2157年6月24日，下午四點，仙境大樓，二層536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD5mbJuZLS
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跟赫密士要到聯絡方式後，尼可拉斯成功和那個女人聯繫上，但她不在家，說好兩個禮拜後碰面。到時，她會將貓親手交給尼可拉斯。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ298UAtaEmI
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任務還算順利。閒來無事，尼可拉斯在醫務室看書，沒多久，雪檸突然衝進來，抓住尼可拉斯的手臂。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFdAXBofle
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「尼可！！！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1Wyt7otPM
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雪檸跟他說：「尼可！情況緊急，我需要你幫忙！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlr6hfRTAai
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「啊？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jrRggXMbk
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尼可拉斯覺得莫名其妙，下一秒，一名意想不到的人從門口走進來。因為天氣變熱，里奧今天穿著短袖的黑色上衣，這是尼可拉斯第一次看到他露手臂。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokC57TSFfH
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「我今天不知道為什麼，超級想吃蝦子！可是……可是……！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rcgG3r706
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7dsRbok1A
雪檸指著站在門口的里奧，生氣地說：「他說孕婦不能吃海鮮，會害寶寶過敏！可是我上網查，過敏只跟基因有關，但他不相信我！尼可，快用你的專業知識說他是錯的！！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHU2bTMhgI
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqtTaq9OwW
雪檸抓著尼可拉斯的肩膀搖啊搖、搖啊搖，尼可拉斯的頭越來越暈。不愧是Knight隊長，力氣不是普通地大。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwNHPQqfVG
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjE6Alzv7e
「冷靜點！我不是婦產科醫師！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aIJxiSUpW
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nIROAOtVx
「不管啦！這裡只有你是醫生，他只聽你的話！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMX6zlR9wPy
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYGOq5glH3
如果尼可拉斯是孕婦，他已經被雪檸搖到流產了。里奧從後面把雪檸抱走，再這樣下去，他覺得尼可拉斯會死。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKbMfz94bX
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRXiwdTUox
還在希波克拉底時，尼可拉斯被歸類在外科，也是他最擅長的領域。至於內科、兒科、婦產科、精神科其它領域，雖然不是專業，懂的也比一般人多，解答雪檸的疑問不是問題。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vjLPgPLly
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPm0GioBCX
「就像妳說的：過敏主要取決於基因，孕婦可以吃海鮮。」尼可拉斯說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Mg1CjeWAH
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMYbLyjj16
「你看吧！」雪檸朝里奧露出勝利的表情。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm4QHgvNPW
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyeV5pEK8I
「但是！」尼可拉斯加但書：「食材要新鮮、料理過程要衛生、完全煮熟才能食用，最重要的──不能一次攝取太多。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJvr6XOzyw
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYqz9H2oEf
雪檸鼓嘴，她打算去水產火鍋超市大吃特吃，被尼可拉斯看穿計謀，肯定是不行了。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZIxMfbkwa
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYIuaiaEov
「妳現在最重要的是營養均衡，孕婦手冊說不能碰的東西就不要碰。這都是為了嬰兒著想，忍忍吧。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVl3DFTRfb
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy2J3jBbAv
尼可拉斯瞥了里奧一眼。雖然不想跟他講話，尼可拉斯還是叮嚀：「她再過幾周會開始害喜，到時會出現各種症狀。嗜睡、孕吐、頭痛頭暈……可能完全吃不下，也可能只想吃某種東西，或心理狀況不穩定，這時爸爸的角色很重要。可以的話，你盡量別出任務，多待在她旁邊，畢竟讓她懷孕的是你，這是你的責任。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRirUSt6HG
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里奧點頭。昨天他才和高宇維通話，里奧和雪檸的任務都轉給了別人，他們這陣子會待在仙境大樓，產假的概念。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAyjQrtMOj
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「……謝謝。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALcHGeiyRf
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有尼可拉斯在，里奧很放心，也發自內心、感激尼可拉斯沒有因為私人恩怨，無視雪檸肚子裡的孩子。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hL3hImOdj
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuwZqsbLbf
「對了，我有事要問你。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8njuTKMdeY
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既然里奧在這，兩人也說上話，尼可拉斯不會放過這個機會。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPLMUF57Qo
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「既然天賦是透過遺傳得來，」尼可拉斯問：「我媽她，是不是也有天賦？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNCRxTclfl
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里奧點頭。尼可拉斯接著問：「是什麼？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaov8WIDGU4
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「『香菇』。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUDxSI64Jb
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「啊？」尼可拉斯挑眉，「你在耍我嗎？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCTuTssBQK
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IdoIGRpEO
「尼可，里奧說的是實話。」雪檸說：「葛蕾絲真的是香菇。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5jCH3NDHe
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIpvjxxnia
「妳乾脆說我媽會孢子繁殖算了。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFr1DJfRsXT
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc3HCMvM1E
尼可拉斯這話是亂講，結果雪檸回答：「嗯，不愧是尼可，反應真快！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvadZpWC7o
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「……。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZx1tTtC8ky
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尼可拉斯滿頭問號，「我跟不上你們的節奏。」他整理剛才的對話，「我媽的天賦是香菇，她會孢子繁殖？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLXhXpEamj
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里奧和雪檸一起點頭。活這麼大，從別人口中聽到媽媽是蕈類，尼可拉斯的頭好痛。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2SoQ7je2h
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「……她的孢子不是用來繁殖。」里奧突然說。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPJsxOBxAz
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMGA8S2bEs
「不然尼可也會是香菇喔。」雪檸開玩笑地說：「聽起來很可愛。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66xZ20JFc3
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8ExdTXjKG
「一點也不。」尼可拉斯翻白眼，問里奧：「用來做什麼？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvullwxQXr1
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「復活。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBJZIstLcY
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNp64hbweU
尼可拉斯的眼睛睜大了一圈。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDa4aH3gJ7
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「她死亡的當下，身體會射出肉眼無法看見的孢子。」里奧說：「當孢子獲得足夠的能量，她就會復活。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zVifkHoGE
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「……！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uv5fKNNCk
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尼可拉斯激動到站起來，「你為什麼不早說！宇維少爺為什麼不復活她？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5NexnmghL
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGAgjpBDtA
里奧搖頭，「葛蕾絲警告過，不能那樣做。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXu0CADx88
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1MLlyAWBQ
「為什麼？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFrwb80GLs
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeE6QdjCWlb
「……會死很多人。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRMKKQtXsV
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9OkRKW71B
看里奧的表情就知道，他的想法和尼可拉斯一致、也希望葛蕾絲回來，但葛蕾絲本人不允許，他才沒採取行動。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4O5kcPx5z
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5vHipaRyQ
「尼可，你先坐下來，詳細情形由我來說。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CF1rsC06N
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Q1XKEBO9p
雪檸安撫尼可拉斯的情緒、讓他坐回椅子上，也跟尼可拉斯借紙筆，用圖畫來說明。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZPNncge4R
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtPr1IPOSL
「葛蕾絲的孢子飛散出去後，會寄身在活體生物上。除非被寄生者死亡，否則孢子不會消失。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyVadUWx5h
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWJRe9gk9U
雪檸在紙上畫了五個圈圈，也在五個圈圈底下，各畫上一個人。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsm9wDVqz5
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「其中，所有孢子裡，有個最重要的『母體』。其它孢子的被寄生者死亡後，會把獲得的能量傳送給母體。只要母體獲得足夠能量，葛蕾絲就能利用母體的被寄身者復活，就像這樣子。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VgnJ6MNcs
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雪檸在第一個圈圈旁，寫上「母體」。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8Uu8YRw8D
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「假設，總共有ABCDE五個孢子，分別寄身在12345號被寄身者上，其中A孢子是母體。今天，假設2號寄生者死亡，B孢子會把獲得的能量，傳給母體A。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgMv5H0PL7
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbhQ8pho3j
雪檸在2、3、4、5號寄生者身上，都打上叉叉，再個別畫了箭頭、連到母體A的位置。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBkUIAM6r8
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pTCK5p1QJ
「以此類推，母體A吸收來自各孢子的能量。等吸收到一定程度，葛蕾絲會用1號寄身者的身體復活。但這過程非常長，而且，必須確保母體安危，1號寄身者要活得比其它寄身者久。成功率很低，何況，葛蕾絲本人不想這麼做。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BR1OYRrwz
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJThUgjbLGe
「為什麼？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlJBB5FTef
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCRi9y6lEw
「看圖就知道了。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡye8NzZTZRv
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雪檸用筆，指著被畫叉叉的被寄身者。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXcZWmgWdd
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg60TaESOJZ
「首先，母體要獲得足夠的能量，這些被孢子寄身的人都得死；再來，葛蕾絲用1號寄身者的身體復活，1號寄身者的意識將不復存在，1號寄身者也會死。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gRpPTjWwT
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqUVLCO6mW
雪檸嘆了口氣。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsArY4ukfx
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKd9YW6G15
「葛蕾絲的能力，來自第一代水果塔『書蟲（Caterpillar）』。說穿了，這是場獻祭儀式，用上百人的性命換她一人。尼可，你覺得依葛蕾絲的個性，她會同意這種作法嗎？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1aRf0PVHX
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「……。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1N41UTPDz3
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當然不會。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzu7uUOioMM
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尼可拉斯想都不用想。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzM9O896Zoz
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpagDN6Am8o
他那個媽媽，三不五時把受傷的小貓小狗撿回家，會把家裡的食物分給附近的流浪漢。連螞蟻都捨不得殺死的人，怎麼可能允許那種事？536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8h3DZc71XR
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「……你們回去吧。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtBX4Fah8P
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他後悔問了問題、燃起無聊的希望。尼可拉斯下了逐客令，暫時不想見任何人，尤其是里奧。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBrvfjUWIL
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSY2OcGJhPX
「我不想影響到孕婦的心情。」尼可拉斯別過頭，「快走，別逼我發脾氣。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeG1lnUgKW
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAEnb2xrK9
雪檸原本想說什麼，手卻先被里奧拉住。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7EH1HsOJL
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JXn62Uhc1
「……走吧。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6vNyyl6lx
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里奧很清楚，尼可拉斯需要時間習慣心裡的傷口，不是一句不負責任的道歉。那不是「對不起」三個字可以彌補，何況，是沒有感情基礎的對不起。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5yTa1MB7B
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURzlzkPhNH
他需要人陪伴、需要人安慰──那個人絕對不是里奧。他牽起雪檸的手，離開醫務室。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XmGqjRRQv
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxoYLgvkDw
另一方面，從三樓走樓梯到二樓，MIO遇見從醫務室離開的里奧夫婦，但沒有跟他們說到話，只聽到一句：「果然，不該告訴尼可的。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAKcRdlYr1
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「……？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsmXU3BaL6
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9B6c7hnLX
電梯門闔上後，MIO才從樓梯間探出頭來。因為尼可拉斯最近很累，MIO抱著便當盒，裡面有她親手捏的飯糰，希望能讓尼可拉斯打起精神。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LAAv9iKwd
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l1Ztm9dlX
殊不知被她聽見這句。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7MMLCZmmc
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOfDrznguJ
MIO眨眨眼睛，雖然不知道發生什麼，但見到里奧，尼可拉斯的心情一定不好，需要飯糰打起精神。MIO沒想太多，繼續朝醫務室前進。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLJqg2ObXx
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「尼可？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXghkUPKaR1
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqctJ4Tw0m
推開醫務室的門。尼可拉斯坐在辦公椅上，表情冷漠，看起來和平常一樣──但MIO覺得不正常。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnFSTD537g
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7U36Ko0y3C
第一，什麼事也沒發生；第二，他遭受巨大的打擊，變得只能思考一件事，淪為詭譎的冷靜。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOlxMn68O3
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9FSKmrwPb
「……怎麼了？MIO。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb4rbCqc2G
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cSHOnZWzS
空氣瀰漫異常的氣氛。MIO看著尼可拉斯友善又詭異的笑容，有些躊躇、有些遲疑，但她假裝什麼都不知道，把便當盒放到尼可拉斯桌上。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyo94jHwK34
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGl8VD5OwL2
「MIO做了飯糰給尼可喔！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LMpXvw5J0
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8x1TUfgCrS
MIO站到尼可拉斯面前，一副要尼可拉斯稱讚的表情。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYYoGc78Zs
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCiGavC6yp
「……謝謝。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzy7FrJhqe
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2uTdLzqkv
MIO接收到尼可拉斯異樣的眼神，下一秒，尼可拉斯的手放到MIO頭上，臉湊了過來。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74Vk3TvnyD
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8Nzt7EJ1P
「哪，MIO。」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftttMD8ZgB
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvlInwRYSu
尼可拉斯睜大眼睛，嘴角上揚，整張臉沒有半點笑意。536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxf8dLXei8U
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohrFpBGUOw
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUolggckZc
「還記得──我上次說的『願望』嗎？」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpb3wJrd17
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「……！」536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvj4gzpmQy
536Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrbCpZuvnd
MIO沒有回話。那一瞬間，她感覺尼可拉斯心裡，有什麼東西正在裂開。支撐神與畜的東西正在衰敗，MIO自己也裂得七零八落，彷彿──回到遇見李博洋前的自己。
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