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走進森林的起始點，這裡與弓箭手村和六條岔道的地形很不一樣。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTMZzwi9BC
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將樹木鋸成一節節，鋪平在草原的泥地中作為道路，同時亦有盤根錯節的藤蔓作為裝飾。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1bBEMD9Xf
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這座森林雖然被巨木所籠罩，但陽光還是能透過大樹間隙照耀進來，並不會讓人感到陰森。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0XwlhChSe
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「往村子的方向是這邊嗎？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAxEzmFkKr
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「我想想……不是的！應該得從上面的入口進入才對。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXZ6Nn39y8
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克里斯示意安提娜跟著自己。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXpjdvEnhP
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbJFrZiNSW
兩人踩著木製繩梯與巨木藤蔓，一路爬到了高處的樹洞入口。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3VTpIW71L
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「這裡如果沒人帶的話，真的會迷路呢。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemfCSmJadq
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「沒錯，雖然我前不久才從這裡離開，但還是覺得很複雜。也怕會給妳帶錯路。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxNZ2NKxBE
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYruIo0sRT8
聽他這麼一說，少女突然想到昨天和艾瑪聊天的內容。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBArvxQcunG
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「話說，你是什麼時候立志要當法師的？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyplzBm6MQQ
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyIl5t1aeS
「這、這個......」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPffQgDi4r
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剛好昨晚從艾瑪那裡聽到他的過去，就順勢這麼問起。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrIHyZnq9B
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不過被這麼一問的少年變得口吃，顯然有些答不上來。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2xnvCF8rP
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或許真如艾瑪說的一般，克里斯突然選擇法師的背後，真有什麼難言之隱。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWHIkQGPc8
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ819zz48aJq
兩人雖然對話著，但是步伐沒有因此而停下；不過對於少女的問題，少年隔了一下子才給出回應。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawEfKyiyg4
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5SwOSqpnh
「大概是一年半前吧。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1nWx2I5C8
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSVXo58zt1
「那你怎麼沒當劍士呢？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3Q2dZX7Uu
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsK1Jj65K5
克里斯突然驚訝起來，立刻想到唯一的可能性。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy539eNzowS
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「是艾瑪說的嗎......？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXV0wrsR95X
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「昨天我們剛好有聊到。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALtFHgGIVj
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少年的表情看來似乎有些消沈，安提娜察覺後，覺得自己應該別問才好，而且也並非真的很好奇。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrmT6z70a8
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「抱歉，是我多嘴了。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PT6fhgSer
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「沒關係......其實理由挺無聊的，所以我才不太想說。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4c6PYf8cPx
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克里斯尷尬講到的同時，表情充斥著一絲沮喪。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZROcFk88P
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之後，或許一部分也是想轉移焦點，輪到他向少女詢問。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yeI3v4W5R
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「那妳怎麼想當劍士？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpHD9ahNWK
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「算是個偶然吧。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm24jAHf5r
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被如此問到的少女思考了一會。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZVKaIIYPg
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP645gFHG9W
「會讓我成為劍士的原因出在幫助我的人身上。因為他本身擅長劍技外也瞭解我力量的特性。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCWeeayPol
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「力量的特性？」克里斯不太明白。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SGwniJHNw
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「嗯……該怎麼解釋才好……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcn6dQOUdt
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少女遲疑了一會，才接著向他解釋：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdmTBoenfB
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「這股力量是從魔族根源延伸而來的憤怒之力。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDF5o0y8vFp
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「原來是這樣......。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9m8h1OxhAW
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出乎意料的，聽到少女提到魔族，少年的反應意外來得普通。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIoZ0X0b1d
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而少女也想到了最大的可能性。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWepdbAcLY
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「難道你已經知道我是魔族混血了嗎？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ998ItA74dT
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「因為一開始，就有從艾瑪那裡聽說了。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij0MIfUrxI
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果然是這樣——不過安提娜並沒有責怪艾瑪的意思。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhTMDccYCj
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOJp0FGW7G
「米克森和維德也知道嗎？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6niO88UM6u
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Hu3SaDdxN
少年嗯聲點了點頭。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldvOpGOZQ9
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPpj37RlVz
「那你們，為什麼還願意跟我一起組隊呢？魔族在人類的眼中應該沒留下什麼好印象。我之前剛來到弓箭手村時，也曾主動透露自己是魔族混血的事情，結果差點引來大麻煩⋯⋯」安提娜說到這裡，不禁嘆了口氣。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoDPudTJIh
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少女因此有點想知道艾瑪之外的這些少年對自己又是什麼樣的看法。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhwtGYTQG8
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克里斯聽見她這麼一說，稍微陷入了沈默。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LeLk3Vqbp
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypm5khI9hb
「雖然有聽說過曾經的魔族軍團長幫助人類一起對抗黑魔法師，但前幾年剛發生的世界樹事件，一時間也讓人很難不對魔族起防範之心吧……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSDEi7HdMk
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少年說出自己的觀點。雖然身為普通人並不了解當時事件的細部內容，但其中的部份情況即使是普通百姓也都略知一二。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRfpAWbDHu
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然而，克里斯接下來對少女說的才是重點，也是讓少女感到欣慰的理由。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZtbrS85ad
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXx5Qd6b0P
「不過這些事情都與妳無關，我們自然沒有必要害怕或者防範妳不是嗎？而且當初艾瑪還特地下了馬威，叫我們不能對妳有偏見；其實就算她別提，我也絕對不會做那種事的，相信米克和維德哥也是如此。」克里斯繼續說道：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQYNN8aOw8
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「而且雖然跟妳沒有講到很多話，但我依然覺得妳與我們沒什麼不同。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrpoLNsfPQ
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不只是艾瑪，少年克里斯此刻說的話也讓少女感到欣慰。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNBOWh1a9q
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60lNPU7Trg
「而且我甚至將妳視作學習的對象。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGRli2t9WM
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「誒？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrlVWP43lV
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少女突然聽到什麼奇妙的話，發出疑惑的聲音，接著問道：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeilzUfPKbW
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4Na7Jdf2W
「學習的對象，這怎麼說呢？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBy0QHoPiu
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8h3iGbmACO
真的無法理解，安提娜認為少年應該是誤會了什麼。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjw15xee0r
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDKdrB7CAy
「妳的認真，還有妳面對怪物時那種無所畏懼的姿態。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgtlPtxzZQ
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiVswdtA7H
果然，如她猜想的一般，他是真的誤會了。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YB02LrKPh
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自己才不是所謂的強大，甚至無比懦弱；讓自己邁出步伐的，也只是建立在悲哀之上的意念罷了。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5igvFalwjf
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「其實我並非你想的那樣。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcK3V9LN35Z
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdho6wU3JhV
這次輪到少女沉著頭部，流露出和剛才少年類似的表情，無奈地道出這句話語。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pAHw8GIvI
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60LkyoaLH0
「以前在魔族時，我通常都是群體裡面最弱小的，甚至到後來⋯⋯能活著離開也是因為他以自己生命保護了我。」她的聲音有點顫抖與沙啞。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51YJzMFZDC
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克里斯第一次看到這麼消沈的安提娜，有點驚訝的同時也想給予她安慰，但又不知道該如何做才好。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27sar0Exxd
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對於少女來說，那可能是永遠的痛楚，也是讓她堅定信念的理由。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Unm8wOC9M
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc56eZoKSKl
僅僅如此而已——少女並不是很想要講到這些，但對於他人在誤解之上的的欣賞，便覺得很是沈重。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB8ZMXvCwA
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnnMP2ywOL
所以有必要讓少年明白，自己並非他所看到的表面那般。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRY3mRDB84
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIjSru3FOT
而少女說完後，這一次在兩人之間的沈默，維持比剛才還要更長的時間。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9y5NhgHTx
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2UAXqpoaY
兩人已經穿過森林外圍的道路，又向森林的中心點接近了一些，開始可以看到零星的樹屋建築。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9q25eAAWH
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXUqxzjBgW
這時，少年終於開口，並且像是鼓起勇氣般先深深吸了一口氣。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx71hNjxe8N
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9EzxHC7yy
「⋯⋯就算是這種原因，我還是喜歡這樣子的妳。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVDFVEPBhy
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefgwpWJ7HQ
彷彿告白一般的話語，讓少女不得其解。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUq4AVNxkd
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWjiqxjida
而少年雖然低著頭部，但並非是剛才的那種消沈；只是因為說了那樣子的話，一時間也有點難為情。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAscaN55CM
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不過他還是繼續催促自己說下去。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9oXeg5XGt
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「這反而讓我知道，原來我和妳並不是那麼遙遠，搞不好還有些相似......」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdgXn3DjXd
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgS1uUfdRM
少女一時間答不上話，但是隱約明白了少年話中的含義。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOl3IuyGhq
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWHppJaJ1Z
這時，少年像是又獲得了勇氣般，將頭抬起與少女對視。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREJ2987lww
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或許是聽到了少女的過去，使得少年終於跨出屬於自己的一步。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGxCnxTa0P
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTuhjc4hzd
向她說的內容，是關於剛才少女的疑問，也是他原本不想面對的自己。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgs818HHonu
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「其實我從小就很沒勇氣，或許是因為這個緣由，才特別憧憬常常衝在最前線戰鬥的劍士。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwt48sPvL1
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh0sj4xFGP
「可是當我實際拿起了劍，卻覺得一切離我好遙遠。尤其劍士又特別需要近身戰鬥，對於當時的我來說實在是很大的挑戰。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLdifPjkEp
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEOJDUfr6C
安提娜對於克里斯主動坦白的行為，感到有些意外。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkhENUFZG1
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「所以當時依然膽怯的你，才選擇不用近身戰鬥的法師嗎？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTSeXXVebj
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWX9g0HZaZ1
少年對此點了點頭。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfzyiq2Fvc
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那對於他來說，應該是最不願意面對、也最脆弱的一部分。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEsxqxI9Vs
93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkjTs2ExcJ
許多人都習慣隱藏脆弱，就算是在熟人面前，也不代表就能卸下包袱。更何況是對一個認識不過數天的陌生人。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrConn4w6Tr
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但是，很多事情確實無法用時間來衡量。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpXHIfULJ5
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探其緣由，或許只因少女的話語，讓少年產生了共鳴，促使他打開塵封起來的心門。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1y5UN9uS78
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「不知道妳從艾瑪那裡聽到了多少。其實她知道的也只是一部分罷了。⋯⋯從小就特別懦弱、總是被欺負的我，實在很想要改變什麼，所以我才跟她一起成為了冒險家。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdC7dBWMoWd
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「表面上也許看不太出來我的膽怯，但其實這得多虧艾瑪，才讓我比較自在一些；否則獨自一人時我可能還是會做得一團糟吧⋯⋯」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawojCU8gpk
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少年已經完全打開了心扉，這是少女沒有料想到的事情。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qWgqqm2LI
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而聽完了他的經歷，少女也終於明白，正是如他所說的那般——自己與他的確有些雷同。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tzaxEaUqs
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即使現在懷抱的信念各有所異，但溯其本源，那裡有著極為類似的東西。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBYNh6XLNk
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不知不覺間，兩人都向對方傾吐了自己的一些心聲。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pOoi5OCvF
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在這一趟短暫的路途裡，少年與少女，彼此之間都沒有想過，能夠成為對彼此敞開心房的好友。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhXDpYpvMK
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而在兩人之間的氣氛，也隨著彼此的心意交錯，稍微活絡了起來。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxT0Ctr8ZM7
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通過閃爍森林的道路後，樹屋建築變得密集起來，而且除此之外，眼前的大樹更是島上數一數二的巨大。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65gb1wGK0M
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人們於數百年前開始在這個巨木叢林中建立村子，利用木製繩梯連結樹與樹，讓人們可以自由地在大樹所長出的巨大藤蔓中走動，而不用到達陸地。因此，魔法森林也能算是另類的「浮村」。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctUMluHNeu
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至於會被稱作魔法森林的原因，得從久遠以前說起。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEl6XLvF7TT
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這座森林在數百年前叫做艾靈森林，是妖精的居住地，但隨著人類的湧入，漸漸地改變了原有生態，而人們也因此與原來的住民妖精產生了嫌隙，使得這數百年間彼此存有很深的隔閡。是一直到最近幾年，因為眾多冒險者的協助，妖精才逐漸釋懷人類曾經對他們的驅逐。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yTCX3GIkl
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而在這數百年當中，有一位魔法大師——漢斯，在英雄封印黑魔法師的數十年後，選擇在這裡落腳和收徒，並建立起魔法圖書館，使得這裡的魔法師人才輩出，久而久之便得到了「魔法森林」的美名。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUyT0qce4R
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「漢斯大師是在魔法圖書館裡頭嗎？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUzmIniLQ0
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「沒意外應該是。老師他終日埋首於研究魔法與知識，所以大多的時間都在圖書館裡。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3c3u2CRvE
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克里斯這麼說完就帶領安提娜移動到一間大樹中央的樹屋，那便是魔法圖書館。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSf84bpwhLZ
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一進入內，迎接兩人的是烏黑一片。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCrKTPIrfL
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這裡的光源僅僅靠著牆邊的幾支蠟燭來維持，讓頭一次來到的少女浮出了問號。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2mOF3R7MF
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不過也在這一刻，少女發現有人在上方的閣樓。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJVVL2islM
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剛好如同安提娜與克里斯的組合，分別是一個少年和少女；但稍微不同的是，他們明顯都很有活力，為略顯晦暗的圖書館帶來了生機。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6SJUy76dL
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上面的少年注意到兩人，首先跳了下來。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpXqmGfxk5
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「請問兩位要找什麼書呢？還是來到這裡是想轉職成為魔法師？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoHtJM5sfh
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「都不是的。嗯......恕我冒昧問一下，你是？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCieK2MPd9R
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安提娜詢問這名年紀看似略長自己一些的少年。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNs3WNGUW6
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但在少年開口回答前，就有另一道聲音搶先代替他回答。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsbJDKRj3n
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「他是我的師兄哦！叫做艾爾文，是老師的首席弟子。」說話者是克里斯。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxw3ojMwXx
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「師兄？…………啊！我想到了。你好像叫做克里斯對吧？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqas2AI6Lm
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那名叫做艾爾文的少年思考一會，終於憶起說出自己名字的克里。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilrXmq41bS
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「這麼快就忘記我！真過份欸！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq74JGe0sAD
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「啊不是啦！誰叫這陣子的事情太多了嘛……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrNY5W9E6y
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正當艾爾文說到一半，在上方的另一名少女也跟著來到兩人面前。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qGpYpHUU4
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「你好呀克里，好久不見！最近魔法練得如何呢？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu5nWZ9D3B
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「馬馬虎虎吧，目前正透過冒險中的狩獵努力變強中。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXros8HFh8
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面對少女的詢問，克里斯搔了搔自己的後腦勺笑著說道，然後他隨即向一旁的安提娜正式介紹眼前的兩人。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhm3BkRd4S
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「跟妳介紹一下：他們是艾爾文和莉莉，都和我一樣是漢斯老師的弟子，而且他們比我還要早接觸魔法，所以是我的前輩。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrZ0B3for2
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「然後這位是安提娜，是我旅途中結識的朋友。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WEwWtaK6x
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克里斯這次換成向艾爾文和莉莉介紹。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NJEP8SCx5
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之後兩方對彼此簡單點頭致意。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ueu8GnGmq
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「話說你們的身高差很萌欸！」莉莉揚起了嘴角。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLO6051ky7X
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「啊沒辦法，我就是長不高嘛⋯⋯」克里斯只好這樣自嘲。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OC3cAy4kz
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「不過很相配喔！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44AVQgl6wu
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「「欸............？！」」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRDPyhxam7
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這是少年與少女第一次的同步動作。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnEc6JlFHx
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兩人不約而同地互相看了一眼，之後是安提娜對他們解釋：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4W8JcKHNg
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「我想你們誤會了什麼。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2D4Agb9P5
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「我們不是那種關係，只是剛好一起來出任務⋯⋯」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4RJmWH6CY
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「喔喔抱歉，哈哈哈⋯⋯」莉莉只好摸了摸頭，尷尬笑著。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2jxqrDUL3
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「就跟妳說不要亂幫人家湊cp厚！」艾爾文對莉莉吐槽。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ihd4Mzqk6
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「那你們說是出任務，是關於什麼的？」短暫的插曲過後，莉莉向兩人詢問道。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi65BgWesRM
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「我們其實是有一件非常重要的事情，必須當面找老師報告。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigV7jkThq5
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艾爾文與莉莉聽克里這麼說道後，皆好奇地歪著頭，同時詢問：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzh54L5dPmU
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「難道你們就是……赫麗娜教官信中說的兩位嗎？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIt203PAbj
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「沒錯，我們正是為了弓箭手村騷亂事件而來。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfDp9Udinz
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「可是老師他……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0BJpTHXHE
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「最近都閉門不出嗎？」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNRuwbcXyL
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果然如傳聞中的一樣，而且看得出來莉莉與艾爾文對此很苦惱，但艾爾文為了不讓安提娜與克里斯無功而返，決定再試一次。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVxWSpvZ7p
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他來到老師的房間門前，伸展了一下手指、甩了甩手臂、伴隨著一陣吸氣吐氣，最後他使出了唯一的絕技。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSAoErbzIC
——瘋狂敲門！
即使這個方法少年已經試過不下百次，但始終得不到漢斯的理睬。可現如今有著人們需要幫助，難道這位賢者還是打死不肯出來嗎？93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebIL6qH9RG
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在一陣猛敲過後，少年疲累得癱坐在地上。如果今天換成一般的木門可能早就塌陷了，但是魔法森林是魔法人才輩出的地方，尤其這裡更是漢斯的居所，看上去普通不過的木門可是上有重重的強化魔法。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFF2ecYxOY
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少年比起身體傳出的疲勞感，更多的是心理的勞瘁。看來今日還是等不到老師出來了——他心想。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm57YSCIhBs
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不過就在此時，傳出了「嘎吱」的門把轉動聲，瞬間讓眾人死灰復燃似的抬起頭，艾爾文更是直接彈跳了起來。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vibKIEkNy
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從房裡走出的是一位全身雪白的長者。他身著白袍、頭戴白帽，配上及胸的白鬍，與這裡的晦暗環境形成鮮明對比。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58wa7Orw2g
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他正是楓葉世界智慧與魔法的極致；數十年來培育出無數優秀的魔法人才，身為魔法師協會的代表導師，漢斯。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLnCebhhs9
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四人皆喜出望外地說不出話來，喜悅之情頓時浮於顏表。 93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjq5PLoiGd
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艾爾文和莉莉搬出了簡易的木製桌椅，之後五人圍桌而坐。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiqyjgvN5C
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「我有從赫麗娜捎來的書信中大概得知了，不過詳細狀況還請細說一下吧。」漢斯伴著沙啞的嗓音緩緩說著。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9x7AxQV79
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首先開口報告的是安提娜，她在整理思緒後說道：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZZXZq9NLi
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「三日前，弓箭手村附近的怪物變得異常兇暴，造成不少前去狩獵的居民受傷，然後到了隔天，就發生了更嚴重的事，怪物入侵了弓箭手村並大肆破壞。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jva59TlWw
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「嗯……」漢斯邊聽邊點頭，「到底是結界年久失修，還是另有原因呢……這真的得好好調查一番。」漢斯摸著自己的白鬍若有所思地回應。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DyXbeev86
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「所以，我們這次來便是想請您幫忙分析怪物異常的原因與重新打造結界。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWS98U3RqK
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安提娜說完，便從背包中拿出了赫麗娜交予兩人的麻布袋。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTcjbooGbm
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「老師，這些就是昨日入侵村子的菇菇與巨人的遺骸。」這次換克里斯開口一說。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaqE7r02fM
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「好，分析結果我會盡快做出來。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7A5ljLPmcp
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「十分感謝！那是否能再麻煩您幫忙修復結界呢？現在聯盟的援兵到達雖然暫時安全，但一直守在入口也不是辦法。在沒有實際根除怪物入侵的問題之前，居民們各個都人心惶惶。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05vr8uhGMT
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「當然沒問題。既然影響到了居民的生活起居，自然不能坐視不管，不過因為分析術式屬於高階魔法，仍需要花費一點時間，因此我無法同時兼顧兩者。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnh6EsIxdE3
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漢斯搖著頭，並帶著有點抱歉的語氣說道。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwwUozIBfy
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「老師，還有我這個大弟子不是嗎！結界任務就交給我和莉莉吧！」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcanl8DIjv
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一旁默默聽著的艾爾文毛遂自薦，但卻換來漢斯的冷眼一瞪。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SsyiHJHdL
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「你比那些變異怪物還可怕，這樣的任務交給你不知道又會搞出什麼名堂。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3d2DEJX2m
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漢斯同時用法杖敲了艾爾文的頭部。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnn3CWSI5n4
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「哎呀呀……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOAhUWRZ94
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少年因此哀嚎了一聲，然後像是習以為常般地開口：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthZjT4J5aT
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「不會啦！至少魔法方面是絕對沒問題的嘛……」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrloiboSfuQ
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艾爾文雖然是正經八百地講道，但是語氣總讓人感覺吊兒郎當。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdBMqC9aAV
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「我會盯緊哥哥的，不會讓他再搞出更嚴重的事情。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxqJJgUa9v
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在旁的莉莉清楚明白老師的擔憂，因此她這樣說來。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSYErB4Rvp
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漢斯微嘆口氣。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczEuOP6QBm
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「結界這事確實辦好就行了。我途中也會請赫麗娜教官多注意你們，尤其是艾爾文你。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVPaX1Aoxo
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漢斯再次朝他瞪了一眼。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13FhcGhZ8j
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之後，漢斯對著前來的克里與安提娜鄭重說道：93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmj8kBmj9rV
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「那這事就暫時這麼決定。稍晚我會讓莉莉與艾爾文前去協助，我則是會加緊分析來找出原因。」93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpjoRlqwVh
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安提娜與克里斯聽完都開心地行禮致謝，隨即透過卷軸開啟的特殊魔法陣傳送回村。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjUAgCjCYL
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不過，看似一切都已經有了著落，卻有更大的危機在等待他們。93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7zi45Hqdn
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