村莊到供奉神明的地方大約需要步行三十分鐘。在去到廟之前,咲炎要羽星先帶他們去昨天遇到林道長的地方。157Please respect copyright.PENANAYpwgwbyRot
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「大約是在前面……那裡有一個祭壇」157Please respect copyright.PENANAiFar7LsVAS
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羽星指著前方的草叢,咲炎和水月穿過後,果然前方有一個稍顯破舊的祭壇。上面貼了數枚符咒。咲炎環顧了周圍的環境,與村莊內混濁的空氣明顯不同。看起來是完美的淨化了附近。157Please respect copyright.PENANAJcamFt6xUK
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「這裡看起來是祛邪用的祭壇……嘖」157Please respect copyright.PENANAhxcrENCOcN
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水月扯下了一旁樹上攀附著的藤蔓,她沒有發現上面有幾根尖刺。157Please respect copyright.PENANAkywEW2L85P
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「這裡看起來貌似跟我們的推論沒什麼關係。我覺得還是先去供奉神明的地方看看吧」157Please respect copyright.PENANACTPjkquenl
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羽星揉了揉有些酸澀的眼睛。自從來到了這個村莊,她總是覺得眼睛有些不舒服,身體狀況也不太好。157Please respect copyright.PENANACQMVA54aCv
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「沒事吧?」157Please respect copyright.PENANAB2faSKNXls
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「嗯嗯,我沒事!」157Please respect copyright.PENANATU01jB12Md
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「小心點,我們還不清楚這裡究竟發生了什麼事。」157Please respect copyright.PENANA3yswHeNLbG
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羽星點了點頭,跟上了咲炎離開的步伐。157Please respect copyright.PENANAauNKwiZyvc
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三人穿過了樹林,走了不知道多久。他們面前出現了一座相當殘破的廟宇。入口處被崩塌的石柱給堵住。一旁開了一個小縫圍牆上則爬滿了帶刺的藤蔓。157Please respect copyright.PENANAGyThCOJePh
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「這裡真的不像是有虔誠信徒的神明會待著的地方……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAWjpeRGdygb
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水月看了看周圍的環境,下了這麼一個評論。157Please respect copyright.PENANANrTOSHTv5Z
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「要進去看看嗎」157Please respect copyright.PENANAptIXMxikQj
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「嗯」157Please respect copyright.PENANAJZ9Gp4MpyW
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咲炎靠近了門口,但是在他接觸到石塊的瞬間,一股力量彈開了咲炎的手157Please respect copyright.PENANAPE91o2cfH2
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「……這真是越來越不對勁了」157Please respect copyright.PENANAt2g4Z1Yida
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在咲炎的手被彈開的同時,羽星看到了只出現一瞬間的法陣。157Please respect copyright.PENANAJZVhNOO6E5
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「這裡有一個法陣」157Please respect copyright.PENANA9bqFGW5VIB
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「羽星你看得到?你能把它畫出來嗎」157Please respect copyright.PENANA6a7gh0hsUm
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羽星點了點頭。咲炎再度將手放了上去並撐住,讓羽星可以完全看清楚法陣的全貌。157Please respect copyright.PENANATLOW8uA5Aw
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「大概長這樣……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAIgF9qchzzc
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「嗯……」157Please respect copyright.PENANA9f6NOgdEWQ
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在看到了法陣後,咲炎陷入了沉思,水月湊了過來。157Please respect copyright.PENANAG92TrRImpP
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「如果正門進不去,那要不要從側邊闖入看看」157Please respect copyright.PENANAiklYXf70iF
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咲炎點了點頭後,抽出了長槍往牆壁上一敲。與正門一模一樣的力量彈開了攻擊。157Please respect copyright.PENANAEdVoMdIrl3
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「看起來硬闖是沒辦法了……那今天先回去吧」157Please respect copyright.PENANAhdqY9Uc6hZ
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咲炎聳了聳肩,三人只能無功而返。157Please respect copyright.PENANAVLTYIqAgOb
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回到了村莊,咲炎再次去找了村長問事情。而水月則帶著羽星在村莊裡調查關於“神明大人”的事157Please respect copyright.PENANARbmJKizQyL
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「神明大人?喔喔,知道啊!大人們都說,是神明大人保佑我們,我們才能住在這裡。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAtXajNtNFNi
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兩人找到了在廣場上玩耍的小孩子們。一名女孩回應了水月的問題157Please respect copyright.PENANAoZcvQppv7P
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「那麼,你們有供奉過神明大人嗎」157Please respect copyright.PENANAbXAu76nU1b
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「嗯……有喔,好久以前我爸爸帶我去過,神明大人的家很大很漂亮喔!但是沒有看到神明大人,我們把供品放在桌上之後就走了!」157Please respect copyright.PENANANqyCa3pxAb
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「那麼你爸爸呢?我想問他一些問題」157Please respect copyright.PENANAQVdCvkCuyV
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「爸爸嗎,他和媽媽去找神明大人了喔~還沒回來呢!」157Please respect copyright.PENANA0RMTn0OInv
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「這樣啊……那他們什麼時候會回來呢?」157Please respect copyright.PENANAGOGnlMe99A
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「不知道耶~他們已經去了兩年了,可能是留在神明大人的家裡了吧!」157Please respect copyright.PENANACXfO0aJU37
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聽著小孩子天真的語氣,水月皺了皺眉頭,大概了解了什麼。她很快恢復了笑容並摸了摸小女孩的頭157Please respect copyright.PENANAUEUDHj934t
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「好,謝謝你。快去和朋友們玩吧」157Please respect copyright.PENANAiMAwIysnjp
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「好~漂亮的大姐姐!希望神明大人也能保佑你們~」157Please respect copyright.PENANAHPoPQWS3SX
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水月嘆了一口氣後,帶著羽星回到了住所。157Please respect copyright.PENANAdXflO54gZH
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「水月前輩……難道……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAZS7HvlOc4b
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「嗯,村莊不如以往繁榮的原因……大概就是這樣了吧……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAVtLAoLH7J3
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作為祭品,“供奉”給了神明……157Please respect copyright.PENANAHFumPeGvfc
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水月和羽星沒有繼續對話。而是沉默的坐在房間裡,等著咲炎回來。157Please respect copyright.PENANAX9Yc2WHUqo
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過了大約半個小時,咲炎開了門,走了進來。157Please respect copyright.PENANAyskWVnGYiN
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「怎麼了嗎…?」157Please respect copyright.PENANAyeYll6csX6
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咲炎一進門就感受到了十分壓抑的氣息,詢問過後,得知了這件事情。157Please respect copyright.PENANAF1S4qiYOUp
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「如果是這樣的話……那麼就有兩種解釋的方法了……這裡的神明,可能已經放棄了這裡。或是更糟的推斷,這裡的神明已經妖魔化了」157Please respect copyright.PENANAGLcPRWC6ls
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神不存在於此,或是神明化為了妖魔。這是現階段咲炎做出最有可能的推理。157Please respect copyright.PENANABwLbiew5gu
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「神明是不可能要求活祭的,尤其是這種地方的守護神。那麼,就有了另外一個問題。究竟這個弒神陣是用來幹甚麼的……」157Please respect copyright.PENANA5ioUpm1Csi
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「難道是為了消滅墮落的神明?」157Please respect copyright.PENANA9nnQW8Zm5o
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咲炎搖了搖頭。這個答案是否定的。如果神明消滅了,那麼以常規來講,神明理當不會再有信徒。雖然不能排除神尚未消滅的可能,但是在就此推論下去,就可能會陷入過度的鑽牛角尖。157Please respect copyright.PENANANN3Hg4DUAd
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「不管怎麼說,線索還是太少了……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAtF73cL8KJz
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「所以目前的目標還是找到源風。感覺只有這樣,我們才能找到這事件的破口」157Please respect copyright.PENANA76PkbfSino
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目前的謎團包含了,神明的身份,村民的下落以及神祕的道士。這一切的一切都尚未明瞭。157Please respect copyright.PENANAm3Bh3Znx97
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「那麼今天就先這樣吧……我覺得有點累了……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAYJEyCm6wVp
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「嗯,我也是……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAnL7JVYdkoA
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難得咲炎和水月展露出了疲態。羽星也不好意思打擾他們。只能默默的坐在桌子旁,思考著這些事情。咲炎舖了床鋪,水月立刻鑽了進去。157Please respect copyright.PENANAmUaZ8TIg3K
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「羽星,先睡一下吧。我們明天再去探查其他地方。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAO7a9JcI8Sl
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「嗯,好……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAjv9vtMBqH9
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羽星鑽入了水月身旁的被窩,閉上眼睛沉沉的睡去157Please respect copyright.PENANAyE9mLG58AS
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半夜,羽星被一個細小的聲音吵醒,她掙扎著爬了起來,她一看向窗外,立刻驚醒了過來。157Please respect copyright.PENANAikFqa8xrpe
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「紅……紅色的天空……!?」157Please respect copyright.PENANA6STUKa4W5Y
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窗外一片赤紅。如同當初的災難場景再現。不過這次並不像她所經歷的災難。她看向廣場中央,一群人圍著幾個孩子,正在跳著奇怪的舞蹈。中央的孩子們雙眼無神,就這樣毫無反抗的坐在中央。接著數分鐘過去,眾人抬起了孩子們,並從村莊的門口走了出去。157Please respect copyright.PENANAMgNeZCDAXV
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「糟……糟糕了!咲炎先生,水月前輩!醒醒!」157Please respect copyright.PENANAZYE3DrLEuf
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羽星試圖弄醒一旁的咲炎和水月,奇怪的是,這兩個人就像完全沒有聽到似的,雙眼緊閉,毫無反應。157Please respect copyright.PENANAofVIVwxMaq
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「啊啊……完了……怎麼辦……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAEWLkYfrwLL
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羽星一轉頭,突然,之前看到的那個人影出現在了門口。向自己招著手,似乎在招喚著自己。雖然知道自己不應該過去,但是羽星不由自主的起身,並且朝著人影的方向走了過去。157Please respect copyright.PENANAPMyNvxH5ML
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在靠近那個影子之後,影子牽起了羽星的手,仔細端詳著她手上,緣結給她的那個手環。157Please respect copyright.PENANAEDn2PYmJuo
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「你是……師傅的……誰」157Please respect copyright.PENANANLQC4sszk9
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「師傅……應該姑且算是徒弟吧……?」157Please respect copyright.PENANA8Ke7i31fxA
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聽出來那個影子不具有敵意,羽星便告訴了那個影子。157Please respect copyright.PENANAbhU3C5L6iB
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「你叫……什麼……名字」157Please respect copyright.PENANAgBfEd0k2Jd
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「我叫羽星,你呢……?」157Please respect copyright.PENANAImS3bflEgt
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「我是……源風主人的……式神。我的主人……需要……救援」157Please respect copyright.PENANAzeqALCavLV
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說出了名字之後,那個影子從黑暗中走了出來,一名金髮的男孩站在了羽星面前。157Please respect copyright.PENANAwOxTbbge4G
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「源風……啊!是咲炎先生說的那個人」157Please respect copyright.PENANAsQKAbxXVvH
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「你……認識……咲炎?」157Please respect copyright.PENANAZSIy1AYfIh
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「嗯,咲炎先生說,我們必須先找到你的主人,他究竟在哪裡呢」157Please respect copyright.PENANASRtyVPfPWL
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男孩伸手指向了村莊的門口。157Please respect copyright.PENANAYb8HsyHqSs
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「你為什麼不早一點來找我們,你不是一開始就知道我們在這裡了嗎」157Please respect copyright.PENANAB4UD7aLRfk
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「只有……主人……和同力量源的人……看得見我……」157Please respect copyright.PENANAR699WSXFVY
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男孩用著不甚流利的語句講述著原因,總而言之,他不確定他們看不看得到他,所以花了一點時間來確定。只有在絕對安全的情況下,他才會選擇出來求援。157Please respect copyright.PENANAZKfhQRtGSC
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「那麼我們先回去房間。等咲炎先生他們醒來,我們在做進一步的打算吧」157Please respect copyright.PENANAPGaaoIQjNo
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男孩點了點頭,於是羽星牽起男孩的手,走回了住所。然而接下來眼前的一幕,讓羽星不敢相信自己的眼睛。原本兩人躺著的地方,現在空空如也。巨大的血跡佈滿了房間,就像是血藤蔓一般攀附在牆壁及天花板157Please respect copyright.PENANArPYwXxAO1z
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「啊啊啊啊啊……真……真的慘了……!!」157Please respect copyright.PENANAAxHAjeAPY0
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「跟……主人……一樣……」157Please respect copyright.PENANA02xX0heXYy
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男孩臉上也出現了驚恐的表情。157Please respect copyright.PENANAaO57ZEnEpy
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羽星腿一軟,跪倒在了地上。然而,極短的一瞬間,羽星感覺到自己的後腦勺被重擊一下,接著,她便失去了意識……157Please respect copyright.PENANAe4QkW26djM
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