佳依孤身深入事故現場、法依忙碌為召集人堇金在內一眾病者看病,組織上下此刻不是帶病抱恙,便是忙著抹去組織跟卡帕關連的各種蛛絲馬跡。整座堇花塔裡仍處於亂局之外、姑且偷得一息空閒的,哪怕要數到被安頓於訪客休息室裡餘悸猶存的兩名孩子──妲羽與烏普西朗。276Please respect copyright.PENANARuPm1IAPLd
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震撼一夜過去,晨光照進休息室裡,靜告漫長一天的來臨。剛從睡夢醒來的烏普西朗癱睡在沙發上,無所事事盯看橙色魔匣裡「突發:樞密院重地被焚,未有傷亡報告」這斗大的標題,稍放出興奮聲線叫喊道:276Please respect copyright.PENANA7p8b3lfqcS
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「什麼?樞密院被燒掉了?!棒啊!」276Please respect copyright.PENANAd55Ei8rW5Q
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然而,以為把自己關住的四面白牆被毀滅,興致勃勃把內文一字不差讀過之後,才得悉這次被燒的只是樞密院在聖火城這裡的分部,並非死咬著他不放的薄暮城總部。至此他臉上笑容慢慢被驟現失落抹去,呆滯望著屏幕裡報導尾段,再沒哼出半句話。276Please respect copyright.PENANAemIgTSQ67e
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「要是燒掉的是薄暮城的樞密院總部又如何?他們也可以找另一個地方關住你,不是嗎?」同樣待在休息室的妲羽則端坐在餐桌旁,邊細讀桌上那從浮光淨土收容所裡撿來的薄冊,邊問起這久藏心底的疑問:「不過話說回來,為什麼樞密院的人非要關住你不可?」276Please respect copyright.PENANA4EPqZootEX
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趁心神稍為靜默下來,意識快將沒入一片空白之下,妲羽便把視線移離薄冊上每句歌頌命運神的禱文,望向沙發上打滾的烏普西朗,想著鑽研樞密院的人對他死纏爛打的原因。既然受盡這個統治終界的權力核心單方面庇護,想必烏普西朗身上肯定有著讓他們不得不緊握在手的理由。276Please respect copyright.PENANA2q6Ju5jmoW
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「我哪知道?大概是心音的主意吧,畢竟整個樞密院的人都得聽她的。」276Please respect copyright.PENANAxdbxIodGsX
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說起「樞密院」一名,烏普西朗又不自覺地把過去軟禁白牆裡的生活與現在被叮囑不要到處亂跑的窘境相提並論。於是,烏普西朗便跳下沙發,撐腰對妲羽說:276Please respect copyright.PENANASbPyt0LgsR
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「話說妲羽,我不想再待在這個什麼『黑輝之嵐』裡浪費時間了。我覺得他們根本沒有幫過我打探伊歐鎝的下落,就跟樞密院那些大人一樣!」276Please respect copyright.PENANAyLypdrc3Vy
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在烏普西朗眼中,困在這座紫色建築裡苦等一線曙光,就跟待在四面白牆的世界裡靜候伊歐鎝的歸來相去無幾,彷彿感覺到這幫打著要幫助他的黑衣大人們,所作所為就與樞密院的大人們如出一轍。因此,他甚至開始胡思亂想,即使卡帕顯然對任何與樞密院有關的一切恨之入骨,他與組織上下把自己視為「人質」一舉、那些修飾得光明正大的言辭,也許亦只是另一個想要束縛住他的藉口。276Please respect copyright.PENANAOL2MojLosH
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如今卡帕這危險人物率先燒掉樞密院在這聖火城的分部,使得兩方大亂陣腳,自然成為烏普西朗再一次逃離禁閉生活的轉機。察覺到如今堇花塔裡已經再沒有人有這般閒情逸致理會他與妲羽的死活,烏普西朗便想著應否趁機逃離這座紫色高塔、離開這聲稱會幫助他的組織。276Please respect copyright.PENANA4LSObvjmHm
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「可是妲羽聽說淨土以外不宜久留,會被看不見的東西吸掉小命的。」276Please respect copyright.PENANAaFgchHC9mJ
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「膽小鬼妲羽!不過就是那幾團黑黑的東西,有什麼好怕的?!」顯然地,烏普西朗仍對妲羽暗示之意一竅不通,一臉稚氣揮起突然從光芒裡冒出的黑水晶三叉戟裝模作樣。見此,妲羽唯有無奈按著帽簷,單刀直入地對著這位「富家少爺」說著:276Please respect copyright.PENANAQSTE9Z6X3S
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「你沒聽過嗎?淨土以外的空氣吸多了對身體無益,以前在薄暮城經常聽長輩們這樣說過。」276Please respect copyright.PENANAycBkQ8ZeBn
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常識告訴人們,淨土以外並非生靈適居之地,不僅是彷徨紅土荒野裡無中生有的黑煙怨靈,哪怕是每一吋空氣之中,都蘊含著足以把人置諸死地的毒素。一般人長留穢土之中,生命力會被這透明無味的毒物逐漸侵蝕殆盡,使人們顯得疲憊、無力,最終致死。276Please respect copyright.PENANAOk4aP5sFAe
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「是嗎?可是我們之前不是在淨土外趕了一整天路了嗎?我倒是沒感覺到有什麼不妥啊!」276Please respect copyright.PENANAc8RJQOm99E
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「這樣說妲羽也沒感覺到哪裡不舒服,也許……也許還不算逗留了很久吧?」聽烏普西朗如此一說,妲羽又隨便猜測道。276Please respect copyright.PENANAAYiRiQp0C8
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「要是如妳所說,伊歐鎝他不就可能會被這些透明怪獸吸掉小命嗎,我一定要去救他回來!」276Please respect copyright.PENANAQZPIyfuJsF
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話雖如此,烏普西朗心裡仍然深信強悍又勇敢的伊歐鎝絕對不會輕易屈服於這些透明殺機。只是分別的日子久了,盼望之意日益加深,希望他能再一次出現在自己面前,即使只是走馬看花也好,至少讓心底不安與思念得到平息。如此意氣衝至腦頂之下,使得他抬起步伐,快步衝出這休息室。276Please respect copyright.PENANAjvWj08Sv2d
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「等等!你要去哪裡?」276Please respect copyright.PENANAFrXhUN8B3b
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「還用問的嗎?當然是去找伊歐鎝啊!」276Please respect copyright.PENANADOJus3mwfJ
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一時三刻下,妲羽亦想不到辦法阻攔烏普西朗這般再次重燃的執著,只好緊隨其後,生怕自己會輕易丟失這位陪伴在側的同齡朋友,就與當日埃美克戎轉身而去那般,留下自己一個人在陌生的大城市裡。276Please respect copyright.PENANAfHf2JElJyh
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走出幾近無人看守的堇花塔,兩個小身影遊走於冷清街區中,隨便踏上隱藏角落的一塊傳送法陣。276Please respect copyright.PENANAbgRR7ICQge
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「烏普西朗,你記得之前是從哪個地方進來嗎?」妲羽看著光陣地圖上散落的圓點選項,一頭霧水地問道。276Please respect copyright.PENANAq9V7Zn0lxq
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「不太記得了……」烏普西朗亦搔著頭,視線落到地圖邊緣,手指盤旋在幾個圓點上,努力憶起卡帕帶他回來的時候,那時顯示在光盤地圖上的位置。「好像是這個……不然這個!」276Please respect copyright.PENANAikrxOShtI5
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手指不經意按下角落某點,任由光芒把兩人帶至位於這座大城市邊陲地帶的一所室內商業街裡。276Please respect copyright.PENANAeOxRYdvOdl
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「這是什麼地方?妲羽肯定沒跟你來過這裡。」276Please respect copyright.PENANA84IFT8hIIk
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率先踏出法陣外,映在烏普西朗眼前是一處空無一人的商店群,晦暗燈光照射在封塵的櫥窗與攤檔上,任他如何在視界裡多番尋覓,亦看不見通往室外的道路。見狀,被四周風景弄得冷汗驟現的他,唯有急步掉頭回到法陣裡面,按下地圖上另一個圓點。276Please respect copyright.PENANAvxngP5IbWz
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「啊啊!那麼肯定是這個了!」276Please respect copyright.PENANAXTkTDkTvJ8
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又一陣強光褪去後,兩人眼前總算豁然開朗,黯淡燈光驟眼變成清新晨光,從落地大玻璃照進法陣裡,彷彿催促烏普西朗拋下妲羽,急步踏出這圓柱玻璃屋外。276Please respect copyright.PENANAg81F2eBICn
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「烏普西朗?等等啊!別拋下妲羽啊!」276Please respect copyright.PENANA8gjWIb0N5k
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烏普西朗和妲羽先後走出玻璃屋之後,傳送法陣又再度旋轉起來,為此邊陲之地帶來另一個綁馬尾的灰髮少女。初臨陌地的她先是稍帶迷惘張望包圍法陣的玻璃小屋,其後注意很快又被快活奔出自動門的兩個小身影所吸引,聽著啡髮男孩昂揚與身邊頭頂魔法帽的女孩說道:276Please respect copyright.PENANAejkb7BqcsT
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「妲羽,別想那麼多了,總之我們背著這堆高樓走就對了。」