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盡管一切看來相安無事,這個不安的預感仍如同幽魂一般隱隱的纏繞在吉諾身上,尤其是當他踏進皇宮的時候,竟然在一瞬間瞥見站在門口的衛兵露出了短暫的奇特眼神,彷彿是刺客正在觀察暗殺目標的眼神,讓他頓時備感緊張,但是過不了多久,這種莫名的不安就被授勳大典的奏樂聲給淹沒了。450Please respect copyright.PENANAtOYNumh8EI
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「辛苦了!你可是帝國的英雄啊!」皇帝邊說著話,邊把一面閃著耀眼光芒的星形銅質勳章別在他的胸口上。450Please respect copyright.PENANAiKQPy4Mqdj
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除了這面特別吸引眾人目光的勳章之外,接著還有另外兩三面稍微小一號的勳章也出現在他的身上,一個典禮上竟然能同時獲得了三面勳章,打了這麼年的仗這可真是頭一回啊!一股已經沉睡已久的激動感逐漸上昇,險些讓他眼眶泛紅,但是他依舊忍住了,因為身為一位歷經過各種大風大浪的帝國軍人,怎能在這樣榮耀的場合下不爭氣的流淚呢?450Please respect copyright.PENANAKXynJiMclP
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大典過後是一場豐盛的饗宴,此時的天色已經轉黑,一輪皎潔的圓月高高的掛著,酒足飯飽的吉諾跟著皇帝到皇宮裡頭的花園散步。450Please respect copyright.PENANAtm2tP7Hs6A
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看著天邊的月亮,皇帝開口說道:450Please respect copyright.PENANAgF5TmNl0tU
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「上回渾圓的月亮高掛在天上時,我與你剛好正在討論最後的作戰準備,當時我就有一個預感:這小子必定能夠完成這個任務。」450Please respect copyright.PENANAw0DwXrRllK
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「果不其然!下回圓月再度高掛於天邊時,我與你便已經待在皇宮享受勝利的美酒啦!」他把頭轉了過來,看了站在他身後的吉諾一眼。450Please respect copyright.PENANA9KOBXPjd9X
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「我當初果然是沒有看錯人啊! 哈哈哈!」說完話後,皇帝爽朗的笑聲響遍了整座花園。450Please respect copyright.PENANA2jEgECtBor
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「如果不是元帥的提拔…呃…如果不是陛下的提拔,我也無法得到今日的榮耀!」450Please respect copyright.PENANA7lX9ZkgRCY
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王八蛋!這該死的稱呼習慣依舊是改不回來,這真是太失禮了!吉諾內心如此懊惱著。450Please respect copyright.PENANA4E0daeaPJU
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皇帝似乎是沒有注意到這件事情,依舊是自個兒走著,並且說道:450Please respect copyright.PENANAisRvnWbuGS
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「然後…嗯…既然北方的那些老對手們全都已經解決了,那麼我們不得不去好好照會一下那群待在南方的『好朋友們』了。」450Please respect copyright.PENANAJi851mzgcw
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「喔!所以陛下是想…」這番話引起了吉諾的注意。450Please respect copyright.PENANANcaZbn9lKB
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「雖然當初已經跟他們有了初步的協定,但是說穿了這只是為了讓我們能夠暫時無後顧之憂的緩兵之計而已,如今,形勢對我們有利,我想一次把所有的問題全部解決。」吉諾從這段話中明顯聽到了些許的激動和期盼。450Please respect copyright.PENANAlyBWjFMgK1
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接著……450Please respect copyright.PENANA8W6tYlvDdv
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「吉諾!我想讓你擔任都城戍衛司令,統領所有要保護都城的軍隊。」450Please respect copyright.PENANA5INXoNVjU1
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皇帝話才剛說完,吉諾立即答謝道:450Please respect copyright.PENANAuSlNyVRATk
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「感謝殿下賦予我保護都城的重責大任,我一定不會讓任何一個人入侵都城的!」450Please respect copyright.PENANAkX0rVlQ3JE
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「那麼如果我打算讓你當我的繼承人,你看如何?」皇帝繼續問。450Please respect copyright.PENANAqUYa8tXURm
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「對不起,陛下!關於這點我恕難從命。我只是一個懂的帶兵打仗的粗人,統治百姓這種事情我可是想都不敢想。」吉諾趕緊回絕皇帝的提議。450Please respect copyright.PENANAHQIBG2FfTT
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皇帝大笑一聲,繼續說。450Please respect copyright.PENANAtRNJbw3c6K
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「另外我打算要成立一個『南方剿匪司令部』來主持未來的戰事,裏頭將會有三個軍的兵力,我都已經挑選好了,各個都是內戰中身經百戰的狠角色。現在就等一個英明的司令官來領導他們了。」他的眼神看起來十分的堅定,似乎是心中早有定見。450Please respect copyright.PENANAV7WtBnMVVy
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「陛下!這南方剿匪司令官一職,我想推薦一個人擔任。」吉諾說道。450Please respect copyright.PENANAKr7bXR94Bn
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「喔!是誰啊?說來聽聽!」皇帝充滿興趣的問。450Please respect copyright.PENANAiHdTIAFACx
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「安德烈‧赫爾,他是我的副官。」450Please respect copyright.PENANAGkjXDAdl3T
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吉諾回答。450Please respect copyright.PENANAmsr7e49AdW
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「你說的是那一位全國最年輕的將軍是吧?他的確是一位值得關注的新秀,但是他從來沒有指揮大型部隊的經驗耶!」450Please respect copyright.PENANAOCFhin9Mi6
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「人都是需要磨練的。他跟在我身邊也已經好一陣子,確實是一位人才。希望元帥可以放心!」450Please respect copyright.PENANA1K8BA7npdS
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「嗯……看在你的推薦之下,我就試看看吧!」450Please respect copyright.PENANAgrJDlQVSuX
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「好好地享受吧!我先離開了。」皇帝先行離開花園了。450Please respect copyright.PENANAQpO83of1FK
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疑?好像有誰在監視我們?吉諾正也要離開似乎察覺有異,朝四周都看了一下卻都沒發生異狀。450Please respect copyright.PENANALzzz797Shd
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「又是我多心了嗎?」他喃喃道。450Please respect copyright.PENANAjHD9I6Gpwb
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「感覺近期之內會有意想不到的事情會發生……」450Please respect copyright.PENANAqAcYsitABY
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夜深了,吉諾獨自一人回到家中,一打開門,發現有在客廳裡一盞微弱的燈光,一個有著褐色長髮的女人拿著一本閉合的書獨自坐著,看起來似乎是睡著了,然而緩慢且微弱的關門聲依舊讓這位女子有了反應,她睜開惺忪的睡眼,動了動身子,轉過頭來看著門口那位身穿軍禮服的光頭男子一眼,就攤開了書本閱讀。450Please respect copyright.PENANAe8THHyKPag
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「你可回來了!孩子已經睡著了。」450Please respect copyright.PENANAWhuqgcGENd
這女人說道。450Please respect copyright.PENANAfcrtVNftVO
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「那麼,妳呢?時間都已經不早了,怎麼還沒有睡呢?」450Please respect copyright.PENANAGKxiqgUnG6
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「你可別誤會了,大將軍!我只是今晚覺得睡不著,想下來看些書罷了!」450Please respect copyright.PENANAd3k0emzzlF
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她邊翻著書本邊這麼說著,完全沒有瞧那位站在門口的光頭男子一眼。450Please respect copyright.PENANAQCYwi45Esb
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吉諾呆站在門口旁望著她,沒有說出任何一句話。他的心裡其實是明白的,明白過去只要超過了時間自己卻還沒有出現在家門前,她就一定會拿著一本書到客廳裡守候著,不管是冬天還是夏天,又或著是她依舊還在生自己的氣的時候。450Please respect copyright.PENANA6eECdgrJDT
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「莉莉安……」450Please respect copyright.PENANAoYtL9PDeDC
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他走了過去,在椅子後面雙手輕輕環抱著她的頸部,將嘴巴貼近她的右耳,細細地對著她說:450Please respect copyright.PENANAAZwpS45nXG
「對不起!這段時間辛苦妳了,我明白妳一直很希望我能夠早日退役,但是……」450Please respect copyright.PENANAvexQ87ls3m
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「啪!」的一聲,剩下的話還沒完全從喉嚨裡跑出,一陣辛辣的刺痛感從吉諾的臉頰傳到他的腦袋,令他不由得鬆開了雙手並倒退了兩步,看著眼前的女人迅速地從椅子上站起並憤怒的轉身瞪著自己,在搖曳的燈光下,她的眼眶裡似乎還閃爍著淚光。450Please respect copyright.PENANAr3N9LvutFz
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「苦衷!苦衷!你總說一切都是不得已的苦衷!」450Please respect copyright.PENANA8N63Dy6Efy
她對著吉諾大叫,接著又用另一隻手遮住雙眼,癱坐回椅子上,彎下了身子。450Please respect copyright.PENANApBb5mjSJba
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「……你知道嗎?…每當你上去戰場的時候……我就要不斷說服自己……說服自己……你不會在這回戰死在沙場上……」450Please respect copyright.PENANAkOf3rNOHZ1
她說著說著,眼淚已經奪眶而出。450Please respect copyright.PENANAlVjHdMhEvP
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「但是……當你每次平安地從戰場上歸來時……我……我更要不斷地告訴自己……戰場上那位雙手沾滿鮮血的野獸……它才不是我的丈夫!」450Please respect copyright.PENANA111Hjoxf0i
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說到這裡,她手上的書本幾乎已經完全的濕透,早已擋不住從她嘴裡傳出的陣陣哭聲。450Please respect copyright.PENANAHvOzff1XCF
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吉諾從旁邊拉了一張椅子坐到莉莉安的身旁,手放在她哭得顫抖的身體上,輕聲地說。450Please respect copyright.PENANAKIozCmgMxk
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「對不起……莉莉安……這段日子裡……讓妳受到這麼多的折磨……我保證這一切很快就結束了!所有的戰爭都將會消失!以後我的手也不會再有屍體的腥臭味了……到時候,妳跟我和吉賽兒都可以享受永遠的太平日子……我保證!我向你保證!」450Please respect copyright.PENANAM2cx8YWgCP
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看著不斷哭泣的妻子,吉諾的這番話既溫柔又堅定,讓她停止了哭聲,抬起了頭並擦了擦眼淚,對著吉諾展現出了久違的笑容,看著她流的一把鼻涕一把眼淚的笑著,吉諾也跟著笑了。450Please respect copyright.PENANA0bzHIucmFf
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「下星期是吉賽兒的生日,你會早點回來嗎?」450Please respect copyright.PENANAKZzdccCC3q
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「會!絕對會!到時候我們在幫這位小公主辦一場難忘的生日派對吧!」450Please respect copyright.PENANAyAqZ36KyuA
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