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我們兩個的計畫是後天晚上十點,也就是大人們入睡後這時段逃離村子。221Please respect copyright.PENANA6fGOULbUzT
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由於事關重大,為了完全確保不能出任何差錯,耕一說會在私底下和穗香解釋清楚,要我多擔心自己的狀況要緊。221Please respect copyright.PENANAkJ7tgKoZ2c
我從晚飯過後就著手準備行李,要準備的東西蠻多的,光是衣服之類的必需品就已經一大堆,再加上耕一剛剛開給我的清單,似乎還要有露宿野外的最糟打算。所以我只好捨棄自己的包包,將父親過去經常背著出門,容量高達八十五公升登山背包來使用。221Please respect copyright.PENANAsZTccuRocb
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中途意外地在隱藏口袋裡發現了父親過去在大學任教的教師證,在這之前我從未聽說過他有大學教授的資格,看樣子大人們確實隱藏了不少真相,但真的有必要為了這村子做到這種程度嗎?我一面在心裡反覆咀嚼著,一面照著清單收拾房間裡的東西。221Please respect copyright.PENANAQkpjW3fQ2c
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「……奇怪?外面是發生了什麼事情嗎?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAvO2qDWHmqg
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從不久前開始,透過玻璃窗隱約聽到外面傳來快速走過的大人們交談的聲音。221Please respect copyright.PENANAl3hcr6Zgda
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由於我房間位於二樓,又是在最裡面的角落,根本沒辦法確認門前的狀況,但聽起來人數似乎不少的樣子。221Please respect copyright.PENANAkZTlRk5WYA
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我抬頭看了一下時間是九點四十分,理論上應該是他們就寢的時間,因此顯得格外讓人在意。過了幾分鐘後我決定打開窗戶,探出半截身子觀察外面的情況。221Please respect copyright.PENANAtY9L4cEaQ6
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然而似乎為時已晚,家門口前似乎沒有人經過了,只見到遠方的廣場那邊燈火通明的景象。221Please respect copyright.PENANAQEDwSKVOao
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……該不會是我和耕一的事情被發現了吧?221Please respect copyright.PENANAYIhbxv3f37
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正當我不禁為此而提心吊膽的時候──221Please respect copyright.PENANAK1mVxipDUY
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磅磅磅磅磅。221Please respect copyright.PENANAH4cWP8w2kd
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樓下傳來了像這樣急促的敲門聲。221Please respect copyright.PENANAPZF3479ZRE
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隨後傳來了呼喊著我名字的聲音……是耕一沒錯,確認以後我趕緊衝下樓去應門。221Please respect copyright.PENANAchxQHWXnlo
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「來夏!他們抓到那個怪物了!」221Please respect copyright.PENANAZlZaAu38Im
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「咦?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAkYydNmRCau
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才一打開門,穿著厚重外套的耕一就急切地告知我這個令人震驚的消息。221Please respect copyright.PENANANTtXiAwHVf
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……已經抓到了嗎。221Please respect copyright.PENANAR5R5L9jxCd
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老實說,憑著那晚恐怖至極的印象,我完全沒有料想到那個會有被捕獲的可能性。221Please respect copyright.PENANA468CvKRUsO
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「那個──已經確定是冬笑了嗎?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAFci7TeXll9
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我戰戰兢兢地向耕一確認著。221Please respect copyright.PENANAk3faftbUXv
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「還不知道,所以我才要帶妳過去,不好好做最後確認的話,妳也沒辦法說走就走吧。」221Please respect copyright.PENANAcE62iOKUGQ
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「……嗯。」221Please respect copyright.PENANAkIiDsuK5y2
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我雖然對於親眼確認一事有些猶豫,但還是點了點頭。221Please respect copyright.PENANAEnYJDkXrkb
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在獲得了我的同意後,耕一隨即就直接拉起我的手跑了起來。221Please respect copyright.PENANANSaw2mxPEL
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「等……!門還沒有──」221Please respect copyright.PENANA28oDNZcoeZ
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「沒時間管那個了!我們去看一眼之後就回來,不知道為什麼總有不太好的預感。」221Please respect copyright.PENANApkOImZiwdr
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「……不好的預感?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAuEEHmF02u0
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「我也說不上來,只是我這幾天一直在想,冬笑真的是為了復仇而回來的嗎?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAcdJ1aBeGIO
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「復仇什麼的那不是你說的嗎!?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAbbUf4aYExQ
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夜裡的風很大,將我的側髮吹得亂七八糟的。221Please respect copyright.PENANAb4vMrv4C8p
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「對,可是復仇這個舉動在殺死葛城後便達成目的了吧,沒有道理連殘肢都一起帶走吧?」221Please respect copyright.PENANALJIpZb50K9
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「───」221Please respect copyright.PENANAjl0SvqI97o
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對啊,這到底是為什麼?221Please respect copyright.PENANAR2MNaKtUsH
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說起來,冬笑沒有攻擊我的原因,真的是因為一點都不恨我嗎?221Please respect copyright.PENANA6T91ie5hGM
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從來沒有試著了解她真正想法,又和殺死她的兇手有著親密的互動,對於這樣失職的姊姊,冬笑真的一點恨都沒有嗎?221Please respect copyright.PENANAhIXAShtpzJ
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「來夏,別自顧自地在那邊胡思亂想。」221Please respect copyright.PENANAoCc1Fe5APO
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「可是冬笑她──」221Please respect copyright.PENANAmgaY4PxH3g
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「我說這些並不是為了讓妳自我否定,只是我也想弄清楚做個了斷而已。」221Please respect copyright.PENANAEDY5Su1LFJ
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「我──」221Please respect copyright.PENANAKjzoeIOMhe
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「別去想了,不管妳要的是什麼樣的答案,到那裡全都會知道的。」221Please respect copyright.PENANAUAMesIgo6p
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耕一阻止了我繼續說下去,拉著我朝那位於前方半山腰位置的廣場跑去。221Please respect copyright.PENANAlenY1gMD2j
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這時候我第一次察覺到,耕一的手掌不知道從什麼時候開始,已經變得比我還大上許多。221Please respect copyright.PENANAoD76exOxlc
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等到我們氣喘呼呼地趕到時,環繞廣場四周的傳統祭典火把正熊熊燃燒著,形成整片的橘紅色光景。221Please respect copyright.PENANAInfnFRqOse
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燃燒煤油所產生的煙味讓我覺得有點不舒服,但還是跟著耕一身後走進人群裡面。221Please respect copyright.PENANA2mBCiowMQo
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由於交頭接耳的大人們就像是看著表演似地圍繞一圈,再加上並沒有意料中來得擠,所以我們勉強佔到了看得見整座廣場的位置。221Please respect copyright.PENANA7AS33cgfeh
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「喀喀喀嘰──嘰嘰嘰嘰!」221Please respect copyright.PENANAt1qdZSF9KY
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位於中央的是拼命想要掙脫繩索的怪物。221Please respect copyright.PENANAe4TY58vSFd
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如今被牢牢綑緊的麻繩所束縛,彎著腰的模樣雖然比我印象中的模樣縮小整整一圈,但基本上沒有多大的出入。221Please respect copyright.PENANAeWxiR6Efzt
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我拼命地觀察怪物身上的每一處細節,過長且乾癟的四肢,流出綠膿的凹陷眼窩,甚至是那像是樹根盤踞而成的臉部輪廓都仔細評斷了一遍。221Please respect copyright.PENANAYywRWJelEo
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然而,這個外觀上找不到任何相似之處的怪物,為什麼我會在那晚把她誤認成冬笑呢。221Please respect copyright.PENANAWBu80TLZys
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「怎麼樣,來夏,妳還認為這怪物是冬笑嗎?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAugUZ2mxDZS
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「我……不知道。」221Please respect copyright.PENANAWESC8UQvdF
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儘管如此,我還是沒有否定當時的想法。221Please respect copyright.PENANAdyMOTC6vTv
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「還不確定是嗎,但我還是相信妳最初的判斷,妳的直覺一項都很準。話說回來,實際看到這怪物果然還是很驚人。」221Please respect copyright.PENANAjit8Hgs1Cp
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「嗯。但有個地方好像跟我印象中的不太一樣。」221Please respect copyright.PENANAjGuptvnz4s
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因為有點擔憂,我正想向耕一提到那怪物如同懷孕般隆起的腹部時,怪物後方的表演臺上出現了村長的身影,而森叔就站在臺階附近。221Please respect copyright.PENANAGbQ795WdBk
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原本吵雜的討論聲在村長上臺後瞬間就變得鴉雀無聲,所有人就如同往常般對村長充滿著敬畏,沒有人敢開口再多嘴半句話。221Please respect copyright.PENANAgtitpNpkVE
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「吾等畢生的夙願,終將在今天向前邁進至雄偉的領域!」221Please respect copyright.PENANApypWGhogcJ
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村長沒有用上任何擴音的裝置,然而與他那駝背的身形不符,充滿能量的嗓音卻足以震撼全場。221Please respect copyright.PENANAkimJSfya3z
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但是……夙願?邁進?領域?村長所說的那些我一個字都聽不懂,只是為什麼聽起來村長他們像是早就知道這怪物存在了一樣?221Please respect copyright.PENANAOiGTFednMn
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「果然啊……怪物是被他們創造出來的。」221Please respect copyright.PENANA1RZB0LuEs4
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耕一在旁邊小聲的自言自語徹底點醒了我。221Please respect copyright.PENANAotAWg6HfK5
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我轉頭看向四周的大人們,每個人的表情都像是浸淫在喜悅中,聚精會神地聽著村長的演說。……背後染上了一股惡寒。221Please respect copyright.PENANAJzflAfiZoc
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身處在懷抱希望的人群裡,我突然對此感到懼怕不已,那是與怪物帶來的絕望感截然不同,滿溢出來的愛慕及崇拜簡直到令人作嘔的程度。221Please respect copyright.PENANA2KnXmlhINb
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「來夏,還走得動嗎?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAHjbWUklTwW
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幾分鐘過後。221Please respect copyright.PENANAEX11QXLUxB
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大概是注意到了我的臉色不好,耕一在演講還沒結束前,就抓著我的手肘準備離開。221Please respect copyright.PENANAbwhbbUKIux
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「請寬恕吾等的褻瀆,這一切都是為了更加知曉您的存在!」221Please respect copyright.PENANARwz7jub3An
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幾乎在同一時刻,結束演說的村長對著怪物高舉起了雙手,用嘶啞的聲音高喊著。221Please respect copyright.PENANAtUW4D5F07u
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隨後,包含穗香的父親在內的五名男人走到廣場中央──221Please respect copyright.PENANArKu2YuPsnX
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「嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰!!!」221Please respect copyright.PENANA9rUhAd7kT5
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怪物第一次發出了悲鳴。221Please respect copyright.PENANABSGSsNmQn3
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在我還沒反應過來之前,他們裡面其中一名手持柴刀的男人,毫不猶豫地朝怪物的腹部一刀劃開。221Please respect copyright.PENANArQqxFOYvey
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「嗚!?」221Please respect copyright.PENANA7Pe6vL8TX1
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突如其來的殘忍景象,讓我不由得用雙手摀住嘴巴才避免自己尖叫出聲。221Please respect copyright.PENANAaA5IGQyVZF
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「……太亂來了吧。」221Please respect copyright.PENANA6v8Se8k342
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同樣目睹這個景象的耕一小聲地咒罵起來。221Please respect copyright.PENANAgPrqGvuBsg
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然而,在那之後的太過衝擊般的畫面,讓我們兩個都暫時忘卻了離開的念頭。221Please respect copyright.PENANATgnXbOrl1e
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「喂!裡面的這是和史啊!快來幫忙,他還有呼吸!」221Please respect copyright.PENANAWg8CxW4DMx
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從敞開的腹部裡面滑了出來,像是胎兒一樣捲曲的裸體男人,毫無疑問的就是失蹤多日的葛城老師。221Please respect copyright.PENANADX4xVtOkEC
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但這怎麼可能。221Please respect copyright.PENANAHvyeXC9gHe
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在那天我明明就已經看見葛城老師被斬斷手腳,為什麼現在又──221Please respect copyright.PENANAqJoNlLFZ5p
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「怎麼回事!?頭顱好像被黏在一起了啊!」221Please respect copyright.PENANAmRBDNQM6ej
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「斬斷上面那邊試看看吧!」221Please respect copyright.PENANAIXpw73XEGh
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前面的大人們似乎七嘴八舌地討論著很恐怖的事情。221Please respect copyright.PENANAWfA2aPFQFM
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不過到一半突然就停住了,因為大家明顯都察覺到,在我們被葛城老師給吸引注意力的同時,那個怪物一直習慣性的抽搐動作不知道什麼時候停了下來。221Please respect copyright.PENANAXM2PotdGua
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「──嘰?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAXvBXTmAjib
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像是注意到什麼似地,幾絲稀疏的頭髮垂著。221Please respect copyright.PENANAd5DqfKibVT
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張著嘴的怪物動也不動,只是歪著頭看向我們這邊的人群,然後彎起嘴角,試圖用喉嚨微微發出如同吹奏有破損直笛般的音色。221Please respect copyright.PENANArnWYqoT5Xk
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「……姊、姊?」221Please respect copyright.PENANAwaHzwLOmHc
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那瞬間我幾乎忘了怎麼呼吸。221Please respect copyright.PENANAB3YKtYNVf0
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胸口好緊,感受到無數往我身上投射過來的眼神。221Please respect copyright.PENANAd2Z5OlhEzt
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後退了一大步,果然沒錯,絕對是冬笑沒錯!眼前那東西絕對是冬笑沒錯!!221Please respect copyright.PENANAbFIiXhP4HJ
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「嘎啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊!!!」221Please respect copyright.PENANAsQFuzjkWCD
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尖銳到像是用鑿子用瘋狂刮著黑膠唱片的高亢聲調。221Please respect copyright.PENANAiqiexJ31Ad
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怪物像是壞掉的節拍器般興奮地上下甩著頸部,那很明顯就是針對我才做的舉動。221Please respect copyright.PENANA3KiC8G63Wh
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