另一方面,沙卡美不知為何回到過去,回到她十歲左右的時光。她綁著馬尾,穿著橙黃色舞裙在人來人往的宴會中穿梭。88Please respect copyright.PENANAEc0GhDCBDI
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宴會裏聚集了許多名門貴族,他們受國王邀請大吃大喝,心裏都怕酒裏下了毒。88Please respect copyright.PENANAjsRLPyHP1x
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沙卡美提著裙子繞過賓客,卻撞到某位老人的屁股。88Please respect copyright.PENANA9LpBYVHkfH
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「啊!抱 - 抱歉!」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。88Please respect copyright.PENANAkULteCKzP8
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圍著放滿佳餚圓桌,臉看不清的老人轉身看著沙卡美:「哎喲!這不是沙卡美公主嗎?公主殿下要去哪裏?」88Please respect copyright.PENANA714I6Xk4Il
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「我 - 我只是想找父王。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAGCrawLDDLm
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正當沙卡美想問老人有沒有頭緒時,一隻粗糙的手放在她肩膀上。88Please respect copyright.PENANAG7kxb5H2zP
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「國、國王陛下!」老人和其他貴族向著她背後的人單膝下跪。88Please respect copyright.PENANAeT5IdSflHV
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「吾女做了甚麼失禮之事嗎?」國王用一貫嚴肅的語氣問。88Please respect copyright.PENANA9P6I9nJTKK
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「沒、沒有!是小人 -」88Please respect copyright.PENANAwlg6CD00an
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沙卡美向國王行禮:「參 - 參見父王!」她低著頭不敢直視他。88Please respect copyright.PENANAnYsV1H8yB3
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國王撫摸她的頭:「我的女兒啊,第一次來這種場合太緊張嗎?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAHwY5jDOxGw
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「不 - 不是!我 - 我 -」88Please respect copyright.PENANAmfThkCHBlh
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「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美:「各位,請盡情享受。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAG0dFh3sDHM
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「謝國王陛下!」貴賓們待國王走遠後才鼓起勇氣繼續暢談。88Please respect copyright.PENANAO3G6yRm7Jh
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「父 - 父王,剛才的確是我 -」88Please respect copyright.PENANAgfw4vUS5S2
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「不是叫妳不必多言嗎?」國王走出王宮陽台:「我的女兒啊,那裏的人都不是真心尊敬我和妳,他們只是怕得罪我而人頭落地。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAv8NNAbgtlE
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陽台外的景色被一層白霧擋住,沙卡美也看不見父王的雙眼。88Please respect copyright.PENANASOuMZbp32D
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「但我真心愛妳,妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAm9cd2CdhZz
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國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美,沙卡美不知如何反應。88Please respect copyright.PENANAriJwLYsFfL
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「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話,不知黎明已到來。88Please respect copyright.PENANAUCQnvaZKAk
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貝吏刻唐在床邊觀察她微苦的臉龐,有點於心不忍。
但為了不打擾沙卡美休息,他背靠牆邊靜候沙卡美醒來。88Please respect copyright.PENANAkSuKdSVRya
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「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。88Please respect copyright.PENANA9HtZWg0DDp
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沙卡美自己也覺得很矛盾,明明想人民生活美滿,卻一直包庇無惡不作的父王,父王駕崩後又困在陰霾當中。88Please respect copyright.PENANAoEPFtiYoXp
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「父王!」她驚醒過來,方才察覺那是一場夢。88Please respect copyright.PENANASRzVqbx3ZS
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「女皇陛下,是時候享用早餐了。」貝吏刻唐在床邊彎腰。88Please respect copyright.PENANADe2UheVW43
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沙卡美揉揉眼睛:「貝弟弟,已經早上了嗎?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAPEQ1imN2mK
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「沒錯。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAJpG7Wfx8Of
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「貝弟弟先出去,朕要更衣。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAzBNuGNEtFZ
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「遵命,女皇陛下。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAMLGiq8sAKq
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貝吏刻唐和小娜都不明白為何沙卡美會被「某種東西」佔據,仍然能正常運用魔力。黑色魔力明明會令人神智崩潰,但沙卡美除了行事作風改變外都很正常。88Please respect copyright.PENANAIUR9A11Rdp
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感覺女皇不再是公主的貝吏刻唐,待沙卡美梳洗後伴隨她到飯廳。88Please respect copyright.PENANA9DtXQ5NuNW
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皇宮裏的官員、僕人等等昨天已知悉女皇被尋獲的消息,昨天在外冒雨拜訪人民的士兵和軍官們可能有私下跟平民們說。88Please respect copyright.PENANAzj1VPTicgl
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「女皇陛下,這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。88Please respect copyright.PENANAlVssD8hnbV
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「雞胸肉、麵包、蘋果和牛奶,朕很久也沒有吃過如此豐富的早膳了。」沙卡美拿起刀叉。88Please respect copyright.PENANA9aEE76KtUD
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貝吏刻唐坐在她對面一起用膳,雖說食不言是基本禮儀,但貝吏刻唐有些話想問沙卡美。88Please respect copyright.PENANA6NoQgYKQ0M
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉:「女皇陛下。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAiF4XvHNviu
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剛要喝口牛奶的沙卡美聽見他發問,溫和地收手:「貝弟弟,早膳時間不應該說話。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA83nsg7JYBL
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「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAmJt9UTlDjI
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「甚麼事?」88Please respect copyright.PENANATLkE2JoB75
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「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAKbYPGVlesw
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沙卡美揮手示意女僕和守衛離開,待房間只剩他和貝吏刻唐後回應:「貝弟弟想問的是朕想暪著所有人做甚麼吧?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAtN5QY0PZ9U
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「女皇陛下英明。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAex9M4v7FEk
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「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAXHDj2663pm
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「細作?」88Please respect copyright.PENANA8qxfGzd5ii
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「沒錯。約一年半前,朕去山多牧場時不是被伏擊了嗎?朕問過斯斯,她說那羣刺客的確是聯邦派遣的,但得知朕會在那個時候經過該處的情報來源不明。」88Please respect copyright.PENANACvIUcnkNtF
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「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAUbfe4IsT20
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「當時朕還在學如何當一個好皇帝,沒有時間處理,朕只告訴了利華特。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA2ghxDv6sCN
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「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎?」88Please respect copyright.PENANARsdaaJuLLl
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沙卡美舉起杯喝了一口牛奶:「朕去山多牧場一事朕只有向數個人說過,他們都跟隨朕一段時間,甚麼時候處理都已經太遲。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAyFpXosnI2y
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沙卡美接著說:「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAai0pPjHMQT
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「塔瑪、歐法、迪斯普、哈芙、小娜、利華特、我。」具吏刻唐慎重地說出這七個名字。88Please respect copyright.PENANAJCPDQsAEKW
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「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ub9Ut6JQZ
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「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAw94VxhmO1G
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「不是。雖然你們是當時唯二不在場的人,你們也不會蠢到背叛朕。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAWO9y68IaJY
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「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」88Please respect copyright.PENANACLt70z0oME
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「暗影守衛團的四人。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAufgBEkK17p
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「利華特呢?」88Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZPlpv1MUo
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「利華特沒有背叛朕的理由。他是異世界人,當時的他怎會認為與帝國為敵是好選擇?」88Please respect copyright.PENANADwhe5709Du
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「明白。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAsULFlCs8oz
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「因此,貝弟弟,朕希望你去找他們談談,政務朕會自行處理。找出細作後就地處決。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAJY3aLHFMAf
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貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛:「就地處決?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAbUQi1jX92J
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「欺騙朕的人,朕不想再看多一眼。處決後把屍體掉到河裏。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA6BesGpIauH
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「不用審問嗎?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAUvjNvxynBI
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「審問?貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAONAf0o9gOF
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「不是。我只是擔心如此強硬的手法會在那時候遭到另外三人強烈反對,他們現在都有魔力。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA2N8n4EAXZi
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「他們現在也殺不了朕,所以朕現在才想找出叛國賊。貝弟弟,這個任務不要跟小娜說。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAUoKNazP0yt
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「為甚麼?她會樂意幫忙的。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA9sm7xUJhCw
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「朕怕她承受不了,然後又發生之前的事。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA4E3WYiLo38
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「遵命。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAh64iqR7pz5
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「貝弟弟,上朝後陪朕回房間。」88Please respect copyright.PENANArhniRQtUCa
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「為甚麼?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAODR3ChbS76
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沙卡美沒有回答,兩人靜靜吃完早餐便到內殿上朝。88Please respect copyright.PENANAiDPRYpskGO
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沙卡美坐在皇位上,貝吏刻唐站於其左。88Please respect copyright.PENANAMniqDpfKO6
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先前因曼賈襲擊造成的損害已經由小娜用魔法修補,大臣們都能站在兩旁等候上奏。88Please respect copyright.PENANAMpSgzfXstj
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大臣們都用恐懼的眼神看著沙卡美,他們總覺得她與「失蹤」之前是截然不同的人。88Please respect copyright.PENANAUPzB7581eh
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「眾大臣有事項要稟報嗎?」沙卡美雙手放在皇椅兩側扶手。88Please respect copyright.PENANA3cIYbnskpj
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一位站在最前列,年邁的大臣走到台階前方彎腰:「女皇陛下,小人先抒發自己對女重陛下歸來的欣喜。」88Please respect copyright.PENANA52ujPEP6UI
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「之後呢?」88Please respect copyright.PENANAncZO9TQ7PI
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「稟女皇陛下,目前商業區一片死寂,帝都的收入激減。」88Please respect copyright.PENANAhnZUndkVbv