CHAPTER THREE. MYTHOLOGY 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ypMTLxmkX
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既然這一年來都沒有任務，那麼玉青二人組都在做什麼？37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX7QzTnVz2
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答案是：到處去玩，只要不走出培因當初指派的範圍。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WPk7ciswH
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迪達拉愛玩也就罷了，怎麼連蠍也到處跑呢？如果有人敢這麼問，想必蠍會綻開迷人卻恐怖的微笑回答「休想讓我呆呆的在同一個地方等那個無良首領下令，想到就不爽，我討厭等待。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOUss0FZmn
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風、土兩大國之間有許多小國家，他們平常就是在那一帶行動。迪達拉拿出有著「告訴你風之國周邊怎麼玩」這種標題的旅遊書，攤開在膝蓋上研究起來了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5mCdEG52X
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另一邊，蠍聚精會神的正在調製他的毒藥，一手滴管一手調配比率表，這工作是相當精細的，一點差錯都出不得……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHecQspwT0
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「旦那！！我們去這裡玩好不好？！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWifvE31H7K
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蠍惱怒地轉頭瞪他，如果不是他有過人的鎮定，早就把毒藥打翻在身上了。明明他說過在他專心時不准打擾他的，這小鬼怎麼就是不會記得教訓啊？！37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETVoLCdaMm
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「旦那～」迪達拉無視蠍的殺人眼光，捧著書蹦跳到他身邊：「你看你看，塔之國過幾天會有一場祭典喲！旦那，我們去嘛，嗯！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSgTt4J1Oe
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蠍瞄了瞄迪達拉手指著的地點，是個離這裡要一天半路程的小國，那裡的祭典遠近馳名，而且三年才舉辦一次，非常盛大。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVzosTmBqP
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是那裡啊……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWS6nrzZot
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蠍一言不發的開始收拾手上的瓶瓶罐罐，並收回卷軸內。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFha6B808XQ
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「旦那，你在做什麼啊？嗯？」迪達拉問。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLtRSfKKRO
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「你不是說要去？」蠍淡淡的說：「那就馬上動身，再晚一點那裡就沒有旅店住了，外來觀光客也會在這幾天大量湧入。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBwsvBopAG
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看迪達拉還是一動也不動的站著，蠍皺起眉：「發什麼呆？還不快去整理你的東西！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OSIlQHfIX
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「喔……」迪達拉吃驚的說：「旦那……我還以為你不喜歡人多的地方，我連要怎麼跟你吵帶我去的方法都想好了五種耶，沒想到你竟然那麼乾脆就答應了！嗯……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHgPYfGKTu
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「不要在這種無聊的事情上才動腦筋！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32nxPjxpYO
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往塔之國前進的途中迪達拉忍不住又問蠍怎麼會一口答應去參加祭典。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqywk01GXV
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「我是不那麼喜歡人多的地方，不過那個祭典跟我們組織的目的說起來也有一點關係。第二，我看你一副很想去的樣子，如果我說不，你會善罷甘休嗎？」蠍露出「我早就看透你了」的表情。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExHroAn7U6
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「不會。」迪達拉嘻嘻笑了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JAu1d6ftz
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「哼，小鬼。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0RMmCD8Lt
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「旦那，你說那個祭典跟我們曉有什麼關係，嗯？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkhp2QycUM
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「說有關係其實也沒什麼關係，你知道那個祭典的名稱吧？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIksQ1pP4IM
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「不知道耶。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Y1j679vak
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「不知道你還吵著要去啊？！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41r3IED1Pa
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「我看看……」迪達拉又摸出「告訴你風之國周邊怎麼玩」，翻了起來：「呃……塔之國三年一度的超大型不可不去之祭典，錯過了將會造成遺憾終生的華麗盛事……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLv4N2SzXP
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蠍快吐血了：「這麼爛的書是誰寫的啊！我賭你一定只看到這裡就叫我帶你去了吧！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFD117SQ8n
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「好厲害，旦那你怎麼知道？嗯……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb5x89HMo7
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「……」因為我太瞭解你了，笨蛋。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpzhIyDm2E
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「……在古老傳說包裝的神祕背景下展開的祭典――」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZ7fFfFggW
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「不要再唸了！」蠍受不了了：「我直接告訴你！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfgeBo2eLc
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「好吧。」迪達拉合上那本莫名奇妙的旅遊書。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwQiiD7ps2
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「塔之國三年一度的祭典名為――『尾之祭』。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6z8N26osck
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這個祭典的起源是根據一個神話。相傳塔之國在數百年前出現許多魔物，這些巨大的魔物彼此交戰，將塔之國的一切幾乎毀滅殆盡。害怕的人們認為這是天罰，因此決定獻上祭品祈求神的原諒，說也奇怪，魔物們果真消失了，再也不曾出現。從此塔之國定期舉辦獻祭儀式，經過數百年流傳演變下來，慢慢成為觀光玩樂居多的慶典了。而當初交戰的魔物們據說有個共同特徵……37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBcpT4MmS1
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「它們有巨大的尾巴，而且數目都不同。」蠍下了結語。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUk7AVXw74
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「那些魔物，該不會……」迪達拉露出恍然大悟的神情。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y4LNVQm5z
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「是啊，」蠍偏了偏那顆紅色腦袋：「尾獸。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBIeIb9Erq
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不過呢，蠍又補充：「它們的神話殘缺不全，所以無從得知那時候戰鬥的尾獸有幾隻、是哪幾隻。所謂獻祭讓魔物消失我想也只是巧合，當初一定是有強大的忍者打倒或封印了它們，光靠殺活人哪能安撫尾獸啊，呵，盲目的迷信。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZsnFhTusg
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迪達拉嘴巴張成O字型：「他們殺活人獻祭？嗯？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBJIQh1Xfs
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「根據傳說，獻祭儀式整整進行了三年，直到第四十五名祭品犧牲，魔物才消失，尾之祭三年一度的週期就是這樣來的。往後每次都要犧牲四十五個漂亮的少年少女，儀式才算完成。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtXZAXBuU9
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「那他們現在是不是還……」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VYKTFhZKp
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「怎麼可能啊，笨蛋。」蠍不以為然的說著：「早在數十年前就廢止這種野蠻風俗了，現在的尾之祭只不過是個玩樂的慶典。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7h3fz6CtgN
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趕了一天的路，遠遠的已經可以看見塔之國的象徵，也是國名由來的一座高塔。以鋼鐵建起的塔就像是一柄指向天空的銳利刀刃。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz8ak7pCEk
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「哇啊～第一次看見那麼高的塔！」迪達拉顯得很有興趣，扯著蠍的袖子要他看。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVkvtP6JjM
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「我看到了。」蠍說，「先等一下，先別過國境。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9JodCwaub
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「把你的護額拿下來。」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVxX92ytlK
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「為什麼？嗯？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKOODAdWMC
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蠍白了他一眼：「你想昭告所有人你是岩忍者村來的叛忍嗎？」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapyeJxxKVO
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「對厚。」迪達拉解開中間有著深深刻痕的護額，塞進口袋裡。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkX9QzaKQrQ
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塔之國是個沒有忍者的國家，在祭典前後由於會有大量觀光客出入，因此對進入者的檢查不是很謹慎。在當時「曉」的存在連大國們都不太清楚，蠍和迪達拉兩人擺出一副無害少年的模樣，大搖大擺的就穿著黑底紅雲袍子入境了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUci2EGrCap
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在街上閒晃一陣子找旅店的兩個人最後推開了一間中等客店的大門。迪達拉一進去就叫著：「老闆，我們要住宿！嗯！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOLV0sCwRW
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在櫃檯後低著頭看報紙，貌似老闆的中年男子先是說：「不好意思，本店已經客滿……唔？」他抬起頭看見蠍及迪達拉後突然發出讚嘆的聲音，話也不說了。37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxt9Fpz8iJ
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「是嗎。」蠍聽到「客滿」就準備轉身出店：「迪達拉，我們走。」那個老闆猛然放下報紙霍的起身：「等一下，兩位小兄弟！我想起來了，昨天有客人臨時退訂房，現在還有一間空房，不嫌棄的話請光臨我們客店！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zjZ4Ek7Zy
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「旦那，他說有房間耶，真幸運……嗯。」迪達拉把蠍又拉回來：「就住這裡吧！也不知道別的旅店是不是都客滿了！」37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHwccjvK0E
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