天色漸暗,漫長的行程亦趨向尾聲。城裡萬千燈火映在銀白車身,打進車廂裡發呆的一雙紫瞳裡,視覺衝擊把疲憊意識再次清醒過來,挨到窗邊讓萬紫千紅之景盡入眼簾。285Please respect copyright.PENANA7EpfT4SezQ
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「哇!這就是聖火城嗎?」烏普西朗驚嘆著,目不轉睛觀摩前方漸近的建築群。燈光遍佈建築群每一個角落,如同黑夜裡閃耀於大地上的太陽那般,蓋過天上繁星微光。285Please respect copyright.PENANAbXMxzN4Aw2
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靠近的光景很快便佔據整個視界之中,烏普西朗正看得津津入味,下一秒眼前景色便驟然落入漆黑一片。列車沿著透明屏障下的路軌奔到地底,逐步減速直至靠近白光燈下的月台裡。285Please respect copyright.PENANA4sO4HuhvwW
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「哈囉~我們到站了。」法依滿面笑容沿走廊走來,又對身後西裝男打了個眼色,命令他抱起癱睡長椅上的妲羽。自己則主動牽起烏普西朗的手,同步走出車廂。285Please respect copyright.PENANA26Y7JEMlk8
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「你給我護送他倆到聖火大酒店,跟接待處的人說是堇先生的客人就好。」在登上自動扶手梯回到地面之前,佳依著法伊把兩小孩交給前來迎接的其中兩位墨鏡西裝男,考慮到早已在上層車站大堂恭候多時的娛樂新聞記者,便再加插一句:「你們從職員通道離開這裡,路上亦千萬不要讓記者看到這兩個小孩。」285Please respect copyright.PENANAhDqF3HqSVV
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語畢,佳依便轉頭跟法伊便雙雙乘上扶手梯,緊隨其餘四位西裝男緩緩登上到異常喧騷的車站大堂。285Please respect copyright.PENANABXrKLTEiIt
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「哇哇!她們出現了!」285Please respect copyright.PENANAuEBgBedQNo
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「佳依小姐,法依小姐!我的雙子女神,歡迎回來!」285Please respect copyright.PENANAS6nYT5Lfh6
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「堇紫青金!永遠愛妳們啊!」285Please respect copyright.PENANAwcFYuTIFlf
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法依與佳依,兩個閃耀奪目的倩影淡定從階梯現出一刻,尖叫聲、歡呼聲旋即響徹整座建築。擠滿車站大堂的人們在預先鋪設的圍欄外熱烈起哄,夾道歡迎這對雙生姊妹的歸來。285Please respect copyright.PENANAnuqn0HSun8
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而站在前列的記者們亦把握這次露面機會,紛紛騎到圍欄上,朝著兩人舉起麥克風各自把事先背得爛熟的問題一一吐出。同聲發問使每個問句都變得含糊不清,然而對一開始就無意應答的姊妹來說,亦不過與背景喧囂無異。在四名黑衣壯漢護送之下,她們不約而同對兩側掛上滿臉和藹可親卻又深不可測的微笑,不發一語,擺出優雅貓步走過鐵圍欄分隔成的直路往車站出口前進。285Please respect copyright.PENANAtm4igYsdxC
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這邊廂,兩黑衣男子應雙子命令,一人抱起仍酣睡的妲羽,另一人側領在前頭,帶著烏普西朗走進一處寫有「職員通道」的門後,從內裡空間側旁的樓梯低調踏入上層車站大堂範圍。285Please respect copyright.PENANAb5G2strLGL
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「這個地方怎麼這麼多人?」285Please respect copyright.PENANACFciPjHdal
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聚集大廳的眾人目光悉數投到中央圍欄裡漫步的雙子姊妹,令悄然走出職員通道的西裝男子得以護送烏普西朗與妲羽離開車站。穿插人海之中,烏普西朗好奇望向車站中央目光聚焦之處,但礙於自己個子矮小,亦不能隨意張開雙翼飛到半空俯瞰全景,他沒法看見兩面圍欄裡法伊與佳伊的身影,只從嘈雜的歡呼聲中聽見她們的名字。285Please respect copyright.PENANALfdPCYv55V
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好不容易擠到出口大門,烏普西朗在兩西裝男護送下總算離開人滿為患的車站大堂。玻璃自動幕門外是一片光輝燦爛的商業區,五光十色的燈管刻上街上大小店舖的名字與宣傳,頓時把初臨陌地的烏普西朗弄得眼花繚亂。285Please respect copyright.PENANAbqErHf1bSw
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注意力深深被前所未見的繁華熱鬧之景所吸引,雙腳無意識地緊隨兩西裝男子進入一建築物裡。等到夜下燈色消失於視野之中,被三面黑牆取而代之,才把烏普西朗的注意力放回正前方。眼前是一塊集體傳送法陣,有別於薄暮城一貫的淺藍風格,法陣閃爍五彩虹光,循環漸變,彷如跟著黑暗大廳裡迴盪的歌曲跳動。285Please respect copyright.PENANAnONBtMRv3p
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「嗯……這歌聲好像在哪裡聽過。」285Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9ZurZknEk
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烏普西朗語一剛落,眼前法陣背後的三面黑牆突如閃出光輝,法依的身姿從中間黑牆上的屏幕赫然現出,妖媚表情猶如緊盯著烏普西朗以至法陣內所有人,微笑著呼應場內旋律熱唱。其後,佳依從三面屏幕左方徐徐步到法伊身邊,與法依各拿起一個啤酒罐,同步說出宣傳語句:285Please respect copyright.PENANAhcO9ReOXgx
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「買『聖火甘泉』啤酒,參加抽獎,有機會贏取《堇紫青金》雙星巡迴演唱會門票!」285Please respect copyright.PENANAaUb1jJT0Dc
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語畢,恰巧身旁的西裝男從光盤地圖上選好目的地,捲起一陣強光蓋過屏幕上雙子微笑的影像。不出幾秒鐘,強光褪去,眼前再沒有法依和佳依載歌載舞的景象,玻璃窗排成圓拱形結構包圍傳送法陣,把室外熙攘之景呈現給到臨此地的人。285Please respect copyright.PENANAPisBqxaiVf
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隨兩西裝男走出法陣,走過熱鬧繁囂的大街,來到一處稍為寧靜的街區,止步於一座深啡色、樓高約二十層的建築前,旋轉門上方放著一塊黑色橫牌以精緻而清楚的文體寫有「聖火大酒店」幾個大字。285Please respect copyright.PENANAFjey7HL8eB
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推開旋轉門廊,酒店大廳充斥一陣濃烈花香,香熏氣味雖略帶誇張,後味卻又不乏清新感覺。如此氣派輝煌之地,不禁讓烏普西朗聯想起樞密院裡同樣奢華的景象。285Please respect copyright.PENANA5JJJPWsn3q
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環盼四周,視線順其自然地被大廳中央成對的兩尊女神像所吸引。這兩尊白石雕像雙手各朝天捧起盛載虛幻火光的黃金容器,一左一右立在接待處正前方,侊如兩道門柱,以舉起的兩手作拱門為歡迎貴賓到臨。於是,烏普西朗趁西裝男子與接待職員交待事情之際拔腿衝到神像前,細心打量並放聲說著:285Please respect copyright.PENANA2LHq0kyY8r
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「啊啊!這個地方跟樞密院很相似呢,只是這兩個神像怎樣看都不像是命運神。」285Please respect copyright.PENANAgnU66S9BTy
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「小少爺,酒店大堂請降低聲量。」然而,「小少爺」興奮的吵鬧很快便被剛好推著行李車經過的酒店職員打斷。意識到大廳內眾人紛紛對他報以奇異目光,他只好羞著臉默默回到西裝男子身邊,快步隨他們走向旁邊升降機大堂。285Please respect copyright.PENANAUn0stXyNW9
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「叮咚」一聲,升降機來到頂樓打開自動門,迎面而來便是一扇雕刻奢華的雙邊木門。西裝男推開大門,呈現在眼前便是一所寛敞而豪華的套房,落地大玻璃窗外迷人夜色一覽無遺,配以長身沙發和兩張特大床褥,頓時讓幼小的身姿顯得更為渺小。285Please respect copyright.PENANATaAA5IOIbr
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「在此代堇先生祝您們在聖火城生活美滿幸福。先告辭了。」負責領路的西裝男待同僚把妲羽輕輕放到其中一張大床之後,便恭敬地對烏普西朗鞠躬道別,與同僚閉上大門離開房間。285Please respect copyright.PENANAJxLL0ULlwo
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時值午夜,落地玻璃外整片燈火輝煌之景仍未隨夜深而褪去。285Please respect copyright.PENANAfTnOIEbT3m
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「嗯嗯……這裡是?」酣睡多時的少女亦隨魔力褪去而甦醒。她戴好帽子,見烏普西朗站在窗前一動不動,便喚起他注意:「烏普西朗?妲羽睡了多久?」285Please respect copyright.PENANA164BGMHJSU
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「現在大概是午夜了,可是外面還是像白天一樣。」烏普西朗先後拉起兩側窗簾遮住外面光輝燦爛一景,其後又漫無目的地在廣闊的房間裡踱步,讓頭腦稍稍冷靜下來。285Please respect copyright.PENANAQGiDy3AWey
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「是這樣嗎?妲羽得繼續寫好演說辭才行!修伯特會長說不定已經等得發慌了。」285Please respect copyright.PENANAAxYU4s07o2
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妲羽自知自己久睡多時,拭去倦意便啟動魔匣繼續埋頭為天文學會年度大會構思演說內容。285Please respect copyright.PENANAFPrQOfTiOW
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「妳說有沒有一個可能性,伊歐鎝就在這座城裡面呢?」看著妲羽凝視著手上魔匣絞盡腦汁,納悶間烏普西朗忽然靈機一動,聲線再度變得亢奮:「對了!如果他在淨土裡,那麼他的魔匣就能收到我的撥號了,不是嗎?」285Please respect copyright.PENANAtnoCoKUAio
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話一剛落他便坐在床上,握起橙色魔匣純熟地從屏幕裡按下那串早已牢記在心底的號碼,然後便滿臉希望地把屏幕貼到耳邊,等待對方回應。285Please respect copyright.PENANANK8ex3uixI
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然而過了一會,聽筒彼方仍是一如既往的沉默,沒有等待對方接聽的「嘟……嘟……」聲長響,只隱約傳來一陣空洞如風鳴的迴響。285Please respect copyright.PENANA6BnQFzEsua
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「唉……果然他還是不在淨土裡。」285Please respect copyright.PENANAytDTvq7JNk
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嘆息過後,烏普西朗把魔匣放回口袋裡,掛著失落神情躺在被窩裡,再沒哼出半點聲線。