「燐花,妳現在很閒吧?幫我跑個腿。」134Please respect copyright.PENANAphaVmI9OFY
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在燐花尚未反應過來時,店長就逕自把一袋抹茶色的布包塞進她懷中。134Please respect copyright.PENANAnx4DOLmnKj
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「店長,妳為什麼不自己去?」134Please respect copyright.PENANA5UIyP8g3tB
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她不滿地抗議,對上的卻不是一如昔往的高傲視線。134Please respect copyright.PENANAVZOTWt5zyU
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「……如果不想去就算了。」134Please respect copyright.PENANAuMUJprTBHz
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帶有一絲哀愁。134Please respect copyright.PENANAv1HIqMrHuu
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夕陽西斜,燐花捶著發疼的雙腿,責備自己為何不招輛馬車,而是傻呼呼地從市區走到這荒涼的地方。134Please respect copyright.PENANAewUhqqzNAe
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望著向兩側排開的墓碑,她不禁感嘆帝都果然與鄉下地方不同,連這種埋死人的地方都規劃好了。134Please respect copyright.PENANAR9jDTj6R2s
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「店長很奇怪呢。」將布包舉高,腦海裡浮現的是在她臨走前,店長的表情──愁得跟苦瓜似的。134Please respect copyright.PENANAMroIighJUB
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「名字叫做潮石大浦來著?大浦先生……」燐花開始尋找起名為「潮石大浦」的墓碑,希望能從那人與自己手上的布包,找到店長反常的原因。134Please respect copyright.PENANA1WoqTZFe5o
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由於太專注於看墓碑上的字,以至於有人站在前方也不自覺,燐花就這麼撞了下去。134Please respect copyright.PENANAAYclnJli4S
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「哎呀!對不起!」她退後幾步,很快地道了歉。134Please respect copyright.PENANAKDhcz1kB4B
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「唉呦……俺的腰喔。」被燐花撞倒在地的老爺爺扶著腰,一臉痛苦。134Please respect copyright.PENANApyX3TMHbNt
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完蛋了。134Please respect copyright.PENANAqC4cnlOmqW
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「老爺爺對不起啦,我不是故意的。」燐花抓住對方的雙手,使勁一拉──老爺爺是站起來了沒錯,但肩膀卻發出好大一聲「喀」。134Please respect copyright.PENANA3H4Fh5DUUO
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「俺的肩膀啊──!」很好,這下受傷的地方又多了一處。134Please respect copyright.PENANASxsGCsQa3f
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「哇啊啊!老爺爺我真的不是故意的啦!」燐花開始慌了,這還是她第一次把人傷的這麼重。如果這時又被認出是妖怪,那她就別想在帝都生活了。134Please respect copyright.PENANAfB8yl12kWU
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此時她猛然想起曾在書上看過的「長者受傷處理步驟」。134Please respect copyright.PENANAeiG6dV1voT
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「沒關係的,所以別拍俺的背啊!」見燐花突然往自己的背部重重打下,老爺爺趕緊轉身護住被挨打的部位,並與她保持距離。134Please respect copyright.PENANA5MB1M9C6oo
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「可是我看書上寫說受傷時就要這樣做……」燐花不死心地繞到老爺爺背後,想繼續「拍背」。134Please respect copyright.PENANAhn0zPBld1M
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「妳書看到哪去了,這應該是噎到時才做的吧!」老爺爺又再度面向燐花,以他靈活的身姿看來,不像是扭到腰又傷了肩膀的人。134Please respect copyright.PENANAr3EQaqHuu6
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兩人就這麼一來一往,僵持不下。134Please respect copyright.PENANAFHRdamJ3hE
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「小妞,俺說妳該停手了吧!」134Please respect copyright.PENANA5DRr19ssNK
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「不要,請讓我幫您拍背!」134Please respect copyright.PENANAh2ZMbtn98n
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「被妳拍?那俺大概全身骨頭都會散了!」此時,老爺爺的膝蓋好像出了點狀況,迫使他單腳跪地。134Please respect copyright.PENANALC0GJPCbuQ
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「不會啦!我會控制好力道的!」見狀,燐花當然不會放過這良機,她對準老爺爺的背就是一個手刀──134Please respect copyright.PENANANATaKL3TQX
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「咚!」134Please respect copyright.PENANAbh6oMaCoPj
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「啊!抱歉……先生您還好嗎?」134Please respect copyright.PENANA9VvvvKuCmt
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在船隻往來頻繁的港口上,被下船人潮擠到跌跤的女子,就這麼一頭栽進男子厚實的胸膛中。134Please respect copyright.PENANAO43S5NHRNe
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「金色的頭髮?」男子第一眼所見,便是那頭從未見過的金色長髮,讓他忍不住摸了一把。134Please respect copyright.PENANAC0TGZoi6jG
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「咦?」134Please respect copyright.PENANALsL6PI2yx8
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愣了一會兒,女子才知道彼此語言不通,對方可能是沒看過金髮才會這樣。134Please respect copyright.PENANAZt6k6h7R7k
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「不、不好意思,可以先……放手嗎?」勉強將自己的母語轉成日語,奇怪的音調從自己的聲帶發出,讓她感到新奇。134Please respect copyright.PENANAKPZrdb59p9
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「啊?」男子向下看著自己環住對方的手,尷尬地笑了笑,「啊哈哈……對不起。」134Please respect copyright.PENANAKuVbTqYm26
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將雙手放開,他還是依依不捨地盯著那頭金髮。134Please respect copyright.PENANAaVZtMzW3R6
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「……先生,可以麻煩你一件事嗎?」女子出聲,想轉移對方的注意力。134Please respect copyright.PENANAKRvOoVbewe
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「什麼事?」但男子的視線還是沒離開。134Please respect copyright.PENANAfN6juhoyRs
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「請幫我找間旅館,我會給報酬的。」忽略那令人害燥的視線,女子不解為何對方要看那麼久……134Please respect copyright.PENANAiXsOaXxJYe
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「好、好的!這邊請。」男子突然露出爽朗的笑容,然後逕自往一個方向走去。134Please respect copyright.PENANAtmyARW9wyA
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「死命盯著人看就算了,還不懂得幫女性提行李……」女子望著遠去的背影,不滿地碎念。134Please respect copyright.PENANAKOtMKeZ7D1
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但世事難料,大概連他們彼此都不知道──134Please respect copyright.PENANAHHB3GtFrDb
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愛情總是來的又快又急。134Please respect copyright.PENANAY2SsIvtU3f
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在燐花的手刀揮過來的當下,老爺爺心想完了,便閉緊雙眼。134Please respect copyright.PENANAVPj70GQwsO
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但結果是燐花被腳下的布包絆倒,在他面前重重摔了一跤。134Please respect copyright.PENANATovUE5bN9u
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「小妞,就叫妳停手了,講不聽啊……」老爺爺睜開眼後就看到對方面朝地趴著,無奈地將她攙扶起來。134Please respect copyright.PENANAOwXcR2wCql
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「爺爺對不起。」燐花摀著腫了一個包的額頭,也不知是太疼了還是真的很難過,淚珠居然就這麼滾出來了。134Please respect copyright.PENANARGNXbNhrBm
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「怎麼哭了呢,我沒生氣啊。」為了安慰對方,老爺爺摸著她的頭,心想要是自己有個孫子,大概也跟她一樣大了。134Please respect copyright.PENANAZQF43IGGhR
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「不是指我撞倒你的事,也不是我拉傷你肩膀的事。」燐花吸了吸鼻,「而是指我心血來潮想整你的事。」134Please respect copyright.PENANAWXAO9YO3zK
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想當然爾,燐花好歹也是有點腦袋的人,她怎麼可能不知道拍背這件事是給噎住的人做的?134Please respect copyright.PENANAwohrFLJKCs
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只是無論她怎麼想,就是想不起來正確的處理步驟,想著想著就想到整人去了。134Please respect copyright.PENANAO0pHAyMZfy
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這時,老爺爺沉默了。134Please respect copyright.PENANA7wLHVeGEck
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正當燐花思考著如何開溜時,沒想到對方非但沒像燐花腦內推演的那般生氣,反而是哭哭啼啼地抱住一旁的墓碑,大喊:「老伴啊!這世道連小妞都能把俺騙得團團轉啊!」134Please respect copyright.PENANAzCkI0T9lXS
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「爺爺!就算我整了你,你也不應該褻瀆人家的門啊!」在燐花的眼中,這一座座墳墓就是死者所住的房子,那麼這墓碑當然就是門了。134Please respect copyright.PENANAh76CQ8o21k
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但如今對方不但巴著門不放,還把鼻涕眼淚抹在上面──天啊有夠髒的。134Please respect copyright.PENANAaaNcTWssVf
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「什麼褻瀆!這是俺老伴的墳!」老爺爺生氣地回應,臉氣得紅通通的,倒像顆蘋果。134Please respect copyright.PENANATZ3EyuJ3l8
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「喔……」燐花摸摸鼻子,心想不知他老婆會不會從墓裡爬出來教訓他。134Please respect copyright.PENANAOtLHYp2xCP
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但此時墓碑下方一排小字引起了她的注意:「潮、潮石武雄?」134Please respect copyright.PENANAleLdMJRCWQ
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「沒禮貌,怎麼可以直呼長輩的名字!」原本還在訴苦的老爺爺聽到聲音後勃然大怒,回過頭對燐花又是一陣教訓。134Please respect copyright.PENANAkl2ceHqgQc
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燐花想到了什麼。134Please respect copyright.PENANAoF8ttQ3y6l
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海邊,有對男女坐在沙灘上,夕陽將海面都染成橘紅。134Please respect copyright.PENANAMacaM5vwFJ
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「大浦,我覺得你們日本人的名字真的很奇怪。」有一頭金髮的女子先開口了。134Please respect copyright.PENANA3yZnw3RfQF
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「喔?那麼妳也告訴我名字啊?總叫妳店長來店長去的,更奇怪吧?」原本在望著海浪的男子猛然回過頭來,衝著對方就是一個不滿的嘟嘴。134Please respect copyright.PENANAeB7O9YUstK
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「你是店裡的員工,叫我店長也是理所當然的吧?」女子扭過頭,想逃避對方的視線。134Please respect copyright.PENANAyuKWtvLK2u
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「可是現在是下班時間。」見女子如此反應,大浦索性抓住她的雙肩,迫使她面對自己,「而且……妳不是我的未婚妻嗎?」134Please respect copyright.PENANACM7U1SlcwR
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當女子答應他的求婚時,大浦簡直不敢相信自己的耳朵──居然有人會願意嫁給一個從小沒父母,長大當漁夫的窮小子。134Please respect copyright.PENANAY6aVs35p10
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果然洋人的思維跟我們完全不一樣啊!134Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9E1VKImKB
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「嗯?什麼未婚妻,不過是男女朋友罷了。」但沒想到此時對方卻給了這麼個回應。134Please respect copyright.PENANAkhq4ReAiYj
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「欸?妳不是答應我的求婚了?」大浦吃了一驚,這跟她當初回答的不一樣啊!134Please respect copyright.PENANAIH7uuPufGn
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「什麼求婚?」女子舉起右手,掩嘴偷笑,「你沒給我訂婚戒,不算喔。」134Please respect copyright.PENANAngPjLkwJZn
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「啊?你們洋人求婚還要戒指喔!」大浦開始苦惱,印象中戒指可是很貴重的東西啊……134Please respect copyright.PENANAPBz11KlfmR
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望著他愁眉苦臉的樣子,女子也開始若有所思起來。134Please respect copyright.PENANAJcf5bmewk9
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其實當初真的是被愛情沖昏頭,才直接答應他的求婚。134Please respect copyright.PENANAHPWOGf7v0Q
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但現在想想,要擔心的事情太多了──她可不是普通人類。134Please respect copyright.PENANA0agwWPWHdA
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加上自己來日本是為了躲避某些人的追殺,等風頭過了就會回去,但誰知道自己會喜歡上這地方?更甚是……134Please respect copyright.PENANAyyJUTtywGs
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是時候做出決斷了。134Please respect copyright.PENANAK7dIpZBP99
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「大浦,我喜歡你的傻氣。」她深吸一口氣,「嗯……我是說如果,如果我不是人類,你還會喜歡我?」134Please respect copyright.PENANAkH7rIabCpW
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大浦沒有回應。134Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9XPxXGF2T
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取而代之的是一個深情的吻。134Please respect copyright.PENANAZquvViTi7Z
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「爺爺,你認識一個叫做潮石大浦的人嗎?」燐花決定問問對方,如果是的話就省了自己瞎找墓碑的時間了。134Please respect copyright.PENANACwQgq7KJjq
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「他是俺的爺爺啊,怎麼了?」沒想到答案不僅是肯定的,還真的讓燐花的預感成真了。134Please respect copyright.PENANA9kocMzY9FD
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「該怎麼說呢……有人託我把這布包放在他的墓前。」她遞給對方那個抹茶色的布包。134Please respect copyright.PENANAXemjPq7Ltd
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「布包?俺來看看。」結果老爺爺一拿到布包,就開始動手解開上面的結。134Please respect copyright.PENANAH2Qg2WPoqr
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布一攤開,裡面除了一只上鎖的檀木盒子外,別無它物。134Please respect copyright.PENANAabpSCcxezY
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「盒子?」燐花突然想知道這盒子裡裝什麼了,畢竟這可是一個能捉弄店長的好機會啊!134Please respect copyright.PENANAcBAOSmMp10
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不過沒有鑰匙也沒什麼用……還是要用這盒子威脅店長說出秘密?134Please respect copyright.PENANA7SrHs4DKii
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早知道她就應該在半路打開布包的。134Please respect copyright.PENANA5jMpiIGqmq
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但沒想到老爺爺的臉色突然變得難看,他拿起這個盒子,仔細端看許久。134Please respect copyright.PENANA7cYQCGiTDX
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「錯不了……這是俺奶奶的東西!」他猛然轉過頭,「小妞,這是誰託妳給俺爺爺的?」134Please respect copyright.PENANA0noGHHiHLI
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「奶奶?」這下連燐花自己也搞不懂了,為什麼店長會有大浦先生的妻子的東西啊!134Please respect copyright.PENANArfirCYrRhq
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「呃,這是……」她正猶豫著要不要告訴對方,萬一店長被指控說是小偷那就糟了。134Please respect copyright.PENANAzoANjcVVxG
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「拜託了,告訴俺吧!」老爺爺看起來非常緊張,「這是唯一能找到俺奶奶的線索啊!當年她就是在俺爺爺死後,帶著這盒子走的!」134Please respect copyright.PENANAujaVRRlRAZ
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「爺爺你說這是你奶奶帶走的?」太好啦,這麼一來店長就不是小偷了!134Please respect copyright.PENANA2IBJNLpoBE
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「沒錯啊!小妞妳到底要不要說啊!」134Please respect copyright.PENANAmOOBnDMGMJ
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「好好好,爺爺你先別緊張嘛!」隨後,燐花將事情緣由一五一十地告訴對方,還給了咖啡廳的地址。134Please respect copyright.PENANA3J66Qv4lzt
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所謂緣分,是不可能說斷就斷的。134Please respect copyright.PENANAF33nc54Uyh
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至於燐花回到店裡逼問店長說出真相的事情有沒有成功呢?134Please respect copyright.PENANA0syn73YuOh
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「我什麼都不會說的,妳就死了這條心吧。」134Please respect copyright.PENANAaz0YPYPZ8n
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「店長──!那好歹也跟我說妳的名字吧?只有大浦先生知道太卑鄙了!」134Please respect copyright.PENANAbv383qwaUk
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「不要。」134Please respect copyright.PENANA1AiyMwWdxx
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「唉呦跟我說嘛!店長──!」134Please respect copyright.PENANAvKB3ZQrPFH
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「再吵我就拿聖水潑妳。」134Please respect copyright.PENANAqdbeDKtETi
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「……」134Please respect copyright.PENANAk4fH2kDLPU
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想也知道從一開始就不可能會成功。134Please respect copyright.PENANAAuiEJSdqoA
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畢竟,那是只有他們倆才能知道的祕密。134Please respect copyright.PENANAexLUrOqqaf