另一邊廂,宿舍房間內,急於修理破劍的派恩,把總算無事入手的蒼鐵搗成粉末,放進燒杯裏。魔力漸漸在手中形成火苗,放到本生燈上旺盛燃燒起來。173Please respect copyright.PENANA5Tr9gBY3hO
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「先提煉成精華,再倒進缺口裡……」燒紅的玻璃容器裡,原來一塊塊的閃藍小石都熔化成流體。派恩小心翼翼以夾子拿起它,緩緩傾斜著它好讓裡面物質沿杯緣落到重劍劍身。藍黑流體覆蓋在劍身破洞上逐漸凝固,剛好完全堵塞其中缺口。173Please respect copyright.PENANAw9O4dIBPlG
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「派恩哥哥,有人找你。」門外傳來柔伊的叫喊聲,可是思緒全力專注於眼前重劍的派恩根本沒聽見她的叫喊。沒幾秒,大門被粗暴打開,巨響截斷了他的思路,逼使他把注意力移向後方。173Please respect copyright.PENANAs9Mc3MxZev
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「繆兒?」開門進來的,正是破劍的主人繆兒。他關上門,桀驁不馴的樣子仰望書桌前的派恩。173Please respect copyright.PENANAJQLwlTO66v
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「我的劍修理好了沒?」173Please respect copyright.PENANAW66EraCYbi
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「大概完成了,但是……」173Please respect copyright.PENANAlFF0PjGS9X
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繆兒走到桌子前,拿起剛「修復」完成的愛劍,看著那大塊藍黑色補丁緊皺起眉頭。173Please respect copyright.PENANAlU6mWbfNBI
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「你的知識令你變得聰明,但同時亦令你變得愚蠢。」他伴隨嘆息把重劍放回桌上,再道:「這狀況,只能算作半成品。」173Please respect copyright.PENANA0UQrpnyWmq
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「是的,我知道,還差最後一個步驟。」聽了繆兒連番帶刺抱怨,派恩隨即把右手放在蒼鐵補丁中央,在接觸一刻,一條條鮮藍光線旋即從手掌掩蓋之處向四方蔓延,在補丁上描畫劍身缺口處失去的模樣,巧妙地與整把重劍融為一體。173Please respect copyright.PENANAHzmVAbHRJS
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「蒼鐵對眾生有害,那是因為它本質受到神的影響而產生的產物;但正正因為這種特質,我們就可以與當中力量共鳴,利用它修繕破損器物。」派恩鬆開手,本來堵塞缺口之處已不復見,這重劍就如同起初一般簇新而威風。173Please respect copyright.PENANAp1NDzHVJjI
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「言重了,修繕器物這方面還是你比我更在行。」173Please respect copyright.PENANAqIXqncnorC
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繆兒再度單手抓起劍柄,另一隻手觸摸本來缺口所在的位置,手指落在紋樣縫隙處仔細檢查。不出他所料,用作補丁的蒼鐵經派恩手裡與完全契合於其劍身材質,變回與那魔人激烈一戰先前的模樣。173Please respect copyright.PENANAfO8oprMYdx
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「哼……忒鉈,下次再會,我定必將你葬於始界大地。」拋下如此一句,繆兒便喚出光子把重劍收起,無視坐在客廳的柔伊和克西,領著門外侍從揚長而去。173Please respect copyright.PENANAlL2iyu7SBV
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「呼……那小子總算走了。他簡直是個會走路的壓力塊。」癱坐在沙發上,一直默不作聲的克西終於吭出話來。他一躍起來,把滑板放在地上,一臉期待地對忙碌替派恩整理論文的柔伊揮手說道:「本大爺要去找貝塔小姐了,拜拜!」173Please respect copyright.PENANANIKJIljIzK
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打開大門一刻,他看到兩個男同學氣急敗壞地正想敲門內進。173Please respect copyright.PENANAIiHUDYSEFW
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「你們是幹嗎的?」173Please respect copyright.PENANAABLTIZCd3V
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「呀!克西前輩,派恩學長在嗎?」其中一位短髮男生彬彬有禮地道著來由。173Please respect copyright.PENANAHDLzzYuUpu
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「派恩哥哥在趕論文,你們找他幹嘛?」這時柔伊放下紙疊,走到門口答道。173Please respect copyright.PENANAA1Nj5BrGGn
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「那個……妳怎麼會在男子宿舍?」看到回應他們的竟是個稚嫩女孩,不禁使兩人羞紅起臉來。173Please respect copyright.PENANAjEIJyVYWSZ
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「我可是派恩哥哥的得力助手,這方面舍長也知道啊。」173Please respect copyright.PENANA0X7P66MxAc
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「抱歉……打擾了,我們有急事要找學長。」173Please respect copyright.PENANAblIXDuu6Vq
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避過柔伊不忿氣的視線,兩人急步走向書房。以為自己總算可以專注於論文的派恩聽到門外擾攘,回過頭來,見兩名學弟已站在跟前,稍抹過臉上汗珠便匆匆吐話:173Please respect copyright.PENANAZHP12uMzmG
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「學長,你是不是帶了個騎士打扮的男性進校園了?」173Please respect copyright.PENANA2mDsRI33EW
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「……我們剛才經過醫療室,看到魔武器學院的教授們帶著手下把他抬走了。」173Please respect copyright.PENANAIUVrGZqyt8
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派恩從來沒想到,這次事件似乎早就傳到教授耳邊。「……那幫斯圖希安人到底想怎樣?」173Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2fzlItSE4
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然而,他亦無暇思索更多,為了收拾如此殘局,他也只好再度提起揹著無形重荷的身子,走出房間大門前,又特意回頭吩咐柔伊和克西:173Please respect copyright.PENANAFNut3BmF9r
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「你們先待在宿舍裡,暫時先別讓魔武器學院的人看到你們倆。」173Please respect copyright.PENANA1sc1ocpZcH
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未待柔伊和克西作出反應,派恩早已操作著透明箱子消失眼簾中。空氣漸漸變得不穩,彷彿宣告著危機到臨,即使他倆對魔武器學這門學問一竅不通,從那幫教授們像到處張揚「教義」一般,立志要以魔法改造無害事物成為武器的偏執早就曝露出其無上野心。173Please respect copyright.PENANAMVysPOe8Ks
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「怎麼辦?派恩哥哥會是那幫瘋子的對手嗎?」縱使從未懷疑過派恩的實力,教授們臭名遠揚的作風卻使柔伊無法抑住心裡擔憂。173Please respect copyright.PENANABu0b7YEnWB
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「切……就怕那幫瘋老頭會迷上本大爺。」克西繼續攤手坐在沙發上,落寞盯看著天花板。173Please respect copyright.PENANAVH1nEc8Jb7
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「不管那麼多了!派恩哥哥這樣一去,那幫人一定不會輕易放過他,所以我們不能坐視不理!」173Please respect copyright.PENANAkygR56Fv8C
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「這能叫送死嗎?本大爺可不想成為他們的什麼戰爭道具。」173Please respect copyright.PENANAIcSb1raRbU
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「那麼克西待在這裡吧,我一定要去幫助派恩哥哥。」173Please respect copyright.PENANAYyCTKByNYo
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漠然看著這小小身子不理勸告奔出家門,克西仍是一副自以為是的樣子,哼著歌站了起來,抱著滑板輕步步出大門。173Please respect copyright.PENANA6ox0uh9e6W
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眾多學院大樓都集中於中央區附近,惟魔武器學院大樓則靜靜座落在西北一角,銀黑色的建築與學園一貫的粉白風調格格不入,使得它即使落在人稀之處仍十分顯眼。重門深鎖前,站著是異鄉少女和白衣男孩,一路跟蹤著教授們的步伐,來到這裡卻被設計精密的機關閘門所阻撓。173Please respect copyright.PENANAdSSdDJ6jtU
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「伊咘西萊,門鎖應該在內側,你飛進去看看。」173Please respect copyright.PENANAgWV8Bzg6WY
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應貝塔請求,伊咘西萊四處張望,確認沒有其他人在視線範圍內,頭上光環和背羽便從無形中現出實態。他振著翅,輕鬆繞過帶刺高牆著地,快步走到門前不假思索便按下旁邊唯一一顆碩大按鈕。鬆開手一刻,閘上鐵齒輪陣便逐一驅動,在解開深鎖的同時發出一陣刺耳警鈴聲。173Please respect copyright.PENANA2gsVuWTAgE
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「是誰!?」如此巨音驚動了建築物內的守衛,一個人影正從走廊後撲出之際,貝塔便拿出小刀迅速越過伊咘西萊,「嚓」一聲刀鋒刺在守衛腹部,剎那痛感使其應聲暈倒在地上。173Please respect copyright.PENANADvJ9eIRCMu
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「你們怎麼在這裡?」兩人正想拔腿前行,大門方向這時卻傳來熟悉的聲音。173Please respect copyright.PENANAPrwM2ZABch
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「派恩先生!阿爾法被人捉到這裡了,請您救救他!」見門外現出那人影正是派恩,伊咘西萊遂走向他身旁拉著他的手臂求救。173Please respect copyright.PENANAWnD9K3U1MP
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「別擔心,我正為此而來。」173Please respect copyright.PENANABqoGXfAYWJ
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「謝謝你,那拜託了。」貝塔簡單向派恩道謝,便繼續前行。173Please respect copyright.PENANA8KngyHTbZ9
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三人穿梭於空無一人的迴廊裡,掠過深鎖重門嘗試從中探聽阿爾法的下落,腳步止於迴廊盡頭那位於頂樓的大房間前,側旁寫著「中央實驗室」幾個大字。步伐才剛停下,門後便突如傳出爆炸般巨響,幾乎要讓眾人站不住腳。