在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJXgU1cXay
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0svilOWDI
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFLzYvYUUz
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakkBS3uauG
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4OEp0mYyG
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wTwWFe6yd
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTGZqDyF9C
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RB2kqc6EU
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZGt0zFVnM
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6VffiPxUh
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkiG5WgLYW
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzeViv9zkj
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEuPjPjeDS
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82XPPHZZ7J
「嗯，沒問題……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEws791b1W
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXi0poDQ9v8
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2jUW1RtkC
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwVg3bmsXp
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0DgoDNcM4
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoGS6vxiBM
「唷，小修女又來啦。」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj87BPH0pw
感覺魔女有些無精打采。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfFhU5apQS
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkAgZoJpPs
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgAMrViSuc
「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？」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxXkodb5yS
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcex5Ud1WTm
魔女沒有回答……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6JXgkfSWE
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZlhIsjQ3O
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDekqcU90Cl
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmIubeH6NV
「魔女小姐？」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKttFRZKnTT
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWa49UzaCT
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1IefNXnEN
「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！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwDVBaVR82
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5J5tyjgkX
「看來，您很有自信。」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7Wd2BTCjg
「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！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44Q7BPkGHh
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe796NcpjFc
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSQL0qvxiJ
「呵……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtPaH4sqvj
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qThcJQJ3a
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv23TsaDrD5
「別擔心，小修女……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVbg2waO1F
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dRjL2xkMx
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhl6GXVUQOK
魔女淺淺地笑著：87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWA0TEm1DVj
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhEsUlexnO
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIfbMq1RYH
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDeMF8wl6A
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……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCZ9gBW7ni
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7EmGzwOBF
中午，很快就到了。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhf8SJhbBi
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJI4ouOFoy
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8lqmnHMUA
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKbRY3vyOt
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJh15JWrCJ
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkIKe3kxYK
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ677YS17h9F
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbnnSKbkSv
「呃……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qpZSI9a46
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIa387LH2l
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNbhaVmvua
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6TefK6LEp
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fPHMyRqxd
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdGSNrX3yn
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerbszgNYWw
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoCJQVmKpe
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNLJdJSv6v
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDXeOmQaOB
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MIQklFQOJ
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoSrgFGWuZ
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……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8kQvTAxaw
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IPL80qfUf
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tFeJ7ZOuo
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSvb2r2KiQ
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK804w1uJ3E
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyr7Pjqj9Pi
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35FYmzzJeJ
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLCyBhMGlh
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxAy4pXx3D
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJPSngOLEu
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66OL3norFw
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgMvHHMoki
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf4ZoEc8Yo
嗵嗵嗵！87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0y5bwO4yk
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqXwblMmYU
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi18g0g5Hqn
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaW0ipl3pm
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfDiEOMnsd
「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！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUACfVfRKRk
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSytVvMDSNL
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcX0SRJhRO
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9N5VQjC4C
但魔女沉默不語。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANkC6jO997
未否認，可也未認罪。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdyQgchkM7
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGN3Wnb9DUZ
塞繆爾接過法槌。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQagG93sIsl
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEyBbagoJI
嗵嗵嗵！87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZV5nYikxr
輪到他了。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EfFJ7Ax76
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqUFB6XMOn
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54CVsSuwRt
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKI4BY6915
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wmi0IYKKT
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLO7hYXPDq
「把蛋糕送上來！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIxo6zEstH
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gzcUYYFn5
「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！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9imnuevg84
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0FrL3bgD7
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡto46UL54qN
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiRmFqUFfd
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMASYkbvTAJ
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAq8gfGilA
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj20JjVQAYw
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthpIsOD1UO
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrL2MI9Mx6y
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh90FpaBJkf
塞繆爾點了點頭。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPUsTb1I9Q
「沒有反應，好……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIQG1wf6A3
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrr0TIpi9c
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7QIOG21c0
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJDzDnxJNn
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsqC2twT0m
「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……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcLp8BC010
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCZn9wSEZJ
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEIRxCfzaB
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdMBWw4v2F
「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……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0e2EjJ67pr
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoV5sivBktz
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……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLauFP8eL5k
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkaiykfWuZ
「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……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuv1Vs5SQ2u
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnk4dAn33g
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBifDYCv6hP
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavwBMqdmF7
「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。」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPlHx00a5N
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdVOTwORiY
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vbKoKx3nI
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQY8XBYW654
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumL5zqXI1K
「還不行……要……呃……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJdtFbyKMs
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LSJrlgM0c
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qKKuJ1tnZ
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUS5GmkUBf
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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXwYi7Lqwb
87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpMgxA3YFu
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuS33PtHxB
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu7M4vjI0m
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：87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtID7q9aSo
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『可以了。』87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqyCAiBXgu
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDRc5s0Tkc
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嗵嗵嗵！87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii4lko0A0b
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「行刑！」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde0RidEfsH
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsQbEMhx7b
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「我呀……」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpJTdKsRzT
魔女突然開口：87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdC26NEn8s2
「是天使唷～」87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRT9knQxcu
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嘩啦啦——87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSjmVqx2D5
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ045pUyuore
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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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBes33dZENd
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滴……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSVok2ptNz
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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……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi70TgoaaKc
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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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIOEhXd5Hi
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxBEm5TnFU
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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。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZG0I3tTOw
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOLLok2hGr
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……87Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zrSJVDjun
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