放學時間,伸一再次來到學生會室的門口。他停在門口前,吞一下口水,不敢進去,因為門的後面,就是新的開始,同時意味未來他會牽涉在奇怪的事件中。
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艾倫降落在主人的肩膀上,對他微笑。
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「去吧,伸一。」
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伸一深呼吸,打開門。
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「歡迎加入The Empire!」
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愉悅的氣氛充斥整個房間,跟伸一預想的有極大反差。伸一呆了,不懂反應。在講台上,他們都是嚴肅的,現在他們居然全都變成小孩子,在開派對。桌上海量的點心和零食,就是最佳證明。
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「來,先坐一下。」美娜將他拉到沙發前,讓他坐好。
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「要不要一包?」阿光的手疊在伸一的肩膀,遞上一包特大洋蔥片。伸一點頭,收下了。
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「艾倫,過來這邊。零食已經為你準備好了。」美美和其他守護甜心也在好好招待新來的甜心。
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「嗚啊呀——許多食物啊!」艾倫盯著桌上的點心,垂涎三尺。
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「那我們快點開動吧。」布魯斯已經伸手去抓杯子蛋糕,但路克一下手刀把他的貪玩之手斬開。
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「請再等一下!」
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「……為什麼會在派對?」伸一只能吐出這問題。
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「在歡迎你啊,」大輔道:「歡迎你成為The Empire的Pawn!這學年多多關照。」
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「多多關照!」其他人和守護甜心異口同聲。
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「……嗯。」伸一在沒其他能給的反應之下,默默點頭了。
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六個人和六隻守護甜心坐下,開始點心派對。
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「很久沒試過這樣了,」翔太拿著一片曲奇餅,吃得津津有味:「工作一直都很多,都沒時間坐下輕鬆一下。」
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「那個……昨天那件事怎樣處理?」伸一問道。
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「先暫且別管,現在先享受當下!」阿光拍拍他的肩膀,叫他別擔心。
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「我不客氣了。」
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「喂!我先看中這個的啊!」
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「這跟我無關!」
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「啊——」
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「艾倫,要不要一點茶?」
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「好的。謝謝。」
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看著守護甜心們有說有笑,像是有生命的指頭娃娃在零食之間移動,伸一不禁會心微笑。這是艾倫誕生多年來,第一次近距離接觸其他守護甜心。以前縱然會碰到同類,但也不過於點頭、打招呼。艾倫這回的笑容,是他一生中見過最燦爛的。
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事實上,伸一也覺得自己這回的笑容很燦爛。他一手抓起大量洋蔥片,一口吃下去,滋味無窮,比家中更好。
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大輔看著伸一:「Pawn,明天早上開始我會帶你認識我們的工作,知道嗎?」
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「嗯!」
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「放心。這會跟阿光之前說好的一樣,我們不會要你做太多工作,不會為難你。」
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「多多指教了。」伸一微笑。
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* * *
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魔姬和雙胞胎兄弟再次在辨公室會見聖母。
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「聖母好。」
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房間陷入一片沉默,聖母仍然背對他們,讓陽光將她變成一團影子。
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「……聖母?」京介首先發言。
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「京介,聽聞昨天你擅自出動了?而且你輸了。」
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面對聖母的質問,京介停頓幾秒。
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「聖母,這是為了收集更多心靈之蛋。請原諒我。」
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聖母沉默不言,並單手提出一隻發出淺藍色螢光的蛋。蛋在掌心中,發出吸引眼球的光芒。
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「發動。」
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「Lazer!」
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聖母細語後,蛋說出單字,並射出一道鐳射光。幸好京介反應快,踏步避開。鐳射打在背後的牆上,留下一個燒焦點。
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「真不愧是所有實驗品中的精英,閃得很快。」
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京介的腳軟了,坐在地上,手心不斷冒汗。總介馬上扶起他,看看他有沒有狀況。
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「這次只是警告,下次不要了。」
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「……是的。」京介猛烈點頭,他臉色蒼白,受驚了。
「為了確定你有真心反省,這段時間你不准參加任何任務或訓練。聽到嗎?」
「……是。」
「聖母,難道這就是最近在研發的新型武器蛋?」魔姬問道。
「是的。我手上的雖然只是Alpha版,但威力不錯,我相當滿意。」
聖母轉轉手上的武器蛋,淺藍色的蛋殼在陽光下有寶石一般的光芒。
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「記住,Genesis是一體的,不准有個人主義。聽到嗎?」
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「我們當然知道,聖母。請你放心。」總介回應。
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「很好。」聖母十分滿意。
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另一天的早上,伸一跟著學生會在校園內東奔西撲,學習學生會基本工作,之後課堂又開始上層次與小學差天共地的課程,好不容易才支持到放學。
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「我……來……了……」伸一喘著氣,打開學生會房門。
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「伸一,今早辛苦了。」美娜繼續掛上公主式的笑容,而其餘人早已到齊了。
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「嗯……」伸一疲倦地點頭,旁邊的艾倫只能苦笑。
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「不過現在不是休息的時間。來,快坐好。我們終於知道對手是誰了。」早乙女拍拍旁邊空置的沙發位,要伸一過來坐。
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「對手?」伸一有點不理解。
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「嗯,那群抽取他人心靈之蛋,將別人弄得奇奇怪怪的人。」阿光點頭。
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伸一腦光一閃:「啊!我記得那些蛋上有一個六角星圖案,我記得它們代表的是……」
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「不用猜了,」大輔道:「是Genesis財團。」
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他將一張角落印有六角星的文件放在玻璃桌中央。英文字Genesis呈斜體,清楚地寫在六角星旁邊。
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「Genesis?聽說這財團的實力和Easter不分上下的啊!」翔太對於事件涉及Genesis財團感到意外。
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「Genesis財團的業務遍佈全球,包含多個範疇。超市、娛樂、房屋……你能說出來的,他們大概都有涉及當中。」早乙女道。
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「包括零食嗎?」布魯斯問。
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「對。昨天的包裝杯子蛋糕,出產商就是Genesis。」凌兵回應。
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「噢!」
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「說起娛樂,他們最近好像在興建賭場和遊樂場,」阿光又說:「我記得它們分別叫Genesis Galaxy和Genesis Garden。他們是要對抗DreamEgg Land嗎?」
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「啊——我和翔太上星期到DreamEgg Land一遊,裡面的遊樂設施的確令人靈感大開。」小筆合上眼睛,回憶那時的樂趣。
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「嗯!票價雖然貴了點,但值得去。」連主人也和議。
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「咳咳——我們可以不談零食或娛樂嗎?」
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早乙女只是提高一下聲量,就讓所有人和守護甜心都住口,回到正題去。
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「……剛剛說到,Genesis踏足的範圍非常廣闊,但我萬萬想不到現在他們竟然會碰守護蛋。」
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「但是…….為什麼?為什麼他們會知道我們的存在?」路克問道。
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「那個叫魔姬的少女似乎也十分清楚我們的特性,但我們感覺不到她有守護甜心。」凌兵補充。
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(魔姬……)伸一的腦海一直重複這二字咒語。
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「那真的很奇怪呢,他們的目的是什麼?」美美搖頭,近期種種的事令她腦袋爆炸。
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「再談下去也沒有用。我們只能繼續留意他們的動靜,」大輔道:「Genesis先說到這裡為止。我們討論下一個議題,而本次議題,和伸一你有很大關係。」
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「啊?」
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「說白一點的話,就是你的項鍊。」
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「……!」
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伸一低頭,伸手托起項鍊上的Hope Sphere。它在水晶燈的光芒閃出一點光輝,光並不刺眼,光度剛好令人舒服,如同掌上明珠,希望的水晶球。
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「這個?他只是爺爺的遺物而已。」
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「不過在上兩次的戰鬥,它發亮了,之後你能夠甜心變身,Story Writer的力量也因而穩定。我覺得不是巧合。」
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「嗯。那時候,我覺得我和小筆完全同步,能隨心所慾地使用力量。我是第一次有這種感覺。」翔太道。
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「真的嗎?」
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伸一再次看著Hope Sphere。裡面的反轉世界彷彿有另一層令人反轉的威力,寄託了爺爺的靈魂。
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「伸一,我們可以看看嗎?」大輔伸出手。
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「不。」伸一握緊它,退後一步。
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「我們不會做什麼,放心。」
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「不行。」
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「只是看一下。」
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「不行就是不行。」
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「他不行是可以理解的,畢竟這是爺爺留給他的,十分貴重。」美娜希望大輔不要迫他。
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「對啊!不要強迫人!」
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「……說的也是,」大輔點頭:「它有名字嗎?」
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「Hope Sphere。」
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「Hope Sphere……」大輔重複默唸幾次:「既然不能除下去檢查,那希望你能盡量戴上它去戰鬥。多來幾次變身,說不定可以知道它是什麼。」
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「……好的。」
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伸一垂下Hope Sphere,Hope Sphere在燈光下閃出星光。
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