長夜過後,翌日早上,式格瑪來到主院裡圓桌會議室,代替心音謁見院裡政要首長。171Please respect copyright.PENANAEEqv5SMLoq
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樞密院深宮之中,存在著七大政廳,各自負責終界裡各項施政運作,它們分別為:執政與信仰並行的神主廳、專責民生事務的民政廳、處理財政收入與支出的黃金廳、維護人民生命的靈生廳、司掌淨土裡一切運作的運行廳、管轄六大淨土地區與房屋發展的土界廳,以及審理治罪與法律訴訟的罪滅廳。這天七政廳的首長聚首一堂,圍坐在臨時頂上心音權位的式格瑪面前。171Please respect copyright.PENANAoTXOBORAAn
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「式格瑪先生。最近各淨土裡流行的網上演唱會,您有注意到嗎?」率先打開話題的是民政廳首長德桑,他看似有備而來,對隨行秘書長打了個眼色,著她放出最近大熱的網上演唱會映像。171Please respect copyright.PENANAG7Xz9MLckO
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「耶~啊啊啊!哪怕前途一片黑暗,哪怕訴說沒人傾聽~請打開心懷,讓我成為你的命運神!啊~成為你的命運神,耶嘻耶哈~」171Please respect copyright.PENANAPRmW4c0UZW
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兩把甜美歌聲隨重低音強勁節奏在空蕩的會議室裡迴盪,幾乎讓在場幾個白鬢元老掩起兩耳,被這急促而吵鬧的旋律嚇得紛紛皺起眉目。171Please respect copyright.PENANAPxQW3jvMFy
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「你們看!這兩個聖火城的女歌手公然在網上直播唱出此等歌詞!這不就是在侮辱我們偉大的命運神嗎?!」德桑首長暫停了片段,怒指向投映機映出之畫面裡兩個載歌載舞的女性,激動地控訴她們。171Please respect copyright.PENANAt4lB9r9m38
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「現在的年輕人都喜歡聽這種音樂嗎?只能說是世風日下了……」土界廳首長吉奧等到音樂止住下來才緩緩放開掩耳的手,為此而慨嘆著。171Please respect copyright.PENANAwKmQjOWmvH
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「你們民政廳的人事前沒有審批過這段內容的嗎?我那不肖子現在天天在看這個『堇紫青金』的巡迴演唱會,還迷上了這兩個女的!」神主廳首長費格南更是指著屏幕破口大罵起來。171Please respect copyright.PENANAIcASxkeWN6
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「對啊!她們根本是借疫災來賺錢!這樣下去,哪怕我們老希夫又要多揹一個黑鍋了。」黃金廳首長戈多搭在旁邊被外界斥責抗疫不力的靈生廳首長希夫肩膀附和道。171Please respect copyright.PENANADjpvaVUpPV
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式格瑪實在無法容忍這幫頑固老頭各自討論,幾乎沒把作為統治者代行的自己放在眼裡,便拿出一副威嚴,開口打斷眾人話題:171Please respect copyright.PENANAdCIpHUqwrZ
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「肅靜!」171Please respect copyright.PENANActyjTtkMpO
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待眾人應聲靜默下來,式格瑪又望向樞密院分配給他的銀白色魔匣,細閱屏幕裡跳脫新穎的歌詞,對其自喻命運神救世的詞義作出批判:「這首《成為你的命運神》歌詞的確有違你們命運神信仰的教義。即使是我們主神,也不能輕易高攀命運神之名,祂是主神之中最為崇高的存在,就算是我,最多也只能以祂的使者自稱。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAingj2NHHaJ
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「現在連式格瑪先生您都這樣認為了嗎?打鐵趁熱,她們連同背後勢力的本部就在聖火城,只要您一個點頭,我這就與聖火城那邊政府通電話,叫他們採取行動!」樂見式格瑪點頭認同的費格南首長隨即搥胸高呼。171Please respect copyright.PENANAxZqzLcxvf8
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「哼!也好,為了緝拿擄走政要『烏普西朗』的犯人,我們這邊剛好也派了隊人馬到聖火城,要順便治她們罪的話,儘管開聲便可。」悠然蹺腳坐在一旁邊抽煙邊說話的,是眾元老之中最年少、年僅三十歲便掌握罪滅廳大權的魔族男性世南,他颯爽的請纓隨即惹來德桑首長豎起姆指,連連盛讚:
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「好!青出於藍勝於藍,就讓我們六個老頭子見識一下世南兄你的好戲!」171Please respect copyright.PENANAglHafhv45r
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見七名元老級首長繞過自己的宣佈私自達成共識,式格瑪這下才體會到他們長年來在心音管治下無法釋放的抑壓。正因為他不如心音那般無時無刻都能把握對方心中所想,那幫老頭如今才能真正為所欲為,擅自把持政務,哪怕他們之中沒人知道心音何時再次把持大權也好。171Please respect copyright.PENANACQsXqF35OX
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散會之後,式格瑪獨自坐在空無一人的圓桌前,托頭沉思,想像以往心音執政時的光景。滿場肅穆,眾人甚至不敢心想要逆她的意,相比之下長期獨居黃金樹下、觀察淨土外的自己,能化成人姿來到執政之地,卻欠奉像心音此等治世手腕,幾乎只懂得對首長們看似合乎邏輯的提案點頭默許。171Please respect copyright.PENANA6CX589QIpF
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甫想起心音,式格瑪這下才心血來潮,萌生想要一訪心音居處的念頭,想著要以這空檔時光觀察她現時情況。171Please respect copyright.PENANAeqxrRHVkHU
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踏上旋轉樓梯,沿三樓陽台走到盡頭,那是另一座寬大的塔樓,亦是心音女神在這樞密院深宮中唯一的居處。171Please respect copyright.PENANAdSgcfWFL45
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然而,本來深閉的房門,此刻卻像被誰偷偷闖進一般,中門大開;而往常在門外把守的守衛亦離奇失蹤,直教式格瑪冒起疑心,加快腳步進入塔樓之中。171Please respect copyright.PENANAcJ3iwQ4oUL
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塔樓裡是一片幽暗的空間,窗外陽光被大塊紫紗窗簾阻擋,峻宇彫牆之下中央是一張特大床褥,讓那生性強悍的黑髮女性心音躺臥其中沉眠。黑色髮尾沿床邊散到側旁地上,她的身子亦側向門口方向,擺出像是往門外伸手的睡姿。171Please respect copyright.PENANA7eHumOlWTV
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「默……命運……神……不要離開我。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAxjBbhiT9Au
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而且,在式格瑪眼中,他看到心音出乎意料一面。她皺起眉、眼簾緊閉,嘴裡微聲碎唸著片語,似乎把偶然到來的式格瑪錯誤當成是命運神。見狀,式格瑪便覺得奇怪,心想:171Please respect copyright.PENANAsQat8WgcCR
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「命運神?難道心音在夢中看到命運神?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAXiEfOVbdId
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雖然式格瑪一心歸順命運神,但就連他也沒清晰看過命運神一眼。依稀記得自己開始擁有意識之時,眼前矇矓不清的景象裡,確是映出那一身紅衣、頭頂尖帽子、披有一頭長紫髮的身影。式格瑪從其身上散發之無上神威中,肯定那就是這個世界最為崇高的存在,是祂把自己喚醒、給予自己降世的使命,才造就今日站在這片終界大地的自己。171Please respect copyright.PENANAZPZLow7Ksg
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想到這裡,突如感應到怨靈污穢的氣息再度聚集在淨土外某處,意識到自己在此磨蹭過久的式格瑪連忙整理好心音歪著的睡姿,便關上房門悄悄離開。