第十八章.甜食之鄉171Please respect copyright.PENANAzaWLvgmi4S
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每年的十二月一日,空氣中的冰元素突破臨界點,全國各地都將降下第一場初雪,這是耶拉亙古不變的定律。171Please respect copyright.PENANATCCi91NVcL
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今天是十一月的最後一天,連一向穿短袖的漢賽爾也從衣櫃裡拿出了長袖預備,但凱帝怎麼看都覺得這些衣服還是太薄了,他自己都穿上毛絨絨的超級厚外套和高領毛線衣跟長圍巾了,這孩子只穿一件薄衫怎麼夠?可是漢賽爾顯然不覺得有什麼,凱帝唸這件事唸了老半天才在今天吃過晚餐後成功說服漢賽爾出門買新衣。171Please respect copyright.PENANAmDpyhjViSt
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「買二手的就可以了吧?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAKGo2EQBY5Z
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一踏出店門外,兩人就發覺自己跟對方走的是完全相反的方向,漢賽爾對朝服飾店前進的凱帝說道,他一手指著雜貨店招牌,那間店裡有個二手專區,裡頭不乏小孩子的衣物。171Please respect copyright.PENANAnTpN1jJzNO
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「可是我之前有在『尤尼克爾』看到想買的衣服……」早知道漢賽爾一定會這麼說,凱帝還是一臉可惜。尤尼克爾是服飾店的店名。171Please respect copyright.PENANA5TaPr5Ga0K
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「喔,那你先買好你的衣服再去雜貨店買我的吧。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAtnrgqX8zwO
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漢賽爾踅身回到跟凱帝相同的行徑方向,後者猶豫了一下,還是把本來要說的話吞回肚子裡。171Please respect copyright.PENANA81lGyx7amP
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畢竟,要是漢賽爾曉得他的意思是有想買的童裝,這小子肯定又會吵個沒完,說些衣服能穿就好幹嘛特地買新的之類的話。171Please respect copyright.PENANAlVIf8bgRut
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糖果屋外的行道樹都凋零得差不多了,夏季時頂著濃密綠葉的枝幹此時像掉髮的老頭子一樣變得光禿禿,只剩最後一片枯葉在風中搖搖欲墜,數棵樹下都站著幾個小孩等著抓住最後的落葉,謠傳抓到一棵樹在今年的最後一片葉子就等於抓到了明年一整年份的好運氣。171Please respect copyright.PENANA9jD2zKtJF8
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燒烤店老闆的兒子潘祈和他們打了聲招呼,忽然大風一吹,幾片尚有殘葉的樹在此時統統謝頂,殘破不堪的黃葉被捲至天際,孩子們開始尖聲喊叫追著落葉跑,漢賽爾興致一來,翅膀一張就抓住了離他最近的葉子,很快地又飛回凱帝跟前獻寶:171Please respect copyright.PENANAEbiAUNxE2l
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「給你,一年份的幸運。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAaQMWJx8i59
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「謝謝。」171Please respect copyright.PENANALHutNoR6Xl
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凱帝微笑著接過落葉,收進外套口袋裡。171Please respect copyright.PENANAtLBvplFafz
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很快地兩人到了尤尼克爾服飾店,店裡頭的暖氣強得不得了,整間店裡處處是展示衣服用的假人模特兒,每個假人都可以讓人輸入指令變換各種不同的動作、或是調整體型到與購買者完全相符,讓人看看將衣物實際搭配起來的效果如何。171Please respect copyright.PENANAsWzk2qC04G
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他們一進門,老闆娘便熟絡地跟凱帝聊了起來,滔滔不絕地推銷今年最熱門的冬裝。171Please respect copyright.PENANAqFPeLwPsA0
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「這件外套怎麼樣?跟你的髮色很搭……還是這件?最新上市的拉瑪蘇羽絨衣,附含拉瑪蘇之羽的魔力,只要氣溫在一度以上保暖的魔法就不會失效!」171Please respect copyright.PENANAy6Rk65x9U4
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「不用了,謝謝……尤尼克爾太太,我想請問之前跟妳提過的那件衣服賣出去了嗎?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAVS04bDVcLT
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「之前?啊!你是說上禮拜四講的那件?沒有沒有,只是賣到剩最後一件了,我就沒展示啦,你上次說想要的嘛,所以我就先幫你收起來囉。那件外套很熱門呢,很多家長都有買喔。」171Please respect copyright.PENANACA3oQJw68D
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家長?聽見這個詞,漢賽爾瞬間升起不好的預感。下一刻他們來到童裝部,老闆娘從倉庫搬出一具穿外套的小假人,預感馬上成真。171Please respect copyright.PENANAplbqQwfJq8
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小孩模特兒身上套著一件不管袖子還是帽子都過大的黑色連帽外套,長長的袖口尾端沒有讓手露出來的地方,而是做成了爪子造型的手套,在手腕處有著繡鈕扣的開口,把鈕扣打開手掌才能伸出來,兜帽的部份則是做成可愛版的龍頭造型,頭上頂著棉花製的兩根龍角,外套背部還有裝飾用的小翅膀及小尾巴,更少不了沿脊椎生長的龍刺。171Please respect copyright.PENANA9VlD6xl8Ra
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老闆娘熱切地介紹:「仿龍皮材質!內裏鋪棉!好幾個媽媽都跟我說,買回去之後小孩子再也沒有打噴嚏了──」171Please respect copyright.PENANAodQc063QOU
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「不是說要來買你的衣服嗎?」漢賽爾打斷老闆娘的話,抬眼瞪向凱帝。171Please respect copyright.PENANAuxfZGdDKXZ
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「我是說有想買的衣服,沒說是買我自己的呀。」金髮青年一臉無辜,「你不覺得很適合你嗎?穿起來一定很可愛。」見他們一時半刻八成談不攏,老闆娘很識相的說了「決定好要買什麼再告訴我喔」便走回櫃檯。171Please respect copyright.PENANAmTaDVxKFMD
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漢賽爾蹙眉,「不覺得。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAIyB0cdkAiT
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「這又不是粉紅色。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAqc5G8hWywv
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「廢話,我又沒瞎,當然看得出這不是粉紅色。你該不會是說你原本打算買粉紅色外套給我吧?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAF0vGhBfNdT
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「對啊,所以我可是放棄了粉紅外套,又放棄了可愛到不行的貓貓造型呢。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAxVFJQbgo8J
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凱帝彎下腰對男孩笑道,後者一如既往地捏住前者的臉,「貓貓造型是什麼鬼啊!我才不要穿那種裝可愛的東西咧!」171Please respect copyright.PENANA9wbIklazkd
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「我覺得貓咪外套更適合你,可是那是最熱門的,第一天上架就銷售完畢了,而且我想你也不會喜歡,就沒拜託老闆娘幫我留了。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAnjqBoRv2tT
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漢賽爾右手揉捏凱帝的臉,左手指著假人模特兒身上的衣服,猛戳外套正面的三顆大鈕扣,「那難道我看起來就會喜歡這種東西嗎!一看就是中看不中用啊!」171Please respect copyright.PENANAHDPQhq3cmM
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「拜託嘛,你穿上去一定會很可愛的哦?還是跟你的種族最相配的黑龍造型耶。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAY5RTHK2yf4
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「我──不──要──」漢賽爾拉長音抗議,握住掛在外套領口的價錢標籤,「你給我睜大眼睛看看價錢啊!只不過是件外套而已買這麼貴做什麼?!你怕冷要穿貴的就算了,我可不怕冷!」171Please respect copyright.PENANAEfcTL3tE7O
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「這件已經算便宜了啦,老闆娘還說可以打我八五折。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAds9O0JGVuM
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「可是我又不想花錢買這種東西!」171Please respect copyright.PENANALavpZvu9nT
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「我沒打算要你自己買啊,我可以送你當提前的聖誕禮物。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAKGCuIgZN6d
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漢賽爾鬆開標價,用兩手捏扯凱帝的臉,「我不想再欠你錢。特別是因為這種蠢事欠錢。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAkA8c6eascm
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凱帝解釋:「聖誕禮物這種東西跟生日禮物一樣,一向都是不求回報的,你並不會欠我什麼。」他頓了下又補了一句:「你就當作我花錢治癒我自己嘛。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAVoa2MvkgfY
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漢賽爾嘖了聲,「治癒什麼?你又沒病。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAWFSF3GZ9kF
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「當然是治癒心靈囉,看可愛的東西最治癒了。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAnB0Wp1nhBs
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「我穿的話你會很高興嗎?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAs71OL6YocL
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「會。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAjUZojfDR2g
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「高興到什麼程度?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAUxJH63UjbO
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「嗯……像是連續看三集《哈密瓜歷險記》?」171Please respect copyright.PENANAzWpHuAbCAZ
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「那算什麼東西啊!」漢賽爾翻了個大白眼,狠狠捏了凱帝最後一下才鬆手,「嘖,要買就買,隨便你啦。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAjtTu4yyKDi
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於是,臭著一張臉的男孩跟笑瞇瞇的青年走到櫃檯結帳,買下尤尼克爾最後一件當季動物造型外套。171Please respect copyright.PENANA5b9O2KvATt
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漢賽爾在凱帝的慫恿下現買現穿,老闆娘還在一旁起哄誇獎這孩子真可愛,兩人這才踏出店門,回到與十幾分鐘前相比又更加寒冷的街道。171Please respect copyright.PENANA5AJswNQwZt
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凱帝開心地牽起漢賽爾包在龍爪手套裡的小手,看起來就像在牽一頭小怪獸散步。漢賽爾將凱帝的手甩開,翻起袖口讓真正的手掌露出來後,才滿意地重新握住身旁人的手。171Please respect copyright.PENANAUb30v9t57I
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「你剛剛說提前的聖誕禮物,所以聖誕節快到了嗎?」171Please respect copyright.PENANANhMZIZu6KG
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「嗯,十二月二十四日是聖誕夜,二十五日就是聖誕節。」凱帝回答,「所以我大概十五號就得回克斯門斯村一趟,二十六號才能回來,糖果屋這段期間得先關門。」171Please respect copyright.PENANAuSFzcemRu8
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「欸?我也要去。」171Please respect copyright.PENANA9sSy0lOF68
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漢賽爾想都沒想地說,凱帝卻沒有馬上回覆,而是望著男孩似是在思索什麼,待他們走回糖果屋,鬆開彼此的手準備開門時,才開口應允:171Please respect copyright.PENANALUOVw2Hs8Y
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「好啊,那就一起去吧。」