在阿嘉莎和塞繆爾的勸說下，米德魯神父妥協了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeXTJDlz6E
提前的火刑改回原本的時間，將在今日中午開始行刑。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wju7jRwkL
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqMW037H1e
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXcp3E9wAw
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjifrYV9w5
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZOVNoGu7e
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1XvoSVkbS
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoq51uYpYbk
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVW45NfNZL
「杜比斯先生，杜比斯先生？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdd30DkKQ9
阿嘉莎搖了搖衛兵，喚他起床。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxIibsYKLy
「嗚……呃……阿嘉莎修女？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChYwd2EoJn
「能讓我進去嗎？我要送最後一餐。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXjhLFmjhq
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCGTTHMIu7
「嗯，沒問題……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgwbFnBbde
衛兵杜比斯點著頭替阿嘉莎打開了上鎖的倉庫門。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKqVXc7Ejn
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuUPxKbkBa
倉庫內，魔女仍靠在牆邊，閱讀她那本沒有封面的舊書。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNZTrbgsTh
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfHhedPkws
「魔女小姐？」阿嘉莎小力地闔上木門。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN03w8u8M1
「唷，小修女又來啦。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQzfIuKGcc
感覺魔女有些無精打采。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQ3aGf5tmw
「你怎麼了，魔女小姐？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg4hjN69fv
「沒什麼，昨日等你們有些緊張……不過看起來你們成功了。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJUeQePA37
「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？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC712z0QdFm
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gyXpz6oM4
魔女沒有回答……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKr73Kb9enU
阿嘉莎好奇地回望。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99P73rYxXF
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8lE1bJgOi
只見魔女低著頭，渾身顫抖著。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8tR3l6N35
「魔女小姐？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpv9zI6mxT8
阿嘉莎有些擔憂，想靠近關心她。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9DiGS891e
但手才剛碰到魔女，她就意識到——這個人在笑……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qrmki9qU4
「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！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6MloDCflR
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtETYVKcSO
「看來，您很有自信。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx2bvqQVPB
「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！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML4Ni7xrx8
阿嘉莎點了點頭，微笑著將食物整理好，放到魔女身前。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXjrtXcaL7
「瘟疫要來了，我希望您真的可以幫助我們……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorUVowbPKk
「呵……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGU145Z64D
聽到那個稱呼，魔女停止了笑聲，看向阿嘉莎。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV77ccyqW3K
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHWeHWNoNQ
「別擔心，小修女……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuycCmKtr7I
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGwEg9sIIu
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWqo3eJN3x
魔女淺淺地笑著：85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTZRUw3MJ7
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCuRPUTNDw
「畢竟，我是……嘛～」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6fYOZpQF8
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26gHM20aiV
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……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPweDJbspE
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt01cSVKm9j
中午，很快就到了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveu0FIkCRA
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1WoMF32ql
村民們早早聚集到了廣場，將村中央的廣場擠的水洩不通。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDQSs9l35P
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiLPtNF7Cr
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ431gENBfe9
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72cj5w5lT5
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymQ4xl2bvS
塞繆爾緊張的用指甲搔抓手掌。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡao1aKSpJiz
「呃……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamRUE4LtW8
一個沒注意，竟然抓破了皮膚，一點血從中流出。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnILA98XQI
「你很緊張嗎，塞繆爾兄弟？」米德魯神父遞來一條手帕。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IvjvfJp8w
「謝謝……」塞繆爾道謝後用手帕按住傷口：「是的，我很緊張……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T9YVuRPJ4
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnRF0ntkRl
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7bD33g4cN
說實在，塞繆爾都不知道為什麼要派自己這樣的法官過來……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHhsiBfHOG
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnjnoU49di
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4f9xA1hM3h
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oaV6D7jxk
儘管被粗繩捆綁，推著進來，但她仍保持著一股優雅的感覺。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYA8suVRXq
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm98a5TA0qC
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……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ckGgA2P3D
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDktV0uHDSd
魔女登上刑台，所有人都沉默不語。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ837mw6si6g
她站立在台上，正面朝著陪審團們。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qbA9lAs70
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBjRYuZeVI
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4ilGj5lGj
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogutwpnIEv
沒有證據、沒有依據，犯人憑甚麼站在刑台上接受審判？85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeLtVjvNqn
如果以神之名可以審判萬物，要法律有何作用？85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcIsxbHaIZ
他無法下定決心，敲響法槌。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofeOVTt18y
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t46xj7lVC
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlknrTAtLoR
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOlsFfgiY1
嗵嗵嗵！85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhFakJedZs
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDhlZeDyqK
米德魯神父敲響法槌，示意最終審判的開始。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGvgXbydDi
「無名的魔女啊，這是你最後的機會，你是否認罪？」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPPNrXthHS
「我何罪之有？」魔女沉靜地回應。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTbRppNaZI
「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！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0etmAnD0A
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkJtwHi8Qv
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ol5EBc4sR
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWLd7oNNW2
但魔女沉默不語。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnV3xg94Yr8
未否認，可也未認罪。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNN7G3pJV35
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFxA4eAOVn
塞繆爾接過法槌。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseagVzULaW
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYcdBBallY
嗵嗵嗵！85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoQ5ejEbMc
輪到他了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI8esQsSdK
「被告，依照現行的法條……我將對你進行最後的測試……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVhz7l8Eto
他看著手上的羊皮紙，上面是他提早準備好的流程。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cf918g5KT
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjQxHjlDfl
既然如此，塞繆爾決定進行項在他看來很沒道理的測試。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXQJDSk8dp
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VSlAmkcTP
「把蛋糕送上來！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewhSzjoGoQ
隨著塞繆爾的命令，村人推了個小蛋糕出來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0AqSlr34H
「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！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziKTbOSdVG
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNoFgEIBNq
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLtZ9JjgPN
很快，一條黑狗汪汪叫著被牽了上來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIhMIjKKYC
牠看起來餓了很久，一看到蛋糕便撲了上去，撕咬起來。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8DxPGRrwl
沒一會蛋糕就被吃完了，所有人都默默注意著魔女的反應……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPymxZ6vn3X
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRT7JCmcUs
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXTZGd83pP
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtHhjEJPME
米德魯神父皺著眉頭，表情不悅。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4h890PRrm
塞繆爾點了點頭。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8f0u2QXSWq
「沒有反應，好……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhttwVJt1z
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg55lbGVrz
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3Ign7FIQs
「我將，朗誦法庭已得的證據……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEM7QVyRHmN
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQWvYqYF32
「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……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY97dSWqYo0
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjtqASqtR9
塞繆爾推開他的手，搖了搖頭。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM9dX3aJQQ
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2lckPtSrM
「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……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObM8dKX7Mz
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZq2VgUdFj0
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……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DjKWhny1u
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5llZN9SOeV
「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……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUKqkI83Eh
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEdutDCKSz
什麼東西，塞繆爾越來越搞不明白了。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4NvtO0qKH
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUNzbR9OAG
「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。」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18Tf3jYqha
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbrqMzPIVU
塞繆爾嘆了口氣，又繼續念下去。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2Mna5ecXQ
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcVEp29E0F
「塞繆爾兄弟，足夠了，宣判吧！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclZtQ5OTBI
「還不行……要……呃……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qHJt9FLcs
見塞繆爾遲遲不宣判，米德魯神父伸手想搶法槌。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsICdX7yZ4a
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTiMjJ24Kl
「證據確鑿，準備行刑！點燃火炬！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5gpz6R1c9
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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DvK05Zu4w
85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgubBVMlGR
「住手！米德魯兄弟，你不能這樣！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4G7xHKLecQ
「你才是，不要再拖延了！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmV06i9zXm1
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：85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkX2u0U08E
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『可以了。』85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtCRnPuNSV
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塞繆爾鬆開手，米德魯搶過法槌。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQdJh4rCO2
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嗵嗵嗵！85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs491ubDNJn
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「行刑！」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CBj40Yaxv
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但當劊子手正要點燃柴堆時。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uIVX018oA
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「我呀……」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlNreWJ636
魔女突然開口：85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EKn1Tw94P
「是天使唷～」85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzD5UZVpuu
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嘩啦啦——85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsILkcoBIF
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說話的同時，天空突然下起大雨。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFlDiR4h8Q
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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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3OWKDb45n
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滴……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2nobEM7bS
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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……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndXQxRqCcX
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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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4GBs18Oil
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也淋溼了劊子手的火炬和柴堆。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXFcakk7uN
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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。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuu62kRoKPr
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這場雨下了足足三天，魔女被暫時關回倉庫內。85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUxem2v9Ya
她留下的那句話和最後的笑容深深刻在所有人心中……85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8HQu21bhT
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