2170年3月25日,凌晨兩點半,高空,謝綠的飛行器213Please respect copyright.PENANA8CT6p3oioU
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七年前,陪審團一役後,神與畜迎來前所未有的巔峰。213Please respect copyright.PENANADfm3VmBEoz
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里奧、葛蕾絲、李博洋、MIO、李晴煬、賴梓綾、江云格、謝綠、尼可拉斯、派翠克、赫密士、金允希、羅俊、美狄亞、檸檬,完美的十五人,完美的分工,從前線到後勤,搭配得天衣無縫。213Please respect copyright.PENANA4XSoXz5Pu8
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十大家族,謝氏有謝賢、李門有李昂,薩拉凱爾教、Platinum、史密斯馬戲團已名存實亡,雷蒙一家和希波克拉底沒有變化。除了夏家,全都在高宇維的掌控下。213Please respect copyright.PENANAR8UKfOnxxH
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原先的Knights,由於人數太多,五年前便改名K機關,交由聯合政府管理。長期被李晴煬壓榨的顧爾因此升官,成為K機關的負責人,享有公家機關福利,假期多到休不完,可喜可賀,可喜可賀。213Please respect copyright.PENANAUW2Uzm6yna
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「我,睏,了。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAVtxLNbMylk
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確定沒有追兵,賴梓綾拿掉修女的帽子,露出死亡般的白色長髮,和長期被李晴煬影響、越來越像血的紅色眼睛。213Please respect copyright.PENANAVChR211enY
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「這裡,有,床嗎?」213Please respect copyright.PENANA37O6VtSH3F
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「妳當我是什麼?饕餮航空頭等艙?」213Please respect copyright.PENANAuIvWQTXGmJ
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謝綠改過漢服的材質,變得更透氣、方便行動。因為動作大,謝綠不敢戴容易脫落的髮髻,幸好經過葛蕾絲改良,新的髮髻不會掉,她可以盡情打扮。213Please respect copyright.PENANAp7NPU03zUK
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謝綠隨便指窗邊的座位,叫賴梓綾去那裡打盹。213Please respect copyright.PENANARn4fJTVc47
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「檸檬,這裡有餅乾,吃一點吧。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAhTEQZyesqO
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隨後,謝綠換成溫柔的聲音,從收納櫃拿出零食,給坐在旁邊的檸檬。賴梓綾鼓起臉頰,抱怨:「小綠,偏心。」213Please respect copyright.PENANA6jvOhdOhci
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「你快睡。」謝綠皺眉,「還有,老大不小了,不要裝可愛,小約翰。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAUCYTVUToIL
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謝綠故意叫他的本名。賴梓綾──第一代水果塔「睡鼠」小約翰,露出掃興的表情,決定不再浪費力氣,人蜷縮在謝綠指定的位子,開始淺眠。213Please respect copyright.PENANA0eVguZskBE
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能在任何地方、用任何姿勢睡覺,是神與畜的共同技能。李博洋曾經睡在飲水機上,到底什麼處境才要睡在那種地方,大家至今仍不明白。213Please respect copyright.PENANAD3L8wxPAk0
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「檸檬,妳不吃嗎?」213Please respect copyright.PENANAedKMr72nYy
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「……。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ1oYiguix
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不到一周,檸檬就要十三歲了。213Please respect copyright.PENANAT5GnScpUwp
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當年小小的、軟軟的、圓圓的迷你檸檬,如今也變成少女,有著漂亮的黑色長髮和琉璃色眼睛。前幾年,檸檬穿上人生第一件內衣,長出人生第一顆青春痘……每次見到檸檬,謝綠都覺得時間很快,自己和李晴煬快二十五,李博洋更不用說,他的外表時間已經被高宇維暫停,加入不老行列。213Please respect copyright.PENANAN2mlKFckRv
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「檸檬?」213Please respect copyright.PENANAbJdMN3lRNz
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「……。」213Please respect copyright.PENANARyAWIEjfeN
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明明是喜歡的餅乾,檸檬卻沒胃口。冷靜下來的她,用和賴梓綾一樣的姿勢,縮在謝綠旁邊的座位,看起來心事重重,飛行器陷入怪異的沉默。213Please respect copyright.PENANAYzO9CUwxaG
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不只外表,檸檬的內在也有懷特的影子,但謝綠知道,檸檬不會喜歡這個讚美,她現在和里奧的關係……很尷尬。213Please respect copyright.PENANAHkbPTYJtPD
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「妳如果不想說話,就聽我自言自語吧。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAEmozqJ8UBQ
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待過壓抑的謝氏,現在的謝綠明白,能說的時候就盡量說,否則會悶出病。這算成長嗎?謝綠不知道,成長是件奇怪的事,有時莫名其妙就成長了,她也搞不明白。213Please respect copyright.PENANAf4gr9reXdM
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「2168年2月,約莫兩年前,宇維少爺在沒和任何人告知的情況下,私自和老師……郭凝羽見面。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAW0bdYneAgE
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「等我們找到宇維少爺時,他受了非常嚴重的傷。還原妳哥當時的話:『宇維少爺能保住命,他X的,根本是奇蹟。』」213Please respect copyright.PENANAOUjZNW67P0
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拜李晴煬──傑柏沃奇所賜,蜘蛛和羅琳娜不再侵擾,猖狂的人工智慧利維坦被控制。當一切都往好的方向發展時,高宇維突然倒下,昏迷不醒。213Please respect copyright.PENANAQcsBqHBfUU
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「為什麼要和郭凝羽見面、為什麼不告訴我們……我們不明白宇維少爺的動機,希望晴煬用他的玫瑰找出答案,但晴煬和宇維少爺有過約定,說不論發生什麼,都不能對宇維少爺使用能力。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAyHMuWqdOET
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既然檸檬不吃餅乾,謝綠打開包裝,一口咬下。213Please respect copyright.PENANA3IHgqDiPoy
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好甜。213Please respect copyright.PENANArKNkX67BSw
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「折衷後,晴煬說只能十秒,對宇維少爺使用十秒的玫瑰。時間太短,還是不知道宇維少爺的動機,但晴煬看到兇手的影子。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAeV8pDfJUNl
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謝綠描述:「白色的衣服、頭髮、背上有八根蜘蛛腳的女性,毫無疑問是郭凝羽。她傷害宇維少爺,和十幾年前,她對晴煬做的事一樣。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAq6ZlTJEOmv
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「……。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAUVvce2ZIn4
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檸檬沒有回應,靜靜地眨眼,靜靜地聆聽。213Please respect copyright.PENANA1U1UwvV9Xg
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「為了找到郭凝羽,我們放下立場,去卡洛爾大廈詢問羅琳娜和艾莉絲,怪的是,我們進不去卡洛爾大廈,那棟建築變得相當詭異。」213Please respect copyright.PENANALyg3K3NhuP
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十大家族的例外,是「艾莉絲」夏熠的夏家。213Please respect copyright.PENANALl7wYU506f
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陪審團一役,連同「羅琳娜」白絃、「書蟲」凱薩,夏熠三人銷聲匿跡。他們的根據地卡洛爾大廈,外觀正常,內部卻是無法理解的結構,根本進不去。213Please respect copyright.PENANALJInu3udJi
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「當我們無計可施,晴煬想到一個辦法。」213Please respect copyright.PENANA5XjgIDdIPf
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「……忌妒派對。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAM0lyoHu1jp
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檸檬終於回話。謝綠點頭,終於不是自言自語。213Please respect copyright.PENANAi2YZwCCHIx
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「沒錯,為了讓自己更強,強到能找出郭凝羽並殺死她,晴煬嘗試吸收利維坦,用他的話講,是像碎片居民(Fragments)那樣,『成為他的一部份』。」213Please respect copyright.PENANA1yI3Uz4uGN
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謝綠的表情,隱約透露,她不喜歡李晴煬這個方法;另一邊,檸檬的眼神相當不齒,在她聽來,「殺死郭凝羽」是天方夜譚,天大的笑話。213Please respect copyright.PENANAhnDO3PyTUz
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「打從宇維少爺昏迷,我們內部便爭執不斷。」謝綠說。213Please respect copyright.PENANAkvtNoLYWHl
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「撇除資歷、年紀,十五人地位相等,沒有誰高誰低。」檸檬不帶感情陳述。213Please respect copyright.PENANAkhui2cKcJp
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「一開始,我們還願意尊重里奧大哥、赫密士的決策,直到妳──蜘蛛的安琪.懷特,妳是我們分裂的導火線。」213Please respect copyright.PENANACGB0A3wauZ
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2170年1月,今年年初,赫密士趁尼可拉斯外出,查看檸檬的血檢報告,發現檸檬體內的蜘蛛糖,證實檸檬是郭凝羽網上的蜘蛛。213Please respect copyright.PENANADeJ4b8jikF
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然而,赫密士沒有和眾人討論,擅自切斷檸檬的網,也斷了唯一的、僅存的、屬於郭凝羽的線索。李晴煬大怒,他向里奧索要檸檬,只要檸檬進入忌妒派對,像七年前那樣、和利維坦同步,一切還有轉機,里奧卻不肯。213Please respect copyright.PENANAqNzmUYxZGe
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「里奧大哥把妳關起來。直到今天,妳被關了三個月。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAf1nUEfD3jz
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想到這,謝綠忍不住搖頭,覺得糟糕透頂。213Please respect copyright.PENANA1nWNmzVw7p
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「總之,對於妳的處置,晴煬、梓綾、我、格格,都覺得很差勁,我們決定獨立出來,神與畜一分為二,只有博洋、MIO、尼可、派翠克、允希保持中立。」213Please respect copyright.PENANA8SVdxRDMIu
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李博洋和MIO看錢行事,基於不明原因,兩人目前很缺錢;尼可拉斯和派翠克是醫護人員,他們不得有立場,專注於治療高宇維;金允希在尋找白絃,不想浪費時間在無聊的爭鬥,她有自己要做的事。213Please respect copyright.PENANAy2GpobWa0v
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除非高宇維醒來,否則,這個分裂不會停止。213Please respect copyright.PENANAZsRVRQ6GYg
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「幫助妳離開奇境大樓,是我們的第一步。」213Please respect copyright.PENANADGja5zBS0v
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謝綠說:「里奧大哥再怎麼愛妳,也不能把妳一直關著,那太不人道了,不是嗎?」213Please respect copyright.PENANAbYRUy2gS7C
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「……。」213Please respect copyright.PENANALT2cPmX78E
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聽到里奧的名字,檸檬轉頭,又不說話。謝綠沒生氣,她知道,這是多愁善感的青春期,她尊重檸檬的小脾氣。213Please respect copyright.PENANAbTF7hu9Xjp
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「到了。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAjCyY1AhD38
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不知不覺,飛行器已經抵達陪審團上空,窗外的景色令檸檬一驚。陪審團是兩千平方公里的超大艦艇,如今除了中央的白色建築群,其它地方都是黑色的海。213Please respect copyright.PENANAEbMaUQDNJb
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「妳沒看錯,那是黑色汙泥。」213Please respect copyright.PENANALRtMhEdckD
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謝綠起身,拍拍睡著的賴梓綾,沒想到這廝真的睡著,謝綠打不醒,想用刀砍,但賴梓綾硬得要命,謝綠怕心愛的武器壞掉,只能用搖的。213Please respect copyright.PENANALSpiNDNgJT
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「起來了,梓綾。」213Please respect copyright.PENANA2hPCS4HoNW
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「……。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAv7oBGtQ66f
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「起來,我們到了。」213Please respect copyright.PENANArnFc4BaXAL
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飛行器駛入白色建築,艙門打開,賴梓綾還是沒醒。謝綠想陪檸檬辦理入住手續,但現在的陪審團,有賴梓綾非常在意的人,謝綠不能讓她單獨行動,只好向檸檬道歉。213Please respect copyright.PENANAGQpq9GZPaU
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檸檬不在意,她壓根兒不想謝綠陪在旁邊。離開前,她回頭看謝綠,用平常的方式叫她:「小綠。」213Please respect copyright.PENANAMAhEGVDBBK
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「嗯?」213Please respect copyright.PENANAJgAHFnhp3I
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「所謂謊言,」213Please respect copyright.PENANAO72vdqCVwo
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檸檬停頓,有一段片刻的沉默。213Please respect copyright.PENANAka4bakFULB
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「所謂謊言,不限虛假的言語,『隱瞞』也是說謊。」213Please respect copyright.PENANA7njS5RICy7
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──我所生長的地方,一切都是不正的。213Please respect copyright.PENANAvFyjsGQDHM
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──看似筆直的東西,也是歪的。213Please respect copyright.PENANA9LeVu0ZpC8
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父親和赫密士如何對待檸檬,謝綠沒說錯。213Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3AirRsxPt
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然而,將己方塑造為正義之士,這是謝綠慣用的技倆。「偽善」這個詞,就是為謝綠量身打造。213Please respect copyright.PENANAwbpg0uhNqQ
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她很虛偽。213Please respect copyright.PENANA1tjRhyajxt
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「妳是騙子。」213Please respect copyright.PENANABFdMcMFqsp
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「高明的、狡猾的、沒有自覺的騙子。」213Please respect copyright.PENANA4KH8UydBz4
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語畢,檸檬離開飛行器,跟著接待的機器人離開。213Please respect copyright.PENANAq3CiSlUTA3
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利用我、利用你。他們這幫人就是這樣。213Please respect copyright.PENANAbsiBCaSiWY
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一切的一切,都是如此歪斜,如此扭曲。213Please respect copyright.PENANAhwyDySj3ZE