沙卡美在洞穴裏修煉了很長時間，從來也不覺得餓或者渴。若然不趕快練成明鏡的境界，曼賈就會殺死她愛的所有人。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTgkBH6kqX
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「哈！哈！」她站在池裏不停向瀑布揮刀，水比冰更冷，卻澆不熄她的鬥志。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcAj2f8Yfg
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既然母親每天揮一千下刀，為了超越母親，她要每天揮二千，甚至三千下刀。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWKmCHF0Er
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她堅信追尋之物就在努力盡頭。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTpQOElEHL
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受多少苦也不要緊，她不受苦的話其他人就會受苦。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsZ8Iw9w38
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「哈！哈！」在無盡的揮刀過程裏，她的思緒漸漸飄向遠方。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFVHsLlML1
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aywHBDj8g
保護一切或捨棄一切才能達至明鏡的境界？人總會失去些事物吧？她失去了賴鐸，失去了利華特，她保護不了他們。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx09eKbuN6B
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母親有達到明鏡的境界嗎？母親捨棄了她和在帝國的一切，算滿足條件嗎？散播悲傷的明鏡是明鏡嗎？大概不是。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9GOz2asLP
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那張紙僅是謎面，她要領悟明鏡的真諦。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgHAxUKr5X
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另一邊廂，岡原、小娜和貝吏刻唐等人來到沙卡美所在的房間前。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Px02XBq01
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「如果陛下清醒的話就幫她戴面具，如果昏迷的話就帶她出去再治療她，清楚嗎？」岡原問手拿著面具的小娜。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwFbE8UUkE
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuO6raTkylJ
「嗯。」小娜點頭。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2thpXVq8y
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「好。各位，準備好了嗎？」岡原對牆壁伸出手掌。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30jsvYCqsi
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYp6N3D0tH
「準備好了。」「準備好了。」「準備好了。」貝吏刻唐和魔法部隊成員一同瞄準牆壁。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJZtm3c5un
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「鮮物都・加瓦治！」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthmdEWg9t0
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咒語擊中牆壁，牆堅隨即化為一團灰塵。眾人精準控制過咒語有效範圍，使咒語只消除房間的牆壁345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWOvCaBGeZ
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JiYQxoHkY
鐵門因為牆壁消失而倒下，他們看到沙卡美正坐在椅子上。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EWWEUqNgP
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb8C6roEoQ
「沙卡美！」小娜上前檢查她的狀況，「她昏倒了！」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcF21wurTN
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小娜抱起沙卡美，運起魔力離開基地，其他人亦隨她回到地面。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmntYThpHi7
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQ1wwqz6d2
「沙卡美！醒醒！」小娜檢查她的呼吸，隨後聽見她在「呼呼」地小聲叫。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFcYvdcRdM
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl808n7Oa0
「小娜！陛下狀況怎麼了？」貝吏刻唐走到旁邊問小娜。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cjI8gF87y
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHYVsr82Dg
「她在睡覺。」發現白擔心一場的小娜向貝吏刻唐露出無奈的表情。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPX1YfQkuhH
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIrh1tliZ5
「睡、睡覺？」貝吏刻唐不太相信。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlWDEydcm0
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVRhEzztPC
「桌上有個碎掉的水晶球。我猜可能是他們想用它來操控沙卡美，但沙卡美毀了水晶球。」小娜脫下防毒面具，「她一定累透了，給點時間她休息吧。」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNuqNeRBa9
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8v6VOw7yXJ
貝吏刻唐脫下面具，「我們要想辦法回皇宮。這可是另一個大陸的最西邊，又沒有紅圈......」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33QcLjlwkg
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「回去也要好幾個星期，我們身上又沒有錢......」小娜嘆了一口氣，「不過哥對打獵相當熟悉，所以我不怕。」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIEhL6SbJa
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUHJyvWQnV
在學習魔法的數十年裏，貝吏刻唐經常背著小娜在森林裏打獵，小娜就在籃子內欣賞他的英姿。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMe0IAwL8hw
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「各位！」貝吏刻唐呼叫在草原上看星的魔法部隊成員和岡原，「不如我們先去找些食物吧！」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYT5yCJKxaQ
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVG7S7C0x8i
「那邊有森林。」小娜用天文學知識得出方位，指著東邊的森林說：「而且還在東邊，我們在森林裏打獵，休息一晚，到早上就馬不停蹄——人不停足地趕路。」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv77n0NdtPr
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「贊成！」「贊成！」魔法部隊成員紛紛舉手支持。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM1riFiAn3
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFrLUJ3swb
小娜背起沙卡美，跟其他人慢步前往森林。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ldUuWLcUB
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFy8g9yO0V
「沙卡美，相信我們，沒有妳我們也不會輕言放棄。」
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXYYzueVVU
說來神奇，沙卡美遺傳了壞人的優點和好人的缺點。她如賴鐸強悍卻不如他暴戾，如巫女擇善固執卻不如她處變不驚。擇善固執不一定指缺點，但從她的情況看，一旦錯了方向便很危險。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1tBhmwNs5
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明鏡到底會帶她去哪裏？掌握了明鏡她就能殺死曼賈嗎？345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2OMR3nBAt
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3xU0tzwAu
她離失控僅有一步之遙，每當看到刀上的黑色火焰就不斷自責。她深信力量該用來保護而非傷害人，卻經已好幾次傷害了人。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IT32RbFmY
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hoY7J5yCP
從無到有，從紅到藍，從藍到金的火焰象徵著何物？金色火焰代表她的戰意燃燒到最高點嗎？345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SRPoOJBUn
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她對那把武士刀一無所知，連它的名字也不知道。無知的她就算進入明鏡境界也是會輸。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsx9om0lRsr
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7iOI46kik
她煞停揮刀的雙手，走到池邊放下刀，用之前突然冒出來，放在石上的毛巾抹頭。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwTiSPJoc4
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頭和臉都抹乾淨，她拿起刀盯著滿佈水珠的刀身。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCsnpuiiAp
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「刀......有兩把。」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEoghrN4Zv
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她忽然想起那把一直被遺忘，自開始揮刀後就被放在石頭邊的脇差。她撿起它，手執兩把刀的她很迷惘。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ9dhmTgAt
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTpp7xEhYw
「我一定對你有期望才會叫你出來......」她舉高握脇差的左手抬頭，「告訴我，你想我做甚麼？」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIiaVAkDf3
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlqeOKmt4v
脇差和武士刀冒出紅色火焰，一塊巨石出現在她面前。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspK9JN0ssP
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她放下手，對兩把刀說：「我明白了。我試試看。」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLpqWpd4wc
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1Ud3qi2gd
她跑向巨石，跳起劈向巨石，「哈啊啊啊啊！」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjDTP0dyGq
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7i0talZV3
巨石被劈成三部份，她望向武士刀，留意到刀身在發紅光。以往刀身不會發光，最多只會被火焰纏繞。她望向脇差，也是同樣狀況。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgPbBZawkP
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沒必要走上和母親一樣的路，她要開拓出屬於她的路。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhs8K4lQT2F
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紅光蔓延到她手掌、手腕、手臂、肩膀、身軀、雙腿和頭，她整個人都在發光。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsE7xHwwzI
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJBF3CyVAa
她正對其中一條石柱，身體微微傾前。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3yCO9Yy6m
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「啊！」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdqTA11tdJ
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她向前想兩刀劈斷石柱，卻承受不到速度之快而在石柱前摔倒。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEEYYVtrsQ
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情況就像背著重物絆倒，想向後拉自己起來卻被重物壓下去。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2DLR1WxeD
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEL5WxVxNG
「痛痛痛......」雙刀和身體的紅光消失，火焰也熄滅，她放下雙刀靠著石柱坐下。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd0qGoWHXv
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2isnoNFMZ
「希靈格・利卡巴。」她治好擦損的雙手，嘆了口氣。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRi8AYGNEvT
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zvS7jDeHg
「我果然還是不夠成熟。明明大家都在等我，我卻讓他們失望......我該怎麼辦......」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBqxSjq6j7
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAlL9VKgL5
她抱膝，頭貼在手上當枕頭休息。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimtKDuLACi
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsJXV6g0q2
「明鏡......拾棄一切......保護一切......我......」她找不到謎題的解答。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6x0FxScZ5
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WsCc5Dwef
在全身都閃著紅光時，她以為終於領悟到要訣，怎料只領悟到殘酷的現實。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjAFDwgLc0
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXJD5oEiZ1
要找到欠缺的東西，便先要明白自己欠缺了甚麼。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qCGTYoGoq
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl6NqelLpy
「我到底需要甚麼？沒有人會教我，只有我才想到。」她望終有一天會開竅，「我是不是早就知道但不願面對？到底是怎樣？」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWqVB7YTZK
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很痛苦。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmm2EbNK6DZ
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIji7WcBQEN
「哪條才是正確的路？沒有——」345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QwXHVufSH
345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1UzptpVnr
她腦海一片空白，那些抱怨的句子彷彿沒存在過。她拿起雙刀回到瀑布，又再揮刀。345Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFxPGMnzQ2
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謎底根本不重要，解開謎底並不是終點，是其中一個里程碑。既然如此，她做她認為正確的事就足夠。
