在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TmYxIZ2PF
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleAu0G69l4
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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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Ewx8gGhS9
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47MiqUAG8N
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVJz6BXaZQ
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPB9LbTrm0U
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSvkwt945O
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR52Th5cCs
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUVeoEBAno
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PwuyztDIf
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6do9N8spl
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlUKmMaowi
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQQgkVtQax
「嗯，沒問題……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYcgPq91MB
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHa1gOgRTLm
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ540YRRXZ2m
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaa4ryHoDO
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwfy1A0rvc
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TZdIipLms
「唷，小修女又來啦。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPydEGX9IXg
感覺魔女有些無精打采。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnBtWE9Stn
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSzjVBwRkc
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5PPYkQhfZ
「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？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQQC0rcDuh
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3h2edwYNV
魔女沒有回答……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioiYsFdPyG
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOQ5bwfkzT
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkY9LkR4nC
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqSakPDcqf
「魔女小姐？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2n486PFYy6
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00KqpDVhwk
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPqqXGBfva
「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！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2N5AjLQbqJ
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5KHk0ghz3
「看來，您很有自信。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sfurpNh2l
「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！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLMJ3ZtmCh
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFjtjlGm7V
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKRFvFG1Y5
「呵……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t0F48q9Ji
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs2rTeYeDL
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlbBn4B0c8
「別擔心，小修女……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqF3nahCwY
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0BYF9APtA
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbUFiL9BlE
魔女淺淺地笑著：97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GwjEdoRHo
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIOcURWOMH
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTYQ4uE2Fd
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEombwQ0Ns
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……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aUAvi8N7F
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BHiKUVwdu
中午，很快就到了。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CzOGc8sgR
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QSuG2TGBp
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡug0EsD68LW
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEspYn9fwk
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzGQse3ICq
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qqTKTZvp2
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2cBIy59fV
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE64B0QChvz
「呃……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFe1UhmkH5x
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hRLLAoTZR
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwAA89daGa
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEJResHFWY
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtcXpxOGHz
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oH4k6J2fp
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsBXjM3Wjq
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWPLt2lB74
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqoFGydsqE
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJDc74zznt
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK13dsxsOz7
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNsqoXY9Ii
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……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTG20PwlN6
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlyKk5o1WP
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAU5hbaIjY
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNCTjRvxu1
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZI7Q5Twm3
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yOWb96lzw
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE95elctJyF
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AEReYqWrp
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUvEdNrAzD
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqXr2TVtGc
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyGfnq80MH
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnzvXO86ID
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ChPF8ziRU
嗵嗵嗵！97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQjZn00BCz
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0B3utNxJ4
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw26r6iWBYq
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYFJNUgPwB
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByIedHkiBl
「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！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRjQ3ALoxu
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAUwnvzHqe
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGX3X19KI8
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYrJ3wmwIc
但魔女沉默不語。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBrUIxEYbJ
未否認，可也未認罪。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8otvoM2Fnj
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvgPZFXsQU
塞繆爾接過法槌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNZ2D9O6c9
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNZ6AUy7UN
嗵嗵嗵！97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPnvx6z7wv
輪到他了。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1dv8UWA1L
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEyfDJQ6Kz
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmyEd203v9
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHQsH7cbKM
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1y7yoLhc3I
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5RyFy8yi3
「把蛋糕送上來！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQqXivuiAv
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRX7VwiVVBm
「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！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsF4XxkOSRb
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQ6VYxh9wN
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqmbKqg8da
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDJrXha5nJ
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAm75UVL92p
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yb8zYmo4j
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMShtdSqCmY
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRG8wibJGXX
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1boWaBNSZH
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRmpQCvrXH
塞繆爾點了點頭。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2v20bVZWEC
「沒有反應，好……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1jOp34qFP
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPk3XJzi6c
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajg6fvVACe
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZc7gLsIES1
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SdD6lW4Dl
「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……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ejXEE3lYf
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffj98BSZpb
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dnHgymsqW
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAcdMOMgRC
「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……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbyDejCVHf
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyqD9IM5go
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……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgzlxnH8Ek
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lHOLsJRyG
「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……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsywewciITA
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqRjezEPtF
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rMN8AsACN
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDorRukDn1F
「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。」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4HNnNCUbSY
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt28vONQ7ta
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCBB66UbrQ
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZxTCvdoZy
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xkFSMxpOF
「還不行……要……呃……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFUf1smDW9
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRsPpx0x1I
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWxMBKjBvJ
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9s27DG2aM
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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJKh791jrT
97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3dsXflWz3
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2lca8r8lg
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQumcBI1DI
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：97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiJtAJOBLa
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdIj92EOOp
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嗵嗵嗵！97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZN4Jz079w
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「行刑！」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqTtYauRZU
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwgJYPDNtb
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「我呀……」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKl1owXMLgJ
魔女突然開口：97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDde8jDika9
「是天使唷～」97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcDHcsdVjG
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嘩啦啦——97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCAOZ8gwIw
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJmmIL8HVr
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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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgvtieZkwN
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滴……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOCMPXdd8e
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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……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2zI1XjpnK
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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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2eIwTyIqNo
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZv7AgbtSG
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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。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIv8wRR3Xg6
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA17h8n1GuV
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……97Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDQSEQjfCp
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