在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZgRzwXdmG
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThFgs9seZE
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AVPZypUFy
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFAOIZJPJ7
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHqn0CYoYl
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmmNMy8Yn6
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglhaX0rvCA
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi74Jsv6nee
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcy96YGdSQ
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdh3GSC8I7
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡari2usFB8z
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzHLfxrWG3
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8gGyo1nV6
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaC0Y2QPgm7
「嗯，沒問題……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhS8pWNe9N
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5d4atJNLP
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQipzNDmS8
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8FFLpLU0h
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLt6k9ua3t
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmP1HvDoSvG
「唷，小修女又來啦。」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MWksci6as
感覺魔女有些無精打采。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoA0AYBe5RT
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxT4cWT9sU
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvkIIPZZVU
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJUAcy7ehl
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ROwYCA7PL
魔女沒有回答……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVefzqxdu4
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxbAPXXcws
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72cko8xevd
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYC8HrJnLPY
「魔女小姐？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswEjkgRSMX
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkv00Yl2J2
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErakVdbphm
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQT2zOIhH3
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXdrEdF3xu
「看來，您很有自信。」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOt5U2HWa9
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAgJrhVX8n
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoERIEuJLDg
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXd4vSYBxZ
「呵……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvYe9nahHD
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWimE0fYnRV
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocXPL0p4YK
「別擔心，小修女……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBP1BEtHR6
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6Ry6INqjC
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLshyRzF2Rv
魔女淺淺地笑著：8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA52L7Xe22G
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakx7o0PZ4h
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Uc9aBOLOC
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKhw1tQ2ZR
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMGHy5I5VS
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTSmWeolkl
中午，很快就到了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSBQUO5JRX
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz88pRC5p24
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4tTKSVrlK
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTdUmajHPR
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan1bj81KAj
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkQBoBjvBa
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNMiETUX8D
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdRmJT3Ck6
「呃……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkyMSl2ukL
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyLpNmBrmZ
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCoqJqqr5h
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bjmE34RVD
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexOOYUYgBU
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMVEWE7HEF
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGcbsZSH1x
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDz3fEsMbV
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCFDcT3lVJ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3l04Obu2Ox
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzpcPLLbrw
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNJwbfSzym
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4N3Jt5edt
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDqYhiORP2
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEbxL3evDG
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvw4U3K6Qgy
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGp8UCSsvq
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp2rSUyTLi
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDlgSnUczw
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mDkAMX8U2
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHyYJ31olb
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIuHAlJguI
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwkSTT3wHd
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4ieGxIDZM
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoVh0inTvv
嗵嗵嗵！8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8r6aFO1FB
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMJ9nn06DS
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsnM8ggozD
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7tMtUj1CA
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMA6hJ7wP9J
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hBsoM3Qrb
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDYJGc8rho
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYATfjqXXx8
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ72np93XDa
但魔女沉默不語。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dVpAmXR5x
未否認，可也未認罪。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cNtMUTUYF
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ11cu85Nin
塞繆爾接過法槌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIukYAa3gu
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyT1t8WuLz4
嗵嗵嗵！8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl961OTLWnn
輪到他了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUuUGVV7AJ
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCAUtbunu1
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP60UYGxntZ
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM95It04Ri
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkS0S2nsEAd
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqqjdTw1NC
「把蛋糕送上來！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgab4SAeJgM
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNiAPfHeaG
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQK8fC9TYA
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSB1cMnxP3n
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7D03hh24t
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ804dTS3ZJX
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhHg9kK2me
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPqegNBr5K
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57vwtk2zmf
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSOxzcNwro
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzVKtBCFb8
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1Ok4QiUKb
塞繆爾點了點頭。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUcewxC4kD
「沒有反應，好……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNi0X9eSlP
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvJK1Ozk5e
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7LUIMcKvq
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGpWn5mcSq
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevuD7jFnIM
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ4rV06nGl
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMULaAWab9
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb82c9JMZE2
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSVjD5uogN
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UZLWIIJRw
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOI3efYTh2S
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMx1qKea4Pb
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxHy3MSj4S
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFKYBznp7z
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOAX0l2jpx
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8vDrZxzbo
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8XLOAJiPq
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5j7ALWPov
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKD5ych6UKT
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHLRc7Xbde
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqZ9H5envT
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFC3zD2fcnK
「還不行……要……呃……」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdGbMfPyL3
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpqs3GN0EN
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcT7yu31jh
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KKHW03EHV
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hiAGxYiWJ
8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uJ0u4MOlx
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyYQtXfx0C
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7bVg3v1az
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGiBrRNEfk
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVZ1DypIj8
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「行刑！」8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerngw1dfEe
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjunVBDyXq
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嘩啦啦——8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsOncBx8ZE
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ235D4iUsKP
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ouTwtxlnk
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滴……8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMApZWp6B6
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVt6qlQZtl
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0msw9U89Y
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。8Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MoNA8nYkX
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WwexlCHS5
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQjREtn5wV
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTbA3dH4vH
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