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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQZ8OCGPEO
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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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzGs2yPkQf
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVVejbYQee
沙卡美提著裙子繞過賓客，卻撞到某位老人的屁股。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbPpkH8T1F
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4tT8S8Gp1
「啊！抱 - 抱歉！」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmApMAruPN
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2m1REkYmNN
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？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkZEG4Ln94
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFp39BLO8Mi
「我 - 我只是想找父王。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0M7DUMJlz6
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyz5OKjDeD
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy89CHMfoM3
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHVpvdHguq
「國、國王陛下！」老人和其他貴族向著她背後的人單膝下跪。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCn9YTDbzr
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFz1VdM75X
「吾女做了甚麼失禮之事嗎？」國王用一貫嚴肅的語氣問。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHnowA4Z4D
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORpLmUXJdp
「沒、沒有！是小人 -」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMhrbrUBPf
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASr71DACiL
沙卡美向國王行禮：「參 - 參見父王！」她低著頭不敢直視他。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUtJA9Kwrl
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzty71LFDk
國王撫摸她的頭：「我的女兒啊，第一次來這種場合太緊張嗎？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwG0IU29oa6
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWIfJucWnG
「不 - 不是！我 - 我 -」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6f7DyNFAT
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUHMLokwWl
「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美：「各位，請盡情享受。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzgakviC5J
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSIKAzFC9T
「謝國王陛下！」貴賓們待國王走遠後才鼓起勇氣繼續暢談。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwYJRzF9Qj
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOXiAmA5e7
「父 - 父王，剛才的確是我 -」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oQsXQxwge
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNEJ9FxExT
「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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbVtS6aTWE
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SFS0GTTtf
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjhCgP7rKI
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdsAyAQ7nn
「但我真心愛妳，妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7VIhzgDRB
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRv4Oc24YhQ
國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美，沙卡美不知如何反應。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsH8yW2teoK
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzY0MlLRHw
「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話，不知黎明已到來。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7vG1TFX2f
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdqltDa4dN
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbemGJm7Xv
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJJNQmsJaN
「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxO2mdN0Pbo
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLZgp0z8dG
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlXTVa16Ev
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGNKbYNdwo
「父王！」她驚醒過來，方才察覺那是一場夢。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdISG4Gw5le
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDwnGeUuQK
「女皇陛下，是時候享用早餐了。」貝吏刻唐在床邊彎腰。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCtUxfG2Sg
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ldIT4hKqU
沙卡美揉揉眼睛：「貝弟弟，已經早上了嗎？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5FDF4mhZp
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS9Q2RmEN6
「沒錯。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBvLwMKfor
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9NFk1H8p6
「貝弟弟先出去，朕要更衣。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvX8y50ld48
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRabsdNAGl7
「遵命，女皇陛下。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXgI6LAyUA
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqeJOkWH8l
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFdsh4F6n0
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffkoXYZ7PX
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3t0iINB5v
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2Dkp9BdNg
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeptMp4LGAm
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dhcoYGNzE
「女皇陛下，這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNT6FTp2Er
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaCb8ifwEB
「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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmBDdPf8G9
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhuxyZb2Xw
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0RweuT4Dv
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉：「女皇陛下。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3r2kI3nct
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpiRNtao1G
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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4S6SxsOOIC
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRycRCHbLs
「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWyjS65GiB
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYkcuveXP2
「甚麼事？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBX2k2jQYL
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kE0unJ92L
「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdsiUnQGAe
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FUJBnbpLM
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？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcwMRR2ZJC
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0n8Vz3qLF
「女皇陛下英明。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3vj4cYC46
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1qHTdog8J
「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlIEITLfOV
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Pw4Db88km
「細作？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dT5rUyVn9
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGzGXDUFbr
「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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcq9fm85PI
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKcW2qr3a9
「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbouj655Ao3
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBWVpU3KsI
「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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jwFaSMipH
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu9TI7q1zn
「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLD8cCBXc0
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJfd8dkDYW
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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVRK0zFbMD
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXQiXU89xI
沙卡美接著說：「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjYwHufLjR
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03chkcUSKL
「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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAprHdEzDA
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQDU3g8s6r
「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6yTsRJXGd
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbTsgCXAaM
「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GyxeaPfId
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSAgkrQPbL
「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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAmBNjiGIa
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06LsSOU9iB
「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCGevLp6It
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMm5TudgNC
「暗影守衛團的四人。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxIscudPpQ
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzD4ZcsDvMB
「利華特呢？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvyGGe3Hc7
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTEu7O5Mm7
「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？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy30mODIQbq
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxSRROLJSV
「明白。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5zQYWKjHw
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9x9YiX8Gnc
「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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡird11e9BYj
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtRn9jqVix
貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛：「就地處決？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYX2pprh8j
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnzA6qgjxi
「欺騙朕的人，朕不想再看多一眼。處決後把屍體掉到河裏。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJ9dOrYqHQ
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Bc1e80HU2
「不用審問嗎？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNEyIChRFp
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAhqiMg0fN
「審問？貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRYawFJUL8
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyzwS9HmBf
「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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjHovR0rXE
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9CwR4uXMB
「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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YjwmoQ9Li
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuC8laTBqi1
「為甚麼？她會樂意幫忙的。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAfqnWDslo
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqSCxXPRcG
「朕怕她承受不了，然後又發生之前的事。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBvKDlrh30
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnCXkqc1tc
「遵命。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZthcqKmN3o
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjnHkZOwp6
「貝弟弟，上朝後陪朕回房間。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pWAGT8jyY
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbtJPeC6RZ
「為甚麼？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJXVLIn7Eq
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3CicfwdFQ
沙卡美沒有回答，兩人靜靜吃完早餐便到內殿上朝。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0znhrx5FWa
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4uG2jXs1g
沙卡美坐在皇位上，貝吏刻唐站於其左。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nhm6OIgQM
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgto0m3BVt
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEF2PIsvP0
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAy7R1C5avP
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。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxheEOQcmC
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFujzPftcWE
「眾大臣有事項要稟報嗎？」沙卡美雙手放在皇椅兩側扶手。142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQcUklt29V
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHgXuglvHa
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。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXuqzxYwzL
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfuM1wYRoi
「之後呢？」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36Z8v1dQlR
142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rnJrHIwVZ
「稟女皇陛下，目前商業區一片死寂，帝都的收入激減。」142Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWPH0gSall
