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**原文 [#h37da140] // 注意:訳文の部分は中括弧({と})が3つづつ。 #pre{{{ <font face=1><br> <DIV align="center">The Armorers' Challenge<br> By Mymophonus<br> <br> <DIV align="left"><IMG src="Book/fancy_font/t_52x61.dds" width=52 height=61>hree hundred years ago, when Katariah became Empress, the first and only Dunmer to rule all of Tamriel, she faced opposition from the Imperial Council. Even after she convinced them that she would be the best regent to rule the Empire while her husband Pelagius sought treatment for his madness, there was still conflict. In particular from the Duke of Vengheto, Thane Minglumire, who took a particular delight in exposing all of the Empress's lack of practical knowledge.<br> <br> In this particular instance, Katariah and the Council were discussing the unrest in Black Marsh and the massacre of Imperial troops outside the village of Armanias. The sodden swampland and the sweltering climate, particular in summertide, would endanger the troops if they wore their usual armor.<br> <br> "I know a very clever armorer," said Katariah, "His name is Hazadir, an Argonian who knows the environments our army will be facing. I knew him in Vivec where he was a slave to the master armorer there, before he moved to the Imperial City as a freedman. We should have him design armor and weaponry for the campaign."<br> <br> Minglumire gave a short, barking laugh: "She wants a slave to design the armor and weaponry for our troops! Sirollus Saccus is the finest armorer in the Imperial City. Everyone knows that."<br> <br> After much debate, it was finally decided to have both armorers contend for the commission. The Council also elected two champions of equal power and prowess, Nandor Beraid and Raphalas Eul, to battle using the arms and armaments of the real competitors in the struggle. Whichever champion won, the armorer who supplied him would earn the Imperial commission. It was decided that Beraid would be outfitted by Hazadir, and Eul by Saccus.<br> <br> The fight was scheduled to commence in seven days.<br> <br> Sirollus Saccus began work immediately. He would have preferred more time, but he recognized the nature of the test. The situation in Armanias was urgent. The Empire had to select their armorer quickly, and once selected, the preferred armorer had to act swiftly and produce the finest armor and weaponry for the Imperial army in Black Marsh. It wasn't just the best armorer they were looking for. It was the most efficient.<br> <br> Saccus had only begun steaming the half-inch strips of black virgin oak to bend into bands for the flanges of the armor joints when there was a knock at his door. His assistant Phandius ushered in the visitor. It was a tall reptilian of common markings, a dull, green-fringed hood, bright black eyes, and a dull brown cloak. It was Hazadir, Katariah's preferred armorer.<br> <br> "I wanted to wish you the best of luck on the -- is that ebony?"<br> <br> It was indeed. Saccus had bought the finest quality ebony weave available in the Imperial City as soon as he heard of the competition and had begun the process of smelting it. Normally it was a six-month procedure refining the ore, but he hoped that a massive convection oven stoked by white flames born of magicka would shorten the operation to three days. Saccus proudly pointed out the other advancements in his armory. The acidic lime pools to sharpen the blade of the dai-katana to an unimaginable degree of sharpness. The Akaviri forge and tongs he would use to fold the ebony back and forth upon itself. Hazadir laughed.<br> <br> "Have you been to my armory? It's two tiny smoke-filled rooms. The front is a shop. The back is filled with broken armor, some hammers, and a forge. That's it. That's your competition for the millions of gold pieces in Imperial commission."<br> <br> "I'm sure the Empress has some reason to trust you to outfit her troops," said Sirollus Saccus, kindly. He had, after all, seen the shop and knew that what Hazadir said was true. It was a pathetic workshop in the slums, fit only for the lowliest of adventurers to get their iron daggers and cuirasses repaired. Saccus had decided to make the best quality regardless of the inferiority of his rival. It was his way and how he became the best armorer in the Imperial City.<br> <br> Out of kindness, and more than a bit of pride, Saccus showed Hazadir how, by contrast, things should be done in a real professional armory. The Argonian acted as an apprentice to Saccus, helping him refine the ebony ore, and to pound it and fold it when it cooled. Over the next several days, they worked together to create a beautiful dai-katana with an edge honed sharp enough to trim a mosquito's eyebrows, enchanted with flames along its length by one of the Imperial Battlemages, as well as a suit of armor of bound wood, leather, silver, and ebony to resist the winds of Oblivion.<br> <br> On the day of the battle, Saccus, Hazadir, and Phandius finished polishing the armor and brought in Raphalas Eul for the fitting. Hazadir left only then, realizing that Nandor Beraid would be at his shop shortly to be outfitted.<br> <br> The two warriors met before the Empress and Imperial Council in the arena, which had been flooded slightly to simulate the swampy conditions of Black Marsh. From the moment Saccus saw Eul in his suit of heavy ebony and blazing dai-katana and Beraid in his collection of dusty, rusted lizard-scales and spear from Hazadir's shop, he knew who would win. And he was right.<br> <br> The first blow from the dai-katana lodged in Beraid's soft shield, as there was no metal trim to deflect it. Before Eul could pull his sword back, Beraid let go of the now-flaming shield, still stuck on the sword, and poked at the joints of Eul's ebony armor with his spear. Eul finally retrieved his sword from the ruined shield and slashed at Beraid, but his light armor was scaled and angled, and the attacks rolled off into the water, extinguishing the dai-katana's flames. When Beraid struck at Eul's feet, he fell into the churned mud and was unable to move. The Empress, out of mercy, called a victor.<br> <br> Hazadir received the commission and thanks to his knowledge of Argonian battle tactics and weaponry and how best to combat them, he designed implements of war that brought down the insurrection in Armanias. Katariah won the respect of Council, and even, grudgingly, that of Thane Minglumire. Sirollus Saccus went to Morrowind to learn what Hazadir learned there, and was never heard from again.<br> <br> <br> }}}
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Even after she convinced them that she would be the best regent to rule the Empire while her husband Pelagius sought treatment for his madness, there was still conflict. In particular from the Duke of Vengheto, Thane Minglumire, who took a particular delight in exposing all of the Empress's lack of practical knowledge.<br> <br> In this particular instance, Katariah and the Council were discussing the unrest in Black Marsh and the massacre of Imperial troops outside the village of Armanias. The sodden swampland and the sweltering climate, particular in summertide, would endanger the troops if they wore their usual armor.<br> <br> "I know a very clever armorer," said Katariah, "His name is Hazadir, an Argonian who knows the environments our army will be facing. I knew him in Vivec where he was a slave to the master armorer there, before he moved to the Imperial City as a freedman. We should have him design armor and weaponry for the campaign."<br> <br> Minglumire gave a short, barking laugh: "She wants a slave to design the armor and weaponry for our troops! Sirollus Saccus is the finest armorer in the Imperial City. Everyone knows that."<br> <br> After much debate, it was finally decided to have both armorers contend for the commission. The Council also elected two champions of equal power and prowess, Nandor Beraid and Raphalas Eul, to battle using the arms and armaments of the real competitors in the struggle. Whichever champion won, the armorer who supplied him would earn the Imperial commission. It was decided that Beraid would be outfitted by Hazadir, and Eul by Saccus.<br> <br> The fight was scheduled to commence in seven days.<br> <br> Sirollus Saccus began work immediately. He would have preferred more time, but he recognized the nature of the test. The situation in Armanias was urgent. The Empire had to select their armorer quickly, and once selected, the preferred armorer had to act swiftly and produce the finest armor and weaponry for the Imperial army in Black Marsh. It wasn't just the best armorer they were looking for. It was the most efficient.<br> <br> Saccus had only begun steaming the half-inch strips of black virgin oak to bend into bands for the flanges of the armor joints when there was a knock at his door. His assistant Phandius ushered in the visitor. It was a tall reptilian of common markings, a dull, green-fringed hood, bright black eyes, and a dull brown cloak. It was Hazadir, Katariah's preferred armorer.<br> <br> "I wanted to wish you the best of luck on the -- is that ebony?"<br> <br> It was indeed. Saccus had bought the finest quality ebony weave available in the Imperial City as soon as he heard of the competition and had begun the process of smelting it. Normally it was a six-month procedure refining the ore, but he hoped that a massive convection oven stoked by white flames born of magicka would shorten the operation to three days. Saccus proudly pointed out the other advancements in his armory. The acidic lime pools to sharpen the blade of the dai-katana to an unimaginable degree of sharpness. The Akaviri forge and tongs he would use to fold the ebony back and forth upon itself. Hazadir laughed.<br> <br> "Have you been to my armory? It's two tiny smoke-filled rooms. The front is a shop. The back is filled with broken armor, some hammers, and a forge. That's it. That's your competition for the millions of gold pieces in Imperial commission."<br> <br> "I'm sure the Empress has some reason to trust you to outfit her troops," said Sirollus Saccus, kindly. He had, after all, seen the shop and knew that what Hazadir said was true. It was a pathetic workshop in the slums, fit only for the lowliest of adventurers to get their iron daggers and cuirasses repaired. Saccus had decided to make the best quality regardless of the inferiority of his rival. It was his way and how he became the best armorer in the Imperial City.<br> <br> Out of kindness, and more than a bit of pride, Saccus showed Hazadir how, by contrast, things should be done in a real professional armory. The Argonian acted as an apprentice to Saccus, helping him refine the ebony ore, and to pound it and fold it when it cooled. Over the next several days, they worked together to create a beautiful dai-katana with an edge honed sharp enough to trim a mosquito's eyebrows, enchanted with flames along its length by one of the Imperial Battlemages, as well as a suit of armor of bound wood, leather, silver, and ebony to resist the winds of Oblivion.<br> <br> On the day of the battle, Saccus, Hazadir, and Phandius finished polishing the armor and brought in Raphalas Eul for the fitting. Hazadir left only then, realizing that Nandor Beraid would be at his shop shortly to be outfitted.<br> <br> The two warriors met before the Empress and Imperial Council in the arena, which had been flooded slightly to simulate the swampy conditions of Black Marsh. From the moment Saccus saw Eul in his suit of heavy ebony and blazing dai-katana and Beraid in his collection of dusty, rusted lizard-scales and spear from Hazadir's shop, he knew who would win. And he was right.<br> <br> The first blow from the dai-katana lodged in Beraid's soft shield, as there was no metal trim to deflect it. Before Eul could pull his sword back, Beraid let go of the now-flaming shield, still stuck on the sword, and poked at the joints of Eul's ebony armor with his spear. Eul finally retrieved his sword from the ruined shield and slashed at Beraid, but his light armor was scaled and angled, and the attacks rolled off into the water, extinguishing the dai-katana's flames. When Beraid struck at Eul's feet, he fell into the churned mud and was unable to move. The Empress, out of mercy, called a victor.<br> <br> Hazadir received the commission and thanks to his knowledge of Argonian battle tactics and weaponry and how best to combat them, he designed implements of war that brought down the insurrection in Armanias. Katariah won the respect of Council, and even, grudgingly, that of Thane Minglumire. Sirollus Saccus went to Morrowind to learn what Hazadir learned there, and was never heard from again.<br> <br> <br> }}} **訳文 [#a597fbd4] // 注意:訳文の部分は中括弧({と})が原文部分と異なり4つづつ。 #pre{{{{ <font face=1><br> <DIV align="center">「武具師の挑戦」<br> Mymophonus著<br> <br> <DIV align="left"><IMG src="Book/fancy_font/t_52x61.dds" width=52 height=61>hree_hundred_years_ago(三百年前)、Katariahが皇后となった頃に、彼女は最初にして唯一のDunmerとしてTamriel全土を支配するものであったが、そこで帝国議会からの抵抗に直面していた。彼女の夫であるPelagius〔狂帝として知られる〕が狂気の治療法を探している間に最上の摂政を務め上げるだろうと評議員たちに確信させた後でさえも、依然として対立は存在していたのである。とりわけ、公爵のVenghetoと従士〔武功により王領地を保有する階級〕のMinglumireからの批判は大きく、彼らはKatariahに於ける実践的知識の欠如を知らしめることに喜びを見出していた。<br> <br> その最たる例としては、Katariahと評議員たちがBlack_Marshの情勢不安について、Armanias村の近郊に於ける帝国軍の大敗について議論していた時のものである。その湿地である湖沼地帯と、特に夏季に顕著である暑熱の気候は、もしも兵士が通常の鎧を着けているならば、彼らの身を危険に晒すものであるだろう。<br> <br> 「素晴らしい技巧の鎧工を知っています」Katariahは言った。「彼の名前はHazadirで、その兵士の鎧が直面するような環境についても詳しいのです。Vivecで奴隷として鎧工の親方に仕えていた時に、そこで技術を習得しました。それから、自由の身となって帝都に移り住んでいます。この作戦のために、彼に武具を設計させるべきであります」<br> <br> Minglumireは短く吼えるような笑いを漏らした。「なんと、彼女は奴隷に我々の武具を作らせるつもりなのだ!Sirollus_Saccusは帝都でも一番の鎧工だ。そんなこと誰でも知っているだろうに」<br> <br> 長い議論の末に、その両方の鎧工に対して、依頼を満足させるようにすることで決定した。それから、議会は同等の力と技術を持つ二人の勇者、Nandor_BeraidとRaphalas_Eulを選び出して、実戦で敵に対して用いるような武装で以って彼らを戦わせることにした。何れが勝利するかによって、彼らに武具を提供した鎧工の何れが依頼を達成したか決定するのである。そして、BeraidにHazadirが、EulにSaccusが提供することになった。<br> <br> その戦いは七日以内に開始されるよう決められていた。<br> <br> 直ぐにSirollus_Saccusは仕事に取り掛かった。更に時間を掛けていたかったのだが、彼は試験の本質を見抜いていたのだ。Armaniasに於ける事態は切迫するものである。帝国は迅速に鎧工を選出せねばならず、一度そうなったからには、その選出された鎧工は急いで働いてBlack_Marshの帝国軍に最上の武具を提供せねばならないのである。議会が求めているのは、単なる最高の鎧工ではない。最も効率の良い鎧工であるのだ。<br> <br> ドアからノックの音が聞こえてきた時、Saccusは半インチほどの未加工のオーク材の一片に蒸気を当て始めて、鎧の繋ぎ目の縁に在る帯の中に、そのオーク材を曲げ入れるようにしていた。助手のPhandiusが客を案内してきた。それは背の高い、ありふれた斑点の在る、鈍重そうな、緑の房飾りのフードを被った、黒く明るい瞳の、鈍い茶色のローブを着けた爬虫類である。それは、Katariahが推薦する鎧工のHazadirであった。<br> <br> 「お互いに頑張りましょう。……おや、それはEbony?」<br> <br> その通りである。競争の話を聞くと直ぐに、Saccusは帝都で手に入る最上のEbonyの一式を買い込んでおいて、そして、その精錬の過程を始めていたのである。通常ならば、鉱石の精製は六ヶ月を要する工程である。しかし、彼の希望により、魔術から生まれた白色炎を仕込まれた巨大な熱対流炉は、その操作を三日間にまで短縮するものであるのだ。高らかに、その他の優れた鍛冶工具を指摘してみせる。想像できないほどに大刀の刃を鋭くしてくれる、酸性石灰のプール。Ebonyを折り曲げたり折り返したりするための、Akavir製の鍛冶炉とヤットコ。しかし、Hazadirは笑ってみせた。<br> <br> 「私の仕事場に来たことは在りますか?煙で一杯の、それは小さな二つの部屋ですよ。その前は店になっています。その後ろは壊れた鎧で一杯で、それから何本かのハンマーや鍛冶炉。それで全部です。これが、帝国からの数百万金貨の依頼を競っている相手なんですよ」<br> <br> 「皇后が軍の装備に関して貴方を信頼しているのには、それなりに理由が在ると思いますがね」鷹揚にSirollus_Saccusは言ってみせる。と言うのも、Hazadirの店を見たことが在って、彼の言っているのが本当だと知っているからである。それはスラム街の貧弱な工房で、鉄製のダガーを買ったり胸当ての修理を頼んだりするような、みすぼらしい冒険者のためのものに過ぎないのである。どれだけライバルが劣っていようとも、自分は最上の鎧を作ろうとSaccusは決意していた。それが彼の遣り方であり、そうして帝都で一番の鎧工となったのである。<br> <br> 親切心から、そして少々の自尊心から、Hazadirとは対照的に本当のプロの鎧工の仕事が如何なるものであるか、それを彼に見せてやろうとした。そのArgonianはSaccusに対して徒弟のように振舞って、Ebonyの鉱石の精錬を手伝ったり、それを粉々にして冷やした後には折りたたんだりした。それからの数日間で、彼らは協働して、蚊の眉毛さえも刈り込める程に鋭く研がれた刃の美しい大刀を、そして、Oblivion界の風に抵抗できるような木製・革製・銀製・Ebony製の一式の鎧を作り上げたのである。<br> <br> 決闘の日には、SaccusとHazadirとPhandiusの三人は鎧の練磨を終えて、それを装備するRaphalas_Eulの所に運び入れていた。そうして始めてHazadirは立ち去ると、彼の店で手短にNandor_Beraidの装備を整えてやったのである。<br> <br> その二時間後には、皇后と帝国議会の観客たちが集まる中で、帝都の闘技場に於いて二人の戦士は相見えていたのである。闘技場は、Black_Marshの沼地での状況を模して、わずかに水で浸されていた。Eulの身に着ける、その輝くようなEbony製の鎧に燃え立つような大刀と、Beraidの身に着ける、そのHazadirの店から買った埃まみれで錆付いたトカゲのウロコと槍を見た瞬間から、Saccusは何れが勝者となるか確信していたのである。そして、彼は正しかった。<br> <br> 大刀による最初の一振りは、軟らかな盾に食い込んでしまった。と言うのも、その盾には、剣の一振りを逸らすような金属の外装は為されていなかったからである。Eulが剣を引き抜こうとする前に、Beraidはその燃えるようになった盾を手放した。剣に気をとられている間に、Beraidは槍で以って鎧の脆いところを打ちのめした。その槍は、鎧の繋ぎ目を突き通すのに最適な代物であったのである。ようやく捨てられた盾から剣を引き抜いたEulの一閃は、しかし、大刀の炎を消すように、鱗に覆われて角度の付けられたBeraidの鎧に水のように流されてしまった。Eulの足をBeraidが打った時、彼はかき混ぜられた泥の中に倒れ、動けなくなった。皇后はその慈悲心から、勝利者の名を呼んだのである。<br> <br> Hazadirは帝国からの依頼を受けると、そのArgonianの持つ戦術と武具と最上の戦闘方法とに関する知識によって、Armaniasでの謀反を鎮圧するための武具を設計したのである。Katariahは議会から、そして、不承不承ながら従士のMinglumireからも尊敬を集めたのである。Sirollus_Saccusは、HazadirがMorrowindで学んだものを得ようと彼の地に旅立って行ったが、その後の消息はようとして知られていない。<br> <br> <br> }}}}
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