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十一塔外牆,里奧踩在由封鎖線交錯成的面,看著位於右上方、優雅佇立於蜘蛛網上的羅笙。536Please respect copyright.PENANAVME3uJYNaV
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「好久不見。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAnPTkEXFgA8
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「里奧。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAXaWwVGylpa
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羅笙一開口,里奧的腦子「轟!」了一聲,想起他死去的妻子賴雪檸。和紅國王達成共識的里奧咬牙,選擇不再忍耐、直接宣判:536Please respect copyright.PENANAwSm85xH2wd
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「死刑──『十字架』!」536Please respect copyright.PENANALCSj0O6njT
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話落,三根大釘子憑空出現,瞄準羅笙的手掌與腳。雖然抱著白絃無法拔刀,但在三根釘子飛來時,羅笙的分析系統啟動,預測釘子的飛行路徑、標示安全路線,隨後單腳一躍,以芭蕾舞者之姿凌空轉圈,紅色的鶴翱翔於十一塔外牆,最後站在另一根蜘蛛絲上,單腳站立。536Please respect copyright.PENANAQie9QUhWx8
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「你很久沒看我跳舞了。」羅笙挑釁一笑,「我沒有退步吧?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAjLAZFXNc5i
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現在的羅笙意識正常、沒有被蜘蛛糖控制,但里奧沒心情敘舊,他憤怒問:「為什麼殺了雪檸?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAmvErGEAtDp
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羅笙反問:「我為什麼不能殺她?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAPhrRsJZ1sH
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「她不是神與畜,她體內沒有水果塔。」里奧的心很痛,「被妳殺死的前一晚,雪檸都在掛心你的安危。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAgGUNP1IUq3
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羅笙不是沒血沒淚,相反,他的人生就是栽在對白絃的情感。打從第一天認識,羅笙就在追逐白絃,好幾個心碎的晚上是里奧、高宇維、雪檸三人陪他度過。雖然討厭艾莉絲,但羅笙喜歡他們三人,甚至跟他們說:友誼和仇恨是兩回事。536Please respect copyright.PENANAoXSszEfbff
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為什麼呢?為什麼會變這樣呢?536Please respect copyright.PENANAohp4DX3HHn
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他們沒有吵架,就是有一天,羅笙突然消失、高宇維越變越奇怪。里奧眼睜睜看他兩個朋友漸行漸遠、為敵,他什麼都不能做。雖然有雪檸陪在身邊,然而……就像用血畫一個圓,雪檸死於羅笙之手,他們四人成了輪迴。536Please respect copyright.PENANAj2MM31FEhG
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「『因為我被蜘蛛糖控制』──別說你,這理由我自己也無法接受。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAWtFweXQysL
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里奧了解羅笙,羅笙又何嘗不了解他?里奧這些年在痛苦什麼,羅笙心裡有譜。536Please respect copyright.PENANA34TCwKvBKm
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「里奧,坦白說,當我擺脫蜘蛛糖控制、想起自己親手殺了雪檸,我也非常難過。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAP0iSHIxFXj
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羅笙沒有說謊,也沒必要對他撒謊。536Please respect copyright.PENANA8cp79yWJwc
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「雪檸人很好,也很正常;在這荒誕的艾莉絲體系,正常人真的不多。」羅笙說:「有她這樣的妻子,里奧,你很幸運,我至今都這麼認為。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAsTw1w7Pdd2
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「那為什麼……!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAELG7lMvJwu
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「我說我難過,沒有說後悔殺了她,里奧。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAA9uUvaWWbd
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羅笙低頭,將視線從里奧,移到昏迷的白絃身上。536Please respect copyright.PENANAVTb2wpDfHG
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「雪檸懷孕了,懷了你的孩子。」羅笙說:「阿道夫.懷特注射水果塔前,你和葛蕾絲就已經在了。白兔一直沒有繼承人,我不能讓雪檸生下一個能和阿道夫.懷特共鳴的小孩。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAhLOeSslTl4
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以羅笙的立場,這理由合情合理。536Please respect copyright.PENANAIGKZSIBvPg
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但里奧還是很生氣。536Please respect copyright.PENANA55MqAfxhCm
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非常生氣。536Please respect copyright.PENANA3b91BWSUiw
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「那個女人,」里奧看著昏迷的白絃,質問:「值得你做到這種地步?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAuv9TpNRRfW
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「她是我的一切啊,里奧。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAeFjDd6EAHR
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羅笙一副理所當然,口氣也越來越激動。536Please respect copyright.PENANAv3amzXXppA
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「她值得更好的幸福,就像姊夫曾經給她的一樣;現在姊夫不在了,身為弟弟的我不能袖手旁觀。」羅笙說:「只有我能理解她,也只有我能拯救她。為了她的幸福,你們這些人──整個艾莉絲體系──全都不該存在!沒有你們的世界才是她真正的幸福,而那樣的世界將是我……是我親手為她創造的!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAZr7Bm4zRzR
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看著邊說邊顫抖、把白絃抱得越來越緊的羅笙,里奧只能搖頭嘆氣。536Please respect copyright.PENANAV1pefEEO2i
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事到如今,里奧沒什麼話好說。在這麼深的執念下,殺死昔日的朋友、離開以前的夥伴、冒著生命危險注射蜘蛛糖……里奧理解了,也釋懷了。他不會再因為羅笙糾結,也不再因為他的所作所為難過。羅笙沒有變,是里奧在這份友情上,寄予了太多期望。536Please respect copyright.PENANAxLrBQTF7XD
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「──神經病。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAJBKKiHt9kR
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里奧開口,這才是最適合羅笙的單字。536Please respect copyright.PENANAdtGckOjKVL
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「呵。」536Please respect copyright.PENANADdqMj9y85R
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羅笙並不討厭。他承認自己瘋了,瘋得心甘情願。536Please respect copyright.PENANAu4htebWMGz
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「打從認識的第一天我就知道了,里奧,我們遲早會分道揚鑣,走上不同的路。」羅笙苦笑,「如今聽來或許諷刺,但我還是得說──謝謝你,里奧,這份友情雖然短暫,卻很真實。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAHX7DZP2AdE
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「……!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAtBi3rzeU9M
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語畢,羅笙縱身一躍,一台Platinum的飛行裝置從里奧眼前一閃而過,羅笙俐落的身手跳到了飛行裝置上,帶著白絃揚長而去。536Please respect copyright.PENANAok58PTuDda
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「果然被逃掉了。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA6jJLogdUAk
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少女的聲音從里奧身後傳來。戴著紅色蝴蝶結、用夏悠外表出現的紅國王從里奧背後探頭,問里奧:「打從一開始,你就不覺得能抓住他們吧?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAl0W84yjjEj
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「獅鷲受這麼重的傷,她兩個兒子不可能坐視不管。如果我和紅鶴起衝突,只會讓金允道和白石墨找到破綻。」536Please respect copyright.PENANApC61ZwF33e
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話雖如此,里奧還是很氣。他想報仇,但如果因為報仇出事、害檸檬變成孤兒,他沒有臉去死後的世界見雪檸。536Please respect copyright.PENANAfTmdus9a10
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「話說,」里奧看著紅國王,「為什麼妳能一直出來?」536Please respect copyright.PENANABuHvregeCV
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紅國王指了指腳下的封鎖線,「只要你在用水果塔,我就可以一直出現,也能用皮影戲的模樣出來,嚇嚇敵人。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAlLyN8ZBCwR
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「所以,」里奧問:「妳也可以幫我帶小孩?」536Please respect copyright.PENANArLnKsINanS
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「……。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA9gg6dv4OJK
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不給回答,紅國王直接消失不見。里奧記得以前的夏悠非常討厭小孩,紅國王竟然也複製了這點。536Please respect copyright.PENANAVk8K9NlB0W
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水果塔真的很有趣。536Please respect copyright.PENANAdmHPRYTUMf
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2157年11月26日,中午十二點半,十一塔,五層536Please respect copyright.PENANAGZ7oyKQAni
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「啊,是里奧!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAzGuPvttgDY
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MIO率先注意到回來的里奧。她跑到里奧面前,「哇!衣服都髒掉了,看起來好慘!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAOAiwCaTEsY
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「皮肉傷而已,我沒事。」里奧摸摸MIO的頭,問她:「妳的和服怎麼了?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAGlx1NGXmR4
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MIO氣噗噗回答:「紅鶴砍的,哼!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAkQmRcz4pV6
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「傷得很重嗎?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAs2HW1p16mm
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「一開始很痛,博洋幫我分擔一半了,現在還好。」536Please respect copyright.PENANARFoEeUUyg9
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「分擔?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAbwOWMNtuwQ
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里奧看向李博洋,李博洋也用一種複雜的眼神看他。536Please respect copyright.PENANAMKzXs81WH5
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要知道,里奧是高宇維的心腹,他不可能不知道高宇維的計畫。要是知道自己沒有被李仲翔吞噬,李博洋心想:里奧會露出很失望的表情嗎?還是──536Please respect copyright.PENANAWm9HR5Xcox
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「沒事就好。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAkk08Q14VoF
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然而,里奧竟走上前、給李博洋一個擁抱。李博洋很驚訝,「里奧大哥……?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAjGIvRiyhXL
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「我都知道。」里奧很誠實,「從你說每天做惡夢開始,我就知道了。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAHbe57EKxy8
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「但你……」536Please respect copyright.PENANAHAH0zRHtfn
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「這件事,回去再和宇維討論。」里奧也摸摸李博洋的頭,「無論如何,你平安無事,我都很高興。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA955rQgQIjB
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李博洋還想說什麼,但里奧說到這份上,他不方便再提。536Please respect copyright.PENANAP9XuzgiNVw
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「奇怪?」MIO睜著大大的眼睛,「里奧,你的話變好多喔,發生什麼事了?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAicL4vynBvh
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里奧微笑,「沒什麼。」輕輕帶過,「解開心結,心情舒坦多了。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA4LCnmk4nFU
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李博洋和MIO有聽沒懂,但他們發現,現在的里奧似乎比較……親切?說話聲音有了溫度,給人的距離感沒那麼強,不像以前總是冷冰冰的,壓迫感也少了許多。536Please respect copyright.PENANAcFD5eVcwk9
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「雖然發生很多事,但MIO記憶恢復,我們完成了任務。」里奧說:「回去吧,博洋,麻煩你開白色空間。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAHT9hSNTURw
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李博洋沒有立刻說好,而是問里奧:「我們能再待幾天嗎?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAx8T4xlyqgW
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「怎麼了?」536Please respect copyright.PENANATpOezfy5AN
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「我想和大伯聊一聊爸爸的事。」李博洋看著眼前的房門,「也想看看這個房間,想帶走一些東西。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA0gqMKbzHfA
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差點忘記這裡是李博洋的老家。雖然之前總是逃避,但李博洋現在的心境已經不同──他覺得自己變得勇敢,也是時候正視「父親離開」這個事實了。536Please respect copyright.PENANANqVWnLL385
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「博洋,沒問題嗎?」MIO有些擔心,上前牽住李博洋的手。536Please respect copyright.PENANAYiylGx0L7g
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「有妳在就沒問題。」李博洋露出放心的微笑。536Please respect copyright.PENANAw3gmErN1NT
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「也好,你們忙你們的,我去協助十一塔的復原工作。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA0jCIkITQhP
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里奧這話講得心虛,畢竟十一塔的頂樓毀成那樣,自己要負一半的責任。536Please respect copyright.PENANAGXyoyA4pA0
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「而且,」李博洋再說:「現在回去,我也不知道怎麼面對宇維少爺,需要沉澱一下心情。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAqMlhJXXJWK
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「沒關係。」里奧回應:「我也不想見到他。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA6CMxJBRBYq
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「咦?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAAzry7d9jaL
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李博洋和MIO都睜大眼睛。他們剛剛聽到什麼?536Please respect copyright.PENANAq0sLm2XHMK
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「那傢伙上個月,竟然拿紅茶,從我頭上倒下去。」536Please respect copyright.PENANANIgWPYGEBI
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里奧的聲音夾雜冰冷的憤怒。上個月?李博洋和MIO互看一眼。上個月發生的事,這個月還在生氣?里奧到底多會記仇?如果他性格一直是這樣,之前到底忍耐了多少?536Please respect copyright.PENANAhofSgMzjWj
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「我現在只想一拳打死他。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA2BYRHDhbbU
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里奧咒罵:「那個死矮子。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAFrSVF15Qrt
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2157年12月1日,上午十點,仙境大樓,十二層536Please respect copyright.PENANAeVy3ob0DLG
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不愧是一百多年的朋友。高宇維一見到里奧,就知道他發生什麼事,很識相地坐到離他最遠的位子,知道對方想揍自己。536Please respect copyright.PENANAMPgSou5tlI
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「恭喜妳──MIO。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAg9eXjUnG75
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高宇維不知為何來了仙境大樓,說要聽他們報告任務過程,但他卻直衝里奧房間、自動自發地撲上沙發,趴在上面伸懶腰。536Please respect copyright.PENANAZeP9TnEhBo
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「記憶恢復後,應該很──神清氣爽吧?」高宇維的聲音很慢,也很慵懶,好像剛睡醒。536Please respect copyright.PENANAgVSdWqMQcC
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「嗯!能再見到媽媽,MIO很開心喔!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAXzQiTN2DRQ
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MIO和李博洋坐在對面的椅子,里奧則坐在一邊的單人沙發。高宇維把臉埋到抱枕,被里奧瞪了一眼。536Please respect copyright.PENANAM7pF6DylLM
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「太好了──讓妳出一趟遠門,果然是對──的。」高宇維看向里奧,「不過,你們遇到不少突發狀況?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAl4s9nFzpMN
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「獅鷲、紅鶴。」里奧邊用手指數,「還有,李仲翔。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA0qXgX7oHw1
536Please respect copyright.PENANAmdTaVvAux8
李博洋的表情很複雜。他看著高宇維,高宇維也感覺到他的視線,房間響起時鐘的「滴答、滴答」聲。高宇維撐起身子、坐到沙發,整個人的精神都變好了。536Please respect copyright.PENANAe4enRpZWEn
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高宇維開口:「博洋。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAaM2KRbIkMf
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「在。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA0rBolwO7b6
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「你是不是在生我的氣?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAK96Ijoqk3g
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高宇維的問法很有趣。李博洋回答:「屬下不敢。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAkEsq1mypar
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「那,為什麼露出這麼悲傷的眼神?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAOhzIyJpN7x
536Please respect copyright.PENANAu8GQDpo9x8
李博洋沉默,旁邊的MIO卻大喊:「因為宇維少爺很壞啊!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAThmSQr9wuQ
536Please respect copyright.PENANAXObBwl2S2P
李博洋被MIO嚇到。幸好高宇維沒生氣,而是打趣地問:「壞在哪?」536Please respect copyright.PENANATuBV224PCh
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「宇維少爺打算把博洋送給李仲翔!」MIO鼓起臉頰,「你怎麼可以這樣!宇維少爺壞透了!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAaMWkJ3OrFa
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「MIO,別說了……!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAWdhckSQPYO
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李博洋很慌張,幸好高宇維心情不錯,竟然笑出聲來。536Please respect copyright.PENANAtaGtffcQ4i
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「博洋,」高宇維突然問:「你和MIO的『交換』解除了嗎?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAromoAEU7lh
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「是的。」李博洋回應:「因為我不再逃避父親的死,現在已經解除了。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAFpBHiMpa30
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高宇維覺得有趣,「你們的心智共享,MIO現在能像這樣、說出你的心聲?」536Please respect copyright.PENANA7ijkQVFLHf
536Please respect copyright.PENANAR80xwIaCt8
李博洋不知道怎麼回答,MIO又搶先一步:「對!不只心智!我們連身體都連在一起!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAx72vOtPYEs
536Please respect copyright.PENANAidHcTE06hR
「尼可拉斯幫你們療完傷後,有向我報告。」高宇維端起茶杯,「其中一方受傷,另一人的同個部位也有傷痕,而且傷勢除以二。」536Please respect copyright.PENANALQ47F6oBhn
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高宇維喝了一口紅茶,然後皺眉、跟里奧說:「你泡的很難喝。」536Please respect copyright.PENANACZkOgCvorV
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「我還泡了咖啡。」里奧表示:「可以幫你拿來。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA7aOmuiVmKW
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「不要,你的咖啡更難喝,根本dirty water。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAKLbBWhyukb
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里奧聳肩,既然高宇維不買單,他也沒辦法。536Please respect copyright.PENANAqhyNr6ZZJG
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「宇維少爺,我並沒有生您的氣。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAyD6AUYBvM7
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李博洋終於開口:「我只是不明白您在想什麼,這讓我很害怕。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAtFlS8dppbo
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「『我在想什麼』?」高宇維機械性地複誦一遍:「我在想什麼……嗯,好問題。」536Please respect copyright.PENANArfGEPhOyUw
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高宇維戳著自己的太陽穴,沉默兩分鐘,這讓李博洋緊張到不行,反觀MIO在東張西望,看里奧的客廳有什麼好玩的。536Please respect copyright.PENANAI1LzBsjw3S
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「博洋,你知道我為什麼希望仲翔回來嗎?」536Please respect copyright.PENANA2OmBEKXv6B
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高宇維挑明地說。李博洋回答:「因為爺爺能把現在的艾莉絲,變成一百年前的樣子。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAbn5bCDPPzb
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「嗯,為了方便,我和里奧私下都說這個過程,叫作『夏悠化』。」高宇維再問:「那,我為什麼希望艾莉絲『夏悠化』,你知道嗎?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAqRkIhR9LAu
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「因為艾莉絲體系只能由夏悠領導,而且……」李博洋不知道接下來的回答恰不恰當,「宇維少爺也累了。」536Please respect copyright.PENANADmnpAt6eir
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高宇維一愣,「誰說的?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAagUxUDcwxI
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「爺爺。」李博洋表示:「他說這一百年,您代替艾莉絲接手體系,結果十大家族分裂、蜘蛛橫行,宇維少爺的身體也……」536Please respect copyright.PENANATInz6v2EDT
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「殘廢。」MIO好像吃了誠實豆沙包,幫李博洋講出來:「宇維少爺什麼都弄不好,跟一百年前、由夏悠親自率領的第一代水果塔差太多了!」536Please respect copyright.PENANA2tpdWjbOoH
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高宇維又陷入沉默。正當李博洋覺得死定了時,里奧竟然附和:「都是事實,李仲翔都看在眼裡。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAiAUd1uE9nJ
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「是啊。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAViB5WpIm0O
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被說成這樣,高宇維還是很冷靜。李博洋意識到高宇維的脾氣其實很好,比里奧好。如果搞個排名,高宇維的EQ應該是第一名,而最後一名不用懷疑,一定是尼可拉斯。536Please respect copyright.PENANAeqIyijyBAC
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「也是時候告訴你了,博洋。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA6k0yGWkeTU
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高宇維靠著椅背,淡淡地說:「其實,我十六歲就結婚了,還有兩個孩子。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAy6LLCEor0w
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「……!?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAho2NOAdClG
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不只李博洋,MIO也嚇一大跳。536Please respect copyright.PENANAjzC9X7CLMq
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高宇維已婚?還有子女?誰聽到這消息不會震驚?正當李博洋想問是誰,高宇維就說:「對象是誰不重要,現在的你沒必要知道。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAFWZCNJ42qM
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已婚這件事,高宇維沒有刻意隱瞞,他的婚戒無時無刻都戴在手上,只是沒人敢問。536Please respect copyright.PENANAiXD6QxOUix
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「我的妻小都曾是艾莉絲體系的成員,但是……」高宇維眼神黯然,「名義上來說,他們都死了。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAdZ0ZrJNnJv
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「死了?」536Please respect copyright.PENANA5wIDhW7Q5z
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高宇維點頭,「他們三人的死因,都和獅鷲有關。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAA0Snnhdj35
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原來這是高宇維與獅鷲為敵的原因──正當李博洋以為事情是這樣時,高宇維卻說了句:「但我沒有恨獅鷲,也不打算幫他們報仇。」536Please respect copyright.PENANASJHRKF2r7i
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「咦?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAjV4o5L2zez
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「很多人以為我與她為敵,是因為私人恩怨,其實根本不是。」高宇維說:「我和獅鷲只是立場不同,換個說法:如果今天沒有發生一百年前的事、沒有《羅琳娜條約》,我和她是可以坐下來、喝茶吃點心的關係。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAtB6fA7lcCF
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「那為什麼……」536Please respect copyright.PENANArav6OENlr6
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「蜘蛛糖。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAP8NZVfjoVw
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三個字,言簡意賅。536Please respect copyright.PENANAxNBLAInKCh
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「於我──不論是艾莉絲體系的『瘋帽』、你們口中的『宇維少爺』、或我這個人本身──真正的敵人都只有一個,就是蜘蛛糖。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAwFl76mKXgn
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高宇維放下茶杯,瓷器撞擊,發出清脆的聲音。536Please respect copyright.PENANAIZrfUSFuhd
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「我知道在許多人眼裡,我是可憐的代罪羔羊、負責收拾夏悠一百年前的爛攤,但我不後悔接下這個職務。在我的時間結束前,我一定要摧毀蜘蛛糖,成為領導人讓我得到資源,也能將水果塔後裔納入麾下,我不認為是壞事。」高宇維說。536Please respect copyright.PENANAktiSokklvM
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「那,為什麼要與獅鷲為敵?」李博洋問。536Please respect copyright.PENANA0xIKOP9abP
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「因為這樣不夠。」高宇維握緊拳頭,「我不是艾莉絲,我沒辦法與所有水果塔共鳴,我一個人的力量太渺小,還有十大家族在扯後腿。如果要在最短的時間內,得到與蜘蛛糖匹敵的力量,只能打破《羅琳娜條約》。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAblcnq2zagi
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確實。李博洋心想。從和紅鶴交手的經驗來看,蜘蛛糖的能力完全未知,加上它有抵銷水果塔的特性。就算把死去的第一代水果塔復活,都不見得能打敗蜘蛛,棘手程度絕非一般。536Please respect copyright.PENANAGgjEdvQyUY
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「我有問題!」MIO舉手發問:「獅鷲不是很強嗎?叫她去殺蜘蛛啊!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAdC76QHIB7u
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「不可能。」這次是里奧回答。536Please respect copyright.PENANAptwo7OA0O8
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「為什麼?她不是很討厭紅鶴?」MIO問。536Please respect copyright.PENANAdDaEMXi4GS
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「獅鷲對紅鶴的厭惡是私人情緒。」里奧舉例:「如果有一個人三不五時,把你晾在陽台的衣服偷走,趁你外出時闖入你家、為你準備晚餐,房間貼滿你的偷拍照,知道你每天的行程、跟蹤並偷錄你的聲音,甚至對你抱持性幻想,這樣的人你不討厭嗎?」536Please respect copyright.PENANArO6k3jnbch
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一股惡寒襲捲李博洋與MIO全身。里奧表示:「這些,都是紅鶴對獅鷲做過的事。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAUJVD37kBGL
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「我的天,被討厭簡直活該啊。」李博洋也覺得噁心。雖然有人幫忙準備晚餐,這聽起來還不錯。536Please respect copyright.PENANAIaYAOLTU4l
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「這樣你明白了嗎?博洋。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAvc2Etgg27z
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高宇維跟他說:「摧毀蜘蛛糖,不只是我的人生目標,也是為了艾莉絲體系每個人的人身安全,唯一的途徑只有讓艾莉絲『夏悠化』。為此,我必須讓李仲翔回來。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAMuKRDiB9Bu
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犧牲李晴煬一人,拯救艾莉絲體系。536Please respect copyright.PENANA4kfYIWRWIB
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說穿了,就是這麼一回事。536Please respect copyright.PENANAvz3ZRBVlOI
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「博洋。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAiwsey2TcGr
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高宇維又叫他的名字,但這次的聲音非常溫和,讓李博洋不自覺抬頭,看著高宇維的灰色眼睛。536Please respect copyright.PENANAkwO7ZEDCgo
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「我知道,這對你而言非常艱難,念在你為神與畜付出這麼多──我這一次,不打算強迫你效忠,而是給你一個禮拜的時間。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAcieNq9Q5RF
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高宇維告訴他:「一個禮拜後,你可以選擇留在這,或帶MIO和晴煬離開。不管你之後要回李門、投靠獅鷲,或隱居山林,我都沒意見,也不會追擊。我會放你們自由,同時,我們的主從關係也到此為止。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAZbqjHTeIR1
536Please respect copyright.PENANA7tvE3lQgmU
「……!」536Please respect copyright.PENANArJsDrfWW3q
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離開神與畜?和MIO與李晴煬一起?536Please respect copyright.PENANAX1dFLwyBMO
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李博洋愣在原地。這幾天他想過各種可能,就是沒想過離開神與畜,而且是高宇維「同意的」離開。這或許是開恩,但對李博洋而言,高宇維只是給他更難的選擇,他一時不知道怎麼回應。536Please respect copyright.PENANAw7Qr5sM46k
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「你有一個禮拜的時間。」高宇維兩手交疊、放在大腿上,「該說的我都說完,你們可以退下了。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAqSopR4pKoE
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「……是。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAcNZcJ0rNNL
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李博洋起身、牽著MIO的手,正準備推門離開時,他轉身大喊:「宇維少爺!」536Please respect copyright.PENANAkyt4lqYbnU
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李博洋不知哪來的勇氣,竟然問高宇維:「您之所以犧牲一隻眼睛、救我弟弟,只因為他是李仲翔的『容器』嗎?」536Please respect copyright.PENANAFnuaHw0lWR
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「……。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA5cvblC0dNk
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聽到問題,里奧看了一眼高宇維,高宇維盯著桌上的瓷杯,沒有表情,也沒有說話。536Please respect copyright.PENANAhh6JSLCFOP
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「我希望您跟我說實話。」李博洋的聲音好像快哭了,「就像我一直以來侍奉您一樣。」536Please respect copyright.PENANALaVVe1Gk9i
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高宇維的視線由近到遠,灰色的眼珠掃過瓷杯、茶壺、地毯、李博洋的腳,然後慢慢往上,從胸口到脖子、從脖子到眼睛。他凝視著李博洋,三目相接。536Please respect copyright.PENANAB9gjpnrmGZ
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「不是。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAAKP6DvKZr1
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高宇維終於開口:「我當下,其實沒想這麼多。」536Please respect copyright.PENANARslpXiQjpS
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歷歷在目,渾身是血的李晴煬彷彿還在他懷裡,高宇維毫不猶豫就使用水果塔,他甚至不知道自己會失去哪一部分的身體,但他就是做了。536Please respect copyright.PENANA3gVxbQ36sO
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「我承認:我救晴煬,是因為他和仲翔的關係,但那與容器無關。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA3i2y6ZDdyT
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高宇維閉起眼睛,想起了一百年前。536Please respect copyright.PENANAYW9jHJyykA
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「我的夥伴被獅鷲殺死時,我人就在旁邊。我明明可以救他們,但我被獅鷲傷到無法走路,里奧也拉住了我。」高宇維睜眼,「被獅鷲殺死的夥伴也好,被夏悠迫害的第一代水果塔也罷。我的罪,在於我的不作為。我明明是『時間的朋友』,我明明可以挽回很多事,但我什麼也沒做。」536Please respect copyright.PENANA3z6i4ffInv
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用僅存的左眼看著僅存的左手,高宇維苦笑。536Please respect copyright.PENANAspNuDQvI7K
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「神與畜,一個用來拯救你們、收留你們、照顧你們的組織。」高宇維難過一笑,「我在透過你們贖罪──說穿了,只是這麼一回事。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAWRThspQL8K
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「……。」536Please respect copyright.PENANASKvSP8AGPl
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牽著李博洋的手,MIO抬頭、看著李博洋的臉。因為共享心智,她知道現在的李博洋在想什麼,以及他藏在心裡的情緒多麼激動。536Please respect copyright.PENANA9jpelhG5da
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「博洋,我們走吧。」536Please respect copyright.PENANAFdQoXGsBme
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他不能再留在這裡。536Please respect copyright.PENANA4SRoCBUjph
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MIO打開房門,帶著李博洋離去。