下課間,木每與伯特仍在座位上,兩人間擺著的是一本基礎語言手冊,由於伯特家庭環境無法給予他基本的教育,現在有許多字仍是認不得,而為了讓他可以跟上課業,木每決定教導他。543Please respect copyright.PENANAyfwh2nkfpY
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就在伯特模仿著木每的發音,來記憶那些字的時候,窗外來了一隻黑色的貓頭鷹,喙間叼著一封用蠟章封口的信。543Please respect copyright.PENANAV6c8UcmMju
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“木每小姐與伯特先生對吧?“543Please respect copyright.PENANAwd6z0Oi51P
一道優雅的身音傳入木每腦海,木每點點頭並取下信件,翻到背面一瞧,原來是先前照顧的小少爺所寄。543Please respect copyright.PENANAUVpclQC7ri
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那是一封邀請函,邀請兩人一同去參加在伊凡賽恩斯家舉辦的舞會,並附註在明日將會派人前去迎接他們。543Please respect copyright.PENANA9onVf2fQzB
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兩人興奮不已,便帶上巴哈姆特一同準備,而迎接者前來的當日,兩人乘上馬車,巴哈姆特隨著馬車的步調緩慢飛行。543Please respect copyright.PENANAG5Hf4K27TX
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抵達熟悉的豪宅時已是黃昏,少爺一家三口以及管家在門口迎接。對於上回綁架少爺的烏龍事件,雙方也只是笑笑不多談。543Please respect copyright.PENANALQ2ZdtcvHI
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巴哈姆特隨著母親的叫喚飛奔而去,一把抱住孩子的龍媽媽也蹭著孩子,兩條龍相互發出低鳴,聲聲露著對對方的思念。543Please respect copyright.PENANAJbFqbHQrfq
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少爺引領著木每和伯特前往大廳,一路上三人有說有笑。543Please respect copyright.PENANAHQOR4lvkd2
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「明天會在這裡舉行盛大的舞會喔!聽爸爸說是要帶著面具的。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAY8M34BWODL
說到此,他拿起剛才一直在手上的面具,掩在臉前,並沒有完全帶上。543Please respect copyright.PENANAbnCoeguvEP
「就像這樣,所以會看不到對方完整的樣子。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAzdY3LeGXiq
像是在示範一樣,金色的面具停留數秒,便被拿下。543Please respect copyright.PENANAJSU7B4DXq0
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迪爾接著帶兩人在大廳中逛著,並告訴他們這場舞會的真相——這是為了他與他未曾見過的未婚妻所舉辦。543Please respect copyright.PENANAkjaO4kXSAy
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「所以你們可要小心一點,到時候參加的人都是貴族,不要搞砸,不然以後我可能再也見不到你們了。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAv9aWo7hnGc
迪爾說著,似乎相當擔心。543Please respect copyright.PENANATnHU0uEGMh
「沒問題的啦!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAxj9G9fgRYP
伯特露出燦爛的笑容,但一點都沒有要謹慎的樣子。543Please respect copyright.PENANAzBM90m2BtJ
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「嗯嗯!放心吧!」543Please respect copyright.PENANACsNLvDDzPW
木每也附和道,卻不安的瞄了瞄伯特。543Please respect copyright.PENANApCP0Ebjktx
在此之前,木每其實從來沒有跳過舞,是在收到邀請函後,才花了一整天的時間惡補。現在對舞蹈的記憶正在一點一滴的消失,而希望木每能學著獨立的御螈也只是靜靜躺著,這讓木每更是緊張。543Please respect copyright.PENANAtgoGKlc8h1
木每默默在心裏祈禱著,希望在舞會上不要出糗。543Please respect copyright.PENANA9Yi4vrwC1O
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一行人逛著逛著,終於抵達餐廳。543Please respect copyright.PENANAdBi8Prf7Cm
極長的餐桌周圍坐滿了人,皆是各個貴族的少爺小姐。大家看似有說有笑,仔細一聽卻可以聽出貴族間的相互刺探及較量。543Please respect copyright.PENANAAx1heg6LKT
聽見開門聲,在座的少爺小姐便停止談話,一同看向姍姍來遲的三人。543Please respect copyright.PENANACJH4lP31uB
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「喔,請不用在意,這兩位是我的朋友。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAir2YVswrba
對比一旁有些緊張的兩人,迪爾相對從容,說罷,就到空位旁,用小小的手拉開座位,請木每入座。543Please respect copyright.PENANAybtwhN3YKJ
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「謝……謝謝。」543Please respect copyright.PENANADFxXTs8bfT
木每小心的走過去,坐在那個位子上,張望身旁的人。而身邊的貴族們則是紛紛避開視線,各自悄悄談話。543Please respect copyright.PENANAdpQhSOUkSW
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不知何時開始,那些人又繼續小聲對談,大人們談論公事,小孩們恣意談天,但也盡是客套的話語。543Please respect copyright.PENANAvBweWiVoBg
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而坐在對面的伯特入座後,已從緊張變為好奇,仔細聽過對話後,又擺出了一副不感興趣的臉,已經將希望放在食物上。543Please respect copyright.PENANAAtj3sldS1s
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精緻的美食一一上桌,眾人的注意力也被轉移,主人首先感謝眾人的到來,之後便是宣布用餐,用餐間,沒有任何人說話,異常安靜,甚至幾乎沒有餐具的碰撞聲。543Please respect copyright.PENANAeWoPw1PUGb
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伯特起先有些不能適應,總是不太會控制,一旁的孩子朝他看了幾眼,並用手示意他該如何做,於是在他的幫助下,伯特平安度過晚餐。543Please respect copyright.PENANAqUazbR8F1F
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至於木每這邊,自入座以來便可以感到一股視線,每一抬頭環顧,便又消失的無影無蹤。543Please respect copyright.PENANA3jhZOIGeWC
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是多心了吧?木每心想,繼續將專注力回到食物上,完全沒有注意到頸邊僵硬定格的御螈。543Please respect copyright.PENANAsiC7Gg9VZH
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(木每視角)543Please respect copyright.PENANAhEL53zLOND
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度過這般壓力山大的晚餐後,大家便被女僕們帶往各自的客房。雖然迪爾的豪宅夠大,但對於這個難得齊聚一堂的機會,大人們特意安排了隨機的兩人一間,好來增進下一代彼此之間的情感。543Please respect copyright.PENANAwhCtbJxMJz
和木每同房的,是一位頂著桑葚黑的長直髮,有著一雙覆盆莓瞳色的大小姐。543Please respect copyright.PENANAjG9IdbpVTB
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「貴安。您就是這次和我同房的孩子吧?我叫牡丹.固爾邸斯蘭,請問您怎麼稱呼呢?」543Please respect copyright.PENANACsrbRIOvvw
溫柔的嗓音藏不住王者般的氣勢。眼前的牡丹美貌與伯特不相上下,且有著後者更濃厚的邪媚感。對方帶著看似溫暖又似冰冷的微笑,眼神與其說認真,更像在盯著獵物。543Please respect copyright.PENANAATFJclLRRk
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「您好!我叫啟斯木每。」543Please respect copyright.PENANA2jqmticEDe
雖然感到不對勁,木每還是有禮貌的回應了對方,不料對方竟迅速逼近。543Please respect copyright.PENANA89Efr0WddB
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「木.每.醬☆是吧?真是可口的好名字呢!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAl250NNl1eu
對方的臉越貼越進,木每下意識的想後退,卻發現自己完全動不了。543Please respect copyright.PENANAOAUym4yijL
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「吶~你不覺得~我們眼睛的顏色很像嗎?都是紅色系呢!」543Please respect copyright.PENANA9hiHmbFWlE
這時對方的臉已經開始近到無法對焦的程度。543Please respect copyright.PENANALJfIGAYOXs
一股力道竄上腰間,木每嚇得無法出聲,只能默默安慰自己:御螈沒有出手,那應該不會有事吧?的吧?543Please respect copyright.PENANAMiYXVkVZYL
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「今晚~請☆多★指☆教★嘍☆!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAM5VWks04pV
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接下來的事,木每日後不管怎麼想都想不起來……543Please respect copyright.PENANA3TkZzmKbd5
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晨光緩緩降臨,眾人被鳥鳴帶離夢境,紛紛起打理容貌,並前去餐廳享用早飯,場景猶如昨晚,這時的伯特已不再緊張,至於木每則是提心吊膽的左顧右盼。543Please respect copyright.PENANA0I7fAuJuvU
543Please respect copyright.PENANAzV8TDZaBcH
舞會舉辦在午後,些許客人用過早點就到周邊的街道上散步,迪爾也提議要帶兩人一同去街上,對此,迪爾的父母十分擔心,但騎士長家的孩子承諾會跟隨並保護,這才被准許。543Please respect copyright.PENANAe3YQKV4I46
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「木每醬☆的洗髮乳是奶油泡芙口味呢!我知道這裡有一家的香水更適合你喔!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAehd9t413nh
才剛到街上,木每身後一個柔軟的嗓音說到,這才發覺有股炙熱的視線看著自己。543Please respect copyright.PENANAJXHpXbLG6O
牡丹跟在一行人的後方,臉上依舊是看似溫暖又似冰冷的微笑。543Please respect copyright.PENANAYNJ1vuYKHv
突然,牡丹一個箭步竄到了木每身旁,勾起後者的手,將之拖向一旁的香水店。543Please respect copyright.PENANAgnI83pakRm
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三位少年默默的看著女孩們,並不打算出手干涉,但為了安全顧慮,奧斯頓提議一同進入。543Please respect copyright.PENANAqHYWtord8F
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店內的空氣中混雜各式各樣的香水味,原本該是相當令人喜愛的花香,此刻卻雜亂的使人嗅覺錯亂,伯特皺起眉頭,才剛踏入店中,已經想逃離了。543Please respect copyright.PENANAB6HtOa3SzJ
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「這個如何?甜甜的像是蛋糕一樣,非常適合你喔——」543Please respect copyright.PENANAmL6bJzu2tL
說著,牡丹拿起一瓶香水來試用,卻是噴在木每的身上。543Please respect copyright.PENANAR5DWIiPW0L
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由於噴的距離太近,味道過於濃郁反而聞不出所以然,只覺得嗅覺神經受到了猛烈的攻擊。木每揉了揉鼻子,四處找尋著裝有咖啡豆的罐子,希望藉由咖啡豆複雜的氣味使鼻子好過一些。543Please respect copyright.PENANAYCcCaRGCJG
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「姆……這裡的味道好可怕。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAro8OxOmWJL
伯特與迪爾縮在角落,似乎快要無法忍受,奧斯頓倒是一動也不動,謹慎觀察四周,有如人形監視器。543Please respect copyright.PENANAFxAPkuWQbe
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「嘖!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAp29tBZjmUO
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似乎是故意的,牡丹拉著木每在香水架前來回挑選,有意拖長時間,再看三位少年似乎沒有要離開的意思,無法達成目的的牡丹在味道混雜且刺鼻的環境中也開始焦躁起來。543Please respect copyright.PENANAjWRav7kIf9
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啊!木每終於在香水店的最內側發現了咖啡豆,正當要伸手時,卻一把被牡丹拖走,來回好幾次都失敗後,擔心撞倒高價香水的木每索性放棄了。543Please respect copyright.PENANAq75i9ZuD9a
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也許下一個地方更容易吧?牡丹眼神一飄,勾起嘴角似乎想到了什麼,便帶著木每向櫃台領取早已預訂的商品。543Please respect copyright.PENANAouimKkxulY
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與其是贈送,不如說是強行要對方收下,牡丹將購物袋塞給木每。接下來一行人在牡丹的帶領下前往了下一站:女性內衣精品。543Please respect copyright.PENANA44TPD4rbBh
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見此,奧斯頓不安的站在店前,猶豫該不該進去,一旁的迪爾則是完全放棄了思考,乖乖跟在後頭。543Please respect copyright.PENANAcavmXSYJ9w
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「這……」543Please respect copyright.PENANA2tuZJshipX
就在奧斯頓遲疑不決,伯特倒是很自然的踏了進去。543Please respect copyright.PENANAn8BnXgSTKJ
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「反正也是衣服嘛。」543Please respect copyright.PENANASwY8VyY7S2
伯特天真的說著,進入了店中。543Please respect copyright.PENANAr0Lfp7b2pu
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奧斯頓在外頭看了一會,竟感覺伯特在那種地方出沒,一點也不違和。543Please respect copyright.PENANAcbBl5A9ilw
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「走吧。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAbGHksAvexL
身肩保護責任的見習騎士仍下定決心跟上,並讓迪爾一同隨行。543Please respect copyright.PENANAD7RarPeXx9
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正在幫木每挑選內衣的牡丹現在相當懊惱,想著怎麼那些男生都不會羞恥,就這樣大搖大擺走進來。543Please respect copyright.PENANAehiyIBuxll
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但是,當她看到被推銷著新款內衣的伯特時,就明瞭了。543Please respect copyright.PENANAPRqxEYMCIu
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最後她決定不再理會三人,只顧與木每約會,只要不去在意,他們就不算存在吧。543Please respect copyright.PENANAb7W6LDJOMo
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“只要一會兒就好!拜託再讓我和她獨處一會兒!“牡丹的內心吶喊著,死死的瞪著一對可愛的蝴蝶結。這時,一個聚焦穿過內衣到了後方的更衣室,牡丹的腦海裡亮起了一個小燈泡。543Please respect copyright.PENANAIJP1Fv1fbS
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「我來幫你量尺寸吧!」543Please respect copyright.PENANALwqtbOUjko
牡丹說完便拖著木每進入更衣室,在幫木每脫去外衣的動作熟練的詭異。543Please respect copyright.PENANAKVAlkuTAgw
對於牡丹的針對,木每似乎不太能理解,應該說是無法理解為何有人對平凡的自己如此執著。543Please respect copyright.PENANAIRaCKjxzjJ
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「那個…牡丹小姐,請問我們在哪見過嗎?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAP2hGjlDGqQ
看著眼前專注著幫自己量胸圍的牡丹,木每終於鼓起勇氣問道。543Please respect copyright.PENANAR4RK0kYZ5K
然而聽了木每的疑問,牡丹並沒有馬上回答,反而是勾起嘴角自言自語起來。543Please respect copyright.PENANArZv1vAyGd1
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「上一次見到你可是連發音都不標準呢!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAtEK1sypMuz
「咦?什麼?抱歉我沒聽清楚。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAorp8LvzmFJ
「沒事!走吧!量完了。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAtl6h5CxNIq
牡丹像是掩蓋什麼般的微笑,再次熟練的將木每的衣服穿上。543Please respect copyright.PENANAkUwZMntug2
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木每對於對方如此溫柔的一面感到驚訝,一瞬間忘記了對牡丹的恐懼,甚至對她開始有一點好感,但接下來發生的事卻更加篤定了這是幻覺。543Please respect copyright.PENANAPRiv6BpHcE
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「吶!你們覺得這兩款哪個比較適合她?喂!看這邊呀!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAhfhqh7vmAV
牡丹將性感風與清純風的內衣輪流在木每前方比擬,大聲指使一旁的男性們做選擇,這無疑對木每是公開處刑,此時的木每雙手遮著紅透的臉,巴不得挖個洞跳進去。543Please respect copyright.PENANAEQxGO0IckR
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「木每醬☆別把臉遮著!這是要讓人怎麼挑呢?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAOaWyXf9WTT
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此時的奧斯頓與迪爾感到十分尷尬,悶不作聲的將臉撇向一旁,伯特眨了眨眼,最後笑了起來。543Please respect copyright.PENANA84QXBVKzvN
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「木每穿什麼都很適合阿,但是這個,反正也不會讓人看吧?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAX0wfDYWXVP
伯特就這樣突破了盲點。543Please respect copyright.PENANAi0pPsbVMPH
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牡丹一下子愣住了,對阿!內衣穿著也不是給誰看的,問這個有什麼意義?543Please respect copyright.PENANAlCTbfSyUMW
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「走吧,我們去買衣服。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAbt9RSTUJ6p
牡丹拉著木每往櫃臺走去,把兩件都結了帳。543Please respect copyright.PENANAeEtdfYRrJj
543Please respect copyright.PENANAGJ3icOG8eB
少女們匆匆離去,少年們則鬆了一口氣,總算不用待在這個讓人不安的地方。543Please respect copyright.PENANAwgOrpWq03S
543Please respect copyright.PENANAexhTfIaKCf
緊接著,他們來到一間服飾店,是一間男女混合的精品服飾,木每及牡丹早就在女裝部挑選,而牡丹也竭盡所能的貼近木每。543Please respect copyright.PENANAuY3VaB8ehR
543Please respect copyright.PENANATGC873IZ6L
一路上都由牡丹帶領即主導,完全處於被操操控的木每,只能做作白日夢,胡思亂想來打發時間。543Please respect copyright.PENANAVZLqFyY5lE
“固爾邸斯蘭,真是熟悉的姓氏呀!固爾……固爾……邸斯蘭……?啊!“543Please respect copyright.PENANA3we6ePEHYO
543Please respect copyright.PENANAiAN9tz9g2V
「那個……牡丹醬,該不會固爾……」543Please respect copyright.PENANAz9rKWIgwe6
木每雖然很好奇姓氏的問題,但更害怕牡丹出乎意料的恐怖行為,此時只能逐字小心翼翼的問道。543Please respect copyright.PENANAyAQ8bFoPAV
543Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ4dAaipqE
「沒錯,就是那個訓獸師家族,所有幻獸相關組織的創始者之一固爾邸斯蘭。不論是牛鬼蛇神照樣馴服,報酬相當高,但也相對危險。另外為了繼續維持家族的名聲,因此只有通過考驗的人才能正式使用固爾邸斯蘭這個姓氏……」543Please respect copyright.PENANASkIaQFCqR6
543Please respect copyright.PENANAd61HrUE6Fw
一提到姓氏,牡丹當然馬上就意會到對方的疑問,不等對方將問題說完,便自顧自的說起自己家族的事。543Please respect copyright.PENANATRzhRlKnRq
543Please respect copyright.PENANAKmTkGavf1j
「牡丹真厲害呢……」543Please respect copyright.PENANA8PBOgFDJxV
看著認真回答疑問的牡丹散發著一股帥氣的氣息,木每不知不覺發出了感嘆。一旁的牡丹聞言,只是呆呆地看向木每,盯的他感到有點不自在。543Please respect copyright.PENANAinqaf214uA
543Please respect copyright.PENANA3hABUphWFq
「咦?我說了什麼奇怪的話嗎?」543Please respect copyright.PENANATKaMDXVhNh
「沒什麼。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAn7zHfHtBZN
牡丹轉過身,示意服務生結帳。543Please respect copyright.PENANAVOeKLEtRsu
543Please respect copyright.PENANADNef6xW42Q
另一邊,伯特與迪爾也為伯特好好挑了一件男用禮服準備結帳中。543Please respect copyright.PENANADvgVY7MmRO
543Please respect copyright.PENANAkPD7QJIZHX
購物完畢也到了正午時分,一行人再次在牡丹的帶領下進了一間餐廳,那是一間獸耳女僕咖啡廳。543Please respect copyright.PENANAZziSjzwT9F
店內的牆上掛滿了可愛動物的照片,靠近門口的角落還有著女僕們的商品祭壇,其中紅牌的貓耳女僕最為亮眼。543Please respect copyright.PENANATHSvOiz9n6
543Please respect copyright.PENANAcLam3Raqrx
一進到店內,牡丹與店長像是老相識般的閒聊了幾句,回到眾人身邊時,手上還多了一隻貓耳髮箍,牡丹二話不說便將髮箍往木每頭上套,後者也不敢反抗,便乖乖戴上了貓耳髮箍。543Please respect copyright.PENANAmpcZO4DoKe
543Please respect copyright.PENANA2tQp3IFZfU
跟隨著的男孩們這時分成了兩種狀態,其一為專注動物照片的伯特與迪爾,另一則為極力想忽視那些女僕們的奧斯頓。543Please respect copyright.PENANAO8KiN3XcUI
543Please respect copyright.PENANAcj2FLY79Yb
一名柴犬女僕拿來了菜單,她站在一旁等待幾人點餐,而首先決定完畢的是牡丹,她選了一道名為「貓星的宇宙能量」的餐點,接著是木每,點了「經典起司貓隧道」,三名少年則是相當依循自我風格的點了餐,其中,點了「今晚我將與人魚們一同仰望星空」這道餐的奧斯頓,儘管他仔細研究過餐點內容,但唸出菜名時,仍後悔不已。543Please respect copyright.PENANAOIq3Ojtkoj
543Please respect copyright.PENANA2bvwI9myHm
眾人看著他面無表情,連眼神都有如死去一般,聲調扁平的唸著有如詩句一般的餐點名。543Please respect copyright.PENANAhycFIdcWzu
543Please respect copyright.PENANAbkljxkkSVA
在點完餐女僕正要離去前,牡丹特意拉住了柴犬女僕咬起耳多,柴犬女僕似乎很驚訝,並往木每看了幾眼,最後女僕什麼都沒說,只是帶著詭異的微笑離去了。雖然聽不到他說了些什麼,但木每明白一定沒有什麼好事。543Please respect copyright.PENANAIoUz1LhJ4V
果然,在送上大家的餐點後,木每忽然發現自己的身體不受控制的站了起來,並往牡丹的蛋包飯走去,還順手的拿起番茄醬,口中更是爆出連自己都不敢相信的話。543Please respect copyright.PENANATAH2nO97Z4
543Please respect copyright.PENANAO0KPdKyoco
「喵喵喵!本喵來為主人的餐點施予愛的魔法呦喵★」543Please respect copyright.PENANAX60Iegohom
華麗的轉圈,裙襬隨之飄起,握拳的小手在頭上搔搔,一邊發出“喵喵“的叫聲,動作流暢且自然,完全不像是被人操控。543Please respect copyright.PENANAjQllb3CmIP
543Please respect copyright.PENANAtsQbzbdSCm
「咪咪★喵咪喵☆牡丹主人最棒了喵★」543Please respect copyright.PENANADGp30aAHv9
一雙巧手拿著番茄醬在蛋包飯上書寫繪畫,最後以可愛的愛心作為結尾。543Please respect copyright.PENANAHPuq9vcrxu
543Please respect copyright.PENANA3e9Gr1v9uI
「呼--呼--」543Please respect copyright.PENANA865FRq8fW8
操控木每的魔法似乎結束了,兩像章魚般紅透的木每大口的喘著氣,強烈的尷尬與羞澀使木每當機了。543Please respect copyright.PENANAbWfYXyDqkj
543Please respect copyright.PENANAiV1R1ri8XA
「好乖好乖呦!木每醬☆」543Please respect copyright.PENANA3wLdxIwjDs
牡丹像稱讚小狗般的摸了摸木每的頭,接著揮手示意,兩名垂耳兔女僕靠了過來,將木每按回自己的座位上,木每持續當機。543Please respect copyright.PENANAWGaUPsLXsi
543Please respect copyright.PENANA7b02MAq7H7
三少年無語的看著一切發生,還未發覺,餐點就已經擺在桌上晾著,回神會來之時,迪爾以埋頭用餐來遺忘方才所見,奧斯頓則覺得有點吃不下,因為他害怕極了坐在對面那名叫做牡丹的女孩。543Please respect copyright.PENANAYUmbKFFsoL
543Please respect copyright.PENANAVOnXh6SQUr
「奧斯頓哥哥?也想要喵喵喵嗎?」543Please respect copyright.PENANA05uOB5vyJH
坐在他身邊的伯特見奧斯頓遲遲不動用餐點,擺出了剛才木每的姿勢。543Please respect copyright.PENANAl7P5430LVg
「不……不用了。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAjuJMSWKHY9
他苦笑的回應,雖然沒什麼胃口,還是趕緊動起餐具。543Please respect copyright.PENANAWJZQ2d04f7
543Please respect copyright.PENANAfj41cUhgxt
543Please respect copyright.PENANAQTaRpltuDB
午餐風波就此收場,客人也陸陸續續回到了大廳,此時那兒已經裝飾完畢,舞池邊擺了桌子,上頭有許多點心與飲品,供賓客享用,而最前方放置著一架保養良好的白色鋼琴。543Please respect copyright.PENANADx87e87Xqg
543Please respect copyright.PENANAc0ka9juWT9
一名穿著黑色禮服的女性,帶金色的面具,她緩緩走向琴,坐著,於是指尖於黑白之上跳躍。543Please respect copyright.PENANAyh0nWOjdaJ
543Please respect copyright.PENANAkrDd86u2Cv
輕快的舞曲正式拉開了舞會的序幕。543Please respect copyright.PENANA72lDoOqhwW
舞池中充滿了人群,他們或是跳舞,亦是閒談,步伐嚴謹卻自然,好似貴族的血液裡本就有著絕對的紀律,而平常在校園裡學習著規矩的奧斯頓也很容易能跟上腳步。543Please respect copyright.PENANAAxUYfm9wlW
543Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8qAwhazbq
戴上了面具,誰也不認得,這倒使他鬆了口氣。543Please respect copyright.PENANAFkkCSVulk7
543Please respect copyright.PENANAir9vwpbtp3
「May I have this dance?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAIMeX03XOYR
奧斯頓對著一名女性邀舞,行禮的姿勢無懈可擊。543Please respect copyright.PENANA3fnoTWsdpn
「Yes,of course!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAeZBoLzCMfK
女性勾起紅唇,玉手輕柔的搭上他的手。543Please respect copyright.PENANAheDJ4AANAL
543Please respect copyright.PENANA8fkKMVs5sy
於是舞池中又多了一對優雅飛舞的蝶。543Please respect copyright.PENANAjBOwFLrFQu
543Please respect copyright.PENANA5nCiP3tH8F
不久,開場的暖身舞曲結束了,成雙成對的男男女女相互鞠躬,再一個轉身,便交換了舞伴。543Please respect copyright.PENANAHGx3yC2zR0
543Please respect copyright.PENANALFNUOJgrNY
至於迪爾,由於與對方談好,整個場上唯有他與他的未婚妻是不需要戴上面具的,他在人群中尋覓那唯一看的清面容的女孩,舞曲一首又一首,他們終在擺著果汁的長桌前相見。543Please respect copyright.PENANAForYliVV90
543Please respect copyright.PENANAnTAUrBFgvd
「貝爾小姐?」543Please respect copyright.PENANA33QJqDGmjO
迪爾小聲確認。543Please respect copyright.PENANAoeKv5TQqe5
「迪爾……先生?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAtMNQlun5Fh
對方回應著,藉此間接確定了身份。543Please respect copyright.PENANAQUCiVOBk2M
543Please respect copyright.PENANAEoy1Zcmnj4
儘管初見,他們卻有如舊識,迪爾也暗自慶幸對方是可愛的少女,他牽起她的手,走入人群,儘管之後其實是貝爾帶著他跳舞,但也算愉快。543Please respect copyright.PENANANK5ToD71kF
543Please respect copyright.PENANAXDlLWUjuiS
隨著下一首充滿生命力的起頭,一對特別搶眼的百合也落入了舞池中。543Please respect copyright.PENANAqMTbjROxxt
舞池裡,帶著霸氣的獵食者正引領著微微顫抖的獵物,銀白的狐狸配上玫瑰金的兔子,她們與其說是伴侶,不如說是歌劇魅影裡,魅影與克莉絲汀一般的關係。543Please respect copyright.PENANA3jauUlCqUn
兩人周圍刻意散發著令人無法介入的氣場,就這樣安穩的在舞會上上演「The Phantom of the Opera」,若有人有意介入,狡猾的狐狸便會順手的送對方一擊。543Please respect copyright.PENANAN9ff47eVrY
543Please respect copyright.PENANAWx9M35VMta
相對那熱情的人們,已經換了許多舞伴的奧斯頓感到有些疲倦,他左顧右盼,尋找始終未見得身影的伯特,擔心他究竟上了哪去。543Please respect copyright.PENANAZfot2Y72cT
543Please respect copyright.PENANAqD7szZ9qvo
就在他握緊劍柄戒備要去尋找,生怕伯特是出了什麼壞事時,絢爛的百合在新曲開始之際,產生了變數。543Please respect copyright.PENANA2dvMJbPYbA
543Please respect copyright.PENANAeeRaMO0a0s
有名與伯特相似的少年,帶著銀色鑲月型水晶的面具,藍紫色頭髮束成馬尾,在身後搖曳,他步伐優雅的走向木每,一把牽走了她。543Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZKPmNbZve
543Please respect copyright.PENANAqEfY1zFBTw
那服裝好像就是他為伯特所選,應當就是伯特了,可那氣質一點都不像是他所認識的伯特。543Please respect copyright.PENANAKRrntjhEdt
543Please respect copyright.PENANAtdU4YhLwDC
牡丹有些憤怒,卻仍帶著笑容,正要出手,卻被少年以舞姿閃過。543Please respect copyright.PENANABuCfl6osQQ
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「抱歉了。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAKzXCN7wwij
那讓人熟悉不過的嗓音好似銀鈴清脆悅耳,牡丹聽來卻覺有些諷刺。543Please respect copyright.PENANAj2dS2jRKHe
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而他回眸那一笑更是有如挑釁。543Please respect copyright.PENANAxGGOol1ysp
543Please respect copyright.PENANA0NnAKpmuP5
牡丹依舊微笑,為不在木每面前鬧笑話,便決定退場。543Please respect copyright.PENANAWzMeTIyBA6
543Please respect copyright.PENANACPEJWEDR3w
少女退到吧檯邊,憤恨的眼神足以殺死一群牛,而在場的大多數人們決定將其當作藝術裝飾,一些頑皮的孩子甚至在底下給他“詛咒的妖狐“的稱號。543Please respect copyright.PENANA0Dtsko5DeO
543Please respect copyright.PENANAFFT665PLXI
「May I have this dance?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAk7AnznWX8n
一位憨厚的少爺向牡丹邀舞,行禮的姿勢中規中矩。543Please respect copyright.PENANAro4Df2D1qZ
「Yes,of course!」543Please respect copyright.PENANA209XQAgmgu
牡丹勾起紅唇,搭上他的手似乎另有目的。543Please respect copyright.PENANA5ETm0faGRB
543Please respect copyright.PENANApPiJt4JVsd
重回舞池,兩人以自然又詭譎的方式靠向柏特與木每,接連好幾次似乎要撞上但始終沒得逞。543Please respect copyright.PENANArcD6KlAGpi
543Please respect copyright.PENANAbJpB68VPCZ
他的腳步謹慎,並非注意舞步,而是三番兩次以身擋木每,以防不斷接近的牡丹撞傷了她,儘管他明白,對方想要攻擊的對象本就非木每。543Please respect copyright.PENANABYobpSNQqq
543Please respect copyright.PENANACKNYPBHQ42
但是,這該怎麼好?總是牽著小兔子不放的話,自己在她眼裡也許會變的像野狼般,而那無辜的少爺也恐怕會在這場與他無關的攻防中受害。543Please respect copyright.PENANA0rkRl3lKTO
543Please respect copyright.PENANAgWku3fNDV2
一曲將畢,他有了個點子。543Please respect copyright.PENANAKwuqMr4viR
543Please respect copyright.PENANAnzW32LppEV
隨舞步旋轉,眾人各自換了舞伴,他朝木每微笑,接著牽上住準備撲上獵物的牡丹,緊緊抓著她的手,並用另手摟住,卻不至於弄傷她,僅是將她禁錮於懷中。543Please respect copyright.PENANA9CGU69Fyh7
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「你!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAGNifuWyRjx
牡丹有些慌亂,似乎未曾想過她會被如此對待,眼神有如要殺死眼前人一般的銳利。543Please respect copyright.PENANAQsbTfIVhUH
「我?我怎麼了?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAdSG0VpDoDo
似乎是伯特的那名少年倒對那氣勢不以為然,只是笑著回應,一面帶她翩翩起舞。543Please respect copyright.PENANAMxBeoeyKHz
543Please respect copyright.PENANAy0vGyOMa0y
「為什麼要搶走“我的“木每」543Please respect copyright.PENANAPRBbqE794x
牡丹淡淡的吐著冰冷的字句。若說眼神可以殺人,那少女便早已殺死眼前的人千萬回了。543Please respect copyright.PENANAbKSR2BHYW1
「你的?她可不是任何人的所有物喔。」543Please respect copyright.PENANANs5rGBNLYt
然而少年沒有正面回覆,在因舞步而極為接近之時,略帶笑意的在她耳畔輕聲說道。543Please respect copyright.PENANAVTtJJfz3oh
543Please respect copyright.PENANAIHOclO5hir
無比憤怒卻又無法反駁,究竟自己是為何會執著於木每的呢?543Please respect copyright.PENANA7cMgqDtGat
543Please respect copyright.PENANA4ah4b51Qnb
無比憤怒卻又無法反駁,究竟自己是為何會執著於木每的呢,答案還未在腦中浮出,舞曲卻已達尾聲。543Please respect copyright.PENANAbIt8g6JV0B
543Please respect copyright.PENANA0srBdRFChd
「祝你有個美好的下午。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAnXeDXyFMLW
只聽少年說道,並在她手背上輕點一吻,她對此楞了一會。543Please respect copyright.PENANAXZuUy5EDrM
543Please respect copyright.PENANAYNzXxYER9m
反應回來時,少年早已不見蹤影,彷彿他不曾存在。543Please respect copyright.PENANAFwP8aLYav8
543Please respect copyright.PENANAHfvqbjaNnl
鋼琴那處的女子朝眾人鞠躬,廳內響起掌聲,這是一場屬於廳內所有人的演出,且似乎也有了圓滿的結束。543Please respect copyright.PENANALMdBownwDU
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那之後,少爺帶著未婚妻向大家致些感謝詞,隨後人群逐漸散去,只留少數幾人留在廳內仍談笑,雖是比面具還虛假的話語。543Please respect copyright.PENANAPkEApONkeq
543Please respect copyright.PENANAlpqSUYD57b
「真的非常感謝你們的蒞臨,希望兩位在舞會上都能玩得盡興。」543Please respect copyright.PENANApWEtbpbmLo
小少爺熟練的向木每與伯特道別,並送兩人乘上飛馬車。543Please respect copyright.PENANA4NyJeV3jTg
543Please respect copyright.PENANAUe7WY5NXQF
在兩人坐定時馬車又搖晃了一下,一個熟悉的人影自然地鑽了進來。543Please respect copyright.PENANAVQMHXQIUR8
「我也一起吧!我們的學校很近。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAXUEIl6KLKP
自然坐在木每一旁的是牡丹,與稍早的行為相違,只是默默地盯著窗外。543Please respect copyright.PENANAA8tIMpILhF
543Please respect copyright.PENANAzb9LQbQmyH
「不好一思!請問我是否能一同搭乘呢?我的學校也在同個方向。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAtK3vqhZiDb
奧斯頓向車內的人行了禮,在確認眾人的同意後也一同上了車。543Please respect copyright.PENANAX4o6Zxl5Pl
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馬蹄叩叩的響起,緩緩向前,伯特挨著奧斯頓坐,他注意到,伯特所穿著的是當時在服飾店裡,那套黑色的洋裝,並不奇怪,這件衣物是奧斯頓買單的,想說作為見面禮,既實用又不寒酸。543Please respect copyright.PENANALb6UzMKNMD
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「伯特,你舞會的時候穿著這個嗎?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAnpgxrcuFWi
奧斯頓終於開口提問。543Please respect copyright.PENANAWapyCDh22C
「是哇。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAqtchtV3jQo
伯特甜甜的笑著,絲毫沒有說謊的跡象。543Please respect copyright.PENANAmUcXdtqoSd
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謎題更加複雜了,於是他轉而向木每詢問。543Please respect copyright.PENANAjYwvf5iy6u
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「木每……我可以問你一些問題嗎?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAy6rD2fwtur
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「咦?好的!請問。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAZW5QnTQau1
聽到奧斯頓的指名,木每疑惑的正坐起來。543Please respect copyright.PENANAsNEUP9rl5b
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「當時跟你跳舞的……你覺得是不是他?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAkLPwhDkFgM
奧斯頓壓低了音量,似乎並不想要讓伯特聽見,而一旁的伯特早因疲憊,而闔上眼休息。543Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2Yfyz6C55
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「恩……感覺不是呢!那個人有紫羅蘭的味道,而伯特身上是鼠尾草的,他的手也比伯特粗壯一些。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAMAsXIWdr7M
木每一手搭著下巴回想著,並認真的回答。543Please respect copyright.PENANA6fn2hFinde
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聽木每這麼一說,他稍微有些覺得,也許那人真的並非伯特,近距離觀察的錯誤率往往較低,且他也不怎麼相信身旁那人會有那樣的氣場。543Please respect copyright.PENANAM5NzWziGYT
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確切而言,是充滿著危險的氣味。543Please respect copyright.PENANAN4ZKO1yIdY
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馬車停在了克萊斯迪納校區之外,接下來的路,馬車無法進入了,奧斯頓身旁的伯特已經熟睡,他有些不忍心吵醒,便決定將伯特抱下馬車。543Please respect copyright.PENANAUcy7U6ob11
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「木每小姐,接下來怎麼走?」543Please respect copyright.PENANAWsRU9XL6Ii
奧斯頓想著,將伯特帶到轉運站之後,自己再想辦法回去。543Please respect copyright.PENANAfH3LyTHiTv
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「往這裡喔!」543Please respect copyright.PENANAGAEZADx7Vc
木每與牡丹結束道別的擁抱走在前方領路,而牡丹也沒多說什麼,揮揮手便離開眾人,奧斯頓則是繼續他方才的推理。543Please respect copyright.PENANAAnoa9sBPCi
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他其實有點後悔沒有詢問牡丹,她也是有親身接觸過那人的經驗,也許會知道一些訊息,而當他深深皺起眉頭,低頭看著伯特,卻發現一件事。543Please respect copyright.PENANAsfS2VOyW74
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伯特並沒有像平常一樣綁著辮子,而是馬尾。543Please respect copyright.PENANA2raiStTmS6
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「咦……難道……」543Please respect copyright.PENANAeD6IzulKty
就在他將要觸及關鍵之時,不知不覺,轉運站已經到了,而懷中的伯特也不知何時,竟然醒了過來。543Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8jsfW6cOH
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「姆……哥哥早?」543Please respect copyright.PENANA6ktvHWO6C7
伯特抬頭看向奧斯頓,一臉天真無邪的模樣。543Please respect copyright.PENANAsz2C971BHl
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「恩……你該上車了。」543Please respect copyright.PENANAChYE3Fy7qD
最終,奧斯頓將伯特與木每送上了車。543Please respect copyright.PENANAKhIObM2HwV
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他向兩人揮手之時,似乎看見了伯特身上帶著的小包包中,露出了閃亮的東西,是月型的水晶,而他瞪大雙眼,只見伯特朝他比了噓的手勢。543Please respect copyright.PENANAM4aF96WK93
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未能解開的謎題以及溫柔的謊言,使這場鬧劇暫且告一段落。543Please respect copyright.PENANAeqo9mWbOx8
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這天又是一個吹著微風的好天氣,伯特與木每兩人乘著通往學校的接駁車,而車外的巴哈姆特自在的翱翔著,似乎比起悶在車裡更喜歡感受風的流動。543Please respect copyright.PENANA6DdIPlu15M
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木每在僵硬的的坐椅上換個姿勢,突然感到口袋似乎有個硬物,掏出來一看,竟是張散發著玫瑰香氣的信紙……