在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLX4rTXI9C
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSX9i9dhLi
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuFFI8lCKD
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qtaRKd6s5
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACQGGS99Qd
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgCTWnXnZT
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvTmuMp2Dk
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjVOBrh7Hl
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs45b8Nzv9G
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqxYJoF4Zc
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKXYKiool7
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbDyfrP93Z
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sahoxsPsB
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXNgINGDOU
「嗯，沒問題……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavrnt9koQv
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86IO9uvQCw
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUE9B7n4w04
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKO2ypNFH2
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOeVQ0Fxz2
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUJQJQtcSt
「唷，小修女又來啦。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwVOavGo65
感覺魔女有些無精打采。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTs3Q173rN
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FdSh0FJfh
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmQHFLn2uI
「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？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJAUGVtAtg
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Eqpn65ei7
魔女沒有回答……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfsK5OjiHa
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFeSF8zqLh
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQI01tibCs
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZECdpmacoV
「魔女小姐？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQ3ddqDq1g
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8xpDwDH83
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQS8ZxC4pI3
「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！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29lNZHq1Fq
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxETN0txb8
「看來，您很有自信。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3S0WbD3Rww
「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！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt87iel0HJ
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LDOxpUO8s
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pPrz42flR
「呵……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMYJEhoXgS
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLYLypGmZd
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsANtQH7SK
「別擔心，小修女……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiExIK7sTx
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkn6RcbqAw3
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftK1wXT8Lf
魔女淺淺地笑著：7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7V5Rz9Rt7t
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChvj2BdWmf
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lOjp1whB4
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfN40Nh8YUC
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……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBUAMrbdD9
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbeMs83LeX
中午，很快就到了。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1hWu26mNR
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWce5Szwo87
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrbaemRakh
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQieDkaOPH3
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTOck2GZZb
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSYcfxDulg
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7I3Hek5bhN
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8D8BtmH0M4
「呃……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt3rRB0QKN
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnVWCijChd
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisShqPXzqw
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrQdHWrXVB
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1CXSvf4kD
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlKikzxCyp
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Z0hWqIHn1
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2XmB0cIsF
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yBk3i2S10
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiowAsDg4ib
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx2FzAKXhr
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfH11iAl0Ir
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……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUMwm3NUHn
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPfXl3a6ai
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfWFaqkrZf
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWmoWSxwCd
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZxM3iaUYq
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6sLgrLgVw
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPnVzes4t0
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqACSRLrhG
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Xz7g8xC5x
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLlHyRAV1a
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZGNo64fhw
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP1HdYliAF
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBITFrptUB
嗵嗵嗵！7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFodp7khCh
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfgX7juxbE
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAg6SEkAuK
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Au7zMIi5n
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvtVCBksvr
「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！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNVebKx6wt
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5DcpMTSLT
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzAFcU52tI
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYhYo1yWqt
但魔女沉默不語。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aVxzt1KyP
未否認，可也未認罪。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJQAXhpor8
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCV0RtH84Yd
塞繆爾接過法槌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAgXl5YBJt
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM84z1Q1JTj
嗵嗵嗵！7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaV9S3AKjS2
輪到他了。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMAwD32Yz3
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgo2Ufl1FgD
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6n1JkelvNo
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDumXDpSgi1
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntAyEb19VJ
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4lxAcB9bz
「把蛋糕送上來！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WW4DpK49K
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdG6GE3ZYlo
「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！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ngOoXD9Sn
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9AHwV2Plr
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrJacNw3UI
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SnBMKoOiq
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrUfS81GYF
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73B1TOTFpa
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDsAY4c2Mn
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡga0En8ATQV
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7bIxPnuwL
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPnCouc0X0
塞繆爾點了點頭。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9prn3WTeD
「沒有反應，好……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDIbvpSoUt
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnETf9W0ef
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wgAMK92vJ
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4clPgp4aua
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA498deKK6T
「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……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVVbmg1rqP
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuZb1vXhU1
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjJXt3fOIf
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbV46jhpllB
「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……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObASOM6fag
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgncpcEgud
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……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW0kFLJLhl
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDdHA3LFIL
「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……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AsLpyu4BB
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTl5T2O0eiK
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUsAjeHKW0
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSq2QTBstb
「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。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5xvHKv36y
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLnq6Kozlh
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvdkwlmNUX
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXQnPGrpId
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8Zye4e6gt
「還不行……要……呃……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJZhAN2sJ6
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4BqRuB63P
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDQcAVgDmG
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ9yIifL7P
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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQU4ifuRJ6L
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwONw2eYsoW
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ6n7V4Whk
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡny3jXvkxBg
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：7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtURJ6AsUCk
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCz2YCwm7Ad
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「行刑！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrg7MhE0bQS
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkugglZAEDj
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「是天使唷～」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGe686yCnY
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嘩啦啦——7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qJkXZrqOQ
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleVfnpGJgE
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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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2Zl5bE0mk
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滴……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdXuIcvXLk
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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……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXmBphIVoi
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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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5t3sHvzlOG
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHU8m2HjYe
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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。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvzDdBQnoa
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOaakwP4gL
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VRZReCUSP
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