ARM Backup/Ar Portal translation/Toukousphere/Issue 122

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Lady Shurelia and Jakuri's Technical Service Center

	こんにちは、シュレリアです。 トウコウスフィアが始まってすぐの頃から始まり、そして最後まで皆さんと共に歩んできたこのコーナーも、いよいよ今日で終了になってしまいます。 皆さんの熱のある質問に、私やみんなもとても楽しく解説をして来れました。これからもアルシエルへの興味を失わずにいて欲しいと思っています。 それでは遂に最後となりました！ テクニカルサービスセンタ！ 最後まで楽しんでくださいね！きゅっきゅっ♪	Hello everyone, I'm Shurelia. As keeper of one of the corners that started shortly after the dawn of the Toukousphere and that has been at your side until the very end, I have to announce this will be our final issue. Both myself and everyone else had a great deal of fun answering the passionate questions you send us as well as explaining about it. I wish you will never lose your interest toward Ar Ciel. Well, then it's time to say it for the last time! Technical Service Center! Please make sure to enjoy it until the end! Kyuukyuu!♪
	シュレリアが！ シュレリアが正しいタイトルコールをしたわ！！	Shurelia did...! Shurelia actually did the title call correctly!!

ティリアについての質問です。 彼女は復活後もオリジンのままなのでしょうか。それともβ純血種か、もしくはどちらとも違う存在なのでしょうか？ (長門.)

I've got a question about Tyria. Did she remain as an Origin after she was revived? Or did she become a Pureblooded β-Type, or a being different from both types? (Choumonten)

私は復活後もオリジンとして存在しているわ。 オリジンとβ純血種の違いは色々あるけど、その違いの殆どは、さーしゃ達の研究によって解明された。でも、一番肝心な部分である、中核三角環が全く解明できなかったのよね。それを惑星の意志に協力してもらって、もらうことが出来たから、辛うじてオリジンとして復帰できたという感じ。 だから、ホントみんなに感謝ね。

I still continue existing as an Origin even after my resurrection. There are several differences between the Origins and the Pureblooded β-Types, but the extent of these differences were explained through the research Sasha and the others did. However, the most fundamental part of it all would be that they were unable to find out the structural differences for both types of the Triangular Nuclear Loop. It was then that they got the help from the Wills of the Planet, and thanks to that it's that I barely got to revive as an Origin. So I'm really grateful to everyone for everything they did for me.

かねてから疑問に思っていたのですが、謳う丘などに謳われているハーヴェスターシャやラプランカは、そっちの世界では過去に実在した人物ですよね？そこで質問ですが、ハーヴェスターシャやラプランカは一体何者なのでしょうか？また、今いる登場人物たちとは何らかの形で関わりがあるのでしょうか？自分は以前、ハーヴェスターシャはもしかするとレーヴァテイルオリジンの元になった人物なのでは？という仮説を立てたりしていた時期があったのですが、最後に答えを聞いておきたいと思い投稿させていただきます。 (Kakeru-01)

I've been wondering about this for some time, but are Harvestasha and Rhaplanca, who appeared in songs like the different versions of Singing Hill, people that actually lived a long time ago in that world? And what kind of people were they? Also, are they related in any way to any of the characters that appeared so far in the games? There was a time in which I had the theory that Harvestasha could have been the person who became the basis for the Reyvateil Origins, but I'd like to hear a final answer on this. That's why I sent this question. (Kakeru-01)

私達の名前は、伝説の人物から名前を取るという事によってつけられた名前ですので、実際にその人物とは何も関係ありません。皆さんの世界でも、スーパーコンピューターに伝説の人の名前をつけたりしますよね。それと同じです。 ちなみに、ラプランカやハーヴェスターシャは実在の人物だったとも、伝説とも言われていますが、確たる真実は誰にもわかりません。ただ、惑星の意志とのコンタクトが取れたことで、一部分かっていることがあります。それは、特にハーヴェスターシャなどは「半神」と呼ばれる存在で、とある使命を持って人間の身体を持ち、地上に生を受けた存在であるということです。 その使命が何かは、思い出すこともあれば思い出さない事もあるそうですが、大抵は全うして一生を終えます。要するに、神様が地上の歴史の流れに手を加えたい時、半神を遣わせて、それが伝説になる、という感じなんでしょうね。

Our names are merely taken from mythological and legendary figures, so we aren't really related to the people that originally bore them. It's just like researchers in your world have christened supercomputers after legendary figures in your world. By the way, there is no one in this world that can actually validate that Harvestasha and Rhaplanca actually existed in the past or if they were merely legends. However, we could establish contact with the Wills of the Planet, so these legends are partially correct. In other words, people like Harvestasha were beings called "Demigods", which received life as a being in the surface and took human form in order to carry out a certain mission. It seems that being able to remember or not what their mission was after they were born varied for each of them, but they generally died once they had carried it out. In other words, the occasions the Gods wanted to push history forward in the surface themselves and send the Demigods to do so were what ended becoming the legends we know today.

ミュールの寿命について質問です。 ミュールは色々と細工をして「無限とも言える命」を持っているとのことですが、それは肉体も不滅ということでしょうか？ 肉体の寿命は中核三角環の寿命ということでしたので、普通のβは150年で消えてしまいますよね？このリミットはミュールが自分で弄れるものだったのか、それとも元々特別製の中核三角環だったのか、どちらでしょう？ まあ、なんにせよシュレリア様とずっと一緒に居られるのはあなただけなので、今後とも仲良くしてくださいね！ (ゆういち)

I have a question about Mir's life span. Mir has what "could be called eternal life" through the use of all sorts of tricks, but is her body immortal too? The life span of her Triangular Nuclear Loop is supposed to be synonymous with the life span of her body, so wouldn't normal βs disappear after 150 years? Is Mir still alive because she tampered with her Telomere limiter, or is it because she is equipped with some sort of special Triangular Nuclear Loop? Well, for some reason it seems like you're the only one who can always be at Lady Shurelia's side, so make sure to get along well with her! (Yuuichi)

今となっては私は無限の命ではないわ。以前そうであったのは、完全に肉体が無くなって、デジタルな「意志」のみとなっていたからよ。 今では身体が復活したから、当初の想定通り、β純血種として１５０年の寿命になっているわ。まあでも、ずっと生き続けてもいい事なんて無いし、１５０年の命でやりたい事をやって、思い残すことなく生涯を終える方が、よっぽど幸せだと思うわね。

As I'm right now, my life span isn't unlimited. What happened before was just that I completely lost my body and thus, I just became a being which only consisted of a digital "Will". Now I've regained my body, I have a life span of 150 years due to being a Pureblooded β-Type, just as you imagined. But well, even if I don't want to live forever, so I'll just do everything I want to do with the 150 years I have, so I don't have anything to regret when my time in this mortal coil ends. I think I'll be happiest like that.

初投稿です。 さっそくですがEc Tisia＝全てを赦そう、でしたがXaaaciはどういう意味なのでしょうか。またレーレとサキの惑星の意志として司るものが動物の創造、とのことですが、このレーレとサキは何がどう違うのでしょうか。同じ役目で、かぶっているのですがもしかして二人で一つのものを司っているのでしょうか。そしてアルシエルにおける最高位の意志はユークリッダでいいのでしょうか。それとも平等なのでしょうか。 (Ar-mea)

This is my first submission. We were told that Ec Tisia means "Forgive Everything", but what does XaaaCi mean? Also, both Lere and Saki rule over the creation of animal life forms as Wils of the Planet, but what difference is there between them? As they have the same role, I'm thinking there would be overlap among them, or do they both rule over the same aspect of Ar Ciel? Also, would it be okay to consider Juklizda as the highest ranking Will of Ar Ciel? Or are they all equal in rank? (Ar-mea)

Xaaaciは、「強大な力をもって守護する、聖なる変身をする」という意味ね。要するに、この星を必至で護るという、星としても最初で最後の真剣勝負を仕掛けたというわけよ。 あと、レーレとサキの役割の違いだけど、レーレの方がサキよりも年配で、そしてより「生命」全体についてを司っているわ。サキは主に動物で、シャラノワールは植物を司っているわけだけど、レーレはそれらを統合して、完全なる生命の循環を管理している神様と言ったら正しいかしら。 だから、完全に役割が被っているワケじゃないのよ。それに、レーレはレーレ自身が生命を創造することはあまりなく、その殆どはサキとシャラノワールによって行われているわね。もちろん、他の星の意志も沢山関わっているわ。

XaaaCi means "Protect with a tremendous power, and carry out a hallowed transformation". In other words, protect this planet at all costs, and commence a serious final fight to reinitialize it as a planet. And there are differences between Saki and Lere, but since Lere is more advanced in age than Saki, she would actually be the Will that rules over all "Life". Saki mainly rules over animal life forms and Shelanoir mainly rules over plants, but Lere rules over both of them, so maybe it would be more accurate to say that she is the Goddess that rules over the entirety of the cycle of life. Besides, Lere has next to no capacity for creating life, which is why life is mostly born from Saki and Shelanoir. Of course, they are are also related in many ways to the other Wills of the Planet.

ココナが謳ったMETHOD HYMME GRANZERO=SPEAR/.ですが、この唄だけ気の玉や塔結線等と違いヒュムノス的名前になってますが、これはココナがつけた名前ですか？ 私としては、この名前は塔が個別に認識するために塔によって付けられた名前で、実際には気の玉や塔結線等にも塔が認識する為の別の名前があるのでは？と思っているのですが・・・ (リク)

Cocona sang METHOD_HYMME_GRANZERO=SPEAR/., but why did this Song end up with a name so different from things like Energy Ball or Tower Connection? Or did Cocona herself name it? I personally was thinking that the name was given by the Tower in order to identify each individual song, and that things like Energy Ball or tower Connection actually had different names for the Tower to recognize them... but is that how it actually is? (Liku)

ちょっとそのタイトルの話をされると恥ずかしいんだけど…。 それで、詩魔法のタイトルだけど、普段はみんなあまり正式名称では言わないけど、実はエクストラクト（例えばEXEC_LINCA/.など）と同じように、正式名称って言うのが存在するんだよ。 今まで公開されている中では、例えばオリカさんの「EXEC_HYMME_LIFE_W:R:S/.」とかが有るね。これは「ライフウォーム」等の回復魔法の正式名称だよ。だから、リクさんの言うとおり、ちゃんと別の名前…要するに「ニックネーム」は存在するよ。

I'm a bit embarrassed about having to talk about that title, but well... Anyway, about the Song Magic titles, pretty much no one says the official names for them, and that's also the case for the Extracts (like for example EXEC_LINKER/.), but they do have official names. Among the Song Magic that's been revealed so far, we've got examples like Aurica's "EXEC_HYMME_LIFE_W:R:S/." That's the official name for Aurica's healing magic series "Life Warmth" and such . So it's just like you said, each Song Magic has a different name that's not the official one... we could say they're like "nicknames".

Editor's Postscript

本当に長い間、皆さんにはお付き合いいただき、ありがとうございました！　全１２２回、次回の投稿FLASHも含めると、１２３回にも渡ったトウコウスフィアでした。 休日も正月も、絶対に継続していこうと決め、それを５年間、１回も休むことなく続けてきました。それが唯一にして最大の、私の、私自身に対する承認です。 １００回を超えても、アルトネリコ３発売から１年経過しても、尚投稿数は減らず、そして読者も一定数を保ってきました。これほどまでに長い期間、皆さんと共にやってこれた企画は、他を見回しても希ではないかと思っております。 途中何度も辛いときもありましたし、PS3ソフトの修羅場とぶつかることも有りました。ですが、皆さんが楽しみにしていてくれた、それだけで、ずっと続ける事が出来ました。 また別の形で皆さんとお会いすることがあるかも知れません。その時はどうか是非、また私と一緒に世界を創っていただけたら、これほど嬉しいことはありません。 来週、最後のトウコウスフィア「トウコウFLASH」を開催します。是非お楽しみ頂けますと幸いです。 ５年間、本当にありがとうございました！！ (土屋)

Thank you very much to everyone for having been with us for such a long time! We had a total of 122 issues, and including the Flash Toukou from next issue, the Toukousphere will end up having a grand total of 123 issues. I decided I would continue doing this even during holidays or New Year, no matter what, and we've doing this for five years without skipping on even a single issue. That's the sole greatest acknowledgment I can give to myself. Even though we've gone beyond a hundred issues, and that it's been only a year since Ar tonelico 3 was released, we still constantly keep receiving lots of submissions, and we've maintained a steady readership here. I can only think it's pretty rare that project done alongside the users is quite a pretty rare thing, no matter how much I look around, and even more unheard of is that one managed to continue for so long. There were many hard times during it, and we had quite a carnage in our hands when it came to developing PS3 games. However, I could manage to continue bringing fun to everyone despite all that for all this time. There might be a chance in which we'll be able to meet again in some other way. And if that time ever comes, and we get to be able to make another world together, I'll be happy as you can't ever imagine. Next time, we'll hold the final Toukousphere issue "Toukou Flash", and I'll be extremely happy if you can enjoy it. Again, thank you very much for the five years we spent together! (Tsuchiya)

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