結果萌理佳就這樣留下來了。209Please respect copyright.PENANAoi6W97n4en
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「早安!」萬事屋一大清早便響起朝氣蓬勃的少女嗓音。209Please respect copyright.PENANAXCiFB1HV7k
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「早安……」209Please respect copyright.PENANACZMEqX5zGg
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絳雉打了個大呵欠。差點忘了從今天起,萬事屋的員工多了一個人。209Please respect copyright.PENANA73lELEVchV
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玄鶚跨出次元洞窟,跌坐到辦公椅上,兩眼無神。209Please respect copyright.PENANAs0DD04uyY1
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「我是不想多問,但是接待區的藤桌上那包東西是什麼?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAxpT374Yti3
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「早餐啊!」萌理佳開朗的瞬間從房間這端移到那端,再回到這端,將東西拿了過來。藤桌上還有一個紅色的零錢包,仔細一看,上面還有別緻的金色的彼岸花刺繡,看起來要價不斐。209Please respect copyright.PENANAdK1BYiFudB
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「天才剛亮,我就發現外面的景色不一樣了,城市的街道與地理位置忽然變了。我有點搞不懂發生了什麼事,但剛好在轉角過去就有一家早餐店,我就……」209Please respect copyright.PENANAaLBLoEpGyk
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「買了早餐?」絳雉感到訝異。「他們看得到妳?不,不對……」顯然是看得到,不然早餐哪裡來的?209Please respect copyright.PENANAmKtt5GnwSr
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「我是說,妳居然那麼快就融入了萬事屋的磁場?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAJdKpYsZu7T
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萌理佳聳聳肩,顯然什麼都沒想就像活人一樣跑到街上,還買了香噴噴早點。209Please respect copyright.PENANAexqcsiaMlF
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「看來『店長』是希望事情越單純越好。嘖嘖,那傢伙還真是偏愛女孩子哪!」209Please respect copyright.PENANAVdrXmeLrt6
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玄鶚繼絳雉後打了更大的呵欠。209Please respect copyright.PENANAIRMeYigAxF
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「你們兩個怎麼看起來那麼累?昨晚沒睡好嗎?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAIe2p1nMKb2
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「還不是絳雉,昨天半夜硬把人家挖起來……」209Please respect copyright.PENANAwEL1P9p6vF
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「啊啊?明明是你一直黏上來的欸!」209Please respect copyright.PENANA1O0GlrjiOF
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「半夜那個樣子對我,叫人家怎麼好好睡覺……根本就睡不著啊!」209Please respect copyright.PENANAOkjhBIVlZO
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「那樣子剛好而已,根本是你先湊過來的好嗎!」209Please respect copyright.PENANAPOEpi0p94e
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在旁人看來一觸即發的可怕氛圍之下……209Please respect copyright.PENANAO1en80SdhP
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「呀啊啊啊~」萌理佳發出興奮的尖叫,腦子裡十八禁畫面暴走,血壓直線上升。「你們兩個原來……是情侶嗎?怎麼這樣,在人家面前那麼恩愛的打情罵俏,這樣真的母湯!太萌了啊啊啊!」209Please respect copyright.PENANAd0G43gCh7w
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啊?二名少年完全聽不懂新任員工現在在說什麼,只直覺她誤會的事情並不是很令人愉快。209Please respect copyright.PENANAnSesr3jooN
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「什麼情侶啊?說什麼傻話……」玄鶚大啖起肉蛋吐司,以犬齒狠狠撕碎柔嫩的里肌肉片,「說起來,妳好像適應得很良好,現在是可以那麼放鬆的時候嗎?」209Please respect copyright.PENANAJuQXNJWj94
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要是不早日找出無法回到輪迴圈的原因,難保之後不會發生無法預料的後果。話說回來,萬事屋的二人根本也很放鬆的過了一夜。209Please respect copyright.PENANAYZQBC6zbBl
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「雖然是這樣沒錯啦……」沒發覺事情有什麼蹊蹺的萌理佳斂起笑臉,雙手在胸前交纏。「但是我想了一夜,還是想不出來自己為什麼無法下到地獄……或是走到奈何橋之類的。」209Please respect copyright.PENANA2Rj3Aopwy8
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絳雉與玄鶚望著少女幽靈,也陷入沉默。209Please respect copyright.PENANAgvMGTi7Mcm
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「嘛,只好積極點找了。」絳雉撕開吐司紙袋上的膠帶。「既然與萬事屋扯上關係,我們也會幫妳的。」209Please respect copyright.PENANAuK4oDFlnN0
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他將吐司遞給其實感到惶惶不安的少女。玄鶚也動手拆開吸管包裝,戳了一杯熱奶茶放到女孩面前。209Please respect copyright.PENANAPpceBea5CR
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萌理佳感激的濕了眼眶。不是因為這二人替她拿早點,而是在成為孤魂野鬼以後,終於又再度遇見願意認真對待自己的人。209Please respect copyright.PENANAeLQmUtPLrb
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「還有,雖然小錢包裡的錢可以拿,但也要記得金額才能請款,不然小錢包一下子就空了。」絳雉屈指清算了一下早餐金額,接著一個彈指,小錢包自動從藤桌上飛入絳雉口袋裡。209Please respect copyright.PENANA35uCNjszb2
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「萬事屋在人世間或靈界所用的錢是絳雉在管的,我負責招攬生意。妳的工作我們討論過了,暫時就讓妳勘查萬事屋附近的地理環境,可以吧?」209Please respect copyright.PENANARfEMkhtjNm
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萌理佳點點頭,默默咀嚼著充滿奶油香氣的酥軟吐司。209Please respect copyright.PENANAiuL9CRs1Op
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在她的視角裡,食物就像她還活著時一樣進了胃袋,但真實情況只有另外二人知道。萌理佳所吸收的只是食物當中的能量,她的牙既無法觸及食物,更無法將其吞下肚。不過,感覺到的飽足感是一樣的。209Please respect copyright.PENANAjDPfZDQyNn
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「先吃飽再說,船到橋頭自然直咩。」玄鶚以彷彿是說給自己聽的音量低語。209Please respect copyright.PENANAV3cEzpgHq1
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萬事屋每解決一個委託,就會整座移到新的城市或另一棟建築物。這次則是移往同一城市的市郊。除了一般的民宅與公寓之外,大部分的土地都被水稻或芋頭田佔據,因此充當住家的農舍也不在少數。209Please respect copyright.PENANAvwXNDyboQb
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而萬事屋這一次則不同以往,座落於一處巷弄路口旁,開在一般透天厝內的文理補習班之中。209Please respect copyright.PENANAWrvEwXNAIr
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「這……這樣真的可以嗎?」萌理佳貼近透入光線的玻璃窗邊。209Please respect copyright.PENANAiqbdRdYroE
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只要一到附近學校的放學時間,就有為數不少的國、高中生會進到這棟透天厝裡補習。209Please respect copyright.PENANAqtpQXGydIo
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「一般人看不到,也察覺不到萬事屋。所以不必擔心。」玄鶚專注地揮毫。「說起來,妳還不出門嗎?」209Please respect copyright.PENANATOyMXJqISI
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「不用了……因為走的方向不一樣,所以早上還沒有察覺。但這一帶我熟到不能再熟了。」萌理佳從五樓到頂樓的高度往下眺望,兔子頭套上的兩顆黑豆眼緊貼著玻璃。209Please respect copyright.PENANAONcCCKxcCp
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從這裡可以俯瞰整條巷道上的行人與那條截斷實心道路,增建了小橋的溝渠。溝渠中的水清澈得不可思議,映照出小橋上的行人與變成楓糖色的天空。209Please respect copyright.PENANAUg3RhPKQx6
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幾名穿著熟悉校服的高中男生正相互打鬧著,朝這幢補習班遠遠走來。209Please respect copyright.PENANAJp6puABoyE
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「我以前上的高中就在附近。在繭居之前,我每天都懷著痛苦的心情從那個方向走到學校。」萌理佳的情緒埋沒在捲捲的瀏海後方,被毛絨絨的白色帽沿遮蔽。就連坐在窗櫺邊的絳雉都看不清她的雙眼。209Please respect copyright.PENANAX8PqiOveNX
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然而,一個人就算用平靜到如同死海的的語調說話,悲傷或憤怒,痛苦或其他更加複雜的心情依然一覽無遺。209Please respect copyright.PENANAiPRQc05aH2
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因為那些都稱不上開心。沒有任何閃亮亮的成份。209Please respect copyright.PENANApXsgT7knKj
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「就算是那樣,勘查地形還是妳的工作,不是嗎?想第一天就罷工?」絳雉將手中的書緩緩翻過一頁,就事論事。「即便不情願也要盡力做到,工作就是這麼一回事。好了,社會新鮮人,為了找到可能讓妳無法輪迴的原因,就勞煩妳出門找尋可疑的蛛絲馬跡了。加油喔!」在說最後三個字時,還毫無靈魂地抬了抬拳頭,語調也沒有半點熱血。209Please respect copyright.PENANAtDVwXzxGNL
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「什麼跟什麼嘛……」變回黑嚕嚕的萌理佳只好走出補習班樓房,與走入建築的高中生擦肩而過。209Please respect copyright.PENANAcx3MkviIPm
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雖然他們說得沒錯,但是讓她找什麼線索啊?沒有具體的方向,也沒有任何頭緒。就連是什麼原因造成自己無法去到閻羅王面前也一無所知。209Please respect copyright.PENANARlx2ypejsy
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萌理佳漫無目的的走著,沿著熟識的學區街道,一時之間比遇到萬事屋之前更加迷惘。意識也彷彿遊走在海洋的有光區與深海之間,呈現天藍與不深不淺的藏青色。209Please respect copyright.PENANABqMcAf9f0O
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面對熟悉的昔日學校周遭,她反而有種錯覺,好像自己是第一次走上這條路。步伐緩慢得恍如可以永遠這樣走下去。她想,要是像之前在動漫店徘徊時一樣,走在大馬路沒有辦法找到線索,那就走入社區巷弄中吧!209Please respect copyright.PENANATJwtxzySrK
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走過夕陽往內推移的騎樓陰影,走過剛剛拉開鐵門的車庫,走過栓在門口,用後腳抓癢的小黃狗以及圍牆另一頭,這個時節依然蓊鬱的槭樹。不知不覺,又走出社區,來到一處馬賽克風格的彩繪牆邊。圍牆很長,人行道上的路樹也很多,沿著規劃好的路徑連綿前進,在圍牆前形成一整排陰涼的樹蔭。209Please respect copyright.PENANAXaiorRICnf
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萌理佳回過神來,發現自己就站在自己以前就學的高中校門口。一個顯然是用揉皺紙張折成的飛機掉落在萌理佳漆黑的腳尖前方,像振翅一般安靜地揮揮機翼。微風彷彿圍巾末梢的線頭,若有似無地輕撫過沾染艷紅汙漬的摺邊。209Please respect copyright.PENANAAOF3ZR6TG5
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這是什麼?209Please respect copyright.PENANAjW6UhaXYEC
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黑嚕嚕之中,渾渾噩噩的萌理佳停下腳步,往校門內看去。209Please respect copyright.PENANATreHzCy9a0
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一整排紙飛機貫穿整個前庭,宛如一朵朵帶紅的白花綻放。209Please respect copyright.PENANAojlKKTvkLu
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