「告死魔事件」剪报 Clipping of the Herald of Death Incident

关于十五年前的「告死魔事件」相关新闻的简略剪报。 A brief news clipping about the "Herald of Death Incident" from fifteen years ago.

由各种旧报纸碎片组成的剪报，带着潦草的划线与批注。

A clipping assembled from various fragments of old newspapers, covered in hasty underlines and scribbled annotations.

谒者暴走，仪式染血，幻月游戏将何去何从？

Supplicants Run Amok, Ceremony Stained with Blood: What Lies Ahead for the Phantasmoon Games?

乐园历1984年7月22日，一名谒者进入绘世学院，以此为起点，在杀害了准备校庆的22名学生后，向鸽川区方向行进，共计造成146名无辜市民死伤，数百人受事件波及，直接或间接地遭受二次伤害，目前已送往二维市各大医院紧急救治。

On July 22, Year 1984 of the Arcadian Calendar, a Supplicant entered Graphia Academy. Using the school as a starting point, the perpetrator murdered 22 students preparing for the anniversary celebration before advancing toward the Dovebrook District. The rampage resulted in a total of 146 casualties among innocent citizens, with hundreds more caught in the crossfire, with most suffering secondary trauma directly or indirectly. The victims have been rushed to various major hospitals across Duomension City for emergency treatment.

批注：民众的恐惧，为身为谒者的「告死魔」提供了大量的愿力，庞大的命途能量集中在一位被欢愉面具赐福的命途行者身上……

Note: The terror of the populace has provided a massive surge of Wishpower to the Supplicant known as the "Herald of Death." This immense Path energy is now concentrated within a Pathstrider blessed by a mask of Elation...

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异常防御部方面发表声明，已完成对失控谒者的镇压行动。数名谒者在讨伐「告死魔」的过程中死亡，此次幻月游戏或将被迫中断。

The Department of Aberration Defense has issued a statement confirming the successful suppression of out-of-control Supplicant. Several Supplicants died during the operation to take down the Herald of Death, and this round of Phantasmoon Games may be forced to shut down.

批注：公司方面对「告死魔」的能力、讨伐的过程语焉不详，原因不明。

Note: The IPC's records are frustratingly vague about the Herald of Death's abilities and how it was taken down. Reason unknown.

恐惧下的狂欢

Revelry Under the Shadow of Fear

近日，海原电视台推出的节目《请变幸福吧》在二相乐园掀起轩然大波。部分观众表示，看到受害者走出过去，直面未来，是二相乐园正逐渐迈出血涂游戏的阴影，迎来新生的证明。但也有人认为，这种将「告死魔事件」受害者的伤口扒开、供民众欣赏的做法，是二相乐园日趋病态的表现，人们并不关心节目中的受害者是否真的获得了幸福，他们只是在借受害者的笑容，克服自己的恐惧。

Recently, the program Please Be Happy, launched by Seafeld TV, has caused a massive stir throughout Planarcadia. Some viewers claim that seeing victims move beyond their pasts and face the future is proof that Planarcadia is finally stepping out from the shadow of the Bloodstained Games and toward a new beginning. However, others argue that this practice, akin to tearing open the wounds of the Herald of Death survivors for public consumption, is a symptom of a growing sickness within Planarcadia. These critics suggest the public doesn't truly care if the victims find happiness. Rather, they are simply using those smiles as a tool to conquer their own deep-seated fears.

批注：海原电视台，现已改组为满愿电视台。

Note: Seafeld TV has since been restructured into Fulwish TV.

一场迟来的处刑

An Execution Long Overdue

乐园历1994年7月22日，异常防御部宣布，已于今日对「告死魔」执行死刑。但这场迟到了10年的处刑并未消除公众对星际和平公司的不满，二维市、海原市等多地爆发了规模不等的抗议活动，公司驻地总管暂未对此做出回应。

On July 22, Year 1994 of the Arcadian Calendar, the Department of Aberration Defense announced that the death sentence for the Herald of Death was carried out today. However, this decade-late execution has done little to quell public resentment toward the Interastral Peace Corporation. Protests of varying scales have broken out across Duomension City, Seafeld City, and several other regions. The IPC Resident Overseer has yet to issue a response regarding the unrest.

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「告死魔事件」已经过去了10年，二相乐园进入了百年难遇的安定与祥和。即便如此，「告死魔」所带来的那份恐惧与不安，仍旧如漆黑压抑的阴霾，在人们的心头萦绕不散。幸存者背负着苟活的痛苦自寻短见，血涂遗孤更是成为烙印在二相乐园的一道伤痕。人们恐惧一位能在顷刻间夺取自己性命的谒者，同时，也恐惧那个将一切都视作数字和资产的星际和平公司。

Ten years have passed since the Herald of Death incident, and Planarcadia has entered a period of peace and tranquility rarely seen in a century. Even so, the terror and unease brought by the Herald of Death still linger like a dark, oppressive shadow over people's hearts. Survivors, burdened by the pain of their survival, took their own lives, and the orphans of the Bloodstained Games became scars etched into Planarcadia. People are terrified of a Supplicant who could claim their lives in an instant, but they also fear the Interastral Peace Corporation that views everything as mere numbers and assets.

批注：星际和平公司对「告死魔事件」的后续处理如此模糊不清，或证明，其与事件有更深的关联。

Note: The ambiguity with which the IPC managed the aftermath of the Herald of Death incident may be evidence of a deeper entanglement to the incident than previously disclosed.