冬天的糖果屋遠遠看去就像是被擠上超厚糖霜的美味甜點,積雪通常要到二月中之後才會消融。對比於屋外的冰寒,屋內是家家戶戶都開了暖氣,那通常是建屋時就有的調節室溫之魔法,會下雪的國家大多都會設置。耶拉的夏天不是很熱,但冬天跟其他國家比起來也算冷了。171Please respect copyright.PENANAM3qLGAHLjT
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今天正是十二月十五號,糖果屋一早就掛上了「本店停止營業至十二月二十六號」的牌子,漢賽爾也跟葛麗特聯絡過了,妹妹表示正好她手頭上的研究有了進展、一時半會兒也回不去所以沒關係。171Please respect copyright.PENANAst5HL580uW
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吃完早餐後,凱帝將必要的行李塞進帆布袋裡,確認糖果屋的一切都沒有問題、保護店面的防禦魔法也能維持正常運作後,便關上所有的門窗,對漢賽爾說可以出發了。171Please respect copyright.PENANAVDnJEmCd5G
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兩人下到一樓,漢賽爾正要打開通往店面、同時也通往大門的白色門板,卻被凱帝點點肩膀要他別這麼做:「不用去轉運站,從地下室過去就行了。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAUiDrcooWyt
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「啥?」171Please respect copyright.PENANA5RTH2IIgDb
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漢賽爾呆了下,凱帝只是笑笑沒有解釋,男孩也只得抱著滿腹疑惑跟上。171Please respect copyright.PENANAVWwnCgQ1sz
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糖果屋的地下室還是老樣子,只不過因為接下來將長時間無人進入,所以烹調用具都被妥當的收了起來。漢賽爾很少進到地下室,做秋季限定糖果時是第一次,那之後也只有他主動問有需要幫忙包糖果嗎凱帝才會讓他下去,平常做糖果時大多是凱帝一個人在裡面。171Please respect copyright.PENANAJDAYnlXy5m
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金髮青年走向地下室右側牆面的大壁爐,凱帝蹲下來,將手貼上封閉壁爐口的鐵閘門,低聲唸了句漢賽爾聽不清楚的咒文後,鐵門應聲滑開,像是灰塵的東西從爐子裡掉了出來──像是灰塵,漢賽爾身上沾到了才發現那是糖粉。171Please respect copyright.PENANAQb0MQQ6PRi
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「這是能連往克斯門斯村的魔法通道,從這裡一直爬過去就可以了。」凱帝指著壁爐說。171Please respect copyright.PENANAHb6gjzGXYa
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漢賽爾湊了過去,將頭探往與壁爐相連的煙囪口,「幹嘛把通道設在這種地方啊?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAGNiMSJTPqb
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「算是克斯門斯族的傳統吧。」凱帝聳了聳肩,隨後又做出將食指抵在唇前的動作,「這是秘密喔,麻煩漢賽爾你不要跟任何人說。尤其是暝暝,否則他一定會千方百計想爬進來。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAesrviJdcox
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「我才不會跟那小鬼講。」漢賽爾拉開袖口,他今天穿的還是凱帝買給他的小龍外套,手包在手套裡的話就不好攀爬了。「你先上去還是我先上去?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAXlkD7rnykk
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「你先吧,我還要把門重新關起來。如果你從上面掉下來了我也能接住你。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAHE70ygYE9J
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「我才不會掉下去咧。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAGxTX2484Pj
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漢賽爾說,身手俐落地攀住凸起的磚塊往上爬。煙囪約是凱帝那樣體型的成人可以毫無阻礙通過的寬度,對孩童模樣的漢賽爾來說亦能順利伸展手腳。或許是本來就打算供人攀爬的緣故,構成煙囪通道的磚塊都是像梯子般一凸一凹的。171Please respect copyright.PENANAazcMz9ypLk
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煙囪裡的明視度不怎麼好,漢賽爾爬沒多久便往下望,正好看見凱帝將門重新關閉,通道俄頃間一片黑暗,幾秒後,魔法光球亮起,漢賽爾才繼續往上爬。171Please respect copyright.PENANAcYGdC6HgwW
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很快地他就發現,原本他以為是磚頭的東西,竟然全都是巧克力磚,現在可說是身處在完全被巧克力包圍的環境。171Please respect copyright.PENANABjLTng7thU
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約五分鐘後,垂直向上的煙囪爬到了頂,但迎來的卻不是天空,而是一條與煙囪融合的筆直道路,正確來說就像是一路向上的煙囪轉了九十度的彎,改變行徑方向。171Please respect copyright.PENANADy3epFpCbe
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「欸,這個通道的事情連葛麗特也不能說嗎?」171Please respect copyright.PENANA8O1EKAcLOR
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漢賽爾站在垂直與水平的交界處,平地的部份比煙囪寬敞了許多。171Please respect copyright.PENANAyOjQuuncZu
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「葛麗特的話……」凱帝正好爬上出口,他拍了拍衣服,便和漢賽爾一同往前走,「可以。但是暫時還不能讓葛麗特進來。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAJRzgASbity
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「不能進來也沒差啦,我也想不到她去你們村子可以幹嘛。」漢賽爾將雙手交叉盤在後腦,無所謂地回。171Please respect copyright.PENANA7x0zUzrUIF
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又向前進了幾分鐘,一大片菖蒲花海在眼前出現,擠滿整條通道,凱帝小心翼翼地避開花朵,漢賽爾則是毫不在乎地直線前進、紫花能閃就閃但不小心踩爛也沒差。171Please respect copyright.PENANAjTOI12D1nB
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穿過花海之後,又是空無一物的通道,再走幾步前方總算出現像是出口的東西──一扇掛著榭寄生花圈的大門。凱帝往前走將門推開,兩人便踏了出去。171Please respect copyright.PENANAifHYB9EoMt
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這兒應當就是克斯門斯村裡了,漢賽爾左右張望著,這才發現他們剛才走的地方,在這裡看也是座壁爐。他們所在的似乎是個類似轉運站的地方,只是這裡有的不是交通工具,而是一個又一個的煙囪壁爐,不少人從爐子裡冒出來,也不少人鑽進去,偌大的廳堂內,人們正在交談說誰誰誰去哪兒了、誰誰誰今晚會到。171Please respect copyright.PENANALDHr1Xt71C
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凱帝關上壁爐門後,牽起漢賽爾的手說道:「我媽上次跟我說,我爸在鬧脾氣,可能要聖誕節前幾天才會回來,不過他們的房子我們還是能使用。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAWLKSevO3wq
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「喔,那現在要去你爸媽老家?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAI0pN5gCgSK
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「不,因為漢賽爾你是外地人,我必須先去跟村中長老們報備一聲,之後還要確認詳細的工作內容。我有拜託我阿姨讓你暫時待在她那邊,我去工作的時候,你也得待在那裡,或者是你要自己在村子裡逛逛也行。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAPVLZ1JDWLO
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漢賽爾抬頭望著凱帝,後者正左顧右盼一副在尋人的模樣,「我不能跟你一起走喔?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAnGVKMi2Jlm
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十八章.甜食之鄉-2
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