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「抱歉,我沒想到這裡已經有人了。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAjg7fGXIyH8
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龍.曼德沙開口,他的聲音像是女孩,見到有人,他立刻換上了社交模式。「維亞殿下,您好,我是龍.曼德沙,是滄雨魔族的第三皇子。」這自我介紹可說無懈可擊,對方甚至先一步認出了他的身分,這讓維亞有點意外。405Please respect copyright.PENANAlBwZhuwzwq
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最糟糕的大概是,他的美貌完全不輸那位魔王陛下。405Please respect copyright.PENANAlOkLMyHjYI
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回過神的時候,維亞已經呆呆地看著他半分鐘,書就這樣落在了地上。龍低下頭為他撿書,還拍了拍書封。405Please respect copyright.PENANA80syuUzFn7
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「介意我跟你分享這裡嗎?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAhre63booQl
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「不、不介意。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAa848yd42wp
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即使第一次見到「滄雨的紅色惡靈」,維亞都不曾這麼緊張。接連兩次無法挪開視線的經驗,才讓維亞第一次確認,自己喜歡的是男人。405Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5RwpfkkZV
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「我聽說殿下您是龍王的混血,這件事情是真的嗎?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAXFsiWNiMyV
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龍微微一愣,歪了小腦袋思考了一下。405Please respect copyright.PENANAbUO08WJ71k
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「龍王是誰?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAd9qcNm1kZ3
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「據我所知,應該是您的親生母親。她是龍族的夕陽之女、雪之君主,幾年前來到魔界,生下您之後就……」維亞都說了出來,看龍的表情,才驚覺自己說錯了話,「抱歉,我話太多了。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAE5LRZ5fbAb
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龍抬頭看他,剔透的紫色眼眸犀利地不像小孩。405Please respect copyright.PENANAHYPVS3Gr3D
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「不需要道歉。不如說,我希望你多說一點。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAHs9ZcbfGex
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「……可是,繼續說下去,怕會惹陛下不高興。」405Please respect copyright.PENANApP5S1HFvvg
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龍皺了皺眉,很快就把焦躁壓了下去,精緻的側臉恢復成笑容。405Please respect copyright.PENANAk6cdDpt1yY
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「你就不怕我不高興,去跟徹說些什麼嗎?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAQjlsLizq70
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維亞愣了一下,才意識到他是在喊魔王的名諱。龍見他錯愕,戲謔地笑了一下:「看來你也不是什麼都知道。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAroOtwRJJtZ
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「我確實對您一無所知。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAUllxueVyAr
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維亞承認,不知何故,他直覺認為這位三皇子是個危險的角色。405Please respect copyright.PENANAmi45irm6Od
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「如果殿下想知道,不如直接詢問闇皇陛下。」405Please respect copyright.PENANASXppu0Ea2Z
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「或者我可以逼問你。」龍一派輕鬆地笑道,「就告訴徹,我跟你很合得來,希望在這段時間能夠跟你相處。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAa0tnF1qvyL
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「這倒是沒什麼問題,不如說是求之不得。」405Please respect copyright.PENANA8X5uhu9iH6
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龍盯著他:「你喜歡我?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAcmmdbqzxrj
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「如果說喜歡或者討厭,那當然是喜歡了。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAwgzuChzw0s
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維亞有點臉紅,感覺像是被小孩子戳穿了心事。先不說對方是小孩,還是同性,更糟糕的是即使維亞掌握了對方想知道的訊息,卻毫無理由地感覺自己在這場對談處於下風。405Please respect copyright.PENANA8bO2LsVkpb
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「我想更了解你的事。」龍輕聲說道,聲音低得像是耳語,「特別是你剛才說的夕陽之女的事情,我得跟你好好討教討教。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAGoj6qoaSKy
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「殿下,冒昧請問一句,您今年貴庚?」405Please respect copyright.PENANANf9ZprveQp
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「明天就是十歲了。怎麼了?」405Please respect copyright.PENANA1ub2u5Bsu9
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維亞皺了下眉,「不,我只是感慨陛下把您教得很好。我之所以會如此平庸,可能跟那兩個人有關吧?」405Please respect copyright.PENANA8QmnYjolXE
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龍順著他的視線看過去,見他看著自己的父母。他笑著接下去:「那兩個人是標準的魔族,非常忠於自己的慾望。在我看來,他們比起人類,更接近魔物。是被慾望與力量掌控的人形生物。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAmKLp1iz5jK
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「你不是王子嗎?這樣說自己的父親不太好吧。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAUn6IcXQSes
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「接下來還沒說的話就是區別了……即使如此,我依舊深愛著他們。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAL0LR7BSydA
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龍抬頭看他。歐龍王唯一的兒子,正一臉莫可奈何的表情看著父母。他們各自向人搭話,進行過夜的邀請。循著他的視線看過去,龍下意識地在人群中尋找,很快地找到徹。405Please respect copyright.PENANAAeOs70yA0h
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「深愛著……是嗎?」龍鸚鵡學舌地重複。405Please respect copyright.PENANANw0UYvJUmf
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聽見維亞繼續說道:「您對我一點也沒有警覺心,是因為我是歐龍最弱的王位繼承者,所以在小看我嗎?」405Please respect copyright.PENANArVVjYeVceY
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「不是。」龍聽懂了話裡隱晦的指責,卻依舊沉著,「那是因為,你是這個會場裡,少數幾個對我完全沒有敵意的人。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAXP9eEGOqkJ
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維亞神情複雜地看著他。皇子殿下偶爾會露出天真的神情,那樣的表情終於符合年齡,他卻會想,那會不會也在他的計算之下?實際跟他對談後,維亞對他有點改觀。這孩子真是……成熟得一點也不可愛。405Please respect copyright.PENANAMY5vU5LvGd
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「如果可能的話,我還是希望魔族能夠維持和平。殿下怎麼想呢?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAKRXB4YYQOi
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「我不在乎。」龍說,這話倒是頗為孩子氣,他轉了個話題:「我聽說歐龍信仰的是龍族,跟龍族一樣是龍的眷屬。你親眼見過龍嗎?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAepa6FgYDqR
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「是見過,但是,龍族已經幾乎在大陸上絕跡了。幾乎所有的龍與他們的眷屬,都在遙遠的雪之谷,很難得見上一面。」維亞說著停了一下,「您是想知道親生母親的事情嗎?恕我直言,這些年來,闇皇陛下已經數次尋找過,卻找不到他的蹤跡。就連龍族也不知道她的去向,恐怕……」405Please respect copyright.PENANA2grfJ1MglX
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「我不是想知道她的事情。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAeEZH7zGkEo
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龍的視線落入了舞池,看著魔王陛下對大皇后邀舞。他在星澄的手套上吻了一下,勾起一個不經心的微笑。405Please respect copyright.PENANAlEh9mGftIw
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龍皺了眉頭,挪開了視線,在舞池內隨意瀏覽。405Please respect copyright.PENANAN1PrAIUaro
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魔族與神族不同,對結婚對象特別開放。即便是王族,也可以自由選擇結婚對象,哪怕對方是同性或者身分低下。有意繼承王位的人,通常會選擇異性結婚生下子嗣,而將心愛的人作為情人迎接到身邊。405Please respect copyright.PENANAwQP4huAJyv
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人們在舞池內共舞,同性共舞並不稀奇,即使是異性戀也會答應同性共舞。好比露在拒絕女性追求者後,就答應了與他共舞的請求。為了舞蹈方便,她換上一身便於行動的男裝,艷麗中又不失女性的柔和。405Please respect copyright.PENANAm2awSmJpOJ
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「姐姐很漂亮。」龍由衷道。405Please respect copyright.PENANAkAVlDWsLwr
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龍對親屬的稱呼明顯太親近,維亞忍不住多看了他一眼:「是說露殿下嗎?她也是闇皇陛下的孩子,自然是相當貌美。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAaqyWcIT4xK
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也是。龍抬眼看了維亞,但他並沒有意識到自己洩漏了什麼。這句話,簡直就是不自覺地在說龍也很漂亮。在這之前,龍其實對自己的立場沒有概念。可是,走進宴會並親自感受敵意、慾望以及憎恨錯雜的視線,他發現弱小的自己還是有優勢——那就是外貌了。405Please respect copyright.PENANAqTIWSiJUnZ
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如果他不是徹的孩子,沒有繼承受人覬覦的美貌,維亞也不會對他這麼友善。龍臉色沉了下去,這瞬間,突然感覺意興闌珊。405Please respect copyright.PENANA2SiQFPIgsh
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月色下悠揚的樂音、人們優雅對談的語調,都像是刺耳的噪音,說著他不屬於這裡。除了露姐跟徹之外,他實際上一無所有。405Please respect copyright.PENANAfGHTfj3sMk
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然而,在這樣的場合,徹還是會毫不猶豫地走向星澄。405Please respect copyright.PENANAezB2ZlPCc7
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這幾乎是他有生以來,頭一次感到寂寞。405Please respect copyright.PENANAKfPwIvQklL
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話題拉開之後,維亞也放鬆了不少。他又聊了些自己的事情,也問了龍平日學習的狀況。見他一直不怎麼專心,看著舞池,以為他對跳舞有興趣,笑道:「今晚的舞池,對殿下而言恐怕是早了一點。」405Please respect copyright.PENANA2weAMdZGvj
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「我不是想跳舞,而且我不會。不過,為什麼要強調是今晚?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAdE7wDghdWP
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「噢,對,您還是孩子。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAOywo787JJN
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幸虧維亞笑得不帶揶揄,否則這種話對龍而言是最嚴重的冒犯,他想了想,換了個比較曖昧的說法:「舞池中的人們,會一起過夜。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAauMR5tiTCa
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龍一臉茫然,顯然沒完全聽懂他的話中話。405Please respect copyright.PENANAQl2gvWv3q2
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「就是說,我今天要自己睡。」龍想了一下,「你可以陪我嗎?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAJI1q1TOQl2
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維亞愣了一下,明知這話沒有其他意思,仍然臉紅了。他囁嚅道:「今晚不行,明天的話倒是沒問題……但我建議您還是取得陛下的同意比較好。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAw1ekWT4GP1
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龍猛然回頭:「但他也沒有取得我的同意。」話說完,他才驚覺自己多說了話,有點挫敗:「徹說得沒錯,我是不該來的。明天可以見到你嗎?」405Please respect copyright.PENANAwiCPAoJyWl
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「可、可以的。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAhvdysx1bsK
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龍道:「如果你有了想要找的人,就告訴我。我不會生氣。」405Please respect copyright.PENANAYWQYdBtLlB
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