CHAPTER THREE. MYTHOLOGY 54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Olxxor866
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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？54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVgqeU9ATq
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq00Cvt5xwA
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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。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJGLRZGi03
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobs84fqK4D
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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……54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMN6jq7GL2
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「旦那！！我們去這裡玩好不好？！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3x0OHgu6y
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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？！54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVPow7Y9ai
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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！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgXIBKYHWf
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDxKWrtvFB
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是那裡啊……54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE24F7XHvw3
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYr9YDQTMlW
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「旦那，你在做什麼啊？嗯？」迪達拉問。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijeMcpf0Qq
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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。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCABKytr38
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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！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGqFpiZYjw
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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……」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1DLwro5Zo
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「不要在這種無聊的事情上才動腦筋！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyuQc9RGS6
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFnuVyZ1zT
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cNXsKhapL
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「不會。」迪達拉嘻嘻笑了。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGCh3C3pRV
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「哼，小鬼。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEotGZst6l1
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「旦那，你說那個祭典跟我們曉有什麼關係，嗯？」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe1ecvSXss
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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？」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYzOBaSzaw
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「不知道耶。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO8b3DfOh1
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「不知道你還吵著要去啊？！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdLeGBOudy
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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……」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtP5kFbsHRR
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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！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNYEAbBcBh
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「好厲害，旦那你怎麼知道？嗯……」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5QCrXi7Ob
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「……」因為我太瞭解你了，笨蛋。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVALNlKAiOv
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「……在古老傳說包裝的神祕背景下展開的祭典――」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdmw699GBf
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「不要再唸了！」蠍受不了了：「我直接告訴你！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeeW02UZBX
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「好吧。」迪達拉合上那本莫名奇妙的旅遊書。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kqNoxUAV9
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「塔之國三年一度的祭典名為――『尾之祭』。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNfEq028E2
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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……54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDI7dcMsbD
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「它們有巨大的尾巴，而且數目都不同。」蠍下了結語。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImzBHa0yI8
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「那些魔物，該不會……」迪達拉露出恍然大悟的神情。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4eKD2XmfS
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「是啊，」蠍偏了偏那顆紅色腦袋：「尾獸。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEe0RPYjyM
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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。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywt1HAOvJw
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迪達拉嘴巴張成O字型：「他們殺活人獻祭？嗯？」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAGOq0lRyz
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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。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreun2I8zHy
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「那他們現在是不是還……」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWJls4Q14e
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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。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gXsiDGCJu
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1YcIRaodo
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsVcCWWHsS
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「我看到了。」蠍說，「先等一下，先別過國境。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuE7YdI71m
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「把你的護額拿下來。」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNh9bB1u74
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「為什麼？嗯？」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66VvevUVN2
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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？」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNepUgUaVI
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC763vxThW1
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzwEfulG6n
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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！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJGUjJ73YM
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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。54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6x04H3hQeU
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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！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5XAhik2MV
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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！」54Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNR9AmG6lR
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