藏於那之下❖第九章539Please respect copyright.PENANAcawEhBls33
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宛如水庫洩洪般的雨水傾盆而下,林間濺起濛濛水氣,斗大的水珠如子彈般既快且準地擊上片片樹葉,墨黑的森林積聚坑坑水窪,泥濘不堪。539Please respect copyright.PENANAl9MEMayZq6
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深藏於林中的高塔同樣遭到暴雨沖刷,少年從窗內往外望,只能見到層層疊疊的雨幕,巫師塔彷彿被置於瀑布之中,嘩啦啦的雨聲不絕於耳。539Please respect copyright.PENANASBiMazOYXX
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羅蔓沃居國的雨季在冬天,這陣連續下了三天三夜的大雨簡直像是冬之神大搖大擺地宣佈自己的到來,攀附於城牆下方的螢苔全被雨水打滅,象徵著秋神已然遠離。539Please respect copyright.PENANANjPSHrZ7zK
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霍金離開窗邊,在房裡繞圈的波可汪了一聲晃到門前,獵犬扭頭見王子於床鋪坐下、便跟著走到床腳趴好。從前的霍金對天氣沒有特別的偏好,但現在,他卻覺得雨天讓人鬱悶得要命──至於原因?當然是因為他們已經整整三天沒出門了!539Please respect copyright.PENANAq8vnNdvwR2
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住在王宮的時候,縱使是雨天,也有夠大的場地能遛狗,而現在波可待在高塔裡,樓梯爬上爬下會傷關節,要散步只能去戶外,假如是毛毛雨他還能把狗帶出門,但這種程度的傾盆大雨,他哪可能出門溜狗。539Please respect copyright.PENANA2KwgkyqYZT
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想到波可已經在室內關了三天,霍金就悶悶不樂,之前每天都只能在重複的地方遛狗就夠糟了,現在連走到戶外都沒辦法……哪有主人會一直把狗關在家裡啊!539Please respect copyright.PENANARZJhSYQBLe
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想想去赤龍山的那一天,霍金還曾以為這座塔的城牆內不會受到外界的天氣影響,永遠都會是晴天。539Please respect copyright.PENANA9X2zt1OY2R
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少年往後倒向棉被,一記起這件事,他又開始煩惱要不要去問涅澤爾,巫師肯定有辦法讓天空放晴或是變出遛狗的場所吧,可是如此一來,他到底要給人添麻煩到什麼地步……但是,比起欠人情什麼的,還是波可的運動量更重要吧!波可都已經因為太久沒出門白天動不動就會叫了啊!539Please respect copyright.PENANARUXiIEWKAB
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霍金彎腰坐起身,早知道糾結了兩天雨還是不會停,他幹嘛不一開始直接問人就好。539Please respect copyright.PENANAOnfpOkhwSM
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霍金招了波可走出臥室,獵犬踏著小碎步歡快地跟在他腳邊,他盤算著此時巫師八成待在書房裡,然而他才下到十一樓,原先加快的腳步就因突如其來的景象愣得停在原地。539Please respect copyright.PENANAQuEXyXdkyJ
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本該空無一物的樓層突然成了金光閃爍的樹林,極目所及之處種滿金色的花草樹木,定睛一瞧便會發現,眼前的一切並非真物,而是精緻得能以假亂真的金製藝術品──幾簇金草稀疏地散落在地磚的石縫之間;牆壁與天花板看似被無邊無際的黃金樹林取代,實際上卻是用雕刻的景深來製造林木不停往無窮遠處延伸的錯覺;比紙還薄的花瓣幾乎呈現半透明,不知何處吹來的風令花兒隨之搖曳。539Please respect copyright.PENANAxoQPXLn7nF
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霍金驚詫地動也不動,波可則是嗅起了前所未聞的人造景觀。539Please respect copyright.PENANAkCw4Gp0F3b
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鼻子貼近地面的獵犬慢慢往前進,王子連忙回過神來跟了過去,他誠惶誠恐地走在沒有被黃金佔據的石磚之間,不一會兒便看見了熟悉的樓梯口,以及站在樓梯邊的褐髮巫師。539Please respect copyright.PENANA7GXQarRAHT
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「你還猶豫真久啊,萵苣,就這樣你還敢說你最重視波可?」539Please respect copyright.PENANAsWBYWT1cRw
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巫師一見到王子便吐出像是對後者所思所想瞭若指掌的話,霍金都還沒回嘴,涅澤爾便指著牆邊一塊沒了石磚的凹陷,說道:「這層樓本身就是大型魔法道具,這裡是造景的控制台。」539Please respect copyright.PENANATMSeBFMebS
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少年與狗來到青年面前,發現那塊凹陷處裡頭也閃動著耀眼金芒,黑色的底部整齊插列著好幾枚像是按鈕的飾品,每一枚金飾都是自然景觀的造型:葉片、樹木、雜草、不同種類的花朵、各種形狀的岩石、被凝結的流水……涅澤爾示範似的按下幾個金飾,建構場景的磚頭隨著他的動作不停翻轉,從森林成了崎嶇的岩窟;從岩窟成了流水潺潺的溪谷;從溪谷成了狂風呼嘯的草原;從草原成了冬季凋朽的枯木林;從枯木成了浪花滾滾的海岸;又從海岸變回了森林。539Please respect copyright.PENANAGkS8QQ3yFT
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變幻莫測的景色令霍金目不轉睛,待涅澤爾停止動作,他才回過神來。539Please respect copyright.PENANAXhkyWVU14E
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「雖然我覺得萵苣你不至於蠢到那種地步,不過還是先說一聲:不要在波可站在裡面的時候換造景,否則到時候哭的可是你喔。」539Please respect copyright.PENANASZFqSzc5ws
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「你為什麼要做這個給我?」539Please respect copyright.PENANAFez5sViXcG
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「你還真是出乎我意料的自戀耶,萵苣,我擺了一件魔法道具在你面前,你就認為是我特地做來送你的?」涅澤爾輕笑一聲,表情倒是沒有他的語氣那麼嘲諷,「我不是說了這層樓『本身』就是魔法道具嗎?本身兩個字的意思你聽不懂?更何況我就算要做也是做給波可的,你就不用自作多情了,自己選個適合的場景給波可玩吧。」539Please respect copyright.PENANAiE2wBUbat2
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「那你為什麼知道……」539Please respect copyright.PENANAzVktILov3G
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「連續下了好幾天的雨,難道你以為只有你一個人感覺得出波可想出去?」涅澤爾輕聲截斷霍金的話,直接給出解答,「還是說,你是問為什麼你下樓的時候我會在這裡?我說吶,萵苣你難道不只自戀,還以為自己這種小鬼似的性格高深莫測到別人相處了一個月也摸不清嗎?都活到十七歲了要有自知之明啊。」539Please respect copyright.PENANAj9MVUNb3Ja
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「如果你是想幫忙,就不要用這種語氣說話。」539Please respect copyright.PENANAMv4dZ8dFSs
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明明涅澤爾所言的內容欠扁得要命,霍金卻意外地沒有升起太多反感的情緒,或許是因為眼前的一切實在太讓人震驚了,也或許是波可的確需要雨天的遊樂場、而涅澤爾的所做所為恰巧貼合了這個需求。539Please respect copyright.PENANA7QmiPAxWWS
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「不然你希望我說什麼?」539Please respect copyright.PENANA0DqpysuT0A
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「嘖,反正你對我父王總不可能也是這副德性吧。」539Please respect copyright.PENANAE2JlDdtQ7E
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霍金話語方落,便與涅澤爾對上視線,他本以為後者會繼續維持諷刺的語調、吐出讓人想拿東西往發話者臉上砸的話,孰料涅澤爾僅是直勾勾地盯著他瞧,在氣氛微妙的沉默之下,霍金壓住別開眼的念頭不甘示弱地回瞪。幾秒之後,巫師揪住王子的衣領將他往前拉,聽不出喜怒的話語飄入霍金耳中:539Please respect copyright.PENANAilKd5bsM5z
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「要我像對待你爸一樣對你,你還差得遠呢。」539Please respect copyright.PENANA7NytO4IW8M
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涅澤爾鬆手離去,霍金呆了一秒才回過神來,想到他們剛才的距離有多近,霍金驀地湧起近似難堪的情緒,他瞪著早已不見人影的樓梯口,低聲啐道:539Please respect copyright.PENANAOzLVvHhIyp
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「長得矮要我彎腰不會直說喔?」539Please respect copyright.PENANAYDQ7TCZ8W9