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細細的,銀藍色的絲線,在陽光下並沒有反射出光芒。75Please respect copyright.PENANA3lCWYDVZhs
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盛夏的黃昏,風輕輕吹著,但吹不動那些絲線,也吹不動操縱絲線的黑色身影。75Please respect copyright.PENANAK4rvzan93E
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但那人紅色的髮倒是隨風微揚著。在這片與他的髮色相同的天空下。75Please respect copyright.PENANAFyGvNuwJLI
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風大了起來,深紅的雲朵捲動得愈加快速,血般紅的夕陽將這片荒涼的岩石地也染紅了。端坐在大石頭上的那人「嘖」了一聲,似乎嫌這狂亂悶熱的風吹得他劉海都遮住了視線。他撥撥前額的頭髮,偏頭看向右後方,在那裡的岩壁陰影下突兀的有著一個小花圃。在這種炎熱的天氣裡,大部分的植物都奄奄一息,只有一株向日葵直挺挺的站著,面向陽光。血紅的陽光。75Please respect copyright.PENANAqdTMEp4gEc
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他精緻的面容上出現不豫神色,手腕一抖,幾絲銀藍查克拉線射出,黏上向日葵的莖,現在只要他輕輕一拉,金黃花朵就會切斷――75Please respect copyright.PENANAlcfYb5XD0O
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「別這樣,蠍。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAq8b5n7F0Ci
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他轉動琥珀色眼睛,沉默的看向出聲制止他的橙髮男子。橙髮男人站在不遠處,淡淡的說:「那棵向日葵是小南花圃裡唯一長得好的植物,你折斷了它,小南會傷心的。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAldwts8AiIb
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叫做蠍的少年――應該說是「看起來」像少年――沒有收回手的意思,他冷冷的說:「這花很礙眼。我討厭向日葵。」75Please respect copyright.PENANA0Y8Fyuumrm
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「能告訴我原因嗎?」橙髮男子――培因面無表情的詢問:「如果有正當理由,也不是不能讓你切了它。」他嚴肅的態度讓人不確定他是不是在開玩笑。75Please respect copyright.PENANANJJ1Xixe6G
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「如果把向日葵比喻成人,它給我的感覺就是笑得不知人間險惡的傻瓜,追逐著得不到的太陽的傻瓜。我討厭它們用盡力氣的燦爛,永恆對它們不屑一顧……除非作成壓花。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAzhCrIS5Sw1
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「蠍,你變得會說笑了呢。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAcP4JMHbOty
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「哼。你不是來跟我抬槓的吧?首領。」蠍直勾勾看著培因:「說吧,有什麼事?」75Please respect copyright.PENANAl74hRN6hKh
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培因單刀直入,簡潔的說:「任務。我要你去找一個人,把他帶回來。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAgno1l5HT03
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「要活的,還是死的?」蠍冷然道。75Please respect copyright.PENANAt6bja7hoF2
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「我想你不會要一個死人當搭檔吧。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAlrNYEVJP68
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「你的意思是那個人是我的搭檔?」蠍的臉色更差了:「我不需要那種東西。這四年來我一直都是一個人行動――」75Please respect copyright.PENANA2zwZ5jZIVU
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「情況將要不同了。」培因打斷他:「兩人一組是慣例,讓你一個人行動是因為之前還沒找到適合人選,你應該為了將來捕捉尾獸的任務準備――搭檔間要培養出默契才行。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAkJVaDW8HBW
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「如果我沒記錯的話,捕捉尾獸是好幾年後的事吧。你的『默契培養期』還真長啊。」蠍嘲諷般的回話。75Please respect copyright.PENANApYShI9qSmt
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「對你們來說可能還不夠長呢。」培因平心靜氣的說著,曉的成員一個比一個桀驁不馴,他不認為高傲的蠍會願意輕易跟認識不久的人合作:「只要你別像角都那樣把搭檔殺了,幾年的時間足夠你們彼此熟識了。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAOwKs9xunn9
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蠍不置可否:「我可不敢保證我會不會殺了他。」75Please respect copyright.PENANA1Y03sAOZ9k
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「你不會的。」培因突然笑了。75Please respect copyright.PENANAwxA6qx12mF
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「何以見得?」75Please respect copyright.PENANALMOL2dWm1j
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「直覺。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAwdCVepoQl4
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「你明天就動身吧,我讓鼬和鬼鮫同你一起去找他。」75Please respect copyright.PENANA0SspxhBfTW
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蠍沉下臉:「你什麼意思?認為我連個人都抓不回來嗎?」75Please respect copyright.PENANAsUZtxMGpZf
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「正好相反。」培因一派輕鬆:「我怕你們一言不合,你一氣之下就宰了他。鼬比較冷靜,他至少能阻止你這麼做。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAlfzDtQB0uy
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「剛剛好像有人說他的直覺不是這麼認為?」75Please respect copyright.PENANAIJKdRlf1hA
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「我是指你們比較熟了之後。你知道人與人之間相處是有磨合期的。」75Please respect copyright.PENANA8MBQyQ2tiM
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磨合個頭。蠍覺得培因根本是在說歪理。75Please respect copyright.PENANAGToYfjupQR
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「明天是吧,」他決定別再跟培因拗下去了:「他在哪裡?」75Please respect copyright.PENANA9XY89AqFfU
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「他和最近在各地引發炸彈攻擊的反國家恐怖份子在一起,他們的幾個根據地我們已經掌握到了,待會我把地圖給你。」75Please respect copyright.PENANA3e7ey7sRJ3
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「名字?能力?特徵?」蠍一古腦的丟出好幾個問題。75Please respect copyright.PENANAQkbTOV4Si5
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「他的名字叫迪達拉,能力是使用炸彈,特徵是一頭長金髮和海水藍的眼睛,雙手上各有一張嘴……」75Please respect copyright.PENANAUwInsOqIno
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「奇怪的名字、毫不藝術的能力、該不會是個女人?手上有嘴?」75Please respect copyright.PENANABCGdNOzA84
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「他是男的。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAAxv2ja652i
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「算了,這些不是重點,我要回去了。」蠍收回向日葵莖上的查克拉線,起身。黑袍下襬在微風中飄動,胸前與身側的紅雲在奇異的光照下像是要滴出血來。他踩著拖長的影子,行走於紅色的岩地上,往基地入口走去。75Please respect copyright.PENANAJNMi7MiwlC
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「赤砂蠍……」培因喃喃道。75Please respect copyright.PENANA4gqEjBPrAe
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蠍回頭:「幹嘛?」75Please respect copyright.PENANAtour0yZpdi
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「沒事,我只是覺得這景色就如同你的稱號一樣,夕陽把大地染紅了呢。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAV0Va36ShQu
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「無聊,」蠍說,「我的『赤砂』指的可是被鮮血染紅的土地,才不是這種自然現象。」他轉身又走。75Please respect copyright.PENANAzdLeXIlID3
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培因仍站在原地,若有所思的看往花圃的方向:「那算我說錯好了。不過……你還真的很討厭向日葵呢。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAtPkFlxcZ4o
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蠍哼了一聲,沒有再回頭。75Please respect copyright.PENANA7CD1gfNC8Y
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風又變強了。「唰」地一聲,向日葵上半截應聲落地,斷裂處切口平整。75Please respect copyright.PENANAEv1hnMbtVY
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「好像是颱風要來了呢。」小南說。75Please respect copyright.PENANAbRk2UcNgOP
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「嗯,晚霞紅得很不尋常啊。」培因把向日葵插在透明花瓶中,擺到窗邊。75Please respect copyright.PENANA50fLUmOnol
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小南有些心疼的看著那朵花――在這個基地的這幾個月來,那畦小花圃可是她的心靈寄託。這地方太熱了,跟多雨的故鄉差很多。75Please respect copyright.PENANAGDrWJOpOtU
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她看著側坐於窗前的培因,紅光灑上他半邊臉,金黃向日葵也變成詭譎的橙紅色。75Please respect copyright.PENANAtZ1JiPAL3G
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「培因,明天蠍、鼬、鬼鮫就要走了吧?」75Please respect copyright.PENANAnLBj1R3aVH
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「沒錯。」培因開始漫不經心的撥弄起向日葵的花瓣,只有在小南面前他才會顯得如此放鬆:「帶著『青』的戒指去找蠍未來的搭檔。」75Please respect copyright.PENANAOoJXJFNl4g
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「新成員啊……是個什麼樣的人呢?」75Please respect copyright.PENANAxMaGu3nedv
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「唔……」培因停下手的動作,別有深意的輕輕笑起來:75Please respect copyright.PENANAT9EKpEIiX6
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「真要我說的話,是個像向日葵一樣的孩子吧。」75Please respect copyright.PENANA8FI6m1MQgs
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