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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYRW8JEJWf
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfq03d0kZw
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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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKjNCinqkC
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2o2mhXxbSj
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmfwm4y6nA
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd87QFoz9J
房間裏的景色讓他非常驚訝。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHqfQMUWvu
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACeKlDNllo
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9doYSin1z
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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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QPuiqzvyY
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPR1v7Prv7R
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YzXyOJvUd
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJmQ6dPdHv
牆邊放了數張書椅和書桌，上面放了些文件。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0EDoO1i9j
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTg9nYGHnpw
而且房間裏有十多個穿著同樣款式衣服的人。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbulDO1xRLe
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXwTL8CGM4
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？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ivsa64y0V
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqayEcI6Pu
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。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgEIaM8avq
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdxxahPid2
女孩回頭看著地圖：「麻煩了呢......時間已經不多了......」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsia2wZB5E
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35iT8zb0qW
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJA7e5009cS
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydE7o3GkQD
「妳覺得那個女人說的話是真的嗎？世界要毀滅了？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXf5SVgI5An
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWUFnTBgC4
「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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1td0NkenG
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsXdHbyi8q
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？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3XiwXWu4I
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFrFTGxo30
「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！」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RDmOp4Z8H
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyxLLSPxZQ
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡen4hFY4h2E
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuC9mzD1bD3
「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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7njuMmZOG
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHBBroEnht
「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—」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHDpf0STaO
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9pLzimqcS
「為甚麼我們要那麼激動？」威爾問。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpZiQm0hU0
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemhCic7MMx
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqlko8VFDs
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJVyFB1M2e
「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！」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdaY5Phmt1
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4HKttVWLM
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXruTjUsPP
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BuhKQQz8f
「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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCayG2y0N8
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUkACLPB9C
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb06sE6CE8M
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9n0KPSUqE
房間除了腳步聲和紙張被掀起的聲音以外沒有一絲聲響。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO3aJ3yFPa
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a9wWE1fFL
這裏是哪裏？這些是聯邦人嗎？248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0er8Uv1nfG
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXz2WgO4jD
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL7xwfOyEB
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2lJqfoAgx
「孩子......」有把老婦的聲音直接從他腦海裏響起，他動彈不得。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gbzr1CBIq
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVaAVUeFGp
貝吏刻唐回過神來，發現自己身處灰色房間中。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0R45sDPcRh
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxyZMqQ1Wl
除了頭頂上的電燈和灰色牆壁外空無一物。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM5U7KFLo5
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXsATHv8IX
「我在哪裏？」貝吏刻唐問。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7P7Y7nMKo
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiOLmd4lNA
「你的心裏。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjepUxHhEQR
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIn38GzIJod
「我的心？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYz8NxxJic
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GmZqJLIem
「沒錯，每個人的心都很空虛。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe1qEuU5Nt
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnAdxx2P6g
「為甚麼我會在哪裏？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVLYpW7Vlm
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9eaIhMrwh
「為了知道你必需知道的事。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBW97KsNgz
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJ8U3yF0ra
「我必需知道的事？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZRvdDbULt
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWk1UJA48x
「世界要毀滅了。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfIdnhlCWq
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSkz9mWkwU
「我要做甚麼？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQbWVImCM5
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hhnWQl2wW
「集合心之力，驅逐操偶師。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKjRGaFFkT
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxl0jDDsUg
「祢是誰？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZulwQpp1Y
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl51otg1roV
「你的『媽媽』，靈魂的母親。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMaqSppRNz
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVC6dFKQs9
「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。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnahFuIOii
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTM01wh6mmc
「要有關係嗎？諸多巧合連成事實。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6eghQXJE6
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGCQBRZGNa
「......」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9i2yprGE4
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8FSUkJ3wS
「時間不多，『媽媽』只能靠你們解決操偶師。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln9fdkLm28
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwuwTI9ORk
「誰是玩偶？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJ8DEfK2Od
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXraOy4fY9
「誰一直被玩弄，誰一直玩弄？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5I6aPPMRn7
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcQ616XqDd
「......」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTuPuirpRk
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSJLvl1gc6
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。
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrq4095Pg4Q
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELYA7THgJT
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6Ibjl4G5o
他敲了三下門，但沒有聲音從裏面發出。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgQGhVkDs0
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NOBMJlZQw
開門進入後，內裏的景象一模一樣。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjTYrqLVKn
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtLQimhK9L
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5hcFZlFtv
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8PBpZ0dnt
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEw7sYWiv94
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVEI2ancMY
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。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAB58IMpSA
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAmOiZ654j
文件、地圖、黑板上的字如出一轍，唯獨是地圖上多了一張紙。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFvmAGMibi
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47xtu739eA
「輔佐官閣下：248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60fTeLyQ91
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWia6t1CqyW
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。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBvWxYFvUm
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXA5fj4HFH
完全無法理解內容。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSJt0jANG3
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoVZxt4GLs
貝吏刻唐收起紙張，閱讀聯邦人留下的文件。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgORitejKJT
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xjon4VyLo
「似乎有些我們完全不明白的事正在發生，帝國應該有頭緒？」
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJrJBoTV4U
「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。」
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTA9bWmBkD5
「『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』？」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98m3Mm7xpp
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Lk89hX20j
他們難道甚麼都沒有收拾就離開了嗎？248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgzigNaYvX
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOAn08xs3a
貝吏刻唐毫不期待地查看黑板。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x2c7jVnDg
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhecQBHD5SC
「死亡。」「平靜。」「秩序。」「混沌。」「消除。」「保留。」「對立。」「缺失。」248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvezm9KH3lX
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhRs7WQfUR
八個詞語以八種不同顏色散落在黑板上，同樣意義不明。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNZop5Od8q
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfpJKjDvf1
貝吏刻唐打開黑板旁的木桶，有些裝了麵包，有些載著水。248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HJWa99um6
248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrOO1Fu5gz
他觀察地圖上被標記的數個地點，但找不出它們的關聯。
