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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRTi8ypryS
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FYlF7HDwG
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm8zjvo2vT
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「啊！抱 - 抱歉！」沙卡美慌忙向老人鞠躬。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGH17LOL5T
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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？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmtURAzRUv
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「我 - 我只是想找父王。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVNV63bsE0
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQ0LRCTeRp
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4K4eC7Igt
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gdDAu78GV
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「沒、沒有！是小人 -」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9fkkRhfVQ
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsTX5OcnAJ
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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？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ipncZNq8m
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「不 - 不是！我 - 我 -」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde3IjL7JkE
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「不必多言。」國王抱起沙卡美：「各位，請盡情享受。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC7De87uC8
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrEBcMbvig
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「父 - 父王，剛才的確是我 -」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJXq4S2P4O
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSihvZmYQl
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2R4c9JJ5o
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「但我真心愛妳，妳是我在世上唯一可以透露真心的人。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVTDL0iNYO
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國王笑著輕輕搖晃沙卡美，沙卡美不知如何反應。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSXjk9WdZk
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「父王......父王......」沙卡美說著夢話，不知黎明已到來。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoEwkQT24y
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg62VGE6KF3
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「父王......不要走......」她這句話苦得使人心碎。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSebddVriUs
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUEZe91zu8
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「父王！」她驚醒過來，方才察覺那是一場夢。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MJOveqbrQ
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Xqkhcd5Tb
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沙卡美揉揉眼睛：「貝弟弟，已經早上了嗎？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCvv9pTjgd
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「沒錯。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOLtGJCbX0
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「貝弟弟先出去，朕要更衣。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LWcZNhlaI
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「遵命，女皇陛下。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60qHJmbd4z
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcDqxueQHM
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI95hkiDX75
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPFKUJ1ZDB
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「女皇陛下，這是今天的早膳。」女僕在沙卡美旁邊說。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5oi2w1RCL
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlk83Q5R341
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5FqNUhfhS
他用刀卸下插在叉上的麵包後放下刀叉：「女皇陛下。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeQCqfQi7T
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gDPTw9rjk
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「但我有些事想在上朝前問女皇陛下。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavmyBpTwvQ
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「甚麼事？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDmfadi5vD
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「女皇陛下之後有甚麼打算？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ4glSQxsU
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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？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk8JhMUWJf
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「女皇陛下英明。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS2Ui7WZbF
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「朕想找出潛伏在朕身邊的細作。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2jTxVG0JY
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「細作？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuOg4r1ON4
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OsbnEbMnG
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「女皇陛下沒有跟我說過此事。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqBXAcWgxC
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「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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdevxDqG68E
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「細作不是應該首先處理的問題嗎？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhDYYDsryL
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Llt1Dm0xD
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沙卡美接著說：「貝弟弟很清楚朕指哪幾個人吧？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12xzqYXmBx
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8KtIwO8O7
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「貝弟弟果然很聰明。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRgkcf6K8R
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「女皇陛下該不會在懷疑我和小娜吧？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRUI6RGbVZ
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNR3yqAqOBA
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「那麼女皇陛下懷疑的是......」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaAMt3kfVu
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「暗影守衛團的四人。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡox4JO2JMsU
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「利華特呢？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOXpAGj0kN
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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？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQOYl35VR8
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「明白。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9ePa3Lx7g
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVMKvRax9j
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貝吏刻唐瞪大眼睛：「就地處決？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFMNrhXXzW
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUc4xbZze8
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「不用審問嗎？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI75QDYc1nf
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「審問？貝弟弟的意思是給機會他逃走嗎？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1Jfr04IzZ
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5CDX8MAE4
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HnMsGwU89
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「為甚麼？她會樂意幫忙的。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAjhbDZhLy
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「朕怕她承受不了，然後又發生之前的事。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoyZjNwTS6
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「遵命。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHNTgpzAJY
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「貝弟弟，上朝後陪朕回房間。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAKiLTwdza
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「為甚麼？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3wi2fzLS8
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtlQlczAW9
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沙卡美坐在皇位上，貝吏刻唐站於其左。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgutsWb3uLq
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CLbfok1W1
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VDqptXV7J
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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。255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1MDeJIotU
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUXDWuhzDk
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「之後呢？」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IUFVrbQmY
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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。」255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpcT9jFwKw
