「小絮君,這是男性學徒的制服。有事外出時請盡量換上。如果尺碼不合,改天我再拿套。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAer25F54L56
伊琳諾塞了我一套蔚藍的制服。610Please respect copyright.PENANA0EEYA4zxqd
隨著她進入宿舍已經一段時間。610Please respect copyright.PENANAJupol3JxdL
我不安地四處張望,查看有沒有被發現。610Please respect copyright.PENANAPM9sjvsbz5
這女孩實在是熱心過頭了,我感覺不太自在。610Please respect copyright.PENANAqeovDHCTDR
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「謝謝。那麼,能請問妳一下……為什麼要幫助我?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAqsrioNdnAO
「真見外。幫助人需要理由嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAnEpGyf9n6b
伊琳諾一聲淺笑,以高尚的理由應付了我的問題。610Please respect copyright.PENANACEsQATo1mq
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「……男女共宿這事,笨得像艾薇亞都知道危險。妳沒必要冒險接濟萍水相逢的我,畢竟這跟見死不救有很大的差別。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA1lOOxNxn8o
「連有人對你好都要戒備一番,戒心很重呢,小絮君。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAt8UudAyrQu
綠髮少女臉上微笑依然不褪。610Please respect copyright.PENANAUsP4Wz9f0u
610Please respect copyright.PENANAHj6eRIpJBc
不禁回想起很久以前猜疑起姊姊的憾事。610Please respect copyright.PENANAmEsyfBHMDG
我心裡微微一痛,耳目一眩,便沒回答她。610Please respect copyright.PENANAZthPefx0KQ
我總是無故懷疑別人的善意。明明幫助人的理由可以很簡單,我卻總是妄斷許多複雜的動機。610Please respect copyright.PENANANEp8fohSN9
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「你是害怕什麼呢?怕我拐了你去賣,還是怕我把你拿去做人體實驗?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAdNmSniY8FM
「……怕妳被發現而受到處分。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA64i3nKF1Xi
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說實話,她說的兩個理由其實我都有考慮過。610Please respect copyright.PENANAK5V7NYHxVt
只是為了不讓她臉上難看,我拋出了一個比較冠冕堂皇的理由。610Please respect copyright.PENANAkMGFv2dd7h
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「只要你不願意被發現而拖累我,穿幫的機率高不到哪去。610Please respect copyright.PENANAsNh9NbK7Nn
而且,我也沒辦法放任自己,在能援手的時候,再次不施援手。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA0HpY8y36CX
她似乎曾經做過什麼讓自己遺憾的事,所以表情鬱鬱不歡。610Please respect copyright.PENANAcn01aDnmXY
恐怕她像我一樣,被過去的遺憾束縛,驅使著自己強行去做自己沒必要做的事。610Please respect copyright.PENANA16Djgcdr4m
610Please respect copyright.PENANA7dO40JJlc5
「有個問題想問。如果今天妳在遇上我之前,碰上了一個同樣無家可歸的人,妳會收留他嗎?610Please respect copyright.PENANAtxpKobmixv
我想說的是,妳幫了一個,幫不了第二個。如果妳只是想行善,請把名額留給更需要妳的人。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAyB44QUPI6K
610Please respect copyright.PENANA1klxbXiTTL
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「現在事實是我碰上了你,而你需要幫助。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAod9GxjhgUH
她沉鬱的表情絲毫不減。610Please respect copyright.PENANAw6qTwlJcnS
她應該是有什麼事無法忘懷,而我勾起了她的回憶。610Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8E5brzV5b
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「……別把真實的理由憋在心裡,請適量吐出來。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAKh59gLpR5I
「似乎發現了呢,小絮君。610Please respect copyright.PENANAbQl8UoYslA
的確,如果今天遇到的不是你,而是別人,我不會幫到這地步。我不是艾薇亞,沒法為了初識的旁人耗用自己的善心。610Please respect copyright.PENANAkxDrmP56zu
我曾經有個弟弟。如果他沒死掉,現在就跟你差不多。而且,你的行為舉止,跟他幾乎是一模一樣。就例如,總是保持著禮貌,待人寬容,也時常退讓自己為別人設想。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAjoCQignKjx
原來只是因為性格和長相相似嗎。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxLkXnmIZ6E
不過,她倒是讓我想起了姊姊。610Please respect copyright.PENANAbKEMIMfmRA
不就是因為我的樣子跟不知姓名的父親相像,她才注意到我的嗎。610Please respect copyright.PENANALCmhYYwTQ3
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「我並沒有妳弟弟那麼棒。我所做的,只是維持待人基本的禮貌。610Please respect copyright.PENANAazyg7pfHCg
妳也知道,我不太容易相信別人。與禮貌,寬容,退讓並行的,是人與人之間交流的絕望。610Please respect copyright.PENANAHNX3PJTBs3
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因為恐懼著進一步的接觸,所以以適當的禮貌把對方拒之門外。610Please respect copyright.PENANAny77wxTDyo
因此我所謂的有禮只是一種自我防衛,算不上什麼美德。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAtjXoZhkHM2
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「所以說啊,你很像他。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAYFTLm49hxi
伊琳諾的雙瞳跟燦爛陽光的艾薇亞不同,她更像是一輪鬱藍的深海。610Please respect copyright.PENANArg2mtL1nlt
那是一種別人無法理解的深邃,以及刻印於底,無法掩蓋的淡淡的悲哀。610Please respect copyright.PENANAleIkEcwuaW
「他也有著強烈的自衛心。無法輕易相信別人,刻意地在他與別人之間,留下一段適當的距離。包括對我這姊姊──不,正是因為我這失責的姊姊,才導致他這樣。610Please respect copyright.PENANAPwHPknX98M
我不清楚小絮君之前是怎樣的人,經歷過怎樣的事。可是看見你故意與艾薇亞跟我保持距離,我就覺得,你就像我弟弟一樣,願意釋出善意,卻無法接受別人善意的人。610Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4nedvuUF5
為此,我把你接濟到這兒,意圖作出一點補償。對你,也對我的弟弟。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAU0rxbmaXsD
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「也許我不該加插什麼意見。但是,我認為妳該更緊張妳自己,而不是旁人。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAaGsHBjrjTq
「我沒有不緊張自己。我有餘力去關心別人,但你們這類人沒有。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAqFhpL7BW2F
連關心自己也沒有餘力,卻在關心別人。610Please respect copyright.PENANAhkuUrrx64m
她應該是這樣的意思。610Please respect copyright.PENANAsbrhFKnk0a
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「……好吧。我接受妳的好意。能給我解釋一下,關於這宿舍我需要知道的事嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAt66uVL7NwU
「嗯。從今天起,你就是Platino 魔學院的宿生。這宿舍建於三年前,主要為需要住宿的學生提供服務。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAtlWUFwpR9O
她給我解說了飯堂,悠閒室等設施的位置。610Please respect copyright.PENANAtwJNhLmzFq
我們所在的是一間雙人房,兩張床之間設了魔法屏障,以確保私人財物安全。除此之外,別的地方基本都是相通的。610Please respect copyright.PENANAixeEel78qV
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Platino魔學院由於政府重視魔法研究,所以撥款充足,這宿舍自然也建得頗具規模。610Please respect copyright.PENANAuG1efxfjzW
說實話,自出生以來,還沒睡過這麼舒適的床。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxzMYcuJvhI
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「……自報身份時請說是喚靈系一年生。那學系意外出得特別多,每年一般只有一半學生能活著到下一學年,隨著課程愈來愈深奧,死亡率也漸漸上升。因為每年幾乎都全換了一批學生,沒什麼人會在意你是生面孔。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAS3MYvM7Sh6
610Please respect copyright.PENANAAoFiVpn80k
喚靈系是學習召喚異界的靈魂或惡魔,意圖在它們手中取得專業魔法知識。610Please respect copyright.PENANAHDykHkoRrn
只要能控制它們,就能迅速速成大量的魔法。610Please respect copyright.PENANAbsrwGUpEXo
所以即使異常危險,也依然吸引了不少打算不勞而獲的投機者。610Please respect copyright.PENANAQeTiN1pMXS
也許就是這群不自量力的人,才創造了那麼高的死亡率。610Please respect copyright.PENANAtO7Yp5wefa
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「對了,我有個問題想要請教。610Please respect copyright.PENANApZcOXB3idO
嗯……按照常識,魔力是不可能維持在體外不散,以及難以塑形吧?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAtxkGYErUid
我盡量謹慎地提出問題。610Please respect copyright.PENANAqR6GAKOYzO
我貧乏的魔法知識連在艾薇亞面前都會出醜。在行家伊琳諾面前,我更是連說句話都得三思而行。610Please respect copyright.PENANAUFfinghitZ
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「小絮君,魔法本來就是突破常識的事物,不要反被常識束縛。610Please respect copyright.PENANAQhpKnfSEKE
想像力能到哪兒,魔法就能到哪兒。610Please respect copyright.PENANAU7BB3jQBvD
局限於常識和門戶之見,只會限制自己的成長。610Please respect copyright.PENANAFejZ7ZMLCU
第一步是肆意想像,第二步才是考慮實踐。610Please respect copyright.PENANAfNHSyFNQ0h
這是投身魔道必需要先清楚的一點。」610Please respect copyright.PENANACxxiEfxxhd
伊琳諾絮絮不休地說道。610Please respect copyright.PENANAIU8WXrNCve
不過,我本身就只視魔法為工具,自然也沒有投身魔道的打算。610Please respect copyright.PENANA2BCOvr7fL3
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「受教。那麼,如何維持自身的魔力塊在體外不散?像刃物那樣。」610Please respect copyright.PENANALraTRfgayO
伊琳諾微微吃了一驚。610Please respect copyright.PENANAQq3xdYqz6P
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在艾薇亞告訴了我一點基本知識之後,我試著自行探究魔劍的起源。610Please respect copyright.PENANAYqmeYrpRSl
我很確定魔劍是由自身魔力形成,而不是大氣魔力。610Please respect copyright.PENANAZRWUPiHLmJ
因為魔劍是根據血脈成型,旁人無法複製,因此不會是任何人都能運用的大氣魔力。610Please respect copyright.PENANAtz6KReXCmu
但是製造出來的魔力塊,卻以高速消散,被大氣吸收成魔力的一部分。610Please respect copyright.PENANAHgo981huGg
時間大概不足十分之一秒,這不是能夠用以實戰的程度。610Please respect copyright.PENANAse1gsC3dT9
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魔劍本來是為了暗殺行動準備的。610Please respect copyright.PENANApN2ybbPp0F
能夠避過敵人的提防,以空手靠近敵人,繼而一劍擊殺。610Please respect copyright.PENANAL4pvp1I4jX
除此之外,即使是正面作戰,魔劍也是利器。610Please respect copyright.PENANAvcSFKkX6gX
能夠任意選擇形狀大小,而且擊中別人時除了刃傷失血,更有魔力直接攻敵的效用。610Please respect copyright.PENANAjPvVBT7ztK
所以如果能把魔劍實用化,應該是一大助力。610Please respect copyright.PENANA5cClJaLVe7
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「這……目前我並沒有這樣的方法。連把魔力憑空形成塊狀,我都不懂。610Please respect copyright.PENANA4RKM4ffFzO
魔力本身是架空物質,一般是沒有辦法將之化成實體。就算有,也是憑依在武器之上加強威力,那就是被稱作"虛無之絲"的魔力塊。610Please respect copyright.PENANADoFHsPQ4WK
或者,以魔力搭通與異界的橋樑,從那兒取出本就存在的魔劍。610Please respect copyright.PENANASDhhQcmyWv
無論如何,魔力需要有憑依才能存在於現世,否則別說瞬間揮發,連刃物也造不出來。610Please respect copyright.PENANAnifH2dlN2G
小絮君你先試給我看看。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAgV0SuclVl3
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我退後一步,雙手臨空虛握,把體內的魔力貫注指上。610Please respect copyright.PENANAjZUbiJUO3R
心中默想魔劍應有的形狀。610Please respect copyright.PENANAnxDwOlKRIH
手腕處憑空伸出紫黑的劍刃,與手臂連成一體。610Please respect copyright.PENANA2rGqmzsVwj
我右手用力一握,把魔力狀的魔劍凝結,製成一把四尺來長,接附在手腕的實體單手劍。610Please respect copyright.PENANAjRU9ErsZyW
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只是,在一瞬間,瞬即消失在虛空中。610Please respect copyright.PENANAegxY1sGQC9
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「……很精彩。難道,真的存在不需要憑依就能化作實體的魔力?不,小絮君,你先想想有沒有能被稱作憑依的東西。沒有它就無法做到的事物之類。」610Please respect copyright.PENANABVa0S8n0yT
「呃……硬要說的話,血統,算是嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANA8cpgN9Qxhd
「嗯,也算。很多魔法師都有把獨創的魔法以血脈定型,把它一代代傳承下去。那麼,你們家族的血脈,就是那柄劍了吧。因為劍本身已經存在,所以才能以魔力喚出。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA2E9kQFN74i
伊琳諾的話聽得我連連點頭。610Please respect copyright.PENANAoiTZTXmRuB
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「至於瞬間消失倒是容易理解。血統只是你召喚的途徑,並不是維持的手段。作為同質但不同形的魔力,大氣瞬間就能將之吸掉。你需要的是能維持它的某物,讓它異於普通魔力的東西。能找到的話,問題就會解決。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAYYA8X8cD3a
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忽然,伊琳諾像是想起了什麼東西,表情一沉。610Please respect copyright.PENANAAnn8x3yNCH
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「說到血統,我的家系也有特殊的遺傳。我有一段往事,不知道小絮君有沒有閒暇聽聽。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAwf2pKe0YeR
我點點頭。610Please respect copyright.PENANACfpiTQtSJB
現在已經是深夜,除了睡覺之外也沒有別的事好做。610Please respect copyright.PENANASIPGmeZil0
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「從我的出身開始說起吧。610Please respect copyright.PENANAv8gMNaCpog
我是個魔女。我的母親也是魔女,是某個惡魔的血親後代。610Please respect copyright.PENANAh7JxhfqZ9N
雖然隔了數十世代,且與人類通婚,遺傳到我們母子的惡魔因子已經微乎其微,只有被牢牢傳承的魔法而已。610Please respect copyright.PENANAl7LG6usQM8
十六年前,我的母親與父親相遇,並育有一子一女。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAls9Y0O8oZB
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綠髮少女像是詠唱般的說著往事。610Please respect copyright.PENANAIogkXtu17e
提到過去的家庭,她以懷念的語氣說著。610Please respect copyright.PENANAgF1JDIDMTA
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「父親並不介意她是個魔女。我們一家一直幸福的生活著。610Please respect copyright.PENANAK24DC0fiu7
直到某天,魔女突然改了個稱呼,被喚作……女巫。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA8hLD7nZPUA
她讀出那兩個字時充滿了憤恨。610Please respect copyright.PENANAUelILoC6PS
「現在想來,恐怕是魔學的掘起,讓教會勢力和傳統學界感受到威脅。在他們的指使下,整個大陸展開了規模巨大的獵巫行動。610Please respect copyright.PENANAXwWEcm0ZrL
雖然偶有少數為禍人間的魔女,但大部分魔女都是與世無爭地生活著。你能相信嗎?數十年間相安無事,突然教皇舉起號令,要燒殺與惡魔有契約的魔女。你相信他們是因為教義?610Please respect copyright.PENANAm8lMoJWTMq
從那時我就知道了,只不過是舉的旗幟不同,他們所作所為,本就跟魔鬼同等。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA2FFSvoNyLk
伊琳諾海水般的雙眼漸顯紅腫。610Please respect copyright.PENANAKjwkI4oTvR
淚水已經積到了眼眶,但強忍著不流下來。610Please respect copyright.PENANADmuapjQPKM
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「大部分的魔女被帶到火刑架,活活焚燒至死。抵抗的魔女雖然暫時得脫危難,可是在軍隊和騎士圍剿之下,只有極少數的倖存者僥倖得免。610Please respect copyright.PENANAJo7KyrvDxm
很遺憾的,我媽媽,不在倖存者之列。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAUsbkbMf9U5
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「我們一家躲在家裡的地牢,儲備了一批食糧,準備隱藏至風聲消退為止。610Please respect copyright.PENANACkm8behXDP
不料某個鄰居向騎士揭發了我們,某天晚上,騎士大爺們到訪。610Please respect copyright.PENANA1Dc91eXxCW
原諒我現在不想描述整個過程。簡略的說,父親抵抗被殺,母親被帶走,弟弟在我面前被說成惡魔後裔,被活活摔死。我沒被發現,生還。610Please respect copyright.PENANAvFKrgqwzNk
哈哈哈。看那群騎士大爺的樣子,根本不像在執行命令,只是在殺戮中榨取快感。對啊,欺凌無法抵抗的人,自然舒暢無比。610Please respect copyright.PENANANhxEVxcfEC
後來過了很久,後來看日期,大概過了兩年吧。那批騎士從屬的國家,不知何時毀滅了。毀滅它的人,就是卡羅琳閣下。610Please respect copyright.PENANAK7kAAcH4HA
在地牢中爬出來的我,遇上了她。610Please respect copyright.PENANAEAIeSyP1AW
小絮君。魔女有善人,騎士中也有惡人。你該盡早抉擇,你該為誰而戰,而不是僅僅為了其中一方。群體的立場有時比個人轉動得更快。我不仇視騎士,我心中也有了某個值得為其而戰的對象。我們該相信的人,是不是同一個?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAxIdc4Hxeq9
610Please respect copyright.PENANA0QtNsR9QPA
「艾薇亞‧賽林。」610Please respect copyright.PENANACdXkl6xGAj
我倆同時提到某笨蛋。610Please respect copyright.PENANARVMqf9i5hu
610Please respect copyright.PENANAvpJeo764fp
「我幫助她不是因為她曾幫助我那麼簡單。那麼小絮君,你呢?單純是因為她長得漂亮嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAZsyRNTCE0u
伊琳諾笑著逗弄了我一下。610Please respect copyright.PENANAKy0HXHA2xo
610Please respect copyright.PENANASFqgzyYwqB
「……說不定是吧。我的姊姊因為某件事被殺了,我逃了出來,一直流浪至今。除了她的身邊,我一直找不到一個能叫作家的地方。她……也許我只是被她吸引著,所以才會協助她。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAA02ukpCstH
「抱歉,小絮君,勾起了你的回憶。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA7dCzui6Yix
其實即使沒人勾起,這段回憶也像怨靈般纏繞著我。610Please respect copyright.PENANA1shVA0dhJR
610Please respect copyright.PENANApZQyMeQ3SX
「我勾起妳更多回憶吧。不用道歉啦。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAl3qbkcGS2U
「其實我對此也看得淡了。只是,往往還會夢到過去幸福的家庭生活。610Please respect copyright.PENANAV79zJrgYY1
失去了的無法挽回。我想要復仇,想要終結這一切……然後,也許我會跟媽媽一樣,獨自隱居吧。我想。610Please respect copyright.PENANAo0HPu2hLfz
小絮君。曾經失去過什麼嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAzasbzKGjVa
610Please respect copyright.PENANAb50YqxYSha
微微點頭。610Please respect copyright.PENANAvdBjjJK743
「會覺得遺憾嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAvnZILaqS2n
再次點頭。610Please respect copyright.PENANAWZwenohWJr
「那麼,有什麼剩下來了嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAQML590Esru
…想了一會,點頭。610Please respect copyright.PENANAPCjGMFmT9A
「那,便很幸福了呢。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAM3FfqSK7ig
伊琳諾笑著回頭,看著窗旁的一株花。610Please respect copyright.PENANAjbYfHZo5AT
610Please respect copyright.PENANA2VQhUtxNDC
「啊,已經凋謝了呢……610Please respect copyright.PENANAoQLuAbOvQg
當年媽媽被擄走之後,在地牢裡陪伴我的只有那株花。我逃出去的那天,花早已凋謝,但我還是帶走了它的花種,然後我在入住的第一天把它種在宿舍。610Please respect copyright.PENANANN8yq4InqE
種子已經沒有了。你說,要不要摘下來丟掉呢?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAm9ubiT0w4u
610Please respect copyright.PENANAAdBkxhYrm0
「……摘吧。雖然會不開心,但總比起每次看見它都要難過一次要好。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAjfWmHDlfxK
「世界奪走了我的家庭,只留下一株花給我。610Please respect copyright.PENANAmbmtq2jw7K
但這終究是剩下來的幸福啊。雖然沒那麼美麗,雖然一切都變了樣子,可是……還握在手中不是嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAx6HwywYpAP
610Please respect copyright.PENANAl1lLNWD5KD
對她來說,這已經是值得珍惜了嗎。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxyxv4ILB5Y
「妳沒有想要追求更多,或者……想要緊緊留住它的心思嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANArHUhI4BOTs
「我的確想。可是,幸福只是攤開的手裡僅餘的一點光芒。是握不住的,而且,手握緊了,就看不見光芒了。所以雖然會難過,也只能隨它離去。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAyU49qIz6Tr
因此,怎麼努力也無法挽回。610Please respect copyright.PENANABs1qusG7hX
610Please respect copyright.PENANAIZZufiv1gK
「等到察覺自己曾擁有幸福的時候,才發現只剩下手中的一點點光芒。610Please respect copyright.PENANAQBNxd2PfM1
所以,等到看清楚了,才知道自己早已遠離了這一切。610Please respect copyright.PENANAa2ocvhT1N9
而且,再也回不去了。」610Please respect copyright.PENANABObegmsyUY
610Please respect copyright.PENANAXwaHsi1eKb
她並不是在開解自己,或者開解我。610Please respect copyright.PENANAGiOOr8dZyi
她並不是樂觀的人,被過去束縛著,無法擁有自由的未來。610Please respect copyright.PENANAIKzqvo7lK4
跟我一樣。610Please respect copyright.PENANAgfwVpJtOis
610Please respect copyright.PENANAl5igW0JLfZ
「所以呢,今天能遇見小絮君,我很高興。艾薇亞她很幸福,擁有我們永遠也不能再擁有的光芒。我這番話就算跟她說,她也不會明白的。只會徒勞地為我難過,以及安慰我。610Please respect copyright.PENANADrY7oQcgQj
我也不想她因為我而難過。所以一直鬱在心裡,沒跟任何人說。直到今天,才有一個專職的聆聽者。我很高興,晚安了,小絮君。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAFjWagsjRlG
伊琳諾倒在床上,沉沉睡去,臉上還掛著些許的微笑。610Please respect copyright.PENANApXFC38y7cN
大概,是夢見那個父母親弟還在身邊的美好時光吧。610Please respect copyright.PENANAoMFwl9oxk0
很可惜我跟姊姊實在是沒有什麼美好時光曾經渡過。除了訓練之外,我跟她的回憶就只有最後的逃亡。610Please respect copyright.PENANAg05azwLgGB
我曾經希望逃出去之後,能夠與她像真正的姊弟一樣渡過每天。610Please respect copyright.PENANABrn8lawKxH
610Please respect copyright.PENANAGIVyhnZFqd
「……想想就好了。現在說什麼都沒用。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAekfxsAb6qe
過去不能挽回。610Please respect copyright.PENANA0yrgQ5uYFA
連剩下來的幸福,也顯得如此遙遠。610Please respect copyright.PENANAqz16gvPyMl
610Please respect copyright.PENANAV36uDA89ku
關上窗子前,看見了一顆特別明亮的星星。610Please respect copyright.PENANApEg1Tn7Dhn
光芒隨即黯去,天空黑得讓我覺得剛才的閃亮是錯覺。610Please respect copyright.PENANAXOHAx2tMgh
既然沒什麼好看了,乾脆就不看了吧。610Please respect copyright.PENANAlHhTq532t1
以被子蓋住頭,迎接那一小片自己創造的黑色天空。610Please respect copyright.PENANAay8nwr2yIN
610Please respect copyright.PENANADZtCu5o891
* * *610Please respect copyright.PENANAnbCcKJh35L
610Please respect copyright.PENANAfDnlZ8LC1g
在小絮和伊琳諾走掉之後,我留在王宮跟老師練起劍來。610Please respect copyright.PENANArjK8AOpmj3
不過練到半途,突然有客人找老師商討要事,於是老師留下蕾蒂雅陪我。610Please respect copyright.PENANA9RkeFe3f5V
那客人好像是Platino社院長。我也得知今天伊琳諾是作為院長助手前來交付信件。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxZwIzQ20Gq
好像是因為伊琳諾是學院裡的得意門生,在她的協助下創造了新式魔法體系,所以前來炫耀的樣子。610Please respect copyright.PENANAfhzGmRLFZd
不過現在已經是深夜了,院長親自前來,除了誇耀成就之外,大概還有一些話要跟老師談吧。610Please respect copyright.PENANAgkEQXVw2wS
610Please respect copyright.PENANAF6SURx34Ou
「艾薇亞閣下,我的實力跟卡羅琳閣下差得太遠,而且專長也不是劍技,所以沒法指導妳什麼。所以,我覺得我們該測試一下實戰技巧。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAk7gsNEymbF
蕾蒂雅鞠躬行禮。610Please respect copyright.PENANAjkxv30RRqG
610Please respect copyright.PENANAm0xHqkAjSb
「老師都培養妳十年了。說起來,應該還算是我的師姊,不用拘謹啦。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAFQwXJJREAs
「……那麼請容我直言。艾薇亞閣下雖然劍術天資聰敏,可是畢竟只入門三年,目前尚未超越於我。所以,我想要妳學懂的,不是同等級戰士間的正面博鬥,而是面對強大的敵人時,該如何應對,反擊,以及逃走。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAmtwdiCugC3
蕾蒂雅背上伸出一對鋼翼。610Please respect copyright.PENANASL1IGhWv73
她的武器分別是一把深藍色的秘銀鐮刀和背上六根金屬刃。610Please respect copyright.PENANAifGzpq72cs
現在左右各三根金屬刃組成了一雙翅膀,金屬質感和反光下顯得非常漂亮。610Please respect copyright.PENANA55JHNoX9kd
610Please respect copyright.PENANAcAC0tGMddT
她的鋼翼究竟是機械部件,還是她身體的一部分呢。610Please respect copyright.PENANAd2K3oMBRmf
她需要使用時瞬間就能取出,不需要手臂抽拔或者魔法召喚。610Please respect copyright.PENANA0CwcV3nYHB
但又能在翼上組裝攀附岩壁的鋼爪,或者別的零件,又像是與身體無關的樣子。610Please respect copyright.PENANArvfTwlBolt
610Please respect copyright.PENANAc3zHcP1mNw
「容許使用任何手段。開始吧,少主。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAfrzS5GnbeO
猶如死神的宣告似的,實戰開始。610Please respect copyright.PENANAOMSCHB6mKC
610Please respect copyright.PENANA8sFMgrsqje
一雙鋼翼瞬間分拆成六支金屬刃,隨著蕾蒂雅念出咒文,刃尖閃著白光。610Please respect copyright.PENANAubzfRePCvh
一顆顆銀白光點劃出弧形的白線,以六條軌跡向我射來。610Please respect copyright.PENANAVCxGz5AY0z
我腳步左移,避開五條白光,並順勢拔劍切開無法躲避的一枚光彈。610Please respect copyright.PENANAvUwrqVX4o2
610Please respect copyright.PENANAbHEFOexfdc
蕾蒂雅沒有停下,她腳步不動,接連射出大量的光彈形成光幕。610Please respect copyright.PENANADlM4auOpXy
我吃力地閃躲二十餘枚光彈的掃射。610Please respect copyright.PENANAGEnvdA9Msb
610Please respect copyright.PENANANPawx6H7FH
「不錯。但是,這已經是全力了嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAsUwZRSUXUv
蕾蒂雅低聲念讀著咒文,並且在尾段加了一小段。610Please respect copyright.PENANAcE7ELkJcSv
同樣的光彈依舊從翅膀射出,點點銀星劃成弧形向我奔來。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxBM4OiJNyU
正想著多出來的咒文有什麼意思的時候,被我躲開而撞上牆壁的光彈沒有像先前一樣消散,而是再次以弧形彈出襲向我的身體。610Please respect copyright.PENANADcWaz6P8Wc
610Please respect copyright.PENANADV7A6F4fIh
這次的光彈不撞上人,不會消失。610Please respect copyright.PENANABdUEflj1VO
我劍上附上魔力,一舉斬破三枚光彈。610Please respect copyright.PENANAk7viDsWZAe
但這不是辦法。要是沒法阻止她繼續掃射,光彈就會愈來愈多。610Please respect copyright.PENANAheJp1RdPXa
610Please respect copyright.PENANAoZ3ZDyY9UA
光彈沒有一發是正面射擊,全是以弧形射來以作包抄。610Please respect copyright.PENANAmln7w18Ce8
因此,蕾蒂雅跟我之間,並沒有光彈存在。610Please respect copyright.PENANAIl1R0TUiWH
所以可以非常輕易地逼近。不,不如說,如果不逼近,最終必會被光彈擊中。610Please respect copyright.PENANA2o08PkO0fK
但是蕾蒂雅顯然有防備手段。610Please respect copyright.PENANAlfNfZxgsAj
610Please respect copyright.PENANARghcavI9jV
「星臨九霄!」610Please respect copyright.PENANAW3hBVxMTP1
身影錯動,以風一般的速度,劍光像殞石般襲向蕾蒂雅。610Please respect copyright.PENANANLdv57lCcw
我意圖以高速讓蕾蒂雅緩不過手腳反擊。610Please respect copyright.PENANAOZAyrWGfhw
兩柄金屬刃上下挾來,我在被夾住之前,更快一步橫斬蕾蒂雅。610Please respect copyright.PENANAKXjqdIyFBQ
她退後兩步躲開。610Please respect copyright.PENANAg9lyeWwZn1
我迴過長劍,施展真正的殺著。610Please respect copyright.PENANAPn6o2RIaeZ
610Please respect copyright.PENANAGPTSJi3IBO
「遙穿星河!」610Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZvyiX5H24
青綠的長劍以連它的影子都跟不上的速度,直直刺向蕾蒂雅。610Please respect copyright.PENANA3YmXYYY3eP
貫穿銀河的一劍。610Please respect copyright.PENANAI9ghSsCxOg
為免誤傷收不住劍,我刻意把劍尖指向肩上一吋的空間。610Please respect copyright.PENANADaIudWgXlR
610Please respect copyright.PENANAfSs87Y4xDM
不料。610Please respect copyright.PENANAKVMAR9TGsu
蕾蒂雅伸出右手,兩指以比我更快的速度夾住長劍。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxh2KBRbdHF
連擦傷都沒有,音速的劍光就被她兩根手指定住,再也刺不下去。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxCrGZs9EaP
610Please respect copyright.PENANAJVNwq0SPhk
「不用留情,艾薇亞少主。這是訓練妳面對強大敵人,妳必需用上全力。」610Please respect copyright.PENANADhWA3ZjxGD
蕾蒂雅臉無表情地說著。610Please respect copyright.PENANA17OWDOzHaO
同時,六根鋼翼同時閃現白光。610Please respect copyright.PENANAdGbFV4BAaY
弧形的光彈分別擊向我全身不同部位。610Please respect copyright.PENANAik5oQ87pOh
610Please respect copyright.PENANAWPglev8RvZ
我使勁翻轉長劍,要是她還不鬆手,就會被劍刃割傷。610Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ir9uFAQ6c
同時我飛身一腳踢向她。610Please respect copyright.PENANASMUijgB0Cz
她右手先鬆開長劍,然後用手腕擋住我的一腳。610Please respect copyright.PENANA4GcZLLxhZo
我順勢向後空翻,六枚光彈從腳下險險飛過。610Please respect copyright.PENANAn8HXMEjyF5
其中一支金屬刃劈向空中的我。610Please respect copyright.PENANAu4eBA4SQQG
我輕讀咒文,右手黑炎一揚,飛鏢般的襲向蕾蒂雅。610Please respect copyright.PENANAzmyfA2mHlU
610Please respect copyright.PENANAL1AvD1oKiW
「這……」610Please respect copyright.PENANAFAVeNN6Elv
蕾蒂雅臉色一沉,向左一步躲過了炎鏢。610Please respect copyright.PENANAprcGFfWzkl
我翻身落地。610Please respect copyright.PENANAq4xIr6tpA3
610Please respect copyright.PENANAkGXvLJSk4H
「少主。這是妳自己想出來的?」610Please respect copyright.PENANA8SUecui6xa
「對啊。在對手乘勢追擊的時候突然反擊,應該會有效吧?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAcdp7tqSaL7
「確實……可是,妳是不是從那個少年的戰鬥中取得參考?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAdaHSxC9rss
我臉上微微一紅,確實,這是從小絮靈巧的戰鬥中得到的啟發。610Please respect copyright.PENANAJpkzx4NWS7
從難以預計的時機使出難以預料的突襲。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxcQqy8IFwQ
連黑炎也是模仿於他。610Please respect copyright.PENANAHdC3ZS3E8k
610Please respect copyright.PENANAdfcMiswhu6
「少主請容我直言。那個少年,還是不要常常接觸的好。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAVt2Gvl9w8M
「可是……老師都認同他了,還有什麼好避忌的?他沒有惡意,不用擔心。」610Please respect copyright.PENANACecVXUFayg
「…………如果有卡羅琳閣下的批准,我也無話可說。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAVgTnshI58X
我伸左手在劍上輕捏。610Please respect copyright.PENANA3UVKbRNEQf
魔力構成的虛無之絲包裹著劍身。610Please respect copyright.PENANA4KW7EhZEPw
這讓劍刃周圍形成真空,加強切削的威力。俗稱的"劍氣",一般就是把劍上的虛無之絲揮出,形成衝擊波。610Please respect copyright.PENANAbz6izzzBYP
此外,要是把被咒文改變的魔力製成虛無之絲時,劍刃相觸的一刻,魔法就會發動。這也是某些劍上燃著不滅的火炎的理由。610Please respect copyright.PENANArGs48EUogJ
610Please respect copyright.PENANAaKA3Ql0VTl
「那個少年,始終需要提防……」610Please respect copyright.PENANAIb6T5RtR7V
蕾蒂雅仍在勸說我。610Please respect copyright.PENANA0ImQ8GO9eu
「別多談了,繼續吧!」610Please respect copyright.PENANAThwDUdkfpp
610Please respect copyright.PENANA7NZykBMuRJ
戰鬥再度開始。610Please respect copyright.PENANAuqxeyB8boE
我靈巧地穿插在六根金屬刃的夾擊之間。610Please respect copyright.PENANAPah7n7U6mM
她偏上的兩根金屬刃不停襲向我的背部,其餘四根則只正面招架。610Please respect copyright.PENANAx9bITjnz1O
她空著的雙手正在等待時機夾住劍刃,讓我失去唯一的武器。610Please respect copyright.PENANAMdqXYWMW8j
更麻煩的是,雖然距離極近,但她仍然在金屬刃上使用魔法襲擊。610Please respect copyright.PENANAFinp5afCoY
就像跟擁有八隻手臂的敵人格鬥一樣。610Please respect copyright.PENANAuNt6askzbA
610Please respect copyright.PENANAuS4thLpcdY
低頭躲開腦後金屬刃噴發的烈焰,我揮劍刺向她的下腹部。610Please respect copyright.PENANAFgGe2z9N5M
她以一根金屬刃勾住了劍,另一根向我刺來。610Please respect copyright.PENANATRJbwVHENI
我索性放脫長劍,右肩使勁一撞,把蕾蒂雅撞開,長劍落地。610Please respect copyright.PENANAseAD1R2AYd
610Please respect copyright.PENANANoEGdHjFmr
不等我拾回長劍,兩根金屬刃各自射出冰焰,火焰射向長劍阻止我撿拾,而冰彈則射向我。610Please respect copyright.PENANAEt8PzXvNe9
我向後一跳避過,不料蕾蒂雅的刀刃已經揮到面前。610Please respect copyright.PENANAUrWoLjim14
我右手試圖抓緊連接刀刃的鐵枝,但一握之下,竟然全無實感。610Please respect copyright.PENANAhGFKFSzP7Q
眼前蕾蒂雅的影像像是消失似的沓無縱影,而頸側已經貼上了一柄冷冰冰的刀刃。610Please respect copyright.PENANAicoJ5j6NsD
蕾蒂雅原來已在我身後,並拔出鐮刀架住我的脖子。610Please respect copyright.PENANAQhC5m4WM3s
610Please respect copyright.PENANAIQrjkwmBdy
「屬下僭越。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAgYJ73FDv8f
「剛才的……只是幻影嗎?不,明明也是妳的實體……」610Please respect copyright.PENANAVcyRFEmOJZ
並不是速度過快留下的殘像,而是質量俱備的一刀。610Please respect copyright.PENANAn0gYxXv3Og
610Please respect copyright.PENANAWbnpJlMkfY
「是的。這是魔劍術的一種,幻化出擁有實體的影像,與真身同時夾擊。610Please respect copyright.PENANAtSSWScaVAW
影像會維持揮下刀刃的動作然後消失,而真身這時已經可以自由活動。610Please respect copyright.PENANAyhdcwg3GLM
這招卡羅琳閣下也擅長,不過她比我快得多,前後兩擊幾乎是毫無遲滯。」610Please respect copyright.PENANABeFNCMgVpq
610Please respect copyright.PENANA016R6RUZzv
我乘她解說時伸手握住鐮刀刀柄,縮身竄出。610Please respect copyright.PENANAtKFpFx8tyo
蕾蒂雅急忙退後,但我已經打開房門走出屋外。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxN8oemOVtj
610Please respect copyright.PENANAq4W9i6GD6q
「我贏了喔。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA54T1zesz7V
「……什麼?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAOaI1R53g2J
「妳說,我需要學會的是怎麼在強敵手中逃走吧?現在我逃出去了,所以是我贏了。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAMEf23evb8p
蕾蒂雅無奈苦笑。610Please respect copyright.PENANAFke1Jz3zv5
610Please respect copyright.PENANA2WTGHjjvRW
「……這是因為我停下來說話的關係。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA7AUHMoTbbo
「我才不管,贏了就是贏了。」610Please respect copyright.PENANARRGpLDz6fs
我老起臉皮開始撒賴。610Please respect copyright.PENANAzXgILPMNj1
610Please respect copyright.PENANABKaUSFljBv
「說起來,如果是小絮的話,應該能再多支撐幾招吧。他不會硬接最後的影刃,所以……」610Please respect copyright.PENANAfNh118KJSX
「少主。請不要常常接觸那個人,即使卡羅琳閣下接受了他。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA1yHjo76Dwz
每次提到小絮,蕾蒂雅都臉色不善。610Please respect copyright.PENANASn8rnnizzQ
她本身並沒有多少外在的情感,對老師的命令也只是一言不發地執行。610Please respect copyright.PENANABInjBMxclO
但是這次即使老師許可,她仍然不信任小絮。610Please respect copyright.PENANAZG0xp63v9T
610Please respect copyright.PENANAbgZaHW9d13
「就假設他沒有惡意。可是他將來在某一天,就會帶來威脅。即使他不情願。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAMNV5aBYo0m
「……為什麼?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAl2qWgcsM8f
「他的家族。必定曾經對他做過什麼,才會讓他來到我們身邊。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAf3aMWE2Wp7
小絮的……家族?610Please respect copyright.PENANAHgw39FM7lw
可是,他曾說過自己是個孤兒。610Please respect copyright.PENANAGVEUcv5IiW
610Please respect copyright.PENANA7saAnWu2HT
「他沒有親人。而且,我遇見他也只是偶然。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAj3sNlBQtac
「……哼。他沒有親人?還是他不願意提?」610Please respect copyright.PENANApro5QOCt9c
蕾蒂雅諷刺性地說道。610Please respect copyright.PENANAsyUo71ERD0
她似乎清楚小絮親族的情況。610Please respect copyright.PENANAkV1AqInSId
可是小絮卻從未見過她。610Please respect copyright.PENANAY0s3IdctYo
610Please respect copyright.PENANAHUtCfxFIcW
「你本來就認識小絮?」610Please respect copyright.PENANA5CwoNYhagF
「我怎麼認識?但我……他的家族……算了。就當是我多疑吧。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAtcW4R1eq33
蕾蒂雅吞吞吐吐。610Please respect copyright.PENANAYKoUkjbr9K
「說嘛,師姊。我好奇了。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAEUWwyv25Fc
「……日後有必要時自然會說。他啊,不論是不是自願,總有一天會用上那柄魔劍……」610Please respect copyright.PENANArcZlH40pXm
蕾蒂雅喃喃自語,獨自走了。610Please respect copyright.PENANAGka0iSmRDY
610Please respect copyright.PENANA3yA1Ype3zz
* * *610Please respect copyright.PENANAW0gvuybBTv
610Please respect copyright.PENANA2roJns0QMF
天色早已黑透,今晚是沒辦法回家睡了。610Please respect copyright.PENANAjJB0vxCqXK
我走到老師的書房外面,打算今晚和她一起睡。610Please respect copyright.PENANAedpcJYkktv
610Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4305GrKY9
房內傳來談話聲。610Please respect copyright.PENANAHRwmDhB0pW
難道Platino院長還沒走嗎?610Please respect copyright.PENANAhmH85E7A2z
可是總不能在深夜的王宮裡亂跑,我大著膽子,敲了敲門。610Please respect copyright.PENANAK6E7cP3c5U
610Please respect copyright.PENANAsR0DKrjeuQ
「老師,我可以進來嗎?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAjzeslW6hSL
「可以啊,這又不是什麼嚴肅的談話。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAzaGdBPbAth
得救了,似乎只是閒談的樣子。610Please respect copyright.PENANAvi6qtqRx7I
對內裡的兩人行禮,侍立在老師背後。610Please respect copyright.PENANAtRaO57alNh
610Please respect copyright.PENANAYUIDVyhs1B
「……卡羅琳大人,本人十分嚴肅。希望不要有外人旁聽。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAUnTjUNskDg
哎?610Please respect copyright.PENANAFsF0CQADHQ
坐在對面的中年男子臉有慍色。610Please respect copyright.PENANAsgOt5xUjoi
……似乎進來的時機不太好的樣子。610Please respect copyright.PENANAgJ00jOtl2D
610Please respect copyright.PENANAIVSouDWeKj
「我可不怎麼嚴肅。你來王宮要求我做這件事已經不是第一次了,我三番四次聽著你同一番說辭,已經有點沉悶。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAxcJV6WKpfG
老師一手拉住正要告辭的我,我只得默默站回原處。610Please respect copyright.PENANAyPuakl6YRG
610Please respect copyright.PENANAgAb4oxG7Xx
正跟老師談話的中年男子嘴角抽動,像是在極力忍著怒氣的樣子。610Please respect copyright.PENANAMfK6FBwTe6
「…卡羅琳大人,請妳嚴肅考慮。這可是關乎王國利益的提案。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAxGCUw68btD
「關乎閣下的利益倒差不多。除了遲滯王國的研究之外,你的提案根本對王國無絲毫益處。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA3lF0sdI7jG
610Please respect copyright.PENANAknbIVkOJzm
中年男子像是忍不住了,霍地站起。610Please respect copyright.PENANAmfIlzbBbPD
「妳的意思是,我們多年來的研究成果通通比不上那所機構?!」610Please respect copyright.PENANAff5gS4DVu4
「但你的提案只是想讓Platino社成為國內唯一合法的科研機構。抱歉我不能容許科學權威被壟斷。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAwKW0zFK3Aj
「我們提供了那麼多的成果,這只是微不足道的慰藉!如果連這點要求都不能容許,不免為人齒冷。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAOvB1WLDqPD
「如果你們真的那麼出眾,又怕什麼競爭?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAXSM8s7mF3u
「我們已經證明了本社才是王國第一的研究機構,但是每年政府的預算,總是有一半左右流到別的研究院中。這些錢全部交由本社運用,才是最效率的做法!」610Please respect copyright.PENANAeFd6TEPw4L
「很遺憾,我認為並非如此。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA4t98cJnzTb
610Please respect copyright.PENANAEM8pVqhTEG
男子──大概就是院長──忍不住伸手拍桌,臉上滿是火氣。610Please respect copyright.PENANAs9gfl7yrKj
610Please respect copyright.PENANAsmkud4etRE
「卡羅琳大人若再這樣散漫,我們Platino研究院保留停止支持王國的權利!」610Please respect copyright.PENANAmJVesDomQc
「你們本來就有決定支持誰的權利。想停就停,我不在乎。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAQcqLKICqYL
610Please respect copyright.PENANAJNWMV3eXZX
伸手拉拉老師的肩頭。610Please respect copyright.PENANAIc7fXYFs5V
冷靜下來,拜託,兩邊也冷靜下來…610Please respect copyright.PENANAxQjvZZhDGA
看著對方脹紅的臉頰,我不禁從心底裡開始祈禱。610Please respect copyright.PENANAtoXj30MuE2
610Please respect copyright.PENANAImdLTHmxkN
「請不要做出將來會後悔的決定!」610Please respect copyright.PENANAivynSnoNJW
「哼,你才別後悔。我給你一分鐘時間想想,除了本國,你們能去哪。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAdGq2kWRdxa
610Please respect copyright.PENANAvbRug3SPYb
院長的臉色先是通紅,不久漸漸平復下來,但很快又變成不安的神色。610Please respect copyright.PENANAjxU6CLFzch
610Please respect copyright.PENANAr4TZF98d5a
「想清楚了吧?這大陸上除了本國,根本就沒有其他國家能合法建立魔法研究結社。如果當年你不是被教會勢力逼得投奔本國,你能建立Platino社嗎?你要是跑到其他國家,不出三天,你和全體社員都會被吊上火刑架燒死。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAa0tiG6xoWd
老師冷冷的說著可怕的推測。610Please respect copyright.PENANAtKtK66ukx9
說起來,本國的教會勢力跟別國不同,在其他國家,教會甚至凌駕於君王,議會之上;但在本國,三者的勢力基本均等,沒有一方能對另一方有壓倒性優勢。610Please respect copyright.PENANALb10f3MaJK
魔法起源自惡魔,惡魔的術法自然不被教會容許。610Please respect copyright.PENANALeiiZ6oxhC
但我認為魔法僅僅是一種工具,跟武器一樣。正如惡魔也會使用刀劍和火把,但不代表我們要就此禁用它們。610Please respect copyright.PENANAG1nb6uzsYk
因此即使我和老師都是教徒,卻也會學習魔法。610Please respect copyright.PENANAOtowx9SDgC
610Please respect copyright.PENANACKJ4EKKbLO
不知道老師是說服教會接受了這觀點,還是以什麼手段逼使他們不聞不問魔法的事。以教會的固執和老師的性格來看,後者機會居多。610Please respect copyright.PENANAzWugSi4sud
610Please respect copyright.PENANAIXCtbzSCbt
院長自然也清楚這點,他灰溜溜地坐下。610Please respect copyright.PENANAC4GxZffY9h
610Please respect copyright.PENANAYhDYibVV2N
「慢著。閣下會見了我四次,四次都曾經站起來拍桌子。為了方便起見,不用坐下了吧?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAFY6vtfIVBg
男子又灰溜溜的站了起來。610Please respect copyright.PENANARqEpUa1vfK
610Please respect copyright.PENANAVprkLdefnN
「嗯嗯,艾薇亞坐不坐?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAevZz78gk5V
「不,不用了!」610Please respect copyright.PENANAnmp3Y8WIvI
我慌慌張張的搖手。610Please respect copyright.PENANAye4IzpYKUa
610Please respect copyright.PENANAPZpRb7Rqet
「好啦。本來不打算對你明言的,可是本座快被你煩死了。──很快就對Einschlag集團內部重組──滿意了吧?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAM05SPlGTxX
610Please respect copyright.PENANAbTvGiMQBQS
……話說怎麼她也這樣自稱?610Please respect copyright.PENANA4WkcNbaiqf
Einschlag集團我並不是太了解,但從旁人口中得知,這社團近日漸漸跟Platino齊名。610Please respect copyright.PENANAPQnVkn9yZY
雖然現在規模和成果都比不上Platino社,但這也讓社長感受到威脅了吧。610Please respect copyright.PENANAGT9VzIcbf8
可是老師不久前才說過不鼓勵壟斷耶。610Please respect copyright.PENANAhGC26RHV5c
610Please respect copyright.PENANAIlWxTDdNP5
「是,是!那個多餘的組織早該在學術界中剔除!」610Please respect copyright.PENANAYUREtBdJh4
前一秒還很低沉的院長一瞬間精神起來。610Please respect copyright.PENANAewg8t4rf76
「沒別的事的話,出去吧。如果真想我這樣做,不要給我宣揚出去。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAOh2qAAVg21
他歡天喜地的拜別老師,然後離開王宮。610Please respect copyright.PENANARwojjeJsAx
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* * *610Please respect copyright.PENANAv8q5ldippQ
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距離院長離開已有三小時。610Please respect copyright.PENANAxGfe4Jc38X
我和老師就在書房旁邊的寢室裡的床上。610Please respect copyright.PENANAwMYEX61wM4
我換上了老師房裡的睡衣,和她一起睡覺。610Please respect copyright.PENANA26TDKRf5zR
她像抱著玩偶似的擁著我,我也把臉靠到她的柔軟的胸前。610Please respect copyright.PENANArnrA9OaLGx
610Please respect copyright.PENANAxVkdpLjq9m
老師赤紅的髮絲刺得我的臉有點癢。610Please respect copyright.PENANAKhULtA83fK
610Please respect copyright.PENANAGsgmhG2K2q
「還沒睡著嗎?艾薇亞?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAg5JmfjRNLQ
老師右手鬆開,轉為撫摸著我的金髮。610Please respect copyright.PENANANM2I4QR9hU
左手仍是緊緊地抱著我,像是不捨得放開似的。610Please respect copyright.PENANAEnWO18U3IF
610Please respect copyright.PENANApvEQxj4AMm
「嗯……我還在想剛才的事。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAZGDF6EkInC
「為什麼我突然態度一轉是吧?我呢,其實是想藉Platino把Einschlag收為己用,然後再吞掉Platino。因為我意識到,這種惡意競爭的環境需要消除。……雖然,這在某程度上限制發展,但總比互耗要好。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA24q5eF99i9
老師沒有隱瞞,把心中的計劃全吐出來。610Please respect copyright.PENANATt3N6m316H
我其實有聽沒有懂,只是把頭更深的埋進她的胸口。610Please respect copyright.PENANAWlxBMYGta2
僅被一層潔白的睡衣擋著,感覺與直接跟肌膚親密接觸差不多。610Please respect copyright.PENANAkcMZ8t8Z4B
610Please respect copyright.PENANA0dffTQvs9m
「喂……很癢啊。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAnW7fmrFfJ4
無視老師小小的抱怨,我繼續蹭著她。610Please respect copyright.PENANAyVdFb5EXUx
她在人前雖然一直保持領導者的威嚴,但私底下,她的性格比胸部更為柔軟。610Please respect copyright.PENANAm0uLh7yjZp
所以即使怎麼撒嬌,也不會被推開。610Please respect copyright.PENANA9Kg2HhMaBT
大概就像長姊似的關係吧。610Please respect copyright.PENANALS7KnbbbsO
610Please respect copyright.PENANA30TcK5lRHR
「那麼,老師是打算怎麼做?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAEAWiHoDgus
我微笑著搔她的腰枝。610Please respect copyright.PENANA4cieHhmdlI
其實我也不是真的想問,只是想讓她放鬆一下。610Please respect copyright.PENANArppGV9nFRW
老師作為統治者之一,有很多話只能藏在心裡,不能放懷暢談。610Please respect copyright.PENANAIlDB8rzTHL
事情鬱在心裡實在難受,所以我時常引導她說出心中的話。610Please respect copyright.PENANADgoAWWJaDh
610Please respect copyright.PENANA0HpgDzWJZ2
其實我也一樣。610Please respect copyright.PENANA7l8RhLOKLV
母親在生下妹妹後就故世了。610Please respect copyright.PENANAYkjkU7iTEf
跟嚴肅的父親和長兄,我總是心中敬畏,但不敢和他們說什麼心事。610Please respect copyright.PENANAbCS3PNl27W
二哥和妹妹則不是稱職的聆聽者。610Please respect copyright.PENANAnCwpb1oiEu
於是老師的存在,替代了作為我母親的角色。610Please respect copyright.PENANA46qELd5yvO
想到這兒,我抱著她的手更緊了。610Please respect copyright.PENANAko4rqEAxhb
610Please respect copyright.PENANAdDm9xfm0eG
「……那個院長,本來不是狡詐的人。他早年確實是醉心研究但被教會阻撓,所以奔逃至此。可是,在得到愈來愈多的嘉獎和預算甜頭之後,他變了。變得把研究放在一邊,只想著如何榨取更多的撥款。現在甚至自恃功勞,在我面前發起脾氣來。社裡面也早有許多不滿他的聲音。610Please respect copyright.PENANAaRVbfsINnP
……他繼續存在,對研究發展不利。」610Please respect copyright.PENANATxGLHegjLk
背脊突然一寒,打了個寒顫。610Please respect copyright.PENANAfv5LKXmWKY
在我滿腦子溫馨的時候,老師突然說著令人毛骨悚然的話。610Please respect copyright.PENANAkRiD2dZWO6
610Please respect copyright.PENANAm5Os39oAjP
「本來的改革派在滿足於改革的甜頭,變成了守舊派,妨礙新的改革派一展拳腳。年歲增長讓人失卻了當初變革的熱情,變得唯功利而視。610Please respect copyright.PENANASwBQ0y07T6
人們對魔法的好奇心已經燃起。說不定,那個失去了創造力的老人,已經不應該死佔權位。時代已經不屬於他們。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAoMTBDtX9iI
不要摸著我的頭說這種話可以嗎。610Please respect copyright.PENANAb6s7Hi3Z4w
但畢竟是我叫她說的,不好意思叫她停止。610Please respect copyright.PENANAo9snRS4Mdk
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「這……可是他們也是曾經對王國有貢獻的人啊…太殘忍了吧…?」610Please respect copyright.PENANA3niDb996kV
「嗯,妳有情有義,那就替我想個辦法讓他們自行讓位吧。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAVxs2feVs0F
無言而對。610Please respect copyright.PENANA76DvJQ9RML
被利慾迷昏眼睛的人,又怎麼會自動退出。610Please respect copyright.PENANAlsTZiyxVm1
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「那麼,不肯體面退位,就要不體面地退位了。連這也不肯的話……」610Please respect copyright.PENANAWLecxXYVS6
老師的言詞微含殺意。610Please respect copyright.PENANA9JeQ0g36S7
我又打了個寒顫,鑽進她的懷裡。610Please respect copyright.PENANA2L7VWxQZfV
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「啊啊,先由較易應付的Einschlag開始,然後是Platino……要收歸國有,還是安插心腹控制住呢……啊,對了,伊琳諾那孩子。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA0aJ3LTbTQd
老師忽地提到伊琳諾。610Please respect copyright.PENANAHicHyZ84FO
現在她已經和小絮一起在宿舍了吧?不知道那傢伙有沒有欺負她呢。610Please respect copyright.PENANAduXsEuwr4F
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「老師。妳是不是很早就認識伊琳諾了啊?」610Please respect copyright.PENANAMBhOMQNDAc
「嗯。比妳更早認識。她的家庭因獵巫運動破碎,當時是我救下飢寒交迫的她。」610Please respect copyright.PENANA3mS9ZUW9sx
……難怪她一直對「家」這概念特別敏感。610Please respect copyright.PENANA0B4johh0wF
那也可以理解她聽到小絮是孤兒,反應會那麼大的理由。610Please respect copyright.PENANAb8VSgnwSQB
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「但想不到多年之後,那個孤苦的孩子在魔法研究上得到成就,還被院長拿來向我炫耀……嗯,說不定她可以……610Please respect copyright.PENANAozWJYig8ET
未必有很大回報,但值得花些時間。」610Please respect copyright.PENANAxmislRicYB
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我嘆了口氣。610Please respect copyright.PENANAhFEY1quq4v
老師在考慮著很多事情。610Please respect copyright.PENANAMrDy91Pahh
看來今晚是沒法好好撒嬌了。610Please respect copyright.PENANAZoOisc8bYS
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老師溫軟的肌膚好舒服,在她的懷抱下,我漸漸進入夢鄉。610Please respect copyright.PENANAdxSMZqOgSU
我黏在老師身上,沉沉睡去。