威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwzV9pIoms
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——為什麼？515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQXFWQr7Ar
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZhyqfhmY8
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZz6igdBql
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSGblZbCs0
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NuJGqVAYN
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「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUgH3E2AG9
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「……」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMnoZqCFV3
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYMefEoRi9
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74WarTCLio
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「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOdzh0iaHX
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「可、可惡……」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFsfQtbrp9
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「哈？說什麼東西？」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT7ZDRIV6E
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnbNJP9KwU
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL5asRHH8O
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEsj7At4rb
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOVvpGUVZ5
515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1nPpePTUs
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DmdLZrYaC
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就在此刻——515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb7lPlegBC
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7m0tHMII8
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那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SXZosMFmf
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4nv1ducdW
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8QdxJpVgO
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「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEdqshNlTF
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmO7AB3Ab5
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——怎麼回事？515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuxtRUU9xg
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——不、不對。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzACxoJpsW
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAr8kMlEkRD
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrsZQjcIfA
515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzE4FbRSBU
——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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaDkrdz4di
515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPXah2Ourg
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe73AWAn2MB
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然而，威廉依舊起身。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07KKhAT1NC
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn2pelqYsf
515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2bAehfzND
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIzZ0s3kbV
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「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCnNhfj9Bq
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「你要幹什麼？」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQLxSLbpIL
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「喂！」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsZlt7D53U
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqNiit0coL
515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnq9mnAwv6g
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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlJV6EbC4Z
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrYrH6UZQn
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飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcYhQIuNoj
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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……」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKX6jl2akC
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHbe4w9PPm
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4satkdnq0I
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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……」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSZsJKotWq
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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。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SsgzPhGV3
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHDhL6IF1e
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「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9q8jOLvuN
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「舊的不去、新的不來……」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmJitxI8SY
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威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrce7HC4mBq
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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。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWnt3uwzKY
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「龍舌吐息——！」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihXz2eJYrd
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpddm3m2X1u
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRBcxeM8RZ
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHTnWXJFVa
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73JP7eA7Qs
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然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFsJf7i3Bw
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對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgk5uMatxG
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畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsn7dDFdy9m
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「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0d8OGT2q4o
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「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeErIvZ3eAF
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底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYPK1RyVvv
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKe4jn18Cqc
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreWS9DkFAP
515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8Vs52SL74
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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoaQzzZP6k
515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X1tCF6AaM
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVi4Sd2DsAN
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「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21GCRUgB4x
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「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeXgPnFGwJ
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於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOK4stvbc9
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「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。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRthQedLsM
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzEKTGGJ9p
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslYrc9tKtB
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「滾下來啦，可惡！」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsHeEmpJmz
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咻——515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTECIWj5Sj
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一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Gmn8dnKnu
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然後威廉繼續說：515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mJUUTHEcl
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「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。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2QsUdgcXR
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「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrDQ13c6yr
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「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyMsDFFWPi
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咻——515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ404VGUBage
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這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNTv5nfYMp
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「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZjtFIAHat
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「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyRkmSiOkp
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「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？」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Cnmppolzc
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「別笑掉別人大牙了！」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCvOcwioVt
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威廉此語，令士兵愣住。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLzqa5H9S5
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不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTpQQvFlBe
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「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。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJRuQrgi7n
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「「……」」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLn8P5VhEH5
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我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSpKV6C5L4
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpSDp2KMsN
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfF1tMCA7J
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡte9sJgDbVA
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNW2RNBM4k
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqFdyNYP7v
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p0Tqj5Pxq
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM176wD57fJ
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZKUVXxCjE
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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。515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY504me2mOD
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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。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyAQFcYqdo
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD84FoF2VAm
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《第一章 結束》515Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0DEYxSkE5