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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3Pei3cLbd
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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTRIWfSyQY
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQRtBJhQXu
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHErG52n3ny
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房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni4W9rsgoB
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8jVA5gvAJ
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97qRICxBju
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw81Xb5bfnn
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牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌，上面放了些文件。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKmSJTFR1o
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfx1pQVdfi
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdXKlmxJ8W
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？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RPvwSFAMj
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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。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC8P9haoS6
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gv8tVXNYK
女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BzJfrpVyk
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSfUPtqnYu
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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfgrcz7h9d
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ghtIbmzMw
「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubXqxIcAsJ
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7rxmwq5RK
「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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGyX8uTWsq
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhkuyEs4Ww
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？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSafYDnxjXB
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJQ4hAVdrN
「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！」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf272XeKU5x
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGLdzqCqnu
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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVZ8KV4CJq
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHYpVMoO2J
「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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyqOJ9Di4x
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifYw6hzTIL
「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—」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsJwi18UbB
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNTCdShrVm
「為甚麼我們要那麼激動？」威爾問。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoBbKtMuC5
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuakUo2nGSd
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNDrc6NLY8
「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！」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIdYjEMLws
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP63l6MN6o
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOx4G7jH3w
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyp46EVlis
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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFT2vVs1xn
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LLKUJNMmO
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAQhMsdZg2
這裏是哪裏？這些是聯邦人嗎？307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sklfrLgXv
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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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3fFdFW1yy
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkz8GLsKze
「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起，他動彈不得。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEbzFS3uAM
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRiCH9Rn3D
貝吏刻唐回過神來，發現自己身處灰色房間中。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8aKja6yBG
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除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCr9H1UpCn
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rNbBmu2Op
「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyyDuv9z58
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM9Akct0gh
「你的心裏。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GSE5LK0be
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhkz2NDJ6p
「我的心？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4FpM8YPx6
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2iwo06UYp
「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxYe9B6fgv
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsltsz8ULs
「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2qhjbdMNG
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNYBoJYXqf
「為了知道你必需知道的事。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJMFiPhVxP
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxRePqLaQE
「我必需知道的事？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQEr7rDOSa
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8E1AjKZv7v
「世界要毀滅了。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhpeJ9arzG
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGO08XaZuqS
「我要做甚麼？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlaMlTd3nY
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4YZOVx5wK
「集合心之力，驅逐操偶師。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vaGVPR9Yd
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlESfoMT5iQ
「祢是誰？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTUJuuxpfF
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「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XnIq7oIUT
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxaaxEZdCT
「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。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8bD6l9SSi
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ7J9I01Io
「要有關係嗎？諸多巧合連成事實。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDbrWu5MpY
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「......」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYpmDT0Mr3
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「時間不多，『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQ2z5qMaQL
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgwVxQl5Sc
「誰是玩偶？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjo3TjeNzs
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「誰一直被玩弄，誰一直玩弄？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzUJ9hh75E
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「......」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePjsIKcDd7
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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。
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvCRXkApbA
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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdXLNJkzIp
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他敲了三下門，但沒有聲音從裏面發出。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJM1DkkwbF
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwjuzdts3g
開門進入後，內裏的景象一模一樣。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzIWQnEFs2
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYt0edXpnVA
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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNNxc7HKbp
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13efVs4wto
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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqW3TGFOrK
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDygPREmwEF
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。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizaUklDsq5
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX3vcfDDvT
文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍，唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVlOWLWp6l
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7prZOP36F1
「輔佐官閣下：307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10b6G4BOQc
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiO1ZJf8XFE
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。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGJ1Dlb4ic
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMNJZp8qq8
完全無法理解內容。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBMAiM8B2q
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCxNYrdwnU
貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AuIn1h7NZ
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq5w3SDx1S
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJ0Ja2ulJF
「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。」
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6yPjjlI3E
「『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』？」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGcIdFhKn8
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxRwCnL77h
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadjTWiur9U
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JdPURIRpF
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoduDETJAtr
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyrq2ndHgz
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01o7YmpUlW
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xqi4ri2Bt
八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上，同樣意義不明。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5h0DZVAru
307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgneZq9v8Ck
貝吏刻唐打開黑板旁的木桶，有些裝了麵包，有些載著水。307Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN8Wu8p1D6
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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。
