2157年6月10日，晚上十二點，仙境大樓，七樓644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKc46HvfMj5
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回仙境大樓，尼可拉斯直奔七樓，同時，他也在七樓的走廊上，遇見意想不到的人。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60vimqv3DQ
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「MIO？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSpz0eUEG7
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小女孩坐在走廊地板上，背靠著尼可拉斯的房門。看到尼可拉斯回來，MIO露出燦爛的笑容，朝他跑來。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpUG9sjupc
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「尼可！你看，你看！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIJ4JCYWaX
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按照慣例，由資歷最淺的成員作新人的嚮導，但李晴煬加入時，他的嚮導由哥哥李博洋擔任，不是當時資歷最淺的MIO。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuEBSEmUdC
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輪到尼可拉斯，因為李晴煬也是新人，尼可拉斯的嚮導便由MIO代替。意外地，他和MIO處得很好──至少比那對兄弟好。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAQ0Gcg7yL
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「MIO今天在廚房，做了這些喲！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvwDNJikUw
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MIO手裡拿著便當盒，裡面裝著三顆飯糰，形狀很漂亮，全是MIO親手捏的。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJQszLvHDR
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「真厲害。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfUecBDRed
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尼可拉斯收起剛才在夜店的苦瓜臉，伸手摸了摸MIO的頭，表情柔和地說：「看起來很好吃。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aZ4jQSoQM
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「嘻嘻！左邊是鮪魚，中間是梅子，右邊這個最厲害，是明太子口味的喔！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHjCYJhhz4
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MIO將便當盒遞到尼可拉斯面前，笑著說：「送你！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CxNx908b1
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尼可拉斯微愣，「妳不自己吃嗎？或給李博洋？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlLWhujuy7
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「我們剛剛吃過了！赫密士在睡覺，晴煬跑出去玩，不理他們！」MIO說：「所以全部留給尼可了，嘿嘿！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFhK98uqAd
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尼可拉斯莞爾一笑，回了句「一起吃吧」，招待MIO來自己房間。他房間的色系是淺灰色，東西很少，比其他人的房間都要空。他大部分時間都在醫務室，房間不用多豪華，能洗澡睡覺就行。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsLoLbe3Wt
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身上都是菸味，尼可拉斯先讓坐在MIO沙發，自己則去洗澡。出浴後，MIO不在原位，人跑到尼可拉斯的床頭櫃前，盯著相框裡的照片發呆。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzCkS1cCos
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「怎麼了？」尼可拉斯走到MIO身後，他連居家服都是灰色的短袖T恤。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdK4AQvDwi9
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「這是尼可嗎？好可愛喔！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO14Ft8HrXA
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MIO指著照片裡，一名有著銀白色頭髮、表情彆扭的小孩。尼可拉斯從小就不喜歡拍照。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtKy1AFMEz
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「後面這兩個人呢？」MIO再問。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RzuC7bwOu
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「我爸媽。」尼可拉斯有點意外，「妳不認得我媽？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPU9jMkXs2F
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MIO搖頭，「只聽博洋提過。MIO來之前，葛蕾絲就不在了。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3bRJPueEu
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不只MIO，整個神與畜，只有最早的赫密士與里奧見過葛蕾絲。母親在大家心中，就像上個世紀的人名一樣陌生。尼可拉斯的心情很複雜，一時不知該說什麼。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHktS0JeMF
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「尼可的媽媽，是什麼樣的人？」MIO突然抬頭，大大的黑色眼睛由下往上，看著尼可拉斯。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMU5BIyD1j
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「我媽啊……很囉唆的人。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEvX2wLBMF
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尼可拉斯和MIO回到沙發。尼可拉斯拿起便當盒中的飯糰，開始吃起來。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHONTgWx3J
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「很囉唆？」MIO歪頭。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cJtuQRt1F
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「她什麼都能唸。東西不歸位、天氣冷不穿外套、太晚洗澡、不吃小黃瓜、回到家不跟她打招呼……唉，太多了，數都數不清。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXpCvw2T0i
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尼可拉斯咬到了鮪魚內陷，「嗯，好吃。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7xOkuhPKn
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「嘿嘿，尼可喜歡就好！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkl18ImxmD
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MIO兩手放在大腿、端正地坐在另一邊的沙發。她穿著一件黃底、上面有白色花朵的浴衣，看起來十分乖巧。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJk524a6a29
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「我媽跟我一樣，頭髮是銀白色的。她常跟我抱怨，說這種顏色的頭髮很難搭衣服，但她是家庭主婦，沒多少時候需要打扮……她食量很大，明明是易胖體質，卻喜歡吃雞腿，開口閉口說要減肥，往往一天就放棄……現在想起來，確實是很麻煩的人。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLK8qJtnSyN
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雖然是囉嗦、少根筋的母親，但提到她，尼可拉斯的臉部肌肉都放鬆下來，忍不住和MIO越說越多。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvHY2cKHzQ
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那是他這輩子最愛的女人。對他而言，母親代表快樂，葛蕾絲也帶給他好多回憶。尼可拉斯說著說著，眼淚不自覺掉下來。他用手背拭去眼淚，倔強地假裝自己沒有哭。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYvrgmiCBJ
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「聽起來是很溫柔的人！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTek6wMWmn5
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MIO很貼心，沒有把尼可拉斯哭的事情說出來，這讓尼可拉斯非常感激。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwluvJwMmVl
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「嗯，溫柔過頭了。」尼可拉斯回應。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwpEuIoqIZ
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「也許媽媽都是那樣子吧。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyMxoVFMGW
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MIO因為微笑，眼睛瞇成了兩條線。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcxCz6cBtD
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「MIO的媽媽，也是很溫柔的人喲。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2jOFiex13
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神與畜的大家都不愛聊過往，其中，MIO的過往最為神秘。雖然很失禮，但尼可拉斯一直覺得，MIO的存在很「不正常」；像媽媽這樣「正常」的概念，竟然套在MIO身上，尼可拉斯很訝異。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBhdh5FPRN
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「MIO，」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuhQvYofCf
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這是了解MIO的最佳良機，尼可拉斯坐直身子，試探性地問：「妳媽媽……還健在嗎？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmj1Evkpd1k
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「沒有喔，她死很久了。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftr4CfGKVL
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MIO試著回想，但她的表情很苦惱，似乎想不太起來。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzlVD2Urf9
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「MIO只記得，媽媽很溫柔，總是穿著黑色的上衣、黑色的裙子，胸前綁一條可愛的帶子，常常和MIO一起吃咖哩飯。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6urpoGqQX
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意識到MIO的母親是學生，尼可拉斯問：「爸爸呢？妳對爸爸有印象嗎？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYsfAxHxtP
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「沒有，不知道是誰。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEySq5HqEF
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MIO一副無所謂。看來，MIO的母親除了未成年，還是未婚懷孕，恐怕……連小孩都不是自願生下的。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVZrajJMJf
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「雖然想不起來，但媽媽很愛MIO！」MIO炫耀自己的和服，「MIO一直想讓媽媽看，看博洋送MIO的衣服！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4g50nzOM3
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「說到衣服。」尼可拉斯突然問：「MIO，妳是E區來的吧？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3eX2JvMCd
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「E區？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtgnB1DjfW
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「大眾媒體E區，東北亞。」尼可拉斯說：「二十一世紀，有個國家叫日本，妳的衣服是日本的傳統服飾。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHVauEtnqC
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「哇，好久沒聽到『日本』了，真懷念。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡituStplBLn
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MIO感嘆地說：「一轉眼，日本就不見了，只剩下E區；大家都不會說自己的話，只會講中文和英文；大家都忘記了以前，只認得十大家族……一轉眼就這樣了，到底為什麼呢？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeQPpG8eQW
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MIO不可能只有五歲，但萬萬沒想到，她竟然是上個世紀的人。尼可拉斯好奇，為什麼MIO都不會老、不會死？她到底是「什麼」？644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8V022Dr8qC
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「MIO，」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdTacZR1jq
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尼可拉斯想起今天和李博洋的對話，「聽說上個月，李晴煬不是長這個樣子。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk0RnIEm74
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「嗯。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDpKSl3E6u
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MIO瞇著眼睛笑，「他原本很小，跟豆芽菜一樣！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDsW2EnNSO
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「那，為什麼豆芽突然長大了？」尼可拉斯說：「醫學上，這是絕對不可能的。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuF1rAKEI5
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「那不是醫學呀！」MIO澄清：「是MIO和晴煬的『交換』！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9HT97RgKr
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「『交換』？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluvnoDZCma
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「晴煬自己說的。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFubb1lHnW
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記性不好的MIO，竟一字不漏地重複一遍：「『又高又帥、身材好、頭腦靈光、喜歡使壞……不管做什麼，都能因為長得帥被原諒』。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0W2aJ8gyzW
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尼可拉斯不知道，因為那是歡迎會時，MIO問李晴煬想成為什麼樣的神與畜，李晴煬的回答。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1frIiwfASv
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「所以，MIO實現了晴煬的願望！」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOxOlKZ6g1
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MIO笑著說。尼可拉斯聽到這，忍不住問：「MIO，妳的天賦是什麼？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDflTikHLtw
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「不知道。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvHYtpEQ1f
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「不知道？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVN1CfeXtr0
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尼可拉斯沒料到這個答案，但MIO的表情不像說謊。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkdUtbsqYe
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「MIO只有聽宇維少爺說過。」MIO表示：「他說我是『假海龜』，很厲害，但MIO試來試去，只用得出『交換』──MIO可以幫大家實現願望，相對地，他們必須付出對等的代價。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡME8EgENY19
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就像和朋友介紹玩具，MIO用平常的口氣說，絲毫沒發現自己的話，在尼可拉斯聽來有多震驚。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOlqrmxApO
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「就像她們，希望MIO幫她們復仇，以『自由』為代價，靈魂被鎖在MIO的娃娃，從此都要聽MIO的話；晴煬想改變外表，以『暫時沉睡』為代價，變成現在的模樣。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfK97aTPUM
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「李博洋呢？」尼可拉斯問：「聽說他以前，無法獨自生活。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDANgNgv80Z
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「所以他付出了代價。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJdk88ClNm
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「是什麼？」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuv8sAEPRZF
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「『忘記爸爸』。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8t5nLW5rSn
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尼可拉斯瞪大眼睛。在監獄時，李博洋曾經提過父親。當時尼可拉斯覺得奇怪，明明是很重要的人，為什麼李博洋可以這麼冷靜，彷彿在說別人的故事，原來是因為MIO。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStkfoDOfNt
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「博洋不是失憶喔！他還是記得他的爸爸，只是，他把『對爸爸的情感』當成代價，實現『擺脫過去、獨當一面』的願望。只是，沒想到不只爸爸，博洋也變得不在乎其他家人，叫他回李門都不要。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0zPwxK2ij
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或許，這也能解釋李博洋對身邊的人，都只有表面友善，對方死了也不在乎。他把自己簡化成「only高宇維」的新型人種，多餘的情感全被割捨掉。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQsFzfFUDG
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這樣好嗎？644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgosy4fmplg
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在尼可拉斯看來，這不是解決，而是逃避。644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVOu3YciuA
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不過，李博洋也好，李晴煬也好。MIO的「交換」，明明能用在更用意義的地方。一個念頭閃過尼可拉斯腦中，他壓低聲音：「MIO。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXEzERdOHK
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「如果，我也有想實現的願望。」644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mobGwF2B5
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尼可拉斯吞口水，「妳會，幫我保密嗎？」
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