R11:CO2 09A.txt (!)

//EDITING NOTE: Any changes to this section must be synchronized with CO2_01 (bad end).

気がつくと――%K%P
When I came to my senses――

私は暗黒に包まれていた。%K%P
I was engulfed in darkness.

何も見えない。何も聞こえない。何も匂わない。何も感じない。%K%P
I couldn't see anything. I couldn't hear anything. I couldn't smell anything. I couldn't feel anything.

『え？　これは……？』%K%P
"Eh? What...?"

声さえ、出すことができない。%K%P
I couldn't make a sound. Even my voice was gone.

闇の中に、さらに黒を溶かし込んだような、そんな完全な暗黒の中に私はいた。%K%P
I found myself in a darkness so total, it was as if an even further blackness had been enfolded into the dark of night.

上下の感覚がない。%K%P
I had no sense of up or down.

上を向いているのか、下を向いているのか、寝ているのか、起きているのか、それすらもわからない。%K%P
I didn't know whether I was facing upward, downward, or even if I was awake or asleep.

何も私に触れていない。%K%P
Nothing was touching me.

無重力の中を漂っているような感じだった。%K%P
It was as if I was floating in zero gravity.

服をまとっている感触がない。%K%P
I couldn't feel the clothes I was wearing.

手足を動かすことができない。%K%P
I couldn't move my limbs.

どこに手足があるのかも、わからない。%K%P
I didn't even know where my arms and legs were.

暑くもない。寒くもない。%K%P
It wasn't hot, nor was it cold.

そもそも空気を感じない。%K%P
I couldn't feel air around me at all.

私は……%K%P
I...

呼吸をしていない。%K%P
I wasn't breathing.

心臓の、鼓動が、感じられない。%K%P
I couldn't... feel... my heart beating.

………………。%K%P
..........

………………。%K%P
..........

………………。%K%P
..........

…　…　え　？%K%P
... ...Huh?

どういうこと？%K%P
What is this?

どういうこと？　どういうこと？　どういうこと？　どういうこと？　どういうこと？　どういうこと？%K%P
What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this?

これは……いったい？%K%P
What in the world... is going on?

私の身体は、どうなってしまったの？%K%P
What has happened to my body?

今、私は、どういう状態なの？%K%P
What... has happened... to me?

何が、起こったの？%K%P
What... happened?

誰か……いないの？%K%P
Is there... anyone here?

誰か…………誰か……誰か……誰か………………。%K%P
Anyone...... anyone... anyone... anyone..........

お願い……誰か……答えて。%K%P
Please... someone... answer me.

答えて……。%K%P
Answer me....

教えて……。%K%P
Tell me....

答えて………………。%K%P
Answer me..........

目の前の闇がすぅっと消え去っていくようにして、私の視界は光に包まれていった。%K%P
The darkness in front of me suddenly vanished, and my field of vision was enveloped in light.

浮遊感……。%K%P
A floating feeling....

不思議な感覚だった。%K%P
What an incredible sensation.

何も感じないはずなのに、身体が浮き上がっているような気がしている。%K%P
Even though I shouldn't be able to feel anything, I can sense my body floating.

ふわふわ……ふわふわ……。%K%P
Floating... floating....

なんだか……とても気持ちいい。%K%P
It feels... so pleasant.

とても気分が安らいでいく。%K%P
Such a safe, relaxing sensation.

こんな感覚、初めてだ。%K%P
It's the first time I've felt this way.

もういいや……。%K%P
Whatever....

なんでもいい。%K%P
It doesn't matter anymore.

このまま、何もかも、なるがままに任せよう。%K%P
Let's just leave everything as it is now.

その時――%K%P
And just then――

私は一瞬だけ垣間見た。%K%P
I caught a glimpse of it for only a moment.

私を……%K%P
I was...

いや……%K%P
No...

正確には、たぶん『私』が入っていた身体を……%K%P
To be more exact, the body that "I" entered...

悟の、身体を……。%K%P
Satoru's body....

悟の身体は、仰向けの姿勢のまま、リビングに倒れていた。%K%P
Satoru's body had collapsed, lying face up in the living area.

刃物で刺されたのか、胸から尋常じゃないくらい大量の血が流出している。%K%P
He may have been stabbed using cutlery, as there was an abnormally large amount of blood flowing out of his chest.

悟の身体はピクリとも動かなかった。%K%P
His body didn't move an inch.

悟は……%K%P
Satoru is...

死んで、いるのだ。%K%P
Satoru is dead.

そして……私もまた……。%K%P
And... so am I....

そうか……。%K%P
I see....

悟は誰かに殺されてしまったのだ。%K%P
Satoru was killed by someone.

殺されて…………。%K%P
Killed.......

涙を流さず、嗚咽もあげず、私は泣いた。%K%P
Without shedding a tear, or letting out a single sob, I cried.

泣いて、泣いて、泣いて…………。%K%P
And cried, and cried, and cried.......

やがて……%K%P
And before long...

私の世界は、失われた。%K%P
my world faded away.

%N%N%N%N
%CF66A%FS%LCThis⑳story⑳has⑳not⑳finished⑳yet.%FE%N
%C88FC%FS%LCThis⑳story⑳has⑳not⑳finished⑳yet.%FE%N
%FS%LCThis⑳story⑳has⑳not⑳finished⑳yet.%FE%N
%FS%LCTruth⑳is⑳not⑳revealed.%FE%N
%FS%LCAnd⑳it⑳circulates⑳through⑳an⑳incident.%FE%N
%FS%LC――⑳It⑳is⑳an⑳infinity⑳loop!%FE
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ロック解除――アルバム（全キャラクター表情集）
Unlocked――Album (All Character Facial Expressions)

いきなり視界が真っ暗になった。%K%P
All of a sudden, my field of vision turned pitch black.

そして、左腕に焼けるような激痛が走る。%K%P
And I felt a sharp pain running down my left arm, as if it was burning.

こころ「あうっ……！？」%K%P
Haah...?!

わけもわからず、私は悲鳴を上げた。%K%P
I screamed, not knowing what was going on.

なに？%K%P
What?

何が起きたの？%K%P
What was happening?

心臓が高鳴る。%K%P
My heart was beating quickly.

左腕の痛みのせいで、何も考えられない。%K%P
Because of the pain in my left arm, I wasn't able to think.

何が起きたの？　痛い――。どういうこと？　なんで暗いの？　電気はどこ？　痛いよ……。誰か……誰か…………。%K%P
What was happening? It hurts――. What does this mean? Why is it so dark? Where's the electricity? It hurts.... Somebody... Somebody.......

頭の中がパニックに陥る。%K%P
The inside of my head was falling into panic.

ようやく気づいたのだが、姿勢がおかしい。%K%P
I finally noticed that my posture was weird.

さっきまで立っていたのに、今は床に這いつくばるような格好になっている。%K%P
I'd been standing until just a moment ago, but now I was crawling on the floor as though groveling.

転んだの……？%K%P
Had I fallen over...?

それにしても、この痛みはただごとじゃない。%K%P
But moreover, this pain was no laughing matter.

どこかにぶつけたとか、そういうレベルじゃない。%K%P
It wasn't on the same level as the pain you feel just from bumping into something.

闇の中に目をこらした。%K%P
My eyes caught something in the darkness.

誰か……いるの？%K%P
Was... someone there?

わからない。%K%P
I couldn't tell.

目が慣れていないせいで、いるのかいないのか判断できない。%K%P
I couldn't decide whether there was anyone there or not because my eyes weren't adapted to the darkness.

誰かいるような気配もする。いないような気もする。%K%P
It looked like someone was there. It felt like no one was there.

動揺しているせいで、それすらわからなかった。%K%P
I was so agitated that I couldn't even tell.

逃げなきゃ――。%K%P
I had to run――

本能的にそう思った。%K%P
I instinctively thought that.

どういうことかはわからないけど、私は今、殺されそうになっている！%K%P
I didn't know what it was, but right now, it felt like my life was at risk!

私は痛みをこらえて、四つん這いのままで逃げだした。%K%P
I endured the pain, and crawling away on all fours, I made my escape.

テラスに面した大きな窓にたどり着く。%K%P
I reached the large window that faced the terrace.

そこでようやく、私がいまいるのはスフィアだと気づいた。%K%P
There, I finally noticed that I was now inside SPHIA.

また転移したんだ。%K%P
I transferred again.

ほのかな明かりが、外から射し込んでいた。%K%P
A faint light shone in from outside.

窓の向こうは灰色だ。雪も吹きつけている。%K%P
Beyond the window was only gray. The snow continued to blow.

夢中で窓を叩く。%K%P
I deliriously beat on the window.

こころ「逃げなきゃ……外に出ないと……！」%K%P
I have to run... If I don't get outside...!

でも窓の開け方がわからない。%K%P
But I didn't know how to open the window.

恐る恐る背後を振り返る。%K%P
I timidly turned my head and look behind me.

リビングの奥の方までは明かりが届かず、薄闇に包まれていた。%K%P
Engulfed in gray, the lamplight didn't even reach into the inner part of the living area.

パッと見たところ人影はないが、どこかに潜んでいるかもしれない。%K%P
None of the places I glanced at had any sign of people in them, but they may have just been hiding.

どうしよう。%K%P
What should I do?

ここに突っ立っているのは危険だ。%K%P
It was dangerous to just stand there.

こころ「逃げなきゃ……！」%K%P
Gotta run...!

でも、どこへ？%K%P
But where to?

どこが一番安全なの？%K%p
Where is it the safest?

正面玄関へ向かう
Head toward the main entrance

個室へ逃げ込む
Run to a private room

正面玄関――。%K%P
The front entrance――

あそこからなら外に出られるかもしれない。%K%P
I might be able to get out from there.

でも――。%K%P
But――

私は躊躇する。%K%P
I hesitated.

正面玄関へ行くためには、リビングを通り抜け、さらにキッチンをも通らなければならない。%K%P
To get to the front entrance, I had to pass through the living area, and I had to go through the kitchen as well.

私を殺そうとした誰かが、その途中に潜んでいる可能性もある。%K%P
It was possible that someone who had been trying to kill me was waiting along the way.

もしも途中で襲われたら――。%K%P
If I got attacked midway――

そう考えると、身体が震えた。%K%P
Just thinking about that made my body tremble.

へたり込みそうになる。%K%P
I felt like I was about to collapse to my knees.

どうしよう――。%K%P
What do I do――

行くべきか、この場にとどまるべきか……。%K%P
Do I go, or do I stay here...?

行くんだ。%K%P
I'm going.

行かないと、殺される！%K%P
If I don't go, I'll be killed!

私は、震える身体を抱きしめ、勇気を振り絞った。%K%P
I held my trembling body, and summoned my courage.

行くなら、一気に駆け抜けるしかない。%K%P
If I was going, then I would just have to make a run for it now.

のんびりしていたらダメだ。%K%P
I couldn't afford to take my time.

こころ「……っ」%K%P
......

薄闇の中を、できるだけ腰を低くして走る。%K%P
In the dim light, I ran, holding my body as low as I could.

壁際を通って、リビングを縦断――。%K%P
I ran along the wall, through the living area――

と思った瞬間――！%K%P
Or so I thought――！

いきなり足の裏の感触が消えた。%K%P
All of a sudden, I felt as if the ground had disappeared from under my feet.

こころ「えっ！？」%K%P
Ahh?!

床がない！？%K%P
There's no floor?!

違う、ステップだ。%K%P
No, it's a step.

リビングとキッチンの間には段差があったんだ！%K%P
There was a difference in the floor level between the living area and the kitchen!

そう気づいた時には、もんどりうって段差を転げ落ちていた。%K%P
At the moment I realized that, I fell down the step.

こころ「いたた……」%K%P
Ouch...

全身が痛くて、涙が滲み出る。%K%P
My entire body was wracked with pain, bringing tears to my eyes.

こころ「もうやだ。誰か助けて……」%K%P
I can't take this. Somebody save me...

私は痛みをこらえて慌てて立ち上がる。%K%P
I endured the pain and stood up, confused.

慎重に周囲を窺い、足を引きずりながら今度こそ正面玄関までたどり着いた。%K%P
Surveying my surroundings with care, this time I made it to the front entrance in spite of the injured foot which I was dragging behind me.

頑丈そうな自動ドアは、固く閉じていた。%K%P
The sturdy-looking automatic door was firmly shut.

前に立ってみても、うんともすんとも言わない。%K%P
Even if I stood in front of it, it didn't respond in the slightest.

停電がまだ続いているんだ。%K%P
The power was still out.

電気が止まっているから、自動ドアが開かない。%K%P
If the electricity has been cut off, then the automatic door won't open.

こころ「お願いだから開いてよ！」%K%P
I'm begging you, open up!

ドアを叩いた。でもそんなことをしても開くはずはない。%K%P
I pounded on the door. However, even if I did that, there was no way the door was going to open.

どうしよう――。%K%P
What should I do――

逃げ場がない。%K%P
There was nowhere to run.

私は、背中をぴったりとドアに寄せ、もう一度リビングの方を窺った。%K%P
Straightening my posture and drawing close to the door, I furtively looked back toward the living area.

薄闇に包まれたキッチンにもリビングにも、人の気配はない。%K%P
Blanketed in a dim light, neither the kitchen nor the living area held any sign of a human presence.

しばらくじっと息を殺していた。%K%P
I held my breath for a while.

動きはない。%K%P
Nothing moved.

こころ「助かった……の？」%K%P
I'm... safe?

それとも、どこかで待ち伏せしているの……？%K%P
Or else, are they lying in wait somewhere...?

私は辺りに気を配りながら、悟の部屋へ身体を滑り込ませた。%K%P
Keeping a sharp lookout, I slipped into Satoru's room.

誰かの部屋へ逃げ込もう。%K%P
I'll take refuge in someone's room.

鍵を掛けて立てこもれば、追っ手から逃げられるはず。%K%P
If I lock myself in and bar the door, I should be able to escape my pursuer.

でも、誰の部屋へ……？%K%P
But whose room....?

…………。%K%P
.......

悟の部屋だ。%K%P
Satoru's room.

それ以外に考えられない。%K%P
I didn't stop to consider anywhere else.

この状況下では、誰も信用できない。%K%P
In this situation, I couldn't trust anyone.

私は辺りに気を配りながら、悟の部屋へと向かった。%K%P
Keeping a sharp lookout, I made for Satoru's room.

ドアを閉め、鍵をかける。%K%P
Closing the door, I lock it behind me.

これで大丈夫だろう。%K%P
I should be safe now.

安心した途端、さっきの恐怖がじわじわとよみがえってきて、私はヘナヘナとその場に崩れ落ちてしまった。%K%P
Just as relief had set in, my fear from before began to return bit by bit, and I crumbled to the ground, my strength drained.

腰に力が入らない。%K%P
I couldn't put any power into my torso.

身体がブルブルと震えてしまう。%K%P
My body quivered.

緊張感が解けたことで、左腕の痛みがさらに増してきた。%K%P
With the spell of tension broken, the pain in my left arm began to sharpen.

そっと触れてみると、ヌルヌルとした感触がある。%K%P
Softly touching it, I felt something slippery.

血だ……%K%P
It was blood...

？？「優希堂くん？」%K%P
Yukidoh-kun?

ギクリとした。誰か部屋の中にいる！%K%P
I jumped. Someone was in the room!

こころ「だ、誰！？」%K%P
W, who?!

？？「私よ」%K%P
It's me.

こころ「その声は……内海さん？」%K%P
That voice... Utsumi-san?

内海「ええ、そう」%K%P
Yes, that's right.

内海「どうかしたの？」%K%P
Is something wrong?

こころ「……た、大変です。急に――」%K%P
...I, it's terrible. Just now――

そこまで言いかけて、慌てて口をつぐんだ。%K%P
I stopped my mid-sentence and hurriedly snapped my mouth shut.

なぜ内海が、悟の部屋にいるのだろう。%K%P
Why was Utsumi in Satoru's room?

こころ「…………」%K%P
......

内海「優希堂くん？　急に何？　どうしたの？」%K%P
Yukidoh-kun? What happened just now? What's wrong?

内海のものと思われる気配が動いた。%K%P
The presence of the one I recognized as Utsumi moved.

私の方へと近づいてくる。%K%P
She was walking toward me.

どうしよう。%K%P
What do I do?

逃げるべきだろうか。%K%P
Should I run?

内海を、信頼してもいいのだろうか。%K%P
Can I trust Utsumi?

もし内海が私を襲った犯人だったら？%K%P
What if Utsumi was the one chasing me?

私が逃げまどっている間に、この部屋に忍び込む時間はじゅうぶんにあった。%K%P
She would have had plenty of time to sneak in while I was running toward this room.

彼女が待ち伏せをしていた犯人である可能性は、否定できない。%K%P
I couldn't deny the possibility that she's the pursuer, waiting to ambush me.

でも逆に、内海が犯人ではなかったら……。%K%P
But, if the reverse was true, and Utsumi wasn't the culprit....

この部屋から出ることによって、彼女もろとも危険に飛び込むことになる。%K%P
If she left this room, she would be stepping directly into the path of certain danger.

内海「優希堂くん？　大丈夫？」%K%P
Yukidoh-kun? Are you okay?

内海の気配はすぐ目の前まで迫っている。%K%P
Utsumi's presence pressed in further, now almost right in front of me.

どうしよう――。%K%P
What do I do――

なにを信じればいいの……。%K%P
What should I believe...?

わからない。わからないよ……。%K%P
I don't know. I don't know....

私はきつく目を閉じ――%K%P
I shut my eyes tight――

内海「あら」%K%P
Oh.

内海「停電、直ったみたいね」%K%P
It seems the power's been restored.

こころ「……え？」%K%P
...What?

私はゆっくりと目を開いた。%K%P
I slowly opened my eyes.

内海の言う通り、電気が復旧していた。%K%P
Just as Utsumi had said, the electricity was back.

闇に慣れた目にはまぶしくて、私は手でひさしを作った。%K%P
To my eyes which had become accustomed to the dark, it was blinding, so I shielded my eyes with my hand.

ちょうど、置き時計が目に入った。%K%P
The clock on the table entered my field of vision.

７時４３分。%K%P
7:43.

悟から『時間を計測してくれ』と言われていたので、つい時計に敏感に反応してしまう。%K%P
Because Satoru had said "please check the time," I had unconsciously become sensitive to the presence of clocks.

転移してから今の時間まで１０分くらいだろうか。%K%P
Had it been about ten minutes since the transfer?

だとすると、今回の転移は７時３３分……。%K%P
If that was the case, the last transfer happened at 7:33....

内海「……っ！」%K%P
...Ah!

内海「優希堂くん、あなた、どうしたの……！？」%K%P
Yukidoh-kun, what's wrong...?!

こころ「え？」%K%P
Eh?

内海が血相を変えて駆け寄ってきた。%K%P
Utsumi's face went pale, and she rushed over to me.

思わず緊張する。%K%P
I inadvertently tensed.

内海「血が出てるじゃない！」%K%P
You're bleeding!

こころ「あ……」%K%P
Ah...

私も左腕を見てみた。%K%P
I looked at my left arm as well.

そして驚いた。%K%P
And was profoundly shocked.

私の――正確には悟の――左腕は真っ赤に染まっていた。%K%P
My――or more accurately, Satoru's――left arm was dyed a deep red.

それだけでなく、指先から雫となって床に垂れ落ちている。%K%P
Not only that, there were drops forming on my fingers that dripped to the floor.

床には、すでに血痕がいくつも落ちていた。%K%P
Many bloodstains had already formed there.

こころ「うわ……」%K%P
Wah...

頭がクラクラする。%K%P
I grew dizzy.

貧血起こしそう……。%K%P
It felt like I was going to go anemic....

すでに左腕は、焼けるような熱を帯びていた。%K%P
My left arm already felt like it was burning.

ジンジンと痛みが全身に響く。%K%P
The pain reverberated through my whole body.

内海「すぐに手当てしないと！」%K%P
We have to treat it right away!

内海「待ってて。すぐに救急箱を――」%K%P
Wait here. I'll go and get the first aid kit right away――

内海は私の横をすり抜け、部屋から出ていこうとする。%K%P
Separating from me, Utsumi quickly made to leave the room.

私は慌てて内海の腕を掴み、引きとめた。%K%P
I panicked and grabbed Utsumi's arm, pulling her back.

こころ「待って！」%K%P
Wait!

こころ「今、外に出たら危険よ！」%K%P
If you go outside right now, you'll be in danger!

内海「えっ！？」%K%P
Eh?!

内海がいぶかしげな表情で私へと向き直る。%K%P
Utsumi turned back toward me with suspicion.

こころ「あ……えっと、その……」%K%P
Ah... um, that is...

内海「…………」%K%P
......

こころ「…………」%K%P
......

部屋の中に、沈黙が流れる。%K%P
Silence enveloped on the room.

内海「冬川さん、なの？」%K%P
Is that you, Fuyukawa-san?

こころ「え？」%K%P
Huh?

こころ「え、ええ。そうです」%K%P
Y, yes. It is.

言うしかない。%K%P
I had to say it.

こころ「あの、私がこっちに来た直前に――」%K%P
Um, right before I came here――

こころ「あ、つまり人格交換が起きた直前に、ということですけど」%K%P
Ah, just before the personality exchange happened, is what I mean.

内海「ええ」%K%P
Yes.

こころ「誰かに、襲われたの」%K%P
Someone... was chasing me.

こころ「この手も、その時に――」%K%P
That was when my hand――

内海「誰か、って？」%K%P
Someone, you say?

こころ「わかりません。顔は……見えませんでした」%K%P
I don't know who. I... didn't see their face.

内海「…………」%K%P
......

内海は押し黙ってしまう。%K%P
Utsumi stayed silent.

『犯人は誰なのか』ということについて考えているのだろうか。%K%P
She was probably contemplating "who the criminal was."

スフィアには、私と内海の他には、ゆにと犬伏（穂鳥）しかいない。%K%P
Other than myself and Utsumi, only Yuni and Inubushi (Hotori) are currently in SPHIA.

私を襲ったのは、当然ながら私以外の３人ということになる。%K%P
Seeing as I was attacked, I'm obviously exempt, meaning it was one of the remaining three.

ゆには子どもだし、とてもいい子だから、襲うのはあり得ない。%K%P
Yuni's only a child, and he's a really good kid, so there's no way he'd attack me.

そう思いたいのだが、確証は持てない、という警戒心が頭の片隅にある。%K%P
That's what I'd like to think, but I don't have any proof, I think in a wary corner of my mind.

ゆにという子は、どこか不自然だ。%K%P
The child called Yuni is... somehow unnatural.

特に彼が語る言葉には、なにか妙な違和感がある。%K%P
Especially the way he speaks; there's something strangely out of place about it.

そう言えば、再会した時にも彼は『逢いたかった』と――%K%P
Come to think of it, when we were reunited, he said "I wanted to see you," and――

違う違う。%K%P
Wait, wait.

それは山小屋の方のゆにだ。スフィアのゆにじゃない。%K%P
That's the Yuni of the shelter cabin. It isn't the SPHIA Yuni.

でも、山小屋のゆにとスフィアのゆには、同一人物じゃないのだろうか。%K%P
But are the Yuni in the mountain hut and the Yuni in SPHIA even the same person?

こころ「…………？」%K%P
......?

ゆにに関しては、謎だらけだ。%K%P
Everything related to Yuni was full of mysteries.

私は彼をとてもいい子だと思っているけれど、私の知らないなにかを彼は持っているかもしれない。%K%P
I think of him as a really good kid, but he might possess something I'm not aware of.

犬伏と内海に関しては、ゆによりもさらに怪しい。%K%P
As for Inubushi and Utsumi, they're even more suspicious than Yuni.

ゆには子どもだし、とてもいい子だから、襲うのはあり得ないとしても。%K%P
Even if it's true that Yuni's only a child, and he's a really good kid, so there's no way he'd attack me.

犬伏と内海に関しては、どちらも可能性は捨てきれない。%K%P
As for Inubushi and Utsumi, I can't rule either of them out as a possible suspect.

犬伏景子が目覚めたなら、それはつまり殺人鬼の覚醒という意味だ。%K%P
If Inubushi Keiko wakes up, then that would mean the awakening of the murderous monster.

一方で内海も、悟の部屋にいたという不自然さが気になる。%K%P
On the other hand, it seems really strange for Utsumi to have been in Satoru's room.

私は、内海の様子を窺った。%K%P
I took a good look at Utsumi.

こころ「…………っ！」%K%P
......Hii!

あやうく悲鳴を上げそうになった。%K%P
I almost let out a scream.

内海の手のひら……手のひらが……。%K%P
Utsumi's palms... her palms are....

血にまみれていた。%K%P
covered in blood.

やはり、彼女が、私を……？%K%P
As I thought, was she the one who...?

素早く室内を見回してみる。%K%P
I took a quick inventory of the room.

これといっておかしなところは見当たらない。%K%P
I didn't see anything especially out of place.

血に濡れた刃物が転がっているわけでもない。%K%P
There weren't any knives wet with blood or anything lying around.

でも……%K%P
But...

わからない。%K%P
I don't know.

こんな優しそうな女性が、本当に？%K%P
Could this kind-looking woman have really done it?

あんな恐ろしいことを？%K%P
Something so terrible?

内海がナイフを振りかざしている姿など、私には想像できなかった。%K%P
I can't even picture Utsumi brandishing a knife.

内海も、自分の手が血まみれであることに気づいたようだった。%K%P
Utsumi seemed to noticed that her hands were covered in blood as well.

ハッとして手を見ている。%K%P
Taken aback, she looked at her hands.

内海「え、ち、違う……違うわよ……」%K%P
Ah, n, no... This isn't...

内海「これは、いまあなたに引きとめられた時、その腕に触れたから……」%K%P
This was from when I pulled you; I touched your arm, so...

こころ「私、まだ何も言ってないんですけど……」%K%P
I... haven't said anything yet...

内海は恨めしげな顔をした。%K%P
Utsumi's face grew resentful.

内海「聞かなくってもわかるわ」%K%P
I can tell what you're thinking, even if you don't say it out loud.

内海「その目を、見れば……」%K%P
From that look in your eyes...

こころ「…………」%K%P
......

気まずい空気が流れる。%K%P
The atmosphere of the room instantly soured.

私も内海も互いに目を合わせられずに、所在なげに立ち尽くしていた。%K%P
Utsumi and I stared fixedly at one another, both of us standing stock still.

内海「ね、ねえ……」%K%P
H, hey...?

内海は、言いにくそうにおずおずと切り出してきた。%K%P
As if she was trying to say something very difficult, Utsumi's timid voice cut in.

内海「あなた、襲われたときの記憶ははっきりとしてるの？」%K%P
Your memory of being chased, how clear is it?

こころ「え？」%K%P
What?

こころ「いえ、とっさだったから、はっきりとは……」%K%P
No, I was caught up in the moment, so I can't say it was clear...

こころ「でもそれ、どういう……意味ですか？」%K%P
But... what are you trying to say?

内海「本当に、襲われたのかしら」%K%P
I wonder... if you were really being chased.

私は戸惑った。%K%P
I was bewildered.

内海は何が言いたいのだろう。%K%P
I wonder what she's talking about.

内海「怒らないで聞いてね？」%K%P
Don't get angry and just listen, okay?

内海「襲われたというのが、錯覚だったということは考えられないかしら？」%K%P
I wonder if it's possible that you thinking you were being attacked was just a hallucination.

私はムッとなった。%K%P
I got angry.

錯覚であるはずがない。%K%P
There's no way it was a hallucination.

事実、私の左腕は傷ついているのだ。%K%P
It's a fact that my left arm is wounded.

こころ「じゃ、私に怪我させたのは誰なんですか？」%K%P
Then who was it that injured me?

内海「……あなた」%K%P
...You.

こころ「え？」%K%P
What?

内海「あなた自身じゃない？」%K%P
It was you, wasn't it?

こころ「そんなわけ……！」%K%P
There's no way...!

内海「あなたが自分自身を傷付けていないと言うなら、優希堂くんよ」%K%P
If it wasn't you who caused the injury, it may have been Yukidoh-kun.

つまり内海は、悟が自傷行為を行ったと言いたいらしい。%K%P
In other words, it appears that Utsumi's trying to say that Satoru had cut himself.

こころ「そんなはずない！　確かに、私は……！」%K%P
That can't be! I'm sure, I was...!

確かに誰かを見たわけではない。%K%P
Certainly, I didn't see anyone.

確証はない。%K%P
There isn't any proof.

でも、悟が自傷行為をしたとは思えない。%K%P
However, I don't think Satoru would cut himself.

それに、彼は言っていたのだ。%K%P
Besides, he told me.

『何者かに狙われているらしい』――と。%K%P
"It seems someone is after me"――

こころ「悟には、自傷行為に走る兆候があるんですか？」%K%P
Are there any signs that indicate Satoru was cutting himself?
//check, signs might be replaced with symptoms, indication of possibility
//the term Utsumi uses implies that she thinks Satoru might be repeatedly cutting himself, i.e. self-mutilating; Kokoro is asking if there was anything that made Utsumi think so. - the_paper

内海は困ったように首を振った。%K%P
Utsumi shook her head as if troubled.

内海「いえ、私は知らないけど……」%K%P
No, I don't really know...

内海「ということは、やっぱりイヌブ――」%K%P
Which means, it could very well have been Inubu――

言いかけて、内海は口をつぐんだ。%K%P
Utsumi shut her mouth in mid-sentence.

『イヌブ』――イヌブシケイコ。%K%P
"Inubu"――Inubushi Keiko.

つまり内海は、犬伏景子と言いたかったのだろう。%K%P
In other words, Utsumi wanted to say it was Inubushi Keiko.

そう、犬伏景子は稀代の殺人鬼なのだ。%K%P
Yes, Inubushi was a rare example of a natural killer, a murderous monster.

私を襲う人間として一番疑わしいのは、やはり彼女なのだ。%K%P
If I'm trying to find out who attacked me, it's true that she'd be the most likely suspect.

覚醒すれば、このスフィアが未曾有の惨劇の舞台と化してもおかしくない。%K%P
If she awoke, it wouldn't be weird for this SPHIA to be turned into the stage of an unprecedented tragedy.

よほど私が深刻な顔をしていたのだろう。内海は安心させるように優しく微笑んだ。%K%P
I probably had a really serious look on my face. Utsumi gave a kind smile as if to help me relax.

内海「何もわからないうちから、あれこれ疑っているのはよくないわ」%K%P
We don't really know anything yet, so it isn't good to go recklessly suspecting anyone.

内海「それより、早くあなたの手当てをしなくちゃ」%K%P
Moreover, we have to hurry up and treat you.

内海はドアのロックを外し、少しだけ開いて外の様子を窺った。%K%P
Utsumi unlocked the door, and opened it just enough to peer outside and see what was happening.

内海「特に怪しい人はいないわ。さ、来て」%K%P
There isn't anyone especially suspicious-looking out there. Come on, now.

キッチンには、ゆにと穂鳥の姿があった。%K%P
The figures of Yuni and Hotori were there in the kitchen.

私も内海も、ギクリとして緊張してしまった。%K%P
Our tenseness caused both Utsumi and I to give a start when we saw them.

ふたりのうちのどちらかが、私を襲った犯人かも知れないのだ。%K%P
Either of them may be the one who attacked me.

平静を装おうとしても、どうしても意識してしまう。%K%P
Even if I tried to act calm, I couldn't help but be aware of them.

だが、特に不自然なところは見当たらなかった。%K%P
However, I didn't see anything especially suspicious.

刃物を持っていることなどもちろんなく、返り血を浴びたような形跡もない。%K%P
Of course, they weren't holding knives or anything, and there wasn't any trace of splattered blood on them.

ゆに「うわあっ、悟、どうしたの！？」%K%P
Uwaah, Satoru, what's wrong?!

ゆにが大げさに驚いた。%K%P
Yuni said in exaggerated astonishment.

驚くのも当然か。%K%P
It's only natural, I guess.

私は、平気であることを示そうと、笑顔を――%K%P
In order to show my composure, I smiled――

こころ「くっ……！」%K%P
Guu......!

笑えなかった。%K%P
I couldn't smile.

激痛が走る。%K%P
An intense pain runs through me.

血は止まりそうになく、私が歩くと床に点々と新しい血痕を作った。%K%P
It didn't seem like the blood was stopping, and drops of it fell here and there as I walked, adding new bloodstains to the floor.

ゆに「ねえねえ！　血がいっぱい出てるよ！　大丈夫なのっ！？」%K%P
Hey, hey! You're bleeding a lot! Are you okay?!

ゆには本当に不安そうだった。%K%P
Yuni honestly seemed uneasy.

と、内海がにこやかに笑って、ゆにの頭を撫でる。%K%P
Then, Utsumi patted Yuni's head gently while smiling.

内海「冬川さんがね、ちょっと手を滑らせて、自分で切っちゃったのよ」%K%P
You see, Fuyukawa-san's hand slipped, and this cut happened accidentally.

ゆに「え？　そうなの？」%K%P
What? Is that true?

ゆに「って言うか、今はこころんになってるの？」%K%P
Or rather, are you Kokoron now?

こころ「う……うん……」%K%P
Y... yes...

内海の言葉にモヤモヤしたものを感じつつも、私は必死に笑みを作った。%K%P
Though Utsumi's words made me feel gloomy, I forced a smile to my face.

痛みで脂汗が浮き出てくる。%K%P
I broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.

ゆに「ふぅん。おっちょこちょいだね」%K%P
Haah. How careless of you.

ゆには内海の説明に納得したようだった。%K%P
Yuni seemed to have accepted what Utsumi was saying.

私自身は、まるで納得できない。%K%P
I myself can't accept it at all.

誰かが犯人である可能性は高い。%K%P
The possibility that there's another culprit is too high.

でもそれを言い出すのもまずい気がした。%K%P
But I felt it wouldn't be good if I were to say that out loud.

真犯人を刺激したくないし、無実の人を疑ってしまうことにもなりかねない。%K%P
I don't want to provoke the real culprit, and I don't want to suspect an innocent person.

内海の言う通り、何もわからないうちから疑うのはよくない。%K%P
Just like Utsumi said, it isn't good to doubt people when you don't know anything yet.

ここは様子を見た方がいい。%K%P
Right now, it's best if I just observe the situation.

内海「ねえ、救急箱を持ってきて」%K%P
Hey, can you go get the first aid kit?

内海はゆにと穂鳥に指示を出し、私をイスに座らせる。%K%P
Utsumi dispensed instructions to Yuni and Hotori, and then sat me down.

穂鳥がバタバタとした足取りで救急箱を持ってきた。%K%P
Hotori came pattering up to me with the first aid kit.

かなり慌てている姿を見ると、彼女も心配してくれているのだろう。%K%P
Judging from her panicked appearance, she was probably worried about me as well.

ゆには遠巻きに見ている。%K%P
Yuni was watching at a distance.

血が苦手なのだろうか。%K%P
Perhaps he wasn't good with blood.

内海「ちょっと待ってて。手を洗ってくるから」%K%P
Wait just a moment. I'm going to wash my hands.

血で濡れていては治療ができないということだろう。%K%P
She probably can't do anything to treat me while they're bloody like that.

内海は小走りで流し台へと向かう。%K%P
Utsumi trotted over to the sink.

すると、まるで『自分がやる』とでも言うかのように、穂鳥が自分自身の鼻先を指さした。%K%P
Then, as if saying "I'll do it myself," Hotori pointed at the tip of her own nose.

私の前に立ち、救急箱を開く。%K%P
Standing in front of me, she opened the first aid kit.

穂鳥の手はぎこちなかった。%K%P
Hotori's hands were clumsy.

包帯ひとつ巻くのにも悪戦苦闘している。%K%P
She was struggling to wrap the bandage.

途中でからまってしまい、顔じゅうに『？？？』マークを浮かべている。%K%P
It got twisted halfway, and a puzzled expression like a question mark rose to her face.

でも、一生懸命さが伝わってきた。%K%P
But still, it was clear that she was trying her best.

ゆに「ねぇ、大丈夫なの、悟……じゃなくてこころん」%K%P
Hey, are you all right, Satoru... I mean, Kokoron?

ゆに「ホントに平気？」%K%P
Are you really okay?

傷口の方を見ないようにしながら、ゆにが私を気遣ってくれる。%K%P
Without looking directly at the wound, Yuni worried over me.

内海「頑張って。穂鳥ちゃん」%K%P
Do your best, Hotori-chan.

一方の内海は、穂鳥の後ろで応援している。%K%P
On the other hand, Utsumi was behind Hotori, cheering her on.

私はふと違和感を覚える。%K%P
I suddenly remembered that out-of-place feeling.

内海はごく自然に、穂鳥のことを『穂鳥ちゃん』と呼んだ。%K%P
Utsumi called Hotori "Hotori-chan" very naturally.

彼女の本名は、犬伏景子なのに。%K%P
Even though her real name was Inubushi Keiko.

穂鳥と犬伏景子を一目で見分けるほどの違いが、あるのだろうか。%K%P
Are Hotori and Inubushi Keiko different enough to tell apart at a single glance?

ふたり――ふたつの人格――の間には。%K%P
Two――Two personalities――in one space.

それとも、最近はほぼずっと、穂鳥という人格が表に出たままになっているのだろうか。%K%P
Or is it that only the Hotori personality has surfaced lately?

そこまで考えて、嫌なことを思いついてしまう。%K%P
Thinking along those lines, an unpleasant thought comes to mind.

もしも、目の前で私を治療している女の子が、穂鳥ではなく犬伏景子そのものだったとしたら。%K%P
What if the girl before my eyes who's treating me right now wasn't Hotori, but Inubushi Keiko?

あるいは犬伏景子はＤＩＤなどではなく、最初からＤＩＤを装っているだけだとしたら。%K%P
Or maybe Inubushi Keiko never had DID in the first place, and she was only pretending she had DID from the beginning.

私を襲った犯人としては、格段に可能性が高くなる。%K%P
The possibility of her being the one who attacked me grew remarkably higher.

私の不穏な考えになど気づかず、穂鳥はふっと息をついた。%K%P
Not noticing my feelings of unrest, Hotori let out a deep breath.

いつの間にか治療が終わっていた。%K%P
The treatment was over before I knew it.

私の左腕は――%K%P
My left arm was――

包帯でごわごわ。でこぼこ。%K%P
Stiff from the bandage. It was really uneven.

こころ「あはは、す、すごいね……」%K%P
Ahaha, th, that's incredible...

ゆに「へたくそだねー」%K%P
You're not very good at this, huh?

穂鳥は恥ずかしそうにうなだれた。%K%P
Hotori hung her head in embarrassment.

こころ「ありがとう。穂鳥ちゃん」%K%P
Thank you, Hotori-chan.

私の言葉に、穂鳥はかすかに微笑んだ。%K%P
Hotori smiled slightly at my words.

その後、改めて内海に包帯を巻き直してもらい、鎮痛剤を打ってもらった。%K%P
Afterward, Utsumi wrapped the bandage again correctly, and administered a painkiller.

おかげで、かなり痛みは和らいだ。%K%P
Thanks to that, the pain went way down.

ただ、少し頭がボーっとしていた。%K%P
Except my head became a little foggy.

鎮痛剤の影響だろう。%K%P
A side effect of the painkiller, most likely.

私はリビングのソファに横になり、ホッと息をついた。%K%P
I sat across the sofa and took a deep breath.

内海が毛布をかけてくれる。%K%P
Utsumi brought me a blanket.

内海「安静にしててね」%K%P
Try to get some rest.

こころ「あ……はい」%K%P
Ah... yes.

内海もソファに腰を降ろした。%K%P
Utsumi also sat down on the sofa.

ゆにと穂鳥も、ホッとしたような顔で座っている。%K%P
Yuni and Hotori sat down as well, relief on their faces.

ゆに「ぼくが停電直したんだよ、スゴイでしょ？」%K%P
I was the one who fixed the power. Aren't I amazing?

内海「えらいわ、ゆにくん」%K%P
How bright of you, Yuni-kun!

ゆに「いやぁ、それほどでもないけどぉ……もっとほめて」%K%P
Nah, it wasn't that big of a deal... Praise me more!

その会話を、穂鳥は微笑みながら眺めている。%K%P
During the conversation, Hotori watched us, smiling.

この３人の中に、%K%N
Among these three people

私を襲った人間が、%K%N
is the one who

いる。%K%P
attacked me.

穏やかな光景からは想像もつかないけれど、確かに犯人はこの中にいるのだ。%K%N
It seems unimaginable while looking at a calm scene like this, but it's certain that the culprit is among them.

誰が私を襲ったのか。%K%N
Who was it that attacked me?

なぜ。なんのために。%K%N
Why? To what end?

治療を通して、彼らがとても優しい人達であることは実感した。%K%N
During the treatment, they all seemed extremely kind.

みんな、あんなに一生懸命に、私のために、悟のために、親身になってくれた。%K%N
Everyone worked as hard as they could to treat me, to treat Satoru, with tender care.

その親切な仮面の下に、殺人者の本性を持っている者がいる……%K%P
Underneath that mask of kindness, there's someone whose true nature is that of a killer...

私は、誰を信じればいいんだろう。%K%N
Who should I believe in?

誰も信じられない。信じたいのに、信じ切れない。%K%N
I can't trust anyone. I want to trust them, but I can't.

『絶対』がない。%K%N
There's no "certainty."

確信できない。%K%N
I can't be convinced.

頭を抱えて喚きたいような気分だ。%K%N
I feel like grabbing my head and screaming.

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ズキン――腕が痛んだ。%K%N
Throb――My arm hurt.

鎮痛剤を打っても動かすと脈打つように痛む。%K%P
Even with the painkiller, it pulsed with pain whenever I moved.

もし仮に……。%K%N
What would happen to him....

もし仮に、この肉体のまま私が（悟の肉体が）殺されてしまったとしたら、%K%N
What would happen to him if I was killed while in this body (Satoru's)?

私の存在はどうなってしまうのだろう？%K%N
What will become of my existence?

彼の存在はどうなってしまうのだろう？%K%N
What will become of his existence?

そんな不安が、私の頭の中に居座ってしまっている。%K%N
That anxiety remains inside my head.

こっちの世界とあっちの世界。%K%N
This world and that world.

新聞、ゆに、犬伏、人格変換……。%K%N
The newspaper, Yuni, Inubushi, the personality transfer....

さらに今、殺人未遂が加わって……。%K%P
And now there's attempted murder on top of that....

こころ「わからないことだらけだよぅ……」%K%P
There are so many things I don't know...

ゆに「ねえ悟……じゃなくてこころん」%K%P
Hey Satoru... I mean, Kokoron.

ゆににはまだ、悟の身体に入っている冬川こころである私に違和感があるらしい。%K%P
It seemed Yuni still wasn't used to me being Fuyukawa Kokoro inside Satoru's body.

言い間違えて、一瞬顔をしかめた。%K%P
He frowned for a moment from his mistake.

ゆに「こころん、どうしたの？」%K%P
What's wrong, Kokoron?

改めて、私の顔をのぞき込んできた。%K%P
Once again, he stared into my face.

ゆに「ねえ、こころんもほめてよっ。ぼくが停電直したんだよ？　すごくない？」%K%P
Hey, you praise me too, Kokoron. I was the one who fixed the power, you know? Isn't that amazing?

ゆにの罪のない無垢な笑顔を見て、私はつられて微笑んだ。%K%P
Seeing Yuni's pure and guiltless smile, I hung my head and smiled too.

こんな笑みを浮かべる子が殺人者だなんて、思えなかった。思いたくなかった。%K%P
I don't believe that this smiling child is a killer. I don't want to believe it.

内心の不安を飲み込んで、できるだけ普通に接する。%K%P
Swallowing the uneasiness in my mind, I try to act as normal as possible.

こころ「すごいね」%K%P
That is amazing.

ゆに「でしょ～？」%K%P
Riiight～?

こころ「……どうやって、直したの？　電気の知識とかあるんだ？」%K%P
...How did you fix it? Do you have some knowledge of electricity?

ゆに「それは……そのぉ……アレをあーしてこーしたんだよ」%K%P
That's... um... I went there, and did that, and it was fixed.

こころ「で、どうやって直したの？」%K%P
So then, how did you fix it?

ゆに「だからなんで聞くんだよー」%K%P
Well, why do you want to know?

こころ「なんで教えないのよ」%K%P
Why won't you tell me?

ゆに「……言いたくないから」%K%P
...Cuz I don't wanna say.

こころ「ゆ～に～？」%K%P
Yu～ni～?

ゆに「だってぇ……」%K%P
Because...

内海「ねえ、ゆにくん。もしまた停電があった時に、ゆにくんの直した方法を知っていれば、私達でも対応できるでしょう？」%K%P
Hey, Yuni-kun. If there's ever another power outage, if we knew how Yuni-kun fixed it, we'd be able to deal with it ourselves, right?

内海「お願い。教えて？」%K%P
Please. Tell us?

ゆに「…………」%K%P
......

こころ「あとでアメ玉あげるから」%K%P
I'll give you a hard candy later.

アメ玉なんて持ってないけど。%K%P
Although I don't have one on me.

ゆに「食べ物に釣られたりなんかしないよ」%K%P
I won't be baited by food.

と、内海がポンッと手を叩いた。%K%P
Then, Utsumi clapped her hands.
//it might be that thing where you hammer your palm with your fist when you get an idea

内海「それじゃあ、あとでケーキ作ってあげるわ」%K%P
In that case, I'll make you a cake later.

ゆに「ホント！？　ケーキ！？」%K%P
For real?! Cake?!

食べ物に釣られないんじゃなかったの……？%K%P
What happened to not being baited by food...?

私は苦笑してしまった。%K%P
I smiled bitterly.

でも、こんな下らない会話を、純粋に楽しんでいる自分もいた。%K%P
But still, I was genuinely enjoying this silly conversation.

疑心暗鬼になっている自分の心に、染み入るように温かいものが広がっていく。%K%P
A gentle warmth spread through my distrustful heart.

こんな些細な日常が、今までは当たり前だったのに。%K%P
Even though this trivial everyday life was only natural until now.

あの飛行機事故から、全てが狂ってしまった。%K%P
Ever since the plane crash, everything's gone mad.

戻りたい。%K%P
I want to go back.

一刻も早く、無邪気に笑って過ごせる日常へ。%K%P
Even a moment sooner, to those days spent laughing innocently.

ゆにはあっさりと白状した。%K%P
Yuni easily confessed how he had done it.

停電の原因は、何のことはない。%K%P
There really wasn't any reason for the power outage.

配電盤のブレーカーが下りていただけだったのだ。%K%P
The breaker on the panel had just been tripped.

きっと地震のせいだろう……内海はそう推測していた。%K%P
It was probably due to the earthquake... was what Utsumi guessed.

ゆには修理したなどといったが、ただブレーカーを戻しただけに過ぎなかった。%K%P
Though Yuni had told us that he'd fixed it, he hadn't really done anything but set the breaker back to how it was.

だからあれほど言いたがらなかったのか。%K%P
That's why he didn't want to tell us so badly.

自信満々で『直した』と言っておきながら、実は大したことをしていないのが、恥ずかしかったようだ。%K%P
His having said he "fixed it" with great confidence, when he didn't actually do very much, was probably embarrassing for him.

ちなみに、スフィアには生クリームは置いてないらしい。%K%P
By the way, it seems that there's no whipped cream stored in SPHIA.

ゆにはまんまと内海の嘘に引っかかったというわけ。%K%P
So Yuni completely fell for Utsumi's lie.

おかげでへそを曲げたゆにをなだめるのが大変だった。%K%P
Thanks to that, it was a lot of work soothing Yuni out of his bad mood.

配電盤は地下室にあるという。%K%P
It seems the panel was in the basement.

私は、停電の時に『タイミング良く』襲われた。%K%P
I was attacked during the power outage with "good timing."

もしも、停電の原因が地震ではなく、人為的なものだとしたら……。%K%P
If the power outage wasn't caused by the earthquake, but by human hands....

私を襲った犯人に関する手がかりがあるかも知れない。%K%P
There might be a clue there about my attacker.

行ってみることにした。%K%P
I went to take a look.