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＊＊＊回憶開始＊＊＊79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Hq6pHz6Uj
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烏爾莉卡卡剛抵達阿爾及爾後的第一個想法，同時也是最強烈的想法：79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7kCNZk0vx
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「好熱！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5nKKNH8Fj
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與長年處於寒冬或涼爽氣溫的家鄉不一樣，這個地方熱得叫人感到不可思議，幾乎要讓人懷疑掛在頭頂上的是不是同一顆太陽。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OSwoqCUAx
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明明已經邁入九月了(烏爾莉卡自己大略計算的)，氣溫依然超過三十多度(這也是烏爾莉卡自己猜的)。即使是身處於海港碼頭，她卻絲毫感受不到半點涼涼的海風。刺眼的陽光毒辣得讓她無力招架，讓人不知該如何渡過接下來的日子。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr3m4tYtvb
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當烏爾莉卡和其他俘虜被趕上岸的時候，現場馬上被一大堆興致勃勃的群眾包圍住。他們人數之多，就連她也數清圍觀者的人數。由於太陽帶來的炙熱，這裡的男人和女人(包括野獸人)幾乎都穿得很少。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGkHbEa6DR
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群眾裡頭有野獸人，也有人類，但並不是為了對俘虜表達輕視或同情而來，單純是出於純粹的好奇心，就像是欣賞稀有動物一樣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaSFMpw714
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「這些人類的皮膚好白喔。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjpHe60KvO
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「是啊，比其他地區的人類更白！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKPSXHUuZQ
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「就連髮色也幾乎都是淡淡的耶......啊，那邊有個銀頭髮的女人！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmprIMcGrX
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「她旁邊還有個銀髮的小女孩嘞，想必是她的女兒吧？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWM4IdRBo1b
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「如果能把這對母女買下作為小妾，鐵定能好好享受一番。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1L1KWgK0G
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「你少做夢啦！這種一看就知道是極為珍貴的商品。假如沒被船長或咱們市長給挑掉，到時候在奴隸市場上一定賣得超貴。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfDdneTfei
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烏爾莉卡聽見周遭傳來各種各樣的談笑聲，她雖然聽不懂但也曉得不是什麼令人愉快的話題。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9W69TOF6S
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「母親......我好害怕.....」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc7Q8BisUp
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烏爾莉卡感覺到莎薇靠在自己身邊，因此她回握住女兒的小手。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjd9qc94XEu
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「我絕對不會放開妳的。」烏爾莉卡安撫著女兒。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKMc4JuJrT
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她的視線越過黑壓壓的人群，城市的容貌隨即映入眼簾。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7NBil8YB4
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它是由石灰岩石堆起的白色城市，沿著山坡建造成而。它在靠近山頂的上端非常狹窄，越靠近海邊的區域則非常長、非常寬。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhdcePwPnK
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然而，這座外表呈純白色的城市，帶給烏爾莉卡的卻是充滿黑暗的未來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jIHMwoJ70
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「這就是我未來居住的地方嗎？」她喃喃自語：「還是說，我會被賣到更內陸的地方，永遠也見不到大海呢？連隔海眺望自己故鄉這件事都做不到......」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbASbHYmyte
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正當她心亂如麻之際，隊伍前方忽然傳來不小的騷動，另外還有海盜喝斥俘虜的聲音。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRr5eo9xq8V
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有別於剛才的炎熱，一股冰冷的寒意爬上烏爾莉卡的背脊，又像是心臟被一隻冰冷的手給握住……不祥的預感，迅速地在她的心頭內擴散開來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3iMCVj1xQ
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「所有男人往這邊走，女人則到那一邊去！小孩也是，把小孩從父母身邊拉開來全部送去別地方！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItBucVQSKt
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果不其然，她驚覺到海盜正在將他們捕獲來的戰利品分門別類：男人、女人，以及超過五歲的孩童全都各自分為一個隊伍；父母與孩子硬生生地被拆散開來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1wxQ5Wwza
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「母親！母親！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr8lNbZMBU
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突然間，一名人類海盜硬是把莎薇從烏爾莉卡手中拉開。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FZYwH5tgM
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「你做什麼？快放手！」烏爾莉卡想都沒想就衝上前，當場拍開對方的手臂。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwslIS8wOHZ
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「誰都別想碰我女兒。」她低吼道。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeS2rCcRKw
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「臭女人，妳找死啊！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqD25tRkaO
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這名人類海盜朝著烏爾莉卡的臉頰揮出一巴掌——那是毫無創意、毫無技巧的一擊。他大概以為烏爾莉卡會樣過去他遇過的女人一樣，站在原地呆呆地驚恐尖叫，然後被他打得中昏過去，或許再補給腳以防外一。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jYnNQU9ke
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他錯了。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aX5vJAFqk
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更精準地說，烏爾莉卡確實是個女性，這一點無庸置疑。但是，她卻沒有像小女生般大哭、尖叫，呼天搶地——不，她只是輕輕的、輕描淡寫地側身躲開了空洞的攻勢。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBtV4U4Y46
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下一秒，烏爾莉卡回以對方一記正拳，拳頭狠狠砸在人類海盜的正臉，當場把他的鼻梁給打歪。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NYI8ADoD4
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當他飛出去與人群撞在一起的同時，從鼻孔飛濺出的鼻血好像還在空中化成一道弧形噴泉，結果現場圍觀的觀眾全都開心鼓掌叫好，歡呼聲熱烈得讓人以為在看什麼好戲。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBX3JVF6lRi
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不論身在何處，人們似乎總是喜歡看熱鬧；這是烏爾莉卡的心得。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlXFwY5dHo
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「這婆娘發瘋了嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5RKEm9aYf
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「快點找人制住她！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VzLZ6KNt8
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「等一等，為什麼這女人這麼厲害嗚啊啊啊啊啊啊噗嗚！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0iuhALd1T
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一連幾個人類海盜撲上前，但卻被烏爾莉卡接連擺平，不是被擊倒在地上，要不然就是被丟到碼頭下方的海水之中。見到這幅景象，其他俘虜都也紛紛哭喊起來並抱住自己的親朋好友。人類海盜和其他野獸人彎下身子，試著把抱成一團的人類俘虜們拉開，粗暴地抓著他們們的肩膀和手臂。但他們仍緊抱著彼此，彷彿已合為一體。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lXbpA987c
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現場頓時陷入一片混亂。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFLb4rOsTZ
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「我絕不會讓你們這群人渣帶走我女兒，絕對不會——咳！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5hY6g6voi
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猛地，烏爾莉卡感受背部傳來一記重擊，整個人摔倒在地上。她同時被好幾雙毛茸茸的巨大手掌給壓制住，身子完全動彈不得。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHW7JjZMNND
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「野獸、可恨的野獸人......」即便烏爾莉卡的技巧再怎麼高明，面對天生的體型差距仍毫無招架之力。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13ViyomkJu
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這時負責管理秩序的守衛也抵達現場。他們手持短棍等器具，猛打俘虜們的肩膀或手背，痛得俘虜不得不鬆手。父母、孩子與親友們再度被連拖帶拉回自己的隊伍，不論怎麼尖叫哭鬧都沒有半點用處，甚至可能換來更嚴厲的毒打。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzmIkWGkED
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「母親，妳還好吧！」莎薇試著爬到母親身邊。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSswOlN0r4g
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「該死的母女倆害我破相，找死啊妳們！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyizCJGQcTh
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烏爾莉卡抬起頭，赫然看見剛才毆打的那名人類海盜走了過來。他舉起粗壯的木製短棍，準備朝女兒嬌小的身軀狠砸下去。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkwjtKz2Hi
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「小心，莎薇！放開我！快點放開我！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW35f3MLETc
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烏爾莉只能無助地望著棍棒落下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZt37m6cuW
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忽然間， 一抹身影及時護住莎薇的身體，替她擋下這一擊。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR71U3UOSRO
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「艾......艾塔奇！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyn59WmBYk
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就連烏爾莉卡都不由得喊出對方的名字。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7SSFRLDst
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「拜託不要反抗，烏爾莉卡夫人。」艾塔奇壓低身子，用沙啞的聲音對烏爾莉卡說道：「莎薇不會有事，我保證嗚嗯！我保證她不會有——嗚呃！咳啊！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ALZ7KprBG
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只見人類海盜不停用棍棒猛打艾塔奇的背部，一下、兩下、三下，四下，每次都使勁全力。但是這名鬣狗少年卻絲毫沒有移動的打算，捲曲身子的他抱緊著莎薇，避免銀髮小女孩遭受毒打。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaGw3nc1FG
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「夠了！我說夠了！你是想打死自己人不成？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HNgdJbGs3
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此時一名野獸人守衛走來，輕易將人類海盜手中的棒子奪走。接著他踢開彷彿已經失去意識，毫無反應的艾塔奇，並叫其他人把莎薇抓入屬於小孩子的隊伍中。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqunLIcZDn
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「快點把這群新來的俘虜押去監獄關起來，礙事得要命。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEfuHNPDjC
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「莎薇！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrJzSUrDE8
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烏爾莉卡朝著莎薇被帶走的身影伸出的手，手指像要抓住空氣似的彎曲，卻又像被無形的牆壁給擋住似地無法移動。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JGGsAimAn
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「不要走！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO7GLbVwMF
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她的脈搏加速，胸口呼吸的起伏越來越大，幾乎快讓他喘不過氣來。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pcpraITkO
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「拜託別帶走她！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHwoBllh3D
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平時總是表現得自信十足，堅強無比，但此刻烏爾莉卡卻流下淚水。她不自覺地握緊拳頭，感受到指甲崁入肌膚裡的疼痛；那和心中的痛楚相比較起來根本不算什麼。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMh2bNiwuS
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宛如掉入深淵般的絕望感，在這瞬間將她的內心給吞噬掉。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJEMLBEqz6
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「……莎薇……別走啊……」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqCAJ6dT47
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無論白天或黑夜，奴隸監獄都是個悲慘的地方。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdi3YgzPWJ
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在狹小、潮濕牢房的骯髒環境中，數百名俘虜擠在自己的牢房內。即使入夜了，天氣依舊悶熱無比。許多與烏爾莉卡一樣來自北方的俘虜，全都因不同於家鄉的炎熱溫度而衰弱憔悴、幾近奄奄一息。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE7QXtd39E
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由於烏爾莉卡早先引起的騷動，她被關押在一個空間極小的單人牢房中。她沒辦法躺下，她只能蹲靠在角落，雙手抱著膝蓋、頭埋進雙腿間，像是回到了人類最原始的狀態，想要尋找安全感，可惜她卻無法找到一絲慰藉。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaJGWwjq7q
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「莎薇......」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51yX7ONjQt
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腦袋中一次又一次浮現出莎薇被帶走的那一幕，烏爾莉卡甚至不曉得能否再度見到女兒。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheLWqenSrZ
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「夫人......烏爾莉卡夫人，妳還醒著嗎？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGOcNFDSFC
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烏爾莉卡微微抬起目光，正好看見鬣狗少年一拐一拐走向她。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmd3ZeW2zkQ
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「你......艾塔奇，你怎麼會出現在這？」烏爾莉卡問。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fh7NVTYFA
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「這裡本來就不是什麼戒備森嚴的地方。另外，我也有自己的管道啦。別看我在船上只是個打雜工，其實我小有人脈痛痛痛......好痛啊......」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBz2ZhPJvv
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當艾塔奇試著盤腿坐下時，他的身體似乎疼痛不已，就連耳朵和尾巴上的毛髮都根根豎起。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQ4meftC83
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「在白天的時候......你保護了莎薇.......」烏爾莉卡以虛弱的口吻道：「......謝謝。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKqSbcNp5J
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「不用客氣啦，那是我應當做的！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FsjeDBjRc
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「莎薇現在在哪裡？難不成她已經被賣掉——」烏爾莉卡語帶哽咽，說不下去。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1koZsXhXY
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「請放一百二十個心，夫人！莎薇正被關在您樓下的牢房內，沒有受到任何虐待或傷害。我剛剛已經去察看過她了，還偷偷給塞她一小塊糕點填飽肚子。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GvxjAjwVj
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「......為什麼？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK7KUmNW0Q
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「咦？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVsGyCkf9q
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「為什麼你要這麼做？獸人海盜俘虜了島上幾百個居民，為什麼你偏偏要保護莎薇？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7qJ5o4Z0m
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烏爾莉卡的雙眸直勾勾地盯著艾塔奇，彷彿能看到他的靈魂深處。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHklFVJD3Gv
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「我猜這是自然之母的命運安排吧！」艾塔奇坦率回答。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHLPSmaW2d
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「自然之母？命運？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pVjlQQP8p
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「不瞞您說....我的母親也曾是一名奴隸，所以我很討厭販賣奴隸這種行為。」艾塔奇娓娓說道：「然而，阿爾及爾正是以販奴為主的商業大城。我並不想裝做一副假清高的模樣，但盡量避免和奴隸販子有直接接觸，結果只剩下一些零工能做......這回我誤上賊船，親身參與這場對人類王國的劫掠，對我內心的打擊也很大呀！因此我想為妳們做點什麼......」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJvAQNGuFE
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「可是，你只是個小孩子。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdtPDwBv07
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「夫人說得沒錯，我只是個孩子，對於改變這個體制無能為力。恐怕等到幾天後，妳和妳的女兒就會被送上奴隸市場拍賣。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKm7GKsiYG
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艾塔奇頓了一下。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNzGcekOyP
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「所以我想到一個辦法，能夠避免莎薇淪落為奴。只怕夫人會覺得我是個趁人之危的小人......」他低聲說。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNj1IWppkL
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「是什麼辦法？快點告訴我。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk7NZeIQuT
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在這個當下，就算叫烏爾莉卡去洗獸人的腳都願意做。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBw1N2PXEi
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「那就是結......結......結婚。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzqNHMuMWy
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講出這話時，艾塔奇略顯害躁。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHzo2pQo0B
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「結婚？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pFSFOsE7P
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「當然，這是在俘虜正式被販賣為奴隸之前的規定。身為獸人的我只要跟人類俘虜結婚，另一半就會成為自由民......」艾塔奇的聲音越來越小。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4egm8tOr82
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烏爾莉卡聽聞後深吸一口氣：原來如此，這名少年看上了莎薇，還想把她娶進門！79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MwXuJDfq7
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「你早就已經有這個打算了吧？打從我和莎薇被俘虜上船開始，甚至是在這之前......呵呵。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sUUnmMhyy
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烏爾莉卡本想苦笑兩聲，卻發覺臉蛋異常僵硬，她用很大的力氣才鬆開胸中那口氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7AWJltP2G
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「不、我沒......好吧。老實講，打從第一眼見到的時候，我就完全迷上了。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhB3CWaUyNB
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「果然如此。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2WjIbxnIs
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「當我被夫人怒罵『幫助我女兒別讓她成為奴隸』之後，我拚~~~了命地努力思考該怎麼幫忙。我沒有多少錢，無法在拍賣會上標下妳和莎薇兩人。所以我只好想出這種法子......」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6CieNH27X
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「唉......」烏爾莉卡深深嘆口氣。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp33xdmByN
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烏爾莉卡從未想過將自己的女兒嫁給一頭野獸人，更別說以這種形式了；不過仔細一想，她當初嫁給伯爵丈夫的時候，不也是充滿各方貴族的利益算計嗎？79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmv2T4O1257
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先不論艾塔奇是否真心愛著女兒，這仍是個避免讓莎薇淪落為奴的大好機會。烏爾莉卡暗暗心想，至於之後會發生什麼樣的事情，都可以晚點再去考慮。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGYT04an1F
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只見烏爾莉卡沒有反應，艾塔奇繼續說下去：「我已經下定決心了。就算被夫人認為是趁人之危，我也不介意。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPHhJWerA1
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這時他從口袋中拿出一張皺巴巴的羊皮紙，上頭寫滿了密密麻麻的文字。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rCrCl1xjh
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「這是我們獸族的婚姻契約，稱之為尼卡罕(nikah)。只要夫人在上面簽名，這門婚姻就算成立了。這紙契約具有嚴格法律效益，絕非隨隨便便的文件。由於我本人還未成年，所以簽名後我必須找鬣狗氏族的族長做認證。我會在夫人和莎薇被推上奴隸市場前回來的！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXnFZUMRyD
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啊，莎薇畢竟還未成年，必須由身為母親的我代為簽名。烏爾莉卡心想。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBQvEYlNoU
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「唔，你不會在婚後就把莎薇甩掉吧？」烏爾莉卡問。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nghupnsxj
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「怎麼可能！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvqgLKuBI9
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「妳不會在婚後對莎薇動粗吧？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdOZ0yiSkP
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「絕對不會，我以母親和自然之母的名義發誓！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVUc2WfRqs
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「......好吧，把契約拿來，還有筆。」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4fbCFHg04
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烏爾莉卡接過那張羊皮紙和一支蘆薈筆，並在彆扭的姿勢下簽上自己的名字。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaPtgEy3ik
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「那麼我趕緊就去找氏族族長談妥這門婚事，請妳一定要等我喔！我的女王！」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgvpZtYkf3
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「快去快回......等一等，你剛剛叫我什麼來著？」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPgRjSve3x
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不過還來不及追問，艾塔奇已經興高采烈地跑開，留下一臉懵然的烏爾莉卡。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PEOwUHWlo
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「那孩子到底在想什麼......也罷。對不起，莎薇。為了讓妳保有自由之身，媽媽我只能把妳嫁給一頭野獸人。要怨就怨我吧......」79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrsXgtmWAT
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望著斑駁的天花板，烏爾莉卡輕聲的呢喃中帶有一份無奈與悲悽。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgA3dJ9FOc3
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——在這個當下，這名母親並不曉得自己簽下的這只契約，將使她的命運產生巨大偏轉。79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRjiMPfqqf
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＊＊＊回憶結束＊＊＊79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SFRBmGwpj
