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隨後的幾天，我幾乎都待在〈白城〉城堡花園摸熟四周的環境。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvF8Nra3y3
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等到我對這座花園的地形瞭若指掌後，我向王子殿下的貼身女侍——吉莎小姐——借了鏟子和其他工具，並且向她表示我想重整花園的意願。她一言不發就同意我的請求，甚至還派了幾名侍女協助我進行翻土作業。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHYqotQj1d
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0nBCL1way
雖然吉莎小姐講話的口吻總是冷冰冰的，還時常對身旁的人或事物做出尖酸刻薄的評論，但我卻能在許多小地方感覺得到她的細心，就像她替我們準備餐點時所展現出的專注和洞察力一樣。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0R3xUXyXGW
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6meYu3BlRq
某天早上，殿下起床後正好去外頭做野獸人宗教的晨間禮拜，而我則一個人待在房間內對至尊陛下做晨禱。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgm33RMNhC
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbsHlcyCUC
過了一會後，房門被打開的聲音傳入我耳中。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKryth0N9JX
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADaJUwQj4g
框啷！388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKlWtayX1a
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndsN6XM09B
清脆的撞擊聲隨之響起。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡej5sDpLBwm
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR56mWuMFlE
框啷！388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIm7ImAuXZ
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8t4WyYgHhT
我光用聽的就曉得來者的身分。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPp4Fv0Fp3
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndWdrXxywa
「早安，吉莎小姐。」我抬起頭朝聲音來源的方向打招呼。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJNMHONlsG
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwag2ywGBPm
據說吉莎的腰上系著一條皮製腰帶，腰上還掛著兩只小陶杯以及一個銅製壺器，裡頭總是裝著殿下愛喝的飲料。每當她走動一步，掛在腰間上的陶杯就隨之震動，發出叮叮噹噹的清脆聲響。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdrwrczABS
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUM0CQb80sF
「請用早點，海倫娜閣下。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5IkvjKqAu
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvTbgkti1E
吉莎缺乏抑揚頓挫的嗓音自我面前響起，隨即傳來的則是陶碗與陶盤擺在地面時發出的清脆聲響。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLtthcYn4q
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7DlHDLKYn
「不好意思，吉莎小姐。」我對她說：「我就不享用餐點了。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJauLLCGvqs
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqW6JWYO48k
「喔，這又跟人類的宗教有關了？聽說叫做暴食罪啥的......除了病人或勞動階級之外，普通人不應該吃早餐。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwaH2h5qHY
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXBornzf85
「妳言重了。我們修女在隱修院內時常得做體力活，所以起床晨禱後會吃點東西果腹。出於宗教因素而禁用早餐一事其實是誤傳，最近也越來越多人習慣在早上吃東西了。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1Z4V1tr0l
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFlSBfyef2
「可是奧絲雅閣下一開始很反對吃早餐，當初是我和殿下好說歹說她才接受的。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnocDDOVA5H
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLvqX2PTKi
「她原本就是一名貴族，而且還是來自非常傳統保守的貴族家庭，因此不吃早餐相當符合她的身分地位。」我向吉莎解釋：「但您這裡提供的恐怕皆是宮廷料理，我身為至修女不該食用那麼精緻奢華的食物。我吃我自己帶來的麵包就好。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICvXcIjE1G
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdXqL3zEcA
「請放心，我特別為海倫娜閣下準備了符合您原本『身分地位』的食物。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqm6JboVCsZ
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFsrhqgk7H
「咦？這話的意思是——」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4AkbjoZKT
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJvxwck5Ay
「您品嚐一口便知，直接用手取食即可。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUH53Yc9TU
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzqZkhBF7c
我伸出手，摸到一種薄如聖體餅的扁形麵包，放進嘴裡咀嚼時平淡無味，適度軟嫩的餅皮卻不會乾硬得難以下嚥。吉莎還同時準備了添加奶酪和酸奶飲料，替這道菜增添一點風味。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSioFLS3Z3g
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHYJMKD9fo
「請問還合您的胃口嗎，海倫娜閣下？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCJUwHw3A8
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgXySuWLeT
「非常美味。」我誠實以對，「這餅的味道樸素得宛如黑麥麵包，卻又帶有一股異國風情。我從未吃過這種東西。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBGnk9POGk
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cVUu1wgRx
「這是獸族常吃的一種家常餅，通常他們會佐以肉湯汁、鷹嘴豆泥或芝麻醬等配料搭配著吃。獨自食用的話它的口感稍嫌單調，不過正好符合您的需求。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz40Se08MHI
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8YZdiXGoi
「是的，我想這種食物應該不會......違背赤足修院的教義。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zBIWPNpir
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtJ10wrfMD
「我當然也會準備您過去在修道院吃的麵包或蔬果，午餐或晚餐則提供清淡的白米粥或肉粥配青菜沙拉。但我勸您最好開始習慣獸族的飲食習慣，畢竟您現在有一半的身分是殿下的母獅。請您別忘記這一點。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqt3zFnEq9
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzNCpVcG75
「我知道了，謝謝妳這麼費心。」我深深地點頭致意，說：「想必王子殿下待人時展現出來的細心之舉，鐵定是從吉莎小姐那耳濡目染學來的。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0pDAUPPnm
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOtnTdPA8C
「哼，如果您這麼當面稱讚王子殿下，那孩子會得意忘形起來，尾巴啪噠啪噠地甩來甩去。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxw4L18ibt
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlR7EFkHVY
嗯？我記得奧絲雅也說過同樣的話。我暗暗心想著，獅子尾巴有那麼惹人注目嗎？真讓人好奇。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprQabjhrQl
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlu1ByDNo96
「總之，我就不打擾您用餐。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gA8wd736l
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KfWCnjV9L
語畢，陶杯之間的撞擊聲再度響起。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqN6JVTOYZi
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73JgxOOzqK
這次它是逐漸離我遠去，代表吉莎正要離開房間。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKpsaQzmvM
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsnksGVj7U
「對了，吉莎小姐。」我出聲叫住她。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunazmmOZzy
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgqYso4Fr1
「請問有什麼吩咐嗎？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA853AbMyey
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX96sCchEa
「這麼問或許有些唐突——」我猶豫了幾秒，接著才開口問道：「您有什麼希望得到或期望的事物嗎？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73dK3BbBUr
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzpa40IgEh
「假如殿下順利成為獸族帝國的皇帝，我就感到謝天謝地了。」她立刻回答我。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIDx0bi6mx
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgOnMdeeSb
「有沒有更加私人一點的東西呢？」我再問。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiubjXyjPF5
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSgcAeq6xW
「假如殿下的行為更可靠一點，我就不會這麼累了。」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNJHzeDpzi
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpvlaxz0wi
吉莎的期望之物感覺跟殿下有所關聯，看來她真的很在乎對方！388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPwKLBm02S
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3E5M7Qt3g
「真要說的話......孩子......吧？」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7D0JWHU70
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls8dENjY1B
沉默了一會兒，吉莎才以淡淡的口吻低語。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5G6vdcwtH
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KAKwxUxQB
聽見這個回答，我不由地露出微笑。看來她就跟其他普通女孩子一樣，渴望著美滿的家庭人生。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQBxlyUeZm
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkwnKwn77t
緊接著，兩只陶杯輕碰彼此的聲音重新迴盪起來，吉莎卻仍在喃喃自語著，不過我幾乎快聽不見她模糊的聲音了。388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFF2BS0TAe
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGjYSoEx9H
所以——388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1ABQ6Gest
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmkZuDkGzO
「假如妳和奧絲雅能懷上王子殿下的孩子，也許能讓他更成熟一點。呵呵呵......」388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrLd02mOwE
388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DDq9w2rI1
所以，這句意義不明話我大概是聽錯了吧？
然後按「加至主畫面」