2157年6月25日,凌晨一點,商業中心B區764Please respect copyright.PENANAQK6hRp1qAg
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手裡捧著白色的綿羊布偶,MIO穿著紅色的和服,頭髮夾著櫻花造型的髮夾。在她眼裡,這裡不是都市,也不是馬路旁的人行道,而是一條通往神社的表參道,燈火從燈籠裡滲了出來,樹葉都被燈光染成橘黃色。764Please respect copyright.PENANAPL4n4qRMu5
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結束和尼可拉斯的對話,MIO就一直維持這樣的狀態,從晚上六點走到凌晨一點,過程不吃不喝不休息。一個小孩走在深夜的街道,總歸還是危險的,但MIO不在意。764Please respect copyright.PENANA5PKTSbONlH
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她雙眼半開,雖然在走路,漆黑的眼珠卻沒有聚焦。如果李博洋在就好了──可惜,李博洋這幾天不在,MIO少了能幫她解答疑惑的夥伴。764Please respect copyright.PENANAQBRaFelYTO
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不知不覺走出市中心,MIO來到被歸類為都市更新區的地方。灰黑色的建材、施工用的大型機械,雖然有幾棟新大樓,但多數地方還在施工,荒涼到像發生大爆炸──死了所有人,物品卻完好如初。764Please respect copyright.PENANALUnDo3L6nk
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無視危險警告,MIO走到還在施工的大樓。這座大樓只架了銀灰色的鋼筋,沒有地板牆壁。她坐到一疊木板上,兩腳懸空。月光從銀灰色的鋼筋間灑下來,地上卻沒有MIO的影子。764Please respect copyright.PENANAVuK7qsEjI4
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「哪,咩咩。」764Please respect copyright.PENANABBY1ETpRJc
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她摸了摸手裡的綿羊娃娃,看著天空說:764Please respect copyright.PENANAIEnqZCyoFQ
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「我啊,是因為博洋,才加入神與畜的喔。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAYI7H5asQ8c
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停頓三秒,她好像聽見什麼,低下頭,對綿羊娃娃說:764Please respect copyright.PENANAjRNC3sRBRE
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「為什麼?還用問嗎?因為博洋幫我取了『MIO』這個名字。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAN90GOf1tl5
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「每個生物都需要名字,因為名字,我才得以存在。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAjUIdnX4mJg
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她緊緊抱住綿羊娃娃。764Please respect copyright.PENANA7DTRF9mbIi
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「但是,為什麼呢?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAzeVx0DU5Zr
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她閉上眼睛。晚風拂過她的臉頰,夾雜一點砂石的味道。764Please respect copyright.PENANA2TsKdacdAY
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「鏡子照不出我,陽光做不出我的影子……為什麼?我到底是什麼?我什麼也不記得,然後,博洋出現了。」764Please respect copyright.PENANA9VWj6M8HZb
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她揚起幸福的笑容。764Please respect copyright.PENANAPtqLGgHId1
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「博洋說,我是三途川,連結著彼岸與此岸,所以『澪(みお,MIO)』誕生了。我喜歡這個名字,聽說,漢字是『水路』的意思。」764Please respect copyright.PENANApwy2wtzFDO
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她睜開眼睛,手順著綿羊娃娃柔軟的毛,好像在幫一個女孩梳頭髮。764Please respect copyright.PENANApsfFWY4Nxv
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「因為名字,我才得以存在;因為博洋,我才成為『MIO』,不是嗎?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAgW7JDH9p0H
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「……。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAIDJ5j8ZTMh
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聽著綿羊娃娃的回答,她臉上的笑容漸漸消失。她把綿羊娃娃放到旁邊,自己從木板堆上跳下來,轉過來說:764Please respect copyright.PENANAAQnVa9N0dc
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「宇維少爺說,他和媽媽是朋友、都是第一代水果塔,所以我聽宇維少爺的話──我一直都這麼想。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAWyvQhn2f2l
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「可是,現在的我,正以『MIO』存在於世……哪個應該放在前面?是『MIO』,還是『宇維少爺』?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAQFOZzshWFU
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空氣一片沉默。如果剛才的人行道是表參道,那麼,這棟施工大樓在她眼裡,就是一座神社。紅色的風車轉呀轉、轉呀轉──本殿裡空無一物,沒有神明。764Please respect copyright.PENANAgDV0sqC1bK
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「我們應該供奉誰呢?」764Please respect copyright.PENANA5T50ytVgAa
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她盯著綿羊娃娃黑色的眼睛。764Please respect copyright.PENANAXYfnnED7Yo
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「我呢,不知道要供奉『MIO』,還是『宇維少爺』;尼可不知道要供奉『葛蕾絲』,還是『宇維少爺』;再過不久,晴煬也會開始掙扎,要供奉『謝綠』還是『宇維少爺』。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAU8pWHdE918
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抬起腳,她一邊說,一邊轉起圈來。順時針、逆時針、順時針、逆時針……紅色的袖子隨著她的動作,畫出一個又一個圓,就像風車。764Please respect copyright.PENANAMXv3jZNFsV
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「人與人的關係是對等的,你沒辦法要求一個人永遠效忠你,除非──你付出夠多,讓他覺得自己一輩子欠你。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAM3mpVkLb7B
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「因為救過一命,這樣就夠了嗎?因為第一代水果塔,這樣就夠了嗎?總有一天,晴煬和尼可的忠誠會消褪,宇維少爺將變成一種理所當然,被別的東西取代。」764Please respect copyright.PENANACzIOIpzLMO
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她用長長的袖子遮住嘴巴,笑嘻嘻地說:764Please respect copyright.PENANAmtE3vFyK8W
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「沒辦法,他們剛加入,宇維少爺來不及對他們好──博洋呢?他又是怎麼看待宇維少爺?咩咩,你猜猜看。」764Please respect copyright.PENANA0mfmVIGGPM
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她從左邊走到右邊,再從右邊走到左邊,然後、毫無預警地,朝綿羊娃娃比了個叉叉。764Please respect copyright.PENANAYTppTO9X5J
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「答錯了喔,咩咩。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAc16Ytk15a7
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「博洋對宇維少爺的忠心是完全的──至少他自己這麼認為。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAc978l1uQgK
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因為比任何人都了解李博洋,她露出得意的微笑。764Please respect copyright.PENANANQzt9yeJ3Y
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「為什麼我知道?因為博洋和我交換,他對父親的思念與情感,存放在MIO這,我們正共享彼此的心智,很有趣吧?我能感覺到博洋的喜怒哀樂,知道他對宇維少爺的忠心不容置疑。明明只是交換,卻演變成這種關係,我自己也很意外。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAdo7s6W3rAv
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她兩手放到身後,頭往後仰,兩眼凝視著深藍色的夜空。764Please respect copyright.PENANATztvfUz0ao
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「我們知道『博洋怎麼看待宇維少爺』了,現在,我們回到重點──我應該供奉誰呢?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAFYHHYfVEu6
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語畢,她的神社出現兩座神主牌,一個寫著「MIO」,另一個寫著「高宇維」。764Please respect copyright.PENANAka7TdikauH
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「我啊,不是覺得宇維少爺不重要。我喜歡宇維少爺,也喜歡神與畜,但博洋賦予的『MIO』裡,需要效忠宇維少爺嗎?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAMXJ00fXoTy
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──哪一個要放到本殿?764Please respect copyright.PENANA6WN2wqp6NJ
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「博洋所定義的『MIO』,怎麼看待宇維少爺的?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAWwwDFoFP7k
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──哪一個?764Please respect copyright.PENANAgs3ZYgdYOh
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「『MIO』的本質,到底是什麼?」764Please respect copyright.PENANACtqqzwral2
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──決定權不在她。764Please respect copyright.PENANAinbUD0ORNk
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「我沒辦法回答……所以,博洋,來找我吧。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAHTfxEEWpSQ
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「只有你,才能定義『MIO』是什麼。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0DHGo6z0y
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突然,外面傳來警笛聲。兩名年約四十的成年男性跑進來、躲在陰暗的角落。兩名警察一邊吆喝、一邊從外邊跑過去,沒發現躲起來的兩名男子。764Please respect copyright.PENANAJdXPclhpJm
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「X的,終於甩掉他們了!」764Please respect copyright.PENANAZsJXMLDY2T
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確認警察走遠,其中一名男子開口,並在另一個人的臉上揍了一拳。764Please respect copyright.PENANA15QPbdKb2P
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「都你這窩囊廢!車子壞了,貨也只剩兩包,要我怎麼和上面交待!?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAvZAGxVWdgV
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「X!我哪知有條子埋伏!你才他X亂下指令,少怪到我頭上!」764Please respect copyright.PENANAsdNue3rHUu
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男子拿著兩包白色粉末。其中一名毒販瞄了一眼,大叫:「我操!怎麼會有小孩?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAyPlszYuWb8
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「小孩?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAW0gQQu5TEi
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另一名毒販也回頭。廢墟裡,一個穿著紅色和服的小女孩,動也不動地站著,漆黑的眼睛凝望夜空,旁邊放著一隻綿羊娃娃,畫面十分詭異。764Please respect copyright.PENANAErcPDNqQcu
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「這…這小孩是怎樣?吸太多,腦袋壞了?」764Please respect copyright.PENANA442Z08TlVV
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「嘿!這不是很好嗎?我們掉了一堆貨,帶個漂亮小鬼回去,老大說不定能原諒我們。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAe42NZMM06x
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兩名毒販動了邪念,正準備下手,一個能面面具突然出現在後方。下一秒,兩名毒販的脖子被砍斷,鮮血噴灑在白色的能面。能面空洞的眼睛對著MIO,然後,它緩緩消失。MIO還在她的神社,什麼也沒發現。764Please respect copyright.PENANAtxzCyq1yVM
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2157年6月30日,凌晨兩點,商業中心B區764Please respect copyright.PENANApeH2H4AID4
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「離家出走五天,果不其然又闖禍了啊,MIO。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAD5z3lUY17G
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一百多具屍體堆疊在地,李博洋試著避開它們,但數量太多,困難重重,既然不管怎樣都會踩到,他索性放棄,踩著屍體走向MIO。764Please respect copyright.PENANA4DAFnTE7gD
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「說過很多次,不要一次殺這麼多人,會引來注目。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAy5jifKUOFW
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「……。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAPWhydwNAkL
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MIO坐在木板堆上,兩手抱著膝蓋,整個人蜷在那裡,不說話。764Please respect copyright.PENANA2k1PmOoIfN
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不是她殺的。764Please respect copyright.PENANAiTaC9cXMG9
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MIO一直在她的神社。764Please respect copyright.PENANAixpTj1mPfV
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她全部,沒有印象。764Please respect copyright.PENANA37gTzoWf1E
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「……沒有博洋賦予的『MIO』,什麼也不是。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAAsxwGcv6T7
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聽到李博洋的聲音,MIO抬頭,可愛的臉蛋上有血跡。李博洋幫她把血擦掉,問:「發生什麼事了?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAZAnt1ZFwW7
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「……。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAYlutsUYQCr
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MIO放開雙腿、恢復成一般坐姿。木板堆大概到李博洋的腰,因此,坐在上面的MIO必須低頭,才能跟李博洋直視。764Please respect copyright.PENANA5k6E9Cucez
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「……博洋。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAkrQDsU1MOO
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「嗯?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAqEEpq3PZ8U
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「那天,因為你,我變成了『MIO』……可是,『MIO』是什麼?怎樣才是你認為的『MIO』呢?」764Please respect copyright.PENANAHgbvhAnXps
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李博洋覺得這問題很可愛。他將女孩抱到自己懷裡,溫柔地說:764Please respect copyright.PENANA6S7dbs9GmB
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「澪(MIO)是水路。」764Please respect copyright.PENANADRE5EoNlLs
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「沒有人能限制,水要怎麼流。」764Please respect copyright.PENANANxSqzZX5wV
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──神明,確定。764Please respect copyright.PENANAnW5YzWPp4K
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「妳想怎麼做,就怎麼做。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAwAuPckrEGX
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「隨妳喜歡,隨妳開心──MIO只要是MIO,就好。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAybLvCf3wKj
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──本殿「MIO」,不是「高宇維」。764Please respect copyright.PENANATDLT0pelVR
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「……。」764Please respect copyright.PENANAm96fzcoMhl
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兩行眼淚從MIO的臉流下。她伸手、緊緊抱住李博洋,臉埋在他的胸前,邊哭邊笑。764Please respect copyright.PENANA2pxjcxubwm
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「謝謝你。」764Please respect copyright.PENANA6zVo0jLPHo
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「博洋,謝謝你。」764Please respect copyright.PENANALj8y0T2gmP
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她閉上眼睛,告訴自己:764Please respect copyright.PENANAyXPqczqfds
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「MIO知道,該怎麼做了。」