2157年6月10日，晚上十二點，仙境大樓，七樓539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL76qm1JW3k
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回仙境大樓，尼可拉斯直奔七樓，同時，他也在七樓的走廊上，遇見意想不到的人。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0RHtuoBVI
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「MIO？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiODVz1yKzQ
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小女孩坐在走廊地板上，背靠著尼可拉斯的房門。看到尼可拉斯回來，MIO露出燦爛的笑容，朝他跑來。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hWVEVesnf
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「尼可！你看，你看！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2m7falgtQ
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按照慣例，由資歷最淺的成員作新人的嚮導，但李晴煬加入時，他的嚮導由哥哥李博洋擔任，不是當時資歷最淺的MIO。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30PfWKwhsy
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輪到尼可拉斯，因為李晴煬也是新人，尼可拉斯的嚮導便由MIO代替。意外地，他和MIO處得很好──至少比那對兄弟好。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8l7uJMhUSr
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「MIO今天在廚房，做了這些喲！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtr10viUrH
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MIO手裡拿著便當盒，裡面裝著三顆飯糰，形狀很漂亮，全是MIO親手捏的。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUBm9MfTXA
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「真厲害。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FNEj6sxK2
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尼可拉斯收起剛才在夜店的苦瓜臉，伸手摸了摸MIO的頭，表情柔和地說：「看起來很好吃。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTPkKSqmxc
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「嘻嘻！左邊是鮪魚，中間是梅子，右邊這個最厲害，是明太子口味的喔！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyIdOuUd7W
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MIO將便當盒遞到尼可拉斯面前，笑著說：「送你！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXP4hrbuUo
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尼可拉斯微愣，「妳不自己吃嗎？或給李博洋？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnFGat12ma
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「我們剛剛吃過了！赫密士在睡覺，晴煬跑出去玩，不理他們！」MIO說：「所以全部留給尼可了，嘿嘿！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUILBKVisWZ
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尼可拉斯莞爾一笑，回了句「一起吃吧」，招待MIO來自己房間。他房間的色系是淺灰色，東西很少，比其他人的房間都要空。他大部分時間都在醫務室，房間不用多豪華，能洗澡睡覺就行。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwr4SHkYWTl
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身上都是菸味，尼可拉斯先讓坐在MIO沙發，自己則去洗澡。出浴後，MIO不在原位，人跑到尼可拉斯的床頭櫃前，盯著相框裡的照片發呆。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcifvx8IqsW
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「怎麼了？」尼可拉斯走到MIO身後，他連居家服都是灰色的短袖T恤。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWaCMPjZoM
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「這是尼可嗎？好可愛喔！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24bAmjSeUy
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MIO指著照片裡，一名有著銀白色頭髮、表情彆扭的小孩。尼可拉斯從小就不喜歡拍照。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCx661QK0d
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「後面這兩個人呢？」MIO再問。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33XBlfQGln
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「我爸媽。」尼可拉斯有點意外，「妳不認得我媽？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcjKd1znGs
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MIO搖頭，「只聽博洋提過。MIO來之前，葛蕾絲就不在了。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4cAUHawLV
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不只MIO，整個神與畜，只有最早的赫密士與里奧見過葛蕾絲。母親在大家心中，就像上個世紀的人名一樣陌生。尼可拉斯的心情很複雜，一時不知該說什麼。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqTRku72bv
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「尼可的媽媽，是什麼樣的人？」MIO突然抬頭，大大的黑色眼睛由下往上，看著尼可拉斯。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFztu7Kslw7
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「我媽啊……很囉唆的人。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRBjqJU8b2
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尼可拉斯和MIO回到沙發。尼可拉斯拿起便當盒中的飯糰，開始吃起來。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gyIDTmwzp
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「很囉唆？」MIO歪頭。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFx2FyNhKFr
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「她什麼都能唸。東西不歸位、天氣冷不穿外套、太晚洗澡、不吃小黃瓜、回到家不跟她打招呼……唉，太多了，數都數不清。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXahKvmh7a
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尼可拉斯咬到了鮪魚內陷，「嗯，好吃。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoleNdduvi
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「嘿嘿，尼可喜歡就好！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbFhgGbnkg
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MIO兩手放在大腿、端正地坐在另一邊的沙發。她穿著一件黃底、上面有白色花朵的浴衣，看起來十分乖巧。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYIEanYB6u
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「我媽跟我一樣，頭髮是銀白色的。她常跟我抱怨，說這種顏色的頭髮很難搭衣服，但她是家庭主婦，沒多少時候需要打扮……她食量很大，明明是易胖體質，卻喜歡吃雞腿，開口閉口說要減肥，往往一天就放棄……現在想起來，確實是很麻煩的人。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxNeRI7uTc
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雖然是囉嗦、少根筋的母親，但提到她，尼可拉斯的臉部肌肉都放鬆下來，忍不住和MIO越說越多。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0wh6RGJHB
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那是他這輩子最愛的女人。對他而言，母親代表快樂，葛蕾絲也帶給他好多回憶。尼可拉斯說著說著，眼淚不自覺掉下來。他用手背拭去眼淚，倔強地假裝自己沒有哭。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM07iar9jSI
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「聽起來是很溫柔的人！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKisrDE9Yk
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MIO很貼心，沒有把尼可拉斯哭的事情說出來，這讓尼可拉斯非常感激。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMU98ciWHq
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「嗯，溫柔過頭了。」尼可拉斯回應。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaxN8xva5K
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「也許媽媽都是那樣子吧。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx20h0lvSsJ
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MIO因為微笑，眼睛瞇成了兩條線。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEo0kf5cQ23
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「MIO的媽媽，也是很溫柔的人喲。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPI7IRQoVR
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「……？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYod1r331C
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神與畜的大家都不愛聊過往，其中，MIO的過往最為神秘。雖然很失禮，但尼可拉斯一直覺得，MIO的存在很「不正常」；像媽媽這樣「正常」的概念，竟然套在MIO身上，尼可拉斯很訝異。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lgyyv8AFl
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「MIO，」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1luNh50PoK
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這是了解MIO的最佳良機，尼可拉斯坐直身子，試探性地問：「妳媽媽……還健在嗎？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsMCm2b5tY
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「沒有喔，她死很久了。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXV2Tmkrx7
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MIO試著回想，但她的表情很苦惱，似乎想不太起來。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXyi93tKG6
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「MIO只記得，媽媽很溫柔，總是穿著黑色的上衣、黑色的裙子，胸前綁一條可愛的帶子，常常和MIO一起吃咖哩飯。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYarQYAjfv
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意識到MIO的母親是學生，尼可拉斯問：「爸爸呢？妳對爸爸有印象嗎？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IOp4DpPA5
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「沒有，不知道是誰。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhDEE9IaNO
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MIO一副無所謂。看來，MIO的母親除了未成年，還是未婚懷孕，恐怕……連小孩都不是自願生下的。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCoaGqddKx
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「雖然想不起來，但媽媽很愛MIO！」MIO炫耀自己的和服，「MIO一直想讓媽媽看，看博洋送MIO的衣服！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0CC6v82W0
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「說到衣服。」尼可拉斯突然問：「MIO，妳是E區來的吧？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsP69lIjtAc
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「E區？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10KBPb7fBT
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「大眾媒體E區，東北亞。」尼可拉斯說：「二十一世紀，有個國家叫日本，妳的衣服是日本的傳統服飾。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XWwQFK0lI
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「哇，好久沒聽到『日本』了，真懷念。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX62RUKH3KR
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MIO感嘆地說：「一轉眼，日本就不見了，只剩下E區；大家都不會說自己的話，只會講中文和英文；大家都忘記了以前，只認得十大家族……一轉眼就這樣了，到底為什麼呢？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDFShI01zi
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「……。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdqYLiVBZ0
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MIO不可能只有五歲，但萬萬沒想到，她竟然是上個世紀的人。尼可拉斯好奇，為什麼MIO都不會老、不會死？她到底是「什麼」？539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lQ0SRY9xP
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「MIO，」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YYAKtAZNx
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尼可拉斯想起今天和李博洋的對話，「聽說上個月，李晴煬不是長這個樣子。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NsAsAiKPK
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「嗯。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pKTaJ34FR
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MIO瞇著眼睛笑，「他原本很小，跟豆芽菜一樣！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kAP9Rw6j8
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「那，為什麼豆芽突然長大了？」尼可拉斯說：「醫學上，這是絕對不可能的。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZmnTQsJVA
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「那不是醫學呀！」MIO澄清：「是MIO和晴煬的『交換』！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUxQ2uPyKs
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「『交換』？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlg1wS7ACgs
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「晴煬自己說的。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU19qqVYVXz
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記性不好的MIO，竟一字不漏地重複一遍：「『又高又帥、身材好、頭腦靈光、喜歡使壞……不管做什麼，都能因為長得帥被原諒』。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45XCJ6mFLS
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尼可拉斯不知道，因為那是歡迎會時，MIO問李晴煬想成為什麼樣的神與畜，李晴煬的回答。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznHQCDdWtx
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「所以，MIO實現了晴煬的願望！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17YKVzKfhA
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MIO笑著說。尼可拉斯聽到這，忍不住問：「MIO，妳的天賦是什麼？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs2MDAkDIw
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「不知道。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgCEwqMuOb
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「不知道？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGysx9vDIxr
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尼可拉斯沒料到這個答案，但MIO的表情不像說謊。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDVr0SEU1l
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「MIO只有聽宇維少爺說過。」MIO表示：「他說我是『假海龜』，很厲害，但MIO試來試去，只用得出『交換』──MIO可以幫大家實現願望，相對地，他們必須付出對等的代價。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPesM3zDhEV
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就像和朋友介紹玩具，MIO用平常的口氣說，絲毫沒發現自己的話，在尼可拉斯聽來有多震驚。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3PK7SgHz2
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「就像她們，希望MIO幫她們復仇，以『自由』為代價，靈魂被鎖在MIO的娃娃，從此都要聽MIO的話；晴煬想改變外表，以『暫時沉睡』為代價，變成現在的模樣。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSFSvpCX9R
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「李博洋呢？」尼可拉斯問：「聽說他以前，無法獨自生活。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwOSFJDCoX
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「所以他付出了代價。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpWzLPGhEJ
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「是什麼？」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP9s9nBnSF
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「『忘記爸爸』。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTbrTspjag
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「……！」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPDwZ47sWh
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尼可拉斯瞪大眼睛。在監獄時，李博洋曾經提過父親。當時尼可拉斯覺得奇怪，明明是很重要的人，為什麼李博洋可以這麼冷靜，彷彿在說別人的故事，原來是因為MIO。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGNWoZaek0
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「博洋不是失憶喔！他還是記得他的爸爸，只是，他把『對爸爸的情感』當成代價，實現『擺脫過去、獨當一面』的願望。只是，沒想到不只爸爸，博洋也變得不在乎其他家人，叫他回李門都不要。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSpSTlWcLA
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或許，這也能解釋李博洋對身邊的人，都只有表面友善，對方死了也不在乎。他把自己簡化成「only高宇維」的新型人種，多餘的情感全被割捨掉。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnFb53noLM
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這樣好嗎？539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvvyuAADUX
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在尼可拉斯看來，這不是解決，而是逃避。539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SJR01XCqG
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不過，李博洋也好，李晴煬也好。MIO的「交換」，明明能用在更用意義的地方。一個念頭閃過尼可拉斯腦中，他壓低聲音：「MIO。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3q8ZyeNSP
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「如果，我也有想實現的願望。」539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf76BMngs5Z
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尼可拉斯吞口水，「妳會，幫我保密嗎？」
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