2157年9月9日，早上七點半，商業中心B區，咆哮飯店672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGH0m98nx9
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尼可拉斯腦子一片空白。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uIuuj5IYC
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葛蕾絲怎麼找到他的？672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8LeOGIeKP
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他冷靜想……戒指，沒錯，尼可拉斯看著左手的神與畜戒指。這個東西內建定位系統，他竟然忘記這麼重要的……但他明明打過電話，葛蕾絲為什麼還要跑來？難不成……派翠克被發現了？672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlKDo0aorp
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不，尼可拉斯強迫自己冷靜。葛蕾絲只是來確認自己的行蹤……媽媽最愛操心了，不是嗎？別想太多。尼可拉斯重整呼吸，變回平常的厭世表情，打開門。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBIsuZJnfJ
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「寶貝早安！」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1dYAInjqT
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葛蕾絲和平常一樣有精神。尼可拉斯裝出不耐煩的表情，「我說我需要休息。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5Jqao3EHr
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「哎，你出去得太突然，媽媽很擔心嘛！」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFirovgbgdQ
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葛蕾絲不請自入。尼可拉斯手心冒汗，祈禱派翠克不要突然出來，否則一切完蛋。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzX3ztjPhQJ
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「看到定位時，我嚇了一跳，你哪來的錢住咆哮飯店？」葛蕾絲環視一圈，玩著客廳的擺飾。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjgfSf0Y8A
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「原本是希波克拉底的醫生在住，我把他弄暈了。」尼可拉斯一半實話，「達米安．帕潘德里歐。媽對這名字有印象嗎？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUV0eUtddL
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「當然，他以前常來請教你爸。」葛蕾絲想起來，「寶貝，你和你爸發生什麼事？吵架了嗎？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jXgNR1dBd
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尼可拉斯覺得很煩，最近話題老是扯到爸爸，「對。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOm6lfUO6fd
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「為什麼？」葛蕾絲走到面前，抬頭看他。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2KFC5OEfM
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「妳死了，他一滴眼淚都沒掉。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZWdPBJD4n
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葛蕾絲不意外，這讓尼可拉斯更生氣。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rvVm1JEsi
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「媽，我知道妳很愛他。」尼可拉斯直接說：「但我覺得他不是。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwk3Pqyb9P
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「尼可，別誤會你爸，他只是在你看不到的地方掉淚。」葛蕾絲露出複雜的笑容，「而且，他知道我會回來。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0hNTC0M9i
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尼可拉斯不懂葛蕾絲的意思、正要追問，葛蕾絲卻走向房門，尼可拉斯擋到她面前，「不要過去！」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhm9zhvte7
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葛蕾絲挑眉，尼可拉斯的反應讓她懷疑，「為什麼？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjhUilCZw1
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「因為……」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLxWkYNxsH
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尼可拉斯想不到該撒什麼謊。身為里奧的妹妹，葛蕾絲見過的場面不比哥哥少，在某些方面的直覺也很準。她直覺尼可拉斯有事瞞著自己，臉上的笑容瞬間消失。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Cj37BriUw
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葛蕾絲的臉好像矇上一層陰影。她伸手要抓門把，尼可拉斯提前抓住她的手腕，這個舉動觸怒了葛蕾絲。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOu5O6tIdf
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「寶貝。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwGRok4TFE
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葛蕾絲沒有轉頭，只有眼珠轉到尼可拉斯的方向，問：「裡面有什麼？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLA6kwuzTC
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「不能給我看的東西？」葛蕾絲又叫一次：「寶貝？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWd48UZ9nUH
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尼可拉斯的心臟快爆了。他什麼也沒想，隨便亂說：「沒有一個兒子希望一夜情後的房間，被媽媽看到。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1OxIiv6mH
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這是尼可拉斯臨時想到的謊，沒想到非常有用，葛蕾絲恐怖的表情瞬間消失。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0osT1WmcA
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「噢。」葛蕾絲恍然大悟，「裡面……很亂嗎？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU3zim5cKA
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「對，我還沒整理。」明明不是真的，尼可拉斯卻尷尬得要死，想找面牆撞死自己。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4DyZ8fE2h
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葛蕾絲瞄向房門，「對方還在裡面？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmHBOWK7Tm
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尼可拉斯點頭。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4brTgH1Ly
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「啊哈……啊哈哈哈！抱歉抱歉！」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaRnQIXkeo
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葛蕾絲立刻把手收回，退開三公尺。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI3REmp4wV
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「我沒想到是這種情況……也對，我老停留在死掉前的記憶、以為你還是小孩，你早在我不知道的時候長大了，哈哈哈。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpktLm5LEb
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雖然在笑，葛蕾絲卻有點心酸，覺得自己錯過尼可拉斯好多，加上她的丈夫不會照顧人，尼可拉斯從被迫獨立到習慣孤獨，過程流過許多眼淚，沒有一個母親希望孩子這樣長大。大家說十七歲的尼可拉斯成熟，葛蕾絲不覺得是稱讚，反而像在責備她為人母親、十分失職。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaH7GuZlxsJ
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「他什麼時候醒來？」葛蕾絲收起心情，用平常的口氣問尼可拉斯。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQuECRysuA
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「八點。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bS00i17mU
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已經五十五分了，葛蕾絲決定閃人，畢竟她的外表實在不像媽媽，怕引起不必要的誤會。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdhDtE5MGZ
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「對了，」葛蕾絲想到什麼，邊穿鞋邊問：「他是男生嗎？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkk6NaQOxfY
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尼可拉斯挑眉，簡直尷尬癌末期，「不然呢？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gBVNRQlGZ
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「確認一下嘛，嘿嘿。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtm7M3pMqIG
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穿完鞋，叮嚀「飯要好好吃」之類的話後，葛蕾絲便離開。尼可拉斯聽腳步聲、巡視走廊三圈，確定葛蕾絲不在後才放下心，整個人癱軟在沙發上。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEon2VqqDFI
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太可怕了。尼可拉斯心想。他第一次看到媽媽露出那種表情。要是讓葛蕾絲看到派翠克，她會做出什麼事？直接殺了他嗎？672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnC9Pq0Xv3c
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尼可拉斯以為葛蕾絲很溫柔，直到剛剛。人們容易被她開朗的個性迷惑，卻忘記她是里奧的妹妹、流著懷特的血脈。里奧為了高宇維不擇手段，葛蕾絲何嘗不是如此？672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01hycKRUUU
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葛蕾絲復活，和尼可拉斯的關係混雜了神與畜、高宇維、艾莉絲體系，母子倆的身分已不如從前單純。儘管他不願意，尼可拉斯得重新評估媽媽與自己的立場，之後要小心行事。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbuuna17Ch
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「尼可。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzZZoTQEKd
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思考到一半，派翠克突然從房間走出來。他穿著一件開襟的寬鬆襯衫，頭髮沒綁，任憑那一綹一綹藍色披散在胸前，畫面好看到尼可拉斯以為是夢。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlRR4mPmcq
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「快去換衣服。」尼可拉斯假裝什麼也沒發生，一本正經說：「差不多要出發了。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguWcgNIDnA
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派翠克站在原地。尼可拉斯正要重複剛才的話，派翠克就說：「我全部看到了。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHtqF5gZ7h
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「……！」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTe2CuhVfA
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他說看，不是聽。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh2y0xm1ZT
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「以免奇怪的人闖進來，我在客廳裝了監視器。」派翠克亮出手機，螢幕顯示監視鏡頭，「剛才那是里奧．懷特的妹妹，是嗎？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6mHf0jAlX
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尼可拉斯正要解釋，派翠克卻打斷他，說：672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXksrkUM1Yn
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「我想，你不只是希波克拉底的醫生，也是神與畜吧？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEPAFr4EgR
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「畢竟你是葛蕾絲．懷特與凱薩．克里斯托多羅普洛斯（Caesar Christodoulopoulos）的兒子。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRy7WEXusK
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「……！？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxf1OnvLKt4
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為什麼派翠克知道父親的名字？尼可拉斯不明白，最壞的情形正在發生，派翠克發現他是神與畜了。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIszZ1CJpC
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「所以，」尼可拉斯沒在怕，直接問：「你要殺我，用你的毒？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg3YDAeIWZ
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派翠克搖頭，「你是神與畜，卻沒有讓葛蕾絲．懷特開門，證明你是站在我這邊的。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr1J2pmHrb
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派翠克的心情很平靜，確實，尼可拉斯也沒感覺到敵意。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY45C2kVnzT
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「剛才的對話讓我確定，高宇維什麼都沒告訴你。」派翠克說：「這出乎我預料，沒想到高宇維連自己人都不相信。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhUZx8Ixet
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這話戳中尼可拉斯內心。對於高宇維、神與畜、自己的天賦，他腦中有太多疑問，派翠克又能替他解答，尼可拉斯索性問了：「你聽過『共鳴』嗎？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPRiUupoiw
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派翠克點頭。尼可拉斯直言：「我向來不主動親近人，也不把外人的事當自己的事，但我的潛意識非常相信你，也非常想保護你，你應該是我的共鳴對象──儘管這一切十分荒謬。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYU9nkAIQP
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尼可拉斯的理性與感覺在打架。他不相信科學無法解釋的事物，卻無法否認它們造成的影響。他反問派翠克：「你也是這樣嗎？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiFfCM2zH6
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「嗯。」派翠克表示：「我也相信你。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfE8Z306iT8
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「那，我們之間就不需要隱瞞。」尼可拉斯說：「你已經知道我的真實身分，也依然願意相信我；同理，你被宇維少爺追殺的原因，我也希望你坦白，這樣我才能說服自己，去相信這個『共鳴』。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzQla6jTvf
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尼可拉斯第一次這麼心平氣和地說話，他對派翠克的耐心，真是前所未見。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRWGaA9AYS
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派翠克被尼可拉斯說服了。他的腦袋沒有尼可拉斯複雜，既定的事實已經擺在面前、他就是相信尼可拉斯，不會去思考為什麼，相信就是相信。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5qm3srjgF
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「接著。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWQBHxlBW8
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下一秒，派翠克把手機扔給尼可拉斯。手機顯示一張照片，一名黑色長髮、戴著眼鏡、長著雀斑、臉頰圓潤的女人對著鏡頭靦腆地笑，看起來乖乖的，沒什麼令人印象深刻的地方，很不起眼。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA3vJKalCk
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「上面的人是我。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdrP8AeWGo
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派翠克的話讓尼可拉斯嚇一大跳。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIlABX8exw
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「我以前的名字是派翠西亞（Patricia）。」派翠克坐到尼可拉斯旁邊，「是雷蒙一家，最不起眼的孩子。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SxZ0lTjSB
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尼可拉斯無法相信，現在的派翠克和以前的派翠西亞，兩者的差異無法用變性、整容之類的手術形容，根本是「變了個人」。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnhZ0qVsv2
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為什麼會這樣？尼可拉斯看著派翠克那張與紅鶴一模一樣的臉，回想之前的對話，「莫非……！」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxGpd3BBf0
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「沒錯，就是白絃姊。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5vvsL80xM
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派翠克摸著自己的臉。雖然帶來不少麻煩，但派翠克很喜歡這張臉，他對自己現在的外表很滿意。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0VEfOEc3T
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「我跟她說我要變成男孩──一個非常漂亮的男孩。白絃姊對『漂亮男孩』的印象，似乎只有她弟弟紅鶴，就把我變成這個樣子了。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfaFSlipVB
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派翠克微笑，「另外，我以前是普通人，『蜜液』──公爵夫人的水果塔，也是白絃姊給我的。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsB2nB5StN2
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尼可拉斯愣住。派翠克剛剛的動詞是什麼？「給」？672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aDkgvYT9P
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「我不明白。」尼可拉斯扶著額頭，「獅鷲的水果塔是改變人的長相？你的水果塔又是她給的，什麼意思？」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KthymhTaZ
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「字面上的意思。」派翠克說：「她同時幫我改頭換面，又給了我水果塔。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7Mce48sr0
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「這不可能！」尼可拉斯大喊：「如果真是那樣，獅鷲簡直是神啊！」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pya13jIAH
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「沒錯，她是神。」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKScGwN4TZk
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尼可拉斯傻住。派翠克絕對沒有說謊，因為他親眼看過。672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcW7qwWptfO
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「『白絃是艾莉絲體系的神。』」672Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxN6Y98L1F
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「這就是，高宇維在隱瞞的真相。」
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