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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAxZJrTP92cQ
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAK7GGLVyfpp
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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAHQOqTYuk5D
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAbbYIcgejTF
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「……奇怪?外面是發生了什麼事情嗎?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAZkyQVgtAET
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAgiyjVpKuK0
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANACACjRK8cP9
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAqCdoPWTFvm
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAV66GDHEa37
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……該不會是我和耕一的事情被發現了吧?238Please respect copyright.PENANABFsbGPuGGH
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正當我不禁為此而提心吊膽的時候──238Please respect copyright.PENANAMnYXOrVOw0
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磅磅磅磅磅。238Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZxLhdLrDq
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樓下傳來了像這樣急促的敲門聲。238Please respect copyright.PENANAXQYjWyJfVO
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANApv0y1GgpQA
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「來夏!他們抓到那個怪物了!」238Please respect copyright.PENANArVPrgROM5L
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「咦?」238Please respect copyright.PENANA2H7zYDt6RV
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAV982ZPwkyo
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……已經抓到了嗎。238Please respect copyright.PENANAY0lowQ9Chl
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAMl31SM9qGM
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「那個──已經確定是冬笑了嗎?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAfGkuxeIjGx
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我戰戰兢兢地向耕一確認著。238Please respect copyright.PENANAbP3KJx8JhP
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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。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAcG9LSDuijU
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「……嗯。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAhu21cUpFj0
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANA4djQ9GspXz
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANA29tE5SIHyY
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「等……!門還沒有──」238Please respect copyright.PENANASvkPcSX6ZS
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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。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAFfJ8IY0wMr
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「……不好的預感?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAhL6cahGqlb
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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?」238Please respect copyright.PENANASCFVgCgQh6
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「復仇什麼的那不是你說的嗎!?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAlbCAHLLqaj
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夜裡的風很大,將我的側髮吹得亂七八糟的。238Please respect copyright.PENANAOKdQGG5zv2
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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?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAs2JIOHysiH
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「───」238Please respect copyright.PENANAgycLnF6ZqD
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對啊,這到底是為什麼?238Please respect copyright.PENANAIl4G32S6U1
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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?238Please respect copyright.PENANAY2H8Dn4sbR
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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?238Please respect copyright.PENANAkdnTawWmfl
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「來夏,別自顧自地在那邊胡思亂想。」238Please respect copyright.PENANALtG4BI4kQH
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「可是冬笑她──」238Please respect copyright.PENANAD4bIuRGwSg
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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。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAaxqCF59g0i
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「我──」238Please respect copyright.PENANAShZKqlo9c0
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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。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAzj49zbl2ht
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAYpDjRWsVUY
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAK6FddcbwuZ
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANADX9JKDMIJO
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAf0aN3E7sHX
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAgDQ5NPzByV
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「喀喀喀嘰──嘰嘰嘰嘰!」238Please respect copyright.PENANA2fsSg4tWZQ
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位於中央的是拼命想要掙脫繩索的怪物。238Please respect copyright.PENANAPZA5TiwF6a
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAQoIAeK2iM2
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAMTy2EIGCIc
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANABmNPkkAF1O
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「怎麼樣,來夏,妳還認為這怪物是冬笑嗎?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAHPDshYAUIX
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「我……不知道。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAGLT70GAwTq
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儘管如此,我還是沒有否定當時的想法。238Please respect copyright.PENANAAWd2mWcLdD
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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。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAKGB6MLksDA
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「嗯。但有個地方好像跟我印象中的不太一樣。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAE7Z0UUBpbI
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAn8x3OCjuNP
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANArWsYNvnWnT
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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!」238Please respect copyright.PENANAhJpMxsd6CM
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAMWfV5J6Udp
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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?238Please respect copyright.PENANAuXe9fQO5vm
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「果然啊……怪物是被他們創造出來的。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAJA3i9RaLmX
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耕一在旁邊小聲的自言自語徹底點醒了我。238Please respect copyright.PENANADUjHp88CIb
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAvNRQfOSc4g
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAMWSlOVkNGX
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「來夏,還走得動嗎?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAgkwxwEOmOR
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幾分鐘過後。238Please respect copyright.PENANAuZt8qZQ4Ra
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAi8HdCTtPZk
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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!」238Please respect copyright.PENANAzBh25bcmuV
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAlNOQEdYRTG
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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──238Please respect copyright.PENANAEvMwbNw53I
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「嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰嘰!!!」238Please respect copyright.PENANAlM9SAqZCRo
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怪物第一次發出了悲鳴。238Please respect copyright.PENANA6knAnsYvfm
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANApjhSDI68mM
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「嗚!?」238Please respect copyright.PENANA7xEScf8ncf
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAmZKGoXBU5q
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「……太亂來了吧。」238Please respect copyright.PENANAI3VU85pXe3
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同樣目睹這個景象的耕一小聲地咒罵起來。238Please respect copyright.PENANAVDhjYp53OP
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAQyBxOf3nxE
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「喂!裡面的這是和史啊!快來幫忙,他還有呼吸!」238Please respect copyright.PENANABdty8o11mq
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAGrfVvANvnd
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但這怎麼可能。238Please respect copyright.PENANAggoodcnQ9j
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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──238Please respect copyright.PENANAgNWOyzMfne
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「怎麼回事!?頭顱好像被黏在一起了啊!」238Please respect copyright.PENANAYMzmuHex7b
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「斬斷上面那邊試看看吧!」238Please respect copyright.PENANAZGiSa4WLCh
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAuDj1ORyFd5
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAd45MsnaIEN
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「──嘰?」238Please respect copyright.PENANAL17J5gk8qV
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像是注意到什麼似地,幾絲稀疏的頭髮垂著。238Please respect copyright.PENANAkaEJXhC5Ve
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAVAHmkk1ZSH
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「……姊、姊?」238Please respect copyright.PENANA1CKWlNKirm
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那瞬間我幾乎忘了怎麼呼吸。238Please respect copyright.PENANAS7aS1yV2NU
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胸口好緊,感受到無數往我身上投射過來的眼神。238Please respect copyright.PENANAgZGn4RYoyF
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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!!238Please respect copyright.PENANAWQJNDHtu1O
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「嘎啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊!!!」238Please respect copyright.PENANATpCXmn9BNQ
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAlxacldI45N
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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。238Please respect copyright.PENANAdTm1Xl1bPx
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