「磁磁磁——」
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實驗室內的每個人都戴上護目鏡,注視從圓柱雙層玻璃內的空間所發出的耀眼光芒。那光芒用肉眼看會非常刺痛,用護目鏡看卻是非常夢幻。
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「必!必!必!」儀器發出警告之音。
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「主管,蛋和能量發射器都過熱了,再下去蛋會暴走,很危險。」
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「停吧!」
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光司下令停止實驗,實驗室頓時回復正常亮度。雙層玻璃內所放置的,是一隻彷彿鑽石的矜貴白色蛋,外表非常平滑,發出微弱而溫柔的光,令人幸福。
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光司脫下護目鏡,搖頭嘆息,而聖母一直在旁觀察實驗。
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「看來距離成功還有一點距離呢。」聖母道。
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「對不起,讓聖母失望了。我們還未找到正確而安全的輸出效率,加上你突然要提前研發速度,令進展有點卡住了。」光司連忙道歉。
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「那你即是表示我為難你嗎?」
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賭徒先生驚覺自己說錯話了。
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「我沒有這個意思!我失言了!」
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聖母沒有跟他眼神接觸,瞇起眼睛,凝視美麗的白色鑽石。
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「聖母,你怕守護者和帝王學園嗎?」光司好奇問。
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「區區初中生,我當然不怕。我絕對相信你們的實力,而我要加快進度,固然有原因。不要問,只要做。」
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「是的,聖母。」
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「無論如何,你們要做到Easter做不到的事,用盡一切方法完成胚胎。」
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「明白。」
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聖母一臉平靜,轉身離開。
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「很熱啊……」
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「我也很熱啊。」
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伸一背著暑期作業,跟艾倫踏上回家之路。已經來到八月頭,天氣炎熱,熱得汽車的倒影也扭扭曲曲地映在馬路上,出現海市蜃樓。
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「這熱浪也真的太離譜了,居然有三十六度。」艾倫要變乾巴了。
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「既然今天答應別人一同做作業,就一定要去。」伸一回應。
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幸好現在是在平民區,周圍只有小屋和小店。若果是城市,必定會更熱。
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「叮!叮!叮!」
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他們路經一間打鐵店。鋼鐵的鏗鏘聲意外地動聽,卻令人更熱。
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「真,拿另一塊鐵過來!」
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「是的,父親!」
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伸一停下來。
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(真?早乙女的後名也是「真」呢。)
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他抬頭,打鐵店的店名是「乙女鋼鐵」。
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(乙女?)伸一和艾倫發現事情太巧合了。
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他們看進店內,發現一位穿著便服,綁住白色頭帶的紅髮少女,站在旁邊輔助一位老年人打鐵。她全身髒兮兮,都是一點點的黑色,跟打鐵出來的橙色火花形成對比。她的旁邊守候著一隻騎士形態的守護甜心,在和她打氣。
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伸一和艾倫同時指著他們。
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「早乙女!」
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少女和小騎士轉頭,發現他們。
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「艾倫,你好。」小騎士點頭。
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「噢。伸一,原來是你。你來這裡做什麼?」對比在學校,在打鐵店的她更像一位普通人。
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「我也想問你一樣的問題呢。」伸一回應。
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「我在這裡不奇怪啊。這裡是我的家啊。」
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二人之間先是呆滯的沉靜,然後是驚訝的叫聲。
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早乙女跪坐墊子,有禮儀地提起杯子,喝溫暖的綠茶,而伸一坐在另一邊,樣子有點辛苦。
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茶色榻榻米、木矮桌、紙油燈、扯窗門……客廳內的家具和裝修都非常傳統,有古代日本的風味,即使氣味也是陳舊。然而,桌上的西洋棋盤和客廳環境格格不入,彷彿一位西洋騎士誤闖日本縣城,招人目光。
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「你坐得不舒服嗎?」早乙女問道。
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「……不。」伸一猛然搖頭。
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「別逞強了。看,你的腳發痺了。」艾倫在點他的腳,但馬上被踢開。
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「坐不慣沒關係。現代城市人有較少機會坐榻榻米,不像我們。」
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「跪坐也是一種鍛鍊,加強人的意志力。」凌兵道。
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「打鐵又墊子,難怪你感情那麼硬。」伸一忍不住吐出真心話。
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「對啊。」早乙女爽快回應。
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(……!)伸一感到意外。
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早乙女放下杯子:「我邀請你來坐,是想更進一步了解你。你當了Pawn差不多四個月,感覺如何?」
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伸一想了想。
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「唔…….還好吧。」
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「那麼,你怎樣看那張計劃書?」
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入侵Genesis公司一事,已過一星期。在公司內,他們發現公司拐帶新聞中兩名失蹤者——彌耶和阿明,將他們變成人型武器。彌耶,是鄰區聖夜學園的學生,難下手;阿明,是阿光的弟弟,更難下手。他們經過苦戰後,最後只能逃脫。
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另外,他們在內部偷了一份標題為「胚胎育成計劃」的計劃書。他們其後仔細研究,但仍然不明白其中內容。計劃指他們正在全球收集心靈之蛋,目的有二:其一,集中所有人的願望和夢想,用它們的能量創造胚胎;其二,製作用意志力和慾望軀動的武器和裝甲,出售圖利。
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武器和裝甲這一點他們理解到,畢竟親眼見證過它們的力量。然而胚胎二字,他們百思不得其解。在網上和圖書館找資料,也查不到些什麼。如此情況,或許只能向Genesis的人套口供。
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「……看完之後,我也不知道可以說什麼。他們在全世界抓心靈之蛋,我們只有六個人,可以做些什麼?」
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客廳內一片沉默。
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「……那麼就先不說工作。有興趣下一盤西洋棋嗎?」
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伸一猶豫一會兒,但最後接受邀請。早乙女要黑子,將先行的白子讓給他。
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「請。」早乙女示意他先行一步。
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他先移士兵,早乙女跟著。幾步後,兩軍的戰線已經出現。後場的城堡、騎士和主教陸續加入戰團。
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早乙女一臉平靜地行棋,讓伸一看不穿她的行動。棋局由一開始五五平分,變成白軍失去優勢,一隻隻的士兵開始死在棋局下。艾倫投訴凌兵在後面輔助早乙女,但凌兵堅持否認。
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「伸一,你知道為什麼學生會的職位會以西洋棋棋子命名嗎?」
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早乙女突然彈出有趣的問題,令伸一愣住,下棋的速度因此減慢。
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「……我沒想過。可能因為聽起來很酷?」
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「當然不是。」
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早乙女輕易吃掉另一隻白士兵,伸一大感無奈。
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「棋盤上每一隻棋子的功能都不一樣,有的只能直行,有的要跳著走,有的甚至只能走一格,每款棋子各有長短,但合起來便會成為強大軍隊。」
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伸一壓前城堡,她馬上用主教應對。
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「主教,信仰與智慧的象徵。雖然不能和敵人硬碰,但能智取。」
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白色女王上前候命,準備阻止黑主教,但原來是陷阱,黑色騎士將死女王。
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「騎士,英勇的前線。以技術和尊嚴帶領和守護同伴。」
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白主教上前為女王報仇,將黑騎士打出戰場。然而,黑軍無視此情況,只是繼續上前。伸一見狀,馬上推前另一座城堡,但推得太前,被黑方的城堡打倒。
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「城堡。雖然橫衝直撞,卻是全棋盤中最容易使用的棋子,有絕對的行動力。」
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白軍急了,於是派最後一座城堡直搗黃龍。結果被女王打出戰局。
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「女王,與國王最親近的人。輔助戰場上的士兵作戰,同時保護國王。」
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伸一幾乎沒棋子可用了,只好硬著頭皮,用餘下的棋子發動總攻擊。可惜的是,全部都被其他棋子擋住去路。
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「國王,最重要棋子,是團隊的中心,領導軍隊前進。」
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最後,一隻黑士兵走到白方最邊線,變成女王。
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「最後是士兵。士兵看似微不足道,但經過磨練後,會變成隊伍的新齒輪,為團隊帶來更強力量。將軍。」
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伸一張開口,被將軍,只能投降。
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「我……我輸了。」他微微鞠躬,表示禮貌。
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「伸一,有沒有覺得我們很像西洋棋棋子?」
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他凝視棋盤上每一顆棋子。某一瞬間,他看到學生會成員們的影子。
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早乙女提起白城堡,會心微笑:「阿光最喜歡先行動,後思考,當Rook簡直完美。」
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「你……我以為你生他的氣。」
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「老實說,一開始我的確有,但之後生不了氣。這就是他的性格,我們都習慣了。雖然他會闖禍,但正因為他不會考慮太多,所以他永遠都是最快行動的。」
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「你這樣一說,我們又真的很像棋子呢!」艾倫落在棋盤上觀察黑白兩軍。
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「伸一,我不知道你如何看我們,不過你放心,我們會令你由士兵,進化成一個全新職位。」早乙女收拾棋子,讓它們歸位。
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(進化……)他盯著眼前的白色棋子。棋子站在黑白格子平原,遠眺廣闊的世界。
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「我們看起來很渺小,但總有些事情只有我們能做的。相信自己,便會看到要去的路。我相信你的爺爺也是這樣想,才會給你Hope Sphere。」
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伸一低頭,提起項鍊,項鍊上的水晶球依舊美麗,映照出迎新世界。
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