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迪亞一行人在另一個適合野營的地方重新起了一個營火,畢竟沒人想在大戰過後、半空中曾掛著過一隻巨狼屍體的附近休息。愛麗絲在營火燒旺後沒多久就進入夢鄉。
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「原來你是皇都警備隊員的成員,難怪迪亞大叔你這麼厲害。話說你真的打算將這個給我嗎 ? 」哈羅德把玩著迪亞剛從狼王屍體內取出的晶核,「你拿回去皇都卡迪應該能賣到個好價錢吧。」
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「是前皇都警備隊,我沒當一陣子了。」迪亞更正了哈羅德的說法,又揮了揮手說 :「那晶核就當是給你和你姐的帶路費。」
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哈羅德揚揚眉,吹了個口哨 :「正好可以拿來做新的魔導具的核心 ! 」
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一旁的艾歷克斯在聽到迪亞曾是皇都警備隊成員後思考了一小會,昨晚哈羅德和艾歷克斯又聊了一陣,他們都覺得迪亞的面孔有點陌生。他們又從迪亞登場的「造型」、言談、對諾頓鎮和冰神祭有異常的興趣而推敲、排除多種可能,最後得出了一個結論 – 迪亞不是因北方冬季風雪而滯留在北方的旅客。與之相反,迪亞是最近冒著風雪,有重要事在身從南方趕來的人 ! 雖然這個說法讓人難以置信,但卻是剩下的唯一合理解釋。
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「所以你是要執行皇室發下的事務……不,不對……」艾歷克斯回過神 :「你已經退伍了……皇室應該不會給你任務。那你急趕到諾頓鎮的原因是甚麼 ? 」
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「你對皇室的行事作風挺了解的呢 ! 」迪亞沒有正面回答艾歷克斯,打趣說 :「另外這算是在刺探他國國情嗎 ? 」從之前的閒聊,迪亞已經看出艾歷克斯不是艾魯梅特皇國的國民。
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「法布蘭跟艾魯梅特皇國達成了友好協議都多少年了 ? 」艾歷克斯倒沒有故意隱瞞 :「對友好國家的權力、行政核心有基礎的了解,才是兩國友好的証明,不是嗎 ? 何況我可是位學者。」見迪亞刻意迴避問題,艾歷克斯沒有追問下去,只是他心中有個大概,認為迪亞排除萬難、千里迢迢來到極地的目的,多半與自己的調查委託有關……這位學者又陷入沉思。
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哈羅德插嘴 :「可你只是個會對神話傳說感興趣的學者,呀 ! 你不如自稱為神話學者 ! 」
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艾歷克斯仍在默聲沉思,似是沒聽到哈羅德的調侃。
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哈羅德見艾歷克斯沒反應,又再轉向迪亞 :「迪亞大叔,我想看你的魔導具 ! 居然能在這種地方發出那麼厲害的地屬魔法……我一定要看一下 ! 」
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迪亞沒理由拒絕,他笑著將穿戴在雙手上的白色防寒手套脫下,再將衣袖稍為卷起一些,原來,迪亞還戴著一雙露指手套。這雙棕褐色露指手套的覆蓋範圍是由手前臂中間至到指間的第一關節。它的材質看似是皮革,但反射出來的寒光卻是金屬該有的表現,手套的每一分每一公釐都佈滿著極為複雜的紋路,這些紋路都連接到手背位置上的琥珀色晶石,紋路上若隱若現的暗金流光看來也是源自於這顆晶石。兩隻手套上的晶石在營火光下閃閃發光,看著晶石的哈羅德甚至覺得有點耀眼。
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「嗚……好冷啊 ! 」迪亞在哈羅德想要抓起自己的雙手細看前,重新將白色手套穿上。
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「喂 ! 我還未看完 ! 」哈羅德抱怨,他還想摸上一摸呢 !
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「你只是說『看一下』。」
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哈羅德繼續抗議 :「甚麼嘛,明明是個大叔,卻跟小孩咬文嚼字斤斤計較。」
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「首先,其實年齡只是個無意義的數字。其次,你不是小孩……最後,來,將你手上的晶核還給我,要是斤斤計較的話,這帶路費我明顯多給太多了 ! 」穿好手套的迪亞朝哈羅德伸出並攤開右掌。
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哈羅德一眼都沒看手上的晶核,他立即將手中物塞到衣襟中,並無縫換上一副真誠的燦爛笑容 :「迪亞大叔最好人了 ! 為人慷慨,又讓我見識到大城市的優秀魔導具 ! 」
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迪亞笑著收回手,這是他對哈羅德的厚臉皮行為能夠給予的唯一反應。
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「迪亞大叔你還能使出甚麼屬性的魔法?」
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迪亞只回答了後一個問題 :「你剛才不是看到手套上魔晶石的顏色了嗎 ? 就只有地屬性。」
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「沒有了 ? 」哈羅德先是有點驚訝,再釋然 :「不過也對,像大叔你這程度的魔導師,就算只專精單個屬性系列的魔法,在哪裡都能自如地使出魔法。」
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「就是啊……」迪亞的笑容有點勉強,因為他的心中卻在暴躁地暗罵一個人 : 就是啊……可是明明有更適合來到北方的人選,那傢伙卻偏偏要我接下這任務 !
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「好,我要睡了。」強行結束話題的迪亞抱頭就睡。
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沒多久,看著火光的哈羅德保持著坐姿漸漸睡著。
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在放哨的艾歷克斯則是猜估著迪亞的來歷……
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迪亞在看著夜空上的繁星,清涼的微風在身邊吹過的時候,他能聽到四周的「沙啦沙啦」的樹葉濤聲,腳掌下傳來柔軟青草的觸感使他低頭一看……
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啊……又是這夢……
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迪亞非常確定自己在做夢,這個夢已經夢過無數次,雖然有一段時間沒作過了,今天會再夢到的原因……難道是因為他看到愛麗絲挺身保護哈羅德的一幕嗎 ?
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身邊的環境與以往一樣,是他在兒時居住的一個偏僻小村落外,出現的位置也分毫不差,他沒向後看,直接往後一坐就坐到一塊矮石上,接下來會發生的事情他都記得一清二楚,這個夢已經不會再能帶給他任何感覺了……只是這次的感覺未免太過真實……
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五,四,三……
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迪亞在心中倒數,他姐姐應該快在他身後喊他了。
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二,一……
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「迪亞大人,這就是令你最舒適愉快的記憶和場所嗎 ? 」
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「甚……」迪亞驚訝地叫了出聲,發現自己的嗓音有點古怪的孩童音後就閉口。
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迪亞側頭看向音源,看到一位留黑紫長卷髮的女性帶著笑意與他對視,迪亞很難從被那雙散發深紫色暗光的雙眼上移開目光 :「梅蘭妮……」迪亞刻意將嗓音壓低說話 :「我就知道是你,你為甚麼……」
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「在此之前,還是先讓迪亞大人變回來吧。」名叫梅蘭妮的成熟女性笑著打了一個響指,連眨眼的瞬間都沒有,迪亞就發現自己身處於皇都大神殿內、那傢伙的辦公房間之中,自己亦恢復回成年人的姿態坐在鋪滿軟墊的長椅上。
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梅蘭妮雙手疊在胸部下,走近了迪亞。
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「好吧 ! 」迪亞聳肩 :「你將我由最令我感到舒適愉快的場所,轉移到最討厭的了 ! 」
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梅蘭妮保持輕笑 :「迪亞大人的幽默感真是豐富。」
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「夠了,快進入正題,你特意來到我的夢中......難道拉夫雷那邊發生了甚麼事嗎 ? 」
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「沒甚麼特別的要事,只是跟迪亞大人斷了連繫許久,拉夫雷大人有點擔心迪亞大人,所以派我來看一下。」
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「他會擔心我嗎……」迪亞嘴角抽搐了一下 :「跟他說我明天就會到達目的地,也大概掌握到『聖物』的走向……還有替我轉告他一件事,法布蘭那些學者似乎研發出探測『聖物』的技術,你叫拉夫雷注意一下。」
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梅蘭妮回答 :「謹遵吩咐。」
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「嗯,辛苦你了,梅蘭妮。」
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「不用客氣,迪亞大人。」四周的景象漸漸朦糊淡去,梅蘭妮的身影和笑容卻依舊清晰 :「夢是相連的,只要目標在睡夢中,距離再遠我都能輕易地進到對方的夢裡。」
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