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走進森林的起始點，這裡與弓箭手村和六條岔道的地形很不一樣。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX22iImOcg
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將樹木鋸成一節節，鋪平在草原的泥地中作為道路，同時亦有盤根錯節的藤蔓作為裝飾。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1UnoXdkNg
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這座森林雖然被巨木所籠罩，但陽光還是能透過大樹間隙照耀進來，並不會讓人感到陰森。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYHdDZqGdM
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「往村子的方向是這邊嗎？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qyuUaH94J
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWScsRpAhQH
「我想想……不是的！應該得從上面的入口進入才對。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16I0mLqz2v
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZI8iae4ni
克里斯示意安提娜跟著自己。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPeczc3F9q
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AFOl3n1en
兩人踩著木製繩梯與巨木藤蔓，一路爬到了高處的樹洞入口。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMqLaZLFMC
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「這裡如果沒人帶的話，真的會迷路呢。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIOULiRbAy
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「沒錯，雖然我前不久才從這裡離開，但還是覺得很複雜。也怕會給妳帶錯路。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDNtzqRrvm
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLSRTGVymT
聽他這麼一說，少女突然想到昨天和艾瑪聊天的內容。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOq7msLx3o
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyZtVupqOV
「話說，你是什麼時候立志要當法師的？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayElE3Qfh6
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3n711qnck
「這、這個......」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pshu1Leza
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cxiKCSxU2
剛好昨晚從艾瑪那裡聽到他的過去，就順勢這麼問起。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DsOXeikT6
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCdK1CSlxy
不過被這麼一問的少年變得口吃，顯然有些答不上來。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoh62UAwJt
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RqdDIh7Ev
或許真如艾瑪說的一般，克里斯突然選擇法師的背後，真有什麼難言之隱。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡof45fewVbi
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf2cAV7H38
兩人雖然對話著，但是步伐沒有因此而停下；不過對於少女的問題，少年隔了一下子才給出回應。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkP4Gza1f0S
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSUIt4nWyX
「大概是一年半前吧。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjuLCXf3Ss
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSb4VgYfBO
「那你怎麼沒當劍士呢？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVRWBHixVX
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T2cak5UPe
克里斯突然驚訝起來，立刻想到唯一的可能性。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeH1hslG1c
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AWPKtIe1m
「是艾瑪說的嗎......？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYIi35z7cn
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPloXpCxe6L
「昨天我們剛好有聊到。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcTnP5qaI1
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0zRSREA5H
少年的表情看來似乎有些消沈，安提娜察覺後，覺得自己應該別問才好，而且也並非真的很好奇。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnqR6ZGv5p
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqLstDGQCj
「抱歉，是我多嘴了。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Z9Gckewzw
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJxxpaNtxU
「沒關係......其實理由挺無聊的，所以我才不太想說。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluf9ghI2jk
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4INisYTgy
克里斯尷尬講到的同時，表情充斥著一絲沮喪。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9KCbcqTwy
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvnL3iANbk
之後，或許一部分也是想轉移焦點，輪到他向少女詢問。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXzQ5GjMZk
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBcIPT2u3h
「那妳怎麼想當劍士？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76HS8T7Ln0
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovXnW1hdXB
「算是個偶然吧。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzavqHG5tg
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5rE3sxcNe
被如此問到的少女思考了一會。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsDYEbeCmK
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3sVYdvAWS
「會讓我成為劍士的原因出在幫助我的人身上。因為他本身擅長劍技外也瞭解我力量的特性。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1hmJXG8tw
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAHhTKs80n
「力量的特性？」克里斯不太明白。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vKcCLpBNW
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6et5ztGJg
「嗯……該怎麼解釋才好……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiaH2wqAeX
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qO260UB6b
少女遲疑了一會，才接著向他解釋：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIkIz58TwC
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWAcxhiK2R
「這股力量是從魔族根源延伸而來的憤怒之力。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcse7jVwS8
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOBu3D4WFY
「原來是這樣......。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpuUSeOFkF
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GITXPH6PT
出乎意料的，聽到少女提到魔族，少年的反應意外來得普通。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrmHJXkeAi
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwkz18oNfO
而少女也想到了最大的可能性。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcC2GUzZgk
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZ7Rg8clty
「難道你已經知道我是魔族混血了嗎？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbVuT1j0Xj
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aFmK4SaUx
「因為一開始，就有從艾瑪那裡聽說了。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHm5QFsEkjo
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEU2bN3sQa4
果然是這樣——不過安提娜並沒有責怪艾瑪的意思。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIs8CVYpKqR
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkjjzwfNRx
「米克森和維德也知道嗎？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzhxJnTvlL
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3QEigbeLU
少年嗯聲點了點頭。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcawZKYdHz
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Bt45nFLL0
「那你們，為什麼還願意跟我一起組隊呢？魔族在人類的眼中應該沒留下什麼好印象。我之前剛來到弓箭手村時，也曾主動透露自己是魔族混血的事情，結果差點引來大麻煩⋯⋯」安提娜說到這裡，不禁嘆了口氣。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPyYU12juT
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlc8u2az9D
少女因此有點想知道艾瑪之外的這些少年對自己又是什麼樣的看法。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGUjotelRE
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSELi27r9W
克里斯聽見她這麼一說，稍微陷入了沈默。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcvhekd0dU
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPUp4uRuNg
「雖然有聽說過曾經的魔族軍團長幫助人類一起對抗黑魔法師，但前幾年剛發生的世界樹事件，一時間也讓人很難不對魔族起防範之心吧……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVI5FLpegfq
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dTeWfD6ZN
少年說出自己的觀點。雖然身為普通人並不了解當時事件的細部內容，但其中的部份情況即使是普通百姓也都略知一二。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroM5oYKxFi
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaahzioLLc3
然而，克里斯接下來對少女說的才是重點，也是讓少女感到欣慰的理由。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpkCbj3gt6
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNn6SAcMJM
「不過這些事情都與妳無關，我們自然沒有必要害怕或者防範妳不是嗎？而且當初艾瑪還特地下了馬威，叫我們不能對妳有偏見；其實就算她別提，我也絕對不會做那種事的，相信米克和維德哥也是如此。」克里斯繼續說道：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKptBNJScYj
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQXqJIEYf3
「而且雖然跟妳沒有講到很多話，但我依然覺得妳與我們沒什麼不同。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpqwrfbEjv
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYdIYo5KhW
不只是艾瑪，少年克里斯此刻說的話也讓少女感到欣慰。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8vdK4qroy
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjdymsu5lr
「而且我甚至將妳視作學習的對象。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLH3BNE0JqM
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzShmJAUsp
「誒？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB6svVmntn
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsrJfC0loR
少女突然聽到什麼奇妙的話，發出疑惑的聲音，接著問道：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqICVSIyFT
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS61pz6t3x
「學習的對象，這怎麼說呢？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9JdyDuOtZ
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOyabDLtxX
真的無法理解，安提娜認為少年應該是誤會了什麼。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrH4dgSkzh
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZWlay4p8Z
「妳的認真，還有妳面對怪物時那種無所畏懼的姿態。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQoz3u3CIT
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJz9SSaa97b
果然，如她猜想的一般，他是真的誤會了。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJNRS4B4X5
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8YqsNLZll
自己才不是所謂的強大，甚至無比懦弱；讓自己邁出步伐的，也只是建立在悲哀之上的意念罷了。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTIstWBRZ8
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuzruWlEmb
「其實我並非你想的那樣。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDray76EfeE
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡush4kEZg3T
這次輪到少女沉著頭部，流露出和剛才少年類似的表情，無奈地道出這句話語。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9ko9A1hJ6
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQH41KUxCLj
「以前在魔族時，我通常都是群體裡面最弱小的，甚至到後來⋯⋯能活著離開也是因為他以自己生命保護了我。」她的聲音有點顫抖與沙啞。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmh1Cp35he
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3Cl5d0DIB
克里斯第一次看到這麼消沈的安提娜，有點驚訝的同時也想給予她安慰，但又不知道該如何做才好。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPLVsIW2gO
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBCXS7YvU5
對於少女來說，那可能是永遠的痛楚，也是讓她堅定信念的理由。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxE7BFlpVhI
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYE5axLDhm
僅僅如此而已——少女並不是很想要講到這些，但對於他人在誤解之上的的欣賞，便覺得很是沈重。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RnPboc5VL
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtoNU1zK8o
所以有必要讓少年明白，自己並非他所看到的表面那般。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogIHhIyU0L
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE2mXD50TU
而少女說完後，這一次在兩人之間的沈默，維持比剛才還要更長的時間。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2DH3LcMo7
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcVR3EHys3
兩人已經穿過森林外圍的道路，又向森林的中心點接近了一些，開始可以看到零星的樹屋建築。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITaanILOlS
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPNc8h2muZ
這時，少年終於開口，並且像是鼓起勇氣般先深深吸了一口氣。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCtUpsgRH4
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKUnZuuPED
「⋯⋯就算是這種原因，我還是喜歡這樣子的妳。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1MQw1HEU1
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OFyyvHxHT
彷彿告白一般的話語，讓少女不得其解。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC9euJhQqk
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorfdw9mBCk
而少年雖然低著頭部，但並非是剛才的那種消沈；只是因為說了那樣子的話，一時間也有點難為情。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ5atjjAib
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5gfz34BNr
不過他還是繼續催促自己說下去。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBv43911TH
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GsjoBtv62
「這反而讓我知道，原來我和妳並不是那麼遙遠，搞不好還有些相似......」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvwXA5tQd1
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFo7iRViHiC
少女一時間答不上話，但是隱約明白了少年話中的含義。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3JEoMyNiw
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rthp1jHFb
這時，少年像是又獲得了勇氣般，將頭抬起與少女對視。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUszu7obgji
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVKDMPKZDr
或許是聽到了少女的過去，使得少年終於跨出屬於自己的一步。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpWZ9fq82l
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhx16dEimg
向她說的內容，是關於剛才少女的疑問，也是他原本不想面對的自己。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHkHJ0C8hC
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTsMXR2Sch
「其實我從小就很沒勇氣，或許是因為這個緣由，才特別憧憬常常衝在最前線戰鬥的劍士。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7e9kVLetl
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQT4V5y5d1t
「可是當我實際拿起了劍，卻覺得一切離我好遙遠。尤其劍士又特別需要近身戰鬥，對於當時的我來說實在是很大的挑戰。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOGZ6uJHcO
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAx4rHfVDL
安提娜對於克里斯主動坦白的行為，感到有些意外。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7o7EItIBUN
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QApk6Ysgv
「所以當時依然膽怯的你，才選擇不用近身戰鬥的法師嗎？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SQk6XPSXG
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHzS82l3DR
少年對此點了點頭。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp6hcYGoIy
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaLkJCfkJx
那對於他來說，應該是最不願意面對、也最脆弱的一部分。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmZDaQSIwa
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCH5xwy2jh6
許多人都習慣隱藏脆弱，就算是在熟人面前，也不代表就能卸下包袱。更何況是對一個認識不過數天的陌生人。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYMOtQcnLg
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r9TSHoFTI
但是，很多事情確實無法用時間來衡量。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTk6ooEnyE5
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SBqwlWltu
探其緣由，或許只因少女的話語，讓少年產生了共鳴，促使他打開塵封起來的心門。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fOyWAbQMK
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「不知道妳從艾瑪那裡聽到了多少。其實她知道的也只是一部分罷了。⋯⋯從小就特別懦弱、總是被欺負的我，實在很想要改變什麼，所以我才跟她一起成為了冒險家。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAi6g1QY6ph
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「表面上也許看不太出來我的膽怯，但其實這得多虧艾瑪，才讓我比較自在一些；否則獨自一人時我可能還是會做得一團糟吧⋯⋯」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVQXgV7Yfb
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少年已經完全打開了心扉，這是少女沒有料想到的事情。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjShKSmClv
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而聽完了他的經歷，少女也終於明白，正是如他所說的那般——自己與他的確有些雷同。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OC0Gxtr6p
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即使現在懷抱的信念各有所異，但溯其本源，那裡有著極為類似的東西。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8I8Px5pCG
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不知不覺間，兩人都向對方傾吐了自己的一些心聲。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjo3JIG7sgL
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LA7Q02Zj7
在這一趟短暫的路途裡，少年與少女，彼此之間都沒有想過，能夠成為對彼此敞開心房的好友。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgamebfjFF
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而在兩人之間的氣氛，也隨著彼此的心意交錯，稍微活絡了起來。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtU9Ht6upk
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通過閃爍森林的道路後，樹屋建築變得密集起來，而且除此之外，眼前的大樹更是島上數一數二的巨大。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHePgW5jcw
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人們於數百年前開始在這個巨木叢林中建立村子，利用木製繩梯連結樹與樹，讓人們可以自由地在大樹所長出的巨大藤蔓中走動，而不用到達陸地。因此，魔法森林也能算是另類的「浮村」。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpGAPIC4wD
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至於會被稱作魔法森林的原因，得從久遠以前說起。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczmjl8qV5k
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這座森林在數百年前叫做艾靈森林，是妖精的居住地，但隨著人類的湧入，漸漸地改變了原有生態，而人們也因此與原來的住民妖精產生了嫌隙，使得這數百年間彼此存有很深的隔閡。是一直到最近幾年，因為眾多冒險者的協助，妖精才逐漸釋懷人類曾經對他們的驅逐。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6WL7XjujC
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而在這數百年當中，有一位魔法大師——漢斯，在英雄封印黑魔法師的數十年後，選擇在這裡落腳和收徒，並建立起魔法圖書館，使得這裡的魔法師人才輩出，久而久之便得到了「魔法森林」的美名。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5mMOrrVjo
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「漢斯大師是在魔法圖書館裡頭嗎？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxp1xzXTY5
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjEbFgeExf
「沒意外應該是。老師他終日埋首於研究魔法與知識，所以大多的時間都在圖書館裡。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DnxREacBT
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克里斯這麼說完就帶領安提娜移動到一間大樹中央的樹屋，那便是魔法圖書館。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUd2DTScV4
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一進入內，迎接兩人的是烏黑一片。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuccsA2wnTO
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這裡的光源僅僅靠著牆邊的幾支蠟燭來維持，讓頭一次來到的少女浮出了問號。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWvipaOMX1
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不過也在這一刻，少女發現有人在上方的閣樓。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpeYEhqwLZ
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剛好如同安提娜與克里斯的組合，分別是一個少年和少女；但稍微不同的是，他們明顯都很有活力，為略顯晦暗的圖書館帶來了生機。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0Kf15uQR3
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上面的少年注意到兩人，首先跳了下來。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyTWwZSYhy
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「請問兩位要找什麼書呢？還是來到這裡是想轉職成為魔法師？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXsOK3IIQK
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「都不是的。嗯......恕我冒昧問一下，你是？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xAcpsogmL
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安提娜詢問這名年紀看似略長自己一些的少年。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzflSL0mXMY
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但在少年開口回答前，就有另一道聲音搶先代替他回答。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVjYDffhWz
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「他是我的師兄哦！叫做艾爾文，是老師的首席弟子。」說話者是克里斯。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhWN235lt3
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「師兄？…………啊！我想到了。你好像叫做克里斯對吧？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxjLlxcqAm
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFg8oC4K2gu
那名叫做艾爾文的少年思考一會，終於憶起說出自己名字的克里。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVENbtFbVq
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「這麼快就忘記我！真過份欸！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7fNr77kQy
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「啊不是啦！誰叫這陣子的事情太多了嘛……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioHNE0fet3
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正當艾爾文說到一半，在上方的另一名少女也跟著來到兩人面前。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmt1rykeFVO
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「你好呀克里，好久不見！最近魔法練得如何呢？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYykLeE3gbv
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaf7irZ1M3
「馬馬虎虎吧，目前正透過冒險中的狩獵努力變強中。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAPGAINSwu
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面對少女的詢問，克里斯搔了搔自己的後腦勺笑著說道，然後他隨即向一旁的安提娜正式介紹眼前的兩人。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvfzsUkkSm
88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMoTdzIfzp
「跟妳介紹一下：他們是艾爾文和莉莉，都和我一樣是漢斯老師的弟子，而且他們比我還要早接觸魔法，所以是我的前輩。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDgeLy1kFD
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「然後這位是安提娜，是我旅途中結識的朋友。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWLcb2QAja
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克里斯這次換成向艾爾文和莉莉介紹。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4XSirF2vF
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之後兩方對彼此簡單點頭致意。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3dDx9pmFM
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「話說你們的身高差很萌欸！」莉莉揚起了嘴角。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeBaYLoGfJ
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「啊沒辦法，我就是長不高嘛⋯⋯」克里斯只好這樣自嘲。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoGQQSfRQb
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「不過很相配喔！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzVoyRNB6m
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「「欸............？！」」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVduD5mNmD
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這是少年與少女第一次的同步動作。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXtITEu0bN
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兩人不約而同地互相看了一眼，之後是安提娜對他們解釋：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJ4FdhlSsL
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「我想你們誤會了什麼。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf3CKK1sUr
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「我們不是那種關係，只是剛好一起來出任務⋯⋯」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHtJnxKBRc
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「喔喔抱歉，哈哈哈⋯⋯」莉莉只好摸了摸頭，尷尬笑著。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9n6sUBtsfS
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「就跟妳說不要亂幫人家湊cp厚！」艾爾文對莉莉吐槽。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r8QWhh1ux
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「那你們說是出任務，是關於什麼的？」短暫的插曲過後，莉莉向兩人詢問道。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbU1iLM327
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「我們其實是有一件非常重要的事情，必須當面找老師報告。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXy6mVkXBvW
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艾爾文與莉莉聽克里這麼說道後，皆好奇地歪著頭，同時詢問：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvubiNnhan
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「難道你們就是……赫麗娜教官信中說的兩位嗎？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXMr4Vtvqq
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「沒錯，我們正是為了弓箭手村騷亂事件而來。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1SUgg7GrU
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「可是老師他……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ib9rfVeiP
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「最近都閉門不出嗎？」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBdCgNGDqM
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果然如傳聞中的一樣，而且看得出來莉莉與艾爾文對此很苦惱，但艾爾文為了不讓安提娜與克里斯無功而返，決定再試一次。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe33I8TbjeA
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他來到老師的房間門前，伸展了一下手指、甩了甩手臂、伴隨著一陣吸氣吐氣，最後他使出了唯一的絕技。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZQIEGPAUf
——瘋狂敲門！
即使這個方法少年已經試過不下百次，但始終得不到漢斯的理睬。可現如今有著人們需要幫助，難道這位賢者還是打死不肯出來嗎？88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gjDOVxE25
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在一陣猛敲過後，少年疲累得癱坐在地上。如果今天換成一般的木門可能早就塌陷了，但是魔法森林是魔法人才輩出的地方，尤其這裡更是漢斯的居所，看上去普通不過的木門可是上有重重的強化魔法。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUsE6nnRr6
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少年比起身體傳出的疲勞感，更多的是心理的勞瘁。看來今日還是等不到老師出來了——他心想。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3GRHDRlAn2
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不過就在此時，傳出了「嘎吱」的門把轉動聲，瞬間讓眾人死灰復燃似的抬起頭，艾爾文更是直接彈跳了起來。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVbqyx70wN
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從房裡走出的是一位全身雪白的長者。他身著白袍、頭戴白帽，配上及胸的白鬍，與這裡的晦暗環境形成鮮明對比。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9xt2Z1EUc
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他正是楓葉世界智慧與魔法的極致；數十年來培育出無數優秀的魔法人才，身為魔法師協會的代表導師，漢斯。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7acpUnCIK
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四人皆喜出望外地說不出話來，喜悅之情頓時浮於顏表。 88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy6GMdlUJz
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艾爾文和莉莉搬出了簡易的木製桌椅，之後五人圍桌而坐。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TN1BGWeQC
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「我有從赫麗娜捎來的書信中大概得知了，不過詳細狀況還請細說一下吧。」漢斯伴著沙啞的嗓音緩緩說著。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7EoSKzdEk
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首先開口報告的是安提娜，她在整理思緒後說道：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9RFcZLiKA
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「三日前，弓箭手村附近的怪物變得異常兇暴，造成不少前去狩獵的居民受傷，然後到了隔天，就發生了更嚴重的事，怪物入侵了弓箭手村並大肆破壞。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAp003ff425
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「嗯……」漢斯邊聽邊點頭，「到底是結界年久失修，還是另有原因呢……這真的得好好調查一番。」漢斯摸著自己的白鬍若有所思地回應。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNE6CfvhpWg
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「所以，我們這次來便是想請您幫忙分析怪物異常的原因與重新打造結界。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27AVwhbN0q
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安提娜說完，便從背包中拿出了赫麗娜交予兩人的麻布袋。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6CnFIagJv
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「老師，這些就是昨日入侵村子的菇菇與巨人的遺骸。」這次換克里斯開口一說。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JvEpx0SX4
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「好，分析結果我會盡快做出來。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XTJMCgicb
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「十分感謝！那是否能再麻煩您幫忙修復結界呢？現在聯盟的援兵到達雖然暫時安全，但一直守在入口也不是辦法。在沒有實際根除怪物入侵的問題之前，居民們各個都人心惶惶。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0j0OBBg6TO
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「當然沒問題。既然影響到了居民的生活起居，自然不能坐視不管，不過因為分析術式屬於高階魔法，仍需要花費一點時間，因此我無法同時兼顧兩者。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELRSGYA3oX
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漢斯搖著頭，並帶著有點抱歉的語氣說道。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVps1LljvB
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「老師，還有我這個大弟子不是嗎！結界任務就交給我和莉莉吧！」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPxiqUyIR5
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一旁默默聽著的艾爾文毛遂自薦，但卻換來漢斯的冷眼一瞪。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyVdDPSXIc
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「你比那些變異怪物還可怕，這樣的任務交給你不知道又會搞出什麼名堂。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4aFN5SkoP
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漢斯同時用法杖敲了艾爾文的頭部。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OPJHgLGhW
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「哎呀呀……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3vTkBrxUT
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少年因此哀嚎了一聲，然後像是習以為常般地開口：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CX3r2Bk6e
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「不會啦！至少魔法方面是絕對沒問題的嘛……」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9mBmPKNRo
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艾爾文雖然是正經八百地講道，但是語氣總讓人感覺吊兒郎當。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryAxmEyuh3
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「我會盯緊哥哥的，不會讓他再搞出更嚴重的事情。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvhvJJSHnS
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在旁的莉莉清楚明白老師的擔憂，因此她這樣說來。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCeMmm1NuT
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漢斯微嘆口氣。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EU1fCDxIy
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「結界這事確實辦好就行了。我途中也會請赫麗娜教官多注意你們，尤其是艾爾文你。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRoqer0Xjs
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漢斯再次朝他瞪了一眼。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CanB4PbYT
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之後，漢斯對著前來的克里與安提娜鄭重說道：88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIppJc2oKWb
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「那這事就暫時這麼決定。稍晚我會讓莉莉與艾爾文前去協助，我則是會加緊分析來找出原因。」88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXsbx7YGLb
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安提娜與克里斯聽完都開心地行禮致謝，隨即透過卷軸開啟的特殊魔法陣傳送回村。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzr24mTu5O
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不過，看似一切都已經有了著落，卻有更大的危機在等待他們。88Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsq5Ga45Si
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