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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYQGBB3jeD
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZ0j2LccdW
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnJ6uGydws
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYw20zJv04O
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskuoAOT2HV
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrE1q3ejkoV
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDqV5086jK
房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6oe59XcRO
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcVPUzXWb7
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hFCAqrRTn
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjDifGBa7F
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYfWpWJmQ0
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQuCTJ0smJ
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtxWhAQpZC
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjs8QJGdly
牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌，上面放了些文件。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhr4B4oMkPJ
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyvFesjew2
而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdcF3V6WfA
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXroRVW6wV
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？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3pxsoygxU
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3iUIckEa9
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。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkm4svfpvKS
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GRoSTubaw
女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRiZqB7iOp
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYC64mcilBg
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKR3vGI0DI
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgfW5UL3rP
「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCcaT7Qrrx
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAzy0y5oBz
「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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSVloQdXhT
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EG6gi3r0p
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？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYD8piJJbem
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVTEgir5OH
「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！」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhQNJr1Lkz
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZOJImTjHd
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VyMRcYotp
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoNUgGFM4H
「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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevDH3poPdZ
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTMugvDH67
「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—」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXOsrrpWcA
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTLkMnL1cB
「為甚麼我們要那麼激動？」威爾問。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CsHFVI53q
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxl03TuUJ1
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZyZ0ln4gP
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cqdcyKirm
「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！」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaZN7BDA1t
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjIb5Z61kw
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7oY8kVb2q
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHK8iKbrvJD
「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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKYOStR4Qf
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZFwEh6PD0
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdPPuyhuaN
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fD247uWV4
房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozSwGyfG8r
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wquvcG5Lf
這裏是哪裏？這些是聯邦人嗎？326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneG9gIxPKP
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOy7U0udtq3
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZG33f9oyx
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6NrEpIXlO
「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起，他動彈不得。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kh60qegVS
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRUfZOqpHJ
貝吏刻唐回過神來，發現自己身處灰色房間中。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvQOFyCnoI
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYUPu6bVqS
除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGn98bY5oh
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZzBUnq394
「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49pu7vaacl
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCjxpTbmFy
「你的心裏。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxv9az6Cq6d
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqrNKnLzIN
「我的心？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF1uF5QF3M
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pNoeqdBHF
「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpluAQGOYd
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmXBa3Rx8Z
「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFEAvc1zyN
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DIDpNW4m4
「為了知道你必需知道的事。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzIDmHni8o
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2o8kSmcTn0
「我必需知道的事？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtygxCfHXay
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1REHui5Xd
「世界要毀滅了。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSelXNTfnuH
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWc5NegtvFY
「我要做甚麼？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuKNYtlVtW
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsukl1FNtOJ
「集合心之力，驅逐操偶師。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSxhPAH9a4
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJbaPx0nC5
「祢是誰？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1DtgBVB6z
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7Gw8vF9Av
「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQtsaBEa2g
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHAStG0T08
「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。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7BQvodekK
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULjS9GqtT3
「要有關係嗎？諸多巧合連成事實。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvKSqwqyvu
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MZv0dHIe3
「......」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTgtvYLWh9
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFlHZ1oHv6
「時間不多，『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi13MDQlq1S
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTuP0E8wJA
「誰是玩偶？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYxbtzZ06r
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡml4uKERUPi
「誰一直被玩弄，誰一直玩弄？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNC0fC4Az20
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Piws0mhlS
「......」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPYEiCLwM8
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaJYvcXxID
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。
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVWcVNjFSn
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04FbLXJENd
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVfrdXSt4q
他敲了三下門，但沒有聲音從裏面發出。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrvEtSBy9w
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZe0FpheZf
開門進入後，內裏的景象一模一樣。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwAaO0JHew
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTErJp0TJP
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d1zjtHmVH
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJDwGMdvx3
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGHIU22RHq
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdvxzNnaJH
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。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeD9dwqXuHh
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LqQ0lLmUb
文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍，唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11aPukBGZj
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoWgqqaIg8
「輔佐官閣下：326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Hd3PXpDuS
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXt3QtNTRi
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。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSPGVMYrDd
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BWId6H9KQ
完全無法理解內容。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2MIiegYsZ
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmOXxyYLRW
貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9xtIDm7TL
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNwUbn13kQ
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDjTPBGOZw
「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。」
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UtZzYfDlX
「『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』？」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY689s9owU
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszVp5TqvgN
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDFYfDmmg9
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gZrYgL49C
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroN1v4KtbA
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwIQtIX1rw
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCotGp4I3O
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOohmUKwIQd
八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上，同樣意義不明。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7w7Ifux1U
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUK0SgY6wn
貝吏刻唐打開黑板旁的木桶，有些裝了麵包，有些載著水。326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFy1zbvNRDA
326Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MZcE9WUHJ
他觀察地圖上被標記的數個地點，但找不出它們的關聯。
