時光飛逝,終於來到薄暮城天文學會年度大會舉辦之日。妲羽獨自坐在套房裡,看著面前平放桌上的星盤,意識不禁飛越到薄暮城,想像年度大會裡空前盛況。學者們激烈討論的場面迴盪不停,而自己卻要逗留在這寧靜無聲的房間,沒法反駁他們滿口謬誤與歪理。167Please respect copyright.PENANAeVDnKk18Iq
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真實的星空、一切答案就映在自己那散發微弱星光的橢圓盤子上,然而妲羽並未能把事實一一訴說,每次總有自詡前輩的人搬出歪理反駁、或是把妲羽當成愛胡亂說話的小丫頭,而這次更是直接被捲入事端,失去公開發言的機會。167Please respect copyright.PENANAs0Rmi8dKHZ
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大概到了大會開始時間,妲羽於是打開套房裡的大屏幕,一番搜尋過後找來了年度大會的現場直播。167Please respect copyright.PENANA1zxpmdX4i6
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看過修伯特會長冗長的開場辭,鏡頭又轉向了幾位自以為是的老博士,口裡仍然是大堆謬誤,煞是難耐。167Please respect copyright.PENANANmr2UkUWiv
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快要打起瞌睡之際,直播片段裡突然響過一陣雜音,冒出幾個白色身影衝到鏡頭焦點前。領頭的老頭子無視周遭一切驚訝目光,以凌厲語氣指向正主持大局的修伯特道出來由:167Please respect copyright.PENANAEshszcwKKg
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「這裡是樞密院罪滅組,現在懷疑你們私藏擄走院內政要的犯人,請盡快把她交出來。不然的話……」發話的老頭說著又故意掉過頭來,望向會場上方的攝像鏡頭高聲續道:「今日將是你們最後一次年度大會!」167Please respect copyright.PENANAY1fnPOLBuX
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「等等!您們誤解了,我們天文學會公正持平,絕不包庇罪惡。」修伯特連忙朗聲為學會上下辯護。167Please respect copyright.PENANABiJMV51sXU
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「你要是在心音小姐面前說這句話,我可沒法保你不死。你還是快……」167Please respect copyright.PENANArrbFBvbM13
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老頭子話說到一半,直播影像便突然中斷,屏幕裡只剩下大片藍光,再沒有聲音或是映像。167Please respect copyright.PENANAal6FSJ7Pek
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然而,被這突如其來衝擊得目瞪口呆的妲羽,冥冥中亦意識到那些白衣大人正威逼修伯特會長供出自己所在之處,遂連忙提起魔匣,撥下堇叔叔留給自己的號碼。167Please respect copyright.PENANAAK0qFO813o
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「小甜心?怎麼了?」167Please respect copyright.PENANAL6uw5ujE25
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「堇叔叔!妲羽很害怕,樞密院的人似乎已經知道妲羽在聖火城了!」167Please respect copyright.PENANA8BZOySQqiS
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妲羽的話伴以一副緊張語氣,傳至聽筒另一方忙於籌備公演的堇金耳邊。167Please respect copyright.PENANAECpIUx2XMM
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幽暗的廳堂裡,除了堇金以外,還有坐在圓桌前品茶的法依與旁邊握起青光卡片冥想的佳依,沉默細聽堇金與妲羽的對話:167Please respect copyright.PENANAKNT3N5Rna9
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「冷靜點,小甜心,請相信堇叔叔。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAfPkWivMb8Q
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「那妲羽是不是要離開這裡了?」167Please respect copyright.PENANArdIupE8KHC
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「妳卡帕哥哥會保護妳與小少爺離開聖火城,不用擔心。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAJyn76CCsdy
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知道卡帕亦要隨兩小子而去,法依喝過一口紅茶,托起腮望向堇金,回想起早前與卡帕的閒聊,略顯失落地嘆氣:167Please respect copyright.PENANAyxXlmhkxJ3
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「卡帕也要走了啊?明明剛才還叫他要期待一下我們的演出,真沒趣~」167Please respect copyright.PENANAFMCmeT7wvc
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「法伊,這也沒辦法,再這樣下去連我們的演出也會受影響。」而佳依則淡然以虛火灼燒手上正位置的「隱士」牌面,止住冥想對法依說道。167Please respect copyright.PENANAkK7u1S8Gqs
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在法依沒精打采地往嘴裡灌茶的同時,佳依又不忘暗自反思占卜得來的結果。她心想:「隱士」是退隱深冰中的智者,把自己的權力、威能一一藏於手上燈籠中,隱身於暗處靜觀其變亦不失為壞事。167Please respect copyright.PENANABMsijEgxrl
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「堇先生,您是要卡帕帶著他們回到黑輝淨土嗎?」等到堇金掛斷電話之後,佳依又率先開口問道。167Please respect copyright.PENANATVthiVEEYv
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「果然騙不過佳依的占卜術呢!本來我想讓卡帕看完妳們第一場公演才回去的,的確有點可惜呢……」167Please respect copyright.PENANA0tI1dfK0P3
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而法依則繼續沉默不語,難得找到一個讓自己提起「興趣」的男生,卻沒法多找幾個機會挑逗他。哪怕要待巡迴演出來到黑輝淨土,才能再次沉浸於他激情的幹勁中。167Please respect copyright.PENANAODXvYzGML2
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「時候不早了,妳們休息完就回去綵排吧。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAJ10C2FOybs
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拋下這句說話後,堇金又轉過頭來,看了看金色魔匣裡幾句報告,遂撥下卡帕的號碼……167Please respect copyright.PENANAE29u2j20dv
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這邊廂,在堇花塔裡監督手下鍛鍊進度的卡帕,忽然聽見口袋裡響起一陣爆裂鈴聲,便掏出外表簇新的橙紅魔匣接聽這來自堇金義兄的撥號:167Please respect copyright.PENANAlRolUysLaS
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「卡帕,今日之內可以把小少爺跟小甜心送走嗎?我怕我們這邊收容不下他們了……」167Please respect copyright.PENANA9O3xxj9Vqv
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「樞密院的人要過來聖火城了嗎?」卡帕磨拳擦掌,腦裡冒出帶領麾下兄弟與這幫崇拜命運神的人渣決一死戰的畫面,頓時津津樂道起來。167Please respect copyright.PENANAlf50OckM3O
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「別衝動,卡帕。你現在去向他們宣戰,只會得不償失。我們還不是他們的對手,你先把孩子們送回去,其他容後再說吧。」聽筒後堇金嚥下一口口水,再道:「你儘管記住,那兩個孩子是我們對抗命運的棋子,無論如何都不可以讓他們落到樞密院手上。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAhCRi9j6Wr5
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堇金義兄的說話,顯然不無道理。167Please respect copyright.PENANApk2mLcsq36
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在未知樞密院一方到底掌握多少情報下,為免打草驚蛇,卡帕深明此趟不能借用堇紫青金打造的專屬列車,甚至不能帶上手下兄弟。他只能像到訪此地那般,裝成普通市民混進乘客之中,帶著默默離開。167Please respect copyright.PENANAZAkvF39KVY
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聖火城沒有直通車直達黑輝淨土,必先要經浮光淨土轉乘長途線。而對於這麼一個中途站,除了想起那些人臉上那副自私自利的醜惡面容,早上看到一則關於城內怪病蔓延的新聞,亦讓他歷歷在目……167Please respect copyright.PENANAoLVTwTxtSo
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「浮光淨土……我真的受夠這個地方了。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAYrBvMjsaAr
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卡帕懷著速戰速決的意志,快步離開堇花塔,踏上集體傳送法陣趕往鄰區某遊樂場與手下會合。167Please respect copyright.PENANAYFEoBIawYk
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「烏普西朗,我們要離開聖火城了。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAwvUj1xV6Kl
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在兩西裝男護送下,烏普西朗得意忘形地,才剛踏進滿是機動遊戲、歡呼聲不絕的主題樂園,便被從後趕至的卡帕抓住兩肩說道。167Please respect copyright.PENANApwFOJPexP4
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「怎樣怎樣?你找到伊歐鎝了嗎?你要帶我去找他嗎?」甫看到卡帕一副著緊抓住自己,烏普西朗便認為對方已經找到伊歐鎝的下落,夾雜興奮聲線連連吐出幾句問句。167Please respect copyright.PENANA6DmtYOOUP7
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然而,卡帕只是搖著頭,推著烏普西朗回到入口方向,低聲在他耳邊照直說著:167Please respect copyright.PENANA3qdmkpk0s1
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「樞密院的人要來聖火城了,我們要盡快離開這裡。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAbZ43PaPSDm
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「哈?!要到哪裡?」烏普西朗隨即一臉茫然。167Please respect copyright.PENANAASZ5cVL9L8
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「黑輝淨土,我的故鄉。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAp3vlXDzkBU
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烏普西朗仍未來得及反應,便被卡帕匆忙帶回聖火大酒店,進入頂樓套房收拾細軟。167Please respect copyright.PENANAUPgdIfwqZz
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「卡帕哥哥……」167Please respect copyright.PENANAPTZEg4Hqof
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打開大門,見房內妲羽站在大廳裡,作好離開的準備。167Please respect copyright.PENANAeJUYZIxygO
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「樞密院的人要來了,我們不能再待在這裡了。」167Please respect copyright.PENANA3gIl0PHNUg
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一瞥魔匣屏幕裡停止更新的對話框,眼見情報組的兄弟亦未報上消息,卡帕也只好攜上神情呆滯的妲羽,再加上被略帶緊張的烏普西朗,分別為兩小孩穿上黑色斗篷後,便握緊未知多寡的時間赴往聖火城車站。167Please respect copyright.PENANAVlva6CShAF
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順利成章地帶著兩個黑色小身影走過熙攘的車站大堂,無意中聽見當中途人細語閒談,提及到浮光淨土與怪病一事。167Please respect copyright.PENANA1UhTSHIrF6
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「光臨我命……浮光淨土那個怪病,你們也聽說了嗎?我在祈禱希望命運神能讓這場災難化險為夷。」167Please respect copyright.PENANAPEIolYobl7
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「聽說最初是在五號工業區的醫院傳出來的,最初染病那個醫生都病死了,聽了也覺得恐怖。」167Please respect copyright.PENANA7WUl0WvZii
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「哇!浮光淨土那邊封城了沒?萬一這怪病傳到聖火城這裡那怎麼辦?」167Please respect copyright.PENANAUfSe5bsJzP
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然而卡帕無暇理會眾人恐慌流言,只管環盼四周,提防每片人海裡潛藏的伏兵。好不容易從售票員手上接過頭等車票,卡帕遂再次抓緊兩小孩的手,快步走下自動扶手梯往列車月台走去。167Please respect copyright.PENANAQYkZrqQFU0
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直至登上車廂,三人圍坐到頭等軟腍的座位上,卡帕才稍為鬆一口氣,交叉著腳滑起魔匣。而烏普西朗亦卸下黑斗篷上的兜帽,望向隔壁跟著脫下斗篷、正連忙把魔法帽子重新穩在頭上的妲羽發呆,緩緩從緊張繃緊之中放鬆過來,靜待列車把他們帶到安全地方。