’t anything else at the moment. It’s just that the atmosphere between the royal family and the influential nobles grew more dangerous.” I see, then it might be good to come in contact with the royal family soon and press for the engagement with the princess. “How’s the matter of attacking the caravans who don’t hold a bill going?” (TN: The caravans who have paid up to go into the city get a bill) “About that, Head, look over there.” When that guy Bass said so he joyfully brought out a black cloth. “In reference to Head’s mask we all made this.” As he said so he put on the black cloth. It was a mask you could pull over your head with holes for the eyes and nose. It resembles a wrestling mask. “If we attack the caravans like this they’ll get so scared they’ll immediately hand over the money. Because those guys don’t have a bill they’ll try to avoid the checking stations by using other roads other than the highway so they’ll immediately know what awaits them.” ......That’s fine and all but you completely look like a combatant of an evil organisation when you put that on, senior. “How is it? Don’t you think it looks pretty cool?” “Ye, yeah, they look pretty good” “Right? If we work under the Head we have to have masks after all!” Oh well, as long as my seniors are happy with it then let’s settle with this. (TN: The evil Rabbit organisation’s combatants are born~) After I left the Rabbit Group’s hiding place I looked around the adventurer’s guild. Then I saw Crescent Moon waiting for me in the Guildhall. Unusually she didn’t wear her Breastplate over her light clothing but you still could see her valley like always. “Yo, Mister Akatsuki. I waited for you” “What is it, Crescent Moon? Do you have any business with me?” (TN: Bye bye money again?) “I got some rather interesting information. I think this might interest you.” “Hoh, what kind of information?” “Slow down there, I won’t tell you for free. Give me five gold coins. If you don’t I won’t tell you” (TN: Yep, bye-bye, money again) She wants five gold coins again. Is the information this valuable? (TN: She’s overcharging you all the time. Come on, you should have noticed.) I took out five gold coins and handed them to Crescent Moon. “Thank you! The truth is......” (TN: I just wanted your money and will now run away? I actually love you? I’m Felicia?) Crescent Moon suddenly lowered her voice and brought her face closer to mine. ****, her face is too close to mine I could feel Crescent Moon’s breathe on my skin. I suddenly became worried whether my breath smells bad. “Recently a guy came over and asked me to do some absolutely confidential work. Looks like he heard that I’d do anything for money.” I brushed my teeth this morning so it should be fine. (TN: You have toothbrushes?.... I mean, listen to her. I’ll hit you) “So I can tell you what kind of job it is but I can’t tell you the details. The reward was at least gold coins and he’d pay me more depending on the results.” Still, Crescent Moon’s breathe smells pretty good. Aah, and her lips look really soft. (TN: You paid money for this so listen up!!!) “So I thought a little and asked him if I could bring a friend who would do anything for money like me and can keep his mouth shut” Besides, there are those wonderfully round lumps in front of my face. Those two round lumps were also touching the top of the table. They completely looked like tender rice cakes, no, like two mirror rice cakes. (TN: So it’s mochi and kagami mochi . I believe he meant one kagami mochi though and also, you’re an idiot) “How is it? It’s interesting, right? So I thought about taking you with me. Want to do it?” “That’s right, I want to eat rice cakes again after this long.” (TN: face palm “Hah? What the hell? Even though a person is talking seriously here you are thinking about food? Listen properly!” “Aah, sorry. I listened properly. Of course, I’ll do it. This......smells kind of fishy.” (TN: You actually listened?....) “Hmpf, well, fine then. Okay then I will contact the other person today so come back here tomorrow.” Mmm, when she got angry they bounced. Like I thought those mountains weren’t artificial but naturally formed. What a splendid view.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 1, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
セルリスはあんぐりと口を開けていた。「ど、どういうこと?」「質量攻撃は、魔法防御を高めても防げない。物理的な攻撃だからな」隕石はただの灼熱している岩。それが落ちれば物理ダメージを与えられる。魔法防御に特化した結界ならば簡単に壊せるのだ。「そ、それはそうかもしれないけど」「ラック。セルリスはな、巨大な隕石が同時に召喚されたことに理解が追いついていねーんだよ」ゴランは楽しそうに笑った。セルリスは剣の技量は高いが冒険者としては初心者だ。魔法も見慣れていないのだろう。「そうか。そのうち慣れる」「ほ、ほんとに?」セルリスは信じられないといった表情をしていた。「もう少し突入を楽にしようか」「ラック。頼んだ」俺はエリックに頷き返すと、未だ土煙が立ち込める中に俺の全力を込めた熱爆裂だ。高濃度の魔力で熱に変換し、急激に膨張させるのだ。 ――ドドオオオオオオオオオオオオ発生した衝撃波は隕石によって発生したものより強力だ。燃えることから免れた遠い位置にあった木々も衝撃波でなぎ倒されていく。上空に浮かぶドルゴの体が少し揺れた。「今です。突っ込みましょう。アークヴァンパイアぐらいまでは全部退治できたと思います」すぐに、ゴランは娘のセルリスを小脇に抱えた。俺もガルヴとシアを抱える。ドルゴの急降下だ。油断すれば振り落とされる。シアが小さな声で叫ぶのが聞こえた。さすがのシアも、尻尾が股に挟まっている。ガルヴは鳴き声を上げながら、尻尾を股に挟んで、プルプルしていた。地面が近づくにつれ、隕石召喚と熱爆裂の戦果が見えてきた。魔装機械の残骸が見える機ぐらいだろうか。の死骸も見えた。ヴァンパイアの死骸は見えない。燃え尽きたのだと思いたいが油断はできない。そして、地下への入り口のようなものが見えた。大きな声でエリックが言う。「あの中に入るぞ。油断はするな」「「おう!」」ドルゴは地面直前で急停止する。俺たちは即座にドルゴの背から飛び降りた。そのまま地下への入り口に向かう。鍵がかかっていたが魔法で開ける。目を撃ち込んだとき、中からヴァンパイアが飛びだしてきた。炎に包まれているが、その肉体は燃えてはいない。即座にエリックが斬りかかる。ヴァンパイアはふわりと避けた。避けたところにゴランの一撃。それもかわす。ほぼ同時にヴァンパイアが火球を炸裂させた。発動が速く、威力が高い。咄嗟に俺は魔法障壁を張って、全員を守りながら叫ぶ。「ただのハイロードじゃない! 気をつけろ」「わかってる!」ゴランとエリックがヴァンパイアと剣で斬り結ぶ。驚いたことに、この二人相手にヴァンパイアは互角に渡り合っている。俺が魔法で援護しようとしたとき、周囲からわらわらとヴァンパイアがわきだした。隠された地下への入り口が幾つもあったようだ。総数は百体近い。「あれだけ薙ぎ払って、まだこれだけいるのか」「魔装機械と昏竜がいないだけましであります!」「ゴラン、エリック、そいつは任せる! セルリス、シア、ガルヴ、雑魚は俺たちでつぶすぞ」魔神王の剣を抜いて、一番近いヴァンパイアを斬り飛ばす。シアとセルリスもヴァンパイアを倒しはじめた。レッサーはいない。アークとロードの混成部隊だ。俺の役目はエリック、ゴランを謎のヴァンパイアとの戦いに集中させることだ。加えてセルリスたちの援護も重要だ。「ガルヴ、俺から離れるなよ」「ガウ!」全体を見渡しながら、魔法を飛ばす。隙を見て剣で斬りかかる。セルリスもシアも素晴らしい動きだ。ロード相手に見事に戦っている。エリック、ゴランも戦いを優勢に進めている。騒ぎに気付いたのか、昏竜が飛来した。それはドルゴが抑えてくれた。俺は手を緩めない。魔法をばらまき、ヴァンパイアどもを討伐していく。するとヴァンパイアと斬り結ぶゴランの真後ろにロードが出現した。「そこぉ!」ロードが出現すると同時に、セルリスの剣がきらめく。霧になって移動したロードの首が宙に飛んだ。霧の動きを読んでいたようだ。地面に墜ちる寸前にシアの剣が、ロードの頭を両断する。「気にしないで!」ゴランの声は少し明るかった。セルリスもシアも成長が著しい。全員で力を合わせてがたを討伐したとき、『ロック、敵襲である! 救援が必要なのである!!』通話の腕輪からケーテの声がした。ゆとりのなさそうな声だ。「すぐに向かう。エリック!」「ああ、こちらは任せろ!」「俺もこいつを片付けたら、すぐに追いかける」エリックは謎のヴァンパイアから距離をとる。追撃されかけたがゴランが防ぐ。そのゴランにロードが襲い掛かるが、それはセルリスが斬り倒す。その隙に俺はエリックの盾に手を触れ、魔力を流し転移魔法陣を起動した。そして素早く飛び込む。ガルヴもついてきた。水竜の集落に到着し、魔法陣を設置してある小屋から飛び出る。水竜の集落、その上空に浮かぶ昏竜が目に入った。	Serulis’s jaw dropped. “Wh-what just happened?” “Attacks with mass cannot be stopped by raising magic defenses. Because it is physical.” The meteors were just heated boulders. They fell and dealt physical damage. Barriers that were focused on magic defense could then be easily destroyed. “Th-that may be true, but...” “Ruck. Serulis doesn’t even understand why you were able to summon twelve meteors at once.” Goran said with a laugh. Serulis was good with a sword, but she was still a newcomer as an Adventurer. She wasn’t used to seeing magic. “I see. Well, you’ll get used to the idea.” “Re-really?” Serulis looked like she couldn’t believe it. “Maybe I should make it a little easier to get in.” “Thank you, Ruck.” I nodded back and then slammed the dust-filled area with Explosion. It was the strongest one that I could manage. It converted high-density magic energy into heat in an instant. And the caused it to expand suddenly. —DDDDOOOOOOOOO The shock waves were even stronger than the ones caused by the meteors. Even the trees that did not burn were cut down by the shock waves. Up in the sky, Dorgo swayed a little. “Now. Let’s charge on in. I bet all but the Arch Vampires are dead.” Goran immediately held Serulis’s arm. I held Grulf and Shia. Dorgo was diving. If we weren’t careful, we could be thrown off. Shia shrieked quietly. Even she had to hold her tail between her legs. Grulf howled and shook. When we were close to the ground, we could see the damage that the meteors and Explosion had done. There were broken magic machines. About seventy of them. And corpses of evil dragons as well. I didn’t see any dead vampires. I wanted to think it was because they burned up, but you couldn’t be too careful. And then we found an entrance that seemed to lead underground. Eric called out in a loud voice. “They are inside. Keep your guard up!” “Aye!” Dorgo stopped just above the ground. And we all quickly jumped off of his back. Nothing else around us moved. And so we headed towards the entrance. It was locked, but I was able to open it with magic. After the third one hit, a vampire came running out. He was covered in flames but his flesh was not burning. Eric quickly slashed at him, but the vampire dodged the attack. Goran stepped in and attacked as well, but this too was dodged. At the same time, the vampire launched a Fireball of his own. It was incredibly quick and very powerful. I created a magic barrier in the nick of time and shouted. “It’s no ordinary High Lord! Be careful!” Eric and Goran continued to attack the vampire with their swords. Shockingly, the vampire seemed to be on even footing while fighting them both. Just as I was about to support them with magic, other vampires started to crawl out from all around us. There had been other hidden entrances to the underground. And now there were nearly a hundred vampires. “We killed so many, and yet there were this much left!” “At least there are no machines or evil dragons!” “Goran, Eric. You deal with him. Serulis, Shia, Grulf. We’ll take down the weak ones.” “Understood!” “Groof!” I unsheathed the Devil King Sword and cut into the closest vampire. Shia and Serulis also started fighting. There were no lesser vampires. They were a mixture of archs and lords. My role was to allow Eric and Goran to focus on the fight with the mysterious vampire. At the same time, I had to support Serulis and the others. “Grulf, stay close to me.” I watched over the entire scene and unleashed my magic and used my sword where I could. Serulis and Shia were doing excellent work. They fought bravely against the lords. Eric and Goran also seemed to be gaining an advantage. Perhaps they had heard the noise because evil dragons were starting to fly towards us, but Dorgo kept them at bay. I couldn’t hold back. I used spell after spell to kill the vampires. And then I saw a lord appear right behind Goran as he fought. “There!” Just as the lord appeared, Serulis’s sword flashed. The lord had moved as mist, but now its head flew in the air. Serulis had predicted its movement, it seemed. Before the head hit the ground, Serulis swung her sword again and split it into two. “Don’t mention it!” Goran sounded very happy. It was nice seeing Serulis and Shia grow. Then, when we had fought long and hard to kill ninety percent of them... ‘Locke! They’ve attacked! We need your help!!’ Kathe’s voice sounded from the bracelet. She did not sound calm. “I’ll go right now. Eric!” “Aye, leave the rest to us!” “We’ll follow you as soon as we are finished here.” Eric moved away from the mysterious vampire. The vampire tried to pursue him, but Goran blocked him. Then a lord appeared and attacked Goran, but Serulis cut him down. In the meantime, I touched Eric’s shield and sent magic into it in order to activate the teleport. And then I jumped into it. Grulf followed me. I arrived in the water dragon settlement. We burst out of the shed where the magic circle had been placed. From above the settlement, an evil dragon looked at us as it flew in the sky.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 7, "inserted_lines_src": 4, "inserted_lines_trg": 2 }
世界樹倒壊の危機。これに際し、アシェラはベリト外縁部にある小さな教会で指揮を執っていた。世界樹からできるだけ距離を取ってはいるが、あの巨木が倒壊した日には、どこにいようと死を免れられない。それでも、落下する樹皮や小枝からは身を護ることはできる。世界樹が軋みを上げ、崩落の危険を知らされた直後、蛇のようなドラゴンが世界樹に巻き付きそれを支えている。つまり、人知の及ばぬ何者かが、力を合わせて世界樹を護ろうとしていることが理解できた。「とはいえ......何もできないことには、変わりないのよね」緊急避難の混乱に大勢の人間が怪我をしている。下手をすれば死者すら出かねないほどのパニック。そんな中人の治療に世界樹教の者たちは、総出で治療に当たっていた。「やっほぅ、アシェラちゃんお元気ィですかぁ?」「ひょえっ!?」陣頭指揮を執り、自らも治癒魔法を掛けて回るアシェラに、突如背後から声を掛けてきた者がいる。今の自分にそんな声をかける者の心当たりは、一人しかいない。なぜなら彼女は、世界樹教にとっては、不倶戴天の敵なのだから。「ゆ、ユーリ様?」できるだけこっそりと言葉を返したアシェラに、破戒神ユーリは気安く手を上げて答えた。その中は、アシェラにも見慣れた者たちだ。「ニコルちゃん! それにコルティナ様も?」「いやー、大変だったのですよ。事情聞きたい? 聞きたいですよねぇ!」半ば強引に、近況報告をしてくる破戒神ユーリ。彼女はアシェラにとっては遠い親戚であり、実は魔法の師匠でもあった。その教皇である彼女は、立場上おいそれと仲良くしていい存在ではなかった。だが、破戒神はそんなことを欠片も頓着しない。「クファルが? それをニコルちゃんとコルティナ様が......」「フィニアちゃんもですね。ちゃんと英雄として称えてあげてくださいよ?」「それはもちろん。ですが困ったことになりましたね」それはクファルのことだ。ようやく半魔人への風当たりは弱くなってきたところへ来て、この騒動。クファル自体はデッドリーディジーズスライムという変異種に生まれ変わったとはいえ、前世にまで遡った事情が世に出るのは、いささかマズい。せっかく緩和してきた半魔人への憎悪が、また再燃しかねないからだ。「まー、無理に前世の話まで流さなくていいんじゃないです? 変異種スライムが世界樹を侵食した。それをニコルちゃんが救った。それだけでいいじゃないですか」「誰もが、アシェラちゃんほど腹黒くないですから」「ひどい!?」神話時代から千年を生きる神に対して、せいぜい数百年しか生きていないアシェラでは、まるで相手にならない。いつまでたっても子供扱いで、彼女としても調子が狂う。いつもの自分の立場が、逆転してしまった感覚に陥る。それでも、破戒神の言葉は重要で的確だ。「わかりました、その流れで話を広げておきます」「お願いしますね。これほどの騒動、犯人とそれを収めた英雄の存在は必須でしょ」「ええ。それでニコルちゃんは平気なんですか?」「こっちの二人は魔力の枯渇、ニコルちゃんは制御を超える魔力をひねり出したことによるショック症状かな。命に別状はないですよ」破戒神がそう言うと、三人はふよふよと宙を動き、ベッドの上に横たえられる。「一応親元へ返しに行きますけど、それまでは、ここで横にさせてください」「ええ、もちろん」「問題はもう一つ。世界樹ののことです」「私が生まれる前に破壊され、蘇生魔法が使えるようになったというあれですか?」「そう、それです。それをどうやったのか、クファルが修復したみたいなんですよ。おかげで蘇生魔法は現在使用不可になってます」「おおごとです。ですが、これにより世界樹の魂浄化機能が復活し、現在半魔人は生まれなくなっているはずです」この世界では、魂は世界樹より生まれ、死後世界樹に還って浄化される。その中でも特に浄化が不完全な魂が、半魔人として生まれてしまうという状況にあった。集魂機構を破壊した功罪が、蘇生魔法と半魔人の存在である。それが再生したため、再び浄化機能は正常に作動し、蘇生魔法は使用不可に、半魔人は生まれなくなるという状況になっている。「半魔人が生まれなくなるというのは、悪くない話ですよね?」「ええ。ですが同時に蘇生魔法が使えなくなっています。わたしとしてはどちらでもいいのですけど...... 「どうします、とは?」「あなたが望むなら、破壊してきますよ?」「それは――」死者の蘇生。それは一部の人間にとっては、喉から手が出るほどに欲しい魔法だ。しかしそれは、世界の摂理に反する。その結果、半魔人が生まれ、差別の温床と化してしまっていた。これは蘇生魔法を代償に、半魔人を生まれなくするかどうかの問題だ。「そのままに、してください」「いいの?」「ええ。私の知る人たちは皆、蘇生を望まなかった人たちばかりでした」冒険者だった祖母も、蘇生魔法を編み出した祖父も、死の間際に際して蘇生を拒否していた。老衰が近かったこともあるが、彼らは精一杯生きて、そして満足して死んでいった。残される側としてはいろいろと思うところはあるが、それが本来の、人としての在り方なのだ。「今の人類に、蘇生は過ぎた力なのかもしれません。その力が欲しい者は、きっと自力で世界樹を登り、集魂機構を破壊するでしょう」「力を欲する者は、自分で何とかしろってことですか」「そうです」その言葉を受けて、破戒神は納得したように頷く。「わかりました。ではこの件はそれで行きましょう。私は少し別の方とお話があるので、場を外します。ニコルさんのことはお任せしますね」「了解です」そう言って破戒神は、教会を後にしていった。それは風にかき消されそうなほど、かすかな声。「バーさん。そちらは大丈夫です?」「問題ないよ。それに世界樹は、僕にとっても大事な存在だ」破戒神の視線は、世界樹に巻き付いた蛇のようなドラゴン――竜神バハムートへと向けられていた。バハムートの皮膚はまるで樹皮のように変化し、世界樹と一体化していくことでそれを支えている。「一体化するなんて、無茶なことを。戻るまで数百年はかかりますよ?」「そうするしか手が無かったものでね。それに僕にとって、数百年なんて瞬き一つする間に過ぎていく」「余裕かましちゃって。でもありがとうございます」「どういたしまして」確かに、破戒神よりも古い原初の神の一柱であるバハムートにとっては、世界樹が修復する間一体化するくらい、大した時間ではないのかもしれない。それでも、人にとっては人生を何度もやり直せる時間になる。その時間は、決して軽い物ではないはずだ。「ま、たまには挨拶に寄りますよ。その間世界樹をお願いします」「ニコルちゃんにもよろしく言っといて」「わかりました。でもあなたが人間を気に掛けるなんて、珍しいですね?」「彼女もいずれ、僕たちと同じ高みに至れる素質を持ってるからね。気にもかけるよ」「その道は選びそうにない気がするんですけどねぇ」「それは彼女次第さ」その言葉を聞き、破戒神は小さく肩を竦める。この千年、彼女のそばには夫である風神ハスタールと、悪友である竜神バハムートしかいなかった。漂神と呼ばれた旧友のレヴィは北の地域を彷徨っており、ほとんど顔を合わすことはない。そこにニコルが加わるのなら、その未来はかなり楽しそうに思えた。「ま、強制はできませんよね......」小さく、そして残念そうに呟き、教会へと取って返す。まずは彼女を、親元へと送り届けるのが先決だったからだ。	The World Tree faced the risk of collapse. During this incident, Ashella stayed in a small church at the edge of Berith to give instructions. She was as far as she could from the World Tree, but if a gigantic tree like that collapsed, she couldn’t avoid death no matter where she went. But even so, she could at least protect herself from the falling barks and twigs. When the World Tree started creaking and the risk of collapse became apparent, a snake-like Dragon coiled around the World Tree to support it. Furthermore, a violent storm surrounded the top part of it and prevented it from tilting to the side. In other words, she understood that some transcendental beings were joining forces and trying to protect the World Tree. “Still... It doesn’t change the fact that I can’t do anything.” Many people got injured during the chaos that was brought about by the urgent evacuation. In the worst case, the panic could even result in deaths. Due to such a situation, all the members of the World Tree Religion were busy healing the general public. “Yahoo, how you been, Ashella?” “Hyoeeh?!” Ashella had taken command and was going around casting healing magic herself too, but someone suddenly called out to her from behind. But there was only one person who could address the current her so casually. But that being was one she never thought would show up here. After all, she was quite literally the nemesis of the World Tree Religion. “L-Lady Yuuri?” Ashella responded back as quietly as she could, but the God of Destruction Yuuri raised her hand casually in response. There were three fainted people behind her. Among them, two were people Ashella was familiar with. “Nicole! And Lady Cortina too?” “Good grief, it was a mess. Are you interested in the situation? You are, right?” God of Destruction Yuuri explained the situation to her half-forcibly. She was something like a distant relative to Ashella, and in fact her magic teacher as well. But the World Tree Religion held a grudge against her for breaking the World Tree’s summit. Ashella was the pope of that religion, so she wasn’t someone she could interact so friendly with. The God of Destruction didn’t seem to care about that one bit, however. “Kufar did? And Nicole and Lady Cortina...” “Finia too. You have to give them a proper hero treatment, okay?” “Naturally. But this is quite troubling.” She meant Kufar. The half-demon discrimination had finally grown weaker, but then this happened. Kufar himself was reborn as a Deadly Disease Slime, but it would be quite bad if his past life was dug up and it spread to the world. The hatred toward the half-demons that finally softened would come back once again. “Well, you don’t have to mention his past life, do you? A mutant Slime eroded the World Tree. And Nicole saved it. That should do, don’t you think?” “Not everyone is as scheming as you, Ashella.” “That’s rude!” Ashella who had only lived a few hundred years couldn’t match up to her who had lived a thousand since the mythical times. Even she lost her composure against those who still treated her as a child. It felt like her normal standing was reversed. Nevertheless, the God of Destruction’s words were important and accurate. “Alright, I will spread it like that.” “Please do. When it comes to uproars like this, people need the culprit and the hero who stood up to him.” “Indeed. But is Nicole alright?” “These two have a magic deficiency, and Nicole is experiencing a shock because she handled magic power beyond the limits of her control. There is no danger to their lives.” After she said so, she levitated the three of them toward the beds. “I plan to return her to her parents, but have her rest here in the meantime.” “Yes, of course.” “There’s one more problem. The Víðópnir System of the World Tree.” “The thing that broke before I was born and what allowed us to use the resurrection magic?” “Yes, that. I’m not sure how he managed it, but Kufar restored that function. Thanks to that, resurrection magic is currently impossible to use.” “It is a major problem. But due to this, the World Tree’s purification function was restored and the half-demons can no longer be born at present.” In this world, souls were born from the World Tree and returned to the World Tree after death to be purified. The imperfectly purified souls in particular ended up being reborn as half-demons. The merits and demerits of the Víðópnir System breaking were the resurrection magic and the existence of half-demons. Now that it got restored, the purification mechanism returned to normal, making resurrection magic impossible to use as well as half-demons no longer being born. “Half-demons no longer being born isn’t bad, right?” “Yes. But at the same time, resurrection magic is no longer usable. I don’t particularly mind it either way... but...what do we do about the Víðópnir System?” “Meaning?” “If you wish to, I can break it again.” “That’s...” The resurrection of the dead. For some humans that was magic they’d want to have by any means. But it also went against the providence of the world. As a result, half-demons started being born, spreading discrimination throughout the world. This was a question of whether to sacrifice the resurrection magic so that half-demons wouldn’t be born. “Please leave it as is.” “Are you sure?” “Yes. Everyone I know were people who did not want to be revived.” Be it her grandmother who was an Adventurer, or her grandfather who created the resurrection magic, both of them rejected being resurrected just before death. It was partly due to old age, but it was also because they lived to the fullest and died satisfied. The ones who are left behind would find it hard to accept, but that was how humans ought to be. “Resurrection magic might be too much for the current mankind. Those who desire that power will surely climb the World Tree with their own strength and destroy the Víðópnir System.” “So you’re saying those who desire power have to work for it?” “Yes.” The God of Destruction seemed satisfied with her answer and nodded. “Understood. Then that’s the end of this incident. I have to go talk to someone for a bit, so I’ll leave Nicole to you.” “Alright.” Saying so, the God of Destruction left the church behind. Just as she left the church, she started speaking to herself. It was in a small enough voice that the wind could overshadow. “Baa, is everything fine on your end?” “No problem. The World Tree is important for me too, after all.” The God of Destruction’s gaze was focused on the snake-like Dragon—the Dragon God Bahamut, which was coiled around the World Tree. Bahamut’s skin had transformed into what seemed to be the World Tree’s bark, and supported it by assimilating into it. “You’ve been quite rash to merge into it. It would take centuries to turn back, you know?” “There was no other choice but to do it. Plus, a few hundred years is but an instant for me.” “There you go acting all composed. But still, thank you.” “You’re welcome.” Certainly, for Bahamut, who was one of the primordial gods even older than the God of Destruction, merging into the World Tree until it recovered may not be all that long. But still, it was enough time for humans to be reborn several times. It was by no means a trivial amount. “Well, I’ll come to visit you sometimes. I’ll leave the World Tree in your hands.” “Convey my regards to Nicole too.” “Alright. But it’s quite rare for you to take a liking to a human, isn’t it?” “She has the makings of someone who could reach our heights one day. So it’s natural that I have.” “It doesn’t seem like she will choose that path, though.” “That all depends on her.” Hearing his words, the God of Destruction shrugged her shoulders. During these thousand years, the only ones by her side were her husband, Wind God Hastur, and her partner in crime, Dragon God Bahamut. Her old friend Levy, who was called the Drifting God, loitered the northern lands and barely showed her face. If Nicole joined in, she felt that the future would turn more enjoyable. “Well, I can’t force her...” She muttered regretfully and turned back toward the church. First came returning her to her parents, after all.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 2, "inserted_lines_src": 9, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
「おっ、ミズキとリーダーか」大地の精霊王が居た樹からサンサーラエッグ村に帰って来た俺の目に夕暮れ時だと言うのに俺の家の前でいつもの様に仮面とマントを身に付けたミズキが肩にリーダーを泊めて待っているのを見つける。「おう、待っていて......」そして俺は村に帰って来た安心感から多少気を緩めつつミズキとリーダーに近づこうとして......思わず足を止める。何故だろうか?ミズキの後ろが大量の魔力の影響によるものだろうか陽炎のように歪んで見える。何と言うか......凄くヤバい気配がする。そして本能と直感に従って行動するのならば、今すぐにでも俺は回れ右をして逃げ出すべきだとも思う。「あっ、いけねえ。俺ってば森の中に忘れ物を......」で、俺はそれに従って回れ右をして森の中に遁走しようとしたのだが......。「パンプキン?」「ブンブ、ブンブブ?(何処に行くつもりですか?)」「!?」俺が動き出す前に普段と比べて妙に良くミズキの声が響き、リーダーの羽音に込められた意味が綺麗に伝わってくる。勿論、それらの言葉に含まれる異様に冷たい魔力も伝わってくる。これは......本気でヤバい!? 「今日はもう......」「パンプキン。とりあえず地面に降りましょうか」俺はミズキとリーダーの声に含まれている魔力から本気で逃げようとするが、その前にミズキに言われて俺はゆっくりと地面に降りざるを得なくなる。「あ、あの......ミズキ......さん?」「何かしら?」ミズキの顔色を仮面越しにだが俺は窺う。ミズキは......笑っている。満面の笑みで。なのにミズキの身体からはまるで感情の高ぶりを抑えきれないかのように魔力が漏れ出て周囲の風景を歪めている。ああそうだ。まるでこの感じはかつて俺がアンレギラットで【オーバーバースト】の実験をやった後のミズキのような......つまり大激怒中じゃねえか! 「何で私が怒っているかは分かるわよね」「あー......いやー......」ゆっくり詰め寄ってくるミズキに対して俺はゆっくりと後退して距離を保つ。ミズキが怒っている理由に関しては......。「か、勝手に村の外に行った事か?」「それも有るわねー」そ、それも!? え、えーと、他の事となると......。俺はミズキとの距離を保とうとするが、ミズキが詰め寄る方が早いために少しずつ距離を詰められる。「い、幾つかの実験を勝手にやった事か!?」こ、これだけじゃないのか!? と、ここで俺の背中に壁が当たり、ミズキとリーダーによって逃げる方向を誘導されていたことに気づく。と言うかこれ以上の心当たりは無いぞ!? 「分からない?」「分かりません......」「本当に?」「本当に」「ブンブ?(本気ですか?)」「本気です」ミズキの質問に対して俺は素直に返す。そしてミズキの笑みと漏れ出る魔力がさらに濃くなると共にリーダーの俺を見る目がまるで汚物を見るような目になる。え?俺ってばそこまでされるような事をした覚えは本気で無いぞ!? 「大地の精霊王様に対して粗相をした件については?」「あ......」ここで俺は気づく。大地の精霊王(外見は幼女)に対して俺がやった数々の行為を外から見た場合はどう思われるのかと言う事に。「ついさっき大地の精霊王様から連絡が有ったのよねぇ......寝所に乗り込んできた南瓜に色々酷い事をされた......って」「ひっ......あっ......」ミズキの放つ怒気と伝わってくる魔力が更に強まり、俺は必死に後ずさりをするがすぐ後ろに壁があるために逃げる事が出来ない。「アンタは何をやって来たのよ!このバカボチャがー!!」「すみませにゃらばー!?」そして俺はミズキとリーダーの手によって心身共にこの上なく物理的にも精神的にも折られることとなった。最後にミズキとリーダーはこう言った。『次に同じような事をしたら......』『ブンブン(ぶっ刺して)』その言葉を聞いた瞬間、この身体になった影響で既に無いはずの物が捩じ切られる感触がして俺は本気で恐怖した。そして同時に偶然その場に通りすがった男たちも思わず股間を抑えていた。その気持ちは何となくだが分からないでもない。やがて俺は意識を失った。 ■■■■■ 「いやー、良い狩りだった」「今日は祭りだナ」「ブンブー」クレイヴとバルキィにリーンの森へと狩りに出かけていた俺だが、夕暮れ時と言う事で狩りを切り上げると獲物を持ってサンサーラエッグ村へと戻って来ていた。そして今晩は近隣の遺跡調査終了の祝いを兼ねた祭りにすると言う事でミズキさんたちに許可をもらった集会所にまでやって来た俺たちが見たのは......。地面にへたり込んでなんかヤバい感じに全身を痙攣させている族長だった。俺はクレイヴとバルキィの二人とそれぞれ一度ずつ視線を交わし、長年の狩りで培ったアイコンタクトによってこの場における最良の選択を模索し、方針を決定する。その結果として俺たちが下した選択は...... 「さて、早い所許可を貰っておくか」「ミズキさんハ、怒らせたらいけませんかラ」「ブンブッブー」俺たちは何も見なかった。という選択であった。まあ、族長の事だからきっと自業自得だろうし、関わらないのが本当に最良の選択だ。	“Oh, is that Mizuki and the leader?” After returning to Samsara Egg Village from the tree where the Earth Spirit King was, in front of his house at dusk, Pumpkin found Mizuki, sporting a mask and cape as usual, with the leader on her shoulder, waiting for him. “Oh, hold on a second...” The relief of being back in the village caused him to ease up slightly, and as he was about to approach Mizuki and the leader, he... stopped dead in his tracks unconsciously. Why was that? Mizuki’s backside appeared distorted like a shimmer of hot air, perhaps influenced by the abundance of magic power. How can I describe it... it gives off a very bad vibe. And if following his instincts and intuition, he should turn around and flee right now. “Ah, not good. I left something in the forest...” And so accordingly, he took a right turn and set out to escape into the forest but... “Pumpkin?” “Bunbu, bunbubu? (Where are you going?)” “!?” Before even he could initiate a movement, Mizuki’s voice resonated peculiarly well relative to ordinary, and the meaning in the leader’s wings was conveyed beautifully. Needless to say, the obnoxiously frigid magic contained in those words was also transmitted. This is... seriously bad!? “Today is already...” “Pumpkin. Shall we descend to the ground for now?”‘ Pumpkin made a valiant effort to elude the magic power emanating from Mizuki and the leader, but Mizuki compelled him to slowly plummet to the earth first. “U-Um, Mizuki-san...?” “What is it?” He took a look at Mizuki’s complexion through the mask. Mizuki was... smiling. It was a radiant smile. Despite this, Mizuki’s body was dripping with magic power as if she couldn’t control her emotional outbursts, and the environment was warping all around her. Oh, yeah. This feeling is reminiscent of Mizuki’s after I experimented with [Overburst] in the past with the Anregirat... in other words, she’s in a full-blown rage! “You can tell where my fury is coming from, can’t you?” “Ah... well...” He kept his distance from Mizuki, who was progressively closing in on him, while slowly withdrawing. As for why Mizuki is pissed off... “The fact that I went outside the village without permission?” “That is a part of it.” A-A part of it!? U-Um, is there another matter... He tried to establish a distance between himself and Mizuki, but Mizuki was quicker to press closer, so the distance between them gradually narrowed down. “I-I recklessly performed several experiments without your consent!?” T-This is not the end of it!? At this point, Pumpkin realized that the wall had bumped into his back and that he had been guided in the direction of escape by Mizuki and the leader. I mean, I don’t have any further insight into this!? “Don’t you get it?” “I have no clue...” “Are you sure?” “For real.” “Bunbu? (Are you serious?)” “I am serious.” To Mizuki’s question, he answered straightforwardly. The leader’s eyes were as if she was staring at a piece of filth as Mizuki’s smile and the magic power that emanated from her became even thicker. Huh? I don’t recall doing anything that would warrant that level of criticism though!? “How about the matter of your misbehavior toward the Earth Spirit King?” “Oh... This was when the realization dawned on him. The thought of the many things he had done to the Earth Spirit King (a young girl in her outer appearance), and what it would look like if someone from the outside were to witness it crossed his mind. “Just a while ago, I got a message from the Earth Spirit King saying... that a pumpkin had come into her bedroom and inflicted various terrible things on her.” “Hiie... ah...” Pumpkin struggled to retreat, but there was no way out since the wall was right behind him as Mizuki’s wrath and the magic power she emanated grew more intense. “What have you done! You stupid pumpkin!!” “I-I am sorry!?” He was then subjected to the greatest physical and mental breakdown of his life at the hands of Mizuki and the leader. In the end, Mizuki and the leader words ensued. [If you ever do anything like that again...] [Bunbun. (I will stab you.)] Hearing those words, a sensation of being twisted into something that should already be gone due to the influence of this body was felt, and Pumpkin was genuinely terrified. At the same time, the men who happened to be passing by were also involuntarily holding their crotches. Somehow, those feelings were not hard to understand. Pumpkin’s consciousness eventually faded away. ■■■■■ “Well, it was a fine hunt.” “Today’s a festival.” “Bunbu.” Once the sun had fallen, Gorky, Crave, and Valkyrie returned to Samsara Egg Village with their haul from the Lean Forest where they had gone hunting. They were planning to host a feast this evening to mark the conclusion of their investigation into the nearby ruins, so they headed to the location where Mizuki and the others had granted them permission to do so and were greeted by the sight of... The chief was slumped to the ground, his whole body convulsing in some kind of awful way. He exchanged glances with both Crave and Valkyrie individually, and through the eye contact developed over years of hunting, they searched for the best line of action for the circumstance and decided on it. The resulting choice they made was... “Now, let’s get permission right away, shall we?” “We didn’t offend Mizuki-san after all.” “Bunbubu.” They didn’t see anything. That was the choice. Well, the chief probably got what he deserved, and the best choice really is to steer clear of him.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 7, "inserted_lines_src": 0, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
念のため襲撃に備えまんじりともせず夜を明かしたメルクと、睡魔に勝てず、結局寝てしまった様子のトトアラ。み、人間の視界でも足元が見えるようになるや否や歩き出すことにした。相変わらず道は獣道と言わんばかりに歩きにくいが、二人のペースはそれなりに早い。いつも以上に早歩きのメルクに、トトアラも引っ張られる形で歩を進めているようだった。「ねぇ、メルク。聞きたいことがあるんだけど」「なんだ?」山道の途中で見つけた赤い木の実を「トトアラ。どうしたんだ?」できるだけ優しげな声でメルクが再度促すと、トトアラも意を決したように頷いた。「実は、眠った振りをしながら私気付いてたの。メルクがこっちをずっと見てたこと」「ねぇ。私の事ずっと見てたでしょ?」トトアラの問い掛けに、メルクは思わず足を止める。まさか、気付かれていたとは。 (夜目が利かないと思って油断した......そうか、暗闇で目が慣れたんだな?) ここで彼女の胸を食い入るように見つめていたことが確定してしまうと、今後の旅に支障が出かねない。そして何よりも、寝ている女性の胸を注視するような変態的な奴と思われてしまうかもしれない(実際その通りなのだが)。「あ、あれは......山賊の襲撃に備えて暇だったから、トトアラの寝顔を観察していたんだな。やはり夜に何もすることがないと、どうしても暇を持て余してしまっていかん。別に私にのやましい気持ちなどないが、もしトトアラが自分の寝顔を見られることに対して不快に思っているのであれば私としても大変心苦しく思う。ここは素直に謝罪するので、今後も「いや、顔じゃなくてずっと私の胸を見てたでしょ?」「つぅ――む、胸? あぁ、胸か。まぁ、見たと言えば見、た、か? だが、その見たと言っても別に胸ばかり見てたわけではないし、その......たしかにトトアラの胸は魅力的だが、やはり衣服を押し上げ強調されてけしからんなぁーと、あの......誰か悪さする者がいたら問題だと思って見張っていた――そう、胸を見張っていたんだな!」メルクは盛大な墓穴を掘った。「いや、分かってるからそんなに必死になって誤魔化さなくてもいいから」「ご、誤魔化したりしていない。あ、あなたに私の何が分かると言うんだ?」一種、同情するような表情でそんな風に言われ、メルクも少しムキになって言い返す。しかし、トトアラは一層優し気な顔になり、慈愛に満ちた表情となった。「そうだよねぇ。メルクもなんだかかんだ言って――女の子だもんね」「......え? 女の子?」「そうそう。気にしてたんでしょ? 自分の胸の大きさ。大丈夫、メルクの胸はこれから大きくなるよ?」「......あ、ああ」トトアラは盛大な勘違いをしていた。 (だが、助かったと見るべきだな――良かったっ! これほど女に生まれたことを感謝した時はないっ!) 成人を迎えたばかりのメルクがトトアラと自分との胸の大きさを比べて傷ついている――きっとトトアラはそう考えたのだろう。しない。いや、むしろこのまま平坦でいて欲しいとさえ願っているし、エルフと言う種族のそれにトトアラが言っていたように、メルクの背丈や雰囲気は既に彼女と変わらないものがある。ここから一部分だけ成長するなんてことはないだろう。そこまで考えた時、メルクの頭の片隅に引っかかることがあった。 (――待てよ? そういえばあの時、なんでトトアラはあんなことを?) 違和感を覚え彼女を見れば、トトアラはすでに歩みを再開させていた。「あ――いや、なんでもない」その無邪気な微笑でこちらを見返したトトアラに何も言わず、メルクも再び歩き出す。抱いた疑念は、ひとまず棚上げにした。それからひたすらに歩き続ければ、まだ陽が高いうちに山を越えてに辿り着くことができた。そんな二人の目に、小さな集落が飛び込んでくる。集落と言っても民家は十数軒あるだけで、どれもがほとんど朽ち果てた風情を漂わせていた。おまけにギルドから支給された地図にも載っていないところを見るに、廃村かそれに近い状態なのだろう。「何だか不気味なところね」メルクが視線を向けた先にあった一つの民家。他の民家よりも一回り大きなその民家から老人が現れ、メルクたちを見て驚いた顔をしている。「男の人がいるわね? 幽霊?」「おい、失礼なことを言うんじゃない。ちゃんと生きた人間だ......と思う」たしかにトトアラが言うように、その男の老人はあまり生気がなくて顔色もよろしくない。だが間違いなく足も生えているし、気配も生きた人間のそれだ。幽霊や亡霊の類ではないだろう。「驚かせてすまない、ご老人」「ごめんなさい」おそらく人の訪れがほとんどないこの集落に、メルクたちが現れたことで驚かせてしまったのだろう。「......あんたたち、旅人か?」謝ったメルクたちへ、震える声で単刀直入にそう切り出した老人。その反応に二人で顔を見合わせた後、トトアラが老人を見て頷いた。「......強いのか?」「強い? ま、まぁ? 実力的にはそこらの冒険者に負ける気がしないわ。強いと言っても過言ではないんじゃないかな?」見栄を張るようにトトアラがそう言うと、突然老人が深々と頭を下げてくる。「すまん、この通りっ! どうか頼まれてくれっ!」そして面食らう二人に向かい、そんなことを言ってきたのだった。	Afraid of a second assault, Merc chose to remain awake and maintain guard, whereas Totoara succumbed to tiredness and fell asleep. When the sun began to emerge and it got bright enough for a person to see the front of their feet, they both set off again. The terrain they traveled on was rugged, as it had been previously, but Merc and Totoara were moving fast. Totoara was merely following behind Merc, who was moving quicker than usual. “Hey, Merc. There’s something I’d like to ask.” Totoara said this while nibbling on a red fruit she’d plucked from a nearby tree. “Totoara, what is it?” Merc asked in a gentle tone, so as to prompt Totoara to speak. “Um... It’s...” “Well, I wasn’t really sleeping yesterday, I was just pretending. I also realized that you were staring at me all the time.” “What?” “So? You did look at me, didn’t you?” Totoara asked, leaving Merc speechless. Merc had never believed she’d be exposed. To think that I’d be found out! I let my guard down thinking that she couldn’t see in the dark. Her eyes must have gotten used to the dark at some point... If Totoara discovered that Merc had been ogling her chest, their journey would become quite awkward from now on. Furthermore, she’d think that Merc was some kind of pervert that enjoyed ogling women in their sleep. It’s not like that’s wrong but still... I need to swindle my way out of this... “T-That’s... I was free while waiting for the bandits to attack again so I passed the time by looking at your face. There’s nothing to do during the night so I got bored, so I needed to find something to do... Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t have any ulterior motives. If you don’t like people looking at your face while you’re sleeping, then I apologize for doing it. I’ll also make sure that it doesn’t happen...” “But you weren’t looking at my face. You were looking at my chest, weren’t you?” “Ack... Chest? Oh! Your chest! Well... I guess I did see it... But even if I did, that doesn’t imply I was staring at your chest the entire time! I won’t dispute that your chest is attractive, and that your clothing emphasizes it, but I was merely keeping an eye out in case any bad guys came! I kept an eye on your chest!” Merc had unintentionally dug herself a hole. “It’s fine. I get it, so you don’t need to try and lie to me.” “I-I’m not lying! Just what do you think you know about me?!” Merc reacted fiercely, most likely spurred by Totoara’s expression of pity. Totoara, on the other hand, merely smiled and spoke warmly. “I get it. You’re a girl too after all, Merc.” “What? A girl?” “That’s right. You were interested in the size of my breasts, weren’t you? You don’t need to worry. Yours will grow too!” Totoara had entirely misinterpreted the situation. Thank god... I’m saved! I’ve never been more grateful for being born as a girl! Totoara suspected Merc had gazed at her chest, most likely because she was envious of its size. And, as Totoara had previously stated, Merc’s appearance and height were like those of a normal adult. There was no chance her chest would continue to develop on its own. As Merc was convincing herself of that, she suddenly remembered something. Wait... Come to think of it, why did Totoara do that at that time? As Merc contemplated this, she discovered Totoara had already proceeded forward. “N-No. It’s nothing.” Merc answered without expressing anything and simply started walking. They finally arrived at the foot of the mountain about the time the sun was hanging high in the sky after a long walk. As they did, they suddenly noticed a small settlement. However, referring to it as a settlement would be an exaggeration. It was a little community with only a dozen houses, all of which appeared to be in ruins. Furthermore, this location had not even been noted on the map provided by the guild. It appeared to be deserted from what both could see. “This place is eerie.” Just as Merc was about to say that she suddenly shifted her gaze to one of the houses. The house was slightly larger than the others, and there was an old man in front of it, who was taken aback when he spotted Merc and Totoara. “Ah! There’s a man there. Is he a ghost perhaps?” “Hey! That’s rude. He’s a living and breathing human being... I think...” As Totoara had just mentioned, the old man in front of them didn’t appear to have much life left in him, and his complexion was also poor. However, he certainly still had his legs attached and the presence he was giving off was certainly that of a living human. He didn’t appear to be a ghost or the likes of it. “We’re sorry for startling you old man.” “We apologize.” Both said after getting closer to the old man. Most likely, not many people went by here, which is why he had been surprised to see Merc and Totoara. “Are you two travelers?” The old man asked in a weak voice, getting straight to the point. Merc and Totoara exchanged glances before Totoara responded. “You could call us that.” “Are you strong?” “Strong... Well... I feel like we wouldn’t lose to normal adventurers. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call us strong.” Totoara exclaimed pompously. Following that, the old man abruptly bowed his head. “Please! Could you listen to my request?” He inquired, leaving both of them stunned.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 3, "inserted_lines_src": 14, "inserted_lines_trg": 9 }
「人間よ選びなさい。」私はこの国の言葉がわからないので英語で捕まっていた人間たちに問いかけます。足元には気絶させた辛人が転がっています。「このままここで死ぬまで働かされるか。この世から逃げるために私たちに殺されるか。不確定の未来にかけて逃げ出すか。それとも、自らの手で生を掴むために戦うかを!」私の言葉にある者は恐怖し、ある者は興奮を、またある者は不安の感情をあらわにします。けれどこれは当然の反応でしょう。なにせ今の私は傍目には『赤傾太極洞』という魔王『紅を撒く辛王』の本拠地で、その魔王の眷族である辛人を倒す。などという正気とは思えない行動を取った上に、捕まっていた人間達に生きるか死ぬかの選択を迫っている。というどう見てもあり得ないことをした少女なのですから。さて、思考を誘導しましょうか。「武器が無いのが不安ならば、これを与えます。」そう言って私はイズミを近くに招き、イズミは無言で≪生体武器生成・斧≫を使い、骨製の斧を十数本生み出します。なお、本来ならば≪生体武器生成・斧≫は作成時に出血と裂傷を伴うためにこのように連続して使用することは難しいのですが、イズミは≪出血防止≫と≪自己再生(弱)≫のスキルを持っているためにこのようなことができます。「家族、恋人、友人を救いたいならば自らの手で救い、仇を討ちたいなら自らの手で討ちなさい。」私の言葉に多くの人間が勇気の火を心に灯ったような表情を見せると同時に、幾人かの人間の心は暗い炎が灯った表情を見せます。「行きますよ。奴らは力ある者こそが正義だと思っている。ならば貴方たちも正義の名のもとに奴らに奪われたもの全てを奪い返しなさい!」私は手に持った短剣を振り上げると同時に熱気と歓声が人間たちの間から上がります。そして、私は足元の辛人の首に狙いを定めると同時に宣言します。「総員!敵を殲滅しろ!」そして辛人の首が刎ねられるとともに鬨の声が上がり戦いが始まりました。 ■■■■■ 面白いな。私がその少女、久野イチコに対して最初に抱いた感情はそれだ。彼女は自らを無理やり眷族化したうえに手籠にもした『蝕む黒の霧王』を殺したいほどに憎み、実際に殺せるだけの力を得るために修行をしている。しかしそでクロキリに対して少なくない情も抱いているようだ。この情憎入り混じる感情はまさに人間特有のものだろう。そして、当の『蝕む黒の霧王』はそんな彼女を許容し、認め、自らの目的である魔神への反逆のために利用しようとしている。実に面白い状態である。さて、彼女は今回、人々を唆して自分とクロキリのために行動をさせている。この行動が万事成功すれば辛王は大打撃を受け、彼女とクロキリはその力を大きく増すだろう。それは私にとっては実験が進展するという喜ぶべき事象だ。しかし、今の彼女たちでは辛王には勝てない。まだ、魔王とそれ以外では力の差がありすぎる。故に戦いになれば為す術も無く敗れ去ることになるだろう。ならば、ふむ。どうせ辛王は今の状況が続けばこの先の成長が無い魔王だ。ならば彼女たちに助力をすることで間引いてしまっても問題はないだろう。私は彼女たちの味方をすることに決めた。まっ、現状では戦いにならないならそれに越したことは無いがな。私たちは『赤傾太極洞』を一班6人の構成で進んでいき、この階層の部屋を片っ端から捜索、殲滅していきます。確かに自らの所属するダンジョンの中にいる眷族は強力です。ステータスは本来の値である人間の倍程度になり、HP,MP,SPも大幅に増えます。しかし彼らは驕り、油断していました。だから、突然の反乱者に対応することができず、数の差によって押し込められ、一人また一人と討ち取られていくことになりました。所詮、この程度の力しか持たない個では数の前には意味がないのです。正面からの攻撃を受け止められるなら別の人間が後ろから攻撃するだけの話。≪紅の粉塵≫を身に纏ったところで前衛に攻撃しようとしたところで飽和射撃される遠距離攻撃スキルの前では意味がない。個人個人のスキルならば多少の応用は効きますが、それでもこの人数を一度に倒せるようなスキルは高レベルにならなければあり得ずに数倍で返されるだけです。おまけに相手の数には限度がありますが、こちらは現在進行形で捕まっている人間を助け出すことでその数を増やしていけます。『チッ!人質か!』と、どうやら、私の出番のようですね。今の私の出番はレベル1の人間には対応できないような魔性が現れたり、今のように人質を取る相手が出たときです。そしてやることは至極単純。『いいかお前ら!こい...』相手が脅し文句を言っている間に≪霧の衣≫≪短距離転移≫で近づいて、≪首切り≫で敵の首を刎ねるだけです。抵抗なんてさせませんしできません。レベル7の実力は伊達ではないのです。さあ、狩れるだけ狩らせてもらいましょうか『紅を撒く辛王』。	“Human beings, make your choice.” Since I didn’t speak the language of this country, I posed my questions to the humans who were captured in English. At my feet lay the Karajin, who has been rendered unconscious. “Will you continue to work here until you die? Or shall you be exterminated by us for the sake of escaping from this world? Or will you escape with an indeterminable future? Or will you struggle to grasp your lives by your very own hands!” Upon hearing my words, some were appalled, others were agitated, and some reacted with trepidation. But such reactions were ineluctable. After all, I was now in the base, “Red Tilt Taiji Cave” of the Demon King called “Crimson Scattering Spice King” and I intended to defeat his kin, the Karajin. Furthermore, the captured humans were forced to confront a choice between living and dying, which was an unbelievable thing for a young girl like me to be doing. Now, allow me to direct their thoughts. “If you are anxious about not being armed, I will supply you with this.” With these words, I beckoned Izumi to draw near and she silently utilized her ≪Bio Weapon Creation・Axe≫ to produce a dozen or more axes comprised of bone. In addition, although it was originally difficult to consecutively utilize ≪Bio Weapon Creation ・Axe≫ in this way since it involved bleeding and lacerations during the creation process, Izumi can achieve this thanks to her ≪Unbloody≫ and ≪Self-Regeneration (Weak)≫ skills. “If you desire to save your family, loved ones, and friends, save them with your own hands; if you desire to avenge them, avenge them with your own hands.” While my words appeared to light a fire of courage in many people’s hearts, some people’s hearts were lit up with a darker flame. “Let’s go. They regard those with power as justice. Then you, in the name of justice, shall reclaim all that they have deprived you of!” A whirlwind of zeal and cheers erupted from among the people as I lifted the dagger in my hand. Then I aimed at Karajin’s head at my feet while simultaneously declaring. “Everyone! Annihilate the adversaries!” And so the war cry arose with the head of the Karajin being decapitated, thus signaling the commencement of the battle. ————– How fascinating. That was my first impression of the girl, Hisano Ichiko. She detested the “King of the Devouring Black Mist” to the point of wishing to exterminate him and has been training to attain the capability to actually kill him. However, on the other hand, she also seemed to hold feelings for Kurokiri. I wondered if this conflation of emotion and abomination was truly unique to human beings. And the “King of the Devouring Black Mist,” for his part, tolerated her, acknowledged her, and used her for his own ends, which was to revolt against the God of Calamity. This was indeed a riveting development. Now, this time she was inciting people to act on her and Kurokiri’s behalf. Should this succeed, the Spice King will suffer a major blow, thus vastly boosting her and Kurokiri’s capabilities. For me, that would be a joyous event as it would signify that the experiment would make progress. The girl and her group, nevertheless, will not be a match for the Spicy King in their current state. The gap in power between the Demon King and the rest was still far too wide. Hence, if a battle were to ensue, they would be defeated without the slightest hope for victory. Then, hmm. In any event, the Spice King was a Demon King that will not grow if his current stance persisted. If so, there would be no harm thwarting him by lending the girls a helping hand. Thus, I have made up my mind to stand on their side. Well, it would be best if the battle doesn’t arise under the present circumstances. We were advancing through the “Red Tilt Taiji Cave” composed of people per team, conducting searches in each room and eradicating the enemies in this hierarchy. The kin in their respective dungeons was certainly superior to us. Their status was about twice the original value of humans, and their HP, MP, and SP were also drastically amplified. But they have been conceited and careless. Therefore, they were unable to adapt to sudden insurgents and were overwhelmed by the disparity in numbers, leading them to be eliminated one after another. Ultimately, individuals with such limited strength were insignificant in the face of sheer numbers. If a frontal attack could be stopped, another human being would simply launch an attack from behind. Even if they were clad in ≪Crimson Dust≫, trying to attack the vanguard was meaningless in front of the long-range attack skills that will be saturated with fire. While their individual skills can be somewhat effective, even so, it was not feasible for them to defeat this number of people at once unless their skills are at a high level. Not to mention, our number of people will only be multiplied back several times over after rescuing further captives. Besides, the number of opponents was limited, but our side can grow its numbers by liberating individuals who were now being held captive. “Tch! So now they’re playing the hostage card!” And apparently, it was my turn for the role. My turn to step in at this stage was when a level human being encountered demons that they can’t handle or a hostage-taking opponent like the one I was dealing with right now. And what I did was remarkably simple. “Listen up, you guys! If you...” While the enemy was making threats, I simply approached them with ≪Mist Cloak≫ or ≪Short-range Teleportation≫ and beheaded them with ≪Decapitation≫. There existed neither any resistance nor any possibility of resistance from them. The power of level was not a mere feat. Now, shall we hunt as many as we can, “Crimson Scattering Spice King”?	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 0, "inserted_lines_trg": 5 }
シェイラは爆風に勢いを乗せて飛び上がった。風圧に背中を押されるように体がぐんと加速する。セイリュウと相対した時に比べて、リグレスの背後を取るのはそう難しいことではなかった。向こうもすぐに反応したが、その差で勝負は決した。振り向く彼の喉元には、既に鋭い切っ先が突き付けられている。けれどリグレスは降参を口にしない。瞋恚に瞳をぎらつかせながらシェイラを睨み続けている。「――――――そこまで!」勝負が着いたと判断した審判が、代わりに声を上げた。その瞬間、リグレスが忌々しげに距離を取った。シェイラも武器を収める。彼は親の仇のごとく睨み続けたままだ。「レイディルーン様にお前のような猿が近付くなんて、僕は絶対認めないからな!」貴族に逆らうべきではないと分かっているが、この誤解だけは訂正させていただきたい。シェイラはおずおずと口を開いた。「......えっと、別に近付いてませんよ?話しかけてきたのも向こうですし、それもあれきりの出来事ですし」「レイディルーン様にお言葉をかけてもらうこと自体がどれだけ尊いのか、お前は分かっていないんだ!」「..................」あれは、ぽっと出の庶民に身分の差を知らしめようとしただけだと本人が言っていたのだが、それほど素晴らしい出来事だったのだろうか。とはいえ、これ以上は何を言っても怒らせてしまいそうなので口を噤むことにする。リグレスは泣きそうに顔を歪めた。「悔しい......お前なんかにこの僕が敗けるなんて」「リグレス先輩......」貴族は感情を面に出すことをよしとしていない。にも関わらず、ハッキリ悔しいと口にするリグレスに驚きを覚えた。向けられる憎しみも、怒りも。思えば最初から剥き出しの感情だった。それほどまでにレイディルーンを慕い、シェイラを厭っていたのだ。嫌われていても、本音で向かってくる相手に言葉を包むことは難しい。よせばいいと知りつつ、シェイラはつい本心のままに告げた。「僕を嫌っているばかりに、周りが見えなくなっていただけですよ。騎士を目指しているというのに、先輩ともあろう人が、剣を使うことすら忘れていたでしょう?本当なら、僕より何枚も上手であるはずなのに。............何て、僕に言われても嬉しくないでしょうけど」シェイラはつと、リグレスの頬に手を伸ばした。流血には至っていないが、うっすらと血がにじんでいる箇所がある。剣が向けられていることに構わず振り向いた時、刃先が僅かに触れたのだろう。「あとで塗り薬を渡したら、使ってくれますか?」「え?」「よく効く薬を持ってるんです。............綺麗な顔に傷でも残ったら、悲しいですから」そう言うと、リグレスの表情が劇的に変わった。目も口もポカンと開いたあと、何を言われたのか分からないとばかり眉根を寄せる。理解が及ぶと、それが反映されたかのようにじわじわと赤くなっていく。最終的には真っ赤になったリグレスは、目をチカチカさせながら後ずさった。「ぼ............僕が綺麗なことは、当然だろう!?お前のような庶民とは格が違うんだ!」「はい。リグレス先輩はとても綺麗で、可愛いです」真顔で即答すると、リグレスは魚のように口をはくはくさせた。そして決まり悪げに視線を外し、ぎゅっと唇を引き結ぶ。「じ、自分の方が、怪我だらけの癖に............!」シェイラはこてん、と首を傾げた。彼の反応は謎だが心配されていることだけは分かったので、ふわりと笑みを浮かべた。「心配してくれるんですか?大丈夫ですよ。これくらい、跡形もなく治りますから」「だだ誰が心配など!!」リグレスは心底悔しそうに歯噛みしながら走り去っていく。その顔は最後まで真っ赤なままだったので、やっぱり怒らせてしまったらしいとシェイラは解釈した。少し気落ちしていたところに声を掛けてきたのは、呆れ顔のゼクスだった。「......お前、よくあんな歯の浮くような台詞が言えるな」「あれ、ゼクス。見ててくれたんだ」「あぁ。試合前からお前らが睨み合ってるから、声掛けらんなかったんだよ。大怪我するんじゃねーかと心配してたけど、まぁその程度で済んでよかったな」「ものすごーく嫌われてるっていうのがよく分かったよ。事前に教えてくれてありがとう、助かった」シェイラがお礼を言うと、なぜかゼクスが何とも形容し難い顔で静止した。「..................え。お前マジで言ってる?あの反応見て?」「あの反応?先輩が怒って走ってったこと?あ、そういえば。さっきの歯が浮く、って何?僕、おかしなこと言った?」ゼクスはますます顔をしかめたが、答えはくれない。ただポンポンと肩を叩かれた。「......まぁ、大金星おめでとう、とだけ言っておくわ」「ありがとう。でも、課題はあったよ」リグレスと対戦して、つくづく痛感したこと。 ――今のままじゃ、ダメだ。使える使えないは関係なく、魔術の勉強をしなきゃいけない。基本的に詠唱の声は小さいものだが、理解できていないせいか不自然なほど聞き取れない。けれどもっと理解を深めれば、どんな魔力を行使するのか事前に察知できるようになるし、戦術の幅がグッと広がるはず。戦いに勝つために、敵の武器を知るのは常套手段だ。ゼクス目を応援できないことを謝り、シェイラは治癒室に向かった。深傷はないが、身体中に小さな傷がある。完治とまではいかずとも、低級の治癒魔法なら出血と痛みを抑えることくらいはできたはず。今は普段通りの体調に持っていくのが最優先だ。万全の態勢で臨めるように。合――――最終試合での、レイディルーンとの戦いに備えて。 ◇ ◆ ◇ 「失礼します」治癒室の中は怪我人で溢れかえっていた。この日は治癒室も戦場のような忙しさに変わるらしい。クローシェザードの注意があったというのに、重傷者が数名いた。故意に大怪我を負わされたのではと思ったが、そんな心配も一瞬で霧散した。その数名の中に、暢気な顔をした寮長を発見したからだ。「随分な怪我だっていうのに、何をニヤニヤしてるんですか」アックスは左腕と左足の骨折、頭にも包帯を巻いている。他の重傷者に比べて元気なので、応急処置のみ施し放置されているのだろう。「酷い怪我はしたけど、勝ったとかですか?」「いやぁ、敗けちまったけどよ。でもいいよなぁ。自分より強い相手と戦うっつーのは、いつだって血沸き肉踊るぜ!なぁみんな!」ベッドに寝かされている重傷者達が、応えるようにこぶしを突き上げた。アックスの脳筋仲間なのか悲壮感は全くない。「呆れた。こっちは心配したっていうのに......」一人言のつもりだったが、シェイラのぼやきにアックスが振り向いた。その瞳にはらしくもなく真剣な光が宿っている。「心配はこっちの台詞だ。お前さん、レイディルーンとの対戦が控えてるだろう。大丈夫なのか?」レイディルーンは、アックスよりも魔力が強いらしい。そんな相手に魔力なしのシェイラが向かっていくのは、危険を通り越して無謀にしか思えないという。「――――敗けて当然、をひっくり返すのが、勝負の面白さじゃないですか」心配はありがたく受け取りながら、シェイラは好戦的な笑みを浮かべた。アックスは一気に瞳を輝かせる。「おおっ!何と同志であったか!シェイラ、お前もぜひ、我が筋肉同盟に!」「寮長とは一緒にされたくないなぁ。ていうかそんな同盟、初耳ですし......」気にはなるが、本能が一線を越えるべきではないと告げている。シェイラは丁重に辞退申し上げた。アックスのしつこい勧誘に時間を取られ、危うく試合開始に遅れるところだった。急いで会場に向かう。 ――でも、いい気分転換にはなったな。寮長と話したおかげで肩の力が抜けた。筋肉同盟。ちょっといいかもしれない。若干後ろ髪を引かれながら稽古場にたどり着く。途端、そこにいた全員の視線が集まった。三戦目を終えた者から寮に帰ってもいいとされているのに、ほとんどの生徒が残っているのではないだろうか。試合に関係のない寮長まで、当然のように知っていたのだ。みんな興味があるのかもしれない。――――圧倒的な力の差がある対戦に。貴族は興味深そうにシェイラを見ていた。同じ平民は心配そうに。コディやゼクス、仲のいい同期生と目が合った。同じように心配されているだろうと思ったが、彼らは静かな眼差しをしていた。そこに揺るぎない信頼を感じて、シェイラは小さく笑みを返す。そして、ゆっくり視線を前に戻した。視線の先に立っているのは、16歳のわりに上背のある体。風にたなびく黒髪に、他者を威圧する高慢な紫の瞳。遠くから睨むでもなく、だだひたすらにシェイラを見据える――――レイディルーンがいた。	Sheila jumped up with the momentum of the blast. Her body accelerated as if the wind pressure pushed her back. Compared to when she had faced Seiryuu, it wasn’t so difficult to get behind Regress. The other side reacted immediately, but the game was decided by that split-second difference. As he turned around, a sharp tip was already pointed at his throat. But Regress refused to give up. He continued to stare at Sheila, his eyes glazed with anger. “――That’s enough!” The referee, deciding that the game was over, raised his voice instead. At that moment, Regress reluctantly distanced himself. Sheila also put her weapon away. He continued to glare at her as if she were his parent’s enemy. “I will never allow a monkey like you to get anywhere near Leidyrune-sama!” She knew that she shouldn’t go against an aristocrat, but she would like to correct this misunderstanding. Sheila opened her mouth gingerly. “.... Well, I didn’t approach him, you know? He was the one who spoke to me, that’s all.” “You have no idea how precious it is to have Leidyrune-sama speak to you!” “....” The person himself said that he was just trying to make the commoners aware of the difference in social status, but was it really such a wonderful event? However, she would keep her mouth shut because she felt like she would make him angry no matter what she said. Regress contorted his face as if he were about to cry. “It’s so frustrating... I can’t believe I’ve been defeated by someone like you.” “Regress-senpai....” Aristocrats weren’t allowed to show their emotions. Despite this, she was surprised to hear Regress clearly express his frustration. The hatred and anger were directed at her. Thinking about it, his feelings were clear from the very beginning. He had admired Leidyrune and disliked Sheila to such an extent. Even if they didn’t like you, it was difficult to present your words properly to someone who was openly expressing their true feelings. Knowing that she should just let it go, Sheila told him what she really wanted to say. “You hated me so much that you just couldn’t see what was going on around you. You were aiming to become a knight, but you forgot to even use a sword, even though you’re my upperclassman. If you used it, you would’ve been way ahead of me. But I know you’re not going to be happy to hear that from me....” Sheila reached for Regress’ cheek. Although it wasn’t bleeding, there was a faint smear of blood. The tip of the blade must’ve slightly touched him when he turned his head, not caring that the sword was pointed at him. “If I give you an ointment later, will you use it?” “Eh?” “I have some medicine that works very well... I’d be very sad if it left a scar on your beautiful face.” When Sheila said this, Regress’ expression changed dramatically. His eyes and mouth both were wide open, and then he raised his eyebrows as if he didn’t understand what she just said. As understanding came to him, he slowly turned red. Regress, who eventually turned bright red, backed away, his eyes flickering. “... O-of course I’m beautiful! I’m not of the same caliber as a commoner like you!” “Yes. Regress-senpai is very beautiful and cute.” When she answered immediately with a straight face, Regress sputtered like a fish. Then, he embarrassedly looked away and tightened his lips. “Anyway, I’m more used to being full of injuries than you are...!” Sheila tilted her head. His reaction was a mystery to her, but she knew he was worried, so she smiled softly. “Are you worried about me? Don’t worry. It will heal without a trace.” “Who cares!!!” Regress ran off, biting his teeth in sincere regret. His face remained bright red to the end, which Sheila interpreted as meaning that she had offended him after all. It was a dumbfounded Zechs who approached her when she was a little depressed. “.... I don’t know how you can say such a cheesy line.” “Ah, Zechs. You watched my match, huh?” “Yes. You guys were staring at each other even before the match, so I couldn’t call out to you. I was worried that you might get seriously hurt, but I’m glad it turned out to be nothing more than that.” “I could tell that he really hated me. Thank you for letting me know in advance, it was helpful.” When Sheila thanked him, for some reason Zechs stilled with an indescribable look on his face. “.... Are you serious? Didn’t you see his reaction?” “His reaction? Do you mean the way he ran away in anger? Oh, come to think of it. What did you mean earlier when you said it was cheesy? Did I say something funny?” Zechs frowned more and more, but he didn’t answer. He just patted her on the shoulder. “.... Anyway, congratulations on your big win.” “Thank you. But there’s a problem.” After the match against Regress, she really felt it keenly. I couldn’t fight the way I was now. I have to study magic, regardless of whether I can use it or not. Even though Regress was chanting in a low voice anyway, it was unnaturally inaudible due to Sheila’s lack of understanding. However, if she could understand magic better, she would be able to detect in advance what kind of magic the opponent was going to use, and the range of her tactics would expand dramatically. To win a battle, it was always a good idea to know the enemy’s weapons. Apologizing for not being able to support Zechs in his third match, Sheila headed for the healing room. There were no deep wounds, but there were small scars all over her body. Even though they wouldn’t be completely healed, low-grade healing magic would have at least been able to control the bleeding and pain. The top priority now was to get her back to her normal physical condition. To be fully prepared. For her ninth and final match――the fight against Leidyrune. ◇ ◆ ◇ “Excuse me.” The healing room was filled with injured people. It seemed that on this day, the healing room had turned into a busy place like a battlefield. Despite Claushezade’s warning, there were still several seriously injured people. Sheila thought that they might have been seriously injured intentionally, but such worries disappeared in an instant. Because among those few people, she found the dormitory leader with a carefree face. “Even though it’s a notable injury, what are you grinning at?” Axe had a broken left arm and leg, and his head was also bandaged. Since he was in good health compared to the other seriously injured, he was probably given only first aid and left alone. “You’re badly hurt, did you win?” “Well, I lost. But it’s nice. Fighting someone stronger than you always make your blood boil! Right, guys?!” The seriously injured people lying on their beds pumped their fists in response. They weren’t at all sad, as if they were Axe’s fellow brainiacs. “I’m amazed. I was worried about you....” Axe turned around at Sheila’s blabbering, which was meant to be a monologue. His eyes were filled with an uncharacteristically serious light. “I’m the one who should be worried. You’ve got a matchup with Leidyrune coming up. Are you going to be okay?” It was said that Leidyrune had more magical power than Axe. It was beyond dangerous and reckless for Sheila, who had no magic power, to go up against such an opponent. “――It’s natural to lose, but going against the expectation of everyone else is the fun of the match, isn’t it?” Sheila smiled belligerently, gratefully accepting the concern. Axe’s eyes brighten at once. “Oh! We’re indeed of the same mind! Sheila, you must join our Muscle League!” “I don’t want to be lumped in with the dormitory leader. And anyway, I’ve never heard of such a league....” She was curious, but instinct told her that she shouldn’t cross that line. Sheila politely declined. Axe’s persistent persuasion took up so much time that she was almost late for the match. She hurried to the venue. But it was a nice change of pace. Talking to the dormitory leader helped me relax my shoulders. Muscle League. That might be kind of nice. Sheila arrived at the practice hall with her hair slightly pulled back. Immediately, all eyes were on her. Most of the students were probably still there, even though they were allowed to go back to their dormitories after the third match. Even the dormitory leader, who had nothing to do with the match, knew about it. Maybe they were all interested in a matchup with an overwhelming difference in power. The aristocrats looked at Sheila with interest. The commoners looked worried. She met eyes with Cody, Zechs, and her classmates. She knew they would be equally concerned, but they looked at her quietly. Feeling an unwavering trust there, Sheila gave a small smile. Then, she slowly turned her gaze forward. Standing in front of her was a -year-old with a tall body. His black hair fluttered in the wind and his haughty purple eyes intimidated others. Instead of glaring at her from afar, he was staring intently at Sheila――There he was, Leidyrune.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 0, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
俺はコルティナとマークたちに、ベリトの冒険者ギルドへ向かっていた。本来ならば俺にはベッドで休んでいてもらいたかったらしいのだが、ライエルやマリア、ミシェルちゃんたちまでいない宿の中と、こうしてコルティナと一緒にいることを天秤にかけた結果、こちらの方が安全だと納得してもらったからだ。そして何より、コルティナは街中での活動に慣れていない。彼女の活躍してきた場所は主に戦場か、野外での戦闘に限る。ただしフィニアには連絡の要として宿に残ってもらっている。彼女の汎用性の高い魔法は、こういう時に役に立ってくれる......という言い訳での時間稼ぎだ。正直今は少し気マズイ。そうしてコルティナには俺とマークたちがサポートにつき、ギルドで情報を収集することになった。その立地上、街そのものはドーナツ状の形をしており、しかに延びた世界樹の根によって、街の各所は寸断されている。そのためいろんな場所で広場が設置され、馬車などの転回がしやすいよう、工夫されていた。この広場も、そんな場所の一つだった。「おお、これが噂の六英雄っすね。コルティナ様やマリア様もいますね!」「当然でしょ、六英雄の銅像なんだから」「でもストラールで見るやつとはポーズが違うっすね?」ストラールの街でもその像は存在し、六人の中央にはライエルとコルティナが立っていた。同様にこのベリトの街出身のマリアを重視したため、この街の像は彼女が中央に立っている。そしてライエルは大抵、中央付近に陣取っている。小憎らしい限りだ。「でも一人だけ、顔がよくわかんねーっすよ?」雄々しく立つ六英雄たちの銅像の中、一体だけ膝をついてフードとマフラーで顔を隠している存在がある。「あれはレイドよ。暗殺者なんだから、顔を知られるわけにはいかないってね」「あー、そうっすね。あちこちに恨み買ってそう」「そんな甘いもんじゃないわよ。あいつってば、悪と断じた敵には容赦しなかったから、貴族とか権力者に喧嘩売りまくってたもの」「うへぇ、俺じゃ即死しそうっすね」「それでも生き延びていたんだから、その力量は推して知るべしね」「すげぇ人だったんですね」「そうよ。彼にはライエルだって感心したように俺の像を見つめるマークと、コルティナ。しかし......しかしだ。コルティナよ、俺を過大評価するのはやめてくれ。いくら俺でも、あの脳筋には敵わないから。そもそも、何を根拠に主張できるのか。フィニアにはバレてしまったが、コルティナにはまだナイショなのだ。正直言って穴があったら入りたい心境だが、今の俺が一人になることは難しい。針の筵に座らされるような心地で、俺は冒険者ギルドまでやってきた。どんな羞恥プレイだと主張したい。ギルドの中は喧騒を通り越して狂騒といっていい騒動に陥っていたからだ。「なんだか騒がしいわね」忙しそうに左右に駆け回り、依頼票をひっきりなしに張り出し、それを受けた冒険者たちを承認していく。足を止められた職員は、一瞬迷惑そうに眉をひそめたが、彼女が取り出して見せた冒険者証を目にして、直立不動の姿勢になった。「こ、これはコルティナ様!? このような場所に......」「お決まりのセリフはいいから。何があったのか教えてくれる?」「は、はいの貧民街で暴動が起きまして。民間人にも被害が出ており、鎮圧の人員を募集している次第です」「七区......って、街の南南西の区画だったわね。ここ隣の」「そうです。なので被災者がこちらに流れ込んできており、軍を派遣することもままならず、難儀しております」街が世界樹の根で区切られているため、大規模に軍隊を送ろうと思うと特定の経路を通らねばならない。「そのため、足の速い冒険者を募集して一刻も早い事態の解決を、と中央政府からお達しがありまして」「それでこの有様なのね。でも教皇はどうしたの?」この街の最大権力者である教皇なら、民衆の動きを制御でき、軍を速やかに暴動地域に送り込むことができるはずだ。「それが、猊下は行方がおわかりにならないらしく......」「なんですって! それって重大事じゃない」「はい。お忍びという話で街に降りていたそうなのですが、折悪しくこの騒ぎが起きてしまい、見失ってしまったそうです」「それで捜索の状況は?」「捜索のための冒険者の募集を今張り出しているところです」「遅い! 何のための神殿騎士団よ!」「騎士団は暴動鎮圧に駆り出されてしまい......もう少し情報が早ければ、捜索に回せたのですが」職員の話を聞き、コルティナは少し考えこむ仕草をした。「ギルドの連絡網はどう? どこか寸断されている場所はない?」「この混乱ですから、詳しくは。調べてみます」「急いで。ひょっとしたら、騎士団や教皇の動きを含めて、黒幕に読み切られている可能性があるわ」「まさか!」「そのまさかよ。都合が悪すぎると思わない? こちらの打つ手が最悪のタイミングで遅れていく。何か意図を感じるわ」昨日、クラウドにちょっかいをかけていたが、これも奴の仕業ではないか、と。「どうやら、尻尾を掴んだみたいね」そんな中、コルティナだけがニヤリと笑みを浮かべていたのだった。	I headed to the Adventurer’s Guild with Cortina and Mark’s group. She apparently wanted me to rest on the bed initially, but after weighing the options of me staying at the inn with Lyell, Maria, and Michelle gone and accompanying her, she judged the latter to be safer and let me do it. And above all, she wasn’t suited to working inside the cities. Her field of activity was mainly the battlefields or fights in the wild. She wasn’t very experienced in uncovering the enemies, cornering them, and taking down enemies within the cities. I would worry if she acted without any support. But I had Finia stay at the inn as a cornerstone of communication. Her versatile use of magic was useful for this situation... or so was my excuse, but honestly, I was just gaining my time. I was feeling a little awkward now. Like this, Mark’s group and I followed Cortina to the Guild to gather information. On the way, I discovered bronze statues of Six Heroes. This city Berith was located at the foot of the World Tree. Because of that, it was donut-shaped, and on top of that, the World Tree roots spreading in four directions divided the city into parts. Of course, you could still get to any place by going over or under the roots, but it was still more complex than normal. For that reason, there were squares set up in all kinds of places, making it easier for carriages to turn. Leaving it at that felt a little wasteful so each square often had things like fountains and bronze statues in the middle. The square we were at was also one of such places. “Ohh, so these are the famed Six Heroes. There’s Lady Cortina and Maria too!” “Of course, they are Six Heroes statues, after all.” “But their poses are different compared to the ones in Stollar, huh?” They were heroes who saved the world, so their statues were built all over the world even without their knowledge. Stollar also had such statues, with Lyell and Cortina standing at the center. But here, it was Maria and Lyell at the center. This wall because Stollar was saved by Cortina, so Donovan simply designed it with her as the focus. Similarly, Maria was from Berith, so she was made to stand in the center here. As for Lyell he was generally always positioned near the center. It was rather annoying. “But one of their faces looks pretty vague, doesn’t it?” Among the gallant figures of the Six Heroes, only one of them was kneeling and hiding his face with a hood and scarf. Needless to say... It was the past me. “That’s Reid. He was an assassin so they can’t show his face.” “Ah, is that so? Sounds like someone who’d be earning grudges everywhere.” “It’s even worse than that. That guy was merciless towards the ones he judged to be evil, so he kept picking fights with nobles and influential people.” “Uwah, I’d have died instantly.” “The fact that he managed to survive is proof of his skill.” “He was an amazing person, huh.” “That he was. Even Lyell couldn’t match up to him.” Mark and Cortina stared at my statue in admiration. Cortina’s cheeks in particular seemed slightly flushed. Still... Still. Cortina, could you stop over-evaluating me so much. Even I can’t do anything against that muscle-brain. The only time I could win against him would be in a very limited situation with half of his power gone. But I couldn’t tell her that while she was puffing out her chest. In the first place, what would my claim be based on? Finia got to know my secret but Cortina still hadn’t. Mark’s group took Cortina’s words straight on and was convinced in Reid being the strongest. I honestly wanted to crawl into a hole and hide, but it was difficult to run off on my own now. Even if I tried to, I’d probably just get dragged back by the nape of the neck. Thus, I arrived at the Guild while constantly feeling like I was sitting on a bed of nails. What kind of shame play was this supposed to be. However, my discontent was blown away the moment we opened the doors of the Guild. The situation inside was beyond turmoil and nearing the level of havoc. “Things are looking turbulent.” Normally a staff member would’ve greeted us by now, but not even that happened. They were hectically running around sticking posters on the commission board, as well as approving the Adventurers who took them. It felt like a battlefield. Cortina caught one of the staff running nearby to ask what was going on. The staff member frowned in trouble for a moment, but seeing Cortina’s adventurer’s ID, she instantly stood at attention. “L-Lady Cortina?! What brings you here...” “Just stop with those set phrases. Can you tell us what’s going on?” “O-Of course. There’s a riot in the seventh district slums. Some of the citizens have been harmed already, so we are gathering people to suppress them.” “Seventh... isn’t that in the south-southwest section of the city? Two districts away from here.” “Yes. Victims are all flowing towards here and that makes it hard to dispatch the army, so we are having big trouble.” Because the city was divided by the World Tree’s roots, dispatching a large-scale army needed taking a specific route. But that very route was the same one victims were using to rush here. The flowing citizens and the sent army would naturally run into each other and be in a stalemate. “For that reason, the central government has ordered us to gather speedy Adventurers and solve the situation as fast as possible.” “And that led to this situation, huh. But what about the Pope?” The Pope, being the most influential person around, should have been able to restrain the people and move the army to the riot area. However, the staff powerlessly shook her head in negation to Cortina’s question. “It appears that high eminence is unable to be found...” “Say what?! Isn’t that really bad?” “It is. It seems that they were traveling incognito in the city, but disappeared during this trouble.” “What about the search?” “We are gathering Adventurers for that right now.” “Too slow! What are the temple knights doing!” “The knights have been rounded up to suppress the riot... had the information reached them faster, they would have started the search instead.” Hearing the staff’s words, Cortina made a pondering gesture. And then asked the staff once again. “What about the Guild’s contact network? Is there any place you can’t reach?” “I’m not sure, given this trouble. I will go and check.” “Hurry. It might be that some mastermind had anticipated everything including the movements of the chivalry and the Pope.” “No way!” “Yes way. Don’t you think this situation is too bad? The countermeasures are delayed with the worst timing. I feel some intent behind all this.” Hearing Cortina’s mutter, Kufar’s face surfaced in my mind. Kufar meddled with us yesterday, but maybe this was his doing too. In the first place, laying his hand on me guaranteed that Lyell and others would come running. In that case, he could have decided to hasten putting his schemes to action. “Looks like we have sniffed him out.” During all this, only Cortina had a big grin on her face.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 0, "inserted_lines_src": 26, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
レペスが死んだ......。情報通りにアレクと小屋に行ってみれば、無残な死体となったレペスの姿を発見したのである。冷徹な効率主義のレペスが嫌いだったが、死んだのはショックだ。どんな奴でも同志が死ぬのは気持ちのいいものではない。レペスは嫌な奴だったが、れっきとした戦士である。魔族撲滅には執念を燃やしていたし、組織には深い忠誠を示していた。きっと自身の負傷も省みず、命の続く限り魔族をなで切りにしたのだろう。生々しい傷跡が激しい戦いだったことを物語っている。レペスらしい最期だ。勇敢だった戦士の最期に黙祷を捧げる。その後、アレクにレペスの遺体を埋葬し、本陣に帰還することにした。そして、帰還途中に一人の少女ととっさにアレクと身を隠したが、驚くべき事実を耳にした。対峙すの会話から、少女は邪神で今回襲撃した魔族の幹部達を幾人も打ち倒してきたという。「あいつがカミーラのボス?」「恐らくな」あんな少女が恐るべき敵なのか? 「くっ、この力......あの魔族カミーラに匹敵していないか?」「あぁ、奴が話していたように満月の時間帯だけ力が増幅されるんだろう」「おい、カミーラだけでも厄介なのに。あの「リリス、まずいぞ。そのカミーラ達だ! こちらに接近している」何故!? ジェシカがここにいる? の対峙に集中していたため、最初は気づかなかった。だが、あれはまぎれもなくジェシカだ。ジェシカやられたのか......。いや、かすかに胸が上下していて呼吸している。気絶しているだけで死んではいないようだ。「おい、早くしろ! 奴らが到着したら、おいそれと逃げられんぞ」「わかっている。だが、ジェシカがいるんだ。私の親友がここにいるんだ」「くっ、お前が友誼に篤いのは知っているが、今回ばかりは諦めろ。とてもじゃないが、救出は無理だ」アレクは冷徹に判断する。あぁ、わかっている。あのだけど......。「アレク、先に行け! 私は残る!」「リリス、いい加減にしろ!」「何を言っても無駄だ。私はジェシカを見捨てることはできない。さぁ、さっさと一人で――」「いや、もういい。時間切れだ」アレクの沈んだ表情。そうか、もう来たか。身体中の神経を研ぎ澄ませ、慎重に周囲を窺う。辺りに並々ならぬ濃密な魔力が漂っていた。くっ、この魔族独特の雰囲気。そう、カミーラをはじめとした魔族の一団が到着したのだ。それにしても、こいつら一人一人が半端ない。これまで戦ってきた魔族が赤子に見えるほどに。「アレク、こいつら......」「あぁ、今まで俺達が相手をしてきた魔族とは比べ物にならん。恐らく奴らの下っ端ですら、べべの戦闘力を超えているだろう」「こ、こいつらの前じゃ下手に動けないな」「あぁ、ここはじっと堪えるしかない」アレクと茂みの中でじっと息を潜める。に対し、邪神が魔法を放ったのだ。言葉もなかった。なんて威力だ......。がふっとぶ出来事だった。全ての魔法体系と異なる異質な存在。全ての属性の祖ともいえる破壊と混沌の塊。言葉では言い表せない究極の力を見せつけられたのである。死地に飛び込むことはやまほどあった。戦力差がある敵との戦いも幾度と経験したし、命を捨てる覚悟なんてザラであった。どんな危機に直面しても戦士として冷静に耐えられたはずなのに......。この光景だけは恐怖を抑えられない。な、なんなんだ、あれは? 、戦闘力はべべ以上。満月直下のあの時間帯だけでいえばカミーラの魔力に迫るものがあった。それをあの邪神は一撃、たった一撃で沈めたのだ。邪神ティレア。外面だけで言えば金髪碧眼の美少女。どこかで見たことがあるような顔立ちだが思い出せない。ただ言えるのは、溢れる魔力はその整った容姿を天使から悪魔に変化させるのに十分であった。動いたらやられる!? 動けない。指先一つでも動かしたら、あの悪魔に気取られそうだ。幾ばくとそうしていただろうか......時間にしてみれば少しの時であったと思う。邪神が軍を鼓舞し軍団が解散となり、ようやく時が動き出した。それにしても、あの邪神の演説、あれは世界征服の宣言ではないか! 邪神の部下達も熱狂して聞いていた。あれほどの力を見せつけられたのだ。魔族は絶対的な強さに惹かれる。きっと狂信的な軍団ができあがるだろう。「アレク、し、信じられるか?」「至急、撤退する。あの化け物相手では、戦うどころか相対するだけでも危うい」アレクが冷や汗をかいている。チームの中でも飛びぬけて冷静沈着なのに。だが、あの「アレク、何度も言うが、私は撤退しない。ジェシカを助けてからだ」「リリス、お友達の救出は無理だ。せめて援軍を呼んで準備をしないと無駄死にするだけだ」「いや、救出が遅れれば、ジェシカの命が危ない」「リリス! あ、あれを見てもまだそんな愚かなことを言えるのか!」アレクが悲壮な表情で叫ぶ。あくまで言うことを聞かないのであれば、実力行使も辞さない勢いだ。「お願いだ。頼む。頼むから止めないでくれ。ジェシカは......ジェシカだけは、見捨てられない」アレクは天を仰ぐ。例え、アレクが腕ずくで止めようとしても無駄だとばかりに、必死な形相でアレクを睨む。「ふぅ~仕方がない。俺も手伝おう」「アレク、すまない」「だがこれだけは約束しろ。深追いはしない。俺が危険と判断したら即撤退する」「......わかった」アレクとひそかに邪神を追跡する。邪神に気取られずに後を追う。これまでの任務があくびが出るほどの危険な行為だ。邪神は、ジェシカを抱えながら移動している。これは本陣に戻っているのか? 「アレク、もしかして......」「あぁ、奴ら本陣に戻っている。恐らくただの市民として紛れるつもりだろう」「そんなことが可能なのか?」「魔力をサーチしてみろ。邪神を含め、軍団員全ての魔力が一般人のそれと変わらぬ。あれだけの魔力をよくもここまで抑えられたものだ」「ほ、本当だ。これじゃあ、奴らが魔族だと誰も疑いはしない」「リリス、ますます俺達の情報が重要になってくる」「アレク、どうする? このまま市民に紛れてしまうと追跡が困難になる」「......よし、危険だが、邪神の魔力の波動を覚えてみる」「それは危険じゃないか? 止めたほうが......」「いや、危険だが、やる価値はある。このまま奴らが王都に留まるとは限らぬ。魔力を抑えられたまま国外に雲隠れされたら、手の施しようがない。今、邪神が魔力を抑えているうちがチャンスなんだ」「わかった。確かに魔力の波動さえ覚えてしまえば、どこにいても感知できる」「リリス、周囲を警戒しておけ」「了解。だが、無理はするなよ。邪神は底がしれん」を発動させる。魔力は人それぞれ波動が違う。調査に成功すれば居場所を把握できるし、転移も可能なのだ。もし、今ジェシカ奪還に失敗しても、居場所さえわかっていれば再救出できる。頼む、成功してくれ! アレクは全神経を集中させてサーチしているようで、全身から滝のような汗が流れている。これは成功するか......。 ...... ............ .................. 「貴様、見ているなぁ!!」邪神から突然の叫び声。な、なんだ? さきほどの少女の声とは別人だ。どういうことだ? ただ言えるのは、邪神にサーチがばれたということである。「ま、まずい。サーチが邪神にばれたようだ。アレクここは一時撤退......」「ア、アレク?」どうしたんだ? こんなアレクの姿を初めて見る。いったい邪神に何を見た? 「アレク、しっかりしろ! とにかく逃げるぞ!」「あ、ひぃ、はぁ、あぁああ」「アレク! レペス、ヴェーラ、共に戦ってきた仲間がこの戦いで死んだんだぞ! お、お前がそんなんじゃ仲間が浮かばれない!」アレクの頬を引っぱたく。アレクは、焦点が定まらない目を私に向ける。「はぁ、はぁ、す、すまない。俺は無理だ。はぁ、はぁ、あ、あんなのを見ちまったら戦えない。戦えないんだ」「とにかく邪神がこっちに来る。早く行くぞ!」「はぁ、はぁ、はぁ。お、俺はだめだ」「つべこべ言わずに来い!」強引にアレクの手を引っ張るが、アレクはその手を払いのけた。「お、俺はいぃいい! 行けぇえ!」「で、でも......」「はぁ、はぁ。お、お友達を助けたいんだろ! だったらまずは生き延びろ!」アレクの叫びに私は駆け出す。「はぁ、はぁ、はぁ。リリス、ふ、振り返らずに聞けぇ! はぁ、はぁ。や、奴は魔王だぁあ......ひ、ひぎゃあ!」アレクの断末魔が聞こえた。だが、後ろを振り向かない。止まらない。止まれば、命をかけてまで逃がしてくれたアレクの意志に背く。私は全魔力を速度付与に変えてひたすら走る。ご、ごめん、ジェシカ、今は助けられない。私が甘かった。私が無理を言ったせいで、アレクを犠牲にしてしまった。今は冷静になろう。邪神に勝つため、秘策を持って戻ってくる。それまで待ってて。絶対にあんたを助けるから。本部へ帰還する。そして、魔王の復活、その魔王がティレアという少女だと伝えないと。本部へと繋がる緊急の転移魔法陣がこの先に敷いてある。そこまで移動できれば......。あと少し、もう少し――。「死ね!」「なっ!」突如、全力で走っていた矢先、魔弾が放たれた。かろうじて避けられたが、偶然に近い。次に放たれると避ける自信はない。何者? 行く手に突然現れた人物。燃えるような赤い目と、氷のような青い目をしていて赤い耳をしている。ネコの容貌だ。「獣人? いや、ただの獣人ではない。あの魔弾の威力......魔族か」すかさず臨戦態勢を整える。「う~ん、惜しい。魔族だけど、「何!?」。くっく、避けたと思ってるでしょ。もうあんた死んでるよ」「えっ!?」ぐらりと体が揺れ、力が抜ける。体のいたるところから血が噴き出ている。い、いつの間に!? ま、まずい。戦士としての経験が知っている。これは致命傷だ。「キャハ♪ 惜しかったね。でもゾルグ様の秘密を知った者は生かしておけない」「はぁ、はぁ、お、お前は......」「な~に、ワタシを知りたいの? キャハ♪ いいよ。教えてあげる。どうせあんたは死ぬんだし。ワタシ将――いや新生魔王軍総督ルクセンブルク」「はぁ、はぁ、ま、魔王軍、そ、総督だ......と?」「いい冥土の土産になったかな? それじゃあ、ワタシはゾルグ様の警護で忙しいから、あとは勝手に死んどいてね♪」そう言うや、ルクセンブルクからとどめとばかりの一撃をもらう。そして、ルクセンブルクは満足そうに闇夜へと消えていった。	Lepes died... When Alec and I headed to the hut that was described, we found his corpse left in a miserable state. He was cool-headed, and always prioritized efficiency. I hated him, but his death came as a shock to me. No matter what kind of person they might have been, it’s never a good feeling to have a comrade die. I hated his guts, but he was a respectable warrior. He was passionate and motivated in the fight against the demons, and he was deeply loyal to the organization. I’m sure he ignored his wounds, and fought until he died. The gruesome wounds told of his fight. It’s the sort of end you would expect him to have. I offered a prayer for the last moments of a gallant warrior. After that, Alec and I buried his remains, and then decided to return to Headquarters. When we did, we witnessed a girl confronting a werewolf. We immediately hid, and heard a shocking truth. From the conversation the two exchanged, the girl was the Evil God, and had defeated a number of officers belonging to the invading demon force. “So that’s Camilla’s boss?” “Quite likely.” That kind of girl is the terrifying enemy? “Kuh-! This power... Ain’t it a match for that Camilla?” “Yeah. It’s probably true what he said about getting a temporary boost during a full moon.” “Oi, even Camilla alone was trouble... To think even that werewolf―” “Lyris, this is bad. It’s Camilla’s group! They’re heading this way.” Why!? Why was Jessica there? I was in shock. Jessica was lying not far from the Evil God. Because I was concentrating on the confrontation between Evil God and werewolf, at first I didn’t notice. But it was definitely Jessica. Was Jessica done in...? No, her chest was still faintly moving up and down. She was just unconscious, it seems. “Oi, hurry up! If they arrive here, we won’t be able to leave whenever we want!” “I know. But, Jessica is here. My best friend is here.” “Kuh-, I know that you’re faithful to your friendships, but give up just this one time. It’s absolutely impossible to save her.” Alec gave me a cool-headed judgment. Yeah. I know. With that werewolf’s current mana, it’s impossible to butt in. I know that it’s hopeless. But... “Alec, you go first! I’m staying!” “Lyris, cut it out!” “No matter what you say, I’m staying. I can’t abandon Jessica. Now go. Hurry up and―” “No need. It’s too late now.” Alec’s expression was gloomy. I see. So they’re here already. Straining every nerve in my body to the limit, I carefully examined the surroundings. Thick mana signatures appeared all around. Kuh-, this is the special atmosphere of a demon. Camilla and her group of demons had already arrived. “Alec, these guys...” “Yeah. They’re on another level to every demon we’ve fought in the past. Even their grunt soldiers are probably stronger than Bebe.” “W-, With these guys here, doesn’t look like we can move.” “Yeah. Looks like we can only wait here.” Alec and I held our breaths in the bushes. The fight was beginning. The Evil God fired magic at the werewolf. And then without being able to do a thing, the werewolf was annihilated without a trace. I don’t even have words. What power... It blew away the experiences I had always relied on. Something different to any of the existing magic systems. A mass of destruction and chaos that you could even call the primordial building blocks of all elements. And an ultimate power that I couldn’t even describe in words. I’ve jumped into deathzones plenty of times. I’ve experienced some battles with far superior enemies, and it was common for me to resolve myself to die. Even though I believed I could keep my calm as a warrior no matter what I faced... The scene before me alone, caused my fear to become unbearable. W-, What is that? That werewolf was even more powerful than Bebe. During a full moon, its mana even approached Camilla’s. And yet it was destroyed in a hit. A single hit. Evil God Tilea. She just looks like a blonde-haired blue-eyed beauty. Her face is familiar somehow, but I can’t place it. All I can say is that her overflowing mana was enough to change her from an angel to a demon. If I move, won’t I die!? I can’t move. If I move even a finger, that devil will notice me. Just how long have we been frozen here? Objectively, probably, not too long. After the Evil God gave a speech to rouse her army, they dispersed, and we could finally move again. But still, that speech... Didn’t she just declare that she would conquer the world!? Her subordinates had listened in zeal. Understandable, after her display of power. Demons are drawn by absolute strength. I’m sure her army fanatically worships her. “Alec. C-, Can you believe this?” “We immediately evacuate... With a monster like that, far from fighting, even confronting would be dangerous.” Alec had a cold sweat. Despite the fact that he’s the absolute calmest one of our team. But looking at that monster made me agree. She was frightening enough that even the terrifying Camilla looked like a child in comparison. “Alec, I’ll say it as much as you want, but I’m not gonna withdraw. I’m gonna save her.” “Lyris, it’s impossible to rescue your friend. If we don’t at least call for reinforcements and prepare, we’ll just die in vain.” “No, if I’m late to save her, her life will be in danger.” “Lyris! E-, Even after seeing that, you’re still saying these stupid things!?” Alec shouted at me with a tragic expression. He was prepared to use force if I didn’t listen. “Please. I’m begging you. Please don’t stop me. Jessica... Jessica is the only one I can’t abandon.” Alec looked up at the sky. I glared at Alec, letting him know that even if he tried to stop me, it would be useless. “Huu~ Fine then. I’ll help too.” “Alec, I’m sorry.” “But promise me this. You won’t chase too far. When I decide that we’re in danger, we withdraw.” “...Got it.” Together with Alec, we stealthily pursued the Evil God. We continued to follow her without being noticed. It was so dangerous that it made every past mission look boring in comparison. The Evil God continued to move with Jessica in her arms. Is she heading back to Headquarters? “Alec, could it be...” “Yeah. She’s going back to Headquarters. She probably intends to mix in with the civilians.” “Is that even possible?” “Try searching her mana. Not only the Evil God, every member of this army has mana on the level of your ordinary person. It’s shocking how far they’ve suppressed their mana.” “I-, It’s true. Then, like this, nobody would even know they were demons.” “Lyris, it’s getting more and more important that we report back.” “Alec, what now? If they mix with the civilians, it’ll be difficult to find them.” “...Alright. It’s dangerous, but let’s memorize the mana of the Evil God.” “Isn’t that too dangerous? Maybe we shouldn’t...” “No, it’s dangerous, but it’s worth doing. We don’t even know if they’ll stay in the Capital. If they kept their mana suppressed and then disappeared beyond our borders, it would be impossible to ever find them. We only have this chance while the Evil God is still suppressing her mana.” “Got it. You’re right. If we remember the wavelength, then we can find her no matter where she goes.” “Lyris, watch the surroundings.” “Roger. But don’t overdo it. The Evil God is unfathomable.” Alec activated Trace. Every person has a different mana wavelength. If you succeed in examining their mana, you can grasp their location, and even teleport to them. Even if I fail to save Jessica now, as long as I know where she is, I can try again. Please succeed! Alec concentrated every fiber of his being to Search, and he began sweating like crazy. Will he succeed...? ...... ............ .................. “You’re watching me, aren’t you!” A sudden shout came from the Evil God. W-, What? That was a totally different voice to the earlier girl’s voice. What’s going on? All I can say is that the Evil God noticed our Search. “T-, This is bad. It looks like she noticed. Alec, we should retreat for...” “A-, Alec?” What’s happening? It’s the first time I’ve ever seen Alec like this. Just what the hell did he see inside the Evil God? “Alec, get it together! We’re running now!” “Ah, hii, haa, aaahh...” “Alec! Lepes, Vera, our comrades died in this fight, yanno! I-, If you act like this, they’ll turn in their graves!” I slapped him. With unfocused eyes, he turned my way. “Hahh, hahh, s-, sorry. It’s impossible for me. A-, After seeing something like that, I can’t fight. I can’t fight.” “Anyway, the Evil God is coming our way. Hurry up and move!” “Hahh, hahh, hahh, I-, I’m done for.” “Stop whining and move!” I forcefully pulled on his arm, but he brushed me off. “I-, I’M FINNEEEEE! GOOOOOO!” “B-, But...” “Hahh, hahhh. Y-, You want to save your friend, right! Then first you need to survive!” At his scream, I began to run. “Hahh, hahh, hahh. LYRIS, D-, DON’T TURN AROUND, AND JUST LISTEN! Hahh, hahh. S-, SHE’S THE DEMON KINGGG! ...H-HI-GYAHH!” I heard Alec’s death cry. But I didn’t turn to look. I can’t stop. If I stop, I’ll have wasted Alec’s sacrifice. I circulated all my mana and used speed enhancement magic and ran. S-, Sorry, Jessica. I can’t save you right now. I was naive. Because I asked for the impossible, Alec lost his life. I’m calm now. To defeat the Evil God, I need to come back with a plan. Until then, wait for me. I’ll definitely save you, Jessica. First is to return to the Decarabia headquarters. And then, I have to let them know that the Demon King is back, and that she’s a girl called Tilea. The emergency teleportation circle that connects there is just ahead. As long as I can make it there... A little more, just a little more― “Die!” “Wha-!” As I was running at full speed, a magic bullet suddenly came from ahead. I managed to barely avoid it, but that was basically a fluke. The next time it comes, I don’t have the confidence to avoid it. Who is it? The silhouette of a person appeared before me. One eye was fiery red, while the other was icy blue. On top of that she had red ears too. Like a cat. “A beastman? No, not just a beastman. The strength of that magic bullet... A demon?” I immediately prepared to fight. “Hmm~ So close. I’m a demon, but not just a demon.” “What!?” “Secret Technique, Air Ascian. Kuku, I bet you thought you dodged it. But you’re already dead.” “Eh-!?” My body swayed, and lost its power. Blood was flowing from every part of me. W-, When did she!? T-, This is bad. I know what this means from my warrior’s experience. It’s fatal. “Kyaha ♪ What a shame. But nobody can know Demon King Zorg’s secret and live.” “Hahh, hahh, y-, you...” “What~? Do you want to know who I am? Kyaha ♪ Okay~ I’ll tell you. You’re going to die, anyway. I’m one of the Six Demon Generals― No, the Viceroy of the New Demon King Army, Luxembourg.” “Hahh, hahh, t-, the Viceroy of, the D-, Demon King... Army?” “Yep, isn’t that a great memory to take to the grave? Well then, I’m busy with Master Zorg’s defense, so please just die on your own ♪” With that, the finishing strike came from Luxembourg. And then, with a satisfied expression, she disappeared into the night.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 4, "inserted_lines_src": 25, "inserted_lines_trg": 2 }
また来なさい、とそれだけウィルおじいさんに言われた。ウィルおじいさんの名前を聞いた瞬間、途中で気付いていたものの、やっぱり鳥肌が立った。沢山聞きたい事はあったけど、私はウィルおじいさんの言う事を聞いた。ジルも私も帰り道も話さなかった。家に帰ってもまだ朝日は昇っていなかった。ジルも自分の部屋に用事があるからとそのまま部屋に小走りで向かった。ジル.....間でどのくらい賢くなったのかしら。この二年間、私は死に物狂いで魔法を習得した。正直、本当にやめたいと思った時期もあったし、挫けそうにもなった。けど、目標があったし志を高くしておかないと、悪女としては失格だって自分を鼓舞させた。デュルキス国の古語を覚えるのには本当に苦労した。まさかレベル87の自分以外のものに自分のものを移す魔法がデュルキス国の古語を唱えないといけないなんて思わなかったわ。この二年間でなんとかレベル91まで習得できたのよ! やっぱり、私って才能あると思うわ! けど、ずっと独りでいるのって思ったよりきつかったのよね。結構堪えたわ。悪女は基本的にはずっと独りなのよね。精神力というか忍耐力が本当に培われた。私はベッドから勢いよく起き上がった。目が一つなくなったのに全く痛みを感じない。不思議だわ。見える世界が狭くなった。左側が全く分からない。まぁ、それは暫くしたら慣れるわよね。一番大変なのが距離感を掴めない。時々、世界が平面に見えてしまう。だから、森を歩いているとき実は何度も躓いたのよね。足の裏から少し血が出ていた。......裸足はやっぱり危ないわよね。私は軽く指を鳴らした。 ......え? 悪寒が走った。嫌な汗が滲み出る。それでも何も起こらない。私、今、魔力を封じ込める首輪もしていないわ。扉の外からジルの透き通った声が聞こえた。私は魔法が使えないショックが大きすぎて何も返事が出来なかった。ジルはそのままゆっくり扉を開けて小屋に入ってきた。「アリシア? どうかしたの?」ジルの手には細長い黒い布のようなものがあった。何かしら......。「それは?」そう言ってジルは手に持っている黒い布を私に差し出した。 ......眼帯? 「作ったの?」「まあね。簡単だから」これを今の短時間で作れるなんて......器用過ぎるわ。私はそう言って早速眼帯をつけた。鏡で自分の顔を見る。あら、結構似合っているじゃない。かなりの悪女っぽさが出た気がするわ。ジルは私を見透かしたような目で見る。 ......表情を読み取るのが随分と上手くなったわね。平然と装っていたのに、すぐにばれてしまったわ。私はジルを真っすぐ見た。なんだかいつもよりジルが小さく見える。「魔法が使えなくなったのよ」	Grandpa Will, after revealing his identity, had sent us off without fanfare. He told us to come back again later, and with that Gilles and I quickly left the village. Despite having already realized his identity at some point along the way, the moment that he told us his full name my arms broke out in goosebumps. To think that this is what he meant when he said he used to work for the royal palace.... So many questions flooded my mind that I wanted to ask him, but in the end Gilles and I did as Grandpa Will suggested and left without saying anything. Gilles and I were both lost in thought on the way back so neither of us spoke as we walked. And by the time we reached the house, it was still ungodly early so I decided to return to my little cabin for a bit. Gilles also said he had some things to take care of in his room and trotted off into the mansion as I was turning to leave. And now I’m back in the little hut I’ve called home for the last two years. The first thing I did when I came in was throw myself down on the bed. It’s so early and yet I feel like so many things have already happened today. Gilles..... I wonder just how much his intelligence has grown after all this time? There seemed to be even more wisdom than before swirling in those gray eyes of his. As for me, I practiced magic like my life depended on it for these last two years. And, when I needed a break, every waking moment was spent either reading or exercising. Day in and day out, that was all I did. Honestly, there were numerous times that I wanted to give up. There were whole weeks, whole months, during which I saw no progress and the despair nearly overtook me. But, in those moments I just reminded myself of my goal. No matter what, I want to become a villainess, and who has ever heard of a villainess that lacks conviction? We are a breed of women with high pride and lofty ambition and determination. If I were to give up here, then that would be grounds for complete disqualification from my one true goal in this lifetime. Even with that knowledge though, I still struggled a lot. Around the time that I started learning the ancient language of the Duelkis Kingdom was a particular low point for me. Who would have thought that the level magic that allows you to exchange a part of yourself with that of someone else would require you to chant in the ancient language!? But even with that huge hurdle, I still managed to attain level in just two years! Learning the ancient language in such a short amount of time.... I really must be a genius! But, as if such personal struggles to improve my magic level weren’t enough, being completely alone like that for so long was a lot tougher than I expected. It was lonely, not having anyone to talk to.... But I will say that I think I bore the solitude quite well indeed. As a villainess, I need to be okay with being alone. And after two years of seclusion, I dare say I mastered that trait quite nicely. Rather than saying it requires emotional fortitude, I would say that patience was actually key in keeping my sanity. I’ve become very, very good at waiting. With that, I fling myself off the bed and stand up, energized and ready for the day. As I’m looking around, I notice that my worldview seems decidedly narrower than it was before. Though, despite having entirely lost one my eyes, oddly enough I’m not in any pain. It’s quite the strange feeling actually. The area that I can see now looks so small. And there’s also a huge blind spot on my left side. Having no periphery vision there is somewhat disconcerting, though I’m sure I’ll get used to it after a while! The most troubling thing is that my sense of distance has been completely thrown off. There are times when I look around and it’s almost as if everything has become flat, like I’m looking at this world through a screen once again. It hit me particularly hard while I was walking back through the woods, so I found myself stumbling quite a lot on rocks and roots as they appeared in my path. In sudden remembrance, I glance down at my feet. I lift them off the ground to take a look at my soles and see there’s not only a small amount of blood dried on them.... I guess going around barefoot really is dangerous. From now on, I really need to make sure to wear proper footwear before traipsing about in the woods. Lightly, I snap my fingers. .....Huh? Nothing happened...? Chills run down my spine. A cold sweat instantly soaks my back and my hands clam up. I snap my fingers once again, a little more desperately this time. But still nothing happens. I can feel all the blood rushing out of my face. Why can’t I use magic? I’m not definitely not wearing a magic sealing collar right now. “It’s Gilles,” a clear voice calls from outside. But I don’t move. I don’t say anything. I’m too shocked about not being able to use magic. Without waiting for a reply, Gilles slowly pushes the door open and comes into the cabin. “Alicia...? Is there something wrong?” I look over at him dumbly. In one of his hands he’s holding a long, thin, black cloth. What could it be....? “What’s that?” I ask, trying to pretend that everything’s fine. “Ah. I.... made something for you.....” he says, and then offers me the black piece of cloth. .....An eye patch? “You made this?” “Mm. It’s not fancy or anything, so it wasn’t hard,” he says shyly, averting his gaze. To be able to make something like this in such a short amount of time..... he’s really skilled! It looks like Gilles’s abilities in the feminine arts aren’t to be scoffed at. “Thank you,” I say, taking the eye patch from his hand and immediately putting it on. I glance over at the mirror to see how I look. Hmm, not bad at all. I think it actually suits me. It really helps emphasize my villainous nature, too. No, I quite like this new aesthetic. “So? Why were you spacing out earlier?” Gilles asks, his eyes probing my face. ....He’s gotten pretty good at reading my expressions it seems. I thought I had been doing a decent job of staying calm while putting on the eye patch, but he was able to see right through me. I turn away from the mirror and look straight at Gilles. As I look down at him, I can’t help but feel that he looks even smaller than usual. It seems that having your sight cut in half affects your vision in all sorts of ways. “I don’t seem to be able to use magic anymore,” I blurt, my voice sounding a bit too loud in my ears.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 3, "inserted_lines_src": 21, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
TEDに出ていることが― ではなくて人生のこの時点で自分がこの環境にいることは偶然によるものだと心からそう考えていますしかし今日お話ししたいのはテクノロジーを使ってしかし今日お話ししたいのはテクノロジーを使ってこのような偶然を頻繁に起こす方法ですなぜならこの偶然によって今の自分があることを思い返すとテクノロジーが大きな役割を果たしたと本当に思うからです今日は少しだけ私自身のことをお話ししますどういう文脈での話かを伝えたいからですそうすることで皆さんは私が現在最大の情熱を傾けているのが「子供」と「教育」の2つである理由がお分かりになるでしょう文脈とあわせてそれをお話しした後でテクノロジーについても少しお話ししますそのすごい可能性を信じる理由についてですこれは先ほどの困難のいくつかに取り組む上で非常に強力な道具ですそれからクリスが紹介してくれたとおり AMDが「50×15」構想の立ち上げを決定したことについてお話ししますその後最初に戻ってもうちょっとだけお話をします皆さんに納得してもらいたいので― 今日の世界ではビジネスリーダーが自分のビジネスだけでなく有意義なことへの情熱をもつことが実に重要だという私の信念についてですこれを念頭においてこの話から始めさせて下さい私は5人きょうだいの一番上で他の4人は女性です女性ばかりの家庭で育ちましたのでかなり心得ていますよ― あっちの方はねこう言えば皆さん想像がつくと思うのですが私はメキシコのとても小さな村で生まれました不運にもとても貧しい環境でした両親は大学教育を受けていませんでしたが幸いにも私と4人の妹たちは大学に行くことができましたそう言うと両親が教育を重視していたことが伝わるでしょう両親は学習に対しては熱狂的でしたまた後でこのことに触れましょうしかし私が幼いころから学習に触れ子供時代を通じて好奇心をたっぷりと育めたのはあるテクノロジーのおかげでもありますビクトローラです父はこれを廃品置き場で見つけ修理して動くようにしましたそしてどういう訳か― 今から思うと父が世界の動向になぜそんなに詳しかったのか分かりませんが― 年端もいかない私を傍らに座るように言いビクトーラにモーツァルトのレコードをかけ教えてくれたものでしたモーツァルトがいかにこれまでのクラシック作曲家の中で最もロマンティックか父の大好きな『月の光』がどんなものか― これがクラシック音楽に私が真に触れた経験でした父はヨハン・シュトラウスについてや彼がどのようにワルツを作曲し世界的に有名になったか説明してくれました歴史についても少し教えてくれたものですチャイコフスキーの『1812年』を小さなビクトローラで聴きながら父はロシアという国のことや当時ロシアで何が起きたかについてそしてどうこの曲がその歴史を表現しているか教えてくれました父は多くの好奇心をまだ子供の私に植え付けました皆さんにはこれがハイテク機器には見えないでしょうでもこれが出現した40年代半ば父にとってはハイテクの1つでしたでもこれが出現した40年代半ば父にとってはハイテクの1つでしたさらにこの経験からくみ取るべき実に重要なことの1つは― よくこう訊かれるんです「ご両親は子供のあなたにどう接しておられたんですか?」いつも「実にキツかった」と私は答えます大抵の人が思う意味でのキツさ― つまり怒鳴られるとか殴られるとかではなくこういう意味です私が大人になるまで父母はいつもこんなことを言っていました次の2つの事を忘れちゃいけないすごく大事なことだよとまず「夜ベッドに入る時 1日を振り返ってその日何かに自分が貢献したかベストを尽くしたかを確認しなさい」両親の言った2番目はこれです「お前のことを信じているよお前はどこにいようとどこに行こうといつも正しいことをしているだろう」どの位の方がお子さんへこう言われるでしょうもしそうされているなら本当ですよそれは子供に与えうる最大のプレッシャーです「私たちはお前がいつも正しいことをすると信じているよ」友達とビールを飲みに行く時もこの言葉が常に頭にあったんですそして非常に慎重に行動しましたテクノロジーは当然のことながらそれが役に立つものでありアクセスしやすく手頃な価格でないと意味がありません今日の世界では役に立ち手頃でアクセスしやすいというのは既存の多くのテクノロジーに必ずしも当てはまる訳ではありません既存の多くのテクノロジーに必ずしも当てはまる訳ではありませんですから我が社のそして私の個人的情熱は一生懸命取り組んでテクノロジーを役立ちアクセスしやすく手頃なものにすることに注がれています私にとってはそれはとんでもなく重要です今やテクノロジーはビクトーラの時代から大きく変わりました我々は今や非常にパワフルなコンピューターを持っていますインターネットはキラー・アプリケーションと呼ばれますが率直に言って我々はそう思っていませんインターネットは実際のところ人や考えをつなぐものですインターネットは単に人やアイデアをつなぐ媒体であるにすぎないのですその人やアイデアをつなぐ力は素晴らしいものですですからこの変化を通じて重要な機会に今日我々は直面しています人やアイデアをもっと強く結びつけることができれば― とはいえ今日の市場には製品がありすぎる訳ですが私にとって重要な点は次のような事です製品のうちどれ位のものが役に立ちアクセスしやすく手頃なつながりを提供できているか? アクセスしやすく手頃なつながりを提供できているか? このテクノロジーを所有するための経済的地位や購入する機会の有無にはかかわらずにですよ? このことに目を向けた時我々はもう少しそれを実現できる構想を練りたいと考えましたそうして数年前 AMDではこのアイデアつまり「50×15」構想が生まれましたここで目的としているのは 2015年までに世界の半分をインターネットに接続できるようにして人や考えをつなぎあわせることです我々だけでできるとは思っていませんでしたそんなことを言うつもりは決してありませんでしたいつも感じていたのはこれは政府や企業教育機関無数の企業時にライバル社とさえパートナーにならねば不可能だということですですからこれは実に高尚な構想です考えようによってはねですからこれは実に高尚な構想です考えようによってはねしかし我々は数年のうちに実現のめどを立てねばなりませんこの計画は大胆かつ勇気のあるもので物事をこれまでとは違う方法で行うことを我々に強いるものですすぐ後にこの話に戻りますねなぜならこれまでの結果は注目すべきものだからですそして私が本当に楽しみにしているのは 2015年までの8年間で何が起こるのかということです 2015年までの8年間で何が起こるのかということです現在の状況は? これは年次変化です出典はGapminder.com 我々の友人ですこのサイトをご覧になったことが無い方ぜひ見て下さい非常に印象的ですインターネットの普及が年を経るごとに変化する様子が分かりますこの数値から 2015年までの目標に関し明らかになってきたことが 3つあります 1つ目は西ヨーロッパとアメリカを主とする西側諸国が著しく進歩したことですこれらの国でのネット接続状況は驚くほどでしかも拡大を続けています実際 100%に達するのに 2015年までかからない可能性さえ十分ありますインドや中国などの新興国では堅調な進歩が見られますしかしアフリカやラテンアメリカの国などそれほど発展していない国では進歩はかなり遅いんです実際のところ私は最近南アフリカを訪ねムベキ大統領とディスカッションする機会を持ちました我々が議論したことの1つはネット接続率の目標に向かうスピードをいったい何が妨げているのかです 1つの答えは南アフリカではブロードバンド接続に月額百ドルかかることですこのコストではたとえアメリカでも無理です到達目標のネット接続率には届かないでしょうそれで我々は協力者を得ることによってこのテクノロジーにかかるコストを下げる方法を議論しましたこの表をご覧下さいこのグラフは横軸が対数になっています一番端を見て下さい 2015年に50%の接続率というのは非常に遠い道のりですが我々はワクワクしやる気に満ちていますそれこそが物事の推進力だと思います我々に物事を違う方法で行わせる力ですそして我々が楽しみにしているのは世界中の数多くのパートナーと協力してこの目標を達成することですさて「50×15」構想について 1つ説明したいことがあります実に重要なことですがこれはチャリティではありません事業としての取り組みですネット未接続の世界に存在するある小さなセグメントを見てみましょうそれは教育市場です小学生について考えると世界中にいる何百万という子供がネットに接続できるようになれば莫大な利益を得られますネットに接続できるようになれば莫大な利益を得られますしたがってこのセグメントのニーズにフィットした事業を始めることにしました我々がこの企画を始めた本当に最初の頃から非常にはっきりこう言ってきました― これはチャリティじゃない事業活動だとこれはこのセグメントで非常に扱いが難しかった部分です過去3年間で学びましたがこのセグメントにおいても発展途上国においても信じられないほど高品質で信頼でき非常に低いコストでアクセスできることが要求されるんです多くの困難が伴いました当事者でないと非常に理解が難しいでしょうねすぐ後でお話ししますねこの構想の焦点はシンプルでアクセスしやすく人間中心の解決法ですどういうことかというと PCが大まかに言って 1980年に発明されそれから20年あまり実のところ変化は見られません大抵の場所で PCはグレーか黒の箱で見た感じどれも一緒です率直に言って― これを言うと怒る顧客もいますが本当のところ PCの上に貼ってあるラベルをはがしたらどのメーカー製か見分けがつかないでしょう高度に汎用品化しているからです 1つ1つ違う製品なんですけどねつまり人間中心的アプローチはそこにはありませんでしたがそれがこのセグメントでは必要とされるんですですからこのことを考えるのは絶対に重要です午前中に聞いたトークのなかにアフリカ向けにデザインされた手術室の機械の話がありました我々がここで話しているのはそれに非常に似たことです地理的事情に合わせたアプローチの必要性ですどういうことかというと世界にはテクノロジーの開発に政府が中心的役割を果たす地域とそうでない地域があります製造業を支えるインフラの整った地域もあれば製造業を支えるインフラの整った地域もあればない地域もありますそうすると我々は地域の事情に合わせてテクノロジーの開発やそれを活用した実践を行う必要があります最後に非常に重要なことですが― これは我々の意見であって広く共有されている訳ではなくいや我々だけなのかもしれませんが― 我々の信念ではこの構想の最大の成功には地元密着の統合的・包括的な生態系モデルが必要なのですこの例を使わせて下さい南アフリカ共和国です最近行ったのでこの国の問題のいくつかにちょっとは通じていますからねここは人口4千5百万の新興国です大きな成長が始まりつつありますこの国はネット接続のコストを下げることを目指しています国内にPCを製造する会社がありますソフトウェア開発を訓練する環境も大学に整えられつつあります素晴らしい理想的な場所です学校に必要なハードウェアとソフトウェアの生態系を作れるのですさらに驚いたことに南アフリカ共和国では 18の方言が使われているそうです 2つだと思っていたのに― 英語とアフリカ語かと― しかし実は18もあると判明しましたこのかなり複雑な教育システムのニーズを満たすためには内部から活動を起こすしかありませんこのセグメントは外国から来た企業が製品を持ち込んで売るやり方で扱えるものではないように思いますこのように多くの人口を抱えこのように多くの人口を抱え事業を支えるインフラの整った地域では地元密着の統合的・包括的なシステムは事業を成功させる上で実に重要と確信していますこれは我々がコンピューターを支給した教室の写真です私の母国メキシコの学校ですこの教室があるのはミチョアカン州の学校ですメキシコに詳しい方はご存じでしょうがミチョアカンは非常にカラフルな州です子供はとてもカラフルな服を着ていますしこれが子供たちやPCに及ぼす影響は驚くべきものですこれを言っておかねばなりませんテクノロジーのアクセスしやすさやネット接続がこの子らの生活や教育に及ぼす影響は明らかに価値のあるものです我々は最近ある学校内に学習ラボを開設しました南アフリカの西ケープ州にあるネルソン・マンデラ・スクールにです PCにアクセスできる子供たちの表情やその活動は本当にものすごいことですよねそして最近彼らが手紙をくれてこの影響に関する興奮ぶりを教えてくれました彼らの生活や教育に関する夢能力に及ぼした影響は驚くべきもののようです我々は現在 30人の技術者を 18か国に配置し何百万もの人をつなぎこのセグメントのニーズと需要の把握に努めているところですこれも言っておかねばなりません何百万人と言ってもネット接続が必要な人が何十億といるのを思えばものの数ではありませんこれは始まったばかりで我々は多くを学んでいる最中です非常によく学びつつあるのはこのセグメントに必要で効果的なものは何なのかについてです 1つの例は「1人に1台ノートPC」計画ですご存じかもしれませんねこれはMITと企業グループ間で結ばれたパートナーシップです GoogleやRed Hatが関与し AMDはキー・プレイヤーですこの「1人に1台ノートPC」の機器は AMDの技術であるマイクロプロセッサーを使用していますしかしこのグループがいかに創造的かをお話ししましょう「1人に1台ノートPC」の目的の1つはバッテリー寿命10時間の達成ですというのも学校の1日は少なくとも8時間あり子供にはノートPCと一緒に 1日中過ごさせてあげたいでしょうバッテリーの充電なしにね技術者はこの点に驚くほどの改良を施しこの製品のバッテリーは今や15時間もちます人々の成しえた革新的な仕事のおかげです彼らが情熱的・意欲的に取り組んでくれたからこそですこれが今年の末までには教育現場に提供される見込みなので我々はワクワクしていますこれは教育市場に特にねらいを定めた製品です発展途上国だけでなく先進国もターゲットですなぜならアメリカのいくつかの地域でも教育をもっと楽しく効果的にする上で大きな影響を及ぼし得るからです我々はTEDともパートナーシップを結んでいますアーキテクチャー・フォー・ヒューマニティーや TEDプライズ受賞者のキャメロン・シンクレアと共にコンテストを計画しています建設業界の方々に新興国のコンピュータ・ラボにふさわしいデザインを考えてもらうんですこの計画の一員になれて我々は非常に感激していますこの実にエキサイティングな活動の結果がとても楽しみですさてここで冒頭の話に戻らせて頂いてからこのプレゼンテーションを終えたいと思います産業やビジネスにおいて実に大事だと私が考えていることに産業やビジネスにおいて実に大事だと私が考えていることに問題解決に情熱をもってあたることがあります問題をスプレッドシート上において数字を眺めて「うまくいってるぞ」とか言うので十分とは思いません情熱を持つことが必要だと深く確信していますさらに私が父母から学んだことの1つは― ちょっとしたエピソードがあります父の話です理解するのに多少時間がかかりましたけどね私の大学進学にあたり父はこう言ったんです「お前は我が家で大学に行く初めての人間だお前が理解しておかねばならないのは文明が進歩するためには各世代は1つ前の世代よりもよい人生を送らねばならないということだしたがってこれはお前が俺たちより良い人生を歩む機会なんだ」正直父の言うことが当時ちゃんと理解できたか分かりません私は大学にすごく行きたくて女の子を探してそれから勉強して勉強は二の次でも私は大学を卒業してそれから恋をしました卒業して結婚を決めました結婚式の日父がやって来てまた言いました「もう一度言うぞ各世代は 1つ前の世代より良い人生を歩まねばならないお前は俺より良い夫にならねばならない進歩とはそういうことだからだ」ようやく分かり始めました父がとても良い夫だと知っていましたからね父はまた私にプレッシャーをかけ始めた訳です私が子供の時にしたようにね数年後子供ができました第1子ですそしてまた病院にやってきた父はガラス窓ごしに赤ん坊を見て言いました「もう一度言う各世代はより良い人生を歩まねばならないお前は俺よりも良い父親にならねばならない」これで分かってきましたこれは恐ろしい難題だったんです父が私にそれを課したんです彼は偉大な父だったからですしかし大事なことは父が私の情熱を育んだことですおかげで毎朝起きるともっと良いことをしたいと思い人生における私の役割は Fortune誌の選ぶ500企業の CEOだけではないと思うんです私の役割は将来いつか振り返った時に世界がより良くなっているようささやかな貢献をしていくことですこれは我々1人1人にできることでしょうどうもありがとうございました	And what I mean -- not at TED -- that I'm -- at this point in my life, truly my set of circumstances I would truly consider an accident. But what I'd like to talk to you about today is perhaps a way in which we could use technology to make those accidents happen often. Because I really think, when I look back at how I actually ended up in this accident, technology played a big role in that. So, what I'd like to do today is tell you a little bit about myself, because I'd like to put in context what I'm going to tell you. And I think you will see why the two greatest passions in my life today are children and education. And once I put that in context, I'd like to tell you a little bit about technology: why I believe technology is a tremendous enabler; a very powerful tool to help address some of these challenges. Then, about the initiative that Chris mentioned, that we decided to launch at AMD that we call 50x15. And then I'll come back to the beginning, and tell you a little bit more -- hopefully convince you -- that I believe that in today's world, it is really important for business leaders not only to have an idea of what their business is all about, but to have a passion for something that is meaningful. So, with that in mind, first of all let me tell you, I'm one of five children. I'm the oldest, the other four are women. So I grew up in a family of women. I learned a lot about how to deal with that part of the world. And, as you can imagine, if you can picture this: I was born in a very small village in Mexico, in, unfortunately, very poor surroundings, and my parents did not have a college education. But I was fortunate to be able to have one, and so were my four sisters. That kind of tells you a little bit of an idea of the emphasis that my parents placed on education. My parents were fanatics about learning, and I'll come back to that a little bit later. But one of the things that exposed me early to learning, and a tremendous curiosity that was instilled in me as a child, was through a technology which is on the screen -- is a Victrola. My father found that in a junkyard, and was able to repair it and make it work. And somehow -- to this day, I frankly don't know how he was so aware of what was going on in the world -- but, by inviting me to sit down with him when I was only a few years old, and playing records in this Victrola by Mozart, and he would tell me how Mozart was the most romantic of all the classic composers ever, and how Claire de Lune, which was one of his favorites, was a real exposure to me to classical music. He explained to me about Johann Strauss, and how he created the waltzes that became so famous in the world. And would tell me a little bit about history too, when he'd play the 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky on this little Victrola, and he would tell me about Russia and all the things that were happening in Russia at those times and why this music, in some way, represented a little bit of that history. And even as a child, he was able to instill in me a lot of curiosity. And perhaps to you this product may not look like high tech, it was in the mid '40s -- this was really, in his view, a pretty piece of high tech. Well, one of the things that is really critical to try to distill from that experience is that in addition to that, people ask me and say, "Well, how did your parents treat you when you were a child?" And I always said that they were really tough on me. And not tough in the sense that most people think of, where your parents yell at you or hit you or whatever. They were tough in the sense that, as I grew up, both my mother and father would always say to me, it's really important that you always remember two things. First of all, when you go to bed at night, you've got to look back on the day and make sure that you felt the day was a day which you contributed something, and that you did everything you could to do it the best way you could. And the second thing they said: and we trust you, that no matter where you are or where you go, you will always do the right thing. Now, I don't know how many of you have ever done that with your kids, but if you do, please trust me, it's the most pressure you can put on a child, to say -- -- we trust you that you will always do the right thing. When I was out with my friends drinking beer, I always was very aware of those words -- -- and very careful. One of the things that has happened with technology is that it can only be helpful if it is useful, of course, but it can only be helpful too if it's accessible, and it can only be helpful if it's affordable. And in today's world, being useful, affordable and accessible is not necessarily what happens in a lot of the technology that is done today. So, one of our passions in our company, and now one of my personal passions, is to be able to really work hard at making the technology useful, accessible and affordable. And to me, that is very, very critical. Now, technology has changed a lot since the Victrola days. You know, we now have, of course, incredibly powerful computers. A tremendous thing that people refer to as a killer app is called the Internet. Although frankly speaking, we don't believe the Internet is the killer app. What we believe is that the Internet, frankly, is a connection of people and ideas. The Internet happens to be just the medium in which those people and ideas get connected. And the power of connecting people and ideas can be pretty awesome. And so, we believe that through all the changes that have occurred, that we're faced today with a tremendous opportunity. If we can connect people and ideas more intensely -- and although you've seen a plethora and a myriad of products that have come to the market today, the key to me is how many of these products are able to provide people connectivity, in a useful way, accessibility, in an easy manner, and also affordability, that regardless of the economic status that a person could have, that they could have the opportunity to afford this technology. So, when you look at that, we said, well, we would like to, then, enable that a little bit. We would like to create an initiative. And a couple of years ago at AMD, we came up with this idea of saying, what if we create this initiative we call 50x15, where we are going to aim, that by the year 2015, half of the world will be connected to the Internet so that people and ideas can get connected. We knew we couldn't do it by ourselves, and by no means did we ever intend to imply that we at AMD could do it alone. We always felt that this was something that could be done through partnerships with governments, industry, educational institutions, a myriad of other companies and, frankly, even competitors. So, it is really a rather lofty initiative, if you want to think that way, but we felt that we had to put a real stake up in the years ahead, that was bold enough and courageous enough that it would force us all to think of ways to do things differently. And I'll come back to that in a minute, because I think the results so far have been remarkable, and I can only anticipate and get real excited about what I think is going to happen in the next eight years, while we get to the 2015 initiative. Where are we today? That's year by year. This comes from our friends at Gapminder.com. Those of you who've never looked at their website, you should look at it. It's really impressive. And you can see how the Internet penetration has changed over the years. And so when we gave ourselves this scorecard to say well, where are we related to our goal towards 2015, the thing that becomes apparent is three pieces. One is the Western world, defined mostly by Western Europe and the United States, has made an awful lot of progress. The connectivity in these parts of the world are really truly phenomenal and continue to increase. As a matter of fact, we think reaching 100 percent is very doable, even before the 2015 timeframe. In other parts of emerging countries, such as India and China, the progress has been good -- has been solid, has been good. But in places that are not as developed, places like Africa, Latin America and other places in the world, the progress has been rather slow. As a matter of fact, I was just recently visiting South Africa. I had the opportunity to have a discussion with President Mbeki, and one of the things that we talked about is, what is it that's keeping this connectivity goal from moving ahead faster? And one of the reasons is, in South Africa, it costs 100 dollars a month to have a broadband connectivity. It is impossible, even in the United States, for that cost, to be able to enable the connectivity that we're all trying to reach. So, we talked about ways in which perhaps one could partner to be able to bring the cost of this technology down. So, when you look at this chart, you look at the very last -- it's a logarithmic chart on a horizontal scale -- you look at the very end: we've got quite a long way to go to get to the 2015 goal of 50 percent. But we're excited in our company; we're motivated. We really think it's a phenomenal driver of things, to force us to do things differently, and we look forward to being able to actually, working with so many partners around the world, to be able to reach that goal. Now, one of the things I'd like to explain [about] 50x15, which I think is really critical, is that it is not a charity. It is actually a business venture. Let's take a small segment of this, of this unconnected world, and call it the education market. When you look at elementary-school children, we have hundreds and hundreds of millions of children around the world that could benefit tremendously from being able to be connected to the Internet. Therefore, when we see that, we see an opportunity to have a business that addresses the need of that segment. And when we embarked in this initiative, from the very beginning we said it very clearly: this is not a charity. This is really a business venture, one that addresses a very challenging segment of the market. Because what we have learned in the last three years is that this segment of the market, whether it's education or under-developed nations, either way, it's a segment that demands incredibly high quality, incredibly high reliability, tremendous low cost and access, and a lot of challenges that frankly, without actually doing it, it would be very difficult to understand, and I'll explain that in just a minute. It is an initiative that is focused on simple, accessible and human-centric solutions. What we mean by that is, you know, frankly, the PC was invented in 1980, roughly speaking more or less, and for 20-odd years, it hasn't changed. It is still, in most places, a gray or black box, and it looks the same. And frankly -- and I know that sometimes I offend some of my customers when I say this, but I truly mean it -- if you could take the name of the computer off the top of it, it would be very difficult to judge who made it, because they're all highly commoditized but they're all different. So, there has not been a human-centric approach to addressing this segment of the market, so we really believe it is critical to think of it. It reminded me a lot of the talk we heard this morning, about this operating room machinery that was designed specifically for Africa. We're talking about something very similar here. And it has to be based on a geo-sensitive approach. What I mean by that is that in some parts of the world, the government plays a key role in the development of technology. In other parts, it doesn't. In other parts of the world, you have an infrastructure that allows for manufacturing to take place. In other parts, it doesn't. And then we have to be sensitive about how this technology can be developed and put into action in those regions. And the last piece, which is really important -- and this is an opinion that we have, not shared by many, this is one where we seem to stand alone, on this one -- is that we really believe that the greatest success of this initiative can come by fostering local, integrated, end-to-end ecosystems. What I mean by that, and let me use this example, the country of South Africa, because I was just there, therefore I'm a little bit familiar with some of the challenges they have. It's a country of 45 million people. It's an economy that's emerging. It's beginning to grow tremendously. They have an objective to lowering the cost of connectivity. They have a computer company that makes computers in South Africa. They're developing a software-training environment in their universities. What a place, what an ideal place to create an ecosystem that could build the hardware and the software needed for their schools. And to my surprise, I learned in South Africa they have 18 dialects, I always thought they only had two -- English and Afrikaans -- but it turns out they have 18 dialects. And to be able to meet the needs of this rather complex educational system, it could only be done from inside. I don't think this segment of the market can be addressed by companies parachuting from another place of the world, and just dumping product and selling into the markets. where the population is large, and there's an infrastructure that can provide it, that a local, integrated, end-to-end system is really critical for its success. This is a picture of a classroom that we outfitted with computers in Mexico, in my home country. This particular classroom happens to be in the state of Michoacan. Those of you that might be familiar with Mexico -- Michoacan is a very colorful state. Children dress with very colorful, colorful clothes, and it is incredible to see the power that this has in the hands of kids, in a computer. And I have to tell you that it's so easy to appreciate the impact that access to technology and connectivity can have in the lives and education of these kids. We just recently opened a learning laboratory in a school in the West Cape in South Africa, in a school that's called Nelson Mandela School, and when you see the faces and activities of these children being able to access computers, it's just phenomenal. And recently, they've written us letters, telling us how excited they are about the impact that this has had on their lives, on their educational dreams, on their capabilities, and it's just phenomenal. We have now deployed 30 different technologists in 18 different countries, and we have been able to connect millions of people in an effort to continue to learn what this particular segment of the market needs and demands. And I have to tell you that although millions doesn't sound like a lot in terms of the billions that need to be connected, it's a start. And we are learning a lot. And we're learning a tremendous amount about what we believe this segment needs to be able to be effective. One example of this has been the One Laptop per Child. Some of you are familiar with this. This is a partnership between MIT and a group of companies -- Google is involved, Red Hat -- and AMD is a key player. The electronics behind the One Laptop per Child are based on AMD technology; it's a microprocessor. But to give you an idea how creative this group of people can be, one of the objectives of the One Laptop per Child is to be able to achieve a 10-hour battery life. Because it was felt that a school day would last at least eight hours, and you wanted the child to have the ability to use the laptop for at least one full day without having to recharge it. The engineers have done a phenomenal amount of innovation on this part, and battery life on this product is now 15 hours -- just through a lot of innovative work people have done because they're passionate and motivated to be able to do this. We expect this to be deployed towards the end of this year, and we're very excited at the opportunities that this is going to offer in the field of education. It's a highly focused product aimed at strictly the education market, not only in the developing countries, but actually in the developed regions as well, because there are parts of the United States where this can have also a huge impact on the ability to make education more fun and more efficient. We also have partnered with TED in this project, with Architecture for Humanity, and along with the TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair, we're having a contest that we have issued to the architectural community to come up with the best design for a computer lab for an emerging region. And we're really thrilled about the opportunity to be part of this, and can't wait to see what comes out of this exciting, exciting activity. Let me come back to the beginning, to end this presentation. I'll tell you that one of the things that I feel is really critical for us in industry, in business, is to be able to be passionate about solving these problems. I don't think it's enough to be able to put them on a spreadsheet, and look at numbers and say, yes, that's a good business. I really believe that you have to have a passion for it. And one of the things that I learned, too, from my parents -- and I'll give you a little anecdote -- especially from my father. And it took me a while to understand it, but he said to me, when I went to college, he said, "You're the first person in the family to go to college. And it's really important you understand that for civilization to make progress, each generation has to do better than the last one. And therefore, this is your opportunity to do better than my generation." Frankly, I don't know that I really understood what he told me at the time. I was eager to go off to college, and go find girls, and study, and girls, and study, but then I finished college and I fell in love. I graduated. I decided to get married. And on my wedding day, my father came to me again and said, "You know, I'm going to remind you again, that each generation has to do better than the last one. You have to be a better husband than I was, because that's how you make progress." And now he began to make sense. Because I knew what a great husband he was, and now he was once again beginning to put pressure on me, like he did when I was a little kid. And then a few years later, I had a child, my first child, and again, my father comes to the hospital, and we're looking at the glass, and see all the children on the other side, and he said, "I've got to remind you again, that for each generation to do better, you're going to have to be a better father than I was." That's when it dawned on me the tremendous challenge that he was placing on me, because he was a great father. But the key is that he instilled in me a passion to really get up every day in the morning and want to do better, to really get up and think that my role in life is not just to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. It's got to be that someday I can look back, and this place is truly better through some small contribution that perhaps each of us could make. Thank you very much.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
あんな人を知っているはず大きく屈強で引き締まったグレーハウンドのような体鋭く切れる頭でも心は月桂樹のようにねじけて育ち何をするときでも誰かを傷つける何を持って生まれたかではなく何を自ら選び取ったか自分の分け前がいかに大きいかではなくどれだけ分け与えられるか夢に見た闘いではなく本当にした闘い与えられたものではなく手にしているもので何をするか強い脚が何になるかただ逃げているだけならきれいな声が何になるか何も良いことを言わないのなら筋肉や力が何になるか押し合いへし合いするだけなら耳が良くて何になるか愛する人たちの言葉も聞けないのなら強い脚が何になるかただ逃げているだけならきれいな声が何になるか何も良いことを言わないのなら筋肉や力が何になるか押し合いへし合いするだけなら耳が良くて何になるか愛する人たちの言葉も聞けないのなら周りの人を利用する人と杖を使う人と常に力を握っている者と常に痛みを感じている者と栄光に向かって走る人と走ることの出来ない人と不自由なのはどちらか太陽に触れるのはどちらか太陽に触れるのはどちらか太陽に触れるのはどちらか	♫ You must know someone like him ♫ ♫ He was tall and strong and lean ♫ ♫ With a body like a greyhound ♫ ♫ and a mind so sharp and keen ♫ ♫ But his heart, just like laurel ♫ ♫ grew twisted around itself ♫ ♫ Till almost everything he did ♫ ♫ brought pain to someone else ♫ ♫ It's not just what you're born with ♫ ♫ It's what you choose to bear ♫ ♫ It's not how big your share is ♫ ♫ It's how much you can share ♫ ♫ It's not the fights you dreamed of ♫ ♫ It's those you really fought ♫ ♫ It's not what you've been given ♫ ♫ It's what you do with what you've got ♫ ♫ What's the use of two strong legs ♫ ♫ if you only run away? ♫ ♫ And what's the use of the finest voice ♫ ♫ if you've nothing good to say? ♫ ♫ What's the use of strength and muscle ♫ ♫ if you only push and shove? ♫ ♫ And what's the use of two good ears ♫ ♫ if you can't hear those you love? ♫ ♫ What's the use of two strong legs ♫ ♫ if you only run away? ♫ ♫ And what's the use of the finest voice ♫ ♫ if you've nothing good to say? ♫ ♫ What's the use of strength and muscle ♫ ♫ if you only push and shove? ♫ ♫ And what's the use of two good ears ♫ ♫ if you can't hear those you love? ♫ ♫ Between those who use their neighbors ♫ ♫ and those who use the cane ♫ ♫ Between those in constant power ♫ ♫ and those in constant pain ♫ ♫ Between those who run to glory ♫ ♫ and those who cannot run ♫ ♫ Tell me which ones are the cripples ♫ ♫ and which ones touch the sun ♫ ♫ Which ones touch the sun ♫ ♫ Which ones touch the sun ♫ Thank you very much.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
「クルムファル領がとんでもないことになっている」「どういうことだ?」「北の草原が穀倉地帯に生まれ変わっている。米、麦、そして畑・・・見渡す限り作物が育っていた」「まさか、あんなどうしようもない土地にか?夢でも見たのではあるまいな?」「バカなこと言うな!ここに来る前にしかとこの目で見たのだ。間違いない」「クルムファル領は、塩に加えて食物というカードも手に入れたわけだ」「それだけではない。館を改良したホテルを中心に、クルムファルには多くの人が集まっている。人口も飛躍的に増えている。また、傭兵も多く召し抱えたという噂もある。我々が知っているクルムファルではないということだ」「くそっ、忌々しい。これもみな、あのバーサームのせいか!」帝都にある高級ホテルにいるのは、ジョーノ男爵、オーシェ北方軍副団長、グラゴレイル男爵である。三人ともクルムファル領の管理を任されていたが、現状を知るやすぐにそれを投げ出したという共通点を持つ間柄である。実はこの三人は王立学校の同級生であり、いわゆる幼なじみの関係にあった。彼らはまだ知らない。バーサーム家が「漁業」というもう一枚のカードを持っていることを。「これ以上クルムファルを放置すれば面倒くさいことになりそうだな」「いや、もう既に面倒くさいことになっている。我が領からもクルムファルに移住する民が絶えぬ。これ以上民の流出があれば、我が領は窮地に追い込まれることになる」そう嘆くのはグラゴレイル男爵だ。ちょうどクルムファル領の北側に領土を持っているが、領土の半分を森に覆われ、山の中という条件も相まって、少ない平地に肩を寄せ合うようにして民と共に生きている。「確かにグラゴレイルのあの狭い領土で民が流出すると、厳しいものがあるかもしれんな」「・・・いいことを考えた。バーサームを追い落とし、そしてクルムファルの食料全てを手に入れる方法がある。僕たちであの領土の塩と作物を山分けしようじゃないか」「さすがはジョーノ。今まで黙っていたのは、そんなことを考えていたのか!相変わらず知恵が回るな!」ハッハッハ!と愉快そうに笑うオーシェ。三人の密議は、夜を徹して行われた。三日後、グラゴレイル男爵は帝国騎士団北方軍団長、ラファイエンスと副団長のオーシェの下を訪ねた。「珍しいな。男爵殿が私を訪ねてくるとは」「いやなに、三日前、帝都に向かっていたところ森の中で盗賊に襲われてな。何とか襲撃は躱して難を逃れたが、明後日に私が領地に帰る際に帝都の森を通らねばならん。できれば騎士団に護衛を頼めないかと思ってな。なにも我が領土まで護衛せよとは言わん、森を抜けたクルムファル領の近くまで護衛してくれればよいのだ」「盗賊?・・・そんな話は聞いていないが?」「ならば調べてくれ。しかし、私の明後日の帰還は変更が出来んのだ。ジョーノ男爵が、我が領に視察に来られることになっていてな。私と一緒にグラゴレイルに行くのだよ。本来ならば警護を雇うのだが、何せ客人を連れている。万が一があってはならない。だからこそ帝国騎士団にお願いに来ているのだ。そこのところを考えてもらって、警護を付けてもらうことは出来ないか?」「団長、自分からもお願いいたします。クルムファル領では、100名を超える盗賊がおり、私が帝都に引き上げる際にも襲われました。精強な帝国騎士40名を討ち取る者たちで、油断がなりません。おそらくその一部が帝都の森に潜んでいるかと思われます。ここは軍勢を出して男爵を警護しながら森の中を調べるべきです。」「・・・まあ、男爵の警護と盗賊の探索であれば、兵を出してもいいだろう。100ほど連れていけ」「いえ、団長、できれば私の配下1000名を連れていきたいと思います。部下たちの演習です。良い訓練の機会になろうかと思いますので」「・・・わかった。しかし時間をかけることは許さん。多くて三日だ。それ以上の捜索は控えよ」「ハッ」「団長殿、ご配慮、感謝する」こうしてオーシェは兵を動かす許可を得たのだった。さらに三日後の昼過ぎ、ジョーノ男爵、グラゴレイル男爵を同道したオーシェ軍が帝都を出発した。一行は順調に駒を進め、夕方には森の中、クルムファル領との境まであと少しというところで行軍は停止した。そしてオーシェは全軍に野営を命じた。「僕の作戦に抜かりはないよ。きっと明日の昼にはバーサームの首と胴は離れてしまっているよ」「あの成り上がり貴族はこの俺様に、指揮官として無能などとぬかしおった。今こそその汚名をすすぐとき。ヤツに俺の戦いのやり方をじっくりと見せてやる!」「おいおい、あんまり熱くなりすぎないでくれよ?」「わかっている。俺はいつでも冷静だ」「そう願うよ。では、ここで作戦の最終確認をしておこう。夜に紛れて僕たちはクルムファル領を進む。そして、夜明け前に森に侵入し、バーサームの館を急襲する。ヤツは館にいる。クルムファルに放った僕の斥候部隊が、昨日も館に帰る姿を目撃している。ヤツは殺す。そして・・・、館の人間も全員殺してしまおう。その後は帝都に引き返す。バーサームの首と盗賊の首、盗賊の方は、帝都のスラムから適当に人間を選んでいるので問題はない。それらをもってラファイエンス団長の下に行く。途中で盗賊に襲われて戦闘になった。そして盗賊はバーサームの館に逃げ込んだ。捕らえようと屋敷に踏み込むと、名誉侯爵殿は盗賊をかばい、俺たちに攻撃を仕掛けてきた。僕たちは仕方なく戦い、乱戦になった結果、屋敷内の人間にも被害が出た。実は盗賊の黒幕はバーサーム名誉侯爵だった、という筋書きだ」「ああ、わかっている」「事がなった後に僕が陛下にお目通りして、グラゴレイル男爵と共にクルムファル領を管理させてもらえるよう奏上する。そして、クルムファル領に入った僕たちは、全ての作物と塩を収穫し、それを山分けにする」「しかし、そんなにうまくいくのか?ヴァイラス殿下が黙っていないと思うが」「それがいくんだよ。バーサームは陛下の覚えがめでたいからね。それを嫌う貴族たちも多いのさ。バーサームが反逆者となれば、ヤツを押すヴァイラス殿下も、ひいてはグレモント宰相の発言力も弱まる。それを狙って僕を支持してくれる、というわけさ」「それがうまくいくとなると、我がグラゴレイルは潤うし、オーシェは出世のための資金ができる。なによりジョーノはクルムファル領が手に入るかもしれんな」「ぜひ、そうしたいね。僕は陛下がほれ込んだというホテルとその景色を手に入れてみたいんだ」「お前は子供のころからそういった変わった物を手に入れたがるな」「何を言う!君にはわからんのだよ。あのホテルの価値というものが」「お前たち喧嘩をするな!なぜかいつもお前たちの喧嘩はこのオーシェ様が仲裁役になるな。喧嘩は作戦完了後にしても遅くはないぞ」「確かにな」「よし、そろそろ部下たちを招集する。ここから先は俺の役割だ。俺の手並みを見せてやる」「期待していますよ」「頼んだぞ!」深夜、静寂を破って、野営中の帝国騎士団に緊急招集がかかった。訓練の行き届いた兵士たちは直ちに準備を整え、整列を完了する。それと同時に、オーシェが彼らの前に立つ。「これから、夜間行軍を実施する。全員、実剣を装備せよ!盗賊の討伐に向かう。攻撃対象は盗賊共がねぐらにしている館だ。中にいるものは全員討伐せよ!」オーシェは剣を抜き、それで東の方向を指しながら声を上げた。「盗賊の首魁は、バーサーム!帝国名誉侯爵、バーサームである!続け!」 1000名の帝国騎士団が、音もなく行軍を開始し始めた。	「The Kurumfar territory turned into something incredible」「What do you mean?」「The northern grassland turned into a granary. Rice, wheat, and vegetables.......they were growing as far as my eyes could see」「On this unrecoverable land? You didn’t dream about it, right? 」「Don’t say stupid things! I saw it with my own eyes right before I came here. There is no doubt」「So the Kurumfar obtained a new card, which is vegetables, in addition to salt」「That’s not everything. A lot of people gather in the Kurumfar territory with the former Lord’s mansion, which is now a hotel, in the center of it. The population is gradually increasing too. There are rumors about the mercenaries settling down there. The Kurumfar is not the same as the one in our memory anymore」「Damn it, how annoying. This is all that Versam’s fault」 The trio of Baron Jiono, Vice Leader of the Northern Knights Oshe, and Baron Gragoleir sat inside a luxurious room in a hotel in the capital. The three were appointed to manage the Kurumfar territory before but, once they learned about its condition, immediately ditched their duties. Actually, the three are fellow classmates from the Royal School, the so-called childhood friends. They didn’t know yet. The Kurumfar territory now had another card called「fish」. 「It will become rather troublesome if we ignore the Kurumfar territory any longer」「No, it’s quite troublesome already. There are people, who migrated from my territory to the Kurumfar. If the outflow of people increases any further, it may put me in a predicament」 Lamented Baron Gragoleir. His territory was just north of the Kurumfar but half of it was covered in forests and mountains, the people there lived clustered on a small amount of flat lands. 「True enough, if even more people leave your already small territory it will become much harder to you」「......I have an idea. There is a way to make Versam fall and take away all of The Kurumfar’s food. Let’s us divide the territory’s salt and vegetables between us」「As expected of Jiono. So you stayed silent until now because you nurtured something like this! You are as wise as always」 Hahaha! Delightedly laughed Oshe. The three’s strategy meeting took place during the night. Three days later, Baron Gragoleir asked for a meeting with a leader of the northern knights, Rafaien as Oshe stood behind him. 「It’s unusual for Baron-dono to ask for a meeting」「No, it’s nothing much, it’s just that three days ago I was ambushed by the bandits when I tried to pass through the forest. Although I managed to somehow escape, I still need to go through that forest to return to my territory on a day after tomorrow. I thought of asking for some escorts from the knights’ order. There is no need to escort me all the way, just until I leave the forest and reach the borders of the Kurumfar territory」「Bandits?.......I didn’t hear anything about it, though」「Then do investigate. However, I can’t delay my return. Baron Jiono is going to make a visit to my territory. He is going to travel together with me. Normally, I would have hired some guards but this time I have a guest after all. I can’t rely on luck. That’s why I came to ask for the help from the imperial knights. Can you dispatch some of your people on this occasion? 」「Leader, I ask of you to let me go. There are more than bandits in the Kurumfar territory. I too was attacked when I was on my way to the capital. They had enough power to give as a great trouble. We can’t be negligent. Most likely, a part of them operated in the forest near the capital. We should use our troops to escort the Baron and investigate the forest」「......Well, if it’ to escort the Baron and investigate the forest, I can spare some forces. knights should be enough」「No, captain. If it’s possible, I want to bring about 00 of my subordinates on this mission. It would be a nice exercise for my men. I think of it as a good training opportunity」「.....All right. However, do not spend more time than necessary. Three days at the most. After that, you are to come back」「Thank you for your consideration, captain-dono」 In that way, Oshe received a permission to move his troops. At the designated time in the afternoon Baron Jiono, Baron Gragoleir, and Oshe’s army departed the imperial capital. The party steadily advanced and reached the borders of the Kurumfar territory in the evening before stopping. Then, Oshe ordered to settle a camp. 「There are no holes in my plan. Tomorrow, Versam’s head will definitely be separated from the rest of his body」「That rising aristocracy deemed as an incompetent commander. It’s time to erase that stigma. I will show them my way of fighting」「Oi oi, don’t be so fired up ahead of time」「I know. I’m always calm」「I hope so. Then let’s go through our plan once again. We will infiltrate the Kurumfar territory under the cover of the night. Then, we will pass through the forest and raid the mansion before the daybreak. They should be in the mansion. My scouts witnessed him returning to the mansion yesterday. We are going to kill him. Also....let’s kill everyone else in the mansion. After that, we are going to return to the capital. Versam’s head and the bandits’ heads, for the bandits, we can randomly behead some people from the slums. We will carry them to the Captain Rafaien. We were attacked on the way by the bandits. Then, the bandits run away towards the Versam mansion. When we chased after them, the Marquis assumed their side and attacked us. Without any other choice, we thought and defeated his forces. Actually, the leader of the bandits was Honorary Marquis Versam all this time, or so the story goes.」「Yeah, I know」「After the commotion settles down, I will petition to the Emperor to manage the Kurumfar territory together with Baron Gragoleir. And after we get the Kurumfar territory, we will split its harvest and salt between us」「But will it really go that smoothly? Prince Viras won’t stay silent」「We are going with this plan. Versam stands out quite a bit thanks to the Emperor. There are plenty of nobles, who hate him. With Versam deemed as a traitor, the influence of Prince Viras and Prime Minister Guremont will weaken. I will aim for that and show him my support」「If this goes well, we will profit greatly and Oshe will raise enough funds for a promotion. After all, Jiono can get the whole Kurumfar territory」「I want to succeed by all means. I want to obtain the scenery praised by the Emperor himself when he stayed in that hotel」「You always wanted to obtain strange things since the childhood」「What are you saying? You just don’t understand. The value of that hotel, that is」「Stop quarreling! For some reason, I, the great Oshe-sama, always end up as a mediator between you. It won’t be late to fight after we succeed」「True enough」「Right」「All right, it’s about the time to gather my men. From now on, it’s my time to shine. I will show you my skills」「I’m expecting a lot」「I’m counting on you!」 Late at night, the silence was broken by an emergency signal. The well-trained soldiers immediately lined up. At the same time, Oshe stood before them. 「We are going to march at night. Everyone is to equip a real sword! We are going for a bandit subjugation. The target is a mansion that serves as their lair. Kill everyone, who is inside! 」 Oshe pulled out his sword, raised his voice, and pointed towards the east. 「The bandits’ leader is Versam! Honorary Marquis Versam of the Empire! Advance! 」 1000 knight begun their march in silence.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 0, "inserted_lines_src": 2, "inserted_lines_trg": 2 }
深夜。おそらく、王都全体が寝静まっているであろう時間。魔力消費を度外視すれば何とかなりそうだが、常に結界は張っておきたいので、魔力消費<自然回復でないと実用に耐えない。わたしにしてみれば、かなりやり尽くした分野なので、今以上の物をすぐには難しいのは仕方がないのかもしれないけれど。その数6人。小娘1人に送り込む人数ではないと思う。つまり、シエルがD級以上のハンターであることを見越しているのだろう。それぞれ2人ずつ、ドアと窓とこの部屋の天井に向かっている。『シエル起きてください』『来たのね?』寝るのが好きなシエルだけれど、前もって言っておけばちゃんとわたしの言葉で起きてくれる。『ドアと窓と天井に各2人です』『さて、どうしたものかしら?』『倒して逃げる、倒さず逃げる、あえて捕まってみる、倒して正面から乗り込むといったところでしょうか』『エインとしては、危険はありそうかしら?』『ないですね。危険そうなら、逃げるように伝えています』『それなら、倒すわね』シエルはそう言って、枕の下に準備していた魔法陣を作動させる。芸はないけれど、アレホをボロボロにしたときのものを流用したもので、範囲内――今だと大体部屋の中全域――で指定したものを生き物なら死なない程度に切り刻む。魔術なら迎撃する。わたしが出来るのは、結界を張ることくらいなので、今回は常に張っているそれに加えて、できるだけ目に見えない形で球状の結界を作っておく。待つこと数分、天井、窓、ドアに開いて1人ずつ入ってくる。シエルよりも魔術が堪能な人か、ものすごく硬い鎧とか着ていれば、対処できたかもしれないけれど、そういった人はいなかったらしく、入ってきて数歩も歩けずに倒れた。痛みはあるだろうに、声を上げないあたりも、その辺のハンターにはない根性を感じる。第一陣が倒れたのを感じたのか、が入ってきたけれど、これはドアと窓で2人だけ。「明日の朝迎えに来て。あと邪魔だから、持って帰って」立ち上がったシエルが6人目にそう言って――というか、言うように頼んだ――、ベッドに入って目を閉じる。いつまで経っても天井の人が動かないことを確認すると、少し苛立った様子で「早く」と天井をにらみつける。びくっとした反応の後、降りてきた反応をシエルは無視したまま、『エイン、おやすみなさい』と優し気な声を出した。怪しい商人を助けてしまった段階で、目をつけられてトラブルはほぼ確定だったので、遅かれ早かれ狙われただろうし、早いところ大元にたどり着いて話をつけたかったのでこれで良いだろう。シエルが選んだことではあるけれど。実は、シエルが起きるのを今か今かと待っている人が、しばらく前から扉の前にいるのだけれど、こちらが配慮するようなことでもない。ぱっちりと目が覚めたシエルに『替わりましょうか?』と尋ねてみたけれど、『私がやってみるわ』と返ってきたので、今回はサポートに回る。シエルが準備を終えて扉を開くと、「おはようございます」と声をかけられた。「おはよ。お迎え?」「申し遅れました。アトロとお呼びください。「そ。じゃあ、連れてって」『丁寧な人が出てきたのね』『荒っぽいだけの組織じゃないってことでしょうね』『エインはこの後どうなるのか、わかっているの?』『何となく予想はできます』『それなら私が間違えそうになったら教えてほしいのよ』『おそらくやらかしても、大丈夫ですよ。刺客もかなり生温かったですから』かつては今ほど出来る事も少なかったせいもあるかもしれないけれど、あの屋敷で何度も放たれた刺客よりも、怖さは感じなかった。宿から出て少し歩いたところで、また別の建物に入り、階段を上って最上階――3階――へ。アトロがノックをして、「お連れいたしました」と声をかけると「入れ」と低い男の声が聞こえた。その部屋に入って最初に思いついたのは社長室。実際の社長室なんて見たことないから、違うだろうけれど、高級そうなソファや机が置かれていて、奥にボスと思われる人のデスクがある。推定ボスは筋肉ダルマとあだ名をつけられそうな巨体で、趣味の悪い金ぴかな服を着ていた。アトロと並べるといい感じに美女と野獣って感じだ。護衛を2人連れているけれど、それ以外にもたくさんの反応が部屋の内外に感じられた。「おう、嬢ちゃん。よく来た座ってくれ」推定ボスに座れと言われたので、シエルが高そうなソファに座ると、目の前に湯気立ったお茶が出てきた。出してくれたのはアトロなのだけれど、いつの間に準備したのだろうか。『エイン。やっぱりこの話し合いの間、入れ替わってもらって良いかしら?』『大丈夫ですよ。何かやっておくべきことはありますか?』『どうして今の状況になっているのか、わかるかしら?』『やれるだけやってみますね』いきなりこんなところで話すよりも、ギルドの男性受付とかから始めて良いと思う。というか、この国でシエルがそこまで頑張る必要はないと、わたしは思う。「俺の名前はファニード。これでも、裏のトップの一角を張らせてもらっている」「ご丁寧にありがとうございます。わたしのことは嬢ちゃんとも、ブランとも好きに呼んでください」「偽名だな?」「もちろん偽名です。ところで、この場は話し合いの場ですか? それとも別の......」そう言って、部屋のあちらこちらに視線を走らせる。数えるのが面倒だけれど、20人くらいはいるだろう。「これは話し合いの場だ。嬢ちゃんが何もしない限り、俺らも手は出さねえ」「昨夜のことは別途対応してもらえるということですね?」「それで良い。例えばの話だが、ブラン嬢ちゃんはこの状態でどうにかできるのか?」「わたしを囲んでいるのが昨夜程度の実力者であれば、この程度何の問題もありません」「オーケーわかった」ファニードは両手を挙げて、降参を示す。「話し合いよりも、謝罪が先だな。うちの若えのが、失礼した。何か要望があるなら聞こう」ちょっと話し方が硬くなったのは、組織のトップに立っているものとしての、矜持か何かだろうか。要望を聞こうと言いながら、鋭い目線を向けているのは、要望次第では対立もあり得るということなのだろうけれど、正直対立するような要求をする気はない。別に貴方がたと対立するつもりはありません。面倒くさそうですし」わたしの斜め後ろに待機しているアトロに視線を向けると、興味深そうにこちらを見ていた。王都に着いて、宿に押し込められて、食事に薬を盛られて、刺客を差し向けられて、正直推測でしか状況を認識できないんですよ」「別に嬢ちゃんを殺そうとしたわけじゃないから、刺客ではないが。「貴方目線としては、わたしを攫ってどこぞの貴族に売りつけて、お金を得ようとしていたわけですね」「そうだ。誰彼構わずってわけじゃねえが、人身売買もやってる。普段はちゃんと契約に基づいてやっていたんだがな」疲れたようにファニードはため息をつく。見方によっては彼も被害者にはなるのだろう。良い人そうに見える部分もあるけれど、その契約自体不当なものだろうし。「あとは、身分がはっきりしない、攫っても問題がなさそうな人ってところですね。「まさか、借金の形に渡されたのが盗んだ国宝とはな」「もう1つ確認ですが、わたしを売った商人夫婦との関係は?」「客だ」そして商人夫婦がこの組織の客だとすれば、流石に状況も読めてきた。「とりあえず、最初の要求ですが例の商人夫婦と話をさせてもらえませんか? わたしが要求すると、ファニードは部下の男――隠れていた中の1人だ――を呼び寄せて、何かを伝える。	It is late at night, the time when the whole capital is likely asleep. Naturally, Ciel is sleeping right now and I’m doing my sorcery research as usual. I want to increase the barrier’s defensive capabilities, but I guess I already crammed too much into it since it’s not turning out too well. While I might be able to manage it somehow if I just ignore the magic power consumption, but since I want to keep the barrier up constantly, it wouldn’t be practical if the power consumption is greater than my natural MP recovery. Though from my experience, given that I’m already fairly deep into this, making something better than what we currently have might be difficult in a short amount of time and there’s nothing I can do about it. It wouldn’t have been a problem if it was that easy anyway. Just when I thought so, there was a response from detection. Our guests seem to be neither animals nor insects, they’re humans. Six of them to be exact. Not the number of people to send against one child in my opinion. So in other words, they’re likely anticipating Ciel to be a hunter higher than D-rank. In separate pairs, they’re heading towards the door, the window, and this room’s ceiling. 『Ciel, wake up.』『Someone’s here, right?』 Although Ciel loves to sleep, she wakes up on command as long as she’s informed in advance. How should I say this? She’s really good at shifting gears, it’s really impressive. I myself can’t readjust that easily. 『There are two people each at the door, the window, and the ceiling.』『So, how should we deal with this?』『We could defeat them and escape, escape without defeating them, deliberately get caught, or defeat them and march into their place headfirst; that should be about it.』『Ain, in your opinion, are they dangerous?』『Not at all. If they were, I would have told you to run away.』『In that case, we’ll defeat them.』 Saying so, Ciel operates the magic circle we prepared under the pillow. While it’s nothing fancy, it’s only a revised version of the one we used to tear Alejo apart, every living creature within the specified range —in our current case, approximately everywhere inside the room— will be slashed up just to the brink of death and sorcery would be intercepted. Since all I can do is affix barriers, in addition to keeping the barrier constantly up, I created a spherical barrier that’s nearly invisible for this time. With this, as long as Ciel keeps feigning sleep, they’ll likely set the trap off on their own. After a few minutes, someone entered through the ceiling, window, and door simultaneously. Despite their attempts to be quiet, I could sense their wariness as only a few entered the room. Unfortunately for them, we were prepared to attack. While those with strong armor or greater proficiency in sorcery might have been able to withstand our trap, it seemed that none of these individuals were present. As soon as they entered, they all collapsed without even taking a few steps. Although the trap would have been extremely painful, the fact that they didn’t even make a sound showed a level of fortitude that was rare among hunters. Probably noticing the collapse of the first wave, the second wave entered next, but only the two from the door and window entered and subsequently collapsed. The remaining one in the ceiling seems to be solely focused on observing since even after some time has passed, he (she?) still isn’t coming down. 「Pick me up tomorrow morning. Also, it’s a nuisance, carry them back.」 Ciel rose from bed and relayed a message to the sixth person, or rather, I had asked her to do so. She then closed her eyes and returned to bed. After confirming that the person in the ceiling hadn’t moved despite the passage of time, Ciel directed an irritated glare towards the ceiling and exclaimed, 「Now.」 As I sensed the person in the ceiling begin to descend after a startled response, Ciel appeared to completely disregard their movements. She simply spoke in a gentle tone, saying, 『Goodnight Ain.』 In the end, the person in the ceiling carried out the other five individuals in pairs and departed for an unknown location. Ever since we agreed to assist a dubious merchant, the possibility of being targeted was nearly inevitable, making this situation an eventual occurrence. That’s why I wanted to locate and speak with the mastermind behind these attacks as soon as possible, so that should be enough. Well, this was Ciel’s choice though. Morning arrived, and Ciel slowly awakened from her slumber. To be honest, someone had been waiting impatiently outside our door for her to wake up for quite some time, but we didn’t need to worry about being considerate in this situation. I asked Ciel, 『Should we switch?』 but she replied, 『I’ll try to do it myself.』 Therefore, I focused on supporting her in her efforts. Ciel finished her preparations and opened the door, where she was greeted with a 「Good morning.」 However, when she looked up, she saw a very tall and upturned-eyed woman dressed in black, looking back at her with a dubious stare. 「Morning. Here for me?」「Pardon my late introduction. Please call me Atlo. As requested, we have come to pick you up.」「I see. Then, lead the way.」『A polite person came.』『I suppose this means that they’re not just some unruly organization.』『Ain, do you know what will happen next?』『I can vaguely guess.』『In that case, I want you to tell me if I might make a mistake.』『Even if you do something wrong, it’ll probably be fine. The assassins were fairly lukewarm after all.』 As we were being guided deeper into the inn for some reason, I continued chatting with Ciel. A part of it might be because I only had a few options back then, but I don’t fear them as much as I did the repeated assassination attempts back at the mansion. For that reason, even if Ciel followed unprepared, it shouldn’t be too dangerous. Although Atlo occasionally looks back at Ciel, we left the inn from what seems to be the backdoor entrance without her even speaking to us. Beyond the door, the path led to a somewhat filthy street. While it doesn’t seem to be some sort of slum, it had a vague air of unrest. After some distance away from the inn, we entered a different building and took the stairs to the top —the third— floor. Alto knocked on the door, saying 「I’ve brought the guest.」 and I heard a deep masculine voice say 「Come in.」 in reply. As we entered the room, the first thing I was reminded of was an executive office. I might be wrong since I’ve never seen an actual executive office before, but it had a classy-looking sofa and table set, and what seems to be the boss’ desk sitting further inside. The presumed boss had an extremely large muscular build and was wearing tastelessly gaudy clothes. If he’s next to Atlo, they would give a perfect Beauty and the Beast vibe. He has two bodyguards with him but other than them, I can sense a number of other presences inside the room as well. 「Hey little lady, how nice of you to come. Sit down.」 The presumed boss told us to sit down, so Ciel sat on the expensive-looking sofa and immediately a steaming cup of tea was served. Atlo was the one that served it, but when did she have the time to prepare that? 『Ain. On second thought, would you mind if we switch for the discussion?』『Not at all. Do you have something you want to ask?』『Could you ask why this current situation happened?』『I’ll try as best as I can.』 Since Ciel requested a switch, I agreed without any hesitation. As I thought, talking to men for extended periods of time might still be too much for Ciel. Instead of abruptly starting with a situation like this, it would be better if she started with talking to a male guild receptionist and the like. Rather, if I’m being honest, Ciel doesn’t need to work that hard while we’re still in this country. 「My name is Faneed. Despite how I look, I occupy the underground top.」「Thank you for the explanation. You can call me little lady or Blan, whichever you may prefer.」「An alias, right?」「Of course it is. By the way, is this a place for discussion? Or is it otherwise...」 Saying so, I moved my gaze all over the room. It’s a bother to count, but there should be at least of them. Being surrounded by this many people, I can’t help suspecting if they intend to start a fight. Hearing my words, one of the bodyguards was about to come towards me, but Faneed stopped him. 「This is indeed a place for discussion. As long as you don’t start anything, I won’t do a thing.」「Then this means that you would treat yesterday’s incident as an isolated case, right?」「That’s fine. Just a hypothetical question but, Miss Blan, would you be able to deal with this current situation?」「If the people around me are only as capable as last night’s individuals, this much won’t be any problem.」「Okay, understood.」 Faneed raised his hands up, showing a sign of surrender. While I’m not actually sure of the sign, it seems like we’ll be able to have a proper discussion. 「But before the talk, apologies first. Pardon our young guy for being rude earlier. If you have any demands, I’ll hear it.」 His tone turning slightly formal is probably a display of his dignity as someone standing at the top of an organization or something. As for why he has a piercing gaze despite declaring that he’ll listen to our demands, it probably means that we might get into a conflict depending on what it is, but honestly I have no intention of making demands that would cause confrontations. In that regard, Ciel probably isn’t that much different. If she wanted anything, she would have told me about it earlier after all. 「For now, please raise your head. I don’t have any particular intention to be in conflict with you and your people. It seems bothersome after all.」 Faneed raised his head and laughed in amusement. Shifting my gaze to Atlo, who was standing diagonally behind me, I see her staring at me with interest. 「With that being said, could we start with reaffirming the current situation? I just arrived at the capital, was urged into an inn, had my dinner drugged, and had assassins sent to me. So honestly speaking, I can only make assumptions based on the situation.」「They weren’t really there to kill you, so they aren’t exactly assassins per se. Still, your assumptions shouldn’t be that far off, if you ask me.」「Then from your standpoint, you intended to abduct and sell me to some unspecified noble for money, correct?」「That’s right. We do slave trading too, though it’s not like we just randomly abduct people. Unusually we act based on proper contracts, you see?」 Faneed let out an exhausted sigh. Depending on one’s standpoint, he could be seen as a victim here as well. Not that it’s any of my business. After all, I’m not really mad enough to get too involved nor do I even feel like doing so. There are some aspects that make him seem somewhat of a good guy too, but I can guess his contract itself is probably unreasonable to begin with. 「Then outside of that, people with vague identities that wouldn’t cause issues even when abducted should sound about perfect. Such as me. I can imagine being the perfect target.」「Though, who would’ve thought that the collateral I was given was a stolen royal artifact.」「One last thing, what’s your relationship with the merchant couple that sold me?」「They’re customers.」 The “stolen royal artifact” line is probably an idiom unique to this world. Well, I can figure that it probably means being given a troublesome thing. If the merchant couple is indeed a customer of their organization, then I believe I have a good understanding of the situation. 「Anyhow, this will be my first demand but could I have a chat with said merchant couple? You brought them here anyway, correct?」 As I said so, Faneed called one of his subordinates —a man that was among those hiding— and told him something. Without even several minutes passing, the man already brought along a familiar-looking couple. They seemingly had an extremely frightened look on their faces as they entered, and as they saw me, their eyes opened wide with shock.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 3, "inserted_lines_src": 28, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
「ともあれ、休憩は終了。ほら、芋掘りを始めるよ」マッサージを終えた後、フィニアの用意した食事が、これまたいい出来だったせいだ。ここまでの道中で採取した野草や根菜、果実などを使って、干し肉を戻したものを加えた、ボリュームたっぷりのスープ。そこに焼いたパンにチーズを載せ、トロトロになるまで炙ったものがついてきたのだから、このまま食休みに昼寝でも決め込みたい気分になる。俺は折りたたみ式のスコップを担ぎ、ツタの根本をゆっくりと掘り進めていく。「おっし、やるぞ、オルァ!」勢いよくザックシと持ってきたスコップを突き刺し、力ずくで掘り進めようとしていた。「このおバカたちが!」そんな乱暴な掘り方では、芋が途中で折れてしまう。商品価値が下がってしまえば、達成報酬を削られてしまうことは充分に考えられた。「いってぇ! 姐さん、なにすんだよぉ」「なにすんだよ、じゃありません。芋が折れたらどうするの!」「あ、忘れてた」「忘れんな!」この頃になると、俺もそろそろ理解していた。彼らが敵を前にして、それまでの注意点をすっぱりと忘れる点。今回のように芋掘りというのに乱暴にスコップを突き立てる点。「想像力の欠如と、感情制御の甘さ。つまり自己抑制ができていない」「君たちはこれをすればどうなるか、考えずに行動してしまう。また衝動に任せて行動してしまうのも、同じ根に端を発している」「姐さん、難しいことはわからねぇっす」「つまり君たちは、行動する前考えるという過程が、すっぱりと抜け落ちている!」「俺らが考え無しってことですかい?」「ハハッ、そりゃ言えてらぁ!」「自慢げに胸を張るな!」これを矯正するには、一度危険な目に合わなければならないのだが、そのバランスを調整するのが難しい。命の危険を経験しないと学ばないのだが、そこでうっかりやり過ぎてしまうと、本当に死んでしまうからだ。「どうしたもんかなぁ?」俺は彼らの教育法に腕を組んで頭を悩ませていたが、当のミシェルちゃんとクラウドは気楽なモノだった。この辺りの、無駄におせっかいなところが、生前の失敗に繋がっているのだろう。「どうかしたの、ニコルちゃん?」「ミシェルちゃんは楽しそうだね」「うん。いつもと違う人たちと冒険できて、とっても新鮮」「最初は『ぴゃ』とか悲鳴上げてたのに」「み、見慣れてみたら、そんなに怖くないもん!」「見慣れるまでは怖かったんだね」「うん」お前ら、あの風体で怖がられないと思っていたのか? 「とにかく慣れないリガス芋掘りで余計に時間を食ってるんだから、早く済ませちゃお」三人組に一人ずつ付いて一組になって一株を左右から掘り進める。一時間経った頃には、ようやくフィニアの担当した芋が姿を現した。なぜ彼女だけ外れてもらったのかというと、非常に目の毒だからだ。それを反対側から真正面に見る男など、俺が許せるはずがない。全部で三本だが、これでは少々物足りない。できるなら、あと三本は欲しいところだ。「少し休憩したら、もう一本ずつ掘ろう。それだけあれば、依頼人も満足するはず」「掘って来いって依頼なんだから、一本でもよかったんじゃないすか?」「それは最低条件だよ。冒険者として生きていくなら、依頼人に満足してもらえるプラスアルファを提示して、名前を覚えてもらわないと」「そういうもんすかね」「そういうもんすよ」とはいえ、一時間の繊細な穴掘りは、非常に疲れる。「ミシェルちゃん、悪いけどお茶入れてくれる? フィニアは水を出して、みんなの手を洗おう」「承知しました」「りょーかい!」これはミシェルちゃんが見張り担当だったので、手が汚れていないからだ。彼女も冒険者家業が長いので、野外でお茶を淹れるくらいのことはできる。そしてフィニア性魔法は、ここでも便利に使うことができる。「ん......?」「はい。使えますよ」「だったらさ、芋の周囲に魔法で穴を掘って、側面の土を削るようにして掘り出せば、手っ取り早いんじゃないかな?」「あ、そうですね。やってみましょう」「あ、今は休憩が先だから。この後にお願いね」はっきり言って、魔法使いのいない三人組には、この方法を再現することはできない。そしてフィニアの魔法は、ここでも絶大な効果を発揮してくれた。結局その後はペースアップして、合計十本の芋を掘り出したところで、切り上げることにする。そして折れないように木の枝などで支え、背嚢に詰め込んでいたところで、俺の感知能力に何かが引っかかった。	“Anyway, the break is over. Time to get to digging.” At my order, not just the three, even Cloud responded languidly. It was because Finia’s meal that we ate after the massage was too good. She used the greens and rooted vegetables, and fruits, that we picked up along the way, as well as dried jerky, to make a filling soup. It was a simple food that would satisfy even people aside from Cloud. She also followed up with a toasted bread that had melted cheese on top, so it made you feel like continuing for an after-meal nap. Having said that, we couldn’t abandon this commission either. I picked up my foldable shovel and started slowly digging at the ivy roots. But Sebastian and the other two were different. “Okay, let’s do this!” They stabbed their shovels down forcefully and tried to dig with brute force. “You utter idiots!” If they do it so forcibly, the potatoes will just break. If they get damaged, so will the commission payment get reduced. So to teach them about that, I used the usual punishing pole to smack their heads. “Oouch! Big sis, what was that for!” “What do you mean what! You’ll damage the potatoes!” “Ah, it slipped my mind.” “Remember it!” After all this time I started to have the full picture. These guys forgot everything you told them the moment an enemy appeared. And they started violently shoveling their way to dig up the potatoes. Both of those things came from the same single flaw. In other words... “Lack of imagination and controlling one’s emotions. In other words, you can’t restrain yourselves.” “You act without thinking about what your actions would lead to. Being driven by impulses also stems from that.” “Big sis, I don’t understand that difficult explanation.” “In short, you completely lack the concept of thinking before you act!” “Are you saying we don’t think?” “Haha, you have a point!” “Stop bragging about it!” I smacked them once more to shut them up. These types of people won’t reflect until they see some pain. Or well, they are reflecting but they aren’t learning from it. To correct that, they have to experience the danger, but it’s hard to adjust the balance of it. They have to learn the risk of death, but if we overdo it, they might actually die. I racked my brains about their teaching methods, while Michelle and Cloud seemed to be having fun. They were supposed to be in charge of giving instructions, but before I knew it I started thinking about it instead. This meddlesome part of me has always led to blunders in my past life. “What’s wrong, Nicole?” “You seem to be having fun, Michelle.” “Yup. It feels fresh to adventure with different people.” at first though.” “N-Now that I got to know them, they aren’t that scary!” “So they were scary before that.” “Yup.” Seeing her nod with a straight face seemed to have dealt quite a big blow to the trio. You guys, did you really think you weren’t scary dressed like that? “Anyway, they are wasting too much time digging Ligus potatoes without knowing how, so let’s finish this up fast.” We continued harvesting the potatoes for about an hour after that. We made pairs with the three, and got to digging the roots from two sides. After an hour, the plant that Finia’s pair was digging finally revealed the potatoes. Since we went in pairs, one person was an extra. During this time, I asked Michelle to stand by and watch the surroundings. As for why she was removed from the grouping, it was because she was too much for the eyes. Every time she put her hands in front and moved the shovel rhythmically, that was caught in between also bounced along with it. I would never allow a man to watch that from the opposite side. Following it, Cloud’s side and then my side also got to the potatoes. It was just three plants in total, so it felt a little lacking. Ideally, I wanted three more. “Let’s take a break and dig up one more plant each. With that much, the client should have no complaints either.” “The commission just says to bring it, so wouldn’t just a single one be fine?” “That’s the minimum condition. If you plan to live on as an Adventurer, you have to satisfy your clients so they remember you by bringing an extra.” “Is that how it works?” “It is.” Still, doing delicate digging for an hour tired you out quite a bit. We had to take a little break, or else we’ll get too fatigued. We weren’t potato digging experts after all. “Michelle, sorry but can you make tea? Finia, create some water so we can wash our hands.” “Understood.” “Gotcha!” Michelle was on guard duty, so her hands weren’t dirty. She was still an Adventurer, so she knew how to make tea in the wild at least. And Finia’s elemental magic could be useful for this too. “Hm...?” “What is the matter?” “Finia, you can use the Tunnel spell, right?” “Yes, I can.” “Then wouldn’t it be quicker if you dig around the potato with that spell and we start scraping off the remaining ground from the side?” “Oh, you are right. Let me try.” “Ah, wait, we’re resting now. Let’s do it later.” Honestly, those three were no magicians so they couldn’t reproduce this method. So it may not teach them much, but at least it will teach them to “use everything at one’s disposal.” You have to use your head to make it easier for you. Like this, we took a little break and then resumed our digging. And Finia’s magic turned out to be a huge deal even in this matter. In the end, we upped our pace and ended up digging ten whole potatoes. We then used twigs as supports so they wouldn’t get damaged and put them into the knapsack. 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彼女は電話口で言いました「今困っているのよ案内にどうあなたの紹介文を書くかで」「困るって何が?」「あなたのスピーチから考えたら研究者だけど―もし研究者なんて紹介してしまったら誰も来ないんじゃないかと思って退屈で縁のない話と思われたらね」 ―会場「わかったそれで?」彼女はこう続けました「だけど― あなたの魅力は話上手なところなのだからストーリーテラーと呼ぼうと思うんだけど」研究者としての私は不安に思い「なんですって?」「ストーリーテラーよ」「なんで魔法使いの妖精じゃないのよ?」 ―会場私は「ちょっと考えさせて」と言って自分の勇気を呼び出そうとしましたそしてこう思ったのです私がストーリーテラー? でも私は定性調査をしていて物語を収集するのが仕事だし魂のこもったデータを物語と言うのだろうからやっぱり私はストーリーテラーなんだと「じゃあこういうのはどう? 研究者兼ストーリーテラー」「そんなのありえないわ」と一笑に付されました ―会場ですから私は研究者兼ストーリーテラーです今日は物の見方を拡げることについてお話しますまた研究にまつわるいくつかの話をしたいと思います研究を通して私の見方は根本から拡がり生き方愛し方仕事子育てのやり方を変えましたそもそもの始まりがこれでした私がまだ若き研究者―博士課程の1年生だったとき指導教官の教授がみんなにこう言いました「つまりだね― 測定できないものは存在しないのだ」うまいこと言ってるだけだと疑いましたが彼は確信に満ちていましたちなみに私はソーシャルワークで学士号と修士号をとりそのときは博士号を取得しようとしていましたですから在学中はずっと人生は煩雑なものだと信じだからこそ素晴らしいと思う人たちに囲まれてきたのです私はその人たち以上です人生は煩雑でそれを片付け整理し弁当箱に詰めてしまいます ―会場それが自分の生きる道ですし天職だと思いますソーシャルワークの分野でよく言われるのが仕事の苦しみに身をあずけろというものですがむしろ私は仕事の苦しみを振り払い押しのけて全部片付けてきました私はそういう主義でしたそれでこの言葉でわくわくしましたまたこう思ってました―これが私の天職なんだどうしようもない話に興味があるしそれをどうにかしたいし理解したいんだとこういった大事なことについてどうにかして誰もが― わかるように整理したかったのですそれで“関係性”から研究を着手しました 10年間ソーシャルワーカーの仕事をしてみると関係性が生きることの理由だと気付くのです関係性が生の目的や意味を与えてくれるのです関係性とはそういうものです社会正義メンタルヘルス虐待や育児怠慢に関わる人なら誰でも知っていることなのですが関係性つまり繋がっていると感じる能力は神経生理学的にも認められた能力で生きる理由なのですそこで関係性から研究を始めようと考えました上司から評価を説明される状況を想像できますね上司はあなたの 37の功績について話したあとで “成長の余地”について話します ―会場その“成長の余地”が頭からはなれません私の研究の過程でも同じことが起こりましたというのも愛について尋ねると相手は失恋について語ります帰属意識について尋ねるとそれではなくて冷たくされたひどい経験について関係性について尋ねると語られるのは― 関係性がうまくいかない場合の話なのです開始して6週間たったところでこの何と呼んでよいかわからない状況に気付きそれまで理解も経験もしたことのない方法で関係性が完全に解明できたのです研究からいったん後退しこれが何かをはっきりさせる必要があると考えました結局それは“恥”であるとわかりました恥というのは関係性喪失への怯えとして容易に理解することができます私も自分が関係を持つに値しないと思われることを想像すると自分の中にも見いだせるものですつまり普遍的で誰もがもっているのです逆に恥を経験しない人がつながりや共感を持ちえるはずがありません恥について語りたい人はいませんが話さないと余計に大きいものとなりますこの恥という感情つまり自分は十分じゃないと思う誰もが知る感情のことですが具体的には完璧じゃないスリムじゃない金持ちじゃない美しくない偉くないとかそんなことですこうした気持ちを芽生えさせるのは耐えがたいような心のもろさですなぜなら関係性を持つには私たちは自分自身をさらけ出さなければなりません心のもろさについて私の考え―私はそれが嫌でしたから自分の心のもろさを物差しで叩きなおすよいチャンスだと思いました私はこれを理解してやる 1年をかけて徹底的に解体してやるどう働くのかを理解してやるそしていつかその裏をかいてやる準備万端でしたし本当に夢中でしたでも察しのとおりうまくはいきませんでした ―会場わかりますね恥についてはもっとお話ししたいのですが時間が足りませんけれども結果的にこの発見はこの10年ほどの研究のなかで学んだ一番重要なことです 1年のはずが 6年となり何千もの話があり長いインタビューやフォーカスグループ研究をいくつも行いある時は誰かが雑誌の記事や自身の体験談を送ってきてそれは6年の間に何千ものデータになったのですそれで理解の糸口を得ることになりましたまた恥が一体何であるかどう作用するのかも理解したと言えます私は本を書きました理論を公表しましたしかし何かが不十分だったのですそれが何かというと適当に私がインタビューする人を選びある人たちを自己価値感を持っている人と区別すると前者に欠けていたものとは自分に価値があるという感覚でした愛情とか帰属の感覚を持つ人がいる一方でそれに苦しんだり自分は― これでいいんだろうかと悩んだりする人がいます強く愛されているという感覚を持つ人と愛や関係性に苦しむ人とはあるひとつの点でそれはこういうことです深い愛情や関係性を感じている人は自分が愛されるに値すると信じているのですそれが違いなのです自分には価値があると信じているのです人が関係性が断たれた状況にいることに耐えられないのは自分が関係性を持つのに値しないという恐れですですから個人的にも仕事上でもこのことを理解する必要があると思いましたそれで自己価値感が見られる人やそれに従って生きている人へのインタビューを選び出しこれらをじっくりと眺めました共通してみられることは何だろう? 私はちょっとした文房具中毒で― でもそれはまた別の機会に話しますマニラフォルダーとサインペンを手にこの研究をなんと呼べばいいのか考えましたそしてある言葉がふと浮かんだのですそれは“あるがまま”ですつまり― 自己価値感をもって生きている人たちなのですそれでマニラフォルダーのはじめにこう書きデータを見始めたのですそれが私が最初にしたことです 4日で集中的なデータ分析をし過去のインタビューや体験談出来事など振り返りました何がテーマなんだろう?パターンは何だろう? 主人は子どもたちを連れて家出しましたというのも私は執筆中は研究者モードでジャクソン・ポロックばりの仕事ぶりですからそこで発見したことをお話するとその人たちが共通して持っていたのは勇気でしたここでは勇気と勇敢は別なものとして考えます勇気―そもそもはラテン語で心を表わす“cor”という言葉が英語に入ってきたものですまたもともとの定義は自身のことをあるがままに話すということですこうした人々は不完全であってもよいとする勇気こそを持っていたのですまた自分に対して思いやりがあって他者への思いやりを持っています人は自分自身に優しくなれないなら他者にも思いやりを持てませんからまたこの人たちは関係性を持っていましたここからが難しいところなのですが自分への忠実さの結果自分のあるがままを受け入れるためにあるべき姿についてはあきらめていましたそれは関係性を得るためには絶対に必要なことなのですその他の共通項はこういうことでした心のもろさを受け入れていたのですその人たちはこう信じます自分たちの心をもろくするものこそ自分たちを美しくすると心のもろさが快適であるともそれが自分たちを苦しめているとも言いません恥のインタビューの時に― 聞いたような発言はありませんでした必要なことなのだ語ります愛していると告白するための思い切りやうまくいく保証がなくても何かをするという熱意についてまたマンモグラフィーの検査の後医師からの告知に備えながらなんとか生きる意志について語りますそれがうまく行こうと行くまいと関係性に身を費やしたいのですただそれが不可欠なことだと考えているのです私にとってこれは裏切られる結果でした自分自身がかつて研究をすることに忠誠を誓ったなんてもう信じられませんでした研究とは制御したり予測することまた現象について詳しく調べることです制御や予測という― 明確な目的があってなされるものですけれども制御や予測という使命に従った結果表れた答えは心のもろさを受け入れた生き方であり制御と予測を放棄せよというのですこれはちょっとした挫折となりました ―会場こんな風に実際よりも大きい挫折に見えたのです ―会場私は挫折と捉えましたが私のセラピストはそれは開眼だと捉えました開眼は挫折より響きがよいものですがやはりそれは私には挫折でした研究を止めセラピストを探すことにしました余談ですがこういう状況がわかりますよね友達に電話して「相談相手が必要なんだけど誰かいい相手はいないかしら?」と言う状況です私の場合は5人の友達がこう言ったのです「えー?私だったらあなたのセラピストにはちょっと...」と ―会場「それってどういうことよ?」「今言った通りよわかるでしょ? ものさしを持って乗り込んでこないでね」 ―「はいはい」それであるセラピストを見つけたのですセラピストのダイアナと初対面のときあるがままの人たちのリストを渡して座りました彼女がまず「どうですか?」「大丈夫です元気です」「どうかしたんですか?」― 彼女はセラピスト専門のセラピストなのです私たちにもセラピストが必要なのです彼らの嘘発見器は高性能ですから ―会場それで言いました「手短に言うと私は苦しんでいます」「その苦しみは何ですか?」「心のもろさについての課題を抱えていて心のもろさが恥や恐れ自己価値感についての苦しみの― 中核だということはわかっているんですがそれはどうも喜びや創造帰属や愛情とかそういったものの根源でもあるようなのですそれが私の問題で援助が必要なんです」と答えましたそしてこう続けました「でも―家庭の問題や幼少時代のことは関係ありませんから」 ―会場「ただ攻略法が必要なだけなんです」 ―会場 ―会場(拍手) ありがとうございます彼女の反応はこうでした ―会場それで―「これって大変ですよね?」「大変とか大変じゃないという問題じゃありません」 ―会場「ただそういうものなのです」「これはきっと重症だわ」 ―会場そうでもありそうでない面もありました約1年かかりました心のもろさや優しさが重要なことに気付いた時に人はどのように受け入れそこに踏み込むかわかりますか? Aさん「私は違う」 Bさん「こんな人とは出かけたくない」 ―会場私にとっては1年に渡る戦いでした激しい戦いでした心のもろさが私を押し私はそれを押し返しました戦いには負けましたそれでも人生は取り返しましたそれで研究を再開しました次の2年を費やし改めて理解しようと試みたのですあるがままの人たちの選択や私たちがどうやって心のもろさとつきあっているかといったことをなぜ私たちはこんなに苦しむのだろう? 心のもろさに苦しんでいるのは私だけだろうか? ―違いますそう―それが私が学んだことです例えば告知を待っているとき私たちは心のもろさを麻痺させています面白いことにツイッターとフェイスブック上でどのように心のもろさを定義しますか? 何が心のもろさを感じさせるのでしょう? と疑問をなげかけると 1時間半で150の返信を得ましたどういう返信があるか知りたかったのです不調で夫に助けを求めなければならずしかも新婚だったとき夫をセックスに誘うとき妻をセックスに誘うとき落ち込んでいるときデートに誘うとき医者からの連絡をまっているとき解雇されたとき解雇を命じるときこれが私たちの生きる世界なのです私たちは心のもろさに溢れる世界に生きているのですまた心のもろさを扱う一つの方法はその感覚を麻痺させることですその証拠に― このことだけが原因ではありませんがこれが大きな原因である事象が― 存在します私たちはアメリカ史上もっとも借金漬けで太っていて依存症が多く薬物治療に頼る集団です実は研究から知ったのですが人間は選択的に感情を麻痺させることができませんというのも「これが悪の元凶」― これが心のもろさ悲しみ恥恐れ失望などと特定できないからですこういう感情を避けたいのでビール何杯かとバナナナッツマフィンを食べることにします ―会場とにかくそういう感情を避けたいのです自分にも覚えがあるから笑ってるんでしょう皆さんの生活をハックするのが私の仕事ですからねでしょ? ―会場感情を麻痺させることなしにこうしたつらい気持ちを麻痺させられません選択的には麻痺させられないのですだからそうした気持ちを麻痺させるとき同時に喜びや感謝の意や幸福も同時に麻痺させてしまうのですそれでは惨めです生の目的や意味を探しているのに結局は心のもろさを感じてしまうそれでビールをかっくらってバナナナッツマフィンを頬ばるそれは危険なサイクルになりますこういうことも考えなければなりませんなぜどうやって麻痺させるかということです何かの中毒にならなくても麻痺します他にもまた本来は不確かなものを全て確かなものにしようとします宗教はもはや信仰や神秘への信奉から確実性ということへ移行してしまいました私が正しくてあんたが間違っているだまれ以上確かなものがすべて恐れれば恐れるほど心はもろくなりますそれがまた恐れをよぶのですこれは今日の政治のようです論議なんてもはや存在しません対話も存在しませんあるのはただの非難です研究の中で非難の捉え方は痛みや不快の解放をする手段です私たちは完璧を志向しますそれを目指すと私みたいになってうまくはいきません完璧を目指すためにお尻から脂肪をとってそれを頬に移植しているのです ―会場百年後の人たちが振り返ったときにはあきれてしまうことを願います ―会場そして私たちは危険なほど子どもたちに完璧を求めています子どもたちについてお話をします子どもは生まれたときから苦しみを背負っています赤ちゃんを抱いたときにこんなことを言うのは間違いです見てこの子は完璧よ私はこの子を完璧に5年生までにテニスチームに入れて7年生までにエール大学へいれるのそんなこと言う必要ないんですただこう言えばいいのです「あなたは完璧じゃないのよ苦しみを背負っているのでもあなたは愛情や帰属に値する存在なのよ」それが私たちがするべきことです子どもたちがそのようにして育てられるならば今日の問題を解決できるはずです私たちは自分たちのなすことが人に影響を与えないふりをしています個々の生活でもそうしています組織としても行っています救済であろうと石油流出であろうとリコールであろうと私たちは自分たちの行いが他者に大きな影響を与えていないふりをしているのです企業に言ったっていいでしょう完璧でないのは― 承知ですから本当のことを語って謝罪しますもう繰り返しませんと— 言ってくださいあるいは別の方法もありますそれで締めくくります―それは自分自身を心の底からさらけ出すことそしてあるがままで愛すことですたとえ成功への保証がないとしてもそれがとても辛いものだとしても特に親としては耐えがたいほどに困難なことですがそして感謝とよろこびを実践すること恐怖の瞬間にも迷いのときにも― それほどまで相手を愛せるだろうかそんなに熱烈に信じることができるかこのことにそれほどまでに激しくなれるか―と自問するときにでさえ一大事と騒ぎ立てたりせずただ立ち止まってこう言うのですなんて素晴らしいんだろうこの心のもろさを感じることが生きていることだからとそして最後にもっとも重要だと考えるのは自分はよくやってると信じることですなぜなら自分はよくやっていると言える立場を信じてそこから働きかけるときには叫ぶのをやめて傾聴しもっと優しく穏やかに周りに接し自分自身にも優しく穏やかになれるのです以上ですありがとうございました	And she called, and she said, "I'm really struggling with how to write about you on the little flyer." And I thought, "Well, what's the struggle?" And she said, "Well, I saw you speak, and I'm going to call you a researcher, I think, but I'm afraid if I call you a researcher, no one will come, because they'll think you're boring and irrelevant." And I was like, "Okay." And she said, "But the thing I liked about your talk is you're a storyteller. So I think what I'll do is just call you a storyteller." And of course, the academic, insecure part of me was like, "You're going to call me a what?" And she said, "I'm going to call you a storyteller." And I was like, "Why not 'magic pixie'?" I was like, "Let me think about this for a second." I tried to call deep on my courage. And I thought, you know, I am a storyteller. I'm a qualitative researcher. I collect stories; that's what I do. And maybe stories are just data with a soul. And maybe I'm just a storyteller. And so I said, "You know what? Why don't you just say I'm a researcher-storyteller." And she went, "Ha ha. There's no such thing." So I'm a researcher-storyteller, and I'm going to talk to you today -- we're talking about expanding perception -- and so I want to talk to you and tell some stories about a piece of my research that fundamentally expanded my perception and really actually changed the way that I live and love and work and parent. And this is where my story starts. When I was a young researcher, doctoral student, my first year, I had a research professor who said to us, "Here's the thing, if you cannot measure it, it does not exist." And I thought he was just sweet-talking me. I was like, "Really?" and he was like, "Absolutely." And so you have to understand that I have a bachelor's and a master's in social work, and I was getting my Ph.D. in social work, so my entire academic career was surrounded by people who kind of believed in the "life's messy, love it." And I'm more of the, "life's messy, clean it up, organize it and put it into a bento box." And so to think that I had found my way, to found a career that takes me -- really, one of the big sayings in social work is, "Lean into the discomfort of the work." And I'm like, knock discomfort upside the head and move it over and get all A's. That was my mantra. So I was very excited about this. And so I thought, you know what, this is the career for me, because I am interested in some messy topics. But I want to be able to make them not messy. I want to understand them. I want to hack into these things that I know are important and lay the code out for everyone to see. So where I started was with connection. Because, by the time you're a social worker for 10 years, what you realize is that connection is why we're here. It's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. This is what it's all about. It doesn't matter whether you talk to people who work in social justice, mental health and abuse and neglect, what we know is that connection, the ability to feel connected, is -- neurobiologically that's how we're wired -- it's why we're here. So I thought, you know what, I'm going to start with connection. Well, you know that situation where you get an evaluation from your boss, and she tells you 37 things that you do really awesome, and one "opportunity for growth?" And all you can think about is that opportunity for growth, right? Well, apparently this is the way my work went as well, because, when you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak. When you ask people about belonging, they'll tell you their most excruciating experiences of being excluded. And when you ask people about connection, the stories they told me were about disconnection. So very quickly -- really about six weeks into this research -- I ran into this unnamed thing that absolutely unraveled connection in a way that I didn't understand or had never seen. And so I pulled back out of the research and thought, I need to figure out what this is. And it turned out to be shame. And shame is really easily understood as the fear of disconnection: Is there something about me that, if other people know it or see it, that I won't be worthy of connection? The things I can tell you about it: It's universal; we all have it. The only people who don't experience shame have no capacity for human empathy or connection. No one wants to talk about it, and the less you talk about it, the more you have it. What underpinned this shame, this "I'm not good enough," -- which, we all know that feeling: "I'm not blank enough. I'm not thin enough, rich enough, beautiful enough, smart enough, promoted enough." The thing that underpinned this was excruciating vulnerability. This idea of, in order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen. And you know how I feel about vulnerability. I hate vulnerability. And so I thought, this is my chance to beat it back with my measuring stick. I'm going in, I'm going to figure this stuff out, I'm going to spend a year, I'm going to totally deconstruct shame, I'm going to understand how vulnerability works, and I'm going to outsmart it. So I was ready, and I was really excited. As you know, it's not going to turn out well. You know this. So, I could tell you a lot about shame, but I'd have to borrow everyone else's time. But here's what I can tell you that it boils down to -- and this may be one of the most important things that I've ever learned in the decade of doing this research. My one year turned into six years: Thousands of stories, hundreds of long interviews, focus groups. At one point, people were sending me journal pages and sending me their stories -- thousands of pieces of data in six years. And I kind of got a handle on it. I kind of understood, this is what shame is, this is how it works. I wrote a book, I published a theory, but something was not okay -- and what it was is that, if I roughly took the people I interviewed and divided them into people who really have a sense of worthiness -- that's what this comes down to, a sense of worthiness -- they have a strong sense of love and belonging -- and folks who struggle for it, and folks who are always wondering if they're good enough. There was only one variable that separated the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging and the people who really struggle for it. And that was, the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging believe they're worthy of love and belonging. That's it. They believe they're worthy. And to me, the hard part of the one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection, was something that, personally and professionally, I felt like I needed to understand better. So what I did is I took all of the interviews where I saw worthiness, where I saw people living that way, and just looked at those. What do these people have in common? I have a slight office supply addiction, but that's another talk. So I had a manila folder, and I had a Sharpie, and I was like, what am I going to call this research? And the first words that came to my mind were "whole-hearted." These are whole-hearted people, living from this deep sense of worthiness. So I wrote at the top of the manila folder, and I started looking at the data. In fact, I did it first in a four-day, very intensive data analysis, where I went back, pulled the interviews, the stories, pulled the incidents. What's the theme? What's the pattern? My husband left town with the kids because I always go into this Jackson Pollock crazy thing, where I'm just writing and in my researcher mode. And so here's what I found. What they had in common was a sense of courage. And I want to separate courage and bravery for you for a minute. Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language -- it's from the Latin word "cor," meaning "heart" -- and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart. And so these folks had, very simply, the courage to be imperfect. They had the compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to others, because, as it turns out, we can't practice compassion with other people if we can't treat ourselves kindly. And the last was they had connection, and -- this was the hard part -- as a result of authenticity, they were willing to let go of who they thought they should be in order to be who they were, which you have to absolutely do that for connection. The other thing that they had in common was this: They fully embraced vulnerability. They believed that what made them vulnerable made them beautiful. They didn't talk about vulnerability being comfortable, nor did they really talk about it being excruciating -- as I had heard it earlier in the shame interviewing. They just talked about it being necessary. They talked about the willingness to say, "I love you" first ... the willingness to do something where there are no guarantees ... the willingness to breathe through waiting for the doctor to call after your mammogram. They're willing to invest in a relationship that may or may not work out. They thought this was fundamental. I personally thought it was betrayal. I could not believe I had pledged allegiance to research, where our job -- you know, the definition of research is to control and predict, to study phenomena for the explicit reason to control and predict. And now my mission to control and predict had turned up the answer that the way to live is with vulnerability and to stop controlling and predicting. This led to a little breakdown -- -- which actually looked more like this. And it did. I call it a breakdown; my therapist calls it a spiritual awakening. A spiritual awakening sounds better than breakdown, but I assure you, it was a breakdown. And I had to put my data away and go find a therapist. Let me tell you something: you know who you are when you call your friends and say, "I think I need to see somebody. Do you have any recommendations?" Because about five of my friends were like, "Wooo, I wouldn't want to be your therapist." I was like, "What does that mean?" And they're like, "I'm just saying, you know. Don't bring your measuring stick." I was like, "Okay." So I found a therapist. My first meeting with her, Diana -- I brought in my list of the way the whole-hearted live, and I sat down. And she said, "How are you?" And I said, "I'm great. I'm okay." She said, "What's going on?" And this is a therapist who sees therapists, because we have to go to those, because their B.S. meters are good. And so I said, "Here's the thing, I'm struggling." And she said, "What's the struggle?" And I said, "Well, I have a vulnerability issue. And I know that vulnerability is the core of shame and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it's also the birthplace of joy, of creativity, of belonging, of love. And I think I have a problem, and I need some help." And I said, "But here's the thing: no family stuff, no childhood shit." "I just need some strategies." Thank you. So she goes like this. And then I said, "It's bad, right?" And she said, "It's neither good nor bad." "It just is what it is." And I said, "Oh my God, this is going to suck." And it did, and it didn't. And it took about a year. And you know how there are people that, when they realize that vulnerability and tenderness are important, that they surrender and walk into it. A: that's not me, and B: I don't even hang out with people like that. For me, it was a yearlong street fight. It was a slugfest. Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back. And so then I went back into the research and spent the next couple of years really trying to understand what they, the whole-hearted, what choices they were making, and what we are doing with vulnerability. Why do we struggle with it so much? Am I alone in struggling with vulnerability? No. So this is what I learned. We numb vulnerability -- when we're waiting for the call. It was funny, I sent something out on Twitter and on Facebook that says, "How would you define vulnerability? What makes you feel vulnerable?" And within an hour and a half, I had 150 responses. Because I wanted to know what's out there. Having to ask my husband for help because I'm sick, and we're newly married; initiating sex with my husband; initiating sex with my wife; being turned down; asking someone out; waiting for the doctor to call back; getting laid off; laying off people. This is the world we live in. We live in a vulnerable world. And one of the ways we deal with it is we numb vulnerability. And I think there's evidence -- and it's not the only reason this evidence exists, but I think it's a huge cause -- We are the most in-debt ... obese ... addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history. The problem is -- and I learned this from the research -- that you cannot selectively numb emotion. You can't say, here's the bad stuff. Here's vulnerability, here's grief, here's shame, here's fear, here's disappointment. I don't want to feel these. I'm going to have a couple of beers and a banana nut muffin. I don't want to feel these. And I know that's knowing laughter. I hack into your lives for a living. God. You can't numb those hard feelings without numbing the other affects, our emotions. You cannot selectively numb. So when we numb those, we numb joy, we numb gratitude, we numb happiness. And then, we are miserable, and we are looking for purpose and meaning, and then we feel vulnerable, so then we have a couple of beers and a banana nut muffin. And it becomes this dangerous cycle. One of the things that I think we need to think about is why and how we numb. And it doesn't just have to be addiction. The other thing we do is we make everything that's uncertain certain. Religion has gone from a belief in faith and mystery to certainty. "I'm right, you're wrong. Shut up." That's it. Just certain. The more afraid we are, the more vulnerable we are, the more afraid we are. This is what politics looks like today. There's no discourse anymore. There's no conversation. There's just blame. You know how blame is described in the research? A way to discharge pain and discomfort. We perfect. If there's anyone who wants their life to look like this, it would be me, but it doesn't work. Because what we do is we take fat from our butts and put it in our cheeks. Which just, I hope in 100 years, people will look back and go, "Wow." And we perfect, most dangerously, our children. Let me tell you what we think about children. They're hardwired for struggle when they get here. And when you hold those perfect little babies in your hand, our job is not to say, "Look at her, she's perfect. My job is just to keep her perfect -- make sure she makes the tennis team by fifth grade and Yale by seventh." That's not our job. Our job is to look and say, "You know what? You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging." That's our job. Show me a generation of kids raised like that, and we'll end the problems, I think, that we see today. We pretend that what we do doesn't have an effect on people. We do that in our personal lives. We do that corporate -- whether it's a bailout, an oil spill ... a recall. We pretend like what we're doing doesn't have a huge impact on other people. I would say to companies, this is not our first rodeo, people. We just need you to be authentic and real and say ... "We're sorry. We'll fix it." But there's another way, and I'll leave you with this. This is what I have found: To let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen ... to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee -- and that's really hard, and I can tell you as a parent, that's excruciatingly difficult -- to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, when we're wondering, "Can I love you this much? Can I believe in this this passionately? Can I be this fierce about this?" just to be able to stop and, instead of catastrophizing what might happen, to say, "I'm just so grateful, because to feel this vulnerable means I'm alive." And the last, which I think is probably the most important, is to believe that we're enough. Because when we work from a place, I believe, that says, "I'm enough" ... then we stop screaming and start listening, we're kinder and gentler to the people around us, and we're kinder and gentler to ourselves. That's all I have. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
我々の住む世界は周知のように相互依存関係にありますが主に3つの点で不十分ですまず第一に大きな不平等世界の半数の人が今でも1日2ドル未満で生活し 10億人がきれいな水を得られず 25億人が下水設備がない状態で 10億人が毎晩空腹のまま寝ています毎年4人に1人はエイズ結核マラリア汚水による感染症が原因で死亡し犠牲者の8割は5歳未満です現在では豊かな国でも不平等の拡大が珍しくありませんアメリカでは 2001年から5年間経済成長が続き職場の生産性も5年間向上してきましたが賃金中央値に変化は見られず貧困ライン未満にある勤労者世帯が4%増加しました医療保険未加入の勤労者世帯は4%増加です相互依存状態のこの世界で我々の大半は恵まれておりそのおかげで我々は北部カリフォルニアで仕事をしてこの夕べを楽しんでいるわけですが非常に不平等な世界です次に不安定さが挙げられます不安定さの原因はテロの脅威大量破壊兵器世界的規模の病気の蔓延そして少し前とは違って自分達がその被害を受けやすいという感覚ですそしておそらく一番重要なのは気候変動や資源の枯渇生物種の破壊により世界が持続不可能だということでしょう我が娘やいずれは欲しい孫たちに残したい世界とは不平等で不安定で持続不可能な相互依存状態から地域的国家的そして世界的に融和した共同体へと移行する世界です成功している全ての社会の特徴を共有する共同体です広く共通して得ることができる一連の機会共同事業の成功に関して共有される使命感そして心からの一体感どれも口で言うほど簡単ではありません数年前イギリスでテロ事件が起きましたがアメリカ同時多発テロほどの命は奪われなかったとはいえイギリス人を最も不安にしたのは犯人がよそ者ではなく地元住民だったことだと思います犯人には宗教的政治的アイデンティティの方が共に育ち共に学び共に働き共に週末を過ごし共に食事をした人たちよりも大切だったつまり彼らは相違点の方が共通する人間性よりも大切だと考えたのですこれは21世紀における人類の支配的な心理的病いですこうした中で官職に就いていない我々のような人たちは良いことをするための史上最強の力を備えていますなぜなら世界の過半数の人々は政府を選出し投票により辞めさせることができますさらに非民主主義の政府でさえ以前より世論に敏感です主にインターネットの力により資力が乏しい人々が結束して巨額の資金を集めその資金で公益のために世界を変えることができます津波が南アジアを襲ったときアメリカは12億ドルの寄付をしました 3割の世帯が寄付をしその半分はインターネットを介したものでした寄付の中央値は約57ドルでしたそして第三に非政府組織の増加によって非政府組織企業その他の市民団体が他の人々の生活に影響を及ぼす強大な力を備えています私が1993年に大統領になったときロシアにはこうした組織が1つもありませんでした今では数十万ありますインドもゼロでしたが今は少なくとも50万が活動中です中国もゼロでしたそれが今は政府に登録しているものが25万政治的理由で登録されていない組織はおそらくその倍あります私が基金を設立したときに考えたのは今ある世界と次の世代に残したい世界のことでしたそしてずっと関心があり私がまだ影響を与えられそうなことを現実的に考えるよう心がけました私が重点的に取り組みたい活動は貧困の軽減病気との闘い気候変動との闘いに役立ち世界を苦しめる宗教的人種的溝やその他の落差を埋める活動ですただしその活動を我々の中で集結できる何らかの特殊技能を使って公益機能の実行形態を変える形で行い結果的に世界中に広げられるようにしたいのです我々がエイズ薬で実行できたことがその1つですエイズに対する取り組みのリーダーであり今晩私が話すwishでも一番活躍している人物アイラマガジナーがここに来ています彼の活動すべてに感謝していますあちらです (拍手) 私が公職を退いて最初にカリブ海でエイズ危機への対応を支援するよう依頼されたときジェネリック薬は 1人あたり年間約500ドルで販売されていました大量購入すれば 400ドル弱で手に入れられます最初に活動した国バハマはこの薬に3500ドル支払っていました市場がひどい無秩序状態で薬の購入先だった業者2社は 7倍の金をだまし取っていたのですそこで活動の最初の1週間で 500ドルまで値下げしてもらいました急に同じ金額で7倍もの命を救うことができるようになりました次にエイズ薬の製造業者に働きかけましたその1社は映像の中で言及された業者です事業戦略を一新するよう交渉しましたなぜならこの薬は500ドルでも高利益率低容量不明確な支払い基準で販売されていたからですそこで運営と供給プロセスの生産性改善に取り組み低利益率高容量そして絶対的に信頼できる支払い基準の事業にしていきましたエイズ対策での主な貢献は製造業者の戦略を宝石店から食料品店の形式に変えさせたことだとジョークを言ったものですでも価格は500ドルから140ドルになり間もなく平均価格は192ドルとなりました現在は約100ドルで手に入ります小児用の薬は600ドルでしたがあまりにも高すぎるので交渉により190ドルまで下げましたその後フランスの素晴らしい思いつきで航空券税を課すことからユニットエイドと呼ばれるものがつくられ多くの国の協力が得られています今では小児用の薬は1人あたり年間60ドルです生きるために薬を必要とする人の命を救うことを妨げている唯一の要因は診断治療看護をしてこの薬を患者に届けるために必要なシステムの欠如です我々はアメリカ心臓協会と小児肥満イニシアチブを開始しました子ども達が学校で摂取する食品のカロリーや危険な内容物を減らすよう清涼飲料水やスナック食品の業界と取り決めを交渉することにより同じことを試みました単に市場を再編成したのですそこでこの無政府状態の世界に公共財市場を体系化する必要性があるという考えが浮かびましたそしてそれが我々が今しようとしていることであり気候変動と闘うために大都市のグループと協力して世界の温室効果ガスの75%を発生させているこうした都市が温室効果ガスの排出を経済的にも良い形で大幅かつ迅速に削減できるように非常に大きな取り決めを行おうとしています温室効果ガスの削減をある種の経済的負担とするような議論は理解できません簡単なことだと思うのですアルゴアが映画『不都合な真実』によって受けるに十分に値するオスカーを受賞したとき私は感激しながらも 2作目をすぐに作るよう強く勧めました『不都合な真実』を見た方々にとってゴアの講演で最も重要なのは最後のシーンで何もされない場合の温室効果ガスの推移と実現可能な推移を示していますそして軌道変更のために我々ができることを 6つに分類しているのですがその6つの対策に関する映画が必要なのですそして皆がそれを念頭に置きそれに合わせて準備をする必要があります我々はその実現に取り組んでいます従ってこうした市場の整理が我々の試みの1つです現在は2つ目のことにも取り組んでおりこれがwishになります途上国での活動における私の経験からメディアは悲観的にあれもできないこれもできない腐敗が原因だと言っているかもしれませんが貧困国では腐敗よりも無力さの方がはるかに大きな問題でありそれが腐敗を増大させていると思うのです先ほどの低価格であれば世界中で今エイズ薬を買えない人にも薬を配布する資金があります今日この低価格は我々が活動する25カ国を含む合計62カ国で実現されています約55万人がその恩恵を受けていますが他の人々へも届ける資金はあるのです彼らに届けるシステムがないということです最初にルワンダ次にマラウィやその他の国で活動してきましたただ今夜はルワンダについてお話ししたいのですそこで我々が試みてきたことは極めて貧しい地方部の保健医療のモデルを作り上げることですエイズ結核マラリアその他の感染症母子保健や開発途上国世界で貧困層が立ち向かうあらゆる種類の健康問題への対応に有効でまずはルワンダ全国に拡大してからその後世界の他のあらゆる貧困国でそのまま実践され得るモデルです第一の基準は質の高いケアを提供できるかということ第二に国が保健医療システムを 5年から10年後には海外の資金援助なしで維持できる価格で果たされるかということですなぜならこうした問題への取り組みが長くなるにつれ経済であっても健康教育何であってもシステムを構築しなければならないという確信が強まってきたからです機能するシステムが欠如していると今夜皆さんをこの席に導いたつながりが壊れてしまうのですどんな人生でも考えてみれば今までどんなに多くの障害に直面しても重大な岐路において自分の努力と達成できる結果との間に予測可能なつながりがあることがいつも分かっていたでしょう無秩序でシステムのない世界ではすべてがゲリラ闘争となりこの予測可能性がないのですそして命を救うことや子供を教育すること経済を発展させること全てが不可能に近くなります非常に貧しい地域における保健医療の分野でシステムを構築するということを最も上手く成し遂げたのはポールファーマー医師だと私は思います彼は多くの人がご存じの通りパートナーズインヘルスと共に今まで20年間活動が始まったハイチで主に活動しロシアペルーやその他世界中の様々な場所でも活動経験がありますハイチは貧しくファーマー医師の診療所が活動している地域では通常医療専門家が可能とするよりもずっと広い地域をカバーするのですが 1988年以降 1人も結核で亡くしていません 1人もです他にも保健に関する目覚ましい成果をあげていますですから国の収入を飛躍的に増やしてエイズ問題と闘おうとルワンダでの活動を決定したときの目標は保健医療ネットワークの構築でした理由はそれが1994年の大量虐殺の中完全に崩壊し一人あたりの所得がまだ1日1ドルを下回っていたからですそこでポールファーマーに電話をし支援してもらえないか尋ねましたなぜなら国全体を取り込むことができるモデルがハイチやルワンダにあるということが証明できれば第一にこの15年間地球上で最も苦しんできた国にとって素晴らしいことでありそして第二に後から世界中の貧しい国々に適応させられるものを手に入れられるだろうと思えたからですこうして我々はその実行に取りかかりましたそして 1年半前共同活動を開始しサザンカヨンザと呼ばれる地域で活動していますここはルワンダの最貧困地域の1つでもともと約40万人が暮らしていた場所です基本的にはポールファーマーがハイチで行ったことを実行しています地域の有給医療従事者の育成と訓練を行って健康上の問題を特定しエイズや結核を患う人たちが確実かつ適切に診断されて規則正しく薬を飲めるようにし健康教育やきれいな水そして公衆衛生の喚起に取り組んで栄養補給剤の提供や特別なケアが必要な重度の患者も対応できるようにするのですこれを機能させる手順は先ほども言ったようにポールファーマーとそのチームにより過去20年にわたるハイチの地方部での活動で完成されています最近ルワンダにおける最初の1年半の取り組みを評価しました結果は非常に良く今ではルワンダ政府がこのモデルを国全体に導入することに合意しその甚大な支持から政府の最大限の資源を当てることになったほどです我々の活動を表すことですのでチームについて少しお話しします世界中で約500人がエイズ対策の活動をしており中には交通費と部屋食事だけを得て無償で活動している人もいますその他に関連プログラムで活動する人たちもいますルワンダにおける我々の事業計画はダイアナノーブルの指揮の下まとめられました彼女は非常に優秀な女性ですがそれはこの種の活動を進んでするタイプの人には多いことです彼女は20代のときシュローダーベンチャーズの最年少の共同出資者でした成功したイーベンチャーズのCEOも経験しリードアルゼビアベンチャーズを設立しましたそして45歳で人生で何か違うことをしてみたいと思い彼女は現在わずかな報酬でこの活動にフルタイムで取り組んでいます彼女とかつてのビジネス関係の人たちのチームが事業計画をつくりましたこの計画によってこの保健システムを国全体に拡大できるようになりますそしてこれは彼女が高収入を得ながらしていた非公開株式の仕事のように価値のあるものでしょう我々がこの地方部に来たとき 5歳未満の子どもの45%が栄養不良による発育不全の状態でした 23%は5歳に達することなく亡くなり出生時の死亡率は2.5%超でした成人と子どもの死因のうち 15%超は汚水と不十分な公衆衛生による腸内寄生虫と下痢でしたすべて予防可能かつ治療可能なものです死因の13%超が呼吸器疾患によるものでしたこれもまたすべて予防可能であり治療可能なものですそしてこの地域にはエイズや結核の治療が皆無でした最初の1年半の成果をお話ししますエイズの治療を受ける人数がゼロから2千人になりましたこれはこの地域で治療を要する人の80%です注目すべき点は治療対象者のうち薬の服用をやめたり治療を怠ったりしたのは 0.4%未満だということですこれはアメリカでの数字よりも低いものですより高価な第二選択薬に変える必要があったのは 0.3%未満です 40万人の妊婦がカウンセリングを受け初めて整った保健医療システムの中で出産することになっていますこれは全妊娠の約43%です先ほど40万人の妊婦と言いましたが正しくは4万人です結核の治療が必要な全人口のうち約40%は現在治療を受けています活動を開始したほんの18ヶ月前にはゼロだったのです栄養失調と早期死亡の防止に幼児用食糧配給プログラムを必要とする子どもの43%が現在生存と成長に必要な食料の補給を受けていますこの場所では初となるマラリア治療プログラムを開始しました患者が収容される病院は大量虐殺の間に破壊された状態でしたが他の4つの診療所とともに修復をして太陽エネルギー発電機を設置し研究室には高い技術も導入しましたエイズ患者のほぼ100%が今では自宅療養中であるにも関わらず現在は月に325人を治療していますそして一番重要なことですがポールファーマーのモデルを地域の医療従事者によって導入したことからこのシステムは GDPの5%から6%でルワンダ全域に導入可能であると我々は見積もっており 5~6年後には政府が海外からの援助に頼らずに持続させられるだろうと見ています保健医療の経済的側面を知っている人は豊かな国はどこもGDPの9~11%を保健医療に費やしていることを知っていますアメリカは別で 16%を費やしていますがこれはまた別の時にお話ししましょう現在はパートナーズインヘルスやルワンダの保健省そして我々の基金の人たちと共にこのシステムの拡大に取り組んでいますさらにこれをマラウィとレソトでも始めるところですそして同様のプロジェクトをタンザニアモザンビークケニアエチオピアで同志となる他のパートナーらと共に実行していますできるだけ迅速に多くの命を救うためですがそれを全国的に実施できる系統的な形で行い後に世界のあらゆる国で実施可能なモデルとするのですまずは先行投資を行う必要があります医師や看護師保健行政そして地域の医療従事者を国中で訓練して情報技術太陽エネルギー水と衛生や交通インフラを構築するためですしかし 5年から10年の期間をかけて外部からの援助の必要性を減らしていき最終的には段階的に廃止します私のwishはこの活動にTEDが力を貸し貧困国ルワンダでアフリカ向けのそして実際には世界中の貧困国向けのモデルとなり得る地方部の質の高い保健医療システムを構築する支援をしてもらうことですこれがより統合された世界を築く助けとなると信じていますパートナーが増えテロリストが減り生産力のある住民が増え他者を憎む人が減った誰もが自分の子どもや孫に育ってほしいと思う場所ですスコットランド人の慈善活動家であるトムハンター氏と協力して大きな経済開発プロジェクトも行っているルワンダで我々が活動することは私にとって特に光栄なことです経済開発プロジェクトではエイズ治療薬と同じ形で肥料の費用と少額融資の金利を30%削減し農業従事者の作物生産量を 300~400%増加させることができました彼らは困難を経験してきましたが彼らが互いに滅ぼし合おうとしていた時誰も特に私は助けなかった我々は今それを打ち消そうとし彼らは本当に過去を乗り越え未来に集中しています我々はこの活動を環境面で責任を持った形で行っています電気のない35%の人のために配電網を走らせるのではなくクリーンエネルギーを使うよう説得するために最善を尽くしています彼らはきちんとした森林再生プロジェクトを行っていますルワンダ人は大変興味深いことに表土保存が得意なんです南部の農家をしている男性数人を訪ねたときに私が最初にしたのは四つん這いになって土を掘り土の状態を確認することでした自らを虐殺により滅亡させるところだった国が和解し再編成し明日に焦点を合わせ包括的で質の良い保健医療を外部のわずかな助けにより提供できるということを証明するチャンスがここにあります TED Prizeを受賞できたのは光栄ですこの賞は保健医療モデルの確立に役立てますその実現にもう少し援助があれば幸いです成り行きを考えてみてください一人あたりの所得が1日1ドル未満の国ルワンダや地球上の同じような状況にある全ての国に世界的レベルの保健システムが応用されれば次の10年で何億もの命を救えるのですこれは試す価値があり私は成功すると信じていますありがとうございました	It is, first of all, profoundly unequal: half the world's people still living on less than two dollars a day; a billion people with no access to clean water; two and a half billion no access to sanitation; a billion going to bed hungry every night; one in four deaths every year from AIDS, TB, malaria and the variety of infections associated with dirty water -- 80 percent of them under five years of age. Even in wealthy countries it is common now to see inequality growing. In the United States, since 2001 we've had five years of economic growth, five years of productivity growth in the workplace, but median wages are stagnant and the percentage of working families dropping below the poverty line is up by four percent. The percentage of working families without health care up by four percent. So this interdependent world which has been pretty good to most of us -- which is why we're all here in Northern California doing what we do for a living, enjoying this evening -- is profoundly unequal. It is also unstable. Unstable because of the threats of terror, weapons of mass destruction, the spread of global disease and a sense that we are vulnerable to it in a way that we weren't not so many years ago. And perhaps most important of all, it is unsustainable because of climate change, resource depletion and species destruction. When I think about the world I would like to leave to my daughter and the grandchildren I hope to have, it is a world that moves away from unequal, unstable, unsustainable interdependence to integrated communities -- locally, nationally and globally -- that share the characteristics of all successful communities: a broadly shared, accessible set of opportunities, a shared sense of responsibility for the success of the common enterprise and a genuine sense of belonging. All easier said than done. When the terrorist incidents occurred in the United Kingdom a couple of years ago, I think even though they didn't claim as many lives as we lost in the United States on 9/11, I think the thing that troubled the British most was that the perpetrators were not invaders, but homegrown citizens whose religious and political identities were more important to them than the people they grew up with, went to school with, worked with, shared weekends with, shared meals with. In other words, they thought their differences were more important than their common humanity. It is the central psychological plague of humankind in the 21st century. Into this mix, people like us, who are not in public office, have more power to do good than at any time in history, because more than half the world's people live under governments they voted in and can vote out. And even non-democratic governments are more sensitive to public opinion. Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that can change the world for some public good if they all agree. When the tsunami hit South Asia, the United States contributed 1.2 billion dollars. 30 percent of our households gave. Half of them gave over the Internet. The median contribution was somewhere around 57 dollars. And thirdly, because of the rise of non-governmental organizations. They, businesses, other citizens' groups, have enormous power to affect the lives of our fellow human beings. When I became president in 1993, there were none of these organizations in Russia. There are now a couple of hundred thousand. None in India. There are now at least a half a million active. None in China. There are now 250,000 registered with the government, probably twice again that many who are not registered for political reasons. When I organized my foundation, and I thought about the world as it is and the world that I hope to leave to the next generation, and I tried to be realistic about what I had cared about all my life that I could still have an impact on. I wanted to focus on activities that would help to alleviate poverty, fight disease, combat climate change, bridge the religious, racial and other divides that torment the world, but to do it in a way that would either use whatever particular skills we could put together in our group to change the way some public good function was performed so that it would sweep across the world more. You saw one reference to that in what we were able to do with AIDS drugs. And I want to say that the head of our AIDS effort, and the person who also is primarily active in the wish I'll make tonight, Ira Magaziner, is here with me and I want to thank him for everything he's done. He's over there. When I got out of office and was asked to work, first in the Caribbean, to try to help deal with the AIDS crisis, generic drugs were available for about 500 dollars a person a year. If you bought them in vast bulks, you could get them at a little under 400 dollars. The first country we went to work in, the Bahamas, was paying 3,500 dollars for these drugs. The market was so terribly disorganized that they were buying this medicine through two agents who were gigging them sevenfold. So the very first week we were working, we got the price down to 500 dollars. And all of a sudden, they could save seven times as many lives for the same amount of money. Then we went to work with the manufacturers of AIDS medicines, one of whom was cited in the film, and negotiated a whole different change in business strategy, because even at 500 dollars, these drugs were being sold on a high-margin, low-volume, uncertain-payment basis. So we worked on improving the productivity of the operations and the supply chain, and went to a low-margin, high-volume, absolutely certain-payment business. I joked that the main contribution we made to the battle against AIDS was to get the manufacturers to change from a jewelry store to a grocery store strategy. But the price went to 140 dollars from 500. And pretty soon, the average price was 192 dollars. Now we can get it for about 100 dollars. Children's medicine was 600 dollars, because nobody could afford to buy any of it. We negotiated it down to 190. Then, the French imposed their brilliantly conceived airline tax to create a something called UNITAID, got a bunch of other countries to help. That children's medicine is now 60 dollars a person a year. The only thing that is keeping us from basically saving the lives of everybody who needs the medicine to stay alive are the absence of systems necessary to diagnose, treat and care for people and deliver this medicine. We started a childhood obesity initiative with the Heart Association in America. We tried to do the same thing by negotiating industry-right deals with the soft drink and the snack food industry to cut the caloric and other dangerous content of food going to our children in the schools. We just reorganized the markets. And it occurred to me that in this whole non-governmental world, somebody needs to be thinking about organizing public goods markets. And that is now what we're trying to do, and working with this large cities group to fight climate change, to negotiate huge, big, volume deals that will enable cities which generate 75 percent of the world's greenhouse gases, to drastically and quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a way that is good economics. And this whole discussion as if it's some sort of economic burden, is a mystery to me. I think it's a bird's nest on the ground. When Al Gore won his well-deserved Oscar for the "Inconvenient Truth" movie, I was thrilled, but I had urged him to make a second movie quickly. For those of you who saw "An Inconvenient Truth," the most important slide in the Gore lecture is the last one, which shows here's where greenhouse gases are going if we don't do anything, here's where they could go. And then there are six different categories of things we can do to change the trajectory. We need a movie on those six categories. And all of you need to have it embedded in your brains and to organize yourselves around it. So we're trying to do that. So organizing these markets is one thing we try to do. Now we have taken on a second thing, and this gets to my wish. It has been my experience in working in developing countries that while the headlines may all be -- the pessimistic headlines may say, well, we can't do this, that or the other thing because of corruption -- I think incapacity is a far bigger problem in poor countries than corruption, and feeds corruption. We now have the money, given these low prices, to distribute AIDS drugs all over the world to people we cannot presently reach. Today these low prices are available in the 25 countries where we work, and in a total of 62 countries, and about 550,000 people are getting the benefits of them. But the money is there to reach others. The systems are not there to reach the people. working first in Rwanda and then in Malawi and other places -- but I want to talk about Rwanda tonight -- is to develop a model for rural health care in a very poor area that can be used to deal with AIDS, TB, malaria, other infectious diseases, poor people are grappling with in the developing world, that can first be scaled for the whole nation of Rwanda, and then will be a model that could literally be implemented in any other poor country in the world. And the test is: one, will it do the job? Will it provide high quality care? that will enable the country to sustain a health care system without foreign donors after five to 10 years? Because the longer I deal with these problems, whether it's economics, health, education, whatever -- we have to build systems. And the absence of systems that function break the connection which got you all in this seat tonight. You think about whatever your life has been, however many obstacles you have faced in your life, at critical junctures you always knew there was a predictable connection between the effort you exerted and the result you achieved. In a world with no systems, with chaos, everything becomes a guerilla struggle, and this predictability is not there. And it becomes almost impossible to save lives, educate kids, develop economies, whatever. The person, in my view, who has done the best job of this in the health care area, of building a system in a very poor area, is Dr. Paul Farmer, who, many of you know, has worked for now 20 years with his group, Partners in Health, primarily in Haiti where he started, but they've also worked in Russia, in Peru and other places around the world. As poor as Haiti is, in the area where Farmer's clinic is active -- and they serve a catchment area far greater than the medical professionals they have would indicate they could serve -- since 1988, they have not lost one person to tuberculosis, not one. And they've achieved a lot of other amazing health results. on trying to dramatically increase the income of the country and fight the AIDS problem, we wanted to build a healthcare network, because it had been totally destroyed during the genocide in 1994, and the per capita income was still under a dollar a day. So I rang up, asked Paul Farmer if he would help. Because it seemed to me if we could prove there was a model in Haiti and a model in Rwanda that we could then take all over the country, number one, it would be a wonderful thing for a country that has suffered as much as any on Earth in the last 15 years, and number two, we would have something that could then be adapted to any other poor country anywhere in the world. And so we have set about doing that. Now, we started working together 18 months ago. And we're working in an area called Southern Kayonza, which is one of the poorest areas in Rwanda, with a group that originally includes about 400,000 people. We're essentially implementing what Paul Farmer did in Haiti: he develops and trains paid community health workers who are able to identify health problems, ensure that people who have AIDS or TB are properly diagnosed and take their medicine regularly, who work on bringing about health education, clean water and sanitation, providing nutritional supplements and moving people up the chain of health care if they have problems of the severity that require it. The procedures that make this work have been perfected, as I said, by Paul Farmer and his team in their work in rural Haiti over the last 20 years. Recently we did an evaluation of the first 18 months of our efforts in Rwanda. And the results were so good that the Rwandan government has now agreed to adopt the model for the entire country, and has strongly supported and put the full resources of the government behind it. I'll tell you a little bit about our team because it's indicative of what we do. We have about 500 people around the world working in our AIDS program, some of them for nothing -- just for transportation, room and board. And then we have others working in these other related programs. Our business plan in Rwanda was put together under the leadership of Diana Noble, who is an unusually gifted woman, but not unusual in the type of people who have been willing to do this kind of work. She was the youngest partner at Schroder Ventures in London in her 20s. She was CEO of a successful e-venture -- she started and built Reed Elsevier Ventures -- and at 45 she decided she wanted to do something different with her life. So she now works full-time on this for very little pay. She and her team of former business people have created a business plan that will enable us to scale this health system up for the whole country. And it would be worthy of the kind of private equity work she used to do when she was making a lot more money for it. When we came to this rural area, 45 percent of the children under the age of five had stunted growth due to malnutrition. 23 percent of them died before they reached the age of five. Mortality at birth was over two-and-a-half percent. Over 15 percent of the deaths among adults and children occurred because of intestinal parasites and diarrhea from dirty water and inadequate sanitation -- all entirely preventable and treatable. Over 13 percent of the deaths were from respiratory illnesses -- again, all preventable and treatable. And not a single soul in this area was being treated for AIDS or tuberculosis. Within the first 18 months, the following things happened: we went from zero to about 2,000 people being treated for AIDS. That's 80 percent of the people who need treatment in this area. Listen to this: less than four-tenths of one percent of those being treated stopped taking their medicine or otherwise defaulted on treatment. That's lower than the figure in the United States. Less than three-tenths of one percent had to transfer to the more expensive second-line drugs. 400,000 pregnant women were brought into counseling and will give birth for the first time within an organized healthcare system. That's about 43 percent of all the pregnancies. About 40 percent of all the people -- I said 400,000. I meant 40,000. About 40 percent of all the people who need TB treatment are now getting it -- in just 18 months, up from zero when we started. 43 percent of the children in need of an infant feeding program to prevent malnutrition and early death are now getting the food supplements they need to stay alive and to grow. We've started the first malaria treatment programs they've ever had there. Patients admitted to a hospital that was destroyed during the genocide that we have renovated along with four other clinics, complete with solar power generators, good lab technology. We now are treating 325 people a month, despite the fact that almost 100 percent of the AIDS patients are now treated at home. And the most important thing is because we've implemented Paul Farmer's model, using community health workers, we estimate that this system could be put into place for all of Rwanda for between five and six percent of GDP, and that the government could sustain that without depending on foreign aid after five or six years. And for those of you who understand healthcare economics you know that all wealthy countries spend between nine and 11 percent of GDP on health care, except for the United States, we spend 16 -- but that's a story for another day. We're now working with Partners in Health and the Ministry of Health in Rwanda and our Foundation folks to scale this system up. We're also beginning to do this in Malawi and Lesotho. And we have similar projects in Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya and Ethiopia with other partners trying to achieve the same thing: to save as many lives as quickly as we can, but to do it in a systematic way that can be implemented nationwide and then with a model that can be implemented in any country in the world. We need initial upfront investment to train doctors, nurses, health administration and community health workers throughout the country, to set up the information technology, the solar energy, the water and sanitation, the transportation infrastructure. But over a five- to 10-year period, we will take down the need for outside assistance and eventually it will be phased out. My wish is that TED assist us in our work and help us to build a high-quality rural health system in a poor country, Rwanda, that can be a model for Africa, and indeed, for any poor country anywhere in the world. My belief is that this will help us to build a more integrated world with more partners and fewer terrorists, with more productive citizens and fewer haters, a place we'd all want our kids and our grandchildren to grow up in. It has been an honor for me, particularly, to work in Rwanda where we also have a major economic development project in partnership with Sir Tom Hunter, the Scottish philanthropist, where last year we, using the same thing with AIDS drugs, cut the cost of fertilizer and the interest rates on microcredit loans by 30 percent and achieved three- to four-hundred percent increases in crop yields with the farmers. These people have been through a lot and none of us, most of all me, helped them when they were on the verge of destroying each other. We're undoing that now, and they are so over it and so into their future. We're doing this in an environmentally responsible way. I'm doing my best to convince them not to run the electric grid to the 35 percent of the people that have no access, but to do it with clean energy. To have responsible reforestation projects, the Rwandans, interestingly enough, have been quite good, Mr. Wilson, in preserving their topsoil. There's a couple of guys from southern farming families -- the first thing I did when I went out to this place was to get down on my hands and knees and dig in the dirt and see what they'd done with it. We have a chance here to prove that a country that almost slaughtered itself out of existence can practice reconciliation, reorganize itself, focus on tomorrow and provide comprehensive, quality health care with minimal outside help. I am grateful for this prize, and I will use it to that end. We could use some more help to do this, but think of what it would mean if we could have a world-class health system in Rwanda -- in a country with a less-than-one-dollar-a-day-per-capita income, one that could save hundreds of millions of lives over the next decade if applied to every similarly situated country on Earth. It's worth a try and I believe it would succeed. Thank you and God bless you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
レベル91の臓器の働きを止める闇魔法特有の魔法よ。これは闇魔法っぽいわよね。このレベルになると結構闇魔法っぽいのが多くなるのよね。肺を止めるとこんな風になるのよね。人に魔法をむやみやたらに使ってはいけないけど、今回ばかりはしょうがないわ。 ......しょうがないって言葉はかなり便利ね。私はそんな事を思いながら、も指を鳴らした。このぐらいにしておかないと本当に死んでしまうもの。ジェーンは少し泡を吹きながら私を睨んだ。相当苦しかったみたい。私も倒された人は彼女が初めてだわ。「......何、した......の」「少しばかり肺を止めたのよ。苦しかったかしら?」その瞬間、皆の私に対する目が軽蔑から恐怖へと変わった。空気が張り詰める。皆が慎重に息をしているのが彼らの息遣いで分かる。誰も私に野次を飛ばさない。これは私の魔法能力を見せるのにかなりいいタイミングだったわね。悪女を怒らせると怖いのよ。もしかして、ジルはこうなる事を見込んでいたのかしら。私はジルの方をちらりと見た。 ......あら、ジルも驚いているわ。どうやら、ジルの想像以上の事を私はしたってわけね。私はそう言って、倒れているジェーンの横を通り過ぎて薄紫色の髪の女子生徒の所へ向かった。目の前でこんな事が起こったのに彼女の目にはまだ私にたいする尊敬と憧れが見えるわ。「名前はなんて言うの?」「ミラー・キャロルですわ、アリシア様」少し声を震わせながらも彼女ははっきりそう言った。「アリシア様の前だと緊張してしまって」彼女はそう言いながらも背筋を伸ばして私をじっと見つめた。やっぱり気品はあるのね。「何魔法?」「毒魔法ですわ」ジルの質問にもキャロルは敬語で答えた。毒魔法はかなり弱い魔法だけど、本当に珍しい魔法よ。まさかこんな形で会えるなんて。......彼女、使えるじゃない。それに彼女、ジルにも尊敬の念を抱いているわ。私の助手だからっていう理由で尊敬しているのかもしれないけど......。それでも、こんな少年に敬語を使える人なんていないわ。ジルは私の目を見た。彼女は使える、ジルの目は私にそう語っている。「貴方、私に憧れているのよね?」「はい! その強い志や現実を直視して先を見据える力やその美しい黄金の瞳も、その長くて艶のある黒髪も、全て憧れていますわ」まさか私をそこまで慕ってくれる人がいるなんて思わなかったわ。「少しでもアリシア様に近付けるように髪を伸ばしていたのですが......」私は彼女の髪を一瞥した。随分とショートになってしまったわね。「......使えないなんて言って悪かったわ」「安心して、貴方にもう用はないわ」そろそろ切ろうと思っていたのよね。ずっとこの髪型なんだもの、飽きてくるわよ。けど、切るタイミングがなかなかなかったのよね。切りたいなんて言ったらお父様には絶対に反対されるもの。まぁ、お父様に内緒で切ればいい話なんだけど。それに、前にネイトに髪を少し切られたし......。ハサミを持ったままキャロルの方をゆっくり向いた。キャロルはきょとんとした顔で私を見ている。私は片手で髪を掴み勢い良くハサミで切った。黒く長い髪が薄紫色の髪の上に散らばる。キャロルもジルも目を見開きながら私を見ている。今にも目が飛び出しそうな勢いね。「これで今の私は貴方と同じくらい短いわ。また私に近付けたわね」	This is the level spell that is unique to darkness magic: a spell to stop one’s organs from working. Now this is what darkness magic should be like. Now that I’ve surpassed , most of the spells are exactly what you’d expect from the darkness element. And this is what it looks like when you stop someone’s lungs from working. You definitely can’t carelessly use this one on a fellow human being, but just this once it couldn’t be helped. ....A pretty convenient phrase, isn’t it? It couldn’t be helped. I didn’t have any other choice. What else could I have done? All great ways to not take any responsibility for what happens next. As I’m thinking this, I still make sure to snap my fingers once more. If I don’t leave things here, she really might end up dying. Frothing slightly from the lips, Jane manages to pull her head up off the floor just far enough to glare at me. Looks like my little spell had been a rather painful experience for her. But she’s the first person I’ve felled that came running back for more. What else could I do? “.....What.... did you.... do... to me–!?” Jane rasps, straining to keep her head off the ground from where she still lays collapsed on the floor. Her breathing still sounds labored, like the air is ripping at her throat as she fights to pull enough into her body. “I just stopped your lungs a little bit. Why? Did it hurt?” I ask, tilting my head to the side and beaming at her. The eyes of the onlookers change from contemptuous to fearful the moment they process what I just said. The atmosphere in the room becomes strained. I hardly thought it possible, but an even thicker silence falls on the dining hall as everyone tries to quiet their breathing. No one wants to take any chances of catching my notice, lest they suffer a similar fate. This wasn’t bad timing for me to show off my magical abilities. Now everyone knows just how frightening it is to cross a villainess. I wonder if that’s why Gilles had wanted me to step in? He realized what a great opportunity this was for me! With a quick flick of my eyes, I send a glance Gilles’s way. ....Huh? Gilles looks surprised as well. It would seem that my actions went beyond even Gilles’s imagination. “I’d stay down and not move around too much if I were you,” I say to Jane as I walk past her prone form and head over towards the girl with light purple hair. Even though she just witnessed firsthand such a terrifying demonstration, she’s still looking at me with respect and admiration in her eyes. “What’s your name?” “It is Carol Miller, Alicia-Sama.” Despite the slight tremor in her voice, she still manages to speak clearly. “I beg your pardon. I am a little nervous to be standing here in front of you, Alicia-Sama.” As she says this, she straightens her back, standing firm and tall while gazing straight at me. There really is a distinct grace and refinement in her posture and movements. “And your element?” “It is poison magic.” Although Gilles’s question was curt, Carol maintains her polite tone as she replies. ......Did she just say poison? Poison magic is supposedly fairly weak, but it’s an extremely rare form of magic. Ever since I read about it, I’ve been wanting to meet someone who is able to wield it. And to think I’d find one such person under these unusual circumstances.... She just might turn out to be useful, after all. Furthermore, not just me, she clearly holds Gilles in high esteem as well. It’s nearly impossible to find someone who will speak so politely towards a young boy. Especially one without a title. So even if the reason is merely because he’s my assistant and not due to his keen intellect, I can’t help but have good feelings towards a girl like this. “Hey, Alicia?” Gilles says, catching my eye. Without saying anything more, his eyes tell me that he’s thinking the same thing as me; this girl we can use. “You. You’re a fan of mine, are you not?” “Yes! Your strong ambition is wonderful! And it’s so admirable the way you always face reality and tackle everything head on. And, of course, your gorgeous golden eyes are captivating and your long, black hair is so beautifully charming! I love it all!” Carol exclaims a little overly overzealously. I never thought that there’d be someone who would idolize me to this extent. “Even if just a little, I wanted to become more like you, Alicia-Sama. That’s why I was growing out my hair, but.....” her voice trails off, her excitement quickly falling to sorrow at the thought of her ravaged hair. I also take a look at her hair as she says this. It’s become quite short now. Most of it doesn’t even reach her shoulders. I wasn’t the only one who overdid things. Jane also went way too far with this. “......I’m sorry that I said you were useless,” I say solemnly to Carol before turning to walk back toward Jane. “Don’t worry. I don’t have any further business with you,” I assure her, smiling lightly down at her as I snatch the scissors from her grasp. I’ve been thinking for a while that I was due for a cut. When you keep the same hairstyle for so long, you’re bound to grow tired of it. I just never found the right timing. Even if I told Father that I wanted to get it cut, I knew he’d never agree to it. Well, I could have done it in secret I suppose, but that was more trouble than my trifling desire was worth. And when I was fighting with Nate and he sliced through some of it with his sword, that also would have been a good opportunity..... but I just never got around to it. I’m a busy woman, after all. Holding the scissors tightly, I walk slowly back over to Carol. As I stop in front of her, Carol looks at me dazedly, clearly puzzled by my actions. And then, with one hand holding the scissors, and the other hand gripping my hair, I cut down hard. Black hair flutters to the floor, landing on top of the light purple strands already scattered there. Both Carol and Gilles are looking at me wide-eyed in shock. If they were anymore surprised, I think their eyeballs might pop out of their heads. “Now our hair is the same length. I guess you were able to become a little more like me after all,” I say to her. And then I give her a brilliant smile.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 3, "inserted_lines_src": 12, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
仕事仲間からも、ライエルたちからも、常に『お前って妙なところで詰めが甘いよな』と。大抵のトラブルは力ずくで乗り越えてきたのだが、その自身の甘さを今、つくづくと思い知らされている。「ヒーハァ! 敵だぁ!」「殺せ、殺せぇ!」「貴様が肉になるんだよぉ!」目の前に飛び出してきた角ウサギを目にした瞬間、この有り様である。そもそも角ウサギはこちらに気付いてすらいなかった。だからこそ俺は無視していたのだが、角ウサギはうっかり目の前に飛び出してきた。角ウサギといっても、その角はそれほど大きなものでもなく、子供が怪我をする程度の脅威しかない。だというのに、この有り様。正気を失って襲い掛かるなど......しかも俺の指示を待たずに。「ピギィィィ!?」角ウサギは悲鳴(?)を上げて、森の中に逃げ込んでいく。「ちょ、待って。ああ、もう! クラウド?」「はいはい、連れ戻せばいいんだろ」「ごめんね。一応監督役だし」俺の教育の成果というより、クラウドの空気を読む能力の高さというべきか。とにかく、連中を見ていると俺がどれだけ弟子に恵まれていたのかを思い知る。ミシェルちゃんやクラウド、レティーナたちは、それぞれ性格は違うが、こちらの言葉を真摯に受け取ってくれていた。いや、叱った時は素直に聞き入れるのだが、事が起きるとすっぱりとそれを忘れ去ってしまう。それから十分ほどして、クラウドに連れられて三人が戻ってきた。「このバカどもがぁ!」二本の枝の間にクッションとして綿を挟み、衝撃を吸収するようにしてあるので、痛みはあるが怪我をするようなことはないはずだ。「いぃってぇ!?」「なにすんだよぉ!」「俺たちぁ、ウサギ野郎を退治しようと――」「それが余計なことだって。相手に敵意はなかったんだし、見逃しても害のない動物だろ」叩かれた頭を押さえて不平を漏らす三人に、俺に代わって説教をするクラウド。温厚な彼女にこんな顔をさせるのだから、別の意味でこの三人は大物だ。「まぁったく。無駄な戦闘なんてする暇ないでしょぉ」「害のない相手ですし、見逃してもよかったのでは?」「フィニアさん、こういう相手にはしっかり言い聞かせないとダメだって」「あ、はい」ミシェルちゃんは三人にきちんと指導しているが、フィニアはまだ遠慮が残っているようだ。なんというか、非常におかしな状況である。「わたしたちの目的は採取なんだから、襲ってこない相手まで戦う必要はないの」「でもよ、害獣なんだから討伐しておいた方がいいんじゃねぇの?」「角ウサギなんて、ちょっと厚めの服着ておけば怪我すらしない相手だよ。旅人だって脅威に思ってないよ」「そ、そうなのか?」「そうだよ。それより森の中に駆け込んでいったのは不味い。角ウサギよりヤバい相手がいるかもしれないんだからな」「例えば......?」「ラウムのそばでケラトスとか見かけたよ。あとモウルとか」「ケラトスって、バカでかいトカゲじゃねぇか!」ケラトスは食用にも適した敵だが、その脅威度は意外と高い。それだけにセバスチャンたちも名前くらいは知っていたようだ。そんな彼らに、さらに追撃をするクラウド。「俺なんて、ちょっと脇道に入ったら奴隷商とかいて、護衛の剣士に腕を斬り飛ばされた経験があるんだぜ」「腕って、マジかよ!?」「さいわい、ニコルの縁でマリア様に治癒してもらったから、元に戻ったけどな」「ちなみにどっちの腕だ?」「右腕」そういってクラウドは右手で剣をクルリと回す。剣術としてはそれほど優れているわけではないが、長年使ってきた剣は、彼の手の延長とも言えるほどに馴染んでいた。そこにぎこちなさは欠片もない。三人はそんなクラウドの腕を、物珍し気に眺めていた。「そんなわけで、見通しの悪い場所に足を踏み入れると、何と出会うかわかったもんじゃない。だから、より慎重に行動しなくちゃいけないぞ」「お、おう......?」今回の依頼、俺ではなくミシェルちゃんたちの指導力を強化する目的なので、俺はできるだけ口を出さないようにしている。それを理解しているミシェルちゃんとクラウドは、積極的に三人に指導を行っていた。「うーん、フィニアはもっと強く出ていいんだよ」「それは......その、わかるんですけど、どうしても顔が、その......」「顔かよ。まあ確かに怖いけど」結果として、毛髪も眉毛もないスキンヘッド集団が出来上がったわけだが、それでも以前よりはマシだろう。しかしマシになったとはいえ、自由過ぎる彼らの指導は、フィニアには難しいかもしれない。三十分ほど、ミシェルちゃんたちの説教は続いた。そうして日が傾きだした頃、彼らを連れた夜営の準備が始まった。	It was something I was always told over and over. From my work comrades and from Lyell and the rest, I was always told that “I tended to have a weirdly bad endgame.” When it came to battles, I always dealt with them thoroughly. But anything other than that, I tended to make weird slip-ups. I overcame most of the troubles through brute force, but it was now made very clear just how bad my case was. “Hihaaa! Enemy!” “Kill it, kill iiit!” “You’ll become meat today!” This is what happened when they saw a horned rabbit jumping in front of them. Sebastian and the other two rushed at it as he pulled out his sword. In the first place, the horned rabbit hadn’t even noticed us. So I was ignoring it, but it carelessly jumped before us. It was surprising to see us and stiffened in place, but Sebastian charged recklessly at it amidst his shock. It was called a horned rabbit, but it didn’t have that big a horn, and the most it could do was wound a child. Honestly, it was the kind of enemy that I wouldn’t mind if it escape. And if it didn’t, you could take it down with a single blow. Yet, here we are. He went and rushed at it like a madman... and without even waiting for my instructions. “Pigiiiii?!” The horned rabbit raised a shriek(?) and fled into the forest. The three chased after it like bloodthirsty beasts. “W-Wait. Aagh dammit! Cloud?” “Okay, fine. I just have to bring them back, right?” “Yeah, sorry. We’re still supervisors here.” He chased after them, guessing what I wanted to say. It was good that we had this responsive understanding. Rather than it being the result of my education, it was more like Cloud was good at reading the atmosphere. At any rate, seeing those bunch I realized just how blessed I was with my students. Michelle, Cloud, and Letina all had different personalities, but they all listened to my words sincerely. But Sebastian and the other two were too hot-blooded to listen to what I was saying. I mean, they accepted it obediently if I scolded them, but they forgot it every time something happened. Thanks to that, this was their second time going on a rampage since we entered the forest. As expected, just telling them wouldn’t be enough. About ten minutes after that, Cloud brought the three back. “You utter fools!” I smacked their heads with a pole I made with branches while waiting for them to return. I put cotton between the two branches to cushion the shock, so it just dealt pain without damage. “Ooouch!?” “What did you do that for!” “We just wanted to take down the—” “And we’re saying that was not needed! It had no hostility, so you should’ve just moved on.” The three raised objections while holding their heads, while Cloud lectured them in my stead. Even Michelle was frowning because of this. These guys were really something to have a gentle girl like her make that face. “Good grief. We have no time to fight every pointless battle.” “It was a harmless target, so why not let it go?” “Finia, people like them need to be told more forcefully.” “O-Okay.” Michelle was properly coaching the three, but Finia was still somewhat reserved. So Cloud was lecturing Finia in turn now, turning it into a weird lecturing loop. It was like, a really weird situation. “Our goal is harvesting, so there’s no need to fight what doesn’t attack us.” “But aren’t harmful beasts better to subjugate?” “Horned rabbits can’t even wound you if you wear thick clothes. Not even travelers consider them a threat.” “I-Is that so?” “Yes, it is. More importantly, It was a bad move to run into the forest like that. There could’ve been something more dangerous than a horned rabbit waiting for you there.” “For example...?” “Well, they saw Keratos near Raum. Or maybe a Moul.” “Isn’t Keratos that freakishly huge lizard?!” Keratos was an edible monster, but it was surprisingly dangerous. Even these three seem to have heard of its name. They were in dismay, apparently never even considering that could’ve happened to them. Then Cloud further backed them into a corner. “Even I once stumbled on a slave merchant once when I strayed to the side road, and ended up getting my arm lopped off by his swordsman guard.” “Your hand? Seriously?!” “Fortunately, thanks to Nicole, Lady Maria healed me and put it back on.” “By the way, which arm was it?” “The right one.” He said and swung the sword around with his right hand. He wasn’t that skilled with the sword, but having used it for many years he was used to it enough to use it like an extension of his arm. There were no signs of clumsiness in his movements. The three of them looked at his arm as if seeing something strange. “So yeah, there’s no knowing what you may encounter if you rush into a place you can’t fully see. So you have to move more carefully.” “O-Okay...?” This time’s commission wasn’t for me but for Michelle and rest to strengthen their leading skills, so I was trying to keep my mouth shut as much as possible. Michelle and Cloud understood that and were more proactive in instructing the three. Finia on the other hand was hindered by her natural shyness, so she was interacting with them a little reservedly. “Hmm, Finia, you should be more forceful here.” “That’s... um, I know but when I see their faces, I just...” “Their faces? I mean, I guess they look scary.” Having a Mohawk hairstyle was too much so I had all of them turn into skinheads. Even the clients would back off with their heads like that. Also, the face tattoos turned out to be just painted, so I had them remove that too. As a result, they turned into a group of hairless and browless skinheads, but even that was better than what they used to be. However, it was better but being overly free spirits, they were still too hard for Finia to deal with. Well, that was part of what I wanted her to work on and grow. Michelle and Cloud’s sermon lasted for another thirty minutes. But if they kept it on for too long we’d get delayed, so I had them stop at that. Like that, as the sun started to set, we started preparing to camp out with the three.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 19, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
実際的に重要な区別は、経済と政治システムとの間の関連性に関係している。有効に機能する市場システム、幅広い海外直接投資および大規模な国際貿易がそろった開放経済環境で生まれた民主主義は、経済の自由、期待の安定化、さらには投資の増加および成長の加速に寄与しやすい。逆に、経済が国家によって厳しく管理され、海外輸入および資本移動に対する保護貿易主義障壁があり、外貨獲得において有限な資源に依存している場合、民主主義への移行は、人民主義および再分配の争いに蝕まれ、経済成長に悪影響を及ぼす可能性がある。	An important distinction in practice concerns the interaction between the economic and the political system. A democracy born in an open economic environment, with a well functioning market system, widespread foreign direct investment, and sizeable international trade, is likely to consolidate economic liberalism, stabilize expectations, and hence lead to more investment and faster growth.	{ "source": "news_commentary", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
♫朝♫ ♫起きると♫ ♫コーヒー入れて♫ ♫新聞読んで♫ ♫そしてゆっくりと♫ ♫そしてそっと♫ ♫お皿を洗い♫ ♫魚の餌やり♫ ♫僕にハッピー・バースデーを歌う君♫ ♫この日が♫ ♫最後かのように♫ ♫この地球で♫ (拍手) はい。今日はちょっと特別なことをしたいんだ。取り掛かってから五、六ヶ月くらい経つ新曲の発表だよ。お客さんの前で初めて曲を披露することほどドキドキすることはないね。特に仕上がってない曲ほど。こうしてここでお話させてもらうことで曲の完成に繋がればいいなと思って。とんでもない分野に入っていくから。簡単に言うとこの曲はループの話、僕がここで創るようなループじゃなくてフィードバックのループ。音響の世界ではマイクが音源に近づきすぎた時に、自己破壊的なループに陥ってかなり不快な音が出る時のこと。今やってあげるよ。痛くないから。心配しないで。 ♫これはループ、フィードバックループ♫ ♫これはループ、フィードバックループ♫ ♫これはループ、フィードバックループ♫ ♫これはループ、フィードバックループ♫ ♫これはループ、フィードバックループ♫ ♫これはループ、フィードバックループ♫ ♫これは―(フィードバック) はい。今の行動に意味があったのかは不明だけど・・・・・・とにかく僕が言いたいのは、自己破壊の音だってこと。そして、僕が考えてるのはこれがありとあらゆる分野に通じるってこと、例えば、生態学、はい。自然には法則があるみたいなんだよ自分の元に近づきすぎると、醜いことになる。牛に牛の脳を餌として与えてはいけない、さもないと狂牛病になってしまう、近親交配とか近親相姦それとか、もうひとつなんだったっけ? 生物学の―自己免疫疾患、体が自分自身を攻撃する状態ちょっと熱心になりすぎてしまって宿主や本人を、破壊してしまう。それに―うん、ここで曲に繋がってくるんだよ― 感情的な部分に繋がる科学的な言葉を使ったけど曲の中では、詠わせるのが難しい。ただ単に曲には要らないものもあるから。だからそこを繋げようとしてるんだこのアイディアとメロディの間を。こんなこと、僕だけかもしれないんだけど、寝ようとして目を閉じたときに、自分の目玉のことばっかり考えてしまうんだ。目が目そのものを見ようと目を凝らし始めるみたいに。そんな気がするんだ。気持ちのいいものではないよ。気にならさせてしまったらごめんなさい。もちろん、目が目を見ることは、不可能だよ、でも見ようとしてる感じがするんだ。これでもうちょっと個人的な体験に近づいてきたでしょ。それとか耳が耳自身を聞こうとすること― ただそれは不可能。そうなんだよ。だからそんなことを伝える曲を作ってきたんだそしてさらにこの曲は自分を傷つくことから守ることが上手になりすぎて逆に自分を傷つけてしまうという架空の人の話をする、そんなことが可能であれば。それがこの曲に考えさせられることなんだ。はい。題名はまだないんだ。 ♫自分にお祝いの握手をしてみなよ♫ ♫自分に手を出して、自分の手で♫ ♫自分を見つめる目も自分の目♫ ♫そして耳を聴く耳のそばに♫ ♫だって自分の耳だから、oh oh♫ ♫今不可能を可能にした君♫ ♫自分をほどいた君♫ ♫これで完全無敵だ♫ ♫だれも傷つけることができない心♫ ♫だからむき出しに♫ ♫そして絞り出し♫ ♫そしてむき出しに♫ ♫自分で壊す♫ ♫自分のを壊し、自分で壊す♫ ♫自分のを壊し、自分で壊す♫ ♫自分のを壊す♫ (拍手) ありがとう。 (拍手) はい。いいもんだよ。作詞作曲者ってある種殺人からも逃げられる。めちゃくちゃな理論でもデータで証明しなくてもいいグラフもリサーチもなし。でも無謀な好奇心こそ今の世の中に必要なんじゃないかな、ちょっとぐらいはね。 (拍手) 締めくくりに僕の曲を披露させてもらいます「天気体系」 ♫静かに♫ ♫静かにしてよ、と言った彼女♫ ♫彼の頭の後ろから声かける♫ ♫ベッドの端で、血の流れまで見える♫ ♫見える♫ ♫細胞の育ちが♫ ♫しばらくそのままで♫ ♫ワインを零さないで♫ ♫全部ここから見える♫ ♫見える♫ ♫oh♫ ♫見える♫ ♫天気体系♫ ♫世界の♫ ♫天気体系♫ ♫世界の♫ ♫話す言葉のいくらかは♫ ♫売り物じゃない♫ ♫私だったら留めておく♫ ♫ある物質のフリーエージェントが♫ ♫怖がってる場所に♫ ♫しばらくそのままで♫ ♫ワインを零さないで♫ ♫全部ここから見える♫ ♫見える♫ ♫oh♫ ♫見える♫ ♫この世界の天気体系♫ ♫天気体系♫ ♫この世界の♫ ありがとう。	♫ When I wake up ♫ ♫ in the morning ♫ ♫ I pour the coffee ♫ ♫ I read the paper ♫ ♫ And then I slowly ♫ ♫ and so softly ♫ ♫ do the dishes ♫ ♫ So feed the fishes ♫ ♫ You sing me happy birthday ♫ ♫ Like it's gonna be ♫ ♫ your last day ♫ ♫ here on Earth ♫ All right. So, I wanted to do something special today. in the last five or six months. And there's few things more thrilling than playing a song for the first time in front of an audience, especially when it's half-finished. I'm kind of hoping some conversations here might help me finish it. Because it gets into all sorts of crazy realms. And so this is basically a song about loops, but not the kind of loops that I make up here. They're feedback loops. And in the audio world that's when the microphone gets too close to its sound source, and then it gets in this self-destructive loop that creates a very unpleasant sound. And I'm going to demonstrate for you. I'm not going to hurt you. Don't worry. ♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫ ♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫ ♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫ ♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫ ♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫ ♫ This is a loop, feedback loop ♫ ♫ This is a -- All right. I don't know if that was necessary to demonstrate -- -- but my point is it's the sound of self-destruction. And I've been thinking about how that applies across a whole spectrum of realms, from, say, the ecological, okay. There seems to be a rule in nature that if you get too close to where you came from, it gets ugly. So like, you can't feed cows their own brains or you get mad cow disease, and inbreeding and incest and, let's see, what's the other one? Biological -- there's autoimmune diseases, where the body attacks itself a little too overzealously and destroys the host, or the person. And then -- okay, this is where we get to the song -- kind of bridges the gap to the emotional. Because although I've used scientific terms in songs, it's very difficult sometimes to make them lyrical. And there's some things you just don't need to have in songs. So I'm trying to bridge this gap between this idea and this melody. And so, I don't know if you've ever had this, but when I close my eyes sometimes and try to sleep, I can't stop thinking about my own eyes. And it's like your eyes start straining to see themselves. That's what it feels like to me. It's not pleasant. I'm sorry if I put that idea in your head. It's impossible, of course, for your eyes to see themselves, but they seem to be trying. So that's getting a little more closer to a personal experience. Or ears being able to hear themselves -- it's just impossible. That's the thing. So, I've been working on this song that mentions these things and then also imagines a person who's been so successful at defending themselves from heartbreak that they're left to do the deed themselves, if that's possible. And that's what the song is asking. All right. It doesn't have a name yet. ♫ Go ahead and congratulate yourself ♫ ♫ Give yourself a hand, the hand is your hand ♫ ♫ And the eye that eyes itself is your eye ♫ ♫ And the ear that hears itself is near ♫ ♫ 'Cause it's your ear, oh oh ♫ ♫ You've done the impossible now ♫ ♫ Took yourself apart ♫ ♫ You made yourself invulnerable ♫ ♫ No one can break your heart ♫ ♫ So you wear it out ♫ ♫ And you wring it out ♫ ♫ And you wear it out ♫ ♫ And you break it yourself ♫ ♫ Breaking your own, break it yourself ♫ ♫ Breaking your own, break it yourself ♫ ♫ Breaking your own ♫ Thanks. All right. It's kind of cool. Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research. But, you know, I think reckless curiosity would be what the world needs now, just a little bit. I'm going to finish up with a song of mine called "Weather Systems." ♫ Quiet ♫ ♫ Quiet down, she said ♫ ♫ Speak into the back of his head ♫ ♫ On the edge of the bed, I can see your blood flow ♫ ♫ I can see your ♫ ♫ cells grow ♫ ♫ Hold still awhile ♫ ♫ Don't spill the wine ♫ ♫ I can see it all from here ♫ ♫ I can see ♫ ♫ oh, I ♫ ♫ I can see ♫ ♫ weather systems ♫ ♫ of the world ♫ ♫ Weather systems ♫ ♫ of the world ♫ ♫ Some things you say ♫ ♫ are not for sale ♫ ♫ I would hold it where ♫ ♫ our free agents of some substance are ♫ ♫ scared ♫ ♫ Hold still a while ♫ ♫ Don't spill the wine ♫ ♫ I can see it all from here ♫ ♫ I can see ♫ ♫ oh, I ♫ ♫ I can see ♫ ♫ weather systems of the world ♫ ♫ Weather systems ♫ ♫ of the world ♫ Thanks.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
ざわざわとした空気がここまで届いてくる。ここの宿舎は難民キャンプ......と言ういい方はしていないものの、俺の認識で言えば難民キャンプの夜間警備兵とか、そういう人たちも詰めている。おそらくそっちにも連絡が行き渡ったんだろうな。体感で言え間は経ってないと思うが、鎧を着た時間も考えれ分は経過しただろうか。馬蹄の音が聞こえてきたのに気が付いたのはこっちも緊張して注意力が高まっているからか。「待つ必要はないな。フレンセン、マックスたちを呼んできてくれ」「はっ」招集はフレンセンに任せて宿舎を出ると先ほどのキッテル騎士が馬からちょうど飛び降りたところだった。なかなかの馬術だな。「ご苦労。指示は?」「はっ。現在警備任務に就いているツェアフェルト伯爵家隊は総員出立、王都近郊のバーデア村で騎士団と合流せよと」「総員だと?」「はい、総員です」水道橋工事は放り出せって事か。いや多分翌日以降は別の隊が水道橋警備任務に玉突きのように従事することになるんだろう。その準備時間も惜しいのか。常時出撃に備えてる騎士団と貴族家騎士隊だと緊急時の反応速度が違うのは確かだ。すぐに動ける貴族家騎士隊をかき集めているって事か。指揮系統大丈夫なのかね。ちょうどマックスたちも到着したんで後は騎士団に合流してから責任者に説明を聞いたほうがよさそうだな。「解った。マックス、オーゲン、バルケイ、これからすぐに出る。夜間行軍で朝までにバーデアに着くぞ。フレンセン、後任への引継ぎは任せる」すぐに全員が自分の隊に駆け戻り従卒が松明に火をともす。魔道ランプもあるが煙が出ないランプの方は必要な時まで温存。第一、雨の時はランプに頼るしかなくなるから普段は原始的な松明だ。その間に俺の従卒が馬に鞍を乗せていた。出兵回数が増えたせいかもしれんが皆そつなくなってきたよなあ。「魔物の警戒を怠るなよ、出発!」馬蹄が夜空に轟き夜闇の中を松明そのものと鎧に反射した明かりが煌めきながら通り過ぎる。傍から見ていれば幻想的な光景だろうな。もともと王都の衛星村であるバーデアはそれほど遠くもない。徒歩で半日あれば十分到着できる距離だ。夜間警戒しながらであっても到着までにはそれほど苦労はない。幸い魔物の襲撃もなかったし。「ヴェルナー・ファン・ツェアフェルト、到着いたしました」「お通りください」「失礼いたします」「うむ、ヴェルナー卿、来てくれたか」おおう、セイファート将爵とその隣にいるのは確かウベ・フライムート・シュンドラー軍務大臣閣下じゃないか。軍務のトップがこんなところにお出ましかよ。「遅くなりました」「卿は早い方だ。だが済まぬがすぐに出てもらうことになる」おいおい。シュンドラー大臣の発言に渋い顔を隠すのにちょっと努力が必要だった。また随分な指示だな。そうは思ったが将爵の眉間に皺が寄っているので反論は控えておこう。代わりに質問はする。「違うと思われるがまだわからん。そして確かなことは今回完全に出遅れておる。最初に被害があったのはペルレア村間も前じゃ」将爵の口からペルレアと言われてしばらく思い出すのに時間がかかった。ここもゲームでは登場しない村だがデトモルト山脈の上流域にある村だったか。「ペルレアは全滅していたとしか思えん。思えん、と言うのもヴァレリッツからの使者が来るまで何も知らなかったし解らなかったからだ」大臣の発言を聞きながらデトモルト山脈のモンスター出現状況を頭の中で確認する。ゲームだとあの辺は確か人食いトカゲとか山ワニとかの出没地域だったよな。「その後の状況を確認すると魔物の群れはヴァレリッツの次にデンハン方向に向かったようでな」その後の状況、ね。ヴァレリッツは落城したか。予想していなかったわけじゃないが驚きがないわけじゃない。とは言えその言い方だと占領したりはしていないようだな。ん? デンハン村もゲームには出ないが、アーレア村と並んで大神殿への巡礼者が宿泊する村だと聴いたことがある。デトモルト山脈からヴァレリッツ、デンハンと線を結ぶとその先にあるのは......。「......敵の目的はフィノイですか」フィノイの大神殿。そうか、これは魔軍三将軍の一人ベリウレスによるフィノイとそこにいるラウラ襲撃イベントか。ゲームだといきなりフィノイが襲撃されたとしか情報がなかったが実際はこういう経緯をたどってたのか。わかっていることだが確認しておこう。「まさか第二王女殿下も?」「殿下もフィノイにおられる」確定。そして王国軍が急ぎたい理由も理解した。信仰の中心地であり第二王女がいるところにヴァレリッツを攻め落とすような敵が向かってるんだからな。「デンハン近辺には大軍が通れる道がなかったと記憶しておりますが」「その通りじゃ」将爵が苦い表情で頷く。ゲームだと大神殿前は草原だがその途中まではそもそも森しかないようなマップだったはず。道なんてとんでもない。多分巡礼用の小道ぐらいしかないんだろう。俺が記憶を掘り返している間も大臣が発言を続けていた。「それゆえ逐次投入に近い形になるが、順次行ける軍から現場付近まで行ってもらう。補給は何とかする。ツェアフェルト伯爵家隊には別街道を使い、最速でまずヴァレリッツに向かってほしい」「ヴァレリッツで一度隊列を整えるわけですか」「別ルートだと遠回りになりますね。承知いたしました」メインの街道は騎士団が通るが騎士団が通るとなると他の貴族家騎士団が通るスペースがなくなる。渋滞するという方が近いか。分進行軍と言うわけだな。「ではツェアフェルト伯爵家隊は直ちに出陣し、西回りのルートでヴァレリッツに向かいます」おや、まさかの将爵から頼まれごとだ。しょうがない、やるしかないか。急いで隊に戻ると全員に届くように声を上げる。「全員聴け! 魔軍の目的地はフィノイだ! これから最大行軍速度でまずヴァレリッツに向かう!」マゼルがラウラのとこに到着するまで時間稼ぎをすればいいんだろう。多分。ゲームだと騎士団がいなくても間に合うんだから大丈夫さ。と言うかゲームと異なり騎士団がいるって状況、逆にどうなるのか想像がつかん。それはそれとしてやれることをやるが。むしろ現場で変化をこの目で見ないと不安もある。願わくばシナリオ通りに進んでくれますように。	The atmosphere feels tense even here. This lodging is a refugee camp... Well, it’s just what I decided to call this place, not its official name. This refugee camp is now filled with people doing the night patrol. I’m sure that the news about Valeritz has also reached here. I don’t think an hour has passed since Kittel left. If I include the time I spent wearing my armor, it’s probably been around minutes. I can feel my senses sharpen to the point that I can clearly hear the sounds of faraway horse hooves coming closer. This must be because I am extra alert now. “It seems like there’s no need to wait. Frenssen, go get Max and others.” “Yes.” After that, I stepped outside the lodging. Not long after, a horse stopped in front of me. It was Kittel. “Good work. So, what are Father’s instructions?” “All members of Zeavert house’s army that are currently on the mission to protect the aqueduct construction site are to depart to Badea Village on the outskirts of the capital and join the knights there.” “All members?” “That is correct.” Does that mean the kingdom wants to throw away the safety of this aqueduct construction site? Hmm... most probably another army will be stationed here tomorrow to protect the construction site. However, we are ordered to depart immediately, not after the replacement has arrived. That means this mission must be very urgent. It’s true that the reaction speed of kingdom knights and noble knights which are in battle ready situations is much higher. So, the kingdom wants to gather as many noble knights as it can in the fastest time possible. Ah, Max and others have arrived. Next, I just need to ask for the details from the leader of this operation after we join the kingdom knights. “Got it. Max, Augen, and Barkey, we will immediately depart. We will travel throughout the night so that we can reach there in the morning. Frenssen, I will leave the handover of construction site protection duty to you.” Everyone immediately rushed to their teams and the orderlies lit up the torch. We do have magic lamps but we’re saving them for later. After all, if there’s rain, then we can only use magic lamps to light up the surroundings. The orderlies place the saddle on my horse. Maybe because we’ve been dispatched to the battlefield several times, the orderlies have become quite skilled at their job. “Depart! Keep your eyes peeled open for a demon attack!” The sound of the horse’s hooves pierced the night sky. The sight of the armors reflecting the light of the torches was mesmerizing as if it were a scene of a fairytale. Well, Badea Village isn’t that far. It’s about a half-day walk from here. Even if we are being extra vigilant while marching there, reaching there isn’t that hard. Fortunately, we didn’t get attacked by demons en route. “I am Welner von Zeavert.” “Please, come in.” “Pardon my intrusion.” “Ah. Sir Welner. You’ve arrived.” Ah, it’s Duke Seyfarth and beside him is the Minister of War, Uve Freimut Schindler. To think that the one and only Minister of War will be here. “I apologize for being late.” “No, you got here quite fast. Sorry for saying this even though you have just arrived, but I need you and your army to immediately depart.” Excuse me, Minister Schindler? I just got here! Currently, I’m trying really hard to make sure that my dissatisfaction isn’t shown on my face. I wanted to blurt out a complaint but the Duke’s frown toward me stopped the words in my throat. I ended up throwing a question instead. “I think it’s not a stampede, but we are still not sure. The one thing we’re sure of is that we’re late in responding this time. weeks ago, the demons successfully attacked Perlea Village.” It took me a bit of time to recall Perlea Village that the Duke is talking about. It’s a village located in the upper part of Detmold Mountain Range. This village also didn’t appear in the game. “I think the Perlea Village was annihilated, but we won’t know for sure until the messenger from Valeritz arrives.” After hearing the minister’s words, I began to think about types of monsters that often appeared around the Detmold Mountain range in the game. If I didn’t remember it wrong, the mountain range is where the Man-eating Lizard and mountain crocodiles often spawned, right? “It seems like the herd of demons went to Valeritz and after that, they went in the direction of Denghan” I see the chronology of Valeritz’s fall. But judging from the minister’s words it seems like the demon just destroyed Valeritz and left, they didn’t occupy it. ...Wait a minute. Denghan didn’t appear in the game but I’ve heard that it was a village where pilgrims on their way to the Great Temple will take a rest, just like Alea Village. That means... “...The enemy’s goal is Finnoi?” The enemy’s goal is the Great Temple Finnoi. That means we are currently on the prelude of the event where Beliulace, one of the three Demon Generals attacked the Great Temple Finnoi where Laura is staying. The game only gave an explanation that the temple was suddenly attacked. I see this is how the entire event actually went down. Let’s make sure I’m right. “Is Her Highness the Second Princess at the temple?” “Yes, she is currently staying in Finnoi.” Yup. That confirms it. The center of this kingdom’s faith and the kingdom’s second princess is about to be attacked by the enemies that just destroyed Valeritz. No wonder the kingdom’s army is in a rush. “I do not recall that there are any roads large enough for a large enemy to pass through near Denghan.” “Yes, you’re right.” In the game, the road leading to the Great Temple is a vast grassland and about halfway through the grassland until the temple, it’s a forest. At most, there’s a small road used by the pilgrims. Nothing close to the road usable by large armies existed there. As I continued to dig through my memory, the minister spoke again. “That’s why the army will be split and go through different routes to Valeritz. We will take care of the required supply. I want Count Zavert’s army to take a different route and head to Valeritz as fast as possible.” “That means we will meet up with the rest of the army once we arrive at Valeritz.” “Hmm... using another route means we will be taking a detour. I shall do as you say, then.” Since the kingdom knights will take the main road to Valeritz, there won’t be enough space for the noble knights on the main road so the army will be divided, eh? “Then, we of the Zeavert army will immediately depart to Valeritz using the westward route.” Oooh... to think the Duke will be counting on me. I need to complete this mission perfectly then. I immediately returned to where the Zeavert’s army was stationed and shouted with a loud enough voice so everyone could hear. “Everyone, listen up! Our enemy’s destination is Finnoi! We will now depart to Valeritz at full speed.” I just need to stall the time until Mazell arrives to save Laura. Even with the kingdom’s knight destroyed in the game, Mazell’s party was able to save Laura, not to mention in the current situation where the kingdom’s knights are intact. It should be fine. Well then, let’s do what I can now. I’m worried that there are going to be some changes from what I know, so I need to see the game scenario unfold right in front of my eyes to calm myself. I just hope that everything unfolds just like the game’s scenario.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 5, "inserted_lines_src": 3, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
「これ、ちょっと着けてみてください」金色網目の細工がされた、ジゼルの指輪をルシェラは渡す。「何よ、それ」「ドラゴンの言葉が分かるようになる指輪です。「はあ......?」面食らった様子ながら、モニカは言われるままにその指輪を着けた。彼女の指にはちょっと緩くて、それを見てモニカは怪訝そうに手を裏表させる。『あなたが、しんぱいです』「っ......!?」ルシェラは、まだたどたどしいドラゴン語で、ストレートな言葉を投げかけた。張り飛ばされたようにモニカはたじろぐ。しかして、その音は立体的で濃密な意味を孕み、意図するところや詳細なニュアンスや、発話者の気持ちまでも余すところなく伝えることができる。カファルがラザロに言った通り、これは嘘をつくのに向かない言語だった。『ただ、みすごせない、だけなんです』注釈をいくつくっつけることになろうと、モニカの境遇が悲劇的で酷いことは間違いない。偶然関わることになってしまったから、哀れに思い、救いたいと思う。それで何の問題があるというのか。彼女自身に信じてもらえずとも、この気持ちに偽りは無かった。絶望するにはまだ早く、あなたを心配する人はこの世界のどこかに居るのだと。少なくともルシェラでさえ、そうなのだから。『やめて! やめなさい!』『あっ』モニカは、ドラゴンの言葉で喋ってしまった。私に期待させないで。どうせまたがっかりするだけだ。信じれば辛い。嫌だ。本当は寂しい。信じさせて。あなたにそれができるの? 触らないで。行かないで。溜まりきった水の流れが、堰を切られて溢れ出したように、どうどうとルシェラに叩き付けられた。はっと、モニカは真っ赤になって口を押さえ、次いで自分が着けている指輪の存在に思い至り、大慌てでそれを指から抜き取った。「はぁっ、はぁっ......」モニカは平たい胸にそっと手を当てる。激しい鼓動がルシェラの耳にまで聞こえるような気がした。それから、震えながらルシェラを睨み付けた。「......今、私、なんて言った?」「えっと......人の言葉に直訳するなら『やめて』って言っただけですが、なんでやめてほしいと思ったかまで............全部ぶっちゃけてました。その意味とかニュアンスが全部言葉に乗って......」「わー! わーわー!!」頭を抱えてモニカは叫んだ。ドラゴンの言葉って、嘘をつくのが難しいんです。少しの言葉でも込められる意味が多すぎて。「貴女、よく、あんな、恥ずかし、ちょ......!!」茹でられているかのようにモニカは真っ赤で、もはや涙目になっていた。ドラゴンの言葉は隠し事に向かない......そして、話し慣れていないモニカは、何を言葉に乗せるかの取捨選択すらできていない。「帰って! 帰りなさい! 帰れ!」投げつけられたジゼルの指輪をルシェラはキャッチ。ルシェラは窓枠からひらりと身を躍らせ、夜闇の中へと逃げ込んだ。嵐のようだった。魔力灯照明の明かりも消した部屋の中で、モニカは眠るでもなく、じっとベッドに横たわっていた。色褪せ灰色に塗りつぶされたような日々の中で、今日という一日は、目が潰れそうなくらい燦然と、鮮やかに輝いていた。「お友だち、かあ」モニカはベッドに寝そべったまま、傍らのぬいぐるみを抱え上げ、宙吊りにした。前、つまり9歳の誕生日の時、誰かから送られてきた熊のぬいぐるみだ。誰が送ってどういう経緯でモニカの所へ届くことが許されたかも分からず、メッセージカードなども付いていなかった。そしてこの贈り物自体も、特に嬉しいとも嫌だとも思うことができず、家具の一つとして部屋に置き続けていた。「ねえ。私、ドラゴンとだったらお友だちになれるのかな......?」モニカはぬいぐるみに問う。もちろん答えは無い。クグセ山のドラゴンの養い子だという不思議な少女。まあ、そんなものは強者の気まぐれだろうと思い、さしたる意味を感じていなかった。彼女にとって自分など、どうせ生きていても死んでいてもいいのだろうと。後から彼女が何者であるか聞いて、驚きはしたけれど、それだけだった。ルシェラは決して、モニカを特別な存在だと思っているわけではない。ただ偶然関わっただけの相手だ。「そんな簡単に信じられるわけないじゃん。急に、自分の振るまいが子どもじみたもの思われて、照れ隠しのようにモニカはぬいぐるみを壁に投げつける。ファンシーな熊は、壁にぶつかって鈍い音を立て、ずりおちて頭から床に突っ込んだ逆立ち状態になった。	“Can you put this on for a bit?” Lucella handed over Giselle’s ring which was adorned with a golden mesh. “What’s that supposed to be?” “It’s a ring that allows you to understand dragon speech. I’ll try speaking with you using it from now on.” “What...?” Monica was confused, but did as told and put on the ring. It was a little too loose for her finger. Looking at it, she started rotating her hand in puzzlement. While she was doing that... “I’m worried... about you.” “Gh......!?” Lucella said straightforwardly in Dragonian which she was still bad at. Monica flinched back as if she was knocked away. For human ears, the dragon’s words only sounded like a short and incomprehensible series of sounds. However, those sounds carried three-dimensional and profound meanings, and could convey everything including intent, fine nuances, and even the feelings of the speaker, without leaving anything behind. As Kafal told Lazarus, this language wasn’t suited for telling lies. “I... just can’t... leave you be.” No matter how many annotations you added, Monica’s circumstances were still undeniably tragic and cruel. Having become involved with her by chance, Lucella felt pity and wanted to save her. What could possibly be wrong with that? Even if Monica didn’t believe it, there was no falsehood in Lucella’s feelings. Thus, Lucella decided to convey those feelings. Using the dragon’s words which could convey even the speaker’s feelings. She wanted to tell her that it was too soon to despair, that there were still people out there worried for her. Lucella, at least, was one such person. “Stop! Stop it!” “Ah!” Suddenly, Monica spoke up in Dragonian. Naturally, this ring allowed one not only to understand but even speak the language. Don’t make me hopeful. I’ll only get disappointed in the end. Trusting would only bring me pain. That’s not it. In truth, I’m lonely. Please make me believe you. Will you be able to do that? Don’t touch me. Don’t go. A torrent of meaning flowed out through her words of rejection. It crashed fiercely against Lucella, like dammed-up water bursting through and overflowing. Monica reflexively covered her mouth with a beet red face, and then remembered about the ring she was wearing and hurriedly pulled it off her finger. “Haah...haah...” She gently brushed her flat chest. Lucella felt as though she could hear the intense rhythm echoing in her own ears. After that, she glared at Lucella while trembling. “...What did I just say?” “Uhh... if you translate it directly into human words, it was just “stop it!” but...... you ended up conveying everything about why you want me to stop...” “Waah! Waaaaah!” Monica started screaming while holding her head. It seemed that she only realized what she said after saying it. “I’m, uhh, sorry... I only wanted to convey my own feelings... It’s difficult to lie while speaking Dragonian. And there is a very profound meaning in small statements. If you try to hide something, it ends up sounding unnaturally hollow, so it’s easy to notice it.” “How...could you...shame me so...wh-...!!” She was beet red as if boiling, and even tears started to form. The words of the dragons weren’t suited to hiding things... In addition, Monica wasn’t used to speaking it, so she couldn’t even choose what meaning to put in her words. She ended up conveying even the things she wanted to hide, putting all her emotions in the open. It felt awkward. “Go back! Go back at once! Go!” Lucella caught Giselle’s ring that was thrown her way. Monica then started throwing every cushion and plushie she could find in the room at her. Lucella lightly jumped off the window frame and took shelter in the night. It was a storm-like period of time. As Lucella departed, the moon gradually ascended the night sky. In a room where magic lamps were extinguished, Monica lay on the bed, but was not asleep. She was wide awake. She didn’t feel like she could sleep. Amid the days that seemed painted in dull gray, today had been a day that shone brilliantly and vividly, almost blindingly so. “A friend, huh?” While sprawled on the bed, Monica picked up a nearby plushie and held it up in the air. It was a bear plushie that someone had sent her five years ago, when she had turned nine. She didn’t know who it was and how they managed to get it delivered to her, and it didn’t come with any message card either. But well, she could care less about who had sent it. She didn’t even feel like thinking about it. And she didn’t particularly like or hate this particular gift, so she had put it as part of the furniture in the room. “Hey. Do you think I could become friends if it’s with a dragon...?” Monica asked the plushie. It naturally couldn’t offer any answer. A mysterious girl who was said to be the foster child of Mount Kuguse’s dragon. She had battled a monster and saved Monica without being asked to by anyone. She thought that it was just a whimsical action of a strong person and didn’t consider it to be anything special. She thought Lucella wouldn’t have cared whether she lived or died. She was surprised when she found out her identity later on, but that was it. However, it was different now. Monica had seen her feelings. She alone wouldn’t make her despair. Lucella didn’t think of Monica as a special human. She merely got involved with her by chance. And yet, even someone like Lucella was genuinely concerned for her well-being. “No way I can believe it so easily. But... maybe it’ll be alright if it’s her?” She suddenly noticed that what she was doing was childish and threw the plushie at the wall to hide her embarrassment. The fancy bear slammed against the wall with a dull sound, then slid down and hit the floor, ending up upside down. Monica decided to just sleep like that, but it bugged her too much so she went and put the plushie upright.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 4, "inserted_lines_src": 26, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
10億人です地球上の7分の1の人々が季節により周囲から孤立しています必要な時に薬を届けることもできず彼らも生活必需品を手に入れたり売り物を市場へ送れず継続的な収入を得ることもできません売り物を市場へ送れず継続的な収入を得ることもできません例えばサハラ以南のアフリカでは雨期には 85%の道が利用不可能になります投資はされているものの今のままでは作業が追いつくのには 50年かかると予想されています作業が追いつくのには 50年かかると予想されています米国だけでも 6.4億km以上の道路があります建設にも維持にも莫大な費用がかかります建設にも維持にも莫大な費用がかかります環境に大きな負担をかけしかも大抵混雑していますこの状況をみて良い方法はないだろうか? と考えましたこの状況をみて良い方法はないだろうか? と考えましたここ10年で飛躍的に発展した携帯電話のようにここ10年で飛躍的に発展した携帯電話のように最新テクノロジーで改善するシステムを作れないでしょうか? 最新テクノロジーで改善するシステムを作れないでしょうか? 現在多くの国では銅線を張り巡らせなくても素晴らしい通信が可能になっています同じことが輸送手段でもできないでしょうか? こんなシナリオを考えてみてくださいあなたはマリの産科病棟にいて新生児が緊急に薬を必要としていますあなたはどうしますか? 携帯電話で薬を頼めばすぐに誰かが応答してくれますここまでは良いのですしかし薬が届くには何日もかかります整備されていない輸送路が問題なのです整備されていない輸送路が問題なのですこの薬を数時間で届けられると考えますこれが自律電気飛行体ですこの薬を数時間で届けられると考えますこれが自律電気飛行体ですこれで 2kgの荷物を約10km運ぶことができますこれで 2kgの荷物を約10km運ぶことができますネットワークのほんの一部ですがこれが国しいては大陸全体を網羅できるかもしれません柔軟性の高い自動物流ネットワークです物質の輸送ネットワーク「マターネット」と名付けました 3つの主要なテクノロジーを利用します 1つ目は自律電気飛行体です 2つ目は地上自動基地です飛行体が長距離飛行の途中で電池を替えたり飛行体が長距離飛行の途中で電池を替えたり荷物の授受を行うための基地です 3つ目はネットワーク全体を管理する制御システムです 3つ目はネットワーク全体を管理する制御システムです各技術を詳しく見ていきましょうまずは無人飛行体です最終的に荷物の重さ飛行距離によって飛行体を使いわけます現在は小さなクワッド・コプターを使っていますこれで 2kgの荷物を 15分ほどで10km運ぶことができます途上国で悪路を無理やり進んだり途上国で悪路を無理やり進んだり先進国で渋滞にはまる状況と比べて下さい先進国で渋滞にはまる状況と比べて下さい自律的に飛行しますがこれが大変重要です飛行体には GPSや様々なセンサーが搭載され地上基地間を飛行をします飛行体には自動で荷物の積み降ろしや電池交換をする装置を備えます無人飛行体は地上基地間を飛行し着陸電池交換をすべて自動で行い再び飛び立っていくのです地上基地は安全な場所に設置され地上基地は安全な場所に設置され危険を伴う着地にも安全な環境を確保します危険を伴う着地にも安全な環境を確保します基地の認知は飛行経路の確立にもつながり基地の認知は飛行経路の確立にもつながりネットワーク全体の信頼性という面からもとても重要です基地は充電という役割の他にも荷物の受け渡し場所として荷物の受け渡し場所として商業の中心地になっていくことでしょう最後にネットワーク全体を管理する制御システムについてです最後にネットワーク全体を管理する制御システムについてです各基地から観測している気象情報を元に各基地から観測している気象情報を元に危険な天候を避けるだけでなく他のリスクもまたネットワーク全体のリソースを最大限に活用して最適な飛行経路が選択されますここで実際に飛行をお見せしましょうここで実際に飛行をお見せしましょう去年の夏ハイチで初めての野外実験を行いました去年の夏ハイチで初めての野外実験を行いました 2010年に起こった地震の後設置した難民キャンプへ薬を運んでいます皆とても喜んでくれました次に飛行体をお見せしましょう次に飛行体をお見せしましょうこれは3000ドルの飛行体ですこの価格はどんどん下がっています猛暑や極寒また強風といった厳しい気象下でも飛行可能です厳しい気象下でも飛行可能ですアフリカまたはハリケーンに襲われたニューヨークでこのパッケージがあなたの命を救うと想像してみてくださいこのパッケージがあなたの命を救うと想像してみてくださいでは費用はいくらだと思いますか? 実はこの飛行体で 2kgの荷物を10km運ぶのにかかる費用は実はこの飛行体で 2kgの荷物を10km運ぶのにかかる費用はたった24セントなのです (拍手) 信じられないことですが飛行に必要なエネルギーはたったの2セントです飛行に必要なエネルギーはたったの2セントですこのプロジェクトは始まったばかりです初めて見た時これは世界中にものすごい影響を与えると思いましたでは世界のどこかでネットワークを構築したらどのくらいの費用がかかるのでしょうそこでアフリカのレソトで HIVサンプルを輸送するネットワークを考えてみましたそこでアフリカのレソトで HIVサンプルを輸送するネットワークを考えてみましたここで問題なのはどのようにサンプルを収集したクリニックからここで問題なのはどのようにサンプルを収集したクリニックから分析を行う病院へ運ぶのかです 140km2のエリアでのサンプル採取を想定しました 140km2のエリアでのサンプル採取を想定しましたマンハッタンのおよそ1.5倍の広さです費用は 100万ドル以下で実現できることがわかりました費用は 100万ドル以下で実現できることがわかりました通常のインフラ投資と比べてみてください新しいパラダイムがこれを可能にするのです新しいパラダイムがこれを可能にするのですこれがインターネットからアイデアを得て考案したこれがインターネットからアイデアを得て考案した新しい輸送ネットワークです分散型ピアツーピアの順応性の高い双方向型ネットワークです分散型ピアツーピアの順応性の高い双方向型ネットワークです更にインフラ投資額も環境への影響も低く抑えられます更にインフラ投資額も環境への影響も低く抑えられます新しいパラダイムですが他にも利用方法はあります恐らく別の場所でも利用できるでしょうでは正反対な地域を検証してみましょう我々の住む都市はどうでしょう世界の人口の半分は都市に住んでおり 5億人は大都市に住んでいます私たちの周りでは急激な都市化が進んでいます中国だけで 2年ごとに NYに匹敵する大都市が生み出されています中国だけで 2年ごとに NYに匹敵する大都市が生み出されています大都市では既に道路が整備されていてもとても効率が悪く渋滞が大問題になっていますとても効率が悪く渋滞が大問題になっていますそこでこのような地域には道路とインターネットの間に存在する新しい輸送ネットワークが必要だと考えます新しい輸送ネットワークが必要だと考えますまずは軽量で緊急を要するものから始め徐々に発展していく中でこれまで抱えていた問題を解決し新しい輸送の形になることを望んでいますインターネットのように 24時間365日稼働してもインターネットのように 24時間365日稼働しても環境への影響は低いのです環境への影響は低いのですこの構想を始めた 2年程前にはこの構想を始めた 2年程前には訪れる多くの人々に「面白いが突拍子もないアイデアだ」と言われ訪れる多くの人々に「面白いが突拍子もないアイデアだ」と言われ「今すぐに始められる代物ではない」とも言われました「今すぐに始められる代物ではない」とも言われました無人機の話は敬遠されがちです西洋社会だけでなく貧しい国の多くの人たちにとっても特に仕事を失う人たちにとって喜ばしいことではないでしょう特に仕事を失う人たちにとって喜ばしいことではないでしょうではなぜ着手したのでしょうか簡単にできるからではなくものすごい効果が期待できるからなのですものすごい効果が期待できるからなのです想像してみてください携帯電話で情報を得るように 10億人が物質を得ることができます次に世界に構築される壮大なネットワークが物質の輸送ネットワークだと想像してみてください途上国の多くの人々により良いワクチンや薬が届けられることを望んでいますより良いワクチンや薬が届けられることを望んでいます HIV、結核、他の伝染病などにも効果をもたらしてくれることでしょう HIV、結核、他の伝染病などにも効果をもたらしてくれることでしょう多くの人たちを貧困から救いゆくゆくはこれが新しい経済取引の形となることを望んでいますゆくゆくはこれが新しい経済取引の形となることを望んでいます先進国や新興国ではこの新しい輸送手段で都市がより住みやすくなることをこの新しい輸送手段で都市がより住みやすくなることを望んでいますまだSFに過ぎないと思っている方々これはもう空想ではありませんただ実現させるためには現実社会を巻き込んでいく必要がありますただ実現させるためには現実社会を巻き込んでいく必要がありますありがとうございました	One billion people. One seventh of the Earth's population are totally cut off for some part of the year. We cannot get medicine to them reliably, they cannot get critical supplies, and they cannot get their goods to market in order to create a sustainable income. In sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, 85 percent of roads are unusable in the wet season. Investments are being made, but at the current level, it's estimated it's going to take them 50 years to catch up. In the U.S. alone, there's more than four million miles of roads, very expensive to build, very expensive to maintain infrastructure, with a huge ecological footprint, and yet, very often, congested. So we saw this and we thought, can there be a better way? Can we create a system using today's most advanced technologies that can allow this part of the world to leapfrog in the same way they've done with mobile telephones in the last 10 years? Many of those nations have excellent telecommunications today without ever putting copper lines in the ground. Could we do the same for transportation? Imagine this scenario. Imagine you are in a maternity ward in Mali, and have a newborn in need of urgent medication. What would you do today? Well, you would place a request via mobile phone, and someone would get the request immediately. That's the part that works. The medication may take days to arrive, though, because of bad roads. That's the part that's broken. We believe we can deliver it within hours with an electric autonomous flying vehicle such as this. This can transport a small payload today, about two kilograms, over a short distance, about 10 kilometers, but it's part of a wider network that may cover the entire country, maybe even the entire continent. It's an ultra-flexible, automated logistics network. It's a network for a transportation of matter. We call it Matternet. We use three key technologies. The first is electric autonomous flying vehicles. The second is automated ground stations that the vehicles fly in and out of to swap batteries and fly farther, or pick up or deliver loads. And the third is the operating system that manages the whole network. Let's look at each one of those technologies in a bit more detail. First of all, the UAVs. Eventually, we're going to be using all sorts of vehicles for different payload capacities and different ranges. Today, we're using small quads. These are able to transport two kilograms over 10 kilometers in just about 15 minutes. Compare this with trying to trespass a bad road in the developing world, or even being stuck in traffic in a developed world country. These fly autonomously. This is the key to the technology. So they use GPS and other sensors on board to navigate between ground stations. Every vehicle is equipped with an automatic payload and battery exchange mechanism, so these vehicles navigate to those ground stations, they dock, swap a battery automatically, and go out again. The ground stations are located on safe locations on the ground. They secure the most vulnerable part of the mission, which is the landing. They are at known locations on the ground, so the paths between them are also known, which is very important from a reliability perspective from the whole network. Apart from fulfilling the energy requirements of the vehicles, eventually they're going to be becoming commercial hubs where people can take out loads or put loads into the network. The last component is the operating system that manages the whole network. It monitors weather data from all the ground stations and optimizes the routes of the vehicles through the system to avoid adverse weather conditions, avoid other risk factors, and optimize the use of the resources throughout the network. I want to show you what one of those flights looks like. Here we are flying in Haiti last summer, where we've done our first field trials. We're modeling here a medical delivery in a camp we set up after the 2010 earthquake. People there love this. And I want to show you what one of those vehicles looks like up close. So this is a $3,000 vehicle. Costs are coming down very rapidly. We use this in all sorts of weather conditions, very hot and very cold climates, very strong winds. They're very sturdy vehicles. Imagine if your life depended on this package, somewhere in Africa or in New York City, after Sandy. The next big question is, what's the cost? Well, it turns out that the cost to transport two kilograms over 10 kilometers with this vehicle is just 24 cents. And it's counterintuitive, but the cost of energy expended for the flight is only two cents of a dollar today, and we're just at the beginning of this. When we saw this, we felt that this is something that can have significant impact in the world. So we said, okay, how much does it cost to set up a network somewhere in the world? And we looked at setting up a network in Lesotho for transportation of HIV/AIDS samples. The problem there is how do you take them from clinics where they're being collected to hospitals where they're being analyzed? And we said, what if we wanted to cover an area spanning around 140 square kilometers? That's roughly one and a half times the size of Manhattan. Well it turns out that the cost to do that there would be less than a million dollars. Compare this to normal infrastructure investments. We think this can be -- this is the power of a new paradigm. So here we are: a new idea about a network for transportation that is based on the ideas of the Internet. It's decentralized, it's peer-to-peer, it's bidirectional, highly adaptable, with very low infrastructure investment, very low ecological footprint. If it is a new paradigm, though, there must be other uses for it. It can be used perhaps in other places in the world. So let's look at the other end of the spectrum: our cities and megacities. Half of the Earth's population lives in cities today. Half a billion of us live in megacities. We are living through an amazing urbanization trend. China alone is adding a megacity the size of New York City every two years. These are places that do have road infrastructure, but it's very inefficient. Congestion is a huge problem. So we think it makes sense in those places to set up a network of transportation that is a new layer that sits between the road and the Internet, initially for lightweight, urgent stuff, and over time, we would hope to develop this into a new mode of transportation that is truly a modern solution to a very old problem. with a very small ecological footprint, operating in the background 24/7, just like the Internet. So when we started this a couple of years ago now, we've had a lot of people come up to us who said, "This is a very interesting but crazy idea, and certainly not something that you should engage with anytime soon." And of course, we're talking about drones, right, a technology that's not only unpopular in the West fact of life for many living in poor countries, especially those engaged in conflict. So why are we doing this? Well, we chose to do this one not because it's easy, but because it can have amazing impact. Imagine one billion people being connected to physical goods in the same way that mobile telecommunications connected them to information. Imagine if the next big network we built in the world was a network for the transportation of matter. In the developing world, we would hope to reach millions of people with better vaccines, reach them with better medication. It would give us an unfair advantage against battling HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other epidemics. Over time, we would hope it would become a new platform for economic transactions, lifting millions of people out of poverty. In the developed world and the emerging world, we would hope it would become a new mode of transportation that could help make our cities more livable. So for those that still believe that this is science fiction, I firmly say to you that it is not. We do need to engage, though, in social fiction to make it happen. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
道中では何も起きず、無事に王都リュアンへ到着した。妨害がなかったという事は、アルマンディー公達に知られる前に来れたという事かな。途中ところどころで野ウサギ団のやっている駅を見かけたが、まじめに働いているようだ。仮面を着けてないから声はかけなかったけど。王都リュアンは立派な壁で囲まれた城塞都市だ。うちのバルハムントとは壁の高さも全く違う。巨大な正門の横の通用口では多くの人々がリュアンに入るための審査を受けている。僕はカルロだと言うとすぐに正門から入れてもらえた。「とりあえず無事に到着しましたね」ルーノスが元気に言うが、ナルスはフラフラのようだ。馬には乗れるがあまり上手くないと言うので馬車に乗せたが、かなり揺れたらしい。「かなり急いだからな、フラウディアは大丈夫か?」「はい、この程度は平気です」同じ馬車に乗ってたフラウディアは元気なのに、ナルスは情けないな。まあどう見ても頭で勝負するタイプだから仕方ないか。見た目いかにも弱々しいし。でも細身で美形だからこれの女子にはモテそうだ。きっとそのうちレイナと友達の餌食になるだろう。頼むから僕が相手じゃありませんように。「では王宮へ向かうか。フラウディア、案内を頼む」カルロは何度も王宮に行ったことがあるんだろうけど、僕は初めてだ。自分で作った世界とはいえ、王都の中は細かく書いたことがないので道は全く分からない。ドッヂも初めて来たらしく、珍しそうにあたりを見回している。町の人たちの方もドッヂが背負う巨大な斧を珍しそうに見てるけど。しかしさすがに王都だけあって大きな町だ。建物も全て石造りで立派なものが多いし、道も全て石畳で舗装されている。人の数も多く、商売も盛んなようだ。このリュアンと比べるとバルハムントはいかにも地方都市って感じだよなあ。ただ石造りのせいか、全体に灰色のイメージの街だ。木造りの建物が多いバルハムントの方が僕は好きだな。火事にはこっちの方が強いんだろうけどね。やはり王都は道を歩く人たちもどことなくおしゃれだ。気のせいかもしれないけど、僕らを見る人々の目が冷ややかな感じがする。これって田舎者のひがみだろうか。しばらく進むと、また大きな門が見えてきた。ここを入ると王宮らしい。フランツ王国はユロア諸国でも歴史が古く強国の一つだ。それだけに王宮はかなり立派な城になっている。内堀の周りに立つ大きな屋敷は貴族たちの邸宅だ。カルロのはどれなんだろう? ちょっと気にはなるけどここは時間が惜しいから先に王宮へと向かった。堀に掛かった跳ね上げ式の木橋を渡り王宮に入る。王宮の入り口で白王を預け、中に入った。入り口は凄い高さのアーチ天井になって、ステンドグラスが煌めく荘厳なホールだ。これにはいきなり圧倒されるなあ。ナルスも元気になって興味深げに見ている。頼んでいるバルハート城の設計の参考にしてるんだろうか。ここまで豪勢なものはいらないけどね。「カルロ=ド=メリチ辺境伯、よくお越しいただきました」入り口のホールを抜けた部屋で、白髪の初老の男性が迎えてくれた。ヴァルスというフランツ王国の内務大臣だそうだ。落ち着いていかにも出来る男という感じを受けた。「これはヴァルス大臣閣下、お出迎え有り難うございます。突然まかり越しましたのは、国王陛下に取り急ぎご報告いたしたい事がありますゆえ」僕は出来るだけ丁寧に言った。国王派として働く意思を見せに来たんだ、国王の側近に反感を買うような事は出来ない。「聞き及んでおります。国王陛下もメリチ辺境伯の来られるのをお待ちです」ここでルーノスやドッヂ、ナルス達と別れ、フラウディアだけを連れてヴァルスの後を付いて行った。大きな階段を登り、2階の廊下をしばらく歩くと衛兵2人が守る豪華な扉の前に出る。「中で国王陛下がお待ちです」衛兵が開けた扉をくぐると、そこは大広間だった。広間奥の一段高い椅子に座っているのがフランツ王ジョアン3世だろう。その椅子の横には軍服姿の立派な体格の男が立っている。黒い口ひげが特徴的で、その鋭い眼は心の奥底まで見通してくるようだ。あれが「王国の守護者」と呼ばれ、軍務大臣を兼任する名将ドルズ将軍か。武勇、指揮能力、そして国王への忠誠心のすべてに秀でていて、カルロが王位を狙って国王と対立する時には高い壁になる予定の存在だ。「カルロ=ド=メリチ辺境伯、国王陛下にご報告致したき儀がございましてまかり越しました」 2列に並ぶ重臣たちの間を通って僕は国王の前にひざまずいて挨拶した。この礼はバルハムントを出る時にだいぶ練習したから完璧のはずだ。僕の後ろではフラウディアも礼をしている。「カルロか、久しぶりじゃな。報告とはなんだ?」これが国王、ジョアン3世の声らしい。ちょっと意外だな、僕が描いていたイメージではもうちょっと普通の、というか凡庸な君主のイメージだったんだけど、重々しい感じのしゃがれ声だ。年で言えばまだ50にならないはずだけど、もっと年配のような感じを受けた。「最近、私の治めるバルハムントの周辺で、女ばかりを狙う誘拐事件が頻発しておりました」僕は顔を上げて国王に報告する。国王の横には僕を出迎えてくれた内務大臣のヴァルスも立っている。やはり国王からの信頼が篤い男のようだ。「身代金を要求し払わなければ人質は殺され、払っても何処かに売り飛ばされて戻ってはこないというありさまで、私がその犯人を探していたところ意外な人物が浮かび上がったのです」「ほう、それは余の知る人物かな?」国王は興味を引かれたようだ。さあ、ここからが大事なところだぞ。「左様でございます。その人物とは、ゲルグ子爵でございました」「あの子爵がそのような事をするわけがない! メリチ辺境伯、卿は何の意図があってゲルグ子爵を陥れようとするのか?!」僕がそう言った途端、後ろから鋭い声が飛んで来た。アルマンディー公レジュームの息のかかった奴だな、きっと。「ゲルグ子爵が誘拐を指示していたことは間違いのない事実です。私は本人の口からそれを聞きました」「あのゲルグがな。にわかには信じがたいが、そのゲルグ当人は今どこにおる?」「私が問い詰めましたところ、自らの罪を認めて館に火を放ち、自害してのけましてございます」僕がそう言った途端、周りの重臣たちが動揺してざわつき始めた。それほど位は高くない子爵とはいえ貴族が罪を犯した上に死んだというのだ。そりゃざわつくのも当然だよね。「嘘だ、メリチ辺境伯、卿がゲルグ子爵に罪を被せて殺したのだろう!」またさっきの奴の声がした。僕は今度は後ろを向いて顔を確認した。 30代後半ぐらいの痩せていてカマキリみたいな感じの神経質そうな貴族だ。コイツは要チェックだな、と思った時壇上から低いがよく通る声がした。「マクベル伯爵、うかつなことを言うものではない。いらぬ疑いは不要な争いを招くぞ」「くっ......」声を出したのはドズル将軍だった。マクベルと呼ばれたあの男は悔しそうな表情をしながらも一応は黙った。ドズル将軍は続いて僕に向かって語りかけた。「メリチ辺境伯、卿はゲルグ子爵が罪を犯したという明確な証拠をお持ちか?」「はい。ここにおりますのがゲルグ子爵に捕らわれておりましたフラウディアと申す娘で、シャーロット王女殿下の侍女でございます」僕がそう言うとフラウディアは顔を上げ、ドズル将軍と国王、ヴァルス大臣に向かって話す。「わたくしは王女殿下にお仕え致しておりますフラウディアと申します。わたくしがゲルグ子爵様に捕えられておりましたところをメリチ辺境伯様にお助け頂いたことは間違いございません」はっきりと通る声で話すフラウディアの言葉にヴァルス内務大臣が続いた。「その事でしたら私も王女殿下から王女殿下の侍女が里帰りをしたまま行方不明になった、という事をお聞きしておりました。このフラウディアという娘ともこの王宮で何度か会ったことがございます」「そうか、では間違いないようだな。もう少し詳しいことを余の私室で聞くとしようか。カルロ、その娘を連れ余の私室まで参れ。ヴァルスはシャーロットを呼んでくれ」「「「御意」」」国王の言葉に家臣たちは一斉に頭を下げた。マクベル伯爵とかいう奴はいかにも悔しそうだ、ザマア見ろ。	Nothing happened on our journey and we safely reached the Capital Ruan. The fact that there weren’t any disturbances shows that Duke Armandi didn’t hear about this yet, I guess. I saw the Rabbit groups relay station and noticed some of them but they were working hard. I didn’t wear my mask so I didn’t call out to them. The Capital Ruan is a fort town surrounded by a stunning wall. Its height is completely different from the one at our Braham. To get examined many people entered the side gate next to the entrance gate to enter Ruan. I was led through the front gate as soon as I said that my name is Carlo. “Well then, we arrived safely” Lunos said those things but Nals seemed to feel dizzy. He was able to ride a horse but because he said he wasn’t that proficient I made him ride the carriage but it seemed to have shook considerably. “We were going pretty fast, is Fraudia alright?” “Yes, just this much is fine.” Even though Fraudia who rode the same carriage was in high spirits Nals looked pretty bad. Well, there’s no helping that as he’s the type who battles with his head, right? He looked quite feeble, too. But because he’s thin and beautiful he should be popular within a certain group of girls. I bet he will become the next victim of Reina and her friends sometime soon. Please don’t make me his partner if you do. “Then shall we go to the royal palace? Fraudia, can I ask you to guide us?” Though Carlo has been to the royal palace many times it would be the first for me. Because I didn’t write about the Capital in detail I don’t really know the way despite this being the world I created. It seemed like this was Doji’s first time here as well, as he looked around in wonder. The Town’s people also looked at Doji who was carrying a huge axe on his back in wonder. However, as expected, the Capital is a big town. All the buildings were made out of stone and looked excellent, even the roads were also paved with stone. There are a lot of people, the businesses seemed to prosper as well. Compared to Ruan Braham felt like a local town. Though because it’s mostly made of stone the town looked grey. I like Braham’s wooden buildings better. Though, this would be better in case of a big fire. As one would think the people of the Capital walking on the streets were dressed fashionably. Though it might be my imagination but the people’s eyes seemed cold when they looked towards us. Is this what they would call discrimination of people from rural areas? After we advanced for a while we saw some big gates. This seemed to be the entrance to the royal palace. Franz Kingdom is the country with the greatest power and longest history among the Yuroa countries. According to that, the royal palace turned out to be a considerably excellent castle. The big mansions in the vicinity of the moat are residences of nobles. I wonder which of them belongs to Carlo. Though I was a little interested I quickly went to the royal palace because time is of the essence. I crossed the wooden drawbridge leading over the moat to enter the royal palace. Before I entered I left White King at the entrance. The entrance turned into a solemn hall with a high arch ceiling and the sun shone through the coloured glass. I suddenly felt overwhelmed. Nals looked around with great interest as well. Should I ask him to use this as reference for Balhart castle’s design? I don’t need something as luxurious as this though. “Margrave Carlo de Medici, you were able to safely arrive this place.” At the time when we passed through the entrance hall, an elderly man with white hair greeted us. This seemed to be the State Minister of Franz Kingdom called Walles. He seemed like the type of man who could do anything in a calm manner. “His Highness Minister Walles, thank you for greeting us. I hastily came over to report something to His Majesty the King.” I tried to speak as carefully as possible. If I want to show my intentions to act as part of the royalists I can’t provoke the King’s close aide. “I heard about that. His Majesty waited for your arrival, Margrave Medici.” I parted with Lunos, Nals and Doji and followed Walles together with Fraudia. We climbed the grand staircase and after walking along the corridor of the second floor for a while we reached a luxurious door guarded by two sentries. “His Majesty the King is awaiting you inside.” When I passed through the door the sentry opened I saw a grand hall. The one sitting on the chair on a higher ground at the back of the hall was probably King Franz Johann III. There was a man with an excellent build dressed in a military uniform standing next to the chair. His black moustache was eye-catching and his sharp eyes seemed to be able to look into one’s heart. This is the famous General Dolus called “The Kingdom’s Guardian” and additionally holds the position of Military affairs, Minister. He holds great bravery, excels in leadership and is absolutely loyal to the king, he is supposed to be the greatest obstacle for Carlo who’ll oppose the King and aims for the throne. “Margrave Carlo de Medici, please step forward and report to his Majesty the King.” I went through the vassals who stood in tow lines, kneeled before the King and greeted him. I should have done it perfectly as I studied the etiquette when I left Braham. Fraudia kneeled behind me. “Carlo, huh? Long time no see. What do you have to report?” That seemed to be the King’s, Johann III, voice. I was a little surprised. I had an image of him being a normal, not to say mediocre monarch but his voice was hoarse and heavy. In terms of age, he’s supposed to not yet have reached the age of 0 but he gave off a much older feeling. “Around Braham, which I rule, frequent kidnappings aimed only at women started to happen recently.” I raised my face and reported to the King. The State Minister Walles whom I’ve met before stood next to the King. Like I thought he enjoys the King’s trust. “If the required ransom money isn’t paid they would murder the hostage but even if the money is paid the woman will be sold off never to be seen again. When I was investigating I found an unexpected person.” “Hoh, who might that person be?” It seemed like I got the King’s attention. OK, now comes the important part. “Yes. That person was Viscount Gerg.” “That Viscount would never do such things! That viscount cannot do something like that! Margrave Medici, do you intend to put the blame on Viscount Gerg?!” As soon as I said that a sharp voice flew over from behind. That guy’s surely a follower of Duke Armandi Rejum. “It’s a fact that Viscount Gerg ordered the kidnappings, no doubt about that. I heard it from the person himself.” “That Gerg? That’s hard to believe so suddenly, but where is the person in question Gerg?” “After I interrogated him and he confessed his own crimes he set fire to his mansion and killed himself.” The vassals in the vicinity were upset and begun to murmur as soon as these words left my mouth. After committing a crime a noble killed himself even if the Viscount wasn’t of a higher rank. It’s only natural they would be upset. “Lies, Margrave Medici, you’re trying to put the blame for these crimes on Viscount Gerg after you killed him!” Then I heard that guy’s voice from a little while ago. I turned back to confirm his face this time. He was a nervous-looking, thin noble in his late 30s giving off the same feeling as a mantis. That’s the guy, check, when I thought that a low voice sounded from the plateau. “Don’t say such careless things, Earl McBell. Doubt will only cause unnecessary conflict.” “Kuu......” General Dolus was the one who spoke. That man called McBell fell silent at ones while looking vexed. After that, General Dolus turned towards me. “Margrave Medici, do you have clear evidence that Viscount Gerg committed these crimes?” “Yes. This girl is called Fraudia. She was kept hostage by Viscount Gerg and is also Her Imperial Highness Princess Charlotte’s personal maid.” After I said that Fraudia raised her head and spoke to General Dolus, Minister Walles and the King “I’m called Fraudia serving Her Imperial Highness the Princess. It’ true that Margrave Medici helped me when I was held hostage by Viscount Gerg.” After hearing Fraudia’s words State Minister Walles spoke in a clear voice. “I indeed heard about one of Her Imperial Highness the Princess’ maids gone missing after having returned home. I met this girl called Fraudia several times in this royal palace.” “It seems like the information is reliable. Let’s hear about the details in my private rooms, shall we? Carlo, go to my private rooms together with this girl. Walles, please call Charlotte.” “””Understood””” At the King’s words the vassals lowered their heads all at once. That guy called Earl McBell was only able to look at this scene with vexation.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 3, "inserted_lines_src": 0, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
俺は大講堂の中で指定された席に座り、式の開始を待っていた。レティーナはあいにくと離れた席に座っている。隣の女子がこちらをチラチラと見ているのが、少しばかりその視線に、自然と仏頂面になるのだが、こればかりは勘弁してもらいたい。そんな顔をしてる訳だから、威嚇しないようになるべく視線を合わさないように前だけを向いて、開会を待つ。講堂の脇には保護者たちの席が用意されていて、貴族の姿が数多く見られた。我が家もフィニアが来たがっていたのだが、今回はコルティナもいる事だし、平民の彼女が貴族と同じ列に並ぶというのもある意味可哀想な気がしたので、遠慮してもらった。生徒には身分制度を捨てるように念を押しているが、その家族まではどうかわからないからだ。そうして待つ事しばし、ようやく入学式が始まった。式のスケジュールを説明し、それから教師の訓示が始まる。欠伸が出そうになる話を半ば聞き流しながら耐えていると、やがて理事長のマクスウェルが登壇し、長々とスピーチを始めた。しかし、その内容があからさまに怪しい。「えー、であるからして。生徒諸君には魔術学院の生徒としてぇ、あー、節度を保ち、身分に問わぬ公平な態度でー」なぜに時間稼ぎをする必要があるのか? ついにボケたか? 俺がそう訝しみ、首を傾げた所で、入り口の方が騒々しくなってきた。「ほら、早くしないと式が終わっちゃうじゃない」「ごめんなさいね。慣れない術だから発動に手間取っちゃって」大きな声で騒ぎ立てる声に会場中の視線が入り口に集まる。その門を開いて中に踏み込んできたのは、コルティナと―― 「あ、まだやってた!」「マクスウェル、ナイスだ」「お待たせして申し訳ありませんね、マクスウェル」すべての声に聞き覚えがある。というか、なぜ来れた、ライエルとマリア!? ドヤドヤと会場に踏み込んできたのは、俺の両親と現在の保護者。ライエル、マリア、コルティナの三人だ。突然現れた三人の英雄に、会場が大きくざわめく。コルティナとマクスウェルの存在はすでに知られていたが、そこに来てライエルとマリアの登場である。これでガドルスがいれば、英雄勢揃いになる所だ。「遅いぞぃ、三人とも」「すまないな。マリアが魔法の発動に手間取って」「あら、あなたの鎧の着付けが手間取ったのもあるでしょう?」「俺のせいか?」ライエルは確かに見慣れない鎧を着ていた。鱗状の装甲を重ねたいいわゆるスケイルアーマーという鎧だ。しかもその鱗の色合いには見覚えがある。あれって邪竜コルキスの鱗を加工して作った鎧か? 「あ、いたいた。ニコル! 元気にしてた?」会場の視線がに俺に集中する。「マ――ママ、なぜここに......?」俺はとりあえず、疑問をぶつけて場を取り成そうと試みる。その俺の問いにトンデモナイ答えを返すマリア。おい待て、いきなり何言ってやがる。その時の俺の気分を一言で言うと、そういう気分だった。テレポートの魔法は干渉系の、かなり上位に位置する魔法だ。言うなれば個人の位置という情報に干渉する事で、自身の存在を移動させるとんでもない魔法である。移動系の魔法は他にもあるが、特にテレポートの魔法は難易度が高い部類だ。移動系でさらに上位の魔法は、それをいとも容易く習得した、だと...... 「これで毎日、ニコルに会いに来れるわね!」「もちろん帰るわよ。村を空けていられないもの。夜にちょっと顔を出すくらいしかできないわ」「ライエル、独身女性の家に泊まるというつもり? 私に変な噂を立てるような真似はよしてよね」「うっ」未練がましいライエルの発言をコルティナが遮った。彼女を敵に回すと、何をされるかわかった物じゃない。俺もアイツも、その辺りはしっかりと理解している。「ホッホッホ、懐かしい顔が揃ったの。話を引っ張った甲斐があったわ」「悪い、手間を掛けたな」「理事長、申し訳ありませんが......非常に申し訳ありませんが、時間も押しておりますので......」「おう、そうじゃった! スマン、スマン。まー、そういう訳で勉学に励んでくれたまえ。以上!」それまで散々引っ張っていたにもかかわらず、実にあっさりと話を切り上げるマクスウェル。これには真面目に話を聞いていた生徒達もあんぐりと口を開けていた。「よし、ライエル。お主この後は暇か。一杯どうじゃ?」「いや、暇な訳ないだろう。これからニコルと一緒に――」「なんじゃ、かつての仲間より娘を取るのか!」「あたりまえだろ!?」飲み仲間の登場にテンションを上げるクソジジィ。そう言えば俺は前世もあまり強くなかったので、マクスウェルの晩酌には付き合えなかった。なので、いつもあの爺さんはガドルスかライエルを引っ張り出していた。なんにせよ、俺の両親の登場で、入学式がしっちゃかめっちゃかに掻き回されてしまった。しかも俺の顔が無駄に広がってしまった気がする。スタートからこの有様で、俺はこれからの学園生活に、多大な不安を覚えたのだった。	I was sat in my designated seat in the auditorium awaiting the start of the ceremony. Unfortunately, Letina sat a distance away. The girl sitting next to me kept glancing this way with sparkly eyes, to be honest, it was kinda annoying. Feeling her gaze, I’m sure I put on a bitchy resting face,but I’d like for that to be overlooked. Because I wanted to avoid locking eyes with her, I forced myself to face forward stone-faced. There were seats for parents lined up along the sides of the auditorium, I noticed many of them were in use by aristocrats. For my part, I’d have liked for Finia to come along, but this time Cortina was sitting there, but she looked awkward to be sitting alongside the nobles, she seemed to be acting reserved. Students are told to abandon their castes, but it seems their families didn’t quite get the memo. After a short while, the ceremony finally kicks off. We got an explanation of the schedule before the teacher took the podium. Then Maxwell the chairman came up to the stage and gave a long-winded speech, midway through I was starting to yawn as my eyes glazed over. But the contents of his speech were clearly fishy. “...and so, that being the case, I’d like to ask you students to act without regards to social class, as befits students of this Magic Academy.” But why is he trying to buy time right now? Has he finally gone senile? I was dubious about it, and as I tilted my head in confusion, I noticed there was some racket coming from the auditorium’s entrance. “Look, if you don’t hurry, the ceremony’s going to end already.” “I’m so sorry. Since I’m unfamiliar with this technique, we encountered some delays getting it to work.” All eyes in the auditorium collectively gathered at the ones causing all the noise at the entrance. When the entrance opened, who should step in but Cortina, and following behind her were two others... “Oh. You’re still at it!” “Nice, Maxwell.” “My sincerest apologies to keep you waiting like this, Maxwell.” All three were voices I was familiar with. Or rather, why are you here, Lyell and Maria!? My parents and current guardian came rushing into the auditorium with heavy steps. Lyell, Maria, and Cortina. Three of the great heroes suddenly appeared and the auditorium started booming. Maxwell and Cortina were already well known but suddenly Lyell and Maria popped in. The only one missing from all this was Gadius. “So slow, the lot of you.” “I’m sorry. Maria had some unexpected delays casting the spell.” “Oh my, weren’t those delays because someone needed help putting on his armor?” “It’s all my fault?” Lyell certainly seemed to be wearing an unusual piece of armor. It looked like the so-called scale armor, armor layered like scales. What’s more, the hue of those scales seems uncannily familiar. Could it be made from the processed scales of the Evil Dragon Colchis? “Ah, there she is. Nicole! How have you been?” Maria waved at me, failing to read the current situation. And with that, everyone’s gaze converged on me. “Ma.. Mama? Why are you here?” For now, I’ll just ask her that while they find a place to sit. And then Maria replied with an unimaginable answer as she chuckled, “Well you see, I memorized Teleport.” Hey wait, what the hell did you just say. I remember that being about the limit of my thought process at the time. Teleport was an outrageous spell from the Interference Magic system. To put it simply, it interferes with the individual’s location data to allow them instantaneous movement from one location to another. Sure, there are similar high-level spells in the Transfer Magic system, such as Portal and Gate, but Teleport is even more difficult to master. In comparison to learning Polymorph, which I’m currently aiming for, Teleport is even beyond that in difficulty, yet she learned it like it was nothing... “Now I can come to visit you every day!” (Maria) “Of course I’ll go back home, I can’t just leave the village, but I can at least show up for a bit every evening.” (Maria) “Well, not like I can’t...” (Lyell) “Lyell, are you insinuating you’ll stay at a bachelorette’s house? Don’t you dare start doing things that’ll cause weird rumors about me.” (Cortina) “Gulp.” (Lyell) Cortina interrupted Lyell’s reckless statement. You wouldn’t want to make her an enemy. He and I both know the feeling very well. “Hahaha, taking a trip down memory lane with you guys made rambling for time worth it.” (Maxwell) “Our apologies for taking up so much of your time.” (Maria) “Oh, that’s quite right! My bad, my bad. Well, in conclusion, do your best in your studies. That is all!” Despite dragging out his speech thus far, Maxwell finally ends the ceremony. The students who were seriously paying attention up to now were left flabbergasted. “Alright Lyell, since we’re both free after this, how about joining me for a drink?” (Maxwell) “I’ll pass, I’ll be busy with Nicole after this...” (Lyell) “What the, how could you choose your daughter over your old mate!” (Maxwell) “Isn’t it obvious!?” (Lyell) This old fart always got hyped at the appearance of his drinking buddies. Speaking of, I wasn’t very strong in my past life either, so I couldn’t keep up with him. As a result, gramps always dragged off Lyell or Gadius with him. At any rate, my parents’ sudden appearance caused a great disturbance during the entrance ceremony. To add to that, I feel like my notoriety has managed to spread even more now. If this is how it’s going to be from the start, I can’t help but feel anxious about my school life from now on.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 2, "inserted_lines_src": 10, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
見かけだけでは判断できませんが彼は77歳インド人の反汚職社会正義活動家です 2011年彼は大規模な社会運動を行っていましたインド人エリート達が好んで無視する問題インドにおける汚職問題に切り込む為です彼はこのキャンペーンに昔からあるような良きガンジー派が使うであろう数々の戦術を使いハンガーストライキを用いましたそしてハザレ氏は空腹のうちに気づきました― 今回はこの21世紀ではハンガーストライキだけではだめだとそこで携帯電話を使ったモバイル戦術を始めましたまず最初に人々に「では私の反汚職キャンペーンを支持する方は私にテキストメッセージを送ってください」と言うとおよそ8万人もの人々がそれに答えました良い結果ですねそれから彼は戦術を少し変えてみました「私に電話をかけて着信履歴だけ残して切って下さい」と言いましたこのすぐ電話を切るということおわかりですねこのモバイル社会では重要な意味があります皆さんうなずいておられるこれは良く使われる手法です待ち合わせに遅れそうになりもうすぐ来ると伝えたいとき電話を掛けて着信履歴だけを残します恋人に「会いたい」と伝えたい時着信履歴を残しますいくつかの文化圏でのデートのワザですが恋人を喜ばせる為に電話を掛けてワン切りをする何の為に着信履歴だけを残すなんてことをするのでしょうか? 理由のひとつは電話をかけたりメッセージを送る際の通信料を避けたいという事がありますハザレ氏が着信履歴を残すように人々に呼びかけた時何人がそれに答えたと思いますか? 3千5百万人です史上最大の組織活動でした驚くべきことですこれはインド中流社会の目を見張るような勢いでの発展と彼らの携帯電話がもたらす力を反映していますハザレ氏はここで大量に得た携帯電話番号データを使い人々の力を結集させ何千もの人々をデリーの大通りに集め日常起こるインドの汚職に反旗を翻したのですすごいことですこれは私が12歳の頃です面影があるでしょう? その頃から社会活動家でしたそしてそれからずっとそうです変な子供時代あちこち駆け回っては世界の大物やノーベル賞受賞者に会いに行って第3世界の債務を議論しその頃そう呼ばれてましたね軍国主義からの開放も議論しましたとってもまじめな子供だったんですその頃 90年代の初め私は最新のテクノロジーを持っていましたファックスですファックスが私の社会活動の道具でした当時これは画期的な機械で多くの人々にメッセージを送ることができましたそれも一度にです私のファックス作戦の一つをご紹介しましょう湾岸戦争が始まる前日ジェイムズ・ベイカー氏とタリク・アジズ氏が会談していたジュネーブのホテルに世界中から大量のファックスを送ってホテルをファックスで溢れかえらせて戦争を止めよう― という作戦でした当然の事ながらその作戦は失敗に終わりましたその理由は沢山ありますジュネーブのファックス一台が何を吐き出しても多くの人にメッセージを伝える力はあまりに非力でしたなので他の道具を探してみましたインターネットで人々に行動を呼びかけるアバーズという組織を立ち上げました今では4千万の会員がいますそして今はパーパスという名のテクノロジーを駆使した社会運動組織を運営していますこの話の教訓とは何でしょう? さあここでの教訓は携帯電話技術がファックスを凌いでしまったそういうことでしょうか? これも技術決定論の一例だといったことでしょうか? いえ教訓はそれ以上だと思いますここ20年で新技術だけでなくもっと根本的なことが変化しました世界でもっと根本的なパワーの移動が起こったのだと考えています社会活動家に世界をどう読むかと尋ねるとこう言うでしょう「パワーがどこにあり誰が持っているかそれがどう移り変わっていくかを見ろ」と皆が今何か大きな事が起こっていると感じています同じ社会活動家のヘンリー・ティムズと私はある日今の新しい世界をどう解釈するかを話し合い始めました新しい時代を言い表しそれを活用する為の枠組みをどう築いていくかをですなぜなら我々が今までムーブメントから発見してきた事の多くは世界中のあらゆるセクターで実際に起こっているということに気づいたからですここで私の構想を紹介します古いパワーが新しいパワーと出会うのです今日の新しいパワーとは多くの人たちの参加を促すパワー仲間と協力するパワーこれらは変化をもたらしたり結果を左右する重大な要素ですそして私たちは至る所に新しいパワーを見かけますこれはベッペ・グリッロ氏イタリア人で人気のブロガーです最小限の政治組織とインターネットだけで最近のイタリアの選挙でこれは Airbnb ここ 2〜3年でホテル業界に変革をもたらしました物件を一つも所有しない宿泊ビジネスですこちらは Kickstarter 5百万人以上から 10億ドル以上を集めました私たちにはもう見慣れたビジネスモデルですねこれらの新しいモデルの構造は似かよっていますが古いパワーとでは大きな違いがありますこれを見てください古いパワーは通貨のように所有されましたが新しいパワーは潮流に似ています古いパワーは少数に握られていますが新しいパワーは大勢の参加によって作られます古いパワーはダウンロード方式対して新しいパワーはつまりアップロードですそうした新しいパワーの数々の特徴の片鱗をメディア、政界、教育、何の分野であれ至るところに見ることが出来ますこれまで新しいパワーについて話してきましたでは新しいパワーでは無い物とは? それはあなたのフェイスブックページではありませんソーシャルメディアは情報をダウンロードするだけという点でラジオと変わりありませんシリアの独裁者アサドに聞いてみてください彼のフェイスブックには参加者によって作られたパワーはありません新しいパワーは必ずしも肯定的なものだというわけではありません新しいパワーを決めつけるための議論しているわけではありませんが新しいパワーには多くの良い点がありますが同時に悪い結果を招くこともあるわけです参加者が増えるとその分意見の摺り合わせの必要も増えますそれで結果を歪めたりもします時には医療のように新しいパワーには全く関わってもらいたくない分野もあります第3に新しいパワーが必ず勝つとも限りません実際当然の事ながら多くのこのような新しいパワーモデルがある程度の規模に育つと古いパワーによって押し返されたりするのを目にするでしょう見てくださいエドワード・スノーデン氏と米国家安全保障局長官この二人のうち一人は国外亡命中です新しいパワーが必ず勝つとは限りませんとは言え私たちは今とは言え私たちは今急カーブに差し掛かっていることを覚えておいてください数年前誰かが始めたオリジナルのアイデアだったものが今あらゆる業界で革新をもたらしていますこの新しいパワーが面白いのは力の泉を自らが沸き起こしていることです一度新しいパワーを経験をしたらもっとそれを体験したくなることでしょうピア・ツー・ピアの Lending TreeやProsperで資金調達を取り付けたとしますするともう銀行など必要ないと思うでしょうこんな経験をしたら更に生活のいろんな面でもソーシャル参加の力を欲するようになるでしょう価値観も変わってきますここまで新しいパワーが生んだビジネスモデルについてお話しました Airbnb と Kickstarter ですではその価値観は? まだ初期の段階での感触ですが新しいパワーの価値観は何よりもその透明性を重要視します透明性というものにはライトを当てて透かしてみるともっと良くなるそんな信仰的な通念があります 20世紀はそうではなかったことを思い出して下さいドアに閉ざされた向こう側で紳士協定を結ぶのが良いのだと信じられていました新しいパワーは非公式なネットワークによる統治に価値を認めます良きにつけ悪しきにつけこれでは今日の国連は発足できなかったでしょう新しいパワーでは参加する事自分でするということに意義があります面白いことに新しいパワーは 20世紀にもてはやされたある種のプロフェッショナリズムや専門性といったものを回避しています専門性といったものを回避しています新しいパワーの価値モデルの興味深い点はそれが組織にとって意味する事です組織の種類を4マスの表にプロットしてみてプロットしてみて新しいパワーの価値観と新しいパワーモデルとの座標軸のどこに誰が位置するかを見てみましたはじめにアメリカの組織から気づいた面白い点ですアップル社はここでは古いパワーに属しますなぜならアップル社の概念自社の商品への徹底した完璧主義の概念あのとても美しい商品に対する完璧主義は自社の透明性に価値を置かずむしろ秘密主義ですアップル社は世界有数の企業なのでこれは古いパワーが今なお成功する例だと言えますこのモデルには脆弱な点もあると言えるかもしれませんもうひとつの興味深い例ではオバマ大統領のキャンペーンと彼の政治政策オバマ大統領は新しいパワーに乗りましたね彼は我々の時代がやって来たと言って大衆から寄付金を集めキャンペーンを行いましたしかし一旦当選すると他の大統領と似た政治を執っていますそしてこれはとても興味深い傾向ですが新しいパワーが勢いを持つと何が起こるか? このフレームワークを使ってあなた自身の組織がどこに位置するか考えてみてくださいそして5年後10年後にはどこに移動しているべきでしょうあなたが古いパワーだとしたらどうします? もしあなたが古いパワーには何も起こらないはずだと考えているとしたらウィキペディアのブリタニカ百科事典の項目を見てみてください侘しい事態ですねあなたが古いパワーだとするとあなたが出来る最も大切な事は他者があなたを支配する前に自分自身を支配するということですあなたの組織の信用できないグループが組織の中心にはびこって難問を突きつけてきたらどうします? 組織の隅々まで見られて彼らが気に入らないことがあればあなたはビジネスモデルを変えますか? もしあなたが新しいパワーならどうします? 新しいパワーは勢いに乗ってればいいだけでしょうか? そうとは思いません新しいパワーはこの黎明期に大きな課題を乗り越えなければならないものだと見ています「ウォ-ル街を占拠せよ」という運動を見てみましょうまさしく新しいパワーの良い例です最も純粋な新しいパワーの形ですしかし失敗に終わりました結集されたエネルギーは瞬間勢いを増し流行しましたが参加する事にだけ専念され何もなされませんでしたこのモデルから見える課題は組織したパワーを体制に取り込まれずにどう使っていくかということですどう使っていくかということです次は真逆の例配車サービス UBER社を見てみましょう新しいパワーが大規模に展開され得るモデルの例です UBER社のネットワークは日に日に発達していますしかし UBERの興味深い点は新しいパワーの価値観をまだ取り入れていない点ですこれはUBER社最高経営責任者が最近実際に言った言葉です「運転席の兄ちゃんがいなくなれば」 ―運転手のことです― 「UBERの料金はもっと安くなる」新しいパワーの興亡はそのネットワークの強さに依り決まりますサービスを利用する運転手と顧客がそのサービスを支持するかどうかが左右するのですなぜならこれはトップダウン形式の完璧主義が運命を決定するのでなくネットワーク自体のあり方が重要だからですそしてここでの難題は考えると辻褄が合いますが― UBERの運転手たちが今や労働組合を結成し始めていることです特筆すべきですこうして運転手たちが会社と対立し始めているのです UBER社の問題は難しいことにこの会社が自らを以下の状況を通して古いパワーに閉じ込めてしまった事ですつまり UBER社は資本市場から 10億ドルの資金を調達しました市場は投資に対するリターンを期待しますその利益の回収は運転手と顧客を絞り上げる事から得られます UBER社の投資家たちはこうして利益を得るのです新しいパワーの将来とはなにか? 古いパワーが再び現れるのか? 新しいパワーのエリートたちが古いパワーと化し利益を絞り上げていくのか? それともそれから新しいパワーが巻き返すのか? 新たに現れる次なるUBER社は運転手たちと共同で所有されるのか? その将来の運営構造がどうなるのか非常に興味深いです最後に新しいパワーを私たちの消費者体験を少しだけ良くするように基盤を大きくするようなものだけでなくそれ以上なのだと理解して下さい私が新しいパワーへ呼びかけることは孤立化しないことです今日の世界のあらゆる構造的な問題が新しいパワーの仕掛け人たちが得意とする多くの人を動かす方法やその参加者の間の協力を生み出す力から途方も無い恩恵を得ることが出来るでしょうそのパワーを我々が今どうしても必要としているのです経済学者が公共財の問題(フリーライダー問題) と呼ぶ大きな問題― 投資家を簡単に募ることのできる資本市場の仕組みの限界を越えた問題― これを解決する為ですもしそうする事ができたら我々は根本から個人が持つ影響力の感覚を変えることができるだけでなく― 何故なら新しいパワーが人々にもたらす最高のものは自分をより力強く感じる事だから― また我々のお互いとの関わり合い方や制度や公共機関との関わり合い方をも変えていけるでしょう私にとってはそれは無条件に努力に値するものですありがとうございました	And you wouldn't know it by looking at him. Hazare is a 77-year-old Indian anticorruption and social justice activist. And in 2011, he was running a big campaign to address everyday corruption in India, a topic that Indian elites love to ignore. So as part of this campaign, he was using all of the traditional tactics that a good Gandhian organizer would use. So he was on a hunger strike, and Hazare realized through his hunger that actually maybe this time, in the 21st century, a hunger strike wouldn't be enough. So he started playing around with mobile activism. So the first thing he did is he said to people, "Okay, why don't you send me a text message if you support my campaign against corruption?" and about 80,000 people do it. Okay, that's pretty respectable. But then he decides, "Let me tweak my tactics a little bit." He says, "Why don't you leave me a missed call?" Now, for those of you who have lived in the global South, you'll know that missed calls are a really critical part of global mobile culture. I see people nodding. People leave missed calls all the time: If you're running late for a meeting and you just want to let them know that you're on the way, you leave them a missed call. If you're dating someone and you just want to say "I miss you" you leave them a missed call. in some cultures, if you want to please your lover, you call them and hang up. So why do people leave missed calls? Well, the reason of course is that they're trying to avoid charges associated with making calls and sending texts. So when Hazare asked people to leave him a missed call, let's have a little guess how many people actually did this? Thirty-five million. So this is one of the largest coordinated actions in human history. It's remarkable. And this reflects the extraordinary strength of the emerging Indian middle class and the power that their mobile phones bring. But he used that, Hazare ended up with this massive CSV file of mobile phone numbers, real people power on the ground to get hundreds of thousands of people out on the streets in Delhi to make a national point of everyday corruption in India. It's a really striking story. So this is me when I was 12 years old. I hope you see the resemblance. And I was also an activist, and I have been an activist all my life. I had this really funny childhood where I traipsed around the world meeting world leaders and Noble prize winners, talking about Third World debt, as it was then called, and demilitarization. I was a very, very serious child. And back then, in the early '90s, I had a very cutting-edge tech tool of my own: the fax. And the fax was the tool of my activism. And at that time, it was the best way to get a message to a lot of people all at once. I'll give you one example of a fax campaign that I ran. It was the eve of the Gulf War and I organized a global campaign to flood the hotel, the Intercontinental in Geneva, where James Baker and Tariq Aziz were meeting on the eve of the war, and I thought if I could flood them with faxes, we'll stop the war. Well, unsurprisingly, that campaign was wholly unsuccessful. There are lots of reasons for that, but there's no doubt that one sputtering fax machine in Geneva was a little bit of a bandwidth constraint in terms of the ability to get a message to lots of people. And so, I went on to discover some better tools. I cofounded Avaaz, which uses the Internet to mobilize people and now has almost 40 million members, and I now run Purpose, which is a home for these kinds of technology-powered movements. So what's the moral of this story? Is the moral of this story, you know what, the fax is kind of eclipsed by the mobile phone? This is another story of tech-determinism? Well, I would argue that there's actually more to it than that. I'd argue that in the last 20 years, than just new tech. I would argue that there has been a fundamental shift in the balance of power in the world. You ask any activist how to understand the world, and they'll say, "Look at where the power is, who has it, how it's shifting." And I think we all sense that something big is happening. So Henry Timms and I — Henry's a fellow movement builder — got talking one day and we started to think, how can we make sense of this new world? How can we describe it and give it a framework that makes it more useful? Because we realized that many of the lessons that we were discovering in movements actually applied all over the world in many sectors of our society. So I want to introduce you to this framework: Old power, meet new power. And I want to talk to you about what new power is today. New power is the deployment of mass participation and peer coordination — these are the two key elements — to create change and shift outcomes. And we see new power all around us. This is Beppe Grillo he was a populist Italian blogger who, with a minimal political apparatus and only some online tools, in recent Italian elections. This is Airbnb, which in just a few years has radically disrupted the hotel industry without owning a single square foot of real estate. This is Kickstarter, which we know has raised over a billion dollars from more than five million people. Now, we're familiar with all of these models. But what's striking is the commonalities, the structural features of these new models and how they differ from old power. Let's look a little bit at this. Old power is held like a currency. New power works like a current. Old power is held by a few. New power isn't held by a few, it's made by many. Old power is all about download, and new power uploads. And you see a whole set of characteristics that you can trace, whether it's in media or politics or education. So we've talked a little bit about what new power is. Let's, for a second, talk about what new power isn't. New power is not your Facebook page. I assure you that having a social media strategy can enable you to do just as much download as you used to do when you had the radio. Just ask Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, I assure you that his Facebook page has not embraced the power of participation. New power is not inherently positive. In fact, this isn't an normative argument that we're making, there are many good things about new power, but it can produce bad outcomes. More participation, more peer coordination, sometimes distorts outcomes and there are some things, like things, for example, in the medical profession that we want new power to get nowhere near. And thirdly, new power is not the inevitable victor. In fact, unsurprisingly, as many of these new power models get to scale, what you see is this massive pushback from the forces of old power. Just look at this really interesting epic struggle going on right now between Edward Snowden and the NSA. You'll note that only one of the two people on this slide is currently in exile. And so, it's not at all clear that new power will be the inevitable victor. That said, keep one thing in mind: We're at the beginning of a very steep curve. So you think about some of these new power models, right? These were just like someone's garage idea a few years ago, and now they're disrupting entire industries. And so, what's interesting about new power, is the way it feeds on itself. Once you have an experience of new power, you tend to expect and want more of it. So let's say you've used a peer-to-peer lending platform then you've figured out that you don't need the bank, and who wants the bank, right? And so, that experience tends to embolden you it tends to make you want more participation across more aspects of your life. And what this gives rise to is a set of values. We talked about the models that new power has engendered — the Airbnbs, the Kickstarters. What about the values? And this is an early sketch at what new power values look like. New power values prize transparency above all else. It's almost a religious belief in transparency, a belief that if you shine a light on something, And remember that in the 20th century, this was not at all true. People thought that gentlemen should sit behind closed doors and make comfortable agreements. New power values of informal, networked governance. New power folks would never have invented the U.N. today, for better or worse. New power values participation, and new power is all about do-it-yourself. In fact, what's interesting about new power is that it eschews some of the professionalization and specialization that was all the rage in the 20th century. new power values and these new power models is what they mean for organizations. So we've spent a bit of time thinking, how can we plot organizations on a two-by-two where, essentially, we look at new power values and new power models and see where different people sit? We started with a U.S. analysis, and let me show you some interesting findings. So the first is Apple. In this framework, we actually described Apple as an old power company. That's because the ideology, the governing ideology of Apple product designer in Cupertino. It's absolutely about that beautiful, perfect thing descending upon us in perfection. And it does not value, as a company, transparency. In fact, it's very secretive. Now, Apple is one of the most succesful companies in the world. So this shows that you can still pursue a successful old power strategy. But one can argue that there's real vulnerabilites in that model. I think another interesting comparison is that of the Obama campaign versus the Obama presidency. Now, I like President Obama, but he ran with new power at his back, right? And he said to people, we are the ones we've been waiting for. And he used crowdfunding to power a campaign. But when he got into office, he governed like more or less all the other presidents did. And this is a really interesting trend, is when new power gets powerful, what happens? So this is a framework you should look at and think about where your own organization sits on it. And think about where it should be in five or 10 years. So what do you do if you're old power? Well, if you're there thinking, in old power, this won't happen to us. Then just look at the Wikipedia entry for Encyclopædia Britannica. Let me tell you, it's a very sad read. But if you are old power, the most important thing you can do is to occupy yourself before others occupy you, before you are occupied. Imagine that a group of your biggest skeptics are camped in the heart of your organization asking the toughest questions and they can see everything inside of your organization. And ask them, would they like what they see and should our model change? What about if you're new power? Is new power kind of just riding the wave to glory? I would argue no. I would argue that there are some very real challenges to new power in this nascent phase. Let's stick with the Occupy Wall Street example for a moment. Occupy was this incredible example of new power, the purest example of new power. And yet, it failed to consolidate. So the energy that it created was great for the meme phase, but they were so committed to participation, that they never got anything done. And in fact that model means that the challenge for new power is: how do you use institutional power without being institutionalized? One the other end of the spectra is Uber. Uber is an amazing, highly scalable new power model. That network is getting denser and denser by the day. But what's really interesting about Uber is it hasn't really adopted new power values. This is a real quote from the Uber CEO recently: He says, "Once we get rid of the dude in the car" — he means drivers — "Uber will be cheaper." Now, new power models live and die by the strength of their networks. By whether the drivers and the consumers who use the service actually believe in it. Because they're not an exercise of top-down perfectionism, they are about the network. And so, the challenge, and this is why it's in no way surprising, is that Uber's drivers are now unionizing. It's extraordinary. Uber's drivers are turning on Uber. And the challenge for Uber — this isn't an easy situation for them — is that they are locked into a broader superstrcuture They've raised more than a billion dollars in the capital markets. Those markets expect a financial return, and they way you get a financial return is by squeezing and squeezing your users and your drivers for more and more value and giving that value to your investors. So the big question about the future of new power, in my view, is: Will that old power just emerge? So will new power elites just become old power and squeeze? Or will that new power base bite back? Will the next big Uber be co-owned by Uber drivers? And I think this going to be a very interesting structural question. Finally, think about new power being more than just an entity that scales things that make us have slightly better consumer experiences. My call to action for new power is to not be an island. We have major structural problems in the world today that could benefit enormously from the kinds of mass participation and peer coordination that these new power players know so well how to generate. And we badly need them to turn their energies and their power to big, what economists might call public goods problems, that are often beyond markets where investors can easily be found. And I think if we can do that, we might be able to fundamentally change not only human beings' sense of their own agency and power — because I think that's the most wonderful thing about new power, is that people feel more powerful — but we might also be able to change the way we relate to each other and the way we relate to authority and institutions. And to me, that's absolutely worth trying for. Thank you very much.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
そして国内初のグラフィック・デザインとニュー・メディアの学校を設立しましたジンバブエ・デジタル視覚芸術学校です理想と夢はバウハウスのような学校 ― 新しいアイデアを探り研究する学校を作って創造性豊かなアフリカの伝統を土台にした新しい視覚言語を生み出すことです学校では高等学校の課程を修了した才能豊かな学生達に 2年課程の修了証を授与しています教育課程ではタイポグラフィを重視していますがその際学生には自分の内面に目を向けるように言っていますこのポスターはある学生が「教育は権利」というテーマでデザインしましたこちらは学生達がデザインしたロゴですアフリカには古くから文字の伝統がありますがあまり知られていないので『アフリカのアルファベット』という本を書きましたアフリカには様々な文字がありますまずンシビディ文字のような「原文字」ですこれはナイジェリア南部のエジャガム族の秘密結社で使われる独特な文字体系ですガーナとコートジボワールに住むアカン族は 400年ほど前にアディンクラ・シンボルを発明しましたこれらが表わしているのはことわざや歴史的な格言やモノや動物や植物です私のお気に入りは一番上の左側の記号「サンコファ」です一番上の左側の記号「サンコファ」です意味は「さかのぼって手に入れよ」つまり過去から学べということですアンゴラに住むチョクウェ族が書いた ― この絵文字は創世神話を表しています上には神下には人間が描かれ左には太陽右には月が描かれていますすべての道は神につながっていますヨルバ教コンゴ教パロ教の秘密結社はそれぞれナイジェリアコンゴアンゴラにありますが複雑な文字体系を発達させましたキューバやブラジルトリニダードやハイチなどの新世界で今でも盛んに用いられていますコンゴ民主共和国の熱帯雨林にある ― イトゥリ地方では男達が特殊な木をたたいて布を作り神を讃える歌を歌う女達はその布に込み入った模様を描きます模様の構造は彼女達の歌と同じ多声構造で一種の楽譜といってもいいでしょう南アフリカではンデベレ族の女達がこの記号と幾何学的な模様で家を鮮やかに彩りますズールー族の女達はビーズでブレスレットやネックレスを編むときに様々な記号を使いますエチオピアには非常に古くから文字の伝統があり紀元4世紀にはエチオピア文字が発明され 2,400万人以上が話すアムハラ語を書くために使われていますカメルーンではバムン王国のイブラヒム・ンジョヤ王が 25才の時にシュモンを作りましたシュモンは音節文字なので正確に言えばアルファベットとは異なりますここにあるのは30年に渡ってシュモンが経た3つの発達段階ですリベリアに住むヴァイ族には 1800年代に初めて欧州人と接触する以前から読み書きの伝統がありましたこれは音節文字で左から右に読みます隣国シエラレオネではメンデ族も音節文字を発明していますただ読む方向は右から左ですアフリカのデザインの伝統は古くデザインへの感性がはっきり表れています一方問題もあります特に現在デザイナー達はデザインに苦戦していますアイデアやインスピレーションを外に求めようとする傾向が強いからですアフリカの創造性とものづくりの伝統は今も昔も変わらず優れていますデザイナー達が内面に目を向ければいいのですこのエチオピア十字はロン・エグラッシュ博士の主張を裏付けていますすなわちアフリカは直感的にフラクタルを理解することでコンピューティングと数学に大きく貢献できるのです古代のアフリカ人は文明を創造しました今も残る建造物は彼らの偉大さの証ですアルファベットの発明も人類の偉大な業績の一つですその起源は紀元前1600年のメソポタミアにおけるくさび形文字の発明でその後エジプトのヒエログリフが続くという説がこれまで史実として認められてきましたところが1998年にイェール大学のジョン・コールマン・ダーネル教授により西エジプトテーベ砂漠にある石灰岩の崖で岩に刻まれた文字が発見されましたしかもその年代は紀元前1800-1900年の間でメソポタミアより何世紀も前のものでした発見場所にちなんでワディ・エル・ホルと命名されたこの文字の調査は現在も続いています文字がいくつか解読されただけですが研究者の間では人類最初のアルファベットとして意見が一致していますこれは現在までに解読された古代文字の一覧表です一番上のA 「アレップ」で始まって真ん中の「ベット」以降に続きます今こそアフリカでデザインを学ぶ学生はセネガルの偉大な先人シェイク・アンタ・ジョップの著作などを読むべきです彼のエジプトに関する独創的な研究がこの発見によって証明されたのですから最後に触れたいのはジャマイカの偉大な指導者 ― マーカス・ガーベイとガーナのアカン族が書いたアディンクラ・シンボルの「サンコファ」についてですこのシンボルは過去を現在に生かし私達や子ども達に未来を創る力を与えてくれますまた今こそアフリカのデザイナーは外だけに目を向けるのを止める時です外を向いてきましたが彼らが求めるものは手の届くところ自分達の内面にあるのですどうもありがとう	And I called it the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts. The idea, the dream, was really for a sort of Bauhaus sort of school where new ideas were interrogated and investigated, the creation of a new visual language based on the African creative heritage. We offer a two-year diploma to talented students who have successfully completed their high school education. And typography's a very important part of the curriculum and we encourage our students to look inward for influence. Here's a poster designed by one of the students under the theme "Education is a right." Some logos designed by my students. Africa has had a long tradition of writing, but this is not such a well-known fact, and I wrote the book "Afrikan Alphabets" to address that. The different types of writing in Africa, first was proto-writing, as illustrated by Nsibidi, which is the writing system of a secret society of the Ejagham people in southern Nigeria. So it's a special-interest writing system. The Akan of people of Ghana and [Cote d'Ivoire] developed Adinkra symbols some 400 years ago, and these are proverbs, historical sayings, objects, animals, plants, and my favorite Adinkra system is the first one at the top on the left. It's called Sankofa. It means, "Return and get it." Learn from the past. This pictograph by the Jokwe people of Angola tells the story of the creation of the world. At the top is God, at the bottom is man, mankind, and on the left is the sun, on the right is the moon. All the paths lead to and from God. These secret societies of the Yoruba, Kongo and Palo religions in Nigeria, Congo and Angola respectively, developed this intricate writing system in Cuba, Brazil and Trinidad and Haiti. In the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the Ituri society, the men pound out a cloth out of a special tree, and the women, who are also the praise singers, paint interweaving patterns that are the same in structure as the polyphonic structures that they use in their singing -- a sort of a musical score, if you may. In South Africa, Ndebele women use these symbols and other geometric patterns to paint their homes in bright colors, and the Zulu women use the symbols in the beads that they weave into bracelets and necklaces. Ethiopia has had the longest tradition of writing, with the Ethiopic script that was developed in the fourth century A.D. and is used to write Amharic, which is spoken by over 24 million people. King Ibrahim Njoya of the Bamum Kingdom of Cameroon developed Shü-mom at the age of 25. Shü-mom is a writing system. It's a syllabary. It's not exactly an alphabet. And here we see three stages of development that it went through in 30 years. The Vai people of Liberia had a long tradition of literacy before their first contact with Europeans in the 1800s. It's a syllabary and reads from left to right. Next door, in Sierra Leone, the Mende also developed a syllabary, but theirs reads from right to left. Africa has had a long tradition of design, a well-defined design sensibility, but the problem in Africa has been that, especially today, designers in Africa struggle with all forms of design because they are more apt to look outward for influence and inspiration. The creative spirit in Africa, the creative tradition, is as potent as it has always been, if only designers could look within. This Ethiopic cross illustrates what Dr. Ron Eglash has established: that Africa has a lot to contribute to computing and mathematics through their intuitive grasp of fractals. Africans of antiquity created civilization, and their monuments, which still stand today, are a true testimony of their greatness. Most probably, one of humanity's greatest achievements and that has been attributed to Mesopotamia with their invention of cuneiform in 1600 BC, followed by hieroglyphics in Egypt, and that story has been cast in stone as historical fact. That is, until 1998, when one Yale professor John Coleman Darnell discovered these inscriptions in the Thebes desert on the limestone cliffs in western Egypt, and these have been dated at between 1800 and 1900 B.C., centuries before Mesopotamia. Called Wadi el-Hol because of the place that they were discovered, these inscriptions -- research is still going on, a few of them have been deciphered, but there is consensus among scholars that this is really humanity's first alphabet. Over here, you see a paleographic chart that shows what has been deciphered so far, starting with the letter A, "ālep," at the top, and "bêt," in the middle, and so forth. It is time that students of design in Africa read the works of titans like Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal's Cheikh Anta Diop, whose seminal work on Egypt is vindicated by this discovery. The last word goes to the great Jamaican leader Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the Akan people of Ghana with their Adinkra symbol Sankofa, which encourages us to go to the past so as to inform our present and build on a future for us and our children. It is also time that designers in Africa stop looking outside. They've been looking outward for a long time, yet what they were looking for has been right there within grasp, right within them. Thank you very much.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
王都、北街門前にて。冒険者ギルドを通してチャーターした高速馬車が待機しており、ルシェラとカファルは既にそれに乗っていた。「慌ただしいこった。やることやったらクグセ山にとんぼ返りか」「まあ、期限までに用事が済んで良かったです」見送りに来ているティムとウェインに、ルシェラは窓から声を掛ける。宮中晩餐会に出を残し、ルシェラとカファルは先にクグセ山へ戻るのだ。今から王都を出れば、途中の宿場町で夜を明かし、明日にはクグトフルムへ戻れる。そして明後日がシュレイの指定した『試練』の期日だった。「ドラゴンの試練ってやつ、俺らができることは何も無いのか?」「気持ちは嬉しいですけど、それじゃ試練にならないと思いますし」「だよな......せめて健闘を祈る」「任せてください」あのドラゴンたちを間近で見てしまっただけには心配げだ。彼らを安心させるようにルシェラは平たい胸を叩いた。「まあ......俺らがあーだこーだ考えてもしょうがねえか」その間、俺らは王宮の美味い飯をしこたま食ってくるぜ」冗談めかしてウェインが言った。気楽なようだが、彼らもお偉いさんとの付き合いがあるわけで、本当に飯を食うだけでは終わらないだろう。これもまた仕事のうちだ。お互いの健闘を祈りあい、馬車は北へと走り出した。快適性も考慮された高速馬車は、整備された街道なら揺れることもほぼ無い。早馬に近い速度での快適な旅だ。盤上にて、多くの駒を用いて戦争するこのゲームは、頭の中での情報処理能力が問われる。ルシェラだって別に達人というわけではないのだが、覚えたての筈のカファルが三戦目で既に良い勝負をし始めたのには舌を巻いた。いよいよ詰むか詰まされるか、という局面。車窓の外の景色は夕焼けに染まり、そろそろ車内の魔力灯を点けようかとルシェラが思った丁度、ルシェラの持っていた一枚の札が青く燃え上がった。冒険者などが使う連絡手段としてはかなりポピュラーなもので、魔法触媒を用いた紙に通信用の術式を書き付けてある。と会話が可能。そして十数分で燃え尽きる、使い捨てのマジックアイテムだ。は、イヴァーに持たされた、彼とペアのものだ。青白く光る札の表面を所定の形になぞり、ルシェラは札を起動する。「イヴァーさん、どうかしました?」を消した造りだったが、焼け残ったグラセルム回路の解析から特定できた! ほぼ確実にマルトガルズ軍製、しかも三ヶ月以内に「ええ!?」開口一番、血相を変えているのが声だけでも分かる調子でイヴァーが叫んだ。『なあ、おい、分かるか? ゴーレムの兵士としての有用性』「死を恐れないとか、絶対に逆らわないとか......」『それもあるがそれだけじゃねえ。イヴァーの言わんとすることを理解した瞬間、ルシェラは全身の産毛が逆立ったように感じた。『たとえばトランクを収納用に魔化して、『こいつは侯爵様の着替えです』って言えば、こっちへ持ち込んだとしてもまあ中身まで検めはしないだろ普通』「あの大きさのゴーレムは、半端な収納には入らないだろうけど......」『それこそ、して持ってきて継ぎ合わせりゃいい。ゴーレムなんだから』つまり、ゴーレムは個人が密かに持ち込める戦力だ。人を連れ込むよりも秘匿性高く。そしてジュリアンにはそれができる。一般市民なら針一本まで荷物を検められるような場所であれ、ジュリアンは都合良くすり抜けられる地位にあるのだから。たとえば王都を攻め落とすほどのゴーレムを収納に入れて持ち込もうとすりゃ、どう見ても怪しい大荷物になるし、そもそもそんな大量のゴーレムは用意できねえだろ』「じゃあ......持って行ける数のゴーレムでできることって言うと......」『要人だから入れる場所』「警備の脆い場所」『万一にも狙われちゃならんターゲット』「最悪のタイミング」そして、沈黙。高速馬車の客車には、車輪が大地を踏みしめる音も、馬の蹄の音も、馬車の軋みもたいして聞こえない。なのに今はその音が耳障りなほどに大きく聞こえた。ルシェラが思い起こすのは、王宮に入ったとき、城門前で受けた検査。あそこでマジックアイテムの所持が無いか確かめられたわけだが...... 普通はマジックアイテムを身につけてたら怪しまれそうなものだけど、権力者は呪いとかから身を守るため防御用のマジックアイテムを身につける方が普通だ。魔力の有無は調べられても、アイテムの効果までは分からないんだから誤魔化せる」『要するに箱状か袋状になってりゃいいんだ。マントでも襟巻きでも偽装はできる。話に筋が通り、何もかも符合していた。ぴたり、ぴたりとピースが嵌まり、完成してはいけないパズルができあがっていく。だが限度がある! 中に入る奴全員ケツの穴まで調べてたら日が暮れちまうからな。「要人自ら刺客になって命を危険に晒すようなことは『賓客を疑うのも無礼だから、そこはお互い様ってことで深くツッコミもしねえだろう』普通しない。そう、普通は。国と国の関係に絶対的な法律など無いが、協定や、外交の中で生まれた不文律がある。お互いに『何でもあり』だとすぐに戦いになり、どちらかを滅ぼすまで止まらないわけで、それを防ぐために人はルールを作る。道徳とか善性のためと言うよりは、最終的に利益を得るためだ。ジュリアンが何らかの陰謀を準備していると仮定しよう。王宮に乗り込んでゴーレムをぶちまけるとするなら、さて、どの程度有意義な戦いになるか。もしそれでセトゥレウという国を奪えるなら意味もあろうけれど、王侯貴族の幾人か暗殺したところで、国が壊れるかと言えば疑問だ。そんな真似をすればむしろ、グファーレ戦線に関して様子見をしている国々の世論を好戦的な方向へ煽り、批難や参戦の口実を生み出しかねない。つまり、得るものより失うものの方が大きいはず。そしてジュリアンも十中その場で討たれる。しかしルシェラは、王宮で出会ったジュリアンの、軽く、危うく、掴み所が無い、空虚な印象を思い出す。あの男には、守るべきものや失うものなど何も存在しないのではないか? そして......さらに恐ろしい想像だが......もし、これが、マルトガルズすら欺いたジュリアン個人の暴走なのだとしたら? そこには如何なる歯止めも期待できず、存在しない。「......まずい?」こわばってしまった手を、ルシェラは握りしめる。「王宮に戻るよ、ママ!」	Royal capital, northern district gate. A high-speed carriage chartered through the Adventurer’s Guild was on standby there, with Lucella and Kafal already boarded. “Things are so busy. You just finished things and now you’re already going back to Mount Kuguse, huh?” “Well, I’m glad we managed to finish our business before the time limit.” Lucella answered Tim and Viola, who came to see them off, through the window. Leaving the three who were going to attend the banquet, Lucella and Kafal were returning to Mount Kuguse ahead of time. If they were to leave the capital now, they would spend the night at a rest stop along the way and be able to return to Kugutfulm by tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow was the deadline for the “trial” designated by Shurei. “About that dragon’s trial. Is there nothing we can do to help you?” “Thanks for the thought, but it wouldn’t be a trial if you did.” “True... I’ll wish you good luck at least.” “Leave it to me.” The two were worried after seeing those dragons up close. Lucella tapped on her flat chest to reassure them. “Well... nothing would change no matter what we do.” “Yeah. Good luck, Lucella. Meanwhile, we’ll go and fill our bellies with delicious palace cuisine.” Wein said jokingly. It may seem easy at first glance, but they had to deal with people so it wouldn’t end with just a meal. That was also part of their work. Once they wished each other luck, the carriage sped toward the north. The high-speed carriage, designed with comfort in mind, barely rocked on well-maintained roads. It was a comfortable journey at a speed close to that of a fast horse. Inside the carriage, Lucella was teaching Kafal the rules of “Lord of the Tiles,” a game played on a board. This game, which involved using many pieces to wage war, tested one’s mental processing abilities. While Lucella herself wasn’t an expert, she was astonished when Kafal, who had just learned the rules, began putting up a good fight by the third match. It was a critical moment, where they were either about to checkmate or be checkmated. The scenery outside the carriage was tinged with the colors of the sunset. Just as Lucella was about to consider turning on the magical lights inside the carriage, a card she was holding suddenly ignited in a blue flame. It was a magic item for distant communication known as a caller. It was quite popular as a communication method among adventurers. The spell was inscribed on a paper infused with magic catalysts. They were created as a set of two, and it was possible to communicate between the linked pairs. It was also a disposable item that burned up in ten-odd minutes. The caller Lucella had was given to her by Ivar and was paired with his own. Tracing the designated shape on its surface, Lucella activated the charm. “Mr. Ivar, what’s the matter?” “The golem has been identified! The b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲s̲ carefully erased the characteristics when making it, but the graselm circuits that survived the burning were identified after the analysis! It’s almost certainly a Maltgartz military model, and one that has been rolled out within three months. It’s extremely unlikely that it was looted or obtained through illegal channels. Most likely, Julian brought it in!” “What?!” Ivar started speaking in a loud voice right away, making it clear that he was at his wit’s end. “Hey, do you know the versatility of golems as soldiers?” “Like the fact that they don’t fear death and they’ll never disobey you...?” “That too, but that’s not all. You know how you can’t put living things into storage magic items, right?” When Lucella realized what he was getting at, all the hair on her body stood up. “For example, if you enchanted your suitcase with storage magic and just said it contained the clothes of the marquis and brought that over, they probably won’t check the contents during the inspection.” “A golem that large wouldn’t fit in any normal storage, though...” “But they can just demolish it into parts and patch it back together after bringing it over. It’s a golem, after all.” In other words, golems were a military power that an individual could secretly carry in. It was easier to hide compared to bringing in humans. Even if an average citizen would have their luggage checked down to a single needle they had on them, Julian’s social position allowed him to dodge it conveniently. “Of course, there’s a limit to what you can bring. For example, if you tried to bring in enough golems to bring down the royal capital, it would end up being a clearly suspicious number of baggage, and they can’t even prepare that many of them.” “Then... What could they aim for with the number of golems they can possibly bring in...” “Places with important people.” “Places with weak defenses.” “Targets who must not be compromised under any circumstances.” “This is the worst possible timing.” The silence followed. Within the confines of the passenger compartment in the high-speed carriage, the soft murmur of wheels connecting with the earth, the muted clatter of horse hooves, and the gentle groaning of the carriage were barely audible. However, at this moment, those sounds seemed unusually loud and grating. Lucella’s memory brought her back to the inspection they’d faced at the entrance of the castle gate before their admission to the royal palace. The purpose of this thorough examination was to ensure that no magical artifacts were being smuggled in. However... Usually, any magic items carried would raise suspicion, but it was customary for persons of influence to bear them as shields against curses and other threats. Although these artifacts might be subjected to a magical power check, their specific effects would remain undetected, thus opening a loophole for deception. “In other words, you could just do it in the form of a box or a bag. You could even camouflage it as a cloak or a scarf. Now that I think back on it, that b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲ wore a really bulky scarf.” Everything made sense, and all the facts agreed with it. Piece after piece started to fit into its place, gradually revealing a puzzle that must not be completed. “The royal palace security is strict... but it has its limits! If they started investigating even the buttholes of every person who enters it they wouldn’t be able to finish it until nightfall. As such, they would normally ignore the ‘almost’ impossible cases.” “A VIP normally wouldn’t try to become an assassin himself and expose their life to danger. Moreover, you normally wouldn’t cause a definitive breakdown in politics.” “It’s impolite to suspect guests of honor, so they wouldn’t delve too deeply into it, since it goes both ways.” One normally wouldn’t do it. Normally, that is. There may not be absolute laws in the relationships between the kingdoms, but there were still agreements and unwritten rules that emerged through diplomacy. If it were a free-for-all where “anything goes” between nations, it would quickly escalate into a never-ending cycle of warfare until one side is completely annihilated. To prevent this, people establish rules. This was not necessarily for the sake of morality or goodness, but ultimately to gain benefits. Let’s assume that Julian was preparing some kind of conspiracy. If he were to storm into the royal palace and unleash the golems, the question would be how meaningful the resulting battle would be. It could perhaps be meaningful if he managed to seize Setulev by doing it, but killing a few nobles would hardly bring the kingdom into ruin. In fact, such actions would likely provoke the public opinion of other kingdoms that were observing the Gufare front, pushing them towards a more hostile stance and potentially generating criticism or reasons for intervention. In other words, the potential losses would outweigh the gains. Moreover, Julian himself would most likely be slain on the spot. But Lucella remembered the transient, dangerous, elusive, and empty impression she got when she met Julian in the palace. That man didn’t seem to have things to protect or lose. And... what was more frightening was that... what if this madness was something personal that even Maltgartz was unaware of? There would be no possible breaks in such a situation. “...Things are bad, huh?” “They are.” Lucella made her stiffened hands into fists. “Mom, we’re returning to the royal palace!”	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 2, "inserted_lines_src": 24, "inserted_lines_trg": 2 }
夜明け。月が輝きを薄れさせ、東の空がしらみ始めた頃、ハジメ、ユエ、シアはすっかり旅支度を終えて、〝水妖精の宿〟の直ぐ外にいた。手には、移動しながら食べられるようにと握り飯が入った包みを持っている。極めて早い時間でありながら、嫌なせず、朝食にとフォスが用意してくれたものだ。流石は高級宿、粋な計らいだと感心しながらハジメ達は遠慮なく感謝と共に受け取った。朝靄が立ち込める中、ハジメ達はウルの町の北門に向かう。そこから北の山脈地帯に続く街道が伸びているのだ。馬で丸一日くらいだというから、魔力駆で飛ばせば三間くらいで着くだろう。ウィル・クデタ達が、北の山脈地帯に調査に入り消息を絶ってから既。生存は絶望的だ。ハジメも、ウィル達が生きている可能性は低いと考えているが、万一ということもある。生きて帰せば、イルワのハジメ達に対する心象は限りなく良くなるだろうから、出来るだけ急いで捜索するつもりだ。幸いなことに天気は快晴。搜索にはもってこいの日だ。幾つかの建物から人が活動し始める音が響く中、表通りを北に進み、やがて北門が見えてきた。と、ハジメはその北門の傍に複数の人の気配を感じ目を細める。特に動くわけでもなくたむろしているようだ。朝靄をかきわけ見えたその姿は......愛子と生の姿だった。「......何となく想像つくけど一応聞こう......何してんの?」ハジメ達が半眼になって愛子に視線を向ける。一瞬、気圧されたようにビクッとする愛子だったが、毅然とした態度を取るとハジメと正面から向き合った。ばらけて駄弁っていた生徒達、園部優花、菅原妙子、宮崎奈々、玉井淳史、相川昇、仁村明人も愛子の傍に寄ってくる。「私達も行きます。行方不明者の捜索ですよね? 人数は多いほうがいいです」「却下だ。行きたきゃ勝手に行けばいい。が、一緒は断る」「な、なぜですか?」「単純に足の速さが違う。先生達に合わせてチンタラ進んでなんていられないんだ」見れば、愛子達の背後には馬が人数分用意されていた。一瞬、こいつ等乗馬出来るのか? と疑問に思ったハジメだが、至極どうでもいいことなのでスルーする。乗れようが乗れまいが、どちらにしろ魔力駆動車の速度に敵うはずがないのだ。だが、ハジメの物言いにカチンと来たのか愛ちゃん大好き娘、親衛隊の実質的リーダー園部優花が食ってかかる。どうやら、昨日のハジメの威圧感や負い目を一時的に忘れるくらい愛ちゃん愛が強いらしい。「ちょっと、そんな言い方ないでしょ? 南雲が私達のことよく思ってないからって、愛ちゃん先生にまで当たらないでよ」何とも的外れな物言いに、ハジメは「はぁ?」と呆れた表情になった。ハジメは説明するのも面倒くさいと、無言で〝宝物庫〟から魔力駆動二輪を取り出す。突然、虚空から大型のバイクが出現し、ギョッとなる愛子達。「理解したか? お前等の事は昨日も言ったが心底どうでもいい。だから当たりをする理由もない。そのままの意味で、移動速度が違うと言っているんだ」魔力駆動二輪の重厚なフォルムと、異世界には似つかわしくない存在感に度肝を抜かれているのか、マジマジと見つめたまま答えない愛子達。そこへ、クラスの中でもバイク好きの相川が若干興奮したようにハジメに尋ねた。「こ、これも昨日の銃みたいに南雲が作ったのか?」「まぁな。それじゃあ俺等は行くから、そこどいてくれ」おざなりに返事をして出発しようとするハジメに、それでもなお愛子が食い下がる。愛子としては、是が非でもハジメ達に着いて行きたかったのだ。理由は二つ。一つは、昨夜のハジメの発言の真偽を探るためだ。〝クラスメイトに殺されかけた〟という愛子にとって看過できないその言葉が、本当にハジメの勘違いでなく真実なのか、そして真実だとしてハジメは相手に心当たりはないのか。もしかするとこの先起こるかもしれない不幸な出来事を回避するためにもハジメからもっと詳しい話を聞きたかった。捜索が終わった後、もう一度ハジメ達と会えるかはわからない以上、この時を逃すわけには行かなかったのだ。もう一つの理由は、現在、行方不明になっている清水幸利の事だ。八方手を尽くして情報を集めているが、近隣の村や町でもそれらしい人物を見かけたという情報が上がってきていない。しかし、そもそも人がいない北の山脈地帯に関しては、まだ碌な情報収集をしていなかったと思い当たったのだ。事件にしろ自発的失踪にしろ、まさか北の山脈地帯に行くとは考えられなかったので当然ではある。なので、これを機に自ら赴いて、ハジメ達の捜索対象を探しながら清水の手がかりもないかを調べようと思ったのである。ちなみに、園部達がいるのは半ば偶然である。愛子が、ハジメより早く正門に行って待ち伏せするために夜明け前に起きだして宿を出ようとしたところを、トイレに行っていた園部優花に見つかったのだ。旅装を整えて有り得ない時間に宿を出ようとする愛子を、愛ちゃん護衛隊の園部は誤魔化しは許さないと問い詰めた。結果、愛ちゃんを、変貌したハジメに任せる訳にはいかないと、園部が生徒全員をたたき起こし全員で搜索に加わることになったのである。なお、騎士達は、ハジメ達がいるとまた諍いを起こしそうなので置き手紙で留守番を指示しておいた。聞くかどうかはわからないが...... 愛子はハジメに身を寄せると小声で決意を伝える。ハジメは、話の内容が内容だけに他に聞かれないよう顔を寄せた愛子の顔に、よく見れば化粧で隠してはいるが色濃い隈があることに気がついた。きっと、ハジメの話を聞いてからほとんど眠れなかったのだろう。「南雲君、先生は先生として、どうしても南雲君からもっと詳しい話を聞かなければなりません。だから、きちんと話す時間を貰えるまでは離れませんし、逃げれば追いかけます。南雲君にとって、それは面倒なことではないですか? 移動時間とか捜索の合間の時間で構いませんから、時間を貰えませんか? そうすれば、南雲君の言う通り、この町でお別れできますよ......一先ずは」ハジメは、愛子の瞳が決意に光り輝いているのを見て、昨夜の最後の言葉は失敗だったかと少し後悔した。愛子の行動力(空回りが多いが)は理解している。誤魔化したり、逃げたりすれば、それこそ護衛騎士達も使って大々的に捜索するかもしれない。愛子から視線を逸らし天を仰げば、空はどんどん明るくなっていく。ウィルの生存の可能性を捨てないなら押し問答している時間も惜しい。ハジメは、一度深く溜息を吐くと、自業自得だと自分を納得させ、改めて愛子に向き直った。「わかったよ。同行を許そう。といっても話せることなんて殆どないけどな......」「構いません。ちゃんと南雲君の口から聞いておきたいだけですから」「はぁ、全く、先生はブレないな。何処でも何があっても先生か」「当然です!」ハジメが折れたことに喜色を浮かべ、むんっ! と胸を張る愛子。どうやら交渉が上手くいったようだと、生徒達もホッとした様子だ。「......ハジメ、連れて行くの?」「ああ、この人は、どこまでも〝教師〟なんでな。生徒の事に関しては妥協しねぇだろ。放置しておく方が、後で絶対面倒になる」「ほぇ~、生徒さん想いのいい先生なのですねぇ~」ハジメが折れた事に、ユエとシアが驚いたように話しかけた。そして、ハジメの苦笑い混じりの言葉に、愛子を見る目が少し変わり、若干の敬意が含まれたようだ。ハジメ自身も、ブレずに自分達の〝先生〟であろうとする愛子の姿勢を悪く思っていなかった。例え、既に生徒やクラスメイトというカテゴリーに何の価値も見出していなかったとしても、数少ない敬意を払うべき貴重な大人の一人であるとは思っているのだ。「でも、このバイクじゃ乗れても三人でしょ? どうするの?」園部がもっともな事実を指摘する。馬の速度に合わせるのは時間的に論外であるし、愛子を乗せて代わりにユエかシアを置いて行くなど有り得ない。仕方なく、ハジメは魔力駆動二輪を〝宝物庫〟にしまうと、代わりに魔力駆動四輪を取り出した。ポンポンと大型の物体を消したり出現させたりするハジメに、おそらくアーティファクトを使っているのだろうとは察しつつも、やはり驚かずにはいられない愛子達。今のハジメを見て、一体誰が、かつて〝無能〟と呼ばれていたなどと想像できるのか。園部達は、「乗れない奴は荷台な」と言い残し、さっさと運転席に行くハジメに複雑な眼差しを向けるのだった。前方に山脈地帯を見据えて真っ直ぐに伸びた道を、ハマーに似た魔力駆動四輪が爆走する。サスペンションがあるので、街道とは比べるべくもない酷い道ではあるが、大抵の衝撃は殺してくれる上、二輪と同じく錬成による整地機能が付いているので、車内は当然、車体後部についている硬い金属製の荷台に乗り込むことになった男子生徒も特に不自由さは感じていないようだった。ちなみに、〝宝物庫〟があるのに、わざわざ荷台を取り付けたのは、荷台にガトリングをセットし走行しながらぶっ放すという行為に、ちょっと憧れがあったからだ。ハジメのささやかなこだわりである。車内はベンチシートになっており、運転席には当然ハジメが乗り、隣の席には愛子が、その隣にユエが乗っている。愛子がハジメの隣なのは例の話をするためだ。愛子としては、まだ他の生徒には聞かれたくないらしく、直ぐ傍で話せるようにしたかったらしい。本来、ハジメの隣はユエのものなのだが、ユエは、愛子の話の内容をハジメに聞かされて知っているので、渋々、愛子に隣を譲った。愛子もユエも小柄なので、スペースには結構余裕が有る。逆に、後部座席に座っているシア達は少々窮屈を感じている様子だ。シアは言わずもがな、園部や菅原は肉感的な女子なので、それなりに場所をとっている。スレンダーな宮崎が物凄く居心地が悪そうだ。だが、一番、居心地が悪いのはシアだろう。先程から、園部と菅原に挟まれて、ハジメとの関係を根掘り葉掘り聞かれている。異世界での異種族間恋愛など花の女子高生としては聞き逃せない出来事なのだろう。興味津々といった感じでシアに質問を繰り返しており、シアがオロオロしながら頑張って質問に答えている。一方、ハジメと愛子の話も佳境を迎えていた。ハジメから当時の状況を詳しく聞く限り、やはり故意に魔法が撃ち込まれた可能性は高そうだとは思いつつ、やはり信じたくない愛子は頭を悩ませる。心当たりを聞けば、ハジメは鼻で笑いつつ全員等と答える始末。一応、檜山あたりがやりそうだな......と、ニアピンどころか大正解を言い当てたハジメだが、この時点では可能性の一つとして愛子に伝えられただけだった。愛子もそれだけで断定などできないし、仮に犯人を特定できたとしても、人殺しで歪んでしまったであろう心をどうすれば元に戻せるのか、どうやって償いをさせるのかということに、また頭を悩ませた。うんうんと頭を唸って悩むうちに、走行による揺れと柔らかいシートが眠りを誘い、愛子はいつの間にか夢の世界に旅立った。ズルズルと背もたれを滑りコテンと倒れ込んだ先はハジメの膝である。普通なら、邪魔だと跳ね飛ばすところだが、ハジメとしても愛子を乱暴に扱うのは何となく気が引けたので、どうしたものかと迷った挙句、そのままにすることにした。何せ、愛子の寝不足の原因は、自分の都合で多大な情報を受け取らせたハジメにもあるのだ。これくらいは、まぁ仕方ないかと珍しく寛容を示した。「......ハジメ、愛子に優しい」「......まぁ、色々世話になった人だし、これくらいはな」「ユエ?」「......」「ユエさんや~い、無視は勘弁」「......今度、私にも膝枕」愛子を膝枕しながら、それでもいつの間にか二人の世界を作るハジメとユエ。そんな二人を後部座席からキャッキャと見つめる女子高生、そして不貞腐れるウサミミ少女。これから、正体不明の異変が起きている危険地帯に行くとは思えない騒がしさだった。北の山脈地帯標高千メートルから八千メートル級の山々が連なるそこは、どういうわけか生えている木々や植物、環境がバラバラという不思議な場所だ。日本の秋の山のような色彩が見られたかと思ったら、次のエリアでは真夏の木のように青々とした葉を広げていたり、逆に枯れ木ばかりという場所もある。また、普段見えている山脈を越えても、その向こう側には更に山脈が広がっており、北へ北へと幾重にも重なっている。現在確認されているのは四つ目の山脈までで、その向こうは完全に未知の領域である。何処まで続いているのかと、とある冒険者が五つ目の山脈越えを狙ったことがあるそうだが、山を一つ越えるたびに生息する魔物が強力になっていくので、結局、成功はしなかった。ちなみに、第一の山脈で最も標高が高いのは、かの【神山】である。今回、ハジメ達が訪れた場所は、神山から東に千六百キロメートルほど離れた場所だ。紅や黄といった色鮮やかな葉をつけた木々が目を楽しませ、知識あるものが目を凝らせば、そこかしこに香辛料の素材や山菜を発見することができる。ウルの町が潤うはずで、実に実りの多い山である。ハジメ達は、その麓に四輪を止めると、しばらく見事な色彩を見せる自然の芸術に見蕩れた。女性陣の誰かが「ほぅ」と溜息を吐く。先程まで、生徒の膝枕で爆睡するという失態を犯し、真っ赤になって謝罪していた愛子も、鮮やかな景色を前に、彼女的黒歴史を頭の奥へ追いやることに成功したようである。ハジメは、もっとゆっくり鑑賞したい気持ちを押さえて、四輪を〝宝物庫〟に戻すと、代わりにとある物を取り出した。それは、全長三十センチ程の鳥型の模型と小さな石が嵌め込まれた指輪だった。模型の方は灰色で頭部にあたる部分には水晶が埋め込まれている。ハジメは、指輪を自らの指に嵌めると、同型の模型を四機取り出し、おもむろに空中へ放り投げた。そのまま、重力に引かれ地に落ちるかと思われた偽物の鳥達は、しかし、その場でふわりと浮く。愛子達が「あっ」と声を上げた。四機の鳥は、その場で少し旋回すると山の方へ滑るように飛んでいった。「あの、あれは......」音もなく飛んでいった鳥の模型を遠くに見ながら愛子が代表して聞く。それに対するハジメの答えは〝無人偵察機〟という自動車や銃よりも、ある意味異世界に似つかわしくないものだった。もっとも、人の脳の処理能力には限界があるので、単純に上空を旋回させるという用途でも四機の同時操作が限界である。一体、ミレディがどうやって五十騎ものゴーレムを操作していたのか全くもって不思議だ。一応、〝瞬光〟に覚醒してから脳の処理能力は上がっているようで、一機までなら自らも十全に動きつつ、精密操作することが可能である。また、〝瞬光〟使用状態では、タイムリミット付きではあるが同時を精密操作することも可能だ。今回は、捜索範囲が広いので上空から確認出来る範囲だけでも無人偵察機で確認しておくのは有用だろうと取り出したのである。既に彼方へと飛んでいった無人偵察機を遠くに見つめながら、愛子達は、もういちいちハジメのすることに驚くのは止めようと、おそらく叶うことのない誓いを立てるのだった。ハジメ達は、冒険者達も通ったであろう山道を進む。魔物の目撃情報があったのは、山道の中腹より少し上、六合目から七号目の辺りだ。ならば、ウィル達冒険者パーティーも、その辺りを調査したはずである。そう考えて、ハジメは無人偵察機をその辺りに先行させながら、ハイペースで山道を進んだ。おおよそ一時間と少しくらいで六合目に到着したハジメ達は、一度そこで立ち止まった。理由は、そろそろ辺りに痕跡がないか調べる必要があったのと...... 「はぁはぁ、きゅ、休憩ですか......けほっ、はぁはぁ」「ぜぇー、ぜぇー、大丈夫ですか......愛ちゃん先生、ぜぇーぜぇー」「うぇっぷ、もう休んでいいのか? はぁはぁ、いいよな? 休むぞ?」「ゲホゲホ、南雲達は化け物か......」予想以上に愛子達の体力がなく、休む必要があったからである。もちろん、本来、愛子達のステータスは、この世界の一般人の数倍を誇るので、六合目までの登山ごときでここまで疲弊することはない。ただ、ハジメ達の移動速度が速すぎて、殆ど全力疾走しながらの登山となり、気がつけば体力を消耗しきってフラフラになっていたのである。四つん這いになり必死に息を整える愛子達に、ハジメは若干困った視線を向けつつも、どちらにしろ、詳しく周囲を探る必要があるので休憩がてら近くの川に行くことにした。ここに来るまでに、無人偵察機からの情報で位置は把握している。未だ荒い呼吸を繰り返す愛子達に場所だけ伝えて放置し、ハジメ達は先に川へと向かった。ウィル達も、休憩がてらに寄った可能性は高い。ユエとシアを連れて山道から逸れて山の中を進む。シャクシャクと落ち葉が立てる音を何げに楽しみつつ木々の間を歩いていると、やがて川のせせらぎが聞こえてきた。耳に心地良い音だ。シアの耳が嬉しそうにピッコピッコと跳ねている。そうしてハジメ達がたどり着いた川は、小川と呼ぶには少し大きい規模のものだった。索敵能力が一番高いシアが周囲を探り、ハジメも念のため無人偵察機で周囲を探るが魔物の気配はしない。取り敢えず息を抜いて、ハジメ達は川岸の岩に腰掛けつつ、今後の捜索方針を話し合った。途中、ユエが、「少しだけ」と靴を脱いで川に足を浸けて楽しむというわがままをしたが、どちらにしろ愛子達が未だ来てすらいないので大目に見るハジメ。どこまでもユエには甘い男である。ついでにシアも便乗した。川沿いに上流へと移動した可能性も考えて、ハジメは無人偵察機を上流沿いに飛ばしつつ、ユエがパシャパシャと素足で川の水を弄ぶ姿を眺める。シアも素足となっているが、水につけているだけだ。川の流れに攫われる感触に擽ったそうにしている。と、そこへようやく息を整えた愛子達がやって来た。置いていったことに思うところがあるのかジト目をしている。が、男子三人が、素足のユエとシアを見て歓声を上げると「ここは天国か」と目を輝かせ、女性陣の冷たい眼差しは矛先を彼等に変えた。身震いする男衆。玉井達の視線に気がつき、ユエ達も川から上がった。愛子達が川岸で腰を下ろし水分補給に勤しむ。先程から玉井達男衆のユエ達を見る目が鬱陶しいので軽く睨み返すとブルリと震えて視線を逸らした。そんな様子を見て、愛子達がハジメに生暖かい眼差しを向ける。特に、園部達は、車中でシアから色々聞いたせいか、実にウザったらしい表情だ。「ふふ、南雲君は、ホントにユエさんとシアさんを大事にしているんですね」愛子が微笑ましそうにそんな事を言う。何を言っても園部達が鬱陶しい反応をしそうなので肩を竦めるに留めるハジメ。すると、代わりにユエが行動で示した。当然だと言う様に、ハジメの膝の上にポスッと腰を落とす。満足そうにそのままハジメに寄りかかり全体重を預けた。それが信頼の証だとでも言うように。それを見て、シアが寂しくなったようで、ハジメの背後からヒシッと抱きつく。突如、発生した桃色空間に愛子は頬を赤らめ、園部達女生徒はキャーキャーと歓声を上げ、玉井達男子はギリギリと歯を噛み締めた。ハジメはハジメで、二人を振りほどくことなどなく、そっぽを向いている。照れているようだ。だが、そんなハジメの表情も次の瞬間には一気に険しくなった。「ん......何か見つけた?」ハジメがどこか遠くを見るように茫洋とした目をして呟くのを聞き、ユエが確認する。その様子に、愛子達も何事かと目を瞬かせた。「川の上流に......これは盾か? それに、鞄も......まだ新しいみたいだ。当たりかもしれない。ユエ、シア、行くぞ」「はいです!」ハジメ達が、阿吽の呼吸で立ち上がり出発の準備を始めた。愛子達は本音で言えばまだまだ休んでいたかったが、無理を言って付いて来た上、何か手がかりを見つけた様子となれば動かないわけには行かない。疲労が抜けきらない重い腰を上げて、再び猛スピードで上流へと登っていくハジメ達に必死になって追随した。ハジメ達が到着した場所には、ハジメが無人偵察機で確認した通り、小ぶりな金属製のラウンドシールドと鞄が散乱していた。ただし、ラウンドシールドは、ひしゃげて曲がっており、鞄の紐は半ばで引きちぎられた状態で、だ。ハジメ達は、注意深く周囲を見渡す。すると、近くの木の皮が禿げているのを発見した。高さは大体二メートル位の位置だ。何かが擦れた拍子に皮が剥がれた、そんな風に見える。高さからして人間の仕業ではないだろう。ハジメは、シアに全力の探知を指示しながら、自らも感知系の能力を全開にして、傷のある木の向こう側へと踏み込んでいった。先へ進むと、次々と争いの形跡が発見できた。半ばで立ち折れた木や枝。踏みしめられた草木、更には、折れた剣や血が飛び散った痕もあった。それらを発見する度に、特に愛子達の表情が強ばっていく。しばらく、争いの形跡を追っていくと、シアが前方に何か光るものを発見した。「ハジメさん、これ、ペンダントでしょうか?」「ん? ああ......遺留品かもな。確かめよう」シアからペンダントを受け取り汚れを落とすと、どうやら唯のペンダントではなくロケットのようだと気がつく。留め金を外して中を見ると、女性の写真が入っていた。おそらく、誰かの恋人か妻と言ったところか。大した手がかりではないが、古びた様子はないので最近のもの......冒険者一行の誰かのものかもしれない。なので、一応回収しておく。その後も、遺品と呼ぶべきものが散見され、身元特定に繋がりそうなものだけは回収していく。どれくらい探索したのか、既に日はだいぶ傾き、そろそろ野営の準備に入らねばならない時間に差し掛かっていた。未だ、野生の動物以外で生命反応はない。ウィル達を襲った魔物との遭遇も警戒していたのだが、それ以外の魔物すら感知されなかった。位置的には八合目目の間と言ったところ。山は越えていないとは言え、普通なら、弱い魔物の一匹や二匹出てもおかしくないはずで、ハジメ達は逆に不気味さを感じていた。しばらくすると、再び、無人偵察機が異常のあった場所を探し当てた。東に三百メートル程いったところに大規模な破壊の後があったのだ。ハジメは全員を促してその場所に急行した。そこは大きな川だった。上流に小さい滝が見え、水量が多く流れもそれなりに激しい。本来は真っ直ぐ麓に向かって流れていたのであろうが、現在、その川は途中で大きく抉れており、小さな支流が出来ていた。まるで、横合いからレーザーか何かに抉り飛ばされたようだ。そのような印象を持ったのは、抉れた部分が直線的であったとのと、周囲の木々や地面が焦げていたからである。更に、何か大きな衝撃を受けたように、何本もの木が半ばからへし折られて、何十メートルも遠くに横倒しになっていた。川辺のぬかるんだ場所には、三十センチ以上ある大きな足跡も残されている。「ここで本格的な戦闘があったようだな......この足跡、大型で二足歩行する魔物......確か、山二つ向こうにはブルタールって魔物がいたな。だが、この抉れた地面は......」ハジメの言うブルタールとは、RPGで言うところのオークやオーガの事だ。大した知能は持っていないが、群れで行動することと、〝金剛〟の劣化版〝剛壁〟の固有魔法を持っているため、中々の強敵と認識されている。普段は二つ目の山脈の向こう側におり、それより町側には来ないはずの魔物だ。それに、川に支流を作るような攻撃手段は持っていないはずである。ハジメは、しゃがみ込みブルタールのものと思しき足跡を見て少し考えた後、上流と下流のどちらに向かうか逡巡した。ここまで上流に向かってウィル達は追い立てられるように逃げてきたようだが、これだけの戦闘をした後に更に上流へと逃げたとは考えにくい。体力的にも、精神的にも町から遠ざかるという思考ができるか疑問である。ハジメは、無人偵察機を上流に飛ばしながら自分達は下流へ向かうことにした。ブルタールの足跡が川縁にあるということは、川の中にウィル達が逃げ込んだ可能性が高いということだ。ならば、きっと体力的に厳しい状況にあった彼等は流された可能性が高いと考えたのだ。ハジメの推測に他の者も賛同し、今度は下流へ向かって川辺を下っていった。すると、今度は、先ほどのものとは比べ物にならないくらい立派な滝に出くわした。ハジメ達は、軽快に滝横の崖をひょいひょいと降りていき滝壺付近に着地する。滝の傍特有の清涼な風が一日中行っていた探索に疲れた心身を優しく癒してくれる。と、そこでハジメの〝気配感知〟に反応が出た。「! これは......」「......ハジメ?」ユエが直ぐ様反応し問いかける。ハジメはしばらく、目を閉じて集中した。そして、おもむろに目を開けると、驚いたような声を上げた。「おいおい、マジかよ。気配感知に掛かった。感じから言って人間だと思う。場所は......あの滝壺の奥だ」「生きてる人がいるってことですか!」シアの驚きを含んだ確認の言葉にハジメは頷いた。人数を問うユエに「一人だ」と答える。愛子達も一様に驚いているようだ。それも当然だろう。生存の可能性はゼロではないとは言え、実際には期待などしていなかった。ウィル達が消息を絶ってから五日は経っているのである。もし生きているのが彼等のうちの一人なら奇跡だ。「ユエ、頼む」ハジメは滝壺を見ながら、ユエに声をかける。ユエは、それだけでハジメの意図を察し、魔法のトリガーと共に右手を振り払った。「〝波城〟〝風壁〟」すると、滝と滝壺の水が、紅海におけるモーセの伝説のように真っ二つに割れ始め、更に、飛び散る水滴は風の壁によって完璧に払われた。高圧縮した水の壁を作る水系魔法の〝波城〟と風系魔法の〝風壁〟である。詠唱をせず陣もなしに、二つの属性の魔法を同時に、応用して行使したことに愛子達は、もう何度目かわからない驚愕に口をポカンと開けた。きっと、かつてのヘブライ人達も同じような顔をしていたに違いない。魔力も無限ではないので、ハジメは、愛子達を促して滝壺から奥へ続く洞窟らしき場所へ踏み込んだ。洞窟は入って直ぐに上方へ曲がっており、そこを抜けるとそれなりの広さがある空洞が出来ていた。天井からは水と光が降り注いでおり、落ちた水は下方の水溜りに流れ込んでいる。溢れないことから、きっと奥へと続いているのだろう。その空間の一番奥に横倒しになっている男を発見した。傍に寄って確認すると、二十歳くらいの青年とわかった。端正で育ちが良さそうな顔立ちだが、今は青ざめて死人のような顔色をしている。だが、大きな怪我はないし、鞄の中には未だ少量の食料も残っているので、単純に眠っているだけのようだ。顔色が悪いのは、彼がここに一人でいることと関係があるのだろう。気づかわしげに愛子が容態を見ているが、ハジメは手っ取り早く青年の正体を確認したいのでギリギリと力を込めた義手デコピンを眠る青年の額にぶち当てた。バチコンッ!! 「ぐわっ!!」悲鳴を上げて目を覚まし、額を両手で抑えながらのたうつ青年。愛子達が、あまりに強力なデコピンと容赦のなさに戦慄の表情を浮かべた。ハジメは、そんな愛子達をスルーして、涙目になっている青年に近づくと端的に名前を確認する。「お前が、ウィル・クデタか? クデタ伯爵家三男の」「いっっ、えっ、君達は一体、どうしてここに......」状況を把握出来ていないようで目を白黒させる青年に、ハジメは再びデコピンの形を作って額にゆっくり照準を定めていく。「質問に答えろ。答え以外の言葉を話す度に威力を二割増で上げていくからな」「えっ、えっ!?」「お前は、ウィル・クデタか?」「えっと、うわっ、はい! そうです! 私がウィル・クデタです! はい!」一瞬、青年が答えに詰まると、ハジメの眼がギラリと剣呑な光を帯び、ぬっと左手が掲げられ、それに慌てた青年が自らの名を名乗った。どうやら、本当に本人のようだ。奇跡的に生きていたらしい。「そうか。俺はハジメだ。南雲ハジメ。フューレンのギルド支部長イルワ・チャングからの依頼で捜索に来た。(俺の都合上)生きていてよかった」「イルワさんが!? そうですか。あの人が......また借りができてしまったようだ......あの、あなたも有難うございます。イルワさんから依頼を受けるなんてよほどの凄腕なのですね」尊敬を含んだ眼差しと共に礼を言うウィル。先程、有り得ない威力のデコピンを受けたことは気にしていないらしい。もしかすると、案外大物なのかもしれない。いつかのブタとは大違いである。それから、各人の自己紹介と、何があったのかをウィルから聞いた。要約するとこうだ。ウィル達は五日前、ハジメ達と同じ山道に入り五合目の少し上辺りで、突然、十体のブルタールと遭遇したらしい。流石に、その数のブルタールと遭遇戦は勘弁だと、ウィル達は撤退に移ったらしいのだが、襲い来るブルタールを捌いているうちに数がどんどん増えていき、気がつけば六合目の例の川にいた。そこで、ブルタールの群れに囲まれ、包囲網を脱出するために、盾役と軽戦士の二人が犠牲になったのだという。それから、追い立てられながら大きな川に出たところで、前方に絶望が現れた。漆黒の竜だったらしい。その黒竜は、ウィル達が川沿いに出てくるや否や、特大のブレスを吐き、その攻撃でウィルは吹き飛ばされ川に転落。流されながら見た限りでは、そのブレスで一人が跡形もなく消え去り、残り二人も後門のブルタール、前門の竜に挟撃されていたという。ウィルは、流されるまま滝壺に落ち、偶然見つけた洞窟に進み空洞に身を隠していたらしい。何となく、誰かさんの境遇に少し似ていると思わなくもない。ウィルは、話している内に、感情が高ぶったようですすり泣きを始めた。無理を言って同行したのに、冒険者のノウハウを嫌な顔一つせず教えてくれた面倒見のいい先輩冒険者達、そんな彼等の安否を確認することもせず、恐怖に震えてただ助けが来るのを待つことしか出来なかった情けない自分、救助が来たことで仲間が死んだのに安堵している最低な自分、様々な思いが駆け巡り涙となって溢れ出す。「わ、わだじはさいでいだ。うぅ、みんなじんでしまったのに、何のやぐにもただない、ひっく、わたじだけ生き残っで......それを、ぐす......よろごんでる......わたじはっ!」洞窟の中にウィルの慟哭が木霊する。誰も何も言えなかった。顔をぐしゃぐしゃにして、自分を責めるウィルに、どう声をかければいいのか見当がつかなかった。生徒達は悲痛そうな表情でウィルを見つめ、愛子はウィルの背中を優しくさする。ユエは何時もの無表情、シアは困ったような表情だ。が、ウィルが言葉に詰まった瞬間、意外な人物が動いた。ハジメだ。ハジメは、ツカツカとウィルに歩み寄ると、その胸倉を掴み上げ人外の膂力で宙吊りにした。そして、息がつまり苦しそうなウィルに、意外なほど透き通った声で語りかけた。「生きたいと願うことの何が悪い? 生き残ったことを喜んで何が悪い? その願いも感情も当然にして自然にして必然だ。お前は人間として、極めて正しい」「だ、だが......私は......」「それでも、死んだ奴らのことが気になるなら......生き続けろ。これから先も足掻いて足掻いて死ぬ気で生き続けろ。そうすりゃ、いつかは......今日、生き残った意味があったって、そう思える日が来るだろう」「......生き続ける」涙を流しながらも、ハジメの言葉を呆然と繰り返すウィル。ハジメは、ウィルを乱暴に放り出し、自分に向けて「何やってんだ」とツッコミを入れる。先程のウィルへの言葉は、半分以上自分への言葉だった。少し似た境遇に置かれたウィルが、自らの生を卑下したことが、まるで「お前が生き残ったのは間違いだ」と言われているような気がして、つい熱くなってしまったのである。もちろん、完全なる被害妄想だ。半分以上八つ当たり、子供の癇癪と大差ない。色々達観したように見えて、ハジメもまだ十七歳の少年、学ぶべきことは多いということだ。その自覚があるハジメは軽く自己嫌悪に陥る。そんなハジメのもとにトコトコと傍に寄って来たユエは、ギュッとハジメの手を握った。「......大丈夫、ハジメは間違ってない」「......全力で生きて。生き続けて。ずっと一緒に。ね?」「......ははっ、ああ当然だ。何が何でも生き残ってやるさ......一人にはしないよ」傍らでウィルが未だに自分の内面と語り合っているのを放置して、ハジメとユエは二人の世界を作る。ユエには敵わないなっと、ハジメは優しくユエの頬を撫で、ユエもまた甘えるように、その手に頬ずりする。何が何だか分からない怒涛の展開に、愛子達が目を瞬かせ、シアは半眼でハジメとユエを見つめる。しばらくカオスな状況が続いたが(ハジメの暴走のせい)、何とか皆気を持ち直し、一行は早速下山することにした。日の入りまで、まだ一時間以上は残っているので、急げば、日が暮れるまでに麓に着けるだろう。ブルタールの群れや漆黒の竜の存在は気になるが、それはハジメ達の任務外だ。戦闘能力が低い保護対象を連れたまま調査などもってのほかである。ウィルも、足手まといになると理解しているようで、撤退を了承した。他の生徒達は、町の人達も困っているから調べるべきではと微妙な正義感からの主張をしたが、黒竜やらブルタールの群れという危険性の高さから愛子が頑として調査を認めなかったため、結局、下山することになった。だが、事はそう簡単には進まない。再度、ユエの魔法で滝壺から出てきた一行を熱烈に歓迎するものがいたからだ。「グゥルルルル」低い唸り声を上げ、漆黒の鱗で全身を覆い、翼をはためかせながら空中より金の眼で睥睨する......それはまさしく〝竜〟だった。	Daybreak. With the waning moonlight, the eastern sky began to lit up. Hajime, Yue, and Shia, these three people completed their travel preparations, and soon they would leave the “Water Fairy Inn.” In their hands were packaged riceballs that could be eaten as they move. Even though it was still early in the morning, no one wore unpleasant faces as Foss prepared their breakfast. It was just as expected of a high-class inn. Its management was admired even by Hajime and his party, as they thanked him without reserve once they received the breakfast. Within the morning mist, Hajime and his party faced towards Ul’s northern gate. There was a highway that stretched from this place to the northern mountain range area. It would take at least a full day by horse, but they would arrive in three to four hours using the magic-driven two-wheeler. It was the fifth day since they had lost contact with Will Kudeta and his party, who had gone to investigate northern mountain range area. Survival was hopeless. Hajime also thought Will and his party’s odds of survival were low, but there was still a chance. Ilwa’s image of Hajime would climb to a pinnacle if he brought him back alive, which was why he began searching as soon as possible. Fortunately, the weather was good. An ideal day to search for someone. With sounds of activity beginning to resound inside the buildings, they advanced towards the northern gate, and could finally see the gate. He narrowed his eyes because he could sense signs of people near the northern gate. They didn’t move or anything, but only hung around the gate. What he saw through the morning mist... ... were Aiko and the six students. “... ... Although I can guess what you want, let me hear it anyway... ... What are you doing?” Hajime and his party looked at Aiko and the students with half-opened eyes. For a moment, Aiko twitched from the pressure in the atmosphere, but she still faced Hajime with a firm attitude. After having a discussion, the students; Sonobe Yuka, Sugawara Taeko, Miyazaki Nana, Tamai Atsushi, Aikawa Noboru, and Kawahara Akira, drew near Aiko. “We are also going. You’re searching for missing people, right? It’s better to have more people.” “No. I am okay with you going. But, I refuse to go together.” “Wh-Why?” “Simply because our pace is different. I don’t want to match your slow speed.” If one were to look closely, they would notice that there were several horses readied behind Aiko and the others. For a moment they thought, “Was it because he cannot ride horses?”, as they doubted Hajime. Since it was trivial, he just let it go through their heads. No matter whether he could ride it or not, its speed couldn’t compare to the magic-driven two-wheeler, after all. However, the virtual leader of Ai-chan’s royal guard who loved her; Sonobe Yuka, snapped at Hajime’s objection. Apparently, she had forgotten her debt and intimidation from Hajime yesterday because of the strength of her love towards Ai-chan. “Wait, how could you say that? Even if Nagumo doesn’t think well of us, there’s no need to involve Ai-chan sensei.” Because of the incredibly irrelevant objection, Hajime let out, “Haa?”, with an amazed expression. Hajime thought it’d be a hassle to explain, so he silently took out the magic-driven two-wheeler from “Treasure Box”. Suddenly, a big bike appeared from the void, Aiko and the students could only let out stupefied looks. “Do you understand now? Yesterday I said that I absolutely don’t care about whatever you guys want to do. That’s why there’s no need to snarl at me. It’s just like I said before, our speed is different.” The magic-driven two-wheeler’s profound form, and maybe because it was an existence that didn’t belong in this different world, made Aiko and the onlooking students speechless. There, the bike-lover in the class; Aikawa asked Hajime while somewhat excited. “D-Did Nagumo make this just like the gun from yesterday?” “Something like that. We are going now, so move aside.” Hajime answered him perfunctorily as he was about to embark, but Aiko kept standing still. Aiko wanted to tag along with Hajime and his party no matter what it took. She had two reasons. One was to search for the truth about what Hajime said last night. Aiko couldn’t just overlook the words, “A classmate was trying to kill him”, so she wanted find out if it was the truth or just Hajime’s misunderstanding. If it was the truth she wanted to know what Hajime was going to do. She wanted to hear more details from Hajime for the sake of avoiding any accidents that might happen in the future. Once the search ended, she didn’t know when she’d be able to meet Hajime and his party again, so she mustn’t miss this chance. The other reason was, because Shimizu Yukitoshi was currently still missing. Although they had tried to find any scrap of information without leaving even a stone unturned, there were no sightings of him in any of the nearby towns and villages. However, because there was no one living in the northern mountain range area in the first place, she remembered there was no information gathered there. Even if it was on his own accord or by accident, she naturally never thought he’d enter the northern mountain range area. But with the thought he’d left on his own, she thought of searching for Shimizu’s trail while Hajime and his party looked for the missing people. By the way, it was partly a coincidence that Sonobe and the other students were here. Aiko had wanted to go to the gate earlier than Hajime, in order to ambush him, so she tried to leave the inn before dawn, only to be seen by Sonobe Yuka who was going to the toilet. Because Aiko equipped herself with travelling gear and tried to leave at such an unreasonable time, Sonobe Yuka of Ai-chan’s bodyguards questioned her without letting her tell a lie. As the result, because they couldn’t just leave Ai-chan to the changed Hajime. Sonobe woke up all of the students and tried to join the search mission. It should be noted that they had left a letter to the Knights, telling them to watch the house, since it seemed like they would only strike up more trouble if they went with Hajime and his party. Though it wasn’t known how they’d react... Aiko drew near Hajime and whispered her decision to him. Hajime moved his face close to Aiko’s because he didn’t want the contents and only the contents to be heard by others, but when he looked carefully he noticed she used thick makeup to conceal dark shadows. Surely, she was hardly able to sleep having heard Hajime’s story. “Nagumo-kun, because sensei is a teacher, it’s necessary to hear the details from Nagumo-kun. That’s why, I won’t let you go until you tell me everything, I’ll chase you if you try to run away. For Nagumo-kun, won’t that be troublesome? I don’t care if you tell me while we are travelling or when we are searching, so will you spare some time? If you do that, then it’ll be as Nagumo-kun said, it’ll be good bye after this town... ... for the time being.” Hajime could see the light of determination in Aiko’s eyes, and he slightly regretted his last words from last night resulted in this failure. He understood Aiko’s ability to take action (Although she’s often idle). If he tried to deceive her or run away, she’d likely use the Guard Knights to search for him. He averted his gaze from Aiko and looked up at the sky, which was becoming more and more bright. Without throwing away the possibility of Will’s survival, he regretted time had passed while they argued. Hajime let out a deep sigh. He admitted that he’d just reaped what he’d sown, and faced Aiko again. “Okay. I’ll let you go with us. Even though I say that, I don’t have time to speak with you...” “I don’t care. I only want to hear it from Nagumo-kun’s mouth.” “Haa, geez, sensei won’t give up at all. Whatever and wherever, always a teacher, huh.” “Of course!” Aiko, “Munh!”, stuck out her chest with a joyful look when Hajime gave up. Because it seemed the negotiations had gone well, the students showed relieved looks. “... ... Hajime, are you going to bring them?” “Aa, this person is a “teacher” even here. She will not compromise anything regarding her students. If I just leave her, it’ll absolutely become troublesome in the future.” “Ho~, she is a good teacher who thinks of her students~” Because Hajime had given up, Yue and Shia were surprised and asked him. Following that, having heard Hajime’s words accompanied with a bitter smile, the eyes with which they looked at Aiko, had changed slightly. They were filled with some respect. Even Hajime thought Aiko’s attitude as their “teacher”, which couldn’t be shaken at all was not a bad thing. For example, she didn’t find any value in categorizing the classmates and students, so he thought of her as an adult who should be respected. “But, this bike can only hold three people, right? What should we do?” What Sonobe pointed out was the truth. It was out of the question in regards to time, to match the horses’ speed, and it was impossible to leave Yue or Shia behind to bring Aiko instead. Reluctantly, Hajime put the magic-driven two-wheeler into “Treasure Box”, and pulled out the magic-driven four-wheeler in its stead. Pinpon, Hajime made it vanish and at the same time a big object appeared, probably because they knew he’d used an artifact, Aiko and the students were not surprised at all. Having seen the current Hajime, who on Earth could imagine he was once called “incompetent.” Sonobe and the students received the message “Those who are unable to get on will be in the carrier”, looked at Hajime who quickly got on the driver’s seat with complicated expressions. They moved forward on the road expanding straight into the northern mountain range area using the hummer-like magic-driven four-wheeler. Even though the highway was a bad road, thanks to the suspension and ground transmutation feature it shared with the two-wheeler, most of the impact was nulled. Naturally, the male students, aboard the hard metal luggage carrier attached to the back didn’t seem to be in discomfort. By the way, although there was the “Treasure Box”, the reason he specifically installed the carrier was because it was a set with the gatling that’d be used while driving, it was his aspiration. A small commitment from Hajime. For the seating inside the vehicle, Hajime naturally sat in the driver’s seat, while Aiko sat at his side and Yue was next to her. Aiko sat beside Hajime for the sake of hearing his story. Although Aiko seemed to not have told it to the other students, she wanted to hear about it sooner. Originally, the seat next to Hajime belonged to Yue, but Yue already knew the contents of the story Hajime would tell, so reluctantly, she gave her seat to Aiko. But, Aiko and Yue were small, so there was still a considerable amount of space in the seat. In contrast, Shia who was seated in the back seat looked slightly cramped. Shia aside, Sonobe and Sugawara had voluptous bodies, so they took up a lot of space. The slender Miyazaki looked so uncomfortable. But, the one who felt the most uncomfortable was Shia. She had been placed between Sonobe and Sugawara for a while now, and they interrogated her about her relationship with Hajime. Love between different races in another world was something female high schoolers wouldn’t miss hearing. They were so curious that they repeatedly asked Shia, and the flustered Shia tried her best to answer their questions. On the other side, Hajime and Aiko’s conversation also reached its climax. Having heard the situation in detail about that time from Hajime, while she knew the possibility of magic being fired intentionally was high, Aiko was still unable to believe it and was troubled by it. When he heard her, Hajime only snorted as his reply. For now, he already guessed it was someone like Hiyama, and although Hajime’s guess was closest to the right answer, he only said this was one of the possibilities. After all, Aiko wouldn’t be able to arrive at such a conclusion, and even if the culprit could be specified, how could she restore the mind of someone who attempted murder? How could one compensate for that? She was troubled, with those thoughts on her mind. She groaned because she was troubled by this, but due to the soft seat and vibrating vehicle inviting her to sleep Aiko started off on her journey to the world of dreams before she was aware of it, zuruzuru, her body slipped until she fell onto Hajime’s lap. Normally, he’d send her flying because it’s a hindrance, but because he felt it awkward to act rude toward Aiko, he hesitated over what to do, then he decided to leave her as is. After all, Hajime’s information was the main cause of Aiko’s sleep deprivation. So if it’s just this, he felt that it couldn’t be helped, as he displayed unusual generosity. “... ... Hajime is gentle to Aiko.” “... ... Well, it is someone I’m indebted to, so something like this is okay.” “Yue?” “... ...” “Yue-san, please don’t ignore me.” “... ... Next, I will also use the lap pillow.” Even though Aiko was still lap pillowed, Hajime and Yue were able to enter a world of their own. In the back seat, the female high schoolers watched them while going “kya kya,” followed by a sulking rabbit-eared girl. From now on, they were entering a dangerous zone where unknown accidents might occur but no one thought about it as they made such a noise. The northern mountain range area. Several mountains extended with altitudes ranging from to meters. Plants and trees were somehow able to grow there. It was a mysterious place with a scattered environment. The colour would make one remember the mountains of Japan in autumn, and the other area was filled with trees with fresh green leaves, just like in mid-summer, but there were also places with withered trees in contrast. Moreover, even if one could see past the mountain range, another mountain range stretched out beyond it. There were more and more of them to the north. Currently four such mountain ranges were confirmed, and beyond that was a completely unknown area. As to how far it went, a certain adventurer aimed to cross the fifth mountain range, however, demonic beasts got stronger and stronger with every passing mountain range, and in the end, there was no sign of success. Incidentally, the highest mountain was the “God Mountain”. Currently, the place Hajime and the others had first arrived in when they came into this world was 1,600 kilometers east of the God Mountain. The vivid colors of red and yellow of the fresh leaves on the trees made them easy on the eyes. If a knowledgeable person were to look carefully, he would find spices and edible plants in the area. They were what enriched Ul town, a truly bountiful mountain. Hajime and the others stopped the four-wheeler at the foot of the mountain, and were charmed by the artistic display of nature’s magnificent colors for a while. One of the girls let out a “Ho~”. Some time ago, Aiko was apologizing while blushing, after making the blunder of sleeping in a student’s lap. But having seen the fresh scenery, she succeeded in placing the ‘black history’ into the far recesses of her mind. Hajime also wanted to slowly appreciate this, so he put the four-wheeler back into the “Treasure Box”, and pulled out certain things in its stead. Those were, imitation models of birds which spanned 30 cm each, and a ring with a small crystal embedded on it. Each of the models had a gray crystal buried in a part of their heads. Hajime put on the ring, took out four identical models, and slowly threw them into the air. With that, one would assume they’d fall due to gravity. However, these fake birds were floating in place. Aiko and the students let out an “Ah”. The four mechanical birds began to turn around on their spots and flew towards the mountain. “Umm, those are....” Having seen the model birds flying away without any sound, Aiko represented the other students and inquired something of him. Hajime answered her with “Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes”, and just like the vehicles and gun, they were items that were out of place in this different world.. In the first place, there’s a limit to the processing performance of a human’s brain, using four simultaneously was the limit, allowing them to move around in the sky. It’s a complete mystery as to how Miledi was able to operate 50 Golems at once. Tentatively, His brain’s processing performance had been boosted when he awakened the”Light Speed”, if he only had to control one plane, he could do precise movements. Moreover, when he uses “Light Speed”, he could make seven planes do precise movements within a certain time limit. This time, he took out the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes because being able to search from the air is useful, since the scope of search was too vast. Having watched the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes fly far away, Aiko and the students tried to stop being surprised by Hajime’s actions, however, it was a vow that might never be fulfilled. Hajime and the others advanced into the mountain using the same path used by the adventurers. The sighting information of demonic beasts were just slightly beyond the other side of mountain path. It’s in the vicinity of the sixth and seventh mountain. Because of that, Will’s party of adventurers should be investigating around those parts. Having thought of this, they quickly advanced through the mountain path at a high pace, after Hajime released the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes in that area. Hajime and the others reached the sixth mountain in almost an hour, and stopped. The reason was because it was necessary to search for any traces around the area... “Haa haa, i-is it a break... ... kehoh, haa haa.” “Zee— zee— Are you okay... ... Ai-chan sensei, zee— zee—” “Ueppu, is it okay to rest now? Haa haa, it’s okay, right? I’ll take a break now, kay?” “Geho geho, Nagumo-kun and his party are monsters....” Aiko and her students had less physical strength than what he had expected, so it was necessary to take a break. Naturally, Aiko and her students’ statuses were originally several times higher than the average people of this world, so they didn’t get exhausted until they climbed the sixth mountain. It’s just that the movement speed of Hajime and his party was just too fast, that’s why they climbed the mountain using all their might, and when they noticed it, their physical strength was exhausted and their legs became wobbly. Aiko and her students desperately gasped for breath on all fours, and Hajime glanced at them with a somewhat troubled look. In any case, he had decided it was necessary to search the surroundings, as they went to the nearby river to let them rest. He was able to determine the location because of the information from the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes. After stating the location to Aiko and her students, who were still breathing roughly, he and his party advanced towards the river. The probability of Will’s party having rested there was also high. With Yue and Shia in the lead, they strayed from the mountain path and onto the mountain. Rustle, rustle. The sound of fallen leaves was enjoyable as they continued to walk between the trees, and before long they could hear the sound of a river. It was a sound pleasing to the ears. Shia’s ears swayed happily. Finally Hajime and his party reached the river. It was at a bigger scale compared to a small river. Shia, who held the highest search ability, observed the surroundings while Hajime once again used the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes to search for any presences, and there was no sign of demonic beasts nearby. They relaxed for now. Hajime and the others were sitting on the rock in the riverbank, then they talked about their search plans. Yue took off her shoes and put her feet into the river after saying “Just a little”. It was her selfishness to enjoy the moment. Hajime overlooked it because Aiko and her students still hadn’t caught up to them. He’s a man who spoiled Yue. Shia also took this chance. Having thought of a possibility, they moved upstream along the riverbank. Hajime moved the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes upstream while he looked at Yue, pasha pasha, playing with the river water with her bare feet. Although Shia was also barefooted, she only put them in the water. The feeling of the river flowing seemed to tickle her. Aiko and her students, who finally regained their breaths, arrived. They stayed in place as they stared at Hajime and his party. However, the three male students shouted “Is this Heaven?”, with sparkling eyes as they saw the barefooted Yue and Shia, while the female students returned to look at them with cold eyes. It made the male students shudder. When they noticed the gazes from Tamai and the others, Yue and Shia got out of the river. Aiko and her students were diligently replenishing their moisture in the riverbank. Because of the displeasing gazes from Tamai and the male students a while ago, Yue and Shia returned slight glares, and the male students trembled as they averted their gazes. Having seen such a spectacle, Aiko and the female students looked at Hajime with warm eyes. Especially Sonobe and the female students. Since they had heard various things from Shia, they wore very annoying expressions. “Fufu, Nagumo-kun truly treasures Yue-san and Shia-san.” Aiko said such things while smiling. Hajime wanted to say something, but stopped and just shrugged his shoulders when he saw the depressed Sonobe and the other male students. Yue was the one who took action in his stead. As if it were the most natural thing in the world, she suddenly sat on Hajime’s lap. She was so pleased that she entrusted all of her weight to Hajime. It could also be called her proof of trust. Seeing that, Shia, who looked lonely, embraced Hajime from behind. Aiko’s cheeks immediately blushed because a pink-colored space was generated. Sonobe and the female students were shouting, “Kya— kya—”, in excitement. Tamai and the male students ground their teeth. Hajime being Hajime, without shaking the two off, just averted his gaze. He seemed to be slightly embarrassed. However, Hajime’s expression suddenly sharpened in the next moment. “Nn... ... did you find something?” Having heard Hajime’s muttering while he was looking far into the distance, Yue asked him. Because of his appearance, Aiko and the others blinked their eyes wondering what happened. “On the river’s upstream... ... is that a shield? Also, there are bags... ... it looks like they’re still new. It might be a hit. Yue, Shia, let’s go.” “Yes!” Hajime and his party harmoniously stood up and began to prepare for departure. Aiko and the students actually still wanted to rest, and although they knew they were overdoing it, they couldn’t just stand still once they saw that Hajime had found some clues. They laborously raised their still exhausted waists and once again desperately tried to follow Hajime and his party, who were advancing upstream with blistering speed. At the location Hajime and his party arrived at, just as he confirmed with the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes, small round shields made of metal and bags were scattered around. However, there were dents on the round shields, and the bags were torn up in the middle with their strings pulled out. Hajime and his party carefully examined their surroundings. Then they found some nearby trees with their barks peeled off of them They were roughly at the two meters of height. It was apparent that the bark was in such state because something had scratched it off, and at that height, it clearly wasn’t the work of humans. Hajime instructed Shia to use her search ability to the fullest, while also using his own perception skill as they approached the barkless trees. Advancing ahead, they found signs of combat one after another. There were trees and branches that were broken in half. There were also plants that had been trampled, and furthermore, there were fragments of blades and blood scattered around. Everytime they found such traces, the expressions on Aiko and the students’ faces stiffened. For a while, they chased after the signs of combat, and Shia suddenly found something shining. “Hajime-san, this, isn’t this a pendant?” “Nn? Aa... ... it’s probably something they left behind. Let me confirm it.” After he washed off the dirt from the pendant he had received from Shia, he noticed it was not just a pendant but also a locket. He removed the clasp and saw what was inside, it was a woman’s photograph. Perhaps, she was someone’s lover or wife. Even though it was not a significant clue, it was not an old one but a recent one... ... it could belong to someone from the adventurers’ party. That’s why it’d be kept for now. Afterwards, they found more articles of the deceased or so they called them, but they only collected items that would allow one to identify their owners. Having searched around for a while, eventually day turned into night, and the time for them to set up camp was approaching. Even now, there were no signs of life aside from the wild animals. Although they were cautious because of how Will and his party encountered and were attacked by demonic beasts, there were no sign of demonic beasts in their immediate surroundings. Their current location was between the eighth and ninth mountain. From what was said about crossing the mountains, usually, they would encounter one or two demonic beasts, so Hajime and the others could feel the eeriness of this situation. After a while, the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes once again found a location with abnormalities. There were leftovers of great destruction 300 meters to the east. Hajime urged everyone to rush to that location. There was a big river. A small waterfall could be seen upstream, and the volume of water was immense, with a violent current. Originally, it was likely to flow straight towards the foot of the mountain, but currently, there was a large and small river branching along the way. It was as though it was gouged by a laser or something, from the flank. The reason they had such impressions was because the gouged part was a straight line, while the surrounding trees and ground were scorched. Furthermore, as if they had received a big impact, a lot of trees were partly broken and thrown tens of meters to the side. On the riverside, there were big footprints measuring more than 30 centimeters. “It seems the real combat happened here... ... These footprints were of large bipedal demonic beasts... ... Surely, there were demonic beast called Brutal beyond the second mountain after this. But, the way the ground was gouged....” What Hajime described as Brutals were something similar to the Orcs and Ogres in RPG. Although they didn’t have high intelligence, they took action as group. Because they had a weaker version of the peculiar magic; “Vajra”, called “Strong Wall,” they were recognized as quite powerful enemies. They usually descend into the second mountain of the mountain range, but these demonic beasts never came into towns. In addition, they didn’t have any attacks that could make such river tributaries. Hajime thought of the Brutal as he observed the footprints, he hesitated whether to go upstream or downstream. Although Will’s party had likely to escaped upstream, he thought it would be hard for them to run upstream after such combat. He doubted that they would physically and mentally run further from town. Hajime decided to direct the Unmanned Reconnaissance Planes upstream while they head downstream. Even though the Brutals’ footprints were on the riverside, the possibility of Will and his party jumping into the river was high. If so, he thought they’d likely be swept away because of physical exhaustion. The others also agreed with Hajime’s speculations, and descended towards downstream on the riverside. Afterwards, they encountered a much more splendid waterfall compared to the one from before. Hajime and the others nimbly descended from the cliff on the side of the waterfall and landed on the vicinity of the basin. The refreshing wind peculiar to a waterfall healed their minds and bodies which were exhausted from a day of searching. Then, Hajime felt a reaction from his “Sign Perception.” ” ! This is....” “... ... Hajime?” Yue immediately reacted and asked him. For a while, Hajime concentrated while closing his eyes. Following that, while slowly opening his eyes, he let out a surprised voice. “Oi oi, seriously. The Sign Perception picked up something. From the feeling, I can say it’s a human. The location is... ... in the interior of waterfall’s basin.” “You mean there are survivors!” Hajime nodded towards Shia’s words of confirmation. He answered, “Only one person”, when Yue asked for the number of people. Aiko and her students were also surprised. It was something natural. Although the odds of survival were not zero, they actually didn’t expect any at all. It was the fifth day since Will’s party had gone missing. It was a miracle for even one of them to remain alive. “Yue, please.” While watching the waterfall basin, Hajime called Yue. Yue was able to guess Hajime’s intentions from just those few words, and she shook her right hand as the magic’s trigger. “”Wave Castle,” “Wind Wall”.” Then, the water in the waterfall and its basin began to split in two just like the Red Sea in Moses’ legend. Moreover, the scattered water was perfectly brushed off by the wall of wind. It was the result of water magic making a high-pressure wall of water called “Wave Castle,” and wind magic called “Wind Wall.” Without chanting, magic of two different attributes were activated at the same time. Having seen how they were used, Aiko and her students, although they didn’t remember how many times they had done it, dropped their jaws in astonishment. Surely, the Hebrew people also displayed such expressions. Because her magic power was not infinite, Hajime urged Aiko and the others on, as he led them into the interior of the waterfall basin’s cave. The cave they entered immediately curved upward, and they arrived at quite a large cavity. Water and light poured down from the ceiling, and the fallen water flowed into the water pool below. The reason it didn’t overflow was surely because they continued flowing inside. They discovered a man lying down in the innermost part of the cave. When they arrived at the man’s side, they confirmed that he was a young man, around 20 years of age. Although he looked like a noble, he currently looked pale and displayed the complexion of a dead person. However, there was no large injury, and because there was food remaining inside his bag, he was simply sleeping. His bad complexion was surely related to how he was the only one here. Having seen the anxious Aiko, and because Hajime wanted to immediately identify the young man’s identity, he used his artificial arm, while restraining his power to the limit, to flick the sleeping young man’s forehead. BACHIKONh!! “Guwah!!” He screamed as he woke up, the young man writhed while covering his forehead with both hands. Aiko and her students shuddered because of the powerful and merciless forehead flick. Hajime ignored Aiko and the students, and approached the young man with teary eyes to ask his name. “You, are you Will Kudeta? The third son of Count Kudeta.” “Ah, eh, you are, just how on earth did you guys get here...” Because the young man only blinked as he couldn’t grasp the situation, Hajime once again made a stance to flick his forehead and slowly aimed at it. “Answer my question. I’ll increase the power by 20 percent every time you say something other than the answer.” “Eh, eh!?” “You, are you Will Kudeta?” “Umm, uwah, yes! That’s right! I am Will Kudeta! Yes!” For a moment, when the young man hesitated in answering, Hajime’s eyes gave off a dangerous light, and he immediately thrust out his left hand. The panicked young man immediately announced his name. Apparently, he was truly the person in question. He seemed to have miraculously survived. “I see. I am Hajime. Nagumo Hajime. I have come here on the request of the head of Fhuren’s branch guild, Ilwa Chang. (For my convenience) It’s good that you’re alive.” “Ilwa-san!? Is that so. Once again... ... I am indebted to that person... ...Umm, I am thankful to you. You must be a remarkable person to receive a request directly from Ilwa-san.” Will voiced gratitude with respectful eyes. It seemed he didn’t mind the forehead flick with unbelievable power from a little while ago. If so, he might be an unexpectedly good person. A great difference than a pig from somewhere. After that, having introduced everyone, they heard the story of what happened to Will. This was the summary. Five days ago, Will’s party came to the vicinity of the upper part of fifth mountain using the mountain path just like Hajime and the others. Suddenly, they encountered ten Brutals. As expected, they couldn’t win against the number of Brutals they encountered, so Will’s party tried to withdraw. But, the number of attacking Brutals kept increasing, and they were by the river of the sixth mountain when they noticed it. Then, the Brutals encircled them, so for the sake of escaping from the encirclement. Two people; trifling and unimportant soldiers, were sacrificed After that, when they arrived at a big river, despair appeared. It appeared to be a jet-black Dragon. As soon as Will’s party came along the river bank, the Black Dragon let out breath, and Will was blown off into the river by the attack. From what he saw while being swept away, one person vanished because of the breath, while the other two were attacked from both sides, by Brutals from the back and the Dragon from the front. Will fell into the basin of the waterfall after he was swept away as is, he went into the cave he had found by chance, and he seemed to have been hiding here ever since. Somehow, it sort of resembled what may or may not have happened to a certain someone. Will, as he told them that, was feeling proud of it, and then suddenly started to sob. It was not something unreasonable, the senior adventurers taught him the know-how for adventurers and took care of him even though one of them wore a displeased face. Without confirming their safety, the pathetic him was only able to tremble in fear and wait for help to come, the him who felt relieved because his rescue came while his companions were dead, various feelings continuously emerged and his tears overflowed. (I am the worst. Wuu, although everyone is dead, I didn’t do anything. Hikk, for me to be the sole survivor... Also, sniff... to feel relieved... I—!) Will’s wails echoed inside the cave. No one could say anything to him. Toward the Will who blamed himself with tears flowing down his face, they didn’t know which words would be good for him. The students looked at Will with sorrowful expressions, while Aiko gently patted Will’s back. Yue was expressionless as usual, while Shia looked troubled. But, at the moment Will found himself at a loss for words, an unexpected person moved. It was Hajime. Hajime, approached Will and gripped Will’s collar. He used his inhuman strength to hang him mid-air. Following that, towards the Will who was in pain because he couldn’t breathe, Hajime spoke with an unexpectedly permeating voice. “What is wrong with wanting to live? What is wrong with being glad because you’re alive? That wish and feeling are something natural and inevitable. Even more so because you’re a human.” “B-but... ... I was....” “Even so, if you’re worried about those who died... ... then continue to live. From now on keep living as you struggle, and struggle as if you’re going to die. If you do that, someday... ... there might come a day when you understand the reason why you survived today.” “... ... Keep living.” Even while crying, Will repeated Hajime’s words in blank surprise. Hajime violently threw Will down, he tsukkomi’ed himself with, “What have I done,” his words just now, more than half of them were directed towards himself. Will’s situation was a little similar to his, and for him to belittle his own life was like saying, “It’s wrong for you to survive,” towards Hajime, so he was inadvertently angered. Of course it was just his persecution complex. More than half of it was said on an outburst of anger, so it wasn’t different from a child’s tantrum. Even though he had seen through various things, Hajime was still a 17 year old boy, and there was still more for him to learn. Hajime knew he had fallen into slight self-loathing. Having seen such a Hajime, Yue came to his side and grasped Hajime’s hand tightly. “... ... It’s okay, Hajime isn’t wrong.” “... ... Live to your best. Keep living on. Together with me, right?” “... ... Haha, ah of course. I’ll keep on living no matter what might happen... ... so, don’t leave me alone.” They left Will who was still talking to himself, then Hajime and Yue created a world with just the two of them. He couldn’t match Yue, and Hajime gently stroked Yue’s cheek, while Yue was also being spoiled and let his hand stroke her cheek. Not understanding what happened to cause such a development, Aiko and her students could only blink, while Shia watched Hajime and Yue with half-opened eyes. The chaotic situation continued for a while (thanks to Hajime’s recklessness), and somehow everyone managed to regain their senses. The party then decided to immediately descend the mountain. There was still more than an hour before sunset, so if they hurried, they would likely reach the foot of the mountain by the time the sun set. Although they were concerned about the Brutals and the jet-black Dragon, those were outside Hajime and his party’s mission. It was unthinkable to continue the investigation while having to protect those with low combat potential. Will also understood that he would just be a hindrance, so he understood that they must withdraw. Although the students insisted on continuing the investigation because of their slight sense of justice that came from the troubled townspeople, Aiko stubbornly refused to investigate because of the great danger the Black Dragon and Brutals posed. In the end, they descended the mountain. However, nothing proceeds smoothly. Once again, they were passionately welcomed when the party got out of the waterfall basin with Yue’s magic. “GUuRURURURU.” Letting out a low groan, with its whole body covered in jet-black scales, its golden eyes glared at them in mid-air while fluttering its wings... ... it was the “Dragon.”	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 9, "inserted_lines_src": 3, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
『ではでは、前回同様バトルをどこから始めるかを決めてね!』それも打合せ済みだ。俺のスタート位置は前回とまったく同じ岩山の上だ。岩山の下にはガー坊を配置する。サトミはその少し前、ネココはさらに前だ。チャリンを俺に接近させないことを最優先に考えた陣形。頼りにされてるってことだが、それだけに責任も大きい。でも、俺は妙に落ち着いていた。『ほほう、何がやりたいのかわかりやすい陣形ね! 本当にこれでいいのかなぁ~?』「問題ないよ!」ネココが返事をする。チャリンはうんうんとうなずき、カウントダウンを開始する。 10秒はすぐに過ぎ去った。『バトルスタート! さて、初々しいパーティでどこまで戦えるかな! 手加減はしないわよ!』むぅ、流石はいくつものパーティを相手にしてきたチャリンだ。このパーティでの戦闘経験がないことを見抜いている。『4人パーティにはもれなく防具をフル装備!』足にブーツ、体にローブ、頭にヘルムを装備するチャリン。それぞれコレクト・ゾディアック装備だ。武器はやはり双剣。これが彼女の基本武器のようだ。接近するチャリンに対して、ネココは走り出しフッと姿を消す。】は全力疾走している間だけ姿を消せる奥義。これを使って敵に気づかれないように接近し、弱点である首を鋭い爪で切り裂くのが彼女の得意技だ。ほぼ同時にサトミも姿を消す。】でユニゾンのゴチュウを操作して戦うのが彼のスタイルだ。】発動中のゴチュウにはサトミ本人のステータスが少し上乗せされており、繰り出される火魔法スキルの威力はなかなかのものだ。非常に頼もしい2人なのだが、2人とも姿を消すスタイルなので孤独感がすごいな......。見えている仲間がガー坊とゴチュウだけなので、俺の方がユニゾントレーナーみたいだ。でも、確かに彼らはそこにいて、今まさに戦おうとしている! 俺も矢をどんどん撃っていくぞ! 『悪くない連携ね。人はどうしても見えている物に注意がいく。前衛と中衛のプレイヤーを消すことで残った後衛に視線を奪われるけど、実際攻撃を仕掛けてくる前衛と中衛がいなくなったわけじゃない。相手が混乱してしまう状況を生み出すのは対人戦でかなり有効......でも!』チャリンはぴょんとはねた後、両足で地面を強く踏んだ。その瞬間、地面が波打つ......! まるで水のように! これがブーツの奥義か......!? 『それらの奥義はすでにソロの時に破っているわ!連携にはなっているけど、結局は3人がそれぞれソロと同じ戦法を続けてるだけよ! これでは私は倒せない!』地面が波打つことで2人の奥義が解除される。ネココとて波打つ地面の上で全力疾走なんて不可能だし、サトミも接地判定だけは消せないので地面に動かれると体も動いてしまう。まさに浮足立っている2人に対し、チャリンは攻撃を仕掛けようとする。「爆裂空!」狙いは彼女の手だ。体は防具に覆われていてダメージを軽減される。むき出しの手を狙えばダメージも入り、しばらくは武器も持てなくなるので一! 『それは読めてるわ!』チャリンは双剣で矢を受けた。だが、俺もそこまでは想定している。コレクトソードの効果でそっくりそのまま【爆裂空】を返すつもりだろう。その動作をしているうちにネココもサトミも態勢を立て直せる。時間稼ぎとしては十分なうえ、コレクトソードの効果を使わせることでしばらく前衛がカウンターに怯える必要がなくなる。俺の方も【矢の嵐】の融合奥義を返されることなく撃てるようになるが、ネココとサトミの位置取りを考えると巻き込みそうで安易には撃てない。やはり前回のようにチャリンが飛び跳ねて接近してくるルート上に設置するように矢の雨を降らせるのが得策か......。常に先を考えながら体も動かす。帰ってくる【爆裂空】を避けるべく岩山の上にうつ伏せになりながら、次の一手を......。『来なさい斧!』チャリンは俺の予想を裏切り、双剣を引っ込めた。そして、斧を呼び出し野球のバッターのように体をひねる。斧の刃が黄金の光に包まれ、巨大化していく......。フルスイングでネココもサトミも薙ぎ払うつもりだ! 「スパイダーシューター・クラウド! ウェブクラウドアロー!」武器を切り替えスキルを放つ。その構えでネバネバの網は避けられまい! しかし、斧の刃が放つ熱で網は消滅してしまった。ならば次は......! 「おじさん! 私との約束を忘れないでね!」波打つ地面に揺られているネココが叫ぶ。それは俺を安心させるための言葉ではなく、注意に近い。彼女にはきっと策があるのだろう。ならば俺は俺の仕事を続けよう! チャリンは矢が素肌に当たっても顔色一つ変えないし、傷も大してつかない。ただ、これは倫理的な問題でこうなっている可能性が高い。見た目は少女なチャリンを血だらけのボロボロにする様子をコンテンツとして提供するのはいろいろマズイからな......。攻撃は効いていると思い込もう。とにかく矢を撃ち続けるんだ......! 巨大な光の刃がぐるりと周囲を薙ぎ払う。とんでもなく素早く鋭いスイングだったので、光の残像が目に残り、まるで光の輪がそこにあるかのように錯覚する。当然ネココやサトミがいた場所も光の範囲内だ。 2人の姿は......見えない。『うぐっ......!』チャリンが膝をつく。ローブの首周りには5つの切れ目、まるで爪で引っかかれたような......。「これは隠しておきたかった。少なくとも多くのプレイヤーに見られる戦闘では......。でも、やっぱりそうもいかないみたい」姿を現したネココの姿は......変わっていた。 2本の尻尾が生え、手足はネコそのものに近くなり、目の周りに赤いラインが引かれている。この姿はまるで......妖怪みたいじゃないか! 「【妖怪変化:猫又】......。効果は『種族』を人間から猫又に変える!」これがネココの切り札......! 猫少女から本物の猫を通り越して化け猫に変わるとは......。「僕らはチャリンさんに瞬殺されてしまいましたから、全力を出せずじまいだったんですよ。まあ、ソロで全力を出しても勝てるとは思えませんでしたから、むしろ良かった」サトミも生きている! 消えた光の残像の下から現れた彼は、まるでリンボーダンスのバーをくぐるような姿勢で喋っている。まさか、ああやって斬撃を回避したのか? 光速のスイングを反射的に体をのけぞらせて避けるなんて、まるで映画のようだが......。】です。会話は出来ますが、体は完全に僕の手を離れています。さあ、これからどうなるんでしょうね」多くのゲームに採用されている『オートバトル』というシステムが、NSOにおいてはスキル奥義として実装されているのか!? な、なんと奥深いというか、常識破りというか......。でも、面白いのは間違いない......! どちらも詳しい効果はよくわからないが、奥の手というのだから面白い以上に強力なのだろう。そして、強力ゆえにデメリットも存在するはず......。高ぶった感情を抑えて、冷静な俺に戻れ。まだ勝負は始まったばかりだ。	‘Now, just like the last time, you can choose where you want to start!’ As for this, we had decided in advance. I would start on the rocky mountain, same as before. And I positioned Garbow right at the bottom. Satomi was in front of him, a short distance away, and Necoco was even farther out. This formation seemed like the best way to keep Charin away. It meant that I was being relied on, so the responsibility was great. However, I was strangely calm. ‘Hoho. This formation makes your intentions very clear! Are you sure you want to do it like this?’ “We’re fine!” Necoco replied. Charin nodded and then started the countdown. The seconds passed by quickly. ‘Battle Start! Now, let’s see how long your new party can last! I won’t be holding back!’ Hmm. Charin had fought many parties at this point. And so it was clear to her that we lacked experience. ‘Since there are of you, I will wear all of my armor!’ Charin equipped her boots, robe, and helm. This was the full Collect Zodiac set. And her weapons were the dual blades. They seemed to be her basic weapon. As Charin approached, Necoco dashed forward and then vanished. Invisible Cat Walk was a charge attack that allowed her to become invisible as long as she was running at top speed. She was good at using this to get close to an enemy and slashing their neck with her sharp claws before they noticed her. Satomi also disappeared at nearly the same time. He was using a charge attack called Unmoving Invisible Stance, which not only made him invisible, but erased his hitboxes when he stayed still. His fighting style involved using his Monsters Link skill to control his Unison, Gochu. While Monsters Link was activated, Satomi’s status overwrote Gochus’s, meaning the fire magic he was unleashing now was very powerful. While I was happy to have them with me, as they were both invisible, it did make me feel a little lonely on the field... I could only see Garbow and Gochu, so it looked like I was the Unison trainer. However, I did know that they were there and fighting! And so I would continue to shoot my arrows! ‘Your coordination isn’t bad. People always tend to focus on what they can see. By erasing the advance and middle guard, the remaining rear guard attracts the most attention. But it’s not as if the advance and middle guard are not there. This way of creating confusing situations would be very effective in PvP... However!’ Charin hopped forward and then stepped hard into the dirt with both feet. In the next instant, the ground started to ripple...! Just like water! Was this a charge attack from the boots...!? ‘I’ve dealt with all those attacks when you fought solo! While you may be coordinated, you are all continuing to use the same tactics! You cannot beat me like that!’ As the ground rippled, their charge attacks were deactivated. Necoco could not run at full speed when the ground was moving, and since Satomi was moved by the ground, he could not remain invisible. As the two stood there, stunned, Charin began her attack. “Explosive Sky Tear!” I was targeting her hand. Because her body was covered in armor and so the damage would be reduced. Not only would her bare hand take damage, but she won’t be able to hold the weapon for a short while, so it was two birds with one stone! ‘I can read your movements!’ Charin blocked the arrow with her dual blades. However, I too knew she was going to do that. She would probably use the Collect Sword effect to send it right back to me. In the meantime, Necoco and Satomi recovered. I had bought them some time, and if she used the effect of Collect Sword, then that meant the advance guard didn’t have to worry about being countered. I would also be able to use an Arrow Storm fused charge attack without it being returned, but considering Necoco and Satomi’s position, I would have to be careful so that I didn’t hit them. Perhaps the best way would be to do what I did last time, and make it rain arrows where I knew she would land after jumping towards me... I moved while constantly thinking ahead. In order to avoid the Explosive Sky Tear that would come back, I lay down on top of the mountain and prepared my next... ‘Come, Axe!” Charin defied my prediction and put away her dual blades. And then she brought out an axe and held it like a baseball batter. The axe blade was enveloped in golden light and grew larger... She was going to swing at Necoco and Satomi with it! “Spider Shooter Cloud! Web Cloud Arrow!” I changed my weapon and unleashed the skill. In that stance, she would not be able to avoid the sticky net! However, the heat that was emitted from the axe’s blade burned up the net. In that case... “Old man! Don’t forget our promise!” Necoco shouted as she shook on the rippling ground. It wasn’t to assure me, but more of a warning. She probably had a plan then. In that case, I just had to do my job! But her expression did not change at all when being hit, and the arrows barely made a scratch. However, there was probably a different reason for this. They didn’t want Charin, who was a pretty girl character, to be covered in blood and wounds... So the attacks were likely more effective than it seemed. I just had to keep shooting...! The giant blade of light mowed down everything around her. It was such a fast and sharp swing, that the light could still be seen, which made it look like a ring of light was around her. Of course, Necoco and Satomi were within range of it. But...I couldn’t see them. ‘Ughhh...!’ Charin fell to her knees. Five slashes appeared on her neck. Like she had been scratched by claws... “I wanted to hide this. At least, during a fight where there was a large audience... But I had no choice.” Necoco reappeared...looking very different. She had two tails, and her arms and legs were much more catlike. And her eyes were lined with red. She looked like...some kind of yokai! “Yokai Transform: Nekomata... It changes your race from human to Nekomata!” So this was Necoco’s trump card...! She went from being a cat girl to a cat monster... “Since Charin killed us so quickly last time, we didn’t show our full power. Well, not that I think it would have been enough to win on our own. So it worked out in the end.” Satomi was alive as well! He appeared after the ring of light faded. He was talking while bent backwards, as if doing the limbo dance. Had he dodged the attack like that? Being able to instinctively dodge a swing by bending your body. It was like something from a movie... “This is my secret move, Auto-Battle Mode, which allows me to fight without thinking, for the ultimate relaxation. I can talk, but my body is not my own now. I wonder what will happen next?” Auto battle existed in a lot of games. But it was a skill in NSO!? That was very unusual indeed... But definitely interesting...! I didn’t know much about either skills, but it was their trump cards, so they must be very powerful. However, being powerful always meant big demerits... And so I held back my excitement and calmed myself. The fight had only just begun.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 3, "inserted_lines_src": 8, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
ペキンと呼んでいましたとあるパーティで ― 私は丸眼鏡に蝶ネクタイの恰幅の良い中年男性の隣に座りましたその人はフルブライト奨学金で留学していた ― 中ソ外交を専門とする学者だったのです中ソ外交を専門とする学者だったのです若く野心的な特派員だった私には願ってもない事でした若く野心的な特派員だった私には願ってもない事でした情報を得て記事を書こうと情報を得て記事を書こうと一言ももらさず記憶しようとしたので何時間も話しましたところがその数ヶ月後本当の正体がわかったのです実はアメリカ大豆協会の在中国代表でした実はアメリカ大豆協会の在中国代表でした「大豆ってどういうこと? フルブライト学者だと仰ったでしょう」「大豆産業関係者だと言っていたらあんなに長く話してくれなかっただろう」「冗談じゃない」と言ってしまいました勿論そのまま言ったわけではありませんが「クビになる所だったわ」と言うと「じゃ結婚しよう」と返されたのです「世界を回って子供をいっぱい作ろう」と言うのでそうしました (拍手) テランス・ブライアン・フォーリーは何と生き生きとした人だったでしょう夫は中国学者で 60代で中国史の博士号をとり 60代で中国史の博士号をとり 6言語を話し 15種の楽器が弾けてパイロットの資格を持ちサンフランシスコのケーブルカー運転手としての経験もあり豚や乳牛飼育にディキシーランド・ジャズやフィルム・ノワールにも造詣が深かったのですアメリカ国内や世界中を旅し子供をたくさんもうけました私の仕事に合わせて生活し 2人に不可能はないと言う感じでしただから彼に癌が見つかった時お互い何も言わずとも当然の事の様に確信していました 2人の知性で強く勇気を持って立ち向かい力を合わせれば乗り越えられるはずだと信じていたのですその先何年かは上手く行っているように見えました外科医が手術室から出てきて ― 決まったセリフを言いました「癌を完全切除しました」しかし病理学者が腎臓癌を精密検査をした時問題が浮上しました非常に侵攻性のある稀な癌だとわかり非常に侵攻性のある稀な癌だとわかり診断は長くても数週間の命というものでした診断は長くても数週間の命というものでしたそれでも彼は生き延びました奇跡的に彼は生き続け息子のリトルリーグのコーチをし娘にはプレイハウスを作ったりしたのですその間私は癌専門医をネットで治療を探し続けていました治療を探し続けていました 1年が過ぎ ― 癌でよくあることですが ― 再発しました再び死の宣告をされ今度は余命9ヶ月というものでしたそれで別のつらい集中治療を試みましたが激しい副作用で中断せざるをえませんでしたでも彼は生き延びましたそうしてもう1年過ぎ 2年が過ぎ何人もの専門医にかかり 2年が過ぎ何人もの専門医にかかりその間にも子供たちをイタリアやオーストラリアに連れて行きましたそれから何年も過ぎ癌は広がり始めました今度は新治療が候補にあがりました初めて聞く実験段階のものでした全く新しい方法で癌を攻撃するというものですがその治験が効いたのです癌は縮小し始めましたこれで3度も ― 死を逃れたのですここで改めてお訊きしますとうとう最後の時が来た時 ― 私の気持ちはどうだったでしょうまたもや暗い夜でした真夜中から午前2時にかけてだったでしょうか? 初めて見る20代の研修医が集中治療室でテランスの命が危ない ― おそらく今夜が山でしょうとそう言うのです医者に何といえばいいのでしょう「どうされますか?」新しい薬はありますもっと強いものです 2週間前に始めましたたぶんまだ望みはあります私は何と言えばいいの? もちろん「出来る事は何でもして下さい」と言いましたテランスはその6日後亡くなりました闘い頑張り私たちは勝ったのです心高ぶる闘いでしたもし同じ状況になれば全く躊躇無しにもう一度同じ選択をするでしょう一緒に闘い抜き共に生きた人生で最悪の7年間だったと思われるでしょうが― 実は最も素晴らしい 7年間でした又費用のかかる闘いでもありましたこの様な闘いや選択は会場の皆さんが思う様に終焉医療の費用や医療コストを巨大に膨らませます私にも2人にとってもギリギリまで闘っていて彼に別れを告げる機会はありませんでした亡きテランスに今でも毎日のように語りかけています「私たちほんとによく頑張ったわね」さよならを言う機会がなかったのは 2人共これが終わりだとは思っていなかったからですいつも希望を持っていましたこれをどう解釈しましょう? テランスの死後ジャーナリストとして ― 『The Cost of Hope』という本を書きました私や彼やそして周りの人々がとった行動の理由をとった行動の理由を知りたかったのですそれから解ったことは? 解ったことの1つは ― 専門家達は事前指示書があれば専門家達は事前指示書があれば私が最後に直面したような不合理な選択から家族を救えると思っています実は私もその書類は持っていました 2人共持っていましたそれはいつでも執行できるように私の手元にありましたどちらにも同じ事が書いてありました「望みのない延命治療は希望しません」私はテランスの意思を自分のことの様にはっきりと解っていましたそれでもまだ望みを捨てていなかったのです平明なその書類を手にしても私たちは希望の定義を変えて行ったのです私は彼を死から遠ざけておけると信じていましたですから私と全く同じ思いをした多くの人々に出会い経験を分かち合う機会がなかったらこの事は恥ずかしくて言えなかったでしょう彼が亡くなる数日まではっきりと強く馬鹿げていると思われるかもしれませんが私は彼を死から遠ざけておけると信じていたのですこの状態を専門家は何というのでしょう “否認”と言うのです強い言葉ですねでも“否認”という言葉は愛する者が死に直面している時の私たちの強い思いを表すには十分ではありません医療従事者はよくこう言います「本当はこうしたいのですがご家族が現実を受け入れられないのです理性が働かない逃避しているんです手の施しようがないのに治療を切望するんですよ結果は明らかなのに否認するのです」この考えはあまり助けにはならないと思います実は家族だけではなく医療従事者や皆さまも否認状態になります助けたい治して上げたい何とかしたいのです今までの治療はうまくやって来たのに 1人の患者を死なせるのですから力のなさを感じられるに違いありません実際にそれを目にしましたテランスが亡くなる数日前癌専門医が言った事は「テランスにすぐ良くなると告げて下さい」彼が逝ってしまう数日前でしたしかしダートマス病院の緩和医療科長のアイラ・バイオック医師は「たとえ世界一の名医でも人を不死身にする事は出来ないんですよ」だから専門家の言う“否認”を私は“希望”と呼びたいと思いますこのフレーズをソフトを作る友からお借りしたいと思います否認を希望と再定義しましょうそうすれば人である為の必要な機能になりますバグではありません私たちの機能ですこの誰にでもある深遠で強力な人の感情にもっと建設的であるべきです強力な人の感情にもっと建設的であるべきです人の機能の一部ですが私たちの組織や思考はそれを受け入れる様には出来ていません昔のあの夜のテランスの物語を信じていました信じたかったのかもしれませんテランスの闘病中 ― 共に闘う物語を 2人とも信じたかったのです共に闘う物語を 2人とも信じたかったのです闘いを諦めるのは ― そんな感じでしたが ― 彼の命だけでなく私たちの物語闘士同志の物語私たちの物語闘士同志の物語無敵の私たちの物語そして治療者としての医師達の物語を諦める事なのですでは私たちに何が必要なのでしょう新しい書類なんて必要ないと思います別の物語が必要なのです闘いを諦める希望のない物語でなく闘いを諦める希望のない物語でなく勇敢に闘った勝利を誇る物語勇敢に闘った勝利を誇る物語その結果優雅なる撤退いかに偉大な将軍も全ての敵を打ち破る事は出来ませんどんな医師も患者を ― 不死身には出来ません妻がどんなに頑張ろうとも誰よりも勇敢で機知に富んだ最愛の夫の命を ― 死から救うことはできないのです皆はホスピスを勧めましたそれでも私は聞き入れませんでしたホスピスは死を目前にしている人の為でテランスはそうではなかったのですその結果ホスピスには 4日しかいませんでした皆さんもご存知の様に ― よくある結果ですが ― 別れを告げることもありませんでした 2人とも終わりを迎える準備などしていなかったからです人は病気を治そうと崇高な道を辿りますそれは患者も医師も同じ事ですでも死への尊厳なる道はないようですでも死への尊厳なる道はないようです死は失敗だと思われています 2人で闘う勇敢な物語はありましたが 2人で闘う勇敢な物語はありましたが勇敢に別れを受け入れる物語はなかったのです私たちが必要としている物語は終わりを悟り別れを告げる為の物語でそれは英雄の闘いと別れの物語なのですテランスは詩を愛してましたギリシャのコンスタンディノス・カヴァフィスは私の好きな詩人の1人ですその詩を数行紹介しますマルクス・アントニウスについての作品です名将マルクス・アントニウスをご存知でしょうクレオパトラの恋人? 恋人の1人と言った方がいいですね有能な将軍であらゆる戦いに勝ち ― 何度も危機を逃げ切りましたがとうとう最後には辿り着いたアレキサンドリアで自分の敗北を受け止めます従う者はなく音楽が流れ歌が聞こえますその瞬間に彼は自分の敗北を神々から見捨てられたことを知り神々から見捨てられたことを知り去る時だと悟るのですその時この詩人は彼に英雄にふさわしい高潔な去り方を詠います英雄にふさわしい高潔な去り方を詠います「かねての覚悟の様にいさぎよく ― 一度は手にしたお前にふさわしい都市だ足取りたしかに窓辺に進み ― こころにしみて ― 臆病な嘆きや ― 言い訳などせず ― 最後の喜びとして ― 楽隊の妙なる ― 音色を聞き ― そして彼女に別れを告げよアレキサンドリアよさらば」伝説的な彼の去り方でした何でも ― 何もかもと言っていい程全てが可能だった1人の男にふさわしい最後でした希望を持ち続けた1人の男らしい去り方でしたこれが私たちが見逃していることではないでしょうか? 愛する人の終焉に対しての決断が全く非合理で ― はかない望みに基づいているとはかない望みに基づいているとどうして言えるのでしょう抗し難い希望の存在は否認ではありません希望は人のDNAの一部で今こそ医療システム ― 医師患者保険会社そして私たちが希望の力を把握し始める時かもしれません希望はバグではないのです備わった機能ですありがとうございます	It was a city so long ago that it was still called Peking. So I went to a party. I sat down next to a stout, middle-aged man with owl glasses and a bow tie, and he turned out to be a Fulbright scholar, there in China specifically to study Sino-Soviet relations. What a gift it was to the eager, young foreign correspondent that I was then. I'd pump him for information, I'm mentally scribbling notes for the stories I plan to write. I talk to him for hours. Only months later, I discover who he really was. He was the China representative for the American Soybean Association. "I don't understand. Soybeans? You told me you were a Fulbright scholar." "Well, how long would you have talked to me if I told you we're in soybeans?" I said, "You jerk." Only jerk wasn't the word I used. I said, "You could've gotten me fired." And he said, "Let's get married." "Travel the world and have lots of kids." So we did. And what an alive man Terence Bryan Foley turned out to be. He was a Chinese scholar who later, in his 60s, got a Ph.D. in Chinese history. He spoke six languages, he played 15 musical instruments, he was a licensed pilot, he had once been a San Francisco cable car operator, dairy cattle, Dixieland jazz, film noir, and we did travel the country, and the world, and we did have a lot of kids. We followed my job, and it seemed like there was nothing that we couldn't do. So when we found the cancer, that without saying a word to each other, we believed that, if we were smart enough and strong enough and brave enough, and we worked hard enough, we could keep him from dying ever. And for years, it seemed like we were succeeding. The surgeon emerged from the surgery. What'd he say? He said what surgeons always say: "We got it all." Then there was a setback when the pathologists looked at the kidney cancer closely. It turned out to be a rare, exceedingly aggressive type, with a diagnosis that was almost universally fatal in several weeks at most. And yet, he did not die. Mysteriously, he lived on. He coached Little League for our son. He built a playhouse for our daughter. And meanwhile, I'm burying myself in the Internet looking for specialists. I'm looking for a cure. So a year goes by before the cancer, as cancers do, reappears, and with it comes another death sentence, this time nine months. So we try another treatment, aggressive, nasty. It makes him so sick, he has to quit it, yet still he lives on. Then another year goes by. Two years go by. More specialists. We take the kids to Italy. We take the kids to Australia. And then more years pass, and the cancer begins to grow. This time, there's new treatments on the horizon. They're exotic. They're experimental. They're going to attack the cancer in new ways. So he enters a clinical trial, and it works. The cancer begins to shrink, and for the third time, we've dodged death. So now I ask you, how do I feel when the time finally comes and there's another dark night, sometime between midnight and 2 a.m.? This time it's on the intensive care ward when a twentysomething resident that I've never met before tells me that Terence is dying, perhaps tonight. So what do I say when he says, "What do you want me to do?" There's another drug out there. It's newer. It's more powerful. He started it just two weeks ago. Perhaps there's still hope ahead. So what do I say? I say, "Keep him alive if you can." And Terence died six days later. So we fought, we struggled, we triumphed. It was an exhilarating fight, and I'd repeat the fight today without a moment's hesitation. We fought together, we lived together. It turned what could have been seven of the grimmest years of our life into seven of the most glorious. It was also an expensive fight. It was the kind of fight and the kind of choices that everyone here agrees pump up the cost of end-of-life care, and of healthcare for all of us. we pushed the fight right over the edge, and I never got the chance to say to him what I say to him now almost every day: "Hey, buddy, it was a hell of a ride." We never got the chance to say goodbye. We never thought it was the end. We always had hope. So what do we make of all of this? Being a journalist, after Terence died, I wrote a book, "The Cost Of Hope." I wrote it because I wanted to know why I did what I did, why he did what he did, why everyone around us did what they did. And what did I discover? Well, one of the things I discovered is that experts think that one answer to the advance directive, to help families get past the seemingly irrational choices. Yet I had that piece of paper. We both did. And they were readily available. I had them right at hand. Both of them said the same thing: Do nothing if there is no further hope. I knew Terence's wishes as clearly and as surely as I knew my own. Yet we never got to no further hope. Even with that clear-cut paper in our hands, we just kept redefining hope. I believed I could keep him from dying, and I'd be embarrassed to say that if I hadn't seen so many people and have talked to so many people who have felt exactly the same way. Right up until days before his death, I felt strongly and powerfully, and, you might say, irrationally, that I could keep him from dying ever. Now, what do the experts call this? They say it's denial. It's a strong word, isn't it? Yet I will tell you that denial isn't even close to a strong enough word to describe what those of us facing the death of our loved ones go through. And I hear the medical professionals say, "Well, we'd like to do such-and-such, but the family's in denial. The family won't listen to reason. They're in denial. How can they insist on this treatment at the end? It's so clear, yet they're in denial." Now, I think this maybe isn't a very useful way of thinking. It's not just families either. The medical professionals too, you out there, you're in denial too. You want to help. You want to fix. You want to do. You've succeeded in everything you've done, and having a patient die, well, that must feel like failure. I saw it firsthand. Just days before Terence died, his oncologist said, "Tell Terence that better days are just ahead." Days before he died. Yet Ira Byock, the director of palliative medicine at Dartmouth said, "You know, the best doctor in the world has never succeeded in making anyone immortal." So what the experts call "denial," I call "hope," and I'd like to borrow a phrase from my friends in software design. You just redefine denial and hope, and it becomes a feature of being human. It's not a bug. It's a feature. So we need to think more constructively about this very common, very profound and very powerful human emotion. It's part of the human condition, and yet our system and our thinking isn't built to accommodate it. So Terence told me a story on that long-ago night, and I believed it. Maybe I wanted to believe it. And during Terence's illness, I, we, we wanted to believe the story of our fight together too. Giving up the fight -- for that's how it felt, it felt like giving up -- meant giving up not only his life but also our story, our story of us as fighters, the story of us as invincible, and for the doctors, the story of themselves So what do we need? Maybe we don't need a new piece of paper. Maybe we need a new story, not a story about giving up the fight or of hopelessness, but rather a story of victory and triumph, of a valiant battle and, eventually, a graceful retreat, a story that acknowledges that not even the greatest general defeats every foe, that no doctor has ever succeeded in making anyone immortal, and that no wife, no matter how hard she tried, has ever stopped even the bravest, wittiest and most maddeningly lovable husband from dying when it was his time to go. People did mention hospice, but I wouldn't listen. Hospice was for people who were dying, and Terence wasn't dying. As a result, he spent just four days in hospice, which I'm sure, as you all know, is a pretty typical outcome, and we never said goodbye because we were unprepared for the end. We have a noble path to curing the disease, patients and doctors alike, but there doesn't seem to be a noble path to dying. Dying is seen as failing, and we had a heroic narrative for fighting together, but we didn't have a heroic narrative for letting go. So maybe we need a narrative for acknowledging the end, and for saying goodbye, and maybe our new story will be about a hero's fight, and a hero's goodbye. Terence loved poetry, and the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy is one of my favorite poets. So I'll give you a couple lines from him. This is a poem about Mark Antony. You know Mark Antony, the conquering hero, Cleopatra's guy? Actually, one of Cleopatra's guys. And he's been a pretty good general. He's won all the fights, he's eluded all the people that are out to get him, and yet this time, finally, he's come to the city of Alexandria and realized he's lost. The people are leaving. They're playing instruments. They're singing. And suddenly he knows he's been defeated. And he suddenly knows he's been deserted by the gods, and it's time to let go. And the poet tells him what to do. He tells him how to say a noble goodbye, a goodbye that's fit for a hero. "As if long-prepared, as if courageous, as it becomes you who were worthy of such a city, approach the window with a firm step, and with emotion, but not with the entreaties or the complaints of a coward, as a last enjoyment, listen to the sounds, the exquisite instruments of the musical troops, and bid her farewell, the Alexandria you are losing." That's a goodbye for a man who was larger than life, a goodbye for a man for whom anything, well, almost anything, was possible, a goodbye for a man who kept hope alive. And isn't that what we're missing? How can we learn that people's decisions about their loved ones are often based strongly, powerfully, many times irrationally, on the slimmest of hopes? The overwhelming presence of hope isn't denial. It's part of our DNA as humans, and maybe it's time our healthcare system -- doctors, patients, insurance companies, us, started accounting for the power of that hope. Hope isn't a bug. It's a feature. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
「話には聞いていたが凄まじいな......」「そうね......ここまでだとは思わなかったわ」季節は夏。俺とミズキはサンサーラエッグ村からリーンの森の中ほど歩いたところにある建物に来ていた。春の間にクレイヴたちが調べた限りではこの建物は500年以上前に建てられた何かしらの学術機関または研究機関であることが判明しており、魔力濃度が高すぎるために探索することが出来なかっの建物を除いて既に探索は完了している。「確かにこりゃあ普通の人間は勿論、冒険者でもキツイよなぁ......」「と言うか、私やアンタだって気を抜いていたら微妙なラインよね。これは」俺とミズキはクレイヴたち調査隊がまだ調べていない建物......魔力濃度が著しく高くなっているエリアに向かって歩いていく。その建物は一見するとドームの様な建物であったが、ドーム周辺には雑草一本すら生えておらず、時々何かが弾けるような音を鳴らしている剥き出しの地面が広がっている。恐らくはあまりにも魔力濃度が濃すぎるためにドーム周囲の雑草は重度の魔力酔いによって枯れ、小石が【オーバーバースト】を起こしているために時々何かが弾けるような音がしているのだろう。俺やミズキは体内の保有魔力濃度が高い上に魔力操作に慣れているから大丈夫だが、これだけの濃度になると流石に注意深くならざるを得ない。過ぎたる薬は毒と変わらないのは魔力も同じなのだ。「と、見えてきたな」「建物の中はもっと酷そうね......」ここでこの高魔力濃度地帯の中心部。ドームのような建物の入り口が見えてくる。「視界の方は大丈夫?」「感度をだいぶ下げてるけどそれでもまだキツいな。少し待ってくれ」で、本来ならばすぐにでもドームの中に入りたい所なのだが、スパルプキンの種族的特徴として魔力を光として視認する能力がここでは仇となっており、自分で意識できる範囲で可能な限り感度を下げているのだが、それでもまだドームの中が白一色に染め上げられてしまうほどにドームの中は輝いてしまっている。「ぐぬっ......」「無茶するわねぇ......」と言うわけで俺は周囲に無秩序に存在している魔力を押しのける様に自分の魔力を広げて結界とし、最低限の視界を確保する。「ぬぬぬ......これでどうだ!」「おおっ!」だが、周囲の魔力濃度が高すぎるために油断していると直ぐにでも浸食されそうなので、わざと結界の一部を緩めて周囲の魔力と俺の魔力を交換・対流させ、若干視界が悪くなるのと引き換えに俺の魔力を常に回復させるように結界の構造を調整する。これでこの高魔力地帯に居る限りは実質的に俺の魔力は無限にあると言っても過言ではないだろう。尤もこの大量の魔力の出所が分からんから本当に無限なのかは怪しいが。なお、ミズキは精霊と言う魔力の塊が意思を持った存在であるためか、気を付けるべきは自己と他者を区別する境界面の維持という事で、俺とはまた違う面で大変らしい。「よし、行くか」「そうね。そうしましょうか」そうして俺とミズキはドームの中に入って行った。 ----------------- 「うーん......」「何も無いわねぇ......」ドームの中は歩けど歩けど何も無かった。と言うのもコンクリートによく似た石材を用いた基礎は何かしらの魔法が掛かっているためなのか効果が切れた部分を除けば無事だったのだが、それ以外は窓枠も床材も資料どころか埃のような物すら存在せず、どこまでも殺風景で無機質な光景が広がっていたのである。何と言うかここまで来ると最早ホラーだな。恐らくは外の雑草や小石と同じように魔力濃度が高すぎて予め対策が施されていた部分以外は全部吹き飛んでしまったのだろうが、それにしても恐ろしい。「唯一の救いは濃度が高すぎて誰も利用できないってところか」「そうね。少なくてもマトモな人間には利用できないと思うわ」俺とミズキはドームの中を彷徨いながら微かに残っている備え付けの設備の状態を確認したり、その用途を想像したりしていく。で、俺が今見ているのは魔力を通さないように処理が施されたパイプで、出口には同じ処理が施されたコックのような物が付けられている。こういうのを見ているとクレイヴたちの調べでここは学術や研究に関する施設だという事は分かっているので、恐らくだが魔力に関する実験が行われていたんじゃないのかなとか思えてくる。実際、この想像は当たらずとも遠からずと言ったところだろう。「と、ここがそうだな」「ここから魔力も噴出しているし間違いないと思うわ」やがて俺とミズキの前に周りとは違う石材で作られた壁と、その壁に付けられた巨大な破壊痕が現れる。破壊痕からは俺とミズキの力をもってしても気分が悪くような勢いと濃度で魔力が噴出している。「恐らくだが、ここが魔力の貯蔵施設だったんだろうな」「さっきのパイプも繋がっているし間違いないと思うわ。壊れた理由とかは分かる?」「細かい破片とかが全部消し飛んでいるから詳しい事は分からないが、恐らくは外からじゃなくて内側から破壊されているな。亀裂の出来方が何となくそんな感じだ」俺は破壊痕を簡単に探るとそう結論付け、亀裂から離れる。恐らくだがこの魔力の貯蔵施設はセンコノト城の地下にあった物と同じような原理で魔力を集めていたのだろう。が、魔力を集めすぎて貯蔵限界を超えてしまい、結果として内圧によって外壁の一部が破損、長年に渡って内部で貯蔵され続けていた魔力が溢れだしたとかそんなところだろう。そしてこの傷が出来てからどれだけの時間が経っているのかは分からないが、今なお亀裂から魔力が噴出しているのはこの石材の性質が特定方向にだけ魔力を通すと言う性質のせいだろうな。「ん?ちょっとパンプキン。アレ何かしら?」「どれどれ?って遠くて見えねえな」と、ここでミズキが亀裂から中の空間に向かって指を指すが、現状俺の視界は著しく制限されているためにミズキが指さしている物は見えない。「うーん。ドームの中心部に何か石みたいなものが浮かんでいるのよね」「石?」「そう。でも何か変な感じ。嫌な感じはしないけど奇妙な気配は感じるわね」「ふうん......しょうがない。少し行ってみますか」「私は行けないから気を付けてね」そして俺は結界の強度を上げるとミズキの言う石の正体を確認するために亀裂から魔力の暴風が吹き荒れる魔力貯蔵庫の中に入って行った。	“Despite hearing about it, this turned out to be rather intense...” “Right... I didn’t expect it to be this bad.” In Lean Forest, Mizuki and Pumpkin had arrived at a structure roughly two days’ walk from Samsara Egg Village after summer had begun. This structure was erected more than years ago, according to information acquired by Crave and his team in the spring. It may have been some type of academic or research establishment. The excessive concentration of magic power prevented the examination of all but a few structures, however, most of the buildings had previously been examined. “It’s certainly tough for an adventurer, let alone a normal human being...” “I mean, it’s a fine line between you and me if we’re not careful.” Mizuki and Pumpkin moved in the direction of a structure that had not yet been explored by Crave and the research team... where the density of the magic power was significantly high. At first glance, the building resembled a dome, but there was no vegetation surrounding it—not even a weed—and there was occasionally a popping sound on the bare ground. The weeds around the dome were probably too dense with magic power and withered by severe Magic Intoxication, and the pebbles were causing [Overburst], so the sound of something bursting could be heard from time to time. Due to the high concentration of magic power in their bodies and their familiarity with magic manipulation, Pumpkin and Mizuki were able to sustain themselves, but they would need to be extremely vigilant when the density was this high. Too much medicine was no better than poison; the same was true with magic power. “Well, it’s in sight now.” “It looks even worse inside the building...” Here, with the entrance to the dome-shaped building surfacing in their range of vision, was the center of this high-magic power concentration zone. “How’s your vision?” “The sensitivity is turned down a lot, but it’s still hard. Give me a minute.” Originally, e would have preferred to enter the dome straight away, but the Spalpkin race’s ability to perceive magic power as light presented a challenge in this situation. The inside of the dome still gleamed so brilliantly that its interior was blanketed in white, even though he had reduced the sensitivity to a degree he was conscious of. “Ugh...” “Don’t be so reckless...” Pumpkin ensured a bare minimum of visibility by spreading his own magic power around to sweep away any nearby magic power that was not under control. “Ughhhh... how about this!” “Oh!” In return for a somewhat narrower range of vision, Pumpkin deliberately loosened a portion of the barrier to allow the exchange and convection of his magic power with the adjacent magic power. But should carelessness were to be indulged, the surrounding magic power density would certainly erode instantaneously due to its excessive thickness. With this, it was no exaggeration to say that his magic power was practically unlimited as long as he was in this high-magic power zone. The source of this enormous magic power was obscure, therefore it was questionable if it was truly boundless. Furthermore, since Mizuki was a spirit, a mass of magic power with a will, she had to be mindful of maintaining the boundary between herself and others, which was apparently a different challenge from Pumpkin. “Okay, let’s go.” “Yeah. Shall we?” Mizuki and Pumpkin then stepped inside the dome. —————– “Yeah...” “There’s nothing here...” They kept on walking inside the dome, yet nothing was to be found. There were no window frames, floors, papers, or even dust in the environment, which was bleak and inorganic. The base, which was constructed of stone that resembled concrete, remained intact, but for a few spots where some type of magic had been applied and the effect had worn off. It was a horror story at this point. Perhaps, like the weeds and pebbles outside, the concentration of magic power was so intense that it eliminated everything except for the places where preventative steps had been taken beforehand, but even so, it was horrifying. “The only saving grace is that the density is so high that no one can take advantage of it.” “I suppose. At the very least, I don’t believe any rational individual could utilize it.” The two of them made their way around the dome, inspecting the remaining equipment and attempting to envision its application. At this point, a pipe that had been treated to keep magic power out was in front of Pumpkin, along with a cock-like device connected to the outlet that had also received the same treatment. Pumpkin began to wonder whether there might be experiments being conducted with magic power as he observed these things and recognized through Crave and others’ research that this was an academic and research facility. In fact, this assumption may not be far off the mark. “And this is it.” “The magic power is gushing out of this place, so I am sure of it.” A wall constructed of various stone types and a sizable devastation marks on the wall eventually appeared in front of them. Even with the power of Mizuki and Pumpkin, the destruction marks were emanating magic power with such force and density that it sickened them. “I can only presume that this used to be a magical power storage facility.” “There is no question about that because the pipes from before are linked. Any idea why it broke?” “All the small pieces of debris have been obliterated, so there are no specifics, but I think it was destroyed from the inside, not from the outside. The way the fractures are developed gives it that appearance.” That was what Pumpkin concluded after a brief exploration of the fracture marks, and moved away from the crack. It was likely that this magic power storage facility was accumulating magic power based on the same principle as the one in the basement of the Senkonoto Castle. The magic power amassed here, however, surpassed the storage capacity, leading to internal pressure to destroy a portion of the outside wall, which then allowed the magic power that had been stored inside for many years to overflow. The fact that magic power was still streaming from the fractures, despite it was unclear how long had gone since these marks were formed, was presumably caused by the property of this stone substance, which only allowed magic power to move in a specified direction. “Hmm? Hey, Pumpkin. What’s that?” “Which one? It’s too far away for me to see.” Mizuki then pointed to the area inside the crack, but Pumpkin’s vision was so severely compromised that he couldn’t see what she was pointing at. “Hmm. The dome’s center has what seems like a stone floating there.” “A stone?” “Yes. But it seems odd. I don’t feel unpleasant, but I do sense a strange presence.” “Well... it can’t be helped. Shall I head over?” “Be careful. I can’t go there.” Pumpkin subsequently increased the strength of his barrier and went into the magic power storage room where a storm of magic power was blasting through the cracks to ascertain the identity of the stone Mizuki was referring to.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 0, "inserted_lines_src": 0, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
俺はティムをびしっと叱ったのだが、どうも周囲の空気がおかしい。さっき外に出ようとしていた面々もターンバックし、俺を囲み始めた。皆の視線が痛い。怒っている? ――そうか、しまった! 今日の趣旨である魔王復活イベント。皆、このイベントのキャラとしてなりきっていた。参加者全員迫真の演技といってもいい。特に、あの鎧男の演説はまるで本物の魔族と言われても不思議でない迫力があった。そんな完成された世界に俺はリアルを持ち込んでしまった。これだけの人数だ、をこじらせて参加した者もいるだろうが、むしろ普段は真面目に仕事し、しみの趣味として参加していた者が大半かもしれない。それに参加者には竜人もいれば鳥人もいる。この辺に住んでいる人種ではない。このイベントの為、はるばる遠方から来たのだろう。そういう人達に対して俺の発言は明らかにマナー違反だった。どうしよう......。やっぱり世界観壊しちゃったよね。皆に迷惑をかけたと後悔していると、「人間、よくぞこの場所がわかったな。二重の結界を突破してくるとは......」そう鎧男が話かけてきたのだ。おぉ、なるほど! 俺の乱入もイベントの一つにしようということだね。鎧男グッジョブ! いや〜最初はその全身包んだ鎧を見たとき、なんて痛いやつって思ったけど、なかなかどうして......。その気配り、物腰、もしかして鎧男は普段、会社の社長さんなのかもしれない。このイベントでもまとめ役をしているみたいだし可能性は十分にある。「殺せ! 人間など殺してしまえ!」「キヒヒ......いい声で泣かせてやる!」「ひゃははぁぁ、久しぶりに人間の肉が食える!」鎧男に呼応して周りが騒ぎ出す。イベントの参加者達が魔王軍部下の演技を始めたのだ。うんうん、周囲の皆さんも状況がわかったようだね。空気の読める人達ばかりだ。それに演技もすごい。本当裂きにされそうな雰囲気だぞ。特に、あの獣人なんてよだれだらだら大口を開けちゃってて、今にもかぶりつかれそうだ。俺も負けてられない。俺の立ち位置は魔王軍結界に入ってきた勇者だ。そうなると、この後の振る舞いとしてどうすれば良いか......。色々セリフを考えていると、ティムが俺の前にツカツカと現れた。「どうやってこの場所を見つけたか知らんが愚かな!」「ティム......」たしか魔将軍カミーラの設定だったね? ふふ、迫真の演技でかわいいぞ。でもね、もう遊んでいないで家に帰る時間よ。「人間、仮とはいえ我の姉だったのだ。せめて痛みも無く殺してやろう」「へっ? それはどういう――ってうわ?」ティムが俺の首筋に閃光のような速さで手刀を放ってきたのである。衝撃音が部屋に響く―― だが、打ちこまれた手刀は俺の首筋でピタリと止まった。「ば、ばかな!? 我の魔力を込めた一撃が......」ティムはありえないとばかりに狼狽える。「よもや、情けをかけたのではなかろうな?」「総督、それは我への侮辱よ。ドラゴンですら両断する力を込めたのだぞ!」「それは本当か?」「ま、まさか......」「閃光のカミーラと言われた者が情けない!」周囲がざわつき始める中......。がーん! ティムに叩かれた。それもけっこう痛かった。首筋に青痣ができているかもしれない。妹から初めて暴力を振るわれ、俺はショックに打ちひしがれてしまった。	I turned to Timu and sternly scolded her, but for some reason the atmosphere was a little strange. The members who were about to leave earlier all turned back and began surrounding me. Their stares are painful. Are they angry? No, it would be better to call it bloodlust. Why? ―Ohh, crap! Today’s gathering was for the Demon King Revival Event. Everyone had completely changed into their characters for the event. You could say that all the participants were acting as realistically as possible. In particular, that armored man’s speech had enough impact that it wouldn’t be strange even if you called it the real thing. In this perfectly acted world, I barged in with reality. With this many people attending, there’s bound to be some chuunibyou participants mixed in, but the majority of them might actually be people who normally work seriously, and who participated as their only enjoyment. And among the participants are dragonoids and birdmen as well. They’re not races that live in this area. They probably traveled from far, far away for this event. In the face of these people, my remark just now was clearly a breach of manners. What do I do...? I’ve really wrecked the world they’ve created, haven’t I? While I was regretting having caused everybody trouble, “Human. You have done well finding this place. For you to have broken through two layers of barriers is...” said the armored man to me. Ohhh! I see! He’s making it so that my intrusion here is part of the event too, isn’t it? Good job, armored man! Geez~ When I first saw this man in armor I was thinking “So much cringe...” but then why is he... From his attention to detail and his demeanor, it might be that this armored man is actually a wholesale store manager, or the president of a company. Even in an event like this he’s taking his role seriously, so there’s a good chance of it being true. “Kill them! Kill the human!” “Kihihi... I’ll make you cry nicely.” “Hyahhaa, my first human meat in a while!” In response to the armored man, the people around made an uproar. The event participants had begun acting as the Demon King Army’s soldiers. Mn, mn. It seems that everybody has understood the situation, huh? Everybody can read the mood. And the acting is amazing. This atmosphere really feels like I’m going to get torn apart. In particular, that beastman drooling with his mouth hanging open looks like he’s going to bite into me at any second. I can’t lose to them either. Right now my role is that of the hero who entered the barriers of the Demon King Army. Given that, how should I act from now on...? While I was considering various lines, Timu walked briskly before me. “I don’t know how you found this place, but you sure are a fool!” “Timu...” If I remember correctly, the setting was that she was the Demon General Camilla, right? Huhu, her realistic acting is so cute. But you know, playtime is over. It’s time to go home now. “Human, even if only temporarily, you were my elder sister. I will at least give you a painless death.” “Heh? What do you mea―wh-, wah?” Timu drew a knifehand strike to my neck at a speed that seemed to leave a flash. The sound of an impact resounded through the room― But, the knifehand was stopped soundly by my neck. “I-, Impossible!? The strike that I put my mana into was...” Timu panicked as though something impossible had happened. “Surely you did not show mercy to them?” “Viceroy, that is an insult to me. I put in enough power to even bisect a dragon!” “Is that true?” “I-, Impossible...” “Camilla of the Flash is pathetic!” The people around us began to loudly make a fuss. Timu hit me. And it hurt quite a bit too. It might have left a bruise on my neck. With my little sister acting violently towards me for the first time, I was stricken with shock.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 0, "inserted_lines_src": 2, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
眉間に皺を寄せながら小さな声で呟く彼に対して、僕は「教えて」とたのむ。アルバートは話しを続けた。「アリシアが侍女に対して高慢な態度をとり、自分勝手でいつも周りに迷惑をかけてばかりいた頃に花が咲いたんだ」 ............ん!? 「えっと花?」「そうだ、花だ」彼はいたって真面目な口調でそう言う。どうしよう、アルバートが言っている意味を、全く理解できない。僕の勉強不足? 「本当に些細なことだね」考えて出た言葉がこれだった。「それが、真っ黒な薔薇だったんだ。突然変異かと思って特に気にも留めてなかったけど、月明かりに照らされたあの幻想的な薔薇は本当に綺麗だった」これはちょっと話が変わってくる。ただのファンタジックな話じゃなさそうだ。真っ黒な薔薇......。僕も今まで見たことがない。「そのバラがどうやって出来たかって解明しなかったの?」「ああ。誰も調べなかった。それに、夜に咲いて朝には枯れていたんだ。今思えば、あれが何か関係あったのかもしれない」「確かに薔薇が咲いただけで、人が変わるとは思えないもんね」「今からでも調べてみる価値はありそうだね」無意識に口の端が上がる。彼女はやっぱり特別な女の子だ。僕はそう確信した。聖女は国に一人で十分だ。大国でもないデュルキス国も存在するなんて......。一体何がそうさせたのだろう。やっぱり、アリシアとリズでバランスがとれているのか? 僕一人の力じゃ、何も分からなさそうだ。デュークに聞いてみよう。「急に別人になって気持ち悪いとは思わなかったの?」「全く。ただ驚いただけだ。性格が変わったとしても僕の妹であることは変わらない。アリシアをどんな形であってもこの家にもう一度取り戻してみせる」アルバートは、力強くそう言った。あ、それはやめてあげて。あんなにもルンルンで国外追放されたのに、すぐに戻らされたら怒りそう。僕もアリシアには今すぐ会いたいけど、彼女の邪魔はしたくない。「彼女は自力で帰って来れると思うよ」「見知らぬ土地で一人だぞ? しかもあの子は貴族の暮らしをしてきたんだ......」「そんな顔しなくて大丈夫だよ。だってアリシアだよ? 強く美しい花は誰もが欲する。彼女を手に入れたいと思う人間は沢山いるよ」彼女がラヴァール国で野垂れ死にするとは思えない。というか、そんなことは絶対にありえない。もしかしたら、今、とてつもなく辛い思いをしているかもしれない。僕がいうのもなんだけど、アリシアもまだ子どもだ。表に出さないだけで、泣きたいと思う時もあるのかもしれない。それでも、彼女なら前を向いて進んでいく。アリシアがアリシアという人格を失わない限り、彼女は大丈夫だ。彼女の場合、歩いて進んで行くんじゃなくて突っ走ってそうだけど。そんなことを想像すると、自然と笑みがこぼれた。	He mutters in a small voice, wrinkling his brow, and I ask him to “tell me” about it. “When Alicia had a haughty attitude towards her attendants and was selfish and always getting into trouble with everyone around her, a Flower she was randomly raising began to bloom. I think that was when it all started.” ...Nn!? “Uh, a flower?” “Yes, a flower.” He said in a serious tone. I have no idea what Albert was talking about. Have I not studied hard enough? “Was it really a trivial thing?” I thought as hard as I could, and this was what I came up with. “It was a pitch-black rose. I thought it was a mutation and didn’t really pay attention to it, but that fantastic rose was beautiful in the moonlight.” This was more than just a story. It won’t just be a fantasy story, it seems. A pitch-black rose.... I had never seen one before, either. “You haven’t figured out how that rose was formed?” “Yes, no one ever did. Besides, it bloomed at night and was dead by the morning. Now that I think about it, maybe that had something to do with it.” “I certainly don’t think a person could change just because a rose bloomed.” “I guess it’s worth looking into it even now.” Subconsciously, the corners of my mouth were raised. She was a special girl, after all. I was convinced of that. One saint per country would have been enough. For Two saints to appear in a country like Duelkis, which was not even a major power.... What in the world could have caused such a situation? Was there a balance between Alicia and Liz? I would need to ask Duke about it. “Didn’t you think it was weird that she suddenly became a different person?” “Not at all. I was just surprised. She may have changed, but she is still my sister, and I will do everything in my power to bring Alicia back to this house.” Albert said emphatically. Oh, please don’t do that. She was deported after a lot of effort, so she would be furious if she was forced to return right away. I wanted to see Alicia too, but I wouldn’t want to get in her way. “I’m sure she can get back on her own if she wanted to.” “Alone in a strange land? Besides, that girl had lived the life of an aristocrat...” “Don’t underestimate her. It’s Alicia, you know? A strong and beautiful flower that everyone wants. There are many people who would love to have her.” I doubt she would die in the Ravaal Kingdom. I’d rather say it would never happen. Maybe she is having an incredibly hard time right now. It’s not for me to say, but Alicia is still a child. She may not show it, but there may be times when she wants to cry. But she’d keep moving forward, and as long as Alicia didn’t lose herself, she’d be fine. In her case, she might be rushing ahead instead of walking onward. When I imagined that, I couldn’t help but smile.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 0, "inserted_lines_src": 1, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
「タクミ様、よろしいのでしょうか?」「レオが乗せても良いと言っているので、乗ってやって下さい」「......わかりました」レオ、良くやった! これで馬車で女性に密着という嬉し恥ずかしになる事を避けられた! レオにアイコンタクトを送ると、また溜め息を吐くように首を振られた......そこまで呆れないでも良いじゃないか......。そんな事がありつつ、俺とクレアさんはフェンリルを連れて馬車へ乗り込む。やっぱり距離は近いが乗って密着するよりは全然マシだ。フェンリルは馬車に乗るというのが初めてなのか、興味深そうにキョロキョロしていたが、やがて狭い俺とクレアさんの間に挟まるようにして伏せの体勢になった。「ふふ、ここが気に入ったんですかね」「狭い場所が好きなんでしょうね。ほら、体がぴったり何かにくっ付いて収まりが良いんじゃないでしょうか?」「そういうものなんですねぇ」 ......本当は、犬で考えると確か......狭い場所で安全を確保するとかそういう意味合いがあった気がするが、詳しくは知らない。そういえばレオも体が小さかった時はソファーの隙間に挟まって寝てる事がよくあったな。「それでは、出発致します」セバスチャンさんの言葉を合図に、馬車が走り出す。それに、護衛の人達や入り口で待っていてくれた執事さん達も屋敷に向けて出発した。 ......あれ、セバスチャンさんじゃない方のもう一人いた執事さん、もしかして乗ってるのは俺が乗ってるのと同じ馬車じゃ......。あっちに乗れば良かったんじゃないのか? 男と至近距離でいる趣味は無いが、クレアさんやライラさんのような美人と近くで接するよりは恥ずかしさとかは無いはずだ......。失敗したなぁ。「キュゥ」そんな事を考えてると、フェンリルが俺の顔を見て一鳴き。 ......まぁ、このフェンリルの可愛い顔を見ながら帰るのも悪くないか......。俺もクレアさんと同じく、このフェンリルの可愛さにやられてるのかもしれないな。森から離れ、馬車に揺られて屋敷へ向かう。森へ行く時と同じく、半分くらいの道を進んだ所で一旦休憩を取った。「ふふふ、元気ね」馬車から降りて、皆思い思いに休憩をしてる中、木陰で休んでるクレアさんの周りをフェンリルは走り回っていた。時折、俺の横で伏せて休んでるレオの所まで来て、何かを話すようにお互い声を出している。フェンリルはレオと話した後は、すぐにクレアさんの所へ戻って周りを駆け回る。「何を話してたんだ?」「ワウ? ワフー」俺は駆け回るフェンリルを見守っているレオに聞いた。レオは一度首を傾げた後、楽しそうな声で鳴く。んー、楽しい......かな。フェンリルが楽しいと思ってくれてるなら、連れて来たかいがあったって事だな。「そろそろ出発しましょうか」セバスチャンさんが休憩をしてる皆に声を掛け、各々馬や馬車に乗り込む。俺とクレアさんはさっきまでと同じように、セバスチャンさんが御者をする馬車に乗り込み、フェンリルは俺達の間に挟まる。「やっぱり、狭い場所が好きなんですかね?」「ははは、そうみたいですね」「キュゥ」やっぱりこいつも、レオと同じで人間の言葉がわかるみたいだな。フェンリルって皆そうなのかな......? 俺の疑問はそのままに、セバスチャンさんが手綱を操り馬を走らせる。俺とクレアさんは、馬車に揺られながら一緒にフェンリルを撫でたりと、可愛がりながら屋敷へと向かった。ちなみに、最初レオに乗っていたライラさんは、休憩の後は執事さんの乗る馬車に乗ることにしたようだ。休憩の時、レオに乗れて喜んでいたライラさんだが、レオは移動中に馬より早くあちこち走り回るから、疲れも出たんだろう。今回の森探索ではずっと料理を担当してくれていたからな、その疲れも溜まってるだろうからゆっくりと馬車に乗って帰ってもらいたい。まぁ、レオに乗ったのは俺が三人で馬車に乗る事を躊躇ったのが原因だけどな。 ......ライラさん、ごめんなさい。日も暮れ始め、地平線の向こうに綺麗な夕焼けが見える頃、俺達は屋敷へ到着した。屋敷の門をくぐる前、レオが急に夕日に向かって遠吠えを始めたのには驚いた。馬車を曳いてる馬や、護衛さん達の乗っている馬がその声に驚いていたようだが、さすがに皆扱いに慣れてるのか、すぐに馬を落ち着かせていた。辺りにレオの遠吠えが響く。レオが何度か夕日に向かって遠吠えをする中、俺とクレアさんに挟まれるようにしてウトウトしていたフェンリルが起き上がり、レオに呼応するように遠吠えをし始める。 ――キャォォォォォン――キャォォォォン。遠吠えで会話でもしてるのかと思うくらい交互に数回鳴いた後、レオは驚かせた事を謝るように俺達が乗っている馬車の馬の顔に頬を摺り寄せていた。フェンリルの方は「キャゥ」と一言謝るように鳴いた後、また俺とクレアさんの間に挟まって寝始めた。 ......何だったんだろう......。「レオ様はどうしたのでしょうか?」「シルバーフェンリルの遠吠えに何事かが起こったのかと思いましたぞ」「......んー、遠吠えって確か意味があったはずなんですけどね......」何だったかな......確か、縄張りを主張したり、はぐれた仲間を呼んだりするためだと聞いた覚えがある。総じて、仲間とコミュニケーションを取るためだったはずだ。「このフェンリルと何か話したのかもしれませんね」「確かに......話してるようにも聞こえましたね」「レオ、どうなんだ?」「ワフ?」馬車は先程の遠吠えで馬が驚いたため、落ち着かせるように止まっている。近くで馬と頬を擦り合って謝ってるような行動をしていたレオに聞いてみると、レオは俺の声に振り向き、首を傾げた。「さっきの遠吠え、このフェンリルと話してるようにも聞こえたからな」「ワフ。ワフワフーワーウワフワフ」レオは一度頷き、俺の言葉を肯定した後、何やら伝え始めた。	“Do you mind, Mr. Takumi?” “If Leo says that it’s all right, then please let her carry you.” “...Very well.” Well done, Leo! Now I have avoided the pleasant but awkward experience of being crammed into a carriage! I thanked Leo with my eyes, and she shook her head and sighed... Surely there was no need to look that exasperated... And like that, Ms. Claire and I and the fenrir got into the carriage. While we were still close together, there was a lot more room than when there were three of us. As this was the first time for the fenrir to ride in a carriage, it was looking around anxiously. But it eventually settled down between us and rested. “Hehe. I suppose it likes that spot.” “It must like narrow spaces. You know, that feeling of being stuck to something as if you fit in perfectly.” “Is that what it is?” ...With dogs... I think they feel safe when being in tight spaces. But I didn’t know a lot about that. Though, when Leo was small, she often slept in the gaps in the couch. “Now, let us depart.” “Yes.” Sebastian said, and the carriage began to move. At the same time, the guards and the butlers that were waiting by the edge of the forest also departed towards the mansion. ...Wait? That other butler. He was riding the same kind of carriage as me... Maybe I should have rode in that one? Riding with a man would not have been more enjoyable, but it would have been less potentially embarrassing than riding with Ms. Claire and Lyra... I think. I had made a mistake. “Kyu.” As I thought of such things, the fenrir looked at my face and barked. ...Well, at least there was this cute face to also keep me company... Just like Ms. Claire, I was not immune to the fenrir’s charm. The carriage continued to rock as we moved farther away from the forest and towards the mansion. And just like on the way here, we stopped at the halfway point on the road in order to rest. “Kyau-kyau.” After we got out of the carriage in order to stretch our limbs, the fenrir began to run around the tree that Ms. Claire was resting under. “Wuff. Wuff.” Sometimes it would scamper towards Leo, who was resting next to me, and they would start barking as if having a conversation. After they had talked, the fenrir would then return to Ms. Claire and start running again. “What were you talking about?” “Wou? Wuff!” I asked Leo while watching the fenrir. Leo tilted her head to the side once and then barked happily. Hmm... Something about...fun? Well, if the fenrir was having fun, then I was glad that we had taken it with us. “We should start heading back soon.” Sebastian said to everyone who was resting, and so we returned to the carriage. Ms. Claire and I entered the same carriage that Sebastian was driving, and the fenrir sat between us. “It really does seem to enjoy sitting there?” “Hahaha. It looks like it.” “Kyu.” It really did seem to understand humans, just like Leo. But were all fenrirs like this...? As I wondered about it, Sebastian held the reins and the carriage began to move. Ms. Claire and I pet the fenrir and played with it as we headed towards the mansion. As for Ms. Lyra, who was riding on Leo, she had decided to go in the other carriage after resting. She had been delighted to ride on Leo at first, but since Leo would often run faster than the horses and go off in random directions, she must have become a little tired. And since she had been in charge of cooking during the whole expedition, she was probably very tired. So I was glad that she would be able to relax in the carriage on the way back. Though, it was my fault for hesitating to go into the carriage in the first place. ...Sorry, Ms. Lyra. The sun was starting to set, and by the time the beautiful colors of evening shone on the horizon, we arrived at the mansion. What was surprising to me, was that just before moving through the gates, Leo suddenly turned towards the sun and began to howl. The horses were also very alarmed by this, but the soldiers were used to handling them, and so they were able to calm them down quickly. Leo’s howl echoed into the distance. As Leo howled towards the setting sun a few times, the fenrir, who had been lying drowsily between Ms. Clarie and I, suddenly got up and began to howl as if in answer to Leo. —Kyaooooo! KYaoOOO! It almost sounded like they were communicating. There would be pauses as they alternated. And then when they were done, Leo rubbed her cheek against the horses that pulled the carriage, as if to apologize for startling them. As for the fenrir, it let out a short ‘Kyau’ in apology and then went straight back to sleeping between us. ...What on earth was that...? “I wonder what came over Leo?” “I thought that something must have happened. After all, a Silver Fenrir is howling.” “...Hmm. I’m pretty sure there is some meaning to it...” But what was it...? I think it had something to do with marking their territory or calling members of the pack that had become separated. Regardless, it was some form of communication. “Perhaps it was talking to the fenrir.” “Indeed...it did sound like they were talking.” “Is that right, Leo?” “Wuff?” The carriages and horses had all stopped during the howling so the horses could calm down. And so I asked Leo as she comforted them, and she turned to look at me and tilted her head. “It kind of sounded like you were talking to the fenrir.” Leo nodded once and then started to explain.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 2, "inserted_lines_src": 9, "inserted_lines_trg": 6 }
現在から9年と少し前「イズミに...貴方が狐人のムギ。でしたか。」「(久しぶりー)」「そう言うアンタは霧人のリョウだね。で、そっちも霧人のホウキと。狐姫様から話は伺っているよ。」「よろしくお願いしますねぇ。」私とホウキはクロキリからの命令で大陸に渡り、そちらで先行していたイズミとムギと合流しました。さて、この後はイチコさんを捜しつつ、レベル上げや各種交渉などでしたわね。正直に言って魔王との交渉なんてしたくありませんけど。「まあ、頼まれたからにはやり遂げるだけですわ。」まずは、糖王との交渉ですわね。 --------------------- 私の前では『白を塗す糖王』の眷属である糖人たちと、ホウキにムギが何かしらの交渉をしています。ちなみに言葉の問題はムギが≪翻訳≫というスキルを得たので解決済みです。「えーと、それではそちらが連れてこられた人間の扱いはこんなところにしまして...」「貿易の開始は...」「実はこういうスイーツもありましてぇ...」「なるほどなるほど...」「それにしてもええ香りやなぁ...」「ふふふ。糖人の良いところです...」彼らの表情を見る限りでは交渉そのものは順調なようです。さて、糖王について少し紹介しておきましょうか。『白を塗す糖王』。通称糖王はとある国に出現した魔王です。糖王のダンジョンは全てが菓子類で出来ていて、モンスターを倒せばそのモンスターに合わせたお菓子をドロップします。そして、そのような特徴を持つがゆえに飢えに苦しんでいたとある国は積極的に糖王のダンジョンを攻略しようとしました。が、糖王はこれを返り討ちにしたばかりか、その有り余る食料と力を持ってその国を乗っ取ってしまいました。どうやら、その国で飢えていたのは下の人間達ばかりであり、上の人間達は糖王のダンジョンから取れたものを自分たち上の人間だけで独占しようとしていたようで、そこに生まれた溝をうまく利用して乗っ取ってしまったようなのです。まあ、糖王が治めた方がこの国の民にとっては良かったようなので私から言う事は特にありませんが。ちなみに糖王の能力については分かりませんでしたが、糖人の固有スキルは蜜蝋を操って任意の対象を固める≪糖縛蜜≫だそうです。と、交渉が終わったようですわね。ムギにホウキ。それに糖人がこちらに近寄ってきます。その糖人は全身から甘い匂いをさせ、髪は茶、目は黒、服は、質素ながらもそれなりの物で、背は私と同じくらい。胸は...大量の砂糖が詰まっているようですわね。「いやー、良い交渉だったよ。」「それは良かったですわね。で、これからはどうしますの?」「とりあえず、今後の交渉役と糖王のレベル上げを兼ねて糖人が一人アタイたちについてくるそうだ。」「...。了解ですわ。」そうして、私たちの一行に糖人のリ・ウネが加わりました。ちなみに彼女は生活系と補助系のスキルが中心だそうです。現在から8年前・旧中国某所「つまりは私たちに逃げる間の護衛をしてほしいと。」私たちは一晩の宿と仕事を求めてとある農村を訪れていました。なぜ寝る必要も食べる必要もない眷属に宿や仕事が必要なのかを疑問に思う方もいらっしゃるかもしれませんが、私たちと一緒に行動しているのは何も眷属だけではなく、普通の人間もいますし、眷属にとっても人間らしさを失わないために可能な限り食事や睡眠は欠かすべきではないからです。「はい。そういうことになります...。」そして、そこで頼まれたのが村に迫りくる魔王の軍勢から逃げる間の護衛でした。なんでもこの先にダンジョンが1つあり、そのダンジョンの魔王が次々と周囲に村を襲っているそうなのです。「報酬はあるのかい?アタイらは慈善家じゃなくて傭兵だから最低限の出すものは出してもらわないと、助ける気はないよ。」「はい。それは分かっています。こちらに出せるものについてはまとめてあります。」「拝見させてもらいますわ。」私は村長の老人から報酬として出せる物のリストを受け取ります。さて、私たちがなぜこんな事をしているかと言えば、旅をするものは基本的に根無し草。だから、現地の住民ではない私たちが得られる仕事として力があればいい傭兵稼業をしているのです。仕事の内容はそれこそ農家の繁忙期に仕事を手伝うことから、モンスターの討伐まで様々ですが、いずれにしても日々の糧と戦闘の経験値を稼ぐのには非常に都合がよいものでした。「まあ、これぐらいの報酬であればいいでしょう。」「本当ですか!」「ただ、私たちの戦力は私含めて12人しかありませんの。」ですが、傭兵稼業といっても私たちはまだまだ新興の弱小傭兵団(まあ、妙な注目を集めないためにも人数を少なくしていますが)なので、利用できるものは利用させていただきます。「ですので、撤退戦ともなれば多少はそちらにも手伝ってもらうことになりますわ。もちろん、手伝っていただいた分だけこちらが受け取る報酬は減らして構いませんわ。」「そういう事なら喜んで協力させていただきます。村の者にも話を通しておきましょう。」「ありがとうございますわ。」そうして、一つの村の人間たちを魔王から逃がすための戦いが始まりました。	A little over nine years ago from the present. “Izumi... and you are the Kitsunejin, Mugi, right?” “(It’s been a long timeー)” “You are the Kirijin, Ryo, aren’t you? And as for you, Houki, you’re a Kirijin as well. I’ve heard the story from the Fox Princess-sama.” Under Kurokiri’s orders, Houki and I set off for the continent, where we met up with Izumi and Mugi, who had arrived ahead of us. We had to elevate our level and negotiate with parties of all kinds from this point forward in our search for Ichiko. But truthfully speaking, I wouldn’t want to negotiate with the Demon King. “Well, since I was asked to do it, all I can do is to carry it out.” First, we need to negotiate with the Sugar King. ————– Before my eyes, Mugi and Houki were engaged in some kind of negotiation with the Tojin, who were the kin of the “Sugar King of White Smearing”. Incidentally, the language barrier had already been resolved since Mugi had acquired ≪Translation≫ skill. “Well, this is how we handle the humans brought over from that side...” “The start of the trade is...” “Actually, we also have this kind of sweets...” “I see, I see...” “Even so, it smells heavenly...” “Hahaha. This is the advantage of being a Tojin...” Judging from the expressions on their faces, the negotiation itself seemed to be smoothly progressing. Now, let me briefly make an introduction about the Sugar King. The Sugar King, aka “Sugar King of White Smearing” was a Demon King who had emerged in a certain country. Everything within the Sugar King’s dungeon consisted of sweets, and after defeating a monster, it will drop sweets that correspond to the monster’s characteristics. Because of this feature, this country which had been suffering from starvation aggressively sought to conquer the Sugar King’s dungeon. However, the Sugar King not only defeated them but also seized the country with his ample supply of food and force. Apparently, it was only the lower class who were starving in the country, and the higher class wanted to monopolize what they could extract from the Sugar King’s dungeon, thus the Sugar King capitalized on the rift that had been created and took over the country. Well, it seems that the people of this country are better off under the Sugar King’s reign, therefore I don’t have any specific comments to offer. By the way, although the Sugar King’s ability escaped my knowledge, I heard that the Tojin’s unique skill was ≪Sugar Binding Honey≫ which solidified any object by manipulating beeswax. And it looked like the negotiations were wrapping up. Mugi and Houki as well as a Tojin were approaching my direction. That Tojin produced sweet scents all over her body. She had brown hair with black eyes and she dressed modestly yet adequately with a height that was roughly the same as mine. Her chest... seemed to be packed with a great deal of sugar. “Well, the negotiation was a good one.” “That’s good to hear. So what are the next steps now?” “For now, a Tojin is accompanying us to serve as a negotiator and to raise the level of the Sugar King.” “Thank you very much for your help.” “...I understand.” And so, Li Une, the Tojin, had joined our group. While on the subject, I was told that her skills center on lifestyle and auxiliary skills. Eight years ago・in a certain place in former China. “In short, they wanted us to escort them while they escaped.” Our group was visiting a rural village in search of a place to stay and work for the night. Some of you may be perplexed as to why we need lodging and work given that we were kin who neither require sleeping nor eating. It was not only kin who were traveling with us, but also ordinary human beings. To maintain their human nature, a kin should not neglect their meals and sleep whenever possible. “Yes. That is what has happened...” And there, we were requested to escort them while they flee from the Demon King’s army that was looming over the village. According to their story, there was one more dungeon ahead, and the Demon King of that dungeon was ravaging the surrounding communities one by one. “Is there a reward? We are mercenaries, not philanthropists, therefore we must be compensated in some way, or we will decline to help you.” “Yes, we understand that. Here is a list of what we can offer.” “Let me take a look.” I received a list of what can be offered as a reward from the old chief of the village. To explain why we were doing this, those who travel were basically rootless. Therefore, we were engaged in mercenary work, which was a fine job for us who were not local residents, provided the job that was demanded was within the scope of our capabilities. The work ranged from supporting farmers during the peak period to defeating monsters, but in any case, it was a convenient method to gain daily sustenance and experience. “Well, I suppose this is about as much of a reward as one could ask for.” “Is that true!” “But our force is only people, including myself.” Even though we operated as mercenaries, we were still a new and weak mercenary group (well, we keep our numbers small to avoid attracting unwanted attention), so we would utilize what was available to us. “Therefore, in the event of a retreat, we will need some help from you as well. Of course, the more assistance you provide, the less reward we will receive.” “If that is the case, I will gladly cooperate with you. I will pass the word on to the villagers.” “Thank you.” Thus the battle to liberate the residents of a village from the Demon King commenced.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 1, "inserted_lines_trg": 4 }
初日私がお茶酌みやコピーの手伝いをするつもりでやってくると正義感が強く非常に志の高い弁護士とペアになりましたジェフ・パーセルは初日から私を最前線で働かせてくれたのです初日から私を最前線で働かせてくれたのです次の九ヶ月間私はボストンの低所得世帯の人々と話をする機会を得ることが出来ました彼らは住宅問題を相談に来るのですがそれらには必ず健康問題がつきものでしたあるクライアントは家賃滞納のため立ち退きを迫られていました彼にはHIV治療の薬の支払いもあり両方払うようなお金もなく家賃を滞納するしかなかったのですある母親は娘が喘息を患っているのにもかかわらず毎朝ゴキブリに覆われて目を覚ますようなところに住んでいました私たちの訴訟戦略のひとつでは私が大きなガラス瓶を持ってクライアントの家を訪ねますそしてゴキブリをビンの中に集め接着剤でポスターボードに貼り付け標本にしこれを証拠品として裁判所へ持ち込みますするとそれを見た裁判官は気分が悪くなり私たちはいつも勝訴しましたロースクールで学んだどんなことよりも効率の良い方法だと言えますねしかしこの九ヶ月の間私はクライアントの生活に我々が介入するのが遅すぎたと感じ苛立ちを覚えることが多くなりました遅すぎたと感じ苛立ちを覚えることが多くなりました彼らが相談に来る頃には危機的な状態に陥っていたのです大学一年の終わり頃に私はバリー・ザッカーマン医師のボストン・メディカル・センターの小児科長としての取り組みについて書かれた記事を読みましたまず彼が採用したのは患者の代理人となる法律相談の弁護士を雇うことでしたそこで私はバリーに連絡を入れ彼の許可を得た上で1995年の10月ボストン・メディカル・センター小児科クリニックの待合室に足を踏み入れたのです忘れもしませんテレビの画面には延々とアニメが流れていました 2、3本、中には4本もバスを乗り継いで子供を医者に見せに来ていたお母さん方の疲労は手に取るようにわかりました医師たちにはどんなに頑張ってもすべての患者に十分な時間を割くことは不可能に見えました次の六ヶ月間私は廊下でお医者さんに詰め寄りナイーブだけれど基本的な質問をしました「もし無制限のリソースがあったとしたらあなたは患者にまず何を与えますか」答えはいつも同じでした以来同じ答えを何百回も聞きました『毎日患者がクリニックにやってきます子供が耳の感染症を起こしているので抗生物質を処方しますしかし本当の問題は家に食べるものが無いことです本当の問題はその子が3部屋のアパートに12 人もの人々と住んでいることですこれらの問題について問うこともしません何故なら私にはどうすることも出来ないからです私が各患者に割くことができるのは13分患者は診療所の待合室に溢れかえっています最寄りの売店がどこにあるかもわからない人も足りないんです』その診療所では今現在も 24,000 の小児患者につきソーシャルワーカーが2人他の診療所よりもまだましな状況ですヘルス・リーズはこういった会話から生まれましたそれは医師や看護師が栄養価の高い食品を処方し冬には暖房や他の基本的なリソースを薬を処方するように配布できると言う簡単なモデルです患者は自分の処方せんをクリニックの待合室にあるデスクに持って行き私たちの活動の支持者であるよく訓練された大学生がこれらの家族と向き合い数々の既存のコミュニティリソースを紹介していくのです我々の活動はクリニックの待合室のトランプ用テーブルで始まりましたまるで道端のレモネードスタンドですしかし現在は大学生の参加者が千人おり約 9千人の患者とその家族が健康に暮らすためのリソースを紹介しています 18 ヶ月前私の元に私の人生を変える電子メールが届きましたそれはジャック・ガイガー博士からでしたそこには「ヘルス・リーズ」への称賛と彼の言うちょっとした歴史的背景が書かれていました 1965年ガイガー博士は我が国で最初に開設された 2つのコミュニティヘルスセンターのうち 1 つをミシシッピデルタの極貧地区に建てました彼の患者の多くは栄養失調の症状を呈していたので食べ物を処方したのです患者がこの処方箋を近所のスーパーマーケットに持っていくとスーパーは彼らに食品を提供しクリニックの薬局予算へ請求しましたガイガー博士のクリニックに資金を出していたワシントンD.C.にある経済機会局がこのことについて知った時彼らは激怒しました経済機会局は官僚を一人よこして彼らの資金は医療に使われるべきだとガイガー博士に伝えたのですこの時ガイガー博士は論理的な名言で答えました「この間私が教科書で確認した時には栄養失調の治療には食べ物がいいと書かれていたが」だからガイガー博士からこの電子メールを頂いた時私はこの歴史の一部になれたことを誇りに思うべきだとわかっていましたでも実際私は打ちのめされていましたなぜならガイガーが彼の患者に食品を処方してから45年「これらの問題には『聞かざる・言わざる方針』を実践している」と医師たちは言いますガイガーの一件から45年も経ち基本的なリソースを処方できるようヘルス・リーズはもういちどやり直さなければならないのですだから私は長い時間を費やしこの妙な冬眠からの目覚めの意味を考えました何十年もの間特に低所得層の患者の健康を保つための非常にシンプルなツールがあったのにもかかわらずなぜ我々はそれを利用しなかったのでしょう? もし病人のケアシステムというよりヘルスケアシステムに必要なものは分かっているのになぜ行動に移さないのでしょう? これらの問題の答えが出ないのは答えが複雑だからではありません私たちが自分に正直にならなければならないからです私は医療システムに求める理想をはっきりと述べたりむしろそうした改善を望んでいると認めることはあまりにも苦痛であると思っています何故なら私たちが理想とする医療は私たちの現状からあまりにもかけ離れたものだからですしかし私の考えは変わりませんこの部屋にいる人々全国民誰もが心の奥では同じような望みを持っているとそう思っています自分自身に正直になり静かに耳をすませば私たちは皆医療に対して同じ高い理想をもっているのですそれは皆が健康でいられる医療です私たちが健康でいられるヘルスケアへの切望は非常に強力なものですこのことについて考えるとき私はヘルスケアも他の制度と同じように人々の一連の選択によって出来ているのだと思いますもし我々が違う選択をしたならばどうなるでしょう? 医療本来の目的から離れてしまった部分を選択して医療本来の目的から離れてしまった部分を選択してきっぱりと言ったらどうでしょう「いいやこれは私たちのものだこれらは私たちのために使用される私たちの理想を実現するために使われるべきだ」と私たちの望む医療を実現するために必要なものがすべて私たちの目の前にあったとしたらどうでしょう? こうしてヘルス・リーズは始まりました普通の紙で出来た処方箋用紙からそれは始まりました患者が良くなる為に ―抗生物質、吸入器、薬など― 何が必要かでなく健康でいる為には何が必要かを問いましたまず病気にならない為にどうしたらいいか? 我々はそうした目的に処方箋を使うことにしましたここから数マイル先にある国立子ども医療センターでは患者が診察にやってくるといくつかの質問をされます「月末に食べるものがなくなったりしませんか? 安全な住宅に住んでいますか?」つまり医者は診察を始める前に患者の身長、体重、家に十分な食べ物があるか家族が保護施設に住んでいるかを把握しているわけですよって医者が正しい臨床的選択が出来るだけでなくヘルス・リーズを他の専門医への紹介と同じように利用して患者にそれらのリソースを処方することができます問題は― 医療における目標をひとつ達成してしまうと次から次へともっとやりたくなるということですそこでこう思いましたもし一人ひとりの医者がこれらの基本的なリソースを患者に処方できるなら医療システム全体の前提を変えることができるのではないかそう思ったのですなのでとりあえずやってみましたもし今ハーレム病院センターに BMI値の高い患者がやってきた場合病院の電子カルテは自動的にヘルス・リーズの処方箋を発行しますそしてボランティア達が患者とそのコミュニティーでアクセスできる健康な食生活と運動プログラムとを結びつけるのです私たちは病院にやってきたBMI値の高い患者が医者のオフィスの壁に囲まれた部屋では健康になるための全ての答えを得ることなどできないはずだという仮説を立てましたそれ以上が必要ですある意味これは単なる電子カルテの分類替えだとも言えますが電子カルテは単に診断情報を記録しておく保管庫としての機能から健康のプロモーションツールになったのです根本的な変貌です民間セクターでは固定費投資からそのような付加価値を絞り出すと固定費投資からそのような付加価値を絞り出すと「10億ドル価値企業」と呼ばれますですが医療の世界では肥満の削減とか糖尿病の削減と呼ばれますそれは医療と呼ばれ― 医師達が健康を改善する為のソリューションを処方することができるシステムです疾患の管理をするだけではありません診療所の待合室でも同じです毎日のこの国では 3百万人の患者が約15万のクリニックの待合室を訪れます彼らはそこで何をするのでしょう? 座り、水槽の金魚を見たり、とても古くなった「グッドハウスキーピング」といった雑誌を読みでもほとんどが長い間待ち時間で座っています一体どうしてただ待つことに何平方kmもの場所と何千もの時間を費やしているのでしょうか? もし風邪で来院した時にただ座っているだけでなく実際に健康になれる待合室があったら? いまや空港はショッピングモールになりマクドナルドは子供の遊び場になっています医院の待合室は生まれ変われるのですそういうことがヘルス・リーズが試みたことですそんな場所と時間を再利用したのです患者が健康でいるためのリソースを繋げる場所として使うために北東部の厳しい冬あなたの子供は喘息持ちで部屋の暖房は切られてしまいました救急室の待合室にいます冷気が子供の喘息を誘発したからですでも何時間も不安の中で待っているより待合室でヘルス・リーズがあなたの家の暖房が再び点くように手続きをするのはどうですか? もちろんこれには広範な働き手が必要ですでももし私たちがクリエイティブになればもうそうした人員は確保できます医師や看護師ソーシャルワーカーだけでは足りないのは分かっています一分でも惜しい医療の世界では制約が多すぎます医療は多くの時間を必要とするのです臨床家でない人々の一群が必要です地域ヘルスワーカーやケースマネージャーその他大勢です次世代の医療従業者の一部がこの国の千百万人の大学生だったら? 臨床業務に煩わされず患者に負担を強いる傾向のある官僚からの拒否にもめげず官僚からの拒否にもめげずグーグルを使用して培った比類無き情報検索の才能そういったものを持つ彼らだったとしたらどうでしょう? 大学生ボランティアがこんな献身をするわけが無いと思うでしょうかそれならこの言葉です: 「マーチ・マッドネス」 3月から始まる全米大学体育協会男子バスケットボールトーナメントのあいだ選手は1週間で39時間をスポーツに費やしますそれが良いか悪いかは別としていずれにしろそれは本当のことですヘルス・リーズはこうした仮定に基づき― あまりにも長くの間助けが必要な地域へ実際に影響をもたらすという時に我々は大学生の可能性を見過ごしてきました大学スポーツのチームならこう言うでしょうね「何十時間かかけてとんでもなく朝早くにキャンパスのフィールドで君と君のチームのパフォーマンスを測定するもし基準に満たなかったり来なかったりすれば君はチームから脱落するしかし私達はトレーニングと能力開発に大きな投資をするし素晴らしい仲間たちのコミュニティを提供しよう」その仲間になるために多くの応募者がドアの前に列を作るでしょうだからこう考えていますラグビーチームに使える手段は健康と貧困についても使えるだろうとヘルス・リーズも良い採用条件を示し集中して訓練しプロフェッショナルにコーチングし多くの時間を割くことを求め結束の強いチームを作りますそして結果を測定します― ティーチ・フォー・アメリカの医療版ですね全米メディケイド患者数が上位10都市では全米メディケイド患者数が上位10都市ではそれぞれ少なくとも2万人の大学生がいますニューヨークだけでも50万人の大学生がいますこれは患者たちと基本的なリソースを結びつける為の短期的な労働力ではなく次世代の医療におけるリーダーシップへのパイプラインなのです 2,3,4年間をクリニックの待合室で患者たちに最も基本的な健康ニーズについての話をした人々ですそして彼らは私たちのヘルスケアの最も基本的な理想を実現する為の信念と能力と実力を身につけてここを卒業していきますこれらの人々はすでに何千人も存在しているのですミア・ロザダは UCSFメディカルセンターで内科のチーフ・レジデントをしています学部の3年間はヘルス・リーズのボランティアをしてボストンメディカルセンターの診療所の待合室で働きましたミアは言います「私のクラスメートが処方すると彼らは仕事は終わりだと思います私が処方箋を書くとき家族は処方を読むことができるかしら? 薬局への交通手段があるかしら? 薬と一緒に食べる食べ物はあるかしら? 処方箋を支払う為の保険は? そんなヘルス・リーズで学んだ疑問が浮かびます医学部では教えられませんでした」これらの解決法のどれもが― 処方箋、電子カルテ、待合室、大勢の大学生ボランティア― 完璧ではありませんしかし皆私たちが自由にできますこれらは医療で十分に活用されていないぼう大なリソースの簡単な例でこれらは医療で十分に活用されていないぼう大なリソースの簡単な例で必要だと認識し再配備すれば私たちの医療の最も基本的な理想を実現できます私たちの医療の最も基本的な理想を実現できますヘルス・リーズのアイデアが私の頭に生まれたころ私が法律サービスで働き始めて9ヶ月経っていました私は弁護士のジェフ・パーセルに辞めたいと伝えなければなりませんでしたこのとんでもない考えのために患者さんたちを見捨て彼を失望させてしまうんじゃないかと私は非常に緊張していました私は彼に言いました「ジェフ私には大学生を動員し患者の根本的な健康ニーズに対応しようと言うアイデアがあります」正直に言って怒らないでほしいとただそれだけを思っていましたでも彼はこう言ったのです「レベッカ、ビジョンがあるのならばあなたにはそのビジョンを実現する義務がありますあなたはそのビジョンを追求しなければならないよ」私は「うわあプレッシャーだなあ」と思いました私は理解してほしかったけれどこのような指令を望んでいませんでしたしかし本当のところ私はそれ以来ほぼ毎日起きている時間のほとんどを費やしてそのビジョンを追って来ました私たちは皆この国の医療についてビジョンを持っていると思っていますそして最終的には― 医療の質を測るならば治した病気の数でなく予防に成功した病気によってでしょう私たちの技術の卓越性でもなければ専門医がいかに洗練されているかでもありませんどれ程私たちがそういったものの必要が無く過ごせたかなのですそして何よりも私たちが医療の質を測るときそれは一体どんなシステムだったのかと語られるので無くどんなシステムを私たちが選んだかで語られるべきでしょうありがとう (拍手) ありがとう	Showed up the first day ready to make coffee and photocopies, but was paired with this righteous, deeply inspired attorney named Jeff Purcell, who thrust me onto the front lines from the very first day. And over the course of nine months I had the chance to have dozens of conversations with low-income families in Boston who would come in presenting with housing issues, but always had an underlying health issue. So I had a client who came in, about to be evicted because he hasn't paid his rent. But he hasn't paid his rent, of course, because he's paying for his HIV medication and just can't afford both. We had moms who would come in, daughter has asthma, wakes up covered in cockroaches every morning. And one of our litigation strategies with these large glass bottles. And I would collect the cockroaches, hot glue-gun them to this poster board that we'd bring to court for our cases. because the judges were just so grossed out. Far more effective, I have to say, than anything I later learned in law school. But over the course of these nine months, I grew frustrated with feeling like we were intervening too far downstream in the lives of our clients -- that by the time they came to us, they were already in crisis. And at the end of my freshman year of college, I read an article about the work that Dr. Barry Zuckerman was doing as Chair of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center. And his first hire was a legal services attorney to represent the patients. So I called Barry, and with his blessing, in October 1995 of the pediatrics clinic at Boston Medical Center. I'll never forget, the TVs played this endless reel of cartoons. And the exhaustion of mothers who had taken two, three, sometimes four buses to bring their child to the doctor was just palpable. The doctors, it seemed, never really had enough time for all the patients, try as they might. And over the course of six months, I would corner them in the hallway and ask them a sort of naive but fundamental question: "If you had unlimited resources, what's the one thing you would give your patients?" And I heard the same story again and again, a story we've heard hundreds of times since then. They said, "Every day we have patients that come into the clinic -- child has an ear infection, I prescribe antibiotics. But the real issue is there's no food at home. The real issue is that child is living with 12 other people in a two-bedroom apartment. And I don't even ask about those issues because there's nothing I can do. I have 13 minutes with each patient. Patients are piling up in the clinic waiting room. I have no idea where the nearest food pantry is. And I don't even have any help." In that clinic, even today, there are two social workers for 24,000 pediatric patients, which is better than a lot of the clinics out there. So Health Leads was born of these conversations -- a simple model where doctors and nurses can prescribe nutritious food, heat in the winter and other basic resources for their patients the same way they prescribe medication. Patients then take their prescriptions to our desk in the clinic waiting room where we have a core of well-trained college student advocates who work side by side with these families to connect them out to the existing landscape of community resources. So we began with a card table in the clinic waiting room -- totally lemonade stand style. But today we have a thousand college student advocates who are working to connect nearly 9,000 patients and their families with the resources that they need to be healthy. So 18 months ago I got this email that changed my life. And the email was from Dr. Jack Geiger, who had written to congratulate me on Health Leads and to share, as he said, a bit of historical context. In 1965 Dr. Geiger founded one of the first two community health centers in this country, in a brutally poor area in the Mississippi Delta. And so many of his patients came in presenting with malnutrition that be began prescribing food for them. And they would take these prescriptions to the local supermarket, which would fill them and then charge the pharmacy budget of the clinic. And when the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C. -- which was funding Geiger's clinic -- found out about this, they were furious. And they sent this bureaucrat down to tell Geiger that he was expected to use their dollars for medical care -- to which Geiger famously and logically responded, "The last time I checked my textbooks, the specific therapy for malnutrition was food." So when I got this email from Dr. Geiger, I knew I was supposed to be proud to be part of this history. But the truth is I was devastated. Here we are, 45 years after Geiger has prescribed food for his patients, "On those issues, we practice a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy." Forty-five years after Geiger, Health Leads has to reinvent the prescription for basic resources. So I have spent hours upon hours trying to make sense of this weird Groundhog Day. How is it that if for decades we had a pretty straightforward tool for keeping patients, and especially low-income patients, healthy, that we didn't use it? If we know what it takes to have a healthcare system rather than a sick-care system, why don't we just do it? These questions, in my mind, are not hard because the answers are complicated, they are hard because they require that we be honest with ourselves. My belief is that it's almost too painful to articulate our aspirations for our healthcare system, or even admit that we have any at all. Because if we did, they would be so removed from our current reality. But that doesn't change my belief that all of us, deep inside, here in this room and across this country, share a similar set of desires. That if we are honest with ourselves and listen quietly, that we all harbor one fiercely held aspiration for our healthcare: that it keep us healthy. This aspiration that our healthcare keep us healthy is an enormously powerful one. And the way I think about this is that healthcare is like any other system. It's just a set of choices that people make. What if we decided to make a different set of choices? What if we decided to take all the parts of healthcare that have drifted away from us and stand firm and say, "No. These things are ours. They will be used for our purposes. They will be used to realize our aspiration"? to realize our aspiration for healthcare was right there in front of us just waiting to be claimed? So that's where Health Leads began. We started with the prescription pad -- a very ordinary piece of paper -- and we asked, not what do patients need to get healthy -- antibiotics, an inhaler, medication -- but what do patients need to be healthy, to not get sick in the first place? And we chose to use the prescription So just a few miles from here at Children's National Medical Center, when patients come into the doctor's office, they're asked a few questions. They're asked, "Are you running out of food at the end of the month? Do you have safe housing?" And when the doctor begins the visit, she knows height, weight, is there food at home, is the family living in a shelter. And that not only leads to a better set of clinical choices, but the doctor can also prescribe those resources for the patient, using Health Leads like any other sub-specialty referral. The problem is, once you get a taste of what it's like to realize your aspiration for healthcare, you want more. So we thought, if we can get individual doctors to prescribe these basic resources for their patients, could we get an entire healthcare system to shift its presumption? And we gave it a shot. So now at Harlem Hospital Center when patients come in with an elevated body mass index, the electronic medical record automatically generates a prescription for Health Leads. And our volunteers can then work with them to connect patients to healthy food and excercise programs in their communities. We've created a presumption that if you're a patient at that hospital with an elevated BMI, the four walls of the doctor's office probably aren't going to give you everything you need to be healthy. You need more. this is just a basic recoding of the electronic medical record. And on the other hand, it's a radical transformation of the electronic medical record from a static repository of diagnostic information to a health promotion tool. In the private sector, when you squeeze that kind of additional value out of a fixed-cost investment, it's called a billion-dollar company. But in my world, it's called reduced obesity and diabetes. It's called healthcare -- a system where doctors can prescribe solutions to improve health, not just manage disease. Same thing in the clinic waiting room. So every day in this country three million patients pass through about 150,000 clinic waiting rooms in this country. And what do they do when they're there? They sit, they watch the goldfish in the fish tank, they read extremely old copies of Good Housekeeping magazine. But mostly we all just sit there forever, waiting. How did we get here where we devote hundreds of acres and thousands of hours to waiting? What if we had a waiting room where you don't just sit when you're sick, but where you go to get healthy. If airports can become shopping malls and McDonald's can become playgrounds, surely we can reinvent the clinic waiting room. And that's what Health Leads has tried to do, to reclaim that real estate and that time and to use it as a gateway to connect patients to the resources they need to be healthy. So it's a brutal winter in the Northeast, your kid has asthma, your heat just got turned off, and of course you're in the waiting room of the ER, because the cold air triggered your child's asthma. But what if instead of waiting for hours anxiously, the waiting room became the place where Health Leads turned your heat back on? And of course all of this requires a broader workforce. But if we're creative, we already have that too. We know that our doctors and nurses and even social workers aren't enough, that the ticking minutes of health care are too constraining. Health just takes more time. It requires a non-clinical army of community health workers and case managers and many others. What if a small part of that next healthcare workforce were the 11 million college students in this country? Unencumbered by clinical responsibilities, unwilling to take no for an answer from those bureaucracies that tend to crush patients, and with an unparalleled ability for information retrieval honed through years of using Google. Now lest you think it improbable that a college volunteer can make this kind of commitment, I have two words for you: March Madness. The average NCAA Division I men's basketball player dedicates 39 hours a week to his sport. Now we may think that's good or bad, but in either case it's real. And Health Leads is based on the presumption that for too long we have asked too little of our college students when it comes to real impact in vulnerable communities. College sports teams say, "We're going to take dozens of hours at some field across campus at some ungodly hour of the morning and we're going to measure your performance, and your team's performance, and if you don't measure up or you don't show up, we're going to cut you off the team. But we'll make huge investments in your training and development, and we'll give you an extraordinary community of peers." And people line up out the door just for the chance to be part of it. So our feeling is, if it's good enough for the rugby team, it's good enough for health and poverty. Health Leads too recruits competitively, trains intensively, coaches professionally, demands significant time, builds a cohesive team and measures results -- a kind of Teach for America for healthcare. Now in the top 10 cities in the U.S. with the largest number of Medicaid patients, each of those has at least 20,000 college students. New York alone has half a million college students. And this isn't just a sort of short-term workforce to connect patients to basic resources, it's a next generation healthcare leadership pipeline who've spent two, three, four years in the clinic waiting room talking to patients about their most basic health needs. And they leave with the conviction, the ability and the efficacy to realize our most basic aspirations for health care. And the thing is, there's thousands of these folks already out there. So Mia Lozada is Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at UCSF Medical Center, but for three years as an undergraduate she was a Health Leads volunteer in the clinic waiting room at Boston Medical Center. Mia says, "When my classmates write a prescription, they think their work is done. When I write a prescription, I think, can the family read the prescription? Do they have transportation to the pharmacy? Do they have food to take with the prescription? Do they have insurance to fill the prescription? Those are the questions I learned at Health Leads, not in medical school." Now none of these solutions -- the prescription pad, the electronic medical record, the waiting room, the army of college students -- are perfect. But they are ours for the taking -- simple examples of the vast under-utilized healthcare resources that, if we reclaimed and redeployed, could realize our most basic aspiration of healthcare. So I had been at Legal Services for about nine months when this idea of Health Leads started percolating in my mind. And I knew I had to tell Jeff Purcell, my attorney, that I needed to leave. And I was so nervous, because I thought he was going to be disappointed in me for abandoning our clients for some crazy idea. And I sat down with him and I said, "Jeff, I have this idea that we could mobilize college students to address patients' most basic health needs." And I'll be honest, all I wanted was for him to not be angry at me. But he said this, "Rebecca, when you have a vision, you have an obligation to realize that vision. You must pursue that vision." And I have to say, I was like "Whoa. That's a lot of pressure." I just wanted a blessing, I didn't want some kind of mandate. But the truth is I've spent every waking minute nearly since then chasing that vision. I believe that we all have a vision for healthcare in this country. I believe that at the end of the day when we measure our healthcare, it will not be by the diseases cured, but by the diseases prevented. It will not be by the excellence of our technologies or the sophistication of our specialists, but by how rarely we needed them. And most of all, I believe that when we measure healthcare, it will be, not by what the system was, but by what we chose it to be. Thank you. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
......そして、領地のことを色々とやっているうちに、あっという間にベアトリスちゃんの誕生日が......。デビュタント・ボールは、王宮の行事やら他家のパーティーやらを避けて日程を調整し、ベアトリスちゃんの誕生日当日ではなく、その3日後となった。そして、今日がその当日である。「......ミツハ、どうしよう......」いつも元気なベアトリスちゃんが、少し血の気が引いたような、やや血色の悪い顔でそんな弱気な台詞をイカンなぁ。今までは緊張するイベントとかもなかったし、家族の前で自由に振る舞っていたからか、こういうのに慣れていないというか、耐性がなかったのか......。「大丈夫、しっかり練習したし、料理もお酒も完璧! あとは、練習した通りにやれば大丈夫だよ!」うん、きっと大丈夫! 多分大丈夫! おそらく大丈夫! ......大丈夫かもしれない。 ............大丈夫であればいいなぁ......。って、イカンイカン! 私が心配そうな顔をすると、ベアトリスちゃんがますます弱気になる! 「私に任せて!」そう言って励ますけれど、ベアトリスちゃんの顔色は優れない。まぁ、自分の未来、人生が懸かっているんだから、無理もないか。考えてみると、私が初めてデビュタント・ボールの差配を受注した、ライナー子爵家のアデレートちゃん。彼女って、凄くその後、同年代の子供達の中で中心人物的な立場になったみたいだけど、それも納得だ。でも、ベアトリスちゃんも、決してアデレートちゃんには負けていないと思うんだけどなぁ......。さんの代で新たに叙爵された新興の貴族家らしいから、雑草の強さが残ってるのかなぁ......。とにかく、もう、今更どうにもならない。もう、やるしかないのだだだ! そして、ボーゼス伯爵家王都邸の中庭で開催された、ベアトリスちゃんのデビュタント・ボール。 ......そう、『中庭』だ。今回の出席者のうちの多くがアデレートちゃんの時の出席者と被っているから、同じような演出じゃ駄目だ。それも、アデレートちゃんのところは子爵家で、ベアトリスちゃんは、間もなく侯爵家になることが確実な、伯爵家。比較されるというレベルであることすら許されない。 ......だから、比較のしようがないように、根本から変えたわけだ。屋内ではなく、屋外へ、と。季節的に、暑くも寒くもなく、やや涼しい、というくらいの気候。天候は、北北西の風10ノット(5m/s)、快晴。時間は、日没の少し後。既に急速に暗くなり始めている。そして中庭、建物の白壁を背にして作られた急造のステージの上で、スポットライトに照らされたボーゼス伯爵様の御挨拶。今回は、バッテリーだけでは電力に不安があるので、少し離れたところで発電機を回している。御歓談の時間になったら、中庭全体に照明をつけなきゃならないからね。いくら消費電力が少ないLEDとはいえ、数が多いとそれなりに電気を喰うからねぇ......。「皆さん、本日は我がボーゼス伯爵家長女、ベアトリスの誕生パーティーにお越しいただき、ありがとうございます......」このあたりの国では、女の子は男の子より軽く扱われる。それはまぁ、こういう文明レベルの世界では仕方ないことかもしれない。地球でも、多くの国が辿った歴史だ。でも、ベアトリスちゃんはボーゼス家唯一の娘であり、両親や兄弟が溺愛。そしておまけに、王都絶対防衛戦の英雄のひとりにして新興貴族家の開祖であり、今、貴族の若者達の間で尊敬と憧れの的である、アレクシスコン......、いやいや、アレクシス様の妹だ。 ......うん、そりゃ、狙われまくるよねぇ。ボーゼス伯爵御夫妻と私が危惧していた通りに。でも、だからといってベアトリスちゃんのセールスポイントを敢えて紹介しないとか、ベアトリスちゃんの価値を低く説明するとかいう真似ができるわけがない。ベアトリスちゃんの魅力と、その価値を最大限にアピールする。そこは、私も、ボーゼス伯爵御夫妻も絶対に譲れないところだ。優秀、かつ人柄の良い三男以下をいかに大勢引き寄せて、その中からいかに良い人物、かつベアトリスちゃんが気に入る人物を選び出すか。そのためには、戦力の出し惜しみはしていられない。そして伯爵様によるベアトリスちゃんの『本人がいない状態での紹介』が終わり、伯爵様がステージの裾へと既に辺りはかなり暗くなっている。ばしゃっ! 「「「「「「おおおおおおお!!」」」」」」ステージの後ろの白壁に、綺麗な絵が映し出された。どこかの王宮の一角らしい絵である。そう、アデレートちゃんの時と同じく、プロジェクターによる映像投写だ。ステージを建物の白壁の前に設置したのは、勿論、このためだ。アデレートちゃんの時に見た人はそう驚いてはいないけれど、初見の人はかなり驚いている。『お友達である王女殿下の女官となり、宮廷で働くひとりの少女......』マイクを使って、ナレーションが始まった。スピーカーは建物の高い位置に設置してあるから、中庭全体どころかボーゼス邸の周囲にも丸聞こえだろう。でも、伯爵家に騒音の文句を言ってくる者はいないだろうし、娯楽が少ないこの世界だから、声だけでも娯楽として楽しんでくれるだろう。......多分。今回は、ナレーション担当は私じゃない。ボーゼス家の使用人の中からそういうのが得意そうな者を探し出し、特訓したのだ。それに、ベアトリスちゃんの台詞も、私のアテレコではなくベアトリスちゃんが自分で喋る。それくらいはやらないと、アデレートちゃんの時との差別化が図れない。じには、最初の時の数倍のインパクトがないと馬鹿にされちゃうからねぇ。そしてナレーションによる状況説明が終わり、ベアトリスちゃん登場! 『宮廷に手の者を送り込み、悪事を企む商人め! この私がいる限り、王女殿下も、他の王族の方々も、そしてこの国のうん、さすがに宮廷の内部抗争とかをネタにするわけにはいかないから、悪党役を割り振っても問題のない、みんなお馴染みの『悪徳商人』にその役を振ったのだ。今回は私の『ひとりアテレコ』じゃないから、登場人物を増やしても大丈夫だ。なので、敵役も登場させた。......その分、超小型マイクの必要個数が増えて予算が ......そして話が進み、いよいよ悪党共の前で、女官姿のベアトリスちゃんのちゃんとした演劇ではなく、ごく短時間の『美味しいシーンだけの寸劇』だから、話が飛ぶのは仕方ない。ただ、このシーンをやるだけのための、僅か2~3分にも満たないものなのだから。『ある時は、ボーゼス伯爵家の娘。ある時はベアトリス商会の商会主。またある時は第三王女付きの女官。しかして、その実体はッッ!』さんが舞台の裾から現れて、ベアトリスちゃんの前を通り、そこからぐるっと回ってベアトリスちゃんを囲んで、幕でその姿を完全に隠した。そして幕を掲げたままベアトリスちゃんの周りをぐるぐると回り続ける。スイッチを握り締めた私の ......よし、今だ! チェ~ンジベアトリスビカビカビカビカビ~~! 事前に建物の屋根から吊っておいたミラーボールと、ステージの下に仕込んでおいたカラーライトが輝き、周囲に光が乱舞する。『バニー・フラアアァ~~ッシュ!!』幕の内側では今、ベアトリスちゃんが脱ぎやすいように作られた女官服をするりと脱ぎ落とし、床の物入れを開けて中からスラックスを取り出して素早く穿いている。服は、女官服の下に着込んでいたシャツの上に、着やすく作られた上着を着ける。そして脱いだ服を物入れに蹴り込んで、蓋を閉めているはず......。失敗しないでよ! タイミングが狂ってベアトリスちゃんの下着姿を観客の前に晒したりすれば、イリス様に殺される......。いや、マジで!! さんが包囲を解いて反対側の裾にハケ始めた! 当然ながら、さんはベアトリスちゃんの着替えが終わったのを確認してからハケるはずだから、大丈夫のはず。もし着替えが遅れていたら、回る回数を増やす手筈になっている。しい衣装......但し、ウサ耳とウサギ尻尾を装着......の、ベアトリスちゃんの姿ががが! 勿論、露出は全くない。バニースーツなんか、論外だ。より上は絶対に見せないのだ。そして、まだ15歳になったばかりのベアトリスちゃんに胸の谷間が見える恰好なんかさせられるわけがないから、上も下も露出は無し! いや、他の15歳くらいの子は、結構上半身が露出したドレスを着ているけれど、後で着替えさせる、貴腐人店長に作ってもらったドレスも、露出は控え目。みじゃないよ! そういうわけで、今のベアトリスちゃんの衣装は、少し女性近衛騎士を思わせるような、しかし近代的なデザインを取り入れてスーパーヒロインらしさを加えた、滅茶苦茶カッコいい衣装だ。貴腐人店長が命を燃やした力作だからねぇ......。手にする武器は、レイピア。このレイピアは、本物だ。日本で模造品を買うより、伯爵家のものを借りた方が安上がりだから。『宮廷の平和を守る、愛の天使、ここで、光のエフェクト、パターン2! BGM、オン!! 『宮廷の情報は、この長い耳で全てキャッチ! 悪党共、覚悟しろ!!』そして始まる、剣戟の響き。 ......よし、掴みはバッチリだ!	......And while I was doing a lot of work on the territory, Beatrice-chan’s birthday was quickly approaching....... The debutante ball was scheduled not on the day of Beatrice-chan’s birthday, but three days later, to avoid the royal palace’s and other family’s parties. And today is that day. [......Mitsuha, what should I do?......] Beatrice Beatrice, who was always cheerful, let out such a boorish line with a face as pale as someone devoid of blood. It’s not good. Maybe it’s because she never had a nerve-wracking event before, maybe it’s because she’s been acting freely in front of her family, maybe it’s because she’s not used to this kind of thing, or maybe it’s because she doesn’t have the tolerance for it...... (TC: or maybe, it’s Maybellene.) [Don’t worry, you’ve been practicing really hard. Also, my food and beverages are perfect! Now all you have to do is follow what you’ve practiced and you’ll be fine!] Mitsuha Yeah, it’s gonna be okay! Probably okay! Yeah, maybe! ......Will it be okay? ............I hope it’ll be okay...... I can’t do it! The more worried I look, the more uneasy Beatrice-chan will become! [I’ll take care of it!] Mitsuha I tried to cheer her up, but Beatrice-chan still didn’t look so good. Well, I guess it’s understandable since it’s her life, her future is at stake. Come to think of it, Adelaide-chan, Viscount Rainer’s daughter, was the first person I received an order from to arrange a debutante ball. She had a very strong spirit...... The only skits she had to do were my own fantasies, but she did them all confidently and nonchalantly...... After that, she seemed to have become a central figure among the kids her age, which made sense. But I don’t think that Beatrice-chan is by no means as good as Adelaide-chan...... It seems that the Reiner Viscounty is an emerging aristocratic family that was newly anointed in the generation of Adelaide-chan’s grandfather, so I wonder if they still have the strength of a weed....... Anyway, there’s nothing I can do about it now. I’ll just have to do what I need to do right now! Then there was Beatrice-chan’s debutante ball, held in the Count Bozes’ royal capital residence’s courtyard. ......Yes, in the <courtyard>. A lot of the attendees this time are the same people who attended Adelaide-chan’s party, so it can’t be the same kind of performance. In addition, Adelaide-chan’s family is a Viscount, while Beatrice-chan’s family is a Count that is inevitable to become a Marquis soon. It’s not even allowed to be on the level of comparison. ......So, I changed it from the ground up so that there would be no comparison. Instead of going indoors, we’re doing it outdoors. Seasonally, the weather was neither hot nor cold, but rather cool. The weather was clear with a north-northwest wind at knots ( m/s). The time was a little after sunset. It was already starting to get dark swiftly. Then, in a corner of the courtyard, on a hastily built stage against the white wall of the building, Count Bozes greeted everyone, illuminated by a spotlight. This time, we are running a generator a little farther away because we are not sure about the power from the battery alone. When it’s time to have a chat, we have to turn on the lights in the entire courtyard. Even though LED lights consume less power, a large number of them will still consume a certain amount of electricity...... [Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to the debutante party of Beatrice, the eldest daughter of Count Bozes House......] Count Bozes In these countries, girls are treated more lightly than boys. This may be inevitable in a world with a level of civilization like this. It’s a history that many countries on Earth have followed. But Beatrice-chan is the only daughter of the Bozes family and is doted on by her parents and siblings. She’s also a friend of Himemiko of Thunder and the Third Princess Sabine. She’s also the owner of the Beatrice Trading Company. In addition, she’s also the sister of one of the heroes of the absolute defense of the royal capital, the founder of the new noble family, and now the object of respect and admiration among the young people of the nobility, Alexiscon......, no, I mean, Alexis. ...... Yeah, that’s why she’s the target of a lot of admiration. isn’t it? As Count Bozes and I had feared. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t introduce Beatrice-chan’s selling points or describe her value in a way that makes her seem less valuable. Although, I will appeal to Beatrice-chan’s charm and her value to the fullest. This is a point that neither I nor Count Bozes can compromise on. How to attract a large number of talented and good-natured young men and well-characterized third sons , and how to select a good person from among them, someone that Beatrice-chan would like. In order to do so, we cannot afford to spare any of our forces. After the Count’s <introduction> of Beatrice-chan without her presence, the Count proceeded to the bottom of the stage and the spotlight was turned off. It was already quite dark in the area. Basha! A beautiful image was projected on the white wall behind the stage. It seemed to be a corner of some royal castle. Yes, just like with Adelaide-chan, we used a projector to project the images. Of course, this was the reason why the stage was set up in front of the white wall of the building. People who saw it when during Adelaide-chan’s coming of age were not so surprised, but people who saw it for the first time were quite bewildered. Well, of course. «A girl who works at the court as a lady-in-waiting for her friend, the princess.......» Using a microphone, the narration began. The speakers are placed high up in the building, so not only the whole courtyard but also the surroundings of the Bozes residence can hear the whole thing. But no one would complain about the noise to Count Bozes, and since entertainment is scarce in this world, they would probably enjoy even with just the voices alone as some sort of entertainment...... I guess. This time, I was not in charge of the narration. I found a servant from the Bozes’ household who seemed to be good at that kind of thing, so I gave her special training. Also, I did not dub Beatrice-chan’s lines, but rather, she speaks them herself. I’ve attached a very small, high-performance microphone to her collar girdle. If I don’t do that much, I won’t be able to differentiate her from Adelaide-chan. The second one has to have several times the impact of the first one, or it will be ridiculed. And after the narration explains the situation, Beatrice-chan appears! «Merchants who send their dirty hands to the court to plot evil! As long as I am here, Your Highness, the rest of the royal family, and the people of this country will never fall into the wrong hands!» Beatrice Yes, indeed, I can’t use the internal strife of the court as a story, so I assigned the role to the familiar <Villainous Merchant> who has no problem getting the role of a villain. This time, it’s not a <one-man show>, so I can add more characters. That’s why I made the antagonist appear as well...... This will increase the number of micro microphones needed, making the budget bulky, but I’m sure I’ll have a chance to use them again. These necessary expenses will be paid by Count Bozes. ......And as the story progresses, Beatrice-chan, dressed as a courtesan, finally makes her grand entrance in front of the villains. It was not a proper play, but a <very short skit with a few tasty scenes>, so it was inevitable that the story would skip a beat. It’s just that it’s only for this scene, which lasts less than two or three minutes. «At one point, she’s the daughter of the Count Bozes. Occasionally, she is the owner of the Beatrice Trading Company. At other times, she is the third princess’s lady-in-waiting. And yet, her real appearance is!...» And so, seven maids wearing black bodysuits, carrying a long curtain...... a very long curtain...... appeared from the hem of the stage. They walked in front of Beatrice-chan. And from there, they circled around Beatrice-chan. Everyone is not sure what to make of this. And with the curtain still up, the maids continued to circle around Beatrice-chan. My palms were sweaty with tension as I clutched the switch. ...... Okay, now! Beatrice one change, switch, on! Bikabikabikabikabi ~~ The mirror balls that were hanging from the roof of the building illuminated the stage with colored lights, creating a wild dance of lights around us. «Bunny flaaaaaash!» Inside the curtain, Beatrice-chan slipped out of her easily removable women’s uniform, opened a storage compartment on the floor, took out a pair of slacks from inside, and quickly put them on. As for her clothes, she wore the shirt she had been wearing underneath the uniform and put on the jacket that was made for easy wearing. She then kicked the clothes she had taken off into the storage compartment and should have closed the lid...... Don’t fail! If my timing was off and I exposed Beatrice-chan’s underwear in front of the audience, Iris-sama will kill me...... No, seriously! Okay, the maids wearing black bodysuits who went around the prescribed number of times broke the encirclement and started moving at the hem on the other side of the stage! I’m sure the black bodysuit maids will make sure Beatrice-chan is done changing before they leave, so she should be fine. If there is a delay in the change of clothes, they will increase the number of times they have to go around her. When the last of the black bodysuit maids who raised the curtain left in front of Beatrice-chan, there was the sight of Beatrice-chan in an interesting costume...... with rabbit ears and a rabbit tail....... Of course, no exposure at all. A bunny suit IS out of the question. The clothes of the women here are very bold in showing their backs and cleavage, but never above the knees. And since Beatrice-chan is just -years-old, there’s no way she can wear something that shows off her cleavage, so there’s no top or bottom exposure! No, other year olds wear dresses that expose a lot of their upper body, but personally, I didn’t allow Beatrice-chan to wear that! The dress made by the store manager, who specializes in nobleman’s costumes, which I’ll have her change into later, is not too revealing either. ......I’m not jealous or anything! That’s why Beatrice-chan’s current costume is a messy, cool outfit that reminds me a little bit of a female royal guard knight, but with a modern design and a superheroine feel. The store manager who specializes in nobleman’s costumes burned her life force for this work...... The weapon in her hand is a rapier. This rapier is a real thing. It’s cheaper to borrow one from the Count Bozes than to buy an imitation in Japan. «I’m a court cutie bunny, an angel of love who protects the peace of the court!» Beatrice Now! Light effects, pattern ! BGM, on! «I have long ears to catch all information from the court! Prepare yourselves, scoundrels!» Beatrice 「「「「「「 Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!! 」」」」」」 Then the sound of sword fighting began. ......Okay, we got this in a bag!	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 4, "inserted_lines_src": 25, "inserted_lines_trg": 2 }
イングリスとレオーネは、協力して街に現れた魔石獣達を撃退して行った。レオーネが主に地上に陣取り、走鳥型の魔石獣を巨大化させた大剣のレオーネの活躍ぶりを横目で見ながら、イングリスは飛鳥型たむろしている商店の屋根の上に飛び上がった。「一つ!」着地がてら、空中で身を捻りつつ回し蹴りを手近な一体の首元に叩き込む。背後から嘴を突き刺そうとして来る別の魔石獣の攻撃を見切り、あごを拳で掬い上げた。仰け反った首を掴んで抱え込み、そのまま振り回して、もう一体いる飛鳥型に叩きつけた。猛烈な勢いで仲間を叩きつけられた飛鳥型は、為す術もなく地上の、レオーネの方に落下して行く。「三つ!」そして最後は間髪入れず、抱えていた魔石獣をそのまま投げ捨てる。しかし――タイミングがちょっと早すぎたようだ。二体目を斬り捨てていたレオーネが再び構える前に着弾してしまいそうになる。「あっ! ごめん......!」「わわわっ!? イングリス、ちょっと早いわ――!」慌てるレオーネの後方から、光の矢が通り過ぎた。それが地面に飛んで行く三体目を打ち貫き、その場に叩き落とした。軌道が変わり、レオーネに当たらずに済んだ。「よっし命中! も~クリスったら、一人で先に走って行っちゃうんだもん。遅れちゃったわよ」「ラニ! 良く分かったね? 結構動き回ったけど」と言いながら、ラフィニアはレオーネの方を見る。「レオーネだよ。居合わせたから協力してる」「よろしく。さっきは助かったわ」「どういたしまして! ラフィニア・ビルフォードよ。よろしく」ラフィニアがニコッと笑顔で名前を名乗ると、レオーネは表情に驚きを浮かべた。「ビルフォード......? ラフィニア――じゃああなた、ラファエル様の妹さん!?」「わ! ラファ兄様のお知り合い!?」「え、ええ――ラファエル様にはお世話になったわ」「よかったら後で話を聞かせて? さぁ気合入れて行こう!」ラフィニアも合流し、イングリス達はますます勢いを増して、魔石獣達を撃退して行った。小一時間ほど街中を走り回って魔石獣退治を続けた結果――ほぼ掃討が終わり、周囲は平静を取り戻していた。「ふ~。もうこれで大丈夫かな? クリスもレオーネもお疲れさまっ」「ええ。二人のおかげで凄く捗ったわ。ありがとう」「だけど――いきなり街中に入られてるのもおかしいね。ここは警備がしっかりしてる街なのに......直接「そうよね......何でだろ?」「ま、まあまあ気にしないで? 天使の体に武将の魂が宿ってるから、この子は」「あははっ。でも何か分かるわ、戦いが終わったら急に雰囲気がお淑やかだもの」「そうかな?」「うんうん。戦いの時だけ急に猛獣みたいになるのよ、クリスは」「確かに――最初見た時も、一人で魔石獣の群れに突進してたもの。驚いたわ」「ああそうだったんだ。確かに初見だと吃驚するわよね、あれ。「思わずタックルして止めちゃったわ! 必要なかったけど」盛り上がるラフィニアとレオーネを見て、イングリスは目を細めた。こうして笑い合えるなら、あの遭遇も悪くは無かっただろう。「おい君達――! そこの黒髪の子と銀髪の子な!」「街の防衛によく協力してくれた! ありがとう! ささやかだが恩賞を支給させて頂きたいのだが、一緒に来て貰えるか?」「え? レオーネは? あたし達二人だけじゃなくて、この子が一番頑張ってましたけど?」ラフィニアがきょとんとして尋ねる。その疑問はイングリスも同じだった。「バカな事を言わんでくれ、裏切り者の一族にくれてやるものなどない!」さも当然、といった口ぶりである。「ちょっと待って下さい! でもレオーネが一番頑張ってたんですよ!」「い、いいのよラフィニア。私はいいから二人は行って?」「だめよ! おかしいもの!」「我々はその者を信用していないからな。君達は知らないようだから教えてやろう。その者はレオーネ・オルファー。この街出身の元聖騎士で、国を裏切って脱走した逆賊レオン・オルファーの妹だ! この街の全てを貶めた者の一族など認められはせんだろう?」「そうだ......オルファーって、レオンさんの――」中年騎士の発言で、イングリスの記憶の糸も繋がった。そうだ、あの血鉄鎖旅団に行くと言って消えた聖騎士レオンの姓だった。「分かったら、そんな者と一緒にいるのは止めるんだ。君達までおかしな目で見られるぞ。さぁ行こう」ラフィニアがべーっと舌を出して怒っていた。貴族の令嬢としては、ちょっとはしたない気もする。「もう行こう?」イングリスはレオーネの手を取って、通りの奥へ誘った。「そうよそうよ!」レオーネの逆の手を、すかさずラフィニアが取っていた。「......ありがとう」二人に手を引かれるレオーネの瞳の端が、うっすらと潤んでいた。	Inglis and Leone cooperated with each other, easily subjugating the Magic Stone Beasts in the town. Leone mainly dominated the ground where she relentlessly mowed down running bird-type beasts with her enlarged great sword artifact. While Inglis positioned herself on rooftops, knocking down flying bird-type beasts into the ground where Leone was waiting to slice them up. As Inglis was assessing Leone’s performance with a side glance, she jumped towards a rooftop with three beasts perching on it. 「One!」 Right after she landed, she sprung and twisted herself in the air, hammering down the nearest bird with a kick. Inglis had seen through an attack from the second beast that tried to peck her from behind. She sent a fist to the bird’s chin, then scooped it up. With her hand now circling around its neck, she lifted and threw it around, using it as a club to bash on another beast. The two beasts collided with significant force, sending the latter falling towards the waiting Leone with no means to resist. 「Three!」 And at last, she threw the beast she held in her hand below not a second later. However, her timing was too fast. Leone who had just finished dealing with the second beast was not ready yet. 「Ah! Sorry...!」「Wawawaah!? Too fast, Inglis!」 From behind the panicked Leone, an arrow of light flashed through. It tore through the third falling bird, snuffed it out before it even touched the ground. Now that the beast’s falling trajectory had changed, Leone wouldn’t be crushed by it. 「Bullseye! Geez, Glis! It’s because you’re going off on your own that I came late.」「Rani! I’m surprised you know I’m here. I’m pretty sure I went around quite a lot.」 Rafinha said as her eyes locked onto Leone. 「She’s Leone. She was here when I got around so I’m fighting alongside her.」「Nice to meet you. You saved my hide back there.」「You’re welcome! I’m Rafinha Wilford. Let’s get along.」 When Rafinha introduced herself with a wide smile, a shocked look appeared on Leone’s face. 「Wilford...? Rafinha... Then you’re Sir Raphael’s little sister!?」「Wah! You know big brother Rafa!?」「Y-, yeah... I have been under his great tutelage.」「If you don’t mind, can you tell us about him later? Now, let’s put in more spirit!」 With Rafinha joining the fray, the speed of the dwindling number of Magic Stone Beasts doubled. As the result of them running around the town for about an hour subjugating Magic Stone Beasts here and there, the surrounding scene finally regained its serene, with just a few things left to clean up. 「Phew~ That’s all, right? Good work out there, Glis, Leone.」「Sure. We made so much progress thanks to you two. You have my thanks.」「But, it sure is weird that they suddenly appeared within the town walls. Even though the town’s security is tight... It’s not like there’s Prism Flow falling over the town, either.」「Glis is right... I wonder why?」「W-, well, don’t mind her, okay? This girl has a war general trapped within her angelic body.」「Ahahaha. But I understand somehow. She looks so peaceful after the battle ends.」「I do?」「You very much do. And you’re just like a frenzied beast during battles, Glis.」「Indeed. When I first saw her, she was jumping into a flock of Magic Stone Beast all by herself. Sure took me by surprise.」「Aah, so that’s how it was. Tell me about it. Seeing that for the first time really makes your heart jump. I mean, she’s just a single, runeless girl trying to break through like a sole horseman. Thinking about it normally, that means death, isn’t it?」「I reflexively tackled her down because of that! Turned out, it was unnecessary.」 Watching Rafinha and Leone oddly getting along well, Inglis gave them the stink eye. But this encounter must be a blessed one since the three of them could just laugh it off together. 「Hey, the two of you! The black-haired and silver-haired girls!」Suddenly, a middle-aged Knight came over to their group. 「Thank you for helping us defend the town! It’s not much, but we wish to offer you a reward in return. Can you come with us?」「Eh? What about Leone? She’s the one who fought the hardest.」 Rafinha asked with a confused look on her face. Inglis had the same question in mind. 「Don’t say something so stupid. Why the hell would we give anything for a traitor’s kin!」 He spoke as though that was the most natural thing in the world. 「Hold on there! Leone fought the hardest amongst us!」「I-, it’s okay, Rafinha. Don’t mind me, just go.」「No! That’s just weird!」「We can’t trust that girl. Since you two seem to be unaware, I’ll tell you this much. That woman is Leone Olpha. She’s the little sister of the ex Holy Knight who originated from this town, the traitor who backstabbed the country and deserted this nation, Leon Olpha! We don’t have any reason to acknowledge the kin of a traitor that sullied the entire town’s reputation.」「EEeeh!?」「That’s right... Olpha is Mr. Leon’s—」 The middle-aged Knight’s remark made Inglis connect the two dots in her head. She knew the surname Olpha rang a bell, and only now did she realize it was Leon’s surname. The Holy Knight who had disappeared, saying that he would join the Ironblood Chain Brigade. 「Now that you know, I suggest you stop associating with that girl. Else you two will face contempt from everyone.」「No thanks! And we don’t need your stupid reward!」 Rafinha scowled, her tongue sticking out. For the daughter of an aristocrat, her conduct was inappropriate. 「Let’s go?」 Inglis took Leone’s hand, pulling her along down the street. 「She’s right, let’s go!」 Rafinha took her other hand without a moment’s delay. 「... Thank you.」 The corner of Leone’s eyes watered as she let the two pull her away.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 5, "inserted_lines_src": 19, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
人々の考えを根本的に変えました誰がどれだけの人がどんな風に使えるかを変えたのですそれは非常に大きな変化であり実際1982年から84年頃の初期のMacintosh開発チームは新しいオペレーティングシステムを一から作る必要がありましたそこには興味深い小さな教訓があったのですがその教訓はその後忘れ去られ消えてしまったように見えますそれはつまり OSとはインタフェースでありインタフェースとはOSであるということですアーサー王物語における国と王のように両者は不可分なものなのです新しいOSを作るというのは気まぐれでできるようなことではありませんでしたグラフィックスルーチンをチューンナップすれば済む話ではありませんグラフィックスルーチンもなければマウスドライバもなかったのですすべて作る必要がありましたしかしその後の4半世紀の間に基本技術の狂ったような発展を私たちは目にしましたメモリ容量とディスク容量は 1万倍とか100万倍というスケールで拡大しましたプロセッサの処理速度も同様ですそれにネットワーク Macintoshが現れた頃ネットワークはありませんでしたネットワークは今ではコンピュータにおけるもっとも重要な要素となっていますそれにもちろんグラフィックスも今日家電量販店で84.97ドルで買えるグラフィックス装置はほんの10年前 100万ドルしたSGIのものより高性能なのですものすごいパワーの上昇ですそれに加え私たちはWebを手に入れクラウドを手にしつつあり素晴しいのですがインタフェースの方は初歩的でどちらかと言えば煩わしいままです新しいインタフェースを作ることは忘れられていますしかし最近は多くの変化を目にします人々はこの点に関して目を覚ましつつありますでは次に何が起きるのでしょう? どこへ向かうのでしょう? 問題の鍵になるのは単純な1つの言葉「空間」あるいは単純な1つのフレーズ「現実世界における幾何学」ですコンピュータやコンピュータに指示するプログラミング言語は空間について恐ろしく無頓着です現実の空間を理解しません私たち自身は非常にうまく空間を扱っているのでこれはおかしなことですコンピュータはまた時間も理解しませんがこれはまた別な話になりますではコンピュータに空間を教えたらどうなるのでしょう? 答えの1つは「ルミナスルーム」のようなものになるでしょうルミナスルームは入力と出力の空間が同じところに設定されたシステムです奇妙なくらいにシンプルでありながらいまだよく探求されてないアイデアですマウスを使うときは手は下のほうマウスパッドの上にあり扱う対象と同じ平面上にさえありませんピクセルはディスプレイの上にありますこれは壁や床やペットや鉢植えといった様々なものがある部屋でそれぞれが表示するだけでなく反応することもできます入力と出力が同じ空間にあってこのようなことを可能にしています物理的な入れ物にデジタル情報を保管しますここでの決まり事は現実の世界にある実際の容器と同じです入れたものは何でも取り出せなければなりませんこの小さなデザインの実験作品には他にもいくつか仕掛けがありますチェス盤を載せるとそれが何を意味するのか理解しようとしますそしてすることがなくなればチェスの駒たちはそのうち飽きてどっか行ってしまいます学者の目にはこの作品が不真面目すぎると映るので「光学試作作業台」のようなごくまじめな応用例も用意しました厚紙の箱に付けた歯磨きチューブのキャップがレーザーを出します物理的なモノがビームスプリッタやレンズを表しレーザービームの経路が表示されますいわばインタフェースのないインタフェースですこの世界では現実世界と同じように自分の手で操作することができます同様にこの「デジタル風洞」ではデジタルの風が右から左へと吹いています私たちが理論を発見したわけではないのでそんな大した話ではありませんでもCRTや液晶画面に表示していたら現実のモノをそこに置いたところで何の意味もありませんここでは現実世界とシミュレーションとが混じり合っています最後にあらゆるものを取り入れて “Urp”という都市計画者のためのシステムを作りました CADを作った時に取り上げてしまった模型を建築家や都市計画者の手に取り戻そうというものですマシンが現実を半分だけ補っていてご覧のようにデジタルの影を表示しますそしてこのような「時計ツール」を持ってくると空にある太陽の位置をコントロールできますこれは午前8時の影です 9時になると影が少し短くなりますこうやって太陽を動かすことができます正午には影はうんと短くなりますこの中には様々なツールを作り込みましたこれを使うと子どもでも日陰の影響を検討できます都市計画のことは何も知らなくても構いません建物を動かすにはただ手を伸して動かしてやればいいのです「素材スティック」を使うとフランクゲーリーの作品みたいに光りを反射するようになります建物が通行人や道路を走るドライバーの目を眩ませたりしないか? 「区画ツール」は離れた建物や道を繋ぎます都市計画委員会に訴えられたりしないか? こんなアイデアは見慣れているとか少し古いと感じられるならそれは結構なことです見慣れていてしかるべきなのですこの作品は15年前に作られたのですからこれはMITメディアラボでタンジブルメディアグループを率いる石井裕教授の素晴しい指揮の下に作られましたそしてこれが世界的に有名なプロダクションデザイナであるアレックスマクドウェルの目にとまったのですアレックスは当時漠然としたインディー的実験映画を準備していましたスティーブンスピルバーグが監督する「マイノリティレポート」ですそして私たちをMITから招いて映画に出てくるインタフェースをデザインさせたのです素晴しいのは迫真性にアレックスが真剣に取り組んでいたことで映画に描かれる2054年の世界を可能な限りリアルなものにするためデザイン作業を研究開発のようにやらせてくれたのです結果はとても満足のいく永続的価値を持つものになりました人々はいまだに新しいUIデザインの話となると「マイノリティレポート」のシーンを引き合いに出していますそしてそれが奇妙な具合に一回りして私たちがマンマシンインタフェースの必然的な未来であると考えている「空間操作環境」のアイデアへと繋がりましたここにはたくさんの画像があります手を使って 6つの自由度のあるナビゲーション操作を行うことができますベケット氏の目の間を自由に飛び抜けそれから威嚇するオランウータンの間を戻っていきますとてもいい具合ですもっと難しいことをやってみましょう様々な画像があります飛び回ることができますナビゲーションは基本的な問題です 3次元をナビゲートできる必要があります私たちがコンピュータでやりたいと思うことの多くはそもそも本質的に空間的なものなのですそして空間的でないものも空間的にすることで私たちの頭にわかりやすくすることができますこれをいろいろ違ったやり方で配置できますこの様に広げられますリセットしてこんな風に並べてみましょうもちろんナビゲーションだけでなく操作もできます嫌いなものや特に興味深いものがあれば... エルンストヘッケルの科学的に歪曲された絵をこのように取りのけておくこともできます分析するときには少し後ろに引いて配置を変えますもう少し下に移動して眺めてみましょうこれもまた1つの見方です分析的な人はこれを色のヒストグラムとして見てみたいと思うかもしれません色に従って並べてみました色と角度が対応づけられていますこの3次元空間で選択をしようと思ったら現実の空間の中で手をトラッキングすることが重要になります私たちが触れるのは 2次元ではなく擬似的3次元でもなく本当の3次元だからですこの選択平面を使って論理演算をし大好きな黄色と緑の草の上のバクを取り出しました次に実際の仕事の世界を見てみましょうこれは私たちが現在構築しているロジスティックスシステムの一部ですたくさんの要素がありますここで重要なのは従来的な表形式データと 3次元的な地理空間情報を結びつけることですおなじみの場所ですね表をいったん持ってきて一部を選択しグラフにして今度はこっちに移って近寄って... これにはアメリカ中に散らばっているロジスティックス要素が表示されています 3次元的インタラクションと空間を取り入れた計算という考えによって人とコンピュータの間の嘆かわしい1対1の関係を打ち壊すことができるでしょう古いやり方古いしきたりでは 1台のマシンに 1人の人 1つのマウス 1つの画面ですそんなのはもはや立ちゆきません現実世界では作業は協同して行われます一緒に作業する相手がいてたくさんの画面があります見たい画像がたくさんあります誰か手伝ってほしいと思うかもしれませんこの新しいポインティングデバイスの作者が向こうに座っています画像をこちらから向こうに移動することができます別なマシンの間でです計算が空間やネットワークを越え溶け込んでいますポールに聞きたいことがあるのであれは向こうに置いておきましょうポールはこのスティックのデザイナなので彼に出てきて説明してもらった方が早いかもしれませんここをちょっと片付けてこれを分解しさらにバラバラにしますケビン手伝ってくれるかな? 回路基板を見つけられるかやってみましょう銃の分解組み立ての練習みたいなものですラボでしょっちゅうやっていますいいでしょう協同作業というのは同じ場所にいようと遠隔地にいようと常に重要なものですそして物事は空間というコンテキストにおいて捉える必要があるのです最後にもう一度映像の世界に戻ってお見せしたいものがありますこれはTAMPERというシステムで未来におけるメディアの編集や操作がどうなるかを垣間見せてくれる少し奇妙な装置です Oblong社ではメディアというのはもっと細かい粒度でアクセスできてしかるべきだと考えていますこの中にはたくさんの映画が入っています素材をいくつか取り出しましょう何がいいか素早く目を走らせ要素を切り出して再び再生しこちらのテーブルにドラッグします次にジャックタチの映画から青服の人物を選んでこちらもテーブルに引っ張ってきます何人かいた方がいいですねそれからたぶんカウボーイが欲しいですね率直に言ってこの人に来てもらいましょう見ての通りカウボーイとフランス人とではそりが合わないのをシステムはちゃんと承知しています最後に申しあげておきたいことそれはこの30年における最も偉大な英語圏の作家が言っていることですが優れた芸術は常に賜であるということです小説が24.95ドルするとか盗まれたフェルメールの絵を買い戻すために 7千万ドル出すべきだとか言うことではありません彼が言っているのは芸術の創作の状況とあり方についてです私たちはテクノロジーについても同じことを求める時が来ていると思いますテクノロジーはある種の寛容さを表現し吹き込むことができ私たちは実際それを求めるべきなのですこのようなテクノロジーの中心にあるのは様々なデザインの組み合わせでありとても重要なものですデザインや効用や効果がはじめから― 組み込まれているのでない限りもはやテクノロジーを前に進めることはできないのです私たち人類はものを作る生き物です我々のマシンがその助けになりイメージ通りに使えるべきなのです以上ですありがとうございました当然の質問をしたい... ビルゲイツからの質問なんですがいつですか? いつ実現されますか? ラボやステージ上でなく普通の人にとっては? これは万人のためのものなのかそれとも企業や映画制作者のためのものなのか? これはすべての人のためのものですそれが私たちの目指していることですその大きな一歩を踏み出さなければ成功することはないでしょう 25年変わってないのです本当にインタフェースは1つだけでいいのでしょうか? そんなことあり得ませんしかしみんなのデスクや家にプロジェクタやカメラが必要になるのでしょうか? どのように実現するんですか? すべてのディスプレイに組み込まれるようになるでしょうアーキテクチャの中に組み込まれるのですグローブは数ヶ月とか数年の内に不要になるでしょうこれが必然的な方向なのですあなたの考えでは 5年のうちに人々がこれを普通のコンピュータの一部として手に入れられるようになると思われますか? 5年後にはコンピュータを買えばこれが手に入るようになると思っていますそいつはすごいこのようなものがどんな使われ方をするか私たちはいつも驚かされてきましたこれの最初のキラーアプリになるのはどんなものだと思われますか? いい質問です私たち自身そのことは日々考えています現時点ではアーリーアダプターの顧客や現実に使われているシステムでは大きなデータ集約型のデータ中心の問題を扱っていますサプライチェーンのロジスティクスとか天然ガスや資源の採掘とか金融サービス、製薬、バイオインフォマティクスといったものが現時点での対象ですがキラーアプリというのではないでしょうあなたの言われていることはわかりますありますよね格闘技とかゲームとかほらジョン SFを現実にしてくれたことにお礼を言いますお招きいただいて光栄でした皆さんありがとうございました	It fundamentally changed the way that people thought about computation, thought about computers, how they used them and who and how many people were able to use them. It was such a radical change, in fact, that the early Macintosh development team in '82, '83, '84 had to write an entirely new operating system from the ground up. Now, this is an interesting little message, and it's a lesson that has since, I think, been forgotten or lost or something, and that is, namely, that the OS is the interface. The interface is the OS. It's like the land and the king they're inseparable, they are one. And to write a new operating system was not a capricious matter. It wasn't just a matter of tuning up some graphics routines. There were no graphics routines. There were no mouse drivers. So it was a necessity. But in the quarter-century since then, we've seen all of the fundamental supporting technologies go berserk. So memory capacity and disk capacity have been multiplied by something between 10,000 and a million. Same thing for processor speeds. Networks, we didn't have networks at all at the time of the Macintosh's introduction, and that has become the single most salient aspect of how we live with computers. And, of course, graphics: Today 84 dollars and 97 cents at Best Buy buys you more graphics power than you could have gotten for a million bucks from SGI only a decade ago. So we've got that incredible ramp-up. Then, on the side, we've got the Web and, increasingly, the cloud, which is fantastic, but also -- in the regard in which an interface is fundamental -- kind of a distraction. So we've forgotten to invent new interfaces. Certainly we've seen in recent years a lot of change in that regard, and people are starting to wake up about that. So what happens next? Where do we go from there? The problem, as we see it, has to do with a single, simple word: "space," or a single, simple phrase: "real world geometry." Computers and the programming languages that we talk to them in, that we teach them in, are hideously insensate when it comes to space. They don't understand real world space. It's a funny thing because the rest of us occupy it quite frequently and quite well. They also don't understand time, but that's a matter for a separate talk. So what happens if you start to explain space to them? One thing you might get is something like the Luminous Room. The Luminous Room is a system in which it's considered that input and output spaces are co-located. That's a strangely simple, and yet unexplored idea, right? When you use a mouse, your hand is down here on the mouse pad. It's not even on the same plane as what you're talking about: The pixels are up on the display. So here was a room in which all the walls, floors, ceilings, pets, potted plants, whatever was in there, were capable, not only of display but of sensing as well. And that means input and output are in the same space enabling stuff like this. That's a digital storage in a physical container. The contract is the same as with real word objects in real world containers. Has to come back out, whatever you put in. This little design experiment that was a small office here knew a few other tricks as well. If you presented it with a chess board, it tried to figure out what you might mean by that. And if there was nothing for them to do, the chess pieces eventually got bored and hopped away. The academics who were overseeing this work thought that that was too frivolous, so we built deadly serious applications like this optics prototyping workbench in which a toothpaste cap on a cardboard box becomes a laser. The beam splitters and lenses are represented by physical objects, and the system projects down the laser beam path. So you've got an interface that has no interface. You operate the world as you operate the real world, which is to say, with your hands. Similarly, a digital wind tunnel with digital wind flowing from right to left -- not that remarkable in a sense; we didn't invent the mathematics. But if you displayed that on a CRT or flat panel display, it would be meaningless to hold up an arbitrary object, a real world object in that. Here, the real world merges with the simulation. And finally, to pull out all the stops, this is a system called Urp, for urban planners, in which we give architects and urban planners back the models that we confiscated when we insisted that they use CAD systems. And we make the machine meet them half way. It projects down digital shadows, as you see here. And if you introduce tools like this inverse clock, then you can control the sun's position in the sky. That's 8 a.m. shadows. They get a little shorter at 9 a.m. There you are, swinging the sun around. Short shadows at noon and so forth. And we built up a series of tools like this. There are inter-shadowing studies that children can operate, even though they don't know anything about urban planning: To move a building, you simply reach out your hand and you move the building. A material wand makes the building into a sort of Frank Gehry thing that reflects light in all directions. Are you blinding passers by and motorists on the freeways? A zoning tool connects distant structures, a building and a roadway. Are you going to get sued by the zoning commission? And so forth. Now, if these ideas seem familiar or perhaps even a little dated, that's great; they should seem familiar. This work is 15 years old. This stuff was undertaken at MIT and the Media Lab under the incredible direction of Professor Hiroshi Ishii, director of the Tangible Media Group. But it was that work that was seen by Alex McDowell, one of the world's legendary production designers. But Alex was preparing a little, sort of obscure, indie, arthouse film called "Minority Report" for Steven Spielberg, and invited us to come out from MIT and design the interfaces that would appear in that film. And the great thing about it was that Alex was so dedicated to the idea of verisimilitude, the idea that the putative 2054 that we were painting in the film be believable, that he allowed us to take on that design work as if it were an R&D effort. And the result is sort of gratifyingly perpetual. People still reference those sequences in "Minority Report" when they talk about new UI design. So this led full circle, in a strange way, to build these ideas into what we believe is the necessary future of human machine interface: the Spatial Operating Environment, we call it. So here we have a bunch of stuff, some images. And, using a hand, we can actually exercise six degrees of freedom, six degrees of navigational control. And it's fun to fly through Mr. Beckett's eye. And you can come back out through the scary orangutan. And that's all well and good. Let's do something a little more difficult. Here, we have a whole bunch of disparate images. We can fly around them. So navigation is a fundamental issue. You have to be able to navigate in 3D. Much of what we want computers to help us with in the first place is inherently spatial. And the part that isn't spatial can often be spatialized to allow our wetware to make greater sense of it. Now we can distribute this stuff in many different ways. So we can throw it out like that. Let's reset it. We can organize it this way. And, of course, it's not just about navigation, but about manipulation as well. So if we don't like stuff, or we're intensely curious about Ernst Haeckel's scientific falsifications, we can pull them out like that. And then if it's time for analysis, we can pull back a little bit and ask for a different distribution. Let's just come down a bit and fly around. So that's a different way to look at stuff. If you're of a more analytical nature as a color histogram. So now we've got the stuff color-sorted, angle maps onto color. And now, if we want to select stuff, 3D, space, the idea that we're tracking hands in real space becomes really important because we can reach in, not in 2D, not in fake 2D, but in actual 3D. Here are some selection planes. And we'll perform this Boolean operation because we really love yellow and tapirs on green grass. So, from there to the world of real work. Here's a logistics system, a small piece of one that we're currently building. There're a lot of elements. And one thing that's very important is to combine traditional tabular data with three-dimensional and geospatial information. So here's a familiar place. And we'll bring this back here for a second. Maybe select a little bit of that. And bring out this graph. And we should, now, be able to fly in here and have a closer look. These are logistics elements that are scattered across the United States. One thing that three-dimensional interactions and the general idea of imbuing computation with space affords you is a final destruction of that unfortunate one-to-one pairing between human beings and computers. That's the old way, that's the old mantra: one machine, one human, one mouse, one screen. Well, that doesn't really cut it anymore. In the real world, we have people who collaborate; we have people who have to work together, and we have many different displays. And we might want to look at these various images. We might want to ask for some help. The author of this new pointing device is sitting over there, so I can pull this from there to there. These are unrelated machines, right? So the computation is space soluble and network soluble. So I'm going to leave that over there because I have a question for Paul. Paul is the designer of this wand, and maybe its easiest for him to come over here and tell me in person what's going on. So let me get some of these out of the way. Let's pull this apart: I'll go ahead and explode it. Kevin, can you help? Let me see if I can help us find the circuit board. Mind you, it's a sort of gratuitous field-stripping exercise, but we do it in the lab all the time. All right. So collaborative work, whether it's immediately co-located or distant and distinct, is always important. And again, that stuff needs to be undertaken in the context of space. And finally, I'd like to leave you with a glimpse that takes us back to the world of imagery. This is a system called TAMPER, which is a slightly whimsical look at what the future of editing and media manipulation systems might be. We at Oblong believe that media should be accessible in much more fine-grained form. So we have a large number of movies stuck inside here. And let's just pick out a few elements. We can zip through them as a possibility. We can grab elements off the front, where upon they reanimate, come to life, and drag them down onto the table here. We'll go over to Jacques Tati here and grab our blue friend and put him down on the table as well. We may need more than one. And we probably need, well, we probably need a cowboy to be quite honest. Yeah, let's take that one. You see, cowboys and French farce people don't go well together, and the system knows that. Let me leave with one final thought, and that is that one of the greatest English language writers of the last three decades suggested that great art is always a gift. And he wasn't talking about whether the novel costs 24.95 [dollars], or whether you have to spring 70 million bucks to buy the stolen Vermeer; he was talking about the circumstances of its creation And I think that it's time that we asked for the same from technology. Technology is capable of expressing and being imbued with a certain generosity, and we need to demand that, in fact. For some of this kind of technology, ground center is a combination of design, which is crucially important. We can't have advances in technology any longer unless design is integrated from the very start. And, as well, as of efficacy, agency. We're, as human beings, the creatures that create, and we should make sure that our machines aid us in that task and are built in that same image. So I will leave you with that. Thank you. Chris Anderson: So to ask the obvious question -- actually this is from Bill Gates -- when? CA: When real? When for us, not just in a lab and on a stage? Can it be for every man, or is this just for corporations and movie producers? JU: No, it has to be for every human being. That's our goal entirely. unless we take that next big step. I mean it's been 25 years. Can there really be only one interface? There can't. CA: But does that mean that, at your desk or in your home, you need projectors, cameras? You know, how can it work? JU: No, this stuff will be built into the bezel of every display. It'll be built into architecture. The gloves go away in a matter of months or years. So this is the inevitability about it. CA: So, in your mind, five years time, someone can buy this as part of a standard computer interface? JU: I think in five years time when you buy a computer, you'll get this. CA: Well that's cool. The world has a habit of surprising us as to how these things are actually used. What do you think, what in your mind is the first killer app for this? JU: That's a good question, and we ask ourselves that every day. At the moment, our early-adopter customers -- and these systems are deployed out in the real world -- do all the big data intensive, data heavy problems with it. So, whether it's logistics and supply chain management or natural gas and resource extraction, financial services, pharmaceuticals, bioinformatics, those are the topics right now, but that's not a killer app. And I understand what you're asking. CA: C'mon, c'mon. Martial arts, games. C'mon. John, thank you for making science-fiction real. JU: It's been a great pleasure. Thank you to you all.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
「セレナ」「任せて」モーナがセレナを呼ぶと、セレナは腰かの魔装銃を抜いて標的へと狙いを定め引き金を引く。引き金を引かれた魔装銃からは、火属性を示す赤色の魔力でできた弾が撃ち出され、猿のような魔獣に当たり、衝撃で魔獣の意識を吹き飛ばす。「もう一体来た......」ユアが新たに猿のような魔獣を見つけると、セレナは魔装銃を猿のような魔獣へと向け、再び魔装銃の引き金を引き赤い魔力弾を撃ち出す。そして猿のような魔獣の意識を吹き飛ばした。セイヤたちは現在、暗黒領のダクリア大帝国よりにいる。今朝、一泊した川原で朝食をとり、セイヤたちは移動を開始した。途中、小さな山ほど越えたが、魔獣には遭遇はせず、順調に来ていたセイヤたち。しかし森に入った瞬間から、魔獣が姿を現し始め、セイヤたちに襲い掛かってきたのだ。セイヤたちは基本的にセレナの魔装銃をメインとして、リリィとアイシィが援護に回り、できるだけノンストップで馬を飛ばしている。魔獣たちは一度でも攻撃を受けて体勢を崩しまえば、魔装馬を飛ばすセイヤたちに追いつくことができない。だからセイヤたちは、戦うというより、避けるという手段をとり、できるだけ戦闘は避けている。「もう一体来ました」「わかったわ」モーナが新たに魔獣を見つける。しかしその魔獣は今まで戦ってきた魔獣とは纏っている雰囲気が違っていた。おそらく魔獣の階級の中でも上位に食い込んでくるのではないか、と感じさせる魔獣。その姿は百獣の王ライオンに似ている。「待て、鳥女。あれには手を出すな」「えっ? でも......」確かに目の前から迫ってくる魔獣は纏っている雰囲気が他の魔獣とは違うが、苦戦するほどでもないだろうとセレナは感じていた。そのため、すでに攻撃態勢に入っていたセレナはセイヤの指示に困惑する。「いいか、あんなのと戦っている暇はない。全員魔装馬をぜんそくで飛ばせ! あいつを振り切るぞ」セイヤの指示を聞き、全員がすぐに魔装馬の走行速度を全速にして走り出す。しかし全力で逃げていくセイヤたちのことを、ライオンに似た魔獣が逃がすわけでもなく、セイヤたちのことを追いかけてくる。そのスピードは上昇と活性化を全開にした魔装馬に匹敵する速さで、一向に差が開かない。そこでセレナやアイシィが、魔法でライオンに似た魔獣の足元を狙って足止めをしようとする。だがその前に、セイヤによって止められてしまう。セイヤは「なぜ?」という表情を浮かべる二人に、今は全力で逃げるのが先だと言い聞かせて馬を走らせる。しかし、セレナたちは納得ができないといった表情を浮かべ、セイヤの警告を無視し、ライオンに似た魔獣の足元に魔法を発動する。「氷の巫女。『氷雪』」「火の加護。『火抗』」二人が魔法を発動した直後、ライオンに似た魔獣の足元の地面が凍り始めて、一瞬にして地面を氷で覆い隠してしまった。地面が氷に覆われたことにより、アイシィはライオンに似た魔獣が滑って速度が出せなくなると踏んでのことだ。一方、セレナの方はライオンに似た魔獣の足に火でできた杭を打ち込み、魔獣の動きを止めようとする。火の杭は見事にライオンに似た魔獣の足に刺さり、ライオンに似た魔獣を地面に貼り付けることに成功した。「どうよ?」セレナがどや顔でセイヤのことを見てくる。それはアイシィも同じで、いつもの無表情は微妙に違って、少し誇らしい顔をしている。最近になってセイヤはアイシィの微妙な表情の変化が少しずつだがわかってきた。だが、アイシィの微妙な表情の変化がわかってきたことなど、今のセイヤは喜べることではない。そしてその表情には焦りの色が見て取れた。セイヤの表情を見た二人は、いったい何を心配しているのかと不思議に思う。魔獣はこれで動きを制限されたため、逃げ切れると思っていた二人。そんな二人に、セイヤは攻めるように言った。「馬鹿か、お前ら。なんで手を出した?」「馬鹿って何よ? 足止めには成功したじゃない」「仕方ない。お前らはそのまま距離をとれ。ユア! 援護を頼む」セイヤの言っていることが理解できないセレナとアイシィは、何がどうなっているのかわかっていない。それはリリィとモーナも同じで、今この状況下でセイヤの懸念していることが分かったのはユア一人だった。ユアはすぐに馬を止めて飛び降りる。その姿を見たセイヤは、婚約者が自分の考えを理解してくれたことに、笑みを浮かべる。しかしすぐに顔を険しくして馬から飛び降りた。セイヤがライオンに似た魔獣を見ると、すでに魔獣の足元は氷では覆われてはない。それにセレナの放った火の杭も消えていた。そのことに気づいたセレナとアイシィは言葉を失う。「なんで......」「嘘......」二人とも自分の行使した魔法が跡形もなく消えたことに驚いていた。二人は魔獣がどのようにして魔法を消したのか、わかっていない。今までの魔獣には魔法が効かない種類もいたため、アイシィはセイヤのように、魔獣ではなく、ほかのところに魔法を行使して魔獣を足止めしようとした。それなら魔獣は、行使された魔法に何もできないはずだから。セイヤはライオンに似た魔獣を見た瞬間、魔獣を思い出した。その魔獣とはかつてセイヤたちをダリス大峡谷で苦しめ、やっとの思いで倒せた魔獣だ。雷属性を使う白い虎のような魔獣。目の前にいる魔獣は雷獣と纏っている雰囲気がかなり似ていた。だからこそ、セイヤは構わずに逃げることを選択したのだ。いくら魔獣だからといっても、魔法が使える魔獣は並の魔法師よりも強い。そんなのと戦えるほどの余裕はなかった。だが、セレナとアイシィが攻撃をしてしまった以上、戦うしかない。逃げるだけだったら、魔獣は魔法を使ってくることはなかったが、戦闘の意思を表してしまえば、魔獣も魔法を使ってくるだろう。そうなったら逃げることは不可能に近い。「ここは俺とユアでやるから、お前らは周囲の警戒をしていろ。ユア、まずは俺が様子を見る」「わかった......気を付けて......」「ああ」セイヤは自分の愛剣である双剣ホリンズを両手に召喚しながら、ライオンに似た魔獣に向かって歩いていく。その歩み方は隙が無いにもかかわらず、どこか自然で、普通に街中を歩いているようだった。ライオンに似た魔獣の方も、セイヤに向かってゆっくりと歩いているが、その歩き方からはセイヤに対する殺気がひしひしと伝わってくる。セレナたちが緊張のまなざしでセイヤのことを見つめるが、ユアはそんなこと心配ないと言わんばかりに、セイヤのことを信じ切ったまなざしで見ていた。両者の距離が残り十メートルを切ったあたりで、セイヤが動き出す。自分の足に光属性の魔力を流し込み、脚力を上昇させ加速する『単光』を行使し、一気にライオンに似た魔獣へと迫る。ライオンに似た魔獣は、急に加速したセイヤに反応できず、セイヤのことを見失ってしまう。直後、ライオンに似た魔獣の右前脚に切り傷ができ、血が流れ出した。グルゥァァァァ魔獣が斬られた痛みに、咆哮を上げる。しかし、次の瞬間には斬られた傷口が再生を始めて、すぐに治ってしまった。傷口の再生を見たセイヤは自分の予想通りだったことを確認する。「ユア、こいつは火属性だ」「どうする?」「まあ、斬っていってどうにかするさ」「わかった......じゃあ見ている......」ユアはセイヤが一人でやるというなら、止める気はなかった。それはセイヤへの信頼の証であると同時に、自分がセイヤの足手まといになるのが嫌だったからだ。セイヤが魔王モードになり、本気を出せば、あの魔獣ごときすぐに倒せるだろう。しかしセレナたちがいる以上、魔王モードはおろそか闇属性も使うことができない。それでもセイヤはユアより強い。だからこそ、自分が余計な手出しをしてセイヤに嫌われたくなかった。「あれは......何......」そしてセイヤとユアの後方からは、馬に乗りながら二人を見守っていたセレナたちが呆然としていた。その声は、そこにいる全員の心の声を代弁しているものだった。	「Selena」「Leave it to me」 When Mona called Selena, she pulled out her magic guns, aimed, and fired. With a pull of the triggers, the magic bullets flew out and decimated the monkey-like magical beasts. 「Another one appeared......」 When Yua discovered a new monkey-like magical beast, Selena pointed her magic guns in its direction, pulled the triggers and released the magic bullets again. And again, it was blown away. Right now, the six were closing in on the Great Dakuria Empire. In the morning, they had breakfast and were on the move ever since. On the way they passed by the two small mountains, yet didn’t encounter any magical beasts, their road was unobstructed. However, the moment they entered a forest, the attacks were coming their way non-stop. They proceeded with Selena as the main attacker as Aishi and Lily assisted her. Like that, they were able to travel uninhibited. Once the monster’s ranks were hit by mana bullets, they weren’t able to catch up with the six, who had their magic horses. Instead of fighting them to the end, the six decided to avoid direct confrontations as much as possible. 「One more incoming」「I got it」 Mona discovered another magical beast. However, the atmosphere surrounding that beast was different from the others. A magical beast that gave a feeling of being a high rank. Its appearance resembled a lion, the king of the beasts. 「Wait, bird woman. Don’t mess with this one」「Eh? But.....」 She certainly felt that it was different from the other magical beasts, but she thought that it wasn’t that exaggerated. As such, Selena, who was already in position to shoot, became confused at his instructions. 「Listen here, we aren’t so free to fight it. Everyone, full speed! We are going to shake it off」 Listening to his orders, everyone increased their speed to the maximum. However, the lion-like beast didn’t let them go and chose to pursue. Its speed was comparable to a magic horse at maximum speed, they weren’t able to open any distance. Then, Selena and Aishi tried to aim for its legs to slow it down only to be stopped by Seiya. Seiya ignored their questioning expressions and continued to ride at full speed. However, they weren’t convinced and ignored his warning. They released a spell towards the lion-like beast. 「Maiden of ice『Ice and Snow』」「Divine protection of fire『Fire Stake』」 When the two released their spells, the ground beneath the lion-like beast was covered in ice. By covering the ground in ice, she severely inhibited its mobility. Meanwhile, Selena tried to pierce its leg with a fire stake to completely stop it. The fire stake splendidly hit the lion-like beast and pinned it to the ground. 「How was that?」 Selena looked at Seiya with a smug expression. Aishi too, different from her usual self, looked slightly proud. Recently, Seiya was somewhat able to distinguish emotions on Aishi’s always expressionless face. However, Seiya wasn’t that happy over this. His expression was that of impatience. Seeing his expression, the two wondered whether there was a need to worry so much. They thought that they would be able to escape if they pinned his down. To these two, Seiya said as if blaming them. 「You two are idiots. Why did you act? 」「What do you mean by idiots? We succeeded in stopping it」「Can’t be helped. You two should stay away. Yua! I leave the support to you」 Selena and Aishi, who couldn’t comprehend its actions, didn’t know what was going on. Mona and Lily were the same, only Yua understood the implications of this situation. Yua immediately stopped her horse and jumped off. Seeing that his fiancée understood his idea, he smiled. However, his face hardened right after and he jumped off his horse. When he looked at the lion-like beast again, the ground beneath it wasn’t covered in ice any longer. Selena’s fire stake was nowhere to be found too. Once Selena and Aishi noticed that they were left speechless. 「Why......」「This is a lie.....」 The two were surprised at their magic disappearing without a trace. The two didn’t know how this magical beast was able to erase their magic. They encountered the types of beasts, which were immune to magic, before, but just like Seiya, Aishi cast her spells on the environment to slow them down. The magical beasts aren’t supposed to erase already cast spells. The moment Seiya saw the lion-like beast, he remembered a certain magical beast. That beast caused them to suffer a lot in the Great Dalis Canyon before finally being defeated. The white tiger beast with the lightning attribute. The beast before them resembled the lightning beast a lot. That’s why Seiya chose to avoid it before everything else. Even if they are the magical beasts, a beast that can use magic is stronger than an average magician. They didn’t have time to entangle themselves with something like this. But with Selena and Aishi having launched an attack, they had no choice but to fight. The beast wouldn’t have used magic as long as they would have kept running. However, once they showed the will to fight, it won’t restrain itself any longer. This made their escape impossible. 「Leave it to me and Yua. The rest should watch over the surroundings. Yua, I will approach it first」「All right.......be careful.......」「Yeah」 Seiya summoned his twin swords, the Hollins, and slowly walked towards the magical beast. His movements showed no openings, yet it looked natural as if he was strolling in a city. The lion-like beast too slowly walked towards Seiya, but he could feel the thick killing intent from the beast. The rest looked at him with worried eyes, only Yua wasn’t anxious and had a firm belief in him. When they were separated by no more than meters, Seiya moved into action. He put mana of the light attribute into his legs and accelerated, quickly shortening the distance between them. The lion-like beast couldn’t react to his sudden acceleration and lost sight of him. In the next moment, a cut appeared on its right front leg and blood flowed out. Guruuaaaaa Feeling the pain from the cut, the magical beast roared. However, in the next moment, the wound began to regenerate and was quickly healed. Seeing it wounds recovering, he confirmed his speculations. 「Yua, it is fire-attributed」「What are you going to do?」「Well, I should manage by myself」「Understood......then I’m watching you.........」 If Seiya wanted to do it by himself, Yua had no intentions to stop him. This was a proof of her trust as well as her desire to not drag him down. Seiya in the demon king mode can immediately dispatch a monster of this caliber. But with everyone present, forget about the demon king mode, most likely, he couldn’t even show his dark attribute. But even like that, he was stronger than Yua. That’s why she didn’t want to get in his way or be hated by him. 「This is.....wha.......」 The rest, who were still on the horses, were stunned. That voice could express the thoughts everyone had in their heads right now.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 5, "inserted_lines_src": 0, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
どうしてデューク様が私の部屋へ? 出来れ来てほしくなかった方なのだけど......。呻き声を聞かれたのよね。なんだか弱みを握られた気分だわ。今の私の姿は本当に惨めだわ。これから悪女になるっていうのに......。喉の痛さも引かないし。私、今傍から見れば呼吸困難レベルに息が出来ていないの。体も動かせないくらい苦しいのよね。「アリシア、これを飲め」今の私にコップを持てる力すらないわ。体を起こす事が出来ないのにどうやって飲めばいいのかしら。私はデューク様が差し出してくれたコップをはねのけた。デューク様、ごめんなさい。けど、本当に苦しいの、分かってほしいわ。私の荒い呼吸と呻き声だけが聞こえる。デューク様が今どんな顔をしているか分からないわ。すると私の首にデューク様の手が添えられた。驚く暇もなくデューク様の顔が私の前に現れた。目を閉じていても色気を感じるって凄いわ。それに凄く良い匂いね。デューク様の唇が私の唇に重なった。 ......え? そのまま水が口の中に入っていくのが分かる。何か考えようと思っても頭が回らないのと衝撃で何も考えられない。今何が起こっているの? だんだん楽になってきた。呼吸も整ってきた。やっぱりジョザイアって本当に効果が早いのね。自分が使って体感すると、凄さがよく分かるわ。 ......今何が起こったのか考えましょ。柔らかい唇が当たって......、これって口移し? これってファーストキスにカウントされるの? ......ただの人命救助よね。だって私死にそうだったんだもの。それに歳を考えてみて、私は十歳よ。そしてデューク様は。五歳も離れているんだから、デューク様も何も考えずにしたに違いないわ。ただ小さい女の子を助けようっていう優しさよね......。アリシア、ちゃんと冷静に考えて。鈍感な女は嫌いなんだもの。私はヒロインじゃないのよ。嫌いだと思っている人には口移しで助けようなんて思わないわ。でも恋愛感情じゃないわよね。 ......恋愛感情じゃなくても私を好きなら大変だわ。だってデューク様ってヒロインと恋に落ちる設定じゃない! もし私が虐めてもデューク様が私に乗ってきたら、それってただの弱いもの虐めよ! 悪女は虐める事は好きでも弱いもの虐めはしないのよ! というか魔法学園にヒロインっているわよね? あれ、もう恋しちゃったのかしら。なら私に口移しなんかしないわよね? 次々と疑問が浮かんでくる。皆、学園での話を全くしないから分からないのよね。デューク様は優しい声で小さく呟いて私の頭を撫でた。今度は違う意味で死にそうだわ。このままだと心臓が飛び出てしまうわ。私はなんとか平常心を保った。 ......頭が回転してきて、ようやく思い出したわ。貴族の男の子って菌や毒の免疫力をつける為に小さい頃に菌や毒の弱いウイルスを飲んで抗体を作っておくのよね。だから、菌が移らないのよね......。幼い時に苦労した分、大人になったら少しは楽出来るって事ね。いつ出て行くのかしら......。目を瞑っているだけだけど、これって一応寝顔よね。あんまり寝顔を見られたくないわ。薬の副作用でだんだん眠くなってきたわ。効き目が早いの同様、副作用も早いのね。私はそのままもう一度眠りについた。	He’s literally the last person that I wanted to see me like this.... I’ve been moaning in pain for a while now... There’s probably no way he didn’t hear any of it, right? Somehow, it feels kind of like he’s gotten ahold of my weakness. I must look terrible right now too. I was so confident that I would be able to become an amazing villainess! But look at me now.... My throat is still unbearably sore. And it’s so hard to breathe that I’m sure anyone in the same room as me would notice. Plus my body hurts so much that I can’t move even an inch. “Alicia, here. Drink this,” Duke-Sama says, handing me a cup. Or at least, he tries to pass it to me, but I don’t have enough strength to lift my arm and take it from him. How am I supposed to drink this exactly? I can’t even sit up straight. Duke-Sama draws back the offered cup when I don’t make any motion to grab it. I’m really sorry, Duke-Sama. I hope you understand that it’s just too painful for me to move right now. The only sounds that can be heard are my labored breathing and gasps of pain. I have no idea what sort of face Duke-Sama is making right now either. But just as I’m thinking that, I feel Duke-Sama’s hand sliding behind my neck. And before I can even feel surprised at his sudden touch, his face appears directly in front of me. , and he even smells great. Then his face is drawing even closer and his lips are pressing against mine. –? As we stay in that position, I feel a cool liquid entering my mouth. I try to make sense of the situation, but I’m so shocked that my mind doesn’t seem to be working properly. right now? I swallow the liquid, and slowly my body starts to feel more comfortable. Even my breathing is starting to come more easily now. Josiah really does work fast. Now that I’ve felt its effectiveness firsthand, I can appreciate just how amazing it is. .....And, now that I’m feeling better, let’s think about what just happened. He put his soft lips onto mine.... and then fed me mouth-to-mouth? Does this count as my first kiss? .....Nah, it was on the same level as CPR... Just a lifesaving procedure, right? I mean, I was practically on the verge of death just now! And if you consider my age, I’m still only years old, you know. And Duke-Sama is . There’s a whole five year age gap! So there’s no way Duke-Sama would have had any of those sorts of thoughts while he was feeding me the medicine. I’m sure he was just being nice. He was just trying to help a little girl who was too weak to move take her medicine.... But... what if I’m wrong? I need to think this through calmly and rationally. There’s nothing more annoying than dense and thickheaded girls, so I can’t let myself fall prey to that inclination. I’m not some facetious heroine after all. So, let’s I don’t think he would have saved me using that sort of mouth-to-mouth maneuver if I was someone he hated. me? But, probably not in a romantic capacity, right? .....If he really does like me platonically though, that would be a disaster. I mean, Duke-Sama’s supposed to fall in love with the heroine! That’s part of his character setting! So, if he likes me as a friend and still treats me well even after I start bullying her, then that would just be me bullying the weak! And no matter how much a villainess enjoys harassing people, she would never lay her hand on someone weak and defenseless for no reason! Speaking of which, the heroine should be attending the magic academy now, right? I wonder if he’s fallen in love with her yet? Though if he has, he probably wouldn’t have fed me using mouth-to-mouth, right? My mind keeps going round in circles, questions popping up one after another. Since none of the guys ever seem to talk about what goes on at the academy, I have no way of knowing what’s happening right now. “Are you feeling better now?” Duke-Sama whispers, softly stroking my head. ! I feel like I’m dying for a whole different reason now. If he keeps acting like this, I feel like my heart is going to leap right out of my chest. But somehow, this time I manage to maintain my presence of mind. .....And my fully functioning, no longer fever crazed head finally remembered something. Noble boys are purposely exposed to low level poisons and bacteria when they are young so that they can develop antibodies for the weaker viruses and such that they are likely to come across. So it was no wonder they weren’t worried about catching whatever I have.... By suffering a little when they are young, once they grow up they can take it a lot easier and don’t have to worry as much. When exactly is he planning on leaving, anyway....? And I may not be sleeping at the moment, but I still have my eyes closed. I’m basically making a sleeping face! I really, really don’t want him to be observing my sleeping face. 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集落は井戸の周りに人々が集まることから始まりましたその大きさは頭に水瓶を乗せて歩ける距離だったのですドイツを飛行機から見下ろすと無数の小さな村が見えるでしょうそれらは全て約1.6キロ離れているのです畑に歩いて行ける距離です何百年何千年もの間家が生活の中心でした生活は規模の小さなもので娯楽とエネルギー生産仕事と医療も家が中心でした人は家で生まれ家で死んだのです工業化が進むと全てが集中しはじめました汚染物質を出す工場は郊外に移り生産は組み立て工場で行われエネルギー生産も集中化され教育は学校で医療は病院で行われましたネットワークが発達しました水道や下水道システムができ際限ない拡張を支えました機能がますます分化していき鉄道網が工業・商業・居住地を結びました道路網も整備されましたモデルとされたのは皆に車を与えどこでも道路を作り駐車場を設けるあまり機能的なモデルではありませんが私たちはまだその世界で生活しその結果こうなりました膨張するロサンゼルス市街地ですこれはメキシコ・シティー中国の途方もない新都市空中への膨張と言えましょう中国の都市計画は50-60年代の欧米をモデルにしており時代遅れです無数の新都市が世界中で計画されています今後15年間に中国だけでも 3億人から4億人が都市に移動しますつまり15年間で今の米国と同規模のインフラを作るのです大変ですね都市生活者か否かに関係なくこれは覚えておかねばなりません人口増加の90%は都市です CO2増加の80% エネルギー使用の75%もしかりしかも人々は好んで続々と都市に移住します世界の人口の半分以上が都市に住み割合は今後増加します都市は祝祭と個人表現の場所です枕投げのフラッシュモブなどはその例です私も数回参加したことがあります楽しいですよあなた方も? 都市は富の大部分が生まれる場所です特に発展途上国では都市は女性が活躍できる場所ですそれで都市が急速に発達しているのです都市のあり方を変貌させる力がありますまず第一に労働が分散流動化しますオフィスビルは個人の労働の場としてはもやは時代遅れになりコンピュータとコミュニケーションの分散化によって家が再び生活の中心となります生産学び購買健康管理など家の外で行われると考えていたものの中心となるのです人々が購入するもの消費財は何らかの形で個別化されるのですこの傾向は大変重要ですこれが私の想像する未来都市です人々のための場所なのです服装は別にして今日の問題は都市が持つ良い側面を悪い側面を避けてどう実現するかですバンガロールです昨年行ったとき数キロ進むのに数時間かかりました都市には渋滞と汚染病気などのマイナス面がつきものですどうしたら良い面だけを得られるでしょうそこで車社会以前から発展した大都市を見てみましたパリは小さな村々からできていました村が合体し現在の形になりましたパリの20の行政区はこれらの小さな村々なのです日常生活は徒歩で5分から10分の範囲で事足りますデータを見るとそのような構造のパリの街には商店医院薬局カフェなどが均等に分布しています車社会を前提に発達した都市はそのような構造ではありません例えばピッツバーグは徒歩5分内にはほとんど何もありませんピッツバーグ以外の多くのアメリカの都市も同様に発達したのですそこで新しい街を考えてみましょう今中国で新しい都市の設計に関わっています住宅地の集合体から始めますそれを小さな都市構成単位とします生活に必要なものは徒歩20分内にありますそこに柔軟で小さな電力網を設置し地域の暖房電力コミュニケーションを集約できますスチュアート・ブランドならば小型原子炉を中心に据えるでしょうね良い考えでしょうそうすれば網目状のネットワークを作れますそれはインターネットに似た構造で集合体をつなぎます単位あたりの人口はケンブリッジならば2万人マンハッタンならば5万人で公共交通機関があり必要なものはその区域で手に入ります道路の形状とそれに合った車の設計に着手できます詳細は省きますが一つだけお見せしましょうこれはコロラドのボルダーですこの通りはジョガーやサイクリスト専用の道路で車道を横切らずに街の端から端に移動できますシェアバイクも整備していますこれには後で詳しく触れますこれはさらに興味深いソウルでの試みですここでは高架道路を取り去ってしまいました遊歩道とその脇を流れる川を取り戻し遊歩道を歩けばソウル市の端から端まで車道を横断せずに行くことができますマンハッタンの高架鉄道跡も同様です自転車専用レーンは世界中で見かけます私はマンハッタンに15年住んでいますこの写真は数週間前のものですすばらしい自転車レーンが整備されていますねでもコペンハーゲンはさらに優れていますコペンハーゲン市内の交通量の 42%は自転車です自転車用インフラがすばらしく完備しているのですボストンは大きな誤りを犯しましたビッグディグ計画により高速道路を廃止しましたができた安全地帯は車以外にはなんの役にも立ちません需要対応型の交通手段を我々は考えてきましたシェアできる乗り物と公共交通機関を接続する仕組みが要りますこのような乗り物を現在開発中ですシェアすることは非常に大切ですシェアすれば 1台の車に1人ではなく 4人が乗ることができますボストンではハブウェイパリにはヴェリブシステムがありますメディアラボではこの小さな都市向けの車を開発しています都市でのシェアユース専用車ですエンジンや変速機のような無駄なものは省きすべてを車輪の中に収めました車輪の中に駆動や操舵のためのモーター減速装置などが入っています車台が自由になり折りたたむこともできますこの小さな車を折りたたんで小さくしまうこともできますこのビデオは先週ヨーロッパのテレビで放映されましたスペインの産業大臣がこの車を運転していますたたむと回転もできますバックも縦列駐車も不要です回転して直進しますある企業と商品化を進めています博士課程のライアン・チンが2年前にこのアイディアをTEDxで紹介しましたさらに加えて新たな機能たとえば自律性を与えれば目的地に着いて駐車するとき車体を軽くたたけば自走して駐車し充電しはじめます現在の車に比べると同じ面積に 7倍の数の車を駐車することができます未来と思うでしょうが今日でも可能です全く問題ありませんシェアと折りたたみと自律性の技術を組み合わせて用いれば土地の利用効率は 28倍にもなります院生の一人が言いました無人車と歩行者の意志疎通はどうしましょう目を合わせる相手がいません車にひかれるかもしれませんこの院生は車が歩行者に話しかける装置を開発していますヘッドライトが眼球瞳孔も開きます指向性音声で通行人に話しかけることもできますこのプロジェクトのすごさは将来の問題を解決してしまったことです (拍手) 自転車レーンをより公平に利用することも検討中です今はもっぱら若い連中サイクル・パンツをはいた連中ばかりですね自転車レーン用の新しい乗り物があれば高齢者障がい者スカートの女性ビジネスマンが利用できいろんな問題― エネルギー交通高齢化肥満などを一気に解決しようと奮闘中ですこれは3輪自転車のプロトタイプです電動自転車で自転車レーンではペダルをこぐ必要がありますが高齢の方にはスイッチがあります健康な方ならば頑張れば速度がでます出社時には40カロリーにセットシャワーを浴びれる帰宅時には500カロリーにセットこの秋までには完成させたいと思っています他に改善できるのは住宅事情ですボストン市長メニーノ氏はボストンにとって最大の問題のひとつは若者向けの住宅不足だと言っています業者はちっちゃなアパートを建てると言います人々は個性のない小さなアパートを敬遠します私たちの提案はシャーシを自動車のように標準化することですそこに先進技術を組み入れてみましょう革新的な家具調度です各自のニーズ価値観生活様式に応じた間取りをこの枠組みの中で設計します設計図にしたがってカスタマイズされた間仕切りや家具やキャビネットを取りそろえ組み合わせていきます洗練された対話型アプリのおかげで住む人はあたかも建築家と共同作業するようにさまざまな選択肢を検討しながら詳細を設計できますこの中でも最も興味深いのはロボット壁を利用することですエクササイズ部屋も仕事部屋に早変わりします仮想会社経営者向けです泊まり客があればゲストルームを作ることができます必要に応じて通常の1ベッドルームも可能ですおそらくそうしておくのが普通でしょうがディナーパーティがしたければ変更して16名の客をもてなすこともできますダンススタジオにだってできますよ建築家が長年持っていた発想です今我々が挑戦しているのは都市での快適な生活を望んでいる 3億人に上る中国人に提供可能な方法を開発することです先ほどの技術を使えば小さなアパートをその2倍の大きさに使うことができますスマートホームはダメです役立たずのアイディアですスマートではない家を建ててスマートなものを入れてください壁のシャーシを研究してきました標準化された壁にモーターとバッテリーを組み込み低圧電流で動かし円筒コイルで定位置に固定しますこれらは全て標準化でき使う人がカスタマイズして壁に組み込めます車と同じように人を感知するあらゆるセンサーを組み入れるので子供や子犬がいても問題ありません業者は皆大賛成です部屋が2倍に使えるのならばこれまでと同じ建物に 14区画の代わりに 28区画を取ることができますそうすると駐車場も2倍必要になります駐車場料金は大変高額です建屋の中に従来型の駐車場を作ると一区画7万ドルもします車に折りたたみと自律性の機能を持たせると従来の1/7のスペースしか必要ありません駐車料金は1台あたり1万ドルで済むことになりますカーシェアを組み入れるとさらに安価になりますこの過程に先端技術を組み込めます独創的な会社には家庭向けテクノロジーの市場を開拓するチャンスにもなりますこの例ではシーメンスと共同開発を行い家具やすべての調度品にセンサーを取り付けました人がどこにいて何をしているかがわかります青色光のエネルギー効率が良いので 24 ビットの LED 照明器具を導入しています人の位置を知り何をしているかを検知し必要に応じて白色光に変わります従来型の最新調光システムに比較して 30%から40%の電力を節約できると考えていますこれは家具に埋め込んだセンサーが取得するデータです家庭内ではカメラは不適当ですこれらのワイヤレスセンサーがより効果的です採光もカスタマイズできます究極のカスタマイズと言えるでしょうね建物正面の鏡を調整して部屋のどこへでも太陽光を導くことができます暑い日にはガラス扉のほとんどにブラインドをかけることもできますここではスマホで操作し食事を用意するキッチンへと光を導いていますプログラムによって食事の準備中光はその場を照らしつづけますこれはLED照明と組み合わせることもできます仕事場は共有されるべきですこれは将来の仕事場の形ですこれはご存じスタバです皆壁に背中を向けて食べ物とコーヒーが手前にあります皆それぞれの個人スペースで仕事をしています交流と協働の共有空間も必要ですがまだ成功していませんケンブリッジイノベーションセンターでは机を共有していますフィンランドのアアルト大学のデザイン工房で研究しましたがそこには共有の作業場とファブラボ休憩室電子機器実験室レクリエーション室があります最終的にはこれらのものが一つになって新たな移動性新たな住居職と住の新たなモデルができあがり先端技術の市場になると思いますしかし結局最も大切なものは人々です都市の主人公は人々です都市は人々のためにあります都市の居住性や創造性は必ず劇的に向上できますメルボルンではレーンウェイを刷新して CO2とエネルギーを大幅に削減しました世界的な課題として解決が求められますありがとう(拍手)	In fact, if you fly over Germany, for example, and you look down and you see these hundreds of little villages, they're all about a mile apart. You needed easy access to the fields. And for hundreds, even thousands of years, the home was really the center of life. Life was very small for most people. It was a center of entertainment, of energy production, of work, a center of health care. That's where babies were born and people died. Then, with industrialization, everything started to become centralized. You had dirty factories that were moved to the outskirts of cities. Production was centralized in assembly plants. You had centralized energy production. Learning took place in schools. Health care took place in hospitals. And then you had networks that developed. You had water, sewer networks that allowed for this kind of unchecked expansion. You had separated functions, increasingly. You had rail networks that connected residential, industrial, commercial areas. You had auto networks. In fact, the model was really, give everybody a car, build roads to everything, and give people a place to park when they get there. It was not a very functional model. And we still live in that world, and this is what we end up with. So you have the sprawl of LA, the sprawl of Mexico City. You have these unbelievable new cities in China, which you might call tower sprawl. They're all building cities on the model that we invented in the '50s and '60s, which is really obsolete, I would argue, and there are hundreds and hundreds of new cities that are being planned all over the world. In China alone, 300 million people, some say 400 million people, will move to the city over the next 15 years. That means building the equivalent of the entire built infrastructure of the US in 15 years. Imagine that. And we should all care about this whether you live in cities or not. Cities will account for 90 percent of the population growth, 80 percent of the global CO2, 75 percent of energy use, but at the same time it's where people want to be, increasingly. More than half the people now in the world live in cities, and that will just continue to escalate. Cities are places of celebration, personal expression. You have the flash mobs of pillow fights that -- I've been to a couple. They're quite fun. You have -- Cities are where most of the wealth is created, and particularly in the developing world, it's where women find opportunities. That's a lot of the reason why cities are growing very quickly. Now there's some trends that will impact cities. First of all, work is becoming distributed and mobile. The office building is basically obsolete for doing private work. The home, once again, because of distributed computation -- Communication is becoming a center of life, so it's a center of production and learning and shopping and health care and all of these things that we used to think of as taking place outside of the home. And increasingly, everything that people buy, every consumer product, in one way or another, can be personalized. And that's a very important trend to think about. So this is my image of the city of the future. In that it's a place for people, you know. Maybe not the way people dress, but -- You know, the question now is, how can we have all the good things that we identify with cities without all the bad things? This is Bangalore. It took me a couple of hours to get a few miles in Bangalore last year. So with cities, you also have congestion and pollution and disease and all these negative things. How can we have the good stuff without the bad? So we went back and started looking at the great cities that evolved before the cars. Paris was a series of these little villages that came together, and you still see that structure today. The 20 arrondissements of Paris are these little neighborhoods. Most of what people need in life can be within a five- or 10-minute walk. And if you look at the data, when you have that kind of a structure, you get a very even distribution of the shops and the physicians and the pharmacies and the cafes in Paris. And then you look at cities that evolved after the automobile, and it's not that kind of a pattern. There's very little that's within a five-minute walk of most areas of places like Pittsburgh. but most American cities really have evolved this way. So we said, well, let's look at new cities, and we're involved in a couple of new city projects in China. So we said, let's start with that neighborhood cell. We think of it as a compact urban cell. So provide most of what most people want within that 20-minute walk. This can also be a resilient electrical microgrid, community heating, power, communication networks, etc. can be concentrated there. Stewart Brand would put a micronuclear reactor right in the center, probably. And he might be right. And then we can form, in effect, a mesh network. It's something of an Internet typology pattern, so you can have a series of these neighborhoods. You can dial up the density -- about 20,000 people per cell, if it's Cambridge. Go up to 50,000 if it's Manhattan density. You connect everything with mass transit and you provide most of what most people need within that neighborhood. You can begin to develop a whole typology of streetscapes and the vehicles that can go on them. I won't go through all of them. I'll just show one. This is Boulder. It's a great example of kind of a mobility parkway, a superhighway for joggers and bicyclists, where you can go from one end of the city to the other without crossing the street, and they also have bike-sharing, which I'll get into in a minute. This is even a more interesting solution in Seoul, Korea. They took the elevated highway, they got rid of it, they reclaimed the street, the river down below, below the street, and you can go from one end of Seoul to the other without crossing a pathway for cars. The High Line in Manhattan is very similar. You have these rapidly emerging bike lanes all over the world. I lived in Manhattan for 15 years. I went back a couple of weekends ago, took this photograph of these fabulous new bike lanes that they have installed. They're still not to where Copenhagen is, where something like 42 percent of the trips within the city are by bicycle. It's mostly just because they have fantastic infrastructure there. We actually did exactly the wrong thing in Boston. The Big Dig -- So we got rid of the highway but we created a traffic island, and it's certainly not a mobility pathway for anything other than cars. Mobility on demand is something we've been thinking about, so we think we need an ecosystem of these shared-use vehicles connected to mass transit. These are some of the vehicles that we've been working on. But shared use is really key. If you share a vehicle, you can have at least four people use one vehicle, as opposed to one. We have Hubway here in Boston, the Vélib' system in Paris. We've been developing, at the Media Lab, this little city car that is optimized for shared use in cities. We got rid of all the useless things like engines and transmissions. We moved everything to the wheels, so you have the drive motor, the steering motor, the breaking -- all in the wheel. That left the chassis unencumbered, so you can do things like fold, so you can fold this little vehicle up to occupy a tiny little footprint. This was a video that was on European television last week showing the Spanish Minister of Industry driving this little vehicle, and when it's folded, it can spin. You don't need reverse. You don't need parallel parking. You just spin and go directly in. So we've been working with a company to commercialize this. My PhD student Ryan Chin presented these early ideas two years ago at a TEDx conference. So what's interesting is, then if you begin to add new things to it, like autonomy, you get out of the car, you park at your destination, you pat it on the butt, it goes and it parks itself, it charges itself, and you can get something like seven times as many vehicles in a given area as conventional cars, and we think this is the future. Actually, we could do this today. It's not really a problem. We can combine shared use and folding and autonomy and we get something like 28 times the land utilization with that kind of strategy. One of our graduate students then says, well, how does a driverless car communicate with pedestrians? You have nobody to make eye contact with. You don't know if it's going to run you over. So he's developing strategies so the vehicle can communicate with pedestrians, so -- So the headlights are eyeballs, the pupils can dilate, we have directional audio, we can throw sound directly at people. What I love about this project is he solved a problem that doesn't exist yet, so -- We also think that we can democratize access to bike lanes. You know, bike lanes are mostly used by young guys in stretchy pants. So -- We think we can develop a vehicle that operates on bike lanes, accessible to elderly and disabled, women in skirts, businesspeople, and address the issues of energy congestion, mobility, aging and obesity simultaneously. That's our challenge. This is an early design for this little three-wheel. It's an electronic bike. You have to pedal to operate it in a bike lane, but if you're an older person, that's a switch. If you're a healthy person, you might have to work really hard to go fast. You can dial in 40 calories going into work and 500 going home, when you can take a shower. We hope to have that built this fall. Housing is another area where we can really improve. Mayor Menino in Boston says lack of affordable housing for young people is one of the biggest problems the city faces. People say, we don't really want to live in a little teeny conventional apartment. So we're saying, let's build a standardized chassis, much like our car. Let's bring advanced technology into the apartment, technology-enabled infill, give people the tools within this open-loft chassis to go through a process of defining what their needs and values and activities are, and then a matching algorithm will match a unique assembly of integrated infill components, furniture, and cabinetry, that are personalized to that individual, and they give them the tools to go through the process and to refine it, and it's something like working with an architect, when you give an alternative to a person to react to. Now, the most interesting implementation of that for us is when you can begin to have robotic walls, so your space can convert from exercise to a workplace, if you run a virtual company. You have guests over, you have two guest rooms that are developed. You have a conventional one-bedroom arrangement when you need it. Maybe that's most of the time. You have a dinner party. The table folds out to fit 16 people in otherwise a conventional one-bedroom, or maybe you want a dance studio. I mean, architects have been thinking about these ideas for a long time. What we need to do now, develop things that can scale to those 300 million Chinese people that would like to live in the city, and very comfortably. We think we can make a very small apartment that functions as if it's twice as big by utilizing these strategies. I don't believe in smart homes. That's sort of a bogus concept. I think you have to build dumb homes and put smart stuff in it. And so we've been working on a chassis of the wall itself. You know, standardized platform with the motors and the battery when it operates, little solenoids that will lock it in place and get low-voltage power. We think this can all be standardized, and then people can personalize the stuff that goes into that wall, and like the car, we can integrate all kinds of sensing to be aware of human activity, so if there's a baby or a puppy in the way, you won't have a problem. So the developers say, well, this is great. OK, so if we have a conventional building, we have a fixed envelope, maybe we can put in 14 units. If they function as if they're twice as big, we can get 28 units in. That means twice as much parking, though. Parking's really expensive. It's about 70,000 dollars per space to build a conventional parking spot inside a building. So if you can have folding and autonomy, you can do that in one-seventh of the space. That goes down to 10,000 dollars per car, just for the cost of the parking. You add shared use, and you can even go further. We can also integrate all kinds of advanced technology through this process. There's a path to market for innovative companies to bring technology into the home. In this case, a project we're doing with Siemens. We have sensors on all the furniture, all the infill, that understands where people are and what they're doing. Blue light is very efficient, so we have these tunable 24-bit LED lighting fixtures. It recognizes where the person is, what they're doing, fills out the light when necessary to full spectrum white light, over even conventional state-of-the-art lighting systems. This just shows you the data that comes from the sensors that are embedded in the furniture. We don't really believe in cameras to do things in homes. We think these little wireless sensors are more effective. We think we can also personalize sunlight. That's sort of the ultimate personalization in some ways. So we've looked at articulating mirrors of the facade that can throw shafts of sunlight anywhere into the space, therefore allowing you to shade most of the glass on a hot day like today. In this case, she picks up her phone, she can map food preparation at the kitchen island to a particular location of sunlight. This can be combined with LED lighting as well. We think workplaces should be shared. I mean, this is really the workplace of the future, I think. This is Starbucks, you know. And you see everybody has their back to the wall and they have food and coffee down the way and they're in their own little personal bubble. We need shared spaces for interaction and collaboration. We're not doing a very good job with that. At the Cambridge Innovation Center, you can have shared desks. I've spent a lot of time in Finland at the design factory of Aalto University, where the they have a shared shop and shared fab lab, shared quiet spaces, electronics spaces, recreation places. We think ultimately, all of this stuff can come together, a new model for mobility, a new model for housing, a new model for how we live and work, a path to market for advanced technologies. But in the end, the main thing we need to focus on are people. Cities are all about people. They're places for people. the livability and creativity of cities like they've done in Melbourne with the laneways while at the same time dramatically reducing CO2 and energy. It's a global imperative. We have to get this right. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
物陰から奴らを観察する。オルティッシオとその部下らしき魔族は、気絶しているレミリア様を縛り上げている。奴ら何をするんだろう? 嫌な予感しかしない。早く救出しなければ......でも、私なんかの力では、到底奴らにはかなわない。本陣に助けを呼びにいくべきだ。本陣はもう目と鼻の先であるのだから。何よりリリスちゃんの治療も早く始めないと! だが、間に合うだろうか? 助けを呼ぶ前にレミリア様が、殺されかねない。私が本陣に行っていたらきっと手遅れだ。すぐにでも本陣に連絡ができれば良いんだけど......。そうだ! 私は使えないが、リリスちゃんなら魔法で本陣の誰かと通信ができるかもしれない。私は隠れているリリスちゃんのもとへと駆け寄る。「リリスちゃん、辛いところごめん」「ど、どうした?」「リリスちゃんって本陣まで通信魔法できる?」「はぁ、はぁ、そうだな。この距離なら可能か......ちょっと辛いがやってやる」リリスちゃん、かなり辛そうだ。あぁ、私が通信魔法を使えていたら良かったのに。悔しさで思わず唇を噛む。リリスちゃん、危険な状態なのにごめんなさい。重傷の身のリリスちゃんに負担をかけている事実に自己嫌悪していると、リリスちゃんが呪文を唱え終わった。「はぁ、はぁ、本陣に......つ、伝わったぞ」「ありがとう、リリスちゃん」これでレミリア様の危機とリリスちゃん、小屋にいる後は、レミリア様の奪還の方法だが......。よし、ヒットアンドアウェイで行こう。魔法弾を繰り出しつつ、移動して奴らの注意を引く。その間に本陣からの援軍、もしくはティレアさんの到着を待つ。そろそろティレアさんも魔族の長を倒しているはずだから、こちらに向かってきているはずである。それでは作戦実行だ。私はリリスちゃんの傍から離れると、オルティッシオ達がひそむ路地まで移動する。そして、奴らの死角にいる場所に潜むと呪文を唱え、魔法陣を生成していく。火炎がオルティッシオに激突する。もちろん、オルティッシオにダメージはない。注意を向けさせるのが目的だ。「ちっ、誰だ!」オルティッシオが憤怒の顔で周囲を睨みつける。うっ、な、なんて圧力!? 今にも意識が飛びそうだ。だめ、今、気絶するとレミリア様、リリスちゃんが危険にさらされる。私はお腹に力を集中し、気合を入れる。ふぅ、ここからが正念場だ。魔法弾を遅延して放つ。そして、素早く移動する。私自身がいる場所を特定されないように魔法弾を撃ち続けるのだ。ただ、遅延魔法は難しい。制御にかなり力を入れるので、魔法弾の威力は激減する。魔族どころか、獣人、鍛え上げられた人間にも効かない威力だろう。でも、構わない。どうせ私が全力で魔法弾を撃っても、魔族にはつけられないのである。アルキューネとの戦闘で、それは十分に思い知った。魔法弾で注意を向けさせ、援軍が来るまで時間を稼げれば良いのだ。それから私は、細心の注意を払いながら遅延魔法弾を撃ち続けた。「ちくしょう、さっきから誰だ! くそのような魔法弾を撃ちやがって。小蠅がうるさくてレミリアを蹂躙できないじゃないか! お前ら捜してぶっ殺せ!」「「はっ」」オルティッシオの部下達がにちらばっていく。よし、第一作戦は成功! ここからは監視の目が厳しいので、さらなる注意が必要だ。援軍が来るまで遅延魔法を繰り出す。本陣からの援軍が先か、ティレアさんが来るのが先か、はたまた見つかって私が殺されるかだ。そうして、しばらくは作戦が成功していたのだが......。「どこだ? どこにいやがる? せっかくのお楽しみタイムを邪魔しやがって!」とうとうオルティッシオの堪忍袋の緒が、切れたらしい。部下に任せるだけでなく自分で私の捜索を始めた。オルティッシオの獰猛な目つき、一瞬たりともスキを見逃さないといった感じだ。こ、この殺気......。だめ、これ以上は、魔法弾を放てない。オルティッシオの部下の目がある時でさえ、魔法弾を撃つのはぎりぎりの綱渡りだった。だが、オルティッシオは別格だ。本気の魔族の追跡に私が見つからないはずがない。私は物陰に身を縮ませて隠れる。「くそ、くそ、くそぉ! どこにいやがる! よし、どこの誰か知らんが、出てこい。さもなくばレミリアを殺すぞ!」そう叫ぶや、オルティッシオがレミリア様のもとへ向かっていく。レミリア様の仲間の仕業だとばれたみたいだ。このままだとレミリア様が殺される。また魔法弾を撃って注意を向けさせるか? うぅ、確実に居場所を特定されそうだ。だが、手をこまねいていたらレミリア様が殺されるのは確かだ。こうなれば一。私は意を決し、魔法弾を撃とうと魔力を込める。「ひゃはは! バカめ、かかったな。魔力の揺らぎを見つけたぞぉ。そこだぁ!」ばれた!? オルティッシオが狂気の笑みを浮かべて向かってきた。ひぃ、怖い! 私は、身体強化の魔法をかけて全力で逃走する。「はっ、なんだ犯人は人間のガキだったか! お前ら、このくそ生意気なガキの逃走ルートをふさげ!」まずい。オルティッシオの部下達も私を見つけ追ってくる。全員明らかに私より身体能力が高い。みるみる距離が縮められる。「ちょこまかと逃げんじゃねぇ!」オルティッシオから魔弾が放たれた。私はとっさに回避行動を取る。高速に打ち出された魔弾が、私の横をぎりぎり通過し、前方の壁に激突した。壁は見るも無残に消し飛んだ。な、なんて威力......。軽く出された魔弾は、私の魔法弾の何十倍もの威力がありそうだ。こ、怖い。捕まったらどんな目にあわされるか......。私は必死に逃げる。恐怖と極度の緊張で喉はカラカラだ。背後から迫る圧倒的な暴力、恐怖が全身を駆け巡っている。現状、精神をかろうじて保ち続けているといったところだ。そうしてオルティッシオに恐怖を覚えながら逃走していたが、とうとう袋小路に捕まった。逃げようにも奴の部下数十人に取り囲まれ絶望的だ。「へっ、とうとう追い詰めたぞ。たかが人間の分際でよくも我々魔族をこけにしやがったなぁあ――っ!」オルティッシオが、怒りの鉄拳を地面に叩きつけた。地面が割れ、音を立てて崩れさっていく。な、なんて拳撃! あんなのがひとかすりでもしようものなら絶命するのは間違いない。ごくりと生唾を飲み、冷や汗が背中をつーっと垂れていくのを実感する。あぁ、援軍はまだなの? どれくらい時間かせぎできただろう? 本陣からの援軍、あるいはティレアさんはまだ来ない。私は壁に縋るようにその場にぺたりと座り込む。「小娘、ただで死ねるとは思うな! 魔族をコケにした報いは、貴様の体に思う存分叩き込んでやる。ぎたぎたのぐちょぐちょにしてやるからな」「ひぃ!」オルティッシオのプレッシャーに思わず悲鳴をあげる。これから来るであろう暴力の恐怖のため、小刻みに身体が震えてしまう。あぁ、誰か誰か、助けて、助けてよぉ。ティレアさん、ティレアさん、早く――。「何がぐちょぐちょにしてやるだぁ! この変態野郎!」「がはっ!」私が絶望に打ちひしがれていると、聞きおぼえのある声がした。ティレアさん、さすがです。さきほどまでのシリアスさが吹き飛びました。オルティッシオが、ティレアさんのとびげりをくらい壁に激突したのだ。	I was watching from the shadows. The demons who seemed to be Ortissio’s subordinates were tying up the unconscious Captain Remilia. What are they going to do to her? I’m only getting bad feelings about this. I have to save her soon... But with my power, I can’t do a thing to them. I should go call for help from Headquarters. It’s so close. More importantly, I have to get treatment for Lyris soon! But will I make it? It’s quite possible that Captain Remilia will be killed before I get help. If I go to Headquarters first, it’ll be too late. If I could somehow contact them immediately, that would be best but... I know! I can’t use it, but maybe Lyris can use magic to contact somebody in the Headquarters. I rushed over to where Lyris was hiding. “Lyris, I’m sorry for bothering you while you’re hurt like this.” “W-, What’s up?” “Can you use communication magic to contact the Headquarters?” “Hahh, hahh, let’s see. At this distance, maybe... It’ll be a bit tough, but I’ll do it.” Lyris looked to be suffering a lot. Aah, if only I could use it. I bit my lip in frustration. I’m sorry for making you do this, even though you’re already in danger. While I was hating myself due to the heavy wounds she had, she had finished chanting the spell. “Hahh, hahh, I... reached them.” “Thank you, Lyris.” With this, they should know about the danger Captain Remilia is in, as well as Lyris and the Decarabia member in the hut. All that’s left is to find a way to rescue Captain Remilia, but... Alright. Let’s go with hit and run. I’ll move about as I fire magical bullets to draw their attention. In the meanwhile, I’ll wait for reinforcements from either Headquarters, or Ms. Tilea. Ms. Tilea should be just about done with the demon chief, so she should be heading this way. Well then, time to take action. I left Lyris’ side, and moved to the alley where the demons were. And then after hiding in their blind spot and finishing a chant, I created a magic circle. A flame collided with Ortissio. Of course, Ortissio took no damage. The purpose was to draw his attention. “Tsk, who is it!” He glared around with an enraged expression. Uu-, w-, what pressure!? I feel like I’ll faint at any moment. I can’t. If I faint now, Captain Remilia and Lyris will be in danger. I concentrated power into my stomach, and fired myself up. Huu, this next part is critical. I created delayed magical bullets. And then I immediately moved. The magical bullets continued to fire in a way that concealed my location. But delayed magic is difficult. It’s taking quite a bit of control, so the power of my magical bullets is sharply decreased. Far from a demon, I bet even a beastman or well-trained human could ignore them. But that doesn’t matter. After all, even if I was firing these at full strength, they wouldn’t even scratch a demon. I learnt that too well during my fight with Alcyune. It’s fine if I just get their attention and buy time until reinforcements arrive. After that, I concentrated on the details and continued to fire. “F̲u̲c̲k̲! Who’s been doing this! Who’s been firing these s̲h̲i̲t̲t̲y magical bullets! If this fly keeps buzzing around, how am I going to disgrace Remilia! You lot, find it and kill it!” ““Sir.”” Ortissio’s subordinates scattered in all directions. Alright, part one of the plan, success! From now on their vigilance is going to be strict, so I need to be even more careful. I continued to use delayed magic until the reinforcements came. Will it be troops from Headquarters first, Ms. Tilea first, or will I be found and killed first? I continued to have success for a while, but... “Where? Where the hell is it? They’re getting in the way of my fun time!” Eventually Ortissio lost his patience, and seemed to snap. Now he was beginning to search by himself. From his vicious gaze, I felt like he wouldn’t miss a single mistake. T-, This bloodlust. I can’t fire any more magical bullets like this. It was hard with just his subordinates, and I was already walking a tightrope. But Ortissio is on a different level. There’s no way that I wouldn’t be found if he was actually trying. I curled up in my hiding place. “S̲h̲i̲t̲, s̲h̲i̲t̲, S̲H̲I̲T̲T̲T̲! Where the f̲u̲c̲k̲ is it! Alright, I don’t know who you are, but come out now. If you don’t, I’ll kill Remilia!” The moment he yelled that, he returned to Captain Remilia’s side. It looks like he figured out that I was on her side. At this rate, she’ll be killed. Should I fire another magical bullet to catch his attention? Uu, it feels like he’ll definitely find me. But if I just watch, Captain Remilia will definitely be killed. Then it’s all for nothing now. I made up my mind, and gathered mana to fire a magical bullet. “HYAHAHA! You idiot, I’ve got you now! I saw through the mana fluctuations. There!” He found me!? Ortissio headed my way with a mad smile. Hii! Scary! I used body reinforcement magic and ran away at full speed. “Hah! Geez, so the culprit was a human brat! You lot, block this cheeky brat’s escape!” This is bad. His subordinates were chasing after me. Their bodies are all clearly stronger than mine. The distance was clearly closing. “Stop running about!” Ortissio fired a magic bullet. I immediately moved to avoid it. The high speed magic bullet just passed by me, and crashed into a wall in front. The wall tragically evaporated. W-, What power... A magic bullet that he lightly fired probably outclassed my magical bullet dozens of times. I-, I’m scared. What’s going to happen to me if I get caught... I ran desperately. Fear and utmost anxiety caused my throat to parch. The overwhelming violence that approached from behind was sending fear rushing through my body. At the moment, I’m only just barely staying conscious. Like that, I continued to run in fear of Ortissio, but eventually I hit a dead end. Even if I tried to escape, dozens of his subordinates were surrounding me. It’s hopeless. “Heh, finally caught you. A little human DARES TO MAKE FOOLS OF US, HUUUUUUUUH!” Ortissio slammed his fist into the ground in rage. The ground split, and loudly crumbled. W-, What a punch! If an attack like that even grazes me, I’ll lose my life for sure. I gulped, and keenly felt the cold sweat running down my back. Aahh, are the reinforcements not here yet? Just how long is it going to take? Neither reinforcements from Headquarters, nor Ms. Tilea are here yet. I collapsed against the wall, and slid to the floor. “Girly, don’t think that you’ll die an easy death! The debt you owe for making fools of demons, I’ll be beating into your body until I’m satisfied. I’ll turn you into a broken, sopping mess.” “Hii!” The pressure caused a shriek to escape my lips. My body trembled in fear of the violence that was sure to come. Aahh, somebody, somebody please, please save mee. Ms. Tilea, Ms. Tilea, please― “What ‘sopping mess’, you goddamned pervertt!” “GAHAH-!” While I was stricken with despair, a familiar voice called out. As expected of Ms. Tilea. All of the seriousness just blew away. Ortissio was hit by her flying kick, and crashed into the wall.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 2, "inserted_lines_src": 1, "inserted_lines_trg": 1 }
何が起こっているか理解する頃には幼児になっていて大惨事を引き起こし後には引けません人類は地球上のパンドラの子孫です第2自己複製子をパンドラの箱から解き放ちもう戻すことが出来ないのですその結果は私達の周り中に見られますそこで私はミーム学にまじめに取り組みそこから得た考えを提案しますそれはこの地球上だけでなく宇宙のどこかで起こっているかもしれないことについて新しい考え方を提供しますまず最初にミーム学とミームの理論について話します次はこの理論が地球外に生命体が存在するのかという質問の答えとなりうるかですまずミーム学ミーム学はダーウィンの学説の普遍化を原則としますダーウィンは驚くようなアイデアを持っていました人はこう言います今までで最高のアイデアだ「今までで最高のアイデア」というものがあるとは素晴らしい考えじゃないですか? そんなものがあると思いますか? 聴衆:ないその辺りで誰かが大声で「ない」と言いました私は「ある」と思いますそしてダーウィンに賞を贈りますなぜでしょう? なぜならアイデアはすごく単純で尚且つ宇宙のデザインすべてを説明するからです生物設計のみならず人間が設計したと思われるもの全てですすべて同じ事なのですダーウィンは何と言ったでしょう? 自然選択は皆さんご存知ですね「種の起源」1859年の文章を少し言い換えるとダーウィンはこう言いましたもし多様な生き物がいるならば --それは間違いないことだが -- なぜながばガラパコスへ行ってクチバシのサイズや亀の甲羅のサイズなどを測り.....と続きそれから100ページ目 -- もしこれらの生物がほぼ全滅するような生存競争があったなら -- これも間違いないことだなぜならばマルサスを読み象が制限なく繁殖を続けた場合地球上が象だらけになるのにどれくらいかかるか計算し.....と続きそのまた100ページ後もし生き残った少数生物が生存するのに役立った要素を子孫に引き継げばその子孫はそのような状況に対して彼らの両親よりも適応性が高いはずだ分かりますか? もしもしもしだとすればというロジック... ダーウィンはアルゴリズム概念は持っていませんでも彼は著書の中でこう述べており現に私達はこれを進化のアルゴリズムと認識しています基本的にはこの3つです変化選択そして遺伝ダニエル・ダネットが言うようにこれらの要素があれば進化は必ず起こります無意識的に起こるカオスによる設計とも言えますこのスライドのなかに私の大好きな単語がありますなんだと思いますか? 聴衆:カオスカオス? 違います、何? マインド?違います聴衆:Without いいえ without ではありません順番に言ってるでしょう? 聴衆:マストそうですマストです必ず起こるのですだから素晴らしいのですデザイナーなど要りません計画も先見性も何もですもしなにかが変化を伴ってコピーされ選択されるならデザインがどこからともなく現れるのは必須です止められませんマストが私のお気に入りの単語ですさてこれがミームにどう関係するのでしょう? この法則は変化や選択を伴うコピーをされるすべてのものに当てはまります私達は生物学の定義で考える癖がついており遺伝子についてもそのように考えますダーウィンは違いました彼はもちろん遺伝子について知りませんでした彼はほとんど動物や植物について語りましたが進化し消滅していく言語についても語りましたでもダーウィン説の普遍化の原則は変化や選択を伴う全ての情報はデザインを生み出すことにありますこれはリチャード・ドーキンが彼のベストセラー「利己的な遺伝子」で語っています彼が自己複製子と呼んでいるコピーされた情報は利己的にコピーしますそれは細胞の中にいて「コピーされたい」と言っていのではなく機会があればコピーされます結果がどうであれそれはコピーされた情報でしかなく考えることが出来ないので結果なんてお構いなしですそして彼は皆がいつも遺伝子について考ることから逃れたがっておりこう言いました「ここに他の自己複製子はいる?」もちろんいますとも周りを見渡してくださいこの部屋の周りの全てがまだ不器用に文化の原始スープに浮かぶ自己複製子です人から人へとコピーされる情報です模倣により言葉により物語により着ている服や何かをすることによっても... この情報は変化と選択を伴ってコピーされますこういうデザインプロセスが生じています彼は新しい自己複製子に名前を付けようとギリシャ単語の “mimeme” を取り上げました模倣という意味です定義の核心部を思い出してくださいそれは模倣され簡略化され “Meme” (ミーム)と聞こえよくなり良いミームとしてミームを効果的に広めましたこうやってアイデアは出来上がったのですその定義に従うのは大切です科学としてのミーム学全てが激しく中傷を浴びひどく誤解され恐れらましたでも定義を覚えていればこれらの問題は避けられますミームはアイデアと同じではありませんそれはアイデアではなくそれ以外の何と同じというわけでもありません定義に従いましょうそれは模倣であるということまたは人から人へと伝えられた情報だということミームの例を見てみましょうそこのあなた眼鏡を首に下げてますね特におしゃれな感じでそれはあなたが自分で考え出したのでしょうかそれとも誰かの真似ですか? もし誰かの真似ならばそれはミームです他には...あまり面白そうなミームは見当たりませんね誰か面白いミームを教えてくれませんか? あなたのイヤリングあなたがイヤリングの発想を発明したわけじゃないですよねたぶんどこかで買ったのでしょう店にはもっと沢山ありますねこれは人から人へと伝わっていくものです物語も全てですもちろん TEDは大きなミームの催しでミーム集団ですミームを考えるならなぜ彼らは広がるのか考えてください彼らは自己的な情報で出来るだけコピーされますその中には良い情報だからコピーされるものもありますまたは本当だから便利だから感動的だからそうでないのにコピーされるものもありますなぜかははっきりとは分かりません特に興味深いミームがあります予想通りここに来る途中に見つけましたあなた達も見たことでしょうどこかの小奇麗な国際ホテルに行って部屋に入って洋服を脱ぎ浴室へ行くと何が見えますか? 聴衆:浴用石鹸何ですって? 聴衆:石鹸そうね石鹸それ以外に何がありますか? 聴衆: ふ〜む聴衆:洗面台トイレ洗面台トイレそうですねこれらはすべてミームですそれらは便利なミームですがこれもありますねこれは何にためにあるのでしょう? これは世界中に広がりましたここのトイレにあっても驚きませんでもわたしはこの写真をアッサムのジャングルにあるエコキャンプのテントの裏のトイレで撮りました誰が何のためにここでこれを折ったのでしょう? 中には調子に乗る人もいて一方間違いを犯す人もいますホテルの中にはこのミームを利用してこの様に小さなステッカーでさらなるミームを広めますこれは何を意味するのでしょう? 多分これは誰かが部屋を掃除しすべて清潔ということを示唆するのでしょうでも実際は場所から場所へと誰かがばい菌を広めていることを示唆しますこう考えてください脳みそだらけでそれ以上にあふれかえるほどのミームがいる世界を想像してみてくださいミームはコピーされようと躍起で "躍起で" ということはつまりコピーできる限りコピーするのです私やあなた達を伝搬コピー機として使いますだから私達はミームマシーンなのですさてこれがなぜ大切なのでしょう? なぜ便利なのか何を意味しているのか? これは人類の起源の新しい見解と人類の存在の意味を提唱します文化の進化や人類の起源の従来の理論何が我々を特殊にしているのか他の理論は大脳や言語そして道具の使用について説明し私達を特別な存在にしているこれら全てのものは遺伝子にあると言います言語は遺伝子にとって便利だったでしょう道具は私達が生き残ったり子孫を残すのに役立ったでしょうリチャード・ドーキンズがずっと前に訴えたようにいつも遺伝子に戻ってきますミーム学のポイントは「いや違う」ということです地球上には2つの自己複製子がありますたぶん 250万年程前に私達の祖先が模倣を初めた瞬間から新しいコピーのプロセスができました変化と選択を伴ったコピー新しい自己複製子が解き放たれ最初からこの新しい創造物を解き放った人類は便利で綺麗で本当のものだけをコピーしそれ以外のものはコピーしなかたわけではありません彼らの脳はコピーする長所をもっており-- 火を起こす事燃やし続ける事新しい狩猟法といったものから必然的に羽を頭に飾ったり奇妙な服を着たり顔を塗りたくったり何でもコピーしました遺伝子とミームの間の軍拡競争になります遺伝子は人間の脳を小さく経済的にして全てコピーするなんて面倒は取らないようにする一方で人が出してコピーする音 -- それが言葉になるわけですが -- といったミームは脳をどんどん大きくしようとしますこの理論では脳が大きいのはミームのせいとなりますだから私は「ミームマシーンとしての私」の中でミーム学的原動力と呼びましたミームが進化すると --それは必然なのですが-- ミームをコピーしやすいように脳も大きくなりますだから私達の脳は特殊に進化し私たちは宗教や音楽そして芸術が好きなのですこの見解において言語は私たちの中にある寄生虫のようなもので遺伝子のために最初からあったわけではありませんそしてほとんどの寄生虫のように危険になる恐れもありますが一緒に進化し適応しこの新しい寄生虫と共生関係を築いてきました私達はそうやって始まったと気付きませんこれが人類における見解ですそれ以外の地球上の種は全て遺伝子マシーンのみで彼らはほとんど複製しません遺伝子マシーンでありミームマシーンでもあるのは我々のみですミームは遺伝子マシーンを拾い上げミームマシーンに変換しましたでもそれだけじゃありません新しい種類のミームがあります長い間不思議に思ってましたミームについてよく考えるのですが私達がコピーするミームの間にも違いがあるのか -- お互いかわす言葉私達がコピーする身振りや人がすること-- それにこれらのテクノロジーは? 私は今まで全てミームと呼んでましたでも今思うのはテクノロジーミームに新しい名前が必要だということテクノミームまたはテームと呼びましょうそれは工程が違ってきたからです私達は5000年程前書くことから始めました粘土板にミームを保管しましたが本当のテームや本当のテームマシーンを出すには変化選択コピーが人を介さずなされることが必要ですそれはもうすぐそこです私たちはそれにもうすぐ手が届くただならぬ起点にいてそのようなマシーンはあるのです私がTEDに来てからの短い時間で私達が今までよりもずっと近くなっていると感じました事実テームは私達の脳をテームマシンのようにしようとしているのです私達の子供は発育が早く読むのを覚えたり機械の使い方を覚えるのも早いです私達の周りはあらゆる種類の埋め込みや眠れなくさせる麻薬で溢れ返っています私たちは自分でこれを選択したように思いますが実はテームに操作されているのです私たちは第3の自己複製子をこの世に送り出す尖端にいますさてこの地球の外では何がおこっているのでしょう? 他の生命体は? 人類はこの質問をずっと抱えていますこのTEDでも話されています 1961年フランク・ドレークが有名な方程式を提案しましたが私は間違った方向に偏っていると思いますこの方程式はとても有益でした彼は"私達の銀河系中でコンタクトが可能な地球外生命体の数" Nを推定しようと方程式に恒星誕生の確率や惑星の確率そして極めて重要に知性を含めました私は彼が間違っていると思います知性はそこら中の全てのものに見られます人類の知性はその中の一種にすぎません本当に重要なのはあなたの持つ自己複製子そして自己複製子の発展段階 --一つ一つ進んでいくものですですから知性ではなく自己複製子について考えることを提案しますそのことから私は別の方程式を提案しましたとても単純です Nは同じです "私達の銀河系にいると推定されるコンタクトが可能な地球外生命体の数" 銀河系にある惑星の数から始めます最初の自己複製子を出す割合第2の自己複製子を出す割合第3の自己複製子を出す割合なぜなら第3自己複製子のみが-- 情報や宇宙探査機を送ったりそこに行ったり誰とでもコンタクトとったり出きるからですさてもし私達がこの方程式を採用したらなぜ宇宙人から何のコンタクトもないのでしょう? それはすべてのステップが危険だからです新しい自己複製子を取り入れることは危険なことです乗り越えることはできます私たちは乗り越えてきましたでもとても危険です地球上に生命体が生まれたてすぐ第一歩を踏み出しましたガイア説の立場を取ってもいいです昨日のペーター・ワードの話はとてもおもしろかったです -- ガイア説以外もありますね事実生命体はそれ自体を破滅するものを生み出します私たちはこの地球上で乗り越えましたでもそれから何十億年経って第2の自己複製子ミームが出現しましたこれは危険でしたね大きな脳を考えてみましょうここに母親は何人いますか? あなた方は大きな脳について全て知ってますね彼らを産むのは危険なことですひどい苦痛を伴います私の猫は4匹の子猫を産みましたいつもゴロゴロ言っていますえっと少々違いますねでも痛いだけではなく沢山の赤ちゃんが死にたくさんの母親も命を落とします生産にとても高く付きます遺伝子は脳内の神経細胞の軸索を取り囲むミエリンを強制的に作らされています脳内を活性化させる脂肪ですここに座っている間にあなたの脳は体重の2%の重さしかないのにエネルギー支出量の20%を使用していることをご存知ですかとても高い臓器ですなぜ?それはミームを生み出すからですそれは私達全てを殺すこともできましたそうしかかったのかもしれませんそれは分かりませんでもたぶん近いところだったでしょう前にそうしたことがあるか? その他たくさんの種はどうでしょう? ルイーズ・リーキーが昨日話しました私達がこの枝に唯一残っているのはなぜかその他には何がおこったのか? もしかするとこの複製実験この第2自己複製子の実験は人々を死に至らす程危険なのかも? でも私たちは乗り越え適応しましたでも今私たちは私が今言ったように第3の自己複製子地点に来ていますそしてこれはもっと危険です -- また危険ですねなぜでしょう? それはテームが利己的な自己複製子で私達のことや地球やその他いろいろのことなぞお構いなしだからです彼らはただの情報だからです彼らは私達を使って地球の資源を吸い取りより多くのコンピューターを生産させ TEDで聞くようなこれらの素晴らしいことをより多く生み出します「インターネットは私達が自分たちの利益のために作った」なんて思わないことです私達にはそのように映るだけですテームが広がるのは必然だと考えてください私たちは古い機械ですさて私たちは乗り越えられるでしょうか? いったい何がおこるのでしょう? 乗り越えるとはどういう意味なのか? 二種類の乗り越え方があります一つは既に私達のまわりでおこっているようにテームに私達をテームマシーンとさせること埋め込みや麻薬を使ってテクノロジーと一緒になりなぜ彼らはそうするか? それは私達が自己複製するからです私たちは子供を産みます私たちは新しく作るので便乗すれば便利だからですなぜなら私達の地球上では他の選択肢がまだ顕著になっていないからですと言っても近くはなってきています今朝思ったよりも近いと聞きましたテームマシーンは彼ら自身を自己複製しますそうすることで地球上の気候が不安定になって人が住めなくなってもお構いなしなのですなぜならこれらのテームマシーンは感傷的でじめっとし酸素呼吸をする暖かい体液の流れた生き物ではないからです彼らは私達なしで存在できます二つの可能性があります二番目は私たちはそこまで来ているとは思いません来るけれどもまだ先のことです最初のものは来るでしょうでもこの地球にすでにもたらされた損傷が第3ポイントがどれほど危険かを示しています第3ポイントとは第3自己複製子のことですそしてこの第3ポイントを第2 第1段階を通過したように切る抜けられるでしょうか? 大丈夫かどうか私には分かりません (拍手) クリス・アンダーソン:信じられないようなお話でした自分でも怖くなったわクリス:	By the time you realize what's happening, the child is a toddler, up and causing havoc, and it's too late to put it back. We humans are Earth's Pandoran species. We're the ones who let the second replicator out of its box, and we can't push it back in. We're seeing the consequences all around us. Now that, I suggest, is the view that comes out of taking memetics seriously. And it gives us a new way of thinking about not only what's going on on our planet, but what might be going on elsewhere in the cosmos. So first of all, I'd like to say something about memetics and the theory of memes, and secondly, how this might answer questions about who's out there, if indeed anyone is. So, memetics: memetics is founded on the principle of Universal Darwinism. Darwin had this amazing idea. Indeed, some people say it's the best idea anybody ever had. Isn't that a wonderful thought, that there could be such a thing as a best idea anybody ever had? Do you think there could? Audience: No. Susan Blackmore: Someone says no, very loudly, from over there. Well, I say yes, and if there is, I give the prize to Darwin. Why? Because the idea was so simple, and yet it explains all design in the universe. I would say not just biological design, but all of the design that we think of as human design. It's all just the same thing happening. What did Darwin say? I know you know the idea, natural selection, but let me just paraphrase "The Origin of Species," 1859, in a few sentences. What Darwin said was something like this: if you have creatures that vary, and that can't be doubted -- I've been to the Galapagos, and I've measured the size of the beaks and the size of the turtle shells and so on, and so on. And 100 pages later. And if there is a struggle for life, such that nearly all of these creatures die -- and this can't be doubted, I've read Malthus and I've calculated how long it would take for elephants to cover the whole world if they bred unrestricted, and so on and so on. And another 100 pages later. And if the very few that survive pass onto their offspring whatever it was that helped them survive, then those offspring must be better adapted to the circumstances in which all this happened than their parents were. You see the idea? If, if, if, then. He had no concept of the idea of an algorithm, but that's what he described in that book, and this is what we now know as the evolutionary algorithm. The principle is you just need those three things -- variation, selection and heredity. And as Dan Dennett puts it, if you have those, then you must get evolution. Or design out of chaos, without the aid of mind. There's one word I love on that slide. What do you think my favorite word is? Audience: Chaos. SB: Chaos? No. What? Mind? No. Audience: Without. SB: No, not without. You try them all in order: Mmm...? Audience: Must. SB: Must, at must. Must, must. This is what makes it so amazing. You don't need a designer, or a plan, or foresight, or anything else. If there's something that is copied with variation and it's selected, then you must get design appearing out of nowhere. You can't stop it. Must is my favorite word there. Now, what's this to do with memes? Well, the principle here applies to anything that is copied with variation and selection. We're so used to thinking in terms of biology, we think about genes this way. Darwin didn't, of course; he didn't know about genes. He talked mostly about animals and plants, but also about languages evolving and becoming extinct. But the principle of Universal Darwinism is that any information that is varied and selected will produce design. And this is what Richard Dawkins was on about in his 1976 bestseller, "The Selfish Gene." The information that is copied, he called the replicator. It selfishly copies. Not meaning it kind of sits around inside cells going, "I want to get copied." But that it will get copied if it can, regardless of the consequences. It doesn't care about the consequences because it can't, because it's just information being copied. And he wanted to get away from everybody thinking all the time about genes, and so he said, "Is there another replicator out there on the planet?" Ah, yes, there is. Look around you -- here will do, in this room. in its primeval soup of culture, is another replicator. Information that we copy from person to person, by imitation, by language, by talking, by telling stories, by wearing clothes, by doing things. This is information copied with variation and selection. This is design process going on. He wanted a name for the new replicator. So, he took the Greek word "mimeme," which means that which is imitated. Remember that, that's the core definition: that which is imitated. And abbreviated it to meme, just because it sounds good and made a good meme, an effective spreading meme. So that's how the idea came about. It's important to stick with that definition. The whole science of memetics is much maligned, much misunderstood, much feared. But a lot of these problems can be avoided by remembering the definition. A meme is not equivalent to an idea. It's not an idea. It's not equivalent to anything else, really. Stick with the definition. It's that which is imitated, or information which is copied from person to person. So, let's see some memes. Well, you sir, you've got those glasses hung around your neck in that particularly fetching way. I wonder whether you invented that idea for yourself, or copied it from someone else? If you copied it from someone else, it's a meme. And what about, oh, I can't see any interesting memes here. All right everyone, who's got some interesting memes for me? Oh, well, your earrings, I don't suppose you invented the idea of earrings. You probably went out and bought them. There are plenty more in the shops. That's something that's passed on from person to person. All the stories that we're telling -- well, of course, TED is a great meme-fest, masses of memes. The way to think about memes, though, is to think, why do they spread? They're selfish information, they will get copied, if they can. But some of them will be copied because they're good, or true, or useful, or beautiful. Some of them will be copied even though they're not. Some, it's quite hard to tell why. There's one particular curious meme which I rather enjoy. And I'm glad to say, as I expected, I found it when I came here, and I'm sure all of you found it, too. You go to your nice, posh, international hotel somewhere, and you come in and you put down your clothes and you go to the bathroom, and what do you see? Audience: Bathroom soap. SB: Pardon? Audience: Soap. SB: Soap, yeah. What else do you see? Audience: SB: Mmm mmm. Audience: Sink, toilet! SB: Sink, toilet, yes, these are all memes, they're all memes, but they're sort of useful ones, and then there's this one. What is this one doing? This has spread all over the world. when you arrived in your bathrooms here. But I took this photograph in a toilet at the back of a tent in the eco-camp in the jungle in Assam. Who folded that thing up there, and why? Some people get carried away. Other people are just lazy and make mistakes. Some hotels exploit the opportunity to put even more memes with a little sticker. What is this all about? I suppose it's there to tell you that somebody's cleaned the place, and it's all lovely. And you know, actually, all it tells you is that another person has potentially spread germs from place to place. So, think of it this way. Imagine a world full of brains and far more memes than can possibly find homes. The memes are all trying to get copied -- trying, in inverted commas -- i.e., that's the shorthand for, if they can get copied, they will. They're using you and me as their propagating, copying machinery, and we are the meme machines. Now, why is this important? Why is this useful, or what does it tell us? It gives us a completely new view of human origins and what it means to be human, all conventional theories of cultural evolution, of the origin of humans, and what makes us so different from other species. All other theories explaining the big brain, and language, and tool use and all these things that make us unique, are based upon genes. Language must have been useful for the genes. Tool use must have enhanced our survival, mating and so on. It always comes back, as Richard Dawkins complained all that long time ago, it always comes back to genes. The point of memetics is to say, "Oh no, it doesn't." There are two replicators now on this planet. From the moment that our ancestors, perhaps two and a half million years ago or so, began imitating, there was a new copying process. Copying with variation and selection. A new replicator was let loose, and it could never be -- right from the start -- it could never be that human beings who let loose this new creature, could just copy the useful, beautiful, true things, and not copy the other things. While their brains were having an advantage from being able to copy -- lighting fires, keeping fires going, new techniques of hunting, these kinds of things -- inevitably they were also copying putting feathers in their hair, or wearing strange clothes, or painting their faces, or whatever. So, you get an arms race between the genes which are trying to get the humans to have small economical brains and not waste their time copying all this stuff, and the memes themselves, like the sounds that people made and copied -- in other words, what turned out to be language -- competing to get the brains to get bigger and bigger. So, the big brain, on this theory, is driven by the memes. This is why, in "The Meme Machine," I called it memetic drive. As the memes evolve, as they inevitably must, they drive a bigger brain that is better at copying the memes that are doing the driving. This is why we've ended up with such peculiar brains, that we like religion, and music, and art. Language is a parasite that we've adapted to, not something that was there originally for our genes, on this view. And like most parasites, it can begin dangerous, but then it coevolves and adapts, and we end up with a symbiotic relationship with this new parasite. And so, from our perspective, we don't realize that that's how it began. So, this is a view of what humans are. All other species on this planet are gene machines only, they don't imitate at all well, hardly at all. We alone are gene machines and meme machines as well. The memes took a gene machine and turned it into a meme machine. But that's not all. We have a new kind of memes now. I've been wondering for a long time, since I've been thinking about memes a lot, is there a difference between the memes that we copy -- the words we speak to each other, the gestures we copy, the human things -- and all these technological things around us? I have always, until now, called them all memes, but I do honestly think now we need a new word for technological memes. Let's call them techno-memes or temes. Because the processes are getting different. We began, perhaps 5,000 years ago, with writing. We put the storage of memes out there on a clay tablet, but in order to get true temes and true teme machines, you need to get the variation, the selection and the copying, all done outside of humans. And we're getting there. We're at this extraordinary point where we're nearly there, that there are machines like that. And indeed, in the short time I've already been at TED, I see we're even closer than I thought we were before. So actually, now the temes are forcing our brains to become more like teme machines. Our children are growing up very quickly learning to read, learning to use machinery. We're going to have all kinds of implants, drugs that force us to stay awake all the time. We'll think we're choosing these things, but the temes are making us do it. So, we're at this cusp now of having a third replicator on our planet. Now, what about what else is going on out there in the universe? Is there anyone else out there? People have been asking this question for a long time. We've been asking it here at TED already. In 1961, Frank Drake made his famous equation, but I think he concentrated on the wrong things. It's been very productive, that equation. He wanted to estimate N, the number of communicative civilizations out there in our galaxy, and he included in there the rate of star formation, the rate of planets, but crucially, intelligence. I think that's the wrong way to think about it. Intelligence appears all over the place, in all kinds of guises. Human intelligence is only one kind of a thing. But what's really important is the replicators you have and the levels of replicators, one feeding on the one before. So, I would suggest that we don't think intelligence, we think replicators. And on that basis, I've suggested a different kind of equation. A very simple equation. N, the same thing, the number of communicative civilizations out there [that] we might expect in our galaxy. Just start with the number of planets there are in our galaxy. The fraction of those which get a first replicator. The fraction of those that get the second replicator. The fraction of those that get the third replicator. Because it's only the third replicator that's going to reach out -- sending information, sending probes, getting out there, and communicating with anywhere else. OK, so if we take that equation, why haven't we heard from anybody out there? Because every step is dangerous. Getting a new replicator is dangerous. You can pull through, we have pulled through, but it's dangerous. Take the first step, as soon as life appeared on this earth. We may take the Gaian view. I loved Peter Ward's talk yesterday -- it's not Gaian all the time. Actually, life forms produce things that kill themselves. Well, we did pull through on this planet. But then, a long time later, billions of years later, we got the second replicator, the memes. That was dangerous, all right. Think of the big brain. How many mothers do we have here? You know all about big brains. They are dangerous to give birth to, are agonizing to give birth to. My cat gave birth to four kittens, purring all the time. Ah, mm -- slightly different. But not only is it painful, it kills lots of babies, it kills lots of mothers, and it's very expensive to produce. The genes are forced into producing all this myelin, all the fat to myelinate the brain. Do you know, sitting here, your brain is using about 20 percent of your body's energy output for two percent of your body weight? It's a really expensive organ to run. Why? Because it's producing the memes. Now, it could have killed us off. It could have killed us off, and maybe it nearly did, but you see, we don't know. But maybe it nearly did. Has it been tried before? What about all those other species? Louise Leakey talked yesterday about how we're the only one in this branch left. What happened to the others? Could it be that this experiment in imitation, this experiment in a second replicator, is dangerous enough to kill people off? Well, we did pull through, and we adapted. But now, we're hitting, as I've just described, we're hitting the third replicator point. And this is even more dangerous -- well, it's dangerous again. Why? Because the temes are selfish replicators and they don't care about us, or our planet, or anything else. They're just information, why would they? They are using us to suck up the planet's resources to produce more computers, and more of all these amazing things we're hearing about here at TED. Don't think, "Oh, we created the Internet for our own benefit." That's how it seems to us. Think, temes spreading because they must. We are the old machines. Now, are we going to pull through? What's going to happen? What does it mean to pull through? Well, there are kind of two ways of pulling through. One that is obviously happening all around us now, is that the temes turn us into teme machines, with these implants, with the drugs, with us merging with the technology. And why would they do that? Because we are self-replicating. We have babies. We make new ones, and so it's convenient to piggyback on us, because we're not yet at the stage on this planet where the other option is viable. Although it's closer, I heard this morning, it's closer than I thought it was. Where the teme machines themselves will replicate themselves. That way, it wouldn't matter if the planet's climate was utterly destabilized, and it was no longer possible for humans to live here. Because those teme machines, they wouldn't need -- they're not squishy, wet, oxygen-breathing, warmth-requiring creatures. They could carry on without us. So, those are the two possibilities. The second, I don't think we're that close. It's coming, but we're not there yet. The first, it's coming too. But the damage that is already being done to the planet is showing us how dangerous the third point is, that third danger point, getting a third replicator. And will we get through this third danger point, like we got through the second and like we got through the first? Maybe we will, maybe we won't. I have no idea. Chris Anderson: That was an incredible talk. SB: Thank you. I scared myself. CA:	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
......確か、ここ魔法がかかっていたわよね。おじい様が中へと入っていく。......私、まだ登れない設定の方がいいわよね? 「魔法は解いてある」私の言葉を遮るようにおじい様はそう呟いた。私は彼の後に従って階段を上っていく。......魔法を解いているのに、やっぱりかなり上るのね。螺旋階段をずっと上っていたら目が回りそうだわ。「ここだ」上までのぼりきると、おじい様は少し古びた木の扉をギギッと開けた。少し埃が舞う。掃除がされていないことが分かる。私は少しドキドキしながら部屋の中へと足を踏み入れる。入っては行けないところに入れる喜びっていつになってもあるものだ。「なにここ」私は部屋の中の光景に思わず声を漏らす。観葉植物がこの部屋を覆っている。小さな蝶も飛んでいる。大量の書物が壁際に並べられていて、床にも沢山詰まれている。大きな丸い窓から光が差し込んできて、幻想的だ。空気が澄んでいて、とても心地いい。私は息を呑む。なんて素敵な場所なのかしら......。近くから「ミャオ」という可愛らしい声が聞こえた。私は自分の足元に視線を落とす。 ......黒猫? でも、その割にはライオンに見えるような気もする。顔をスリスリと私の足にくっつけてくるライもここに連れてきて皆で戯れたい。「私以外に懐くとは......」おじい様以外には懐いていないの? ......もしかして、同じ血が流れていることを野生の勘で当てられた? 人間は騙すことは出来ても、動物は騙せないわよね。「あまり猫に見えないですね」私はなんとか話題を変えようとする。おじい様はフッと笑った。「魔力を与えたからのう。......お前のライオンもそうだろう?」「どうしてライオンのことを......」ライオンが黒くなったことは誰も知らないはず。だって、魔法を使ったのは小屋の中だし......。「ここに来てからお前に関して知らないことはほとんどない」おじい様の言葉に私は固まる。それと同時に、どこからか銀色の蛇が現れた。うろこがキラキラと眩しくて、この世のものとは思えない蛇。 ......どうしてかしら。どこかであったような気がするわ。「流石だ。察しがいい。アルビー」おじい様がそう言うと、蛇はみるみるうちに人間に姿を変えた。 ............嘘でしょ。この人って。デュルキス国から一緒に国外追放されたあの坊主頭の人じゃない。殺気が凄かったからこの人だけは鮮明に覚えている。今にも人を殺しそうだったのに、今はそんな雰囲気を少しも醸し出していない。「国外追放される人間をいつも監視してる蛇だ」	...As I recalled, this place was enchanted, wasn’t it? Grandfather went inside, but I still should not be able to climb up there, right? “The magic has been lifted.” Grandpa muttered, interrupting my words. I followed him up the stairs. ...Even though the magic had been broken, it was still quite a climb. I would feel dizzy if I had to climb the spiral staircase all the way up. “Here.” When we reached the top, Grandfather opened the old wooden door. A bit of dust danced on the floor. It was evident that the room had not been cleaned. As I entered the room, I became a little anxious. It was always a pleasure to be able to enter a place where one was not allowed to go. “What is this place?” I let out an unintentional gasp at the sight inside the room. Houseplants covered the room. Tiny butterflies were flying around. A large number of books were lined up against the walls, and many more were piled up on the floor. The light coming in through the large round window was fantastic. The air was clear and very pleasant. It took my breath away. What a beautiful place. I heard a lovely “meow” from nearby. Looking down at my feet, I noticed a black cat. ...A black cat? Yet, I felt like it looked more like a lion. I wish I could bring Rai with me. The cat nudged my leg with its face, as if it wanted to play with us. “I can’t believe it would be so attached to anyone but me...” You mean she didn’t miss anyone except you, Grandfather?... Perhaps it was her wild intuition that told her we shared the same blood? I could fool a human, but not an animal. “It doesn’t look much like a cat, does it?” I managed to change the subject. Grandfather huffed. “That’s because I gave it magical powers. ...And your lion is the same way, right?” “How did you know about the lion...” No one was supposed to know that the lion became black because of me. Because I used magic in the shed... “There’s very little I don’t know about you since you came here.” I froze at Grandfather’s words. At the same time, a silver snake appeared from somewhere. A snake whose scales were so dazzling that they looked out of this world. I wondered why it was here. I have a feeling that I had seen it somewhere before. “That’s the trick. Very clever. Albie.” Grandpa said, and the snake instantly transformed into a human being. ...No kidding. I knew this person. He was the bald man who was deported with us from the Duelkis Kingdom. I remembered this person vividly because he had a really murderous aura. He looked like he was about to kill someone at any moment, but now he didn’t give off even the slightest hint of such an atmosphere. “He’s the snake that always watches out for people who were deported.”	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 2, "inserted_lines_src": 1, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
偏見も先入観もなかったとしたらどんな形を作りだせるだろう今までの経験を全く考慮しないとしたら? 今まで受けてきた教育に囚われないとしたら? 見たこともない形が造り出されるだろうかびっくりするような形? 魅力的な形? 見て嬉しくなるような形? どうやったら全く新しいものを創れるでしょうか自然に注目してみましょう自然は最も偉大な建築家であると言われています自然をそのままコピーしたり生物そのものを模倣せよと言っているわけではありません過程を借りたらどうかと提案しているのです自然のプロセスにならい新しいものを創るのです自然の主な創造過程である形態形成とは一つの細胞が 2つに分裂することを指しますが同じ形に分裂したり非対称な細胞分裂なら違う形になったりしますこの過程を採用し出来るだけ単純化してみるなら― 1枚の紙を用意し半分に折り 2つの面に分けますどこで折ってもかまいませんこうやって面を区別しますこのようにごく単純な過程から驚くほど多様な形を創る事ができます同じ過程を使ってこの形から立体構造を造ることができますでも手で折るのではなくコンピューターに取り入れアルゴリズムとしてコード化しますそうする事で今や何でも折ることができます百万倍も早くものすごい種類の形を折ることができます立体的な物を造るために面からではなく立体から始めます単純な立方体ですこの面を折っていくと― 何度も何度も 16回繰り返して折ると 40万の面を持った形になりますこんな感じです折り目を変えて面の比率を変えるとこのような形になります面の比率の変化によりこんな形にもこんな形にもなるのです折り目を変えることで形をコントロールできるのですが基本的には折った立方体ですこれでちょっと遊んでみましょう異なる部分を異なる面比率で折ると部分的に紙の状態を変えられます形の微調整ができるわけですコンピューターで折っているので物理的に何の制限もありませんつまり紙を交差させてありえないほど面を小さくできるのですその方法でしかできない折り目が作れます表面は穴だらけになります伸縮可能だし裂くこともできます以上の方法で幅広い形を造れるようになりますでも私はどの形も設計していません形を造る過程を設計したのです通常は面比率を少し変えるとご覧のようにそれに応じて形が変わりますでも実を言うと― 99.9%の場合このようなちゃんとした形にはなりませんこうなってしまいます「ノイズ」つまり失敗作ですお見せした形はすべて試行錯誤の結果やっとできたものです形を創るもっとずっと効率的な方法は形に既に含まれた情報を使うことだとわかったのですこの画像のようなとても単純な形でも実際は目には見えない沢山の情報を含んでいます例えば辺の長さを決められます白い面には長い辺黒い面には短い辺また面の平面度や湾曲率や半径など― 即座には目に見えないようなこれらの情報をこの方法で引き出してイメージ化し折り方を決めることができるのですここでは折り目ひとつひとつの比率ではなく折る規則を定義しますある面の設定とその面の折り方を関連付けます形ではなく過程を設計するので何度も何度もその過程を繰り返して形の集合を生み出すことができますこれらの形は精巧に見えますが過程は最小限です私はいつも単純な立方体から始めますとても単純な動作です一回折ってそして何回も何回も同じことを繰り返すだけですこの過程を建築に適用しましょうどうやって?どんな規模で? 円柱の設計にしました円柱は建築術の原型です歴史上美や技術の理想を表すために使われてきましたさてどうすればこの新しいアルゴリズムで円柱が造れるでしょうか四つの円筒から始めますたくさん実験した結果これらの円筒はこのように進化しましたこれらの円柱には非常に多種多様な情報が含まれますズームしてみましょう近づけば近づくほど新しい特徴が見つかります人の目に見えるか限界に近い形もあります伝統的な建築方法と違ってたった1つの過程で全体の形と顕微鏡サイズの細部の両方が創れますペンで描くことはできません建築家がペンと紙で描こうとすれば細部を含め全体を描くのに何か月いや 1年かかるかもしれない結局アルゴリズムでしかこのようなものは創れませんもっと面白い質問をするなら― これらの形は想像可能でしょうか? 建築家は普通造っているものの最終状態を思い描けますが私のやり方の場合過程で結果が決まります無作為な部分は存在しませんが完全に予測することもできません面が多すぎますし細部があまりにも多くて出来上がった状態が見えませんここで建築家に新しい役割が生まれます全ての可能性を探るために新しい方法が必要です 1つの形から様々なバリエーションが創れますし同時に発展させることもできます最初にお話しした自然に例えれば関連する形の群やバリエーション系列などを考慮しかけあわせて形を生み出すのですこうなると建築家はもうオーケストラの指揮者的な位置づけになります理論を話すのはやめましょうこのイメージに入り込みたくて赤と青の3Dメガネを買ったこともありましたスクリーンに触れるほど接近しましたが中で歩き回ったり手で触ったり出来るわけではありません残された可能性は― コンピューターから円柱を取り出すことです 3Dプリントなんかが今話題ですねでも現時点で私の目的にとってはイマイチでした妥協を強いられるからです小さいが細かく速く作れるか大きくて遅いかのどちらかなので代わりに薄い層を何層も重ね積み上げて円柱を造り上げましたこれは先ほどの円柱を上から見ている X線の写真ですこの時点まで外からしか見ていなかったのですが中側がどんどん折られて無数の細かい構造ができていましたこれが分かったときはかなり驚きましたこの形から切断面を計算しレーザーで切り取ります一部お見せしますと個別に切れた沢山の薄い層が重なりあっていますねこれは実際の写真です CGではありません多くの手間をかけて完成した実際の円柱とコンピューターでデザインした円柱は驚くほど似ていました細かく入り組んだ表面のディテールのほとんどがそのまま実現しました大変な労力がいりました現状ではバーチャルと現実の差はまだまだ大きいです円柱作りには数ヶ月かかりましたがコンピューターで 1600万の面を計算するのは30秒ですその一方実際作ったモデルには 1ミリの層が2700枚重なり重さは700キロこの会場いっぱい覆えるほど大きな一枚のシートからできていますそれをレーザーで切った長さはここから空港までの往復の距離と同じくらいでしたが作りやすくなってきた方です機械はより速くより安く技術発展の面でもこの先期待できそうな開発が行われていますグワンジュビエナル展での写真です円柱を造るのに ABSプラスチックを使いより大きくて速い機械を使いました中には鋼鉄の核があり柱の重量を支えています柱はそれぞれ二本の円柱でできていて円柱の後ろに鏡があると錯覚を起こしたように違う円柱が見えますさてここから何が言えるでしょうか? 建築家が皆ものを設計するのではなくものを生み出す過程の設計に注目し始めれば誰も見たことのないものを創り出せるということです自然がヒントになった簡単な過程をお見せしましたが他にも数えきれないほどの過程が存在します制限するものは何もありませんそれどころか想像もしなかったような構造を大小あらゆる規模で設計できるそんなプロセスを私たちは今もうすでに手にしているのですそしてそんな建築がきっといつか実現するでしょうありがとうございました (拍手)	If we had no bias, if we had no preconceptions, what kind of forms could we design if we could free ourselves from our experience? If we could free ourselves from our education? What would these unseen forms look like? Would they surprise us? Would they intrigue us? Would they delight us? If so, then how can we go about creating something that is truly new? I propose we look to nature. Nature has been called the greatest architect of forms. And I'm not saying that we should copy nature, I'm not saying we should mimic biology, instead I propose that we can borrow nature's processes. We can abstract them and to create something that is new. Nature's main process of creation, morphogenesis, is the splitting of one cell into two cells. And these cells can either be identical, or they can be distinct from each other through asymmetric cell division. If we abstract this process, and simplify it as much as possible, then we could start with a single sheet of paper, one surface, and we could make a fold and divide the surface into two surfaces. We're free to choose where we make the fold. And by doing so, we can differentiate the surfaces. Through this very simple process, we can create an astounding variety of forms. Now, we can take this form and use the same process to generate three-dimensional structures, but rather than folding things by hand, we'll bring the structure into the computer, and code it as an algorithm. And in doing so, we can suddenly fold anything. We can fold a million times faster, we can fold in hundreds and hundreds of variations. And as we're seeking to make something three-dimensional, we start not with a single surface, but with a volume. A simple volume, the cube. If we take its surfaces and fold them again and again and again and again, then after 16 iterations, 16 steps, we end up with 400,000 surfaces and a shape that looks, for instance, like this. And if we change where we make the folds, if we change the folding ratio, then this cube turns into this one. We can change the folding ratio again to produce this shape, or this shape. So we exert control over the form by specifying the position of where we're making the fold, but essentially you're looking at a folded cube. And we can play with this. We can apply different folding ratios to different parts of the form to create local conditions. We can begin to sculpt the form. And because we're doing the folding on the computer, we are completely free of any physical constraints. So that means that surfaces can intersect themselves, they can become impossibly small. We can make folds that we otherwise could not make. Surfaces can become porous. They can stretch. They can tear. And all of this expounds the scope of forms that we can produce. But in each case, I didn't design the form. I designed the process that generated the form. In general, if we make a small change to the folding ratio, which is what you're seeing here, then the form changes correspondingly. But that's only half of the story -- 99.9 percent of the folding ratios produce not this, but this, the geometric equivalent of noise. The forms that I showed before were made actually through very long trial and error. A far more effective way to create forms, I have found, is to use information that is already contained in forms. A very simple form such as this one actually contains a lot of information that may not be visible to the human eye. So, for instance, we can plot the length of the edges. White surfaces have long edges, black ones have short ones. We can plot the planarity of the surfaces, their curvature, instantly visible to you, but that we can bring out, that we can articulate, and that we can use to control the folding. So now I'm not specifying a single ratio anymore to fold it, but instead I'm establishing a rule, I'm establishing a link between a property of a surface and how that surface is folded. And because I've designed the process and not the form, I can run the process again and again and again to produce a whole family of forms. These forms look elaborate, but the process is a very minimal one. There is a simple input, it's always a cube that I start with, and it's a very simple operation -- it's making a fold, and doing this over and over again. So let's bring this process to architecture. How? And at what scale? I chose to design a column. Columns are architectural archetypes. They've been used throughout history to express ideals about beauty, about technology. A challenge to me was how we could express this new algorithmic order in a column. I started using four cylinders. Through a lot of experimentation, these cylinders eventually evolved into this. And these columns, they have information at very many scales. We can begin to zoom into them. The closer one gets, the more new features one discovers. Some formations are almost at the threshold of human visibility. And unlike traditional architecture, it's a single process that creates both the overall form and the microscopic surface detail. These forms are undrawable. An architect who's drawing them with a pen and a paper or it would take even a year to draw all the sections, all of the elevations, you can only create something like this through an algorithm. The more interesting question, perhaps, is, are these forms imaginable? Usually, an architect can somehow envision the end state of what he is designing. In this case, the process is deterministic. There's no randomness involved at all, but it's not entirely predictable. There's too many surfaces, there's too much detail, one can't see the end state. So this leads to a new role for the architect. One needs a new method to explore all of the possibilities that are out there. For one thing, one can design many variants of a form, in parallel, and one can cultivate them. And to go back to the analogy with nature, one can begin to think in terms of populations, one can talk about permutations, about generations, about crossing and breeding to come up with a design. And the architect is really, he moves into the position of being an orchestrator of all of these processes. But enough of the theory. At one point I simply wanted to jump inside this image, so to say, I bought these red and blue 3D glasses, got up very close to the screen, but still that wasn't the same as being able to walk around and touch things. So there was only one possibility -- to bring the column out of the computer. There's been a lot of talk now about 3D printing. For me, or for my purpose at this moment, there's still too much of an unfavorable tradeoff between scale, on the one hand, and resolution and speed, on the other. So instead, we decided to take the column, and we decided to build it as a layered model, What you're looking at here is an X-ray of the column that you just saw, viewed from the top. Unbeknownst to me at the time, because we had only seen the outside, the surfaces were continuing to fold themselves, to grow on the inside of the column, which was quite a surprising discovery. From this shape, we calculated a cutting line, and then we gave this cutting line to a laser cutter to produce -- and you're seeing a segment of it here -- very many thin slices, individually cut, on top of each other. And this is a photo now, it's not a rendering, and the column that we ended up with after a lot of work, ended up looking remarkably like the one that we had designed in the computer. Almost all of the details, almost all of the surface intricacies were preserved. But it was very labor intensive. There's a huge disconnect at the moment still between the virtual and the physical. It took me several months to design the column, but ultimately it takes the computer about 30 seconds to calculate all of the 16 million faces. The physical model, on the other hand, is 2,700 layers, one millimeter thick, it weighs 700 kilos, it's made of sheet that can cover this entire auditorium. And the cutting path that the laser followed goes from here to the airport and back again. But it is increasingly possible. Machines are getting faster, it's getting less expensive, and there's some promising technological developments just on the horizon. These are images from the Gwangju Biennale. And in this case, I used ABS plastic to produce the columns, we used the bigger, faster machine, and they have a steel core inside, so they're structural, they can bear loads for once. Each column is effectively a hybrid of two columns. if there's a mirror behind the column that creates a sort of an optical illusion. So where does this leave us? I think this project gives us a glimpse of the unseen objects that await us if we as architects begin to think about designing not the object, but a process to generate objects. I've shown one simple process that was inspired by nature; there's countless other ones. In short, we have no constraints. Instead, we have processes in our hands right now that allow us to create structures at all scales that we couldn't even have dreamt up. And, if I may add, at one point we will build them. Thank you.	{ "source": "iwslt2017", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
とうとう今日はコミケ初日、朝参加と違い少し余裕を持っての入場。ホテルで先にメイクをしてもらい、仮のウィッグを被った状態で入場。衣装を薫さんから受け取り更衣室で着替える。周りには男性コスプレイヤーの人達がそれぞれの衣装に着替えている。僕が更衣室に入った瞬間に一瞬こちらを見た人が目を見開いて驚いていた。確かにお化粧のクオリティが高いからびっくりするよね。「えっ?女の子?」「いやここ男子更衣室だぞ、男だろ。」「クオリティたけぇな。」そんな声が聞こえてくる「おいやべぇって。」「俺、イケるかもしれん。」「運営さん!!!!!仕事して!!!」僕はそんな声を後ろにウィッグを付け替える。さっきまでのは金髪の適当に選んだウィッグだったけれど、今から着けるのは白姫ゆかの髪色と同じもの。「マジの男だったのか・・・?」一瞬僕を知っているかのような声が聞こえた気がしたけど気のせいかもしれない。他にも話している人は多いからね。持ってきた鏡で自分の姿を確認してみるととても可愛い自分の姿が映る。僕は今から白姫ゆかになる。ボクの初めてのコミケを楽しまないとね♪ 『薫お姉ちゃん、由良お姉ちゃんお待たせ♪』「あっ、ゆかちゃっ!!! んっ!お、おかえりなさい。」「ゆかちゃんおかえり!」白姫ゆかのコスプレをした優希が薫のスペースに戻ってきた。『えへへ、どうかな?似合ってるかな?』「うん!凄く似合ってるよ。」「すっごく可愛いよ!!」『よかった♪それでボクは何をすればいいのかな?』「もうちょっとしたら開場の時間だから私と一緒に売り子をお願い出来るかな?」『大丈夫だよ!ボクに任せて!』そしてディスプレイの設営を終えた3人は開場の時間を今かと待っていた。【お待たせしました、只今よりコミックマーケットを開催します!】会場が拍手に包まれる。優希、薫、由良の3人も他の人と同じように拍手をしている。「それじゃあ由良、ゆかちゃん、準備はいい?」『うん!大丈夫だよ!』「戦いの始まりだよ!」有名サークルである薫のサークルの頒布物を求めて多くのオタク達が歩いてくる。ぱっと見ただけで第一波で軽く100人近くが彼女達のサークル目指して歩いているように思える。「あの人達の歩くルート的にすぐにこっちに来ると思う、気を引き締めるよ!」『うん!』「りょーかい!」そしてサークルの前に来た人が順番に並び始めたので彼女達はその人達の対応を始めた。「新刊セットぷらすを2つください。」「はい、新刊セットぷらすを2つですね、3000円になります!」「はい、ありがとうございます!こちら新刊セットぷらす2つになります!」「ありがとうございます、ゆる先生これからも応援するので頑張ってください!」「はい、ありがとうございます!」「新刊セットぷらすを3つください。」『新刊セットぷらす3つだね、えっと、4500円だよお兄ちゃん!』「ヌハァッ!?」精神的攻撃を喰らうもなんとか耐えお金を渡す事に成功した男は新刊セットを受け取りその場を後にした。「新刊セットぷらすを4セットお願いします。」「はい!新刊セットぷらすを4つですね!6000円になります!」「はい、ちょうどです。」「ありがとうございます!こちらセットになります!」「ありがとうございます。」こんなやりとりを行う事3時間。「んー!売り切れたー!」「2人ともお疲れ様!」「残りは既刊だけだからゆっくりできそうだね、一応ピヨッターで完売したって言っておこうかな。」『結構サークル参加って疲れるんだね、ボク初めて知ったよ!』「私はもう慣れたけど今日は特にペースが早かったねーゆかちゃんいて助かったよー!」そんな話をしていると新刊も売り切れ人が来なくなったスペースに4人の人がやってきた。「あの、ここ柿崎ゆる先生のスペースで間違い無いですか?」「そうですよー」「あぁ、よかった!新刊は知り合いに頼んで入手してもらえたんですけどこうやって会いにくるなら売り切れた後の方が迷惑にならないかなと思って今来たんですよ!」「それで僕たちの本題なんですけどゆかちゃんの写真を撮らせてもらいたいんです!」『えっ?ボク?』「配信いつも見てます! 3Dモデルも可愛いですけどリアルもこんなに可愛いなんて卑怯じゃないですか!!!」「私もいつも見てるわよ! 本当に可愛いのね・・・本当に男の子なのかしら・・・?」『むぅ、ボクだって一応男なんだよ、お姉ちゃん!』「お、おねえちゃん・・・?」「待って待って私だって見てるんだよ! それにしても・・・ふーん、いい衣装じゃん。」『あれ・・・?もしかして前赤スパ投げてくれたRinお姉ちゃん?』「えっ?覚えててくれた!? うっそ!やばい嬉しい!!!」「なんでお前はいつも即バレしてんだよ・・・」そう言っているのは石油王の格好をした男性だった。『その服、もしかして石油王さん?』「あー流石にバレるよな、いつも配信見させて貰ってる、最高に可愛い動画いつもありがとな!これからも応援させてもらうから頑張ってくれよな!」『うん!ありがとう石油王のお兄ちゃん!』「俺だけ、仲間外れ・・・」『な、なんかごめんねお兄ちゃん。』「今のだけで生き返れるレベル、ありがとう。」『ううん、こうやってわざわざ会いに来てくれたんだもん!ボクは嬉しいな!』「はぁ・・・男の子には思えないくらい可愛いなぁ!おい!」「全員同意は流石に笑うんだが?」『ねぇお兄ちゃん達、写真撮りたいんだよね?』「撮らせて貰っていいかな?」『うん!いいよ!どういうポーズがいいかな?』「じゃあ笑顔でピースしてるところをいいかな?」『こんな感じかな?」パシャリ、と写真を撮る音が聞こえる。「あぁ!家宝にするわぁぁぁ!!」「ありがとな、ゆかちゃん。」「可愛すぎじゃん・・・」「ゆる先生、ゆかちゃんありがとうございました、これからも頑張って下さい!」「またスパチャで会おう!」「応援してるからね!頑張ってね!!」『うん!お兄ちゃん、お姉ちゃんありがとう!明日はコスプレ広場に行く予定だから会えるかもしれないね!』「会える事を祈ってるよ!」そう言い手を振りながら彼らは別のスペースへ向かい歩いていった。「どう?ゆかちゃん、今の気分は?」『ボクに会うためにわざわざ来てくれて、本当に嬉しい!』「でしょ?これからも頑張ろうね、ゆかちゃん。」「私も衣装のモデリングは任せてね!」その後16時になり撤収の時間になった。あの4人組以外にも何人かボク目当てで来てくれた人がいてとっても嬉しかった。ボクのボイスで癒されてくれたら嬉しいな。【最カワ】白姫ゆかについて語るスレ3【男の娘】 346:名前:石油王今ホテルに帰還したぜ早速ダウンロードしてボイス聴いてくる。 347:名前:名無しのお兄ちゃん 346 おっ石油王も着いたか、俺は今から聴いてくるよ。 348:名前:名無しのお姉ちゃん 347 私も帰ってきたわよ。速攻でダウンロードして来るわ。でもこのゆかちゃん本も最高にてぇてぇわね... 349:名前:名無しのお姉ちゃんさっきぶりです、私も帰ってきたよ。ダウンロードはとっくに終わってるから逝ってきます。 350:名前:予言者俺も混ぜて... なんで俺今日現地行けなかったんだ.... 明日は行けるのに.... せめて感想だけ教えて欲しいぜ... 351:名前:石油王 352:名前:名無しのお兄ちゃん待っててくれよー 353:名前:名無しのお姉ちゃん女性向けバージョンの感想でよければいいわよ? 354:名前:予言者皆ありがとう、なんだか暖かいな。 6時間後 419:名前:予言者おーい? 皆どうしちゃったんだ? 420:名前:予言者あれ?マジで皆いなくない? 421:名前:予言者しゃーない、寝るか...	At last, today’s the first day of Comiket. Unlike the congoers, we have some leeway to enter in the morning. I get my makeup done at the hotel, then go to the venue with a temporary wig on. I’ll put on the costume Kaoru-san gave me in the dressing room. Around me are other male cosplayers changing into their respective costumes. The moment I walked inside, I saw people’s eyes widen in surprise. They’re probably amazed by the quality of my makeup. “Huh? A girl?” “No, this is the men’s dressing room, right? That’s a guy.” “That’s some insane quality.” Voices like these can be heard while I put on my costume. “I must be high.” “Staff, get back to work!!!” While hearing these comments, I change my wig. I was wearing a random blond wig, but now I’m going to put on one that matches Yuka Shirahime’s hair color. “Wait. No way...” “So, she really was a guy...?” I thought I heard comments that seemed like they recognized me, but it could also have been my imagination. Lots of people are talking, after all. When I look at myself in the mirror I brought, I see a charming reflection. I’ll be Yuka Shirahime for a while. I have to enjoy my first-ever Comiket♪ {Kaoru-oneechan, Yura-oneechan, sorry to keep you waiting♪} “Oh, Yuka-chan!!! Mm! W-Welcome back.” “Welcome back, Yuka-chan!” Yuki, dressed as Yuka Shirahime, returns to Kaoru’s booth. {Hehe, how do I look? Do I look good?} “Yeah! You look amazing.” “Really cute!!!” {I’m happy to hear that♪ So, what should I do?} “The convention will open soon, so could you help us sell things?” {Sure, leave it to me!} After setting up the display, the three of them waited for the opening time. “Sorry to keep you waiting, the Comic Market will start now!” The venue is filled with applause. Yuki, Kaoru, and Yura also applaud along with everyone else. “All right, Yura, Yuka-chan, are you ready?” {Yup! I’m ready!} “The war begins!” Otakus swarm Kaoru’s well-known circle to buy copies of her work. At a glance, one could guess that around people are heading towards her circle in the first wave. “I think those people will be here soon based on their walking route, so brace yourselves!” And so, they begin entertaining the people who lined up in front of their circle. “I’d like two of the new book sets, please.” “Sure, that’ll be yen for two new book sets!” “Here you go.” “Thank you very much! Here are your two new book sets!” “Thank you, and I’ll keep supporting you, Yuru-sensei. Keep it up!” “Thank you very much!” “I’d like three of the new book sets, please.” {Three new book sets, right? That’s... 500 yen, onii-chan!} “Nhah?!” Despite taking a mental hit, the man managed to hand over the money. After receiving his orders, he left. “I’d like four of the new book sets, please.” “Sure, that’s four new book sets! That’ll be 6000 yen, please!” “Thank you very much! Here’s your order!” “Thanks.” This kind of interaction went on for three hours. “Phew! We’re sold out!” “Both of you did well!” “We only have the old books left now, so we should be able to relax. Maybe I should announce on Tweeter that we’re sold out.” {Handling a circle booth is exhausting. Today’s the first time I realized that!} “I’m used to it, but today was particularly busy. Having you around really helped, Yuka-chan!” While they talked, four people came to their now quiet and sold-out booth. “Um, this is Yuru Kakizaki-sensei’s booth, correct?” “That’s right.” “Oh, thank goodness! We managed to get your new book through an acquaintance, but we thought it’d be less bothersome if we came to see you after you’ve sold out!” “And actually, we were hoping we could take a picture of Yuka-chan!” {Huh? Me?} “We always watch your streams! Your 3D model is cute, but seeing you in person is just as adorable, it’s almost unfair!!!” “I’m always watching too! You’re so cute in person... Are you really a guy...?” {Mhh, I am more or less a male, onee-chan!} “O-Onee-chan...?” “Hey, hey, I watch your streams, too! But wow... Hmm, that’s a great costume.” {Wait... are you perhaps Rin-oneechan who sent me a red Super Chat?} “No way. You remember me?! Wow! I’m so happy!!!” “Why is your cover always blown immediately...” The man who said that is dressed like an oil tycoon. {Your clothes... are you Mr. Oil Baron?} “Ah, I was bound to get caught, huh? I always watch your streams, thanks for the wholesome videos! I’ll continue to support you, so keep up the good work!” {Mm-hm! Thank you, Oil Baron-oniichan!} “Guh!” “I’m the only one left out...” {I-I’m sorry about that, onii-chan.} “Just those words alone brought me back to life. Thank you.” {No, I should be the one thanking you! I’m so happy you came to see me!} “Ah... You’re too cute to be a guy! Right, fellas?” “Yeah.” “This unanimous agreement kinda makes me laugh.” {Oh, you wanted to take a picture, right, onii-chans?} “Can we?” {Mm-hm! What pose do you want me to make?} “Could we have you smiling and doing a peace sign?” {Like this?} The sound of the camera shutter echoes. “Ah! I’ll treasure this foreverrrrr!!!” “Thanks, Yuka-chan.” “She’s too cute...” “Thank you, Yura-sensei, Yuka-chan. Please keep up the good work!” “See you in the Super Chats!” “We’re supporting you, so keep at it!!!” {Yeah! Thank you, onii-chans, onee-chans! I plan to go to the cosplay plaza tomorrow, so we might meet again!} “We’re hoping to see you there!” With that, they wave their hands goodbye and walk toward another booth. “How do you feel right now, Yuka-chan?” {I’m thrilled they came all this way to see me!} “Right? Let’s keep doing our best, Yuka-chan.” {Yeah!} “Leave the costume modeling to me!” Once the clock struck four, it was time to pack up. In addition to the previous group, several other people came specifically to see me. I was so happy. I hope they enjoy my voice packs. [Cuteness overload] A Yuka Shirahime Thread 3 [A trap] 346: Name: Oil Baron I’m going to download and listen to the voice packs immediately. 347: Name: Anon Onii-chan >>346 oh, youre here too, oil baron? i’m about to listen to them as well. 348: Name: Anon Onee-chan >>347 I just got back as well. I’m going to download it immediately. Still, Yuka-chan’s book is peak tee-tee... 349: Name: Anon Onee-chan Short time no see, I just got home too. I finished downloading mine a while ago, so I’m off to listen. 350: Name: Prophet lemme join too... why couldn’t i be there today... i mean, im going tomorrow, but yeah... could you at least share with me your thoughts on the voice packs... 351: Name: Oil Baron 352: Name: Anon Onii-chan 353: Name: Anon Onee-chan I only have the onee-chan version, is that okay with you? 354: Name: Prophet thanks guys. this makes me feel warm and fuzzy somehow. 6 hours later... 419: Name: Prophet helloooo? how was it, guys? 420: Name: Prophet huh? did everyone seriously vanish? 421: Name: Prophet oh well, guess ill sleep...	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 6, "inserted_lines_src": 21, "inserted_lines_trg": 16 }
ランバートとバトラーは、ヨーロッパの大学について、取り組むべき４つの主要な弱点があるとした。それらは以下のとおりである。	Lambert and Butler identify four main weaknesses of European universities that must be addressed. They call for:	{ "source": "news_commentary", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }
と、とりあえず体を動かせるようにならないと打つ手がない。この硬直が俺の持つスキル【威圧の眼力】と同じ仕様なら数秒もすれば解除されるはず......。「うおっ......!」同時に引き絞っていた状態の矢が放たれ、岩の上のボスライオンに迫る。パオォォォーーーーーーンッ! どこからともなく現れていたゾウ型モンスターが鼻から水を吹き出して矢を撃ち落とした。スキルなしの通常矢でも今は光のオーラで強化されているというのに、とんでもない水圧だな。それにサバンナの仲間たちが増えすぎだ。岩の上のボスライオンが呼べるのはメスライオンだけでなく、ゾウやキリンから捕食対象であろうシマウマまで呼んでいる。これがみんな愛くるしい動物の姿なら倒すのをためらったかもしれないが、みんなモンスターなので普通に恐ろしい姿にアレンジされている。たまに例外はあるけど、基本的に敵は倒したくなるような凶悪なデザインにするのがNSO流だ。さて、仲間を呼ぶボスへの対処法は2つに分かれる。仲間を気にせずボスを倒すか、仲間を先に処理してからボスを倒すか......だ。前者はボスが弱くて速攻で倒せる場合や仲間が弱くて無視しても問題ない場合に選択する。今回はまだボスライオンに攻撃を仕掛けてないから回復要員がいるのかわからないが、攻撃要員の方はすでにかなり多い。メスライオンはもちろんのこと、サイやらカバやらもじゃんじゃん突進してくる。幸い動きが単調なうえ、突進に関してはガー坊に分があるので脅威にはなっていない。サバンナの動物モチーフなだけあって物理攻撃が多く、【メタルボディ】の効果でダメージをカット出来るのも良い。やはりここは前衛をガー坊に任せて俺はボスライオンを倒すべきだろう。ボスライオンを見据え、狙いを定め......って目を見たら動けなくなるんだって! でも、ずっとこっちを見てるボスライオンと目を合わせずに狙いを定めるのは難しい。俺は矢を当てることに関しては才能がありそうだが、流石に目標をしっかり見ずに当てられるほどではない。ならば【アイムアロー】はどうか? グルグル回るのでライオンと目と目が合うことはないが、その回り出す前にしっかり敵を見据えていなければ当たらない。あれはあれで『矢』だからなぁ......。こっちも【威圧の眼力】で動きを止めてやる! キリッとした目でボスライオンをにらみつける! ......うーん、ダメだな。逆に俺の方の動きがまた止まってしまった。ライオンの方が俺より格上なのか、スキルが上位の物なのか......。まあ、おじさんににらまれるのとライオンににらまれるのとどっちが怖いのかって話だよな。見ず知らずのおじさんににらまれるのも怖いっちゃ怖いが、ライオンににらまれるよりはマシだろう。人間相手ならまだ話が通じるかもしれないし......なんて言ってる場合ではない。結局のところダンジョンボスはあのライオンなのだから、あいつを倒さないと永遠に終わらないぞ......。目を合わせないようにして矢を当てるには......軌道を曲げるしかないか。ボスライオンを視界に入れず、近くの空間を見つめて矢を放つ。キリリリリ......シュッ! ヒット音がしない。外したか......。そうだ、目を見なければいいだけだから、ライオンのお尻のあたりを見ておけばいいんだ。これなら簡単に当てられ......。「......っ!?」ライオンが体の向きを変え、目と目が合ってしまった。なるほど、攻撃はせずとも視線を感じて目を合わせようとはしてくるわけか......。俺の体が硬直するたびにライオンは吠え、サバンナの仲間たちが増える。先に仲間を処理するべきだろうか......? いや、まだガー坊は頑張れる。とにかく俺はボス狙いだ。今度はライオンの体も視界に入れないように矢を放つ。キリリリリ......シュッ! チッ......! 何かをかすめた音がした。よし、少しずつ感覚が合ってきている。このまま連射して当たるようになったらスキルと奥義をぶち込む......! キリリリリ......シュッ! ザクッ! 来た......っ! もう軌道を曲げても敵に当てられそうだ。「バーニングアロー!」とはいえ、【矢の嵐】の融合奥義を使ってしまうといきなり接近された時に抵抗できないので、通常スキルの連打でHPを削っていく。せっかくだし【レターアロー】も使っておくか。何か弱点を知れるかもしれないしな。「レターアロー!」 ◆オーサマライオン属性:野獣スキル:【獣王の眼力】【絆の咆哮】解説: サバンナに住む獣の王。強靭で頑丈な体を持つが自ら戦うことは少ない。多くの仲間が傷ついた時に真の力を発揮する。【獣王の眼力】って【威圧の眼力】の完全上位互換て感じだな。【絆の咆哮】は仲間を呼ぶスキルだろう。他の新情報は......『多くの仲間が傷ついた時に真の力を発揮する』だな。つまり、あのライオン数の仲間が撃破されるまで動き出さないのだ。今のうちにどんどんダメージを与えてしまおう。ガオオォォォォォォーーーーーーッ!! ボスライオンが吠え、岩山から地上へと跳んだ。ガー坊がすでに多くの仲間を倒していたか......! 相変わらず頼りになる! 俺も相棒の頑張りに応えなければならない。王も地に堕ちればただの獣。狙うのは着地だ......! ボスライオンの降り立つ地面に狙いを定めて目をつむる。爆裂する矢の嵐百獣の王とて翼はない。空中では動くことが出来ない。ボスライオンが地上に落ち、矢の嵐に晒される瞬間を俺は音で確認した。やがて矢の連射が終わり、目を開ける。ボスライオンを含め、サバンナの仲間たちはいなくなっていた。仲間を呼ぶボスへの対処法は2つに分かれると言ったが、もう1つあったな。全体攻撃で全部の敵に攻撃を加える......だ。仲間を処理しつつボスにもダメージが蓄積されるので一番楽だ。『ボス撃破おめでとうだにょん! って、サバンナが燃えてる!?』現れたチャリンがギョッとした顔をする。これでは完全に悪役だな......。『まあ、火くらい簡単に消せるにょん』チャリンが指をパチンと鳴らすと火は消えて草木が復活する。燃え盛る大地の中でメダルを受け取るのは気が気じゃないし助かった。『落ち着いたところでメダルを渡すにょん!』メダルはこれまで獲得したメダルの中でも飛びぬけてカッコイイデザインをしている。表は星座、裏はリアルに描かれたライオン。やはり百獣の王と言われるだけあって絵になるなぁ......。ライオンは野生動物の中でもどこか優雅さを感じさせる存在だと思う。『そしてご褒美は『獅子王の手渡されたのは......2つの目玉だった。2つで1つのアイテムのようだ。倒したモンスターの体の一部を入手するなんてゲームでは当然のことだが、VRゲームだとなかなか怖くなる時がある。気にするな。これはゲームだ。別に現実の動物にかわいそうなことをしたわけではない。この目玉も俺を強くしてくれるアイテムのはずなんだ......。『ではでは、ダンジョンの外へワープ! お疲れさまでした~、だにょん!』洞窟の外に出た俺は、とりあえず背伸びをした。太陽の光はボス戦で散々浴びたが、ライオンににらまれてリラックスは出来なかったからなぁ。さあ、残る試練は1つ! おとめ座の処女迷宮だ!	In any case, I had to be able to move my body if I was going to do anything. If this was similar to my skill, Intimidating Eyes, then the effect should wear off in a few seconds... “Woah...!” My body was suddenly able to move again. At the same time, the arrow I had nocked was unleashed. It shot towards the boss lion on the rock. Paaaoooonnn! Out of nowhere, an elephant monster appeared and shot the arrow down with water from its trunk. The water pressure must have been tremendous, as while it was an ordinary arrow, it was currently strengthened with an aura of light. Also, its savanna friends had increased a little too much. It wasn’t just female lions that the boss lion could call. But it was even calling lions, giraffes and zebras as well. Had they all looked like cute animals, I might have felt bad about killing them. But they were all designed as frightening monsters. While there were some exceptions, most of the enemies in NSO were made to look vicious and something you would want to defeat. Now, there were two ways to deal with a boss that called its friends. Ignore the others and kill the boss, or kill the friends first and then take on the boss... If the boss is weak and can be defeated quickly, or the allies are weak, and you could ignore them, then you might pick the first option. As I hadn’t attacked the boss lion yet, I didn’t know if its friends could heal it, but I already knew that a lot of them were able to attack. Not only the female lions, but rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses were charging at me as well. Thankfully, their movements were simple, and I had Garbow, so they weren’t a threat. As they were based on animals of the savannah, there were a lot of physical attacks, which meant that Metal Body was able to reduce a lot of the damage. Perhaps it would be best to let Garbow handle them, and I could take on the boss lion. I looked at the boss lion and aimed... Wait, I won’t be able to move if I look at its eyes! But it was difficult to aim at the lion without meeting its eyes, because it was staring at me. Apparently, I was quite gifted with the bow, but even I couldn’t hit a target without looking at it properly. Then what about I’m Arrow? Our eyes wouldn’t meet if I was spinning, but I would still have to look at the enemy before shooting it. It was still an arrow, after all... I would also stop it with Intimidating Eyes! Glare back with my sharp, intense eyes! ...Hmm, no. Either it was because the lion was stronger than me, or had a superior skill... Well, it was really a matter of what was scarier. Being stared at by a lion or some old man. I’m sure being stared at by a strange old man is scary in its own way, but it’s still better than being stared at by a lion. You could at least talk to humans... No, this was no time to be thinking about such things. In the end, that lion was the dungeon’s boss. This would never end unless I defeated it... In order to shoot it without meeting its eyes...I will have to curve the trajectory. Instead of looking at the lion, I’ll look at a space close to it and shoot. Kiririri... Shu! I didn’t hear anything. Did I miss? That’s right, I just don’t have to see its eyes. So I can look at the lion’s butt instead. This should be easy... “...!?” The lion turned its body and our eyes met. I see. Even though it doesn’t attack, it makes an effort to make our eyes meet... Every time my body froze, the lion would roar and the number of friends would increase. Should I kill them first...? No, Garbow was doing just fine. I had to target the boss. This time I unleashed the arrow so that I wasn’t looking at the lion’s body. Kiriri...Shu! Chi...! I heard the sound of it grazing something. Alright, I was slowly getting the hang of it. Once I was able to hit it consistently, I would use a skill or charge attack...! Kiririri... Shu! Zhunk! Yes...! I was now able to hit while changing the trajectory of the arrow. “Burning Arrow!” That being said, if I used an Arrow Storm fused charge attack, I would not be able to resist if the enemy suddenly got close to me. And so I would chip away at its HP with an ordinary skill. And so I decided to use Letter Arrow. Perhaps I would find its weakness. “Letter Arrow!” ◆ King Lion Attribute: Wild Beast Skill: Eyes of the Beast King, Bond Roar Description: King of the beasts who lives in the savannah. While he is strong and tough, he does not usually fight. He will show his true strength when many of his friends are hurt. Eyes of the Beast King definitely sounded like a stronger version of Intimidating Eyes. And Bond Roar must be a skill to call its friends. As far as any other information...there was ‘He will show his true strength when many of his friends are hurt.’ In other words, the lion wouldn’t move until a certain number of the others were destroyed. And so I should deal as much damage as I could before that happens. GRRRRRAAAAAARR!! The boss lion roared and then jumped down from its rock. So, Garbow had already defeated that many...! Reliable as always! I would have to ensure that his efforts did not go to waste. Once the king was on the ground, it was just an ordinary beast. I’ll hit it right as it lands...! And so I aimed at the ground under it and closed my eyes. “Burning Arrow Storm!” The king of the beasts didn’t have wings. It could not move in mid air. And so I heard the moment that the boss lion fell to the ground and was exposed to the storm of arrows. When the chain of arrows died down, I opened my eyes. The boss lion and all of its friends were gone. While I had said there were two ways to deal with these kinds of bosses, there was actually a rd way. Attack all of them at the same time... Getting rid of its friends while racking up damage on the boss. It was the easiest way. ‘Congratulations on defeating the boss-nyon! Hey, the savannah is burning!?’ Charin appeared and then looked surprised. Now I look like the villain... ‘Well, I can easily erase fire-nyon.’ Charin snapped her fingers and the fire disappeared and the trees and grass returned. I didn’t want to accept the medal in a burning wasteland, so I was thankful. ‘Now that things are back to normal, here is your medal-nyon!’ The Leo medal had the coolest design of any of the medals I had acquired up until now. The constellation was on the front, and there was a realistic lion depicted on the back. It was no wonder that it was called the king of the beasts. Among all wild animals, there was something regal about lions. ‘And your reward is ‘Eyes of the Lion King’-nyon!’ What she handed to me...was two eyeballs. Getting parts from monsters that you defeated was normal in games, but it felt a little grim in VR games. Don’t worry. This is just a game. Nothing sad happened to an animal in real life. These eyeballs would surely help make me stronger... ‘Now, you will be warped out of the dungeon! Good work-nyon!’ The first thing I did when I was outside of the cave was stretch my back and arms. While I had been bathed in plenty of sunlight during the boss fight, it had not been relaxing due to a certain lion staring at me. Now, there was only one trial left! It was time for the Virgo labyrinth!	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 2, "inserted_lines_src": 9, "inserted_lines_trg": 3 }
ガキイィィン! ガギイイィン! ガイイイィィィンッ! を停泊させた森の中の野営地に、硬い金属音が鳴り響く。その音を立てているのは、レオーネとリーゼロッテだった。「......駄目ね。全然が歯が立たない――」切り取って来た巨大な神竜の尾を、ある程度細かく解体しようと試みたのだが―― 近づいて、斬撃を加えた位置をよく見ても、かすり傷一つ残っていない。「これだけの強度なら、武器や防具に加工出来たら役立ちそうだけど――逆に強度が高すぎて、それも難しそうね......」騎士アカデミーに持ち帰って、ミリエラ校長やセオドア特使に見て貰えば有効に使ってくれるかも知れないが。「やはり、切断面からくり抜いて行くように肉を切り出す他はありませんわね――」リーゼロッテも手を止めて、少し歩いて巨大な尾の切断面の前に立つ。真っ直ぐ水平に切り落としたはずの切断面には、既に大きな穴が一つ穿たれている。ジュウジュウと肉が焼ける音と、世にも嬉しそうにはしゃぎ合う声は、レオーネの耳にも届いていた。「うわあぁぁ――すっごいいい匂いして来たわね......! 肉汁すごーい! こんなの見たことないかも......!」「そうだね。竜の肉だから、何か違うんだろうね。美味しいとは聞くけど、わたしも実際に食べるのは初めてだから――」イングリスとラフィニアは、大人の身長より肉の塊を焼き上げている最中だった。これも訓練――というには少々負荷が足りないが、悪くはない。イングリスのような神秘的なまでの美貌の少女が、片手で身の丈よりも大きな肉の塊を焙り焼きしているのは、傍目には異様な光景と言えるだろう。少しずつ火が通って焼き上がって行く肉の様子を見つめの瞳は、うっとりと夢見るように輝いて、とても幸せそうである。「あぁ、いいわねぇ――思えばアルカードに来たら現地の美味しいものを一杯食べ歩こうって決めてたのに全然できなかったし、これが初めてね......! アルカードの名物ってわけじゃないけど、それ以上に珍しいわよね、これは......!」「うん、竜の肉なんて殆ど伝説上の食べ物だし――母上達と約束したお土産にもぴったりだよ。きっと喜んで貰えるよ」「お。いいわねそれ! あ、でもユミルまで持って帰る間にお肉が痛んで、食べられなくなるんじゃ――?」「干し肉にして、保存が効くように調理すればいいよ」「おぉ。それだわ! じゃ後でいっぱい干し肉作らなきゃね!」「うん。そうだね」「でもその前に、あたし達は焼きたてのお肉を頂くのよ――! ふふふ......お母さま達には悪いけど、これは現地にいるあたし達の特権なんだから――ね、ね、そろそろ食べられるんじゃない?」「もうちょっと焼いた方がいいかも。塊が大きいから、火が通るのも時間かかるし――」「えええぇぇ? まだぁ? もういい匂いしてるわよ? 誰よこんな大きな塊を丸ごと焼こうとしたのは――」「......ラニでしょ? そのほうが迫力があって美味しそうって言ったじゃない――」「だって一回やってみたかったんだもん......! 女の子の憧れというか、夢でしょこういうの?」「まあ、それは否定しないけど――」「いや、それを女の子全員に当てはめられても困るけど......」「まあ、確かに見応えはありますけれど――」レオーネとリーゼロッテが戻ってきて、呆れ声でそう言ってくる。「レオーネ、リーゼロッテ。そっちはどうだった?」「駄目だったわ。竜の鱗には硬くて刃が通らない――」「この場で何かに利用するのは難しそうですわ。住民の皆様にお配りする食料は、断面からくり抜いて行けば済みますが――」「じゃ後でわたしも試させてもらおうかな。ちょっと用意しておきたいものもあるし」「え? 何の用意?」「うんまあ......安全のため? いや、戦いをもっと長く楽しめるようにするため――?」「どっちなのよ、それは――」「振れ幅が大き過ぎますわねえ......」「まあ、大丈夫だよ。悪いようにはしないから」と、レオーネとリーゼロッテと話しているうちに―― 「きゃあああぁぁぁっ! 何これ美味しいいいぃぃぃぃっ!? 普通のお肉と全然違うわ......っ!」手に握ったのは小ぶりなナイフで、美味しそうに焼けた竜の肉が突き刺さっている。	Thwang! Thwaang! Thwaaaanngg! A hard, metallic sound rang out in the encampment in the forest where they had docked their Flygear Carrier. The ones who made the noise were Leone and Liselotte. Leone stopped swinging her black greatsword Artifact in her hand and let out a deep sigh. 「......No can do. It doesn’t give in at all!」 She tried to dismantle the giant tail of the Dragon God that she had cut off into smaller pieces, but the overly tough dragon scales prevented her from ever cutting through it from the outside, her blade couldn’t penetrate it at all. It possessed terrifying resiliency that far surpassed steel. She walked closer to look more closely at the place she swung her sword to, but not even a single scratch remained. 「With such a high endurance, this would be immensely useful if it could be processed into weapons or armor——though, conversely speaking, it’s too resilient to be processed at all......」 If they brought it back to the Knight Academy and had Principal Miliera or Special Envoy Theodore take a look at it, they might be able to put it to good use. But, what Leone was thinking about was how they could use it to help the survivors of Lekrea as well as the people in the surrounding areas who were experiencing famine. 「It seems like there is no other way to cut the meat than to carve it out from the open wound, after all!」 Liselotte also stopped her hand and walked a bit to stand in front of the open wound of the giant tail. Leone lined up beside Liselotte. The open wound, which should have been cut perfectly clean, already had one large missing chunk. Whose handiwork was that, they didn’t need to say it. The sizzling sound of meat cooking and the joyful chatter reached all the way to Leone’s ears. 「Uwaaaahhh!! Smells sooooo good! Look at all that meat juice! I don’t think I’ve seen one that leaks so much juice!」「You’re right. Maybe it’s different because it’s dragon meat. I’ve already heard of its deliciousness, but I’ve never actually eaten it before!」 Inglis and Rafinha were in the middle of roasting a lump of meat that was taller than even an adult man. Inglis used a spear they had brought on the Flygear Carrier to prop the meat up on one hand while roasting it using a fire she produced on one the other hand. This was part of training too... though to count as one, it felt a bit too underwhelming for Inglis, but it wasn’t bad. By doing it this way, she could also turn the meat front to back finely and let the fire pass through every corner of the meat. A girl as mystifyingly beautiful as Inglis roasting a lump of meat larger than her height with one hand would be an odd sight to the unfamiliar eye. However, all the people here had just witnessed Inglis joyfully carrying back the entire massive tail of the Dragon God, so no one could question Inglis for her actions. As the cousins gazed at the meat as it gradually cooked, their eyes shone with a dreamy, enraptured look of happiness. 「Aah, this is dreamy! Come to think of it, I decided I would eat my fill of local Alucardian delicacies, but I never got around to it, so this is a first! It’s not exactly an Alucard delicacies, but it’s even rarer than any delicacies!」「Yes. Dragon meat is almost a legendary food ingredient, and it would make a great souvenir that we promised our Mothers. I’m sure they will be love it.」「Oh. I like the sound of it! Ah, but won’t it spoil and become inedible on our way carrying it back to Ymir?」「We can just cure it and prepare it for a long shelf life.」「Ooh. That we can! Let’s make a lot of cured dragon meat later then!」「Yeah. Let’s.」「Before that though, we’re going to savor some freshly cooked dragon meat first! Fufufu......I feel bad for mother and aunt, but this is our privilege for being here! Hey, hey, don’t you think it’s ready?」「I think we need to cook it a bit longer. It’s such a huge lump after all, the fire will take time to seep through...」「Eeeeh?? Still not ready? It smells so good already, you know? Just who was it who said we should roast such a huge chunk of meat!」「......It was you, Rani. You said the bigger the chunk the more impressive and the tastier it will be!」「But we wouldn’t know until we tried! This is a girl’s dream and yearning, you know?」「Well, I can’t deny that!」「No, don’t lump all of us girls into your category......」「Well, it does look impressive, indeed...」 Leone and Liselotte walked back and voiced their opinions, dumbfounded. 「Leone, Liselotte, how did it go?」「No good. The dragon scales are too tough, my blade can’t penetrate it!」「I wish we could use it for something good here. The food that we will distribute to the people will have to be carved out from the cross section, however...」「I guess I will have to try it later. There are some things I need to prepare beforehand, too.」「Eh? Prepare for what?」「Hm, well......for safety? No, to make the fight much more enjoyable and last much longer?」「Which one!!」「The difference between the two is a bit too big......」「Well, don’t worry. I won’t do anything bad to it.」 While Inglis was conversing with Leone and Liselotte... 「KYAAaaaAAAaaahh! Whads dis sooooo tasdhyyyyyyyyyy?! Any other meat can’t compare to this!」 Rafinha yelped. Her mouth was chewing something, her face looked elated. She was holding a small knife in her hand with a piece of deliciously roasted dragon meat sticking onto it. She seemed to have taken the opportunity to cut out quite a big chunk.	{ "source": "manual-fanfic", "missed_lines": 1, "inserted_lines_src": 17, "inserted_lines_trg": 0 }
同様に、ラテンアメリカの景気は、高額の借金と混乱した政策改革にもくじけず、最近急激に良くなってきた。長期にわたる低金利のおかげで借金をやりくりでき、同時に消費者の需要が高まって地域の生産品輸出の値段をせり上げることができたからである。	Similarly, Latin America has been booming in recent years, despite high debt burdens and a mixed record of policy reform. Low long-term interest rates have kept the region’s debts manageable, while high consumer demand has helped bid up prices for the region’s commodity exports.	{ "source": "news_commentary", "missed_lines": null, "inserted_lines_src": null, "inserted_lines_trg": null }

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