晨光刺進雙眼。571Please respect copyright.PENANAp2g6BDx1kY
腰間,頸椎和雙腿異常酸痛,是早前任務留下的疲勞吧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAwAznkL31VZ
還是因為十年來幾乎沒有好好睡過一覺呢。571Please respect copyright.PENANAFqXNq4LRyF
即使意識到清晨來臨,仍然不願意從那麼舒服的床上起來。571Please respect copyright.PENANAHxY8Lwxmre
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臉上被手指按捺。571Please respect copyright.PENANArExUT14mZC
如果是以前,身週只要有人靠近我都會即時躍起。571Please respect copyright.PENANAABi0aQrPpv
但現在我竟絲毫不想動彈。571Please respect copyright.PENANARaBnWh8LMn
也許是因為心裡清楚這是安全的地方,也許是累積的疲勞終於得到解放,我完全放鬆著身體。571Please respect copyright.PENANAtWuRYXHA0y
臉上被柔軟的手指摸得微癢,我側起身體,臉貼著枕頭摩擦。
571Please respect copyright.PENANAZcOBiSX7EV
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「哎呀,小絮君可別像貓一樣拿我的枕頭抹臉。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAqw9Mfy8Y0c
說話的是誰呢。571Please respect copyright.PENANAkoGMchpdXb
只知道是個女孩子,但我已經無法分辨是哪人。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6IzoiPnNjB
571Please respect copyright.PENANALM6vt4sBRe
模糊中感覺到又過了一段時間。571Please respect copyright.PENANAIYV9SHCCzu
身體的疲勞雖已大半消除,但幸福的倦怠感仍把我黏在床上。571Please respect copyright.PENANA32IX5HHm7w
陽光刺激著閉合的瞳孔,即使睡意未消,也只好睜開雙眼。571Please respect copyright.PENANAD03JghzzjA
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「醒了嗎。想不到小絮君這年紀了還會賴床。」
571Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2xMQdLobZ
「……伊琳諾,我睡了多久?」571Please respect copyright.PENANALzwvEy6QS3
「現在已經中午了唷。雖然早上有試圖弄醒你幾次,但都徒勞無功。床鋪很舒服吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAPJb6tD9aCG
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比起帆布,石筍和滿是蚊蟲的森林,這兒實在能說是天國了。571Please respect copyright.PENANAlpn7lMF0Fm
571Please respect copyright.PENANAgbBLhqvBnR
「……抱歉。看來我對柔軟床舖的忍耐力不太高。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAkUWYs5zFbO
我坐直身子,梳理頭髮。571Please respect copyright.PENANA2XAh5umwGS
畢竟在旁人面前,一點點基本儀容還是需要顧慮的。571Please respect copyright.PENANAfxD3VynmuN
571Please respect copyright.PENANAVCkXm6VzXZ
「給你留下的早餐。可惜已經冷了。」
571Please respect copyright.PENANA4T3uZs0Tsr
我揮手表示沒關係,順便拿起叉子吃掉半隻煎蛋。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxyLQk6Ljp2
溫暖的被窩,飽足的食物,安全的家園,這些從來沒體會過的事物忽然間一起出現在眼前,我略微覺得不太適應。571Please respect copyright.PENANABpwmKcm8hb
雖然培根和雞蛋都放了半天,但久未嚐到的熟食滋味仍讓我意猶未盡。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxEPiE2f7cS
571Please respect copyright.PENANAkFZB98ABDU
「對了……不用上學嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAQGCdhpS6RQ
「本來是要的,不過教授特地通知我不用上今天的課了。」571Please respect copyright.PENANARApwbU3lbL
「為什麼?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAxQIXlsW6JV
「因為……呃……」571Please respect copyright.PENANA5cwk0ZQZ1a
伊琳諾目光遊移,最後聚焦在我床舖的左邊。571Please respect copyright.PENANAbgpldPMjH1
我順著她的目光調頭。571Please respect copyright.PENANAuCaLu4eJBQ
571Please respect copyright.PENANAo9vKLCrxvH
「這時候才發現房裡多了一個人?」571Please respect copyright.PENANACyjWHJDfSR
「不,妳的存在感實在是……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAU9VQiUPyMP
雖然本能般的吐出一句譏諷,但就在我床舖旁書桌坐著的蕾蒂雅實在太令人吃驚。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8murjKd9zy
我竟然一直到現在才發覺這女生。
571Please respect copyright.PENANAGCWeOAhDcH
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「過獎了。以隱密行動為本職的人,存在感愈低愈好。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAW35yF0qArD
蕾蒂雅仍是以看仇敵般的目光看著我。571Please respect copyright.PENANAAPPFZIigS2
她過來幹什麼?571Please respect copyright.PENANA5DsZNaLtyL
似乎她是為了伊琳諾而來。要是她目標是我,我不可能安安穩穩地睡到現在。571Please respect copyright.PENANARP1Sb6AGsf
571Please respect copyright.PENANATs04oK5W5K
「呃,蕾蒂雅姐……小絮君的權限可以聆聽剛才的談話嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAiu8lCFEvXl
「雖然很不情願,但卡羅琳閣下確實把他列為我們的成員之一。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAzQrZ49CVyX
似乎在我沉睡的時候,她們已經在討論某件事。571Please respect copyright.PENANAGercXKynsV
而且,這件事跟我有關。571Please respect copyright.PENANA61BkcwEL5p
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「……呼。小絮君,蕾蒂雅姐進房時看見你就睡在我旁邊時,恨不得一刀殺掉你呢。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAnMSyNBnwC8
「如果不是妳拉住,我已經下手了。」571Please respect copyright.PENANABnEMob6gby
她這話一點都不像是開玩笑。571Please respect copyright.PENANAyz3vlLXODU
「小絮君入住有經過我的同意喔。蕾蒂雅姐,不用再責怪他了啦。」
571Please respect copyright.PENANARZriF3ph10
伊琳諾似乎誤解了她對我的惡意。571Please respect copyright.PENANAHEu59Iu7yc
我很想向她解釋,但實際上我也一頭霧水。571Please respect copyright.PENANAyLvr44idmX
我根本不清楚她為什麼憎恨我。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvCUAMx2W7I
571Please respect copyright.PENANAdCdT2TFc5T
「閒話免談。伊琳諾小姐,在確認沒人偷聽的情況下,向這傢伙覆述一次。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA8rnHTWNsIu
看見我已經醒來,蕾蒂雅好像再也不願待在這房間,閃身出門。571Please respect copyright.PENANAoRce8ocv97
伊琳諾無奈地笑了笑。571Please respect copyright.PENANARRb5cLXll8
571Please respect copyright.PENANAZgRu4HRBsi
「從你剛才問的問題開始說起吧……我今天不用上課的原因,是因為蕾蒂雅姐代我請了假。」571Please respect copyright.PENANABLfCphyfxw
「妳本身認識她嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA1TseaKs10L
「不認識呢,可是,感覺是個不錯的人。只是對你就完全不是那回事。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAA9V8K3AMYD
「……這點就略過吧,我也不清楚為什麼。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAjrPyQtbmy8
「嗯。她今天前來,是為了傳達卡羅琳閣下的指令……監控院長的舉動,以院長助手的身份。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAprxYCMQhau
伊琳諾臉色凝重地,拿起了蕾蒂雅留在桌頭的一份文件。571Please respect copyright.PENANADFVw9PjgUi
571Please respect copyright.PENANAUp5wzpbOVx
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「話說回來,為什麼妳需要聽卡羅琳小姐的指示?妳是她的屬下嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANArm8PIZylKG
我走到桌前,看著伊琳諾翻閱文件。571Please respect copyright.PENANA33vrfcMDrs
「首先,她曾救過我一命。而且,我們之間有著共同利益。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6yQb28X6tH
院長已經不是我們曾經熟悉的院長。他現在只是把研究院視作提款機,肆意剽竊它人成果的抄襲者。例如我的發現,他就以指導者的身份沾了大半的光,像是沒有他我就沒法成功的樣子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAgcuIrT4UMm
雖然目前僅僅是一名學生,但我畢竟身為魔女。我不容許自己被人利用。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAvIuHHH87r9
伊琳諾綠髮底下露出冰冷的視線。571Please respect copyright.PENANAE0U5l15kwC
571Please respect copyright.PENANAiYurO3bwbo
「而且……出於個人立場,我認為研究院的作風要改變一下了。漠視魔法師以外包括人類的一切生物,任意把小動物的生命作為實驗用品,質疑魔法以外的所有科技……院長這個人把他不受歡迎的習慣感染了整個學院。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAbhtebeM4s4
571Please respect copyright.PENANA71MvD2iXGS
對這個愛護小生物的女孩來說,她無法接受實驗室環繞著動物的尖叫吧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAl22dNZk4Ja
我以眼角餘光看了看窗前啄食麵包碎屑的小鳥們。571Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ebh1L07ax
此外,這女生時常表現出對速射火器的濃厚興趣。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxfKtrUyQHq
現在的魔法師真是可怕。571Please respect copyright.PENANAsfUfx3FZW1
571Please respect copyright.PENANA4Xkg01qNT5
「妳說妳和卡羅琳小姐有共同利益,那她使喚妳的理由是什麼?」
571Please respect copyright.PENANAEZ1GzUrpSt
「……這個你看看就知道了。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAY2atyWQRiw
我接過文件,略去不必要的文字描述,速讀重點。571Please respect copyright.PENANA1nLQK2ewse
571Please respect copyright.PENANAcN5Mcbr59B
「……怎麼最近我身邊什麼事都和芬納家有關?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAzcbBOioYcH
又是那個地下組織。571Please respect copyright.PENANAwHofalO4AI
原來Platino每年從政府手裡攫取的預算,有一部分被拿來雇用這伙流氓。571Please respect copyright.PENANACKbvcfoVAd
此外,Platino也有巨額不乾不淨的支出,總計遠過於政府所撥款項。571Please respect copyright.PENANAcLbPgfoUWI
雖然每件事獨立來看都不致於太顯眼,可是在整合了一切線索之後,事情顯得暗潮洶湧。571Please respect copyright.PENANA2tuUPB5LOk
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「所以,我們現在應該幹什麼?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA6Wni10jEI6
我合上文件,把它塞給伊琳諾。571Please respect copyright.PENANACgFgyCNzlC
「啥?有一天假期,當然是出去散心了。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAWEza2kUpVY
不料少女竟然不接,並且吐出一句完全出乎我意料的話。571Please respect copyright.PENANA5oLdtO5qe7
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「……這是不是奇怪了點?明明剛才我們還在討論正事。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAaiIeA3UaR1
「你才奇怪,放假時誰會討論正事?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAINlihDi9us
"放假"這個詞語對我來說不太熟悉。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJDrwLPZKDP
活命和復仇,這兩件事都是沒有假期的。571Please respect copyright.PENANAyk2GQ8ATMV
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「……我也是這份文件的持有人之一吧?妳去玩吧,我試著獨自查探。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAASeULM2jB3
「不准,陪我去玩。你以為穿著件學院制服就真能查到機密啊?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAv9peL3VRP7
571Please respect copyright.PENANAhmqKv08BFz
「…伊琳諾妳啊,真的是怕生的那一種人嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAlvnWjm4Y32
繞了個圈婉拒。571Please respect copyright.PENANAWyCXEsURQx
因為我實在不擅長陪別人去玩什麼。571Please respect copyright.PENANAtLFyjNwzNh
「只不過是不喜歡主動而已。而且,小絮君像是很有趣的人啊。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAKgX9vLeGbI
「我很少娛樂啦。直至前天,也在為了活命東奔西跑。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAE0rhbE3VDb
「所以你才更需要娛樂。現在你有了家,有了工作,也是時候體會一下休假的樂趣了吧?和朋友一起。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA9MDrWiqp29
有點反應不過來”朋友”這詞語。571Please respect copyright.PENANAXz1ypUgCpt
雖然沒有意識到,但自己的朋友似乎確實不多。571Please respect copyright.PENANAhalAI6yJmQ
姊姊是親人,卡羅琳小姐是上司,蕾蒂雅是臨時湊合的伙伴,艾薇亞是暗戀……571Please respect copyright.PENANAJMlrd1E9d1
咳,暗中保護的女孩子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAKf0xAGPEbf
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最適合朋友這稱呼的,也就眼前的這個少女了吧。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8Kjvw8F9sk
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「小絮君。對於正常人的生活和娛樂,你比我這個魔女更缺乏認識啊。既然你視我為朋友,是不是應該讓我幫你一點點忙呢?」571Please respect copyright.PENANApdHNnPSAWl
這女孩真是極端。571Please respect copyright.PENANAyodXxmfuN5
到底是冷淡呢,還是熱情呢。571Please respect copyright.PENANAYAso3LYC0Z
不過,有這樣的朋友感覺不壞。571Please respect copyright.PENANATXeOgmAUSP
我嘴角微微揚起,點了點頭。571Please respect copyright.PENANALJG0w3dIoV
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「誰幫誰忙還不清楚呢。女孩子出門逛街,聽說最想有一個男性苦力跟在後面。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA0GlktEvWtg
「…放心啦,才不會要你提東西。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAG9Xzo0dvLu
伊琳諾沒好氣地嘆道。571Please respect copyright.PENANApX8SKub64S
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* * *571Please respect copyright.PENANAg7LQEyVz8h
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午後的商店街人潮比中午時段要稀疏一點,但仍是人流洶湧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAuW5SWs1T3E
伊琳諾領著我在鬧市中穿插,順道在各處衣飾服裝的櫥窗瀏覽。571Please respect copyright.PENANAPeJBXqm3lG
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人流繁密的商店街是我以前當小偷時常來的地方。571Please respect copyright.PENANAk1WjJ8KUh2
不過因為集中精神挑選目標並計劃逃脫路線的緣故,很少會靜下心來欣賞這兒的繁華。571Please respect copyright.PENANAZP3AKoG0Vx
氣派的雕刻磚石平整地填滿了街道,層次分明的商店和新近落成的一支支街燈讓人感到設計者肯定曾為此下過心思。571Please respect copyright.PENANAocxD5yWIk5
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乘伊琳諾細心挑選飾品的時機,我偷偷溜到了小食攤主視線的死角,偷偷拔出一支竹尖,純熟地挑走了兩根肉串。571Please respect copyright.PENANAqtg9lCCJ5c
偷吃的經驗還在,看來我沒有因為找到新家而鬆懈起來。571Please respect copyright.PENANAPu2mjCnWva
571Please respect copyright.PENANA1GXqPrgfx8
伊琳諾看來還在苦惱中。571Please respect copyright.PENANAYvAZYVDAei
也難怪,綠髮並不方便挑選髮飾。571Please respect copyright.PENANAz0V8Udp0WJ
最後她拿起了一套紅寶石耳飾──以價錢來看,九成是偽造品──跟店主付鈔,戴了起來。571Please respect copyright.PENANA0YUeaU5HXt
571Please respect copyright.PENANAzOaaZ8OVnH
「怎麼樣,漂亮嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAasFKL4EenG
「呃,是很漂亮……嗯。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAsYyIii0Uxx
「我知道啊,偽造品對吧?難道你覺得一個學生有能力買正品紅寶石嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAylQzEdTQNP
伊琳諾鼓著腮說道。571Please respect copyright.PENANA87yBcdKE6V
那紅潤的色澤一時間確實難以辨別,可是終究是仿製品。571Please respect copyright.PENANAye3P1dH1S5
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「……不,我分不出來。只是在想妳的錢從哪來的?」571Please respect copyright.PENANABgaTFG2LqL
大概她也在意這不過是偽物,我假意拉開話題。571Please respect copyright.PENANAbCDBLbAJvT
「獎學金,和一部分的生活津貼。雖然如此,住在宿舍也沒什麼值得一提的開支,所以就拿來這兒花花。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAVj7GadWZPD
571Please respect copyright.PENANAn0rHsymX9U
……看來我也得找個收入來源,不能白吃她的生活費。571Please respect copyright.PENANAKWiyyYstgw
571Please respect copyright.PENANAVtu7qMvQmE
我遞出一支肉串,塞在她的手裡。571Please respect copyright.PENANAo1Kvf7AsnM
「吶,乘還熱快點吃掉吧。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAx2lJ9NKPgF
「啊,謝謝……真體貼呢。不過,你有帶錢嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA97TsGFqUX7
「沒有啊。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA2vZQyFImmJ
伊琳諾也不多問,拿起肉串便咬下去。571Please respect copyright.PENANAjE7mmZxh7Y
571Please respect copyright.PENANAtps81IUKuY
「…妳一點都不覺得奇怪?」571Please respect copyright.PENANASMkiC7iYBl
倒是我驚奇起來了。571Please respect copyright.PENANAZMCul6KNbb
571Please respect copyright.PENANAUk7ZOxqNPM
「什麼啊,那家店子不是你開的嗎?拿一兩根肉串,還要錢嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA0kxupn9xvw
少女徹頭徹尾的裝傻。571Please respect copyright.PENANAz67UBIPpul
看來艾薇亞曾對她說過我謊稱擁有一座果園的事。571Please respect copyright.PENANAVWMixktvVN
571Please respect copyright.PENANAega92y3hvs
「啊,妳說得沒錯。只可惜店主認不出大老闆,我只好給他來個不告而取…」571Please respect copyright.PENANACBzJbBFGbd
說著我也吃完了手裡的肉串。571Please respect copyright.PENANA5Vec6itWw0
大概是已經喜歡上了這片街道的光景吧,我沒有把木條棄置道上,而是丟進了附近的垃圾桶。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6L3o83VRPF
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「……嗯?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA6vqKhIlB6F
垃圾桶旁有個裝潢華麗的大店子,有著一般商鋪的兩倍用地面積。571Please respect copyright.PENANA87OWPBdlMR
大概是名店吧,櫥窗由漂亮的落地玻璃構成。571Please respect copyright.PENANAA4wh8TQOcG
在欣賞櫥窗擺設的時候,看見了一頂漂亮的羽飾帽子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAh1jwZAO49n
「……在櫥窗裡,沒辦法順手牽走呢。真可惜…」571Please respect copyright.PENANAcIgtPD0OcL
稍有遺憾地跟著伊琳諾離開。571Please respect copyright.PENANAwhsCqqmwnz
571Please respect copyright.PENANAq9wVVtAMJZ
大約過了兩個小時。571Please respect copyright.PENANAc9fj1bu6gr
邊嚐著免錢的風味小食,邊享受著鬧市的氛圍。571Please respect copyright.PENANAaM30o4k5QE
唯一有一點美中不足的是,571Please respect copyright.PENANAXuhKTB7JQ1
雖然說過不會要我提袋子,不過我手上依然拿著三個以上的購物袋。571Please respect copyright.PENANAtKXChXHN9A
其實也不太重,只不過提著東西逛街,對男生而言總感覺不太自在。571Please respect copyright.PENANAz5Dwv4Qqed
571Please respect copyright.PENANAArHy4DOVd3
「不會要你白提東西啦。小絮君,打開第三個袋子,看看裡面是什麼?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAuuJGvaKG3j
忽然伊琳諾回頭說道,邊說邊把一袋新購物袋塞進我手中。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJnxtceTaJU
依言伸手進袋,拿出了一頂羽毛帽子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAKqDOoY63e7
那是我剛才在櫥窗看見,卻不敢伸手向她要錢買的玩意。571Please respect copyright.PENANAU7RTNAQ67p
黛白色的絲質禮帽,加上天鵝絨裝飾,肯定不是便宜貨。571Please respect copyright.PENANAW0CjvgLrg2
我伸手想拉出標價,不過那早被伊琳諾撕掉了。571Please respect copyright.PENANANZd94bp71o
571Please respect copyright.PENANAVHNmmAkaWp
「…妳怎麼知道我想要?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA3SrvgtSdiw
「要看穿你想要什麼也真不容易。看見想要的東西,你只會偷偷看一眼然後故意避開視線吧?不用客氣啦。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAm6yhRPLcaM
「妳剛說完沒多少預算……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAl4i1z309pE
「不要?那好,拿回來,我丟進垃圾桶去。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAVZiZHz0fyi
少女不留拒絕餘地的說道。571Please respect copyright.PENANAt85fmBqg1H
看來也只好收下了。571Please respect copyright.PENANA5Dl8WvPJ6I
畢竟實在喜歡,我急不及待地戴了上去。571Please respect copyright.PENANAnImyxChWTY
配上皇家學院的紅白色制服,感覺有種精神煥發的感覺。571Please respect copyright.PENANAObbjcfK59I
571Please respect copyright.PENANAdYww9kZYWZ
「很帥喔。跟第一次見面時的小混混模樣差太多了。571Please respect copyright.PENANAPOoDL0hYbU
……雖然帥氣感是來自眼睛就是了。有點羨慕啊,那雙眼皮。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA31D8gzVyoR
571Please respect copyright.PENANAAjUwIxJHwi
我稍微有點不好意思,不自覺地搖手。571Please respect copyright.PENANAXgH7f8nd3X
「呃……對了,東西買完了吧?最好在入夜之前回到宿舍啊。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAei7YLmgjf2
我生硬地把話題從我的容貌上拉開。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6vcTRdcyb
571Please respect copyright.PENANADaXOWsP7tE
「很遺憾,似乎無法在門限前回去了。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAid2RDQ66q5
伊琳諾忽然從我手裡拿走了全部袋子,目光盯著遠方。571Please respect copyright.PENANAq8BEtS0j7J
我順著她的視線看過去──是個跟我一樣穿著男性學院制服的小伙子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAufrtNacfpq
在站在冷巷,身邊跟著兩個高大男人。571Please respect copyright.PENANASqljs6w6UZ
571Please respect copyright.PENANAWFJ1IU4WJ5
「那傢伙是誰?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAM6Cuqn3UAw
「院長的小兒子。旁邊那兩個是新入職的教師。571Please respect copyright.PENANAUXYzCzqMX5
拜託你,可以為我們存著這幾個袋子嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAFhXgMsPLuA
後半句是對她認識的某個店家說的。571Please respect copyright.PENANASC7hU9Rs9a
店家老闆娘親切地對她點了頭。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQG9LIys5Gi
571Please respect copyright.PENANA9KGLCZn70x
「他們有什麼奇怪?」571Please respect copyright.PENANALcjlNr7AbN
「今天我請了假所以出門逛街去了。這個時間,為什麼他在這兒?如果他也請了假,為什麼身邊又跟著教師?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAr45oQ4sHmy
「可能是被差使去處理事務吧。不過,有什麼事務需要在後巷處理?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAu5SSATiuxC
「哼,除了院長,誰叫得動這活祖宗出門辦事?」571Please respect copyright.PENANARD5ePVJuPx
看來那傢伙脾氣很臭的樣子。571Please respect copyright.PENANA1HAinJlEVg
院長親自差使,地點在荒僻的後巷,令人容易聯想起今早看見的文件。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJMrt5zys2j
571Please respect copyright.PENANASFF73SViow
「也就是說,我們最好追縱一下這傢伙的行縱?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAiENRyS2vdb
「唉,今天本來打算帶你輕鬆一下,誰料公事始終找到我們頭上。571Please respect copyright.PENANAZSwpzVvUSv
雖然麻煩,但麻煩事總要有人去幹。不幸地,這次是我們攤上了麻煩事。571Please respect copyright.PENANAFDvFD9PLwJ
所以假期結束了,小絮君。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAm5IBad05NH
571Please respect copyright.PENANACuHBpcbjZ8
和略有婉惜的少女不同,我並不怎麼介懷這次假期。571Please respect copyright.PENANAnXKTVLIJwR
不如說,我需要適度刺激的環境來暫時擺脫安逸帶來的不適感。571Please respect copyright.PENANAluT5ehs2hL
我把光鮮的制服外衣脫下,露出內裡貼身的衣物,重新裝成本來的清寒外觀。571Please respect copyright.PENANAf7yj3FMP9h
571Please respect copyright.PENANAd05UOcR3i1
伊琳諾本來就穿著休閒服出門,也不用多加修飾。571Please respect copyright.PENANAilAksZiNAY
為了不讓旁人認出,我把她買給我的帽子塞在她頭上。571Please respect copyright.PENANAIWUPaCJmrt
571Please respect copyright.PENANA7KrSIYsKWG
「喂!看不到路啦!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAKPxM6ddq7V
「走在我身後。即使他們回頭看到我們也不要慌張,裝是兄妹外遊就好。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA5uCpD0oBP7
「真是的。怎麼自居哥哥啦?姊弟不行嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANARx41SK3BFU
伊琳諾氣鼓鼓的跺腳。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6KFjNsCmYa
571Please respect copyright.PENANA5GJxhYNO6N
「行行,隨妳喜歡。」571Please respect copyright.PENANApKpFa2DOXj
雖然感覺她堅持稱為姊弟是基於過往的回憶,但這時候不該執著於一個稱呼。571Please respect copyright.PENANA38CiBQt9Ww
我暗握腰間的小刀,刀柄的觸感從所未有地堅實。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6mpgPiOexO
行動前的高揚感覆蓋住大腦。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvzLIeJSPVi
也許是終於有了值得效命的人和組織吧,感覺比以往毫無目標的行動要踏實得多。571Please respect copyright.PENANAE8c9QcjGo6
571Please respect copyright.PENANAHiwGNDLewb
我倆繞到了暗巷出口,從電燈柱的狹縫裡探頭出去。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJhk16bsQJF
少院長,兩個教師和兩個不認識的人在交談。571Please respect copyright.PENANAWai4exGuO1
571Please respect copyright.PENANAdDJLikAF7H
「少院長,這邊走。不過在啟程之前,能夠先換掉制服嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANANextmeARW7
「嘖,這是魔法師的榮耀,為什麼要無故脫掉?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAixxA44Yack
「少院長,雖然我們研究院歸屬於政府組織,但卡羅琳的監視似乎從來就沒鬆懈過。假如有人盯上我們,那可不太方便……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAYdkZXdQTQ9
「這位教師說得對。你們研究院已經如此,我們……嘿,芬納家更加不方便了。假如你不換下,恕我們沒有權限領你們到"飯店"裡去……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAjrPqeW738A
「嘖,換就成了吧!小氣。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAZacnuxQasN
571Please respect copyright.PENANAnEvO4KlNV7
那傢伙不情願地脫下了制服,塞給旁邊的教師。571Please respect copyright.PENANAi69eHPySZg
571Please respect copyright.PENANA0lBn8Gfz3i
「哼,如果那傢伙來之前就脫掉了,那還真未必找得到他。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAd9NmB46zyA
伊琳諾雖然在我身後看不見情形,但也能聽見他們的對話。571Please respect copyright.PENANAwnNxPgHSJ5
「"飯店"是什麼地方?妳知道嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANATdHnRuGIXU
「不知道,反正他們會領我們去。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAETZYOeDI1p
571Please respect copyright.PENANAsvVi7ZPTun
改頭換面的一行人從窄巷走出。571Please respect copyright.PENANAatZyuXE8wU
我倆隱藏在附近的店門前假意談笑,等他們走開之後,靜悄悄的緊隨著。571Please respect copyright.PENANA3UB1ZpECzi
他們走的道路也不算偏僻,但愈走路人就愈少。571Please respect copyright.PENANA5yVMgs8K90
571Please respect copyright.PENANAhprM2jsPsT
「停步。這路上一個人都沒有,繼續緊跟會有危險。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA7FkSp4vsjo
我打手勢止住身後的少女。571Please respect copyright.PENANAg8Om1egcNV
眺望著道路終點的大型建築,我感覺那兒就是他們的目的地。571Please respect copyright.PENANAyC5LYdi7j1
假如沒猜錯,那我們等他們進去之後才接近也不遲。571Please respect copyright.PENANAUqBSKNrStm
571Please respect copyright.PENANAidOh0BHha4
「伏特加酒店。因為早年發生過旅客店主接連暴斃事件,被認為有邪靈居住而空置。Platino社曾經派人前來驅逐惡靈,不過人們依舊不願意接近這兒,更別說收購重建了。順理成章地Platino接管了這片土地。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAxJr2yoTwtb
伊琳諾見我心有疑惑,就替我解說了下。571Please respect copyright.PENANAkHB33mVxDp
571Please respect copyright.PENANAlSq11zUR0j
「可能是聚會的地點吧。如果可以,最好調查一下。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA1hRR2qUZpI
「小絮君稍等。雖然為了掩人耳目沒派人把守門戶,但這兒有不顯眼的使魔作守衛。我先去解決掉。571Please respect copyright.PENANAKbVKXiHEYQ
──受人類一時所需而被剝奪自由的靈魂啊,解放就在眼前!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAr4uFd4D5Ow
571Please respect copyright.PENANAEgtatAr8mg
伊琳諾閉眼念讀咒文,手裡隱隱透著霧氣。571Please respect copyright.PENANAwDISO7QBSm
那霧氣是魔力的原始形態,也就是大氣魔力的原點。571Please respect copyright.PENANAsXcuJ6gANS
如同大氣魔力會被人體魔力染指一樣,被染上人類色彩的魔力亦能被原始形態的魔力淨化。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvV1ilzECX8
伊琳諾正在做的,就是以自身魔力解咒。571Please respect copyright.PENANAC1DfTo0A5Q
她雙手一張,山丘地帶都染上了似有若無的白霧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAjdqlvCPGoM
這一帶受人類操控的使魔,如果沒有特別頑固的咒縛,都應該重獲自由了吧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAfyfITbFoQK
571Please respect copyright.PENANAARLyrx2xPJ
「啾啾──」571Please respect copyright.PENANADwoR224v5Z
伊琳諾忽然假裝鳥叫。571Please respect copyright.PENANAF3ENAgGGCz
她裝得實在很像,要不是親眼看見聲音從她口中發出,真會以為是雀鳥鳴叫。571Please respect copyright.PENANAU15e4ywNun
數十隻天鈴鳥群聚在她面前啾啾作響。571Please respect copyright.PENANA9ybcGD7anx
少女掏出鬆軟的小麥麵包撕成碎屑,撒在鳥兒們面前。571Please respect copyright.PENANAcbPbeTYo9S
571Please respect copyright.PENANATqM7bmJVfn
「餓了很多天吧,真可憐。那群自以為是的魔法師,在它們身上下了監視外人的咒語之後就放任不管……連覓食的自由也被剝奪走,又沒人給它們餵食。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvD7F6EpAde
對他們來說,這些鳥兒即使餓死了,也能隨便找別的代替吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA2bGCj5HvyS
伊琳諾憤憤不平的說道。571Please respect copyright.PENANAwrbLSTofY9
難怪只需要那麼基礎的解咒就能掙脫,原來小鳥們本身也希望重獲自由。571Please respect copyright.PENANAoCt65bzPUz
它們在伊琳諾身邊啾啾鳴叫,圍著少女飛了數圈意示感謝後紛紛離去。571Please respect copyright.PENANADIwn23TJPT
571Please respect copyright.PENANA1mYviPBkSD
「很慶幸我的假期能用在有意義的事情上。小絮君,讓他們知道賤視生命的代價。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAa3pXcn9kPu
「……魔法師竟然比真正的魔女更自覺優越。大部分魔法師都這樣嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAF1MOiVH1Wx
「呵,確實。所以我才希望作出改變,為了我自己,也為了更多的生命。571Please respect copyright.PENANAmd9tL60O9w
現在我更決意背叛院長了。小絮君,教你一件事,背叛並不總是壞事。選擇背叛的原因,並不需要考慮道德標準,主從關係和利益分配,而單純只是將要被背叛的人對你好不好。571Please respect copyright.PENANAhdphaZ5eHd
我背叛了研究院,倒向了卡羅琳閣下那一邊。但我可不後悔,就像小鳥們也沒後悔跟隨我一樣。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA99Yll8CWq2
少女陰冷的目光射向遠方的飯店。571Please respect copyright.PENANAzQXTcOlfgx
她的話顯得挺符合她魔女的身份,但我感覺這原則也挺適合我。571Please respect copyright.PENANAphmkRF6kVg
571Please respect copyright.PENANA3czXNfbaqr
「上吧,伊琳諾。魔道以外的生存方式,就讓他們見識看看。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAi4zobawN6F
571Please respect copyright.PENANAYsMGdMs23y
大門已經閉上,但也並不是沒有辦法進去。571Please respect copyright.PENANAlO2RQbVysd
外觀上三層高的飯店,應該可以很輕鬆地以攀壁的方式進入天台。571Please respect copyright.PENANAPtEGlKSVgU
不過身旁的少女未必能夠做到,我輕聲走近飯店,查察是否有別的方式潛入。571Please respect copyright.PENANACpR9k2jUpy
571Please respect copyright.PENANAtdF6bDWipb
說來奇怪。為什麼我沒考慮要求伊琳諾先回家,我自己一個行動呢?571Please respect copyright.PENANAuwbREmRUn3
把多餘的念頭拋到一旁,我把魔力貫注雙眼,盯視倉庫後門。571Please respect copyright.PENANA14SqPpYNkk
「……喂,你在看什麼?我倒不知道你有透視眼。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAtGX19M9ikB
伊琳諾極細聲地問道,生怕門後有人。571Please respect copyright.PENANAKNfc3w36v8
「門後沒人,不過也不要大意。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAr1OMXVbmmc
門後沒有絲毫人跡。571Please respect copyright.PENANAecI0WVkpe2
這對人特化的魔眼,是血統遺傳下來的魔法之一。571Please respect copyright.PENANAGHW3BEisxV
一般魔法師的偵查都是以魔力為根基,以人體的魔力作為線索作判斷,來確定看不見的地方裡有沒有人縱。571Please respect copyright.PENANAg6ZC0SZCsA
但這在遇上普通人,刻意隱藏魔力的魔法師,或者隔絕魔力的場所時會失去功效。571Please respect copyright.PENANAfLrApWj4bG
571Please respect copyright.PENANA9WYDc7cY3E
而我的魔眼則同時以魔力和人體活動為根基。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6uVUo40H0a
滲透了魔力的眼睛會自動過濾一切沒有生命的物件,直視人類的呼吸,心跳,脈動等一個「活著的人類」應該會做的事。571Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ip0464jGF
除非是受魔法驅使活動的死屍,或者與人類有極大分別的其它動物,否則一般都合用。571Please respect copyright.PENANAB2Vm7ryCUK
571Please respect copyright.PENANAO9VoaYYSvE
我用背輕輕頂住後門,左腕扣緊小刀,悄無聲息地緩緩鋸開鐵製的門鎖。571Please respect copyright.PENANAuBrX1y2569
姊姊的這把小刀實在很鋒利,最重要的是,似乎本身是用無法鏽蝕的金屬製成,刃身也附上了難以磨損的魔咒,因此在我手中歷經十年而不損。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvnxx2IRD4R
……聽姊姊說好像是名刀,在她得到手之前已經流傳了數十年。571Please respect copyright.PENANAuArdNDP16v
571Please respect copyright.PENANAtFhFMlMWWD
眼見即將鋸斷門扣,我收回小刀,右手暗勁一扯,不發聲息地拉下了門扣,緩緩用背頂開後門。571Please respect copyright.PENANAjwNxaWCjkb
倉庫內裡全黑,是很容易被暗中偷襲的場所。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxjxJWPcaUx
我再次把魔力集中到眼睛,從微微拉開的門縫裡偷看內部。附帶一提,這次只是一般魔法師也會的技術。571Please respect copyright.PENANAbYYlJZxY61
眼見內部除了一個個米袋外什麼都沒有,我回過身推開後門,招呼伊琳諾一起進去。571Please respect copyright.PENANAlRWk2BEXyH
571Please respect copyright.PENANA5Yzt9XVJ4l
「……好專業啊小絮君。你究竟偷過多少戶人家的財物啊?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAqZWiaKN4qn
「我預先計劃的犯案有一百五十四戶。一時興起的盜竊不列入計算。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAdwfwZHj9fG
伊琳諾像是嘆服般的呼了口氣。571Please respect copyright.PENANAbl63N179Gt
571Please respect copyright.PENANAkUni0N50N6
「妳懂得如何使用魔力在黑暗中視物吧?不要點火或者採用任何光源。我可不想當黑暗中的活靶。」571Please respect copyright.PENANACtyJ5ix2TY
伊琳諾點頭示意。571Please respect copyright.PENANAbvgT53L11V
571Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZTRMwg5LQ
我倆穿越了那顯得非常非常充足的糧米倉庫,閃到內裡的門邊。571Please respect copyright.PENANAq4bjVucevE
門縫中沒有透出一絲光亮,可以確定走廊也處於漆黑一片的狀態。571Please respect copyright.PENANAWYSoFeM0Ml
可是,門後有人。應該是看管米倉的守衛吧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAzzLAfg9OsO
他正正站在門後。我示意伊琳諾站著別動,讓我來解決。571Please respect copyright.PENANAyH7zDpVCkh
571Please respect copyright.PENANAHF8092x6LZ
左手握住門環,輕輕推開。571Please respect copyright.PENANAw4uMGtH8cg
吃驚的門衛錯愕的轉過身來。571Please respect copyright.PENANAoULCzfGoWk
右手一把扯住他的頭髮一拉,同時左手用力關上鐵門一夾。571Please respect copyright.PENANACYiVdXf25z
噹的一聲,門衛失去意識倒在地上。571Please respect copyright.PENANA2rbvpMBy9L
571Please respect copyright.PENANAMkc8MTqper
「他……也是新入職的教師。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA7kEhfZskIv
「你們研究所薪水不夠嗎,要兼職當門衛?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAEnjlghQkg4
「不……研究所最近聘請了大量教師,不過他們一般只是代正規教師缺席時的課,問他們問題基本也是一問三不知。而且,他們的數量實在偏多,甚至是正職教師三分之一數目。甚至小道消息裡,他們連基礎教育的證書也沒有,根本只是請來吃閒飯的。571Please respect copyright.PENANAOHDWJiNBue
現在明白了。想來他們應該是院長暗中募集的不法魔法師,以教師身份獲得正當社會地位的同時,為院長當打手和保鏢的工作。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAxqnk0vfokK
「哈啊。那碰到別的保鏢時,不用手下留情了吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANABR65mdhZM1
「呃?這樣已經是手下留情了?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAqrZlfLAiF7
其實我本來打算開門之後,在他轉身之前一刀了帳。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJEaHZvslqM
不過恐怕會錯手殺了重要人物,所以才在下手前一刻改為打昏此人。571Please respect copyright.PENANAnilw3zIc8u
571Please respect copyright.PENANAR15tpk2QyW
用米袋堆住那人的身體,放在不顯眼的位置。571Please respect copyright.PENANAzLJkfleGoN
我再次推開鐵門,穿過走廊,看見一個燈火通明的歐式大廳。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8B40O5fUJW
至少有六人在把守,底細不明,以及為了避免打草驚蛇令少院長跑掉,應避免正面接觸。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxsgZ3ut7pz
大廳很寬闊,足以掩藏身體的大型裝飾品卻不多,通往上層的旋回式樓梯更是幾乎無法避免潛行上樓途中被發現。571Please respect copyright.PENANAcAOgqU7Ahd
大廳正門的紅地毯處從位置推斷,應該就是緊閉上的正門。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8PPuDz3Dov
開揚式設計的大廳裡,從二,三樓向下俯視可以看見大廳的大部分情況,不過看來上面沒有人把守。571Please respect copyright.PENANAzk7T6vEEBv
無法在不減少敵人的情況下避免被發現。571Please respect copyright.PENANAuAFlI8gV3F
正門處是二三樓看不見的死角。571Please respect copyright.PENANA9cYHfozPYZ
571Please respect copyright.PENANAFFe5XVkuhL
我緊扣著手裡色調暗啞的靛藍小刀,心想希望待會伊琳諾見血不會昏倒。571Please respect copyright.PENANAyPJ3itjEY0
571Please respect copyright.PENANA1QXdO9qUX3
「伊琳諾,從原路出去,在正門叩門。然後馬上躲回倉庫,千萬小心。」571Please respect copyright.PENANABdspDoZiQI
「嘿,你跟艾薇亞不同,放心讓我單獨行動呢。真不體貼女生……不過,這正是我希望的。」571Please respect copyright.PENANADv0q1DTFSJ
少女細微的踏步聲漸漸遠去,我緊握小刀站在走廊。571Please respect copyright.PENANAI9WnOAUpdc
因為本意只是逛街,身上並沒帶長劍,對之後可能發生的搏鬥不利。571Please respect copyright.PENANAX5sge3crGS
試著再次製作魔劍──依舊在製成瞬間煙滅,我不耐地嘖了一聲。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6iqCC41G6A
那,待會下手得狠一點了。571Please respect copyright.PENANAa3HkhsZvaH
571Please respect copyright.PENANAxPi0VY6Zyh
大門響起門鈴的聲音。571Please respect copyright.PENANANSfLNYz38h
六個守衛一同走近大門,由於位置各不相同,他們到達大門的時段也分了先後。571Please respect copyright.PENANAWouXvflRov
推開走廊門,縮矮身子,模仿四足野獸的奔姿接近目標。571Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9kR2conDj
掩住目標的嘴巴,一刀插入他的後頸,隨後把他輕放在地。571Please respect copyright.PENANAOozd5FarSK
敵人共有六人──現在是五人,為了迅捷,我並未確認其斷絕呼吸。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxfObBxTVX4
始終這不穩妥,在殺死第三個人的時候,他的喉管畢竟發出了臨終前的喀喀聲。571Please respect copyright.PENANA7rnbEIdi2f
雖然很微弱,但已經吸引到前頭三人的注意。571Please respect copyright.PENANA7gA4FUzPFP
571Please respect copyright.PENANAzLrU2pU5bC
維持在奔跑的姿態,以扭曲人體極限的角度彎腰,躲過冷洌的冰錐。571Please respect copyright.PENANApKqSBLmPup
速度絲毫不減,小刀化作流星穿過助骨的縫隙,刺進了他的心臟。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvAPPZOTq18
我把屍體當作盾牌擋住身後射來的炎彈。571Please respect copyright.PENANAKYnMP5cBwT
571Please respect copyright.PENANAdqTMU4byi0
剩下的兩個人都是魔法師,似乎還有一定的實戰經驗,兩人分散左右包圍住我。571Please respect copyright.PENANA3qXfMpAI44
我以滑壘動作躲到了一支拱柱之後,那兒是左邊那個魔法師的死角。571Please respect copyright.PENANANE3saiupif
他揮動魔杖,身前出現了陽炎的防壁。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6gmACmIcOp
我躍上拱柱,像是蜘蛛似的緊緊黏附在柱上,朝他的臉上來了一發黑炎。571Please respect copyright.PENANA9CNfWCeyXD
他揮動魔杖,輕鬆架住了我的魔法。571Please respect copyright.PENANAcrM85Wqg09
這只是掩眼法而已,我雙腳一蹬,依賴門柱獲得了足夠的高度跳過火牆。571Please respect copyright.PENANAa9rYiCg6aC
我四肢一張,把那魔法師撲倒在地,魔杖也掉到了地上。571Please respect copyright.PENANA61D8E29gnC
571Please respect copyright.PENANAeW3WlWkCWc
腰部向後彎曲六十度,躲過那傢伙右手爆發的紫芒。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6etx7ASCZp
在外人的眼中,我應該就像腰部被折斷了一樣吧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAHGoVeVCD3s
那傢伙顯然沒想到人體能夠如此彎曲,本擬必中的心靈爆破成了他失敗的最後一搏。571Please respect copyright.PENANAkzTZI1p9b5
我無視他驚異的眼神,小刀直直刺穿了他的心臟。571Please respect copyright.PENANAYE3fUWcMgG
571Please respect copyright.PENANAj5gztt5XY3
我著地一滾,身後射來的雷擊不偏不倚地擊中了那傢伙的屍身。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJa9TxRhqKV
噁心於雷擊下焦臭的肉味,我不耐地看著放出雷電的那名魔法師。571Please respect copyright.PENANAkhxuVlOuyl
六人現在就剩下他一個,他焦慮的表情毫不保留地說明了他內心的恐懼。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxaPuHOWMc9
屈服於恐懼的人總是比較易解決。571Please respect copyright.PENANAaBM1JSGoMj
我一聲冷笑,走近數步──571Please respect copyright.PENANAMhRIgMbZlx
571Please respect copyright.PENANAjgPSRz033P
大門忽然被打開。571Please respect copyright.PENANA2x51WONgtP
我和那人同時看著那邊。571Please respect copyright.PENANAU7EGYdeDHV
門後飛來了千百條魔力構成的虛無之絲,緊緊纏住了那人的身體,其中一條還勒著脖子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAR8eUVKiXSd
571Please respect copyright.PENANAGLDszzkb43
「別動唷,薩爾卡多老師。你只要敢張口呼救,我就馬上勒斷你的喉嚨。571Please respect copyright.PENANA0x5HMTEEaD
要是能坦白一點的話,說不定能留住一命呢?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAzdDhuTkIEb
571Please respect copyright.PENANAfcrU4WZI8i
從張開的大門裡,少女走了進來。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8KBfsAEByM
「……我好像告訴過妳,叩門後要馬上回到倉庫待命?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAVz6cEbX7je
「嘻,要是我沒及時趕進來,他現在已經是死人了對吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANACxlWXY0mKj
伊琳諾右手一扯,捆綁薩爾卡多的虛無之絲一下把他拖在地上。571Please respect copyright.PENANAAAbw1ZlMjb
他持續著沒有意義的掙扎,伊琳諾微一皺眉,輕輕勒了勒他的脖子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAeAnFaeMRN3
571Please respect copyright.PENANA9fmX4KTz9s
我轉過身來,把屍體一件件拖到倉庫內側。571Please respect copyright.PENANAZeaCxq68xX
因為魔法師們有意減輕破壞程度,留在地上的戰鬥痕跡並不過於顯眼。571Please respect copyright.PENANAG1SEgONApF
以及大部分敵人都是一刀斃命的緣故,鮮血並未濺至無法清理的地步。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1q0Raiycm
571Please respect copyright.PENANAYNrbFWPfeB
「我,我說。我什麼都說。」571Please respect copyright.PENANASWZ1wl3I7D
「放心,只要你一切都抖出來,我絕對不會傷害你……首先,少院長今天前來是為了什麼?那兩個小混混又是什麼人?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAQzgTSmyjbr
伊琳諾似乎已經"說服"那人透露情報。571Please respect copyright.PENANAcYJybpP3v8
我邊從裝飾用的水池舀水清洗地面,邊留意二三樓有沒有人經過。571Please respect copyright.PENANAu9f05njrQU
571Please respect copyright.PENANAK8qQgPLNhh
「這,這兒是研究院擁有的飯店。芬納家看准了這兒地處王城核心,又不被重視,因而向我們買下了地窖並加以擴建,作為他們的地下司令部……571Please respect copyright.PENANA0EyTk7Jrqr
早,早前芬納家一樁買賣被強盜踹了,研究所收不到應有的後續費用,因而派少院長追討。我,我就知道這麼多。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAfkWohrWzYN
一樁被強盔踹了的買賣。想必就是我跟艾薇亞一同清掃掉的黑火藥吧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvId2PgCgQm
院長似乎尚未明白,那宗買賣一旦成功,結果就是研究所被芬納家的內奸們以黑火藥炸成灰燼。571Please respect copyright.PENANAtChTE2IIss
571Please respect copyright.PENANAbh2mAlAKOk
這麼那筆後續費用,芬納家自然是沒打算繳付的。571Please respect copyright.PENANA4ILwgNEDek
不過研究院沒被成功炸掉,所以結果就是院長懵然不知自己逃過一劫,還下令少院長前來收一筆本應以自己畢生心血為血祭的帛金。571Please respect copyright.PENANA19PofdF1Ug
571Please respect copyright.PENANAKZST3SS3dT
想到事情如此荒謬,我不禁失笑。571Please respect copyright.PENANAoi66K7OM6N
571Please respect copyright.PENANAlXKVbyB8ji
「……哼。你不知道的事還有很多啊,不過你總算沒說謊。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJdzYjLoY0x
第二條問題。少院長在哪?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAmAWr2esMMz
看著伊琳諾嘴角勾起的笑意,我肯定她也知道內情。571Please respect copyright.PENANAlkucWETlhu
印象中蕾蒂雅的報告裡有提到。571Please respect copyright.PENANADuyWQWqEuI
571Please respect copyright.PENANATICcTGEvQC
「少院長現在在三樓觀景台,跟芬納家的兩個幹部商討事宜。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAkZxy1og5u7
「嗯。他們談了多久?還沒談妥吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA8tS3kbt1iS
從他們進入飯店起,我們已經耽擱了十來分鐘。571Please respect copyright.PENANAwU62RWk9HE
571Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y7fmL6KM4
「沒,沒。那兩個傢伙一直只是東拉西扯,身上一分錢也沒帶,談到剩餘款項的時候馬上就轉移話題,再談三,四小時都不會有結果。571Please respect copyright.PENANAGtgNuh2Bl0
我看啊,他們根本就不想付錢。那麼大一個地窖……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAvAIFk3W9xo
這教師碎碎念到一半,突然發現自己說漏嘴,馬上閉口不提。571Please respect copyright.PENANA68yfdvJ4Jq
不過這當然沒逃過伊琳諾的眼睛,她作勢拉扯手裡的虛無之絲。571Please respect copyright.PENANAAOg5NVnBeY
571Please respect copyright.PENANAttxpRXg8aO
「……那個地窖啊,存了非常多的糧水,足以容納近千人的居住間,一應兵器庫存也很充足。簡直就是個地下宮殿……不,地下軍營一樣。恐怕很快就會成為芬納家的主要基地了吧。那些糧食地下還放不下,要租用我們地面上的倉庫呢。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAgKGoLJAvlg
原來我們進來時看見的大量存糧竟只是放不下的一部分。571Please respect copyright.PENANAXDRkErkopm
571Please respect copyright.PENANAI9PRsT6bdB
「他們是想打仗嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAMiKOTHduyF
「這,這我們就不知道了。真的,我被雇用不過是數月間的事,我已經把所有知道的情報都抖出來了,饒,饒我一命……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAdbrn1cY79G
「哈。不用擔心,我說過只要你坦白,我就不會傷害你的……對吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA4muhvgovLp
綠髮少女笑道。571Please respect copyright.PENANAaY9GNwvrwZ
倒在地上的薩爾卡多並未看到她向我使了個眼色。571Please respect copyright.PENANAoLPOf86k22
我走近她身前,拿起刀柄重重擊昏了教師。571Please respect copyright.PENANAIJPdWx9Qr5
571Please respect copyright.PENANAGJcOwnTFi8
「真麻煩呢。這樣我還要洗去他今天的記憶啊。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAeiC0nRiNPP
伊琳諾收起虛無之絲,蓋著教師後腦的手掌泛起紫光。571Please respect copyright.PENANAeaIkUiaPBi
這應該也屬於剛才某位教師對我使用的心靈爆破魔法,只不過這比較溫和,僅僅只是一定程度地顛覆記憶。571Please respect copyright.PENANA2n36vZddGp
比起精密的暗示和洗腦操作,趕時間的我們需要一點粗暴的方式。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQwz7bCaGnm
571Please respect copyright.PENANAvkxpHxqgAh
「別裝了,妳也沒打算殺掉他。不然以魔女一貫的冷酷,怎麼可能會對該殺的人守什麼承諾。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAy7k2gr7LOX
而且,妳要是真想殺人,只要心靈爆破的魔力再加重一點,他就必死無疑。571Please respect copyright.PENANA3IONmww1Cu
571Please respect copyright.PENANADmZw7U4mpV
「哼。我才不是殺人狂,別把我和奪走我家庭的騎士相提並論。」571Please respect copyright.PENANADhmsst35If
伊琳諾處理完了昏倒的教師之後,獨自走向大堂的迴旋樓梯。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4DM3MKCv8
我略有心虛地看向倉庫裡堆在一起的五條屍體,心道她應該不是在譏刺我。571Please respect copyright.PENANAF82MCILeDG
571Please respect copyright.PENANAgPviDVZWYG
三樓的守衛只有寥寥兩人,看來Platino對這兒的重視比芬納家要少得多。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJWPL3uM7sP
中了伊琳諾催眠暗示的守衛緩緩倒地昏睡,另一名守衛俯身想要解咒,但被我抓住頭顱一把撞向牆上。571Please respect copyright.PENANAg2nmkX5R5Z
571Please respect copyright.PENANAWwXf3a4zbY
「好漂亮啊,小絮君。你看,從這兒能夠俯瞰王城呢。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA4Mf6N4kHFE
三樓的觀景臺顯然是刻意選址的,從高處俯視金碧輝煌的王城,確實有種舒爽的感覺。571Please respect copyright.PENANAs4cSYGZPkA
當然,作為秘密基地使用時,這兒也是非常優秀的瞭望台。571Please respect copyright.PENANAYQ0Y2ZPq9w
首先外觀上絲毫沒有軍事氣息,又是早已落成的舊建築,沒有人會馬上想到這兒藏匿著敵人,可以大搖大擺地觀察敵情。571Please respect copyright.PENANA9U4jKyLgQl
571Please respect copyright.PENANAe4z4Bxldjl
如果黑火藥成功運入城內,芬納家的人一定就會在這兒品著酒細看王城陷入火海的光景。571Please respect copyright.PENANATTvM3i17KJ
571Please respect copyright.PENANANyJ4tR0KYK
當然少院長並沒呆笨得在露天地方進行機密會議。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvPcUwuFZZx
他們在觀景台附近的一個咖啡室裡交談。571Please respect copyright.PENANAFKaCuJwTdd
571Please respect copyright.PENANALZu8RNwDWM
「我忍夠你們了!說,今天到底打不打算付錢!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAB8v9sUlWhb
少院長高昂的吼叫整個三樓都聽得見。571Please respect copyright.PENANAc1Dd3obHZl
「錢,談錢傷感情,我們不如再喝一杯……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAOHfRmP72lq
「喝你個頭!今天不交錢,芬納家別想再踏進飯店一步!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAiCkiewd7Su
571Please respect copyright.PENANABJLNVxLwJD
「嘿。小絮君,你看他們的關係也不太親密嘛。」571Please respect copyright.PENANANuxzVD6qzr
「他都說了啊,談錢傷感情。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA53TcNs2S6A
我和綠髮少女在窗外竊笑。571Please respect copyright.PENANA9iYbENfzaN
571Please respect copyright.PENANA1P3UjbA8eO
「少院長,不是我們不想給,最近生意被踹了,錢一時拿不出來……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAfG8s9EAFsb
「好啊,終於說真話了?拿不出來不要緊,地窖的糧食和武器充公,我想賣光了之後差不多也夠付錢了!」571Please respect copyright.PENANA97AJvN4koC
「混帳,我們給你面子,你竟然得吋進尺?你敢動我們地窖裡的東西一絲一毫,我們砍你全家上下雞犬不留!信不信我們現在就先宰了你?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAFfooOx7Pnb
571Please respect copyright.PENANABkMOyhQXgi
某位芬納家成員意作威脅之後,咖啡室裡就寂靜無聲。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvhT4YeHbPg
「伊琳諾,妳是院長的助手是吧?是研究院的重要成員?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAzbhUwGDmk7
「呃?是啊,為什麼這樣問……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAIdaqE6gd2Q
「我想到一個挺有趣的念頭,妳看可不可行?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAiIO2LlVsrx
我盡量快速地把心中所想告訴了伊琳諾。571Please respect copyright.PENANAnA8RoGlvmw
「……哎嘿嘿。小絮君的壞腦筋也動得挺快。好吧,就試試看,反正也沒有損失。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAHRcOKkVzom
571Please respect copyright.PENANAnK3Nqc5zie
我把先前擊昏的兩個守衛拖到門前。571Please respect copyright.PENANAPq7ND4ULat
忽然,伊琳諾一把扯住了我的脖子,然後用力敲門。571Please respect copyright.PENANAzEYPW6HKn8
「少院長!少院長在裡面嗎!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAT8Bpnh3IeU
少院長神色慌張地打開了門。571Please respect copyright.PENANAnjLfCYyAif
「妳……妳是伊琳諾?來這兒想幹什麼?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAAIgU8NPQCo
「我,我從這個芬納家混混的口裡得知消息,他們想要綁架你!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAO5rjVIqUy6
喂。雖然主意是我提出的,但我可沒叫妳直接拿我當現成演員。571Please respect copyright.PENANAa06YmFraEN
571Please respect copyright.PENANAfXvHFpYED2
「什麼?說詳細一點!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAUlYjfx8Zvj
少院長充滿敵視的眼光看向那兩人。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8zWqIsxHpU
「是真的!他們已經派人打倒了研究院的守衛,佔領了這兒!再不走你就要被包圍了!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAvgUZTEe7QQ
伊琳諾摔下了我,並指著地下的兩個守衛。571Please respect copyright.PENANAbtnKBPaWwK
他們就是跟少院長一起前來的兩位教師,負責在商談時擔當守衛工作。571Please respect copyright.PENANAfecMnaGcw1
而我自然躺在地上裝死。571Please respect copyright.PENANA2r13mrWfCB
571Please respect copyright.PENANAxEPYwFT7uy
「你,你們……!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAcebfWE8liO
「少院長,別聽她胡說!我們……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAz8JXW6xucB
芬納家的一人意圖辯解。571Please respect copyright.PENANAev1vpJjZYk
「你們?你們打算把黑火藥運進城內,然後炸毀我們的研究院!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAxwHH3YCp1P
伊琳諾沒有給他們狡辯的機會。571Please respect copyright.PENANALAIy7OjbVU
571Please respect copyright.PENANAtxZCD2qefi
「妳怎麼知……」「噓!」571Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZNcZhcWHz
性急的一人口疏透露了真相,另一人趕緊掩住他的嘴巴。571Please respect copyright.PENANAgrKbe8Bek4
這根本比親口承認更有說服力。少院長已經對伊琳諾的話深信不疑。571Please respect copyright.PENANAmeciB6q8f4
571Please respect copyright.PENANA7dCapytOtO
「現在他們計劃失敗了,想綁走你勒索院長!快點,用重力魔法跳下去,趕回去報告院長!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAjtwSAJxeme
「好的,妳替我擋住他們,小心些!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAWUWMxBbaW5
少院長急衝出門,以重力魔法控制降落的力道跳下地面,頭也不回地急速奔逃。571Please respect copyright.PENANAg9xKZizX9r
571Please respect copyright.PENANA1ooOi0LuT4
「哎呀,叫一個女孩子為他斷後,少院長還真不紳士啊……喂,你想要裝死到什麼時候,快給我起來!」571Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZHj4X3O1p
伊琳諾一腳踢向我的腰間,我摸摸痛處,緩緩站起。571Please respect copyright.PENANACj3CMRkLcS
571Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y6D7ODGwG
「……你們兩個是什麼人!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAE9sKMcohXx
「嗯?這還重要嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAlyws4lv6HQ
我聳聳肩。571Please respect copyright.PENANApphXI3hpwU
571Please respect copyright.PENANAp0wyLywjGe
「妳等著,只要抓住妳,等下我們就會叫少院長回來對質……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAG1dVSboOxi
「哎呀,你覺得他還敢回來,不怕被你綁票?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA7KPyOevsWO
伊琳諾嘻嘻笑著。571Please respect copyright.PENANACUVGp6b1YJ
兩位幹部臉上肌肉扭曲,同時重重跺了跺地面。571Please respect copyright.PENANAP6RDvB7hF7
不對,有點奇怪。571Please respect copyright.PENANAR2kbsEe7AJ
如果這是憤怒之下的自然反應,不會跺腳跺得那麼整齊。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6gQ1H0pcRT
571Please respect copyright.PENANArbiIQvSZHR
樓底下隱約傳來警鈴聲。571Please respect copyright.PENANAY1UPPMkQq2
直覺感到這是機關陷阱,我伸手抱住伊琳諾的腰,飛身一躍撞開室門。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQfdGdWam82
椅子下噴出催眠氣體,我按住伊琳諾的鼻,閉氣急奔。571Please respect copyright.PENANAKG3aUd3ybL
571Please respect copyright.PENANALJfCg4q0Yv
那兩人沒有追出來,大概也怕催眠氣體噴到他們吧。571Please respect copyright.PENANASLAVwlSQNm
伊琳諾伸手推開我的手,意示並未失去意識。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8Hvd2Xk8NO
571Please respect copyright.PENANArkw3z2XeZ8
「小絮君,那恐怕是他們預料談判破裂時準備的……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAuvwzs8jLnC
「危機還沒過。伊琳諾,妳聽到警鈴聲了吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA4n2QRU2yLy
「嗯。……難道?!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAfpYiwOHyxT
571Please respect copyright.PENANALBq5pYc9hJ
伊琳諾回頭一望通往三樓的樓梯。571Please respect copyright.PENANAACWFjpCK6s
一人手執彎刀正快步奔上。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8kRBnTxjJM
不,不只一人,地窖裡被警鈴驚動的衛兵們,現在全都衝過來了──571Please respect copyright.PENANAN9DluPJiX8
571Please respect copyright.PENANAQtu56BezjE
伸手抓住他揮舞彎刀的手,翻身一腳把他踢下大堂。571Please respect copyright.PENANAo5NzfbWTJU
不是魔法師。想也當然,芬納家幹部召來的守衛,不可能是研究院的人。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxD74ukuwxm
我還好,身旁的綠髮少女,卻是不擅長近身作戰的魔法師。571Please respect copyright.PENANAgUtNXWdVNm
571Please respect copyright.PENANAOmT7KneeNP
我腦筋急速轉動,要不讓芬納家幹部活著回去澄清騙局,又要擊倒眼前不下三十人的衛兵,又要保護伊琳諾,手裡又僅有一把小刀──571Please respect copyright.PENANAMw52jYcQh2
可惡,我恨還無法使用魔劍的自己──!571Please respect copyright.PENANAgE9jiwOtIA
571Please respect copyright.PENANAYUpchc5KY2
「小絮君,你能保護自己對吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAcza41Y64ed
哎?571Please respect copyright.PENANAb131VziM5Z
正當我在苦惱的時候,伊琳諾忽然笑著問道。571Please respect copyright.PENANAoqLb9abWxG
「這應該由我來問吧!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAlSYpAJiEXk
「那就沒問題了。我現在從這裡跳向大門,小絮君請把守倉庫出口,別被任何人溜掉。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA3DvutIkMA2
綠髮少女似乎絲毫不覺身處危機,自信地吩咐著我。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJPk73Cbb3G
「……喂,妳行嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAVk0lCBWNZm
「當然行啊。開闊場所內的混戰可是Combat Magic的基礎,我反而擔心你沒帶刀劍,擋不擋得住他們呢。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA6FDY3CnorA
「……我當然沒問題。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAXr6EiKQ3AT
「那就這樣決定。上面那兩個大人物必定以為自己勝券在握,不會猜到我們兩人會反過來困住他們。把守住兩處出口,他們一個都逃不了。」571Please respect copyright.PENANACIrQ6c4aEx
「不怕他們像少院長一讓從三樓跳下去?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAISegHAsOTk
「嘿。我可不認為那群人擁有專業魔法師才擁有的技巧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAL7w2xG29RU
要去了喔,小絮君!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAvvSnbK5FHN
571Please respect copyright.PENANAmHfU3xjPQv
伊琳諾甩開我的手臂,快速奔至三樓的護欄處飛身躍下。571Please respect copyright.PENANAm7qjyV1wFH
「風之檻啊,請為我吹拂現世的牢籠!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAbyqIXLOcgU
一陣柔和的微風托住了伊琳諾,她像風箏般平穩地滑向大門。571Please respect copyright.PENANAj6HNGUtjnW
「魔界的螢火蟲,在現世綻放光芒吧!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAC25q8QwtrZ
少女握在一起的雙手忽然一張,數十道黃色的光點劃著金色的軌跡無定向掃射在地面。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8VMjDWpQdW
那是一般魔法師慣用的雷光彈。不過伊琳諾並未瞄準,又是數十發一同齊射,無導引的雷擊為少女魔法師清出了一條血路。571Please respect copyright.PENANA49Pejh51uP
散亂的雷光在大廳刻下焦黑的印記,走避不及的人們紛紛倒地。571Please respect copyright.PENANA83ZEM0bRSS
571Please respect copyright.PENANAfrOz41ct7j
在柔風的輕托下少女平穩著地。571Please respect copyright.PENANAtHXtO73Qqk
我身前的敵人被剛才的雷擊嚇呆了,我乘勢一腳把他踹下樓梯,撞倒了幾個正在上樓的敵人。571Please respect copyright.PENANAdS4mTgLeDC
我右手在欄杆上借力一翻,在空中雙腳踏住樓底使勁一撲,飛撲向倉庫的門前。571Please respect copyright.PENANAATLnT3XbVj
不懂得像少女或少院長使用魔法著地的我只好比較原始地以翻滾卸去著地的衝力。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJbrC9OLM9a
571Please respect copyright.PENANAq5LZ60Atzx
「星塵在我的手中坍縮。向世人展示渾沌初開的威嚴吧!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAuoXV9pTDtN
伊琳諾身前凝聚三顆黯藍色的重力球。571Please respect copyright.PENANAloFBQjpcSD
她揮出三根虛無之絲牽引三枚黑球互相靠近,電磁波形成的風暴震懾著眼前的敵人。571Please respect copyright.PENANARe1WUdWdfh
這只是開始。在互相擠壓之下黑球愈縮愈小,質量和引力卻愈來愈強。571Please respect copyright.PENANAOR9woNwOpB
隨著外觀的縮小,黑球色調漸轉純白,甚至散發出刺眼的光芒。571Please respect copyright.PENANAvEg3O6hUlw
三枚白球縮得無可再小的時候,同時開始崩壞。571Please respect copyright.PENANANY2JXiXGhj
571Please respect copyright.PENANAuDYdjSk5HE
「與世界的法則一起煙滅吧──Core Code Gamma!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAIriSCF8qYe
虛無之絲形成的圓環包覆著三枚重力球。571Please respect copyright.PENANAzasVrBgpb4
透明絲線像是為即將到來的毀滅鋪路一樣指著環形樓梯,但忙著躲避不規則爆發的電磁波的人們並未留意。571Please respect copyright.PENANANh5feCjMgg
圓環在一瞬之間重新由白轉黑,噴涌出強大的黑光奔流。571Please respect copyright.PENANAtCK9iWSWUY
571Please respect copyright.PENANAyZNGmjxzSj
重力崩壞引發的強烈衝擊波所到之處連空間都開始坍縮。571Please respect copyright.PENANAkoXI7VZ548
區區的樓梯在一擊之下瞬即崩裂,上面的人們自然不甚樂觀。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQ65SM7wDnY
畢竟這是行星誕生之際,刻在星球上原初生物心中,創世的魔法。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQjnZ2YBZkz
幸而伊琳諾理應有控制力道,否則恐怕連飯店的外牆都得被吹走。571Please respect copyright.PENANA9STaY5eiQg
571Please respect copyright.PENANA7VSbdzH3Xp
「……其實再來一次雷光掃射不也同樣能達到目的嗎?」571Please respect copyright.PENANA5mvENYZalx
「對不起,人家就是喜歡大場面。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAPYmPqANrT8
571Please respect copyright.PENANAwWOya4fsOc
樓梯崩潰的碎片造成大量煙塵。571Please respect copyright.PENANAWzLzMdoMNJ
至少二十人被直接命中,被三重重力牽引下絞成了基本原子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAQrLKZSkcVx
被黑色重力波直接命中的樓梯部分連煙塵都沒有留下,上下兩部結構在失去基點後崩潰倒塌,壓傷了僥倖逃過一劫的數名幸運兒們。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8JCtGnQxvJ
不過,仍然有幾個遠離樓梯口的人並未受傷。571Please respect copyright.PENANARjYzF8n3KP
伊琳諾收回導引重力波的虛無之絲,冷冷的看著自己所造成的破壞。571Please respect copyright.PENANAMCv3NIXLsm
571Please respect copyright.PENANA0HRe2PLalL
少數尚餘行動力的敵人面面相覷,思考著到底要一起上去拚命呢,還是奪路逃走。571Please respect copyright.PENANAq3V8xNG2kj
我跟伊琳諾各自把守一處出口,不論他們採取什麼舉動,都在我們掌握之中。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxP4ccCsBwc
對峙的狀態維持沒多少時間,伊琳諾雙手火光閃動,又一輪無導引炎彈打破了僵局。571Please respect copyright.PENANAtHP6XUP5B2
三人被流彈擊中倒地。剩下來的八人也很清楚繼續對峙的話,只會在一輪掃射下坐以待斃。571Please respect copyright.PENANAw3Oc0OK3Ab
571Please respect copyright.PENANA3mJftPXqqL
被魔女的魔法震懾,再也不敢正面瞧伊琳諾一眼的敵人同時向我衝來。571Please respect copyright.PENANAk0oQvhU0VA
只要與我拉近距離,伊琳諾就不能亂用大範圍的魔法攻擊。571Please respect copyright.PENANAdZJ1kd8tOI
正常來說這是正確的選擇。只是,他們挑錯對象了。571Please respect copyright.PENANAljuDEqdBB5
571Please respect copyright.PENANALXMGyW8f2P
我反手扣上倉庫的鐵門,側身閃過劈來的一刀。571Please respect copyright.PENANAtCXvuFRFoh
我縮低身子,腳步錯動,在八人的圍剿中穿插。571Please respect copyright.PENANA5R4K2FimYq
似乎各自都是身手不凡的傭兵,可是由於僅是被聘請的關係,他們之間並沒有默契和配合。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxfniluAeo6
這在群戰中是致命的缺點。八個沒有配合的人一起作戰,實力並不是乘以八倍,而是隨時比一個一個上更差。571Please respect copyright.PENANA7F20ZEsfvG
571Please respect copyright.PENANAVaCS7M5lG5
感覺到身後有人一刀劈來,我輕巧的繞到前方一人背後。571Please respect copyright.PENANAgF4k6MQBz8
在我後方的人來不及轉身對付我,只是急忙揮劍擋住同伴劈空的一刀。571Please respect copyright.PENANAwaQ17QLMhW
我頭也不回,反手一刀刺進了他的後心。571Please respect copyright.PENANAfQg3oDTp9L
並沒有互相搭配,他們所做的只是八人同時使用單對單的戰鬥技巧。571Please respect copyright.PENANAkymNiRscQa
沒有事前訓練,他們只覺得同伴礙手礙腳,在顧及不要傷及同伴的同時又得注意不要被同伴擊中。571Please respect copyright.PENANAciWIRVfK5x
而我,只是穿插在他們之間,像獵人尋找下刀的機會。571Please respect copyright.PENANApFEDHyJYjq
現在已刺出四刀。每刀都貫穿心臟,絕不虛發。571Please respect copyright.PENANAAnhQTVUXxV
也許,他們一個一個上,至少比這種打法撐得稍微久一些。571Please respect copyright.PENANA5rRrYFo1Lx
571Please respect copyright.PENANALhVFmTSDPu
拉過某人作盾擋住左側劈來的一刀。571Please respect copyright.PENANALluMZ8xuwf
我揮出第七刀,刺穿了為我擋刀的"盾牌"心臟。571Please respect copyright.PENANADZ6Ma4EBKT
左側那人似乎已經失去理智,連同伴的安危也置之不理,發了瘋般的亂砍亂殺,只求奪路出門。571Please respect copyright.PENANADZ2lqh5bk2
我故意留下他的性命,讓他繼續破壞敵陣的團結。571Please respect copyright.PENANAmktdcABjC4
571Please respect copyright.PENANAq7BR5bSXOW
「嗯……?!」571Please respect copyright.PENANAqXIh7asav5
從斷裂的樓梯上跳下了兩人。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8TTq6kLeil
那是先前在咖啡室上的幹部。571Please respect copyright.PENANA8NlPHD72Zp
他們手上同時拿著武器和盾牌。571Please respect copyright.PENANAkWo1JpsbOc
多來兩人,只不過是拖長一點點戰鬥的時間而已──正當我這樣想的時候,兩人竟不是向我撲來,而是衝向伊琳諾。571Please respect copyright.PENANA6Sxmcxx5f2
571Please respect copyright.PENANAIG8BeL8Ttv
魔女臉作無聊表情,隨手把心靈爆破也當作散彈使用,六七道紫光眼看就要擊中他們。571Please respect copyright.PENANA7Zi935h6mE
魔法在他們的盾牌面前消失無縱。571Please respect copyright.PENANArBBiJRNM39
不妙,看來盾上鍍上了減輕魔法威力的金屬。571Please respect copyright.PENANA31d4M6VJZ0
伊琳諾有危險。要是魔法無效,她擁有的就只有普通少女的戰鬥力,這樣跟兩個各持武器的強壯男人拚鬥的話……571Please respect copyright.PENANACzapLOQeOw
571Please respect copyright.PENANAZMVRKg6D0t
我得趕去救她。571Please respect copyright.PENANAkQSdul9foe
我一反先前以逸待勞的戰術,撲向身前揮刀砍來的瘋子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAbaT5LGZ4mt
單手以臂力揮動短而薄的小刀正面強行架住厚重的砍刀。左手毫不留情地向他胸口發出黑炎。571Please respect copyright.PENANA1IBL9TGBWV
那人拍打著燃燒的身體倒地。很好,應該還來得及救伊琳諾──571Please respect copyright.PENANA0FFj2RgU1g
571Please respect copyright.PENANAWcKwqtMTlz
忽然,已經變成火人的瘋子捨命抓向我的腿。571Please respect copyright.PENANAB6R0F7z0h6
跟小刀不同,黑炎的威力雖然致命,但很少會導致即時斃命。571Please respect copyright.PENANAPdRcBGAIQl
因此黑炎時常只是我作為牽制或遠距離攻擊的手段,極少當作最後一擊使用。571Please respect copyright.PENANAmI1QhYuu6T
要是被這傢伙抱住腿,直到他斷氣為止都別想甩開,這樣必定趕不及救下少女。571Please respect copyright.PENANAjblWn04jpx
我心裡祈禱伊琳諾能多撐一秒的時間,迴身一腳把瘋子踢得口吐鮮血翻滾在地。571Please respect copyright.PENANArwKOvqx35o
571Please respect copyright.PENANADGut5TrazX
回頭一看,兩人與伊琳諾的距離只有一步之遙。571Please respect copyright.PENANAx1Etz38CEm
只要再給我一秒時間,我必定能及時擋在伊琳諾面前。571Please respect copyright.PENANA7DD60GHFIg
我俯身全力一撲,但無論如何,和少女的距離仍差三步。571Please respect copyright.PENANAbv4CycZ7lu
571Please respect copyright.PENANABAIPIGiFiy
「不勞費心,小絮君。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAWiRlFSOshB
伊琳諾右手舞動虛無之絲,捲住前排那人的雙腳一拉。571Please respect copyright.PENANAhEH35Hv2QN
那人失去平衡,面朝天摔倒,但伊琳諾仍然繼續拖動他的身體,然後……然後使出了女子防身術秘要──踢下體。571Please respect copyright.PENANAzXatRMBkmj
某種東西破裂的聲音,和那人抽搐的嘶喊,讓我感到胯下一寒……571Please respect copyright.PENANAoNJwg2l4d0
571Please respect copyright.PENANACvit5rkL8n
另一人眼看形勢危急,也不顧同伴的死活,一腳踏在同伴的身體上揮刀砍落。571Please respect copyright.PENANAN6YEdQpajP
伊琳諾退後一步躲開,然後右手鬆開虛無之絲,再次以集束心靈爆破反擊。571Please respect copyright.PENANAemflw2jWbE
大概是想拖延時間讓我接近吧,少女明知魔法無效,仍然轟向他的盾牌。571Please respect copyright.PENANAlPA1Z2utmG
571Please respect copyright.PENANAEiy78VgQoY
「不,小絮君,站著別動。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAw4UrqiP7Rq
伊琳諾自信的語氣止住了我的動作。571Please respect copyright.PENANA05kfq8ZJVY
她左手不停地以魔法射擊,但右手仍熟練地從腰間皮革處拔出了什麼。571Please respect copyright.PENANA3PJuZy1DIg
她把某物握在手裡,瞄準。571Please respect copyright.PENANAeBgH0ICPBg
571Please respect copyright.PENANA3bnk7zhvAh
一聲轟鳴。571Please respect copyright.PENANASLTiP1ZrFj
硝煙的氣味傳來,讓我不自覺地咳了一聲。571Please respect copyright.PENANA9D0ft7DhHw
敵人的圓盾上穿了一個大洞。他不可置信地用手掩住頸側大量出血的傷口,然後倒地身亡。571Please respect copyright.PENANAgrUpvUB7CU
伊琳諾手裡的東西冒著煙。這東西,我好像在哪兒看過。571Please respect copyright.PENANAp91PHYeZHJ
571Please respect copyright.PENANAdtshTqDBg1
「這,不就是艾薇亞口中的……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAaVFUiRu7Hv
記得了,是早前商隊任務中看過的短管火器。571Please respect copyright.PENANAMAIzKBgKUx
握柄被設計得適合以單手穩持,以火藥的威力彈出彈藥的防身短鎗。571Please respect copyright.PENANAfkxk7sW5L5
不,似乎有些不太一樣。伊琳諾手裡的短鎗感覺要比上次見過的落後一些。571Please respect copyright.PENANAhmYXyekuwK
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「現代的魔法使也需要一些魔法以外的方便武器,來應付突發情況。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAatL0kxitK2
「……魔法師究竟是一個怎樣的職業?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAt3kusp7DHh
先前被踢中要害的人已經昏過去了,大廳裡除了我倆,已經沒有其他醒著的人。571Please respect copyright.PENANAoL0AKQaMh0
警鈴也早已停止,沒有更多敵人將會出現的先兆。571Please respect copyright.PENANAybUoJUR9kl
571Please respect copyright.PENANA8wFKeXhkID
「小絮君,要一把嗎?我隨時可以向研究部多要一把喔。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAcbnnBUvUnt
「威力是很不錯……可是,這東西只有一發,要再次射擊需要填裝火藥和彈丸吧?不然妳也不用起腳,直接兩槍就解決了。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAjgzesIjfWQ
「當然只有一發啊。不要就算了。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAuaIo8ZAUvw
伊琳諾把短鎗塞回皮革。571Please respect copyright.PENANABaC5mlAMON
571Please respect copyright.PENANAcLqKqCe17e
老實說也不是沒有考慮過。571Please respect copyright.PENANAyDJGCq9WDB
槍支的威力有目共睹,一名平凡少女用上它一瞬間就能當場擊斃一個健壯男子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAjiBwIICef3
可是那過大的聲響,刺鼻的硝煙,以及最重要的是,不能連發,都不適合暗殺者的行動。571Please respect copyright.PENANAqLdEO6xo4Q
即使熟練後能在零點五秒內迅速完成火藥的填裝,從引燃到鉛彈射出的這一段時間依舊無法縮短。571Please respect copyright.PENANADGkm7gMad7
有這時間的話還不如用魔法或者短刀解決敵人。571Please respect copyright.PENANAhTCipU0qOB
571Please respect copyright.PENANAOvvlpqNhtZ
不過,如果這東西缺點真的那麼多,艾薇亞也不會那麼重視它的影響。571Please respect copyright.PENANAMSaJPTpq2H
從商隊處繳獲的火器,後來被蕾蒂雅拆開研究過。571Please respect copyright.PENANAcPF4RD5HBn
似乎那是新式火器,已經不需要手動填塞火藥了,推進藥預先填塞在彈殼裡,只需要扣動扳機,撞針就會擊發子彈。571Please respect copyright.PENANAMNgiaBj2jb
因此只要有多發子彈,連續發射也是可能的事。571Please respect copyright.PENANAgstksW3DfW
571Please respect copyright.PENANAIKwO8MIpkK
日後拜托艾薇亞,讓她從蕾蒂雅或者卡羅琳小姐手裡拿幾把回來研究看看。571Please respect copyright.PENANA2WaOzopxIJ
說不定可以作為新裝備使用。571Please respect copyright.PENANAJWOw3csIkP
571Please respect copyright.PENANAPc87eKH9Pm
「……火鎗的事等下再說。伊琳諾,上彈,待在門後。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAp07iFX26Mm
大廳的正門傳來異響。571Please respect copyright.PENANAuHjCDMJG6f
魔眼的藍光刺穿了門後,看見了數人的身影。571Please respect copyright.PENANAFmGfLNY6nf
我把還不熟練實戰的少女推到拱柱後,自己閃到門側,後背貼牆埋伏著。571Please respect copyright.PENANATPN0JMajts
571Please respect copyright.PENANAlQL7IKCpUa
「小絮君,小心牆後!」571Please respect copyright.PENANA1P3sTPzc8X
魔眼捕捉到了牆外若隱若現的人影。571Please respect copyright.PENANA9JQvcdSXfj
伊琳諾突然高聲示警,心知不妙的我迅速轉移位置,半伏在地上。571Please respect copyright.PENANAcfdtIhZNAm
上一秒仍然堅固結實的厚磚牆,在外側被多束雷射分段切割而發出高熱,繼而被一把鐮刀輕鬆劃斷。571Please respect copyright.PENANAfukHDVZnBE
571Please respect copyright.PENANAAJiyPSQJkP
閃身躲過仍然非常高溫的磚牆碎片,我急步後退,不料牆後的偷襲者比我更快,鐮刀的刀身已經劃到眼前。571Please respect copyright.PENANAak19KPSL10
偷襲者的身影即使在魔眼透視下仍然非常模糊,完全不像是擁有實體的樣子。571Please respect copyright.PENANAVOD6GSHpwQ
考慮到這可能是幻影,我再度縮身閃過漆黑的刀光,同時短刀向後反手刺出。571Please respect copyright.PENANAxdWEMxM0ta
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正面揮來的一刀沒有改變動向,連同身影一同化成黑霧消失;反刺的短刀也正好架住了身後又一次的偷襲。571Please respect copyright.PENANAOjUb1m7Ano
571Please respect copyright.PENANAbEDEeyzUEo
「蕾蒂雅小姐,可別告訴我,妳沒來得及看清同伴就貿然出手。」571Please respect copyright.PENANA1M9Wr2hNdR
雖然時機抓得準確,可是刀刃短薄的小刀要架住長柄鐮刀實在略為勉強。571Please respect copyright.PENANAAIWVQhk7hZ
幸好身後的蕾蒂雅也沒有繼續襲擊的意圖。571Please respect copyright.PENANAGMHLL8MDJX
571Please respect copyright.PENANAPof9tj20BU
「我收到消息,伊琳諾在這兒遇到危險。到達這兒的時候看見有人在牆後鬼鬼祟祟的,就破牆而入了。沒受傷吧?」571Please respect copyright.PENANAFmtFX6l2MU
蕾蒂雅掛著一副毫無笑意的笑容說道。571Please respect copyright.PENANAgS801DHm3X
571Please respect copyright.PENANAf8xxhmWDUJ
「……非常感謝妳的關心。幸好反應還算敏捷,不然現在我多半被碎磚壓在地上,要不然就被鐮刀分成兩截。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAu4Rn8vRw7A
「我可是計算過,不會輕易致命的。聽艾薇亞閣下說,如果是你的話能夠看穿我的偷襲,於是心血來潮就試著測試了一下。很敏銳的魔眼呢。」571Please respect copyright.PENANAeV9TTiEY1K
……似乎她認為只要沒有當場死亡就沒有問題。571Please respect copyright.PENANADVu2taSKjt
黑衣少女收回了鐮刀,然後看都不看我一眼就走到伊琳諾跟前。571Please respect copyright.PENANAZIPD1JIWf3
571Please respect copyright.PENANAdJT3WjjpNy
「……我明明直到今天為止都沒向旁人透露魔眼。這女孩,究竟為什麼知道我那麼多的事……」571Please respect copyright.PENANAgvIDAwmSuN
伸展了一下微微發麻的手腕,我忍不住碎碎念。