2157年8月5日,凌晨三點,草原生態保育P區,史密斯列車752Please respect copyright.PENANAyUAr2mEXKc
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經過長時間的行駛,史密斯列車離開海底隧道、抵達非洲。沿路的自然風光及熱情居民,多少洗刷掉泰勒死去的不安。再幾個月就要實行計畫,史密斯內部不宜再有突發狀況,所有人都在心中祈禱,希望這幾個月能平安順利。752Please respect copyright.PENANAWaHpwS1ReV
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安靜的夜晚,排行老三的艾琳.史密斯躺在床上。她最近比較少發作,所有人──包括她自己──以為事情正朝好的方向發展。752Please respect copyright.PENANAjMPS40LknD
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可惜終究事與願違。752Please respect copyright.PENANABzi2wmbur2
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「……!」752Please respect copyright.PENANA6NyZGip9r2
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沒來由地睜開眼睛,艾琳發現,一名陌生的女孩正站在她旁邊。漆黑的房間,女孩穿著一襲紅色和服,留著可愛的黑色短髮,漆黑的眼珠映照出艾琳驚恐的臉。752Please respect copyright.PENANA3BMKP9o66j
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「是誰……!?」752Please respect copyright.PENANAz7g8qhPCl5
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艾琳嚇得裹住棉被、縮到牆邊。房裡突然出現陌生的人,艾琳很害怕,可是,她沒有向外求救。752Please respect copyright.PENANAPRx02KdKdW
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她覺得好熟悉。752Please respect copyright.PENANA5vBHC7JDWy
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彷彿在哪見過女孩,或者,與她相似的人。752Please respect copyright.PENANAbSL4UZeDGM
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「我是MIO(みお)。」752Please respect copyright.PENANADPHtRgzwO1
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女孩很有禮貌地自我介紹:「MIO的み,MIO的お。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAVa5JgJy0kt
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「MIO……?」752Please respect copyright.PENANANF3ObpdgrE
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聽到這個名字,一瞬間,艾琳感到迷茫。她的意識突然飄到很遠、很遠的地方,嘴巴自己說:752Please respect copyright.PENANAhEKx0yrWFa
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「不是MIA(みあ)嗎?」752Please respect copyright.PENANABXx5quVzIR
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MIO睜大眼睛,剎那,艾琳飄走的意識回來。她不知道自己剛才說了什麼,但顯然,MIO動搖了。752Please respect copyright.PENANALwcb8K4XPy
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「我現在不是MIA。」752Please respect copyright.PENANA9kyMzbSruX
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MIO動搖的時間沒有太長,她很快就恢復理智,告訴艾琳:「我是MIO,是博洋的MIO。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAWZ6ZC2lkgU
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艾琳聽不懂她在說什麼。752Please respect copyright.PENANAvdm6jL79gr
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「妳呢?」MIO突然指著她,「妳是誰?」752Please respect copyright.PENANAAeNyFTcdPh
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「我……」艾琳愣了愣,「我是艾琳(Irene)。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAYcyXPiuN6V
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「不對!」MIO嚴厲糾正:「妳不是艾琳!」752Please respect copyright.PENANA3depYH43wc
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「我一直是艾琳啊。」艾琳糊塗了,「我是艾琳.史密斯(Irene Smith),我……!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAhy4andBVJd
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「妳是葛蕾絲(Grace)。」752Please respect copyright.PENANALKmUJNphAp
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MIO說出了那個名字。752Please respect copyright.PENANAjPK0JjsVwn
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「你是里奧的妹妹、尼可的媽媽。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAIVTtU8jAGF
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「……不。」艾琳的視線飄到一邊,「我不是……」752Please respect copyright.PENANAlioJg4Mc1X
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「妳是懷特。」MIO自顧自地說:「嫁到希波克拉底,妳還是懷特。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAMdgSpuluEh
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艾琳連破碎的語句都吐不出來。就在這時,MIO張開雙臂,面無表情地說:752Please respect copyright.PENANAThpFqZTDKs
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「回來吧,葛蕾絲。」752Please respect copyright.PENANA0nc87dSofM
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──她的聲音來自神社。752Please respect copyright.PENANAxN0j1b7zO8
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「有人渴望妳的回歸,這是以人命為代價的『交換』。」752Please respect copyright.PENANArnQkPfFdbL
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──神社供奉的不是高宇維,是MIO。752Please respect copyright.PENANA4NyfeWNpgR
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「所以,回應這份渴望吧,葛蕾絲。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAmKDxbsQEFn
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──這是「MIO」的意志。752Please respect copyright.PENANAk6ELVE6JSy
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「『交換』成立。」752Please respect copyright.PENANA4MVDhCiFtP
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「……!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAmfrsNAYGhg
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話甫落,艾琳的眼前一片空白,只覺得頭很暈、很暈,天旋地轉,彷彿墜入一片未知的黑暗中。她抱著頭,來到一個奇怪的地方。她的房間不見了,床也不見了。艾琳坐在一棵大樹下,空氣又濕又悶,目光所及的地方、長滿白色的香菇,密集得讓人不舒服。752Please respect copyright.PENANAf4HX04h7DC
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「這是,什麼……?」752Please respect copyright.PENANAp4TPMtOMYt
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艾琳試著呼喊,周遭一個人也沒有,只有上千朵香菇圍繞在身邊、虎視眈眈地盯著她。艾琳看得眼花撩亂,打算起身,發現自己動彈不得。752Please respect copyright.PENANAym8c1vJ48p
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「啊……啊啊!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAViysmp0VRm
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下一秒,艾琳的右手臂長出一朵一朵香菇。她嚇得跌在地上,想把香菇拔掉,但一用力,手臂就疼痛無比,香菇的根已經深入她的皮肉。她的左手臂也長出香菇,然後是腳、肚子、脖子……蔓延到臉上。752Please respect copyright.PENANArjauiNrERk
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「不要!不要啊……!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAzVBFvo6Jy2
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香菇正在吸收艾琳,她的身體越來越虛弱,整個人倒在香菇群裡。752Please respect copyright.PENANAOYoDCn0BxV
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「哥哥,奧斯卡哥哥……!」752Please respect copyright.PENANANrCzM6r75V
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「救……我……」752Please respect copyright.PENANAjpQrAVnpMu
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伸出的手停止顫抖,不出幾秒,她整個人被香菇吞沒,一根骨頭也不剩。752Please respect copyright.PENANANa6lCu3s06
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2157年8月5日,凌晨四點,史密斯列車752Please respect copyright.PENANANVDSZVArWC
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「……!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAgMaocwpvAc
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睜開眼睛,葛蕾絲.懷特從艾琳的床上醒來,MIO人已不見蹤影。752Please respect copyright.PENANAsB4wR3BZRG
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「哈……哈……?」752Please respect copyright.PENANApila9yFL0u
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她喘著氣,一時沒搞清楚狀況,直到看見自己的銀白色長髮,葛蕾絲才意識到,自己復活了。752Please respect copyright.PENANAaxjjwqQU9Q
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「真的……假的……?」752Please respect copyright.PENANA6JKFcisauQ
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要復活,事情沒那麼簡單。葛蕾絲發現床頭櫃上放著手機,上面顯示今天的日期:2157年8月5日。752Please respect copyright.PENANAUtisrUpt97
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「2157?才十幾年……?」752Please respect copyright.PENANAlEyWzF8cEo
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葛蕾絲瞪大眼睛。再怎麼順利,也無法用這麼短的時間復活。所有被寄生體的記憶都留在葛蕾絲腦中,其中,艾琳生前的最後一刻,遇見一名紅色和服的女孩,葛蕾絲知道她是誰。752Please respect copyright.PENANA3BpbXGHUQm
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「那個……我記得,是NAGI(なぎ)的女兒,叫作MIA。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAKf7201D6wC
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葛蕾絲低頭沉思。她的髮色和里奧一樣,但她沒有琉璃色的眼睛,而是和尼可拉斯一樣的藍色。752Please respect copyright.PENANAcaka6W59QN
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「交換……原來如此,是假海龜。用她的水果塔,我確實能立刻復活,但代價是……人命?誰的命?誰跟那女孩許下這種『交換』?」752Please respect copyright.PENANAbmU4LnvtQk
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葛蕾絲越想越不對勁,這時,她注意到艾琳的手機桌布。那是一張全家福,所有的史密斯兄弟姊妹聚在一起,每個人臉上都掛著大大的笑容,看起來十分溫馨、幸福,看得葛蕾絲十分心痛。752Please respect copyright.PENANAkT411J6uBn
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她環視房間。艾琳.史密斯,房間的主人,成為她復活的祭品。強烈的罪惡感湧上葛蕾絲心頭,她看著艾琳的手機桌布,兩行眼淚當場流下。752Please respect copyright.PENANA0YP1VDVBzz
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「我的天,妳還這麼年輕……!」752Please respect copyright.PENANARWHf4e5ZgP
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這名妙齡少女因她而死,葛蕾絲將艾琳的手機放在胸前。雖然沒資格悲傷,葛蕾絲的心還是好痛、好痛……她因艾琳重生,無辜的艾琳卻因她而死。752Please respect copyright.PENANAPrktOWOkG0
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「對不起……親愛的,對不起……!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAUAn2ZC1tYf
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生命自有盡頭,葛蕾絲寧可順應天命,也不要用犧牲他人的方式復活,所以她千交代、萬交代,絕對不能這麼做。葛蕾絲相信里奧,也相信他的丈夫,和MIO交換的不是他們,那又會是誰?752Please respect copyright.PENANA5tGbhpGsLw
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「……。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAFQRmSutTtN
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抹去眼淚,葛蕾絲振作起來。她必須在被發現前、逃出史密斯列車,然而,手指碰到窗戶的剎那,警報器竟被觸動,刺耳的「叭──叭──」聲響起。警報響起的瞬間,窗戶也豎起一根根鐵柵欄、當場封死。752Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0EU0Fm3ki
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葛蕾絲瞪大眼睛,下一秒,身後的房門被踹開,奧斯卡與眾史密斯兄弟姊妹衝進來,包圍了葛蕾絲。752Please respect copyright.PENANAZj9WPdo8sL
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「果然是妳,葛蕾絲.懷特!」752Please respect copyright.PENANATdgFdjjLux
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奧斯卡率領其他十個弟妹,所有人手裡都拿著武器。奧斯卡對葛蕾絲大吼:「死得不乾不淨的東西,妳對我妹妹做了什麼!?」752Please respect copyright.PENANARlKgAAQaiU
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身為懷特、里奧的妹妹,葛蕾絲自然不是泛泛之輩,她非常冷靜。752Please respect copyright.PENANA2SisFPzTth
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「死了。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAgX50E0fgSM
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她伸手,將銀白色的長髮撥到背後,「艾琳.史密斯,已經死了。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAcJyCh99bsy
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葛蕾絲的話使現場一片譁然,奧斯卡氣得握緊拳頭,突然,坐輪椅的特蕾莎.史密斯開口:752Please respect copyright.PENANAFZDuMt63km
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「泰勒哥哥也是妳殺死的,對吧?」752Please respect copyright.PENANA3am9hVj0QG
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「哈?」752Please respect copyright.PENANAaGLP64ogSA
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其他人沉默。葛蕾絲露出不解的表情,「甘我屁事,那傢伙不是自殺嗎?」752Please respect copyright.PENANAZX6B18lsUA
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「泰勒哥哥才不會自殺!」特蕾莎咬牙切齒,「是妳!妳用艾琳姊姊的身體,殺了泰勒哥哥!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAUyztp4t9Gk
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「小鬼,沒有證據,就別亂說話。」葛蕾絲露出不屑的表情,「沒教養的東西。妳如果是我女兒,我一定把妳打死。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAW4OVaFHfJE
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「有妳這種母親,我也寧可死。」752Please respect copyright.PENANA3zZdRNONCR
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這話不是特蕾莎說的,而是奧斯卡。他的臉色非常可怕,好像矇上一層陰影,看來他相信了特蕾莎的話。752Please respect copyright.PENANA1szXuHaclX
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「殺了她!!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAEftrNCLKUm
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「不用等計畫實行,我直接用妳的命,和高宇維宣戰!」752Please respect copyright.PENANA4JRzFbEH0P
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奧斯卡一聲令下,所有史密斯一湧而上。葛蕾絲徒手迎擊,用腳踢開所有武器,左右手輪番出拳,打在敵人的胸、臉、肚,將史密斯一個個打退。奧斯卡率領眾弟妹、準備展開第二波攻勢,葛蕾絲以極快的速度,將房裡的長桌踹到他們面前、逼他們後退;奧斯卡等人剛躲過長桌,回神,發現葛蕾絲不見蹤影。752Please respect copyright.PENANAGQRV2feug3
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「把她找出來!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAwVwyV5fyF6
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奧斯卡動了殺心,氣得大吼:752Please respect copyright.PENANAxqqMBfZyO3
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「所有出入口都被封死,我看她能躲到哪去!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAb0nK21z5CU
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2157年8月5日,凌晨五點,史密斯列車752Please respect copyright.PENANAqhvjiMdQcM
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史密斯列車很大,整整十五節車廂,每節車廂都有半個籃球場的長寬。所有對外門窗都被封死,葛蕾絲知道自己遲早會被抓住,此刻的她需要救援。752Please respect copyright.PENANAcICrexW21L
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「我的天,這個起床運動太刺激了。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAJWPkBwhtrq
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暫時躲在裝食物的大箱子中,葛蕾絲正在想辦法。沒有神與畜的戒指,她聯絡不到里奧,也聯絡不到赫密士。752Please respect copyright.PENANAVERQWEvIH2
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「……對了!」752Please respect copyright.PENANAv6FrsNAhjg
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從口袋拿出艾琳的手機,葛蕾絲輸入記憶中的號碼、按下通話鍵。沒多久,另一邊的人接起電話,葛蕾絲謝天謝地,開口:752Please respect copyright.PENANAgYh7zJ3rSP
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「嗨,艾莉絲,好久不見。」752Please respect copyright.PENANAxkeFEEk84z
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她喘著氣,露出尷尬的笑容,說:752Please respect copyright.PENANA5ihzLGb5uU
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「能麻煩您,幫我聯絡宇維少爺嗎?」