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「守護人類的六大神將已經不再團結,他們各自侍奉起了不同勢力。盡快選邊站吧!沒有人能夠置身事外!因為祂們之中最強大的一位,背後就正是人類最邪惡的天敵!」37Please respect copyright.PENANAD1AZuAoaHz
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「幽界之門就要打開了!遠古的鬼魂軍隊將會傾巢而出,這一次--他們誓言要推翻大理石巨人的帝國,讓時光倒流回到黑暗時代!」37Please respect copyright.PENANAIHDyYVlDaU
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「受流放的不死人工匠將會打造出通往天堂的鑰匙!但他所召喚出來的機械天使卻被復仇的怒火給腐敗了心志,誰也沒法阻止她用雷電及火焰毀滅這個世界!」37Please respect copyright.PENANAtXNvW3d2M9
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帶著廉價骷髏面具的老婦從人群之中走了過來,不斷重複吶喊著這三段話,不曾和誰對到眼,只顧著抬頭向這座城市訓誡。37Please respect copyright.PENANAtQHd3zGzeR
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「又是酒石教的那些人,一群唯恐天下不亂的垃圾。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAGG8eyVnCCU
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「金鐺先生,我也是酒石教的人。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAOE3lm0fB1X
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「是嗎?那妳也是垃圾。」37Please respect copyright.PENANASJcYku1jAy
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日蝕之戰宣告結束,風眼廷理所當然拿下了勝利,重掌艾路索立的秩序。他們關閉升降梯塔通往下層的出入口,將城底區列為禁區,數十萬的難民人口便湧上了這裡。37Please respect copyright.PENANAseEJyO1Jju
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城核區的的建築沿著大鐵球的內壁所造,由高至低分成五區,層層攀附堆疊,彷彿胡亂拼湊的鋼鐵積木。有條螺旋狀的鐵路軌道穿梭其中,像是埋進水泥裡的鋼筋,用唯一的一輛雙頭列車連結起整個城區。37Please respect copyright.PENANAiq61uUGW5q
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巨大的升降梯塔則從中央貫穿上下,作為市集的螺旋狀外層燈火闌珊。37Please respect copyright.PENANA9H3vzWNlQN
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這裡沒有明顯的主要街道,市民在立體迷宮般的屋間夾縫之中生活。沒有日光,於是沒有日夜之分。戶外時,人們依賴著霓虹招牌、電器與廣告螢幕等設備的光亮,但到了室內,通常只有在門窗緊閉的前提下才願意將燈光打開。37Please respect copyright.PENANAF5QaNrQ49N
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從風港回來後,迦桑迪亞依約來到這的某處熱食攤和僱主見面。37Please respect copyright.PENANA6NVgCujdJ4
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金鐺是個黑黑矮矮的胖子,身上披著豹紋的浴袍,敞開的油亮胸口掛著一大串黃金項鍊,帶著金邊的粗框墨鏡,頭上蜜橙色的頭巾印著奢侈品牌的商標,手上全是珠寶。37Please respect copyright.PENANAR8mAw1mBBI
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在迦桑迪亞眼裡看來,其中幾乎都是真貨,但就不曉得為什麼沒人願意搶他。37Please respect copyright.PENANAvdLoex7Dnj
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「以前的城核區可安全的很,那時候負責管理秩序的還是鏽風,街上很乾淨,不像現在,該死的風眼廷搞得滿街都是酒石教跟遊民混混。」金鐺又從褲袋裡掏出幾張鈔票按在櫃檯上,對著熱食攤的老闆指了指冰箱裡的冷凍包捲餅,接著比了個二。37Please respect copyright.PENANA4qfxLXvIgW
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三十秒後,兩盤迅速加熱的合成食物就被丟上了桌,容器當然是這輩子只用抹布擦過的塑膠盤。打從迦桑迪亞來到城核區的那天起,這裡的人就好像永遠都只有這種東西能吃一樣,所以真的有哪裡變了嗎?37Please respect copyright.PENANAyWc97d8FxR
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她抬起頭看......真要說的話,就是這場雨了吧?37Please respect copyright.PENANASuyD9w2CqX
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「金鐺先生喜歡鏽風嗎?」她拿起了面前的免費捲餅。37Please respect copyright.PENANAyczEkUk7rA
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「喜歡?我怎麼會去喜歡一個動不動就想殺掉我的東西?鏽風沒了是好事。」金鐺摘開墨鏡,往隔壁攤看去。「鏽風停了以後,就開始下起他媽的雨,下成這樣,妳看那畫面有多美好。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAMtRdLoMhxE
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那裡坐了一群嘻笑打鬧的女孩子,她們穿著各種色彩繽紛的金屬感大衣,而在腰間、背後、裙子的兩側、甚至是胸口,都大方地用透明的材質露出了底下的肌膚。37Please respect copyright.PENANAitlvpfazZ8
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時下的流行以追求露出為榮,搭配叛逆的螢光配件。擋雨已經不是目的,他們只想和喪體者撇清關係。37Please respect copyright.PENANAJ14Qz0hewI
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「妳偶爾也該試試,別老是穿得像個喪體者。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAq2GEqV86p1
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「......金鐺先生,我就是喪體者。」厚兜帽底下,迦桑迪亞的聲音變得微弱,避免讓彼此之外的人聽見。「我當然也想穿上那種衣服,但這座城市不允許。而且這場雨......就和城市的光一樣,都會灼傷我們。」37Please respect copyright.PENANACIegNd80bg
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「妳知道為什麼嗎?因為這場雨中也含有凝燄,凝燄是艾路索立的免疫系統,負責過濾掉你們這些害蟲。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAfKi0jwrumz
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她只好把捲餅放回去,然後打算趕快結束話題,趕快離開這裡。「......金鐺先生,今晚的貨已經送到了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAwz60dijIut
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「那本來就是妳該做的。」墨鏡下,他偷瞄了一眼。「也一直都做得很好,錢已經放在老地方了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAlSeJi71vBs
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「那我接下來......」她終於抬起頭,幾乎是哀求地朝著對方看。「其他的工作也可以,我什麼都願意做的。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAvZoycdXlfW
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「妳真的不行了嗎?」金鐺打斷了她。37Please respect copyright.PENANALLH1nfDvVO
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迦桑迪亞搖了搖頭,沉了下去。37Please respect copyright.PENANANrOy0QYoO3
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「那就沒事可做了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAACuKw2LlUQ
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「如果我轉當仲介呢?艾路索立還有一些非法的建構師,我可以一個一個去拜訪--」37Please respect copyright.PENANAc2dSn09WfE
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「聽著,孩子,我的客戶都是真正的戰士。什麼樣的武器能稱得上是藝術品,那群老兵最清楚。」金鐺揮了揮手,繼續喝啤酒。「如果妳有能耐搞來,那我當然也很開心,不過我可以告訴妳,撇除掉風眼廷的走狗跟已經死了和壞的,沒有了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAk4y5C3qAEh
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「但金鐺先生,我需要錢,真的需要......」37Please respect copyright.PENANAXJKKWIOv6K
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「再說一次,我不是妳的老闆,當初就談的很簡單,妳負責供應和運送貨物,就這樣而已。」金鐺嘆了口氣,又點了根雪茄。「孩子,我身上全是債務,過得沒有比妳好,沒有能力照顧妳,也沒有義務。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAx69eIP38Kk
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斗篷兜帽擋著,迦桑迪亞一點動靜也沒有。37Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZTFaSmYB7
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「妳貨也送了兩年多,我給的報酬已經高出行情不少了。」金鐺捏皺了啤酒罐,然後放倒。「為什麼錢會不夠用?是不是『家』裡跟妳要太多了?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0VOTTxy1S
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「不......不是這樣,你們都誤會了。」迦桑迪亞無奈地說。「酒石教從沒強迫我們做過什麼,在我還沒有能力的時候,是家人們不求回報地給我溫飽,給我歸屬,而現在輪到我了,是我自願擔下這份責任。教舍的孩子們......他們不能沒有我。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAFkudg7Xwl5
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「嗯......」金鐺細細品嘗著這段話。「有幾個孩子......不,我這樣問好了?妳得賺多少才夠他們用?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAqbRzTdVxUu
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「賺的錢......少了不會有人責怪,但多了......多多少也不會有夠的一天。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAtfuyKWK6ZK
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金鐺戲謔似地笑了一聲。「那傢伙呢?那隻小野貓?」37Please respect copyright.PENANA5oeT46ppbQ
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「艾法露茲?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAiRSBqTb6dZ
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「是啊,不就那王八蛋把妳這問題兒童丟給我的。她不也是酒石教的?我怎麼從沒見她為錢煩惱過。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAXxMPrboVP6
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「因為......」迦桑迪亞不自覺捏緊了自己的手指。「她很早就存下了一大筆錢,而且每次都只交回給教舍一點點......」37Please respect copyright.PENANAkT2RhW44Np
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金鐺嘲諷般地瞥了一眼。「果然是個機靈的女人呢......」37Please respect copyright.PENANAG2AJzrnz94
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「不!就算重新來過,我也不會選擇她的做法。」她差點顧不住自己的音量。「一想到那些孩子們還過著那樣的生活......明明就是親身經歷過的日子,怎麼可能忍受得了自己的床底下還偷藏著一大筆錢?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAk9OG6fuZrl
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「那床底下沒錢就沒關係了嗎?」金鐺又開了一罐啤酒,一口灌下大半。「聽說妳都拿去養牛郎了?那些孩子們知道嗎?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAyQ0CGXRjmf
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迦桑迪亞緊緊閉上了嘴。37Please respect copyright.PENANAX9ZFnqIWil
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她當然知道這是不對的,但又有什麼辦法?她需要人陪,不然會寂寞死的......37Please respect copyright.PENANAlgow98cra8
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雨下著,將人群的吵鬧聲擋在了外頭。37Please respect copyright.PENANAQdLhpiN68N
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吊掛在攤子上的電視機變得很吵鬧。37Please respect copyright.PENANAxRaTsRgxeR
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「......日前又於五區十二街發現一具無頭男屍,調閱現場周遭的監視器後並無發現任何可疑人士出沒,但根據街口攤販所說,當晚許多人都有見到疑似死者的身影在街上繼續活動,這是否代表仍有鏡影存在?風眼廷城市巡衛處處長僅表示,市民應盡量保持結伴同行的習慣,避免逗留於巷弄之間,並減少外出的次數......」37Please respect copyright.PENANAgo8Xdd51ss
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熱食攤的老闆嘖了聲舌。「什麼鏡影,那多久以前就死光了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAfyF6ZVi6z6
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金鐺意味深遠地笑了一聲。「不然那些人是被誰殺掉的?」37Please respect copyright.PENANARfJ58gP3qf
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「人當然是被人殺掉的,一定是那些喪體者,如果他們把衣服都脫光,那監視器當然就照不到了。」37Please respect copyright.PENANANNubxAj63P
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「這什麼鳥話?你真的見過喪體者嗎?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAwk4pw9gQNh
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「當然是沒見過脫光的。」老闆看了迦桑迪亞一眼,露出嫌惡的表情。接著,又對金鐺投去不屑的眼神。他關掉攤子的招牌燈,開始進行打烊的工作。37Please respect copyright.PENANA0coAzmCn3N
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「金鐺先生......」沉默過後,迦桑迪亞終於鼓起勇氣,把面前的捲餅推開。「要我殺人也可以的,做一些能殺人的工具對我來說--」37Please respect copyright.PENANA2b0IsZnnCS
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「閉嘴,孩子,別再糾結這個話題。」金鐺嘖了聲舌。「鏽風還在的時候,誰敢想像有人可以講出這種話?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAoA2gKTVUZZ
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「但我真的需要錢。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAqcUuQvhxja
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「城核區永遠不缺工作,只要妳別要求那麼多的話。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAcUdbiS39fi
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「一般的工作根本不夠,當初是因為你答應我,我才冒險--」37Please respect copyright.PENANAb25WE5LPYd
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「因為我?」金鐺終於摘下墨鏡。「我怎麼知道妳這麼不耐操?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAjzcBcsmd3V
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「不耐操?」他怎麼可以用這麼自以為的詞來嘲笑這一件事?她耗盡的可是自己的大腦......「就是因為你!」迦桑迪亞憤怒地站了起來。「當初就因為你說你是朽空的--」37Please respect copyright.PENANAwMZh4FBcOa
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「妳竟然還敢跟我提到朽空?」他往檯面上重重一搥。「他不求回報的教了妳一切!是他讓妳成為建構師,妳卻背叛了他!跟所有酒石教的垃圾一樣,扔下他自己逃走了!」他指著她,繼續怒吼。「對!就是因為他,所以我才把妳給撿回來的!一般的工作不夠?那就回妳原本待的地方啊?回去皮偶館啊!」37Please respect copyright.PENANAg0wplEwnSy
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迦桑迪亞整個人像是石化,心卻流落一地。37Please respect copyright.PENANAIVNTIdKxQF
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她以為每個知情的人都會很體貼地閉口不提,哪怕只是一些會造成聯想的關鍵字。37Please respect copyright.PENANAAdyBgdtr4Q
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但他就這麼吼出來了,當著整條街上的人面前。37Please respect copyright.PENANAjxCDPkwUqm
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皮偶館,是利用皮偶來解決性需求的地方,是整個艾路索立唯一合法的場所,畢竟就算做得再真,皮偶在定義上仍然是屬於物品,無庸置疑。37Please respect copyright.PENANApaCXYwzO6A
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因此,像她這樣年輕的喪體者,在那當然能偷偷賣到很好的價錢......37Please respect copyright.PENANA8o6rIiPAop
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「會......我當然會回去,也只能回去了,不然呢?我連路都快走不動了......」她拚命忍住啜泣,但擠出的一字一句卻仍然充滿酸楚。「不過你巴不得看我現在就去死吧?但難道我又沒想過嗎?」37Please respect copyright.PENANA478mRGKLhu
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金鐺站了起來。「少給我來這套!妳真的可憐嗎?」兩邊體型對比之下,迦桑迪亞簡直弱小得可憐。「我一直以來都不去追究,但別以為沒人知道那天晚上發生了什麼。」他怒瞪著她。「妳和妳的小野貓,和你們的那一群混帳,就是我們輸掉這場戰爭的原因。如果我是個更重視復仇的人,他們會再死的更早一點,而且體面一點、殘忍一點,起碼不會像那樣隨便碎在地上就對了!」37Please respect copyright.PENANAWZfC01pxTb
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迦桑迪亞頓時凝滯。「......碎在地上?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAhz2mGc69aG
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「啊,是啊,妳當然沒來得及知道,畢竟前陣子就離開他們了對吧?就因為他們決定脫離酒石教,而只有妳一個人反對。哪來這麼忠心又有骨氣的狗?哈!」金鐺朝她戲謔地大笑。「就在妳走後沒多久,一群和我同樣痛恨酒石教,卻比我有種的偏激分子找到了妳們那破破爛爛的鐵皮屋。把喪體者全身脫光,用投射燈直接燒死,再把那幾個絀人剁成一塊一塊地留下來拍照。沒有鏽風、沒有夜巷巡守、沒有城衛接手處理,就好像他們的死背後其實沒有人犯了錯,像那本來就是他們應得的一樣!」37Please respect copyright.PENANAnRHsP5y0O1
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迦桑迪亞徹底放棄了一切,她感覺自己的呼吸似乎真的停住了。37Please respect copyright.PENANA0UkrwrSXVz
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「說起來真諷刺啊?就只有繼續堅持待在酒石教的妳活了下來。他們難道沒替自己辯解嗎?我想當然是有的,但又如何?難道從垃圾桶裡拿出來的就不算是垃圾了嗎?」37Please respect copyright.PENANAVD5TVF1p42
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迦桑迪亞從沒在別人面前哭出聲過,哪怕現在也絕對不是願意的。37Please respect copyright.PENANALKWNRjyf5V
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她緊咬著牙,拚命地想要捏碎自己的心臟,因為真的痛到快要承受不住了。37Please respect copyright.PENANAUyd0dzRCg4
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四周的議論紛紛曾一度沸騰至最高點,接著又慢慢隨著嘲笑眼光的轉移而趨於平靜,直到最後,全世界彷彿只剩這座由雨所造的牢籠,而她被迫與一個人渣關在一起。37Please respect copyright.PENANA616Q5e9W3s
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熱食攤熄掉了招牌,老闆繞過她把其他的桌椅都收拾乾淨,唯獨不想觸碰骯髒的她一樣。37Please respect copyright.PENANAD0WYWxmGPH
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「最後再告訴妳一件事。」金鐺把雪茄扔進水坑裡。「不要以為點幾瓶香檳,就真的有人甘願把妳當成公主在哄,那都是我命令的,堤拉米花園就是我開的。」他轉身離開。「有點自知之明,你們喪體者和酒石教,全部都是讓人噁心的東西。」37Please respect copyright.PENANAjK2rhJNc1q
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迦桑迪亞就只是靜靜地站著,看那寬胖的背影在人群之中披荊斬棘,最後漸漸被吞沒在濛濛的雨景裡。37Please respect copyright.PENANAmLgWmMLBaw
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