高台的風總是令人神清氣爽,天空中沒什麼雲。357Please respect copyright.PENANAOlHj2lVpbk
太陽光直直灑了下來,是個晴朗的天氣。357Please respect copyright.PENANArPGnU77rVM
一個十餘歲人類小孩大小的人,褐色皮膚,一對尖耳,深綠色的頭髮紮著雙馬尾,身材瘦小,背著登山背包,站在天台上。357Please respect copyright.PENANA9tL84l0EMn
崔德舉著右手,遮住刺眼的陽光。357Please respect copyright.PENANAVy461PrGWd
瞇著酒紅色的眼,觀察著四周景色。357Please respect copyright.PENANAlmWN0Qbjce
大大小小的高樓,平台上曬著許多衣服,隨著風飄盪著。357Please respect copyright.PENANAoV1PiSbEzX
早晨的街道上充滿人車,早餐店裡也擠滿了人。357Please respect copyright.PENANAVrcHVRcLzu
繁忙的大城市景象,漸漸溫暖了早晨的冷清空氣。357Please respect copyright.PENANAktTqFTPXEe
崔德從口袋裡掏出了一張備忘錄,看著上面一個個地址,默默在腦海中勾勒出最佳路線,點點頭。357Please respect copyright.PENANAZMj6NJ8W8e
作為一個信使,是崔德主要生活收入來源。357Please respect copyright.PENANA7QByjHLzGX
崔德收起備忘錄,右手拉下頭上的護目鏡。357Please respect copyright.PENANAR5pX9zo5Dr
緊了緊心愛的登山背包的肩帶,接著檢查全身裝備沒有問題,都確實裝備著。357Please respect copyright.PENANAc7Kw0aVgCj
崔德活動了手臂,壓壓腿。357Please respect copyright.PENANA194S09BcYj
深吸一口氣,朝著天台邊緣跑起來。357Please respect copyright.PENANAfsnnnrIho2
縱身一跳,射出身上的強力吸盤和繩子,藉著力盪到另一個高台上,也不停下,落在地上滾了一圈,又開始跑起來。357Please respect copyright.PENANAcGDgKImtWs
轉運城的建築物頂樓多半是曬衣場,正好給崔德一條專屬道路。357Please respect copyright.PENANA1i7JfBzdtA
崔德翻滾,跳躍,無論遇到什麼障礙物都無法讓她停下來。357Please respect copyright.PENANAp8sJ9ZGYq3
「今天的風正好……」357Please respect copyright.PENANAPRxCi8a97A
深綠色的雙馬尾隨著風飛舞,崔德徜徉在只屬於自己的風裡,享受著近乎飛行的快感。357Please respect copyright.PENANAth1w8BsrQV
崔德眼看第一個目的地就要到了,一蹬,直接跳下高樓。357Please respect copyright.PENANAZsq7lwydtb
就在快要到達地面的時候,兩隻靴子底部噴出魔力的光華,減緩崔德落下速度,就這麼平穩的落到地上。357Please respect copyright.PENANAKiI6bn08Ca
整了整衣服,崔德放下登山背包,從登山背包裡拿出一個看起來遠比背包大的箱子。357Please respect copyright.PENANA7uxjw8VCcY
重新背上背包,崔德兩手捧著箱子來到一棟樓門口,用一隻腳撐著貨物,空出的手按下門鈴。357Please respect copyright.PENANAHDyYLwmqxR
「……你好?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAbpS1yh5dFF
對講機傳來了疑問的聲音。357Please respect copyright.PENANAGsiNxONcLY
「快遞,請下來簽收。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAfTCgmK4Zdc
通過對講機對話,對方很快就下樓簽上名字,取了包裹。357Please respect copyright.PENANAkPHqOQhljA
崔德收下單據,點點頭表示告別。357Please respect copyright.PENANABcLu80tA0k
隨後向著樓上發射了強力吸盤,啟動了吸盤的回收系統,利用回收的力量飛上了空中。357Please respect copyright.PENANAOzf8b6XCEt
運用這種方式遞送包裹好一段時間,比起走正常的路要快得多。357Please respect copyright.PENANAwILaGpWPNB
而且目前轉運城的天空還算是崔德獨享的東西,這都要感謝開發出這些裝備的瑪裘莉。357Please respect copyright.PENANAehzWAaxIjU
崔德看著轉運城白天的街道,不禁感嘆和平真是美好。357Please respect copyright.PENANArazDvkWA3v
「啊─搶劫啊!」357Please respect copyright.PENANAyEzks3AQR2
正在感受著風的輕撫的崔德聽見一聲刺耳的尖叫。357Please respect copyright.PENANACEdcXSYs1X
「……最近轉運城的治安真差!這是這週第幾次了?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAqmopOGvIBi
從近期的報紙上,崔德知道了最近轉運城經常發生搶劫事件。357Please respect copyright.PENANAglPvI1wKsD
崔德將眼睛轉過去看向聲音發源處,是一條小巷子。357Please respect copyright.PENANAJAcmeCvZRu
一個年輕女子艱難的追著一個穿著深色衣服的人。357Please respect copyright.PENANAMQ3YZJJlCr
那個深色衣服的人身上背著一個女用肩包,看來就是搶匪。357Please respect copyright.PENANA4r0T1nFMTP
崔德看見後加緊速度擺盪到街口,算好距離,一腳踹在搶匪的頭上。357Please respect copyright.PENANALvizo5TC4I
搶匪瞬間就暈了過去。357Please respect copyright.PENANAxL5iiExnIR
崔德看著倒在地上昏迷的搶匪,撿起包包。357Please respect copyright.PENANAzqRdJ7uVyx
這時女子才緩緩地跟過來,原來是穿了高跟鞋,怪不得追得那麼辛苦。357Please respect copyright.PENANAve7Xfon5PX
「老爹曾經說過……路見不平,要拔刀相助。女士,你的肩包。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAdwLaFNCmOQ
崔德將肩包遞給女子,女子氣喘吁吁的接過包包。357Please respect copyright.PENANAoIX4ojHqVq
這時才看見微笑的崔德。357Please respect copyright.PENANAIOXQlacnSp
「怪、怪物?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAjwcJls9JZH
褐色、尖耳、綠髮紅眼,崔德的外貌令女子一臉驚恐。357Please respect copyright.PENANAs5zQ4iEuhC
「女士?你誤會了……」357Please respect copyright.PENANAVLwtwQUKjF
崔德看見女子驚慌的眼神,暗叫不好,正要解釋。357Please respect copyright.PENANAG2Jkr8Ipig
「別過來……警備隊嗎?我需要幫忙。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAvCbkjgW3yA
女子慌忙用身上的魔法通訊器聯絡起城內警備隊。357Please respect copyright.PENANAMhagt9zSay
「……唉!看來是外地人。雖然說有凱在是不會怎麼樣啦,不過那樣我今天就要多花時間作筆錄了……還是先閃吧。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAaV1XkWw5xV
轉運城這個交通重鎮,總是有很多外地人造訪。357Please respect copyright.PENANASW1AwrQWFL
而不熟悉轉運城的人,往往都會將崔德當成闖入城內的怪物。357Please respect copyright.PENANAxpUXRdbfVA
搖搖頭,手指刮刮自己褐色的臉龐,崔德有些尷尬的發射吸盤,逃離現場。357Please respect copyright.PENANAaQE2D2aN9y
至於犯人嘛,反正警備隊都會來處理,就交給他們好了。357Please respect copyright.PENANALgF0v86LhJ
崔德繼續在大樓間奔馳,感受著風吹上自己的臉龐,輕撫過自己尖尖的雙耳,忍不住嘆了口氣。357Please respect copyright.PENANAPGPgRpUB2W
崔德雖然努力的讓本地人認同自己,不過遇上外地人還是很容易被誤會。357Please respect copyright.PENANAtHcyeQ7AaN
崔德甩了甩鬱悶的腦袋,稍微的提升速度。357Please respect copyright.PENANAcASeGjnUIr
試圖將煩惱甩在後面,重新找回笑容,再次投入一天的工作中。
好不容易,將最後的包裹也送出去,崔德心情愉快的盪回住家附近。357Please respect copyright.PENANANcAkhDuqZZ
時間正好接近正午,順道在附近的店家買了午餐。357Please respect copyright.PENANADMlakFx3oO
由於提著食物也不方便跑跳,就這麼走著往自己的公寓走去。357Please respect copyright.PENANACQLkRKas4x
「那傢伙應該也還沒吃飯吧?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAMjDJ6MXuDd
崔德想起家裡另一個住戶,有些擔心的自言自語。357Please respect copyright.PENANAP9sZZPagNG
走著走著抄了條近路,走進一個暗巷,卻聽到一陣叫囂。357Please respect copyright.PENANAQCcvPF1Z1o
「……你最好乖乖聽話,鍊金術師。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAKHrq2fNKKe
崔德擁有夜視能力的眼睛看見一群凶神惡煞圍著一個圈對著裡面咆哮。357Please respect copyright.PENANAqQtFr1hzsz
「鍊金術師?不會吧……」357Please respect copyright.PENANAYvype9qdkA
崔德聽到熟悉的名詞,有種不好的預感。357Please respect copyright.PENANAztAe9fYQ8J
悄悄接近,從縫隙裡看去,果然看到了自己家的住客身影。357Please respect copyright.PENANAWFfYUlDaHC
「喂!瑪裘莉,你怎麼又被圍起來了?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAijarwmNjVw
崔德心想,該去幫忙一下。357Please respect copyright.PENANAnmxsi56SnT
無奈的笑著,利用嬌小的身軀擠進包圍圈中。357Please respect copyright.PENANAfxNm9hRO42
「……餓了,出來找吃的……不知不覺就被包圍了。」357Please respect copyright.PENANA5rHLCekMuj
穿著研究服的淺灰色長髮少女,比崔德高一個頭。357Please respect copyright.PENANANsTp8GRcL9
棕色瞳孔用一半求助一半愛睏的眼神看著崔德。357Please respect copyright.PENANAxsa50eQGfp
「……真拿妳沒辦法……拿著,今天的午餐。不要掉了,我一會兒就結束了。」357Please respect copyright.PENANA8B6YBDAngY
崔德將手中的提袋交給灰髮少女,壓了壓手指關節,發出喀喀的聲響。357Please respect copyright.PENANADDpc02ibXu
「小鬼!你是誰?我們辦事,閒人滾開!」357Please respect copyright.PENANAyJ9X3mUqam
一個大漢對著崔德吼到。357Please respect copyright.PENANAfMzU6due3L
「那個啊,你們看現在不是中午嗎?正是吃飯的時候,何不就這麼算了?老爹說過……吃飯皇帝大。大家一起愉快的吃個午餐不是很好嗎?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAQAm9vLw8Kr
崔德搓著手掌,賠笑著說到。357Please respect copyright.PENANAmAqErkOn91
「聽不懂妳再說什麼,我們只找那個鍊金術師有事,不想皮肉受痛的話就快讓開!」357Please respect copyright.PENANAiwTdGAgYRd
大漢也不管崔德在說什麼,怒聲說道。357Please respect copyright.PENANAwuE7ASNoBq
「……崔德……我餓了!」357Please respect copyright.PENANAiLLlA5UH9X
崔德正要說些什麼時,瑪裘莉拉了拉崔德的衣角,用可憐的眼神望著崔德。357Please respect copyright.PENANAEystDdENfu
「好好好,給我三十秒……抱歉啊,因為瑪裘莉急著要吃飯,我就不問你們是哪個組織的想幹嘛之類的,總之,你們給我在這裡趴下吧!」357Please respect copyright.PENANAkxtCTv7xSU
崔德突然發難,對著剛剛吼她的大漢就是一拳,打在大漢的臉上。357Please respect copyright.PENANAav9ipcL5L6
趁著大漢吃痛時,腳一拌,用力一推,將大漢重重摔在地上。357Please respect copyright.PENANAjLnfiwlYxb
旁邊的人一看,趕忙上前要打崔德。357Please respect copyright.PENANAXSKDWHxlPB
崔德一抬手,發射出吸盤,飛上空中,利用兩旁的牆壁來回跳躍,雙腿朝著惡黨們招呼。357Please respect copyright.PENANA3aXRzEu5pL
靴子上不斷爆出魔力光華,原本拿來降落的噴射,被利用在踢擊上,加重力量。357Please respect copyright.PENANAJucEccI9cc
不一會兒,只剩下崔德和提著便當的瑪裘莉站著。357Please respect copyright.PENANAf8fE8RbGAG
「……走吧,瑪裘莉。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAEDtK4z6BT4
崔德接過便當,對瑪裘莉說到。357Please respect copyright.PENANAyRrM7da3bA
瑪裘莉沒有回應,而是看著手中的懷錶。357Please respect copyright.PENANAIYZG2pyS0q
「……三十三秒……崔德慢了。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAVl90cvelpA
瑪裘莉指著懷錶上的時間說。357Please respect copyright.PENANAiBeOOF1HUT
「喂!那只是個大概的時間好嗎?」357Please respect copyright.PENANALhbVg9Lwvq
崔德大喊到,這時瑪裘莉眼中精光一閃。357Please respect copyright.PENANA89ci04u5ol
「……說謊的人要請我吃點心。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAoQC6cYGNwG
「……好吧,你贏了。走,回家吧。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAbIchnorYDh
崔德抓抓頭,牽起瑪裘莉的手,朝著自家公寓走去。357Please respect copyright.PENANAK1Qe5tXO4s
瑪裘莉則是帶著得逞的笑容,讓崔德拉著走。
兩人坐上升降梯,來到六樓。357Please respect copyright.PENANAoZyh0kuxjU
打開左手邊的大門,就是崔德和瑪裘莉的住處。357Please respect copyright.PENANAAJig6s6Rvm
三房兩衛的空間,附帶著小廚房。357Please respect copyright.PENANAkj7eK7fPC0
原本的主臥室的大床被收起來,變成瑪裘莉的工房。357Please respect copyright.PENANA4XtPCmhr1t
剩下兩間小房間則是作為兩人的臥室。357Please respect copyright.PENANAMq2bE4jT00
還有一個不大不小的客廳,是兩人日常起居重要地方。357Please respect copyright.PENANATO7mEliaRz
崔德將午餐放在客廳桌上,從碗槽裡拿出筷子和湯匙,將湯匙遞給瑪裘莉。357Please respect copyright.PENANA0UeEaub5mM
「快吃吧!冷了就不好吃了。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAsloldWi6fC
「……不要忘了,點心。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAiRtzpAhMVn
瑪裘莉不忘提醒崔德自己的點心。357Please respect copyright.PENANA7195Jvrhjb
「吃完正餐才給你點心。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAJTt3rca1nm
在崔德堅持的眼神下,瑪裘莉只能乖乖的拿起湯匙,對付眼前的飯盒。357Please respect copyright.PENANATaX8ipW1o1
而崔德也拿起筷子,吃起自己那一份。357Please respect copyright.PENANA7XxDpKvbVb
生活在這座島國上,不會用筷子的人應該算是少數。357Please respect copyright.PENANAEqIENEH7F6
畢竟這座島雖然經過各種文化的洗禮,主要發展的比較好的還是東方文化。357Please respect copyright.PENANAVdPffy6BDC
像是崔德這樣土生土長的用筷子比較習慣。357Please respect copyright.PENANARxiYx47XSr
而外地來的瑪裘莉就只能勉強用其他餐具湊合一下了。357Please respect copyright.PENANAMNlTqk1k8z
「剛剛那群人,你認識?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAjCD78qbMQU
崔德一邊吃,一邊問吃的滿臉飯粒的瑪裘莉。357Please respect copyright.PENANAunUHHBIJky
「……沒見過。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAikLAdWnzqZ
瑪裘莉想了一想,搖搖頭。357Please respect copyright.PENANACOity4Ia4X
「看來是其他聽說過你的傳聞的組織吧?不過也不排除是拜連那幫人就是了。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAmy4OtjAwe0
崔德說著,一邊幫著瑪裘莉把臉上的飯粒擦掉。357Please respect copyright.PENANAXpXZ67JquX
「……也許?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAVyfeRrLEVG
瑪裘莉歪著頭說。357Please respect copyright.PENANAx9cdSMBnIL
「我說瑪裘莉,不是跟你說出門要偽裝一下的嗎?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAoZUsjCmFzG
崔德這時想起自己的交代,責備到。357Please respect copyright.PENANATRMNwoBtPg
「……麻煩。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAVaaafegPuk
瑪裘莉撇了撇嘴。357Please respect copyright.PENANAAGN3KdsqsW
「要是這次我沒有剛好經過的話怎麼辦?」357Please respect copyright.PENANA85ywfbABNh
崔德搖搖頭,問。357Please respect copyright.PENANAPguDMcQt7t
「……我有準備。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAvU8OEcNR5Z
說著,瑪裘莉敞開一直穿著的外套,上面掛滿了火器和爆炸魔晶,以及崔德不認識,但是一看就是危險物品的東西。357Please respect copyright.PENANAMs252NdNQN
「你想把我們家附近的社區拆了嗎?」357Please respect copyright.PENANARGGeqhNC6N
崔德嘆了一口氣。357Please respect copyright.PENANA0tilSTkMd2
「……對喔?沒想到。」357Please respect copyright.PENANA74shOmI0D2
瑪裘莉棕色的眼眸透露出原來如此的訊息。357Please respect copyright.PENANAEQpVOlgSMj
「……」357Please respect copyright.PENANApHAIbCjVAO
崔德只能搖搖頭,繼續用筷子扒飯。357Please respect copyright.PENANAO62H9vDXV0
兩人之所以會住在一起,是有原因的。357Please respect copyright.PENANAWXqWfxhQtG
當時還在道路之神教會的庇護下的崔德意外的發現正在被人追捕的瑪裘莉,利用老爹教會的武術和躲藏技巧救下瑪裘莉。357Please respect copyright.PENANAFvI6TxkQkq
兩人在躲過的追捕後暫時的回到崔德當時住的道路之神教會名下的雅房。357Please respect copyright.PENANAHQ9fF2OxGx
這才知道瑪裘莉鍊金術師的身分,以及被一個叫作拜連的組織利用來製造非法的道具。357Please respect copyright.PENANAHtPIGhq3p9
聽聞此事的崔德,對瑪裘莉這樣說:357Please respect copyright.PENANASF8vMdiQmX
「老爹說過……出外要靠朋友。這樣吧,我來當你的第一個朋友,盡量的依靠我吧!」357Please respect copyright.PENANANWsWqPe1im
在正義感趨使下,崔德收留了與自己年齡相仿的瑪裘莉,利用教會的幫助,幫她躲避了許多組織的追捕。357Please respect copyright.PENANAXwrrPQAgqS
「崔德……點心!」357Please respect copyright.PENANA68E8G9HLzH
瑪裘莉對崔德展示已經空了的飯盒,向崔德討要著點心。357Please respect copyright.PENANAFJNfO1m2hp
崔德站起身,走到冷凍箱前,拿出裡面的布丁,交給瑪裘莉。357Please respect copyright.PENANAU1o4WrENbF
如今這間住處,是崔德和瑪裘莉合租的。357Please respect copyright.PENANA89idQjuHpH
算上崔德信使工作,以及瑪裘莉的鍊金產品,租金還算有餘裕。357Please respect copyright.PENANAwvTKTkWIR8
崔德看著露出得意的眼神,開心吃著布丁的瑪裘莉,不禁搖搖頭,這就是為什麼崔德會跟瑪裘莉一起住的一個原因,放心不下這個生活白癡。357Please respect copyright.PENANAjg2xodZbsv
瑪裘莉在鍊金術的造詣確實是天才,崔德身上那些可以讓她在城市間飛翔的道具都是瑪裘莉的產品。357Please respect copyright.PENANAUKcUsoDG7S
但是瑪裘莉同時也是個生活白癡,過去都是讓組織裡面的人照顧,逃出來以後,就是崔德在照顧。357Please respect copyright.PENANAJTaF1T5hgi
為了不要讓瑪裘莉被自己餓死,崔德只好提出與瑪裘莉合租一間房子的提案。357Please respect copyright.PENANAnul9Hg1F3t
「對了,瑪裘莉……」357Please respect copyright.PENANAceaMBC7kK7
崔德說到。357Please respect copyright.PENANAmDLDuDyRa6
「……嗯?」357Please respect copyright.PENANAm9CD8fgmOm
瑪裘莉頭也不抬的對付著布丁。357Please respect copyright.PENANAL40msVMdMR
「待會兒我要出門一趟,大概晚餐時回來。你可不要再亂跑了。」357Please respect copyright.PENANA5APxczCKu3
「……知道了。」357Please respect copyright.PENANAIGW2Qp4GXs
瑪裘莉用含糊的聲音回答。357Please respect copyright.PENANARZVw2wfBqQ
崔德有些不放心的看了看還在跟布丁奮鬥的瑪裘莉,搖搖頭,穿戴好自己的裝備,打開家門。357Please respect copyright.PENANAdr5QUgl0qk
「我出門了!」357Please respect copyright.PENANAba0T1XQZzG
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