他專注地尾隨目標,將自己藏在狹窄巷道的陰影中,小心翼翼不讓對方察覺到自己的存在。262Please respect copyright.PENANAVIJBCWPDuO
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這次的目標是銀髮褐膚的獸人少女,少女頭上有一對蜷曲的羊角,是在賽媞亞倫相當少見的羊人族。他跟隨目標走入巷弄深處,陰暗濕冷的空氣黏在肌膚上,巷道兩側的高大屋牆投下的陰影,也壓得他快喘不過氣來。262Please respect copyright.PENANAnWtNYXtmCG
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(就差一點點了,只要再偷到一個……)262Please respect copyright.PENANAte4crgKT3m
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情緒隨著劇烈的心跳越來越緊繃,他悄悄靠近目標,照以往的手法釋放出氣味香甜的迷藥。262Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4NKjo5tSl
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如他所預料的,目標瞬間失去了意識,無力地癱軟在地。262Please respect copyright.PENANAiThHlsUWs7
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他鬆了口氣向少女伸出手,接下來只要拿走少女身上的東西,就沒有問題了──262Please respect copyright.PENANAMA5x5rtT1D
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「什麼!?」昏倒的少女突然起身抓住他的手,他驚呼一聲,反射性甩動手臂想要掙脫。262Please respect copyright.PENANAAofAOOtjy5
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轉瞬間,一陣強風又襲向了他,強勁的風壓將他緊緊壓在牆上,雖然沒有感覺到疼痛,卻無法動彈。262Please respect copyright.PENANA1qgJ41R2Vn
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少女吞下含在口中用來保持清醒的萊明草,大喊:「拜爾德,做得好!」262Please respect copyright.PENANA6pv16BvgBu
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一名身材矮小的鳥人少年,緩緩從另一側的小巷裡走出來,在少年攤開的掌心,能隱約看見由風聚攏成的魔力球體,而少年腕上的魔晶手環,也發出水藍色的燦亮光輝。262Please respect copyright.PENANA4dM3VRbjZu
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他驚愕地發現,少年就是自己上次的目標,心裡瞬間警鈴大作,但動彈不得的他只能任人宰割。262Please respect copyright.PENANAn09bFYbUVf
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「接下來就交給我吧!」少女拿出親手製作的金屬手環,將他的雙手牢牢固定在牆上,然後少年放下凝聚魔力的手掌,一直壓制住他的強風,就在這時候消失了。262Please respect copyright.PENANAKlnAIiAsfK
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「沒想到,犯人居然是你……」拜爾德緩緩走近被銬在牆上的犯人,驚訝之餘也流露一絲哀憫。262Please respect copyright.PENANAdHVAwb9kNP
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依照拜爾德和阿芙拉的猜測,如果犯人的目的是孜爾頓學院的入學邀請證,那犯人的下一個目標,很可能是同樣持有邀請證的阿芙拉,阿芙拉便向拜爾德提議,讓孤身一人的自己作為誘餌,引出犯人。262Please respect copyright.PENANA2Hi9hBWl44
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於是阿芙拉和拜爾德擬定好計畫,阿芙拉負責引誘犯人,拜爾德則潛伏在小巷暗處,等待犯人現身時再一起制伏他。262Please respect copyright.PENANAUl5pYmyIo8
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拜爾德萬萬沒想到,這個十分依賴運氣的作戰計畫,竟然這麼快就得到了成效。但最令他意外的是,犯人竟是如此年幼的孩子,還是他認識的旅店服務生──史萊。262Please respect copyright.PENANAkhEE1yoT3D
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「嗚……」史萊不做任何辯解,固執地將頭撇向一邊,長滿雀斑的稚嫩臉龐露出不甘心的表情。262Please respect copyright.PENANA4GBkDOaPmx
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「史萊,好好看著我們!」阿芙拉硬是將史萊的頭扳過來,與他四目對視。262Please respect copyright.PENANAp9VIkRbQ3a
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「為什麼要偷邀請證?雖然對你來說可能只是個惡作劇,但那個邀請證對我們很重要。」史萊的沉默間接承認了阿芙拉的指控,他堅決抗拒的眼神,與阿芙拉蘊含怒意的目光,碰撞出對立的火花。262Please respect copyright.PENANAYAfoiSGaju
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眼看現場氣氛變得劍拔弩張,拜爾德上前溫言勸道:「阿芙拉,他只是個小孩,太嚴厲的話不好吧。」262Please respect copyright.PENANAIITTgLOozx
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「就算是小孩,做錯事就是要負責,如果他什麼都不說,就只能將他交給警衛團了。」262Please respect copyright.PENANAxuPsvhqpxb
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阿芙拉的話驚得史萊內心一震,他被禁錮的雙手不自覺握緊了拳頭。262Please respect copyright.PENANAOqIJchsO2g
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他絕不能在這裡被抓到,即使必須做出最壞的選擇──262Please respect copyright.PENANAuo4QiqIo5J
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「喀啦!」伴隨斷裂的清脆聲響,令人震驚的詭異景象,毫無預警地向拜爾德和阿芙拉襲來。262Please respect copyright.PENANAd4pUwhzz7c
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「等等!」史萊完全不理會阿芙拉的叫喊,靈巧地鑽過她和拜爾德身旁,下個瞬間,他就遁入巷弄的暗處,不見蹤影。262Please respect copyright.PENANAh4TG8U9qMA
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趕緊追上去的阿芙拉,瞪著已經空無一人的暗巷,跺著腳懊惱地說:「怎麼會這樣,居然被他逃走了!」262Please respect copyright.PENANAXob3it8Qfl
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「沒辦法,畢竟這實在太誇張了……」留在原地的拜爾德,一臉愕然地喃喃低語。在他眼前,史萊捨棄的兩條手臂還懸掛在牆壁上,像在嘲笑他們般輕晃著。262Please respect copyright.PENANAqD9gF7uZ7x
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阿芙拉走回拜爾德身旁,捧起史萊留下的手臂細細觀察。「雖然很像真正的手,但這個其實是魔具義肢,不仔細看的話還真的看不出來。」262Please respect copyright.PENANAhpb4mkAanU
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手臂與身體銜接的圓弧形斷面,露出仿造得維妙維肖的人造骨骼、肌肉和皮膚組織,而裡頭的數十條魔力鍊,宛如精密交錯的細小血管,魔具義肢裡蘊含的精妙工藝,讓阿芙拉大為驚嘆。262Please respect copyright.PENANAwrWai7sQ8O
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「阿芙拉,妳有看出什麼線索嗎?」拜爾德好奇地問。262Please respect copyright.PENANAeJyBXGCAAI
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「這義肢上面我找不到工匠的署名,也看不出有什麼線索,抱歉。」262Please respect copyright.PENANAnBNVQkRrKg
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阿芙拉面露愧疚,拜爾德安慰道:「沒關係,我們已經知道犯人是史萊了,只是……」262Please respect copyright.PENANAJj9K4CbEDF
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拜爾德低著頭欲言又止,讓阿芙拉感到疑惑:「拜爾德,怎麼了?」262Please respect copyright.PENANAoYGZqSVXS5
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「沒、沒什麼,只是……妳想要通知警衛團逮捕史萊嗎?」262Please respect copyright.PENANA5kWkjsRK7z
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「既然被他逃掉了,通知警衛團是最快的做法吧。」雖然阿芙拉不想再見到警衛團的亞洛,但當務之急是拿回拜爾德的邀請證,而且阿芙拉也沒把握能再抓到史萊。262Please respect copyright.PENANAnb94aX3swP
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拜爾德抬起頭,鼓起勇氣說:「我、我想先不要通知警衛團,就由我們兩個先找出史萊吧。」262Please respect copyright.PENANAsDikWJqBSz
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「為什麼?你不想趕快拿回邀請證嗎?」262Please respect copyright.PENANAYK8LW5G4px
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「雖、雖然我也不太確定,但我覺得史萊不是會做壞事的孩子,他年紀還那麼小,或許還有什麼隱情也說不定,所以我想親自問他這麼做的理由。」史萊想起初次遇到史萊時,他那笑得溫柔純真的側臉。262Please respect copyright.PENANALi2D0320qg
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「總、總之我是這麼想的,不知道阿芙拉妳能不能接受。」拜爾德一邊說,一邊在心裡埋怨自己的笨嘴拙舌。262Please respect copyright.PENANATxbN2wJ9sw
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「哈哈哈,我明白了,那就照你說的做吧。」阿芙拉開懷大笑的模樣,超出拜爾德的預料之外。262Please respect copyright.PENANAA8aE6Ak1oa
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「謝謝妳,阿芙拉,只是又要麻煩妳了。」262Please respect copyright.PENANABYGczA9mTL
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「朋友之間不需要客氣啦,明明史萊偷了你的邀請證,你卻還這麼為他著想,要是我的話,我還做不到呢。」262Please respect copyright.PENANAvaN9mX8WiQ
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「拜爾德,你的這份善良,我很喜歡喔。」262Please respect copyright.PENANAvFcUIlq0kc
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直率的笑容與話語,瞬間讓拜爾德的臉漲紅到耳根,雖然知道阿芙拉說的喜歡僅止於朋友之間,但拜爾德還是控制不住自己的心跳加速,只能笨拙地回應:「喔,謝謝……」262Please respect copyright.PENANA8FqIfOGVK0
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「就說不用道謝啦,只是史萊逃走了,我們要怎麼找到他呢?」262Please respect copyright.PENANAnZSKUNLeVe
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「關於這點,我倒是想到了一個線索。」此時,拜爾德想起了芬多克店主的臉孔。262Please respect copyright.PENANA0qRcA89v4L