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南極皇都到希臘官邸的航班，金度‧金恩‧艾因里希非常享受。帝國高層會議結束，他帶回不少名望，還有自我啟發。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeH5D5UYY8
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「父親大人，辛苦了。」布麗姬特按照禮數，再次出宮到停機坪迎接。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArt4Rz570r
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「妳怎麼一個人過來？麥西米利恩呢？」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBEgAcpH4s
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「騎士大人在樹林那面，檢測他的馬兒。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTi6ZYjYMGR
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「好吧，希望安逸生活不會害他鈍掉。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryhiOLfuAl
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金度牽起女兒的手走進廳堂，行為舉止格外親切，但他額頭上的傷疤，讓布麗姬特感到擔憂。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmgG3Jk2J6
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「您身體還好嗎？要不要休息一下？」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XE3CX6pmU
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「哦？沒事沒事，打仗嘛，難免受點傷，一切都有回報的……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuymhmQE5GD
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老將軍神采煥發，迫不及待地說出好消息，「跟妳說，爸爸要升遷了！我能分到火星，妳會變成老家的公主……更重要的是，我會有更多時間陪妳。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDabWMZKjqM
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「真的嗎……太好了，終於……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2noRmi8Z5
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布麗姬特擁抱父親、喜極而泣。上次離別之前，那副憂心忡忡的蒼老面容，她終於能夠忘懷。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYajy3o81QC
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「原諒我……埋首工作，都沒注意到妳已經……長這麼大了……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOuZ8O8KNJ
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摟住女兒的腰，金度輕聲細語道：「上次我有沒有交給妳……什麼東西？代為保管？撞到頭，害我有點失憶呢……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRimjIdyxWz
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「嗯？有啊，那個小儲存碟……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFOipIlUyU
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不要相信任何人。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cZWDj0mAF
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沉重告誡閃過布麗姬特腦海。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxl60CHVmxw
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身上游移的手掌讓她十分不自在。父親的瞳孔深處，竟然有一股陌生氣息。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfHbjQiL4U
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「小儲存碟？在哪裡？」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFxAKK2ZaU
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「還……留在宮內，也許，等我們拜訪母親、用完餐之後……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zz2Qt0UQG
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「妳給誰看過了？麥西嗎？」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehgGmZtelC
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「沒有！我都沒打開……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkzBColeQZ
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「拿給我，我需要⸺現在！」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uKH1dduYM
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吼聲在宮中迴響。金度發現女兒驚恐的神情，一改咄咄逼人的態度。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nb3m77iqA
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「噢，抱歉，親愛的……可以把它還給我嗎？裡面有很重要的東西。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5FBa3NoFG
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「是……父親，我這就回寢室找找……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iKKCtDJmd
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雙手緊握裙襬，快步跑過長廊、走上階梯。千金公主喘著大氣、鎖緊房門。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8D02F91qA
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鳥兒鳴叫，日光依舊。她慢慢低下頭，從鑰匙孔向外看去。剛才那些，應該只是錯覺而已。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTd6xFxmg4O
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一片黑，什麼都看不見。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8eBSmKWbN
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她這才發現，被稱為父親的男人緊貼在門外，準備彎腰窺視進來。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJx8inpn9S
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「嗚……」布麗姬特擋住嘴巴，往牆邊跌去。幸好絨毛地毯吸收聲音，讓她能偷偷從死角爬到陽台。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2IT8k186P
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「不、不要……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyl49Z1JqS
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聽到門把粗暴亂轉，貴族之女掏出藏在胸口的儲存裝置，強忍淚水接受現狀，「爸爸出事了……這裡不能待，要想辦法逃出去。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX9CazBGQv
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海風刺痛手指，布麗姬特緊緊抓住外牆浮雕，一邊聽著漸漸增多的腳步聲，一邊攀下地面。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjIebbCIbK
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脫掉高跟鞋、壓抑恐懼，她小心翼翼避開巡邏衛兵，成功進入樹林。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYePAHmRNml
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「快逃、快逃……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpPYKQpbEJ
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但是，又能逃去哪？沒了家室，她要怎麼活下去？501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4VlqrBukR
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閃過眼角的樹幹就像不懷好意的人群，不斷打擊她的意志，直到她體力透支、跌倒在地。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGP2atBQ5L
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強忍淚水狼狽起身，落葉被踩碎的聲音從布麗姬特前方傳來。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4upy8TM8y
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「誰……騎士大人？」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXd317MVKj
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身穿長袍軍裝，臉上有改造紋路的武將伸出援手，扶著主公的女兒躲進草叢。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeO7kgDwvuZ
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「麥西，父親表現很奇怪，我們要找人幫忙！」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhW1aM67g9
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「在下明白……金度將軍給了命令，萬分抱歉。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGrP1ydqbf
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「麥西米利恩，難道你也……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡud3t6ElyVf
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落難公主心底一涼，還沒反應過來就被重擊後頸、失去意識。漸漸模糊的視線中，是充滿悔意的男人神情。
思念與夢境，帶著女子回到故鄉。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjF0RjW0oQv
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火星表面經過千年改造，已經像極了地球，不同的是，那裡海水顏色偏紅。布麗姬特很久沒看到老家，但總是會夢到同一個場景。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWi9nyG8EPU
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安寧病房窗外是紅色汪洋，母親嚥下最後一口氣。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerUeD3pl7K
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金度的妻子比夫君更「不像貴族」。她堅持靠自己的力量與病魔搏鬥，不接受複製人器官移植。雖然成功生下一女，但還是難逃命運魔爪。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyeRK3mbKf
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「是我害媽媽死了……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHNCenJho8
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「不對……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCc8bFXQfZ7
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回憶中的父親輕撫自己頭頂，母親的遺容充滿安詳。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jPr34ioKL
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「她把生命交給妳，所以妳要堅強……任何人、任何事物都沒辦法傷害妳，因為妳有她的祝福，還有我的愛。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAArUKLjBNe
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「爸爸！」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPX2qZsD7A9
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布麗姬特睜開眼睛，發現自己被安全帶繫在船艦駕駛座，旁邊正是打暈她的騎士。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPAxJd4B0K
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「麥西米利恩‧羅威‧邁爾，你竟敢……」落難公主拔出臂環內藏小刀，抵住背叛者的脖子。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZPcF17MsI
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沒有回應，也沒有辯解。布麗姬特仔細一看，發現騎士冒著冷汗，一手操縱面板，另一手緊壓腹部，長袍被血跡染紅。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHq1VNN4hCC
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「大小姐，我願接受任何懲罰，但必須等我們成功脫逃……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuupc6w9sr
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「你……為什麼……」布麗姬特收起小刀幫忙止血，試著整理混亂思緒，「到底怎麼回事？我們在哪？」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJRJWTbJDA
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「金度將軍下令將您活捉，甚至要進行拷問，那完全不像他，在下……違反軍紀，把您帶到這艘運輸船，不小心中槍。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5UTVKX6Rv
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「父親果然……可是，要逃到哪呢……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpJBoy2gmh
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麥西米利恩推動油門，艙內顛簸加劇，「我的計畫是……突破大氣層，換乘機體甩開追兵，尋求庇護……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzcqwKTNAW
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閃光與震動逐漸停止，太空梭飛出地球，迎接它的，是數萬顆攻擊衛星組成的防禦陣列。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mky8SUXce
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濃密雷射交織亂舞，瞬間把船身大卸八塊。煙塵與碎片之中，一架機械半人馬浴火出擊。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRcpHqLviw
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四足推進器猛踏真空；雙手握槍殺出重圍。侍衛武將專用機「山杜爾‧弓騎」且戰且走，披肩裝飾燒毀也無妨，因為繡在上頭的帝國旗幟，它已經不再效忠。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbb9xqVYz70
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「大小姐，請您忍耐！」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtDn4N4yea
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人馬機兵只有單一座位，騎士雙手緊抱公主減緩衝擊，同時透過神經連結裝置進行戰鬥。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL33087Fwi
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山杜爾左右閃避，展開槍柄上的柺刃，同時對應不同距離的威脅。但，攻擊衛星怎麼殺都殺不完，載著追兵的船隻也進入宇宙空間。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7txapakSZ
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「小心！月球碎片來了！」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHyxy7jyqn
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布麗姬特看到螢幕上的警報，得知她們走頭無路。就要放棄希望時，突然感到環抱身體的手臂更加緊縮。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2UgmeKMV2
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無數流星群當前，半人馬沒有退縮，而是把雙槍互相結合，全速衝進死亡風暴。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoc9W9Uewf
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「在下等的就是這個……長弓型態！高出力照射！」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmjIbrQ0JX
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強烈光束在風暴中轟出一個大洞，正好讓山杜爾進入。大量碎塊因此改變軌道，開始往地球落下，攻擊衛星只好轉頭執行原本工作，擊落威脅皇都的隕石。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NkeDVRaMO
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帝國追兵也被迫停止前進，因為衝進月球殘骸根本是自殺行為。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOp1L5YdI0B
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「麥西……」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZRQix6Znz
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人馬機兵在天昏地暗的亂塵中閃躲、跳躍。G力不斷拉扯布麗姬特全身，她終究還是支撐不住、再次暈厥。最後映入眼簾的，是騎士的全心全靈，還有通訊螢幕上的求助對象⸺和平重工。
公主與騎士成為不確定因素。同時間，木星圈也出了一位逃家貴族。他帶走的不是小小磁碟，而是大半數宇宙艦隊。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffgYacxBBQ
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「薩邁爾，你的行為，是叛國。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLVC0a5Rcv
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艾莉雅的訊號逐漸轉弱，新月元帥就快脫離她的掌控。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjH3wR3vexc
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「您錯了，區區軍閥，根本沒有『國家』可以背叛，如果我不過去幫助桑德斯，就永遠無法奪得正統。」501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRaR7oKVKI
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親后派份子被關進運輸艇，運回木衛四。元帥只留下少數守軍，因為有纏結通訊裝置，離開家園也能隨時掌握狀況。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bkRFhdVWf
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萬事俱備，本應充滿信心的他，卻被母親的最後一席話搞得五味雜陳。501Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Rg0hkXRzf
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