在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXcaBugxoK
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrrPXMlKCF
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8u2cvN2eNq
神父和村長一大早就開始組織村民們準備火刑事宜，村人們在村內四處移動。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXvks8mfD7
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iH3zevxt1
不知為何，老鼠的數量似乎多了起來，甚至能在街道上看到老鼠四處亂竄，清晨開始，已經有人目擊數次鼠群的移動了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdczRHyc7mF
值得注意的是，昨日回報的信使開始咳嗽，不過他自認為沒事，熱心地加入準備的行列。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeqaoJEzag
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpjCAfJvb2
魔女仍被關押在倉庫裡，由於今日就要行刑，看守鬆了很多，門口的衛兵甚至打起瞌睡。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4f8N6iL70E
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzpUwrBcSD
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqrErkz8k3
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdezSlzpgEk
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfuA4umdwD
睡眼惺忪的衛兵揉了揉眼，隨著視野清晰，他注意到阿嘉莎手上的用布蓋著的籃子。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6gmRwvICb
「嗯，沒問題……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHMR6Mqpsy
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3xPL15OF7
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDKousbQK9
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBQIKts4kt
但與平時不同的是，她今日右手緊緊抓著自己長過臉頰的髮鬢不放，嘴唇也微微抿著。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtAVyos9Kp
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdROtqo3W8
「唷，小修女又來啦。」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCrxEMY41k
感覺魔女有些無精打采。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlyZ9aEOgK
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9zhNUL8Of
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7IR8bWN3a
「嗯，火刑，會在今天中午開始……」阿嘉莎放下餐籃，背對著魔女：「魔女小姐，你真的有方法不被火刑嗎？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGTFlwpE2D
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6kxeI4dGB
魔女沒有回答……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5h7fowAqe
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTLHUtkpug
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5Ct5V8PlN
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffaRHLofGe
「魔女小姐？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZhD77lsLi
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGIrQWaAnX
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rn21NxK34
「呵呵呵呵、哈哈呵呵……」魔女拼命捂著嘴，但還是忍不住笑聲：「噗……噗哈哈哈哈！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCKesAbPwy
阿嘉莎愣了一下，但一星期的相處下來，她也大概了解魔女的意思了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3PfScBDQj
「看來，您很有自信。」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcN6NjL3dXn
「對不起……呵呵呵……一想到待會我要做什麼，我就想笑……呵呵呵呵哈啊！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi2cc3BDSR
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQnQyQtmOY
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONGQkIGLc4
「呵……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakJZmr9Mq2
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrSe6Y0Pfk
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx2qYQeAn7
「別擔心，小修女……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmZmuQ6mSy
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eTv3uz9UW
又是那別具誘惑力的音調，魔女微微歪頭，長長的睫毛蓋住不知張還閉的眼睛。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYRgEIEICI
魔女淺淺地笑著：8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63L8TbBAhA
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCnICPBzU8
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLBgLit3pm
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKlqXZWOIp
或許是那股音調，或許是這些天發生的事，阿嘉莎的腦內突然思考了許多東西，她沒能聽清魔女說的話……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1QHyKCkYQ
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTYoWVY7ut
中午，很快就到了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO7HFmEWNO
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobg6okmjcj
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡds2u1cuKkd
刑台上，火刑架底下堆滿了柴火，劊子手站在一旁，手上拿著尚未點燃的火炬。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡom364RYIo7
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwOikgm6TI
在刑台前，還放了另一個高臺，上面擺了椅子，米德魯神父、塞繆爾以及幾位從村民中挑出的陪審團坐在上面。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3ZoImkFqv
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyG4doxe3p7
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXog4szQlCa
「呃……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtBoJVD2jZ
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgpmAVsCUt
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTKwsq7QSp
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOUi3ZSTJs
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczFUndw0yv
因為，他們將對魔女進行最後的審判，進行一場，沒有意義，沒有法治，早已決定好結果的審判。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyqMA5zksn
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvpvHsvQKX
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RByr0KuoF
沒一會，衛兵杜比斯和另外幾名衛兵壓著一個白髮的女人進入廣場。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62vn4l1RhO
那就是魔女了，長長的睫毛蓋住眼睛，微笑的表情令人看不出情緒。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtB3KivmlJH
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzA7bXVeSV
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcWpPjA7zA
本來，村人們吵吵鬧鬧，但一見到魔女，人們紛紛安靜了下來——不知是因為火刑前的緊張，還是因為魔女的外貌……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndGNz5IlEL
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnA29Dbt6Ka
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vAbQzDfum
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0yrwJcaOM
長長的睫毛下，鮮紅的瞳孔掃視著底下的人群，村民們紛紛閃避視線，深怕與魔女對上眼而被詛咒。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WpO2YrRb2
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1WSYbopDT
塞繆爾舉著法槌，不知該如何是好，他深深的懷疑這場審判的合法性。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyN1rRM36t
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz5tp5YmZ9
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpRox4dlFB
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xyGFxdT5T
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0G6NYICwOP
米德魯神父看出塞繆爾的不安，她伸手接過法槌，並用眼神示意塞繆爾放鬆。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJAspQrMng
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScO7RXsLi8
嗵嗵嗵！8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85xuG7CWFE
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BajBqDCUw
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDjWwmCOQ4
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IVgD5IgHc
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQ6VWGQM8U
「使用魔法、毀壞自然、苟同惡魔……你的罪名數不勝數。近日的魔女騷動，你肯定就是源頭！」米德魯神父一改平時溫和的態度，兇猛地說道：「無數女孩們身上長滿皮疹，扭曲痛苦地在地上爬行，是不是因為你和惡魔施展魔法，蠱惑人心，向她們展示了什麼淫穢不堪的邪惡畫面！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGOFhauz2o
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOqn3YzLuH
神父一口氣說了好多話，停下來後整個人都在喘，他接過一旁侍童遞來的水杯，稍微休息一下。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlg2czQdV60
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoqmn9ccDl
但魔女沉默不語。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9VUR9DlMi
未否認，可也未認罪。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZJjPcNVwD
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkfAa6pZGQ
塞繆爾接過法槌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgNhyTDw7W
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAvKLGctF6
嗵嗵嗵！8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfOrLUTkLS
輪到他了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6tRdEetkZ
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIShJI0BSv
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNObx2xUku
昨日晚上，和魔女溝通時，他大概猜出了魔女的目的——拖延時間，不知到原因，但魔女似乎希望拖延到正午。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aDRISbJ2g
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMBdOpJoIl
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOcGsxkDhh
「把蛋糕送上來！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76ivGK8GeP
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuNSqCPfRL
「這是利用那些受苦女孩們的尿液製成的蛋糕……把狗也牽上來吧！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6yqAXk2ww
魔女蛋糕，透過黑麥粉和受害者的尿液製成，據說裡面含有來自魔女的「邪惡粒子」，如果被狗食用，那魔女將感到痛苦，呻吟聲會暴露她。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6tZ1XjFxg
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOQ6T0ZPPR
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzNYaIevNR
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfFurnqXdy
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FA6tWSyaJ
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2m849rxvn
魔女沉默不語，毫無反應地站在原地，臉上只帶著一開始的笑容。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX25FKJKtZC
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFYk2VOWxZ
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNGAv5oXZt
塞繆爾點了點頭。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXc9eMxd94
「沒有反應，好……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtUQNybnPq
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23lkXDhXxw
距離正午還有時間，魔女仍就不語，塞繆爾還需要爭取點時間。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTeU3iVSHK9
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdo4MLZr5L1
塞繆爾換了張紙，上面記載了幾個星期以來對魔女進行過的測驗。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumzbbpcpjZ
「沒有必要吧，塞繆爾兄弟……」米德魯神父將手放在紙上，小聲說道：「我還是不相信她能拯救瘟疫，她才是瘟疫的源頭……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7F4D3PElA
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPgpItkDfl
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYEMeLWtm9
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ9tVYGgqW
「兩個星期前，進行了第一項觸摸測試，被告與狀況穩定下來的受害者進行觸碰，如若狀況立刻失衡，代表就是魔女……」塞繆爾朗誦了第一項測驗：「結果……受害者毫無變化，推測是因愧疚感……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oS2HfBE1F
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2LbQ97FAO
這什麼荒謬的測驗，成功了就是魔女，失敗了是有愧疚感的魔女……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZefxIbDkD
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwHq6O00dF
「上個星期，阿嘉莎修女協助進行了乳頭測驗……被告乳頭是粉色的……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGN6ByikTV
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzybVe2P2k
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUYbYqTMc4
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeErak6nbw
「顏色、型態皆正常，但用針戳刺後毫無反應……足以做為魔女的證據。」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmbyGLeULl
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoc9S5jHeH6
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGneKFYU2Fu
好不容易，距離正午只差幾分鐘了，他趕著懷錶，可手上已經沒有證據可以朗誦了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW023FZnvvY
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznVbZQHbQM
「還不行……要……呃……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxR8azXGVd
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsPPFRNMVz
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZs7Z0tXjB9
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRpUXEgDjP
隨著米德魯的大喊，魔女被綁上火刑架，劊子手立刻點燃點燃了火炬。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3r0hzDWAT
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzIcazqvA9
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajxKfQ7shr
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwRKIXO2Zz
爭奪法槌的過程中，塞繆爾注意到魔女的表情，她對著塞繆爾點了點頭，彷彿在說：8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQXufxU6sl
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『可以了。』8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZO2qXTOOB2
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9y6VcAnjnG
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嗵嗵嗵！8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKchjv9pi66
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「行刑！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhzkm777Au
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uvLkW5oSZ
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「我呀……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZ110ijclE
魔女突然開口：8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvtmgDmmn1
「是天使唷～」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyR0Fa5xQXO
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嘩啦啦——8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTUM9zmKfD
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVlXzSxLHF
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民眾們急忙用手遮擋雨勢，米德魯抬起頭，看著艷陽高照的天空。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUaoXO42LN
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滴……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYklfBcVmA
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雨水不斷滴在他臉上，他即使瞪大眼睛，也不得不相信眼前發生的事情——下雨了，行刑的前一刻下雨了。下雨了，在太陽高掛的時候下雨了……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWwl72XMeC
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雨水淋溼了塞繆爾手上的羊皮紙，淋溼了米德魯神父的臉，淋溼了阿嘉莎的修女袍。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK76VyvAo1X
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3IHZ8mDvK
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而魔女，仍在微笑，在火刑架上，露出溫和的微笑——宛如天使。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWN05R8DCNA
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUoL0nE7Jo
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt75w59ePDD
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