兩人一路走過重重街道,最後阿爾法在住宅區正中央的廣場停了下來,指著往噴水池裡丟硬幣的一群孩童問道:「許願池?」552Please respect copyright.PENANA8NitaqJR35
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司洛利點頭,阿爾法又接著問:「混血的信仰跟純血一樣嗎?」552Please respect copyright.PENANAsCr5cPTYP0
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羅坦赫拉勒是個信仰式微的國家──正確地來說,這個世界在不思議之樹消失後,每個國家幾乎皆是如此──阿爾法本人對神話的態度是不相信可也不會特別去否認,就和大多數的人一樣。552Please respect copyright.PENANAA8PdqmxV7M
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藍髮少年表示相同後,金髮少年繼續道:「嘛,你以前許過願嗎?」552Please respect copyright.PENANA6NB2zCWBp0
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「不,」司洛利搖了搖頭,語氣堅定地回答:「在下認為,許願是不可信的,假使是無法實現的欲望,那麼再怎麼祈求一樣得不到,若是有機會實現的心願,那麼由自己達成估計也不是問題,根本沒必要仰賴許願這種虛無飄渺的途徑。」552Please respect copyright.PENANAqvDKIblPgS
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──而他真正想要的東西,恰恰屬於前者。552Please respect copyright.PENANAfTPnOAXg3t
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如果對一座池許下心願就能成真,那麼人何必努力?世間又怎麼會有絕望存在?552Please respect copyright.PENANAFp6MFCMSNT
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街上的孩子們將銅板扔進不停噴出泉水的池子裡,咚咚咚地激起數道水花、水面上的倒影也隨之扭曲,似乎是覺得好玩,有的人連石頭也扔到裡面,顯示他們並不重視這所謂的許願池。天空的陰霾反射於水中,讓本該清澈的池子看來也是一片灰黑黑,透明的水珠滴落在噴泉旁的石磚上,受到先前降雨的影響,池子裡的水位比平時更高,附近的地面也是坑坑水窪。552Please respect copyright.PENANA3lnAeoF8C0
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「唔,這麼說也對啦。」阿爾法應道,隨手將一枚硬幣拋進去,「不過許願的話搞不好能增加成功率?像是讓奧奧快點嫁給我之類的。」552Please respect copyright.PENANAKPHij5p2cs
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「殿下您就算把整個金庫的錢財都砸進池中,也不可能實現這種心願的。」某下人非常中肯地說道。552Please respect copyright.PENANAv6es2XYzOQ
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「司洛利你很煩耶!許願這種事管那麼多可行性幹嘛?而且奧奧總有一天會被我娶進門啦。」552Please respect copyright.PENANAHznL65nLZ8
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藍髮僕人僅是笑笑,再次吐出一針見血讓主子極為不滿的言論,在唇舌之爭佔盡上風。552Please respect copyright.PENANAR0zXEWyPun
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──或許阿爾法有一點說得沒錯,就是因為願望難以實現,人們才會許願,企圖以那麼一點虛幻的希望慰藉自己的心靈。552Please respect copyright.PENANA64diTueT1m
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當天早上兩人隨便找了間旅店住下,混血者不太計較登記身份這檔事,對他們來說更是方便。552Please respect copyright.PENANA1MRny4SqdV
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隔日夜晚,司洛利剛睡醒就看見阿爾法在他的臥房,手上拿著一條紅褐色和一條墨色的圍巾,在他醒來後舉著它們問道:「你要哪一條?」552Please respect copyright.PENANAFr9ddM2v94
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不算寬敞的單人套房,半開的落地窗因為面西的關係沒有一點月光披灑,清涼的晚風徐徐吹入,金髮少年的長髮隨之飄揚。552Please respect copyright.PENANArv9TOIYrkP
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「請殿下先挑,在下拿剩的就行了。」司洛利回答後,頓了下才發覺不太對,反問:「殿下您打算做什麼?」552Please respect copyright.PENANAqvs1fPrD64
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「喔,就是我不想偽裝也不想戴面具,用圍巾遮住下半臉不是剛剛好?」552Please respect copyright.PENANAg86a3yMz3r
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「您打算去逛祭典?」552Please respect copyright.PENANAb1waM13PCg
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腦袋瞬間清醒不少的司洛利低呼,這也太危險了,就算容貌稍作改變,也極有可能會被識破!552Please respect copyright.PENANAlGsaa8RC9D
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阿爾法將赤色圍巾繞上,語氣一如既往的沒有危機感:「廢話,我十七年來一次都沒逛過耶,難得出來玩,不去見識一下怎麼行?」552Please respect copyright.PENANA2DBCsgAS4k
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王子先前在血祭時都挺安份的待在自己的寢宮內,因為不是非和其餘貴族會面不可、也不是他主持,他當然能不出席就不出席,故此所有活動不是遠遠觀看、就是一律不參與,這回輪到他當主祭者,剛開場的事項處理好後,為了避免後續的一大堆麻煩,當然就翹家啦。552Please respect copyright.PENANArvWUdkPinl
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這時節雖是秋季,但怕冷的人戴上圍巾也不足為奇,阿爾法選的打扮可以算是很正常了。552Please respect copyright.PENANAnSXb48xIvb
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「殿下,在下必須負責您的安全。」552Please respect copyright.PENANAVFhf0lWlLD
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司洛利有些強硬地說道,在混血的地盤行走就已經夠冒險了,祭典還在舉行的隔天就大搖大擺地走到純血的街上去,更是危機重重,要是出了什麼事,他拿什麼都賠不起。552Please respect copyright.PENANAjaJ5wZ6ESe
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阿爾法聽了仍是不以為意,「你每次都說一個人出門很危險,哪有一次真的遇到危機的?司洛利,你真的很囉唆耶。」552Please respect copyright.PENANAkxrr0cN5qh
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「請替會為您擔心的人想一想。」552Please respect copyright.PENANAqC11w2i50m
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「那你們也為我這個百分之百會英年早逝的可憐人想想呀?都擅自決定好我的結局了,還連我想做什麼都管東管西的,不覺得很煩人嗎?」552Please respect copyright.PENANAVPqZ6wI9Cc
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阿爾法此話一出,司洛利不免有些語塞,從十五歲開始他就很少在跟阿爾法講話時敗下風了,可對方這次說的的確是事實,阿爾法的命是注定好的,沒有人有能力改變它,若是妄想更動命運的軌跡,就必須付出王族沒有傳承人、羅坦赫拉勒所在的魔法空間就此崩毀的慘痛代價,無人擔當得起這個責任,既然如此,在世的時候還不讓他盡情做自己想做的事,是不是真的太過份了?552Please respect copyright.PENANA4cl8iaizSA
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以一人之命換取整個國家人民存活的機會,乍看之下是場穩賺不賠的超值買賣。552Please respect copyright.PENANATHe4Dc3Huy
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可是,哪裡值得了?生命也不是能這樣衡量的吧。起碼對藍髮少年而論,一點也不值得。552Please respect copyright.PENANAxyW2biVYa6
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如果能代替殿下死掉就好了──心中突地冒出這個想法,可司洛利也明白只不過是癡心妄想,他唯一能做的就是「什麼都不能做」,無能為力的、在未來的某一天,等著自己的主子死去。552Please respect copyright.PENANA3HarSl83Lq
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面對瞬間沉默下來的僕役,阿爾法也沒再在這話題上打轉,拋下一句「快把衣服換好」就離開寢室。552Please respect copyright.PENANAZsCU97QQpk