第1章 勇者是最頂尖的男公關39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCmFiVCeJR
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秋天的景象越來越明顯了。剛守孝完畢，接管魔法魔法店只有半個月的我，此刻才發現經營店鋪比我想像中來得更為講究。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyguadvZah
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除了調製魔法道具、招待客人和收錢，還要陳列商品、訂貨、處理訂單、管理貨倉及解決各種零碎事務，煩心的事多不勝數。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvBl4cYK2R
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甚至乎，每個季節也有不同的任務。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DpJrhvtRr
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西原城盛種紅楓樹，幾乎家家戶戶都種了一棵。到了秋天，城內的每條大路、小徑、街角，便會被五角型的楓葉所包裹著，地面鋪滿了紅鱗，連屋頂都被片片紅葉點綴成火燒似的赤，不斷往外散開。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxldVMtaNX
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「於金盤中盛放的火楓」，是對西原城的美譽。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvuSJXu79u
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風吹過，火花飄舞人間，詩情畫意。吟遊詩人喜歡坐在長椅上放聲歌頌，旅客也慕名而來，一賞城內秋色。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvYVHR8K03
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然而美歸美，如何處理滿地殘葉又是大哉問。現在東區商店街富華魔法店的老闆則拚命宣傳他的新商品：39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2feyFmoqg
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「討厭早午晚掃葉子嗎？只要在店外擺好這個吸葉箱，保證你不費一分力氣就能清出一條康莊大道！現在買一件，第二件半價！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfnRJNqbdN
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「你騙肖喔？各位街坊聽我說，昨天我按照指示把魔石放進去，結果這東西一啟動就把我整條袍子都吸進去，全爛了！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHbk0P18Ic
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「客人！那肯定是你使用不當！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr12384ldVz
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「我沒胡謅！要不然我們去找次代勇者大人奧特．卡巴拉來評評道理！次代勇者大人不是一出世就學魔法嗎？他定會揭破你這奸商的大陰謀！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooX4MtAOCe
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我匆忙把整塊三明治塞進口裡，退出觀眾群。現在的人是怎搞的，為什麼不找商品監管會社？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKwD4Ei2Zo
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「……哎呀，我好像看見勇者在圍觀，不過剛跑掉了……你們要追上去嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Sbf8XFjI1
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我好不容易把嘴裡的東西吞下肚，跑小路返回魔法魔法店。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bXA2XmJxe
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魔法魔法店是爺爺遺留給我的產業，建於西區不特別繁華的商店地帶。以往由於古舊邪詭的色彩與佈置，以及爺爺調製出來的商品的強烈不實用性及不安全性，所以生意冷淡。現在由我全權掌管，門面重新裝修，批入正常的貨品，情況已大幅改善。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyJWQQWHZB
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雖然，半個月所賺還是不夠支付爺爺的安葬費。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9b1u4nfo2I
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我喝了杯水，然後拿著掃帚走出店外，葉子多得連角落的盆栽都掩沒了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekvniQn0u2
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掃地算是最輕鬆的工作，不消片刻已把門前的葉子全掃成一堆。呼，距離營業時間尚餘十五分鐘，待會兒再整理貨架，還有時間泡茶。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RbztWOYMq
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「哦哦！這裡就是魔法魔法店啊！終於到了！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47hZm9mhi5
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這時，一隻黑色的長靴踢跨了我的楓葉堆，紅色的葉子如亂雨般倒轉灑上天空，沙沙亂響。兩秒後，一條依附在葉子上的毛蟲從天空掉到我腳尖上。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KV1PK5rAJ
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該死的，誰走路沒長眼？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCSvk6v6P5
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我抬頭，眼前是一名青年，有著頗為罕見的墨黑色頭髮和眼瞳，臉部有微妙的孩童式圓潤，飛揚拔扈的眉毛輕易地讓人聯想到「囂張」、「惡霸」等字眼，偏偏他卻身穿白色的祭司拖地長袍，怪裡怪氣的。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84FRQhBl1l
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是邪教祭司嗎？那還是小心點為妙。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4fwuRZdYY
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我摸著掃帚，先露個抱歉的微笑：「大哥哥不好意思，你可以讓一條路嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9yluhmVqE
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對方這才發現我的存在，一臉大爺地把黑色眼珠瞄向下方：「喔！你是這家『魔法魔法店』的小夥計吧？你家店長呢？在店裡嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKJoCZ9f6i
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……糟糕，被徹底路人化了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgQV3iYKDe
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「我就是店長。請問──」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxdpsBiM37
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「臭小子你別裝！照照鏡子，你哪裡像勇者奧特呢？嘛，算了！跟你多講也是浪費時間。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXPV9lxudr
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他自顧自地說完，便完全無視守在門前的我及掛在門前的營業時間牌，直接衝到店裡，其速度之快使得我的披風往上飄了飄。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsyUmDikON
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又來一個慕勇者之名而來的非．顧客嗎？真是夠了。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkE5hygaGB
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我馬上跟前，指著剛躲到櫃臺裡疑似想偷錢的祭司袍男子說：「……喂喂、先生，等一下！本店尚未開門，你這樣是擅闖私人物業！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiM9OgUOyrA
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「吵死了，我的勇者怎麼會雇用你這種吱吱喳喳的店員呀？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUUXkCY1NG
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他從櫃臺下鑽出黑色的頭顱，手裡還順手牽起了我藏在櫃臺裡的茶杯，勾著杯耳的兩指優雅地提起，輕啜了一口，接著很自然地皺眉：「都冷了？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98pTPlAUJF
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「那是昨晚的。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJfqyK7sId
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「呸呸呸！你這種爛店員怎麼連最基本的泡茶都沒做好？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLlXJ9evzb
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入店搶掠者拋開茶杯，大刺刺地在店裡轉來轉去，東張西望：「奇怪……奧特不在嗎？果然堂堂的次代勇者不會幹這種市儈商人的工作啊。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAI1TmngTg
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我叫奧特．卡巴拉。我愛當市儈商人。我對勇者這種沒有生產力的職業沒有興趣。不行嗎？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWsEQaHWn5
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這青年丁點兒也不像祭司，但從他口氣中的超大架子，以及他剛才喝茶的姿勢，彷彿是個上流貴族或官僚。直接趕走他並不恰當，結果我只能跟著他的拖地白袍不斷走動。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9PopzKGgK
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「勇者的店子怎麼好像什麼都沒有？你有在做事嗎？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeIkTsbAzZ
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他端起一條掛在牆上的胸圍。這是爺爺研究出來，用以縮小女性胸部的魔法彈性胸罩，擺了幾年都沒人買。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7gPaCCCJf
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「貨架很空是由於前幾天城內的傳送門壞了，貨品和材料沒能運送過來。現在城內多數店鋪都出現貨物短缺潮，不止本店。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHs6hBpLzvS
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「喔！我知道，城門公告板有寫。」他升起一抹得意的笑，輕巧地把胸圍丟到我胸前，「因為全世界都想一睹勇者的風采，所以全都跑過來把傳送門塞爆。不過勇者的店子應該有專用的傳送門啊？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYCpsPtjbI
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「沒有，你想太多。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiS0u2bn9g
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「那就是勇者的背後有皇室的經濟支援啊。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡez6ezScFC8
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「你到底當勇者是什麼！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7pDXGWdJK
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他停下腳尖，終於收斂了傲慢的氣息，用無比認真的表情與我正視。我這才發現，白晢得似雪的臉配上純黑色的短髮，黑白分明的眼白與眼瞳，竟勾劃出異常好看的對比。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHOyUBHUfp
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他仍不像神聖的祭司。但就某種意義來說，他像雪王子，像妖精，像──39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qB7JDe1Qt
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「勇者啊，當然是身材高大、肌肉結實、容貌英俊瀟灑、風度翩翩、穿著一身貴麗白衣、笑一笑足以迷醉眾生、背上還有足以滅絕所有強敵的神劍、一揮劍足以讓任何人臣服。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmtH1hz8X6
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像瘋子。這人就像個剛從康復院中逃跑出來，穿著白衫的瘋子。此刻他痴呆的笑容讓人不寒而慄。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkWECPuJ7D
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他根本不是要找勇者，而是要找男公關吧？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgwON0oxCn
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「這跟男公關有什麼分別？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUleynNpnQ
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「哎呀？你這個白痴，笨蛋，蠢貨。勇者怎麼可以跟街邊那些男公關相提並論？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCaxeA0IUL
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他雙手叉腰，理所當然地說：「勇者本身就是最頂級的男公關。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpXlyQaT4n
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原來如此。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5uSJJaGf5
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這人絕對是腦子出水。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwHAOrWj7o
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「如果你要找傳說中那種英俊瀟灑、身材健碩、笑一笑足以迷醉眾生的勇者，你可以試著去這座城東南區一間叫做Over-All的酒吧，我聽鄰居說，那裡的男公關很一流，雖然我不知道那是不是最頂級的。」說完，我好心地為那瘋子指向東南方的窗戶。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCFX6sWtuG
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瘋子似乎理解不到我的語言，兩隻烏黑色的大眼十分呆滯。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVGS7IsXBa
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「你……你去死吧！誰要找男公關啊啊啊──！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwARtKypZg0
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清脆的「啪」的一聲響起了，只見他的右掌用力拍到本店的牆壁上，聽上去就知道痛了，更不用形容他立即捲起下唇忍住尖叫的可憐模樣。他掐緊拳頭，用亮汪汪似湖泊的眼睛說話：「你快告訴我奧特．卡巴拉在哪裡！否則我要燒了你這店！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJDL5Yh2vS
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說罷，他的手腕轉了半個圈，空氣間竟迅速凝聚了個火球來。真是夠了，和平社會允許他幹這種事嗎？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshTPceMCJX
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「先生，這樣是觸犯了恐嚇罪……」唉，還能怎樣？屈服在武力下的我，只好乖乖拿出身份證：「如果你堅持要找奧特．卡巴拉，這裡有一個。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfnKbJVmOf
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黑髮男子伸長脖子看了一眼，然後狠狠地將身份證撥到地上，高聲尖叫：「你這混蛋嘍囉！連身份證都偽造！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaiehv9nQ9
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他哼哼兩聲，火球竟已變成一個成年人的頭那麼大。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERqHo69tG8
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該死的，他好像是超高階的魔法師，竟然不用唸咒，甚至不需要集中精神的時間？39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmANcz1l8j
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一眨眼，火球變得更巨大，直徑差不多是走道的寬度。紅光覆蓋了天花板的兩排白色燈管，殘影交織，熔岩似的火舌在溢流，好像快噴到我的木頭貨架……這樣下去可不行！39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvY7Cl81Jj
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「抱歉，先生，店內嚴禁使用魔法！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGYf5KaSN0
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我揪起衫袖，伸出雙手，掌心從火球的頂部拍下去，順勢拍到他麗紅色的手上。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAVHSd6n9g
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呼，火球消失了，連半點煙霧都沒有。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUB0VnmEXC
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「耶……你你你！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPRoeOr0Ap
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祭司袍男人倏地縮開，跌坐到我的促銷架子旁，像是碰到骯髒東西般猛地搓手。發勁地盯住右手一會兒，他忽然咬牙切齒地把厲目撇過來。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2v6JfgeCZq
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「你、你對我做了什麼！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzemi41unC
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「什麼做了什麼？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWorL3I3hoJ
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「你！你用邪術！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaGhAbnfuO
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「邪術？先生，我只是滅火而已……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZaNisOGiH
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「用邪術滅火？你行！你、你、你！……我、我、我……哼！好呀，奧特．卡巴拉，我、我記住你了！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuXW2QuiDG
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不知道他在想什麼，總之這個大麻煩像是受到天大的委屈，用想哭的臉彎低了腰，飛奔出我的魔法店。呼，謝天謝地。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gKDUjiOoP
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不過，將我的抗魔體質稱為「邪術」嗎？總覺得有點緬懷啊。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYGFPDzEys
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黑髮黑眼的人？想起來，這真是相當少見。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qT4bYXMnS
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嗯，真令人不得不在意……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHE3pK0nYLK
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唉，算了，再怎麼幻想也是無聊。我把魔法胸圍掛回原位，跑回店外把葉子再掃了一遍，專心開始今天的工作。ns3.145.40.61da2
