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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1WyVXkZwR
女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJLDCWHsjL
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8jCypRAQn
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDUmuJSQwj
「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLnyPAvgtB
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1uVJG8zkq
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJHmJexP3H
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdWgFS9axq
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVDddxLbVq
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1UPNlraz4
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnyJKsDaA4
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQygWTQv2w
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPET24n4zT
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ywBz9CYS3
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXy9EsBig00
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu93YmJZBuC
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbq9bPyQBB
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHoO4n6IPc
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDac6o9jsRc
「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4of3b8mmC2
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WQz98Wbrz
「你的心裏。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKhOqKwXK2
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hzhf9tqrI
「我的心？」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAod4KGmRD3
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgYNK3rSrA
「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3MCru8pPl
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nktLAQF3l
「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFHZWHn1v1
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIgyKnfF3I
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDamlVyaSFR
「世界要毀滅了。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGV8dcH3RTP
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOU2cO8Ywv2
「我要做甚麼？」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqpRzCoIXN
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMDXXEUvpx
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyd20pGtul
「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYgMS1sIJr
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1osmKR7Ww
「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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RX4qnKdOy
「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。
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9Oz2gywIw
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4v1OBtABQn
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8l3DvyuJU
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCK73qmcCs
「輔佐官閣下：331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZb7VC5Rw5i
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZYqta0WtB
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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeN65fQ6cqC
貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxpaOUBbql
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81JGrc01yf
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsICX5OtvPz
「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。」
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmHsbpVpaW
「『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
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMe6ELwExmX
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20NlPZZiIh
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cESPdWRC9
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG6DZtMfbS
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rcoybO20z
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV2FH1uFyf
331Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKYp05Iyp7
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。
