2018年7月22日 星期日

JOBI the Moon Fox - The Neverending Stor - Chapter 6


























JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 6

這個世界上有一種不幸,叫「原罪」。


不知何故,我天生就無法為狐狸命名。即使我給予初生狐狸名字,他們也不會得到自己的毛色。


當族群知道我這個「缺陷」之後,他們開始覺得我是隻不祥的狐狸,並且把很多與我無關的意外,甚至天災都牽扯到我身上。


無奈之下,我只好遠離所有人,搬到村落的邊界過著閃縮的獨居生活。


直至遇上了他,讓我的命運產生重大變化。


「你好喔,請問你叫什麼名字?」


一個滂沱大雨的黃昏,當我如常在森林中採摘食物時,發現一隻還沒得到命名的初生狐狸向我問好。那亦是我來到邊界生活之後,初次有其他狐狸跟我說話。


可是我沒有回應,並默默的繼續前行。


「你可以給我一個名字嗎?」


然而,他的請求卻讓我驚訝得停住腳步。不曉得是否求生意志驅使,這隻初生狐狸竟然會主動要求命名。


「求求你,我感覺自己快要消失了......」


初生狐狸繼續向我請求。雖然我自知沒能力幫到他,可是那一刻的我實在不願看見這個孩子因為得不到名字而消失。


我立即抱起他跑到久違了的村子裡找人幫忙,可是大家一看見我就已經慌忙四散。有些村民甚至用石頭丟向我,完全無視我抱著的無辜小生命!


「求求你們誰都好,請為這孩子命名!」為了讓初生狐狸得到完整的生命,我強忍著被石頭擊中的痛楚,繼續懇求大家幫助。直至聽到其中一個村民的叫喊:


「不祥狐狸只會帶來更多不幸!大家千萬不要為那隻初生狐狸命名啊!」


那個時候,我感覺自己一直保持著的理性終告斷裂!我眼前一黑,意識突然變得模糊。怪異的事情緊接發生......


一顆巨型的黑色光球忽然從我的手中釋放出來,捲起一陣寒風的同時,那幾個向我投石襲擊的村民亦相繼倒地,身體𣊬間變成半透明!


眼前的景象讓稍為回過神來的我感到吃驚!我只管立刻抱著初生狐狸逃走。在竭力奔跑的同時,我隱約聽見自己被宣告放逐,永遠禁止返回族群......


後來我終於發現,自己的「缺陷」得到「進化」。我得到了吸取別人生命能量的魔法,而且能夠把拿到的生命能量轉移到初生狐狸身上,讓沒有得到命名的他仍然能夠繼續生存。


尤記得跟他相遇那天下著大雨,因此我稱呼他為 「RAIN」。那也是我第一次給予狐狸名字......


這個世界上有一種不幸,叫「原罪」。


無知而冷酷無情狐狸們,你們就是原罪。讓我來取走你們的生命能源,並以 RAIN 的身體把它淨化,那才是你們的救贖。


-VICTOR



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JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 6


There’s a misfortune called ‘the original sin’ in this world. 


For some reason, I was born unable to name foxes. Even when I try to name the newborns, their coat still won’t transform into their own colours. 


When the clan knew about my ‘flaw’, they started to think of me as an ominous fox and blamed me for a lot of accidents and natural disasters. 

Without a choice, I stayed away from everyone and moved to the edge of the village to live my life in solitude. 


Then I met him. And my life is changed forever. 


“Hello! What’s your name?”


When I was looking for food in the forest as usual at an evening with heavy rain, an unnamed newborn fox said hello to me. That’s the first time a fox had spoken to me since I moved to the edge of the village. 


I didn’t respond and quietly continued on my own path. 


“Can you give me a name?”


Yet, his request made me paused in surprise. I don’t know whether it’s the will to survive but this newborn unexpectedly requested for a name himself. 


“Please? I can feel myself disappearing...”


The newborn continued begging. 


I quickly picked him up and ran to the village I have distanced myself from a long time ago. However, as soon as they saw me, the villagers ran away. Some of them even threw stones at me, ignoring the fact that I’m holding onto an innocent newborn. 


“Please, anyone. Please name the child!” In order to let the newborn have a completed life, I endured the pain from being hit by stones and continued begging for help. Until I heard a villager shouted.


“An ominous fox will only bring more misfortunes! Don’t name the fox!”


At this moment, all my rationality left me and I broke down. My vision suddenly went black, and I wasn’t fully conscious of what’s happening. Then, strange things happened one after another. 


A glowing giant a black orb emerged from my hands and the villagers who attacked me dropped to the ground in a chilly wind. Then their bodies turned translucent!


After regaining full consciousness, I was absolutely stunned and terrified by the scene in front of me. All I can do is to flee with the newborn. While I was running away with all my strength that’s left, I vaguely heard myself being declared exiled, forever forbidden to return to the clan. 


After I realised my ‘flaw’ had ‘evolved’. I developed a magic that can take other’s life forces and was able to transfer it to the newborn, so that he can continue living without being named. 


In particular, I remembered that it was raining heavily on the day we met, so I called him “RAIN”. That is the first time I gave a fox its name. 


There’s a misfortune called ‘the original sin’ in this world. 


Ignorant and cold-hearted foxes, you are the original sin. Let me take your life forces and cleanse it through RAIN’s body. This will be your salvation. 


-VICTOR

JOBI the Moon Fox - The Neverending Story - Chapter 5


























JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 5


為了拯救 SORA 以及讓 JOBI 的身體回復正常,我們必須盡快把事情的始作俑者 - 魔法師 VICTOR 找出來。


位於宿舍附近的森林入口,本來一向讓人感覺平靜和諧,今天卻瀰漫著一股詭異陰沉的氣氛。而且愈是踏進森林深處,霧氣就愈多。幸好 LINUS 跟 LULU 的身體跟櫻老大一樣能夠發出微光,我們一行人才不至走散


我們在茂密的叢林中發現一條明顯有人踏足過的小徑,小徑終點是一塊滲透出藍光的草地。草地中央有一個黑色的發光球體在漂浮著,裡面困住一隻看似昏迷中的透明小狐狸。


「是 SORA!」LINUS 跟 LULU 異口同聲說道。作為櫻老大分身的他們一眼就認出來了。


我立刻搖動背著的鈴鐺,讓電力輸送全身,準備嘗試把光球弄破。


「誰.敢.動.他!」


「班長!小心!」


這個時候,一個飛快的黑影突然從草地旁邊的大樹上衝過來!我幸好得到 LEILA 的提醒才能夠及時跳後避開。


黑影隨後站在光球前面,我亦總算能夠看見他的真面目 – 他身穿破爛的黑色披肩,額頭上有一個奇怪的紋章。一雙深紅色的眼晴彷彿埋藏著強烈的怨念。加上透明的黑色身體與烈焰色的雙臂,讓人感覺深不可測。


「果然是你!VICTOR,你......為何會在這裡出現的?」LEILA 捏緊拳頭向 VICTOR 大聲喝問道。


「這裡有很多狐狸,我是為此而來的。」VICTOR 沉著回答,不帶任何語氣。


「你究竟有什麼目的?為何要捉走 SORA?」我在發問的同時暗地搖動鈴鐺以提取電力,準備再次營救 SORA。


怎料,彷彿看穿了我想法的 VICTOR 隨即從手中釋放出另一個黑色光球。


「我需要更多生命能量,你們統統都給我拿來吧!」


他把光球高速推向我們!危急之下,我也只好把儲起的電力施放出來。兩股能量在空中磨擦,然後在猛烈的爆破聲中互相抵銷。


「唓,果然是雷神族的狐狸嗎?不過還是太幼嫩了。」VICTOR 一次過從雙手釋放出兩顆光球!可是這次我已經來不及提取電力了。沒辦法下只好立刻跑到 LEILA 跟兩隻小狐狸前面充當他們的防護!


我的心跳不斷加速,毛髮也本能地豎起。那是即將面臨危險的警號。


而就在我咬緊牙關,舉起雙臂做出交叉保護動作的時候......


「請你停手吧!VICTOR!」


一把清脆的聲音突然叫停了 VICTOR。衝著而至的兩顆光球在我們面前𣊬間消失。


我回頭看見聲音的主人慢慢從一顆大樹後走出來。想不到竟然是一隻下半身近乎完全透明的黑色小狐狸。他的外表跟 VICTOR 差不多,額頭上亦擁有跟他相同的紋章。


「呃......!」黑色小狐狸看來十分虛弱,他走不到兩步就不支半蹲下來。VICTOR 立刻衝上前扶住他。


「......今天暫且放過你們。」


VICTOR 說畢,森林裡的霧氣隨即聚集起來。他們亦就此連同困住 SORA 的光球在霧中消失......


事情的謎團彷彿愈來愈多,而且有如森林中的霧氣一樣在我的腦海中不斷徘徊,久久未能散去。


-班長



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JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 5


In order to save SORA and restore JOBI’s body, we must find the one who’s responsible for all this, VICTOR, the magician. 


The forest entrance near the dorm, normally calm and peaceful, exuded a dark and eerie sensation today. The further we ventured into the forest, the foggier it became. Luckily, LINUS and LULU’s bodies gave out a soft glow similar to Sir Cherry Blossom’s, otherwise we might’ve gotten lost.


We followed a fresh trail through the thick bushes until we reached a meadow emitting a blue glow. At the centre of the meadow, a floating glowing black orb held a seemingly unconscious transparent little fox prisoner.


“It’s SORA!” LINUS and LULU said in unison. As Sir Cherry Blossom’s doubles, they recognised SORA instantly. 


I immediately rang the bells I was carrying and let the electricity course through my body, preparing to break the glowing orb. 


“WHO. DARES. TO. TOUCH. HIM!”


“MONITOR, look out!”


At this moment, a black shadow charged at me from a tree at the edge of the meadow. I barely managed to dodge it by jumping back when I heard LEILA’s warning. 


The black shadow landed in front of the orb. That’s when I finally got a clear look at his face. He wore a black tattered shawl and bore a strange tattoo on his forehead. Within his deep red eyes, a strong sense of hatred is struggling to claw its way to the surface. With his black translucent body and fiery red arms, he seems mysterious and strange. 


“It’s you! VICTOR, why are you... here?” LEILA asked VICTOR accusingly, squeezing her fists tight. 


“There’re a lot of foxes here. I came for them.” Victor answered matter-of-factly, keeping his face free of emotions. 


“What do you want? Why did you take SORA?” While I was speaking, I rang my bells secretly to channel the electricity again in another attempt to save SORA. 


However, VICTOR seemed to see through me and released another black ball of light from his hand before I’m prepared. 


“I need more life energy. Now give me all of yours!”


He fired the glowing orb towards us. In the face of imminent danger, I had to release all the stored electricity. The two forces collided in midair, and cancelled each other out with a string of explosions. 


“Ha, you’re a fox from the Raijin clan? But, you’re still so inexperienced.” VICTOR released two orbs in one shot from his hands. But this time, I don’t have enough time to draw any electricity. Without a second thought, I ran in front of LEILA and the two little foxes and used myself as a shield to protect them.


My heart was racing and my hair stood on its end. These are signals of danger from my body. 


And just when I clenched my teeth, and crossed my arms to shield myself from the impact...


“VICTOR! Please stop!”


A clear and crisp voice stopped VICTOR. The hurtling glowing orbs suddenly disappeared in front of us. 


I turned and saw that the owner of the voice slowly walks out from behind a tree. To my surprise, it's a little black fox. The lower half of his body is almost completely transparent. His appearance is very much like VICTOR's, with the same mark on his forehead. 


"Oh...!" The little black fox looked very weak. His knees gave out after taking two steps. VICTOR immediately rushed over to help him. 


"... I'll let you go today."


Just as VICTOR finished, the fog started to gather in the forest, and they vanished into the fog along with SORA in the orb. 


Things are becoming more complicated and mysterious. Unanswered questions lingered in my mind like the dense fog in the forest and clouded my mind for a very time. 


-MONITOR

2018年4月17日 星期二

JOBI the Moon Fox -The Neverending Story- Chapter 4

























JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 4


「JOBI,你先在這裡休息一下吧。讓我為你找出身體出現異常的原因。」


目送班長他們出發去找 SORA 之後,櫻老大帶我走進一個狹窄的櫻花樹洞,洞內竟然是一座豁然開朗的大屋。


要是平常來玩的話,我大概早已興奮得雙眼發光了。可是此刻的境況實在令人難以安心。


那個叫 VICTOR 的魔法師,身上散發出一股陰沉的氣息。讓我覺得......


「砵......!」


讓我覺得很臭......嗯?


「噓……!你在這個時候放什麼屁啦?蠢材青太!」


「可……可是人家就是忍不住嘛…..」


我聽見有人躲在屋子後面談話。


這個時候,櫻老大隨手一揮,一堆花瓣就像鳥兒般衝向聲音傳出的方向,並把聲音的主人「運送」到我們面前。


原來是一紅一藍的兩隻小狐狸。他們的頸上都掛著一個小鈴鐺。那是幼稚園部「容易走失的學生」的記認。


「小朋友,你們為何會來到這裡呢?」櫻老大友善地向兩隻小狐狸問道。


「你......你好,我叫青太。他是我弟弟赤吉......我們是來找 SORA 哥哥的,可是一不小心就走進來了......」藍色小狐狸青太很有禮貌地向我們解釋。


「SORA 哥時常都會來幼稚園部找我們玩的,可是他自新學期開學之後都沒有出現過了,你們兩個知道他在哪嗎?」紅色小狐狸赤吉倒是比較不客氣。


為了稍為安撫這對兄弟的情緒,我本打算分點糖果給他們吃,卻發現隨身帶著的糖果瓶竟然空空如也。


難道是在森林弄丟了嗎?可是糖果瓶的蓋子又沒有打開過。實在十分奇怪......


這個時候,櫻老大好像察覺到什麼。


「青太,赤吉。你們都是好孩子。SORA 哥哥只是去了探險。他過幾天就會回來了。所以你們現在就先回宿舍去吧。免得讓大家擔心。好嗎?」櫻老大摸摸兩兄弟的頭頂,然後把幾片花瓣變成糖果送給他們,好讓他們安心回去。


兩兄弟離開之後,櫻老大隨即向我解釋情況。


「JOBI,我大概知道發生什麼事了。那個叫 VICTOR 的魔法師擁有吸收狐狸生命能量的能力。現在的 SORA 大概就是因為失去了大部份生命能量,所以除了與他牽絆最深的人之外,其他人都會暫時失去對他的連繫與記憶。而你的糖果應該也是因為儲存了生命能量,所以才會被 VICTOR 製造出來的黑色球體一併吸走。」櫻老大拿起我的糖果瓶,細心查看它的狀況。


「那......為何他要這樣做啊?」我不忿又無奈地追問道。


櫻老大只是搖搖頭。


「JOBI,現在更讓人擔心的是你的身體。雖然你戴著的圍巾能夠助你減慢生命能量流失。可是如果我們不快點想辦法阻止這個情況的話......你......」櫻老大欲言又止。


「我......?」


「你將會逐漸變得透明,甚至完全消失。」


對於突如其來的惡耗,我只能夠呆呆的站著,任由淚水從眼眶不斷湧出。


-JOBI


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JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 4



"JOBI, you can rest here first. Let me find out what’s wrong with you."


After sending MONITOR and the other guys off to save SORA, Sir Cherry Blossom led me into the narrow cherry blossom tree hole. Surprisingly, the insides of the hole was a big spacious house.


If I’m here to play on any other days, my eyes would have lit up with excitement. But, the current situation is just too worrying.


The magician called Victor has a very dark and heavy aura, it made me feel…


"Pfff…!"


Made me feel very smelly…, huh?


"Shh…! Why would you fart at this moment? Stupid AOTA!"


"But…but I just can’t hold it in…"


I heard someone talking behind the house.
At this moment, Sir Cherry Blossom waved his hand and sent a stream of petals towards the voices’ direction, and transported the owners of the voices to us.


Turns out, it’s two foxes, one red, and one blue. Each one of them has a bell hanging from their neck. That’s a sign that they're the ‘easy-to-get-lost students’ in the kindergarten.


"Kids, why are you here?" Sir Cherry Blossom asked them with a friendly tone.


"H..hello, I am Aota. This is my younger brother, Aka… We’re here to look for brother SORA, but we accidentally came in here…" The blue little fox Aota politely explained to us.


"Brother SORA would sometimes come over to the kindergarten and play with us, but he hasn't appeared since the new semester. Do you two know where he is?" The red little fox AKA asked straightforwardly.


For the sake of reassuring the twins, I originally wanted to give them some candies. But then, I discovered that the candy jar I always have with me is completely empty.


Did I lose them in the forest? But this is really strange, I’ve never opened the jar…


At this moment, Sir Cherry Blossom noticed something.


"AOTA, AKA. You are both good kids. Your brother SORA just went for an adventure. He will come back in a few days. Just go back to your dorms for now, so your teachers won’t be worried about you, okay?" Sir Cherry Blossom patted the top of the twins’ heads, and then gave them a few candies that were transformed from cherry blossom petals, so they’ll go back reassured.


After the twins left, Sir Cherry Blossom explained the situation to me.


"JOBI, I think I know what happened. The magician named VICTOR has the power to absorb foxes’ life essence. The current SORA must have lost most of his life essence, that’s why apart from people who are the closest to him, everyone else would lose their memories of him. And mostly likely because your candies contained some life essence, they were taken away by the dark matter sphere created by VICTOR along with SORA’s life essence." Sir Cherry Blossom picked up my candy jar, and inspected it’s condition closely.


"But... Why would he do that?" I asked, feeling a bit frustrated and helpless.


Sir Cherry Blossom just shook his head.


"JOBI, a more worrying matter now is your health. Although the scarf that you are wearing can slow down the loss of your life essence, if we don’t think of a way to stop what’s happening quick… you…" Sir Cherry Blossom hesitated.


"I…? "


"You'll fade away, and you might even vanish completely."


Facing the sudden bad news, I can only stand there stunned with helpless tears streaming down my face.


- JOBI

JOBI the Moon Fox -The Neverending Story- Chapter 3

























JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 3


「JOBI,我感覺到你的生命能量正在減弱。你先戴起這個,它可以讓你輕鬆一點。你可以從頭開始把事情的經過告訴大家嗎?」


櫻老大拿出一條顏色花巧的圍巾套在 JOBI 頸上之後,JOBI 的身體頓時就變得沒那麼透明了。他深呼吸了一口氣,然後開始訴說自己的遭遇......


「開學前幾天,我跟 SORA 在宿舍附近的森林遊玩時,遇上了一隻從未見過的黑色狐狸。他穿著一件十分破舊的黑色披肩,額頭上有個紅色的古怪的標記,而且擁有一雙彷彿會把人攝進去的深紅色的眼睛,外表十分嚇人......」JOBI 捏緊拳頭,臉上出現了恐懼的表情。


「那......果然是 VICTOR!他是我在以前星球居住時的同族,而且已經被逐出族群很久了。為什麼現在竟然會在這裡出現......?」


LEILA 從剛才開始神色就變得十分凝重,她那緊張的語氣跟初來到地球的時候一樣。足以讓我感受到事件的嚴重性。


「黑色狐狸想知道我們的學校在哪裡,但 SORA 覺得他不懷好意,所以不肯說出來。怎料......他一怒之下,突然從手中變出一個巨型的黑色球體,一下子就把 SORA 吸了過去......!我本想立刻拉住 SORA ,可是他察覺到我的身體出了異樣就立刻把我推開,叫我快點逃走.......!我看見被吸進去的 SORA 彷彿失去了力量似的,身體變得比平常更加透明,而且不消一會就......失去了意識......嗚!我.....我真是太沒用了!我救不了 SORA!櫻老大,求求你想想辦法!」愈說愈心痛的 JOBI 終於哭了起來。


我十分明白 JOBI 此刻的感受。我也曾經因為不夠強大而無法保護自己最喜歡的人,甚至眼睜睜看著他被趕走。對於那段無法彌補的過去,我到現在仍然感到十分自責。


「JOBI,不用擔心,我會去救 SORA 回來的。」我上前拍了一下 JOBI 的肩膊,腦中開始擬定各種作戰方案。


「班長,我跟你一起去。」LEILA 向我點頭示意,她的眼神十分堅決。


這個時候,櫻老大舉高手,吸引來兩片在空中飛舞的櫻花瓣。櫻花瓣繞過他的身體,隨即化身成一隻粉紅色與一隻粉藍色的小狐狸。


「他們是 LINUS 和 LULU,算是我的分身。你們一起去找那個魔法師吧。這兩隻小傢伙會幫到你們的。」櫻老大冷靜的語氣讓我增添了安全感。


「嗯,謝謝你。那 JOBI 就拜託你照顧了。」跟櫻老大道別之後,我們立即往森林出發。


我暗地跟自己作出承諾,這次我無論如何也一定要保護大家。


-班長

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JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 3




"JOBI, I can sense your life essence dwindling. Put this on for the time being, it will help a little. Can you tell us what’s going on? From the very beginning."


Immediately after Sir Cherry Blossom took out a colourful scarf and wrapped it around JOBI’s neck, JOBI’s body regained some opacity. He took a deep breath and started telling his story…


"A few days before the start of the semester, while I was playing with SORA in the woods near the dormitories, we met a black fox we didn’t know. He was wearing a black tattered shawl, had a strange red symbol on his forehead, and a set of penetrating deep red eyes. He looked terrifying…" JOBI clenched his fists, a horrified expression on his face.


"That…is VICTOR. He’s from my home planet. He’s already been kicked out of the clan for a very long time. Why is he here now?"


LEILA’s expression has been solemn since earlier, her anxious tone is just like when she first arrived on Earth. That was enough to drive home the severity of the situation.


"The black fox asked us for our school’s location, but SORA sensed that he had bad intentions and refused to answer him. I didn’t expect…In a fit of anger, he produced a giant dark matter sphere, and in an instant, SORA was sucked in…! I wanted to hold onto him but he noticed that something was happening to my body, so he pushed me away and told me to run…! It seems that SORA was losing energy while being sucked in, his normally translucent body became almost transparent. Soon, he even lost consciousness…sobs…I’m so useless! I couldn’t save SORA! Sir Cherry Blossom, I’m beg you to think of a way to save him!" JOBI got more upset as he tells his story and finally started crying.


I understand how JOBI feels. I was also once unable to protect the ones I love because I was not strong enough, and he got chased away. I still feel very guilty for the irreparable past.


"JOBI, don't worry, I will save SORA." I patted JOBI on the shoulders, and started planning ways to save SORA.


"MONITOR, I’ll go with you." LEILA nodded towards me, her eyes, determined.


At this moment, Sir Cherry Blossom raised his arms, and sent two cherry blossom petals flying towards us. The petals twirled around him and become a small pink fox and a small blue fox.


"They are LINUS and LULU. You can think of them as my doubles. Go with them and look for the magician. They can help you." Sir Cherry Blossom’s calm tone gave me some reassurance.


"Thank you. Please take good care of JOBI." After biding Sir Cherry Blossom goodbye, we immediately went to the forest to save SORA.


I secretly made a promise to myself, I’ll keep everyone safe no matter what this time.


- MONITOR

JOBI the Moon Fox -The Neverending Story- Chapter 2


JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 2

到 JOBI 清醒過來,已經是隔天的事情了。

「SORA!」

他一睜開眼,又再次喊出這個陌生的名字。可是不只得我絲毫沒有對 SORA 的記憶,我問過整個小學部的老師與學生,也沒有人認識 SORA。

「JOBI,發生什麼事了?你冷靜告訴我,SORA 究竟是誰?」我把手掌放在 JOBI 的頭上,感覺到他的體溫總算回復正常,可是身體卻仍然呈半透明狀態。

「你......你們怎可能把 SORA 忘記的?他可是跟我們一起生活了好幾年的同學啊!」JOBI 再次哽咽。

雖然我仍然毫無頭緒,可是從 JOBI 的眼神來看,我肯定他沒有說謊。

「難道是發生了一些事情,讓我們失去了對 SORA 的記憶......?」一直從旁觀察的 LEILA 終於開口。她的神情看起來十分凝重。

「時間無多了,我要去找櫻老大......」JOBI 從床上一躍而下,衝出了保健室。

學校後山的櫻花樹,今年也生長得十分茂密。只是現在大家都沒心情細心欣賞了。

「櫻老大,請你現身吧!SORA 的情況十分危險啊!」JOBI 向著櫻花樹大喊,甚至把鳥兒都嚇跑了。

這個時候,一片隱隱發亮的櫻花瓣飄到我們面前,捲起一陣微風。微風又把附近的花瓣都聚集起來。數百塊花瓣像砌圖般拼合成一隻粉紅色的發光狐狸,實在讓我大開眼界。

「JOBI,SORA 怎麼了?我完全感覺不到跟他的連繫。」

粉紅色狐狸慢慢睜開眼睛,並向 JOBI 問道。

「櫻老大,SORA 被一個不知道從哪裡來的魔法師給捉住。如果我們還不盡快去救他,他......很快就會完全消失啊!」

JOBI 的說話讓大家都愣住了。

「等等!JOBI,你說......魔法師?」LEILA 面色一沉。我看見她的手在微微顫動,呼吸也開始急促起來。

事情逐漸向著難以預測的方向發展.......

-班長

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JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 2


When JOBI woke up, it was already another day. 

"SORA!"

He yelled out the unfamiliar name again when he open his eyes. But it’s not just me. I’ve asked all the teachers and students in the entire primary school, no one knows SORA.

"JOBI, what happened? Calm down and tell me, who is SORA?" I put my palm on his forehead, and felt that his body temperature had went back to normal. But his body is still translucent.

"How... how can you guys forget SORA? We’ve been in school with him for years!" JOBI started sobbing again.

Although I’m still confused about what’s happening, I’m sure JOBI is telling the truth because he looks so sincere.

"What if something happened, and made all of us lose our memories of SORA…?" LEILA, who has been watching us the whole time, finally said. She looks very serious.

"There's not much time left, I have to find Sir Cherry Blossom…" JOBI jumped off the bed, and rushed out of the health room.

The cherry blossom tree on the mountain is flourishing this year as well, but, right now, no one has the spirit to appreciate its beauty.

"Sir Cherry Blossom, will you please come out? SORA is in a terrible state!" JOBI cried out loud at the tree, so loud that he even scared the birds away. 

Then, a glowing petal floated down, and all the petals nearby gathered around it with a gentle breeze, together they formed a luminous pink fox. I couldn’t stop looking at the magical transformation.

"JOBI, how’s SORA? I can’t feel my connection with him."

The pink fox asked JOBI while slowly opening his eyes.

"Sir Cherry Blossom, SORA was caught by an unknown magician. If we don’t save him now, he’ll…disappear completely!"

Everyone was shocked by JOBI’s words. 

"Wait a minute! JOBI, did you just say,,, a magician?" LEILA’s face fell. Her hands started trembling lightly and her breath quickened.

Things are becoming really unpredictable…

- MONITOR

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JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 1



已經開學幾天了,JOBI 還是沒有出現。

記得寒假的時候,他曾經找過我去玩,可是當時我因為想要專心準備雷神考試所以推卻了。到我回過神來就已經到了開學日。

我想 JOBI 這傢伙可能又玩到不知時日了吧?他已經不是第一次如此冒失了。有次暑假之後,他仍然維持著悠閒的生活一直到開學第十天,才因為找不到同學去玩而驚覺假期早已完結......

唉,放學後到宿舍去找找他好了。

還有一件讓我感到奇怪的事情,就是 JOBI 的座位旁邊出現了一個空著的位子。

自開學以來,我們班房一直沒有多餘的桌子。現在卻突然多出了一個座位,而且那個座位感覺就像一直有人使用似的。

正當我不斷整理思緒卻還是找不到答案的時候,突然「嘭」的一聲,班房門被大力推開。

「嗄!嗄!班長.......!不......不好了!」

出現在大家面前的正正就是缺席幾天的 JOBI。氣喘如牛的他看起來十分虛弱,就像快要昏倒似的。

而且,他的身體竟然變成了半透明......?

「發生了什麼事?JOBI,振作啊!」我連忙上前扶起他,隨即感覺到他的身體正在發熱。

「SORA......快去救 SORA......!」JOBI 說出一個陌生的名字。

「誰是 SORA......?」我完全沒有頭緒。其他同學也一樣不解地互相對望。

「就......就是坐在我旁邊的 SORA 啊!你們都把他忘記了嗎......?」JOBI 焦急得哭了起來。

原來那個空出來的位子,是屬於一位叫 SORA 的同學嗎?可是為什麼竟然沒有同學認識他?

「找.....櫻老大......」JOBI 用盡最後一口氣說出這句說話之後就昏了過去。

這個時候,一陣不應該在春天吹起的寒風湧進班房。捲起了我不詳的預感......

-班長

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JOBI the Moon Fox
-The Neverending Story-
Chapter 1

School has already started for a few days but JOBI is still nowhere to be seen.

JOBI asked me to play during the winter holidays, but I refused him because I had to focus on preparing for the God of Thunder Examination. New thing I know, it’s already the first day of School.

I guess Jobi must have been having so much fun that he lost track of time. It’s not the first time he has been so reckless. One summer, he didn’t even know school had started, and had been fooling around until the tenth school day, only noticing when he couldn’t find anyone to play with him.

Oh well, I’ll look for him in the dormitories after school. 

Apart from this, there’s one strange thing that has been bothering me. An empty seat has appeared next to JOBI’s seat.

Since school started, our classroom didn’t have any extra desks. But now, an extra seat has suddenly appeared, and on top of that, I feel like it belongs to someone.

When I was trying to figure this out, the classroom door swung wide open with a loud bang.

"Oh! Oh! MONITOR…! Oh…Oh no!"

The intruder that appeared in front of everyone was JOBI, the guy who was absent from school these few days. The out of breath fox looked very weak, like he was about to faint.

JOBI, who missed school the last days, suddenly appeared in front of everyone, panting, looking very weak and was about to faint.

And, his body has become translucent…?

"What happened? JOBI, stay strong!" I hurried over to help him, and immediately could feel that he’s heating up. 

"SORA... Go and save SORA… !" A foreign name came out of JOBI’s mouth.

"Who's SORA…?" I have completely no idea who this person is, and the other classmates were also looking at each other like they don’t have a clue. 

"Just… just the SORA sitting next to me! Have you guys completely forgotten about him?" JOBI burst into tears.

So, the empty seat belongs to a classmate named SORA? But then, why doesn’t anyone know him?

"Find...Sir Cherry Blossom…" JOBI used his last strength to instruct us before he fainted. 

At this moment, a gust of chilled air that shouldn’t have been there in Spring rushed into the classroom. It triggered a really bad feeling…

- MONITOR