＊＊＊回憶開始＊＊＊125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Z3GJskZX1
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烏爾莉卡卡剛抵達阿爾及爾後的第一個想法，同時也是最強烈的想法：125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8khvnmnF21
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「好熱！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WSj6LqAuF
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與長年處於寒冬或涼爽氣溫的家鄉不一樣，這個地方熱得叫人感到不可思議，幾乎要讓人懷疑掛在頭頂上的是不是同一顆太陽。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cRY3A11Qq
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明明已經邁入九月了(烏爾莉卡自己大略計算的)，氣溫依然超過三十多度(這也是烏爾莉卡自己猜的)。即使是身處於海港碼頭，她卻絲毫感受不到半點涼涼的海風。刺眼的陽光毒辣得讓她無力招架，讓人不知該如何渡過接下來的日子。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPDuHWftKM
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當烏爾莉卡和其他俘虜被趕上岸的時候，現場馬上被一大堆興致勃勃的群眾包圍住。他們人數之多，就連她也數清圍觀者的人數。由於太陽帶來的炙熱，這裡的男人和女人(包括野獸人)幾乎都穿得很少。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9022rkZKO
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群眾裡頭有野獸人，也有人類，但並不是為了對俘虜表達輕視或同情而來，單純是出於純粹的好奇心，就像是欣賞稀有動物一樣。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Yr6radNIQ
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「這些人類的皮膚好白喔。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOtZK2ZmFn
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「是啊，比其他地區的人類更白！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zLdU3AAac
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「就連髮色也幾乎都是淡淡的耶......啊，那邊有個銀頭髮的女人！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThIpaAlhw2
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「她旁邊還有個銀髮的小女孩嘞，想必是她的女兒吧？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXpwqcbVO5
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「如果能把這對母女買下作為小妾，鐵定能好好享受一番。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3e8sigecGp
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「你少做夢啦！這種一看就知道是極為珍貴的商品。假如沒被船長或咱們市長給挑掉，到時候在奴隸市場上一定賣得超貴。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIhkHtP0YD
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烏爾莉卡聽見周遭傳來各種各樣的談笑聲，她雖然聽不懂但也曉得不是什麼令人愉快的話題。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19PKjZq5Oy
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「母親......我好害怕.....」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViU8duFppF
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烏爾莉卡感覺到莎薇靠在自己身邊，因此她回握住女兒的小手。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLojorUDdYg
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「我絕對不會放開妳的。」烏爾莉卡安撫著女兒。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTSafn49FO
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她的視線越過黑壓壓的人群，城市的容貌隨即映入眼簾。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4PNN2plxh
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它是由石灰岩石堆起的白色城市，沿著山坡建造成而。它在靠近山頂的上端非常狹窄，越靠近海邊的區域則非常長、非常寬。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLcWxRuyUU
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然而，這座外表呈純白色的城市，帶給烏爾莉卡的卻是充滿黑暗的未來。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW5qsFn1do
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「這就是我未來居住的地方嗎？」她喃喃自語：「還是說，我會被賣到更內陸的地方，永遠也見不到大海呢？連隔海眺望自己故鄉這件事都做不到......」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYsJXkdXB3
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正當她心亂如麻之際，隊伍前方忽然傳來不小的騷動，另外還有海盜喝斥俘虜的聲音。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9jNObfAwJ
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有別於剛才的炎熱，一股冰冷的寒意爬上烏爾莉卡的背脊，又像是心臟被一隻冰冷的手給握住……不祥的預感，迅速地在她的心頭內擴散開來。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmIk7Q4FDf
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「所有男人往這邊走，女人則到那一邊去！小孩也是，把小孩從父母身邊拉開來全部送去別地方！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBmgE6Y2d6
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果不其然，她驚覺到海盜正在將他們捕獲來的戰利品分門別類：男人、女人，以及超過五歲的孩童全都各自分為一個隊伍；父母與孩子硬生生地被拆散開來。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkSp9zYlFf
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「母親！母親！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2tFwZnzPY
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突然間，一名人類海盜硬是把莎薇從烏爾莉卡手中拉開。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeEzYqpIgp
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「你做什麼？快放手！」烏爾莉卡想都沒想就衝上前，當場拍開對方的手臂。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ96hcZC9RK
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「誰都別想碰我女兒。」她低吼道。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLMbD1WcmO
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「臭女人，妳找死啊！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjd0OQpeTI
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這名人類海盜朝著烏爾莉卡的臉頰揮出一巴掌——那是毫無創意、毫無技巧的一擊。他大概以為烏爾莉卡會樣過去他遇過的女人一樣，站在原地呆呆地驚恐尖叫，然後被他打得中昏過去，或許再補給腳以防外一。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr45PeucoWz
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他錯了。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvyvyIz5MT
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更精準地說，烏爾莉卡確實是個女性，這一點無庸置疑。但是，她卻沒有像小女生般大哭、尖叫，呼天搶地——不，她只是輕輕的、輕描淡寫地側身躲開了空洞的攻勢。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bvoHLozAU
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下一秒，烏爾莉卡回以對方一記正拳，拳頭狠狠砸在人類海盜的正臉，當場把他的鼻梁給打歪。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlinIQBBvTy
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當他飛出去與人群撞在一起的同時，從鼻孔飛濺出的鼻血好像還在空中化成一道弧形噴泉，結果現場圍觀的觀眾全都開心鼓掌叫好，歡呼聲熱烈得讓人以為在看什麼好戲。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtq9yEELn6
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不論身在何處，人們似乎總是喜歡看熱鬧；這是烏爾莉卡的心得。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd7E9Pw4XM
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「這婆娘發瘋了嗎？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbg5Qce6qp7
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「快點找人制住她！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmAW67M3In
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「等一等，為什麼這女人這麼厲害嗚啊啊啊啊啊啊噗嗚！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5FOL8nES7p
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一連幾個人類海盜撲上前，但卻被烏爾莉卡接連擺平，不是被擊倒在地上，要不然就是被丟到碼頭下方的海水之中。見到這幅景象，其他俘虜都也紛紛哭喊起來並抱住自己的親朋好友。人類海盜和其他野獸人彎下身子，試著把抱成一團的人類俘虜們拉開，粗暴地抓著他們們的肩膀和手臂。但他們仍緊抱著彼此，彷彿已合為一體。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8ARlMe0WI
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現場頓時陷入一片混亂。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRJ2Al8oiT
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「我絕不會讓你們這群人渣帶走我女兒，絕對不會——咳！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0W1HETnNbQ
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猛地，烏爾莉卡感受背部傳來一記重擊，整個人摔倒在地上。她同時被好幾雙毛茸茸的巨大手掌給壓制住，身子完全動彈不得。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWv8EFAqRvy
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「野獸、可恨的野獸人......」即便烏爾莉卡的技巧再怎麼高明，面對天生的體型差距仍毫無招架之力。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc87gDvd11N
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這時負責管理秩序的守衛也抵達現場。他們手持短棍等器具，猛打俘虜們的肩膀或手背，痛得俘虜不得不鬆手。父母、孩子與親友們再度被連拖帶拉回自己的隊伍，不論怎麼尖叫哭鬧都沒有半點用處，甚至可能換來更嚴厲的毒打。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu40W6q244
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「母親，妳還好吧！」莎薇試著爬到母親身邊。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODXV7TfuPD
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「該死的母女倆害我破相，找死啊妳們！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TOJEgOqy1
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烏爾莉卡抬起頭，赫然看見剛才毆打的那名人類海盜走了過來。他舉起粗壯的木製短棍，準備朝女兒嬌小的身軀狠砸下去。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIGbUVhO0p
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「小心，莎薇！放開我！快點放開我！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwKlc8VwEN
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烏爾莉只能無助地望著棍棒落下。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbGsHrsXyi
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忽然間， 一抹身影及時護住莎薇的身體，替她擋下這一擊。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhtabKHbOt
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「艾......艾塔奇！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJD78GXQnX
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就連烏爾莉卡都不由得喊出對方的名字。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDraWehSMCA
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「拜託不要反抗，烏爾莉卡夫人。」艾塔奇壓低身子，用沙啞的聲音對烏爾莉卡說道：「莎薇不會有事，我保證嗚嗯！我保證她不會有——嗚呃！咳啊！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95W3hr4e7z
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只見人類海盜不停用棍棒猛打艾塔奇的背部，一下、兩下、三下，四下，每次都使勁全力。但是這名鬣狗少年卻絲毫沒有移動的打算，捲曲身子的他抱緊著莎薇，避免銀髮小女孩遭受毒打。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUIHDndhUT
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「夠了！我說夠了！你是想打死自己人不成？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzzkGfaIut
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此時一名野獸人守衛走來，輕易將人類海盜手中的棒子奪走。接著他踢開彷彿已經失去意識，毫無反應的艾塔奇，並叫其他人把莎薇抓入屬於小孩子的隊伍中。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXldkFGKUTu
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「快點把這群新來的俘虜押去監獄關起來，礙事得要命。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM35qZOceBm
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「莎薇！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScRDHHTsSe
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烏爾莉卡朝著莎薇被帶走的身影伸出的手，手指像要抓住空氣似的彎曲，卻又像被無形的牆壁給擋住似地無法移動。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpPd4pWFUu
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「不要走！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYnUK90dtY
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她的脈搏加速，胸口呼吸的起伏越來越大，幾乎快讓他喘不過氣來。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDUd8ETeFJ
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「拜託別帶走她！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFKNmQBIUA
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平時總是表現得自信十足，堅強無比，但此刻烏爾莉卡卻流下淚水。她不自覺地握緊拳頭，感受到指甲崁入肌膚裡的疼痛；那和心中的痛楚相比較起來根本不算什麼。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKD3hfL7Y8V
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宛如掉入深淵般的絕望感，在這瞬間將她的內心給吞噬掉。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9ZzqEwbZB
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「……莎薇……別走啊……」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENDggDkW8k
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無論白天或黑夜，奴隸監獄都是個悲慘的地方。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIKOpEGv3O
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在狹小、潮濕牢房的骯髒環境中，數百名俘虜擠在自己的牢房內。即使入夜了，天氣依舊悶熱無比。許多與烏爾莉卡一樣來自北方的俘虜，全都因不同於家鄉的炎熱溫度而衰弱憔悴、幾近奄奄一息。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTlc1mfan9
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由於烏爾莉卡早先引起的騷動，她被關押在一個空間極小的單人牢房中。她沒辦法躺下，她只能蹲靠在角落，雙手抱著膝蓋、頭埋進雙腿間，像是回到了人類最原始的狀態，想要尋找安全感，可惜她卻無法找到一絲慰藉。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSrmhx4oyI
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「莎薇......」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDnKeyBhtQ
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腦袋中一次又一次浮現出莎薇被帶走的那一幕，烏爾莉卡甚至不曉得能否再度見到女兒。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSNIYk5DNm
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「夫人......烏爾莉卡夫人，妳還醒著嗎？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgyZlzgmj0
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烏爾莉卡微微抬起目光，正好看見鬣狗少年一拐一拐走向她。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4tfBFvKte
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「你......艾塔奇，你怎麼會出現在這？」烏爾莉卡問。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43SamZw2wZ
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「這裡本來就不是什麼戒備森嚴的地方。另外，我也有自己的管道啦。別看我在船上只是個打雜工，其實我小有人脈痛痛痛......好痛啊......」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hfhKR0M1s
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當艾塔奇試著盤腿坐下時，他的身體似乎疼痛不已，就連耳朵和尾巴上的毛髮都根根豎起。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9CDmITad4
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「在白天的時候......你保護了莎薇.......」烏爾莉卡以虛弱的口吻道：「......謝謝。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOigIE7sgy
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「不用客氣啦，那是我應當做的！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcwJFzGXBw
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「莎薇現在在哪裡？難不成她已經被賣掉——」烏爾莉卡語帶哽咽，說不下去。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaailqrT2K
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「請放一百二十個心，夫人！莎薇正被關在您樓下的牢房內，沒有受到任何虐待或傷害。我剛剛已經去察看過她了，還偷偷給塞她一小塊糕點填飽肚子。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBem1sxN79
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「......為什麼？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyckUDiLXH6
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「咦？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUzoUd4ea5
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「為什麼你要這麼做？獸人海盜俘虜了島上幾百個居民，為什麼你偏偏要保護莎薇？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbslg0lLJu
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烏爾莉卡的雙眸直勾勾地盯著艾塔奇，彷彿能看到他的靈魂深處。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tMR1Ny4ep
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「我猜這是自然之母的命運安排吧！」艾塔奇坦率回答。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lUMtp4b7s
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「自然之母？命運？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrnnlWyZbP
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「不瞞您說....我的母親也曾是一名奴隸，所以我很討厭販賣奴隸這種行為。」艾塔奇娓娓說道：「然而，阿爾及爾正是以販奴為主的商業大城。我並不想裝做一副假清高的模樣，但盡量避免和奴隸販子有直接接觸，結果只剩下一些零工能做......這回我誤上賊船，親身參與這場對人類王國的劫掠，對我內心的打擊也很大呀！因此我想為妳們做點什麼......」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6gS1BL0e1
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「可是，你只是個小孩子。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCCdsldQUm
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「夫人說得沒錯，我只是個孩子，對於改變這個體制無能為力。恐怕等到幾天後，妳和妳的女兒就會被送上奴隸市場拍賣。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYscz1t6SR
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艾塔奇頓了一下。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSyej5UoL2
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「所以我想到一個辦法，能夠避免莎薇淪落為奴。只怕夫人會覺得我是個趁人之危的小人......」他低聲說。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcTbqE9F36
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「是什麼辦法？快點告訴我。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnEyHoWoto
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在這個當下，就算叫烏爾莉卡去洗獸人的腳都願意做。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1aQyoigEQ
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「那就是結......結......結婚。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAf6jtXsvA
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講出這話時，艾塔奇略顯害躁。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsoGNMoLp3
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「結婚？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlYBri1Jf3
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「當然，這是在俘虜正式被販賣為奴隸之前的規定。身為獸人的我只要跟人類俘虜結婚，另一半就會成為自由民......」艾塔奇的聲音越來越小。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsB7eW1xSY
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烏爾莉卡聽聞後深吸一口氣：原來如此，這名少年看上了莎薇，還想把她娶進門！125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WRPAk1v05
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「你早就已經有這個打算了吧？打從我和莎薇被俘虜上船開始，甚至是在這之前......呵呵。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugwcWYjL0z
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烏爾莉卡本想苦笑兩聲，卻發覺臉蛋異常僵硬，她用很大的力氣才鬆開胸中那口氣。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3zd2XskwI
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「不、我沒......好吧。老實講，打從第一眼見到的時候，我就完全迷上了。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBWTw2GEiz
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「果然如此。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFI2PFurlUD
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「當我被夫人怒罵『幫助我女兒別讓她成為奴隸』之後，我拚~~~了命地努力思考該怎麼幫忙。我沒有多少錢，無法在拍賣會上標下妳和莎薇兩人。所以我只好想出這種法子......」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVu2tu4rpu
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「唉......」烏爾莉卡深深嘆口氣。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTJuGU5PmP
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烏爾莉卡從未想過將自己的女兒嫁給一頭野獸人，更別說以這種形式了；不過仔細一想，她當初嫁給伯爵丈夫的時候，不也是充滿各方貴族的利益算計嗎？125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcEO9wzpUU
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先不論艾塔奇是否真心愛著女兒，這仍是個避免讓莎薇淪落為奴的大好機會。烏爾莉卡暗暗心想，至於之後會發生什麼樣的事情，都可以晚點再去考慮。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMUgpn3tef
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只見烏爾莉卡沒有反應，艾塔奇繼續說下去：「我已經下定決心了。就算被夫人認為是趁人之危，我也不介意。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xdktv58bi
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這時他從口袋中拿出一張皺巴巴的羊皮紙，上頭寫滿了密密麻麻的文字。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvMowyrmIg
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「這是我們獸族的婚姻契約，稱之為尼卡罕(nikah)。只要夫人在上面簽名，這門婚姻就算成立了。這紙契約具有嚴格法律效益，絕非隨隨便便的文件。由於我本人還未成年，所以簽名後我必須找鬣狗氏族的族長做認證。我會在夫人和莎薇被推上奴隸市場前回來的！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdINVavy9a
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啊，莎薇畢竟還未成年，必須由身為母親的我代為簽名。烏爾莉卡心想。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTla8EJdMeb
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「唔，你不會在婚後就把莎薇甩掉吧？」烏爾莉卡問。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aCWnkhTe0
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「怎麼可能！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOrTHzYmha
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「妳不會在婚後對莎薇動粗吧？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXzkyG2da0
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「絕對不會，我以母親和自然之母的名義發誓！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYkN6GCuwn
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「......好吧，把契約拿來，還有筆。」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtMCbIPASv
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烏爾莉卡接過那張羊皮紙和一支蘆薈筆，並在彆扭的姿勢下簽上自己的名字。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtFoseMpId
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「那麼我趕緊就去找氏族族長談妥這門婚事，請妳一定要等我喔！我的女王！」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRT9xWiyeU
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「快去快回......等一等，你剛剛叫我什麼來著？」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwwUDmpvzR
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不過還來不及追問，艾塔奇已經興高采烈地跑開，留下一臉懵然的烏爾莉卡。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWJaw4zNQv
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「那孩子到底在想什麼......也罷。對不起，莎薇。為了讓妳保有自由之身，媽媽我只能把妳嫁給一頭野獸人。要怨就怨我吧......」125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkHrmoPYRC
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望著斑駁的天花板，烏爾莉卡輕聲的呢喃中帶有一份無奈與悲悽。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeatCPtYBX
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——在這個當下，這名母親並不曉得自己簽下的這只契約，將使她的命運產生巨大偏轉。125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlTWjGjfU0
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＊＊＊回憶結束＊＊＊125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0MsjYvequ
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