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水の魔女〜身代わりの一輪〜(s1-J12-z12)

第4話 - 水の魔女〜身代わりの一輪〜(英語学習用:英検2級)

2026年03月12日

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水の魔女セレン(瑟伦)

The Tragedy of the Sisters: Lyra and EllaI am the Water Witch. Today, I was traveling by broom as usual. As soon as I entered a certain country, a young girl ran up to me with a desperate look.

“Lyra! Where are you!?” she cried.

She told me her older sister, Lyra, had been missing since yesterday. I decided to help her search from the sky.

However, in a dark alley on the north side of town, I sensed a chilling murderous intent and a cut-off scream.

“There!” I shouted, accelerating my broom to the limit.

The moment I dove into the alley, I saw a madman swinging a knife at the trembling Lyra.

”Stop!” Lyra screamed, closing her eyes in despair. At that moment, a small shadow jumped in front of her.

Thump.

When Lyra opened her eyes, she saw her younger sister, Ella, who had taken the blade to protect her. Ella had been searching for her sister, only to become her shield the moment they reunited.

”Lyra… I’m glad… you’re safe…” Ella whispered with a weak smile and collapsed.

Furious, I used a violent stream of water to blow the man away and rushed to the sisters. But Ella’s wound was deep, and the cobblestones quickly turned red.

”ELLA!!” Lyra wailed, hugging her cold sister.

I could only stand there and watch. No matter how much magic I use, I cannot turn back time or rewrite the fate of death. I clenched my fists so hard they turned white, regretting my powerlessness.

”Big sister, don’t cry…”

Those were Ella’s last words. She never opened her eyes again. Startled pigeons flew into the sky, leaving only her scream behind. Then, a cold rain began to fall like tears.

At dawn, as the bright morning sun dyed the world gold, Lyra was praying at the cemetery.

“Thank you for searching with me,” she said.

“No… I’m sorry I couldn’t do anything,” I replied.

I noticed a small, mysterious blue flower blooming beside Ella’s grave. Its color was gentle, as if Ella were smiling and saying, “Don’t cry anymore.” Lyra picked the flower and tucked it into her hair to remember her sister’s love forever.

”I must go now,” I said.

“Yes… Thank you for everything,” Lyra replied.

Turning my back to the morning sun, I mounted my broom.

My journey continues.

Fine.

● 全訳：姉妹の悲劇：リラとエラ●

私は水の魔女。今日もいつものようにほうきで旅をしていました。ある国に入るとすぐ、一人の少女が必死の形相で駆け寄ってきました。

「リラ！どこにいるの！？」と彼女は叫びました。彼女の話では、姉のリラが昨日から行方不明だといいます。私は上空から捜索を手伝うことにしました。

しかし、街の北側の暗い路地裏で、凍りつくような殺気と遮られた悲鳴を感じました。

「あそこね！」私はほうきを限界まで加速させました。路地裏に飛び込んだ瞬間、狂った男が震えるリラに包丁を振り下ろすのが見えました。

「やめて！」リラは絶望して目を閉じました。その時、小さな影が彼女の前に飛び込みました。

ドスッ。