威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfoOm0weVK
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——為什麼？550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXs5XUvU8b
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事實上，這不只是因為威廉看到妹妹的身上出現奇怪鱗片的關係，所以他才擺出吃驚模樣。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtasp0PZxp
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUafniZajN
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t863prrP3
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這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqoWnSJuHB
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「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABNJnwKZ39
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「……」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5W64gbV7D
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威廉一直到左臉頰貼地的這一刻，才回過神，察覺自己大概是被士兵打了。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9oSs2nnF4
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfIV4s4FLw
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「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZhEmOwTHg
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「可、可惡……」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZFu31aXTu
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「哈？說什麼東西？」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlNir6Rc4n
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rfQeiizeQ
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趴在地上、宛如一頭被強迫馴化的生物，威廉已經看不見母親了，然而這並不是因為其他兩名士兵已經享用完畢，也不是因為威廉現在的視線角度看不到母親。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1e8FweGdA
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOTPlz53tT
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而是因為威廉流眼淚的關係，視線模糊到看不清楚眼前的景況。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfd05FiuzW
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士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD7JlcnBNA
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就在此刻——550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OTKHe9JRg
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKs6cr1CmyT
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那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2stvLHfiJ
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威廉見狀後，先是皺眉，畢竟不曉得發生了什麼，但他感覺到自己身後有一股熱能，於是轉頭查看，然後瞪大雙眼。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkx6abN7Wwm
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威廉看見了！他看見妹妹全身發出紅光，而這紅光內部，好像有一顆光球，位於妹妹的心臟附近，接下來該光球散出一束光芒，打向那名跌倒的士兵。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nWWpADkp5
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「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTk90n2kuC
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威廉看見光束打向那名士兵後，該士兵大聲喊叫，接著就化成火焰變成灰燼。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDO98QmuOR
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——怎麼回事？550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEN7qtqjUW
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——不、不對。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTcvogBLdJ
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威廉趁這空檔，其他兩名士兵都看傻眼、沒來制止的空檔，抱起妹妹、緩緩嘗試站起身子。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiRWsShnrl
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身體上的疼痛，和無法拯救母親的傷痛，如同腐蝕性液體淋在身上一般，令威廉差點站不起來、身子重心不穩搖搖晃晃。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNQ6rJ7auD
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sypxqzUYI
——不管到底是怎樣，是那個藥水也好、妹妹本來的力量也罷，那都不重要。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4UsOx0mMr
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——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0YMUP7l6N
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然而，威廉依舊起身。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb89kGUZpT
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoH1VTnpMWl
他懷中的妹妹，好像是在對他笑的樣子，威廉用眼角餘光發現此事，這讓他心情變得好一些。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0KHxxHw4N
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他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3qvjgHJJF
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「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXu6Dcx5hUO
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「你要幹什麼？」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuro3LGPKg8
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「喂！」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0SEa4Ymqu
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士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoUvISCQAL
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvGedmyejI
喊完聲後，威廉拍打翅膀飛起，砰一聲撞破自家屋頂，來到天空中。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvCdLkGqdc
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——雖然長老跟爸爸有說過，不要隨便用這招不然會傷到人，但現在也顧不了這麼多了。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54PEelT0Ti
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飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGoRDrEPLP
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「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZy3AcWIV6
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因為母親被殺害又被羞辱，自己還差點掛掉，這份滿滿的傷感、憎恨與不甘心，威廉打算將其全部發洩出來。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF0ozM9PzN
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威廉這時身上的藍色光芒，已經耀眼到連他自己都必須閉上眼睛。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZzzRas2CN
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「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4x8NoKpwf
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「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnd1sh29E8i
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威廉選擇衝破屋頂、來到自由的天空，發洩情緒，是兩個原因中的其中之一。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyJnBfwUeC
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「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejebqzpALr
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「舊的不去、新的不來……」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9oVlvLABK
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威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRSKfEpGJX
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「斷罪之火、滅世之燄，始祖的力量在此，為我燃盡無數邪惡百鬼。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQG8aA2yZG
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「龍舌吐息——！」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGKETids6r
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咒語結束後，威廉吐出巨大火焰，將自己與母親住的房子給燒毀。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4XYddMj0b
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火焰吐出的那一刻，威廉的肚子消下去，彷彿所有傷感、憎恨與不甘心都慢慢消除似的。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrK89nQGeO6
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYTOJNIWQr
不只如此，他還在天空中俯視，發現這一地段的房子都殘破不堪，好像都被搶劫了一樣。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqxVjmO9Dv
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威廉把他的火焰轉向那些房子，一口氣，就使這一帶都化為一座火海。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAusCWWdKpH
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然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNTqTjSijg
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對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pQfNwuGHl
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畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl5Ly0URIj
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「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahE4666Mxh
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「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9bsdzw8X7
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底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyKOKNxWXj
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也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4Heq74fxm
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他們沒有直接說出口，也許是因為沒有從威廉此刻的模樣馬上聯想到。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHKSziN5OK
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡel2MuhXQxu
威廉此刻的模樣，已經不是正統龍族的樣子，而是有著邪龍的鱗片、龍族的鱗片，以及人類的皮膚。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlxncFDeIY
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ycx2Y6X47
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwkKvBQlN3
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「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoELBRGRfxg
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「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXYZvP6hsy
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於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv14OTj4qtG
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「以我現在的力量，還沒有辦法打倒你們，但是總有一天我會回來找你們。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBMjRg7ZhP
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在那之前，給我洗乾淨脖子等著——威廉沒有把這句話完整說出來。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOahTE7nW6a
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeDhTvHrA4
那是因為，士兵在他說到「在那之前」這個詞的時候，就打斷威廉說話。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6LVSNL6mb
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「滾下來啦，可惡！」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8O2pcBRHzp
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咻——550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7zxnoVLuU
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一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitRs0DObaI
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然後威廉繼續說：550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpHnSLdT9o
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「你們邪龍族殺害我的母親，我是絕對不會忘記的，這裡不會再有人類受到你們羞辱，因為都已經沒有了。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOqnWB8UYv
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「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuMwnGM1rt
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「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uUHjq6ZrY
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咻——550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwCpHg1weA
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這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoPSJoNfDK
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「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUrW74SAXq
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgf2jZcdpi
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMHi5lO0MO
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「好、好，我們認輸好嗎？你好像很強的樣子，乾脆就加入我們邪龍怎麼樣？」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgFksLlQMd
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「別笑掉別人大牙了！」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nwlVtEUBr
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威廉此語，令士兵愣住。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHUGtcQ4wa
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不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFozml6g1R
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOQczphAKk
「我是誰？我不是以天空為傲的龍族，也不是以地面自居的邪龍，當然也不可能是人類。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQ8v7wPdX6
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「「……」」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuF7EbCg0B
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我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjgZh0cP3m
550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQm7a2NXd5
在威廉說出口的那瞬間，他感覺到體內突然有一股刺痛感，但不像是肌肉損傷，可能是內臟出問題。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydaH2ZA587
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因為這樣，威廉判斷不宜久留，所以就飛離此地。

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離開該處後，威廉在深山中的某座洞窟睡了一夜，等到他醒過來已經是可以看得見日出之時。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSvb4MtFtV
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威廉昨晚本想吐出藍色的火，但後來卻不知為何，吐出的卻是偏橘黃色的烈焰——這個想法是在威廉瞥見陽光的時候回憶起來的。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSBMNsrkbN
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgx4XbkBN9L
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襁褓看上去像是白色的雲，緊緊環抱裡頭的嬰孩。可能是因為如此，威廉才鬆了口氣。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ytsCqMj1F
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——還好昨天晚上的魔法沒有傷到妹妹。

雖然如此，但威廉知道妹妹跟自己身上的鱗片其實沒有那麼容易消除這個事實，已經是他們長大之後了。

多年後，當威廉.康斯坦丁再度面臨家人臨死危機之時，他腦海中都會浮現這段小時候的回憶，然而其實他最想要忘掉的，也是這段記憶。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZoEWWDCbR
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyXEyLPFQM
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威廉依然遵循多年前的自己，於那座洞窟面向朝陽的那一刻，與妹妹定下的承諾。無論過了多久、無論遭遇什麼天大挫折，他都相信著自己能夠辦到，只要和妹妹一起。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfw19Ah0ce
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宛如嘲笑臉孔的月亮，已經下降到地平線以下，上來的是溫暖的陽光，與一旁襯托的白色雲朵。550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dNrZ1IHnI
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「為了讓妳變回原來的樣子，我要變強，找到讓妳變回來的方法。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdC9hNdNRZ9
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBIwsSLpkV
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《第一章 結束》550Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJ4IEwxSNj