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「紫藤、早安!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAcc1mYhIeYm
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這天早上,杜若也跟紫藤約好了見面。杜若用著與早晨十分合襯的聲音向紫藤小跑步了過去。340Please respect copyright.PENANAsMIP783re7
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蹲著身子的紫藤先是愣了一會後,才停下手中的動作看向聲音傳來的方向。340Please respect copyright.PENANAjqYKyTgPSd
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「……早。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAYpkZXVJ6Ql
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「紫藤在做什麼……咦?又是牠呀。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAmkVRqeaHyN
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杜若探過身子,就發現在紫藤伸出的手心前、昨天那隻灰白色的小貓正低著頭吃著已經被剝成小塊的饅頭。340Please respect copyright.PENANAzOy7gdsZhI
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「……牠好像是最近才在這附近出沒的樣子。」紫藤說著,接著又剝下一小塊眉頭送到了牠的面前。340Please respect copyright.PENANAxUQcnSJ5sE
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不知道是不是因為這次小貓沒有跑走了、還是覺得讓杜若看見也沒關係,紫藤已經不像昨天那樣慌慌張張地想要隱瞞自己在餵貓了。340Please respect copyright.PENANAOMPPMl81O8
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「喔~這樣啊。」看見小貓這次安份了許多,杜若便也跟著蹲了下來。340Please respect copyright.PENANAL8u34lSFvi
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「說起來,牠也是鎮裡的一份子嘛。」340Please respect copyright.PENANA9oOslN8wM8
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杜若伸手朝那隻小傢伙的腦袋探去,可是卻被防備地躲了開來。340Please respect copyright.PENANAS4o7hEZjFa
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「咦?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAdBb8pZPEpl
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只見小貓機靈地竄到了紫藤手的另一側,用著有所警覺的眼神弓起背脊、直直地盯著杜若瞧。而紫藤順勢將手蓋了上去,對方便縮起脖子溫順地讓紫藤摸了起來。340Please respect copyright.PENANAfVJBzPmBY0
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「嗚……為什麼嘛!」340Please respect copyright.PENANA2FtTh6P21Q
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這顯而易見的差別待遇,讓杜若不甘心地鼓起臉頰。340Please respect copyright.PENANAQfjNGdNZ6v
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「……是因為之前的關係吧。」紫藤邊摸著小貓的腦袋,邊對著杜若說道:340Please respect copyright.PENANAYyKnf2zqio
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「牠們的記憶力其實意外的都很好。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAv9vMBE9dYx
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如果說白點,應該說是擅長記仇才對。之前杜若硬是把人家給抓了起來,那時候肯定給了牠相當可怕的回憶吧。340Please respect copyright.PENANA4yWugXCRdS
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「什麼嘛、明明只是一隻貓還這麼小氣!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAmoCjw8owgJ
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杜若氣呼呼地繞到另一側想抓住小貓,小貓卻又機警地鑽到了相反的方向。只見一人一貓在身旁你追我趕地打轉個不停,紫藤是既感到有些無奈又有些好笑。340Please respect copyright.PENANAFVLMVKUZ7V
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「可惡……我要認真了喔!」明明穿著輕便的短袖,但杜若還是作勢捲起袖子、把雙手彎得像是支夾子似的。340Please respect copyright.PENANAf26eQVp8Mq
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要是杜若真的認真起來,對方恐怕會嚇得再也不敢出現了吧。340Please respect copyright.PENANAu3oZ5wvH7v
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於是紫藤連忙拉住杜若,將手中剩下一半的饅頭遞了過去。340Please respect copyright.PENANAcapi4LnEmE
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「要不要也試看看?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAryV3V9sCS2
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回望了紫藤拉住自己的手一眼,杜若這才努起嘴、顯得不情願接了下來。340Please respect copyright.PENANANqviqL99Rt
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「……這個貪吃鬼。」杜若咕噥著蹲下身子,粗魯地剝下一塊放到了自己的掌心上。340Please respect copyright.PENANAnA4N4e8TJs
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只見小貓先是退了幾步,就好像在揣測杜若的意圖一樣地來回踱步著,但最後還是受不了誘惑、戰戰兢兢地朝著杜若走去。340Please respect copyright.PENANAdp7VN9RsPE
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「啊……!」340Please respect copyright.PENANA2e70opadcE
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鬍鬚的搔癢讓杜若的手驚喜地顫了幾下,然後趁著對方放下戒心的時候,杜若也學紫藤把另一隻手放到了小貓的頭上。這次對方沒有逃開,而是老實地讓杜若摸了起來。340Please respect copyright.PENANAXbjW3kvHth
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「這樣才乖嘛。」杜若微微笑、喃喃地說道。340Please respect copyright.PENANAx9UQjq5V9J
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一頭白髮的杜若跟一身灰白的小貓,這樣的畫面就好像太陽和藍天一樣合襯,光是看著就讓人忍不住就想要微笑。340Please respect copyright.PENANAiCMGNC3fAN
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看著杜若喜滋滋的側臉,總覺得要是現在杜若的身後也長著一條尾巴的話,大概也會像是貓咪一樣左右搖晃吧。340Please respect copyright.PENANARrXI0X6fTo
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唔……這樣的話好像又比較像小狗呢。340Please respect copyright.PENANAwLbW6cStxN
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紫藤望著眼前和諧的光景,漫不經心地想著。340Please respect copyright.PENANApFXGjuANj0
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今天的課程只到中午,一般來說這時候紫藤都會到道場練習,只是杜若說有重要的事便叫住了紫藤。340Please respect copyright.PENANAQeJuOAKlK2
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跟著杜若,兩人來到了一個小型的中庭。方正的空間裡高高低低地銜著許多通道,還看得見牆上突著一塊塊著牆壁被拆除後留下的灰色疤痕。340Please respect copyright.PENANACeONMT1WGD
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這裡大概也曾是民宅吧,像這樣因為妨礙到擴建而打通形成的道路要衝,在鎮裡並不少見。340Please respect copyright.PENANAG31dnZekLS
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杜若左右打量著坐到了一旁的矮階梯上,接著從腰包裡拿出了一塊像是白色木板的東西。340Please respect copyright.PENANARP6s9TgxVR
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「這是……?」340Please respect copyright.PENANA8z72tmyunB
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白色的板子大概比杜若的手指併攏還要大上一些,另一面則是光滑的黑色玻璃層,只見杜若稍微碰觸了側邊之後,那一層黑色的表面便亮了起來。340Please respect copyright.PENANAbB3WPQtYFg
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「這叫手機唷,是狐狸為了任務方便才拿給我的,平時狐狸都會用這個把情報用傳給我。不過,不知道為什麼只有在這裡才有辦法收到新的情報呢。」杜若一邊解釋,一邊伸出手指在板子的光滑表面上操作起來。340Please respect copyright.PENANAzFNzsD049c
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紫藤湊近看了看,總覺得似乎在南區圖書館的書中看過類似的東西、委員會裡也有幾台類似的機器,只不過沒有杜若手上拿的這麼輕巧。340Please respect copyright.PENANAntjTxR2vuS
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低頭操作了一會後,玻璃層上顯示出了一個綁著小撮馬尾的男子畫像。340Please respect copyright.PENANA5u54nAUsQz
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「紫藤妳看,這就是下一個目標喔。」杜若指著那副照片說道。340Please respect copyright.PENANA9tPRFbyJhW
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畫像雖然有些模糊,但還是可以清楚地辨認出男子的五官與特徵。340Please respect copyright.PENANAqzDBJy6mL1
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這大概叫做「螢幕」吧,紫藤突然想起以前在南區的委員會辦公室看過類似機器的時候,其中一人告訴自己的名詞。340Please respect copyright.PENANALJJAvzeFLz
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還來不及回想有關這個機器的用法,人像下方的一行小字便又吸引了紫藤的注意力。340Please respect copyright.PENANAW0GKFbpk0K
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「飛燕里紅尾屋……青掌?」340Please respect copyright.PENANA7KYy4bzXeg
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飛燕里,是位在東區、鎮裡賭場比鄰的區域。紫藤知道這個地方,所以照常理來想,紅尾屋應該是某間賭場的名字。但「青掌」是什麼意思,紫藤就完全沒有頭緒了。340Please respect copyright.PENANA52Juf6l5H6
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不過,就算沒有頭緒,紫藤也已經發現了什麼。340Please respect copyright.PENANAYMbTrTsknL
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「意思是……這也是沙華會的人吧?」紫藤凝視著機器中的畫像,確認地問道。340Please respect copyright.PENANA7rOH4n49ML
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「狐狸說飛燕里是在東區、東區又是沙華會的地盤的話,應該就是了吧。」杜若一邊仔細讀著情報,一邊回答。340Please respect copyright.PENANA69ntbEgrlI
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「所以那個狐狸給的目標……全都是沙華會的人嗎?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAeKJwlVzvMR
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「欸……?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAd7AIwmOEXD
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紫藤有些激動的口氣,讓杜若頓著看了紫藤一眼。稍微別過視線後,杜若才愣愣地點了點頭。340Please respect copyright.PENANAfLwTrjTUGA
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「……嗯。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAtS5JVB4ic1
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「……太好了。」340Please respect copyright.PENANASCftfnNZxi
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這終於讓紫藤鬆了一口氣。340Please respect copyright.PENANAYN7aHOuwgi
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雖然不知道那個狐狸究竟是何方神聖,但紫藤想也沒想過鎮裡竟有敢與沙華會對抗的存在,光得知這點,紫藤就已經感到士氣大振。340Please respect copyright.PENANAU5zsjsSeoi
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自己果然沒有搞錯對象啊。340Please respect copyright.PENANAJPIciHDFaZ
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說不定這真是命運的安排也不一定。340Please respect copyright.PENANAg7sBYDpFMK
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為了自己向沙華會的復仇。340Please respect copyright.PENANArS5P1wJw8U
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「唔嗯……飛燕里是在東南區那邊呀,目標的活動時間是傍晚……」340Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZcqDGiXK2
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「我們現在就去探查吧。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAH8scCX2VF7
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「咦?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAz3h6jDCKvs
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「反正下午也沒事了不是嗎?我們現在就可以過去了。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAEghbdUUJpx
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「咦?可是……現在才中午耶?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAcqjdYGsN4L
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「走過去的話也要花不少時間,我們就早點過去吧。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAn0NvjjU4ds
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「咦?等等、等等啦!紫藤!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAXXG3Yl2JfX
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紫藤突如其來的積極反應讓杜若一時跟不上來,連忙拉住了逕自跨出腳步的紫藤。340Please respect copyright.PENANAFrtrKGlXSV
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「紫藤、妳知道飛燕里是什麼地方吧?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAJUDb2ROJLC
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「嗯。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAUVFx3iljtd
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「那怎麼可能一大早就進去嘛,那裡可是目標的地盤喔?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAFTN2NaEo28
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飛燕里作為鎮內最大的賭區,當然歸由具有實質鎮內統治權的沙華會所管理。況且還是在東區的裡頭,凡是有點常識的鎮民都知道不該擅闖沙華會的地盤。340Please respect copyright.PENANA2oSdD6ZWwq
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「……是那樣沒錯……」340Please respect copyright.PENANAHk0QWihsgH
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「紫藤有時候很容易一頭熱呢。」杜若看著紫藤、別有深意地笑了。340Please respect copyright.PENANAR5c88NfUte
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「我……我多少也知道……」340Please respect copyright.PENANASyoDZtEkXt
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想起幾天前才是因為這樣而差點跟杜若起了爭執,讓紫藤是想否認也難。340Please respect copyright.PENANA45jwslmKBo
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「用不著那麼著急啦,我們就稍微等等再過去吧。」杜若輕輕一笑後,便收起手機輕巧地跳下階梯。340Please respect copyright.PENANAUeBnjIh4Lo
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最後兩人決定還是先用過午餐再討論任務該怎麼進行,而在前往黃灶巷的路上,一道聲音叫住了兩人。340Please respect copyright.PENANAPh2xiWpdla
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「喲、杜若,還沒吃飯嗎?要不要一起?」從後方走來的身影以她那獨特的沙啞嗓音喊道。340Please respect copyright.PENANAuvOydx32a5
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回頭一看,才看見原來是同樣在雲實老師班上的同學。340Please respect copyright.PENANAUaRsjlNdzE
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「雛菊!好巧喔、午安!」杜若也舉高手打了招呼。340Please respect copyright.PENANAoQ6MFHOlaX
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「嗨。杜若妳今天的精神也很好啊。」340Please respect copyright.PENANApcj6vzNLCM
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身材高瘦、有著一頭俐落琥珀色短髮的雛菊抬起手表示回應。但看見杜若身旁的紫藤後,雛菊就突然腳步一愣。340Please respect copyright.PENANABGcc7uafQW
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「妳是……紫藤?」雛菊回想了一會,有些意外地挑起眉頭:「妳們的組合還真是新奇耶。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAfbljDzyX2S
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「……對。妳好。」而被好奇的目光盯著瞧的紫藤只是小聲地打了招呼。340Please respect copyright.PENANAq4TRYQGAak
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想想對方會有這樣的反應倒也不奇怪。畢竟紫藤跟杜若雖然在同個教室,但在這之前其實並沒有什麼聯繫。340Please respect copyright.PENANA8x8HsGg8iE
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「喂、就跟妳說了……」340Please respect copyright.PENANARODOc6ngih
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而就在紫藤打算轉回視線時,雛菊後頭的女生狀似責備地拍了下對方的肩膀,隨後站到了雛菊的身前。340Please respect copyright.PENANAi65v8MiNIt
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「紫藤同學午安。」那個女生有禮地鞠了個躬:「不好意思、雛菊不太懂禮貌。」340Please respect copyright.PENANA1ATcqd3lT8
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那一頭純白的髮絲因為動作而柔軟地在肩上搖晃。雖然顏色相同,但相較於杜若那隨性到有些凌亂的髮型,她則是有條有理地將纖細的髮絲梳得平齊。如果說杜若給人的感覺像團蓬鬆的棉花,那眼前的女孩子就像是被一床整齊又乾淨的棉被,無論是看上去還是碰觸到、給人的都只有溫暖的印象。340Please respect copyright.PENANANytp9MO76x
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她是白鵑。是在杜若之前、紫藤在鎮上少數有交集的同輩。340Please respect copyright.PENANAHtyVvcZ4AJ
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而面對這份自然的溫度,紫藤也同樣放輕了語氣地回答了。340Please respect copyright.PENANAmZXKVpiSNd
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「沒關係。用不著在意。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAo8Ibe554Sj
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老實說,雛菊會對自己沒什麼印象本來就不令紫藤意外。如果不是杜若先開口,恐怕紫藤也認不出雛菊吧。340Please respect copyright.PENANAKNhqSoUsIY
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「白鵑果然也在呀!午安!」杜若同樣精神十足地向白鵑打了招呼,白鵑則是溫和地微微笑後,就繼續說道:340Please respect copyright.PENANA2yp7zgo4dM
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「雖然剛才菊也說了,不過如果還沒吃過的話、要不要一起吃個飯?剛好家裡才多了一些不知道該怎麼辦的食物呢。」340Please respect copyright.PENANA7We3Xx8bKR
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「哇!好啊好啊!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAkznWsePfF3
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一聽見有好吃的,杜若立刻兩眼放光地點頭,隨後向紫藤投去詢問的目光。340Please respect copyright.PENANAGxLGTlWxF4
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「紫藤呢?要一起去嗎?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAwHKIUyh1Tz
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這眼神顯然是把自己當成了孤僻的人了吧?340Please respect copyright.PENANAiphQACzpNc
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不過紫藤多少也有些自知之明就是了。340Please respect copyright.PENANAIi5WYT6TQq
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「如果不麻煩的話。」340Please respect copyright.PENANA4uSx3181Ku
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聞言,白鵑便露出了可掬的笑容。340Please respect copyright.PENANAxlZQnYwY66
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「那、就一起到我們家坐坐吧。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAMYohLhZKbl
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於是四人一起邁開了步伐。340Please respect copyright.PENANAno4WoHiY74
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白鵑的父母在北大街經營著診所,而他們似乎早在紫藤出生前就開始行醫了,紫藤自然也是受過不少次照顧,也因為這樣才認識了白鵑。340Please respect copyright.PENANAqD6Pehj8J7
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但像這樣進到別人的家裡吃飯,紫藤還是第一次。340Please respect copyright.PENANA6OWuBOUfeY
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「鵑,我吃完了。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAdKPQXkrtLr
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「怎麼又拿給我呀……菊妳今天胃口還真好耶。」坐在雛菊一旁的白鵑雖然鼓著臉這麼說,卻還是接過雛菊遞來的空碗,在裡頭添上新飯。340Please respect copyright.PENANA7AgvtofL6d
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「喏。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAFjwt9bNYft
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「嘻嘻,謝啦。」接過後,雛菊得逞般地露齒一笑。340Please respect copyright.PENANACejjHA6Z9Z
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乾煎雞胸、馬鈴薯燉肉、醬烤肉丸、蔬菜煎餅、蘿蔔湯……桌上擺著好幾道豐盛的菜色,對紫藤來說幾乎可以說是足以分上好幾天慢慢吃的量了,雖然說醫生似乎常常會收到居民的贈禮,但更或許是白鵑的家境本來就十分優渥。340Please respect copyright.PENANAnEZTF97Y0Z
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光是現在用來吃飯的餐桌,就已經跟黃灶巷的一些餐館差不多大,客廳更是寬闊到就算讓全班的人進來也沒問題。而且不像鎮裡的大多房屋那樣陰暗,白鵑家的窗外面對著陽光灑落的北大街,在早上甚至用不著開燈就已經十分明亮。340Please respect copyright.PENANAt6xhA65uQx
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「唉,可惜我沒帶吉他來,不然開心的時候果然還是得唱歌才行!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAtpw6QQZl1z
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「好呀!我最喜歡雛菊唱的歌了!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAcpjm7SVhD2
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「哈哈哈!果然還是杜若懂我!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAR6UaJRUaME
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相比沉靜的白鵑跟紫藤,那靜不下來的兩人從開始用餐之後諸如此類的喧鬧就不曾停下來過。340Please respect copyright.PENANAWMg6QzgsiH
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「雛菊跟杜若同學還真合得來呢。」在一旁的白鵑看著喧鬧的兩人,輕輕笑道。340Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7xjIgI1rR
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「嗯。」紫藤頷首。僅僅只是看著杜若、輕輕地咬下一塊豆腐。340Please respect copyright.PENANAz9Bwe8SgbR
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……原來杜若平時是笑得那麼燦爛啊。340Please respect copyright.PENANAXstAij2sRj
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跟自己在一起的時候,杜若雖然也都是很開朗的模樣,但卻從來沒有顯得這麼情緒高漲過。340Please respect copyright.PENANA4KLR23MBXl
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果然,杜若還是跟自己這種個性的人合不來吧。340Please respect copyright.PENANAXWw21petLk
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明明是很簡單明瞭的事實,但想到這點、紫藤卻還是不禁為此感到幾分消沉。340Please respect copyright.PENANAOtqvk6Epux
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「是說,很少看到紫藤同學跟大家在一起呢,平常紫藤同學下午都在做什麼呢?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAqfVrWtdDvd
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而也不知道是察覺到紫藤格格不入的氛圍,本來也同樣看著聒噪兩人的白鵑,這時轉過頭來向紫藤這麼問道。340Please respect copyright.PENANAWo5rYW5b2B
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紫藤收起心中的波動,稍微停下了手中的動作後才回答了白鵑。340Please respect copyright.PENANABL1ZUjmGNy
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「沒其他事的話,我都會到道場練習。」340Please respect copyright.PENANA3VRUEfN28V
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「道場?」白鵑的語調隨著那半邊形狀漂亮的眉毛揚起。340Please respect copyright.PENANA0yp3isR58Y
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「該不會……是『榕』吧?」340Please respect copyright.PENANA2cOGyUibg1
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雖然鎮內的道場屈指可數,但白鵑的準確直覺還是讓紫藤吃了一驚。340Please respect copyright.PENANAt3jzSE8pTn
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「對、就是榕。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAU6TwZv4r1w
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「哇啊……那一定很辛苦吧……」白鵑扶著額頭、露出了既像是同情又像是深有同感的表情。340Please respect copyright.PENANAmiFjnMQJW8
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「別看我這樣,我小時候也有去練過一些防身術喔。」340Please respect copyright.PENANANyyCNr2Jy5
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經白鵑一說,紫藤的腦海中就迅速地閃過了某道畫面。340Please respect copyright.PENANAz2Pm1wZxig
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「……我好像有點印象。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAzqHFhUXkkD
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「咦?可是那是我八歲時候的事了耶。」白鵑驚訝地兩眼一睜。340Please respect copyright.PENANAMUiND1lANf
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但在一閃而過的兒時記憶裡,紫藤確實在道場看過跟白鵑長得很像的女孩子。340Please respect copyright.PENANA860ZpOWd1f
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「……應該就是那時候的事情吧。」340Please respect copyright.PENANASOMaBt82Ns
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因為那時候紫藤才剛拜入道場,白鵑則是那時道場裡除了自己以外的唯一一個女生,所以紫藤特別印象深刻。340Please respect copyright.PENANAlsnpNZOVBi
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不過不知道過了多久——好像只有一下子——紫藤就再也沒有看見白鵑出現在道場了。340Please respect copyright.PENANAA1mC5SkHNF
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「那時因為我完全撐不住爺爺的訓練,沒幾天就抱著柱子哭個不停……所以之後就都沒參加練習了。」白鵑邊說邊難為情地搓著髮尾,然後紅著臉笑了。340Please respect copyright.PENANA7y2VAM1YGw
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這麼說起來,白鵑的祖父似乎就是館主白楊師父。只是白楊師父鮮少提起自己的家人,也從未在白鵑家的診所露過臉,讓紫藤差點就把這件事忘在了記憶的角落。340Please respect copyright.PENANAl7OuppFygO
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「原來紫藤同學從那時候就在了啊,能夠持續這麼久,紫藤同學真的很厲害呢!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAabnmN7rD4Y
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白鵑讚嘆地誇獎,但紫藤卻只是淡淡地吐出一口長氣。340Please respect copyright.PENANAj6qwn4Gntk
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「……也不是什麼值得驕傲的事。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAH8Pz9MCrDz
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說穿了,支撐著自己去練習的動力從來就只是為了復仇、僅此而已。但是這些練習至今都還見不到成效,所以也沒什麼好拿出來說嘴的。340Please respect copyright.PENANAiG9u3H8j4v
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「這樣啊……」340Please respect copyright.PENANA8R7PAEXvOE
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對紫藤表現的冷淡,白鵑似乎會錯了意。340Please respect copyright.PENANALmuieOZytM
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「紫藤同學的爸媽肯定也很嚴格吧。」340Please respect copyright.PENANARE6uRExZ6q
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這句話,令紫藤斂起了眼神。340Please respect copyright.PENANAms1nw3UlQi
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「我沒見過爸爸、媽媽也很早就過世了。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAFF4tdkjtHp
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白鵑瞬間僵住了表情。340Please respect copyright.PENANAVDMb1xsOg2
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有關母親的記憶,早在八年前的那一個夜晚、就全部凝結不前了。而在紫藤的記憶中,更從來就不存在過名為父親的身影。340Please respect copyright.PENANAcuJpVvIDRO
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「……對不起,我太不謹慎了。」說完後,白鵑閉起眼、低下了頭。340Please respect copyright.PENANAfnhaAR1mge
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「不會。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAZBdqEZkYx0
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紫藤本就不曾向同輩提過自己的家庭背景,所以並不認為白鵑有哪裡失禮。340Please respect copyright.PENANAXPD3F0eExw
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反倒是白鵑能夠像這樣輕易地放下身段道歉,也是讓紫藤認為十分大器的一點。340Please respect copyright.PENANACv5T49goyM
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「紫藤同學很堅強呢。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAaMh0XC2a9j
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白鵑用那淺色的雙眼看向紫藤,語氣中帶著幾絲欽佩。340Please respect copyright.PENANARxHhJG2J1K
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「如果我是紫藤同學的話,肯定沒辦法自己好好地活下去吧……所以、我覺得紫藤同學很了不起喔。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAvXGxASrcwd
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這樣的視線讓紫藤下意識地想要迴避。因此紫藤沒有回答,僅僅只是別過臉啜飲起手中的果汁。340Please respect copyright.PENANAtDD6m4makR
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自己能活到現在也充其量只是運氣好罷了,跟堅不堅強沒有半點關係。在鎮裡的大家其實都是如此,並不是因為堅強而活了下來,而是為了活下來才不得不堅強。340Please respect copyright.PENANAU7b0STd7LE
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說到底,這樣的白鵑或許才是值得被羨慕的一方。340Please respect copyright.PENANA8UJ8pbBJkr
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但紫藤沒有把話說出口,而白鵑也沒有延續話題,只是伸手夾起了肉丸放進嘴裡。340Please respect copyright.PENANAlUDYqbQSUy
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「啊、那是我要的耶!」突然,雛菊看著白鵑放進嘴裡的最後一顆肉丸大喊。340Please respect copyright.PENANAb31HUT5VAI
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「哼、誰叫妳動作那麼慢。」白鵑故作不理睬地別過臉。然而在偷偷地覷了雛菊一眼後,卻還是把視線轉了回來。340Please respect copyright.PENANAyaIONy945N
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「喏。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAVVEmfeSXvY
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隨著白鵑的一聲輕喊,雛菊便湊了過去將白鵑手上剩下一半的肉丸給叼了過去。340Please respect copyright.PENANAISYEMeA0gR
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「嘻嘻,我就知道鵑人最好了~」嚥下肉丸後,雛菊便心滿意足地笑了。340Please respect copyright.PENANA7njYz9dLUX
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「真是的……」白鵑受不了似地嘆了口氣。340Please respect copyright.PENANAPzhOT7PfJE
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白鵑跟雛菊似乎是從小到大就一直在一起的朋友,不只是現在、在紫藤的印象當中上學時兩人就總是形影不離。340Please respect copyright.PENANArj2Vj0Gpsq
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紫藤叼著筷子、靜靜地看著兩人的互動,晚了半晌才注意到自己身旁的視線。340Please respect copyright.PENANAYkJhVAh0Do
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「……怎麼了?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAcqj4ZR9gww
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「……啊!」被紫藤一問、杜若才突然驚醒似地大叫了一聲,隨後別開視線搖了搖頭。340Please respect copyright.PENANAyyix7CIjNT
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「沒有、沒有喔。」杜若露出一抹與平常不同的淡笑。接著忽然像想到什麼似地夾起一朵香菇,遞到了紫藤的眼前。340Please respect copyright.PENANADyqIYQkRBz
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「喏,紫藤要吃嗎?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAtJhPwtibOi
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這突然的舉動讓紫藤有些疑惑,但還是應了一聲後就伸手夾去了。340Please respect copyright.PENANA94uyXFtkiw
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「——咦?」杜若就好像沒有預料到紫藤會這麼做似地瞪大眼睛。340Please respect copyright.PENANAfbQjgHGpCt
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眼看紫藤就要把香菇給放進嘴裡,杜若連忙叫住了紫藤。340Please respect copyright.PENANA48xQMjdrsQ
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「等、等一下、不是那樣啦!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAyZyWF9s7X3
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紫藤停下動作,費解地回望杜若。340Please respect copyright.PENANA7tnalucZFP
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「唔……」杜若有苦難言似地垂下腦袋,可是紫藤仍然還是一頭霧水。340Please respect copyright.PENANA403pRKgvSa
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尤其看見對面的雛菊一副發現了新奇東西似的表情,讓原本就完全在狀況外的紫藤這下是又更摸不著頭緒了。340Please respect copyright.PENANAgj047uL6KE
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「唔……重來!重來一次!」340Please respect copyright.PENANAKTKPHgEUzR
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杜若再次抬起頭看著紫藤大喊道。接著又伸長了手夾起一道菜遞到自己眼前。340Please respect copyright.PENANA5k2iFnYfUu
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「喏,紫藤給妳~」340Please respect copyright.PENANAyqkQzwjirz
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面對意圖不明的杜若,這次紫藤沒有接過、只是嘆了口氣。340Please respect copyright.PENANA7pArHQouyW
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「我自己來就可以了。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAWL3zq4MPer
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「可、可是我已經夾好了嘛!」杜若鬧彆扭般地說著,不停地讓夾著香菇的手往紫藤的嘴巴靠近。340Please respect copyright.PENANAzJOF6lTdwl
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聽見另一頭的竊笑聲,紫藤才想到……杜若該不會是想有樣學樣吧?340Please respect copyright.PENANAn1shl9XChg
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紫藤是管不了別人,但自己可不是小孩了,要別人餵自己吃東西也未免……更何況現在還有雛菊跟白鵑在場。340Please respect copyright.PENANAJIf82A6Wuy
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然而、紫藤卻拿一個勁地想餵自己的杜若一點辦法也沒有。340Please respect copyright.PENANAmmsRtuMt8z
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而且在她們兩個面前要是太在意……好像才顯得更幼稚。340Please respect copyright.PENANAwHYVV6QEaN
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猶豫了幾秒鐘後,紫藤才撥起前髮、緩緩地將臉湊了過去——340Please respect copyright.PENANAw1ZGBlqrx5
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「鵑!現在可以來幫忙嗎?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAajhatBxsKj
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突然,大門伴隨著一道厚實的男聲被打了開來,紫藤嚇得立刻退開了身子、杜若更是都菜都掉到了桌上。340Please respect copyright.PENANAsmvIgsf9gN
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「爸?怎麼了嗎?」340Please respect copyright.PENANAHOuvBBZWtV
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只見披著白褂的白鵑爸爸滿頭大汗地在門前喘著氣,模樣簡直就像跑了好幾十層的樓梯一樣。340Please respect copyright.PENANATOXQmXydV2
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白鵑爸爸掃視了客廳一圈,整理好呼吸說道:「不好意思打擾妳們了,但我現在需要人手。鵑,快來診所一趟。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAZZCMEi80kh
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面對父親的命令,白鵑雖然瞬間顯露出了難色,但在看了杜若跟紫藤一眼後,也只能無奈地閉起雙眼。340Please respect copyright.PENANAwi3jLVRGtn
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「……我知道了。」白鵑失落地擱下筷子。340Please respect copyright.PENANA56iemV8QN6
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「對不起,但爸爸那邊需要幫忙了。沒能讓妳們好好吃一頓飯真的很不好意思。」白鵑發自內心感到抱歉地對兩人低頭道歉,接著打直了身子。340Please respect copyright.PENANAHA6tWzsPTe
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「鵑,我也一起去。」雛菊也露出嚴肅的神情跟著白鵑站了起來。340Please respect copyright.PENANAZfmJqqbYSS
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「東西我回來再收就可以了,杜若同學、紫藤同學……真的很對不起。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAiSDd0xH4yA
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帶著兩人走出房門後,白鵑再次對兩人鞠躬致歉,隨後便跟著雛菊匆忙地跑了出去。午餐時間就這麼突然地被結束,讓杜若跟紫藤一時間只能在原地發愣。340Please respect copyright.PENANAuil1YCkjOx
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「我們……要不要也去幫忙呀?」杜若看著兩人遠去的身影,對著紫藤問道。340Please respect copyright.PENANAWusS0TtZAd
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「……我們去也幫不上什麼忙吧。」340Please respect copyright.PENANAs5f53TRQan
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醫院的工作不僅繁忙,還需要不少的知識、膽量跟體力才得以勝任,可不是兩個外行人能夠隨便插手的。340Please respect copyright.PENANAvVNmrO1hHA
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況且,醫院是拯救生命的場所,和現在兩人在一起的目的相比、簡直就如油與水般無法相融。340Please respect copyright.PENANAu7oOl3Pmbj
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但紫藤並不希望成為溫柔的水。340Please respect copyright.PENANAyGUgTgo0xD
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在這張無形的膜的另一側,能夠與自己相融的、也許只剩下身旁的杜若了吧。340Please respect copyright.PENANArI3A7yWffW
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紫藤默默地心想。