下城區的咖啡館又漲價了。117Please respect copyright.PENANAyUvoyGmPNv
117Please respect copyright.PENANAIsbEuWNC3j
我看了一眼遠超預算的帳單,再看了一眼臉上掛著專業微笑的店員小姐,得出此一結論。117Please respect copyright.PENANAyr5dWnm4ys
我倆保持著同樣的表情對視著,在旁人看來,就像是一對情侶。117Please respect copyright.PENANA3lCs39x8zg
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她的微笑自然而可人,一方面是因為她練習已久,另一方面是因為帳單不是她付。117Please respect copyright.PENANAZyPVcoD1By
而我不管笑多久,應該都不會有人為我付帳。117Please respect copyright.PENANA10fplbYWjs
117Please respect copyright.PENANATopr7QRMiL
「這是怎麼回事?」117Please respect copyright.PENANA2i1DBL8BGo
眼見再這樣下去,她能笑到下班走人;我只好主動打破僵局。117Please respect copyright.PENANAE1pTDlz2Iz
117Please respect copyright.PENANAhtpapOFlLW
「因應供貨問題,我們的飲品費用有所調整。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAid9caDO1kP
「那麼重要的資訊,是不是應該要在我下單前提醒一聲?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAloFK7mNLch
「畢竟先生您是不看菜單的熟客,我想就不必唐突了。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAkjaLKzhqzM
117Please respect copyright.PENANAnbENUfEM7Z
熟客比較好宰是吧。117Please respect copyright.PENANAV7vmorCiw3
我尚待爭辯,但她的手已經放在通知混成騎士團的警鈴上了。117Please respect copyright.PENANAsC77DaAlyI
117Please respect copyright.PENANAP64cw2fNoa
於是這個月房租又沒了著落。117Please respect copyright.PENANAFiFE1LleCD
正當我思考又要從哪兒省出來錢的時候,店員小姐叫住了我。117Please respect copyright.PENANABHNIh1qGRV
117Please respect copyright.PENANA6Yp7ywobQP
「先生,我記得您是登記在冊的冒險者對吧?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAaNGIgWUtMr
她朝任務委託板指了指。117Please respect copyright.PENANA8HTGCEBfeV
117Please respect copyright.PENANAexOHKT8cDm
當年為了能隨意進出上城區,我也曾裝模作樣地在行會大樓(ギルド元宮)登記了自己的職業。117Please respect copyright.PENANAwVy8uCkNCw
可是,我是為了安寧才定居下城區的。野外的冒險生活早已不在我的規劃裡了。117Please respect copyright.PENANAYv8ySP1W3V
……說得好像我有規劃過一樣。117Please respect copyright.PENANAxGZ6eIVgKF
117Please respect copyright.PENANAyMSNNcCtnC
「是又怎樣,不是又怎樣?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAuiDZIqCDlS
「如果您確實是冒險者,那這個報酬不菲的委託也許能助您解決燃眉之急。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAfV56XU0KJs
117Please respect copyright.PENANAcY5gILDaeh
看著她一如既往的微笑,我就知道定非好事。117Please respect copyright.PENANAZZtd3U3vSg
117Please respect copyright.PENANA4sJUGpE4PT
「前往阿伊恩薩烏斯南部地牢B3F,為礦工們運送換洗衣物並帶走他們的舊衣服。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAQg0wU0hV0H
「沒錯。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAMnEtVn1MG1
117Please respect copyright.PENANAy0JjhVSCDF
「首先我要冒著鐵火山的火山灰和中暑的風險,前往那個什麼阿伊恩薩烏斯(アイアンサウス),也就是我們俗稱的南國。」117Please respect copyright.PENANA5wTYaMs8zA
「沒錯。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAn3gVsQrI11
117Please respect copyright.PENANAm0cA03fDI4
「然後我要深入危險的礦洞,躲開高速行駛的礦車,穿過潛伏在黑暗中的魔物群和掉進去的話轉眼就能把人融成骨渣的鋼水。」117Please respect copyright.PENANA1kKUDBrVUQ
「沒錯。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAR8Q2ty5NcP
117Please respect copyright.PENANAnheCNJhlzJ
「最後我要找到一群臭烘烘的礦工,取回他們滲滿煤渣和汗水的衣服,原路踏穿地牢返回地面。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAo0RIFjG48T
「沒錯。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAmJ59BO6DUW
117Please respect copyright.PENANA1m1wYsp9U5
「妳還有什麼想對我說的嗎?」117Please respect copyright.PENANA5En8WE7v5x
「十四萬G。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAkXDq40CBo0
「現在付嗎?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAfJ2duEAw7Z
「不。舊衣服拿回來了才會付帳。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAX1eAWdZwXD
117Please respect copyright.PENANAbiCHjJk6Q6
店員小姐以一貫的微笑結束了我們的交鋒。117Please respect copyright.PENANAjMiP2z3MF0
117Please respect copyright.PENANADoEhEDIZ7g
* * *117Please respect copyright.PENANA9og0PYqW97
117Please respect copyright.PENANApyplRhoj8w
南國的路況是四國之中最為惡劣的。117Please respect copyright.PENANA9MH6FeU43e
越過南方海角,就能聞到濁重的空氣中混著遠方飄來的火山灰。117Please respect copyright.PENANABqHNjlF8lH
呼吸不暢不說,氣侯炎熱也不說;這兒的魔物還他媽一點都不怕人。117Please respect copyright.PENANANmkYBZ93qu
盤踞在鐵火山的大鷹,城外築巢的爬蟲,甚至還有莫名其妙的熱帶飛魚。117Please respect copyright.PENANAnKiFXOrPFj
我在阿高普路斯就沒有見過一個出身南國的冒險家是想回鄉的。117Please respect copyright.PENANAnSHvUo282P
117Please respect copyright.PENANAS2UDckFmJ0
路過鐵火山,看見一男一女兩個冒險者正在喘著粗氣。117Please respect copyright.PENANAveE63nRPee
我問你們兩個活寶怎麼挑了這麼一片福地打野戰,他們卻說這是在轉職。117Please respect copyright.PENANAbqxsaLbw2p
117Please respect copyright.PENANAQYYlCHGnkF
南國旅遊發展局要求,每個戰士系的冒險者要轉職都要為國家無償掃蕩鐵火山上的魔物。117Please respect copyright.PENANAWoc3EmUyKR
據說這跟在南國街道上剝海膽並列為最受歡迎的旅遊項目。117Please respect copyright.PENANA0bDq1RmP9N
117Please respect copyright.PENANA63BwKikiwd
要不是他們提起,我還真不知道南國還有旅遊發展局這檔事。117Please respect copyright.PENANA3iFbysZGlG
想來跟西國的勞工保障局一樣,是官僚帶薪休假的所在。117Please respect copyright.PENANAMaCqrOkZe1
117Please respect copyright.PENANAMkQeTgIwsV
閒談一輪,他們又要拖著疲勞的身軀去打熔岩皮露露了。117Please respect copyright.PENANAs6KsVcivrO
我說你們別去了,沾一身火山灰然後回去回報任務算了,反正世上也沒人看得出鐵火山的魔物有沒有減少過。117Please respect copyright.PENANAdPpCdcjid6
他們一聽有理,便找了間鐵皮小屋纏綿去了。117Please respect copyright.PENANASSAN0i3Fdi
117Please respect copyright.PENANA2zp5yQsbwh
* * *117Please respect copyright.PENANA12mJE5aO9j
117Please respect copyright.PENANAFb2zqHG4LD
南國的咖啡館遠沒有阿高普路斯下城區的熱鬧。117Please respect copyright.PENANAuHb08CvEeT
櫃檯接待是個沒勁的小哥。他有氣沒力地從我手上接過委託海報,然後指了指旁邊一個同樣有氣沒力的女孩子。117Please respect copyright.PENANA6M1jyQ3tXa
我這才知道,原來專業微笑的難度不比當冒險者低。117Please respect copyright.PENANAFACSctOFrR
117Please respect copyright.PENANAYyWL6D7fP5
「妳是委託人?」117Please respect copyright.PENANALfkIgQpiW9
我朝女孩問道。117Please respect copyright.PENANArUgbJiqAQl
117Please respect copyright.PENANAUJoNGNJdTD
「不,我是遊客。117Please respect copyright.PENANAh3HLuCU9CU
委託人是南國旅遊發展局。117Please respect copyright.PENANAVFGYKPl5TY
換洗衣物在這。去吧。」117Please respect copyright.PENANA66k5wFIa6h
女孩頭也不抬,甚至都沒有移動過目光。117Please respect copyright.PENANAlAXNfAdbrX
117Please respect copyright.PENANAVzWaPjq4er
「所以這他媽就是魔法系冒險者的轉職要求嗎?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAS52Tz8XCel
看著她魔法師的裝束,我好像懂了什麼。117Please respect copyright.PENANAWW2XTUHsyX
117Please respect copyright.PENANA5anXSuGK8e
「不是。我早就轉了。117Please respect copyright.PENANArHcOOKf6sf
你去還是不去?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAVUaz2Hkk2N
女孩毫無生氣的眼神打消了我繼續聊天的意願。117Please respect copyright.PENANAB5EIHHpsoG
117Please respect copyright.PENANAkPozD2tEVR
* * *117Please respect copyright.PENANAFvN9YUvJbj
117Please respect copyright.PENANAEfeowjnXhM
南國旅遊發展局真是一個神奇的部門。117Please respect copyright.PENANA87WyZGH3pv
在閃躲鐵軌上飛馳的礦車時,我如此想著。117Please respect copyright.PENANAhNC44c9qcw
礦車的前端貼著南國旅遊發展局的標誌。如無意外,這會是被礦車撞上的冒險者生命中最後看見的影像。117Please respect copyright.PENANAQckUitXcxP
117Please respect copyright.PENANAsCLxRhmS6q
南部地牢也被旅遊發展局作為RX系列工程機器人的廢棄場所。117Please respect copyright.PENANA8w96mHIUFk
然而當局的廢棄標準也相當獨特,每一台廢棄的RX機器人都會在廢棄的一段時間後暴起傷人,沒有例外。117Please respect copyright.PENANA2l6Lz6pRS3
說不定我該旅居此地,把這個部門的事跡結集成書,也許以後就不需要再幹外送專員了。117Please respect copyright.PENANA3rI5lkbFGD
117Please respect copyright.PENANAB5PdtcgTKq
在越過南國當局設置的警戒線,踏進下一層地牢的一刻,一切有趣的見聞都戛然而止。117Please respect copyright.PENANAWUGJo0HbPs
人類的活動足跡被拋在了身後,只剩下自己的腳步聲和鋼水沸騰的聲音。117Please respect copyright.PENANAXMq9hsCq6n
117Please respect copyright.PENANADEDuqzYRb1
穿過一個窄道時一個不慎,與一頭魔物打了個照面。117Please respect copyright.PENANARJKmQM59IB
身手果然不如往日了,警覺性也比顛峰時期差的不是一點半點。117Please respect copyright.PENANAY4Powx6fDp
我緊張地掏出了多年不用的短劍,但魔物卻悠然地走開了。117Please respect copyright.PENANAwxXMQnG2Hx
牠不怕人。我甚至感覺到牠的目光有一絲輕蔑。117Please respect copyright.PENANAUumMWdAL2W
我想了想,覺得挺有道理的。即使牠什麼都沒有說。117Please respect copyright.PENANAl3jNlNsw34
117Please respect copyright.PENANAzz8898xUFS
我加倍小心,緩緩前進。117Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1ev33zciA
彷彿又回到了當年作為冒險者的時光。117Please respect copyright.PENANAWvqWcZnHVP
為了一點酬勞走遍險地,偶爾有人作伴,但更多時候都在自己消化孤獨,或讓孤獨消化自己。117Please respect copyright.PENANAUBRquDudBd
最後也沒賺到什麼錢,連下城區的房子也沒買上,一點變故就能讓我重操舊業。117Please respect copyright.PENANAIpVHkQ4Vok
117Please respect copyright.PENANAwmQrel7HW6
曾經我也嚮往冒險,嚮往變強,也一度癡迷於上城區的生活。117Please respect copyright.PENANACzy6nXxU7S
擁有過自己的飛空城,每天睜眼就朝北國圖書館(エンシェントアーク)跑,一頁頁的傳奇故事不說倒背,至少也能默寫出來。117Please respect copyright.PENANAxjXg4UcMYx
117Please respect copyright.PENANAhVFvlM5cii
但原來我不曾認識自己。117Please respect copyright.PENANAxeByEfUmQu
次元鯨魚的到來,使我跟過去的一切匆匆道別。117Please respect copyright.PENANAKHgWy6XNtR
現在我不過是自己生活中的過客。117Please respect copyright.PENANAAiUa86T9ra
別說再次橫穿三界,憑現在的實力,也許跟這兒的魔物放對都可能翻車。117Please respect copyright.PENANATU3Iv52y6u
117Please respect copyright.PENANANNkxp1eYyx
踏過機械時代的遺物,總算是到達了最底層。117Please respect copyright.PENANABbW2mJJVln
說實話,我很佩服在這兒工作的礦工。117Please respect copyright.PENANAwLsvh01fWM
對於冒險者而言都有點嚴荷的環境,他們竟能數十年如一日地堅持工作。117Please respect copyright.PENANAWmMHLBPDJx
117Please respect copyright.PENANAwPUpmAEUyA
礦工的位置並不難找。117Please respect copyright.PENANApf8IZ75Yqf
挖掘的聲音就在不遠處,人造光源反映出的微光也是肉眼可見。117Please respect copyright.PENANAuJPZh7cdk6
117Please respect copyright.PENANAdEulXKa7Ux
「換洗衣物到囉,南國旅遊發展局向您問好。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAruflBMb1B3
我模仿店員小姐的語氣打趣道。117Please respect copyright.PENANAdFAXKJrSkf
117Please respect copyright.PENANAuCbuZdptAW
「辛苦了。一路上不簡單吧?117Please respect copyright.PENANAbLzQ2H6gAK
坐下休息一下吧,我們有多餘的水和食物。」117Please respect copyright.PENANA0kxlWXDgqH
一名礦工放下了工具,回頭向我說道。117Please respect copyright.PENANAGwLyNvVQIU
我也就不客氣,找了張簡易椅子坐了下來。117Please respect copyright.PENANAvAgwUabmdR
117Please respect copyright.PENANAgRQry2nwo4
「你以前也是冒險者吧。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAlU3fZ4bMUb
我沒頭沒尾地問道。117Please respect copyright.PENANAVh4NI0VMiR
117Please respect copyright.PENANADueopolBIH
「你怎麼看得出來?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAxtdELenv8G
礦工搔了搔頭,點頭認可。117Please respect copyright.PENANAT2a5iNm4N3
117Please respect copyright.PENANAvOsGWs1YUC
「在這兒工作可不簡單。」117Please respect copyright.PENANA2zMQXUTip8
我盯了盯光照不及的黑暗。117Please respect copyright.PENANA2VhefoxrOB
雖然眼睛看不見,但不懷好意的魔物氣息撲面而來。117Please respect copyright.PENANAN7ZaMdKIY4
117Please respect copyright.PENANA6EfTVahm4l
「是啊。偶爾還要打一架驅趕築巢的魔物。117Please respect copyright.PENANAv7ToFaqV06
別看我這樣,以前的一點本事還是沒忘的。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAJgsP1ZRbMP
礦工秀了秀自己的肌肉。117Please respect copyright.PENANAibivB0F92F
117Please respect copyright.PENANA959UKXAdd5
「你以前是幹什麼的?為什麼現在能耐住這種生活?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAYOQnA4KUVw
其實這種問題沒什麼好問的,可我就是忍不住。117Please respect copyright.PENANAPhIJXX7yxn
我以前不也在北國圖書館裡樂此不疲嗎?現在還不是在這臭烘烘的礦坑裡。117Please respect copyright.PENANAjhiQy1rKmn
117Please respect copyright.PENANAthopdqUXbc
「哈哈,說來慚愧,我以前雖說是個冒險者,但其實更貼切的稱呼應該是……戰士們的零件。117Please respect copyright.PENANAEDmto0IKor
你聽過火焰之心(フレイムハート)嗎?鐵匠們代代相傳,能引出薩拉曼達之力的秘術。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAVtvVk1uaSr
117Please respect copyright.PENANAwsc8u4IpzN
我點了點頭。不但聽過,還時常借用。117Please respect copyright.PENANAR6LIsBlwUp
戰士系的哪能缺了這個。117Please respect copyright.PENANA3pQ6ojRCrR
117Please respect copyright.PENANAiO9zrcmKzP
「那你也知道我的「冒險」生活都是怎麼渡過了吧。117Please respect copyright.PENANADg5LjrZvRq
憑依在某個人的身上,不停地引出薩拉曼達之力,往往不知道怎麼回事,一天就過去了。117Please respect copyright.PENANAAVWhZpBSMF
也不是說有什麼不好……首先,這讓我不懼怕機械性的勞動。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAPjFuKnypZt
117Please respect copyright.PENANAN5uziGloyO
我看了看他擱在一旁的鐵鎬表示理解。117Please respect copyright.PENANAYV7B42KKW3
117Please respect copyright.PENANALN7CWzvAWM
「只是有一天,感覺冒險沒什麼意思了而已。117Please respect copyright.PENANAGZs82lcE7B
我回到了家鄉,也就是這阿伊恩薩烏斯。117Please respect copyright.PENANAB5Qum0kFRx
正好南國旅遊發展局在招人,感覺自己幹得來,就去應徵了。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAsYoM3wm2Rp
117Please respect copyright.PENANAs7uOn8SLCt
我揚了揚眉毛,不掩飾自己的驚訝。117Please respect copyright.PENANAjYHXKsHK2W
117Please respect copyright.PENANAmqVTwfd1Ni
「竟然真有人在阿高普路斯待過之後還想回來。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAqBp5TTwaUV
117Please respect copyright.PENANAA3LBdJXLYC
他笑了笑,不知道是同意還是不同意。117Please respect copyright.PENANAq3qlAgiqcp
117Please respect copyright.PENANAg1Vhi5Xrie
「別這樣說嘛。說實話,這個地方我挺喜歡的。117Please respect copyright.PENANAffT4iGB5Qd
每天結束工作後,都能聽到上層區傳來的笛聲。117Please respect copyright.PENANA6u9KugBVNd
配合大工坊不時響起的機械音,其實還挺有韻味的。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAnAPb95y3Lk
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原來如此。117Please respect copyright.PENANAC2kPEsdt9h
那笛聲我也聽過。不知何處而起,又往何處而去。117Please respect copyright.PENANAuyWR7SKYpS
117Please respect copyright.PENANACqoFxpIhg6
「而且喜歡這地方的不只我一個。117Please respect copyright.PENANAAWraGajljx
把衣物交給你的那個潔癖小姑娘,她也是南國出身。117Please respect copyright.PENANACxA98NPhMd
雖然她老是抱怨,但她從未離開。即使她本來有能力想走就走。117Please respect copyright.PENANAkBOwdr8EhV
有幾次我還看見她在上層區練笛呢。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAMYoiBZCChA
117Please respect copyright.PENANAjQs5G61Db9
這世上冒險者真多。117Please respect copyright.PENANAeZtSOd4j6V
送貨的是冒險者,挖礦的是冒險者,洗衣服的也是冒險者。117Please respect copyright.PENANAG4ACqqmNLo
說不定我該找台 Thank Object 拆開看看,說不定裡面也是個冒險者。117Please respect copyright.PENANAgqpgItjTCQ
117Please respect copyright.PENANAG6pLi2BWhG
多年前,席捲三界的次元鯨魚事件落幕後,很多冒險者選擇了退役。117Please respect copyright.PENANAPrUD15qXyQ
波瀾壯闊的故事到了尾聲,世界得到守護,生活也趨於平靜。117Please respect copyright.PENANA0tVpVn0Tsr
不過,很多人仍在尋找能讓內心安寧的故鄉。117Please respect copyright.PENANAcDJaseOIFq
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「其實我能看出來,你仍是個冒險者。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAhwCOVwDA0F
礦工大哥忽然來了這麼一句話。117Please respect copyright.PENANA9HGgZNXYfh
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「哦?怎麼說?」117Please respect copyright.PENANA4wTnbv4eKq
我不置可否。117Please respect copyright.PENANA5trwL9fkJ5
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「因為你和她一樣,仍舊在以自己的方式幫助他人。117Please respect copyright.PENANAdx4tz4y9Sb
告訴你個秘密,南國旅遊發展局非冒險者不招的。117Please respect copyright.PENANASb380KAc1O
因為這群呆子,見到事情決不會袖手旁觀,永遠對世界充滿熱愛。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAUQQ4bWgKj8
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礦工大哥人是不錯,但汗腺不免也發達了點。117Please respect copyright.PENANAw40AVyVA9N
掩著鼻子走到咖啡館的途中,不但旁人紛紛避讓,連地牢的魔物都自覺退開。117Please respect copyright.PENANA3PsOOchUez
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「唷,動作挺快嘛。117Please respect copyright.PENANApJsv6cDR5Q
這是報酬,拿去吧。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAm6W3bfkLEM
委託的女孩雖然仍然冷淡,但面不改色地接過了令途人側目的臭衣服。117Please respect copyright.PENANAx7HAP7tzRi
在礦工大哥那邊得知內情後,她身旁的笛子以及清潔乾淨的換洗衣物令人感到親切。117Please respect copyright.PENANA0gOb293KJL
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「能問個事情嗎,前冒險者小姐?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAJrKgdR0She
面對我突然的提問,女孩有點吃驚,臉上的表情也沒之前那麼令人難以接近。117Please respect copyright.PENANAUl9HgXifAV
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「……看來是有人多嘴啊。117Please respect copyright.PENANARy2d8yJRQO
問吧。能答的就答,不能答就不答。」117Please respect copyright.PENANA5XtCLL2Px5
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「妳當年的冒險生活有什麼輝煌事跡嗎?」117Please respect copyright.PENANAk9U8ix6QdF
和礦工大哥聊過之後,我開始對退休冒險者的生涯感興趣。117Please respect copyright.PENANAwo7OHAsERW
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「說白了也沒啥。也就是某次在圖書館打出來一件魔法道具,賣了十來億G之後提早退休回鄉了而已。」117Please respect copyright.PENANAxfqXJqtgfX
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看來前冒險者之間還是有差距的。117Please respect copyright.PENANApMkJEVsksu