584Please respect copyright.PENANA9NVUeB4iAl
魔狼瞪著我的眼睛佈滿血絲,像是在苛責身為人類的我。584Please respect copyright.PENANAW3h7cjACBv
很遺憾我不能為它做什麼了,更不可能光站著讓它發泄怒火。584Please respect copyright.PENANAJZofIJigXt
前爪的一擊掠過我曾經身處的位置,躍到空中的我瞅準了軟弱的後背一劍刺落。584Please respect copyright.PENANA8XjoDlRDYM
584Please respect copyright.PENANAEkR3ArVCL7
長劍前端微彎,彈了開去。584Please respect copyright.PENANAMolbRDrNYk
我顧不得吃驚,在空中再次轉換姿勢躲過另一隻前肢。584Please respect copyright.PENANAIvSZpIWMmZ
584Please respect copyright.PENANAZi5dpQ6yGq
身為森林的暗殺者首先習練的,就是在三維空間內的任意騰躍。584Please respect copyright.PENANAzhV6a8LFeB
只要有一絲可以借力的點,就能在空中任意作出姿勢變換。584Please respect copyright.PENANAlPbCROaBZy
我曾經看過姊姊是一片落葉上借力跳躍。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjhoSXtp7sl
584Please respect copyright.PENANAeAyMvRPm70
584Please respect copyright.PENANAABQMR5mhwU
在旁人眼中簡直就像是在空氣裡游泳般吧。584Please respect copyright.PENANAsJiXGrdafv
584Please respect copyright.PENANAr1sFy0UJWK
鋼爪拍進了石壁,就像是拍進沙子般的輕鬆。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1LKdQLvH3t
魔狼沒有抽出爪子,而是像划水般的抓碎石牆,劃向已經落地的我。584Please respect copyright.PENANA0sTDhKWWzB
用劍格檔的話,只會連同身體被撕成兩份。584Please respect copyright.PENANAuJYS28w3hx
我朝樓梯口矮身滑步,而鋼爪則再次插進牆壁。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjAgU57bC9R
584Please respect copyright.PENANAvCCiak5UGs
在它把牆壁劃碎之前,我的黑燄撲向毫無防備的狼頭。584Please respect copyright.PENANAtMkbIwDvRk
但魔狼似乎毫不懼怕,以燃燒著的狼頭拚命咬向我。584Please respect copyright.PENANAkafiish7hM
瞧準了樓梯口的地形,我站在梯上輕鬆躲過咬噬,把另一枚黑燄直直的甩到狼嘴裡頭。584Please respect copyright.PENANAVQ9ED3WvYw
584Please respect copyright.PENANA4cNtJgPFxT
584Please respect copyright.PENANAyc29jMrpQx
584Please respect copyright.PENANA4HzBrR6snC
「……嘖。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAYuQKTS5QVa
雖然有效,但並未致命。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjzYK8jf4WF
半調子的攻擊只讓它更加狂性大發,它以踏碎樓梯的力量,追到了地下一樓。584Please respect copyright.PENANA8EW4Shp9qf
584Please respect copyright.PENANA0PkxvFa3Lq
劍刃和魔法都無法造成致命傷。584Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y0LpoGp2o
一向熟練於對人戰鬥的我,沒有想到會有這種有著單純而絕對的強橫個體。584Please respect copyright.PENANAZwWUxUyrjW
人類的致命點非常多,哪怕失血過度也能送掉性命,所以劍刃是我慣用的武器。584Please respect copyright.PENANADs7YgSTCrq
但對這種刀砍不疼火燒不死的生物,我可沒有什麼法子對付。584Please respect copyright.PENANA969102PHwK
584Please respect copyright.PENANAEzkxLlVMpi
584Please respect copyright.PENANARf9b12pn6F
584Please respect copyright.PENANAoLB6aWQYgY
魔狼以三足站立,揮動鋼爪和一隻前肢不斷攻擊。584Please respect copyright.PENANAOJJXmdPXpH
單純以後退躲閃攻擊的話,大概還能支撐很久,可是沒有勝機。584Please respect copyright.PENANAaeRd6qqtkO
對付這種骨骼如鐵的生物,也許鈍器比劍刃更優秀。584Please respect copyright.PENANAui0sG28EtH
看牠棱角分明的頭顱,恐怕是劍刃會折斷。584Please respect copyright.PENANAUS5dH1D5UZ
584Please respect copyright.PENANAz1MDCZ0ZxA
無論強化到什麼程度,食道內應該也不會有硬骨存在。584Please respect copyright.PENANAHWJGxlTdqR
值得冒險一試。就算失去武器,大不了原地拖延到艾薇亞回來。584Please respect copyright.PENANAv3mJGY3upA
584Please respect copyright.PENANAA7vkmuX83B
乘著鋼爪刺進鐵柱的時機,我使勁躍起,在空中轉移姿態躲過另一隻爪子,一腳踩在魔狼頭上。584Please respect copyright.PENANA9XVx2K7GCu
果然魔狼抬起頭想咬我的腿,我再次跳躍,乘著牠嘴巴大張的時機,一劍從嘴巴直刺進體內。584Please respect copyright.PENANAxW91hLQwPC
584Please respect copyright.PENANATWn6CgYXKy
在震耳欲聾的狂吼下,我放脫長劍,空翻著地。584Please respect copyright.PENANAc77uQC9lfA
魔狼軟攤在地,看起來已經活不成了。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjLBLy1QgfJ
我也不想掰開嘴巴拾回佩劍了,反正也是隨手拿來的。584Please respect copyright.PENANAN6zF879TXW
584Please respect copyright.PENANAvNBKHguxUP
584Please respect copyright.PENANA38uWFMqop0
584Please respect copyright.PENANA75UdMy2BPo
回到地面。584Please respect copyright.PENANACe2OHm03Op
584Please respect copyright.PENANA8QMraq0Cgi
「啊……小絮,我正想下去找你。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAdMskyP0AKB
一上樓梯就看見艾薇亞把守著路口,她的腳邊堆積了三四隻小型魔物。584Please respect copyright.PENANASGI9oHUmr6
584Please respect copyright.PENANA2CU3rdAoLp
「同學們,趕緊前往出口!不要慌張!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAtCQHk6EIt1
而伊琳諾則代替了驚慌失惜的教師,指揮著學生逃離。584Please respect copyright.PENANAkdIC2B2rrA
584Please respect copyright.PENANAuWOSAVjQjy
雖然學生也都在混亂之中,但好歹排成了隊伍迅速撤離。584Please respect copyright.PENANAoZfKzX5LOf
還有個別膽小的教師混在學生之中先溜為妙。584Please respect copyright.PENANAkpQj3P8is6
伊琳諾還真有點才能。不過,她自己好像不打算一起走的樣子。584Please respect copyright.PENANABk9v0CJ4dj
584Please respect copyright.PENANAHjCLLFip33
「魔狼已經幹掉了。還有,在那兩個傢伙口中探到了是芬納家家主派人來製造騷動的,目的是讓公眾逼使政府停止向研究所撥款。」584Please respect copyright.PENANANx5g6R1H9f
艾薇亞臉色一沉。584Please respect copyright.PENANAQGAFPDfHbK
「……即使明知這樣會造成大量傷亡?即使知道今天是學生參觀的日子?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA275bmu0oIm
584Please respect copyright.PENANAfNs96QqNi9
584Please respect copyright.PENANAaKZ950keGY
「明說顧及別人了,恐怕連部下的死活都不放在眼裡。584Please respect copyright.PENANAz9h0IF7JWa
倒是爽快,連滅口都有魔物代勞。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAe4fxgnnTbf
「……那兩個傢伙呢?」584Please respect copyright.PENANABr3OOF7r4P
「我和魔狼搏門時乘機溜掉了吧。不用管他們了,先回去匯報才是。」584Please respect copyright.PENANArDyZb441mr
「嗯,我們先跟伊琳諾說一聲。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6YqN1WL01
584Please respect copyright.PENANAfEurK6Syu6
看見學生正在有序地退去,伊琳諾鬆了口氣,回頭望向走向她的我們。584Please respect copyright.PENANA8aPiXqRyMY
「……任務完成了嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAq3h4Rvlqot
「完成了,待會再下去檢查一下有沒有設施沒清掉……584Please respect copyright.PENANAfMbKSRUGXm
伊琳諾,怎麼了?好像……很不高興的樣子。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAzjoaqADbY9
「……唉。小絮君,謝謝關心。584Please respect copyright.PENANAqWUrVNwmtj
你們還記得,我曾經撿過不少小貓小狗進宿舍嗎?584Please respect copyright.PENANAZHZiMR9NZv
牠們有一些被發現後,被研究院沒收了。584Please respect copyright.PENANArorbnIsdQw
現在想來……有幾隻,應該就被送到了這兒……」584Please respect copyright.PENANA6TPyxZAH6v
伊琳諾嘆了口氣,望向被艾薇亞斬殺的魔物們。584Please respect copyright.PENANAo1vQvBfZfO
584Please respect copyright.PENANAeHizuVTjIB
584Please respect copyright.PENANAYlPvC4XRT5
584Please respect copyright.PENANAiu2WuFOdCk
「看管再三強調牠們不會被送到人道毀滅,我才同意交出動物們……現在看來,人道毀滅總比不人道的毀滅要好。584Please respect copyright.PENANAJizerz68PK
啊……不,艾薇亞,我不是在責怪妳。妳做對了事情。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAbkqPwYchzf
她連忙向低著頭的艾薇亞解釋。584Please respect copyright.PENANAu92bpX7lFM
584Please respect copyright.PENANAG67TNoZN3L
「妳收養過很多小動物?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAzC0uUt8Gcw
「是的。最誇張的一次是一頭小狼,我取了艾迪(Eddie)這個名字。584Please respect copyright.PENANAyB51PisLdl
雖然有點野性,可是馴養一段時間之後也不太怕人。584Please respect copyright.PENANAuisAANwnEp
唉,就是有一天我沒預期會上晚課,沒有預先準備好食物,結果艾迪出去找食物的時候,被宿管看見了……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAKFNYBR2bRy
等等。584Please respect copyright.PENANATUQVhfpPrW
一隻名叫艾迪的小狼,被送進了研究所……584Please respect copyright.PENANAJDn9XOR95T
584Please respect copyright.PENANAf1WOJIr4KN
「艾薇亞,研究室那個鐵籠上是不是寫著Eddie?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAFbm0jpZNXb
「呃,你這麼一提,好像是的……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAjmo6Cw6kdJ
584Please respect copyright.PENANAiRtxZUaBsO
584Please respect copyright.PENANADyPQPIVMdY
584Please respect copyright.PENANAieNdCtQaD6
在確定伊琳諾的寵物和魔狼是不是同一隻之前,對話被一聲狼叫終止。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1IEf1k6N8F
那斷斷續續的叫聲,就像是有什麼塞住了喉嚨般,悽慘的撕叫。584Please respect copyright.PENANARa5WynYj6X
叫聲很近。就像是在樓梯口似的。584Please respect copyright.PENANAEpLDT3KAnN
584Please respect copyright.PENANAZJNO5a4ZW2
漆黑的魔狼,嘴巴裡插著一把長劍的它,狂亂地踏上了地面。584Please respect copyright.PENANANQYBdbzHlF
584Please respect copyright.PENANAKfNv81W1wD
「這樣也沒能殺掉嗎…!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAtOBCPU0mQp
長劍劍刃早在掙扎時被魔狼咬碎,插在頭上的只剩半截斷劍。584Please respect copyright.PENANA03hzsaCEiz
失血量理應早已超越任何生物所能承受的限度,但也許對魔物而言,有著人類無法理解的生存動力。584Please respect copyright.PENANAVUSCjxuD4Q
即使痛苦再大,只要心臟還在跳動,就會為了復仇繼續撲殺所有人類。584Please respect copyright.PENANARTmyFd0z4D
妒嫉著一切鮮活的生命,被瘋狂驅使的牠,撲向了出口處仍未撤離的學生。584Please respect copyright.PENANArAMMugqvVZ
584Please respect copyright.PENANASozgwwadUT
「小絮,伊琳諾,後援拜託了!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAUjMOPDi3dV
在我們還沒等回過神來,艾薇亞早已一躍而下。584Please respect copyright.PENANABUYtudV6MR
仗著高空躍下的重力,卡羅琳小姐所贈的寶劍流星般垂直劈落,砍向魔狼的後頸。584Please respect copyright.PENANA2G3ilk9RDa
584Please respect copyright.PENANAS6TwPL7Zq8
翠綠的劍光撕向了硬皮革般的肌膚,但卻深深的卡在了頸骨裡面。584Please respect copyright.PENANAl3ld7vwK1i
即使艾薇亞的佩劍遠勝於平凡劍刃,但也不足以削斷頸骨。584Please respect copyright.PENANAqK5hT47G9K
584Please respect copyright.PENANADB1Xt77qG9
一擊不中的艾薇亞反應迅捷,在魔狼迴身反擊之前迅速脫離了鋼爪的揮擊範圍。584Please respect copyright.PENANAu5rVWbTGNr
為免魔狼再次撲向學生,艾薇亞不等自己站穩,便即發出暴烈的劍風捲向魔狼。584Please respect copyright.PENANAnMUfX26UzP
584Please respect copyright.PENANAegfKUuWSGP
「果然是個暴力女……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAAFEPR6i6f6
面對魔狼的猛攻,先前我只能以靈敏的動作閃躲。584Please respect copyright.PENANAKKpAfBpvan
可是這個女孩,卻以猛狠的劍風,壓制住魔狼的動作。584Please respect copyright.PENANABqqyHTwXqE
584Please respect copyright.PENANAXD1R2JO5cf
但這不會有結果。584Please respect copyright.PENANASCfkwSOWUv
艾薇亞的劈斬再快,也無法造成傷害。584Please respect copyright.PENANA9QB5H8PzL2
只要少女的攻勢緩了下來,魔狼反擊的時候,她也只有暫時退避這一選擇。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjnzGJQ10FX
問題是少女一退,魔狼就會衝出大門。584Please respect copyright.PENANAsblSZz5qqF
我必須下去幫助她。但,現在我手上就只有一把小刀。584Please respect copyright.PENANAlKp716LcWW
584Please respect copyright.PENANAQwylvwlnia
「小絮君……你說你看到的Eddie,是不是就是這頭狼……?」584Please respect copyright.PENANACqd0keTfIy
思緒混亂的時候,伊琳諾突然問道。584Please respect copyright.PENANAcjON3cvV7x
「……也許不是吧,我也沒太大印象。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAwnQ7vkpQbd
「不,我知道的……雖然外觀已經完全改變了,但我,認得出來……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAAtFmaWj9dt
微微失神的伊琳諾恍然道。584Please respect copyright.PENANAdSL44XdF6x
她站到了柵欄邊,瞄準著魔狼,雷光劃著彎曲的彈道,繞過艾薇亞直射魔狼。584Please respect copyright.PENANAbcgR6b4ZKN
584Please respect copyright.PENANAOIRe9FqCAF
也許她還沒放下對寵物的感情,擊中的位置不是要害,自然也無法阻止魔狼。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1ezsGVvb9D
「……原諒沒用的主人……淨惡之火.Gomorrah──」584Please respect copyright.PENANA88yg7oH6s6
研究所的天花出現了赤紅的魔法陣,多重的業火從天而降,一樣巧妙地避開了少女而擊中了魔狼。584Please respect copyright.PENANAp6tO5lSiGJ
五六發炎彈命中了,但未能造成有效傷害。584Please respect copyright.PENANAr3LVoDskVq
584Please respect copyright.PENANA2jwfG6oku6
「艾薇亞,退後!」584Please respect copyright.PENANA1X84YPP9aW
天空的魔法陣直接就砸了下來,艾薇亞早已躍到梯口,躲過了天火的直接攻擊。584Please respect copyright.PENANASmJ5f0LWpL
584Please respect copyright.PENANA3TCpDiOudp
只是,在火海中,滿身著火的魔狼再次站起,撲向在安全範圍內的艾薇亞。584Please respect copyright.PENANASNjrqfHPKz
584Please respect copyright.PENANA54t38610ca
「還不行嗎……既然如此,Core code……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAeheCec46KW
「不行,伊琳諾,會波及艾薇亞的!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAM8EPL68IsD
眼見伊琳諾念出上次破壞飯店的咒文,我急忙阻止。584Please respect copyright.PENANAB1LpCUz8Io
584Please respect copyright.PENANAmypjCiGSF3
艾薇亞依然冷靜地與魔狼交手。584Please respect copyright.PENANAs8oLmVx3QZ
我與伊琳諾的魔法援護別說傷害了,連注意力都沒法吸引過來。584Please respect copyright.PENANAgU9jFEb9vN
艾薇亞依然以力量捲起劍風,壓制住魔狼的舉動。584Please respect copyright.PENANAxIvQtEYvDq
584Please respect copyright.PENANAAXNcWx1FFk
原來如此……不是依仗劍上鋒刃,而是直接把劍當成鈍器使用。584Please respect copyright.PENANAcuOm0qDka6
艾薇亞的劍完全沒有挑刺之類的動作,一劍劍都是重重壓在魔狼的關節之上。584Please respect copyright.PENANA2JXAIqBYMV
雖然一兩擊不會起到什麼作用,但長久下來魔狼的動作必定會變得遲緩。584Please respect copyright.PENANAOCp7ZlV1Jd
果然在劍光揮舞一段時間之後,魔狼用以直接攻擊的前肢已經開始抬不起來。584Please respect copyright.PENANATFO4KdDQnb
忽然,我注意到伊琳諾已經沒在提供魔法援護。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1Cy14O821M
584Please respect copyright.PENANAiD8ExcvZj8
「研究所的獵槍放在哪!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAlHYZ8yHfu1
「這,這……只有工作人員才能使用……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAJdDYh0ut3C
「我問你放在哪!」584Please respect copyright.PENANADSivonLHD1
回頭一看,伊琳諾手上燃著火球,正在逼問一名工作人員。584Please respect copyright.PENANATE3SP8k5MR
在讓他吐出情報之後,伊琳諾快步奔離。584Please respect copyright.PENANAhjM0nyWQP0
584Please respect copyright.PENANAqwyn8VVgo1
回到艾薇亞的戰鬥中。584Please respect copyright.PENANAubcyLyTrp2
少女在放緩了魔狼的動作之後,已經獲得了反擊的時間。584Please respect copyright.PENANAGW3UHfNS25
除了抵擋鋼爪和狼牙之外,少女一劍劍都是向魔狼頭上招呼。584Please respect copyright.PENANAGUfWAJsOLf
看來是想隔著頭骨直接擊碎裡面的身體組織。584Please respect copyright.PENANAQW9JKELScB
584Please respect copyright.PENANA4RHFJa6USK
「……!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAouCg914KE8
忽地,魔狼突然張嘴,但不是想咬著艾薇亞,而是咬向她的劍上。584Please respect copyright.PENANALtAUfa7feL
艾薇亞沒有收劍,一劍就此劈入了魔狼的頭上。584Please respect copyright.PENANAMhnuXfJ0gL
不料,長劍就此嵌住,雙方都不願放鬆。584Please respect copyright.PENANAc41UYT2ILn
雖然艾薇亞打算以力拚力,但魔狼可不止一張嘴巴,在鋼爪的揮擊下,她只得放脫長劍退開。584Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2dmpDcuj4
584Please respect copyright.PENANA9KsW8otpne
不妙。584Please respect copyright.PENANAJPwyfCXhYi
赤手空拳是打不過魔狼的。584Please respect copyright.PENANAEJ2c9g7Wfd
我好歹手上還有小刀,應該也能稍微支撐一會──584Please respect copyright.PENANAO5fJXVkQ3z
584Please respect copyright.PENANAoWK6KlrvwB
「伊琳諾,看準時機!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAcDLlOyakQR
我向剛提著長鎗回來的伊琳諾喊道,然後縱身躍下。584Please respect copyright.PENANA2J7ENToYVv
魔狼正向艾薇亞撲去,雖然以力服人不是我的特長,可是──584Please respect copyright.PENANAhwxKLOmVoJ
我右手使勁扯住了魔狼的尾巴,硬生生把牠停住了。584Please respect copyright.PENANA6S3b9yWYTU
如果是艾薇亞應該沒有問題,但我只靠單手扯住這樣的生物超出了我的負荷。584Please respect copyright.PENANAzXW0GNTStF
在右手完全失去知覺之前,左手拔出黯藍的小刀,切斷了魔狼的尾巴。584Please respect copyright.PENANA2Qu2A3FhOy
看來這柄小刀真的比劍還鋒利。584Please respect copyright.PENANAMNDQXbjWF7
584Please respect copyright.PENANAPjiugOerUs
魔狼劇痛之下,重新把目光放回了我身上。584Please respect copyright.PENANALHxxF2eYCw
後肢揮來。584Please respect copyright.PENANAREhz4dpZpt
本來打算向後跳開,但是身後卻是伊琳諾的魔法造成的火海。584Please respect copyright.PENANAU1ydQCS08t
在感到不妙的一瞬間,胸口一陣劇痛,左手也握不住小刀直飛出去──584Please respect copyright.PENANA1AWtWT4fvK
584Please respect copyright.PENANAG9fGuac9F1
一陣天旋地轉之後,後背又一陣痛楚。584Please respect copyright.PENANAdKedq7VxMV
看來撞上了柱子,不過總比掉到火堆裡好。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjN7nSRE1dg
584Please respect copyright.PENANAuV6Hsd8WQs
魔狼正在逼近。584Please respect copyright.PENANABqpCKQwGuz
艾薇亞正試圖扯住魔狼,但沒法追上。584Please respect copyright.PENANAdCh4dilcCW
小刀掉在遠處。584Please respect copyright.PENANA5QAZgE5xA6
黑燄連讓魔狼減慢動作也做不到。584Please respect copyright.PENANAsKuzXRPkgl
在高處瞄準的伊琳諾雙手發抖。584Please respect copyright.PENANAp3bCx7Nhdd
584Please respect copyright.PENANASalanuSEpf
在接近認命的一瞬間,我聽見了一聲槍響。584Please respect copyright.PENANA9o1NJEBnDu
在最後瞬間,伊琳諾及時握穩了火鎗。584Please respect copyright.PENANAd03c583hQ6
尖銳的鉛彈比魔法都要更快,撕開了魔狼的頭骨。584Please respect copyright.PENANAX3t0UdXGG0
584Please respect copyright.PENANAmu94hVvjAV
噗的一聲,子彈從魔狼頭顱的另一側飛出。584Please respect copyright.PENANAGF7cXLZblc
牠的動作像是靜止了似的僵硬著,隨後倒在地上。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjaYzzKvpkq
大概是真的死去了吧。感到放心的我,支撐不住閉上了雙眼。584Please respect copyright.PENANAloabAgZdPN
584Please respect copyright.PENANARtD9ONksNq
* * *584Please respect copyright.PENANAMaEMNVFWez
584Please respect copyright.PENANAiLrc3cAtKk
束起的淡紫長髮美得讓人屏息。584Please respect copyright.PENANASpgKMUoRuA
無邊的草原之上,姊姊收攏著雙腿座在某塊光滑的石頭上,等待著我的到來。584Please respect copyright.PENANArVezQGIZ5u
她瞇起雙眼,臉帶微笑看著呆然的我。584Please respect copyright.PENANAj8hvbyFQih
584Please respect copyright.PENANAYwSTa8Hh8x
淚滴劃過臉龐,我失神地呆站著,淚水滾到了青草之上。584Please respect copyright.PENANABpKQWES7tb
「──小絮,我等了你好久──」584Please respect copyright.PENANAT0k7vLtWdC
她拉過我的身體,輕輕把我上身抱在懷裡。584Please respect copyright.PENANA0Z3OzEF7Fd
我無法止住號泣,連話也說不出來。584Please respect copyright.PENANAj3JFqlmOo1
「……只是,現在還不是時候……584Please respect copyright.PENANA86Sv5Bm2lE
對不起。小絮,睜開眼睛吧?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAa0829XQpuM
我緊閉雙眼,不願睜開。584Please respect copyright.PENANAWwoLfKBpnR
我知道這是夢。一但張開雙眼,就不會再看見早已失去的姊姊。584Please respect copyright.PENANAbYn1XySZPk
584Please respect copyright.PENANA2QsTek5g9H
但即使我拒絕接受事實,姊姊手掌溫柔的觸感也早已不在。584Please respect copyright.PENANA8ir24Ya1cy
自欺欺人過後,我張開瞳孔。584Please respect copyright.PENANAzSxpesDINy
584Please respect copyright.PENANAYpVUse7leR
──依舊是那片晴朗無雲的翠綠草原。584Please respect copyright.PENANAEefrbCOIkn
心中的草原風景現在確確實實的就在眼前。584Please respect copyright.PENANAVo8DsjB18R
姊姊剛才坐著的石頭已經消失不見,可是,隱約看見遠方還有一顆類似的石頭,上面仍然坐著紫髮的人影。584Please respect copyright.PENANARp0QS7yV9Q
584Please respect copyright.PENANAeFW1q5MEkZ
那麼,前進吧。584Please respect copyright.PENANAswLxRkiZ7h
只要在這片草原上繼續尋覓,邊能再次發現姊姊的身影────584Please respect copyright.PENANAVK6iQbgNz9
584Please respect copyright.PENANAFaWxwA0yOM
584Please respect copyright.PENANAcSe7HHDhrh
584Please respect copyright.PENANA6TxOXEf8m7
584Please respect copyright.PENANARTv5FhbwQx
燈光搖曳。584Please respect copyright.PENANAGInrGx3DPL
好像被什麼人打中了一下似的,背上隱隱作痛。584Please respect copyright.PENANAf7SU5U82D1
胸口狼吻的創口不深,癒合得差不多了;估計是因為觸及多年前的舊傷口,才會昏暈過去。584Please respect copyright.PENANAC7t6ItBev5
睜開雙眼,夢中的草原影縱不見,眼裡只有白漆白牆的醫院景色。584Please respect copyright.PENANAYG2ghWkMcd
想來是艾薇亞她們在我受傷後把我送來了醫院。584Please respect copyright.PENANAT1NP9Cv5xY
584Please respect copyright.PENANAqJFHha5sdO
在情在理我受到的也應該不是致命傷才對,但眼前這個手提鐮刀的黑衣人又是……584Please respect copyright.PENANATRBhJAmMOX
584Please respect copyright.PENANA4pgZGbxFMi
「蕾蒂雅小姐,可以不要在病人床前提著鐮刀嗎?會讓人有不好的聯想。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAPMHpRU5ybF
「……啊啊。我仍在認真考慮要不要在你醒來之前殺了你。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAGpzawHIiti
黑衣少女面無表情地把鐮刀不知收到何處。584Please respect copyright.PENANA8FpN8QtEiO
看來剛才拍醒我的人就是她。584Please respect copyright.PENANAGQYKsbuRo1
584Please respect copyright.PENANATuXSLukkQj
「那麼妳在我床邊待著是想諮詢我的意見嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAvLXji6cd4X
「也許吧。我有點期待你親口說你不想活了,那麼我殺了你也不用被卡羅琳閣下或者艾薇亞小姐追究。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAMIMlUiPYya
「很遺憾我還是想多活一會。妳要想想別的藉口了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAHtviQx92q8
我拿起桌前的一杯冷水滋潤嘴唇,順便招呼蕾蒂雅坐下。584Please respect copyright.PENANAFsUO8JCPJ4
雖然她的態度一直很不好,可是女生站著,男生卻舒舒服服躺著感覺更不好。584Please respect copyright.PENANAFNItP6aQnX
584Please respect copyright.PENANApsK9rwsbsT
「為什麼探病的人是妳?我沒預計會有人來關心我。就算有,首位人選也應該不會是妳。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA3u21bqlTlQ
「……我不是來探病的。而且,你也別把自己看太低。伊琳諾來過兩次了,艾薇亞小姐現在還在門外,只是我支開了她。連卡羅琳閣下也特地交代過替你治傷的程序。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAsdeQIwG3Go
……雖然感謝她們,但心裡其實並不怎麼感到欣喜。584Please respect copyright.PENANA53X67WKC6h
我不認為養傷時需要別人的關懷。我一直,都是自己活過來的。584Please respect copyright.PENANAXOtzc8Qcba
584Please respect copyright.PENANAHgWINhIDjy
「妳還沒答呢。為什麼妳會來?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAZ90UoNQVli
「……你心裡有著不屬於你的思想和景象。」584Please respect copyright.PENANArDomtH11sc
心裡一寒。584Please respect copyright.PENANAxkxfu777EL
難道我在無意識的情況下透露出了剛才夢裡的事物?584Please respect copyright.PENANAzbZrN49NvY
不,意識模糊下的夢囈,她又怎麼能聽出內容?584Please respect copyright.PENANAAZKl3vZIw5
584Please respect copyright.PENANA4oFicL0w34
「哼。妳連我有沒有在作夢都知道,好像比我自己更了解我呢。584Please respect copyright.PENANABOr2OqYC0J
雖然失禮但我還是得先問問……我們以前真的沒有見過面嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAjTxa3KmaE7
584Please respect copyright.PENANAyVGHIO5U73
「就我的印象,我們的初次見面是幾天前。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAgahUjxp4gO
蕾蒂雅不帶絲毫情緒的回答。584Please respect copyright.PENANA5geV0LjI7l
584Please respect copyright.PENANAkID8de1iEU
「是不是認錯人了?有個人三年前曾見過我一面,現在也認不出我來,還以為是初見面呢。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA7o0G1wLuVc
照常理推斷,我會讓人留下印象的時間應該只有三年前。584Please respect copyright.PENANAwUp5dcTaNe
當時我眼裡只有艾薇亞所以並未留神其他人。584Please respect copyright.PENANA6kmUnfiD1s
也許她當年也身處現場,所以對我留下了印象。584Please respect copyright.PENANAamiMuoj0mf
584Please respect copyright.PENANARcN13Joet0
「……沒有吧。如果我曾經見過,一定能認出來的。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAmSOVKSiwIj
應該不是說謊,她是真的不認識我。584Please respect copyright.PENANAiJWvkC0fqD
584Please respect copyright.PENANAZE1fuaUltf
「那妳為什麼自初次見面就對我反感呢。我應該沒做什麼討人厭的事吧?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAp2Eu8yqShU
「哼。也許你不太看得起自己,所以沒能發現同行間的妒嫉心理呢。584Please respect copyright.PENANAm35dND2UKx
初來乍到就在卡羅琳閣下面前放肆,我可看不過眼。有必要教導一下你要懂得尊敬前輩。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAMpaZ95VK1D
我呆了一呆,轉瞬間又回復到一臉無聊。584Please respect copyright.PENANA3YtBqmx7PA
584Please respect copyright.PENANAsPjxpIOAbW
「說謊。暗殺者本來就是沒有榮譽的行業,功積不會留存,名聲也不會為人所知。不論幹得再好,在世上永遠也是寂寂無名。作為政權的污點,一生也會被人恥於提起。584Please respect copyright.PENANAikTyGx8FOB
這種跡近獻身的職業,我不覺得彼此間會存在什麼嫉妒心。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAdaJk9mH6RE
584Please respect copyright.PENANA2WUlexkxxc
蕾蒂雅也呆了一呆,隨即冷笑。584Please respect copyright.PENANAxZ7uSXwXuR
「想不到你不像外表看起來那麼笨。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAKmmkAkv7jk
「用這種差劣的藉口轉移話題,妳也不像外表看起來那麼聰明。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAaQaanaI2Gd
584Please respect copyright.PENANAa8xOb8gIO2
黑衣少女絲毫沒有對諷刺生氣,只是默然微笑。584Please respect copyright.PENANAPXFxL3BVeL
她打開了桌子的抽屜,拿出了一柄黯藍色澤的短刀。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1kk8c8VY8H
「你的小刀。那麼重要的東西,下次拿穩些。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA6zrrP8Yea8
「啊……謝謝。妳怎麼知道這很重要?」584Please respect copyright.PENANALvdmn5G1GT
584Please respect copyright.PENANAIvhqwbzJVm
「光看外表就知道不是凡品。而且……這小刀出自某片森林吧?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAqlQ1zrQGYX
腦袋突然空白一片,無法思考。584Please respect copyright.PENANAgUREleDBxp
這個黑衣少女,知道我的出身?584Please respect copyright.PENANAb6NzQkCLVm
我禁不住瞬間坐直身子,連會影響傷勢也顧不來。584Please respect copyright.PENANA6VFw85CK3K
584Please respect copyright.PENANACwHFjU0Vtu
「是多久前的事了?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAXaGNLLgh2Y
「是。大概……十二年前吧。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAXUSLzlKkus
得到這回答的我就像被淋上了一桶冷水。584Please respect copyright.PENANAaqagvAEKGj
我和姊姊逃出森林大約是十年前的事。584Please respect copyright.PENANAhzujEwjC5j
十二年前……那恐怕她跟姊姊就沒關係了。584Please respect copyright.PENANA4y7l50Zx8w
584Please respect copyright.PENANAUaeW8h3q41
「……謝謝了。那麼,妳認識森林背後的勢力嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAyZZ6j46gbh
「不知道真名。據說是東方傳來的暗殺集團,不過聽聞只殺土匪賊眾,偶爾還會接濟貧民,所以大眾給他們取了個"林中遊俠"的稱號。聽著很不錯吧?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAVt3w13awgE
「才怪!那群傢伙,絕對信不過!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAq1iMHq7ghS
我憤恨地大聲說道。584Please respect copyright.PENANAmqVmGSSlRC
「哎呀,你的反應真激動。為什麼你如此憎恨他們?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAaCrezOU0My
蕾蒂雅臉上微笑分毫不改,像是逼問犯人般的問道。584Please respect copyright.PENANAT4w47PaMTC
584Please respect copyright.PENANALjVheHkNvn
「……我看著他們殺人。見過他們的殘忍。知道他們用什麼手段對付跟他們作對的人。」584Please respect copyright.PENANABLOzReh3au
我盡量含糊地帶過。584Please respect copyright.PENANANxvMcQps0d
「很好。老實說,我也懷疑他們善名的真實性。在之前,我曾經認為你是他們派來的間諜。」584Please respect copyright.PENANASM2fCTLcoI
我雙眼睜大,目瞪口呆。584Please respect copyright.PENANAKvcGHBwgeP
「啊,原來如此……難怪一直沒有好臉色。不過算了,換成是我我也會懷疑的。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAKHHtvK6xBh
「……哼。我對你的疑問還沒有消除。即使你證明了自己不是自願被派來當間諜的,可是……可是,你仍會在不知不覺中危害到我們。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAheoJQ4Ckcm
584Please respect copyright.PENANAa70o5hStR7
我知道我的家族除了魔劍和輕身兩大招牌之外,還擅長以幻術催眠之類的手段迷惑別人。584Please respect copyright.PENANAL0MHterpkH
這女生既然知道一定內情,自然也會懷疑這點。584Please respect copyright.PENANArH0Cfvi8cr
「妳疑心我被催眠或者洗腦之後被送過來的?不用擔心,妳應該知道,如果被害者對施術者極度不信任的話,幻術的效力和有效時間都會大幅減少。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAGPPkOorRDX
「是啊……我當然知道。那如果是你親密的,依賴的人向你施幻術呢?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAYy5ymQUg9O
我又呆了一呆。584Please respect copyright.PENANAwsEuTceTd6
那麼被害者很可能永遠確信施術者的誤導。甚至有人向他表示你被施幻術了,自身反而會質疑並且否定。584Please respect copyright.PENANAuYrFZg6Mk6
584Please respect copyright.PENANABsg1m6QvqS
「妳是想說,我對他們顯得憤恨只不過是因為被施了幻術,實際上本身是他們的人?妳放心好了,我的記憶絲毫沒有出錯。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAfOPuBKmL4d
「我知道。哎呀……這柄小刀真是美呀,有點捨不得把它還給你。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAFkkqKxedtA
「……請還給我吧。還有,我認為我們該返回正題。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAMqkIQRRHLf
蕾蒂雅倒是沒有刁難,直接把小刀塞回我的手裡。584Please respect copyright.PENANAm5OW2TcwAH
584Please respect copyright.PENANAp09sdG6IrA
「我也是幻術專家,就算你自己也不知道,我還是能分辨出來的。584Please respect copyright.PENANA0lUV5NKC2d
剛才你睡眠時我已經檢查過了,你的意識堅韌而且高度一致,完全沒有被更改記憶的可能。584Please respect copyright.PENANAQpU0SsDuxe
但是我仍有一些事要提醒你。第一,高階的幻術師會利用你本身的記憶,而不是偽造記憶來迷惑人。584Please respect copyright.PENANAWFZ65poi4H
第二,你手上的小刀除了鋒銳,還是相當高級的魔法投射器。(Projecter)」584Please respect copyright.PENANACLif7kT1EG
584Please respect copyright.PENANAlmPQ6ePH2m
「我很笨的。可不可以說淺白些?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA59kmk1a2GG
「哎呀,剛才是誰說我不比表面看上去聰明?」584Please respect copyright.PENANATNHa0Wohlw
我不禁垂肩脫力。584Please respect copyright.PENANAsBMOYzHzyY
「……我鄭重致歉。請把妳知道的說出來。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAbxkbbn7TWT
「我也只是猜測。小刀上曾經滲染過某人的血,你知道血是一種投射魔力的媒體吧?只要把帶著目的的魔力混到血液之後,接收到信息的魔法投射器就會執行指令,持續運作著施法者留下的魔法。584Please respect copyright.PENANAWmaQP0sIIz
傳說中那些永遠燃燒著的劍,被不滅寒冰覆蓋的矛,多數都是這種高級的魔法投射器。584Please respect copyright.PENANAG4NCx4FAzS
我不知道小刀的原主人是不是就是給你小刀的人。584Please respect copyright.PENANALCPNWSYyMv
也不知道給你小刀的人是不是精研幻術的魔法師。584Please respect copyright.PENANAUiDGgLH8ow
如果兩者都是──你最好檢查一下,你有沒有一些無來由的執著和怪異的衝動。我說完了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAzF2lnj16yE
584Please respect copyright.PENANAwzOpxuEBDV
一時間,沒有任何關於衝動的記憶。584Please respect copyright.PENANA6JGQB2zK8Q
我暫時從未做出任何失去理智的舉動。584Please respect copyright.PENANAt4Z7uGlqkT
而且,給我小刀的人,也就是姊姊──沒有任何理由要向我施術。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1a9fgzp5MH
她說什麼我都會做,又何必浪費好好一把小刀施什麼幻術?584Please respect copyright.PENANAIOzdYJo5Z7
584Please respect copyright.PENANAJnz4fO8d7R
「謝謝提點,我想不用擔心。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAYq2UKwJcNC
「你當然不用擔心,一旦你有什麼異動,我都會第一時間砍下你的頭顱,也輪不到你來擔心。」584Please respect copyright.PENANACSbbW7XoZS
584Please respect copyright.PENANAiJ15uiZwJO
蕾蒂雅臉色再次變回冷冷的,打算轉身離去。584Please respect copyright.PENANAT2TDB8om6t
「最後,能問一下嗎?妳……選擇成為暗殺者的原因。584Please respect copyright.PENANAq4FJG209mN
我看過很多想成為但未能成為暗殺者的人。理由五花百門,從喜愛殺人,甚至到單純想耍酷都有。584Please respect copyright.PENANAasM5QJp81k
但真正成為暗殺者,我只知道有一個理由。就是除了當暗殺者之外,就什麼都沒法做。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAnrUHNb9k0P
584Please respect copyright.PENANA7pwtFyk8uM
「你沒說錯,我也只有此一選項。584Please respect copyright.PENANAdWU778wAJu
很久之前我的一切都被奪去了,換來的是成為暗殺者的能力。584Please respect copyright.PENANAPN0TAOYzFw
相信我,任何人要是能選擇,都不會這樣做的;但我在絕望中四處碰撞之後,唯一能看見的光芒就是成為暗殺者。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA7yt0gQQmyt
584Please respect copyright.PENANA5g9y1en01r
「暗殺者不是光芒。在磨練出此等技術之後,就會發現除了殺人,這雙手再也不能做任何事。等到沒人可殺的時候,我們的雇主就會對我們避之則吉,再也恥於提起我們的存在,也許還會利用別的暗殺者來讓我們自相殘殺。584Please respect copyright.PENANArgLdzoKhlP
和平的世界不再需要我們。到時候這唯一的曙光也會消失。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAqKBj7hfOxk
584Please respect copyright.PENANAmsrqWsQB7X
「沒錯。所以到了無人可殺的時候,我就會從任何人的視線中消失免得惹厭。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0XhjygN9r
「那妳希望那一天早點還是晚點到來?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAtmPjKz045C
「沒關係。現在我的服務對象就只有卡羅琳閣下。我的存在必要與否,只在她一念之間。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAATdTZvSzLI
「……我倒是沒有此等覺悟。再見,說不定妳下一個要殺的就是我。」584Please respect copyright.PENANANZ7NYM4orl
584Please respect copyright.PENANAiWz5b5hJXE
蕾蒂雅不再回應,只是慢慢走出病房。584Please respect copyright.PENANAtqGIC3ypRw
幾乎同一時間,艾薇亞和伊琳諾雙雙步進。584Please respect copyright.PENANAZiPuonCWkb
「真湊巧。」584Please respect copyright.PENANADJ7ACPVea9
「不是湊巧,你和蕾蒂雅在談話,所以我們一直在外面等……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAiuhQQw3J4h
584Please respect copyright.PENANA4aM2C4Frta
那麼剛才,我就這樣讓兩個女生站著等我嗎。584Please respect copyright.PENANAGCWzJjNSNR
臉上微微發紅的我別過了頭。584Please respect copyright.PENANAWD7DvZxa0d
584Please respect copyright.PENANA8AVR571tfZ
「我說啊,小絮……你這次太勉強了啊。空手跟Eddie搏鬥?我連有劍在手也辦不到。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAn3YBcRub4g
「所以我下來了。妳連劍都丟了,我好歹還有一把小刀。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAjsLwyIGQsf
「唉……我也不知道怎麼說好。幸好你沒事。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAs7wJ6rTiv2
「不是"幸好"。本座可是深思熟慮,知道伊琳諾在最後能救我才跳下去的,不然妳現在就跟我一樣躺在這兒,或者直接躺進棺材裡去。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAO9wX0oMLAg
584Please respect copyright.PENANAulM95yzGvM
「你可真是有信心啊,小絮君。當時能不能救你,連我自己也沒有把握。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAEIphIiJUhh
一直沒開口的伊琳諾輕聲說道。584Please respect copyright.PENANAAfnSNxsi03
「對啊!就算沒劍,我最多逃出研究所大門就是了,不用冒兩人份的風險。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAknMFlCH2cG
「妳會為了自己保命把那傢伙放出大街?我可不敢保證。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAbzJa4mvUzp
584Please respect copyright.PENANAEXnpenucwh
艾薇亞被我一句話卡住了,想反駁又沒有詞語開口。584Please respect copyright.PENANABS4raRUfhm
「先把過去的事放在後頭。誰能跟我說說發生了什麼事?由艾薇亞上大廳通知研究所人員開始吧。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAMktJifCJN3
584Please respect copyright.PENANA7GVqCH3o2j
艾薇亞清了清喉嚨,開始描述。584Please respect copyright.PENANAE6qr9OPJzC
奇怪,為什麼不是由口齒更伶俐的伊琳諾說呢?584Please respect copyright.PENANAIcRUKSavYI
「看見外人從地下室出來之後,那群教師訝異了一下,不過在告訴他們魔物失控之後,一部分人忙不及溜了,一部分人驚慌失惜,少數冷靜的開始聯絡地下的工作人員,但沒有絲毫回應。丟下學生們站在那不明所以。584Please respect copyright.PENANAo6lhkALy1V
幸好伊琳諾提醒一些理智的教師迅速撤離學生,一切才開始運作起來。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA8UR6piy9wt
584Please respect copyright.PENANAwLACoR6mrN
這大概就是我上來之後看到的情景。584Please respect copyright.PENANAU8594Wofdt
職責僅限於雇傭兵的臨時教師自然不會想到疏散學生,所以才會看見有大人溜出去。584Please respect copyright.PENANA8wf5zjAHlu
584Please respect copyright.PENANAVnXQ13QPca
「之後的事你都看見了。伊琳諾找到了獵槍和子彈,把Eddie……呃……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAgF0yKbFfN2
說到這兒,艾薇亞下意識地回頭看了看伊琳諾。584Please respect copyright.PENANAPcpm8wSN1W
她低頭不語,眼珠閃著淚光。在我醒來前應該已經哭過一次了。584Please respect copyright.PENANA9OEM6VH4si
「妳確定牠就是Eddie?又或者,應該只是剛好也叫作Eddie的狼吧?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA9p3pRdo0SC
我開始強詞奪理,試圖讓伊琳諾釋懷。584Please respect copyright.PENANA22T56wd7C0
584Please respect copyright.PENANAli7DfoP4p3
「不用安慰我了,我知道的……牠耳朵上曾經有著嚴重的傷口,我曾為牠包紮過。我能認出來。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA2wtZBjt2vb
狼與少女之間,應該曾經親密無間。584Please respect copyright.PENANA253FCTscEc
但從偶然的疏漏,讓小狼被強制移走開始,漸漸滑向了歪路。584Please respect copyright.PENANAGELRzIX6Ft
再次相遇時,狼早已失去了一切的理智,外表,也許還有記憶,再也想不起對牠溫柔包紮的小主人。584Please respect copyright.PENANA4BUGyTZY0Y
584Please respect copyright.PENANAVKIYWpDJuR
也許如果伊琳諾認不出牠,又或者沒有為了救我而開槍,她會好受一點。584Please respect copyright.PENANAFzNzp6M3EH
可是沒有如果,原主人的子彈,穿過了小狼的頭顱,就為了……584Please respect copyright.PENANAdsS1XuehDi
584Please respect copyright.PENANASU5623jH1B
「假如我包紮過之後,把牠放生就好了。假如從一開始就沒有收養牠就好了。假如我留下了充足食物,牠沒被發現就好了……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAid2teNdh9O
伊琳諾漸漸嗚咽著。584Please respect copyright.PENANARk4BlLVbVR
驅使這個溫柔的主人親手擊斃她曾經疼愛的寵物的人,是我。584Please respect copyright.PENANAB2hFlqMAap
她親手包紮的傷口再次被撕裂,這次,不會有人再為牠細意呵護。584Please respect copyright.PENANAZuJ0Qw3aGC
584Please respect copyright.PENANAdUND2yOGFB
「……抱歉。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAGaAZi5gKOr
扣緊扳機之前,少女究竟下了多大的決心。584Please respect copyright.PENANAfEbyeIzCUR
直到無可挽回的一刻前,她還沒能決定應否射擊吧。584Please respect copyright.PENANABm7E5rK6Z6
584Please respect copyright.PENANAJb84V9ospM
「……小絮君沒什麼值得抱歉的。艾薇亞也是,你們都是因為事在必行才跳下去保護它人的……就只有我,誰都保護不了……584Please respect copyright.PENANAoLwt0KqaVz
我總是弄砸身邊的一切。明知道有著魔女不祥的血脈,早就不該接觸別人的。牠不該跟我碰上的。不,誰都不該跟我碰上,不然全會被我拖累……584Please respect copyright.PENANAe5nFq6Cmfg
爸爸……媽媽……弟弟……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAmWYwt4GkSs
艾薇亞伸手輕抱著伊琳諾細意安慰。584Please respect copyright.PENANAJdgijzmsVn
騎士少女應該從不知道伊琳諾的身世,但她自然不會在此時發問。584Please respect copyright.PENANAS9ucPnPQWs
584Please respect copyright.PENANA8Zc6ZLsWba
「……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAC9zMyxTerq
這種自我怨懟的心情,我很理解。584Please respect copyright.PENANAvbkpWUeYvP
明明自己比誰都想保護對方,明明自己小心翼翼不傷害對方,但最後對方卻被自己不祥的氣息拖累。584Please respect copyright.PENANAf7y3gaThz3
對。本應能獨自逃掉的姊姊,因為顧慮被施了幻術的我,因此再也沒能逃出去。584Please respect copyright.PENANANQSAiDF3MS
直到現在我還在深深責怪自己。但,除了自責,還有另一件更重要的事。584Please respect copyright.PENANArZOMktTc29
584Please respect copyright.PENANAMHW1jBCjRH
「這不是妳的錯,伊琳諾。最應該負責的,是把牠弄成這樣的人。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAmKthrMJg91
仍在流淚的伊琳諾猛地一震,抬起滿是淚痕的頭看著我。584Please respect copyright.PENANA5VvhxXJWAK
「對牠溫柔並沒有錯。牠被抓住也不是妳的錯。把牠弄成這個模樣,逼使妳親手解放牠的人,妳應該讓他們負起責任。584Please respect copyright.PENANAoaNDLDeQ8d
實際上真正經手的人現在已經全負上責任了。Eddie擺脫牢籠時,已經把他們一個不留的全殺光了。之後我還放火燒掉了研究室。584Please respect copyright.PENANA6jj8koPVx8
可是這技術還存在。所長還沒為任何事負責。所以……」584Please respect copyright.PENANASZbYtfayOs
584Please respect copyright.PENANAUx1A9WNGVo
「……我懂了。先毀滅掉所有動物改造的技術,再把所長從寶座上扯下來……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAPkCIzAMtr9
伊琳諾的眼淚已經停住,她一字一字地頓出句子。584Please respect copyright.PENANAJDRSPpzUjL
「……伊琳諾。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAb4SORafHys
突然,艾薇亞發話。584Please respect copyright.PENANAqnukhsvHl7
「我……希望妳能釋懷。我贊同妳的解決手法,但不要讓這成為妳心中的缺口……在完成正確的舉動後,便就此拋去往事吧。584Please respect copyright.PENANAOQTmzuhA9K
仇恨是不可以長留心底的。我……有點擔心。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAUgew38b1iV
584Please respect copyright.PENANAZDBk6IF4Hz
艾薇亞臉有難色地說道。584Please respect copyright.PENANAhM4B7bYo5l
「我不認為這事能以和平的方法解決,也不認為寬恕能解決什麼……但至少,妳要寬恕自己,從往事裡走出來。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAtARDuOkzDF
584Please respect copyright.PENANAaGLUK4esLV
背上滲出冷汗。584Please respect copyright.PENANAZd0X98QKh1
原來自己在不知不覺中,差點又製造了像自己一樣無法寬恕自己的人。584Please respect copyright.PENANA2KzoyQe09b
不自覺地,把自身的經歷投射到了少女的身上。584Please respect copyright.PENANABd9VVoO7xP
這樣是不會幸福的。那樣,在復仇結束之後,無際的恨意失去了目標,將會反噬自身。584Please respect copyright.PENANA5AHXn7iKwL
艾薇亞不提倡忘記一切,但至少要懂得寬恕自己。584Please respect copyright.PENANAPt3J03oosc
584Please respect copyright.PENANAkJEtikpjMm
那麼,我,是不是應該也要學會解脫出來了呢──584Please respect copyright.PENANAMkhX3dbRRN
584Please respect copyright.PENANAXpCAI0vtHT
突然,像是一堆鋼針刺進額頭般的,極其強烈的拒絕感傳來。584Please respect copyright.PENANAuL9qhPHPMx
584Please respect copyright.PENANAoSFLtKfXNu
腦海中一陣失卻神智的感覺。584Please respect copyright.PENANAq8fnrEcWhd
在空白一片的腦裡,閃過一句話。584Please respect copyright.PENANAhCYIS5oxMf
584Please respect copyright.PENANAU3fxImgd1f
「你最好檢查一下,你有沒有一些無來由的執著和怪異的衝動。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAiHwwqP20jH
584Please respect copyright.PENANAYCShxRR2sI
勉強記得這是蕾蒂雅不久前的忠告。584Please respect copyright.PENANAJtdIad4Q19
那陣像是要讓我忘掉一切的幻痛,難道……?584Please respect copyright.PENANAo7OINJASzr
寬恕的念頭已經無法再度提起,但這,不是出於我個人的意志。584Please respect copyright.PENANAeH3Icklf8V
584Please respect copyright.PENANAPsBPSrDS6y
「……放心,艾薇亞。我清楚怎樣才能解決問題,也懂得如何放鬆。584Please respect copyright.PENANA2wSHF0rmeN
但……至少在確保同類事件不再發生前,我會記住那可愛的小狼。584Please respect copyright.PENANAmHBFrG8yQH
我要讓研究所知道……不,是讓所有人知道,要讓動物依從,需要的不是藥物或者魔法,而是人類和其他動物間唯一的交流方式──一片溫柔的心。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAsIZ0mAcGUe
584Please respect copyright.PENANAUZANUtdHGp
「啊,感覺好棒的樣子。妳懂得如何處理就最好了……還有,小絮你也是。別被仇恨……你,你怎麼了?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAIt5cPK5o7g
被看見了。584Please respect copyright.PENANAi2F4dcVYoH
我使力拉揉頭部,試圖讓一片空白的腦海記起艾薇亞剛才的話。584Please respect copyright.PENANAXCMWR42Nea
但連一點點跡象都沒有,幻覺的痛楚,讓我再度倒在床上──584Please respect copyright.PENANA1eynops8aT
584Please respect copyright.PENANAVv9fC8g21M
* * *584Please respect copyright.PENANArmrlt3LCYk
584Please respect copyright.PENANA2Yqbk5pHuS
再次醒來時已經是深夜時份。584Please respect copyright.PENANA7ADinPD6Pd
晚風吹拂著醫院單人房的窗簾,冰冷的空氣被隔絕在被窩之外。584Please respect copyright.PENANAyxADoSuhf5
只感到暖洋洋的舒服感覺。本來就不深的傷口也不會再影響行動。584Please respect copyright.PENANARa67AOQsmU
在半天的充足休息後,狀態絕佳──本來想這樣說。584Please respect copyright.PENANAQWYyomxCLB
584Please respect copyright.PENANA5VExpNh4Hw
記憶有著奇怪的空洞。584Please respect copyright.PENANAgQLcdHxeHP
沒有痛楚,沒有震撼,連曾經發生什麼事的回憶也不存在。584Please respect copyright.PENANAyFOQgt8e7W
要說有的,就只有忘掉了什麼小事似的空虛感。584Please respect copyright.PENANAmv8d4tZbZJ
艾薇亞和伊琳諾的談話內容,有一小部分毫無印象。584Please respect copyright.PENANAHdkGNMNpoi
584Please respect copyright.PENANAj1hAFkBK6M
……反正也沒必要去記她們的每句話。584Please respect copyright.PENANAaRqttQcX18
比起這個,最好是下床活動一下身體,不然就會被溫暖的被窩俘虜。584Please respect copyright.PENANAfyotTMpgsW
584Please respect copyright.PENANANpQD5mgiKl
翻身下床時,碰跌了桌上幾張字條。584Please respect copyright.PENANAGylfjraaNr
深夜時份亮燈會造成滋擾,我只得貼近窗戶,借助柔和的月光閱讀字條。584Please respect copyright.PENANAyRjKB02dS2
第一份是醫生的簡述;昏睡只不過是疲勞引致,建議不要騷擾病人睡眠。584Please respect copyright.PENANAU4rMNJqv4f
第二份是艾薇亞留下的,這女生堅信我是餓壞了才昏迷不醒,並留下了食物。584Please respect copyright.PENANARZ5KL4vBE0
……我斜眼看著堆在房間角落的麵包和零食微微搖頭。584Please respect copyright.PENANATyzXh9TI1h
明天離院還得自己搬回去。584Please respect copyright.PENANAsoqhY7fnFt
第三份是伊琳諾。在得知我沒有大礙後回到了宿舍,並表示明天會來接我出去。584Please respect copyright.PENANAZnwY5sY9E8
最後一份甚至是卡羅琳小姐的慰問。雖然並未親自前來,但也表達了對我奮身救下艾薇亞的感謝,信後還夾上了一枚漂亮的紅花胸章,說是多年前手工製作的附魔製品,能夠更有效率地運用火元素魔力的樣子。584Please respect copyright.PENANAdK1dK1cdWg
並且,最後一句寫著考慮在艾薇亞正式成為騎士後,讓我成為她的隨從。584Please respect copyright.PENANAHNAcuOw7fN
584Please respect copyright.PENANARmPMPhIsY1
「……原來不知不覺中,已經跟那麼多人有聯繫了啊。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAyyWaLDXRhb
我不太擅長回應別人的關心。不過幸好,藉著信件表達的心意不需要面對面回應。584Please respect copyright.PENANAYeNXHooT0T
回想起來,跟艾薇亞重遇以來似乎也沒過很多天,但她很快就成為了聯繫這些人和我的橋樑。584Please respect copyright.PENANAQV5tFcvUfW
這個女孩有著帶動身邊的人聯合起來的魅力。雖然有時是以暴力方式。584Please respect copyright.PENANATzG2EvY9Tz
但是她的關心有時侯還是可以勉強接受的──我望向她送來的餅乾盒。584Please respect copyright.PENANA5GARv9yCyL
584Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ey3x95mIC
在短短的時間裡我已經成為了艾薇亞身邊的人群之一。584Please respect copyright.PENANA3csiGYsBBs
本來從沒想過跟任何人或組織建立聯繫的,可是接近她之後不知不覺就接受了這種相處。584Please respect copyright.PENANA2vfMQHyAaD
可以說,她是那種適合成為主角,自然地領導著別人的角色。584Please respect copyright.PENANAbxofIWbA4a
584Please respect copyright.PENANA6W3QuHdYQv
雖然曾被背叛數次,但我似乎已經找到了應該參與的一方。584Please respect copyright.PENANAUcsaOpfVt2
不論是研究所,還是更早前的飯店事件,我都已經不覺得是被捲入其中,而是自然地協助旁人完成任務。584Please respect copyright.PENANA8kWwAra0B6
即使我懂的,就只有扒竊,暗殺之類小偷小摸的玩意,但應該仍能為其出一分力。584Please respect copyright.PENANAOCl2wlWVWI
584Please respect copyright.PENANA963TlJBmv0
現在正正就有一件我能做的事。584Please respect copyright.PENANAu3aOMnZGmF
研究所的地底下,應該還有什麼有價值的東西。584Please respect copyright.PENANA79fWXasQeT
雖然經過兩次昏迷,現在已經不是最佳的探索時機,不過看看有什麼剩下也是好的。584Please respect copyright.PENANAwHuFUWXQmA
特別是魔狼牢籠處的研究室,我得確定裡面的東西都已被銷毀。584Please respect copyright.PENANAkfwOXC8a4t
584Please respect copyright.PENANAW1E0iQy7tb
身體狀況不錯,單獨行動應該不成問題。584Please respect copyright.PENANAb2h6To0QU0
時間是午夜,要是動作快些,說不定能在醫務人員醒來前回來裝睡。584Please respect copyright.PENANAtdikVoGrz9
584Please respect copyright.PENANAYovUyfVg2E
我帶上從不離身的靛藍小刀,輕聲鑽出窗外。584Please respect copyright.PENANAMaiiQmyUVg
因為只在二樓,樓層又不算高的關係,我直接跳到醫院外的草地。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1BZEwsY9FM
584Please respect copyright.PENANAfjOUNmnJai
夜色下的王都仍是燈火通明,古人日落而息的生活規律似乎已經不再生效。584Please respect copyright.PENANAXVbOKFxSou
看著街上為數不少的行人,我本想隱藏行縱,但想到這次又不是去幹什麼犯法事,乾脆大搖大擺在街上步行。584Please respect copyright.PENANAhsSXdtZuvY
584Please respect copyright.PENANAYBt28HB0Vx
從住宅區的醫院走到有點偏遠的研究所花了一點時間。584Please respect copyright.PENANAyPKzSvIfAS
升降台的入口應該已經不能再用,半毀的大門上也加上了層層加密的魔法鎖。584Please respect copyright.PENANA8Nhiwjlg80
鎖頭上隱隱滲著紫電,要是貿然去碰或者用鐵絲試圖解鎖,都會被電傷手腕。584Please respect copyright.PENANAVfnLt99qsq
鋼鎖本身也是以堅固金屬製成,要直接破壞也不容易。584Please respect copyright.PENANAB8VrUYrHe5
於是,在左右張望四周沒有人跡之後,我無視鎖頭直接一腳踹破了大門。584Please respect copyright.PENANAoUQjmv6Oov
584Please respect copyright.PENANAZsb2z1iAmf
似乎Platino 職員沒有花時間清理內部,只是在本已半壞的門上草草加了一個鎖而已。584Please respect copyright.PENANAlohn8Fleur
毀壞的痕跡完全沒有清理過,彌漫著焦臭的味道。584Please respect copyright.PENANAMlD3IQ5NFl
恐怕已經沒人在裡面了,畢竟沒人會嗅著這種味道工作而不去清理的。584Please respect copyright.PENANAUC95GsLwgw
584Please respect copyright.PENANAHAItWiMNEC
不對。584Please respect copyright.PENANAPLJfWOW91S
髒亂的環境確實沒有人整理過,但破壞的源頭竟已不見縱影。584Please respect copyright.PENANAf0SwhPGWqx
本應靜靜地躺在大廳的魔狼Eddie,絲毫不見影縱。584Please respect copyright.PENANAdmZR8dqmfW
在它本來躺著的位置,只有彈痕和血跡。584Please respect copyright.PENANAvKEDq6UHt6
584Please respect copyright.PENANAApyFkhRjhP
「是被研究員拖走了嗎……?還是,根本就沒有死去……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAPnmJTebFZH
鑑於先前多次造成致命傷仍然生存著,多一次也沒什麼奇怪的。584Please respect copyright.PENANAMjjgGEuhR3
不過,它看起來已經不剩下裝死逃命的理性了,附近也沒有野獸的足跡。584Please respect copyright.PENANAyMMEtFEACK
只有少量沿途滴落的血跡而已。584Please respect copyright.PENANAUPoutosvsX
循從著血跡,我走到了地下二樓。584Please respect copyright.PENANAEc3KwHyHBW
血跡的盡頭指向一片木板,我點燃了一絲火光,依稀看出是個草建的墓穴。584Please respect copyright.PENANAfwyQgOcS0C
584Please respect copyright.PENANAYa5W5MutCA
依照研究員們看待動物的標準,這墓肯定不是研究所的人挖的。584Please respect copyright.PENANAamkZ7meZre
最有可能的人是伊琳諾,可是她大概沒有挖坑埋狼的體力。584Please respect copyright.PENANApJurMmcKLM
而且木板上Eddie的字樣也不是她的手筆。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1EYXWXcnu5
還有別人會為它挖墓嗎?不過可以肯定的是,有人比我先來。584Please respect copyright.PENANAKb9Wz16CN4
584Please respect copyright.PENANA4jNRuXjZxu
我走到了Eddie原本的牢籠處。584Please respect copyright.PENANAY86zhVeJjq
本來也沒打算能發現什麼,可是──584Please respect copyright.PENANAL2ghmb4ozk
584Please respect copyright.PENANASuycunp0rw
「燒得真徹底呢,小絮……啊,我可以這樣稱呼你嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAuJuzafd9jR
白衣白髮,在微光中顯得很顯眼的少年,親切地向我打招呼。584Please respect copyright.PENANA4syyyS078P
那是伊琳諾的學長。早上曾經碰過面,為人親切,有時候卻會出現比艾薇亞嚴重的脫線情節,而且本人似乎沒有自覺。584Please respect copyright.PENANAokZr8g1dmL
584Please respect copyright.PENANAQAhWXLUeb9
「……你來這兒做什麼?」584Please respect copyright.PENANADxFjCqytIZ
「收殮那隻我曾有一面之緣的小狼。還有,看看有沒有什麼有趣的……看來是沒了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAEEPPVDGdPQ
「所以是隨興行動,沒有人指使你?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAtz32rMORBJ
「我只是個沒能畢業的失學少年,不是雇員。沒人會指使我。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAVZ1VkiIN9G
據伊琳諾所說,他是故意不畢業待在學院的資優生。584Please respect copyright.PENANAqeenPGPEOv
就如她所描述的,果然是個很神秘的人……584Please respect copyright.PENANAUbS1axFP87
584Please respect copyright.PENANAoHRkultbR9
「那小絮呢?有人指使你嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAcWCcZNjRTc
「……我也只是來拾荒的。最近沒錢零花,看看能不能找到點好東西掙口飯吃。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAQtq4LIOofU
「既然那樣就不要把資料都燒成灰燼啊。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAROkZKH1BLL
少年無奈地嘆氣,接著就直接轉身背向我翻找資料。584Please respect copyright.PENANAI3PDN5UcUq
不,不如說是在翻灰燼。裡面八成沒有任何可以辨識的文字紀錄了。584Please respect copyright.PENANASLofs3MNFS
584Please respect copyright.PENANAQAGogy0BIv
「你怎麼知道是我?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAqSqSwpGUAy
「研究員不會自己燒光成果的,伊琳諾一直在上面,就只有你和你那位女伴是在地下上來。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAeKwYfo2GRd
「……下午那段時間你也在嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA4WvWWTvwFo
「大概你沒看到我。我幫著伊琳諾疏散學生,回來時一切都結束了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANANxWyVwrIRP
584Please respect copyright.PENANA0rdHKu8Vkn
我不作聲地收回了小刀,確定了他不是敵人。584Please respect copyright.PENANAEYdVJzMmPK
「……下次不要用後背對著陌生人,小心被背刺一刀。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAUHGZiG53P3
「你要刺的話進門時是唯一的機會。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAJhOkoqBqF4
語語裡沒有一絲惡意的語氣,像是無心吐出的諷刺似的。584Please respect copyright.PENANA5dDeEOS00a
這男生挺聰明,但卻不會隱藏自己的心思。584Please respect copyright.PENANAJpIPGQNBHH
對別人似乎也沒什麼防備心,所以就算在不應碰上別人的時間遇上我,也像平日打招呼一樣毫無戒心。584Please respect copyright.PENANAsXHLs9CBq0
584Please respect copyright.PENANA384GWFnvrZ
他大聲打了個呵欠,像是放棄了搜尋垃圾堆。584Please respect copyright.PENANAgEc9cCJdux
「啥都找不著。不用找了,小絮。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA3yUzKHrN5g
「……本來我就不打算在灰燼裡翻東西。你不是來拾荒的吧?拾荒者看見這樣一片廢墟根本就不會浪費時間。你想找到什麼?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA1qQ5r7iIK2
「……它已經安息了,就此算了吧。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAFO4XVlp96P
少年眉頭微皺,像是思索著什麼。584Please respect copyright.PENANA9M0nym8U3U
584Please respect copyright.PENANAGD7FVhyidp
「對了,請代我轉告伊琳諾──Eddie 臨終一刻,很感謝原主人解放了它的靈魂。」584Please respect copyright.PENANASTHVVXrHJA
少年說出一點都不像玩笑的話。584Please respect copyright.PENANAEHMliBRy6a
「……你編的嗎?她不會相信的。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA6DbPFCurz4
「不是編的啦,我真的聽到了。584Please respect copyright.PENANAy7Oc2YuoJl
即使幾已失去心智──它仍然明白原主人很愛它,也明白由她親自下手是很難過的事。雖然解脫了,但它仍有點擔心伊琳諾會不會因此傷心很久。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA4OWGKHiEmR
「……安慰就算了吧。如果安慰有用,我早就做了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA1RWg7ncJWp
「為什麼你一臉不相信的樣子啊!她不信,就告訴她是我轉告的就好了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAjo6DVTf7W8
少年氣鼓鼓地別過臉,走出房門。584Please respect copyright.PENANAOcfYifR3xd
584Please respect copyright.PENANA1gx0c4YRcg
「……你真的聽見了?還有你為什麼不親自說?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAMURgkTSmBT
「你不是跟她熟一點嗎?安心,我在學院裡不止一次代動物說出心聲,大家一開始也跟你一樣完全不信,後來也就沒什麼懷疑了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAa7KuDFsfwI
……單純是不當一回事吧。584Please respect copyright.PENANAds0JqFiqmn
「就算是真的我也不想說。給點時間她忘記就是了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAMXF4nM1HE3
「那Eddie會不高興的。雖然不幸分離,但它很喜歡這個前主人。584Please respect copyright.PENANABICtxF21lT
說到底……觸犯了人類的底線,被擊斃也是沒辦法的事。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAOxVQWEBkhj
「錯在研究員們身上。我們會讓他們付出代價。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA0QJbxg2Qdi
584Please respect copyright.PENANAMZ3fk5hhsD
少年一臉疑惑的樣子。584Please respect copyright.PENANAG99X1KBUYm
「付出代價?你是說,要復仇?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAFvWCupy0Lg
「可以這樣說。正面一點看,是阻止這類事件再次發生。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAr3h7abx7QQ
「……阻止得了嗎?就算這群人不做,另一群人也會這樣做。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAiTVwqRLUmI
「看見一次就阻止一次。就算沒法結束一切,好歹也要盡一分力。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAq6r61tsK26
584Please respect copyright.PENANAQqoL51jEZQ
少年緩緩嘆氣。584Please respect copyright.PENANAUUuK9WBRsU
「增加紛爭不是動物們想要的。既然人類追捕,就避開他們好了,不能跟人類正面衝突。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAxnC4sA61Y8
「即使明知哪一方是錯誤的,仍要這樣做嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZpCfrDIiG
「……可能你不了解……不,可能不了解的是我。但……抱歉,我不知道怎麼做。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAxhqWHvVX93
少年在這方面似乎有著難言之隱,態度也很消極和軟弱。584Please respect copyright.PENANAgTjG8qX7Hg
比起對學院一無所知的我和新生伊琳諾而言,他在學院已經待了六年,應該也清楚一點內幕。584Please respect copyright.PENANAHIYMtnurjU
584Please respect copyright.PENANAbk8rUheNRL
「既然你不知道怎麼做,你又為了什麼來這兒?就為了埋葬Eddie嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA10GvA9ro1c
「……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAvkWZv3rk9K
少年迷茫地別過視線,不願與我正面對望。584Please respect copyright.PENANAoDXyYGrRw7
「如果是這樣的話,葬完你就不用留在這兒了吧?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAowWUGpQlZc
「沒錯……我的確是想找到更多的資訊。例如,他們從哪兒捉來那麼多的動物,還有,這種研究,到底是為了什麼…」584Please respect copyright.PENANAfvHUOPcANu
584Please respect copyright.PENANAXfWPJ0CBun
創造出這樣兇殘的生物,誰也想到除了殺人之外再無別的用途。584Please respect copyright.PENANArmxgI6pKbg
「我想也不用管這種事。我看,一把火燒光了來得乾淨。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAPGCFGbHjwO
我厭惡地吐出解決方案。584Please respect copyright.PENANAbX5MwU25MD
「不,即使資料毀光掉了,那群人還是會重新開始這種研究的……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAYde1EkZlHV
「那麼說,只要那群人不在不就好了嗎?例如說,在院長離家外出的時候,有人冷不防地從他背後一刀……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAiW7Qy8IOnW
「……不,人類的慾望並不是消滅單一個體就能平息的……584Please respect copyright.PENANApK2KS1JQYZ
這種事,我也曾經做過,而且還不只一次……但是每次的結果,都會是更大規模的狩獵和捕殺。584Please respect copyright.PENANAqli3UpG49x
小絮。我明白你的想法,但是我應該做的不是報復,而是設法讓他們逃生。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAojUSnPMJpA
584Please respect copyright.PENANAhSTPL9LHxG
「……看來說服不了你。那麼,各自努力吧。584Please respect copyright.PENANAnCfXqpNJ8w
等我把所長的屍體同樣燒成灰燼之後,或者一切都會改變。」584Please respect copyright.PENANALsAZfzdYv0
「人類已經看見這些"武器"的威力了……殺了他,仍會有人試圖進行這種實驗的。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA2NqamceT6T
「看見多少就燒掉多少。更何況,世上不只有所長那樣的人,還有我們和伊琳諾這種人啊。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAHRFD30Ikce
584Please respect copyright.PENANAHj2OXBfwBX
拋下仍在苦惱的少年,我離開了研究所。584Please respect copyright.PENANA61dPLTkGrT
既然他搜索了那麼久,我再搜應該也搜不出什麼。584Please respect copyright.PENANAhCg6GhHCsC
雖然做法不一樣,但我們的立場應該是相同的。那些資料留給他,也許比燒掉更好。584Please respect copyright.PENANAHhGPfuQ9zg
我抬頭望向微光閃爍的黑夜。584Please respect copyright.PENANAFuot9MJATZ
以及,我得在清晨前偷偷溜回醫院。584Please respect copyright.PENANArzgkL3XZMz
584Please respect copyright.PENANAJepdI3neST
「等等,我忘記了哪兒是我的房間……」584Please respect copyright.PENANALU4sCn7MRl
在醫院牆外打算爬牆回房時,突然想起一個重要的問題。584Please respect copyright.PENANAB5qFzIgxdK
584Please respect copyright.PENANAAZcQN0zla4
在連續闖錯三扇窗戶,和驚醒了一個睡著的老人之後,終於回到了那滿是餅乾罐的房間。584Please respect copyright.PENANAVivOaWWEE9
很好,看來沒有人進來過。584Please respect copyright.PENANAyuiNPwXJsg
在我上床蓋上被子的同時,聽見門外傳來一陣腳步聲。584Please respect copyright.PENANAyn0gYxo1qM
大概是護士吧,我緊閉眼睛,開始裝睡。584Please respect copyright.PENANAvm3JcZBQcX
584Please respect copyright.PENANAPZGTLIQIsd
「早安。睡得好嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA9bR6ivqVEV
一把女聲傳入耳朵。584Please respect copyright.PENANA1DRsnRo4b6
我作狀打了個呵欠,假裝好夢正酣。584Please respect copyright.PENANA24Jve04idN
不料,一包餅乾直接擊中了我張開的嘴巴。584Please respect copyright.PENANAagshjIZyFX
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「連我的聲音都沒聽出來?」584Please respect copyright.PENANApvAfGeEHHr
狼狽地吐出連著包裝的餅乾,雙手揉眼,才看見原來是蕾蒂雅。584Please respect copyright.PENANAnyHaXegCCr
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「……早安。我還在作夢呢,為什麼要這樣弄醒我?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAdvbKkfBS6f
「是是,你不只作夢,還夢遊到研究所裡去,弄壞了人家的大門。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAUSQrupveCW
「……妳都知道了?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAvInl9udiAY
「你那麼大動靜,傻子才聽不見……我早就帶了一隊人摸黑搜查研究所了,收隊撤離的時候,突然聽見某個白癡一腳踢穿了大門。584Please respect copyright.PENANAffMVWlx9jW
託你的福,別的隊員都在拚命修好大門,免得被人看出入侵痕跡。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAOVecH50Io5
「那妳不幫他們,來我這兒幹什麼?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAxKlARbctG2
我又作狀打了個呵欠,這次特地用手蓋住嘴巴。584Please respect copyright.PENANAFET8XYjvak
「你……算了。你和那個男生的對話,我都聽見了。584Please respect copyright.PENANAQHt1upH87i
你想殺掉院長是吧?你怎麼不想想,要是殺掉他能解決問題的話,我怎麼不去殺呢?」584Please respect copyright.PENANANVxNC53f0O
「我本來也沒這樣的念頭,不過看見實驗過程之後我就沒有猶豫了。狼又不是妳養的,妳當然不會憤怒得想找人算帳。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAj7zkTtRrLq
「我現在很憤怒,想找你算帳。總之,在我說可以之前,你別一聲不響地宰了院長,明白?584Please respect copyright.PENANAT4Ey5xddLr
當然等到真的要殺他的時候,你就算不想幹我也會揪你出來打前鋒。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAErXJlqV4DS
我懶散地點了點頭,以示同意。584Please respect copyright.PENANAkDDOnerXGp
「不過我還是想問問原因。妳也和那個男生想法一樣?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA5fQgHeAWCh
「不,我可沒那麼消極。我是在想,要是殺了他,公開魔法研究過程中所犯的罪行,整個魔學院就要被逼關閉,恐怕數十年內都會被公眾聲討。584Please respect copyright.PENANAQNHVU2Dkqr
到時不僅魔學院幾年來所累積的成果一併完蛋,連進一步發展的空間都會被扼殺。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAAJQgT21vFk
「我有些懷疑,這種活體改造的研究,究竟有何價值。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAKWpXgSaQF2
「……你只看到了弊處。如果一次失敗就能否定一切的魔法研究,那麼卡羅琳閣下當初為何批准魔學院成立?伊琳諾又為什麼要進來研習魔法?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA37m8qPssm3
「好吧,我沒意見。反正魔法對我來說,就只是好用的工具。我不會投放什麼感情的。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAxllKK89nao
「哼,我也一樣。不……我自己同樣是工具,跟那群被改造的魔物一樣。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAscT06MKKdN
留下一句怪異的說話,蕾蒂雅就此停止話題,眼望窗外。584Please respect copyright.PENANALj6ixayv1G
我斜眼偷看她的表情,看不出一絲感情的流露,可是……584Please respect copyright.PENANAygwSCOnAZA
朝陽的晨光穿透不了少女眼神中的迷霧,雖然她隱藏得非常完美,可是因為收藏得太深的緣故,反而更顯突出。584Please respect copyright.PENANAIDE8RUgGt1
「妳在想什麼?在……遺憾什麼嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAeWX96DNuSY
「哼,關你什麼事?584Please respect copyright.PENANA9A3ASaxszk
不……似乎也不能說不關你事,畢竟,你早晚也會一樣。」584Please respect copyright.PENANABcRTX4vG7K
蕾蒂雅冷笑著,若有意味的對我說道。584Please respect copyright.PENANADf1nDQd31D
「喂,病人,已經痊癒了吧?有事情給你處理。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAtF0zgGL6HA
「呵欠…………喂!別扯我下床!」584Please respect copyright.PENANAFaq1t3BTBp
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* * *584Please respect copyright.PENANAzwyuuRnE7m
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「小絮君,早安。已經康復了嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA8jzXsQzofZ
「我都說小絮是餓壞了吧?昨天剛送去餅乾,今天就復活了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAe2OG8YD7NR
被蕾蒂雅強行帶出醫院之後,她領著我到了山上的飯店。584Please respect copyright.PENANAPhY5egN4dl
早就待在這兒的艾薇亞和伊琳諾向我打了招呼。584Please respect copyright.PENANAFzo37hsrOn
「不,還沒有康復。我得了急性睡眠不足症。」584Please respect copyright.PENANApgjDpOVYtQ
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「啊,那為什麼不待在醫院?嚴重嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA7zTnSNJiQY
「……小絮君胡扯的,別在意。」584Please respect copyright.PENANATDFchs2gyk
伊琳諾拉了拉艾薇亞的衣袖解釋。584Please respect copyright.PENANAhvOYhjJ3ex
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「修得挺快的嘛。已經看不出不久前這兒經歷過一場激烈打鬥了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANABJSBMDUatg
我在飯店裡四處張望。584Please respect copyright.PENANA3aBumWFJpf
破壞大多是伊琳諾造成的,最後那一記重力魔法更是壓碎了建築外牆,讓樓梯整棟倒塌。584Please respect copyright.PENANAvy7TP5lUZg
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「幸好主要結構沒受損,不然就要整座拆掉了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA12CgPwGRrz
聽到蕾蒂雅這樣說,我偷偷斜眼瞟向垂頭望地的伊琳諾。584Please respect copyright.PENANAeNAy5Hx69R
「不是修大門就是修飯店,你們幹嘛不轉行當工程師?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAAXVoW1SKCa
「弄清楚是誰讓我們忙不過來。下次再破壞公物,我就揪你過來搬磚。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAJtwpXkcKHi
「那又不是……不,算了。下次不會再犯。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAMmXvRVA3Kr
正想說明這是伊琳諾做的好事,但還是把她的怒氣集中在我身上的好。584Please respect copyright.PENANAzXvTSLY0w0
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「好了,見識到你們的施工隊的效率之後,我可以走了吧?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAwBRLpKHq6L
「……我不想再跟你說話了。艾薇亞小姐,還是妳來說明吧。」584Please respect copyright.PENANANCVgVYSysg
艾薇亞苦笑著走了過來。584Please respect copyright.PENANAZUb0sK1cXV
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「在這段時間裡政府公開了芬納家的犯罪行為,並宣佈此社團非法。584Please respect copyright.PENANAC3WlTCZVWP
在隨後的逮捕行動裡,他們的社團活動基本上已經銷聲匿跡。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAnEPHGlZ9fV
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「表面上?」584Please respect copyright.PENANALdPeCnsNoR
「是的……老師判斷他們是在暫避風頭。雖然掃蕩很順利,但抓到的都是小角色,重要人物仍未浮上水面。要是逼得太緊,他們四散逃竄到王都以外的地區,那就難以抓捕了。584Please respect copyright.PENANAB5Av5NERyi
所以我們空出了他們其中一個據點──他們不知道我們已經掌控住的據點──這座飯店。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAGiEYuxYkvm
「我記得這不是魔學院買下來的嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANALtdjhU7cO7
「小絮君。你記得上次芬納家的嘍囉是在這兒的地下室鑽出來的嗎?」584Please respect copyright.PENANA9Z26iNqYwO
伊琳諾代為提醒。584Please respect copyright.PENANAD4X0YrlwJi
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「所以花那麼大工夫修好飯店,就為了引他們進籠子?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAf8LeUZse6Z
「那群狐狸很狡猾的。要是直接掃蕩他們的根據地,保證什麼都抓不住。不過如果被引進陷阱裡的話……」584Please respect copyright.PENANA2jz0EbLH94
「他們為什麼要來這兒?為什麼不直接逃出王都?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAF133ve0Y9s
「呃……」584Please respect copyright.PENANAqw4X44xsYe
艾薇亞斜眼看著蕾蒂雅,像是不懂得回答我的問題。584Please respect copyright.PENANAlVKiyIZHrQ
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「……很簡單。芬納家的家業都在這,不到危急關頭,他們不會一走了之。至於為什麼要來嘛,只要他們認為這兒是王都唯一安全的地方,而且政府放出風聲將要掃蕩的時候,他們就會像旅鼠一樣跳下懸崖。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA5TiUjqc6gp
「……像兔子一樣撞上樹幹是不是好一點?」584Please respect copyright.PENANARuio4cOeUq
「別執著這種用字問題。而且,我完全不覺得好多少。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAuqETiF5nl4
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「那麼最後一點。他們為什麼認為這兒是安全地點?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAUvny9lMTIe
「這兒的地下洞確實很隱蔽。而且大家都認為這兒是魔學院治下的鬼屋,不會優先懷疑這地方。不過他們當然也不會就此一頭扎進來,他們派了一個人先來檢查,很幸運的是,這個人應該是可以收買的。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAtwHvSlB6SS
「就是那個雇傭兵奧契多。小絮你記得嗎?商隊事件中丟下貨物,拖著那個熱血女跑掉的那個傭兵。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA3M7Ama1S4s
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……好像有這回事的樣子。584Please respect copyright.PENANAu6X9VboPmC
雇傭兵大多都是唯利是圖的人。就算不是,也不會在能保證自己利益的情況下跟政府作對。584Please respect copyright.PENANAwiMhoJcyK1
的確是有一試的價值啦,不過……584Please respect copyright.PENANA5pOPYalZU1
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「好。最後一條問題,那為什麼我要過來?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAPaqmeipItm
「……為了隱密起見我們不能佈置大量士兵在這。埋伏的人員必須要是精銳……我可不覺得你是精英,但是艾薇亞小姐希望你在。」584Please respect copyright.PENANA5gHwvnEsBt
「呃嘿嘿。要是知道你患上了突發性睡眠缺乏症,就不會要你參與了。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAuiuG1P9zGQ
「……妳也承認了伊琳諾能來?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAFdbOS08oNk
「什麼啊,說得我好像不能來的樣子。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAlrYmZ9XIRg
伊琳諾在旁抗議。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjRHqfm7ujj
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「那個嘛……說不過她。而且,我倆合力都沒幹掉的魔狼,伊琳諾一人就……」584Please respect copyright.PENANALAjrLgbfoQ
「噓!」584Please respect copyright.PENANA9zfX3LFi8B
這神經天然的女生又不經意地提些不該提的事。584Please respect copyright.PENANAHkrBDwYd8v
我太遲制止她了,剛剛才有精神的伊琳諾又再垂頭喪氣。584Please respect copyright.PENANAgNfMmsguCC
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艾薇亞神色慌亂,不知道要說什麼。584Please respect copyright.PENANA0NB6K9hMPJ
「伊琳諾,有個人託我跟妳說一件事。Eddie的靈魂…………」584Please respect copyright.PENANAwjX8eDjFWC
「?」584Please respect copyright.PENANAuZACoDYLvZ
「…………沒,忘了它吧。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAYkq34qdYcd
我還是沒能跟她轉述連我都不信的話。584Please respect copyright.PENANALdiZGeuezN
那個學長雖然不像說笑,可是實在不可置信。584Please respect copyright.PENANAq4S3r2zo5j
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「距離奧契多出發的時間還有一天,騎士團領袖將在晚上前來協助佈防。在接到新情報前,可以自由行動,但不可離開飯店範圍。解散。584Please respect copyright.PENANAv08A5dRSAS
那個突發性睡眠缺乏症候群末期的傢伙,二樓有單人房。不過如果睡太酣叫不醒的話,我可不會像今早一樣溫柔地叫人起床。」584Please respect copyright.PENANAnHLTYIYM9K
原來拿東西丟進別人打呵欠的嘴裡已經是溫柔的方式。584Please respect copyright.PENANAjiU7gAM2kh
蕾蒂雅冷冷的說完之後,就轉身離開。584Please respect copyright.PENANAp3vLIu2dBv