「你是……」新河混濁的雙眼微微睜大。238Please respect copyright.PENANAiL2FzuPWqf
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「您好,我是萬事屋的玄鶚。」玄鶚看似輕鬆的微笑,實際上嘴角正在抽搐。「……在詳細談話之前,得請你先恢復生前的樣子……喔,不不,是先收斂一下現在四射的思念與焦躁。」238Please respect copyright.PENANArooa2g1KH6
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「咦……?」238Please respect copyright.PENANA3rXfUOe1u4
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「嗯啊,看來你完全沒有察覺啊?這傢伙因為你散發的戾氣快要撐不住了呀,請深呼吸一下,讓腦袋暫時放空吧!」玄鶚指指身邊因感到痛苦而揪緊衣襟的少女幽靈。238Please respect copyright.PENANAN7tQJHVCau
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新河呆呆順著玄鶚的手指看去。雖然不明所以,還是嘗試照做了。深呼吸幾次後,少年幽靈身上的血跡漸漸變淡,而後消失。只剩下尖刀還握在手中。238Please respect copyright.PENANAfmzorPCxXd
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「……只要這樣就可以了嗎?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAVpF1ChZEHU
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四周的氛圍變得緩和,針扎的觸感也趨緩不少。238Please respect copyright.PENANAnXEbxjVnvY
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「嗯嗯!可以可以!」玄鶚點點頭。238Please respect copyright.PENANAC6ujtbtQHQ
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萌理佳鬆了口氣,卻還是待在玄鶚身側,修補搖搖欲墜的靈體。238Please respect copyright.PENANAkMpmlgaoo9
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「我們撿到了這些紙飛機,因上面的求救訊息而來。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAheO5fJNYwV
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新河望著紙張上的文字,陷入沉默。他不記得自己有寫下這些,也沒有摺紙……依照現狀,他連紙都無法取得。238Please respect copyright.PENANA7llvyzh9Fw
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然而,紙張上的血跡與襯衫上的一樣令人不忍卒睹。238Please respect copyright.PENANAkAZ5k5DXa0
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「我不知道……我什麼都不記得了。我沒有做出紙飛機,也沒有筆可以書寫,就像你看到的,我無法放下握在手中的這把刀。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAutEA62RuVm
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這樣的話,紙飛機本身只是新河意念的具象化。無論往建築外投出多久、多少個紙飛機,眼前的少年都沒有察覺到這件事。他不知道自己變成了活人畏懼的幽靈。帶著尖銳而寒冷的氣息存在於此,自己卻毫無意識。全都是一片空白。238Please respect copyright.PENANAGaIuv3zM0T
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所以說,眼前的少年究竟是哪一方呢?依照傳說,有三個外校男生被指使到這個學校來,是殺害了女學生?還是刺殺了同夥呢?238Please respect copyright.PENANArVYQsx0RuK
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有其他可能性嗎?238Please respect copyright.PENANA6g1Z6iQ1kS
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依照玄鶚與萌理佳所見,少年幽靈握著生前用以殘殺或是守護的凶器,全身染血,走不出這層樓,一直在這裡徘徊。但本人卻什麼都不記得,目前唯一的線索就是白兔。這根本就是所謂的「案情陷入膠著」。238Please respect copyright.PENANALJ93nkdNeG
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「走不出去……」玄鶚往女兒牆外探頭,「沒有跳出去試看看嗎?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAn4plq8gIUo
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萌理佳和少年一起露出驚愕的表情。238Please respect copyright.PENANA6yU2ydOAGd
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「玄鶚,你在說啥!怎麼可能……這是四樓耶!」238Please respect copyright.PENANADcN1lUAkPW
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「之前是有想要跳……」新河蠕動嘴唇說出驚人之語。238Please respect copyright.PENANAs7Yeihx8uM
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什麼!萌理佳不可置信地望向少年緩緩垂下的頭顱。238Please respect copyright.PENANALNHCU2tVHM
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「但因為太高了,很可怕,所以……」不敢跳。新河頓時羞紅了臉,變得像哪家的小家碧玉。238Please respect copyright.PENANAw65UXZg4g4
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啊……玄鶚了然於心。238Please respect copyright.PENANATBSpQqyJ7K
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「我是開玩笑的咩。其實就算跳了也會回到原處啦!就算不會再死一次,也請別做傻事。」他揮揮手。238Please respect copyright.PENANA6ChBQqBsFp
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那麼…… 238Please respect copyright.PENANAVxmuI35lvi
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「現在怎麼辦?」萌理佳眉頭微蹙,望著態度一派輕鬆的黑色少年。238Please respect copyright.PENANAQaYebil8Gs
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「嘛嘛,不必擔心啦!」玄鶚甚至打了個呵欠,「既然萬事屋來了,就沒什麼好擔心了。」238Please respect copyright.PENANArlB2ll8ROF
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他一掌拍上灑落新河肩上的夕陽。238Please respect copyright.PENANA6Hvo6GkwTE
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「一切就交給我們吧!」238Please respect copyright.PENANArmSeEwA1yf
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代表萬事屋出差的兩人就這樣踩著溫暖厚重的夕陽步上回程。238Please respect copyright.PENANAMf0l0h4ij6
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「玄鶚!玄鶚!」由於腿的長度不同,萌理佳得用小跑步才能跟上黑色少年的腳步。「等一下!玄鶚!」238Please respect copyright.PENANAtRbZggbl1r
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「唉……幹什麼啦?」玄鶚只往後方稍微轉過臉來,語氣稀鬆平常。238Please respect copyright.PENANAa964cZmxNK
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「我們……就……就這樣丟下他嗎?」兔耳充滿彈性的上下跳動。萌理佳喘著氣,剛剛受到的損傷還沒完全復原。238Please respect copyright.PENANAaP32U9zXrg
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「嗯。」玄鶚只丟出一個單音,繼續往圍牆邊的人行道跨步。238Please respect copyright.PENANAKDLuOdfGd1
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這個人……怎麼講的那麼輕描淡寫啊?萌理佳又追了上去。238Please respect copyright.PENANAXeuolXtitM
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「沒……沒關係嗎?讓他一個人在那裡……哎呀,你等一下啦!」她一把拉住少年的深色夾克。玄鶚總算停下腳步。238Please respect copyright.PENANAF5vf90EALn
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「妳幹嘛那麼緊張啊?喔……喂喂,妳還好吧?」他一轉過身,才發現萌理佳已經握著膝蓋喘著粗氣。238Please respect copyright.PENANADrVio80uJG
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「當然緊張啊!我……呼呼!咳咳……你……」238Please respect copyright.PENANAh6oqtPeJmT
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玄鶚腦中的天線忽然接通了。喔,對喔。她剛剛受到那少年的影響……238Please respect copyright.PENANAaGWr3mCWMi
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「唉……知道啦、知道啦!妳先休息一下。」他說,伸手拍拍她的背給她順氣。238Please respect copyright.PENANAbxuBRsf5y4
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過了一陣,萌理佳的呼吸總算平穩許多。238Please respect copyright.PENANAbgMly8OHlh
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「那個啊,不需要緊張咩!因為萬事屋來了呀。」玄鶚說。話語裡並不包含自負,單純只是闡述事實。238Please respect copyright.PENANAbKSiwZRPXr
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「這是……什麼意思啊?」萌理佳的神情像是困窘,也像感到辛苦。238Please respect copyright.PENANAbKctyUKeFz
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「哪,這世上事出必有因。新河會變成地縛靈也一定是有理由的吶。他會獨自待在那個校舍,或許是有什麼東西遺失在那裡。失去的記憶一定包含在內,然而,應該還有其他的因素造成他被綁縛在當初死亡的地方。」238Please respect copyright.PENANA3cCMV1E5VC
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好艱深……萌理佳聽不太懂,但還是努力動腦跟上玄鶚說的話。238Please respect copyright.PENANAxgExuZbAo7
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「也就是說……只要找到他死亡時的記憶,或許就能找出變成地縛靈的原因,也就能幫他離開榕樓了嗎?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAGeuOaKA4rR
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「正是。」玄鶚露出幼稚園老師欣慰的微笑。238Please respect copyright.PENANAX9twAj28zm
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但是,也可能會是另一種局面。238Please respect copyright.PENANAiwdiSmkcT4
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那種猜測比任何發展都更加殘酷,也不會是和平收場。238Please respect copyright.PENANAkQxq82drWW
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只會是悲劇。238Please respect copyright.PENANA4HNU4Xq6Je
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「那,我們現在要怎麼做?」什麼都不知道的萌理佳眨著天真無邪的雙眼。沒發現兔子頭套因為剛才的狼狽而歪斜。238Please respect copyright.PENANAsApSBYUBJN
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玄鶚伸出纖細卻有力的手掌,拍上毛絨絨的雪白,將頭套挪正。自行道樹間篩落的夕陽打上少年透出群青色的髮梢,靛藍的瞳仁中,萌理佳的眼睛瞪得更大了。238Please respect copyright.PENANA2DTMdPo6bc
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「等待就行。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAn5CAwkhXB8
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直到萌理佳回到萬事屋,感覺還是飄飄然的。238Please respect copyright.PENANAcOvwt0tqli
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夜晚很快就來臨了。238Please respect copyright.PENANAohByN2eFyU
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連同絳雉,三人圍在萬事屋內側,巨大畫作前方的辦公桌附近,整理今日得到的線索。238Please respect copyright.PENANA9IpQQ4R2dE
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「原來如此。」絳雉輕撫線條柔美的下顎,心裡似乎已經有了底。「確實只需要等待時機成熟。這次的委託算是輕鬆。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAf1olHDoKXs
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但萌理佳可不覺得輕鬆。要知道她可是一度以為自己要被對方的氣息刺穿了,簡直是九死一生。238Please respect copyright.PENANA8lmdm2azQE
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「那個,可以用我聽得懂的話說嗎?」萌理佳不滿的鼓起雙頰。238Please respect copyright.PENANAuToSzAgH99
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絳雉與玄鶚交換了一個眼神。238Please respect copyright.PENANALpybZqOxCF
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「自古至今,活人要是非自然或是意外死亡,便會出現喪失記憶的情況。並非全部都是,但也不在少數。若是死亡當時的情況混亂,這種情形便相對常見。人死後變成靈,能夠思考與記憶的大腦死去,變得只剩下人性最根本的情感。靈魂即以此為依據來行動,即便沒有記憶還是下意識地產生執著,成為意識被束縛在身體,或者意義重大的事物或地點的靈。」絳雉以平穩清澈的語調說明。238Please respect copyright.PENANAlWJ6AkcHO0
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新河是歸類於將意識束縛於死亡地點的「地縛靈」。而束縛,即為執著,新河很可能對那條長廊、那座女廁懷有執念。238Please respect copyright.PENANAVbICL83Krz
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「萬事屋的職責在於協助靈魂回歸輪迴。我們四處游移,哪裡有需要幫助的靈就往哪裡去。而地縛靈雖然是擁有執念而留於原地,彌留人間,但總有例外的時候。那個幽靈既然已經徘徊榕樓許久才遇見萬事屋,就代表生前做錯了事,作為懲罰而暫時讓祂待在原處。目的是懲處,也是為了讓靈魂為自己的作為反省。也就是說,失去記憶的新河,可能是因潛意識的執念,也可能是因『規則』上的贖罪而困在當初死亡之地。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAa0asJtkM3J
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「可是……他不是已經不記得了嗎?這樣懲罰又有什麼意義?」萌理佳搔搔臉頰,提出合理的質疑。238Please respect copyright.PENANAg2vq2caWuG
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「本人即使不記得,上面還是會這樣做啦。祂一定是對誰有所虧欠,才會被扣留,也是因為有所執著,才會緊緊握著手中的刀。」玄鶚說道,「萬事屋只會尋找需要幫助的靈魂。我們如今來到祂面前,表示事情即將有所轉機。因此只需要等待。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAEqEEPMA8db
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等待……等待什麼呢?238Please respect copyright.PENANAh0vHLZkoYS
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「等待祂的記憶咩。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAnprVz1CPgC
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萌理佳似懂非懂。238Please respect copyright.PENANAohKs3lg4DN
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只有新河一個人的話,根本尋不回自己的記憶。但萬事屋又說只需要等著,而不是協助尋回……這究竟是怎麼回事?238Please respect copyright.PENANACCAbu4bRQq
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要是長年來都想不起來,已經深埋靈魂深處的回憶會忽然從天上掉下來的話,那新河也不會徬徨那麼久了吧……238Please respect copyright.PENANAa1ETwE6Gtq
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絳雉看穿萌理佳的思維,但沉默著垂下眼瞼。238Please respect copyright.PENANAYpKz0j23wr
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玄鶚伸長手臂,打了個大呵欠。「無論是什麼樣的轉機,我們都無權過問。只能說凡間俗世,上天都會有所安排吶。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAIADs0R3cYC
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