在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ690lE7mxt6
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KDfDuwXFI
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXMoYBLFC2
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwFSmtqkON
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSthIg9w3ku
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT03qt8SFHj
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLpp7JZUUF
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJOzk33vQ7
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJ1TV796sq
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4trb18Aeid
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiDI6KWmET
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HB5daPv9z
「嗯，沒問題……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrk8oKBGKZl
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9rrt65TBZ
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMFFPTaJW9
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLavhXVdLXs
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9xjGsUqmt
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBrpMswQi5
「唷，小修女又來啦。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6k4AuzBLp
感覺魔女有些無精打采。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFsdbnA3yY
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpaT3nZZ77
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWWoG2rIFp
「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？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzuXA3S10X
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyWFF9WAno
魔女沒有回答……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MmIJNOs4E
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TYy9zT8QT
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlXzy3nndo
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAKYC2zvkV
「魔女小姐？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VTu4H6Nlk
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkb6QFCQVLR
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwV64xvnAm
「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！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9C6veUoJd
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClJdmZiKfR
「看來，您很有自信。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2kQOIpU1R
「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！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmWaU2dMc2
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIFjQeK4O4
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9fMSdgmDR
「呵……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKD8eztQX6
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwazAU9e0L
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmp3MRlq2E
「別擔心，小修女……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5onwz0bk1
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwSk2rbTcW
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2QVgUogy7
魔女淺淺地笑著：33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0g5ktXQIN
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2d15JuWAqg
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjlMGs6luX
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF89uCk2Yu9
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……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlwgti3ZSB
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP5Q5gCpgp
中午，很快就到了。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ933K5zePjD
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHuxKrHSPL
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6L7HCjpWW
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlC0JXChhl0
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ43m05LE5I
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPdwxZkzdm
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DzRkNZ8qp
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfihM1QwQGE
「呃……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RMniRzmDv
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZPv8TuU0u
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXStYgtdRhC
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBQfBt3V4s
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDd31g7BtD
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapFo5UTNzY
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWNI3GdxSl
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWmMsuZrAg
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxPUAJkptL
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBur6RgAfS
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MR8e4iulZ
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjYx9ekqkI
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……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyEz9vpmkH
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKvFqI5gvE
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaFhoY7cML
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4ePODyPm1
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3fnGHGmsL
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdsL5oylP3
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbVyy1ohBW
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyHuGcigGC
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWrBeyBvnA
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEAJEtJGD5
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhaBymh9hA
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQpD6c5Y5w
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSIrQhGwPq
嗵嗵嗵！33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrqxEWyNHv
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLurxPEdnfR
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SKMnIisuX
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0eBk1WG2R
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9YAm5iAek
「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！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GoYuIDIyi
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpUndamrfa
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyvG99GWZ1
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTvdoDcajC
但魔女沉默不語。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0b21bEVwK
未否認，可也未認罪。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SeY3EiOqR
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfORZOrl2MB
塞繆爾接過法槌。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GjJPpNi4B
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LFl67CGA9
嗵嗵嗵！33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSHuolUtMz
輪到他了。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPz4vxck9e
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSHZjv78s4
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2HM8d7RNE
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V5qRqVB6C
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5ypK4sYxv
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcCNo4uy5c
「把蛋糕送上來！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2VCRSYtm4
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcV4gcQhL00
「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！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LIcv2m0om
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYQDeF8EgJ
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkpzkLD3B6
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOiIpdz37N
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirjmVgq1wK
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ypaiwoSvR
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKYtJkFzVC
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Vf92gMogg
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnOQq7a93S
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqlf2A1opd
塞繆爾點了點頭。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjyzOOxoM8
「沒有反應，好……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DySnGciWP
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEojPS7sfi
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcR1IOMUQM
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOwHWz1BeP
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nVrG5fx1l
「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……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIYOvmAmlS
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZYRQSeRgt
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaN7z3ceEu
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBkg5FUlAP
「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……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ctehUze3O
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEVcmrZM2n
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……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56GV2ODUHy
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FOE2QNfby
「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……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9IURYqzya
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE83tIYPm8
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhj2rUWTELT
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8jnH0EI6H
「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。」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmhjXvHfKv
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4BE2nt47V
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqrmxiFZru
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpol96OOFlR
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERBIZBQ9aY
「還不行……要……呃……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAemzy0zEUM
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5dfOvFcqD
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeexDbQXK8g
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cgyteVNHL
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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSTpIf68WT
33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK49V9C1MF
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYTLXMALU0
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBlc6utyyv
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：33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZtZDJWhal
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『可以了。』33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdDTuB9GfO
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfLrChMNgV
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嗵嗵嗵！33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FQ0Mk7S1r
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「行刑！」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsqeexeLIb
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6Ye7Y3iWp
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「我呀……」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7JkAMlKlZ
魔女突然開口：33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxc6qwfU2f
「是天使唷～」33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZfkbUnSEc
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嘩啦啦——33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrYWQCfYB7
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyc3Lqt5TZa
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR3MujmuSk
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滴……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUTSlnqkli
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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……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0n70tG03r2
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gefsuhEaS
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZ99MeAtaW
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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。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPme2seTGaH
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItPakYlfw8
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtVsxZFEtG
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