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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAJgS8O2FNJU
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAwDXRSpmmh3
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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAhkzSLm1hkt
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAFZsmVnSNaG
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「……奇怪?外面是發生了什麼事情嗎?」268Please respect copyright.PENANA1EqOmJKPcL
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAhUNo53GNCO
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAdnbj2CfQvt
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAEQnzrBxrdS
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANA3wgIJ7iYxt
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……該不會是我和耕一的事情被發現了吧?268Please respect copyright.PENANANovuvDMl9K
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正當我不禁為此而提心吊膽的時候──268Please respect copyright.PENANALEsvmKStnw
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磅磅磅磅磅。268Please respect copyright.PENANAgP47RSTVrJ
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樓下傳來了像這樣急促的敲門聲。268Please respect copyright.PENANAEwC8u5IcCa
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAPu0zqPlIeT
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「來夏!他們抓到那個怪物了!」268Please respect copyright.PENANAqr9jJgg5qS
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「咦?」268Please respect copyright.PENANALempIuMWid
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAdfbgztHLoE
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……已經抓到了嗎。268Please respect copyright.PENANAfkUvRom3ai
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAKe7KGbAAVp
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「那個──已經確定是冬笑了嗎?」268Please respect copyright.PENANAJVuoTSqZab
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我戰戰兢兢地向耕一確認著。268Please respect copyright.PENANAJergNguyGx
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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。」268Please respect copyright.PENANAcVIlgItlBw
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「……嗯。」268Please respect copyright.PENANAgicF4IYHdj
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAYOGJhGCrfS
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAzbY3C8xfDI
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「等……!門還沒有──」268Please respect copyright.PENANAkt6U86e3SS
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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。」268Please respect copyright.PENANAIwoi8zTyaG
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「……不好的預感?」268Please respect copyright.PENANA72D2etaJTt
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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?」268Please respect copyright.PENANAL2st8LhARE
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「復仇什麼的那不是你說的嗎!?」268Please respect copyright.PENANA7pqtq9uPfi
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夜裡的風很大,將我的側髮吹得亂七八糟的。268Please respect copyright.PENANAP3Jx37u4Uy
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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?」268Please respect copyright.PENANAyTwAzjLQWS
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「───」268Please respect copyright.PENANAjuqwLAUSad
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對啊,這到底是為什麼?268Please respect copyright.PENANAz1ZnmfPk3E
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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?268Please respect copyright.PENANAkowFXS7hCV
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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?268Please respect copyright.PENANA3NoIZxw1Pi
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「來夏,別自顧自地在那邊胡思亂想。」268Please respect copyright.PENANAXFYMfidkOY
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「可是冬笑她──」268Please respect copyright.PENANAn4okk8mcA9
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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。」268Please respect copyright.PENANAS8eDjc5V5b
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「我──」268Please respect copyright.PENANAdrK6zWh7O8
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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。」268Please respect copyright.PENANA44Ag2oQow8
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANATJks46ODOz
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAWEmcG4ExSf
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAHgG85V2tlt
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANATTSlwwBiGY
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANASr3FnfDofy
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「喀喀喀嘰──嘰嘰嘰嘰!」268Please respect copyright.PENANAHi5k1GmNzf
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位於中央的是拼命想要掙脫繩索的怪物。268Please respect copyright.PENANAHl8fDUhmgg
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANATfrSufXrtP
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAkayQnsC7GA
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANACJDUfwJgcr
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「怎麼樣,來夏,妳還認為這怪物是冬笑嗎?」268Please respect copyright.PENANANqsyMRVmAR
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「我……不知道。」268Please respect copyright.PENANAuLtvzVo7js
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儘管如此,我還是沒有否定當時的想法。268Please respect copyright.PENANAnDh87G3XWw
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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。」268Please respect copyright.PENANASMou20GLft
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「嗯。但有個地方好像跟我印象中的不太一樣。」268Please respect copyright.PENANABCnypJ3aHk
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAECix1buyfe
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANACgeoCrircm
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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!」268Please respect copyright.PENANA3d8sByRDzj
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAjdk9VT9ZcY
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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?268Please respect copyright.PENANA6NbUBblOQe
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「果然啊……怪物是被他們創造出來的。」268Please respect copyright.PENANAE0Jn7v7SL8
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耕一在旁邊小聲的自言自語徹底點醒了我。268Please respect copyright.PENANAauLIiviS0G
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAYRvf83t5Q0
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAUhVJyYZdxj
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「來夏,還走得動嗎?」268Please respect copyright.PENANA22gK7LaBaV
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幾分鐘過後。268Please respect copyright.PENANA8r6Q8vcfkM
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANANQ39OxUjQr
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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!」268Please respect copyright.PENANAGdw2o4ZckN
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANA08WsgUZ8eO
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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──268Please respect copyright.PENANAg1sXoY6Tin
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「嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰!!!」268Please respect copyright.PENANA13X3SgjXPz
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怪物第一次發出了悲鳴。268Please respect copyright.PENANAQCHtMy7JaH
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAaVuFKC7Akk
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「嗚!?」268Please respect copyright.PENANAReIAZ9NImv
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANA0SMoO8jOc4
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「……太亂來了吧。」268Please respect copyright.PENANAuQ7U5JiTMk
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同樣目睹這個景象的耕一小聲地咒罵起來。268Please respect copyright.PENANA6X0rWjiPay
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANALFj3Ol9G1s
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「喂!裡面的這是和史啊!快來幫忙,他還有呼吸!」268Please respect copyright.PENANAmYDo4xOR73
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAgMAIkwkPs4
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但這怎麼可能。268Please respect copyright.PENANASJ2vD703It
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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──268Please respect copyright.PENANAmza5rFQCzU
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「怎麼回事!?頭顱好像被黏在一起了啊!」268Please respect copyright.PENANA0PiMzh1giO
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「斬斷上面那邊試看看吧!」268Please respect copyright.PENANAkOjXGo5qbq
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAEwzkPxqI7l
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAr8GIhez9Ke
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「──嘰?」268Please respect copyright.PENANARuF28fPsCr
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像是注意到什麼似地,幾絲稀疏的頭髮垂著。268Please respect copyright.PENANAAlc90aNXZ2
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANA1Z1k2zGuM1
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「……姊、姊?」268Please respect copyright.PENANA5L42rv217f
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那瞬間我幾乎忘了怎麼呼吸。268Please respect copyright.PENANAiNNPibL5UP
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胸口好緊,感受到無數往我身上投射過來的眼神。268Please respect copyright.PENANAuOsD0nW8In
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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!!268Please respect copyright.PENANAdU0DOyaC0L
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「嘎啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊!!!」268Please respect copyright.PENANAVEuJFhRnKq
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANAygfVayH8zX
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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。268Please respect copyright.PENANA23IOlkk8fH
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