在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAQILROnmt
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4yRFYKNQf
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREr6eovYbI
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rX5COFBux
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjtEWSMwdU
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDuI0fXC3D
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSern6AKHDC
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyuENpevaQ
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslDmUhZbDD
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizxOvaQNxv
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdu2TaIz0P
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyZuS1S2td
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMDKP564xl
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkEanKIc5o
「嗯，沒問題……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mABwHYNSy
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhZj0KiYEE
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtf7wlIvflG
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgrEs9dzDf
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJQZYxgCbs
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WcfNhK9Q3
「唷，小修女又來啦。」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Guy3im162
感覺魔女有些無精打采。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wP8EGcrzP
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoqxxuk8tL
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvplOZ1RVZv
「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？」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNGVOjctKE
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5LCpYWDoH
魔女沒有回答……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJN1nnureKr
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD40KKAlI2
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWy374V5lu
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF1ryv224y
「魔女小姐？」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuEDiicRhE
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth0wc7o9WS
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7U8JLuBwP
「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！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbvWyZI7gn
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFcoS3M7vt
「看來，您很有自信。」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdxfE81L85
「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！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHC2oEQf0B4
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAPNwQiIcH
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FCR83bhkK
「呵……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHPtXkXH9f
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73FELNN0MG
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwa1eViPuf
「別擔心，小修女……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSl9OGGNms6
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNIJvVn8k7
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8B9ho5dB4
魔女淺淺地笑著：92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUQEeZtV0N
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwcaYdbMXd
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ncchiWfAe
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkh85bBoyBm
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……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0K5h64igX
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdG1RmAyIn
中午，很快就到了。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBk3o2e1QaD
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu23CsRpQR9
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQaZYL1wqz
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uUkmYU6ec
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLwkulwoG7
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOV0wh4YLb
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRqUpiX6OP
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuFBsuxvA8
「呃……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyH78xPTOub
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtK317mDxC
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBz45tI4oB
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uJHMUvx3R
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFQy6XlQUD
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AvVgRte6G
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bC78aV6K6
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xbiWk9qye
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKc8JvNGWe
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcqJO4hlod
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIt5finfqO8
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTu9XuwCTi
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……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡom91NfQDen
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjxEcAh7YU
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsf8MiayFK
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WC3nvTY2k
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVR2NOnQrV
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjooV8o5Gzg
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE8IDeEV7g
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvXeULyszY
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbfEoxwzk2
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3lg1JjI73
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUHuANNHZx
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8HMAZKGRx
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UahvvUzV8
嗵嗵嗵！92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevg16c31FH
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCwi1NWMDL
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytdagvkord
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNG4K8OJOx
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5125FiMRnQ
「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！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfhFjzERQs
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfGxLPPuDR
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FQEOSpi1z
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEeKuaXkOv
但魔女沉默不語。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUpMrMxqe6
未否認，可也未認罪。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsumMt1HWlV
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLk4TlaG8n
塞繆爾接過法槌。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyyOyNfeA0
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBtodG8tvD
嗵嗵嗵！92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfiH6jI4exF
輪到他了。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZs7giUUt3d
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhdbpeVTgX
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLu0egdyXP
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonpAvaGbhd
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9i6kQ3G6UR
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBzIxqwK6r
「把蛋糕送上來！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pkyb6nOIH
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRXK4ES86m
「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！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0b3tPSJQE
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3geKLtyBX
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6AuAZ13Kg
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDa53uclpzi
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOLkDlvrLe
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HuZSuRkgv
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0prrvOUlx8
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfsPzIvQqE
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WBuVNnKAy
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQH7KBZwMqy
塞繆爾點了點頭。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iVqB6U0yb
「沒有反應，好……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyGl8Lxr1T
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSwT91dYsl
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgNeKKlKI6
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8h48lAbZLk
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXPitcTX5N
「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……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBQLJdUzNl
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSesipFLxCY
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEZmx7KN13
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXj9Ddw4s9B
「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……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bKMCUucts
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJu0jpHBdY6
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……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyPdSvyGo7
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmU6B7Dqqyv
「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……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmVLoAKNAA
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXdDTswdZW
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPl8Bm3Gt4r
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrOIdCE3NP
「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。」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU5qP3MnOo
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMighGkls2
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCN1C884Gc
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDmy1ClzXr
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3VNVmCtCh
「還不行……要……呃……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkw4a4ktNft
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0jM84jUeI
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcC87orruX
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbmoqzte47
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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT0WMkRnFm
92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmwjLcj08u
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3198hWiLjm
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BbYxAFiRp
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：92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNuSY3Zd1p
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『可以了。』92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUEtZvFgIx
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT38fxzGSEy
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嗵嗵嗵！92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxel6DYLoDc
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「行刑！」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUs01fXkBec
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqSR8tPIZb
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「我呀……」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzn5iV7yaEF
魔女突然開口：92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd339cw5O55
「是天使唷～」92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNuhgk2Epn
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嘩啦啦——92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQlsdQLsru
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbkZP9Zvb5
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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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8d2eNxplDy
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滴……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMKnQRpzXR
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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……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNXSbCKGpf
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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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcL1pVjIVRD
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzVA2lU6Mq
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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。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NVtVTRNo5
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvR0TMYX4C
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……92Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnc2i4dhBsy
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