:He said YES.
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「啊啊啊啊啊!!那個瘋子!!」390Please respect copyright.PENANA2FExnxhiWe
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和梨猛力推開木板,從木桌激烈碰撞後斷裂的殘骸下蹦了出來,拍掉身上的灰塵及木屑,「不過就一個徽章而已發這麼大的脾氣,怕被拆穿當初就不要說謊啊。」390Please respect copyright.PENANASc89uTA36h
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「就是愛慕虛榮啊,我們村子可一堆這樣的老頭。」二郎從沒受到波及的二樓走下樓梯,全場只有他一個躲上去。390Please respect copyright.PENANAGclf1VilSB
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「哼,虛榮?誰在乎他多厲害。」390Please respect copyright.PENANA7ClHMoe18o
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「妳啊,不就是妳先問他徽章的事情。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAp1ji7EMEQy
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「我只是好奇啊,而且他是藍色的不也是中級?這樣夠強了還隱瞞幹嘛。」和梨此時才注意到一旁收拾東西的老闆娘與哈吉爾,「啊,我們也來幫忙。」說完便開始將損毀的東西集中。390Please respect copyright.PENANAwSVNKQU7di
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「你們剛啟程沒多久吧?」老闆娘事發當下也在場,有看到和梨秀出她的寶寶徽章,「在這個冒險者氾濫的年代,徽章幾乎等於冒險者的尊嚴地位。或許你們在家鄉時沒這種感覺,但我做餐館的真的看太多了。」390Please respect copyright.PENANArSB5cgJwhy
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要說沒有發覺肯定是騙人的。390Please respect copyright.PENANACNQP1x9hbS
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和梨也冒險了一個多月,她總有注意到人們總是在談論最高級別的金色徽章——皇家騎士團的身分證。二郎就不用說了,自己當初連被稱為「寶寶」都覺得是種恥辱。390Please respect copyright.PENANA0CUCWLexCi
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哈吉爾的堂哥肯定也是如此,中級並不是值得拿來炫耀的級別,倒不如藏起徽章對外謊稱自己有多厲害,才能引起他人的崇拜。390Please respect copyright.PENANAb9YJpzBsdG
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「連優秀的拉夫一族也是如此,而自從夏沐·拉夫進入皇家騎士團後,這個現象更是病態。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAfik5RbLQJW
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老闆娘飽含不捨的眼神投向哈吉爾,卻已不見他人蹤影。不過不打緊,那名老顧客心情不好會去哪裡她都知道。390Please respect copyright.PENANAlAWMER05pt
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她盯著另一個方向的陽台入口,因為視線死角看不見人,斜射在地的人影卻露了餡。390Please respect copyright.PENANA0jjEPmMRnF
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「因為如此,年輕一輩的孩子們似乎把冒險當成義務,不想去冒險的人們會被閒言閒語,但我不希望他們的意願被扼殺。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAESxSMVCmkw
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明明人們就是為了能夠擁有更多選擇才努力增廣見聞、充實自我的,為什麼事到如今,成了更優秀的魔法師反而失去選擇的權利呢?390Please respect copyright.PENANAkN6BAsfDxf
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不僅僅是老闆娘對孩子的不捨,這也是哈吉爾對於現況的無奈。
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木片與殘骸、玻璃碎屑與壓扁的鍋具。390Please respect copyright.PENANAQV6zdUpYR5
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只要他手指輕輕一揮,要操控這些復位輕而易舉,可是人生卻沒這般輕鬆。390Please respect copyright.PENANAzFkwb0xDlH
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本來以為自己已經對眾人的期許免疫了,沒想到堂哥一出現,心情再度跌落谷底。390Please respect copyright.PENANAXerz2feDL1
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哈吉爾偶爾會在心情不好時來到這裡,儘管餐館生意興隆,這個陽台倒是沒什麼人會過來。390Please respect copyright.PENANAx07cNV7hw4
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畢竟這位置視野極差,眼前只有一棵大樹擋著,看景沒有、要看啄木鳥或小蟲子倒是可以發現幾隻。390Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8gQhmLEly
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「不想離家的原因,我可以問你嗎?」390Please respect copyright.PENANAloYxaw8Uv2
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凝望樹皮放空的目光回神,哈吉爾轉頭,和梨正從步出陽台。390Please respect copyright.PENANADQhI5YgtdN
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不是平常那種不經思考的問句,和梨這次問話時的眼神很真誠。390Please respect copyright.PENANAaZJTpVndBg
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不過這種問題該怎麼回答?哈吉爾思考半晌,仍舊想不出個所以然。390Please respect copyright.PENANA7CrZNAYTzm
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想與不想之間一定要有原因嗎?390Please respect copyright.PENANAYA2zi7qPLc
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「我的故鄉有個每年都會派首席畢業生出航的習俗。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAajz00IVIrE
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在哈吉爾保持沉默的這段時間裡,和梨決定把自己的故事搬上檯面。390Please respect copyright.PENANAwzyNr3T5p3
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「我這屆的首席跟你一樣,並不想出航,所以韋斯特他……他才會把機會讓給我,我只是想知道為什麼。」390Please respect copyright.PENANArcDsVVSQEE
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身為聰明的人,哈吉爾飽讀詩書、充滿文學素養與氣質,不過從外部吸收知識和探索內心是兩碼子事。390Please respect copyright.PENANAsSx1LC47En
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「我不知道……」他低著頭,「抱歉,我不知道怎麼形容。」
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「跟你一樣,很聰明什麼都會,也是被大家寄與厚望。」和梨走近,平時充滿活力的語調這次放得輕柔,「韋斯特,也就是我這屆的首席,他說過他想永遠待在大家身邊。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAikXQVxJzlq
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話語至此便在哈吉爾心中引起一道共鳴。390Please respect copyright.PENANAXlY4u5KMhU
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沒去外地居住過不代表不諳世事,哈吉爾知道成為冒險者必須承擔相對應的風險,他也知道這個社會絕對沒有表面那樣單純。390Please respect copyright.PENANARF8pct8pxb
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不然為什麼好朋友伊卡姆·恩札這麼討厭皇室?儘管他不像政治魔人那樣咄咄逼人,而是什麼也不說,但他肯定經歷過什麼。390Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3zVikK8QE
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哈吉爾也曾和餐館與觀光招待所的老闆娘聊過,她們雖然常常接觸到外地冒險者,但以冒險者身分二度來到這裡的人屈指可數。390Please respect copyright.PENANArY6pEN4lhn
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反正到最後都會放棄——就像這裡的一些老魔法師一樣——那一開始就待在原地也何嘗不是一種好選擇呢?390Please respect copyright.PENANAUUcbyG1uyc
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「韋斯特那樣說,搞得好像我不想待在大家身邊一樣欸,真是的。」和梨貌似回想起對話當下的心情,嘟起了嘴,「我愛我的家鄉,總有一天我也一定會找到越城之翼回去。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAwbzKpXPJKr
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「那妳為什麼會想要出航?」哈吉爾不懂。390Please respect copyright.PENANAs7Wyr0WWMh
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「奈列多摩的文明停滯了很長一段時間,你知道我們文明大躍進是什麼時候嗎?」390Please respect copyright.PENANAG3edAFqEvB
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仔細思考與和梨對談過的空島相關內容便能發現其端倪。哈吉爾心裡有個底,與和梨所公布的答案一致。390Please respect copyright.PENANAqgGtDB383K
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「是卡斯狄奧帶著納爾拉蒂特的文明回來的時候。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAZS2Wgqljk2
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若不是他,空島上農作物的收成不會如此豐收、許多行動敏捷的動物也獵捕不到,更重要的是——因為他,島民才能在最少犧牲的情況下逃離島上怪物的魔爪。390Please respect copyright.PENANA7vliK2i7Jq
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即使卡斯狄奧被這裡的人們視為罪犯,他仍是和梨心目中的英雄。390Please respect copyright.PENANAUCrjivNrM3
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「我才不是因為想離開家才想出航勒!我是想讓大家過上更好的生活才那麼拼命的好不好。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAXF9p65hxBO
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說出崇尚理想的和梨彷彿閃閃發光,至少在哈吉爾眼中頓時變得很耀眼。390Please respect copyright.PENANA9QNrt3ITIn
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他突然想起堂哥嘲諷自己的話——該對這個世界做點貢獻。390Please respect copyright.PENANAsJ7kulE6qE
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「……我想我只是害怕改變。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAVmcOcslpG5
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「什麼東西?」390Please respect copyright.PENANA03hchdWxHz
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「不想離家的原因。」哈吉爾低語,「去外面學習新魔法回來幫助柯吉梅什麼的,我沒有過這種偉大想法。只是想著會不會出去個幾年,等回來時大家都變得不一樣了,我好像是害怕這個。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAL5nLxwHpbL
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哈吉爾不知道自己為什麼會這麼想,他天生就是如此多慮,就好像明明從沒被石子絆倒過卻對石頭退避三舍一樣。390Please respect copyright.PENANAyvK24BKsEJ
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忽然覺得自己是不是很自私,想到這,哈吉爾在意異性眼光的憋慫習慣又出現了。他扭扭捏捏地撫著後脖頸,「呃,也不全然是害怕啦,這有什麼好怕的。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAwQBnmYTNmT
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他還在思考接下來該怎麼挽回自己顏面,突然頭頂上一股溫熱拉回他的思緒。390Please respect copyright.PENANAjmVRRhjUlR
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和梨正墊起腳尖,伸長手努力搓揉高自己快一顆頭的哈吉爾頭頂。390Please respect copyright.PENANA1OTi2RwpzQ
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「害怕又沒什麼好丟臉的,人都會害怕啊。」和梨說地一副理所當然,動作也像在安撫狗狗,只是比一般人粗魯了些,「我心情不好的時候只要被這樣摸頭就會平靜一點了。」390Please respect copyright.PENANARgdXU9DHkI
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溫暖沁流入心,透過手掌把那份溫柔毫無保留地傳遞過來。390Please respect copyright.PENANADKG4nElMJ8
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哈吉爾的心情真的平復許多。390Please respect copyright.PENANAlPxkNvmjDj
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但不知怎地,他低頭看著和梨專注的模樣、看著她清澈明亮的黑眸、看著那抹稚氣的微笑時——心情又有些躁動起來。390Please respect copyright.PENANAAWkQPFJT4N
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他只好把頭越沉越低,直到對方收手為止。390Please respect copyright.PENANA8qDk5AspWf
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「我終於能稍微明白韋斯特為什麼不想出航了,謝謝你啊哈吉爾。」和梨就像是解開了困擾已久的謎題,長嘆一口氣後對著空氣嘀咕,「啊啊~不過到底在怕什麼啦,其他人會改變,我們也會啊,又不是改變了就不是原本的自己了,真是的……」390Please respect copyright.PENANArO294d5CpP
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「啊,我不是在針對你哦。」這白目終於發現自己的自言自語有些不妥,「好啦好啦,既然你都這麼坦誠地告訴我原因了,我再繼續纏著你就太不識相了,對吧?」390Please respect copyright.PENANA0o9OBUk3gz
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和梨仰起頭,對自己如此成熟的舉動感到驕傲,她真希望二郎在這,肯定也會對她刮目相看的。390Please respect copyright.PENANA20D4K8ZoBA
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一臉神氣地用鼻子呼出氣流,輕拍哈吉爾的背要他不必在意,「我會去找其他魔法師的,這段時間打擾你了。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAEQqirqxOf1
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「不用找了。」390Please respect copyright.PENANA2hZnmxfeR5
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突如其來的一句讓和梨左顧右盼,想看看是哪個混蛋又要來阻止她找尋夥伴,直到對方再度開口,她才確信那句話是出於隔壁人之口。390Please respect copyright.PENANAJMcYTY6ShC
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「我……」390Please respect copyright.PENANAIOMxkxQuNP
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和梨一臉難以置信的樣子,只見哈吉爾猶豫了片刻,不時眨眨深邃的眼眸子。390Please respect copyright.PENANAub9xlUPZjg
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「我跟你們一起。」390Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3Ku9KyXSm
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……390Please respect copyright.PENANAI3cIK6Cx7H
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……?
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「欸!?」
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作者雜談:390Please respect copyright.PENANADG8upUBS43
昨天晚上我躺在沙發上快睡著,突然間來了一個不到一秒的劇烈晃動。390Please respect copyright.PENANAUfoFouURWf
「地震!」我媽說。她就坐在沙發另一邊。
而我也在半夢半醒之間回她:「地震!」
隨後不到一分鐘我就睡著了。
現在想想哪天真的大地震我應該也是睡著來不及逃跑的那個XD390Please respect copyright.PENANA5GfOlv9cEW