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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GCCE64Kjc
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZnN3zUVsc
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfq7BCZjP4n
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「啊！抱 - 抱歉！」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLraAMwpkF
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGVrgp5DCV
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？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRzt5yTDGh
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「我 - 我只是想找父王。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Angu3ZPAD
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKQORRXsNQ
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwc4NL2iDZ
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3nJ5WS7aP
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「沒、沒有！是小人 -」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9HVWCdIhZ
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HefyAcseg
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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？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuo5R1JAybb
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「不 - 不是！我 - 我 -」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7shpr28uxI
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「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美：「各位，請盡情享受。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6lbqzec5b
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZro71fbay
「謝國王陛下！」貴賓們待國王走遠後才鼓起勇氣繼續暢談。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXIQpZtwNh
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「父 - 父王，剛才的確是我 -」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEypcF5k3G
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqSHgyZtdM
「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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgs6AqjtRIf
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNwPyC6UYF
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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiN4qRUNavO
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIjiAJ9OXQ
「但我真心愛妳，妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaRRL2uF4M
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2QTNFzmy4
國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美，沙卡美不知如何反應。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPdfNy84ji
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJTEtObXrU
「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話，不知黎明已到來。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHDcGIbfxg
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1JTqS8VqS
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「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0D4bawahr
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCWfYqZprh
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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcl5PsB8LtG
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「父王！」她驚醒過來，方才察覺那是一場夢。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7oRdd5Ebz
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFOXbN6ZnM
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFolkiGLxrl
沙卡美揉揉眼睛：「貝弟弟，已經早上了嗎？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPucWlP7W7
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「沒錯。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkLsIwmtEm
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「貝弟弟先出去，朕要更衣。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTuyccJRTu
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lxidvXRwd
「遵命，女皇陛下。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWNfpQcknO
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoWaxSYOy2
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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8Unm9BfZ1
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wU35Ms7HJ
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1CplFunxV
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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfIzeo2gOT
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「女皇陛下，這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjHUygbE6r
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OXxDvKSzP
「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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApleLTpWML
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe45MR8MfU5
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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiz8DdIayQ
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉：「女皇陛下。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGyX7gV2Mn
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7pwhcMIAa
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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJdiyAI0sE
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKGwJjREVn
「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhHCkmDrFw
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBkozcBhOz
「甚麼事？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxCDNcuFzn
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqWgtDaANz
「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1eAxeESH4
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmTELFFr2u
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？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsMo40Jee9
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「女皇陛下英明。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VvxvgW3FT
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「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKwgsTYpos
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「細作？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NsQfXENV9
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UAFACnVNq
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrbzkrWmeI
「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UXOaaiLdQ
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkoknz4bDx
「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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetUfKGbjfW
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVLFXXQCOq
「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4KfKtzCmO
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEjnnHsbE4
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeusSNRejbo
沙卡美接著說：「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HpNzvq1ra
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicaSHMcbc8
「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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm4rbLnyEh
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「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRKc1Vrko9
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBwhggl1eM
「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXlRIo5hGD
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszQsWVoS5U
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9o51v88fKK
「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEHOjetmTe
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「暗影守衛團的四人。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOT7tW1S8P4
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「利華特呢？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQjdpCMedC
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORI2hkycZ6
「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？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNigs2xmz39
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「明白。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCezrCTgDS
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofJD3qDyr6
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貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛：「就地處決？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnz3WaozQJq
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGsOvr10id
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「不用審問嗎？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡau8J4NgM8m
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「審問？貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzVkqvKE7F
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2Y2YBwGuh
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwfGOTQju4
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0k3Cz3iZG
「為甚麼？她會樂意幫忙的。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkA7YBx4JJ
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「朕怕她承受不了，然後又發生之前的事。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBZt8Tg6L7
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「遵命。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAcP6NL5WZ
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「貝弟弟，上朝後陪朕回房間。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbNFpVMq91
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「為甚麼？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhfq65cT6f
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMhIA7yxOp
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沙卡美坐在皇位上，貝吏刻唐站於其左。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQ6zu2UtLy
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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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLx84tnrrp
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TbSnMa4LM
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。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrgJjhqIZN
291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9BZ7A833D
「眾大臣有事項要稟報嗎？」沙卡美雙手放在皇椅兩側扶手。291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIgPjXSBUZ
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLDTRndqYR
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「之後呢？」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzHP79uA7N
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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。」291Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdOIr3zLqr
