威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXcuNM4RZS
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——為什麼？500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VILUszdet
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事實上，這不只是因為威廉看到妹妹的身上出現奇怪鱗片的關係，所以他才擺出吃驚模樣。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyzNEwBJ5P
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvV8hqyutLQ
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaE7vfXlk8
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這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8i65whZnkN
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「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBwYATkV05
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「……」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6NRloEpj2
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威廉一直到左臉頰貼地的這一刻，才回過神，察覺自己大概是被士兵打了。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIM1033MXG
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAEsziMWMQ
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「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuwcwp1NKB
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「可、可惡……」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UMyjzaY2b
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「哈？說什麼東西？」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VZmjhVHzr
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpPJhmma4L
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy5cZ1wD49
趴在地上、宛如一頭被強迫馴化的生物，威廉已經看不見母親了，然而這並不是因為其他兩名士兵已經享用完畢，也不是因為威廉現在的視線角度看不到母親。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblTqjJDkWx
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfEUnTCB3f
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而是因為威廉流眼淚的關係，視線模糊到看不清楚眼前的景況。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WIfwAQqGV
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLAShm5YUG
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9WMUyEAzW
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就在此刻——500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MBkmC5TxW
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UCMdKUduH
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9LvtufMzY
那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObmUChifWF
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22U4lPUU1u
威廉見狀後，先是皺眉，畢竟不曉得發生了什麼，但他感覺到自己身後有一股熱能，於是轉頭查看，然後瞪大雙眼。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtrkJWoiWI
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威廉看見了！他看見妹妹全身發出紅光，而這紅光內部，好像有一顆光球，位於妹妹的心臟附近，接下來該光球散出一束光芒，打向那名跌倒的士兵。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYJtvdfCv9
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「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99DT5c0iE9
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFiEt2PTkT
威廉看見光束打向那名士兵後，該士兵大聲喊叫，接著就化成火焰變成灰燼。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYeZmOplN2
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——怎麼回事？500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8xVk70llq
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——不、不對。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwReHki1LO7
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威廉趁這空檔，其他兩名士兵都看傻眼、沒來制止的空檔，抱起妹妹、緩緩嘗試站起身子。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoYtkfyzJ5
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNryjcvDDK
身體上的疼痛，和無法拯救母親的傷痛，如同腐蝕性液體淋在身上一般，令威廉差點站不起來、身子重心不穩搖搖晃晃。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFqE8ATLtG
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCieDk9Yr7K
——不管到底是怎樣，是那個藥水也好、妹妹本來的力量也罷，那都不重要。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYPYmFe6yF
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDS8wGutvrF
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6bCIOcA5Q
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCYGrY8YGU
然而，威廉依舊起身。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VwfKP9PoZ
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2IMw1gHOW
他懷中的妹妹，好像是在對他笑的樣子，威廉用眼角餘光發現此事，這讓他心情變得好一些。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CJTnWYXu4
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHitIQgmj9Y
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcPWtL4ZVT
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「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hIx0nwqZZ
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBt1CKwy3f
「你要幹什麼？」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedzFrLWI3K
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「喂！」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttXg0h4nTB
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士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNE3RVIPRB
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GjNkRB8Ed
喊完聲後，威廉拍打翅膀飛起，砰一聲撞破自家屋頂，來到天空中。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡte0TidKh04
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——雖然長老跟爸爸有說過，不要隨便用這招不然會傷到人，但現在也顧不了這麼多了。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9r0nr8DRPY
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飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKn0RKntN96
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8rUNsN49l
「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGJ97cLfWZ
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因為母親被殺害又被羞辱，自己還差點掛掉，這份滿滿的傷感、憎恨與不甘心，威廉打算將其全部發洩出來。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhFJoAC9Yq
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBz3WNcGRr
威廉這時身上的藍色光芒，已經耀眼到連他自己都必須閉上眼睛。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeo06dT7VB
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「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzxC7zV1v0
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「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6EH1hsqDE
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威廉選擇衝破屋頂、來到自由的天空，發洩情緒，是兩個原因中的其中之一。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzII5jQyG9l
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVe1gCqLaL6
「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTZAhwwh1Y
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqUTZBoRR8
「舊的不去、新的不來……」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNojKRy45j
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kVzwYVQ4d
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRa6MPc1QB
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3VEi0gaOu
「斷罪之火、滅世之燄，始祖的力量在此，為我燃盡無數邪惡百鬼。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8IGDXKuRS
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIR2LzMwjm
「龍舌吐息——！」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1yb1Fj5ga
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咒語結束後，威廉吐出巨大火焰，將自己與母親住的房子給燒毀。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ7O4lUdRf
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4neph6vtxw
火焰吐出的那一刻，威廉的肚子消下去，彷彿所有傷感、憎恨與不甘心都慢慢消除似的。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjqlCjAZXl
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4xwZAsRWv
不只如此，他還在天空中俯視，發現這一地段的房子都殘破不堪，好像都被搶劫了一樣。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4nUMneK2i
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtH3SMQGam
威廉把他的火焰轉向那些房子，一口氣，就使這一帶都化為一座火海。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1767HS0XVZ
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIVoCp2aYB
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRV7YYJDLN
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZQdGZJjoQ
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Px3BQFNKk
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8oARvn3An
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfDO5X6Kk1
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkEMryX03Y
「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlN9rND6MPk
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNkI36ChjS
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SbkFWwGan
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fWl1Y24FE
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNO1h6X9gvX
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也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vi0ILJN2N
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ4pNVXCsy
他們沒有直接說出口，也許是因為沒有從威廉此刻的模樣馬上聯想到。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaHQOOcL6U
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPttcjBwZJ
威廉此刻的模樣，已經不是正統龍族的樣子，而是有著邪龍的鱗片、龍族的鱗片，以及人類的皮膚。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDCATe2est
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykYgGEiQDh
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Zxne7DOay
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR69iC3Hg7
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiAW6BFTXa
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnrdFeTStr
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJPv2CwrZA
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6S4Pyoe81
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdlWj4hWuX
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGnxizLsu2
「以我現在的力量，還沒有辦法打倒你們，但是總有一天我會回來找你們。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGhuy2qMaB
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb70sHqm1v8
在那之前，給我洗乾淨脖子等著——威廉沒有把這句話完整說出來。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RQmKx0Or0
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhIwYLcYo9
那是因為，士兵在他說到「在那之前」這個詞的時候，就打斷威廉說話。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJR3lQPG4Lo
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkndXO48DR
「滾下來啦，可惡！」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsZrVFgi7z
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咻——500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65W5LjcyYe
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一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoOKjWrNuZ
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然後威廉繼續說：500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvaf0Ij3br
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonfbSPFolN
「你們邪龍族殺害我的母親，我是絕對不會忘記的，這裡不會再有人類受到你們羞辱，因為都已經沒有了。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkQrHgw92D
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YaV3eVEnX
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiy6NIxAZp
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaCT5I5FFd
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyosSv377ge
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO6Y3EZXsN
咻——500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IIi4eps6e
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ktJmDX5Ua
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbPIUyPkoE
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77neWs4qMr
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWZYToOBBx
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg2t2L9N6i
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FkNFCLjR1
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Mi1ErQOiu
「好、好，我們認輸好嗎？你好像很強的樣子，乾脆就加入我們邪龍怎麼樣？」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt1wMH0X7m
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡox8u2k7SBo
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuYf5qLNXA
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVSpmHhx33
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdp7lVCCC1
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe1bgT93Aw
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerEv91aqws
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XYCYoOI9F
「我是誰？我不是以天空為傲的龍族，也不是以地面自居的邪龍，當然也不可能是人類。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2df5sHJh0e
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「「……」」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2crYe5GIQ
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSE2jUXp4tN
我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aEeTXA4Lk
500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrFrK0RT1d
在威廉說出口的那瞬間，他感覺到體內突然有一股刺痛感，但不像是肌肉損傷，可能是內臟出問題。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuT5efSSvx
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因為這樣，威廉判斷不宜久留，所以就飛離此地。

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離開該處後，威廉在深山中的某座洞窟睡了一夜，等到他醒過來已經是可以看得見日出之時。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJi4E4zz3F
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威廉昨晚本想吐出藍色的火，但後來卻不知為何，吐出的卻是偏橘黃色的烈焰——這個想法是在威廉瞥見陽光的時候回憶起來的。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmzl0tzd2w
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sl44epwY6
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襁褓看上去像是白色的雲，緊緊環抱裡頭的嬰孩。可能是因為如此，威廉才鬆了口氣。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dh7Ggk6EZ
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——還好昨天晚上的魔法沒有傷到妹妹。

雖然如此，但威廉知道妹妹跟自己身上的鱗片其實沒有那麼容易消除這個事實，已經是他們長大之後了。

多年後，當威廉.康斯坦丁再度面臨家人臨死危機之時，他腦海中都會浮現這段小時候的回憶，然而其實他最想要忘掉的，也是這段記憶。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCe4dRimcGN
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IfQgDohDh
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威廉依然遵循多年前的自己，於那座洞窟面向朝陽的那一刻，與妹妹定下的承諾。無論過了多久、無論遭遇什麼天大挫折，他都相信著自己能夠辦到，只要和妹妹一起。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKicRCSAws8
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宛如嘲笑臉孔的月亮，已經下降到地平線以下，上來的是溫暖的陽光，與一旁襯托的白色雲朵。500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSShOaEwNCm
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「為了讓妳變回原來的樣子，我要變強，找到讓妳變回來的方法。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTeZU6ou48
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU1QLzs9XA
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《第一章 結束》500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks00ALza5L