回忆——
“White Fang的兄弟们,为什么要帮助这个人渣?”【"Brothers of the White Fang, why are you aiding this scum?"】
“White Fang要和我联手做几庄生意”【"The White Fang and I are going in on a joint business venture together."】
(……)
现实(夜晚)——
Blake孤零零地屈膝坐在床上,心神不宁
她的思绪再次回到码头危机的那个晚上,在一切都落幕后的深夜,Ozpin单独面见她

今晚是个喧闹的夜晚啊【Well, this has certainly been an eventful evening.】
Ozpin嘴上说着,一手拿着手杖,一手拿着他的那杯热可可坐在了Blake的对面

我相信刚刚挫败了这次抢劫的你可能更希望回家好好休息吧。但是,我希望我们能够聊聊【I'm sure that after a night of thwarting attempted robbery, you probably just want to go home and take a nap. But, I was hoping that maybe we could have a chance to talk.】
他把热可可放在桌上,手杖也放在桌前
Blake也回应

当然【Of course.】

太棒了……如你所知,为了进入我的学院,学生们必须先通过严格的入学考试。很多申请者花费数年时间准备,在世界各地的战斗学院磨练武艺,而你却是少数没有这样的学生,但你仍然轻松通过了考试【Wonderful. As you know, in order to enroll at my academy, students must first pass a rigorous entrance exam. Most applicants spent years of preparation, training at one of the many combat schools around the world. You are one of the few who did not. And you passed the exam with flying colors.】
听后,Blake给出自己的答复

我是在王国之外被养大的,不能战斗就无法生存【I was raised outside the kingdoms. If you can't fight, you can't survive.】

那么你生存下来了Blake,我欣赏你走的这条路,我也自豪于管理一所接收各种各样学生的学院【Well you have most certainly survived, Blake. I admire your drive. And I'm proud to run a school that accepts individuals from all walks of life.】
他喝了一口热可可,举例

富人、穷人、人类、Faunus【Rich, poor. Human... Faunus.】
Blake看向他的眼神充满警惕,Ozpin却似乎没注意到似的发问

为什么戴上蝴蝶结?为什么隐匿身份?Blake【Why do you wear that bow, Blake? Why hide who you are?】
Blake发表观点

你或许愿意接受Faunus,Ozpin教授,但你们人类不会接受【You may be willing to accept the Faunus, Professor Ozpin, but your species is not.】

的确如此,但我们在为填平这份隔阂而努力【True, but we are continuing to take strides to lesson the divide.】

恕我直言,你们需要付出更多努力。在那之前,我希望避免不必要的关注……我希望人们关注“”我是谁”,而不是“我是什么”【With all due respect, you need to start taking some larger strides. Until then, I'd rather avoid any unnecessary attention. I want people to see me for who I am, not what I am.】
Ozpin一个疑问让Blake不知如何应对

那你是什么呢?【And what are you?】

我…不太清楚你在问什么【I... I don't understand what you're asking.】
Ozpin直接直入主题

你是如何知道White Fang今晚会去修船厂的?【How did you know the White Fang would be at the shipyard tonight?】

我不知道,我只是正好那个时候在那个地方【I didn't. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time.】

那么你不会是第一个发现他们的……但今晚发生的并不是独立的事件。我是你的校长,但同时也是一名Huntsman,保护这个世界不受反动势力侵害是我立下的誓言【You wouldn't have been the first. But what happened tonight wasn't an isolated incident. I may be your headmaster, but I'm also a Huntsman. And it is my sworn duty to protect this world from the forces that conspire against it.】
Ozpin那眼镜下的双眼死死盯着Blake,似是务必要问出个所以然来

Blake,你确定没有其他事想告诉我吗【Blake, are you sure there is nothing else you'd like to tell me.】

我确定【I'm sure.】
见此,Ozpin虽无奈,也只能到此为止

很好【Very well.】
他拿起热可可和收缩的手杖起身,走向门口

谢谢你抽出时间,Belladonna小姐。如果你需要和我谈话……请不要犹豫【Thank you for your time, Ms. Belladonna. If you ever need to talk to me, please don't hesitate to ask.】
吱呀——
开门声重叠,Yang的声音率先传来

啊…我们就不该带他玩的!【Ugh, we should have never let him play!】
Ruby跟在她身后调侃

你生气是因为你输给了那个新来的。如果我告诉你攻击的时候你攻击了,就没有这些事了【You are just mad cuz the new guy beat you. See, if you'd just attacked when I told you, none of this would've happened.】
Blake看见几人回来,自顾自地起身朝寝室门走去
Weiss语气严肃

停下。最近你十分沉默,不和人交际,还喜怒无常【Stop. Lately you've been quite, antisocial and moody.】
Yang:“呃,你不认识Blake嘛?”【Uhh, have you met Blake?】

我知道你是那个性格,但是最近你比原来更孤僻了。直说吧,我无法接受这样。你对我、对大家都承诺过你会告诉我们如果发生了什么事,那么Blake Belladonna,出什么事了?【Which I get it's kind of your thing. But you've been doing it more than usual. Which quite frankly, is unacceptable. You made the promise to me, to all of us, that you'd let us know if something was wrong. So, Blake Belladonna. What—is—wrong?】
(Weiss踩椅,优雅放椅,小碎步回来)
Blake一言难尽地说着

我只是……不明白为什么大家都如此冷静【I just... I don't understand how everyone can be so calm.】
Ruby上前询问

你还在想Torchwick的事吗?【You're still thinking about Torchwick?】
Blake情绪却开始不稳

Torchwick、White Fang、所有的事,马上就要出大事了但没有人做些什么【Torchwick, the White Fang, all of it. Something big is happening and no one is doing anything about it.】
Yang试着跟她解释让她冷静

Ozpin让我们别担心,而且还有警察和Huntsmen,我相信他们会处理好的【Ozpin told us not to worry. Between the police and Huntsmen, I'm sure they can handle it.】

我可不这么想!他们不像我这么了解White Fang【Well I'm not! They don't know the White Fang like I do.】
Red突然发言

但据我观察……Roman最近好像啥也没干,他几乎没动静了,跟着他的White Fang成员也是一样【From what I’ve seen... Roman hasn’t been up to much lately, barely making any moves at all, and the White Fang goons with him are just as quiet.】
Weiss站了出来开始阴阳

好吧,去夜店砸场子、阻止小偷、为自由而战。我相信你们四个都觉得自己已经准备好出去逮捕那些坏人了吧【OK, between blowing up nightclubs, stopping thieves and fighting for freedom. I'm sure the four of you think that you're all ready to go out and apprehend these ne'er-do-wells.】
Ruby:“那……啥?”【Uh who?】

但让我再一次扮演理性的角色吧。我们是学生,我们还没准备好应付这种事【But let me once again be the voice of reason. We're students. We're not ready to handle this sort of situation.】
Ruby:“是的,但……”【Well, yeah, but...】

我们还没准备好【We're not ready.】
Blake终于忍不住爆发了

但我们可能永远都不会准备好!我们的敌人不会乖乖等着我们毕业,他们就在那里、某处,策划着下一步计划!而我们没有人知道他们计划着什么,但浩劫即将来临!不管我们准备好没有【And we may never be ready! Our enemies aren't just going to sit around and wait for graduation day. They're out there, somewhere planning their next move. And none of us know what it is, but it's coming! Whether we are ready, or not.】
Ruby听后顺其自然,讲述伟大理想

好吧。为了成为最年轻的Hunters,轻轻松松把那些腐朽的密谋反抗Vale的组织轻松解决…跟我说:赞成!【OK. All in favor of becoming the youngest Hunters singlehandedly bringing down a corrupt organization conspiring against the kingdom of Vale. Say aye.】
Red:“赞成”【Aye!】(全场唯一)
Yang:“对的!最爱你活泼的样子了”【Yes! I love it when you're feisty.】(看向Blake)
Weiss:“呃,貌似很有趣的”【Well, I suppose it could be fun.】
笑容再一次出现在Blake的脸上

好吧,我们一起来做这件事【Alright then, we're in this together.】
Ruby信心满满

我们也来策划一下吧~【Let's hatch a plan.】
Yang:“好耶!”【Yeah!】
Ruby忽然想起什么

我把桌游忘在图书馆了!【I left my board game at the library!】
Weiss扶额吐槽

感觉我们前途惨淡……【We're doomed.】
Ruby冲出寝室门并回

马上就回【I'll be right back.】
Red刚想提醒,Ruby就跑了
三人看向Red,他沉默着拿起那个桌游展示

我把它带回来了的……我去找她说【I already grabbed the board game earlier. I’ll go after her.】
而Ruby刚说完就撞到了人,她向对方道歉

抱歉,你还好吗?【Sorry, are you OK?】
那人朝她伸出手

我没事,只是你注意点【I'm fine. Just watch where you're going.】
Ruby拉着那人的手站起了身,有些窘迫地挠挠头

噢,对的,抱歉了……呃,我是Ruby,你是新来的吗?【Oh, right, sorry. Umm. I'm Ruby. Are you new?】
而Ruby身前是不久前在第十七章登场的Emerald和Mercury
从两人身后走出一人,正是Cinder

我们从Haven来参观【Visiting from Haven, actually.】
(对视)
(Red探头、出来凑近)
Ruby率先发言

噢,你是为了Vytal节而来的吧,但交换生有他们独立的寝室【Oh, you're here for the festival. But exchange students have their own dormitory.】
Mercury发言

我们好像迷路了【I guess we just got turned around.】
Ruby刚要说,Red就拍了拍她的肩,把她吓了一跳

Red!别这样突然从背后拍人啊,我正在给交换生们指路呢!【Red! Don’t sneak up and tap me like that! I was just helping these exchange students find their dorm.】
Red抬手示意

你先回寝室吧,桌游我早就拿回来了,这边我来带他们就好【You can head back to the dorm if you want. I’ve got the board game covered, I’ll show them the way from here.】

你居然提前拿上了……那就拜托你啦【Wow, you grabbed it ahead of time? I’ll leave them in your hands then!】
看着Ruby回寝室后,Red才转向三人

让我带你们去那里吧【Let me lead you there.】
话音落下,Red侧身做出引路手势,带着三人朝着东侧的方向走去
(Ruby探头观察)
六千多不让写了😞,剩下的内容放到下章喽……(包括番外)