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早いわね、もう上がったの?
You're out rather fast... Have you finished in the bath already?
おいおい、早いって……
Fast? Seriously?
たっぷり一時間は 浸かってたはずだぜ?
I was in there for a whole hour!
そう……
Oh...
Oh...
なんだよ、珍しく 考えこんでるみたいだな。
Man, it's not often I see you looking this deep in thought.
ええ……
I suppose you don't...
……あと一押しがなくてね。
...I feel like I'm one step away from making a decision, but just need one last push to take it.
そうか……
Oh, right...
Oh, c'est vrai...
師父が亡くなって、もう6年か。
Still... Being here like this with you really takes me back. Hard to believe it's been six whole years since Master Ryuga's passing.
ずいぶん旅をしたらしいな。
Sounds like you went on quite the journey between then and becoming a bracer, too.
そりゃあ、あちこちね……
I suppose you could say that.
でも、旅だなんて そんな格好のいいものじゃない。
Going on a journey makes it sound like something I did deliberately, though. In reality it was a lot less cool than that.
ただ、大陸中を流れ流れて その片隅に引っかかっただけ……
I just kind of drifted from place to place, then finally ended up being drawn to one point where I settled.
川を行く落ち葉がいいとこよ。
Kind of like a leaf falling from a tree and ending up floating down a river.
なるほどな……
I see...
Je vois...
だが、それなら そろそろ人間らしく……
Then don't you think it's about time you started picking yourself up...
お前も自分の道を 探したらいいんじゃないか?
...and looking for a path of your own?
あら……
Oh my...
もしかして それで諭してるつもり?
Are you trying to give me a push in the right direction?
ちっ…… 悪かったな口下手で。
Ugh... Sorry for not being able to do a better job of it.
と、とにかく 俺が言いたいのはだな……
S-Still... All I'm really trying to say is...
もう、俺たちは十分に 時間を費やしたってことさ。
I think you've spent enough time here already.
過去の傷を癒すのには それこそ十分な時間をな……
Enough time to heal the scars of the past, at least.
ええ……そうね。
Yes, I suppose...
そうかもしれない……
I suppose you're right.
ねえ、ジン。
...Say, Zin.
ん?
Hmm?
Mhh ?
私が国に戻ったら嬉しい?
Would you be happy if I returned to Calvard?
な、なんだ、いきなり。
Wh-What brought that on?
いいから答えて。
It doesn't matter. Just answer the question.
う、うむ……そりゃあ。
W-Well...
E-Eh bien...
どちらかと言われれば 嬉しいに決まってるだろ。
If I had to pick, I guess I'd rather you be back in Calvard, yeah.
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そ、それがどうした?
Wh-Why do you ask?
いえ……
Oh, no reason...
大統領の誘い、 受けることにするわ。
I've decided I'm going to accept the president's proposal.
お、おい!?
Wh-What?!
別に俺なんかのこと……
You didn't pick that because of what I just said, did you? Because...
勘違いしないで。
No.
ただ、旅を終わらせる きっかけが欲しかっただけよ。
I just wanted some kind of reason to bring this journey to an end.
それと、自分の力を より活かせる場所をね……
As well as a place to make better use of my skills.
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早いわね、もう上がったの?
You're out rather fast... Have you finished in the bath already?
おいおい……これが早いって?
Fast? Seriously?
たっぷり一時間は 浸かってたと思うんだがな。
I was in there for an hour!
そう……
Oh...
Oh...
なんだよ、珍しく 考えこんでるみたいだな。
Man, it's not often I see you looking this deep in thought.
ええ……
I suppose you don't...
……あと一押しがなくてね。
I feel like I'm one step away from making a decision but just need one last push to take it.
そうか……
Oh. Right...
Oh, c'est vrai...
リュウガ師父が亡くなって もう6年か……
Still...being here like this with you really takes me back. Hard to believe it's been six years now since Master Ryuga's passing.
ずいぶん旅をしたらしいな?
Sounds like you went on a hell of a journey between then and joining the guild, too.
ええ、あちこちね……
You could say that.
でも、旅だなんて そんな格好のいいものじゃない。
Going on a journey makes it sound like something I did deliberately, though. In reality, it wasn't quite as organized as that.
ただ、大陸中を流れ流れて その片隅に引っかかっただけ……
I simply drifted from place to place before ending up being drawn to one point where I settled.
川を行く落ち葉がいいとこよ。
Much in the way a leaf that fell from a tree ends up floating down the river.
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……それで、前に言ってた 答えとやらは見つかったのか?
Were you able to find that answer you mentioned a while back?
ふふ、答えなんてものは 今も見つからないわ。
Haha. No. I still haven't.
あえて言うなら、そうね……
Still...
結論のようなものは 見出せたのかもしれない。
...I do feel as though I've found a conclusion of sorts.
結論……
What's that supposed to mean?
ねえ、ジン……
Say, Zin...
どうして私が、直接戦う事のない ギルドの受付になったと思う?
Why do you think I chose to take on a noncombat position like guild receptionist to begin with?
そうだな……
Hmm...
……俺やヴァルターのような 阿呆共と同じ道を歩きたくなかった。
Because you didn't want to follow the same path as idiots like me and Walter?
案外、そんな所じゃないか?
I wouldn't follow us either if I were in your shoes.
ふふ……
Haha...
Ha ha...
あなたたちが阿呆というのは 確かに否定はしないけど。
Not quite, although I'm not going to deny that the two of you are idiots.
おい! そこは一応否定してくれよ。
Hey! That was the one part I DID want you to deny!
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私はね、確かめたかったの。 父が説いてくれた活人拳の意味を。
I wanted to find out the meaning of the Living Fist ideology my father advocated.
戦いを通して互いを 高めあうという、その理念を。
I still believe that being able to better oneself through combat, while your opponent does the same, is a good thing in itself.
確かに……その理念は 理想に近いのかもしれない。
As a warrior, it's probably close to the ideal way.
……でも、そもそも戦いが 前提なのはどうかと思ってしまった。
...Still, I couldn't help but wonder why the ideology had to be based around the premise of fighting.
ふむ………
Hmm...
武人として、生をまっとう することの意義は分かる。
I can certainly understand the significance of living and dying as a warrior.
その上で死が訪れても 後悔がないのも理解できる。
I can also understand how one who lived that way would have no regrets when the time to pass away came.
その考え方自体は 私だって今も変わらないわ。
Nothing has changed within me in that regard since the days we trained together.
でも……父が亡くなって ヴァルターが居なくなった時に ふと思ったのよ。
Yet with Father dead and Walter gone, I couldn't help but wonder...
戦いを通さない活人の道…… そんなのがあっても いいんじゃないかって。
Wonder whether there was some way to make use of the Living Fist without having to fight.
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その答えを求めて 大陸中を巡り歩いたわ。
That was when I started roaming the continent in search of one.
そして、旅の途中で 幾つもの争いや暴力を見ては 自分の無力さを痛感した。
And as I roamed, I found myself face to face with countless conflicts and acts of violence, and I felt powerless every time I did.
……そんな時に駆け込んだのが このリベールのギルドだった。
That was how I came to encounter Liberl's guild. They had arrived to quell one of those conflicts.
どんな時も民間人の安全を 第一に行動するという組織理念……
Something about their ideology--putting the safety of civilians over all else--made me feel that perhaps working under them may give me my answer.
その理念の下で働いていれば 答えが見つかる気がした。
So that was what led me to start working for the guild.
だけど……結局は戦いから 逃れることができなかった。
...But even then, I wasn't able to run away from fighting completely.
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『人が人である以上、 {} どこまでも闘争はつきまとう。』
'The nature of humanity means that as long as we exist, conflict will never cease.'
『なら、その戦いを通して どう争いを治めるか――』
'Instead, what's important is not blindly preaching idealism...'
『その“現実”を見据えた上で {} “理想”を謳う。』
'...but preaching ideals while keeping a firm eye on the reality of how to quell conflict.'
……それが、師父の言葉だったな。
Master Ryuga's words have never left me.
ええ……
Nor have they left me.
そして、その考えからすると……
But all the same...
……私は現実から 目を逸らしたことになるわ。
...I've been looking away from reality all this time.
おいおい……
Come on, now...
だからと言って そうじゃないことは お前だって分かってるだろう。
You know full well that's not actually true.
師父の言う“現実”は 何も戦いだけを指している わけじゃないんだからな。
When he says 'reality,' he's not saying fighting is the be-all, end-all of quelling conflict.
……いいえ、 それとこれとは別問題なの。
That's not what I'm trying to say.
この数年間…… 私はけっして自分の足で 歩こうとしなかった。
All these years, I haven't been trying to walk on my own two feet. Not at all.
新たな活人の道…… それを探すと言い訳しながら 私は放棄していたのよ。
I've just been using trying to find a new way to live by Father's Living Fist ideology as an excuse to stand still.
……ギルドの居心地の 良さに甘えながら、ね。
All while indulging myself in the comfortable environment the guild gave me.
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その意味で私は…… 父の弟子の中では一番の 落ちこぼれかもしれないわね。
In that sense, I must be the biggest failure of Father's students.
その在り方の是非はともかく……
I might not agree with the path Walter took...
あなたにしてもヴァルターにしても 己の道を選び、歩き続けてきた。
...but he, like you, has chosen his own path and started walking forward along it.
父の説いた活人拳に正面から 向かい合って自分の答えを出した。
You two have been facing up to the Living Fist ideal of Father's and slowly reaching your own conclusions on it.
そして、それぞれのやり方で この世界という “現実”と向き合っている……
In your own ways, you've been able to face up to reality.
結局…… 私だけが歩いていなかった。
And I haven't. I've been standing still the whole time.
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いや……{wait} #070Fお前はちゃんと歩いてたさ。
That's the biggest load of crock I've ever heard.{wait} #070FYou've been walking forward just like we have.
え?
In what way?
ただ……それは 他人のための道だったというだけだ。
It's just that the path you've been walking has been one for others rather than yourself.
ギルドにいたお前は 他人が進む道を踏みならすために ひたすらに歩いた。
That river you think you've been helplessly drifting through? You've actually been building a bridge so others can easily cross it behind you.
そしてそれは…… まさに活人の道だったと思うぞ。
When the road is hard, you soften the ground so your fellow guildmates have an easier trek. There's no shame in your way of the Living Fist--it's as true as mine and Walter's.
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ふふ……
Heehee...
Hi hi...
もしかして それで慰めているつもり?
Are you trying to comfort me?
ぐっ……悪かったな口下手で。
Ugh... Sorry for not having a way with words.
と、とにかく 俺が言いたいのはだな……
A-Anyway, all I'm trying to say is this...you know.
お前はあまりにも強すぎて あまりにも生真面目すぎるんだ。
As a person, you're way too strong and way too serious.
そして、その強さと真面目さが お前自身を縛っているように見える。
And at times, it's like those two things just end up restricting you and stop you from seeing things you otherwise could.
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だから……キリカ。 少し肩の力を抜けよ。
So try and relax a little, all right?
少し……ほんの少しでいい。
Just a little.
そうすりゃ、お前なら 色々と見えてくるはずだぜ。
If you do, I'll bet you'll start seeing things you couldn't before.
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………ねえ、ジン。
Say, Zin.
ん、なんだ?
Hmm? What is it?
私が国に戻ったら嬉しい?
Would you be happy if I returned to Calvard?
な、なんだ、いきなり。
Wh-What brought that on?
いいから答えて。
It doesn't matter. Just answer the question.
う、うむ……そりゃあ。
O-Okay...
E-Eh bien...
どちらかと言われれば 嬉しいに決まってるだろ。
If I had to pick, I guess I'd rather you be back home, yeah.
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そ、それがどうした?
Why do you ask?
いえ……
Oh, no reason.
大統領の誘い、 受けることにするわ。
I've decided I'm going to accept the president's proposal.
お、おい!?
Wh-What?!
そりゃ一体どういう……
J-Just because of what I said...?
勘違いしないで。
Don't misunderstand me.
ただ、旅を終わらせる きっかけが欲しかっただけよ。
All I wanted was some kind of reason to bring this journey to an end.
それと、自分の力を より活かせる場所をね……
As well as a place to make better use of my skills.