2157年6月10日，晚上十二點，仙境大樓，七樓694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxhlZu5Hpb
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回仙境大樓，尼可拉斯直奔七樓，同時，他也在七樓的走廊上，遇見意想不到的人。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MxBDiV9PP
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「MIO？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjofILnzLvC
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小女孩坐在走廊地板上，背靠著尼可拉斯的房門。看到尼可拉斯回來，MIO露出燦爛的笑容，朝他跑來。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsFl8hyDJH
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「尼可！你看，你看！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIa5SP1z1o
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按照慣例，由資歷最淺的成員作新人的嚮導，但李晴煬加入時，他的嚮導由哥哥李博洋擔任，不是當時資歷最淺的MIO。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFPykhKfSy
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輪到尼可拉斯，因為李晴煬也是新人，尼可拉斯的嚮導便由MIO代替。意外地，他和MIO處得很好──至少比那對兄弟好。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkvaXCJzX7
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「MIO今天在廚房，做了這些喲！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Mhuh54fOU
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uef3cxzWi
MIO手裡拿著便當盒，裡面裝著三顆飯糰，形狀很漂亮，全是MIO親手捏的。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxws63pU4C
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「真厲害。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesuCzfBimL
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONNs1g5KBX
尼可拉斯收起剛才在夜店的苦瓜臉，伸手摸了摸MIO的頭，表情柔和地說：「看起來很好吃。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABJL6ou3yP
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHKe27NMs4
「嘻嘻！左邊是鮪魚，中間是梅子，右邊這個最厲害，是明太子口味的喔！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXICArB9fC
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4gFo2Kxkk
MIO將便當盒遞到尼可拉斯面前，笑著說：「送你！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2NeUCZgVd
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IpvM2mQyV
尼可拉斯微愣，「妳不自己吃嗎？或給李博洋？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7l2Kf1H7t
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpHEDYt27A
「我們剛剛吃過了！赫密士在睡覺，晴煬跑出去玩，不理他們！」MIO說：「所以全部留給尼可了，嘿嘿！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Vg4hkEALQ
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwHKeP0Pvd
尼可拉斯莞爾一笑，回了句「一起吃吧」，招待MIO來自己房間。他房間的色系是淺灰色，東西很少，比其他人的房間都要空。他大部分時間都在醫務室，房間不用多豪華，能洗澡睡覺就行。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkIRnxxy2a
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aFqp6w6OG
身上都是菸味，尼可拉斯先讓坐在MIO沙發，自己則去洗澡。出浴後，MIO不在原位，人跑到尼可拉斯的床頭櫃前，盯著相框裡的照片發呆。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5gEcxCbus
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「怎麼了？」尼可拉斯走到MIO身後，他連居家服都是灰色的短袖T恤。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDUl0cGta3
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvF0F6Jbl1m
「這是尼可嗎？好可愛喔！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghQWXwXUN4
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6VPZpg3Qq
MIO指著照片裡，一名有著銀白色頭髮、表情彆扭的小孩。尼可拉斯從小就不喜歡拍照。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbkjZEguAX
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「後面這兩個人呢？」MIO再問。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfRHfnvLtk
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「我爸媽。」尼可拉斯有點意外，「妳不認得我媽？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNERIDVLqjw
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMWmlxzpRc
MIO搖頭，「只聽博洋提過。MIO來之前，葛蕾絲就不在了。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYidRCEEQh3
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不只MIO，整個神與畜，只有最早的赫密士與里奧見過葛蕾絲。母親在大家心中，就像上個世紀的人名一樣陌生。尼可拉斯的心情很複雜，一時不知該說什麼。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGw3Ww5DwJ
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIR2LQVeqy
「尼可的媽媽，是什麼樣的人？」MIO突然抬頭，大大的黑色眼睛由下往上，看著尼可拉斯。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZIfLRP3cA
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「我媽啊……很囉唆的人。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxTDV6Bslv
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1iNHgMDez
尼可拉斯和MIO回到沙發。尼可拉斯拿起便當盒中的飯糰，開始吃起來。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgjeOS2V6m
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「很囉唆？」MIO歪頭。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEZbjfjWQ3
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「她什麼都能唸。東西不歸位、天氣冷不穿外套、太晚洗澡、不吃小黃瓜、回到家不跟她打招呼……唉，太多了，數都數不清。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAlekjtJmp
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尼可拉斯咬到了鮪魚內陷，「嗯，好吃。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWA0jGz32I
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「嘿嘿，尼可喜歡就好！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoGkr6jxV9
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MIO兩手放在大腿、端正地坐在另一邊的沙發。她穿著一件黃底、上面有白色花朵的浴衣，看起來十分乖巧。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Bk78mBW01
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「我媽跟我一樣，頭髮是銀白色的。她常跟我抱怨，說這種顏色的頭髮很難搭衣服，但她是家庭主婦，沒多少時候需要打扮……她食量很大，明明是易胖體質，卻喜歡吃雞腿，開口閉口說要減肥，往往一天就放棄……現在想起來，確實是很麻煩的人。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NbiceLPN0
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5fFYP8WaH
雖然是囉嗦、少根筋的母親，但提到她，尼可拉斯的臉部肌肉都放鬆下來，忍不住和MIO越說越多。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtDCApbNpH
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2OW7wEYkT
那是他這輩子最愛的女人。對他而言，母親代表快樂，葛蕾絲也帶給他好多回憶。尼可拉斯說著說著，眼淚不自覺掉下來。他用手背拭去眼淚，倔強地假裝自己沒有哭。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnhoryzraJ
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「聽起來是很溫柔的人！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtcJsVSwpH
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMlj0lawN3
MIO很貼心，沒有把尼可拉斯哭的事情說出來，這讓尼可拉斯非常感激。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57UQYJpDaa
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxlWcYcZMK
「嗯，溫柔過頭了。」尼可拉斯回應。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ig5GCG71Y
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcqfG7EJSR
「也許媽媽都是那樣子吧。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsVC4MtiPs
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MIO因為微笑，眼睛瞇成了兩條線。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4EVTBP8i6
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「MIO的媽媽，也是很溫柔的人喲。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WJOpfLC5g
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「……？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDLbV3Him6
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神與畜的大家都不愛聊過往，其中，MIO的過往最為神秘。雖然很失禮，但尼可拉斯一直覺得，MIO的存在很「不正常」；像媽媽這樣「正常」的概念，竟然套在MIO身上，尼可拉斯很訝異。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNq1eDv0Rj
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「MIO，」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRPJSYASgs
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這是了解MIO的最佳良機，尼可拉斯坐直身子，試探性地問：「妳媽媽……還健在嗎？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJwrJETbuX
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8JTg45HmY
「沒有喔，她死很久了。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHGRM7jOUB
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aGONRrlS2
MIO試著回想，但她的表情很苦惱，似乎想不太起來。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6fYaVCxil
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XwDLBt1uu
「MIO只記得，媽媽很溫柔，總是穿著黑色的上衣、黑色的裙子，胸前綁一條可愛的帶子，常常和MIO一起吃咖哩飯。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy97cf4nk0K
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpE7ZlD1p3
意識到MIO的母親是學生，尼可拉斯問：「爸爸呢？妳對爸爸有印象嗎？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡre0peOsH0j
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4akJ4nLZLd
「沒有，不知道是誰。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJMAdQK7UI
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtDLYc3jq3
MIO一副無所謂。看來，MIO的母親除了未成年，還是未婚懷孕，恐怕……連小孩都不是自願生下的。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQisZBXI3k
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcYscfkVps
「雖然想不起來，但媽媽很愛MIO！」MIO炫耀自己的和服，「MIO一直想讓媽媽看，看博洋送MIO的衣服！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLulDEYRFj
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADVvWFAyvr
「說到衣服。」尼可拉斯突然問：「MIO，妳是E區來的吧？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEkhL1QrKj
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「E區？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLF0uNsM0Q
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「大眾媒體E區，東北亞。」尼可拉斯說：「二十一世紀，有個國家叫日本，妳的衣服是日本的傳統服飾。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQA2X9HwCag
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssqrSJJEUa
「哇，好久沒聽到『日本』了，真懷念。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusKQhmzwaQ
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5fJOI3Mr7
MIO感嘆地說：「一轉眼，日本就不見了，只剩下E區；大家都不會說自己的話，只會講中文和英文；大家都忘記了以前，只認得十大家族……一轉眼就這樣了，到底為什麼呢？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYarDxcAbzm
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「……。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGkI1EdklV
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MIO不可能只有五歲，但萬萬沒想到，她竟然是上個世紀的人。尼可拉斯好奇，為什麼MIO都不會老、不會死？她到底是「什麼」？694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOp4payz68
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「MIO，」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr2AuaT790
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尼可拉斯想起今天和李博洋的對話，「聽說上個月，李晴煬不是長這個樣子。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡun6OdnOc9l
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「嗯。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EbZdSEjeI
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MIO瞇著眼睛笑，「他原本很小，跟豆芽菜一樣！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8RMsuS92o
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbp2DMhE8JT
「那，為什麼豆芽突然長大了？」尼可拉斯說：「醫學上，這是絕對不可能的。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6jhqXV226
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoD7ZiPMAn
「那不是醫學呀！」MIO澄清：「是MIO和晴煬的『交換』！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPv5XxIaHj0
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Op6DbYCPJ
「『交換』？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKv5QAr0MeY
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvo29i4Sacc
「晴煬自己說的。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkLsCUkfnV
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpuvPMC50j
記性不好的MIO，竟一字不漏地重複一遍：「『又高又帥、身材好、頭腦靈光、喜歡使壞……不管做什麼，都能因為長得帥被原諒』。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtuLcZmcRa
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMkCM7QImT
尼可拉斯不知道，因為那是歡迎會時，MIO問李晴煬想成為什麼樣的神與畜，李晴煬的回答。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPzznjgZkN
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「所以，MIO實現了晴煬的願望！」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJrQfegeHC
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJ2msPvFC5
MIO笑著說。尼可拉斯聽到這，忍不住問：「MIO，妳的天賦是什麼？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRYWFDh8gD
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUt94SrVWb
「不知道。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2op1kCVbLm
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「不知道？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CExiAiBqb
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尼可拉斯沒料到這個答案，但MIO的表情不像說謊。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOc5PS9B7Xg
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkOi0B2HJq
「MIO只有聽宇維少爺說過。」MIO表示：「他說我是『假海龜』，很厲害，但MIO試來試去，只用得出『交換』──MIO可以幫大家實現願望，相對地，他們必須付出對等的代價。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZn5oMbhm9
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtEBti4AGA
就像和朋友介紹玩具，MIO用平常的口氣說，絲毫沒發現自己的話，在尼可拉斯聽來有多震驚。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fDevAbmKz
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63YsFKRRBG
「就像她們，希望MIO幫她們復仇，以『自由』為代價，靈魂被鎖在MIO的娃娃，從此都要聽MIO的話；晴煬想改變外表，以『暫時沉睡』為代價，變成現在的模樣。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmQlWv3CNS
694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3UdXtMpOQ
「李博洋呢？」尼可拉斯問：「聽說他以前，無法獨自生活。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAJCNIz7fz
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「所以他付出了代價。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwh1V0wZgU
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「是什麼？」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItxvLTLaNh
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「『忘記爸爸』。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSnVyLpwf9
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尼可拉斯瞪大眼睛。在監獄時，李博洋曾經提過父親。當時尼可拉斯覺得奇怪，明明是很重要的人，為什麼李博洋可以這麼冷靜，彷彿在說別人的故事，原來是因為MIO。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd06MMks8S
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「博洋不是失憶喔！他還是記得他的爸爸，只是，他把『對爸爸的情感』當成代價，實現『擺脫過去、獨當一面』的願望。只是，沒想到不只爸爸，博洋也變得不在乎其他家人，叫他回李門都不要。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BWOOirXkZ
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或許，這也能解釋李博洋對身邊的人，都只有表面友善，對方死了也不在乎。他把自己簡化成「only高宇維」的新型人種，多餘的情感全被割捨掉。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeru1HLnYo
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在尼可拉斯看來，這不是解決，而是逃避。694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49yXb0ZeF8
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不過，李博洋也好，李晴煬也好。MIO的「交換」，明明能用在更用意義的地方。一個念頭閃過尼可拉斯腦中，他壓低聲音：「MIO。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95v94BA3bN
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「如果，我也有想實現的願望。」694Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSAzjhDSsQ
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