大地已經沉睡了。250Please respect copyright.PENANAkrgXUdYcNf
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萬物像被漆黑的鐵網籠罩,周圍一片靜謐。寥落的平原,冷風輕掠,耳邊僅存微弱的蟲鳴,以及遠方的樹枝婆娑聲。250Please respect copyright.PENANA6h0PpGESyc
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如此淒涼的光景,不禁勾起了她深藏的文人雅致,想吟詩作對。250Please respect copyright.PENANAXjQI1nvSIv
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床前明月光,疑是地上——250Please respect copyright.PENANAZSIg9zRDuE
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「嘔!」250Please respect copyright.PENANAT4L8AAgkJE
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假使有一個行為能破壞任何氣氛,絕對就是嘔吐。250Please respect copyright.PENANAFGCAtSMhFK
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躺在地上觀星沒多久,熟悉的反胃發作,柳思堇摀住口鼻,原先打算撐到入口的洗手槽,結果卻在一米之遙處,先行宣洩。250Please respect copyright.PENANAOgUn0VyktL
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近期因心事重重,沒有特別留意花吐症病情,如今才發現,除了花瓣以外,還咳出了些許血絲。250Please respect copyright.PENANAKKIWTGV7Nw
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「嘔——唔嘔——」250Please respect copyright.PENANACizprcdzCB
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喉間尤如刀割,疼痛節節攀升。經過一番爆吐,總算消停後,柳思堇扶著斑駁的洗手槽起身,所幸管線沒有被破壞,還能順利出水,她原地清洗弄髒的手與臉,同時瞥向不堪的地面。250Please respect copyright.PENANAPD9Ofz6OSK
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⋯⋯嘔吐物能當肥料吧?也算有營養價值?250Please respect copyright.PENANANkPudSIXbG
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腦中的謬論終究是無謂的雜念,柳思堇徒手接了水,試圖將地上的嘔吐物沖掉。250Please respect copyright.PENANAuYKmif7PSL
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「柳同學,要上廁所的話,我可以載妳去超商的。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAqwfH5tV5BH
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才剛灑一回,後方便傳來一陣男聲,嚇得柳思堇開啟防禦姿態,立刻把撈起的水朝身後一潑,「靠!我才不是在——」250Please respect copyright.PENANAhEk0fSWTyX
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江卓文側身靈敏一閃,隨即伸手整理衣領,「開玩笑的,我知道妳在吐。」250Please respect copyright.PENANA3BQGg61X9I
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——被看見了?250Please respect copyright.PENANAyL2xPC6TPJ
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柳思堇本想多作解釋,卻被對方搶先一步,「剛剛又暈車了吧?」250Please respect copyright.PENANAKHClGqwnqA
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看來,是沒看見腳下流向水溝的花瓣。眼前出現鋪好的台階,她一邊甩著濕漉的手,順理成章地接續,「啊哈哈,山路難免的⋯⋯」250Please respect copyright.PENANAnYZDZ8EzO7
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不及眨眼的功夫,一張手帕優雅地遞到眼前。250Please respect copyright.PENANANj0RwoAShr
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「還沒自我介紹。」江卓文友善地微微俯身,「我是祈海小姐的助理江卓文,同時也是保鑣,負責打理小姐生活一切所需。」250Please respect copyright.PENANATSAYyflMIc
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柳思堇抽走手帕,同時小聲吐槽,「哦,原來是工具人啊。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAVZ8LUE20nK
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「⋯⋯小屁孩,學校沒教妳說話的藝術嗎?」250Please respect copyright.PENANAiLZOd5DrVn
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怕接著就是兩拳,柳思堇趕緊退一大步。250Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ts8iNsq8W
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——工具人也算一種稱讚吧?大人的世界真難搞。250Please respect copyright.PENANAgYUQVuukyk
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根據她敏銳的直覺,好端端一個「助理」突然找上門,肯定事有蹊蹺。250Please respect copyright.PENANA9xaQ2MDpuj
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「⋯⋯總之,我有事相求。」果不其然,江卓文立刻說出他的訴求,「小姐還在墓地,沒有帶手機,請妳接她回來吧。」250Please respect copyright.PENANASfBJzbHk4z
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柳思堇一臉茫然,「欸?為什麼不是保鑣先生去?」250Please respect copyright.PENANAjYXZY2ZxG6
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「我得遵守命令。」江卓文有苦難言,「小姐要求我,千萬別踏進花園一步。」250Please respect copyright.PENANA4g7STG20hV
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柳思堇不明所以,「違反命令會有什麼懲處嗎?」250Please respect copyright.PENANAxcmhIbEpns
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「減薪。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAhMwMp4RjLZ
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「哦,那可不行。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAKEZPmIzRh2
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——好一個資本主義的雇主啊!巫祈海這慣老闆!250Please respect copyright.PENANA1S6fguhNX5
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將手帕遞回後,柳思堇沉默抿唇,神情十分為難。250Please respect copyright.PENANAmSO4yLdRoe
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她很清楚,這並非能隨口答應的請求。250Please respect copyright.PENANAoIfY2QL5wb
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盤據心頭的,除了不願靠近墓地的排斥外,還有對巫祈海出氣的懊悔。尚未整理好想法就貿然前行,只會讓事態變得更糟。250Please respect copyright.PENANA2cQYbNMp0Z
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但該如何完美解決,她也毫無頭緒。250Please respect copyright.PENANADzr07T2wxB
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「柳同學。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAs1r8FbCHim
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江卓文收起手帕,凝視一陣子後,朝悶不吭聲的柳思堇走近,「既然難得有單獨的對話場合,我就多說幾句吧。」250Please respect copyright.PENANABXBGLYodNn
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⋯⋯這種情況下,還想聊天啊?250Please respect copyright.PENANAjVtYJWLEEH
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柳思堇本想用一句「抱歉,我對男人沒興趣」先行拒絕,卻因方才嘔吐時,胃酸輕微灼燒喉道,頓時無法出聲,只能任對方繼續開口。250Please respect copyright.PENANA5qi1KdfyfS
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「無論提出什麼條件,都別答應讓祈海小姐的要求。」250Please respect copyright.PENANARmsSUW9CAj
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此話一落,她才意識到,這並未單純的閒嗑牙。250Please respect copyright.PENANAwEDDnPt8Oc
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柳思堇立刻被激起好奇心,「為什麼?」250Please respect copyright.PENANAeK0RzwQhRG
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「⋯⋯這些前因後果,我只說一次而已,妳最好聽清楚。」下定決心,江卓文屏氣凝神,字字清楚道來,「巫家,是具有特殊能力的『花巫』世族,自認被賦予天命,得替人間祓除痛楚,奉給花神,才能換取先人與後代的安寧富裕。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAc5Ka9T7ZEC
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依對方嚴正的態度,此話絕無虛假,可一連串過於二次元的世界觀,讓柳思堇瞪圓了眼。250Please respect copyright.PENANAaIbCg5O7oY
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至今巫祈海所述,僅僅冰山一角。明面後方的陰影,是無法衡量之深。250Please respect copyright.PENANAMhpWV9ShZ5
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「只要沾有血液的子孫,皆會隨機出現能力繼承者。」江卓文側過身,遙望著遠處的漆黑坡面,「祈海小姐則是我侍奉的派系中,唯一的女性繼承者。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAO7J7Mao6CR
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柳思堇瞇眼輕聲吐槽,「靠,還真的是邪教啊⋯⋯」250Please respect copyright.PENANAEyIja2eaaE
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「妳要這麼想,也行。」江卓文不以為然,「各派系組織龐大,才會需要一名統治者管理——而上位卸任後,下位者完成修行門檻,就能獲得畢生僅有一次的,角逐『花主』的資格。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAsesjgLOjZm
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又是修行。250Please respect copyright.PENANAaMVBQYpNBS
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柳思堇直接揪出熟悉的關鍵字,「⋯⋯所以,到底是什麼修行?」250Please respect copyright.PENANADubXVlVRMT
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「藉由向人類播種,食入帶有負面記憶的花朵,數量越多,奉獻值越高。」江卓文褐色的瞳孔一瞥,「而花的品質,根據負面記憶的情感純度,是有差異的。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAbx5u9Jre8q
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「⋯⋯品質?」250Please respect copyright.PENANAv5ypznmkOI
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「如是無與任何利益瓜葛,極度單純的『悲傷』與『痛苦』,盛開的花朵品質,以及攜帶的價值會更高,對奉獻值也十分有利。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAGQ1wjwZLGT
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——原來如此。250Please respect copyright.PENANAXvVbJftF6D
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這就是巫祈海態度堅決的原因嗎?250Please respect copyright.PENANAvNKHDQN3tT
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還真的被說中了?來到這裡,就是打算把自己推至深水熱火,順勢引出想被救贖的渴望⋯⋯250Please respect copyright.PENANA1kCsD9J3Lm
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「永無止盡的自罰,有任何意義嗎?」250Please respect copyright.PENANA9PcklTFcHB
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⋯⋯但又為什麼,要說這些話呢?250Please respect copyright.PENANAa45H7nnmls
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暗寸無果,柳思堇索性擱置,提出另一個十分矛盾的論點,「那為什麼叫我別答應?對她而言,把我⋯⋯呃,吃了?不是好事嗎?」250Please respect copyright.PENANAWjiJmVGqwt
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這話說出來,連向來中二的她,也不自覺羞赧了。250Please respect copyright.PENANAopB1ehFIaG
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「⋯⋯不會的,食入得越多,便會對人體產生巨大的影響,根據歷史紀錄,歷屆的競爭者,皆沒有人能食入超過50朵。」不經意說中痛處,江卓文輕嘆後,無奈傳達一個事實,「妳上次在校長室看見的,已是小姐食入的第100朵花。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAhUW5lR4sDu
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——靠,是大胃王嗎!250Please respect copyright.PENANAH6peVksCVN
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駭人事實攤於面前,柳思堇顯得嗑嗑巴巴,「呃,都這麼多了⋯⋯為什麼還要繼續⋯⋯」250Please respect copyright.PENANANNFTgCuglG
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「本屆競爭激烈,各派系皆有推崇競爭者,小姐想打造絕對的優勢。」江卓文垂下眼,「並向長年由男性統治的家系,證明自身的價值。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAxK5nZwbeTt
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——還真像巫祈海會做的事。250Please respect copyright.PENANAyXdTXUnsYv
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如此強大的野心,確實符合人設。外人聽來,可能會覺得她是想突破男性統治的女豪傑,但⋯⋯250Please respect copyright.PENANA69xjWrQQwZ
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不惜將性命視為籌碼,鋌而走險,難道不是走火入魔嗎?250Please respect copyright.PENANA8NPUbjH70G
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「所以,我才向妳提出這個請求。」對於柳思堇的凝重,江卓文重述一次,「只要讓小姐死心就好,直到年末舉行選拔法會,將今年的累計值全數奉還後,一切就會告一段落。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAELPJ4XqcAn
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看來,江卓文並不曉得,關於巫祈海無法強行向自己播種的事實。客觀而言,這並非強人所難的請求,只要維持現狀,就能順利抵達終點。250Please respect copyright.PENANAPjLPmDAk8K
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聽完一切補足的情報,柳思堇圈緊拳頭,與江卓文一起遙望遠方,「那學姐現在⋯⋯在墓地幹嘛呢⋯⋯」250Please respect copyright.PENANAlv21JDFRHD
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「這點,只有妳能確認了。」江卓文平靜說著,接著從將手朝口袋一探,拿出一個物品,「夜深了,拿著吧。」250Please respect copyright.PENANA14tNfBqJUI
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昏暗的視野中,眼前是一把小型的手電筒,以及不知何時從洗手槽上拿走的,那把潔白的梔子花束。250Please respect copyright.PENANAhnPEbvEfGd
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柳思堇停頓半晌,才伸手接過。將手電筒開啟後,邁開腳步緩緩朝山坡前進。250Please respect copyright.PENANA9hrxk6Hpzz
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邁開腳步時,她的腦海中,恍然浮現巫祈海背上的印記,其緊密程度,可能與食入數量為正比。所需承受的痛楚,勢必也是相當之重。250Please respect copyright.PENANAE7SPa6ZOvV
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⋯⋯她一直以來,都承受著什麼樣的痛楚,又打算走向何種境地呢?250Please respect copyright.PENANA0YG6ag6jCT
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思及此,柳思堇停下腳步。250Please respect copyright.PENANAbqDKovWMcL
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「保鑣先生,根據剛剛說的——」她轉過身,打算確認腦中閃過的揣測,「意思是⋯⋯現在的學姐,只要吃了我的花,就有可能會死?」250Please respect copyright.PENANAV3WauXmpGm
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「⋯⋯不是可能。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAC49GNZDn6f
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江卓文平靜的臉上,映著手電筒的藍色光斑。250Please respect copyright.PENANADU8IvBhbCH
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「是百分之百,會立即死亡。」250Please respect copyright.PENANAOPNf1edTg9
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