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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:44Please respect copyright.PENANAP06zxtdcxU
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「好熱!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAHS3E7d5hy8
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANA2QMwNNR3DC
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANADQu8mkM1ez
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANApL9j5vpaOC
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAtMBKXJjXS3
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「這些人類的皮膚好白喔。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAyYRTwN6Odp
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「是啊,比其他地區的人類更白!」44Please respect copyright.PENANA9MK3OjG9WJ
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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!」44Please respect copyright.PENANA1Zf7u41uRA
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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?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAyrfsqN1V2f
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAuxqg5LFuA0
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAO3uY31BNVC
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAgsl4um49ux
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「母親......我好害怕.....」44Please respect copyright.PENANAhDWm4I5PSe
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANATQDOcHaKK8
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「我絕對不會放開妳的。」烏爾莉卡安撫著女兒。44Please respect copyright.PENANAEKNaXHWLpG
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAx3lknihW25
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANA9itJUqhoYb
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANARpHB6gabC3
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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......」44Please respect copyright.PENANAtmzJ0PEpMe
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAiDqV5iBrSe
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAs8Cs3hzp4o
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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!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAE4foFgngID
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAutm7CfGDg0
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「母親!母親!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAE3zOaVq41c
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAI12gWjlauE
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANA0eRiVrLqRs
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「誰都別想碰我女兒。」她低吼道。44Please respect copyright.PENANAU3bA7v0z5K
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「臭女人,妳找死啊!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAn8nBTm4Toi
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANATwTtiOkJao
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他錯了。44Please respect copyright.PENANAn8cETr4UjN
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANARmCH4cZ7Qp
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAJSCsgNw6fo
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAvGb8oAl0UO
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAjRANNWFOrd
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「這婆娘發瘋了嗎?」44Please respect copyright.PENANA4D1Z5amNFH
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「快點找人制住她!」44Please respect copyright.PENANALGgs7C5kmG
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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!」44Please respect copyright.PENANATJPnZTZFTO
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAcG13y9PSg1
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現場頓時陷入一片混亂。44Please respect copyright.PENANASuuuR3wZKr
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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!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAJIQvbWqJoM
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAz8FA8IPs5q
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAGQ1HDc0Z9y
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAB0qN3jnMqe
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「母親,妳還好吧!」莎薇試著爬到母親身邊。44Please respect copyright.PENANAnLTLEdbPul
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「該死的母女倆害我破相,找死啊妳們!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAZndLPP1G8O
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAQOHp7izidN
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「小心,莎薇!放開我!快點放開我!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAwPObvzLAyV
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烏爾莉只能無助地望著棍棒落下。44Please respect copyright.PENANAnA2XODQv4m
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAAl7yILAc6H
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「艾......艾塔奇!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAt3YGy7wYB4
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就連烏爾莉卡都不由得喊出對方的名字。44Please respect copyright.PENANAyGKZ9DB7AZ
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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!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAWadYcwY1MC
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAtEzLPdoUB4
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「夠了!我說夠了!你是想打死自己人不成?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAaOqGMbFU6i
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAzSr77CScxt
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANApMACGV9NzL
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「莎薇!」44Please respect copyright.PENANA6oTNUo7SaW
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAlL6zVOGDIF
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「不要走!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAaU7kzPVqNX
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAeffirHS0L8
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「拜託別帶走她!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAAesWfhXtZT
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANA7LqLYhUTDZ
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAPLGpK9vuQS
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「……莎薇……別走啊……」44Please respect copyright.PENANAzo0Zzh0oiJ
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無論白天或黑夜,奴隸監獄都是個悲慘的地方。44Please respect copyright.PENANA7fvflduu4l
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAiAemIB5NoM
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANA4u8mMGH3zh
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「莎薇......」44Please respect copyright.PENANABEXCVFtgZE
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAOZwZuNtlDU
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「夫人......烏爾莉卡夫人,妳還醒著嗎?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAdWzFm7OjnV
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANA6EGtis32Mr
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「你......艾塔奇,你怎麼會出現在這?」烏爾莉卡問。44Please respect copyright.PENANAWcHvG4tDuZ
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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......」44Please respect copyright.PENANATnYAjn4RZU
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAh5M6Jlov5H
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAqXvaJhecrZ
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「不用客氣啦,那是我應當做的!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAO1fLr1NT8k
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANARJP3elO2wt
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAb3YOMbCTMg
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「......為什麼?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAVjTLqZfp68
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「咦?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAVrvhieRhXc
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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?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAt7Zcb1PtE0
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAlsJKV2HYmt
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAq0XUaPyGnw
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「自然之母?命運?」44Please respect copyright.PENANARf80fGT1Fz
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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......」44Please respect copyright.PENANACRolgjqo5H
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「可是,你只是個小孩子。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAodyeAkY61A
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAWq82Uhf8Lu
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艾塔奇頓了一下。44Please respect copyright.PENANA22TdjPtGp0
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAPNDq3c43Er
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「是什麼辦法?快點告訴我。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAtH0aiBq6oJ
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAHKHzUkAAq1
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「那就是結......結......結婚。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAwDUPXLZlS6
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講出這話時,艾塔奇略顯害躁。44Please respect copyright.PENANAkAdnH5QuOI
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「結婚?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAStjucwOPqU
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAm6Y5oOK3VC
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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!44Please respect copyright.PENANAPYkSHU0j1B
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAtAYMU7xNf2
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAo3ExNY5kN5
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAQg1cJJ0syz
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「果然如此。」44Please respect copyright.PENANA9R0WpsBe1C
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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......」44Please respect copyright.PENANAnnM0NTqyrd
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「唉......」烏爾莉卡深深嘆口氣。44Please respect copyright.PENANA9VonY4Z0N6
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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?44Please respect copyright.PENANA4pmtxCD4SN
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAbAUsD8exXy
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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。」44Please respect copyright.PENANA1E1jNzz3Ze
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAWFjwCyYL3a
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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!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAbId9LivOrI
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANA03BxHKNCzQ
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「唔,你不會在婚後就把莎薇甩掉吧?」烏爾莉卡問。44Please respect copyright.PENANA2KbhjPd29O
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「怎麼可能!」44Please respect copyright.PENANApkfTapnWSx
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「妳不會在婚後對莎薇動粗吧?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAorSTsTUQNu
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「絕對不會,我以母親和自然之母的名義發誓!」44Please respect copyright.PENANA3iFKfnzkFJ
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「......好吧,把契約拿來,還有筆。」44Please respect copyright.PENANAvBHz4QFjga
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAdtdocDlFt8
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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!」44Please respect copyright.PENANAyvPOwCDdrM
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「快去快回......等一等,你剛剛叫我什麼來著?」44Please respect copyright.PENANAeEbV3F85hG
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAxrWveqY0FG
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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......」44Please respect copyright.PENANAs5poQsl4sN
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAL31ULz9utQ
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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。44Please respect copyright.PENANAlGAGLzWDyl
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***回憶結束***44Please respect copyright.PENANA74cg2BUVYT