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「這樣就包紮好了，要記得這幾天別讓傷口碰到水。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWFVLoEmdW
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrhpuddwU4
在替我受傷的手掌套上了網狀繃帶後，梳著西裝髮型的森叔再三叮嚀起應該要注意的事項。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvwE9whatm
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「……嗯。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGH6ar7eIjn
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XZw4mm06y
「用不著擔心葛城老師的事情，村長已經派大家去搜索周圍了，相信最晚到了明天就會有結果了。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRfmXUrapM
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbj49WOlfKG
大概是注意到我無精打采的樣子才會這麼說吧。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6fujQv2ii
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuWLyVg3Xl
身為村裡唯一的醫生，森叔一直都非常關心對我們這些從小看到大的孩子。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI872BoLFz8
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CRJEM24B7
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「可是……」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2GEPYtS88
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事情得從我逃離那個怪物以後說起。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPerQZhPPl6
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLnO3HWdut
好不容易在跌跌撞撞的情況下衝到派出所裡面，驚醒正昏昏欲睡的老員警後，我帶著村裡面聚集起來的長輩們一同返回出事的地點。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOU1jsx9Enr
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziD7kppX4U
然而，就在到達那裡以後，等待著我們的只有我在慌忙之中所遺留下的書包而已。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdhXPFTMpc
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEFlIyTAwX
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywzIwMAJYW
其餘的什麼都沒有。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYFG9Kvvzo
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AWdd5EcJ6
沒有那怪物，當然也沒有葛城老師的蹤影。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevlos3pJwR
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpPbrFw5O9
更令人難以置信的是，不論是掉落在地上的殘肢，甚至噴濺了一地的鮮血，所有能夠證明那怪物存在過的跡象都憑空消失。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJmOubNC3V
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEoELX4gLd
一切就像是從未發生過似地，只有一陣接著一陣的風雨不斷地掃過街燈所照亮的地面。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwqfHDo1hD
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqZsTL7RxX
唯一成為事實的只有葛城老師離奇消失這件事。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdMrDBJLLH
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpOZDY6GG3
不管大家找遍了整個村子附近，都還是無法找到他的身影，這也是我最後得知的消息。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZs8PHBLQUf
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLG1iEOK5fo
接下來，等我回過神來的時候，人就已經在森叔的診所這裡進行治療。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzpnwfYgnS
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdqzp5sVho
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4ylqVLgBM
「無論如何，妳能沒事就好。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCQTwv9izi
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSjgZAexHe
不知道為什麼，森叔相當激動地緊緊握住我的雙手。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk90237g4KR
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzTjN4nqKz
我垂下臉盯著包覆著米白色紗布的手掌和膝蓋，而傷口像是在提醒我那份真實感似地，仍不斷傳來燙熱的刺痛感。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1ZsqDNEHo
就在這時候，診察室外面傳來了急促的腳步聲。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1iUKrwE6I
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhwU2Dzy3e
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8myclxOmue
「來夏─！」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDWxeQKw6m
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTWGpNMbvX
匆匆忙忙拉開門的人是耕一，而穗香隨後也氣喘呼呼地從他身後出現。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIoJXdET0H
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGlDyduIgH
大概是很急著趕過來的吧，他們兩個的瀏海都因為淋濕而顯得有些凌亂不堪，褲管也都是濕答答的。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJgLTWRaq1
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kyZiu4TMc
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBj19s6qJX
「耕一……穗香……」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz4ltX2C4j
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZA2nvPRes
感到安心的瞬間，眼淚突然就噗哧噗哧地流了下來。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Rd8vo7aEn
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBxOEhFJJE
被我這樣子給嚇到的耕一，似乎將原本想說的話給吞了回去，任由跟著流淚的穗香詢問著我身體的狀況。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQKj9tYKxP
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUus0UAjb6J
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBlvL1LSuS
「小夏……怎麼會這麼嚴重，手都包成這個樣子，很痛嗎？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZmxNe5aYB
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6M3VBm35o
「我不要緊，只是跌倒的擦傷而已，反倒是葛城老師他……」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBZ12cEmW1
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZLqra6zoW
「嗯，我們知道，森叔已經在電話裡都跟我說過了。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJE8B1YU7a
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vgeMsO3nj
由於森叔交代過先別引起不必要的恐慌，因此耕一所得到的資訊，大概就是我們被熊襲擊而已。雖然欺騙並非我的本意，但我也能理解森叔目前的顧慮。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1JxTRVEdN
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCk5avSZrAG
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6Wz8iidvz
「時間也不早了，現在先讓來夏回去休息吧，有消息我會馬上聯絡妳們。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZlpOpKQ7e
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumE32ezls4
我再次向森叔點頭道謝後，在穗香的陪同下步出了診療室。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqRUm5BOx3
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCIG31cskl
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6lAibIvFW
「對了，耕一。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDP7I7rFtPl
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavZHhsWyHj
然而，在我們離開之前，森叔突然出聲叫住了正準備拉上門的耕一。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQFOISfBxf
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpQCrk6P6M
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSK0Y8Dir7
「今天的那個就先延後吧，這陣子可能會比較忙，時間的話……哎，過陣子再找時間吧。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZGPfvyAGj
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNASZf77lA
「我知道了，那麼就先告辭了。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTiRWSszLT
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXgj7CyvUH
耕一向著燈光充足的診療室裡面行了一禮，接著關門跟了上來。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEhGR9y256
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyx8X2Pd4v1
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNZnKKR1NR
「耕一……你和森叔今天有約嗎？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrw5I8zG2Z
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVJsc7KpL2
「算是吧，但不是什麼重要的事情。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9xobQYdaj
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wE9FlFikd
對於我的提問，耕一似乎沒有想要回答的意思，大概真的如他所說不是很重要吧。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzruKVDI21
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TVT4rFbUG
外面的雨下得很大，再加上走廊並沒有開燈的緣故，在聽覺和視覺雙雙受到干擾的限制下，我們彼此都不發一語地穿越長長地木造走廊。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGUly5hmTG
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXlbLCZ6WL
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaSkhSp6LS
「小夏，那個……那邊走過來的好像是村長。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fAoBso10G
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJY4cfIdZfQ
等到我們在門口準備撐傘的時候，穗香拉了拉我的衣角。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fy0keBhcK
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAMtdXwvAh
遠遠就看到滂沱的雨勢中有兩個披著深色簑衣的人影走了過來，就如同穗香所說的，是我們神命村的村長和他身旁的助理。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZdT3vFJkB
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtqI9qrDeA
年紀約莫七十多歲的村長留著長至喉結的灰色鬍鬚，一隻眼睛因為白內障而呈現混濁不清，滿是皺紋的臉上總是維持著冷峻的表情，是村人們都相當敬畏的存在，尤其是身為晚輩的我們，不巧遇到的話只有低頭行禮的份。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXKGPrF10S
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbg9Jne3r0K
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWiGC6HwbO
「村長好。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6EUFR8jpn
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjj4EUNZRl
我趕緊將眼角的淚痕擦了擦，經過如同往常般不被理睬的行禮，村長和助理逕自往診所內走去。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkkNJUqdrD
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqVEO0dIkH
然而，不知道自己的是不是錯覺，在抬起臉的瞬間，似乎和那蟲類般無機質的視線交錯而過。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7urtHrBBVr
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloZHnog7e9
「村長他……剛剛是不是瞪了小夏一眼啊？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEAUVwsr75
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljVBmyj4iN
「別亂說話。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrAcTbCJ5Q
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYT3mUVSAk
在耕一不悅地指正穗香的同時，我望著身後那兩件簑衣漸漸沒入走廊盡頭的黑暗中。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD5qXNgtxl
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「那麼，我先陪來夏回去拿她的東西，穗香妳就先幫她放點熱水吧。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMfGUDsBjn
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAadeutNeY9
途中在經過穗香家的時候，耕一罕見地像這樣主動交待著。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxboehlBm6I
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtgNK5TEE2
而一向聽他話的穗香自然只有默默點頭的份，我在將整個淋濕的書包先交給她以後，和耕一一人一把傘並肩走在渠道旁的碎石子小路上。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYmPunvEuI
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmdl7kduZq
傾盆的毫雨沒有任何減緩的跡象，遠方的景色皆瀰漫著濃密的雨霧。耕一在走了一小段路後停下腳步，望了望四周確定沒有人以後，以稍微大過雨聲的音量問起我來。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9KoIS5oXK
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCDLc0ASya
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVt1L5TiMTg
「來夏，襲擊妳跟葛城的到底是什麼東西？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8GpI71ry3
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyIDnME3H6
那是相當冷靜地，彷彿任何謊言都能看穿的眼神，他果然早就發現了吧。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3CJTgrakz
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92vwErDUPd
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXymtIEKpL2
「還有，為什麼這麼晚了妳還跟葛城在外面，我希望妳能將一切都老實地對我說。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMawoWoqUiZ
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzWHRDOTIR
「……把穗香支開就是這個原因嗎？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqH45SiaEN
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspqApASIQT
「嗯，以她的個性最好什麼都不要知道比較好，而我這邊希望了解事情的全貌，才能知道有沒有幫得上妳的忙。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLQlGT9B6o
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAHdrOw12X
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0fHn3OJmF
「也是……如果是耕一你的話，應該會相信吧……」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG8ECdbDb9
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iCRjdHa1X
於是，我將那在不久前發生的，完全不符常理的經過都告訴耕一。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisKW006pLD
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJy2MOVRTMe
體育倉庫的事、遇到怪物的事，甚至葛城老師在我面前被殺害的細節，毫無保留地全都讓他知道。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4gBtYtkU1
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJcxT2udW2
只是最後……明明毫無根據，卻讓我不得不確信的那個，從那時候起就讓我一直猶豫該不該說出口。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZNDWBE9Tx
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3nQfWwPgx
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUTnpVRVKj
「不得不確信？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnE3tLCv9z
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7PTCNVBBw
在耕一的追問之下，我才吞吞吐吐地透漏。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKLrbKwLST
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeCL1pFTDl
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkTKifyKhW
「那個怪物……真的……很像冬笑。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7YvatFR9V
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT6t8ABSLH
當時那佇立在原地看著我的模樣，和死去的冬笑簡直一模一樣。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfUilHw0ar
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZpaIVecOk
太過荒誕的想法，我先前並沒有讓大人們知道，不然他們肯定會認為我在精神狀況上出了什麼問題。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQehzaVSMj
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePS026EmBi
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqM8sR02Vx
「很像──冬笑嗎。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHK9K1Lp18
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0pRKNMdO5
在這之前一次都沒有停頓過的耕一也不得不思索起來。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPlmZJ9i3C
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tTe1MGIva
那也是當然的吧，不管是誰，在聽到與不應出現在此的死者牽扯上關係，都會多少質疑那其中的合理性。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEIPBwLLgs
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiq13bORJf
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3U9AmNRvyh
「我知道聽起來很奇怪，但是耕一……你會相信我吧？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEdU0sFtk4
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUQyMfJhe0
「沒什麼好質疑的，畢竟說是開玩笑也太超過了。只是關於最後妳所說的讓我有點在意……但既然沒有攻擊妳的意思，難道冬笑的目的是要回來復仇嗎？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtB0rKcumy
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrerl2qbMM
「我不知道。但冬笑就算憎恨村子，也沒有任何要報復村子的理由，更何況也不可能只針對葛城老師──」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrNm9RurwO
328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWL8VVk4XX6
「不，那還很難說吧。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSsLuMrfok
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明明是耕一極小聲地自言自語，一字一句在我耳裡聽起來卻格外地清晰。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmcfNf2Rzd
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「我在問你是什麼意思……為什麼你會認為冬笑找葛城老師復仇是很正常的事情？」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrKUDeNezN
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「啊……抱歉，是我不好，能先當作沒聽到嗎，因為還不到能說的時候。」328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwtj7Utt3B
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我雙手用力地抓住耕一的肩膀，彼此的雨傘雙雙掉落到地上。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOc3Jq7J9wG
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我們的身體就這樣任憑雨水無情地拍打，不到幾秒的時間，撐傘這個行為就變得一點意義都沒有。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKP3rHUYswA
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耕一像是犯錯的孩子似地別了開臉，而我則是加重了手指的力道示意他繼續說下去。328Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7SdGWMycn
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