「遠征軍,凱旋歸來⸺!」277Please respect copyright.PENANARN4fjeeOy0
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號角響起。跟著兵團成員一起低頭穿過外壁城門,如雷的歡聲差點把我震下馬背。空氣清新,三天前只有砂礫的道路被灑滿梅花瓣。興奮群眾溢出兩側房舍,有些還爬到屋頂平台上,應該是不想被衛兵的白盔遮蔽視線。雖然我不是本地人……本世界人,「莎島」皇都的郊區景色,卻莫名能夠滿足鄉愁。277Please respect copyright.PENANAreOfHZxetW
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「勇者大人太厲害了!三天就打敗魔王『解放者』!」277Please respect copyright.PENANACkkYI9oNpQ
「持續一百多年的威脅就這樣消失啦!」277Please respect copyright.PENANA0qy3An8LaE
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喝采的面孔目不暇給,連我的道謝聲都被淹沒。搖搖晃晃行進好一會兒,隊伍終於走上內城的鋪磚馬路。見到遠處的堡壘以及聳立的主塔,我想起這輩子的神奇際遇。意外被召喚到這個陌生世界,沒有記憶又身無分文,還以為會死在那裡。想不到,接連出現的巧合和貴人讓我順利過關斬將,像是冥冥之中自有安排,我甚至還得到某種力量⸺扭轉人生、顛覆法則的力量。277Please respect copyright.PENANAYdFohrwCBY
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「糟糕,塞車了。屁股好痛……唉……『思疾普』。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAxQKMvifE35
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念出咒文,四周的木製房舍瞬間變成砌磚高樓。塗著金漆的尖翹屋脊是市中心才有的高等精靈風格,代表皇室殿堂就快到了。我用力量「跳過」冗長的遊街橋段,準備直接上宮領賞。攻略「魔京」當時,也多虧這個能力,我才沒有被遠到哭的路途耗盡力氣。簡陋野營實在很難睡。277Please respect copyright.PENANAsS0Dy1wxJH
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「勇者啊,汝等討伐敵國有功,本王由衷感謝……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAyVXZgFvTXi
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純種精靈王緩慢的祝禱詞讓典禮儀式更加乏味。幸好,他的女兒⸺擁有人族性格與精靈美貌的混血公主「諾伊‧希芙」⸺也在旁邊,雀躍的表情看起來跟我一樣迫不及待。不過……再這樣跪下去腳就要麻了,反正,那個能力似乎沒有限制……277Please respect copyright.PENANAp0KGwaribD
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「思疾普。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAkMngOOoTRp
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「……最後,為報答汝無私之奉獻,迪魯西翁王國將賜予爵位、土地。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAf2HaTsoJyq
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「還有妻子!」希芙的發言讓在場貴族譁然,連我都嚇到了。不愧是她,膽敢站到父王前面插嘴。277Please respect copyright.PENANArYPD7X9AYE
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「咳嗯!見習術士Noi-Siv……雖說召喚英雄有功,但妳還有魔導研究院的職責啊……」277Please respect copyright.PENANA4dvuuBG46x
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「別擔心,父王,我有把握兩者兼顧!勇者大人是我的絕佳助力……是命運女神的安排。」277Please respect copyright.PENANA7Lz9m1QdsR
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希芙用鑲著金絲的白手套摟著我的臂膀。淡淡的酪香、微尖的耳朵、束腰馬甲上面那一對……更上面那對堅定的眼神,依舊深深吸引著我。說來老套,我倆確實一見鍾情。一島之主也無法拆散這個羈絆。277Please respect copyright.PENANAeyzJLHooiP
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「唔嗯……也罷,妳是半血,得把握時間……迪魯西翁光護,精靈與人族的統……的融合,不遠矣!」277Please respect copyright.PENANAsibMOzBl3C
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「謝謝您,父王……勇者大人,終於……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAEqWZtE3hLf
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掌聲環繞下,我被未婚妻緊緊抱住胸口,隔著皮甲都能感受到她的心跳。四目相對,喜悅的淚珠滑下透紅的臉頰,我想將之抹去時,不小心碰觸到那對未嘗禁果的雙唇。277Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5XZOHLpOB
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「我愛妳……我們會永遠相伴。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAdNsCxcSEVZ
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立下誓言後,得用親吻來證明決心。我彎下腰,撫開她的劉海,然後……就被窗邊嬉鬧的鳥兒叫醒了。277Please respect copyright.PENANAmibZnP3WPb
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「啊?又來了嗎……」277Please respect copyright.PENANANGEa11anuP
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暖爐裡的灰燼被朝陽點亮。掀開棉被、坐起身,我看著希芙的裸肩嘆氣。操弄時間的力量偶爾會自動暴發,上次正巧停下魔王的劍鋒,這次卻偏偏給我跳過重點。277Please respect copyright.PENANAUc5tUexnNd
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當我摀著臉在床邊苦惱時,希芙也醒了過來。277Please respect copyright.PENANAp3rQaW2nVp
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「怎麼了?Wen-Ang……啊,抱歉,人族語是……夫君?」277Please respect copyright.PENANAwEuinDYr1y
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睡眼惺忪的她依偎在我背上。肌膚的觸感、溫熱的吐息,讓錯過初夜的煩悶稍微平息。沒關係,我們還有一生可以共享。277Please respect copyright.PENANA9hx3KyC388
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「哎呀!都忘了,今天要跟夫君測試魔導具,我趕緊叫下人準備衣物。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAOUrLTant0Y
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「魔導具?」277Please respect copyright.PENANAmqaeIWppU9
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「嘻嘻,您待會就知道。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAMW8XoNi8SH
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心甘情願被那副調皮笑容牽著走,我試著放鬆心情,跟她一起用過早餐,來到主塔對面的魔導院。進入私人研究室,關上門後,只見她在堆滿書籍雜物的地板中間放了一張椅子,端著一頂佈滿顆粒的奇異圓盔,向我走來。277Please respect copyright.PENANAtyFMjgZZNf
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「來,戴上這個,配合我的法陣系統,它就能夠讀取夫君的思緒……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAgvRAqPAa47
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希芙把我壓坐下來,戴好鐵盔,再用絲巾蓋住我的眼耳。說實話,我有點怕,怕她發現我常常偷瞄那些年輕女傭。277Please respect copyright.PENANAPrpCG7pVgr
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「讀取思緒?沒、沒什麼好讀的吧?哈哈……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAU4Rp1zeFCU
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「聽我說!還不只那樣……遮蔽感官之後,夫君要專心想像一個世界,一個跟此處完全不同的天地……在那邊,您可以成為任何人、體驗任何事。魔導具會把它紀錄下來,讓其他連結到『系統』的人也能進去遨遊……很厲害吧!好像孩童們常玩的『扮家家酒』……的高階版本?」277Please respect copyright.PENANA8U57J6ZkNz
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「哦?哦……有點難想像……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAOSRzfpEl30
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儘管我在這裡已經得到所有幸福,但還是有稍嫌不足的地方。如果能創造一個世界,任何缺憾都能在那邊彌補,也並非壞事。277Please respect copyright.PENANAJzhh9s0fXZ
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「反正只是遊戲……來吧。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAusXezVbbQQ
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「那麼,要開始囉。靜下心來,聽我的搖鈴……在心中創造、許下願望……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAjPg2QQJTga
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叮、叮……叮、叮……277Please respect copyright.PENANAhtdqeqoHgq
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希望,在那個世界……時間不會亂跳。我可以和希芙一起慢慢變老……
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嘟⸺嘟⸺277Please respect copyright.PENANA5zIDDV6Vwp
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???:「喂?護士長,他醒了!麻煩妳通知家屬,我打給醫師……」277Please respect copyright.PENANARGer5qcyFH
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誰在說話?好多白衣白帽的女性……是教團成員嗎?為什麼要罩著嘴巴……不,這是魔導具創造的幻想世界……277Please respect copyright.PENANAZMLBt5GWps
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???:「測過PLR了?準備sedation……先生,我是你的主治醫師,聽得到我說話嗎?聽得到就點頭,或是動動眼睛……」277Please respect copyright.PENANApgDGL3i51l
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看來,這裡的人都習慣罩住嘴巴。還好那個治療師會講人族語。倒是我,怎麼沒力氣說話?也沒力氣點頭?好吧,只能動眼睛了。然後,他們又開始做自己的事,講自己的話,急急忙忙的。277Please respect copyright.PENANA6PAEcAWguS
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痛!誰用針刺我?該死,整個醒了……這個房間單調又冷漠,好多奇怪儀器,這麼多鐵製品?未免太奢侈……277Please respect copyright.PENANAIBELmQ9avB
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主治醫師:「先生,冷靜聽我說哦……你人在醫院……因為車禍昏迷,進入所謂的植物人狀態……還滿久的……」277Please respect copyright.PENANA8moxbLyBVf
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真是奇怪的世界。可愛的見習術師又出包了吧?我心想。眼皮好沉,也許睡一下就能回去希芙那邊。277Please respect copyright.PENANAG6WNYdx4Og
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翌日凌晨。277Please respect copyright.PENANA5kth8tPqf0
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睜開眼睛,奇怪的人不見了,但房間看起來還是充滿死亡的凝重氣味。只有陽光能帶來一點暖意。窗戶外有座尖塔……我回來皇都了嗎?277Please respect copyright.PENANAG8h3uUA1T6
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不對。我還在那個虛幻的遊戲世界。277Please respect copyright.PENANA4kR45asyEc
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我:「思……思疾……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAD09nsVt6Kx
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喉嚨好僵硬,沒辦法跳轉時間。等到下午再看看吧……277Please respect copyright.PENANA7cuor4Bf2m
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??? :「奇蹟……兒子……奇蹟啊……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAlYVMp3NLRu
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有對老夫妻坐在我旁邊哭泣。我不認識他們……聽說是我的父母?身體怎麼還不能動?好想上廁所……白天好久……好久……277Please respect copyright.PENANAIuNlfzSuhg
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這算什麼奇蹟?277Please respect copyright.PENANAFRWxZuQOYS
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被困在這個軀殼裡,被迫聽陌生人宣洩他們的情緒,被他們餵食、翻身、脫衣服、清潔私處。277Please respect copyright.PENANANyuqjMTAn3
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好討厭。277Please respect copyright.PENANAkpKFmk4uGD
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時鐘在走原來這麼緩慢,每次滴答都是煎熬。我想著原本世界的景色,以及希芙的臉,勉強撐了過去。277Please respect copyright.PENANATsucmdje7G
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數日後。277Please respect copyright.PENANAnrnl1PVeaF
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我漸漸能夠轉頭、移動手臂,但我還是常常盯著窗戶外那座尖塔,還有自由的天空。277Please respect copyright.PENANAGdspytu2t8
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母:「那是台北101哦,你出事那時還沒蓋好……三十幾年了……我都沒有放棄……主都有看在眼裡……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAPsE3Ou5r7V
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什麼鬼設定?我當了三十年廢人?277Please respect copyright.PENANA28OdKvlGJR
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日子越來越難過。換尿管、抽血、復健,我無力抗拒那些破壞尊嚴又痛苦的看護行為。更慘的是,名為「現實」的記憶不斷湧進腦袋,把美好的勇者傳奇都排擠出去。277Please respect copyright.PENANAfsHiHCRzuw
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「歡迎收看本台特別專題。最新科學期刊指出,台灣成功擠身回春醫療先進國行列,但這則喜訊沒有被大眾接受。永保年輕,似乎還是富裕層的專屬權利。調查顯示,破百歲人瑞近九成都集中在台北,有網友戲稱他們為『首都精靈』……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAkDApo8pRNt
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業務:「恭喜先生!您是台灣第一位成功甦醒的『幻境VR』試用者,請務必要跟本公司分享經驗……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAPgpwWe7DJf
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鐵盒子的聲音被消去。自稱專員的男人假惺惺地笑著。277Please respect copyright.PENANAr6cjbXKPdL
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業務:「這是一筆不小的開銷,但事實證明,您家人做對選擇了……我解釋一下喔,床頭櫃上這個攜帶式頭罩能讀取腦波,透過網路連接到美國主機系統,本公司把您在社群網站的行為紀錄交給AI學習,再輸入一些成長環境的資料,它就能建構出一個獨家打造、帶有個人趣味的虛擬世界!直接刺激反射中樞,癱瘓用戶在『夢遊』途中能促進腦細胞修復。最厲害的是,它還可以暫停、快轉……現代人喜歡快節奏的東西嘛!哈哈。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAzcm64ZdQ8t
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母:「專員很熱心,幫媽媽打開你的電腦,我知道你很喜歡玩遊戲、看動畫……所以我請他們用遊戲風格,你應該很喜歡,對不對?」277Please respect copyright.PENANA3KpbHC1C1A
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這些人瘋了。誰準你們擅自亂搞我的東西……我的身體、我的腦袋?等到可以走路,就打破窗戶逃出去……277Please respect copyright.PENANAegyijmOVSC
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夜晚。277Please respect copyright.PENANAsglLhhXU6x
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母:「你還想接他回家?這裡有人顧比較安全啊?我還有工作,又不能24小時在家陪……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAjomA9gdwOx
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父:「妳知道他已經花我們多少錢了嗎?住院三十年!加上那個什麼VR療程?我還要低頭跟兄弟姊妹借!」277Please respect copyright.PENANA2v6mbh0eVB
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他們以為我聽不到……他們大概早就習慣聽不到、沒有反應的我。277Please respect copyright.PENANA1zQBxLDAPO
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母:「講得好像你最辛苦,是誰每天幫他把屎把尿?我的人生都沒了……之後還要照顧他一輩子……當初要不是你寵他,給他買機車,他也不會半身不遂……」277Please respect copyright.PENANA1C5k1v81QQ
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我……不能走路了?277Please respect copyright.PENANAfNv9FlW3LO
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父:「嘖……小聲點,醫師說先不要跟他講……」277Please respect copyright.PENANA2nmGPVEuq6
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我不存在,是不是比較好?277Please respect copyright.PENANA27d8ISCavl
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「思……疾普……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAQhukEJYrB4
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咒語出口了。277Please respect copyright.PENANA2KMAE7E00X
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沮喪什麼?他們哪是我爸媽,我哪可能殘廢?快點發動能力跳過這一段,我不要當個累贅,我是走跳自如、頂天立地的英雄,我是擁有美麗妻子和崇高地位的男人。277Please respect copyright.PENANAGuscCQJjZF
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「思疾普……」277Please respect copyright.PENANArk11bPHHKR
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外面在下雨。水之元素啊,幫我傳話:我馬上就能復原,找到方法回去,回去找她……該死的時鐘,為什麼只過三秒?277Please respect copyright.PENANA68fDN8YTQ9
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「思疾普……思疾普……思疾普……」277Please respect copyright.PENANAqvkav7IiXE
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天還是一樣亮著。灰濛濛、髒兮兮的天空,讓人想到魔京……對了,差點被魔王砍斷脖子那次,面對生命危險,力量一定會自行發動!277Please respect copyright.PENANAGigINRRCK2
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桌上有一把水果刀,是否使用?277Please respect copyright.PENANAYrzYOiIo4S
⸺是
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歡迎收看本台特別專題。人在臨死前的腦部反應,所謂的走馬燈,據說能瞬間展現永恆的時光,跟平常睡覺做夢有什麼關聯呢?很多學者都想……277Please respect copyright.PENANAP8pjABkfDu
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「嗚啊啊啊⸺!」277Please respect copyright.PENANAtnzcHS5z1x
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鐵盔滾到地上,撞倒了一堆書本。那個房間的殘響還在耳邊迴盪。我抓著喉頭喘氣,滾燙血液噴出動脈的感覺,實在有夠逼真。277Please respect copyright.PENANANfgyCByjyY
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「夫君?夫君!您還好嗎……」希芙跪在腳邊,緊張地瞪大雙眼。我忍不住把她緊緊抱起,用全身感官去確認她的存在。277Please respect copyright.PENANA0Q7ulURPYu
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「夫君……對不起,這個魔導具太危險。」277Please respect copyright.PENANAyDPtbT6xr0
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「沒關係……沒關係……」抱著希芙好一會兒,我終於鬆了口氣,「我想曬太陽……出去透透氣,轉換一下心情,好嗎?」277Please respect copyright.PENANAJw25ewXsKz
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「當然……不管您到哪裡,我一定⸺」277Please respect copyright.PENANA1STcOYVJjJ
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下個瞬間,我倆已經躺在無邊無際的草原上,享受入秋的涼意。277Please respect copyright.PENANAAKLtVwfKeH
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側過頭,旁邊的花朵上停了一隻蝴蝶,動也不動地,隨風搖曳著、搖曳著……可憐的生命,如此短暫,偏偏最痛苦的時候又會度日如年……277Please respect copyright.PENANAjDSaT4qbev
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哎,別再想了。277Please respect copyright.PENANAJoOOKLU6wW
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擁抱現在就好。我的第二人生,才正要開始呢。