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{color 0}#150W七耀暦１２０２年　地方都市ロレント#20W――{0x05}

{color 0}#150WYear 1202 of the Septian Calendar, Rolent...#20W{0x05}

{color 0}#70W#1S……シェラザード、#40W

{color 0}#70W#1S...Scherazard...#40W

{color 0}#40W#2S……シェラザード！#20W

{color 0}#40W#2S...Scherazard!#20W

ん～………………？

...Mm?

あら？　……ここどこ……？

Huh? ...Where am I?

大丈夫？ 少し飲みすぎなんじゃない？

You feeling all right? Sure you haven't had too much to drink?

あー…………………… 懐かしい夢を見たわ……

Boy, that dream really brought back memories...

あの頃はアタシも、 若かったわよねー……

Hard to believe I was once that young...

ふふ、久しぶりに いい感じに酔ったみたいね。

Heehee. I see you've gotten yourself nice and plastered.

でもあんまり年寄り臭いことを 言うものじゃないわ。

You might want to watch what you're saying, though. You're still young, but no one'll believe it if you start talking like that.

そ、そうだよ しぇやザードきゅん……

Sh-She's...riiight... Scheraaaaaa...

ぼぼ、ボクはねぇ…… …………ボクはぁ……

I-I-I-I... I-I...

あらオリビエさん、 もう起きちゃったの？

Wow. I thought you'd be out for a while longer, Olivier.

ふふ、寝覚めに一杯どうぞ。

Heehee. Let me pour you another glass, then.

や、#20Wヤメテ……ヤメテ……

P-Pleeease...#20W Mercyyyyyy...

あんた、なに鬼なことしてんのよ。

You can be such a monster.

フォークナー、オリビエに もう一本付けてやって～！

Faulkner, bring Olivier another bottle over!

あ、あぅあぅ…………（意味不明）

*unintelligible gibberish*

あー、アイツまた早退#4Rトンズラ#したのね。

Ugh... Looks like Faulkner's gone and left early again.

チッ……仕方ない。 アタシが取ってくるかぁ……

Fine. Guess I'll have to go get the bottle myself.

何かキッツイやつは ないかなぁ～っと……

Well, if I'm getting out of my seat, I'm getting the strongest thing in the house!

お、ブランデー発見！！

I spy some brandy!

だめよ、シェラザード。

Scherazard, he's literally only just gotten up.

寝覚めなんだから、 軽い果実酒くらいに しておかないと。

At least start him off on some fruit wine before you start bringing out the big guns.

じゃ、両方ね。

He can have both! Problem solved.

ヤメテ……しんじゃう……

Spare meee... I'll dieeeeee...

ところでさぁ、アイナ……

By the way, Aina...

あの後何杯飲んだのよ。

You remember when we first met? How much did you down again?

あの後？？

Down? Down what?

ほらぁ、２人で 初めて飲んだとき！

Booze! We're talkin' booze, baby!

{color 5}シェラザードはオリビエの頭に酒を注いだ。

{color 5}Scherazard began pouring alcohol onto Olivier's head.

シェラザードったら、 注ぐ場所を間違ってるわよ？

That should go in his mouth, Scherazard.

ありゃりゃ？

You schwaaa...?

あー、ホントだー……

Oh... Silly me.

きゅ……きゅぅ…………

Eeeeeeek... Glaaargh...

う～む、さすがはロレント。

My... Rolent's cuisine really is exceptional.

旬の野菜を使った料理は まさしく絶品という他ないよ。

It makes perfect use of seasonal ingredients, too.

帝都なら、三ツ星レストランが もったいつけて出して来る味さ。

If this were Erebonia, you'd be paying a premium at a three star restaurant for food like this.

あら、気に入ってもらえた？

Wow. Sounds like you're quite the fan.

フッ、無論だよ。

Heh. But of course.

ボクの愛してやまない 美味なる酒と美味なる料理。

I couldn't ask for a more heavenly situation than the one I find myself in right now.

そして地上の女神と例うべき このような２人の美女に 囲まれているのだからね。

Sampling fine food and fine drink while accompanied by the finest women... What man wouldn't want to swap with me?

フフ……

Haha...

聞いてた通り、 ずいぶんお上手ね。

I see the rumors about you were all true.

アイナも気をつけなさい。

You'll want to watch yourself around this one, Aina.

こいつってば ほんと見境ないんだから。

He really will go after anything that moves.

あっ、フォークナー君！

Oh, Faulkner!

ワインが足りないわよ。 もう２、３本お願い。

We're short on wine over here. Bring us another two or three bottles!

それとコニャックも頼むわ。 できれば帝国産の物をね。

Oh, and throw in some Cognac, too. Preferably Erebonian.

は、はい！

R-Right!

ちょ、ちょっと２人とも……

W-Wait a second...

飛ばし過ぎじゃあないかい？

Can't we ease ourselves in a bit before going for the hard stuff?

そう？

I think we've been taking this a bit TOO easy, if you ask me.

しゃべってばかりで 今日はむしろ遅いぐらいよ。

We've been talking for ages! Time to get drinking.

いいじゃないの。 のんびり行きましょう。

Well, I don't mind going with a slower pace for a while.

あら、でも……

Still...

オリビエさんの グラスが空いてるわね。

Your glass is completely empty, Olivier. That just won't do.

は、はは…… お気遣いありがとう。

Ha...haha... Th-Thank you...

お、お待たせしました。

H-Here you go, here's your drinks.

ありがとう。

Thanks.

オリビエさん、 コニャックはロックで？

Want your Cognac on the rocks, Olivier?

え……

...What?

... Quoi ?

ごめんなさい。 ワインばかり飲ませちゃって。

It wouldn't be fair of us to be forcing you to drink nothing but wine, after all.

帝国の方なんですもの、 きっと蒸留酒がお好みよね。

You're Erebonian, after all. I'm guessing you'd prefer something a lot stronger.

はーん、なるほどねえ。

Well, that makes sense.

道理でペースが遅いと思ったわ。

No wonder you drink slowly if you're used to stronger drinks.

ゴ、ゴホンゴホン……

*cough* *cough*

と、ところでシェラ君……

I-Incidentally, Schera...

こちらのアイナさんとは もう長い付き合いなのかな？

Do you go back quite some time with this Aina lady?

そりゃあ、まあね。

You could say that, yeah.

準遊撃士の頃からの 付き合いですもの。

I've known her since back when I was a junior bracer.

ほう…… なかなか面白そうだね。

Oh my... That must be quite some time, then.

差し支えなければ 聞かせてもらえないかい？

Might I ask how you came to meet?

ええ、初めて会ったのは 今から６年前の王都――

It was six years ago, in Grancel.

私が護衛の依頼を 出しにギルドへ行った時よ。

I went to the guild to ask for an escort, and that was when I first ran into her.

その頃、準遊撃士だった私も たまたま王都の支部に居てね。

I just happened to be in the guild at the time, you see.

で、依頼を受けてみたら、 事件なんかとは無縁そうな お嬢様がやって来たってわけよ。

I ended up accepting her request, but it really didn't seem like something worth my time at first.

ふむ、アイナさんには 何かトラブルでもあったのかい？

Still, I can only assume it turned out to be? Had she gotten herself caught up in some kind of trouble?

資産家だった祖父が 病で亡くなってしまったのよ。

I had. My rich grandfather had died of illness, you see -- and that was the start of it all.

孫のアイナに全財産をゆずる…… そんな勝手な遺言状を残してね。

Because he had left his entire fortune to me.

ま、あとはお決まりのコースよ。

After that, I'm sure you can imagine how it all went.

どこからか親族が涌いて出て アイナに取りつき始めたわけね。

One relative after another wanted the mira she had inherited...

腕ずくで相続放棄を企むような、 荒っぽい連中までいたぐらいよ。

There were even some who tried to invalidate her right of succession to get it all for themselves.

フウ、それは悪質だねえ。

Oh dear. They sound like really despicable fellows.

遺言が執行されるまでの数日は 本当に心細くって……

In the end, I found myself a few days before my right of succession was due to expire, with no one to turn to...

ま、そんなわけで仕方なく この怖いお姉さんに頼ったの。

...and that was why I ended up having to rely on this scary lady here for help.

あら、ずいぶんな言い様ねえ。

Oh, that's real nice.

だって、シェラザード……

You can't deny you were scary, though.

あなた、私のこと あからさまに嫌ってたじゃない。

I mean, it was pretty clear you hated me at first. You didn't exactly hide it.

もしかして……

Oh?

出会った当初の２人は 折り合いが悪かったのかい？

So you weren't quite this friendly at first, then?

私もまだ若かったし、 いろいろと気むずかしかったのよ。

Well, I was pretty young at the time. I still had a lot to learn about the world.

まあ、資産家の娘ってだけで 気に入らなかったのは確かだけど。

...Although I can't deny I started disliking her the second I found out she was from a rich family.

か、完全な偏見じゃないか。

Th-That's quite some prejudice from you...

なによ、うるさい口ね。

Oh, quiet.

……と、思ったら案の定、 グラスが空いてるじゃない。

Less talking, more drinking, Mr. 'My Glass is Empty Yet Again.'

お、おや、そうだったかな？

O-Oh, is it? Oh dear...

ま、ボクのことは気にせず 話を続けてくれたま……

Worry not, though. I would much rather focus myself on your story regardless.

まあまあ、そう言わずに。 …………（トクトクトク）

What's a good story without a drink to go with it? You can have both! *Pouring*

ア、アイナさん！？

A-Aina?!

ええっと…… どこまで話したかしら。

So... Umm... Where were we?

ひっく…… い、依頼を受けた所までさ。

*Hic* Y-You were telling me about how Schera ended up taking your request.

あっと、そうそう。

Oh, right.

まあ、そんなわけで 逃亡生活が始まったわけよ。

Anyway, even with Scherazard's help, we ended up getting chased around the capital by pursuers...

追っ手を避けるために ほんと王都中を走り回ったわ。

It was exhausting, to be honest.

でも、お嬢様育ちの依頼人は 文句の一つも言わなかったのよ。

But our little rich girl here didn't have a single complaint to make.

その辺りからだったかしら、 私たちが打ち解け始めたのって。

I think that was about when we finally started opening up to one another a bit.

あれだけ一緒にいれば そりゃ、気心も知れるわ。

Well, after being together for that long, it was basically inevitable we'd grow more familiar with one another before long.

それになにより、 私にはあなたが新鮮だったのよ。

More than anything else, though, you were really fascinating to me.

今まで生きて来た世界には まったく居ないタイプだったから。

You were like no one I'd met before with my sheltered upbringing, after all.

それで意気投合しちゃって…… 無事に遺言が執行された夜は、 ２人して祝杯をあげてたぐらいよ。

So while we might not have gotten along very well at first, we did end up hitting it off. We even went out for drinks after all was said and done.

ま、本当に意気投合したのは その飲み会がきっかけよね。

It was then that we REALLY started hitting it off, though.

どこかお高くとまってる 大金持ちのお嬢さん……

After all, all my prejudices towards you were well and truly shattered when I saw how she drank.

そんな私の偏見を、 アイナの飲みっぷりが 粉砕してくれたってわけよ。

That was...not a sight I was ever expecting to see from a rich girl. Not at all.

うぃ……ひっく…… で、でも祝杯って……

*Hic* St-Still... *Hic* If you were drinking six years ago...

６年前とすりゅと…… 計算が合わにゃくないかい？

Were you even legally allowed to?

あー、もう…… 酔っぱらいは黙ってなさい。

*sigh* Quiet, drunkard.

でも、驚くのはこの後よ。

The most surprising part of all of this is still yet to come.

なにしろ、アイナったら せっかく手に入れた遺産を 全額寄付しちゃったんだから。

That's what she did with all the money after finally inheriting it -- she donated the lot!

ほ……ほんとうきゃい……

R-Really...?

ええ、女王様の福祉基金に １ミラも残らず差し上げたわ。

Yep. I gave it all to Her Majesty's welfare foundation.

挙げ句に、さばさばした顔で 『仕事を見つけないと』なんて 言い出すんですもの……

Then after all that was done, she just looked like the weight of the world had been lifted from her shoulders and started talking about finding a job.

さすがの私もほっとけなくてね。

After seeing that, I couldn't bring myself to turn my back on her.

それでギルドの仕事を 紹介してもらったのよ。

So that was when she introduced me to the guild and I was able to find work there.

フフ、今考えてみれば ちょっとやり過ぎだったわね。

You really were far too good to me.

あら、そう思ってるなら もっと感謝して欲しいわね。

If that's what you think, perhaps you could act a little more gratefully towards me.

だから、その分のお礼は 仕事で返してるじゃない。

I'm paying you back through my work! Isn't that enough?

それに、お酒の席でもね。

By joining you for drinks, too.

あなたの誘いを断らないのは 私とカシウスさんぐらいのものよ。

I mean, the only people who don't refuse a request to drink with you are Cassius and I.

ふふん、いいもん㈱

Heehee. Not any more! ㈱

これからはオリビエが 付き合ってくれるから。

Now we can add our dear friend Olivier to that list.

ね～ん、オリビエ～㈱

Can't we, Olivier? ㈱

……………………………

...

......

あ、あれ？

O-Olivier?

はあ、残念……

Oh dear...

酔いつぶれちゃってるわね。

Looks like our dear friend Olivier isn't with us any more.

え～、そんなぁ。

But we were only just getting started!

まだまだ宵の口じゃな～い。

The night is only just beginning!

こら～、オリビエ～！

Stop pretending to be asleep and get back to drinking, Olivier!

寝たふりしたってダメよ～！

I know you're not really asleep!

お、おうおうおう……

Wh-Wh-What's going on...?

ねえ、シェラザード…… 私が言うのもなんだけど。

Umm... Scherazard... It might not be my place to say this...

あなた、呑み仲間は 大切にした方がいいわよ。

But I think you should probably take better care of willing drinking partners. They're few and far between for you.

シェ、シェラさん！？ 乱暴はやめて下さいよ。

Sch-Schera?! What are you doing?!

あら～ん、フォークナー君㈱

Oh, look who it is! ㈱

んふふ、ちょうどいいわ♪ 代わりに付き合いなさいよ。

You're just in time to join us for a few drinks in Olivier's place. ♪

だ、だめですって！ 僕にはこれから仕事が……

I-I couldn't possibly! I'm working ere!

え～ん、やだやだ～っ。 一緒に飲んでちょうだいよ～。

Aww, come oooon... You wouldn't really say no, would you?

……飲んでくれないと脱ぐわよ。

...If you don't join us, I will strip.

いっ！？

What?!

Quoi ?!

はあ、始まったわね……

*sigh* Here we go again...

ア、アイナさんも 見てないで止めてくださいよ！

D-Don't just sigh, Aina! Help me here!

ふう～、やけに暑いわね～㈱

Boy... It sure is hot in here... ㈱

あ、あわわわっ！？

E-Eeeek!

きゅ……きゅう……

Guhh... Guhh...

{color 5}こうして―― 田園の夜は更けゆくのだった。

{color 5}Eventually, the night came to an end.

この一人の旅人はどうかに 宴からの生還を果たしたが――

The unfortunate traveler who had found himself involved in this potentially fatal drinking session was fortunately able to escape alive...

その後も、ふとした瞬間に ２人の面影を思い出しては、 人知れず身震いをするのであった。

But the scars the experience left on his psyche would perhaps never heal.