「……這樣就告一段落了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAJIqSp14duh
艾薇亞從史蒂夫的屍身裡抽出劍尖,雖然可以肯定他已經死去,但我還是出於習慣確認了他是否已死。714Please respect copyright.PENANAA8xDGw3t3d
我回頭看了看維蒂琳,大概是戰鬥所受的傷和疲累,加上目睹叔父的死亡,她已經昏了過去。714Please respect copyright.PENANAv4hcu8jmDY
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「……」714Please respect copyright.PENANA7j7IPppxP4
雖然有些不忍,但我還是拔出了小刀,向她走了過去。714Please respect copyright.PENANAalKra33l73
714Please respect copyright.PENANAx2LFjU5kqV
「等等,小絮,你想幹什麼?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAQsUNenxnB8
「……這份記憶她不會忘掉的。要是她還活著,日後會向妳復仇。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAoUanJgctKn
「就算這樣也不能因此殺她。」
714Please respect copyright.PENANAdx0ryi2Q2W
714Please respect copyright.PENANARTYKcDzu5r
我停下腳步,搔了搔頭望向艾薇亞。714Please respect copyright.PENANAPWcmSzuf0i
「為什麼這時候妳反而心軟了?」714Please respect copyright.PENANARQ6Zu9RxVi
「我不會讓心軟干預我的決定的。她沒有犯下非死不可的罪,沒人有權殺她。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAyLtTIp7VzW
「……既然如此早知道剛才就先打昏她。現在她全看見了,瞞也瞞不過去。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAqm3U09OaA8
「我可沒關係……身為騎士總要背負很多東西。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAa5ozCgQzdK
714Please respect copyright.PENANAhHjKTbtDbo
艾薇亞插回長劍,閉眼合十朝地上的屍體默默禱告。714Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3SAeVsEpj
我沒有信仰,不知道這行為的意義,但看她認真的樣子也就沒有打擾。714Please respect copyright.PENANAlq5ic0Ewm3
714Please respect copyright.PENANAiYDKUWbVZA
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「人間的法律和公義總是有漏洞的,永遠不能達到絕對的公平……即使我們一直在朝這點邁進。714Please respect copyright.PENANA8aQe4RQToL
人沒有制裁它人靈魂的權利。每個人都是生而潔淨的,只是人類所創造的環境把他們染污了而已。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAQxz6XMvzMd
714Please respect copyright.PENANAHTcbAKsTVv
禱告完畢,艾薇亞像是有所感觸似的說道。714Please respect copyright.PENANAK3RxWllyVC
714Please respect copyright.PENANASY7fqskBd9
「即使如此,我們騎士也不能放任罪惡的靈魂在世上遊蕩。遺憾世上的法律還不能平等的為所有人帶來平等和公正,因此我們還要親手引渡這些靈魂……可是,騎士也只不過是凡人,沒法永遠準確地判斷所殺的人是否真的該死,是否真的永遠無法改過遷善。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAhjwqBZBhiz
714Please respect copyright.PENANA4c9uct5WT8
「……那傢伙是真的該死,也無法改過遷善了。別想太多。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAiA3tY5b1hi
我向她說道。714Please respect copyright.PENANAJiwYzqKMh5
艾薇亞苦笑著搖頭。
714Please respect copyright.PENANAvGXrxmkfcq
714Please respect copyright.PENANA50mmLj4uoK
「我們這樣想而已。就像維蒂琳肯定不這樣想。小絮,你有沒有曾經想過,我們騎士只是一群嘴上說漂亮話,可是手上卻橫加殺戮的偽善者?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAj4BFSxOcgh
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「……也許曾經有過。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAnaldvbjE20
說實話,有。尤其是聽伊琳諾說過她的父母胞弟被騎士殺盡之後。714Please respect copyright.PENANAqxR6SonYYM
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或者說,我對艾薇亞以外的騎士其實都是這個看法。714Please respect copyright.PENANALJs4Nqaj0X
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「我也能理解。我知道並不是所有騎士都奉行公義,捨己為人,我更不會因此責備你。714Please respect copyright.PENANAL1DhjxbxPS
在騎士的光潔身影背後要背負的遠過於別人的想像。我們知道殺人是罪惡而不被寬恕的,但我們卻時常接觸到殺戮。騎士身上的罪孽,經常被所殺的人更重。但即使如此,我也不會放棄。714Please respect copyright.PENANARjH3de2vK2
想成為真正的騎士,除了擁有力量,還得擁有敢於背負死者罪孽的心智。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA2pj1dUzEco
714Please respect copyright.PENANAhtPOb9srIi
「……我也不是第一天殺人了,但還沒想過這些問題。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAtdqkkER7yy
我由出生起所受的教育就是如何更有效率地奪去生命。714Please respect copyright.PENANAATERabZgQY
那麼自然不會像她一樣能奢侈得把心思放在殺戮的罪行而非如何生還。
714Please respect copyright.PENANAWvVjq4HHAI
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「唉,小絮,我也不知道自己為什麼會主動說這些,這明明是應該獨自承擔的事……說不定是我開始受不住壓力了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAAc49GoCgyS
「……坦白說,不去想就沒有壓力。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAGJDpW80BwD
倒不如說我也被她說得有點壓力了。714Please respect copyright.PENANAtMgGtEbawj
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「唉。但奪去別人的生命,就代表著連他改過的機會也奪去了。即使可能性微乎其微,即使他必定會再奪去它人的生命,殺人就是罪惡,這點我必需承認。沒有什麼殺人是為了救人之類的漂亮話。殺了一個人,他的罪惡就會連同他的血一同沾在自己的靈魂深處,再也無法擺脫。714Please respect copyright.PENANA7oqQ42f8VG
因此每個騎士都是比凡人罪惡更重的負罪者。我們默默承受,我們默默執行,一切只為讓被上帝捨棄的人間能夠更為公正。714Please respect copyright.PENANAQe8WzaMPCt
我做的事是為了把罪人的靈魂送到上帝面前受審。但除了人間的許可外,我真的有資格履行此一職務嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAqVFcgEeEyM
714Please respect copyright.PENANAYYimseBDx2
「……妳沒資格的話,別人就更沒資格了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAqHEEJdM9FW
「抱歉,說了那麼多……這本該是要獨自承受的。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAsayLMo78hq
艾薇亞臉上好像有點恍神。714Please respect copyright.PENANAM0OpskbhuA
她說的話,我理解的還不到一半。714Please respect copyright.PENANAOewHUn79Yi
可是這已經足夠讓我明白她跟別人的分別。714Please respect copyright.PENANAz8OLoRKJnw
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連保護別人,殺死壞人,這種理所當然的事都會感到罪惡,騎士還真是一個自虐性質頗重的職業。714Please respect copyright.PENANATit2ZzER7w
不過對於沒什麼負罪感的人,大概也就沒所謂吧。714Please respect copyright.PENANAV55AeAhYDm
就像我一樣。714Please respect copyright.PENANAzQQUwuWyw5
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「小絮。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAS2oEXBvA6G
「嗯?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAmIeiPdBsAk
「我知道你大概無法認同。但……你會支持我的對吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAkT5KzQSJrK
「……嗯。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAaxcld4Ybvo
處於這麼認真的氣氛下我也不開玩笑了。714Please respect copyright.PENANADfLS2brVLo
714Please respect copyright.PENANAoM8rX7Ro5U
「反正妳一直堅持著莫名其妙的理想,多添點麻煩也在我意料之中。714Please respect copyright.PENANA4XYgCkZ4yr
……就像妳殺人不殺乾淨這事,早就猜到了啦。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAM5oZA5qIGY
其實我猜到的話就不會試圖去殺維蒂琳了。714Please respect copyright.PENANAChefQrqvT8
714Please respect copyright.PENANAQXU8h8CJGN
「……還在抱怨為什麼斬草不除根嗎?抱歉啦,這個女孩子,我真的下不了手。」
714Please respect copyright.PENANAJbFFkLLTFd
「剛才不是打得那麼狠?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAGdvNzhOJQm
「……被她激發出好勝心了。但,她真的是不該死的人啊。」714Please respect copyright.PENANACRCAdUnKnP
714Please respect copyright.PENANAcjQDaQPB0V
「……那麼,這女生怎麼辦啊?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAP5afRGLkWN
「把她帶出去交給蕾蒂雅吧……雖然沒有殺過人,但她畢竟不是完全沒犯罪,不過鑑於罪行不重和年紀太小,大概連牢也不用進。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAWTcpiLQ1Sm
「所以她很快就會找妳報仇是吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAXT1skZl65T
「沒辦法啦。而且……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAqVi5MqYOse
714Please respect copyright.PENANAZJD2QMxFYu
艾薇亞忽然拉住了我的手放到臉前。714Please respect copyright.PENANAcLHVxqd7db
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「而且,你會保護我的對吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAVYWe6XpvJR
然後,輕輕親了我的手背。714Please respect copyright.PENANAwlCTVowdF8
714Please respect copyright.PENANAxXTBN8PBCJ
「……我可不是騎士,沒法保護妳。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAHKo7PAuJzn
我接連使力數次也沒能掙開。
714Please respect copyright.PENANAg8sEELDREE
……說實話沒有多使力就是了。714Please respect copyright.PENANARo4EGnwSGU
714Please respect copyright.PENANAImTAz7bOse
「別這樣說嘛。騎士是很多規矩,但騎士的騎士自由多了唷。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAFIgs1dRQbu
「騎士的騎士不就是騎士侍從嗎!我才不幹!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAcKeFniYltr
「……好失望啊。真的不幹嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAEjQ9cqX6s8
「除非接受一個條件。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA2D5FBVjyJF
「好啊,什麼條件?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAJW8WA6Yuq2
「妳要我當騎士的騎士對吧?那麼,妳先趴下來給我騎騎……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAcpfYEefG3m
「變態!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAHUgspbqKZq
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「任務完成了,蕾蒂雅。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAH2BWjhquvl
艾薇亞放下暈倒的維蒂琳,向蕾蒂雅匯報。714Please respect copyright.PENANA8xjTwdRNHL
714Please respect copyright.PENANAkQnxV09AZl
「這邊也已經活捉了全部目標。714Please respect copyright.PENANA41NpRlFVKb
主謀者史蒂夫怎麼了?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAAFfbOD9mf7
「……試圖反抗拒捕,遭擊斃。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAFZEvR6K2zQ
這其實也算事實吧,只是他本意是想要投降。714Please respect copyright.PENANAQQK4dwFkAR
714Please respect copyright.PENANAEbR88ZZNhv
「這個女孩呢?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAOxgMAFUbkI
「在芬納家不存在之後,她也沒有動機作惡了吧。就放她一馬吧。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAdtcRsLo2TZ
「這……如果妳堅持的話。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAuCkRbQj9gu
714Please respect copyright.PENANAYeW98gEY1O
蕾蒂雅叫來了一個女隊員送走了維蒂琳。714Please respect copyright.PENANAoPfACIrE2c
我有點奇怪她為什麼不加勸阻,不會是想跟我一樣偷偷殺掉她吧?714Please respect copyright.PENANAFghWHl7Lj5
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「不過鑑於多次參與非法活動,雖然作惡不深加上年紀稚嫩,但也得送到輔導所。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA79e6LJp2KB
像是在解答我的疑問似的,蕾蒂雅續道。714Please respect copyright.PENANAxj7S6Oi6j5
「……這也算是公正的裁決吧。我沒有意見。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAxkWt6Bkd3G
714Please respect copyright.PENANAl19kMzDGbf
「那麼,請宣佈行動目標完滿達成。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAvY0f6Y7xUu
蕾蒂雅讓開了一步,讓艾薇亞走到二樓的高台處。714Please respect copyright.PENANA9w2Bt2e8nH
714Please respect copyright.PENANAVA9nmw8Nl4
「除首謀史蒂夫.芬納伏誅之外,其餘一切目標已經就擒。714Please respect copyright.PENANAaNGuJeWq6Y
各位,幹得好。芬納家從此之後,就已經是無足輕重的組織,再也不能對我們所愛的王城進行任何破壞了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAIdS4DDZuIT
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她宣佈的氣勢似乎還是頗有不足。714Please respect copyright.PENANA5nPhXiaLUh
我沒有跟她上去,而是跟蕾蒂雅在旁看著。714Please respect copyright.PENANAp8wBQbx6cw
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「你們兩個真慢啊。為了擋住別人進去地下室搜索,我可花了不少唇舌。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAkh2BTa4XTB
「……繞過法庭殺死史蒂夫是不是卡羅琳小姐的命令?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAmWzxXv3V4e
「她提出過這建議,不過叫艾薇亞閣下自行判斷。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAerRzP4qMxp
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所以,這是她的意思嗎。714Please respect copyright.PENANAdZvsenx5R1
「怎麼了?難道你代她下手了?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAAxcGFavCJd
「沒,她親自下手的。714Please respect copyright.PENANAMJhh57EQVs
……其實我還是覺得這種髒活應該由我們這些不能見光的人幹。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAh2bfzLCoMy
「哈,我們能為她處理多少次這種事?714Please respect copyright.PENANAER0sGyVpUq
髒活必需有人去做。艾薇亞閣下需要知道這點,不然就算每次我們都為她處理掉髒活也沒有用。714Please respect copyright.PENANA1T0ZsSGfot
精神潔癖一點實際用處也沒有。我個人很慶幸她不是這種人。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAt6Fnn5lO7z
714Please respect copyright.PENANAw7bnzV2Mwu
「……也對。可是,妳其實是希望她成為卡羅琳小姐那類人吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAx60jQoIfAZ
「當然了。卡羅琳小姐也是把她視為接班人培養的吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANA0ss67l1Ivs
「……我不清楚。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAUJwHaq4L7T
714Please respect copyright.PENANAXfzBHW3V1S
蕾蒂雅似乎不知道,卡羅琳小姐其實對自己的作為深感痛悔。714Please respect copyright.PENANALg1EtkwCzN
艾薇亞其實不是她預定的接班人,而是她心中光潔的指標。714Please respect copyright.PENANAeosUkCJepD
或者說,培養她的目的,其實是為了自己的贖罪。714Please respect copyright.PENANAVtQmhBVGCx
714Please respect copyright.PENANAbCywdIjAbv
想起卡羅琳小姐當天的傾訴,我心中總是隱隱覺得不該讓艾薇亞變成她那樣。714Please respect copyright.PENANAnkdtAK3iSb
恐怕她也是想艾薇亞自己決定,才把判斷交給了她。714Please respect copyright.PENANAnrsUnW6OBi
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「不清楚就算了。艾薇亞閣下的任務結束了,但我們今晚還有工作要做。你沒忘了吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAN6hhxuqHs2
「……那刻在我的血液裡,想忘也忘不了。叫上伊琳諾吧。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAAxl3SZI69l
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那群黑衣人。714Please respect copyright.PENANARb8nLzjlwr
要是卡蓮娜小姐對他們有用,說不定很快就會再次來襲。714Please respect copyright.PENANAWSiWRBSmPg
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轉眼間已是數天過去。714Please respect copyright.PENANA54Ma9ulHzC
每晚蕾蒂雅都緊繃著精神監視飯店周邊,但什麼發現都沒有。714Please respect copyright.PENANAcwJc5FwLkf
艾薇亞這幾天都住在王宮裡準備就職。714Please respect copyright.PENANAIIiNZMiby7
伊琳諾也收到了學院即將復課的消息,但還不打算回宿舍。714Please respect copyright.PENANAiYd6muouGa
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「看來他們不會派人追縱卡蓮娜小姐了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAQWgySQdXON
眼見天色漸明,我拍拍守了一整晚的蕾蒂雅說出結論。714Please respect copyright.PENANAZ86T6A5C78
「……真是可惜。還以為這會是香餌。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAwzYmhF8kTE
「比起這個,妳還是快睡吧。這幾天都通宵監視,很累了吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANA9qNarVVXtG
「對暗殺者來說通宵等待時機算得什麼……只是,看來再等也不會有結果了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAsHSLNR7WlC
蕾蒂雅站起身來,看著我像有什麼話想說的樣子。714Please respect copyright.PENANAUhZTuAgHfL
「我看先把卡蓮娜小姐撤出飯店換個安全的地方吧。小絮,這幾天謝謝你了。害你白等幾天,抱……呃……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAzijJpkb6cr
蕾蒂雅似乎還不太能對我說出「抱歉」兩個字。714Please respect copyright.PENANAlCaIkW3fOw
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「艾薇亞的就職典禮是今天吧?可不能遲了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA4ehPKimypG
「傍晚五時在王城廣場開始。不過,我們可以早一點過去。714Please respect copyright.PENANAkZF9cEl67y
啊,伊琳諾早安。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5HmDOKDsx
最後一句是對剛過來的伊琳諾說的。714Please respect copyright.PENANAruCrnVDVuQ
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「你們昨晚真的又沒睡啊……你們看看自己的臉,好憔悴啊。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAmD1olGy1pp
「我一直都這樣子。」714Please respect copyright.PENANACLwQplPBjZ
我沒好氣的回道。714Please respect copyright.PENANAHsvKWuQR6X
714Please respect copyright.PENANA1B57bPJq6P
時間是清晨五時半,我在飯店的廚房裡準備著四人份的早餐。714Please respect copyright.PENANA9Di40FVEoC
偌大一個飯店就只有我們四人的感覺其實挺不錯的。714Please respect copyright.PENANAfKyFJomuo5
714Please respect copyright.PENANAdJwY3nGUi5
「話說小絮君,你從哪兒學會烹飪的啊?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAhDB9ArsAPa
「說不上學……自自然然就會了。雖然一個人生活時都不會去煮……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAIhQWHLzs1N
伊琳諾在旁邊濯洗食料。714Please respect copyright.PENANAN8nmlm5671
雖然不像正規飯店一樣每天都有專門供應的新鮮蛋品肉品,但存貨還有不少。714Please respect copyright.PENANAU0vZHWKZ1D
714Please respect copyright.PENANAvAUI0pyTNd
「可惜艾薇亞不在。你做的東西好像特別對她的胃口。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAisC8PxC5OQ
伊琳諾打開了一個罐頭,把裡面的豆子均勻地鋪在碟上。714Please respect copyright.PENANAYKnIzvXym5
「我記得她家裡不是有座城堡?裡面的廚師精製的西餐總比我這個業餘的好吧。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAfmzqfZTRGg
「怎麼說呢……雖然生活習慣和我們沒什麼分別,但小絮君總給人從別的國家來的感覺。做的菜也是別有風味,艾薇亞應該是喜歡這點。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAOpM1WGix41
714Please respect copyright.PENANAVtts3Fzw93
在用過了豐盛的早餐之後,我和伊琳諾送著卡蓮娜小姐到城裡。714Please respect copyright.PENANAYgZlSfChTe
本來蕾蒂雅說想親自護送,但伊琳諾強要她多睡一會,不要在艾薇亞的典禮上打瞌睡。714Please respect copyright.PENANABRoRUbm4OS
714Please respect copyright.PENANAbpDb8CQGlB
「卡蓮娜小姐打算在哪兒落腳?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAYT4LVBTrT1
「嗯……我能在旅館住宿嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANApANvsdp4dz
雖然危險應已過去,但在旅館逗留對一個孤身女子未免也太危險。714Please respect copyright.PENANAeEDOWsQEd1
714Please respect copyright.PENANALWzNKBwt4u
「我有一戶熟悉的人家可以給妳居住喔。費用應該也比旅館便宜。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAniWQ4j7p4h
「這樣嗎,謝謝。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA6W4ZxJenx3
「卡蓮娜小姐如果介意,其實也可以回飯店裡去,只是要匯報一下就是了……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAvK2kp9TbYj
「嗯……我覺得還是住在城中比較有希望看見卡羅琳閣下。714Please respect copyright.PENANAundEbGoChU
而且,這城市的氛圍我很喜歡。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAa9Re5xqlgP
714Please respect copyright.PENANAj97FYeBm0Z
「卡蓮娜小姐是哪兒來的呢?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAcVHbUsfg2P
「聖……呃,在海的另一端遠渡而來的。目前打算獨自環遊世界。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAOldtIJjElM
「……那為什麼要見卡羅琳閣下呢?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAktIGbqm9ry
「………………」714Please respect copyright.PENANAUFknlMxhrf
卡蓮娜一臉面紅耳赤,像是急於回答又想不到答案的樣子。714Please respect copyright.PENANASqP0UH0neI
714Please respect copyright.PENANAciWbZCLz8c
「……小絮,你不要問那麼直接行不行?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAQthaIV4bIm
「抱歉了……我暫時還不能說。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAVHi5qzffXx
「呃……不要緊啦。卡蓮娜小姐是貴族出身吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAnc70m5USou
伊琳諾試圖拉開話題,但氣氛似乎更緊張的樣子。714Please respect copyright.PENANAp7iwFmcXTZ
714Please respect copyright.PENANA6BEQx7IOsP
「啊……啊哈哈,怎麼可能呢,我只是個捕漁維生的漁民……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAHNQtKFBQFQ
「妳身上的錢起碼是一個漁民兩三年的積蓄吧……」714Please respect copyright.PENANApFIlG9WLL0
「小絮!」714Please respect copyright.PENANA5PuqOJJAr3
714Please respect copyright.PENANA6CrM1Y32mz
卡蓮娜頭低低的,似乎不敢再回答我們的問題。714Please respect copyright.PENANA7yFInnGxwb
伊琳諾以燦爛的微笑盯著我,示意我不要再多嘴。714Please respect copyright.PENANA78wzztBess
714Please respect copyright.PENANAyTVVQQCZ5y
「到了。嬸嬸在嗎~?」714Please respect copyright.PENANA2WLNGUCKxJ
伊琳諾提起門環敲門。714Please respect copyright.PENANARGaHP1ahPa
「啊,伊琳諾妹妹。這兩個可愛的孩子是?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAxGWVqKSUZm
「我,我叫作卡蓮娜……我可以在這兒借宿一宵嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANA1lkpdSsasv
一宵?我心裡有點疑問但又被伊琳諾盯得不敢開口。714Please respect copyright.PENANABFIy48Og1g
「這麼可愛的女孩無任歡迎啊。老婆婆家裡沒別人,請隨便。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA0rvwEj78Gy
714Please respect copyright.PENANApGx0Y3wFz7
714Please respect copyright.PENANAg9xK6WpIzs
在安置好卡蓮娜之後,我和伊琳諾向著廣場進發。714Please respect copyright.PENANAPGLey2DdDT
「小絮君。你剛才是不是太急了點啊?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAwNxcVWr89f
「妳也知道她在隱瞞吧。」714Please respect copyright.PENANApfcfr8kVlg
「那不代表要直接說出來好嗎!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAriUul0UPUn
714Please respect copyright.PENANAk0mt9qyECN
廣場已經鋪設好了長椅和地毯。714Please respect copyright.PENANAZaCLXLa09i
這個廣場旁邊座落著一個教堂,所以這兒經常成為舉行儀式的地點。714Please respect copyright.PENANAy4XTJOtU3u
身穿寶藍長袍的艾薇亞,現在正在平靜自己的心情。714Please respect copyright.PENANA0w5qqlMDDd
「伊琳諾,小絮……你們來啦?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAANyEmbY47N
「笨蛋女,很緊張吧?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAKhhL2wGz8t
「……很熱。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAdNx3izIueX
她隔著那件毫不透風的袍子煽風。714Please respect copyright.PENANAXXT1Lhd4t4
714Please respect copyright.PENANAGUjVa9UuxA
「艾薇亞,請注意儀態。女性做這動作被別人看見不太好……」714Please respect copyright.PENANA327wrNZfJd
「妳跟本來就不是女性的人說什麼儀……啊疼。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAyQYTWUBBdW
腰間被重重打了一拳。714Please respect copyright.PENANAHRWykbhlJu
不料一陣劇烈的痛感透進神經,我彎下了腰咳嗽兩聲。714Please respect copyright.PENANAPXfLxp8mbE
714Please respect copyright.PENANAOpa2Bi6yg3
「喂,我可沒有那麼用力啊……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAOgxIwSbi0e
「前天被維蒂琳打中的地方……當時還不覺痛,但劇烈活動之後傷勢有點加深了。不礙事,再過一會就好了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAHqcWkNjDun
「小絮君你作息長期不正常,傷勢當然會較慢復原啊。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAEj0T3votoq
「得看看有沒有淤腫……小絮,脫掉上衣好嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAPlcyFZiGXD
714Please respect copyright.PENANAak1a2dMpeG
聽見艾薇亞這樣說,我反射性地後退了一步。714Please respect copyright.PENANAH1AkC2EmeM
「沒有淤腫。不用擔心……」714Please respect copyright.PENANA4aNe4XQL3U
因為感覺自己的上身不太好看,所以我忌諱在別人面前暴露出來。714Please respect copyright.PENANA8hIPObWnay
「讓我看看吧?反正你是男生,怕什麼羞?」714Please respect copyright.PENANABMo6rNEdV2
「妳,妳想幹什麼!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAuj83ecC8mn
「認命吧,小絮。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA6PyzjLCa9g
艾薇亞向伊琳諾使了個眼色。714Please respect copyright.PENANAugFr4VOaeK
714Please respect copyright.PENANAvBOrAHeS0B
「喂,喂!你幹什麼!別脫我的上衣!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAs3eepiYzyI
伊琳諾拉住了我的雙手。714Please respect copyright.PENANAaoQhxCHMC7
「知道了啦,不脫就是了。嘿咻。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAHQWwmyQik7
艾薇亞雙手翻起了我的衣服,下腹部露了出來。714Please respect copyright.PENANAnSHNLpdv4A
雖然實際上被別人看到也沒什麼,但我就是對被看見上身這事很敏感。714Please respect copyright.PENANAPuxh1NplYB
714Please respect copyright.PENANA4saYQ37jnV
「喂,可以了吧!有什麼要看那麼久啊!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAKGSGH5STEt
艾薇亞把手放在我的腰上,輕聲念誦咒文。714Please respect copyright.PENANADHZZHWzuww
大概是治癒術一類的魔法吧,感覺血液的流動順暢了點。714Please respect copyright.PENANAK1hNxG1ppF
「好了。再過一兩小時就會好……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAYjcvu8BfBR
「好了就放手!再不放我就叫非禮……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAxLlSmDLP9X
714Please respect copyright.PENANA4IGcHMA8op
「小絮。能看看你上身那個傷口嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANANb4D1xvu8E
艾薇亞神色凝重,像是回憶著什麼。714Please respect copyright.PENANAvI9FyKJ6Pf
714Please respect copyright.PENANAeMkL6EUco4
「咦?……啊,這傷口好深啊。即使已經痊癒了,疤痕還是很重……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAsfVaTloRMe
不妙。714Please respect copyright.PENANAZhwFlUObpl
連我自己都忘了三年前在賽林家留下的傷口。714Please respect copyright.PENANAdKf5iLjwqD
難道她還記得當年我被刺傷的位置?714Please respect copyright.PENANAslhdmL13nz
連我都快要忘了,她怎麼還在記著……714Please respect copyright.PENANABUFxKH3eLK
714Please respect copyright.PENANA5ao0sZXXYG
「……小絮?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAjyJV67yUwC
她拉著我的手。714Please respect copyright.PENANA98VnGElN6p
「這個傷痕,哪兒弄的?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAOHf8ZS2VnG
「……怎麼,妳也想弄一個?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAAyNRVgFL5c
我搖了搖,卻甩不開她的手。714Please respect copyright.PENANAmskQmzDIds
「告訴我,好嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAfqV5pmxMJi
「……五,六年前,跑到某處大戶人家裡偷竊,被抓住,刺了一刀。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAQieP9K60Nv
「五,六年前嗎……那沒事了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAVu1RWWqysh
「沒事妳就鬆手啊喂!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0UiFjqljb
再握一會不可以嗎,她無聲地撒嬌。714Please respect copyright.PENANAEVXD1VM06a
714Please respect copyright.PENANA1B1BQrGaWC
「……當時生活不太好,有上餐沒下餐,所以去劫別人的富,濟自己的貧……可是逃跑時被狗嚇了嚇,摔在了尖巖上面,所以……所以留下了這傷口。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAhzWsRVnrHu
我勉強掰出一個還算合理的謊。714Please respect copyright.PENANAZiPH58PbG8
714Please respect copyright.PENANAuzo2aErKJC
「……不太像是巖石刺傷啊……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAebMeeIhuPH
「我長大之後疤痕就走樣了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAwCMV2GArQV
「是嗎……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAWdoPdtWwRR
艾薇亞半信半疑的說道。714Please respect copyright.PENANATDpGAlbAcr
714Please respect copyright.PENANA0GytXriua9
「……小絮君,跟我來一下。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAzq3FVVuIAe
「啊,好的。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAheDrZtaoP2
伊琳諾很及時地支開了我。714Please respect copyright.PENANAQvoKM8SBgO
714Please respect copyright.PENANAFmwrGPSV5o
「怎麼了?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAW3qjaPtEzH
在教堂外面,我向伊琳諾問道。714Please respect copyright.PENANA9ISIGH25kT
「……艾薇亞竟然那麼容易就相信你了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAJhVGlzznWV
伊琳諾沒好氣的說道。714Please respect copyright.PENANAttBZo6DcJ3
「妳不相信嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAigv4TsAQzz
「也許艾薇亞沒看清楚。你的傷口很明顯是刀傷,巖石的棱角再鋒利,都不可能那麼整齊。而且錯綜的血管感覺也不像是五六年前留下的傷……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAjtudVqb7zj
「……被刀刺的那又怎樣?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAZYsZEjFzCv
「沒怎樣。只是為什麼要隱瞞呢?」714Please respect copyright.PENANATgS2JfQBdK
714Please respect copyright.PENANAg5lsaJw1Fx
「我不太想她追問被誰刺的。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAgH5cqnheBy
「……關於艾薇亞以前一直念念不忘的男孩子,我略知一二。714Please respect copyright.PENANAkaFkHvGqDj
大概在三年前,某個很神秘的男孩跟她成為了朋友,很快地又跑掉了。而他最後一次出現,是帶著瀕死的刀傷……」714Please respect copyright.PENANA0bwtOBEpOY
「……後來呢?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAcPqtCcGPND
「不知道。艾薇亞覺得他已經死了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAhbPPVTjBvJ
「我也覺得已經死了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAmiHMp3GZRH
714Please respect copyright.PENANA47piis2zg8
伊琳諾雙眼直視著我。714Please respect copyright.PENANATeERuE6Ijm
「小絮君,你很肯定啊。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAKuOBGBwW9C
「感覺而已。就算沒死又怎樣?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAGkMDY1h13e
「……艾薇亞有時候真的真的非常遲鈍。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA0RsKbdm3D3
少女嘆了口氣,又回到教堂裡。714Please respect copyright.PENANAfm7zbXwx4j
714Please respect copyright.PENANAkPrC81JgUO
正對著彩繪玻璃下所灑落的暮光,艾薇亞的身影非常美麗。714Please respect copyright.PENANAJqvoKNl4zm
我站到了教堂的陰影之下,免得沾污了這片光景。714Please respect copyright.PENANAL7bUzzpHME
714Please respect copyright.PENANA5K31R3P57W
伊琳諾看看我又看看艾薇亞,最後擺出一副「我不要管你們兩個了」的表情坐在一旁。714Please respect copyright.PENANADhs7B0DkMO
我苦笑著想說什麼,但被門外傳來的聲音打斷了。714Please respect copyright.PENANAlMZzZ4Tpqb
714Please respect copyright.PENANA15addWfWmU
「艾薇亞姐姐,下午好!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAv6Z7k0U3qh
教堂門外傳來稚嫩女聲的叫喊。714Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZYlJEkHMo
「啊,菲莉蒂(Felicity Zielin)……妳來參觀典禮的嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAaf24yTDxuF
714Please respect copyright.PENANAEmsjs4Gz4l
走進來的是一位約莫十四五歲的金髮少女。714Please respect copyright.PENANAnpcACYdMb0
從衣裙上可以看出經過精心的打扮,小號的洋裝和緞帶散發著活潑的魅力。714Please respect copyright.PENANAeHuM0viwNG
長長的馬尾給人一種很可愛的感覺。而且,精緻的臉蛋簡直像是從艾薇亞臉上刻下來似的。714Please respect copyright.PENANAinnVwEbdS7
714Please respect copyright.PENANAZRCQslVbH2
從外表和姓氏可以看出,是艾薇亞的妹妹吧。714Please respect copyright.PENANAiVFi4wEj8s
714Please respect copyright.PENANAKkgp7BHNUP
「不止我呢,父親和兩位哥哥都來了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAjH3N4FRlG8
「兩位……塔維斯哥哥也來了?」714Please respect copyright.PENANA8HXo1lLZrL
714Please respect copyright.PENANAhlgDdHTSek
我的耳朵忽然像兔子一樣豎起。714Please respect copyright.PENANAuVd4iqlVSo
那麼今天就能親眼看見當年的幕後黑手。一定要把他的外表牢記在心。714Please respect copyright.PENANA26XtNHHHn6
714Please respect copyright.PENANAXJdRLuw5AL
他是不是隨菲莉蒂一起來了呢,我這樣想著,有意無意地把目光射向門外。714Please respect copyright.PENANAQjCugIRDTG
外面只有兩個人。並沒有衣飾特別華貴,或者跟艾薇亞形貌相似的人。714Please respect copyright.PENANAqwm8PIx4BW
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等一下。714Please respect copyright.PENANAcYKFnxrEBc
雖然如此,當中有一個我好像有點印象。714Please respect copyright.PENANAEUpIfQaHVF
714Please respect copyright.PENANAh4Dnu0M2L9
「你是姊姊的朋友吧?午安。」714Please respect copyright.PENANALnQnSSOECq
「咦?啊,午安。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAl1LjWhogZ2
菲莉蒂不知何時走到我的背後。714Please respect copyright.PENANAinZl9fMgBF
714Please respect copyright.PENANAAnfG1IdmWz
「跟妳介紹個男生,米利恩…………賽林。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA6nBrAaWlGF
「咦……跟我們同姓嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAPhn9AHomha
「對喔,是新的家僕。叫小絮就好了,不用給面子。」714Please respect copyright.PENANApHUuyz8mpr
艾薇亞在向她的妹妹灌輸不正確的知識。714Please respect copyright.PENANApJW1VyYrqi
714Please respect copyright.PENANAYKzKkCq0iU
「呃……真的是家僕嗎?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAC5FprW98gI
「嗯。處理妳姊姊留下的麻煩。」714Please respect copyright.PENANApLzVyol0Qc
我僅僅點頭示意,就把目光重新放到外面。714Please respect copyright.PENANABu9itfZiTX
714Please respect copyright.PENANAb9us2s4yfJ
「小絮君,在看什麼?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAKc8LP8Keiq
伊琳諾也走到了我身邊。714Please respect copyright.PENANAIuExWVZAyN
「啊……菲莉蒂小姐,外面的兩個人是?」714Please respect copyright.PENANA6uQeLJ5Hud
「我們家的騎士。擔任護衛的職責。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAKoPrnTzdzM
「護衛?城裡治安很好啊。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAXmzWHf5B3b
「是的。不過自從三年前姊姊被暴徒擄走過之後,我們一家出門都要帶著護衛……當然,姊姊現在離家外住就不用了。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAVFpAed2aZa
714Please respect copyright.PENANAXWCgQR9uRs
都帶護衛嗎。714Please respect copyright.PENANAWPo4YM7MrF
既然連她身邊都有兩個護衛,那麼艾薇亞的長兄身邊肯定更多。714Please respect copyright.PENANAjTnW2HD6eP
就算沒有,只要塔維斯在他身旁我也就下不了手。714Please respect copyright.PENANAltTXJ0781H
714Please respect copyright.PENANA6L883q9KTo
「……伊琳諾。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAMGMSmkUaCL
「嗯?怎麼了?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAyWJSoZQ9CH
「幫我問問菲莉蒂,那兩個護衛是誰。」714Please respect copyright.PENANADVx88VghmH
「……怎麼不自己問?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAhMrwKUmn2k
「呃,我跟她不熟……」714Please respect copyright.PENANAiVLQDbj7xO
714Please respect copyright.PENANAK34XyviGuE
伊琳諾雖然感覺奇怪,但還是去問了。714Please respect copyright.PENANA50ltgqVTUw
其實不熟並不是我不問的理由。不過真正原因現在不方便說。714Please respect copyright.PENANA8C6fAL5p8J
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「他叫卡爾,是領主直屬騎士。你認識他?」714Please respect copyright.PENANARMlDF2QB3r
「名字不重要。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAFlgtbRBsc8
「……故作神秘的。那你就別叫我問啊!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAuRhNaL2g58
「總之謝啦。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAMFcza1lfon
伊琳諾嘟了嘟嘴。714Please respect copyright.PENANAJvzx7AKN68
714Please respect copyright.PENANAnVijL4tPzV
「距離典禮舉行還有多久?」714Please respect copyright.PENANAsbagQLJzLx
「三小時吧……大概。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA8pFc1f9CF4
「好吧,三小時大概足夠我辦一件事。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAY7OFoGFEHN
714Please respect copyright.PENANApCnAcWY9H6
「我有事離開一下,保證在典禮前回來!」714Please respect copyright.PENANAhDOxKVuMM1
我轉身向艾薇亞喊道。714Please respect copyright.PENANATvjfxtoPjC
「……哼。笨小絮,有事忙就不用抽空來啊。」714Please respect copyright.PENANA1FeedxaBe0
艾薇亞鼓起了臉頰。714Please respect copyright.PENANAWEirw86cXB
「啊,姐姐的意思是,你來不了她會不開心的。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAbeqS1xUDgz
菲莉蒂在旁翻譯句子。714Please respect copyright.PENANAtl0cb8NksK
「……才不是這意思!」714Please respect copyright.PENANARyRlXVoomu
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「我也捨不得不來吧。總之一定會回來啦。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAhSHRdf43bG
艾薇亞表情也緩和了下來。714Please respect copyright.PENANAIHrdyV3zTZ
「我說了不在意啊……不過,你不能因為我不在意就不來喔?714Please respect copyright.PENANAY4bhLvB91q
去吧,快些回來。」714Please respect copyright.PENANAGW071wqgaO
「嗯,我保證。」


