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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAVjBq7ohhZB
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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAqpJShOIlLh
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANASEHqW5CJd4
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANA2437R9yICE
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房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。151Please respect copyright.PENANAVLzz28qzJ6
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAvbRkRJm8f6
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAEob5tYH2Na
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANARvlNaUyviN
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牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌,上面放了些文件。151Please respect copyright.PENANAHp19iUsWz6
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。151Please respect copyright.PENANAYwor2UwQng
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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?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAzp6C7CdoOv
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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。」151Please respect copyright.PENANAM195wrY3Yv
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女孩回頭看著地圖:「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」151Please respect copyright.PENANAIdBj1R4jkh
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAgk27rwTOxq
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「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎?世界要毀滅了?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAlMnLHMGaQp
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANADtm2YWGlLA
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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?」151Please respect copyright.PENANATB58eIueTW
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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!」151Please respect copyright.PENANAQneUt3zlmk
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAeFVifT7EWo
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANA1EyNB5UNLe
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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—」151Please respect copyright.PENANATe6FePWhkz
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「為甚麼我們要那麼激動?」威爾問。151Please respect copyright.PENANA8QWnMZriDv
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAVpsCnSk0ig
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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!」151Please respect copyright.PENANA4SkupqD0Va
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAiQB63M8M5z
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAjuqIFzF5vw
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAtfrA0rGPk1
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAMyO6ZUw43t
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這裏是哪裏?這些是聯邦人嗎?151Please respect copyright.PENANAQ67qYFAA1d
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAr3hwRAEJJs
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAfUr728cnl3
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貝吏刻唐回過神來,發現自己身處灰色房間中。151Please respect copyright.PENANAO1Okg6mgIt
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除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。151Please respect copyright.PENANAy6iANX6ubI
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「我在哪裏?」貝吏刻唐問。151Please respect copyright.PENANAlVbb5n4VbJ
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「你的心裏。」151Please respect copyright.PENANAi59e8Hn3HZ
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「我的心?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAkGugxyyBz2
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「沒錯,每個人的心都很空虛。」151Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ar0MBcHBM
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「為甚麼我會在哪裏?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAtPA3rpKXGT
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「為了知道你必需知道的事。」151Please respect copyright.PENANA1Bc5vah8A4
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「我必需知道的事?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAoKlyjQaOID
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「世界要毀滅了。」151Please respect copyright.PENANAteBplmOpjl
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「我要做甚麼?」151Please respect copyright.PENANA1zIPp91Pm8
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「集合心之力,驅逐操偶師。」151Please respect copyright.PENANA5H2wqdiu4h
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「祢是誰?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAwQ0Ja3FK21
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「你的『媽媽』,靈魂的母親。」151Please respect copyright.PENANAdgDKbwns7W
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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。」151Please respect copyright.PENANAmB0yNvMk5c
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「要有關係嗎?諸多巧合連成事實。」151Please respect copyright.PENANAETtHJWmCpa
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「......」151Please respect copyright.PENANAs6PhGymhIY
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「時間不多,『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」151Please respect copyright.PENANAYfkgt9ALKV
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「誰是玩偶?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAY4BpnJncic
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「誰一直被玩弄,誰一直玩弄?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAfCKVYXPO8J
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「......」151Please respect copyright.PENANA8v4nDUk9mh
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAwgFHdywC7w
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他敲了三下門,但沒有聲音從裏面發出。151Please respect copyright.PENANAP4TM6kE7sg
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開門進入後,內裏的景象一模一樣。151Please respect copyright.PENANAWtMDNw5lxC
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANA2DPKazmJAo
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAjcBfMbzN8k
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAxbgoZmdlvD
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAwXdmtny1Zq
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「輔佐官閣下:151Please respect copyright.PENANArEJdOWRNu6
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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。」151Please respect copyright.PENANACKIsPkji07
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完全無法理解內容。151Please respect copyright.PENANAjmU7eFPG38
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貝吏刻唐收起紙張,閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。151Please respect copyright.PENANALQEFSeLzmF
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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』?」151Please respect copyright.PENANAnulcKo9NHI
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他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎?151Please respect copyright.PENANAGsbaQdLRrn
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貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。151Please respect copyright.PENANA0O63pQkvzZ
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「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」151Please respect copyright.PENANABM5DwxwYrG
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAokxgStMSQA
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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。151Please respect copyright.PENANAoM1Zzov31V
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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。