警察與神父的祈願篇49Please respect copyright.PENANAAJiAcYyXcD
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“請妳說我是世界上最討厭的人”——威斯特-威爾斯·皮格爾49Please respect copyright.PENANAMzFY3DJ8Dq
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“我隻是在想如何對你說再見”——凱西-凱薩琳·華德49Please respect copyright.PENANA9eLrycKxVG
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寒氣充斥於黑暗當中。49Please respect copyright.PENANA4J2M5ZfdYn
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地下室一片空蕩,金屬建材外露,無數管路及絕緣纜線委蛇盤繞在牆壁和地闆,營造出酷似生物體內的混沌空間。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfLvqL8FP1Y
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這裡恐怕是最先進的研究設施——而且是正當研究者絕對不會涉足,經過隔離的氣密區塊。那難以靠近的靜謐光景看來像安頓高貴遺體的聖祠,也像用來關起兇惡怪物的牢籠。49Please respect copyright.PENANABS5yNjXdbH
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透過彌漫的純白霧氣,緊急照明顯得朦朧閃爍。49Please respect copyright.PENANAReeec3l6dZ
那片霧忽然變濃了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgd1z7noP5Q
渦旋的濃霧變密,不久就化成了一道具實體的女性身影。49Please respect copyright.PENANA7XPbT6WAHC
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那是個穿黑色皮革大衣的女子,外表看來十七、八歲左右。頭發是烏黑色,仍有少女氣息的面容感覺不出暴戾之氣,無心的動作間甚至流露出一絲高雅。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPsXPrEQFOT
這樣的她當下表情顯得緊繃。49Please respect copyright.PENANALv8FHfZkRI
深紅雙眸凝視著地下研究室的中央處。49Please respect copyright.PENANApKiwWBE72C
安放於金屬台座上的透明冰塊。49Please respect copyright.PENANAun1Qf8rabB
冰塊直徑應該超過六公尺,宛如裁切精美的寶石,呈現出複雜具人工性質的多面體。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfviwNXlWHR
冰塊中心浮現一道環抱雙腿沉睡的嬌小人影。49Please respect copyright.PENANABPZSC2YR62
像極幽靈的黑髮少女。49Please respect copyright.PENANAihUnoElLsi
帶著不祥感的美麗幽靈在寒冷冰棺中仍靜靜沉眠,好似被魔女下了詛咒的睡美人——49Please respect copyright.PENANAfGoLlr0jIS
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「…………」49Please respect copyright.PENANAWoZtpS7QEE
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黑髮女子瞪著冰棺,緩緩舉起右手。49Please respect copyright.PENANA97qdoLc0Au
她手裡握著的,是折疊式黑色十字弓。49Please respect copyright.PENANAH663OgHUqb
十字弓槍身已經上箭——閃耀銀光的金屬箭。直徑近四公分的那玩意與其稱為「箭」,表面刻滿密密麻麻的文字,綻發出幽亮的青白色光芒。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgXxXiVIYS8
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「……原諒我…………」49Please respect copyright.PENANAcwMtKG2QNn
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女子閉上眼,懺悔似的低聲細語。49Please respect copyright.PENANAk8QpN8Jn7H
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「筱崎·幸子…………請原諒……我們將妳復活……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAweQdgzGQa8
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她用力咬唇,手指伸入十字弓扳機。49Please respect copyright.PENANA1HlRvhNqIQ
手臂微微顫抖著,弓弦厲鳴。49Please respect copyright.PENANAH2xgIOjqeW
銀箭射出,撕裂結凍的大氣並穿進冰棺當中。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQ94cGR7vl5
瞬時間,眩目閃光染上眼簾。49Please respect copyright.PENANAdXW25aZWtP
解放的銀劍暴發失控將交繞的管路及纜線震飛,由混凝土構成的天花闆隨之坍塌。49Please respect copyright.PENANA9WHFMMBSMq
冰塊伴隨轟然巨響碎散了。在純白寒氣吹襲下,少女的發絲緩緩飛揚。49Please respect copyright.PENANAJfB6eXFcNw
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鎖鏈的觸感讓威斯特,威爾斯·皮格爾醒了。49Please respect copyright.PENANACZabW8VNgJ
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那是在施工現場常見的帶著薄薄紅鏽的鋼製鏈條。雙臂受製於鎖鏈的威爾斯被人硬是捆在看似廉價的鋼管椅上。49Please respect copyright.PENANAu45EmIb533
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「這……怎麼回事……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA9hpOmtaixc
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他眨了眨還沒完全睜開的眼皮,滿臉困惑地擡頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvFRKG2aB7B
房裏古色盎然,令人聯想到中世紀城邸。參差原石砌成的牆壁質地厚實且給人窒息感。夕陽近似血色,照進了鑿穿石壁形成的小小窗口,鋪滿地闆的深緋色地毯也已褪色,是個陌生的房間。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQi9DPBaT0U
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「手銬?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAV0GKuNSOpu
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金屬勒在皮膚上的冰冷觸感讓威爾斯微微驚呼。看來不隻雙臂,讓人扳到背後的左右手腕也被固定在椅子上了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAtKaXWISSJY
這是好萊塢電影中常見的姿勢,想背叛組織的小混混被人逮住拷問時,就是這副模樣。49Please respect copyright.PENANAokUbDo6WDG
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怎麼回事——威爾斯心裡一片混亂,拼命扭身掙紮。49Please respect copyright.PENANAWnkWuBaMU7
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但鎖鏈沒有蘇鬆開的跡象。即使威爾斯是男性,也無法靠臂力掙脫。49Please respect copyright.PENANAEZDTlAqxRl
就算這樣,不死心的威爾斯仍頑強反抗——結果大概是鎖鏈摩擦聲太刺耳,附近傳來有人被驚擾醒來的動靜。49Please respect copyright.PENANAUuO3oX74X3
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「嗯……?什麼啊?這是什麼聲音?」49Please respect copyright.PENANANt5yrTyjn9
「……凱薩琳?是妳嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAVKK9wPDF8s
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威爾斯硬是轉頭,將視線移到聲音傳來的方向。49Please respect copyright.PENANAHBhU5xZNZO
能看見坐在椅子上的女子身影,,位置恰與被綁的威爾斯背對背,亮麗髮型髮色染得光鮮,服裝裝飾得獨具品味,是凱西,凱薩琳·華德那熟悉的背影。49Please respect copyright.PENANAB8LQNTzL9j
然而,她同樣被綁在椅子上,差別頂多在於捆住她的是細繩,而非鎖鏈。開凱西身為力氣綿薄的女生,當然沒有本事掙脫。49Please respect copyright.PENANAJoWvC6xwcP
她朝自己被綁的身體看了一會兒,然後才問:49Please respect copyright.PENANAmKSWcRj5pu
「……威爾斯?這是什麼狀況啊?怎麼搞的?你該不會有綁女生取樂的性癖好吧……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA0kdy6o9dKh
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一臉傻眼的凱西半眯著眼朝威爾斯瞪了過來。她似乎將這莫名其妙的狀況當作是威爾斯的惡作劇了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAHJ076iY758
意外受冤枉的威爾斯猛搖頭否認:49Please respect copyright.PENANAPulfghnFaI
「我才沒有那種扭曲的性癖好,我也是一醒來就發現自己被綁在這裡啦」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFStk5vGGY8
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「你也被綁了……」49Please respect copyright.PENANA46eRqBUSQp
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凱西重新確認繩子真的解不開,這才露出了畏懼之色。一醒來就待在陌生場所,全身又受到束縛,會覺得不安也是難免吧。49Please respect copyright.PENANAbovPOS7u0d
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「對了,這裡是哪裡?還有,我之前為什麼會睡著?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAtQZxr20Fwv
「我記得我看到葛雷神父——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAMSUVWK3KY5
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威爾斯用剛醒來的腦袋開始追尋模糊的記憶。49Please respect copyright.PENANAhc7THa2CoI
他在大樓的5F遊蕩完之後,下回4F,可是卻看到亞伯拉旱·葛雷神父拿著十字弓追殺而來。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvUBWzBrL2D
接著在逃跑的途中,遇到拿著手槍朝自己跑過來的瑞吉兒·加德納——49Please respect copyright.PENANAEF9i8uvTXo
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「我想起來了……!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAp7tAfZFkJi
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凱西粗魯地將鋼管椅晃得吱嘎作響,然後使勁轉頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvXa3cavLj8
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「喂,威爾斯!你跟我說你是祈願的惡魔,可是到頭來你還是被瑞吉兒襲擊了,到底是怎麼回事?!」49Please respect copyright.PENANArvSvDr0jGv
「啊……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbdAKiIzscP
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原來妳想到的是這個——威爾斯懶散地歎了氣。49Please respect copyright.PENANAZMH5rr7u9y
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「什麼嘛!而且瑞吉兒居然還跟那個叫蘇菲亞的小ㄚ頭聯手……況且丹尼醫生還被蘇菲亞擊殺了,你們這些惡魔真是令人頭痛啊」49Please respect copyright.PENANAL2bQROBlev
「沒……沒有……我想,我並沒有那麼誇張」49Please respect copyright.PENANAqeOSLRm2uC
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威爾斯被凱西興師問罪的氣勢嚇到,反駁得支支吾吾。49Please respect copyright.PENANAhRunKc1mQK
而且她對威爾斯的說詞更是不以為然地冷冷「哦」了一聲,繼續追究:49Please respect copyright.PENANAq9QpWkDsQ4
「除了被瑞吉兒襲擊,你該不會也被神父大人的十字弓差點射中了吧?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAneV6HEeZvA
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「妳……妳怎麼會知道……!」49Please respect copyright.PENANA93JPzXR2Wl
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威爾斯不由得說溜嘴以後才發現自己失言。凱西用毫無感情的眼睛冷冷地瞪了過來。49Please respect copyright.PENANA4CYYQzc6Ht
掌心汗濕的威爾斯急著辯解:49Please respect copyright.PENANAZk2MalCVPV
「等……等一下,不是這樣的。那是出於很多因素,我不得已才……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAhuTSpMw3UL
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「我記得威爾斯你從小就很常輸給別人吧?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAMBXP8svtTs
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凱西用了像是壓抑著怒氣的淡然口吻質疑。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlDqAMLMnNj
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唔——威爾斯頓時語塞。除去現在不談,自己小時候雖然長的不錯,但不知為什麼實力是如此的弱。就算剛其他比自己小的小孩,玩最簡單的猜拳他同樣還是會輸的很慘。49Please respect copyright.PENANANKh5DA9Xyo
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「……感覺真奇怪」49Please respect copyright.PENANAtCUA7eaZ17
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威爾斯一臉洩氣,在被綁的狀態下聳了聳肩膀。49Please respect copyright.PENANA89wsPRCw6y
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「哪裡怪?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAvsamoTWhP8
「呃,我那麼弱,凱薩琳妳應該不會理我才對?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFxQZSIAHub
「啥?雖然我討厭你的事不會改變,但都認識到現在了,我幹嘛不理你?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAPuAv8jZMtB
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反問的凱西顯得由衷不解,讓威爾斯一時間不曉得該怎麼回答。49Please respect copyright.PENANAUYBeMmPXQ6
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凱西這個女生是威爾斯自從搬到她隔壁以後就認識的童年玩伴。對於原本就在學校不受歡迎的凱西來說,威爾斯的弱大概也跟自己差不多吧。49Please respect copyright.PENANABIB7nNUDhy
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「唉,現在計較那些確實不太對勁」49Please respect copyright.PENANA10mfm6blfl
「對啊。不過事情變成這樣的原因我當然還是要妳說清楚」49Please respect copyright.PENANAxmoYy8zNWT
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凱西忽然正色凝望威爾斯。49Please respect copyright.PENANAjfLaHD04bf
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「嗯,總之都是幸子,我並沒有覺得凱薩琳妳……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAUjN1mcX94a
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話說到一半,威爾斯感到頭暈目眩。49Please respect copyright.PENANAWugQ6CrEwu
失足般的不適感,加上讓腦子裏咯嘰作響的劇烈頭痛。49Please respect copyright.PENANAr9XUtR0RTD
和他以前打算對葛雷說明時一樣要接著說出口的話卻說不上來,理應複蘇的往昔記憶又逐漸陷入黑暗中。49Please respect copyright.PENANAzV796dtbyA
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「……你說的是筱崎·幸子?是指地下室的那個女生?在冰凍中沉睡的——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbHx23hSefJ
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出聲確認的凱西似乎對威爾斯沉默下來的模樣感到納悶。不過,她說到一半的話同樣忽然中斷了,她彎下被綁著的身體,痛苦地呼氣。49Please respect copyright.PENANAJCgTkmGahU
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「好痛……怎麼搞的?頭變得好痛」49Please respect copyright.PENANAS0qDXGwO1q
「……凱薩琳?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA5Xt117ltN0
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威爾斯嚇得回頭,理解到凱西身上發生了什麼事,使他毛骨悚然。49Please respect copyright.PENANAifjSygQwIv
即使不清楚原因,威爾斯倒還能接受自己失去記憶,畢竟玩起都市傳說見到了幸子,隻失去部分記憶做為代價,感覺反而算幸運。49Please respect copyright.PENANAO3cMtemYbI
但如果連凱西都喪失記憶,那又另當別論了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAkJGAUVjI5G
理應涉身事外的她要是受到影響,就不再是威爾斯一個人的問題了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAmEgofpaDoh
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這代表威爾斯等人的記憶並不是偶然受到事故影響才會喪失,而是被他人刻意剝奪的。49Please respect copyright.PENANAtmYDVRLsyK
說不定,連凱西本身也卷入了幸福的幸子小姐的風波中了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAccmg48bGeB
恐怕就是因為她在威爾斯身邊的關係——49Please respect copyright.PENANAHj9KxLPMDA
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「——你們果然都想不起來」49Please respect copyright.PENANAgRGJNt6d92
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陷入焦慮的威爾斯背後傳來一陣靜靜的嗓音。不動聲色地站在牆際暗處的,是個穿著黑白格子服裝的嬌小金發少女。49Please respect copyright.PENANAP5NUy6MxUl
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「瑞吉兒·加德納!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAQcRBRIScCH
「我剛剛有疑問,為什麼蘇菲同學說威斯特先生是個宅男?答案就是威斯特先生玩過幸福的幸子小姐。凱西跟我也是,不然為什麼我們沒有記憶」49Please respect copyright.PENANAno3ohQKOnU
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握著黑色手槍的我來到威斯特先生跟前,腳下沒出聲音。49Please respect copyright.PENANAjiB2ImV7PN
我那異於平時的氛圍讓他有些困惑。49Please respect copyright.PENANA4HjczLZVeV
我現在五官留有一絲年幼氣息,美麗面孔端整且柔中帶剛任。49Please respect copyright.PENANAsz8liswYoQ
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我低頭望著被綁的威斯特先生和凱西,用公事公辦的見外語氣繼續說道:49Please respect copyright.PENANASuiAwO57Bd
「不過,這樣子謎團就解開了。原來不隻有我,其他人同樣受了影響」49Please respect copyright.PENANAn78Sv3PPc1
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「妳的意思是,所有人的記憶都被操控了……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANACXlre2G45o
「是的。雖然不確定記憶是單純被封印,還是遭到剝奪」49Please respect copyright.PENANAIQRgO4k8vA
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我淡然答話的模樣讓威斯特先生心裡莫名不安。49Please respect copyright.PENANAbdgLLAvwss
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「算了。那碼歸那碼,能不能告訴我這裡是哪裡?瑞吉兒·加德納?話說回來,為什麼我們會被綁在這種地方呢?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbO7URZ4ebQ
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威斯特先生問得婉轉,盡可能避免刺激到我,我面無表情地望著他,間隔一段讓人尷尬的短暫沉默以後,我才喃喃回答:49Please respect copyright.PENANANc9eseYk8k
「神父大人拜託我綁住你們,而且通往5F的卡片隻有你們兩個知道」49Please respect copyright.PENANA7AMnTyZGOm
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「葛雷神父叫妳綁住我們?」49Please respect copyright.PENANARVy6Vqksmx
「是的。好像是要讓你們重修舊好」49Please respect copyright.PENANATp9rGlg2wo
「我跟凱薩琳……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAD113ngLwGK
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原來是這麼回事——威斯特先生緊咬嘴唇。49Please respect copyright.PENANAp2lIXMey2r
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「那麼,是妳將我們帶來這裡的嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAzTpJ1v6tqF
「正是如此。所以我找了兩把椅子,對不起」49Please respect copyright.PENANAIMSXVxhQFS
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我用不帶感情的語氣賠罪。威斯特先生皺著臉擡頭對她說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAc06yel5ueV
「狀況我姑且了解了,不過這副鎖鏈和手銬是怎麼搞的?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAhcFzTXLOA6
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快放開我們——威斯特先生透露出言外之意,我卻隻是淡然搖頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAD2lgaShta3
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「不好意思,我必須讓你們再維持這樣一陣子」49Please respect copyright.PENANAip8tY29twd
「為什麼?」49Please respect copyright.PENANANej4JxNOMJ
「因為好像還需要一些時間準備」49Please respect copyright.PENANAPj9H0BZ4AW
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我說著就緩緩邁出步伐,我的腳步在威斯特先生他們身邊繞了一圈。49Please respect copyright.PENANAXCwfLgJh2w
到了這時威斯特先生才察覺,以自己和凱西為中心,鋪滿地面的深緋色地毯上畫有奇特圖樣——以好幾重同心圓構成的幾何圖案和符文,散發著格外不祥氣息的魔法陣。49Please respect copyright.PENANAEXH8Xl9h8p
我保持沉默,緩緩繞到威斯特先生背後,像是要確認圖形的狀況。我那奇怪的舉動比魔法陣本身更讓人覺得陰森詭異。49Please respect copyright.PENANAZyFtXorFER
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「……妳說準備……是要準備什麼……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAMtaaoEtwvI
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威斯特先生沙啞問道,繞到他視線死角的我卻沒有回話。結果代我開口的,是之前一直悶不吭聲的凱西。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlLybioiDNf
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「欸……我從剛才就很介意,掛在那面牆上的東西是……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAqdzxPv6F0W
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凱西的視線前方是用鐵鉤掛在石壁上的眾多道具——布滿尖刺的椅子和車輪,鋸子和鐵剪,用來夾扁人體的巨大鋼鉗,鐵面具——49Please respect copyright.PENANAvnFrLn2hOH
盡管不清楚正確名稱,光看到那不友善的外型就能輕易想像,它們是為了非人道用途才被製造出來的。沾滿於紅色鐵鏽縫隙間的烏黑痕漬,更加深了那些道具的陰森恐怖,以室內擺設的品味而言實在糟透了。49Please respect copyright.PENANA0pJQVFMvcJ
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「神父大人說那些是用來拷問罪犯的器具,是中世紀實際使用過的真貨」49Please respect copyright.PENANAPgbVzZiEYK
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於是,我用了毫無感慨的口氣這麼回答,那種平靜反而可怕。49Please respect copyright.PENANA5Y38KQZ0CY
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「妳……妳說那是拷問器具……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAekH03VaTAK
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威斯特用力咽下唾沫。49Please respect copyright.PENANAE3lASY455m
我將失神的威斯特先生和凱西關在杳無人煙的房裏拘禁,再加上無數的拷問器具。49Please respect copyright.PENANA5ns8vDJbsf
她打算用那些做什麼——威斯特先生隻能想到不像樣的可能性。49Please respect copyright.PENANAw2Lnnw6XJA
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「凱薩琳,雖然我隱約就有預感,但是瑞吉兒·加德納該不會是嫉妒心超強又容易想不開的類型吧?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA8onUGzAsGk
「……跟劄克一起的時候,感覺確實具備魔女的素質,可是也有想法偏激的部分啦……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAkjddAHPFJW
「因為我知道了幸子,就要殺人滅口?啊——真是的,誰叫瑞吉兒·加德納妳沒想清楚就染指這種棘手貨啦!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAEtGYD8XcNn
「我什麼都沒做!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAP6BpMe9dq9
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被逼急的威斯特先生和凱西壓低聲音竊竊私語。結果——49Please respect copyright.PENANAUIo9BxXugl
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「我現在明白,你們是用什麼眼光看我了」49Please respect copyright.PENANABHK7TrT4z6
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一字不漏聽進耳裡的我嘀咕著,露出了受傷的表情,我的反應意外冷靜。49Please respect copyright.PENANAKGIqwZKBdP
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「你們似乎有一些很不禮貌的想像,但是這裡的器具都隻是擺設罷了,並不會實際用來拷問你們」49Please respect copyright.PENANAwqmGbDwMiO
「擺設……為什麼要特地弄來這些東西?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAaBJuEzTN59
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威斯特先生用仍有些不安的口氣發問。我深深歎息,然後回答:49Please respect copyright.PENANAzg5CnIf1HF
「據神父大人所說,在以前原則上越是經過長久歲月的道具,力量就越強。借著製造者或持有者的意念累積,平凡物體就會得到的屬性——以這個狀況而言,與其說是持有者的意念,或許稱作犧牲者的怨念會更貼切就是了」49Please respect copyright.PENANActho3i5JBu
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原來如此——威斯特先生姑且能理解。49Please respect copyright.PENANAC5Utx2Te22
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「呃,所以妳要用那些危險的道具做什麼啦!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAlimee5Z8Va
「瑞吉兒·加德納,妳為了要找到艾劄克·佛斯特才會——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAuHzz8kiixE
「雖然我想找到劄克,但不是的!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAlEy3Eie8XF
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威斯特先生和凱西分別投以懷疑的視線,讓我鬧脾氣地鼓起腮幫子。49Please respect copyright.PENANAuMtr5AZlTO
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「可是,就算妳在這種情況下否認——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFhR51cCel4
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威斯特先生帶著困惑的表情說到一半,又忽然停住了。因為他突然察覺,我用來關他們的房間真面目為何了。49Please respect copyright.PENANALsM61Fc2dX
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「……威爾斯?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFVs1kAgf2P
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凱西擔心似的喚了他。然而,威斯特先生隻顧沉默地咬緊牙關。49Please respect copyright.PENANAqBR8Bbpy63
陳舊又莊嚴的石砌建築物,彌漫其中的獨特空氣以及周遭充斥的濃密氣息——這一切威斯特先生都曾體驗過。49Please respect copyright.PENANA2wi07Q4S46
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「……難道這裡是……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAE7Q7lsyyd6
「是的」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbH7mXD6GKp
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我回望威斯特先生沉重地點頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAFiowj9q5A7
在這個地方,會擺著嚇人的拷問器具也是可以理解的。49Please respect copyright.PENANAV3A34eKUVA
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「接下來,我要跟神父大人一起請威斯特先生和凱西取回記憶」49Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6vE0t2aA0
49Please respect copyright.PENANAbPpNtVi9LS
我握緊手槍,望著心生動搖的威斯特先生他們這麼說。49Please respect copyright.PENANAdvg9uAqxI8
然後,我提到了那個詞彙:49Please respect copyright.PENANAIijl0QuMic
「——就在幸福的幸子小姐的房間進行」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHBsqop7458
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「——幸子……那個黑髮女童?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAC8rltarsO8
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在石牆環抱的城邸裡,凱西的聲音於房間回蕩開來。依然被綁在鋼管椅上的她環顧四周,想確認建築物確實存在。49Please respect copyright.PENANAXpgdK0ZCzU
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「聽妳一提,感覺內部倒是有反映出幸子的品味……」49Please respect copyright.PENANA6TLuZoKRXd
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或許凱西有些理解了,感歎似的咕噥得很可愛。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPaV5xT01ya
對於她淡定的反應,威斯特先生卻莫名有種類似落單的不安感。49Please respect copyright.PENANAAAM64tDXCF
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「妳接受得還真輕松。我心裡到現在還覺得不太踏實就是了」49Please respect copyright.PENANAGOkJaJ9Y02
「會嗎?邪惡精靈或惡魔被關在異世界的故事並不算罕見吧。再說一千零一夜的神燈精靈也算類似的例子啊」49Please respect copyright.PENANAgLlFY1QWII
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是這樣喔——威斯特先生聽了凱西還算說得通的解釋,也跟著釋疑了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAn47GwvvwA6
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「先不提那個了,為什麼連我也和威爾斯一起被綁起來?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAx8Lzaf1ImE
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凱西語帶不滿地向站在旁邊的我發問。49Please respect copyright.PENANATb8puectDQ
我為難似的微微挑眉說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAmPWUhqU4WQ
「神父大人先前在凱西周圍布了防護,要是亂動會有危險」49Please respect copyright.PENANAPBuKfPaDIV
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「所以這是可以保護我的意思嘍……有那麼嚴重嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAkT8FU9P6rj
「是的,相當嚴重」49Please respect copyright.PENANAvhHYybD4RQ
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凱西凝望著一臉嚴肅的我,然後默默聳肩。盡管並不是沒有不服之處,她似乎姑且願意信任我。大概吧。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPGoTc3R6Om
接著在下一個瞬間,虛空如漣漪般蕩漾,新的身影無聲無息地出現了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPpmqyUH4Pi
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「呵呵,聰明啊,能讓我省掉說明的工夫真是太好了,凱西——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHjvH0fIIW2
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留著一頭梳著油頭的中年男性,用右手打開書本這麼說道。49Please respect copyright.PENANAr2WdfKQ1Zu
遠看會讓人誤認成吸血鬼,眼睛沒有瞳孔,脖子上戴著十字架項鏈,身穿如神父一般的紫色長袍的他卻散發著一股不可思議的威嚴感。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgr5D7Tvt4z
這位就是在教堂中常見到的神父——創立大樓的亞伯拉旱·葛雷。49Please respect copyright.PENANABsa65Uk1xA
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凱西被突然出現的神父大人嚇到,不自覺地拉高音調說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAfzOOR0Z8Xt
「神父大人……!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAvieUODMonA
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神父大人像劃弧一樣緩緩走到威斯特先生面前。49Please respect copyright.PENANARNq80pzJ3R
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「呃……葛雷神父,你該不會是要幫我們取回記憶吧?雖然我隻有不好的預感,不過你們到底打算怎麼做?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAUPVS6PBzGd
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於是,神父大人一聲不吭地走向陳列於牆邊的拷問器具。他朝那些器具端詳片刻以後,緩緩向一柄類似烹調用松肉錘的鐵錘伸出手說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAOM2CuprsMA
「患者殺也殺不死是件好事,這樣就不用拿捏力道了」49Please respect copyright.PENANAB76Z4Zn50b
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「用物理攻擊?!」49Please respect copyright.PENANASDF1XIhQEg
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掙紮的威斯特先生將捆住全身的鎖鏈弄得吱嘎作響,並且放聲大叫。他認為對喪失記憶的患者施予強烈沖擊,是絕對不可以模仿的錯誤治療法。49Please respect copyright.PENANA20aTCWscoE
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「別當真。這是老人開的小玩笑」49Please respect copyright.PENANAppmK306pH5
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神父大人一臉無趣地放開松肉錘。49Please respect copyright.PENANAqSh0Fs6SKS
然後同情威斯特先生似的眯著眼,露出嫣然微笑。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlSeG5mRgzQ
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「基本上,如果敲頭就能讓你們想起來,說不定還比較幸福就是了」49Please respect copyright.PENANAnzZRf2aaZe
「那是什麼意思,很恐怖耶」49Please respect copyright.PENANAus38chAiI0
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由你來說就一點都不好玩了——威斯特先生誇張地皺起臉。49Please respect copyright.PENANAHWf3b549q9
此時他才發現,神父大人左手捧著一本老舊的書。49Please respect copyright.PENANAaBQOixX653
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「——那本書?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA53bFSVZvW9
「嗯,知道功用吧?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAj83whZsGzi
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神父大人貌似佩服地揚起嘴唇。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfnejeoHNaH
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「是試探祭品的……書」49Please respect copyright.PENANA1aUBgeTGuP
「沒錯,這是……會為了試探對方而做出提問,會用神秘的紫色煙霧使人陷入幻覺中的書。像平常對祭品所做的一樣,原本這是用於將他人經曆過的事物完全曉得的書。但面對你們這些特殊的人,實在無法期待有那種程度的效果,頂多隻能重現你過去經曆的時間,或者共有那段經驗」49Please respect copyright.PENANAWcUjNi1R5d
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神父大人毫不猶豫地斷言,威斯特先生則在聽懂意思之前先冒出一股不安。49Please respect copyright.PENANA4q8kR8gr8q
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「共有……經曆過的時間……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAyqLrdpz38H
「通常與幸子相關的事都很難生效,為此才會帶你們到這裡。最糟的情況下,我會讓瑞吉兒·加德納也一起幫忙」49Please respect copyright.PENANAqhvi8ZB42f
「嗯,沒錯」49Please respect copyright.PENANAAifWF9bNFU
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手握手槍的我毫不遲疑地同意。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlgLutyDERD
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「您說共有那段時間,是什麼意思?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAasQczccwt5
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凱西徹底忽視發自內心感到害怕的威斯特先生淡然提出疑問。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPsbrJpROPG
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「就是字面上的意思。在這裡的所有人都能跟著威爾斯重新體驗那段時間,感覺比較接近窺視他的記憶。差別在於,無關本人能不能回想起來,我們都能直接體驗到當時實際發生過的事」49Please respect copyright.PENANAorN0Nz7sTY
「這樣喔……畢竟記憶就算消失,體驗過的事實還是會留存下來。好比將讀不到的電腦資料移轉到其他硬碟再進行複原吧」49Please respect copyright.PENANA4V3evmdYDd
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凱西一下子就接受了神父大人的說明。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQfJM8mgKLR
威斯特先生則不耐煩地歪著嘴,擡頭問神父大人:49Please respect copyright.PENANALSvmrTkNvA
「你們自顧自的講得很高興,可是我的隱私權要怎麼辦?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAknDNmUwzcv
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「……你有那種東西?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA9ktC6YtuH5
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神父大人一臉不解地反問,喂——威斯特先生放聲吼了出來:49Please respect copyright.PENANA54eFsAjdHm
「有吧,每個人都會有一兩件不想被知道的往事啦」49Please respect copyright.PENANAwZwABPosTV
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「你是指讀小學時藏在房間裡的那個遊戲嗎?攻略後宮女生的遊戲——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAjw22IqpDpy
「妳怎麼會知道那種事?!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAGfT2mihlMr
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忽然被凱西爆料丟臉的往事,使威斯特先生以愕然的眼神看了她。49Please respect copyright.PENANACQYKMQztOR
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「露西在打掃房間時發現那套遊戲,就大受打擊地跑來找我商量啦。唉,結果弄清楚以後,才發現那是露西的惡作劇」49Please respect copyright.PENANAiu4oSWnoLB
「唔啊啊啊啊啊……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAVuCWFBHEKP
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凱西的解釋讓威斯特先生痛到心坎裡,依然被綁著的他直接彎下腰縮成一團。因為連露西也得知秘密的這項事實,深沉黑暗的絕望席卷而來。49Please respect copyright.PENANARtngMMVM4V
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「攻略後宮?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAaoJtiNZcp1
「攻略……女生嗎……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAuj99alwVla
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神父大人和我望著這樣的威斯特先生,語氣比平時更加冷漠。49Please respect copyright.PENANAk9wyjbSlVb
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「差勁」49Please respect copyright.PENANAixB4ae6iw7
「真差勁」49Please respect copyright.PENANAXOy2sASlt7
「你們煩死了,我可是有很多需求」49Please respect copyright.PENANAOptlqFrKkI
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認栽的威斯特先生吼得有些自暴自棄,凱西似乎真的傻了眼,歎著氣又問:49Please respect copyright.PENANAuMOlU2Rh0J
「有很多需求,所以你還有其他類別的?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAYDeNErSR3b
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「不對,我不是那個意思!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAY4WITTivzM
「唉……蘇菲同學說的沒錯,果然是個宅男」49Please respect copyright.PENANALJti8Qw9sY
「妳那完全不算在替我說話」49Please respect copyright.PENANAlO799RHsPX
49Please respect copyright.PENANAbwKQpNfXjN
我一句看開的嘀咕讓威斯特先生露出受傷的表情。49Please respect copyright.PENANAaQpI5Nmrbw
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呵呵——神父大人將書一轉,尋開心似的對威斯特先生說:49Please respect copyright.PENANA0PVnIrxQPZ
「別擔心,我沒必要看你的私生活,要複原的隻有記憶缺漏的部分。換句話說,就是你遇到天神小學的少女——筱崎·幸子有關的部分」49Please respect copyright.PENANAIn1s3iolBl
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「能那樣處理的話,你一開始就說清楚嘛」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHu5gr1meLP
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這不是害我白丟臉嗎——威斯特先生恨恨地瞪向那神父大人。49Please respect copyright.PENANAnWJXc1KyXy
神父大人用不帶感情的雙眸望著他說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAIDOYyPtKZM
「這恐怕會是一段難過的體驗,對你們來說都一樣」49Please respect copyright.PENANA7wz547P4i0
49Please respect copyright.PENANAu9iFVmSanN
「嗯,我明白」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFcetB6xWm2
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威斯特先生和凱西跟我靜靜地點了頭,捆住他全身的鎖鏈顯得格外沉重。49Please respect copyright.PENANARO1C9uo7qc
49Please respect copyright.PENANAR8JZ0v02Vq
「這一點,我心裡有數」49Please respect copyright.PENANAlXUyBoyAeO
「我也是」49Please respect copyright.PENANArj4YbQn0xt
「同意」49Please respect copyright.PENANA4aCGX3kofS
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下集待續
ns 172.70.130.137da2“請妳說我是世界上最討厭的人”——威斯特-威爾斯·皮格爾49Please respect copyright.PENANAMzFY3DJ8Dq
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“我隻是在想如何對你說再見”——凱西-凱薩琳·華德49Please respect copyright.PENANA9eLrycKxVG
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寒氣充斥於黑暗當中。49Please respect copyright.PENANA4J2M5ZfdYn
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地下室一片空蕩,金屬建材外露,無數管路及絕緣纜線委蛇盤繞在牆壁和地闆,營造出酷似生物體內的混沌空間。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfLvqL8FP1Y
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這裡恐怕是最先進的研究設施——而且是正當研究者絕對不會涉足,經過隔離的氣密區塊。那難以靠近的靜謐光景看來像安頓高貴遺體的聖祠,也像用來關起兇惡怪物的牢籠。49Please respect copyright.PENANABS5yNjXdbH
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透過彌漫的純白霧氣,緊急照明顯得朦朧閃爍。49Please respect copyright.PENANAReeec3l6dZ
那片霧忽然變濃了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgd1z7noP5Q
渦旋的濃霧變密,不久就化成了一道具實體的女性身影。49Please respect copyright.PENANA7XPbT6WAHC
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那是個穿黑色皮革大衣的女子,外表看來十七、八歲左右。頭發是烏黑色,仍有少女氣息的面容感覺不出暴戾之氣,無心的動作間甚至流露出一絲高雅。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPsXPrEQFOT
這樣的她當下表情顯得緊繃。49Please respect copyright.PENANALv8FHfZkRI
深紅雙眸凝視著地下研究室的中央處。49Please respect copyright.PENANApKiwWBE72C
安放於金屬台座上的透明冰塊。49Please respect copyright.PENANAun1Qf8rabB
冰塊直徑應該超過六公尺,宛如裁切精美的寶石,呈現出複雜具人工性質的多面體。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfviwNXlWHR
冰塊中心浮現一道環抱雙腿沉睡的嬌小人影。49Please respect copyright.PENANABPZSC2YR62
像極幽靈的黑髮少女。49Please respect copyright.PENANAihUnoElLsi
帶著不祥感的美麗幽靈在寒冷冰棺中仍靜靜沉眠,好似被魔女下了詛咒的睡美人——49Please respect copyright.PENANAfGoLlr0jIS
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「…………」49Please respect copyright.PENANAWoZtpS7QEE
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黑髮女子瞪著冰棺,緩緩舉起右手。49Please respect copyright.PENANA97qdoLc0Au
她手裡握著的,是折疊式黑色十字弓。49Please respect copyright.PENANAH663OgHUqb
十字弓槍身已經上箭——閃耀銀光的金屬箭。直徑近四公分的那玩意與其稱為「箭」,表面刻滿密密麻麻的文字,綻發出幽亮的青白色光芒。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgXxXiVIYS8
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「……原諒我…………」49Please respect copyright.PENANAcwMtKG2QNn
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女子閉上眼,懺悔似的低聲細語。49Please respect copyright.PENANAk8QpN8Jn7H
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「筱崎·幸子…………請原諒……我們將妳復活……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAweQdgzGQa8
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她用力咬唇,手指伸入十字弓扳機。49Please respect copyright.PENANA1HlRvhNqIQ
手臂微微顫抖著,弓弦厲鳴。49Please respect copyright.PENANAH2xgIOjqeW
銀箭射出,撕裂結凍的大氣並穿進冰棺當中。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQ94cGR7vl5
瞬時間,眩目閃光染上眼簾。49Please respect copyright.PENANAdXW25aZWtP
解放的銀劍暴發失控將交繞的管路及纜線震飛,由混凝土構成的天花闆隨之坍塌。49Please respect copyright.PENANA9WHFMMBSMq
冰塊伴隨轟然巨響碎散了。在純白寒氣吹襲下,少女的發絲緩緩飛揚。49Please respect copyright.PENANAJfB6eXFcNw
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鎖鏈的觸感讓威斯特,威爾斯·皮格爾醒了。49Please respect copyright.PENANACZabW8VNgJ
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那是在施工現場常見的帶著薄薄紅鏽的鋼製鏈條。雙臂受製於鎖鏈的威爾斯被人硬是捆在看似廉價的鋼管椅上。49Please respect copyright.PENANAu45EmIb533
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「這……怎麼回事……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA9hpOmtaixc
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他眨了眨還沒完全睜開的眼皮,滿臉困惑地擡頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvFRKG2aB7B
房裏古色盎然,令人聯想到中世紀城邸。參差原石砌成的牆壁質地厚實且給人窒息感。夕陽近似血色,照進了鑿穿石壁形成的小小窗口,鋪滿地闆的深緋色地毯也已褪色,是個陌生的房間。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQi9DPBaT0U
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「手銬?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAV0GKuNSOpu
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金屬勒在皮膚上的冰冷觸感讓威爾斯微微驚呼。看來不隻雙臂,讓人扳到背後的左右手腕也被固定在椅子上了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAtKaXWISSJY
這是好萊塢電影中常見的姿勢,想背叛組織的小混混被人逮住拷問時,就是這副模樣。49Please respect copyright.PENANAokUbDo6WDG
49Please respect copyright.PENANAInRRsRMaNs
怎麼回事——威爾斯心裡一片混亂,拼命扭身掙紮。49Please respect copyright.PENANAWnkWuBaMU7
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但鎖鏈沒有蘇鬆開的跡象。即使威爾斯是男性,也無法靠臂力掙脫。49Please respect copyright.PENANAEZDTlAqxRl
就算這樣,不死心的威爾斯仍頑強反抗——結果大概是鎖鏈摩擦聲太刺耳,附近傳來有人被驚擾醒來的動靜。49Please respect copyright.PENANAUuO3oX74X3
49Please respect copyright.PENANAjuWKHZy1ya
「嗯……?什麼啊?這是什麼聲音?」49Please respect copyright.PENANANt5yrTyjn9
「……凱薩琳?是妳嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAVKK9wPDF8s
49Please respect copyright.PENANAweUxcV5hUw
威爾斯硬是轉頭,將視線移到聲音傳來的方向。49Please respect copyright.PENANAHBhU5xZNZO
能看見坐在椅子上的女子身影,,位置恰與被綁的威爾斯背對背,亮麗髮型髮色染得光鮮,服裝裝飾得獨具品味,是凱西,凱薩琳·華德那熟悉的背影。49Please respect copyright.PENANAB8LQNTzL9j
然而,她同樣被綁在椅子上,差別頂多在於捆住她的是細繩,而非鎖鏈。開凱西身為力氣綿薄的女生,當然沒有本事掙脫。49Please respect copyright.PENANAJoWvC6xwcP
她朝自己被綁的身體看了一會兒,然後才問:49Please respect copyright.PENANAmKSWcRj5pu
「……威爾斯?這是什麼狀況啊?怎麼搞的?你該不會有綁女生取樂的性癖好吧……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA0kdy6o9dKh
49Please respect copyright.PENANAekUAVgJGHG
一臉傻眼的凱西半眯著眼朝威爾斯瞪了過來。她似乎將這莫名其妙的狀況當作是威爾斯的惡作劇了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAHJ076iY758
意外受冤枉的威爾斯猛搖頭否認:49Please respect copyright.PENANAPulfghnFaI
「我才沒有那種扭曲的性癖好,我也是一醒來就發現自己被綁在這裡啦」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFStk5vGGY8
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「你也被綁了……」49Please respect copyright.PENANA46eRqBUSQp
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凱西重新確認繩子真的解不開,這才露出了畏懼之色。一醒來就待在陌生場所,全身又受到束縛,會覺得不安也是難免吧。49Please respect copyright.PENANAbovPOS7u0d
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「對了,這裡是哪裡?還有,我之前為什麼會睡著?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAtQZxr20Fwv
「我記得我看到葛雷神父——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAMSUVWK3KY5
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威爾斯用剛醒來的腦袋開始追尋模糊的記憶。49Please respect copyright.PENANAhc7THa2CoI
他在大樓的5F遊蕩完之後,下回4F,可是卻看到亞伯拉旱·葛雷神父拿著十字弓追殺而來。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvUBWzBrL2D
接著在逃跑的途中,遇到拿著手槍朝自己跑過來的瑞吉兒·加德納——49Please respect copyright.PENANAEF9i8uvTXo
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「我想起來了……!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAp7tAfZFkJi
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凱西粗魯地將鋼管椅晃得吱嘎作響,然後使勁轉頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvXa3cavLj8
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「喂,威爾斯!你跟我說你是祈願的惡魔,可是到頭來你還是被瑞吉兒襲擊了,到底是怎麼回事?!」49Please respect copyright.PENANArvSvDr0jGv
「啊……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbdAKiIzscP
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原來妳想到的是這個——威爾斯懶散地歎了氣。49Please respect copyright.PENANAZMH5rr7u9y
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「什麼嘛!而且瑞吉兒居然還跟那個叫蘇菲亞的小ㄚ頭聯手……況且丹尼醫生還被蘇菲亞擊殺了,你們這些惡魔真是令人頭痛啊」49Please respect copyright.PENANAL2bQROBlev
「沒……沒有……我想,我並沒有那麼誇張」49Please respect copyright.PENANAqeOSLRm2uC
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威爾斯被凱西興師問罪的氣勢嚇到,反駁得支支吾吾。49Please respect copyright.PENANAhRunKc1mQK
而且她對威爾斯的說詞更是不以為然地冷冷「哦」了一聲,繼續追究:49Please respect copyright.PENANAq9QpWkDsQ4
「除了被瑞吉兒襲擊,你該不會也被神父大人的十字弓差點射中了吧?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAneV6HEeZvA
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「妳……妳怎麼會知道……!」49Please respect copyright.PENANA93JPzXR2Wl
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威爾斯不由得說溜嘴以後才發現自己失言。凱西用毫無感情的眼睛冷冷地瞪了過來。49Please respect copyright.PENANA4CYYQzc6Ht
掌心汗濕的威爾斯急著辯解:49Please respect copyright.PENANAZk2MalCVPV
「等……等一下,不是這樣的。那是出於很多因素,我不得已才……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAhuTSpMw3UL
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「我記得威爾斯你從小就很常輸給別人吧?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAMBXP8svtTs
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凱西用了像是壓抑著怒氣的淡然口吻質疑。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlDqAMLMnNj
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唔——威爾斯頓時語塞。除去現在不談,自己小時候雖然長的不錯,但不知為什麼實力是如此的弱。就算剛其他比自己小的小孩,玩最簡單的猜拳他同樣還是會輸的很慘。49Please respect copyright.PENANANKh5DA9Xyo
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「……感覺真奇怪」49Please respect copyright.PENANAtCUA7eaZ17
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威爾斯一臉洩氣,在被綁的狀態下聳了聳肩膀。49Please respect copyright.PENANA89wsPRCw6y
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「哪裡怪?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAvsamoTWhP8
「呃,我那麼弱,凱薩琳妳應該不會理我才對?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFxQZSIAHub
「啥?雖然我討厭你的事不會改變,但都認識到現在了,我幹嘛不理你?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAPuAv8jZMtB
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反問的凱西顯得由衷不解,讓威爾斯一時間不曉得該怎麼回答。49Please respect copyright.PENANAUYBeMmPXQ6
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凱西這個女生是威爾斯自從搬到她隔壁以後就認識的童年玩伴。對於原本就在學校不受歡迎的凱西來說,威爾斯的弱大概也跟自己差不多吧。49Please respect copyright.PENANABIB7nNUDhy
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「唉,現在計較那些確實不太對勁」49Please respect copyright.PENANA10mfm6blfl
「對啊。不過事情變成這樣的原因我當然還是要妳說清楚」49Please respect copyright.PENANAxmoYy8zNWT
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凱西忽然正色凝望威爾斯。49Please respect copyright.PENANAjfLaHD04bf
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「嗯,總之都是幸子,我並沒有覺得凱薩琳妳……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAUjN1mcX94a
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話說到一半,威爾斯感到頭暈目眩。49Please respect copyright.PENANAWugQ6CrEwu
失足般的不適感,加上讓腦子裏咯嘰作響的劇烈頭痛。49Please respect copyright.PENANAr9XUtR0RTD
和他以前打算對葛雷說明時一樣要接著說出口的話卻說不上來,理應複蘇的往昔記憶又逐漸陷入黑暗中。49Please respect copyright.PENANAzV796dtbyA
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「……你說的是筱崎·幸子?是指地下室的那個女生?在冰凍中沉睡的——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbHx23hSefJ
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出聲確認的凱西似乎對威爾斯沉默下來的模樣感到納悶。不過,她說到一半的話同樣忽然中斷了,她彎下被綁著的身體,痛苦地呼氣。49Please respect copyright.PENANAJCgTkmGahU
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「好痛……怎麼搞的?頭變得好痛」49Please respect copyright.PENANAS0qDXGwO1q
「……凱薩琳?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA5Xt117ltN0
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威爾斯嚇得回頭,理解到凱西身上發生了什麼事,使他毛骨悚然。49Please respect copyright.PENANAifjSygQwIv
即使不清楚原因,威爾斯倒還能接受自己失去記憶,畢竟玩起都市傳說見到了幸子,隻失去部分記憶做為代價,感覺反而算幸運。49Please respect copyright.PENANAO3cMtemYbI
但如果連凱西都喪失記憶,那又另當別論了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAkJGAUVjI5G
理應涉身事外的她要是受到影響,就不再是威爾斯一個人的問題了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAmEgofpaDoh
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這代表威爾斯等人的記憶並不是偶然受到事故影響才會喪失,而是被他人刻意剝奪的。49Please respect copyright.PENANAtmYDVRLsyK
說不定,連凱西本身也卷入了幸福的幸子小姐的風波中了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAccmg48bGeB
恐怕就是因為她在威爾斯身邊的關係——49Please respect copyright.PENANAHj9KxLPMDA
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「——你們果然都想不起來」49Please respect copyright.PENANAgRGJNt6d92
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陷入焦慮的威爾斯背後傳來一陣靜靜的嗓音。不動聲色地站在牆際暗處的,是個穿著黑白格子服裝的嬌小金發少女。49Please respect copyright.PENANAP5NUy6MxUl
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「瑞吉兒·加德納!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAQcRBRIScCH
「我剛剛有疑問,為什麼蘇菲同學說威斯特先生是個宅男?答案就是威斯特先生玩過幸福的幸子小姐。凱西跟我也是,不然為什麼我們沒有記憶」49Please respect copyright.PENANAno3ohQKOnU
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握著黑色手槍的我來到威斯特先生跟前,腳下沒出聲音。49Please respect copyright.PENANAjiB2ImV7PN
我那異於平時的氛圍讓他有些困惑。49Please respect copyright.PENANA4HjczLZVeV
我現在五官留有一絲年幼氣息,美麗面孔端整且柔中帶剛任。49Please respect copyright.PENANAsz8liswYoQ
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我低頭望著被綁的威斯特先生和凱西,用公事公辦的見外語氣繼續說道:49Please respect copyright.PENANASuiAwO57Bd
「不過,這樣子謎團就解開了。原來不隻有我,其他人同樣受了影響」49Please respect copyright.PENANAn78Sv3PPc1
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「妳的意思是,所有人的記憶都被操控了……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANACXlre2G45o
「是的。雖然不確定記憶是單純被封印,還是遭到剝奪」49Please respect copyright.PENANAIQRgO4k8vA
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我淡然答話的模樣讓威斯特先生心裡莫名不安。49Please respect copyright.PENANAbdgLLAvwss
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「算了。那碼歸那碼,能不能告訴我這裡是哪裡?瑞吉兒·加德納?話說回來,為什麼我們會被綁在這種地方呢?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbO7URZ4ebQ
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威斯特先生問得婉轉,盡可能避免刺激到我,我面無表情地望著他,間隔一段讓人尷尬的短暫沉默以後,我才喃喃回答:49Please respect copyright.PENANANc9eseYk8k
「神父大人拜託我綁住你們,而且通往5F的卡片隻有你們兩個知道」49Please respect copyright.PENANA7AMnTyZGOm
49Please respect copyright.PENANAQfDWkoElwO
「葛雷神父叫妳綁住我們?」49Please respect copyright.PENANARVy6Vqksmx
「是的。好像是要讓你們重修舊好」49Please respect copyright.PENANATp9rGlg2wo
「我跟凱薩琳……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAD113ngLwGK
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原來是這麼回事——威斯特先生緊咬嘴唇。49Please respect copyright.PENANAp2lIXMey2r
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「那麼,是妳將我們帶來這裡的嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAzTpJ1v6tqF
「正是如此。所以我找了兩把椅子,對不起」49Please respect copyright.PENANAIMSXVxhQFS
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我用不帶感情的語氣賠罪。威斯特先生皺著臉擡頭對她說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAc06yel5ueV
「狀況我姑且了解了,不過這副鎖鏈和手銬是怎麼搞的?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAhcFzTXLOA6
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快放開我們——威斯特先生透露出言外之意,我卻隻是淡然搖頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAD2lgaShta3
49Please respect copyright.PENANABHtJgqUgNG
「不好意思,我必須讓你們再維持這樣一陣子」49Please respect copyright.PENANAip8tY29twd
「為什麼?」49Please respect copyright.PENANANej4JxNOMJ
「因為好像還需要一些時間準備」49Please respect copyright.PENANAPj9H0BZ4AW
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我說著就緩緩邁出步伐,我的腳步在威斯特先生他們身邊繞了一圈。49Please respect copyright.PENANAXCwfLgJh2w
到了這時威斯特先生才察覺,以自己和凱西為中心,鋪滿地面的深緋色地毯上畫有奇特圖樣——以好幾重同心圓構成的幾何圖案和符文,散發著格外不祥氣息的魔法陣。49Please respect copyright.PENANAEXH8Xl9h8p
我保持沉默,緩緩繞到威斯特先生背後,像是要確認圖形的狀況。我那奇怪的舉動比魔法陣本身更讓人覺得陰森詭異。49Please respect copyright.PENANAZyFtXorFER
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「……妳說準備……是要準備什麼……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAMtaaoEtwvI
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威斯特先生沙啞問道,繞到他視線死角的我卻沒有回話。結果代我開口的,是之前一直悶不吭聲的凱西。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlLybioiDNf
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「欸……我從剛才就很介意,掛在那面牆上的東西是……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAqdzxPv6F0W
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凱西的視線前方是用鐵鉤掛在石壁上的眾多道具——布滿尖刺的椅子和車輪,鋸子和鐵剪,用來夾扁人體的巨大鋼鉗,鐵面具——49Please respect copyright.PENANAvnFrLn2hOH
盡管不清楚正確名稱,光看到那不友善的外型就能輕易想像,它們是為了非人道用途才被製造出來的。沾滿於紅色鐵鏽縫隙間的烏黑痕漬,更加深了那些道具的陰森恐怖,以室內擺設的品味而言實在糟透了。49Please respect copyright.PENANA0pJQVFMvcJ
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「神父大人說那些是用來拷問罪犯的器具,是中世紀實際使用過的真貨」49Please respect copyright.PENANAPgbVzZiEYK
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於是,我用了毫無感慨的口氣這麼回答,那種平靜反而可怕。49Please respect copyright.PENANA5Y38KQZ0CY
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「妳……妳說那是拷問器具……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAekH03VaTAK
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威斯特用力咽下唾沫。49Please respect copyright.PENANAE3lASY455m
我將失神的威斯特先生和凱西關在杳無人煙的房裏拘禁,再加上無數的拷問器具。49Please respect copyright.PENANA5ns8vDJbsf
她打算用那些做什麼——威斯特先生隻能想到不像樣的可能性。49Please respect copyright.PENANAw2Lnnw6XJA
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「凱薩琳,雖然我隱約就有預感,但是瑞吉兒·加德納該不會是嫉妒心超強又容易想不開的類型吧?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA8onUGzAsGk
「……跟劄克一起的時候,感覺確實具備魔女的素質,可是也有想法偏激的部分啦……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAkjddAHPFJW
「因為我知道了幸子,就要殺人滅口?啊——真是的,誰叫瑞吉兒·加德納妳沒想清楚就染指這種棘手貨啦!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAEtGYD8XcNn
「我什麼都沒做!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAP6BpMe9dq9
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被逼急的威斯特先生和凱西壓低聲音竊竊私語。結果——49Please respect copyright.PENANAUIo9BxXugl
49Please respect copyright.PENANA7C0LRfD13G
「我現在明白,你們是用什麼眼光看我了」49Please respect copyright.PENANABHK7TrT4z6
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一字不漏聽進耳裡的我嘀咕著,露出了受傷的表情,我的反應意外冷靜。49Please respect copyright.PENANAKGIqwZKBdP
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「你們似乎有一些很不禮貌的想像,但是這裡的器具都隻是擺設罷了,並不會實際用來拷問你們」49Please respect copyright.PENANAwqmGbDwMiO
「擺設……為什麼要特地弄來這些東西?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAaBJuEzTN59
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威斯特先生用仍有些不安的口氣發問。我深深歎息,然後回答:49Please respect copyright.PENANAzg5CnIf1HF
「據神父大人所說,在以前原則上越是經過長久歲月的道具,力量就越強。借著製造者或持有者的意念累積,平凡物體就會得到的屬性——以這個狀況而言,與其說是持有者的意念,或許稱作犧牲者的怨念會更貼切就是了」49Please respect copyright.PENANActho3i5JBu
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原來如此——威斯特先生姑且能理解。49Please respect copyright.PENANAC5Utx2Te22
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「呃,所以妳要用那些危險的道具做什麼啦!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAlimee5Z8Va
「瑞吉兒·加德納,妳為了要找到艾劄克·佛斯特才會——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAuHzz8kiixE
「雖然我想找到劄克,但不是的!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAlEy3Eie8XF
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威斯特先生和凱西分別投以懷疑的視線,讓我鬧脾氣地鼓起腮幫子。49Please respect copyright.PENANAuMtr5AZlTO
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「可是,就算妳在這種情況下否認——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFhR51cCel4
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威斯特先生帶著困惑的表情說到一半,又忽然停住了。因為他突然察覺,我用來關他們的房間真面目為何了。49Please respect copyright.PENANALsM61Fc2dX
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「……威爾斯?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFVs1kAgf2P
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凱西擔心似的喚了他。然而,威斯特先生隻顧沉默地咬緊牙關。49Please respect copyright.PENANAqBR8Bbpy63
陳舊又莊嚴的石砌建築物,彌漫其中的獨特空氣以及周遭充斥的濃密氣息——這一切威斯特先生都曾體驗過。49Please respect copyright.PENANA2wi07Q4S46
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「……難道這裡是……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAE7Q7lsyyd6
「是的」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbH7mXD6GKp
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我回望威斯特先生沉重地點頭。49Please respect copyright.PENANAFiowj9q5A7
在這個地方,會擺著嚇人的拷問器具也是可以理解的。49Please respect copyright.PENANAV3A34eKUVA
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「接下來,我要跟神父大人一起請威斯特先生和凱西取回記憶」49Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6vE0t2aA0
49Please respect copyright.PENANAbPpNtVi9LS
我握緊手槍,望著心生動搖的威斯特先生他們這麼說。49Please respect copyright.PENANAdvg9uAqxI8
然後,我提到了那個詞彙:49Please respect copyright.PENANAIijl0QuMic
「——就在幸福的幸子小姐的房間進行」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHBsqop7458
49Please respect copyright.PENANAaNWKcqdLiT
「——幸子……那個黑髮女童?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAC8rltarsO8
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在石牆環抱的城邸裡,凱西的聲音於房間回蕩開來。依然被綁在鋼管椅上的她環顧四周,想確認建築物確實存在。49Please respect copyright.PENANAXpgdK0ZCzU
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「聽妳一提,感覺內部倒是有反映出幸子的品味……」49Please respect copyright.PENANA6TLuZoKRXd
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或許凱西有些理解了,感歎似的咕噥得很可愛。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPaV5xT01ya
對於她淡定的反應,威斯特先生卻莫名有種類似落單的不安感。49Please respect copyright.PENANAAAM64tDXCF
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「妳接受得還真輕松。我心裡到現在還覺得不太踏實就是了」49Please respect copyright.PENANAGOkJaJ9Y02
「會嗎?邪惡精靈或惡魔被關在異世界的故事並不算罕見吧。再說一千零一夜的神燈精靈也算類似的例子啊」49Please respect copyright.PENANAgLlFY1QWII
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是這樣喔——威斯特先生聽了凱西還算說得通的解釋,也跟著釋疑了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAn47GwvvwA6
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「先不提那個了,為什麼連我也和威爾斯一起被綁起來?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAx8Lzaf1ImE
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凱西語帶不滿地向站在旁邊的我發問。49Please respect copyright.PENANATb8puectDQ
我為難似的微微挑眉說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAmPWUhqU4WQ
「神父大人先前在凱西周圍布了防護,要是亂動會有危險」49Please respect copyright.PENANAPBuKfPaDIV
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「所以這是可以保護我的意思嘍……有那麼嚴重嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAkT8FU9P6rj
「是的,相當嚴重」49Please respect copyright.PENANAvhHYybD4RQ
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凱西凝望著一臉嚴肅的我,然後默默聳肩。盡管並不是沒有不服之處,她似乎姑且願意信任我。大概吧。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPGoTc3R6Om
接著在下一個瞬間,虛空如漣漪般蕩漾,新的身影無聲無息地出現了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPpmqyUH4Pi
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「呵呵,聰明啊,能讓我省掉說明的工夫真是太好了,凱西——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHjvH0fIIW2
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留著一頭梳著油頭的中年男性,用右手打開書本這麼說道。49Please respect copyright.PENANAr2WdfKQ1Zu
遠看會讓人誤認成吸血鬼,眼睛沒有瞳孔,脖子上戴著十字架項鏈,身穿如神父一般的紫色長袍的他卻散發著一股不可思議的威嚴感。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgr5D7Tvt4z
這位就是在教堂中常見到的神父——創立大樓的亞伯拉旱·葛雷。49Please respect copyright.PENANABsa65Uk1xA
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凱西被突然出現的神父大人嚇到,不自覺地拉高音調說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAfzOOR0Z8Xt
「神父大人……!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAvieUODMonA
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神父大人像劃弧一樣緩緩走到威斯特先生面前。49Please respect copyright.PENANARNq80pzJ3R
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「呃……葛雷神父,你該不會是要幫我們取回記憶吧?雖然我隻有不好的預感,不過你們到底打算怎麼做?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAUPVS6PBzGd
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於是,神父大人一聲不吭地走向陳列於牆邊的拷問器具。他朝那些器具端詳片刻以後,緩緩向一柄類似烹調用松肉錘的鐵錘伸出手說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAOM2CuprsMA
「患者殺也殺不死是件好事,這樣就不用拿捏力道了」49Please respect copyright.PENANAB76Z4Zn50b
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「用物理攻擊?!」49Please respect copyright.PENANASDF1XIhQEg
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掙紮的威斯特先生將捆住全身的鎖鏈弄得吱嘎作響,並且放聲大叫。他認為對喪失記憶的患者施予強烈沖擊,是絕對不可以模仿的錯誤治療法。49Please respect copyright.PENANA20aTCWscoE
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「別當真。這是老人開的小玩笑」49Please respect copyright.PENANAppmK306pH5
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神父大人一臉無趣地放開松肉錘。49Please respect copyright.PENANAqSh0Fs6SKS
然後同情威斯特先生似的眯著眼,露出嫣然微笑。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlSeG5mRgzQ
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「基本上,如果敲頭就能讓你們想起來,說不定還比較幸福就是了」49Please respect copyright.PENANAnzZRf2aaZe
「那是什麼意思,很恐怖耶」49Please respect copyright.PENANAus38chAiI0
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由你來說就一點都不好玩了——威斯特先生誇張地皺起臉。49Please respect copyright.PENANAHWf3b549q9
此時他才發現,神父大人左手捧著一本老舊的書。49Please respect copyright.PENANAaBQOixX653
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「——那本書?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA53bFSVZvW9
「嗯,知道功用吧?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAj83whZsGzi
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神父大人貌似佩服地揚起嘴唇。49Please respect copyright.PENANAfnejeoHNaH
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「是試探祭品的……書」49Please respect copyright.PENANA1aUBgeTGuP
「沒錯,這是……會為了試探對方而做出提問,會用神秘的紫色煙霧使人陷入幻覺中的書。像平常對祭品所做的一樣,原本這是用於將他人經曆過的事物完全曉得的書。但面對你們這些特殊的人,實在無法期待有那種程度的效果,頂多隻能重現你過去經曆的時間,或者共有那段經驗」49Please respect copyright.PENANAWcUjNi1R5d
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神父大人毫不猶豫地斷言,威斯特先生則在聽懂意思之前先冒出一股不安。49Please respect copyright.PENANA4q8kR8gr8q
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「共有……經曆過的時間……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAyqLrdpz38H
「通常與幸子相關的事都很難生效,為此才會帶你們到這裡。最糟的情況下,我會讓瑞吉兒·加德納也一起幫忙」49Please respect copyright.PENANAqhvi8ZB42f
「嗯,沒錯」49Please respect copyright.PENANAAifWF9bNFU
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手握手槍的我毫不遲疑地同意。49Please respect copyright.PENANAlgLutyDERD
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「您說共有那段時間,是什麼意思?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAasQczccwt5
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凱西徹底忽視發自內心感到害怕的威斯特先生淡然提出疑問。49Please respect copyright.PENANAPsbrJpROPG
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「就是字面上的意思。在這裡的所有人都能跟著威爾斯重新體驗那段時間,感覺比較接近窺視他的記憶。差別在於,無關本人能不能回想起來,我們都能直接體驗到當時實際發生過的事」49Please respect copyright.PENANAorN0Nz7sTY
「這樣喔……畢竟記憶就算消失,體驗過的事實還是會留存下來。好比將讀不到的電腦資料移轉到其他硬碟再進行複原吧」49Please respect copyright.PENANA4V3evmdYDd
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凱西一下子就接受了神父大人的說明。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQfJM8mgKLR
威斯特先生則不耐煩地歪著嘴,擡頭問神父大人:49Please respect copyright.PENANALSvmrTkNvA
「你們自顧自的講得很高興,可是我的隱私權要怎麼辦?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAknDNmUwzcv
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「……你有那種東西?」49Please respect copyright.PENANA9ktC6YtuH5
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神父大人一臉不解地反問,喂——威斯特先生放聲吼了出來:49Please respect copyright.PENANA54eFsAjdHm
「有吧,每個人都會有一兩件不想被知道的往事啦」49Please respect copyright.PENANAwZwABPosTV
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「你是指讀小學時藏在房間裡的那個遊戲嗎?攻略後宮女生的遊戲——」49Please respect copyright.PENANAjw22IqpDpy
「妳怎麼會知道那種事?!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAGfT2mihlMr
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忽然被凱西爆料丟臉的往事,使威斯特先生以愕然的眼神看了她。49Please respect copyright.PENANACQYKMQztOR
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「露西在打掃房間時發現那套遊戲,就大受打擊地跑來找我商量啦。唉,結果弄清楚以後,才發現那是露西的惡作劇」49Please respect copyright.PENANAiu4oSWnoLB
「唔啊啊啊啊啊……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAVuCWFBHEKP
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凱西的解釋讓威斯特先生痛到心坎裡,依然被綁著的他直接彎下腰縮成一團。因為連露西也得知秘密的這項事實,深沉黑暗的絕望席卷而來。49Please respect copyright.PENANARtngMMVM4V
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「攻略後宮?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAaoJtiNZcp1
「攻略……女生嗎……?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAuj99alwVla
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神父大人和我望著這樣的威斯特先生,語氣比平時更加冷漠。49Please respect copyright.PENANAk9wyjbSlVb
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「差勁」49Please respect copyright.PENANAixB4ae6iw7
「真差勁」49Please respect copyright.PENANAXOy2sASlt7
「你們煩死了,我可是有很多需求」49Please respect copyright.PENANAOptlqFrKkI
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認栽的威斯特先生吼得有些自暴自棄,凱西似乎真的傻了眼,歎著氣又問:49Please respect copyright.PENANAuMOlU2Rh0J
「有很多需求,所以你還有其他類別的?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAYDeNErSR3b
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「不對,我不是那個意思!」49Please respect copyright.PENANAY4WITTivzM
「唉……蘇菲同學說的沒錯,果然是個宅男」49Please respect copyright.PENANALJti8Qw9sY
「妳那完全不算在替我說話」49Please respect copyright.PENANAlO799RHsPX
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我一句看開的嘀咕讓威斯特先生露出受傷的表情。49Please respect copyright.PENANAaQpI5Nmrbw
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呵呵——神父大人將書一轉,尋開心似的對威斯特先生說:49Please respect copyright.PENANA0PVnIrxQPZ
「別擔心,我沒必要看你的私生活,要複原的隻有記憶缺漏的部分。換句話說,就是你遇到天神小學的少女——筱崎·幸子有關的部分」49Please respect copyright.PENANAIn1s3iolBl
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「能那樣處理的話,你一開始就說清楚嘛」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHu5gr1meLP
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這不是害我白丟臉嗎——威斯特先生恨恨地瞪向那神父大人。49Please respect copyright.PENANAnWJXc1KyXy
神父大人用不帶感情的雙眸望著他說:49Please respect copyright.PENANAIDOYyPtKZM
「這恐怕會是一段難過的體驗,對你們來說都一樣」49Please respect copyright.PENANA7wz547P4i0
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「嗯,我明白」49Please respect copyright.PENANAFcetB6xWm2
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威斯特先生和凱西跟我靜靜地點了頭,捆住他全身的鎖鏈顯得格外沉重。49Please respect copyright.PENANARO1C9uo7qc
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「這一點,我心裡有數」49Please respect copyright.PENANAlXUyBoyAeO
「我也是」49Please respect copyright.PENANArj4YbQn0xt
「同意」49Please respect copyright.PENANA4aCGX3kofS
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