櫻之靈 - 第七章願望的意義是：代價大但是願意承受

　　　當時所現身的女子正是為櫻子，她緩慢地接近凜，在他的面前蹲下身，以幽柔的女聲平靜地向凜回應，「孩子，請你抬起頭來。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEloamgQ7vB
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　　凜抬起頭，不久前跪坐祈求的時候想起許多的過往，小時候母親對他談話總是面露笑容，後來不但失去笑容，有時還會有厭惡的眼神，在跪在櫻花樹面前，凜頭一次坦然表達出心境。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXKlBmsEXL
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　　　　　＂為什麼大人都沒大人的樣子？這樣要我怎麼辦？我一點也不想變成那樣的大人，我也想要有成為了不起的大人的機會啊——＂1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDeVvLMpt0
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　初次的坦白，此刻凜忽然明白以跪著祈求時的意義，當坦白表露出這樣的情緒時，就是在現在，凜緩緩地抬起頭，眼淚依然持續流著，「妳是……？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUp1nVbKbm
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那女子微笑地問道，「叫我櫻子吧，你想求，你媽媽變回原本的她嗎？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMrLAcvzYR
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「櫻子姐姐嗎……？還以為會是看起來很恐怖的妖怪？傳說都是那樣說的？」凜點頭哽咽口吻疲憊地說，「對，只要她能好好的就好，我怎樣都無所謂了，我也感覺快不行了……」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn7ad7fZRZ
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「沒問題哦。」櫻子微笑地說，「我會幫你實現，但是需要付出代價，你來到這裡之前就知道了吧？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfdFanoHzx
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　「是的……麻煩妳了。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZQSOHySUE
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　「你的眼睛好美，如果以你的雙眼交換，你願意嗎？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLF6zfjRf3
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「我願意。」凜堅定一口答應，似乎一點猶豫都沒有。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkAVagdsU4
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　「你難道不知道眼睛的重要性嗎？」櫻子像是再次確認似口氣質問道。「什麼樣的情況會讓你認為眼睛比母親來得重要？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpg5Wa0OsF7
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「大概是因為我覺得已經看不見我的未來了吧……」凜語氣低落談吐說到，後來微笑地點頭，「我知道，雖然眼睛很重要可是我更想要原來的媽媽。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4RFufoJ2Z
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「我知道了……那麼請珍惜現在能看到的一切，明天你的雙眼將會失明，但是你的願望馬上就會實現了哦。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEGQdZzyIh
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「好，謝謝你，櫻子姐姐。」凜高興地道謝而右眼的眼淚同時流了下來，不同於一般的眼淚，那是為血淚。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTwIRwWp5m
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「真是個傻孩子，還道謝呢，明明代價如此大。」櫻子身旁的綠色小妖怪如此說，櫻子不發一語地微笑著。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5FF1ZiUHr
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　　　　意識間見上一片霧白，凜再次睜開眼，發現自己躺在床上，注意到時發現已經身在學校的保健室，使得初醒來的凜心裡感到一陣疑惑，一直到身旁的人注意到凜醒來的對話，才使他開始換回原本的意識。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLsZSYUDJB
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　「凜醒了！」美緒一旁喊道便哭了出來，「真的很機車，我還以為你死了。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjgx5QIii6
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「這種人怎麼可能死啊？」雖然光嘴巴上佯裝不在意，但事實上自從凜去了森林的時候，就難以掩蓋自己的擔心，一直到凜的家來回走去。「笨蛋才不會死呢！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ912EWXt7yI
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新則是直接撲上凜，「哇啊啊……凜啊！你還活著！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayJJHwnWBY
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　「新……不要突然這樣抱我……」凜有些半推著。「哼！抱一下又不會怎樣！凜還是一樣討人厭耶。」新故意抱怨，然後又再次撲上，「但是我還是喜歡唷～！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwE1bjIlKMf
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凜輕輕地咳了幾聲，「聽我說。」以嚴肅的神情向著他們。「我跟櫻花樹下的鬼交換願望條件。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrzBzxHqFm
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「什麼？」光先是吃驚然後生氣地說，「笨蛋，跟那種東西交換願望是不會有好處的，你換了什麼？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3URKU433Qt
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「雙眼。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkzsmVPNUl
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「什麼！你……」光吃驚得無法構成語言對於凜的行動感到生氣，不論從哪方面來看都想直接罵翻凜，只是腦子再度運轉時，光則是以嘆氣代替所有謾罵的說詞。「真搞不懂你想什麼耶……」

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「那你現在怎麼看得到我們？」美緒無法置信地問。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lQmeAXSyc
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　凜鎮定地說出根本理由，「因為明天才會開始。」新一聽見已經哭了出來，雖然並非他自己發生，但是新憑想像就覺得恐懼，「凜是大笨蛋！這樣你就看不到我們了耶。還有很多很多……」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBFgrdSGdl
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　凜思考了一下然後哽咽起來，「對不起……但我真的希望我媽不要那個樣子。我不是不在乎你們的意思……」接著他沉默著，看了眼前的三人好幾眼，然後再次開口，「所以讓我多看看你們吧。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmEC4PtJwq
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　　霎那間，突然聽到了急促的腳步聲逐漸靠近，然後打開了保健室的門，是一位成熟女性的聲音。「凜呢？一之瀨凜呢？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6p1Eg0QDh
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「妳是一之瀨的家長嗎？」保健室的女護士確認性地問道。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBo9njWvtk
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「是的。我就是不久前連繫上的一之瀨凜的媽媽。」她的樣子似乎急得要哭出來了。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwiYaCY80r
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「在那個簾子裡面哦。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC54JJcm2Lk
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一聽到這樣的回應，女子立刻打開了簾子，「凜！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23CXV2bVId
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　凜意外地睜大了雙眼，另外三人也同樣如此反應，凜的母親抱住了凜，流著眼淚說出她的來意。「剛剛一直等不到你回家，我就好擔心你，結果接到學校電話說你昏倒在山腳，我就急著跑了過來。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VD289Ob1k
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　凜也哭了出來，「媽媽……我好想妳，妳回來了……」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWBRhNuUUU
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　新、美緒、光看到這樣這樣景象也淡淡地苦笑，隱約地了解為什麼凜會不計任何代價也要母親回來，不過以朋友的角度來看，知道凜所承受的事，也覺得多少為凜感到不平。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm2AYA8bRs
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　　新、美緒及光後來一同住在凜的家裡，便幫忙把事情說給凜的母親，凜的母親聽了非常自責，凜的母親將他所發生的事他們。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2zV8OmDBO
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「當我醒來的時候，看到我身旁有好多的酒瓶，我看到的時候一臉茫然，感覺我的靈魂好像重新活了過來一樣，感覺很清醒，也記得我做的事，我很後悔，凜，對不起。我知道我做的事沒辦法彌補，從現在我會努力活下去的……把凜給平安養大……」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLENjg5qhed
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三人沉默不語，凜則是微笑著，「我很開心，我很開心我有這些朋友，感謝他們如此擔心我，而且媽媽也回來了，我覺得很值得。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD48IKzZiN
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「你很白目欸……」光撇開頭，沒打算領情凜的一番話。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmPVoic94x
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　　「真的……」美緒由於悲喜交疊的情緒，已經哭了出來，「說得好像真的有跟我們好好溝通過才去一樣……」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhfdsnnUL7
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　「凜，放心，你看不到我們會幫你的！嗚嗚嗚……」新哽咽地大聲說。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYu2Ff8E9W
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　他們享受著最後玩樂的時光，到了午夜也累壞了，除了美緒是在凜的媽媽房裡睡，其他兩人與凜睡在一起。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjd2PxJZga
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「欸，凜。」光嗓音平淡地說，「雖然一開始我不理解你為什麼為了伯母而捨棄雙眼，而感到非常憤怒，但現在我了解了，也讓我了解到母親的愛多麼可貴。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0gMhkklin
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「對呀……」新接著光的話，「我一開始很難過耶，以為你不在乎我們呢……但是我誤會了，可能是我擁有媽媽的愛，所以才理解不了你的願望，但我現在了解了。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tHDXcAOFj
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「感性時間已經過了啦。」凜哭笑不得，「我才要跟你們說，不要因為我眼瞎而丟棄我呢。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDzKBtO8Ya
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「別小看我。」光自豪他說，「我可是很會照顧人的哦，哈哈！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5ON2LOSO2
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　新驚訝的說，「真……真的嗎，那小光要幫我一起照顧凜哦！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEv2wGIDVbH
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　　「哼……真是的，還要我幫阿？」光得意地笑著說。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsJA2h8Iag
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　這時的凜耳邊聽著他們的嬉鬧話語，默默地流下了感動的眼淚，不知不覺也睡著了，意識輕飄起來，在亮白的某處，看見女子的身影——1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9TElaShdW
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　　　　　「你的願望實現了，我來取走你的雙眼。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTpTidRJxk
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　　凜雖然捨不得但還是閉上雙眼，「我知道了。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUfx6nJVl9
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　櫻子輕輕擁抱住了凜，「還是有你這樣的人類呢，原來人類也有思想如此潔淨的人，許久沒見上這樣的人了呢。還是因為還是個孩子呢？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52ryfnBG3T
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　凜睜開雙眼，「櫻子姐姐……？」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZkn1aVgfq
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　「但是，規則就是規則，我還是要取走你的雙眼哦。」櫻子伸手輕輕摸了凜的頭，「只是我決定，不完全取走你的雙眼，你還是會暫時失明兩年，兩年過了你的雙眼就會自己恢復了哦。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GLIALBbHl
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櫻子的聲音漸漸逝去，凜突然聽到身旁的人喊他的聲音，他感覺自己睜開雙眼，但是真的看不到了。「……」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuax8ba48s
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「凜，看不到了對吧？」光在凜的眼前揮著手。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajMPtB4qgX
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　凜雙眼無法對焦光的眼睛，紅色眼瞳看向於其他方向，然後他點頭，「不過……我在夢中記得那個鬼跟我說說兩年後會恢復。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cs0UethgH
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　「兩年阿……」光淺笑著，心底算計起來似乎是真的不長也不算短時間，實際上還是比光預計的時間短，「那還好，還以為要照顧你一輩子呢，哈哈哈哈！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpIUxrHcnG
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　　　　「所以這兩年就交給我們囉。」新興奮地說。1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDL955HlGS
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他們房門突然被打開，美緒不悅地說，「不要忘記我好不好！還有我啦，我都聽到囉！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0w0NdKaew
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　　　　「喂伊藤！妳不要亂開男生房間的門啦！我們好歹也是國中生了，就快要變成男人了！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxH4KnBR05b
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　　　　「對……對嘛，真是的。」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18zTBrbaOG
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　　　　「誰叫你們拋下我！」1339Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDl3fQszO3g
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