房貝吏刻唐等待三人走下樓梯,三人打開門前再次確認後方沒人。108Please respect copyright.PENANA2YKKR82XB6
身為帝國女皇的輔佐官,貝吏刻唐大可以就此罷手,待時機成熟再把他們一網打盡,但他沒有選擇這樣做。108Please respect copyright.PENANAZlLB6tiisF
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他用魔力包著鞋子減低腳步聲,趁門打開冒著撞牆的風險蹲下衝向樓梯口。108Please respect copyright.PENANALaBr9yKXMq
108Please respect copyright.PENANABgSSnQa0G6
最後一人正打算關門,貝吏刻唐剛好趕上在關門前走下樓梯,從門的空隙穿進去。108Please respect copyright.PENANA9rJQpucsYs
108Please respect copyright.PENANAo7tHxwI7k0
房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。108Please respect copyright.PENANACAcBv0BBZF
108Please respect copyright.PENANAkentJPQjL2
房間中央放了一張大木桌,桌上有一幅描繪帝國國境和邊界的地圖以及數頂油燈。108Please respect copyright.PENANA9kc6MbZXMZ
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前方的牆上掛了一幅大黑板,黑板上用英文寫了七零八落的筆記。108Please respect copyright.PENANAYKQtC2a0aV
108Please respect copyright.PENANAx6RYYN2Aqo
角落都放了幾個疑似用來放置物資的木桶,木桶上有些木盤,貝吏刻唐剛才差點撞到一個。108Please respect copyright.PENANAW5iYCPNFvO
108Please respect copyright.PENANAxLnrDBAX3J
牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌,上面放了些文件。108Please respect copyright.PENANAWYUDhHZqBz
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而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。108Please respect copyright.PENANAnSmfck5uNg
108Please respect copyright.PENANA9ukJ11VE7z
一個原先在觀察地圖,綁著辮子的褐髮女孩聽見關門聲便向三人問好:「威爾、艾爾,那個人有說甚麼嗎?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAFvSiXUhEkp
108Please respect copyright.PENANABjcbTLVzVm
一直被貝吏刻唐嚇怕,名為艾爾的男子回應:「沒有甚麼特別的事。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAonfhZr1opD
108Please respect copyright.PENANAWqxLuqexQL
女孩回頭看著地圖:「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」108Please respect copyright.PENANA8G20kR11Cj
108Please respect copyright.PENANAxuAW5EG4U4
地圖上圈著帝國首都、首都北邊的雪山、首都東北方的平原、帝國西部未開發的土地以及帝國北部與「元頂之湖」距離不遠的邊界。108Please respect copyright.PENANAL8lTLLbu7c
108Please respect copyright.PENANAEGDhZYbUhA
「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎?世界要毀滅了?」108Please respect copyright.PENANA2cze9kFisZ
108Please respect copyright.PENANAOX2X2ODeI0
「就是因為不可信我們才會被派來這裏送死啊!沒有收穫也不要緊,死了也不是沒有損失,但我們是心甘情願的!」女孩拿著筆指著艾爾。108Please respect copyright.PENANAK14nRQ70Xh
108Please respect copyright.PENANAmtPHio46Io
另一個名叫威爾的男子說:「她說的這些地點和帝國皇宮有甚麼關係?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAYeA16e1aMz
108Please respect copyright.PENANAs4pVzWCzDU
「首先,我們不知道帝國把禁物收到哪裏了!而且這種地點就算連起來也沒有甚麼特別意義!所以!皇宮裏一定有我們想要的線索!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAt5MrCRaUYr
108Please respect copyright.PENANAR3E5I22HBB
三人在討論貝吏刻唐完全聽不懂的話題。
間裏的其他人都在搬運或處理文件。108Please respect copyright.PENANA3MVqPfRB0l
108Please respect copyright.PENANAAcfwPS4SSH
「就算我們能進到皇宮也沒用啊!他們可是有幾十個可以用魔法的人,我們被發現馬上就會被抓!」艾爾激動地說。108Please respect copyright.PENANAiYZOlZMN46
108Please respect copyright.PENANACcVq7RZcKE
「那你想我們跟他們說:『世界要毀滅了,請和我們一起摧毀禁物和放棄魔法!』嗎?不要作夢了!他們可是—」108Please respect copyright.PENANAKk7JaF0549
108Please respect copyright.PENANA6EnKMi8Abr
「為甚麼我們要那麼激動?」威爾問。108Please respect copyright.PENANAI2G3k5fcZe
108Please respect copyright.PENANAap3yI1GdCz
其他人連一眼也沒有看過他們,彷如早已習慣在吵鬧環境下工作。108Please respect copyright.PENANA17IfTBviDp
108Please respect copyright.PENANAhoh3rQGh6R
「因為我不知道在發生甚麼事啊!」女孩大聲地叫:「先是帝國、然後是巴烏卡、再來是加奧里,現在祢又跟我說世界要毀滅?『聽媽媽的話還是跟監護人走?』完全不明白甚麼意思!」108Please respect copyright.PENANAD8YklWD5Cf
108Please respect copyright.PENANAfrRobkcTOI
他們像一羣邪教徒般討論不存在亦不會來臨的世界末日,貝吏刻唐當在聽吟遊詩人說故事。108Please respect copyright.PENANAPpO1ZtUJoS
108Please respect copyright.PENANAJCcjRyIE4X
「甚麼是監護人?完全完全聽不懂!媽媽的懷抱很溫暖......」女孩自言自語。108Please respect copyright.PENANA4BsOr1VEGt
108Please respect copyright.PENANAo7NsmiaHKK
突然,三人全部靜下來。女孩繼續看著地圖,兩個男子走到書桌前和其他人一起整理文件。108Please respect copyright.PENANAxPihZ2zrwL
108Please respect copyright.PENANA3PPRynKdUx
房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。108Please respect copyright.PENANAbdUYjRqCsv
108Please respect copyright.PENANAfR9wdQHmK2
這裏是哪裏?這些是聯邦人嗎?108Please respect copyright.PENANAmFTrRaqA7w
108Please respect copyright.PENANAUhAQdSqDA4
在熟悉地方來到陌生地遇見陌生人聽見陌生話,貝吏刻唐一時三刻不知該如何反應。108Please respect copyright.PENANACDzO2XLPQF
108Please respect copyright.PENANAlUh0tiOb5A
「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起,他動彈不得。108Please respect copyright.PENANALDOsQZZdkD
108Please respect copyright.PENANApp5z9sEdBl
貝吏刻唐回過神來,發現自己身處灰色房間中。108Please respect copyright.PENANATOke2iOwAD
108Please respect copyright.PENANA7qIHrk987Q
除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。108Please respect copyright.PENANAmjyvxjb29M
108Please respect copyright.PENANAKexc4KFliM
「我在哪裏?」貝吏刻唐問。108Please respect copyright.PENANAKKDrgwHA8y
108Please respect copyright.PENANAZ57lWvypXb
「你的心裏。」108Please respect copyright.PENANACZGn4W0Mkk
108Please respect copyright.PENANA4JqIydG0FP
「我的心?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAGC2zfbfn91
108Please respect copyright.PENANAHLMvnIborK
「沒錯,每個人的心都很空虛。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAEEgObX14Ua
108Please respect copyright.PENANAhMAUMBeq7O
「為甚麼我會在哪裏?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAgSe8CVm3mm
108Please respect copyright.PENANAIHK3twsiQC
「為了知道你必需知道的事。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA80NFLYs9Lb
108Please respect copyright.PENANAx0DenobrDq
「我必需知道的事?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAqPidJD4z3b
108Please respect copyright.PENANAtA4Hi3qhJ2
「世界要毀滅了。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAsQ7a5GQmQP
108Please respect copyright.PENANAz1oPiul6RG
「我要做甚麼?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAsJQ0Eh02ae
108Please respect copyright.PENANARZVfbPvIS1
「集合心之力,驅逐操偶師。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA33G3iSN0qM
108Please respect copyright.PENANANNDvmqGHps
「祢是誰?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAYMfaeWPGXT
108Please respect copyright.PENANAcH11Owfcbh
「你的『媽媽』,靈魂的母親。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAZRW7hpSnLI
108Please respect copyright.PENANAbgGXReCqiZ
「我不明白,祢說的話跟我們一直以來經歷的事一點關係也沒有。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0jf4X3D4D
108Please respect copyright.PENANAjh3pZikLWi
「要有關係嗎?諸多巧合連成事實。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAmRH0yn21EJ
108Please respect copyright.PENANAwnLSL9WyOr
「......」108Please respect copyright.PENANA9YrgGEhf0c
108Please respect copyright.PENANATv9fgxCoJp
「時間不多,『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAJPtHEbx8cV
108Please respect copyright.PENANAu0JufD3tX7
「誰是玩偶?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAoRSY0HviJZ
108Please respect copyright.PENANALKGl3zfxfz
「誰一直被玩弄,誰一直玩弄?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAzOsMDayUxw
108Please respect copyright.PENANAjP2q86Lrfg
「......」108Please respect copyright.PENANAwnZUfaBFTJ
108Please respect copyright.PENANALGzJmvUhHc
貝吏刻唐再次張開眼睛,發現自己仍在餐廳裏,迪斯普和荷芳正準備離開。
108Please respect copyright.PENANApPsJwTPTpo
貝吏刻唐看著兩人臉帶笑容走出餐廳,彷彿忘記了任務般跑回剛才聯邦人所在的屋子。108Please respect copyright.PENANAKXMOVOPYoP
108Please respect copyright.PENANARLbJeK1eec
他敲了三下門,但沒有聲音從裏面發出。108Please respect copyright.PENANAdNrLe1oKnv
108Please respect copyright.PENANAMVEQYe8jSd
開門進入後,內裏的景象一模一樣。108Please respect copyright.PENANAXR1Prv0Tsp
108Please respect copyright.PENANAnGsoWDtlJS
差點黑得伸手不見五指的酒館、破爛且擺放混亂的桌椅、感覺隨時會斷掉的木地板。108Please respect copyright.PENANAztEWTpuQXC
108Please respect copyright.PENANAV1EpSlf8Dz
貝吏刻唐走下樓梯口,來到聯邦人的基地門前。他先貼頭在門邊聽裏面有沒有人,但甚麼也聽不見。
剛剛發生的一切都太莫名其妙,貝吏刻唐已經開始懷疑起現實。108Please respect copyright.PENANA0q82KU5s5V
108Please respect copyright.PENANAqPsgaIKu0x
他冒著已經被人發現的風險快速地推開門,然而房間內一個人也沒有。108Please respect copyright.PENANAQq5BtZBTm4
108Please respect copyright.PENANAaJJ9RuJ3B1
文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍,唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。108Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ubi9E9Ybm
108Please respect copyright.PENANA4ditZtS1h1
「輔佐官閣下:108Please respect copyright.PENANAmjuZZDZsJE
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吾等並非有意潛伏於貴國首都,亦無意加害貴國。假使閣下亦受神之啟示,敬請引領吾等逃離滅亡之災。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAmcd1p4IOEh
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完全無法理解內容。108Please respect copyright.PENANAcWHGeq8V0m
108Please respect copyright.PENANADpSvJPgPcl
貝吏刻唐收起紙張,閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。108Please respect copyright.PENANA0Rs7gsJHOx
108Please respect copyright.PENANARFeWfsUjvr
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生,帝國應該有頭緒?」
108Please respect copyright.PENANA6DcuNcOEEf
「一年多前我們都見過弗烈雅,她最近露面也沒有提過任何關於世界毀滅的事。」
108Please respect copyright.PENANAWorN5UozzM
「『媽媽』是甚麼?比人類更高一等的存在嗎?還是『比人類更高一等的存在更高一等的存在』?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAkJvsKyyq7d
108Please respect copyright.PENANAnAB37pbzOv
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎?108Please respect copyright.PENANAkLusMGHVC3
108Please respect copyright.PENANA351xhd2WZE
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。108Please respect copyright.PENANA2ForVEMrXm
108Please respect copyright.PENANAIHHmY8DXpC
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAlFUb2Ah3C3
108Please respect copyright.PENANABCnyTuG50k
八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上,同樣意義不明。108Please respect copyright.PENANA4dHsYF0BML
108Please respect copyright.PENANAQvHQ1UdrYy
貝吏刻唐打開黑板旁的木桶,有些裝了麵包,有些載著水。108Please respect copyright.PENANAkxXa18jTfj
108Please respect copyright.PENANAmNx518WF2F
他觀察地圖上被標記的數個地點,但找不出它們的關聯。