2157年6月10日，晚上十二點，仙境大樓，七樓738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxvoOG6pZS
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFdYIIobnT
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「MIO？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ1ieXGCcr
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDN4AHX7Dk
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「尼可！你看，你看！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgzmQc0yVs
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsi17oXKkQ
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJTnXHfDWd
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「MIO今天在廚房，做了這些喲！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmaa3Qnvsv
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbnxuoqMI0
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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3t796Qkrl
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLOEg8gaZ3
「真厲害。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXLJc93hYG
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRH9N2l2RG
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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIx8zBfd7U
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZYJSME3mM
「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！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCR6T3Kha0b
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkejjE1S7Vj
MIO將便當盒遞到尼可拉斯面前，笑著說：「送你！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo301KQhdhk
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nWy3M8Mtv
尼可拉斯微愣，「妳不自己吃嗎？或給李博洋？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqOXa3CveB
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzr1abDYjH
「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！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDMhFyu4W8
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFhNRPfuBr
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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkooIR8Mq74
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnicYcv9Nf
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsIx4cxldS
「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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKQUeV0ExW
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「這是尼可嗎？好可愛喔！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mtvXLMr6e
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBRMHYbOyU
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「後面這兩個人呢？」MIO再問。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8QjId3c2x
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OOSM4UJzQ
「我爸媽。」尼可拉斯有點意外，「妳不認得我媽？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqgmIVT9R7
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUCjvHddf5
MIO搖頭，「只聽博洋提過。MIO來之前，葛蕾絲就不在了。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1hzAu2ap2
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqqsXtpCVQ
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6orO9kIDku
「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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOMWKGRLP2
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「我媽啊……很囉唆的人。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EyeqEDy7T
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoPIEt8mR3
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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5TogSf1vV
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「很囉唆？」MIO歪頭。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBQ2SOWLeR
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2S4xcB6Nh
「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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWmELWjLYc
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尼可拉斯咬到了鮪魚內陷，「嗯，好吃。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9ugNusuqu
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「嘿嘿，尼可喜歡就好！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4K53XRXr7
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1GHPLFcXE
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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhADAOYa10r
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU01qy5TIf
「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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvKp4OsVUX
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LoddK9TtR
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipelGwvDa4
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「聽起來是很溫柔的人！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9mq5pfPvR
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dhgvXEd1G
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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6SF3FXT4U
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFiwG7Swcj
「嗯，溫柔過頭了。」尼可拉斯回應。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERdAUkPdEI
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHbbcb0VSk
「也許媽媽都是那樣子吧。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3HFpOfKId
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MIO因為微笑，眼睛瞇成了兩條線。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNz2CEwUh6
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMZXC1d6T3
「MIO的媽媽，也是很溫柔的人喲。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0a51CiaKwW
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「……？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyYUEo7Zi7
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50qqR6AcA8
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「MIO，」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h0OnY06Qq
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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？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9M2ec3KCCm
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iTHwabRWH
「沒有喔，她死很久了。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmA8D4ZQzyj
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QyUprLodZ
MIO試著回想，但她的表情很苦惱，似乎想不太起來。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP8GniVUwQ
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzxanVDQOb
「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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3DG09q6du
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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？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOQ1nQ1b1Z
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMTYwzDMIY
「沒有，不知道是誰。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84mKKO5tfF
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tqEmHVind
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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！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhm8Iwp13a
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjL0EXysaJ
「說到衣服。」尼可拉斯突然問：「MIO，妳是E區來的吧？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqRQYloBFp
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qoVRY16iO
「E區？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeCRePDUCQ
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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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7kIQhK0Nw
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91U5YVyhUj
「哇，好久沒聽到『日本』了，真懷念。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamjXv1QgSg
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn3bJQBV1E
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？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXq6Sc0PFO6
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「……。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97EbnWIbbb
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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」？738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQC9RN1ZBuV
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「MIO，」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKs4d38zbM
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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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fFzjkGgyt
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「嗯。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEYHKukqmn
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MIO瞇著眼睛笑，「他原本很小，跟豆芽菜一樣！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn3cZQfzG0
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCei9u6HOf
「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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FVFi8XN0h
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAN8CoiaLd
「那不是醫學呀！」MIO澄清：「是MIO和晴煬的『交換』！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pTDHwo703
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBw16D2t4E
「『交換』？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRo9c7FMUzp
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATqRpvD5sm
「晴煬自己說的。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGFXFQ8Dse
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7PPIdzgVi
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』。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMCNz5cc64
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmmXrVeOdh
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「所以，MIO實現了晴煬的願望！」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqRbDxrvu6
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHqfjsBjep
MIO笑著說。尼可拉斯聽到這，忍不住問：「MIO，妳的天賦是什麼？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFCmX7pgJz
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「不知道。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYMx1bAkuF
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「不知道？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtsOQlOUp9
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尼可拉斯沒料到這個答案，但MIO的表情不像說謊。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9gBxa0WRK
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOBvhqzcfp
「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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOaDQwjQEk
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ1nOKQhGB
738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGsTm8PoEr
「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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UuHHVTe2S
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「李博洋呢？」尼可拉斯問：「聽說他以前，無法獨自生活。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRm81exSWT
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「所以他付出了代價。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQxgNtaU9t
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「是什麼？」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIXIkWPUI6
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「『忘記爸爸』。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Kiebx8if0
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jshOpG5ei
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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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XaGBQTSs4
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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。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkSOOANPrE
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在尼可拉斯看來，這不是解決，而是逃避。738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR8sqI2PHt
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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。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMC8nPKcP1
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「如果，我也有想實現的願望。」738Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg802sHRZs
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