2157年6月24日，下午四點，仙境大樓，二層676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL8f6Lw9qc
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跟赫密士要到聯絡方式後，尼可拉斯成功和那個女人聯繫上，但她不在家，說好兩個禮拜後碰面。到時，她會將貓親手交給尼可拉斯。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstmMBGpJq2
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任務還算順利。閒來無事，尼可拉斯在醫務室看書，沒多久，雪檸突然衝進來，抓住尼可拉斯的手臂。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGw8R4FY4d
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「尼可！！！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1871jrC9f
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雪檸跟他說：「尼可！情況緊急，我需要你幫忙！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPW9b18Jcth
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「啊？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6VFWbGxEn
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尼可拉斯覺得莫名其妙，下一秒，一名意想不到的人從門口走進來。因為天氣變熱，里奧今天穿著短袖的黑色上衣，這是尼可拉斯第一次看到他露手臂。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhCPx3ZvEv
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「我今天不知道為什麼，超級想吃蝦子！可是……可是……！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeB1WKhgdt
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雪檸指著站在門口的里奧，生氣地說：「他說孕婦不能吃海鮮，會害寶寶過敏！可是我上網查，過敏只跟基因有關，但他不相信我！尼可，快用你的專業知識說他是錯的！！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpH4IdwDd6z
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHQNsTsE7m
雪檸抓著尼可拉斯的肩膀搖啊搖、搖啊搖，尼可拉斯的頭越來越暈。不愧是Knight隊長，力氣不是普通地大。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIe9MNwpf6
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「冷靜點！我不是婦產科醫師！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaoWabtvDi
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「不管啦！這裡只有你是醫生，他只聽你的話！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5RLN3H06w
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如果尼可拉斯是孕婦，他已經被雪檸搖到流產了。里奧從後面把雪檸抱走，再這樣下去，他覺得尼可拉斯會死。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ixvA7Fqwo
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還在希波克拉底時，尼可拉斯被歸類在外科，也是他最擅長的領域。至於內科、兒科、婦產科、精神科其它領域，雖然不是專業，懂的也比一般人多，解答雪檸的疑問不是問題。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqQJVNFIo4
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVP7Q1cHIFk
「就像妳說的：過敏主要取決於基因，孕婦可以吃海鮮。」尼可拉斯說。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26mpFJnYde
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「你看吧！」雪檸朝里奧露出勝利的表情。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhPfVomYvq
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「但是！」尼可拉斯加但書：「食材要新鮮、料理過程要衛生、完全煮熟才能食用，最重要的──不能一次攝取太多。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw582YMCLqH
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雪檸鼓嘴，她打算去水產火鍋超市大吃特吃，被尼可拉斯看穿計謀，肯定是不行了。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGDMcMY3aO
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「妳現在最重要的是營養均衡，孕婦手冊說不能碰的東西就不要碰。這都是為了嬰兒著想，忍忍吧。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtOqwCrgE8
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尼可拉斯瞥了里奧一眼。雖然不想跟他講話，尼可拉斯還是叮嚀：「她再過幾周會開始害喜，到時會出現各種症狀。嗜睡、孕吐、頭痛頭暈……可能完全吃不下，也可能只想吃某種東西，或心理狀況不穩定，這時爸爸的角色很重要。可以的話，你盡量別出任務，多待在她旁邊，畢竟讓她懷孕的是你，這是你的責任。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggYQARYGsn
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里奧點頭。昨天他才和高宇維通話，里奧和雪檸的任務都轉給了別人，他們這陣子會待在仙境大樓，產假的概念。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwccCOG1ZAw
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「……謝謝。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8DuwLBY51
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有尼可拉斯在，里奧很放心，也發自內心、感激尼可拉斯沒有因為私人恩怨，無視雪檸肚子裡的孩子。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1YpfU36Hh
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「對了，我有事要問你。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8ziQUm6L5
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既然里奧在這，兩人也說上話，尼可拉斯不會放過這個機會。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiRrK8hxVp
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「既然天賦是透過遺傳得來，」尼可拉斯問：「我媽她，是不是也有天賦？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPx0q2Czxn
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里奧點頭。尼可拉斯接著問：「是什麼？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDJOt0lGay
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「『香菇』。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9Ys3uOm9o
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「啊？」尼可拉斯挑眉，「你在耍我嗎？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgL0Iy0lWE
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「尼可，里奧說的是實話。」雪檸說：「葛蕾絲真的是香菇。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqYG900TjK
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「妳乾脆說我媽會孢子繁殖算了。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6RzyL2nxK
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尼可拉斯這話是亂講，結果雪檸回答：「嗯，不愧是尼可，反應真快！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzR3uMKhC5
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「……。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcSejfdt71
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尼可拉斯滿頭問號，「我跟不上你們的節奏。」他整理剛才的對話，「我媽的天賦是香菇，她會孢子繁殖？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNhAL79xJj
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里奧和雪檸一起點頭。活這麼大，從別人口中聽到媽媽是蕈類，尼可拉斯的頭好痛。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyIo4og8Yf
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「……她的孢子不是用來繁殖。」里奧突然說。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnB3OM88YkM
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「不然尼可也會是香菇喔。」雪檸開玩笑地說：「聽起來很可愛。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnXpIZmo8g
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「一點也不。」尼可拉斯翻白眼，問里奧：「用來做什麼？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhv3wpTRO6
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「復活。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgk28aMs3j
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尼可拉斯的眼睛睜大了一圈。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2Gj7qCVC7
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「她死亡的當下，身體會射出肉眼無法看見的孢子。」里奧說：「當孢子獲得足夠的能量，她就會復活。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyINuSAmFE
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「……！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmZluAAADe
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尼可拉斯激動到站起來，「你為什麼不早說！宇維少爺為什麼不復活她？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv02Ccv5rGb
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里奧搖頭，「葛蕾絲警告過，不能那樣做。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXIhqLL8Rv
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBj6HFXJ6ke
「為什麼？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhesreDW1rV
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「……會死很多人。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmKlz2CZiZ
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看里奧的表情就知道，他的想法和尼可拉斯一致、也希望葛蕾絲回來，但葛蕾絲本人不允許，他才沒採取行動。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdJVEs9PKs
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「尼可，你先坐下來，詳細情形由我來說。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJBYBgw2kt
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雪檸安撫尼可拉斯的情緒、讓他坐回椅子上，也跟尼可拉斯借紙筆，用圖畫來說明。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneVwH770g4
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「葛蕾絲的孢子飛散出去後，會寄身在活體生物上。除非被寄生者死亡，否則孢子不會消失。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAZvLae9c3
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雪檸在紙上畫了五個圈圈，也在五個圈圈底下，各畫上一個人。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRQNv95CFd
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「其中，所有孢子裡，有個最重要的『母體』。其它孢子的被寄生者死亡後，會把獲得的能量傳送給母體。只要母體獲得足夠能量，葛蕾絲就能利用母體的被寄身者復活，就像這樣子。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGt6yWrpkL
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雪檸在第一個圈圈旁，寫上「母體」。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTgnbf9YH4
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「假設，總共有ABCDE五個孢子，分別寄身在12345號被寄身者上，其中A孢子是母體。今天，假設2號寄生者死亡，B孢子會把獲得的能量，傳給母體A。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDeYRMI67l
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雪檸在2、3、4、5號寄生者身上，都打上叉叉，再個別畫了箭頭、連到母體A的位置。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkB4w5yDlKk
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「以此類推，母體A吸收來自各孢子的能量。等吸收到一定程度，葛蕾絲會用1號寄身者的身體復活。但這過程非常長，而且，必須確保母體安危，1號寄身者要活得比其它寄身者久。成功率很低，何況，葛蕾絲本人不想這麼做。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wuHMDfcX0
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「為什麼？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfE27uICa5
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「看圖就知道了。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9uRm8JrKE
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雪檸用筆，指著被畫叉叉的被寄身者。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLFasI9CMF
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「首先，母體要獲得足夠的能量，這些被孢子寄身的人都得死；再來，葛蕾絲用1號寄身者的身體復活，1號寄身者的意識將不復存在，1號寄身者也會死。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBJRBfk7ii
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雪檸嘆了口氣。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx4c15IqnJ
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「葛蕾絲的能力，來自第一代水果塔『書蟲（Caterpillar）』。說穿了，這是場獻祭儀式，用上百人的性命換她一人。尼可，你覺得依葛蕾絲的個性，她會同意這種作法嗎？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXJ576Q6b9
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「……。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRw3i6JhWY
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當然不會。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPoMUkuhCh
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尼可拉斯想都不用想。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoPRyvP2PQ
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他那個媽媽，三不五時把受傷的小貓小狗撿回家，會把家裡的食物分給附近的流浪漢。連螞蟻都捨不得殺死的人，怎麼可能允許那種事？676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhdpUlpZ7T
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「……你們回去吧。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVkY4RPFUR
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他後悔問了問題、燃起無聊的希望。尼可拉斯下了逐客令，暫時不想見任何人，尤其是里奧。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Tdonyp40q
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「我不想影響到孕婦的心情。」尼可拉斯別過頭，「快走，別逼我發脾氣。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuSmwqCjDR
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雪檸原本想說什麼，手卻先被里奧拉住。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy2mcy6lnN
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「……走吧。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRmHpkkEBm
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里奧很清楚，尼可拉斯需要時間習慣心裡的傷口，不是一句不負責任的道歉。那不是「對不起」三個字可以彌補，何況，是沒有感情基礎的對不起。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCBSaoupcW
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他需要人陪伴、需要人安慰──那個人絕對不是里奧。他牽起雪檸的手，離開醫務室。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq0tgu5bM1
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另一方面，從三樓走樓梯到二樓，MIO遇見從醫務室離開的里奧夫婦，但沒有跟他們說到話，只聽到一句：「果然，不該告訴尼可的。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWhkXmNqQS
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「……？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4shg8bKik5
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電梯門闔上後，MIO才從樓梯間探出頭來。因為尼可拉斯最近很累，MIO抱著便當盒，裡面有她親手捏的飯糰，希望能讓尼可拉斯打起精神。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyk6Fxwddk
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殊不知被她聽見這句。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJx0XLy3v3
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MIO眨眨眼睛，雖然不知道發生什麼，但見到里奧，尼可拉斯的心情一定不好，需要飯糰打起精神。MIO沒想太多，繼續朝醫務室前進。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXne8yXLuO7
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「尼可？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3zVNirBDa
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推開醫務室的門。尼可拉斯坐在辦公椅上，表情冷漠，看起來和平常一樣──但MIO覺得不正常。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzw6k56xt5
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROHi1NKWtS
第一，什麼事也沒發生；第二，他遭受巨大的打擊，變得只能思考一件事，淪為詭譎的冷靜。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZS11fJcDrO
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDaHxqbDF0
「……怎麼了？MIO。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzf1fC11w9d
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNugG8dcvJx
空氣瀰漫異常的氣氛。MIO看著尼可拉斯友善又詭異的笑容，有些躊躇、有些遲疑，但她假裝什麼都不知道，把便當盒放到尼可拉斯桌上。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrCxM3s8Hi
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUXJLsQXbi
「MIO做了飯糰給尼可喔！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTsVPVE8JN
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI5pGYJSC6
MIO站到尼可拉斯面前，一副要尼可拉斯稱讚的表情。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQvfgkFDtH
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12AyAegL6i
「……謝謝。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPU7tKAGcK
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4XzlWmO5g
MIO接收到尼可拉斯異樣的眼神，下一秒，尼可拉斯的手放到MIO頭上，臉湊了過來。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJoAZd3fza
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3tcQWcDBM
「哪，MIO。」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bBJR6ejap
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTQ055jcQc
尼可拉斯睜大眼睛，嘴角上揚，整張臉沒有半點笑意。676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPRMElYfpQ
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlZSpLPRku
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUIppHVVHX
「還記得──我上次說的『願望』嗎？」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxt0E5MSkWy
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCXUmbRCve
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMHjPBKn86
「……！」676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ781NCs03DD
676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAfdZzJfzc
MIO沒有回話。那一瞬間，她感覺尼可拉斯心裡，有什麼東西正在裂開。支撐神與畜的東西正在衰敗，MIO自己也裂得七零八落，彷彿──回到遇見李博洋前的自己。
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