房貝吏刻唐等待三人走下樓梯，三人打開門前再次確認後方沒人。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN5fNhz3NI
身為帝國女皇的輔佐官，貝吏刻唐大可以就此罷手，待時機成熟再把他們一網打盡，但他沒有選擇這樣做。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IpPtTodgD
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他用魔力包著鞋子減低腳步聲，趁門打開冒著撞牆的風險蹲下衝向樓梯口。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsN3kmJu2cN
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Mcu5W2L7X
最後一人正打算關門，貝吏刻唐剛好趕上在關門前走下樓梯，從門的空隙穿進去。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqieKzz2V6
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd543UPVRcb
房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zYQ0XnSDS
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡippd182iU8
房間中央放了一張大木桌，桌上有一幅描繪帝國國境和邊界的地圖以及數頂油燈。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIN4bJOA1v
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前方的牆上掛了一幅大黑板，黑板上用英文寫了七零八落的筆記。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClKplpEdOf
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角落都放了幾個疑似用來放置物資的木桶，木桶上有些木盤，貝吏刻唐剛才差點撞到一個。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxOje72Uj7
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoNw8ley0Q
牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌，上面放了些文件。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hbGVhl4EP
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbyEVcFEk8
而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0LrZFEj3G
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOz5phaQUh
一個原先在觀察地圖，綁著辮子的褐髮女孩聽見關門聲便向三人問好：「威爾、艾爾，那個人有說甚麼嗎？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTelss1jUIx
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8QwifiUS2
一直被貝吏刻唐嚇怕，名為艾爾的男子回應：「沒有甚麼特別的事。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeW0p8pLl1
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw91aYgTmal
女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvF04bAl0I
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8enCkLN0ID
地圖上圈著帝國首都、首都北邊的雪山、首都東北方的平原、帝國西部未開發的土地以及帝國北部與「元頂之湖」距離不遠的邊界。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7IiABxtbU
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ger1pxJ93
「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoFF44jqMi
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpbXwfvnnm
「就是因為不可信我們才會被派來這裏送死啊！沒有收穫也不要緊，死了也不是沒有損失，但我們是心甘情願的！」女孩拿著筆指著艾爾。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmP2eoFjRJ
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9LZYUJIwJ
另一個名叫威爾的男子說：「她說的這些地點和帝國皇宮有甚麼關係？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvf1ylEPxNd
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTR7w5U3ZaF
「首先，我們不知道帝國把禁物收到哪裏了！而且這種地點就算連起來也沒有甚麼特別意義！所以！皇宮裏一定有我們想要的線索！」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVY1igTDaq
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnGlYPO33x
三人在討論貝吏刻唐完全聽不懂的話題。
間裏的其他人都在搬運或處理文件。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeYi7PppWb
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1osF4lXBH
「就算我們能進到皇宮也沒用啊！他們可是有幾十個可以用魔法的人，我們被發現馬上就會被抓！」艾爾激動地說。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrvZuChRTb
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHDYPUfOH4
「那你想我們跟他們說：『世界要毀滅了，請和我們一起摧毀禁物和放棄魔法！』嗎？不要作夢了！他們可是—」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr84jrX6OSz
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLgcXM4XDr
「為甚麼我們要那麼激動？」威爾問。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOBiNWQnwo
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjb94gTPEru
其他人連一眼也沒有看過他們，彷如早已習慣在吵鬧環境下工作。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRqChMrkOY
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5xicJXjYG
「因為我不知道在發生甚麼事啊！」女孩大聲地叫：「先是帝國、然後是巴烏卡、再來是加奧里，現在祢又跟我說世界要毀滅？『聽媽媽的話還是跟監護人走？』完全不明白甚麼意思！」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiahfMyXttW
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7izghzgn3E
他們像一羣邪教徒般討論不存在亦不會來臨的世界末日，貝吏刻唐當在聽吟遊詩人說故事。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJZWV6fnrJ
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ie9ATXMeX
「甚麼是監護人？完全完全聽不懂！媽媽的懷抱很溫暖......」女孩自言自語。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO39gLo8I2r
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7er42OZpnz
突然，三人全部靜下來。女孩繼續看著地圖，兩個男子走到書桌前和其他人一起整理文件。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOY4A8ETvks
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYIRZki0ar
房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QtpWs8sWa
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0T9PocQbT
這裏是哪裏？這些是聯邦人嗎？315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9ufFBgaJb
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbF3VC2MfB
在熟悉地方來到陌生地遇見陌生人聽見陌生話，貝吏刻唐一時三刻不知該如何反應。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi2uLOIRlN
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeQTy1MsVR
「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起，他動彈不得。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pS3htrYPr
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pxiQAUsfo
貝吏刻唐回過神來，發現自己身處灰色房間中。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPw0cCjiNX
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8gTbPA1wR
除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTXGna6l3a
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uMnk8s3rM
「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7njCQEVuF
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wd3FzWK0n
「你的心裏。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeegNChClEr
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuXVTsRAOj
「我的心？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7i6ykrM1X
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSBIymzqKj
「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhlTS2EtlU
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnH6jszzKDF
「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNO0SBnkw0k
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r5hvmG6x4
「為了知道你必需知道的事。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0UCTW2vPZ
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWA22HKGZi
「我必需知道的事？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMcefjgTOa
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiXD85Qv9k
「世界要毀滅了。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2sxbJyqxl
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKZiatCjkU
「我要做甚麼？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgH436o12T8
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6DlobwtO8
「集合心之力，驅逐操偶師。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegqDSG7ZIU
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CnnptbZJk
「祢是誰？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJh0m59Nta
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhmXZmPvf2
「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5m7v0RgUv
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSDjognKSb
「我不明白，祢說的話跟我們一直以來經歷的事一點關係也沒有。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7pLU85ICZ
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iHhZsdjl3
「要有關係嗎？諸多巧合連成事實。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCMCdPoTVF
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「......」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPHLOHMzhG
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdkVyNBqzq
「時間不多，『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrR17pIB8f
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlAu6VvQpr
「誰是玩偶？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbub34lgDL7
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「誰一直被玩弄，誰一直玩弄？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMVVHSrEO9
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「......」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3sg7xAisv
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貝吏刻唐再次張開眼睛，發現自己仍在餐廳裏，迪斯普和荷芳正準備離開。
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqSTxOpc8W
貝吏刻唐看著兩人臉帶笑容走出餐廳，彷彿忘記了任務般跑回剛才聯邦人所在的屋子。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcHdYwAlC9
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRCSJt9C5C
他敲了三下門，但沒有聲音從裏面發出。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLi7MtS6BO
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPgUV3mwhi
開門進入後，內裏的景象一模一樣。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VacppGXLr
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyT4oGGvssH
差點黑得伸手不見五指的酒館、破爛且擺放混亂的桌椅、感覺隨時會斷掉的木地板。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMROZgcvQO
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zeMUn5Xxf
貝吏刻唐走下樓梯口，來到聯邦人的基地門前。他先貼頭在門邊聽裏面有沒有人，但甚麼也聽不見。
剛剛發生的一切都太莫名其妙，貝吏刻唐已經開始懷疑起現實。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOAPVT1JSI
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZQ79A1YAR
他冒著已經被人發現的風險快速地推開門，然而房間內一個人也沒有。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu0CTL5K7n
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGmURmetLi
文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍，唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmeLVC3dMT
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YFi1UPWVG
「輔佐官閣下：315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjtcvtDfhl
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozI0hIetPO
吾等並非有意潛伏於貴國首都，亦無意加害貴國。假使閣下亦受神之啟示，敬請引領吾等逃離滅亡之災。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWttOVh50Op
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完全無法理解內容。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyUobRWSsk
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ct0BaAXvL
貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29OvXt5ujn
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MRLhQNG2n
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp5eGPHuqc
「一年多前我們都見過弗烈雅，她最近露面也沒有提過任何關於世界毀滅的事。」
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb22C1CueK
「『媽媽』是甚麼？比人類更高一等的存在嗎？還是『比人類更高一等的存在更高一等的存在』？」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDL1YKq7Wz
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE7hqmR8ev
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B1uya4Ixo
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ItSsGZSlz
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjsjsPLJXP
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0CgY8owoq
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTL952ncaO
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3822TlTAef
八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上，同樣意義不明。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6J1ffFgq3
315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAySSMjK1v
貝吏刻唐打開黑板旁的木桶，有些裝了麵包，有些載著水。315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KMGqBCk62
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他觀察地圖上被標記的數個地點，但找不出它們的關聯。
