村莊到供奉神明的地方大約需要步行三十分鐘。在去到廟之前,咲炎要羽星先帶他們去昨天遇到林道長的地方。231Please respect copyright.PENANAxmxzb5B4WA
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「大約是在前面……那裡有一個祭壇」231Please respect copyright.PENANAf0Lb3DfBk3
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羽星指著前方的草叢,咲炎和水月穿過後,果然前方有一個稍顯破舊的祭壇。上面貼了數枚符咒。咲炎環顧了周圍的環境,與村莊內混濁的空氣明顯不同。看起來是完美的淨化了附近。231Please respect copyright.PENANAhyTKbaY3c3
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「這裡看起來是祛邪用的祭壇……嘖」231Please respect copyright.PENANACXZgff7HBH
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水月扯下了一旁樹上攀附著的藤蔓,她沒有發現上面有幾根尖刺。231Please respect copyright.PENANAAk9S5nBybv
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「這裡看起來貌似跟我們的推論沒什麼關係。我覺得還是先去供奉神明的地方看看吧」231Please respect copyright.PENANAQcTYkRdRTo
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羽星揉了揉有些酸澀的眼睛。自從來到了這個村莊,她總是覺得眼睛有些不舒服,身體狀況也不太好。231Please respect copyright.PENANA2kmGBSBFAZ
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「沒事吧?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAXae9uos0qy
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「嗯嗯,我沒事!」231Please respect copyright.PENANAFGbd4KKKA4
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「小心點,我們還不清楚這裡究竟發生了什麼事。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAk9deMceJui
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羽星點了點頭,跟上了咲炎離開的步伐。231Please respect copyright.PENANAm4eUFw26Kw
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三人穿過了樹林,走了不知道多久。他們面前出現了一座相當殘破的廟宇。入口處被崩塌的石柱給堵住。一旁開了一個小縫圍牆上則爬滿了帶刺的藤蔓。231Please respect copyright.PENANAKk8xKlgvSg
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「這裡真的不像是有虔誠信徒的神明會待著的地方……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAlPpx36OhEL
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水月看了看周圍的環境,下了這麼一個評論。231Please respect copyright.PENANAPVlCFKzdej
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「要進去看看嗎」231Please respect copyright.PENANAPof3UoIMw4
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「嗯」231Please respect copyright.PENANAmgtjqf8x9U
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咲炎靠近了門口,但是在他接觸到石塊的瞬間,一股力量彈開了咲炎的手231Please respect copyright.PENANAwSoejF8ZVP
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「……這真是越來越不對勁了」231Please respect copyright.PENANApOYfl7Zic6
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在咲炎的手被彈開的同時,羽星看到了只出現一瞬間的法陣。231Please respect copyright.PENANAUVimd7rvmd
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「這裡有一個法陣」231Please respect copyright.PENANAZyiU7sfVm2
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「羽星你看得到?你能把它畫出來嗎」231Please respect copyright.PENANAnvuNalBOPJ
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羽星點了點頭。咲炎再度將手放了上去並撐住,讓羽星可以完全看清楚法陣的全貌。231Please respect copyright.PENANAdMjMIwz1iU
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「大概長這樣……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAue5CzFOaOy
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「嗯……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAQfZy8MTdHF
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在看到了法陣後,咲炎陷入了沉思,水月湊了過來。231Please respect copyright.PENANADPnBmPqn72
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「如果正門進不去,那要不要從側邊闖入看看」231Please respect copyright.PENANAUg2QAIZVeb
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咲炎點了點頭後,抽出了長槍往牆壁上一敲。與正門一模一樣的力量彈開了攻擊。231Please respect copyright.PENANAVqBjiDesvk
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「看起來硬闖是沒辦法了……那今天先回去吧」231Please respect copyright.PENANAoxAv1wjz5N
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咲炎聳了聳肩,三人只能無功而返。231Please respect copyright.PENANAPZGOtQdF4W
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回到了村莊,咲炎再次去找了村長問事情。而水月則帶著羽星在村莊裡調查關於“神明大人”的事231Please respect copyright.PENANAg9lwkzaNQC
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「神明大人?喔喔,知道啊!大人們都說,是神明大人保佑我們,我們才能住在這裡。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAQpBw6OLn0c
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兩人找到了在廣場上玩耍的小孩子們。一名女孩回應了水月的問題231Please respect copyright.PENANAaJdSumIhHh
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「那麼,你們有供奉過神明大人嗎」231Please respect copyright.PENANAARFEE16x1r
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「嗯……有喔,好久以前我爸爸帶我去過,神明大人的家很大很漂亮喔!但是沒有看到神明大人,我們把供品放在桌上之後就走了!」231Please respect copyright.PENANA0t2jInNjTu
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「那麼你爸爸呢?我想問他一些問題」231Please respect copyright.PENANANwRNV1fyH5
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「爸爸嗎,他和媽媽去找神明大人了喔~還沒回來呢!」231Please respect copyright.PENANAmuBHzq5cVe
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「這樣啊……那他們什麼時候會回來呢?」231Please respect copyright.PENANABYu00xoXIj
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「不知道耶~他們已經去了兩年了,可能是留在神明大人的家裡了吧!」231Please respect copyright.PENANABBFoxUuwDl
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聽著小孩子天真的語氣,水月皺了皺眉頭,大概了解了什麼。她很快恢復了笑容並摸了摸小女孩的頭231Please respect copyright.PENANAouUCXg9jB1
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「好,謝謝你。快去和朋友們玩吧」231Please respect copyright.PENANA6j274qxTtA
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「好~漂亮的大姐姐!希望神明大人也能保佑你們~」231Please respect copyright.PENANASfZC6IohcY
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水月嘆了一口氣後,帶著羽星回到了住所。231Please respect copyright.PENANANpH9IkEG4r
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「水月前輩……難道……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAuHtuc7Wh7x
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「嗯,村莊不如以往繁榮的原因……大概就是這樣了吧……」231Please respect copyright.PENANABnLiDeb2JA
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作為祭品,“供奉”給了神明……231Please respect copyright.PENANAJPvkSGIDRr
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水月和羽星沒有繼續對話。而是沉默的坐在房間裡,等著咲炎回來。231Please respect copyright.PENANAy4Vv7CsEgW
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過了大約半個小時,咲炎開了門,走了進來。231Please respect copyright.PENANAJhufjtCNqf
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「怎麼了嗎…?」231Please respect copyright.PENANATcj5E7edQU
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咲炎一進門就感受到了十分壓抑的氣息,詢問過後,得知了這件事情。231Please respect copyright.PENANAOVOxhH7OPQ
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「如果是這樣的話……那麼就有兩種解釋的方法了……這裡的神明,可能已經放棄了這裡。或是更糟的推斷,這裡的神明已經妖魔化了」231Please respect copyright.PENANA6ub8cnoUh8
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神不存在於此,或是神明化為了妖魔。這是現階段咲炎做出最有可能的推理。231Please respect copyright.PENANAENmLqGynwl
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「神明是不可能要求活祭的,尤其是這種地方的守護神。那麼,就有了另外一個問題。究竟這個弒神陣是用來幹甚麼的……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAwoYpPTPIkr
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「難道是為了消滅墮落的神明?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAzcLEoAKaM0
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咲炎搖了搖頭。這個答案是否定的。如果神明消滅了,那麼以常規來講,神明理當不會再有信徒。雖然不能排除神尚未消滅的可能,但是在就此推論下去,就可能會陷入過度的鑽牛角尖。231Please respect copyright.PENANAjKergs8Vyv
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「不管怎麼說,線索還是太少了……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAyE8Er66cxS
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「所以目前的目標還是找到源風。感覺只有這樣,我們才能找到這事件的破口」231Please respect copyright.PENANAudvDLgOtoU
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目前的謎團包含了,神明的身份,村民的下落以及神祕的道士。這一切的一切都尚未明瞭。231Please respect copyright.PENANATPGIKhKRBM
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「那麼今天就先這樣吧……我覺得有點累了……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAEbrnwTTKOL
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「嗯,我也是……」231Please respect copyright.PENANABmiclBmjbZ
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難得咲炎和水月展露出了疲態。羽星也不好意思打擾他們。只能默默的坐在桌子旁,思考著這些事情。咲炎舖了床鋪,水月立刻鑽了進去。231Please respect copyright.PENANAZHoSeMjqIP
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「羽星,先睡一下吧。我們明天再去探查其他地方。」231Please respect copyright.PENANAPFNrsxzDDe
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「嗯,好……」231Please respect copyright.PENANA7bucFViqcm
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羽星鑽入了水月身旁的被窩,閉上眼睛沉沉的睡去231Please respect copyright.PENANAqxKVkdiawD
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半夜,羽星被一個細小的聲音吵醒,她掙扎著爬了起來,她一看向窗外,立刻驚醒了過來。231Please respect copyright.PENANAapxsiGAx8T
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「紅……紅色的天空……!?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAw4WPOeim7R
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窗外一片赤紅。如同當初的災難場景再現。不過這次並不像她所經歷的災難。她看向廣場中央,一群人圍著幾個孩子,正在跳著奇怪的舞蹈。中央的孩子們雙眼無神,就這樣毫無反抗的坐在中央。接著數分鐘過去,眾人抬起了孩子們,並從村莊的門口走了出去。231Please respect copyright.PENANA2eUyizDOHO
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「糟……糟糕了!咲炎先生,水月前輩!醒醒!」231Please respect copyright.PENANA3qxTt9YN3c
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羽星試圖弄醒一旁的咲炎和水月,奇怪的是,這兩個人就像完全沒有聽到似的,雙眼緊閉,毫無反應。231Please respect copyright.PENANALR3wA0o37m
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「啊啊……完了……怎麼辦……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAYprrJs7gHm
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羽星一轉頭,突然,之前看到的那個人影出現在了門口。向自己招著手,似乎在招喚著自己。雖然知道自己不應該過去,但是羽星不由自主的起身,並且朝著人影的方向走了過去。231Please respect copyright.PENANA4m9FouNcjL
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在靠近那個影子之後,影子牽起了羽星的手,仔細端詳著她手上,緣結給她的那個手環。231Please respect copyright.PENANA0UEXzouUir
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「你是……師傅的……誰」231Please respect copyright.PENANAI2cns1DFz9
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「師傅……應該姑且算是徒弟吧……?」231Please respect copyright.PENANABlecPbNgVq
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聽出來那個影子不具有敵意,羽星便告訴了那個影子。231Please respect copyright.PENANAbbaDI55RNp
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「你叫……什麼……名字」231Please respect copyright.PENANAQ19KF0ZYnM
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「我叫羽星,你呢……?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAVRJEwBdFDO
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「我是……源風主人的……式神。我的主人……需要……救援」231Please respect copyright.PENANACNEU5r4Njz
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說出了名字之後,那個影子從黑暗中走了出來,一名金髮的男孩站在了羽星面前。231Please respect copyright.PENANA6knrUbusv6
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「源風……啊!是咲炎先生說的那個人」231Please respect copyright.PENANAFyyALx1mSp
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「你……認識……咲炎?」231Please respect copyright.PENANAnu2k9T3kpR
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「嗯,咲炎先生說,我們必須先找到你的主人,他究竟在哪裡呢」231Please respect copyright.PENANA8uM14no4l5
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男孩伸手指向了村莊的門口。231Please respect copyright.PENANAX3i5BA4tdx
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「你為什麼不早一點來找我們,你不是一開始就知道我們在這裡了嗎」231Please respect copyright.PENANAH5KK2rnnjM
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「只有……主人……和同力量源的人……看得見我……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAGZZDlJScVL
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男孩用著不甚流利的語句講述著原因,總而言之,他不確定他們看不看得到他,所以花了一點時間來確定。只有在絕對安全的情況下,他才會選擇出來求援。231Please respect copyright.PENANAeDKK6a5ZIa
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「那麼我們先回去房間。等咲炎先生他們醒來,我們在做進一步的打算吧」231Please respect copyright.PENANAMhEOVEbLzn
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男孩點了點頭,於是羽星牽起男孩的手,走回了住所。然而接下來眼前的一幕,讓羽星不敢相信自己的眼睛。原本兩人躺著的地方,現在空空如也。巨大的血跡佈滿了房間,就像是血藤蔓一般攀附在牆壁及天花板231Please respect copyright.PENANAwWoD3bSoKT
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「啊啊啊啊啊……真……真的慘了……!!」231Please respect copyright.PENANAyuTtoGpWcD
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「跟……主人……一樣……」231Please respect copyright.PENANAJO6wyAR77q
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男孩臉上也出現了驚恐的表情。231Please respect copyright.PENANA2KB6R769FX
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羽星腿一軟,跪倒在了地上。然而,極短的一瞬間,羽星感覺到自己的後腦勺被重擊一下,接著,她便失去了意識……231Please respect copyright.PENANAfv6Wm1If5L
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