漢賽爾正坐在臥室的沙發中,大嚼今日的午餐:不含上下兩端灑上起司焗烤過的厚吐司、總共有五層內餡的超厚三明治,第一層是生菜,第二層是切片的水果,第三層是某種黏答答看起來會牽絲還沒吃下之前無法確認是何物的橘色物體,最後兩層都是肉類、大部份的氣味也是由此傳出。550Please respect copyright.PENANAEJ7ABzpX7F
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在咬下第一口後,坐到漢賽爾身邊的凱帝問道:「你拿了我的檸勒醬嗎?」那是一種略帶酸甜的黏稠醬料,他只有在製作某些甜點時才會從廚櫃深處拿出來。550Please respect copyright.PENANAxcHU42lZGM
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「對啊,我覺得加了那個效果不錯。」吞下一大口三明治的男孩說道。與使用刀叉分切超厚三明治的凱帝不同,漢賽爾採用以紙巾包裹食物就直接拿起來咬的豪邁吃法,同時省去清洗餐具的麻煩。550Please respect copyright.PENANA4e8nr3dXBk
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「你是怎麼找到它的?」550Please respect copyright.PENANAsM90YFpG3a
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「用手找啊,不然呢?誰教你家能拿來煮正餐的食材少得要死,不然就是價錢一點都不親民。便宜的這幾天都煮完了,害我只好一直往櫃子裡面翻。」已經吃下半個三明治的漢賽爾抬眼望向凱帝,「幹嘛,不能用喔?」550Please respect copyright.PENANADlFBL83s0m
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「沒有,只是有點驚訝你能找到它。」凱帝說,那罐東西可是放在儲存各種醬的那一格的最底端,如果一開始不知道正確位置、想要找出來的話,理論上非得先把前面的瓶瓶罐罐全搬開不可,他的廚房應該不會被漢賽爾搞得一團亂吧?550Please respect copyright.PENANAhGMBdDPMtI
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男子想像了一下自家廚房只因為要找較低價的食材、就被翻箱倒櫃到不忍卒睹的模樣,幸好男孩的下一句話就解除了這層憂慮:550Please respect copyright.PENANAeprslU2FHB
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「哼哼哼,我的鼻子可是很靈的,這種小事容易得很。打開櫃子的那瞬間我就曉得它在哪裡了。」漢賽爾抬起下巴得意地說,隨後又瞪著身旁的人抱怨道:「說到食材,你不覺得你的廚房真的很空虛嗎?居然連一塊新鮮的肉都沒有!這已經是最後一罐魔羯罐頭跟雞肉罐頭了!」550Please respect copyright.PENANAq9dRloxYAJ
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「因為我平常的晚餐是燒烤店送的啊,當然不需要自已準備肉類嘛。這些罐頭也是雜貨店之前送的呢。」凱帝將三明治的每一層都在盤子上分開,他剛吃完了生菜及水果的部份,正在將兩層肉類連著麵包皮一同叉起沾醬,「不然過幾天補貨的時候再幫你買吧。」550Please respect copyright.PENANAij0X9vudzK
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沒多久,漢賽爾吃完了他那份三明治,坐在沙發上伸了懶腰,然後又想到什麼似的滿臉煩躁地亂抓頭髮,再對還在細嚼慢嚥的凱帝問道:550Please respect copyright.PENANAkwlYHxVTQr
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「喂,衛家小鬼的伙食應該還能吃吧?」550Please respect copyright.PENANAlAsRBDh8sh
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「當然,暝暝他們家的生活品質你不用擔心啦。」凱帝很快地回答,這已經是男孩不知道第幾次這麼問了,「不過,我本來以為漢賽爾你會天天送午餐過去呢。」550Please respect copyright.PENANAbN9SdMvim8
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「葛麗特討厭在思考跟研究的時候被人打斷,我不想讓她覺得哥哥很煩。」漢賽爾像坨爛泥似的趴在桌上,也不管桌面留有他剛剛掉落的麵包屑,整張臉直接貼在上面,「可惡──為什麼你家沒有實驗器材啊──」550Please respect copyright.PENANAcqbxgl8rrK
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凱帝有點哭笑不得地回應:「我這裡是賣糖果的,不是做實驗和調魔藥的。」550Please respect copyright.PENANAw9i6m9arEi
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衛命暝家是歷史悠久的藥商,在世界各國皆有設置分店,其中的本店即在耶拉的首都人良市,而衛家住宅及製藥廠卻位在米唐鎮。既然是魔藥世家,衛命暝家中理所當然存有五花八門的素材原料,亦少不了各種各樣的設備。550Please respect copyright.PENANAC8tgakoZqD
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而對奎伯特學院的生活有高度興趣、比起調藥更想學怎麼製作魔法道具的衛家獨子,自然是殷情邀請葛麗特造訪、希望她能在他家研究那顆蛋。而葛麗特拜訪過一次之後,立刻就判斷出以目前有限的選擇而言,衛家無疑是她做實驗研究最好的場所,便與衛命暝向衛家夫婦說明事情原委,讓他們同意她天天往那兒跑。550Please respect copyright.PENANA0OOajCVxEu
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至於衛太太答應的條件,就是讓品學兼優的葛麗特擔任衛命暝的免費家教,也就是說,衛命暝現在除了原本跟著父母學習的魔藥相關知識之外,其他的魔法相關課程便交給了葛麗特負責。年幼的兒子有了留在家中的誘因後,總算不會天天想翹課逃家,對衛氏夫妻來說也算是樂事一件。550Please respect copyright.PENANAquAvzq197F
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只是,對漢賽爾而言就不是這麼回事了。他維持趴桌的姿勢,繼續怨道:550Please respect copyright.PENANAt1nLE5Yib7
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「可惡的臭小鬼──家裡有錢了不起喔──」550Please respect copyright.PENANApirpaAPOuQ
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「不過葛麗特也很厲害呢,才練習幾天就可以成功掌握失控的魔力、回歸正常生活了。」550Please respect copyright.PENANAoIfMxyXYeg
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為了終止男孩的怨聲載道,凱帝搬出對方的妹妹另開話題,很成功地讓漢賽爾從頹廢的動作改為抬頭挺胸、沾在面頰的麵包屑掉回桌上:550Please respect copyright.PENANAQr6G1YrMff
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「那當然,因為葛麗特是我妹啊!」550Please respect copyright.PENANARjIjPGDZ0g
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「漢賽爾加油點的話應該也沒問題吧?」凱帝看了矮櫃上裂成兩半的碟盤一眼,前幾天漢賽爾想看影片時擅自使用,結果才一注入魔力就壞掉了,害他們現在連新聞都沒得看。550Please respect copyright.PENANASKHVe18OyE
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漢賽爾擺擺手,不置可否:「我可是從小就被人喊破壞狂,跟葛麗特怎麼能比?而且我的主要屬性是『雷』欸,你不介意你家被轟掉的話,我是可以多多練習啦。」550Please respect copyright.PENANAzXhrBOTPg2
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「……還是算了好了。」550Please respect copyright.PENANAksVtqRGi8X
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快五點的傍晚時分,有幾位顧客待在店內。從現在起到晚上七點為止,都是糖果屋在非假日較熱門的時段,商店街上盡是剛下課的年輕學生、提前買晚餐的外食族、路過此地準備去黃昏市場殺價的主夫主婦──這些家長若是糖果屋的熟客,通常也會讓小孩到這兒來買些零嘴,有的直接將孩子寄放到自己大採購完再回來為止,有的(特別是愛吃甜食的)會和孩子一起逛。550Please respect copyright.PENANALSQrNJC70N
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此時漢賽爾正坐在櫃檯後凱帝幫他拿來的小凳子上──原本那傢伙還想讓他坐兒童餐椅,開什麼玩笑!550Please respect copyright.PENANAswn00kAfbP
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漢賽爾不是第一次擔任需要直面顧客的服務人員,他曾經在尖峰時段的餐廳端過盤子(最後以某一次他明明上對菜,但客人堅持不是這道菜,雙方起爭執把菜砸到客人臉上告終),也曾經在展覽時當過導覽解說員(不到二十分鐘就因為覺得不停回答提問太煩人、在釀成大禍前改被派去作臨時保全),當然也少不了在飲料店調飲料的經歷(因為跟客人的對話通常只有少糖無糖正常糖、大杯小杯中杯,除此之外不會多作交談,很幸運地擔任了一個月以上,直到某次和同事為芝麻綠豆的小事打起來為止)……總而言之,與各種工作相較之下,擔任糖果屋店員簡直是可說是一片小蛋糕,輕鬆無比。550Please respect copyright.PENANATjx5W07I2A
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因為他幾乎什麼事都不用做。550Please respect copyright.PENANArXCUb8SZG9
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打從一開始,糖果屋就是凱帝一個人經營的,一直以來從不需要店員,當然也沒什麼事可以給他這名新上任的店員忙。550Please respect copyright.PENANANNtpC626Ms
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雖說可以領白薪對任何員工來說都是美事一樁,但重點是,一直待在原地發呆實在是太無聊了!縱然凱帝說他能直接回樓上休息,等晚上需要清潔店面時再下來就好──可!是!他怎麼可能放得下心把那傢伙一個人丟在這裡啊?!550Please respect copyright.PENANAHUQHwwjQSy
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「老闆~」550Please respect copyright.PENANA1OW4wsoApZ
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看起來只有六七歲的小女孩撲到正準備盛冰淇淋的凱帝腿上,差點害從鐵匙上落下的冰淇淋偏了位置,幸好凱帝另一隻手持的甜筒仍及時反應過來穩穩地將其接住,看金髮青年沒有半點困擾的神色及駕輕就熟的動作,顯然對這類型的事件習以為常。550Please respect copyright.PENANAdfq4SUOp5r
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「我也要吃。」小女孩用手指著冰淇淋說。550Please respect copyright.PENANArzBDZzAYCN
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「可是這球是陳阿姨買的耶,而且剛剛妳媽媽不是說,今天只打算買一盒麻糬而已嗎?妮妮。」550Please respect copyright.PENANAESw8iQN8bB
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「那我只要吃一口~一口──」550Please respect copyright.PENANAokB6B7NVDD
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「好吧,等我一下哦。」凱帝將冰淇淋交給方才購買的陳阿姨,從冰淇淋櫃的抽屜裡掏出拋棄式塑膠湯匙。550Please respect copyright.PENANAGN37BSancv
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看吧!又來了!天曉得這個從來不按計算機的凱子開店至今究竟賠了多少錢!
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