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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAjisNv8bBvQ
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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAFxnQsuk14O
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAcMmbb83AOi
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAxPaQtf0MXh
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房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。331Please respect copyright.PENANAccbiyxQfd3
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANATirRamqG10
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAYVgWS1oWCf
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAn29WE4UFVB
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牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌,上面放了些文件。331Please respect copyright.PENANArrQk4pnUZM
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。331Please respect copyright.PENANAUn9RX6khbr
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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?」331Please respect copyright.PENANA1jMmqx76mM
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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。」331Please respect copyright.PENANA6zPkYlcfZo
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女孩回頭看著地圖:「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」331Please respect copyright.PENANAwJLDCWHsjL
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAQmjEJvUVWm
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「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎?世界要毀滅了?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAfLnyPAvgtB
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「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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAv4Ip2aLHcU
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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?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAa9HsW7X4II
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「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!」331Please respect copyright.PENANA7T80LsXnzC
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANA8grVuuGc2k
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「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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAdNjrkx1Cyb
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「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—」331Please respect copyright.PENANA05tmTXLEwa
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「為甚麼我們要那麼激動?」威爾問。331Please respect copyright.PENANAK5NkIyaskT
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAjt7Ij2ijR5
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「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!」331Please respect copyright.PENANAcuaNAqxeKd
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANA3uJozPR162
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「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。331Please respect copyright.PENANA8puWOtkjV9
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAdyj869Avi6
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房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。331Please respect copyright.PENANA7SOho5e49U
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這裏是哪裏?這些是聯邦人嗎?331Please respect copyright.PENANAM0eHFC8KyK
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAGEN16L9MoX
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「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起,他動彈不得。331Please respect copyright.PENANA7VP2Ly0LI9
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貝吏刻唐回過神來,發現自己身處灰色房間中。331Please respect copyright.PENANAcDkypfPUMx
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除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。331Please respect copyright.PENANAeIPkJwZWYv
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「我在哪裏?」貝吏刻唐問。331Please respect copyright.PENANA4of3b8mmC2
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「你的心裏。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAoKhOqKwXK2
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「我的心?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAAod4KGmRD3
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「沒錯,每個人的心都很空虛。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAp3MCru8pPl
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「為甚麼我會在哪裏?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAcFHZWHn1v1
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「為了知道你必需知道的事。」331Please respect copyright.PENANA4lOUEHpY6m
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「我必需知道的事?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAVWDdtOKzWr
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「世界要毀滅了。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAGV8dcH3RTP
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「我要做甚麼?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAOqpRzCoIXN
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「集合心之力,驅逐操偶師。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAdQhSJmjks7
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「祢是誰?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAaTYxiiFDN1
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「你的『媽媽』,靈魂的母親。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAvYgMS1sIJr
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「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。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAwzpBQ9DKE1
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「要有關係嗎?諸多巧合連成事實。」331Please respect copyright.PENANA8Mrp0NtBOb
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「......」331Please respect copyright.PENANAAM4Xl0Q2GV
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「時間不多,『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAz5DgqsWREd
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「誰是玩偶?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAE2dhRXuIoh
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「誰一直被玩弄,誰一直玩弄?」331Please respect copyright.PENANAkf4Od1qWpJ
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「......」331Please respect copyright.PENANAPLRboU6SFt
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAgSA35TJctt
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他敲了三下門,但沒有聲音從裏面發出。331Please respect copyright.PENANAJ19tMlcUy5
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開門進入後,內裏的景象一模一樣。331Please respect copyright.PENANALyJTQoDQsV
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAkNn3U6Otsw
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAB6l8Z3gUG4
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANAIxAMWw5458
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文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍,唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。331Please respect copyright.PENANAms2IFtIWo9
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「輔佐官閣下:331Please respect copyright.PENANAZb7VC5Rw5i
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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。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAhhskHLUZR3
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完全無法理解內容。331Please respect copyright.PENANAyQaLQ88ig8
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貝吏刻唐收起紙張,閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。331Please respect copyright.PENANAwxpaOUBbql
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「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生,帝國應該有頭緒?」
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「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。」
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「『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』?」331Please respect copyright.PENANA47Im5fr8N5
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他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎?331Please respect copyright.PENANA20NlPZZiIh
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貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。331Please respect copyright.PENANAzG6DZtMfbS
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「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」331Please respect copyright.PENANAxV2FH1uFyf
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八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上,同樣意義不明。331Please respect copyright.PENANAGXlELooHuM
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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。331Please respect copyright.PENANA0RhGGSI7dm
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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。