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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfKJThgLig
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kC31qeDjx
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BHtWmhiFi
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDcyx2TAP1
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexjklZ9mbd
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC57vCuuK5s
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtB6h5oyE9
房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxX0GZRtkb
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRye2wagCu2
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpfplFEwzG
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJRkSHgwRY
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5xQD0ZkH0
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgkyParL9T
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9EvRov4VS
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoP0RjDVEE5
牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌，上面放了些文件。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxACiRQ937q
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTzbWSRJU5
而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrTeUnCzU2
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSuoDCiJdK
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？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKx61Yhazy
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvPwyjzpWT
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。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqI9MWPLjA
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCWlMFYy06
女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmAcniJeOl
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSCSg1EuRC
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWjlhflIxn
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hqmsiJ9Xe
「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDB94G7jBAi
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShZZEYViXh
「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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNXolHox6Q
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl0Wtu117T
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？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEt3x4yRgBh
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqiaxhatk3
「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！」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQABOoqtlxG
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2CFLkfual
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5Dm95SL5R
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUScUqdYvOR
「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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhWkUTHqF3
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEytYBAlMr1
「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—」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRo9LQ925y1
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTWHPitG4s
「為甚麼我們要那麼激動？」威爾問。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1ouaXbgun
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKU7OKyPiq
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7gLqXLtuv
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDazcoFejNs
「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！」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgds6IKKP1
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PTdlgymNC
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9njOWqXws
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisKmRjm1D1
「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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOygLbYn6NT
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdaO2yeJto
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6eM5aSbEi
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXD9xeyie5
房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGRi3KDwcB
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0esY9ZdrDL
這裏是哪裏？這些是聯邦人嗎？289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftXDnhLmCW
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRXWbvR671
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBS4QZtHea1
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YiZ4EnG8W
「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起，他動彈不得。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CO6P0QsT0
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq85JWE5IrM
貝吏刻唐回過神來，發現自己身處灰色房間中。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBvD9aFXdl
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKpnErCbBN
除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DT7iO3Qil
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAkpAnNwBu
「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAisZ7iOURH
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu37RsEgOoW
「你的心裏。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALbZLQXg1P
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9Czhjvykb
「我的心？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUwySZU24n
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNC9SXyFif
「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprhXTPzi4R
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfOWArq5po
「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKF51mvMG0X
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDuBFlUCJf
「為了知道你必需知道的事。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQQT6PqAj1
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63Xl3WAAak
「我必需知道的事？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxy3kzaxrcP
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSIQGMhUCC
「世界要毀滅了。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegUdjrOFKV
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUTPtqOYGI
「我要做甚麼？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkisspKNIT
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUIgswTHLm
「集合心之力，驅逐操偶師。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNFJJksb9p
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp31xd9LW7d
「祢是誰？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8u1Wq5W2q
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcVqdd8I7S
「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKyAtBs4wy
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJapZoI7WL
「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。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpzavBA884
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVsWfiWZ9W
「要有關係嗎？諸多巧合連成事實。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1q8RyfCGEO
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMASkoZyP6
「......」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbbzvxxUNO
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhkU6kap0r
「時間不多，『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwybMhlxSw
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBsojq2HGU
「誰是玩偶？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhNHAB8cWn
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptOH7Bsrwo
「誰一直被玩弄，誰一直玩弄？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfrMt9qSGx
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1EO9VRoVB
「......」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmaZJx0mw74
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFfWVtzvn8
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。
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcRhDoK7za
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmPX57ASNq
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeL3U5Gg4dH
他敲了三下門，但沒有聲音從裏面發出。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gDRO9v4iY
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpC0XPwAE0K
開門進入後，內裏的景象一模一樣。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhE5nYJNfvI
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWuBpNlTWr
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJsCIurtEb
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXujmG1UBbi
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3MZFIjjV9
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchFPPCnsbD
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。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25A0nxJci1
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDbnBH8Pc8
文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍，唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2F0lfn7Z5
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCiU2jSOyS
「輔佐官閣下：289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkzhC79acV
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeipylSezKW
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。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVRSXPvCf9
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnKj4l5059
完全無法理解內容。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoVp9DW9zT
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WRLxHXyf0
貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmM1NSi4IVI
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyFrZ6jw1S
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKnvkWtlWv
「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。」
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3w5YqOT2I
「『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』？」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG27j3q3Hzy
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RWrycZ6aM
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeckViRIAC
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTejt20X0H0
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5nY4OzAhf
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviwDRpAytO
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkwxUVEhaU
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEmfkpOszO
八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上，同樣意義不明。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGt2izvy5kc
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEOlZPTFKX
貝吏刻唐打開黑板旁的木桶，有些裝了麵包，有些載著水。289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8P9Y2XM0I
289Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRAHFiPbY2
他觀察地圖上被標記的數個地點，但找不出它們的關聯。
