英雄の鎧は常に紅く (Eiyuu no Yoroi wa Tsune ni Akaku)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
戦が終わり荒れ果てた町を 	ikusa ga owari arehateta machi o 	In a town that fell to ruin at the end of a battle
一人の騎士が歩く 	hitori no kishi ga aruku 	A lone knight walks through
彼は誰より戦果を挙げた 	kare wa dare yori senka o ageta 	He'd earned more military gains than anyone
誰より人を殺した 	dare yori hito o koroshita 	He'd killed more people than anyone
 	 	
敵国の民はその姿恐れ 	tekikoku no tami wa sono sugata osore 	The people of the enemy nation fear his form
必死に命乞いをする 	hisshi ni inochigoi o suru 	And they desperately beg for their lives
しかしその願いを彼が 	shikashi sono negai o kare ga 	But he never
聞き入れることは決してない 	kikiireru koto wa kesshite nai 	Grants their wish
 	 	
女の亡骸が抱えた 	onna no nakigara ga kakaeta 	A woman's corpse tightly held
無邪気に微笑む赤子 	mujaki ni hohoemu akago 	An innocently smiling baby
彼は冷たい眼のまま 	kare wa tsumetai me no mama 	With cold eyes
剣を振り上げた 	tsurugi o furiageta 	He lifted his sword
 	 	
英雄の鎧は常に紅く 	eiyuu no yoroi wa tsuneni akaku 	A hero's armor is always crimson
それはきっと浴びた返り血の色 	sore wa kitto abita kaerichi no iro 	That is surely the color of the spilled blood he basked in
誰かのための行いだとしても 	dareka no tame no okonai da to shite mo 	Even if these are deeds for someone's sake
それを「正義」と呼べるのか 	sore o "seigi" to yoberu no ka 	Can you call that “justice”?
 	 	
それから五年の月日が流れ 	sorekara gonen no tsukihi ga nagare 	Five years flowed on since then
戦は今日も続く 	ikusa wa kyou mo tsuzuku 	And the war continues today
騎士を仮住まいで待つのは 	kishi o karizumai de matsu no wa 	Waiting for the knight at a temporary home
一人の可憐な少女 	hitori no karen na shoujo 	Is a lone, sweet girl
 	 	
あの時彼女の服に縫われた 	ano toki kanojo no fuku ni nuwareta 	Back then he'd noticed that stitched on her clothes
皇家の紋に気づいた 	kouke no mon ni kizuita 	Was the Imperial family crest
手元に置いておけばいつか 	temoto ni oite okeba itsuka 	If he had her on hand, one day
人質くらいにはなるだろう 	hitojichi kurai ni wa naru darou 	She might be useful as a hostage
 	 	
「お帰り父さん」と微笑む 	"okaeri tousan" to hohoemu 	Foolish, innocent girl
無邪気で愚かな娘 	mujaki de oroka na musume 	Who smiles and says “Welcome home, Dad”
お前の親を殺したのは 	omae no oya o koroshita no wa 	You do this even though I myself am the one
この俺だというのに 	kono ore da to iu no ni 	Who killed your parents
 	 	
英雄の鎧は常に紅く 	eiyuu no yoroi wa tsuneni akaku 	A hero's armor is always crimson
それはきっと彼の野心と同じ色 	sore wa kitto kare no yashin to onaji iro	That is surely the same color as his treachery
誰かのための行いだとしても 	dareka no tame no okonai da to shite mo 	Even if these are deeds for someone's sake
それを「正義」と呼べるのか 	sore o "seigi" to yoberu no ka 	Can you call that “justice”?
 	 	
戦場には 	senjou ni wa 	On the battlefield
様々なものがはびこっている 	samazama na mono ga habikotte iru 	Various things are running rampant
勝利　敗北　憎しみ　時の運 	shouri haiboku nikushimi toki no un 	Victory, defeat, hatred, chance luck
そして裏切り 	soshite uragiri 	And betrayal
 	 	
気が付けば騎士は 	ki ga tsukeba kishi wa 	Before he knew it, the knight
大勢の敵に囲まれていた 	oozei no teki ni kakomarete ita 	Was surrounded by a great many enemies
彼らがただの兵士でないことは 	karera ga tada no heishi denai koto wa 	It was obvious that
明らかだった 	akiraka datta 	They weren't ordinary soldiers
 	 	
「おとなしく娘を差し出せ」と 	"otonashiku musume o sashidase" to 	“Quietly submit to us that girl,”
迫る黒装束の老婆 	semaru kuroshouzoku no rouba 	Urged an old woman in black clothes
従えばおそらく 	shitagaeba osoraku 	If he complied,
娘の命はないだろう 	musume no inochi wa nai darou 	They would probably murder her
しかしそれは騎士にとって 	shikashi sore wa kishi ni totte 	But for the knight
望むところだったはず 	nozomu tokoro datta hazu 	That must have been a desired outcome
そのためにこの子を今まで 	sono tame ni kono ko o ima made 	Because it was for that reason
飼っていたのだから 	katte ita no da kara 	He'd been keeping her until now
 	 	
剣を持ち 	ken o mochi 	There was someone
騎士を守るように 	kishi o mamoru you ni 	Who held a sword
前に立った者がいた 	mae ni tatta mono ga ita 	And stood in front of the knight to protect him
震えてる小さな背中 	furueteru chiisana senaka 	A small, trembling back
それは幼いあの子だった 	sore wa osanai ano ko datta 	It was the young child.
 	 	
憐れな娘よ 	aware na musume yo 	Pitiful girl
お前が父と慕う者は 	omae ga chichi to shitau mono wa" 	You do this even though the one you love as a father
今まさにお前を 	ima masani omae o 	Was just about
売ろうとしていたと 	urou to shite ita to 	To try
いうのに 	iu no ni 	To sell you off
 	 	
騎士は娘の頭を 	kishi wa musume no atama o 	After the knight
優しく撫でた後 	yasashiku nadeta ato 	Gently patted the girl's head
 	 	
殺し屋に向かって剣を抜いた…… 	koroshiya ni mukatte ken o nuita...... 	He faced the assassins and drew his sword…
 	 	
英雄の鎧は常に紅く 	eiyuu no yoroi wa tsuneni akaku 	A hero's armor is always crimson
それはきっと浴びた夕焼けの色 	sore wa kitto abita yuuyake no iro 	That is surely the color of the twilight he basked in
血塗られた時代の中　手を繋いで 	chinurareta jidai no naka te o tsunaide 	Walking hand-in-hand in that blood-stained era,
歩いていく騎士と娘 	aruite iku kishi to musume 	Is a knight and a girl
 	 	
戦場には正義も悪もない 	senjou ni wa seigi mo aku mo nai 	On the battlefield there is neither justice nor evil
贖罪の日はいつかやって来るだろう 	shokuzai no hi wa itsuka yatte kuru darou	The day of his atonement will come someday
やがて来るその時まで彼は 	yagate kuru sono toki made kare wa 	Until that time finally arrives
「父」でいようと決意した 	"chichi" de iyou to ketsui shita 	He's decided to be a “father”
==Discography==
This song was featured on the following album:
*Lucifenia Trinity (album)
==External Links==
===Unofficial===
*The Evillious Chronicles Wiki
*Vocaloid Wiki
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