動力城下城南部,人潮如鯽的菜市場。
商人的大聲叫賣,目不暇給的貨攤,垂涎欲滴的香氣,豐富的感官轟炸。瑪赫呆呆的站著,手撓著脖子。她覺得自己待一整天都不會感到膩。
以前,她只能在天空遠瞻這個人類群居地,如今她終於能切身體驗這場感官盛宴。
也許被那個男人抓住,也不全然是壞事。306Please respect copyright.PENANAGrnCKkRZo7
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「小姑娘,買糖果嗎?」306Please respect copyright.PENANAqazUuWrIhz
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瑪赫順著聲音轉頭,是攤位小販的叫喊。
貨攤上色彩繽紛的糖果立刻勾走心神,抖動龍之鼻子,深吸一口甜絲絲的香氣,這味道和麵包的麥香不同,非常濃稠,十分好聞!306Please respect copyright.PENANATRKYg93GiW
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「波板糖算你十塊錢如何?原本要二十塊錢喔,小姑娘如此可愛才給你特價喔!」小販手上的黃色波板糖轉來轉去,瑪赫的眼珠也跟著在眼眶打轉。306Please respect copyright.PENANAem3ISLFwKP
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口水停不下來,只是氣味便已經那麼甜了,如果能吃下去的話……
瑪赫掏出小錢包,裡面放著阿爾法給的零用錢。十塊錢,也就是說要給五個硬幣,餘下的錢就不夠買麵包了。306Please respect copyright.PENANA9yoBQkPbDy
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阿爾法只買十塊錢以下的麵包,其他較貴的款式她只能用零用錢買。麵包還是糖果?到底該如何選擇?306Please respect copyright.PENANAQsoxs7tDIh
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「露娜,快過來。」沙啞的聲音,是阿爾法的呼喊。他在外面時會叫她露娜,然後聽到喊叫後要在十秒内回到他的身邊。306Please respect copyright.PENANAdap100pnGY
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根據阿爾法的說明,金鎖鍊『雷錠』具有壓制魔力的效果,束縛住她最自豪的怪力,所以她必須老實跟隨阿爾法。
但是,她還未決定要不要買糖果。不遠處那個老氣橫秋的阿爾法直勾勾地盯著她,手伸到半空做了個拉扯的動作。306Please respect copyright.PENANAtd0vgng4Ch
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那是威脅,亦是警告。瑪赫急忙地把五個硬幣塞給小販,接過波板糖跑到阿爾法身旁。306Please respect copyright.PENANAeGN86DDq0y
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「雖然怎樣用零用錢是你的自由,但是在午餐前吃糖果會吃壞胃口。」306Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6XS3otIgU
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無視阿爾法的嘮叨,瑪赫咧嘴將波板糖一口吃下,甜得禁不住傻笑。阿爾法眉頭一皺,剛才,好像看到奇怪的東西。306Please respect copyright.PENANAWisQPeHgbO
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「那個波板糖,讓我看一眼。」306Please respect copyright.PENANAWbDdjFy8vc
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瑪赫縮起身子,臉帶不願。
阿爾法抓住嘴邊的棒子,她依然不肯放口。306Please respect copyright.PENANAusCwkrDtm3
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「我不是要搶你的糖果,只是想看一看罷了。」306Please respect copyright.PENANAJA9oZBRtUy
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兩人互相拉扯,瑪赫簡直寧死不屈,失去耐性的阿爾法蠻力拔出波板糖,然後手就被瑪赫咬了。306Please respect copyright.PENANAUZQ6qtl3ny
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阿爾法不吭半聲,完全不當一回事。
他把波板糖舉到陽光底下,硬糖中間夾著一只紙偶,穿戴盔甲,有板有眼地耍著長矛,像看皮影戲。306Please respect copyright.PENANALYHpDrmBZZ
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很明顯紙偶的形像就是他——天選之阿爾法。
環顧市場,四周都是以他為主題的商品,繡有阿爾法模樣的毛巾、一點也不像的頭盔造形木杯、獵犬閃電造形釣竿、搞錯比例的木雕,連玩具店的木矛也比木劍好賣。306Please respect copyright.PENANAa7qukArMjE
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看來民眾普遍認為阿爾法守護了動力城,他先前還擔心因為毀了上城北大片土地會招來仇恨。
既然居民們多數抱持正面態度,長居下去也不怕演變成獵巫,情況比他預計的樂觀。306Please respect copyright.PENANAhpPiABjjyE
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「你要咬到甚麼時候?」阿爾法拽著手,瑪赫依然死不放口。
直到他交還波板糖,瑪赫才終於鬆開龍顎。306Please respect copyright.PENANArcFZrVcLBz
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瑪赫縮到一旁跟他保持距離,護住波板糖生怕又被搶走。306Please respect copyright.PENANA8dOgWjxIRM
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「你花了多少錢來買糖?」306Please respect copyright.PENANAFkcyVlKfAi
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瑪赫咬住波板糖,腦筋轉了轉,豎起十根手指。306Please respect copyright.PENANAKzGwl8akq8
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「原價好像只賣三塊錢來著?打著我的名號就能賣貴幾倍,我的臉真好賺啊。」306Please respect copyright.PENANAIhCHvvQTQ0
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瑪赫兇巴巴的對他瞪眼,嘎哩嘎哩地咬碎波板糖,阿爾法想提醒她中間的紙偶不能吃,但還來不及說甚麼,她已經連棒子都吞下了。306Please respect copyright.PENANAowASshlXZ1
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他聳肩,「反正是龍,這種程度也能消化吧。走了,今天不能在外面久留,早點回家,今晚做大餐。」阿爾法彎腰捧起大包食材便走。306Please respect copyright.PENANAHm9MYwJknv
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瑪赫跟在背後,手臂癢了又撓幾下,她無意間打了個響嗝,吐出了棒子。
木棒吊著一團破碎的機械零件,她呆望半晌,隨手扔掉。306Please respect copyright.PENANABKchPPbQBd
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氣味傳入鼻子,瑪赫停下腳步。她望向街的另一邊,隔著建築依然能嗅到濃烈的氣味。
陌生的味道使她毫無頭緒,只能確定其源頭來自某種生物,而且體型不小。306Please respect copyright.PENANAl4HTAB00YP
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「露娜,別愣著,過來。」阿爾法在幾步外催促。306Please respect copyright.PENANAveVHfyZyd5
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瑪赫指住氣味的方向,又指著鼻子,張開手,抓住犄角,轉了個圈。306Please respect copyright.PENANAjBlMuFUpK2
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「你到底在幹甚麼,要玩估字遊戲嗎?」306Please respect copyright.PENANAEAZHMZ8dBG
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瑪赫手舞足蹈嘗試傳達,「有個很大的東西在那邊。」的意思。但阿爾法何止看不明,還一副漫不經心的嘴臉。306Please respect copyright.PENANAelYWjqDiKb
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正當他要走時,周邊的人群開始了小騷動,人們朝住瑪赫所指的方向走,看來街的另一邊發生了事情。306Please respect copyright.PENANA0RtKmARAfI
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「過去看看吧。」阿爾法心中生起莫明的不安。306Please respect copyright.PENANAo5Pxv1Lzb8
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