2161年3月1日,晚上九點,黑教堂,北棟455Please respect copyright.PENANAHJqOM7TUuD
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黑教堂內,有來自希波克拉底一脈、常駐於此的醫療團隊。經過數小時的急救,小羽終於脫離危險,但人還沒醒來,躺在醫務室的病床觀察治療。455Please respect copyright.PENANAB35DXFu7CC
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然而,包括還沒出生的弟弟,小羽的家人全部身亡。小羽的父親──廖天恩,親手造成這場悲劇。賴霜原與賴冰河,及賴梓柔以外的十二使徒,正緊急召開會議,調查整起事件。455Please respect copyright.PENANApkP2NfnGtN
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多虧修復系統,檸檬只剩皮肉傷,但她堅決不看醫生,因為她體內流的是蜘蛛糖,不是水果塔,她必須守住這個秘密,所以檸檬和大人們表示,傷口她會自己處理,想回房間休息,她需要一個人靜靜。455Please respect copyright.PENANARrtkWPNO0f
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回到房間,檸檬躺在床上,把臉埋進枕頭。小羽沒死,她不覺得鬆一口氣,因為小羽醒後,要面對母親身故、弟弟死亡,肇事者是自己父親……光想就痛苦不堪。檸檬不敢去看小羽,也不敢想像小羽清醒後、得知這一切的表情。她真的不敢。455Please respect copyright.PENANAVQuJcnHfB2
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「……為什麼?」455Please respect copyright.PENANASR6j52exwi
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檸檬開口。她知道羅笙出現,人在床的另一側,坐在她旁邊。455Please respect copyright.PENANABt039aPqF8
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「小羽的爸爸……為什麼?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAXv2SMEUxeJ
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檸檬抬頭,看向一臉無所謂、事不關己的羅笙。他不在乎小羽一家的生死,只是不想看檸檬為了救人,兩手超出系統負荷、導致殘廢,那對之後的計畫沒有幫助。455Please respect copyright.PENANAqVA7uxoJ10
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「我說了,是因為宗教。」455Please respect copyright.PENANANl8xNLwAoR
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羅笙靠著枕頭,一隻腳伸直,一隻腳曲著。檸檬不能接受這個答案,她坐起身,激動表示:「薩拉凱爾的教義,沒有說可以殺人!」455Please respect copyright.PENANAETBcNmI6F3
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「沒有一個宗教可以殺人。」羅笙擦著粉紅色的指甲油,告訴檸檬:「但歷史上,打著宗教名義殺人的案例,多到數不清。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAvP7Q4LvOQm
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「保全系統早被我駭了。」羅笙看著他的指甲,「妳可以用會議室的攝影機,看他們在說什麼。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAfHIacEkqOV
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「……我不要。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAwOiJh96OAD
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檸檬撇頭。小羽的事,她不想去看、去聽,只想一個人待著,等整件事過去──但羅笙不這麼想。檸檬此刻的反應、舉動,顯然在逃避,讓羅笙很不高興。455Please respect copyright.PENANAoLd9prL50F
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「小天使,把妳的情緒收起來,我不想代替里奧教妳。」455Please respect copyright.PENANARxkY9FFExF
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因為生氣,羅笙的聲音比平常低。檸檬體內的壞孩子作祟,叛逆地說:「我是你的眷屬──只是這樣,你沒有資格對我說教。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAiGeqvNkGaK
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話落,檸檬的手被羅笙抓住、往外一扳,只聽骨頭「咖!」一聲,痛得檸檬大叫,後腦杓也被按在床上。她動彈不得,當場被羅笙制伏。455Please respect copyright.PENANAdpcGUSFPzc
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「別忘了妳的處境,小天使。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAKfSugNsj4R
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不需要蜘蛛糖、不需要武士刀,羅笙兩隻手就能解決檸檬,也能輕易取走她的性命,端看羅笙想不想做。455Please respect copyright.PENANA4tYBOp0kyq
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「死的是她的家人,不是妳。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAnJtMs0b67m
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「妳可以同情她,沒必要栽進去。」455Please respect copyright.PENANACVXZCsSQS7
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說完,羅笙放開檸檬,女孩癱軟在床上。聽到對方的話,檸檬繃緊的神經忍不住,心裡的悲傷、憤怒、不甘心……全部化為眼淚。小小的手抓著棉被,她顫抖著身軀,開始大哭。455Please respect copyright.PENANAK2z65rG9Fh
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四歲的安琪.懷特,這個女孩不怕刀、不怕槍,流過的血不比大人少,但小羽的悲劇,讓她第一次嚐到挫敗、絕望。明明事發當下,那對母女就在旁邊,她保護不了人──意識到這點,檸檬握緊拳頭、奮力一捶。她恨自己弱小。羅笙僅憑雙手,就能把她殺死。455Please respect copyright.PENANAtUe21LrZZA
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另一邊,羅笙才不管檸檬要不要哭、想不想看。他坐在床上,無視檸檬的意願、駭入會議室的攝影機。羅笙刻意放大畫面、拉高音量,逼迫檸檬去聽、去看。她遲早要面對,羅笙必須強迫她,看清楚這個世界。455Please respect copyright.PENANAo5CtyE99vs
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「你說什麼!?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAaaVhcYqiv5
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畫面傳來賴冰河的聲音。只見他瞪大眼睛,問十二使徒之一的賴梓威:「什麼時候的事?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAGpeIEdXlUX
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「上個月,我陪天恩叔叔去小酌,他親口告訴我的。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAvlGPRuF7Tk
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畫面裡,只有賴冰河和賴梓威站著,其他人都坐在會議桌旁,每個人的表情都很害怕、震驚。檸檬也終於抬頭,看向攝影畫面。455Please respect copyright.PENANAirhKufI1Di
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「幾個月前,天恩叔叔陪他妻子去產檢。報告一出來,天恩叔叔就崩潰了。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA7v9NNfjRsd
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賴梓威穿著黑色教袍,表情哀傷。他認識小羽的父親,兩人交情不錯,但沒想到廖天恩的結局是這樣,賴梓威也很難過。455Please respect copyright.PENANAlSpUiGyR27
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「那個小孩有白化症──報告上寫得清清楚楚。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA3aHpsmEgD8
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「我這裡有備份,天恩叔叔上個月托我保管。他請我不要打開,除非出『大事』。我那時不明白他的意思,現在回想……唉。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAi4TKDY3NfG
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會議室一片嘩然。賴梓威說不下去,至於賴冰河……他的臉色很糟、非常糟,人癱坐在椅子上,彷彿喪失語言能力。455Please respect copyright.PENANAhpDCyO3oKy
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另一邊,檸檬聽到賴梓威的話,嚇得眼淚當場止住。她想起賴梓綾──那個白化症、被薩拉凱爾教視為惡魔的女孩。要不是神與畜用檸檬交換,賴梓綾恐怕還活在地獄,被黑教堂折磨到死。455Please respect copyright.PENANAt9MRALPdwV
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「天恩叔叔說,他不能讓這個白惡魔出生,要把小孩拿掉,但他的妻子不願意,夫妻倆吵了很久。天恩叔叔一直問我怎麼辦、怎麼辦……我跟他說,A區的信徒比較少,可以把小孩送去那裡的孤兒院。只要父母不是薩拉凱爾教的信徒,被收養的機率很高,小孩也能平安長大,沒必要殘殺一個生命……」455Please respect copyright.PENANAsT6tOm7MIn
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賴梓威握著胸前的十字架項鍊,惋惜表示:「阻止惡魔降臨,天恩叔叔深信月之天使會帶他去天堂,儘管如此……唉,車上四個生命,小羽和安琪是無辜的。天恩叔叔太衝動了。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAwPSZ4WbpMX
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另一個使徒開口:「雪檸的孩子呢?她的傷還好嗎?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAkov0AVMYws
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他旁邊的人說:「似乎沒有大礙。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAwjgVJA3JFX
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又一個人說:「好險好險,要是有什麼三長兩短,神與畜不會放過我們。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAOQZFJRwR8O
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「反觀小羽,那孩子真可憐。」455Please respect copyright.PENANArfdj6J8C0G
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「懷上那樣的惡魔,不是他們願意的啊!」455Please respect copyright.PENANA8P1eVvHQlJ
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「之後要好好照顧小羽。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAVV9RE68NsE
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「沒錯,我們會照顧她。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAfVTTo0i97K
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「給她排個監護人吧,你們覺得誰適合?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAnya7mymzCm
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討論的聲音此起彼落。明明看似正常,會議室的氣氛卻異常詭異。檸檬全部看在眼裡,整個人僵在原地。455Please respect copyright.PENANASh4abEdW9P
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「……。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAUhWXFQSnRI
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為什麼?455Please respect copyright.PENANAB8PzOJMY4W
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沒有人譴責廖天恩,還把焦點放在她和小羽……為什麼?455Please respect copyright.PENANAVnGzUyJ44V
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小羽的媽媽和弟弟死了,這是應該的嗎?455Please respect copyright.PENANAmB0X92jBnX
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廖天恩蓄意殺人,這件事沒有錯嗎?455Please respect copyright.PENANAjrGU7gvB59
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──我說過,這座教堂的條件,就是宗教。455Please respect copyright.PENANA7whwzw9qMf
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檸檬恍然大悟。455Please respect copyright.PENANASWMizPbTgX
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確實,黑教堂上上下下,大家都是好人。455Please respect copyright.PENANAeouARmv5LU
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可是,一旦滿足條件,他們連自己變成了壞人,都不知道。455Please respect copyright.PENANAl5yOIZzqmx
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「事已至此,證據確鑿,多說無益。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA4PHO4rOzZ5
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突然,賴霜原開口,打斷眾人討論的聲音。455Please respect copyright.PENANA8kff3c45IW
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「天恩和他的妻子,兩人值得隆重的、屬於薩拉凱爾教的葬禮。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAiVL98wFg7b
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賴霜原的表情也很悲傷,但他是主教,黑教堂的事由他負責,他不能沉溺於悲傷,所以他看向賴梓威。455Please respect copyright.PENANAbLMvi76gH7
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「梓威,他們的後事,交給你處理吧。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAyrsv1hBzjh
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「好的。」455Please respect copyright.PENANALOWyiu1RX6
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賴梓威雖然難過,但他眼神堅定,向父親保證:「我會把一切辦好,這也是我唯一,能為天恩叔叔做的事了。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAnTOO0b35kS
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賴霜原很欣慰,跟另外一名使徒交代小羽的事後,會議結束,第一個離開的是賴冰河。他的臉色很糟,比以往任何時候都糟,幾乎是用逃亡的速度離開,途中撞到人,也沒有跟對方道歉。455Please respect copyright.PENANA0NvrqpibXh
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另一邊,檸檬的狀態沒有比較好,事情的真相讓她更加難受。羅笙關閉畫面,面對SAN值歸零的檸檬,他選擇沉默,不給予安慰。455Please respect copyright.PENANAI1URaK8nIs
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現實就是如此,何況這只是初階。身為蜘蛛,還有更殘酷的現實在等著她,檸檬必須面對、接受,然後改變──這是羅笙對她的期望,也是檸檬的未來。455Please respect copyright.PENANAB9DSGLlgRX
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「……紅鶴。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA9Qj6Qs8Vns
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檸檬第一次叫他,聲音有氣無力。455Please respect copyright.PENANAAfnASekkOe
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「你可以像上次那樣,命令我睡覺嗎?」檸檬低頭,「拜託了,我今天好累。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA4fx8n1wcDf
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羅笙沉默,凝視檸檬的臉,然後──琉璃色的眼睛閉上,檸檬身子一軟,整個人往前倒、靠著羅笙的手臂。羅笙答應她的請求,檸檬睡得很沉。455Please respect copyright.PENANAxMaQzaBd04
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他把人推開。檸檬躺在床上,眼角還是濕的──羅笙不明白。確實,他很少為白絃以外的事掉淚。455Please respect copyright.PENANAP7b686Xnvx
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身為蜘蛛,檸檬必須堅強,畢竟他們的敵人,是包含白絃、高宇維、李仲翔等人的艾莉絲體系。她不該這麼脆弱,但檸檬只是孩子;也或許,她只是需要時間。455Please respect copyright.PENANAvcd6linwIk
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「……唉。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAiBMZbfRB9d
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羅笙嘆氣。小孩很麻煩,賴雪檸的小孩更麻煩。羅笙不知道自己能活多久,能不能活到檸檬獨當一面的那天,也是未知數。455Please respect copyright.PENANAUeutSHIlaR
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必須先作準備。455Please respect copyright.PENANAdz8Azir7lS
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他得找些幫手。要是自己死了,還有人能保護他的眷屬。455Please respect copyright.PENANA6t4IiAc2D0
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比如,機器人之類的。455Please respect copyright.PENANAtTsfZob2jc
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