2157年9月9日，早上八點，商業中心B區664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8amvDMYTm
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嘴巴咬著厚厚的三明治，葛蕾絲踩著輕盈的步伐、走在熱鬧的大街，途中撞到好幾名路人，也有人對她罵髒話，但葛蕾絲頭都沒回，一邊哼歌，一邊往仙境大樓的方向走去。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIzbR48GuX
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尼可拉斯到底在隱瞞什麼？664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgPmJb9qYx
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盯著空中的一個點，葛蕾絲回想兒子剛剛的反應。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZS7UjyaYsn
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尼可拉斯不是冷靜的人，葛蕾絲太了解兒子，尼可拉斯只有忍耐時才會故作鎮定，而剛剛的尼可拉斯從頭到尾都非常冷靜，這百分之百有問題，只是葛蕾絲不想和兒子起衝突，才沒打破砂鍋問到底。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPe56Miwno
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而且，葛蕾絲不是沒有方法，她的天賦是「香菇」，身體會噴出肉眼無法看見的孢子，孢子不只能用來復活，還有其它意想不到的功能。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5qMBnfzAp
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「啊，回來了。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTo2OLVhdc0
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一般人看不見，但她知道一粒粒的黑色孢子正向自己飄來。剛才在咆哮飯店，葛蕾絲留下了大量孢子、用來蒐集情報，當這些孢子回到自己身體的瞬間，葛蕾絲會看見孢子帶回的片段訊息，就像一張張快閃相片。她看見尼可拉斯坐在沙發上，旁邊坐著的人──664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjRSy1c4tD
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「……！？」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fZvOJHTUv
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孢子無法傳遞聲音，葛蕾絲只能看到畫面，但光派翠克的外表就夠她震驚了。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerT6ynu067
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紅鶴？664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqJgGYl9uo
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不，那個髮色是……雷蒙？664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12nmQ49jYU
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雷蒙為什麼有和紅鶴如此神似的人？664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbRt5JaFSp
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尼可拉斯為什麼和他在一起？664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HbeX9zPlh
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停下腳步的葛蕾絲站在一間電影院前，像在思考要看哪部電影，其實她的思緒非常雜亂。葛蕾絲原本要聯絡里奧，卻在最後一刻陷入猶豫。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJLsEeDlKT
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「……。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnuP6AC4hJ
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她的手指定格在螢幕前，腦中浮現尼可拉斯小時候的臉，最後，她返回通訊錄、找到名為「凱薩」的號碼，按下撥號鍵。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yChJoSwqf
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2157年9月9日，早上八點半，商業中心B區，咆哮飯店664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjV5d1t2D9t
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「以水來比喻吧。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwA9wdsHhBX
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派翠克拿了個裝滿水的茶壺，及幾個空茶杯擺在桌上，告訴尼可拉斯：664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡProTapDNUy
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「水果塔就像水，擁有越多水的人越強。第一代水果塔的人都是茶壺，是一群遙不可及的存在。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JsBMyAPRp
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派翠克將茶壺的水倒入其中一個杯子。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqvotydJjB
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「他們大部分都死了，水果塔也隨著基因傳給第二代、第三代，就像這些茶杯，他們只繼承一部分水果塔，能發揮的空間有限。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EOs02WzAp
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派翠克把另外兩個杯子，用杯墊蓋起來。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofyZo6Mtco
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「問題來了，並不是每個後代都能裝水。以李門為例，代號『紅心傑克』的第一代水果塔──李仲翔，只有二兒子李康繼承了紅心傑克。不是每個後代都能繼承，這是機率的問題。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNec2vRUVL
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尼可拉斯記得李博洋說的故事，「可是李康後來瘋了。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mQwiGOuqB
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派翠克嘆氣，「不過，李康也完成了他的使命。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjD3IM8pmm
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尼可拉斯明白派翠克的意思。李康早逝，成功傳承紅心傑克，留下兩個繼承水果塔的兒子──李博洋與李晴煬。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6USHJoHrt
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「前情提要完畢，接下來是我奶奶。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPM8yY9Rz6K
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派翠克將裝有水的杯子放到一邊，留下兩個蓋著杯墊的杯子。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6SRLlxiUA
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「我奶奶──薇奧拉．雷蒙，第一代水果塔『公爵夫人』，生的兩個孩子都沒有繼承到水果塔。她把希望放到孫子輩，希望出現隔代遺傳的奇蹟。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDZa5NibJl
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派翠克再拿了五個杯子，全部蓋上杯墊。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIvAZVpkRU
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「結果五個孫子──包括我──全都沒有繼承到。我奶奶這下急了，她擔心『公爵夫人』失傳；要是她有什麼萬一，雷蒙一家會步入史密斯馬戲團的後塵，成為可有可無、被滅亡也無所謂的存在。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvV5ZBq5rxI
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尼可拉斯沒有回話，畢竟，他參與了殲滅史密斯的行動。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bVzoSSMSJ
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「所以，我奶奶向她的老朋友求救，就是白絃姊。」派翠克說：「她把我奶奶的水果塔拿出來、放到我的身體裡。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXr4985gpil
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尼可拉斯喊停，「『拿出來』是什麼意思？」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhsesiQVdC
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「字面上的意思。她先將水果塔拿到自己體內，再放進我的身體。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmmKTP7LaQ
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派翠克的答案簡單到無法相信。尼可拉斯停頓，「所以，獅鷲可以把別人的水果塔拿走，再決定交給誰？」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYME9RhmUUC
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「或者，都留在自己身上。以這次來說，白絃姊拿走我奶奶的水果塔後，用另一個名叫『克隆』的水果塔、變換我的性別與外表，再把公爵夫人放到我體內。」派翠克結論：「『克隆』似乎是能形塑人類外表的水果塔，目前貯存在白絃姊體內。除了她本身的『距離』，白絃姊體內還有其它水果塔，至少兩種以上。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIhEfF1nGg
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尼可拉斯明白了。怪不得白絃被稱為最強，被里奧他們忌憚。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbsUVdcwhf
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「聽起來，獅鷲比艾莉絲更強。」尼可拉斯說：「隨意拿走別人的水果塔……簡直像神明一樣。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3JWIKjR9w
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「不過，所有水果塔都對艾莉絲都無效。白絃姊真正面對艾莉絲時，恐怕也無計可施。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0ePrcRXEt
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派翠克告訴尼可拉斯：「不過，以前的夏悠不是這樣。因為夏悠犯了無法挽回的錯，白絃姊才把她變成『所有水果塔均無效』的體質，限制她也保護她。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb8KrLNbRR
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「犯了無法挽回的錯」？尼可拉斯追問，派翠克只說：「這我絕對不能說。如果說了，你也會變成高宇維的追殺對象。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7GTPMZLdj
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以前有張迷因圖叫「你知道的太多了」，派翠克現在就是這樣。白絃就像開啟真相的鑰匙，一旦了解她的強大，那些被掩蓋的歷史就會點點浮現。派翠克親眼見證過白絃的能力，所以高宇維不會放過他。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYUroP3Gbv
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可是有但書。尼可拉斯問派翠克：「你之前說，只要薇奧拉．雷蒙死，宇維少爺就不會殺你，又是什麼意思？」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1zjJ372ow
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派翠克苦笑，「尼可，你知道為什麼高宇維拚了命，也要把你們收為神與畜嗎？」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIuyo3seZc
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「我們是第一代水果塔的後裔。」尼可拉斯說。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGqjFOHc3f
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「答對一半，正確來說，高宇維不能讓任何一個水果塔失傳，他必須確保水果塔被一代代傳承，這是艾莉絲體系的共識。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWJbeA2OOG
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尼可拉斯聽懂了，他看向桌上的茶壺和茶杯，得出結論：「只要薇奧拉．雷蒙死，這世上的公爵夫人，就剩你一個。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKoj4JE7HA
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「沒錯，比起『他知道獅鷲的真面目』，高宇維更在乎『世上只剩一個公爵夫人』。」派翠克低頭，「我奶奶太了解高宇維。為了讓我活命，她甘願放棄自己的永生、步入死亡……雖然她叫我躲在咆哮飯店，但她的時間已經不多，我想把握最後這幾天，見她最後一面。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCraO50UJi
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派翠克沒有說出全部，但對目前的尼可拉斯已經足夠，而且，現在不是說長故事的時機，派翠克得趕回薇奧拉‧雷蒙身邊，尼可拉斯也不放心葛蕾絲，盡快離開咆哮飯店才是上策。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhf48doJxi
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「我還有很多事想問，邊走邊講吧。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx3hwXvGTf
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尼可拉斯起身，將一袋東西扔到派翠克身上。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7r4muZGAy
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJO7yiqLrt
「你那張臉太危險，我們時間已經夠少，我不希望有突發狀況。」尼可拉斯說。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1shoEvRpwg
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8stQVyUXNB
袋子裡是一疊黑色口罩，派翠克皺眉，「我不要，戴口罩很悶……唔！」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPnL1bYZlx
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頭被狠狠敲一下，派翠克哭著抱頭、模樣楚楚可憐，但尼可拉斯不吃這套。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU7FXwuEAl
664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzD0IRvgdP
「戴、上！」尼可拉斯恐嚇：「要是那張臉引來麻煩，我就打爛你的嘴！」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSO0PfIV8q3
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派翠克嚇得趕緊戴上，漂亮的眼睛和藍色頭髮還是很吸睛，不過，搭配尼可拉斯那張生人勿近的臉，就萬無一失了。664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLTbJXDGHB
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「尼可。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q9goGfKXi
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在玄關穿鞋時，派翠克突然問尼可拉斯：「李門的小少爺，也是神與畜嗎？」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwWxH0sCfm
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從派翠克口中聽到李晴煬，尼可拉斯有點訝異，但他不能隨意公布成員身分，「我不能告訴你，你自己知道答案。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3nR8CS0ry
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「……。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIy8FLPW9h
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「你認識他？」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGEiuGwkfH
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「嗯……」派翠克微笑，「沒事，我想他也不記得我了，當我沒問吧。」664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6GasSHqwV
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走出房間、搭上電梯，派翠克陷入長長的沉默。尼可拉斯想問他和李晴煬的事，但氣氛不對，尼可拉斯只好把問題吞回喉嚨，繼續趕路。
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