威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvM2beql0JH
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——為什麼？554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx57Kxk4AWa
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfr4EYV80i
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60Lu6KOl5x
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bFG0A6t14
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEaM34lUpF
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「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdz4dSHNOA
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「……」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAPEkXCFMM
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtiT3vnTPL
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VnclaQ6Ym
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「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQTjXP1dNa
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「可、可惡……」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOdfhPB27Q
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「哈？說什麼東西？」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EhvAnJux4
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VVHleHw9u
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7ZJ8l3kd6
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraqLxrGUx3
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvrvP5fuOq
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXRFXOOo5h
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就在此刻——554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPu0IQVklj
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVevE0dR5L
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那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNxVt7oAaG
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpN527p5z2
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX60W8CNYt5
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「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0ysN3Ewzf
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSW3m1ZwAe
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——怎麼回事？554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPLndzqJmH
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——不、不對。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTyP17PySE
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWBN9B7voW
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hs8KHF6FR
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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cwGAwlOrv
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloWUAjEaIe
——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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9umldlzsXV
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw28EBgcLFF
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjoqxPapXM
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然而，威廉依舊起身。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBougYpBSuf
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfCbER1Wym
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCEsEcayTZ
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「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1LOKsC5HM
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「你要幹什麼？」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIolfzYt5P
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「喂！」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILyZB4ihYb
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP50cOEB6kk
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ265NkmEzUi
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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQeJQ8TDGg
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNPsef6i2E
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飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpaKN4izPV
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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……」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGVPFBUO8f
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iVQeEpKD4
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBS5kozC3Z
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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……」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqhkIkEMKY
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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。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTW4PzhRqU
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqDidYF4mZ
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「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukGVTM3zGA
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「舊的不去、新的不來……」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaiaiCg2Im
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威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XrTtQXR6i
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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。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyR1ENdJfH
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「龍舌吐息——！」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebXZ1I2nXf
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYyOfXwIsq
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dYeBsUqYk
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡai9fseaZah
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwzP25hTHG
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38P8fi0Sl1
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對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSioxCCsGeO
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畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJXvo7qkcq
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「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwAhgHSSjK
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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！」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqu4arLXDN
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底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY39oRVKAo
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHJrXCwMTm
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7KP719MLL
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01FOorJIRi
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「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fdtRTbKWr
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「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDw4fyq4QYr
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF5xr4Xt2v
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLYMH5fs9L
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於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9xLcwKH8S
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8AwdJcYor
「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。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJy4tNnz9oR
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlApjPqAcI
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs54xQqsxk6
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「滾下來啦，可惡！」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvJA53JCpr
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咻——554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Mz1AilB6e
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一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKFlkwoYcj
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然後威廉繼續說：554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewJyGmZagx
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWK0OL1FZBQ
「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。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbJMURDxa7
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「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7w1G2GdZI6
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「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQ9VKURvgS
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咻——554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzo60RQKkVe
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這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpFiBY75Y7
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「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckXWdn0g5L
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaH6eGMBYp
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56nUJpYDCe
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1mEZhjxux
「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？」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKl5CIER7t
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「別笑掉別人大牙了！」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZN6TK5ARj
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威廉此語，令士兵愣住。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nJ9EmfHSz
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不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcltYigwQOh
554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWT9EbTlqw
「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。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKQn1Rh1Wf
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「「……」」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCYyELj6Kd
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我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6s0YEzQUm
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHurldlp60
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxb2u91eQ3K
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGV8OvFlc9B
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yKMQwPmM5
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZP71tbTfb
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAVj5zXluO
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxPkkstjam
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdMVBhfzZ4
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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。554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDmE1ZAzMe
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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。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5baoWDf28
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPdH29JcvH
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《第一章 結束》554Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCjcTrLfk2