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。367Please respect copyright.PENANARo22UKV5ur
「還以為這裡很冷,長年冬天。」367Please respect copyright.PENANA901oerS3EI
「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。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAB8jfdMLWF3
「那我接下來想去看看。」修特見狀,微笑:「唔,接下來一起去。」367Please respect copyright.PENANA4TAle02qq7
367Please respect copyright.PENANA7K03WmxhDF
大街人來人往,許多行商正在工作,一遍欣欣向榮。367Please respect copyright.PENANA0QLET1HQkg
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。367Please respect copyright.PENANAhPRqUa9P5W
「走去報到吧。」修特拍拍我背部。367Please respect copyright.PENANAeRllRfgOii
的確。367Please respect copyright.PENANAGbQCiS11TO
我們三人在附近衛兵監視下,跟隨使節前進。367Please respect copyright.PENANAOzLff2B1Yo
看到王宮大門走出兩男一女,一邊交談一邊向冬末王走去。367Please respect copyright.PENANAgdgc4hQ8yg
兩男身穿艾蒂官服,一位外表年老,另一位配戴眼鏡。367Please respect copyright.PENANAQT6jMBO8W3
那位女性走向冬末王,吻了他的左臉一下。367Please respect copyright.PENANAdt8u7YAhpm
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?367Please respect copyright.PENANAX7mHQGvhWp
「你們來了呀,」冬末王向我們笑道:「聯邦之王正在裡頭。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAvUyt1YwaYi
正想走進去時,年老的艾蒂官員詢問:367Please respect copyright.PENANA1e1EmmyMR5
「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?」367Please respect copyright.PENANAbLMel5QgQv
所以他是艾蒂丞相,另一位是丞相兒子,政治聯姻的男主角。367Please respect copyright.PENANAqyXQrO3ok2
「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。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAHG6ama8Ari
「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。367Please respect copyright.PENANACctoqwRUro
「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。367Please respect copyright.PENANAIZ2JQa8TWY
新郎看了我一眼,輕托眼鏡。367Please respect copyright.PENANAcwybJwlkt4
367Please respect copyright.PENANAefXtNPLuYW
「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。367Please respect copyright.PENANA7snLyj9DTw
「事實上,是白庭的喬救了她。」我推卻。367Please respect copyright.PENANA16ctPfULtT
「另外,真嵐首領西亞拜託我們將盾牌交回給你。報酬……」367Please respect copyright.PENANAh0VTwzWopl
「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。」367Please respect copyright.PENANA7wI27qi74a
「我會在這三天婚宴結束後出發,再次感謝你的付出。」367Please respect copyright.PENANA13xseN8Hcu
367Please respect copyright.PENANAgh2ZlbbBaW
宴會一直持續至晚上。367Please respect copyright.PENANAJfhdX6yJTn
看著大批使節相互交談,只是平民的我們三人格格不入。367Please respect copyright.PENANAbkAx3OeYFv
「你好,洛希。」新郎向我走來,示意同行。367Please respect copyright.PENANAqfQvNjhA7c
但我不認識你。367Please respect copyright.PENANAyRFktOSiti
「你走吧,阿蘇交給我處理。」修特的話語迫我和新郎同行。367Please respect copyright.PENANAV5qcAWlbN1
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新郎和我一同走入王宮深處。367Please respect copyright.PENANAa1w5iuNZu4
「呃……我好像不認識你。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAiraHUQdtVa
「我知道,我認識你……的故友,烏娜.提歐。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAvxXH6xgIxv
我停步,望向新郎,努力思考。367Please respect copyright.PENANA1GbW5A66yH
是……那位書信來往的追求者。367Please respect copyright.PENANAnninIBJxVm
「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。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAOvKqZt17vS
這個最後一程對我而言並不好受。367Please respect copyright.PENANASTYftRbSHs
「找我來只是感謝?」「當然不是。」我倆再度前行。367Please respect copyright.PENANAHSONcFgFPx
這時,前方右邊的大道衝出一位金髮公主。367Please respect copyright.PENANAktM8SQsshT
「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。367Please respect copyright.PENANAfKCP6niumh
「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。367Please respect copyright.PENANAbw9vfhDYlB
「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!」367Please respect copyright.PENANAhOITliXjc8
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。367Please respect copyright.PENANA6PSwiv4BGB
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從後,再走出一位淩晨騎士。367Please respect copyright.PENANAbSIVnIBn2L
是之前那位面具淩晨騎士。367Please respect copyright.PENANA40Flz3CfBh
新郎向淩晨騎士淡笑:「許久不見。」367Please respect copyright.PENANArOLbmAnyE3
「許久不見,新郎。」「不一定是新郎,沒聽那位公主的話嗎?」367Please respect copyright.PENANAZo6nd4B6sI
「你對此相當從容呢。」「人生只能隨波逐流。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAKoTVZIRRps
「就像你成為父親的木偶?」367Please respect copyright.PENANAfVx5Zr84Gb
新郎轉移話題:「話說你的工作呢?還順利嗎?」367Please respect copyright.PENANA1e3Y5rDRjI
「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。367Please respect copyright.PENANAT7DHqzUIEQ
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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。367Please respect copyright.PENANAjYTyuEMW40
「你看似和這位淩晨騎士有段過去。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAbkhOnpnBO5
「我的過去很長,要聽嗎?」367Please respect copyright.PENANAp2UythSjg9
我點頭。367Please respect copyright.PENANA9CmsgHbweP
「我的父親,是一位有野心的大臣。367Please respect copyright.PENANAgt7zAaVBR6
他渴望權力以造福家人,為此佈局許久,認識許多人脈。367Please respect copyright.PENANAqiVOqdAGJX
而我年少輕狂,不知其想法。367Please respect copyright.PENANAO39IdpLaQr
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。367Please respect copyright.PENANARtxVK9tqlU
直到父親向我說明為止。367Please respect copyright.PENANAILitMOWHZ9
我認識了責任,我也認識了責任背後的代價。367Please respect copyright.PENANARAdDAkyZOG
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。367Please respect copyright.PENANAymCDK2jsF9
我明白了一切。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAPjZyda6yEe
367Please respect copyright.PENANAszXw6GB6pl
「當初,父親命我和丞相之女交往。367Please respect copyright.PENANAWM2gxV5S6L
就是烏娜。367Please respect copyright.PENANAvweEWtbGkU
在得知烏娜即將遇險後,我盡了一切努力,叫上了白庭幫忙。367Please respect copyright.PENANAstupzqyP8U
而烏娜最後為了責任付上一切。367Please respect copyright.PENANAI9KhGqBWCT
雖然我和她只交談了數次,但我認同烏娜的付出。367Please respect copyright.PENANAzcaFVu1UiD
父親最後也如願以償,得到丞相之位。367Please respect copyright.PENANAmTeeDlmcdy
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。367Please respect copyright.PENANAkeI7bQnxew
正如我接受一切不公,為了那不是為我一人的未來。367Please respect copyright.PENANAhAykhio1EX
因為代價,不是每個人也能接受的。」367Please respect copyright.PENANARtlm1kMKxC
367Please respect copyright.PENANAY1GxjOE4H6
「回到主題,洛希。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAQR90tv0FU0
新郎輕托眼鏡。367Please respect copyright.PENANA3r50z1EyP2
「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。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAAnAIyK8tFC
我想了一下。367Please respect copyright.PENANAYa0iNMvwMv
「報酬金方面,你可以去艾姆尼找我。」367Please respect copyright.PENANA21fakFUp5P
「我想知道,你希望我做的事。」我的話語令新郎深思。367Please respect copyright.PENANACk8m1l5cLS
「是優先保護貨物,保護淩晨騎士,或是兩樣均要?」367Please respect copyright.PENANAOkpf00rjDt
「我……」367Please respect copyright.PENANAt2vigtMLGR
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「作為前男友而言,你真是好人。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAamwbEdxu6W
我倆望向後方的淩晨騎士,以及小公主。367Please respect copyright.PENANAyLv8iiqE29
「王后呢?」「她將公主交給我照看。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAeKGPCp0QX0
「作為貨物的代價,你真的是稱職的保鏢。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAzvrxp2W9aA
我望向小公主的眼神,她對新郎的表情相當複雜。367Please respect copyright.PENANABc0k5sLDtG
「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。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAABSpBfq2Um
「好吧,嵐族人。」淩晨騎士望向我:「我要你優先保護貨物。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAyUQfev6qS3
說畢,淩晨騎士留下小公主,先向前方走了一會再望向我們。367Please respect copyright.PENANAOCfsMAqlZU
「你真的可以接受?」「我都失去那麼多,再多你一個也是可以的。」367Please respect copyright.PENANAuQ5aok9ZdT
「話說貨物是什麼?」367Please respect copyright.PENANAlLC7ijYHZq
367Please respect copyright.PENANAkH14Xyi0FN
夜色下,我和新郎在高處望向外頭的大坑。367Please respect copyright.PENANAGFCf4LYSEB
眾多工人正在發掘,可以看到在塵土中出現一小塊的石棺。367Please respect copyright.PENANAzZn5u6crE2
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「死去的邪神。」