死者名為迪里艾爾,他已經忘記自己怎麼死的,但從外表推測死亡年齡約二十歲。153Please respect copyright.PENANAVS1cv5Mr3t
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不明原因導致他明明死了卻能像喪屍一樣繼續活動,而且保有自身意識,透過不斷的閱讀也能防止腦子停止思考。153Please respect copyright.PENANAPr2fOrdJsD
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畢竟,一旦停止思考,他可能就會變成電影裡那種會吃人的喪屍。153Please respect copyright.PENANAsLDRqOrnts
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在變成那種狀態前,迪里艾爾遇到了席懷父親--戴納先生。153Please respect copyright.PENANAoUJj6dmqfX
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他的興趣很獨特,總喜歡收藏奇妙的東西,例如:會動的屍體。153Please respect copyright.PENANAs7SSMjYHGQ
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戴納跟某人交易之後獲得了這棟別墅,詭異的地下室便成了迪里艾爾的歸屬,同時他也負責管理這些書。153Please respect copyright.PENANAuIA527i3dY
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屍體不會在意長年待在黑暗冰冷的地下室,也不會因為幾年沒吃飯而死亡,但若要進食還是可以吃點東西,他的消化系統也很神奇,只有在進食之後才會運轉。153Please respect copyright.PENANAM7kiNr3hAL
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特別的是,這個屍體受傷會自動復原,根據傷口大小恢復時間不一樣。153Please respect copyright.PENANAGCswNnLfhv
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伊凡開槍在迪里艾爾腦門上開洞,那個洞在幾分鐘後吐出子彈並且一點疤都沒有的恢復了。153Please respect copyright.PENANAPRX32H5nOp
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想要了解迪里艾爾的我,做了一個大膽決定。153Please respect copyright.PENANA2xHHXd9PXN
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那就是──跟屍體共進晚餐。153Please respect copyright.PENANAwWmTl5rpCE
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不過要先讓迪里艾爾穿上衣服。153Please respect copyright.PENANABg0HfCHo20
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由於我們不富有,今天的晚餐就是一鍋大雜燴湯,用比較好聽的說法是--火鍋。153Please respect copyright.PENANA0fA8Hg0vYS
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迪里艾爾拿著筷子盯著那浸潤在滾燙鍋子裡的粉嫩小香腸,我坐在對面也不甘示弱,手裡的兩把叉子互相摩擦發出警告。153Please respect copyright.PENANAvrcVCjCMDc
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「你不是一具屍體嗎?吃什麼火鍋料?喝湯就夠了吧。」我瞇起眼,調整好位置隨時都可以把叉子戳下去。153Please respect copyright.PENANAKMqdA3Kaj7
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迪里艾爾勾起嘴角一臉勝利在握的模樣,「什麼話呢,我就不能回味那粉嫩嫩的、咬下去會發出啪滋!湯汁還會沿著嘴角流下的小香腸嗎?」153Please respect copyright.PENANA1l4qgUtCL3
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「死人去吃土吧!」153Please respect copyright.PENANA0hVnACdGqm
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手中叉子進入熱湯範圍,迪里艾爾動作也快用鐵夾夾住我的叉子。153Please respect copyright.PENANACSaokXszMN
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「你以為我只會用右手嗎?其實我是左撇子!」只見迪里艾爾用另外一手拿起湯匙伸進來想撈走小香腸。153Please respect copyright.PENANA4cjHkwudcU
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「哈!太天真了!」我也用另一支叉子卡住迪里艾爾的湯匙。153Please respect copyright.PENANAITVudgZMcF
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我們卡在鍋子上僵持不下,就在此時伊凡默默的夾起小香腸,然後放到自己嘴裡,面無表情的咀嚼香腸,完全無視迪里艾爾和我的香腸爭奪戰。153Please respect copyright.PENANACvTs9Sqio8
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這就是所謂的鷸蚌相爭漁翁得利嗎?153Please respect copyright.PENANAebOStWwrI9
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伊凡望著迪里艾爾和我受到打擊的模樣,心想這兩個人乾脆去演相聲算了。153Please respect copyright.PENANATbrUV3eCl3
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雜亂的晚餐結束後,伊凡用廉價茶包泡了一壺茶,我們圍在暖爐邊裹著毛毯,兩人一屍打算閒聊整晚。153Please respect copyright.PENANAisdH0woGzh
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反正我們什麼都沒有,時間最多。153Please respect copyright.PENANAhwVo48uU9C
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「沒想到戴納真的有兒子呢,還以為他在說笑。」迪里艾爾剃著牙,灰濁的眼球上下打量著我。153Please respect copyright.PENANAb3dtaX3fQU
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我抽著眼角,被屍體這樣盯著感覺很不自在。153Please respect copyright.PENANAOhenqZAUDl
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伊凡瞇起眼瞪著迪里艾爾,他小心翼翼地擦拭黑色左輪,隨時警戒迪里艾爾,即便知道槍沒什麼作用,但他仍選擇槍當武器。153Please respect copyright.PENANAD7JoJCMXyi
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迪里艾爾說他是圖書館管理員,每隔一段時間戴納就會送書過來,嘴裡還不說著「每本書都是美麗的世界」之類的話。153Please respect copyright.PENANA9IAvDIIhJr
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他是沉迷小說故事的書蟲,而且是極端的收藏家。153Please respect copyright.PENANApkRgHUnn5d
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同一個故事買了不同版本和封面的書,大大小小收藏了三十至五十本左右。153Please respect copyright.PENANAcYn4iQTloe
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世界名著就算了,最常出現的就是沒有書名的書,那種書開頭很正常,但都爛尾。153Please respect copyright.PENANA6igkojDcWF
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結局不是很詭異難懂,就是根本還沒結束。153Please respect copyright.PENANAdmChZbFJmG
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戴納特愛這種書,像是寶貝一樣拜託迪里艾爾要好好管理。153Please respect copyright.PENANAqLX1K6YLvT
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迪里艾爾從懷裡拿出一本精裝書,那是他從地下室裡帶出來的其中一本。153Please respect copyright.PENANAt8iOuCS6uj
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為了證明自己沒胡說,先讓我跟伊凡仔細觀察這本書,果然跟他說的一樣,封面只有花紋沒有書名,出版社、作者等等的資訊都沒有。153Please respect copyright.PENANAwTwEM1u8Ll
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這難道是自版的小說嗎?我記得有些小說家會自己排版書籍,然後將文件送到印刷廠加工成書。153Please respect copyright.PENANAx1YHTU9vyu
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如果是請出版社出版的話,至少還會有商標,但這本書乾淨到根本不像是小說,更像某種日記或記錄本。153Please respect copyright.PENANABcHco40HQW
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迪里艾爾自己幫書取名字叫做《惡鬼先生》,故事分成短篇章節,有的章節故事有貫連有的沒有,總之書裡的世界觀是在說某個城市居民的生活。153Please respect copyright.PENANAkBGxwPjiq3
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不管怎麼切換章節,總會有個戴惡鬼面具的西裝,該男子十分神祕且我行我素,沒人知道他的真面目,只知道他穿梭在各個故事中。153Please respect copyright.PENANAIASn2kIKOH
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他與故事裡的人們遭遇各種靈異、無俚頭、超展開事件,有的事件會靠惡鬼先生解決,有的則沒交代後續。153Please respect copyright.PENANAVHEE9KtVaC
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書的結尾是,惡鬼先生搭著公車繼續旅行。153Please respect copyright.PENANAAc1SgKkYz7
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「這根本是某人的手札吧!」我睥睨的看著那本書。153Please respect copyright.PENANAkkiyLUjt6e
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「我也這麼覺得,不過戴納先生堅信這本書是寶藏,而且獨特程度跟市面上熱賣的書不一樣,有種無法形容的魅力。」迪里艾爾像是在說某個邪門宗教似的。153Please respect copyright.PENANABWSdI25SAS
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伊凡自顧自的翻閱幾頁,他像是在努力讓自己沉浸在書中的故事,也許是想透過閱讀戴納先生喜歡的書,來了解他。153Please respect copyright.PENANAb9l7f4K1ZT
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迪里艾爾瞧伊凡用心讀書,歪著嘴說著:153Please respect copyright.PENANA1Y2yFu1Khl
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「沒用的,我讀這些書幾百遍了,完全看不出端倪。」153Please respect copyright.PENANAktOc17NHq1
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「屍體的腦子都硬化了,當然沒辦法思考。」伊凡冷冷回應。153Please respect copyright.PENANACDsdILCv1z
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「嘖、好啊,你自己慢慢看,地下室的書可多著,你可以看幾百年都沒問題,前提是你要能活這麼久。」153Please respect copyright.PENANA6upyDZl3i0
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夜晚的閒聊沒有愉悅,只有滿滿的尷尬及互嗆,也許我們三個根本合不來,聚會唯一的理由是探討戴納先生的過去。153Please respect copyright.PENANAtz0xE98AG3
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伊凡不願意說自己與戴納的關係,最大的退讓僅僅只有一句「他拜託我來當管家」而已,有說跟沒說差不多。153Please respect copyright.PENANAcHYJaQWGcP
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簡單來說,伊凡負責宅邸上方,迪里艾爾則是宅邸下方。153Please respect copyright.PENANAIAoyDuupKN
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那我呢?我是來幹嘛的?153Please respect copyright.PENANA9fs8DCL6gP
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捏著手裡的陶瓷杯,暗紅色的茶飲倒印著我苦澀的臉,明明加了好幾匙糖,我仍覺得自己在喝濃縮咖啡。153Please respect copyright.PENANAK9nZVg6ck3
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就算今晚沒聊出結果,明天也能繼續聊,等我開學也許會被忙碌的課業逼到忘記戴納先生。153Please respect copyright.PENANA58J7mTMu6D
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畢竟陌生的死者無法影響我太久,生活在這裡頂多是偶爾看見他遺留的物品,然後好奇他過去的生活罷了。153Please respect copyright.PENANARf3bayXIC7
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找出戴納先生的過去,應該沒這麼重要吧,我以為這樣說服自己就能更快忘記他,沒想到看見這個屍體後,我不但沒忘記反而開始追尋他。153Please respect copyright.PENANAVmovv89awV
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「迪里艾爾,戴納先生是怎麼形容我?」153Please respect copyright.PENANAZXio9cZMia
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我一臉哀傷,這表情讓伊凡、迪里艾爾嚴肅起來,他們停止鬥嘴,慎重思考如何回答我。153Please respect copyright.PENANAkyFDtkONlw
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「長得像媽媽一樣漂亮、個性像爸爸一樣古怪,他是這麼說的。」伊凡搶先回答,同時別過臉看著窗外。153Please respect copyright.PENANA3EY99RGCsi
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「哈!這樣說還真貼切呢。」迪里艾爾露出慵懶的笑臉,雙手一攤說道,「聽說戴納說,自己在旅行途中遇到美麗的女人,也沒說女人叫什麼名字,只說她是個王族會魔法、手藝很好之類的,然後生了一個健康的孩子。」153Please respect copyright.PENANAZ56Q8qpwrW
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「你在敷衍我嗎?」我不是很滿意迪里艾爾的答覆。153Please respect copyright.PENANAxCJ5uwylS5
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「所以我才這麼驚訝戴納真的有小孩啊!我以為那些都是他的幻想!」153Please respect copyright.PENANANm7Fx4CxAm
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其實也不是要刁難迪里艾爾,過去戴納先生提起我媽時,也是用這麼含糊的說法,不過他說得很起勁,又讓人無法懷疑是編造的。153Please respect copyright.PENANAmUOjIWUkg6
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我媽很漂亮就算了,身分是王族又會魔法,這種設定不管怎麼想都是在小說裡才會發生。153Please respect copyright.PENANAyJU3fF10iD
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當我跟迪里艾爾抱怨生活困苦時,伊凡忽然闔起書說想要去地下室。153Please respect copyright.PENANA22EKDWzxsx
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迪里艾爾沒有攔住他,還說要去一定要三個人一起行動,因為這個宅邸充滿了不安份的東西,夜晚隨便行動不安全。153Please respect copyright.PENANA1eqG57fpxt
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伊凡沒有反對,我們各自帶上需要的東西,再次來到幽暗詭譎的地下圖書館,這裡晚上更加冰冷,樓梯上還結了薄霜。153Please respect copyright.PENANALTPQKN8AJS
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「你想看什麼書?」153Please respect copyright.PENANA0h06ENfTfV
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迪里艾爾雙手插著腰問,語氣不太友善,似乎不喜歡有人隨便闖入亂拿圖書館裡的書。153Please respect copyright.PENANApY1XQb7K0J
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伊凡提著蠟燭,微弱的火光基本沒什麼照明功能,他找到一處長桌,坐在椅子上。153Please respect copyright.PENANAUxrVGvJ6FE
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「戴納,最後一次給你看哪本書?」153Please respect copyright.PENANAHH4WuOTMz3