因為是暑假,所以即使是平時忙碌到不見影的行政人員,也可以趁機放鬆。108Please respect copyright.PENANAGEjTahIbqV
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安因習慣性的在陽光從窗簾隙縫探進房間的瞬間睜開眼,依靠著腹部肌肉坐起身,讓沉睡的肌肉在幾個簡單的伸展下甦醒過來。108Please respect copyright.PENANAFx5gxZ6HHp
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他換上晨跑用的運動服,在下樓的時候看到那個孩子——帆樓,至少本人是這麼稱呼自己的——小男孩正捧著一本厚厚的符咒基礎入門看,神色專注,但在他接近的時候抬起頭來。「……早安。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAf9XMMjvJzk
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「早安。」安因回道。「你怎麼這麼早起來?」108Please respect copyright.PENANA6x81E5eCR8
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「……習慣。」帆樓聳肩,闔上書本。108Please respect copyright.PENANANw0NVrd18w
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「奴勒麗呢?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAH1GF99CrwJ
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「昨晚、出去,還沒回來。」帆樓看他一身行頭,軟軟的童音帶些不易察覺的期盼。「晨跑?」108Please respect copyright.PENANA0KeDpO4qm0
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「是的,你要跟嗎?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAc7cupjYIca
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他看孩子臉上閃過的片刻的交雜和猶疑,但最終還是同意了他的邀約。108Please respect copyright.PENANA8VRKox3UNH
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帆樓還是個孩子,他推測不過四五歲的年紀,還明顯得營養不良,但他的體力和耐力卻出乎意料的好——以同年齡的孩子來說,似乎太好了些。「你喜歡運動?」108Please respect copyright.PENANA4J4JSzhZ5A
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帆樓撇嘴,墨紅的大眼似乎閃過一絲不以為然,「必要。」他說,在持續慢跑三十分鐘後依舊臉不紅氣不喘。「在這裡……不夠。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAPuaxaYF9ry
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「精進是必須的。」安因笑笑。「但同時,適當的休息也是必要的。你有什麼喜歡的東西嗎?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAK8VUIxK3If
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「書,知識。」帆樓微微偏頭,「音樂……舞台劇?……有趣。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAg5RY3IY1fg
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他原本想提起更多的話題,但是帆樓突然停下的腳步打斷他的念頭。「風信子?」他順著帆樓的視線看過去,半透明的球莖植物在學院的溫度調節下欣欣向榮。108Please respect copyright.PENANAqeHlpdsExb
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「……透明?」帆樓說道,似乎有些驚訝。「正常?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAk7kJBprVuQ
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「這算是守世界的特有種。」他蹲到帆樓身旁解釋,「它們比起原世界的風信子好照顧些,不需要剪掉花頭。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA3GFGD7EREz
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「……漂亮。」帆樓小聲稱讚,他碰觸了其中一朵的纖細花瓣,風信子卻突然有靈性的偏過頭躲過,以肉眼可看見的速度長高好幾吋。帆樓呆愕地看閃過他的手的風信子,表情有些複雜。108Please respect copyright.PENANAVMBQIFDnR3
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「看來它們很喜歡你。」安因笑笑。「平常它們總是會溶掉別人的手。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA0kDuMQrDrw
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「……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAn0dMIeU2C8
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帆樓依舊繃著他的一號表情,但他發現孩子的臉部肌肉的微微放鬆。「這個世界上,每樣事物都是有靈魂的。它們在世界的懷抱下甦醒、成長,發展出屬於自己的意識,延伸出屬於自己的判斷能力。或許並不是一般常規的想法,但它就是那樣理所當然的運作。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3IYjQj426
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「都、不友好?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAGKmw9PeZIG
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「比較直接。」他糾正。「因為拐彎抹角只是讓路走得比較遠罷了。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAdvRjtSIV7R
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「……拐彎抹角,是為,保護自己?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAp58N8z5vX1
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即使帆樓把句子盡量精簡化,但安因看起來是沒有太大的理解障礙,「為什麼非得要拐彎抹角才能保護自己呢?」他把問題丟回去給孩子。108Please respect copyright.PENANABzhuO4EGKS
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「……不夠強,適者生存。不強,用……其他、彌補。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAwZligYBwZF
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「那為什麼非得用防禦,為什麼不讓自己去適應?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAatKgqkv4dY
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「一灘汙水。」帆樓的眼神冷漠如冬原,上頭的暴風雪肆虐,「不能……選、能自保、方式?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAyYQciGBuOa
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「那麼這個話題就回歸到原點了──這只是讓路走得比較遠罷了。」安因說道,「近朱者赤,近墨者黑。即便能力不夠的人選擇自保,不管多麼努力,最終還是會被汙水給染指。與其自保,不如選擇適應。」108Please respect copyright.PENANABmMGUthXcD
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「消極。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAze7EEN15gg
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「不,這並不消極,這只是生存的一條法則。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA0kLnnuniPh
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「……但,只要有人、夠強……改變現狀?」108Please respect copyright.PENANA2dqHyajwWi
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「真的有人能夠改變現在世界的法則嗎?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAFYqe6pHPgi
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「我信。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAn2OW3CyeSe
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「為什麼你相信呢?」108Please respect copyright.PENANApckLQlwVds
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「……」108Please respect copyright.PENANADfvwSS01x3
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帆樓看著他,張口想說些什麼,最後咬了咬下唇,用比平常還小的音量回答。「……很蠢。但……一個人、夠強,沒放棄、希望……會帶動……人。成效,不大。但……改變……小部分,法則?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAUeMNaRbQdU
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「那麼,這個人是選擇了什麼樣的道路呢?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAsYWTRzLYdc
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帆樓沉默不語,他帶著微笑站起身,看著風信子又縮回原來大小,並示好的蹭著帆樓的小手,「能夠直接改變,當然是最好的。但當一個人違逆天意時,世界卻會選擇反撲,即便那是削減了世間的惡。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAWoutrzMDxX
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他與帆樓血色的雙瞳對視,看見那雙本該天真的眼睛顯露的複雜哀傷。「有善,就會有惡;有光明,就會有黑暗。這是一個沒辦法改變的平衡,即便就理想狀況來說,我們總希望邪惡消失,善良永存。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAgw09jh0B02
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「改平衡,被吞噬。」帆樓咬著下唇。「不主動,被動。原因?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAIQodjIt7Jf
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「這是很大部分的原因。」安因撫過帆樓柔軟的鴉色頭髮,換來帆樓不解的疑惑,「另外一方面,即便有三頭六臂,我們也無法解決每一個我們發現的問題,他們只會如雨後春筍的出來。」108Please respect copyright.PENANASdjSE0MEyQ
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「是。」帆樓點頭,接著仰著頭看著他,「試過?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAnbP9ip28aR
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「那便是為什麼會有精靈戰爭。」他幽幽嘆口氣,領著帆樓繼續晨跑。「但戰爭讓太多無辜的人喪命了,而那正是我們應該極力避免這種狀況。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA7IaO3uaFxE
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「戰爭,死人多。小範圍,不管?」108Please respect copyright.PENANABaZrMKyxEJ
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「如果他們沒有胡作非為,那麼是的。」他在小徑交叉處向右轉。「他們也是生命,不是嗎?如果他們沒有傷害人,我們將資源拿去拯救需要的人,才是物盡其用。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA1Hc9WwMwYc
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「……」帆樓呢喃著安因不理解的語言,「……」孩子停下腳步,看著擋在路前的食人花,「……常態?」108Please respect copyright.PENANA6PQdzpuH6r
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「小打小鬧而已。」安因看向張開血盆大口的巨無霸食人花,充滿獠牙的大嘴吐出腐敗的血氣。他微微一笑,徑直小跑過去。「放心,它並沒有什麼殺傷力。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAt04xW7LgPA
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「……」帆樓跟在安因的身後,食人花象徵性的朝他們的方向吼了聲,又走回它該待著的花圃。「這裡離餐廳很近。」安因說。「我們去吃個早餐?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAHDIyAjS3X4
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「沒錢。」帆樓老實的說。108Please respect copyright.PENANAsXrecwDoAp
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安因有些好笑的撈起正準備加速與他平行的小帆樓,「那並不是什麼大錢。」他看著發出抱怨的孩子。「吃飽後再帶你到商店街買些符紙。」108Please respect copyright.PENANANVlm7DcPHY
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「……謝。」帆樓心不甘情不願的嘟囊了聲。108Please respect copyright.PENANAhqGNYZ25tN
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大概是因為學校餐廳只有他們兩個,所以蝙蝠也就任安因抱著到點好餐,但之後他很堅持要自己領取餐點。即便對他現在這個身高來說有些吃力,他還是獨自拿著疊成像小山一樣的鬆餅和飲料到餐桌。108Please respect copyright.PENANApGDdJdT2Mb
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帆樓的舉手投足都帶著些被刻在骨髓裡的、渾然天成的優雅,即便有些違背了孩子應該要天真胡鬧的舉止本能,但看上去卻自然的賞心悅目。108Please respect copyright.PENANA2jqHRhM0vS
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應該說,正是因為這樣禮貌的舉手投足,讓他對這個孩子的喜愛又多上幾分。108Please respect copyright.PENANAiUcQTozQ1X
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「安因?這孩子是哪裡來的啊?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAAGtfn9Cnfp
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安因轉過頭,看到本該跑去休假的烏鷺正打量著嚥下大半鬆餅的蝙蝠,一臉吃驚,「這是奴勒麗帶回來的孩子。帆樓,這位是烏鷺,現在是高中部二年C班的班導。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAQYWu7cJ7ks
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「……你好。」雖然不怎麼喜歡說話,但帆樓還是有禮貌的打了聲招呼。108Please respect copyright.PENANAj8dTfOvRJU
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烏鷺看了看帆樓,突然之間伸手作勢要拉住帆樓的手,被嚇了一跳的帆樓柔軟的轉動了關節,逃離烏鷺。108Please respect copyright.PENANAFvQh3ZIyqD
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「烏鷺。」安因帶著警告的睨向烏鷺。108Please respect copyright.PENANArFEmRwqhE9
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「只是一個小實驗。」烏鷺嘻皮笑臉的拍拍帆樓的頭,但被躲開了。「孩子,有前途啊!我等你有天來找我挑戰,或許對你我就不用放那麼多水啦!」108Please respect copyright.PENANA9dhaSoc3Ry
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「……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAbsX1OWCH8d
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帆樓依舊癱著張臉,對烏鷺散發敵意。烏鷺也沒在意,又多逗弄了幾次,直到情緒起伏向來不大的帆樓忍不住跳下椅子默默的移動到安因身旁,「好啦,我要回去睡回籠覺啦!在接下來又要被那些學生挑戰了。」烏鷺瀟灑的說,「之後見啦,安因,帆樓。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAszTLqDoywd
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安因看著帆樓坐回椅子上,不爽的一口乾杯。「烏鷺就是行為大剌剌些,他沒有惡意的。」他說,聞言帆樓不服的咬著杯子邊緣。「你也還只是個孩子,別太苛求自己了。」108Please respect copyright.PENANA1JpNdO7IKi
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「不是理由。」他冷冷的說,隨即有些尷尬的小聲道歉。「……抱歉,沒禮貌。」108Please respect copyright.PENANApJjDOo9nH4
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「這沒什麼。」他笑笑。「還有些時間商店街的店家才會開張,要不我們先回去換身衣服?」108Please respect copyright.PENANAMQLEqzFRmw
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帆樓微微點頭,細嚼慢嚥的解決剩下的鬆餅。108Please respect copyright.PENANAAxsBfXN1QW
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在吃飽後安因開了個傳送陣將他們傳回黑館的交誼廳,「等等這裡見?」108Please respect copyright.PENANA01DKpbUbFA
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「好。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAGj3NmGwxoQ
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簡單的沖過澡,換掉帶著汗的運動衫,安因走下樓,他不意外地看見帆樓已經打理好自己坐在沙發上等候。108Please respect copyright.PENANAmgZeuOsHd2
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簡單的襯衫和吊帶短褲讓帆樓帶著英倫的典雅卻又不失稚氣,他不得不承認奴勒麗的眼光確實不錯。108Please respect copyright.PENANAGjITuGKFdI
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帆樓悠悠哉哉地晃過來,主動地揪著安因的袖子。108Please respect copyright.PENANApGeXW2w4Ly
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安因無視帆樓小小的心思,將他再次抱在懷裡,「商店街人多,這樣就不怕走丟了。」他笑說,打開傳送陣,眨眼間讓他倆身至在熱鬧的街區。108Please respect copyright.PENANAD43rWewl49
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即便有大大小小彎彎曲曲的無數分支,商店街的主要幹道依舊人滿為患。最旁邊的是小店店販的叫喊和展示,各式各樣稀奇古怪的商品漂浮在半空,炫耀般得施展自己的拿手絕活吸引目光。往裡靠些是逛街的人潮,他們時不時的走走停停讓人群有些滯留,再往裡靠些則混雜看熱鬧的民眾和逛街的人群。最中心的則是互相鬥毆的袍籍,兩個紫袍互相較勁,拿著自家的幻武兵器打得難分難捨,時不時還帶了雷擊火炎冰氣毒霧。108Please respect copyright.PENANABLD0U904Jf
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在他懷裡的帆樓努力扭著頭想看清正中央的打鬥,於是安因索性換了個姿勢,讓帆樓坐在自己的肩膀上好讓視野更加清楚。108Please respect copyright.PENANAsU9ub9OzRP
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可能是嚇到的關係,帆樓僵了僵,才調整一個對自己本身來說比較舒適的角度。「那些都是高階的魔法,如果你想學得話,我可以教你。」他提議。108Please respect copyright.PENANAlEMxNjpUec
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「會、打擾你。」帆樓細聲細氣的孩童嗓音從他頭上傳來。108Please respect copyright.PENANApoBLD8sPCz
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「並不會,我很樂意教導年輕的學生。」108Please respect copyright.PENANANAn2F9Mf2H
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「……沒基礎。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAYQUcRapgma
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「是的,因為你是個非常年輕的學生。」他看著戰場突然發出的藍色射線,連眼也不眨的繼續說,「或許可以說是年幼。」108Please respect copyright.PENANAWt5UbHtKfH
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「……」108Please respect copyright.PENANAbuzoQec9Si
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帆樓哼哼兩聲,沒有回應。他知道那只是因為孩子很專心的在觀看前面的對戰而已。108Please respect copyright.PENANAIg4faxU1Fq
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就經驗來看,這場對戰一時半刻是不會有結果的,畢竟雙方的能力相似,實力又不相上下,但他還是耐心地當著帆樓的架高柱。108Please respect copyright.PENANApd5q1GPXJo
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畢竟打斷一個孩子的好奇心,一點都不可取的哪。
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