「艾爾你去準備馬車,我和楓垚講最後一句話。」君柳下沉視線到桌子下方。31Please respect copyright.PENANAuePJn3eyL7
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艾爾擺出「沒問題」的手勢後便行禮離開。31Please respect copyright.PENANAkYQBGy3lYP
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君柳拉開抽屜,從裡面取出紙張狀的東西,遞了給楓垚說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAV7UuTS3h8r
「這是預支兩周的結算,而下兩次結算金額將減半。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAdrl8D4CA1w
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楓垚點了點頭,這算是教會預付他的生活費,畢竟要等到兩周後才結算的話,倒不至於會餓死,不過也相差無幾,他接過一張金邊鈔票和四張銀邊鈔票:31Please respect copyright.PENANA5frQNZ32I9
「謝謝。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAiykyGoau9A
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金和銀在這裡都是以紙鈔形式發行,銅則有紙鈔,也有硬幣,而仙只有硬幣形式。31Please respect copyright.PENANA1DDW4QKeLD
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「最後,必需提醒你,千萬不要對外說出作為跨界者的身份,無論是誰,包括教會的人。」君柳語氣變得嚴肅。31Please respect copyright.PENANA51Xwi6zANu
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楓垚重重點頭。31Please respect copyright.PENANAnqvObT14tn
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「馬車應該準備好了,去吧。」君柳不再多言,重新審閱起桌上文件。31Please respect copyright.PENANAmwfGOMXQsM
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車廂內楓垚心情忐忑不安,雖然旁邊有艾爾在,可多少都會有擔心。31Please respect copyright.PENANATZex6a6a55
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艾爾看穿了楓垚的不安,嘗試轉移他的注意,故意拋出話題:31Please respect copyright.PENANAvE4fUYBSyC
「你有神賜嗎?」31Please respect copyright.PENANAGpzQ4pGqUU
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楓垚愕然抬頭,從失神裡醒過來,慢了一拍才答道:31Please respect copyright.PENANAo6AJc55mqa
「不是每一位教士都有的嗎?」31Please respect copyright.PENANA9AMYzFf3Mf
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艾爾搖晃頭腦,「不,有些人終其一生都無法獲得神賜。」31Please respect copyright.PENANACQd1Rc5uLE
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「那不…很可惜嗎?」楓垚有些懵懂,他現在才知道神賜並非普遍存在。31Please respect copyright.PENANAoym12yXpQH
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「會嗎?獲得神賜以後,人就不再是普通人了,也將無法回去那悠悠的平凡生活。」艾爾眼神閃過一絲唏噓,剎那回復。「你當初為什麼會想成為教士呢?」31Please respect copyright.PENANApz6Ne7jbGD
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我是被迫的……楓垚當然沒說出來,找了個理由:31Please respect copyright.PENANAP3wC3cRvSJ
「為了生計。你呢?」31Please respect copyright.PENANAGFH87L1K4Y
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艾爾笑呵呵說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAE7X1YZqYOq
「我想救一個人,所以說啊,我也是被迫的。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAceCSzSMWBb
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「你想救人和當教士有什麼關係?」31Please respect copyright.PENANAGIIke4ORYv
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「救人需要力量啊,教會可以讓我提升。」31Please respect copyright.PENANA10B7BWy1zV
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「救他的難度很高嗎?」31Please respect copyright.PENANArvNyeVxMde
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艾爾把頭別過去,望向窗外,幾息後才說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAzcJVbKKzz2
「不知道,但現在的我無能為力。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAxuNDWoGznr
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繁雜的喧囂自不遠方傳來,楓垚知道馬車已經快駛進市中心,剛才的談話的確讓他放鬆不少,心情也變好了些。31Please respect copyright.PENANAi44BSsgY7v
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差不多回到家了吧……楓垚這樣想著,將目光從窗外的繁榮鬧景收回,轉向艾爾,他思考了一整趟車程,有個疑惑,他迫切地想知道答案,於是開口說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAVpb57sfSuJ
「艾爾,我想知道變強的方法。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAXQdHnh5Lge
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艾爾也轉向了他,指尖摩挲著下巴:31Please respect copyright.PENANAdpxMLccDRs
「你想知道的是心靈層面,還是實際層面的呢?」31Please respect copyright.PENANAzK2lBa9JJs
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「實際層面,」楓垚認真道,「我怕死,我需要直觀的力量,可以保護自身的戰鬥力。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAuxuGLGPbHn
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見楓垚不作掩飾的直言,艾爾微微一怔,隨後說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAUsX9qnJOXl
「我不知道你的神賜是什麼,不過了解自身的神賜,是每一位能力者通往顛峰的不二之路。31Please respect copyright.PENANAJhlqvodC4m
「你可以先從這方面入手。31Please respect copyright.PENANAQt9l84HMD7
「好了,下車吧。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAtFr6nVzr0l
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楓垚點了點頭,推開車門,讓他疑惑的是,為何艾爾也要跟著下來?31Please respect copyright.PENANAwwBuE7D7kL
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當腳尖落地的瞬間,他頭上的問號不減反增,眼前並非馬耳街,不是並列著的平房,而是一座宏大的巴洛克式建築,難以想像山腰間居然容得下這樣一座龐然大物。31Please respect copyright.PENANANhEDTdl1Da
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當楓垚仍在震撼之中,艾爾率先開口解釋:31Please respect copyright.PENANACPkUvFKogw
「首先對於擅自把你帶到這裡,我很抱歉。但我認為來聽一場美妙的音樂會,總會比待在家內發呆更使人心情愉快。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAwMPB36uLIv
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楓垚搖頭回應:31Please respect copyright.PENANAttIkdPvaQU
「感謝你的貼心。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAaGiwbJYQbx
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這是楓垚衷心的道謝,光是站在如此堂皇的建築面前,他便感覺到一股輕鬆,神經不再繃緊,心曠神怡。31Please respect copyright.PENANAsp8LCDeZWU
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夕陽西斜,光線被碩大厚實的音樂廳阻擋,陰影自牆壁向地面延伸,將路人籠罩著。穿著工人服的老人忙碌來回,路邊的街燈一盞接一盞浮現光點,散發明亮,撐開周遭的陰影。音樂廳外站滿了人潮,臉上洋溢著幸福、期待之意。31Please respect copyright.PENANAZeGjrTaUB5
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伴隨音樂廳的鐘聲響蕩,穿著華麗的先生和女士陸續進場,有獨身前來的、也有成雙出現的,甚至家庭式的都有。31Please respect copyright.PENANARwbzA3AFeU
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我還是第一次參與音樂會…會是個美好的夜晚。楓垚整理一下臨時更換的禮服,跟著艾爾踏進大門。31Please respect copyright.PENANADXpdDiHhwy
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……31Please respect copyright.PENANAfeFh3WqKa7
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教堂二樓,1001房內。31Please respect copyright.PENANAj4c6eVJujX
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白髮紫瞳少女靈芝「大」字型地躺在床上呼呼大睡,棉被一半在床一半滑落在地。床邊的椅子上擺滿各款式衣衫,地板則鋪滿厚重書籍交雜著薄紙文件。31Please respect copyright.PENANAOSPHoYRnLd
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咚咚咚。31Please respect copyright.PENANAOZEDOCK2Ti
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門外傳來敲擊聲,靈芝以為只是夢境,沒有理會,身子側翻半圈繼續睡得美滋。31Please respect copyright.PENANAdCojgfBdWJ
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咚咚咚。31Please respect copyright.PENANAuc3BJ8Jau8
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敲門聲不止,而且愈漸響亮,後來更是響亮得把靈芝嚇一跳,她醒過來後坐直了身,輕揉著雙眼,睡眼惺忪地說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAsIlu5EEDuM
「誰啊?」31Please respect copyright.PENANAKaJ9W6ThWW
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「我。」君柳的聲音傳來。31Please respect copyright.PENANAvlSXUsHj7P
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「進來吧。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAd3oa1ZhPie
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君柳也毫不避諱地進入房間,剛拉開門便看見亂七八糟的場面,他深深嘆息:31Please respect copyright.PENANA8Xn6VNo7Em
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為何別的女士房間都乾乾淨淨,就你的整天亂得像個垃圾堆呢?不…我不知道其他女士的房間長怎麼樣。31Please respect copyright.PENANAH8o0mil3Tn
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不過也難怪,畢竟眼前的少女只是個小孩,至少在他心裡是這樣的。31Please respect copyright.PENANA7xvwKsG5MS
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靈芝伸展懶腰,旋即又倒回床上,抱住毛絨絨的玩偶,懶洋洋地說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAyNUPLYytYf
「怎麼了?快說吧,我要睡覺。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAndD3LFArA5
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君柳指尖戳了戳太陽穴,腦袋一陣抽痛,感嘆道:31Please respect copyright.PENANA95SyhoVJ9W
「哪有司鐸整天睡到晚的?」31Please respect copyright.PENANA1qX3oGx6to
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「我累了。」她將頭埋在枕頭裡。31Please respect copyright.PENANAz7vnlt5fol
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你累什麼啊……君柳將椅子上的衣衫放在床邊,然後坐下,換去輕鬆的語氣:31Please respect copyright.PENANAocIMPvdvs3
「楓垚遇上了奇怪的人。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAmj05l9q6SL
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「嗯。」靈芝對此並不在意,她沒有興趣知道誰遇見了誰,只想睡個好覺。31Please respect copyright.PENANATllzielnK5
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「可能是罪神廷的人。」君柳又說。31Please respect copyright.PENANAE9AseeS3gW
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「嗯…嗯?」她像是聽到什麼不可思議的話,轉頭望向君柳,「什麼人?」31Please respect copyright.PENANATErbvSJQVa
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「罪神廷的人。」君柳重覆道。31Please respect copyright.PENANA1aaqnU2Lhk
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她將玩偶拋去身後,指尖抵住下巴,躺著擺出思考的姿勢,思索了一會後才開口:31Please respect copyright.PENANA3NQfeBgUrY
「確定嗎?」31Please respect copyright.PENANAyTjFqQY7Sg
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「不確定,我已經派阿貝和伯川去調查,兩天內會有結果。」31Please respect copyright.PENANA2VoKT9lmdl
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「有更多細節嗎?」31Please respect copyright.PENANAe2eZanveHU
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於是君柳將楓垚的話重覆了遍,待他說完,靈芝再次陷入沉默,隔了一陣子,自言自語似的說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2Itkc5Mbt
「嗯…那群瘋子到底要幹嘛?31Please respect copyright.PENANAGdPWipiqTk
「兩人真的這樣巧合遇上嗎?31Please respect copyright.PENANAMzGsKh60DV
「如果是衝楓垚而來,他們的目的又是什麼?難道…」31Please respect copyright.PENANAZNLljtYIZu
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她想到一個可能性:31Please respect copyright.PENANAdQDzYZPWTl
「那群瘋子知道了楓垚的身份。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAYj4O3jcZpO
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君柳點頭回應:31Please respect copyright.PENANAmjQHdZVdqO
「很大可能。但楓垚才來了幾天,他們便收到消息,這點很可疑。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAijbwry1Zet
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面對君柳的猜疑,她搖搖頭:31Please respect copyright.PENANAjw9S7EEV86
「你知道的,司鐸簽訂了神契,不可能出賣教會。世界之大,有類似的神賜也不出奇。31Please respect copyright.PENANAkchrsU2GiX
「現階段不必主動出手,待有更多情報以及博爾歸來後再作決定,他剛好兩天內會回來。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAgMYO8W2YMQ
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說完一大堆,靈芝向背探手,把玩偶抓回來,緊緊抱住,一退認真神情,變回先前那個鬧眼睏的普通少女。似乎因為從走廊映入的燈火實在耀眼,她轉身另一側,繼續她的美夢。31Please respect copyright.PENANA6Sp3TomyY8
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君柳會心一笑,將掉落在地的棉被輕輕蓋上,生怕她會著涼,此時此景都不禁讓他無聲感慨:31Please respect copyright.PENANAo3iokBXCLE
「如果我有個女兒,大概差不多年齡了吧。」31Please respect copyright.PENANAsMJACJsUMs
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正當他要踏出門口,少女的聲音忽然傳來:31Please respect copyright.PENANApCRK49UeX6
「幫我整理一下房間,這是司鐸下放給你的新任務。」31Please respect copyright.PENANA82hjibeyeU
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君柳瞬間臉黑,嘴角不自然地抽動,他咬牙切齒地說:31Please respect copyright.PENANAkYfYleK0zZ
「不,我不想有個女兒。」