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走進森林的起始點，這裡與弓箭手村和六條岔道的地形很不一樣。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH41hNGZLhP
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqNBdkLa95
將樹木鋸成一節節，鋪平在草原的泥地中作為道路，同時亦有盤根錯節的藤蔓作為裝飾。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSueL7NROCR
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這座森林雖然被巨木所籠罩，但陽光還是能透過大樹間隙照耀進來，並不會讓人感到陰森。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtsSs0uhQA
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「往村子的方向是這邊嗎？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLIOPTpECW
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ompCYHt90
「我想想……不是的！應該得從上面的入口進入才對。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgcWFApCtc
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XnUAu4RZQ
克里斯示意安提娜跟著自己。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2TIiXcVXg
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDlRJnmECT
兩人踩著木製繩梯與巨木藤蔓，一路爬到了高處的樹洞入口。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7exmWzYQC
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCu1evdJ8ez
「這裡如果沒人帶的話，真的會迷路呢。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXfaAaUHXQ
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusRktMY0nX
「沒錯，雖然我前不久才從這裡離開，但還是覺得很複雜。也怕會給妳帶錯路。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTijpmq5Ajx
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLjeC0Nmya
聽他這麼一說，少女突然想到昨天和艾瑪聊天的內容。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKHMdYZ9Hm
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztqk1FRx1Q
「話說，你是什麼時候立志要當法師的？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbc35ZEuqi
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1UIGVzClc
「這、這個......」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IEU9uC29g
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcOWBO1zXM
剛好昨晚從艾瑪那裡聽到他的過去，就順勢這麼問起。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyMC3Ddjzs
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTN9A5zktP
不過被這麼一問的少年變得口吃，顯然有些答不上來。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoovwJmkCPV
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiqfVHU6AH
或許真如艾瑪說的一般，克里斯突然選擇法師的背後，真有什麼難言之隱。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyM8mE2lsd
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL1EQ9yM2I
兩人雖然對話著，但是步伐沒有因此而停下；不過對於少女的問題，少年隔了一下子才給出回應。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0AFQTI9MP
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwjhzzlqqL
「大概是一年半前吧。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ1ja8WQbG
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9HYl1Zo14
「那你怎麼沒當劍士呢？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPhwAXuDts
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP386AQsKw
克里斯突然驚訝起來，立刻想到唯一的可能性。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa7FO19n44
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHFVKwEEd3
「是艾瑪說的嗎......？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeCljvRj9A
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzTPZVlGc8
「昨天我們剛好有聊到。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4sYxgmcvZ
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax3CiFFnwN
少年的表情看來似乎有些消沈，安提娜察覺後，覺得自己應該別問才好，而且也並非真的很好奇。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTMxiOF85e
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJFnevlrFw
「抱歉，是我多嘴了。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0RkNcWD3y
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O1dGL7IQZ
「沒關係......其實理由挺無聊的，所以我才不太想說。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRqb4PP6xD
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JFG4eKXuV
克里斯尷尬講到的同時，表情充斥著一絲沮喪。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMrIvPHMPt
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbA5TvVUmL
之後，或許一部分也是想轉移焦點，輪到他向少女詢問。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPH6vRha8B
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuSCVjEsnW
「那妳怎麼想當劍士？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbglx0n88A
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIVFIisv8f
「算是個偶然吧。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5ZmVOG8jV
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEl7IH5IIT
被如此問到的少女思考了一會。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBI5QYPQQe
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67QNtmftyj
「會讓我成為劍士的原因出在幫助我的人身上。因為他本身擅長劍技外也瞭解我力量的特性。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5c7wvhiMA
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy2VXbIvN1
「力量的特性？」克里斯不太明白。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqg93I4r3U
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8l4wtAWtk
「嗯……該怎麼解釋才好……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUaoN8gIws
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK2lFCMNsC
少女遲疑了一會，才接著向他解釋：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3dbz0F9WA
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28dhjyRUdp
「這股力量是從魔族根源延伸而來的憤怒之力。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfnERJvFaI
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Nv7E9yl7Z
「原來是這樣......。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JwbqlD1LM
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7gPyXTTNa
出乎意料的，聽到少女提到魔族，少年的反應意外來得普通。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vTqqtavt3
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVq0Pf5Jmpo
而少女也想到了最大的可能性。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprRBhS8GKz
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQpHvJX8j8
「難道你已經知道我是魔族混血了嗎？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMnRgsCMiX
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCM6yRikZ0
「因為一開始，就有從艾瑪那裡聽說了。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSy5jMxtPW
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXkW00gGYF
果然是這樣——不過安提娜並沒有責怪艾瑪的意思。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TsIuZJh3j
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnlrp89BwX
「米克森和維德也知道嗎？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9z2H4gh9Ld
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTloQzGZTP
少年嗯聲點了點頭。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXhd51fc19
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLnOBgYbI0
「那你們，為什麼還願意跟我一起組隊呢？魔族在人類的眼中應該沒留下什麼好印象。我之前剛來到弓箭手村時，也曾主動透露自己是魔族混血的事情，結果差點引來大麻煩⋯⋯」安提娜說到這裡，不禁嘆了口氣。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrMz1IAcGV
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheM5yRBpyt
少女因此有點想知道艾瑪之外的這些少年對自己又是什麼樣的看法。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCxjJo7FGV
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡte5qu8LGL9
克里斯聽見她這麼一說，稍微陷入了沈默。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvUsGSLBkg
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1S9GlfL7qB
「雖然有聽說過曾經的魔族軍團長幫助人類一起對抗黑魔法師，但前幾年剛發生的世界樹事件，一時間也讓人很難不對魔族起防範之心吧……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfjr9IBSEq
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1y6JJdtD1
少年說出自己的觀點。雖然身為普通人並不了解當時事件的細部內容，但其中的部份情況即使是普通百姓也都略知一二。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4rURnzeaU
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEz75zPi74z
然而，克里斯接下來對少女說的才是重點，也是讓少女感到欣慰的理由。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoD7JpuUXH
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbezcyEo2y
「不過這些事情都與妳無關，我們自然沒有必要害怕或者防範妳不是嗎？而且當初艾瑪還特地下了馬威，叫我們不能對妳有偏見；其實就算她別提，我也絕對不會做那種事的，相信米克和維德哥也是如此。」克里斯繼續說道：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqqA5ohTSw
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwvEOfer3C
「而且雖然跟妳沒有講到很多話，但我依然覺得妳與我們沒什麼不同。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBnASYx040
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNfqEZDpZtD
不只是艾瑪，少年克里斯此刻說的話也讓少女感到欣慰。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3CJngGPOP
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwPha4wcxI
「而且我甚至將妳視作學習的對象。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUih6OsZMy2
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U4ffXoLE4
「誒？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tkOQ32F40
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo3vIwiP0u
少女突然聽到什麼奇妙的話，發出疑惑的聲音，接著問道：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8anpHt6y5P
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzM8KKmcM3
「學習的對象，這怎麼說呢？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSrELKbgQt
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sW16nZWyH
真的無法理解，安提娜認為少年應該是誤會了什麼。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIHH4G59Td
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBLVJFOJlm
「妳的認真，還有妳面對怪物時那種無所畏懼的姿態。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz661rbAKU2
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnyU60iF3L
果然，如她猜想的一般，他是真的誤會了。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0xMNCeoGl
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUU8qDtPnqJ
自己才不是所謂的強大，甚至無比懦弱；讓自己邁出步伐的，也只是建立在悲哀之上的意念罷了。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvay2y700i
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnl4kcV0yt
「其實我並非你想的那樣。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0yW6LRJiO
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHdr4FQYpH
這次輪到少女沉著頭部，流露出和剛才少年類似的表情，無奈地道出這句話語。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgRV947RWj
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQu4O9TEXJ
「以前在魔族時，我通常都是群體裡面最弱小的，甚至到後來⋯⋯能活著離開也是因為他以自己生命保護了我。」她的聲音有點顫抖與沙啞。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRlIosX7pc
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9TnCQmBGl
克里斯第一次看到這麼消沈的安提娜，有點驚訝的同時也想給予她安慰，但又不知道該如何做才好。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ei1oiQZ7Q
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjT69UTSXi
對於少女來說，那可能是永遠的痛楚，也是讓她堅定信念的理由。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxmWkYw8YN
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29r03hHDbp
僅僅如此而已——少女並不是很想要講到這些，但對於他人在誤解之上的的欣賞，便覺得很是沈重。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGpDrl8jzE
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOKOpozs73
所以有必要讓少年明白，自己並非他所看到的表面那般。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FG1T8vVPz
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7i5bg1rdiW
而少女說完後，這一次在兩人之間的沈默，維持比剛才還要更長的時間。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaNh1epd0g
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJHfJzbfHR
兩人已經穿過森林外圍的道路，又向森林的中心點接近了一些，開始可以看到零星的樹屋建築。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREJLhNaGvh
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoBlSQ6E9r
這時，少年終於開口，並且像是鼓起勇氣般先深深吸了一口氣。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZBtLySiIu
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxIEXg7b9C
「⋯⋯就算是這種原因，我還是喜歡這樣子的妳。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpCDd5FM69
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNV44mPny8
彷彿告白一般的話語，讓少女不得其解。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScBvMztNLl
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXp5xopZoLr
而少年雖然低著頭部，但並非是剛才的那種消沈；只是因為說了那樣子的話，一時間也有點難為情。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytelTbnn96
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwhjrN53km
不過他還是繼續催促自己說下去。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZFOThhyVE
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofi1qtTvHs
「這反而讓我知道，原來我和妳並不是那麼遙遠，搞不好還有些相似......」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82keZVmC5x
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZTZDVXJRh
少女一時間答不上話，但是隱約明白了少年話中的含義。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDVUv5cCAJ
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPemJREXmsH
這時，少年像是又獲得了勇氣般，將頭抬起與少女對視。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW46toEGtn2
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrPWH3c6BV
或許是聽到了少女的過去，使得少年終於跨出屬於自己的一步。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2qEcY4TaW
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWtg9Ri9KV
向她說的內容，是關於剛才少女的疑問，也是他原本不想面對的自己。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx0X3IRjKv
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEguYLn0jJ
「其實我從小就很沒勇氣，或許是因為這個緣由，才特別憧憬常常衝在最前線戰鬥的劍士。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8X8bvtPlqZ
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHIPlBrgjp
「可是當我實際拿起了劍，卻覺得一切離我好遙遠。尤其劍士又特別需要近身戰鬥，對於當時的我來說實在是很大的挑戰。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7u2itqZNkj
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUKGJWuoLv
安提娜對於克里斯主動坦白的行為，感到有些意外。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKHg8j8pEy
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWujXidrlew
「所以當時依然膽怯的你，才選擇不用近身戰鬥的法師嗎？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tBhwBYr1i
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8vcE5Shtg
少年對此點了點頭。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHH8LX61hVx
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf4Sc0sP1A
那對於他來說，應該是最不願意面對、也最脆弱的一部分。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtW3ZedXOS0
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2nfHHGzs5
許多人都習慣隱藏脆弱，就算是在熟人面前，也不代表就能卸下包袱。更何況是對一個認識不過數天的陌生人。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2LlERfhOd
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjb4QwUQOTB
但是，很多事情確實無法用時間來衡量。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRNbEBSglO
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6An4MqrnzO
探其緣由，或許只因少女的話語，讓少年產生了共鳴，促使他打開塵封起來的心門。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fT2rdKCoD
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「不知道妳從艾瑪那裡聽到了多少。其實她知道的也只是一部分罷了。⋯⋯從小就特別懦弱、總是被欺負的我，實在很想要改變什麼，所以我才跟她一起成為了冒險家。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzEAz5jVoz
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「表面上也許看不太出來我的膽怯，但其實這得多虧艾瑪，才讓我比較自在一些；否則獨自一人時我可能還是會做得一團糟吧⋯⋯」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVVya8bPdc
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少年已經完全打開了心扉，這是少女沒有料想到的事情。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYVseooJgE
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而聽完了他的經歷，少女也終於明白，正是如他所說的那般——自己與他的確有些雷同。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡos9N9mIGS7
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即使現在懷抱的信念各有所異，但溯其本源，那裡有著極為類似的東西。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx0H2stW6w
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不知不覺間，兩人都向對方傾吐了自己的一些心聲。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJgNzOUzww
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSPFAvr2YW
在這一趟短暫的路途裡，少年與少女，彼此之間都沒有想過，能夠成為對彼此敞開心房的好友。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f21vpNu1c
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而在兩人之間的氣氛，也隨著彼此的心意交錯，稍微活絡了起來。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmpRVhQh0g
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通過閃爍森林的道路後，樹屋建築變得密集起來，而且除此之外，眼前的大樹更是島上數一數二的巨大。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTLsqQaKbK
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人們於數百年前開始在這個巨木叢林中建立村子，利用木製繩梯連結樹與樹，讓人們可以自由地在大樹所長出的巨大藤蔓中走動，而不用到達陸地。因此，魔法森林也能算是另類的「浮村」。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzv4jBlkzaC
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至於會被稱作魔法森林的原因，得從久遠以前說起。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZrnjn77zy
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這座森林在數百年前叫做艾靈森林，是妖精的居住地，但隨著人類的湧入，漸漸地改變了原有生態，而人們也因此與原來的住民妖精產生了嫌隙，使得這數百年間彼此存有很深的隔閡。是一直到最近幾年，因為眾多冒險者的協助，妖精才逐漸釋懷人類曾經對他們的驅逐。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDeZvbXsEg
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而在這數百年當中，有一位魔法大師——漢斯，在英雄封印黑魔法師的數十年後，選擇在這裡落腳和收徒，並建立起魔法圖書館，使得這裡的魔法師人才輩出，久而久之便得到了「魔法森林」的美名。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrDx5zgfvN
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYr0ewRC4T
「漢斯大師是在魔法圖書館裡頭嗎？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4tWbkguET
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「沒意外應該是。老師他終日埋首於研究魔法與知識，所以大多的時間都在圖書館裡。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCVtJCBuXr
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克里斯這麼說完就帶領安提娜移動到一間大樹中央的樹屋，那便是魔法圖書館。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0RB9J3dZF
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一進入內，迎接兩人的是烏黑一片。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pZJlenneU
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這裡的光源僅僅靠著牆邊的幾支蠟燭來維持，讓頭一次來到的少女浮出了問號。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgt7xIyqMI
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不過也在這一刻，少女發現有人在上方的閣樓。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvy9RlhFKS
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBsy1IXwoP
剛好如同安提娜與克里斯的組合，分別是一個少年和少女；但稍微不同的是，他們明顯都很有活力，為略顯晦暗的圖書館帶來了生機。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUgk5WTRWE
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上面的少年注意到兩人，首先跳了下來。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFU5w13OOdy
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「請問兩位要找什麼書呢？還是來到這裡是想轉職成為魔法師？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxNuyDN2Tb
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「都不是的。嗯......恕我冒昧問一下，你是？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhadeEuJUyt
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安提娜詢問這名年紀看似略長自己一些的少年。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfa0IYQvdRS
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但在少年開口回答前，就有另一道聲音搶先代替他回答。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoWX1Mam6y
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「他是我的師兄哦！叫做艾爾文，是老師的首席弟子。」說話者是克里斯。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhXfJ0uonN
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「師兄？…………啊！我想到了。你好像叫做克里斯對吧？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW56CrOJWyt
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那名叫做艾爾文的少年思考一會，終於憶起說出自己名字的克里。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDffcxaIsuR
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「這麼快就忘記我！真過份欸！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncnrTnfwPA
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「啊不是啦！誰叫這陣子的事情太多了嘛……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrMpIA80st
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正當艾爾文說到一半，在上方的另一名少女也跟著來到兩人面前。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVhY1TFtPp
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「你好呀克里，好久不見！最近魔法練得如何呢？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPEJWdkObS
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3B3uGAkr3
「馬馬虎虎吧，目前正透過冒險中的狩獵努力變強中。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5nOBAN88i
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面對少女的詢問，克里斯搔了搔自己的後腦勺笑著說道，然後他隨即向一旁的安提娜正式介紹眼前的兩人。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTRWQOy1Qe
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTzQdvXrJr
「跟妳介紹一下：他們是艾爾文和莉莉，都和我一樣是漢斯老師的弟子，而且他們比我還要早接觸魔法，所以是我的前輩。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLn5cELUEW
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「然後這位是安提娜，是我旅途中結識的朋友。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmsvUgkkOG
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克里斯這次換成向艾爾文和莉莉介紹。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxYXoPP9nA
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之後兩方對彼此簡單點頭致意。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRImakXAaNq
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「話說你們的身高差很萌欸！」莉莉揚起了嘴角。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXH3nXFzKov
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「啊沒辦法，我就是長不高嘛⋯⋯」克里斯只好這樣自嘲。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YYv6UkovY
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「不過很相配喔！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWh228PrZEh
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「「欸............？！」」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXwbmwqqaq
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這是少年與少女第一次的同步動作。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNJtDbxjlI
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兩人不約而同地互相看了一眼，之後是安提娜對他們解釋：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTobGYnQWde
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「我想你們誤會了什麼。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ReoTrbzo6
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「我們不是那種關係，只是剛好一起來出任務⋯⋯」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Jrz9vTfNR
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「喔喔抱歉，哈哈哈⋯⋯」莉莉只好摸了摸頭，尷尬笑著。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8etDSaC4W
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「就跟妳說不要亂幫人家湊cp厚！」艾爾文對莉莉吐槽。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiZ0jym5RZ
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「那你們說是出任務，是關於什麼的？」短暫的插曲過後，莉莉向兩人詢問道。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXJO9YsEbn
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「我們其實是有一件非常重要的事情，必須當面找老師報告。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70FxLxDchj
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艾爾文與莉莉聽克里這麼說道後，皆好奇地歪著頭，同時詢問：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt1Algrg2c
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「難道你們就是……赫麗娜教官信中說的兩位嗎？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAqoNQ0AmW
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「沒錯，我們正是為了弓箭手村騷亂事件而來。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VPKtphOC5
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「可是老師他……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdgCRm0vwy
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「最近都閉門不出嗎？」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmMSFb2ZPw
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果然如傳聞中的一樣，而且看得出來莉莉與艾爾文對此很苦惱，但艾爾文為了不讓安提娜與克里斯無功而返，決定再試一次。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwPruqScJr
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他來到老師的房間門前，伸展了一下手指、甩了甩手臂、伴隨著一陣吸氣吐氣，最後他使出了唯一的絕技。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ6ejOwg7p
——瘋狂敲門！
即使這個方法少年已經試過不下百次，但始終得不到漢斯的理睬。可現如今有著人們需要幫助，難道這位賢者還是打死不肯出來嗎？103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInMJlhrwGM
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在一陣猛敲過後，少年疲累得癱坐在地上。如果今天換成一般的木門可能早就塌陷了，但是魔法森林是魔法人才輩出的地方，尤其這裡更是漢斯的居所，看上去普通不過的木門可是上有重重的強化魔法。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaAxpuCLol
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少年比起身體傳出的疲勞感，更多的是心理的勞瘁。看來今日還是等不到老師出來了——他心想。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwkHQMKtvV
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不過就在此時，傳出了「嘎吱」的門把轉動聲，瞬間讓眾人死灰復燃似的抬起頭，艾爾文更是直接彈跳了起來。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2pQ8dQT2t
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從房裡走出的是一位全身雪白的長者。他身著白袍、頭戴白帽，配上及胸的白鬍，與這裡的晦暗環境形成鮮明對比。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaYE2i7UD8
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他正是楓葉世界智慧與魔法的極致；數十年來培育出無數優秀的魔法人才，身為魔法師協會的代表導師，漢斯。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoS6XzLmZd
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四人皆喜出望外地說不出話來，喜悅之情頓時浮於顏表。 103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzmsqRzoub
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艾爾文和莉莉搬出了簡易的木製桌椅，之後五人圍桌而坐。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8FIsyIsjW
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「我有從赫麗娜捎來的書信中大概得知了，不過詳細狀況還請細說一下吧。」漢斯伴著沙啞的嗓音緩緩說著。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0P3hxBNZCt
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首先開口報告的是安提娜，她在整理思緒後說道：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo47YmSqp9M
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「三日前，弓箭手村附近的怪物變得異常兇暴，造成不少前去狩獵的居民受傷，然後到了隔天，就發生了更嚴重的事，怪物入侵了弓箭手村並大肆破壞。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwvsXIcTFQ
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「嗯……」漢斯邊聽邊點頭，「到底是結界年久失修，還是另有原因呢……這真的得好好調查一番。」漢斯摸著自己的白鬍若有所思地回應。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRTrdn4XuQ
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「所以，我們這次來便是想請您幫忙分析怪物異常的原因與重新打造結界。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEayCgCCWF
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安提娜說完，便從背包中拿出了赫麗娜交予兩人的麻布袋。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhswEBsmA8V
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「老師，這些就是昨日入侵村子的菇菇與巨人的遺骸。」這次換克里斯開口一說。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMWesK5nkN
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「好，分析結果我會盡快做出來。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXuGJmnGWd
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「十分感謝！那是否能再麻煩您幫忙修復結界呢？現在聯盟的援兵到達雖然暫時安全，但一直守在入口也不是辦法。在沒有實際根除怪物入侵的問題之前，居民們各個都人心惶惶。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyiPWaBeGV
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「當然沒問題。既然影響到了居民的生活起居，自然不能坐視不管，不過因為分析術式屬於高階魔法，仍需要花費一點時間，因此我無法同時兼顧兩者。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQBCtaGOMx
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漢斯搖著頭，並帶著有點抱歉的語氣說道。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8mxdjRG8Q
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS62Y37D24i
「老師，還有我這個大弟子不是嗎！結界任務就交給我和莉莉吧！」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzgUAzM3RV
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一旁默默聽著的艾爾文毛遂自薦，但卻換來漢斯的冷眼一瞪。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1KmmJCjbC
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGfGq3XGGo
「你比那些變異怪物還可怕，這樣的任務交給你不知道又會搞出什麼名堂。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRMXawfnaf
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漢斯同時用法杖敲了艾爾文的頭部。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7jui2hfcG
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「哎呀呀……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXWzIfiY2N
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少年因此哀嚎了一聲，然後像是習以為常般地開口：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOpQhlbjRw
103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡih0RavgqxH
「不會啦！至少魔法方面是絕對沒問題的嘛……」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoq6gz00ux
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艾爾文雖然是正經八百地講道，但是語氣總讓人感覺吊兒郎當。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaFGsXqHI2
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「我會盯緊哥哥的，不會讓他再搞出更嚴重的事情。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ncuzCO6xS
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在旁的莉莉清楚明白老師的擔憂，因此她這樣說來。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKmLPoYbpp
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漢斯微嘆口氣。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiCWwIF5Vw
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「結界這事確實辦好就行了。我途中也會請赫麗娜教官多注意你們，尤其是艾爾文你。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZt1bvtawUz
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漢斯再次朝他瞪了一眼。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTpsJBXRPZ
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之後，漢斯對著前來的克里與安提娜鄭重說道：103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWetX6zguA
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「那這事就暫時這麼決定。稍晚我會讓莉莉與艾爾文前去協助，我則是會加緊分析來找出原因。」103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTt4yaDrTbJ
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安提娜與克里斯聽完都開心地行禮致謝，隨即透過卷軸開啟的特殊魔法陣傳送回村。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVKPr4mrUA
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不過，看似一切都已經有了著落，卻有更大的危機在等待他們。103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToIm5IILOC
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