2157年6月24日，下午四點，仙境大樓，二層687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIavrRnWSfP
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跟赫密士要到聯絡方式後，尼可拉斯成功和那個女人聯繫上，但她不在家，說好兩個禮拜後碰面。到時，她會將貓親手交給尼可拉斯。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhSVzdV99r
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任務還算順利。閒來無事，尼可拉斯在醫務室看書，沒多久，雪檸突然衝進來，抓住尼可拉斯的手臂。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvSXBa5cEy
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「尼可！！！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGwp4Vqamd
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLj8NkTSWLm
雪檸跟他說：「尼可！情況緊急，我需要你幫忙！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaLgYBRh5q
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZI4LcwfJxG
「啊？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hLSGIhl1b
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWau0jai68o
尼可拉斯覺得莫名其妙，下一秒，一名意想不到的人從門口走進來。因為天氣變熱，里奧今天穿著短袖的黑色上衣，這是尼可拉斯第一次看到他露手臂。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvvxU4pPUz
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡui1Zl6gKjA
「我今天不知道為什麼，超級想吃蝦子！可是……可是……！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uAZ0yA9CV
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa9dNWZR2Z
雪檸指著站在門口的里奧，生氣地說：「他說孕婦不能吃海鮮，會害寶寶過敏！可是我上網查，過敏只跟基因有關，但他不相信我！尼可，快用你的專業知識說他是錯的！！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIMKDsXb42
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJEVllLA4G
雪檸抓著尼可拉斯的肩膀搖啊搖、搖啊搖，尼可拉斯的頭越來越暈。不愧是Knight隊長，力氣不是普通地大。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqLtmudMb4
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJcY4HX1f6
「冷靜點！我不是婦產科醫師！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kL3VyQflv
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfLoO5TCDL
「不管啦！這裡只有你是醫生，他只聽你的話！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE2j85iyAZ
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5OOnjHu5W
如果尼可拉斯是孕婦，他已經被雪檸搖到流產了。里奧從後面把雪檸抱走，再這樣下去，他覺得尼可拉斯會死。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcZtsyT1Uc
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡse73i3SzA4
還在希波克拉底時，尼可拉斯被歸類在外科，也是他最擅長的領域。至於內科、兒科、婦產科、精神科其它領域，雖然不是專業，懂的也比一般人多，解答雪檸的疑問不是問題。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwL0h5Ex9wx
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKy9NjrpPZ
「就像妳說的：過敏主要取決於基因，孕婦可以吃海鮮。」尼可拉斯說。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAgBkyoHaB
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzp5QsF0d3
「你看吧！」雪檸朝里奧露出勝利的表情。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtDsZJjKGX
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBzr9hzuhd
「但是！」尼可拉斯加但書：「食材要新鮮、料理過程要衛生、完全煮熟才能食用，最重要的──不能一次攝取太多。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6dos3mPBT
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Tpmd1WfSX
雪檸鼓嘴，她打算去水產火鍋超市大吃特吃，被尼可拉斯看穿計謀，肯定是不行了。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHu2fa9VyD
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8b7V1yRO3
「妳現在最重要的是營養均衡，孕婦手冊說不能碰的東西就不要碰。這都是為了嬰兒著想，忍忍吧。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfatUsh73E
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqTP4KxyOO
尼可拉斯瞥了里奧一眼。雖然不想跟他講話，尼可拉斯還是叮嚀：「她再過幾周會開始害喜，到時會出現各種症狀。嗜睡、孕吐、頭痛頭暈……可能完全吃不下，也可能只想吃某種東西，或心理狀況不穩定，這時爸爸的角色很重要。可以的話，你盡量別出任務，多待在她旁邊，畢竟讓她懷孕的是你，這是你的責任。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRPqwhCkP4
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbgPQ2jief
里奧點頭。昨天他才和高宇維通話，里奧和雪檸的任務都轉給了別人，他們這陣子會待在仙境大樓，產假的概念。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqUGbu0Oms
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「……謝謝。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcc1Qjmd7B
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Hgna5xSF7
有尼可拉斯在，里奧很放心，也發自內心、感激尼可拉斯沒有因為私人恩怨，無視雪檸肚子裡的孩子。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4IOo4KV2M
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ854byFmcHZ
「對了，我有事要問你。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZXatECDvF
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既然里奧在這，兩人也說上話，尼可拉斯不會放過這個機會。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8sB6liQta
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gOFNqIAZ4
「既然天賦是透過遺傳得來，」尼可拉斯問：「我媽她，是不是也有天賦？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvMnOU6S8M
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0EAKoV0ej
里奧點頭。尼可拉斯接著問：「是什麼？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUwzE0Ln9Z
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「『香菇』。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0iQA2T0pC
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHALzb62i9
「啊？」尼可拉斯挑眉，「你在耍我嗎？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuZ63LfPYo
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKojJFF4ily
「尼可，里奧說的是實話。」雪檸說：「葛蕾絲真的是香菇。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBnItze0KJ
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCWvXkQXXG
「妳乾脆說我媽會孢子繁殖算了。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡId2djqw5lh
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoYAJAV9V2
尼可拉斯這話是亂講，結果雪檸回答：「嗯，不愧是尼可，反應真快！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iuACMEUd8
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「……。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJWeFL42HU
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尼可拉斯滿頭問號，「我跟不上你們的節奏。」他整理剛才的對話，「我媽的天賦是香菇，她會孢子繁殖？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10a0fIyzhn
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUC9QoLIoH1
里奧和雪檸一起點頭。活這麼大，從別人口中聽到媽媽是蕈類，尼可拉斯的頭好痛。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHKd65UMZt
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprKMqa3YR3
「……她的孢子不是用來繁殖。」里奧突然說。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlwhCXxC9P
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU06CyPsses
「不然尼可也會是香菇喔。」雪檸開玩笑地說：「聽起來很可愛。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiL9qDjj9kz
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYcwCvB8kV
「一點也不。」尼可拉斯翻白眼，問里奧：「用來做什麼？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExoK2dE074
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzWHJkatqn
「復活。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksi66RYGMD
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BphbCGuL0
尼可拉斯的眼睛睜大了一圈。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPEnJMjRUg
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGvv43JOTH
「她死亡的當下，身體會射出肉眼無法看見的孢子。」里奧說：「當孢子獲得足夠的能量，她就會復活。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo4zvMyWc5
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sgP6RAezn
「……！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AGttO8c3O
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尼可拉斯激動到站起來，「你為什麼不早說！宇維少爺為什麼不復活她？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEczY4sAmFA
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfhot9fwaF
里奧搖頭，「葛蕾絲警告過，不能那樣做。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XlvhfiH2g
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27xmTl0BBk
「為什麼？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6VXjMCflt
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwm0t996aqA
「……會死很多人。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqBYDcBjFb
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWLRnRgySc
看里奧的表情就知道，他的想法和尼可拉斯一致、也希望葛蕾絲回來，但葛蕾絲本人不允許，他才沒採取行動。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3M9z6k1EMc
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcN3LckwkLk
「尼可，你先坐下來，詳細情形由我來說。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5AYeZlXF2
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdN8o3wYG0b
雪檸安撫尼可拉斯的情緒、讓他坐回椅子上，也跟尼可拉斯借紙筆，用圖畫來說明。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxxKIggktT
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4ymUmXc8U
「葛蕾絲的孢子飛散出去後，會寄身在活體生物上。除非被寄生者死亡，否則孢子不會消失。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELFjek5dyP
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7FyiOw3yY
雪檸在紙上畫了五個圈圈，也在五個圈圈底下，各畫上一個人。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pEuJ0cq5c
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXjEJA04DO
「其中，所有孢子裡，有個最重要的『母體』。其它孢子的被寄生者死亡後，會把獲得的能量傳送給母體。只要母體獲得足夠能量，葛蕾絲就能利用母體的被寄身者復活，就像這樣子。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoZ86iND3N
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzXA8GZMdp
雪檸在第一個圈圈旁，寫上「母體」。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2OBFMBCeZ
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUEYWsgI6H
「假設，總共有ABCDE五個孢子，分別寄身在12345號被寄身者上，其中A孢子是母體。今天，假設2號寄生者死亡，B孢子會把獲得的能量，傳給母體A。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4IaPQWulF
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu5FfcWfhg
雪檸在2、3、4、5號寄生者身上，都打上叉叉，再個別畫了箭頭、連到母體A的位置。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimvUDwuhlY
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCHvwi3O2G
「以此類推，母體A吸收來自各孢子的能量。等吸收到一定程度，葛蕾絲會用1號寄身者的身體復活。但這過程非常長，而且，必須確保母體安危，1號寄身者要活得比其它寄身者久。成功率很低，何況，葛蕾絲本人不想這麼做。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBu6QMFanWC
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkLo0AKdI2
「為什麼？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoaN3pdGRd
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBQsrMtITy
「看圖就知道了。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiaLXKCaeg
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuep70J57DL
雪檸用筆，指著被畫叉叉的被寄身者。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpge6Y2uxMv
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3TUT6LL9f
「首先，母體要獲得足夠的能量，這些被孢子寄身的人都得死；再來，葛蕾絲用1號寄身者的身體復活，1號寄身者的意識將不復存在，1號寄身者也會死。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLhhNcXiL7
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJbJ3aI7RS
雪檸嘆了口氣。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWdCLO5LRR
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhV2ORrtcgL
「葛蕾絲的能力，來自第一代水果塔『書蟲（Caterpillar）』。說穿了，這是場獻祭儀式，用上百人的性命換她一人。尼可，你覺得依葛蕾絲的個性，她會同意這種作法嗎？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqJyI4y34w
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「……。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZUfzuuaLC
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當然不會。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8UZhXTaE3
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尼可拉斯想都不用想。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0i4qsMyBd2
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZchVoQbYi
他那個媽媽，三不五時把受傷的小貓小狗撿回家，會把家裡的食物分給附近的流浪漢。連螞蟻都捨不得殺死的人，怎麼可能允許那種事？687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55aCJQ9PiC
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA04IvhwPBH
「……你們回去吧。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwxN3h4kBG
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他後悔問了問題、燃起無聊的希望。尼可拉斯下了逐客令，暫時不想見任何人，尤其是里奧。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0DLhn2Jjh
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsw91KXoPB
「我不想影響到孕婦的心情。」尼可拉斯別過頭，「快走，別逼我發脾氣。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKngmiMQdN
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdLD4e2lL0
雪檸原本想說什麼，手卻先被里奧拉住。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9ropKJ24r
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65NGAxuwpr
「……走吧。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7qUwPN1nW
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里奧很清楚，尼可拉斯需要時間習慣心裡的傷口，不是一句不負責任的道歉。那不是「對不起」三個字可以彌補，何況，是沒有感情基礎的對不起。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8zghkUKPL
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeG9rNWWdcO
他需要人陪伴、需要人安慰──那個人絕對不是里奧。他牽起雪檸的手，離開醫務室。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelnBR9F1ur
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN5QKAGkwB
另一方面，從三樓走樓梯到二樓，MIO遇見從醫務室離開的里奧夫婦，但沒有跟他們說到話，只聽到一句：「果然，不該告訴尼可的。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqGcu0fI7D
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsqtoo1ZI5
「……？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fxv3LotKO
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQpj3jfebW
電梯門闔上後，MIO才從樓梯間探出頭來。因為尼可拉斯最近很累，MIO抱著便當盒，裡面有她親手捏的飯糰，希望能讓尼可拉斯打起精神。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKJgv0OVU9
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrYKgaT95Q
殊不知被她聽見這句。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRyvLMVfPj
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZzT8eg5HK
MIO眨眨眼睛，雖然不知道發生什麼，但見到里奧，尼可拉斯的心情一定不好，需要飯糰打起精神。MIO沒想太多，繼續朝醫務室前進。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGbzqnoQfn
687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyWbGkpAyX
「尼可？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb68VVALdNW
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推開醫務室的門。尼可拉斯坐在辦公椅上，表情冷漠，看起來和平常一樣──但MIO覺得不正常。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqENHsrVT2
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第一，什麼事也沒發生；第二，他遭受巨大的打擊，變得只能思考一件事，淪為詭譎的冷靜。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4yOyX8JvA
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「……怎麼了？MIO。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujl1MN1D4O
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空氣瀰漫異常的氣氛。MIO看著尼可拉斯友善又詭異的笑容，有些躊躇、有些遲疑，但她假裝什麼都不知道，把便當盒放到尼可拉斯桌上。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OelCLGkut
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「MIO做了飯糰給尼可喔！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAK0AFryW1r
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MIO站到尼可拉斯面前，一副要尼可拉斯稱讚的表情。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UrIa4oLx5
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「……謝謝。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgQKp0Ci1S
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MIO接收到尼可拉斯異樣的眼神，下一秒，尼可拉斯的手放到MIO頭上，臉湊了過來。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFyAOjNpAy
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「哪，MIO。」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnUB4WsdR6
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尼可拉斯睜大眼睛，嘴角上揚，整張臉沒有半點笑意。687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI16E2wMTUv
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「還記得──我上次說的『願望』嗎？」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4My8rRA7xe
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「……！」687Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YwwhmftVJ
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MIO沒有回話。那一瞬間，她感覺尼可拉斯心裡，有什麼東西正在裂開。支撐神與畜的東西正在衰敗，MIO自己也裂得七零八落，彷彿──回到遇見李博洋前的自己。8964 copyright protection683ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjz63pgYx1 維尼

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