2157年6月24日，下午四點，仙境大樓，二層933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfOGn0U8Px
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG6xFthqsx
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDc9gD0ldb
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「尼可！！！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtTVJwAQA9
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雪檸跟他說：「尼可！情況緊急，我需要你幫忙！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRlMDfcfv1
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcBSmgSkOf
「啊？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhZCV53FiE
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3z4iXyStq
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeP2Qz5ONFd
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBC9DoHCJe
「我今天不知道為什麼，超級想吃蝦子！可是……可是……！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBtM3vrAKO
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsNzhH5ayB
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！！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIBhswzRRJ
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpA9LoR9FD
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMkqQDRHpw
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehCmYsFcTi
「冷靜點！我不是婦產科醫師！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTh9kji8Wps
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGkVmBvqcB
「不管啦！這裡只有你是醫生，他只聽你的話！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwRL7tlEoO
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡingnBcq0Lw
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSJtIKmfhe
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WfVlf2zP6
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXgLsnhNk4
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0uv1Z31a9
「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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3zawLwa74
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGp7NqHhov
「你看吧！」雪檸朝里奧露出勝利的表情。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbWy45x7Ru
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OVQC1qFiF
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06e85tlwaG
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78ERdhDpCY
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVU4Brazxzb
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImNjaKnnBn
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIAWAnUfv8
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhuhacyPi1
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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJpDewFFmX
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8oB3qUXJa
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdV923U7b9
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP1VRkrOWj
「……謝謝。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV980Qjnlsg
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXM0EhUlpfG
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「對了，我有事要問你。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjhU6N6Fev
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TmL23V8ik
既然里奧在這，兩人也說上話，尼可拉斯不會放過這個機會。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBu2haiGDzu
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWBPgLSX7X
「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？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrCukyIpz0
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJ49sINO8I
里奧點頭。尼可拉斯接著問：「是什麼？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEUYDbvJ8K
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqejctA6xo
「『香菇』。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCB4MRFJUl
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkZqHDVJVY
「啊？」尼可拉斯挑眉，「你在耍我嗎？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPuNKQrgYE
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1t2RVrxAP
「尼可，里奧說的是實話。」雪檸說：「葛蕾絲真的是香菇。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bLoy1oIPa
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER0zArDotK
「妳乾脆說我媽會孢子繁殖算了。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzysaYkJyQ
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ttUNbNwPW
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！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSv2fo5Kn9
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAVsUAhOHo
「……。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzE3B8t2rk
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndcmaNEJSR
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？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdYOxBagrY
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsadjcmk1pZ
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFY7dLXJVFo
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaMZdI0Egs
「……她的孢子不是用來繁殖。」里奧突然說。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYBj1IMqsp
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxj9QujCfw2
「不然尼可也會是香菇喔。」雪檸開玩笑地說：「聽起來很可愛。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6vgaww59v
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BirGYlyqc
「一點也不。」尼可拉斯翻白眼，問里奧：「用來做什麼？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PRtV4YDaq
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSZCrLw1ao
「復活。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexiEC6vj1X
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZashG2DZ2H
尼可拉斯的眼睛睜大了一圈。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgc4BWr7nzV
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbpNOQEFms
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEzkxkBbjs
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc74zJQRhX
「……！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIbeLoXxDX
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vwWGy4Z9g
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？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXw3tcTnsf
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupEa1QCTPY
里奧搖頭，「葛蕾絲警告過，不能那樣做。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZeSmWYE9M
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudK4sW6oJb
「為什麼？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaGjzSp3OD
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVERihES9Y
「……會死很多人。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1ZjzFsUQN
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngk81G26IZ
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5T98NnVWy5
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdyQdr3mZz
「尼可，你先坐下來，詳細情形由我來說。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uVtLdF2bf
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeqW9GPXOz
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3iWq6EoCe
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJyKzqEfg5
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqst4iB2uy
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbNn82s3ud
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSV0CrvIfJ
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB0812h93B
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvndvvswhX
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo411DgO8bd
雪檸在第一個圈圈旁，寫上「母體」。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2KeEAovjA
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrRe7cr6hb
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wfxZ1BO5v
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwxhTAnXu5
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbXrzqrGzx
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlTusw4U0T
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uBnF3yF37
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiO4IZIk7od
「為什麼？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPu4Qu1Qvh
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「看圖就知道了。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrUtSEJHoP
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJGDczmRdX
雪檸用筆，指著被畫叉叉的被寄身者。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuWxHQf9nd
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiAPPc5RZo
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVlVM7F9wN
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zRDsxLQsz
雪檸嘆了口氣。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyG9EO6R2Hj
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2UWkaf8lr
「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？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljU3Rs6ghr
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6fNZZtiVB
「……。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadiyfKUVSn
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當然不會。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOrvY7zI9r
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zq2c3imbx
尼可拉斯想都不用想。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQ7eD5D8Ml
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuJuzPwQhc
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？933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspJcydkVDA
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「……你們回去吧。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruOuWj2IVY
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP03SnoCIcI
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6WKG0TrQo
「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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMLAkA2UBs
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUi0Prn2q3
雪檸原本想說什麼，手卻先被里奧拉住。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzy0Uw4NM2V
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDpjvnofub
「……走吧。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGwvg1BHd6
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbq5JBsWC9
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfCBrLm8ws
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmf8v7kV2u
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQR4wEPPxHt
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5R2V6BQ7a
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。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6cI1VNpCS
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIZnwciqun
「……？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycIFVpJI0Q
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRnEgbuqkA
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZB3PFuE5r
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29wgF3tIsB
殊不知被她聽見這句。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1KmS5Jpb2
933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2qlG5cpyh
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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXB6n8D1h7
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「尼可？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7dQlCoNb5
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPfKONcNOU
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKthNKaigRx
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「……怎麼了？MIO。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1j4sMs0SHT
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqAr8xW6d9
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「MIO做了飯糰給尼可喔！」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWjoNcb1hB
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwNmpIxx3j
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「……謝謝。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0qS2Dn5oW
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpskyCGgvDg
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「哪，MIO。」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EGZymw5yn
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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。933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡentde8hO5P
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「還記得──我上次說的『願望』嗎？」933Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFYE6rapy9
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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。1234 copyright protection929ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRZozPyUSG 尼

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