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。」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsg0KLsyf4f
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4VTrc88Hk
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3IClPWdHL
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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？250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO4I3FJ95n
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3i6ZugyDP
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同一時間，帝國的地下監獄。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ODUq3REPZ
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0fO6scP6w
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVPwr9CGwr
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Q19PWimIS
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNOB6bY34w
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDDdyEPEOZ
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx1qXFIDa9
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0hs6OBxC9
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEqKYREhXI
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4txiIaXFI
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女孩坐在床上，「今天沒有信嗎？」葛蕾斯問。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrskgNgkAiJ
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「沒有。」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnw2e6f6CZ
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh63qhX0kLZ
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPUcqmk2QI
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平淡又不安，彷彿是在和誰鬥氣一樣。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6q6YrO6wMs
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直到葛蕾斯吃完飯收拾好，小娜才準備開口。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAaRB29Kr6
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「妳不後悔嗎？」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0VGalYaBH
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「很多事我都後悔。」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvxKddwwvz
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKe1eoVuzp
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlplr2AM0x
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「雨娜小姐。」「嗯？」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxaNWk2BjD
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「我還能出去嗎？」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3jMLeKLZD
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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？」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFizHIHhSy
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「明白。」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOrUO8sp80
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2D9eGvH5T
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只是用不同的話語拒絕她無數次。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8F1LGW5vP
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2evdu8d070
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「妳恨我嗎？」小娜問了個對方也會問的問題。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrH5VZ5D4dz
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ636ev0tF6d
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人抗拒未知的事物。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC64jbNaQn
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmn4UPSCc98
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRPhxTo4bA
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG6wJdNjfz
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzNkRzo2Qf
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小娜自覺沒有話語權，繼續聆聽葛蕾斯的話語。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HB7os9a54
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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......」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoojqw91NHu
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop1I0WSpmu
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXKpvfUrOr
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyjJmSspKh
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXuU3vNDM3
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「那麼我可以去哪裏？」葛蕾斯問。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAfK0aWWFr
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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。」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqF4V0nS318
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2nuCf7bST
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她回到禁物儲藏室，沙卡美就在門前等待她回來。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKm7qmGWA2
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「小娜，她怎麼樣？」沙卡美笑得很燦爛。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCE3wrJVFfM
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「依然像個空殼困在自己的心裏。」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3k9pv0zawx
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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。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkcsB5nTsZ
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小娜不明白葛蕾斯和這封信的關聯：「我可以看嗎？」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CdF1BOaYs
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「看吧。」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUv0XSodkL
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小娜接過信封拆開信，讀完信後收回信封內。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24o6quIy1H
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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？」250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiuOKb6w6G
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普利王國的國王駕崩，沙卡美被邀請去國葬儀式。250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7s36iB8AM
