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"Hmm, so which pet shall we play with today?" Zooous looked back and forth between Rintaro and Daishinji, grinning wide.  
“嗯，那我们今天要和哪只宠物一起玩呢？”Zooous在伦太郎和大秦寺之间来回打量，咧嘴一笑。

"I volunte-"  “我自愿——”

Daishinji was cut off by a sharp smack from Legeiel.  The smack hit the side of his head making his ear ring.  He pulled back, covering his head as best he could.  
大真寺被Legeiel的一巴掌打断了。 那一击打在了他的脑袋一侧，使他的耳环响起。 他往后退了一步，尽可能地捂住头。

"Shut up," Legeiel grabbed Daishinji by the hair and snarled in his damaged ear, "We didn't ask you." 
“闭嘴，”Legeiel抓住大秦寺的头发，在他受伤的耳朵里咆哮，“我们没有问你。”

"I was thinking the swordsman of water would be a better pick for today," Zooous said as he loomed over Rintaro.  
“我以为水之剑士会是今天更好的选择，”Zooous说，他隐约看到Rintaro。

Of course it was Rintaro.  Rintaro had been picked every day since they'd been captured.  Which had been... how many days had it been? It felt like an eternity.  There was no light in the cell and no way of knowing if the intervals of torture even matched up with days.  Rintaro might be able to guess the time when he was taken out, but he was never in any condition to talk when he returned. Rintaro wasn't in any condition to talk right now.  He was slumped against the wall, face pale and eye's closed.  He hadn't even touched the food that'd been thrown at him when he'd been dropped off last time.  
当然是伦太郎。 自从他们被抓获以来，伦太郎每天都被挑选出来。 这曾经是...过了多少天？感觉就像是永恒。 牢房里没有灯光，也无法知道酷刑的间隔是否与几天相匹配。 伦太郎或许能猜到他被带走的时间，但回来的时候，他根本就没有说话的条件。伦太郎现在没有任何条件说话。 他瘫倒在墙上，脸色苍白，眼睛紧闭。 他甚至没有碰过上次下车时扔给他的食物。

"Get up, Blades." Zooous swung his foot full force into Rintaro’s ribs.
“起来吧，Blades。”Zooous用力将脚踩在Rintaro的肋骨上。

Rintaro’s eyes flew open and he scrambled away from his attacker. There wasn’t far to go. The collar around his neck dug into his skin as the chain attached to the wall went taut.
伦太郎的眼睛猛地睁开，他匆匆忙忙地避开了猛击者。没有多远的路要走。因为挂在墙上的链子绷紧了，他脖子上的项圈钻进了他的皮肤。

“Take me instead,” Daishinji begged, “Just for today. He needs a break.” He protected his head, but the next blow was to his leg. A swift kick to the knee followed by a sharp crack.
“带我去吧，”大秦寺恳求道，“就今天。他需要休息一下。他保护了自己的头，但下一击是在他的腿上。一个快速的踢到膝盖上，然后是一声尖锐的声音。

“Remind me why we aren’t just killing him,” Zooous growled as he grabbed Rintaro by the collar. He unlocked the chain and lifted his captive up with one hand.
“提醒我为什么我们不直接杀了他，”Zooous咆哮着抓住Rintaro的衣领。他解开锁链，用一只手把俘虏抬了起来。

Rintaro’s eyes bulged and he scrambled at the collar as his face turned red. His legs kicked feebly as Zooous laughed.
伦太郎的眼睛突起，他悲扯着衣领，脸涨得通红。他的腿无力地踢着，Zooous笑了起来。

“They’re worth more to us maimed than dead,” Storious said from the other room. He rarely joined in this part of the torture. He didn’t like to dirty his hands in the same way. Not that he was any less cruel. Daishinji heard the way Rintaro sobbed whenever Storious got close to him.
“对我们来说，他们残废比死了更有价值，”斯特利乌斯在另一个房间里说。他很少参与这部分酷刑。他不喜欢以同样的方式弄脏自己的手。并不是说他不那么残忍。大秦寺听到了每当Storious靠近他时伦太郎的抽泣方式。

“Fine,” Zooous shifted his grip on Rintaro, holding him up by his coat.
“好吧，”Zooous把握住了Rintaro的手，用伦太郎的外套把他扶了起来。

Rintaro gasped for air, tears streaming down his face. He swung at the Megid holding him, but there wasn’t any fight in it. His fists couldn’t reach and his feet bounced off Zooous’ armor uselessly.
伦太郎喘着粗气，泪水顺着脸颊流下来。他向抱着他的米吉德挥拳，但没有任何战斗发生。因为他的拳头够不着，他的脚毫无用处地从Zooous的盔甲上弹了起来。

“What game shall we play today?” Zooous hissed as he carried Rintaro out of the room. Legeiel turned and smirked at Daishinji before following his friend out.
“我们今天要玩什么游戏？”Zooous一边嘶嘶地把伦太郎抱出房间。Legeiel转过身来，对着大秦寺笑了笑，然后跟着他的朋友出去了。

The door swung shut and Daishinji was left alone in the dark once again. Left alone with nothing but the throbbing pain in his now broken leg and the ringing in his ears.
门关上了，大秦寺再次独自一人呆在黑暗中。他独自一人，除了他现在断腿的悸动疼痛和耳鸣之外，什么都没有。

The ringing was almost a blessing. It meant he couldn’t hear what was happening on the other side of the door as he tore his clothes to make a makeshift wrap for his leg. He didn’t know if the Megid realized his hearing was sharp enough that he could hear every whispered threat, every hit, every whimper. If only he could use that to find a way out instead of using it to catalog his friend’s every injury. He couldn’t even use that knowledge to help patch Rintaro up when they were chained so far apart.
铃声几乎是一种祝福。这意味着他听不到门的另一边发生了什么，他撕开了衣服，为他的腿做了一个临时的包裹。他不知道米吉多是否知道到他的听力足够敏锐，以至于他可以听到每一个低声的威胁，每一次击打，每一次呜咽。要是他能用它来找到出路，而不是用它来记录对他朋友的每一次伤害就好了。他甚至无法利用这些知识来帮助修补伦太郎，因为他们被锁得如此之远。

The ringing tapered off as Daishinji reached into his pocket to grab the small shard of metal he’d been hiding. It wasn’t sharp enough to do much of anything but he’d been distracting himself by using it to file away at the chain holding him to the wall. He’d worked his fingers to bleeding and barely made a dent in the thick metal. Still, it was a dent and what else could he do?
铃声渐渐平息，大秦寺把手伸进口袋，抓起他一直藏着的那块小金属碎片。它不够锋利，无法做任何事情，但他一直在用它来锉开将他固定在墙上的锁链，从而分散自己的注意力。他的手指已经流血了，几乎没有在厚厚的金属上留下一个凹痕。尽管如此，这仍然是一个凹痕，他还能做什么？

There was a loud thump in the other room and Rintaro whimpered. Daishinji wrapped his hand in a leftover piece of cloth and started scraping.
另一个房间里传来一声巨响，伦太郎呜咽着。大秦寺用一块剩下的布包住他的手，开始刮擦。

Back and forth. Back and forth. He focused on the sound of metal on metal and not the sounds of Rintaro crying. He focused on the pain in his hands and his leg and not the sound of clothes ripping. He focused on scabs from yesterday peeling away and not the sounds of flesh smacking against flesh coming from the other room.
来来回回，来来回回。他专注于金属对金属的声音，而不是伦太郎哭泣的声音。他专注于手和腿的疼痛，而不是衣服撕裂的声音。他把注意力集中在昨天剥落的结痂上，而不是从另一个房间里传来的肉体撞击肉体的声音。

Back and forth. Don’t think about the sounds of Rintaro’s hands scrambling over the floor. Don’t think about the pleas of “No!” and “Stop!” and “Get it out!”
来来回回。不要想着伦太郎的手在地板上爬来爬去的声音。不要去想那些“不！”和“停下来！”和“滚出去！”的恳求。

Fresh blood soaked through Daishinji’s cloth as he heard the sounds of the Megid laughing. He was making progress. The dent in the metal was getting deeper. Blood trickled down his wrist as Rintaro’s cries grew muffled. He hadn’t been moved but something was in his mouth, blocking the sound.
新鲜的血液浸透了大秦寺的衣服，他听到了米吉多的笑声。他取得了一点进展。金属上的凹痕越来越深。鲜血顺着他的手腕流淌而下，伦太郎的哭声越来越低沉。他没有动，但嘴里有什么东西挡住了声音。

“You were right,” Zooous said. “This is a lot more fun than just killing him.”
“你是对的，”Zooous说。“这比杀了他有趣多了。”

The metal snapped in Daishinji’s hand and he sobbed with relief. It wasn’t an escape route yet, he'd still need to free Rintaro and make it past the three Megid with a broken leg. It was still a victory. The first one he’d gotten since they’d been captured.
金属在大秦寺的手中折断，他如释重负地抽泣着。这还不是一条逃跑路线，他仍然需要解救伦太郎，并在腿部骨折的情况下越过三个米吉多。这仍然是一场胜利。自从他们被俘虏以来，他得到了第一个。

In the other room, Rintaro heaved and something wet splattered on the floor.
在另一个房间里，伦太郎喘着粗气，湿漉漉的东西溅在地板上。

The door opened and Daishinji pressed against the wall. The broken chain was hidden behind his back as he watched Legeiel drag Rintaro’s limp body into the room.
门开了，大秦寺靠在墙上。断裂的锁链藏在背后，他看着Legeiel拖着Rintaro软绵绵的身体进入房间。

“He passed out halfway through our game,” Legeiel said as he dropped Rintaro to the ground. “Make sure he eats next time.”
“他在我们比赛进行到一半时昏倒了，”Legeiel说，他把Rintaro摔倒在地。“下次一定要让他吃。”

Daishinji bit his tongue. How was he supposed to do that when he couldn’t even reach Rintaro? Well, now he could, but Legeiel didn’t know that.
大秦寺咬了咬舌头。当他连伦太郎都联系不上的时候，他应该怎么做呢？好吧，现在他可以了，但Legeiel不知道。

“Hey, did you hear me?” Legeiel grabbed Daishinji’s hair, yanking his head back.
“嘿，你听到了吗？”Legeiel抓住Daishinji的头发，把他的头向后拽。

There was blood on Legeiel’s mouth. It stained his teeth and dripped down his chin. Daishinji had expected that from Zooous. The Megid was more animal than man, but he hadn’t expected it from the rest of them. And not in their human forms. The sight turns his stomach and he tries to look anywhere but at the Megid’s face.
Legeiel的嘴上有血。它弄脏了他的牙齿，顺着他的下巴滴了下来。大秦寺早就预料到了Zooous会这样。米吉德比人更像动物，但他没想到其他人也会这样。而不是以他们的人形。眼前的景象使他胃口大开，他试图看向任何地方，除了米吉德的脸。

“I said,” Legeiel jerked Daishinji’s head back even further, “did you hear me?”
“我说，”Legeiel把大秦寺的头往后拉得更远，“你听到了吗？”

“Yes.” Daishinji felt the chain shift behind him. The broken end slid down the wall.
“是的。”大秦寺感觉到身后的链条在移动。断掉的一端从墙上滑下来。

Legeiel didn’t seem to notice. “Look me in the eye and say it.”
Legeiel似乎没有注意到。“看着我的眼睛说出来。”

Daishinji forced himself to look into the dark red eyes of the man in front of him. “I understand,” he said as he pressed his back against the wall.
大秦寺强迫自己看着眼前男人暗红色的眼睛。“我明白了，”他一边说，一边把背靠在墙上。

“Good!” Legeiel smiled his bloody smile and dropped his hold on Daishinji’s hair. “Have a good night you two,” he said, tossing some bread and a bottle of water behind him.
“好！”Legeiel露出血腥的笑容，放下了对大秦寺头发的抓握。“你们俩晚安，”他说，把一些面包和一瓶水扔在身后。

Daishinji waited for several painful minutes listening to the sound of Rintaro’s pained breathing. Once he was certain no one would check up on them, he scrambled towards where the bread had fallen. If not for the broken chain, the food would have been out of reach, but that was no longer an obstacle.
大秦寺痛苦地等待了几分钟，听着伦太郎痛苦的呼吸声。一旦他确定没有人会检查他们，他就匆匆忙忙地向面包掉落的地方跑去。如果不是链条断裂，食物本来是遥不可及的，但这不再是障碍。

Daishinji dragged himself over to Rintaro to examine the damage. Rintaro’s coat had been shredded. It was less a coat and more a barely connected pile of ribbons.
大秦寺拖着身子走到伦太郎身边检查损坏情况。伦太郎的外套被撕碎了。它与其说是一件外套，不如说是一堆勉强连接的丝带。

And it was bloody. Rintaro’s back had long scratches all over it. They were shallow, luckily. His pants were intact, and there didn't seem to be any wounds below his waist.  Daishinji couldn't bring himself to check.  
而且很血腥。伦太郎的后背上到处都是长长的划痕。幸运的是，它们很浅。他的裤子完好无损，腰部以下似乎没有任何伤口。 大秦寺无法让自己检查。

Instead he focused on making a decent bandage from the remains of the torn coat.
相反，他专注于用撕裂的外套的残骸制作一条像样的绷带。

Rintaro’s chest was less messy, but not unmarked. There were multiple crescent marks over his pecs. Mirrored curves. Bite marks. What else could they be?  But it wasn’t just one mouth. There were several different shapes. 
伦太郎的胸膛没有那么凌乱，但并非没有标记。他的胸肌上有多处新月形的痕迹。镜像曲线。咬痕。它们还能是什么？ 但这不仅仅是一张嘴。有几种不同的形状。

Best not to think about it too much.  
最好不要想太多。

Rintaro twitched as Daishinji wrapped the bandage around his chest.
伦太郎抽搐着，大秦寺将绷带缠在胸前。

“Stop... please...” he mumbled, pushing the other man away weakly.
“住手......拜托......”他咕哝着，虚弱地推开另一个人。

“It’s me, you’re safe,” Daishinji stroked Rintaro’s hair. It was messy and clumped with blood and other fluids.
“是我，你很安全，”大秦寺抚摸着伦太郎的头发。它很乱，结块的是血液和其他液体。

Rintaro’s eyes opened slowly. Even in the near total darkness, Daishinji could see the shine of tears in the man’s eyes.
伦太郎缓缓睁开了眼睛。即使在近乎完全的黑暗中，大真寺也能看到他眼中的泪光。

“Why won’t they just kill me?” Rintaro whispered. “Why do they keep dragging it out?”
“他们为什么不杀了我？”伦太郎低声说道。“为什么他们一直拖延？”

"It's going to be okay.  We're going to get out of this," Daishinji said as he finished wrapping the injuries.  "Please just eat." 
“一切都会好起来的。 我们将摆脱困境，“大秦寺在完成伤口包扎时说。 “你吃吧。”

"I don't want to," Rintaro mumbled as he pushed away the bread Daishinji offered, "They can't hurt me when I'm unconscious." 
“我不想吃，”伦太郎一边推开大秦寺递来的面包一边嘟囔着，“在我昏迷的时候，他们不能伤害我。”

"You need to stay alive," Daishinji continued pushing the bread at Rintaro, "I need you to survive this to escape with me."
“你需要活下去，”大秦寺继续把面包推给伦太郎，“我需要你活下来和我一起逃跑。”

"How?"  “怎么样？”

"I'm working on a plan, just hold on a bit longer."
“我正在制定一个计划，再坚持一会儿。”

Rintaro blinked tears out of his eyes and took the bread with shaking hands.  He struggled with each bite, but continued eating with the same focused dedication he always gave to training.  Even the act of eating drained what little energy he had and he collapsed as soon as he finished his meal.  
伦太郎眨了眨眼，用颤抖的手接过面包。 他每一口都吃得很挣扎，但继续吃，一如既往地专注于训练。 就连吃饭的举动也耗尽了他仅有的一点能量，他一吃完饭就累倒了。

Rintaro curled up close to Daishinji in his sleep, head resting on the man's lap.  Daishinji let him lay there for a bit, stroking his hair, but they couldn't stay like that long.  Rintaro whimpered when Daishinji dragged himself back over to his corner, but Daishinji ignored him.  They had to keep up appearances for when their captors returned.  
伦太郎在睡梦中蜷缩在大秦寺身边，头靠在他的腿上。 大秦寺让他在那里躺了一会儿，抚摸着他的头发，但他们不能这样呆那么久。 大真二把自己拖回了自己的角落，伦太郎呜咽着，但大秦寺没有理会他。 他们必须保持露面，等待绑架者回来。

Daishinji flinched as light flooded the room again.
大秦寺退缩了，因为光线再次淹没了房间。

“So which pet will we play with today?” 
“那我们今天要和哪只宠物一起玩呢？”

Daishinji cowered against the wall as Zooous and Legeiel burst into the room.  He couldn't let them see the broken chain, so it was best to keep attention off himself.  
大秦寺蜷缩在墙上，Zooous和Legeiel冲进了房间。 他不能让他们看到断裂的锁链，所以最好不要把注意力从自己身上移开。

Zooous made a beeline for Rintaro, just the same as every other day.  "I want to play with the swordsman of water today," he said, crouching in front of Rintaro.  
Zooous直奔伦太郎，就像每天一样。 “我今天想和水之剑士一起玩，”他说，蹲在伦太郎面前。

Rintaro flinched away, trying to make himself seem as small as possible.   
伦太郎退缩了一下，试图让自己看起来尽可能渺小。

"No fight today?" Legeiel walked over to Daishinji, "No begging to take his place?"
“今天不争执？”Legeiel走到大秦寺身边，“没有乞求取代他的位置吗？

Daishinji didn't dare look the Megid in the eye.  He curled farther into himself, wincing as his leg bent.  
大秦寺不敢直视米吉多的眼睛。 他蜷缩得更深，双腿弯曲时畏缩不前。

"Ha, think we finally broke this one," Legeiel said, walking away.  
“呵呵，我想我们终于打破了这个，”Legeiel说，走开了。

Daishinji looked up to see Rintaro being bodily lifted once again.  There was the little fight, as per usual, but Rintaro's heart clearly wasn't in it anymore.  After a few seconds of hits failing to land, Rintaro went limp in Zooous' hands, tears streaming down his face.  
大秦寺抬起头，看到伦太郎的身体再次被抬起。 像往常一样，有一场小小的争吵，但伦太郎的心显然已经不在其中了。 在几秒钟的命中失败后，伦太郎瘫软在Zooous的手中，泪水从他的脸上流下来。

"What game shall we play today?" Zooous said as he carried Rintaro out.  
“我们今天要玩什么游戏？”Zooous一边说着，一边把伦太郎抱了出去。

The door swung closed and Daishinji shifted into action.  If he could just catch one of them off guard, tackle them when they came back through the door, that might be enough.  He dragged himself towards the door, as he heard the sound of Rintaro hitting the floor in the other room.  
门关上了，大秦寺开始行动。 如果他能打他们中的一个措手不及，在他们从门口回来时解决他们，那可能就足够了。 他拖着身子向门口走去，这时他听到了伦太郎在另一个房间里敲打地板的声音。

"Wait!"  “等等！”

Daishinji froze as footsteps approached the door.  He barely had enough time to scramble back to his corner before the door flew open and Storious strode in.  
当脚步声接近门口时，大秦寺愣住了。 他几乎没来得及爬回自己的角落，门就开了，斯特利乌斯大步走了进来。

"Now how did a swordsman in such poor condition bandage himself up so nicely?" he said, with a calm smile as he leaned down in front of Daishinji,  "You couldn't possibly have helped him, not with that chain around your neck."
“现在，一个条件如此糟糕的剑士怎么会把自己包扎得这么好？”他平静地笑着说，他俯身在大秦寺面前，“你不可能帮助他，除非没有脖子上的那条链子。

Storious moved lightning fast, yanking the broken chain from behind Daishinji and dangling it in front of his face.  "The others might be too caught up in the moment to notice these sort of things, but I'm not so easily fooled." 
Storious以闪电般的速度移动，从大秦寺身后拽下断裂的锁链，悬在他面前。 “其他人可能太沉迷于当下而没有注意到这些事情，但我不那么容易被愚弄。”

Before Daishinji could answer, Storious yanked the chain, dragging the man along the ground.  The collar dug into his throat as he was thrown into the light for the first time in days.  The brightness sent stabs of pain through his brain as he struggled to get his bearings.  
大秦寺还没来得及回答，斯托里乌斯就拉扯了锁链，把他拖到地上。 衣领钻进了他的喉咙，这些天来他第一次被扔进了光里。 当他挣扎着找到自己的方向时，明亮的光芒刺痛了他的大脑。

"Cute, that your friend thought he could get one up on us," Legeiel said.  As Daishinij's eyes adjusted to the light he could see Rintaro struggling in the Megid's grip. "How should we punish him?"
“可爱，你的朋友以为他可以对我们动手，”Legeiel说。 当大秦寺的眼睛适应光线时，他可以看到伦太郎在米吉多的手中挣扎。“我们该怎么惩罚他？”

"Punish?" No.  I think he just wanted in on the show," Storious said.  He grabbed Daishinji, by the hair, holding his head steady.  "Maybe we should repeat yesterday's game for him. Let him see what he missed." 
“惩罚？”不。 我认为他只是想参加这个节目，“斯特利乌斯说。 他抓住大秦寺的头发，稳稳地抱着他的头。 “也许我们应该为他重复昨天的比赛。让他看看他错过了什么。”

Tears sprung to Rintaro's eyes and he struggled in Legeiel's arms with new found intensity.  
伦太郎的眼眶里涌出泪水，他在Legeiel的怀里挣扎着，强度达到了新的高度。

Daishinji couldn't turn his head away as Zooous transformed before grabbing Rinatro's face in his claws.  "Come on now, you know it'll be easier if you open up for me." 
大秦寺无法转过头去，Zooous变身，然后用爪子抓住了Rinatro的脸。 “来吧，你知道如果你为我敞开心扉会更容易。”

The room shook and Daishinji was dropped to the ground.  
房间摇晃了一下，大秦寺被摔倒在地。

"What?" Storious looked around frantically.  "That's impossible.  They can't find us here." 
“什么？”Storious疯狂地环顾四周。 “那是不可能的。 他们在这里找不到我们。”

"Touma doesn't believe in impossible," Rintaro said with a dry laugh.  The room shook again and Zooous claws dug in, blood trickling down Rintaro's cheeks.  "He found a way." 
“飞羽真不相信不可能，”伦太郎干笑着说。 房间再次摇晃起来，Zooous的爪子挖了进去，鲜血顺着伦太郎的脸颊流了下来。 “他找到了办法。”

Daishinji scrambled for the door as he heard Legeiel yell, "We've got to move, now!" Before he could make any progress, something heavy hit the back of his head and he collapsed.  
大秦寺匆匆忙忙地跑到门口，他听到Legeiel喊道：“我们必须搬转移，现在！”在他取得任何进展之前，有什么重物击中了他的后脑勺，他倒下了。

"Are you sure you don't need any help?" Rintaro asked.  He tried and failed to sit up before falling back onto the bed.  
“你确定你不需要任何帮助吗？”伦太郎问道。 他试着坐起来，但没能坐起来，然后又倒在床上。

"I'll be fine," Daishinji pulled himself upright.  His leg ached, but getting a proper splint helped with the pain. "I've had to use a crutch before." 
“我会没事的，”大秦寺站直了身子。 他的腿很痛，但得到一个合适的夹板有助于缓解疼痛。“我之前以为不得不用拐杖。”

"You're the one that needs to rest," Ogami said sternly, "You're still sick." 
“你是需要休息的人，”尾上亮严厉地说，“你还病着。

Rintaro frowned.  He was still pale and he struggled to stay awake for more than an hour, but every time he woke up he stubbornly tried to drag himself out of bed. 
伦太郎皱起了眉头。 他仍然脸色苍白，这一个多小时，他挣扎着试图保持清醒，但每次醒来，他都固执地试图把自己从床上拖起来。

"There's plenty of people around to help," Touma said as he patted one of the few unbandaged parts of Rintaro's chest, "You can rest." 
“周围有很多人可以帮忙，”飞羽真一边说，一边拍了拍伦太郎胸口为数不多的未包扎的部位之一，“你可以休息了。

Rintaro bit his lip and sunk into the bedding.  "If that's what everyone wants," he mumbled as he closed his eyes again.  
伦太郎咬了咬嘴唇，钻进了被褥里。 “如果这是每个人都想要的，”他再次闭上眼睛时喃喃自语。