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After reading Odd Squad's version of v4c4, I've discovered several mistranslations. I've added some footnotes at the very end about these mistranslations.
學習IV微笑之外，還有流淚
Study IV Tears, aside from smiles
玄日走出了玩具店，因爲模型不可能當天完成，他拿不到東西，所以仍舊不快樂。
Dark Sun left the toy store. Because there was no way his model would be completed that very day, he couldn’t obtain anything, so he continued to be unhappy.
在芯片的判斷下，他走進和伊薩特來過幾次的烤肉店，這時時間已近八點鍾，該吃晚餐的吃完了，要吃宵夜的還沒開桌，所以，店內並沒有多少人。
Following the microchip’s suggestion, he walked into the barbecue restaurant he and Ezart had gone to several times. At this time, it was already 8 o’clock, so those who had been eating dinner had already finished, and those who wanted to eat midnight snacks hadn’t sat down yet. As a result, there weren’t very many people in the restaurant.
他坐了下來，對前來點菜的店員，簡單說了句：“全部都來一份。”
Sitting down, he said simply to the waiter who’d come to take his order, “Give me a portion of everything.”
“我們店的菜份量很多。”店員既驚訝又好心地提醒。
“The portions at this restaurant are very large,” the surprised waiter reminded him kindly.
“都來一份。”玄日語調平坦地重複了一次。
“A portion of everything,” Dark Sun repeated evenly.
店員一番好心被雷親，也只有自己摸了摸鼻子，暗暗在心中罵幾句，吃完撐死你，付帳貴死你，等等廁所給你擺整修中的牌子，讓你進不去，憋死你等等的咒罵話。
The waiter’s kindness evaporated, but he simply rubbed his nose and secretly cursed in his heart: I hope you eat until your stomach bursts, I hope you use up all your money, when you’re waiting to use the restroom, I’ll hang a sign saying “Repairs in progress” so you can’t go in, I hope you die from holding it in, etc.
在店員的刻意之下，一盤盤餐點就像是流水一樣地送來，效率比平常好上不只一兩點，很快的，桌上擺滿了盤子，還搬了好幾張椅子過來擺菜，玄日整個人就這樣被盤子堆圍在正中央了。
Due to the waiter’s meticulousness, dishes were brought out one by one as quickly as flowing water, much more efficient than normal. Very soon, the table was filled with plates of food, and the waiter had even brought over several chairs to set dishes on. Dark Sun’s entire person ended up being surrounded by plates.
這時，玄日開始烤肉了，動作迅速確實。放肉片到烤肉架上，正好擺得烤肉架上一點空間都不剩，過了下後，翻面，又等了會，肉熟了，他把全部的肉堆到碗裏，然後又在烤肉架上放滿肉。
At this time, Dark Sun began barbecuing the meat, his movements rapid and precise. He put pieces of meat onto the grill, filling up all the empty space. After a bit, he turned the meat over, then waited a bit more. When the meat was fully cooked, he scooped the entire pile into his bowl and then filled the grill with more meat.
隨後低頭吃碗中的肉，吃到一半，正好擡頭把架上的肉翻面，然後又低頭吃肉，全部吃完後，把頭把架上烤好的肉一口氣掃進碗裏，接著又在架上放肉，低頭吃肉……
Soon after, he lowered his head to eat the meat in his bowl. In the middle of eating, he lifted his head and was just in time to turn over the meat on the grill. He then lowered his head to eat meat again. When he finished, he swept all the fully cooked meat on the grill into his bowl all at once. Next, he put more meat on the grill and lowered his head to eat again…
如山的盤子開始，全店的店員都愣愣地看著這桌唯一的客人，不斷重複一樣的動作，然後迅速解決他周圍的盤子山。
Empty plates began to create piles like mountains. Stunned, all the waiters in the restaurant watched their only customer sitting at the table unceasingly repeating the same movements, then quickly took care of the mountains of plates surrounding him1.
“屬下回來報告，你獨自在這裏吃飯時，我還有點不敢相信呢！”
“When my subordinates came back and reported that you were here eating by yourself, I had my doubts!”
玄日緩緩擡起頭來，看著說話的人，那人站在店門口附近，離他頗遠。
Dark Sun slowly lifted his head and looked at the person who’d spoken. That person was standing near the restaurant doorway, quite far away from him.
“你哥哥沒把你當寶一樣供起來，這可真稀奇，呐！‘日’向夜。”
“The fact that your brother hasn’t locked you up like a precious gem is quite strange, huh! Daren ‘Solaris.’”
那人一邊說，一邊走過來。
That person spoke these words as he walked over.
玄日站了起來，已做好了戰鬥准備。
Dark Sun stood up, already prepared for battle.
白蓮星在離玄日還有幾步遠時，就停下腳步，用懶洋洋的語氣問道：“請問我有這個榮幸，可以借你的一步說話嗎？”
When Shain Baylian was only a few steps away from Dark Sun, the former halted his steps and inquired lazily, “Would you allow me the privilege of speaking with you for a bit?”
玄日的臉很冷酷，沒有回應。
Dark Sun wore a cold expression and did not reply.
架上的肉烤焦了，傳來陣陣的焦炭味。
The meat on the grill was burning, and the smell of charred meat drifted past.
“別緊張，我只是想問你一點事情，保證不傷害你。”說到這，白蓮星突然自嘲的一笑：“呵！恐怕我也傷害不了你吧。”
“No need to be so nervous, I just want to ask you a few things. I swear I won’t hurt you.” Saying this, Shain Baylian suddenly began laughing at himself: “Ha! I’m afraid I won’t be able to hurt you anyways.”
“而且我也沒帶人來，我又打不過你，這誠意夠了吧？我只是想問你一點事情！”
“I didn’t bring anyone with me, and I’m also unable to defeat you. Is that enough good faith for you? I just want to ask you a few things!”
見玄日仍舊沒有反應，白蓮星的臉沈了下去，冷冷地說：“是有關我父親的事情！”
Seeing that Dark Sun still hadn’t reacted, Shain Baylian’s face sank. He said coldly, “It’s about my father!”
玄日一口否決：“我沒必要回答你任何問題。”
Dark Sun promptly denied him: “I’m not obligated to answer any of your questions.”
聞方，白蓮星沈默了會，他知道日向夜說的是事實，日向夜很強，背後的勢力更是強得可怕，自己根本沒有任何籌碼能夠讓他願意回答問題。
Hearing this, Shain Baylian quieted for a moment, knowing that what Daren had said was the truth. Daren was very strong, and the power and influence backing him up was even more terrifying. Shain Baylian simply didn’t have any bargaining chips that would make Daren willing to answer his questions.
“雖然覺得有點可笑……不過，我在買這個的時候，問過店員，他說你還沒買，所以我買了兩盒。”
“Even though I think this is a bit ridiculous… but when I was buying this, I asked the store attendant. He said you hadn’t bought it yet, so I bought two cases.”
白蓮星在自己的提包中掏了掏，摸出了一個盒子，外頭清清楚楚地寫著：“戀愛虛擬遊戲超限量白金八點五版。”
Shain Baylian fished through his bag and pulled out a case. It said clearly on the outside of the case, “Virtual Lover Game Platinum Limited Edition Version 8.5.”
搞什麽鬼……周圍的店員都嘴角抽搐起來了，本來看這緊繃的氣氛，都要爲要幹架了，結果卻天外飛來一盒戀愛虛擬遊戲？
What the hell… The corners of the lips of the waiters standing nearby twitched. Originally, while observing the tense atmosphere, they’d thought a fight was about to break out, but instead a virtual lover game had flown down from the sky?
這種東西不可能讓那冷冰冰的客人答應任何事情吧？
This kind of thing couldn’t possibly cause that ice-cold customer to agree to anything, right?
“好，給我，我就跟你走。”玄日幹脆地回答。
“All right, give it to me. I’ll go with you,” Dark Sun replied simply.
“……”
連白蓮星都呆滯了一下，他只是無法可施之下試試而已，沒真的以爲玄日會爲了一盒遊戲跟他走……又不是在誘拐小朋友！
Even Shain Baylian froze for a moment. He’d only tried it because he’d had no other options, but he hadn’t really believed that Dark Sun would go with him just for a game… it wasn’t like he was kidnapping a little kid!
玄日走近白蓮星，拿走他手上的盒子，簡單說了個‘走’字，然後自顧自地去櫃台付帳走了。
Dark Sun approached Shain Baylian and took the case the latter had been holding. Dark Sun said simply, “Let’s go,” and then went to the front desk to pay the bill without waiting for Shain Baylian.
白蓮星直到玄日付完帳後，才回過神來，見玄日已經走出門口了，他連忙跟了上去。
It wasn’t until Dark Sun had finished paying the bill that Shain Baylian recovered from his shock. Seeing that Dark Sun had already walked out the door, Shain Baylian hurriedly followed.
“要不要報警啊？”
“Should we call the police?”
兩人離開烤肉店後，裏頭的某個店人小小聲地問：“這算誘拐嗎？”
After the two had left the barbecue restaurant, a certain waiter inside asked in a small voice, “Does this count as a kidnapping?”
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附近能安靜說話的地點，玄日沒花多少力氣就找出來了，那是伊薩特以前打擂台的廢棄運動場，現在沒有擂台賽，整座運動場死靜又陰暗，只有附近的大樓燈光，讓兩個人勉強可以看清路，絕對是個說秘密兼滅口的好地方。
Dark Sun didn’t have to go to much trouble to find a place nearby where they could talk quietly. They were at the abandoned stadium where Ezart had fought in the arena. There weren’t any battles going on now, so the entire stadium was dark and deathly quiet. The lights from the tall buildings nearby allowed the two people to barely see the road in front of them. It was definitely a good place to tell people secrets and then silence them.
玄日走上觀衆席，一屁股就坐在其中一階上，拆開戀愛虛擬機的外盒，拿起薄薄的更新片，就塞進虛擬機裏面，然後操作了起來。
Dark Sun walked into the gallery and placed his rear end onto one of the rows. He ripped open the game’s packaging, picked up the thin upgrade chip, and slid it into his virtual lover game console. He then started up the game console.
白蓮星跟著坐下來，一見到玄日在操縱戀愛虛擬機，他遲疑了一下，但還是跟著拿出自己的戀愛虛擬機。
Shain Baylian sat down too. When he saw Dark Sun operating his game console, Shain Baylian hesitated a bit but still took out his own game console.
他一按下開關，就出了一個有著利落黑發和貓般綠眸，穿著一襲酷帥勁裝，但只有手臂長的美麗女人。
As soon as he pressed the power button, a girl with neat black hair and cat-like green eyes appeared. She was wearing a cool and handsome tight-fitting outfit but was only as tall as a person's hand2.
白蓮星十分驕傲地說：“這是我的奧克塔薇爾，你的叫什麽？”
Shain Baylian said extremely arrogantly, “This is my Octavia. What is yours called?”
玄日擡起頭來，看著白蓮星手中的少女，開口回答：“小愛。”
Dark Sun lifted his head and looked at the girl in Shain Baylian’s hand. He opened his mouth and replied, “Xiao Ai.”
“真是沒品味的名字……連外表都好沒品味啊！”
“Such a tasteless name… even its outer appearance is so tasteless!”
白蓮星嗤之以鼻到一半，正好看見玄日手上的戀愛虛擬機更新完畢，然後出現了一個粉紅頭發粉紅眼睛，臉蛋和眼睛都圓滾滾的少女。
In the midst of his disdainful scoffing, Shain Baylian happened to see that the game console in Dark Sun’s hand had finished updating, and a pink-haired, pink-eyed girl with round eyes and plump cheeks appeared.
他忍不住大叫了一聲，那是什麽外貌設定啊！簡直是戀童癖才會有的設定。
He couldn’t help yelling in surprise. What kind of appearance setting was that! That was practically a setting only pedophiles would have.
玄日就事論事地回答：“小愛的名字和外表是伊薩特幫我設定的。”
Dark Sun replied matter-of-factly, “Xiao Ai’s name and appearance were decided by Ezart.”
“什麽？”白蓮星露出了惡心的表情，不屑地說：“原來那家夥居然有戀童癖！惡心！”
“What?” Shain Baylian revealed a disgusted expression and said disdainfully, “So that guy is actually a pedophile! Disgusting!”
兩個人分別玩起了自己的虛擬女朋友。
The two of them played with their own virtual girlfriends separately.
“要怎麽生小孩子？”
“How do I make her have children?”
玄日看完說明書，上面只介紹，交男朋友，結婚，就可以生小孩。這麽不明確的說明，讓他無從下手。
Dark Sun had finished reading the instruction manual, which had only said that his virtual girlfriend could have children after getting a boyfriend and getting married. Such unclear instructions made it impossible for him to do what he wanted.
“那個啊！很麻煩，要選社交選項，多參加舞會什麽的，認識一點男人，還要交往很久，然後結婚什麽有的沒有的一大堆，然後才是生孩子。”
“Oh, that! It’s very troublesome. You have to choose the socialize option and have Xiao Ai attend more dances and such, then get to know some guys. You even have to have her date them for a long time, get married, and also do a ton of other random stuff first, and only after that can she have children.”
這裏，白蓮星瞄了一眼小愛，提醒：“而且你設定的少女年紀太小，沒長大之前是不能結婚的，現在頂多交交男朋友，不可能生孩子的啦！”
At this point, Shain Baylian threw a glance at Xiao Ai and warned, “Also, the girl you created is too young. She can’t get married until she grows up, so the most you can do now is get her a boyfriend. There’s no way she can have children yet!”
但是，玄日還是選了社交選取項。
However, Dark Sun still chose the socialize option.
白蓮星開口說：“喂！兩台戀愛虛擬機可以互相交朋友的，你知道嗎？”
Shain Baylian opened his mouth and said, “Hey! Two virtual lover game consoles can become friends with each other, did you know?”
“知道。”玄日點了點頭，說明書從第一個字到最後一個字，他都記得，怎麽可能不知道這個功能。只是到目前爲止，他還沒有遇到其它有戀愛虛擬機，可以讓他使用這個功能而已。
“I know.” Dark Sun nodded. He had memorized the entire instruction manual, from the first word to the last. How could he not know of this function? It was just that, until now, he hadn’t met anyone who also had a virtual lover game console to use that function with.
“拿過來。”
“Hand it over.”
白蓮星一點也不啰嗦，搶過玄日手上的戀愛虛擬機，就把兩台戀愛虛擬機的聯接埠接在一起。
Shain Baylian didn’t waste any time. He snatched the game console in Dark Sun’s hand and connected the two consoles together.
原本兩台戀愛虛擬機，兩個少女，合成一台戀愛虛擬機，兩個少女正好奇地互相打量對方。
What had originally been two game consoles and two girls was combined into one game console. The two girls were currently sizing each other up curiously.
“你是誰？”
“Who are you?”
奧克塔薇爾斜眼撇了小愛一眼，慢條斯裏地說：“粗俗的女孩，問別人名字前，難道不知道要先報上自己的名字嗎？”
Octavia gave Xiao Ai a sideways glance and drawled, “Vulgar girl, could it be that you don’t know to give your own name before asking other people for theirs?”
小愛有點怯怯地說：“我、我叫小愛。”
Xiao Ai answered somewhat timidly, “My, my name is Xiao Ai.”
奧克塔薇爾打量了小愛好一會，才有點心不甘情不願地回答：“奧克塔薇爾。”
Octavia observed Xiao Ai for a long moment before replying reluctantly, “Octavia.”
小愛有點畏縮地退回了自己的戀愛虛擬機範圍內，但沒多久，看見奧克塔薇爾拿出化妝品在臉上塗塗抹抹，她又好奇地湊上前看，只是不敢開口跟奧克塔薇爾說話。
Xiao Ai recoiled a bit and retreated within the confines of her own game console, but not long after, she saw Octavia take out some makeup and dab it onto her face. Curious, Xiao Ai moved closer once more to look; only, she didn’t dare to open her mouth and speak to Octavia.
“他們不合。”
“They aren’t compatible.”
白蓮星斜眼看了下，就得出了結論，但是沒什麽好驚訝的，這兩個少女一看就知道不是同類型的人。
Shain Baylian had watched them for only a short time out of the corners of his eyes before arriving at a conclusion. This wasn’t something to be surprised about, however – from a single glance, one could tell that these two girls weren’t the same type of person.
就像他和玄日一樣，永遠也不會是朋友。
Just like him and Dark Sun. They would never be friends.
“嗯。”
“Mm.”
玄日緊緊盯著兩台戀愛虛擬機，因爲芯片傳來了報告，生氣的生理反應降低了。
Dark Sun watched the two game consoles closely, as the microchip had reported that his angry physiological response had been reduced.
這時，小愛的戀愛虛擬機中浮現了幾個選項：你想要小愛做些什麽呢？
At this time, several options appeared on Xiao Ai’s virtual lover game console: What do you want Xiao Ai to do?
1.跟奧克塔薇爾玩 2.不理奧克塔薇爾 3.……
1. Play with Octavia 2. Ignore Octavia 3. …
玄日選了第一個選項，然後，虛擬機出現了更多選項：1.聊天 2.一起化妝 3.……
Dark Sun selected the first option, and then more options appeared on the game console: 1. Chat 2. Apply makeup together 3. …
玄日繼續選了聊天。
Continuing, Dark Sun chose “Chat.”
小愛問：“奧克塔薇爾，我可以跟你一起玩嗎？”
Xiao Ai asked, “Octavia, can I play with you?”
“我很憎恨他。”
“I hate him so much.”
玄日提起頭看白蓮星，後面那句話是他說的，這時他早已經沒在看戀愛虛擬機了，雖然，玄日並不懂他話中那名憎恨的人是誰。
Dark Sun lifted his head to look at Shain Baylian, the person who’d said those last words. At this time, Dark Sun had already stopped watching the virtual lover game console, even though he didn’t know who Shain Baylian was talking about.
白蓮星卻沒解釋“他”指的到底是誰，只是一個勁地抱怨：“他的禮儀規定不斷增加，喜歡讓人對他下跪，又動不動就打人巴掌……”
Shain Baylian, however, didn’t explain exactly who “he” was; he only complained incessantly, “He’s constantly adding more rules of etiquette, he likes making people kneel for him, and he also slaps people for the smallest reasons…”
玄日一邊聽，一邊按著小愛的選項。
Dark Sun listened while pressing Xiao Ai’s buttons.
“更讓人要討厭的是，他老是威脅把我送回家族去，要取消我的繼承人資格！”說到這裏，白蓮星幾乎是氣得破口大罵了。
“What’s even more hateful is that he’s always threatening to send me back to my family and cancel my status as his successor!” Saying this, Shain Baylian was so angry he almost began shouting abuse.
玄日這時已經知道他在指誰了，是白蓮月，只有他有可能取消白蓮星身爲紫月盟繼承人的資格。
By this time, Dark Sun had already figured out who Shain Baylian was talking about – it was Yue Baylian. Only he could possibly cancel Shain Baylian’s status as the Lunaris Alliance’s successor.
但是，玄日並不在意白蓮星指的是誰，說的是什麽，他只是接受了白蓮星的條件，用更新片來交換自己聽他說話。
Dark Sun, however, didn’t care who Shain Baylian was talking about or what he said. Dark Sun had merely accepted Shain Baylian’s conditions and was only listening to him because Shain Baylian had traded the upgrade chip for it.
更新片已經拿到了，所以，不管白蓮星說什麽，他都會聽完。
He’d already received the upgrade chip, so no matter what Shain Baylian said, Dark Sun would listen to all of it.
“他老是威脅我，要取消、取消、取消！難道他除了這句話，就不會對我說別的話了嗎！我只是繼承人，其它什麽都不是嗎？”白蓮星怒吼完，氣喘籲籲了好一陣。
“He’s always threatening to cancel, cancel, cancel! Could it be that aside from this sentence, he won’t say anything else to me?! I’m just his successor, and nothing else?” After Shain Baylian had finished raving, he panted heavily for quite a while.
見他不說話了，玄日才低頭專心盯著戀愛虛擬機。
Seeing that Shain Baylian had stopped speaking, Dark Sun lowered his head and concentrated on staring at the game consoles.
奧克塔薇爾高傲地回答：“我才不要跟你玩呢！我討厭你！”
Octavia replied arrogantly, “I don’t want to play with you! I hate you!”
小愛有點難過地問：“爲什麽討厭我呢？”
Xiao Ai asked somewhat sadly, “Why do you hate me?”
白蓮星有點悶悶地問：“我總覺得他討厭我。”
Shain Baylian said in a slightly muffled voice, “I always felt like he hated me.”
玄日冷酷且直接地回答：“如果他討厭你，就會直接取消你的繼承人資格，甚至直接殺了你，沒有必要留著你。”
Dark Sun replied emotionlessly and straightforwardly, “If he hated you, he would have just canceled your status as his successor or even killed you. There’s no need for him to keep you around.”
白蓮星的表情像是被打了一記悶棍，呆愣了好一會後，他把臉埋進了雙膝之間。
Shain Baylian looked like he’d been slapped. After staring blankly for a long moment, he buried his face in his knees.
見狀，玄日繼續玩著自己的戀愛虛擬機。
Seeing this, Dark Sun continued to play his virtual lover game console.
奧克塔薇爾不屑地說：“因爲你看起來像個笨蛋。”
Octavia said disdainfully, “Because you look like an idiot.”
小愛退回了自己的戀愛虛擬機，蹲在地上，一副要哭的樣子。
Xiao Ai retreated to her own game console and knelt on the ground, looking like she was about to cry.
這時，戀愛虛擬機上出現了訊息：交友失敗。
At this time, a message appeared on the game console: friendship failed.
請問現在要進行1.再試一次 2.和奧克塔薇爾吵架 3.……
What would you like to do now? 1. Try again 2. Argue with Octavia 3. …
玄日遲疑了一下，按下了2。
Dark Sun hesitated a bit, then pressed 2.
小愛立刻跳起來，沖去另一台戀愛虛擬機，大聲叫喊：“我不是笨蛋，奧克塔薇爾才是笨蛋！”
Xiao Ai immediately jumped up and rushed into the other game console, yelling loudly, “I’m not an idiot, you’re the one who’s an idiot, Octavia!”
“你說什麽？”奧克塔薇爾馬上氣得連臉都紅了。
“What did you say?” Octavia immediately became so angry even her face was flushed.
聽到戀愛虛擬機的話，白蓮星無奈地笑了下：“我果然也是個笨蛋吧！”
Hearing the words from the game consoles, Shain Baylian laughed helplessly a bit: “Sure enough, I’m also an idiot!”
玄日再次把注意力分到白蓮星身上，認真地履行交換條件——聽他說話。
Dark Sun transferred his attention onto Shain Baylian once more, earnestly fulfilling the conditions of their trade – to listen to Shain Baylian speak.
“他每次，每次都說要把我趕回家族，要取消我的繼承人資格，少說也說過一兩百次吧？”
“Every time, every time he says that he’ll send me back to my family, that he’ll cancel my status as his successor, well, he’s said it at least one or two hundred times, maybe?”
白蓮星自嘲笑了下，才又接著說：“卻沒有一次真的做了，你說，他爲什麽不做？我那麽討人厭的話，他爲什麽不做？”
Shain Baylian laughed self-deprecatingly for a bit before continuing, “But he’s never done it even once. You tell me, why didn’t he do it? If I’m that horrible, why didn’t he do it?”
“他不討厭你。”玄日用最簡單的邏輯來回答。
“He doesn’t hate you,” Dark Sun replied, using the most basic logic.
白蓮星的反應很激烈：“那他爲什麽總是要說他討厭我，在我犯一點小錯的時候，就打我、罵我！”
Shain Baylian’s reaction was very intense: “Then why was he always saying that he hated me, and when I did even a small thing wrong, he’d hit me and yell at me?!”
玄日啞然了，他也不懂。
Dark Sun was silent. He didn’t understand either.
白蓮星突然跳了起來，對著天空大吼：“你那家夥，就一定要那麽惹人厭嗎？”
Shain Baylian suddenly leapt up and yelled at the sky, “This guy, did you really have to be so annoying?”
“刀子嘴豆腐心的混蛋！”
“Sharp-tongued, tofu-hearted bastard!”
“明明喜歡日皇喜歡得要死，卻又口口聲聲說恨他，把事情弄得亂七八糟，你這個大白癡！”
“You obviously liked the Solaris Emperor so much you’d die for him, yet you kept saying over and over that you hated him, making a mess of everything, you big idiot!”
玄日擡起頭來看他。
Dark Sun lifted his head to look at Shain Baylian.
白蓮星雖然沒再大喊了，卻沒低頭看玄日，他仍然擡頭看著星空。
Even though Shain Baylian had stopped yelling, he didn’t lower his head to look at Dark Sun, instead continuing to look up at the starry sky.
或許是這個運動場很黑暗吧，今天天空的星星特別多，玄日似乎看見，連白蓮星的頰邊都有著閃耀的星光。
Perhaps it was because the stadium was very dark, but the stars were especially numerous in the sky today. Dark Sun saw that even Shain Baylian’s cheeks seemed to be sparkling with starlight.
白蓮星沒有開口說話，玄日該低頭繼續玩戀愛虛擬機才是，但不知怎麽著，他卻一直看著白蓮星頰邊的星星，無法移開視線。
Shain Baylian did not say anything. Dark Sun should have lowered his head to continue playing his virtual lover game, but he didn’t know why he continued to look at the stars on Shain Baylian’s cheeks instead, unable to tear his gaze away.
白蓮星語氣平靜地開口問：“我父親……還活著嗎？”
Shain Baylian asked in a tranquil tone of voice, “Is my father… still alive?”
不等玄日回答，他又急急地說：“我知道，你們公布了他的死訊，但我想親口聽你說，聽你這個日皇的弟弟說，我父親真的死了嗎？”
Not waiting for Dark Sun’s reply, he hurriedly continued, “I know, you’ve announced news of his death, but I want to hear you say it yourself. I want to hear you, the Solaris Emperor’s little brother, say it. Has my father really died?”
玄日沈默了下，直接了當地回答：“他死了。”
Dark Sun was silent for a bit. He replied frankly and straightforwardly, “He’s dead.”
這下，換白蓮星沈默了好一會，才開口問：“是誰……親手殺了他的人，是日皇嗎？”
This time, it was Shain Baylian’s turn to be silent for a long moment before he asked, “Who was it… who personally killed him, was it the Solaris Emperor?”
“是我。”玄日再次開口。雖然，芯片判斷，他應該栽贓給某個不認識的保镖雲雲，但他還是說了實話。
“It was me.” Dark Sun spoke once more. Even though the microchip determined that he should frame a bodyguard he didn’t know and so on, he still told the truth.
白蓮星這次沈默得更久，最後，他用手抹了抹臉，轉過身來，高傲地從上往下看著玄日，宣示：“從明天開始，我們就是敵人了，我知道我幾乎不可能扳得倒你，你很強，而且還是日皇的心肝寶貝……但我會用一輩子的時間，用一輩子的努力，一定要殺了你！爲了我父親報仇！”
This time, Shain Baylian was silent for longer. In the end, he wiped his face with his hands and turned around. Arrogantly looking down at Dark Sun, he vowed, “Starting from tomorrow, we’ll be enemies. I know that there’s practically no chance of me bringing you down; you’re very strong, and you’re also the Solaris Emperor’s precious darling… but I will use a lifetime’s time and a lifetime’s hard work to kill you without fail! To avenge my father!”
“但你不是討厭他嗎？”玄日脫口而出。
“But don’t you hate him?” Dark Sun let slip.
白蓮星冷哼了一聲：“這點不用你管！我高興爲他報仇，不行嗎？”
Shain Baylian snorted coldly: “That’s none of your business! I’m happy to avenge him, is there a problem with that?”
“刀子嘴豆腐心……”
“Sharp-tongued, tofu-hearted…”
白蓮星漲紅了臉低吼：“你說什麽！”
Shain Baylian growled, his face flushed, “What did you say!”
玄日擡頭看他，說道：“你好像你父親。”
Dark Sun lifted his head to look at Shain Baylian, saying, “You’re very similar to your father.”
“我才不像那個混蛋！”
“There’s no way I’m similar to that bastard!”
吼完，白蓮星喘了好一會，低吼；“總之，明天開始你給我小心點！我一定報仇，一?定?會！”
After yelling, Shain Baylian panted for quite a while before growling, “In short, starting from tomorrow you’d better watch your back! I’ll definitely get revenge, I? Definitely? Will!”
現在就殺了他！以絕後患。
Kill him now! To avoid future troubles.
這時，玄日的警戒系統響了起來，他的尖銳指甲也無聲無息地透了出來，他站起來。
At this time, Dark Sun’s internal warning system sounded an alarm. Standing up, he also soundlessly extended his razor-sharp steel fingernails.
白蓮星也看見了那雙尖銳的指甲，他冷冷地看著玄日說：“你殺了我父親，還要殺我嗎？”
Shain Baylian saw those razor-sharp fingernails too. He looked at Dark Sun coldly, saying, “You killed my father. Are you going to kill me too?”
玄日豈會受他這番話影響，他還是冷漠地看著白蓮星，尋找最好的出手時機，務必一擊斃命！
How Dark Sun was affected by his words, Shain Baylian didn’t know. The former continued to watch Shain Baylian coldly, looking for the best opportunity to strike, intending to end his life with a single blow!
見狀，白蓮星皺起眉頭來，心想，日向夜真的打算殺自己？怎麽會？他原本是笃定日向夜不會動手的，所以才敢沒帶半個人就來……日向夜不是會動手殺他的人。
Seeing this, Shain Baylian wrinkled his forehead, thinking to himself, did Daren really intend to kill him? How could this be? He’d originally been confident that Daren wouldn’t try anything, so he’d dared to come without bringing a single person… Daren wasn’t someone who would kill him.
雖然他殺了父親，但那也只是爲了救日皇吧！
Even though Daren had killed Shain Baylian’s father, that was just to save the Solaris Emperor!
這時，玄日步步逼近，白蓮星也緩緩後退，他有些沒底了，或許，他並沒真正看清日向夜這個人？
At this time, Dark Sun was closing in step by step, and Shain Baylian was also retreating slowly. He felt somewhat uncertain. Perhaps he hadn’t accurately determined what kind of person Daren was?
“我不想跟你吵架。”奧克塔薇爾索性一偏頭，不理小愛了。
“I don’t want to argue with you.” Octavia simply turned her head away, ignoring Xiao Ai.
“可是我想跟你玩啊！”小愛卻不肯放棄。
“But I want to play with you!” Xiao Ai, however, refused to give up.
奧克塔薇爾沈默了下，還是有些心不甘情不願，但是顯然已經松了口風：“好啦！你可以跟我玩，可是我告訴你喔，我還是討厭你這個笨蛋。”
Octavia was silent for a moment, still somewhat reluctant, but obviously she’d already softened: “All right! You can play with me, but I’m telling you, I still hate you, you idiot.”
“嘻嘻，你才不討厭我呢！”小愛笑嘻嘻地說：“奧克塔薇爾最倔強了。”
“Hehe, you don’t hate me!” Xiao Ai said, laughing happily. “Octavia’s so stubborn.”
“我才沒有！”
“No I’m not!”
玄日的腳步一滯，肉體的生理反應告訴他，對于他現在要做的事情，他感到一陣惡心，胸口悶痛……
Dark Sun’s footsteps slowed. His body’s physiological response told him that he felt nauseous about what he was about to do. There was a dull pain in his chest…
即使不願意，還是要殺，決不能讓一個敵人存活下來……
Even if he wasn’t willing to, he still had to kill Shain Baylian. He definitely could not allow any of his enemies to continue living…
不能殺！
You can’t kill him!
玄日的腳步一滯，但還是繼續逼近白蓮星。
Dark Sun’s footsteps slowed, but he continued closing in on Shain Baylian.
不能！
You can’t!
玄日繼續前進，這次連腳步都沒停過。
Dark Sun continued to advance. This time, even his footsteps didn’t stop.
不！
No!
反而，是白蓮星停下後退的腳步，他提醒玄日說：“你哭了。”
On the contrary, it was Shain Baylian who stopped backing up. He pointed out, “You’re crying.”
這次，玄日總算停下腳步，他摸了摸自己的臉頰，濕濕的……怎麽會？玄日是不會哭的。
This time, Dark Sun’s steps finally halted. He touched his own cheeks, they were wet… how could this be? Dark Sun did not cry.
情感開關不是關著嗎？他應該沒有感情的，怎麽會哭？
Wasn’t the emotion section turned off? He shouldn’t have any emotions, so how could he cry?
白蓮星見他流淚，連忙說：“不要殺我，我還要幫父親報仇。”
Shain Baylian saw Dark Sun’s tears and said hurriedly, “Don’t kill me, I haven’t avenged my father yet.”
玄日看著他。
Dark Sun looked at him.
求一個你要殺的人不要殺你？
Begging a person you’re going to kill not to kill you?
幫一個你討厭的人報仇？
Getting revenge for someone you hate?
雖然嘴裏說著憎恨，但是，所做作爲卻充滿著愛！
Even though his words were full of hatred, his actions were brimming with love!
玄日顫抖著說：“爲什麽人類的行爲這麽難懂？這麽難學？”
Dark Sun said shakily, “Why is human behavior so hard to understand? So hard to learn?”
白蓮星愣了愣後，冷冷地回答；“真好笑，你還不是一樣嗎？你明明不是會殺我的人，還勉強自己來殺，看你都哭了，爲什麽還硬裝出冷酷無情的臉？日向夜，別蠢了，你不會殺我的。”
After Shain Baylian stared blankly for some time, he replied coldly, “How ridiculous. Aren’t you the same? You obviously aren’t the kind of person who’d kill me, yet you’re still forcing yourself to. I see that you’re even crying. Why do you have to forcefully put on a cold and unfeeling face? Daren Solaris, don’t be stupid. You wouldn’t kill me.”
日向夜……也是一樣的嗎？
Daren Solaris… was also the same?
明明想對哥哥笑，卻保持著玄日的冷酷無情。
He’d obviously wanted to smile at Gege, but he’d still maintained Dark Sun’s cold and unfeeling expression.
明明想進玩具店，卻因爲不肯進去，在店門和伊薩特僵持。
He’d obviously wanted to go into the toy store, but because he wouldn’t go in, he’d had a standoff with Ezart at the store entrance.
明明好愛好愛哥哥，好喜歡安特契爸爸，好想和伊薩特一起吃宵夜，好想和艾爾利安他們說話……卻把情感開關關起來，把所有人都關在外頭。
He obviously loved Gege so, so much, he really liked Papa Avery, he wanted to eat midnight snacks with Ezart so much, he really wanted to talk with Elian and the rest of them… but he’d still turned off the emotion section and shut everyone out.
他摸了摸自己的臉，滿臉都是淚水，他不是玄日，是日向夜，一直都是。
He touched his own face. His entire face was covered in tears. He was not Dark Sun, he was Daren Solaris. He had always been Daren Solaris.
日向夜擡起頭來，問道：“白蓮星，你說你明天開始就是我的敵人了？”
Daren lifted his head and asked, “Shain Baylian, you said that you’ll be my enemy starting from tomorrow?”
“是。”
“Yes.”
“會花一輩子來報仇？”
“You’ll spend your entire life getting revenge?”
“是。”
“Yes.”
“那我……可不可以不要再對殺了白蓮月的事情，感到愧疚了呢？”
“Then I… can I stop feeling guilty about killing Yue Baylian?”
“不必，因爲我會讓你付出代價！”
“You don’t need to, because I’ll make you pay in full!”
白蓮星冷冷地宣示完，毫不在意地走過日向夜身邊，撿起自己的奧克塔薇爾後，離開了這座運動場，離開時，他從頭到尾都背對日向夜，好似笃定他不會動手。
After Shain Baylian had finished pledging this, he brushed past Daren without seeming to care in the slightest. After picking up his Octavia, he left the stadium. As he was leaving, his back was facing Daren from beginning to end, as if he was confident Daren wouldn’t take action.
“我放過了要殺我的人，爲什麽呢？好奇怪啊！也許以後他來殺我的時候，我還是會殺掉他啊……”
“I let off someone who wants to kill me. Why did I do that? So weird! Maybe in the future, when he comes to kill me, I’ll have to kill him anyways…”
日向夜擡頭看著星空，這麽奇怪的自己……是不是，更像個人類，而不是惡魔之子了呢？
Daren lifted his head and looked at the starry sky. His strange self… could it be, that he was more similar to humans, and not Devil’s spawn after all?
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日向夜直到半夜才回家，他站在玄關中，看到客廳還有不少保镖正忙著清理，原本的一團混亂，現在都清理得差不多了，唯有牆壁破洞等還在施工中。
Daren didn’t get home until midnight. Standing in the entrance hall, he saw that there were still quite a few bodyguards busily cleaning up the living room. What had originally been a huge mess was now almost entirely cleaned up. Only the hole in the wall and similarly damaged areas were still under construction.
見狀，日向夜感到很抱歉，不管怎麽說，他都是這一切的罪魁禍首，他正想走進客廳幫著打掃時，DSⅡ卻正好打開暗門，扛著一個新茶幾進客廳。
Seeing this, Daren felt very apologetic. No matter what anyone said, everything was mostly his fault. He was just thinking about walking into the living room to help with the cleaning when DS II happened to open the secret door, carrying a new tea table on his shoulder.
日向夜頓時停下了腳步，站在玄關中，一股強烈的情緒湧上心頭……
Daren immediately halted his steps. As he stood in the entrance hall, a rush of intense emotion bubbled up in his chest…
他討厭DSⅡ！
He hated DS II!
討厭他長得和自己一模一樣；討厭他也有能力保護哥哥，而且還比自己更聽話；討厭他跟著自己叫哥哥，也討厭哥哥叫DSⅡ小夜……更討厭哥哥叫DSⅡ阿夜！
He hated that DS II looked exactly like himself; he hated that DS II also had the power to protect Gege and was even more obedient than himself; he hated that DS II called Devon Gege too, he also hated that Gege called DS II little Dar… he would hate Gege calling DS II Dar even more!
DSⅡ看著日向夜，他放下茶幾，雙眼緊盯著日向夜，他的臉上仍然保持著微笑。
DS II looked at Daren and put down the tea table. His two eyes were fixed on Daren, but he still had a smile on his face.
日向夜知道，DSⅡ已經把他判定爲敵人了，而且是危險級別非常高的那種，若不是日向炎重新下命令，讓DSⅡ不准攻擊他，否則，現在他倆早就重新展開一場死鬥了，而且這次會是DSⅡ先動的手。
Daren knew that DS II had already judged him to be an enemy, and the kind with a very high danger level, too. If Devon hadn’t ordered DS II once more not to attack Daren, the two of them would have started up a death match long ago, and this time it would be DS II who took action first.
他倆的對峙引起了周圍保镖的緊張。
Their confrontation caused the surrounding bodyguards to become nervous.
在保镖不知所措時，日向夜挑了離DSⅡ最遠的上樓路徑，他在牆壁上一蹬，直接就跳上了二樓。
While the bodyguards were at a complete loss, Daren chose the route farthest from DS II that would take him upstairs. He pushed off against the wall and jumped directly onto the second floor.
衆人都松了一口氣。
Everyone sighed in relief.
日向夜原本打算走回自己的房間，但是路過哥哥書房時，卻看見書房的門半開著，裏頭的燈也亮著。
Daren had originally intended to return to his own room. When he passed by Gege’s study, however, he saw that the door to the study was half open, and the light was still on inside.
哥哥還在工作嗎？
Is Gege still working?
會不會……是在找我呢？
Could it be… that he was searching for me?
日向夜偷偷從門開著的縫隙中朝內看，竟看見一頭金發披散在黑色的桌面上，顯得更加璀璨……日向炎竟然趴在書桌上睡著了。
Daren sneakily looked inside through the small crack created by the open door. Unexpectedly, he saw a head of golden hair scattered on the black table, the contrast causing the strands to appear even more radiant… Devon was actually sprawled on the desk, fast asleep.
現在不過半夜十二點而已，通常，日向炎不到半夜兩三點鍾，是不會睡覺的。
It was only 12 A.M. Usually Devon wouldn’t sleep before 2 or 3 A.M.
日向夜有點驚奇，他輕輕推開門，走進書房，他的動作很輕，沒發出半點聲響。
Daren was a bit surprised. He gently pushed open the door and walked into the study. Moving very carefully, he didn’t make a single sound.
他慢慢走近辦公桌，日向炎側趴在桌上，可以看見他的側臉，眉頭緊皺，輾轉反側，顯然睡得不是很安穩。
He slowly walked closer to the desk. Devon was sprawled sideways on the table, the side of his face visible. Devon’s forehead was wrinkled, and he tossed and turned, evidently not sleeping very restfully.
“阿夜……”他咕哝了聲。
“Dar…” he mumbled.
日向夜嚇了一大跳，以爲自己被發現了，但他仔細一看，日向炎還是緊閉著眼睛，顯然並沒有醒過來。
Daren startled, thinking that he’d been discovered, but after looking carefully, he saw that Devon’s eyes were still closed tightly. It was clear that Devon hadn’t woken up.
哥哥在說夢話？哥哥在夢中叫他的名字吔！他有點高興。
Gege was talking in his sleep? Gege had called Daren’s name in his sleep! Daren was a little bit happy.
他有點好奇地站著不動，想聽聽哥哥還會說什麽夢話。
Curious, he stood very still, wanting to listen to anything else Gege would say while dreaming.
日向夜瞪大了眼，靜靜地等待，等待聽見自己的名字。
Daren opened his eyes very wide and silently waited, waited to hear his own name.
“阿夜……對不起，對不……”
“Dar… I’m sorry, I’m sor…”
一顆淚水滑過了王者的頰邊，睡著的王者看起來就像個孩子一樣的脆弱，也只有這個時侯，他才允許自己脆弱。
A single tear slid down the emperor’s cheek. The sleeping emperor looked as vulnerable as a child, and only at this time would he allow himself to be vulnerable.
見狀，日向夜心中一酸，忍不住伸手擦掉哥哥頰邊的淚水，輕聲叫喚：“哥哥……”
Seeing this, Daren felt pain in his chest and couldn’t resist reaching out to wipe away the tear on Gege’s cheek. He called out softly, “Gege…”
日向炎的身子一僵，反應極快，他瞬間擡起頭來，輕呼：“阿夜？”
Devon’s body stiffened. Reacting very quickly to Daren’s touch, he hastily lifted his head, calling out softly, “Dar?”
糟糕！被發現了。
Shoot! He’d been discovered.
日向夜的反應也很快，他故意露出了燦爛的笑容，他知道，這會讓哥哥以爲他是DSⅡ。
Daren also responded very quickly. He purposely revealed a radiant smile, knowing that this would cause Gege to think he was DS II.
果然，日向炎一愣，隨後露出了有點失落的表情，不高興地說：“喔，是DSⅡ啊！你站在這裏幹什麽？走開。”
Sure enough, Devon stared blankly, then revealed a slightly disappointed expression. He said unhappily, “Oh, it’s DS II! What are you standing there for? Go away.”
這下子，換日向夜愣住了，哥哥不是很喜歡DSⅡ嗎？還把他取名叫小夜的。爲什麽叫他走開？還用DSⅡ這個名字，而不是小夜……
This time, it was Daren’s turn to stare blankly. Didn’t Gege really like DS II? Gege had even nicknamed DS II little Dar. Why had Gege told DS II to go away? He’d called him "DS II" as well, not "little Dar"…
日向炎這時才發現，自己既然不知不覺睡著了，看來最近果真有點疲憊，他皺緊眉頭，伸手揉了揉自己的太陽穴，他一邊揉，一邊看向日向夜，似乎有點不耐煩他怎麽還在這裏。
Only now did Devon realize that he’d unwittingly fallen asleep. It looked like he’d truly been quite exhausted recently. He wrinkled his forehead and reached up to rub his temples. As he rubbed, he looked at Daren, seeming slightly impatient about the fact that Daren was still standing there.
但想了一想，他命令道：“幫我泡杯咖啡過來。”
He thought for a bit, however, and ordered, “Make me a cup of coffee.”
“好。”
“Yes.”
日向夜立刻點了點頭，然後立刻急急地離開書房，往廚房跑去。他想幫哥哥泡咖啡，好讓哥哥早點松開緊皺的眉頭。
Daren promptly nodded his head, then hurriedly left the study, running in the direction of the kitchen. He wanted to make a cup of coffee for Gege so that the wrinkles on Gege’s forehead would smooth over a bit sooner.
日向炎看著他跑走，一股古怪的違和感湧上心頭，茫然地想，好像有哪裏不太對？
As Devon watched him rush away, an odd feeling of uneasiness bubbled up in his chest. He thought vacantly to himself, something didn’t seem quite right?
這時，書房的門卻又打開了，一顆熟悉不過的可愛臉蛋從門後探頭進來，笑嘻嘻地說：“哥哥，客廳已經打掃完畢了喔。”
At this time, the door to the study opened once more, and a familiar cute face peeked out from behind it. Smiling happily, DS II said, “Gege, living room cleanup is finished.”
日向炎露出了十足古怪的表情，也有點莫名其妙，但是他總算還記得自己曾經讓DSⅡ去幫忙打掃客廳，他嘗試著問：“……DSⅡ？”
Devon revealed an extremely queer expression. This situation, too, was a bit baffling, but overall he did remember letting DS II help clean up the living room. He tried asking, “… DS II?”
“是，哥哥。”DSⅡ從門後跳出來，笑嘻嘻，精神十足地大聲回應。
“Yes, Gege.” Smiling happily, DS II jumped out from behind the door and responded loudly and energetically.
肯定有哪裏不對勁？
Something was definitely not quite right, but what?
剛醒來的日向炎有點混沌，搞不懂到底發生了什麽事情，他沈默了一會，開口說：“DSⅡ，去幫我泡杯咖啡。”
Having just woken up, Devon was a bit muddleheaded, so he didn’t understand exactly what had happened. He quieted for a moment, then opened his mouth and said, “DS II, go make me a cup of coffee.”
“好呀！哥哥，那你的咖啡要加多少糖和奶精呢？”DSⅡ笑眯眯地問。
“Okay! Gege, how much sugar and creamer do you want in your coffee?” DS II asked, beaming.
糖和奶精？日向炎突然想到了什麽，立刻下命令：“你立刻去找安特契，現在，馬上離開這裏！”
Sugar and creamer? Devon suddenly thought of something and immediately ordered, “Go find Theodore Avery right away. Now, leave this place at once!”
“好！”收到緊急命令，DSⅡ立刻轉身離開。
“Yes!” Having received an urgent order, DS II immediately turned around and left.
日向炎一邊以手指敲著桌面，一邊等待著，雖然他的臉色十分平靜，但他的手指卻愈敲愈快，愈敲愈急……
As Devon waited, he tapped his fingers against the desk. Even though his expression was utterly calm, his fingers tapped more and more quickly, more and more urgently…
終于，敲門聲響起來，同時，不停敲擊桌面的手指刹然停止了。
Finally, a knock rang out. At the same time, the ceaselessly tapping fingers halted.
日向炎假裝低頭看公交，然後輕喊：“請進。”
Devon lowered his head, pretending to look at some documents3. He then called softly, “Enter.”
有人走進來，同時也傳來一陣咖啡香，那人將咖啡輕放在桌上。
Someone walked in, and the fragrance of coffee drifted in with him. That person carefully set the coffee on the table.
日向炎隨口說道：“謝了，小夜。”
Devon said carelessly, “Thanks, little Dar.”
那人的身子明顯一僵。
That person’s body stiffened noticeably.
日向炎拿起咖啡，喝了一口，隨口說：“你可以回去休息了。”
Devon picked up the coffee, drank a sip, and said casually, “You can go back and rest.”
“是。”
“Yes.”
那人動作有些僵硬地離開書房。
That person left the study, his movements somewhat stiff.
當他關上門後，日向炎看著書房的門，同時又喝了一口咖啡，然後露出近日來，第一個微笑。
After he’d closed the door, Devon looked at the door of the study, taking another sip of coffee at the same time. He then revealed his first smile in the past few days.
“阿夜，還是你泡的黑咖啡最好喝了。”
“Dar, the black coffee that you make is still the best.”
＊＊＊
哥哥果然還是喜歡小夜！
Sure enough, Gege still liked little Dar!
日向夜氣沖沖地沖出書房後，就趴到欄杆上找DSⅡ的蹤影，幾乎有種想找他再打一架的沖動，但卻沒看到DSⅡ的人。
After Daren had rushed out of the study furiously, he leaned over the banister looking for traces of DS II’s presence. He had somewhat of an impulse to look for DS II and start another fight, but he didn’t see DS II anywhere.
該不會，他在安特契爸爸那裏？
He couldn’t possibly be with Papa Avery, could he?
“爸爸也是我的！”
“Papa is mine too!”
他低喊一聲，然後直接跳到一樓，還嚇了衆多保镖一跳，在衆人驚訝的眼神中，他坐到唯一完好的那張沙發上，按下了地下二樓的按鈕。
He growled, then jumped directly to the first floor. He even startled the numerous bodyguards. Under their surprised gazes, he sat down on the only intact sofa and pressed the button for the second floor of the basement.
一下到地下二樓，DSⅡ果然就在這裏，他正幫忙安特契遞一些用具。
He arrived at the second floor very quickly. Sure enough, DS II was here, just about to hand Theodore some utensils.
他怒氣沖沖地沖向DSⅡ，這時，DSⅡ也感覺到玄日的敵意，他直接就抓過了一旁鐵盤上的手術刀。
He rushed toward DS II in a rage. At this time, DS II also felt Dark Sun’s hostility, so the former immediately grabbed a scalpel from a metal tray nearby.
見狀，日向夜也伸出了鋼鐵指甲……
Seeing this, Daren also extended his steel nails…
兩人對峙著，安特契卻絲毫無所覺，他看著儀器上顯示的數據，拿著筆紙記錄下來，時不時皺眉看著實驗台上的實驗品，似乎在思考該如何動手。
The two of them faced each other, but Theodore hadn’t noticed this at all. He looked at the data displayed on his apparatus and recorded it using pencil and paper. From time to time he’d wrinkle his forehead while looking at the test subject on his lab table, seeming to be pondering what to do next.
“還是先切掉壞損部分吧？不然影響到正常部分就不好了。”
“Perhaps I should remove the damaged portion first? Or else it won’t be good if it influences the normal portion.”
安特契喃喃自語完，立刻下命令：“DSⅡ，准備手術。”
When Theodore finished mumbling to himself, he immediately ordered, “DS II, prepare for surgery.”
下命令時，他甚至沒回頭，也根本沒發現實驗室多了個人出來。
While giving the order, he didn’t even turn his head, completely unaware that there was an extra person in the laboratory.
DSⅡ雖然接收到命令了，但因爲正在和高度危險的對象對峙，所以他並沒有去准備實驗……不過，安特契根本也沒有發現，只是繼續看著他的實驗品。
Even though DS II had received an order, he didn’t begin preparing for the experiment because he was currently in the middle of a confrontation with a highly dangerous target… however, Theodore didn’t notice at all, continuing to look at his test subject.
這時，日向夜不經意地看見安特契正在認真動刀的對象……
At this time, Daren accidentally saw what Theodore was absorbed in performing surgery on…
“白蓮月？”
“Yue Baylian?”
日向夜脫口而出，驚訝得連警戒都忘記了。
Daren blurted, so surprised that he even forgot to be cautious.
實驗台上躺的不是別人，就是他親手殺死的白蓮月，更重要的是，他看起來並不像死去的樣子，日向夜甚至看見了他蓋著白布的胸口正上下起伏著。
Lying on the lab table wasn’t some other person― it was Yue Baylian, who Daren had killed with his own hands. More importantly, he didn’t look like he was dead at all, and Daren even saw Yue Baylian’s chest rising and falling under the white cloth he was covered with.
白蓮月還活著！
Yue Baylian was still alive!
聽到這聲叫喊，一直專注在實驗品的安特契終于察覺不對勁了，他狐疑地回過頭，正好看見兩個阿夜……
Hearing this exclamation, Theodore, who had been focused on his test subject the entire time, finally sensed that something wasn’t quite right. He turned his head suspiciously and saw two Dars…
安特契一愣，看了看比較近的阿夜，有看了看比較遠的阿夜……他開口叫喚：“DSⅡ？”
Theodore stared blankly. He looked at the Dar who was closer to him, then looked at the Dar who was farther away from him… he opened his mouth and called, “DS II?”
“是。”比較近的阿夜，也就是DSⅡ，大聲回答。
“Yes.” The Dar closer to him, that is, DS II, replied loudly.
安特契看著比較遠的阿夜，這個才是真正的阿夜啊……不過他怎麽會在這裏，而且表情似乎很驚訝？！
Theodore looked at the Dar farther away from him. So this one is the real Dar, huh… but why would he be here, and wearing such a surprised expression too?!
日向夜收起了指甲，一邊看著實驗台上的人，一邊走過來，忍不住喃喃念：“白蓮月不是死掉了嗎？被我殺死了……”
Daren retracted his nails. As he looked at the person on the lab table, he walked over and couldn’t help murmuring, “Wasn’t Yue Baylian dead? Killed by me…”
“根據醫學上來說，是死掉了。”
“According to medical science, he’s dead.”
安特契盯著日向夜好一會兒後，才低頭看著白蓮月，緩緩地解釋：“不過，他其實是一部分的腦受損了，幸好我那時爲了治療你的傷，帶著全副的醫療設備，即時把他接上人工循環系統，所以他還活著，但已經變成植物人了，不過，如果我能把他受損的部分用芯片代替成功的話，也許他能夠完成恢複正常。”
After fixing his gaze on Daren for a long moment, Theodore lowered his head to look at Yue Baylian and explained slowly, “But actually a portion of his brain is damaged. Fortunately, I brought all of my medical equipment back then in order to treat your injuries. I immediately connected him to an artificial circulatory system, so he’s still alive. He’s already become a vegetable though, but if I can successfully replace the damaged portions of his brain with microchips, perhaps he’ll be able to completely recover to normal.”
“白蓮月能夠恢複正常……”
“Yue Baylian will be able to recover…”
那白蓮星不就可以不用報仇了嗎？
Then Shain Baylian wouldn’t have to avenge his father anymore, right?
日向夜莫名得有點欣喜，白蓮星是第一個和他一起玩戀愛虛擬機的人，而且自己還放過了白蓮星，如果可以的話，他並不想在日後，還是得親手殺掉白蓮星，一想到自己可能會因爲自衛而被迫殺掉他，那種感覺就很不舒服。
Somehow Daren was indescribably happy. Shain Baylian had been the first person to play the virtual lover game with him, and Daren had also let him go. If possible, he didn’t want to have to personally kill Shain Baylian someday in the future. Just thinking about possibly having to kill Shain Baylian in self-defense gave him a very uncomfortable feeling.
“不過，我手頭上已經沒有可用的芯片了。”
“I don’t have any microchips on hand though.”
安特契原本很煩惱，他原本有的芯片，全在日皇進入實驗室接回阿夜的那時，全都被日皇給‘殺人滅口’，接著‘一把火燒得幹幹淨淨’了。
Theodore had originally been very distressed. The microchips he once had had all been “murdered” and subsequently “burned to the ground” by the Solaris Emperor when the latter had entered the laboratory to retrieve Dar.
那個戀弟狂根本不在乎那間實驗室曾經花掉的恐怖金額，所有研究成果將給醫療界、科學界和格鬥界帶來什麽巨大沖擊，他甚至不管那些成果可以帶來的商機有多大。
That guy with a brother complex didn’t care at all about the ridiculous amount of money that had been spent on that laboratory or about the enormous impact all of his research results would have on medicine, science, and combat. He didn’t even care about how big the business opportunities from the research results would be.
爲了保護阿夜的秘密，日皇連看都沒有看那些東西一眼，就徹底埋葬掉那間實驗室。
In order to protect Dar’s secret, the Solaris Emperor hadn’t given those items a single glance before thoroughly burying that laboratory.
安特契那時雖然心痛，不過可也沒膽求日皇，至少留個芯片下來……說不准日皇會連自己都一起推進火坑燒幹淨。
At that time, even though Theodore had felt pain in his chest, he hadn’t had the nerve to beg the Solaris Emperor to at least leave behind some microchips … he hadn’t been able to say whether or not the Solaris Emperor would push him, too, into the pit of fire to burn.
也由于實驗室全毀，所以沒有芯片可替換，就算是他，也只有對白蓮月的情況束手無策而已。
And because the laboratory had been completely destroyed, he didn’t have any microchips to use. Even he had his hands tied with regards to Yue Baylian’s condition.
不過，現在似乎不用煩惱了。
However, he didn’t need to be distressed anymore now, it seemed.
安特契看著日向夜，後者正看著白蓮月，不知道想到什麽了，神色看來很是高興，連嘴角都微微上揚。
Theodore looked at Daren, who was currently looking at Yue Baylian. Theodore didn’t know what Daren was thinking about, but the latter’s expression seemed very happy. Even the corners of his lips were tilted slightly upwards.
但是，他顯然沒注意到自己的笑容。
However, he obviously wasn’t aware of his own smile.
安特契推了推鼻梁上的小眼鏡，也露出了微笑，裝作隨意的語氣問：“阿夜呀，你老哥剛剛又說要殺我了……”
Theodore pushed up the glasses sitting on the bridge of his nose as he, too, revealed a smile. Adopting a casual tone, he said, “Dar, your older brother just said he’s going to kill me again…”
日向夜一聽，緊張地脫口而出：“什麽？哥哥又要殺爸爸了？”
As soon as Daren heard this, he blurted out nervously, “What? Gege wants to kill Papa again?”
他轉頭看著安特契，滿臉的緊張和擔憂，安特契也回看著他，臉上一點緊張的意思都沒有，甚至還帶著笑意。
He turned his head to look at Theodore, his face full of nervousness and worry. Theodore looked back at Daren, but Theodore’s face contained not a hint of nervousness. He was even wearing a smile.
這是，日向夜的表情從擔憂轉爲疑惑，兩人又對看了一會，他才‘啊’的一聲，瞪大了眼看著安特契神色有點慌亂和緊張，似乎不知道該怎麽辦。
At this time, Daren’s expression shifted from worry to doubt. The two of them then stared at each other some more before Daren gave an “Ah” sound, looking at Theodore with eyes opened wide. Daren’s expression was somewhat frenetic and nervous; he seemed not to know what to do next.
“你這孩子真是……”
“This child, you really are so…”
安特契笑著搖了搖頭，有點無奈地說：“真沒想到啊！那個大大咧咧的伊薩特，居然是看得最清楚的人。”
Theodore laughed and shook his head, saying somewhat helplessly, “I really didn’t think of this! That carefree Ezart actually saw things the most clearly.”
“伊薩特說了什麽？”日向夜眨了眨眼，有點迷惑地問。
“What did Ezart say?” Daren blinked and asked, slightly confused.
“他說你只是在鬧別扭、在生氣，過陣子就會好了。”
“He said you were just throwing a huge temper tantrum, you were just mad, and after a period of time you’d be okay again.”
安特契苦笑，還真的是過陣子就好，枉費他絞盡腦汁才想到DSⅡ的存在，日皇也動用人力去尋找秘密實驗室，但這一切的努力都沒伊薩特的一句話有用——阿夜過陣子就好了。
Theodore laughed wryly. Daren really had been okay after a period of time. All the brainpower he'd used to think of DS II’s existence had been a waste, as well as the Solaris Emperor's mobilization of manpower to search for the secret laboratory. All of their efforts, however, hadn’t been as useful as a single sentence spoken by Ezart ― Dar would be okay after some time.
“怪不得，雖然伊薩特對你愛理不理的，你還是這麽喜歡他，連艾爾利安他們這麽關心你，卻還是抵不上一個伊薩特了解你。”
“No wonder, even though Ezart treats you coldly and indifferently, you still like him so much4. Even the concern Elian and the others had for you couldn’t compare to Ezart’s understanding of you.”
日向夜看著安特契，不太理解，但是卻十分好奇，伊薩特了解自己？
Daren looked at Theodore, not quite understanding, but he was very curious. Ezart understood him?
“根本不用擔心你。”安特契揉著日向夜的頭，笑著說：“你啊！一開始就會選擇了最懂自己的好朋友了。”
“I shouldn’t have worried about you at all.” Theodore rubbed Daren’s head and said, smiling, “Oh, you! Choosing the friend who’d understand you best at the very beginning.”
“伊薩特嗎？”日向夜垂下了頭，悶聲說：“可是他今天都不理我，還自己先去上學……”
“Ezart?” Daren hung his head, saying sadly, “But today he’s been ignoring me, and he even walked to school without me…”
“那是因爲……”
“That’s because…”
伊薩特急忙要解釋，那是因爲日皇的命令……啊啊！日皇還不知道阿夜已經恢複原狀了。
Theodore hurriedly began to explain, that’s because of the Solaris Emperor’s order… ah! The Solaris Emperor didn’t know that Dar had already returned to normal yet.
“還有艾爾利安他們，他們今天都沒來找我。”日向夜說得委屈得緊，眼淚差點都要掉下來了。
“And Elian and the rest too, today they didn’t come looking for me.” Daren spoke as if he felt wronged, his tears threatening to drip out.
“啊！”
“Ah!”
安特契張大了嘴想要解釋，但轉念一想，現在要緊的是通知日向炎，解釋之類的事情等日向炎下來，親自解釋給阿夜聽就好了。
Theodore opened his mouth wide, wanting to explain, but then he had second thoughts. Right now, what was most important was to contact Devon. Explaining things and such could wait until Devon came down and did it himself, and then everything would be okay.
他一邊走去打電話，一邊說：“我得先告訴你哥，你已經沒事了。”
As he walked to the phone, he said, “I need to tell your brother first that you’re okay first.”
在安特其拿起電話是，日向也卻急急地說：“不要告訴哥哥！”
As Theodore picked up the phone, Daren said quickly, “No need to tell Gege!”
安特契愣了愣，反問：“爲什麽？”
Theodore stared blankly, replying, “Why?”
“沒有爲什麽……”
“No reason why…”
日向夜有點心虛地回答，然後，他的眼神飄到一旁的DSⅡ上，有點生氣地說：“反正有小夜在，哥哥有小夜就夠了。”
Daren replied, looking slightly guilty. His gaze then drifted onto DS II nearby, and Daren said somewhat angrily, “In any case, little Dar’s here. It’s enough for Gege to have little Dar.”
鬧別扭……安特契苦笑，再一次佩服伊薩特。
Throwing a huge temper tantrum… Theodore laughed wryly, feeling another surge of admiration for Ezart.
安特契原本覺得有點不妥，但是想想，算了！等哪天日皇真的快受不了，想讓自己給阿夜陪葬時，再說出來也不遲。
Theodore had originally felt it was a bit inappropriate, but after thinking some more, he decided, forget it! He’d wait until the day the Solaris Emperor couldn’t stand it anymore and wanted to be buried next to Dar. Telling the Solaris Emperor then wouldn’t be too late.
反正，日皇平時可沒少把掌心雷指在他頭上，能夠讓這位王者多緊張一下，也很不錯。
Anyways, the Solaris Emperor ordinarily aimed his BHP 9mm at Theodore’s head quite often, so being able to worry that emperor for a bit was also pretty sweet.
安特契聳了聳肩，挂上電話，一邊走回實驗台，一邊說：“這樣的話，就讓DSⅡ再存在幾天好了。”
Theodore shrugged his shoulders and hung up the phone. As he walked back to the lab table, he said, “If that’s the case, then I’ll let DS II exist for a few more days.”
“安特契爸爸，你在說什麽？”日向夜不解地問。
“Papa Avery, what are you saying?” Daren asked uncomprehendingly.
“我沒有芯片來治好白蓮月，你記得嗎？”
“I don’t have any microchips to cure Yue Baylian, remember?”
安特契提醒了一下，見後者點了點頭後，他繼續解釋：“你還沒恢複之前，我得用DSⅡ來測試各種能讓你回複的方法，所以不能動他，但是，現在你已經好了，DSⅡ就沒有存在的必要，他的芯片只要調整一下，就可以讓白蓮月使用。”
Theodore reminded Daren. After seeing the latter nod his head, Theodore continued explaining: “Before you’d recovered, I had to use DS II to test various methods for your recovery, so I couldn’t touch him. But now you’re all right, so it’s not necessary for DS II to exist anymore. After altering his microchip a bit, I can let Yue Baylian use it.”
聽到DSⅡ可能會被消滅，日向夜愣了愣後，看向DSⅡ，後者依舊站在那裏，面帶微笑。
Hearing that DS II might be annihilated, Daren stared blankly. He looked at DS II, who was still standing there wearing a smile.
他還是討厭DSⅡ，討厭就是討厭！
He still hated DS II. Hate was hate!
但……
But…
(Mis)Translation Notes
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