掀開地圖，地圖背面用紅字寫了一句：「你所憎恨的終將成為你追求的；你所渴望的終將成為你討厭的。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36luB2WIdL
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlbySwwiMF
貝吏刻唐繼續在房間東翻西找也沒有任何實際線索，只好先找幾個守衛守住入口再隱身回到迪斯普身邊。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmZvieWgtt
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明明只是過了一次午餐的時間，貝吏刻唐卻覺得很漫長，漫長的感覺也許是從不解而來。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQm80Evf56B
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7X09Z3iy5c
難道打倒巴烏卡之後還有更大的危機等候他們嗎？聯邦人又在計劃甚麼？287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSjbVvDyqG
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWso4FVcQOz
貝吏刻唐一邊用迪斯普和荷芳的對話作背景音樂一邊祈求有人能給予他答案。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzX4nkSXCN
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8mG6crbmj
同一時間，帝國的地下監獄。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69e9kH1ldR
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg60q2Hv4JA
在監獄深處的「貴賓室」裏，囚禁了一位刺殺女皇未遂的聯邦人，這位聯邦人每天都會有一位訪客，今天也不例外。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoakTXURvs
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVX8VXmrmAR
墨藍霧中，穿著似玩偶的女孩托著飯盤赤腳走到鐵門前：「又是時候吃飯了。」她的語氣就像已經送了一百年的餐般麻木。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABOjm8ZQHd
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kS5Kd8m4n
與一般人所認知的不同，她不是從門下方的缺口遞盤子，而是直接用鑰匙打開門和聯邦人共處一室。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ph6DWNnaF
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eELgl9QFF
縱使內裏空間非常寬敞，擺設僅有一張床和書桌椅。書桌椅上放了一頂油燈以供聯邦人書寫和閱讀書信之用。桌上的信多得疊了幾疊，仔細數的話應該有近百封。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9MehT9ouc
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSx2e3pEBxW
那位聯邦人聽見鐵門移動依然坐在椅上靜靜讀信，待女孩直接遞上膳食。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQAe8tsAOq
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ34tscJ4s
身穿囚服的聯邦人—葛蕾斯・雅士，她臉上充滿絕望，地板亦散落著屬於她的粉紅色頭髮。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq47iKpUeIg
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuG5KArPZ4
不僅因為刺殺行動完全是她擅作主張，失手後被困在此處，她的同伴似乎也不再對她抱有期望。簡單地說，她被當成棄子。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ78ocHoqf
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDsQI6ynGr
帝國和聯邦的關係並沒有因為這件事而大幅改變，但聯邦喪失了獲得帝國內部情報的機會，沒有人從中得益。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRuxW1EHMl
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9n7kbMLxu2
另一邊廂，應該在比監獄更深的祕密設施研究禁物，現在卻獨自和企圖刺殺自己恩人的囚犯相處的女孩表現得比她更輕鬆。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2zfg2M0NA
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBTYNXPf7O
女孩坐在床上，「今天沒有信嗎？」葛蕾斯問。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5xJ1ILt30
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn49q9YERMp
「沒有。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5kQzaa94z
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXCtz3mLPx
剛用完午膳就馬上要為「囚犯」送餐，原本的小娜應該很不願意這樣做，但她總覺得能從這位「囚犯」身上學到些甚麼。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCNZvnjTet
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGgkkHR9FS
葛蕾斯放好信後開始用膳，小娜途中一直觀察著她的樣子。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYJL548G7V
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1PA69hYSj
平淡又不安，彷彿是在和誰鬥氣一樣。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIpISOFVLb
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoE0c6sfN6
直到葛蕾斯吃完飯收拾好，小娜才準備開口。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCH88cAnuk
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZ2DRiMvQW
「妳不後悔嗎？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2XVCkrnZc
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQYE2PBrAd
「很多事我都後悔。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnn8AOyp880
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwI3UK6Ur8
來自不同國度，本應是敵人卻因第三勢力而變得關係曖昧，小娜認為葛蕾斯是個極佳的研究對象。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSGthYVrkb
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptcC5Xul7y
葛蕾斯隨便拿起一封信，上面用英文寫著：「我們對妳很失望！」之類的意思。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkrBNBZAsu
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiav3cJzjQQ
「雨娜小姐。」「嗯？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QtlztzAtQ
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmP9Ay7h4Cs
「我還能出去嗎？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSdxaWsQnU
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowo2XPSGOn
「我從某個蠢材口中聽過一句很有道理的話：『一次不忠，百次不用』妳應該明白吧？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobMz54fWQx
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08JK44AiCB
「明白。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoypZ8mreQ4
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb7NRqJ8Lw
獄卒檢查過每一封葛蕾斯和聯邦來往的書信，當中固然沒有重要機密，反而內容乏味。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsBUxZLGz9
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmUrMoDJqn
只是用不同的話語拒絕她無數次。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O3FroowA4
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaHLkpuW35
帝國和聯邦都不接納她，她很有可能會投靠其他勢力，例如大陸中東部尚未統一的各個小國。所以在決定如何處置她前，囚禁她是最好的辦法。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIa77PC7PR
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEaHEmJVTv
「妳恨我嗎？」小娜問了個對方也會問的問題。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCRSjaPTfw
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYU5bTvZ07
「總會有一點點。不過更可笑的是，人在魔法面前居然無能為力......」葛蕾斯苦笑。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH0e7QT6PP
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5hnMIBuxG
人抗拒未知的事物。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5sCwkMjGr
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmKQPP1LgA
人往往先排斥而非嘗試理解從未見識過的事物，就像小孩子不願意吃沒吃過的食物一樣。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72Sq7EvszU
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfI6UwW8XiC
如果吃完發現很好吃，會自問為甚麼要「以貌取食物」，往後不再排斥它。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9yx0TLCF8
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeGLPSOTSj
但若味道與預期一樣，就像個知道火很熱仍然要伸手進火的「聰明人」般抱怨父母為甚麼要逼自己吃。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZkdKxmU79
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLat3t1ii4p
魔法也是如此，目前魔法只為人類帶來恐懼、不安以及死亡，少數掌握魔法的人卻能控制多數人，也許根本不應該嘗試接觸魔法。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakbPkyHh2d
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22gD9JnrPH
小娜自覺沒有話語權，繼續聆聽葛蕾斯的話語。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHXiRo7gEr
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiSz1MbD1g
「妳也可以在這裏直接扭斷我的脖子......一切只在乎妳想不想吧？我根本無能為力，我甚麼也不想做，我甚麼也做不到......」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmUKr0zqTK
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6WxAFEjOl
葛蕾斯的眼神非常空洞，張著眼卻彷彿甚麼也看不見。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3BqHIu3gh
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu3aNZ4aGj
「我活著的意義是甚麼？我死了是不是就可以讓你們輕鬆一點？我錯了嗎？我錯了嗎？」葛蕾斯對小娜大叫。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy23xXOfweI
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Jv7NFJapO
「錯與不錯有甚麼關係？」小娜無奈地回應：「我們都被拘束著，就算知道那些事是錯的也阻止不了。」小娜想起小時候哥哥帶她找到帝國的回憶。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyk9al7SO1
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lme9CDe7p
「就算看見很多人在做錯事，阻止不了就是阻止不了。即使之後成功糾正他們，他們造成的傷害一直都存在，遲來的正義不是正義。」小娜低頭盯著冷冰冰的地板。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36amzGTUu9
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntS5GVj0PR
「那麼我可以去哪裏？」葛蕾斯問。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUbjJGIMmI
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiNXU54OJV
「接受現實，在這裏活一輩子。」小娜站起來準備離開：「我不是沙卡美。如果她願意下來跟妳說話，她應該會鼓勵妳。但想到妳曾經......她應該不會來這裏。當經歷過很多失敗之後，我們很難強迫其他人一起接受失敗，因為很難受。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQyAgjOLdK
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8cDTikcEL
「而且妳身為一個軍人應該已經有覺悟了吧？妳也很清楚自己要做甚麼，只是妳不願意正視妳自己的能力。」小娜托著盤子離開牢房。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3ALPhmJVN
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28yKptOA14
她回到禁物儲藏室，沙卡美就在門前等待她回來。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORD2eqD1K5
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQvlMUJMWU
「小娜，她怎麼樣？」沙卡美笑得很燦爛。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAR5eCgqGJG
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa2dZGXyLk
「依然像個空殼困在自己的心裏。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEk9hkOXoW
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgoMih1PM5
「其實我剛剛收到一封信。」沙卡美遞出一封白色信封的信。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQQ4SAT6GX
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe40ZBR8w9C
小娜不明白葛蕾斯和這封信的關聯：「我可以看嗎？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUB4BgZXEj
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDp8ZlrVkv
「看吧。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzwZChiLlZ
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykLUCnS6dD
小娜接過信封拆開信，讀完信後收回信封內。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkgIWB7yMH
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejWcuD2w6s
「因此我要到普利王國幾天，妳可以幫我告訴貝弟弟嗎？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnH0If4mPWW
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlAEUctLYU
普利王國的國王駕崩，沙卡美被邀請去國葬儀式。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDB1t4WGMh
然後按「加至主畫面」