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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uzGqyjozj
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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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TZSYr9YFn
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyGeOU1rBF
沙卡美提著裙子繞過賓客，卻撞到某位老人的屁股。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBb62eT1mc
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「啊！抱 - 抱歉！」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5wVab2zeZ
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGM7gFHiAK
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？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N6BfpzaNL
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「我 - 我只是想找父王。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEq3GD3xFL
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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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuozl8AHyRx
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoP5AVDIz6b
「國、國王陛下！」老人和其他貴族向著她背後的人單膝下跪。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ffSn1Kfc4
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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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6awpJrpvyH
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「沒、沒有！是小人 -」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx36d41bx6
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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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx83c63vm9y
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKq4ZmXTCx
國王撫摸她的頭：「我的女兒啊，第一次來這種場合太緊張嗎？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jN37cnsCP
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「不 - 不是！我 - 我 -」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PnABKGovt
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「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美：「各位，請盡情享受。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNXBVEj8RJ
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylSQnEabyd
「謝國王陛下！」貴賓們待國王走遠後才鼓起勇氣繼續暢談。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTxmky4VmX
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「父 - 父王，剛才的確是我 -」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75XmDkXWnE
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKTuZJssgF
「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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZbjhmbBFu
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1O8ZGjQ3P
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGki2OGhvVR
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjnIj56nRE
「但我真心愛妳，妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8iJDN4R78
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vudCrCPq2
國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美，沙卡美不知如何反應。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCUnwOa3SL
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvjT1DuyXz
「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話，不知黎明已到來。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PgyNThTQS
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPecralHxA
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtRXDcebd6
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYsRMeyJ6a
「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZlomMozNr
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyRiiVpeMC
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpPbn4R8AB
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKULDMueSy0
「父王！」她驚醒過來，方才察覺那是一場夢。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwj0hIboR0
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYqlaDcCXF
「女皇陛下，是時候享用早餐了。」貝吏刻唐在床邊彎腰。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXBepBadJM
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMUyQIT7Ky
沙卡美揉揉眼睛：「貝弟弟，已經早上了嗎？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt2sC4r4G8
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YEmqJKWTx
「沒錯。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0loALd6hCD
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvqzMDJqmJ
「貝弟弟先出去，朕要更衣。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnP5cF4owxB
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJxrETbDRW
「遵命，女皇陛下。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kR2ToDG2F
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMyPArIlLJ
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLuuuQ2yGB
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL13sYv6rFV
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlr36eQCbxB
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpclMkWNqp1
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSnldVf50K
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2mqzvssyJ
「女皇陛下，這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGVGKrK3fZ
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpy6WVojzO
「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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3BvnUZ0ib
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCNkQrLX9K
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GSUDKApRS
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉：「女皇陛下。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfrVjoAuGw
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAQBgDVLwR
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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFpX966VEr
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw12eXcaOcj
「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0atPPaU3tX
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「甚麼事？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYtOHgo3Qe
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxd2wr3N4cN
「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB84E6cDWM
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdNy6JO8qj
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？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHTyiosrTl
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYIeTxsLsj
「女皇陛下英明。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI295o01xy
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56dIRprmOL
「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHfEhjyqJV
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD11yIKyNf
「細作？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ve5hEbFmh
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCCwFcSJeA
「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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kH1uW9GyU
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnq7MWXEM5
「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5EK6rAfsQ
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ICs3kPlBH
「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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡps0ZeJwW9e
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38GosEvIcN
「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcU25WGG6bR
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7FKXMwUNQ
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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpcJOTFA2l
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSINd1DJcV
沙卡美接著說：「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUj1JDdxhL
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslc0Bnu2uO
「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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwiPH1ONau
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「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3hADq0FAu
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsY4WMzgGvS
「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvcLgDZWRU
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUfQa5439S
「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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7FwKWmdPT
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV67bdZJSg
「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEoYrq0VP7
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tYXg0RZN0
「暗影守衛團的四人。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSz5CL1wXu6
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「利華特呢？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHTyr0L2R8
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTmlYDMPLi
「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？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8ZxxRzGn5
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「明白。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0CcWJGXyA
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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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqdVhnER9n
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObG5CNjWYC
貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛：「就地處決？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsRS8T1PkJ
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpguG46VSdC
「欺騙朕的人，朕不想再看多一眼。處決後把屍體掉到河裏。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSexRXOL92G
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「不用審問嗎？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzslpIYkba
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「審問？貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE3kVqaH8B
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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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO54L5hzsgU
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2P1YGSqt8
「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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUr5mJNaCh
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjqqsHJ91Y
「為甚麼？她會樂意幫忙的。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhJuMehyYH
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「朕怕她承受不了，然後又發生之前的事。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlIQDiXbBT
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「遵命。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7XFeh804D
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「貝弟弟，上朝後陪朕回房間。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GNctduA7J
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「為甚麼？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3RQHPkA6H
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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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsuwCrCcmi
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY0xlvzERS
沙卡美坐在皇位上，貝吏刻唐站於其左。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmDRx4saVI
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JUCK2WbFG
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hUKfJyGxy
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhB3Ol47uz
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。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhI2f7hFWPq
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aaNxIHrec
「眾大臣有事項要稟報嗎？」沙卡美雙手放在皇椅兩側扶手。131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQA85r7KzUi
131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGuYgGLcN0
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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9Ud7gtf0y
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「之後呢？」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgE3bw2HbPG
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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。」131Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpssY3ZjgE
