村莊到供奉神明的地方大約需要步行三十分鐘。在去到廟之前,咲炎要羽星先帶他們去昨天遇到林道長的地方。207Please respect copyright.PENANApqtW6xTaY4
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「大約是在前面……那裡有一個祭壇」207Please respect copyright.PENANAD9mIzPbMDI
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羽星指著前方的草叢,咲炎和水月穿過後,果然前方有一個稍顯破舊的祭壇。上面貼了數枚符咒。咲炎環顧了周圍的環境,與村莊內混濁的空氣明顯不同。看起來是完美的淨化了附近。207Please respect copyright.PENANAAtxXlY41iT
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「這裡看起來是祛邪用的祭壇……嘖」207Please respect copyright.PENANAWWOlHO90EX
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水月扯下了一旁樹上攀附著的藤蔓,她沒有發現上面有幾根尖刺。207Please respect copyright.PENANAnxpCj5y2xR
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「這裡看起來貌似跟我們的推論沒什麼關係。我覺得還是先去供奉神明的地方看看吧」207Please respect copyright.PENANAcSW7NIfP7l
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羽星揉了揉有些酸澀的眼睛。自從來到了這個村莊,她總是覺得眼睛有些不舒服,身體狀況也不太好。207Please respect copyright.PENANAVpIMDJQXow
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「沒事吧?」207Please respect copyright.PENANA7TkUg4waQq
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「嗯嗯,我沒事!」207Please respect copyright.PENANA8uPLhS3dzv
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「小心點,我們還不清楚這裡究竟發生了什麼事。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAVwvpfjIQcf
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羽星點了點頭,跟上了咲炎離開的步伐。207Please respect copyright.PENANA1EObQ7w6Qb
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三人穿過了樹林,走了不知道多久。他們面前出現了一座相當殘破的廟宇。入口處被崩塌的石柱給堵住。一旁開了一個小縫圍牆上則爬滿了帶刺的藤蔓。207Please respect copyright.PENANAdbZlLxaMca
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「這裡真的不像是有虔誠信徒的神明會待著的地方……」207Please respect copyright.PENANAcJ69wtyUMs
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水月看了看周圍的環境,下了這麼一個評論。207Please respect copyright.PENANATkgxO1FWAt
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「要進去看看嗎」207Please respect copyright.PENANARerOYuMeKD
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「嗯」207Please respect copyright.PENANAuvq4SX86ze
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咲炎靠近了門口,但是在他接觸到石塊的瞬間,一股力量彈開了咲炎的手207Please respect copyright.PENANAWO3nRwpW0t
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「……這真是越來越不對勁了」207Please respect copyright.PENANALtkGmufPaZ
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在咲炎的手被彈開的同時,羽星看到了只出現一瞬間的法陣。207Please respect copyright.PENANAiBZWfxsWD1
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「這裡有一個法陣」207Please respect copyright.PENANAox0gcf5mDm
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「羽星你看得到?你能把它畫出來嗎」207Please respect copyright.PENANAUKIsfLV70k
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羽星點了點頭。咲炎再度將手放了上去並撐住,讓羽星可以完全看清楚法陣的全貌。207Please respect copyright.PENANAClmnPOnPjX
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「大概長這樣……」207Please respect copyright.PENANAPcQaYo9YzM
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「嗯……」207Please respect copyright.PENANA7X2uU7JPN7
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在看到了法陣後,咲炎陷入了沉思,水月湊了過來。207Please respect copyright.PENANAOKbOTUbXHl
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「如果正門進不去,那要不要從側邊闖入看看」207Please respect copyright.PENANAUDPSy8ta2r
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咲炎點了點頭後,抽出了長槍往牆壁上一敲。與正門一模一樣的力量彈開了攻擊。207Please respect copyright.PENANAYuG7YxQagc
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「看起來硬闖是沒辦法了……那今天先回去吧」207Please respect copyright.PENANARIIHEDEZcx
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咲炎聳了聳肩,三人只能無功而返。207Please respect copyright.PENANAG7SAyqF4eX
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回到了村莊,咲炎再次去找了村長問事情。而水月則帶著羽星在村莊裡調查關於“神明大人”的事207Please respect copyright.PENANAUlNZFHT1el
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「神明大人?喔喔,知道啊!大人們都說,是神明大人保佑我們,我們才能住在這裡。」207Please respect copyright.PENANAG2cHsoN1Rj
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兩人找到了在廣場上玩耍的小孩子們。一名女孩回應了水月的問題207Please respect copyright.PENANA25wwHDNtZf
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「那麼,你們有供奉過神明大人嗎」207Please respect copyright.PENANAOX2mrGq5dO
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「嗯……有喔,好久以前我爸爸帶我去過,神明大人的家很大很漂亮喔!但是沒有看到神明大人,我們把供品放在桌上之後就走了!」207Please respect copyright.PENANAK6wzbUxZNq
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「那麼你爸爸呢?我想問他一些問題」207Please respect copyright.PENANA9kBW4B3TPL
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「爸爸嗎,他和媽媽去找神明大人了喔~還沒回來呢!」207Please respect copyright.PENANAM7LAeea1qY
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「這樣啊……那他們什麼時候會回來呢?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAbMwfC0msvG
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「不知道耶~他們已經去了兩年了,可能是留在神明大人的家裡了吧!」207Please respect copyright.PENANAxT3ynQoCeT
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聽著小孩子天真的語氣,水月皺了皺眉頭,大概了解了什麼。她很快恢復了笑容並摸了摸小女孩的頭207Please respect copyright.PENANAbwGjceRbAd
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「好,謝謝你。快去和朋友們玩吧」207Please respect copyright.PENANAez7HNmQisD
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「好~漂亮的大姐姐!希望神明大人也能保佑你們~」207Please respect copyright.PENANAHNVCB2dvti
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水月嘆了一口氣後,帶著羽星回到了住所。207Please respect copyright.PENANAIJBtrSIZSP
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「水月前輩……難道……」207Please respect copyright.PENANASuBL7xwIGJ
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「嗯,村莊不如以往繁榮的原因……大概就是這樣了吧……」207Please respect copyright.PENANAknpBxQ3Hua
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作為祭品,“供奉”給了神明……207Please respect copyright.PENANA91Rbrdzel3
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水月和羽星沒有繼續對話。而是沉默的坐在房間裡,等著咲炎回來。207Please respect copyright.PENANAtfjNO2AEkD
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過了大約半個小時,咲炎開了門,走了進來。207Please respect copyright.PENANA0dESDtMEup
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「怎麼了嗎…?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAudzzWPxLac
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咲炎一進門就感受到了十分壓抑的氣息,詢問過後,得知了這件事情。207Please respect copyright.PENANAIHZ46leNVC
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「如果是這樣的話……那麼就有兩種解釋的方法了……這裡的神明,可能已經放棄了這裡。或是更糟的推斷,這裡的神明已經妖魔化了」207Please respect copyright.PENANAoKfWyGG49e
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神不存在於此,或是神明化為了妖魔。這是現階段咲炎做出最有可能的推理。207Please respect copyright.PENANAuemRZfdMnd
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「神明是不可能要求活祭的,尤其是這種地方的守護神。那麼,就有了另外一個問題。究竟這個弒神陣是用來幹甚麼的……」207Please respect copyright.PENANAEOy5YNpNGt
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「難道是為了消滅墮落的神明?」207Please respect copyright.PENANA6AO5bu6epy
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咲炎搖了搖頭。這個答案是否定的。如果神明消滅了,那麼以常規來講,神明理當不會再有信徒。雖然不能排除神尚未消滅的可能,但是在就此推論下去,就可能會陷入過度的鑽牛角尖。207Please respect copyright.PENANAlStsdhB4Q9
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「不管怎麼說,線索還是太少了……」207Please respect copyright.PENANA1aJ5neTla6
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「所以目前的目標還是找到源風。感覺只有這樣,我們才能找到這事件的破口」207Please respect copyright.PENANAfD9XYgEAM4
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目前的謎團包含了,神明的身份,村民的下落以及神祕的道士。這一切的一切都尚未明瞭。207Please respect copyright.PENANA4lX7lBytIW
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「那麼今天就先這樣吧……我覺得有點累了……」207Please respect copyright.PENANAJSG260NJMM
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「嗯,我也是……」207Please respect copyright.PENANAC6niAXu98d
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難得咲炎和水月展露出了疲態。羽星也不好意思打擾他們。只能默默的坐在桌子旁,思考著這些事情。咲炎舖了床鋪,水月立刻鑽了進去。207Please respect copyright.PENANAa65U0mMl99
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「羽星,先睡一下吧。我們明天再去探查其他地方。」207Please respect copyright.PENANALYI6d3UyQH
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「嗯,好……」207Please respect copyright.PENANA4ynQ7nAF16
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羽星鑽入了水月身旁的被窩,閉上眼睛沉沉的睡去207Please respect copyright.PENANA7S0RJks9UJ
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半夜,羽星被一個細小的聲音吵醒,她掙扎著爬了起來,她一看向窗外,立刻驚醒了過來。207Please respect copyright.PENANAbZVkZvQOar
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「紅……紅色的天空……!?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAbibMpPvUF3
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窗外一片赤紅。如同當初的災難場景再現。不過這次並不像她所經歷的災難。她看向廣場中央,一群人圍著幾個孩子,正在跳著奇怪的舞蹈。中央的孩子們雙眼無神,就這樣毫無反抗的坐在中央。接著數分鐘過去,眾人抬起了孩子們,並從村莊的門口走了出去。207Please respect copyright.PENANArP3IGpX6MC
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「糟……糟糕了!咲炎先生,水月前輩!醒醒!」207Please respect copyright.PENANAXVmbFngDvF
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羽星試圖弄醒一旁的咲炎和水月,奇怪的是,這兩個人就像完全沒有聽到似的,雙眼緊閉,毫無反應。207Please respect copyright.PENANAgowuJTmHXb
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「啊啊……完了……怎麼辦……」207Please respect copyright.PENANAbDcRxYNsKH
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羽星一轉頭,突然,之前看到的那個人影出現在了門口。向自己招著手,似乎在招喚著自己。雖然知道自己不應該過去,但是羽星不由自主的起身,並且朝著人影的方向走了過去。207Please respect copyright.PENANAb6vPxkMPbo
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在靠近那個影子之後,影子牽起了羽星的手,仔細端詳著她手上,緣結給她的那個手環。207Please respect copyright.PENANA2SF59Vvy7h
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「你是……師傅的……誰」207Please respect copyright.PENANAMDsuo15bGz
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「師傅……應該姑且算是徒弟吧……?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAv6dUp27vxA
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聽出來那個影子不具有敵意,羽星便告訴了那個影子。207Please respect copyright.PENANA6vaZHj6vW9
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「你叫……什麼……名字」207Please respect copyright.PENANA1XVtAsHaJ6
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「我叫羽星,你呢……?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAa5TwaqVuL3
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「我是……源風主人的……式神。我的主人……需要……救援」207Please respect copyright.PENANAOIDIz3omdm
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說出了名字之後,那個影子從黑暗中走了出來,一名金髮的男孩站在了羽星面前。207Please respect copyright.PENANAfl4q70Y47J
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「源風……啊!是咲炎先生說的那個人」207Please respect copyright.PENANAvDDFZGJ7NG
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「你……認識……咲炎?」207Please respect copyright.PENANAP1AmgDpKSE
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「嗯,咲炎先生說,我們必須先找到你的主人,他究竟在哪裡呢」207Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y8vm1FiQM
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男孩伸手指向了村莊的門口。207Please respect copyright.PENANARPWQxP1PXI
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「你為什麼不早一點來找我們,你不是一開始就知道我們在這裡了嗎」207Please respect copyright.PENANA281C41ORma
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「只有……主人……和同力量源的人……看得見我……」207Please respect copyright.PENANARM39IJdJlc
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男孩用著不甚流利的語句講述著原因,總而言之,他不確定他們看不看得到他,所以花了一點時間來確定。只有在絕對安全的情況下,他才會選擇出來求援。207Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4VA5TFkid
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「那麼我們先回去房間。等咲炎先生他們醒來,我們在做進一步的打算吧」207Please respect copyright.PENANAkdTxkNfblL
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男孩點了點頭,於是羽星牽起男孩的手,走回了住所。然而接下來眼前的一幕,讓羽星不敢相信自己的眼睛。原本兩人躺著的地方,現在空空如也。巨大的血跡佈滿了房間,就像是血藤蔓一般攀附在牆壁及天花板207Please respect copyright.PENANAAxd7YpZtXy
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「啊啊啊啊啊……真……真的慘了……!!」207Please respect copyright.PENANApWsMnXcEkG
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「跟……主人……一樣……」207Please respect copyright.PENANAB0p1una5uw
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男孩臉上也出現了驚恐的表情。207Please respect copyright.PENANA4qxMojc7vC
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羽星腿一軟,跪倒在了地上。然而,極短的一瞬間,羽星感覺到自己的後腦勺被重擊一下,接著,她便失去了意識……207Please respect copyright.PENANAheThzJPH5U
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