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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAcxiRmj59I4
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAp6YbdyLPrZ
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAxAe2XE06wo
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「啊!抱 - 抱歉!」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。231Please respect copyright.PENANAfKH9j9cCCs
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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?」231Please respect copyright.PENANACPqyDNcdIw
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「我 - 我只是想找父王。」231Please respect copyright.PENANA0NH8EHtRvq
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAIRRoEGePOI
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAqVSpvkpgKh
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAPd6oRXNMcN
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「沒、沒有!是小人 -」231Please respect copyright.PENANAqEd3jN64kj
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAhAWq7EH27b
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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?」231Please respect copyright.PENANACqU1yPalQr
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「不 - 不是!我 - 我 -」231Please respect copyright.PENANAw64V1FH93P
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「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美:「各位,請盡情享受。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAsQqbbF2aYh
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAKkgWHFV6vR
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「父 - 父王,剛才的確是我 -」231Please respect copyright.PENANAu78sjQyIAW
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAF3wPscG1Cj
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANA7mXnCJlf9Y
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAetRo5GtPZa
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國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美,沙卡美不知如何反應。231Please respect copyright.PENANAot9rkv7IR5
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「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話,不知黎明已到來。231Please respect copyright.PENANAds9Gy9xGiQ
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAl5d5zFdtez
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「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。231Please respect copyright.PENANA0KgNidyYEa
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAIalYma7sEC
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「父王!」她驚醒過來,方才察覺那是一場夢。231Please respect copyright.PENANA7o0tMANJq7
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANA1bTbq8D6NN
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沙卡美揉揉眼睛:「貝弟弟,已經早上了嗎?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAClCmMFOSwy
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「沒錯。」231Please respect copyright.PENANARUdlJKvxaL
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「貝弟弟先出去,朕要更衣。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAY6O3twQOHN
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「遵命,女皇陛下。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAbJigkbekHG
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANArDDMHQbZLt
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAGKeQWGUn9A
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANA2hdrAyvl2X
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「女皇陛下,這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。231Please respect copyright.PENANAlJPByG2lkq
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAsofrm17rTv
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAJNp1BHQMEM
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉:「女皇陛下。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAuowuwhqdm2
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANADhaBOhVCa4
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「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAy5a1gYwokq
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「甚麼事?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAc10AXKfcrV
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「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAowJLLl91J2
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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?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAldyTmiDAy1
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「女皇陛下英明。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAG3nOXbAcAy
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「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAh3PCNdIg3C
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「細作?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAFuIR7Pqpp5
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANALjecvMF0nj
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「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAfiQqAPocIq
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAxRkjzYa1tP
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「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAm7M5O5qfJS
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANARSUvgcXHim
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沙卡美接著說:「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAP8zlEQcRYY
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAz10c20iryO
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「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAF1baLDc78o
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「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAoJawDKaP6f
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAj1ZcRQQccN
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「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」231Please respect copyright.PENANAbXXCFIduLJ
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「暗影守衛團的四人。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAUhMe2gDzO8
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「利華特呢?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAiWKvVIbUrv
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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?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAhJsuwEGCNl
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「明白。」231Please respect copyright.PENANADn1XV5ki53
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAHPDDfUw7Qy
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貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛:「就地處決?」231Please respect copyright.PENANALGMh4Lfo8y
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAcNEiZ3KlkH
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「不用審問嗎?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAN9ZRjrJkIy
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「審問?貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAX4o2vA46Kg
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAjCSIJ4Rvio
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANANBfpSIjsSE
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「為甚麼?她會樂意幫忙的。」231Please respect copyright.PENANACHdYdLc3UY
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「朕怕她承受不了,然後又發生之前的事。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAhXwpfTVFId
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「遵命。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAJaupCS4EKo
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「貝弟弟,上朝後陪朕回房間。」231Please respect copyright.PENANA05JBBVmqds
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「為甚麼?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAFmCrfpHUWo
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAaMI7d8yPPH
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沙卡美坐在皇位上,貝吏刻唐站於其左。231Please respect copyright.PENANA3mFY36XPej
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANA4I30vtIkN5
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAlvkrqyI2ad
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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。231Please respect copyright.PENANAVuvCaX6fTi
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAGNZUX4L5K6
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「之後呢?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAHw0w7ZNUnV
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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。」231Please respect copyright.PENANA4GpypMJmsJ