2161年2月19日，早上九點，仙境大樓，三層487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGRG2jxBgZ
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同一天的早晨，大西洋的另一端，里奧、葛蕾絲、李博洋、MIO、江云格、謝綠，六人聚集在三樓，討論他們新加入的成員。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CkrYG6pQf
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賴梓綾，主教賴霜原的三女兒，因為白化症被視為薩拉凱爾教的惡魔。被帶回仙境大樓後，她一直處於昏迷狀態，昨晚謝綠和葛蕾絲幫她洗了澡，此刻的賴梓綾躺在三樓的長沙發，蓋著一條暖和的被子。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCJEv4Euar
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「我很困惑。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQHnTdP4wn
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在旁照顧人的謝綠，手輕輕放在賴梓綾的被子上，問大家：「按照出生日期，她應該小我六歲，怎麼外表看起來比我年長？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0bjgAmvPN
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確實，賴梓綾的實際年齡只有八歲，卻有著高中生般的外表。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTk0HAOJdW
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtaNGpnVev
坐在高腳椅上的李博洋表示：「我弟實際年齡只有十六，看起來也像二十幾歲呀。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5wvLFhmux
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8s6e8QnTR
謝綠反駁：「因為他和MIO有過交換，那不一樣。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64mi4RadLV
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPusOs1PR0
李博洋的視線移到謝綠旁的江云格，「云格實際年齡也不到十歲，還不是長這樣。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19UZn53l8i
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzdbHyWYtO
江云格苦笑，「我是貓，不能用人類的方式計算年紀。」也想到：「會不會是因為水果塔？我記得，賴梓綾繼承的是睡鼠？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6wsuZOgKr
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsNicqF2el
「睡鼠……很少聽到的名字。」謝綠說出大家的心聲，她問里奧和葛蕾絲：「那是什麼樣的水果塔？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhycgQZXwCC
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「……。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6vicwfIqH
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只要妹妹在場，里奧幾乎不開口，葛蕾絲會幫他說話。這一次，葛蕾絲用奇怪的眼神看著里奧，好像在用眼神交流，思考該怎麼回答。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RtFSuWw7O
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「第一代水果塔『睡鼠（The Dormouse）』，我們叫他小約翰（Yohanna），本名不清楚，只知道他姓賴。」葛蕾絲坐在另一張沙發，「他的水果塔叫『水晶』，顧名思義，是跟礦物有關的能力，他的身體由各式各樣的礦物組成。因為不是血肉之軀，小約翰的身體很硬、力氣很大，就算受傷，恢復速度也很快。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOCTncEk5H
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTtbtVy2Bf
謝綠問：「外表也不會因為年齡改變？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ltTCg6aAJ
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBIFyFA8vG
葛蕾絲想了想，「好像是。我記憶中的小約翰，一直都是深藍色頭髮、綁著兩條辮子的小孩，外表很像女孩子。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSgUp5P92w
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzINSgY9g9B
謝綠發現葛蕾絲的口氣很奇怪，「葛蕾絲姊，妳是不是也不清楚？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LVb4uEVFs
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJkYVpiaDd
「哈哈，被發現了。」葛蕾絲尷尬一笑，「不只我們，大部分的第一代水果塔，都跟小約翰不熟。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAZofi9Mcd
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmxgPscKRD
「媽媽的記憶裡也沒有他。」MIO坐在李博洋的大腿上，轉了轉黑色的眼珠，「不過，好像有一點點點點點點……印象，他是不是闖過禍？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJmXOm9GM3
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9ekI6fuV3
「噢，妳指『都市氣爆案』嗎？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBzRDvwQwb
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JhlROz4U1
MIO的話喚起葛蕾絲的回憶。江云格疑惑，「『都市氣爆案』？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fJQn1h92r
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「小約翰曾經毀掉一個都市。」葛蕾絲解答。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcduS5Ycf4q
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZByLcK80Z
「……這已經不是『闖禍』了。」李博洋傻眼，「小約翰這麼強？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPzjl0cnTp
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ffnsgxJxU
「不，小約翰攻擊時，只能讓地板、牆壁長出一堆水晶柱。論一對一單挑，他的實力比不上其他人。」葛蕾絲附上但書：「但他的操控範圍，是第一代水果塔裡最廣的。當年他情緒失控，讓整個城市──包括地上、地下──全部佈滿他的水晶柱，引發大規模的氣爆和火災，死了好幾百人，最後是獅鷲出手揍他，才結束掉那場災難。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubRyrXhI2n
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葛蕾絲說，旁邊的里奧也被喚醒記憶。他那時收到高宇維的通知，然後李仲翔出現、用白色空間將他帶到現場。父親給他的任務只有一個：從火海中救出倖存者，救一個算一個。里奧穿梭在火焰中，空氣中瀰漫人被燒死的味道，還要防範四面八發的水晶，有的上面插著死人……天啊，真的是災難。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlb1zrV544
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「那之後，夏悠將小約翰交給李仲翔，也多虧他，小約翰沒有再失控，和李仲翔的感情非常好，大家都覺得很神奇。」葛蕾絲表示：「李仲翔是冷漠的人，但他對小約翰……怎麼說，溺愛嗎？小約翰每天黏著他，李仲翔也不覺得煩，還很疼他。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhG9GT4nV8o
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyU8guKL3u
「……只有李仲翔知道小約翰的本名。」里奧終於開口說話：「也因為李仲翔，小約翰是『白色仲夏』的一員，最後被獅鷲殺死。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WqyWgNrZZ
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4k0jmPpB4
葛蕾絲嘆氣，「小約翰死後，李仲翔就瘋了。他很強，無論如何都能保持冷靜、作出正確的判斷；就算打不贏獅鷲，也不至於被殺。因為小約翰先死，李仲翔失去理智、喪失判斷能力，最後也被獅鷲殺了。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAn7nofd1SA
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkAKHzQ7qA
眾人陷入沉默。不管聽幾次，第一代水果塔的故事都是悲劇。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk97pypdfg
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5LcsRCkXG
「我想，也是因為水果塔，賴梓綾才沒有外傷吧。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXt11bAefN
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahlhNqvMEG
不喜歡沉默的葛蕾絲轉換話題。她用輕鬆的口氣說，試著緩和氣氛，「明明被殘忍對待，我和小綠幫她洗澡時，卻沒在她身上看到疤痕。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodqiXZiyZV
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7QsSeS3l2
「但賴梓綾會流血。」MIO舉手表示：「這跟小約翰又不一樣。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJC04dqfDKM
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXW3EXG8Y5
「因為水果塔沒有完全覺醒。小約翰的身體由礦物組成，不吃東西也能活，但你們看，賴梓綾長期營養不良，瘦得只剩骨架，要是她的水果塔已經覺醒，不會有這種問題。」葛蕾絲再說：「賴梓綾體內的睡鼠，目前只有『恢復速度快』，其它有待觀察。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb7dQkLZNx
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0wznGHn9u
葛蕾絲說完，某人也來到三樓──剛睡醒的李晴煬突然走進來，MIO跟他說早安，李晴煬卻沒有回應。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8uI0i6RRJ
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMSYVLmUHK
「弟弟？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJxo9RJhs3
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsaoM9ntzU
李博洋覺得奇怪。自己就算了，平常的李晴煬不會忽略MIO。不只沒回應，李晴煬的眼神、表情都異常呆滯，渾身散發的氣場很不對勁。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Y4NRwWwkZ
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi1s5Ou8z6
「……！」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lbQDjpAxh
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就在此時，沙發上的賴梓綾猛然睜開眼睛。謝綠正想關心她，賴梓綾卻把她的手打開，開始尖叫──487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJfYWnmwYy
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2M1GiVfA60
「啊啊……啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！！！」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79Qv6TcP51
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptT3LzY4OC
賴梓綾不會說話，看到人會本能性地發狂。她恐慌，她害怕，覺得所有人都會拿東西砍她的腳、刺她的身體、拔她的指甲，所以她拼命掙扎，推開謝綠，兩個人一起摔到地上。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvFmwyvOwy
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7yjuKGvrl
「小綠！」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVq5pYGp9K
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNA3aNgpk5
江云格也上前，靠體型優勢抓住賴梓綾的手，但少女像一隻動物，竟然狠狠咬住江云格的手臂，逼得江云格不得不放開，被咬的地方當場流血。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8qefMU2ry
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2P1OPHMwLK
「啊！啊啊！啊啊啊啊！」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMAdB2uHZE
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGw1E3TeaG
賴梓綾失控，李博洋抱著MIO退到旁邊，目睹一切的葛蕾絲原本要出手，卻被里奧攔下。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP68DvTgEj
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVZpYR3Q5L
「哥，你幹嘛？」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KhBhPQjXN
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQHUlhi9rH
「噓。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXvKSxEEQV
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里奧叫葛蕾絲別出聲，眼神示意大家退到牆邊。此刻的賴梓綾彷彿一隻白色、有著紅眼睛的野獸，如今面對這頭野獸的，只剩李晴煬一人。
「啊啊！啊……啊啊啊……！」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hZR1ijarH
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdCaKTIXVC
賴梓綾仍在吼叫，奇怪的是，原本全身緊繃、警戒四周的她，看見李晴煬的那一剎那，四肢漸漸放鬆，失控的情緒竟緩和下來。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCjzGwmo9q
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhemAKOkdrj
「……。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3UXtVPu1N
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李晴煬依然面無表情。他看著賴梓綾，賴梓綾也看著他，兩雙紅色的眼睛對上彼此，然後，賴梓綾用那雙細細的手，撐起身子，慢慢站起來。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkM6ra2NiP
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHt2i2Kc3qc
雖然身材消瘦，但賴梓綾站起來的瞬間，在場六人都嚇了一跳。上一秒是野獸，此刻閉上嘴巴、靜靜站在那裡時，他們才驚覺這是多麼漂亮的人──及腰的白色長髮，白雪般的肌膚，扇子般的白色睫毛，搭配一雙淺紅色的眼睛，好像從童話故事走出來的雪精靈。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64H5PCrpGJ
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPootYbDoBb
「噢呀。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAb4PkY9CYE
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然後，賴梓綾緩緩地，朝李晴煬走去。她不會說話，但跟剛才的尖叫不同，她對著李晴煬、發出聲音：487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7XZURCL4P
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「噢呀。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQHluaB5dp
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJHRieu2tU
「噢呀……噢呀……！」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGymOrESVPG
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487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRjbYlHCae
聲音有起伏、有語調，謝綠和江云格不知道，但MIO、李博洋、葛蕾絲、里奧四人，一聽就知道賴梓綾在說什麼。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxgv0wAD3y
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「仲翔。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpUPXUdBCR
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他在叫他。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8G4vu4Kh2
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb4gCDdjMN
不是賴梓綾和李晴煬，是小約翰和李仲翔。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uYzVqANF2
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvCL1C9kP6
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1CL91trcu
「噢呀……！」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMxtUeE3rd
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4J7MgUdhQ
賴梓綾伸出手，抓住李晴煬的衣服。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKW07GYp3R
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSM1VojvdNI
「嗚……噢呀……嗚嗚……！」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKFQAcCxe6
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADvvfHXEX7
她雙腿一軟、整個人跪到地上，眼淚莫名其妙流下來。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim3ACRUl5x
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfubLvGm0v
賴梓綾開始哭，哭得非常、非常傷心。一直沒反應的李晴煬，突然彎下腰、單膝跪地，做出令人費解的舉動──他從口袋拿出刀子，讓賴梓綾拿著；再握住她的手，讓賴梓綾在他的食指劃上一刀，割出一個口子。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCQkkXUfpW
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「來。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dwNkcQklY
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487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2Y8VCAY4y
李晴煬終於開口，但那個聲音不像他，李晴煬不會用夾帶氣音的方式說話。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTjgpAP5zO
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPV4GPsGmJm
487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAXEVuIv1Q
「這裡。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBC7Yq9aS9
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李晴煬將自己食指上的血，抹在賴梓綾的手上。他露出恐怖又溫柔的微笑，將賴梓綾沾滿血的手指放到自己嘴角，輕輕挪動賴梓綾的手指。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTOkXoIzij
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「沒錯，就是這樣。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2sSU1thh6
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李晴煬對她說。賴梓綾停下眼淚，先看自己的手，再看李晴煬的臉……好像被引導到什麼之中，不用李晴煬幫忙，賴梓綾慢慢移動手指，彷彿，用血在李晴煬的臉上畫畫。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDuqi6MzRx
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「只有你可以這麼做。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYXEmAwlTS
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「只有你可以對我這麼做。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuFxfO3TMd
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「我接受你對我這麼做。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFtuOOC6up
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李晴煬一邊說，一邊笑，一邊睜大他的眼睛。血沿著嘴角往上畫，畫到左耳的耳根子邊。在場所有人都傻在原地，眼前的畫面太詭異、太奇怪、太……可怕，尤其是李晴煬的聲音，他的話有頭沒尾，令人毛骨悚然。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGVLvDwZlD
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「哥，這是……」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePL2jkmfyN
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「嗯。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMniZA0cGA
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里奧和葛蕾絲看著兩人，眼前的畫面與一百年前重疊，李仲翔抓著小約翰的手，把自己的身體當成畫布，給小約翰作畫。487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qlG9kEANj
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「這就是愛。」487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrz43Fysndi
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一百年前的李仲翔、一百年後的李晴煬，用很輕的聲音，告訴一百年前的小約翰、一百年後的賴梓綾：487Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTeqy6zLxo
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「這就是，你對我的愛。」
