另一方面,沙卡美不知為何回到過去,回到她十歲左右的時光。她綁著馬尾,穿著橙黃色舞裙在人來人往的宴會中穿梭。209Please respect copyright.PENANAGFcnwaREGz
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宴會裏聚集了許多名門貴族,他們受國王邀請大吃大喝,心裏都怕酒裏下了毒。209Please respect copyright.PENANAXh51V8ReN2
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沙卡美提著裙子繞過賓客,卻撞到某位老人的屁股。209Please respect copyright.PENANAg76Rf60YVT
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「啊!抱 - 抱歉!」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。209Please respect copyright.PENANAmYVVGlbF9c
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圍著放滿佳餚圓桌,臉看不清的老人轉身看著沙卡美:「哎喲!這不是沙卡美公主嗎?公主殿下要去哪裏?」209Please respect copyright.PENANA8aAfUg6Dw9
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「我 - 我只是想找父王。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAhqVv3WUizm
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正當沙卡美想問老人有沒有頭緒時,一隻粗糙的手放在她肩膀上。209Please respect copyright.PENANAbKKjAIoHj6
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「國、國王陛下!」老人和其他貴族向著她背後的人單膝下跪。209Please respect copyright.PENANAuc9dy5FtU8
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「吾女做了甚麼失禮之事嗎?」國王用一貫嚴肅的語氣問。209Please respect copyright.PENANAviu6o6nTUx
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「沒、沒有!是小人 -」209Please respect copyright.PENANAfXUPeGoLVb
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沙卡美向國王行禮:「參 - 參見父王!」她低著頭不敢直視他。209Please respect copyright.PENANA5FASlr84NM
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國王撫摸她的頭:「我的女兒啊,第一次來這種場合太緊張嗎?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAwe5FIJ5opo
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「不 - 不是!我 - 我 -」209Please respect copyright.PENANAJzgYEvIcw4
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「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美:「各位,請盡情享受。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAzh59Ii0yF7
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「謝國王陛下!」貴賓們待國王走遠後才鼓起勇氣繼續暢談。209Please respect copyright.PENANAnlyMC3qXLo
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「父 - 父王,剛才的確是我 -」209Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y7DAFrWzr
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「不是叫妳不必多言嗎?」國王走出王宮陽台:「我的女兒啊,那裏的人都不是真心尊敬我和妳,他們只是怕得罪我而人頭落地。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAXARlB7A2mA
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陽台外的景色被一層白霧擋住,沙卡美也看不見父王的雙眼。209Please respect copyright.PENANASRGnk60PMC
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「但我真心愛妳,妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAvbhMO7AQe3
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國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美,沙卡美不知如何反應。209Please respect copyright.PENANAtlkBWj99Z2
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「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話,不知黎明已到來。209Please respect copyright.PENANAT1v1hLHEHu
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貝吏刻唐在床邊觀察她微苦的臉龐,有點於心不忍。
但為了不打擾沙卡美休息,他背靠牆邊靜候沙卡美醒來。209Please respect copyright.PENANAKDbn7fTWOp
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「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。209Please respect copyright.PENANAilKmznuuIT
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沙卡美自己也覺得很矛盾,明明想人民生活美滿,卻一直包庇無惡不作的父王,父王駕崩後又困在陰霾當中。209Please respect copyright.PENANAdyU1O0ICEg
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「父王!」她驚醒過來,方才察覺那是一場夢。209Please respect copyright.PENANAZHzwWXVS3a
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「女皇陛下,是時候享用早餐了。」貝吏刻唐在床邊彎腰。209Please respect copyright.PENANAcbYIRphbOu
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沙卡美揉揉眼睛:「貝弟弟,已經早上了嗎?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAkdaNzYLjgx
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「沒錯。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAPMDAEJDYaf
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「貝弟弟先出去,朕要更衣。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAkFPFraytd4
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「遵命,女皇陛下。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAjjQANYwnSh
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貝吏刻唐和小娜都不明白為何沙卡美會被「某種東西」佔據,仍然能正常運用魔力。黑色魔力明明會令人神智崩潰,但沙卡美除了行事作風改變外都很正常。209Please respect copyright.PENANAUzhoM1UtkI
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感覺女皇不再是公主的貝吏刻唐,待沙卡美梳洗後伴隨她到飯廳。209Please respect copyright.PENANA0C7qdXlp5e
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皇宮裏的官員、僕人等等昨天已知悉女皇被尋獲的消息,昨天在外冒雨拜訪人民的士兵和軍官們可能有私下跟平民們說。209Please respect copyright.PENANAqJ5vhgm4lk
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「女皇陛下,這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。209Please respect copyright.PENANAgwHoxdGfYU
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「雞胸肉、麵包、蘋果和牛奶,朕很久也沒有吃過如此豐富的早膳了。」沙卡美拿起刀叉。209Please respect copyright.PENANA0qPLODNm81
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貝吏刻唐坐在她對面一起用膳,雖說食不言是基本禮儀,但貝吏刻唐有些話想問沙卡美。209Please respect copyright.PENANAim5eBF3wBi
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉:「女皇陛下。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAklHAkiVD3J
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剛要喝口牛奶的沙卡美聽見他發問,溫和地收手:「貝弟弟,早膳時間不應該說話。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAaADXctc6FA
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「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAWJgz4Pohn0
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「甚麼事?」209Please respect copyright.PENANA3O51Cj02cv
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「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAOEjVrAlZyV
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沙卡美揮手示意女僕和守衛離開,待房間只剩他和貝吏刻唐後回應:「貝弟弟想問的是朕想暪著所有人做甚麼吧?」209Please respect copyright.PENANArPEzGEfYUP
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「女皇陛下英明。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAe9PsjRO1aL
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「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」209Please respect copyright.PENANApRiHgGToU0
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「細作?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAV1Dk5qvT6X
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「沒錯。約一年半前,朕去山多牧場時不是被伏擊了嗎?朕問過斯斯,她說那羣刺客的確是聯邦派遣的,但得知朕會在那個時候經過該處的情報來源不明。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAcV6bRREeOx
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「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAVeiRlPAaSM
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「當時朕還在學如何當一個好皇帝,沒有時間處理,朕只告訴了利華特。」209Please respect copyright.PENANA9ApP7rxPxT
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「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAbFEUKaObNO
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沙卡美舉起杯喝了一口牛奶:「朕去山多牧場一事朕只有向數個人說過,他們都跟隨朕一段時間,甚麼時候處理都已經太遲。」209Please respect copyright.PENANADFl53v6LRZ
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沙卡美接著說:「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAwiH21AqPcy
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「塔瑪、歐法、迪斯普、哈芙、小娜、利華特、我。」具吏刻唐慎重地說出這七個名字。209Please respect copyright.PENANAxmpHudvVH3
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「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAbZHHk6eqvt
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「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAyeRp83wsX7
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「不是。雖然你們是當時唯二不在場的人,你們也不會蠢到背叛朕。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAKBpmwD4psb
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「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」209Please respect copyright.PENANA2HdYdKKsNo
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「暗影守衛團的四人。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAi8UxG2EGlI
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「利華特呢?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAn4EMEC1tKR
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「利華特沒有背叛朕的理由。他是異世界人,當時的他怎會認為與帝國為敵是好選擇?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAD0v3iDlDJG
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「明白。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAvnMSh4uqVK
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「因此,貝弟弟,朕希望你去找他們談談,政務朕會自行處理。找出細作後就地處決。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAJAVqmj4i1C
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貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛:「就地處決?」209Please respect copyright.PENANACIGmQ05FyX
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「欺騙朕的人,朕不想再看多一眼。處決後把屍體掉到河裏。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAdYStwnMkvj
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「不用審問嗎?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAfAwuUkwA6G
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「審問?貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAGIuwioD09T
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「不是。我只是擔心如此強硬的手法會在那時候遭到另外三人強烈反對,他們現在都有魔力。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAolZGzCSj5b
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「他們現在也殺不了朕,所以朕現在才想找出叛國賊。貝弟弟,這個任務不要跟小娜說。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAdrMn2gs5C7
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「為甚麼?她會樂意幫忙的。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAkU2C6I71vP
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「朕怕她承受不了,然後又發生之前的事。」209Please respect copyright.PENANA0NOlfbQGmH
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「遵命。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAMULU2wo0nM
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「貝弟弟,上朝後陪朕回房間。」209Please respect copyright.PENANADXYGh0a6T5
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「為甚麼?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAVwdjWIDXBb
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沙卡美沒有回答,兩人靜靜吃完早餐便到內殿上朝。209Please respect copyright.PENANAb69wfiCKBr
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沙卡美坐在皇位上,貝吏刻唐站於其左。209Please respect copyright.PENANAmnjh3k2C4q
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先前因曼賈襲擊造成的損害已經由小娜用魔法修補,大臣們都能站在兩旁等候上奏。209Please respect copyright.PENANAWAcalrdVnp
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大臣們都用恐懼的眼神看著沙卡美,他們總覺得她與「失蹤」之前是截然不同的人。209Please respect copyright.PENANASJYwOXU22J
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「眾大臣有事項要稟報嗎?」沙卡美雙手放在皇椅兩側扶手。209Please respect copyright.PENANAwnorpQzk6s
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一位站在最前列,年邁的大臣走到台階前方彎腰:「女皇陛下,小人先抒發自己對女重陛下歸來的欣喜。」209Please respect copyright.PENANA7UotWu6FmW
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「之後呢?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAsya87wx6i6
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「稟女皇陛下,目前商業區一片死寂,帝都的收入激減。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAzCN5iJJXuH