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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjRvfwrLtY
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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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMUPgfkWF0
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5KiUjF04b
沙卡美提著裙子繞過賓客，卻撞到某位老人的屁股。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHo3FZOEnJ
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9wMXR9rjy
「啊！抱 - 抱歉！」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw54WIUb563
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqDY48b7tC
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？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1g2ewra4Vr
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxgPLpPAtv
「我 - 我只是想找父王。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwoU4Ddt3T
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDRuhkfJV1
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyZaLX0tdo
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljIIvjrlsz
「國、國王陛下！」老人和其他貴族向著她背後的人單膝下跪。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpzno14UR6
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkv3grSGER
「吾女做了甚麼失禮之事嗎？」國王用一貫嚴肅的語氣問。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHFKfcOoSG
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTBvARnKS5
「沒、沒有！是小人 -」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcgaAaap8b
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnKiBqS4OM
沙卡美向國王行禮：「參 - 參見父王！」她低著頭不敢直視他。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgJyOqf653
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Xz1pKpIRY
國王撫摸她的頭：「我的女兒啊，第一次來這種場合太緊張嗎？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfCKZBKLuF
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHy9ulIkRQ
「不 - 不是！我 - 我 -」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWx0thvnfXU
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOilAUwMPMH
「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美：「各位，請盡情享受。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGXS23gZHH
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZaoQ3wksu
「謝國王陛下！」貴賓們待國王走遠後才鼓起勇氣繼續暢談。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0ZQNSjDDI
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcBLDP6z2t
「父 - 父王，剛才的確是我 -」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1fFdrHGMA
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBMZQcKIlk
「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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUgUqOIPXX
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWORXuMx0Oq
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYbpu5ypYq
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBprWMH7lT
「但我真心愛妳，妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97UOpoLl81
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAwDGsbIOr
國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美，沙卡美不知如何反應。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9ew1QZCWx
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhpeSpkFmr
「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話，不知黎明已到來。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXp7roZ6Oqu
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOHH2BsHOr
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEYgLIQ8F0
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4h0rezqJqR
「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEz58KH2edQ
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1l1tjMqfR
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwQxcTfvOY
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo37Gzq0AAV
「父王！」她驚醒過來，方才察覺那是一場夢。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0IZbXKpUC
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaXh3sw359
「女皇陛下，是時候享用早餐了。」貝吏刻唐在床邊彎腰。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRkDH2dlcS
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2B73MOpZN
沙卡美揉揉眼睛：「貝弟弟，已經早上了嗎？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX2Za6VZpe
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGJ5xFpYu4
「沒錯。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBngA7wkdcm
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIHbyVDTGY
「貝弟弟先出去，朕要更衣。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jVfLGMoER
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsjchE9huS
「遵命，女皇陛下。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRTQO4eIGi
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbZGHnV1zl
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTtvpSP6i2
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UhE4L5833
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJZC4Lkf6o
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWubQSXsJcS
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnz1fp5cFh
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡME8hgrAugx
「女皇陛下，這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQN6S6XLQD
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIjFPXxPqk
「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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozhbAAIPn1
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmiGRaBN8s
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhG8E6a4lN
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉：「女皇陛下。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2omEBD3ZK
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15zrkZspxe
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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFg1DraIYM
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrExQTL9LT
「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop1ZdgcZwm
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKXPupGbi5
「甚麼事？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNCzkmSlFP
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JvGqzOBhk
「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuUdOvQKoa
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOsAPT5xir
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？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZs4e3CqNwq
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwQJd8pnlF
「女皇陛下英明。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62SALFVO8h
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3jcbDZFFP
「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dgAyKwUpf
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpaUuUCjvx
「細作？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcY4RiaJ1ZE
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6Zw82VB8r
「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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFwGQD7zuk
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAwNsUrfqp
「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQ3vJcvKFL
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRHjKMVyRM
「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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTAyTKAKkm
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgy6Ha6Dbx
「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvxkWVFYaT
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbh9u6JwFCw
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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovzt2lNL33
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eoQAVU3Bt
沙卡美接著說：「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioVouIaVGi
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW51JPjmyJx
「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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJhVl4uitK
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92xeKtVHEz
「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKH12mboeV2
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsplI9G9fj
「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORP58FZvTU
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDO86anG07
「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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfCyYvzoeP
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9I9lUMhKtp
「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3weqF4SS6R
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡft4giJht2c
「暗影守衛團的四人。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8q8aHOODL
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MHrXTrwq2
「利華特呢？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kBjxq14Xu
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXKwcve9Ai
「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？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN03Wd5KXlE
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPheCOkcCwN
「明白。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8GaHzASmf
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHvxyiydBE
「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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CxTiPY0uY
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynLh03RQtm
貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛：「就地處決？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw2DhkuFEo
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV0wjFOs1d
「欺騙朕的人，朕不想再看多一眼。處決後把屍體掉到河裏。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkO5C4aZ6G
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGleiG8zoQB
「不用審問嗎？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVSkA3h68r
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HAdyeFbP2
「審問？貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwxiaQlsqk
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTvIg5Wbu8
「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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EbgswOtjV
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qos7VgTzM
「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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2q9GM6F46j
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIm7HIpl7wY
「為甚麼？她會樂意幫忙的。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6E7lo1Z2Mi
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPwInXBbe2
「朕怕她承受不了，然後又發生之前的事。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudoAjn7JHz
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iDA2gUxuv
「遵命。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtGQpbPWaz
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5DNBmLQtv
「貝弟弟，上朝後陪朕回房間。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6rb6f1EHm
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJCs6pGrMR
「為甚麼？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3w8uPnATnD
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BQIdxXi3p
沙卡美沒有回答，兩人靜靜吃完早餐便到內殿上朝。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwphb0MMy2r
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUobXoOw1r
沙卡美坐在皇位上，貝吏刻唐站於其左。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBY0lxdc0x
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxSMBcCZGI
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtfEcWnzE1
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtlwZsEiBj
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。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ekan1z2Cz
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yiEMVS0ap
「眾大臣有事項要稟報嗎？」沙卡美雙手放在皇椅兩側扶手。268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGj3Hap2X3
268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58FR1q98OS
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。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP62TqKEkB
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「之後呢？」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQ1rmsLQzA
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「稟女皇陛下，目前商業區一片死寂，帝都的收入激減。」268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CujsK4Fwv
