另一方面，沙卡美不知為何回到過去，回到她十歲左右的時光。她綁著馬尾，穿著橙黃色舞裙在人來人往的宴會中穿梭。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYWfn6bPl6
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宴會裏聚集了許多名門貴族，他們受國王邀請大吃大喝，心裏都怕酒裏下了毒。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXvC2EdtO8
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沙卡美提著裙子繞過賓客，卻撞到某位老人的屁股。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1sKPJMwwW
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「啊！抱 - 抱歉！」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8ilwc5Sng
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圍著放滿佳餚圓桌，臉看不清的老人轉身看著沙卡美：「哎喲！這不是沙卡美公主嗎？公主殿下要去哪裏？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZ7977hqTp
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「我 - 我只是想找父王。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptSzsHGFiI
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正當沙卡美想問老人有沒有頭緒時，一隻粗糙的手放在她肩膀上。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mJ77R8rGg
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「國、國王陛下！」老人和其他貴族向著她背後的人單膝下跪。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9raAjNd19u
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「吾女做了甚麼失禮之事嗎？」國王用一貫嚴肅的語氣問。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH4irt0X66
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「沒、沒有！是小人 -」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprqZnNK7LP
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沙卡美向國王行禮：「參 - 參見父王！」她低著頭不敢直視他。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT19jG7nVxE
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiJeRTEQLT
國王撫摸她的頭：「我的女兒啊，第一次來這種場合太緊張嗎？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv7Njm3vGa
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「不 - 不是！我 - 我 -」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzkMt97nEO
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「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美：「各位，請盡情享受。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7CdUxcYSU
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgjFWPQrEc
「謝國王陛下！」貴賓們待國王走遠後才鼓起勇氣繼續暢談。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtupeDtTZyS
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「父 - 父王，剛才的確是我 -」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ci2TqG3XO
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9SZedT6dH
「不是叫妳不必多言嗎？」國王走出王宮陽台：「我的女兒啊，那裏的人都不是真心尊敬我和妳，他們只是怕得罪我而人頭落地。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3vAIgris3
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陽台外的景色被一層白霧擋住，沙卡美也看不見父王的雙眼。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgkq9pdeIK
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa47y9VdsXe
「但我真心愛妳，妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMxwEZVQPm
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MsWym42BQ
國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美，沙卡美不知如何反應。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTzz5J87HR
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgw5cc7QzHv
「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話，不知黎明已到來。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMjScCbFD8
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貝吏刻唐在床邊觀察她微苦的臉龐，有點於心不忍。
但為了不打擾沙卡美休息，他背靠牆邊靜候沙卡美醒來。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhJ9JDSffs
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiD2sUScaP
「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQtfXHGITu
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7T3BHaDCgP
沙卡美自己也覺得很矛盾，明明想人民生活美滿，卻一直包庇無惡不作的父王，父王駕崩後又困在陰霾當中。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrUuADrdx4
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「父王！」她驚醒過來，方才察覺那是一場夢。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhHjYvYpbD
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63tl3mZBhq
「女皇陛下，是時候享用早餐了。」貝吏刻唐在床邊彎腰。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhVtlJT1sy
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf92GnyGPoC
沙卡美揉揉眼睛：「貝弟弟，已經早上了嗎？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkt6SJt9ix
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「沒錯。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15MYaaPykV
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「貝弟弟先出去，朕要更衣。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82u7ZmyGWs
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RNrdhnNbO
「遵命，女皇陛下。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcdRGRXlq0
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC0A5QN0bP
貝吏刻唐和小娜都不明白為何沙卡美會被「某種東西」佔據，仍然能正常運用魔力。黑色魔力明明會令人神智崩潰，但沙卡美除了行事作風改變外都很正常。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBq99qnUeLH
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYjrNtNH3B
感覺女皇不再是公主的貝吏刻唐，待沙卡美梳洗後伴隨她到飯廳。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BhgJ3jlk2
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8JLckE14L
皇宮裏的官員、僕人等等昨天已知悉女皇被尋獲的消息，昨天在外冒雨拜訪人民的士兵和軍官們可能有私下跟平民們說。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcvt6BagJy
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQzEiO0aQt
「女皇陛下，這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYg9jBDAIJl
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9S2CMBmdz
「雞胸肉、麵包、蘋果和牛奶，朕很久也沒有吃過如此豐富的早膳了。」沙卡美拿起刀叉。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9ZQo4bxCw
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxd0vE4fA0
貝吏刻唐坐在她對面一起用膳，雖說食不言是基本禮儀，但貝吏刻唐有些話想問沙卡美。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOmLmJRELf
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉：「女皇陛下。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfan2hRWbyp
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBGy4RIPSQ
剛要喝口牛奶的沙卡美聽見他發問，溫和地收手：「貝弟弟，早膳時間不應該說話。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GlMkbv4bP
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXup3PLB0OF
「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsjKZidEEa
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「甚麼事？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nBZseKsiG
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYoVNml4Nw
「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDEu1xfLPo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡub37OLoAiC
沙卡美揮手示意女僕和守衛離開，待房間只剩他和貝吏刻唐後回應：「貝弟弟想問的是朕想暪著所有人做甚麼吧？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV1m46Na0g
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYs5om6VgY
「女皇陛下英明。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZJDeeDzkB
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRD1lOQileN
「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmCmOIeqyy
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GIArCgql0
「細作？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9UIAmA5Jh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQe06foyil5
「沒錯。約一年半前，朕去山多牧場時不是被伏擊了嗎？朕問過斯斯，她說那羣刺客的確是聯邦派遣的，但得知朕會在那個時候經過該處的情報來源不明。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vCIYgZPiN
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAvJoXcaqS
「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrjQaymcoi
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYYnhGC35d
「當時朕還在學如何當一個好皇帝，沒有時間處理，朕只告訴了利華特。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWPUhZFmos
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「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5RNPYicT7
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWPtuesHfe
沙卡美舉起杯喝了一口牛奶：「朕去山多牧場一事朕只有向數個人說過，他們都跟隨朕一段時間，甚麼時候處理都已經太遲。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ74Folxu3J
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZP9XPXqkZ
沙卡美接著說：「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz25Qp67HnI
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡli21q7eiNp
「塔瑪、歐法、迪斯普、哈芙、小娜、利華特、我。」具吏刻唐慎重地說出這七個名字。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHQdscleCK
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「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYX70Bahb5Q
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「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwrSkrSyq7
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「不是。雖然你們是當時唯二不在場的人，你們也不會蠢到背叛朕。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZND6vjVNo
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgSR8gWij9
「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7Z940OKem
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9Q7CUjs2Q
「暗影守衛團的四人。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXgwbBm9m1
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「利華特呢？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk02UlpNZm8
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTy02Ix2KX
「利華特沒有背叛朕的理由。他是異世界人，當時的他怎會認為與帝國為敵是好選擇？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVSyP5iFWh
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4BZroFMPj
「明白。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJQgOSGVEx
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「因此，貝弟弟，朕希望你去找他們談談，政務朕會自行處理。找出細作後就地處決。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs57cVmCAU3
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貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛：「就地處決？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoxI4emxL4
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMcLWRsNTr
「欺騙朕的人，朕不想再看多一眼。處決後把屍體掉到河裏。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqpNFshrTY
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「不用審問嗎？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldr5MS9JWI
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「審問？貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiNoYHIj1m
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「不是。我只是擔心如此強硬的手法會在那時候遭到另外三人強烈反對，他們現在都有魔力。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb7b7SRKIw
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「他們現在也殺不了朕，所以朕現在才想找出叛國賊。貝弟弟，這個任務不要跟小娜說。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCPdQl6z7v
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「為甚麼？她會樂意幫忙的。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1e9RHxW5Hc
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「朕怕她承受不了，然後又發生之前的事。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjbg0VfxgW
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「遵命。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkmIzNKKyt
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「貝弟弟，上朝後陪朕回房間。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33SlC8tKZ0
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「為甚麼？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCglgfUzqpp
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沙卡美沒有回答，兩人靜靜吃完早餐便到內殿上朝。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3aJaAsXwX
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFXd5uMnr6
沙卡美坐在皇位上，貝吏刻唐站於其左。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUfKW4taJ0
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先前因曼賈襲擊造成的損害已經由小娜用魔法修補，大臣們都能站在兩旁等候上奏。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxyR7ks5AN
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大臣們都用恐懼的眼神看著沙卡美，他們總覺得她與「失蹤」之前是截然不同的人。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUnjwh3L1R
176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnh87XAutx
「眾大臣有事項要稟報嗎？」沙卡美雙手放在皇椅兩側扶手。176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9N44r4g0et
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一位站在最前列，年邁的大臣走到台階前方彎腰：「女皇陛下，小人先抒發自己對女重陛下歸來的欣喜。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11by8hZzpE
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「之後呢？」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPhZibe5T9
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「稟女皇陛下，目前商業區一片死寂，帝都的收入激減。」176Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoa1WuEESn7
