翌日早晨,大葆士帶上行囊準備前往隆琴基地時,突然收到殿長的緊急通知!123Please respect copyright.PENANArz6UFQjk2T
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大葆士匆忙來到位於主殿的殿長辦公室。默儲殿長穿著簡易軍裝等著他。看樣子也是臨時收到消息,急忙換裝來到辦公室等候。123Please respect copyright.PENANAVYfO6VOkAa
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「默儲殿長好!」大葆士行禮,默儲殿長回禮的同時禁不住地打了個呵欠,大葆士見狀瞇眼。123Please respect copyright.PENANAd13qTq1Ksw
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「殿長,發生什麼事了?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAWpwbeQfZyD
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「嗯……我還想讓你告訴我。」默儲殿長坐到沙發上。他微抬下巴示意大葆士坐到對面。123Please respect copyright.PENANASjMbr2zC9s
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大葆士照做,默儲殿長全程盯著他不說話。123Please respect copyright.PENANAqs9qiCeLqk
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「殿長,我不清楚該告訴您什麼。」大葆士皺眉,默儲殿長用食指撐起左臉的太陽穴。123Please respect copyright.PENANA6uV5nUczDI
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「這麼說吧,你昨天跟米洛與王室成員們私下聚會,這其實是要事先知會我的。」默儲殿長調整機械右眼焦距,好讓他更能看清楚大葆士。123Please respect copyright.PENANABS5EKrB3HE
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「抱歉殿長,我不曉得必須跟您知會!」大葆士抿嘴:「昨晚我完全不知道王室會一同前來。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAYH1RB1rjFw
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「哼,潔珥也有去吧?米洛藉故帶你去放鬆,實際上是要私會亞莎侯爵之女。」默儲殿長不以為然:「他們的關係遲早會公開,屆時機擬員的防守區域會迎來大變動。你應該懂我的意思。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAw5JxzVEZYi
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「米洛是盡責且強大的機擬員,我相信他不管到哪都會做好他的工作。」大葆士道。123Please respect copyright.PENANA0vOyR5lvFQ
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「是啊。」默儲殿長露出意味深長的微笑:「大葆士,你有成家的打算嗎?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAgze44wSOfi
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「……沒有這個打算。」大葆士看著默儲殿長:「我應該要有嗎?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAznz9SHBJH8
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「以一位慈祥老爺爺的看法,我希望你兒孫滿堂。」默儲殿長眨動機械假眼,發出「喀嚓」聲:「然而,若是以一位鐵血上司的立場,我希望你永遠都不要成家。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA6xORFhoQYL
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「我會以您衷情的角色做出選擇。」大葆士道,默儲殿長嘴角勾起。123Please respect copyright.PENANArvfPkxgUEQ
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「你跟巴特夫很像。你倆是我唯二會相信,做出的判斷或決定必定是對人類有益的。」默儲殿長拿起茶壺倒茶:「所以我相信你能處理接下來的情況。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAkpCNCUKE5I
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「什麼情況?」大葆士接過殿長倒給他的紅茶。123Please respect copyright.PENANAPI2M7B3w3k
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「威卡漢大王子讓你待會到柏金漢宮一趟,他有事情必須當面跟你說。」殿長凝視大葆士,後者停頓兩秒後,舉杯輕啜紅茶。123Please respect copyright.PENANA7KuLNM5njn
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「大王子殿下有說原因嗎?」大葆士放下茶杯,默儲殿長瞇眼。123Please respect copyright.PENANAurgj7XHVA8
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「他希望你自己去聽原因。」默儲殿長雙手交疊放在膝蓋上:「我聽說昨晚你跟希文發生了一些事,很有可能這就是原因。」 123Please respect copyright.PENANAE07AGCsaMZ
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「我以為已經解決了。」大葆士蹙眉:「並不是什麼大事。如果是希望我給一句回覆,那麼便是『好的,我原諒她,但是不會發展下去。』」123Please respect copyright.PENANAR6yFuNUFBq
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「你是要我直接拿你這句話,當作給大王子的交代?」默儲殿長笑了:「我可不是你的傳話筒,大葆士。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAxGNSdxLdMJ
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「我認為現在有比去皇宮更加優先的事。」大葆士嚴肅地看著默儲殿長:「文蔻上尉已經在『隆琴基地』待了兩個月。為了讓她更快熟悉其他基地的情況,我現在就要啟程前往交接。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAWBJbPRl6q5
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「是什麼讓你認為大王子的命令不該優先?」默儲殿長聞言沉下臉:「儘管王室是布列斯托的名義領導人,但她們代表著布列斯托,是僅次『歡鴿』的象徵。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAYTujIafzDP
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「蟲洞出現不過百年,你就要否定王室千年以來的存在?布列斯托若想挺過這場異獸浩劫,永存世上,不能只仰賴軍隊奮戰,而是必須結合布列斯托一切具有意義的力量,戰鬥到底!」123Please respect copyright.PENANAOPBeMeYXrU
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大葆士沉默不語,默儲殿長喝了口茶。123Please respect copyright.PENANAljkjNZgG6B
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「只要是跟王室有關的任何事,都必須謹慎應對。」默儲殿長放下茶杯:「你要處理好。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA1NFNAgns9F
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「我明白了。」大葆士站起身,向默儲殿長行禮:「我會盡快解決這件事,繼續執行任務。」123Please respect copyright.PENANApEVdQN80yT
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「『隆琴基地』讓洋煦交接,你接下來到『雷鳴航母』協助伍斯樂進行升級兩星期,去吧。」默儲殿長道,大葆士領命後離開。123Please respect copyright.PENANAphGaplg7RY
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(柏金漢宮──主殿)123Please respect copyright.PENANAlPcQsD2jVF
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大葆士在主殿迴廊上等了一段時間。眼見大門緊閉,前往通知的門衛遲遲不見人影,大葆士一度有掉頭離開的打算。123Please respect copyright.PENANAw77PZEiRjz
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正當他準備轉動腳踝離開時,大門開了。123Please respect copyright.PENANASItGkaa5ZS
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「請進,攻無不克的荊心騎士大人!」站在門邊的門衛大聲宣唱大葆士的名號和來到。123Please respect copyright.PENANAks5vftJ1Aw
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大葆士踏入大殿。身著一襲剪裁合身的高雅西裝,體態強健結實的威卡漢大王子就站在台上的王椅旁,一路看著大葆士在階前單膝下跪。123Please respect copyright.PENANA5rLVKuLETl
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「起來吧。」威卡漢露出淺笑,大葆士站起身。123Please respect copyright.PENANAMhzrlyKxmf
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「我已經請人備好早餐了,我們到側殿那邊吧。」大王子道:「抱歉讓你等了一下,畢竟你跟照片的樣子完全不一樣,警衛那邊花了不少時間確認。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA4UMYYVvgno
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「沒關係的,殿下。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA3RscZXT31m
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大葆士同威卡漢大王子來到王室用餐的側殿。只見長桌上擺滿豐盛佳餚,甚至有一大籃的精緻漢堡!123Please respect copyright.PENANAPI9NzBFisj
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大葆士盯著用料高級的御廚漢堡,視線無法離開。123Please respect copyright.PENANAB0DEtFBfsz
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「我聽說你非常喜歡吃漢堡,所以請廚師特製一些。」大王子笑道:「儘管吃吧,好吃的話我再請廚師做給你。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAgUHJgh56yB
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「謝謝殿下,這些漢堡非常漂亮!」大葆士捨不得挪開視線,威卡漢大王子見狀微笑。123Please respect copyright.PENANAa5vQkq89j2
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「是這樣的,少校。自從騎士受封大典過後,小女艾雀時不時對我提起你,她認為你是一位很獨特出眾的男士。」威卡漢大王子收起笑容。123Please respect copyright.PENANA7ayc43F1BU
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「非常謝謝艾雀殿下的讚美。」大葆士夾了五個漢堡到盤中。123Please respect copyright.PENANAXOrbWy22am
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「同時間,溫莎大公也面臨跟我一樣的情況;他的寶貝愛女希文也不停向他詢問關於你的事。」威卡漢大王子看著大葆士,後者停了一下,然後又若無其事的夾漢堡。123Please respect copyright.PENANANSngZm7JYE
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「依舊非常謝謝兩位公主的讚美。」大葆士道:「軍中還有很多比我更加傑出優秀的前輩,公主若有機會認識,相信能交到更多更棒的朋友。」123Please respect copyright.PENANA1pWmfVM1CM
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「少校你太謙虛了,機擬員不是誰都可以認識的。」威卡漢大王子道:「還是說,少校認為艾雀並非是適合結交的對象?」他話鋒一轉問道,大葆士挑眉。123Please respect copyright.PENANAHUYgKfMMZz
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「艾雀殿下聰明和善,是全體國民公認的文雅公主。殿下顯然多慮了。」大葆士笑道,威卡漢吃起刀叉上的肉塊。123Please respect copyright.PENANAwA0hUD48BM
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「艾雀雖然是我最小的孩子,但是她很有主見,很多事都可以自己打點好,我完全不擔心她往後的人生規劃。」吞下肉塊後,威卡漢道:「她曾交過三名男友,也因此出版三本書。我很怕她會出版一整櫃的書,幸好沒有。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAdzCsBg8XBT
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「那三名男孩都是她年紀尚輕,對感情還沒有一定認知時結交的。而艾雀也在這三段戀情中汲取經驗成長。」威卡漢正色道:「現在她已經成年了,感情對她來說不再是兒戲,而是終身大事。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAQQteR4vH4f
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「……」大葆士放下刀叉,抬頭看著大王子。123Please respect copyright.PENANAMQQsFSDvXx
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「我稍微看了你的資料,你父親是防護員,官拜上尉,逝世後由祖父母扶養長大。」大王子道:「祖父是蘭基宅邸聘雇的園丁,祖母則是聘僱廚師。你們一家跟蘭基家族雖是主僕關係,但你跟麥考夫 ‧ 蘭基的獨子巴特夫非常要好,會以兄弟相稱。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAjPUSsojAnK
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「是的。」大葆士點頭。123Please respect copyright.PENANATvEEjnxihq
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「然而你在 11 歲時先後失去祖父母。由於生母在你 2 歲時簽訂放棄扶養權,所以你之後被安排到我國的『失親孩童收留中心』,在那裡生活。」123Please respect copyright.PENANALbzQ95iqPT
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大葆士點頭不語。 123Please respect copyright.PENANAOYWsCRCK13
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「你沒有接受正規教育,跟巴特夫一樣在家自學。團體化訓練和與同儕建立關係都從巴特夫身上學習。」大王子道:「但是因為你非常聰明,所以不管學什麼都上手,也能融會貫通並加以延伸應用。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAnqfGokzWgL
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「這都要感謝蘭基家的照顧,蘭基夫人視我如同兒子,提供很多資源讓我學習。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAQpufAkKXTc
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「是的,你們都是年輕有為的傑出軍官,是布列斯托引以為傲的牆壁。」大王子認同:「不過有件事讓我好奇,你十歲那年跟祖父離開蘭星莊園獨自在外居住。據我所知,你們似乎是搬到歡鴿城人口較為複雜的地帶。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAaUPnBO2D3f
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「可以請問你那段時間是過著什麼樣的生活?」威卡漢大王子盯著大葆士,眼睛眨也不眨。123Please respect copyright.PENANAVoBTuOvOWV
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「……祖父因為沒有辦法走出失去祖母的陰霾,所以整日酗酒。」大葆士同樣一動也不動地看著大王子:「我無法再從祖父那裡獲得親情,在他眼裡我只是一副沒有意義的肉塊。我們雖然住在同一屋簷下,但生活完全沒有交集。」123Please respect copyright.PENANAKqajNoFTLQ
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「這其中必定有什麼誤會,才導致你們的關係變質吧?」威卡漢大王子皺眉:「你願意跟我說明嗎?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAGAvnpjVThz
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「沒有誤會,確實是因為我犯錯才導致關係惡化。」大葆士輕搖頭,表情柔和起來:「能請問殿下為何問起我的背景?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAexq4d2SoW7
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「身為一位愛私下替女兒操心的管事父親,我想知道艾雀心儀對象的任何事情。」威卡漢大王子眼角勾起。123Please respect copyright.PENANAbHpiitEPDn
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「溫頓少校,你對小女艾雀有什麼想法?」123Please respect copyright.PENANAcafFMb3YHZ
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