晨光刺進雙眼。590Please respect copyright.PENANAludSIKGyVg
腰間,頸椎和雙腿異常酸痛,是早前任務留下的疲勞吧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAfEl1oa14IA
還是因為十年來幾乎沒有好好睡過一覺呢。590Please respect copyright.PENANAoZyHWRUaK5
即使意識到清晨來臨,仍然不願意從那麼舒服的床上起來。590Please respect copyright.PENANAj0dzjVQBZq
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臉上被手指按捺。590Please respect copyright.PENANAK7sjE82MlP
如果是以前,身週只要有人靠近我都會即時躍起。590Please respect copyright.PENANAoi6N5sySrS
但現在我竟絲毫不想動彈。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdTShjBK29Q
也許是因為心裡清楚這是安全的地方,也許是累積的疲勞終於得到解放,我完全放鬆著身體。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmKVsq02ZAW
臉上被柔軟的手指摸得微癢,我側起身體,臉貼著枕頭摩擦。
590Please respect copyright.PENANAdv5y1QgjI7
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「哎呀,小絮君可別像貓一樣拿我的枕頭抹臉。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA2v1QtCP0kc
說話的是誰呢。590Please respect copyright.PENANAuEWBuySl3v
只知道是個女孩子,但我已經無法分辨是哪人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAWEaVoxOoB7
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模糊中感覺到又過了一段時間。590Please respect copyright.PENANAsJhs2vKfIY
身體的疲勞雖已大半消除,但幸福的倦怠感仍把我黏在床上。590Please respect copyright.PENANAE4hP42sD7q
陽光刺激著閉合的瞳孔,即使睡意未消,也只好睜開雙眼。590Please respect copyright.PENANAWLR0aP1SMA
590Please respect copyright.PENANAgWfngBx0UT
「醒了嗎。想不到小絮君這年紀了還會賴床。」
590Please respect copyright.PENANAAzAeZ1ek5r
「……伊琳諾,我睡了多久?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA2jZFZwJuL6
「現在已經中午了唷。雖然早上有試圖弄醒你幾次,但都徒勞無功。床鋪很舒服吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAdICIGgXDzY
590Please respect copyright.PENANACe6XdcKjK6
比起帆布,石筍和滿是蚊蟲的森林,這兒實在能說是天國了。590Please respect copyright.PENANAHSw1dl4bDG
590Please respect copyright.PENANAr04b2E3sVd
「……抱歉。看來我對柔軟床舖的忍耐力不太高。」590Please respect copyright.PENANApUnJpwrsDl
我坐直身子,梳理頭髮。590Please respect copyright.PENANAQVSnxic7OU
畢竟在旁人面前,一點點基本儀容還是需要顧慮的。590Please respect copyright.PENANAn0SKkB1TuG
590Please respect copyright.PENANAUCkLfGVgak
「給你留下的早餐。可惜已經冷了。」
590Please respect copyright.PENANAz8tYchdC6g
我揮手表示沒關係,順便拿起叉子吃掉半隻煎蛋。590Please respect copyright.PENANA2mYx9I3WzV
溫暖的被窩,飽足的食物,安全的家園,這些從來沒體會過的事物忽然間一起出現在眼前,我略微覺得不太適應。590Please respect copyright.PENANAwZqt0fIi18
雖然培根和雞蛋都放了半天,但久未嚐到的熟食滋味仍讓我意猶未盡。590Please respect copyright.PENANAE4lWXLtjhH
590Please respect copyright.PENANAObXNuxcwLa
「對了……不用上學嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAS8fd9NIfhu
「本來是要的,不過教授特地通知我不用上今天的課了。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAbQYXjtvrEZ
「為什麼?」590Please respect copyright.PENANADUD49RGSWd
「因為……呃……」590Please respect copyright.PENANApsD78qouNm
伊琳諾目光遊移,最後聚焦在我床舖的左邊。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdKyMHf4IjQ
我順著她的目光調頭。590Please respect copyright.PENANAD3qgHQyQ4A
590Please respect copyright.PENANAmnoqBnXzj2
「這時候才發現房裡多了一個人?」590Please respect copyright.PENANArQnNSp6Cui
「不,妳的存在感實在是……」590Please respect copyright.PENANATDuROjL5os
雖然本能般的吐出一句譏諷,但就在我床舖旁書桌坐著的蕾蒂雅實在太令人吃驚。590Please respect copyright.PENANAO7KR8yupQ9
我竟然一直到現在才發覺這女生。
590Please respect copyright.PENANAjiPxBpd8W8
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「過獎了。以隱密行動為本職的人,存在感愈低愈好。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAPkDrQ1r5Nb
蕾蒂雅仍是以看仇敵般的目光看著我。590Please respect copyright.PENANAJtMTt0W7XS
她過來幹什麼?590Please respect copyright.PENANAGHHTsW5xEQ
似乎她是為了伊琳諾而來。要是她目標是我,我不可能安安穩穩地睡到現在。590Please respect copyright.PENANAiEnmj41NJ8
590Please respect copyright.PENANA0xegnXtija
「呃,蕾蒂雅姐……小絮君的權限可以聆聽剛才的談話嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAd6EgiUBxPX
「雖然很不情願,但卡羅琳閣下確實把他列為我們的成員之一。」590Please respect copyright.PENANARKkWUpDK2S
似乎在我沉睡的時候,她們已經在討論某件事。590Please respect copyright.PENANAkSmRnqLsgs
而且,這件事跟我有關。590Please respect copyright.PENANArFIjJcrNxG
590Please respect copyright.PENANAvKvg4Fv3wN
「……呼。小絮君,蕾蒂雅姐進房時看見你就睡在我旁邊時,恨不得一刀殺掉你呢。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAZgjaVz9gkX
「如果不是妳拉住,我已經下手了。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZBOKinz7X
她這話一點都不像是開玩笑。590Please respect copyright.PENANA6xs5R2dBqF
「小絮君入住有經過我的同意喔。蕾蒂雅姐,不用再責怪他了啦。」
590Please respect copyright.PENANAXBZvk6uywq
伊琳諾似乎誤解了她對我的惡意。590Please respect copyright.PENANAWdmoZ84lC5
我很想向她解釋,但實際上我也一頭霧水。590Please respect copyright.PENANAsfuEZAQa70
我根本不清楚她為什麼憎恨我。590Please respect copyright.PENANAYldjbuVF1R
590Please respect copyright.PENANAhsZ6CWg0c2
「閒話免談。伊琳諾小姐,在確認沒人偷聽的情況下,向這傢伙覆述一次。」590Please respect copyright.PENANASGe2Q03efT
看見我已經醒來,蕾蒂雅好像再也不願待在這房間,閃身出門。590Please respect copyright.PENANAq2ykncf07D
伊琳諾無奈地笑了笑。590Please respect copyright.PENANAOyJ6tyTxGm
590Please respect copyright.PENANA7BRWzZ57Mc
「從你剛才問的問題開始說起吧……我今天不用上課的原因,是因為蕾蒂雅姐代我請了假。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAsAIiyDLXIC
「妳本身認識她嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA6vewWhwirb
「不認識呢,可是,感覺是個不錯的人。只是對你就完全不是那回事。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAgCjxiqsCgq
「……這點就略過吧,我也不清楚為什麼。」590Please respect copyright.PENANARC34DHUz1D
「嗯。她今天前來,是為了傳達卡羅琳閣下的指令……監控院長的舉動,以院長助手的身份。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAn0SmFyavj4
伊琳諾臉色凝重地,拿起了蕾蒂雅留在桌頭的一份文件。590Please respect copyright.PENANANYGqfqDzY4
590Please respect copyright.PENANABZhe4njoi7
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「話說回來,為什麼妳需要聽卡羅琳小姐的指示?妳是她的屬下嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAyHbC4YMdDW
我走到桌前,看著伊琳諾翻閱文件。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdvY23Sygtx
「首先,她曾救過我一命。而且,我們之間有著共同利益。590Please respect copyright.PENANAkhCueVPvmD
院長已經不是我們曾經熟悉的院長。他現在只是把研究院視作提款機,肆意剽竊它人成果的抄襲者。例如我的發現,他就以指導者的身份沾了大半的光,像是沒有他我就沒法成功的樣子。590Please respect copyright.PENANACl6dSEfi6I
雖然目前僅僅是一名學生,但我畢竟身為魔女。我不容許自己被人利用。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAtzGDrv5Gby
伊琳諾綠髮底下露出冰冷的視線。590Please respect copyright.PENANAMF4EEJBro8
590Please respect copyright.PENANARZOPbpZglj
「而且……出於個人立場,我認為研究院的作風要改變一下了。漠視魔法師以外包括人類的一切生物,任意把小動物的生命作為實驗用品,質疑魔法以外的所有科技……院長這個人把他不受歡迎的習慣感染了整個學院。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA5x8WInNREM
590Please respect copyright.PENANA39AhtdhTFA
對這個愛護小生物的女孩來說,她無法接受實驗室環繞著動物的尖叫吧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAV53FGye0w8
我以眼角餘光看了看窗前啄食麵包碎屑的小鳥們。590Please respect copyright.PENANAk4xhLrkQlu
此外,這女生時常表現出對速射火器的濃厚興趣。590Please respect copyright.PENANAvcBaiIo5U1
現在的魔法師真是可怕。590Please respect copyright.PENANAnHqt7J1ViD
590Please respect copyright.PENANAjEUNvT1Kca
「妳說妳和卡羅琳小姐有共同利益,那她使喚妳的理由是什麼?」
590Please respect copyright.PENANASC07gjUTpt
「……這個你看看就知道了。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAV5mzZLkZSB
我接過文件,略去不必要的文字描述,速讀重點。590Please respect copyright.PENANADZzXOwqRox
590Please respect copyright.PENANABi2WdG6RFu
「……怎麼最近我身邊什麼事都和芬納家有關?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAofDR4fqXKC
又是那個地下組織。590Please respect copyright.PENANAiMoXq0MJxb
原來Platino每年從政府手裡攫取的預算,有一部分被拿來雇用這伙流氓。590Please respect copyright.PENANAlT11WFxTns
此外,Platino也有巨額不乾不淨的支出,總計遠過於政府所撥款項。590Please respect copyright.PENANA40XnPzMQpm
雖然每件事獨立來看都不致於太顯眼,可是在整合了一切線索之後,事情顯得暗潮洶湧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAzT7Yc1Qt9R
590Please respect copyright.PENANAQGhNWDiO8v
「所以,我們現在應該幹什麼?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAaER6ivKyOT
我合上文件,把它塞給伊琳諾。590Please respect copyright.PENANAYMfVFcwpIs
「啥?有一天假期,當然是出去散心了。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAXNCalM2IfM
不料少女竟然不接,並且吐出一句完全出乎我意料的話。590Please respect copyright.PENANAsD2v68uVPo
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「……這是不是奇怪了點?明明剛才我們還在討論正事。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAllV3DJxBqr
「你才奇怪,放假時誰會討論正事?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAVgInXBmGvs
"放假"這個詞語對我來說不太熟悉。590Please respect copyright.PENANAjJKKXujcbR
活命和復仇,這兩件事都是沒有假期的。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmAVSICnbzS
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「……我也是這份文件的持有人之一吧?妳去玩吧,我試著獨自查探。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAYONzFmshJx
「不准,陪我去玩。你以為穿著件學院制服就真能查到機密啊?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAunWW9q25vz
590Please respect copyright.PENANAck8IbpNR01
「…伊琳諾妳啊,真的是怕生的那一種人嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAwfYkNFSCQu
繞了個圈婉拒。590Please respect copyright.PENANAHTnDOfcybx
因為我實在不擅長陪別人去玩什麼。590Please respect copyright.PENANA0fjc7F6aAw
「只不過是不喜歡主動而已。而且,小絮君像是很有趣的人啊。」590Please respect copyright.PENANADseQEsJVpq
「我很少娛樂啦。直至前天,也在為了活命東奔西跑。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAsWu3eKveg1
「所以你才更需要娛樂。現在你有了家,有了工作,也是時候體會一下休假的樂趣了吧?和朋友一起。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAXjfLwJMjLt
有點反應不過來”朋友”這詞語。590Please respect copyright.PENANAP6B7gJ065z
雖然沒有意識到,但自己的朋友似乎確實不多。590Please respect copyright.PENANAbABBzaHGRS
姊姊是親人,卡羅琳小姐是上司,蕾蒂雅是臨時湊合的伙伴,艾薇亞是暗戀……590Please respect copyright.PENANAfYwJoQACmJ
咳,暗中保護的女孩子。590Please respect copyright.PENANAeJTvN0NK19
590Please respect copyright.PENANAzKOrBwUiN3
最適合朋友這稱呼的,也就眼前的這個少女了吧。590Please respect copyright.PENANApBa7vwdRAF
590Please respect copyright.PENANArdtXKSNSa5
「小絮君。對於正常人的生活和娛樂,你比我這個魔女更缺乏認識啊。既然你視我為朋友,是不是應該讓我幫你一點點忙呢?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAPNZQ7f88Hf
這女孩真是極端。590Please respect copyright.PENANABrXt2G1yAQ
到底是冷淡呢,還是熱情呢。590Please respect copyright.PENANACTeir1jR9K
不過,有這樣的朋友感覺不壞。590Please respect copyright.PENANA8TpK19ivZM
我嘴角微微揚起,點了點頭。590Please respect copyright.PENANASdItjtqhUj
590Please respect copyright.PENANABjW4CdQiXM
「誰幫誰忙還不清楚呢。女孩子出門逛街,聽說最想有一個男性苦力跟在後面。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAGsi2SQ3sqR
「…放心啦,才不會要你提東西。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA4TUsoXKyA9
伊琳諾沒好氣地嘆道。590Please respect copyright.PENANAUa6xv8dNEP
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* * *590Please respect copyright.PENANAX9cHlqdQwy
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午後的商店街人潮比中午時段要稀疏一點,但仍是人流洶湧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAMpVdqTzHVW
伊琳諾領著我在鬧市中穿插,順道在各處衣飾服裝的櫥窗瀏覽。590Please respect copyright.PENANA2PPyyoaQ9V
590Please respect copyright.PENANAok1bqA8jJ4
人流繁密的商店街是我以前當小偷時常來的地方。590Please respect copyright.PENANA2Kyq9kYPXX
不過因為集中精神挑選目標並計劃逃脫路線的緣故,很少會靜下心來欣賞這兒的繁華。590Please respect copyright.PENANAPVPa16LuFe
氣派的雕刻磚石平整地填滿了街道,層次分明的商店和新近落成的一支支街燈讓人感到設計者肯定曾為此下過心思。590Please respect copyright.PENANA8EedbLZjrS
590Please respect copyright.PENANAriqf1B8hg9
乘伊琳諾細心挑選飾品的時機,我偷偷溜到了小食攤主視線的死角,偷偷拔出一支竹尖,純熟地挑走了兩根肉串。590Please respect copyright.PENANABGxx3niOqz
偷吃的經驗還在,看來我沒有因為找到新家而鬆懈起來。590Please respect copyright.PENANADhKFL60w9W
590Please respect copyright.PENANAxJt4P8jdWV
伊琳諾看來還在苦惱中。590Please respect copyright.PENANAYM8bYjrTja
也難怪,綠髮並不方便挑選髮飾。590Please respect copyright.PENANAv2r9bOis9J
最後她拿起了一套紅寶石耳飾──以價錢來看,九成是偽造品──跟店主付鈔,戴了起來。590Please respect copyright.PENANALJ1irTQXIn
590Please respect copyright.PENANAD5w0l40Zj1
「怎麼樣,漂亮嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAjgT0WVaDwK
「呃,是很漂亮……嗯。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAwfhBuLz32o
「我知道啊,偽造品對吧?難道你覺得一個學生有能力買正品紅寶石嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAgr5PHIGQIC
伊琳諾鼓著腮說道。590Please respect copyright.PENANATTcMhcaibd
那紅潤的色澤一時間確實難以辨別,可是終究是仿製品。590Please respect copyright.PENANAz8aZzg2TXK
590Please respect copyright.PENANADq6r67twLh
「……不,我分不出來。只是在想妳的錢從哪來的?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAkekbIWjuVL
大概她也在意這不過是偽物,我假意拉開話題。590Please respect copyright.PENANAAhTQEKI1xF
「獎學金,和一部分的生活津貼。雖然如此,住在宿舍也沒什麼值得一提的開支,所以就拿來這兒花花。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAPRLc3Sm8W2
590Please respect copyright.PENANAFUcZXBkVrK
……看來我也得找個收入來源,不能白吃她的生活費。590Please respect copyright.PENANACYF0AYBOO3
590Please respect copyright.PENANAsylzC6EZNy
我遞出一支肉串,塞在她的手裡。590Please respect copyright.PENANAxlMGyo6Gs1
「吶,乘還熱快點吃掉吧。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA7wlZrEf2ua
「啊,謝謝……真體貼呢。不過,你有帶錢嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAaozfOOgfyQ
「沒有啊。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAgGpDgMsmS6
伊琳諾也不多問,拿起肉串便咬下去。590Please respect copyright.PENANA7ykwCyCQcP
590Please respect copyright.PENANA2oXjdt1sKn
「…妳一點都不覺得奇怪?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAyxxEz8asja
倒是我驚奇起來了。590Please respect copyright.PENANAeM4IqLK0bC
590Please respect copyright.PENANAwAXF4AkI3s
「什麼啊,那家店子不是你開的嗎?拿一兩根肉串,還要錢嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAYJTpQ0Eyze
少女徹頭徹尾的裝傻。590Please respect copyright.PENANASBQmJBBe8U
看來艾薇亞曾對她說過我謊稱擁有一座果園的事。590Please respect copyright.PENANArZ8mD0uLSY
590Please respect copyright.PENANA3KCrfmJhbS
「啊,妳說得沒錯。只可惜店主認不出大老闆,我只好給他來個不告而取…」590Please respect copyright.PENANAQtnB3fHPXH
說著我也吃完了手裡的肉串。590Please respect copyright.PENANAYrpCNxUTvA
大概是已經喜歡上了這片街道的光景吧,我沒有把木條棄置道上,而是丟進了附近的垃圾桶。590Please respect copyright.PENANAhyDeLO0m5D
590Please respect copyright.PENANAIl2y170tuo
「……嗯?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAk9gdvUHDaH
垃圾桶旁有個裝潢華麗的大店子,有著一般商鋪的兩倍用地面積。590Please respect copyright.PENANAMmpKsb6d1Q
大概是名店吧,櫥窗由漂亮的落地玻璃構成。590Please respect copyright.PENANAtFys1PFAYt
在欣賞櫥窗擺設的時候,看見了一頂漂亮的羽飾帽子。590Please respect copyright.PENANANfBXSbaY38
「……在櫥窗裡,沒辦法順手牽走呢。真可惜…」590Please respect copyright.PENANAArxNUQvdHM
稍有遺憾地跟著伊琳諾離開。590Please respect copyright.PENANAhRSAETYZln
590Please respect copyright.PENANAJH9OoIibIR
大約過了兩個小時。590Please respect copyright.PENANA6vy2Pf5nsG
邊嚐著免錢的風味小食,邊享受著鬧市的氛圍。590Please respect copyright.PENANANp5B6tgjuf
唯一有一點美中不足的是,590Please respect copyright.PENANA8fa5QMxxDg
雖然說過不會要我提袋子,不過我手上依然拿著三個以上的購物袋。590Please respect copyright.PENANAFHrnAUSZdE
其實也不太重,只不過提著東西逛街,對男生而言總感覺不太自在。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmPT4t5YEHm
590Please respect copyright.PENANAG7xUE9vjRn
「不會要你白提東西啦。小絮君,打開第三個袋子,看看裡面是什麼?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA0crzdROYt1
忽然伊琳諾回頭說道,邊說邊把一袋新購物袋塞進我手中。590Please respect copyright.PENANAFO54K9sLbN
依言伸手進袋,拿出了一頂羽毛帽子。590Please respect copyright.PENANAyf27PygmJg
那是我剛才在櫥窗看見,卻不敢伸手向她要錢買的玩意。590Please respect copyright.PENANAAhZVo92BzE
黛白色的絲質禮帽,加上天鵝絨裝飾,肯定不是便宜貨。590Please respect copyright.PENANA3dhjbbTkoN
我伸手想拉出標價,不過那早被伊琳諾撕掉了。590Please respect copyright.PENANAu0YMCcGZ9E
590Please respect copyright.PENANAbFNnxfJouW
「…妳怎麼知道我想要?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0KkeWyYup
「要看穿你想要什麼也真不容易。看見想要的東西,你只會偷偷看一眼然後故意避開視線吧?不用客氣啦。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAx5nbiYOFpq
「妳剛說完沒多少預算……」590Please respect copyright.PENANAM6tB9tvG81
「不要?那好,拿回來,我丟進垃圾桶去。」590Please respect copyright.PENANANsfGbbs4HW
少女不留拒絕餘地的說道。590Please respect copyright.PENANAlpDbPZR2Mh
看來也只好收下了。590Please respect copyright.PENANAFyA4fhwi2E
畢竟實在喜歡,我急不及待地戴了上去。590Please respect copyright.PENANArCo2EIeO6c
配上皇家學院的紅白色制服,感覺有種精神煥發的感覺。590Please respect copyright.PENANAOHzgB1CKMn
590Please respect copyright.PENANAZrkeHaF4vo
「很帥喔。跟第一次見面時的小混混模樣差太多了。590Please respect copyright.PENANApeKsrpibxX
……雖然帥氣感是來自眼睛就是了。有點羨慕啊,那雙眼皮。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAm22GITmBhd
590Please respect copyright.PENANAyUxe0JGTMV
我稍微有點不好意思,不自覺地搖手。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVppqq7J0Zv
「呃……對了,東西買完了吧?最好在入夜之前回到宿舍啊。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAndtgOpDVp4
我生硬地把話題從我的容貌上拉開。590Please respect copyright.PENANAxF6BUEmuZs
590Please respect copyright.PENANAq3YnhSic17
「很遺憾,似乎無法在門限前回去了。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAi61F7jbSQy
伊琳諾忽然從我手裡拿走了全部袋子,目光盯著遠方。590Please respect copyright.PENANAOHIF9xJSxm
我順著她的視線看過去──是個跟我一樣穿著男性學院制服的小伙子。590Please respect copyright.PENANAkl5ETc4Rfz
在站在冷巷,身邊跟著兩個高大男人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAe0AFATL026
590Please respect copyright.PENANAHbmAtdrHRF
「那傢伙是誰?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAGfEhkHHT2C
「院長的小兒子。旁邊那兩個是新入職的教師。590Please respect copyright.PENANAhQyZ9zkBYN
拜託你,可以為我們存著這幾個袋子嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAqufFIoW1tr
後半句是對她認識的某個店家說的。590Please respect copyright.PENANAqAlQ1cgjUB
店家老闆娘親切地對她點了頭。590Please respect copyright.PENANApsCNzC5cK1
590Please respect copyright.PENANAenyGoXadIH
「他們有什麼奇怪?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAzS13dpPAyH
「今天我請了假所以出門逛街去了。這個時間,為什麼他在這兒?如果他也請了假,為什麼身邊又跟著教師?」590Please respect copyright.PENANANRSOAuB7OB
「可能是被差使去處理事務吧。不過,有什麼事務需要在後巷處理?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAC8uKYtVWRd
「哼,除了院長,誰叫得動這活祖宗出門辦事?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA2VUxhTkHWR
看來那傢伙脾氣很臭的樣子。590Please respect copyright.PENANAtEUtaUUQOY
院長親自差使,地點在荒僻的後巷,令人容易聯想起今早看見的文件。590Please respect copyright.PENANApxfWv3L88C
590Please respect copyright.PENANALT0S8x1U1t
「也就是說,我們最好追縱一下這傢伙的行縱?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAwmelzoNrBY
「唉,今天本來打算帶你輕鬆一下,誰料公事始終找到我們頭上。590Please respect copyright.PENANAd1WMlXW9js
雖然麻煩,但麻煩事總要有人去幹。不幸地,這次是我們攤上了麻煩事。590Please respect copyright.PENANAEeUiZdEaMW
所以假期結束了,小絮君。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA4nZiLyWXfl
590Please respect copyright.PENANAYI2A9IQgeG
和略有婉惜的少女不同,我並不怎麼介懷這次假期。590Please respect copyright.PENANA20bc139xG3
不如說,我需要適度刺激的環境來暫時擺脫安逸帶來的不適感。590Please respect copyright.PENANAQkK9tbg1Un
我把光鮮的制服外衣脫下,露出內裡貼身的衣物,重新裝成本來的清寒外觀。590Please respect copyright.PENANAgkWA1pEVOS
590Please respect copyright.PENANAU0r3GGUptf
伊琳諾本來就穿著休閒服出門,也不用多加修飾。590Please respect copyright.PENANAymXGrrps1u
為了不讓旁人認出,我把她買給我的帽子塞在她頭上。590Please respect copyright.PENANA43F1TU9xH9
590Please respect copyright.PENANAyQabK0kDBe
「喂!看不到路啦!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAY33dTUhRAa
「走在我身後。即使他們回頭看到我們也不要慌張,裝是兄妹外遊就好。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAjo2mcnELLu
「真是的。怎麼自居哥哥啦?姊弟不行嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAtD8HYc6d5v
伊琳諾氣鼓鼓的跺腳。590Please respect copyright.PENANAduW8wRrxws
590Please respect copyright.PENANAqAOLqgTzRZ
「行行,隨妳喜歡。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA6Z2EvhYGX7
雖然感覺她堅持稱為姊弟是基於過往的回憶,但這時候不該執著於一個稱呼。590Please respect copyright.PENANAlAd9a3PsZ5
我暗握腰間的小刀,刀柄的觸感從所未有地堅實。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVady9zYYc3
行動前的高揚感覆蓋住大腦。590Please respect copyright.PENANA7t6EH8L2HV
也許是終於有了值得效命的人和組織吧,感覺比以往毫無目標的行動要踏實得多。590Please respect copyright.PENANABCYaESvPDI
590Please respect copyright.PENANAurAmgsysGa
我倆繞到了暗巷出口,從電燈柱的狹縫裡探頭出去。590Please respect copyright.PENANA8gu2TZlLVY
少院長,兩個教師和兩個不認識的人在交談。590Please respect copyright.PENANAChCgBp00XK
590Please respect copyright.PENANAIBAatcYmZc
「少院長,這邊走。不過在啟程之前,能夠先換掉制服嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAb3yzUCXmyn
「嘖,這是魔法師的榮耀,為什麼要無故脫掉?」590Please respect copyright.PENANApEB1I2wvTh
「少院長,雖然我們研究院歸屬於政府組織,但卡羅琳的監視似乎從來就沒鬆懈過。假如有人盯上我們,那可不太方便……」590Please respect copyright.PENANACm3eddlRBn
「這位教師說得對。你們研究院已經如此,我們……嘿,芬納家更加不方便了。假如你不換下,恕我們沒有權限領你們到"飯店"裡去……」590Please respect copyright.PENANAfiNh8B9DIw
「嘖,換就成了吧!小氣。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA4Mb95rjlfy
590Please respect copyright.PENANAojKfTe3eMR
那傢伙不情願地脫下了制服,塞給旁邊的教師。590Please respect copyright.PENANAxwxfOBI46b
590Please respect copyright.PENANANO6XWY4FNw
「哼,如果那傢伙來之前就脫掉了,那還真未必找得到他。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAP934LYcREV
伊琳諾雖然在我身後看不見情形,但也能聽見他們的對話。590Please respect copyright.PENANAd2ZkXONjMe
「"飯店"是什麼地方?妳知道嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAI2zOoNYG6v
「不知道,反正他們會領我們去。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAOWLrCBLwy5
590Please respect copyright.PENANAokr7RY7Enu
改頭換面的一行人從窄巷走出。590Please respect copyright.PENANAQs2iKbc2cz
我倆隱藏在附近的店門前假意談笑,等他們走開之後,靜悄悄的緊隨著。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVSIOCR8hoy
他們走的道路也不算偏僻,但愈走路人就愈少。590Please respect copyright.PENANA1xybEQiels
590Please respect copyright.PENANAQUBjFy545w
「停步。這路上一個人都沒有,繼續緊跟會有危險。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAX2A93Un4XT
我打手勢止住身後的少女。590Please respect copyright.PENANAAQV0KMNZng
眺望著道路終點的大型建築,我感覺那兒就是他們的目的地。590Please respect copyright.PENANARCkb0QFobk
假如沒猜錯,那我們等他們進去之後才接近也不遲。590Please respect copyright.PENANAGHtoaItxwm
590Please respect copyright.PENANAmVl8w4m4z6
「伏特加酒店。因為早年發生過旅客店主接連暴斃事件,被認為有邪靈居住而空置。Platino社曾經派人前來驅逐惡靈,不過人們依舊不願意接近這兒,更別說收購重建了。順理成章地Platino接管了這片土地。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAz6afopdb5P
伊琳諾見我心有疑惑,就替我解說了下。590Please respect copyright.PENANAfHGLdiOVTI
590Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ze7wevFNB
「可能是聚會的地點吧。如果可以,最好調查一下。」590Please respect copyright.PENANArtvo4ur43D
「小絮君稍等。雖然為了掩人耳目沒派人把守門戶,但這兒有不顯眼的使魔作守衛。我先去解決掉。590Please respect copyright.PENANAwPhxYw6tUv
──受人類一時所需而被剝奪自由的靈魂啊,解放就在眼前!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAe4tJZ0BkYz
590Please respect copyright.PENANA7AAYALnXP9
伊琳諾閉眼念讀咒文,手裡隱隱透著霧氣。590Please respect copyright.PENANAhN6HwrsrvG
那霧氣是魔力的原始形態,也就是大氣魔力的原點。590Please respect copyright.PENANARvOdT8cOsR
如同大氣魔力會被人體魔力染指一樣,被染上人類色彩的魔力亦能被原始形態的魔力淨化。590Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4URclmlM3
伊琳諾正在做的,就是以自身魔力解咒。590Please respect copyright.PENANAyZWPFNWRtq
她雙手一張,山丘地帶都染上了似有若無的白霧。590Please respect copyright.PENANApT1fIFBwCi
這一帶受人類操控的使魔,如果沒有特別頑固的咒縛,都應該重獲自由了吧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAKD2N5jhPQ8
590Please respect copyright.PENANAmm2TT5kH8B
「啾啾──」590Please respect copyright.PENANAy9znYCNogD
伊琳諾忽然假裝鳥叫。590Please respect copyright.PENANAAYBMktpkiQ
她裝得實在很像,要不是親眼看見聲音從她口中發出,真會以為是雀鳥鳴叫。590Please respect copyright.PENANAJaVTPGJgcJ
數十隻天鈴鳥群聚在她面前啾啾作響。590Please respect copyright.PENANA1NTBlmFLcQ
少女掏出鬆軟的小麥麵包撕成碎屑,撒在鳥兒們面前。590Please respect copyright.PENANAlTFUMp0WPM
590Please respect copyright.PENANAsEZ5CHdW43
「餓了很多天吧,真可憐。那群自以為是的魔法師,在它們身上下了監視外人的咒語之後就放任不管……連覓食的自由也被剝奪走,又沒人給它們餵食。590Please respect copyright.PENANA6HNUAu10TJ
對他們來說,這些鳥兒即使餓死了,也能隨便找別的代替吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAEZQtsH76Ci
伊琳諾憤憤不平的說道。590Please respect copyright.PENANACX2xuuSV3O
難怪只需要那麼基礎的解咒就能掙脫,原來小鳥們本身也希望重獲自由。590Please respect copyright.PENANARpcwzi8oBy
它們在伊琳諾身邊啾啾鳴叫,圍著少女飛了數圈意示感謝後紛紛離去。590Please respect copyright.PENANA7jEpSvpSLh
590Please respect copyright.PENANAyV42t5pmkM
「很慶幸我的假期能用在有意義的事情上。小絮君,讓他們知道賤視生命的代價。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAzipfUw2ce6
「……魔法師竟然比真正的魔女更自覺優越。大部分魔法師都這樣嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA2WnOiA0zYW
「呵,確實。所以我才希望作出改變,為了我自己,也為了更多的生命。590Please respect copyright.PENANAnwJLrqpiYj
現在我更決意背叛院長了。小絮君,教你一件事,背叛並不總是壞事。選擇背叛的原因,並不需要考慮道德標準,主從關係和利益分配,而單純只是將要被背叛的人對你好不好。590Please respect copyright.PENANA2OJboyWUKW
我背叛了研究院,倒向了卡羅琳閣下那一邊。但我可不後悔,就像小鳥們也沒後悔跟隨我一樣。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAgd4Wiwvcgn
少女陰冷的目光射向遠方的飯店。590Please respect copyright.PENANA8R0J0QUzc8
她的話顯得挺符合她魔女的身份,但我感覺這原則也挺適合我。590Please respect copyright.PENANAFKTqCAKxti
590Please respect copyright.PENANALWFBywOYez
「上吧,伊琳諾。魔道以外的生存方式,就讓他們見識看看。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA1ohbLeAhMW
590Please respect copyright.PENANAZjkLrQQQPM
大門已經閉上,但也並不是沒有辦法進去。590Please respect copyright.PENANAODYLeQT0IT
外觀上三層高的飯店,應該可以很輕鬆地以攀壁的方式進入天台。590Please respect copyright.PENANAqB8VwxJ0JN
不過身旁的少女未必能夠做到,我輕聲走近飯店,查察是否有別的方式潛入。590Please respect copyright.PENANABTWkeyfaY3
590Please respect copyright.PENANAjoMiGK4OyZ
說來奇怪。為什麼我沒考慮要求伊琳諾先回家,我自己一個行動呢?590Please respect copyright.PENANA7dlvw8Dk8t
把多餘的念頭拋到一旁,我把魔力貫注雙眼,盯視倉庫後門。590Please respect copyright.PENANAwhOQVdjCjq
「……喂,你在看什麼?我倒不知道你有透視眼。」590Please respect copyright.PENANARP7dbsJlb0
伊琳諾極細聲地問道,生怕門後有人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAkDU9zY5mR3
「門後沒人,不過也不要大意。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAwdBSXmXJxq
門後沒有絲毫人跡。590Please respect copyright.PENANAlf86vQDsEP
這對人特化的魔眼,是血統遺傳下來的魔法之一。590Please respect copyright.PENANAJsNUohYToM
一般魔法師的偵查都是以魔力為根基,以人體的魔力作為線索作判斷,來確定看不見的地方裡有沒有人縱。590Please respect copyright.PENANApVz2JPewk6
但這在遇上普通人,刻意隱藏魔力的魔法師,或者隔絕魔力的場所時會失去功效。590Please respect copyright.PENANAJrToEgq5KN
590Please respect copyright.PENANAgt8dWgOz6V
而我的魔眼則同時以魔力和人體活動為根基。590Please respect copyright.PENANALeerkbZBHN
滲透了魔力的眼睛會自動過濾一切沒有生命的物件,直視人類的呼吸,心跳,脈動等一個「活著的人類」應該會做的事。590Please respect copyright.PENANAr0Bny1kmA4
除非是受魔法驅使活動的死屍,或者與人類有極大分別的其它動物,否則一般都合用。590Please respect copyright.PENANAuvPL2LarDF
590Please respect copyright.PENANAVEHVOUarXt
我用背輕輕頂住後門,左腕扣緊小刀,悄無聲息地緩緩鋸開鐵製的門鎖。590Please respect copyright.PENANAjaHYnw7UB1
姊姊的這把小刀實在很鋒利,最重要的是,似乎本身是用無法鏽蝕的金屬製成,刃身也附上了難以磨損的魔咒,因此在我手中歷經十年而不損。590Please respect copyright.PENANAss0d4GPk6h
……聽姊姊說好像是名刀,在她得到手之前已經流傳了數十年。590Please respect copyright.PENANADppG2kCxqx
590Please respect copyright.PENANAdMkrhkSn5Z
眼見即將鋸斷門扣,我收回小刀,右手暗勁一扯,不發聲息地拉下了門扣,緩緩用背頂開後門。590Please respect copyright.PENANACivmT9ecIx
倉庫內裡全黑,是很容易被暗中偷襲的場所。590Please respect copyright.PENANAa2xTrq4Xv2
我再次把魔力集中到眼睛,從微微拉開的門縫裡偷看內部。附帶一提,這次只是一般魔法師也會的技術。590Please respect copyright.PENANATeJhR8KdKl
眼見內部除了一個個米袋外什麼都沒有,我回過身推開後門,招呼伊琳諾一起進去。590Please respect copyright.PENANAjlUgab6dpU
590Please respect copyright.PENANAbWWdNxt6sb
「……好專業啊小絮君。你究竟偷過多少戶人家的財物啊?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAmRX9xXLpIS
「我預先計劃的犯案有一百五十四戶。一時興起的盜竊不列入計算。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAUvT6TFGaI1
伊琳諾像是嘆服般的呼了口氣。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdWPWINhxdQ
590Please respect copyright.PENANALoUtPNnCWv
「妳懂得如何使用魔力在黑暗中視物吧?不要點火或者採用任何光源。我可不想當黑暗中的活靶。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAfbZf2h5owZ
伊琳諾點頭示意。590Please respect copyright.PENANAtDNTAI5fCj
590Please respect copyright.PENANADvBNv8SQKJ
我倆穿越了那顯得非常非常充足的糧米倉庫,閃到內裡的門邊。590Please respect copyright.PENANAbUgWiRfSQg
門縫中沒有透出一絲光亮,可以確定走廊也處於漆黑一片的狀態。590Please respect copyright.PENANA7V01FUanXH
可是,門後有人。應該是看管米倉的守衛吧。590Please respect copyright.PENANA3c0MkWEa2f
他正正站在門後。我示意伊琳諾站著別動,讓我來解決。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmR37gJW3Es
590Please respect copyright.PENANApXswTSkX89
左手握住門環,輕輕推開。590Please respect copyright.PENANAj9XFxpZEoJ
吃驚的門衛錯愕的轉過身來。590Please respect copyright.PENANANox735tFn1
右手一把扯住他的頭髮一拉,同時左手用力關上鐵門一夾。590Please respect copyright.PENANAM4R3NVy9md
噹的一聲,門衛失去意識倒在地上。590Please respect copyright.PENANAMIh0QUlteD
590Please respect copyright.PENANA1THFmWxqQJ
「他……也是新入職的教師。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAdWk4F7I783
「你們研究所薪水不夠嗎,要兼職當門衛?」590Please respect copyright.PENANACYJXjsildU
「不……研究所最近聘請了大量教師,不過他們一般只是代正規教師缺席時的課,問他們問題基本也是一問三不知。而且,他們的數量實在偏多,甚至是正職教師三分之一數目。甚至小道消息裡,他們連基礎教育的證書也沒有,根本只是請來吃閒飯的。590Please respect copyright.PENANAcM1j5g6YNp
現在明白了。想來他們應該是院長暗中募集的不法魔法師,以教師身份獲得正當社會地位的同時,為院長當打手和保鏢的工作。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAqytUxzzM3b
「哈啊。那碰到別的保鏢時,不用手下留情了吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA0zdseKf82T
「呃?這樣已經是手下留情了?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA17MmtF0eSV
其實我本來打算開門之後,在他轉身之前一刀了帳。590Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZBIU3i3FC
不過恐怕會錯手殺了重要人物,所以才在下手前一刻改為打昏此人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAvnvcZdZDsI
590Please respect copyright.PENANAI9bkdMkAPo
用米袋堆住那人的身體,放在不顯眼的位置。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmyhViGkB0p
我再次推開鐵門,穿過走廊,看見一個燈火通明的歐式大廳。590Please respect copyright.PENANAOcjcGmDg8j
至少有六人在把守,底細不明,以及為了避免打草驚蛇令少院長跑掉,應避免正面接觸。590Please respect copyright.PENANAIcz1Mi3MO9
大廳很寬闊,足以掩藏身體的大型裝飾品卻不多,通往上層的旋回式樓梯更是幾乎無法避免潛行上樓途中被發現。590Please respect copyright.PENANAKcErDUDJc6
大廳正門的紅地毯處從位置推斷,應該就是緊閉上的正門。590Please respect copyright.PENANA7mfVDKKuUp
開揚式設計的大廳裡,從二,三樓向下俯視可以看見大廳的大部分情況,不過看來上面沒有人把守。590Please respect copyright.PENANAQBl5mGVrGe
無法在不減少敵人的情況下避免被發現。590Please respect copyright.PENANAT9IHx7Agnw
正門處是二三樓看不見的死角。590Please respect copyright.PENANArScDHkRTJG
590Please respect copyright.PENANAtf05UBTbIm
我緊扣著手裡色調暗啞的靛藍小刀,心想希望待會伊琳諾見血不會昏倒。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVc0jZSzIyT
590Please respect copyright.PENANA40w8z6aKJr
「伊琳諾,從原路出去,在正門叩門。然後馬上躲回倉庫,千萬小心。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA96NkYwzdh6
「嘿,你跟艾薇亞不同,放心讓我單獨行動呢。真不體貼女生……不過,這正是我希望的。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAq1L5D8FPff
少女細微的踏步聲漸漸遠去,我緊握小刀站在走廊。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVNiYchcvhZ
因為本意只是逛街,身上並沒帶長劍,對之後可能發生的搏鬥不利。590Please respect copyright.PENANAFxwkneFNNY
試著再次製作魔劍──依舊在製成瞬間煙滅,我不耐地嘖了一聲。590Please respect copyright.PENANAZgt7wYTJDw
那,待會下手得狠一點了。590Please respect copyright.PENANAGoV3kbEzqf
590Please respect copyright.PENANAthoKeitvgC
大門響起門鈴的聲音。590Please respect copyright.PENANAJr4nIcufzK
六個守衛一同走近大門,由於位置各不相同,他們到達大門的時段也分了先後。590Please respect copyright.PENANAcjIQPSj2Gb
推開走廊門,縮矮身子,模仿四足野獸的奔姿接近目標。590Please respect copyright.PENANAeDocYDFdcw
掩住目標的嘴巴,一刀插入他的後頸,隨後把他輕放在地。590Please respect copyright.PENANAbULoYPCjFt
敵人共有六人──現在是五人,為了迅捷,我並未確認其斷絕呼吸。590Please respect copyright.PENANA6j2xfrYbvG
始終這不穩妥,在殺死第三個人的時候,他的喉管畢竟發出了臨終前的喀喀聲。590Please respect copyright.PENANAiuw9aFOrNv
雖然很微弱,但已經吸引到前頭三人的注意。590Please respect copyright.PENANAlLt3ipdnEo
590Please respect copyright.PENANAisOifErEau
維持在奔跑的姿態,以扭曲人體極限的角度彎腰,躲過冷洌的冰錐。590Please respect copyright.PENANA1FFuBMMikE
速度絲毫不減,小刀化作流星穿過助骨的縫隙,刺進了他的心臟。590Please respect copyright.PENANANKNB4HANro
我把屍體當作盾牌擋住身後射來的炎彈。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVUT6dk6F82
590Please respect copyright.PENANAPXMHteuvYb
剩下的兩個人都是魔法師,似乎還有一定的實戰經驗,兩人分散左右包圍住我。590Please respect copyright.PENANA9qG5gnNPk5
我以滑壘動作躲到了一支拱柱之後,那兒是左邊那個魔法師的死角。590Please respect copyright.PENANA3TYFMrky4l
他揮動魔杖,身前出現了陽炎的防壁。590Please respect copyright.PENANAomQTSRozti
我躍上拱柱,像是蜘蛛似的緊緊黏附在柱上,朝他的臉上來了一發黑炎。590Please respect copyright.PENANAfOfyqGNY4n
他揮動魔杖,輕鬆架住了我的魔法。590Please respect copyright.PENANAyv5Ovhid5H
這只是掩眼法而已,我雙腳一蹬,依賴門柱獲得了足夠的高度跳過火牆。590Please respect copyright.PENANAyZQSrYdq2b
我四肢一張,把那魔法師撲倒在地,魔杖也掉到了地上。590Please respect copyright.PENANAsN4ztdOzbn
590Please respect copyright.PENANAGNQt1Py8YI
腰部向後彎曲六十度,躲過那傢伙右手爆發的紫芒。590Please respect copyright.PENANAGu1dbcUpZj
在外人的眼中,我應該就像腰部被折斷了一樣吧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAsajSp8oRbm
那傢伙顯然沒想到人體能夠如此彎曲,本擬必中的心靈爆破成了他失敗的最後一搏。590Please respect copyright.PENANA0wtHjSdWPY
我無視他驚異的眼神,小刀直直刺穿了他的心臟。590Please respect copyright.PENANAGIPCqfUOsR
590Please respect copyright.PENANA2jMJPxXyIO
我著地一滾,身後射來的雷擊不偏不倚地擊中了那傢伙的屍身。590Please respect copyright.PENANAzGn71QA5Ig
噁心於雷擊下焦臭的肉味,我不耐地看著放出雷電的那名魔法師。590Please respect copyright.PENANAEzhf8cIHnR
六人現在就剩下他一個,他焦慮的表情毫不保留地說明了他內心的恐懼。590Please respect copyright.PENANAh38gi0hCXc
屈服於恐懼的人總是比較易解決。590Please respect copyright.PENANAnOwogmIjAI
我一聲冷笑,走近數步──590Please respect copyright.PENANAJzcU99AUuN
590Please respect copyright.PENANAcaWqe3T81X
大門忽然被打開。590Please respect copyright.PENANAyOQsedVKQR
我和那人同時看著那邊。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdaisZhaSha
門後飛來了千百條魔力構成的虛無之絲,緊緊纏住了那人的身體,其中一條還勒著脖子。590Please respect copyright.PENANANMWxboW8Hr
590Please respect copyright.PENANAMG7TBGhzJG
「別動唷,薩爾卡多老師。你只要敢張口呼救,我就馬上勒斷你的喉嚨。590Please respect copyright.PENANApw0zdb4uyu
要是能坦白一點的話,說不定能留住一命呢?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAwpH3AOG7PI
590Please respect copyright.PENANA2b1pGOeaBI
從張開的大門裡,少女走了進來。590Please respect copyright.PENANARr9GnbBNKy
「……我好像告訴過妳,叩門後要馬上回到倉庫待命?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAW09D25N6WF
「嘻,要是我沒及時趕進來,他現在已經是死人了對吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAiWshmIgrxL
伊琳諾右手一扯,捆綁薩爾卡多的虛無之絲一下把他拖在地上。590Please respect copyright.PENANA13hozmkN30
他持續著沒有意義的掙扎,伊琳諾微一皺眉,輕輕勒了勒他的脖子。590Please respect copyright.PENANAbBQZg6LTba
590Please respect copyright.PENANA42FUeYMBJE
我轉過身來,把屍體一件件拖到倉庫內側。590Please respect copyright.PENANArLdLkrupea
因為魔法師們有意減輕破壞程度,留在地上的戰鬥痕跡並不過於顯眼。590Please respect copyright.PENANAj8CuHfeQh7
以及大部分敵人都是一刀斃命的緣故,鮮血並未濺至無法清理的地步。590Please respect copyright.PENANAuGCsHSKErO
590Please respect copyright.PENANAR1vsfqTh8s
「我,我說。我什麼都說。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAWD9kKfIfeg
「放心,只要你一切都抖出來,我絕對不會傷害你……首先,少院長今天前來是為了什麼?那兩個小混混又是什麼人?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAkCAhYDMN8C
伊琳諾似乎已經"說服"那人透露情報。590Please respect copyright.PENANAWc0PCwQzLj
我邊從裝飾用的水池舀水清洗地面,邊留意二三樓有沒有人經過。590Please respect copyright.PENANAEwNNT7dT7Q
590Please respect copyright.PENANAKsyD1ulXIj
「這,這兒是研究院擁有的飯店。芬納家看准了這兒地處王城核心,又不被重視,因而向我們買下了地窖並加以擴建,作為他們的地下司令部……590Please respect copyright.PENANAS8gHpUL8oi
早,早前芬納家一樁買賣被強盜踹了,研究所收不到應有的後續費用,因而派少院長追討。我,我就知道這麼多。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAyseI8ElmOb
一樁被強盔踹了的買賣。想必就是我跟艾薇亞一同清掃掉的黑火藥吧。590Please respect copyright.PENANATfxGIe6ELt
院長似乎尚未明白,那宗買賣一旦成功,結果就是研究所被芬納家的內奸們以黑火藥炸成灰燼。590Please respect copyright.PENANAvBnc8SGkS6
590Please respect copyright.PENANALjklhc4hsW
這麼那筆後續費用,芬納家自然是沒打算繳付的。590Please respect copyright.PENANAlYy6AuAccu
不過研究院沒被成功炸掉,所以結果就是院長懵然不知自己逃過一劫,還下令少院長前來收一筆本應以自己畢生心血為血祭的帛金。590Please respect copyright.PENANA0kob9krxKb
590Please respect copyright.PENANAzTpPDVpWeq
想到事情如此荒謬,我不禁失笑。590Please respect copyright.PENANAZmTseDvV9O
590Please respect copyright.PENANASpsRMD25WF
「……哼。你不知道的事還有很多啊,不過你總算沒說謊。590Please respect copyright.PENANA1ag0VyUf0P
第二條問題。少院長在哪?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAw9XOqhDbaj
看著伊琳諾嘴角勾起的笑意,我肯定她也知道內情。590Please respect copyright.PENANAEie0TBvHDG
印象中蕾蒂雅的報告裡有提到。590Please respect copyright.PENANAOp9h2xJD7c
590Please respect copyright.PENANA7Mv4sbyI5x
「少院長現在在三樓觀景台,跟芬納家的兩個幹部商討事宜。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA9LR88GXiIa
「嗯。他們談了多久?還沒談妥吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAfhsoSgZG1w
從他們進入飯店起,我們已經耽擱了十來分鐘。590Please respect copyright.PENANAzkdDUDnB5C
590Please respect copyright.PENANAVrYnVmksMg
「沒,沒。那兩個傢伙一直只是東拉西扯,身上一分錢也沒帶,談到剩餘款項的時候馬上就轉移話題,再談三,四小時都不會有結果。590Please respect copyright.PENANAz3SZOzC2Qy
我看啊,他們根本就不想付錢。那麼大一個地窖……」590Please respect copyright.PENANAM6VNukkr0c
這教師碎碎念到一半,突然發現自己說漏嘴,馬上閉口不提。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVV7PYcmvNG
不過這當然沒逃過伊琳諾的眼睛,她作勢拉扯手裡的虛無之絲。590Please respect copyright.PENANAx5oUk4ecWd
590Please respect copyright.PENANAFboTYChLEZ
「……那個地窖啊,存了非常多的糧水,足以容納近千人的居住間,一應兵器庫存也很充足。簡直就是個地下宮殿……不,地下軍營一樣。恐怕很快就會成為芬納家的主要基地了吧。那些糧食地下還放不下,要租用我們地面上的倉庫呢。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAB9VQaRxvbN
原來我們進來時看見的大量存糧竟只是放不下的一部分。590Please respect copyright.PENANAfL6httnnO5
590Please respect copyright.PENANAoCr4idxIln
「他們是想打仗嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAXLHMz597Qb
「這,這我們就不知道了。真的,我被雇用不過是數月間的事,我已經把所有知道的情報都抖出來了,饒,饒我一命……」590Please respect copyright.PENANA7vpftjQZys
「哈。不用擔心,我說過只要你坦白,我就不會傷害你的……對吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANASzPPIOtZAJ
綠髮少女笑道。590Please respect copyright.PENANAIHANyi4NGA
倒在地上的薩爾卡多並未看到她向我使了個眼色。590Please respect copyright.PENANAsgt91hEsnA
我走近她身前,拿起刀柄重重擊昏了教師。590Please respect copyright.PENANA4kQ3qjuBlK
590Please respect copyright.PENANA3vNcoYVydq
「真麻煩呢。這樣我還要洗去他今天的記憶啊。」590Please respect copyright.PENANASmmx7oBt5L
伊琳諾收起虛無之絲,蓋著教師後腦的手掌泛起紫光。590Please respect copyright.PENANA9wLkjFF2QZ
這應該也屬於剛才某位教師對我使用的心靈爆破魔法,只不過這比較溫和,僅僅只是一定程度地顛覆記憶。590Please respect copyright.PENANABxbPX4xDGs
比起精密的暗示和洗腦操作,趕時間的我們需要一點粗暴的方式。590Please respect copyright.PENANAXtEfZedzH3
590Please respect copyright.PENANASDsYDSIw9E
「別裝了,妳也沒打算殺掉他。不然以魔女一貫的冷酷,怎麼可能會對該殺的人守什麼承諾。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA3fT0gzBqiP
而且,妳要是真想殺人,只要心靈爆破的魔力再加重一點,他就必死無疑。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmXE98Irz4Z
590Please respect copyright.PENANAIrEuTfcJ1M
「哼。我才不是殺人狂,別把我和奪走我家庭的騎士相提並論。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAheXk4LAsCR
伊琳諾處理完了昏倒的教師之後,獨自走向大堂的迴旋樓梯。590Please respect copyright.PENANAyalIG4qSdx
我略有心虛地看向倉庫裡堆在一起的五條屍體,心道她應該不是在譏刺我。590Please respect copyright.PENANAw9KSP6zjlr
590Please respect copyright.PENANAGC4MK5zBjA
三樓的守衛只有寥寥兩人,看來Platino對這兒的重視比芬納家要少得多。590Please respect copyright.PENANA8sp4H7RdWh
中了伊琳諾催眠暗示的守衛緩緩倒地昏睡,另一名守衛俯身想要解咒,但被我抓住頭顱一把撞向牆上。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdhbx3ZG1IR
590Please respect copyright.PENANAcOdgchdjOu
「好漂亮啊,小絮君。你看,從這兒能夠俯瞰王城呢。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAE7gicBAaVN
三樓的觀景臺顯然是刻意選址的,從高處俯視金碧輝煌的王城,確實有種舒爽的感覺。590Please respect copyright.PENANAGIp54MfagD
當然,作為秘密基地使用時,這兒也是非常優秀的瞭望台。590Please respect copyright.PENANAk5WSrQoUws
首先外觀上絲毫沒有軍事氣息,又是早已落成的舊建築,沒有人會馬上想到這兒藏匿著敵人,可以大搖大擺地觀察敵情。590Please respect copyright.PENANANzTRTJkIxZ
590Please respect copyright.PENANAYe1UTSsmBX
如果黑火藥成功運入城內,芬納家的人一定就會在這兒品著酒細看王城陷入火海的光景。590Please respect copyright.PENANAzfjDLs60T3
590Please respect copyright.PENANA9Alv1sdnbm
當然少院長並沒呆笨得在露天地方進行機密會議。590Please respect copyright.PENANAFzoXUiMpxx
他們在觀景台附近的一個咖啡室裡交談。590Please respect copyright.PENANAiE1FdVOqBR
590Please respect copyright.PENANAOX3y4LPTCn
「我忍夠你們了!說,今天到底打不打算付錢!」590Please respect copyright.PENANA14Kos0AWIA
少院長高昂的吼叫整個三樓都聽得見。590Please respect copyright.PENANA52MBGu0rZD
「錢,談錢傷感情,我們不如再喝一杯……」590Please respect copyright.PENANACSJWS4NNRb
「喝你個頭!今天不交錢,芬納家別想再踏進飯店一步!」590Please respect copyright.PENANA7Hh1d76duR
590Please respect copyright.PENANAfidRXmhPAD
「嘿。小絮君,你看他們的關係也不太親密嘛。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAaEsUqg5Seh
「他都說了啊,談錢傷感情。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAAR2IuvYoOd
我和綠髮少女在窗外竊笑。590Please respect copyright.PENANANPrLzMfuS4
590Please respect copyright.PENANA5hwm1Dw8fb
「少院長,不是我們不想給,最近生意被踹了,錢一時拿不出來……」590Please respect copyright.PENANANRAfVhzMHc
「好啊,終於說真話了?拿不出來不要緊,地窖的糧食和武器充公,我想賣光了之後差不多也夠付錢了!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAR6tGw0IaaT
「混帳,我們給你面子,你竟然得吋進尺?你敢動我們地窖裡的東西一絲一毫,我們砍你全家上下雞犬不留!信不信我們現在就先宰了你?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA22kYWidkK3
590Please respect copyright.PENANAg1sTSixMZe
某位芬納家成員意作威脅之後,咖啡室裡就寂靜無聲。590Please respect copyright.PENANAsPMldA30T7
「伊琳諾,妳是院長的助手是吧?是研究院的重要成員?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAJyZtdzYiOp
「呃?是啊,為什麼這樣問……」590Please respect copyright.PENANApkmlIce2Ws
「我想到一個挺有趣的念頭,妳看可不可行?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAyznNSzmJi4
我盡量快速地把心中所想告訴了伊琳諾。590Please respect copyright.PENANAEAgwsTH0sS
「……哎嘿嘿。小絮君的壞腦筋也動得挺快。好吧,就試試看,反正也沒有損失。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA1HLZ3kZO7w
590Please respect copyright.PENANAyBJYvzrx6W
我把先前擊昏的兩個守衛拖到門前。590Please respect copyright.PENANAYPtwSE6rQO
忽然,伊琳諾一把扯住了我的脖子,然後用力敲門。590Please respect copyright.PENANAZLYNUMsSa7
「少院長!少院長在裡面嗎!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAwO0PYYRKnn
少院長神色慌張地打開了門。590Please respect copyright.PENANAllGIcZGH4n
「妳……妳是伊琳諾?來這兒想幹什麼?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAGDH1KCzw7g
「我,我從這個芬納家混混的口裡得知消息,他們想要綁架你!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAZuijrUnTfG
喂。雖然主意是我提出的,但我可沒叫妳直接拿我當現成演員。590Please respect copyright.PENANAat5njgIJ7b
590Please respect copyright.PENANADZsVEkOG6p
「什麼?說詳細一點!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAPpFkYYPiug
少院長充滿敵視的眼光看向那兩人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAIuBvykeZ7z
「是真的!他們已經派人打倒了研究院的守衛,佔領了這兒!再不走你就要被包圍了!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAVTZC91qIFz
伊琳諾摔下了我,並指著地下的兩個守衛。590Please respect copyright.PENANATKgIENvNOH
他們就是跟少院長一起前來的兩位教師,負責在商談時擔當守衛工作。590Please respect copyright.PENANAsYxj9f0qAW
而我自然躺在地上裝死。590Please respect copyright.PENANApmGAutdgd8
590Please respect copyright.PENANAo5m3xJkMAe
「你,你們……!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAchNNqnK5fa
「少院長,別聽她胡說!我們……」590Please respect copyright.PENANAf8ZtgA3kEb
芬納家的一人意圖辯解。590Please respect copyright.PENANAtX4KuGFUAK
「你們?你們打算把黑火藥運進城內,然後炸毀我們的研究院!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAJlzjcFGR58
伊琳諾沒有給他們狡辯的機會。590Please respect copyright.PENANAaNfbf50oDM
590Please respect copyright.PENANAkQQGrY4stF
「妳怎麼知……」「噓!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAM6cfBiQ2tB
性急的一人口疏透露了真相,另一人趕緊掩住他的嘴巴。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmr5zKJAKPU
這根本比親口承認更有說服力。少院長已經對伊琳諾的話深信不疑。590Please respect copyright.PENANA9he55MUbY1
590Please respect copyright.PENANAYgG4s1F8rQ
「現在他們計劃失敗了,想綁走你勒索院長!快點,用重力魔法跳下去,趕回去報告院長!」590Please respect copyright.PENANA7RiQx1h5kq
「好的,妳替我擋住他們,小心些!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAgnZuSULnKy
少院長急衝出門,以重力魔法控制降落的力道跳下地面,頭也不回地急速奔逃。590Please respect copyright.PENANAlNpVcANRF6
590Please respect copyright.PENANA8eYQjds6hD
「哎呀,叫一個女孩子為他斷後,少院長還真不紳士啊……喂,你想要裝死到什麼時候,快給我起來!」590Please respect copyright.PENANA2wD7QYphJP
伊琳諾一腳踢向我的腰間,我摸摸痛處,緩緩站起。590Please respect copyright.PENANAPmLAiS6RYY
590Please respect copyright.PENANAyJftGQ88Cg
「……你們兩個是什麼人!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAwMfOaIgqWR
「嗯?這還重要嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANA0dLEQJcYZz
我聳聳肩。590Please respect copyright.PENANAxxaT34mg9i
590Please respect copyright.PENANA1KNqCVuI1y
「妳等著,只要抓住妳,等下我們就會叫少院長回來對質……」590Please respect copyright.PENANAOQMuGZc6qa
「哎呀,你覺得他還敢回來,不怕被你綁票?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAba3VqjcS8W
伊琳諾嘻嘻笑著。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVJ1ORXXtCr
兩位幹部臉上肌肉扭曲,同時重重跺了跺地面。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVcjAr1ugf3
不對,有點奇怪。590Please respect copyright.PENANALHPuXzQc5S
如果這是憤怒之下的自然反應,不會跺腳跺得那麼整齊。590Please respect copyright.PENANAGjWj5tjpy2
590Please respect copyright.PENANA9a4gGhUF8q
樓底下隱約傳來警鈴聲。590Please respect copyright.PENANAKz7GmjlXBs
直覺感到這是機關陷阱,我伸手抱住伊琳諾的腰,飛身一躍撞開室門。590Please respect copyright.PENANAeTDmKkG3OA
椅子下噴出催眠氣體,我按住伊琳諾的鼻,閉氣急奔。590Please respect copyright.PENANAt72On9raAV
590Please respect copyright.PENANAgb5PzC2wzU
那兩人沒有追出來,大概也怕催眠氣體噴到他們吧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAutTlbFrqGj
伊琳諾伸手推開我的手,意示並未失去意識。590Please respect copyright.PENANAfTJ2FpWXPA
590Please respect copyright.PENANAJHvNY5xRUt
「小絮君,那恐怕是他們預料談判破裂時準備的……」590Please respect copyright.PENANAmLcEyYyYU9
「危機還沒過。伊琳諾,妳聽到警鈴聲了吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAci6SY52IMv
「嗯。……難道?!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAAZFd0fMpw2
590Please respect copyright.PENANAJmUEKFTLEk
伊琳諾回頭一望通往三樓的樓梯。590Please respect copyright.PENANAaQXLJhkfSL
一人手執彎刀正快步奔上。590Please respect copyright.PENANALCfUEJGZFT
不,不只一人,地窖裡被警鈴驚動的衛兵們,現在全都衝過來了──590Please respect copyright.PENANAQWP5NoB0Sj
590Please respect copyright.PENANAy0hkTr5NXc
伸手抓住他揮舞彎刀的手,翻身一腳把他踢下大堂。590Please respect copyright.PENANAzXjYx0lX47
不是魔法師。想也當然,芬納家幹部召來的守衛,不可能是研究院的人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmVv9Xqphkj
我還好,身旁的綠髮少女,卻是不擅長近身作戰的魔法師。590Please respect copyright.PENANAC5Ao23jCen
590Please respect copyright.PENANAdzoRnI4ZJl
我腦筋急速轉動,要不讓芬納家幹部活著回去澄清騙局,又要擊倒眼前不下三十人的衛兵,又要保護伊琳諾,手裡又僅有一把小刀──590Please respect copyright.PENANAIKzQuQrQ66
可惡,我恨還無法使用魔劍的自己──!590Please respect copyright.PENANAzdu5SMYQ6P
590Please respect copyright.PENANAPcMyE8S5aC
「小絮君,你能保護自己對吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAShNGUes9j2
哎?590Please respect copyright.PENANAct9w0mKxKW
正當我在苦惱的時候,伊琳諾忽然笑著問道。590Please respect copyright.PENANAjb1YxUh0Nm
「這應該由我來問吧!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAuOEC4dyRbe
「那就沒問題了。我現在從這裡跳向大門,小絮君請把守倉庫出口,別被任何人溜掉。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAvRgNLgH93A
綠髮少女似乎絲毫不覺身處危機,自信地吩咐著我。590Please respect copyright.PENANABvqpVElmQY
「……喂,妳行嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAJgHnojGBdS
「當然行啊。開闊場所內的混戰可是Combat Magic的基礎,我反而擔心你沒帶刀劍,擋不擋得住他們呢。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAy0lYBj1dtM
「……我當然沒問題。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA8VcHB6a198
「那就這樣決定。上面那兩個大人物必定以為自己勝券在握,不會猜到我們兩人會反過來困住他們。把守住兩處出口,他們一個都逃不了。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAE18fNuRwbw
「不怕他們像少院長一讓從三樓跳下去?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAW0iKOZmc63
「嘿。我可不認為那群人擁有專業魔法師才擁有的技巧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAts43CisbCb
要去了喔,小絮君!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAiApoxGVInE
590Please respect copyright.PENANAjsaadTjFdx
伊琳諾甩開我的手臂,快速奔至三樓的護欄處飛身躍下。590Please respect copyright.PENANAX8spz2yFyp
「風之檻啊,請為我吹拂現世的牢籠!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAX8OrlgYIKs
一陣柔和的微風托住了伊琳諾,她像風箏般平穩地滑向大門。590Please respect copyright.PENANAQsx34jjsaZ
「魔界的螢火蟲,在現世綻放光芒吧!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAyrUoy88BKB
少女握在一起的雙手忽然一張,數十道黃色的光點劃著金色的軌跡無定向掃射在地面。590Please respect copyright.PENANAIQTN56HeiX
那是一般魔法師慣用的雷光彈。不過伊琳諾並未瞄準,又是數十發一同齊射,無導引的雷擊為少女魔法師清出了一條血路。590Please respect copyright.PENANAVDKEfSxjv2
散亂的雷光在大廳刻下焦黑的印記,走避不及的人們紛紛倒地。590Please respect copyright.PENANAtYwTIH9Di1
590Please respect copyright.PENANA5JkM6wwWcs
在柔風的輕托下少女平穩著地。590Please respect copyright.PENANAwLf8Ft5DYW
我身前的敵人被剛才的雷擊嚇呆了,我乘勢一腳把他踹下樓梯,撞倒了幾個正在上樓的敵人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdhZmvkk6GZ
我右手在欄杆上借力一翻,在空中雙腳踏住樓底使勁一撲,飛撲向倉庫的門前。590Please respect copyright.PENANAkXadZtTebF
不懂得像少女或少院長使用魔法著地的我只好比較原始地以翻滾卸去著地的衝力。590Please respect copyright.PENANAY7xUfjBBRZ
590Please respect copyright.PENANAGRpfMyBo9P
「星塵在我的手中坍縮。向世人展示渾沌初開的威嚴吧!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAR9zU8WXu5p
伊琳諾身前凝聚三顆黯藍色的重力球。590Please respect copyright.PENANAHiG7wuG3K7
她揮出三根虛無之絲牽引三枚黑球互相靠近,電磁波形成的風暴震懾著眼前的敵人。590Please respect copyright.PENANA8MGVYWdJOo
這只是開始。在互相擠壓之下黑球愈縮愈小,質量和引力卻愈來愈強。590Please respect copyright.PENANAISx4y8iJ7D
隨著外觀的縮小,黑球色調漸轉純白,甚至散發出刺眼的光芒。590Please respect copyright.PENANAMRL1JXpY0P
三枚白球縮得無可再小的時候,同時開始崩壞。590Please respect copyright.PENANAIdiKoEDHAG
590Please respect copyright.PENANA7YRmIICmab
「與世界的法則一起煙滅吧──Core Code Gamma!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAhqYO3w1rY8
虛無之絲形成的圓環包覆著三枚重力球。590Please respect copyright.PENANAMT4lnMTnDB
透明絲線像是為即將到來的毀滅鋪路一樣指著環形樓梯,但忙著躲避不規則爆發的電磁波的人們並未留意。590Please respect copyright.PENANACsZVWQZOwE
圓環在一瞬之間重新由白轉黑,噴涌出強大的黑光奔流。590Please respect copyright.PENANAXpG9ukxGIU
590Please respect copyright.PENANA9oAXWPaM6l
重力崩壞引發的強烈衝擊波所到之處連空間都開始坍縮。590Please respect copyright.PENANAmrV1Jjg3a3
區區的樓梯在一擊之下瞬即崩裂,上面的人們自然不甚樂觀。590Please respect copyright.PENANAPtOgKEPqQI
畢竟這是行星誕生之際,刻在星球上原初生物心中,創世的魔法。590Please respect copyright.PENANApq4e9RAPqq
幸而伊琳諾理應有控制力道,否則恐怕連飯店的外牆都得被吹走。590Please respect copyright.PENANAjlqWQsf424
590Please respect copyright.PENANAvrIJIMcI29
「……其實再來一次雷光掃射不也同樣能達到目的嗎?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAHK9rrdcTgF
「對不起,人家就是喜歡大場面。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAzFPJ6aXjWn
590Please respect copyright.PENANA3FvIqP9Hdi
樓梯崩潰的碎片造成大量煙塵。590Please respect copyright.PENANAs5QZF0UAFj
至少二十人被直接命中,被三重重力牽引下絞成了基本原子。590Please respect copyright.PENANA6XXN4BZGC4
被黑色重力波直接命中的樓梯部分連煙塵都沒有留下,上下兩部結構在失去基點後崩潰倒塌,壓傷了僥倖逃過一劫的數名幸運兒們。590Please respect copyright.PENANAv4HZGcdW1i
不過,仍然有幾個遠離樓梯口的人並未受傷。590Please respect copyright.PENANA7va1LYG6Fb
伊琳諾收回導引重力波的虛無之絲,冷冷的看著自己所造成的破壞。590Please respect copyright.PENANAJjVhWCmmQW
590Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9JYnUoNSc
少數尚餘行動力的敵人面面相覷,思考著到底要一起上去拚命呢,還是奪路逃走。590Please respect copyright.PENANA9FvRD3E50L
我跟伊琳諾各自把守一處出口,不論他們採取什麼舉動,都在我們掌握之中。590Please respect copyright.PENANA9oduumeNLN
對峙的狀態維持沒多少時間,伊琳諾雙手火光閃動,又一輪無導引炎彈打破了僵局。590Please respect copyright.PENANAv6G2WvXnYz
三人被流彈擊中倒地。剩下來的八人也很清楚繼續對峙的話,只會在一輪掃射下坐以待斃。590Please respect copyright.PENANApbd6yyI1d8
590Please respect copyright.PENANAnXSNnClMyx
被魔女的魔法震懾,再也不敢正面瞧伊琳諾一眼的敵人同時向我衝來。590Please respect copyright.PENANAq5WdAkrjkt
只要與我拉近距離,伊琳諾就不能亂用大範圍的魔法攻擊。590Please respect copyright.PENANAv3BNxEemJa
正常來說這是正確的選擇。只是,他們挑錯對象了。590Please respect copyright.PENANA3CR1zmPed7
590Please respect copyright.PENANAVOLQox0noh
我反手扣上倉庫的鐵門,側身閃過劈來的一刀。590Please respect copyright.PENANAZgnCzLB44J
我縮低身子,腳步錯動,在八人的圍剿中穿插。590Please respect copyright.PENANACw37cdoTdC
似乎各自都是身手不凡的傭兵,可是由於僅是被聘請的關係,他們之間並沒有默契和配合。590Please respect copyright.PENANAq9WpF1NzXd
這在群戰中是致命的缺點。八個沒有配合的人一起作戰,實力並不是乘以八倍,而是隨時比一個一個上更差。590Please respect copyright.PENANA6rl2BbSsCK
590Please respect copyright.PENANAOVEPRkZuCQ
感覺到身後有人一刀劈來,我輕巧的繞到前方一人背後。590Please respect copyright.PENANAo2TKwfew4N
在我後方的人來不及轉身對付我,只是急忙揮劍擋住同伴劈空的一刀。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdTdNfAH77e
我頭也不回,反手一刀刺進了他的後心。590Please respect copyright.PENANAkkqMMwqpJB
並沒有互相搭配,他們所做的只是八人同時使用單對單的戰鬥技巧。590Please respect copyright.PENANAA3vGjsCzgt
沒有事前訓練,他們只覺得同伴礙手礙腳,在顧及不要傷及同伴的同時又得注意不要被同伴擊中。590Please respect copyright.PENANATFbmaGnEFb
而我,只是穿插在他們之間,像獵人尋找下刀的機會。590Please respect copyright.PENANAJqZSDdcNul
現在已刺出四刀。每刀都貫穿心臟,絕不虛發。590Please respect copyright.PENANAKeWB0NiNIK
也許,他們一個一個上,至少比這種打法撐得稍微久一些。590Please respect copyright.PENANA9fmfoQTT6r
590Please respect copyright.PENANATvn9FRygTs
拉過某人作盾擋住左側劈來的一刀。590Please respect copyright.PENANAk3pbdZbuDK
我揮出第七刀,刺穿了為我擋刀的"盾牌"心臟。590Please respect copyright.PENANAq5bsqQhYoI
左側那人似乎已經失去理智,連同伴的安危也置之不理,發了瘋般的亂砍亂殺,只求奪路出門。590Please respect copyright.PENANALJqLJNyl8a
我故意留下他的性命,讓他繼續破壞敵陣的團結。590Please respect copyright.PENANAxF3ug1tWjn
590Please respect copyright.PENANAwHTaJ6kGQl
「嗯……?!」590Please respect copyright.PENANAmc3CN95Q4h
從斷裂的樓梯上跳下了兩人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAfmax0RBLpy
那是先前在咖啡室上的幹部。590Please respect copyright.PENANA8pu3WF0Ukt
他們手上同時拿著武器和盾牌。590Please respect copyright.PENANAuNWmE41kc1
多來兩人,只不過是拖長一點點戰鬥的時間而已──正當我這樣想的時候,兩人竟不是向我撲來,而是衝向伊琳諾。590Please respect copyright.PENANArsXI6YoTcO
590Please respect copyright.PENANARChSq15xBz
魔女臉作無聊表情,隨手把心靈爆破也當作散彈使用,六七道紫光眼看就要擊中他們。590Please respect copyright.PENANAd8cmBsxEui
魔法在他們的盾牌面前消失無縱。590Please respect copyright.PENANAF0jSif6Qlm
不妙,看來盾上鍍上了減輕魔法威力的金屬。590Please respect copyright.PENANACu0ZaGn9dD
伊琳諾有危險。要是魔法無效,她擁有的就只有普通少女的戰鬥力,這樣跟兩個各持武器的強壯男人拚鬥的話……590Please respect copyright.PENANACGBFOoGDoN
590Please respect copyright.PENANAjRbPQcJnUe
我得趕去救她。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdlTfMwBa48
我一反先前以逸待勞的戰術,撲向身前揮刀砍來的瘋子。590Please respect copyright.PENANAFBU5rcLJh6
單手以臂力揮動短而薄的小刀正面強行架住厚重的砍刀。左手毫不留情地向他胸口發出黑炎。590Please respect copyright.PENANAk9I4GXKqzP
那人拍打著燃燒的身體倒地。很好,應該還來得及救伊琳諾──590Please respect copyright.PENANAnDo7tjrcfR
590Please respect copyright.PENANA8NJmKBtvjc
忽然,已經變成火人的瘋子捨命抓向我的腿。590Please respect copyright.PENANAW4X7AvJQhg
跟小刀不同,黑炎的威力雖然致命,但很少會導致即時斃命。590Please respect copyright.PENANAaMsC3jwxLi
因此黑炎時常只是我作為牽制或遠距離攻擊的手段,極少當作最後一擊使用。590Please respect copyright.PENANAcXbC54cUBS
要是被這傢伙抱住腿,直到他斷氣為止都別想甩開,這樣必定趕不及救下少女。590Please respect copyright.PENANATVwgczzoEc
我心裡祈禱伊琳諾能多撐一秒的時間,迴身一腳把瘋子踢得口吐鮮血翻滾在地。590Please respect copyright.PENANAPku7ymibYj
590Please respect copyright.PENANAKAJdZ4mHV5
回頭一看,兩人與伊琳諾的距離只有一步之遙。590Please respect copyright.PENANAhrTS0g8N9S
只要再給我一秒時間,我必定能及時擋在伊琳諾面前。590Please respect copyright.PENANAnCVxOrTbAD
我俯身全力一撲,但無論如何,和少女的距離仍差三步。590Please respect copyright.PENANAufxCGiu01I
590Please respect copyright.PENANAOXK1DQtnO8
「不勞費心,小絮君。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAFFNGsGuSpN
伊琳諾右手舞動虛無之絲,捲住前排那人的雙腳一拉。590Please respect copyright.PENANAoxtElCF0NU
那人失去平衡,面朝天摔倒,但伊琳諾仍然繼續拖動他的身體,然後……然後使出了女子防身術秘要──踢下體。590Please respect copyright.PENANAPQOsovUDVj
某種東西破裂的聲音,和那人抽搐的嘶喊,讓我感到胯下一寒……590Please respect copyright.PENANATc2xIejfRZ
590Please respect copyright.PENANA3m2r5I12pg
另一人眼看形勢危急,也不顧同伴的死活,一腳踏在同伴的身體上揮刀砍落。590Please respect copyright.PENANAiPyTxeBqkR
伊琳諾退後一步躲開,然後右手鬆開虛無之絲,再次以集束心靈爆破反擊。590Please respect copyright.PENANAikamLZkYq4
大概是想拖延時間讓我接近吧,少女明知魔法無效,仍然轟向他的盾牌。590Please respect copyright.PENANAcuMf5XTBF8
590Please respect copyright.PENANAzxTllmVh3M
「不,小絮君,站著別動。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAJTqC7nQH1A
伊琳諾自信的語氣止住了我的動作。590Please respect copyright.PENANAUyXoPOqx2A
她左手不停地以魔法射擊,但右手仍熟練地從腰間皮革處拔出了什麼。590Please respect copyright.PENANAdkAxY3xwbt
她把某物握在手裡,瞄準。590Please respect copyright.PENANA621hAb27xw
590Please respect copyright.PENANAYURGHu4prf
一聲轟鳴。590Please respect copyright.PENANASi8RuMngMI
硝煙的氣味傳來,讓我不自覺地咳了一聲。590Please respect copyright.PENANAhI2Fek8Eqr
敵人的圓盾上穿了一個大洞。他不可置信地用手掩住頸側大量出血的傷口,然後倒地身亡。590Please respect copyright.PENANAD0YdIpkKSx
伊琳諾手裡的東西冒著煙。這東西,我好像在哪兒看過。590Please respect copyright.PENANAL1Z7gX6TYN
590Please respect copyright.PENANATLOHOge3MB
「這,不就是艾薇亞口中的……」590Please respect copyright.PENANA1SsuRNd2T8
記得了,是早前商隊任務中看過的短管火器。590Please respect copyright.PENANA8B2pLHiufn
握柄被設計得適合以單手穩持,以火藥的威力彈出彈藥的防身短鎗。590Please respect copyright.PENANAc2wBMKoEDA
不,似乎有些不太一樣。伊琳諾手裡的短鎗感覺要比上次見過的落後一些。590Please respect copyright.PENANAijqaFoTr6k
590Please respect copyright.PENANAVt3AV6p7LJ
「現代的魔法使也需要一些魔法以外的方便武器,來應付突發情況。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAdZJZTHN50Y
「……魔法師究竟是一個怎樣的職業?」590Please respect copyright.PENANALu95a5t9kC
先前被踢中要害的人已經昏過去了,大廳裡除了我倆,已經沒有其他醒著的人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAN7uEFTEepl
警鈴也早已停止,沒有更多敵人將會出現的先兆。590Please respect copyright.PENANAm4GFtTmrSs
590Please respect copyright.PENANAghuZoPxUsW
「小絮君,要一把嗎?我隨時可以向研究部多要一把喔。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAyuUbbz26n3
「威力是很不錯……可是,這東西只有一發,要再次射擊需要填裝火藥和彈丸吧?不然妳也不用起腳,直接兩槍就解決了。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAtVt6yHuze3
「當然只有一發啊。不要就算了。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAggpwO1cCoR
伊琳諾把短鎗塞回皮革。590Please respect copyright.PENANAFrUtdjoAzL
590Please respect copyright.PENANAJHgQ2rL4BH
老實說也不是沒有考慮過。590Please respect copyright.PENANA38Y6oCkMBP
槍支的威力有目共睹,一名平凡少女用上它一瞬間就能當場擊斃一個健壯男子。590Please respect copyright.PENANAm0dTXey8Nt
可是那過大的聲響,刺鼻的硝煙,以及最重要的是,不能連發,都不適合暗殺者的行動。590Please respect copyright.PENANAPluWpTAECD
即使熟練後能在零點五秒內迅速完成火藥的填裝,從引燃到鉛彈射出的這一段時間依舊無法縮短。590Please respect copyright.PENANATPTmpzDmdO
有這時間的話還不如用魔法或者短刀解決敵人。590Please respect copyright.PENANAbNVVUZ18eV
590Please respect copyright.PENANAGeef87kdhj
不過,如果這東西缺點真的那麼多,艾薇亞也不會那麼重視它的影響。590Please respect copyright.PENANA57yNxdjBay
從商隊處繳獲的火器,後來被蕾蒂雅拆開研究過。590Please respect copyright.PENANAnkAMWHLCfV
似乎那是新式火器,已經不需要手動填塞火藥了,推進藥預先填塞在彈殼裡,只需要扣動扳機,撞針就會擊發子彈。590Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5CahKruGf
因此只要有多發子彈,連續發射也是可能的事。590Please respect copyright.PENANAl1Vt9zD3Tn
590Please respect copyright.PENANAzlgUBbjynv
日後拜托艾薇亞,讓她從蕾蒂雅或者卡羅琳小姐手裡拿幾把回來研究看看。590Please respect copyright.PENANAKW2IkQtlpc
說不定可以作為新裝備使用。590Please respect copyright.PENANAYvHpXJXMP2
590Please respect copyright.PENANA61lLvwv4P2
「……火鎗的事等下再說。伊琳諾,上彈,待在門後。」590Please respect copyright.PENANA7hP3e0Ga1M
大廳的正門傳來異響。590Please respect copyright.PENANA520vkhU1zd
魔眼的藍光刺穿了門後,看見了數人的身影。590Please respect copyright.PENANA3KtCxH3jIJ
我把還不熟練實戰的少女推到拱柱後,自己閃到門側,後背貼牆埋伏著。590Please respect copyright.PENANAnWfRE2O8eW
590Please respect copyright.PENANAwHtLouuyC7
「小絮君,小心牆後!」590Please respect copyright.PENANARAcY7X310E
魔眼捕捉到了牆外若隱若現的人影。590Please respect copyright.PENANA7MWjhxi9CT
伊琳諾突然高聲示警,心知不妙的我迅速轉移位置,半伏在地上。590Please respect copyright.PENANAl60uaNazVM
上一秒仍然堅固結實的厚磚牆,在外側被多束雷射分段切割而發出高熱,繼而被一把鐮刀輕鬆劃斷。590Please respect copyright.PENANAYzNzAWK0cJ
590Please respect copyright.PENANAKdRj8SKu9J
閃身躲過仍然非常高溫的磚牆碎片,我急步後退,不料牆後的偷襲者比我更快,鐮刀的刀身已經劃到眼前。590Please respect copyright.PENANADJCD1gPriu
偷襲者的身影即使在魔眼透視下仍然非常模糊,完全不像是擁有實體的樣子。590Please respect copyright.PENANAkOrewPbn4J
考慮到這可能是幻影,我再度縮身閃過漆黑的刀光,同時短刀向後反手刺出。590Please respect copyright.PENANASiGWUEF1CN
590Please respect copyright.PENANAHCoAdUCsrW
正面揮來的一刀沒有改變動向,連同身影一同化成黑霧消失;反刺的短刀也正好架住了身後又一次的偷襲。590Please respect copyright.PENANANCvPWREbOe
590Please respect copyright.PENANAMKQSFXcwuT
「蕾蒂雅小姐,可別告訴我,妳沒來得及看清同伴就貿然出手。」590Please respect copyright.PENANACvVIuUJ4TL
雖然時機抓得準確,可是刀刃短薄的小刀要架住長柄鐮刀實在略為勉強。590Please respect copyright.PENANA7zSSn6oySe
幸好身後的蕾蒂雅也沒有繼續襲擊的意圖。590Please respect copyright.PENANAtsIZgdPSw7
590Please respect copyright.PENANAp2MM1J56ag
「我收到消息,伊琳諾在這兒遇到危險。到達這兒的時候看見有人在牆後鬼鬼祟祟的,就破牆而入了。沒受傷吧?」590Please respect copyright.PENANAq3IcNuN1Pa
蕾蒂雅掛著一副毫無笑意的笑容說道。590Please respect copyright.PENANAzYaqZ6I2ai
590Please respect copyright.PENANABrlBZW0URs
「……非常感謝妳的關心。幸好反應還算敏捷,不然現在我多半被碎磚壓在地上,要不然就被鐮刀分成兩截。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAWfKPvayrAG
「我可是計算過,不會輕易致命的。聽艾薇亞閣下說,如果是你的話能夠看穿我的偷襲,於是心血來潮就試著測試了一下。很敏銳的魔眼呢。」590Please respect copyright.PENANAQoCbuzer7S
……似乎她認為只要沒有當場死亡就沒有問題。590Please respect copyright.PENANAGaJs0pKAaN
黑衣少女收回了鐮刀,然後看都不看我一眼就走到伊琳諾跟前。590Please respect copyright.PENANAZC4fQHHG4l
590Please respect copyright.PENANAjvvMtqXxD2
「……我明明直到今天為止都沒向旁人透露魔眼。這女孩,究竟為什麼知道我那麼多的事……」590Please respect copyright.PENANAMJLhGWOc9Z
伸展了一下微微發麻的手腕,我忍不住碎碎念。