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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡal0wRBZJxl
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38z7NXe4hL
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpTqbtCJXj
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「往村子的方向是這邊嗎？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00NZwVEZB6
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6lCs4L5kg
「我想想……不是的！應該得從上面的入口進入才對。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabjMVMlTmX
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkUy5W1q9R
克里斯示意安提娜跟著自己。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsj978NzlqA
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJxzNID0mT
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMaxPXYSKE
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「這裡如果沒人帶的話，真的會迷路呢。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UZ7CbjQse
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM64QzZLgoi
「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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6NcluaIoV
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb86NHZqiXq
聽他這麼一說，少女突然想到昨天和艾瑪聊天的內容。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCbtDqHGSY
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzrhDbbiMj
「話說，你是什麼時候立志要當法師的？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV46MdiBZ2p
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj9El8XurP
「這、這個......」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY39RMZJesi
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9TvypdvAd
剛好昨晚從艾瑪那裡聽到他的過去，就順勢這麼問起。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bAxIylOQc
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhitXq2KgZ
不過被這麼一問的少年變得口吃，顯然有些答不上來。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6tsWZYHK8
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqe5ClHNsZ
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPudzVUt1N
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5dBnYzb3Y
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBnnwZV3Pf
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTDbchiBm7
「大概是一年半前吧。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhHoD1o0w3
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQgUHJFebr
「那你怎麼沒當劍士呢？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSHn4MG8cQ
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4ZB5QhBKi
克里斯突然驚訝起來，立刻想到唯一的可能性。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENu4WW8KBj
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpPCOqnaAv
「是艾瑪說的嗎......？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbD7h7DFmgN
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLYqjSBAFu
「昨天我們剛好有聊到。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXG4NyP6Yb
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUraMMa3tv
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nx6FUoyH8
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNS05jwOzTC
「抱歉，是我多嘴了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZI51t8sTpg
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJE29TvLgu
「沒關係......其實理由挺無聊的，所以我才不太想說。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjS3h9TxvK
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCG66Og3iD
克里斯尷尬講到的同時，表情充斥著一絲沮喪。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJLEzWCRFX
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNNiIkxLOV
之後，或許一部分也是想轉移焦點，輪到他向少女詢問。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3T1b2bTBS
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmxWfHqBNg
「那妳怎麼想當劍士？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0JsMyFFg6
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznA2DUfD0s
「算是個偶然吧。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmRstjnN5s
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被如此問到的少女思考了一會。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sqKBUOFoQ
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hgAIUkaO3
「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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVP4j8RcMv
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58dBRuaQnS
「力量的特性？」克里斯不太明白。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GJSCjSWMh
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FPerNPSrT
「嗯……該怎麼解釋才好……」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKorInq2MO1
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少女遲疑了一會，才接著向他解釋：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyuEzC3nQs
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NFAEVQt6X
「這股力量是從魔族根源延伸而來的憤怒之力。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCO6FHZjFE
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVe9DhP3IZ
「原來是這樣......。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKwzx34O94
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNxOnxfxkA
出乎意料的，聽到少女提到魔族，少年的反應意外來得普通。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0p38Y5xPa
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPanbwzsZGW
而少女也想到了最大的可能性。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPearDyB5Q
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oRtNEX35J
「難道你已經知道我是魔族混血了嗎？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUq7Yc4Ztg
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ltel8xJKF
「因為一開始，就有從艾瑪那裡聽說了。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK05gGmDEoN
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv89vjvN2Cn
果然是這樣——不過安提娜並沒有責怪艾瑪的意思。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSIP6jGfh6
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFC1Hsxfmf
「米克森和維德也知道嗎？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPZfxW0kn6
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EuRrmaDro
少年嗯聲點了點頭。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu24xaEEZoo
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hOg0znw3l
「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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT2aWNNWUT
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSK5J1mmX9
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycIwfd0RPy
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth3MXgV36g
克里斯聽見她這麼一說，稍微陷入了沈默。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgpYPdALmj
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3z7nlpatA
「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……」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwTj6lfD2Z
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdxA1y9eHj
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo4s1HLMRm
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2r363Z5pP
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0skT8vqY6
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1dmGp2TJt
「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：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYIwsqSreO
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3OFY2G9rq
「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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHHJOny87t
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvQZXMwhbe
不只是艾瑪，少年克里斯此刻說的話也讓少女感到欣慰。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnTRSndDfk
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUshz2NDjB
「而且我甚至將妳視作學習的對象。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvEygwJtF7
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdIJZc4sRE
「誒？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezM4eOQZO8
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6aWQNq3C1
少女突然聽到什麼奇妙的話，發出疑惑的聲音，接著問道：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDFxrHCzpX
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEqvDWSA9j
「學習的對象，這怎麼說呢？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiX3Vnej2ou
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkfxGIxiVx
真的無法理解，安提娜認為少年應該是誤會了什麼。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9h6vzc9Eb
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f7ddpan4s
「妳的認真，還有妳面對怪物時那種無所畏懼的姿態。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFjS0GBIHs
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9tmBkeqKR
果然，如她猜想的一般，他是真的誤會了。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DwTc9mdAt
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxEsGVh99l
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukSxRDi7Cn
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeAUtdOzx6
「其實我並非你想的那樣。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpX24pdvMC
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLP49FCFCp
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcgMLiPAey
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdhbKIVcw2
「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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPq6dmqm9mv
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0JA0hU642
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsIBZUOcXe
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOSZcmJNnw
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHNxlFsV6K
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70gUTqS94b
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IftjKfJFF
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ada4pi2vW
所以有必要讓少年明白，自己並非他所看到的表面那般。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9q992yaVA
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqES0XADNY
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZGhL8X6YV
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJlDtbEedy
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcRsENkGH3
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOtJTHw8SG
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI9qZFM4Xg
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyQkzaecQm
「⋯⋯就算是這種原因，我還是喜歡這樣子的妳。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24f24tCzRr
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6FiCyzJBo
彷彿告白一般的話語，讓少女不得其解。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXfNfIYkCC
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU0Mt5djkW
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCGP1Wh0hA
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不過他還是繼續催促自己說下去。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47FhblpJf9
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WeuMdtUTH
「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......」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQQDmJsgYS
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEObbzUqQl0
少女一時間答不上話，但是隱約明白了少年話中的含義。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7GrQgEpGj
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3N5w1W36yb
這時，少年像是又獲得了勇氣般，將頭抬起與少女對視。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxdebWJBAx
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfMQVxtpy8
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1ugYwZHQW
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7Ev5TBfez
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzsUmrLJFf
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFRic3Znb0
「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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAZFVCzxfE
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokcIEKfuYc
「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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW4s3z3zNr
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABmhPi8GmB
安提娜對於克里斯主動坦白的行為，感到有些意外。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoN8rfa36zs
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKTECuLPUP
「所以當時依然膽怯的你，才選擇不用近身戰鬥的法師嗎？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSnd07nzSG
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Pos3TV6nZ
少年對此點了點頭。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBdyjXqLJv
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qL9ACIw6Y
那對於他來說，應該是最不願意面對、也最脆弱的一部分。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qgWhkEtfP
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWF9Nr3VfOz
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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUH0kyQbsYV
58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8qa7Hth8i
但是，很多事情確實無法用時間來衡量。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnegSnYMIAB
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpNfSfRS0u
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgLmfVgyxK
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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⋯⋯」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFjSn2tpXo
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IrM4iI1fP
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQg6ZxWZ6N
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75OvBJNFyZ
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7LkPloJsx
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ145o3XqviI
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG8kwIYuoR
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bCN06GWGS
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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」。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKe9bg2PPDi
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJM7EIglTCg
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyd1pv5q3SP
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5qB18P7bU
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「漢斯大師是在魔法圖書館裡頭嗎？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kfXd98zng
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「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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9efqAvBRvp
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBLyfIoVgP
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一進入內，迎接兩人的是烏黑一片。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBy2noxq2a
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2Ayuc3gbX
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不過也在這一刻，少女發現有人在上方的閣樓。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXEQHZCLlx
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGj3EcTNAn
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上面的少年注意到兩人，首先跳了下來。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyviREpbhj
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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？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8b9iPlWfe
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「都不是的。嗯......恕我冒昧問一下，你是？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF3Ac3UzUS
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安提娜詢問這名年紀看似略長自己一些的少年。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2jSmFTIPO
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7bCUyBPm8
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBYwRg077j
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「師兄？…………啊！我想到了。你好像叫做克里斯對吧？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQGMm7NoSF
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCJzcedY5n
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「這麼快就忘記我！真過份欸！」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDTC0kKoT9
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「啊不是啦！誰叫這陣子的事情太多了嘛……」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMrrPww7Si
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJx7XKDNyr
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「你好呀克里，好久不見！最近魔法練得如何呢？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOqLh2RApa
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「馬馬虎虎吧，目前正透過冒險中的狩獵努力變強中。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbX0CwIsNLB
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1LQ5B6KCJ
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「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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXH32JJea2G
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「然後這位是安提娜，是我旅途中結識的朋友。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqDJlBNJpp
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克里斯這次換成向艾爾文和莉莉介紹。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcx6CxxsQqu
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之後兩方對彼此簡單點頭致意。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCAMSNTlcY
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「話說你們的身高差很萌欸！」莉莉揚起了嘴角。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ERjZSeNJF
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「啊沒辦法，我就是長不高嘛⋯⋯」克里斯只好這樣自嘲。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxERGAqn0Q
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「不過很相配喔！」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1OjFEuYa0
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「「欸............？！」」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHE8RNEWuU
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這是少年與少女第一次的同步動作。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYq31vEP5q
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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：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwggdsG07kn
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「我想你們誤會了什麼。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExSM9U5jRz
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「我們不是那種關係，只是剛好一起來出任務⋯⋯」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDk2xctoQw
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「喔喔抱歉，哈哈哈⋯⋯」莉莉只好摸了摸頭，尷尬笑著。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhYKvHiHCM
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnTR8W9oVF
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqF2w0RloE
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2mHgCDyIx
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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：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXnpQDLIZR
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「難道你們就是……赫麗娜教官信中說的兩位嗎？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzqXP7duEv
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「沒錯，我們正是為了弓箭手村騷亂事件而來。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5jBBMaU3k
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「可是老師他……」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UpQINCbuG
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「最近都閉門不出嗎？」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHaVkqF8Mc
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMjIWuiGA5
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYph9tdh4I
——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？58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDwPdrIhrJ
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjRTHjCNJF
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJUHJ4uBDC
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLA59Hno5J
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9qQpd9J0p
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1unZXi3KTk
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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。 58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKffzYsdjX
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbKmVlQ1Qb
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5xGuZ1N0S
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首先開口報告的是安提娜，她在整理思緒後說道：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcsZCYGMAV
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfTQwlXNYw
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tEqegsrTk
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OnhMTth2y
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwoTOAjFuj
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVbPVu4zTH
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「好，分析結果我會盡快做出來。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD2QRLkbqJ
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1Amj9d53Y
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPtGTwFeIa
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漢斯搖著頭，並帶著有點抱歉的語氣說道。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AIs4QCsnk
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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！」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lvFpI45Ym
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR2mVVCv9H
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MMWV7VSd2
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漢斯同時用法杖敲了艾爾文的頭部。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrv7llIL1PO
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「哎呀呀……」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUHtxnhHNR
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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：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmswdgMp920
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「不會啦！至少魔法方面是絕對沒問題的嘛……」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTlaybDGUh
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVpWTLoV0D
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「我會盯緊哥哥的，不會讓他再搞出更嚴重的事情。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9woJKh9mtA
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTexP7602dr
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漢斯微嘆口氣。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dIeNvFFAu
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YR9Uf7L8n
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漢斯再次朝他瞪了一眼。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBuonWuye4
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之後，漢斯對著前來的克里與安提娜鄭重說道：58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7i1QLVKIYq
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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。」58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8AfCCR1DY
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEc5zLXCbc
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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。58Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCgAFqTXPa
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