房貝吏刻唐等待三人走下樓梯，三人打開門前再次確認後方沒人。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoEKDMKFxq
身為帝國女皇的輔佐官，貝吏刻唐大可以就此罷手，待時機成熟再把他們一網打盡，但他沒有選擇這樣做。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNqxnzcV8x
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他用魔力包著鞋子減低腳步聲，趁門打開冒著撞牆的風險蹲下衝向樓梯口。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ86pFcZkU
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最後一人正打算關門，貝吏刻唐剛好趕上在關門前走下樓梯，從門的空隙穿進去。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaK5EI6sfB
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房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8QcKzK5cd
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房間中央放了一張大木桌，桌上有一幅描繪帝國國境和邊界的地圖以及數頂油燈。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9eNh8p7ZU
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前方的牆上掛了一幅大黑板，黑板上用英文寫了七零八落的筆記。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwVnBQzxfL
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角落都放了幾個疑似用來放置物資的木桶，木桶上有些木盤，貝吏刻唐剛才差點撞到一個。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJEOJyT4Mm
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牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌，上面放了些文件。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43cJiEvurS
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOEcEyviLc
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPpJmn72Jp
一個原先在觀察地圖，綁著辮子的褐髮女孩聽見關門聲便向三人問好：「威爾、艾爾，那個人有說甚麼嗎？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNkho0nwy4
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一直被貝吏刻唐嚇怕，名為艾爾的男子回應：「沒有甚麼特別的事。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVC3aAjyHS
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rfGBF3Ew8
女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9lj7US827
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地圖上圈著帝國首都、首都北邊的雪山、首都東北方的平原、帝國西部未開發的土地以及帝國北部與「元頂之湖」距離不遠的邊界。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDyPnJwOXT
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「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtlxHS8hOV
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKoAYBi2E2
「就是因為不可信我們才會被派來這裏送死啊！沒有收穫也不要緊，死了也不是沒有損失，但我們是心甘情願的！」女孩拿著筆指著艾爾。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qGpv1ALBj
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoFCp0QjE2
另一個名叫威爾的男子說：「她說的這些地點和帝國皇宮有甚麼關係？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOkbUdIcH6
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mMBNiJbru
「首先，我們不知道帝國把禁物收到哪裏了！而且這種地點就算連起來也沒有甚麼特別意義！所以！皇宮裏一定有我們想要的線索！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfQIWZi1aD
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWJf3yVjnL
三人在討論貝吏刻唐完全聽不懂的話題。
間裏的其他人都在搬運或處理文件。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35BjWuWhrk
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42s132LrHe
「就算我們能進到皇宮也沒用啊！他們可是有幾十個可以用魔法的人，我們被發現馬上就會被抓！」艾爾激動地說。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeCT9qiIvGM
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6VyK9GDOh
「那你想我們跟他們說：『世界要毀滅了，請和我們一起摧毀禁物和放棄魔法！』嗎？不要作夢了！他們可是—」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprCcj6kw49
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「為甚麼我們要那麼激動？」威爾問。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2h41lBRl2
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其他人連一眼也沒有看過他們，彷如早已習慣在吵鬧環境下工作。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtaAkzp1yz
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEN8lghrb21
「因為我不知道在發生甚麼事啊！」女孩大聲地叫：「先是帝國、然後是巴烏卡、再來是加奧里，現在祢又跟我說世界要毀滅？『聽媽媽的話還是跟監護人走？』完全不明白甚麼意思！」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZvXTEH1MA
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFp9AtYtu4
他們像一羣邪教徒般討論不存在亦不會來臨的世界末日，貝吏刻唐當在聽吟遊詩人說故事。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfLVzcDBWi
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYdvGqN3PU
「甚麼是監護人？完全完全聽不懂！媽媽的懷抱很溫暖......」女孩自言自語。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPYfXB69gH
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqUkxWFprz
突然，三人全部靜下來。女孩繼續看著地圖，兩個男子走到書桌前和其他人一起整理文件。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeHwJNJDd9
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ni4UbqoK4
房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3n3q6ehOFL
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3gUS4Yjih
這裏是哪裏？這些是聯邦人嗎？329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q3U58Eh7Y
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoYbUiRDe9
在熟悉地方來到陌生地遇見陌生人聽見陌生話，貝吏刻唐一時三刻不知該如何反應。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP2TOBhte9
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPgCXnQ1pC
「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起，他動彈不得。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyo5hMmvMg
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjTzg0Fzpd
貝吏刻唐回過神來，發現自己身處灰色房間中。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpjxahBihY
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除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3E2e5yNOu
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSZYbYY5yc
「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHpHuYaTMp
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtg1iDb4abM
「你的心裏。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80SAa013ok
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「我的心？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HSoEnakEd
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77n3XbtQNO
「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWq3LsFEWlQ
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOEiexkpUT
「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQbb8fgcoP
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrvWLYE3oI
「為了知道你必需知道的事。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1fBuBSOsc
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「我必需知道的事？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTNkJQG4OS
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46ElYGj2zk
「世界要毀滅了。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CfE0zpFIj
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3MZrpePTX
「我要做甚麼？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNYXlC7mWV
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRilYc1jon
「集合心之力，驅逐操偶師。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zmHFyETWU
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「祢是誰？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5g42WGEGp
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「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv503eDHeFp
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEqK3ifjpF
「我不明白，祢說的話跟我們一直以來經歷的事一點關係也沒有。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoi91eZpWFC
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「要有關係嗎？諸多巧合連成事實。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOQFdlw4fw
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「......」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyFGCK4XuV
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「時間不多，『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkaluL5vyP
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl83HW6198a
「誰是玩偶？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ768quUE1g1
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「誰一直被玩弄，誰一直玩弄？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAa9oyGah3
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「......」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcDGFumDl4
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貝吏刻唐再次張開眼睛，發現自己仍在餐廳裏，迪斯普和荷芳正準備離開。
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貝吏刻唐看著兩人臉帶笑容走出餐廳，彷彿忘記了任務般跑回剛才聯邦人所在的屋子。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmDLb381uq
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他敲了三下門，但沒有聲音從裏面發出。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhzbSe8dBf
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rj33VePct
開門進入後，內裏的景象一模一樣。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1h78RW2hT
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差點黑得伸手不見五指的酒館、破爛且擺放混亂的桌椅、感覺隨時會斷掉的木地板。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOZmDVdmXR
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxcLMOUyw6
貝吏刻唐走下樓梯口，來到聯邦人的基地門前。他先貼頭在門邊聽裏面有沒有人，但甚麼也聽不見。
剛剛發生的一切都太莫名其妙，貝吏刻唐已經開始懷疑起現實。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnASmLk8SN
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxd1r0FGz8
他冒著已經被人發現的風險快速地推開門，然而房間內一個人也沒有。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEQFpivTiX
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn08YVVWhW
文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍，唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIeOY6S3mI
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN75ntOUl1X
「輔佐官閣下：329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtyi2AcPnE
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吾等並非有意潛伏於貴國首都，亦無意加害貴國。假使閣下亦受神之啟示，敬請引領吾等逃離滅亡之災。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVPvRZyu7N
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完全無法理解內容。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuODNDRBUz
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貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbVWD1F2rt
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7G8dxAR77
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxYOsm9O6P
「一年多前我們都見過弗烈雅，她最近露面也沒有提過任何關於世界毀滅的事。」
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqSFUyhOcr
「『媽媽』是甚麼？比人類更高一等的存在嗎？還是『比人類更高一等的存在更高一等的存在』？」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v4KHtlVqH
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5c6ND1ReL
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqXmlT6Zcd
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWqRVZ81yQ
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnInIkvDOk
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHtmNlx5kn
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTb6FqpYEU
329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9sbVIICy5
八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上，同樣意義不明。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeCSLv8gxx
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貝吏刻唐打開黑板旁的木桶，有些裝了麵包，有些載著水。329Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilaj1CZI8y
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他觀察地圖上被標記的數個地點，但找不出它們的關聯。
