在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3RE6aMSQO
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zZz4a6T9f
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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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdRHEN08Wh
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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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ePAOYi7Ce
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrHIYKk8Kp
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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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwEB3sEdsT
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDwqGemsMr
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNm5j8Zysj1
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkNCg66nJW
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86MUpklM8p
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC5pMi3FEq
「嗯，沒問題……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsc8LN0p27
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRL0sjuYnG
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倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxdLJsp0bn
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyc4L7HrwV
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ5biDhnV6
「唷，小修女又來啦。」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2rLGFRokY
感覺魔女有些無精打采。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOPj9LppyJ
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyEZdolwWJ
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKAs9NhiSq
「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？」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuo90v2EfWQ
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魔女沒有回答……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCdc25W5Aj
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbBq7jnr1E
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryq1wmOcCl
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAfGGNvvZK
「魔女小姐？」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbCe1GVfC3
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsxdvCFvAw
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwY2jDMB7D2
「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！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshG4nZ4j38
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYFzFfWfvD
「看來，您很有自信。」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquVgaB59ku
「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！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lgUhhxBKu
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKcwzwxDCf
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fzRpG7EW6
「呵……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAz592XgCzS
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLHAZEm78i
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9blF04BHY
「別擔心，小修女……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPdufMjUPS
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5xi0kcMjP
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdviVgXQ9hb
魔女淺淺地笑著：35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPlwITSxA8
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「畢竟，我是……嘛～」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOtyBW274z
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SVe91n4la
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……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzEjbxhNEJ
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中午，很快就到了。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2m9x2UwtWt
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村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWNqLQZUXN
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSU7s8ivHN
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yO7opZYmG
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWGSXQPwml
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIByBwTrjeF
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAwHp9PLfJ
「呃……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN24ci4hVNM
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUuShIz8Tz
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTeMK5evSP
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZSjUsEkZf
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1eXwn95MN
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXpVjGG3eG
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjAkJYhP1W
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqULP0ofmd
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWW8bivSlki
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jjMfec7tN
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQETBFlIOmb
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3TlhWvAe2
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……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHhip7DBev
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魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxD3lYlTuz
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03MHZXGUnk
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlcprXv97h
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk4n7IAlbp
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3Nc4QecQU
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6QbrVHclb
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJ2oPUUjv5
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCXBulOpGd
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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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSN6je5uFs8
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嗵嗵嗵！35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1utxYKgIMS
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米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZCuoA3g0r
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFh11HmxJmo
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ThlQuV70t
「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！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuJNAMuUMF
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnl4nUee40z
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcivDEsEcjc
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但魔女沉默不語。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMaYrz1zH2
未否認，可也未認罪。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZaw17blms
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塞繆爾接過法槌。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DITvucH0V
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嗵嗵嗵！35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVWHAQeOEm
輪到他了。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSg3meITph
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoY0CwuBXr0
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYr7BwyufF
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumNsJgp0LG
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQB4DXiIjUF
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「把蛋糕送上來！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9XtOLZXWtm
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3G32XEvzx
「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！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKePZdX0q0k
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNJEtObxmP
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSpB6XZCzb
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3COCmEWRc
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yqxqKot6h
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJigeZOpAh
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQmxuOFIfD
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufvDJchH8Z
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwdBXcQCFY
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2zCzWYRqR
塞繆爾點了點頭。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIxFnfyMN7
「沒有反應，好……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DDEOU2bRB
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG8c7g4gw5
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuP138mNdIB
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbOiqfwz2j
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05AxzN2r1X
「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……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIv17NGEAoY
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFx4VyuZaFm
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqetDG9jGs
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhheK4rNAgP
「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……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GAXp1Wpor
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2kbAyDEEV
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……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bci9nb5Wn
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYyuIRMosh
「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……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnR89neelb
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLF3gUGVJu3
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmKZgx4qB1
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT11UFrvu8w
「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。」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Dfbhd5MoH
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQqrXaOGa0
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWt86YTK8eh
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13nDpcR0Fu
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXnHDD9l96
「還不行……要……呃……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOU9EylJbTz
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRLltcwrhT
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GpSSpIKOy
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wupqsLMi0
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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCQWWZhG8F
35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKXrhp8kmH
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScDL6pjOZs
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakf9Ch0ChC
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：35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdVqzWMzIE
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『可以了。』35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBi8rAxr7R
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlgKCUNIiC
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嗵嗵嗵！35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgS8xlItBsc
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「行刑！」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnuoh8rquR
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGnX6vwyy5
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「我呀……」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLGEa5B28x
魔女突然開口：35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxx1wwPPTWj
「是天使唷～」35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFI7ijICKb
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嘩啦啦——35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5Cmp3Ki6e
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8zpEtSnEI
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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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmrnULPxfD
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滴……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmgfI62ENY
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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……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeNBGPJJNO
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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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwRJYcFC5Z
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ob2FlxkPm
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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。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WSOfBGQB3
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEAIJKIxug
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……35Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDElodpDEiq
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