宿舍房內,睡夢中的芷蘭,朦朧間聽到開門的聲音。她微微昂起頭,看見沐澄半掩着門,正與門外一位同學低聲密談。
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「真的嗎?有這種好事?感謝妳特意來告訴我。」
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「不用客氣。那我先走囉,再見。」
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「好的,明天見。」
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沐澄輕輕關上門後,去打開衣櫃,將那雙運動鞋塞進袋子裡,動作小心而迅速。然後,她若無其事地默默鑽入被窩。
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芷蘭睜開眼,側身面向沐澄,好奇地問:「沐澄,那個同學找妳聊甚麼?」
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「沒甚麼,只是在聊同學的是非而已。我睡了,晚安。」沐澄刻意迴避,背對芷蘭。
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儲物室門外,藍玥仍坐在地上,雙手緊握那顆海螺。她原本在思考中,卻不知不覺睡着。夜風吹過她的臉,被吹起的髮絲貼到臉頰上。
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一個龐大的身軀,靜靜走到她身旁,俯身為她披上一件外套。
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「糟了……我睡了多久?」
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藍玥醒來,發現身上多了一件外套。但她沒有多想,看見四周空無一人,便穿上外套,悄悄回到宿舍房。
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午後,沐澄拿着那袋運動鞋,站在魅妖宿舍門口附近。她在原地來回踱步,神情顯得忐忑不安,嘴裡正在練習各種開場白。
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「銀蒼同學,上一次……不好意思……」她皺着眉,搖了搖頭,「不行不行,太矯情了。」
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「銀蒼同學,有件事我想請教你……」頓了一頓,她又搖頭,「不行,這樣好像太直接。」
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她深吸一口氣,走到門前,抬起手正要敲門,卻又猶豫起來。就在她鼓起勇氣準備叩下去時,門忽然打開,她差點一拳敲在夜翎的臉上。
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夜翎下意識退後一步,瞥了她一眼:「幸好我反應快,避得開。說妳幾句而已,就要來揍我?報復心也太強了吧。」
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「我哪有心思報復你?你以為自己是誰?」沐澄臉上泛紅,尷尬又生氣。
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夜翎瞄到袋子裡的運動鞋,又注意到她手腳上的擦傷,輕蔑一笑:「啊……我猜到了。妳搞不定這法器,來我們這裡求救。」
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「你亂說!」沐澄憤怒得緊握拳頭,眼神凌厲。
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「讓我猜猜……妳聊過的魅妖,除了我之外,也只有銀蒼。」夜翎不以為意,晃了晃手裡的儲物櫃鑰匙。
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被說中的沐澄一時語塞,嘴唇動了一動,卻沒有反駁。
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「可惜啊……銀蒼最近要替他的赤陽師父寫報告和保養法器,忙得不可交加,救不了妳了。」夜翎湊近沐澄的臉,嚇得她瞪大眼睛,頭部稍微向後。
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夜翎看着她的眼睛,忽然停頓了一下。他略帶尷尬地轉開視線,並對她說:「不過,如果妳求我的話,我或許會考慮幫妳。」
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「你做夢。誰要求你?」沐澄甩起馬尾,立刻轉身離開。
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夜翎歪頭看她的背影,嘴角微微上揚:「真有骨氣。那祝妳好運,別摔斷腿了。」
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沐澄走到操場角落,將袋子放在地上,蹲下身準備再試一次。但她發現,鞋帶像在鬥氣般死死纏住,腳尖根本塞不進去。
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「我就不相信,搞不定你。」
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沐澄咬緊牙關,雙手傾盡全力拉扯鞋帶,試圖將腳擠進那雙倔強的運動鞋。但鞋口像是故意與她作對,她的腳趾被擠得發紅,隱隱作痛。
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終於,她放棄,氣呼呼地提起那袋鞋回到宿舍房。
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「藍玥她出去買下午茶了。妳今天有沒有啟動到法器?」芷蘭正坐在書桌前,拿着放大鏡左照右照。
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沐澄一臉煩躁,將袋子丟掉在地。她整個人攤軟在椅子上,頭部靠着椅背,語氣低落:「別說,一說我就來氣。」
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「期限一到,魔法師就要驗收我們的成果,到時候我們該怎麼辦?」芷蘭收起放大鏡,托起兩頰,眼神失落。
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沐澄看着她那副愁眉苦臉的模樣,心一軟,語氣緩了下來:「其實是有辦法的。不過……看妳能不能開口求人,我就真的開不了口。」
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芷蘭眼神一亮,立刻坐直身子:「我能,我能。妳說說,我要求誰?」
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沐澄清晰說出:「那妳聽清楚了。歴代青族也是靠魅妖的提示而啟動法器,只有少數天賦極高的青族能自行突破這道難關。」
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芷蘭眨了眨眼,像是在消化這個訊息,然後點頭:「那就簡單,我們今日想好找誰幫忙,和怎樣開口。明天一早,我們一起去魅妖宿舍,我負責開口問就行。」
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「妳說的喔,那我就旨意妳了。」沐澄嘴角微微上揚,彷彿已解開一道難題。
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「沒問題。」芷蘭笑着拍拍胸口,然後站起來伸了個懶腰,「我餓了,妳要一起去買下午茶嗎?」
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沐澄搖搖頭,語氣悶悶的:「不了,沒胃口。」
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芷蘭走到小食部,看見玄離和玄溫站在櫃台旁邊等候。玄溫轉身發現她,笑容燦爛打了個招呼:「芷蘭同學,妳也來買下午茶?」
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她點點頭:「嗯,剛巧我也餓,打算買一份烤餅。」
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玄溫湊近一步,眼神帶着熱忱,說:「妳找到啟動法器的竅門嗎?找不到的話,我可以叫哥哥幫妳看看。」
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芷蘭一時沒反應過來,沒有回話,她下意識地望向玄離。玄離的眼神平靜,語氣淡然:「既然弟弟都開口了,我幫一把也無妨。」
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「太好了!芷蘭同學,放大鏡有帶在身嗎?」玄溫瞳孔放大,看起來比芷蘭更加期待。
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芷蘭立刻從口袋中抽出放大鏡,等待正在取餐的玄離為她指點迷律。玄離轉過身,向芷蘭展示他手中的牛皮紙袋。
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「其實也沒甚麼竅門,妳試試把放大鏡對這個紙袋,然後,嘗試想一件讓妳生氣的事。」
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芷蘭閉上眼,腦海中慢慢浮見出,沐澄對她撒氣的情景。
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——「我從來沒叫妳站在我這邊。妳要怎麼對她,是妳自己的選擇。」
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放大鏡忽然泛起微微白光,鏡面透出紙袋內的東西,一塊金黃酥脆的炸雞清晰可見。
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「我看到了!是炸雞!」芷蘭掩不住興奮,高聲呼喊。
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「這不就成了嗎?弟弟,你替這位同學高興一下,我先回去吃炸雞。」
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玄溫笑着拍手,眼神裡滿是鼓勵:「太棒了!妳可以嘗試換個心情,說不定能照出更有趣的東西呢!」
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畫面一轉,沐澄坐在書桌前,聞言即抬起頭:「怎麼突然就成功了?」
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「我在小食部遇到那對雙胞胎兄弟,是他們幫了我!」芷蘭笑得燦爛,語氣雀躍,「妳也快去問問吧,他們真的很厲害!」
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沐澄眉頭一皺,瞬間冷淡下來:「妳甚麼時候跟他們混熟了?」
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芷蘭一愣,支吾以對:「就……剛好遇到的時候,聊了幾句。」
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沐澄站起身,眼神銳利:「當初是妳說,要幫我開口問的。結果呢?妳言而無信,我真後悔把這件事告訴妳。」
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芷蘭臉上的笑容瞬間僵住:「我又不是故意的……」
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「好啊。我現在就去找魔法師,問她要獻出甚麼才肯幫我啟動法器。」沐澄語氣堅決,轉身就要離開,「要是我出了甚麼意外,就是妳害的!」
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玄溫在小食部旁邊的售賣機按下一罐果汁,他施施然從出口處拿出那罐冰涼的飲料;剛站起來就看見一臉驚慌的芷蘭,眼眶泛紅,眼淚一滴滴滑落。
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玄溫注意到她的異樣,緊張地問:「怎麼了?」
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芷蘭一五一十把剛才發生的事情道出,玄溫立刻傳音給身在宿舍房裡的玄離——「哥,沐澄出事了!快去魔法部找她!」
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沐澄走到魔法部門口,正要敲門,玄離便出現在她身後。
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「我可以幫妳的。」玄離低聲呼喚,故作鎮定。
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沐澄嚇了一跳,轉身望向玄離,語氣卻依然強硬:「你幫過芷蘭,沒必要再勉強自己幫其他人吧。」
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玄離聞言,嘴角微微上揚。他靠近一步,聲線低沉:「我沒想過要幫其他人。但妳不一樣,我是真心想幫忙。」
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「交給我吧。」玄離伸出手。沐澄低頭看着那雙鞋子,心中動搖,她沒有立刻拒絕,也沒有轉身離開。
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芷蘭和玄溫坐在小食部等候,桌上那罐果汁已冒出細細水珠。終於,他們看見玄離和沐澄一前一後走過來。她立刻起身,並說:「沐澄,我真的不是故意的……」
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沐澄眼神望向別處,沒有回應。氣氛一時凝住。玄離拿着鞋子,他說:「這對運動鞋真正的名字是——精靈鞋。芷蘭同學,借妳的放大鏡一用。」
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芷蘭連忙遞上放大鏡。玄離將它交到沐澄手中,他說:「妳照一照這雙鞋子,看看裡面藏了甚麼。」
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沐澄半信半疑地拿起放大鏡,對準鞋面一照;鏡面泛起微光,一個小人兒浮現出來,正對她扮鬼臉、吐舌頭,嚇得沐澄大叫一聲。
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玄離輕笑:「這小精靈喜歡依附在衣物上做惡作劇,只要嚇唬它一下,就會乖乖聽話。」
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他從口袋中拿出火柴盒,劃破一枚火柴,並湊近小精靈:「你再作怪,影響這位女生學習,我就一把火燒掉鞋子。」
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小精靈嚇得以雙手掩臉,連忙點頭,鑽回到鞋底。沐澄重新穿上鞋子,她站起身時腳步穩健,不再東歪西倒,變得來去自如。
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而圖書館內,藍玥翻閱着關於魔法的書籍,嘗試找出法器的啟動方法。桌上的書堆高得像座小山,幾乎遮蓋她的身體。大量資訊捲入她的腦海,消化不下的她,在疲憊中趴睡。
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魔法部內。
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「恭喜各位,所有女孩都成功啟動了法器。」魔法師頓了一下,目光落在藍玥身上,說:「除了妳。」
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藍玥低頭迴避,指尖收緊於掌心。
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魔法師步伐緩慢地走近藍玥,像是在給她時間思考:「妳願意用身體上一樣東西,來換取啟動法器的機會嗎?」
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藍玥慢慢抬起頭,眼神警覺:「那……要換甚麼?」
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魔法師伸手撫過她的髮絲,並說:「妳的髮色很特別,深藍近黑,像夜裡的湖水,我想要它。」
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藍玥眉頭微皺:「妳要我的髮色?」
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「交換而已。」魔法師安慰她說,「妳跟我的金髮交換之後,法器就會啟動。這是最簡單的方法。」
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藍玥沉默片刻,低聲問:「請問,那張翻譯魔法的宣傳單,是魔法師妳給我的?」
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「沒錯。看看這些金髮碧眼的女孩,許多都是我的作品。只要願意交換,妳也可以成為其中之一。」魔法師踱步至人群中央,張開雙手,像在展示一場展覽。
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藍玥的眼神漸漸冷下來:「我不會換。」
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魔法師聞言,立刻收起笑容,說:「不肯交換,也得付出代價,那就接受我的魔法試煉吧。」
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消息很快傳開。銀蒼在教務室,從赤陽口中得知藍玥要接受魔法試煉。他高聲說着:「甚麼?」
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銀蒼衝往魔法部,一手推開了門,他說:「開甚麼玩笑?那是很危險的……」話還未講完,他便被魔法師揮手施法,定格在原地,彈動不得。
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「真是沒禮貌的孩子,門也不敲一下。」魔法師若無其事地走向鍋爐。她掀開鍋蓋,一股濃煙冒出,綠色液體在鍋中翻滾,看上去黏稠又噁心。
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她將玄離送來的巨鳥蛋殼與蛋液一併倒入鍋中,動作俐落。煙霧愈冒愈濃,鍋底發出吱吱聲響,像是有甚麼東西在掙扎一樣。
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芷蘭站在門邊,望着銀蒼被定住的身影,心裡不安。她低聲問沐澄:「妳沒有叫藍玥,去找魅妖學生幫忙嗎?」
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沐澄看了她一眼,語氣冷淡:「妳自己也可以叫呀。」
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芷蘭聲音更低:「沒有妳允許,我哪敢講?」
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魔法師將一個小小的容器丟進鍋中,液體「噗」一聲凝成一團,自動流入容器。魔法藥水正式完成,她轉身望向藍玥,帶着期待眼光問道:「準備好了嗎?藍玥同學。」
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