2161年3月3日,早上八點,亞茲拉爾山478Please respect copyright.PENANAoFntuB4d9f
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──之前做錯事的是夏悠,不是妳。478Please respect copyright.PENANARnt8Zh7flA
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──身為艾莉絲,妳不會不甘心嗎?478Please respect copyright.PENANAYeviPlHCZp
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不知為何,謝綠的那段話,始終在艾莉絲腦中盤旋。她無時無刻都在思考,也不明白,自己為什麼要這麼在意。478Please respect copyright.PENANAxaLbercDT2
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAilezQ7rly6
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來到亞茲拉爾山的山腰,這裡積了一層厚厚的雪。她感覺不到冷,意思意思披了件牛仔外套,一個人站在觀景台,一覽黑教堂的全貌。黑色的眼珠像在放空,其實一直在思考,思緒停不下來。478Please respect copyright.PENANARRLCvEZi8W
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高宇維為什麼找自己,為什麼約在亞茲拉爾山,他為什麼沒有準時赴約……她不知道。昨晚一收到高宇維的通知,她只回答一聲「好」,不問原因,一百年來都是如此。478Please respect copyright.PENANAxN3S81W5GI
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不會死,也不算生,隨時都能被取代。三項條件具備,她無法拒絕高宇維或白絃,以為「艾莉絲」就是這樣的存在,直到謝綠說了那一番話。478Please respect copyright.PENANAlSF8KZ5HEn
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──我不是夏悠。478Please respect copyright.PENANAq9EjH2eFK6
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謝綠的話,讓她意識到這件事。478Please respect copyright.PENANA5u2CjZTBSd
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人有原罪。與第一代水果塔相遇的夏悠,產生感情而犯下重罪,變得越來越像人;自己相反,她什麼都沒有,所以她還是艾莉絲。478Please respect copyright.PENANAgbeEDIMKm3
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她和夏悠是不同人,這一點,高宇維和白絃很清楚,所以一個相信她會變成夏悠,另一個不相信。478Please respect copyright.PENANAI0cl0psuEp
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANALZJOgHZ3XX
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她呢?478Please respect copyright.PENANARWxRmEAjQx
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她也覺得,自己會變成夏悠嗎?478Please respect copyright.PENANA2MSZKQSXl3
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她能成為夏悠嗎?478Please respect copyright.PENANAX1mXq7LlfU
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她……想變成夏悠嗎?478Please respect copyright.PENANAPJwMmAOszk
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腦中的疑問越來越多,冷冽的風吹過頭髮。她下意識伸手,摸了摸自己的耳垂──耳環還在,她感到放心,不知道為什麼。478Please respect copyright.PENANA64emExjPuU
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──姊姊,這個送妳。478Please respect copyright.PENANARpOCLswVS7
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男孩的聲音在腦中響起。她想起那個紅頭髮的男孩,一副小大人的模樣,說她戴耳環很好看。478Please respect copyright.PENANA6BOW0XmrsK
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──不要覺得自己怪怪的。478Please respect copyright.PENANANTEtG6ySd9
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「我……」478Please respect copyright.PENANA6Bb9GTFlR3
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──妳是很棒很棒的姊姊。478Please respect copyright.PENANARBt6EUWjFP
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「我不想……變成她。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAerdDCwfgE8
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夏悠的人生沒有耳環,也沒有那個男孩。此刻站在亞茲拉爾山、戴著那副耳環的,是她自己。478Please respect copyright.PENANAw68DlcnClz
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名字。她心想。478Please respect copyright.PENANA7Lqv9heaVL
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或許她需要名字。478Please respect copyright.PENANARHtulPzHiP
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艾莉絲只是身分,如果有名字,就能告訴大家她不是夏悠,也不想成為夏悠。謝綠啟發了她,她想為自己作主一次。478Please respect copyright.PENANAcQSPK9Dflm
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「磅!!!」478Please respect copyright.PENANADhgo2JS5wt
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突然,劇烈的聲響從前方傳來。她抬頭,看見黑教堂的南棟正在冒煙,整棟建築被打穿一個洞,一個水果塔在裡面。478Please respect copyright.PENANAv8oKkpmoD8
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「獅鷲?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAT1iT1dkTWc
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她正感疑惑,發現北棟還有一個水果塔,在回應白絃的憤怒。478Please respect copyright.PENANAAE79lMSQLj
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「紅心…傑克?」478Please respect copyright.PENANA4vntBStArw
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上次見面,李晴煬還好好的,怎麼突然被李仲翔……不,她看向山腰,發現還有一個水果塔,也是第一代。478Please respect copyright.PENANAIVkGRdosZ1
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「……睡鼠?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAQkObkzbK9h
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她不解,睡鼠的存在感比紅心傑克強,小約翰得到後代的身體,睡鼠「真的」回來了。478Please respect copyright.PENANAs20LqHcBMn
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為什麼?什麼時候?她想去確認,但剛踏出一步,她感應到第四個水果塔,離自己非常近。478Please respect copyright.PENANAgFtrh3Xsfe
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「怎麼……!?」478Please respect copyright.PENANA7gJiC30ydp
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話沒說完,突然天搖地動,四面八方劇烈搖晃,「轟轟!」的恐怖聲音從山裡傳來。艾莉絲重心不穩、跌到地上,眼看身下的雪都被濺起,她失去平時的冷靜從容,嚇得叫出聲來。478Please respect copyright.PENANA4wqPeZQgLQ
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「啊……!」478Please respect copyright.PENANAeyYVuqPTGp
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地震。478Please respect copyright.PENANAsXkpyZosSX
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「啊……啊啊!」478Please respect copyright.PENANAnuHCGpMYR3
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一瞬間,深藏在體內深處,由每一代艾莉絲繼承、屬於本尊「夏悠」的記憶,全部浮現在她腦中。她的手和另一個人重疊,腿被坍塌的水泥壓斷,自己只能趴在地上求救,大喊:478Please respect copyright.PENANAczKsoVnKIK
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──救命!!478Please respect copyright.PENANABiGKH5n0dt
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「不要……!」478Please respect copyright.PENANAMU08BRk37K
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──我被困住了,救命啊!!478Please respect copyright.PENANAiEmGkWOQ5E
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「停下,停下……!」478Please respect copyright.PENANAKSyOyaQtt8
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──媽媽!媽媽,妳在哪!?478Please respect copyright.PENANAiXk9jn6swU
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「轟轟!」的聲音越來越大。她抬頭,「夏悠」最後的記憶──海嘯般的土石從山坡衝下。樹被折斷、房舍潰爛、卡車翻覆,土石朝她撲來,最後──478Please respect copyright.PENANAicYclx201c
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「啊啊!啊啊啊啊啊啊!」478Please respect copyright.PENANARkB4Jl4ToW
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她尖叫,同時,地震瓦解了自我。區分毫無意義,每一個繼承「夏悠」的她們,都來自一位悲傷的母親。她們是女兒的替代品,繼承同樣的記憶,對死亡的恐懼將她們合而為一──合成一個艾莉絲。478Please respect copyright.PENANA1wtdKHWQao
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAcFustUzgZO
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地震結束,艾莉絲像可憐的小動物趴在地上、四肢脫力。怪的是,其它地方沒有,只有亞茲拉爾山、艾莉絲所在的這一角,發生了近三十秒的地震。478Please respect copyright.PENANATuhGqzQu1s
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「我從來不擔心。」478Please respect copyright.PENANATFHZ5a7PMi
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「妳的創傷後壓力症候群,我隨時都能喚醒。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAiQlwaX3MA0
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白色的長靴來到她面前,白色的拐杖被放在一旁。艾莉絲抬頭,灰色頭髮的少年單膝跪在自己面前,向她伸手。478Please respect copyright.PENANAcx3gWJiHK3
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「您還好嗎?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAMHRn6omvbC
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來迎接她的,不是獅鷲,不是紅心傑克,而是瘋帽。高宇維將亞茲拉爾山的時間倒回2月23日,重現了上個禮拜、檸檬經歷的那場地震。478Please respect copyright.PENANAjxEG5K2XYb
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAvOlNyD1BAF
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艾莉絲驚魂未定,黑色的眼珠還在哭,但有什麼東西醒來了。原本的她只是空殼,如今有好多、好多東西充斥在體內;包含夏悠,包含她自己。478Please respect copyright.PENANAdjDhBshooI
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「欲雪?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAfLqsPVZuP0
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地震前,高宇維就是高宇維;地震後,她想起他是瘋帽──最令她放心、值得信賴的瘋帽。夏悠的回憶變成她的,夏悠的故事變成她的,都是她的一部份。478Please respect copyright.PENANAKMdq61tRsx
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「抱歉,我現在不用那個名字了。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAq36Vs8YriQ
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雖然手段有點粗暴,但高宇維覺得一切值得。他將手放在胸前,向眼前的艾莉絲行禮,也向她道歉。478Please respect copyright.PENANAs2euZrtXVQ
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「恭候多時。」478Please respect copyright.PENANADdqUerlLkn
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「尊貴的、完整的──我們的艾莉絲。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAiteZCWqeqb
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2161年3月3日,早上十點,黑教堂,南棟478Please respect copyright.PENANAdSNHoY5ndB
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好慘。里奧心想。478Please respect copyright.PENANAKCOpZaDjIK
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被白絃大鬧後的黑教堂,真的很慘。478Please respect copyright.PENANAzEp8RI3qR3
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里奧來到禮拜堂,看見檸檬倒在地上,他將女兒抱起來,呼喚:「安琪。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAByTWYKpcUK
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「……?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAZoZ7HdxoT5
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檸檬張開眼睛。發現是里奧,她緊緊抱住爸爸,一副被嚇壞的樣子,顫抖的聲音說:「爸比,對不起……!」478Please respect copyright.PENANAPfbY4pxYiR
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檸檬擅自離開房間,里奧沒有生氣,而是輕撫她的背,等檸檬的情緒穩定下來,才問:「妳遇到獅鷲了?」478Please respect copyright.PENANA2QQLzYmfyz
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檸檬點頭。478Please respect copyright.PENANAbkNDOy05nn
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「她弄傷了妳?」里奧再問。478Please respect copyright.PENANArnoQH4laNx
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「沒有。」檸檬搖頭,「她說我姓懷特,她不想傷害我,只把我打暈。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7qih1pMhL
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確實,大部分的第一代水果塔,都會念在阿道夫老師的恩情,對懷特禮遇有加,所以里奧沒有多想,就這麼相信檸檬的話。478Please respect copyright.PENANAGbx9xF18IV
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「里奧。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAXiKgzODsKr
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有人在叫他。里奧轉頭,看見傷痕累累、依舊行動自如的賴冰河,及前來與家人會合的賴梓威。賴梓威背著還在昏迷的賴梓柔。整個薩拉凱爾教,只剩他們三個倖存者。478Please respect copyright.PENANAkqqwVZnTJm
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「好久不見。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAmWykAiwqK7
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賴冰河是雪檸的兄長,里奧不會無視他,而是向他道謝。賴冰河對檸檬的照顧是發自內心,還是另有目的,賴冰河毫無疑問是前者,里奧看得出來。478Please respect copyright.PENANAlNJpto5oCD
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「她是因為擔心我,才跑來這麼危險的地方,你不要罵她。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAxOMofn6N9s
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賴冰河竟然幫檸檬說話。他真的是好人──不只檸檬,頻道裡的羅笙也這麼說。478Please respect copyright.PENANAq1MnEjGgap
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「人沒事就好。」里奧看著殘破的黑教堂,惋惜表示:「發生這樣的事,我很遺憾。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAvv9fktyY48
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「神與畜事先不知道嗎?」賴冰河雖然痛心,該問清楚的還是要問:「小約翰的屍體在黑教堂,是你們先發現,還是Platinum?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAeXZoPQn0E5
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聽到這個問題,檸檬的表情很心虛,但她被里奧抱在懷裡,沒有人看見。478Please respect copyright.PENANAeb3NS09XtE
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「最早發現屍體不見的,確實是宇維,他也懷疑過你們;但考量到雪檸,他不想把事情鬧大。」里奧的表情完全沒變,用平常的口氣說:「如果真是你們偷的,至少能私下警告賴霜原,把屍體還回去。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAcgTdxyHcgR
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賴冰河握拳,憤恨地問:「Platinum又為什麼知道?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAqFiihZJrlx
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「……不清楚。」里奧搖頭,「四年前,自從史密斯馬戲團想偷第一代的屍體,白絃變得很敏感;只要被她抓到蛛絲馬跡,靠金允道和白石墨的技術,沒有他們查不到的事。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAibwscbwHrV
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAq0njYJhOFF
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「記得謝照顏的下場嗎?」里奧又說:「十大家族現在的敵人,早就不是神與畜,是那個女人。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAtALaGmRLzR
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虛實參半的謊言。里奧才剛說完,檸檬的頻道就傳來羅笙的聲音。478Please respect copyright.PENANA93Vioh6l1c
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「不愧是父女,妳跟里奧都很會騙人。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAbRhdpSKMu5
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羅笙不在,檸檬能想像他不以為然的表情。478Please respect copyright.PENANAQiIt8tHEam
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「讓妳發現小約翰的屍體,絕對是瘋帽設計好的。他們知道我姊姊會發飆,才想借刀殺人,利用姊姊處理掉薩拉凱爾。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAD4WNb1pGof
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聽到羅笙的分析,檸檬反問:「你的意思是:宇維少爺早就知道小約翰在黑教堂?他憑什麼確定?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAJvqxCLK7xh
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「我不知道。」羅笙說:「提到第一代,大家都說我姊姊和李仲翔恐怖,但就我Knight隊長的經歷,瘋帽毫不遜色。除了里奧,沒有人知道瘋帽在想什麼,這很麻煩。」478Please respect copyright.PENANA7sBw06FOgL
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確實,白絃和李仲翔雖然可怕,但知道他們在乎什麼,就能猜測他們的下一步;高宇維無法,他擅長在別人想不到的地方深謀遠慮,瘋帽的瘋癲之處就在這裡。478Please respect copyright.PENANAiQF2lx1enD
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「冰河叔叔,我們之後怎麼辦?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAcQSTqDSeiC
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賴梓威背著妹妹。里奧刻意不提賴梓柔的事,賴梓威也不打算跟賴冰河說。這次事件,賴梓柔參與到什麼程度、扮演什麼角色,他會私下問清楚,不會讓賴冰河知道。478Please respect copyright.PENANA02tKoF4yBo
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「Platinum不會讓世人知道真相,高宇維也不會。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAw9JWwNt9Mo
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雖然無奈,賴冰河還是得告訴賴梓威:「黑教堂這次,八成會被捏造成地震。全世界的薩拉凱爾教徒,一定會幫助我們三個倖存者,之後的事我反而不擔心。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAtpEGQ8hXKy
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看著受傷的賴梓柔,賴冰河看向里奧,跟他確認:「我們不能去希波克拉底的醫院,是嗎?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAvGu6bPLhOE
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里奧點頭,「善後的事我們會處理,包含你們的傷。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAauJBt9YizI
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賴冰河想說謝謝,卻說不出口,因為他救不回大家的命。現實令人難以接受,但賴梓威和賴梓柔都在,賴冰河不能逃避。他會繼承薩拉凱爾教,將一切整頓好、導回正軌,並等待沙利葉──改變世界的人出現。478Please respect copyright.PENANAaSR6EiYSEr
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「小舅舅……」478Please respect copyright.PENANAFzklBIrObV
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檸檬突然叫他。賴冰河知道,他的女兒賴梓綾,本質上已經死了,如今能被他稱作家人的,除了賴梓威兄妹,就只剩檸檬。478Please respect copyright.PENANAcSTtZOEBM2
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「回去吧,孩子。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5a3JRkdb1
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賴冰河走到里奧面前,跟檸檬說:「這裡沒什麼好回憶,妳可以回家了。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAgdsTYyPzmO
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「我……」478Please respect copyright.PENANAMVBUVaad8h
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「要是哪天,妳想再喝一次無糖綠茶。」賴冰河伸手,摸摸檸檬的頭,「來D區,我會給妳準備一大罐。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAthkKZbyFMo
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語畢,賴冰河的手離開檸檬的頭。收到尼可拉斯的命令,Knight的醫療團隊終於抵達。賴冰河和賴梓威招呼一聲,三人跟著醫療團隊,離開滿目瘡痍的黑教堂。478Please respect copyright.PENANAyQEki4LbvS
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「我們也走吧。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAmGAgnpjj3D
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收到李博洋的訊息、在北棟大門會合,里奧抱著檸檬,往賴冰河的反方向走去。看著小舅舅的背影,檸檬原本想說什麼,最後還是作罷,縮到里奧懷裡。478Please respect copyright.PENANA6ovrdy9r0b
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「……爸比。」478Please respect copyright.PENANADnG6t19ZH0
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「嗯?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAOgWmY5b3ex
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「這次任務結束,」檸檬抬頭,「我可以去旅行嗎?」478Please respect copyright.PENANArZc3nwDFkZ
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里奧微愣,「妳一個人?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAVxT7F7KoYQ
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「嗯。」檸檬的聲音有氣無力,「發生很多事,我想一個人靜靜。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAvDzWSJC09C
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAnBtbZ3fTZy
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以父親的立場,里奧當然不想答應,但看檸檬的眼神、表情,她受到不小打擊,確實需要休息。478Please respect copyright.PENANAzjl35C3jE2
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「我會跟宇維討論。」里奧說:「先睡吧,辛苦了。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAmEukJGyUzI
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「嗯……」478Please respect copyright.PENANA3NExKtXgnn
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檸檬閉上眼睛,同時,頻道裡的羅笙說:「他沒有答應。」478Please respect copyright.PENANA3SK6QBXxPe
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「也沒有拒絕。」檸檬保證:「他一定會的。」478Please respect copyright.PENANABrptlTsWVw
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羅笙不知道檸檬哪來的自信,但現階段,檸檬確實需要休息,所以他不跟檸檬爭論,直接離開頻道,檸檬也順利進入夢鄉。478Please respect copyright.PENANA8AzMdbf3Fk
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2161年3月6日,???,???478Please respect copyright.PENANA04YHgiQlLG
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三天後,賴梓綾──小約翰來到高宇維的桃花林,發現樹下擺了張長桌。高宇維坐在一端,另一端的位子是空的,桌上有一壺紅茶,磚紅色的色澤,香氣四溢。478Please respect copyright.PENANA02paz1SfFE
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「真懷念。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAkR54agl4a2
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坐到高宇維為他準備的位子,小約翰念舊地說:「書蟲說,我們倆是『紅茶聯盟』,和他的『可樂共和國』是邦交國。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAKU5XUhcxhc
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「誰理他,我們早就斷交了。」478Please respect copyright.PENANATf9P3S4gs8
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高宇維不以為然地說。小約翰輕輕笑著,聲音像春天的小鳥。478Please respect copyright.PENANA0WdwQuoGKZ
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老朋友見面,還是這麼熟的朋友,高宇維今天心情不錯。雖然外表變了,但能說出「紅茶聯盟」的人,只有他的紅茶好夥伴。478Please respect copyright.PENANAxoUgFcuL62
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「你見過艾莉絲了?」高宇維問,給自己倒了一杯。478Please respect copyright.PENANA4P4K4VSNE4
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「嗯,昨天去了。」小約翰回答:「畢竟第一次見面,沒有好好打招呼。」478Please respect copyright.PENANADu056xVWEw
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李晴煬四人偷溜去卡洛爾大廈,高宇維並不意外。紙包不住火,何況是年輕人的好奇心。478Please respect copyright.PENANAIwt84z3z1M
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「說起來,『艾莉絲』真是不可思議。」478Please respect copyright.PENANABVMLk86p0R
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兩手捧著茶杯,小約翰回想這兩次見面的差異,有感而發。478Please respect copyright.PENANAbXVK5lnIl4
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「好像我們年輕時很流行的,那叫什麼……前世記憶?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAS61bGx9lhw
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「她本來就有夏悠的記憶,只是沒有夏悠的感情。」478Please respect copyright.PENANA6dqGrrH7AL
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高宇維一邊玩茶杯上的水珠,一邊跟小約翰解釋。478Please respect copyright.PENANAwg307I44HQ
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「就像看電影,你認得主角,知道故事在演什麼,但你是觀眾,不管電影怎麼演,都沒你的事。」高宇維說:「現在不一樣了。她想起自己是主角,電影的生離死別、喜怒哀樂,都是她的人生,從她對我們的稱呼就知道。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAoEvPMiIsbs
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「不過,」小約翰歪頭,「她這一世的記憶,沒有消失吧?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAimGqXz3HN8
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「都還在,『艾莉絲』的記憶像積木,一層層堆疊。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAbNfO44x4MA
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高宇維手掌交疊,做了個疊疊樂的手勢。478Please respect copyright.PENANAcIknRKltUh
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「我利用地震,讓她的情感和記憶、一層層疊起來,就是這樣。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAlC2fkOFgGP
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「原來如此。」小約翰提出關鍵:「所以現在,那兩人不是『獅鷲』和『紅心傑克』,是她的『系兒』和『仲翔』。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAB033g8MYs9
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「反過來也是。」高宇維吃著配茶用的小餅乾,「接下來,利用他們三人的共鳴,我的計畫就能成功。」478Please respect copyright.PENANADXRNxuKSH4
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「真不愧是瘋帽,你好聰明。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAK4X09X8fH0
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小約翰微笑。在桃花林裡,白色的她像童話故事的公主,行為舉止和一般女孩無異。高宇維見怪不怪,反正他記憶裡的小約翰,長相個性都不像男孩,這副模樣比較自在。478Please respect copyright.PENANAzcW835lCWI
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「瘋帽,我能問你一件事嗎?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAfObkqJW4X8
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放下茶杯,小約翰雙手交疊,端莊地放在大腿上。淡粉色的眼裡滿是笑意,他問高宇維:478Please respect copyright.PENANAXjwYplwMDV
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「我的身體,是你偷走的吧?」478Please respect copyright.PENANA5DJr1sosec
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAsA8HFKM0MA
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「聽說,攝影錄像沒拍到人,我的身體瞬間消失。」小約翰瞇眼,「雖然很奇怪,但如果能把時間暫停,這一點也不難,不是嗎?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAfADiS41NUY
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANA2L39YdD1O1
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高宇維沒有說話,灰色的眼睛盯著小約翰,兩人的氣氛也從悠閒,變成詭譎的對峙。478Please respect copyright.PENANAi4qPoF09jr
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「把我的身體送給薩拉凱爾,利用安琪.懷特交換賴梓綾,再讓安琪發現我的身體,消息傳給Platinum。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAYAgshdAQq5
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小約翰很冷靜,好像在說別人的故事,娓娓道來。478Please respect copyright.PENANACwyueYMMS8
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「你知道獅鷲不會坐視不管,她會親自處理,結果是──賴梓綾到手、安琪平安回來、薩拉凱爾教滅亡、夏悠被你喚醒、仲翔奪走晴煬的身體。」小約翰拍手,「瘋帽,你真的很聰明,這次是你贏了。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAk4JlK8rtug
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAOak6JV4gz9
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喝完一壺紅茶,時鐘「滴答!滴答!」一響,茶壺的紅茶全部回來,高宇維又給自己倒了一杯。478Please respect copyright.PENANAkRBtvt5IJe
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「最後一個沒有。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAZMGym5bUfd
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他終於開口,間接承認:「晴煬把身體搶了回來,我也不知道原因。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAgOIHH68tFC
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「呵。」478Please respect copyright.PENANA2WXUzV60dO
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小約翰沒有生氣。人們說他善良,但在某些時刻,他的好脾氣反而弔詭,比如現在。478Please respect copyright.PENANAxb6hE5cpG7
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「作為報復,仲翔的事,我不會幫你喔。」小約翰聲名。478Please respect copyright.PENANAp2fj6qumXt
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「打從一開始,你就不想幫吧?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAh1HmIE7byy
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高宇維冷笑。他了解紅茶,也了解這位紅茶夥伴。478Please respect copyright.PENANAEgLGKI7YlQ
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「仲翔會哭死。」高宇維反諷:「他這麼愛你。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAqSAyPdUMPK
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「錯了,不是他愛我,是我很愛他,仲翔不會介意的。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAAlPUPCTUnJ
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小約翰端起茶杯,幸福一笑。478Please respect copyright.PENANAyl0VCk3dmt
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「『只有你可以這麼做。』我滿足他被愛的渴望,所以我能對他做任何事,仲翔一定可以理解。」小約翰又說:「我挺喜歡晴煬。他可以保護我,我對現狀感到滿足,仲翔不需要回來。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAC8SNZKJjtz
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「……。」478Please respect copyright.PENANA2KgYX2iFD1
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假如,高宇維跟陌生人介紹小約翰,他一定會說「他很善良」,這點千真萬確;但如果要第二句,高宇維會說「他很膽小」。除了用堅硬的水晶保護自己,小約翰擅長依附他人,依賴性很強。當年之所以受洗,也是相信神會保護自己。478Please respect copyright.PENANAPJB7uzSstA
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一百年前,他的依附對象是李仲翔;一百年後,他遇見了李晴煬。既然李晴煬能保護他,自己對現狀感到滿足,李仲翔不回來也罷。小約翰活在自我滿足的價值觀,高宇維知道這點,所以他不反駁,只是警告:478Please respect copyright.PENANAwot6sXbKpV
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「別給我添亂,其它我沒意見。」478Please respect copyright.PENANARHTzAHyN4r
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「謝謝,你果然是明理的人,瘋帽。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAYDflfMMhBX
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跟老朋友喝茶,也把事情說清楚,小約翰覺得今天值得紀念。既不與世界為伍,也不與自己為敵。小約翰深信:只要緩慢、堅定向前,他的人生將獨特且真實,自己也會成為最幸福、也最幸運的人。478Please respect copyright.PENANAXiksae1wGn
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「之後呢?」高宇維問小約翰:「你打算怎麼做?」478Please respect copyright.PENANAnFS9bOaX3I
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「當你的手下,以『賴梓綾』的身分活下去。」小約翰表示:「我想連同她的份,一起活下去。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAHPVBBYH7Vp
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高宇維聳肩,懶得聽這些漂亮話。478Please respect copyright.PENANArdghRhRk0t
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「神與畜第六幹部──賴梓綾。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAH7N7YkkskR
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如本人所願,高宇維用上位者的口氣叫她,並問:「稱呼呢?」478Please respect copyright.PENANARgjPOAWHAV
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「沒問題。」478Please respect copyright.PENANAoZkcueFP6z
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小約翰──賴梓綾離開位子,單膝跪在高宇維的椅子旁。她以心為基礎,期許自己是道暖暖的光;堅信總有一天,他會站在最亮的地方,成為自己渴望的模樣。478Please respect copyright.PENANA9Z2YNZY0j4
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「願您被世界溫柔以待──」478Please respect copyright.PENANA2afa0XRB8k
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「宇維少爺。」478Please respect copyright.PENANArqlrCAyxkC