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。」298Please respect copyright.PENANAdgWy1x5EVw
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAnzckiZFsS4
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAagTml9wN9E
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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?298Please respect copyright.PENANAl1eWCAzvSe
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAV6KfrroTfF
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同一時間,帝國的地下監獄。298Please respect copyright.PENANAcDZwFKm8TH
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAaaalRR5i8X
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAKtiCTv8YVh
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANA4lc55tFfpp
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAfUvAbRToHT
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAshXOwzymUt
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAlyi0uPwH3k
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAIorNLvOJ0D
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAxv3yfH3m4a
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAjgAWv1NIXm
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女孩坐在床上,「今天沒有信嗎?」葛蕾斯問。298Please respect copyright.PENANAyefCOsVBlp
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「沒有。」298Please respect copyright.PENANAEljjlvn8iE
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAiJKq29eryu
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葛蕾斯放好信後開始用膳,小娜途中一直觀察著她的樣子。298Please respect copyright.PENANAPGf0sA7KG6
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平淡又不安,彷彿是在和誰鬥氣一樣。298Please respect copyright.PENANAVPxwbad0dU
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直到葛蕾斯吃完飯收拾好,小娜才準備開口。298Please respect copyright.PENANARaC2i7cb7j
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「妳不後悔嗎?」298Please respect copyright.PENANAEdXB9WOv0e
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「很多事我都後悔。」298Please respect copyright.PENANA2vR39IyByV
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAjs0Y1qqGuz
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAxl1nfuxVsU
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「雨娜小姐。」「嗯?」298Please respect copyright.PENANAA6KJFaPgV5
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「我還能出去嗎?」298Please respect copyright.PENANAiX4XqeB9Je
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「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?」298Please respect copyright.PENANAO4cL2fOBwp
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「明白。」298Please respect copyright.PENANAmlFSjiqRB5
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAYXpeZpFLOv
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只是用不同的話語拒絕她無數次。298Please respect copyright.PENANAIJnav0n4y9
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAqVPgWIOmbr
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「妳恨我嗎?」小娜問了個對方也會問的問題。298Please respect copyright.PENANAiAg57HR3cT
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「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。298Please respect copyright.PENANA54s39UwIPI
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人抗拒未知的事物。298Please respect copyright.PENANAgzYqb2AwEf
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANALxaEXByrrJ
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAjyzvM6N8yq
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAJIOMkFgLoy
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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。298Please respect copyright.PENANALmgZhT81S1
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小娜自覺沒有話語權,繼續聆聽葛蕾斯的話語。298Please respect copyright.PENANAGZdaMNRM40
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「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......」298Please respect copyright.PENANAjVztcqaB7A
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葛蕾斯的眼神非常空洞,張著眼卻彷彿甚麼也看不見。298Please respect copyright.PENANAjDCINOQXOj
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「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。298Please respect copyright.PENANApwYjJmij2v
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「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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAVjexTZqo0n
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「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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAa2cqDhEkWz
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「那麼我可以去哪裏?」葛蕾斯問。298Please respect copyright.PENANAOQPP7FNMpO
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「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。」298Please respect copyright.PENANAmtbzyKyFpa
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「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。298Please respect copyright.PENANAjvuzQoRVQm
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她回到禁物儲藏室,沙卡美就在門前等待她回來。298Please respect copyright.PENANAhTai8gj7my
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「小娜,她怎麼樣?」沙卡美笑得很燦爛。298Please respect copyright.PENANAdIVb9xF4G2
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「依然像個空殼困在自己的心裏。」298Please respect copyright.PENANAA262iXaxUA
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「其實我剛剛收到一封信。」沙卡美遞出一封白色信封的信。298Please respect copyright.PENANAbzXNxaWzMN
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小娜不明白葛蕾斯和這封信的關聯:「我可以看嗎?」298Please respect copyright.PENANAfohZEcMnjM
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「看吧。」298Please respect copyright.PENANAPHly97LJT0
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小娜接過信封拆開信,讀完信後收回信封內。298Please respect copyright.PENANArhXta0bKIb
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「因此我要到普利王國幾天,妳可以幫我告訴貝弟弟嗎?」298Please respect copyright.PENANAi3UPca1SaY
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普利王國的國王駕崩,沙卡美被邀請去國葬儀式。298Please respect copyright.PENANAkrr3Qb9211