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時間來到霍金抵達高塔的第十天。499Please respect copyright.PENANAyHDWULxUjm
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巫師不在的幾天內,王子繼續他跟器靈打好關係的計劃,一開始小白還會跟前跟後,但後來或許是看他們打成一片、聊天也能靠著擺動姿勢表達「是」或「不是」來對談,也沒再盯那麼緊了。499Please respect copyright.PENANApRVcv63nWC
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既然他無法靠自己的力量出去,那就必須建立同盟!這是霍金思考後得出的結論,不管是誘導它們幫助自己也好、還是策反它們攻擊巫師也好,無論想做什麼,只靠他一個人是行不通的!即使事情不一定能照他所想的發展,多點「人脈」總不是壞事。499Please respect copyright.PENANAmkcT9wEuLd
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而這些器靈裡,最黏霍金的就是竹掃把了,在霍金表達想跟器靈交友的意願後,這支掃帚就用幾乎可說是熱情如火的態度貼了上來,不管他做什麼都會飄在一旁,比如現在。499Please respect copyright.PENANAoJKZXNBXy8
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「我問你喔,你從進到這座塔裡之後就沒出去了嗎?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAexHtY7sRQ3
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此時霍金正坐在四樓往三樓的階梯上,掃把靜靜立在牆邊。吃完午飯沒多久,幾個器靈優哉游哉地飄在走廊上,波可正抽動鼻子嗅聞其中一只燭台,在小白千保證萬擔保器靈對狗根本沒興趣之後,霍金也允許波可在自己視線範圍內做出探索的舉動,但只要狀況一不對,他還是會立刻帶狗走人。499Please respect copyright.PENANAONVZrj1NW2
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掃把左右擺動,讓原本不抱希望只是隨口問問的霍金大吃一驚。之前他和器靈們說好了,答「是」的話就上下擺,答「否」的話就左右擺──這支掃把居然出去過?!霍金整個人精神都來了,他連忙追問:499Please respect copyright.PENANAS1OujeCP4n
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「你出去做什麼──不對,你是一個人、一支掃帚自己出去的嗎?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAvQ9AJd6Elt
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因為器靈無法給出「是、否」之外的答案,霍金才急急改了問句,雖說小白先前提過、器靈們到塔外就不會動了,但難保白龍對他誠實無欺、也或者存在著白龍也不知道的事情。499Please respect copyright.PENANAG3G9a5fvWp
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掃把依舊左搖右擺,在霍金詢問「還有其他器靈出去過嗎?」時,得到的也是同樣的回答。499Please respect copyright.PENANAuIPXryPbq9
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「跟你出去的是那個混──是巫師嗎?」經過十天的相處,霍金總算搞懂自己如果在這座塔裡說某人壞話就一定會惹火高塔居民,縱使他根本不想改口,但現在是他有求於「人」,也只能順著對方的意了。499Please respect copyright.PENANAdMp5QfGhf3
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掃帚上下擺動。499Please respect copyright.PENANA1Tcar45xPY
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只帶一支掃把出門,總不會是被巫師拿出去掃落葉吧……霍金將幻想的場景從腦中驅逐出去,又繼續問:「你知道你們去了哪裡嗎?」499Please respect copyright.PENANA9zFzxwyhkW
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掃把上下晃、左右晃、又上下晃。499Please respect copyright.PENANAbHGpM5B7iP
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「有時候知道?有時候不知道?」499Please respect copyright.PENANAy0eRZvEN7W
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掃把一上一下的移動。499Please respect copyright.PENANAan1p4TXWQ9
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類似「你們去了哪裡?」這種問題,器靈是無法回答的,掃帚對全國地圖的模樣也沒有概念,霍金只得把羅蔓沃居國的地名從南到北問一遍,最後,只歸納出三個地名:蜂之森、鹿角森林、赤龍山。499Please respect copyright.PENANA6ySPkUbNUr
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蜂之森是離首都黑麒城最近的森林,鹿角森林旁的白鹿鎮有座別宮,赤龍山則在國界的極東處……霍金俯首抱胸,思考這三個地點的關聯性,而當他抬起頭時,立刻就嚇得跳了起來!499Please respect copyright.PENANAOPF23IQz96
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在他沒注意到的時候,波可竟然把頭探出了三樓的大窗外!499Please respect copyright.PENANAoZ7YYZcyOl
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三樓有扇窗洞特別大,下緣又比其他窗洞低了些,此刻獵犬不知怎地站到了窗台上,頭還不停往外伸,這個危險動作讓霍金的心臟差點跳了出來,他立刻大喊:499Please respect copyright.PENANAiqYS1iMBiY
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「波可,回──波可!」499Please respect copyright.PENANA2RA4H68ARX
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獵犬當著他的面摔了下去。499Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6PDMciOQm
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霍金的腦袋空白了整整一秒,或者三秒,也可能只有零點五秒,他幾乎無法反應過來發生了什麼事,回神後才邁開大步衝到窗邊,他這輩子從來沒這麼想尖叫,而當霍金朝窗外看去,只見身著黑袍的褐髮青年浮在二樓窗邊、抱著很顯然是剛摔進自己懷裡的狗。499Please respect copyright.PENANA7tvN7vqugu
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「你也把狗養得太重了吧?萵苣。」499Please respect copyright.PENANA2zRxi4CUw1
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那一刻,不管接住波可的是什麼人,霍金都只想跪下來感謝對方,沒讓他的愛犬死於非命。499Please respect copyright.PENANArqQn5JtbaZ
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涅澤爾抱著獵犬飛到三樓窗前,看他的動作就知道這人壓根沒抱過狗,而且那句「太重了」好像不是假話,他看起來根本抱不動波可這條中型犬,所幸狗兒在他懷中安份異常,最後總算是順利將狗送回三樓,霍金立刻蹲下抱住愛犬。499Please respect copyright.PENANAPiL3yfAVGn
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「我說萵苣啊,你……」499Please respect copyright.PENANAN69FLtseSX
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「謝謝。」499Please respect copyright.PENANAgFR6CSx6TN
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蹲在地上的王子猝然打斷巫師的話語,後者愣了一下,緊接著前者站起身來,像是什麼事都沒發生過的說道:「還有,波可才不重,十公斤是標準體型。」499Please respect copyright.PENANANGe7DTxotH
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這小鬼對他的態度微妙地改變了。499Please respect copyright.PENANA5kwDjMiEUI
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巫師擁有能感應到其他生物所有情緒的本能──或者說,是其他靈魂,畢竟器靈的情感他也能察知──無論對方的外在表現如何,實際上的喜怒哀樂都不可能瞞得過他。499Please respect copyright.PENANAGZK2fDHbeE
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先前霍金對他是赤裸裸的厭惡,現在討厭的程度則降低了,大概是從天天詛咒他不得好死、希望整座塔被軍隊夷平,轉為對他滿心怨懟、可是又覺得自己欠了他什麼有點心虛的複雜情感。至於轉變的契機,用膝蓋想也明白。499Please respect copyright.PENANA74SH3UOHmt
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總之,年紀輕輕的笨王子似乎還拿不定主意、想不通該怎麼在這種情況下面對他,涅澤爾便乾脆主動迴避了,反正他之前天天陪吃飯只是怕這個小鬼被器靈玩死,現在器靈們全跟小鬼頭打成一片,那便用不著他操心,想當初霍金隨口就說晚餐難吃,要不是他及時用魔力波出言安撫,托盤不把某位出言不遜的王子活活打死才怪。499Please respect copyright.PENANAY23JPJh6Dn
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就算住在同一座塔中,對巫師而言,要徹底避開不想見的人依然易如反掌。499Please respect copyright.PENANA5O7t2x0xDo
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『涅澤爾大人,』499Please respect copyright.PENANAdizj9Gi8K8
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正在書房裡雕刻魔法道具的巫師抬起頭來,對著朝他飛來的花瓶「嗯?」了一聲,藍灰色的陶瓷花瓶緩緩飄到書桌旁,以魔力波傳遞信息。499Please respect copyright.PENANABhqXg53APu
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『新來的王子好像想來找您了欸。』499Please respect copyright.PENANAAIkZ2lg6eN
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『嗯,我知道。』涅澤爾放下未完成的花萼,金屬片在未點燈的書房中與夕陽相互輝映,『晚點我再過去。』499Please respect copyright.PENANAYmVZH34X69