威廉見狀後，大吃一驚。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhb1413KONb
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——為什麼？495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3gVhCF14j
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事實上，這不只是因為威廉看到妹妹的身上出現奇怪鱗片的關係，所以他才擺出吃驚模樣。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa07aPi0pBd
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「為什麼我手上的鱗片會……」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7CS9p9dgI
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慢慢消失呢？這五個字，威廉沒機會說出口。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZE5S2qQFdp
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這是因為，在威廉要說出口的那一瞬間，頭部就遭到重擊。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAYeDGNJKS
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「幹什麼東西？」一名士兵說話了。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEdwTA46lZ
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「……」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqF82mLLO2Y
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威廉一直到左臉頰貼地的這一刻，才回過神，察覺自己大概是被士兵打了。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qKQ2z5wUd
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然後，現在威廉感覺右臉頰被踩。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcK9PcC7PJx
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbAlXdaZDu
「你站起來啦，哈？想幹麻？再拍你那翅膀嚇人嗎？」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILeXdoShWs
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「可、可惡……」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHA2UYT4qN
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「哈？說什麼東西？」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNF56Q4SCMv
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——難道我就要這樣死了嗎？495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2XSTQeWTv
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DSttSOVtD
趴在地上、宛如一頭被強迫馴化的生物，威廉已經看不見母親了，然而這並不是因為其他兩名士兵已經享用完畢，也不是因為威廉現在的視線角度看不到母親。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmP22EUB7p
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威廉心想——就跟媽媽一樣，要被這些人……495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETxTZfDj0d
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而是因為威廉流眼淚的關係，視線模糊到看不清楚眼前的景況。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgImpRLFwa
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECvHhIkoB3
士兵抬起腳，準備用力再往下踩的瞬間，威廉緊閉雙眼。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJfCvDEXJx
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就在此刻——495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19LsWDM20O
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「怎、怎麼回事？喔……喔啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4D8QuRu8xd
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那名想要再踩威廉臉頰的士兵，突然間跌倒。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYNdXSXypG
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjE84H8kG3
威廉見狀後，先是皺眉，畢竟不曉得發生了什麼，但他感覺到自己身後有一股熱能，於是轉頭查看，然後瞪大雙眼。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi57FJhMFXw
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqy0qDOmJGq
威廉看見了！他看見妹妹全身發出紅光，而這紅光內部，好像有一顆光球，位於妹妹的心臟附近，接下來該光球散出一束光芒，打向那名跌倒的士兵。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t4UWtUW7n
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「不！啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊……」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZJLrWO4y2
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkyQtNDSvp
威廉看見光束打向那名士兵後，該士兵大聲喊叫，接著就化成火焰變成灰燼。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCmja1bxcu
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——怎麼回事？495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mSqRE0HzV
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——不、不對。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgTxqX6y1H
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威廉趁這空檔，其他兩名士兵都看傻眼、沒來制止的空檔，抱起妹妹、緩緩嘗試站起身子。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpniMWxX0y
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrv8FW7bPy
身體上的疼痛，和無法拯救母親的傷痛，如同腐蝕性液體淋在身上一般，令威廉差點站不起來、身子重心不穩搖搖晃晃。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPnKcyrAEq
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF1HjlEFOq
——不管到底是怎樣，是那個藥水也好、妹妹本來的力量也罷，那都不重要。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOvacaTcOv
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33R49Rep0l
——重要的是，一個月大的小女孩都沒有放棄了……495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8xSSAMyK2
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTH2bXWbyG7
然而，威廉依舊起身。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4YbCfpRCn
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0igmDNsCO
他懷中的妹妹，好像是在對他笑的樣子，威廉用眼角餘光發現此事，這讓他心情變得好一些。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVDq6Qb36F
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5svYD8dHn
他張開翅膀，閉上眼，接著他身子開始慢慢發出藍光。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGa42BinYJa
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNUyHFsoWt
「身為哥哥的我又怎麼可以？」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZBVCvsY1f
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IGoSeFTmL
「你要幹什麼？」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuu4OfHtZJu
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「喂！」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE5klBTHN8
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士兵好像到剛剛才注意到威廉的模樣，但已經來不及。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICuGeLVmBL
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1jurK0j4s
喊完聲後，威廉拍打翅膀飛起，砰一聲撞破自家屋頂，來到天空中。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWZvrFKrJI
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——雖然長老跟爸爸有說過，不要隨便用這招不然會傷到人，但現在也顧不了這麼多了。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvHFiVaAJP
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBg7t0MIut
飛到空中的威廉，深呼吸一口氣，開始自言自語：495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9i4roSBiuq
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「偉大又崇高的天龍始祖啊，請給予您的子民真正的力量……」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1JykhF4dH
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因為母親被殺害又被羞辱，自己還差點掛掉，這份滿滿的傷感、憎恨與不甘心，威廉打算將其全部發洩出來。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHpKlhVxZt
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzPm1UqvIY
威廉這時身上的藍色光芒，已經耀眼到連他自己都必須閉上眼睛。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm7j6dELtU
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s8iHVIITw
「當山崩地裂、海枯石爛，地面寸草不生、萬物回歸虛有……」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwsm6VFkag
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「期許光亮挺身而出，照亮黑暗、為世間帶來和平與美。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRqqHaLIxG
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威廉選擇衝破屋頂、來到自由的天空，發洩情緒，是兩個原因中的其中之一。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnWz7H8XZP
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「那些從地獄來的，必將回歸天堂受審判。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwhzdGCGIk
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「舊的不去、新的不來……」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lF7Plyrhn
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtRgaw9cpz
威廉唸咒到此之時，將肚子吸得飽飽的。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEtJw8c8vK
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYq3EUJT7e
「斷罪之火、滅世之燄，始祖的力量在此，為我燃盡無數邪惡百鬼。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rqIaGiU2F
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcto5INfDAX
「龍舌吐息——！」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMMWtlfByK
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咒語結束後，威廉吐出巨大火焰，將自己與母親住的房子給燒毀。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8vzxn0gP8
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWf1tnlhfIz
火焰吐出的那一刻，威廉的肚子消下去，彷彿所有傷感、憎恨與不甘心都慢慢消除似的。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9bSAUTgq0
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGtW1EgIaA
不只如此，他還在天空中俯視，發現這一地段的房子都殘破不堪，好像都被搶劫了一樣。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUdQRf7SiG
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9Z0e3QS8p
威廉把他的火焰轉向那些房子，一口氣，就使這一帶都化為一座火海。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOJgiFqVKp
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgnLp44OOE
然而，究竟威廉為什麼要這麼做？士兵們大概是不清楚的。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYtkVrEUoE
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDIHG6iHy3
對他們來說，威廉這麼做的目的不明。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78bCa7X6V7
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYTq1ZShju
畢竟所有龍族都是不怕火的，無論龍還是邪龍。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7biwaMViPf
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「喂！正統龍族小弟弟，你瘋了嗎？」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTReSpEz0zD
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHRsGEYQvz
「就算只剩你們家我們還沒搜刮完，也不用這樣子吧！」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YaqdRmnDw
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5MNWGX4XR
底下的士兵抬頭喊聲。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFVBENI2ZL
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也許他們可以想得到的，想到威廉大概是情緒不穩才如此。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNQ6Em7dCh
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvBfxbithP
他們沒有直接說出口，也許是因為沒有從威廉此刻的模樣馬上聯想到。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xM12OKqal
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUjiYJsYvK
威廉此刻的模樣，已經不是正統龍族的樣子，而是有著邪龍的鱗片、龍族的鱗片，以及人類的皮膚。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQM8yXDSJI
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvewbFppKzw
「你……喂！醉鬼，就跟你說不要亂用那個藥水。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM34DLHOJPc
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9sL8PgqCS
「不是，不可能。那個藥水的效力才不會……」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofKLudCsOg
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNqCB9WCmv
「你們聽好了，可惡的邪龍士兵們。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGLlUo2e5c
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Li53im8tH
於那兩位士兵講悄悄話之時，威廉說話了。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvN7zGICRZi
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7niFhB8j2D
「以我現在的力量，還沒有辦法打倒你們，但是總有一天我會回來找你們。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUBSCDkU2R
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKPSlF8EIT
在那之前，給我洗乾淨脖子等著——威廉沒有把這句話完整說出來。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbGKSUbSLg
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA2JXFwywV
那是因為，士兵在他說到「在那之前」這個詞的時候，就打斷威廉說話。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkO5lcMMAAW
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvi3aoLr1E
「滾下來啦，可惡！」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L2vR9nUXm
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TpOS4Vbmq
咻——495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZr9UBHOuA
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhbtv7f8Ce
一根長矛飛向威廉，然而威廉輕鬆閃開。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotRmN7CPLO
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然後威廉繼續說：495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGAeEwpD2e
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnKxclzgAE
「你們邪龍族殺害我的母親，我是絕對不會忘記的，這裡不會再有人類受到你們羞辱，因為都已經沒有了。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31doIuG61n
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySIwu4mfl9
「……原來如此，這就是你的目的嗎？可惡！」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07y90F0eDK
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNCsoevpFr
「所以你是哪裡有毛病？該死！你到底是誰？」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiGNwBHll4
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咻——495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBqHi8Sxjg
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnAvuEcUB5
這次是箭飛向威廉，然而威廉還是輕鬆閃開。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0wA6WPiXv
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzJSxQJmHI
「我是誰？」威廉聽到士兵的言語後，冷笑。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrbqAyajcu
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapJKDzlzb8
「正統龍族不可能有這種力量的。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9G0e6ruAwn
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTdh58eTAs
「好、好，我們認輸好嗎？你好像很強的樣子，乾脆就加入我們邪龍怎麼樣？」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAjUuoggoR
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZyRBnUkAf
「別笑掉別人大牙了！」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sPVv8wQxI
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1UKSCHy3Z
威廉此語，令士兵愣住。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYtNu8NLbM
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8utGQyI0a4
不到兩秒，威廉再度說話：495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7I4SEUzG2F
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IoyEVuZUq
「我是誰？我不是以天空為傲的龍族，也不是以地面自居的邪龍，當然也不可能是人類。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVwZt9h9Eq
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVGs0Dshje
「「……」」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAw6SqDQMdJ
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我就是半龍族——這是威廉最後對士兵說的六個字。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEfmfvW4BP
495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhc8vkNcCBC
在威廉說出口的那瞬間，他感覺到體內突然有一股刺痛感，但不像是肌肉損傷，可能是內臟出問題。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnhAvefVub
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因為這樣，威廉判斷不宜久留，所以就飛離此地。

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離開該處後，威廉在深山中的某座洞窟睡了一夜，等到他醒過來已經是可以看得見日出之時。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Acz2BcSsR
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威廉昨晚本想吐出藍色的火，但後來卻不知為何，吐出的卻是偏橘黃色的烈焰——這個想法是在威廉瞥見陽光的時候回憶起來的。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv810AmHCUh
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他低下頭來，全身肌肉繃緊、身體因此再度作痛。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIk6M25xdf
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襁褓看上去像是白色的雲，緊緊環抱裡頭的嬰孩。可能是因為如此，威廉才鬆了口氣。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3jnbSb3GW
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——還好昨天晚上的魔法沒有傷到妹妹。

雖然如此，但威廉知道妹妹跟自己身上的鱗片其實沒有那麼容易消除這個事實，已經是他們長大之後了。

多年後，當威廉.康斯坦丁再度面臨家人臨死危機之時，他腦海中都會浮現這段小時候的回憶，然而其實他最想要忘掉的，也是這段記憶。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUzkEOdLRN
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不過，還是有些事情忘不了，也不能忘掉。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAg2yFGOk1
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威廉依然遵循多年前的自己，於那座洞窟面向朝陽的那一刻，與妹妹定下的承諾。無論過了多久、無論遭遇什麼天大挫折，他都相信著自己能夠辦到，只要和妹妹一起。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIUPCgsuyt
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宛如嘲笑臉孔的月亮，已經下降到地平線以下，上來的是溫暖的陽光，與一旁襯托的白色雲朵。495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo0kzwPrq3
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「為了讓妳變回原來的樣子，我要變強，找到讓妳變回來的方法。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3kUEeoGD1
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「在那之前，我會保護妳——妮莫。」495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZruNh7eLn
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《第一章 結束》495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNVbDwnelH