2157年11月1日,上午十一點,仙境大樓,十二層351Please respect copyright.PENANAbuYPnwvWLF
351Please respect copyright.PENANAJ71eRzuyWZ
351Please respect copyright.PENANAHstHKQMM0L
「哥,能陪我去逛街嗎?」351Please respect copyright.PENANAzKukNyeems
351Please respect copyright.PENANAYjia3PrLUS
李晴煬三人昏迷滿二十天。閒來無事,加上里奧當了太多天宅男,葛蕾絲決定帶哥哥出去走走,順便曬太陽。351Please respect copyright.PENANAIj3FStpZTj
351Please respect copyright.PENANAdz4UNT7DM5
「天氣變冷,你該買新的大衣了。」葛蕾絲說:「你也很厲害,我都死過一次,你的大衣還是那幾件。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAj9atUA8ish
351Please respect copyright.PENANA0qBknawgo8
里奧個子高、肩膀寬,穿大衣非常好看,但永遠都是黑色大衣、灰色大衣、棕色大衣……無限循環,連高宇維都看不下去。351Please respect copyright.PENANAhj7GuixRlJ
351Please respect copyright.PENANA0oH6LpwSv6
物慾極低的里奧表示:「我不想花錢。」351Please respect copyright.PENANA6tyiijJoQQ
351Please respect copyright.PENANAigW8LHWOxh
覺得他物慾太低的葛蕾絲表示:「早知道你會這麼說。我問過宇維少爺,他說你買衣服的錢,可以報公帳。」351Please respect copyright.PENANApgJOtRZbxf
351Please respect copyright.PENANAoNcWu1suRs
「……。」高宇維竟然出這一手,里奧沒有拒絕的餘地。351Please respect copyright.PENANAHJ8qPmLkMp
351Please respect copyright.PENANAMbJdMRHWiF
「請尼可和派翠克照顧檸檬吧。」葛蕾絲說:「我剛問了謝綠,她和那隻貓也會一起去。十五分鐘後在停車場集合,不可以不來喔。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAV6MdvDgvf0
351Please respect copyright.PENANAbz8p8BE077
於是,悠閒的周末假期開始了。里奧抵達停車場時,他明顯感受到謝綠吃驚的眼神,以及──那隻貓。雪檸被紅鶴殺死後,那隻貓也被帶回仙境大樓,經過這段時間的馴服與教化,此刻的外表就是一名年輕男子。351Please respect copyright.PENANAEQ1ke1JXoX
351Please respect copyright.PENANAOReiL2iZUm
「您…您好。」貓有一頭很淡的棕色頭髮,微長,後面紮了個小馬尾,見到里奧禮貌地打招呼。351Please respect copyright.PENANAvLQ48SFKFR
351Please respect copyright.PENANA4Tjz1VRhK4
里奧點頭回禮。明明都住在仙境大樓,里奧卻是第一次和他說話。351Please respect copyright.PENANAkoN2OBxOIO
351Please respect copyright.PENANAjbAR0m2CLe
「哥,跟你介紹一下,這傢伙是……格什麼來著?」葛蕾絲看向謝綠。351Please respect copyright.PENANAEbzDTIF8YS
351Please respect copyright.PENANAzRMb3lOAs0
「『云格』。」謝綠重申。351Please respect copyright.PENANAdnNQI3YnGk
351Please respect copyright.PENANAjsTC3TU3AZ
「啊對,云格。」葛蕾絲說:「他和謝綠能彼此共鳴,謝綠也教他很多人類的知識,想帶他出去逛逛,習慣人多的地方。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAY5YLD0K1l2
351Please respect copyright.PENANAxp3dJjzlyV
里奧當然沒意見,但是──看向面色緊張的兩位年輕人──里奧覺得他們很可憐,畢竟怎麼看,里奧都不像好的逛街夥伴。神與畜不是講究長幼禮儀的地方,但礙於面無表情,每個後輩對自己都異常敬畏,關係自然也比較疏遠。351Please respect copyright.PENANA2wg3K1gJqe
351Please respect copyright.PENANAUaKzG7bxXf
「云格……」351Please respect copyright.PENANAq6yRjqbpF4
351Please respect copyright.PENANAVA46QwVgr5
里奧看著他,想起遙遠的一百年前,頭上長著一對貓耳的俏麗女孩,「黛娜。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAfs7LP8rGPX
351Please respect copyright.PENANAU9N4b7HA1Y
「……?」351Please respect copyright.PENANAZWvri4DJln
351Please respect copyright.PENANAAALdj6PKQP
「你的祖先,是一隻名叫黛娜、棕色的貓。」里奧說:「如果沿用黛娜的姓氏,你的名字是『江云格』。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAC3rSoJ1gH1
351Please respect copyright.PENANAJaKqSMSqHP
「江云格……挺好聽的。」謝綠反覆唸著,「格格,你喜歡嗎?」351Please respect copyright.PENANAsT1emxlU33
351Please respect copyright.PENANAbV1Byhg28O
「江云格」點了點頭,靦腆地和里奧說謝謝。351Please respect copyright.PENANANXoTtONvKl
351Please respect copyright.PENANACnilJNUK9N
神與畜第七幹部──江云格,繼承第一代水果塔「黛娜」的後裔,就這麼誕生了。他是一名有著淡棕色頭髮、黃色眼睛的高瘦男子,照到陽光時的瞳孔會變成一條線,也因為眼睛太顯眼,謝綠教他戴隱形眼鏡,以免在外嚇到人。351Please respect copyright.PENANABGzTZliLl3
351Please respect copyright.PENANAZc5Tsjphfv
「車子開了,我們走吧。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAgOVtRibl08
351Please respect copyright.PENANAkWh3A8qQmE
自動駕駛車啟動,四人搭上車,前往離仙境大樓稍遠的市區。葛蕾絲發揮她為人母的天性,下車後指著街上的路燈、攤販、玻璃櫥窗裡的模特兒,告訴江云格那些是什麼、用來做什麼的。尷尬的謝綠被扔在後面,和里奧並肩走在一起。351Please respect copyright.PENANASuBPGCFK9g
351Please respect copyright.PENANADireItGDpQ
「……。」351Please respect copyright.PENANArSpjBXurB9
351Please respect copyright.PENANA3J8RoJ7gI9
要知道,謝綠以前和里奧的相處都不太愉快,也是她現在尷尬的原因,而且,一米五的謝綠站在一米九的里奧旁邊,身高差也讓謝綠很尷尬。351Please respect copyright.PENANAiG58RHfNBr
351Please respect copyright.PENANA9i2Xtlx4hk
「唔啊……!」351Please respect copyright.PENANAQo1xg0Smit
351Please respect copyright.PENANAkQssPrDYce
因為心不在焉,謝綠竟然在人行道跌倒,而里奧,在謝綠絆倒的一瞬間,一手抓住她的後領,像拎一隻小動物一樣。351Please respect copyright.PENANAXc9v6u5L9n
351Please respect copyright.PENANApslpWqLC4N
「謝謝。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAy4SUq82DFm
351Please respect copyright.PENANA7tOSHDAky3
謝綠發誓,里奧拎住她的某瞬間,謝綠的腳是懸空的,這個男人的力氣大到能單手拎起她的重量。想到自己之前和這個男人為敵,謝綠的腳步更不安了。351Please respect copyright.PENANAKJNau4WmAh
351Please respect copyright.PENANAgpljGKwYYM
「妳不用這麼緊張。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAtVgqAASUdM
351Please respect copyright.PENANAQYHjOVgfFv
里奧難得當開話題的人。他神聖的銀白色頭髮,琉璃色的眼睛,披著那件千篇一律的大衣,筆直峭立的臉猶如被刀子抹過。如果神與畜按照顏值排名,男性的冠軍不會是李晴煬,也不會是尼可拉斯,絕對是里奧.懷特。351Please respect copyright.PENANAaLjs1T6Y9J
351Please respect copyright.PENANA7a8tgTvHxN
「論地位,我和妳都是神與畜;論資歷,我只比赫密士資深一點。」里奧說:「我知道很困難──在我面前,不用像對宇維一樣,小心翼翼。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAmuw8r7d4QM
351Please respect copyright.PENANAWCNtEhC6lO
謝綠苦笑,「『恭而無禮則勞,慎而無禮則葸。』抱歉,我太誇張了。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAAsC2eSYlT1
351Please respect copyright.PENANA4afkOjJDWz
以一個十歲的孩子來說,謝綠真的太早熟,身為長輩的里奧有些於心不忍,試著聊天舒緩她的緊張。351Please respect copyright.PENANAIPZMv5nHEQ
351Please respect copyright.PENANAwoSCA0kJkS
「妳穿現代裝很好看。」里奧突然說。351Please respect copyright.PENANAfDZf7Awult
351Please respect copyright.PENANAe5lS7Y3bfr
「真的?不會很奇怪?」謝綠戴著灰色的針織帽,白色的毛衣和牛仔長褲,這是她第一次穿冬天的現代裝出門,不是古人的披肩斗篷。351Please respect copyright.PENANA6Qi9ZstEk8
351Please respect copyright.PENANAu0UomcPMRe
里奧坦白說:「謝氏的古裝比較奇怪。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAOxU2EV79hP
351Please respect copyright.PENANAeKbyyUL5zX
謝綠無法反駁,「我從小就被要求那樣穿,已經分不出什麼才是奇怪了。」351Please respect copyright.PENANA06PD8AgPe6
351Please respect copyright.PENANAmddmQUkP2e
「妳出生在那樣的環境,接受妳父親的價值觀,那不是妳的錯,當時的妳沒有選擇。」里奧說:「跟我們一樣,我們都沒有選擇。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAMloRPFo5oM
351Please respect copyright.PENANAKSneFxQgCc
謝綠終於敢直視里奧的臉。351Please respect copyright.PENANA84t005Wz6v
351Please respect copyright.PENANAX6Anuv3ibl
「爹跟我說了你們的事,這幾天我回想了很多。」謝綠告訴里奧:「當然,大部分都是不好的。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAdmkAWZWmGb
351Please respect copyright.PENANAHHStkHS91Q
「他希望妳成為下一任反高派領袖,並不意外。」里奧回應。351Please respect copyright.PENANAmHpzobkVU8
351Please respect copyright.PENANA0cvFw2chLK
「每個人詮釋故事的方式都不同,哪怕始皇帝,也有人認為他是英雄。」謝綠說:「你們和我爹,只是詮釋歷史的方式不同罷了。我不會因為成為神與畜、就否定我爹詮釋的歷史;同理,我也不會因為成為神與畜,盲目相信你們的詮釋。」351Please respect copyright.PENANA12Adn6KjSJ
351Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ab7EOEcLu
謝綠會找到她自己的詮釋,而她,也希望自己能找出最客觀、最接近真相的詮釋。351Please respect copyright.PENANAHXnazh3kM6
351Please respect copyright.PENANAUPLdp05BdK
「我發現一件奇怪的事。」謝綠說:「爹和我說過那麼多,唯獨沒提到兩個人,一個是你,另一個是赫密士。你們是最資深的神與畜,也是高……抱歉,我還沒很習慣這個稱呼。也是『宇維少爺』最信任的人,我爹卻隻字未提,我覺得很奇怪。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAjfhk8jQ5Ef
351Please respect copyright.PENANA7ilWLUbYkc
里奧知道,大家對神祕的赫密士都很好奇,但注意到里奧名字很少出現的人,謝綠是第一個。351Please respect copyright.PENANAAPI1KLYZlr
351Please respect copyright.PENANAX9YPMGjqXy
「妳喝過可樂嗎?」里奧突然停下腳步。351Please respect copyright.PENANAXVPB6bRSJt
351Please respect copyright.PENANALaoh5soCAJ
「沒有,為什麼問這個?」351Please respect copyright.PENANAdWlF2PZSSM
351Please respect copyright.PENANA2Hq5PHownr
「他們不見了。」里奧指著前面,葛蕾絲和江云格不知道跑去哪,「我們休息一下,等他們。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAGmN8pefcky
351Please respect copyright.PENANAGx7vuClBc9
說完,里奧去自動販賣機買了兩瓶可樂。在謝氏長大的謝綠當然沒喝過,她好奇啜一口,氣泡的刺激差點把她嚇死。351Please respect copyright.PENANAbYrRRJLT4W
351Please respect copyright.PENANAa6wmhzsGjB
「這是赫密士最愛的飲料。」里奧面不改色喝著,「他每天一瓶。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAjxQRgiHYhv
351Please respect copyright.PENANA2Pdt0n0US8
「唔,舌頭刺刺的,感覺好怪。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAHyBucgKlMm
351Please respect copyright.PENANAmOjC4wh73V
謝綠害怕又想繼續喝的模樣,里奧覺得很有趣。自從有了女兒,看到謝綠這樣嬌小的女生,里奧會不自覺幻想,自己跟長大的檸檬是否會有同樣的互動,這也是他今天話特別多的原因。351Please respect copyright.PENANAp45aKtXYFi
351Please respect copyright.PENANAYjcxAN8Ius
「赫密士的定位比較特殊,讓他自己說比較好。」351Please respect copyright.PENANABBQ9TUQbaT
351Please respect copyright.PENANAZwjl445kME
里奧不想用太嚴肅的方式回答謝綠。趁氣氛因為可樂比較緩和,里奧表示:「我確實無足輕重,畢竟以前,我身上沒有水果塔。」351Please respect copyright.PENANABqpgiq0X5R
351Please respect copyright.PENANA2SLLEAJFvw
謝綠睜大眼睛,「但你不是……?」351Please respect copyright.PENANArOBG58F9tK
351Please respect copyright.PENANAOzm6zg8qHT
「我體內的紅國王,是獅鷲強行放進我的體內,它原先的主人是夏悠。」里奧解釋:「在那之前,大家連我的名字都記不得,只稱呼我『白兔的兒子』。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAxHBnVQhJz8
351Please respect copyright.PENANAkx1c13IsUW
「為什麼獅鷲要這麼做?」謝綠問。351Please respect copyright.PENANALnqOpprgva
351Please respect copyright.PENANAHysfugMqBd
「我是宇維的左右手,獅鷲覺得我不夠強大、無法勝任這個角色。」351Please respect copyright.PENANA6uoSIXbA87
351Please respect copyright.PENANAsbqnGwMzF6
里奧嘆氣。想到體內的那個東西,他頭就疼。351Please respect copyright.PENANAqYncvli1cv
351Please respect copyright.PENANAEUHXJSOEf0
「總之,我沒有大家想得這麼重要。『里奧.懷特』這個身分,令人聞風喪膽的向來是姓氏,並非名字。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAyYALRuOBYr
351Please respect copyright.PENANAslwMlewC4f
雖然面無表情,但里奧說這段話的眼神,給謝綠留下深刻的印象。351Please respect copyright.PENANAoyCwC1j658
351Please respect copyright.PENANA65Mm3RbqVc
「宇維少爺呢?」謝綠問他:「在宇維少爺心裡,『懷特』也比『里奧』重要嗎?」351Please respect copyright.PENANAnqL25a3esG
351Please respect copyright.PENANAaQ8iYrPPQK
里奧竟一時語塞,「……我不知道。這幾年,我越來越不懂宇維在想什麼。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAOmpso06Lst
351Please respect copyright.PENANA08wsGFPIHD
謝綠回想上個月、高宇維來仙境大樓探望李晴煬三人的場景,「我只見過宇維少爺一次,該怎麼說……因為爹的關係,我一直以為他是陰險狡詐的人,但實際見面,他很難用一個詞形容。」351Please respect copyright.PENANA3CgQX1faJl
351Please respect copyright.PENANA6d5rpWcIDd
里奧苦笑。沒錯,那就是高宇維,那就是瘋帽。351Please respect copyright.PENANAXpnC8ngWnb
351Please respect copyright.PENANA0arRsjd4Ej
「你跟宇維少爺,是怎麼認識的?」謝綠問。351Please respect copyright.PENANA74mKwKiZZu
351Please respect copyright.PENANALjKsLDQDAZ
「大學同學,我和他從一年級就是室友,紅鶴是隔壁學院的學弟。」里奧說:「打從認識宇維時,他就有水果塔,也已經結婚了。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAajjK0gs7PY
351Please respect copyright.PENANAvxel9dxvJs
「……!?」351Please respect copyright.PENANAWMKYJPAODQ
351Please respect copyright.PENANAFRp7k9l0hZ
謝綠差點被可樂嗆到,但里奧沒有解釋最後一句。351Please respect copyright.PENANAejUolemWJq
351Please respect copyright.PENANAwOQ4heAYFR
「他以前的個性沒這麼陰沉,也常開我妻子雪檸的玩笑。」里奧的眼裡閃過落寞,「然而,五年前開始,他變得越來越陰陽怪氣,開口閉口都是艾莉絲體系;成天一個人鎖在房裡喝紅茶,連我也不見。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAGazToNd7fL
351Please respect copyright.PENANASqKY9EAOui
俗話說伴君如伴虎,里奧活得也不輕鬆,高宇維的轉變讓他們的關係只剩君臣,而不是多年的知己好友。351Please respect copyright.PENANAbvLFr5D4tp
351Please respect copyright.PENANA02m1dBYBkd
雪檸身故、紅鶴離開,高宇維又變成這樣,怪不得里奧的病──憂鬱症越發嚴重。紅國王正是窺中他內心的脆弱,才想反客為主、奪走他的身體。351Please respect copyright.PENANAlx048yxEZQ
351Please respect copyright.PENANAnQcWbVO7oo
要不是今天出門、吸到外面的空氣,里奧會一直把這些事藏在心裡,謝綠變成訴說對象真的是意外;多虧說出口,加上可樂的氣泡,里奧覺得心情好了一些。他抬頭,差點忘記天空是藍色。351Please respect copyright.PENANAWXVLYCvX21
351Please respect copyright.PENANAQEcKatGiSg
「抱歉,你說的這些我都不知道。」謝綠不知道自己為什麼要道歉,但她覺得自己必須這麼做。351Please respect copyright.PENANAJG2IkbAK8j
351Please respect copyright.PENANAJxWD4BiW3B
「呵。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAZrnYQmwlnk
351Please respect copyright.PENANAMU7EjxrxWw
謝綠好像聽到里奧的笑聲,下一秒,一隻大手蓋在她的頭上。351Please respect copyright.PENANAed0wdPIbUH
351Please respect copyright.PENANAzjjjEWdvfj
「孩子,別誤會──」里奧聲明:「我狀況再差,也有餘力保護你們所有人,放心。」351Please respect copyright.PENANA93DxCvKp8b
351Please respect copyright.PENANAYzfheBoQ7m
「……!」351Please respect copyright.PENANAPWoMP8stF5
351Please respect copyright.PENANAwh6n2rLfRD
謝綠不喜歡、也不討厭摸頭,讓她為之一震的是里奧的話。要知道,她在謝氏每天想的是如何生存,忘記自己其實才十歲──但神與畜不一樣。因為有人保護、凡事不用全靠自己,也能像這樣走在街上,堂堂正正活下去。351Please respect copyright.PENANA53t3rPbY1g
351Please respect copyright.PENANAuzZtsKVCs7
「找到了!哥──小綠──這邊這邊──!」351Please respect copyright.PENANAfWgn7XuxXG
351Please respect copyright.PENANALpangwYuLk
葛蕾絲的超大嗓門從前方傳來,看來她和江云格終於意識到自己走丟,折返回來找他們。351Please respect copyright.PENANA9FvnMFsz6x
351Please respect copyright.PENANARDawDSiUJ2
「走吧。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAHRY5SmrUZd
351Please respect copyright.PENANAojZsW6gbSl
里奧起身,將喝完的空瓶扔到垃圾桶,正準備去葛蕾絲那邊時,謝綠卻抓住他大衣的衣角。351Please respect copyright.PENANAKcCuVWyqG9
351Please respect copyright.PENANAygmV1IDQv7
「我……!」351Please respect copyright.PENANA7mqa60BSQi
351Please respect copyright.PENANACPlevLSc2l
謝綠抬頭,草綠色的眼睛有些緊張。她堅定地說:351Please respect copyright.PENANAXvC664KHiz
351Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1fsLZMjo6
351Please respect copyright.PENANAwPW45qvsJI
「我很慶幸認識你們。」351Please respect copyright.PENANA9bShdlMYkS
351Please respect copyright.PENANAeGPZlgTE2T
「也很高興認識『里奧大哥』,不是爹爹所謂的『懷特』。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAcnyTuDnoAm
351Please respect copyright.PENANAZp6RBEvshp
351Please respect copyright.PENANAAXrhrvtbxT
「……!」351Please respect copyright.PENANAXNDF2zg8DO
351Please respect copyright.PENANA6slIuy7ot2
里奧睜大他琉璃色的眼睛,驚訝在他的眼裡表露無遺。風拂過他神聖的銀白色頭髮。披著那件千篇一律的大衣,筆直峭立的臉猶如被刀子抹過。351Please respect copyright.PENANAqHQisJ4mj2
351Please respect copyright.PENANAXN63LzjNq3
「……妳不用這麼緊張。」351Please respect copyright.PENANAgSIpqYhJt4
351Please respect copyright.PENANAfgFK8mOs26
里奧瞇起眼睛,久違地、發自內心一笑。351Please respect copyright.PENANAsY1lIM7buE
351Please respect copyright.PENANA3NpPfeickW
「認識妳,我也很高興。」