R11:CO3_07.txt

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黄泉木「熱心に読んでるな」%K%P
You sure are reading that enthusiastically.

黄泉木が、湯気の立ち上るカップを持って立っていた。%K%P
Yomogi was standing in front of me, holding a cup with something steaming inside.

黄泉木「熱心ついでに、熱々のコーヒーはどうかな？」%K%P
So how about lighting your fire with some piping hot coffee?
//I did the best I could, but other people are welcome to contribute substitutions. The joke is that the kanji for "hot" is used in both of the two words - fortunately, this is another Yomogi oyaji gag, and isn't supposed to be very funny. - the_paper

少し悪戯げな笑みを浮かべて、私にカップを差し出してくる。%K%P
A mischievous smile rose to my face as I reached for the cup.

礼を言って受け取った。%K%P
I thanked him as I accepted it.

黄泉木「それって、阿波墨病院連続殺人の……」%K%P
Is that about the Awazumi Hospital serial murders...?

こころ「ええ。犯人の資料です」%K%P
Yes. It's data on the culprit.

黄泉木「そんなに面白いかい？」%K%P
Is it really that interesting?

黄泉木は、一転して真面目な顔で聞いてきた。%K%P
Instantly, Yomogi's expression made a complete change.

世間話をする風には見えない。%K%P
It seems like he didn't want to chat about such matters.

私は戸惑いながらも答えた。%K%P
Perplexed, I gave a reply.

こころ「面白いっていうのとは……違います」%K%P
Interesting, you say... no, that's not quite it.

こころ「でも、とっても興味深いです」%K%P
Rather, it's more like a fascination I have.

こころ「私、元々こういうのを勉強する学生なんで」%K%P
I was originally a student studying things like this, after all.

黄泉木「そうなのか……」%K%P
Is that so...

黄泉木「まさかそれ、きみの？」%K%P
Then that file, could it possibly be yours?

こころ「ええ」%K%P
Yes.

黄泉木「そうか、だからそんなものが」%K%P
I see, so that's why something like that was...

黄泉木は、私の対面に腰掛けた。タバコに火をつける。%K%P
Yomogi lit up a cigarette as he sat in front of me.

うまそうに煙を吐き出すと、黄泉木は立ち上る紫煙に目を這わせた。%K%P
Blowing out smoke with a face that looked like he was enjoying the flavor, Yomogi followed the rising tobacco smoke with his eyes.

私もコーヒーをひと口すする。%K%P
I took a sip of the coffee.

ファイルに夢中になっていたから、身体が冷えていたみたいだ。%K%P
Because I had been absorbed in looking at the file, it seemed that my body had gotten colder.

温かいコーヒーは、お腹にぽかぽかと染みた。%K%P
The hot coffee spread warmth throughout my stomach.

不意に、黄泉木が口を開いた。%K%P
Yomogi started talking again all of a sudden.

黄泉木「なあ、聞きたいんだが……」%K%P
Hey, can I ask you something...?

黄泉木「その犯人ってのは……どんなヤツなんだ？」%K%P
The culprit... what kind of person were they?

こころ「黄泉木さんも、興味あるんですか？」%K%P
Are you interested too, Yomogi-san?

黄泉木「なんというか……その……ヤジウマ根性だよ」%K%P
Well... how do I say this... it's out of curiosity.

少し歯切れが悪いのは、気のせいだろうか。%K%P
Was he being a little inarticulate, or was it just my imagination?

黄泉木「あれだけ世間を騒がせたヤツだからな。山にしか興味のない僕でも、多少は気になる」%K%P
They really shook up society in a big way, after all. Even someone who's only interested in mountains like me would have a little interest in it.

黄泉木「途中からパッタリ犯人については報道されなくなっちまったしね」%K%P
They stopped reporting any information on the culprit halfway through, too.

黄泉木「未成年で、おまけに精神病だからってことで、詳しい情報は伏せられた……被害者ですらなにも教えてもらえなかった」%K%P
It was a minor, and on top of that, one with a mental illness, so the details were all covered up... they didn't even tell us anything about the victims.

黄泉木「そう聞いたよ」%K%P
Or so I heard.

こころ「…………」%K%P
......

黄泉木「犯人は、どんなヤツなんだ？」%K%P
What kind of person was the culprit?

黄泉木はストーブの炎を見つめたまま尋ねてくる。%K%P
Yomogi inquired, keeping his eyes on the stove.

なんと答えるべきだろうか？%K%P
How should I answer?

このファイルは、ゼミの先生に頼んで手に入れたものだ。%K%P
My seminar teacher had given me this file as a favor.

一般には守秘のかかっている代物である。%K%P
Normally, the contents of documents like this were confidential.

詳しい内容を喋っていいものか迷ったので、差し障りのない部分だけ話すことにした。%K%P
I was hesitating over whether to reveal the more detailed content or not, so I decided to only talk about the parts that I thought it would be okay to reveal.

こころ「犯人は、多重人格だったそうです。だから、免罪に……」%K%P
The culprit seemed to have multiple personalities. That's why, the acquittal...

黄泉木「それは知っているよ」%K%P
I already know that.

思いがけないほど強い口調で、黄泉木は言った。%K%P
Yomogi spoke in an unexpectedly forceful tone.

黄泉木「僕が聞きたいのは……なんというか……」%K%P
What I want to know is... how do I say this...

黄泉木「そいつは悪党なのか、ということだ」%K%P
Was that person evil, or something like that.

黄泉木「１２人もの人間を殺してなお、そいつの命は守られているが……」%K%P
After killing twelve people, that person's life is now protected...

黄泉木「果たして、法律で守らなくてはならないほどの価値がある人間なのか？」%K%P
Were they really worthy of being protected by the law?
//Yomogi does know that Inubushi was the murderer, but it seems he's purposely pretending not to know anything about the case here. The gender-neutral pronouns are appropriate IMO.//disagreed, see discussion page. - Raide

こころ「それは……」%K%P
That's...

何が言いたいの？%K%P
What was he trying to say?

黄泉木「あ、いや。特に深い意味はないんだ」%K%P
Ah, wait. My question doesn't have any deep meaning.

私が戸惑っているのを感じ取ったのか、黄泉木は慌てて肩をすくめて見せた。%K%P
Yomogi may have felt that he was confusing me, as he hesitated and then shrugged his shoulders.

タバコをストーブに投げ込むと、声を潜めて続ける。%K%P
Tossing his cigarette into the stove, he lowered his voice and continued.

黄泉木「さっき、２７人もの遺体を見ただろう？」%K%P
We just saw the remains of 27 people, right?

黄泉木「ちょっとナーバスになっちゃってさ」%K%P
I just feel a little nervous.

黄泉木は照れくさそうに頭を掻いた。%K%P
Yomogi scratched his head embarrassedly.

確かに、あの墜落現場の様子は、命について考えさせられるものだった。%K%P
Certainly, seeing that crash site would be enough to make you really think deeply about life.

人によっては死生観が変わるかもしれない。%K%P
It can change how a person views life and death.

私も……取り乱しちゃったし。%K%P
I... became a bit confused as well.

黄泉木はあのとき冷静だったけれど、必死で耐えていただけだったのかもしれない。%K%P
Yomogi may have seemed calm at the time, but he may have only been desperately trying to bear it.

私は、ファイルをパラパラめくりながら、黄泉木になんと答えるべきか考えた。%K%p
While flipping through the file quickly, I had to decide how to reply to Yomogi.

素直に感じたことを話す
Say what I truly felt

はぐらかして答える
Give an evasive answer

私は自分が感じたままを素直に話すことにした。%K%P
I told him what I honestly thought.

こころ「犬伏景子は……悪いことをしたと思います」%K%P
I think Inubushi Keiko... did a bad thing.

こころ「あまりにも酷いことをしたと……私は思います」%K%P
She did so many bad things...

こころ「ただ、彼女の行為は悪ですが、彼女自身の善悪についてはわかりません」%K%P
But, while her actions were evil, I don't know yet whether she herself is good or evil.

こころ「わからないから、調べてみたいと思うんです」%K%P
It's because I don't know that I want to find out.

こころ「どうして、そんな酷いことができたのか、知りたいんです」%K%P
I want to find out why she did such a horrible thing.

私の答えを聞いた黄泉木は、ただ一言、%K%P
Hearing my answer, Yomogi replied with only one phrase.

黄泉木「そうか」%K%P
I see.

と答えた。%K%P
That was his answer.

そして、私の髪をくしゃくしゃと撫でた。%K%P
And then, he mussed my hair with his hand.

黄泉木「なら、生きて帰らないとな」%K%P
In that case, we have to return alive.

こころ「はい」%K%P
Yes.

黄泉木のただならぬ気配を感じた私は、素直に答えることができなかった。%K%P
Able to sense the unusual air about Yomogi, I couldn't give my honest opinion.

こころ「法律は……抑止力だと思います」%K%P
I think the law... acts as a deterring force.

こころ「加害者を守るためのものではないし……」%K%P
It's not as if it exists to protect the criminal...

こころ「被害者に復讐を煽るものであってもならないんです」%K%P
And it doesn't exist as a way to fuel the victim's need for revenge.

こころ「憎しみの連鎖を断つために機能しなくちゃいけないんです」%K%P
It has to function as a way to cut the chain of hatred.

こころ「必要悪……なのかもしれませんね」%K%P
It may be... a necessary evil.

我ながらあからさますぎるはぐらかし方になってしまった。%K%P
My method of evading the answer was too plain.

私の答えを聞いた黄泉木は、少し首を傾げ、%K%P
Hearing my answer, Yomogi tilted his head a little,

黄泉木「一般論か」%K%P
A common opinion, huh?

黄泉木「やっぱり学生だな」%K%P
You're a student after all.

と答えた。%K%P
and answered thus.

こころ「……すいません」%K%P
...I'm sorry.

黄泉木「責めてるわけじゃないよ」%K%P
I'm not criticizing you or anything.

黄泉木「そうだな。きみの言いたいことはわかるよ」%K%P
Well, I get what you're trying to say.

こころ「…………」%K%P
......

黄泉木「さてと、火が弱まってきたな」%K%P
Now then, looks like the fire's gotten weaker.

彼は立ち上がり、大きく伸びをした。%K%P
After standing up, he gave a big stretch.

ストーブの火に、勢いがなくなってきている。%K%P
The stove's flame had lost its vigor.

地下倉庫から薪を補充しなくてはいけない。%K%P
It needed to be replenished with firewood from the basement.

黄泉木「あ、そうそう。優希堂くんがボイスレコーダーに何か吹き込んでたらしいよ」%K%P
Ah, that's right, Yukidoh-kun seemed to have said something into the voice recorder.

黄泉木「君宛のメッセージじゃないのか？」%K%P
Maybe it was a message for you?

黄泉木「…………」%K%P
......

黄泉木「もうひとりの人格がなにをしているのかわからないなんて……ＤＩＤってのはツライな」%K%P
Not knowing what your other personality is doing... DID is pretty tough, huh.

ため息混じりにそう言い残すと、黄泉木は地下へと降りていった。%K%P
Leaving his words mixed with a sigh, Yomogi descended into the basement.

こころ「どうしたんだろ、黄泉木さん……」%K%P
I wonder what's wrong with Yomogi-san...

ハシゴを下りていく黄泉木の背中は、少し寂しそうだった。%K%P
Yomogi's back looked a little lonely as he climbed down the ladder.

３０代にもなると、いろいろあるんだろうか。%K%P
Once you're in your thirties, you probably have a lot to think about.

と、こうしちゃいられない。%K%p
Oh, I can't just sit here.

黄泉木を手伝う
Lend Yomogi a hand

悟からのメッセージが気になる
I'm curious about Satoru's message

こころ「私も手伝います」%K%P
I'll lend you a hand.

私も立ち上がり、地下倉庫に声をかけた。%K%P
Standing up, I yelled down to the basement.

黄泉木「それじゃ、上で薪を受け取ってくれ」%K%P
In that case, can you take the firewood from above?

ハシゴの上で待ち、黄泉木が持ち上げた薪を受け取る。%K%P
Waiting at the top of the ladder, I take the firewood Yomogi is lifting up.

けっこう重い。%K%P
It's kind of heavy.

こころ「んしょっ……」%K%P
Hup...

黄泉木「無理するなよ」%K%P
Don't overdo it.

こころ「平気です」%K%P
I'm fine.

地下倉庫から上げた薪を、黄泉木と一緒にストーブの横まで持っていった。%K%P
Bringing the firewood out of the basement, Yomogi and I carried it over beside the stove.

黄泉木「ありがとう。助かったよ」%K%P
Thanks. You really helped me out.

黄泉木「黛も、冬川さんを見習ってくれるといいんだけどね」%K%P
It sure would be nice if Mayuzumi would follow your example, Fuyukawa-san.

わざと聞こえるように、黄泉木が大きめの声で言う。%K%P
As though he wanted her to hear it, Yomogi spoke in a loud voice.

ベッドで丸くなっている黛は無反応。%K%P
But there was no response from Mayuzumi, who was curled up in bed.

私達は互いに顔を見合わせ、肩をすくめた。%K%P
We exchanged glances, then shrugged in unison.

さて、悟からのメッセージを聞かなくちゃ。%K%P
Now then, I have to listen to the message from Satoru.

悟からのメッセージを聞かなくちゃ。%K%P
I have to listen to the message from Satoru.

彼は、この現象を解決する答えを得られただろうか。%K%P
Did he find an answer that could help resolve this phenomenon?

ポケットをまさぐり、ボイスレコーダーを探す。%K%P
Groping in my pocket, I searched for the voice recorder.

黄泉木「お～い、黛！」%K%P
He～eey, Mayuzumi!

地下倉庫から、黄泉木の大声が響いた。%K%P
Yomogi's loud voice rang out from the basement.

黄泉木「ちょっと手伝ってくれ！」%K%P
Help me out a bit!

ベッドで丸くなっていた黛は、露骨に嫌そうな顔をした。%K%P
Mayuzumi, who had curled up on the bed, made an openly reluctant face.

黛「なんで私なのよ」%K%P
Why me...?

黄泉木「いいから頼むよ！」%K%P
Just come on, I'm begging you!

黛「そっちの女に頼めばいいでしょ」%K%P
You can just ask that woman over there, can't you?

私の方を睨みつけてくる。%K%P
She glared in my direction.

私は慌てて立ち上がった。黄泉木を手伝った方がよさそうだ。%K%P
I panicked and stood up. It seems I should try to help Yomogi-san.

そう思い、地下倉庫へ声をかけようとした。%K%P
Thinking that, I tried calling down to the basement.

と、地下倉庫へ続くハシゴの下から、黄泉木が顔を出した。薪を持ち上げて、床に置く。%K%P
And, from the stairs that lead to the basement, Yomogi's head popped up. He lifted the firewood up and laid it on the floor.

黄泉木「ふぅ……」%K%P
Fuuu...

黄泉木「もういいよ」%K%P
It's fine now.

どうやら自力で済ましてしまったようだ。%K%P
It looks like he managed to finish by himself.

こころ「あの、すいません……気がつかなくて」%K%P
Um, I'm sorry... I didn't notice.

黄泉木「いいって」%K%P
It's fine.

黄泉木は穏やかに笑った。%K%P
Yomogi laughed gently.

気を取り直して、私はＶＲを取り出した。%K%P
Regaining myself, I took out the ＶＲ.

データはふたつ入っていた。%K%P
There were two new data entries.

まず、ＤＡＴＡ１を再生する。%K%P
First, I played ＤＡＴＡ１.

『ああ、えっと……オレだ、悟だ』%K%N
"Ah, uh... it's me, Satoru."

『ゆにから聞いたよ』%K%N
"I heard from Yuni."

『墜落現場に、行ったらしいな？』%K%N
"Seems you went to the crash site, huh?"

『オレは不器用だから、こういうとき、何て言えばいいのか、よくわからないんだけど……』%K%N
"I'm kind of awkward... so I don't know what to say at times like this..."

『ただ……ひとつだけ……』%K%P
"Just... one thing..."

『オレは、こころが生きててくれて、嬉しいよ』%K%N
"I'm glad you're alive, Kokoro."

『こんなことを言うのは、亡くなった人に対して不謹慎かも知れないが……』%K%N
"It might be disrespectful to the dead for me to say this..."

『でも、これは正直な、オレの気持ちだ』%K%N
"But this is truly how I feel."

『オレはこころに出逢えたことを、感謝してる』%K%N
"I'm so glad that I met you, Kokoro."

『おまえがパートナーで、良かったと思ってる』%K%N
"I often think to myself, thank goodness that you're my partner."

『もしもおまえが他の誰かだったとしたら、もっととんでもないことになってたかも知れないし……』%K%P
"If you were anyone else, who knows what might've happened by now..."

『オレの身体はちょっと傷ついてしまったけど……』%K%N
"My body may have this one wound..."

『でも、オレ達は一応、こうしてちゃんと生きてるわけだし……』%K%N
"But that the two of us are still alive right now..."

『それはたぶん、おまえのお陰で……』%K%N
"...is most likely thanks to you..."

『おまえが冷静に、行動してくれてるからで……』%K%N
"It's because you acted with a cool head..."

『ああ、えっと、何が言いたいんだろう？』%K%N
"Ah, umm, what is it I'm trying to say?"

『とにかく、気を落とさないでくれ』%K%P
"Anyway, please don't lose heart."

『こころ……』%K%N
"Kokoro..."

『今、おまえが生きてる意味を、よく考えて欲しい』%K%N
"I want you to think about what the meaning is of you being alive right now."

『亡くなった人の命を取り戻すことはできない』%K%N
"You can't get back the lives of those who were lost."

『過ぎてしまったことは、どうすることもできないんだ』%K%N
"There's nothing you can do about things that have already come to pass."

『でも、少なくともおまえは生きている』%K%N
"But at least you're still alive."

『生き残ったことには、必ず意味があるはずだ』%K%P
"There must be some meaning in the fact that you survived."

『オレはそう思う』%K%N
"That's what I think."

『だから、今はただ、おまえにできることは何なのか、それだけを考えて欲しい』%K%N
"That's why I want you to just think about what you can do now."

『頭のいいおまえのことだ』%K%N
"This is you we're talking about, after all; you're a smart person."

『これだけ言えば、わかるよな？』%K%N
"You understand what I'm saying, right?"

『こころ、どうか気を落とさないでくれ』%K%P
"Kokoro, try not to lose heart."

『おまえはひとりぼっちなんかじゃないんだ』%K%N
"You're not alone."

『オレはいつでも、おまえのそばにいる』%K%N
"I'm always right next to you."

『直接触れあうことはできないけど……』%K%N
"We may not be able to make direct contact, but..."

『オレとおまえは、一心同体みたいなものなんだから……』%K%N
"It's like you and I share one body and one heart, so..."

『だから、オレがついてると思って、安心してくれ』%K%N
"So think of me as being right next to you, and be at ease."

『それじゃあな』%K%P
"Bye then."

ＤＡＴＡ１はそこで終わっていた。%K%P
ＤＡＴＡ１ ended there.

なんだか、とても気恥ずかしかった。%K%P
Somehow, I'm kind of embarrassed.

そして、それ以上に嬉しかった。%K%P
And, more than that, happy.

悟は私のことを気遣ってくれている。%K%P
Satoru was worrying about me.

事故現場へ向かって気落ちしていたことを知って、私を励まそうとしてくれている。%K%P
Knowing that I went to the crash site and was feeling down, he tried to cheer me up.

『オレは、こころが生きててくれて、嬉しいよ』%K%P
"I'm glad you're alive, Kokoro."

そう悟は言ってくれた。%K%P
That's what Satoru said.

私も悟がパートナーで、良かったと思う。%K%P
I think it's great that Satoru's my partner as well.

でなければ、とっくに私は擦り切れちゃっていたと思う。%K%P
If not, I think I'd already be worn out.

悟が支えてくれてくれたから、今の私はあるんだ。%K%P
I'm only here now because of Satoru supporting me.

『今、おまえが生きてる意味を、よく考えて欲しい』%K%P
"I want you to think about what the meaning is of you being alive right now."

そう悟は言ってくれた。%K%P
That's what Satoru said.

私は生き残った。%K%P
I survived.

そして、今も生きている。%K%P
And I'm still alive now.

だから、私は生きている限り、精一杯生きようと思う。%K%P
That's why, as long as I'm still alive, I'll give my all to live.

たとえ、意味なんてわからなくても……。%K%P
Even if I don't understand the reason why....

続けて私はＤＡＴＡ２を呼び出した。%K%P
Continuing, I played ＤＡＴＡ２.

それにしても……なんで、わざわざ２回に分けたんだろう？%K%P
However... why did he purposely divide the message into two parts?

再び、私の声が流れ出す。%K%P
Once again, my voice flows out.

『こころ、言い忘れたことがあった、聞いてくれ』%K%N
"Kokoro, there's something I forgot to mention, so please listen."

『たぶん、すぐには信じてもらえないと思うけど……』%K%N
"You probably won't believe me right away, but..."

『今、こころはこう思ってるんだよな？』%K%N
"This is what you think right now, right, Kokoro?"

『今年は２０１１年だって……』%K%N
"That this is the year 2011..."

『だけど、そうじゃないんだ』%K%N
"But that's not true."

『こころのいる世界は、１年後の、２０１２年なんだよ』%K%N
"In the world you're in right now, it's one year later, the year 2012."

『疑うんなら、まわりのヤツに訊いてもらってもかまわない』%K%P
"If you don't believe me, you can ask the people around you."

『でも、これは厳然たる事実なんだ』%K%N
"But this is an undeniable fact."

『受け入れて欲しい』%K%N
"I'd like for you to accept it as is."

『だから、ゆにのことも……』%K%N
"That's why, about Yuni..."

『えっ？　なになに～？』%K%N
"Huh? What, what～?"

『ぼくのことが、どうかした？』%K%N
"What about me?"

『……ぅ……ぁ……』%K%P
"...uh... ah..."

ＤＡＴＡ２は以上だった。%K%P
ＤＡＴＡ２ ended.

え？　これで終わり……？%K%P
Huh? It ended there...?

びっくりしたと同時に呆れてしまった。%K%P
I was surprised and shocked at the same time.

私のいる世界が……２０１２年？%K%P
The world I'm in now... is the year 2012?

何を言っちゃってるわけ？%K%P
What is he saying?

今日は２０１１年の１月１３日だ。%K%P
Today is January 13, 2011.

今年のお正月には、干支であるウサギのイラストとともに『２０１１　元旦』なんて書かれた年賀状をもらった。%K%P
On New Year's Day of this year, I received a New Years card that read "Happy 2011" written on it along with an illustration of the rabbit of the Chinese zodiac.

どうして彼は、こんな単純な勘違いをしているんだろう？%K%P
Why had he made such a simple misunderstanding?

『疑うんなら、まわりのヤツに訊いてもらってもかまわない』――そうも言っていた。%K%P
"If you don't believe me, you can ask the people around you"――That's what he told me.

こころ「そこまで言うなら、訊いてやろうじゃないの」%K%P
If you're going to say something like that, then I will ask!

私は３人を見渡しながら尋ねた。%K%P
I tried asking while looking over at the three of them.

こころ「あのぉ、みなさ～ん？」%K%P
Umm, everyo～ne?

３人の視線が私に集中する。%K%P
All three focused their gazes on me.

こころ「つかぬ事をお訊きしますが……」%K%P
This is an abrupt question, but...

こころ「今年はぁ、何年でしょ～～か？」%K%P
What year is it right now～～?

途端に、３人の顔が『はぁ？』といったものになる。%K%P
At once, three faces shifted to an expression that seemed to say "huh?"

黄泉木「おいおい、どうしたっていうんだ？　いきなり……」%K%P
Hey hey, what's up? All of a sudden...

黛「ついに脳みそまでイカれちゃったの？」%K%P
Have you finally lost the last of your marbles?

ゆにも目をパチクリとさせている。%K%P
Yuni blinked in surprise.

こころ「いいから、答えてっ」%K%P
Don't worry about it, just answer.

黄泉木「２０１１年、だが……」%K%P
It's 2011...

毛布にくるまった黛を見る。%K%P
I look at Mayuzumi, who was wrapped in a blanket.

黛「２０１１年よ。あったり前でしょ」%K%P
It's the year 2011. Obviously.

ゆにを見る。%K%P
I looked at Yuni.

ゆに「２０１１年……だよ」%K%P
It's... the year 2011.

こころ「ふむ」%K%P
Hmph.

満足のいく答だった。%K%P
I was satisfied with the answer.

これで今年が２０１１年であることが証明された。%K%P
This proved that this year was the year 2011.

やっぱり、悟の勘違いだったのだ。%K%P
As I thought, Satoru must've misunderstood something.

どうしてそんな勘違いをおこしたのかは知らないけれど、間違いは正しておかなければ。%K%P
I don't know how the misunderstanding occurred, but that should clear it up.

私はＶＲにメッセージを録音するために地下へと降りていった。%K%P
I went to the basement to record my message.

そんな私の姿を３人は、言葉もなく茫然と眺めていた。%K%P
The three of them wordlessly stared at me in blank amazement.

ポケットからＶＲを取り出す。%K%P
I took the ＶＲ out of my pocket.

こころ「えっと……こころです」%K%P
Um... this is Kokoro.

こころ「メッセージ聞きました」%K%P
I listened to your message.

こころ「どうして、今年が２０１２年だなんて言うの？」%K%P
Why did you say this was the year 2012?

こころ「今年は２０１１年だよ」%K%P
It's the year 2011!

こころ「勘違いなんて、あなたらしくない」%K%P
It's not like you to be mistaken.

こころ「ちょっと休んだら？」%K%P
Maybe you should rest for a bit?

こころ「みんなにも聞いてみたけど、今年は２０１１年だって言ってた」%K%P
I asked everyone, and they all said it was the year 2011 too.

こころ「繰り返すけど、今年はゼッタイ２０１１年だよ。間違いありません」%K%P
I repeat, this is the year 2011. There's no mistaking it.

録音を停止した。%K%P
I paused the recording.

そして、ちょっと考えた後、私はもう一度録音ボタンを押した。%K%P
And, after thinking for a while, I pressed the record button once again.

こころ「追伸」%K%P
P.S.

こころ「腕時計、はずすのやめてよね」%K%P
Quit taking off my wristwatch, okay?

こころ「腕時計は、腕にはめるから腕時計って言うんだからっ」%K%P
A wristwatch is called a wristwatch because you wear it on your wrist!

ずっとわだかまっていたことを言ってしまったことで、私は少し満足した。%K%P
Having finally told him about the thing which had been bothering me for a long time, I felt a bit satisfied.

『んむふふっ』 。%K%P
"Nmufufu."

自然とニヤついてしまう。%K%P
A smile naturally followed.

上にあがると、３人が遠巻きにして私の方を見ていた。%K%P
Returning to the first floor, the three upstairs were eying me from a distance.

寄り添ってヒソヒソ話までしている。%K%P
They had huddled together, whispering to each other.

ちょっと挙動不審な行動が過ぎたのかも知れない。%K%P
Perhaps my behavior was too suspicious for them to overlook.

が、今に始まったことではないのだ、と開き直った。%K%P
But thinking to myself that this wouldn't be the first time, I became defiant.

悟との人格交換のせいで、周囲から見たら私の言動はかなり怪しいものであろう。%K%P
Because of my personality exchange with Satoru, those watching from around us probably think my speech and conduct quite suspicious.

今更取り繕ったって、どうなるものでもない。%K%P
Nothing will come of it even if I try to smooth things over now.

私は体力を温存するために、毛布をかぶって横になった。%K%P
In order to conserve my strength, I lay down, pulling a blanket over my head as I did.

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目を覚ますと、いつの間にか外は暗くなっていた。%K%P
I open my eyes, and all of a sudden it had become dark outside.

思った以上に長く眠っていたらしい。%K%P
It seems I slept for longer than I thought.

みんなも、各々の位置についてじっとしている。%K%P
Everyone was staying quietly in their own locations as well.

特に異常は起きていないらしい。%K%P
Looks like nothing out of the ordinary happened.

安心したせいか、再び睡魔がやってきた。%K%P
It may have been because of my peace of mind, but drowsiness overcame me once again.

私はウトウトとし始め――……%K%P
As I began to doze off――...