寧靜的沙灘難得迎來倩影,清涼的海風傳來喧鬧。一旁是由幼枝條雜亂堆砌的幾間小屋,猛一點的海風便將其吹到東歪西斜。烈日下少女們縱橫交錯的身姿,在金黃色的畫紙上留下無數足印。
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「歡迎來到我們的據點。」Hina往最遠最斜的小屋一指,「那邊是我的家,待會務必來作客探訪,不過茶水恐怕就招呼不到了,哈哈。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAa9nbBw5cg1
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「這也是無可奈何的事。」祐嘉苦笑道,她仔細觀察吱吱喳喳在沙灘嬉鬧的少女們,卻未見符合『大小姐』特徵的人。403Please respect copyright.PENANAo4aTpbkqYF
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「Hina!」嬌小而充滿朝氣活力的呼聲從遠方傳來,祐嘉認得那聲音。她望過去,小熊已跳入Hina懷中。
「Hina,通知大小姐了。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAFBi75mm8RS
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「謝謝你,做得好啊。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAhhS6Cp6TFF
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小熊身後跟著一名高大的女性,祐嘉要抬頭才能看見她的臉,年若三十,身穿黑色西裝,及腰的黑色瀑布,像寶石般晶瑩的水藍色眼睛,身材勻稱,高度肯定超過一百八十,是巴黎的時裝模特兒嗎?祐嘉不禁看呆了。403Please respect copyright.PENANAf1jdjDshtu
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小熊望向嬉鬧的人群,回頭拉拉Hina的手腕,「我可以跟她們玩嗎?」403Please respect copyright.PENANAtL5XsqdVyX
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「當然可以,不過要注意安全。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAt8jqHya8QX
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「知道!」小熊用力點頭,飛奔離開。403Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2y17CpOnI
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Hina轉身,向高大的女性比了比,「這位是昌,我們都叫她昌姐。這位是祐嘉,剛剛甦醒的仿真情人。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAl0G3PwkPkT
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「你好。」祐嘉正想伸手握手,只動了半根指頭,昌姐先一步深深的點頭,祐嘉便停止動作,同以點頭回應。403Please respect copyright.PENANA2Db6dlLvvA
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「請跟我來,大小姐相當高興有新成員加入。」昌姐的聲音沉厚有力。403Please respect copyright.PENANAaxWmgchffK
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她們往沙灘的邊界走,朝著樹林的方向行。祐嘉掩住嘴角,跟Hina悄悄話:「她也是高等仿真人嗎?」403Please respect copyright.PENANAP5QG6ONBIz
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「怪不得散發著與眾不同的氣勢。好高啊,肩膊好闊,腰好直,她是大小姐的保鏢嗎?」403Please respect copyright.PENANA6eMiItH1yY
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「是貼身女僕。」昌姐頭也不回的說道,把祐嘉嚇了一跳,「不是保鏢,也不是侍從,是傳統意義上的女僕。並非一定要穿著哥德蘿莉,只是服侍著女主人就符合女僕的定義。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAQdM6jCJ9Bp
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「對不起。」不知如何應答,祐嘉只好道歉。403Please respect copyright.PENANAbTuC6W5vrv
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「無須在意。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAlpCH283LIE
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她們來到沙地和林地交界,一名金色的女性馬上抓住眼球。厚重的金色卷髮,一襲高貴的雪白洋裝長裙。女性注意到三人接近,她轉過一副貴氣的臉孔,碧綠色的瞳仁,左方眼角有一顆顯著的淚痣。祐嘉在不少地方見過這張臉,她是名符其實的大小姐。403Please respect copyright.PENANAR7FIoPul8l
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然而,這名大小姐現正捲起衣袖,拿著闊邊帽往下巴扇風。腳邊堆著一大疊切口整齊的木柴,另一邊倒插著一把由木棒和石塊粗製而成的斧頭。403Please respect copyright.PENANAzPvd73Z9jT
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眼前的沖擊景像,就像看到巴菲特在種田一樣。403Please respect copyright.PENANAOz3QbQJtuJ
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「大小姐,這位是祐嘉,Hina喚醒的新成員。」昌姐說。403Please respect copyright.PENANAOAEnjmNhBF
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「我是路易絲•伊莉莎白,很高興認識你。握手禮就免了,我的手現在不乾淨。」被尊稱為大小姐的她說。403Please respect copyright.PENANAd7FLEoLZ12
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祐嘉開始回想:路易絲•伊莉莎白,恆金銀行的千金小姐,著名的大浪費家。曾經為私人遊輪舉辦土葬,引起全球嘩然。光是一句說話就能左右股票市場。無論是言論和行動都有著強烈個人風格的超超超超超有名人,是原型祐嘉一輩子都不可能與之有任何交集的上流人物。403Please respect copyright.PENANAPm4t3b8uUO
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「我是祐嘉,你好。」身體下意識的變得僵硬,連發音都滑稽的抖起來。403Please respect copyright.PENANAHDfSlOoSmx
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「無須感到拘謹,我們都只是仿真人,無謂受原型的身份約束。」大小姐友善的微笑,「Hina,還有其他仿真人未喚醒的嗎?」403Please respect copyright.PENANAHMjxg36yZO
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「祐嘉是最後的了,岸上再找不到維生倉。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAQFriAVSGev
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「有仔細的找嗎?必須把所有人喚醒,這是最優先,最重要的事項。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAmJCw5tx65d
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「我先沿海岸線走到盡頭,最後才喚醒小熊和祐嘉,確定沒有其他維生倉了。」403Please respect copyright.PENANA31ilPsJJNe
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「嗯嗯,辛苦了。總共十二人,比微型企業多一點點呢。時機正好,給你們看個好東西。」大小姐說罷舉起了腳邊的石斧,「看,是我造的,很棒吧。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAVLFiGXjlj4
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「大小姐親手造的啊,好厲害。」Hina說。403Please respect copyright.PENANAvjC4FNkPxp
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此刻的祐嘉相當迷惑:第一,那個鼎鼎大名的銀行千金小姐在向自己炫耀一把爛石斧。第二,是Hina靦腆的交際式假笑。到底兩者中那件事更讓她吃驚呢?403Please respect copyright.PENANA1R7KBscrtj
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「好厲害啊,真不愧是大小姐。」祐嘉放棄了思考。403Please respect copyright.PENANAiltl8GAx4I
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大小姐望向祐嘉,明顯不滿意她的回應,「你的眼睛好像有話說。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAn63OuX5o8f
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她覺得自己被看穿了,好像一絲不掛地被盯著一樣不自在。403Please respect copyright.PENANAYfFPVNZl8o
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「這兒不是文明社會,你我都應是平等的。要生存下去就必須抛開階級觀念,有任何意見和指教應當馬上提出。」她把石斧遞出,「請讓我聽聽你的意見。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAm95NoXDK0Z
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祐嘉雙手接過石斧,那是一根丫叉型木棒,經打磨的石塊夾在木棒的分叉之間,再用樹籐綑綁而成。403Please respect copyright.PENANAsbXbc2QIQl
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「好重,但是重量太平均了,並不方便使力。石塊亦不固定,很容易在揮動時鬆脫。」祐嘉悄悄觀察大小姐,她的視線集中在石斧上,輕輕的點頭。「這把石斧並不適合使用,不過石塊的邊緣打磨得很好,可以重用這部份。」403Please respect copyright.PENANA9EXCIcWgiv
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祐嘉把石斧還給大小姐,她走近柴堆,抽起一枝手掌能圍一圈的木棒。她又在地上拾起一塊扁平的小石,回到三人面前。403Please respect copyright.PENANAbA4iqpEbW3
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「首先把小石的邊緣磨利,在木棒的一端刨出略小於石斧的楔形孔,然後把石斧嵌入孔中,如此就能造出穩固的斧頭了。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8vHXzbH1E
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「原來如此!每次劈砍都會把石塊往孔裡推,那就不會有鬆脫問題。你對木工很瞭解啊!」403Please respect copyright.PENANA3vM6XMa0BT
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「只是在學校的露營活動裡學過一點工具製作。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAFytkfV3l6Q
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「能夠學以致用不是很了不起嗎?看,你的意見能提升我的生產效率,以後也請多多提出建議。好!馬上開始把斧頭重製,一定能趕上在夜裡辦營火會,你們也一定要參加啊。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAAIJnAaEhNT
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「當然,我們會非常期待的。」Hina說。
「那就正式的說一次。祐嘉,歡迎加入。不妨趁日落前到處走走,認識一些新朋友。不過,最好保持在沙灘附近。不要擅自跑進樹林裡,萬一迷路便不妙了。」
「謝謝提點,我會注意的。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAzqPTGQH08n
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「放心吧,我會陪著你的。」403Please respect copyright.PENANA60NmN1tojr
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Hina輕輕的推著祐嘉的背,兩人先行離開,大小姐在背後揮手道別。403Please respect copyright.PENANASNihqzKOKD
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走了一段路,Hina開口:「你覺得大小姐為人如何?」403Please respect copyright.PENANAklmtXLnas1
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「是位很有個性的人,」祐嘉說,「意外地沒有架子,感覺熟絡後應該很好相處。」403Please respect copyright.PENANA8blFtoJA8C
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「是吧,出乎意料的很友善。」Hina笑說,「居然懂得造斧頭,祐嘉很厲害啊。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAQWlVSScB4X
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不同於對著大小姐的時務,祐嘉能感覺到話語中的真誠,和發自內心的喜悦,Hina陽光色的笑容吹散了祐嘉心中多餘的陰霾。403Please respect copyright.PENANA2JCeooGSLJ
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「Hina比較厲害,能夠毫不費力的與大小姐對話,我光是與她對望就手心冒汗了。」祐嘉攤開閃閃發亮的雙手。403Please respect copyright.PENANAjXLL7DxL2W
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「這不是值得驕傲的事。」Hina搖動豎立的手掌,「其實,我很怕自己的言行會開罪別人,所以便擺出一張萬用的假笑嘴臉來隱藏本心,甚至,我有時都分不清自己的本心到底是甚麼。相反,祐嘉能讓人清楚感受到你的心情,這股由心而發的感染力讓我十分羨慕。」403Please respect copyright.PENANANpaBrKeapN
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「不對不對,感染力甚麼的,說穿了便是我太過單純,容易被看透罷了。」403Please respect copyright.PENANATMmhPtU1CE
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「不過,這份單純正是你的優點。和你相處感覺很輕鬆,可以毫無顧累的暢所欲言。」Hina指尖合十說道,「那麼,我們就互相學習吧。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAhwYi5d6I5K
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「嗯,互相學習。」祐嘉低頭,心中開始懷疑人造皮膚下的散熱系統是不是故障了。403Please respect copyright.PENANAmTu72Qkg7Q
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二人回到沙灘,她們朝向最歪最斜的房子走去。隔著十步之遙,她們看到一名黑色的少女倚在牆邊坐著。祐嘉注意到Hina顯得不安,臉上帶著難色。她舉手要祐嘉停步,獨自走近少女。403Please respect copyright.PENANAXxUVXC9WxQ
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「對不起,這兒其實是我的家。」Hina態度恭敬,輕聲地說道。403Please respect copyright.PENANAv4t5Fp8LNM
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黑色少女抬頭,麻花辮從肩上滑落,她穿著長袖水手服,純黑的裝扮更特顯肌膚的白皙,乍看是一名典型的文靜少女。可是,當她的眼睛透過半張臉大的圓眼鏡望向祐嘉時,那眼神就像一把銳利的長矛,仿佛能把她的胸膛插穿。403Please respect copyright.PENANA4gm5ZNRZAR
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「喔。」黑色少女頓了一會,在熬人的沉默過後才說:「抱歉,我礙到你了。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAuRloI7HbfZ
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「不,不是!要進裡面坐嗎?茶水招待不了,不過屋裡很涼爽的。」Hina笨拙的指手劃腳說。403Please respect copyright.PENANAxziovO1k4H
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「我會到別處去。」黑色少女站起來,往沙灘的另一面走去。403Please respect copyright.PENANAgwsflPE2i0
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目送遠去的身影,Hina掩著胸脯,無聲的深深呼了口氣,「只有她,我不懂如何相處。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAX1qfTHeX71
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祐嘉回望少女的背影,她銳利刺骨的眼神從腦海中閃過,「好強烈的壓迫感,我們是那兒惹到她了?」403Please respect copyright.PENANA5ofs1zGzgJ
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「她……」Hina湊到祐嘉耳邊小聲:「是紅楓系列的。」403Please respect copyright.PENANAVudXeZYJE6
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『紅楓』——好像一把鉗子夾緊了人工心臟,祐嘉不禁倒抽一口涼氣,她明白二字背後的重大意義。403Please respect copyright.PENANAjy9GdVTxgm
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「話雖如此,但感覺不是壞人。只是,經常盯住人的眼神很可怕。」Hina搖搖頭,甩開消極氣氛,「到裡面繼續聊吧,站在外面都要曬黑了,呀,仿生人是不會曬黑的,哈哈。」403Please respect copyright.PENANABNT50TXQuB
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「還是不要進去比較好,感覺很危險。」祐嘉面前的小屋,只是一堆乾草和木條堆砌的柴堆,並不符合『屋』的形像。403Please respect copyright.PENANAny7RDZhQG4
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「也是呢,仿真人被壓到也是會受傷的。還是重建小屋吧,我去問大小姐要些木材。」403Please respect copyright.PENANASqQSRE97vu
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「這裡的木材就夠用了,也許還有餘料能造些傢俱。」403Please respect copyright.PENANA9MwKXpEcuv
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Hina投來期待的眼神。403Please respect copyright.PENANAC2zJ2lbQFe
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「首先,把這邊的枝條拆下……」403Please respect copyright.PENANA0Z8XmmMah9