在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsh8jCd7fl
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkpZ6sGKz8
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5PIGOyL85
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebXhENEWXH
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfCSAJzMG9
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oaSSFj0ql
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFUnkJRh6P
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqxErXJiEb
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEQgCcX8Q9
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURrxbhColD
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIaYcffwnE
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYJsEJXKM3
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJrVK605WS
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPsM7yyMLd
「嗯，沒問題……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcMH1DBLfM
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAkh6vVNAI
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0hsL4pd3D
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH33uYUCY3
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5iMJauHLD
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGnr43KhWX
「唷，小修女又來啦。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUN9AmObOO
感覺魔女有些無精打采。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggTyHLtfao
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93MQpnKVbC
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXm4XhLd1ip
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jNWiVhjoQ
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dzo9CRXl9
魔女沒有回答……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VxLfjTuOJ
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsSG6GR950
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoQNJHFIfv
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOaqCLx4TN
「魔女小姐？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv0C6Cyq55
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRv5yjlItk
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt7TnejhQZ
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPOhYmVhee
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGPCYPP7uQ
「看來，您很有自信。」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiexq63xvs3
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Lngj9WoiP
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgAtCk3UCq
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeGw956Ae4
「呵……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jDuBOyJGn
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYB87N8WWU
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5hS0W00iZ
「別擔心，小修女……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55CBA0i2a8
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakCSNcmVv1
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwzm5JcAit
魔女淺淺地笑著：7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT6GALVMFm
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2sm6eDqVt
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTprFW6lvRt
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6Bvjr5wEu
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWwdI6QbCv
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNtGnYbKDs
中午，很快就到了。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZnW2aZLb8
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NczLr4bGd
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXubD9pxTy
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3wcPSVTQk
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMs3z97p86
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRBA3CnFft
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgD28ff2r7G
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnnzojq2HT
「呃……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGyoJj3OOu
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WUsth5nHx
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImM3jmrM4U
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTRdgZOlL2
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPP5HjvRIeD
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsUzpgG8Ma
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueImFJw0su
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiFrcMwr70
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJzKwfnAi7
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSjzhyFEAk
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEbgpsgMQX
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccKIhlKHkz
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aLEMcZTQM
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB57lGIyf0F
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiESd4NEJNz
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAPX9s1nQD
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQ6hlvixeb
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGiS1P6hmv
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgL0yD1o3W5
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7JdSsKbbC
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDyyFlq6ul
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXo0xnPti2
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAHaaT6FiN
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexzcGb6Jek
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmL3fOq6fjc
嗵嗵嗵！7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoFXS0bzQr
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1neH5Y8AGC
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxh3hWEN69
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUd3qSPkE5k
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzEW6g5IHL
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24ll8AtP6T
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tj3xAUpgg
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xHKPnav05
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1JDKeAZnx
但魔女沉默不語。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwN2OXBjS6
未否認，可也未認罪。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkH98tmiXq
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPetDrHi4Q
塞繆爾接過法槌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBpBCyGObP
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGWPZJm4Vy
嗵嗵嗵！7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtqrhmdHYn
輪到他了。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNhi2rQZm5
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBbpkdyVdT
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLSUp2p8hG
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fMq3VM8o0
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kIEelQj49
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR23DEHxO0z
「把蛋糕送上來！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vVPdG3ABp
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrNYgLo8LW
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn90mIDcoYt
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjoiq9iGCv
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzA65ChMACh
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjJyALpInF
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjZsug8V7R
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkUfQKZrOi
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwuucTUkNn
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rjOoUp2Gx
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFut5m4iaR0
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQk34yViIL
塞繆爾點了點頭。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGADOL5qxrc
「沒有反應，好……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUBLjdxqfH
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKApZvSiRh
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPumZZ3hAwA
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOPzl0ghhs
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRlAccGV7l
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQBgVJwgtH
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6OZ13oqUe
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9f5oqRo0Cj
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQMHsA4xaG
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzProc3pc8B
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwB5bBOGy0
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR39r20KBPb
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BtSPKXSPZ
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQERei0c37
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4ppBded47
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8fs7DzAWx
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPw3fJglNi
「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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbe0eKASIE5
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmeSOjY7Gq
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYfsYZvYww
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIWqVsXoRz
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbCIZ4oxde
「還不行……要……呃……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdk68lfsFm
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHo81Zjfw03
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g9chXBXPz
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2Zt6w1DG7
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoATyXaCCxt
7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHYFsfVIxi
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MVedbRu1o
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPL2hBQvVw
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMIRiqkCTV
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『可以了。』7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjR6uEOkIPZ
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFD0d7ZBkYQ
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嗵嗵嗵！7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Wy4G3LsUB
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「行刑！」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBA3T2na6U
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqjnCiGeXE
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「我呀……」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnjKMrhCek
魔女突然開口：7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuJ5gCpaPN
「是天使唷～」7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xOrYQ8rGr
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嘩啦啦——7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAPKqZfDk2
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5ZnnkIcvA
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaktbIN3vp1
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滴……7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXsyhYa5rR
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiOW8iDljN
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBe60a57mM
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。7Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZwzstCjKH
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoK4JygREG
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg1H4063ey
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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKI52FJnVh
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