「那天的事情彷彿是一把鎚子,狠狠粉碎了我為自己架構的外殼。那些曾經放棄的、辜負的一切就像是影子一樣死死追著我不放,讓我再也無法再說服自己繼續過這樣的生活。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAy3tckZdNmf
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「我工作上頻頻出錯,那天的相親對象也來慰問我,但我卻什麼也不想說,什麼都不想做,只想就這樣沉淪下去。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAGgaUWamFdz
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「後來……我突然收到一封郵件。上面寫著,這個地方能夠替人實現願望。我不知道是不是真的,就想著來碰碰運氣……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAa4ClKRn01b
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說完故事後的尚妤婕神情又更加憔悴了,看得出來她最近過得非常不好。如果沒有遇見這件事情,或許她能夠自欺欺人一輩子,永遠戴著一張面具活下去。55Please respect copyright.PENANAVq96XS9zZ1
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可這個世界上,沒有如果。55Please respect copyright.PENANAvbRU2U3pne
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女子安靜地聽完尚妤婕的故事,淡淡的笑容與安寧的氣質宛若歲月靜好。即使聽完尚妤婕的故事,她的表情也沒有一絲變化。55Please respect copyright.PENANAfQIJUXhESa
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「故事不錯,不過您怎麼沒想過回去找對方呢?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAEOaJxb7MLV
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「我……哪還有這個臉面呢?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAsRg9eTZxUC
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尚妤婕臉色宛若白紙,字句中帶著苦澀。當初選擇了放棄,現在對方功成名就之時才回頭去找他們,她沒有這個臉面。55Please respect copyright.PENANAJKtMF1rUgD
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女子的手指輕輕撫過水晶球,淺笑不語。55Please respect copyright.PENANA2cwmqkPxS6
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「那麼,您有什麼願望呢?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAOlSl7nWMAj
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願望?55Please respect copyright.PENANAP5bNxLOyi1
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來到這裡之前,尚妤婕是有想法的。途中猶豫了好幾次,好不容易又堅定了想法,可在剛剛把故事說完後,卻產生了極大的迷茫。55Please respect copyright.PENANABSaFBvFKWr
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──是啊,她……想許什麼願望呢?55Please respect copyright.PENANA3nrTmY5WAY
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在尚妤婕看不到的背後,她走過的那漫長的書櫃長廊有些若隱若現,整個空間彷彿在扭曲著。看見這一幕的女子沒有多說什麼,但笑容卻越來越深。55Please respect copyright.PENANA1V7CoW6wr2
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「這樣問好了。您,是否感到艷羨?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAEae3KnUG7S
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艷羨……或許是的。羨慕又嚮往那歡樂的氣氛。曾經她也擁有過,可卻被她拋棄了。55Please respect copyright.PENANALmSaowkoUu
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「您,是否感到嫉恨?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAIRfRcd3IEi
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嫉恨……倒是沒有。畢竟自己會走到這個地步,某種意義上也是自己造成的。怎麼可能會有一絲一毫的嫉妒怨恨呢。55Please respect copyright.PENANAtPzRmUePKd
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「您,是否感到悔愧?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAbXJF8lDv0c
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悔愧……嗎?是啊,她很後悔,又很愧疚。明知道自己的行為會對造成多大的傷害,明知道自己不願意做出這種選擇,還是選擇自我欺騙式的逃離了一切。55Please respect copyright.PENANA8bPoMfgmfJ
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她後悔當初做出那樣的選擇,也對趙奕菱、還有其他樂團成員感到愧疚萬分。如果可以,她真的希望……55Please respect copyright.PENANAS7uDR7jcQI
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「……看來您有想法了呢。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAxgZhK5ejz8
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尚妤婕輕輕點頭,隨後又搖了搖頭。她面露猶豫,遲遲未能開口。55Please respect copyright.PENANARwybUOW3CT
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「有什麼疑問嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAqOm5DTgHA9
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「那個……我已經知道代價是收取故事,並且收取之後故事會消失,可如果我希望的是回到過去,那會怎麼處理呢?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAuKEiFeI9rV
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是的,她希望能夠回到過去。可是按照女子說的代價,到時候什麼都沒有了,她還能改變過去嗎?55Please respect copyright.PENANAssnNoaJoBP
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對此,女子的表情依然沒有改變──依舊是那瞇著眼睛,恰到好處的笑容。彷彿就像戴著面具一樣,有些讓人心裡備感壓力。55Please respect copyright.PENANACV0a0XpbfV
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「放心吧,我們只會『收取』合理的故事。假設像女士您希望改變過去的話,我們收取的就會是您希望改變的時間點之後的故事。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAuv09vZVv2Z
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向來是菁英好學生的尚妤婕此刻彷彿像個好學的孩子一樣,有些懵懂地點了點頭,又繼續提出下一個提問。55Please respect copyright.PENANAzxVQbYEFyg
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「那願望會是怎麼實現的呢?像……那些什麼快穿、重生小說裡面的橋段嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANARmUnunKeKG
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尚妤婕本人是沒看過小說,但趙奕菱愛看。以前她沒少聽對方提起過這類的故事,什麼含冤而死後帶著記憶重生復仇,或者是有人來幫忙代替復仇的劇情。55Please respect copyright.PENANAleO91gSYqZ
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女子似乎沒想到她會問這個問題,那精緻如人偶般的臉上明顯有一絲錯愕,但隨後又恢復成那笑瞇瞇的面孔。55Please respect copyright.PENANALlncJf8XTn
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「是,也不是。沒有人會代替您去完成,同時也不會有這份記憶──畢竟,這段故事已經『消失』了,怎麼可能會保有後續的記憶呢?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAphzEzy1IFT
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「那……我要怎麼改變?」55Please respect copyright.PENANA2HLChgUDRh
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「這點您無須擔心。只要是真心想改變,成功率就高;可若並非真心,就會失敗。不論結果如何,『您的故事』是不會再來一遍了。」55Please respect copyright.PENANA8S8rHvs7Vb
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尚妤婕沉默了。不是一定能夠改變,而且還無法保有記憶,這會讓變數更加巨大。女子說得委婉,但她聽得出來,對方的言外之意,就是結果只會比她原本的經歷更好,或更糟。55Please respect copyright.PENANAlyU5WqzYjn
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如果是真心想改變,就越可能成功;但凡有一絲虛偽,就會提高失敗率……55Please respect copyright.PENANAxrvUYgXHzw
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「如果疑惑已解,那就請您許願吧──真心實意地,清楚地,準確地……訴說您的願望吧。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAm7VHgeWzyF
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女子的聲音中帶著蠱惑之意,彷彿是一條正在引著無辜羔羊走出羊圈般的巨蛇。張開的血盆大口正一步步逼近一無所知的尚妤婕,等待著她一聲令下,就將其吞吃入腹。55Please respect copyright.PENANAnpJUhCzA19
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「我希望我能夠不要在那個時候選擇放棄。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAynw28G1H9e
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不想再選擇放棄,不想再選擇逃避,好好面對並爭取自己所想要的事物──這,便是尚妤婕的願望。55Please respect copyright.PENANAaXRnAURRN5
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「嗯……」55Please respect copyright.PENANAgF2ilfJsSv
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女子發出一聲意味深長的拉長音。不知是在醞釀什麼,現場靜默了好一陣後,她突然睜開眼看向了尚妤婕──55Please respect copyright.PENANAA5b4HXbcjz
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那雙琉璃眼如白水晶般晶瑩剔透,其中彷彿有星辰在閃爍。55Please respect copyright.PENANAqXf4siooDM
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──不是人類的眼睛。這是尚妤婕最後的想法。55Please respect copyright.PENANAEnhny6CCuz
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「如妳所願。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAqRAIRCzQU5
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語落,原本空白無字的書本彷彿有人正在書寫般出現金色的發光文字,以迅雷不及掩耳的速度填滿了空白的頁面。在文字停止書寫後,整本書發出白光,刺眼的白光促使尚妤婕閉眼用手遮擋光線──55Please respect copyright.PENANABQ3T1xFw8L
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隨後,白光吞噬了尚妤婕。當光線消失時,尚妤婕已經消失不見,彷彿她不曾來過一般。飄浮在空中的書迅速翻頁,闔上書的書皮上出現了『尚妤婕』三個字,最後緩慢平靜地躺回桌上,一切回歸平靜。55Please respect copyright.PENANAGntP37DXC2
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整個過程,就只發生在短短幾秒之間。55Please respect copyright.PENANACwS92J3KZD
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「妳這個騙子。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAL0IrbIuuv2
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若是尚妤婕還在這,看見這奇特的烏鴉開口說人言一定會嚇瘋。女子沒有受到驚嚇,似是已習以為常。女子拿起書,手指撫過上方的金色文字。金色文字彷彿在給予回饋般,閃過一絲金色的水波紋。55Please respect copyright.PENANA0fWxajNECc
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「我沒騙她呀,我確實『收取了代價』、也『實現她的願望』啦。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAiDhekpEbqq
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彷彿在強調什麼似的,女子某些咬字特別重。攤開手放開書後,書從手上飛起,隨著她的手指移動緩慢飄移。55Please respect copyright.PENANABHUv0u2ITt
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「那個人類可不知道什麼是『故事』。既然『故事』消失了,她本人還能去哪?當然是消失了啊。可憐啊,連這都不懂就消得連灰都不剩了。鴝,妳這任管理者的能力可真惡毒啊。」55Please respect copyright.PENANApu0NhpCBxj
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「話可不能這麼說呀,消失的是現在的她,但過去的她也是她嘛──只是看人怎麼定義罷了。再說,我的能力怎麼就惡毒了呢?不過是收取的代價多了一點點而已,對世界線的影響可是很小的。」55Please respect copyright.PENANATIlxQIBjXF
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「難道要像之前那位一樣把世界線搞得亂七八糟引起『那邊』的警覺,害那個世界的圓願所被消滅了不說,還差點連累整個圓願所都『被消失』才是好嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAHjvdKzLfdA
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鴝的白水晶耳環輕輕搖晃著。每個世界的管理者只會有一個,展現出的能力也不一定相同。管理者的能力都會顯現在耳環與眼睛上,『白水晶』可以說是最稀有、最穩妥的能力了。55Please respect copyright.PENANA64tlxKyNlD
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就是代價大了一些。55Please respect copyright.PENANAwElBx4HTdu
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「哼,這是兩碼子事。妳還是很惡毒。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAuLmwq5Fmqr
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「哎,吵死了烏鴉。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAbDMshRbCH2
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「老子不是烏鴉!老子叫雷文!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAIEuYviaqu3
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「還不是烏鴉嘛。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAlAu7XMVSEA
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鴝笑瞇瞇地刺了回去。誰不知道雷文的意思就是烏鴉呢?55Please respect copyright.PENANAF74p3GyjHy
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發現鴝正在開始撫摸水晶球後,雷文也不顧著發脾氣了,拍了拍翅膀飛到鴝的身邊。55Please respect copyright.PENANAucNoMLUuaf
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「怎麼,妳又要去看那個人類改變後的情況?真搞不懂,其他管理者都沒妳這麼愛看後續。先不說大部分人類來到這裡許願之後回去都會墜入更深的地獄,剛剛『迴廊』又出現,還不夠證明那個人類優柔寡斷又意志不堅定嗎?」55Please respect copyright.PENANAVerWyKduTf
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『迴廊』,就是尚妤婕一開始推門進來後走過的書櫃長廊。書櫃上擺放的全過往許願人的故事,越是迷茫、越是意志不堅定的人,走的路就會越長越久。如果沒辦法看清自己心底的願望,就會一直走下去,永遠無法抵達管理者的面前。55Please respect copyright.PENANAv3hfDJdwqq
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「誰知道呢,我倒是覺得她辦得到。」55Please respect copyright.PENANArtzNnBAT2F
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「不,老子和妳賭,那個女人類肯定辦不到!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAEXiXslh0BU
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「才不要呢,你每次都耍賴。」55Please respect copyright.PENANAxJcwBVhD8A
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「嘎嘎嘎!沒有!沒有耍賴!沒有!!」55Please respect copyright.PENANAHLzNp09cpf
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無視旁邊一直嘎嘎叫的雷文,鴝繼續撫摸手中的紫色水晶球。水晶球中央緩緩出現魔法陣,魔法陣中間則出現一隻闔上的眼睛。隨著眼睛張開,尚妤婕許願後的畫面逐漸出現在水晶球上──