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今年的「忌日祭」也一如既往地盛大呢。從高處俯望底下的燈火通明時,他不禁這麼想道。8964 copyright protection123PENANAWw9jVMsCmk 維尼
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晚上十一時是「忌日祭」中尤為熱鬧的時刻。只要十二時到來,除去第十年的「死者」以外,所有住在石碑裡的人都將再度進入沉睡。在那之前,他們會與參加祭典的親人親友,甚至是素不相識的人一同揮霍自己的意猶未盡。8964 copyright protection123PENANAZAVjm1wFQf 維尼
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這一天的忌日之國,想必會是個不眠之夜。8964 copyright protection123PENANAvZdtcW4sGx 維尼
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看著以中央廣場為中心向外擴散的燈火,他輕笑著拄起手杖,於燈柱的映照下邁出步伐。8964 copyright protection123PENANA4kwvAjzc7v 維尼
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空無一人的後山中,唯有杖頭接觸石階的聲音此起彼伏。儘管上個燈柱的亮光不足以彌補下個燈柱前的空隙,但每日來回往返的他也早已習慣這樣忽明忽暗的路程。8964 copyright protection123PENANAaA94tX5Lgw 維尼
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不知不覺,腳下多了枯葉摩挲的聲音。來到最高處後,他將重心拄在手杖上,稍稍喘了口氣。8964 copyright protection123PENANAjQt04KDG9K 維尼
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身為忌日之國的子民,即使再怎麼受到「強健體能」的恩惠,老翁的肉身終究有其極限。要是換做一般的老者,估計早已經不起這番折騰,更別提他現在還有調節心律的餘力。不過也有可能是自己適應這段台階了也說不定。他不禁心想。8964 copyright protection123PENANA6GnqM0YqZy 維尼
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曾幾何時,有片落葉掉到了他頭上。8964 copyright protection123PENANAQPlFh4kcSv 維尼
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可當他伸手取下時,周圍的枝葉隨之躁動了起來。8964 copyright protection123PENANAH3zO1arN9L 維尼
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儘管看上去酷似未知恐怖來襲前的惡兆,但是這幅景象看在他眼裡,反倒更像是「她」歡迎自己的一種方式。8964 copyright protection123PENANAjJxlpw1Niy 維尼
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稍作歇息後,他拄起手杖向前走去。視界不遠處有棟房子,雖說跟街上的屋子相比略顯遜色,但也不影響它長年屹立不倒的功績。8964 copyright protection123PENANAWKxUt39R1f 維尼
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那是「魔女」赫斯提亞曾經的棲息之處,也是她最後沉睡的地方。8964 copyright protection123PENANA4TMC6osJ7N 維尼
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「哎呀,被捷足先登了啊。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAr1AnlSFjvO 維尼
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繞到後院時,他見到本應無人造訪的墓碑,此時卻默默迎來一名訪客。8964 copyright protection123PENANAkOwOSTK3Bx 維尼
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她似乎是跪在墓碑前禱告的樣子。透過隱約亮起的帽子輪廓,老翁不難判斷她的來歷。8964 copyright protection123PENANAFpY47XDWy7 維尼
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「不好意思,打擾到您敘舊了。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAurxnNL3dXf 維尼
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聽見身後傳來像是有痰卡在喉頭,宛若老者獨有的沙啞聲後,雙手合十的少女這才緩緩睜開眼,語帶歉意地說著。8964 copyright protection123PENANA35emAzoF1C 維尼
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老翁聞言則輕笑了一聲,「沒什麼,能看到妳為她弔唁,我很高興。」8964 copyright protection123PENANA6JP71dqUjx 維尼
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說罷,他拄起手杖走向前去。8964 copyright protection123PENANAIrSAcJid6R 維尼
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眼看他一步一步接近墓碑,少女便手拿油燈站起來,為他騰出一個空間。8964 copyright protection123PENANA4XVDSb75t8 維尼
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儘管老翁見到他昨天擺在墓碑前的花束旁,忽然多了個包裹住藍色花朵的圓柱體,以及滿滿一袋子的麵包,他也沒多說什麼,只是像往常似的替墓碑頂部拂去枯葉。8964 copyright protection123PENANACFHdTYVgan 維尼
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剛來的時候會看到墓碑周遭被打理得很乾淨,想必是他一直在照看吧。少女不禁想道。8964 copyright protection123PENANAJeuVMeKP9l 維尼
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見老者打算蹲下來用長袖擦拭墓碑的表面,少女默默讓油燈湊近一些。8964 copyright protection123PENANAE4xhqY0nl0 維尼
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「哎呀,謝謝啊。」8964 copyright protection123PENANArZ9gEzXONQ 維尼
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「不客氣。這裡平時只有你一人?」8964 copyright protection123PENANAqmd1WyUCPS 維尼
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「是啊,一直以來都只有我一人。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAClAZk9k5sY 維尼
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「其他人呢?」8964 copyright protection123PENANAP8rn6C0d90 維尼
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「是呢……」不曉得是不是少女的錯覺,當老翁嘴邊呢喃著這句時,被橘光照射的那張歷經滄桑的面容,倏地變得稍顯苦澀。像是對少女這個問題感到些許無奈似的。8964 copyright protection123PENANAGl9J831Bqt 維尼
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「他們多少還是有點顧慮。」他說,「『堂堂揚名歷史的魔女大人,真的值得我這個小人物祭拜嗎?』……哪怕只是一閃即逝的想法,那也足以構成他們駐足不前的理由了。」8964 copyright protection123PENANApOP0MzKdzG 維尼
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太受人敬拜,反倒適得其反了呢。當這句話隨夜風一同拂過耳邊時,時刻被燈火映照的稚嫩面孔似乎動搖了些許。8964 copyright protection123PENANAFjsSYQ2k3X 維尼
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「明明沒必要這麼拘謹的說。」8964 copyright protection123PENANANeHyTon1hM 維尼
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「哈哈……那是因為,小姑娘妳是她『這邊』的人,所以才會有這種感想。」8964 copyright protection123PENANA7Cpxeiv2tI 維尼
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「是這樣的嗎?」8964 copyright protection123PENANAJrSZ0tRG3s 維尼
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「就是這樣。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAZNPDBWRbc3 維尼
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話音一落,老翁便把自己昨天擺在墓前的花束輕輕捧起。8964 copyright protection123PENANA3miS3rTe0G 維尼
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看著花瓣凋萎的部分,他的心中泛起一絲感慨。8964 copyright protection123PENANAVXUiVeeJux 維尼
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「說到底,人類總會對未知的事物心存敬畏。這點就連同樣擁有人類外表的魔女族也不例外……只不過,在他們的心裡,究竟是『敬』的部分多一點,還是『畏』的部分多一些,那就不得而知了。」8964 copyright protection123PENANANWruzxAWbE 維尼
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聽著老者的話語,少女默默發出嘆息。生前備受尊敬,死後仍舊活躍在他人腦海裡的魔女,實際上卻被「善意地敬而遠之」,想想也足夠唏噓了。8964 copyright protection123PENANA7iknOr6sp4 維尼
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「那你呢?」8964 copyright protection123PENANACyavTMRRcJ 維尼
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你又如何?銀鈴般的嗓音將老翁的視線抽離到她身上。看著不知何時蹙起眉間的少女,他只是回予慈祥的表情。8964 copyright protection123PENANAhOSpB4cQ8L 維尼
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「無關『敬畏』,單純是我想做,所以這麼做了。誰讓我是她丈夫。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAVkHaXDKucR 維尼
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「這樣啊。」8964 copyright protection123PENANA50h3opsBmg 維尼
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「不過,我倒覺得我們的關係有些特殊就是了。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAa08GeflaPF 維尼
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「特殊……嗎?」8964 copyright protection123PENANAQMwXqh7Ktb 維尼
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察覺少女的眉間逐漸鬆弛,最終變成小孩特有的困惑神色後,老翁莞爾一笑,扶著手杖站了起來。8964 copyright protection123PENANArpyFlkboQX 維尼
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「早早就失去妻子的人,與守望無數丈夫離去的人——只為滿足各自的需求而糾纏在一起的『共存關係』。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAta8y4GxVY3 維尼
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「……這樣啊。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAPGqhI3ZxjJ 維尼
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不知為何,明明聽起來理應是無比凌亂的關係,此時少女的內心卻沒有任何起伏。是因為老者遠比自己想像中要來得「乾淨」的緣故嗎?還是說——8964 copyright protection123PENANAAcuIBQIeKV 維尼
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「這樣的關係不會不健康嗎?」8964 copyright protection123PENANAzKAZh7rMfI 維尼
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「是啊,是挺不健康的。不過,要是唯有『不健康』才能挽回一個人的理智,那又何樂而不為呢?誰讓『大人』就是這樣的生物。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAFVks2hvEUs 維尼
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「『大人』……」8964 copyright protection123PENANANO6BN5XbLu 維尼
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聽著少女無比茫然的語調,老翁欣慰地笑了笑,「她總說我只是她眾多丈夫裡的其中一任罷了。儘管她一直以來都用編號來稱呼我,但她卻始終沒把我跟她口中的丈夫做比較。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAo30Dec0Q46 維尼
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從那時候起,我就明白了。她只是不想放入過多感情在我身上。說著說著,老翁撫摸起了無名指上的指環。那是她與「丈夫」的對戒。8964 copyright protection123PENANAbNGKP56A9P 維尼
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「因為會『失去』?」8964 copyright protection123PENANAtL6tNThjUO 維尼
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「是啊……要是每次傾注完感情後才來失去,不管換做是誰,恐怕都會很不好受吧。更何況她還經歷過不止一次。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAianoA2YSxZ 維尼
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邂逅、相愛、結合、別離。在來到忌日之國前的八百年間,這樣的過程她究竟重複了多少遍。8964 copyright protection123PENANAGEB1j5hB0W 維尼
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送別最初的摯愛後,她或許多多少少有立下「潔身」的誓約、她也許曾在隻身一人的漫長旅途中享盡了孤獨的滋味;她可能曾對相處的對象明確表面自己的立場,也有可能對不禁深陷其中的自己感到失望。8964 copyright protection123PENANAa9Zv4n3OcV 維尼
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可不管怎樣,她對丈夫的稱呼從名字變成冷冰冰的編號這點是毋庸置疑的。而這些經歷帶給她的感受,絕非三言兩語就能闡述清楚的。8964 copyright protection123PENANAVvwLNvM4Jj 維尼
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「所以這次總算輪到她的時候,她這才如釋重負地叫了我的名字。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAy5xviTzBea 維尼
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話音一落,老翁默默垂下了目光。8964 copyright protection123PENANApW1rOxetJY 維尼
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看著這樣的他,少女也反射性垂下了臉。8964 copyright protection123PENANAwWrutSJUuW 維尼
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曾幾何時,油燈那搖擺不定的火光映照出了某間山丘小屋。那裡有著臥病在床的白髮魔女,也有坐在床邊緊握住她手的白髮少女。8964 copyright protection123PENANANNzdvyxWt1 維尼
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或許是因為她又無意間將那人與這名魔女重疊在了一起,所以她緩緩開口了:8964 copyright protection123PENANA4vB74dr67i 維尼
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「那時候的她——」8964 copyright protection123PENANAb7o7gEBa1Y 維尼
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少女試著想像了一下,那人最後一次呼喚自己名字的情景。8964 copyright protection123PENANAb4GKdPPVWt 維尼
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「是笑著離開的嗎?」8964 copyright protection123PENANA1yo9NWuyGs 維尼
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老翁聞言,頓時流露出慈祥的神情。8964 copyright protection123PENANAPTHWQXJ7r4 維尼
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「是啊,笑得可開心了。」8964 copyright protection123PENANAHCz12cAK3t 維尼
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