629Please respect copyright.PENANAwZM4LXqfz7
離開冒險者公會後,我們又跟莎蒂她們回到了城堡。629Please respect copyright.PENANAjsYTmn75Jb
雖並非自願來到這個世界但好歹也受人照顧了一天,總得要好好向國王道別才不會失禮。629Please respect copyright.PENANAvkWPbBtTA5
而且得到的能力反而讓我們提早過上想都沒想過的好日子使我有些感激了。629Please respect copyright.PENANAzDsa0xU7mI
百狩她因為想趕在天黑前完成冒險者的任務就在公會前與我們分道揚鑣。629Please respect copyright.PENANAZYTxGlNpf8
不愧是風系,一眨眼百狩就消失在我們視野裡。629Please respect copyright.PENANA1SIOZzT69y
記得她提到過強化魔法……是像少年漫畫裡那種把氣還啥的集中在身體增加強度之類的嗎?629Please respect copyright.PENANAfToVAxfATe
改天有空再去請教她或會長好了。629Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5t7D29YrX
629Please respect copyright.PENANAeK3SIJlVgU
「一心,妳早上給我的叫能量飲料的藥水太神奇了!不僅疲勞一掃而空、思考變得清楚,還提前將工作完成了,直到現在依然精神飽滿呢!比宮廷魔法師們給我的藥水還要有效又好喝!」629Please respect copyright.PENANA0ep2AiPFXH
「呃,嗯,您能如此喜愛是我的榮幸……」629Please respect copyright.PENANA4GY6gtdbd4
629Please respect copyright.PENANAA4vDms4bab
才剛走進王宮沒多久,國王便笑容滿面朝我走來並劈哩啪啦說了一堆感言,頓時令我不知該如何反應。629Please respect copyright.PENANAegDBJNKNZQ
不過國王的氣色確實好多了,比起早上憔悴得像鬼,現在臉色紅潤不少。629Please respect copyright.PENANAVMkpfFU4hK
629Please respect copyright.PENANApElUWcOaA3
「有些私事想跟一心妳們聊聊,請隨我來吧。其他人退下,沒有我的命令不准接近會議廳。」629Please respect copyright.PENANASTwDfTucg1
「是。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAdHbb9mive8
629Please respect copyright.PENANAmq3STmlLhO
國王一揮手下令,隨身的一排侍衛向他行禮後就整齊地踏步離去。629Please respect copyright.PENANAAvAPTWu5lJ
咦,是什麼話重要成連侍衛都不准在場?629Please respect copyright.PENANAhPfUHnlcbo
國家機密大事?軍事戰爭相關?629Please respect copyright.PENANAW4ViA5BBUy
可原本就是普通人的我們對政治這些毫無概念。629Please respect copyright.PENANAaA9uoIBJGP
若真有關政治我們會直接拒絕就是了。629Please respect copyright.PENANA9pPMfWHmkL
不想過度干涉這個世界的文明發展是我和千椛早已達成的共識。629Please respect copyright.PENANA5u5ukh1VWx
629Please respect copyright.PENANAXZ3ptCW7rF
「父親大人,我可不可以一起?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAy96WglCp93
629Please respect copyright.PENANA8Uw4ZQJPcK
莎蒂扯了扯國王的酒紅色長袍,露出乞求的眼神。629Please respect copyright.PENANAgT1pRpFrI6
629Please respect copyright.PENANAFTUCqYg6BX
「我很抱歉,莎蒂,這些話只能讓一心和千椛聽。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAxTyz7UQMJb
「……好吧。千椛,妳們離開王宮前要來找我哟!」629Please respect copyright.PENANAjzX1MNPbrY
「嗯,我會的,晚點見。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAtEF48mwCFz
629Please respect copyright.PENANABAsUOi10pT
莎蒂聽話的和露西亞她們一同退去,我和千椛則跟隨國王來到了相當簡樸的房間。629Please respect copyright.PENANAnQn5Uj20rB
室內只有一張長桌和幾張椅子,桌上擺著茶水和三只杯子。629Please respect copyright.PENANA8QwVd8sTyv
629Please respect copyright.PENANARXEfH8tl2H
「請坐。茶水請隨意飲用,那是剛才請伊凡妮準備的。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAmmbEOYFc8i
629Please respect copyright.PENANAeaX23jtzij
國王在裡邊隨意一個座位坐下,我們則坐在他的對面、靠近房門那側。629Please respect copyright.PENANAHP24Jj8wRw
以防萬一,我打開了地圖,好歹能知道是否有埋伏。629Please respect copyright.PENANAxWGLm8jth0
……確實這附近除了我們三人外沒有其他人了,門外甚至沒有侍衛站崗。629Please respect copyright.PENANAwtaDDrC5L2
629Please respect copyright.PENANAB3q50Vci7J
「這裡只要關上門就會啟動結界,竊聽魔法也會失效,沒有我的允許任何人都打不開門。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAjOBpoKmHwI
「請問……您說有重要的事是?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAmkZszx7BZo
「啊,其實也不是什麼過於嚴肅的事,是有關於『這個世界真正的歷史』,只有國家統治者才會知道的真相。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAgBCXEcW9qp
「這個世界真正的歷史?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAtzE9kTYpFj
629Please respect copyright.PENANAcLE0Ff7KjI
感覺是很複雜的話題。629Please respect copyright.PENANAjScVD48Ftz
我已經想溜了。629Please respect copyright.PENANAb5gtBt2Z10
629Please respect copyright.PENANA34lmxEGxjL
「一時之間也不知該從何講起……一心,妳認識一個叫做『非人』的人嗎?和妳們同樣都是黑髮。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAVb9zyyADMd
「不,完全沒聽過。」629Please respect copyright.PENANA4glS6UyKXD
629Please respect copyright.PENANAIXzSXLUHz1
黑髮似乎除了我和千椛就沒見到了,這邊住民髮色大多是褐髮或紅酒色居多,國王就是褐髮,公主像媽媽吧?629Please respect copyright.PENANAMz0tpaIb40
百狩的淺金亞麻色或公主這樣的金髮街上幾乎沒看見。629Please respect copyright.PENANAck63TBGqOd
莫非那個叫「非人」的跟我們一樣都是突然被召喚過來的無辜受害者?629Please respect copyright.PENANAV5QJM9BPiS
629Please respect copyright.PENANAzJ505PVFud
「是嗎……還以為一心和非人有關連呢。」629Please respect copyright.PENANArFe6j8NlZg
「呃,為什麼只限定於我?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAEXEIVkmx4i
「非人和一心妳有點相似。外觀年紀差不多,也是長黑髮、高個子,不過她比妳矮點看起來也很瘦弱。啊,一心妳的長相比較強悍,非人就像人偶似的面無表情。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAph9BQiLpW9
「也是被召喚來的異世界人?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAcAlpwVc5me
「不,她是魔王。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAkYCYvxRDgO
「……哈?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAJzaxUIgI9q
629Please respect copyright.PENANAutmOzd8guS
──魔王。629Please respect copyright.PENANAKoHmhbJoe0
欸等等,我聽錯了嗎?629Please respect copyright.PENANAgGvAxIFRYp
魔王就是那個,勇者要討伐的最終大BOSS的,那個魔王?629Please respect copyright.PENANArxrxE9lLcz
而且魔王和我很像?什麼玩意?629Please respect copyright.PENANAfI5cAqpTWi
我瞥了千椛一眼,她也是瞪大了眼睛。629Please respect copyright.PENANAhLXs6IH10p
629Please respect copyright.PENANAOzDyBEqRHP
「國王陛下,我可以保證一心是普通的人類。她跟我一起長大的,我們世界的人不會使用魔法,一心更不是什麼魔王。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAvwOYAcZyWR
629Please respect copyright.PENANAlB6S2n9lfH
千椛的表情難得如此嚴肅,甚至還有點……不滿?629Please respect copyright.PENANArkiSbNzLHR
國王搔搔後腦,露出不知所措的模樣。629Please respect copyright.PENANAWmH0R59yTV
629Please respect copyright.PENANAKud0wkgjgh
「失禮了,我是想說或許能找到跟非人她有關的線索,並非說一心是魔王……」629Please respect copyright.PENANA6emVtqDmEJ
629Please respect copyright.PENANAWTJgIyW0O1
線索?換言之,那個叫非人的魔王失蹤了?629Please respect copyright.PENANAko6tV9qhkH
不,慢著,重點應該在於魔王竟然存在、國王還和魔王認識這件事!629Please respect copyright.PENANAOg7KS9aj7h
629Please respect copyright.PENANABbmCUWArtk
「對了,妳們可以看到這種浮在空中的指令和使用相關功能沒錯吧?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAbiz6DaxINW
629Please respect copyright.PENANAYq7GGo1MDW
國王用手指在空中比劃出方形。629Please respect copyright.PENANAAJXBSUN9Kk
他知道系統指令?629Please respect copyright.PENANACazMZZ7Tt2
629Please respect copyright.PENANAe3UPGMZvvg
「這是非人建構的系統。」629Please respect copyright.PENANA7xXCMj4Kef
「……」629Please respect copyright.PENANAZukRLg4w7j
「也就是說我們使用的是魔王的技能?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAmETaWfUzdW
「說非人是魔王也確實是魔王,但對於我們來說卻也算是神明般的存在。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAASyle7nXb5
629Please respect copyright.PENANAmqCArR6AVm
是魔王又是神明?這兩者立場是對立的吧。629Please respect copyright.PENANAl2prfd0FoN
……嗯,想再多也想不通。629Please respect copyright.PENANABgwV9dZuuJ
總之我明白了一件事:非人應該就跟她的名字一樣,不是人類。629Please respect copyright.PENANArLtFfGIwTm
629Please respect copyright.PENANAdzLZ7mflzo
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* * *629Please respect copyright.PENANAFBBwcDnHi1
629Please respect copyright.PENANAiHUpG0HIqH
629Please respect copyright.PENANA9C2YiaVTjM
從國王那得知的這個世界的真相讓我訝異不已。629Please respect copyright.PENANAaGaK3oCztc
現在這個世界之所以還有人類這個種族存在歸功於自稱魔王的少女‧非人。629Please respect copyright.PENANAwn71eOA4GS
在國王小時候這個國家並不叫羅亞爾凡密利亞,也沒有現在這般和平,而是戰亂不止、民不聊生的吉斯克爾加。629Please respect copyright.PENANAjjdyTzD96m
然後我就腦袋放空了。629Please respect copyright.PENANAyJOCb8Wdsd
異常狀態抗性也治不好我沒耐心聽冗長又複雜的話題的毛病。629Please respect copyright.PENANAg3Ljb9LLq7
可以的話我希望由千椛為我解說,這樣我不但能專心聽還會錄音起來聽一整天。629Please respect copyright.PENANAeDOL7ushav
以前還在上學時就是這種方法維持班上第一名的成績。629Please respect copyright.PENANAxhSt41mhOq
國王講的故事概略來說,這個世界在很久很久很久以前,是科學和魔法都非常發達的超文明世界。629Please respect copyright.PENANAWWehFNl2iR
科技技術可能和我們原來的世界一樣,或者在那之上。629Please respect copyright.PENANAhm0GIspbuc
據流傳下來的紀錄跟傳說故事,當時一直都有魔王和勇者兩種對立的存在。629Please respect copyright.PENANAklqPXgwo2x
然而在最後一次勇者成功討伐魔王歸國後,勇者被國家處刑了。629Please respect copyright.PENANAkwEma1nU0V
因為沒了魔王,世界上再沒有人有能力跟勇者匹敵,畏懼勇者的國王欺騙了百姓,以「勇者是魔王的後裔」為由公開處死勇者。629Please respect copyright.PENANAxslUjU1SKN
此舉成為其他國家批判指責並侵略討伐的最佳藉口,但該國的同盟方不可能忍氣吞聲,於是造成連鎖反應,最終引發了毀滅性的世界戰爭。629Please respect copyright.PENANAxWswDErSBU
文明全部毀於一旦,世界地形大大變動,到處荒涼乾枯毫無生氣。629Please respect copyright.PENANAeCT3uCX1IM
不但人類難以存活,所有物種也幾近滅絕。629Please respect copyright.PENANAxXnTZRjqyg
就在此時,一位名叫非人的黑髮少女現身並保護培育所有生命──629Please respect copyright.PENANAZNKSmhXaCL
以上全是年輕時的國王在因緣際會下結識了非人並得知的歷史真相。629Please respect copyright.PENANAqRVBVFQ0V6
現在的人類是古代超文明毀滅性戰爭後受到魔王保護才殘存繁衍下的後代。629Please respect copyright.PENANAsCsINPK2tK
但過了幾百年人類大幅增長後卻又開始各自為政,因利益衝突彼此迫害殘殺同族。629Please respect copyright.PENANAaosPD5IL8y
尤其吉斯克爾加政府更以軍武強國自豪,罔顧人民抗議四處向他國挑起紛爭戰亂、併吞弱小的國家以壓榨更多人民。629Please respect copyright.PENANAf3om9dYOkp
629Please respect copyright.PENANAbqf31V2XcB
『人類總是容易忘卻教訓。』629Please respect copyright.PENANAMkwna0m5BR
629Please respect copyright.PENANACD3rSpF7jB
來到吉斯克爾加的非人剎那間就將這個四處蔓延著絕望的國家移為平地。629Please respect copyright.PENANAovTRMBgVJV
當年的年輕國王和部份善良的國民在故鄉消滅前便被非人傳送到安全的位置。629Please respect copyright.PENANAVHkEJeOvHs
他們僅僅站著發愣,在絕對的力量面前誰都不敢出聲。629Please respect copyright.PENANAaCV97jj7Kh
後來非人推舉年輕國王建立新的國家──說是國王擁有〈識別人才〉的技能──並且多方輔助,才有了現在的羅亞爾凡密利亞。629Please respect copyright.PENANA246bOn3sGW
非人不僅重建了王宮、冒險者公會和商業公會與建設城鎮,還教授人類各式各樣的維生技能,讓人們過上了比吉斯克爾加時期更富裕安穩的生活。629Please respect copyright.PENANAK20vJTvE46
也因此非人被住民們當做神明看待。629Please respect copyright.PENANAcpOTGLmPXp
629Please respect copyright.PENANAehjUqATPSR
「聽著很像神話故事,神明救助世人但也會降天罰。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAqIbFC39mi5
「可非人確確實實是由魔王核誕生的魔王。她曾帶我去過魔王城,指令我就是在那邊學的,不過和妳們不同,我僅能查看他人的狀態欄與地圖。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAWGtNluI8ZV
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魔王城。629Please respect copyright.PENANA7kMLLvW0Du
腦裡浮現出永恆的黑夜下矗立著一座造型怪異氣氛詭譎的城堡。629Please respect copyright.PENANAucf3rAjlJv
629Please respect copyright.PENANAg06hWifGxS
「每年初我都會以通信功能向非人報告國家一年來的狀況,她也會回信。然而不知何故,十年前非人突然音訊全無。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAv3a6edwuEm
「所以才問我認不認識非人?」629Please respect copyright.PENANA7mojq5jwiv
629Please respect copyright.PENANAdJygRARxwm
國王點頭,神情越來越沉重。629Please respect copyright.PENANALxzt7uIP0f
629Please respect copyright.PENANAqAu3kwkrty
「每任魔王性格都不同,但如同傳說所述,自古至今魔王向來殘暴無情,把蹂躪人類做為最大的樂趣。629Please respect copyright.PENANA7FgfVwT0jU
但非人不一樣,她是能平等交流的,現在的世界沒有遭受魔王軍侵擾全是受到她的庇護。629Please respect copyright.PENANARY23nokqJL
我擔心的是,魔王只有被勇者消滅後才會誕生新魔王。萬一非人實際上是被他國勇者討伐才消失……」629Please respect copyright.PENANAdY4KM5nwNR
「新魔王或許又是個喜歡殘害人類的暴君……是嗎?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAyGCS8ORDzH
「正是。」629Please respect copyright.PENANApxRJ7uybpf
「其他國家也對非人的下落不知情?」629Please respect copyright.PENANAGpFWxjaP17
629Please respect copyright.PENANAabX3Q4UwwA
既然這個世界的人類受到非人的保護,那應該不只羅亞爾凡密利亞的國王知道魔王的存在吧。629Please respect copyright.PENANAoMUXfJGPoZ
629Please respect copyright.PENANAlMloJNgrU1
「我並不能與所有國家取得聯繫,但附近的同盟國也同樣從十年前就在打聽非人的行蹤……這讓我們惶惶不安。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAtvHd33db6y
「所以您告訴我們這個,是想說萬一出現了新魔王來襲──」629Please respect copyright.PENANA5MOc0vdmgH
「是的。屆時希望一心妳能幫助我們。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAGk1KvPZvHH
629Please respect copyright.PENANAl2YUJnO7jz
不知何時,千椛揪住了我的手臂。629Please respect copyright.PENANAkJIktr9rR5
629Please respect copyright.PENANAvRbdSv7dvi
「能對魔王造成致命傷害的,只有具備『勇者』稱號的人。」629Please respect copyright.PENANAxUKtbpXLHF
629Please respect copyright.PENANAdaJhunEDQ0