:它就在那待上千年的歲月,從未離開
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「我不要。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAacHInRzPiI
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意識到自己的行為之後哈吉爾有些慌,馬上退開,雖然臉是笑著的眉頭卻皺成一團,他就是不想給任何人有不好的印象。419Please respect copyright.PENANAthsrIeCgUh
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「呃我是說……再給我點時間考慮一下,有點太突然了……」419Please respect copyright.PENANA0fhLNh4rXg
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「我說你啊。」和梨露出一副找碴樣以指尖大力朝哈吉爾胸口戳去,「要就要,不要就不要。我不喜歡別人明明想做卻把機會讓給我,或因為我的關係做自己不想做的事。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAmlx678JTuJ
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和梨的心直口快令哈吉爾心裡湧上一絲羨慕,他也想照做,但個性使然,要改掉從小就在意他人看法的這種性格不是簡單的事。419Please respect copyright.PENANAHnlPPwUrhF
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而且被人如此直言,他也挺錯愕的。419Please respect copyright.PENANAgfQnZqZKYU
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「反正魔法什麼的我自己用就好了,你不需要勉強加入我們啦。」見對方還支支吾吾無法開口,和梨難得識相地給哈吉爾台階下。419Please respect copyright.PENANAKwQaSdDGxy
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哇嗚,竟然能看見和梨發脾氣,二郎簡直難以置信,平常都是她惹別人發怒才對。419Please respect copyright.PENANAEkKXHGBgOC
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比起不諳世事的空島少女,曾經在蜂鳥跟一群優秀大人相處的二郎懂事許多,趕緊打斷嚴肅氣氛。419Please respect copyright.PENANAzcmFdtgeMM
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「不過如果可以,還是希望你能教我們瞬間移動之類的魔法,我們會付錢啦。」如果付得起的話。419Please respect copyright.PENANAl179mqkLmZ
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「嗯……傳教如果不花太多時間的話沒問題。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAmIai43y65Q
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哈吉爾以平常心對著二郎說完,看著和梨想說些什麼,只是剛才被她那麼一唸實在尷尬,馬上就把眼神別開了,「就像妳說的,其實我不想離開這裡,就不加入妳們了……抱歉。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAxVGHHH5qC9
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「很好很好,直接說出來就對了。」和梨滿意地點點頭,「我跟二郎之間都有話直說,才能和睦相處到現在呢。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAdALNpqhsN1
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這人是如此說著,可哈吉爾明顯看到和梨身後的二郎在搖頭,看來所謂的和睦只有單方面認為而已。419Please respect copyright.PENANAbYt16uAU4E
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平常總是待人溫柔,周圍的人對他讚賞有加,哈吉爾從未被人抱怨,所以剛剛是第一次被當面指正缺點讓他有些惶恐,卻同時也是他第一次在陌生異性面前感到自在。419Please respect copyright.PENANAuuKbBoqtDM
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「說的也是,有話直說才是最好的。」他獨自低語。419Please respect copyright.PENANALA1ZwfQ0qi
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忽然意識到手裡還握著地圖,雖然一開始的確沒有想花時間帶他們參觀,但已經拒絕入隊了,而且帶參觀也是先答應的,他還是決定像平常一樣認真把事情做完。419Please respect copyright.PENANAN2TTqhYXQ3
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「那我們出發去參觀吧。」
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他們去了很多地方。419Please respect copyright.PENANAsrodAmDbE8
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武器工坊、藥水商店、各式小型圖書館以及許多餐廳酒館。419Please respect copyright.PENANAfjj8bpOhdn
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雖然根本就不是觀光接待所員工的哈吉爾就只是照著導覽地圖的路線走,但他的解說非常詳盡,走的路線也特別篩選過,是外地人相對好走的道路。419Please respect copyright.PENANAjs2F4PPjBh
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「接下來……」趁兩名觀光客正在研究酒館牆面上的菜單,哈吉爾拿出地圖複習下一個地點,「是魔大樹啊。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAK0ysukG2ez
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「下一個是魔大樹嗎!」二郎一聽到馬上把目光從菜單上移開。419Please respect copyright.PENANAbrTwf3kKMf
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「嗯?魔大樹是什麼?一種樹妖嗎?」和梨一如往常散發著鄉巴佬的光芒。419Please respect copyright.PENANAhT3p2FFDDs
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「樹妖個頭啦,魔大樹是納爾拉蒂特的魔法泉源,妳想學的魔法全都是靠它的。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAIG9qdhRh6o
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天啊,怎麼會有人不知道魔大樹?先別說一般歷史教科書封面或鈔票上面的圖像了,和梨胸前別著的冒險者徽章上頭那顆金色的樹,正是魔大樹啊!419Please respect copyright.PENANAoRXLvCLqSt
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哈吉爾對剛剛耳聞的對話難以置信,可又覺得二郎的反應太過……平淡了?419Please respect copyright.PENANAHMZJw8Hrf8
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當然,個性相對含蓄內斂的他也不是內心一有疑問就會馬上蹦出口的類型,他沒有過問,默默帶領兩人走到一段樹木逐漸稀疏的道路上。419Please respect copyright.PENANAgIf3iiKEB0
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柯吉梅裡吵雜的人聲已經消失,只剩簡單的蟲鳴鳥叫,三人的踏步聲也逐漸清晰,直到哈吉爾停了下來,一切又變得鴉雀無聲。419Please respect copyright.PENANAj5bdxcjHpe
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原來這條小路的盡頭是一面岩牆,他們前方的洞穴昏暗且深不見底。419Please respect copyright.PENANAHRtF1sjEAY
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哈吉爾卻沒有猶豫地直接向前,背影消失在漆黑的洞穴之中,本來躊躇著的二郎與和梨才趕緊跟上腳步一同踏入洞穴。419Please respect copyright.PENANAgtGV7lZjFI
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嗒嗒、嗒嗒、嗒嗒……419Please respect copyright.PENANAwXTanJuBB8
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他們靠著腳步聲確認彼此間的距離,在昏暗的視線中持續前行,只有遠方一顆看似出口的刺眼小光點可以作為路標參考。419Please respect copyright.PENANAOixfLXXsQN
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出口的光點逐漸變大,耳畔也開始傳來急流般的水聲。419Please respect copyright.PENANAP1Hu2B0gPN
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一直到踏出穴口,迎面而來的光芒刺眼地令三人瞇起了眼。419Please respect copyright.PENANAa0LDN4hZvc
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在適應光線奪回視覺之前,縈繞於耳邊的瀑布水聲讓他們得以知道四周環境的大致樣貌。419Please respect copyright.PENANAOn9OC48DXl
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數秒過去,和梨與二郎眨了眨眼,難以置信眼前所看到的——419Please respect copyright.PENANAoAtjBJEgTL
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此處宛如巨大盆栽般,被近乎無盡的岩壁以圓弧形環繞於四周,無法用肉眼評估範圍有多寬敞。419Please respect copyright.PENANAlTAL5JdmXw
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岩壁各處皆是瀑布,有水勢洶湧的急流也有涓涓流水的小水柱,產生既猛烈又清幽的自然白噪音夾雜在一塊,卻不突兀。419Please respect copyright.PENANA7kn5WJw3Vb
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崎嶇不平的岩壁彷彿經歷過數百甚至數千年的風吹雨打後殘存下來,顯露歲月在此處留下的痕跡。419Please respect copyright.PENANA0KmzDpQZet
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青苔、樹木、花朵,草木叢生,土地富含水氣卻不黏膩,植物們挺出最高貴優雅的姿態,放眼望去是一片綠意盎然。419Please respect copyright.PENANAptp2ESnhOi
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世外桃源——來到此處的人總是在心中湧上這個名詞。419Please respect copyright.PENANAT4kSXArpx1
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但這一切在首次來到的二郎與和梨眼裡只流入腦海僅僅一瞬的時間。419Please respect copyright.PENANAHxwE19xK65
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他們的目光在下一刻就被正中央的龐然大物給吸引過去。
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——魔大樹。
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不需要哈吉爾介紹,他們也能知道這就是它。419Please respect copyright.PENANAiRZ1w29f9j
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有股魔力吸引他們的目光,看得連魂都快被牽走了,兩人注視魔大樹的雙瞳渙散,眼裡除了那棵距離遙遠卻龐大到彷彿近在眼前的神木以外,容不下其他。419Please respect copyright.PENANAXG5PfwQGzC
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魔大樹主幹被一根根或大或小的粗幹圍繞,集結成如此粗大不可撼動的主體,擁有一種就算天打雷劈它也會直挺挺站在那裡的震撼力。419Please respect copyright.PENANAjb6xUg8W4w
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視線向上抬去,無法單單以「茂密」來形容的葉林在一道巨大光芒下散發陣陣金光,點點塵埃猶如星辰閃爍。419Please respect copyright.PENANAhCBQg4uhNy
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搖動的葉在微笑,隨同吹拂肌膚的風輕柔安撫,鎮定人心。419Please respect copyright.PENANA2d3YmN7aHG
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降落在魔大樹上的那一道光,勾起三人體內的魔法能量,開始蠢蠢欲動。419Please respect copyright.PENANAUd2jgESY8p
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「我感覺渾身充滿力量。」二郎不可置信地看著掌心握拳,他甚至可以看見拳縫洩出淡淡藍色光芒,他明明沒有使用魔法,「這就是魔法的泉源……」419Please respect copyright.PENANAzkvqPazhQr
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「光是靠近就能感受到體內魔力與魔大樹的共鳴,這就是它的力量。」哈吉爾補充,「傳說魔大樹每百年就會爆發一次魔力,也就是它百歲當天,即使不用過來這裡,全納爾拉蒂特的人們魔力都會提升。」419Please respect copyright.PENANA2iQL6sEFmy
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從頭到尾驚訝到發不出任何聲響的和梨仍目不轉睛,直盯著那棵奪走她的心的巨大神木,哈吉爾的介紹不知道有沒有成功傳進她耳裡。419Please respect copyright.PENANAERDFhdizeL
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「而三年後,正是魔大樹滿千歲的一年。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAjDlxpbOtzw
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「那麼那天……」419Please respect copyright.PENANAIWxunkSs5r
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「所有人的魔力都會爆發性提升,至於提升到什麼程度沒有人知道,說不定跟以前的百歲日程度相同,也有可能增加好幾倍。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAMIpgaWmlOB
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眾人難以想像此時在體內不停翻騰的能量,在千歲日當天究竟會變成什麼樣子?419Please respect copyright.PENANAGdWMM9Qa0O
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而哈吉爾說這些話時伴隨而來的緊張感彷彿在透露著情況的嚴重性,語氣中絲毫沒有為人慶生時的歡樂。419Please respect copyright.PENANAFNJOrQt0FH
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「所有人魔力爆發的話會怎——」419Please respect copyright.PENANAMP7qFF5bwi
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二郎還沒搞明白原因,話問到一半便被遠方的招呼給打斷。419Please respect copyright.PENANAKOed1umqMB
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「喲呼——————哈吉爾——————」419Please respect copyright.PENANA5UC4zC3i4g
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聲嘶力竭的呼喊差點敵不過四周的湍急瀑布,縹緲聲音來自從洞穴走出的、一頭亮粉色長髮的妖精——莉莉正招手走來,後方跟著另外兩名男妖精,那便是達姆耶與伊卡姆。419Please respect copyright.PENANAKVmuozG4zE
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一開始天空降下於魔大樹的那道白光不知何時開始變成暖和的金色,原來已經黃昏了。419Please respect copyright.PENANAAdgfnjPdtn
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「抱歉抱歉,我忘記時間了。」待三名精靈走到他面前,哈吉爾滿懷歉意地對精靈朋友們開口道:「我等等先送他們兩個回去再過來。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAgsSdk4afrI
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「哦,那可以多帶幾包餅乾過來嗎?」達姆耶圓滾滾的臉蛋上充滿對食物的期待。419Please respect copyright.PENANAew83OJabuu
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「你等等還吃得下啊……」419Please respect copyright.PENANAGT3PC65b24
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「當然!甜點是不同的胃嘛。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAQn5BaPZtoo
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哈吉爾無語,卻又覺得這樣的朋友很可愛拿他沒轍,只能邊笑邊輕嘆,「好好好,我帶就是了。」419Please respect copyright.PENANABwHY0yIup5
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「那我帶你們回去吧。」他用眼神示意兩人,二郎卻馬上提出疑問。419Please respect copyright.PENANA1harPQojAd
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「你等等還要回來這裡?」419Please respect copyright.PENANAy0pIUHVrCE
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「呃、對呀。」419Please respect copyright.PENANATDX3J5fF8t
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「那我們也先繼續待著吧。」二郎用下巴指向目光至現在為止仍沒離開過魔大樹的那人,「那傢伙好像很喜歡這裡,我們晚點再走沒關係,免得她又吵著要過來。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAyqDRDNeQ71
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「可是我們今天要在這裡過夜……」哈吉爾面有難色,這才是他急著送客的原因,總不能讓客人陪自己在這裡紮營吧?沒床沒隱私、可能又有蚊蟲叮咬。419Please respect copyright.PENANA8vJ12vCmvX
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「過夜?那好吧,我們先——」419Please respect copyright.PENANACGQT8RKk7w
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「那我們也在這裡過夜吧。」419Please respect copyright.PENANAvjYTqLKqDN
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咦?419Please respect copyright.PENANAdxT1mvlTcq
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此時不只是對談的兩人,連另外三隻妖精都對這突如其來的插話感到遲疑,全部人轉向聲音來源——和梨終於從魔大樹的迷惑中回神。419Please respect copyright.PENANA8b2CB9UQYT
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她的笑容堅定,就像今天沒吃到肯德基肯定會賴在原地不走的小孩,二郎看到這笑容直接掩面,他知道不管自己說什麼都改變不了今天的住宿地點了。
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「拜託啦!」419Please respect copyright.PENANAKSzc8fNuUD
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這一次的請求很誠懇,一點也不做作。
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二郎問話到一半被打斷,然後他也忘記了,問題無疾而終XD
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