另一方面，沙卡美不知為何回到過去，回到她十歲左右的時光。她綁著馬尾，穿著橙黃色舞裙在人來人往的宴會中穿梭。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaVc3TxjUk
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宴會裏聚集了許多名門貴族，他們受國王邀請大吃大喝，心裏都怕酒裏下了毒。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaSz7R2eHm
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沙卡美提著裙子繞過賓客，卻撞到某位老人的屁股。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G6ACfzMvz
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「啊！抱 - 抱歉！」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pezm9pZNl
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圍著放滿佳餚圓桌，臉看不清的老人轉身看著沙卡美：「哎喲！這不是沙卡美公主嗎？公主殿下要去哪裏？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBFgPQEPm3
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「我 - 我只是想找父王。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws99YZKjdq
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正當沙卡美想問老人有沒有頭緒時，一隻粗糙的手放在她肩膀上。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPS6T8F2nq6
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「國、國王陛下！」老人和其他貴族向著她背後的人單膝下跪。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4xSAUMkMP
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「吾女做了甚麼失禮之事嗎？」國王用一貫嚴肅的語氣問。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hHycPMwza
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「沒、沒有！是小人 -」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSq85DhbJj
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沙卡美向國王行禮：「參 - 參見父王！」她低著頭不敢直視他。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAXS7YV7rm
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國王撫摸她的頭：「我的女兒啊，第一次來這種場合太緊張嗎？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDUmzrYCI4
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「不 - 不是！我 - 我 -」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTRNpS9Un5
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「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美：「各位，請盡情享受。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuL7QQMjdH
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「謝國王陛下！」貴賓們待國王走遠後才鼓起勇氣繼續暢談。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOdMla5B0w
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「父 - 父王，剛才的確是我 -」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQO6MZ4TEo
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「不是叫妳不必多言嗎？」國王走出王宮陽台：「我的女兒啊，那裏的人都不是真心尊敬我和妳，他們只是怕得罪我而人頭落地。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZTSteOjzL
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陽台外的景色被一層白霧擋住，沙卡美也看不見父王的雙眼。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHR7MSyf2Xf
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvz0iYpkjcN
「但我真心愛妳，妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnphpEPM02J
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國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美，沙卡美不知如何反應。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wG2uo9IgX
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「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話，不知黎明已到來。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV8PVTxWvz
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貝吏刻唐在床邊觀察她微苦的臉龐，有點於心不忍。
但為了不打擾沙卡美休息，他背靠牆邊靜候沙卡美醒來。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GpAN6croD
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「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFE3sVegD1Q
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沙卡美自己也覺得很矛盾，明明想人民生活美滿，卻一直包庇無惡不作的父王，父王駕崩後又困在陰霾當中。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y5Lkrkuag
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「父王！」她驚醒過來，方才察覺那是一場夢。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Xfh0BYCO0
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「女皇陛下，是時候享用早餐了。」貝吏刻唐在床邊彎腰。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuHMsdAtR8
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沙卡美揉揉眼睛：「貝弟弟，已經早上了嗎？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVIos1JZ5K
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「沒錯。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqPgcoml6R
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「貝弟弟先出去，朕要更衣。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmww7mNm7L
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTivbM6O2zd
「遵命，女皇陛下。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8IPUhsS3O
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貝吏刻唐和小娜都不明白為何沙卡美會被「某種東西」佔據，仍然能正常運用魔力。黑色魔力明明會令人神智崩潰，但沙卡美除了行事作風改變外都很正常。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DJdXsCRB2
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感覺女皇不再是公主的貝吏刻唐，待沙卡美梳洗後伴隨她到飯廳。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlrWJBePXY
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEIf2dsqW8
皇宮裏的官員、僕人等等昨天已知悉女皇被尋獲的消息，昨天在外冒雨拜訪人民的士兵和軍官們可能有私下跟平民們說。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbqWmvXK14
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「女皇陛下，這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9u3YUbI4kW
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「雞胸肉、麵包、蘋果和牛奶，朕很久也沒有吃過如此豐富的早膳了。」沙卡美拿起刀叉。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRNIImG6dk
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j5jc6jh2g
貝吏刻唐坐在她對面一起用膳，雖說食不言是基本禮儀，但貝吏刻唐有些話想問沙卡美。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArjhE0ja55
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉：「女皇陛下。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvnxa3h8Lh
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剛要喝口牛奶的沙卡美聽見他發問，溫和地收手：「貝弟弟，早膳時間不應該說話。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mV0EDbxK6
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「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYOHEL1McA
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「甚麼事？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrswXalOs6D
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「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTToHWrvPEO
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沙卡美揮手示意女僕和守衛離開，待房間只剩他和貝吏刻唐後回應：「貝弟弟想問的是朕想暪著所有人做甚麼吧？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4pzsDHFno
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「女皇陛下英明。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5BiJzo7et
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「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleyygLlaiM
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「細作？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKRmhYbJ48
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「沒錯。約一年半前，朕去山多牧場時不是被伏擊了嗎？朕問過斯斯，她說那羣刺客的確是聯邦派遣的，但得知朕會在那個時候經過該處的情報來源不明。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhcpj3DGb5
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「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyRdzb61MR
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSU8gEg49fH
「當時朕還在學如何當一個好皇帝，沒有時間處理，朕只告訴了利華特。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNxczG249h
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「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEipyObZQIw
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沙卡美舉起杯喝了一口牛奶：「朕去山多牧場一事朕只有向數個人說過，他們都跟隨朕一段時間，甚麼時候處理都已經太遲。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvp18oXRRnu
214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BCG8J2ZCh
沙卡美接著說：「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJXCQUQCCo
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「塔瑪、歐法、迪斯普、哈芙、小娜、利華特、我。」具吏刻唐慎重地說出這七個名字。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4dTrIrYvi
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「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEKXZDu6Kp
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「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Hmdbclnzq
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「不是。雖然你們是當時唯二不在場的人，你們也不會蠢到背叛朕。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH55KQPv3lL
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「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRlEm22amP
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「暗影守衛團的四人。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HZ8KPUhXq
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「利華特呢？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGiJI8mo2C
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「利華特沒有背叛朕的理由。他是異世界人，當時的他怎會認為與帝國為敵是好選擇？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE0inMvcaf
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「明白。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUN5NMlt61
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「因此，貝弟弟，朕希望你去找他們談談，政務朕會自行處理。找出細作後就地處決。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5t4Ps8bC0
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貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛：「就地處決？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8PFcb9830
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「欺騙朕的人，朕不想再看多一眼。處決後把屍體掉到河裏。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgwIPfckhC
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「不用審問嗎？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqlhsiuz5d
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「審問？貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46cvuBAhnF
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「不是。我只是擔心如此強硬的手法會在那時候遭到另外三人強烈反對，他們現在都有魔力。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7BLWfEkGo
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「他們現在也殺不了朕，所以朕現在才想找出叛國賊。貝弟弟，這個任務不要跟小娜說。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFd8LTYIml
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「為甚麼？她會樂意幫忙的。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOZPv0zuK7
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「朕怕她承受不了，然後又發生之前的事。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCE2BlLTvp1
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「遵命。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vK7M0BBqE
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「貝弟弟，上朝後陪朕回房間。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3QNpjIN8H
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「為甚麼？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR227XW1fGg
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沙卡美沒有回答，兩人靜靜吃完早餐便到內殿上朝。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2LreHhNsF
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沙卡美坐在皇位上，貝吏刻唐站於其左。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg1bnO1DZA
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先前因曼賈襲擊造成的損害已經由小娜用魔法修補，大臣們都能站在兩旁等候上奏。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6sU1PX0Ai
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大臣們都用恐懼的眼神看著沙卡美，他們總覺得她與「失蹤」之前是截然不同的人。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6Q2lEd1P0
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「眾大臣有事項要稟報嗎？」沙卡美雙手放在皇椅兩側扶手。214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvv9M9SV4e
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一位站在最前列，年邁的大臣走到台階前方彎腰：「女皇陛下，小人先抒發自己對女重陛下歸來的欣喜。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSY7t2RwtH
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「之後呢？」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDLSjqAGBS
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「稟女皇陛下，目前商業區一片死寂，帝都的收入激減。」214Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPu0JxCMTn
