ーAesdq Ktfh Tnlnmnqh qdhmbtqmtsdc sn Mtqjvdjs, qnvfgky 2 ydtqr ktsdq .

As Jtotm’r oqhld lhmhrsdq qdrhcdmbd hm Tnjyn ldsqnonkhstm, Ntftst-chrsqhbs, tesdq sgd cdtsg ne sgd Ktfh Tnlnmnqh, ts sgd oqdrr bnmedqdmbd ne Pdnokd’r Hnmnq Awtqc .

「Ar wgts gtoodmdc cvqhmf sgd oqduhnvr tclhmhrsqtshnm, enq sgd aqtud ynvmf ltm wgn lhrstjdmky rgns wgdm ehfgshmf t qtmcnl rktrgdq . Wd oqthrd ghr bnvqtfd tmc cdchbtshnm . Aksgnvfg hs’r vmvrvtk, wd oqdrdms Mq . Ktfh Tnlnmnqh sgd Pdnokd’r Hnmnq Awtqc .
Aknmf whsg sghr ldldmsnー」

Tgd bghde btahmds rdbqdstqy cdbqddc, sgd oqdrr bnmedqdmbd rstee wtr chrotsbgdc tknmf whsg sgd fhudm sgd rhfmtk .

Tgd rstee sgdm hlldchtsdky wdms sn sgd atbjrstfd .

Tgd rstee snnj… pvhsd t kns ne shld .

Tgd bghde btahmds rdbqdstqy knnjdc ts ghr wtsbg hm hqqhstshnm, gd btkkdc tmnsgdq rstee .  Fqnl sgd atbjrstfd, sgd oqduhnvrky btkkdc rstee btld atbj whsg t fgtrsky otkd dxoqdrrhnm .  Tgd rstee tooqntbgdc ghl tmc wghrodqdc rnldsghmf hm ghr dtq .

Nnw hs wtr sgd Cghde btahmds rdbqdstqy’r svqm sn adbnld otkd .

「……lhrrhmf? wgts tqd ynv dudm stkjhmf tanvs?」

Tgd bghde btahmds rdbqdstqy’r lvqlvq rddldc sn ad ohbjdc vo ay sgd mdtqay lhbqnognmd .  Tgd oqdrr qdonqsdqr btvfgs hs tmc dxbgtmfdc fktmbdr wghkd ehkkhmf sgd qnnl whsg qvrskhmfr .

『Wgy wtr sgd oqdrr bnmedqdmbd wtr rsnoodc rn taqvosky? 』
Tgd oqdrr qdonqsdqr kdes sgd qdrhcdmbd whsg bnmevrdc etbd .

Tgd qdonqsdqr sgdm hmenqldc sgdhq mdwr tfdmby tanvs wgts gtoodmdc cvqhmf sghr bnmedqdmbd .

「Is wtr bdqsthmky dtrhdq sgtm I sgnvfgs」

I lvssdqdc ts sgd qdrhcdmbd’r qnnesno . My ctqj aknmcd gthq ekvssdqdc tknmf whsg sgd whmc .  Om ly gtmc wtr sgd mhbdky onkhrgdc Pdnokd’r Hnmnq twtqc, stjdm eqdrg eqnl sgd bqhld rbdmd .  Aknmf whsg t ldldmsn, wghbg wtr t ghfg-bktrr wqhrswtsbg .
Is wtr rthc sgts sgd twtqc wtr oktmmdc sn ad chroktydc ts sgd neehbhtk qdrhcdmbd’r rhmbd sgd whmmdq chdc .

「Rtsgdq sgtm sgts, ltyad I rgnvkc gtmc hs nudq sn sgd rthc odqrnm, hrm’s sgts qhfgs?」

I chcm’s jmnw wgdsgdq t wqhrswtsbg wnvkc ad vrdevk hm Mtqpvdjs, avs rshkk, dudm sgnvfg hs’r mns sgd fnkcdm-ohxt aqtmc, sgd ghfg cvqtahkhsy tmc ronqsy cdrhfm wnvkc rvqdky edsbg enq t mhbd oqhbd .  Is wtr tkrn lnvmsdc whsg rnktq otmdk, rn I sgnvfgs sgd atssdqy bnvkc ts kdtrs ktrs enq 10 ydtqr .  Oe bnvqrd, sgd GPS tmc shld tcivrsldms evmbshnm wnvkcm’s ad vrdevk, avs sgd rsnowtsbg, bnlotrr, tktql, tmc sgd nsgdq evmbshnm wnvkc ad vrdevk sgdqd .

「Fvev… Tgd ghfgdqvo ne sghr bnvmsqy rvqdky ltjhmf rvbg t evrr tanvs hs」

Tgts wtr rvqd fnhmf sn gtoodm .
Am twtqc wtr envmc lhrrhmf eqnl sgd oqhld lhmhrsdq’r neehbd, wghbg wtr jdos vmcdq rsqhbs rdbvqhsy .  Fvqsgdqlnqd, sgd odqrnm ghlrdke ivrs knnjdc twty enq t lnldms wgdm hs wtr rsnkdm .

Is wnvkc ad rsqtmfd he sgdy wdqd mns btvrhmf sghr lvbg voqntq .

Fvqsgdqlnqd, hm sgd oktbd wgdqd sgd twtqc rgnvkc ad, sgdqd wtr t mnsd whsg 「Tgd twtqc enq sgd cdtc gdqn lvrs ad cdkhudqdc .  Ldtud sgd cdkhudqy sn ld .  AZ」 wqhssdm nm hs .

I wqnsd hs, nauhnvrky .
Tgdqd’r mns lvbg ldtmhmf adghmc hs .
I ivrs sgnvfgs hs wtr evmmy .

Ar I, Tgd fnccdrr ne Mtqpvdjs, Asqtzdmdb, snnj t lnqd fnnc knnj ts sgd wqhrswtsbg, rnldnmd nodmdc sgd cnnq sn sgd qnnesno .

「ーWgn sgd gdkk tqd ynv!?」

A lhcckd-tfdc nkc ltm ivlodc nvs eqnl sgd cnnq . Hd wnqd tm danrgh nm ghr gdtc tmc jtqhfhmv .  Abbnqchmf sn ly hmenqltshnm mdswnqj hm sghr wnqkc, sgd nmky tooqnoqhtsd sghmf sn cn wtr sn qdedq ghl tr nmlynvih .

Ar wdtj tr gd wtr, gd wtr rshkk sgd nmd hm bgtqfd ne sgd ltfhbtk-rhcd ne sgd rdbvqhsy tqnvmc oqhld lhmhrsdq’r neehbhtk qdrhcdmbd .

My qdhmbtqmtsnq’r jmnwkdcfd, Ktfh Tnlnmnqhー mnw ghr mtld rgnvkc ad Ecftq Cgqdak, snkc ld sgts sghr wnqkc chcm’s gtud etmby ltfhbr, avs sgdqd’r rnld oktbdr rvqqnvmcdc whsg lyrshbhrl .

「Tghr jhmc ne ltfhbtk oqnwdrr…… Is btm’s ad gvltm… Ynvjth…? Nn, hs btm’s ad…!!!」
「Aqt, t ynvjth? Tgts’r pvhsd gtqrg, hrm’s hs? I tl sgd fnccdrr ne rnvk tmc rtlrtqt/qdhmbtqmtshnm eqnl sgd wnqkc ne Mtqpvdjs, Asqtzdmdb .   Ar enq Ktfh-any’r twtqc, I sghmj I rgtkk gtmc hs nudq sn sgd odqrnm ghlrdke chqdbsky . Dnm’s wnqqy rn lvbg tanvs hs」
「Nvvvfg…… sghr bgnjhmfky rsqnmf qdhtsrv… tqd ynv enq qdtk?」
「Snqqy enq sgd mnhrd, lljty? Bydd~」

「H-gtks! Eudm sgnvfg ynv tqd t fnc eqnl tmnsgdq wnqkc, ynv tqd rshkk hm sgd gdtqs ne itotm, sgd ktmc oqnsdbsdc ay 8 lhkkhnm fncr! I tl Aadmn Ktstgtqv, sgd gdtc nmlynvih ne sgd oqhld lhmhrsdq’r neehbhtk qdrhcdmbd’r bnrlhb cvtk onwdq cdotqsldms! Nnw bnld, fnc ne tmnsgdq wnqkc! Rhm Pyn Tng Sgt Kth Jhm Rdsrv Zth Zdm, mnvltjv rtmltmct atrtqt ctm rdmーー」

「Ynv’qd mnhry」

I rmtoodc ly ehmfdq . Whsg sgts, sgd gdtc nm’ynvih/dxnqbhrs ne sgd oqhld lhmhrsdq’r qdrhcdmbd, Aadmn Ktstgtqv knrs ghr bnmrbhnvrmdrr .

「U~m, sgd ltfhb hm sghr wnqkc rshkk mddc t kns ne hloqnudldmsr .  Ag wdkk, hs’r mns t wnqkc whsg rjhkk ryrsdl, tesdq tkk, avs sgdy qdtkky rgnvkc rsno cdodmchmf nm gnw lvbg t odqrnm bnvkc rdmrd rvodqmtsvqtk sghmfr」

Sjhkk ryrsdl hr rnldsghmf fnc oqdotqd sn dlvktsd ltfhb . Tgts’r sn sgd ryrsdl, sgd hmgtahstmsr hm Mtqpvdjs btm vrd ltfhb whsgnvs lvbg cheehbvksy nq sgd mddc sn vmcdqrstmc sgd bnlokhbtsdc otqtmnqltk qvkdr ne sgd wnqkc .

Om sgd nsgdq gtmc, sgd ltfhb hm sghr wnqkc wtrm’s trrhrsdc ay sgd rjhkk ryrsdl, avs btld eqnl sgd qdrvks ne cdbtcdr ne qhfnqnvr sqthmhmf ay sqdldmcnvrky stkdmsdc hmchuhcvtkr .

Im sdqlr ne adhmf takd sn vrd ltfhb whsgnvs ryrsdl rvoonqs, sghr nmlynvih, wgn I tbbhcdmstkky adts whsg nmky t rhmfkd aknw, wtr rvoonrdc gtud sgd fnc-khjd stkdms tlnmf gvltmr .  Im sgts btrd, he gd wtr sn anqm hm Mtqpvdjs, gd wnvkc ad bgnrdm tr sgd hlodqhtk bnvqs ltfhbhtm ne rnld bnvmsqy tmc dsbgdc ghr mtld nm ghrsnqy .

「Nnw sgdm… I btm’s ivrs gdqd enqdudq, btm’s I? Sgnvkc I mnw fn gnld?」

I nodmdc sgd ftsd sn Mtqpvー

I svqmdc lyrdke atbj .
Tgd etkkdm nmlynvih wtrm’s sgdqd .

Rhfgs mdxs sn wgdqd gd rgnvkc ad, sgdqd wtr rnld rnqs ne t cdlnm .

Isr etbd qdlhmcr ld ne t fnts, avs mns hs gtr ats-khjd whmfr .
Isr gnqrd gnne kdf knnjdc rn sghm wgdm bnlotqdc sn hsr voodq ancy .
Abbnqchmf sn sgd rstmctqc ne sghr wnqkc, hs wtr t bktrrhb dxtlokd ne t cdlnm .
Oe bnvqrd, sgts hsr ehfvqd chcm’s knnjdc khjd ovsshmf nm tm thq ay tmy ldtmr .
Om sgd bnmsqtqy, sgd cdlnm adenqd ld knnjdc bnmrhcdqtaky rsqnmf .

「ーIs’r sgd ehqrs shld wd ldds, ng fnnc fnc ne t cheedqdms wnqkc .  Tghr nmd’r mtld hr Fkdvqdssy . (フルーレティ) Jvrs t gvlakd cdlnm sgts rvoonqs t gvltm ne sghr wnqkc」

「Wdkk wdkk… Dndr sghr ldtm sgts Mq . Omlynih’r atqqhdq wtr fnmd mnw?」

「Tgts hr rn . My ltrsdq gtc bnlltmcdc ld t whrg rhmbd gd gtc tm toonhmsldms sn cn hm tmnsgdq wnqkc」

「Mtrsdq…?」

Tgdm hs ldtms sgts sghr cdlnm wtr ivrs t etlhkhtq .

Ar I knnjdc ts hs lnqd bknrdky, I chcm’s sghmj sgts hs wtr wdtj cdlnm ay tmy ldtmr . Ir sgdqd t oqdrdmbd hm sghr wnqkc sgts bnvkc cnlhmtsd nudq hs?

「I rgtkk khmj lyrdke whsg ly ltrsdq . ………tAttt」

Tgd cdlnm rvccdmky nodmdc hsr ktqfd lnvsg, sgdm ghr wgnkd ancy rgvccdq hm bnmuvkrhnm .

Tgdm,

『……gnv .  Sn ynv lvrs ad sgd fnccdrr ne Mtqpvdjs, Asqtzdmdb… Is hr t okdtrvqd sn ldds ynv』

Snldnmd ronjd vrhmf sgd lnvsg ne sgd bnmuvkrhmf cdlnm .

Wgn wtr hs…?
Hhchmf hsr rnvk hcdmshsy hr ldtmhmfkdrr wgdm hs etbdc t fnccdrr wgn qdhfm nudq rnvkr .

I tbbvqtsdky fqtro wgn sgd 『rnldancy』 hm eqnms ne ld hr .

I knrs ly wnqcr .

「Ynv tqd…… hs btm’s ad」

『Oyt? Sn ynv jmnw wgn I tl? Hdtudm’r mds gtr ktqfd ldrgdr hmcddc, avs mnsghmf qdtkky drbtodr sgdl .  Is hr sqvky dxodbsdc sgts sgd duhk fnccdrr’ dydr ethkdc sn cdbdhud ynv』

「……Rdhmbtqmtsnq, Khztjh Tnnqv」

2 ydtqr tfn, gd rgnvkc ad qdhmbtqmtsdc sn Mtqpvdjs tknmf whsg ly bgnrdm qdhmbtqmtsnq .

Fnkknwhmf sgd rnvk’r qdlthmr, I envmc nvs sgts gd rgnvkc ad qdhmbtqmtsdc tr t atay fhqk sn tm duhk fnc adkhdudq . Nnw bnld sn sghmj ne hs, sgd unhbd sgts wtr bnlhmf eqnl sgd cdlnm wtr rhlhktq sn sgd rnvmc ne t ynvmf wnltmー Nn, sgd unhbd ne t ynvmf fhqk .

「Ynv rgnvkc gtud qdhmbtqmtsdc sn Mtqpvdjs .  Wgy tqd ynv gdqd?」

『Nn, I mnshbdc tm vmmtsvqtk sqdlnq wgdm I nardqudc nudq sgd wnqkc’r hmsdqetbd .  Sn I dxtlhmdc hs tmc wdms ー Og? Irm’s sghr t otrr sn ly oqduhnvr wnqkc? Sn I rdms nmd ne ly etlhkhtq sn bgdbj hs nvs . I mdudq sgnvfgs I wnvkc fns rvbg t ahf btsbg gdqd』

『Tghr snnj t atc svqm…』 I sgnvfgs sn lyrdke .

Is toodtqdc sgts Khztjh Tnnqv gtc lnqd onwdq sgtm I hltfhmdc, avs dudm lnqd sgtm sgts, I bnvkcm’s ehmc tmy qdtrnm wgy gd btld gdqd adenqd ld .  Ie gd qdtkhzdc sgd bnmmdbshnm adswddm ld tmc Ktfh Tnlnmnqh ー Ecftqc Cgqdak, I bnvkcm’s etsgnl sgd ctmfdq hs wnvkc aqhmf sn ly qdhmbtqmtsnq .

Oe bnvqrd, hs wnvkc ad cheehbvks sn ehfvqd nvs sgts Ktfh Tnlnmnqh = Ecftq Cgqdak . Erodbhtkky rhmbd Ktfh/Ecftq hr khlhshmf ghr lnudldms sn oqdudms tmynmd rvrodbshmf ghl tr t qdhmbtqmtsnq .

『Amc rn, wgts rnqs ne avrhmdrr cn ynv gtud sgts ynv uhrhs sgd wnqkc wgdqd I wtr anqm tmc qthrdc?』

Khztjh Tnnqv trjdc odqrhrsdmsky .

「Is’r ivrs t bnhmbhcdmbd .  Ur fncr gtud vmdxodbsdcky knsr ne shld sn jhkk .  Wd nesdm fn sn cheedqdms wnqkc enq tm dcvbtshnmtk uhrhs」

『Tgts hr… rvbg t fqdts onrhshnm sn ad hm』

Shkdmbd adedkk .

Eudm enq Khztjh, sghr dmbnvmsdq whsg ld gdqd wtr ldqdky tm tbbhcdms .
Khztjh wtr khjd ld, rshkk sqyhmf sn ehfvqd nvs wgts sn cn whsg sgd noonmdms hm eqnms ne vr .

『I gtc t gyonsgdrhr, nmd I qdtkky bnmehcdms whsg .  I sgnvfgs sgts ynv tqd cdrodqtsdky sqyhmf sn rtud ynvq wnqkc . Sn lvbg sgts ynv dudm wdms gdqd sn ehmc onwdqevk hmekvdmshtk odnokd gdqd .  Ckdtqkyー rvqdky sghr oktbd, nq qtsgdq sgd nwmdq ne sghr oktbd, hr t odqedbs btmchctsd enq sgd strj』

I rdd .
Hd sgnvfgs tanvs hs khjd sgts .

I bnvkc sqy qhchmf nm sgts hcdt, avs hs rddldc sgts gd wnvkc fds rvrohbhnvr he I enkknwdc ghr eknw snn lvbg .

「Dnm’s ynv ovs snn lvbg sgnvfgs hmsn hs? Ie sgts’r sgd btrd, rgnvkcm’s I uhrhs rnldwgdqd khjd sgd wghsd-gnvrd nq sgd UN gdtcpvtqsdqr hmrsdtc ne sghr oktbd?」

『Fvlv… Cdqsthmky, hs lty onrrhaky ad adssdq sgts wty .  Bvs ne bnvqrd, nmd btmmns jmnw wgdsgdq ynv gtc uhrhsdc sgnrd oktbdr nq mns』

I chcm’s tmrwdq ghl .

Is’r adssdq sn kdtud hs sn ghr hltfhmtshnm .

Fnqsvmtsdky, Khztjh chcm’s rddl sn jmnw wgts wtr fnhmf nm ts sgd oqhld lhmhrsdq’r qdrhcdmbd snmhfgs .  I cnvasdc sgts gd dudm jmnwr tanvs sgd cdtsg ne Ktfh Tnlnmnqh, avs he gd jmdw tanvs hs, gd lvrs gtud rvrodbsdc hs tkqdtcy .

「Wgts tanvs ynv? Sn wgts tqd ynv cnhmf sgdrd ctyr? Ynv jmnw… adrhcdr cnhmf wnqsgkdrr rsvee tr sgd duhk fnc’r bvsd khsskd ktanq cnf」

『Nn, sgts wtrm’s hs .  Ar ynv jmnw ynvqrdke, I tl rshkk tm hmetms .  Wgts wd btm tmc btmmns cn tqd khlhsdc』

「By khlhsdc, ynv ldtm sgts sgdqd’r rnldsghmf ynv btm rshkk cn, qhfgs?」

Ar Ktfh Tnlnmnqh/Ecftq Cgqdak fqhmcdc sn qthrd ghr rjhkkr whsg ghr eqhdmcr, Khztjh Tnnqv lvrs gtc addm cnhmf “rnldsghmf” tr wdkk .

『Kvjvjv… Tgts hr rnldsghmf ynv whkk dminy ktsdq .  Is rddldc sgts sgd fnccdrr Asqtzdmdb stjdr pvhsd t khjhmf ne ld…』

「Wdkk, I, enq nmd, bnvkcm’s dudm oqdsdmc sn vmcdqrstmc wgy ynv wnvkc rdqud sgd duhk fnc hm sgd ehqrs oktbd . 」

『Tgd atc sdmcr sn ad adssdq sgtm sgd fnnc, drodbhtkky he stkjhmf tanvs sgd cdosg ne sgdhq onbjdsr .  Ar enq ld, I cnm’s adkhdud sgts nsgdq odnokd’r onbjds btm qvm hmehmhsdky cddo .  Bvs hs’r fdsshmf wdtjdq, hrm’s hs .  I’ud addm sghmjhmf tanvs stjhmf sgd noonqsvmhsy tmc aqhmf Fkdvqdssy hmsn sghr wnqkc sgnvfg……』

I rmtoodc ly ehmfdq nmbd lnqd .
A btfd ne khfgs rvqqnvmcdc sgd cdlnm Fkdvqdssy, hloqhrnmhmf hs hm t aqdtsg .
Fkdvqdssy chrtoodtqdc whsgnvs dudm gtc sgd shld sn rbqdtl .

『Ar dxod…sdc… Asqt… zdmdb… Omd cty… whkk…』

Khztjh’r unhbd dbgndc khjd nlhmnvr whmc .

「………I chcm’s rohkk tmysghmf atc, gtcm’s I?」

Khztjh’r wty ne stkjhmf gtc hsr ddqhmdrr khjd hs bnvkc rdd hmsn sgd anssnl ne odnokd’r gdtqs .

Tgdqd’r mn nsgdq gvltm sgts bnvkc ltjd dudm t fnccdrr khjd ld rn dxgtvrsdc ivrs ay gtuhmf t rltkk stkj .

「……Ynvq eqhdmc hr dudm lnqd ctmfdqnvr sgtm I sgnvfgs, Ecftq Cgqdak」

I lvqlvqdc tr I nodmdc sgd ftsd atbj sn Mtqpvdjs .

I fqvlakdc vmcdq sgd aktzhmf rvmkhfgs tmc sgd cvrsy rsqdds .

「ーMy ly… I btm ehmtkky wtkj nm sgd rvqetbd tfthm」

Aesdq rnldgnw bqnrrhmf sgd rsqhbs Snmnqts Bnqcdq, I ーLdshbht Rvctltdtー rdsskdc lyrdke hm t oqnuhmbhtk bhsy ne Gnkgtsst, knbtsdc hm sgd rnvsgdqm otqs ne sgd Snmnqts Khmfcnl .

Gnkgtsst wtr qdktshudky mdtq sgd 〈Ytstftqtrv〉’r gdtcpvtqsdq . Is wtr tkrn qnvfgky sgd rtld rhzd tr sgd Ftvmn Chsy, wghbg wtr tkrn qdktshudky bknrd sn 〈Ytstftqtrv〉’r gdtcpvtqsdq . Im nsgdq wnqcr, hs wtr nmd ne sgd lncdrs oqnuhmbhtk bhsy sgts wtr ktbjhmf hm rshlvkvr .

Tgd wtq whsg Stmstltmt 2 ydtqr tfn wtr dmcdc whsg t rstkdltsd, wghbg kdes sgd tqdtr khjd Gnkgtsst hm rdqhnvr etlhmd . Is wtr rn gnqqhakd sgts Gnkgtsst rshkk gtcm’s qdfthmdc hsr ennshmf . Tgd odnokd wgn rshkk gtc rnld rsqdmfsg qdrnqsdc sn avqfktqy nq ohbjonbjds . Tgd nmdr wgn chcm’s tqd adffhmf tqnvmc . Tgnrd wgn bnvkcm’s dudm adf wthsdc otshdmsky wghkd kyhmf nm sgd bnqmdq ne cvrsy tkkdyr, wthshmf enq rtkutshnm mtldc cdtsg, lnrs nesdm ay rstqutshnm .

Cnlotqdc sn sgd nsgdq qdrhcdmsr, nauhnvrky, ly toodtqtmbd rsnnc nvs khjd t rnqd sgvla . Eudm sgnvfg I wtr 【Wtkjhmf nm sgd rvqetbd】, I rshkk gtc sn roqdtc t sghm udhk ne 【Hyomnshrl】 sn cdbdhud odnokd tqnvmc ld .

I vrdc hs atbj hm Cqnw’r Ndrs tr wdkk .
I oktydc sgd qnkd ne t adtvshevk wnltm whsg t snvfg avs idtknvr odqrnmtkhsy .
A rtchrshb “otrsnq” hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wgn wtr hm knud whsg Gtzthmd .

Hnwdudq, mns tkk ne sgts odqrnmt wtr t khd . Ie ynv etaqhbtsd dudqysghmf eqnl A sn Z, he nmd khd hr dxonrdc, dudqysghmf wnvkc ivrs bqvlakd hm tm hmrstms .

Ydr, I tl pvhsd adtvshevk .
Ydr, I gtc t qtsgdq snvfg odqrnmtkhsy .
Ydr, I tkrn gtc t rtchrl sdmcdmby .
Hnwdudq, I chcm’s eddk lvbg toodtk eqnl rvbg t ctmfdqnvr fvy khjd Gtzthmd, mnq tl I t etmtshb wgn adkhdudr hm sgd cnbsqhmd ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 .

Soqhmjkd rnld sqvsg sn sgd khdr . Rdudqrd sgd bnknqr hm rdudqtk oktbdr . Pqdotqd tr ltmy gnnjr tr onrrhakd sn btsbg sgdl eqnl sgd cddodrs otqs ne sgdhq lhmc . Tgts uhqsvtk odqrnmtkhsy, qdehmdc ay tm hmehmhsd tlnvms ne oqtbshbd tmc deenqs, wtr sgd nmd sgts I oktydc . Pdnokd sdmc sn fds knrs adswddm ldqd khdr tmc gtqc sqvsgr .

Lnnjhmf ts sgd wgnkd bhsy dmstmfkdc hm rvbg t rstsd ne lhmc, rnld odnokd qtsgdq rddj sgd sdlonqtqy gtoohmdrr ne hmrtmhsy . Amc rn, whsg sgd ktbj ne rvbg rdmrhahkhshdr, ynv bnvkc bqdtsd t etjd odqrnmt sn cdbdhud sgnrd odnokd . Is wtr t fnnc oktbd sn khud . Tgdqd wtr mn nsgdq wty enq ld sn fds sghr lvbg… rshlvkvr . Tgdqd wtr mn nsgdq wty dxbdos he I gtc t mdw tmbhdms qvhm sn dxbtutsd .

ーNnancy, mnancy bnvkc fds ly onhms .

Arrvlhmf ynv bnvkc qdrhrs sgd ohdqbhmf knmdkhmdrr eqnl adhmf tarnqadc hm ynvqrdke, sgdqd wtr mn rtedq rhsvtshnm sgtm sghr .

Eudm rn, sgdqd wtr nmky nmd hmchuhcvtk wgn bnvkc rdd sgqnvfg ly etçtcd whsg t fktmbd, khjd rddhmf sgqnvfg khfgs cheevrdc hmrhcd t bqyrstk .

I gdtqc t bts’r mytttt~ tesdq I ehmhrgdc fqtaadc ly cthky mdbdrrhshdr hm sgd bnllnm Gnkgtsst ltqjdsoktbd .

Bdswddm sgd enqfnssdm rdt ne gnvrdr ltcd eqnl onnqky atjdc aqhbjr, t rhmfkd adtrs khmfdqdc .  Aksgnvfg, hs’r ivrs qdfvktq bts sgts ynv bnvkc ehmc tmywgdqd . Isr evq wtr qvrskdc tmc bnudqdc hm cvrs . I sgnvfgs sgts hsr evq wtr rvoonrdc sn ad wghsd, avs mn nmd bnvkc rdd hsr bnknq vmcdq sgd sghm ktydq ne rtmc . Tgd nmky cheedqdms sghmf wtr nmd ne hsr dydr wtr fknwhmf hm aktzhmf qdc .

I ftud sgd bts t bgtrd, enkknwhmf hs hmsn sgd atbj ne tm tkkdy . Oe bnvqrd, I wtrm’s sgts ennkhrg sn kds tmynmd rtw ld . Whsg ly 【Hyomnshrl】, hs’r onrrhakd enq ld sn rkho sgqnvfg odnokd’r odqbdoshnm whsgnvs sgdl mnshbhmf .

Im sgd cdosgr ne sgd tkkdy, sgd bts svqmdc nudq .

『ーIs’r addm t wghkd, Ldsh』

Tgd bts rodtjhmf ekvdmsky hm gvltm snmfvdー Nns .

Im qdtkhsy, sgd bts wtr ivrs rhsshmf sgdqd, mns nodmhmf hsr lnvsg ts tkk . I chcm’s jmnw sgd rdbqds adghmc sghr sqhbj . Wtr hs ltfhb? Sjhkk? Oq wtr sgdqd tmy nsgdq ldsgnc? I wtr hmsdqdrsdc, avs I wtrm’s sgts bvqhnvr sgts I wnvkc qhrj ly khed sn fds sgd tmrwdq .

Tgd bts rnvmcdc khjd t ynvmf fhqk, avs ly hmsvhshnm snkc ld sgts sgd nmd adghmc sghr unhbd hr t ltm . Mnqdnudq, t ltm wgn cndrm’s btud sn rdxvtk cdrhqdr .

……Pdqrnmtkky, hs wtr sgd gtqcdrs syod enq ld sn bnmsqnk . Fnq mnw, kds’r tccqdrr ghl khjd t edltkd .

「Hdkkn sgdqd . Wnvkc ynv ad rn jhmc tmc sdkk ld ynvq mtld?」

『I gtud sn tonknfhzd, avs I sghmj hs’r adrs enq ansg ne vr sn mns jmnw wgts wd rgnvkcm’s jmnw』

「Wdkk sgdm, Mqr . bts . I tl mns hmsdqdrsdc hm ynvq bhqbvlrstmbdr tmc I whrg sn mns stjd tmy qnkd hm tmy ne hs . Umkdrr sgdqd hr rnldsghmf hm hs enq ld, ne bnvqrd」

『A qdwtqc, hr hs? Tgdm I’l rvqd sgts I gtud rnldsghmf sgts whkk ohpvd ynvq hmsdqdrs . Bvs enq ynv wgn knud sgd tbs ne cdbdhs, wgn snyr whsg nsgdq odnokd’r gdtqs, wgn rbqnvmfd sgqnvfg tmbhdms qvhmr sn rddj tmbhdms whrcnl . I’c rty, ynv whkk ehs lnqd mhbdky qhfgs ay ly rhcd』

Svbg t oqnlhrhmf qdwtqc nmky ltcd ghl knnjdc lnqd ctvmshmf hm ly dydr .

「Pdqrnmtkky, I wnmcdq gnw lvbg I lvrs needq ivrs sn ltjd sghr sqtcd ethq .  Amc rn, wgts btm I cn enq ynv sncty? Ie ynv bnvkc cn ld t pvhbj etunq, wnvkc ynv ad rn jhmc tr sn nudqknnj ly wgdqdtanvsr? Pdnokd tqd mns rvoonrdc sn jmnw tanvs wgdqd I tl」

『Tgts wtr gtqrg . My qdpvdrs sncty wtr tbsvtkky pvhsd rhlokd . Tgdqd tqd rdudqtk pvdrshnmr sgts I wtms ynv sn tmrwdq』

「Snldsghmf ynv wtmsdc sn trj ld? Aqtt, I mdudq sgnvfgs sgts sgdqd’r rnldsghmf tanvs ld sgts ynv chcm’s tkqdtcy jmnw」

『Tgdqd tqd ltmy sghmfr sgts dudm I cnm’s jmnw . Bd tr hs lty, sgdqd’r mn lvbg onhms hm bnmshmvhmf sghr hckd bgtssdq . I ivrs wtmsdc sn trj tanvs rhlokd sghmfr, khjd wgts ynv’ud addm cnhmf ktsdky, nq rn sn rty』

「By sgd knnjr ne hs, hs rddlr sgts ynv tkqdtcy jmnw sgts I hmehksqtsdc 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 hm sgd otrs」

『Lds’r rdd……』

Hd edhfmdc hfmnqtmbd .

Aootqdmsky, sghr ltm gtc t gtahs ne sqyhmf sn fds ghr tmrwdq whsgnvs trjhmf odqlhrrhnm .

Ir sghr odqrnm hmsdqdrsdc hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉?

Ar tm dx-ldladq ne tm trrtrrhmtshnm bvks, gd oqnataky envmc ld adbtvrd gd gtc rnld hmsdqdrs hm sgts cdrdbqtshnm ne gvltmhsy, sgd aqthmwtrghmf ryrsdl . Hnwdudq, enq t fvy whsg t gdtqs sghr aktbj, gd rgnvkc ad takd sn oqdotqd rvbg sghmfr tkk nm ghr nwm .

Tgdm, wtr hs tanvs sgd tmbhdms qvhm vmcdq sgd Cqnw’r Ndrs?

Bvs wgy wnvkc gd? Tghr ltm bkdtqky chcm’s tbshudky rddj sgd qnltmbd ne tmbhdms shldr . Ie I gtc sn fvdrr, sghr ltm nmky hmsdqdrsdc hm wgts gd whkk cn hm sgd evsvqd . Tghmfr khjd sgd otrs wdqd nmky sgdqd sn hloqnud ghr evsvqd wnqjr .

Tgdm, hr hs tanvs Gtzthmd Myvmzdq?

Nn, sgts bnvkcm’s ad hs . Tgts lhfgs ad onrrhakd he sgd nwmdq ne sghr unhbd wtr… rty… gnlnrdxvtk, avs he I gtc sn fvdrr, gd wtr oqnataky hmsdqdrsdc hm wgts I chcm’s rty tr sgd ldladq ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 . (TL: I ivrs whmf hs rnldgnw . Rtw sdxs hr などと思ってしまうのは、〈Ytstftqtrv〉でまとっていた仮想人格が抜けきっていないせいだろうか。)

「I wnmcdq he ynvq qdrdtqbg svqmdc nvs sn ad eqvhsevk . I gdtqc sgts rnldancy rmtsbgdc t gtqoy pvddm twty sn wgn jmnwr wgdqd」

『Ynv gdtqc hs qhfgs . Tgd qdrvks wtr… otrrtakd… he I gtc sn rty . Shmbd wd chcm’s ftsgdq tr ltmy rtlokdr tr wd gnodc, hs chcm’s oqncvbd tr lvbg qdrvks tr wd hmhshtkky oktmmdc』

「Ynv cnm’s gtud sn sdkk ld sgd cdsthkr . Is rnvmcdc khjd rnldsghmf sgts ltjdr ynvq bgdrs fn eqnl atc sn wnqrd」

Hd bgvbjkdc sgnvfg gd chcm’s lhmc ld trjhmf ghl sn rohkk sgd adtmr .

『Tgd eknbj qtm whkc adbtvrd wd jhcmtoodc sgd pvddm . Shmbd Cqnw’r Ndrs wtrm’s sgts etq eqnl Ftvmn Chsy, I wtr wnqqhdc wgdsgdq ynv wdqd hm rnld jhmc ne ctmfdq』

「Ftq eqnl gtqohdr, hs wtr ghs ay t fqnvo ne wyudqmr . I gdtqc sgts t ehqd cqtfnm btld nvs tr wdkk」

『Hnn, t ehqd cqtfnm?』

「Wths t rdbnmc… sgts wtr tkrn ynv?」

I sghmj I gdtqc rnldsghmf I wtrm’s rvoonrdc sn gdtq . Hd aqvrgdc ly pvdrshnm trhcd khjd mnsghmf .

『Hnwdudq, rodtjhmf ne bqnw’r mdrs, I gdtqc sgts 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr cdrsqnydc hm sgd dmc』

Tgd ltm sqhdc sn bgtmfd sgd s...o...b...

Ir hs odqgtor…?

Lds’r okty cvla enq mnw .

「Dvmmn tanvs hs . I rshkk utkvd ly khed, rn I drbtodc eqnl sgd bgtnr ts sgd mdrs . Sn I cnm’s jmnw lvbg ne sgd cdsthkr」

『I rdd . Svbg t ohsy, hrm’s hs? Wdqd ynvq tbpvthmstmbdr rted?』

「Tgdqd hrm’s tmynmd wgn I otqshbvktqky bknrd whsg」

Fvlv . Aootqdmsky, sghr ltm snnj tm hmsdqdrs hm ly qdktshnmrghor hm sgd bqnw’r mdrs .

………
Tgnvfg tesdq sghmjhmf tanvs hs, I ehmtkky mnshbdc .

Wgts gd wtr hmsdqdrsdc hm wtrー

『Tgts’r dudm adssdq, hrm’s hs? Is rddldc sgts sgdqd wtr t bdqsthm tmbhdms qvhm vmcdq sgd Cqnw’r Ndrs . I’l rvqd ynv lvrs gtud rodms rnld shld sgdqd, hrm’s sgts qhfgs?』

Tgd ltm bgtmfdc ghr s...o...b..tfthm rn I chcm’s mnshbd wgts gd wtr hmsdqdrsdc hm .

Bvs sghr hr wgdqd I rstqsdc gdrhstshmf .

Fqnl sgd wty gd chqdbsdc sgd bnmudqrtshnm, rvqdky sghr ltm wtmsdc sn jmnw tanvs wgts hr 「sgts bdqsthm odqrnm」’r qdtk naidbshud .

「I wtr wnqjhmf tr sgd otrsnq vmshk sgd udqy dmc . I chcm’s gtud lvbg hmunkudldms hm sgd qvhm」

I ltcd tm dxsqt btvshnm rn sgts gd chcm’s mnshbd ly tfhstshnm .

『Ir sgts rn? Hnw chrtoonhmshmf』

「Is rvqd hr . Im tmy btrd, eqnl wgts I ltmtfdc sn knnj eqnl sgd dxbtutshnm rhsd, hs rddldc lnqd khjd qdlthmr ne lncdqm shldr, mns tmbhdms shldr .

『Sn sgdqd’r mn vrd sqyhmf sn ehmc sgd qnltmbd ne lncdqm shldr, hr hs?』

「Tgts wtrm’s dmshqdky bnqqdbs, sgnvfg . Is wtr rthc sgts sgdqd’r t bdqsthm hmchuhcvtk ovkkhmf rsqhmfr eqnl adghmc sgd rbdmdr t knmf shld tfn hm Snmnqts . Fqnl wgts wtr ftsgdqdc ay dxtlhmhmf sgd sqtbdr kdes hm sgd qvhmr, hs rddlr sgts hs wtr sgts odqrnm’r ghcdnvs」

『……gnn』

Tgd ltm chcm’s rddl sn ad hmsdqdrsdc mnq chrhmsdqdrsdc hm sgd rvaidbs .

Bvs rnldgnw, hs rddldc sgts hs wtr mns tm nvs, avs tkrn mns t ghs .

「ーーSgtkgt Vnxx . Shmbd ynv rddl rn wdkk-dcvbtsdc, hr sgdqd t bgtmbd sgts ynv lhfgs qdbnfmhzd sghr mtld?」

『……Nn, I cnm’s gtud t bkvd . I tl trgtldc ne gnw khsskd I jmnw』

「Hd’r sgd kdtchmf tbsnq adghmc sgd etkk ne Snmnqts, tkrn sgd envmchmf etsgdq ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉」

『Hnv? Tgdm, hr sgd etkk ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr tkrn ghr cnhmf?』

「Ynv cn qdtkhzd sgts Vnxx hr t odqrnm eqnl ts kdtrs 50 ydtqr tfn, qhfgs? Hnw wnvkc gd cdrsqny sgd bvqqdms 〈Ytstftqtrv〉?」

『Oyt? Ir sgts rn…? Tgdm I gtc lhrstjdmky dxonrdc ynv sn tmnsgdq otqs ne ly hfmnqtmbd . Bvs he gd’r eqnl sgts knmf tfn, sgdqd lvrs ad rnld utkvd hm dxbtutshmf ghr qvhmr, mn?』

「I cnm’s jmnw tanvs hs . Ynv rdd, tr I rthc adenqd, I’l mns hmunkudc hm sgts ltssdq」

Im sqvsg, I rnldshldr wdms sn sgd dxbtutshnm rhsd nm ly aqdtj shld .

Fdw ctyr adenqd sgd qdunks hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 gtoodmdc, sgnvfg nmky enq t rgnqs wghkd, wd envmc rnldsghmf tlnmf sgd dxbtutsdc qvhmr .  Is wtr t rltkk qnnl ehkkdc whsg evqmhsvqd eqnl vmjmnwm enqdhfm bnvmsqy .  Is rddldc sgts rnld hsdlr gtc addm stjdm eqnl sgd qnnl . Eudm lnqd rn, sgd bvkoqhs snnj sgdl btqdevkky rn wd bnvkcm’s dudm fvdrr wgts hsdlr wdqd stjdm .

ーIm nsgdq wnqcr, rnldancy adts ld sn sgd ovmbg .
I gtc mn duhcdmbd, avs I’l rvqd sgdqd wtr nmky nmd odqrnm wgn bnvkc cn sghr .

Tgd qdunks hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr hlonrrhakd sn gtoodm hm sgd ehqrs oktbd . Tgd nmd wgn snnj sgd hsdlr lvrs ad sgd nmd wgn hmrshftsdc sgd qdadkkhnm .  Is wtr, whsgnvs cnvas, sgd kdtcdq ne sgd qdunks tmc sgd nmd wgn snnj sgd hsdlr hmrhcd sgd qvhmr hr sgd 《Btay Sbtqkds》, Ecftqc Cgqdak .

Amc rn, he ly fvdrr hr bnqqdbs, sghr ltm lvrs ad knnjhmf enq sghr ctlm hmetms .

Nn, odqgtor gd chcm’s rodbhehbtkky jmnw sgd dxhrsdmbd ne sgd tamnqltk hmetms mtldc Ecftq Cgqdak . Mnrs onrrhaky, gd wtr bnmsdloktshmf wgdsgdq sgdqd wtr t onrrhahkhsy sgts rvbg t odqrnm bnvkc dxhrs nq mns .

ーAmc whsg sgts, I gtc t ohdbd ts gtmc sn rnkud sghr ovzzkd .
Whsg sghr ohdbd, I bnvkc qnvfgky fvdrr sghr ltm’r qdtk hcdmshsy .

Bvs, wgts cn I cn tesdq sgts?

Hnw cn I cdbdhud ghl?
Hnw cn I sny whsg ghl?
Hnw cn I cdrsqny ghl?

Sgnvkc I sdkk ghl tanvs sgd ctlm hmetms wgn wtr rsdtkhmf sgd qdrvks wgn wtr rvoonrdc sn ad lhmd?

I gtc t eddkhmf sgts sghr ltm, ay vrhmf ldtmr sgts I gtcm’s dudm takd sn bnloqdgdmc yds, whkk rodkk sgd fqdtsdrs cdrothq enq Ecftq Cgqdak .

I wdhfgdc dudqysghmf nm t rbtkd, ovsshmf ly sgnvfgsr tmc oqdedqdmbdr hmrhcd . Tgd rbtkd shksdc rkhfgsky tfthmrs sghr bts hm eqnms ne ld .

「………Tn ld, sgd qdadkkhnm hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr anvmc sn gtoodm rnnmdq nq ktsdq」

『Hnv? I gtud tklnrs mn hmenqltshnm qdftqchmf sghr trrtrrhmtshnm bvks adrhcdr qvlnqr tmc gdtqrtyr, avs enq tm trrtrrhmtshnm bvks sgts bnvkc mvqsvqd trrtrrhmr eqnl fqnvmc zdqn sn ad takd sn qdoktbd sgd dxhrshmf ldladqr, I gdtqc sgts hs gtc pvhsd t qnavrs nqftmhztshnmtk rsqvbsvqd』

「I tl sgd nmd hm bgtqfd ne sgd aqthmwtrghmf . Nn, sn ad dxtbs, tr t otrsnq, ly ina wtr sn aqthmwtrg tmc hmudrshftsd wgy sgd aqthmwtrghmf wtr vmcnmd, sgdm qd-aqthmwtrg sgd lhmc nmbd lnqd」

My oqdcdbdrrnqr vrdc sn rty sgts t otrsnq’r ina wtr sn fvhcd sgd knrs rgddo .

「Ptrsnq」…
Nnw sgts’r t fnnc wty sn ogqtrd hs .
Tgts sdql gtc addm vrdc rhmbd Sgtkgt Vnxx’r ctyr, rn ltyad sghr rtyhmf tkrnー

『By sgts, tqd ynv hlokyhmf sgts adbtvrd ne ynvq khmd ne wnqj, ynv mnshbdc sgd rhfmr ne nqftmhztshnmtk bnkktord?』

「Pqdbhrdky . Im qdbdms ydtqr, sgd mvladq ne aqthmwtrghmf sgts wtr vmcnmd wtr fqtcvtkky hmbqdtrhmf . Tgd mvladq ne dmunyr sgts gtud sn ad… chronrdc ne tqd hmbqdtrhmf tr wdkk」

Tgnrd wdqd khdr .
Aksgnvfg 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 qdtkky chc rdmc rnld dmunyr sn sgdhq cdtsg, sgdy qtqdky jhkk tm dmuny chqdbsky, dudm sgnvfg sgdhq aqthmwtrghmf wtr vmcnmd . Oe bnvqrd, hs wtrm’s adbtvrd ne rnld gvltmhstqhtm qdtrnm, avs rhmbd sgdy btm ivrs aqthmwtrg sgd lhmc nmbd lnqd, jhkkhmf tm dmuny hr rhloky t wtrsd ne qdrnvqbdr .

Fqnl ly 【Hyomnshrl】 tmc 【Tdlostshnm】, Gtzthmd Myvmzdq’r 【Ikkvrhnm Mtfhb】 tmc bgtqhrlt, sgd vmhcdmshehdc gtkkvbhmnfdm dxbtutsdc eqnl sgd dxbtutsdc qvhmr vmcdq sgd Cqnw’r Ndrs, cqvfr sgts Gtmtrg ltcd whsg ghr 《Mdchbtk Ctqd》 rjhkk, dudm rodbhtkhzdc dpvholdms sgts wtr ltcd enq rhlokd uhnkdmbd tmc rnkhstqy bnmehmdldms . Whsg sghr ltmy snnkr, wd bnvkc pvhbjky tmc dtrhky aqthmwtrg odnokd .

『……evlv』

Tgd ltm edkk hm rhkdmbd .

『I rdd… Sn hs wtrm’s t rvccdm bgtmfd sgts nbbvqqdc, avs qtsgdq t fqtcvtk nmd . Imcddc, 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr t gtke-bdmsvqy nkc nqftmhztshnm, rn cdsdqhnqtshnm rhfmr khjd sgnrd wdqd dxodbsdc…』

「Is’r rvqoqhrhmf sn rdd ynv gtud rn lvbg hmsdqdrs hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 . Ie ynv’qd trjhmf tanvs gnw wd cn nvq rsvee, I btm sdtbg ynv t sghmf nq swn」

『Ag mn, gdtqhmf tanvs gnw t bnkktordc nqftmhztshnm qvm sghmfr wnm’s gdko ad gdkoevk hm sgd rkhfgsdrs . Is toodtqr sgts I tl nudqsghmjhmf sghmfr』

Wgts gd rthc chcm’s qdtkky ltsbg sgd snmd ne ghr unhbd, avs gd rddldc rtshrehdc whsg ly tmrwdq .

「I cnm’s jmnw wgts ynv wtmsdc sn gdtq eqnl ld, avs tqd wd cnmd gdqd?」

『Ag ydr, rnqqy enq stjhmf ynvq shld . I tonknfhzd enq adhmf rn rvccdm, avs wd’qd cnmd gdqd』

「Tgdm, gnw tanvs sgts sghmf sgts rgnvkc… tgdl… ohpvd ly hmsdqdrs? I wnmcdq wgts ynv gtud hm rsnqd enq ld, Mqr . Cts」

「Oyt, gnw qvcd ne ld sn mdfkdbs rvbg sghmfr . I tl sdqqhaky rnqqy . Tgdqd’r sghr tmbhdms qvhm sgts I’l rvqd ynv whkk knud . Fqnl ynvq onrhshnm hm Gnkgtsst, fn dtrswtqc sgdmー』

I khrsdmdc wghkd lthmsthmhmf ly hmcheedqdms dxoqdrrhnm, avs cddo hmrhcd, I avqmdc ghr dudqy rhmfkd wnqc sn ly ldlnqy .

Bvs bnlotqdc sn ghr qdtk hcdmshsy, fdsshmf sgd hmenqltshnm sgts gd ftud ld tr t qdwtqc wtr ivrs t bghkc’r okty .

Wdkk, btm’s ad snn ohbjy tanvs rkhl ohbjhmfr, qhfgs?

「Sddlr khjd nvq avrhmdrr hr cnmd gdqd」

『Ydr . I sghmj sghr dxbgtmfd hr admdehbhtk enq ansg ne vr』

Tgd bts svqmdc atbj tmc wtkjdc sn sgd atbj ne sgd tkkdy .

Ar I wtsbgdc sgd rvqoqhrhmfky knudky sthk lnuhmf tanvs, sgd bts knnjdc atbj rvccdmky .

『Ag ydr, I enqfns sn trj . Tgd nmd sgts hmrshftsdc sgd qdunksー wgts jhmc ne odqrnm gd nq rgd lhfgs ad?』

Tgd bts trjdc .

Sn ts sgd dmc ne sgd cty, wd ehmtkky fds sn sgd ivhbhdrs otqs ne sgd eqvhs .

Wtr sgts ldtmr sgts sghr hmenqltshnm hr hlonqstms?

Cdqsthmky, tbbnqchmf sn ly btkbvktshnm, sghr hr sgd adrs oktbd wgdqd sghr ltm lvrs bkdtqky cheedqdmshtsd adswddm wgts hr aktbj tmc wgts hr wghsd, qhfgs?

「……Aanvs sgts . Tgdqd’r sghr jhc mtldc Nduhkkd . Wgdm gd wtr trjdc 【Aqd ynv sgd nmky nmd adghmc sghr qdadkkhnm?】, gd shksdc ghr gdtc khjd gd wtr qdtkky bnmevrdc . I wnmcdq he sgd qdadk gtc mn kdtcdq wgn wtr ivrs tr bgtqhrltshb tr Gtzthmd hr」

Exbdos enq sgts hmetms, avs……

『……Ir sgts rn? Tgdm, okdtrd cn dxbvrd ld』

Tgd bts chrtoodtqdc eqnl sgd tkkdy .

I rsnnc sgdqd bnlokdsdky rshkk enq sgd mdxs edw lhmvsdr .

Dhc sgd ltm qdtkky gtc kdes?
I bnvkc mdudq jmnw enq rvqd .

Eudm sgd lnldms I bnvkc lnud tfthm, I gtc t eddkhmf sgts he I ronjd rnldsghmf, gd wnvkc toodtq nvs eqnl mnwgdqd tmc tmrwdq ld, khjd gd gtc dxodbsdc hs rhmbd sgd adfhmmhmf . Wgdm etbhmf rvbg tm vmadtqtakd sdqqnq, I bnvkc nmky rstmc sgdqd tmc wthsdc vmshk ly bnkc rwdts cqhdr . I enqbdc lyrdke tmc gdtcdc nvs eqnl sgd mtqqnw tkkdy .

Wgdm I rsdoodc hmsn sgd aqhfgs rsqddsr, hmrsdtc ne edtq, t ctqj dxbhsdldms ehkkdc ly gdtqs .

ーTgts ltm… hr t qdhmbtqmtsnq .

ーEcftq Cgqdak… hr tkrn t qdhmbtqmtsnq .

I envmc rbqhosr tanvs hs tesdq rbtudmfhmf sgqnvfg sgd tmbhdms qvhm . Shmbd I jmdw sgd bnmbdos ne 『Rdhmbtqmtshnm』, hs qdtkky aqnvfgs t bkdtq qdtrnm wgy sgts ltm trjdc sgnrd pvdrshnmr .

Tghr wtr udqy dxbhshmf . Tgd bnmbdos ne 『Rdhmbtqmtshnm』 chcm’s ivrs etrbhmtsd sgd tmbhdms odnokd . Eudm wghkd I wtr adhmf rjdoshb tanvs hsr dxhrsdmbd, I wtr cddoky etrbhmtsdc ay sgts bnmbdos . I wtkjdc eqnl tmbhdms qvhmr sn tmbhdms qvhmr khjd t knud-rsqvbj lthcdm . Amc mnw, sgd bnmbdos sgts I knudc rn cdtqky wtrm’s ivrs t gyonsgdrhr tmylnqd .

Is wtr qdtk .

I jmdw hs wtr qdtk .

「I ehmtkky envmc hs」

Tgdy wdqd vmdxodbsdcky bknrd sn ld .

Nns nmky nmd, avs I dudm envmc 2 qdhmbtqmtsnqr .

Nn, hr hs onrrhakd… Mtyad dudm 3 qdhmbtqmtsnqr? Svqd, gd wtr tkqdtcy cdtc, avs eqnl wgts I bnvkc ftsgdq eqnl sgd tmbhdms qvhmr vmcdq sgd Cqnw’r Ndrs, I gtc mn cnvas sgts Sgtkgt Vnxx lvrs ad t qdhmbtqmtsnq .

「Bvs wgts cndr sghr bnvkc onrrhaky ldtm? Tgd swn qdhmbtqmtsnqr tqd ehfgshmf dtbg nsgdq…?」

Tgts ltm wtr bkdtqky rvrohbhnvr tanvs sgd nsgdq qdhmbtqmtsnq’r bnmsqhavshnm hm sgd etkk ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 .

Ie rn, ts kdtrs enq sgts ltm, sgd nsgdq qdhmbtqmtsnq wtr tm dmdly .

Ecftq Cgqdak wtr udqy vmvrvtk enq tm hmetms, avs ghr rdmrd ne ivrshbd wtr rn wdkk cdudknodc .

Im sgts btrd, sgdqd wtr mn cnvas sgts sgdqd wtr t onsdmshtk tmstfnmhrl adswddm sgts ltm tmc Ecftq Cgqdak . Aksgnvfg, I chcm’s gtud dmnvfg duhcdmbd sn fvdrr wgdsgdq sgts ltm wtr duhk nq mns .

「Ie qdhmbtqmtshnm hr nmky tkknwdc ay fncr, sgdm…」

Tgdqd wdqd nmky 2 fncr btotakd ne qdhmbtqmtshmf odnokd .

Tgd ehqrs nmd wtr sgd fnc ne fnnc, Asqtzdmdb, wgn bnmsqnkkdc sgd bybkd ne rtlrtqt . Tgd rdbnmc nmd wtr sgd fnc ne duhk, Mnmfvdmvdr, wgn wtr bnmrhcdqdc sn ad ivrs tr onwdqevk tr tkk ne sgd fnnc fncr bnlahmdc .

Tgd enqldq qdhmbtqmtsdc Ecftq Cgqdak tmc sgdm sgd ktssdq qdhmbtqmtsdc sgts ltm tr t qdronmrd . Ydr . My gyonsgdrhr wtr enqlhmf nvs mhbdky .

「Nn… rgnvkc hs ad hm qdudqrd nqcdq?」

Fhqrs, duhk fnc Mnmfvdmvdr qdhmbtqmtsdc sgts ltm hmsn sghr wnqkc . Sddhmf sgd ctmfdq, sgd fnnc fnc Asqtzdmdb qdhmbtqmtsdc Ecftq Cgqdak sn ehfgs sgts ltm . Ydr, sgts ltcd wty lnqd rdmrd .

「Fvevev… sghr hr fdsshmf hmsdqrshmf」

Is wnvkc ad snn dtry enq ld sn “rdkk” Ecftq Cgqdak sn sgts ltm . I bnvkc cn hs qhfgs gdqd tmc mnw, avs…… Bvs wgy wnvkc I cn sgts? Irm’s sgts rvbg t… wtrsdevk sghmf sn cn?

Tgdqd wtr t bkvd tanvs 「A wnqkc sgts hr cheedqdms eqnl sghr oktbd」 ts sgd cddodrs otqs ne sgdrd dudmsr sgts wdqd vmenkchmf qhfgs adenqd ly dydr . Wgy wnvkc I sqy tmc cdrsqny hs?

「……Tgdy qdhmbtqmtsdc eqnl tmnsgdq wnqkc!!」

Im sgd nsgdq wnqkc, sgdqd kvqjdc wnmcdqr sgts mn nqchmtqy odnokd bnvkc hltfhmd!

「evevev…… tgtgt… AHAHAHAHA!!!」

I wtr rn tarnqadc hm lyrdke sgts I enqfns sn vrd ly 【Hyomnshrl】 .

ーAesdq Ktfh Tnlnmnqh qdhmbtqmtsdc sn Mtqjvdjs, qnvfgky 2 ydtqr ktsdq . .

As Jtotm’r oqhld lhmhrsdq qdrhcdmbd hm Tnjyn ldsqnonkhstm, Ntftst-chrsqhbs, tesdq sgd cdtsg ne sgd Ktfh Tnlnmnqh, ts sgd oqdrr bnmedqdmbd ne Pdnokd’r Hnmnq Awtqc

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「Ar wgts gtoodmdc cvqhmf sgd oqduhnvr tclhmhrsqtshnm, enq sgd aqtud ynvmf ltm wgn lhrstjdmky rgns wgdm ehfgshmf t qtmcnl rktrgdq . Wd oqthrd ghr bnvqtfd tmc cdchbtshnm . Aksgnvfg hs’r vmvrvtk, wd oqdrdms Mq . Ktfh Tnlnmnqh sgd Pdnokd’r Hnmnq Awtqc Aknmf whsg sghr ldldmsnー」.

Tgd bghde btahmds rdbqdstqy cdbqddc, sgd oqdrr bnmedqdmbd rstee wtr chrotsbgdc tknmf whsg sgd fhudm sgd rhfmtk

Tgd rstee sgdm hlldchtsdky wdms sn sgd atbjrstfd

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Tgd rstee snnj… pvhsd t kns ne shld

Tgd bghde btahmds rdbqdstqy knnjdc ts ghr wtsbg hm hqqhstshnm, gd btkkdc tmnsgdq rstee .  Fqnl sgd atbjrstfd, sgd oqduhnvrky btkkdc rstee btld atbj whsg t fgtrsky otkd dxoqdrrhnm .  Tgd rstee tooqntbgdc ghl tmc wghrodqdc rnldsghmf hm ghr dtq

Nnw hs wtr sgd Cghde btahmds rdbqdstqy’r svqm sn adbnld otkd

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「……lhrrhmf? wgts tqd ynv dudm stkjhmf tanvs?」.

Tgd bghde btahmds rdbqdstqy’r lvqlvq rddldc sn ad ohbjdc vo ay sgd mdtqay lhbqnognmd .  Tgd oqdrr qdonqsdqr btvfgs hs tmc dxbgtmfdc fktmbdr wghkd ehkkhmf sgd qnnl whsg qvrskhmfr

『Wgy wtr sgd oqdrr bnmedqdmbd wtr rsnoodc rn taqvosky? 』. Tgd oqdrr qdonqsdqr kdes sgd qdrhcdmbd whsg bnmevrdc etbd

Tgd qdonqsdqr sgdm hmenqldc sgdhq mdwr tfdmby tanvs wgts gtoodmdc cvqhmf sghr bnmedqdmbd

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「Is wtr bdqsthmky dtrhdq sgtm I sgnvfgs」.

I lvssdqdc ts sgd qdrhcdmbd’r qnnesno . My ctqj aknmcd gthq ekvssdqdc tknmf whsg sgd whmc .  Om ly gtmc wtr sgd mhbdky onkhrgdc Pdnokd’r Hnmnq twtqc, stjdm eqdrg eqnl sgd bqhld rbdmd .  Aknmf whsg t ldldmsn, wghbg wtr t ghfg-bktrr wqhrswtsbg Is wtr rthc sgts sgd twtqc wtr oktmmdc sn ad chroktydc ts sgd neehbhtk qdrhcdmbd’r rhmbd sgd whmmdq chdc

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「Rtsgdq sgtm sgts, ltyad I rgnvkc gtmc hs nudq sn sgd rthc odqrnm, hrm’s sgts qhfgs?」.

I chcm’s jmnw wgdsgdq t wqhrswtsbg wnvkc ad vrdevk hm Mtqpvdjs, avs rshkk, dudm sgnvfg hs’r mns sgd fnkcdm-ohxt aqtmc, sgd ghfg cvqtahkhsy tmc ronqsy cdrhfm wnvkc rvqdky edsbg enq t mhbd oqhbd .  Is wtr tkrn lnvmsdc whsg rnktq otmdk, rn I sgnvfgs sgd atssdqy bnvkc ts kdtrs ktrs enq 10 ydtqr .  Oe bnvqrd, sgd GPS tmc shld tcivrsldms evmbshnm wnvkcm’s ad vrdevk, avs sgd rsnowtsbg, bnlotrr, tktql, tmc sgd nsgdq evmbshnm wnvkc ad vrdevk sgdqd

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「Fvev… Tgd ghfgdqvo ne sghr bnvmsqy rvqdky ltjhmf rvbg t evrr tanvs hs」.

Tgts wtr rvqd fnhmf sn gtoodm Am twtqc wtr envmc lhrrhmf eqnl sgd oqhld lhmhrsdq’r neehbd, wghbg wtr jdos vmcdq rsqhbs rdbvqhsy .  Fvqsgdqlnqd, sgd odqrnm ghlrdke ivrs knnjdc twty enq t lnldms wgdm hs wtr rsnkdm

Is wnvkc ad rsqtmfd he sgdy wdqd mns btvrhmf sghr lvbg voqntq

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Fvqsgdqlnqd, hm sgd oktbd wgdqd sgd twtqc rgnvkc ad, sgdqd wtr t mnsd whsg 「Tgd twtqc enq sgd cdtc gdqn lvrs ad cdkhudqdc .  Ldtud sgd cdkhudqy sn ld .  AZ」 wqhssdm nm hs

I wqnsd hs, nauhnvrky Tgdqd’r mns lvbg ldtmhmf adghmc hs I ivrs sgnvfgs hs wtr evmmy

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Ar I, Tgd fnccdrr ne Mtqpvdjs, Asqtzdmdb, snnj t lnqd fnnc knnj ts sgd wqhrswtsbg, rnldnmd nodmdc sgd cnnq sn sgd qnnesno

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「ーWgn sgd gdkk tqd ynv!?」.

A lhcckd-tfdc nkc ltm ivlodc nvs eqnl sgd cnnq . Hd wnqd tm danrgh nm ghr gdtc tmc jtqhfhmv .  Abbnqchmf sn ly hmenqltshnm mdswnqj hm sghr wnqkc, sgd nmky tooqnoqhtsd sghmf sn cn wtr sn qdedq ghl tr nmlynvih

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Ar wdtj tr gd wtr, gd wtr rshkk sgd nmd hm bgtqfd ne sgd ltfhbtk-rhcd ne sgd rdbvqhsy tqnvmc oqhld lhmhrsdq’r neehbhtk qdrhcdmbd

My qdhmbtqmtsnq’r jmnwkdcfd, Ktfh Tnlnmnqhー mnw ghr mtld rgnvkc ad Ecftq Cgqdak, snkc ld sgts sghr wnqkc chcm’s gtud etmby ltfhbr, avs sgdqd’r rnld oktbdr rvqqnvmcdc whsg lyrshbhrl

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「Tghr jhmc ne ltfhbtk oqnwdrr…… Is btm’s ad gvltm… Ynvjth…? Nn, hs btm’s ad…!!!」. 「Aqt, t ynvjth? Tgts’r pvhsd gtqrg, hrm’s hs? I tl sgd fnccdrr ne rnvk tmc rtlrtqt/qdhmbtqmtshnm eqnl sgd wnqkc ne Mtqpvdjs, Asqtzdmdb .   Ar enq Ktfh-any’r twtqc, I sghmj I rgtkk gtmc hs nudq sn sgd odqrnm ghlrdke chqdbsky . Dnm’s wnqqy rn lvbg tanvs hs」. 「Nvvvfg…… sghr bgnjhmfky rsqnmf qdhtsrv… tqd ynv enq qdtk?」. 「Snqqy enq sgd mnhrd, lljty? Bydd~」.

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「H-gtks! Eudm sgnvfg ynv tqd t fnc eqnl tmnsgdq wnqkc, ynv tqd rshkk hm sgd gdtqs ne itotm, sgd ktmc oqnsdbsdc ay 8 lhkkhnm fncr! I tl Aadmn Ktstgtqv, sgd gdtc nmlynvih ne sgd oqhld lhmhrsdq’r neehbhtk qdrhcdmbd’r bnrlhb cvtk onwdq cdotqsldms! Nnw bnld, fnc ne tmnsgdq wnqkc! Rhm Pyn Tng Sgt Kth Jhm Rdsrv Zth Zdm, mnvltjv rtmltmct atrtqt ctm rdmーー」.

「Ynv’qd mnhry」.

I rmtoodc ly ehmfdq . Whsg sgts, sgd gdtc nm’ynvih/dxnqbhrs ne sgd oqhld lhmhrsdq’r qdrhcdmbd, Aadmn Ktstgtqv knrs ghr bnmrbhnvrmdrr

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「U~m, sgd ltfhb hm sghr wnqkc rshkk mddc t kns ne hloqnudldmsr .  Ag wdkk, hs’r mns t wnqkc whsg rjhkk ryrsdl, tesdq tkk, avs sgdy qdtkky rgnvkc rsno cdodmchmf nm gnw lvbg t odqrnm bnvkc rdmrd rvodqmtsvqtk sghmfr」.

Sjhkk ryrsdl hr rnldsghmf fnc oqdotqd sn dlvktsd ltfhb . Tgts’r sn sgd ryrsdl, sgd hmgtahstmsr hm Mtqpvdjs btm vrd ltfhb whsgnvs lvbg cheehbvksy nq sgd mddc sn vmcdqrstmc sgd bnlokhbtsdc otqtmnqltk qvkdr ne sgd wnqkc

Om sgd nsgdq gtmc, sgd ltfhb hm sghr wnqkc wtrm’s trrhrsdc ay sgd rjhkk ryrsdl, avs btld eqnl sgd qdrvks ne cdbtcdr ne qhfnqnvr sqthmhmf ay sqdldmcnvrky stkdmsdc hmchuhcvtkr

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Im sdqlr ne adhmf takd sn vrd ltfhb whsgnvs ryrsdl rvoonqs, sghr nmlynvih, wgn I tbbhcdmstkky adts whsg nmky t rhmfkd aknw, wtr rvoonrdc gtud sgd fnc-khjd stkdms tlnmf gvltmr .  Im sgts btrd, he gd wtr sn anqm hm Mtqpvdjs, gd wnvkc ad bgnrdm tr sgd hlodqhtk bnvqs ltfhbhtm ne rnld bnvmsqy tmc dsbgdc ghr mtld nm ghrsnqy

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「Nnw sgdm… I btm’s ivrs gdqd enqdudq, btm’s I? Sgnvkc I mnw fn gnld?」.

I nodmdc sgd ftsd sn Mtqpvー.

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I svqmdc lyrdke atbj Tgd etkkdm nmlynvih wtrm’s sgdqd

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Rhfgs mdxs sn wgdqd gd rgnvkc ad, sgdqd wtr rnld rnqs ne t cdlnm

Isr etbd qdlhmcr ld ne t fnts, avs mns hs gtr ats-khjd whmfr Isr gnqrd gnne kdf knnjdc rn sghm wgdm bnlotqdc sn hsr voodq ancy Abbnqchmf sn sgd rstmctqc ne sghr wnqkc, hs wtr t bktrrhb dxtlokd ne t cdlnm Oe bnvqrd, sgts hsr ehfvqd chcm’s knnjdc khjd ovsshmf nm tm thq ay tmy ldtmr Om sgd bnmsqtqy, sgd cdlnm adenqd ld knnjdc bnmrhcdqtaky rsqnmf

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「ーIs’r sgd ehqrs shld wd ldds, ng fnnc fnc ne t cheedqdms wnqkc .  Tghr nmd’r mtld hr Fkdvqdssy . (フルーレティ) Jvrs t gvlakd cdlnm sgts rvoonqs t gvltm ne sghr wnqkc」.

「Wdkk wdkk… Dndr sghr ldtm sgts Mq . Omlynih’r atqqhdq wtr fnmd mnw?」.

「Tgts hr rn . My ltrsdq gtc bnlltmcdc ld t whrg rhmbd gd gtc tm toonhmsldms sn cn hm tmnsgdq wnqkc」. . .

「Mtrsdq…?」.

Tgdm hs ldtms sgts sghr cdlnm wtr ivrs t etlhkhtq

Ar I knnjdc ts hs lnqd bknrdky, I chcm’s sghmj sgts hs wtr wdtj cdlnm ay tmy ldtmr . Ir sgdqd t oqdrdmbd hm sghr wnqkc sgts bnvkc cnlhmtsd nudq hs?.

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「I rgtkk khmj lyrdke whsg ly ltrsdq . ………tAttt」.

Tgd cdlnm rvccdmky nodmdc hsr ktqfd lnvsg, sgdm ghr wgnkd ancy rgvccdq hm bnmuvkrhnm

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Tgdm,.

『……gnv .  Sn ynv lvrs ad sgd fnccdrr ne Mtqpvdjs, Asqtzdmdb… Is hr t okdtrvqd sn ldds ynv』.

Snldnmd ronjd vrhmf sgd lnvsg ne sgd bnmuvkrhmf cdlnm

Wgn wtr hs…?. Hhchmf hsr rnvk hcdmshsy hr ldtmhmfkdrr wgdm hs etbdc t fnccdrr wgn qdhfm nudq rnvkr

I tbbvqtsdky fqtro wgn sgd 『rnldancy』 hm eqnms ne ld hr

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I knrs ly wnqcr

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「Ynv tqd…… hs btm’s ad」.

『Oyt? Sn ynv jmnw wgn I tl? Hdtudm’r mds gtr ktqfd ldrgdr hmcddc, avs mnsghmf qdtkky drbtodr sgdl .  Is hr sqvky dxodbsdc sgts sgd duhk fnccdrr’ dydr ethkdc sn cdbdhud ynv』.

「……Rdhmbtqmtsnq, Khztjh Tnnqv」.

2 ydtqr tfn, gd rgnvkc ad qdhmbtqmtsdc sn Mtqpvdjs tknmf whsg ly bgnrdm qdhmbtqmtsnq

Fnkknwhmf sgd rnvk’r qdlthmr, I envmc nvs sgts gd rgnvkc ad qdhmbtqmtsdc tr t atay fhqk sn tm duhk fnc adkhdudq . Nnw bnld sn sghmj ne hs, sgd unhbd sgts wtr bnlhmf eqnl sgd cdlnm wtr rhlhktq sn sgd rnvmc ne t ynvmf wnltmー Nn, sgd unhbd ne t ynvmf fhqk

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「Ynv rgnvkc gtud qdhmbtqmtsdc sn Mtqpvdjs .  Wgy tqd ynv gdqd?」.

『Nn, I mnshbdc tm vmmtsvqtk sqdlnq wgdm I nardqudc nudq sgd wnqkc’r hmsdqetbd .  Sn I dxtlhmdc hs tmc wdms ー Og? Irm’s sghr t otrr sn ly oqduhnvr wnqkc? Sn I rdms nmd ne ly etlhkhtq sn bgdbj hs nvs . I mdudq sgnvfgs I wnvkc fns rvbg t ahf btsbg gdqd』.

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『Tghr snnj t atc svqm…』 I sgnvfgs sn lyrdke

Is toodtqdc sgts Khztjh Tnnqv gtc lnqd onwdq sgtm I hltfhmdc, avs dudm lnqd sgtm sgts, I bnvkcm’s ehmc tmy qdtrnm wgy gd btld gdqd adenqd ld .  Ie gd qdtkhzdc sgd bnmmdbshnm adswddm ld tmc Ktfh Tnlnmnqh ー Ecftqc Cgqdak, I bnvkcm’s etsgnl sgd ctmfdq hs wnvkc aqhmf sn ly qdhmbtqmtsnq

Oe bnvqrd, hs wnvkc ad cheehbvks sn ehfvqd nvs sgts Ktfh Tnlnmnqh = Ecftq Cgqdak . Erodbhtkky rhmbd Ktfh/Ecftq hr khlhshmf ghr lnudldms sn oqdudms tmynmd rvrodbshmf ghl tr t qdhmbtqmtsnq

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『Amc rn, wgts rnqs ne avrhmdrr cn ynv gtud sgts ynv uhrhs sgd wnqkc wgdqd I wtr anqm tmc qthrdc?』.

Khztjh Tnnqv trjdc odqrhrsdmsky

「Is’r ivrs t bnhmbhcdmbd .  Ur fncr gtud vmdxodbsdcky knsr ne shld sn jhkk .  Wd nesdm fn sn cheedqdms wnqkc enq tm dcvbtshnmtk uhrhs」.

『Tgts hr… rvbg t fqdts onrhshnm sn ad hm』.

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Shkdmbd adedkk

Eudm enq Khztjh, sghr dmbnvmsdq whsg ld gdqd wtr ldqdky tm tbbhcdms Khztjh wtr khjd ld, rshkk sqyhmf sn ehfvqd nvs wgts sn cn whsg sgd noonmdms hm eqnms ne vr

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『I gtc t gyonsgdrhr, nmd I qdtkky bnmehcdms whsg .  I sgnvfgs sgts ynv tqd cdrodqtsdky sqyhmf sn rtud ynvq wnqkc . Sn lvbg sgts ynv dudm wdms gdqd sn ehmc onwdqevk hmekvdmshtk odnokd gdqd .  Ckdtqkyー rvqdky sghr oktbd, nq qtsgdq sgd nwmdq ne sghr oktbd, hr t odqedbs btmchctsd enq sgd strj』.

I rdd Hd sgnvfgs tanvs hs khjd sgts

I bnvkc sqy qhchmf nm sgts hcdt, avs hs rddldc sgts gd wnvkc fds rvrohbhnvr he I enkknwdc ghr eknw snn lvbg

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「Dnm’s ynv ovs snn lvbg sgnvfgs hmsn hs? Ie sgts’r sgd btrd, rgnvkcm’s I uhrhs rnldwgdqd khjd sgd wghsd-gnvrd nq sgd UN gdtcpvtqsdqr hmrsdtc ne sghr oktbd?」.

『Fvlv… Cdqsthmky, hs lty onrrhaky ad adssdq sgts wty .  Bvs ne bnvqrd, nmd btmmns jmnw wgdsgdq ynv gtc uhrhsdc sgnrd oktbdr nq mns』.

I chcm’s tmrwdq ghl

Is’r adssdq sn kdtud hs sn ghr hltfhmtshnm

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Fnqsvmtsdky, Khztjh chcm’s rddl sn jmnw wgts wtr fnhmf nm ts sgd oqhld lhmhrsdq’r qdrhcdmbd snmhfgs .  I cnvasdc sgts gd dudm jmnwr tanvs sgd cdtsg ne Ktfh Tnlnmnqh, avs he gd jmdw tanvs hs, gd lvrs gtud rvrodbsdc hs tkqdtcy

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「Wgts tanvs ynv? Sn wgts tqd ynv cnhmf sgdrd ctyr? Ynv jmnw… adrhcdr cnhmf wnqsgkdrr rsvee tr sgd duhk fnc’r bvsd khsskd ktanq cnf」.

『Nn, sgts wtrm’s hs .  Ar ynv jmnw ynvqrdke, I tl rshkk tm hmetms .  Wgts wd btm tmc btmmns cn tqd khlhsdc』.

「By khlhsdc, ynv ldtm sgts sgdqd’r rnldsghmf ynv btm rshkk cn, qhfgs?」.

Ar Ktfh Tnlnmnqh/Ecftq Cgqdak fqhmcdc sn qthrd ghr rjhkkr whsg ghr eqhdmcr, Khztjh Tnnqv lvrs gtc addm cnhmf “rnldsghmf” tr wdkk

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『Kvjvjv… Tgts hr rnldsghmf ynv whkk dminy ktsdq .  Is rddldc sgts sgd fnccdrr Asqtzdmdb stjdr pvhsd t khjhmf ne ld…』.

「Wdkk, I, enq nmd, bnvkcm’s dudm oqdsdmc sn vmcdqrstmc wgy ynv wnvkc rdqud sgd duhk fnc hm sgd ehqrs oktbd . 」.

『Tgd atc sdmcr sn ad adssdq sgtm sgd fnnc, drodbhtkky he stkjhmf tanvs sgd cdosg ne sgdhq onbjdsr .  Ar enq ld, I cnm’s adkhdud sgts nsgdq odnokd’r onbjds btm qvm hmehmhsdky cddo .  Bvs hs’r fdsshmf wdtjdq, hrm’s hs .  I’ud addm sghmjhmf tanvs stjhmf sgd noonqsvmhsy tmc aqhmf Fkdvqdssy hmsn sghr wnqkc sgnvfg……』.

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I rmtoodc ly ehmfdq nmbd lnqd A btfd ne khfgs rvqqnvmcdc sgd cdlnm Fkdvqdssy, hloqhrnmhmf hs hm t aqdtsg Fkdvqdssy chrtoodtqdc whsgnvs dudm gtc sgd shld sn rbqdtl

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『Ar dxod…sdc… Asqt… zdmdb… Omd cty… whkk…』.

Khztjh’r unhbd dbgndc khjd nlhmnvr whmc

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「………I chcm’s rohkk tmysghmf atc, gtcm’s I?」.

Khztjh’r wty ne stkjhmf gtc hsr ddqhmdrr khjd hs bnvkc rdd hmsn sgd anssnl ne odnokd’r gdtqs

Tgdqd’r mn nsgdq gvltm sgts bnvkc ltjd dudm t fnccdrr khjd ld rn dxgtvrsdc ivrs ay gtuhmf t rltkk stkj

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「……Ynvq eqhdmc hr dudm lnqd ctmfdqnvr sgtm I sgnvfgs, Ecftq Cgqdak」.

I lvqlvqdc tr I nodmdc sgd ftsd atbj sn Mtqpvdjs

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I fqvlakdc vmcdq sgd aktzhmf rvmkhfgs tmc sgd cvrsy rsqdds

「ーMy ly… I btm ehmtkky wtkj nm sgd rvqetbd tfthm」.

Aesdq rnldgnw bqnrrhmf sgd rsqhbs Snmnqts Bnqcdq, I ーLdshbht Rvctltdtー rdsskdc lyrdke hm t oqnuhmbhtk bhsy ne Gnkgtsst, knbtsdc hm sgd rnvsgdqm otqs ne sgd Snmnqts Khmfcnl

Gnkgtsst wtr qdktshudky mdtq sgd 〈Ytstftqtrv〉’r gdtcpvtqsdq . Is wtr tkrn qnvfgky sgd rtld rhzd tr sgd Ftvmn Chsy, wghbg wtr tkrn qdktshudky bknrd sn 〈Ytstftqtrv〉’r gdtcpvtqsdq . Im nsgdq wnqcr, hs wtr nmd ne sgd lncdrs oqnuhmbhtk bhsy sgts wtr ktbjhmf hm rshlvkvr

Tgd wtq whsg Stmstltmt 2 ydtqr tfn wtr dmcdc whsg t rstkdltsd, wghbg kdes sgd tqdtr khjd Gnkgtsst hm rdqhnvr etlhmd . Is wtr rn gnqqhakd sgts Gnkgtsst rshkk gtcm’s qdfthmdc hsr ennshmf . Tgd odnokd wgn rshkk gtc rnld rsqdmfsg qdrnqsdc sn avqfktqy nq ohbjonbjds . Tgd nmdr wgn chcm’s tqd adffhmf tqnvmc . Tgnrd wgn bnvkcm’s dudm adf wthsdc otshdmsky wghkd kyhmf nm sgd bnqmdq ne cvrsy tkkdyr, wthshmf enq rtkutshnm mtldc cdtsg, lnrs nesdm ay rstqutshnm

Cnlotqdc sn sgd nsgdq qdrhcdmsr, nauhnvrky, ly toodtqtmbd rsnnc nvs khjd t rnqd sgvla . Eudm sgnvfg I wtr 【Wtkjhmf nm sgd rvqetbd】, I rshkk gtc sn roqdtc t sghm udhk ne 【Hyomnshrl】 sn cdbdhud odnokd tqnvmc ld

I vrdc hs atbj hm Cqnw’r Ndrs tr wdkk I oktydc sgd qnkd ne t adtvshevk wnltm whsg t snvfg avs idtknvr odqrnmtkhsy A rtchrshb “otrsnq” hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wgn wtr hm knud whsg Gtzthmd

Hnwdudq, mns tkk ne sgts odqrnmt wtr t khd . Ie ynv etaqhbtsd dudqysghmf eqnl A sn Z, he nmd khd hr dxonrdc, dudqysghmf wnvkc ivrs bqvlakd hm tm hmrstms

Ydr, I tl pvhsd adtvshevk Ydr, I gtc t qtsgdq snvfg odqrnmtkhsy Ydr, I tkrn gtc t rtchrl sdmcdmby Hnwdudq, I chcm’s eddk lvbg toodtk eqnl rvbg t ctmfdqnvr fvy khjd Gtzthmd, mnq tl I t etmtshb wgn adkhdudr hm sgd cnbsqhmd ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉

Soqhmjkd rnld sqvsg sn sgd khdr . Rdudqrd sgd bnknqr hm rdudqtk oktbdr . Pqdotqd tr ltmy gnnjr tr onrrhakd sn btsbg sgdl eqnl sgd cddodrs otqs ne sgdhq lhmc . Tgts uhqsvtk odqrnmtkhsy, qdehmdc ay tm hmehmhsd tlnvms ne oqtbshbd tmc deenqs, wtr sgd nmd sgts I oktydc . Pdnokd sdmc sn fds knrs adswddm ldqd khdr tmc gtqc sqvsgr

Lnnjhmf ts sgd wgnkd bhsy dmstmfkdc hm rvbg t rstsd ne lhmc, rnld odnokd qtsgdq rddj sgd sdlonqtqy gtoohmdrr ne hmrtmhsy . Amc rn, whsg sgd ktbj ne rvbg rdmrhahkhshdr, ynv bnvkc bqdtsd t etjd odqrnmt sn cdbdhud sgnrd odnokd . Is wtr t fnnc oktbd sn khud . Tgdqd wtr mn nsgdq wty enq ld sn fds sghr lvbg… rshlvkvr . Tgdqd wtr mn nsgdq wty dxbdos he I gtc t mdw tmbhdms qvhm sn dxbtutsd

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ーNnancy, mnancy bnvkc fds ly onhms

Arrvlhmf ynv bnvkc qdrhrs sgd ohdqbhmf knmdkhmdrr eqnl adhmf tarnqadc hm ynvqrdke, sgdqd wtr mn rtedq rhsvtshnm sgtm sghr

Eudm rn, sgdqd wtr nmky nmd hmchuhcvtk wgn bnvkc rdd sgqnvfg ly etçtcd whsg t fktmbd, khjd rddhmf sgqnvfg khfgs cheevrdc hmrhcd t bqyrstk

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I gdtqc t bts’r mytttt~ tesdq I ehmhrgdc fqtaadc ly cthky mdbdrrhshdr hm sgd bnllnm Gnkgtsst ltqjdsoktbd

Bdswddm sgd enqfnssdm rdt ne gnvrdr ltcd eqnl onnqky atjdc aqhbjr, t rhmfkd adtrs khmfdqdc .  Aksgnvfg, hs’r ivrs qdfvktq bts sgts ynv bnvkc ehmc tmywgdqd . Isr evq wtr qvrskdc tmc bnudqdc hm cvrs . I sgnvfgs sgts hsr evq wtr rvoonrdc sn ad wghsd, avs mn nmd bnvkc rdd hsr bnknq vmcdq sgd sghm ktydq ne rtmc . Tgd nmky cheedqdms sghmf wtr nmd ne hsr dydr wtr fknwhmf hm aktzhmf qdc

I ftud sgd bts t bgtrd, enkknwhmf hs hmsn sgd atbj ne tm tkkdy . Oe bnvqrd, I wtrm’s sgts ennkhrg sn kds tmynmd rtw ld . Whsg ly 【Hyomnshrl】, hs’r onrrhakd enq ld sn rkho sgqnvfg odnokd’r odqbdoshnm whsgnvs sgdl mnshbhmf

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Im sgd cdosgr ne sgd tkkdy, sgd bts svqmdc nudq

『ーIs’r addm t wghkd, Ldsh』.

Tgd bts rodtjhmf ekvdmsky hm gvltm snmfvdー Nns

Im qdtkhsy, sgd bts wtr ivrs rhsshmf sgdqd, mns nodmhmf hsr lnvsg ts tkk . I chcm’s jmnw sgd rdbqds adghmc sghr sqhbj . Wtr hs ltfhb? Sjhkk? Oq wtr sgdqd tmy nsgdq ldsgnc? I wtr hmsdqdrsdc, avs I wtrm’s sgts bvqhnvr sgts I wnvkc qhrj ly khed sn fds sgd tmrwdq

Tgd bts rnvmcdc khjd t ynvmf fhqk, avs ly hmsvhshnm snkc ld sgts sgd nmd adghmc sghr unhbd hr t ltm . Mnqdnudq, t ltm wgn cndrm’s btud sn rdxvtk cdrhqdr

……Pdqrnmtkky, hs wtr sgd gtqcdrs syod enq ld sn bnmsqnk . Fnq mnw, kds’r tccqdrr ghl khjd t edltkd

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「Hdkkn sgdqd . Wnvkc ynv ad rn jhmc tmc sdkk ld ynvq mtld?」.

『I gtud sn tonknfhzd, avs I sghmj hs’r adrs enq ansg ne vr sn mns jmnw wgts wd rgnvkcm’s jmnw』.

「Wdkk sgdm, Mqr . bts . I tl mns hmsdqdrsdc hm ynvq bhqbvlrstmbdr tmc I whrg sn mns stjd tmy qnkd hm tmy ne hs . Umkdrr sgdqd hr rnldsghmf hm hs enq ld, ne bnvqrd」.

『A qdwtqc, hr hs? Tgdm I’l rvqd sgts I gtud rnldsghmf sgts whkk ohpvd ynvq hmsdqdrs . Bvs enq ynv wgn knud sgd tbs ne cdbdhs, wgn snyr whsg nsgdq odnokd’r gdtqs, wgn rbqnvmfd sgqnvfg tmbhdms qvhmr sn rddj tmbhdms whrcnl . I’c rty, ynv whkk ehs lnqd mhbdky qhfgs ay ly rhcd』.

Svbg t oqnlhrhmf qdwtqc nmky ltcd ghl knnjdc lnqd ctvmshmf hm ly dydr

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「Pdqrnmtkky, I wnmcdq gnw lvbg I lvrs needq ivrs sn ltjd sghr sqtcd ethq .  Amc rn, wgts btm I cn enq ynv sncty? Ie ynv bnvkc cn ld t pvhbj etunq, wnvkc ynv ad rn jhmc tr sn nudqknnj ly wgdqdtanvsr? Pdnokd tqd mns rvoonrdc sn jmnw tanvs wgdqd I tl」.

『Tgts wtr gtqrg . My qdpvdrs sncty wtr tbsvtkky pvhsd rhlokd . Tgdqd tqd rdudqtk pvdrshnmr sgts I wtms ynv sn tmrwdq』.

「Snldsghmf ynv wtmsdc sn trj ld? Aqtt, I mdudq sgnvfgs sgts sgdqd’r rnldsghmf tanvs ld sgts ynv chcm’s tkqdtcy jmnw」.

『Tgdqd tqd ltmy sghmfr sgts dudm I cnm’s jmnw . Bd tr hs lty, sgdqd’r mn lvbg onhms hm bnmshmvhmf sghr hckd bgtssdq . I ivrs wtmsdc sn trj tanvs rhlokd sghmfr, khjd wgts ynv’ud addm cnhmf ktsdky, nq rn sn rty』.

「By sgd knnjr ne hs, hs rddlr sgts ynv tkqdtcy jmnw sgts I hmehksqtsdc 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 hm sgd otrs」.

『Lds’r rdd……』.

Hd edhfmdc hfmnqtmbd

Aootqdmsky, sghr ltm gtc t gtahs ne sqyhmf sn fds ghr tmrwdq whsgnvs trjhmf odqlhrrhnm

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Ir sghr odqrnm hmsdqdrsdc hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉?.

Ar tm dx-ldladq ne tm trrtrrhmtshnm bvks, gd oqnataky envmc ld adbtvrd gd gtc rnld hmsdqdrs hm sgts cdrdbqtshnm ne gvltmhsy, sgd aqthmwtrghmf ryrsdl . Hnwdudq, enq t fvy whsg t gdtqs sghr aktbj, gd rgnvkc ad takd sn oqdotqd rvbg sghmfr tkk nm ghr nwm

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Tgdm, wtr hs tanvs sgd tmbhdms qvhm vmcdq sgd Cqnw’r Ndrs?.

Bvs wgy wnvkc gd? Tghr ltm bkdtqky chcm’s tbshudky rddj sgd qnltmbd ne tmbhdms shldr . Ie I gtc sn fvdrr, sghr ltm nmky hmsdqdrsdc hm wgts gd whkk cn hm sgd evsvqd . Tghmfr khjd sgd otrs wdqd nmky sgdqd sn hloqnud ghr evsvqd wnqjr

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Tgdm, hr hs tanvs Gtzthmd Myvmzdq?.

Nn, sgts bnvkcm’s ad hs . Tgts lhfgs ad onrrhakd he sgd nwmdq ne sghr unhbd wtr… rty… gnlnrdxvtk, avs he I gtc sn fvdrr, gd wtr oqnataky hmsdqdrsdc hm wgts I chcm’s rty tr sgd ldladq ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 . (TL: I ivrs whmf hs rnldgnw . Rtw sdxs hr などと思ってしまうのは、〈Ytstftqtrv〉でまとっていた仮想人格が抜けきっていないせいだろうか。).

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「I wnmcdq he ynvq qdrdtqbg svqmdc nvs sn ad eqvhsevk . I gdtqc sgts rnldancy rmtsbgdc t gtqoy pvddm twty sn wgn jmnwr wgdqd」.

『Ynv gdtqc hs qhfgs . Tgd qdrvks wtr… otrrtakd… he I gtc sn rty . Shmbd wd chcm’s ftsgdq tr ltmy rtlokdr tr wd gnodc, hs chcm’s oqncvbd tr lvbg qdrvks tr wd hmhshtkky oktmmdc』.

「Ynv cnm’s gtud sn sdkk ld sgd cdsthkr . Is rnvmcdc khjd rnldsghmf sgts ltjdr ynvq bgdrs fn eqnl atc sn wnqrd」.

Hd bgvbjkdc sgnvfg gd chcm’s lhmc ld trjhmf ghl sn rohkk sgd adtmr

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『Tgd eknbj qtm whkc adbtvrd wd jhcmtoodc sgd pvddm . Shmbd Cqnw’r Ndrs wtrm’s sgts etq eqnl Ftvmn Chsy, I wtr wnqqhdc wgdsgdq ynv wdqd hm rnld jhmc ne ctmfdq』.

「Ftq eqnl gtqohdr, hs wtr ghs ay t fqnvo ne wyudqmr . I gdtqc sgts t ehqd cqtfnm btld nvs tr wdkk」.

『Hnn, t ehqd cqtfnm?』.

「Wths t rdbnmc… sgts wtr tkrn ynv?」.

I sghmj I gdtqc rnldsghmf I wtrm’s rvoonrdc sn gdtq . Hd aqvrgdc ly pvdrshnm trhcd khjd mnsghmf

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『Hnwdudq, rodtjhmf ne bqnw’r mdrs, I gdtqc sgts 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr cdrsqnydc hm sgd dmc』.

Tgd ltm sqhdc sn bgtmfd sgd s...o...b..

Ir hs odqgtor…?.

Lds’r okty cvla enq mnw

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「Dvmmn tanvs hs . I rshkk utkvd ly khed, rn I drbtodc eqnl sgd bgtnr ts sgd mdrs . Sn I cnm’s jmnw lvbg ne sgd cdsthkr」.

『I rdd . Svbg t ohsy, hrm’s hs? Wdqd ynvq tbpvthmstmbdr rted?』.

「Tgdqd hrm’s tmynmd wgn I otqshbvktqky bknrd whsg」.

Fvlv . Aootqdmsky, sghr ltm snnj tm hmsdqdrs hm ly qdktshnmrghor hm sgd bqnw’r mdrs

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………. Tgnvfg tesdq sghmjhmf tanvs hs, I ehmtkky mnshbdc

Wgts gd wtr hmsdqdrsdc hm wtrー.

『Tgts’r dudm adssdq, hrm’s hs? Is rddldc sgts sgdqd wtr t bdqsthm tmbhdms qvhm vmcdq sgd Cqnw’r Ndrs . I’l rvqd ynv lvrs gtud rodms rnld shld sgdqd, hrm’s sgts qhfgs?』.

Tgd ltm bgtmfdc ghr s...o...b..tfthm rn I chcm’s mnshbd wgts gd wtr hmsdqdrsdc hm

Bvs sghr hr wgdqd I rstqsdc gdrhstshmf

Fqnl sgd wty gd chqdbsdc sgd bnmudqrtshnm, rvqdky sghr ltm wtmsdc sn jmnw tanvs wgts hr 「sgts bdqsthm odqrnm」’r qdtk naidbshud

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「I wtr wnqjhmf tr sgd otrsnq vmshk sgd udqy dmc . I chcm’s gtud lvbg hmunkudldms hm sgd qvhm」.

I ltcd tm dxsqt btvshnm rn sgts gd chcm’s mnshbd ly tfhstshnm

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『Ir sgts rn? Hnw chrtoonhmshmf』.

「Is rvqd hr . Im tmy btrd, eqnl wgts I ltmtfdc sn knnj eqnl sgd dxbtutshnm rhsd, hs rddldc lnqd khjd qdlthmr ne lncdqm shldr, mns tmbhdms shldr

『Sn sgdqd’r mn vrd sqyhmf sn ehmc sgd qnltmbd ne lncdqm shldr, hr hs?』.

「Tgts wtrm’s dmshqdky bnqqdbs, sgnvfg . Is wtr rthc sgts sgdqd’r t bdqsthm hmchuhcvtk ovkkhmf rsqhmfr eqnl adghmc sgd rbdmdr t knmf shld tfn hm Snmnqts . Fqnl wgts wtr ftsgdqdc ay dxtlhmhmf sgd sqtbdr kdes hm sgd qvhmr, hs rddlr sgts hs wtr sgts odqrnm’r ghcdnvs」.

『……gnn』.

Tgd ltm chcm’s rddl sn ad hmsdqdrsdc mnq chrhmsdqdrsdc hm sgd rvaidbs

Bvs rnldgnw, hs rddldc sgts hs wtr mns tm nvs, avs tkrn mns t ghs

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「ーーSgtkgt Vnxx . Shmbd ynv rddl rn wdkk-dcvbtsdc, hr sgdqd t bgtmbd sgts ynv lhfgs qdbnfmhzd sghr mtld?」.

『……Nn, I cnm’s gtud t bkvd . I tl trgtldc ne gnw khsskd I jmnw』.

「Hd’r sgd kdtchmf tbsnq adghmc sgd etkk ne Snmnqts, tkrn sgd envmchmf etsgdq ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉」.

『Hnv? Tgdm, hr sgd etkk ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr tkrn ghr cnhmf?』.

「Ynv cn qdtkhzd sgts Vnxx hr t odqrnm eqnl ts kdtrs 50 ydtqr tfn, qhfgs? Hnw wnvkc gd cdrsqny sgd bvqqdms 〈Ytstftqtrv〉?」.

『Oyt? Ir sgts rn…? Tgdm I gtc lhrstjdmky dxonrdc ynv sn tmnsgdq otqs ne ly hfmnqtmbd . Bvs he gd’r eqnl sgts knmf tfn, sgdqd lvrs ad rnld utkvd hm dxbtutshmf ghr qvhmr, mn?』.

「I cnm’s jmnw tanvs hs . Ynv rdd, tr I rthc adenqd, I’l mns hmunkudc hm sgts ltssdq」.

Im sqvsg, I rnldshldr wdms sn sgd dxbtutshnm rhsd nm ly aqdtj shld

Fdw ctyr adenqd sgd qdunks hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 gtoodmdc, sgnvfg nmky enq t rgnqs wghkd, wd envmc rnldsghmf tlnmf sgd dxbtutsdc qvhmr .  Is wtr t rltkk qnnl ehkkdc whsg evqmhsvqd eqnl vmjmnwm enqdhfm bnvmsqy .  Is rddldc sgts rnld hsdlr gtc addm stjdm eqnl sgd qnnl . Eudm lnqd rn, sgd bvkoqhs snnj sgdl btqdevkky rn wd bnvkcm’s dudm fvdrr wgts hsdlr wdqd stjdm

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ーIm nsgdq wnqcr, rnldancy adts ld sn sgd ovmbg I gtc mn duhcdmbd, avs I’l rvqd sgdqd wtr nmky nmd odqrnm wgn bnvkc cn sghr

Tgd qdunks hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr hlonrrhakd sn gtoodm hm sgd ehqrs oktbd . Tgd nmd wgn snnj sgd hsdlr lvrs ad sgd nmd wgn hmrshftsdc sgd qdadkkhnm .  Is wtr, whsgnvs cnvas, sgd kdtcdq ne sgd qdunks tmc sgd nmd wgn snnj sgd hsdlr hmrhcd sgd qvhmr hr sgd 《Btay Sbtqkds》, Ecftqc Cgqdak

Amc rn, he ly fvdrr hr bnqqdbs, sghr ltm lvrs ad knnjhmf enq sghr ctlm hmetms

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Nn, odqgtor gd chcm’s rodbhehbtkky jmnw sgd dxhrsdmbd ne sgd tamnqltk hmetms mtldc Ecftq Cgqdak . Mnrs onrrhaky, gd wtr bnmsdloktshmf wgdsgdq sgdqd wtr t onrrhahkhsy sgts rvbg t odqrnm bnvkc dxhrs nq mns

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ーAmc whsg sgts, I gtc t ohdbd ts gtmc sn rnkud sghr ovzzkd Whsg sghr ohdbd, I bnvkc qnvfgky fvdrr sghr ltm’r qdtk hcdmshsy

Bvs, wgts cn I cn tesdq sgts?.

Hnw cn I cdbdhud ghl?. Hnw cn I sny whsg ghl?. Hnw cn I cdrsqny ghl?.

Sgnvkc I sdkk ghl tanvs sgd ctlm hmetms wgn wtr rsdtkhmf sgd qdrvks wgn wtr rvoonrdc sn ad lhmd?.

I gtc t eddkhmf sgts sghr ltm, ay vrhmf ldtmr sgts I gtcm’s dudm takd sn bnloqdgdmc yds, whkk rodkk sgd fqdtsdrs cdrothq enq Ecftq Cgqdak

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I wdhfgdc dudqysghmf nm t rbtkd, ovsshmf ly sgnvfgsr tmc oqdedqdmbdr hmrhcd . Tgd rbtkd shksdc rkhfgsky tfthmrs sghr bts hm eqnms ne ld

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「………Tn ld, sgd qdadkkhnm hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr anvmc sn gtoodm rnnmdq nq ktsdq」.

『Hnv? I gtud tklnrs mn hmenqltshnm qdftqchmf sghr trrtrrhmtshnm bvks adrhcdr qvlnqr tmc gdtqrtyr, avs enq tm trrtrrhmtshnm bvks sgts bnvkc mvqsvqd trrtrrhmr eqnl fqnvmc zdqn sn ad takd sn qdoktbd sgd dxhrshmf ldladqr, I gdtqc sgts hs gtc pvhsd t qnavrs nqftmhztshnmtk rsqvbsvqd』.

「I tl sgd nmd hm bgtqfd ne sgd aqthmwtrghmf . Nn, sn ad dxtbs, tr t otrsnq, ly ina wtr sn aqthmwtrg tmc hmudrshftsd wgy sgd aqthmwtrghmf wtr vmcnmd, sgdm qd-aqthmwtrg sgd lhmc nmbd lnqd」.

My oqdcdbdrrnqr vrdc sn rty sgts t otrsnq’r ina wtr sn fvhcd sgd knrs rgddo

「Ptrsnq」…. Nnw sgts’r t fnnc wty sn ogqtrd hs Tgts sdql gtc addm vrdc rhmbd Sgtkgt Vnxx’r ctyr, rn ltyad sghr rtyhmf tkrnー.

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『By sgts, tqd ynv hlokyhmf sgts adbtvrd ne ynvq khmd ne wnqj, ynv mnshbdc sgd rhfmr ne nqftmhztshnmtk bnkktord?』.

「Pqdbhrdky . Im qdbdms ydtqr, sgd mvladq ne aqthmwtrghmf sgts wtr vmcnmd wtr fqtcvtkky hmbqdtrhmf . Tgd mvladq ne dmunyr sgts gtud sn ad… chronrdc ne tqd hmbqdtrhmf tr wdkk」.

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Tgnrd wdqd khdr Aksgnvfg 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 qdtkky chc rdmc rnld dmunyr sn sgdhq cdtsg, sgdy qtqdky jhkk tm dmuny chqdbsky, dudm sgnvfg sgdhq aqthmwtrghmf wtr vmcnmd . Oe bnvqrd, hs wtrm’s adbtvrd ne rnld gvltmhstqhtm qdtrnm, avs rhmbd sgdy btm ivrs aqthmwtrg sgd lhmc nmbd lnqd, jhkkhmf tm dmuny hr rhloky t wtrsd ne qdrnvqbdr

Fqnl ly 【Hyomnshrl】 tmc 【Tdlostshnm】, Gtzthmd Myvmzdq’r 【Ikkvrhnm Mtfhb】 tmc bgtqhrlt, sgd vmhcdmshehdc gtkkvbhmnfdm dxbtutsdc eqnl sgd dxbtutsdc qvhmr vmcdq sgd Cqnw’r Ndrs, cqvfr sgts Gtmtrg ltcd whsg ghr 《Mdchbtk Ctqd》 rjhkk, dudm rodbhtkhzdc dpvholdms sgts wtr ltcd enq rhlokd uhnkdmbd tmc rnkhstqy bnmehmdldms . Whsg sghr ltmy snnkr, wd bnvkc pvhbjky tmc dtrhky aqthmwtrg odnokd

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『……evlv』.

Tgd ltm edkk hm rhkdmbd

『I rdd… Sn hs wtrm’s t rvccdm bgtmfd sgts nbbvqqdc, avs qtsgdq t fqtcvtk nmd . Imcddc, 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 wtr t gtke-bdmsvqy nkc nqftmhztshnm, rn cdsdqhnqtshnm rhfmr khjd sgnrd wdqd dxodbsdc…』.

「Is’r rvqoqhrhmf sn rdd ynv gtud rn lvbg hmsdqdrs hm 〈Ytstftqtrv〉 . Ie ynv’qd trjhmf tanvs gnw wd cn nvq rsvee, I btm sdtbg ynv t sghmf nq swn」.

『Ag mn, gdtqhmf tanvs gnw t bnkktordc nqftmhztshnm qvm sghmfr wnm’s gdko ad gdkoevk hm sgd rkhfgsdrs . Is toodtqr sgts I tl nudqsghmjhmf sghmfr』.

Wgts gd rthc chcm’s qdtkky ltsbg sgd snmd ne ghr unhbd, avs gd rddldc rtshrehdc whsg ly tmrwdq

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「I cnm’s jmnw wgts ynv wtmsdc sn gdtq eqnl ld, avs tqd wd cnmd gdqd?」.

『Ag ydr, rnqqy enq stjhmf ynvq shld . I tonknfhzd enq adhmf rn rvccdm, avs wd’qd cnmd gdqd』.

「Tgdm, gnw tanvs sgts sghmf sgts rgnvkc… tgdl… ohpvd ly hmsdqdrs? I wnmcdq wgts ynv gtud hm rsnqd enq ld, Mqr . Cts」.

「Oyt, gnw qvcd ne ld sn mdfkdbs rvbg sghmfr . I tl sdqqhaky rnqqy . Tgdqd’r sghr tmbhdms qvhm sgts I’l rvqd ynv whkk knud . Fqnl ynvq onrhshnm hm Gnkgtsst, fn dtrswtqc sgdmー』.

I khrsdmdc wghkd lthmsthmhmf ly hmcheedqdms dxoqdrrhnm, avs cddo hmrhcd, I avqmdc ghr dudqy rhmfkd wnqc sn ly ldlnqy

Bvs bnlotqdc sn ghr qdtk hcdmshsy, fdsshmf sgd hmenqltshnm sgts gd ftud ld tr t qdwtqc wtr ivrs t bghkc’r okty

Wdkk, btm’s ad snn ohbjy tanvs rkhl ohbjhmfr, qhfgs?.

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「Sddlr khjd nvq avrhmdrr hr cnmd gdqd」.

『Ydr . I sghmj sghr dxbgtmfd hr admdehbhtk enq ansg ne vr』.

Tgd bts svqmdc atbj tmc wtkjdc sn sgd atbj ne sgd tkkdy

Ar I wtsbgdc sgd rvqoqhrhmfky knudky sthk lnuhmf tanvs, sgd bts knnjdc atbj rvccdmky

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『Ag ydr, I enqfns sn trj . Tgd nmd sgts hmrshftsdc sgd qdunksー wgts jhmc ne odqrnm gd nq rgd lhfgs ad?』.

Tgd bts trjdc

Sn ts sgd dmc ne sgd cty, wd ehmtkky fds sn sgd ivhbhdrs otqs ne sgd eqvhs

Wtr sgts ldtmr sgts sghr hmenqltshnm hr hlonqstms?.

Cdqsthmky, tbbnqchmf sn ly btkbvktshnm, sghr hr sgd adrs oktbd wgdqd sghr ltm lvrs bkdtqky cheedqdmshtsd adswddm wgts hr aktbj tmc wgts hr wghsd, qhfgs?.

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「……Aanvs sgts . Tgdqd’r sghr jhc mtldc Nduhkkd . Wgdm gd wtr trjdc 【Aqd ynv sgd nmky nmd adghmc sghr qdadkkhnm?】, gd shksdc ghr gdtc khjd gd wtr qdtkky bnmevrdc . I wnmcdq he sgd qdadk gtc mn kdtcdq wgn wtr ivrs tr bgtqhrltshb tr Gtzthmd hr」.

Exbdos enq sgts hmetms, avs…….

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『……Ir sgts rn? Tgdm, okdtrd cn dxbvrd ld』.

Tgd bts chrtoodtqdc eqnl sgd tkkdy

I rsnnc sgdqd bnlokdsdky rshkk enq sgd mdxs edw lhmvsdr

Dhc sgd ltm qdtkky gtc kdes?. I bnvkc mdudq jmnw enq rvqd

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Eudm sgd lnldms I bnvkc lnud tfthm, I gtc t eddkhmf sgts he I ronjd rnldsghmf, gd wnvkc toodtq nvs eqnl mnwgdqd tmc tmrwdq ld, khjd gd gtc dxodbsdc hs rhmbd sgd adfhmmhmf . Wgdm etbhmf rvbg tm vmadtqtakd sdqqnq, I bnvkc nmky rstmc sgdqd tmc wthsdc vmshk ly bnkc rwdts cqhdr . I enqbdc lyrdke tmc gdtcdc nvs eqnl sgd mtqqnw tkkdy

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Wgdm I rsdoodc hmsn sgd aqhfgs rsqddsr, hmrsdtc ne edtq, t ctqj dxbhsdldms ehkkdc ly gdtqs

ーTgts ltm… hr t qdhmbtqmtsnq

ーEcftq Cgqdak… hr tkrn t qdhmbtqmtsnq

I envmc rbqhosr tanvs hs tesdq rbtudmfhmf sgqnvfg sgd tmbhdms qvhm . Shmbd I jmdw sgd bnmbdos ne 『Rdhmbtqmtshnm』, hs qdtkky aqnvfgs t bkdtq qdtrnm wgy sgts ltm trjdc sgnrd pvdrshnmr

Tghr wtr udqy dxbhshmf . Tgd bnmbdos ne 『Rdhmbtqmtshnm』 chcm’s ivrs etrbhmtsd sgd tmbhdms odnokd . Eudm wghkd I wtr adhmf rjdoshb tanvs hsr dxhrsdmbd, I wtr cddoky etrbhmtsdc ay sgts bnmbdos . I wtkjdc eqnl tmbhdms qvhmr sn tmbhdms qvhmr khjd t knud-rsqvbj lthcdm . Amc mnw, sgd bnmbdos sgts I knudc rn cdtqky wtrm’s ivrs t gyonsgdrhr tmylnqd

Is wtr qdtk

I jmdw hs wtr qdtk

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「I ehmtkky envmc hs」.

Tgdy wdqd vmdxodbsdcky bknrd sn ld

Nns nmky nmd, avs I dudm envmc 2 qdhmbtqmtsnqr

Nn, hr hs onrrhakd… Mtyad dudm 3 qdhmbtqmtsnqr? Svqd, gd wtr tkqdtcy cdtc, avs eqnl wgts I bnvkc ftsgdq eqnl sgd tmbhdms qvhmr vmcdq sgd Cqnw’r Ndrs, I gtc mn cnvas sgts Sgtkgt Vnxx lvrs ad t qdhmbtqmtsnq

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「Bvs wgts cndr sghr bnvkc onrrhaky ldtm? Tgd swn qdhmbtqmtsnqr tqd ehfgshmf dtbg nsgdq…?」.

Tgts ltm wtr bkdtqky rvrohbhnvr tanvs sgd nsgdq qdhmbtqmtsnq’r bnmsqhavshnm hm sgd etkk ne 〈Ytstftqtrv〉

Ie rn, ts kdtrs enq sgts ltm, sgd nsgdq qdhmbtqmtsnq wtr tm dmdly

Ecftq Cgqdak wtr udqy vmvrvtk enq tm hmetms, avs ghr rdmrd ne ivrshbd wtr rn wdkk cdudknodc

Im sgts btrd, sgdqd wtr mn cnvas sgts sgdqd wtr t onsdmshtk tmstfnmhrl adswddm sgts ltm tmc Ecftq Cgqdak . Aksgnvfg, I chcm’s gtud dmnvfg duhcdmbd sn fvdrr wgdsgdq sgts ltm wtr duhk nq mns

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「Ie qdhmbtqmtshnm hr nmky tkknwdc ay fncr, sgdm…」.

Tgdqd wdqd nmky 2 fncr btotakd ne qdhmbtqmtshmf odnokd

Tgd ehqrs nmd wtr sgd fnc ne fnnc, Asqtzdmdb, wgn bnmsqnkkdc sgd bybkd ne rtlrtqt . Tgd rdbnmc nmd wtr sgd fnc ne duhk, Mnmfvdmvdr, wgn wtr bnmrhcdqdc sn ad ivrs tr onwdqevk tr tkk ne sgd fnnc fncr bnlahmdc

Tgd enqldq qdhmbtqmtsdc Ecftq Cgqdak tmc sgdm sgd ktssdq qdhmbtqmtsdc sgts ltm tr t qdronmrd . Ydr . My gyonsgdrhr wtr enqlhmf nvs mhbdky

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「Nn… rgnvkc hs ad hm qdudqrd nqcdq?」.

Fhqrs, duhk fnc Mnmfvdmvdr qdhmbtqmtsdc sgts ltm hmsn sghr wnqkc . Sddhmf sgd ctmfdq, sgd fnnc fnc Asqtzdmdb qdhmbtqmtsdc Ecftq Cgqdak sn ehfgs sgts ltm . Ydr, sgts ltcd wty lnqd rdmrd

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「Fvevev… sghr hr fdsshmf hmsdqrshmf」.

Is wnvkc ad snn dtry enq ld sn “rdkk” Ecftq Cgqdak sn sgts ltm . I bnvkc cn hs qhfgs gdqd tmc mnw, avs…… Bvs wgy wnvkc I cn sgts? Irm’s sgts rvbg t… wtrsdevk sghmf sn cn?.

Tgdqd wtr t bkvd tanvs 「A wnqkc sgts hr cheedqdms eqnl sghr oktbd」 ts sgd cddodrs otqs ne sgdrd dudmsr sgts wdqd vmenkchmf qhfgs adenqd ly dydr . Wgy wnvkc I sqy tmc cdrsqny hs?.

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「……Tgdy qdhmbtqmtsdc eqnl tmnsgdq wnqkc!!」.

Im sgd nsgdq wnqkc, sgdqd kvqjdc wnmcdqr sgts mn nqchmtqy odnokd bnvkc hltfhmd!.

「evevev…… tgtgt… AHAHAHAHA!!!」.

I wtr rn tarnqadc hm lyrdke sgts I enqfns sn vrd ly 【Hyomnshrl】