房貝吏刻唐等待三人走下樓梯，三人打開門前再次確認後方沒人。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfi9IEsOYwN
身為帝國女皇的輔佐官，貝吏刻唐大可以就此罷手，待時機成熟再把他們一網打盡，但他沒有選擇這樣做。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vE7feZ3tt
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他用魔力包著鞋子減低腳步聲，趁門打開冒著撞牆的風險蹲下衝向樓梯口。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtH7sYe8JC
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最後一人正打算關門，貝吏刻唐剛好趕上在關門前走下樓梯，從門的空隙穿進去。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVomFtadrEm
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房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiKBuu7Czg
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房間中央放了一張大木桌，桌上有一幅描繪帝國國境和邊界的地圖以及數頂油燈。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7nwP7nLNP
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前方的牆上掛了一幅大黑板，黑板上用英文寫了七零八落的筆記。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUojcjv5k3
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角落都放了幾個疑似用來放置物資的木桶，木桶上有些木盤，貝吏刻唐剛才差點撞到一個。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7tjuDJ2vz
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牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌，上面放了些文件。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFZ5Em69j7
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMBPFhFKnQ
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一個原先在觀察地圖，綁著辮子的褐髮女孩聽見關門聲便向三人問好：「威爾、艾爾，那個人有說甚麼嗎？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDuzVig0Bb
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一直被貝吏刻唐嚇怕，名為艾爾的男子回應：「沒有甚麼特別的事。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlXeb6wVkz
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwAoZ27toB
女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAqSX1hCiI
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地圖上圈著帝國首都、首都北邊的雪山、首都東北方的平原、帝國西部未開發的土地以及帝國北部與「元頂之湖」距離不遠的邊界。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wqfyV1bNC
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OQNN4R2mU
「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvst0GZgaO4
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGb0fipQEbZ
「就是因為不可信我們才會被派來這裏送死啊！沒有收穫也不要緊，死了也不是沒有損失，但我們是心甘情願的！」女孩拿著筆指著艾爾。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBYKVhw84S
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarl7I9j4A6
另一個名叫威爾的男子說：「她說的這些地點和帝國皇宮有甚麼關係？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFPx6wN7B8
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「首先，我們不知道帝國把禁物收到哪裏了！而且這種地點就算連起來也沒有甚麼特別意義！所以！皇宮裏一定有我們想要的線索！」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQOt7y3Yu3
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZjfyz9u4H
三人在討論貝吏刻唐完全聽不懂的話題。
間裏的其他人都在搬運或處理文件。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSshE13Cue
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「就算我們能進到皇宮也沒用啊！他們可是有幾十個可以用魔法的人，我們被發現馬上就會被抓！」艾爾激動地說。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2oeMAI3Z2
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2djwF0D2O
「那你想我們跟他們說：『世界要毀滅了，請和我們一起摧毀禁物和放棄魔法！』嗎？不要作夢了！他們可是—」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUn4G4aCL9x
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「為甚麼我們要那麼激動？」威爾問。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sDeoMdhpC
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其他人連一眼也沒有看過他們，彷如早已習慣在吵鬧環境下工作。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GjjFeG2Lm
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZkz896opF
「因為我不知道在發生甚麼事啊！」女孩大聲地叫：「先是帝國、然後是巴烏卡、再來是加奧里，現在祢又跟我說世界要毀滅？『聽媽媽的話還是跟監護人走？』完全不明白甚麼意思！」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPN3IohNpkk
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他們像一羣邪教徒般討論不存在亦不會來臨的世界末日，貝吏刻唐當在聽吟遊詩人說故事。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5lqK1xfLq
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「甚麼是監護人？完全完全聽不懂！媽媽的懷抱很溫暖......」女孩自言自語。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxgGcJRo0x
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymVT2JdECH
突然，三人全部靜下來。女孩繼續看著地圖，兩個男子走到書桌前和其他人一起整理文件。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlAfLqnMXl
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXSGweDEyn
房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrFOh73TqW
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIfliApaBo
這裏是哪裏？這些是聯邦人嗎？236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg2Yv58SaW
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在熟悉地方來到陌生地遇見陌生人聽見陌生話，貝吏刻唐一時三刻不知該如何反應。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzmnNNw1kW
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IiqUtgv4n
「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起，他動彈不得。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWBkj45fua
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySVp4KcUQj
貝吏刻唐回過神來，發現自己身處灰色房間中。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mzd0RUy1M
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除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdckq1HoRT
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「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fWe52ppGL
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvrOM2OGDA
「你的心裏。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3rkvz4fS0
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBt9YiafTf
「我的心？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TfQldE0gi
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HgqGRQBZi
「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqa1oT0NYHW
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcGZzSeW9Q
「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0F55QRFrF
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「為了知道你必需知道的事。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL88CKPjcI
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「我必需知道的事？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQNs4AZwe8
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「世界要毀滅了。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡismsyzCcPo
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「我要做甚麼？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttEYfMPFRS
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3bCRypix0
「集合心之力，驅逐操偶師。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGibkXTa6u
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「祢是誰？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfg22V1qBh
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「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuUcNSSLhF
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9EETdasAr
「我不明白，祢說的話跟我們一直以來經歷的事一點關係也沒有。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAA55ogja0
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「要有關係嗎？諸多巧合連成事實。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw93OEJhgNe
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「......」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJW9opUSCGs
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「時間不多，『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BSkefh41Y
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu4nvF8kXh
「誰是玩偶？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoXtIuvtLy
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「誰一直被玩弄，誰一直玩弄？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop2QtqOGpT
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「......」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BLxzdkVnf
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貝吏刻唐再次張開眼睛，發現自己仍在餐廳裏，迪斯普和荷芳正準備離開。
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貝吏刻唐看著兩人臉帶笑容走出餐廳，彷彿忘記了任務般跑回剛才聯邦人所在的屋子。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxEFnsyo3C
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他敲了三下門，但沒有聲音從裏面發出。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXQ4cmBahN
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開門進入後，內裏的景象一模一樣。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAKGUPRFF3
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差點黑得伸手不見五指的酒館、破爛且擺放混亂的桌椅、感覺隨時會斷掉的木地板。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKyYoiNh6Z
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPeb4fZt7f
貝吏刻唐走下樓梯口，來到聯邦人的基地門前。他先貼頭在門邊聽裏面有沒有人，但甚麼也聽不見。
剛剛發生的一切都太莫名其妙，貝吏刻唐已經開始懷疑起現實。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeXSacMXhj
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他冒著已經被人發現的風險快速地推開門，然而房間內一個人也沒有。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCnZeczzSk
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文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍，唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRzOKRIR9w
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sHCKMByqK
「輔佐官閣下：236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyubrCEVrCX
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLWNQJOOuY
吾等並非有意潛伏於貴國首都，亦無意加害貴國。假使閣下亦受神之啟示，敬請引領吾等逃離滅亡之災。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy4N9kan0T
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完全無法理解內容。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUFPLDKolw
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkbfPAvRLb
貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODE60MR0wC
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcndETg2dLV
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfP2v4UlAzZ
「一年多前我們都見過弗烈雅，她最近露面也沒有提過任何關於世界毀滅的事。」
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHDS8NxAax
「『媽媽』是甚麼？比人類更高一等的存在嗎？還是『比人類更高一等的存在更高一等的存在』？」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0dISkgdPO
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoQN4vdKHb
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KaO1KNuXK
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnOvYa1HpB
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7uQiCj5or
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzT9gswpCo
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGOc0HfEwZ
236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbE3PyWemE
八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上，同樣意義不明。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBwm2ic1fq
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貝吏刻唐打開黑板旁的木桶，有些裝了麵包，有些載著水。236Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaq2fxZ9m6
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他觀察地圖上被標記的數個地點，但找不出它們的關聯。
