R11:CO2 10.txt

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私はイスに腰掛け、新聞を広げていた。%K%P
I was sitting in a chair, the newspaper spread out in front of me.

また、飛んだのだ。避難小屋へ戻った。%K%P
I jumped again. I had returned to the shelter cabin.

持っている新聞には、ガムテープがベタベタと貼ってあった。%K%P
The newspaper in my hands had adhesive tape all over it, holding it together.

新聞ごしに、黄泉木とゆにの声が聞こえてくる。%K%P
While reading the paper, I heard Yomogi and Yuni's voices.

黄泉木「ゆに隊員。青と白のストライプという柄について、きみはどうおもうかね？」%K%P
Private Yuni. What is your opinion of blue and white stripes?

ゆに「ちょっと子どもっぽいと思うでありますっ。黄泉木隊長っ」%K%P
I think they're a little childish, Captain Yomogi!

黄泉木「うむっ。それは言えるな」%K%P
Yes, you can say that again.

何を話してるんだろ？%K%P
What were they talking about?

ゆに「ぼくは黒とかムラサキが好きなんだけどね」%K%P
I like black or purple more, you know.

黄泉木「何を言うかっ。白が良いに決まってるだろ？」%K%P
What are you saying?! It's obvious that white is best, right?

黄泉木「新雪のような純白こそが、漢のロマンなんだ」%K%P
Only pure white, like newly-fallen snow, can truly be called truly a man's romance.
//check漢
//lol that kanji. Cutpaste from the TL notes for Higurashi: 漢, which with the reading 'wotoko' means 'the man of men'. In short, it's just Yomogi being ridiculous. - the_paper

ゆに「それっておぢさんっぽいよ、黄泉木隊長ぉ？」%K%P
That's more of an old man's taste, Captain Yomogi.

黄泉木「ゆに隊員こそ、子どもっぽくないぞ？」%K%P
Private Yuni, you aren't very childish either.

なんだか、とても真面目な声色だけど……？%K%P
Somehow, it seemed they were talking in an awfully serious tone of voice...?

なぜ隊長と隊員なんだろ？　探検隊ごっこ？%K%P
Why were they calling each other "Captain" and "Private"? Some sort of exploration team role-playing?

私は、新聞を畳んだ。%K%P
I folded the newspaper.

ゆにと黄泉木が、私の方を見ている。%K%P
Yuni and Yomogi were looking in my direction.

いや、違うっ。%K%P
No, that wasn't it.

私は思いっきり足を開いて座っていた。%K%P
I was sitting with my legs wide open.

ふたりは私のスカートの中を凝視してる！？%K%P
The two of them were staring up my skirt?!

黄泉木「やはり、白は譲れないな！」%K%P
As I thought, white can't be beat!

黄泉木は『うんうん』と頷く。%K%P
Yomogi nodded while mumbling "yup, yup."

ヒゲ面が１週間ぶりにお風呂に入ったかのように、ホンワカと赤くなっていた。%K%P
His bearded face had become as red as if he had been in a hot bath for a full week.

こころ「なにが、白は譲れないですかぁっ！」%K%P
What do you mean, white can't be beat?!

私は慌てて膝を閉じた。%K%P
I panicked and slammed my knees shut.

黄泉木「おいおい、つれないなぁ、優希堂く～ん」%K%P
Hey hey, how cold of you, Yukidoh-kun.

黄泉木「もうちょっとぐらいサービスしてくれたって……」%K%P
Can't you give us a little more service...?

黄泉木の言葉に、私は……%K%p
In response to Yomogi's words, I...

もっと見せてあげる
Let them see more

黄泉木に怒る
Get angry at Yomogi

こころ「しょうがないな……それじゃ、ちょっとだけですよ？」%K%P
I guess I don't have a choice... then, just a little, okay?

黄泉木「えっ！？　良いのか！？　……冗談のつもりだったんだが」%K%P
Eh?! Is it okay?! ...I meant it as a joke, though.

黄泉木「う～む。冬川さんには悪い気もするが、優希堂くんの好意を無にすることもできない」%K%P
M～mm. I feel bad for Fuyukawa-san, but I can't let Yukidoh-kun's good will go to waste.

黄泉木「それじゃ、ちょっとだけ……」%K%P
Well then, just a little...

こころ「ええ、ちょっとだけ……」%K%P
Yeah, just a little...

おいでおいですると、黄泉木は、私の膝の辺りに顔を近づけてきた。%K%P
As I beckon him closer, Yomogi moves his face nearer and nearer to my lap.

黄泉木の精悍な顔はニヤケており、鼻の下は伸びきっている。%K%P
Yomogi's fearless face was grinning now, widening into a leer.

その距離推定５マイル。%K%P
Estimated distance: five miles.

近づいてきた黄泉木の頭を、思いっきり――%K%P
To Yomogi, who had come even closer――

丸めた新聞紙で引っぱたいた。%K%P
I delivered a full-strength blow with the rolled-up newspaper.

新聞紙を丸めて握りしめ、黄泉木の頭を思い切りはたいた。%K%P
Gripping the newspaper in my hand, I slammed it against his head as hard as I could.

黄泉木「たッ。なにをするんだ？　優希堂くん」%K%P
Owwwww. What are you doing, Yukidoh-kun?

こころ「あ、私は……」%K%P
Ah, I'm...

こころ「私は私はぁぁぁぁ！」%K%P
I'm, I'mmm...!

こころ「冬川こころ、です！」%K%P
Fuyukawa Kokoro!

黄泉木「……えっ？　……交換、しちゃったの？」%K%P
...Huh? ...Did you switch?

私は身体中の血が顔に上るのを感じながら、黄泉木の頭をスパンスパン叩いた。%K%P
With my entire body's blood supply climbing up to my face, I smacked Yomogi's head over and over again.

こころ「見損なったわ！　そんな人じゃないと思ったのに！」%K%P
I misjudged you! I thought you weren't that kind of person!

こころ「もうっ！　バカバカっ！」%K%P
Geez! You idiot! Idiot!

こころ「ヘンタイ！　ド・ヘンタイ！　むっつりすけべのこんこんちき～！！」%K%P
Pervert! Stupid pervert! Lecher scum of the earth!!

黄泉木「おい待ってくれよ、僕は何も優希堂くんに頼んだわけじゃっ」%K%P
Hey, wait a sec! It's not like I asked Yukidoh-kun to――

こころ「頼むとか頼まないとかそういう問題じゃないでしょう！」%K%P
Whether you asked or not isn't the problem!

ゆにの頭にも新聞ソードを振り下ろした。%K%P
I swung the newspaper sword down at Yuni's head too.

が、すんでのところでかわされ、空を切る。%K%P
But he narrowly dodged my strike, so I only sliced the air instead.

恥ずかしさのあまり、私は毛布を頭からかぶった。%K%P
Overwhelmed with embarrassment, I retreated, covering my head with my blanket.

こころ「悟にひと言ぐらい注意してくれたってぇ！」%K%P
Even though Satoru said he'd be careful!

ゆに「したよ」%K%P
He did.

黄泉木「何度もね」%K%P
A number of times.

ゆに「でも癖なんだって」%K%P
But he said it was a habit.

黄泉木「だから気を抜くと……すぐ元に……」%K%P
That's why, as soon as he let his guard down... it'd go back right away...

こころ「なによそれ！　ああもうっ、超恥ずかしいっ！」%K%P
What's up with that?! Aah, geez, this is super embarrassing!!

恥ずかしさのあまり、涙がにじんだ。%K%P
I was so embarrassed, tears started to form in my eyes.

あぐーっと毛布を噛みしめながら、%K%P
While biting into my blanket,

こころ「それに……それにぃ……」%K%P
And... Anddd...

こころ「子どもっぽいぱんつで悪かったわねぇっ！　うわーんっ！」%K%P
I'm SO sorry for wearing childish panties! Uwaaahaaa!

こんなことなら勝負パンツをはいてくるんだった。%K%P
If I knew something like this would happen, I'd have worn my game panties.
//lit match panties, panties for competition/show?

……って、なんの勝負よ！%K%P
...Gah, what am I thinking?!

ゆに「一応、気にするんだね……」%K%P
It does bother you a bit, huh...

黄泉木「まあまあ……そういうのが、イイって人もいるし」%K%P
Well... some people like things like that.

こころ「慰めになってなぁいっ！」%K%P
That's absolutely no comfort at all!

私は新聞を投げつけた。%K%P
I threw the newspaper at him.

黄泉木「おぶっ！」%K%P
Ubu!

黄泉木の顔にヒットし、スパコンっと音がする。%K%P
It hit Yomogi's face with a resounding smack.

えーん、えーん……。%K%P
Aaaah, aaaah....

乙女の一大事なんだよぅ。%K%P
It's a really important thing to a maiden.

私は、毛布をかぶって、必死に謝る黄泉木とゆにの声を聞いていた。%K%P
Pulling the blanket over my head, I heard the voices of Yomogi and Yuni frantically trying to apologize.

しばらく、そうしていただろうか？%K%P
Was this enough for now?

こころ「あっ、いけない！」%K%P
Uwa, oh no!

時間を確かめるのを忘れていた。%K%P
I forgot to check the time.

腕時計は……今度はポケットに入っていた。%K%P
The wristwatch was... in my pocket this time.

こころ「腕時計は毎回はずしてるし……足開いて座るし……何よ、もおっ」%K%P
Taking off my wristwatch every single time... sitting with my legs open... What's with him? Geez!

こころ「それでも相棒っ！？　デリカシーのないヤツっ！」%K%P
And to think he calls himself my partner?! He has no delicacy!

ぶちぶち文句を言いながら、時刻を確認した。%K%P
Spitting out one complaint off after another, I confirmed the time.

時計は午後８時１１分を指していた。%K%P
The clock indicated 8:11 PM.

転移してから５分くらい経ったから、転移の時間は『８時６分』と。%K%P
Since about five minutes had passed since the transfer, I would say the transfer happened at 8:06.

彼からのメッセージが残ってないかと、ＶＲを再生してみた。%K%P
He didn't leave a message this time, so I tried playing back the ＶＲ.

あの時のメッセージの続きが再生された。%K%P
It started playing back the continuation of the message from before.

『何者かに命を狙われているらしい』%K%N
"It seems someone is after my life."

『いや、まだ断言はできないんだが、なんとなくそんな気がするんだ』%K%N
"No, I can't really confirm that yet, but it somehow feels that way."

『事故にしては不自然なことが、２度も続けて起こった』%K%N
"Two incidents that seemed too unnatural to be accidents happened one after another."

『犯人が誰なのかはわからない』%K%N
"I don't know who the culprit is."

『見当もつかない』%K%N
"I don't have any guesses as to who it could be, either."

『そこにいる内海さん、ゆに、それから犬伏……』%K%N
"Here, there's Utsumi-san, Yuni, and Inubushi..."

『いや、涼蔭穂鳥と言ったほうがいいかな』%K%N
"No, it might be better if I called her Suzukage Hotori."

『ともかく３人のうちの誰かがオレを殺そうと……』%K%P
"Anyway, one of these three is trying to kill me..."

そこで少しの間があった。%K%P
There was a slight pause.

悟は録音状態のまま、沈黙しているらしい。%K%P
It seemed like Satoru had gone silent while still recording.

ややあって、メッセージの続きが流れた。%K%P
After a while, the message continued to play.

『もちろん、オレだってこんなことは考えたくないさ』%K%N
"Of course, even I don't want to think about it."

『杞憂であってくれればいいと思っている』%K%N
"It'd be nice if this was just baseless anxiety."

『だが、用心するに越したことはない』%K%N
"However, it wouldn't be going overboard to stay cautious."

『そうだろう？』%K%P
"Isn't that right?"

『その身体は、オレのものであると同時に、今はおまえのものでもあるんだ』%K%N
"That body is mine, but at the same time, it's yours."

『おまえがその身体に入ったまま、もしも命を失ってしまったとしたら……』%K%N
"If you happen to lose your life while you're in that body..."

『だいたい、想像はつくよな？』%K%N
"You can probably use your imagination, right?"

『頼んだぞ、こころ』%K%N
"I'm counting on you, Kokoro."

『オレもこっちにいるときは、できる限りのことをするから』%K%N
"I'm doing what I can while I'm here, too."

『それじゃあ、またな』%K%P
"Later, then."

新たな録音データはなかった。%K%P
And that was it. There were no new recordings after that.