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。106Please respect copyright.PENANA1OA0MjQmUZ
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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAc9WiOLcKAj
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANArOmjchViJ2
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAmWwYCYTuAe
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房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。106Please respect copyright.PENANAWuk221C2pS
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANArEZkRO79Oh
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAtroMle63ya
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAYByn5PNrjJ
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牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌,上面放了些文件。106Please respect copyright.PENANAYh92JIeAe1
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。106Please respect copyright.PENANA01cNDwxQOY
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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?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAlB3bZMzgSQ
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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。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAz0k7PJyG3n
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女孩回頭看著地圖:「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」106Please respect copyright.PENANAtp7y0jx8KM
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANABeosiKTKta
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「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎?世界要毀滅了?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAPYeq8EA9Ph
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAbp9C0TrjLO
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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?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAPwxkjJ4zLH
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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!」106Please respect copyright.PENANAbdPfW910EW
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANA1UYH9Rw25s
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAezAqB3JKef
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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—」106Please respect copyright.PENANA5mumQRUusu
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「為甚麼我們要那麼激動?」威爾問。106Please respect copyright.PENANAGjGmVeAjQm
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANA1qkqoPoA6A
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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!」106Please respect copyright.PENANACWwpal5FDz
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAeAbVFAIBLj
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAeM8rwfMMoz
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAnQM2TU4vW1
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANA3HSWo0RBVn
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這裏是哪裏?這些是聯邦人嗎?106Please respect copyright.PENANANbsLjxImAH
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAoyFPNkkwY0
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAgDIjf6I6f6
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貝吏刻唐回過神來,發現自己身處灰色房間中。106Please respect copyright.PENANAqhGcng8nLN
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除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。106Please respect copyright.PENANALfFFTRb2u3
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「我在哪裏?」貝吏刻唐問。106Please respect copyright.PENANAZUvW1Md2TO
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「你的心裏。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAiDtcgUQ8EH
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「我的心?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAuqQsivpqvW
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「沒錯,每個人的心都很空虛。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAaVb6Muo599
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「為甚麼我會在哪裏?」106Please respect copyright.PENANApIkVEiOWAS
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「為了知道你必需知道的事。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAeQb1lOt1uR
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「我必需知道的事?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAeiFrdUWPYO
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「世界要毀滅了。」106Please respect copyright.PENANA9bIehXvJSg
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「我要做甚麼?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAPtQGqqsThz
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「集合心之力,驅逐操偶師。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAduwVgLHV16
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「祢是誰?」106Please respect copyright.PENANApi3LUSEY4R
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「你的『媽媽』,靈魂的母親。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAjs6UgaJq0f
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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。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAuF4Z1L9mpN
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「要有關係嗎?諸多巧合連成事實。」106Please respect copyright.PENANArGh9vQL6Sj
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「......」106Please respect copyright.PENANA7dih4zLC9j
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「時間不多,『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAQDnrQpDciC
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「誰是玩偶?」106Please respect copyright.PENANAAMSHuaga9U
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「誰一直被玩弄,誰一直玩弄?」106Please respect copyright.PENANADhxXpzOTqN
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「......」106Please respect copyright.PENANAgeyedoVfeq
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAKomL0D7d2b
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他敲了三下門,但沒有聲音從裏面發出。106Please respect copyright.PENANA0d4jaqFGla
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開門進入後,內裏的景象一模一樣。106Please respect copyright.PENANAmLPzy3InYZ
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAUSNLhKeeGg
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANASjJ6kiccOi
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAyoT8eXxsIq
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAtYjheOsYHr
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「輔佐官閣下:106Please respect copyright.PENANAX1CfOtWqxd
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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。」106Please respect copyright.PENANAacIrCt1kII
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完全無法理解內容。106Please respect copyright.PENANAaIs76hhdtP
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貝吏刻唐收起紙張,閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。106Please respect copyright.PENANAryjMDkdz8S
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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』?」106Please respect copyright.PENANA6aI8fBzB5g
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他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎?106Please respect copyright.PENANAzhO1KbyiZO
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貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。106Please respect copyright.PENANAOWyRJqF3g1
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「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」106Please respect copyright.PENANA0HpuR7JGAL
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAgQ9WdRBozv
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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。106Please respect copyright.PENANAzS6ebSMXLY
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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。