黃昏,短暫的白晝轉眼間就要過去,漫漫長夜即將來臨。537Please respect copyright.PENANAO7P23AUphv
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黑暗的酒吧裡坐了不少人,但卻沒有人聲鼎沸的景像、反倒異常安靜,僅有少數人的竊竊私語聲,形成一種靜謐而詭異的氛圍。537Please respect copyright.PENANAN6kVqhSo1z
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一名七歲大的藍髮男孩拉著椅子爬到窗邊,掀開黑色窗簾的其中一角,金色的瞳仁望著夕陽、欣賞今朝最後的餘暉。537Please respect copyright.PENANAsSuZ4J2EXV
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而他的舉動馬上就被身後的大人們阻止,斥喝著要他快點把窗簾拉好,縱使這間酒吧裡的人幾乎都是混血的吸血鬼,在光線下視力也依舊良好,仍是本能地畏光。537Please respect copyright.PENANAidxO2o5OjN
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門板被人從外面推開,掛在上頭的風鈴隨之發出清脆悅耳的聲響,一群人步入店內。這間酒吧因為特殊因素,客人通常都是固定的,而他們今天卻帶了個從沒見過的金髮男孩,還坐在窗邊的藍髮男孩有些好奇地看了看。537Please respect copyright.PENANA2yTWSxM3Bp
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「司洛利,過來。」為首的女人喚了藍髮男孩一聲,被點名的人立刻照做,「這傢伙就交給你了,很重要,這個絕對不能出意外。」537Please respect copyright.PENANAXVq5DxJBsR
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「是。」司洛利輕點了點頭,非常熟練地從外套口袋裡掏出一條手銬,將自己和那名男孩的右手銬在一起,把說過好幾遍的話語制式地再次重述:「抱歉失禮了,雖然在下不曉得您的身份,但在下是不會傷害您的,請放心。不過,也請您不要妄想逃跑。」537Please respect copyright.PENANAZDMd8Z2WSo
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會來這裡的人們從事的幾乎都是不是什麼正當行業,或許是因為夜行者是噬血的種族,與他族的混血一向是不受同類歡迎的、好比在人類中白人歧視黑人那種狀況。537Please respect copyright.PENANA1zjyxQ5N8v
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司洛利就是在這樣的環境下長大,這間酒吧就是他的家,從小到大什麼槍械走私、毒品販賣都看過,當然也少不了搶劫或擄人勒索的戲碼,現在這人估計也是被綁架的吧,他心忖,無需多問,只要乖乖辦事就行了。537Please respect copyright.PENANAQXQUd7o4Nt
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這副手銬附帶魔法,如果他不願意是沒辦法打開的,假使另一人想走、那麼他還能制止,算是一種牽制的手段。537Please respect copyright.PENANAaXU3XBHkOV
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為了方便行事,被綁的對象通常都會被下短時間內無法發聲的法術,所以金髮男孩只能望著司洛利卻說不出一個字。537Please respect copyright.PENANAC3lNFKnGeM
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金眸和紅瞳對上,這時司洛利才發現,男孩的五官長得非常好看,就不知道是哪家的小孩這麼倒霉。537Please respect copyright.PENANASSf2QPBYXj
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司洛利領著人離開酒吧大廳,穿過依舊低聲細語的人們,繞到這間店的後門,推開後步上沿著牆而建的逃生梯,準備上到二樓,卻因身後突然傳來的聲音使得腳步一滯:「喂,你叫司洛利嗎?」537Please respect copyright.PENANAxSJhBKLceF
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司洛利愣了愣,疑惑這次的魔法也太快失效,而後轉身應道:「是的。」537Please respect copyright.PENANAPsMeRpvPVo
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「你是童工?」537Please respect copyright.PENANAVXysKpFomK
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「不,在下是住在這間酒吧裡頭。」537Please respect copyright.PENANA314atoqjSc
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「明明只有僕人才會用敬語。」537Please respect copyright.PENANAvszFEIJ0yN
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「在下所受到的教育就是習慣這麼說的,」司洛利將人帶進空無一物的房間,關上門扉,「請問您還有什麼問題嗎?」537Please respect copyright.PENANAW9BZ969Yjp
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金髮男孩盯著藍髮男孩,連珠炮似地提出疑問:「你會掃地嗎?會燙衣服嗎?會看行程表嗎?有理財觀念嗎?」537Please respect copyright.PENANAOgaApQSKoc
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「在下會掃地也會燙衣服,行程表只要是使用我國的語言基本上都沒有障礙,沒有嘗試過理財、但聽身邊的大人談過故此略知一二。」537Please respect copyright.PENANAaSAB6EiHgK
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「你是男的沒錯吧?應該不是什麼偽男吧?」537Please respect copyright.PENANAm8QaUUGtG4
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司洛利無言的點了點頭,難道他有什麼地方像女孩?537Please respect copyright.PENANAEK3tG8cIcV
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「嘛,你都不會想知道我叫什麼?」537Please respect copyright.PENANAqCy4zLSya7
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「根據在下的經驗,閣下您和在下不會相處超過二十四小時,沒有記住的必要。」回答了這一大堆不曉得意義何在的問句,以小孩子而言,司洛利就是再有耐性也免不了不耐煩,覺得這人廢話真多,「您還有其它疑問嗎?」537Please respect copyright.PENANAcJEjfkmCVZ
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「最後一個問題,」鏡片後的紅瞳流動著亮麗的光彩,金髮男孩勾起一抹笑:537Please respect copyright.PENANAKm8uF6XuNk
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「我是阿爾法.羅坦赫拉勒,要來幫我工作嗎?」537Please respect copyright.PENANANBq2Hvcits
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那時莫名其妙地被人綁上車,阿爾法不用思考也明白是發生了什麼事。537Please respect copyright.PENANAOfGuxAMAu0
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那群人施下的噤聲法術對他不知為何沒有效用,他很簡單的就能判斷這件事不能被發現,於是從頭到尾都不發一語,直到剛剛。537Please respect copyright.PENANACm3SAHW8yO
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而司洛利則是在聽見對方的姓名後沉默半晌,假如這傢伙沒說謊,那麼「羅坦赫拉勒」即是王族的姓氏,也就是說,這次真的綁到不得了的人了。537Please respect copyright.PENANAFQAU1UsSAS
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但明明身為人質,卻半點自覺都沒有,還提出這種亂七八糟的邀約,真不知道是太鎮定還是神經太大條?537Please respect copyright.PENANAFpZm9miuyN
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思索片刻,司洛利總算做出回應:「在下並不曉得有什麼理由接受您的提議。」537Please respect copyright.PENANAeWL6XYgBQw
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「那你有理由拒絕嗎?」537Please respect copyright.PENANALjLVkDpia6
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司洛利一時語塞,他的確沒什麼非得留在原處的執念,只是直覺跟著這人走不會有什麼好事。537Please respect copyright.PENANAPVA7pSnAcV
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「沒有嘛,」阿爾法自顧自地接著說道:「既然如此,王子的邀請你還有什麼好猶豫的?可不是每個人都有這個機會耶。」537Please respect copyright.PENANAC49nJwoBAE
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「敢問閣下…不、殿下,您選擇在下的原因是?」537Please respect copyright.PENANAqcDXiux7zn
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「因為你是男的又是混血,你知道最討厭混血的就是王室跟貴族吧?」阿爾法理所當然地回答,「我要挑貼身侍從,帶你回去正好氣死我媽,就這樣。」537Please respect copyright.PENANAL8DgyWFH1C
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……還真是不正經又讓人不知該說什麼的理由,司洛利默然,思考該怎麼應對才好,若是不小心得罪王族也不會有好下場。537Please respect copyright.PENANA4xqr7lqktM
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無論回絕或接受,他都沒有非如此不可的想法,年幼的司洛利僅是隱約覺得不太對勁。537Please respect copyright.PENANAQgU2dudMUa
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如果要脫離「現狀」的話,點頭答應無疑形同獲得了大好機會,跟著王族走等於是得到一塊超級大跳板,可是,吸血鬼對混血的排擠簡直到了老鼠過街、人人喊打的地步,縱然司洛利不曾真正見過那種場面──若是去掉白天不用戴眼鏡這點,只要不流出鮮血,沒人判斷得出誰是純血誰是混血──但聽酒吧內的客人說多了,不免心生畏懼,最厭惡混血者的高官權貴豈會容忍一個混血待在宮內工作?537Please respect copyright.PENANAjIc0QHzVOG
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即使阿爾法年紀小還沒想這麼多,但誰曉得他長大後會不會受影響。537Please respect copyright.PENANA149sXsDwds