威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeg0qsYnBR0
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——為什麼？523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxnz0OyR36
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqD6tFSFzcw
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvRQERfHJ1
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9CN2QJ2yu
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjc14qIZORb
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「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8psP7fUCU
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「……」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ75c86hwtQ
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOAKtbTJWC
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFGSazoFAf
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「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRPRBh8buX
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「可、可惡……」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dVndJd6is
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「哈？說什麼東西？」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHgwua6gHw
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb14x619lB4
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy13IL7pih
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7L1P3r2tC
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyB8d3yDozd
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士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD0QEPuJuX
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就在此刻——523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wHSmQe4pE
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVw0SkKHC9
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那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSiImAFcJG
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbj8mXQrZCt
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKKJbBEUGU
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「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdeQg7DmWE
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Qwdmc0wWC
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——怎麼回事？523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmsn2Zs0wl
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——不、不對。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wX091u4yh
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi97Kso7O7x
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktvRuWgmDr
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——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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuA6QYzqUzm
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——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3DbX4LoMF2
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然而，威廉依舊起身。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllOBVRrpnp
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4PYwBSebt
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他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRThHwNnBn
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「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZUrfcDESS
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「你要幹什麼？」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMyYxxTXBm
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「喂！」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6WOSlmmnS
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgJUbgu7Pz
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaklaVMNyk
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LWp0GXqdf
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飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlG8Cbh6SLt
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「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34eXmYmtNM
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb2Lj5G8wR
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHm2tKSie1
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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……」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ21WqZ2KMh
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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。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiM2OrCRTb
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwi3bVAb5U
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「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsAwhAnDvb
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「舊的不去、新的不來……」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvqVYCc41b
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威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlojhEEwk3O
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「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。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYE2693tgg
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「龍舌吐息——！」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWke6nZKCG
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXsfq8gC2v
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dfuEcVu7t
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRL0PWCjum
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BeNkCa8v1
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然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cczREhqVh
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對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFW4YYGNiJ
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畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkcM8K4KVN
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「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FiPczY8la
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「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDBwhoEQ1l
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底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJAxhiwi8A
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlwu788iAF
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcI3RTHlAy
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhTxCY82Hz
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「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpw5jolPaaV
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「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8akhFne9y
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「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGurH91X0i
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於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNBvFyRSZY
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「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。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCqRM2Uoxn
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0J6zgHiEjQ
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9uBOjHSqG
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「滾下來啦，可惡！」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfW5fQHdd4
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咻——523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINzmiR0Z2p
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一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNMkDoLPKj
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然後威廉繼續說：523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFaJenjGet
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「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。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JTJmFvVsu
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「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTm3c6PV6T
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「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFL9OmsBf1o
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咻——523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaavVfJ8K4M
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這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlusyooRcAT
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「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWQIjKBr0e
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「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RbJVN0Zpr
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「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？」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCJ1aMwRYi
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「別笑掉別人大牙了！」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUKOCX0Nna
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威廉此語，令士兵愣住。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkupYtDEpi8
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不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PIi1tjmiP
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「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。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lpc2z3ggz
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「「……」」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3E6NfspL4
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我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2VtnDy0kh
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMsM2PFZ42
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTL8BHw2l0
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4YMqBGcP9
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANWeZcMOoi
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoPHjZ9hsk
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryKysFDTTQ
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2syBoDCZ5
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZ6BqG90Xb
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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。523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKuRPNBLl0
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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。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbzD5puzOw
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFt3bXWXxvA
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《第一章 結束》523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSwSdxwQ1y