掀開地圖，地圖背面用紅字寫了一句：「你所憎恨的終將成為你追求的；你所渴望的終將成為你討厭的。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBGTFSi7zn
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLPATg7V30
貝吏刻唐繼續在房間東翻西找也沒有任何實際線索，只好先找幾個守衛守住入口再隱身回到迪斯普身邊。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhrykYGh7X
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueYXs7W5NA
明明只是過了一次午餐的時間，貝吏刻唐卻覺得很漫長，漫長的感覺也許是從不解而來。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgv1J2GcAS
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxMxOqmMMQ
難道打倒巴烏卡之後還有更大的危機等候他們嗎？聯邦人又在計劃甚麼？287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBRDmF6FeG
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3FWcW6I0t
貝吏刻唐一邊用迪斯普和荷芳的對話作背景音樂一邊祈求有人能給予他答案。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1liU8Yl1fw
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11ytdCYJ4b
同一時間，帝國的地下監獄。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKzYsOSKm3
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGaPbRUrYP
在監獄深處的「貴賓室」裏，囚禁了一位刺殺女皇未遂的聯邦人，這位聯邦人每天都會有一位訪客，今天也不例外。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGM4fZV0GN
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSjfBzHtmA
墨藍霧中，穿著似玩偶的女孩托著飯盤赤腳走到鐵門前：「又是時候吃飯了。」她的語氣就像已經送了一百年的餐般麻木。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGfgZX2LsG
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74CivHkTFK
與一般人所認知的不同，她不是從門下方的缺口遞盤子，而是直接用鑰匙打開門和聯邦人共處一室。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20o5ShR3Pi
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9euH8mwQV
縱使內裏空間非常寬敞，擺設僅有一張床和書桌椅。書桌椅上放了一頂油燈以供聯邦人書寫和閱讀書信之用。桌上的信多得疊了幾疊，仔細數的話應該有近百封。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBTnCQP2DM
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JDQucsWWc
那位聯邦人聽見鐵門移動依然坐在椅上靜靜讀信，待女孩直接遞上膳食。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDBLbNHZzB
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDwJ8VBxvY
身穿囚服的聯邦人—葛蕾斯・雅士，她臉上充滿絕望，地板亦散落著屬於她的粉紅色頭髮。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZ30S8f7B4
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9iO18eSES
不僅因為刺殺行動完全是她擅作主張，失手後被困在此處，她的同伴似乎也不再對她抱有期望。簡單地說，她被當成棄子。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlFNT2AoBf
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF0DFna2vu
帝國和聯邦的關係並沒有因為這件事而大幅改變，但聯邦喪失了獲得帝國內部情報的機會，沒有人從中得益。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOfLim8t0d
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndjrAIM4qc
另一邊廂，應該在比監獄更深的祕密設施研究禁物，現在卻獨自和企圖刺殺自己恩人的囚犯相處的女孩表現得比她更輕鬆。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprgVI2Njw4
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEF5Uz52z3
女孩坐在床上，「今天沒有信嗎？」葛蕾斯問。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3T9KOHaYs
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAq8uOzdiuI
「沒有。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EMnXxWNnS
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XIReDMxxy
剛用完午膳就馬上要為「囚犯」送餐，原本的小娜應該很不願意這樣做，但她總覺得能從這位「囚犯」身上學到些甚麼。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SVnooS7Zu
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiT5kAIGtS
葛蕾斯放好信後開始用膳，小娜途中一直觀察著她的樣子。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4SKYpbjNe
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkAaEAALav
平淡又不安，彷彿是在和誰鬥氣一樣。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNfzIGO06W
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEGTLl0RNi
直到葛蕾斯吃完飯收拾好，小娜才準備開口。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIp3KuJ4uuH
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oaOTqBene
「妳不後悔嗎？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA38xHmwTaP
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aXYcul9Wf
「很多事我都後悔。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnq37rRMim
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GTtr5CbTz
來自不同國度，本應是敵人卻因第三勢力而變得關係曖昧，小娜認為葛蕾斯是個極佳的研究對象。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4KAgOUN3S
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8ZHBiEtKV
葛蕾斯隨便拿起一封信，上面用英文寫著：「我們對妳很失望！」之類的意思。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V3WwW7Qj1
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7QOY0QwTa
「雨娜小姐。」「嗯？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99Tbf2xLaV
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKLLGxP5ki
「我還能出去嗎？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHKYPz8PRb
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK91HaETzds
「我從某個蠢材口中聽過一句很有道理的話：『一次不忠，百次不用』妳應該明白吧？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPstzYdaVfr
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9PW6nZsix
「明白。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6fIwinJjY
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBNfOErtPO
獄卒檢查過每一封葛蕾斯和聯邦來往的書信，當中固然沒有重要機密，反而內容乏味。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4BBM82BFC
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCjxNUlLIT
只是用不同的話語拒絕她無數次。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IdSsmq1zO
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhkPrFX6Jp
帝國和聯邦都不接納她，她很有可能會投靠其他勢力，例如大陸中東部尚未統一的各個小國。所以在決定如何處置她前，囚禁她是最好的辦法。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDArUDpVff
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUA3AmaIPZH
「妳恨我嗎？」小娜問了個對方也會問的問題。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUhAAYRFiS
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxU9vOzJqsk
「總會有一點點。不過更可笑的是，人在魔法面前居然無能為力......」葛蕾斯苦笑。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlq8xjE8yx
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJibcqGE0z
人抗拒未知的事物。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOSjA7wccS
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGCOY5hheF
人往往先排斥而非嘗試理解從未見識過的事物，就像小孩子不願意吃沒吃過的食物一樣。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcyLLGLu0V
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5Nlnk9Wyi
如果吃完發現很好吃，會自問為甚麼要「以貌取食物」，往後不再排斥它。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKQrQKiWQd
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9r4TbMSx6
但若味道與預期一樣，就像個知道火很熱仍然要伸手進火的「聰明人」般抱怨父母為甚麼要逼自己吃。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TwhxpAx9e
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0otE2S3sgv
魔法也是如此，目前魔法只為人類帶來恐懼、不安以及死亡，少數掌握魔法的人卻能控制多數人，也許根本不應該嘗試接觸魔法。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9P7IzUwNQO
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKQuZwO6kl
小娜自覺沒有話語權，繼續聆聽葛蕾斯的話語。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjraKAEhw9t
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ra60WQ30l
「妳也可以在這裏直接扭斷我的脖子......一切只在乎妳想不想吧？我根本無能為力，我甚麼也不想做，我甚麼也做不到......」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKqMNkkiiv
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYrtSEOlCZ
葛蕾斯的眼神非常空洞，張著眼卻彷彿甚麼也看不見。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmY2lKvlLr
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEFYEqnXUq
「我活著的意義是甚麼？我死了是不是就可以讓你們輕鬆一點？我錯了嗎？我錯了嗎？」葛蕾斯對小娜大叫。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95JKxEHNfS
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjg6e27dzrS
「錯與不錯有甚麼關係？」小娜無奈地回應：「我們都被拘束著，就算知道那些事是錯的也阻止不了。」小娜想起小時候哥哥帶她找到帝國的回憶。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFakjuSKE6
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPul6JD4ZtB
「就算看見很多人在做錯事，阻止不了就是阻止不了。即使之後成功糾正他們，他們造成的傷害一直都存在，遲來的正義不是正義。」小娜低頭盯著冷冰冰的地板。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1sYYk4ecV
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cGa0n1wml
「那麼我可以去哪裏？」葛蕾斯問。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgS6UfgosU
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBlBQX3ImH
「接受現實，在這裏活一輩子。」小娜站起來準備離開：「我不是沙卡美。如果她願意下來跟妳說話，她應該會鼓勵妳。但想到妳曾經......她應該不會來這裏。當經歷過很多失敗之後，我們很難強迫其他人一起接受失敗，因為很難受。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaMdvMPf22
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAhqDcq3pf
「而且妳身為一個軍人應該已經有覺悟了吧？妳也很清楚自己要做甚麼，只是妳不願意正視妳自己的能力。」小娜托著盤子離開牢房。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHBbDeO7C9
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5i23TfOX1o
她回到禁物儲藏室，沙卡美就在門前等待她回來。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Bg6QLshi5
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCRS4diXk0
「小娜，她怎麼樣？」沙卡美笑得很燦爛。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5Yk9VzFfI
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDrEBND4pe
「依然像個空殼困在自己的心裏。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzENDIc7MB
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgO9lUgPad
「其實我剛剛收到一封信。」沙卡美遞出一封白色信封的信。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkrumkQfDI
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2DZoHf2v1
小娜不明白葛蕾斯和這封信的關聯：「我可以看嗎？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiOv1MNTCF
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqz2lHumft
「看吧。」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1u0r9FMdzy
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJqb2A5zqs
小娜接過信封拆開信，讀完信後收回信封內。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwl79H4WgM
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk1BfoiE7R
「因此我要到普利王國幾天，妳可以幫我告訴貝弟弟嗎？」287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsxe6GraFF
287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAT56pTrJt
普利王國的國王駕崩，沙卡美被邀請去國葬儀式。287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylVjLtAFb5
然後按「加至主畫面」