威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQ5Nm1rNkm
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——為什麼？508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydh11UX3lm
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事實上，這不只是因為威廉看到妹妹的身上出現奇怪鱗片的關係，所以他才擺出吃驚模樣。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OqJcWv4h5
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKQWF0JXHk
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsv3DHy740
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這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzebrw5Ouoe
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「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYtuZe1xWq
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「……」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZkIs06ggT
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威廉一直到左臉頰貼地的這一刻，才回過神，察覺自己大概是被士兵打了。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7niBsapfZy
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1QbTSUdSP
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「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9f7EhX6DG1
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「可、可惡……」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcobm3MFyO1
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「哈？說什麼東西？」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDhPKsexMA
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRampujxLR
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趴在地上、宛如一頭被強迫馴化的生物，威廉已經看不見母親了，然而這並不是因為其他兩名士兵已經享用完畢，也不是因為威廉現在的視線角度看不到母親。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbBREoPD4C
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJigVAUSwiG
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而是因為威廉流眼淚的關係，視線模糊到看不清楚眼前的景況。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVfiK6Lqa1
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyb5icsRcKJ
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCwzpBqSyE
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就在此刻——508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxznguCimh
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDhKGgGXL9
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGkBeBLkac
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0wByoojsX
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ce8s4JuEE
威廉見狀後，先是皺眉，畢竟不曉得發生了什麼，但他感覺到自己身後有一股熱能，於是轉頭查看，然後瞪大雙眼。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUaLiGS7XY
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威廉看見了！他看見妹妹全身發出紅光，而這紅光內部，好像有一顆光球，位於妹妹的心臟附近，接下來該光球散出一束光芒，打向那名跌倒的士兵。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOd73Zq1XfV
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「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYTGyos4CX
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9pKm6cTiH
威廉看見光束打向那名士兵後，該士兵大聲喊叫，接著就化成火焰變成灰燼。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8cgXCW1n1
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——怎麼回事？508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DviwcdIlu
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——不、不對。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohsyNBtWqQ
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威廉趁這空檔，其他兩名士兵都看傻眼、沒來制止的空檔，抱起妹妹、緩緩嘗試站起身子。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9USpH97G8
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身體上的疼痛，和無法拯救母親的傷痛，如同腐蝕性液體淋在身上一般，令威廉差點站不起來、身子重心不穩搖搖晃晃。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjbdoSRSiA
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBocYVT09t
——不管到底是怎樣，是那個藥水也好、妹妹本來的力量也罷，那都不重要。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdcUNeTYHx
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjvGS2NWUW
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMAGy56YM5
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55iyb7SHpU
然而，威廉依舊起身。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9vY4wOT0n
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qV7c5PE4v
他懷中的妹妹，好像是在對他笑的樣子，威廉用眼角餘光發現此事，這讓他心情變得好一些。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaxOkR6t69
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvBDBYd6AC
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhapgL7W2S
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「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiCKbS9jkv
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「你要幹什麼？」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88DiJmtJ8a
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「喂！」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgMZIaO4v6
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士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB5vqA1e8d
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtHaDMTqGD
喊完聲後，威廉拍打翅膀飛起，砰一聲撞破自家屋頂，來到天空中。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxzvf1UiYt
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——雖然長老跟爸爸有說過，不要隨便用這招不然會傷到人，但現在也顧不了這麼多了。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0HvbXiBJs
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2iDqm4iNG
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zXl8WlXEp
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「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxvJR1938R
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因為母親被殺害又被羞辱，自己還差點掛掉，這份滿滿的傷感、憎恨與不甘心，威廉打算將其全部發洩出來。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIS5sM681K
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqVxyegBKE
威廉這時身上的藍色光芒，已經耀眼到連他自己都必須閉上眼睛。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0YX3d5Pri
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「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4Ou7LsKcf
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「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5neRfnIPC
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威廉選擇衝破屋頂、來到自由的天空，發洩情緒，是兩個原因中的其中之一。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S77iYrFyj
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「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf9v4NIVpC
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「舊的不去、新的不來……」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2bZuswTkb
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威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQSyeHBr8a
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「斷罪之火、滅世之燄，始祖的力量在此，為我燃盡無數邪惡百鬼。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PBYkXOusu
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「龍舌吐息——！」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7nJEr7hHg
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咒語結束後，威廉吐出巨大火焰，將自己與母親住的房子給燒毀。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiUG38kbAF
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtjeyZw2sD
火焰吐出的那一刻，威廉的肚子消下去，彷彿所有傷感、憎恨與不甘心都慢慢消除似的。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViKY5qKGQW
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7CRwwsTY0
不只如此，他還在天空中俯視，發現這一地段的房子都殘破不堪，好像都被搶劫了一樣。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZSQ3FgMDF
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiKLv9eUQr
威廉把他的火焰轉向那些房子，一口氣，就使這一帶都化為一座火海。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhy1oQJ4tD
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAGdYdYmvY
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxtVfCfLd0
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5RPk21KvR
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxI6BxRiqJ
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLf2huP2hpE
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi3sYy6NVs
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「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcKA7Y0XzZ
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXp6YQCbEa
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzzELz3YSQ
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底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLvKnuUzgj
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也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWshLQfILR6
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBZwkNS4kk
他們沒有直接說出口，也許是因為沒有從威廉此刻的模樣馬上聯想到。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLISt75U7AV
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjNWxYs6fL
威廉此刻的模樣，已經不是正統龍族的樣子，而是有著邪龍的鱗片、龍族的鱗片，以及人類的皮膚。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUhEjz1xPd
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXflsVAc2jc
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpg40zMc0Rr
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyx6J8H3pyY
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaZlTDjXdD
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYHQ7DNEhD
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VeXO7JbTQ
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwsG0PsuHp
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRa9Ky5Jnt0
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCGbnOe8SP
「以我現在的力量，還沒有辦法打倒你們，但是總有一天我會回來找你們。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJi0CJmFxR
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSoWochRhJ
在那之前，給我洗乾淨脖子等著——威廉沒有把這句話完整說出來。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxr8MyTyQq
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwXB9cEUdd
那是因為，士兵在他說到「在那之前」這個詞的時候，就打斷威廉說話。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8zzBQP4NO
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcEuk4IkWp
「滾下來啦，可惡！」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ShemnMf2x
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咻——508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuwv1ljQBh
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一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEzSdQqOm4
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然後威廉繼續說：508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW76DfH4zHU
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHXt5efoNh
「你們邪龍族殺害我的母親，我是絕對不會忘記的，這裡不會再有人類受到你們羞辱，因為都已經沒有了。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMzJ0KkeQ8
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjg1Rh9QNyp
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11CSietLzU
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLkkSefrqs
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9NyXYIAsW
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYIY8nueTV
咻——508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpc3tXBpuz
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這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqZ7qTej3i
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM2iv2olhk
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUeGNlY9wC
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAbCNqZ5sK
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNQrwCvJjG
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRWE4y41Ac
「好、好，我們認輸好嗎？你好像很強的樣子，乾脆就加入我們邪龍怎麼樣？」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInrsHcIIC3
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpjizdr5X9
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdwWhWzSfb
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPu3SlcdFIJ
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdN111GxZX
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiJ0tqUVLB
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqbH36JRvI
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkS7KiIY7MQ
「我是誰？我不是以天空為傲的龍族，也不是以地面自居的邪龍，當然也不可能是人類。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTgC5io277
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「「……」」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPmCQZW0Al
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我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqenNiSbUFG
508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuW2LGOORZg
在威廉說出口的那瞬間，他感覺到體內突然有一股刺痛感，但不像是肌肉損傷，可能是內臟出問題。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5jUYLwA0R
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因為這樣，威廉判斷不宜久留，所以就飛離此地。

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離開該處後，威廉在深山中的某座洞窟睡了一夜，等到他醒過來已經是可以看得見日出之時。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpLwsOJH26
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威廉昨晚本想吐出藍色的火，但後來卻不知為何，吐出的卻是偏橘黃色的烈焰——這個想法是在威廉瞥見陽光的時候回憶起來的。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgJI2ZOSkO
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSXhrZBSP4
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襁褓看上去像是白色的雲，緊緊環抱裡頭的嬰孩。可能是因為如此，威廉才鬆了口氣。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJHYe6TBej
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——還好昨天晚上的魔法沒有傷到妹妹。

雖然如此，但威廉知道妹妹跟自己身上的鱗片其實沒有那麼容易消除這個事實，已經是他們長大之後了。

多年後，當威廉.康斯坦丁再度面臨家人臨死危機之時，他腦海中都會浮現這段小時候的回憶，然而其實他最想要忘掉的，也是這段記憶。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpUuRTzFhZ
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNVVyogmC8
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威廉依然遵循多年前的自己，於那座洞窟面向朝陽的那一刻，與妹妹定下的承諾。無論過了多久、無論遭遇什麼天大挫折，他都相信著自己能夠辦到，只要和妹妹一起。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBFT2vAJEA
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宛如嘲笑臉孔的月亮，已經下降到地平線以下，上來的是溫暖的陽光，與一旁襯托的白色雲朵。508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7azzMwJ7CH
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「為了讓妳變回原來的樣子，我要變強，找到讓妳變回來的方法。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqzlzNOLZH
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5XiK9hi8n
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《第一章 結束》508Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYTLZrHMCD