跟著海民一行用了三天時間,來到被城牆包圍的新冬末首都。368Please respect copyright.PENANAKQldxocBO7
「還以為這裡很冷,長年冬天。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAjTMlhb0e0r
「你所指的是以前冬末公國首都。那是位於遠東,當初新冬末王攻打之地,和我們現在所在的新冬末西部不同。」368Please respect copyright.PENANA1SeVwZNURO
「那我接下來想去看看。」修特見狀,微笑:「唔,接下來一起去。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAA8c3BXfNdJ
368Please respect copyright.PENANAyMW1tsugkU
大街人來人往,許多行商正在工作,一遍欣欣向榮。368Please respect copyright.PENANAoBFFHGBQNR
遠方紅色王宮,看似冬末王之人站在大門,和眾多來訪使節交談。368Please respect copyright.PENANAXEZsSvvAUG
「走去報到吧。」修特拍拍我背部。368Please respect copyright.PENANA4Djw4DZJvm
的確。368Please respect copyright.PENANArzjXaWjpKK
我們三人在附近衛兵監視下,跟隨使節前進。368Please respect copyright.PENANAC1aq7r3jZL
看到王宮大門走出兩男一女,一邊交談一邊向冬末王走去。368Please respect copyright.PENANA8CN5Uqxb6O
兩男身穿艾蒂官服,一位外表年老,另一位配戴眼鏡。368Please respect copyright.PENANAcfr5sLYWOi
那位女性走向冬末王,吻了他的左臉一下。368Please respect copyright.PENANAhDKyusheBf
看來是冬末王后,但是我記得冬末王是入贅王族而得到國王之位的,所以是冬末女王?368Please respect copyright.PENANAaklk3gLbZu
「你們來了呀,」冬末王向我們笑道:「聯邦之王正在裡頭。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAmehQOK5AKt
正想走進去時,年老的艾蒂官員詢問:368Please respect copyright.PENANAxpLtVhzEWN
「國王,你的女兒呢?和王后交談了這麼久,還是看不到她呢。那麼我的兒子要如何在婚宴前認識她?」368Please respect copyright.PENANAoACGbAuCTB
所以他是艾蒂丞相,另一位是丞相兒子,政治聯姻的男主角。368Please respect copyright.PENANAuKdzwNTDKC
「她仍在說不想和尚未見面之人結婚,渴望自由。」冬末王后淡笑:「我們正在盡力說服她。」368Please respect copyright.PENANA2cE4KTKUZ8
「告訴她為了天下蒼生,為了艾蒂和冬末的永世友好,犧牲自己的幸福有何不可?」在丞相發表偉論時,新郎並不說話,只是看著他們。368Please respect copyright.PENANAmMhc4oERWt
「洛希。那我們進去了,不阻你們。」修特拍拍我背部,告知冬末王,我們三人一同走進王宮。368Please respect copyright.PENANArabNWhao9K
新郎看了我一眼,輕托眼鏡。368Please respect copyright.PENANAOrcsijDgau
368Please respect copyright.PENANAwjZ1lPCq0t
「謝謝你,救了我太太一命。」埃多撒聯邦國王那由,在眾目睽睽下,哭著握著我的手。368Please respect copyright.PENANAy2bwInG2iM
「事實上,是白庭的喬救了她。」我推卻。368Please respect copyright.PENANATOnFg0hZkM
「另外,真嵐首領西亞拜託我們將盾牌交回給你。報酬……」368Please respect copyright.PENANAuY7zoQ9K8h
「報酬金先交給真嵐首領西亞保管吧。」我示意停止:「雖然白庭的喬保了王后一命,但你還是盡快去白庭一趟吧。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAu2ZyusS0pi
「我會在這三天婚宴結束後出發,再次感謝你的付出。」368Please respect copyright.PENANA0ih6Hx1jpV
368Please respect copyright.PENANASs0VHN0xje
宴會一直持續至晚上。368Please respect copyright.PENANAcqVL2tNROK
看著大批使節相互交談,只是平民的我們三人格格不入。368Please respect copyright.PENANAcLjK4iZ7O9
「你好,洛希。」新郎向我走來,示意同行。368Please respect copyright.PENANAsQdkFbu7sy
但我不認識你。368Please respect copyright.PENANAguPgFSUfBo
「你走吧,阿蘇交給我處理。」修特的話語迫我和新郎同行。368Please respect copyright.PENANArKwAiPOWGV
368Please respect copyright.PENANAsPJxS5Hc6Z
新郎和我一同走入王宮深處。368Please respect copyright.PENANAOz5oVeNqKI
「呃……我好像不認識你。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAB5awjQCOP0
「我知道,我認識你……的故友,烏娜.提歐。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAZs760KWaBN
我停步,望向新郎,努力思考。368Please respect copyright.PENANAqNGHasmZTY
是……那位書信來往的追求者。368Please respect copyright.PENANA8YXg6CfJ0z
「前任丞相烏爾西.提歐有向我提起你的付出。」新郎望向我:「感謝你陪烏娜走完最後一程。」368Please respect copyright.PENANA7PTKVmSiIf
這個最後一程對我而言並不好受。368Please respect copyright.PENANAGdoiUrStg7
「找我來只是感謝?」「當然不是。」我倆再度前行。368Please respect copyright.PENANAcKxWioyYpI
這時,前方右邊的大道衝出一位金髮公主。368Please respect copyright.PENANAJRCvesUsBc
「為了天下蒼生而犧牲自己幸福,你哥哥也是這樣做的。」冬末王后從後走出。368Please respect copyright.PENANAvMKv1d8lIH
「哥哥只是跑去尤彌亞學習,而我則要嫁給一位素未謀面,大我十多歲之人?」公主怒吼時看到新郎,立即明白了什麼。368Please respect copyright.PENANAONVWXa6Z8i
「你好,小公主。」新郎微微彎腰敬禮,只換來公主的怒吼:「我跟你說,我一定會當眾拒絕你的!」368Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0M7yeSIHk
看著公主向大道盡頭跑走,冬末王后只向新郎道歉一下,旋即追了上去。368Please respect copyright.PENANAhmh91XCVPl
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從後,再走出一位淩晨騎士。368Please respect copyright.PENANAanz2OpoaQh
是之前那位面具淩晨騎士。368Please respect copyright.PENANAhPVMJ6UBTe
新郎向淩晨騎士淡笑:「許久不見。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAD1EeeD5UHy
「許久不見,新郎。」「不一定是新郎,沒聽那位公主的話嗎?」368Please respect copyright.PENANAvIvjxCWY3K
「你對此相當從容呢。」「人生只能隨波逐流。」368Please respect copyright.PENANADCQioM5ufW
「就像你成為父親的木偶?」368Please respect copyright.PENANAVpNz56SCTK
新郎轉移話題:「話說你的工作呢?還順利嗎?」368Please respect copyright.PENANAC245guJOVb
「新冬末的人正在加緊發掘,不用擔心。」淩晨騎士話畢,向大道盡頭走去。368Please respect copyright.PENANAx5jMpmkclz
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在新郎帶領下,我倆走向大道左方的陽台,一同坐在椅子上。368Please respect copyright.PENANA8fQbqwgDCm
「你看似和這位淩晨騎士有段過去。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAcgavJnXJ7l
「我的過去很長,要聽嗎?」368Please respect copyright.PENANAe4NLzumb3K
我點頭。368Please respect copyright.PENANAmztR1oFKd2
「我的父親,是一位有野心的大臣。368Please respect copyright.PENANA2KbGA2d7zI
他渴望權力以造福家人,為此佈局許久,認識許多人脈。368Please respect copyright.PENANAGTXbmD8Lj1
而我年少輕狂,不知其想法。368Please respect copyright.PENANASe9kdkBRvQ
和不容艾蒂的低等人仕交往,和白庭一同冒險,和永生亡民稱兄道弟。368Please respect copyright.PENANAmHrWFYXYdB
直到父親向我說明為止。368Please respect copyright.PENANAGs801Ps9Kw
我認識了責任,我也認識了責任背後的代價。368Please respect copyright.PENANAWc8RCBHHUE
但在這之前,我看著曾交往的奴隸為了有實無名的女王的恩惠交上了一切。368Please respect copyright.PENANA83CA0ucO7L
我明白了一切。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAwMDy6OhIZC
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「當初,父親命我和丞相之女交往。368Please respect copyright.PENANA6yxqM1XIFk
就是烏娜。368Please respect copyright.PENANAKTymlFOBRJ
在得知烏娜即將遇險後,我盡了一切努力,叫上了白庭幫忙。368Please respect copyright.PENANA6LPE4ddgcx
而烏娜最後為了責任付上一切。368Please respect copyright.PENANA0uhYFmxAZb
雖然我和她只交談了數次,但我認同烏娜的付出。368Please respect copyright.PENANAyJpGLsqGds
父親最後也如願以償,得到丞相之位。368Please respect copyright.PENANAb4CVh69knn
所以,那位公主,她真的想一掌打向父母,追求自由的話,我會接受。368Please respect copyright.PENANA9hhgALQPAw
正如我接受一切不公,為了那不是為我一人的未來。368Please respect copyright.PENANA8R5s3d0zc4
因為代價,不是每個人也能接受的。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAeiu9La7BVt
368Please respect copyright.PENANAueJM3YhL0h
「回到主題,洛希。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6LZeJ9Z5T
新郎輕托眼鏡。368Please respect copyright.PENANAGWrTOAs5Tr
「淩晨騎士接下來會將一件貨物送去蓋文東都,我要委託你和她一同送貨。」368Please respect copyright.PENANARYtpQpK6A7
我想了一下。368Please respect copyright.PENANAq2MK5kcinB
「報酬金方面,你可以去艾姆尼找我。」368Please respect copyright.PENANArMtFoLwnXp
「我想知道,你希望我做的事。」我的話語令新郎深思。368Please respect copyright.PENANApxksNooYKE
「是優先保護貨物,保護淩晨騎士,或是兩樣均要?」368Please respect copyright.PENANAY6ywsIAvl7
「我……」368Please respect copyright.PENANA3JyzWTy9cq
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「作為前男友而言,你真是好人。」368Please respect copyright.PENANASCGm05KYJb
我倆望向後方的淩晨騎士,以及小公主。368Please respect copyright.PENANA5E0kxwAWRG
「王后呢?」「她將公主交給我照看。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAHFkoLw3P87
「作為貨物的代價,你真的是稱職的保鏢。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAo9m6WWHvNi
我望向小公主的眼神,她對新郎的表情相當複雜。368Please respect copyright.PENANAXcGTfzHNP5
「我不需要額外的保鏢。」「就貨物的貴重程度,王只派你一人實在不公。我為了貨物而私底下付錢,是為了你倆好。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAXHehbTHsO3
「好吧,嵐族人。」淩晨騎士望向我:「我要你優先保護貨物。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAOvTftSzTUv
說畢,淩晨騎士留下小公主,先向前方走了一會再望向我們。368Please respect copyright.PENANAo7eMoz8R2i
「你真的可以接受?」「我都失去那麼多,再多你一個也是可以的。」368Please respect copyright.PENANAJQbFXEOE6n
「話說貨物是什麼?」368Please respect copyright.PENANAFZhbF5mf1g
368Please respect copyright.PENANAFTYEwF4qMY
夜色下,我和新郎在高處望向外頭的大坑。368Please respect copyright.PENANAR0LFI1JJvA
眾多工人正在發掘,可以看到在塵土中出現一小塊的石棺。368Please respect copyright.PENANAndUnOnMZ0a
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「死去的邪神。」