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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAT2LhgtqmgT
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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAlRau7Hw3sz
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAvdDrNaV73Y
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAmjr5Yj7C0d
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房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。118Please respect copyright.PENANA7mePOhWxXO
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANASyYoP1AMrd
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAUZgaWkCDey
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAjno9SHrqCH
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牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌,上面放了些文件。118Please respect copyright.PENANAvXJqonMjoi
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。118Please respect copyright.PENANAWxibJX6Kak
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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?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAr41GvkNxrP
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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。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAvwDs202AxB
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女孩回頭看著地圖:「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」118Please respect copyright.PENANAXiX0D0RH1x
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAleRyWEZpGQ
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「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎?世界要毀滅了?」118Please respect copyright.PENANA3LWxhHZLUi
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAAhq0fbN2oi
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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?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAGaiewZfz0K
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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!」118Please respect copyright.PENANAyolc4r31xJ
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANA6SY7tTwXO9
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANA71B3SRZ8ll
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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—」118Please respect copyright.PENANAOrfNXhRtQh
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「為甚麼我們要那麼激動?」威爾問。118Please respect copyright.PENANAaDUyAX7Y6e
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAJEpszBuL2H
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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!」118Please respect copyright.PENANALoQNwGjPQI
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAGNpTJ0cTPW
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAinMitKKokg
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANACF97xfA0zx
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANALHLWKtxQdF
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這裏是哪裏?這些是聯邦人嗎?118Please respect copyright.PENANAj2MCw8RHs9
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANANDDMtMh1Gx
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANA3vYjdwWisB
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貝吏刻唐回過神來,發現自己身處灰色房間中。118Please respect copyright.PENANAt6EyrXSHQr
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除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。118Please respect copyright.PENANAWvKNz45pY8
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「我在哪裏?」貝吏刻唐問。118Please respect copyright.PENANAs2mnj2dBjo
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「你的心裏。」118Please respect copyright.PENANANm3EeZd7Tz
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「我的心?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAkGruhN51WY
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「沒錯,每個人的心都很空虛。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAY0Fmz8pL1F
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「為甚麼我會在哪裏?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAHMM7tNzU4s
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「為了知道你必需知道的事。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAnz9Dr5Coqa
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「我必需知道的事?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAbvTboMF98o
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「世界要毀滅了。」118Please respect copyright.PENANA8uJBw5sKo9
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「我要做甚麼?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAabylYimiqa
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「集合心之力,驅逐操偶師。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAwD5urP3wQR
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「祢是誰?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAn57joPGoIk
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「你的『媽媽』,靈魂的母親。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAjdvbC4qkQN
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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。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAzwIuBO4jSt
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「要有關係嗎?諸多巧合連成事實。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAu0uFgCLKZ6
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「......」118Please respect copyright.PENANAXy6DKEtpv1
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「時間不多,『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」118Please respect copyright.PENANA324E0bze6S
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「誰是玩偶?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAr651b3INFa
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「誰一直被玩弄,誰一直玩弄?」118Please respect copyright.PENANA5J1WKFSFxK
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「......」118Please respect copyright.PENANALYyVOoqpqS
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAW9OiOhFzS2
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他敲了三下門,但沒有聲音從裏面發出。118Please respect copyright.PENANAtQfeIbLtil
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開門進入後,內裏的景象一模一樣。118Please respect copyright.PENANA16LCmbKsv9
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAo81q07Zz3U
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANA5SXqiQ4FSo
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAac9j491fjf
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAJmMA7Zp95k
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「輔佐官閣下:118Please respect copyright.PENANAGBRc1ajqrr
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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。」118Please respect copyright.PENANABaLvaEcFN0
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完全無法理解內容。118Please respect copyright.PENANADJZT4wuTJn
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貝吏刻唐收起紙張,閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。118Please respect copyright.PENANA3iMzjvmkk5
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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』?」118Please respect copyright.PENANAVberLKG1ZQ
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他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎?118Please respect copyright.PENANAmGhQFSh1yL
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貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。118Please respect copyright.PENANAhX7avkehwF
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「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」118Please respect copyright.PENANAFcDYJLhq7c
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAEbXjsyjpih
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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。118Please respect copyright.PENANAWO7mKKDg9p
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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。