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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwr5rbjUuTQ
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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3XNHJPgty
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSV3drIC1Z
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKseFm7spm
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房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyvUrFVGXJ
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ5K13oJpC
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFKFICRS1t
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡus43e9Xz5X
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牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌，上面放了些文件。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNY4PRvyIUX
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhC4Utz1pMp
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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？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5ehWsFSTN
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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。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jGGkQ9zFW
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女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQBnp5h2tF
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcte0AsvnC
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「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB3C1rAFwP
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「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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgk40bWYBD6
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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？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtZFYXQHP4
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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！」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP791x8a9Dr
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJehCVyJYe
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT1iEq55Xk
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「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—」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2Xc1LNNvz
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「為甚麼我們要那麼激動？」威爾問。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMxXBSKMVM
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrJTtPOqLb
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「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！」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRCW531WCA
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFcmpkMrwY
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TXhGDnZq7
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUC6i9FFZgH
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房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUWgCORVVa
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這裏是哪裏？這些是聯邦人嗎？205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5ZilLk2hL
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtOqYdfCHL
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「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起，他動彈不得。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6k7ukDLmyv
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貝吏刻唐回過神來，發現自己身處灰色房間中。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsPUmC7yuy
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除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEePMIAhls
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「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XF66GcfHm
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「你的心裏。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdV1vaa5UX
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「我的心？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9GeosRV5N
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「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8K91mA4tD
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「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGkddvIBbp
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「為了知道你必需知道的事。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYsSdenCTr
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「我必需知道的事？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtsBmiPsoR
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「世界要毀滅了。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQlvJfnfUk
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「我要做甚麼？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa6cgH4TqA
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「集合心之力，驅逐操偶師。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbkeEMFafu
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「祢是誰？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjJ1ovChxf
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「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFT5bMzLm0
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「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。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjN5TSgSwF9
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「要有關係嗎？諸多巧合連成事實。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW17SugoOSO
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「......」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDzH7oQW5J
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「時間不多，『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBvC46GzXS
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「誰是玩偶？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BRb7WKQUb
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「誰一直被玩弄，誰一直玩弄？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTjSFY3tBt
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「......」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycRYMH9ynP
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDuBMZkLYa
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他敲了三下門，但沒有聲音從裏面發出。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIOB1z66kW
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開門進入後，內裏的景象一模一樣。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaVcWwNQfR
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kv2L7QuDa
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUgzyU6tKs
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3hVXKR6YX
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Dc2YwCa5Y
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「輔佐官閣下：205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9p25X3uPA
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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。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi2MUBxneO
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完全無法理解內容。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbSi8GUI7f
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貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxY3YD238Fh
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「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
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「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。」
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「『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』？」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ1er7sU2p
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他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQt1b4NPxhN
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貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYTBBdAeQ6
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「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsii5FwvYe
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八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上，同樣意義不明。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojMj5TNZck
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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。205Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmgmtSPpVD
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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。
