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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxI5fuqFMdO
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0N1P6OFsZ
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7dSgKAmB1
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJqlngl44y
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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――66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WGehWwUwZ
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「別這樣，蠍。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhQi6sfRoR
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIFCY890rc
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWf4gpRZUZ
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYE9V7GruN
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEd6HyJXUH
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「蠍，你變得會說笑了呢。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRkivndKFQ
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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？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyGek7znuc
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMWaeZ8nKg
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「要活的，還是死的？」蠍冷然道。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEJTv4YaTE
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「我想你不會要一個死人當搭檔吧。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Z3uvfHoVS
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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――」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhALSzisDl
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDe7zEpt782
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5FvlDIjTr
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZfAT2U9QS
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蠍不置可否：「我可不敢保證我會不會殺了他。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy4ymDsr3l
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「你不會的。」培因突然笑了。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRo3IfqW3jA
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「何以見得？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CBCnZBN92
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「直覺。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfITss21Jvb
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「你明天就動身吧，我讓鼬和鬼鮫同你一起去找他。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0LjRJHZQG
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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？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3LhqXmJSt
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv8LpaEpvS
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「剛剛好像有人說他的直覺不是這麼認為？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWPBmh1p6X
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtWCaxakbP
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磨合個頭。蠍覺得培因根本是在說歪理。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2NDa9WXnf
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「明天是吧，」他決定別再跟培因拗下去了：「他在哪裡？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89keERvwBx
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6WQAwW9ww
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「名字？能力？特徵？」蠍一古腦的丟出好幾個問題。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJq9spuuyOk
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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……」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaUHtWh6PD
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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？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYN0jmkVi8
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「他是男的。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxjHXAuBLz
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJI29XHHSKk
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「赤砂蠍……」培因喃喃道。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU7bx8Wp5L
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蠍回頭：「幹嘛？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy7o8J09lT
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRTmmeZtsc
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡby4YcdVWLy
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4inXXRth0
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蠍哼了一聲，沒有再回頭。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WkZCHtqpy
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca9fumnRoP
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「好像是颱風要來了呢。」小南說。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PXDNLJYw1
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDnnIeAZFm
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhqPIzDPHO
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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。66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB8YTE37O7
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「培因，明天蠍、鼬、鬼鮫就要走了吧？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TprAXi2Ti
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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。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuelLJtWNb5
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「新成員啊……是個什麼樣的人呢？」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95VjLIwA8M
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「唔……」培因停下手的動作，別有深意的輕輕笑起來：66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiq2cQs33H
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「真要我說的話，是個像向日葵一樣的孩子吧。」66Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFDvFSNsGr
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